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Ellery Moses Hancock diary, 1906

1906-10-28 -- 1906-11-03

October, 1906.
Sun. 28. 33° morn. Fair & cool, N.W. wind cloudy after 3 o'c. - At meeting morn. only; C. out again Evg. Walk to cemetery P.M.

Mon. 20. Rain & snow shower in night 35° morn. Northerly breeze. Cloudy & raw, & rainy. Left eye-ache coming on, but quit work & it grew better in Evg. 

Tues. 30. 27° fair, N.E. Pretty cold all day. C. in P.M. - Schroda spading garden P.M. Max. 26° Evg. 

Wed. 31. 20° clear & quiet. Clear all Fine day, S.E. breeze P.M. 41° max. - C. in P.M. Schroda put down Roses, & I put in most all storm windows & vegetables in cellar. Had kitchen roof patched up. 

Thurs. 1. November. 25° clear, S.E. breeze. 45° max. Fine day. About home all P.M. - C. in office. Trimming grape vines, & covered Wisteria &c. Dug Gladolus bulbs. 

Fri. 2. 32° fairish, southerly. 48° max. & clouding. Headache P.M. Abstracting. 

Sat. 3. 38° cloudy, quiet. Cloudy all day, & mild. out of office after 4 o'c. C. & I speech Evg., Secy of the Treasury Shaw. talked 2 hrs. & 25 ms, & very interesting to them that could hear.

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October, 1906. Sun. 28. 33° morn. Fair & cool, N.W. wind cloudy after 3 o'c. - At meeting morn. only; C. out again Evg. Walk to cemetery P.M. Mon. 20. Rain & snow shower in night 35° morn. Northerly breeze. Cloudy & raw, & rainy. Left eye-ache coming on, but quit work & it grew better in Evg. Tues. 30. 27° fair, N.E. Pretty cold all day. C. in P.M. - Schroda spading garden P.M. Max. 26° Evg. Wed. 31. 20° clear & quiet. Clear all Fine day, S.E. breeze P.M. 41° max. - C. in P.M. Schroda put down Roses, & I put in most all storm windows & vegetables in cellar. Had kitchen roof patched up. Thurs. 1. November. 25° clear, S.E. breeze. 45° max. Fine day. About home all P.M. - C. in office. Trimming grape vines, & covered Wisteria &c. Dug Gladolus bulbs. Fri. 2. 32° fairish, southerly. 48° max. & clouding. Headache P.M. Abstracting. Sat. 3. 38° cloudy, quiet. Cloudy all day, & mild. out of office after 4 o'c. C. & I speech Evg., Secy of the Treasury Shaw. talked 2 hrs. & 25 ms, & very interesting to them that could hear.