Concord-Cambridge-Boston, Concord
Wea. [Weather] Sat. [Saturday] Oct. 26, 1901 [October 26, 1901] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Cloudless with fresh W. [west] wind,
Cold last night, the ground frozen
hard & the boat canal skimmed over
early this morning. Middle of day warm,
Raymond Emerson spent the night at 
the cabin. I took 8.13 train for
Cambridge where I saw C. [Caroline] & E.R.S. [Elizabeth R. Simmons.]
Whitcombs men were shingling our house.
Went in town at 11 & saw Mackintire.
Took 1.47 P.M. train back to
W. Bedford [West Bedford]. My men began carting
sand to Davis Hill culvert to-day.
Wea. [Weather] Sunday 27 [October 27, 1901] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Early morning clear with sky &
river of tenderest blue. Clouds began
to gather by 10 A.M. & the afternoon
was cloudy & rather gloomy. Very
mild day with light S.W. [southwest] to W. [west] wind.
In A.M. walked to Davis's Hill.
Spent upwards of three hours
planning & laying out a roadway
over Pine Ridge.
  In P.M. walked to Holden's Hill.
Gilbert & I tied wire netting around
a number of locust trees to keep off
Rabbits. Many small birds about.
Concord-Cambridge-Boston-Concord
Wea. [Weather] Mon. [Monday] Oct. 28, 1901 [October 28, 1901] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Brilliantly clear with light easterly winds
A simply perfect October day, warm at
noon, frosty at morning & evening.
  Spent entire day supervising Pat, Hansen,
Bensen & Mc.Grath [McGrath] who worked on
the roadway over Pine Ridge carting
most of the dirt to Davis's Hill Causeway.
Parker & his men worked at the cabins.
The woods were alive with chickadees,
Golden-crests & Juncos; I also saw a
few Yellow-rumps & a Shrike, the latter
a very brown bird on Pine Ridge.
Wea. [Weather] Tuesday 29 [October 29, 1901] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Clear & mild with light S.E. [southeast] wind.
Water froze last night & there was a heavy
white frost covering the meadows this morning.
  Took 8.13 train for Cambridge. Saw C. [Caroline],
Walter, & George Deane at museum. Went
in town at 11. Arranged with Leander &
Mackintire about taking charge of my houses
etc. Had an interview with Almy & Spelman
& told them of the changed arrangement
which they took pleasantly. Dined at
Fallner's & took 4.47 train back to Concord.