== Croton May 1906 == Tue May 8th cloudy and wet. Sarah was here all day cleaning house. Charley came and cut my hair. a butcher calld and I bought a piece of mutton Wed May 9th cloudy and Snow the ground white this after noon. Walter and Dick was in this fore noon. this after noon one of the widow braggs boys called in for a rubarb plant to Set out for groath Thu May 10th cloudy part of the day and cool a Sharp frost this morning. Bilton was here most of the fore noon. Fri May 11th clear most of the day and warm Sarah and Pearl {Heaylewood} was here Sat May 12th cloudy and thunder Showers a warm day it being my eightheth birth day Mary Paul and Sarah Pearl Hazlewood was here Sun May 13th a cloudy Showry day dull day our Minister being away we had Dawn Center Minister {second page} == Croton May 1906 == Mon May 14th clear and warm Sarah and Pearl was here iorning and traightning the {pemieies}. I was Setting abotu the house most of the day Tue May 15th clear and hot 84 deg of heat at 2 P.M. Sarah was here until 5 PM. Wed May 16th clear and hot. 90 deg in the Shade Sarah was here most of the day finishing the cleaning of the house Thu May 17th cloudy fore noon after noon clear and hot 86 deg. thunder Showers last night. I Sprinkled the goose berrie bushes James Laferty calld this Evening Fri May 18th cloudy part of the day not so hot the last three days William McIntosh calld to day. the meat man was here Sat May 19th clear and cool wind from the North a prospect of a frost to night. Bilton and his grand Son was here Sun May 20th clear and cool