Wednesday October 4th 1916

 Fair, hot day. I washed. Sidney went over north. Maud went to Percival's. Got graham, a pencil tablet and 2 sticks of candy. p.m. 4 girls went to Bernice's to play. Samantha and James came down after them to go. 

Monday August 14th 1916

 Fair. James and Mable started away at 8 a.m. Sidney picked 11 qts of berries on Muckeys, brought over 5 qt cans to fill with huckleberries for Fred Cary.

Sunday August 13th 1916

 Cloudy a.m. and rainy early p.m., fair moon is beautiful tonight. Sidney, Mora, Maud and Mable have gone to meeting this evening. Rev. Conklyn will preach, got home at 10 p.m. Went to bed and before we were asleep at 11, James drove in.

Tuesday July 18th 1916

 Hot, sultry day. We have all been busy all day. Mora and Mrs. Russel went red raspberrying a.m. Mora got about 2 qts all mush, I sent a letter to James.

Wednesday July 5th 1916

Fair, cool. Peter Dupra came for James' clothes a.m. Sidney and Cassy picked berries a.m. at Bisbo's. Maud and Memphis all day, caught another rabbit. Mora picked berries for Casey, came back and picked 4 qrts at Bisbo's pm. 

Friday June 30th 1916

 I got up 5:45, drew off milk, fed pig calves and chickens before the rest were up except Pa. Picked berries, all of us got 2 crates and Cassy and I picked 20 qts over to bring home. James came and brought us home. Marian and Myrtle came, Susie traded a goose and a guinea hen for 2 hens. She gave me some butter an a pail of milk to bring home. When we got to Bisbo's our girls rode home having just finished, they got tickets cashed, Sidney, Maude and Memphis went home with James.

Wednesday June 28th 1916

Fair, hot day. Ed Cottet's girl brought a note from Bisbo's for some of the girls to go and pick berries. Mora, Maud and Memphis went. Sidney and I hoe'd some corn. Susie came for me to go home with her. I went and took the 3 little ones. Sidney rode down as far as Bisbo's to help them pick berries p.m. When we got on the Pinnacle, M. Silverman was there. He ate dinner there. They traded about $10.00 with him. James bought me a nice gingham dress for $1.50. Susie gave me cloth enough for Paul. 2 dresses, steele grey percale.

Sunday June 11th 1916

Rainy a.m., p.m., fair eve. Evening cloudy. Mora came home at noon. Went back at 7 p.m. acrost. Sidney, Maud and Memphis went down to hold a meeting but so few came they decided to wait. Pa and James drove up p.m., staid to supper. They brought a pail of buttermilk.

Monday June 5th 1916

Good day, rained hard in the night and early morning. Mora went to Elmer's between 6-7 a.m.  Maud went with her and came home. Mora sent me a new apron by Maud. Sidney staid with James so not to be so tired. Went from there to store got 20# meal and 1 red cross. Rode up with Arthur Getman, Henry Holden came, he has an auto now. Sidney and I planted some more potatoes and some sweet corn and squash.

Monday May 29th 1916

Hot. Sidney went to N. Constantia and then to Constantia. Got oats, meal, 1# tea and a can of milk. He was awfully tired when he reached home. Maud, Memphis and Cassy went to school. Mora went to Elmer's about 4: 30 p.m.  James, Susie and the baby came at 5 p.m., had been to Mallory, Little France and then here. I dug 12 rows of holes to plant corn.

Wednesday May 24th 1916

Fair. Sidney worked shingling at Fielding's for H. Munger. Got home at 4 p.m.  Maud and Memphis went to school, rode home with Claud Bisbo. Bell Allen spent p.m. here. James and Susie drove up this eve. brought sour milk and a picture and some butter in a pint can.

Saturday May 20th 1916

Cool. James and Mable drove over a.m. and brought Maud and Memphis home. Brought some milk and a can of maple syrup, quart. Maud and Cassy went over to Elmer Cottet's with the Russel girls to get vinegar. Mrs. Russel and the girls here, a.m.

Sunday May 7th, 1916

Beautiful warm day. Mora came home from Elmer's, a.m. Sidney preached at the school house at 11, Dutch Hill at 2 p.m., and at Gayville, eve. Maud went to S.S, rode home with uncle Billy. Sidney did too, James, Susie and the baby came up, eve., brought a mess of carp and a lot of fish egg's, some cream and sour milk. Milk got all spilt out but, just a little. Brought some *compounded in a pint can for fear I did not have any to fry the fish. Sidney got home from Gayville at 10 p.m.,  collection 80 cents.


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Thursday March 30, 1916

White frost this morning, beautiful day. Sidney went to W. Monroe early around on the Pinnacle. Helped James tap trees, got an ax helve, some pop corn and left there 5:30. Went to W. Monroe, got some groceries and got home about 8 p.m. I finished my washing, Mora ironed some. We all have got colds except Sidney.

Friday September 10, 1915

A nice breeze but the sun is very warm. Maud and Memphis went to school, so did Mora but she did not come home tonight. She rides as far as McClymonds with the teacher. Children said lightening struck Fred Hess's house and barn, and Jim Potters barn and tore his new part off and blinded a horse. Tomatoes just commenced to turn. Lots of awfully big green worms. I have to look them over every day.  I am very tired tonight. Sidney came on the 7 p.m, walked home from Hastings. Got 1/2 flour, 5# grain, 4# rice, 1# lard, 1 can milk, 1/2 # coffee at Beasonson's. Besides a lot of packages, he brought from Syracuse, he did remarkable well this week.

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.

Monday May 31, 1915

Warm lovely day. Sidney went to Gayville before breakfast, got groceries, got there an hour before anyone was up, had to wait, got home at 7:30 a.m. P.m. he planted potatoes across the way some over 3 bu. seed. James, Mossaline and Susie came eat supper here.

Monday February 15, 1915

Rained all last night, quite pleasant today altho very mussy underfoot. Sidney went to Weatherup's and got some onions, to mill and got feed, to store and also to Stricklands for 1/2 bu. potatoes. Mora and Maud came home to dinner got their feet wet so did not go to school p.m. James and Susie came over, staid to dinner, said little Mary had a baby boy. Charlie the horse had broken his neck, committed suicide. We are feeling a little better, but quite weak yet. James gave me some meal and Mora got some buttermilk off Mrs. Mallory and we had a lovely johnnie cake for supper.

Saturday November 14, 1914

Fair. Mora and Hazel Lynch went to get something on their soap order, had poor luck. Hazel ate dinner here. Rec'd a letter from Sidney p.m. should have got it yesterday. He came on the 7 p.m brought back cabbage and some macaroni. James and Susie came p.m. and brought us some cabbage. Susie is looking very bad. Maud went to mill and got some corn.

Thursday November 5, 1914

Cloudy but no rain until evening. James came a.m. on his way home from Little France, said he had buried a *little baby, Susie got hurt and is having rather a hard time. Convention all day at M.E. church meeting evening well attended.


*Editors note: I am not sure if this baby is James and Susie's or if he helped bury someones baby. My guess that it is indeed their baby but I have not come across any documents to confirm this as of yet.