Cambridge.
Wea. [Weather] MON. NOV. 2, 1908 [Monday, November 2, 1908] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Clear & cold with fresh N.W. [northwest] wind.
  Spent day in Museum writing letters
& cheques for bills. D.J. McMillan
who has worked here as gardener
since June 1st called to receive his
final payment (of $60) for the month
of October. He is a good boy but
inefficient in many ways. We like much
better his successor Henry Seagroatt.
A Fox Sparrow & seven Peabody Birds in Garden.
  Dined at Batchelders' at 7 P.M. with
Dr. Gadow, Will Jeffries, Arthur Bent, Mrs. Bolles,
Miss McCready & Miss Cleveland. 
Wea. [Weather] TUESDAY 3 [Tuesday, 3 November 1908] Ther. [Thermometer]
Clear, calm, mild.
  Spent most of day in Museum 
working on letters, bills, etc. Finished
my Museum report and took it to
Sam Henshaw after dinner, driving
down & back. He showed me a 
Liberian [?] Hippopotamus just received
from [Wood?].  [?] called in late P.M.
to see about treating gypsy moths here.
The painters began repainting our house
this morning.  4 Robins, a Brown Creeper,
a Junco, 4 White-Throats [White-Throated Sparrows], a Flicker & a Down[Downy Woodpecker]
seen & heard in the Garden.
[margin] Purdie dined with us at 7
& spent evening. [/margin]
Wea. [Weather] WED. NOV. 4, 1908 [Wednesday, November 4, 1908] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Cloudy & windy with falling
temperature.
  Spent day in Museum writing
letters. Walked to Irving's stable at
sunset to arrange with him about
keeping our cow for the winter. Met
Robert Nesbitt exercising two young [?setters].
A Brown Creeper, a Chickadee, four
Peabody Birds, a Junco and a 
Downy [Downy Woodpecker] noted in the Garden.
  Will & Alice Stone dined with
us at 7 P.M. & spent the evening. 
Wea. [Weather] THURSDAY 5 [Thursday,November 5, 1908] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Clear & colder with brisk N.W.[northwest]
wind. Ponds in Garden frozen over again.
Threw out a lot of hemp seed for birds.
4 Fox Sparrows, 3 White-throated [white-throated sparrows],
a Song Sparrow & about a dozen House
Sparrows assembled to eat it. Saw
4 Robins eating Parkman apples &
3 Chickadees in the lilacs.
  Spent day in Museum writing letters.
Men all over the place painting, [?]
& clearing up things. C.[Caroline] has given out
again. She [?went] in to the Mayflower Club
this evening for a few days rest.