Thursday June 15th 1916

8 ducks hatched. I dead in shell. Fair a.m., rainy cold p.m.  Children got pretty wet coming home from school. Lettie let them take some coats. Cassy went p.m., she went to Bisbo's a.m. to meet the mail as I expected a letter from Sidney, but none came however.

Tuesday March 21, 1916

Thawing. Sidney and Claud commenced to cut wood for E. Potter. Mora went to school. A rag man came. I sold him a bag of rags but could not make change so he said he would leave the money at Fred House's. 14cents. Sidney got 9# flour off Maud Potter also a pail of milk. He let Claud have some milk and Lettie filled his dinner pail with hulled corn Maud went to see Bell. Commenced to wean baby Paul, he is very very good.

Tuesday November 2, 1915

Cold raw wind. Rained and hailed about 4 p.m. Mora came over acrost with Lettie, she went {unable to read, ripped}. Mora, Maud and Memphis went to school together. Russel came just dark, wanted one of the girls to help Mamie while he went and see about a house to {unable to read, ripped}. So Mora went. Maud and Memphis went with {unable to read, ripped}, came back with the lantern. I got off of Mr. Wilson, 5# graham, 1 red cross and 1 soap. Sold him eleven eggs at .38c/doz. Sidney started at 9 a.m. to go and vote and go on towards Fulton intending to get as far as Loren woods tonight. Volney Russel's barn burned last night, all his farming tools, horse, cow, hogs and hens, also burned with it. Mr. House came in and talked himself out as usual.

Saturday October 23, 1915

Cold raw wind. I got up a 1 o'clock and drove Charles Runga's cattle out of our garden and they came right back and I drove them out again at 2. Mr. House put them in Fisher's lot and this morning they jumped over the fence and came back in our garden at noon again. {Unable to read, ripped} them as far as Johnson's, they have eaten {unable to read, ripped} cabbage, and some turnips too. Mora and Maud went over to Lettie's and also to Elmer Cottett's a.m. Blanche gave them each a pumpkin. Mr. House gave Lillian a *toque that was Hazel's. Bell came a.m. a little while. Sidney got home at 9 p.m. having walked from Brewerton. He brought some groceries from Claud Davy's.



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Monday October 11, 1915

Hard white frost and a lovely day. Children all went school. Mora went to stay with Lettie tonight. Sidney went to Little France to trade, this morning got ride with Edd Cottett from his place over. Cut wood p.m. Arthur Getman was over the route today with Mr. Ferguson. He expects to commence carrying the mail next week. Our brown leghorn pullet layed her first egg today.

Monday October 4, 1915

A very nice day, breezy and sunshine's beautiful. Cassie went with the three girls when they went to school. *{Unable to read} to see if there was any mail from Sidney. Mr. Ferguson *{unable to read} her there wasn't any mail, but when he got here he had a letter for Sidney but none from him. Mora went on acrost to stay with Lettie. A dog came here and got into the rabbit yard. I got up quick, raised my bedroom window and yelled at it and it got out and ran away.


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Thursday September 30, 1915

A beautiful white frost last night and a lovely day. Bell brought over her oil can and a note for Maud to leave at Homer Bryant's on her way to school for Claud Davy. Memphis cry'd because I did not have time to fix her old shoes so she could go to school this morning. Bell told me she had a pair too small and wanted Memphis to come over and see if they would fit her. They were not much too large. I had to sew all the buttons on, so she went p.m. Maud Cronan and Helen also Lettie Bryant and her two babies spent a part of the afternoon here. Lettie brought Mora to school this a.m. and she rode home with her tonight. I mailed the letter to Mr. Higley, Syracuse Y.M.C.A. Gave Mora eight seeds of succotash for Lettie. {Unable to read} a tin full of nice string beans and Mrs. Fisher gave the girls a little kettle full also sent a little pail full by them to Bell on their way home from school.

Monday September 27, 1915

Cold altho the sun shone p.m. A. Russel came back home a.m. Sidney cut corn a.m. for Mr. House and p.m. he and Mr. House drew us a load of wood. Sidney cut enough to last the week out. Went over with Maud to Lettie's eve. Bell came eve. Ferguson brought graham flour but no nipple. Sidney rec'd card form Mr. Higley.

Friday September 24, 1915

Sidney finished digging the potatoes acrost the road. Maud went the other way to school and Mora went and stayed with Lettie. Went as soon as Maud and Memphis got home from school. Did not have nosebleed today. Paul was awfully sick last night with fever. Is sick a.m., quite a lot better this eve. I sent by Mrs. Moon for 10# graham and a nipple for the baby. Sent 1 doz. eggs at .26c/doz. Due bill for .14c and .5c cash.

Thursday September 23, 1915

Maud stayed with Lettie last night, came home this morning to get her shoes. Lettie put up a good dinner for her. Memphis went to school with Maud. Mora did not go. Had nosebleed several times today. Maud went over to Lettie's tonight. Paul feels bad tonight. Sidney dug potatoes. I helped him pick up and so did Cassie. She went down to Kent's and got a can of milk off Davy. Took 1 doz. eggs, he paid .26c/doz. A. Russel brought a pail of milk and asked Sidney to milk his cow while he is gone.

Wednesday September 1, 1915

Fair. Mora rode with Letta as far as the corner, got home at 10. Letta went to see her grandmother and came to see Maud Cronan, came back 4 p.m. and stopped for Mora to ride home with her. Bell came eve. with an armful of loveset. Mr. Henderson buried at Mallory.

Tuesday August 31, 1915

Fair p.m., cloudy a.m. Sidney started for Granby 7 a.m. by way of Clay, where he left the scroll. Mora came home 10 a.m., went back 4:30 p.m., carried Letta some string beans. Bell came 6 p.m., brought a little pail of buttermilk, she had a wheelbarrow full of loveset and smartweed to take up to House's. Maud wheeled it up for her and Mrs. House gave her a muskmelon. Also gave one to Bell. We had a nice mess of succotash for supper.

Monday August 30, 1915

Cloudy, cold. Sidney rode as far as Bisbo's corner with Edd Cottett, then walked to W. Monroe and back, got 20# meal, finished Bell's brush and dug some of our potatoes. They are small. He kept very busy. Maud went to school, Mora got there at the same time, but as the register's had not come, they came home at noon. They said they liked the teacher very much. She was very much disappointed to have to close school just as it had began. Mora started across so as to get there at 5 and eat supper with Letta, so not to disappoint her. She was expecting her.

Sunday August 29, 1915

A rainy day. None at church. Sidney went as far as the woods with Mora and met Letta coming after her with a rig. Claud's brother was there. Mr. Henderson died at Fernwood, found dead in barn.

Thursday August 26, 1915

Fair, cool breeze, very chilly tonight. Mora went out a.m., got $1.40 on her soap order, and p.m, got .40c more. Bell came with some sweet milk a.m. Post Standard man along p.m. Mrs. Wm Johnson gave Mora 2 nice cabbage. Wants her to stay nights with Lettie while Claud's thrashing.