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1865 19 Went up to Mrs Higgins's to quilting 24 cracking thunder shower 18 Martha went to Chicago got her Alpacca dress and gray Poplin for me 25 Made Cider Oct 2 Ada went to Chicago to help Dunphys folks move in their new house - went to concert to opera house Oct 15 weather still continues fine have not had frost enough to kill tobacco 12 All went to Ellen Class's to quilting Oct 20 Started for Ind got there 21 got to Chicago 24 snow storm that night Oct 9 Noble Irish died, but they did not get the news until last of the month Nov 17 George Willey got home from New Hampshire " 26 Went to hear sermon preached on the death of Noble Irish 28 Clark and George Goodier went to Camp Douglass to tear down the building they bought snowed when they started Dec 5th Mr Hasbrouck commenced school " 2st Mr Irish had his sale previous to leaving for Vt " 7th Thanksgiving clear and pleasant but pretty cold wind " 11th to 14th weather very cold but no snow " 16 Clark bought his black coat " 23 Aunt Libby and Emma came out to spend Christmas " 26 girls all went to Jefferson to ball last night " 28 Ada and Emma went to Town House to ball Mtta sick could not go 1866 Jan 1st Mr Shaw came out and they all went to Ragars to ball no snow yet " 16 We have had rain, hail, sleet, snow, wind, and everything in the shape of weather since I wrote last and taking it all together a sleigh will slip along very well but one warm day would spoil it all " 17 Ada and Margaret went to Chicago with Clark on sled " 18 All went to Mr. Place's to see Frank Tanner he is very sick " 22 Went to Ben Barstows 21 went to Spelling school to Smith's " 23 girls went sleigh riding 24 All went to Henry Lovetts " 24 Monick Knott married - 25 Ada and Ett went to Niles to oyster supper " 26 All went to Brickton to meeting 27 went to Ed Algars has been splendid sleighing for two week 29 All went to Town House to good Templars meeting 30 Ada and Mtta went to Alvin Leatt's to party Mrs Chapman's baby born