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Mrs Lewis Ellsworth Laffin, has lost her Eldest son of Pneumonia (George) at Hills School. Pottstown, PA - Feb 4th Mrs. unclear Badger returned to Kenilworth today. Today the wind has gone done, and the sun is shining, and it is not so cold. We are all well, and Mr. Ballard is much improved. After lunch I am going to my home at Kenilworth and Mrs. Ballard will go with me. I deeply regret leaving all the good kind people here. They are so courteous and attentive, and make the time go by so delightfully. they are all so self sacrificing - and good. Mrs. Shreve sent a long distance telephone to Louisville to Mrs. Houston to ask why Belle did not come, but they failed to answer - but later a dispatch came saying the storm had broken the telephones, and wires and they could not send a message sooner - but that Belle would arrive in the morning. after lunch, I ordered the carriage - and said good by to all and Mrs. Ballard insisted on going to Kenilworth with me, so we took the steam train, reach my depot at three O. clock. Adele took carriage at depot here, and saw me in my front door, then she returned to Lake Forest. She was afraid I might fall on the ice.