Wea.[Weather] Thur.[Thursday], Oct.[October] 18, 1900 Ther.[Thermometer]
34 [degrees]
  Clear with fresh W.[West] wind                                                
Early morning cold, warm at noon.
  In A.M. paddled up to the
Manse where I met E.R.S. by
appointment to advise her about
cutting down some locusts & other trees.
  Lunched at the Keyes'. In the P.M.
walked to the back pastures with Miss
Keyes, Miss Parker &  Mrs. Earle.
Got back to the cabin at 5 P.M.
sailing part of the way down.
Wea.[Weather] Friday [October] 19[,] [1900] Ther.[Thermometer]
  Clear & cool with strong N.W. [North West]
wind.
  Spent the day with the men
on the Barrett meadows. We 
made good progress with the
ditch & roadway & expect to
finish both tomorrow.
  Raymond Emerson came down
in his canoe at 6 P.M. to
spend the night & go shooting
down river tomorrow.
Wea.[Weather] Sat.[Saturday], Oct.[October] 20, 1900 Ther.[Thermometer]
27 [degrees] - 51 [degrees]
  Cloudless & calm.                            
  Spent still another day at the
Barrett meadows where the men
practically finished the roadway to 
ditch. We also dragged out an
enormous quantity of brush and
burnt it on the meadows at evening.
Raymond Emerson started out on
day break this morning. He shot at & missed
(or failed to kill) a Grebe, a Mink & my
tame curiously-colored Buteo aureatus.
Roland Hayward came by 5.35 train to pass
Sunday.
Wea.[Weather] Sunday, [October] 21[,] [1900] Ther.[Thermometer]
32 [degrees] - 65 [degrees]
  Clear with strong W.[West] wind.                             
  Roland & I drove to the farm
after breakfast & walked back
through the woods making the cabin
just in time for dinner.
  In the afternoon we went to 
Holden's Hill.