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509 [[newspaper clipping]] MELLEN - At Richfield Springs, September 28, Helen L., widow of the late Abner Mellen. Notice of funeral hereafter. [[/newspaper clipping]] [[newspaper clipping]] THE DEMISE OF JOHN E. LOUNSBERY. One of the Best Known Citizens of Ulster County Passes Away. Till Hoary age shall steal on thee, With loitering step and trembling knee. - Martin. John E. Lounsbery, one of the best known citizens of Ulster County, died suddenly at his home in Alligerville, town of Rochester, on Sunday. Some time ago Mr. Lounsbery was stricken with paralysis. In days gone by the deceased was a Section Boss on the Delaware & Hudson Canal. For many years he had lived an enforced quiet life at Alligerville on account of poor health. The deceased leaves a wife and five children. [[/newspaper clipping]] happy if she was here. We brought the house plants and roses on the front piazza and covered them from the frost which will be sure to come tonight. I saw in the Tribune this notice of the death of Mrs. Mellen. Sunday 30" A heavy frost last night and a cold day requiring a pretty good fire in the parlor to keep comfortable. The wood pile is rapidly disappearing and as we were not certain we were to be here this winter I did not lay in our usual supply of wood. I did not contemplate Julia being here and warming my big room by an open fire to keep the baby warm. Meanwhile we are expecting more company. It is very difficult to entertain company situated as we are. I wish we were settled and knew what we are to do. Bowyers wife is expected tomorrow and Lucy and [[strikethrough]] Jam [[/strikethrough]] Sedgwick on Thursday and there is no telling but Joe Tomkins and Gertrude will also stop. Monday Oct. 1" 1888. It rained when we awoke. I went down town on some errands and to order a cab for Edith Cook who went by the 11 55 train. It is raw and cold. I go tomorrow to Bisby with Maj. Wilkinson to make the sketch for Genl. Husted. If we have weather like this it will not be very pleasant. Bowyers wife arrived just as we were finishing dinner. It has rained all day. I am reading "Marins the Epicurean." Tuesday 2" The weather still unsettled. I leave today at 12.45 for Bisby meeting Wilkinson at Rhinebeck. [[strikethrough]] Tuesday [[/strikethrough]] Wednesday 10" I returned this morning early from Bisby which place we left yesterday about 11 o'clock. I went there with Robt Wilkinson on Tuesday 2" In Albany we were joined by John M. Bailey who proved a most genial companion. Wilkinsons brother Will and his wife were on the train going to their home in Illinois. We staid over night at Baggs Hotel in Utica and went on the next day. Found there Genl. Husted and a Mr. Frost and young Apgar. Also Mr. Proctor proprietor of Baggs hotel. Mr. Worcester also came in and Mr. Campbell of York Mills and his two sons. The weather was cold and gloomy during our whole stay. We did not see the sun during the whole time. [[left margin]] Bisby [[/left margin]] However I managed to get two sketches of Mr. Maurices cottage for Wilkinson and a sketch of the lake painted in the rain from Boardmans boat house. I had to paint from a boat, in more or less wind and cold which I found very difficult. I feel satisfied however with what I got considering the difficulties. We had a very agreeable time in spite of the bad weather owing to the geniality of the guests. Mr. Bailey shot a deer the day after we reached there, the only one shot during our stay, and a part of which we each brought home. I parted with Wilkinson and Bailey in Utica they going home by the Central and I by the West Shore. I found Lucy had arrived last Wednesday with Sedgwick, having parted company with Joe and Gertrude in Chicago. Lucy has gone to N.Y. to put Sedgwick at Mr. Morns School. Marion went on Friday and Julia and her baby with Ellen the nurse and Lucy & Sedgwick on Monday. Lucy is to return the last of the week - Joe told Andrews that I am the only one of the family he had any hard feelings toward, chiefly I presume because he has tried to injure me. I am satisfied that he feels so. It is a beautiful, cool day, the color fine but not at its height while in the woods the color has not been brilliant and much of the foliage has fallen. We had a freezing night and I was quite sure that would end it, as I think it did. It is cold in the house. Tom has commenced to pick the apples, but has a colic today so that I have not seen him. I feel we ought to be [[left margin]] Picking apples [[/left margin]]
