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1833
28 7o/m

The weather continues dry, every species of vegetation is on the decline, even the low meadows that usually are very green, & likely to produce a second crop of grass, is now drying up, & generally near the appearance of a deadly brown.
The streets are very dusty, & troublesome to be exposed, to the Sun & dust. The wind changes frequently, but does not bring rain.
Yesterday a strong wind at south west.
To-day a high wind at North, the fore part of the day it blew a strong gale, could hardly at times see across the street.

17th 7m/o
A Cargo of 500 Bushels of Apples arrived from Virginia, which glutted the market so much, that before they were all sold, they but a shilling P [PER] bushel.

The use of coal increases among us very much, much more has been imported to the Island this year than ever was in any preceeding year. Which appears to have a strong influence to lower the price of Wood. Wood is now from 6 to 7 $ P [PER] Cord, whereas last year it was about one dollars more in a Cord. A considerable number of the Inhabitants have introduced it in their houses to use in cookery. The Wharves have loaded with hundreds of Cords ever since spring came in.

Gilbert Coffin is building a house on main street. [BLANK SPACE] Banning is the Master builder.

6th 10m/o 1833
James Weeks is building a new Orthodox Mg. [MEETING] house Which was finished & they held the first Mg. in it

30th
Towards night a very acceptable shower of rain fell, which met the ground some inches down, but not a quarter sufficient to go through the dry sand, but may prevent the total extinction of vegetation.