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Alexander C. Geddes Diary, 1834-1836
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February 1836
| Thermometer | ||||
| Saturday | 27 | 29 | W. | Fine day till 4 P.M. when it came on to snow thick |
| Sunday | 28 | 21 | SW | Fine day, cold & Frosty, this Forenoon Mrs Crooks & her sons Tom and James at Mr. Hamilton and Mifs Cicker of Flamboro W. called. Prayer read here to day |
| Monday | 29 | 23 | SE | A Stormy day and Cold. Engaged taking in Straw to y° C Barn. Lamphiers dinner party took place this evening at 6 P.M. ~~ |
| March 1836 | ||||
| Tuesday | 1 | 33 | N.W | a ditto ditto ditto |
| Wednesday | 2 | 8 | SE | |
| Thursday | 3 | 7 | SW | a very cold day. went to Elora |
| Friday | 4 | 6 | SSW | h Cold and blustering day, went down to Galt in the afternoon to a Ball given by Mr Shade & some other Gentlemen in Galt |
| Saturday | 5 | 3 | W | Fine day but cold & frosty, last night a thaw came on and continued till after midnight |
| Sunday | 6 | 0 | very Severe Frost to day | |
| Monday | 7 | 0 | S,W, | Extremely cold to day. Came up wt. Adam Ferrie in his cutter from Preston, calling at Berlin Sneiden Mills & Glasgow |
| Tuesday | 8 | 26 | ~ | Clear & warm Frosty day. Snow disappearing |
| Wednesday | 9 | 32 | S.W. | Mild and Fresh day. No Sunshine but flaky fresh cloudy all day. The Pig (Mother Woolner littered apparently) early in the morning wt. 9 Piglings, 5 of which are Dead, 2 of the Ewes have also lambs, one wt.2 & 1 wt.1 Pig. |
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