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July 3th 1887 Chicago Ill.
Dear Grandma. It has been a long time since I have written to you so now I will write a few lines. We have vacation from school now. We went to the picnic Tuesday and had a great deal of fun. Tommorrow is Forth of July & I am going to have lots of fun. It has just been raining and there were two of the prettiest rain-bows I ever saw. I thought I would write a few lines papa will fill up from your grandson
Frank Fisher
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July 5/87
The 4th passed without accident to me or mine. The time divided bet. earley fishing, Firing crackers Game BaseBall 9am Dinner 1.30. Quoits 2.30 Rifle Practice to 8 P.M. Grand display fire Works at Renwood Club at 8.30. Hughes with us all day. Yours G.
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Dear Grandma and Auntie Zeb is a naughty dog he is now barking in the parlor and Im afraid he will wake Hazel who has just been put to bed by Mama. Papa has hold of my hand to see that I write English.
I had a fine time at the picnic,\. I won a prize a pair of reins to play horse with. Mama took Hazel so we all went & had a good time.
I asked my Mama for fifty cents To see the Elephant jump the fence He jumped so high he touched the sky He never came back till foarth of July.
I'm going to get up early tomorrow & fire torpedoes & have lots of fun My kindergarten school is closed. I love you so much your grand daughter
Gracie.
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July 3rd 1887.
My dear Mother I am glad to have yours of 29th of June. We had a lovely day for our picnic and it passed off very pleasantly, all seemed pleased with the amusements & the success of the children in having a happy time. I have rec'd many compliments on the occasion. I enclose a Picnic Program with list of prizes also our church Welcome issued today. We are in the midst of stock taking every bodys hands full of work at the store. I hope to figure a profit for our branch but it will be small at best our sales reached $111000.00 expenses $25000. I will put in a demand for increased salary & increased percentage & have no doubt will get it. We have had no rain to count for weeks the whole country has been suffring from drouth, farmers in some parts meeting to pray for rain. We had a
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refreshing shower today that will not only help the crops but will protect property from fires so common to 4th of July.
Tomorrow I am requested to play a game of baseball with the polywogs vs Kenwood ball club, think I go down & take part if necessary to make up the nine.
It must be so trying to you to have your future so unsettled. I trust by the time this reaches you all may be fixed, Charlie may have closed out his business to advantage. We would be so glad to have you come to us for a season what do you say? We are not going away this Summer. Coz Shubael Hawes has a fine boy a month old.
Mollie & the children are well, Hazel can creep & stand by the chair. All of my SS Class but 2 are away for the Summer. Hughes is a whole team in this time of business rush he is with us today & tomorrow. He has had four letters from Lula last week. He will come South for her in September. With love to all Your Son Geo. F. Fisher.