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Virginia Dramatic Company -- They had a good house -- The company all young fellows & girls -- Did very well for amateurs -- Bed at 3:30 --

carpentering Capt C J Hinds dies

Tuesday Dec 8

Clear & cool -- worked at my shelving in room -- Work in office as usual Bed at 2:30 --

Wednesday Dec 9

Cloudy & cold -- Capt CJ Hinds died at 7 AM -- PM I met Charley Legate , & he & I paid a visit to Miss Harried Hinds at the Wm Tell House -- She is niece to the Captain, & arrived from Boston yesterday morning on purpose to see him -- She will take the corpse home to the scenes of his childhood starting on Friday -- Hines was local on the Enterprise in January and February, after Dan was dis-charged and until I took hold -- He died at the Hospital of dropsy of the abdomen -- Been tapped twice in the last 3 weeks -- 3 gallons each time -- Taken with bleeding at

Dan Delaney shot

stomach about 2 months or 6 wks ago, superinduced by heavy, constant drinking and no eating -- Would rather drink than eat -- took to his bed and dropsy followed -- I work as usual -- Bed at 3:30 -- snowing furiously -- Wrote a good obituary send off for Hinds tonight for mornings paper --

Thursday Dec 10

Cloudy & cool -- The snowstorm this morning did not amount to much -- Dan Delaney, a miner in the Conbination shaft was shot by officer Linehan about 5:30 oclock

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