18 ~ 1 Clear – Beautiful – Pleasant – walked round after breakfast & before church in all 2 to 3 miles – at 10 ½ to 11 am lieut Ross orderly Osgood – Mr Weitzel – son Jno Calvin Rawn Self went to the Presbyterian Ch. where we heard an excellent and interesting sermon on the text "why Stand ye here all the day idle" from their pastor the Rev Mr Young who is a new minister here within a few weeks or mos as represented – is a man of good delivery – easy and graceful delivery – showing signs of scholarship and fine cultivation – in the Evg. we all went to the German Reformed Ch. with Mr Adams clerk at out Hotel where we heard a good discourse from the Rev Mr Kramer in the test our Father who art in Heaven – church small – ceiling low – music and Singing "so so" – home 8 to bed 9 ½

19 ~ 2 Rain commenced about 3 a.m. continued more or less all day – clear and cloudy toward Eveng. – we pushed our Examinations all day in industriously – walked some through day chiefly in evening after 5 P.M when I walked about 2 Miles circular before tea – Spent Evg chiefly at Hotel and to bed at 9 P.M.

20 ~ 3 Foggy & very damp in morning to 8 or 9 am – then clear and Fine and pleasant through day – Comd. Exam. at 8 ½ am. and contd. closely engaged all day with about 1 ½ hours intermission at Noon giving through with some 70 to 75 cases by 5 ½ P.M. Recd. letter from Wife and also in the Evg 2 Papers (Patriot & Union) spent Evg. chiefly at Hotel – To bed at 9 P.M.

21 ~ 4 Clear and cloudy – Fine – Pleasant – walked round through day 3 ½ to 5 Miles – spent day busily engaged in examinations from 8 ½ to 9 am to 12 ½ P.M. and from 2 to 5 P.M. Examined some 55 to 60 men – The Men continue to report beyond all expectation and to submit to the deunions of the Board Pleasantly – Evg at Hotel & to bed 9 P.M.

Oct 22 ~ 5 Clear & Fine and Pleasant through day – The mornings are generally Foggy here till 8 or 9 a.m. Board Met about 8 ½ to 9 am and Proceded with examinations all day of drafted men till about 4 ½ P.M. with about 1 ½ hours intermission at noon – I walked through day 4 to 6 miles chiefly between 4 ½ and 5 ½ P.M. when I walked about 4 miles circular – last Evg and this morning wrote to My Wife Harrisbg. Spent Evg chiefly at Hotel and to bed at 9 P.M.

23 ~ 6 Cloudy – chilly in Morning – some Rain along after 12 ½ P.M. Proceeded with Examinations of Milton Borough today finding some tolerable smart – sharp – fast fellows, good looking, well dressed men but after all they had to take things like the rest of the fellows. In consequence of the Milton Men not being able to get here with the train before about 10 am or after we did not begin work in the line of examinations till about that time before which I had a most refreshing & invigorating walk about 3 to 4 Miles circular to the heart of the Shamokin dam [unreadable symbol] - - we got through with our days work in good time say 5 P.M. and Made up this Memorandum in Hotel Parlour at 7 P.M. spent Evening chiefly at Hotel and to bed 9 P.M.

24 ~ 7 Cloudy & some Rain in forenoon – Cloudy rest of day and coolish – Examinations proceeded as usual – Mt. Carmel Borough and Township before the Board – an unusual number of men over 35 years of age and Married and some 2 or 3 over 45 – Did not get over 2 or 3 men for the Service out of some 31 – Got through with the main part of our work by dinner time – though we were more of less engaged with Sundry cases and business in the afternoon –

I walked through the day 4 to 5 miles – Mr Royer[?] Atty at Law along between 4 and 5 P.M. Son Jno Calvin going home with the train tonight at 11-o clock to return on Monday – Wrote this is all the money I have spent since I left home this last time – son Jno left at 11 P.M. for home – I to bed 11 P.M.