Thursday April 13, 1916

Rainy a.m., pleasant p.m. Paul was very sick all night, better tonight. Sidney came a little past 5 p.m., brought 1/2 # flour, 5# rice, 1/2 # coffee, some sugar, can molasses, can milk and bk powder, also lard, besides his scroll. A load alright. Gone to prayer meeting eve. Mora and Maud with him. Sent Maud Cronans flour by them. Mora got a peck of potatoes off Russel's. Mr. Wilson came, I got 10# graham flour off him. Red hen died.

Wednesday April 12, 1916

Cloudy a.m., fair p.m., cool breeze. I washed a few things. Mora went to Cronans, borrowed 2 qts. flour. Paul has a high fever tonight, felt bad for a couple of days.

Tuesday April 11, 1916

Cloudy most all day, commenced to rain at 7 p.m. Sidney went away at 7:30, toward Fulton. Mora and Maud went to Maud Potter's and got some milk. Mora also went to Russels, got some rural N.Y.'s. Memphis and Cassy carried some bell peppers and Maud, Memphis and Cassy and the Russel girls went and picked some wintergreen berries p.m.

Monday April 10, 1916

Fair. Sidney cut wood, trimmed some trees on other side of road, went to Jim Potter's got 1/2 bu. turnips and various odd jobs. I washed, all of us kept busy. Mrs. Russel and girls came a.m. also the ragman paid me for the rags he got here his other trip.

Sunday April 9, 1916

A little flurry of snow nearly all day. Sidney and Mora went to Sunday School and meeting. Mora got a ride home with Mrs. Siegert and Johnnie. They have gone this eve. Sidney is conducting a meeting.

Saturday April 8, 1916

Snowed hard p.m. but did not last long. Sidney went to W. Monroe, got groceries and meal. Started a little after 6, got back at 10 a.m.

Friday April 7, 1916

Snowed again in the night. Ground covered. Cold wind. Sap run a while p.m. Children did not go to school as the roads were so bad. Sidney came at 7:30 p.m., brought a can of milk for Paul and rice also a little Prince's pine he found near Broadway.

Thursday April 6, 1916

Nice a.m. Rain and snow p.m. Sidney went away with the scroll at 6 a.m. Mora, Memphis and Cassy went to school, very slushy coming home. Russel girls stopped for them this morning. Mrs. Russel stopped in awhile. Mr. Wilson came, his first trip this year.

Wednesday April 5, 1916

Cloudy a.m. Fair p.m. Sidney helped buzz wood at Russel's a.m. Canvessed p.m., ate supper at North Constantia. Got 1# crackers. Mora went to Potter's, got some milk. Her nose bled twice. Maud has sore throat swelled quite badly. Paul has walked alone all over house today.

Tuesday April 4, 1916

Cool, rain and snow p.m. and eve. Maud has been sick, vomited. Feels a little better tonight. She hasn't eaten since morning. Sidney went over to Potter's, got some sour mild. Mr. Russel called at the door, the little girls stopped in this morning on their way to school.