Monday April 3, 1916

Froze quite thick ice last night. Everything white with frost this morning. Lovely all day. Mrs. Russel and her two grandchildren came a.m., she borrowed some soda. Sidney finished turning the orchard, it looks fine. Harry House brought the shoe strings Sidney forgot and left on counter at Beasonson's on Saturday. Mora went to Bell's, carried a bottle of oil to Maud Cronan, also went down to Nell Fisher's and got some wrappers Nell gave her to cut over for the little ones. Maud stepped on a nail, pierced her big toe quite bad.

Saturday March 25, 1916

Warm, thawing with a rush. Mora went to Fisher's. Nell gave her some wrappers for me to cut over. Sidney went to work but Claud had to work for Elmer Cottett, so he got 1/2 bu. corn, a pail of milk and came home. Cut us some wood and taped some more trees. Sap runs pretty good. I hulled some corn.

Saturday March 11, 1916

Fair. Fisher's plowed the roads a.m.  Snow is about 3 ft. on the level and some big drifts.  Sidney wanted to go to work but they didn't get the cross road out until p.m.  Alf. Russel called.

Saturday October 23, 1915

Cold raw wind. I got up a 1 o'clock and drove Charles Runga's cattle out of our garden and they came right back and I drove them out again at 2. Mr. House put them in Fisher's lot and this morning they jumped over the fence and came back in our garden at noon again. {Unable to read, ripped} them as far as Johnson's, they have eaten {unable to read, ripped} cabbage, and some turnips too. Mora and Maud went over to Lettie's and also to Elmer Cottett's a.m. Blanche gave them each a pumpkin. Mr. House gave Lillian a *toque that was Hazel's. Bell came a.m. a little while. Sidney got home at 9 p.m. having walked from Brewerton. He brought some groceries from Claud Davy's.



*small brimless hat.

Wednesday October 20, 1915

Cloudy a.m., nice p.m. Sidney started for Cicero. Children went to school, got a ride with Mrs. House from Fisher's to the school house. Mamie Russel came a little while p.m. Mr. House said it was {unable to read, ripped}. Cows in our garden.

Friday October 1, 1915

Not quite so cold last night, cloudy most of today, beginning to rain 3:45 p.m. Mora started acrost to go to Bryant's, but it rained so hard and cold she came back home. Maud and Memphis at school day. Sent Mrs. Fisher 8 seeds of succotash when they went to school. I made a bin and took some boxes down cellar and the children and I have got the potatoes nearly all in the cellar. They carried the little pie pumpkins and squashes down for me.

Monday September 13, 1915

Rained hard all night and some a.m. Maud and Memphis went to school a.m. and p.m., Mora only went p.m. Sidney dug some potatoes in the mud, brought up a pie pumpkin for us and gave one to Mrs. M. Fisher. Made a rabbit yard. Got a few ears field corn off Bell. We roasted it. Gave Mora little pail of milk.

Friday September 3, 1915

Hot. Mora went with Bell down to Fisher's to pick beans on share's, got a big pail full to bring home.

Tuesday August 24, 1915

Beautiful bright day. Arose early. Sidney started for Phoenix 6 a.m., took 9 eggs (21c/doz)  to Davy's and sent up some compound by Fergason. Memphis went and got it at Bisbo's corner this morning. Mora went to Fisher's. Nell gave her a small Chinese primrose and a bucket wheat begonia. Susie, Marguerite and Marian eat dinner, brought us some cucumbers and took the milk can and babys coat. Bell came, brought some sweet milk, also sent buttermilk.

Thursday July 15, 1915

Very hot close day. Paul has worried continually. I bought a good big cabbage for 10 cents, a qt of southern onions 5 cents off Claude Bisbo. I baked a big batch of bread out of Quaker flour, it is lovely bread. Sidney came at 11 p.m., caught a ride with Floyd Fisher.

Friday July 2, 1915

Very warm, fair until 4 p.m., where it rained hard. Mora, Maud and Memphis picked berries at Bisbo's, got soaked coming home. Sidney hoe'd beans at Floyd Fisher's till the rain come. L. Cole wanted a loaf of bread, I did not have any baked so could not oblige him, he said he was out of flour too.

Wednesday June 16, 1915

Sidney worked for Floyd Fisher p.m. Memphis commenced to break out with measles, quiet for her.

Monday June 14, 1915

Fair day, lightening last night but very little rain. Mrs. Fisher called a.m. Sidney cultivated for Floyd p.m. Maud had a headache a.m., ate no breakfast, better p.m. Mora did not get up or eat until dinner time. Look's bad, pretty weak. Mr. House came eve. got some curtains and *paris green.


*insecticide

Tuesday June 8, 1915

Warm. Mora is quite sick awfully broken out today. Martin Fisher came eve. Sidney went home with him and got a turtle. Loyd Cole came a.m. wanted one to keep his two little boys as he and his wife had to go to Square to attend a lawsuit. He left them at House's. Rained last night. I planted a few early potatoes in garden.

Sunday June 6, 1915

Very warm. Sidney, Maud and Memphis went to S.S. and meeting. F. Carey came awhile p.m. Mora is breaking out like measles feel all gone and has a hard cough. Floyd Fisher kicked by horse.

Sunday May 30, 1915

Warm. Sidney was tired, did not go to church. Maud and Memphis went. Sidney went to F. Cronan's and Little France, rode home with Frank Fisher. Frank gave him a bu. seed potatoes. F. House paid him for his day's work last week.

Tueday May 25, 1915

Very nice day. Sidney went down and saw Floyd Fisher about some land to plant. After he went away about 9 a.m. toward Hastings. I put the little speckled hen setting on duck eggs. The children took some squash seed to Fisher's when they went to school. I sent Bell Allen some squash and cucumber seed and she gave them a little pail of sweet milk.

Saturday May 22, 1915

Pleasant day. I planted 4 rows beans. Memphis and Cassie helped me. Mora kept busy in house, Maud also did various odd jobs. Sidney worked for House a.m. and Fisher p.m. Got 1/2 bu. oats.

Thursday May 20, 1915

Frost last night. Quite warm today, cold eve. Sidney planted corn a.m. for Fisher's. Martin came in and both went together to plant p.m. Sidney planted for Ross Bisbo. Chester Bumpus came p.m. Mr. and Mrs. House and Curtis came eve.

Wednesday May 19, 1915

Cold a.m., p.m. quite warm, eve. very cold. Sidney worked for Fisher's. Children went to school. We sold 2 1/4 doz. eggs at 20c to Mr. Wilson, got 10# meal and a can red cross milk.