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1885 March 14th Bought silver tea spoons for Rena's 18th birthday Martha bought her stair carpet and a camp chair, for Rena March 20th weather has been real cold for a week past in fact it has been regular winter weather, they have just got the new carpets put down in the two parlors March 23d Rena had birthday party March 29 Went to Grace Church in the Forenoon and to Hoards Hall in the crossed out afternoon end crossed out eve to hear a lecture on Dante - 27th went to Congregational Church to School Exhibition Maggie Zimmerman got the first prize Mamie Bothwick the second 28 painted floor in kitchen and stairs in Churchill house March 31 Mr Baily moved some of their thing in my house Martha's cow had dead calf April 2d Rena and I went to Chicago I called to see Mrs Hickok then tried to find George Ds but could not then went to Willey's Rena stayed one night at Kittie's and one at Clarenda's then Flora came home with her April 6th Rena went to Town and got her New Market cloak - 8th real cold again April 12th have had quite a snow storm today enough to make the ground white - John came from Wheaton last night he took Rena to the Rink next day they went to Rose's to dinner - 13 snow all melted 14 snowed all day - 15 it nearly all went off 16 It rained night and all the next day Sat 18 Anna Frances came to stay untill after the Carnival