Wea[ther] Fri[day] Aug[ust] 31, 1900 Ther[mometer]
  Clear with cool E[ast] wind.
  Spent most of day in house
& museum. Long talk with C[aroline] 5 - 5.30
A.M. Walter called in forenoon.
  In P.M. drove C[aroline] around Mt. Auburn
for an hour & we had another
long & sad talk. 
  Leander came at 7 P.M. to
spend night.
Wea[ther] Sat[urday] Sept[ember] 1[,] [1900] Ther[mometer]
  Clear & warmer but yet a
comfortable day.
  Another talk with C[aroline] 5 - 7 A.M.
Then breakfast. Then with C[aroline]
& Leander I drove to Porter's &
took train to Boston. Met Will
& Alice Stone at North 
Union Station & took 9 A.M. 
train for Portland. Reached
Bethel at 5.15 Dr. and Mrs
Gehring met us at station &
we all went to their house for
the night.
Wea[ther] Sun[day] Sept[ember] 2, 1900 Ther[mometer]
90 [degrees]
  Clear & hot with S[outh] wind.
  After breakfast walked about
the place with Dr. Gehring looking at
his shrubs.
  At 10.30 A.M. the Stones & I started
for Lake in open carriage with a good
pair of horses & George Chapman as 
driver. Dined at Poplar Tavern &
stopped at Screw Augur Falls & elsewhere 
to photograph. Reached Lake about
7 P.M.
Wea[ther] Monday [September] 3[,] [1900] Ther[mometer]
  Clear; warm, very hazy or smoky.
A thunder shower at 8 P.M.
  Took steamer up Lake at 8.30 with
house boat in tow.
  When we reached Pine Point an
Eagle, 7 Sheldrake & a Kingfisher
flew out of the boat cove. Spent
the rest of day getting our things
in order - a busy task.
  George Fainsworth joined us at
4 P.M. sailing up in his canoe.