Concord
Wea. [Weather] Tues. [Tuesday] Oct. [October] 2, 1900 Ther. [Thermometer]
  Forenoon cloudy; afternoon clear with
strong E. [east] wind.
  Spent A.M. at Museum. To Concord
with Gilbert by 1.47 train from
Boston [?] [.] I went at noon to
order a [?pint] of [?] at Messenger & [?].
Found Pat at cabin. Petersen arrived
shortly. Everything all right & woods looking
well in spite of droughts. Walked to
Pine Park & [?] [?] in P.M.
Wea. [Weather] Wednesday [October] 3 [1900] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Cloudy, calm, mild.
  Down to the farm in A.M.
The woods orchards & fields look 
well in spite of the drought.
Returned to cabin at 11. Met Mr. &
Mrs. [?Pierce] of New York. They had
been to the cabin to see my wild
garden & to get advice as to how
to make one.
  Karl Ellison & Karl Engle[?] came
down at noon. Bensen walked me
thru [through] Barrett Meadow in P.M.
Wea. [Weather] Thur. [Thursday] Oct.  [October] 4, 1900 Ther. [Thermometer
  Early morning foggy; forenoon cloudy;
afternoon clear & warm.
  Spent A.M. in Holden Woods
with Petersen cutting out a new
wood road. Bensen, Hansen &
Pat's boy Jimmy were at work on
the roadway in the Barrett Meadow.
Karl Ellison & Karl Engle[?bretsen] began
work on the new cabin cutting
out the windows etc.
To Barrett Meadow & Holden woods in P.M.
Wea. [Weather] Friday [October] 5 [1900] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Early morning foggy. Remainder
of day clear & uncomfortably warm.
  Drove to the farm directly after
breakfast. Also called on Mrs. Ritchie
& at Mr. Howe's.
  On returning wrote a lot of letters.
In P.M. went to Holden's Hill
& blazed a lot of trees along
the line of the wood road I am
making there.