1740 September 4 (Thursday). A Fast was kept by this Church and Town on occasion of the Throat Distemper coming among us. I began the Exercises. Mr. Cushing preach’d on Amos 4.10 the first and last Clauses. Mr. Cushing prayed p.m. and Mr. Prentice of Grafton preach’d on Jonah 3.10. Lieutenant Brigham[1] of Southborough and his wife, Mr. Phinehas Hardy and Neighbor Zebulon Rice’s wife at Supper with us. At Eve I rode down to visit Neighbor Thomas Bruce’s Family, Two of whose Children are very bad.
[1]Nathan Brigham.