Saturday July 1st 1916

 Warm. Sidney came at 10 a.m. He went first to W. Monroe, got a lot of groceries and feed. Marguerite came with him. Pa fixed my flat iron handle. Sent Ma's teeth to me, also gave Sidney a picture of his mother that was there in the bureau drawer. Sidney cultivated a little, then took the horse back. Maude and Memphis walked back with him. 

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.

Tuesday June 27th 1916

Hot, muggy a.m., showery p.m. Mora and Maud rode over to Cassy's with Mrs. Dillenbeck and from there, walked over to Cottet's, to get Mora's clothes.

Sunday June 25th 1916

Fair. Sidney, Mora and Maud went to church, a.m., all gone again eve. and Memphis also. Mr. Webb drove down p.m., the Polish man next door came p.m.  Sidney let him have our mail box for $1.25. Memphis went down there and got 1 qt. of milk tonight.

Saturday June 17th 1916

Showery. Sidney's birthday, 44 years old. Went to Besonson's , got a lot of groceries. Bell Allen came, borrowed yeast cakes. Lillian went with the girls to practice. p.m. Mora came home from Cottet's p.m. Maud went to next house, got 1 qrt. milk. We had strawberry shortcake.

Wednesday June 14th 1916

Warm. Maud and Memphis went and took exam orations. Memphis took a note to H. Munger's for Gail. Mora sent me a note. I sent a letter to Sidney. Planted some more beans on the hill. Maud took Maud Cronin some petunia seed. Duck eggs picking.

Monday June 12th 1916

Nice day. 3 girls went to school to practice. Sidney started for Fulton about 9 a.m. Children got home after 5 tonight, practiced all day. Mora sent a note home by Maud. I kept the turkey shut up and she layed in the hens nest, one hen layed also.

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.

Wednesday June 7th 1916

Maud and Memphis went over to Elmer Cottet's, got 6 ears of black popcorn a.m.  We planted it and then finished out with field corn tared it all, just finished as it commenced to rain. The 3 girls and I all worked hard to finish. I picked ripe strawberries.

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.

Friday June 2nd 1916

Warm, wind blew hard, p.m.  Thunder showers 7:30, very hard. Maud and Memphis went to school. Sidney and I planted corn and some beans. I set a few tomatoes plants, eve.

Thursday June 1st, 1916

Fair, warm today. Quite a hard frost this morning, quite a few things were black on the low land. Our early potatoes that were up got niped. Maud and Cassy went to school. Memphis took care of Paul so I could help plant corn. Memphis and Maud covered like little nailers after 4. Sidney carried manure in 2 pails and dropped it all in the hill. Lafayette Mead came here at noon, eat dinner and started for Potter's. Mr. Wm. Johnson called this eve, on his way to prayer meeting. Sidney, Maud and Memphis went to Roscoe Bisbo's, got some groceries off Glen Davy. Got some dandy molasses for .40c/gallon.

Wednesday May 31st 1916

Fair, cold high wind. Sidney and I planted corn. Maud and Memphis went to school. Cassy looked after Paul. I sent a letter to Aunt Adaline Raymond, her birthday 85 years old.

Tuesday May 30th 1916

Showery. Sidney and I planted best we could between showers. Memphis and Cassy went to school (kept school to make up a lost day) Maud staid home to look after the babie's.

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.

Sunday May 28th 1916

Warm, rather muggy. Sidney and the three girls went to church. Mora went with Cottet's , rode home with Mrs. Siegert, other 3 rode with mr. Johnson. Blanch Cottet gave Mora 3 nice pink roses for her hat. Sidney, Mora and Maud have gone to church this eve., had a good crowd tonight.

Saturday May 27th 1916

Rained some a.m.  Sidney worked at Kent's, went to Fred Hess's p.m., got some potatoes and planted them, about 1/2 bu.  Maud carried Mora's things over to Elmer's for her a.m.

Thursday May 25th 1916

Warm bright day. Sidney and I planted potatoes a.m. and I and the children p.m.  Sidney worked for Frank Kent p.m., this eve. He and Maud have gone to prayer meeting at Claud Bryant's. Memphis and Cassy went to school but the teacher was gone away, so there was no school. Memphis cut her foot on a nail. I got 10# meal off of Wilson, also groceries off of Davy.  1/2c for sugar and 15c for compound. Maud took the turkey to Bell's and went and brought her home tonight.

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.