FRIDAY 24 Cold N. W. Wind. I finished hauling fodder off the orchard. 8 degrees below zero.

SATURDAY 25 Fine day. Wm H. Kelley & Fannie & Mother here for dinner.

SUNDAY 26 Cold West Wind. We went to church in the morning and to Mr [Wheeler’s] in the afternoon.

MONDAY 27 Snowed some in forenoon. Mr Kelley and I went to Nomination at Dawn Mills in the afternoon.

TUESDAY 28 Very cold and frosty. 12 degrees below zero. Cleaned some wheat and [choppin the wagon] and hauled a load of fodder to H. Fletcher and one for myself.

WEDNESDAY 29 Stormy. Snow then rain. We hauled one load and a half of fodder. Took a grist of wheat to mill. We attended a lodge of I.O.F. at Dawn Mills last night.r

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