Jan 16 - The thin snow is thawing. Studied on my sermon. Feel a little better of my cold. Elyria seems very quiet.
Jan 17 - Went with wife to our church in a.m. Got on well in preaching on the water of the fountain of life. A fair attendance and met friends after services. Eve went to Methodist church.
Jan 18 - Quite a snow storm in p.m. Did errands and called at Judge Doolittle's office*. Read papers on memoirs of John Owen. Wrote to parents and to Oren.
Jan 19 - A tremendous snow-storm all last night and all day until about 4 p.m. No R.R. trains have passed either way. Much drifted snow from house to gate. Uniform depth of about 2 feet 3 inches. Piled by wood house as high as my chin. Exercised in shoveling it. Reading J. Owen and Lafayette.
Jan 20 - Shoveled snow considerably. Read in Lafayette etc. Have friendly talks with citizens on army matters. Enjoy playing with Lucius. No mail or papers from Cleveland for two days on account of snow.
Jan 21 - Mil and thawing a little. A good deal of sleigh riding. R.R. accident near Painsville this week. Several killed and injured. Eve at Pres[byterian] meeting. Did me good. Our little boy is a great comfort.
* Charles H. Doolittle was born 20 October 1814 in Middlebury, Vermont. He was educated at Middlebuty College. He moved to Ohio in 1840 and married Elizabeth Kemp on 25 Dec 1842. Their Daughter Mary J. Doolittle was born in 1845. The Doolittles moved to Elyria in December 1850. Charles was elected a Justice of the Peace in 1851 and a Probate Judge in 1858, an office he held until 1867. He suffered an illness and became an invalid, but recovered and re-established a law office in Elyria in 1873. He was elected a magistrate in 1874 and held the office until his death on 10 January 1890. Pictured below
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