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Croton 1906

Sat Nov 24th clear and cool. James Saferby was here and Sarah and Pearl Hazelwood was in a fiew minutes. I banked and cleand out the hen house Dick was in a Short time about noon

Sun Nov 25th cloudy most of the day Bolton was here this Evening

Mon Nov 26th cloudy and rain at noon Walter was in

Tue Nov 27th cloudy and cool. Bilton was here part of the fore noon

Wed Nov 28th cloudy and cool it tryed to Snow but didnt make it out much Pearl calld to tell me how Charley was

Thu Nov 29th clear and pleasant. Bilton and Mr George was here part of the fore noon and Sarah was cleaning house in the after noon Seth Crowell was in to See me

Fri Nov 30th cloudy and cool. George George was here this after noon. Pearl went home

Sat Dec 1st broken clouds and cool. Bilton Thomas George tax collector and Walter was here to day

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Croton December 1906

Sun Dec 2ond cloudy and cool, the Sharpest frost last night we have had this Season. Mr George came in this morning to bid me good by he is going around to See his children. Sarah was over She Says Charley is some better. John and Millie was here this Evening

Mon Dec 3 about 3 inches of snow on the ground this morning when I got up it been coming in Showers all day

Tue Dec 4th cloudy and cold. Walter drew me a load of wood. I went over to Samuel Peters and bought me a pair of ruber Shoues

Wed Dec 5th after I had my breakfast this morning I wet down to James Clarks and paid him fifty cents I owed him. Sarah was in for the dirty cloaths Elva Paul calld in a while it commenced to Snow about half past ten and has been Snowing most of the time Since

Thu Dec 6th cloudy and Soft. last night there was about five inches of Snow on the ground but it rained all night and the snow is all gone to night

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