July 15th 1893

Sat. 15. Intensely hot day Mrs J Ash gone home to Kingston today and Miss E.W. English (and old friend of Mrs Cowan's) came here to stay for a while made up the month of June milk tonight .

Sun. 16. Another hot day got through attended service this morning Mr Pimlott in the Pulpit whom I have not heard for some time Mrs Grice and son and Jas. Lane at Mrs Cowans tonight

Mon. 17. Another very hot day got through early and went to Kingston with Reverend W.H. Seed and attended the Endeavor meeting held in the Cook's Church. a light rain tonight another hot day Mr Seed gave me his rigg to go to town and do a little Biz came home early and spent the evening with him at Mrs Cowan's {side note} showery today got a little wet coming home

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July 19th 1893

Wed. 19. Most beautiful fine cool Breeze Blowing west out this evening do some errands for Mrs Cowan accompaning Miss English who also was on the same Biz. cool tonight

Thur. 20. Most beautiful day but some appearances of a storm soon attended prayer meeting tonight

Fri. 21. Extremely hot today helped Mrs Cowan clean her berries and other things to get her and readiness for going to town tomorrow.

Sat. 23. Very hot and close this morning. Sky clouded and sounds of distant thunder there was very heavy thunder showers passed to the North and South of us but here we only got a slight rain about noon Mrs Cowan went to Kingston today. She bought and made me a present