Feb 19th 1893

Sun. 19. Very stormy all day went to Sunday School with Jas. Lane but we were the only attendents we went to W Shettons for tea and left there for church but there was no one there but us and on account of the wind that sprang up about that time with such velocity unparalleled for some years past we were compelled to remain there all night alone

Mon. 20. Very cold wind not yet subsided and the roads most of them impassible we had breakfast with Mrs Cowan clouding over again and stormy

Tues. 21. Stormy today

Wed. 22. Warm during the forenoon rain in the afternoon

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Feb 23rd 1893

Thur. 23. Mild in the forenoon went with Joe Lane to his brothers in search of wood for the factory setting in for another storm in the afternoon

Fri. 24. Mostly fine all day

Sat. 25. Fine in the forenoon flurries in the afternoon

Sun. 26. Fine in the forenoon snowing quite hard for a while in the afternoon fine at evening

Mon. 27. Beautiful day and Mild appearance of an approaching storm

Tues. 28. Very stormy and disagreeable day day snowing and raining at intervals ending with hail and wind at night

Wed 29

March 1 Very fine day windy and slightly squally in the afternoon {illegible} a B getting my wood for {illegible}

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