Wea. [Weather] Wed. [Wednesday] Oct. 18, 1905 [October 18, 1905] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Partly cloudy. warm with
brisk S.W. [southwest] wind.
  Finished the boat pit
and landing across the river at
noon. James, Harry, Pat &
two of O'Connor's men worked at it.
In P.M. we all worked at
Bensen's landing cutting down
a lot of trees & putting in 
posts for a new bar way [barway] of
birch. Saw very few birds
& nothing of interest.
  Wea. [Weather] Thursday 19 [October 19, 1905] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Forenoon sunny but hazy. Afternoon
cloudy with light E. [east] wind. Very warm.
  To Boston by 6.39 train. Met
C. [Caroline] & Miss Lintrup at North Station
& took them to Portland where 
we met Dr. Gehring. He had several 
long talks with C. [Caroline] & in evening called
Dr. Gerrish in consultation. They
agree that C. [Caroline] has no really serious
trouble. Miss L. is to give her
massage. C. [Caroline] & I spent night at
the Lafayette.
  Wea. [Weather] Fri. [Friday] Oct. 20, 1905 [October 20, 1905] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Very warm.
Cloudy with steady rain and E. [east]
wind in A.M. Wind shifted to W. [west] at evening.
  C. [Caroline] & I returned to Boston by 9 A.M.
train. Autumn coloring superb,
the birches & blueberries & sumach's most
brilliant, the oaks also fine, the
salt marshes rich russet & wine colors.
  Lunched at North Station. C. [Caroline] then
went to Cambridge & I to Concord.
Spent night at Ball's Hill.
  Wea. [Weather] Saturday 21 [October 21, 1905] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Clear & cool with high N.W. [northwest]
wind. Water froze for first time.
  Spent day working with James,
Harry & two of O'Connor's men
on the boat canal across the river.
  Gilbert moved everything to the
farm at 8 A.M. I followed at
noon & lunched at farmhouse
with H.W. Henshaw who arrived
from Washington at noon & is to 
stay a week or more here. He went
to Ball's Hill with me in P.M.