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William Fitzgerald Diary, 1892-1893

William Fitzgerald Diary, 1892-1893_045.pdf

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Sept. 9th 1892.

Fri. 9. Fine and warm clouding over about noon and threatening rain wind blowing very hard clearing off at night

Sat. 10. Lovely day Barring the wind which was blowing a gale

Sun. 11. Fine and clear in the morning clouding over and again looking like rain wind blowing hard clearing off in the afternoon at night Mr and Mrs Harding and her sister and myself and Mr and Mrs Hardy Sr drove out to Zion church we heard a lovely sermon from the Book of Ruth the sermon was interspersed with songs fitting for the occasion after church we drove out to the front Road

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Sept. 11th 1892. to Graves'es returning about eleven oClock all together we had a lovely time was at Mr Harding for tea tonight and at Mr Ferthaways for dinner.

Mon. 12. Fine but still very windy some appearance of rain wind blowing from the south for a long while

Tues. 13. Fine pleasant morning clouding over and commenced raining about two or thee oClock P.M. and continued very steady until nine Oclock when a very heavy wind sprung up and blew a hurricane all night making the old factory jingle and howl like something

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