December 6th 1892

mothers for a visit in the afternoon I went with him and D Bryant to Gananoque while there I called at the Consaige works to see Sam Burrows and old fellow Boarder of mine at the Hastings house whom I have not seen for four years we had a very pleasant chat together he expressed much pleasure at having met me he starts for Brockville on the 8th next We returned home to Lanes for the night a Mr Robertson and wife came there from Kingston we spent the evening very pleasantly together

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Dec 7th 1892

Wed. 7. Very fine day quite cool spent the forenoon hunting with Mr Robertson we shot a black squirrel this afternoon was spent in the House talking after tea Mr and Mrs Robertson went home to Kingston and Jas. Lane and I return to Dufferin while Robertson and I were hunting this afternoon we came to watch Lane and Bryant set off a blast so go to Lamanated Rock to send to Chicago to have tested for grinding wheels

Thur. 8. Very mild thawing and rainy most of the day heavy thunderstorm passed over from the south snow melted rapidly there was

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