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Ther. 75 Clear Wind Variable
Mon. July 22, 1895

Still another hot day. Willie
& Fanny went to Fairfield after
breakfast. I was about home all
day not feeling very well, the hot
weather is too much for me.
Eleanora Bell was here for H.
After supper I walked up to
the shops. I cut some limbs
out of a locust tree that chafed
against the office roof and
used the lawn mower around
the house.

Ther. 73 Clear & Cloudy Wind S.E.
Tuesday 23^d

Still very warm. I took the phaeton
up to the shop & had the new dash irons
fitted on & left the leather with "Ridge
for him to put it on for me. After
supper Harriet & Dora walked over to
Joe Stabler's to call. Edwd & I put in
some "sow'd" corn using "Frank" & the
cultivator to put it in. Sister Harriet
called on her way to "The Cottage."
Edwd Leadbeater & wife & cousin Annie
Chandlee & Hallie Lea called.

Ther. 65 Cloudy Wind N.E.
Wed. July 24^th, 1895

Cloudy & threatning all day.
It commenced raining about
5.o'clk p.m. & continued a gentle
shower up to bed time. After
breakfast I sent Edwd with the horse
up to "Fairfield" to bring my open
buggy home, he came home past
Riverside to bring Sister Harriet's
Satchel from there, he got home
about 5.oclk p.m. I walked
over to Jos Stabler's & up to the
store.

Ther. 68 Cloudy & Clearing Wind Variable
Thursday 25^th

Phil Robison took "Frank" horse
& brought the ballance of the hay
from Jos Stabler's. Willie & Fanny
came, W not being at all well. I
took H to call at Riverside & home
before dinner. Game of Base Ball in
Alan Farquahar's field. "Norbeck versus
Sandy Spring." Turner F Adams here
for advice & medicine. Thunder
gust about supper time. Saml
Weatherald's little daughter was struck
with a "foul ball" on the base ball ground
& it is thought her nose was broken.
Edward went to "Walnut Hill to tune
Mrs E Gilpin's piano riding his bicycle.