Wea. [Weather] Tues. [Tuesday] Oct. 6, 1903 [October 6, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
Clear with light S.E. [Southeast] wind. Oppressively
warm.
  Spent day at Ritchie place with the
men. They dug out rocks, & carted stone 
& gravel. Apple cellar finished.
  Gilbert went to Boston & Cambridge
returning by late P.M. train. He
brings the best of news from C. [Caroline]
who had a good night & is doing
splendidly in every way. He went 
to Lancaster yesterday & brought "Larry" here
to stay for the present.
Wea. [Weather] Wednesday 7 [October 7, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
Early morning densely foggy. Rest
of day cloudy with strong N.E. [Northeast] wind.
  Spent day at Ritchie place.
Graded ground in front of apple cellar.
Cut down trees along road into
woods. Long working on culvert etc.
  Bensen & his man began work
this morning. Forbush with me 
all day cutting down trees.
Gilbert went to Concord in P.M. 
& telephoned to St. Margarets & Dr. G's. [Gehring's]
C. [Caroline] reported getting on splendidly.
Wea. [Weather] Thur. [Thursday] Oct. 8, 1903 [October 8, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Cloudy and threatening
with violent E. [East] wind & rather
heavy rain in early morning.
  Spent A.M. in new barn working
with Forbush & Howard "setting up" 
several of the new farming tools,
roller, sod cutter etc. In P.M. 
burnt a big pile of brush on Ritchie
place. Hansen took load of wood
to Cambridge. Continued good news
from C. [Caroline] by letter & telephone.
Wea. [Weather] Friday 9 [October 9, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Cloudy with half a gale from
E. [East] Heavy rain at daybreak but
only a few light showers thro. [through] day.
  Spent A. M. working with Forbush
setting out bulbs from [?] Barrett
house. We worked at Ritchie place
most of P.M. Long there with
two men all day. He has
nearly finished there.
  C. [Caroline] continues to improve. I hear
from her nurse & from Dr. Goldthwaite 
daily by telephone. The nurse also 
writes daily.