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Cloudy & "Haizy"
Ther. 37° Saturday Feb. 8^th 1894 S.E. Wind

Much warmer & damp. Mrs Robison came
in for me to go & see "Phil" before I was up. I
went over & found him a very sick boy. I
also went in to see Frank Cook for the first
time since he was sick & up to Henderson's for
the papers. Lucy Stabler called to see Dora
who had just returned from a call at Edwd
Bentley's, where they are all sick with
measles. The sad news of the death of Friend
Edith Bentley came by telegraph, she having died
about 7 o 'clk this a.m. at Edwd Needle's in Philad'^a.
It is a great shock to her many friends, & her
loss will be felt throughout the neighborhood.
Bro: Chas called before dinner. F. Cook's
wife came for med: for her infant son. Hallie Bentley
sent "Frank Fuller" to our house to stay
until after the funeral of Edith Bentley.

Cloudy & Rain
Ther. 36° Friday 9^th SE Wind

Alice Dickerson (school teacher) was here &
had a tooth extracted. I walked over to see
Hallie Bentley. "John" came after me with
the phaeton. I loaned him "Frank" to bring
some things from Marriott's to his house.
Bro Chas & Sister Lizzie called, also William
J Parker who came with his wife & Helen B
Lea, from Boston to the funeral of Edith Bentley
which will be on Sunday afternoon.
"John" came back about dark & got his
supper here "Turner" came for more medicine for
Alice Tyson I gave him a prescription
which he took to Ashton.

Clear
Ther. 37° Saturday, Feb 10^th, 1894. N.W. Wind.

Beautiful day (over-head) but muddy & disagreeable
underfoot. "John" came to breakfast
& drove me down to Edwd Bentley's. I also
called at "Bloomfield" to see Anna Parker
& Helen B. Lea. Miss Mary Colt was here &
got the "silk elastic knee cap " or bandage
I sent for, for her. Afternoon "Long Mary" Hill
sent her grandchild, ("Osborne") to me for advice
& for a scrofulous affection, her daughter
"Sarah" brought the child to the office.
Dora & Edwd drove over to Homewood in
the phaeton, taking Frank Fuller with them.
"John" went home after taking me to E. Bentley's
& cleaning out the stables etc. before dinner.
Towards night I went up to the village after
Frank Fuller who was watching a fight between
some rowdies in Mary Gilpin's field.

Clear
Ther 35° Sunday 11^th N.W. Wind.

Another beautiful day (^{over head}). Chas E Bond
called for advice & medicine for Jas W Johnson's
little daughter. I walked over to Edwd Bentley's
to see "Hallie" & the children again. Bro R came
before meeting & put his horse in stable staid with
us to dinner, & he & I with Edwd & Frank Fuller
walked over to the burial of Edith Bentley at
the meeting house. Dora walked down to "Bloomfield"
to the gathering "at the house" & rode to the meeting
house with Miss Mary Colt. The funeral was a very
large one, as might have been expected. Bro R
went home after the funeral. Edwd went down
to "Sherwood" and made up the fires before supper.