to see me again before buying a monument I gave a Mr. Clendening $10 to give his brother for 20 bu of oats he brought me about a month ago this pays him in full called at Mrs. R. Foley's she agreed to give me her order later on got back to town about dusk got my horse shod 60 cts 5 ts for carbolic oil 40 cts for books was a nice day.

27th Went out near Washburn this morn to a Mrs Martin's sold a $9500 job came back to E. Pages had dinner & then to town sold Mr. R.Hutcheon a $9000 job wrote letters to G.N. Sheffield Willoughby Bros. Chas. Taber John Monoughan Thos. Norris spent 20 cts was a nice day.

28th Gonyou's paid there 13th payment on property $1600 I got my horse clipped $1.0 & 75 cts for some medicine for his breast to dr. Walker got a P.O. Order for S.B. Norton $800 cost 6 cts got a $100 draft for Ross Gamble cost 15 cts mailed it to him 25 cts for a book of stamps It rained last night & took all the snow it rained some this fore noon

29th We stayed around the house alday was a dark cloudy day

30th It snowed last night and rained all the fore-noon to-day & took it off got