Sunday, May 7th, 1899  

May 7/99 Sunday
Weather is fine and every thing is very quiet in this little Town spent most of the day in writing and reading attend Service at 10:30 am. goe on Guard at 5 pm. good many are ailing from Maleria Fever in the Evening we recieve a smal Mail I didn't get any

The weather is fine and everything is quiet in this little town. I spent most of the day writing and reading. I attended service at 10:30 a.m. I went on guard at 5 p.m. A good many [men] are ailing from malarial fever. In the evening we received a small mail, I didn't get any.