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Wind. N.W. Clear. ther. 68^o
Tues. May 19^th, 1896.

Still another thunder gust about
daylight, making four since 12
o'clk noon yesterday. Beautiful
weather this morning since it has
cleared off. This is a beautiful country,
the scenery is grand. Mountains
on each side of Lincoln. which is on
a "ridge" between the two ranges, the
blue ridge on the West, and the Catoctin
mountains on the East & S.E.
Since the rains here cleared the atmosphere,
the views are charming
The storms of yesterday were
accompanied by winds of cyclonic
violence unroofing buildings
& twisting off many trees in many
places: fortunately C's house
escaped the worst of it. but it
filled the house with the finest
dust.

Wind. N.W. Clear. Ther. 65^o
Wed. May 20^th, 1896.

Left son Charley's house in "Lincoln"
Va at 5-30 this a.m. Chas,
taking us. (his mother Ida. the children
& myself) to Purcellville (2 1/2
miles) where we took the cars for
Washington D.C. arriving there at
8-35. Willie & Edwd met us in the
depot & we all took the cable and
Electric cars for Silver Spring where
we had left the horses and Surry and
E his bicycle. It rained most of
the way home, where we arrived
a few minutes after 12.o'clock.
Edwd reaching home 1/2 an hour
ahead of us. very wet & muddy.
After dinner Willie & I went
back to "Fairfield".