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DECEMBER 4
Monday. fair day all day. [[I?]] [[?]] [[?]] 1 ton of hay to Martin [[?]] after school with tractor. hailing and snowing. Robert and I to school. Went up to see [[?]] [[?]] at night and had a good [[time?]]. got home 11 oclock. Daddy to [[?]] to get [[?]].
DECEMBER 5
Tuesday. fair day all day. Miss [[Aggie?]] [[is?]] [[moving?]]. Robert and I to school. down to [[?]] [[?]] after school to see about [[?]]. Wallace [[Robey?]] bought our old mill for [[150.08?]]. called [[?]] [[?]] up at night and then went to bed.
December 4-1808-Napolean abolished the Spanish Inquisition.
           1912-Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany forbade his diplomats to marry foreigners.
           1918-President Wilson left to attend the peace conference in Paris.

December 5-1870-Rome became the capitol of Italy.
           1876-Theater fire in Brooklyn, N. Y.; 295 lives lost.
           1890-Germany recognized the republic of Brazil.

DECEMBER 6
Wednesday fair day all day. Robert and I to school. Mom shucked corn all day. [[?]] ordered 2 ton of hay. I saw [[?]] [[?]] at school and went up to see her at night had a good time. Kissed her a lot, got home 11:30 P.M.

DECEMBER 7
Thursday rainy day all day. carried 2 ton of hay and [[?]] [[at?]] [[?]] up the morning. Daddy has bought [[100?]] [[?]] [[with?]] $409.00. Robert and I to school. school let out 2:30. called [[?]] [[?]] up at night when I went after Mary. went to bed after supper.

December 6-1492-Columbus discovered Haiti, naming it Hispaniola.
           1884-Washington Monument dedicated in D. C.
           1917-Explosion in Halifax harbor; 1000 killed.

December 7-1542-Mary Queen of Scots born.
           1787-Delaware ratified the U.S. Constitution.
           1796-President Washington met Congress for the first time.
           1941-Japs treacherously attacked Hawaii at Pearl Harbor.