Wea. [Weather] FRI. [Friday] OCT. 30, 1903 [October 30, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
Brilliantly clear & deliciously
soft & warm with light W. [west] wind.
  Spent entire day at Ritchie place.
Forbush, Howard, Hansen & Long
working on corn barn which was
finished by 5 p.m. Benson
working with cart all day.
Purdie spent A.M. & stayed to
dinner, leaving by afternoon train.
He did not feel at all well.
He took a walk to Lawrence's woods.
Wea. [Weather] Saturday 31 [October 31, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
Clear & very warm with light W. [west] wind.
One of the most perfect of autumn days.
  Took 8.13 train to Cambridge
driving to Ball's Hill. Spent an hour
at museum with Walter, went
in town at 11, called at office,
bought Quince, black Hamburg grapes
& oranges at market, roses at
Parkers. Called on Purdie at 2.30
& on C. [Caroline] at 2.45 spending an 
hour with the latter. Gilbert joined
me there with Larry. We returned
to Concord via W. [West] Bedford 4.47 train.
Wea. [Weather] SUN. [Sunday] Nov. 1, 1903 [November 1, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
Brilliantly clear & rather warm with
light W. [West] wind.
  Spent entire day in woods, alone.
In A.M. traversed woods on farm
as well as the Prescott Pines where
I laid out a stretch of wood road &
trimmed a number of trees. In P.M.
roamed through the Blakeman &
Ball's Hill woods. A large party of 
young men & girls landed at cabin when I
was there. Country alive with birds.
Wea. [Weather] Monday 2 [November 2, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
Clear & warm with light W. [west] wind.
Long & 3 men, Bensen, Hansen &
Howard working all day hauling
gravel & grading the wood road in
rear Ritchie place. I was with
Long most of day helping & supervising.
Walked to Holden's Hill at 4.30.
Forbush met me there with boat &
we rowed to Ball's Hill & waited at
edge of river opposite to watch Blackbirds
go to roost. Saw about 100 Rusties
fly down & disappear in grass in
meadow by ditch. Telegram received 2.30
[margin] P.M. saying Wolfeboro Academy burned this morning. [/margin]