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snow or rain is coming again the weather man said. We see Percy is around home, we saw that the Grey firm he works for had gone into bancrupcy. Gladys may be out of a job as she is working for the same firm also. Ralph & Maude were up Sunday night & they showed us their pictures of the little one & were much pleased with them, they think a lot of her Maude will certainly have to get some grandchildren & no mistake. she said that Ralph thought he had got hold of a party who would buy the house, but was not sure. Do you know all the Toomey family are sick, so Mr Ring says Nelly is all tired out, its a pity they did not marry so George says they think Nellie has made a slave of herself, taking care of the brothers all her life and it is so. Eugene will never do any more work he says, a Mrs White from Brockton is there working & taking care of them there seems to be a lot of sickness & deaths in town, old people our ages are going. Lon Thompson drops occasionally but so far comes to again. The Oney Smith boys are running Jacks fish business, he has not been out since last Friday he had Oney there yesterday, shaving & cuting his hair. Jack is failing you see & talks of going out of business. I consider Arthur & I are as fit as any one our age. I was out making my paths & enjoyed it as well as I ever did & I would get out more if I wer'nt afraid of the blooming ice well keep up your courage & try to make life pleasant for Mrs C. she is your Godsend, so make her life enjoyable as possible & remember me to her
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