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you may see by the Papers that they are to sell the Randolph Street RR. I find it is only to straighten out the whole affair and think the road will run the same unless the [[?]] should stop at the Blu Hill. May come back as they are not tearing the Rails as yet only when the street was built over this summer close to Blu Hill. the [[Bissie?]] are running and are loseing lots of time to Mattapan but they are just putting the roads to the beach. from here to a [[?]] by the way are you using Comton Beach? I am going down to the wood lot now before dinner to see what they are doing "nothing doing I find." I think Drake and I will take a walk up to Cemetery and see the Belcher Tomb as I have not had a tramp as yet today we have had our dinner and I am going to set down to the papers for a while

Your Ma has written her letter and is up stairs doing the Chamber work the sitting room is as hot as an oven with the sun pouring in  Mrs Snell has not come as yet  poor Saml. Sharp has had to leave the Colored family he was with, for they seemed determined to get all he had on he thought so he has a room on Wyman St spends a lot of time with me in store
[[border of page]] Business has dropped off more than ever this week  we have nice fine sugar I shall have to sell for 9 1/2 this week I think cash 9 1/4 smal satisfaction in doing that. I am buying just as few Goods as I can for everything is dropping in price Pa [[/border of page]]

Transcription Notes:
A few of the [[??]] in the first paragraph might be the same word, looks like it starts with an A?