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William Fitzgerald Diary, 1892-1893
William Fitzgerald Diary, 1892-1893_080.pdf
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Jan 21. Nice day, fine warm, did not
work hard poor pile put up.
Jan 22. Lively day mild warm and splen-
did day. I mean to talk about the nice weather, I had after not having been around much.
Jan 23. Very warm day, but lovely up
till 3:30 P.M. when a most terrif- ic thunder storm came up, the rain that fell for the time, has never before seen its equall and I never remember of the wind blowing so hard while the storm lasted it was almost impossible to see without a light so black was the cloud accompanying the rain.
Jan 24. Queens Birthday. Very cold and
windy, but very fine bright Miss Hopkins teacher minded her chum to Hampton, consequently had to call
Jan 25. Nice and warm, a light dash of
rain about noon, but of little account.
Jan 26. Mild and partly cloudy
Feb 14. Cool and cloudy, commenced
raining this aft. at noon, but did not amount to much a heavy fog this evening.
Jan 27. Lovely today quite mild
took to Sidney, attended Church this evening Rev Mr. Campbell in the pulpit. He preached a good sermon and perhaps it's the last being Absent next Sabbath night.
Mon 28. Good blusterful day got
early at work thin, Big frost this is clear and bracing today.
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