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Croton June 1906

Sun June 24th clear and pleasant. I wsa at the church a there was a house full of pepol

Mon June 25th clear and hot 90 deg. I was hilling a fiew of my potatoes in fore noon after noon was fixing the fence by the big gate

Tue June 26th fore part of the day cloudy and cool latter part clear and hot 85 deg

Wed June 27th clear fore noon and after noon cloudy a Strong look of rain

Thu June 28th cloudy fore noon with light thunder Shower after noon clear and hot Sarah was here doing house work. Bilton called this after noon a while

Fri June 29th clear and hot 12 deg at 2 PM I walked over to Aunt Victorias to See here but She was not at home

Sat June 30th cloudy in the fore noon after noon clear and not as hot as yesterday. Anne Poast calld this fore noon to get Roses and Victoras adress

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Croton July 1906

Sun July 1st thunder clouds all day

Mon July 2 clear and warm. I sprinkled my potatoes in the fore noon after noon I doug up my Strawburry vines

Tue July 3 a Showry day. Dick calld this fore noon Jane Cragg was here this after noon

Wed July 4th clear part of the day and moderate Dick was here picking goos buries. Bilton was here a while this after noon. there was a heavey Shower last night and this morning

Thu July 5th clear and cool. I gathered ras berries Walter was in this Evening

Fri July 6th clear and quite cool in the morning Sarah was here cleaning house and baking

Sat July 7th clear most of the day quite cool in the morning Bilton was here this fore noon and William McIntosh he brought me a Setting of hens Eggs which I set

Sun July 8th cloudy most of the day. I went to the Church to here W Sawyer preach

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