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Transcript of "William Checketts diaries, 1900-1902," Vol. 1, 1900 August-November

Title: William Checketts diaries, 1900-1902 Volume 1, 1900 August-November

Call Number: MS 4839

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No 2 #2

Saturday Agust 4th 1900

Cloudy Coald day in the

morning I went to the

Barber and got my hir Cut

Boght 3 Books Like this

one – and a Necktye Cost

24 cents had a Bath shaved

my self and Packed up

my valice redy to go to

Hereford on Monday

Brother Start [unreadable] and my self

went out in the after noon

visited two Invastagiters

then went to sister Satts

then down to my Cousen

George Ewens then Back

home miles walked 6

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Sunday. Agust 5th

Being fast day we went

to Sunday School with out

Breakfirst atended Sunday

school when school was

out Preastood Meeting took

[unreadable]. and Lasted till three

oclock then testomoney

meeting comensed and it

was a verry stormy cold

day and By the time

meeting was out I was

verrey Cold and hungry

Bro Start [unreadable] and I went to

Cousen George Ewins and

thay had a good fire and

a warm supper for us

and after we Pertook of it

we felt Lots Better. Sat up

till after 12 oclock had a

nice time miles 2

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monday Agust 6th 1900

got up 730. had a good Bead

at Cousen George Ewins

cosen fannie got us a

good Breakfirst they felt

Bad to see me go (I) shook

hands with them and Bid

them good By. we walked

to the Conference house I

got my grips ready and

shook hands with the

Elders, and Bid them good

By for a wile and I felt

Pretty Bad at Leaving them

and it was Little Like

Leaving home I had

Labord with them three

months and we had Become

atached to Each other Brother

Loyde took me to the

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station and helped me

to carrey My grips and

at the depot when we

shook hands I tell you

we squesed Each others

hands. the train Pulled

out of Birmingham 1130 am

I arived at 49 Park St

Hereford 2 PM Agast 6 (1900)

Elder Challis. (and) droubay. meet

me. at the station. and I

found a nice Ludgen Place

had dinner at 2 P.M. verrey

stormy all day stayed in

the house all afternoon.

miles 2

August 7th tuesday

Clowdy morning feel

A Little Lonsum again as

all ar strangers to me

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in the afternoon Brother

Chaless Druby and my

self took a walk down

town and we went in to

the Hereford Catheradel it

raind Pretenear all afternoon

Posted a Letter to My wife

miles 2

wensday August 8th

Cloudy dull morning

read the Bible some in the

after noon Bro Challis. Druby

and my self took a walk

in town and we went out

to the water works and

we went [crossed out] up in the

tower it is a verrey high

one. and it is a fine

Place to Look around the

Countrey at night we had

a Bible Class.

Miles walked 3.

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thursday August 9th

got up and found it still

Raining verrey stormy

all day we had a Religon

Class at 12 oclock. and

Layed around and read the

rest of the day Could not

go out all day

Friday August 10

Before I got out of Bead

this morning the

Poast man fetched me

a Letter from over the

sea from My Loved

ones and Elder Challis

Brought them Upstairs

to me and I read them

in Bead and I was

verrey thankful for

it Containd the good

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News of all Being well

I also received a Letter

from, Jane Jody & Nellie

in ogden we had Religon

Class at 12 oclock. in the

After noon I went out

tracking delivered 20

tracks But Could not

git Eney one to talk to

me. in the Evening

I sang a good Menney

hyms and sunday

school songs Sister

Daich, and Watkins

Likes me to sing. I do not

feel well to day I have

Pains in stumach (miles 1)

Saturday August 11th

Nice morning But I am

Not feeling well. head

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Ache and Pains in My

Body. Elders Challis and

Druaby and my self took

a walk to the river why

and we selected a spot

under a Large Oake tree

and sang a hym Prayed

and sung again. and Elder

Challis speak to us on the

first Prinsebls of the

gospel for about 30 minutes

we sang again and

dismised By Prayer and

we had a good time

walked 2 miles feel a

Little Better Now when

we got home we had

our Bible Class. in the

after noon I rote Part of

a Letter to my wife

miles 2

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1900

Sunday August 12th

Nice Morning had Breakfirst

and Left the house at 10

oclock to go out to Ledberrey

took the train and road

out ther wich is 13 miles

then we walked out to

red Marley wich is about

7 miles from Ledberrey station

it was verrey hot walking

Brother Challis and I got our

toes skind some. we got

to Brother Rebrt. Hills for

dinner they (new) Brother Reading

and Brother McMurdy

after dinner we held a

meeting at Brother Hills

we was Blessed with the

sprit of the Lord and we

had a good time

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meeting Presided over by

me. my self Elders

Challis and Druby

Being the speakers.

we had tea then walked

about 4 miles to White Leaf

Oak. and held an

out doors meeting up on

the hill quite a number

of saints Being Present

and some strangers

after meeting we went over

the hill to a famley of

saints By the names of

Sheans. thay new Brother

Reading. then we walked

Back to Brother Hills

to sleep. and we felt some

what tired. waked 18 miles

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1900

Monday August 13th

got up and found a verrey

nice morning awe walked

around the Countrey and

visited some of the saints

saw sister Danes and they

new Brother Reading well

she gave us a glass of

Lemonade we walked

around all day and did

Not get Eney dinner got to

Ledberrey station about

5 P M. took the tran

for Herford got home 6 PM

tired and hungrey

had tea and Layed around

resting Up till 12 PM

then went to Bead

Miles 12 or 13.

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Tuesday August 14

verrey warm in the

morning rote a Letter

to my wife in the

After noon I went out

tracking delivrd 30 tracks

and had some Conversations

in the Evening we went

out in to the Countrey

about 2 miles to see if

we Could hold a street

meeting But when we

got out ther we found it

was in the City Limits

and we Could not hold

it so we took a stroull

down the river and

watched the People Boat

rid then Come Back home

miles walked 4

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1900

Monday August 15th

warm day read the Papers

And Books. at night we

had an interesting Bible

Class___________________

Thursday August 16th

took the train out

to Ross a. distence of 12

miles to see what the

Prospects was for tracking

and holding street

meetings we done some tracking

and had some good Conversations

But we did not hold a

street Meeting. arived

at 49 some thing after

10 PM. tired and hungrey

miles walked 10.

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1900

Friday August 17th

Nice morning, received

some Jornels from home

also receaved the deseret

news. so I read them

during the morning

and this Being the

Birth day of my

sweet Little daughter

Lola I thought of hir

menny, times and

well do I remember

the day she was Born

4 years ago to day.

and this Being the

Circus day in Logan

I Could not get my dear

wife and Children

off my mind and I

Pray god to Bless them

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and Perserve them from

all harm. in the

after noon I went out

tracking had some

good talks. also had

three or four refuse to

take a track. Miles 2

Saturday August 18th

nice day Bible Class

in the morning

read the Bible in the

after noon. at night

Elder Druby and my

self went for a walke

around town and herd

the salvation harmery (Miles 2)

Sunday August 19th

in the Morning I rote

Part of a Letter to my

wife at 630 we went

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To Brother Drembry s

to hold Cotage Meeting

the Sprite of the Lord

was Pored out upon us

and we had a good

meeting. after meeting

we went to Mr Batoms

to spend the Evening

we song hyms and

sundy school songs

and had a good time (Miles 2)

Monday August 20th

nice morning got a

good Letter from my

wife and it done me

good to hear from my

Loved ones and to hear

thay was all well.

I am going to Leave

Hereford to day about

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11 am. For Pinvin and

Pershure to have a few

days visit with my

folks. arived at Pinvin

315. PM. found the folks

well. went to Uncle

Barnes. first then went

and seen aunt Ema

Hains and had tea with

hir she was Pleased to

see me and she Could tell

me how old I was and

when my Birth day was

and all my Brothers and

sisters ages. went Back

to aunt Barnes to sleep

Pinvin August 21 (Miles 2)

Nice morning rote a Letter

to my wife and helped Uncel

Barns Load wheat and haull

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Barley. so if I am

far away from home

I had a tast of harvesting

in the Evening I went to

see Jimanos mother how

was sick But I found

hir feeling Bettr. got Back

to uncles Barnes By dark

had some supper and

went to Bead walked

4 miles

Pinvin August 22nd

go up feeling a Little

stiff from the work

of yesterday. went and

un Loaded a nother Load of

Barley and then I felt

Better. then I went to

Pershore to see Uncle

Wm Checketts when

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I arived ther I found

he was not home he

had got a job for a few

days Keeping gate at

the habby Church

so I had dinner with

aunt and Cousen

Heber Checketts then I

went to see Uncle Wm

wher he was working

talked a good deal upon

the Prinsibles of the

gospel. and I Bore my

testomney to him I

arived Back to Uncle

Barses [Barnes] for tea. Cousen

George Ewins Came and

we spent the Evening

talking and thay had me

sing a few songs

for them Miles 4

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Pinvin August 23

got up had two fresh

Layed Eggs for Breakfirst

and had a Little Chat

after Breakfirst Cousin

fannie Come to aunt

Barnes in the morning

But did not stay Long

in the after noon

Uncle Barnes took me

to the flowr show

and races it was a

grand display of flowers

and the gratest races I

Ever saw and the horse

Jumping was fine and

we had a verrey good

time I should of said

the show and rases

was at Pershore.

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it rained a good deal

of the day But Uncle

Barnes took us in

the reserved seats

under. Cover. so we

had it fine. it rained

verrey hard wile we

was going home in Uncles

trap when we got to

Uncles Barnes aund

had supper ready for

us. had a Little Chatt

after supper and then went

to Bead.

Pinvin August 24

got up and had Breakfirst

felling Pretty well.

verrey stormy all

day in the morning

ther was a man

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came in the shead

for shelter he was

traveling through

thi Countrey on a

Bicicle and we got

in a Conversation on

religon and he was

mutch intrested in

my remarks. and

he was well acuainted

with the Bible and

ther was 4 or 5 other

men gathered around

us and we had a fine

time for a [scribbled out word] hour or

so. and he Belived my

testomoney and I

gave him some

reading mater and

he gave me his

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address and invited

me to come and see

him if I was Ever

around wher he Lived

in the after noon

I went to aunt Emma

haines and Cousen

george haines and wife

was ther and also harvy

and I taked to them

up on the gospel. Miles 1

Pinvin August 25th

verrey dull morning

walked to Pershore

spent the day with

Uncle Wm Checketts

and talked a grate deal

about the gospel and I

Bore my testomney to

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it rained verrey hard

most all day at night

I walked Back to

Uncle Barnes. to sleep

miles walked 5

Pinvin Sunday 26th Aug

dull Cloudy Morning

got up and went out

in to the road and

saw a poor woman

Laying down in the

Weit grass with no Bead

Clothes she had Been sleeping

ther all night after Break

-first I went to the station

and took the train for

gladberrey walked from

ther to Uncle George

Ewens – then Cousen geo

Ewens Cousin fannie

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and a nether gentlemen

and my self took a walke

around a mans Estate

all fenced in with a 8 foot

fence and the rabbets ar

as thick as they can Be

and Lots of deer and we

Enjoyed the walk went

Back to dinner. after dinner

thay took us round the

Countrey in the Cart to

Mimes fathers and mothers

we had tea ther and had

a nice Chatt then I walked

Back to Uncle Barnes had

supper taked a wile then

went to Bead walked 5 miles

Pinvin Monday august 27th

nice morning started to

mend a Ladder for uncle

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Cald to Breakfirst after

Breakfirst finished mending

the Ladder Cousen george

Ewens. and fannie Came

after me to go to talors

to dinner after dinner

thay took me to Pipelton

and Braughlen and showed

me wher mother use to

Liv we walked from

this to Uncel Barnes

and we had a nice

walke and I sang hyms

and Preached the gospel

to Cousen george miles

walked 9

Tuesday august 28th

got up and had Breakfirst

at aunt Barnes. then

walked to Pershore and

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spent the day with Uncle

Wm Checketts. in the

Evening Cousen Heber

Checketts and myself

took a walk out in the

Countrey. went to Bead at

Uncels Wm Checketts

miles walked 4 (Posted a Letter home)

Pershore wensday Aug 29th

got up at seven oclock had

Breakfirst at Uncle Wm Che

hyred a Bycle roade to

Uncle Barnes. then out

to the Logde te Talors. from

this to hill ferze then

Back to Uncles Barnes

then to worvester stayed

with Elders Wyatt and

Druby a few hours had

dinner in the after noon

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went down in to town

in worster meet Cousen

george Ewins and fannie

then roade along with

them on our Bycels Back

to Pinvin had tea at

aunt Barnes them I road

the Bycle Back to Pershore

then went to Uncle

Wm Checketts to Put up

for the night I hav road

some thing over 30 miles

Pershore August 30th

got up and found a

verrey dull morning

Uncle Wm Checketts and

my self went through

the Pershore Abbey

Church and it is a

verrey old fashion

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Building it as Been

Built menny hundards

of years ago But it is

Built verrey strong

I also went up in to

the Bellfrey and out

on top of the tower

spent moust of the day

with Uncle Wm Checketts

and thay was verrey

Kind to me. I hav

had the headache to day

in the afternoon I

Preached the gospel to

Uncle Wm Checketts and

his wife and Bore my

testomoney to them

and Bid them good By

for a wile I walked

to Pinvin to Uncel Barnes

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and found a letter ther

from my Dear wife

with the glorious news

of them all Being well

and it made me happy

and verrey thankfull

Cousen george Ewins and

fannie was at aunt

Barnes for tea and shok

hands with them and

Bid them good By for

the Present. Miles 2

Pinvin friday 31 august

went to see aunt Emma

got ready to Leave

for Hereford at 12 noon

Left Pershore station at

12/20 and the ride was a

verrey Plesant one Espicily

throug Malvery. to [smudged out] see

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the houses on the hill

side and the Prety hills

I arived at Hereford at

about 2[smudged out] PM. and found

Elder Chall and Sistirs

Parctos and Watkings

well. went to Bead (Miles 3)

But did not sleep mutch (received a Letter from wife)

Herford Saturday September

[illegible] 1900

got up not feeling verrey

well did not rest good

through the night went

down to the Post ofice

Before Breakfirst and

Posted some Letters

after dinner went to

the Publick Baths and

had a Path [Bath]. Layed around

Prety mutch all day with

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the headache and not

feeling well. Miles 2

Sunday September 2st[nd] 1900

got up feeling Bettr

this morning. and it

is Prety nice wether to day

as it is fast day and

no meeting nor sunday school

till 630 PM. I did not

get up verrey Earley.

we had dinner at 4 PM

and got ready to go to

Meeting ther was not

menney ther as ther is

But verrey few saints

hear But we had a good

Meeting and the sprit of

testomoney. and we Enjoy

-ed our selves after metting

we went to visit a

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friend and we stayed

till 11 PM. singing hyms

Monday September 3st[rd]) Miles 2

Nice morning I stayed

in the house and wrote

a Letter to my wife and

wrote a Little Letter to Each

of my Children and Arthir

in the after noon I

went out tracking and

I had a good time and

and had a good memory

good Conversations at night

sang some songs and

hyms and went to Bead

walked 1 mile

Tuesday Sept 4th

Nice morning But rather

Cool. in the morning read

some and in the afternoon

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went out tracking

and had some good taks

in the Evening finished

writing a Letter to my

wife and Posted it Miles 2

wensday Sep 5th. 1900

in the morning the

dereset News came and

we read it over with

intrest But was sorray

to see that the small

Pox had got such a start

in Cache Valey also

contaned the death of

Jacob Tlhurer [Theurer] Junir.

in the after noon I

went tracking. I forgot to

say that Sister watkins

was sick and I helped

wash dishis “and Picked

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Beans for dinner and

cleaned them. we administerd

to hir and she is getting

Better. Miles 2

Thursday Sep 6th

this morning at 7:30 I had

a Letter from my dear wife

and it was Brought Up

stairs to me Before I was

out of Bead so I read the

Contents and was verrey

happy to Learn thay was

all well. But verrey sorrey

indeed to Lern of the small

pox Being around ther and

I went to my Secret Chamber

and asked god to Perserve

them from it and to

Prevent the spread of the

same. it is a nice

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morning and sister watkins

is improving in the

after noon read the Papers

Friday 7th Sep

in the morning I

received a Letter from

Pres Frisby saying that

Sister J Munn at

Malvurn [Great Malvern] was sick

and she wished Us to go

and administer to hir so

we took the train at

hereford at 1230 Noon

and road to grate

Maulvern and walked

through the City of

Mulvirn to Mautvern Link

found sister Munn

Pretty sick we administerd

to hir and Left hir

[Page 39 of 116]

Feeling some Better and

Brother Challis and my

self walked from ther

to worster went to

Elders Wyatt and Drubys

Lodging oh I forgot to

say we was Picked up

on the road to worster

By a main a trapp

and road about 4 miles

after having tea with the

Elders we took a walk

around the town for

a mile and Enjoyed

our Beads went Back

to Elder Wyoatts Logdens

and Spent a hour or two

I slept with Brother

Wyiatt. Miles 8

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worsts saturday sep 8th

Elder Wyatt Druby Challis

and my self started to

walk to Maulvern and

it was a verrey nice

day But warm walking

I should of siad Before

Leaving Worsts Elder Challis

and my self. went and

saw My Cosen Mgrett

Haynes found hir to
Be a verrey nice Lady she

gave us a Lunch. we

arived at Maulvern in

the Evening rather tirid

found Sister Munn some

Better. Elder Wyatt and

my self. slept at his

house Brother Challis and

Druby went and hired

Beads. miles [scribbled out ] 12

[Page 41of 116]

Maulvern sunday Sep 9th

had Breakfirst with sister

Munn then Elders Wyatt

Druby Challis and my

self started to walk to

read Marley and we

walked along the Maulvern

hills for severill miles and

it was a grand sight

we got on the rong

road and went severill

miles out of the road

we arivid at Brother

James Schenes. at 2 PM

tired and hungrey Brother

Wyatt and me stayed ther

for dinner the walked

3 miles fether to Brother

Ubert Hills to hold

meeting found a nice

Little Congregation ther

[Page 42 of 116]

we had a good meeting

after tea walked Back

to evite Leaf Oak to

hold an out doors

meeting had a verry

good meeting returned

to Brother Ubert hills

had supper and went

to Bead walked alltogether

23 miles and we was all

verry tired

Monday Sep 10th

got up feeling some what

rested had Breakfirst

Brother wyatt and myself

started to go to Sister

Newmans to get Elders

Challis and Druby

then we all walked

two or three miles together

[Page 43 of 116]

then we Parted with

Elders Wyatt and Druby

thay going to worster and

Brother Challis and myself

going to Putley to see my

Cousen Meleg and Jimmers

Brother Harrey Taylor & we

arived ther at 6 PM verrey

tired and hungrery after

a walk of 17 or 18 miles

they gave us some thing

to Eate for wich we

was verrey thankfull.

we found Jimmers Bro

Harrey to Be a Jolley

fellow. after we had

Been ther about two

hours my Cousen heber

Haynes a Poilice Man

from London Came on

[Page 44 of 116]

a visit and we was

glat to hav the Privilege

of seeing Each other miles 18

Tuesday sep 11th

got up and had Breakfirst

then Hrrey taylor took

Elder Challis Cousen heber

and my self. all around

the froot Plantation and

it was a verrey Large

Place and tuns and tuns

of nice froot he also

took us to a farmer

By the name ….

hwo had some of the

Best Sider and Perrery

I Ever [crossed out word] tasted we

got Back to Harrey Taylors

to dinner in the afternoon

I wrote a Letter to my wife

and Posted it

[Page 45 of 116]

in the Evening Harrey

Taylor took Elder Challis

Cousen Heber and my

self for a walk and we

got started to talk on

the gospel. and thay wher

verrey mutch Entrested

and I talked to them

a Long time thay asked

me to sing a song then

we Eate supper and

went to Bead miles 4

wensday sep 12th

got up found a nice

morning had Breakfirst

and Bid them good By

and we walked to ashperton

sation wich is about 3

miles took the train for

Hereford when we got

[Page 46 of 116]

ther we went to the

market and saw the

Catell and Sheep – then

went to 49 Park St and

found a Letter ther from

my wife it had Been

ther Ever sence sunday

and I was verrey

thankfull to hear

thay was all well

in the afternoon took a

walk down town

in the Evening had

religon Class or Bible

Class. walked 4 or 5

miles

hereford sep 13

did not feel well

after our Long walk

so we rested most

[Page 47 of 116]

of the day in the aftern

-oon went for a walk in

town Lots of People in town (2 miles)

sep 14th

in the morning elder

Challis and my self

went up the river and

gatherd some hurbs and

roots to make some Beer

in the after noon we

washed them and clened

the Bottils to Put it in

sent some stars to my

wife with a Breast Pin

in them at night we

went down in to the

City and herd the Band

Play. miles 2

[Page 48 of 116]

Saturday Sep 15th

got up had Breakfirst

and got ready to go out

in to the Countrey

to see an old Sister

By the name of

Elizabeth Pulling we

walked 9 miles and

found hir in a hop

field Picking hops

and we taked to her

a few menuets then

we went Back in to

the road sat down

in the Shade and ate

some Bread and Cheese

we had with us we

went on our way for

a few miles asked for

a drink at a farm

[Page 49 of 116]

house thay gave us some

milk we went on our

way rejoicing arived at

49 verrey tired on

ariving ther found a

Letter from my wife

with the good news of

all Being well wich I

was verrey thankful to

hear miles walked 18

Sunday Sep 16th

stayed in the house all day

as we had no meetings to

go to till 6 30 PM and we was

tired from our walke the day

Be fore held meeting at Brother

Pembreges. at 630 my self Being

the Princible speaker Elder

Challis made a few Closing remarks

returned to 49 miles 2

[Page 50 of 116]

monday sep 17th

in the morning rote a Letter

in the after noon went out

tracking had a good time and

a good menney gospel Conversations

at one house thay asked me

to Pray with them. spent

the Evening reading miles 1

Tuesday 18th sep.

do not feel well to day

I had a Pain at my

heart and in my side

finished writing a Letter

to my wife. and Posted it

also wrote a Letter to Br Lyman

went to the Libery and read

the News

wensday sep 19

went to the Hereford Market

I distribited 2 tracks on

[Page 51 of 116]

ariving at 49 I had a tereable

Bad Nerves headache Sister

wakings Put a Brandy Choth

on my forehead I Layed down

for a hour or two felt a Little

Better went tracking in the

afternoon dilivrd 20 tracks

had 8 Conversations. had Bible

Class at night 2 miles

Thursday Sep 20th

fine day receaved Letter form

Brother Reading with 200 Bill

in do not feel verrey well But

an taking medecen and think

I will Be all rite soon

in the afternoon we went

and saw a foot Ball game

Called at the Lerbery and

read the war news.

feel a Liittle Better to night (2miles)

[Page 52 of 116]

Friday. Sep 21

feel Better to day.

read some in the morning

in the after noon went

out tracking deliverd 20

tracks and had some

good gospel Conversations

we got the deseret news

to day and read the sam

with Entrest. 2 miles

Saturday sep 22

had my hiar Cut this

morning. after dinner went

to the Public Baths and had

a Bath. in the Evening went

down town miles 2

(160 miles written sideways in the margin)

Sunday sep 23

took the train at 1030 a.m.

for Ledbury arived ther 11 am

walked to Bromsbery Eath

[Page 53 of 116]

had dinner with Brother

an sister gittens went to

sister alsups had a meeting

ther at 3 PM. then walked

to Brother Shins as Sister

Shin was sick and

wanted us to adminester

to hir so we went and

adminesterd to hir and

she felt Better rite away

then we walked out

on to the hill and held

an out doors meeting

at 630 PM. after wich

we walked to Sister

Newmans to sleep

Miles walked 15

monday Sep 24

had breakfirst at Sister

Newmans Cut wood

[Page 54 of 116]

for hir till 130 noon

had dinner walked from

ther to Sister davis

then went to Mr harts

his wife wants to get

Baptized but he will not

Let her we had a Long

gospel talk with him

walked from ther to

Ledbury Station took

the train at 715 PM

for Hereford arived at

49 Park st 830 PM

found a Letter from

my wife with the

good news of all Being

well. miles walked 10

Tuesday Sep 25th

Nice day rote a Letter

to my wife in the

[Page 55 of 116]

afternoon went and

gatherd herbs. to make Beer

in the Evening went to

the Libry and read the

dayley Papers. in the Evening

we had two Lady sisters

from the Countrey we

sang songs and Enjoyed

our selves for a Little wile

Miles 2

wensday Sep 26

Nice morning and all

feel well in the afternoon

we started to go out in

to the countrey But it

Looked so stormy we

did not go so I dileverd

10 tracks in town in

traps that was going

out in to the Countrey

Miles 2

[Page 56 of 116]

Thursday Sep 27th

verrey dull dark Morning

in the after noon I went

out tracking deliverd 40

Tracks had a good menney

gospel Conversations and

some verrey warm

Arguments. But thankful

to say I was not Left

to my self the Lord

Blessed me and I was

able to refute all ther

argiments at night we

held a Bible Class.

miles walked 2

Friday Sep 28th

sent Birthday Cards to

Leslie and arlean and

a note to my wife

went tracking in the

[Page 57 of 116]

afternoon and I got in

to a grate Meess a wonan

aposed me and would not

alow me to speak she

sead She did not want

her daughters taken to
Utah I told hir we did

not want her nor hir

daughtrs we had Plenty

of good girls and women

over ther. She told me

to Leave her door I told

hir all rite and Bid her

good afternoon and thanked

hir She made such a

noise that quite a nomber

of women came out and

[crossed out word] shouted at me

and feard me But I Kept

rite on tracking and took

[Page 58 of 116]

no notice of them.

But it makes a Person

feel rather queer Just the

same. receaved a Letter

from Elder Wyatt to night

informing me of his

release and asking me

to come and see him

miles walked 2

Saturday Sep 29th

receaved the dereset

news and read them

wrote a Letter to John

Wyatt at Wocester

went a watch a

foot Ball game for

a wile in the

afternoon in the

Evening receaved

a Letter from

[Page 59 of 116]

my Loved ones

with the good News

of all Being well

also the Logan Jurnals

Sunday Sep 30th

rainy dull day all

day. we held Cotage Meeting

at Brother Pembrege Prayer

Wm Checketts sacremend administer

By Elder Challis first Speaker

my self. spoke for 25 minuts

upon the God head and

Charity. Elder Challis spoke

28 minuts on genrel Prinsebels

of the gospel dismest By

Brother Pembrege. miles 2

Monday October 1

in the morning rote

Letters in the after noon

went tracking and found

[Page 60 of 116]

some People that was

verrey Bitter. to ards the

Saints and I could not

do mutch with them

went to Brother Pembreges

after we got through

tracking spent the Evening

sang songs Played the

Piona. got Back to 49

at 10/30 verrey hungrey

as we had not tea so we

had a Boal of supe and

went to Bead miles 2

Tuesday Oct 2th

verrey stormey done

some writing in the

morning in the afternoon

went tracking had a good

time Posted a Letter to my

wife miles 2

[Page 61 of 116]

wensday Oct 3t

nice morning Left 49 Park

street at 10 a m. for a trip

round the Countrey

walked 7 or 8 miles then

got a rid about 2 miles

had a gospel Conversation

with him and gave him

some tracks Called at

tow houses Left tracks and

had some talk with them

arived at H Taylors at

5 PM. had tea went for

a walk in the orchard

in the Evening. Sang

Songs and hyms and

taught them the gospel

and had a good time

walked 13 miles

[Page 62 of 116]

Putley Oct 4 Left

Hary Taylors 10 am

soon after Leaving

Started to rain we

got wet three times

one time it was Pooring

down with rain and

Elder Challis and My

self took shelter Under

a Large oak tree and

I sead to Brother Challis

Let us sing so we took

out our Books and Song

rock of my refuge is

the and ther was a Large

Brick house Close By

and the Lady herd Us

singing so the opned

the door so thay Could

hear us and we sang

[Page 63 of 116]

some more hyms then

I went to the door and

asked her if she would

give us shelter and she

seamed glad to have the Privilege

to do so and we went in

and got warm and dry

and started on the way

got a mile or two on the

road and oh my for hour

the rain did Poor down

and we got By some trees

and held our Uprelas up

the Best we could till

the worst of it was over

then we went on to a

nother house and asked

for the Privilege of drying

our selvs again wich

was granted But we was

[Page 64 of 116]

rather hungrey and ther

was some food on the

table we Looked at it

and got satifide and

went on our way rejoicing

walked 3 or 4 miles further

stoped at John Pullings

thay gave us some

Bread and Butter and

a Cup of Cider and we

got dryed again and

walked on to stanferd

Bishop to Sister Elizabath

Hills had tea with them

she was the onley saint

in the famley we had

a Cottage Meeting ther

that night. and we

Preached the gospel to

them and had a good

[Page 65 of 116]

meeting the old jentleman

and his son as Been talking

about getting Baptized for

some time so after the

meeting was over thay

told me if I would Come

Back soon thay would

Like to Be Baptized so I

Set tuesday october the 9

and told them I would

Come Back after I had Been

to Birmingham and do it

forgot to say. got two short

rides. walked 12 miles

Stanferd Bishop Oct 5th

Left Hill I walked 8 miles

raind verrey hard and the

wind Blowed took the train

to wocester distence 5 miles

arived wocester had dinner

[Page 66 of 116]

Elder Wyatt and my self

took the train to Birmingham

arived at 230 about 5 PM

verrey glad to Meet the

Elders and thay was

also glad to see me. had

sochal Chats till Bead time

went to Bead with my

old Bead feller Elder startup

Miles walked 10

230. Albert Rd oct 6

seteld acounts at confrence

house. turnd over the

tythen and star money

for the Hereford district

went Up town [the rest of the page is crossed out]

[Page 67 of 116]

with Elders startup

and Sprey. then about

noon went to Cousen

george Ewins thay was

glad to see me had dinner

with them Meet a second

Cousen ther a daughter

of harry Ewins in the

Evening Cousin george

and my sef went and

seen Will Taylor when

we get Back to cousen

geo Ewins Elder startup

Came and we spent a

Pleasant Evening singing

songs and hyms and

Playing the pino. and

talking. miles 2 .

[Page 68 of 116]

Birmingham sunday October (7)

went to sunday school in

the morning. after school

we had Preastood meeting

had a good time we all

reported our districts

then fast meeting Convend

at 3 PM. and the sprit of

testomoney was Enjoyed

after fast meeting Elder

startup and my self went

to tea then walked Back

to meeting at 630 PM

had a good time after

night meeting Elder

startup went Back with

Me to Cousins and

steept with Me ther

we had a nice time

Miles walked 6

[Page 69 of 116]

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[Page 70 of 116]

october 8th Monday

had Breakfirst at

Cousin Geo Ewins

went to Conference house

had a good Bath went

up town got some

dinner after dinner

I took Brother Loyed

to my Cousin

geo Haynes. saw

his wife had good

talk with hir

went Back to 230 for

tea then went to

Cousin George Ewins

spent the Evening

had a good time taking

on the Prinsabls of the

gospel. and he felt will

Miles 5

[Page 71 of 116]

[word crossed out] (Tuesday) oct [erased] 9th

Left Cousins Geo Ewins

830 am. took the train

for wocester had a good

time at Geo Ewins and

thay made me welcome

arived wocester 11 am

wrote Lettrs to my wife

Elder Challis and my

self Left wocester arived

stanford Bishop had tea

a Sister Hills ariving

ther found Mr Hill sick

But he wanted to Be

Baptized Just the same

after we had Been ther

a wile he felt Better thay

drest them selvs for

Baptism we Engaged

in Prayer and we

[Page 72 of 116]

Preadhed to them for a

short time. and dold

them of the responsibilits

thay was taking upon

them selvs and the

sprit of the Lord was

ther. and I Baptized

John Hill

John M Hill

George Joseph Hill

after Changing our

Cloths we had a

Cotage Meeting sang

Come Let us a New

our Jurney Persue

Prayer. Elder Challis

singing Come Come ye

saints then John Hill

was Confirmed By Me

and Elder Challis

[Page 73 of 116]

Confirmed J [covered by paper] Hill

and George [covered by paper]

then we [covered by paper] the

sacrment. Af [paper covering up] der

Challis spoke [paper covering up]

for 15 or 20 m [paper covering up]

duites of sain [paper covering up] ke

about 25 m [paper covering up]

verrey good [paper covering up] ed

after meeting [covered by paper] ist

we talked till one oclock

in the morning and thay

did not care to go to Bead

then ther was a girl in

the famley that did not

get Baptized and I talked

to hir fer a Long time and

the sprit rested on me and

the girl was Brought to

tears and she may

[Page 74 of 116]

[paper covering up] them for a

[paper covering up]and dold

[paper covering up] responsibilits

[paper covering up] taking upon

[paper covering up] and the

[paper covering up] Lord was

[paper covering up] I Baptized

[paper covering up]

[paper covering up] Hill

[paper covering up] seph Hill

after changing our

Cloths we had a

Cotage Meeting sang

Com Let us a New

our Jurney Persue

Prayer. Elder Challis

singing Come Come Ye

saints then John Hill

was Confermed By Me

and Elder Challis

[Page 75 of 116]

Confermed John Moroni Hill

and George Joseph Hill

then we adminesterd the

sacrment. after wich Elder

Challis spoke verrey good

for 15 or 20 minuits on the

duites of saints I also spoke

about 25 minuits and a

verrey good sprit Pervaled

after meeting was dimist

we talked till one oclock

in the morning and thay

did not care to go to Bead

then ther was a girl in

the famley that did not

get Baptized and I talked

to hir for a Long time and

the sprit rested on me and

the girl was Braught to

tears and she may

[Page 76 of 116]

repent yet miles 6

wensday Oct 10

Left Stanford Bishop 7 am

walked 10 miles then

got a ride in a trap

with a gentleman

in to Hereford 5 or 6

miles and it was a

nice ride and quite a

treat to us it is so

seldom we get a ride

when we do we aprictiate

it on ariving at 49

Park st. I found a

Letter ther from my

Loved ones with the

good news. of all Being

well. also a Letter from

Henry with 25 cents

receaved a good Letter

[Page 77 of 116]

from my Brother Heber

with 100 Bill in

miles walked 11

Thursday Oct 11

in the morning done

some reading rote a

Letter to Wm Reading

in the afternoon went

3 1/2 miles out in the

Countrey to hav a

Tlak with a man But

on ariving at is home we

found he was not home

so we had to return

without seeing him

Bible Class at Night

miles Walked 7

Friday Oct 12th

in the morning rot

to the President also to

[Page 78 of 116]

my future Companion

P.G. Druby, in the

after noon we waked

out to Mr.

again and found him

at home. had some verry

good gospel Conversations

with him and he semes

to Be imprest with our

doctren But would Like

to see it Become more

Popler. But I told him

the true worke of Christ

never had Been Popler yet

he invited ust to leave

again miles 7

Saturday Oct 13

Cold windy day rote

Letters and read the

Bible in the after noon

[Page 79 of 116]

I started to go out But it

rained so hard I had to

Come Back miles 0

Sunday Oct 14

Cold day. in the after noon

we went out to see sister

Brown But she was not

home so we went to Mr

Badhams. had tea sang

songs or rather hyms taked

on the gospel. went to meeting

at Bro Pembreges. Not menney

ther But we had good out

Poring of the sprit of god

Elder Challis spoke 20 or 25

minuets on apostecy and other

things. I spoke for forty

minuits on the restoration

of the gospel and and the

devine mission of the

Profit Joseph Smith

[Page 80 of 116]

after meeting we returned

to Mr Badhams sang

hyms and taked on the

gospel. miles 2

Monday Oct 15th

do not feel well this morning

had a Could Panes and

aches. in my Body receaved

a Comferting Letter from

my good wife all well

at home. we walked

a mile and a half down

the river to find a Place

to do some Baptizing in

the after noon took my

Shoes to Be mended at night

I Baptized gladys Pembridge

Brother Challis Confermed

hir miles 4

[Page 81 of 116]

[Paper on top with the words

Baptism Gladys Pembridge]

[paper covering first half of

next ten lines]

[paper covering up] 16th

[paper covering up] ber and henery

[paper covering up] fe receaved

[paper covering up] and Babies

[paper covering up] after noon

[paper covering up] acking and

[paper covering up] time with a

[paper covering up] about the

[paper covering up] a Long talk

with her and hir husband

Come home and thay invited

me in to tea and thay

invited me to Come again

name mr and mrs

Frank Brookes. thay semed

to Be nice People. miles 2

wensday oct 17th

went to the Cattle and

Horse shoe in the Morning

saw Lots of fine horses

[Page 82 of 116]

[paper covering up last half of first ten lines]

after meeting [paper covering up]

to mr Badha [paper covering up]

hyms and [paper covering up]

gospel. miles [paper covering up]

Monday oct [paper covering up]

do not feel w [paper covering up]

hav a Could [paper covering up]

aches. in An[paper covering up]

a Comferting [paper covering up]

my good wi [paper covering up]

at home. we walked

a mile and a half down

the river to find a Place

to do some Baptizing in

the after noon took my

shoes to Be mended at night

I Baptized Gladys Pembridge

Brother Challis Confermed

hir miles 4

[Page 83 of 116]

Tuesday oct 16th

wrote to Heber and henery

and my wife receaved

my wifes and Babies

Photos in the after noon

went out tracking and

had a good time with a

Lady talking about the

gospel. had a Long talk

with hir and hir husband

Come home and thay invited

me in to tea and thay

invited me to leave again

name mr amd mrs

Frank Brookes. thay semed

to Be nice People. miles 2

wensday oct 17th

went to the Cattle and

Horse shoe in the morning

saw Lots of fine horses

[Page 84 of 116]

and Cattle and sheep

and all kinds of People

verrey rich and verrey

Poor and Oh my for the

wickedness and drinking

men and women drunk

and fighting and such

swearing. we diliverd

50 tracks. in the after

noon went Bak to the

grocers again also

went and seene Sister

Brown. in the Evening

went and seen mr and

mrs. Badham do not

feel well to day Bad

Cold and Pain at my

heart. miles 5

Thursday oct 18

feel a Little Better

[Page 85 of 116]

this mornig had a Boal

of Onion supe Befor

going to Bead last Night

went to the station at 133 PM

to meet sister Little and hir

two daughters Vivian and

Kitty of Salt Lake City

thay Came with Us for dinner

after wich we went with

them through the Hereford

Cathredal and thay were

Pleased with the sights

also took them down town

in the Evening had Bible

Class. miles 4

Friday 19 October

in the morning took

sister Little and daughters

to the station also went up

town. Sister Little returned

[Page 86 of 116]

in the after noon and

wanted me to take hir

round the town and that

Keept me Buisuy the

remainder of the day

Elder griffin of Nuten

Cache Co Come to visit

Hereford as he is going

home. he sleept with

me. Elder Challis slept

on the sofa and he

fell out of Bead about

6 oclock in the morning

miles 4

Saturday oct 20th

got up with a verrey

Bad Head ache took

Sister Little to the

station she is on hir

way to Liver Pool to

[Page 87 of 116]

sale for home. I went home

in the after noon went

and seen a man and woman

gave them two Books.

went to Pembridges Consrated

same oile Bid them good By

Packed up my grip redy

to go to Worcester. had [unreadable]

went to see Mr and Mrs

Badham and Bid them

good By Mrs Badham shead

tears to see us Leave. Sister

Walkins Crided two or

three times to day to see

me Leave. head ache a Little

Better to Knight. Miles 5

Sunday oct. 21th

Left. 49 Park Street

at. 10 am walked to the

station took the train

[Page 88 of 116]

10-30. arived Ledberrey

11am walked to

Bronisbran heath had

dinner with Bro and

Sister gittens held meeting

at Bro Hills then had

tea at Bro gittens then

walked to read marley

held meeting at 6 30

had a good time went

to Bead at Bro Ubert

Hills. Miles 9

Monday oct 22.th

Breakfirst at Ubert Hills

walked out to sister

Newmens. then Back

to White Leaf Oake

went to Bro. James Sheen

had dinner sang some

hyms walked from

[Page 89 of 116]

ther to Ledberrey.

too K the train for

worcester arived ther

7 PM. Miles 12

Tuesday Oct 23 Worcester

wrote a Letter to my wife

and one to Walter Hawks

dull Cloudy day in the

after noon Bro Challis and

my self started out to get

a Place to Lodge and

we went to a good menney

Places Befor we Could

get Eney Place then we

found a nice Looking

Place and made arange-

-ments to go ther wensday

night. went Back and

stad at 34 with Brother

druby. Miles 3

[Page 90 of 116]

wensday Oct 24

took a walk in the

morning around town

in the after noon

we went to take Up

our Lodging But

Low and Be hold

thay had found out

that we wher Mormons

and thay would not

Let us in so we

walked around till

about 10 PM. trying

to find Logdings But

made a Compleat faular

went Back to 34

to sleep. Miles 4

Thursday Oct 25

Stormey Morning

feel a Little Blue

[Page 91 of 116]

not having a Lodgin

Place. went out Looking

for a Lodgin Place

at Last we found a

Place. But we did not

tell them, we was

Mormons. so we went

ther on thursday oct 25

at night. found a verrey

nice Place. and a fine

Bead and roome

Name of the Place

is (No) 7 Landsdown Ville

Ladies name Mrs Rayr

she has a son and

two daughters. Miles 3

Friday oct 26

went and saw some

races and went to

see Brother Heffard

Miles 4

[Page 92 of 116]

Saturday oct 27

in the Morning

Brother druby Cut my

hair and I Cut his

in the after noon

Bro Challis and I

took the train for

suckley station

then walked from

ther to Stanford Bishop

to Jon Hills. thay

was glad to see us

and had us set up

till about onoclock

and I sang over

thirty hyms and

sunday school songs

Miles 5

sunday october 28

stayed at Bro Hill s

[Page 93 of 116]

all day had a meeting

at night althoug ther

was not Menney ther

we had a good time

I spoke for 35 minuits

on the resturation of

the gospel Brother Challis

some Length of time on

aposticy. went to Bead

Earley 11PM Miles 0

Monday oct 29

Left stanford Bishop

830 a m. walked to

Worcester 13 miles

had dinner at hotell

Cost 12. Cents. when I

got to 34 Lowell Street

found a Letter from my

Loved ones and was

thankful thay was

[Page 94 of 116]

well But was verry

sorry to hear of

Giorge Pickett and

Mealey Checketts Being

sick. But Pray Earnestley

for ther recovrey.

Miles walked 14

Tuesday. Oct 30 th

Cold and stormey

day. wrote a Letter

to my Wife and Posted

it. in the afternoon

took a walk. to the

Librey. at night went

Up town and steped

in. to an Octen sale

saw some watches sold

verrey Cheep. Miles 1

Wensday oct 31th

Nice Morning went

[Page 95 of 116]

to 34 Lowell St

and seen Brother Druby

in the afternoon took a

walk at Night went

a Lecture on furnoligy

Miles 2

Thursday Cloudy day in

morning done some reading

in the afternoon Called

on Brother Druby walked

out to Brother Herfferds

in the Evening went

to the Lecture. again

Miles 4

Friday Nov 2.

Cloudy. Morning.

in the afternoon.

went down town had

a good gospel Conversation

with a Shoe dealer

[Page 96 of 116]

and had a good time

with him. also had

a gospel talk with

Mrs Rayer. in the

Evening went to the

Lecture again.

Miles. 3

Saturday Nov 3

foggy Morning

went to 34 Lowell

and ther was a

Parces from my wife

with 3 Pair of Nice

wolling stockings

nitted By my dear

wife and a Bottle

of Chooke Cherry wine

a nice new tie and

a dollar and a half

in silver and

[Page 97 of 116]

it made me feel verrey

queer. for my hert was

over flowing with

Love. and sorrow

Love for my dear ones

and sorry to think I

was so far far away

from the ones I Love

so well. but thankfull

to Know although I am

absent I am not forgotten

and I hope and Pray

that the Lord. will

Bless Me with helth

and strenth so that I

Can Live to do a Kind

act for Ever stich my

good wife Put in my

stockings in return for

hir.. at night we

[Page 98 of 116]

went to a Lecture Miles 3

Sunday Nov. 4

got up Earley and got

ready to go. to

Bromsbrow [Bromesberrow] .heath.

rainey Morning

took the train at

8-40 a m. arived

at Malvern Wells a

Little after 9. started

to walke to read Marley

a weet Mudy Morning

arived at Ubert Hills

tired and hungrey

had dinner then

had meeting at his

house at 3 PM Beaing

a weet day ther was

not menney ther. after

meeting had tea

[Page 99 of 116]

then Walked to

Bromsbery [Bromesberrow] healh held

Meeting at Walter gettings

at 630 PM. had a good

house full and had a

good Meeting after meeting

sang some hyms had

tea and went to Bead

Miles 14

Monday Nov 5

had Breakfirst at

Walter gettings

then walked to Read Marley to see

sister Newman. Cut

wood for hir for a

Cople of hours had

dinner and Left ther

at 2 PM for Malvern

wells. arived ther

[page 100 of 116]

ten minuits to 6

and a train Come

at three Minuits Past

6, We Boarded it

and arived at worcester

about 7 oclock. verrey

tired. Miles 16

Tuesday. Nov 6

rainey day wrote

a good Long Letter

to my wife in

the afternoon

went to the Librey

read the News

also had a Conversation

with a drugest

at night went to a

Lecture. Miles 3

Wenday Nov 7

wile Eating my

[Page 101 of 116]

Breakfirst Brother

Druby Brought me

a Letter from my

wife and I was verrey

thankful to Lern

that my famley

was well But sorry

to hear of Mealecy

Being so sick and

verrey sorry thay

was qurintined also

sorrey Baxter and father

and mother was qurint

But Earnestley Pray that

thay will soon Be all

well again after

Breakfirst we went

to the Librey and read

the News about Election

in america

[Page102 of 116]

in the afternoon

I wrote out the

genogeley of the saints

and done some more

writing in the Evening

went to a Lecture Miles 2

Thursday Nov 8th

went up town and