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before 11. I went down town to pay Mr. Lindsley for the men who did the blasting but he could not tell me the amount. Our girl came back shortly after we arrived. The weather has cleared off delightfully cool with N. wind. I spent the afternoon finishing shingling the well. Then I brushed the inside of the curb carefully removing all the dirt and cobwebs, meanwhile keeping the opening in the well covered with a large linen cloth. I then nailed on the outside securely a fine wire netting so that now the children cannot throw any thing inside. The water is abundant and clear and cold so that now I feel we can do without ice.

Sunday. July 6" 1890. A beautiful summer day. No one came until towards evening when the Staples girls and their brother walked up on the hill with a friend. I expected Sam might come it was such a pleasant day, but he did not and I was not a little disappointed. I wrote to Fred Norton and sent him my individual note for $715. at 3 mos to pay one assessment for paving Holmes St. as he offered to let me have the money. I dread this financing again from which I have had a rest now of a year, but there is nothing else to be done and I have to use my credit for the benefit of the estate.

Monday. 7". The men came this morning and began tearing down the stable and carriage house. By night the stable I built with so much care five or six years ago, was all down and they had begun to tear off the shingles of the carriage house. Tom is at work covering the water pipes in the ditch we made. The water does not run at all through the day but does morning and evening. Fortunately the well proves a good supply. Tom and I took some things out of the upper part of the carriage house and put them in the part I am to keep and I helped him some in covering the pipe, so that tonight I was very tired. It has been a hot day in the sunshine but comfortable in the shade.  

Tuesday 8". It has been very hot today with a hot south wind. I went down town this forenoon. Some one has almost entirely broken down the little late cherry tree in front of the house down by the woods. I have picked the few cherries remaining on it as well as those on the old fashioned sour cherry tree up near the house. I think now I will have the little tree down near the woods cut down as it only exasperates me to see it so ruthlessly torn to pieces each year for the few cherries. The men are tearing down the carriage house in the fierce heat. Tom has covered the water pipe as far as he can until it settles. They are drawing material for Deweys house and the man finally came this afternoon with the mowing machine to cut the grass on the hill which I gave to Lewis the milk man, if he would cut it, but after working a little while he disappeared, his horses not working well together, I think. Sara is making currant jelly and preserving the sour cherries I picked. I sent Sam today a check for $12. for my interest on the $200 I still owe him. I overtook him on my way down this morning just as he came out of his gate.  

Wednesday 9". Last night was very hot until 12 o clock when a gale from the W. came up. We had gone to bed leaving all the windows open but when the wind sprang up it awoke us and we had to go about the house and close them. This morning is cool with a fine N.W. wind. I went down town and received a note from Fred Norton telling me he had deposited the proceeds of my note (704.28) in the Bank of the Metropolis to my credit so that now I am ready to pay the assessment on Holmes St. Fred offered to do this for me and it is a very friendly act. John Van Ettan and his wife were here yesterday and he told me he would want one of the front lots. I told him we were in no hurry to sell as we were hoping to sell the whole of it. I went up to Kingston from Rondout to see if Kenyons

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