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1874 Dec 28-29 Mrs Horton had her flower queen exibition at Unity Church 31 George Rowley came down here and stayed all night 1875 Jan 1st Well we have all lived to see another New Years day and are all well and comfortable for which we, I hope, are truly thankful, we know not what another year may bring forth, our family circle may be broken and some one of us be missing sooner or later that time will surely come, and how little we realize it, yet it is best I suppose that we do not, as it would embitter all our lives, so we must try to enjoy ourselves as well as we can while we are permited to be together -- we all stayed at home but in the evening Corbett , Ada, Sam and Etta, Mrs Edgby and Mrs M Kettlestring spent the evening at Martha's -- Will and Martha went down to unclear and stayed all night very comfortable weather, no snow Sat 2d turned cold, 3d colder 4th coldest night of the season, Thermometer 10 degrees below zero 5th Not quite so cold snowed a little - 6th Corbett and Ada went to Chicago in Buggy and went to Hooly's theater Friday 8th Comfortable day but at night it turned fearfully cold and on the morning of the 9th thermometer 24 degrees below zero coldest weather since 1864 - 12th quite a comfortable day took a walk up Town called at Mrs Turners, and Mr Dunlaps -- Arthur took stray horse to Pound 13th colder with some snow -- 14th very cold again fell down on ice and hurting back 19th Uncle George and Libbie came out here 21st quite warm thawed very fast snow most all gone 22d cold again Dunphy went home - 23d warm day 24th cold again Corbett and Sam went to Mr John's to see hay 25th Johns brought the hay for Sam 29th Ada and Ett bought hay in Town