Showing posts with label Smith. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Smith. Show all posts

Monday Sept 4th 1916

 Warm. Sidney started cutting corn. I dug some potatoes. Warren Smith's stepson buried p.m. 

Saturday August 26th 1916

 Quite warm. Sprinkled a little a.m. Sidney picked some berries for me to can. filled 2 2 qt cans. Sidney went to Little France, got flour $2.10 a sack, also got sugar and salt. Mr. Cary called p.m. Harvey Smith found dead ice bed yesterday a.m. 

Monday August 7th 1916

 Hot. Sidney and I picked a few black berries a.m. hoed p.m. I rec'd a card from Lillian Smith, sent from  Conn.

Saturday July 15th 1916

 Hot. Sidney worked at Bernhard Smith's, drawing hay, came back by Cary's and 4 qts of strawberries and some *pie plant. I sow'd carrot, beet and radish seed. Children pulled weeds. Mrs. Russel and girls called p.m. 

*rhubarb

Thursday July 13th 1916

 Hot a.m. thunder shower p.m. Sidney went to Smith's at noon. Mora went to Potter's. Maud and Memphis to Bisbo's but as they were through picking they went with Mora. Cassy went down with them and brought back their money. Mr. Wilson said he could not get any flour, so I sent a card to Davy to bring us a sack. Children all had their dinner pails full of berries when they came back.

Wednesday July 12th 1916

 Hot, sultry with an occasional breeze. Mora rode past way over to Little France a.m., got some rolled oats and sugar. Maud, Memphis and Cassy went and picked a l0 qrt pail. Also a carrier of berries at Mr. Cary's for us to eat p.m. Sidney went to draw hay at Mr. Smith's but it rained before they got fairly started for the first load.

Tuesday July 11th 1916

 Hot, sultry all day. Maud and Memphis picked berries at Bisbo's all day. Mora at Potter's. Sidney went with her and picked berries until noon, and worked in hay at Smith's p.m.  Supper there. I planted more potatoes.

Monday July 10th 1916

 Cloudy, close. Sidney worked at Smith in the hay from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Mora, Maud and Memphis picked 40 qts of berries each. I finished planting he beans. Sidney stopped and picked 4 qts of strawberries at Cary's, brought home. 

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.

Tuesday April 18, 1916

Snow and rain all a.m. Children went to school. Sidney went in the swail and got the ducks but could not get the drake. I went with him tonight but could not call him off. Sidney called on Mr. Smith, came around by E.B. Potters, got 1/2 bu. corn on the cob, had a mess of cowslips for dinner.

Sunday October 10, 1915

Showery. Sidney and the three girls went to church. Had to climb through the window as the key was at Mr. Smith's. Something was after our hens in the night.

Sunday September 12, 1915

Warm, cloudy p.m. Sidney and Maud attended church or Sunday School. Elder Sypher is still at conference. Mora got home at 6 p.m., left Mallory at 3:30. Got a geography and *pryscolagy{*unable to understand word written) for 30c. She went to S.S with Avis, see Mrs. Dainis and Mrs. Smith. Raining 9 p.m.

Monday July 5, 1915

Rained hard in the night and until 7 a.m., it was quite chilly all day. Sidney went to Harve Smith's, got 1 bu. potatoes at Davis's, after which he hoe'd potatoes. Lot's of travel, celebrating Independence Day. Planted beans where potatoes did not come, I set turnips.

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 14, 1915

Beautiful again. Mora is 13 years old. Mrs. Dainis came and washed our baby. Sidney, Maud, Memphis and Castella all are attending church. Leslie and Mina came to get her dishes, brought a few apples. Mrs. Smith came in the evening.

Thursday March 11, 1915

Bright lovely day. Mrs. Dainis came and cared for the baby as usual. Mrs. Smith came and helped Mora straighten up things and washed a few things. P. Maruney brought us a bag of potatoes and a basket of apples. Mrs. Mallory sent me a sack of ginger cookies and some sweet milk p.m. Maud and Memphis at school. Sidney met Otis Fuller a.m. and called at Mitchels a little while.

Saturday March 6, 1915

Stormy all day, clearing at night altho not cold. Sidney worked at Weatherups sawing wood all day. Mora staid with Mrs. Smith's and Boots's children p.m. While they went to Burts to get a bedstead for Mrs.Smith. Earl Boots came a.m. Mora washed a few things. Lynch's baby buried at Carlys Mills. Loved Mitchel's funeral sermon.

Sunday February 28, 1915

Ate our last squash today. Fair. Sidney, Mora and Maud went to church. Mrs. Smith came in twice. Hazel Lynch came in eve.

Saturday February 20, 1915

Beautiful day, another white frost, everything looks lovely. Sidney went to Petts Corners got home at 7:30 p.m. Memphis was quite sick all p.m. and evening. Other duck died, think swallowed pin or needle the way both acted. Maud and Cassie went to Mrs. Smiths and Mrs. Boots's. Mrs. Smith gave Cassie a little glass. Mora went to Weatherups a.m. and p.m., also I rec'd a letter from Mrs. Wines.

Friday February 19, 1915

Rec'd a letter from Aunt A.R. Raymond. Very pleasant day, white frost last night. Claud brought some wood at 1 p.m. Children went to school. Clarence brought the chopping bowl and knife home. Mrs. Smith called. People tapping maple trees.