Bethel - Boston
Wea. [Weather] THUR. [Thursday] DEC. 17, 1903 [December 17, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
Clear & cold with strong N.W. [northwest] wind.
  The Doctor & I with Reed, Stevens
& Megrew spent a.m. working on the
new trail carrying it through to further
end of Glen Woods trail near Rose Meadow.
It was a bitter morning in the open
but very pleasant & comfortable in the
deep evergreen woods where we worked.
Heard a Parus hudsonicus & Golden-crests
in three different places. The flock of 15
Redpolls again visited the bushes near the
house just after breakfast. Saw one
Red Squirrel this A.M. & Reed saw a mouse.
  Wea. [Weather] Friday 18 [December 18, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
Clear & cold with strong N.W. [northwest] wind.
  Left Bethel by 8.48 a.m. train
& reached Boston 4 p.m. No snow
beyond Yarmouth, Me. [Maine] but ponds, rivers &
salt estuaries frozen over. Dr. G. [Gehring] accompanied
me as far as Portland where we called
together on the taxidermist previously 
with Lord who has opened new store
under Lafayette Hotel. Met Dr. Brook there.
He has a young [male] Gadwall shot near Portland
last autumn. 4 or 5 King Rails also taken
there that season. 
Went to Boston Athletic Club. Am to live
there for next two weeks.
Boston-Cambridge
Wea. [Weather] SAT. [Saturday] DEC. 19, 1903 [December 19, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Clear, moderate W. [west] to S.W. [southwest] wind. Warmer.
  To 35 Congress St 11 A.M. to 12.30 Saw
Mackintire & Estabrook. Signed some cheques.
Lunched Parker House & had hair cut there.
To Cambridge 1.30. Saw Walter & Gilbert at
Museum. Spent 2 hours there. Hermit Thrush
in garden four or five days. Saw him eating
barberries & fallen bits suet. To Boston 4.30.
Called on C. [Caroline] 5 P.M. She moved to Hotel Abbotsford
this A.M. I dined there 6.30 with E.R.S. [Elizabeth R. Simmons]
C. [Caroline] has been having much severe pain & swelling of
legs of late. Spent evening at the Club reading.
Wea. [Weather] Sunday 20 [December 20, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Cloudy with light rain. Wind S.W. [southwest]
  Spent A.M. at Athletic Club working
on my journal. To the Abbottsford
at 12.30. Lunched there alone at 1 p.m.
Sat with C. [Caroline] for an hour & then called
on Frank Manning & had a [?]
with him. Next called on Mary & Harry C.
but they were out. Back to Abbottsford
at 6. Charlotte had been violently ill.
C. [Caroline] nervous & distressed. I took carriage &
called at Lavina [?] & afterwards on
Sister Francis but both were out. E.R.S. [Elizabeth R. Simmons]
got to Abbottsford later & spent night.