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Calvert up here for quiet. Sara is hoping to go out to see Janette & Emily. I walked over to see the Toboggan slide which is a very fine one. There were 30 or 40 men at work finishing it. Went to see Mr. Sears the City Surveyor about grading Chester St. I met him on his way to Rondout and walked along with him. Am to go to his office tomorrow Went over to the slide again towards sunset. It was cold but there was a beautiful sky and a charming winter landscape. The people were sliding and several wanted me to get on but with my lameness I feel timid and besides was not dressed for it. The sky indicated snow. Julia Dillon came up for a while today. 

Friday 13" Snowing violently this morning and continued until noon when it moderated and began to rain. The State Charities Aid society was to meet at the Forsyths at 1 30 but as it rained Sara and I concluded not to go. However later I decided to go and started to walk. Met the Ludlum's train coming from Dr. Smiths with Mrs. Waters and Anna who were going to the meeting and invited me to ride which I did with some misgivings as having intended to ride I did not wear an overcoat. However I was not cold. I found several of the out of town members there and quite a full meeting. We discussed the care of the Insane, whether it were best to keep our Insane here or send them to Willard and finally advised the Supervisors to defer the erection of other buildings until the subject could be better understood from further experience. I walked down. In the morning I walked up to the City Hall through the snow storm and had a talk with the City Surveyor Mr. Sears who has made a 

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profile and estimate of the grading of Chester St to Jervis Av. He puts the cost at $450 which he says is a liberal estimate and more than it ought to cost and the steepest grade will be about 14 ft. in 100 ft. I came home and wrote out a petition to the Common Council and signed it for the Executors and in the evening I went over to see Girard who will get all the property owners he can to sign it

Saturday 14" Bright winter day with North wind and somewhat colder. Went down town to see if there were a letter from Mary but there was none. We had a letter yesterday in which she said they hoped to come up on Saturday but would telegraph if they did. Girard got Keaton and Morris Decker to sign for the grading of the street. Mrs. Cantine called.

[[newspaper clipping]]
STICKNEY-Suddenly, on Monday evening, January 9, 1888, Mary E., widow of Charles L. Stickney, in the 72d year of her age.
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral from her late residence, Stamford, Conn., at 1 p.m., Friday, January 13. [[/newspaper clipping]]

Sunday 15. We have had no word from Mary. It was raining when we awoke and has rained all day but it has frozen and the snow has not wasted. We had all of Girards family over to dinner today except the baby and the little nurse who is threatened with croup. It was like old times to have so many children around our table We had dinner at 3 and they all staid except Mary until after 7. The rain cleared at night but it is still wild and the wind rising but from the South I finished a letter to Lucy which I began on Wednesday and will mail it tomorrow. 

Monday 16" Cold again. I walked down town to mail Lucys letter and to see if there were any word from Mary but there was not. The streets and sidewalks were ice and a cutting wind came from the North. Sara and I went over to the Toboggan slide about 4 o clock. It was an ideal Winter afternoon. I rode down twice. The last time Sara & I with Nannie Cushell and two other ladies on his steel shod toboggan. We went     

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