May 14th 1893

Sun. 14. A light misty rain this morning but clearing off and becoming very fine until evening then it began raining, but not very much

Mon. 15. Very fine day cool and pleasant but clouding over at night and commenced raining and continued all night but apparently very little rain fell. Had tea at Mr John Hardings and afterward helped the women to make flower garden.

Tue. 16. Raining this morning and continuing all day from N. East without ceasing the amount of rain that fell is almost beyond estimate, the wind blowing very hard tonight and has done so most of the day.

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May 17th 1893

Wed. 17. Raining this morning and has done so all night previous partly clearing at noon but commenced again I continued until late in the night with good prospects of a continuing all night farmers are almost discouraged many of them have not sowed any grain as yet and few have. the fields are mostly flooded

Thur. 18. Raining still having rained all night and rained all day today turning cold this evening and clearing off sun going down clear.

Fri. 19. Cool and partly cloudy windy drying the fields very fast.

Sat. 20. Fine and warm all day a light thunder shower came up tonight very fine and pleasant evening Chior organized tonight

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