July 4 Monday – In Elmira Sam wrote to Franklin G. Whitmore asking if he’d framed “that motor-agreement” with Paige. He also informed him of the birth of a healthy, 8 lb. daughter to John and Clara Spaulding Stanchfield the day before [MTP]. Note: With Charles Webster increasingly ailing and out of the office, Sam dealt with Whitmore and Hall on publishing house business.

Quarry Farm was high enough to see any fireworks in town. From Clara Clemens:

Downtown here it was very noisy, but up here it was quiet at least pretty [quiet]. Jean had torpedoes so it wasn’t perfectly [quiet]. We had fireworks in the evening, and it was beautiful to see them in town.

They had 6 fires in the town from firecrackers. I wish they had been in the evening and all at once, and it would have made a fine show [Salsbury 243].

Check #  Payee  Amount  [Notes]

3756  Dr. E.B. Hooker  20.71

3757  Miss M.E. Riordon  23.88  Dressmaker

3758  Mr. N.G. Hinckley, Collector  146.42

3760  E. Habenstein  41.88

3762  A.D. Vorce & co  3.00  Art & frames

3763  W.G. Simmons & Co.  25.88

3764  H & S.B. Ice Co  59.10  Ice

3765  Robert Garvie  35.04  Plumber

3766  Chas King  5.85

3767  Lotos Club  7.50

3768  D.S. Brooks & Son  7.00  Furnaces

3769  Western Union Telegraph Co  2.16

3771  Beehive  84.02

3772  D.H. Buell  74.65  Jeweler

3773  Wilson & Rushing  110.00

3774  Smith, Northam & Co  36.54  Feedstore

3775  Mssrs McCarty & Cleary  86.11