to New York to get Aunt Hattie affadavit, then he has some other business to attend to in Boston, where Quint is most anxious to accompany him and he hopes to sail for home from Montreal on the Montroyal which is due to leave on the 22nd a week from to-day. Lovely day. Sunset clear.

Saturday May 16th

I put out the rest of the strawberry plants I had dug this morning and now have three rows across the triangular patch set out. I then moved the old hut bed frame around by the rhubarb bed and this after noon filled it with earth and transplanted out a lot of tomato plants. I put it over a thick mat of couch grass and spread manure over the grass to kill it but not enough to make much heat. I also dug a little patch out there for Marj. to plant some radish & spinach seed. The cows got out a couple of times, the old rail fence along the edge of the woods from the orchard to Davy's line is getting pretty poor in spots. It has looked very dark and thundery nearly all day and did rain a little this after noon and to-night there was a heavy downpour, which was much needed. It has been warm and rather sultry all day.