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Lorain Co. C.E. Conv. Wellington Cong. Ch. Dinner at Benedicts. Supper and Night at Whitney's bunked with young Dute from N. Amherst.

Sat. May 15. 1897 Wellington. Fair. Sunrise meeting at 6:00. Walked to Oberlin. 8:20 - 11:00 Nature beautiful Flushed Snipe or Wood cock in road. Wood Pewee. Tanager pair Indigo birds. pair Orchard Orioles. Trillium sessile and at Blk River. Dinner with Root family at Pa West's p.m. Root hired me to take France to see Ball Game Oberlin and Hiram score 7-6 Home 5 p.m. Eve. S.S. lesson. Sun. 16 Fair. Frost in some places. not at 43 Morning sermon on II Ki. 5:13 Naaman. S.S. Lane Ave. took Miss Levagood out. and back and drove out again to lead C.E. Meeting on "Things worth living for." 30 at L.A. S.S. in afternoon. Miss Bateman there drilling primary kids in song for Annivers. Horned Larks. Red Headed Woodpecker nest in maple right at side of road. Mon 17 Fair. Al. Kuchenrither helping Geo. Worked for Geo all day. dinner there. Father took Net to Oberlin and brot back Jo. Chippy's nest in little Tyson pear tree. Mourning Doves nest at Geo's. big young one, Heron in Orchard. Crested Flycatchers nest river bank east of Geo. potatoes. 25 ft up. in stub of broken limb. saw bird go to nest