Wea. [Weather] Wed. [Wednesday] Nov. 7, 1906 [November 7, 1906] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Brilliantly clear with cold N.W. [northwest] 
wind.
  C. & I took the 9 A.M. train
for Portland arriving at 12.20 &
meeting Dr. Gehring by appointment at
the Lafayette Hotel. While he was 
consulting with C. [Caroline] after lunch I called
on Mr. E.H. Lord at his sister's Mrs. Hersom
106 Pine St. He was sitting up in his
wrapper but he looked very ill. I
also called at Hinds's store & bought
two young Woodcock & a few other things.
Dr. G. returned to Bethel by 7 P.M. train.

Wea. [Weather] Thursday 8 [November 8, 1906] Ther. [Thermometer]
Clear & warm with light W. [west] wind.
  C. [Caroline] & I breakfasted at 7.30 & took 
the 9 A.M. train back to Boston
arriving at 12.45. She went to lunch
with some friends & I came over to
the Scudder's where I lunched with
Miss Thompson.
  To Boston at 5 P.M. to attend 
Com. [committee] meeting Fish & Game Proc. Soc. [Massachusetts Fish and Game Protective Society] at
Copley Square Hotel. This followed by a dinner
at 7 P.M. About 15 members present including
Jim [?]. Got home at 11.30 P.M.
 Cambridge - Washington.
Wea. [Weather] Fri. [Friday] Nov. 9, 1906 [November 9, 1906] Ther. [Thermometer]
Cloudy with light easterly winds. Warmer.
  Spent A.M. packing birds & clothes
for trip to Washington. Went in
town at noon to attend Trustees meeting
at office at 1 P.M. Arthur & Leander
both there, the latter greatly improved
in health & spirits. We decided to offer
Mr. Lord a years vacation with full
pay & to change our U.S. bonds for
Mass. bonds if the consent of the
beneficiaries can be obtained. Got back
at 4 P.M. & spent 2 hours in Museum.

Wea. [Weather] Saturday 10 [November 10, 1906] Ther. [Thermometer]
Most of forenoon cloudy, of afternoon clear.
  Took 9 A.M. train for Washington
D.C. Was joined at New Haven by
Sage and his daughter Harriett, a
bright pretty girl of about nineteen.
They did much to relieve the tedium of
the journey for me. I saw few birds
several Bluebirds & Meadowlarks in Conn. [Connecticut]
being the most noteworthy. No Hawks &
only scattering Crows observed. We
reached Washington at 10.15 P.M. Merriam
& Fisher met us at station. I went
directly to Mrs. Baker's.