Tuesday August 29th 1916

 Frost last night, wiped out some cucumber vines. Sidney started for the north about 8 a.m. Bell Allen came p.m. brought a little dress and pair of pants she found in the house. Geo. Webb came to get some tools of his that were here 

Thursday June 22nd, 1916

First nice day in sometime. Sidney, Mora hoed potatoes and beans. I found {unknown, page ripped} in a hole back of hen house. Rec'd a card form Mina. Sidney gone after the rest of his {unknown, page ripped}, he left them in woods above Geo. Munger's. Went to Mr. Smiths, a.m. I sold 6 eggs, got 3 lbs grahm off of Mr. Wilson, a.m. .22c for eggs.  Paul is sick.

Friday June 16th 1916

Very rainy. Sidney came at 5 p.m. He brought home 6 pair shoes and slippers, 8 loaves of bread. Aunt Adaliine has visited at Geo. Mustiger's, he said she is looking good.

Wednesday May 17th 1916

Rainy. Sidney rode with Arthur Getman to Geo. Mungers, brought home 1 bu potatoes, gone to Harry Hubbards this eve. Mr. Russel came to see our mailbox.

Monday April 17, 1916

Rainy a.m. Sidney went away, but came back it rained so hard. Went as far as Geo. Clark's old place. The 4 girls went to school. Russel girls stopped this morning. Bell came spent p.m. with us.

Saturday August 21, 1915

Cool, clear until 10 a.m., commenced to rain, kept at it steadily all day. Sidney cut brush till it rained. went to W. Monroe 3 p.m., got home at 6 awful wet having come from the Munger hill through the hard rain. He heard that Peter and George Ausman were caught stealing chickens.

Wednesday August 11, 1915

Fair, warm. Sidney went to help fix up grove for the picnic. Made another 16ft. table. Frank and Joe Slosson, also Kenneth, helped. Frank Kents dog bit Sidney on his way home, his leg is pretty sore, but he cut brush p.m. Children picked a little over 2 qts berries. We all went back but could not find any berries worthwhile to pick. Mr. and Mrs. House called evening. We had sweet corn for supper. Sidney and Mora went to Geo. Munger's this eve. got home at 10 p.m. did not find anyone at home there.

Friday March 26, 1915

Snowed quite hard, a very cold northwest wind. Mrs. Geo. Rudeau buried at Little France. *Henry came to attend funeral, sheriff was with him. Mora and Maud went to school.



*Editor's note- Henry Rudeau was in jail since Oct. 1914 for not paying $400 alimony to his wife Florence, per the Oswego Daily Times.

Tuesday March 23, 1915

Lovely again today. Mrs. Geo. Rudeau passed away at 11:30 a.m Mrs. Dainis called awhile p.m. Mora and Maud went to school.

Wednesday March 17, 1915

Very nice bright day. Mrs. Dainis came and dressed the baby in the morning and p.m she came and brought 5 beets, two nice turnips, 2 eggs, a bar of soap and a pkg. of matches. Sidney drew a load of wood with Weatherups horse a.m. and went to Square and got some groceries p.m. and went to prayer meeting in the eve. at Weatherups. Mitchel called a little while. R. Tate came and Sidney talked with hm a while out doors and he then went back. Maud and Memphis went to school. Mrs. Geo. Rudeau had a *shock at 9 p.m. yesterday. I rec'd a card from Mrs. Wynes.


*Editors note- stroke per the Oswego Daily Times.

Saturday November 21, 1914

Sleigh bells are jingling today. Eddie Burt is moving out of Geo. Courbat's house. Maud went to mill twice and Mora went to store and to mill after to help Maud with her feed. Sidney came home on the 7 p.m. as far as the Square. He brought 5# crackers, a large coconut and some buns, and he and Mora went to Lewis's and bought a 15# hog's for 75c. He also bought a nice tablet for the children for school.

Monday October 19, 1914

Sidney went to Brewerton and delivered a scroll, came home on the 2 p.m. train, carried a large box and 3 scrolls home from Courbots as the bus only came as far as that on account of the road building. Mora, Maud and Memphis went to school. Clint came down at 11 a.m. mad because Sidney did not help him Sat. and yelled so he could be heard all over the village with Geo. Rudeau by the fence as witness, both drunk.

Sunday July 26, 1914

Beautiful day. Sidney and the girls all but Lillian went to Sunday School. Cassie came home early barefoot as her shoes hut her so she took them off and carried them in her hand. Gene Porter called a little while. Sprinkled at night. George Robinson died yesterday, buried today G.A.R attended funeral.

Saturday May 23, 1914

Lovely today altho quite a wind p.m. Mora has been to the mill, P.O. and down to Weatherups once, Cassie went to Weatherups with her, Maud has been to Weatherups once and the store twice. Memphis went to the store once, sent a letter to Della a.m. also one to the Mercantile reporting agency co., I cleaned the two front rooms upstairs all but washing the windows also the hall and stairs. Seems more pleasant already. The little rabbits are running all over the yard. Sidney came on the 9 p.m. Geo. Courbat shut down p.m. for the funeral of Mrs Walters who died with pneumonia.

Wednesday April 29, 1914

A rainy day. The children went to school a.m., noon their feet were all wet, did not go back p.m. Mora went to mill and got oats for hens. Sidney is working for Geo. Courbat today. A wild duck on the pond all day following our ducks around, was there until so dark we could not see it. Quite a fog tonight, looks like smoke. Mora caught and dressed 5 Chub and I fryed them for them.

Tuesday Feb. 24, 1914

John phoned up to Guy to come and tell us Sidney was to work. A cold day 40 below zero at George Courbat's office at a.m. Sidney went up to the P.O. p.m and John Gehr wanted him to go to the bee and work for him. Charles Hoyet had a bee to draw his wood as his slieghs burned when Emery Pierce set his barn of fire early last fall. All his farm tools and five cows burned. Geo. Courbat's team went and Chars. Courbat's, Clint Mallory's and Ernie Leonards besides about eight men loading wood only took about 2 hours to load and draw out 20 cord of wood. Mora and Maud went to school this p.m, they were very cold when they came home. After supper Mora went to the P.O. to mail Sidney's letter to Mr. Green and get a qt. of vinegar, they are all out so she could not get it.

Wednesday Feb. 11, 1914

A very cold day and all are about sick with colds. Sidney is very hoarse. George Piquet brought Mora's [page ripped] and it is a very nice one, the products were all OK. I have the four mouse traps set, we have had a good fire all day but have not been able to start the frost from the front window, altho the sun helped to melt the frost from the south window. Too cold for comfort with coal fire, altho our little speckled hen did not get frightened out but came in and layed as usual.

Thursday Jan. 29, 1914

Another thawy day, not much snow left, looks very much like spring. Sidney and Mr. Maruury finished cutting Aunt Kate's wood about 11a.m. cut 12. cord for her at 70ct per cord. Sidney and Floyd finished up there, and piled the rest of the wood making 14 cord cut for Clint at 70ct per cord. Mora and Maud started for school this morning and when by Geo. Courbats the bell rang and they came back home so as not to be late at shool. went p.m. early. I finished ironing this morning, baked bread and worked like sixty all day cannot see as I have done much either. sent a card to Mina this morning hope to her from this one.