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Thurs. May 19 1898. rain. warm. a.m. took yellow cow "Henrietta" to wood. lot pasture. brot back load stove wood & 100 straw berry plants. Split wood. p.m. Sang at funeral of Henry Rimbach called for Garford's ama money & other errands split wood. eve. Geo. Rich here after prayer mtg. Fri 20 rain. hot. Annie here to dinner [in margin] Cuckoo Red headed W.p. a.m. prepared ground and set out strawberry plants planted Bush Lima p.m. sang at funeral of Mrs Adams mother of Mrs Stough, Carlisle Rode out on Electric car. Did our practising, out on side hill by old river bed. Spading. Eve. Male chorus. Ice Cream Soda with Chas Lord. Sat 21 hot showers. all of us work in garden, spading picking out witch grass roots, plant string beans. trim quince bushes & black currants. dig up hyacinths set out gladiolus. Chop up apple limbs. Eve. cut Ike's hair. Sunday 22 Rumor of naval victory at midnight Big racket. warm. no rain. S.S. Lake Ave. 31 present C.E. voted to send flowers to Cleveland once a week. Eve. service Lorain Cong. Choir Mrs. Farrell sang "Prodigal Son"