Ellen Stabler Diaries

4th mo. 12t. 1st day Bright day; cold in the morning; quiet mild in the afternoon; I did not go to meeting; Frank, Franny and Anna called before meeting Fred Stabler dined here. Emily Massey called in the afternoon. 2d. 2d. day Bright and night cold. Annie [?] came here in the afternoon while Edward was at the funeral of J.P Moore jr. 3d. 3d. Day Bright and pleasent, Hennrietta came up in the

4th. mo. afternoon. 4th. 4th. day Bright and warm, Henrietta went with me to Dr. Brookes and Mary [?] in the morning; to see Sarah [Stone?] in the afternoon. Helan and Dorthry Metherald called in the morning. 5th. 5th. day Cloudy most of the day, with showers toward cvening. Ethel Adams called in the afternoon, also Helen [?], and [?] Henrietta went to J.J in

4th. mo. not so; Anna Fanny and Anna called before meeting; no other company here. 9th. 2d. day A real rainy day; several very hard showers. A little thunder after night, and some wind. [Mayoine?] and Maimie came from school to go to the [?] to the Annual Meeting; I could not go. 10th. 3d. day [?] most of the day. Margaret Magruder and Eliza Fanquhas called here in the afternoon.

4th. mo. 11th. 4th. day Bright part of the day; some wind and clouds passed over in the afternoon. I went to S.S Store and Bank in the morning; also called at "Holly Cottage" in the afternoon had Remus Clark to drive me, went first to Dr. Brookes then to Norewood, then to Pen y Bryn then to Sally [?]; Henretta came in the afternoon stage; Grace [Hersey?] much more poorly. 12th. 5th. day Bright and mild; John [?] moved out of

4th. mo. our house and Eli Thomas moved in. Grace [Hersy?] died last night; near midnight; Henrietta went home this afternoon, I took her to Bank there to call at Uncle Charles, then home 13th. 6th. day Bright and very mild. Joseph went to the funeral of Grace. Helen and Joseph called here after the funeral. 14th. 7th. day Cloudy all day, warm; thermometer over 70 in the afternoon. No company here;

4th. mo. Annie Shoemaker died last night. Rained after night. 15th. 1st. day Rained very hard in the moring, and a great deal in the night; bright afternoon; Joseph at meeting; Frank [Leigear?] came in the afternoon and took Joseph to the "Cottage" to call. Arthur called here. 16th. 2d. day Bright, cooler and windy I went to Dr. Brookes in morning; called of [Earnshaw?]; Arthur dined here, went to Washington

4th. mo. 19th. 5th. day Bright and warm; I came to Baltamore, in the morning stage. 7 passengers. [Betty?] called in a few minutes. 20th. 6th. day Clear and very warm; thermometer 80; I did not go out at all; Mary Anna Reise called in the afternoon Harry called in his may home to supper. 21st. 7th. day Bright and warm: clouded up in the late afternoon;

4th. mo. Thunder and lightining and some rain after night: [Dettie?] Reese called in the afternoon. Laurence and Mary had complany in the evening. 22d. 1st. day Bright most of the day; [?] Thomas after night All went to meeting and church except myself. Howard called in the afternoon; Harry, Belle and Edith- here after supper. 23d. 2d. day Cloudy morning; bright

4th. 5th mo 30th. [?] Bright and very warm; thermometer 85 in afternoon. [Lister?] and I down town all morning. [Dither?] Reese [?] here; Juliet [Bardlett?] here in the afternoon; Marie Bennetthere after tea; Amy Manfield came in the morning.

5th. mo. 1st. 3d. day Bright and not so warm. I went down town in the morning; then did not go out again.

5th. mo. 2d. 4th. day Bright part of the day; a very slight shower about noon, and some thunder very distant in the afternoon. I came home in the afternoon stage; [?] came around in the morning, and [stayed?] until I [started?].

3d. 5th. day Bright and warmer; Henrietta went to [P. P.?] in the morning, waited [on?] the mail. I was at home all day.