October 18, 1749

1749 October 18 (Wednesday).  Between 3 and 4 in the Morning Mr. Samuel Hardy call’d me out of my Bed to visit Mr. Jonas Warrin of Upton who is thought to be near his End.  I went, got there about sun rise (a stormy Morning, snowed hard).  He discours’d admirably well when I first went in, of his going to Rest — his praising forever and ever.  But by the force of his Distemper he afterwards became delirious, and his Mind was clouded and sadly distracted — after Prayer I return’d home, calling at Mr. Grows, Lieutenant Tainters and Merchant Rice’s.  Ebenezer has made 3 Barrells more of Cyder, which is the last (of clear Cyder) and makes up the Number of 19 1/2 Barrells for the Year.