continued quite fine until about 4:00 when it began cloudy and very windy with a few dashes of rain very dark and windy tonight with {illegible} today in connection with my work no trouble whatever

Wed. 25 cool this morning with light rain clearing off and remaining very fine till evening when it clouded over and commenced raining accompanied by thunder in the Northwest only a light rain

Thur. 26th warm and foggy this morning fog raising and becoming very fine during the day clouding over at evening and commenced raining about 8 Oclock P.M. and continuing nearly all night Ascension Day

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May 27th 1892

Fri. 27th mild and cloudy wind west a very heavy shower of hail and rain this afternoon clearing off and wind shifting north Sun setting clear with the appearance of a fine day tomorrow visitors Hay Bros and Hugh McNeil with his accordion treating ourselves with songs and dances

Sat. 28th lovely day wind west today is a grand treat it being so cold and rainy for sometime previous visitors Mifsefs Mrs Watts and Grice of {illegible}

Sun. 29 Dull dismal day commenced raining 9:20 P.M. and continued all day with a heavy Southeast wind spent the day very lonesome but was engaged in reading and writing

Mon. 30 beautiful warm day everything growing fine after the long rainy period made seven cheese today

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