Diary of Stella Boone Gillispie

Diary of Stella Boone Gillispie
Jan 1, 1938 - Dec 31, 1940

Wed Jan 1, 1936 -- Cloudy all day, clearing towards evening. Few tiny snowflakes fell. Clint, Jean, Uncle Harve, Everett Graham & I had dinner at Art's. Mama & Papa had dinner at Ottie's. Saw pussy willows along road today.

Thu Jan 2, 1936 -- Cloudy all day with light snowfall. Mama spent day at sewing circle at Cecilia's & came up with Clint this evening. Mail went today. Swamps are not frozen. Saint John river not considered safe.

Fri Jan 3, 1936 -- Floyd's birthday. Snowed through night & early morning & rained hard all day. Snow is wet through to the ground. Marjorie came up to Glen's this a.m. & stayed for dinner. Cooked today.

Sat Jan 4, 1936 -- Mostly clear, very warm, did not freeze any, roads slump. Clint too mail up for Aunt Pearl. Marjorie went up to North Lake to teach. Ottie was up this a.m. Basil came out of woods for over Sunday. Amos Farrell's baby died.

Sun Jan 5, 1936 -- Cloudy & warm with soft snow in the late afternoon. Went to S.S. Amos' baby buried. Myrtle came up after S.S.

Mon Jan 6, 1936 -- Clear & warm. Washed. Clouds over toward night. Aunt Lenora & Uncle Bill came home from Vanceboro. Uncle Charles is quite miserable. Ellis Graham went to Danforth & had all his teeth out. Lala & Gladys were up.

Tue Jan 7, 1936 -- Cloudy until late P.M. then clears. Warm. Gwen has measles. Mail went. Got a letter from Lizzie Jarvis. Ironed.

Wed Jan 8, 1936 -- Some colder, windy & clear. Cleaned the kitchen. Nadine has measles. Myrtle was visiting at Lala's today. Uncle Charles very miserable again.

Thu Jan 9, 1936 -- Clear & cool. Growing cloudy toward evening. Clint went to Canterbury for Melzie. Floyd has measles. Spent part of the day with Gwen. Beulah was there all day. Mail went.

Fri Jan 10, 1936 -- Commenced snowing during night & lasted until middle of p.m. than rain. Clint & Melzie came as far as Corner. Brought Jean from school at noon. Rheta Cropley has a cold. American school closed. Teacher went home.

Sat Jan 11, 1936 -- Mostly clear & cool. Mail started & came back. Clint & Melzie got back from Canterbury this p.m. Road not bad. Elmer lost a calf.

Sun Jan 12, 1936 -- Mostly cloud all day & cool wind. Went to SS. Alice Boone has measles. Gwen is up again. Ethel Farrell came home from her school after being operated on for appendicitis.

Mon Jan 13, 1936 -- Quite clear in early a.m. clouding over & tonight is snowing & raining. Clint hauled hay for Mr Clark. Broke a tooth out of my plate.

Tue Jan 14, 1936 -- Cloudy in morning, gradually clearing. Windy & cold. Clint hauled hay for Mr Clark. I went to town this p.m. Nettie (Veysey) Morehous was operated upon in Woodstock. Joe Clark took Uncle Harve's team in woods for Patterson's.

Wed Jan 15, 1936 -- Frosty & clear this a.m. Cloudy at noon, raining a little before dark. Clint hauled a load of hay for Mrs Hamilton. Basil came out of the woods. Ottie was up this a.m.

Thu Jan 16, 1936 -- Rain with a fierce wind all day. Rain turns to snow in late afternoon. Canterbury mail did not come & this one didn't go. Silas Watson came out of woods today sick. Marita is sick.

Fri Jan 17, 1936 -- Mostly clear, cold & windy. Esther came home on a visit. School closed today. Teacher & Edna went to Ridge for weekend.

Sat Jan 18, 1936 -- Cloudy with snow towards night. Mail went. Silas went to see doctor. Clint went to Station for Harry Brooks tonight. Home ten to eleven. Papa had dinner to Ottie's. Elias Foster I Mr Walker had dinner here.

Sun Jan 19, 1936 -- Cold raw wind, cloudy. Snow toward night. Went to SS. Jean didn't feel very well. Cut Basil's hair. Aunt Pearl over in evening.

Mon Jan 20, 1936 -- Snowed all night & part of morning with terrible wind. Clint took Harry Brooks to Station this a.m. Jean fainted. Breaking out with measles. No school today.

Tue Jan 21, 1936 -- Quite cold, clear. Broke roads. No mail. No school. Cut Myrtle's hair. Teacher & Edna called in this way to the Ridge. Osgood Wood had his shoulder badly hurt in at Patterson's camp.

Wed Jan 22, 1936 -- Snow in a.m. clearing fine for rest of day. Clint hauled Ottie's ice & a load of long wood for him. Buster Durgin called to see Jean.

Thu Jan 23, 1936 -- Terrible wind & snow all day. Clint took Myrtle to Station to go to Harvey. Basil took Aunt Pearl up with mail. Canterbury mail came only part way & went back. Edith wood has a baby girl. Jean got up in p.m.

Fri Jan 24, 1936 -- Heavy wind & cold. Partly clear. Clint hauled Mrs Hamilton's ice. Jean is feeling lots better.

Sat Jan 25, 1936 -- Clint took mail up, did not get back until late. Basil was up this morning. Cloudy most of the day, raw & cold.

Sun Jan 26, 1936 -- Mostly clear & some warmer. Went to SS. Jean & Clint didn't go. Paul & Waldo Brooks have measles.

Mon Jan 27, 1936 -- Mostly cloudy until towards night it snows & blows terribly all night. Washed. Basil took Mildred & Nadine into the camp. Gladys, Esther went in & back for the trip. Dee Wood's wife has a baby girl. Teacher & Edna were up in evening.

Tue Jan 28, 1936 -- Not much snow fell. Terrible wind all day. Holiday. King was buried. No mail. Telephone line is out of order between here & Mountain.

Wed Jan 29, 1936 -- Clear & cold. Basil & Clint helped plow the road to the Station.

Thu Jan 30, 1936 -- Clear in a.m. clouding over & slightly warmer. Clint took some potatoes up to Guy Leeman & broke road for the mail. Went to town in a.m.

Fri Jan 31, 1936 -- Clear cold & windy. Esther had dinner & spent afternoon with Gwen. Maurice Cropley has measles.

Sat Feb 1, 1936 -- Basil, Clint & three Ridge teams plow through the ridge district & down here. Mail was late getting down. Sent for a separator.

Sun Feb 2, 1936 -- Clear & heavy wind blowing. Ottie's birthday. Candlemas day. Wind is terrible during afternoon & night. Did not go to SS.

Mon Feb 3, 1936 -- Wind comes up again towards noon. Washed. School commences again.

Tue Feb 4, 1936 -- Partly clear. Commences to snow shortly after noon. Wind comes up. Hailed in evening. Aunt Pearl went up with mail but Canterbury mail turned back. Rheta Leeman breaks out with the measles.

Wed Feb 5, 1936 -- Clear & warm. Edna called in p.m. Gwen & I went to town with Edna. Called at Lala's on way back. Called on Rheta. Esther & Beulah spent day with Lala.

Thu Feb 6, 1936 -- Clear, windy, cold. Called at Leeman's. Went to town in p.m. for oranges for Rheta. Mama went to Circle in p.m. Mail came. Albert Gaskin is sick at Asylum in Saint John.

Fri Feb 7, 1936 -- Mostly cloudy with a little frosty snow during night & Sat morning. Uncle Harve was in in a.m. Gwen visited Esther & Beulah all day.

Sat Feb 8, 1936 -- Cloudy warmer. Clears toward night. Mail came.

Sun Feb 9, 1936 -- Clear in a.m. clouding over with snow in late p.m. Went to SS. Floyd came up for supper. Had ice cream & cake at Lala's. Esther & Beulah were up there.

Mon Feb 10, 1936 -- Mostly clear & warmer. Vernon came out of the woods tonight, going back tomorrow. Snow has filled the road up. Bern Walls cut his leg.

Tue Feb 11, 1936 -- Cold & windy. Clear. Went to town with Clint on a load of wood. Esther went home. Mail came. Earl Foster & his father were down to town.

Wed Feb 12, 1936 -- Cold & windy. Clear. Vernon went back to woods this p.m.

Thu Feb 13, 1936 -- Clear & warmer. Jennie & Phyllis called. Mama went to Circle. Mail went. Earl Foster went to Canterbury for a load for Melzie.

Fri Feb 14, 1936 -- St. Valentine's day. Clear & quite cold. Teacher & Edna walked to Ridge. Melzie & Earl got home about dark. Light snow fell at night.

Sat Feb 15, 1936 -- Cloudy nearly all day, warm. Winnie has baby boy . Gwen went to Canterbury. Uncle Charlie stayed with us. Miss Ernestine Barton spent weekend with Gladys. Lala, Jean & I walked up to woods.

Sun Feb 16, 1936 -- Clear & warm. Heavy white frost. Clint walked to Ridge. Jean, Lala & I called at Geneva's after SS.

Mon Feb 17, 1936 -- Snowed part of the day, turning to rain. Commenced my rug (hooked). Vernon & Chick went to Canterbury for load of oats. Uncle Chas is bad. Henry, Mary, Wilmot & wife came.

Tue Feb 18, 1936 -- Rained all day, turning to snow at night. Snowed 3 or 4 inches. Turns colder in night, clears & blows terribly. Mail didn't go.

Wed Feb 19, 1936 -- Clear with high wind. Had letter from Hazel. Washed. Hazel has baby girl 6 o'clock a.m.

Thu Feb 20, 1936 -- Mostly clear, quite cold. Clint went to Station for Myrtle at night. Mail did not go up. Aunt Pearl & Mama went to Circle. Played 63 at Basil's until Clint came home.

Fri Feb 21, 1936 -- Cloudy & warm, breaking away. Clint went to Station for Hattie & Oswald.

Sat Feb 22, 1936 -- Cloudy & colder. Had business meeting at church tonight. Uncle Harve & Guy Lydic were in in a.m. Teacher & Edna called in p.m.

Sun Feb 23, 1936 -- Clear & cool with some wind. Mama & papa were to Lala & Myrtle's today. Uncle Charles is worse today. Art Wetmore had a heifer drown in brook last night. Oswald Coburn was to SS. Bud & Rheta went to Mountain. Evelyn is home. Got our SS pins.

Mon Feb 24, 1936 -- Clear & cold like March. Clint took Hattie & Oswald to Station this a.m. Washed. Mae Leeman called.

Tue Feb 25, 1936 -- Snowed during night. Cloudy all day. I went to town, went up to Mrs Oliver's, in to Myrtle's & Aunt Martha's. Geneva was up to Lala's. Clint started hauling pulp down lake.

Wed Feb 26, 1936 -- Partly clear & warm. Helped Lala quilt all day.

Thu Feb 27, 1936 -- Hail & rain mostly all day. Uncle Charles stayed here. Mail went. Mama went to Circle. Joe Clark brought Uncle Harve's team out of woods.

Fri Feb 28, 1936 -- Edna called in morning. Mostly cloudy. Snow early in morning.

Sat Feb 29, 1936 -- Clear part of time. Windy. Blowing the snow about. Cool. Uncle Charlie stayed here all day. Allan Robinson was badly hurt in woods for Doaton. One leg broken, the other crushed.

Sun Mar 1, 1936 -- Clear with cold wind. Went to SS. Went in big class. Uncle Harve took his team to woods. Butterfield's came over on ice from Danforth. Papa spent day at Ottie's.

Mon Mar 2, 1936 -- Clear & cold. Washed.

Tue Mar 3, 1936 -- Cloudy in a.m., commencing to snow before noon & continues rest of day. Uncle Charlie stayed here all day. Florence Price has baby boy.

Wed Mar 4, 1936 -- Partly clear, warmer. Went over to Frances Walls to quilting.

Thu Mar 5, 1936 -- Mostly clear & cool. Mama went to Circle. Snowed at night. Frankie came home from working in woods at Canterbury.

Fri Mar 6, 1936 -- Mostly clear & cool. Myrtle spent day here. Mrs Graham went home. Clint went down Eel River for oats.

Sat Mar 7, 1936 -- Clear & colder. Clint came home. Gwen came home from Canterbury. Got our new cream separator.

Sun Mar 8, 1936 -- Clear & cold. Basil, Lala & Gladys had supper here.

Mon Mar 9, 1936 -- Snowed all day. Jean's birthday. Austin, Buster, Miss Hatch & Gladys came up in evening.

Tue Mar 10, 1936 -- Cloudy & foggy in a.m. clearing at noon. Washed in p.m. Very warm all afternoon.

Wed Mar 11, 1936 -- Cloudy & foggy all a.m. clearing partly in p.m. Went to quilting at Velma's.

Thu Mar 12, 1936 -- Rained all night & all day with terrible wind. Patterson's teams moved out of woods. Mail could not go.

Fri Mar 13, 1937 -- Cleared partly during morning but heavy wind continues. Teams went over road in p.m. terrible breaking. Ground bare only where drifted. American mail did not go.

Sat Mar 14, 1936 -- Still warm, cloudy with a little snow in a.m. Partly cloudy in p.m. Aunt Pearl did not go with mail. Canterbury mail came. American mail went with dog team on ice. Spent evening at Lala's.

Sun Mar 15, 1936 -- Partly clear, raw wind. Clint went up to logging road & hauled Patterson's horse home. Basil & Uncle Harve went in to camp for loads of supplies. Called at Cecilia's after SS. Henry & Mary came early a.m.

Mon Mar 16, 1936 -- Foggy in a.m. with showers & finally rain in p.m. Patterson's horse died & Clint hauled him away. Canned meat all day. Mildred & Nadine moved out of woods.

Tue Mar 17, 1936 -- Foggy all morning, clearing in p.m. Washed in p.m. Mama fell & put her right wrist out of joint.

Wed Mar 18, 1936 -- Mostly clear & warm. Went to quilting at Lala's. Snow is going very fast. Elias Foster took his little girl to Houlton to be operated upon for mastoid trouble.

Thu Mar 19, 1936 -- Rained hard all day. Clint, Abner, Myrtle, Aunt Pearl, Basil, Lala & I went to Uncle Chas' funeral in wagons. Had dinner at Art's. Ice went out of St John river.

Fri Mar 20, 1936 -- Foggy all day. Snow is gone only for a few patches; frost is partly out of ground. Terrible floods outside. Henry & Mary couldn't get home today, trains not running. Everett Lutwick's little girl drowned today at Canterbury.

Sat Mar 21, 1936 -- Cloudy, cooler & windy, rain & foggy. Frankie & Gwen went with mail. Dog followed them back.

Sun Mar 22, 1936 -- Showery, cloudy. Went to SS. Road is getting quite hard. Called at Leeman's in evening. American mail went with car.

Mon Mar 23, 1936 -- Clear & windy. Washed quilts 8 this wash. Uncle Harve & Leeman's got ice. Claud Peck walked down today.

Tue Mar 24, 1936 -- Warm & fine. Gladys was here for dinner. Gladys & I invited people to party during p.m. Myrtle up in evening. Elmer called. Chas & Pearl here in evening. Merrill came down with car.

Wed Mar 25, 1936 -- Warm mostly clear. Went to town in p.m. Elmer & Bud went to Danforth with car. Mail trains have not been traveling for days. No U.S. mail.

Thu Mar 26, 1936 -- Partly cloudy, warm. Had surprise party for Basil. Mrs Charlie Foster was buried. Mr Clark & Velma went to funeral. Mama went to Circle. Had dinner with Myrtle. She & Papa had supper at Basil's. Canterbury mail came with car.

Fri Mar 27, 1936 -- Beautiful morning. Cloudy in p.m. rain at night. US mail came today again. Worst flood ever known outside & at Maugerville, Fredericton & other places. Frogs heard.

Sat Mar 28, 1936 -- Few inches of snow fell during early morning. Elmer called in. Snow gone by night. Bluebirds seen. Mrs Brooks & Eleanor went down to Hattie's.

Sun Mar 29, 1936 -- Mostly clear with heavy wind. Roads just drying up.

Mon Mar 30, 1936 -- Beautiful warm day. Carlson's came down to Myrtle's in p.m. Melzie & Ray went to Woodstock. Lots of robins back. Heard song sparrows. Planted some tomato seeds in boxes.

Tue Mar 31, 1936 -- Cloudy with rain in p.m. clearing in late p.m. Windy & freezing tonight. Ice went out of mud lake. Guy, Floss & Rheta called. Was in to Mrs Gould's in p.m.

Wed Apr 1, 1936 -- Mostly clear & cool. Mrs Hamilton had quilting. Clyde's house caught fire, but got it out.

Thu Apr 2, 1936 -- Cloudy & raw in a.m. Snow nearly all afternoon & night. Winnie & baby came over for visit. Clint got a load of sawdust from big woods for Mrs Hamilton. Clyde's house, part of roof, shingled.

Fri Apr 3, 1936 -- Rain & snow at intervals all day. Mrs Graham spent day here. Called at Aunt Pearl's. Beulah came up & marked her quilt. Hauptmann was electrocuted.

Sat Apr 4, 1936 -- Cold with frequent snow squalls. Sun set clear. Froze overnight. Essie Graham's sister died. She & Phillip went out home.

Sun Apr 5, 1936 -- Clear & warmer. Snow goes fast. Very muddy & wet. Mrs Giles went to Danforth. Hanford Gould came over in car. Ottie had supper here.

Mon Apr 6, 1936 -- Rained hard all day. Cleared off at night.

Tue Apr 7, 1936 -- Clear & warmer. Clouds over in late afternoon & rain in evening. Snows about 8 inches during night.

Wed Apr 8, 1936 -- Clears during a.m. Warmer towards night. Went to quilting at Aunt Pearl's. 12 there.

Thu Apr 9, 1936 -- Mostly clear, cool. Mr Patterson called in. Made doughnuts.

Fri Apr 10, 1936 -- Good Friday. Mostly cloudy. Wind east part of the day changing to W. Went to town with Clint on double team in p.m. Mrs Gould, Floss & Rheta called.

Sat Apr 11, 1936 -- Snow squalls all day. Kelsie & Tommy called in p.m. Had dance in school house. I did not attend. Mildred & Nadine went to camp for over Sunday. Marjorie came home. Ernestine Barton spent holidays with Gladys.

Sun Apr 12, 1936 -- Easter Sunday. Snow squalls all day. Did not go to SS. Harry Graham called. Myrtle had supper here. Bud & Rheta went to Mountain in a.m. In p.m. they & Mrs Leeman took Claud & Myrtle to Woodstock.

Mon Apr 13, 1936 -- Cold & windy with snow squalls. Cloudy all day. Made Jean a dress. Myrtle went up to Fred's. Ethel has baby boy.

Tue Apr 14, 1936 -- Cold & cloudy. Snow squalls all day. Made Jean a dress. Clint's sheep wandered over the river out the road. Couldn't find her.

Wed Apr 15, 1936 -- Partly clear & quite cold. Went out to Wall's with Clint & found the sheep & lamb. Geneva is sick with cold.

Thu Apr 16, 1936 -- Snow during night & all afternoon. Thunder & lightening during p.m. Polly was sick this a.m. Have new milch cow (jersey).

Fri Apr 17, 1936 -- Cloudy & some warmer. Showery, rainbow sun. Ice went out of Grand Lake.

Sat Apr 18, 1936 -- Partly clear & warmer. Ma went to town. Ottie brought her home. Lala called in p.m. Vernon & Melzie went to Island Falls. Mr Dunphy is sick. Ray went to Woodstock. Bud & Basil went too.

Sun Apr 19, 1936 -- Cool wind, showery. Clear part of the day. George & Hazel came up. George went back, Hazel is staying a week. Has sweet baby. Went to SS, called at Basil's in evening. Mrs Lawrence & Alice came down.

Mon Apr 20, 1936 -- Cloudy, quite warm. Patterson's & Basil's team scraping road with machine.

Tue Apr 21, 1936 -- Cloudy, rain a little nearly all day. Red truck came over first time this spring.

Wed Apr 22, 1936 -- Clear with a heavy cold wind. Elias moved down to Basil's wood pile this p.m. Mrs Lawrence & Alice went up with John.

Thu Apr 23, 1936 -- Clear & warm. Went down & carried Hazel's baby up & they spent day here. Clint helped Basil saw wood.

Fri Apr 24, 1936 -- A little snow & rain in a.m. Sawed Uncle Harve's wood & moved down here. Basil & Don & Elias here for supper. Don & Elias were here all night. Doctor over to see Frankie. Has cold.

Sat Apr 25, 1936 -- Sawed our wood. Eight men here for dinner. Mr & Mrs Lewis called in p.m. George came up for Hazel.

Sun Apr 26, 1936 -- Rain nearly all morning. Elias' horse died. Did not get to SS. Basil & Lala up in evening.

Mon Apr 27, 1936 -- Clear & quite warm. Red truck over. Walked down to Myrtle's in evening. Clint is hauling wood for Ottie & worked for Mrs Foster in p.m. Basil is hauling wood for Aunt Pearl.

Tue Apr 28, 1936 -- Mostly cloudy in a.m. Rain in p.m. Cleaned dining room. Clint hauled wood for Ottie.

Wed Apr 29, 1936 -- Clear & quite warm. Cleaned shed. Clint split wood over in pasture.

Thu Apr 30, 1936 -- Clear & warm. Cleaned front bedroom. Mama went to town. Myrtle came up in evening. Walked back with her. Ray went to Woodstock & brought back his new truck. Swallows are back.

Fri May 1, 1936 -- Clear & warm. Churned & cooked & cleaned. Jean hung some May baskets. Raked some in door yard. Laurel Higgs took Patterson's horse & towed the truck to Canterbury. Clint hauled hay for Mr Clark.

Sat May 2, 1936 -- Mostly clear. Hot day until evening, wind came up, clouded over & got chilly. Young folks went up to Smith's for Marjorie. Uncle Charlie had dinner here.

Sun May 3, 1936 -- Rain about all day. Went to SS. Art & Bert & Marguerite came down in p.m.

Mon May 4, 1936 -- Rain nearly all day. Cleaned cupboards.

Tue May 5, 1936 -- Washed. Fine but cold wind.

Wed May 6, 1936 -- Clear & quite warm. Cleaned my bedroom.

Thu May 7, 1936 -- Clear & very warm. Murescoed part of the kitchen ceiling. Mr Walker had dinner here. Aunt Eve, Harry & Hiram were down in evening.

Fri May 8, 1936 -- Finished murescoing, cooked, cleaned. Warm & fine. Rained during night. Clint went up to Elias Foster's for some mashed grain. Had thunder shower during evening.

Sat May 9, 1936 -- Mostly clear. Went to town in evening. Was in to Myrtle's & called at Lewin's. Fred & Viola, Edna & boyfriend are down.

Sun May 10, 1936 -- Clear with cold wind. Went to SS. Mrs Carlson came down to Walls' Elmer had a sport come in. Gladys (Varney) Veysey has a baby boy.

Mon May 11, 1936 -- Cloudy in a.m., clearing. Washed. Freda Jarvis & Chas. McLaughlin called. Edna was in & Gladys called. Picked dandelion greens. Ma & Pa walked to town in evening. Myrtle took Melzie to Danforth to see Dr. about head.

Tue May 12, 1936 -- Clear & warm. Myrtle came up in late p.m.. We picked fiddleheads. Went down with her & called on Lala.

Wed May 13, 1936 -- Mostly clear in a.m. Rain about all p.m. Clint & Uncle Harve worked on road. Elmer's sport went home.

Thu May 14, 1936 -- Poured all morning, clearing in p.m. Heavy thunder showers during night.

Fri May 15, 1936 -- Clear with cold wind. Went to Town with Aunt Pearl in afternoon. Bud & Rheta has sports, man & wife.

Sat May 16, 1936 -- Cold & windy with snow squalls. Funeral for Mr Oliver in p.m. at their house, buried in Houlton. Earl Harvey's came down.

Sun May 17, 1936 -- Snow during night, ground & water froze. Spent afternoon with Mae Leeman. Clod wind, mostly cloudy.

Mon May 18, 1936 -- Warm & mostly clear. Winnie came over with John. Ground froze last night again. Bob-0-links are back.

Tue May 19, 1936 -- Showery all day. Cleaned shed. School Inspector over. Hartland truck came through for the first time this year.

Wed May 20, 1936 -- Cold wind & showery. Myrtle took Ma, Pa, Mrs Graham & Rheta to Woodstock. Men worked on road.

Thu May 21, 1936 -- Cold & windy. Ground froze last night. Wilfred Price called in. Ma went to Myrtle's for dinner & Lala's for supper.

Fri May 22, 1936 -- Some warmer. Ground froze last night. Tom English at Canterbury died. Basil & Lala called in evening. Mrs Bates was here in a.m.

Sat May 23, 1936 -- Mostly cloudy, warmer. Broke my glasses. Have terrible colds here.

Sun May 24, 1936 -- Cloudy in a.m., gradually clearing. Art, Bert, Marguerite, Clint, Jean & I were at Mrs Gillispie's for her birthday. Had supper at Bert's. They brought us home.

Mon May 25, 1936 -- Cool & clear, windy. Washed. Ironed in p.m.

Tue May 26, 1936 -- Cloudy with some rain. Went to town in evening with team. Finished cleaning pantry.

Wed May 27, 1936 -- Rained nearly all day. Cleaned sitting room.

Thu May 28, 1936 -- Heavy rain all day. Sewed some.

Fri May 29, 1936 -- Cleared partly during day. Showery. Clint & Elmer went to falls fishing.

Sat May 30, 1936 -- Mostly clear, cool. Worked a little in cemetery. Decoration day. Myrtle came up in evening. Marchmont's wife has baby boy yesterday.

Sun May 31, 1936 -- Clear & cool. Church in a.m. Had dinner with Myrtle & went to SS. Clint went to falls with Elmer & Folster. Called at Lala's. Hud(?) Greene called.

Mon Jun 1, 1936 -- Clear with light shower in evening. Washed & ironed. Clint mowed the lawn. Planted some seeds. Elmer & Mae were to Woodstock. Brought us a pig.

Tue Jun 2, 1936 -- Mostly cloudy. Partly clear in p.m. Clint killed a veal. Working for Mr Lewis & Mrs Hamilton.

Wed Jun 3, 1936 -- Rained nearly all day. Washed part of kitchen walls.

Thu Jun 4, 1936 -- Cloudy in morning, clearing in p.m. Elmer, Mae, Clint, Jean & I went to Falls fishing. Had dinner at Bud's camp. Elsie came home on a visit from West.

Fri Jun 5, 1936 -- Myrtle went to Canterbury for supplies. Cleaned stove in a.m. Cooked in p.m. Mrs Crowthers called. Clint has toothache.

Sat Jun 6, 1936 -- Warm. Clint went with Myrtle to Danforth & had tooth out. Mrs Graham went over for a visit. Mildred Gould & husband came on visit.

Sun Jun 7, 1936 -- Warm. Carlson's came down. Martha & Bobbi were here all day. Clint went fishing with Elmer. Myrtle took Marguerite & Mildred & Silas to the Falls.

Mon Jun 8, 1936 -- Clear & warm. Washed. Went to town in evening with Jean. Myrtle took Elsie to Scott's siding.

Tue Jun 9, 1936 -- Clear & warm. Ironed nearly all day. Finished washing kitchen walls.

Wed Jun 10, 1936 -- Clear & very warm. Went to Canterbury with Bud & Rheta with butter in a.m. Painted in kitchen in p.m. Went over to Frankie & Gwen's shivaree. Married in Woodstock. Had wedding supper.

Thu Jun 11, 1936 -- Painted in kitchen all day. Minister came in for supper. Went down to mid-week service. Clear & warm.

Fri Jun 12, 1936 -- Rained nearly all day. Painted kitchen. Myrtle came up in evening.

Sat Jun 13, 1936 -- Mostly clear & warm. Jean went up to Marguerites with Aunt Pearl. Myrtle & Floyd were down to Hazel's. John & Winnie came over about 12 o'clock.

Sun Jun 14, 1936 -- Clear & very warm. Went to church in a.m. Myrtle & Melzie went to Falls after Marguerite. We called at Elmer's in evening. John Smith, & John McPherson & wife & children came over for Winnie. Uncle Harve went to woods for Patterson's.

Mon Jun 15, 1936 -- Rain nearly all day. Got Jean's bedroom ready to paper. Jean went down to stay all night with Aunt Martha.

Tue Jun 16, 1936 -- Terrible wind & rain all night & day. Papered at bedroom.

Wed Jun 17, 1936 -- Partly clear with some wind & showers. Finished papering.

Thu Jun 18, 1936 -- Cloudy in a.m., clearing toward p.m. Washed & ironed. Myrtle came up in evening. She & Floyd were to Canterbury this morning. Addie, Helen & Cecilia called.

Fri Jun 19, 1936 -- Rained most of the day. Painted bedroom. Rawleigh Man called. Hartland man here for supper.

Sat Jun 20, 1936 -- Partly cloudy, sultry. Terrible thunder showers during evening. Aunt Pearl & Uncle Charlie here all evening. Leemans were up for awhile. Mrs Jiles had a shock at Mrs Blanchard's.

Sun Jun 21, 1936 -- Clear & warm. Annie & Hallie & children were down. Went to church in evening.

Mon Jun 22, 1936 -- Quite cool & clear. Myrtle, Mrs Hamilton, Elsie, Marguerite & I went to Woodstock. Set out some tomato plants. Uncle Harve came home from the woods.

Tue Jun 23, 1936 -- Cool & clear. Washed, scrubbed shed & finished cleaning bedroom. Ella came home in p.m. No mail from Canterbury. King's birthday.

Wed Jun 24, 1936 -- Mostly cloudy all day. Rain in evening. Ironed. Clint got a piece of oats in. Basil & Gladys called.

Thu Jun 25, 1936 -- Rain in a.m., clearing in afternoon. Myrtle & I were strawberrying. Called at Aunt Pearl's. Gladys went to Fredericton to work.

Fri Jun 26, 1936 -- Rained hard all morning, clearing in p.m. Myrtle & I were berrying. Ella had supper with Lala. Art's called in evening.

Sat Jun 27, 1936 -- Showery during day. Nadine had supper here.

Sun Jun 28, 1936 -- Clear & cool. Did not go to church & SS.

Mon Jun 29, 1936 -- Heavy shower in morning. Cold. Washed & ironed. Went to town in evening.

Tue Jun 30, 1936 -- Cold & windy. Ella & I went to school closing. Clint sowed a field of oats.

Wed Jul 1, 1936 -- Mostly clear, cool. Myrtle & I went berrying to Ridge. Lala & Marita Cropley went also. Ella & I called on Elsie. Took Mrs Giles to Portland.

Thu Jul 2, 1936 -- Cloudy & warmer. Elsie went back to the West. Ray took her to the Station. Went to mid-week service.

Fri Jul 3, 1936 -- Showery all day. Went up in Webber Field stawberrying. Hartland man was here for supper. Set out cabbage plants. Brownings came.

Sat Jul 4, 1936 -- Terribly heavy rain all day. Thunder heard.

Sun Jul 5, 1936 -- Shower in morning, clearing. Went to church & SS. Phyllis Graham minister's nieces were here for supper.

Mon Jul 6, 1936 --Clear & hot. Clint, Ella, Aunt Pearl, Marguerite & I & Jean went to Woodstock on truck, got back about 11 o'clock. Got strawberries to preserve. Marita went to Woodstock to write papers.

Tue Jul 7, 1936 -- Preserved strawberries & rhubarb. Ella & I went to town with Clint in afternoon. In evening we gave invitations for Frankie & Gwen's shower. Make the rounds with Jack. Showery nearly all day.

Wed Jul 8, 1936 -- Ironed. Shampooed my hair. Aunt Pearl & Gwen were over in p.m.

Thu Jul 9, 1936 -- Cut & shampooed Jean's hair. Clear & hot. Went to church in evening & then to shivaree for Merrill Lydic.

Fri Jul 10, 1936 -- Quite cool. Cooked. Ella & I went down to Lala's in afternoon. (?), Mabel, Roberta, Theresa & Mrs Conors & Sonny came. Gwen fell & hurt herself.

Sat Jul 11, 1936 -- Clear & hot. Mabel, mama, Roberta & Ella went to Mountain. Had shower for Gwen in evening. John & Winnie came over.

Sun Jul 12, 1936 -- Quite clear & warm. Went to SS & church. Geo & Hazel were up for day. Rosemary is sweet.

Mon Jul 13, 1936 -- Clear in morning, clouding & rain in p.m. School meeting. Mabel's folks went home. Lala called. Teacher & Edna called. Commenced haying.

Tue Jul 14, 1936 -- Clear part of the time & quite warm. Washed. Showery.

Wed Jul 15, 1936 -- Warm & showery. St. (?) day. Irma's birthday.

Thu Jul 16, 1936 -- Showery. Ella & I went to mid-week service.

Fri Jul 17, 1936 -- Showers during day. Ella, Myrtle & I called at Essie's in evening.

Sat Jul 18, 1936 -- Showers during day. Ella went back to Portland. Myrtle took her out to Station & took Melzie & Helen Dunphy to Houlton.

Sun Jul 19, 1936 -- Showery. Mr Ackland preached in evening. Came up on Ray's truck.

Mon Jul 20, 1936 -- Showers during day. Washed.

Tue Jul 21, 1936 -- Showers during day. Mostly warm. Mrs Dunphy was operated upon in Madigan hospital. Pat Murray had picnic dinner with Jean.

Wed Jul 22, 1936 -- Clear & warm. No showers. Haying. Mrs Newell, Mrs Severns & Barbara spent day here. Myrtle took papa & me to Danforth to have Papa's finger dressed.

Thu Jul 23, 1936 -- Clear & warm. No showers. Haying. Art & Bert came down in new car. Forgot to go to church.

Fri Jul 24, 1936 -- Cloudy & rain all day. Went down to church business meeting.

Sat Jul 25, 1936 -- Showery all a.m. Myrtle & I went in swimming. Windy. Went to church business meeting. Chris, May & Clint came. Thunder shower in night.

Sun Jul 26, 1936 -- Showery & cold. Went to church & SS. Basil & Lala were up all afternoon. Clint & Chris went up to Presque Isle.

Mon Jul 27, 1936 -- Clear & warm. Haying. 8 loads in now. Winnie came over & went back with John. Myrtle was up.

Tue Jul 28, 1936 -- Shower early in morning. Clear & warm. Haying. Gwen went with Pattersons & Corey's out to Arm for picnic. Cecilia went to Corner with mail. Uncle Charlie had supper here.

Wed Jul 29, 1936 -- Thunder storm at 4:30 a.m. Fair in late morning & early afternoon. Heavy thunder shower in afternoon with hail like marbles. We went to Danforth with Guy in p.m. to see fight in pictures. Hattie, Helen, Inez & Aunt Leonora were down. Hattie & Helen had supper.

Thu Jul 30, 1936 -- Fine, no showers. Got in four loads of hay. Canned some veal & beet greens.

Fri Jul 31, 1936 -- Clear & very warm. Few drops of rain in afternoon. Hauled in hay. Went to town in evening & Geneva & I & Myrtle called at Gould's. I met Mildred & her husband.

Sat Aug 1, 1936 -- Clear & warm. Still haying. Mama went to town, had supper with Myrtle.

Sun Aug 2, 1936 -- Shortly after 3 o'clock a.m. a heavy thunder shower came up, struck & burned Baptist Church. Had service in Methodist Church & SS in school house. Frank brought Chris & Jean down. Gerald came to. Mr & Mrs Fallo came up to Basil's.

Mon Aug 3, 1936 -- Clear & hot. Leslie Boone helped Clint hay this p.m. Clouds over in later afternoon & light showers. Bud went up to Second lake to tear down Claud's camp. Washed.

Tue Aug 4, 1936 -- Clear & warm. Ironed colored clothes. Light showers.

Wed Aug 5, 1936 -- Clear & warm. Haying. Myrtle came up for me to cut her hair. Cut papa's too. Made pillow slips.

Thu Aug 6, 1936 -- Rained last night. Showers in afternoon. Mama took lunch & went to circle. Made over a voile dress for Jean.

Fri Aug 7, 1936 -- Warm & clear. Finished haying. Showers at noon.

Sat Aug 8, 1936 -- Partly clear. Mama had supper at Myrtle's. Clint & Basil commenced haying at Ridge. Dot down for a visit. Canned beans & peas.

Sun Aug 9, 1936 -- Very warm & clear. Did not go to church. Sent to SS. Hazel & George brought Floyd home, also Lloyd but took him back. Rosemary is sweet.

Mon Aug 10, 1936 -- Warm & clear, clouding over in evening with showers toward late afternoon. Washed.

Tue Aug 11, 1936 -- Warm. Shower in early morning. Canned beans & peas. Ironed all afternoon. Went to town in evening. Mrs Hamilton & Mrs Bernard were in in a.m.

Wed Aug 12, 1936 -- Very warm. Cooked for picnic & canned beans. Clint & & went to town in evening. John McPherson brought flour & corn over. Boys finished haying at Ridge.

Thu Aug 13, 1936 -- Warm & mostly clear. Went to SS picnic at Arm on hayrack. Mrs Gillispie was here all day, came over with Weslie Gillispie. Went to prayer meeting at Leeman's.

Fri Aug 14, 1936 -- Warm & mostly clear. Mrs McNelly was here for dinner. Hartland truck here. Uncle Harve & Dot called in evening. Ray hauled Clint's pig pen up from Ottie's with truck.

Sat Aug 15, 1936 -- Rained hard all day. Truck load went to Fredericton.

Sun Aug 16, 1936 -- Warm & muggy. Went to SS & Church in Methodist church in evening. Communion afterward. Basil & Lala had supper here.

Mon Aug 17, 1936 -- Clear & cool. Washed & ironed. Irma, Mr & Mrs O'Riley came just before dinner. Clint helped to clear away ruins of church.

Tue Aug 18, 1936 -- Clear & warm. Ironed. Picked peas. Clint took visitors to Falls fishing in p.m. Went to town in evening.

Wed Aug 19, 1936 -- Cool & clear. Mama went to Canterbury with Myrtle in p.m. Max, Irma, Mrs O'Riley & Jean went to Ridge for view over lakes. Clint went to Mountain for horse that ran away. (Polly),

Thu Aug 20, 1936 -- Basil's & six of us went up Spednic fishing. High wind all day. Went to town in evening.

Fri Aug 21, 1936 -- Mostly clear & cool. Boys fished in Spednic. Irma, Mrs O'Riley, Jean & I were to Houlton in p.m. We all went to Mountain to concert in evening.

Sat Aug 22, 1936 -- Cloudy & cool. Clint & Max fished in mud lake all afternoon. NO luck. The three went to Ottie's for supper.

Sun Aug 23, 1936 -- Rained hard all day. Went to church in morning & SS in p.m. Mrs O'Riley went with us. Irma & Max went to Virgie Reeds in afternoon.

Mon Aug 24, 1936 -- Showery. Washed. Irma took Geneva & me to Ridge soliciting for sale to pay pastor. Irma, Max, Mrs O'Riley, Clint, Gladys & I went up to Corner to dance in evening.

Tue Aug 25, 1936 -- Showery. Basil, Lala, Gladys, Max, Irma, Mrs O'Riley, Clint & I went to Logan fishing. Irma caught a large pickerel. (23� in long). I caught one 23 in long.

Wed Aug 26, 1936 -- Irma, Max, Virgie & Johnny went on trip to F'ton, St John, Etc.

Thu Aug 27, 1936 --Clear & warm. Sports got back about supper time. Cooked.

Fri Aug 28, 1936 -- Clear & cool. Max, Irma & Mrs O'Riley had supper at Basil's. Had cake & ice cream sale at Mr Patterson's. Had dance at school house afterward. Max, Irma & Mrs O went.

Sat Aug 29, 1936 -- Cloudy & raw. Irma took Max to Cary to go back home with Johnny. Played bridge in evening.

Sun Aug 30, 1936 -- Showery. Went to SS in a.m. Irma took us to Mountain to Mission Band Rally in afternoon. Called at Aunt Eva's. Jean stayed with Marguerite.

Mon Aug 31, 1936 -- Clear part of the day, cloudy in a.m. Washed. Irma made beet pickles.

Tue Sep 1, 1936 -- Showery & cool, windy. Irma, Basil, Lala, Ma & Pa went to Woodstock. Clint worked on road. Horses were sick this p.m.

Wed Sep 2, 1936 -- Clear & cool. Made beet pickles. Clint worked on road. Ottie's vacation starts.

Thu Sep 3, 1936 -- Rained nearly all day. Elmer, Mae, Silas, Clint & I went to Vanceboro to SS rally. Got banner. Mr Lewis died.

Fri Sep 4, 1936 -- Cool & showery. Cleaned the school house. Clint & Elmer dug the grave. Ottie & Myrtle took Mama, Papa & Mrs Graham to Grand Falls.

Sat Sep 5, 1936 -- Clear & cool. Linden Lewis's funeral in afternoon. I blackened stove at school house.

Sun Sep 6. 1936 -- Mostly cloudy. Hallie & Annie came down. Ottie & Myrtle took Papa & Uncle Harve to Bustard's. Aunt Annie, May & Bernice called.

Mon Sep 7, 1936 -- Cloudy. Mrs O'Riley got a telegram that her uncle died. Irma, Clint & I took her to Station in evening. Preserved apples. Field Day at Canterbury. Ottie & Myrtle took trip to places in NB & NS. Have 8 little pigs.

Tue Sep 8, 1936 -- Cloudy & rainy. Washed. Irma took mama to Mountain & Corner. Also took aunt Pearl with mail. School commenced. Preserved plums. John came over.

Wed Sep 9, 1936 -- Cloudy. Mama, Papa, Irma & I went to Hallie's. Had a nice day.

Thu Sep 10, 1936 -- Clear partly. Irma went to Station for Babe. One little pig died.

Fri Sep 11, 1936 -- Cloudy most of day. Irma went back to Providence in early morning. Cooked. Basil, Lala & Gladys came up early.

Sat Sep 12, 1936 -- Rained nearly all day. Ottie & Myrtle got home from trip.

Sun Sep 13, 1936 -- Clear, cool, & windy. Went to SS & walked down to dam afterwards. Ottie & Myrtle had supper here. Went to church in Methodist house. Mr Clark led.

Mon Sep 14, 1936 -- Clear, cold & windy. Washed. Canned corn. Ironed.

Tue Sep 15, 1936 -- Clear in a.m. clouding over towards noon. Clint & Ray went to Harvey & brought home a jersey bull. Got home 2:30 a.m. Babe & I sat up until 1:30. Went to Corner with Myrtle.

Wed Sep 16, 1936 -- Clear & warm. Cloudy in early morning. Babe had supper with Lala. Aunt Pearl & Uncle Harve went to Woodstock with May Moore. Rawleigh man was here.

Thu Sep 17, 1936 -- Cloudy in early morning, clearing fine. Babe went fishing with Ottie & Myrtle. Made some pickles.

Fri Sep 18, 1936 -- Cloudy, clearing gradually. Cooked. Jean came home from school about 11 o'clock sick. Cleaned.

Sat Sep 19, 1936 -- Terrible wind, mostly cloudy. Ottie's, Basil's & Hallie's were here to Papa's birthday in evening. Made ice-cream & cake. Basil did not come, he is guiding. Jean stayed in bed all day. Not any better.

Sun Sep 20, 1936 -- Beautiful day. Jean is better. Clint & Hallie went fishing. Went to town this morning. Did not go to SS or church. Hallie's went home after supper. McPherson's truck load came.

Mon Sep 21, 1936 -- Mostly cloudy & cool. Went to Fredericton & McAdam with Ottie, Myrtle & Papa. Got home about dark. Jean did not go to school.

Tue Sep 22, 1936 -- Cloudy in early morning, clearing later. Washed. Babe & I went to town in afternoon. Had oyster stew for supper. Very warm. Jean went to school in p.m.

Wed Sep 23, 1936 -- Clear & warm. Made pickles. Jean brought Marie Wedge, officer's daughter, home for supper.

Thu Sep 24, 1936 -- Mostly cloudy all day, rain in evening. Misty during afternoon at times. Ottie went back to work after three weeks vacation. Mama went to Circle at Gould's all day. No School. Gladys went to Woodstock to exhibit.

Fri Sep 25, 1936 -- Quite windy & cool. Cooked & cleaned. Clint has lame back.

Sat Sep 26, 1936 -- Wonderful day. Babe, Jean & I took a walk by the road & through the fields.

Sun Sep 27, 1936 -- Cloudy in a.m. Rain during late afternoon. Jarvie, Sam, Edna & Angella came down about 3:30 & stayed until evening.

Mon Sep 28, 1936 -- Partly clear & windy. Boys went down Spednic to drive point for deer. No game.

Tue Sep 29, 1936 -- Clear & windy. Washed & ironed. Babe had supper with Lala. Clint helped Uncle Harve mow grain. Heavy frost during night. First of season here.

Wed Sep 30, 1936 -- Clear & quite cold. Clint helped John Wheaton in a.m. & Uncle Harve in p.m. Aunt Marth called in afternoon. Lala was up in p.m. Gladys was in.

Thu Oct 1, 1936 -- Cloudy with rain most of day. Clint went to town after dinner. Started plowing ground in front of barnyard. Babe went back to K..ar (?) Falls. (?) took her to Station.

Fri Oct 2, 1936 -- Mostly clear. Was to Beulah's in evening. Club meeting. Started plowing a piece of ground in pasture.

Sat Oct 3, 1936 -- Partly clear & quite warm. Washed windows. Went to town in evening. Art's were down. Came back with them. Called at Uncle Harve's. Orangemen had chicken stew at Corner.

Sun Oct 4, 1936 -- Partly clear with cool wind. Went to SS. Patricia Howe intended being married but wasn't. Put off until Thursday. Went to church in p.m. Mrs Leeman led.

Mon Oct 5, 1936 -- Cloudy in morning, clearing towards noon. Washed & ironed dark clothes. Myrtle came up in evening. Papa had supper there. Aunt Leonora died after going to bed.

Tue Oct 6, 1936 -- Cloudy & warm with showers. Ironed & mended. Digging potatoes in morning. Clint plowed in p.m.

Wed Oct 7, 1936 -- Mostly cloudy & warm. Aunt Leonora's funeral. I did not go. Clint & Uncle Harve drove up with team. Large crowd there. Showers in late afternoon & rain during night.

Thu Oct 8, 1936 -- Mostly clear & warm., windy in p.m. Picked apples in afternoon. Mama went to Circle all day. Myrtle went to Houlton. Digging potatoes (Fox)

Fri Oct 9, 1936 -- Clear & warm. Beautiful day. Cooked in a.m. Picked apples all afternoon. Hartland truck came. Bud's sports came, man & wife. Elmer went over to guide. Ottie went to Bernice's & got turkey. Papa went.

Sat Oct 10, 1936 -- Rained hard nearly all day.

Sun Oct 11, 1936 -- Clear & warmer, quite windy. Went to SS & church in evening. Called on Silas after SS. Tom McMinn's called.

Mon Oct 12, 1936 -- Thanksgiving Day. Mostly clear with terrible wind. Shower after dinner with hail & snow flurries. Ma & Pa had dinner & supper with Ottie's. Mr & Mrs Enoc Varney were there. Amos Farrell was down.

Tue Oct 13, 1936 -- Partly clear with some wind. Washed & ironed.

Wed Oct 14, 1936 -- Mostly clear & quite cold. Picked apples in afternoon. Moved separator into house. Cleaned pantry.

Thu Oct 15, 1936 -- Cloudy & rainy. Mama & Papa had dinner of partridge stew at Ottie's. Ma went to Circle & had supper at Myrtle's. Put up room stove.

Fri Oct 16, 1936 -- Cloudy in a.m. gradually clearing. Thresher moved down after dinner. Doctor visited school & inoculated children. Went down to school house. Had threshers all night. John Gaskin & Alfred Howe.

Sat Oct 17, 1936 -- Rain commencing at noon with terrible wind. Threshers were at Uncle Harve's in a.m. went home after dinner. Leeman's sports went home. Men had meeting in school house about winter roads.

Sun Oct 18, 1936 -- Terrible rain & wind all night. Mostly clear with high wind today. Went to SS & church at night. Vivian led service.

Mon Oct 19, 1936 -- Clear & windy. Washed & ironed. Threshed at Basil's, Gould's & Leeman's.

Tue Oct 20, 1936 -- Mostly clear in afternoon, cloudy in a.m. Threshed & hauled in grain here all morning. Bull attacked Clint. Hurt his head & ribs some, not serious. Myrtle & Rheta Cropley called in evening.

Wed Oct 21, 1936 -- Beautiful warm day. Cleaned kitchen chimney & put in pieces of fire box lining. Clint, Jean & I went to town. Ray & Melzie were to Woodstock.

Thu Oct 22, 1936 -- Beautiful warm day. Mama went to Myrtle's for dinner & to Circle. Dug Dahlia bulbs & picked up around door yard.

Fri Oct 23, 1936 -- Rained hard nearly all day. Clint & I went with Ray to Littleton with load of wood. Had dinner with Edna. Hartland truck through.

Sat Oct 24, 1936 -- Rained hard all day. Cooked & cleaned.

Sun Oct 25, 1936 -- Mostly clear & cool. Miss Slip spoke in Methodist Church. Went to SS in p.m. Had dinner with Myrtle. Silas was able to attend SS again. Called at Aunt Pearl's in evening.

Mon Oct 26, 1936 -- Rain with terrible wind all ending with snow & worse wind. Ground froze very hard for first of season.

Tue Oct 27, 1936 -- Clear & very windy & cold. Went to town in afternoon, nearly froze. Called at Myrtle's. Clint hauled up wood & out some dressing.

Wed Oct 28, 1936 -- Clear & warmer. Washed & ironed some. Chick Graham called in evening. Clint hauled some wood & out dressing.

Thu Oct 29, 1936 -- Mostly clear, quite cold. Mama went to Circle. Mrs Wormwood's birthday, chicken dinner. Lutz's had a knitting bee.

Fri Oct 30, 1936 -- Quite clear in morning. Heavy showers in late afternoon. Went to school house. Doctor inoculated children again. Men are pulling turnips.

Sat Oct 31, 1936 -- Partly clear in morning, clearing towards night, quite cool. Went to town. Halloween night. John, Winnie & Alice came over late at night.

Sun Nov 1, 1936 -- Rain most of the day. Annie & Hallie came down for dinner. Harry & Susie were here for supper. Harry preached in parsonage in p.m. Came up with Ken Walls, going back tomorrow.

Mon Nov 2, 1936 -- Rain most of day with some snow. John, Winnie & Alice went back. Allan Greer has to have bone taken out of his big toe up to ankle. Cut toe some time ago.

Tue Nov 3, 1936 -- Presidential election. Roosevelt went back in power. Rain mostly all day. Went to pound party for Silas Watson in evening. Mrs Boardman Dunphy died.

Wed Nov 4, 1936 -- Heavy rain during late afternoon & night. Showery in a.m. Mrs Hamilton, Cecilia, Clint & I went to Woodstock. Had tooth out. Cecilia stayed with Nettie for winter. Patterson's went to Falls.

Thu Nov 5, 1936 -- Rained hard part of day with little snow. Sewed some. Frankie was in all morning.

Fri Nov 6, 1936 -- Mostly clear & colder. Cooked & cleaned. Basil & Ray have been to camp for a few days hunting. Brought a deer home. Marjorie & Doris Smith came down for the weekend.

Sat Nov 7, 1936 -- Warmer & mostly clear. Myrtle, papa, Jean & Nadine went to Harvey to see Hazel. Uncle Harve took grain to Mountain to be mashed.

Sun Nov 8, 1936 -- Mostly cloudy all day. Art, Bert & Marguerite were here all day. Basil & Lala spent afternoon here. Went to church in evening. Luther & Gladys brought us home.

Mon Nov 9, 1936 -- Partly clear. John McPherson had dinner here. Hazel had supper here. Beulah called in afternoon. Myrtle came up in evening. Hazel has a sweet baby. Cassie, Mr Donald's mother, died at Canterbury.

Tue Nov 10, 1936 -- Cloudy in a.m. Rained & snowed all afternoon & early evening. Went to town in afternoon. Had supper with Myrtle.

Wed Nov 11, 1936 -- Clear & cold wind blowing. Armistice Day. Clint killed Mrs Hamilton's pigs. Club meets at Geneva's tonight. Have not joined. Knitting bee at Clare Howe's today.

Thu Nov 12, 1936 -- Partly clear. Myrtle came up for me to go to Circle. Myrtle, Floss, I Marita & Ester went up to Jennie's knitting bee. Washed & put on outside windows.

Fri Nov 13, 1936 -- Cold & windy. Went to school house in afternoon. Dr was there & inoculated children for third time. Clint & Basil set net for white fish.

Sat Nov 14, 1936 -- Cloudy & cold. Clint killed Uncle Harve's pig & our bull. John McPherson took both & John smith was here for supper. Had dinner with Gwen.

Sun Nov 15, 1936 -- Rain in a.m. Cloudy all day. Closed SS at school house. Myrtle had supper here. Clint took us down to church with team.

Mon Nov 16, 1936 -- Clear & windy. Washed. Too windy to fish net. Clint plowed in afternoon. He went to Ridge in morning. Aunt Pearl & Uncle Charles called in evening.

Tue Nov 17, 1936 -- Snowed all afternoon. Boys fished net in late afternoon. No amount of snow fell. Elias had doctor for Gordon for croup. Myrtle & Marita were here in evening.

Wed Nov 18, 1936 -- Terrible wind & very cold. Killed hog & beef. Ray hauled some hay for Aunt Pearl with truck. Clint hauled boughs for Ottie.

Thu Nov 19, 1936 -- Terribly cold & windy. Clint killed calf for Mr Foster & a pig for Melzie.

Fri Nov 20, 1936 -- Cloudy. Clint yarded wood for Brook's. Went to town in afternoon. Came home Mrs Brook's car. Myrtle was up in evening. Gladys spent evening here.

Sat Nov 21, 1936 -- Fair day. Cleaned sitting room. Clint killed Uncle Harve's & Basil's pigs.

Sun Nov 22, 1936 -- Cloudy with some rain. Had SS in parsonage for first time. I acted as superintendent. Went to church in evening.

Mon Nov 23, 1936 -- Snowed most of the day. Made mince meat & head cheese. Fried out lard.

Tue Nov 24, 1936 -- Partly cloudy. John Smith came over in afternoon. Clint & Floyd hauled up wood. Went to town in evening.

Wed Nov 25, 1936 -- Cloudy & mild. Helped Lala cut out a dress for Aunt Martha in afternoon.

Thu Nov 26, 1936 -- Rain part of the day. Ma went to Circle. Made my fruit cake. Harry Veysey had supper here.

Fri Nov 27, 1936 -- Partly clear, quite cold. Clint worked for Mr Clark at camp. Went over to Aunt Pearl's in evening. Mae & Rheta called in afternoon.

Sat Nov 28, 1936 -- Lovely clear day. Quite cold. Clint worked at Ridge for Mr Clark in a.m. Cleaned kitchen.

Sun Nov 29, 1936 -- Mostly cloudy. Went to SS & church. Carlson's came down to Myrtle's. Carl came to hunt. Light snow fall during day.

Mon Nov 30, 1936 -- Cold & snowed in late afternoon & evening. Basil's & Floyd were here for supper. Mama's birthday. Myrtle came up later with Carlson's on way home. Last day of hunting season.

Tue Dec 1, 1936 -- Cloudy & cold. Alice came back with mail. Washed.

Wed Dec 2, 1936 -- Cloudy & warm. Ottie took Aunt Pearl, Alice & Uncle Charlie to Canterbury. They stayed over.

Thu Dec 3, 1936 -- Rained hard all morning. Clint helped Basil kill a beef & Mrs Lewin's pig in the afternoon. Made soup. Aunt Pearl came home with mail. Frankie took mail up. Alice took Uncle Chrlie to St John to asylum.

Fri Dec 4, 1936 -- Quite warm. Cooked, made soap. Myrtle called in p.m. Connie Grant & Bobbi Dow came over to fix telephone lines, stayed here for supper & all night. Light snow fall all day. Geneva went in woods to cook.

Sat Dec 5, 1936 -- Quite warm & partly cloudy. Aunt Pearl had telephone put in. Men were over here for dinner. John Smith got a beef here in late afternoon.

Sun Dec 6, 1936 -- Cloudy with raw wind. Went to SS & stayed with Myrtle until evening. Snow & hail in late afternoon. Frankie took Omar & Gladys into camp with Omar's children.

Mon Dec 7, 1936 -- Heavy rain during night & early morning. Very icy. Made white fruit cake.

Tue Dec 8, 1936 -- Not very cold. Partly clear. Clint took his team to the woods for Mr. Clark. Roads are terribly icy.

Wed Dec 9, 1936 -- Partly cloudy & warm. Went to town with tax notices. Did not get back until nearly dark.

Thu Dec 10, 1936 -- Little colder, partly clear. Went to town in morning with tax notices. Got a new pair of rubber boots.

Fri Dec 11, 1936 -- Rained all night & part of this morning. Cooked. Rained some in afternoon & all evening & night. Uncle Harve took long sled & Jean & I & Basil's & Ottie's to hear King Edward Broadcast. Ex-King left England.

Sat Dec 12, 1936 -- Cloudy most of day. Clint came out of woods before supper. Uncle Harve called in evening.

Sun Dec 13, 1936 -- Clear in morning. Raw wind blowing. Went to SS & church. Leeman's took us in car in evening. Clint went back to woods after supper.

Mon Dec 14, 1936 -- Beautiful day. Washed. John Smith tried to get over with truck but turned back. Icy hills. Aunt Pearl & Gwen spent evening here.

Tue Dec 15, 1936 -- Snowed tiny bit in morning but cleared off. Ironed & made aprons. Floyd & Myrtle were up in evening.

Wed Dec 16, 1936 -- Beautiful day. Dun came up clear, clouded over in late afternoon. Went to town in p.m. Went down in morning & spent day.

Thu Dec 17, 1936 -- Rained hard all day, cleared at night. Went to American school closing in evening. Broke tooth out.

Fri Dec 18, 1936 -- Colder & clear. Cooked. Went to school closing in afternoon. Bud cut his dog's shoulder.

Sat Dec 19, 1936 -- Clear until toward night, hazy. Myrtle & I cleaned parsonage in afternoon. McPherson's truck went through & around by Danforth. Clint came home. Mr Chandler came to Mountain for holidays.

Sun Dec 20, 1936 -- Pouring rain with wind all day. No SS. Mr Chandler did not get down. No church in evening. Clint went back to woods.

Mon Dec 21, 1936 -- High wind, mostly clear, colder. Mr Chandler walked down. Washed, cooked, ironed. Papa fell & hurt his knee. Gladys called. Sore throat. Aunt Pearl miserable with cold.

Tue Dec 22, 1936 -- Clear & colder. Cooked all day. Went to service in evening. Mr Chandler led. Put up Christmas lunch for Irma after church.

Wed Dec 23, 1936 -- Quite cold & fine. Mr Chandler had dinner with us. Went to town in evening for Christmas treat. Fair skating.

Thu Dec 24, 1936 -- Cooked pies & cakes. Clear. Clint came out of woods in morning. We went to town in evening. Christmas eve. Got to bed after 11 o'clock.

Fri Dec 25, 1936 -- Clear & quite cold. Had Christmas dinner for family here. Eleven for dinner. Went to lake & had skate after dinner. Way's had dinner at Aunt Pearl's. Green Christmas. Little ice on ground.

Sat Dec 26, 1936 -- Snowed a little during night of Sat. Clint killed Mr Clark's calf & got horses shod. Mr Chandler had supper at Aunt Pearl's & stayed here all night. Played dominoes.

Sun Dec 27, 1936 -- Church in a.m. Rained in morning, colder in afternoon. Went to SS. Clint took minister to Mountain. Rained in night & took the little snow off again.

Mon Dec 28, 1936 -- Clear & terrible wind. Broke clothes line & tore sheet. Washed part of clothes. Clint went back to woods about 3 o'clock.

Tue Dec 29, 1936 -- Colder, clear. Cut out Jean's dress. Ma washed. Marjorie stayed with Gwen all day. Patterson's bought new horse.

Wed Dec 30, 1936 -- Cloudy about all day. Hail tonight. Alice came to Canterbury. Frankie came home out of woods. Church at Ridge tonight. Boys came out from camp to church.

Thu Dec 31, 1936 -- No snow on ground, road very muddy. Rain during night, froze making it terribly slippery. Rain nearly all day. Went to town. Had oyster stew with Myrtle. Alice came home tonight. Too stormy for church tonight.

Fri Jan 1, 1937 -- Mostly clear. Beautiful day, warm. Ma & Pa had New Year's dinner at Ottie's. Jean & I alone all day.

Sat Jan 2, 1937 -- Cloudy & some colder. Clint came out of woods tonight. Was over to Aunt Pearl's for few minutes. Elmer got a can of kerosene for us. John Smith brought potatoes over.

Sun Jan 3, 1937 -- Snowed during night, rain nearly all day. Went to Ss & to church in the evening. Mr Chandler's last sermon. Mr Leeman had a light shock this morning. George & Hazel called, went home.

Mon Jan 4, 1937 -- Windy & clear. Washed. Elmer went in woods to work for Clark. Ottie took Mr Chandler to Station on way home.

Tue Jan 5, 1937 -- Partly clear & windy. Ironed. Mama has terrible cold. Called at Mrs Leeman's. Essie & Helen walked up. Called at Aunt Pearl's.

Wed Jan 6, 1937 -- Windy & cloudy, warm. Wind sounds like rain in spring. Called at Aunt Pearl's in evening. Winnie has baby boy. Floyd commenced cutting wood.

Thu Jan 7, 1937 -- Cloudy, snow & sleet in afternoon. Went to town before noon. Got boxes from Sarah.

Fri Jan 8, 1936 -- Partly clear. Cooked in morning. Myrtle called before dinner. Aunt Pearl called in afternoon.

Sat Jan 9, 1937 -- Rained nearly all day. George Fox had his head hurt by falling limb, went to Danforth. Clint came home from woods in early afternoon. Basil called.

Sun Jan 10, 1937 -- Some colder. Partly clear. Went to SS. Led church in evening. Road is icy again. Mrs Leeman is sick. Max Walls fell through ice. Hattie & Oswald are at Mrs Brook's.

Mon Jan 11, 1937 -- Beautiful day. Washed large washing. Helen & Essie called. Melzie & Uncle Harve went to Danforth.

Tue Jan 12, 1937 -- Quite clear, lovely day. Ironed. Myrtle & Melzie's children were up. Called on Gwen & Alice this p.m. Went to town with Alice with mail tonight.

Wed Jan 13, 1937 -- Beautiful warm day. Cut out lining of Jean's coat. Alice & I went skating in afternoon, skated to City on Grand Lake.

Thu Jan 14, 1937 -- Heavy rain all day. Went to Circle at Mrs Blanchard's all day. Took apple pie.

Fri Jan 15, 1937 -- Rained most of day. Cooked.

Sat Jan 16, 1937 -- Colder, clear. Alice called in afternoon. Clint came out of woods. Called at Aunt Pearl's late in evening.

Sun Jan 17, 1937 -- Raw wind, cloudy. Snow in late afternoon & evening. Went to SS & Aunt Pearl & I stayed with Myrtle until evening. Vivian led services. Ottie & Floyd had supper here. Crowd went to Clark's camp. Omar's birthday.

Mon Jan 18, 1937 -- Cloudy with few sprinkles of rain. Did not wash, worked on Jean's coat. Called at Leeman's. Ground is icy again. Vernon & Mildred went to camp in four mile woods to cook.

Tue Jan 19, 1937 -- Partly clear. Cooler. Washed. Few flurries of snow before noon. Trucks & cars going. Hills very icy.

Wed Jan 20, 1937 -- Mostly clear & quite raw & cold. Was at Aunt Pearl's from 1:30 a.m. until noon. Dr Curtis was there. Baby born 11:15 o'clock. Mae Leeman & Myrtle called. Frankie came home.

Thu Jan 21, 1937 -- Snowed hard nearly all day. Went to Circle. Aunt Pearl feeling miserable. Frankie took mail up. Called on Gwen & baby.

Fri Jan 22, 1937 -- Quite cold & clear. Myrtle & Mrs Graham spent day here. We called on Gwen. Ironed in evening. Cooked.

Sat Jan 23, 1937 -- Mostly clear. Aunt Pearl went to Canterbury for weekend. Frankie took mail. Nadine went up with them to camp. Clint came home from woods.

Sun Jan 24, 1936 -- Quite cloudy. Went to SS & stayed down with Myrtle to church. Ottie came up & did chores. Mr Gould led service. Snowed hard in evening. Ma & Pa went to Basil's in evening for ice cream.

Mon Jan 25, 1937 -- Cloudy & windy with a little rain or hail in early morning. Beulah came up to take care of Gwen. Stayed over there in evening.

Tue Jan 26, 1937 -- Beautiful day. Washed. Ironed in evening. Myrtle was up in evening. Alice went home. Aunt Pearl came home from Winnie's.

Wed Jan 27, 1936 -- Clear, cold wind all day. Was over to Aunt Pearl's in evening. Finished Jean's coat. Mended Clint's jumper.

Thu Jan 28, 1937 -- Beautiful day, calm frosty. 10 below in a.m. Went to Circle all day. Mae & Rheta went. Took hearty food. Myrtle came up in evening.

Fri Jan 29, 1937 -- Warm, partly clear. Cleaned & cooked. Ottie went away with car in p.m. Roads are wonderful for carring.

Sat Jan 30, 1937 -- Partly clear, cool wind, clearing towards noon. Myrtle & I went to Clark's camp. Had dinner at Mrs Graham's. Guy Cropley called. Gwen got up for first. Clint came out of woods.

Sun Jan 31, 1937 -- Cloudy, raw day. Went to SS & church. Carlson's came down after SS & stayed until evening. Mae Leeman led service. Patterson's crowd went to Dickinson's camp.

Mon Feb 1, 1937 -- Snowed 4 or 5 inches during night & snowed a little during day. Warm. Brook's car up twice. Omar & Gwen came out of woods with children sick with cold. John Wood out for load.

Tue Feb 2, 1937 -- Ottie's birthday. Partly clear. Candlemas Day. Wind came up & blew the snow. Uncle Harve hauled some junks up for us. Ma went to Ottie's for the day. Aunt Pearl & I walked to town in evening.

Wed Feb 3, 1937 -- Windy & cold. Jean took her dinner to school. Ironed. Partly clear.

Thu Feb 4, 1937 -- Clear & not very cold. Went to Circle Leeman's went in car to Circle. 7 for dinner.

Fri Feb 5, 1937 -- Cleared beautifully in morning, clouding over in afternoon. Cooked. Myrtle & Melzie's children came up in afternoon. Gladys called. Nadine quarreled & left school.

Sat Feb 6, 1937 -- Mostly cloudy, snow in evening. Gladys called. Clint came out of woods. Cars running.

Sun Feb 7, 1937 -- Cold & windy. Went to SS & church. Myrtle came up for supper, helped on milk. Mrs Gould led.

Mon Feb 8, 1937 -- Mostly clear. Washed. Jean & I went down to Basil's to listen to radio in evening.

Tue Feb 9, 1937 -- Rained part of the day. Most of the men are sick at Clark's camp. Ironed.

Wed Feb 10, 1937 -- Beautiful spring-like day. Lala called. Gwen took a walk for first time since baby was born. Ottie called. Went to town in evening.

Thu Feb 11, 1937 -- Cool wind. Clear. Went to Circle. Marita Marjorie & Nadine walked up to camp. Mrs Joe Clark went up to woods after Joe who is sick.

Fri Feb 12, 1937 -- Frosty in early morning, mostly cloudy. Aunt Pearl & I went to town with team. Gwen's baby very fussy.

Sat Feb 13, 1937 -- Clear & warmer. Jennie & Phyllis called. Mama went to Circle. Mail went. Earl Foster went to Canterbury for a load for Melzie.

Sun Feb 14, 1937 -- Rain nearly all day. Did not go to SS & Church. Aunt Pearl led services. Ottie had supper up here. Aunt Pearl stayed with Myrtle.

Mon Feb 15, 1937 -- Rain & snow squalls all day. High wind. Snow nearly gone again. Clint went back to woods about 4 o'clock this a.m. Basil & Myrtle called.

Tue Feb 16, 1937 -- Mostly clear & quite cold. Washed. Helen & Essie called. Floyd & Harry G. came up for potatoes.

Wed Feb 17, 1937 -- Clear. Ironed in a.m. Mended some. Read some. Pressed & fixed Jean's skirt.

Thu Feb 18, 1937 -- Beautiful day. Went to town. Had dinner with Myrtle. Myrtle & Lala came up. Cooked two batches of cookies after I came home. Uncle Harve called.

Fri Feb 19, 1937 -- Lovely warm day. Had Circle today so Aunt Pearl coud go. Myrtle did not as she had a cold. She & Marguerite went up lake for a walk.

Sat Feb 20, 1937 -- Beautiful spring-like day. Cooked & cleaned. Clint came out of woods. Mr Scott came home with Frankie for night. George & Hazel took Rosemary to hospital today at St Stephen. Nadine went to camp.

Sun Feb 21, 1937 -- Clear & spring-like. Went to SS & church. Essie, Billie, Marguerite, Aunt Pearl, Myrtle, Jean & I walked down to lake to Mrs Bernard's camp. Had supper with Myrtle. Clint went back to woods. Snow nearly gone. Ma & Pa had dinner at Basil's. New milch cow. (Paunchy).

Mon Feb 22, 1937 -- Partly clear & windy. High wind toward night. Washed. Canned mean in p.m.

Tue Feb 23, 1937 -- Snow & some mist all day with wind. Cut Myrtle's hair. Canned meat. Jean stayed to Lala's for dinner. Nadine came home from camp.

Wed Feb 24, 1937 -- Beautiful spring-like day. Canned mean & made pickles. Aunt Pearl, Gwen & the baby were over. Clint came home & got broken roller repaired. Helen Brooks called. Myrtle called in evening.

Thu Feb 25, 1937 -- Snowed big flakes all day. Went to circle. Several inches of snow on ground now. Car went down road today. Beulah spent afternoon with Frankie.

Fri Feb 26, 1937 -- Little colder, beautiful day. Cooked, cleaned & ironed. Papa went down to Uncle Harve's this evening.

Sat Feb 27, 1937 -- Mostly fine. Taking bad cold. Clint came out of woods. Sabini's came to Cropley's during night.

Sun Feb 28, 1937 -- Went to SS & church. Miss Hessinger led church service. Had supper at Myrtle's. Called at Melzie's. Clint went back to woods. Coughed all night with cold.

Mon Mar 1, 1937 --Lovely day, windy in afternoon. Washed.

Tue Mar 2, 1937 -- Beautiful day. Finished ironing. Went to town in afternoon. Had terrible headache all day.

Wed Mar 3, 1937 -- Beautiful clear day. Mended some house dresses. Ottie called in a.m. Spent evening at Mae's. Elmer was home for few minutes at noon. Cut his back, fell on an ax Monday.

Thu Mar 4, 1937 -- Mostly cloudy, cool wind. Went to Circle. 5 present for dinner. Wes Buckingham called. His wife in hospital operated upon for appendicitis. Nadine was up with Gwen all afternoon.

Fri Mar 5, 1937 -- Clear & warmer. Cooked & cleaned. Lala & Gladys called in late evening.

Sat Mar 6, 1937 -- Quite cold. Jean went down to Lala's to hear her birthday announced over the radio. Myrtle went to Ridge in afternoon spend night with her mother.

Sun Mar 7, 1937 -- Cold with very heavy wind. Went to SS. Has no church in evening. Mr Cosman died this afternoon. Dr Curtis was over.

Mon Mar 8, 1937 -- Clear & not very cold. Washed & ironed. Commenced to snow shortly after eight o'clock.

Tue Mar 9, 1937 -- Clear & warm at noon, growing some colder toward night. Went Herman Cosman's funeral at Hermie's. Had prayers & no more. Snow during morning.

Wed Mar 10, 1937 -- Clear & cool in a.m. Wind & snow squalls came up in afternoon. Made bread, brownies & doughnuts.

Thu Mar 11, 1937 -- Clear & cold. Went to Circle. Tom McMullin brought Canterbury mail as Harry was sick. Clint finished in woods, went up to get horses shod & stay all night at Art's.

Fri Mar 12, 1937 -- Clear & cool. Cooked in morning. Myrtle & I walked to mill camp after dinner & came back with Clint. Called at Don's. Government snowplow came through from Canterbury.

Sat Mar 13, 1937 -- Clear & cool. Clint hauled up remainder of stove wood. Mama went down & had dinner with Myrtle & supper with Lala. Ray & Melzie went to Woodstock. We went to town in evening. Sun Mar 14, 1937 -- Clear & quite cold. Went to SS. I led service in evening. Clint spent morning at Basil's. Basil & Lala up in afternoon. Aunt Pearl had dinner at Uncle Harve's.

Mon Mar 15, 1937 -- Partly clear, gradually clouding over. Washed, Clint hauled down some cord wood. Maurice is hauling hay for Elmer from Ridge.

Tue Mar 16, 1937 -- Heavy wind with snow turning to rain. Clint went to Houlton with Sandburn & Durgin. Got home about 2:30 o'clock. Floyd came up & helped with chores.

Wed Mar 17, 1937 -- Some colder with snow squalls all day. Did some cooking. Basil called. Floyd was up. Frankie got done in woods.

Thu Mar 18, 1937 -- Cool with light snow squalls. Went to Circle. Had birthday cakes & candy in honor of my birthday. Basil help Clint get wood.

Fri Mar 19, 1937 -- Warm & clear. Melzie & Basil helped Clint get wood. Floyd, Myrtle & Basil's were up to oyster stew for supper. My birthday.

Sat Mar 20, 1937 -- Warm & clear. Melzie & Basil helped get wood. Clint stayed all night with Bill Leeman. Aunt Pearl went to Canterbury. Clark moved out of woods.

Sun Mar 21, 1937 -- Snowed & wind blew all day. Went to SS & had supper at Myrtle's & went to church. Ottie had dinner here. New milch cow. (Jersey)

Mon Mar 22, 1937 -- Clear & windy. Washed & ironed. Cleaned shed.

Tue Mar 23, 1937 -- Clear & heavy wind. Went down & helped Lala quilt in afternoon & evening. Aunt Pearl came home.

Wed Mar 24, 1937 -- Clear with heavy cold wind. Clint took load of logs to mill. Nadine came down with him. Had supper here.

Thu Mar 25, 1937 -- Cold, mostly cloudy. Went to Circle. Eight present. Nadine is sick with cold.

Fri Mar 26, 1937 -- Clear & cold. Basil's birthday. Mama & Papa had dinner there. Cooked & cleaned some.

Sat Mar 27, 1937 -- Clear & very cold. Cooked & cleaned. Clint cut my hair. Alice went to St. John. Spent evening at Aunt Pearl's.

Sun Mar 28, 1937 -- Mostly clear. Quite windy. Went to SS & church. Vivian led. Aunt Pearl went to Canterbury. Frankie took her up to meet the truck.

Mon Mar 29, 1937 -- Mostly cloudy, heavy wind. Washed & ironed. Jean broke four plates.

Tue Mar 30, 1937 -- Partly clear. Clint started cutting. Elmer & Bud helping, taking dinners. Essie & Myrtle spent day here. Cut out quilt blocks.

Wed Mar 31, 1937 -- Clear & warm. Ottie called in a.m. Cooked & cleaned. Went down to Myrtle's in evening to sort quilt blocks. Ottie thought he heard bluebirds.

Thu Apr 1, 1937 -- Mostly clear & very warm. Went to Circle. Uncle Charlie died about 1 o'clock at St. John. Brought him home, got here about 12 o'clock p.m. Alice, John & Winnie came at same time.

Fri Apr 2, 1937 -- Clear & warm. Cooked & cleaned. Took south outside windows off kitchen. Made Aunt Pearl a cake & some cookies.

Sat Apr 3, 1937 -- Cloudy, few snow flakes in early morning. Uncle Charlie's funeral across road. Nine here for dinner. Large funeral. Grant from Danforth preached. Henry & Geo. Taylor & wife & Mrs Lawrence came.

Sun Apr 4, 1937 -- Cool, clear. Beautiful day. Ottie called in a.m. Clint called on Mr Leeman. Went to SS & church. Mr Gould led in Mrs Leeman's absence.

Mon Apr 5, 1937 -- Partly clear with light breeze. Washed. Patterson's car took Geo. Taylor & wife to Mountain on their way home. Called at Aunt Pearl's in evening. Robins have been back some few days.

Tue Apr 6, 1937 -- Cloudy with heavy rain & wind. Ironed & tacked comforter which I washed. Kitchen pipe burned out in late afternoon. Leeman's had Clint's team hauling sawdust into camp.

Wed Apr 7, 1937 -- Cloudy & cool. Cooked part of day. Clint has been hauling out dressing. Went to church business meeting at Geneva's.

Thu Apr 8, 1937 -- Partly clear with wind. Road is drying up a little on sides. Frost coming out. Went to Circle. Uncle Harve called in evening. Jean had supper at Myrtle's. Myrtle & Gwen came up to Aunt Pearl's.

Fri Apr 9, 1937 -- Mostly cloudy & warm. Cooked & cleaned. Clarence Boone drove to town. Clint went to town after dinner. Papa went to town.

Sat Apr 10, 1937 -- Snowed all night & most of today. It is going off fast though. Alice Cosman spent the day here with Jean.

Sun Apr 11, 1937 -- Cold & windy. Went to SS & church. Clint led service. Aunt Pearl had supper with Mrs Blanchard. Clint stayed with Mr Leeman last night.

Mon Apr 12, 1937 -- Clear & warm. Washed. Got our walking ticket. Ottie came up after supper. Spent evening with Myrtle, sewed on a sheet. Myrtle & Lala called in afternoon. Fay has new lamb.

Tue Apr 13, 1937 -- Clear beautiful day. Finished making sheets, ironed & boiled over pickle on meat. Mae Thompkins came to Aunt Martha's. Aunt Pearl is late with mail. Road is bad.

Wed Apr 14, 1937 -- Mostly clear & quite warm. Sewed on my quilt top. Mama walked to town in afternoon. Ice went out of St. John river. Gwen had supper at Geneva's. Club met at Lala's. Showers in p.m.

Thu Apr 15, 1937 -- Mostly clear in morning, commencing to rain in late afternoon & continued all night. Went to town with Myrtle in evening after quilt pieces.

Fri Apr 16, 1937 -- Mostly cloudy, clearing towards night. Mr Patterson sawed Clint's & Leeman's wood up the road in the p.m. Ice looks bad in Mud. Snow is nearly all gone. Road is bad. Ray went to Woodstock.

Sat Apr 17, 1937 -- Clint finished with his wood up the road. Clear.

Sun Apr 18, 1937 -- Cloudy all day. Went to SS & church. Stayed at Myrtle's for supper. Clint went to Ridge with Fred & Ray (sick cow).

Mon Apr 19, 1937 -- Cloudy in a.m. clearing later. Washed. Finished fixing a dress. Heard a loon for first this year.. Heard loons.

Tue Apr 20, 1937 -- Showery all day. Clint helped me clean over shed & storeroom. Ironed. Frankie went to Canterbury with mail. Vernon & Mildred moved down from camp.

Wed Apr 21, 1937 -- Clear & windy. Clint helped saw Basil & Melzie's wood up road. Washed curtains & did some mending. Made fudge for Circle. Mayflower freshened.

Thu Apr 22, 1937 -- Cloudy & cool. Went to Circle. Took fudge & lemon pies. Snowed in late afternoon & all night, several inches fell. Clint helping Basil & Melzie saw wood up road. Aunt Pearl went to Canterbury. Bud took mail. Ester stayed with Gwen.

Fri Apr 23, 1937 -- Snowed in a.m. Cleared partially before night. Uncle Harve & Myrtle were here in afternoon. Fred Graham's horse ran away from town. Clint stopped him.

Sat Apr 24, 1937 -- Clear with cold wind. Omar helped Clint saw & slab wood. Mail brought us a pig from Canterbury. Bud drove mail. Vernon & Mildred went to Island Falls around by Danforth.

Sun Apr 25, 1937 -- Clear with cold wind. Snow gone again. Ice nearly out of Mud. Ottie was here for dinner. Vernon's got back from Falls. Went to SS & church. Mrs Gould led. Canoe went across Mud. Heard frogs for first.

Mon Apr 26, 1937 -- Clear & cool. Washed & ironed. Cleaned a little in shed. Clint helped Basil & Melzie saw. Elmer hauled load of hay, & some wood. Moved Mr Leeman up to Elmer's.

Tue Apr 27, 1937 -- Clear & very warm. Ice is completely out of Mud. Ironed & cleaned front bedroom. Clint helped saw, finished up there. Took hams down for Uncle Harve to smoke. Cecilia came home.

Wed Apr 28, 1937 -- Clear & warm. Cleaned my bedroom. Basil's wood sawed at the house. Myrtle was up in evening.

Thu Apr 29, 1937 -- Clear & very heavy wind. Ma washed quilts. Uncle Harve & Papa started up to seen Aunt Annie Hall. Road terrible, they came back. Omar helping Clint saw wood. Did not go to Circle. Bud & Rheta went out to Mountain.

Fri Apr 30, 1937 -- Clear & cool. Omar helped Clint saw wood. Cleaned Jean's bedroom. Cooked. Henderson's home.

Sat May 1, 1937 -- Quite clear. Ray took a truck load of us to Houlton to see doctor. Got back about 12:15 o'clock p.m. Ice went out of Grand Lake. Silas is taking care of Customs in Abner's place.

Sun May 2, 1937 -- Clear & warm. Went to Ss & church. Mrs Leeman led. Papa & Uncle Harve went up to see Aunt Annie Hall. Bud took them to Corner. Dunc Carr brought them home from Art's.

Mon May 3, 1937 -- Clear & warm. Washed. Clint worked on road. Swallows are back.

Tue May 4, 1937 -- Partly clear & very warm. Omar helped Clint saw wood. Toots freshened.

Wed May 5, 1937 -- Mostly cloudy, warm. Wood sawyers here. Myrtle, Lala & Floyd went to Houlton with Gould. Looked like rain in evening. Went to town in evening.

Thu May 6, 1937 -- Partly clear, warm. Wood sawyers here in morning. Painted screen door for kitchen.

Fri May 7, 1937 -- Cold wind blew all day. Cloudy. Myrtle came up in evening. Ma & Pa walked down to Basil's in p.m. Painted kitchen door & frame. Ray took truck load to Corner to dance.

Sat May 8, 1937 -- Mostly cloudy, cool. Clint is working for Abner. Mrs Bernard came. Road in woods is impassable for cars. Truck has been stuck every time it went over it. Myrtle & I picked fiddleheads.

Sun May 9, 1937 -- Mother's Day. Went to town in evening. Was in to Myrtle's & called at Lewin's. Fred & Viola, Edna & boyfriend are down.

Mon May 10, 1937 -- Rained part of the day & windy. Cleaned pantry. Had a party at Uncle Harve's in evening, his birthday. Ella came home. Winona commenced school.

Tue May 11, 1937 -- Cloudy in a.m. clearing. Washed. Freda Jarvis & Chas McLaughlin called. Edna was in & Gladys called. Picked dandelion greens. Ma & Pa walked to town in evening. Myrtle took Melzie to Danforth to see Doctor about head.

Wed May 12, 1937 -- Coronation Day. Clear & warm. Laurel Higgs took truck load to Canterbury to dance. Silas had party. I took a cake, had ice cream also. Ironed & washed.

Thu May 13, 193 Cloudy with light showers. Myrtle, Floyd, Lala, Papa, & Ella went to Houlton. Cleaned dining room. Gladys called. Clint & I went to town in evening. Got parcel from Babe.

Fri May 14, 1937 -- Heavy rain all day & part of previous night.

Sat May 15, 1937 -- Rained hard nearly all day. Gladys went to Fredericton. Clint walked to Corner looking for a horse, did not get one. Ella had supper with Myrtle. Made Jean a dress.

Sun May 16, 1937 -- Clear & cool. Went to SS & church. Frank & Bertha called in morning. Basil & Lala were up too. Clint went to Ridge this p.m.

Mon May 17, 1937 -- Mostly clear & quite windy. Washed. Raked door yard. Clarence Buckingham came here to work. Floyd is helping peel bark. Myrt freshened. Gladys got back from Fredericton. Picked fiddleheads. Nadine was here for supper.

Tue May 18, 1937 -- Partly clear, cool & windy. Showers during night & early morning. Thundered. Ella & I walked to town in afternoon.

Wed May 19, 1937 -- Partly clear. Thunder showers in early afternoon.

Thu May 20, 1937 -- Heavy rain all day. Mama & Ella had supper at Lala's.

Fri May 21, 1937 -- Partly clear, quite cool. Cooked. Ella did the cleaning. Intended to pick fiddleheads, but lost out.

Sat May 22, 1937 -- Clear & warm. Ella & I went to town tonight for setting of eggs. Harvey's came to Patterson's. Clint sheared a sheep. Cat went home after supper.

Sun May 23, 1937 -- Mostly cloudy & warm. Elmer took us up to meet Art in woods & went over to Mrs Gillispie's for her birthday. Had lovely day. Supper at Bert's & they brought us home. Gladys Mac's folks were up.

Mon May 24, 1937 -- Mostly cloudy, rain during night. We went to Harvey on Ray's truck to see Jersey show. Got home 10:30 0'clock. Were out to Hazel's.

Tue May 25, 1937 -- Washed & ironed. Mr Leeman died around 11 o'clock p.m. Clint was called down. Ray brought fertilizer over for us. Mrs Bates spent evening here. Myrtle was up.

Wed May 26, 1937 -- Mostly clear. Clint helped dig grave. Laurel Higgs went for casket, brought our furniture over. Ella & I cleaned sitting room.

Thu May 27, 1937 -- Rain part of the day. Funeral. Ray went to Woodstock for Melzie. Cold.

Fri May 28, 1937 -- Partly clear. Cooked nearly all day.

Sat May 29, 1937 -- Clear & warm. Painted screens & window & door frame work outside. Ella went away this a.m. Bud has sports come.

Sun May 30, 1937 -- Clear & warm. Went to SS & church. Mr Thomas led. Aunt Sophia went out to Henry's. Memorial Day.

Mon May 31, 1837 Clear & very hot. 90 degrees in shade. Washed a large washing. Mr & Mrs Newel (??) called. Inch's called. Clint sowed piece of grain in old garden spot.

Tue Jun 1, 1937 -- Clear, terribly hot. Thunder shower in afternoon with heavy wind. Clint sowed oats on Mrs Hamilton's place. Ironed. Gladys & Luther called. Jean did not go to school.

Wed Jun 2, 1937 -- Clear & warm. Cleaned cellar. Eastern Pulpwood men here for dinner.

Thu Jun 3, 1937 -- Clear & warm. Cleaned kitchen. Myrtle took load to Laurel's shower in Ridge. Got the garden in. Ex-King & Mrs Warfield married.

Fri Jun 4, 1937 -- Rained all night & misty today. Cat, Clint, Jean & I went to Falls fishing. Got home just ahead of heavy shower. Laurel took load to Corner to dance.

Sat Jun 5, 1937 -- Mostly clear, cool. Cat went home at noon. Showery in afternoon. Myrtle & Gwen went to Harvey.

Sun Jun 6, 1937 -- Mostly clear. Cool. Did not go to SS, went to church in evening. Vivian led. Basil & Uncle Harve called. Lawrence's were down. Frankie came over to help Gwen pack.

Mon Jun 7, 1937 -- Clear & warm. Washed. John Smith came over with red truck, first trip this year. John McPherson was over in afternoon. Clint got little pig. Myrtle came home from Hazel's.

Tue Jun 8, 1937 -- Hot & clear. Shower in evening. Ironed in morning. Called on Gwen after dinner. Painted some screens.

Wed Jun 9, 1937 -- Mostly clear & warm. Cooked nearly all day. Went to town in evening. Art & Bert brought parrot home & brought me up. Gwen moved to Canterbury.

Thu Jun 10, 1937 -- Rained all day. Myrtle took us to Woodstock with Jean to see doctor. Pa went too. Dr. Grant says Jean has appendicitis.

Fri Jun 11, 1937 -- Clear & quite warm. Cleaned & cooked. Made Jean a slip. Hartland truck here. Clint & Cat did some fencing.

Sat Jun 12, 1937 -- Clear & hot. Cooked & cleaned. Winnie came over, John came at night for weekend.

Sun Jun 13, 1937 -- Clear & cool. Aunt Eva, Hiram & George were down in afternoon. Clint did not go to SS. Miss Wessinger led church. Gwen & Frankie came over. Gwen stayed.

Mon Jun 14, 1937 -- Clear & warm. Washed. John McPherson was here for supper. Showers in late afternoon, cloudy rest of day.

Tue Jun 15, 1937 -- Mostly clear. Ironed & cooked. Myrtle was up in afternoon. We went to town in evening, got some rhubarb. Jean did not go to school.

Wed Jun 16, 1937 -- Clear & warm. Basil, with team & Guy Cropley, helped Clint pick rocks. Gwen is sick. Cat went to pie sale at Ridge tonight.

Thu Jun 17, 1937 -- Clear & warm. Clint went to Danforth by Mountain way, bought a horse from Grottie Gould. Cat harrowed oat ground. Painted floor in kitchen around carpet. Grottie came in to see cow.

Fri Jun 18, 1937 -- Rained hard all day. Boys were down & got horses shod. Cooked. Cat went to Corner with Buster to dance in evening. Did not come home until Sat morning.

Sat Jun 19, 1937 -- Partly clear. Clint worked in cemetery & I worked there in afternoon. Cat went to Houlton with Laurel Higgs. Too wet to farm. Went to town in evening. Aunt Pearl spent evening at Myrtle's. Sabine's are here.

Sun Jun 20, 1937 -- Clear & cool. Annie, Hallie & 3 girls were down. Ob Graham & wife called. Basil's were up & Myrtle called. Family went to Ridge to celebrate Mrs Graham's birthday. Hazel & George came up. No SS. Clint led church.

Mon Jun 21, 1937 -- Cloudy all morning commencing to rain at noon. Rained & misted all afternoon. Clint & Cat picked rocks. Jean did not go to school, slept all morning. Washed. Guy came up for butter.

Tue Jun 22, 1937 -- Rained some all day. Ironed colored clothes in evening. Boys went to hear fight over radio.

Wed Jun 23, 1937 -- Partly clear with wind. Ironed. Cooked. Painted breadboard at night.

Thu Jun 24, 1937 -- Clear with heavy wind. Aunt Pearl & I went to town in evening. Cat went to dance. Cleaned kitchen cupboards.

Fri Jun 25, 1937 -- Cloudy with heavy wind. Cooked. Basil helped pick rocks. Clint went to Danforth in a.m. Hartland man here for supper.

Sat Jun 26, 1937 -- Mostly cloudy & windy in afternoon. Boys finished farming. Basil & Ray went to Canterbury for stove. Melvin Buckingham had dinner here. Guy & Floss went to Mountain tonight.

Sun Jun 27, 1937 -- Clear & warm. Went to dam for swim. Boys helped Basil put up stove. Did not go to SS. Aunt Pearl led church.

Mon Jun 28, 1937 -- Clear & warm. Washed. Boys started peeling bark again. Gwen came home for visit.

Tue Jun 29, 1937 -- Cloudy, rain in late afternoon. We went to Ridge berrying. Went to town in evening. Called at Mrs Hamilton's. Winnie came home for a visit.

Wed Jun 30, 1937 -- Cloudy in morning, clearing quite hot in afternoon. Myrtle, Lala, Gwen & I went to Ridge berrying.

Thu Jul 1, 1937 -- Cloudy with showers all day. Floyd got lost up in woods. Joyce Ingalls called for Clint to haul them out of ditch. Ma spent day at Myrtle's & Circle. Mae & Jean picked berries.

Fri Jul 2, 1937 -- Myrtle & mama went to Woodstock to see Dr. Uncle Harve, papa, & Aunt Pearl went as far as Annie Hall's. Took care of Gwen's baby while she took Winnie as far as camp to go home.

Sat Jul 3, 1937 -- Clear & hot. Preserved strawberries.

Sun Jul 4, 1937 -- Clear & hot. Went down but there was no SS. Went to church in evening. Gwen went back to Canterbury with Patterson's. Aunt Pearl went for day. I milked her cow.

Mon Jul 5, 1937 -- Clear & hot. Clint took lame back & came home early. Washed. Papa is building verandah steps.

Tue Jul 6, 1937 -- Clear & very warm. Clint went to Danforth. Went to business meeting of church in evening. Mae Leeman called in afternoon. Myrtle too Everett Graham to Woodstock to see Dr. Shower after supper.

Wed Jul 7, 1937 --Showery & very warm. Clint went to Houlton with Leeman's. Men did not peel bark. Clint brought home 20 boxes strawberries & 10 pounds bananas. Back is better.

Thu Jul 8, 1937 -- Clear & very warm. Mama went to Circle all day. Went to town in evening. Canned strawberries in morning.

Fri Jul 9, 1937 -- Clear & warm. Cooked in morning. They cleaned Methodist church this a.m. Hartland man here for supper.

Sat Jul 10, 1937 -- Clear & hot. Clint did not help peel. He cut my hair. Myrtle took Mrs Graham, mama & Jean to Corner.

Sun Jul 11, 1937 -- Clear & warm. Went to church in morning. Geo., Hiram, Nettie & Aunt Eva called. Ray took load of us to North Lake church to Holy Roller meeting. Terribly dusty.

Mon Jul 12, 1937 -- Clear & warm. Went to school meeting. Washed in afternoon.

Tue Jul 13, 1937 -- Rained part of night & part of morning. Cat went home before dinner to be up to dance in evening. Lala & I went to town in evening.

Wed Jul 14, 1937 -- Quite clear & warm. Hayed the orchard & at the dam. Finished one dress for Jean & commenced her red one.

Thu Jul 15, 1937 -- Clear & hot. Went to church in evening. Mama went to Circle all day. Made doughnuts & cake.

Fri Jul 16, 1937 -- Cloudy & cool, rain in morning. Very hot in afternoon. Clint too Clap's boat Logan & got a load of sawdust from mill. Cooked & cleaned.

Sat Jul 17, 1937 -- Most cloudy & very warm & muggy. Clint & Cat had raked hay in evening. Heavy shower in evening. Cat went to town. Billy brought him home. Aunt Martha came home from Danforth.

Sun Jul 18, 1937 -- Cloudy & misty in a.m., clearing with strong breeze in p.m. Clint & Basil went down lake. Cat went to Ridge. Myrtle & Lala called this a.m.

Mon Jul 19, 1937 -- Hot & clear. Had new potatoes for dinner. Washed. Fixed ceiling over stove in kitchen. Haying. Watkin man called.

Tue Jul 20, 1937 -- Hot & clear. Made pies & ironed. Haying. Basil here for dinner & supper.

Wed Jul 21, 1937 -- Clear & hot. Myrtle went to Houlton. Mowed at Basil's in morning. Finished haying here. Mended. Put string up for morning glories. Had peas & beans for dinner.

Thu Jul 22, 1937 -- Hot & clear. Haying at Basil's. Varnished chairs & canned meat. Went to mud lake for bath in evening.

Fri Jul 23, 1937 -- Hot & clear. 92 degrees here. Finished haying at Basil's. Mowed at Ridge. Hartland man here for supper. Nadine here all day. Varnished chairs. Went for swim. Cat went to town.

Sat Jul 24, 1937 -- Clear & hot. Hayed at Ridge. Showers in evening.

Sun Jul 25, 1937 -- Clear & hot. Aunt Liz Bustard, Alice Anderson & two more here for dinner. Leeman's took Aunt Pearl & us over to open air service at Skiff Lake.

Mon Jul 26, 1937 -- Foggy & rainy looking. Washed. Cleared in afternoon. Haying at Ridge. Thunder shower in evening.

Tue Jul 27, 1937 -- Clear & hot. Canned beans & peas. Ironed. Painted sink & patched up some.

Wed Jul 28, 1937 -- Clear & hot. Joe Clark here for dinner. Ray here for supper. He took Clint to Dunnings to get wagon pole fixed. Went to town with Myrtle. Got 2 bags flour.

Thu Jul 29, 1937 -- Clear & hot. Haying lower Clark farm. Clint went to Gould this morning to get welding done. Cleaned. Jean Baker came. Myrtle Peck & Ina went over to Bud's camp. Ottie called.

Fri Jul 30, 1937 -- Clear & hot. Cooked & cleaned some. Haying at Leeman's.

Sat Jul 31, 1937 -- Clear & warm. Cleaned & cooked. Haying at Leeman's.

Sun Aug 1, 1937 -- Cloudy & very cool all day. Clint's horse died 11:30. Had veterinary down. Art & Bert here in afternoon. Irma & Max came. Church in evening, did not go. Heavy rain all night.

Mon Aug 2, 1937 -- Mostly cloudy & cool. Heavy shower in evening. Mae took Clint, Jean & I to Fred Wood's. Clint brought horse home. Lala had birthday party. Max took car load to Aunt Annie Hall's funeral.

Tue Aug 3, 1937 -- Cool & showery. Ironed. Max, Irma, Jean & I went to town in evening. Boys are hauling dressing. Snow's called. Eleanor is here after 14 years.

Wed Aug 4, 1937 -- Clear & hot. Clint mowed at Elmer's this p.m. Hauled dressing in a.m. Irma & Max went sailing. Hartland truck is here. Aunt Pearl went to Danforth with Myrtle & Everett.

Thu Aug 5, 1937 -- Cloudy most of day, hot. Max, Irma, Uncle Harve, Clint & I went blueberrying. We got 25 quarts besides Uncle's Harve's. Went to sand beach for swim in evening.

Fri Aug 6, 1937 -- Clear & hot. 72 degrees. Rawleigh man here for dinner. Finished haying Elmer's place. Cooked & cleaned. Max & Irma took mama & papa to Woodstock & around to Annie's.

Sat Aug 7, 1937 -- Clear & hot. Clint went down to see Dr. Snow about rib. Max, Irma, Jean, papa & I took Cat home & went to sand beach after dinner.

Sun Aug 8, 1937 -- Clear & very hot. Went to church in morning. Elmer's took us to Skiff Lake to open air service. Thunder & lightening in evening.

Mon Aug 9, 1937 -- Cloudy part of the day. Washed. Shower in late afternoon. Went to church in evening.

Tue Aug 10, 1937 -- Hot & clear. Ironed. Irma & Max went fishing, got a pickerel. Went to church in evening. Shower in early evening.

Wed Aug 11, 1937 -- Canned blueberries, peas & made beet pickles. Clear & hot. Windy. Mama, papa, Irma & Max went to Ottie's for supper. Went to church in evening.

Thu Aug 12, 1937 -- Heavy wind, light showers in a.m. Basil, Lala, Max & Irma went up St. John River fishing, no luck. Made beet pickles. Went to church in evening. Boys hauled Gould's oats.

Fri Aug 13, 1937 -- Windy & cooler, partly clear. Cooked & cleaned. Mama, Papa, Irma & Max had supper at Basil's. Gladys called at noon. Gwen called. Mr Foster got cheques cashed at Houlton for Clint.

Sat Aug 14, 1937 -- Cloudy in a.m., clearing later. Max, Irma, Clint & I went fishing up Spednic. Babe came home at night.

Sun Aug 15, 1937 -- Clear & hot. Went to church in a.m. Annie, Hallie, George & Mildred were here, also Jennie & boy friend, Mildred & Stella, Myrtle & Hazel. Bernam & Dot & Frank brought Chris down.

Mon Aug 16, 1937 -- Clear & hot. Max, Irma, Mama, Babe & I went to Woodstock & Houlton. Jean went to Canterbury with us & stayed for visit. Minister got some vegetables.

Tue Aug 17, 1937 -- Clear & very hot. Thunder showers this morning. Boys came home for dinner. Washed. Irma & Max went home. Gladys went out too.

Wed Aug 18, 1937 -- Clear & cool. Babe called at Lala's. Hartland truck here.

Thu Aug 19, 1937 -- Clear & warm. Boys mowed oats on Mrs Hamilton's place & above house here. Fixed hems in my dresses. Babe had supper at Lala's. Winnie went home.

Fri Aug 20, 1937 -- Clear & very warm. Cooked & cleaned. Had corn for supper. Myrtle took Floyd to Woodstock & had his teeth out.

Sat Aug 21, 1937 -- Cool in a.m., heavy showers in afternoon. Boys came home from yarding after dinner. Very muggy & hot all late afternoon & evening. Myrtle & Floyd called in evening. Babe had supper at Lala's.

Sun Aug 22, 1937 -- Cloudy in a.m., clearing. Cold wind blowing. Went to church in a.m. Basil & Lala called. Luther brought us home from church. Mr Cook & two men came 12:30 p.m. to look for fire.

Mon Aug 23, 1937 -- Clear & hot. Clint went with men to hunt fire. Did not wash. Cooked. Men went home again.

Tue Aug 24, 1937 -- Clear & hot. Washed. Cooked. Ottie took Clint & me up to Ridge to sight another fire. Mr Cook came up again about 9:30. Got oats in.

Wed Aug 25, 1937 -- Clear & hot. Mr Cook, Clint, Basil, & Frankie went over lake to hunt fire. Stuart is sick all day. Lady up for Babe to teach table cloth pattern.

Thu Aug 26, 1937 -- Partly cloudy, looks like rain. Boys came home from fire at supper time. Babe was down to Lala's for dinner.

Fri Aug 27, 1937 -- Clear & hot. Mr Cook & Clint were up road twice during day. Babe went to Myrtle's in evening. Mr Cook, Clint & I down after her. Had drink of beer.

Sat Aug 28, 1937 -- Clear & hot. Cooked & cleaned. Mr. Cook, Papa, Jean & Clint went up country in a.m. He went home in afternoon. Went to town with team at night.

Sun Aug 29, 1937 -- Clear & hot. Went to church in a.m. & to open air service & baptism at sand beach in afternoon with Leeman's. Stayed to Bert's for supper & came down with minister & Aunt Pearl.

Mon Aug 30, 1937 -- Clear & hot. Washed. Boys helped Basil get in his grain. Mowed a piece here. Clint went to Basil's to hear fight over radio.

Tue Aug 31, 1937 -- Clear & hot. Ironed. Made mustard pickles. Cooked. Boys yarded pulp. Picked cucumbers & tomatoes. Fay Walls spent evening here.

Wed Sep 1, 1937 -- Cloudy in a.m. SS picnic at Green. Clint, Cat, Jean & I went. Newman's were there.

Thu Sep 2, 1937 -- Clear & very warm. Shower in a.m. & p.m. too. Babe & I walked to town for vinegar. Canned corn & made tomato pickles. Clint went away with Ray & bought a blind horse.

Fri Sep 3, 1937 -- Clear & terribly warm. Cooked & cleaned. Lala called. Aunt Pearl & Gwen called. Clint got new horse shod. Yarded pulp. Mr & Mrs Kirkpatrick called. Art & Bert called in evening.

Sat Sep 4, 1937 -- Mostly clear & very hot. Wind came up, colder toward late afternoon. Babe went away. Mama is sick all day. Boys worked on road. Aunt Pearl went to Houlton with Kelsie. Shower today.

Sun Sep 5, 1937 -- Very cool, mostly cloudy. SS opened again. Lala, Gladys, Ottie & Myrtle called. Called at Uncle Harve's in evening. Mama is around again today.

Mon Sep 6, 1937 -- Clear & cool. Art & Bert took us to Canterbury to celebrate Field Day. Saw Nelly. Had supper at Art's & he came down & lectured in evening.

Tue Sep 7, 1937 -- Clear & cool. Councillor's election. Grottie & Arlie were elected. Clint worked at poll. Washed & ironed. Ottie & Myrtle were to Woodstock.

Wed Sep 8, 1937 -- Clear & cool. Chris spent afternoon here. Jean went to Jean Baker's birthday party. Preserved plums. Basil helped mow oats here. Lawrence's brought Mrs Grass down yesterday.

Thu Sep 9, 1937 -- Clear & cool. Clint worked on Ottie's barn. Mr Cook & another man came up to look after fires.

Fri Sep 19, 1937 -- Clint went with men to see about fire. Left at 3:30. Uncle Harve & Guy Cropley helped Cat put in oats. Looks like rain. Ottie & Myrtle called in evening. Rawleigh man & Den Foster called.

Sat Sep 11. 1937 -- Cloudy commencing to rain before noon. Made tomato pickles. Chris went to Bangor with Jess & Evelyn. Frankie took mail with car & took Aunt Pearl to Danforth. Rained most of night.

Sun Sep 12, 1937 -- Mostly clear. Ottie & Myrtle took ma & papa for drive. Could not get up ;hill to Annie's. Did not go to SS. Children not allowed to any public buildings on account of infantile paralysis.

Mon Sep 13, 1937 -- Rainy nearly all day, heavy rain in night. Washed & ironed some. Clint is not feeling extra well, distemper going around. Vernon is sick. Frankie is driving truck for him.

Tue Sep 14, 1937 -- Showery all morning, clearing at noon with high wind. Clint went up to mill camp for load of dry wood. Ironed.

Wed Sep 15, 1937 -- Clear. Boys raked & hauled in oats scatterings.

Thu Sep 16, 1937 -- Clear & warm. Mama was to Myrtle's for dinner, Circle in afternoon & at Basil's for supper.

Fri Sep 17, 1937 -- Partly cloudy in a.m. Ottie, Myrtle Basil & Lala went on a few day's trip. Cleaned & cooked.

Sat Sep 18, 1937 -- Beautiful day. Cleaned & cooked. Made a birthday cake for papa. Called to see Mrs Grass in afternoon. Ray & Melzie were to F'ton for load of supplies.

Sun Sep 19, 1937 -- Mostly cloudy with rain in afternoon & evening. Hallie, Annie & three girls were down. Papa's birthday. We took trip down to dam in car. Mr Clap sent us up a salmon.

Mon Sep 20, 1937 -- Partly clear & cool. Washed. Gladys called in afternoon. Showers. Ottie's & Basil's came home from trip. Marjorie is home again.

Tue Sep 21, 1937 -- Clear & cool. Ironed & mended all day. Cat went home sick with a cold. I am taking cold in throat & head.

Wed Sep 22, 1937 -- Clear & warm. Papa, Jean & I went down Eel River with Ottie & Myrtle. They stayed here for supper. Carl Foster & wife are here for a few days.

Thu Sep 23, 1937 -- Clear & warm. Canned tomatoes. Clouds over in afternoon. Clint commences to plow garden spot. Have terrible cold.

Fri Sep 24, 1937 -- Clear & warm. Cooked & cleaned in a.m. Went to Woodstock with Ottie, Myrtle & Mr Glenn. Went to Fair. Got home 11:45. Went in to see Dr Belyea about my arm. Hartland truck through.

Sat Sep 25, 1937 -- Clear & warm. Cooked & cleaned. Walked over where Clint commenced plowing the pasture today.

Sun Sep 26, 1937 -- Clear & warm. Hallie, Clifford, George & Mildred brought Annie down in afternoon for visit. Art's & Lawrence's here in afternoon. Basil & Lala called in evening. Mrs Grass & Aunt Pearl went back with Lawrence's.

Mon Sep 27, 1937 -- Clear, cool & windy. Washed & canned meat Ottie went to Canterbury in afternoon. Boys picked rocks.

Tue Sep 28, 1937 -- Quite clear with cold wind. Ironed. Picked crab apples for preserving. Clouds over & is rainy in late afternoon.

Wed Sep 29, 1937 -- Cloudy. Myrtle took ma, Lala, Cecilia & Mrs Graham to Helen's knitting bee. Made applesauce preserves, crab apple preserves & pickles. Uncle Harve had a little bad spell but is better.

Thu Sep 30, 1937 -- Clear & cool. Insurance agent here for dinner. Annie & I spent afternoon & evening with Myrtle. Cut out aprons for Annie in morning. Cat finished here today.

Fri Oct 1, 1937 -- Cloudy with rain in afternoon. Mama & Annie spent day with Lala. I canned tomatoes & finished preserving. Cooked some. Jean cleaned out bedroom.

Sat Oct 2, 1937 -- Clear & cool. Cooked & cleaned. Clint plowed in a.m. He & Ray went up ;with truck for John Gaskin's engine in p.m.

Sun Oct 3, 1937 -- Clear & cool. Dr Mason had service in a.m. in Methodist church. Hallie, Stella & Mildred came down for Annie. Basil & Lala had super here. Uncle Harve spent evening here.

Mon Oct 4, 1937 -- Partly clear. Threshing here today. Basil, Uncle Harve, Frankie & Elmer helping. Hazel has baby boy, born shortly after five p.m.

Tue Oct 5, 1937 -- Clear & warm. Threshed in a.m. & at Uncle Harve's & moved to Basil's & worked some. Here for dinner. Cleaned my bedroom. Charlie Ingram & Donald Donovan called in evening.

Wed Oct 6, 1937 -- Cloudy with light showers. Finished at Basil's. Clint worked on dam in p.m. with team. Cleaned spare bedroom upstairs & down stairs.

Thu Oct 7, 1937 -- Cloudy & showery in a.m. Warm & muggy., clearing in p.m. cooler with wind. Gwen called with Stuart. Esther visiting Gwen. Myrtle & Marguerite went to Harvey. Clint worked on dam. Dee Wood's baby died. Aunt Pearl had throat operated on in Houlton.

Fri Oct 8, 1937 -- Partly clear & cold. Clint worked on dam. Cooked in a.m. Gwen & Stuart came over in p.m. & I shortened her coat. Hartland truck was here. Mr Hall had supper here.

Sat Oct 9, 1937 -- Clear with cold wind. Picked apples in p.m. Picked Alexanders at Leeman's. Clint worked on dam.

Sun Oct 10, 1937 -- Mostly clear & quite warm. Clint & I walked around dam & went to Ridge with Myrtle, taking Floyd up to work. King Bartlett (an old acquaintance of papa's) called.

Mon Oct 11, 1937 -- Showers all day. Men came home at noon. Had chicken potpie & squash pie for supper. Still working on dam. Cleaned sitting room & put up stove.

Tue Oct 12, 1937 -- Clear & colder. Washed all day. Showers toward night. School commenced today. Doris Smith teaching. Went to business meeting in parsonage. None held, few came.

Wed Oct 13, 1937 -- Clear & cold. Ironed nearly all day. Frankie had some teeth out. Geneva had all of hers out. Mr Patterson took them to Woodstock & Gwen to Houlton to see her mother.

Thu Oct 14, 1937 -- Clear & cool. Cleaned pantry in a.m. Picked apples at Uncle Harve's in p.m.

Fri Oct 15, 1937 -- Cloudy mostly, light snow squalls. Quite cold, getting warmer in evening. Gladys & Doris called to telephone. Doris went home with Alton Farrell.

Sat Oct 16, 1937 -- Partly clear & cool. Myrtle took Cecilia to Woodstock & Jean, Winona & I went too. Had a tooth out. Boys finished working on dam. Frankie & Gwen went to Houlton with Vernon & Mildred & stayed all night.

Sun Oct 17, 1937 -- Beautiful day. Clint, Jean & I took our dinner to falls. Had lovely day. Water is terribly low. Art, Bert & Mrs Gould called. We called at Joe Clark's in evening. Vernon, Nadine, Frankie & Gwen came back. Mildred to (Island) Falls for a visit. Had doctor to Marguerite.

Mon Oct 18, 1937 -- Partly clear & cool. Guy Cropley & Frankie helped Clint dig & pick potatoes. Washed.

Tue Oct 19, 1937 -- A little rain all day. Ironed.

Wed Oct 20, 1937 -- Rainy & cool. Clint helped Ottie on barn all day. Hartland truck was here. Polly is sick.

Thu Oct 21, 1937 -- Clint plowed in a.m. Guy helped finish digging potatoes in p.m. & topped some turnips. Put pane of glass in dining room window.

Fri Oct 22, 1937 -- Clear & cool. Cooked & cleaned. Called at Lala's in afternoon. Doris went home with Eben Varney for weekend. Clint & I went to town in evening. Clint shot Polly.

Sat Oct 23, 1937 -- Commenced to rain during morning & poured all day & all night. Vernon went to Falls for Mildred, coming home tomorrow.

Sun Oct 24, 1937 -- Mostly clear & cool. Went to Ridge with Myrtle (Jean, Clint & I) Took Floyd up. Called at Ray's. Called on Silas in evening. Basil was up all morning. Rained in morning.

Mon Oct 25, 1937 -- Clear & warm in a.m. Wind rising in p.m. Washed. Clint is plowing, has lame back again.

Tue Oct 26, 1937 -- Beautiful day. Clint is laid up with his back. He & I walked over in pasture with gun. Saw a bobcat, fired at it but missed.

Wed Oct 27, 1937 -- Cloudy with some rain during day. Clint, Basil, Sam Collier, Peter Lutz & Les Collier went to Fredericton. Went to town in afternoon.

Thu Oct 28, 1937 -- Rained at times all day. Clint plowed part of afternoon. John McPherson came over, had supper & stayed all night. Brought Clint a little pig.

Fri Oct 29, 1937 -- Showery all day. Loud thunder heard & some lightening seen. Dressed a hog & pig & John Smith brought over load of straw & hay & took pork back. Aunt Pearl came home with him. Rawleigh man called.

Sat Oct 30, 1937 -- Rained hard nearly all morning. Terrible wind in p.m. Cooked. Mae Leeman called. Kenneth Ingram called after dinner, down for Charlie. Nadine was up for dinner. Gwen, Frank, Clint & I went to town with kids for Halloween tricks.

Sun Oct 31, 1937 -- Partly clear & cool. George & Hazel called. Did not bring baby up. Basil was up. Art, Bert & Marguerite called. Mama is sick to her stomach all afternoon & evening. Aunt Pearl called. Uncle Harve spent evening here.

Mon Nov 1, 1937 -- Clear & windy. Churned & washed. Mama is sick. School inspector called. Basil, Lala, Myrtle & Floyd here in evening. Omar got the rest of his teeth out today.

Tue Nov 2, 1937 -- Snow squalls all day. Lightening seen when I got the lamp to light. Mama is up a little. Clint is plowing over in pasture & here. Clint & Frankie hauled slab wood over from the pasture.

Wed Nov 3, 1937 -- Snow squalls all day. Mrs Hamilton & Reta called. Vernon's & Melzie's went to Woodstock. Alice & Pearl went to Lutz's knitting bee with Frankie's car. Hartland truck here.

Thu Nov 4, 1937 -- Quite cool. Made soap. Called at Aunt Pearl's. Lala went to Greenville with Patterson's.

Fri Nov 5, 1937 -- Churned in morning. Cooked in p.m. Clear in morning, clouding over. We got shed ready to put wood in shed.

Sat Nov 6, 1937 -- Rained nearly all day. Clint got pole for plow made. Winnie went home.

Sun Nov 7, 1937 -- Mostly cloudy with few snow flurries. Hallie, Annie, Mildred & Stella here. Myrtle, Floyd, Basil, & Uncle Harve here in evening. Mama's leg is terribly lame. Aunt Pearl & Alice went with Lawrence's over to Danforth.

Mon Nov 8, 1937 -- Cloudy with rain in late afternoon. Washed. Mae & Rheta called. Basil called in evening. Clint hauled wood & filled shed. Myrtle & Floyd went to Woodstock to have teeth out & see Dr. Omar & Frankie were up too. Stuart not well. Mama still miserable. Grace Gould's reception.

Tue Nov 9, 1937 -- Churned & ironed. Mama's leg getting worse. Basil is guiding. Gladys called.

Wed Nov 10, 1937 -- Clear & windy. Jack is sick. Called Vet. Gwen called Mrs Henderson to see baby. He is all right finished ironing. Lala called.

Thu Nov 11, 1937 -- Pleasant day, but cold. Ottie & Clint went to Woodstock to see Dr Grant. Mama's legs are awfully bad. Stayed in bed all day. Doctor said to stay there. Washed windows.

Fri Nov 12, 1937 -- Beautiful day. Myrtle, Mae & Rheta, Mrs Gould, Hanford Gould, Gwen & Aunt Pearl called to see mama. Harry was down in evening. Churned & cooked. Clint killed Uncle Harve's pigs. Aunt Pearl came home from Danforth. Mud Lake skimmed over.

Sat Nov 13, 1937 -- Cloudy, quite warm. Clint & Ray hauled pulp also part of the night. Cooked & cleaned. Frankie got a deer. Gladys called. Jean went on trip with Clint. Mama is feeling better. Legs look lots better.

Sun Nov 14, 1937 -- Cloudy & cold. George, Hiram, Aunt Eva & Lizzie called in afternoon. Alice called. Lawrence's were down, but no one home. Frankie & Gwen were to Canterbury.

Mon Nov 15, 1937 -- Rain all day. Cooked doughnuts & pies.

Tue Nov 16, 1937 -- Showery & warm. Mr Cook, Mr Hayward, & Mr Welsh came at noon to run out some lines. Mrs Patterson is very miserable. Beulah called at Aunt Pearl's. Myrtle came up & bathed mama, she feels rested.

Wed Nov 17, 1937 -- Beautiful warm day. Men ran out lines. Mr Hayward went home tonight. Mrs Hamilton & Myrtle, Basil, Lala, Mae Leeman, Myrtle Peck & Gladys called. Mama is terribly tired today, failing. Church tonight Am not going.

Thu Nov 18, 1937 -- Clear & cool. Mr Welsh went home. Clint & Mr Cook went down lake. Lala came up & helped me wash. Hartland man here for dinner. Ironed in evening. Irma & Max came about 6 o'clock.

Fri Nov 19, 1937 -- Clear part of day. Quite cold. Max had supper at Basil's. Cooked & cleaned. Ironed in evening.

Sat Nov 20, 1937 -- Snow all day. Irma & Max had supper at Myrtle's. Mama seems better yet has a temperature. Clint got home from down lake with Mr Cook.

Sun Nov 21, 1937 -- Cloudy with tiny flakes falling in late afternoon. Mama is not nearly so well. Hallie's came down. Max went home. Sent for Babe & Ella.

Mon Nov 22, 1937 -- Babe & Ella arrive early in a.m. Washed. Mama is pretty sick but slightly better. Newton Foster died in toilet at Uncle Bill's.

Tue Nov 23, 1937 -- Beautiful day. Churned. Babe & Ella ironed. Clint killed our pig.

Wed Nov 24, 1937 -- Looks like snow, but breaks away. Clint went to Danforth. Mama has good day. Cut up pig in afternoon.

Thu Nov 25, 1937 -- Cloudy & raw. George & Mildred, Jimmy, Clifford & Annie came down in afternoon. Annie stayed. Mama has very bad day. Myrtle & Floyd went to Woodstock. Floyd got remainder of his teeth out.

Fri Nov 26, 1937 -- Partly clear & warm. Clint helped Bud kill pig. Mama feels better again today. Aunt Martha called. Aunt Liz sprained her ankle. Basil & Melzie's sports each got a deer making them four.

Sat Nov 27, 1937 -- Rained a little in a.m. Cloudy all day. Annie & Ella helped me clean kitchen. Buster in for butter.

Sun Nov 28, 1937 -- Cloudy with rain toward late afternoon. Hallie, George, Stella & Mildred came down for Annie. Mrs Graham & Arlene called to see mama. Babe picked corn.

Mon Nov 29, 1937 -- Rained in morning, partly clearing during day. Tacked quilt, girls washed outside windows. Clint helped Basil kill pig & killed Gould's pig.

Tue Nov 30, 1937 -- Cloudy in a.m., clearing. Ella & Babe went back to work. Churned. Mama is better.

Wed Dec 1, 1937 -- Clear & windy. Washed & scrubbed kitchen, shed steps, etc. Myrtle & Aunt Liz called. She spent day with Myrtle. Aunt Pearl & Stuart spent evening here.

Thu Dec 2, 1937 -- Clear & quite cold. Ironed in a.m. Made doughnuts. Gladys brought mama a piece of graham cracker pie. Aunt Liz back to Mountain. Frankie hauled hay in a.m. Aunt Pearl went to Canterbury on visit.

Fri Dec 3, 1937 -- Clear part of day. Clint & Ray hauled pulp. Churned & cooked. Mama feels stronger & better. Frankie & Laurel hauled hay.

Sat Dec 4, 1937 -- Cloudy in a.m. gradually clearing. Cold. Clint & Ray hauled pulp. Myrtle, Lala & Floyd went to Harvey after dinner. Mama is up quite a lot today. Made my dark fruit cake

Sun Dec 5, 1937 -- No entry

Mon Dec 6, 1937 -- Quite cold. Washed. Clint & Ray hauled pulp all day.

Tue Dec 7, 1937 -- Cloudy, commenced to rain in middle of morning. Boys went one trip with pulp. Churned & ironed. Basil was up in afternoon.

Wed Dec 8, 1937 -- Cloudy. Boys hauled pulp all day. Irma went with them to Myrtle's for afternoon & came back with them.

Thu Dec 9, 1937 -- Beautiful day. Boys hauled pulp in morning. Clint helped Elmer kill his hog. Ray hauled wood for Melzie. Irma had supper at Lala's. Mrs Patterson is quite sick. Fri Dec 10, 1937 -- Beautiful day. Cooked, cleaned & churned. Rawleigh man called. Gladys & Marilyn were here. Irma made apron & went down with Gladys to see her cedar chest. Basil & Clint killed Basil's beef & Clint's bull.

Sat Dec 11, 1937 -- Beautiful day. Irma went home. Made my white fruit cake. Mr Keefe called & paid his taxes. Clint & I went to town in evening.

Sun Dec 12, 1937 -- Snowed all morning & part of afternoon. Church late in afternoon. Did not go. Mae & Rheta called at supper time. Myrtle & Melzie went to Island Falls.

Mon Dec 13, 1937 -- Clear & cold with heavy wind toward night. Washed. Clint took his dinner up in woods. Gladys & Doris called in evening. Basil was up in evening. Patterson's moved into woods.

Tue Dec 14, 1937 -- Mostly clear, heavy wind. Cold. Churned & ironed. Clint killed Mr Clark's pig in p.m. Mama is feeling quite well. Her legs are stiff. Mrs Patterson is bloated terribly.

Wed Dec 15, 1937 -- Washed again. Mr Nason, Clint & Basil went down lake. Beautiful day.

Thu Dec 16, 1937 -- Cloudy with light snow in p.m. Mr Frank Nason came up & he, Basil, & Clint go down lake. He stays all night.

Fri Dec 17, 1937 -- Cloudy with light snow in morning. Clint, Basil & Mr Nason went over to woods. Here for dinner. Doris called for money. Did not attend school closing in morning & across River in afternoon.

Sat Dec 18, 1937 -- Snowed & rained. Clint & I went to town in evening. Delivered tax notices. Went in to see Mrs Patterson, very miserable.

Sun Dec 19, 1937 -- Cloudy part of day. Young man from camp down lake here for dinner. Adwin Farrell came to meet him.

Mon Dec 20, 1937 -- Clear & quite cold. Washed & scrubbed. Mr Welsh & Mr Curry came about eight o'clock to stay all night. Clint went to Corner. Floyd doing chores.

Tue Dec 21, 1937 -- Clear & cold. Men went up to woods. Mr Welsh had dinner here. Clint came home tonight with mail.

Wed Dec 22, 1937 -- Cloudy in a.m. with snow all afternoon. Clint went with Mr Welsh & Mr Curry scaling Clark's pulp. They were here for supper & went to Canterbury tonight. Mama got radio from Ella & Babe.

Thu Dec 23, 1937 -- Clear & cold. Clint went to Canterbury to see his mother. Floyd did chores. Cleaned & cooked some. Snow blown & made hard carring on roads.

Fri Dec 24, 1937 -- Clear & quite cold. Clint came home from Canterbury. Frankie's car broke down, left it up the road. We were to town in evening. Mail went again today. Cooked.

Sat Dec 25, 1937 -- Christmas day. Light snow fall nearly all day. Had dinner alone, just the family. Mrs Patterson died this morning.

Sun Dec 26, 1937 -- Snow all day, big fluffy flakes. Went to Mrs Patterson's funeral in p.m. Ottie called later. Basil was up in evening. Mama had a heart attack while we were to funeral. Papa was home.

Mon Dec 27, 1937 -- Clear & mostly cold. Washed. Abner was here for supper & part of evening. Paid his taxes. Mama feels some better.

Tue Dec 28, 1937 -- Clear in morning, clouding over with snow in late afternoon. Mrs Graham spent the day here. Churned. Ironed in evening. Clint went to Calais with Hermie Butterfield.

Wed Dec 29, 1937 -- Mostly clear & very cold. Clint got horses shod in a.m. Broke out road to yard Chick's & Elias' pulp. Cat called.

Thu Dec 30, 1937 -- Clear & cold. Mended. Lala came up for awhile in afternoon.

Fri Dec 31, 1937 -- Mostly cloudy. Clint & Basil went across lakes to try ice. Not good. Can't take team over yet. Too much snow on it to freeze. Clint, Jean & I dressed ten hens.

Sat Jan 1, 1938 -- Cloudy with very light snow fall all day. Cold. Clint went to Corner. John Smith brought a truck load of hay & oats for him & Basil. Mama's head feels some better. Clint went to town.

Sun Jan 2, 1938 -- Snowed some all day. Ottie & Basil were both up. Mama is not feeling anything extra.

Mon Jan 3, 1938 -- A little cloudy in a.m. but cleared with some wind. Washed. Clint took Billy to Station. I helped Myrtle quilt while he was gone. Got home nearly 1 o'clock. Mama is feeling well.

Tue Jan 4, 1938 -- Cloudy in a.m. with fine snow in p.m. Mae & Rheta called. Aunt Pearl came home from Canterbury. Basil & Clint brought down load of pressed hay from Mill camp where John Smith left it.

Wed Jan 5, 1938 -- Beautiful warm day. Myrtle was here for dinner. Aunt Pearl & Gwen called. Aunt Pearl was here in evening. Clint yarded pulp.

Thu Jan 6, 1938 -- Beautiful day, cool. Went to Circle all day. Eight for dinner at parsonage. Mama is feeling fine. Clint yared pulp.

Fri Jan 7, 1938 -- Snow, hail & rain all day. Vernon, Frankie, Abner & Aunt Pearl went to Woodstock. Aunt Pearl went on to Aroostook.

Sat Jan 8, 1938 -- Mostly clear & quite cold. Clint went up to Mr Dickinson's camp. Uncle Harve called.

Sun Jan 9, 1938 -- Clear & cold. Ottie, Myrtle, Basil & Lala called during day. Mama is feeling well. Weighs 151 lbs.

Mon Jan 10, 1938 -- Cloudy in early a.m. clearing & cold. Washed, churned & ironed some. Clint yarded pulp. Plow came through to the City from Forest. Got parcel from Ella.

Tue Jan 11, 1938 -- Clear & cold. 10 below. Went to Circle at Mrs Blanchard's. Mr Welsh came this afternoon with car. Had to be pulled a couple of places. Clint went to Dickinson's camp. Floyd did chores. Mrs Hamilton went to Bangor.

Wed Jan 12, 1938 -- Clear & quite cold. Gould's went to Danforth on way to Florida. Clint came home tonight. Vernon went to Dickinson's camp with car. Beautiful moonlight night.

Thu Jan 13, 1938 -- Cloudy with light flakes of snow. Clint & Mr Welsh away this morning. Mr Welsh went home after dinner. Read all afternoon. Myrtle here all evening.

Fri Jan 14, 1938 -- Clear & cool. Beautiful day. Ottie called. Lily Lydic called for butter. Cooked, churned & cleaned. Clint went down lake with team to work with Basil & Melzie.

Sat Jan 15, 1938 -- Clear & cold. Boys worked down lake. Made doughnuts.

Sun Jan 16, 1938 -- Clear most of day. Cold. Basil & Lala came up this morning. Ottie called. Clint's back is better. Vernon took Mr Dickinson to Canterbury from the camp. Carring through here yet.

Mon Jan 17, 1938 -- Clear & quite cold. Washed & ironed some. Called on Gwen, she is sick today with a going distemper. Jean is sick, did not go to school; has same as Gwen.

Tue Jan 18, 1938 -- Clear & very cold. 10 below here, colder down town & elsewhere. Jean went to school. Churned & ironed. Clint feels miserable tonight.

Wed Jan 19, 1938 -- Some warmer, clear. Made mincemeat. Stayed at Gwen's while she went up in woods for Frankie to get Vernon, Mildred is sick. Myrtle called but went right back to Patterson's. Clint is sick but went to work.

Thu Jan 20, 1938 -- Beautiful day. Made mincemeat. Mildred has baby girl. Called at Lala's. Geneva & Marietta called. Gwen was over to hear Stuart's birthday announced.

Fri Jan 21, 1938 -- Lovely day, clouding over toward late afternoon. Churned, cleaned & cooked.

Sat Jan 22, 1938 -- Cloudy with very little snow during night Sunday morning. Myrtle & Hazel called in afternoon. George & Hazel up for day, did not bring children.

Sun Jan 23, 1938 -- Cloudy & cool. Arlene, Ray & children here for dinner. Went to church in afternoon. Were down to Basil's in evening. Young folk's made ice cream at Gwen's.

Mon Jan 24, 1938 -- Cloudy & warm. Clint went up running lines with Grottie Gould. Did not wash. Sewed some & churned.

Tue Jan 25, 1938 -- Rained hard all day, took snow down to the ice. Sewed all day.

Wed Jan 26, 1938 -- Lovely warm day. Washed, cleaned the shed & did all the ironing. Myrtle called in afternoon. Clint went to Elias Foster's to get Rowdy shod.

Thu Jan 27, 1938 -- Clear & cool. Did not go to circle. Sewed most of day.

Fri Jan 28, 1938 -- Mostly clear & cold. Churned, cleaned & cooked. Ottie called this afternoon. Hermie Butterfield cut his foot quite badly.

Sat Jan 29, 1938 -- Quite cold, mostly clear, clouding over late at night. Clint, Jean & I went to town in evening Called to see Mildred & baby.

Sun Jan 30, 1938 -- Snowed a little with heavy wind all day. I felt miserable all day, cold & cramps. Went to bed in afternoon.

Mon Jan 31, 1938 -- Raining this a.m. Feel better today. Rained hard all day. Sewed some.

Tue Feb 1, 1938 -- Clear & quite mild. Churned, washed & ironed some. Ottie called. Ray & Frank Bartlett called. John McPherson brought feed over & stayed all night.

Wed Feb 2, 1938 -- Quite clear. Candlemas day. Clear at noon. Ottie's birthday greetings announced by Annie's over radio. Welsh came.

Thu Feb 3, 1938 -- Snowed a little all day & night. Welsh went away again. Went Circle. Heavy wind during night.

Fri Feb 4, 1938 -- Some rain during a.m. Boys did not go across lake. Clint was up to Mr Dickinson's camp. Uncle Harve was in this morning.

Sat Feb 5, 1938 -- Clear & cool. Clint & I went to town in evening.

Sun Feb 6, 1938 -- Cloudy with rain in afternoon. No church. Called at Leeman's in evening. Basil & Gladys called in a.m. Myrtle & Melzie's were up to Ridge with car for day. Basil's made ice cream. Lizzie took Aunt Eva home with her for a visit, not well for a few days.

Mon Feb 7, 1938 -- Rained part of day, turning to snow. Made mincemeat. Cut out couch cover pieces. Clint picked over apples.

Tue Feb 8, 1938 -- Cloudy in a.m. Clearing beautifully. Quite windy. Churned & sewed on couch cover. Frankie went up with mail but Canterbury mail did not come over.

Wed Feb 9, 1938 -- Mostly cloudy light flurry of snow in late afternoon. Washed. Mama spent day at Ottie's, went down in car, first trip out since being sick. Clint was up to Mr Dickinson's camp today. Frankie went with mail.

Thu Feb 10, 1938 -- Snowed all night & early morning. Terrible wind all day. Boys did not go to work until noon. Mae & Rheta spent afternoon here.

Fri Feb 11, 1938 -- 6 below this morning. Cold wind all day. Churned, cleaned & cooked.

Sat Feb 12, 1938 -- Mostly clear, warmer. Myrtle was up in afternoon. Cleaned. Made two apple pies. Vernon came down from camp with car. Road is bad.

Sun Feb 13, 1938 -- Mostly cloudy & warm. Myrtle, Nadine, Jean & I walked across Spednic where the boys have been working. Ottie & Basil called in a.m.

Mon Feb 14, 1938 -- Snowed about all day. Boys worked across lake. Doris called. Gwen was in. Churned. Finished piecing couch cover.

Tue Feb 15, 1938 -- Washed & ironed colored clothes. Clear & quite cold. Made mince pies.

Wed Feb 16, 1938 -- Quite clear & cold. Fixed lining for my quilt & put it frames. Gwen & Stuart called in late afternoon.

Thu Feb 17, 1938 -- Beautiful day. Quilted all day. Mama helped in afternoon & evening. Gladys called.

Fri Feb 18, 1938 -- Snowed some. Churned, cleaned & cooked. Quilted in evening.

Sat Feb 19, 1938 -- Quite clear. Myrtle came up & helped quilt all afternoon.

Sun Feb 20, 1938 -- Clear with strong wind. Basil called in a.m. & Ottie in p.m. We spent evening at Uncle Harve's Phyllis Cunningham's husband came to Essie's. Phyllis is staying the winter.

Mon Feb 21, 1938 -- Clear with strong wind in a.m. Beautiful afternoon. Washed & ironed. Myrtle & Lala came up & helped quilt in afternoon. Cat is helping boys across lake now.

Tue Feb 22, 1938 -- Beautiful warm day. Myrtle came ujp for dinner & helped me finish quilt.

Wed Feb 23, 1938 -- Snowed most of the day. Bound my quilt, mended, made Jean's pillow slips & washed kitchen windows.

Thu Feb 24, 1938 -- Snow all day. Went to Circle. Took apple pie. Geneva went in afternoon.

Fri Feb 25, 1938 -- Partly clear with light snow all day. Patterson's men came out of woods. Uncle Harve called this a.m. Called at Leeman's about business meeting.

Sat Feb 26, 1938 -- Clear. Boys finished working across lake. Warm Went to business meeting at Geneva's. Beautiful day. Spent afternoon at Lala's.

Sun Feb 27, 1938 -- Beautiful day. Geneva called to telephone. They spent day at Gwen's. Basil & Lala & Ottie called in a.m.

Mon Feb 28, 1938 -- Snowed all day & wind blew hard. Clint went to Ridge to work at Eastern work. Made dutch dolls. Made gum drop cake.

Tue Mar 1, 1938 -- Partly clear & quite windy & cold. Washed. Luther called in evening. Clint was over River for Eastern work today. Had his dinner at Myrtle's.

Wed Mar 2, 1938 -- Stormed all day (snow) Clint went to Corner. Spent day with Myrtle. Had ride home with Basil & Lala.

Thu Mar 3, 1938 -- Clear with very cold heavy wind hurling snow everywhere. Finished making Dutch girls & couch cover. Oiled clocks.

Fri Mar 4, 1938 -- Lovely day. Myrtle & I helped Lala quilt. Churned in a.m. Mae Leeman called. Snow plow came through to camp. Frank Patterson moved out of woods.

Sat Mar 5, 1938 -- Snow nearly all day with a little rain during night. Clint & I went to town in evening. Boys helped Melzie tap puncheon of molasses. Clint came home from Corner in a.m.

Sun Mar 6, 1938 -- Partly clear & cool, getting colder toward late afternoon. Commenced SS. Clint did not go. 13 attended.

Mon Mar 7, 1938 -- Beautiful day. Washed & ironed. Frank Bartlett called in afternoon. Clint & Ellis getting wood.

Tue Mar 8, 1938 -- Clear & cold. 24 below in Fredericton. Coldest March for 20 years. Canned chickens. Ottie called in morning.

Wed Mar 9, 1938 -- Cold & windy. Jean had birthday party. Nadine, Winona, Paul & Mrs Leeman present.

Thu Mar 10, 1938 -- Beautiful day. Went to Circle all day. 13 present counting baby. Mrs Johnson came to visit Mrs Blanchard.

Fri Mar 11, 1938 -- Snow. Mostly clear clouding over toward night. Carleton county snow plow came through today. Clint is laid up with lame back. Jersey freshened.

Sat Mar 12, 1938 -- Light snow all day. Quite warm. Myrtle called. Went to town with Clint on team. Cars are going. Basil is laid up with hurt ribs. Heard crow for first.

Sun Mar 13, 1938 -- Wet snow all day. Did not go to SS. Ottie was up in a.m. Spent evening at Uncle Harve's.

Mon Mar 14, 1938 -- Clear & windy. Washed quilts besides regular wash. Silas called in afternoon. Clint hauled summer wood from John Wesley's.

Tue Mar 15, 1938 -- Beautiful day but quite cold. Clint hauled wood again today. Gladys & Doris had supper & spent evening here. Uncle Harve & Reta Cropley called.

Wed Mar 16, 1938 -- Beautiful day. Ottie called in a.m. Went to town in afternoon. Called at Gwen's. Made fudge for Circle as this is my birthday week. Myrtle has terrible cold.

Thu Mar 17, 1938 -- Snowed some during night. High wind. Went to Circle. Mrs Johnson had St Patrick decorations. Had lovely day. Geneva made birthday cake for me.

Fri Mar 18, 1938 -- Rain & snow all day. Clint worked up in the woods until afternoon. He went to town in evening.

Sat Mar 19, 1938 -- Stormed a little in morning, cleared before noon. My birthday. Had oyster stew for supper. Went down to Myrtle's in evening. Mayflower freshened. Gladys went to Carol Ridge to teach.

Sun Mar 20, 1938 -- warm & mostly clear. Thawing a lot. Basil & Lala & Myrtle called in a.m. Went to SS Ottie was up all afternoon. Cars running.

Mon Mar 21, 1938 -- Mostly clear with heavy wind. Churned in morning & washed in afternoon. Snow is going fast.

Tue Mar 22, 1938 -- Lovely day. Canned meat all day. Ironed in early morning. Clint finished getting wood.

Wed Mar 23, 1938 -- Beautiful day. Ground nearly all bare, road is completely bare. Canned meat all day, finished 22� quarts. Men are digging out ditches. Robins, blackbirds, bluebirds & song sparrows are back.

Thu Mar 24, 1938 -- Cooler, partly clear. Cleaned & cooked. Clint was over Spednic in p.m. Did not go to Circle. Men are digging snow out of ditches.

Fri Mar 25, 1938 -- Beautiful day. Went to quilting at Mildred's. Clint hauled hay for Mr Foster. Mr Patterson's birthday. George McMinn died last night about 1 o'clock.

Sat Mar 26, 1938 -- Mostly cloudy all day & colder. Light snow this evening. Cat came down for Clint to haul a car out of the mud hole above here. Roads are bad. Mae went up to camp where Elmer is.

Sun Mar 27, 1938 -- Snowed several inches last night. Did not go to SS. Basil was up in afternoon. Ottie was here for dinner.

Mon Mar 28, 1938 -- Partly clear with some snow at night. Churned & washed.

Tue Mar 29, 1938 -- Ironed. Spent afternoon helping Lala quilt.

Wed Mar 30, 1938 -- Mostly clear, cooler. Went to town & back & had dinner & supper at Lala's. Clint & Jean were there for supper. Quilted.

Thu Mar 31, 1938 -- Cloudy with some sleet & rain. Went to Circle. Mr Welsh came through with car. Clint went down lake for Price's teams. Raining tonight. Abner did chores.

Fri Apr 1, 1938 -- Cloudy in morning, clearing. Welsh went away. Clint came up with Price's teams around 3 o'clock. Churned, cleaned & cooked.

Sat Apr 2, 1938 -- Mostly clear, quite warm. I spent evening with Myrtle. She has terrible cold. Henderson's came home.

Sun Apr 3, 1938 -- Mostly clear & cool. Patterson's went to Art's for Cecilia. Went to SS. Uncle Harve, Gwen, Frankie & Luther spent evening here.

Mon Apr 4, 1938 -- Mostly clear & quite cool. Washed. Clint is sawing wood up at Beech Ridge Hill. Norman Higgs has the machine.

Tue Apr 5, 1938 -- Snowed some during morning. Ironed & churned. Mrs Hamilton came home.

Wed Apr 6, 1938 -- Mostly clear & cold. Made lining for Jean's coat. Hanford Gould called in afternoon. Clint sawed wood with Chick. He has a bad cold.

Thu Apr 7, 1938 -- Clear with a cold wind. Made the coat to Jean's suit. Did not go to Circle. Clint is splitting wood up the road.

Fri Apr 8, 1938 -- Cloudy & stormy looking. Churned, cleaned & cooked.

Sat Apr 9, 1938 -- Snowed nearly all day.

Sun Apr 10, 1938 -- Went to SS. Terrible walking, came back in car with Leeman's & stayed there for rest of afternoon.

Mon Apr 11, 1938 -- Clear with heavy wind. Had large washing & ironed. Mama is not feeling very well.

Tue Apr 12, 1938 -- Churned. Finished Jean's coat in afternoon. Aunt Pearl came home today.

Wed Apr 13, 1938 -- Mostly clear & cool. Sewed on Jean's coat. Clint threshed beans out. Toots & May freshened.

Thu Apr 14, 1938 -- Rained some during day & night. Sewed on Jean's skirt. Washed in afternoon. Teacher went home with Luther on way for Gladys. Fay took load to Corner to dance tonight. Bad roads.

Fri Apr 15, 1938 -- Quite clear & cool. Clint cleaned door yard. Lala & Gladys called in p.m. Churned, cooked & cleaned. Went with team to Good Friday prayer meeting in evening. Mama heard frogs last evening. Mrs Oliver has come back.

Sat Apr 16, 1938 -- Beautiful day, cool. Mama is not feeling so well. Clint finished splitting his wood. American mail went with team. Roads pretty bad. Frogs heard last evening.

Sun Apr 17, 1938 -- Easter. Clint took mama down to Ottie's for dinner. Went to SS.

Mon Apr 18, 1938 -- Rainy all day. Cleaned over head of shed. Had four bonfires burning rubbish & limbs in orchard & along road sides.

Tue Apr 19, 1938 -- Cleaned storeroom. Rainy all day, quite warm.

Wed Apr 20, 1938 -- Clear & windy. Washed. Ray hauled truck load of hay from Clark barn for Clint. Got team load too. Clint planted peas, beans & potatoes.

Thu Apr 21, 1938 -- Colder mostly clear. Churned & cleaned churn. Clint piled wood up the road. Ice went out of Mud Lake. Mrs Wormwood is back.

Fri Apr 22, 1938 -- Cloudy with some rain all day. Cooked. Painted churn. Abner called in afternoon. Ground froze a little last night. Bud & Elmer went across Mud in boat.

Sat Apr 23, 1938 -- Warm & clear. Cooked & cleaned. Nadine here in afternoon for supper. Made ice cream. Went to town in evening. I stayed at Myrtle's.

Sun Apr 24, 1938 -- Clear & warm. Did not go to SS. Had rash on my face. Spent afternoon at Lala's. They made ice cream in late afternoon. Geneva & Myrtle were there. Mrs Brooks & Henderson walked up here.

Mon Apr 25, 1938 -- Clear & windy. Washed a large washing & ironed. Frankie got a car.

Tue Apr 26, 1938 -- Mostly clear. Churned in a.m. Cleaned bedroom up stairs. Clint worked scraping on road with Patterson's team.

Wed Apr 27, 1938 -- Quite warm with light showers. Called at Leeman's. Jean came home from school early not feeling well. Cleaned front bedroom. Clint & Ray hauled hay. Myrtle & Floyd went to Woodstock.

Thu Apr 28, 1938 -- Cool with light showers. Cleaned pantry. Cloudy all day. Clint plowed for Mrs Hamilton. Winnie went home.

Fri Apr 29, 1938 -- Quite warm with light showers. Clint plowed for Mrs Hamilton in morning. Quite heavy rain in afternoon. Alice called & Frankie started to take her to Corner but had to come back.

Sat Apr 30, 1938 -- Cold & rainy nearly all day. Minister came with mail to Uncle Harve's. Clint went to Danforth with Harry Graham. Floyd got his teeth today. Watkins truck called.

Sun May 1, 1938 -- Cold & showery. Mr Strothard preached along the field today. Went to Church this a.m. & SS in p.m. Bud took Minister up. Myrtle here for supper. Basil, Lala & Doris called.

Mon May 2, 1938 -- Clear with heavy wind. Washed & churned. Mrs Gould & Mrs Blanchard called in afternoon. Clint plowed for Lewin all day.

Tue May 3, 1938 -- Ironed & cleaned kitchen cupboard. Mama spent day at Myrtle's. Clint plowed for Elmer most of day.

Wed May 4, 1938 -- Clear & cold. Murescoed my bedroom ceiling. Painted church second coat.

Thu May 5, 1938 -- Clear & windy, cool. Hazel & George came up & brought pup for Annie.

Fri May 6, 1938 -- Clear & windy. Cooked. Boys had dinner at Ray's & supper ;here. Mr Cook called. Called at Mae's & got wall paper book. Tore paper off bedroom. Hauling Pulp. Joe Clark drove our horses working on road.

Sat May 7, 1938 -- Mostly cloudy & windy. Clint & Ray finished hauling pulp. Clint sheared sheep. Murescoed my bedroom ceiling. Esther came for summer. Horses work on road.

Sun May 8, 1938 -- Mostly clear & quite cold. Art, Bert & Marguerite spent afternoon here. Basil & Lala called in a.m. Keefe, Beulah, & Esther are at Gwen's for supper.

Mon May 9, 1938 -- Clear & quite warm. Churned & washed. Got bedroom ready to paper. Clint worked on road. Ground chilled last night.

Tue May 10, 1938 -- Mostly clear. Ironed. Uncle Harve called in evening. Trimmed bedroom paper. Rainy towards night. Ground chilled last night.

Wed May 11, 1938 -- Clint & I papered my bedroom. Mr Walker was here for dinner. Cat called & Frank Nason called. Ray brought Clint's fertlizer. Chick spent evening here. Rained some.

Thu May 12, 1938 -- Painted bedroom second coat & cleaned it. Cloudy most of day. Clint hauled out some dressing.

Fri May 13, 1938 -- Showery all day. Churned & cooked. Clint went up Pirate with Leeman's. Got 6 bass.

Sat May 14, 1938 -- Partly clear & some warmer. Arlie Boone called. Mr & Mrs Pickard called. Clint & Uncle Harve dynamited some rocks out in field in front of house. Jean & I picked fiddleheads.

Sun May 15, 1938 -- Poured from middle of morning. Hallie & Annie came down for pup, had dinner here. No Ss. Jean stayed with Nadine until church time in evening. Mr Gibson had services on field.

Mon May 16, 1938 -- Raining hard all day. Churned. Frankie called in a.m.

Tue May 17, 1938 -- Rainy most of day. Spent day with Myrtle. Clint got horses shod. I rode up with him. Finished papering my room. Leeman's called.

Wed May 18, 1938 -- Beautiful day. Washed & ironed colored clothes. Clint went to Danforth, came back other way with Ray.

Thu May 19, 1938 -- Beautiful day. Melzie & Elmer helped Clint shingle on house. Mr E Walls & Myrtle called in evening.

Fri May 20, 1938 -- Partly clear with rain toward late afternoon. Ellis & Clint finished shingling south side of front room.

Sat May 21, 1938 -- Partly clear. Myrtle & I went to Harvey & Hazel's. Arrived in middle of afternoon. All surprised to see us. Got our hair cut at McAdam.

Sun May 22, 1938 -- Beautiful day, few showers, light ones. Went to church. George took us for a drive in afternoon, went through creamery. Called at Lister's in evening.

Mon May 23, 1938 -- Beautiful day. We came home. Clint hauled some lumber for Mr Bean. Ellis patched south verandah.

Tue May 24, 1938 -- Partly clear. Washed & ironed. Edna Crowther has baby boy.

Wed May 25, 1938 -- Clear & warm. Painted screens, toilet, etc. Ellis working on house.

Thu May 26, 1938 -- Warm & partly cloudy. Clint went to Station with Ray for boards. Had supper here. Ellis worked here.

Fri May 27, 1938 -- Fine & warm in p.m. Planted potatoes. Ellis did not come until noon. Cloudy in a.m.

Sat May 28, 1938 -- Ellis finished working here. Heavy shower after supper. We went to town in evening. Got garden mostly in, planted corn, beans, turnips etc. Called at Lala's in afternoon. Bud's sports came.

Sun May 29, 1938 -- Mostly clear & cool. SS in early a.m. Did not go. Walked to dam in afternoon. Called at Uncle Harve's in evening. Harry & Dorothy Hamilton came down for two days.

Mon May 30, 1938 -- Clear & quite warm. Washed. Mr Welsh called & wished dinner tomorrow for three. Mae called. Elmer gave us a string of perch. Holiday for Yankees.

Tue May 31, 1938 -- Clear & very warm. Col. Ritchie & Welsh here for late dinner. Ella came home. Ironed.

Wed Jun 1, 1938 -- Clear & very warm. Clint went up country. Omar is helping Cat pick rocks. Mrs Graham & Myrtle called. Cleaning dining room. Hartland truck here today.

Thu Jun 2, 1938 -- Clear & warm. Clint went up Country. Omar worked here. Finished cleaning dining room. Ella, Jean & I went to town in evening. Marguerite was operated upon in Houlton today.

Fri Jun 3, 1937 -- Rained most of day. Cooked in a.m. Frankie, Clint Ella & I went to Calais in p.m., got home about 9 o'clock. Elmer & Mae, Bud & Rheta's wedding anniversary. Mae went to camp.

Sat Jun 4, 1938 -- Clear & cooler. Nadine played with Jean all day. Clint shingled on front verandah. Cat plowed. Cleaned in door yard. Mae called. Aunt Pearl came home today from Winnie's.

Sun Jun 5, 1938 -- Rained all morning. Jean went to SS Gladys & Luther called on way to Carrol Ridge. Went to church in evening. Came back in Frankie's car.

Mon Jun 6, 1938 -- Beautiful day. Washed & ironed some. Ella & I went to town in evening.

Tue Jun 7, 1938 -- Quite warm & clear. Cleaned kitchen.

Wed Jun 8, 1938 -- Cooler. Clear. Murescoed sitting room ceiling. Mae called. Myrtle took Marguerite to Houlton for operation

Thu Jun 9, 1938 -- Cool. Finished cleaning sitting room. Mama & Ella spent afternoon & evening at Lala's. Mr Walker called with Familex goods.

Fri Jun 10, 1938 -- Ella cleaned mama's room. Cooked. Ella & I went to town in evening.

Sat Jun 11, 1938 -- Rained quite hard most of morning. Clint, Jean & I went to falls fishing in afternoon. Got two bass & about 39 perch. Ella went back to Portland. Cat went home.

Sun Jun 12, 1938 -- Beautiful day. Went to church this morning. Aunt Pearl & Myrtle called. Student minister having services up the Lake today.

Mon Jun 13, 1938 -- Rained in morning, clearing warm. Cleaned cellar & painted some.

Tue Jun 14, 1938 -- Clear & warm. Washed, did not finish until after 4 o'clock. Cassie & Bessie called at noon. Mr Hayward & Mr Davis came for supper & all night. Prayer meeting.

Wed Jun 15, 1938 -- Clear & warm. Ironed. Charles Atkinson here for dinner. Painted.

Thu Jun 16, 1938 -- Clear & some cooler. Painted some. Myrtle took Lala to hospital this afternoon. Doris called in evening. Cooked doughnuts & drop-cakes.

Fri Jun 17, 1938 -- Heavy rain all morning. Cooked. Doris had dinner here. Mr. Hall had supper here. Lala was operated upon.

Sat Jun 18, 1938 -- Clear & warm. Minister & wife had dinner here. Clint & minister begged stumpage. Gould's & minister went to Ridge to get men for a frolic on lumber for church.

Sun Jun 19, 1938 -- Heavy rain all morning. George & Hazel brought Floyd up. Frankie went over to take Gladys to Woodstock to see Lala.

Mon Jun 20, 1938 -- Very warm & clear. Washed. Mama went down to keep house for Basil. Clint helped get logs for church.

Tue Jun 21, 1938 -- 86 degrees in shade. Churned & ironed. Mr Welsh came to stay all night. John & Velma called in evening.

Wed Jun 22, 1938 -- 92 degrees above. Clint, Jean & I picked strawberries for supper. Ward Foster, Welsh & Clint went across lake. Welsh went home in early afternoon.

Thu Jun 23, 1938 -- 92 degrees above. Painted verandah door. Mr Gould & Clint went up country. Cat finished farming. Thundered & lightening this afternoon. Art & Bert & Marguerite had supper.

Fri Jun 24, 1938 -- Cooler, mostly cloudy. Churned in a.m. Cooked in p.m. Mae called for an hour. Aunt Pearl & Stuart were in few minutes.

Sat Jun 25, 1938 -- Cooler, mostly cloudy with terribly heavy showers in late afternoon & evening. Poured during night. Men did not quite get lumber for church sawed. Mae come over during shower.

Sun Jun 26, 1938 -- Rained part of day. Annie & Hallie were down for dinner. Clint went down to Basil's & brought mama up for awhile. Lily Lydic took Basil to Woodstock. Church in evening by Mr Gibson.

Mon Jun 27, 1938 -- Clear & quite cool. Washed. Boys went up early & finished sawing. Myrtle & Mildred called in evening. I went to town with them.

Tue Jun 28, 1938 -- Partly clear, cool. Churned & ironed. Hartland man here for supper. Clint, Cat, Elmer & Omar started peeling bark.

Wed Jun 29, 1938 -- Cloudy in a.m., clearing toward noon. Quite warm. Rally day at Weston. Myrtle, Mildred, Pat & I went berrying. Bought crate of cultivated berries.

Thu Jun 30, 1938 -- Clear & cool. Churned & preserved berries. Went to school closing in afternoon. Browning's came today. Doris went home. Gladys got home.

Fri Jul 1, 1938 -- Partly cloudy. Myrtle, Basil & Gladys brought Lala home. Hazen Grant buried. Cooked & cleaned.

Sat Jul 2, 1938 -- Rained most of day. Called on Lala after dinner. Clint went to business meeting. Cat went home.

Sun Jul 3, 1938 -- Cloudy with misty showers. Minister called a minute on business. John Collier is buried today. SS in afternoon. Church this evening by Mr McCrae.

Mon Jul 4, 1938 -- Showery al day. Mr & Mrs Gibson, Abner, Clint & I went to Woodstock. Had church business meeting in evening at parsonage.

Tue Jul 5, 1938 -- Showers & warm. Washed. Men started work on church foundation this afternoon. Went to prayer meeting in evening.

Wed Jul 6, 1938 -- Clear & warm. Went to town in afternoon & had supper at Myrtle's Mildred's baby quite sick. Had her over to see Dr.

Thu Jul 7, 1938 -- Clear & very warm. Myrtle took Marguerite over to Dr. Curtis. Mary Lou better. Circle gave dinner to men working on church. Aunt Pearl got home again.

Fri Jul 8, 1938 -- Fairly cool & mostly cloudy. Cooked & cleaned. Nadine Patterson here for dinner.

Sat Jul 9, 1938 -- Heavy showers during day & one in early part of night. Cat came home from bark woods before dinner & helped on church until he went home. Abner audited school books. Had swimming for first today.

Sun Jul 10, 1938 -- Quite hot. Basil called in a.m. Frankie is here now, 1 o'clock. Mr McCrae preached tonight. Mr & Mrs Gibson went down through Eel River way.

Mon Jul 11, 1938 -- Clear & quite hot, getting cooler toward night. School meeting in p.m. Sewed on Jean's dress in afternoon. Chris, May & Gerald came.

Tue Jul 12, 1938 -- Rain nearly all day. Jean went to Art's with Leeman's & stayed up. Sewed some. Went to town in afternoon. Killed veal.

Wed Jul 13, 1938 -- Mostly clear & quite warm. Washed. Bob, Mabel, Gladys, Muriel, & Roberta arrived for dinner, went afternoon. Mr & Mrs Hall were here for supper.

Thu Jul 14, 1938 -- Hot. Ironed & canned veal. Made strawberry pies. Jean came home in evening with Art, Bert & Marguerite, Vivian & Mr McCrae. They ate my strawberry pie.

Fri Jul 15, 1938 -- Clear & hot. Canned meat & cooked. Jean took first music lesson from Vivian. Chris spent evening here.

Sat Jul 16, 1938 -- Clear & warm. Boys haying down to Basil's, not home for meals. Jean picked raspberries. Frankie took Esther, Marjorie & Mr Patterson to Fredericton. Gwen went to Canterbury. Aunt Pearl & George Taylor & family came down for night.

Sun Jul 17, 1938 -- Clear & hot. Went to church in a.m. & Myrtle took a load of us to Ridge church in afternoon.

Mon Jul 18, 1938 -- Showery. Washed.

Tue Jul 19, 1938 -- Clear & warm. Ironed. Went to see Dowville church with Mr & Mrs Gibson, Mrs Gould & Geneva. Saw Winnie's baby. Went to prayer meeting in evening.

Wed Jul 20, 1938 -- Mostly clear. Ironed. Cecilia here for dinner. Boys haying here in a.m. & at Basil's in p.m.

Thu Jul 21, 1938 -- Quite clear & warm. Lizzie, Dick spent day here. Boys haying at Basil's. Mae & I went to Circle in p.m. We solicited for money to hire minister in evening.

Fri Jul 22, 1938 -- Cloudy with light rain in a.m. Heavy rain in p.m.

Sat Jul 23, 1938 -- Cloudy with some rain.

Sun Jul 24, 1938 -- Partly clear, road muddy. Went to church in a.m. with Leeman's Mr McCrae preached & Mr Gibson spoke in evening. Mr Falls came to Basil's.

Mon Jul 25, 1938 -- Rained part of day. Washed.

Tue Jul 26, 1938 -- Clear & warm. Ironed some. Joe & Tommy helped hay.

Wed Jul 27, 1938 -- Mostly clear after middle of morning. Mr Hall here for dinner. Joe & Tommy here today.

Thu Jul 28, 1938 -- Clear & very warm. Joe & Tommy helping hay. Mae & I went to Circle in afternoon.

Fri Jul 29, 1938 -- Rained most of day. Basil & Clint put the sink in. Hanford Gould & Grace called. Uncle Harve was up. Cooked. Went to town with Leeman's with church money.

Sat Jul 30, 1938 -- Mostly clear & warm. Basil helped hay, had dinner here. Working on church. Clint, Jean & I went to town in evening with horse. Cut Myrtle's hair.

Sun Jul 31, 1938 -- Beautiful day. Very warm. Went to church in a.m. & to Ridge in evening with Myrtle. Annie, Hallie, Jennie & Paul were here for dinner. Howe's folks called.

Mon Aug 1, 1938 -- Mostly hazy & sultry. Clint works on church in a.m. Hayed. Showers in afternoon. Washed & ironed. Picked peas.

Tue Aug 2, 1938 -- Terribly warm. Ironed. Mae & I went over in pasture berrying. Terrible shower came up before we got back Went to prayer meeting. Finished haying today.

Wed Aug 3, 1938 -- Clear & terribly warm. Heavy thunder shower after supper. Carlson's called. Leeman's took us to Mountain to hear Mr. Stott preach.

Thu Aug 4, 1938 -- Terribly warm & clear. Did not go to Circle.

Fri Aug 5, 1938 -- Some cloud & cooler. Cooked & cleaned. Myrtle & Geneva called looking for things for ice cream sale tomorrow.

Sat Aug 6, 1938 -- Terribly warm & clear. Went down & helped Myrtle cook ice cream. Mr Welsh called after dinner. Went to ice cream sale in evening. Made over $26.

Sun Aug 7, 1938 -- Warm & clear. Went to church in a.m. Mr Gibson preached. Had memorial service in new church after service over the River. George, Mildred, Annie, Mildred & Stella down. We & Leeman's went to Fosterville to church.

Mon Aug 8, 1938 -- Clear & warm. Had picnic on Myrtle's verandah. Mr Stott & Dr. Mason were there. Art's came down in afternoon. Men had shingling bee.

Tue Aug 9, 1938 -- Showery. Washed. Went raspberrying in afternoon. Got soaked. Mr & Mrs Gibson went away.

Wed Aug 10, 1938 -- Cooler, partly clear. Elmer, Uncle Harve, Cat, Clint & I went blue-berrying. Got our pails all full.

Thu Aug 11, 1938 -- Few light showers during day. Patterson's went blue-berrying. Ironed, picked beans. Aunt Pearl, Gwen, Leeman's & Mrs Annie Gould called. Cat went to Houlton with Norman, smashed the car.

Fri Aug 12, 1938 -- Showery all day. Cooked. Mama has been feeling miserable last few days. Jean not feeling well today. Clint killed veal tonight. Tommy helped Cat saw pulp.

Sat Aug 13, 1938 -- Clear & hot. Ottie & Myrtle got back from Juniper & gave us a salmon. They caught one 10� lbs, also four others smaller. Mama is not feeling very well. Tommy here today.

Sun Aug 14, 1938 -- Clear & hot. Ottie & Myrtle took mama & papa to Annie's. Hazel was here for supper, she made blueberry dumplings. Stayed across road all night. Gwen has baby boy.

Mon Aug 15, 1938 -- Rain in a.m. clearing toward noon. Washed & ironed some.

Tue Aug 16, 1938 -- 93 degrees this p.m. Churned & ironed & fixed three dresses. Ottie & Myrtle were here for supper. Clint & Ray went to Fredericton for load of church lumber. Bill Gaskin died.

Wed Aug 17, 1938 -- Mostly clear & warm. Canned blueberries & beets. Ottie, Myrtle, Papa, Uncle Harve & Gladys went to Fredericton. Alice called in evening.

Thu Aug 18, 1938 -- Clear with a few sharp showers. Mama is feeling quite miserable. Ottie got back with the rest. Clear & warm. Clint went to Bill Gaskin's funeral.

Fri Aug 19, 1938 -- Cooked & canned. Clear & hot. Boys are getting some hay up on Everett's place. Lala & Gladys called.

Sat Aug 20, 1938 -- Clear & hot. Boys finished getting hay. Cat finished working here at noon. My side bothers me a lot today. Ottie & Myrtle got back at noon.

Sun Aug 21, 1938 -- Clear in a.m. clouding over with SE wind. Cooler. Went to church in evening. Art, Bert, Marguerite, Vivian & minister called after church. Art fell into cellar drain. Chris went back with them.

Mon Aug 22, 1938 -- Fine, cool. Washed & ironed.

Tue Aug 23, 1938 -- Beautiful day. Ironed. Went down with Myrtle for dinner. Made mustard pickles in afternoon.

Wed Aug 24, 1938 -- Rained hard in morning & showers in afternoon. Clint & I cleaned at school house in afternoon.

Thu Aug 25, 1938 -- Fair day. We walked to town in evening for box from Babe.

Fri Aug 26, 1938 -- Cloudy in morning, clearing later. Clint mowed oats for Basil. Hartland man here for dinner. Beautiful day.

Sat Aug 27, 1938 -- Beautiful day. Terrible thunder shower in late evening. Clint helped Basil get oats in.

Sun Aug 28, 1938 -- Clear with cold wind. Clint went to falls with Elmer & Bud. Elmer went to guide for Guy L. Dick's are here. Went down to Myrtle's in afternoon. Open air service at Sand Beach. Went to church in p.m.

Mon Aug 29, 1938 -- Beautiful day. Quite cold morning. Washed. Clint brought Clap's boat from falls in a.m. Helping Basil get in oats in p.m.

Tue Aug 30, 1938 -- Mostly clear & cool. Jean & I went to Woodstock to see Dr Grant about side. Dr Belyea had just gone to miramichi.

Wed Aug 31, 1938 -- Clear. Made spanish pickles. Finished ironing. Started working on church again as Ray brought windows, siding, etc from Woodstock.

Thu Sep 1, 1938 -- Showery all day. Myrtle was up & got some apples & cucumbers. Ottie went back on duty.

Fri Sep 2, 1938 -- Clear & cool. Cooked & cleaned. Had prayer meeting in evening.

Sat Sep 3, 1938 -- Clear & quite cool. Got my work down in a.m. & finished cleaning school house in p.m. Mrs Graham called. Mrs Snow died today or yesterday on her way home. Dot's came down.

Sun Sep 4, 1938 -- Mostly cloudy & cold. Called at Uncle Harve's in afternoon. Aunt Martha gave us some pumpkin pie. Dot's went home & took Jean & Chris. No services here today.

Mon Sep 5, 1938 -- Clear with cold wind. Had picnic dinner in parsonage, waited for minister's family. Did not come until evening. We went back & got supper for them.

Tue Sep 6, 1938 -- Clear & warmer. Washed. Canned peaches. School commences.

Wed Sep 7, 1938 -- Cloudy with rain part of day. Clint, Basil & Ray went to Woodstock. Ironed. Mae called this p.m. Ray had supper here & Clint, Papa & I milked. Myrtle was to Canterbury in a.m.

Thu Sep 8, 1938 -- Quite cool, clear. Got word that Lovelies are coming. Did some cooking.

Fri Sep 9, 1938 -- Clear & cool. Bill & Maude Steeves & Hiram, Hartland man & 3 of Lovelies & Gladys here for supper. Four were to Myrtle's & they were all here for evening.

Sat Sep 10, 1938 -- Clear & warmer. Mr & Mrs Stott & three of children here in evening.

Sun Sep 11, 1938 -- Lovely day. Went to church in a.m. Clint drove Frankie's car down. We & Frankie & Gwen went to Corner to Mr McCrae's farewell sermon. Aunt Liz, Alice & Mr & Mrs MacIntosh were down.

Mon Sep 12, 1938 -- Partly clear & cool. Washed & churned. Myrtle & Marietta called in evening. Ironed.

Tue Sep 13, 1938 -- Rained hard most of day. Ironed. Called at Mae's in afternoon. Clint went to Corner in p.m.

Wed Sep 14, 1938 -- Lovely day. Was down to Lala's this afternoon. Got invitation to go to Rally tomorrow. Made cake tonight. Aunt Pearl is here tonight. Myrtle went to Harvey.

Thu Sep 15, 1938 -- Rain all day. Went to Mountain to SS Rally with Mr Stott's & Aunt Pearl & Geneva. Got home 8:30.

Fri Sep 16, 1938 -- Clear & cool. Cooked & cleaned.

Sat Sep 17, 1938 -- Beautiful day. Clint went to town in evening business meeting of church committee.

Sun Sep 18, 1938 -- Rainy all day. We & Art's went to McAdam to Mr Meeting's. Went to church in evening with Leeman's Cat came back to work again.

Mon Sep 19, 1938 -- Rain part of day. Ray & Clint went to St Stephen for wall board for church. Mr Stott went to finish up on last field, won't be back until next week. Washed. Business meeting in church in evening.

Tue Sep 20, 1938 -- Showery all day. Went to work on church again. Cat is plowing. Made two kinds of jelly. Mr Hull here for supper.

Wed Sep 21, 1938 -- Some showers. Finished ironing. Made doughnuts in afternoon. Cut up tomatoes for pickles.

Thu Sep 22,1938 -- Clear & cool wind. Went to Circle in p.m. Gibson's called at circle & church. Brought up plan of memorial window. Winnie came over for a visit.

Fri Sep 23, 1938 -- Not very clear all day. Basil, Omar, Guy, Uncle Harve & Frankie mowed oats here. Commenced digging potatoes in late afternoon. Irma did not get home. Gould's, Foster & Aunt Pearl went to Fair.

Sat Sep 24, 1938 -- Clear & cool in morning with rain nearly all afternoon. Finished digging shortly after dinner. Cat went home.

Sun Sep 25, 1938 -- Clear with cold wind. John Smith came last night.

Mon Sep 26, 1938 -- Beautiful day, cool. Washed & ironed some. Picked cucumbers & tomatoes. Boys hauled in oats.

Tue Sep 27, 1938 -- Mostly clear, cool. Rain in late afternoon. Went to town in afternoon. Ottie brought be home. Boys finished getting in oats. Made pickles in a.m.

Wed Sep 28, 1938 -- Mostly clear. Mended some. Myrtle & Lala both called. Myrtle & I called on Winnie.

Thu Sep 29, 1938 -- Beautiful day. Irma came home this morning. Went to Circle in afternoon. Mrs Moore, Mrs Butterfield & Mrs McMinn were to circle.

Fri Sep 30, 1938 -- Cloudy & raw. Myrtle, Lala, Geneva, Marguerite & I went to Canterbury & around to Houlton & home. Mildred called a few minutes with baby. Rain tonight, little snow.

Sat Oct 1, 1938 -- Rained some in a.m. Cooked & cleaned. Did Friday's work. Cat went home early.

Sun Oct 2, 1938 -- Most clear, quite cool. Made fudge. Went to church in a.m. Clint, Irma Jean & I spent evening at Basil's. Perley Blanchard & wife were there. Myrtle & Mag went to Falls.

Mon Oct 3, 1938 -- Beautiful day. Washed & ironed some. Lala & Doris called in evening. Uncle Harve was up too.

Tue Oct 4, 1938 -- Clear most of day. Ironed, canned tomatoes. John Flemming here for lamb & pigs.

Wed Oct 5, 1938 -- No school. Doris went to Institute. Ray went to Dowville church for more furniture. Mostly cloudy, cold.

Thu Oct 6, 1938 -- Clear & quite cool. Went to Circle in afternoon. Had supper with Myrtle. Beatrice came in for supper too. Myrtle, Geneva & Lala came up to see Winnie's children in evening.

Fri Oct 7, 1938 -- Cooked & cleaned. Put up room stove. Quite cool. Clint is working on church.

Sat Oct 8, 1938 -- Quite cold & mostly clear. Cat had early supper & went home. Blackened room stove.

Sun Oct 9, 1938 -- Cold wind all day. Clear. Went to church in a.m. Misunderstanding about time so no fire until late, church cold. Basil & Lala called in p.m. George, Hazel & Floyd up. Myrtle cut my fabric & I had supper there & stayed all evening. Winnie went home.

Mon Oct 10, 1938 -- Nice day quite cool. Cooked & got ready for chicken supper at school house. Thanksgiving day.

Tue Oct 11, 1938 -- Beautiful day. Lala, Myrtle, Geneva, Pearl & I cleaned dishes at schoolhouse. Washed, called at Basil's & planned to go to camp. Ironed colored clothes.

Wed Oct 12, 1938 -- Basil, Lala, Irma, Clint & I went to Basil's camp. Got a bird for dinner. Fried potatoes for supper & made fudge. Beds too hard to sleep very well. Hot night.

Thu Oct 13, 1938 -- Beautiful day. Boys hunted all morning. Clint & I hunted in afternoon. Boys got 3 birds & we got 2. Fried for dinner & stew for supper. Good. Slept better.

Fri Oct 14, 1938 -- Beautiful day. We got home from Basil's camp a little before noon. Welsh & Davidson had late dinner here. Clint & went bird hunting in p.m. with no luck. We all went to Mountain to supper.

Sat Oct 15, 1938 -- Beautiful day. Cooked & cleaned. Clint worked on schoolhouse chimney. Cat went home early. Clint & I were across road in evening. Nelson, Doran, Marietta, Evelyn & Tommy called.

Sun Oct 16, 1938 -- Beautiful day, very warm. Went to church in a.m. Basil & Lala were here all afternoon.

Mon Oct 17, 1938 -- Clear & cooler. Washed, ironed some. Clint is working on church again. Clint & I went to town in evening with team. Uncle Harve called after supper.

Tue Oct 18, 1938 -- Mostly clear, cooler. Ironed. Mama & Irma spent day at Lala's & Myrtle's.

Wed Oct 19, 1938 -- Cloudy with a little rain toward night. Cleaned my bedroom. Basil, Lala & Doris were in in evening. Got our flour supply. Amy Smith has quilting.

Thu Oct 20, 1938 -- Cloudy most of day. Warm. Irma went home. I went to Station with Irma & Myrtle. Cooked. Shepherd went away & has not returned. Followed Cat hauling wood from Beech Ridge Hill.

Fri Oct 21, 1938 -- Mostly clear, cool. Rained all last night. 13 years married. Clint & I went hunting all day, no luck but enjoyed trip. Got some beechnuts. Shep came back about noon.

Sat Oct 22, 1938 -- Partly clear & quite cool. Cooked & cleaned. Mr Fred Foster is very sick.

Sun Oct 23, 1938 -- Cloudy & raw. Annie & Hallie were down. Had first service in evening in new church. Ray Hall's were down. Ray sang two solos.

Mon Oct 24, 1938 -- Cloudy with rain & terrible wind at night. Washed. Threshers (John & Jim Farrell) came after dinner. Clint shot partridge.

Tue Oct 25, 1938 -- Partly clear, showery & windy. Threshers finished before dinner & finished at Uncle Harve's & Basil's before supper. Ironed. Also washed some. Elmer got a deer. Prayer & business meeting.

Wed Oct 26, 1938 -- Quite cool, partly clear. Cleaned spare bedroom. Gwen & Marietta called. Jennie had knitting bee. Myrtle spent evening here.

Thu Oct 27, 1938 -- Cloudy until toward late afternoon. Warm. Got dinner at Geneva's for men grading around church. Went to Circle in afternoon. Frankie is here tonight. They are taking Mr Foster to Boston tonight.

Fri Oct 28, 1938 -- Clear & quite warm. Cooked & cleaned. Clouded over. Clint is painting lines for a few days.

Sat Oct 29, 1938 -- Partly clear. Gladys came home last night, called this morning. I bought sweater from her for Jean. Clint got a little pig from Fred Graham.

Sun Oct 30, 1938 -- Cloudy with cold wind, feels like snow. Went to church in morning. Had long sleep after dinner. Basil & Lala are up. Myrtle went to Harvey for Floyd.

Mon Oct 31, 1938 -- Clear & cool, quite windy. Washed. Fixed a skirt over for Jean. We went to town in evening. Froze ground some last night.

Tue Nov 1, 1938 -- Beautiful day. Froze ground last night. Jean & Cat went to Red Cross entertainment at Corner tonight. Hartland truck here tonight.

Wed Nov 2, 1938 -- Beautiful day, cool. Churned. Made doughnuts. Young folks here in evening about programs for concert Christmas.

Thu Nov 3, 1938 -- Mostly cloud, cool. Cleaned storeroom & moved dining room table out to kitchen & cleaned some. Cat brought down last of wood.

Fri Nov 4, 1938 -- Cooked & cleaned. Some cloudy, heavy fog all morning.

Sat Nov 5, 1938 -- Beautiful day. Churned, cleaned. Very warm.

Sun Nov 6, 1938 -- Beautiful day. Went to church in a.m. Had dinner at Basil's. Keefe & Beulah had Esther up today. She has been operated upon. Guy Leeman's sports & guides caught jacking.

Mon Nov 7, 1938 -- Partly clear, very warm. Washed, ironed, cooked. Total eclipse on moon tonight. Clint went to Danforth. Ray hauled sawdust to bank house.

Tue Nov 8, 1938 -- Somewhat cloudy, looks like rain. Clear by night. Jean & I went to church in evening. Elmer came in & accused Clint of complaining on hunters. They lost licenses, guns & were fined.

Wed Nov 9, 1938 -- Most clear. Clint & I went into shingle camps for a week or so, went up with Myrtle as far as woods. Arrived about 12 o'clock. Clint got wood & stripped one side of camp. Had a hunt.

Thu Nov 10, 1938 -- Lovely day. Worked on side of camp. Went hunting in late afternoon. Had lovely day.

Fri Nov 11, 1938 -- Another beautiful day. White frost. Burned old tarred paper off roofs. Clint worked on second camp. We hunted again. No luck.

Sat Nov 12, 1938 -- Foggy in a.m. Colder. Finished camps. Hunted in late afternoon. Enjoyed day. Burned old grass right after dinner. Quite windy.

Sun Nov 13, 1938 -- Rained most of day. Laid around camp. Went out for long walk in afternoon. Claude, Harve Boone, Lloyd, Carlson, his brother, & nephew (hunters) came in. Had supper there.

Mon Nov 14, 1938 -- Mostly clear & colder, Clint covered nearly all of hovels. Carlson & Lloyd did not come in from hunting tonight. Don't know if they are lost or went elsewhere.

Tue Nov 15, 1938 -- Snow squalls last night & today. Finished camps & we came home. Walked all of the way. Went to prayer meeting. Marietta finished working here. Aunt Pearl came home. Gwen has been sick a week or more.

Wed Nov 16, 1938 -- Clear & much colder. Mr Hull here for dinner, perhaps last trip. Clint went to Corner to run lines. Uncle Harve gave us a piece of pork. Did some cleaning & straightening up.

Thu Nov 17, 1938 -- Cloudy in a.m. with snow before noon. Washed outside windows & got them on as well as doors. Rain in evening. Tried to jack kitchen up. Uncle Harve in.

Fri Nov 18, 1938 -- Churned & cooked. Ottie was in in late afternoon. Most of snow gone. Road terribly slippery.

Sat Nov 19, 1938 -- Rained all day. Cat went home at noon. Clint came down in mid-afternoon. H Brooks gave us some white fish.

Sun Nov 20, 1938 -- Partly clear. Went to church in evening. Called at Lala's in morning with some fish. Basil got some fish last night too.

Mon Nov 21, 1938 -- Quite cool, clear. Churned & washed. Ray brought memorial window from Canterbury. It is broken. Clint & I went to town in evening.

Tue Nov 22, 1938 -- Mostly cloudy. Ironed. Clint killed our hog. Guy Cropley & Uncle Harve helped. Clint helped kill Guy's in a.m. Cat went home this morning for good. Went to prayer meeting.

Wed Nov 23, 1938 -- Clear & some colder. We cut up pork. Clint went to Corner at noon. I helped Lala quilt this afternoon. Abner is doing chores here.

Thu Nov 24, 1938 -- Mostly cloudy. Went to circle all day.

Fri Nov 25, 1938 -- Terrible blizzard all day & night. Snow blew in everywhere. 8 to 10 inches fell & piled up. Cooked. Frankie did chores at night.

Sat Nov 26, 1938 -- Clear most of day, not very cold. Clint came home at night. Cleaned snow out of storeroom & shed. Jean did not feel very well this morning.

Sun Nov 27, 1938 -- Snowed all day, blew in afternoon & at night. Went to Church & SS. Jean & I had dinner with Myrtle. Clint & Mr Patterson hauled hunter's cars to Station. Memorial window in.

Mon Nov 28, 1938 -- Mostly clear, cold. Washed. Cat was here for dinner. Clint did not get home from trip to Brook until noon. He helped Basil dress pig in p.m.

Tue Nov 29, 1938 -- Churned, ironed. Quite cool, mostly clear. Clint hauled up wood from lake. He dressed Foster's pig. Snowed at night.

Wed Nov 30, 1938 -- Beautiful day. Last day of hunting season. Clint & I went hunting, no luck. Made head cheese in evening. Practiced at school house in evening. Myrtle was up. Mama's birthday. Frankie got deer.

Thu Dec 1, 1938 -- Terrible windy cold day. Men are cutting church wood. Mended all day. Uncle Harve was in in afternoon. Tom & Nelson called in early morning.

Fri Dec 2, 1938 -- Cold & windy. Churned, cooked doughnuts, cleaned. Side bothering me. Sick during night but am keeping going.

Sat Dec 3, 1938 -- Partly clear. Quite cool. Clint went to Ridge with horse & sleigh to cruise with Don. Ridge road is terrible. Made Jean a bath robe.

Sun Dec 4, 1938 -- Rain most day & last night. Clint & Jean went to church. I did not. I slept all afternoon. Basil & Lala called. Snow is going fast. Andrew Graham taken to hospital & operated upon yesterday.

Mon Dec 5, 1938 -- Partly clear, rain towards night. Washed. We had surprise birthday party for Cecilia this p.m. Clint hauled load of wood for church. Basil hauled last load for church.

Tue Dec 6, 1938 -- Rained hard all day. Churned & ironed. Terrible wind. Ray & Clint went to Bridge for Ray's truck.

Wed Dec 7, 1938 -- Warm & partly cloudy. Aunt Pearl, Geneva helped Lala quilt all day. Snow is about gone again.

Thu Dec 8, 1938 -- Partly clear, warm. Went to Circle all day. Aunt Liz came down with Frankie to make us a visit. Ray went to Woodstock for load for Melzie. Clint went to Danforth with John Wheaton.

Fri Dec 9, 1938 -- Cloudy with rain all afternoon & night. Ray took Basil, Lala & Melzie to Woodstock. Basil brought home a new horse. Churned, cooked & cleaned.

Sat Dec 10, 1938 -- Rained hard all day, snowing tonight. Cooked. Did not get down to practice & for donation. Basil helped papa put in verandah windows. Clint traded cows with Gould.

Sun Dec 11, 1938 -- Partly clear. Went to church this evening. Ground is not frozen. Ottie called tonight. Lawrence's down today. Keefe & Beulah up today. Billy Hamilton drowned on Spednic Lake.

Mon Dec 12, 1938 -- Quite cold, partly clear, some snow toward night. Men are looking for Billy. Found a hole in Spednic, dog & glove. Found canoe, dead.

Tue Dec 13, 1938 -- Quite cold, windy. Men are grappling for Billy's body. Found it in early afternoon. Mountie's here. Clint, Jean & I wee to town until nearly 12 o'clock. Ironed.

Wed Dec 14, 1938 -- Mostly cloudy, flurries of snow. Went to funeral in afternoon at house. Helen, Mary, Georgi & Perry were home.

Thu Dec 15, 1938 -- Cold & heavy wind. Fixed the hem in my blue coat. Clint & I went to town tonight. Have given up Christmas concert.

Fri Dec 16, 1938 -- Beautiful, quite cold. Churned, cooked & cleaned. Aunt Liz & mama called at Aunt Pearl's. Clint helped Basil kill beef. Uncle Harve here to listen to fight tonight.

Sat Dec 17, 1938 -- Cloudy, not very cold. Myrtle called in afternoon, but did not stay long. Clint hauled wood to Irv Walls & helped Vernon haul rocks for Ottie with truck.

Sun Dec 18, 1938 -- Quite warm & partly clear. Went to SS, also to church in evening. Called at Myrtle's after SS.

Mon Dec 19, 1938 -- Cloudy & quite raw wind. Washed. Made an apron for Mrs Gillispie. Clint went down lake with Price's men. Abner did chores.

Tue Dec 20, 1938 -- Cloudy. Churned. Made fruit cake, ironed. Lala & Doris were in in evening. Aunt Pearl & Aunt Liz came. Aunt Liz was over for supper. Made Jean an apron.

Wed Dec 21, 1938 -- Cloudy with little snow at night. Aunt Liz went down to Uncle Harve's. Clint & I went to town & brought up Christmas treat. Clint went to Calais with Patterson & Frankie.

Thu Dec 22, 1938 -- Mostly cloudy, windy & cold. Cooked. Had oyster stew. Basil's Ottie's & Uncle Harve came up. Aunt Liz came home.

Fri Dec 23, 1938 -- Mostly clear & cold. Churned. Went to school closing in afternoon. Clint went up to woods with fellows looking at sleepers(??) Mr Welsh came for night.

Sat Dec 24, 1938 -- Cloudy with snow toward night. Welsh went home & Aunt Liz went to Corner with him. Went to Christmas concert in evening. Cat & Vivian walked down to concert & back home.

Sun Dec 25, 1938 -- Snowed nearly all day. Went to church in morning. Had Christmas dinner home alone. Cooked goose. Had sleep in afternoon. Basil & Gladys called in a.m. Ottie & Myrtle were up in afternoon.

Mon Dec 26, 1938 -- Clear & windy. Washed. Mended a dress.

Tue Dec 27, 1938 -- Churned. Cloudy with snow in a.m. Ironed some. Mended another dress.

Wed Dec 28, 1938 -- Mostly clear with very cold wind. Spent day with Myrtle. She knit on my hand for Clint's coat. Fixed hem in dress.

Thu Dec 29, 1938 -- Much warmer, clear. Went to Circle in afternoon. Myrtle had call up to Fred's tonight.

Fri Dec 30, 1938 -- Cloudy & very cold. Six of Price's men had supper & breakfast here & stayed all night on way down Spednic to camp. Wilfred Price called in afternoon. Clint shot old Clyde. Ethel has baby girl.

Sat Dec 31, 1938 -- Clear & cool. Clint went down lake with men & got back early in afternoon. Uncle Harve called. Do not feel extra well today.

Sun Jan 1, 1939 -- Clear & frosty. Light snow last night. Wind blew it terribly at noon. Lala, Basil, Clint, Jean & I had New Year's dinner with Myrtle & spent afternoon there. Minister went up country with car.

Mon Jan 2, 1939 -- SE snowstorm in morning. Cleared after dinner with several terrible snow squalls. Also little rain while wind changed. Fixed a dress. Cut up beef. Clint helped Basil in afternoon.

Tue Jan 3, 1939 -- 10 below this morning. Washed in a.m. Went to town afternoon with tax notices. Had ice cream at Myrtle's Floyd's birthday. NW wind all day. Went back to church in evening. Gwen went too.

Wed Jan 4, 1939 -- Clear & cold. Ironed, made doughnuts & molasses layer cake. Clint hauled wood for Harry Graham this p.m. Uncle Harve, Frankie & Basil were in today.

Thu Jan 5, 1939 -- Clear & cool. Win NW or N all day. Went to Circle but came home as 3 of Price's men came to supper & stay all night. Clint hauled wood for Harry Graham in afternoon.

Fri Jan 6, 1939 -- Rained & snowed all day. Clint took men down Spednic, came back same day. Went down to Myrtle's & we cut hair. Margaret came down there until Sun.

Sat Jan 7, 1939 -- Partly clear & warm. Thawed all day. Had bean supper in school house. Made $13.05. Boys opened road for cars again. Drift on Ridge & Mountain Hills.

Sun Jan 8, 1939 -- Cloudy with spits of rain or snow. Wind SW or W all day. Went to church & SS.

Mon Jan 9, 1939 -- Clear, quite cold, windy. Washed & ironed. Clint hauled wood for Harry Graham.

Tue Jan 10, 1939 -- Rained in morning, cloudy & warm all rest of day. Went to prayer meeting. Terribly slippery walking. Boys are hauling Basil's wood. Queen freshened this a.m.

Wed Jan 11, 1939 -- Colder, mostly clear. Finished Basil's wood. Hauled Clint's pulp in afternoon. Churned. Sewed on Jean's skirt.

Thu Jan 12, 1939 -- Clear with very heavy wind. Finished Jean's skirt. Mama walked to Circle over icy roads, came back with Frankie. Clint hauled wood for Harry Graham.

Fri Jan 13, 1939 -- Clear & cold wind. Clint helped Basil in a.m. & after dinner they yarded pulp. We were to Basil's to listen to fight. They had ice cream & apple pie. Lala & I quilted.

Sat Jan 14, 1939 -- Clear, clouding towards night. Heavy snow fall out in States. Clint & Basil yarded pulp. Government snowplow came through. Ice on roads only where drifted.

Sun Jan 15, 1939 -- Partly clear. Looked like snow in a.m. Ottie called this morning. Frankie has his car out again. Went to church in evening.

Mon Jan 16, 1939 -- Beautiful day. Washed & ironed some. Guy & Floss spent evening here.

Tue Jan 17, 1939 -- Looks like snow in a.m. clears beautifully later on. Lloyd Tompkins here for dinner on way from Price's camp. Churned & ironed.

Wed Jan 18, 1939 -- Quite cold & clear. Spent the day with Myrtle.

Thu Jan 19, 1939 -- Quite cool, mostly clear. Made mincemeat & 2 bottles of jelly from peelings & cores.

Fri Jan 20, 1939 -- Beautiful warm day. Lala & I walked up to the woods where men wee working & rode back with them. Jack ran away from Clint for a little way in the woods. Stuart's & Mary Lou's birthday.

Sat Jan 21, 1939 -- Beautiful warm day partly clear. Churned, cooked & cleaned. Elmer called after dinner. Went to town in evening. Lala & I spent evening with Myrtle.

Sun Jan 22, 1939 -- Snowed about all day turning to rain toward night. Went to church in a.m. George & Hazel were up today, did not see them.

Mon Jan 23, 1939 -- Snowed some & blew terribly hard. Cold. Did not wash. Boys did not go to work. Clint went over River.

Tue Jan 24, 1939 -- Boys went to work but came back before noon. Snowed hard from middle of morning. Worked on my quilt.

Wed Jan 25, 1939 -- Cold wind. Snowy. We went down to Basil's in evening to listen to fight & made ice cream with chocolate sauce. Went to town in afternoon, rode up with Johnny Higgs, Bea & Mrs Gould.

Thu Jan 26, 1939 -- Terribly cold windy day. Did not go to Circle. Boys went to work, forgot to take their beans.

Fri Jan 27, 1939 -- Warmer, clear. Gladys spent day here. Doris came up for dinner. Shep sneaked up to woods where men were. Have new milch cow (Judy). Mrs Blanchard took sick tonight.

Sat Jan 28, 1939 -- Quite cold, clear. Clint went to Machias with Mr Clark, Elmer & Silas on a case with Mr Durgin. Nadine came up to stay all night with Jean.

Sun Jan 29, 1939 -- Snowed in morning. Went to church in morning & evening. Basil & Lala were up in afternoon. Patterson's & Frankie's went to Vanceboro.

Mon Jan 30, 1939 -- Clear & cold. Washed. Wilfred Price came over to take team down Spednic. Stayed all night.

Tue Jan 31, 1939 -- Terribly snowy & blowy all day. Clint went down lake with Wilfred & came back. Mail did not go.

Wed Feb 1, 1939 -- Lovely day but quite cold. Made mincemeat & doughnuts. Have had cold again. Dr. over to see Mrs Blanchard, has pneumonia.

Thu Feb 2, 1939 -- Mostly clear. Cold. Ottie's birthday. Circle at Geneva's. Can not go, have too bad a cold.

Fri Feb 3, 1939 --Snowed today. Cooked & cleaned. Mrs Blanchard died tonight late, just a week from time she took sick.

Sat Feb 4, 1939 -- Cold & windy. Churned & quilted some. Fred Wood brought casket down Clint went to town in evening.

Sun Feb 5, 1939 -- Cold & windy all day. Went to church in evening. Mrs Blanchard buried in afternoon, funeral at home. Mrs Farrell died early this morning.

Mon Feb 6, 1939 -- Mostly clear. Quite cold. Ella came home. Frankie went down to Myrtle's for her. Lala came up & helped quilt in afternoon & evening.

Tue Feb 7, 1939 -- Mostly clear & cold. Mr Stott went to the Corner to preach Mrs Farrell's funeral & to stay rest of week.

Wed Feb 8, 1939 -- Clear & quite cold. Myrtle came up & helped quilt all day.

Thu Feb 9, 1939 -- Beautiful day until afternoon, wind came up with snow squalls. Went to Circle at Geneva's. Clint came down for us.

Fri Feb 10, 1939 -- Mostly cloudy with snow in later afternoon. Churned, cooked & cleaned. Quilted in evening. Have lame back today. Edith Harvey Broad has baby boy.

Sat Feb 11, 1939 -- Beautiful spring-like day. A little snow in morning early. Boys did not go up in woods, too soft & wet.

Sun Feb 12, 1939 -- Clear & cool. No church. Silas held song service in evening. Mr Stott is up country. Ottie here in morning. Basil & Lala up in afternoon.

Mon Feb 13, 1937 Cloudy with little snow early, clearing cold & windy. Washed. Myrtle & Lala came up after dinner & helped finish my quilt. Frankie & Gwen came over in evening.

Tue Feb 14, 1939 -- Snow in early morning, cloudy & quite cold. Churned. Ella ironed. Mist fell during late afternoon. Did not get down to prayer meeting.

Wed Feb 15, 1939 -- Cloudy with little rain in a.m. Rained hard most of afternoon & evening. Thundered & lightened several times in afternoon. Clint was out to Arm & around this afternoon.

Thu Feb 16, 1939 -- Beautiful morning, growing colder. Terribly windy & with snow squalls. Went to Circle. Clint came down & got Lala & me. Ella made an apple pie & spice cake.

Fri Feb 17, 1939 -- Clear but quite cold. Snowed toward late afternoon. Mama & Ella spend day at Myrtle's, walked down, came back with John Higgs. Churned & cooked.

Sat Feb 18, 1939 -- Mostly clear, quite cold. Ella got letter to go to Irma's, so went tonight. Clint took her to town & Waldo took her to Station.

Sun Feb 19, 1939 -- Clear & quite cold wind. Went to church in morning & evening. Snowed toward evening. Basil & Lala called in afternoon. Myrtle & Mag walked to Ridge.

Mon Feb 20, 1939 -- Snow & fine sleet all day. Clint went to Elias Foster's to get horses shod. Tractor snow plow came through. Churned & mended. Winnie's children have measles.

Tue Feb 21, 1939 -- Clear & windy. Washed. Went to prayer meeting & business meeting tonight. Silas demanded a note for his money that he lent the building fund. Didn't get any.

Wed Feb 22, 1939 -- Snowed all day. Two of Price's men came to stay all night, came in middle of afternoon. Frankie got his car out but had to put it away again.

Thu Feb 23, 1939 -- Nice day, bad walking. Went to Circle all day, came home a little early. Mae called in afternoon.

Fri Feb 24, 1939 -- Cold with heavy wind. Churned. Cooked for lunch at parsonage tonight. Went to school house & packed dishes. Went to lunch at parsonage. Made nearly $15.00

Sat Feb 25, 1939 -- Mostly clear. Jean stayed with Nadine last night. Doris called. Ottie was up. (Tall doings around our house.)

Sun Feb 26, 1939 -- Snowed during day turning to rain in evening. Went to church in a.m. stayed down to Ottie's for dinner. Went back to church at night.

Mon Feb 27, 1939 -- Clear cool & windy. Washed & ironed.

Tue Feb 28, 1939 -- Beautiful morning, clouding over some. Churned. Lala & I went up in woods where men are working, took our dinner. Aunt Pearl came home again. Snowing tonight. Got our cream cans.

Wed Mar 1, 1939 -- Beautiful springlike day. High wind. Snow is going fast, rained all last night. Cars & trucks got through this way. Clint is hauling Harry Brook's wood. Mr & Mrs Clark called. Cooked some.

Thu Mar 2, 1939 -- Clear & cold wind. Blowing. Went to Circle at Geneva's Fred Wright & Bob came out of woods & are staying here all night.

Fri Mar 3, 1939 -- Beautiful clear day. Fred & Bob went home. Cooked & cleaned. Gladys called.

Sat Mar 4, 1939 -- Beautiful warm day. Boys finished getting logs. Clint & I went to town in evening.

Sun Mar 5, 1939 -- Cloudy & raw. Went to church in morning. Basil & Lala were up in afternoon. Bobby Durling called. We were down to Uncle Harve's in evening. Hanford Gould has pneumonia.

Mon Mar 6, 1939 -- Snow & rain all day. Bound my quilt. Clint went to Ridge for pig. Picked over potatoes in afternoon.

Tue Mar 7, 1939 -- Clear in a.m., getting squally towards night. Terrible wind in late morning & afternoon. Washed & ironed. Clint went to Woodstock with Ray, Art & Arlie.

Wed Mar 8, 1939 -- Clear, windy & cold. 10 degrees below this morning. Clint & Basil were getting wood again today. Hanford Gould is better.

Thu Mar 9, 1939 -- Cold, clear & windy. Went to circle at Geneva's, got quilt out & bound. Mr Welsh came this afternoon. He took us to Corner this evening. Jean's birthday. Made her a cake & fudge. Fri Mar 10, 1939 -- Mostly cloudy, quite cold. Jean does not feel well today, didn't got to school. Cooked & cleaned. Mama walked to town this afternoon. Myrtle & Floss walked to Ridge. Guy & Floss called in evening.

Sat Mar 11, 1939 -- Clear with cold wind. Went to town before dinner. Got Jean's overshoes. Clint went to town in evening.

Sun Mar 12, 1939 -- Beautiful day. Gladys was here for dinner. Clint, Jean, Nadine & I went to falls in afternoon. Mae & Elmer went over in morning. Went to church in evening. Hanford Gould died tonight.

Mon Mar 13, 1939 -- Cloudy. Washed. Snowed before noon, rest of day & night is terrible with wind & snow. Churned. Clint & Basil hauled a load of hay for Mr Clark in a.m.

Tue Mar 14, 1939 -- Still snowing but clears away with strong wind still blowing. Clint has lame back since last night. Jean took dinner to school. Hanford Gould's funeral today.

Wed Mar 15, 1939 -- Clear & cold. Helped with Clint's work. Mended.

Thu Mar 16, 1939 -- Snowed & hailed all day. Circle at Mrs Stott's; did not go. Clint's back still lame. Put new bindings on a quilt.

Fri Mar 17, 1939 -- Clear & cold. Churned, cooked & cleaned. Ottie came up, had a lunch. Clint & Basil hauled load of hay for Clark this afternoon.

Sat Mar 18, 1939 -- Clear, quite cold. Snow squalls in afternoon. Went to town & cut Myrtle's hair. Clint & Basil hauled hay for Clark. Chris came down to Art's from Frank's.

Sun Mar 19, 1939 -- Clear & rather cold. Went to church both morning & evening. Nadine here for supper. My birthday. Aunt Pearl got home from Danforth.

Mon Mar 20, 1939 -- Cloudy. Snowed from before noon. Washed. Clint was up as far as Guy's camp today on EP Co. work. Washed kitchen curtains.

Tue Mar 21, 1939 -- Cleared during morning. Clint went back to Guy's camp this afternoon to stay all night & cruise for ties. Ironed. Floyd did chores.

Wed Mar 22, 1939 -- Clear & cold. Sewed most of day. Clint came home in afternoon.

Thu Mar 23, 1939 -- Clear & cold wind blowing. Made a cream cake & went to Circle at Mrs Gould's. Had ten to dinner who paid $.25.

Fri Mar 24, 1939 -- Mostly clear. Cooked & cleaned. Clint is sawing wood.

Sat Mar 25, 1939 -- Mostly clear & cold. Cooked. Clint is sawing wood.

Sun Mar 26, 1939 -- Cloudy with raw wind. Went to church both morning & evening. Basil & Lala up in afternoon.

Mon Mar 27, 1939 -- Rain in early morning, clearing before noon. Made doughnuts in a.m. Washed in afternoon.

Tue Mar 28, 1939 -- Partly clear, quite cool. Ironed. Sewed some. Went to Prayer meeting.

Wed Mar 29, 1939 -- Beautiful day with cool wind. Mrs Graham spent day here. Ottie called. Earle McFarlane came here before supper to stay all night. Churned & cooked some.

Thu Mar 30, 1939 -- Quite cool, cloudy with snow squalls in afternoon. Went to circle at Mrs Gould's. 21 for dinner, 6 ladies as dinner guests. Clint walked across ice to Danforth. Have bad cold again. Mrs Graham had bad spell at Circle.

Fri Mar 31, 1939 -- Mostly cloudy, a little rain. Churned, cooked & cleaned. Almost sick with cold.

Sat Apr 1, 1939 -- Cloudy most of day, clearing in late afternoon & evening clear & moonlight. Jean has cold, does not take music lesson today.

Sun Apr 2, 1939 -- Snowing nearly all day. Clint went to church today. Heavy wind blowing. My cold is some better. Gladys & Luther went to Danforth today & were married.

Mon Apr 3, 1939 -- Snowed all day. Had shivaree for Gladys & Luther in evening at Basil's. Churned after dinner. Frankie sawed Clint's wood with machine.

Tue Apr 4, 1939 -- Snow squalls all day. Washed a few articles, cut Clint's hair.

Wed Apr 5, 1939 -- Snow squalls all day. Helped Aunt Pearl quilt this afternoon. Myrtle & Mag were up. Mag helped quilt. Papa was to town all day.

Thu Apr 6, 1939 -- Clear. Fixed dress for myself. No Circle today as no quilt on hand. Mama helped Aunt Pearl quilt. Nadine & baby up all afternoon. Ottie called.

Fri Apr 7, 1939 -- Cold wind blowing. Good Friday. Went to church this evening. Hog had 12 pigs during tonight. Clint was to be only one & a half hours.

Sat Apr 8, 1939 -- A little warmer, clear. Cooked for Easter. Luther & Gladys called this evening.

Sun Apr 9, 1939 -- Easter. Snowed all day. Went to church in morning. Minister has bad cold. Five of the little pigs are dead.

Mon Apr 10, 1939 -- Beautiful day. Gladys was sick last night, had doctor.

Tue Apr 11, 1939 -- Snowed all day. Ironed & sewed. Went to prayer meeting.

Wed Apr 12, 1939 -- Snowed hard all day. Sewed on Jean's dresses. Called at Basil's tonight. Gladys is gaining. Aunt Martha had slight shock in face tonight.

Thu Apr 13, 1939 -- Beautiful day. Went to Circle at Myrtle's. Made $250 for dinner there.

Fri Apr 14, 1939 -- Beautiful day. Cool. Geneva helping Aunt Pearl quilt today. Clint helped Uncle Harve saw a little wood this afternoon. Gulls are back.

Sat Apr 15. 1939 -- Snowed in a.m. Clearing at noon. Clint had team to town. Cooked.

Sun Apr 16, 1939 -- Clear & quite cool & windy. Went to church twice. Ottie & Basil both called in afternoon.

Mon Apr 17, 1939 -- Beautiful day. Washed two quilts extra. Called at Aunt Martha's this afternoon. Made her a beef soup. She is feeling some better. Clint & Basil are sawing pulp.

Tue Apr 18, 1939 -- Snowed & rained all day. Ironed & churned. Bee at church making our seats.

Wed Apr 19, 1939 -- Warm & foggy all day. Mended most of day. Men didn't work today. Aunt Eva quite sick.

Thu Apr 20, 1939 -- Beautiful day. Snow is going fast. Went to Circle at Myrtle's. Took in $4.25 for dinners. Mr Butterfield died. Mama isn't very well.

Fri Apr 21, 1939 -- Beautiful day, snow going fast. Churned, cooked. Mama is not very well, feels better in afternoon.

Sat Apr 22, 1939 -- Partly clear in a.m. Rain nearly all afternoon. Thunder shower. Snow is nearly all only where drifts have been. David Butterfield's funeral today.

Sun Apr 23, 1939 -- Clear & windy. Went to church in morning & evening both. Snow pretty well gone from roads. Robins & song sparrows back.

Mon Apr 24, 1939 -- Beautiful day. Washed. Churned early. Attended butter after noon, ironed. Men sawing pulp.

Tue Apr 25, 1939 -- Clear & warm. Ironed. Men are sawing pulp. Snow is going fast.

Wed Apr 26, 1939 -- Clear & cool. Fixed my brown coat. Washed a white one. Churned. Saw two bluebirds.

Thu Apr 27, 1939 -- Rain, hailed & snowed nearly all day. Went to Circle at Mrs Stott's. 51 for dinner, pay dinner. Clint went for dinner.

Fri Apr 28, 1939 -- Mostly clear, quite warm. Men sawing pulp. Cooked & cleaned.

Sat Apr 29, 1939 -- Clear & cool. Norman Higgs machine sawing Clint's & Basil's wood up road. Sent dinner up for six. Churned.

Sun Apr 30, 1939 -- Beautiful day. No church. Went to SS & Aunt Pear & Myrtle were here for supper. Called at Leeman's in evening.

Mon May 1, 1939 -- Beautiful day. Washed, cooked to send for men sawing wood, & ironed. Cat came down to supper & stayed all night.

Tue May 2, 1939 -- Beautiful day. Ironed Cleaned clothes closet, painted stair steps. Aunt Pearl called in afternoon. Cat here for supper. Machine sawing wood for Clint & Basil.

Wed May 3, 1939 -- Beautiful day. Went to quilting at Lala's on Gladys' quilt. Chris called tonight. Aunt Martha feeling better. Roads are bad for cars yet. Have a lamb today.

Thu May 4, 1939 -- Cloudy with light showers. Clint jammed his finger while splitting wood up road, came home after dinner. Cleaned spare room up stairs, painted stair steps.

Fri May 5, 1939 -- Clear & warm. Clint's finger pains a lot, did not go to work. Cooked, cleaned. Put down stair treads. Filled bed ticks. Went to town in evening. Frogs heard for first. Bernan brought Mae, Kay, Bertha & Dorothy down. Clint hauled his car out of mud hole.

Sat May 6, 1939 -- Clear & cool. Clint went to Machias on Mr Clark's case. Called at Mae's in evening. Raked a little in door yard.

Sun May 7, 1939 -- Clear & warm. May & Kay called. Luther & Gladys here for dinner. Bernan came down for May & Kay, brought Dot & Jean. Went back tonight. May met Norman up road. Went to church. Ice went out of Mud Lake.

Mon May 8, 1939 -- Rain nearly all morning, clearing near noon. Cloudy tonight. Washed this afternoon. Worked on fixing dress in a.m.

Tue May 9, 1939 -- Clear & cool. Churned & ironed.

Wed May 10, 1939 -- Mostly clear. Cleaned bedroom down stairs. Went to shower for Luther & Gladys at Bern's tonight.

Thu May 11, 1939 -- Clear & cool. Ice is all out of Grand Lake. Cleaned cellar. Papa went to Mountain with Basil, getting horse shod.

Fri May 12, 1939 -- Rained with some snow during morning. Clint worked on road. We picked fiddle heads. Mr & Mrs Stott called this afternoon.

Sat May 13, 1939 -- Clear & cool. Churned, cooked & cleaned. Clint worked for Mr Clark.

Sun May 14, 1939 -- Clear & cool. Went to church in morning & SS. Called at Myrtle's.

Mon May 15, 1939 -- Clear & cool. Washed, cleaned store room. Hiram came down for Aunt Pearl to go up to Lutz's. Mr Lutz is sick. Had doctor. Aunt Eva is gaining.

Tue May 16, 1939 -- Beautiful day, chilly this evening. Ironed & cleaned shed partly. Clint was to Ridge this a.m. Basil gave us a mess of perch. Mrs Lewis came home.

Wed May 17, 1939 -- Beautiful day. Myrtle, Mag, Essie, Jean & I went to Woodstock. Cecilia went up too & stayed. Jean had her teeth filled & 2 out. Got eyes tested too.

Thu May 18, 1939 -- Beautiful day. Ray, John Wheaton, Fred Graham & others went to Canterbury for fertilizer. Cleaned kitchen cupboard.

Fri May 19, 1939 -- Beautiful day. Cool. Clint harrowed grain in, has about 5 acres sowed. Men worked in cemetery. Arbor day.

Sat May 20, 1939 -- Beautiful day. Cleaned my bedroom this afternoon. Little Waldo harrowed all day for Clint. Guy Cropley helped Clint stretch pasture fence today. Mr Casual (??) & Clint went over & looked at falls.

Sun May 21, 1939 -- Beautiful day. Cool wind. Went to church in a.m. Mr Keefe & Beulah came up. Called at Uncle Harve's this evening. Grass is growing more & trees leafing out during past day & night.

Mon May 22, 1939 -- Beautiful day, clouding in afternoon with rain toward night. Washed & ironed some. Myrtle took papa, Uncle Harve & guy & Floss to Corner to Wesley Cropley's funeral. Clint sowed last of his grain.

Tue May 23, 1939 -- Beautiful day. Churned & ironed. Finished cleaning shed.

Wed May 24, 1939 -- Beautiful day. Started to clean pantry. Basil, Lala, Clint, Jean & I went to falls fishing & picnic dinner.

Thu May 25, 1939 -- Beautiful day. Cleaned pantry. Lala & Doris called after supper. Mama went down to Lala's & stayed for supper. Basil brought them up with team.

Fri May 26, 1939 -- Beautiful day. Cooked & cleaned. Chris called. Clint finished putting crop in. Floyd helped. Brooks' cars called about my not letting them have any more butter. Hartland truck here today.

Sat May 27, 1939 -- Cool, cloudy in afternoon with rain about 4 o'clock. Frank's came down. Guy Cropley & Floyd helped pick rocks. Doris called. Myrtle took Lala & Mr & Mrs Clark & went to Harvey.

Sun May 28, 1939 -- Showery all day, very heavy in morning. Rain about all night. Called to see Frank & Bertha. Did not go to church this a.m.

Mon May 29, 1939 -- Rained hard all day. Cleaned a little on dining room. Churned.

Tue May 30, 1939 -- Cloudy early, clearing before noon. Washed. Clint worked in cemetery in a.m. Took his heifer down to Gould's pasture.

Wed May 31, 1939 -- Terrible wind. Clear. Ironed, cleaned in dining room. Gladys was up in afternoon.

Thu Jun 1, 1939 -- Terrible wind. Clear. Went to town looking for pound of butter that Jean didn't deliver. Cecilia here for dinner. Finished dining room. Clint back to town with Myrtle near supper time.

Fri Jun 2, 1939 -- Not so windy. Clear. Cooked & cleaned. Guy Cropley & Floyd here for dinner & supper, helping pick rocks.

Sat Jun 3, 1939 -- Very warm. Churned, cooked. Doris & Clarice here for supper. Dick's folks came until tomorrow.

Sun Jun 4, 1939 -- Cooler, partly cloudy, windy. Basil called in morning. Frankie & Stuart in. Went to church in evening. Rained some during day. Called to see Dick & Hope.

Mon Jun 5, 1939 -- Washed. Thunder shower in late afternoon.

Tue Jun 6, 1939 -- Clear. Ironed & cleaned at sitting room. Mr Welsh here for lunch after supper time.

Wed Jun 7, 1939 -- Finished cleaning sitting room & commenced kitchen. Clear & cool. Men are peeling bark.

Thu Jun 8, 1939 -- Rainy looking in a.m. clearing away. Cleaned rest of kitchen. Circle at Lala's. Mama went.

Fri Jun 9, 1939 -- Rained some in morning. Clint harrowed in some millet. Hartland man here for dinner. Basil & Floyd came back from peeling at noon.

Sat Jun 10, 1939 -- Clear & warm. Churned. Had bean supper in school house. Made $19.

Sun Jun 11, 1939 -- Mostly clear, quite warm. Harry down for dinner. Went to church in a.m. Myrtle took us up to see Everett. We walked down in woods for Floyd's spud.

Mon Jun 12, 1939 -- Cloudy & foggy this a.m. clearing very hot before noon. Did not wash. Went to falls fishing this afternoon.

Tue Jun 13, 1939 -- Clear & cool, windy. Basil's & we made ice cream in afternoon. Frankie's were in & had some.

Wed Jun 14, 1939 -- Rained hard all day. Sewed some. Mr John Smith died tonight about 2 o'clock.

Thu Jun 15, 1939 -- Clear & warm. Washed & ironed Circle at Lala's. Clint & Basil are peeling this week.

Fri Jun 16, 1939 -- Clear & cool. Cooked & cleaned. Mr Smith's funeral today. George & Myrtle were up & left babies with Myrtle.

Sat Jun 17, 1939 -- Clear & warm. Cooked pies & cake. Clint & I went to town in evening.

Sun Jun 18, 1939 -- Clear & cool. Annie, George, Mildred, Helen, Jennie & Paul were down. Went to church in a.m. Basil & Lala were here for supper.

Mon Jun 19, 1939 -- Clear & warm. Washed & churned. Clint hoed & worked in garden today.

Tue Jun 20, 1939 -- Clear & warm. Ironed & cleaned bottom of cupboard in kitchen. Were across road all evening.

Wed Jun 21, 1939 -- Clear & cooler. Baked bread & beans. Doris called.

Thu Jun 22, 1939 -- Clear & cool. Jean & I went to Rally at Danforth with Mr Stott. Clint worked on road in a.m.

Fri Jun 23, 1939 -- Clear & cool. Cooked & cleaned. Rain towards night & during night.

Sat Jun 24, 1939 -- Clouds with mist in afternoon. Clint went up to bark woods. Cooked some. Uncle Harve called.

Sun Jun 25, 1939 -- Clear & cold wind. Went to church in a.m.

Mon Jun 26, 1939 -- Clear & warm. Washed. Cleaned big churn & churned.

Tue Jun 27, 1939 -- Cool. Ironed.

Wed Jun 28, 1939 -- Clear & hot. Made a rhubarb pie for Circle. Alice came & took Frankie & Gwen up to Winnie's.

Thu Jun 29, 1939 -- Terribly warm. Went to Circle at Mrs Blanchard's house.

Fri Jun 30, 1939 -- Rained hard most of day. Churned. Went to school closing in afternoon. Alice, Frankie & Gwen got back. Frankie took us to Ridge to concert.

Sat Jul 1, 1939 -- Clear & warm. Cooked & cleaned.

Sun Jul 2, 1939 -- Clear & warm. Went to lake for bath. Annie, Doris & boy friend came down. Went to town in evening. No church, seats not dry.

Mon Jul 3, 1939 -- Quite warm. Washed & ironed some.

Tue Jul 4, 1939 -- Terribly warm. Ironed. Went to church to help varnish & clean. 7 little pigs arrived.

Wed Jul 5, 1939 -- 94 degrees in shade. Hartland truck here. Cooked Circle beans. Mended silk stockings. 10 little chickens.

Thu Jul 6, 1939 -- Terribly warm. Went to Circle all day at Mrs Blanchard's house. Got crate of strawberries.

Fri Jul 7, 1939 -- Hot. Canned & preserved berries. Churned in afternoon. Thunder showers during night.

Sat Jul 8, 1939 -- Very warm. Cooked & cleaned. Went to church business meeting in evening. Thunder showers in late afternoon & evening.

Sun Jul 9, 1939 -- Cool & windy early in day, growing warmer. Went to church in a.m. Called at Uncle Harve's in evening.

Mon Jul 10, 1939 -- Clear & cool. Went to school meeting. Washed in afternoon.

Tue Jul 11, 1939 -- Cool with heavy showers in afternoon.

Wed Jul 12, 1939 -- Terribly warm. Preserved gooseberries.

Thu Jul 13, 1939 -- Clear & cool. No Circle.

Fri Jul 14, 1939 -- Made cookies. Rained. Churned.

Sat Jul 15, 1939 -- Terribly warm. Made pies & cake. Cleaned.

Sun Jul 16, 1939 --Quite warm. Dedication of our church today. Jennie, Annie, Hallie, Paul, Mildred & Harry Veysey here for dinner. Mr & Mrs Earl Dickinson for supper. Three services.

Mon Jul 17, 1939 -- Clear & cool. Washed & ironed some.

Tue Jul 18, 1939 -- Warm with showers. Ironed & churned. Mama spent day at Myrtle's. Went to prayer meeting.

Wed Jul 19, 2939 Very warm. Did some mending. Clint & Basil finished Hermie's & Mr Foster's haying.

Thu Jul 20, 1939 -- Clear & cool. Conservative organizers here, one for supper. Spent evening at Lala's. Heavy thunder & bright lightening. No rain. Hartland man here.

Fri Jul 21, 1939 -- Cool & cloudy. Cooked & cleaned. Clint went to Station to load sleepers.

Sat Jul 22, 1939 -- Pretty warm. Clear. Mowed orchard today. Churned, cooked & cleaned. Mowed at dam this a.m.

Sun Jul 23, 1939 -- Quite warm, clear. Did not go to church this a.m. Doris, Nelson, Blint & Clifford down today. Beulah here today. Myrtle called this afternoon.

Mon Jul 24, 1939 -- 90 degrees. Washed & ironed some. Basil helping Clint hay. Got hay from orchard in. Cloudy in a.m. gradually clearing.

Tue Jul 25, 1939 -- Terribly hot, 96 degrees. Ray helped Clint this afternoon. Chick & Annie are being married today. Shivaree tonight.

Wed Jul 26, 1939 -- Terribly hot. 94 degrees. Sewed. Ellis helping Clint hay. Arlene has baby boy.

Thu Jul 27, 1939 -- Cooler, partly clear. Mama went with Mrs Falls & Lala to picnic Circle dinner at Mrs Bruce Snow's cottage. Ellis helping Clint hay.

Fri Jul 28, 1939 -- Rained most of day, mostly in showers. Cooked, churned. Myrtle called for me to cut back of her hair. Falls' went home.

Sat Jul 29, 1939 -- Cloudy most of day. Myrtle & Melzie's went to Woodstock. Cleaned & cooked some.

Sun Jul 30, 1939 -- Beautiful day. Went to church in a.m. Doreen hee for supper. Mama & papa spent day at Basil's. George & Floyd up for day.

Mon Jul 31, 1939 -- Cloudy. Washed. Basil went to Elias Foster's.

Tue Aug 1, 1939 -- Churned & ironed. Hot & clear.

Wed Aug 2, 1939 -- Clear & hot. Canned 2� quarts each of peas & beans.

Thu Aug 3, 1939 -- Very hot with warm wind blowing. Lala & I picked a few raspberries over in pasture. Afraid of bull.

Fri Aug 4, 1939 -- Foggy in a.m. clearing with terribly heavy showers during late afternoon & evening. Cooked & cleaned.

Sat Aug 5, 1939 -- Cloudy in a.m. clearing away hot. Clint, Uncle Harve, Jean, Jean B(aker), Nadine & I went down lake blueberrying. Got a pail full. Fern Taylor killed in auto accident, 3 others too.

Sun Aug 6, 1939 -- Very warm. Myrtle took mama & papa up to Annie's & other places. John & Velma took us to Canterbury to United open air service.

Mon Aug 7, 1939 -- Clear & warm. Washed & ironed. Clint hayed Clark's lower place. Uncle Harve helped haul in.

Tue Aug 8, 1939 -- Drk in morning, rained hard all afternoon. Churned. Picked peas & beans.

Wed Aug 9, 1939 -- Hot. Canned peas, beans & beets. Men are haying Clark farm.

Thu Aug 10, 1939 -- Very warm. Canned beets & a few beans. Called at Lala's. Boys are haying Clark farm.

Fri Aug 11, 1939 -- Clear & quite warm. Churned & cooked. Chris called in evening. Aunt Pearl came home. Nettie Lutz was operated upon for hernia.

Sat Aug 12, 1939 -- Very warm & clear. Clint & Basil are haying the Everett field for Basil. Finished haying. Went to town in evening, came back with Clint in hayrack. Chris has party.

Sun Aug 13, 1939 -- Damp & cloudy, clearing about noon. Went to church in a.m. Mildred came down with George & Hiram to stay a week. Nettie Lutz went to hospital for operation few days ago.

Mon Aug 14, 1939 -- Partly warm & clear. Washed. Mr Stan Russell came to work up at Logan. Clint, Ray, & Harry Graham went on fire but found it under control. Babe came home.

Tue Aug 15, 1939 -- Terribly warm. Churned. Mildred & Jean ironed. Mr & Mrs Welsh here for dinner.

Wed Aug 16, 1939 -- Terribly warm. Cooked bread & beans.

Thu Aug 17, 1939 -- Cloudy & cooler. Cooked two batches of cookies.

Fri Aug 18, 1939 -- Clear & very warm. Myrtle took Nettie to Woodstock & Geneva, Nadine, Jean & I went. Had my eyes tested. Had ice cream & cake at Gwen's for her & Esther.

Sat Aug 19, 1939 -- Very warm. Men finished getting boom logs at Logan. Mr Russell went home. Cooked, cleaned, made vinegar pickles.

Sun Aug 20, 1939 -- Terribly warm in a.m. clouding over in afternoon & windy. Mildred went home with George. Myrtle took her to Mountain, papa went too. Did not go to church. Called at Uncle Harve's in evening.

Mon Aug 21, 1939 -- Rained part of night & early morning. Cleaned school house. Babe & Lala went to Gladys' this afternoon. Basil bought Elmer Leeman's place.

Tue Aug 22, 1939 -- Cloudy with heavy showers after dinner. Washed. Babe spent day with Myrtle.

Wed Aug 23, 1939 -- Clear & cool. Chick cut oats here in afternoon. Ironed.

Thu Aug 24, 1939 -- Very warm. Chick here cutting grain. Myrtle & Babe went to Island Falls & mama went to Corner. Made cookies & gum drop cake. Lala called.

Fri Aug 25, 1939 -- Churned & made bread. Clear & very warm. Ellis helped with oats. Nadine had birthday party. Jean went. Babe, Clint & I went to town in evening.

Sat Aug 26, 1939 -- Clear & hot. Ellis & Frankie helped get rest of Clint's oats in. Babe had supper with Lala. Committee meeting.

Sun Aug 27, 1939 -- Clear & warm. Went to church in a.m. Clint, Babe & I went to falls in afternoon. Beautiful moonlight nights.

Mon Aug 28, 1939 -- Clear & warm. Washed & Ironed. Chick cut Uncle Harve's oats. Basil got his oats in. Aunt Martha called in evening. Clint went to Danforth with Bob Durling. Ottie took ma & pa to Corner in evening.

Tue Aug 29, 1939 -- Clear with east wind for awhile. Cool breeze blowing. Clint went with Ernest Foster on Webber place. Raked scatterings of oats.

Wed Aug 30, 1939 -- Clear & very warm. Made hermits & molasses cookies. Lala called in afternoon. Baked bread & beans.

Thu Aug 31, 1939 -- Clouds & foggy in a.m. Partly made over dress for Jean. Myrtle called.

Fri Sep 1, 1939 -- Dull & warm. Babe went away. Cooked & churned.

Sat Sep 2, 1939 --Foggy & cloudy. Cooked & made pickles. Clint worked for Mrs Newell today.

Sun Sep 3, 1939 -- Mostly cloudy. Church in evening. England, France declared war on Germany. George & Hazel up to City. Basil guided.

Mon Sep 4, 1939 -- Cloudy. Foggy in a.m. Churned & made pickles. Clint hauled dressing from Mr Clark's Floyd here for dinner.

Tue Sep 5, 1939 -- Mostly cloudy, clearing for awhile at noon. Commenced to rain about 3:30 & continues. Washed. Went up with Clint on double wagon for poles for tomatoes.

Wed Sep 6, 1939 -- Clear & windy. Ironed. Made apple preserves & jelly.

Thu Sep 7, 1939 -- Cloudy & a little showery. Ottie & Myrtle went to Juniper. Wanted us to go but couldn't. Cooked crabs for jelly.

Fri Sep 8, 1939 -- Mostly cloudy & cool. Churned & cooked & cleaned. Called at Gwen's. Lala & Doris there, we planned party for Gladys.

Sat Sep 9, 1939 -- Mostly clear, quite cool. Alice came down about supper time. Had an ice cream & cake birthday party at Gladys' for her birthday, being Sunday.

Sun Sep 10, 1939 -- Partly clear, cool wind. Went to church in a.m. Basil & Lala called. Ottie & Myrtle here for supper. Looks like rain tonight. Alice went home at noon. Canada declared war.

Mon Sep 11, 1939 -- Partly clear, heavy showers. Washed, churned & canned plums & peaches. Jean ironed in evening. Ottie's & Basil's went on trip down Fredericton way.

Tue Sep 12, 1939 -- Partly clear & windy. Cooler. SS rally at church. Took dinner down. Came home for supper & chores & went back in evening.

Wed Sep 13, 1939 -- Mostly clear, cool. Ottie's & Basil's came back about supper time. Brought us some lobsters, first I'd ever eaten.

Thu Sep 14, 1939 -- Clear & quite warm. No Circle. Mrs & Mrs Frank Moore are moving into Mrs Blanchard's house.

Fri Sep 15, 1939 -- Showery all day. Churned, cooked & cleaned. Clint working�..Mr & Mrs Gould celebrates 50th wedding anniversary.

Sat Sep 16, 1939 -- 97 degrees. One of the hottest days of summer. Clint worked at Mrs Hamilton's in a.m. Home in afternoon.

Sun Sep 17, 1939 -- Clear in a.m. clouding with a little rain. Went to church in a.m. Ottie, Myrtle, Floyd, Mama & papa went to Annie's. Gladys McNamara just called to door.

Mon Sep 18, 1939 -- Clear & windy. Washed. Went to Canterbury with Ottie & Myrtle in afternoon. Mama walked to town just before supper.

Tue Sep 19, 1939 -- Clear & cool. Ironed & mended. Ottie & Myrtle took us to Corner for evening. Claude & Myrtle are moving down town. Business meeting in church in evening.

Wed Sep 20, 1939 -- Beautiful day. Ottie, Myrtle, Clint & I went up Spednic fishing. Harry brought Dora down for evening. Few spatters of rain fell after dark.

Thu Sep 21, 1939 -- Mostly clear & cool. Ottie & Myrtle went to Woodstock. Clint took team up & is getting wood.

Fri Sep 22, 1939 -- Frost a couple of nights this week for first. Churned. Took separator into house so as to pile in wood. Cooked.

Sat Sep 23, 1939 -- Fine in a.m. showery in afternoon. Clint built platform on lower well. Papa stack beans & they got them in. Cooked & cleaned. Helped pile load of wood into shed.

Sun Sep 24, 1939 -- Mostly clear, cool wind. Went to church in a.m. Basil's here for supper. Carlson's called & brought papa birthday cake. His birthday & Marilyn's on 19th of Sep. Esther went home & left Sonya with Geneva.

Mon Sep 25, 1939 -- Quite a heavy wind, showers during day. Heavy frost last night. Washed after dinner, did not get clothes dry. Rate payers went to Corner to meeting concerning consolidated schools. Myrtle stayed here all evening.

Tue Sep 26, 1939 -- Rain all last night with thunder showers, quite heavy one this morning around 5 o'clock. Rfain all day. Quite a snow storm after dinner, first of season. Canned plums that Gwen gave me.

Wed Sep 27, 1939 -- Rain commencing with hail. Cooked some. Ironed. Killed fowl in evening. Poured all evening. Alfred & Gerald called to see about coming to thresh.

Thu Sep 28, 1939 -- Cloudy. Neil Donovan came over & bought a hog. Threshers came after dinner.

Fri Sep 29, 1939 -- Mostly clear. Threshers here all day & to stay tonight. Alfred & Gerald, Frankie & Floyd helped. Doris called. Alice, John & Winnie came down until tomorrow.

Sat Sep 30, 1939 -- A little rain in a.m. Threshers moved to Basil's but went home. Very warm & muggy. Terrible thunder storms about 12 p.m. & 2 o'clock. John Smith took 9 of Clint's little pigs.

Sun Oct 1, 1939 -- Cloudy, foggy with some rain. Clint has had bad cold. We did not go to church. Basil & Lala & Uncle Harve called. We called at Uncle Harve's in evening.

Mon Oct 2, 1939 -- Partly clear, quite cool. Washed. The Threshers at Basil's upper barn today, moved to Uncle Harve's tonight. Mr & Mrs Stott called. Have cold in my head.

Tue Oct 3, 1939 -- Clear with cool breeze. Ironed. Mr Lockland & Mr Ernest Foster here for dinner. Clint threshed some for Uncle Harve & was away with these men. Threshers finished down here.

Wed Oct 4, 1939 -- Looked like rain in a.m. Lovely afternoon. Clint is away part of day with Mr E Foster again. He helped Uncle Harve put in straw. Basil finished digging. Canned carrots.

Thu Oct 5, 1939 -- Beautiful day. Men put Basil's straw in. Guy Cropley, Uncle Harve & Basil helped Clint dig this p.m. Aunt Pearl, Gwen & children here for dinner. Ray moved them to Mountain today. Mr McPherson preaches here tonight. All went from here, but I.

Fri Oct 6, 1939 -- Cloudy, partly clearing. Had terribly heavy thunder shower last night. Cooked & cleaned.

Sat Oct 7, 1939 -- Partly clear. Churned. Cooked some. Cleaned. Clint hunted some, got a partridge. He went to town in evening.

Sun Oct 8, 1939 -- Beautiful day. Hallie, Annie, & Stella down. Went to church in evening. Myrtle & Mrs Graham got back from Harvey.

Mon Oct 9, 1939 -- Thanksgiving day. Had partridge & deer liver for dinner. Clint shot a lamb deer (his first deer). Vivian & Winona here all day. Thunder shower last night. Clint shot duck.

Tue Oct 10, 1939 -- Showery. Washed. Clint plowed potato & corn ground. Went to church & business meeting tonight. Art's here before we came home. Poured after we got home.

Wed Oct 11, 1939 -- Mostly clear, cool breeze. Clint plowed in a.m. & picked apples at Uncle Harve's & Basil's in afternoon. Ironed & helped with the apples some. Mama spent day at Myrtle's.

Thu Oct 12, 1939 -- Clint is plowing down town. Did not go to Circle. Mended.

Fri Oct 13, 1939 -- Clouds over & blows like rain. Clint plowed down town. Cooked, churned. Oyster stew at Luther's.

Sat Oct 14, 1939 -- Clint worked down town again, finished late afternoon. Commences to rain & just poured. Stopped before evening.

Sun Oct 15, 1939 -- Mostly clear, cold with strong wind. Went to church in a.m. Basil & Lala called after dinner. Gwen & Stuart called. Called at Uncle Harve's in evening.

Mon Oct 16, 1939 -- Clear, quite cold wind blowing. Washed. Clint commenced plowing again.

Tue Oct 17, 1939 -- Cloudy with cold wind, snow in afternoon. Terribly cold & raw. Cleaned my room.

Wed Oct 18, 1939 -- Cold, did not thaw any all day. Mostly cloudy. Snow still on. Mr Hall here for dinner. Doris here for supper. Basil & Clint hunted all day, each got partridge.

Thu Oct 19, 1939 -- Warmer, mostly cloudy with few spits of rain. Most of snow gone. Clint dressed & sold a small pig. Cleaned sitting room & put up the stove.

Fri Oct 20, 1939 -- Clear & quite warm. Ironed sitting room curtains & finished cleaning that room. Cooked, cleaned Jean's room.

Sat Oct 21, 1939 -- Cloudy & raw. Churned & cooked. Clint went to town in evening. Abner called at supper time. 14th wedding anniversary.

Sun Oct 22, 1939 -- Heavy showers this morning. Some thunder & lightening. Clint & I went for walk after dinner down to dam & over to Essie's. Basil & Lala, Luther & Gladys called in evening.

Mon Oct 23, 1939 -- Partly clear. Strong wind came up before night. Washed. Went out to Velma's & had chicken stew for her birthday. Some men went down Spednic hunting.

Tue Oct 24, 1939 -- Partly clear. Terribly heavy cold wind blowing. Clint is plowing. Ironed. Canned a few tomato4es, made head cheese. Snow squalls.

Wed Oct 25, 1939 -- No entry.

Thu Oct 26, 1939 -- Cloudy with rain in late afternoon. Murescoed pantry ceiling. Carlson's came at noon & stayed until evening.

Fri Oct 27, 1939 -- Foggy all day. Cooked. Papered in pantry. Went to meeting in school house considering consolidating schools. Mama went to quilting at Mrs Henderson's.

Sat Oct 28, 1939 -- Heavy showers all day. Myrtle & Hazel called this afternoon. Clearing a little & colder tonight. Clint went to town. Having a birthday party for Mrs Wormwood tonight. I didn't go.

Sun Oct 29, 1939 -- Terrible cold wind, mostly clear. Went to church in morning. Harry & George caled after dinner, then Art, Bert, Marguerite & Vivian called. Ell Boone's folks called in evening.

Mon Oct 30, 1939 -- Beautiful day. Washed & ironed some.

Tue Oct 31, 1939 -- Rained all day. Clint went to Corner with mail. I spent day with Myrtle. Ottie brought us home. Clint dressed pig this morning.

Wed Nov 1, 1939 -- Rain fell in torrents during night then wind changed & blew terribly. Clear Clint sold his pig this morning. Made apple pies this afternoon.

Thu Nov 2, 1939 -- Beautiful day. Mama went to Circle at Mrs Clark's all day. Hartland truck through. Clint & Floyd hauled wood into shed. Cooked & cleaned.

Fri Nov 3, 1939 -- Mostly clear & cool. Myrtle, Floyd, Fred & I went to Woodstock.

Sat Nov 4, 1939 -- Rained. Churned & cooked. Cleaned. Clint went to Fredericton with Art & a car load. I did the milking.

Sun Nov 5, 1939 -- Mostly cloudy. Mama went up to Mrs Graham's with Myrtle. Went to church in evening. Just poured after we got home from church.

Mon Nov 6, 1939 -- Rained some during day. I finished fixing my black dress.

Tue Nov 7, 1939 -- Clear & windy. Churned. Red Cross met at Leeman's. I went over for an hour at the last. Had chicken stew for dinner.

Wed Nov 8, 1939 -- Rained. Washed. Had heavy thunder & sharp lightening during morning.

Thu Nov 9, 1939 -- Partly clear. Ironed. Clint did some work for Mrs Brooks in morning. He went to Canterbury with Ottie in afternoon.

Fri Nov 10, 1939 -- Cloudy. Clint hauled a load of sawdust for Ottie. Killed a pig in afternoon. Had a Red Cross supper in school house. We didn't milk tonight.

Sat Nov 11, 1939 -- Beautiful morning, growing colder with light snow squalls & heavy wind. Clint went to town tonight.

Sun Nov 12, 1939 -- Cool, clear, windy. Clint & walked to Ridge, had dinner at Ray's. Called on Everett. Were down to Uncle Harve's in evening.

Mon Nov 13, 1939 -- Beautiful day. Washed.

Tue Nov 14, 1939 -- Cloudy. Ironed & cleaned kitchen, ceiling & windows & put up curtains.

Wed Nov 15, 1939 -- Mild, mostly clear. Churned. Lala called in afternoon. Made cake. Charles Price & Ford Messer had late supper here. Political meeting in evening.

Thu Nov 16, 1939 -- Clear & cool. Finished cleaning pantry & kitchen. Mildred & Myrtle spent evening here. Have a sore thumb.

Fri Nov 17, 1939 -- Mostly clear with cold wind. Clint & Ray took Rowdie to Fredericton & traded for another horse.

Sat Nov 18, 1939 -- Mostly cloudy, acts like rain. Cleaned kitchen stove & flue today. Cooked & cleaned.

Sun Nov 19, 1939 -- Beautiful day. Cool. Hallie, Annie & Mildred were down. Harry Boone & Chris called. Basil & Lala up. Myrtle took ma to Mountain & Corner. Jean went to Ridge with them.

Mon Nov 20, 1939 -- Beautiful day. Washed. Election day. Provincial Liberals went back but Conservative candidate in York County elected.

Tue Nov 21, 1939 -- Partly clear. Churned & ironed. Mud Lake froze over last night. Froze over before but broke up again.

Wed Nov 22, 1939 -- Cloudy with snow in later afternoon & evening. Patched. Went down to Lala's but she was away.

Thu Nov 23, 1939 -- Clear quite cold. Spent day with Lala. Boys went hunting. No luck. George Clark came up to hunt a few days.

Fri Nov 24, 1939 -- Mostly clear & cold. Clint went hunting on Nealon Ridge with the boys. No luck. Churned & cooked. Myrtle called for a cat.

Sat Nov 25, 1939 -- Quite cold, clear. Clint killed a pig this a.m. George Clark went home with no game.

Sun Nov 26, 1939 -- Beautiful day. Went to church in a.m. Lala & Gladys called this afternoon. Warmer.

Mon Nov 27, 1939 -- Cloudy in a.m. clearing. Did not wash. Sewed on Jean's dress.

Tue Nov 28, 1939 -- Cloudy nearly all day. Washed, churned. Clint & Basil yarding pulp.

Wed Nov 29, 1939 -- Beautiful day. Ironed. Finished Jean's dress. Indian summer.

Thu Nov 30, 1939 -- Beautiful warm day. Lala & I went to Circle in afternoon.

Fri Dec 1, 1939 -- Beautiful day, some clouds, warm. Churned & cooked & cleaned. Red Cross met at Velma's in evening. Mrs Patterson called for us.

Sat Dec 2, 1939 -- Showery. Basil & Clint hauled out dressing. Cooked & cleaned some.

Sun Dec 3, 1939 -- Poured all last night & all day. Stayed in all day. Clint went down to Uncle Harve's in evening.

Mon Dec 4, 1939 -- Snow squalls all day. Set hems down in Jean's skirts. Did not wash.

Tue Dec 5, 1939 -- Mostly cloudy. Washed & churned. Clint went up alone & yarded pulp. Cecilia's birthday.

Wed Dec 6, 1939 -- Lovely day, cool. Ironed some. Spent day with Myrtle. Clint came down for me after came home from woods.

Thu Dec 7, 1939 -- Partly clear, snow squalls. Cool. Went to circle in afternoon.

Fri Dec 8, 1939 -- Churned & cooked. Boys are yarding pulp. Cold wind, mostly cloudy.

Sat Dec 9, 1939 -- Cool, clouding over toward afternoon. Cooked & cleaned.

Sun Dec 10, 1939 -- Cloudy with some snow. Went to church in a.m. We called at Uncle Harve's in evening.

Mon Dec 11, 1939 -- Snowed about all day. Made over purple coat into jacket for Jean. Joe Clark got home from hospital.

Tue Dec 12, 1939 -- Mostly clear. Washed. Clint & Basil yarding pulp.

Wed Dec 13, 1939 -- Mostly cloudy. Churned & ironed in a.m. Went to town with tax notices in afternoon. Ottie brought be home. Trucks & cars still running. Clint went to Elias'. Moores moved home again.

Thu Dec 14, 1939 -- Cloudy, clearing toward night, growing colder, windy. Went to Circle after dinner. Called at Lala's on way home. Ab called this evening. A little snowfall last night. Hallie & Annie came down today while I was away.

Fri Dec 15, 1939 -- Clear, beautiful day, cool. Cooked & cleaned. Jack, the horse, came home sick tonight. Uncle Harve called. Red Cross met at Basil's tonight.

Sat Dec 16, 1939 -- Partly clear, moderating toward noon & rest of day. Horse is better. Clint worked this afternoon. Joe Clark had bad night & is not well today. Fried out lard today.

Sun Dec 17, 1939 -- Cloudy with very light rain. Went to church in evening. Basil & Lala called in a.m. Ottie called in afternoon. German battleship Graf Spee went down tonight off Montevideo

Mon Dec 18, 1939 -- Mostly cloudy & warm. Washed & made apple pies. Bob Durling, Clint & Vernon across lake cruising. Judy freshened. Myrtle & Lala around begging for minister's xmas present.

Tue Dec 19, 1939 -- Cloudy part of day. Ironed.

Wed Dec 20, 1939 -- Cloudy with sleet & rain lasting all night. Made doughnuts. Churned.

Thu Dec 21, 1939 -- Clears before noon. Clint went across lake to work some. Cooked cookies.

Fri Dec 22, 1939 -- Clear & colder. Cooked & cleaned. Men worked across lake. Went to school closing in evening.

Sat Dec 23, 1939 -- Clear, quite cold. Cooked & cleaned some. Getting ready for Christmas. Vernon, Mildred, Nadine, Clint, Jean & I went to Danforth in evening. Jean is hoarse.

Sun Dec 24, 1939 --Mostly cloudy, cold wind. Went to church in a.m. Basil & Lala & Ottie called.

Mon Dec 25, 1939 -- Christmas day. Quite cold, partly clear. We had dinner alone. Ma & pa had dinner at Ottie's. Called at Uncle Harve's & Basil's. Gwen freshened.

Tue Dec 26, 1939 -- Partly clear with snow squalls. Washed. 2 degrees above this a.m. Called at Lala's. She set up Jean's sweater. Chick called this morning; Everett is quite low.

Wed Dec 27, 1939 -- Clear & cold. Just zero this morning. Churned & ironed. Bob Durling drove over tonight. Clint called him. Myrtle called this afternoon.

Thu Dec 28, 1939 -- Clear & cold. Sewed some. Spent afternoon at Lala's. Bob Durling called after supper.

Fri Dec 29, 1939 -- Beautiful day. Churned, made bread. Party at Geneva's for children. Mrs Graham fell & broke her arm. Took her to Danforth.

Sat Dec 30, 1939 -- Snowed all day. Men wokred across lake just the same. Essie got home from hospital today. Reta called for butter.

Sun Dec 31, 1939 -- Partly clear with little snow this afternoon. Went to church this p.m. Ottie called this afternoon.

Mon Jan 1, 1940 -- Beautiful day. Wind NW. Churned, mended. Ma & pa had dinner at Basil's. Clint went up & laid Everett out. Lala stayed here. Clint worked at his pulp.

Tue Jan 2, 1940 -- Colder with snow squalls in afternoon. Washed. Clint & Basil dug grave. Clint got horse blanket. Ray went to Canterbury for casket.

Wed Jan 3, 1940 -- Clear & cold. Went up to Everett Graham funeral with Ottie. Jean & Melzie were with us too.

Thu Jan 4, 1940 -- Clear part of day. Snowed from west in afternoon. Very cold wind. Went to Circle in afternoon. Clint is yarding pulp.

Fri Jan 5, 1940 -- Beautiful warm day. Clint finished with his pulp. He went across lake with team in afternoon. Red Cross met at Myrtle's tonight.

Sat Jan 6, 1940 -- Clear at times with snow squalls. Very cold wind. Clint went to Elias Foster's today. Dressed a fowl for Essie. Cooked & cleaned.

Sun Jan 7, 1940 -- Beautiful & clear, but cold. Went to church in a.m. Ottie called in afternoon. Myrtle came up for supper. Basil called in evening. Gladys moved up home for winter. Church in evening.

Mon Jan 8, 1940 -- Clear & cold. Zero. Washed. Clint went to Elias Foster's.

Tue Jan 9, 1940 -- 2 degrees below. Clear. Ironed, mended. Clint & Vernon went up & got water tank & fixed it. Tanked some down back of Abner's field.

Wed Jan 10, 1940 -- Beautiful day. Made mincemeat & a little jelly. Ironed some.

Thu Jan 11, 1940 -- Beautiful day, but cold. Went to Circle. Snow plow came through. Ray & Melzie went to Woodstock. Heavy white frost this a.m.

Fri Jan 12, 1940 -- Heavy white frost this a.m. Mostly cloudy. Wind E & SE. Looks like storm. Vernon & Mildred in this evening. Did not got to Red Cross at Vivian's.

Sat Jan 13, 1940 -- Beautiful day. Cooked & cleaned. Walked up to near foot of Ridge Hill with Myrtle on way to stay all night with her mother. Bertha died last night.

Sun Jan 14, 1940 -- Partly clear, quite raw. Went to see Essie in afternoon. Ottie was up in evening. No church today.

Mon Jan 15, 1940 -- Cloudy with sleet before noon, turning to rain before night & strong wind. Men went across lake. Mended. Nelson Stott got call for active service.

Tue Jan 16, 1940 -- Snowed in early morning with terrible wind all day. Clint went across lake in afternoon to chink water tank. Churned & mended. Colder toward night.

Wed Jan 17, 1940 -- 10 degrees below this a.m. A little frosty snow came early this morning. Clint went across lake. Washed a small wash. Mended some.

Thu Jan 18, 1940 -- Quite cold anc clear. Did not go to Circle. Fixed my brown dress & mended some.

Fri Jan 19, 1940 -- Partly cloudy, warmer. Churned & cooked & cleaned. Snow plow came down. Bob Durling here for supper.

Sat Jan 20, 1940 -- Beautiful warm day. Looks like soft weather. A plane lit on Grand Lake. Cooked Winona here for dinner. Essie shampooed Jean's hair.

Sun Jan 21, 1940 -- Snowed a couple of inches during the morning. Went to church in a.m. Called at Uncle Harve's in evening. Ottie was up. Basil & Lala up in evening. Car went across Mud & up Spednic & back.

Mon Jan 22, 1940 -- Cloudy or mostly most of day. Churned, washed, & made bread. Robbie Graham called & Lloyd Leeman called. Ray is hauling Clint's pulp.

Tue Jan 23, 1940 -- Clear & cold wind blowing. Ironed. Gladys came up for dinner. Luther is done across lake.

Wed Jan 24, 1940 -- Clear, quite cold. Cat came down just at dinner time to work for Clint. Myrtle called after dinner.

Thu Jan 25, 1940 -- Partly clear, warmer. Mended. Made pies. Did not go to Circle.

Fri Jan 26, 1940 -- Quite cool & clear, beautiful day. Clint & Ray went to Woodstock around by Danforth for Hay & Oats. Ray stayed here all night.

Sat Jan 27, 1940 -- Beautiful day. Ray here for dinner. He & Clint went across lake with truck in afternoon.

Sun Jan 28, 1940 -- Mostly clear, snow squalls during day. Went to church twice. Basil & Ottie both called. Nadine here for supper with Jean.

Mon Jan 29, 1940 -- Mostly cloudy. Churned & washed. Two teams from up country came down to work for Clint. Man killed on Spednic hauling logs for Price's.

Tue Jan 30, 1940 -- Beautiful day. Ironed. Clint went up lake with new team for load of logs. After dinner. Clint & I went across Patterson's cove & up where Si is cutting wood. Wed Jan 31, 1940 -- Some cloudy & colder. Cooked & mended some.

Thu Feb 1, 1940 -- Clear & colder. Put heading on quilt.

Fri Feb 2, 1940 -- Beautiful warm day. Cooked & cleaned. Had hot dog supper in school house tonight; realized $17.

Sat Feb 3, 1940 -- Cloudy & looks like snow. A few snow squalls. Washed. Did Saturday work. Heavy wind came up at night. Cold.

Sun Feb 4, 1940 -- Clear & cool. No church today. Ottie called. Basil & Lala called. Guy Cropley came in tonight for some fish.

Mon Feb 5, 1940 -- Clear & cool. Irma & Max came this morning. Ironed. Irma is so big & fat, weighs about 167 pounds. Basil went down to Ottie's for them with team.

Tue Feb 6, 1940 -- Clear & quite warm, beautiful. Churned. Irma was out for a walk. Basil & Lala up in evening.

Wed Feb 7, 1940 -- Snowed some during night with mist & fog this morning. Made apple pies. Myrtle was up in afternoon.

Thu Feb 8, 1940 -- Clear, a little cooler. Made peanut butter cookies & churned. Lala & Gladys up this afternoon. No Circle today. Cat & Tommy went up to Ridge to party at Higgs'.

Fri Feb 9, 1940 -- Clear with cold wind. Cooked & cleaned. May Leeman called for fish.

Sat Feb 10, 1940 -- Beautiful day. Max went across lake with Basil. Chris & Frank called tonight, going back tomorrow. Chris staying down.

Sun Feb 11, 1940 -- Snowed, rained & hailed all day. About 4 inches of snow fell. No church today. Jean has terrible cold. Slept all afternoon. Ottie called.

Mon Feb 12, 1940 -- Beautiful day. Churned & washed. Max went to town this afternoon.

Tue Feb 13, 1940 -- Clear & cold. Max went across lake with Basil this afternoon. Myrtle & Lala were up this afternoon. Max stayed at Basil's for supper. Chris went to Bangor.

Wed Feb 14, 1940 -- Beautiful day, hazing over toward late afternoon. Lala came up & we are making ice cream.

Thu Feb 15, 1940 -- Cloudy with cold wind. Irma & Max went home tonight. Cat took them to down to Ottie's. Edith graham went away today too for a visit. Basil has sick horse. Called vet. Clint stayed down.

Fri Feb 16, 1940 -- Mostly cloudy, terribly cold wind. Cooked & cleaned. Clint is at Basil's most of time helping give horse medicine. Horse gaining. He stayed all night.

Sat Feb 17, 1940 -- Beautiful March-like day. Snow is melting. Cooked & did Saturday's work. Silas took mail up, came home sick. Had doctor. Mr Patterson & Vernon went to Fredericton, did not get back.

Sun Feb 18, 1940 -- Beautiful day. Snow melting fast. Mama not feeling very well, coughing hurts her side. Basil, Myrtle, Floyd & Ottie called at different times. Clint has stiff neck.

Mon Feb 19, 1940 -- Clear & quite cold. Washed. Mama is not feeling extra well. Clouds over toward night.

Tue Feb 20, 1940 -- Snowed about 6 inches during night & early morning. Wind blew terribly. Clint & teams went across lake in afternoon. Bob Durling over to see logs.

Wed Feb 21, 1940 -- Clear, some wind & cold. Men went to work. Edward Stott starts carrying cream & milk for Guy's sports.

Thu Feb 22, 1940 -- Clear & cool. 2 above in early morning. Made doughnuts. Mama is not very well.

Fri Feb 23, 1940 -- Beautiful day. Cooked & cleaned. Trafton plowed from Shingle camps to Abner's field.

Sat Feb 24, 1940 -- Clear part of day. Quite cool. Clint went to Woodstock for load of oats. He walked to Art's this a.m. about 2 o'clock starting.

Sun Feb 25, 1940 -- Snowed in a.m. getting warmer & windy towards night. Went to church in a.m. Did not go in evening. Basil & Ottie were up.

Mon Feb 26, 1940 -- Terribly cold wind. Clear. Washed. Mama is not feeling very well.

Tue Feb 27, 1940 -- Clear & quite cold. Ironed. Myrtle called. Fred & Norman came down to haul logs. Norman is staying here.

Wed Feb 28, 1940 -- Mostly cloudy, looks like snow. Cooked some. Churned. Andrew Richardson died today.

Thu Feb 29, 1940 -- Beautiful day, mostly clear. Made pies & cleaned some.

Fri Mar 1, 1940 -- Mostly cloudy, windy & cold. Cooked.

Sat Mar 2, 1940 -- Mostly clear, some warmer. Cold wind. Fred & Norman finished hauling for Clint. Frankie was down today, in the door yard a few minutes.

Sun Mar 3, 1940 -- Beautiful day. Clint went to Corner to go over & see Bobby Durling. Stayed at Art's all night. Ottie's & Basil's called. Slept all afternoon. Called at Uncle Harve's in evening.

Mon Mar 4, 1940 -- Beautiful day, clouding some. Lala & Gladys up most of afternoon. Clint got back. Bob brought him around by Danforth way. Sprinkled a little at bedtime. Mrs Lewin called this evening.

Tue Mar 5, 1940 -- Sleet this morning with some rain rest of day. Snow going fast. Clint has logs about all hauled. Ironed, churned.

Wed Mar 6, 1940 -- Snowed all day. Men can't work. Sewed quilt together for Red Cross. Doris called after school. Cat went to Danforth this afternoon, came back.

Thu Mar 7, 1940 -- Cloudy, warm & mist & sleet coming. Cat went home. Mail went, quite late getting back.

Fri Mar 8, 1940 -- Cloudy, warm & foggy. Clint paid his log haulers off. They were up this evening.

Sat Mar 9, 1940 -- Some cooler, cloudy. Clint went with two of the teams & took water tank back. Clint & Tommy went across lake for tools. Lots of water on lakes.

Sun Mar 10, 1940 -- Partly clear, cool wind. Cat came back. Clint, Jean & I had dinner at Ottie's. Church this morning & evening. Elmer called at supper time.

Mon Mar 11, 1940 -- Cloudy with cold strong wind. Washed. Cat cut wood & Clint hauled wood for Tommy.

Tue Mar 12, 1940 -- Terrible cold wind. Few snow squalls. Ironed, churned. Clint finished hauling wood for Tommy & hauled a load of his own logs from across lake.

Wed Mar 13, 1940 -- Some warmer, light wind, mostly clear. Boys went hauling & yarding logs. Cat is using Uncle Harve's horse. Leeman's called to settle up.

Thu Mar 14, 1940 -- Beautiful day. Snow went fast. Lala & I went over across lakes & came back on load of logs with Clint. Took dinner. Cat went home sick.

Fri Mar 15, 1940 -- Cloudy with cold wind & snow toward night. Cooked & cleaned. Clint hauled logs from across Spednic. Lala went to Mountain with Frankie. Aunt Pearl came back.

Sat Mar 16, 1940 -- Some colder, mostly cloudy. Clint hauled from across Mud. Churned, cooked & cleaned.

Sun Mar 17, 1940 -- Beautiful morning with snow squalls all afternoon. Myrtle called. Basil called. Carlson's came to Myrtle's. Started SS again. Cat came back.

Mon Mar 18, 1940 -- Beautiful cool wash day. Aunt Pearl here for dinner & afternoon. Washed white quilt.

Tue Mar 19, 1940 -- Cloudy with snow in afternoon. Boys clipped cows in p.m. Ironed.

Wed Mar 20, 1940 -- Beautiful day. Went to town in afternoon. No school after today for Easter vacation. Doris wants to go home tomorrow. Churned this a.m.

Thu Mar 21, 1940 -- Mostly clear with snow squalls in afternoon. Colder toward night. Lala & I went to F. Foster's sale & in evening to Red Cross at Mrs Stott's. Clint & Basil went to Corner to political meeting, got back 4 o'clock Fri morning.

Fri Mar 22, 1940 -- Cloudy with wind & snow toward night. Clint hauled wood up all day. Cat yarded with Uncle Harve's horse. Cooked & cleaned some. Lewin's went up to political meeting.

Sat Mar 23, 1940 -- Terrible wind & some snow all day. Mail did not go. About 1 foot of snow fell last night & this a.m. Clint went to town with team. Cat couldn't go home.

Sun Mar 24, 1940 -- Easter Sunday. Cold heavy wind, snow blowing. Partly clear. Jean went to church & stayed down to SS. 10 above this morning.

Mon Mar 25, 1940 -- Clear with high wind & snow squalls later. Washed, cut out apron for Ella. Wes Buckingham called.

Tue Mar 26, 1940 -- Snow squalls in afternoon, high wind, cold in afternoon. Basil took us down to vote. Election day (Dominion), Cat hauled stove wood up.

Wed Mar 27, 1940 -- Mostly clear, looks like storm. Clint & Jean went to Ridge after dinner. Cooked some. Cat went home for good.

Thu Mar 28, 1940 -- Mostly clear, wind came up toward night. Cleaned mended & patched. Johnny came down for Mrs Gould & Bea.

Fri Mar 29, 1940 -- Beautiful day. Norman moved sawing machine down this a.m. Sawed all afternoon. Tommy, Omar, & Norman here for supper. Cooked. Hazel came for a visit. Esther brought Sonja up to Gladys'.

Sat Mar 30, 1940 -- Beautiful day, clouding toward night. Finished sawing wood. Norman here for dinner, also last night. Frankie, Gwen & Stuart called.

Sun Mar 31, 1940 -- Rain last night & nearly all day. Went to church this a.m. Snow has gone fast. Basil & Lala here for supper. Doris has ear & tooth ache, can't get back for school.

Mon Apr 1, 1940 -- Cloudy clearing during a.m. Washed. Showers during afternoon. Myrtle, Hazel & children here for supper. Nadine here for dinner.

Tue Apr 2, 1940 -- Clear with cool wind. Churned & ironed. Cut Aunt Martha's hair. Lala was up early this morning. Snow is going fast. Clint is splitting wood.

Wed Apr 3, 1940 -- Beautiful day. Merrill called. Cooked a cake. Clint & I went to Ridge on sled. I stopped at Arlene's. Flies are out, means a snowstorm.

Thu Apr 4, 1940 -- Cloudy & cool. Clint & Basil went down lake for barn sills. Lala has circle. Snowed all afternoon. Clint & I made pickle & took care of meat. Black birds are here. Wallace Henderson died.

Fri Apr 5, 1940 -- Snowed about all night. Thawing some with little rain, grows colder toward night. Only four came up here to Red Cross. Made ice cream. Henderson's came home but had to go back on account of Wallace's death.

Sat Apr 6, 1940 -- Partly clear with terrible wind & snow squalls in afternoon. Clint went to Corner for cow feed. Churned & cooked. Hazel went home, George came for her.

Sun Apr 7, 1940 -- Clear with high cold wind. No church today. Basil, Lala, Ottie called. Floyd was up. Eclipse of sun this afternoon.

Mon Apr 8, 1940 -- Partly clear with little wind. Looks like storm. Washed. Clint went across ice to Danforth.

Tue Apr 9, 1940 -- Snow during night & cold rain this morning, warmer in afternoon with fog & little rain at night. John Higgs called this evening.

Wed Apr 10, 1940 -- Partly clear & cold wind this a.m. Clear this afternoon. Clint & I went to town with double wagon this afternoon. Clint saw a robin this afternoon.

Thu Apr 11, 1940 -- Beautiful day. Clint & I walked across lakes to beaver dams & Clint went to Musquash for saw & chain. Robins, gulls & hawks are back. Also song sparrows.

Fri Apr 12, 1940 -- Churned cooked & cleaned. Commenced to storm toward night. Ralph & Tommy went west to work.

Sat Apr 13, 1940 -- Snowed little during night. Rained hard all day. Clint put up curtain poles for me. Osgood Wood is sick. Tillie freshened.

Sun Apr 14, 1940 -- Partly clear & colder with wind. Went to church twice. Peters' truck came down & back. Fay came up here & turned, took us down to church in evening. First cars on road this spring. Frost not out yet.

Mon Apr 15, 1940 -- Beautiful day, cool. Washed, filled beds. Vernon & Melzie went to Woodstock with car. Other cars on road. Myrtle called. Commenced to fill cream can.

Tue Apr 16, 1940 -- Cloudy with some rain in afternoon. Churned & ironed. Washed a little muresco off kitchen ceiling. Clint worked on road.

Wed Apr 17, 1940 -- Partly clear. Clint helped me in a.m. on ceiling & went up & scaled Broad's logs in p.m. I worked all day on ceiling.

Thu Apr 18, 1940 -- Mostly clear, cold wind. Clint scraped muresco off with hoe in a.m. & sawed wood for Basil up road in p.m. I worked at ceiling all day. Jean has toothache. Rained all night tonight.

Fri Apr 19, 1940 -- Cloudy with some rain & hail. Clint helped Basil saw wood up the road. I worked at ceiling all day & finished getting muresco off about 8 o'clock.

Sat Apr 20, 1940 -- Mostly cloudy, cold wind. Clint washed ceiling again & scrubbed the terribly dirty floor. Cooked & cleaned. Straightened kitchen up a little

Sun Apr 21, 1940 -- Snowed hard with heavy wind all day & last night. No church. Ottie has trouble with his side, is feeling better. Basil called.

Mon Apr 22, 1940 -- Snow & wind all day. Made mincemeat. Clint helped & picked over apples.

Tue Apr 23, 1940 -- Snow & wind turning to rain in later afternoon, some warmer tonight. Can. Mail did not go today. Mended. Snow piled up feet deep in places.

Wed Apr 24, 1940 -- Beautiful day. Snow has gone terribly fast. Clint is smoking hams. Washed Merrill down with Chick's team. Have a rotten cold this week.

Thu Apr 25, 1940 -- Clear & warm. Churned in a.m. Clint & I cleaned over shed & storeroom. Finished smoking hams. Johnny Higgs got load of hay from Basil.

Fri Apr 26, 1940 -- Clear & warm. Cooked in a.m. Clint & I cleaned shed, moved separator out.

Sat Apr 27, 1940 -- Beautiful day. Clint went to Station for Mrs Hamilton & Mary. Churned twice, 28 lbs (of butter). Heard loons

Sun Apr 28, 1940 -- Beautiful day. Went tot church twice. Heard frogs for first. Ducks are back. Mud is drying up. Some snow in drifts & around fences. Ottie up all morning. Myrtle here this evening.

Mon Apr 29, 1940 -- Mostly cloudy. Washed. Clint & I painted kitchen ceiling first coat. Clint hauled two loads of hay. Basil has lame hip.

Tue Apr 30, 1940 -- Beautiful day, very warm. Painted ceiling coat. Clint hauled Durgin's car out of mud hole. Laurel Higgs took Melzie to Woodstock for load.

Wed May 1, 1940 -- Mostly clear, warm. Looks like rain. Ray, Basil & Ottie went to Woodstock. Basil & Ottie to see doctor. Clint hauled car out of mud hole both ways. Washed kitchen woodwork. Clint saw two bluebirds.

Thu May 2, 1940 -- Rainy, cuite cool. Finished kitchen ceiling. Ice all broken up in Mud Lake. Myrtle called tonight. Papa saw 2 bluebirds today.

Fri May 3, 1940 -- Still raining hard. Cooked & cleaned. Ice is jammed down back of barn in Mud Lake today.

Sat May 4, 1940 -- Still raining in heavy showers. Clint & I went to town tonight. Grass is quite green. Ice went out of Mud Lake. Ice went out of Spednic too.

Sun May 5, 1940 -- Cloudy & some foggy. Church twice today. Nadine here for dinner. Jean is staying with her for supper.

Mon May 6, 1940 -- Clear. Washed. Went to town in evening. Fire in direction of Eaton. Showered a little after we went to bed. Got up & brought clothes in, smell of fire strong.

Tue May 7, 1940 -- Clear & cool. Cleaned my clothes closet & bedroom, didn't quite finish.

Wed May 8, 1940 -- Clear, few showers in afternoon. Finished my bedroom & most of Jean's.

Thu May 9, 1940 -- Mostly clear. Finished Jean's room & cleaned spare bedroom.

Fri May 10, 1940 -- Beautiful day. Lala & I took dinner up to woods where Basil & Clint finished splitting wood.

Sat May 11, 1940 -- Looks like rain at times. Vivian here for dinner with Jean. Made doughnuts. Ice went out of Grand Lake. It stayed in cove back of Brook's for several days.

Sun May 12, 1940 -- Clear & cool. Ground froze some last night. No church. Fay Walls called. Jean & I went down to SS with him. Called at Basil's in evening. George & Hazel up to City with Hattie & Oswald.

Mon May 13, 1940 -- Beautiful day, clouding over toward evening. Churned & washed.

Tue May 14, 1940 -- Clear. Cleaned pantry. Clarence McArthur supposed to be drowned tonight.

Wed May 15, 1940 -- Beautiful day. Clint went to Elias'. Papered dining room ceiling. Found McArthur's canoe, hunting on lake.

Thu May 16, 1940 -- Clear. Churned in a.m. Cleaned dining room. Clint did a little harrowing in garden & across road. Men grappling for body.

Fri May 17, 1940 -- Looks like rain at times all day. Cooked, cleaned kitchen stove & papered around chimney. Clint harrowed for Mrs Hamilton. Cannot find Clarence McArthur.

Sat May 18, 1940 -- Poured all night. Showered all day. Put on screens. Myrtle, Clint & I picked fiddleheads. Clint split wood today. Cat called tonight. Guy Cropley in awhile in evening.

Sun May 19, 1940 -- Mostly clear & cool. Went to church in a.m. Annie & Hallie down. Lala, Gladys & Sonja up awhile in evening. Called at Uncle Harve's.

Mon May 20, 1940 -- Rainy. Cleaned kitchen cupboard. Boys are grinding axes & spuds for peeling.

Tue May 21, 1940 -- Rainy all day. Uncle Harve called after dinner. Went down & cut Aunt Martha's hair. Mr Henderson died this morning.

Wed May 22, 1940 -- Partly clear. Washed. Mr Pullin here for dinner. Mr Welsh & Mr Curry here for supper & all night.

Thu May 23, 1940 -- Partly clear, quite cool. Myrtle came up & took us to Mr Henderson's funeral this afternoon.

Fri May 24, 1940 -- Heavy mist most of day. Cooked & cleaned. Men are peeling pulp. Did not get to Red Cross at Myrtle's tonight.

Sat May 25, 1940 -- Looks a little better, clearing at times today. Finished cleaning walls of kitchen & put up curtains. Raked in door yard tonight. Men peeled today.

Sun May 26, 1940 -- Beautiful day after long rainy spell. Went to church in a.m. had dinner at Basil's. Called at Uncle Harve's in evening. Frank's are down. Left Chris awhile.

Mon May 27, 1940 -- Beautiful day. 90 degrees. Washed large washing. Clint painting for Ottie. Cat is fencing. Mrs Bates & Geneva called for me to go to Houlton, but I couldn't. Mr & Mrs Stott called in evening. Showers.

Tue May 28, 1940 -- Ironed. Sewed some on a dress for Jean, making over. Clint painted for Ottie yesterday & this afternoon.

Wed May 29, 1940 -- Beautiful day. Cleaned cellar. Fred Peck around collecting taxes. Mrs Bates & Essie called.

Thu May 30, 1940 -- Beautiful day. Cleaned part of sitting room.

Fri May 31, 1940 -- Beautiful day, cooler. Cooked & finished cleaning sitting room. Hurt my knee. Red Cross at Lala's tonight. Too lame to go. Sowed piece of oats & barley. Got in some garden.

Sat Jun 1, 1940 -- Rained during night & this morning. Boys went to falls fishing. Red Cross ice cream sale & dance at Ridge tonight.

Sun Jun 2, 1940 -- Mostly clear, pretty warm. Thundering this afternoon. Basil & Lala here for supper. Most terrible thunder shower, came in on radio wire. Chris came up tonight. Found Clarence McArthur today.

Mon Jun 3, 1940 -- Looks like rain in a.m. cleared about noon. Cream truck came through for first. Still lame. Did not wash. McArthur buried today at Kirkland.

Tue Jun 4, 1940 -- Beautiful day, looks like showers at times. Washed. Lala & Doris called in evening. Bud brought up some fish.

Wed Jun 5, 1940 -- Terribly warm. Boys are farming. Churned & ironed. Terrible thunder showers. One shortly after 10 p.m. tonight & the other after 1:30 o'clock. Killed two of Mr Patterson's cows.

Thu Jun 6, 1940 -- Showery, terrible strong cold wind blowing. Boys went up to peel bark but came back at noon because of rain. They went fishing this afternoon. Painted some in kitchen.

Fri Jun 7, 1940 -- Cream truck came. Cooked & cleaned. Clear & cool. Boys peeled bark today.

Sat Jun 8, 1940 -- Clear most of day. Boys got potatoes planted & rest of garden in. Churned & cooked & cleaned.

Sun Jun 9, 1940 -- Rained some last night & during today. Mama & papa had dinner at Myrtle's & went to Mountain with her tonight taking Floyd up to Frankie's.

Mon Jun 10, 1940 -- Cloudy in a.m. clearing & cool. Washed. Boys peeling. Cleaned & painted t�..t tonight. Uncle Harve called tonight.

Tue Jun 11, 1940 -- Mostly clear. Ironed. Ray came down to help pick rocks, but too wet.

Wed Jun 12, 1940 -- rained hard all day. Churned, mended.

Thu Jun 13, 1940 -- Cloudy with showers. Clint & Cat hauled 3 loads of dressing for Mr Bean this afternoon. Essie called at noon. Harold Hall's boy drowned in Skiff Lake.

Fri Jun 14, 1940 -- Clear & warm. Cooked some. Went to town with Clint hauling dressing. Mrs Graham broke other arm (right one). Alice, Aunt Pearl, Frankie & children called. Went to Red Cross at Mrs Stott's.

Sat Jun 15, 1940 -- Mostly clear with terrible heavy showers after supper. Cat went home tonight. Clint was away for barley & got 3 little pigs. (One red one).

Sun Jun 16, 1940 -- Clear & cool. Art's here for dinner. Sam & Maud Jarvis here for supper & evening.

Mon Jun 17, 1940 -- Clear & warm. Washed. Ray helped boys pick rocks.

Tue Jun 18, 1940 -- High wind, mostly clear. Ironed. Went to prayer meeting. Clint took Jesse up to Corner with truck tonight. Cat harrowed.

Wed Jun 19, 1940 -- Mostly cloudy with little rain during early morning. Hartland truck here at noon. Cat is harrowing. Basil sowed oats. Clint is peeling.

Thu Jun 20, 1940 -- Terribly cold night, wind prevented frost. Edward Hall found in Skiff Lake. Thunder showers this afternoon. Aunt Pearl, Alice & Gwen called.

Fri Jun 21, 1940 -- Cold & mostly clear. Churned, cooked. Basil helping Cat finish farming.

Sat Jun 22, 1940 -- Mostly clear & quite cold. Basil & Cat finished sowing barley. Clint is peeling. Went to town before dinner.

Sun Jun 23, 1940 -- Rained in heavy showers all day. Went to church in a.m. Basil & Lala here for supper. Called at Uncle Harve's tonight.

Mon Jun 24, 1940 -- Mostly clear & cool. Washed. Fixed Jean's dress. No school this afternoon as Doris went home. Boys peeled.

Tue Jun 25, 1940 -- Nice day, looks like rain. Melzie had barn raising. Cat picked rocks. I went to Red Cross quilting at Leeman's.

Wed Jun 26, 1945 Terrible downpour all day. Clint went to Houlton on truck & Cat went to Ridge for haircut. Mended. Thu Jun 27, 1940 -- Showers all day. Boys peeled until about 3 o'clock. Uncle Harve called. Mended all day.

Fri Jun 28, 1940 -- Clear & cool. Cooked in a.m. Went to school closing in afternoon. Mr & Mrs Welsh & son here for supper. Looks like rain.

Sat Jun 29, 1930 Showery during day. Went to school concert on Ridge in evening on Vernon's truck. Cat went home after dance.

Sun Jun 30, 1940 -- Clear & cool wind. Went to church. Annie, Hallie & Stella down for dinner & supper. Myrtle & Basil's called. Were over to Essie's tonight.

Mon Jul 1, 1940 -- Rain in the morning, clearing at noon with heavy showers with hail in afternoon. Men came home early. Can't cross border into USA starting today.

Tue Jul 2, 1940 -- Nice day. Heavy showers all around us in afternoon. We didn't get any. Went to Red Cross quilting at Leeman's this p.m. Clint is working on road. Washed in a.m.

Wed Jul 3, 1940 -- Beautiful day, looks like rain tonight. Clint is working on road; Cat is peeling. Silas called this morning.

Thu Jul 4, 1940 -- Rained hard all day. Jean went up to Marguerite's on visit. Marietta went to Canterbury to work.

Fri Jul 5, 1940 -- Clear & cool. Cooked & cleaned. Went to Red Cross at Lala's. Bob Durling over.

Sat Jul 6, 1940 -- Clear & warm. Churned. Omar called to pay taxes this evening. Clipped in door yard.

Sun Jul 7, 1940 -- Clear & hot. Went to church. Had dinner at Lala's. Marjorie there.

Mon Jul 8, 1940 -- Warm & clear. School meeting. Straightened up school books & mended today.

Tue Jul 9, 1940 -- Partly cloudy. Washed. Went to prayer meeting & business meeting. Got a crate of strawberries. Terrible thunder shower after noon.

Wed Jul 10, 1940 -- Ironed. Clear & warm. Boys are haying.

Thu Jul 11, 1940 -- Clear & warm. Preserved strawberries & canned some.

Fri Jul 12, 1940 -- Mostly clear & cool. Cooked. Lovely's came. 3 staying here. Went to Myrtle's to Red Cross. Lala & Marjorie called.

Sat Jul 13, 1940 -- Clear & warm. Lovely's here all day. Guy Leeman took Bob & Charlie fishing. Cooked & cleaned. Jean came home from Marguerite's. Chick has baby boy.

Sun Jul 14, 1940 -- Clear & warm. Went to church. Bob & Charlie went fishing. Rest took mama & went off up country.

Mon Jul 15, 1940 -- Clear, showery looking at noon with few drops of rain. St (??) day. Washed & churned. Mowed in yard. Lovely's went home. Lala got permanent. Brought Esther up.

Tue Jul 16, 1940 -- Mostly clear & cool. Ironed, cooked some. Finished Basil's haying, started here. Went to prayer meeting. Tiny shower about 10 p.m.

Wed Jul 17, 1940 -- Beautiful day. Went to Green on SS picnic. Welsh & son here for supper. Could not keep them all night. Cat is sick.

Thu Jul 18, 1940 -- Clear & hot. Myrtle, Edith, Essie, Jean & I went to Woodstock. Cat went home with us. Jean & I got permanents. Clint went to work at Durling's mill in Ab's field.

Fri Jul 19, 1940 -- Clear & warm. Churned & cooked. Had Red Cross meeting here. Not many out. Ray helped hay & is staying all night.

Sat Jul 20, 1940 -- Mostly clear & warm. Cooked & cleaned some.

Sun Jul 21, 1940 -- Some cloud & cooler. Went to church in evening. Ma & pa had supper at Myrtle's, also ice cream. Cat came back.

Mon Jul 22, 1940 -- Clear & hot. Washed & scrubbed shed.

Tue Jul 23, 1940 -- Cloudy part of day. Ironed. Went to church. Boys are haying.

Wed Jul 24, 1940 -- Mostly cloudy, sultry. Mowed last of hay. Bought new separator. Had oyster stew for supper. Lala called at supper time. Little thunder & lightening.

Thu Jul 25, 1940 -- Mostly cloudy. Went to town this morning. Boys are raking this afternoon.

Fri Jul 26, 1940 -- Cloudy until noon. Clear & hot all afternoon. Cat left at noon & didn't get hay in. Heavy thunder shower around 9 o'clock. Churned, cooked, & cleaned. Basil & Mr Fall called.

Sat Jul 27, 1940 -- Cloudy until noon, clearing warm. Jean & I picked 3 quarts raspberries. Cooked. Nelson Stott came home on leave.

Sun Jul 28, 1940 -- Clear & hot. Went to church in a.m. Heavy showers all late afternoon & evening. Called at Uncle Harve's. Crowd of young folks went to Hamilton's camp on picnic. Sanford Varney died.

Mon Jul 29, 1940 -- Partly clear, showery this afternoon. Washed. Jean picked some blueberries. Lily & Mrs Lydic here a few minutes.

Tue Jul 30, 1940 -- Clear & hot. Ironed. Jean & I picked raspberries over in pasture in afternoon. Basil & Joe Clark shook out hay.

Wed Jul 31, 1940 -- Cloudy & showery. Lala, Jean & I picked berries. Basil worked at mill some today.

Thu Aug 1, 1940 -- Beautiful day. Basil & Clint finished haying. Today. Joe drove Clint's team at mill. Red Cross met at Bea Higgs' tonight.

Fri Aug 2, 1940 -- Clear & hot. Picked berries this afternoon.

Sat Aug 3, 1940 -- Some cooler. Did my Friday cooking today. Mowed in door yard.

Sun Aug 4, 1940 -- Hot. Went to lake for a bath. Uncle Harve up this afternoon. Church in evening.

Mon Aug 5, 1940 -- Beautiful day, quite warm. Washed & ironed. Colored clothes. Mill men came up & we made ice cream.

Tue Aug 6, 1940 -- Hot. Ironed in a.m. Basil & Lala came up & we made ice cream. We got our flour from Melzie. Showry this afternoon. Finished sawing at mill.

Wed Aug 7, 1940 -- Hot. Lala & I picked raspberries this morning. Jean, Nadine & Betty had picnic dinner over in grove. Canned a few beans today. Boys went blueberrying.

Thu Aug 8, 1940 -- Clear, terribly warm. Churned. Went to Basil's & helped make ice cream for farewell party of Nelson at school house in evening. Clint lost his watch. I found it.

Fri Aug 9, 1940 -- 92 above. Clint is hauling mill wood for Abner. Jews took calves this morning. Cooked & cleaned. Myrtle took Basil & Lala to Woodstock.

Sat Aug 10, 1940 -- Terribly warm. Cooked. Jean & I picked some raspberries in afternoon. Clint finished hauling Abner's wood.

Sun Aug 11, 1940 -- Hot & clear. Went to church in morning. Clint & I picked some raspberries for supper & breakfast. Irma & Max came home just at supper time.

Mon Aug 12, 1940 -- Warm & mostly clear. Washed. Clint & Basil working on pigpen tearing it up to repair. Went to Silas' & audited the church books.

Tue Aug 13, 1940 -- Some cooler. Ironed. Lala, Gladys, Irma, Jean & I went berrying. Went to prayer & business meeting in evening. Thunder & a little rain.

Wed Aug 14, 1940 -- Clear, cool wind blowing. Mr & Mrs Gould, Paul & Jean went berrying. Irma & I went to Myrtle's for rhubarb. Very cool night.

Thu Aug 15, 1940 -- Cool but warmer than yesterday. Boys hauled Clap's wood in a.m. They all went fishing in evening. Lala came up & went down there.

Fri Aug 16, 1940 -- Terribly warm again. Max & Irma went fishing this afternoon. Cooked. Irma made cookies this a.m. Boys hauling wood again.

Sat Aug 17, 1940 --Terribly hot & clear. Cooked some. Max fished in stream, no luck. He has terrible head cold.

Sun Aug 18, 1940 -- Clear & hot. Annie, Hallie, George, Mildred, Helen, & Mildred were down. Irma took us down to church tonight.

Mon Aug 19, 1940 -- Partly clear with showers all day. Max, Irma, Basil, Lala, Clint & I wento Saint John , got home around 12 o'clock. Had little car trouble.

Tue Aug 20, 1940 -- Rained during night. Cloudy & showery today. Picked & canned peas. Tired & sleepy.

Wed Aug 21, 1940 -- Clear & windy. Washed. Clint, Basil & Max went fishing. Irma took Clint & me down to register in evening. Max's head bothers him badly.

Thu Aug 22, 1940 -- Clear & cool. Irma & Max went home about 10 o'clock. Preserved rhubarb & pineapple. Clint & Basil working at this stable & Basil's barn. Lala called.

Fri Aug 23, 1940 -- Clear & cool. Cooked & cleaned. Silas up for an hour or so. Myrtle went to Canterbury, took mama to Mountain. Clint went to Elias' & Jean went to Ridge.

Sat Aug 24, 1940 -- Light showers today, cold wind. Picked last of peas. Made apple pies for first this season.

Sun Aug 25, 1940 -- Clear with very cold wind blowing. Went to church in a.m. Called at Uncle Harve's in evening. Wind prevented frost last night.

Mon Aug 26, 1940 -- Clear with cold wind. Washed. Clint cut Chick's grain today & is now hauling away old junk from around pigpen & stable.

Tue Aug 27, 1940 -- Clear & warmer. Ironed. Went to church tonight. Clint cut Fay's grain today. Leeman's called, went went down to church with them.

Wed Aug 28, 1940 -- Clear & warm. Laurel went to Woodstock with truck for Clint to get grain, shingles & two calves. Basil went. Jean & I went to Corner. Made Rhubarb relish & preserves.

Thu Aug 29, 1940 -- Clear & very warm. Myrtle came for mama to go to Circle before dinner. Clint is mowing oats at Basil's. Nadine is here today.

Fri Aug 30, 1940 -- Clear & warm. Churned. Cooked.

Sat Aug 31, 1940 -- Clear & quite warm. Cooked cake & pies & applesauce. Cleaned.

Sun Sep 1, 1940 -- Mostly clear & warm. Hiram, George, Aunt Eve & Maud Steeves here in afternoon. Went to church in evening.

Mon Sep 2, 1940 -- Washed. Commenced to rain shortly afternoon. Went to Ridge with Myrtle to take Margaret & Gladys home.

Tue Sep 3, 1940 -- Clear, ironed. Heavy shower with some thunder & lightening. Went to prayer meeting.

Wed Sep 4, 1940 -- Some showery during day. Basil helped on pigpen today. Made a few pickles.

Thu Sep 5, 1940 -- Downpour all morning. Churned. Ottie, Myrtle, papa , Clint & I went to Woodstock. Got a shampoo & finger wave. Mostly clear all afternoon.

Fri Sep 6, 1940 -- Showers all day. Cooked. Guy Cropley is helping Clint put sill in back of barn. Got oats & barley in. Basil finished getting oats in.

Sat Sep 7, 1940 -- Rained hard all night & this morning. Made pickles. Annie & Hallie came down just before supper. Hallie & Clint went to town tonight.

Sun Sep 8, 1940 -- Mostly cloudy with light showers. Hallie & Annie went home after supper. Hallie & Clint fished most of day. Went to church in morning. Called at Uncle Harve's.

Mon Sep 9, 1940 -- Beautiful day, clouding over in afternoon, clearing toward night. Washed. Wes Buckingham called. Guy Cropley helping Clint on barn.

Tue Sep 10, 1940 -- Rained last night & nearly all day. Ottie & Myrtle went to Woodstock, have not come back.

Wed Sep 11, 1940 -- Clear mostly. Ironed. Picked cranberries for jelly, got it cooked. Went to town in evening. Ottie was operated on for appendicitis this morning. Myrtle came down.

Thu Sep 12, 1940 -- Partly clear & warm. Made cranberry jelly. Clint is plowing. Myrtle & Nettie went to Woodstock. Two Jews here for supper.

Fri Sep 13, 1940 -- Most clear & cool. Cooked & cleaned. Hartland truck through for last trip. Mr Hall taking another job. Myrtle came down from Woodstock tonight. Plowing.

Sat Sep 14, 1940 -- Beautiful day. Clint plowed. Cooked some.

Sun Sep 15, 1940 -- Mostly clear & warm. Martha Carlson & children here all day. Jennie & Paul, Clifford, Doris & Stella here. Henrietta Harvey has baby boy.

Mon Sep 16, 1940 -- Rained nearly all day. Made crab apple preserves & pickles & dill pickles.

Tue Sep 17, 1940 -- Most terrible wind & rain all night & today. Lion gale. Made crab apple jelly.

Wed Sep 18, 1940 -- Beautiful day. Myrtle, papa, Basil, Clint & I went to Woodstock to see Ottie. He looks fine. Myrtle had supper here. Osgood Wood married.

Thu Sep 19, 1940 -- Mostly cloudy with tiny showers all day. Churned & washed. Guy Cropley worked here today. Papa's birthday.

Fri Sep 20, 1940 -- Mostly fine. Cooked. Guy helped Clint today.

Sat Sep 21, 1940 -- Rained some all day. Guy Cropley helping Clint all day.

Sun Sep 22, 1940 -- Partly clear & cool. No company here today. Annie has been sick with cold, intended coming down today for visit. Ottie got home from hospital. Clint was up to see Chick today.

Mon Sep 23, 1940 -- Beautiful day. Washed. Mr Gayner called this evening, here to take Ottie's place for a month. Nadine here for dinner. Went to town in evening.

Tue Sep 24, 1940 -- Clear, clouding over with heavy wind & rain toward night. Ironed. Clint got a small duck.

Wed Sep 25, 1940 -- Terrible rain all last night & today. Clint got two ducks.

Thu Sep 26, 1940 -- Cold wind, partly clear, showers of rain, hail & snow. Churned, made pickles. Clint hauled sawdust for barnyard. Frost last night for first here.

Fri Sep 27, 1940 -- Mostly clear, cool wind. Lala called collecting for Red Cross. Ottie & Myrtle in awhile after dinner. Cooked. Jean went to Red Cross meeting at Mrs Gould's. Frost last night.

Sat Sep 28, 1940 -- Beautiful day. Cleaned & cooked some. Clint, Basil, & Melzie put some steel on roof of school house. Got our winter's shortening from Red Truck.

Sun Sep 29, 1940 -- Cool & fair during morning, clouding over & cold toward night. Mr Gaynor called in afternoon. We called at Uncle Harve's in evening. No church. George & Hazel up.

Mon Sep 30, 1940 -- Quite cold & clear. Washed. Clint got a duck. Harry, Aunt Pearl, Dora & Maud called in evening.

Tue Oct 1, 1940 -- Clear, cool. Basil here for dinner, helping Clint cut barley. Went down for church but there wasn't any. Elsie came today.

Wed Oct 2, 1940 -- Clear. Clint helped Basil & Uncle Harve haul in oats. Plowing some.

Thu Oct 3, 1940 -- Mostly clear. Basil & Clint hauled in barley here. Beatrice here for supper. Jean & I walked down with her. Clouds over, feels like snow.

Fri Oct 4, 1940 -- Clears off colder. Cooked. Clint got two ducks. Plowed some. Went to Red Cross at Mrs Stott's.

Sat Oct 5, 1940 -- Everything white with frost this morning. Beautiful day. Clint & papa & Jean picked apples. Jean got her bicycle today all repaired.

Sun Oct 6, 1940 -- Cool, cloudy. Went to church in a.m. Annie, Clifford, & Mildred down. Called at Basil's in evening. Ottie & Myrtle, Gladys & Luther there.

Mon Oct 7, 1940 -- Cloudy, clearing mostly later. Washed. Clint is plowing some Was over with him a few minutes before supper time.

Tue Oct 8, 1940 -- Heavy showers toward night. Guy & Joe helping Clint dig potatoes. Melzie here in afternoon. Finished before supper time.

Wed Oct 9, 1940 -- Cloudy. Pulled onions & picked last of tomatoes. Ironed.

Thu Oct 10, 1940 -- Beautiful day. Nadine here for supper. I picked few apples. Mended some. No school, teacher went to Institute. Churned.

Fri Oct 11, 1940 -- Beautiful day. Norman & Ray sawing wood for Clint down in Ab's field. Here for dinner & supper. Cooked. Went to Red Cross at Mrs Hamilton's.

Sat Oct 12, 1940 -- Beautiful day. Boys still sawing wood. Vivian Stott here for dinner. Clint, Melzie, Norman & Ray away tonight. George & Nettie married.

Sun Oct 13, 1940 -- Rained a little during morning & early afternoon. Church in evening. Walked down to school house after dinner.

Mon Oct 14, 1940 -- Beautiful day with cool wind. Thanksgiving day. Boys went up to drive points. Cattle man back. Cows all O.K.

Tue Oct 15, 1940 -- Cloudy with heavy rain in afternoon & night. Ironed. Boys finished sawing wood & went home in middle of afternoon. Ottie & Myrtle were up in evening.

Wed Oct 16, 1940 -- Beautiful day but cold. A little snow came last night. Ottie, Myrtle, Mr Seymour, Jean & I went to Woodstock. Jean had 2 teeth out. Got Jean shoes.

Thu Oct 17, 1940 -- Mostly clear, still cold. Made pickles. Clint finished picking apples & getting turnips in.

Fri Oct 18, 1940 -- Beautiful day. Boys went down lake hunting, didn't get any game. Cooked & finished cleaning my room. Red Cross at Lala's. Did not go.

Sat Oct 19, 1940 -- Snowed during night & morning. Cleaning. Ice cream & cake & pie sale at school house tonight. Made over $14.

Sun Oct 20, 1940 -- Mostly clear & cold. Went to church this morning. Field battle, both included. Slept all afternoon.

Mon Oct 21, 1940 -- Snowed & rained in morning, partly cleared about noon. Cleaned sitting room & put stove up.

Tue Oct 22, 1940 -- Mostly clear, quite cold wind. Washed & ironed. Mama went to Corner with Ottie in a.m. Papa fell on waxed floor & hurt his back. Ottie & Myrtle up in evening.

Wed Oct 23, 1940 -- Hailed & rained in morning. Quite heavy thunder about 4:30, some rain. Down to Lala's to quilt on Mrs Stott's quilt this afternoon. Uncle Harve here tonight.

Thu Oct 24, 1940 -- Beautiful day. Churned. Mr Hinch here for dinner, fixing up about his taxes. Clint is delivering wood.

Fri Oct 25, 1940 -- Beautiful day. Cooked & cleaned. Clint is delivering wood. Myrtle went to Harvey. Red Cross at Cecilia's. Did not go.

Sat Oct 26, 1940 -- Mostly clear, quite cold. Teacher & girls got baskets ready for sale at Ridge. Vernon took us all up. $18 made.

Sun Oct 27, 1940 --Mostly clear & cold. Ottie & Basil called this morning. Went to church in evening. Slept all afternoon. Hazel & children came back with Myrtle today.

Mon Oct 28, 1940 -- Cloudy nearly all day, cool wind. Washed. Joe Clark is plowing for Clint. Clint is working on boathouse for Springer. Myrtle & Hazel called. Ottie & Basil went down lake hunting. Snow Squalls.

Tue Oct 29, 1940 -- Beautiful day. Ironed. Essie & Mrs Hamilton called soliciting for minister. Renfrew men here for dinner.

Wed Oct 30, 1940 -- Beautiful day. Made pies & chocolate cookies.

Thu Oct 31, 1940 -- Beautiful day. Churned. Fixed arm of chair.

Fri Nov 1, 1940 -- Beautiful day. Cooked & got ready for Red Cross in evening. Pa & ma went to Ottie's for dinner. Joe plowing here all this week.

Sat Nov 2, 1940 -- Mostly cloudy, mild, some rain before night. Clint & Joe finished getting wood into shed. Men put steel roofing on other side of school house.

Sun Nov 3, 1940 -- Rainy all day. Terrible rain & wind during night. No church. Called at Uncle Harve's. Ottie took Hazel home.

Mon Nov 4, 1940 -- Mostly clear, strong winds. Washed. Joe plowing. Clint went back working on boathouse. Mae Leeman & Viola called for yarn. Cream truck came. Basil went down lake guiding.

Tue Nov 5, 1940 -- Beautiful day. Ironed. After dinner Myrtle & I went to Logan & up bluff & picked beechnuts.

Wed Nov 6, 1940 -- Rained hard during day. Myrtle & I helped Lala finish Mrs Stott's quilt.

Thu Nov 7, 1940 -- Churned. Partly clear & mild.

Fri Nov 8, 1940 -- Partly clear & mild. Cooked & cleaned. Beatrice went home. Doris came down to Lala's for weekend. Clint finished working across River on boathouse.

Sat Nov 9, 1940 -- Clears off about noon. Laurel took Clint, Art & Ray to Woodstock for grain. Jean & Nadine went up with mail. Boys got home after 11 o'clock. Myrtle called.

Sun Nov 10, 1940 -- Mostly cloudy with a little snow at noon. Went to church this a.m. Art's brought Jean & Nadine down spent afternoon.

Mon Nov 11, 1940 -- Cloudy with drizzling showers at times. Joe here finished plowing. Clint killed pig. Toots freshened. Churned. Cleaned kitchen chimney.

Tue Nov 12, 1940 -- Rained last night & all day. Made head cheese. Clint hauled Waldo some wood, one cord. Sent for Jean a coat. Cat called to see Clint tonight.

Wed Nov 13, 1940 -- Breaks away a little in a.m. Washed. Rains rest of day.

Thu Nov 14, 1940 -- Rained all day. Churned.

Fri Nov 15, 1940 -- Rained terribly hard all day. Cooked & cleaned.

Sat Nov 16, 1940 -- Rained all day. Jean got coat today. Clint went to Elias' & had horses shod. Kelsie called for yarn.

Sun Nov 17, 1940 -- Partly clear & mild. Went to Mr Stott's farewell sermon. Was down to Ottie's in evening. Doreen here for supper.

Mon Nov 18, 1940 -- Cloudy most of day. Washed. Clint banked huse & picked up a load of pulp. Abner here this evening.

Tue Nov 19, 1940 -- Mostly clear & mild. Myrtle, Lala & Floyd went to Woodstock. Sonja stayed here. Ironed. Took old vines down. Had a business meeting at Leeman's, gave minister 50 dollars.

Wed Nov 20, 1940 -- Partly clear this morning. Starts raining about 2 o'clock. Mr Stott moved to NS today, Alton Farrell's truck. Clint is threshing at Wall's today.

Thu Nov 21, 1940 -- Mostly clear & warm. Clint is threshing at John Wheaton's. Called at Lala's this afternoon. Finished Jean's sweater.

Fri Nov 22, 1940 -- Light showers, real warm. Cooked & cleaned. Clint hauled sawdust. Went to concert, sale & cance at Corner with Vernon's. Cooked & cleaned.

Sat Nov 23, 1940 -- Partly clear, cool. Margaret & Jimmy down selling cards.

Sun Nov 24, 1940 -- Snowed about all day, soft. Annie, Hallie, Mildred, & Stella down for a couple of hours. Called at Uncle Harve's in evening. Christie's & George's up.

Mon Nov 25, 1940 -- Clear with cold wind. Washed. Cream truck came. Clint & Basil got deer. Leeman's got deer, & Patterson's got one down lake. Ed Gould's wife died.

Tue Nov 26, 1940 -- Clear with strong cold wind. Ironed. Cut Aunt Martha's hair. Clint killed Gould's pig. Got suitcase full from Babe. 18 above.

Wed Nov 27, 1940 -- Snowed about all day. Clint hauled some dressing. He hauled Basil's ice house down. Washed outside windows & got them on. Myrtle up in afternoon.

Thu Nov 28, 1940 -- Snowed this morning, partly clearing with strong wind blowing the snow. Clint & Basil killed two pigs here & two at Basil's. Clint killed Guy Cropley's calf.

Fri Nov 29, 1940 -- Mostly clear & warm. Cooked & cleaned.

Sat Nov 30, 1940 -- Mostly cloudy. Jean tried to ride bike to town but too much snow.

Sun Dec 1, 1940 -- Snowed greater part of day. Called at Basil's in evening. No SS.

Mon Dec 2, 1940 -- Cloudy in a.m. Clearing. Washed.

Tue Dec 3, 1940 -- 12 degrees below this morning. No wind. Clear. 35 below at Station. 14 in Fredericton. Mended some dresses.

Wed Dec 4, 1940 -- Cold, clouds over toward night. Ironed. Abner called in afternoon looking for some beef. Vernon got into Spednic but got out safely. Omar with him.

Thu Dec 5, 1940 -- Snowed nearly all day. Cecilia's birthday. Clint took me to town with team. Several of us called at Cecilia's, had birthday cake.

Fri Dec 6, 1940 -- Clear & some warmer. Cooked & cleaned. Myrtle called in afternoon for awhile. Beatrice had supper with her.

Sat Dec 7, 1940 -- Cold with with snow in a.m. growing warmer in afternoon & some rain. Clint killed bull & Basil's cow. Clint went to Danforth tonight. Beatrice called tonight. Trafton's car went down today.

Sun Dec 8, 1940 -- Mostly cloudy, very warm. Snow going fast. Clint, Myrtle & I went to Ridge this afternoon with team.

Mon Dec 9, 1940 -- Mostly clear & quite cold. Washed. Nadine here for dinner. Jean went down to stay all night with her. Vernon's went to Woodstock. Boys started yarding pulp.

Tue Dec 10, 1940 -- Colder with a little snow tonight. Ironed.

Wed Dec 11, 1940 -- Warm with little rain early. Clears later & is cooler. Made bread & my fruit cake.

Thu Dec 12, 1940 -- Clear & quite cold. Churned. Jean took her dinner today & they all went over River to school closing. Myrtle called this evening.

Fri Dec 13, 1940 -- Beautiful day, growing colder. Cooked. Lala & I walked up to woods.

Sat Dec 14, 1940 -- Clear & quite cold. Cooked some & cleaned. Got our new radio.

Sun Dec 15, 1940 -- Clear & quite cold. Ottie & Basil here this afternoon. Guy Cropley here this evening. Hattie Coburn had baby girl but it did not live.

Mon Dec 16, 1940 -- Cloudy with snow toward night. Washed. Basil, Clint, Maurice & Tommy went to Woodstock with Buster.

Tue Dec 17, 1940 -- Clearing. John came with threshing machine. Basil's horse sick, has vet. Boys stay up & give medicine to horse tonight.

Wed Dec 18, 1940 -- Quite cold, clear. Threshed this morning, men here for dinner. At Basil's this afternoon. Ironed.

Thu Dec 19, 1940 -- Clear & cold. Basil & Clint haul oats & straw of Basil's down home. John finished up threshing & went home.

Fri Dec 20, 1940 -- Cloudy & warm. Cooked some. Went to school closing. Clint went to Mountain to have grain mashed. Slight earthquake felt last night.

Sat Dec 21, 1940 -- Beautiful day. Clint & Basil yarded pulp. Cooked & cleaned. Queen freshened. Mail late.

Sun Dec 22, 1940 -- Clear this a.m. 7 above, clouding over & snowing afternoon & evening. Ottie & Floyd called. Got up late, had no dinner today.

Mon Dec 23, 1940 -- Mostly cloudy, strong wind. Washed & made doughnuts. Yarding pulp. Jean & Nadine got their trees.

Tue Dec 24, 1940 -- Clear & quite cold. Ironed & cooked for Christmas.

Wed Dec 25, 1940 -- Christmas day. Ottie, Basil & Floyd called. Cloudy & warm. Patterson's had family dinner. John's had Basil's, Luther's & Berns' there. Hazel & George up at night.

Thu Dec 26, 1940 -- Beautiful warm clear day. Went down with tax notices, had dinner with Myrtle. Esther, Marjorie, Jean & Nadine sick with cold. Mr Patterson none too well.

Fri Dec 27, 1940 -- Cloudy, warm & foggy. Fixed up some house dresses. Red Cross tacking at Myrtle's. Boys yarding pulp. Melzie went to Woodstock at noon.

Sat Dec 28, 1940 -- Cloudy in a.m. Rain in afternoon. Jean & Nadine went to Corner. Men came home early.

Sun Dec 29, 1940 -- Mostly cloudy with light rain in afternoon. Basil called. Jean, Clint & I called at Uncle Harve's.

Mon Dec 30, 1940 -- Rained all day. Worked on Jean's red dress.

Tue Dec 31, 1940 -- Cloudy with some snow squalls. Fixed some house dresses.