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Saturday February 21st 1885 I was busy about the house work all the forenoon. Mother went over to Hatties again this afternoon. Edith has been sick all this week. Robbie is very much better. Ida came back this afternoon. I played awhile in the evening and worked some on Hatties shams I have one nearly done. Sunday February 22nd 1885. I was busy about the work most of the forenoon. I rode over to Hatties after dinner and stayed two hours. Edith is not well yet. Wrote to Mrs Winnemore in the afternoon. My eyes hurt me so I went to bed early. weather milder Monday February 23rd 1885. Mother went to town this morning and send home material for four shirts for Father. I worked on them afternoon & evening May is not very well tonight. It was fourteen years ago tonight since Scott & Lizzie Lindley were married. Tuesday February 24th 1885. I was at home at work on the shirts all day. Mother was in town again. Edith is some-what better. A letter from Will. Thurs February 26th 1885. I finished the shirts this forenoon. Father came home on the eleven oclock train. I had a letter from Charlie he wants me to come down Saturday night. I was at Hatties most of the afternoon And Otto and I were invited to Esther Chalfonts for supper where we spent the evening weather warmer and the snow thawing rapidly.
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Saturday February 21st 1885 I was busy about the house work all the forenoon. Mother went over to Hatties again this afternoon. Edith has been sick all this week. Robbie is very much better. Ida came back this afternoon. I played awhile in the evening and worked some on Hatties shams I have one nearly done. Sunday February 22nd 1885. I was busy about the work most of the forenoon. I rode over to Hatties after dinner and stayed two hours. Edith is not well yet. Wrote to Mrs Winnemore in the afternoon. My eyes hurt me so I went to bed early. weather milder Monday February 23rd 1885. Mother went to town this morning and send home material for four shirts for Father. I worked on them afternoon & evening May is not very well tonight. It was fourteen years ago tonight since Scott & Lizzie Lindley were married. Tuesday February 24th 1885. I was at home at work on the shirts all day. Mother was in town again. Edith is some-what better. A letter from Will. Thurs February 26th 1885. I finished the shirts this forenoon. Father came home on the eleven oclock train. I had a letter from Charlie he wants me to come down Saturday night. I was at Hatties most of the afternoon And Otto and I were invited to Esther Chalfonts for supper where we spent the evening weather warmer and the snow thawing rapidly.
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