July 7, 1879 Monday Walked from Mr. Fisher's up to Isadora, passing through Alanthus. The next day Will Brown and I rode over to Grant City on horseback. Not feeling very well, I had concluded to canvass for "Chase Reciepes" during vacation and did so. traveling on foot. Got back to Mr. Fisher's on the 18th and started out again on the 21st. August 1, 1879 Friday Waked down to Greenwell Ford on the railroad grade for two charts at Mr. Seimands. Took dinner with him and walked back. I had got back to Mr. Fisher's on the Wednesday previous, having finished canvassing and only waiting for my books to come to deliver them. August 7, 1879 Thursday Left Mr. Fisher's and walked down home with the exception of riding five miles with a couple of strangers. Helped my brother Edward for a few days till I heard from my books. while there, his melon patch suffered from thieves which were caught by me stealing melons on the night of Saturday August 16th about 11 o'clock. Both of the ones I saw left in a great hurry, one having his legs filled with duck shot which laid him up for two weeks. I fired the second barrel of the shot gun at the other, but unfortunately overshot him. August 18, 1879 Monday My brother Albert took me with my trunk to King City. where I left the trunk and was treated to a free ride on the Narrow Gauge to the next station north. From there I walked to Mr. Fisher's. +++++++++++ Edward Walters b 1855 Wheeling, VA (now WV) Albert Walters, b 1857 Steubenville, Jefferson, OH