March 9 Tuesday— In Redding, Conn. Sam added to and finished his Mar. 8 to Mary B. Rogers:
Next Day—which is to-day, the 9th Letter from H. H., trying hard to say he hasn’t any room, but will refer the matter to Mrs. Rogers, I know what that means: he is going to raise the price. He thinks I can’t help myself—can’t get in elsewhere, But I can: I’ve already arranged it, conditionally.
Will you tell Benjamin Miss Lyon & Ashcroft are engaged to be married? I guess it won’t astonish him much [MTP].
Clarence O. Bigelow, Druggist wrote from NYC to Sam. “An accordance with your instructions of Mar. 6th. We have entered the name of Miss Clara L. Clemens, #17 Livingston Place, New York, on our books for a charge account, and have duly notified Miss Clemens to that effect” [MTP]. Note: see Jan. 1 entry; Sam paid rent for Clara.
J.B. Cheyney for the Boston Post wrote to ask Sam to comment on the upcoming Centennial of Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes’ birth [MTP].
Caroline M. Fordon for YWCA, Elmira wrote to ask Sam to come and talk to the girls [MTP].
Luther Halsey Gulick for the Playground Assoc. of America, Pittsburgh, Penn. wrote to advise Sam he’d been “appointed a Vice-President of the Third Annual Congress” of their group, May 10-14. “Will you not help us hasten that needed millennium when no child need play in the dirty, dangerous streets for want of a safer playing place?” [MTP].
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad per A.B. Smith wrote to Sam. “...will you please advise if the cutting out of the Redding and Topstone stops on train #235 and consequent quickening schedule of this train will be detrimental to the interests of the Redding locality” [MTP].
Alfred B. Williams for the Richmond News Leader wrote a fan letter to Sam about how much his 78 year old uncle loved CY [MTP}. Note: IVL: “Appreciation”