Dear Susie
Father and I went to Southbridge last Monday and I indulged in a number of articles with my rent money. I bought table cloths, 52 1/2 yards unbleached cotton and 40 bleached some shoes and a pair of rubber boots. The latter cost $1.75 and will be a joy forever to us. Then I put $10 in the bank toward our new barouche. We are to have that newly married couple, Mr. and Mrs. Roy in our house about the middle of the month. They will pay $16 a month as they will use the barn.
Wednesday I went over to see Aunt Viola who is having the doctor again. It was very muddy so I wore my boots and how I enjoyed them. Alice gave me her picture.
Friday I went after the mail. There was a letter from Aunt Mattie and Edith. Uncle Robert is improving, does not have any pain now. They will not let him leave the hospital until warm settled weather. Edith wrote that she and Uncle Robert would very likely come east next summer. We must have our carriage in that case.
Father and I are going to church today.
Mrs. Henry Booth is going to have the society next Wednesday. Fred, Lizzie and Bessie Moore have the measles. I should think they would need their trained nurse at home. Mrs. Young brought out to the roadside for me to look at the photographs of Golden Upham, and of their house and ranch. The baby is prettier than you might suppose. Arthur took some of their pictures.
One swarm of bees is dead - starvation evidently.
I don't see your Dr's name in any of the Brimfield catalogues I find. Perhaps he wasn't there long.
No school news to tell yet. Charlie attended a society at the Chandler's and escorted Mrs. Davidson out to supper.
Your loving
Mary.A year ago today I went to Brooklyn. Remember?
March 11, 1900.