Sunday July 16th 1916

 Maud is 12 years old. Very hot. Sidney and the 4 girls went to church. 3 younger rode down and back with Mr. Johnson. Maud was sick. Russel girls came here to play, and our girls went there a while, evening.

Sunday June 18th 1916

Hard showers, p.m., fair a.m.  Sidney and 4 girls went to Sunday school. Girls went early to practice. Sidney and Memphis rode with Mr. Johnson got wet, rained hard. Other 3 came earlier. all gone to entertainment but Paul. They got home about 10, all had a good time.

Friday June 9th 1916

Mora came a.m., went back at 4 p.m.  Mrs. Russel and the girls came p.m.  Sidney came on the 4 p.m., walked home from the Square. he brought 2 can red cross, 2# crackers and 6# rice from Fulton. An auto party stopped to inquire for Roy Johnson.

Sunday June 4th 1916

Warm lovely day. Sidney went to Dutch Hill p.m. and to the school house eve. From there is going over on the Pinnacle. Mora came home after meeting at noon. Other three went and rode down and back with Mr. Johnson. Mr. Webb drove down here p.m., also Mr. Cary came a little while p.m., he is looking very poorly.

Thursday June 1st, 1916

Fair, warm today. Quite a hard frost this morning, quite a few things were black on the low land. Our early potatoes that were up got niped. Maud and Cassy went to school. Memphis took care of Paul so I could help plant corn. Memphis and Maud covered like little nailers after 4. Sidney carried manure in 2 pails and dropped it all in the hill. Lafayette Mead came here at noon, eat dinner and started for Potter's. Mr. Wm. Johnson called this eve, on his way to prayer meeting. Sidney, Maud and Memphis went to Roscoe Bisbo's, got some groceries off Glen Davy. Got some dandy molasses for .40c/gallon.

Sunday May 28th 1916

Warm, rather muggy. Sidney and the three girls went to church. Mora went with Cottet's , rode home with Mrs. Siegert, other 3 rode with mr. Johnson. Blanch Cottet gave Mora 3 nice pink roses for her hat. Sidney, Mora and Maud have gone to church this eve., had a good crowd tonight.

Monday May 15th 1916

Rainy, thunder showers all night. Children went to school except Mora. She went to Elmer Cottet's at 5 p.m.. Other children went to Cassy Potters after school, she gave our Cassy a nice little new hat. Mora and Lillian went to Johnson's to get a little sour milk. Mrs.J. gave them cookies. Pa's birthday. Mrs. Russel came for flowers. Put Maud's duck setting.

Wednesday March 22, 1916

Stormy all day except a little while a.m. Sidney went to Potter's at 8 a.m. but it stormed so hard he came home at noon. A big hen hawk here twice today. Bound to get a meal but failed. Mora went to school, came home by way of Potters. Sidney went over to Jim's got 1/2 bu. turnips and some milk at Maud's. Carl got us some flour and some salt at Little France. Left it at Roy Johnson's. Sidney went and got it eve.

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.

Monday September 20, 1915

Cool. Sidney wasn't quite as hoarse this morning, but is just as bad at night. He went to Little France a.m., got some groceries. Cut brush a little, p.m. Mrs. Emily House and Fred House came at noon. Ross Bisbo called in evening. Mora went to Bryant's 6 p.m. She went to Mrs. Johnson's, got me 4 peppers a.m. Maud and Memphis went to school came home to dinner. A man came here and eat breakfast, said he was from Utica. Going near Adams to go to work.

Saturday August 28, 1915

Fair. Mora took her books to the school house this a.m. Jannie Johnson and Maud Cronan and her 3 children also Roy Munger her p.m. Bell came this eve., brought some new milk. Sidney came on the 7 p.m. train to Hastings, train late. He brought 4 loaves bread and quite a few other groceries.

Thursday August 26, 1915

Fair, cool breeze, very chilly tonight. Mora went out a.m., got $1.40 on her soap order, and p.m, got .40c more. Bell came with some sweet milk a.m. Post Standard man along p.m. Mrs. Wm Johnson gave Mora 2 nice cabbage. Wants her to stay nights with Lettie while Claud's thrashing.

Sunday August 22, 1915

Rained all night, all day and is still raining 9 p.m. All of Wynes came together with Mr. and Mrs. Judge, also John to Johnson's in their car. Leslie and Mina stopped here.

Monday May 17, 1915

Rained hard n night, rained a.m., cold and cloudy p.m. Roy Johnson and Floyd Fisher called on Sidney. Children did not go to school.

Monday May 3, 1915

Cold day. Maud and Memphis went to school. A baby boy came to Elmer Whorl and wife. Janie Johnson brought a pail sauerkraut this morning sent by old Mrs. Johnson. Sidney went up to North Constantia and back by way of Gayville.

Friday April 16, 1915

Very nice day. Elder Sypher called a.m. and Mrs. A. Russel came twice. Sidney worked at Martin Fisher's. Ate dinner and supper there. Martin came in the eve and helped change out stove. Mrs. Johnson sent some parsnips by Frank Fisher, they were very nice.

Thursday April 15, 1915

Cold wind. Sidney went up to Mr. Johnson's and got a bu. potatoes first thing this morning. All try to settle, it goes rather slowly. Baby is very worrisome sometimes.

Wednesday April 14, 1915

Floyd came this morning after another load. I got a ride with Mr. Johnson, so took Lillian and the baby. I got awfully cold and the baby was blue. First time I had been outdoors or baby. Mrs. Johnson made me a cup of peppermint and it warmed us all up. We ate dinner there and then Mr. Johnson took us over to the house. Sidney and the rest of the children came with Floyd. Jannie was at Johnson's and Herb Munger's children. Herb and Elsie were at the funeral of his nephew, operator's little son at Hastings.