Saturday September 2nd 1916

 Cool. we have been busy straightening up and cleaning. Mr. Sypher called at 11:30 a.m. Eva sent a dress and jacket by him to Mora. Bell and the 2 miss Allen's called also, eve. Sidney got home at 11 p.m. Walked and carried scroll and groceries from Hastings, came on car. 

Tuesday July 4th 1916

 Sidney, Maud and Memphis picked berries for Bisbo. Cassy sent for Mora, so she came home, got her shoes and went over and picked, came home at night with the rest of them. Sidney caught 3 little rabbits in the berry field, brought 1 home. Rained hard at night. Mr. and Mrs. Sypher called eve. 

Monday June 19th 1916

Showery a.m., fairly pour'd p.m.  Sidney got Kent's horse to cultivate. Rain'd so he only went through 4 rows. He went to Wm. Monroe's, p.m.  Mr. Sypher gave him a bag of seed potatoes. Put turkey setting on eight eggs.

Wednesday November 3, 1915

Cold, a little rain. Hail and round snow, first snow this fall. Mora came home eat breakfast. She and Maud and Memphis went to school. The Russel girls stopped and went with them. Bell came an hour a.m. Mr. House said he whole republican ticket was elected here but town went wet. Rev. Sypher and Fay dug some of their {unable to read, ripped} acrost the road.

Friday September 17, 1915

Hot until 3 p.m., turned suddenly cold. Acts like a hard frost was next to come. Children went to school. Memphis, Cassie and Lillian went to Curtis's party. had a lovely time. Maud went to take a card to him and Hazel gave her also some candy, ice cream and cake. Mr. House gave me about 2 bu. corn for the stalks he got here. Alfred Russel brought over a few summer squashes. Fay Sypher borrowed a hammer and a hoe, they are moving now.

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.

Sunday August 8, 1915

Pleasant until 4 p.m. rain. Sidney, Mora and Maud attended church. Sidney took Sypher's place in pulpit, intended to go to Gayville eve., did not go on account of rain. Two loads of people reached there late for the services.

Monday August 2, 1915

Very muggy, about 3 p.m. a little breezy. Sidney cut brush. This morning he went through the lower piece of potatoes, 7 rows, with the hiller, and helped Floyd mow away a load of hay. Elder Sypher and wife started for the camp grounds at Lake View this eve, 7 o'clock.

Saturday July 31, 1915

Hot sultry p.m., rain in morning. Sidney cut brush. Sypher's cow got out, he put her in the barn for them. Mr. House cut a few oats. I rec'd a letter from Mrs. Dainis. Mora took Bell beans. Bell gave her milk.

Wednesday July 28, 1915

Hot sultry day. Sidney cultivated in the morning and hilled, and hoed p.m. The children picked a few berries. I got quite a lot of groceries off Mr. Wilson, sent Bell beans. Elder Sypher went to camp grounds to put up building.

Tuesday July 27, 1915

Sultry. Sidney cultivated a.m., hoed p.m., took job to cut brush. Sent a mess of string beans to Sypher.

Saturday July 24, 1915

Very hot dry day. Elder Sypher called this morning, brought a white dress of Eva's for Mora. Sidney came at 10 p.m. Mora hoed this a.m. and the other three picked off bugs again, all are pretty tired.

Saturday July 17, 1915

Bell came over to get Sidney to take her heifer up to House's after which he helped House fix fence a couple hours, and p.m. hoe'd our potatoes. Children picked a few raspberries and huckleberries. Elder Sypher came for a drink.

Tuesday July 13, 1915

Cloudy early morning, coming off bright and hot. Sidney went toward the south at 10 a.m. I set turnip plants where the hen yard was. Elder Sypher came for a drink twice, it was so very warm working.

Monday July 12, 1915

Warm. Sidney went to Chas. Hess's, got groceries early in the morning, called at House's eve. Harry came to see the Royal Scroll. Mr. Sypher came p.m., he and Sidney had a splendid visit judging from the noise.

Saturday July 10, 1915

Fair. I have worked some today and Mora finished the potatoes, hoed 8 rows. Rev. Sypher brought 2 pair of shoes to Mora, some his wife sent her. Bell brought some sweet milk, Mamie sent the flour back but it is scant. Sidney reached home about 10 p.m., he ate a lunch at D. Wynes, after having come on the eve. train from North Bay. He bought a little turkey, gave 25 cents for it, beyond Camden.

Friday July 9, 1915

Nice cool day. Rec'd card from Sidney. Elder Sypher came over a few minutes. James and Peter came, brought the things I order'd off Susie. Two dogs were after our hens and rabbits. 4o'clock this morning I got up and drove them off. Mora hoe's 4 1/2 rows today. I set the rest of the bean poles and hilled a row of sweet corn. Maud got a little buttermilk off Mamie Russel. Liza Moon was getting signers to try and keep the mail route. I signed for Sidney.

Sunday July 4, 1915

Sidney and Maud went to S.S. Sypher held quarterly meeting at North Constantia. We had a big strawberry shortcake. Sidney got berries at Bisbo's. Bell Allen called eve., brought milk.

Monday June 28, 1915

Hot all day. The children picked some very nice wild strawberries. We had shortcake. Elder Sypher cultivated across'd the way p.m.

Friday June 4, 1915

Fair, rather cold wind. Fay Sypher came and borrowed a hammer a.m. Sidney went over to Fred Cary's this morning and Fred gave him a few early rose and a few other early potatoes to plant. Mr. House came over p.m. and cut the grass in our front yard, for his horses. I put short clothes on baby *Paul. a.m. Sidney went to North Constantia eve. Got home 10 p.m.


*Editors note: First time baby's name is mentioned as Paul, since his birth in March..