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16. Aug. 1862. was held at the Macanoy Hotell a great crowd outside, I couldnot get near enough to hear the speakers, I called at Mr. Swift's, saw him only a few minutes as he was going to the meeting. Mrs. Swift looks well and appears to be bleased with their dwelling here, he is largely engaged in erecting coal brakers. [[double underlined]] Friday August 1st. 1862.[[/underlined]] I went down the road to near the depot from the porch of Mr. Joseph Smith (sometimes called [[underlined]] Root Hall [[/underlined]], but he calls it [[underlined]] Smithsonian Hall [[/underlined]]) I made a sketch of the Rail Road Depot including the new foundry, coal mines &c. here I met Mr. J. S. Downing & Lady Editor of the [[underlined]] Real Estate News Letter & Business Guide [[/underlined]] Published in Phila. & N. York. we went in to Mr. Smiths and spent quite an agreable hour in his garden which is richly decorated with his Nondiscripts, carved roots, &c. At 4 oclock we took leave of Mr. Thompsons family and got into the stage for Shamoken, the road is very rough especially passing over the Locust Mountain, and the view from its summit is very grand and extensive from which it decends to Mt. Carmel, where we took the carrs, passing many coal operations and reached shamoken before sunset, Charles met us at the Depot, and introduced me to Mr. Pollock the president of the Northumberton Bank of which Charles the Cashier. Harriet and the children were glad to see us, some ladies spent the evening here. [[underlined]] Saturday 2d. [[/underlined]] I spent some time in the Bank with Charles. the day being very warm I kept house and pleased with his arrangements & garden &c. [[underlined]] Sunday 3. [[/underlined]] It has been a very hot day and no church until evening, so we kept the house. [[underlined]] Monday 4. [[/underlined]] It being another hot day I kept very quit. In the afternoon assisted Charles in numbering and dating five dollar notes of the Northumbeland Bank notes which will go into circulation tomorrow. Thermr. today 90°. in shade assisted him in planting Curled Endive. [[underlined]] Tuesday 5. [[/underlined]] Nothing particularly has occurred today all being quiet on account of the warmth of the weather 95°. toward evening we all went to see Mr. Friel's family at the lower end of the town. Henry Koughner came from Ashland to see his parents, as he has volunteered and will leave for the army today or tomorrow, he brought over Mr. Thompsons two daughters in the carriage and left in the afternoon for Ashland. By todays papers we have the announcement a the drafting of 300,000 more troops besides the last call for 300,000 volunteers,