and for lettering I paid Mr. Hawes $800 for foundation & 50 cts to finish it up at bottom 15th came up to Ross in fore-noon we all went up to Bobs for dinner Ross & I went in to Aunt Anns a few minutes we left about five had tea at Ross came as far as Moultons stayed alnight it rained nearly all the after-noon 16th rained nearly all the fore noon we got to town about noon 40 cts for 1/2 bu. of Potatoes 54 cts for 2 lbs of butter have left to-night $5.48 cts 17th 15 cts for meat I letter footstone for Ritchie job and loaded it bargained with Webster for a horse for the rest of this week at $100 a day 10 cts for cuttle fish bone was a nice day