Wea. [Weather] Sun. [Sunday] Oct. 26, 1902 [October 26, 1902] Ther. [Thermometer]
  A.M. clear; P.M. cloudy with
chill E. [east] wind.
  Took a short walk after breakfast.
Will & Alice Stone arrived at 10.30.
We walked to Lawrence's woods before
dinner. In P.M. we went to Ball's
Hill via Davis's Hill, While we were
at the cabin Grace Keyes & Miss Roberts
came up river in a canoe & landed
for a few minutes. It was dark when
we reached the farm. The Stones spent the
night at the farm house.
Wea. [Weather] Monday 27 [October 27, 1902] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Cloudy & mild with soft S.W. [southwest] wind.
The sky cleared just before sunset.
Spent A.M. working with the
men on a new road through Birch
Field, carrying it through to Prescott's pines.
Abbott & Gerald Thayer arrived
at noon. After dinner we walked
to Ball's Hill via Davis's Hill.
  The sun was setting while we were at
the cabin & the meadows & river serene
& beautiful. Returned across Green 
Field & through Lawrence's wood road
reaching home after dark.
[margin] Dr. James C. Merrill died at Washington to-day. [/margin]
Wea. [Weather] Tues. [Tuesday] Oct. 28, 1902 [October 28, 1902] Ther. [Thermometer]
  It rained heavily through the night
& in torrents all the A.M. the sky
clearing about 4 P.M. Warm S.W. [southwest] wind.
  Spent A.M. in parlor of farm house
talking with the Thayers. They departed
at 11.30 A.M. Spent P.M. working
with the men. We cleared out the
new barn & the lower garret at
the old house. Took a short
walk over the farm at evening.
Wea. [Weather] Wednesday 29 [October 29, 1902] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Clear & cool with high N.W. [northwest] wind.
  Left the farm at 7.15 & took 8.13
train to Cambridge. Spent A.M. at
Museum & went in town at 1 P.M.
Punched at Parkers, tried on a new 
cutaway suit at Smith's, called at
Walker & Pratts to dispute a bill
& met C. [Caroline] at N. Union Station [North Union Station] at
3.20. We took 3.30 train to Andover
where we spent the night at
Leander's. He took us to dine on our
arrival with his pair of new bay horses.