Wea. [Weather] Thur. [Thursday] Sept. 12, 1901 [September 12, 1901] Ther. [Thermometer] 
  Partly cloudy with frequent showers.
  Wrote letters in A.M. Went to
station to meet noon train but
only Ida came. Went again at
6.30 & [and] got C.[Caroline].
  Dando had a bad chill this 
P.M. & [and] is very ill to night.
Wea. [Weather] Friday 13 [September 13, 1901] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Sunny most of day with heavy showers
in P.M.
  C. [Caroline] Miss Swazey & [and] I spent the
day at the Fair at Clinton.
It was very interesting. Saw the
milk-white horses, King & [and] Queen,
dive twice. They seemed nervous & [and] 
fell rather than dove. The trotting
& [and] pacing races are very good.
Joe came for us in P.M. & [and] we
drove back at 5 in a close carriage -
Dando much better. President McKinley 
sinking fast.
Wea. [Weather] Sat. [Saturday] Sept. 14, 1901 [September 14, 1901] Ther. [Thermometer] 
  Clear, warm, calm.
  President McKinley died at 2.15
A.M. at Buffalo. The news reached us
just before breakfast. C. [Caroline] also had a
letter bringing news that Aunt Mary
is very ill. I drove over to the Thayers'
in A.M. & [and] saw John Thayer for about 
10 minutes. He is doing splendidly & [and] will
be out in a week. C. [Caroline] & [and] I left Lancaster
by 12.25 train. Dined at Auger. Then
took train she for Cambridge I for Concord.
I drove to cabin. Walked to Barrett
Meadow in late P.M.
Wea. [Weather] Sunday 15 [September 15, 1901] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Cloudy with showers. Sultry. Wind SW [southwest].
  Spent A.M. working on a wood road
which I began last month & [and] which
skirts the hemlock plantation on
Pine Ridge. In P.M. walked to
the farm where I saw Mr. Long.
On the way back cut out a foot path
from the spring to the ridge below.
A Great Horned Owl flew nearly over
me as I was crossing the causeway
beyond Bensen's in the evening twilight.