“29th Wednesday  cold dry backward weather  I did my choars was round the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed about 9 tiard & about sick with a cold.

“30th Thursday  cold dry backward weather  I did my choars was round the office all day closed up at 8 and went to bed at 9 tiard & sick with a cold & the rheumatism  Simeon Billings & wife were over today, Elder Wanosdale was ordained today at Baptist Church.

“May 1st Friday  cold cloudy backward weather  I did my choars was round the office all day closed up at 8 and went to bed at 9 sick with the rheumatism & a cold  J K Pollards wife died today, George Sidwell commenced white washing the store today.

“2nd Saturday  A cold cloudy backward day for May, sprinkled in evening  I did my choars was round the office the most of the day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 nearly sick with rheumatism  Albert Jones house burned up tonight took fire about 11 as they were a going to bed he saved some of the bedding etc.

“3rd Sunday  A cold cloudy damp morning & rained more or less all the forenoon  I did my choars was round home the most of the day went to bed about 9 nearly sick with a cold & the rheumatism  E P Macks childrens funeral sermon was preached today at the Methodist Church at 10 ½ AM by a Unaversalist Minaster from Aurora.

“4th Monday  A fine cool day for the season  I did my choars was round the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed about 9 tiard & nearly sick  Old goos hatched out 4 wild goslings & 2 eggs were rotten  George & I were cleaning store some.

“5th Tuesday  fine weather but pretty cold for May  freezes a nights  I did my choars was round the office all day closed up at 8 & went to bed at 9 tiered & nearly sick with a cold  Gosling were off & out of the nest before I got up  George cleaning store.”