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Clear
Ther. 75 WED. JULY 13, 1892 SW WIND
Quite warm. Willie &
Mr Grimes started out again after
breakfast with Bulwar's horse and
W's buggy as before. I am feeling
quite unwell. Bro: Chas came over
before breakfast & took "Hillis" home
with him to help get in rye. Willie
& Mr Grimes came home to dinner & went
again afternoon. Mrs Jas Johnson from
the Bone Mill were here for advice for her
infant daughter. Frank & Fancy Snowden
brought their infant daughter for advice
& to have gums lanced again.
After dark "Lizzie" Scott was here
for advice & medicine from Sarah
Stabler's "The Cottage".

Clear
Ther. 70 THURSDAY 14^th S.E. Wind
Threatened thunder storm all
last night heavy thunder early this
morning. Willie & Mr Grimes went
again all day "drumming".
I have felt quite unwell all day
very hot weather. Thunder gusts
went both North & south of us
towards night but missed us.
Hendersons "well diggers" expect
to work all night to night, having
"struck water" in a "quick sandy
soil where they use "casings" and
they must not stop until they go
as deep as is necessary before
stopping.

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Clear
Ther. 73^o FRI. JULY 15^th, 1892 WIND SE
I went up to the mill at 1/4
past one o'clk this a.m. to see how
the "well diggers" were progressing.
but soon returned to bed. Mr Grimes
bade us "goodbye" when he & Willie
started out this am after breakfast
Mr C Colt brought his little
boy "Arnold" to the office for
examination & advice. Willie came
home about dusk having left Mr. Grimes
at Gaithersburg. Thunder storms passed
both north & south of us quite
near but gave us only a sprinkle of
rain. A Miss Bennett called to see
me (towards evening) about the school.

Clear
Ther. 66^o SATURDAY 16^th Wind N.W.
Delightfully cool with a fine
N.W. breeze Afternoon "Willie" drove
"Frank" to Glenwood to a "Base Ball"
match expecting to remain at Mr:
A Matthew's all night. James J
Henderson was in the office and
had a tooth extracted. Edwd &
"the boys" went swimming. Sister
Lizzie & Fanny spent part of the
afternoon with us.