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1887 Tues 19 warm pleasant day I went to Town got matting for Mrs Harris - We 20 it rained a little Martha and I cleaned her cistern - Lou came it rained a little more at night so we got about a foot of water in cistern Fri 22d Sister Dunphy came stayed all night in the afternoon they both went home - weather real cold again May 1st warmest day we have had this season I unclear cherry trees just beginning to blossom - Mr Mills and old Mrs Goodman both died the 29 of April - got two young cherry trees and an English gooseberry bush May 2d Mr Valancourt moved in my house - John papered the kitchen took three double rolls but was not enough to paper behind the cupboard I trimed the bushes Kaltenbach little boy died with Hidrophobia May 1st May 4 weather cool no rain yet - 5 John Rena and all the rest of the family but myself went to see Uncle Tom's Cabin played in a tent down in Quick's field -- May 6th Rena's baby came to Town at half past 8 Fri eve ' ' 11 house raiser finished work on Valancourt house - hot weather Mon 9th Mrs Dunphy came out here to take care of Rena May 15 John Martha and Allie went up to Sarah's Williamson's and on to Narwood to Richard's then home May 17 Richard, Lucy, Nellie, and Ed, all came here turned real cold so Martha and Mrs V covered all their plants but there was not frost enough to hurt anything