Jan 2, 1882 Monday Went to Albany and attended county court. Found that my title to our land was faulty and must be corrected before I could borrow money from the school fund. Rode on the cars as far as Evona and took the hack from there to Albany. Coming back, I walked to McCurry and took the cars for Stanberry. Feb 18 1882 Saturday Last day of fourteenth term of school. Had no visitors living in the district. Isaac Scarlott was present. Felt worn out and was only too glad to close a term that was taught under many disadvantages. March 1, 1882 Wednesday Made another trip to Albany in company with Wils Stockton. The irregularities in my land title having been corrected, I borrowed $400 00/100 of the county school fund at 10 % interest from date. April 19, 1882 Wednesday Laura Dell, our second baby, was born at 4-30 A. M. Weight 8 1/2 lbs. Both of our children are robust. May 22, 1882 Monday A very heavy frost during the night forming ice in troughs 1/8 of an inch in thickness. Hickory trees in the bottoms were ripped badly, the leaves and tender shoots being frozen. My tomatoes were nearly all destroyed, having out over a thousand at the time. No serious damage was done to farmers as the season was backward. ++++++++++++++++ NOTE: Laura Dell was my great grandmother, named for her aunt Laura Ellen. Her middle name was Adel; her entire life she was known as "Dell".