Bethel
Wea. [Weather] Mon [Monday] Sept. 4, 1905 [September 4, 1905] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Cloudy with light rain at
intervals. Wind S. to S.W. [south to southwest] Warm.
  Dug a number of little balsams
in A.M. & set them out in the doctor's
nursery one of his men helping me.
  In P.M. the Doctor & I went to
the "Shack" and spent nearly two
hours there talking & smoking. It was
too warm for a fire. Saw a Black Thr. 
Blue Warbler [black-throated blue warbler] & a Canadian Warbler there.
  Wea. [Weather] Tuesday 5 [August 5, 1905] Ther. [Thermometer]
  A.M. clear. Heavy & protracted
thunder shower in P.M. Very warm.
  Walked to the Shack after breakfast.
Returning went to the village. After
that read & slept, being rather
miserable from effects of a cold.
  To Shack again after lunch. Wrote
some letters there. Got back just
before the shower. After it was over
went down a third time with Doctor.
The waterfall was fine to-day.
  Bethel.
  Wea. [Weather] Wed. [Wednesday] Sept. 6, 1905 [September 6, 1905] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Alternately cloudy & clear. Several heavy
& prolonged showers (without thunder) Wind N.W. [northwest]
With Dr. & Mrs. G. [Gehring] drove to "Nature Camp"
North Newry (14 m. [miles]) starting at 9 A.M. & getting
back at 5 P.M. At the camp met Mr. & Mrs. 
Chas. Kellog, a brother of Kellog's, his wife's
mother & Dr. Egbert Bagg of N.Y. [New York]
Kellog is a handsome fellow of about forty.
He wore a scarlet coat! He took us to his
wonderful waterfalls & gave us a good 
dinner for which we paid 50 [cents] each!
A book party at the Gehring's this eve. [evening]
  Wea. [Weather] Thursday 7 [August 7, 1905] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Cloudy most of day. Cool.
  Spent A.M. at Shack writing
letters. In P.M. dug a lot of
European loosestrife which
Mr. True has given me to take
home.