Jan 4th 1893

Wed. 4. Another very cold day Thermometer 12° below bright and clear during the forenoon clouding over in the afternoon sunny very damp and cold a light snow fell during the night {vertically on side margin} Dufferin S.S. entertainment tonight

Thur. 5. Beautiful today Thermometer 10° below zero lovely winter weather

Fri. 6. Lovely bright sunshiny day zero weather out very fine

Sat. 7. Another most magnificent day a little below zero Melissa Gusta and myself took the train for Napanee and spent the day at Jas. Warren's Sr we had a lovely visit returning on the 5 Oc Five Oclock train (wrote To Jas. Lane Dufferin

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Jan 8th 1893

Sun. 8. Another lovely day a little below zero but not uncomfortably cold Gusta and myself attended the church services tonight Reverend M.B. Williams preached a most beautiful sermon from the Psalms lovely Moon light night

Mon. 9. Stormy this morning very hard and continuing all all day long fall of snow about 5 inches there is about 15 inches of snow on the ground at present

Tues. 10. Lovely Bright day but very cold thermometer at 10° below zero in the morning this evening we were honored with the presence of Mr Latimer and sister Blanche they favored us with violin and organ music

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