Wednesday March 31, 1915

Fair, cold west wind. Sidney called on Mitchel and went from there to the Square and back home. Mrs. Smith and Mrs. H. Porter came in the evening.

Sunday March 28, 1915

Nice again today. Clarence Porter came to find out how to cook a duck. Floyd and Agnes came too. Sidney and the five girls all went to church today.

Friday March 5, 1915

Beautiful warm sunshiny day. Sidney did Mitchels chores this morning, worked a while at Weatherup's p.m. and then walked to Square and back. Mora and Maud went to school. Clayton Porter knocked a bottle of ink on Mora's dress and just about ruined it, she had to come home to change her dress.

Tuesday February 16, 1915

Froze up a very little last night, not so mussy today but still thawed some. Some snow p.m. not enough to cover the bare places. Sidney started at about 7:30 a.m. towards Mexico. Mora and Maud came home to dinner from school. Agnes Porter came to borrow our chopping bowl and knife. M. Clarence came to bring a note from his mother p.m. One of our white ducks acts queer as tho her back were hurt.

Saturday January 16, 1915

Still thawing. Sidney worked at Weatherups p.m. Mora went to see Avis p.m. Maud eat dinner with Mrs. Smith and children. I wrote a couple candy recipes for her. Clarence Porter came for more pickles.

Friday January 15, 1915

Reuben Porter came down and paid for the pickles .25c. Mora and Maud came home to dinner. Mrs. Porter and two children called this evening to get a mustard pickle recipe. Sidney came home tonight about 6, he stayed last night at Mrs. Little's, he said she has failed terribly.

Sunday January 3, 1915

Bright sunny day, cold last night but got considerable warmer before morning. Sidney, Mora and Maud went to S.S and preaching, only a very few present. Mrs. Boots and Mrs. Smith came and spent the evening. Clarence Porter came to get some pickles.

Wednesday December 2, 1914

Rained all last night and until after daylight. Sidney was going away early but did not on account of the rain. Rev. Mitchel's wife and daughter called for Sidney, Mina and Mora to go to prayer meeting with them at John Fidler's. Clayton Porter bought a paper.

Tuesday December 1, 1914

Quite rainy. Sidney reached home about 5pm. Mina and Mora called at Henry Porter's, evening.

Sunday November 29, 1914

A beautiful day. Sidney and Mora and Maud also Mina attended church. Rev. Mitchel called evening for Sidney to go with him and Mr. Weatherup to Central Square to a meeting. Got home about 9 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. Porter came down brought phonograph.

Friday November 20, 1914

Snowed quite a little but pack's, not very cold. Mr. Porter brought 1/3 cord wood a.m. Mora and Maud went to school. Rec'd a letter from Sidney on 2 p.m. he is at Liverpool. I preserved some ripe cucumbers, they are keeping fine and taste very good.

Tuesday October 27, 1914

Very cold, about 2 inches of snow fell during the night. Sidney went up and helped milk so Mr. Porter would help move our stove in the front part. Clarence and Eugene came also. Mora, Maud and Memphis went to school. Very mussy when they came home to dinner. Cassie and Lillian both have hard colds. Memphis coughs some too. We had Mora's speckled hen for dinner. 4th one we have had lately, all awfully fat.

Monday October 26, 1914

Children at school. Sprinkled nearly all a.m. Sidney drew corn fodder a.m. Picked apples p.m. with Henry Porter nearly froze, came down to get warm. Turned cold with a high wind and flurry of snow.

Friday July 31, 1914

A nice day. I sent a card to Sidney this morning, makes 2 cards 1 letter and a pkg. this week, but he didn't get any of them so fearing something was wrong he came home on the first train this way from Richland this morning about all worn out from worry. Maud went to the mill, Cassie with her. Memphis to P.O. Gene Porter came and got a little rabbit, he gave me 15c said he would have the rest tomorrow night, each 25c. Harvest dance at Hotel Pierce tonight.

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.

Friday July 24, 1914

A lovely day and an unusually nice evening a heavy fog morning and until nine a.m. almost like a cloud. I have been breaking Mora's shoes for her today. Mr. Weatherup told Memphis and Cassie to eat all the berries they wanted p.m. so the did and brought home a qt. red and black caps mixed. Elis and Murl Piguet came in to see the rabbits, also Gene Porter and Lawrence Harrington, no letter from Sidney today, he came on the nine o'clock train evening.

Tuesday June 9, 1914

Very warm day. Wrote a letter to Sidney, rec'd one from him from Mexico. Mora and Cassie went to the P.O. this eve. Saw David Weatherup, he gave Mora Maud's $2.00. Maud went to store twice today, Memphis once. Agnes Porter came down to play a.m. and again this eve. Rueben came to see if Sidney was at home, said if he was Gene was going to bring down his rabbit.

Saturday June 6, 1914

Fair cool all day. Sidney made a rabbit pen, cut some wood in Mallory's woods that he and Floyd White left last winter. Mora and Maud weeded onions at Weatherups a.m. David paid Mora $2.05 for 20 and 1/2 hours work at 10c per hour, did not pay Maud yet. Mora went to Weatherups tonight got 1 qt. milk. Clarence Porter brought their jackets, they forgot in the lot. Hazel Lynch and Vernice Courbat came with Lottie Baum p.m. to deliver the things I ordered off her, namely box tartan tar soap 10c pkg, darning needles 5c, the n.w.comp. she did not bring, someway omitted in her order. Memphis went to mill got corn, Castella to store for vinegar.

Wednesday June 3, 1914

Fair some and sprinkled a little. Avis came this morning just as I was getting up, to get Mora and Maud to weed onions. They went and commenced work at eight, stoped at five, were quite tired too. Aunt Kate called p.m. had a good visit with her. Memphis and Cassie went to P.O. and store. Henry Holding called while aunt Kate was here. The 3 youngest Porter children made me about crazy all p.m. Mora and I planted three rows of potatoes and a few hubbard squash tonight nearly dark. Sidney came at 10 p.m. Rained hard as soon as he got home.

Sunday May 31, 1914

Beautiful day sprinkled just nightfall a little, Frank Cary called this evening. Gene Porter came a.m. with his female rabbit. Sidney, Mora and Maud and Memphis went to Sunday School. Sidney went to meeting also, said they had a nice large attendance today, seem to like the new minister so far, hope they continue to.