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We are just out
of paper so will
have to scrimp
a little. Guess Elmer
is sleepy. He has
dropped his book.
He has an essay
to write for Fri
night and
feels quite wor-
ried about that.
Well I sleepy and
tired. Will say
good night
with love from
your mother
A.E. Partridge
We are getting
anxious to see
you again.
Gustavus, Dec. 7th 1900
My dear Seneca,
We are deep in
butchering today. Killed the pigs
yesterday. Went for Mrs. [?] too.
and to day things are (moveing)
right along. She and Papa are
now grinding sausage, getting
along finely, I'm so glad she could
come for it. Seems as if I never
could have done the work that
had to be done. Evening. [?] I
(ment) to have had this at the office
to night, and I fear it will not
be taken down early in the morn.
Truman took your lettter last [?]
[?] down before breakfast, but
T has been sick all the week
and Wilson gave up [?]
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A good many around here are
having jaundice. Both of them
looked so very yellow. We made
up our minds it was what ailed
them so sent down for Dr. Keene. He
gave them medicine to work
it out. I tell you they are fine
looking and I guess they feel fine.
Hope they can go to school next week,
but fear for it. Truman looks [?]
skins.He says tell you, if you
want a fight, come on. He is just
ready. I think he is in fine fight-
ing order. Lilly Criddle has been
quite sick. Alice [?] is sick now.
Myron Stone was out of school
three weeks. All had jaundice. I
hope the [?] wll not strike you
Sat.morn. We had sausage for
breakfast this morning. [?] [?]
last night for supper. Have some
[?] meat [?] also Mrs. R
is working today, making soup
and moving things right
along. She makes turnip [?].
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Sunday. This is quite a wintery
day. The (rods) are very bad.
Papa took Mr. [?] over last
night. He was down to the center
in the morning and wrote you a
card thinking you would get
it before we would get the letter
ready. Sorry we did not send a
card the day before this. You wou-
ld have got it yesterday sure.
The C.E. society had an [?] [?]
supper at town hall Fri. eve.
Such terrible [?] not a very
big crowd out. No one went from
here. No one would go but Elmer
and he did not want to go.
The boys are some better. Think
may be Truman may be able
to go to school, but Wilson
will not. He is very nervous and
looks fearful. Such a [?] yelling
so sorry they have today from
school. I forgot tosay they
cleared over $10. Presume they
will some more be paid. We
shall give them something.
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You ask what you shall bring
home. If there is anything you need.
I wonder if you are in Hiram to
day. Our church was invited to K
today. Two ladies were to speak
there on the (sabbeth) school question.
One lady was from Cleveland. Mr.
Knapp wished to go and proposed
that they will all go. Such a bad day
few did not [?] go. Papa did
not think best to go. We all felt
about tired out. It is real cold
to night [?] [?] wintery.
Let us know if you find out any
thing different about [?].
We judge by what you write that
you will be in Cortland about
six PM. Now if there is anything
you want, let us know. Come dressed
[?] warm. Bring Mackintosh and all
so if should be cold riding. Do
not want you to take cold.
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The last we heard but have
not yet hired butchers. Mr.
Trumkey of Vernon was along
here the other day. Said they
had done nothing as yet
down there. Had not even
let the [?] for building
was described where to put it
at [?] School i K.Miss
Moran and Miss Rice have
both resigned so they are
out two teachers there, but Papa
says not but Methodists
can get in there. Mary is going
to Orwell tomorrow to an exam-
ination.there. Thought best
today Ashtabula. Alice
Chambers got a certiifcate up
there for two years. I do hope
you can get a school near
home. Well, this another beaut-
iful morning. They think
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the frosts we have had have
not injured the fruit yet.
It was not far enough
along. I do hope it may be
so. Truman is going over
after Mary this afternoon. He
has been wanting to go for
a long time. It will be a
new ride for him. Truman
and Elmer hve been up to
[?] and heard that Geo.
[?] is crazy. Tried to
kill himself. Took chloroform,
and Dr. Moore finally pumped
it out of him. [?] heard that
he went to Keith to work the farm
and he did not need to, rather
teach. I tell them he has been
nearly crazy for some time. [?]
much [?] three [?].Linus
Lindsley in the Asylum in
Cleveland in the same ward with