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Ther. 74^o Clear Wind Variable
Tues. June 4^th, 1895

A thunder gust passed around us
last evening which cooled us off
very much, & it had been cooler all
day. Jno Ed Hill came for me early
this morning & I rode over to see old
Louisa Bowen at his his house. Edwd
Easton worked all day for us in
the garden: planted Lima beans.
I rode to Ashton with Wallace Bond
& walked back. Kate Matthews sent
her sister for me & I sent her medicine.
Edwd, Phil & Frank went to Riverside
"swimming." Edwd rode his
bicycle on to Fairfield, and the
other boys brought the buggy home.
After supper Harry Easton's wife was
here for advice & medicine.

Ther. 73 Foggy & Clearing Wind S.E.
Wednesday 5^th

Foggy & Cloudy until about 9.30.o'clk
this morning when the sun came out hot.
Edwd staid at Fairfield" last night & came
home at breakfast time this a.m. I
rode over to see Kate Matthews before
dinner. "Phil" Robison led the horse
for me & I worked the early potatoes with
the cultivator & double shavel plow.
Afternoon Sophie & Alice Peirce
came & brought us 12 quarts of
strawberries for preserviment.
About 5 o'clock there came up
the heaviest thunder gust we have
had this season: it "burned out"
many of the telephone connections
of the central office next door.
There was some hail with the rain.
It rained very hard for a time.

Ther. 69 Clear Wind N.W.
Thurs. June 6^th, 1895

Cooler since yesterday's storm.
I drove over to Jno Ed Hill's to see
Louisa Bowen again also to Robert
Blair's & down to Asbora, Uncle Henson
going with me. Afternoon Geo Curley's
wife sent for me & I went and gave
her medicine & an ointment.
Miss Anna Gilpin called & paid her
father's bill. Rev: Mr W^m Laird also called.
After supper, Julia Hallowell here to see Dora.
Robt Blair came & cut my hair. Chas
Hartshorne's team brought us a cord of
oak wood for Charles Adams account.
Lightning killed a cow for Mr Laird at
Brookeville yesterday & also struck the
corner of Edwd Boswell's house below Ashton
during the same storm.

Ther. 50^o Clear Wind N.W.
Friday 7^th

Nineteen degrees colder than it was 24
hours ago, it is really quite "chilly" &
a fire is comfortable early in the
morning. I rode to Ashton & bought shoes for H &
shirt, & muslain for shirts & drawers for self.
H & I planted four rows of sweet corn.
Afternoon Louis Johns (from Downey's) was
here & had tooth extracted. I went to mill
for horse feed. Mrs Hazen moved her
"things" away from her Brother Harry's
(next door) to Brookeville. "Sherwood."
School closed today with an entertainment
& refreshments. After supper Edward
went to "Olney" Grange Hall to a
"dance Club" meeting on his bi cycle.
I put "henhouse compost" on each hill
of corn we planted to day. Lizzie Scott
was here to see Dora. Saml Bond Jr
spent the evening here.