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1861 25 Heard first Robin sing first heavy rain this spring weather been very cold most of the past three weeks 29 Ada went to the city to visit Josephine bad raing day Nov 3 Sowed lettuce & Ada got home from Chicago rain all the way. A. brought news of Mrs Brewsters death 8 Rain rain very muddy roads in a horrible condition 15 Has rained nearly every day this week we are cooped up unclear 18 Had three pleasant days sowed Radishes. 29 Got raspberries bushes of Mr. Harris May 1 Weather very cold afew scattering flakes of snow very hard frost at night

4 Martha and I went to Chicago in buggy went up to <r Brewsters. the roads awful weather wet and cold 6 Set out currant bushes and they were in blossom 16 Had first Lettuce apple trees first in blossom 15 made first Pie plant pie 22 Martha and Clark went to C took Carpet rags 19 Dolly had a colt and it died the next day June 4 Ada and I went to C got wall paper 5 Sarah came here visiting had gooseberries stewed 10 Had the first strawberries and the sheep sheared 20 Josephine came out here 29 went to Brickton to hear Mr. Hannah lecture in the evening 25 Awful hot dry weather have had no rain in a long time 29 Ada sent her image to Anson July 4 Went to Brickton Camp grounds to a Picnic 8 Heavy showers of thunder and rain 25 Started for Wisconsin weather extremely warm with high south wind very uncomfortable arrived home Aug 7 Attended Mary Stysces funeral had an awful storm of thunder and lightening and rain 16 Noble and Elbert started for war 18 Martha and Clark and Marietta went to Rasio to meeting and then to Mr Balls visiting 19 John Everett called here