“28th Wednesday  A cloudy damp day & rained some quite a heavey shower in the evening  I did my choars was round the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick with a cold  Mr Wests son was married tonight about 9 oclock to a Miss _______.

“29th Thursday  fine cold dry weather  I did my choars was round home all day closed up at 8 & went to bed about 9 ½ nearly sick with a cold & the rheumatism  Asel Gates barn etc burned up ketched from his carlessness with fire near straw stack.

“30th Friday  fine cold dry weather  I did my choars was round the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick with a cold.

“31st Saturday  fine cold dry weather  I did my choars was round home all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick with a cold etc  A T Jones mooved into his tonight before he finished his house.

“November 1st Sunday  A fine cold pleasant day froze verry hard last night more mild today  I did my choars went to A T Jones in forenoon & was going home in afternoon went to bed at 9 about sick with a bad cold & the rheumatism etc.

“2nd Monday  fine cool dry pleasant weather  I did my choars was round the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed about 9 ½ nearly sick with a cold.

“3rd Tuesday  fine pleasant day with a cool air  I did my choars was round the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 ½ nearly sick with a cold   I went to Junction to election.”