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up to a certain point all the abstracts are alike, so this will serve as a starter - I asked Mr. Gearing, assessor, for a blank for the contract, and specified the clause about defaulting. Frank had a fine Christmas. He was rather blue dec the 23rd when he wrote as he hadn't heard anything from the sale of his tools nor from the Lodge I will enclose his Dec 25th letter. He sent some of his cookies, and the paper cup held about a thimbleful of fruit cake - rather dry by the time it reached me. Also sent me all of the Christmas cards he rec'd - There have been deaths of three old men since Mrs. Jones died a week ago. All rather prominent. Mr. Hauptman ex president of Old Settler's for one year, and a vet. of Spanish-Am War. Lawyer Pardee who has had no end of publicity for promiscous sex relations, and a Mr. Brodie, reporter for several years for the Winter Tourist Club. Cora Wray and her cousin Clarence Tollman came for me yesterday morning, and to get fruit. We did several errands, one of them to order flowers for Mr. Hauptman and to visit the funeral home to register. Clarence brought me home with the groceries. I was supposed to go to