Births  Marriages  Deaths  &c. &c.

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1854 continued

June 2nd
Matilda Quintal, the little sick girl much better, but her knee is swollen & very painful. I applied all my medical knowledge to induce suppuration but have failed hitherto and now with the exception of a dose of Dovers powder at night & occasional doses of Calomel and opium I have desisted from all medical applications

July 3rd
Angeline Ophelia daughter of Philip & Sarah McCoy born

" 22nd
A sail reported in the north west quarter

" 23rd
The vessel reported yesterday close in with the land; early this morning the captain landed, she proves to be the American whaling bark "Annaconda" twenty months from New Bedford, with eight hundred barrels of sperm oil: at 2 P.M. the Captains wife landed Matilda Quintall much better

" 28th.
At 2 oclock this morning commenced killing harvest hogs. The bark "Annaconda" left for three months cruise under the command of [?] Ray chief officer. Captain Lawrence & Mrs. Lawrence with their little daughter remained on shore

" 31st.
It blew very fresh last night and is now increased to a hard gale. The surf is very heavy on the shore the spume flying about the houses. At 7 P.M. it was necessary to send the boats further inland the surf having reached the boat houses every appearance of a boisterous night.