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17 ~The: day ~ery( ~old the_ th~rmometbr·':aLten ,degrees this morning with a very hi:glt;wind wlltch __ conttniAed. _a1j d~y with,.liitle We pul~-~ :.stove '·in ··the 'ceilef- toj.-prevent its variatfori of the freezing the plants thermometer and potatoes.

I '18.Ttie~weather cold Spent the mosl of the day home. 19.Cold and snowing with .high win~. In the afternoon I went to the village hall and helped the ladies prepare fio.r a fa.ir fo.r the friendless. 2O.Sriowed moderately most of ,the I 9ay cold and windy thermometer at 12° most of. the: ,I_n the aft.ernoon went ~o the ba11 a fey1 minutes and could report progress. 21.Sabbath Went to church morning aft.ernoon and evening. Mr Ludlow preached morning and aft.ernoon

22.Washington•s birthday and the an of the opening of the home of the friendless Which they celebratJ by the holding of a fair for the benefit of the institution. In the evening Julia and myself went and made some purchases

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23.The day fine as yesterday cool ibut clear and pleasant. In the forenoon took a walk to the depot with Mr Wilkinson. In the evening I went to church at the Congregational church afte~ which I went to ~he ~all ana heard the

Alleganeans sing and all the other pretty things and got home at eleven oclock

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