Diary of Stella Boone Gillispie

Diary of Stella Boone Gillispie
Jan 1, 1946 - Dec 31, 1950

1946 --

Tue Jan 1, 1946 -- Mostly cloudy, mild. Washed. Arden here for dinner. Fred & Basil Wood down. Vernon, Mildred & Mary Lou here all evening. Babe doesn't feel too well today.

Wed Jan 2, 1946 -- Mostly clear, colder. Ironed some. Men finished hauling dressing. Babe feels fine today.

Thu Jan 3, 1946 -- Clear, 2 above. No wind. Clint hauled load of lumber across to Musquash. Boys hauling Tommy's wood. Wib down for oats.

Fri Jan 4, 1946 -- Clear, quite cold. Cooked, cleaned some. Perley & Fred Graham hauled load of grain to Ridge.

Sat Jan 5, 1946 -- Mostly clear, not very cold. Cat came down tonight. Don't like looks of Babe's incision. Clint went to Danforth. Dr. coming over tomorrow.

Sun Jan 6, 1946 -- Cloudy, warm. Worked getting Babe ready to go to Bangor. Dr over to see her this a.m. said to take her back to hospital.

Mon Jan 7, 1946 -- Clear, warm. Cat & I took Babe to Bangor hospital on cot bed. Ottie took us to Station. Clint slid truck off road this side of Station.

Tue Jan 8, 1946 -- Beautiful spring-like day. Babe about same.

Wed Jun 9, 1946 -- Beautiful a.m. clouding over with soft snow tonight. Cat & I went out to Luther's, walked back.

Thu Jan 10, 1946 -- Fine rain in Bangor early a.m. Came home today. Snowed all way up. Cat stayed down.

Fri Jan 11, 1946 -- Clear, quite warm. Cooked, cleaned. Eastern Co. scaler car broke down on Mountain. Clint went up for him. Here for supper. Perley & Jean took him to Station tonight.

Sat Jan 12, 1946 -- Cloudy & warm a.m. Soft snow rest of day. Boys splitting Gould's wood. Boys went to Lodge tonight.

Sun Jan 13, 1946 -- Mostly clear, getting colder toward night. Strong wind.

Mon Jan 14, 1946 -- 12 below. Clear. Mended all day. Men worked.

Tue Jan 15, 1946 -- 15 below, warming some during day. Washed.

Wed Jan 16, 1946 -- 18 below. Clear. Boys, Buck & Tommy, started hauling pulp to Station. Clint hauling wood to Ottie. Made head cheese. Snowed little.

Thu Jan 17, 1946 -- Cloudy early, clearing at times. Some warmer. Cat bringing Babe home from hospital on early a.m. train, 2½, 3 hours late. Babe much better.

Fri Jan 18, 1946 -- Quite cold, clear. Cooked, cleaned.

Sat Jan 19, 1946 -- Quite cold, clear. Clint went to Corner tonight. Taking a cold in my throat. Cat came down.

Sun Jan 20, 1946 -- 10º below. Clear, NE wind. Have cold in my throat. Made ice cream. Babe has quite a cold.

Mon Jan 21, 1946 -- Snowed all day. SE wind. Babe's cold some better. Mine about the same. Truck hauling down Grand Lake. Chick in this a.m.

Tue Jan 22, 1946 -- Partly clear, strong wind, snow drifting in. Mail went, barely got back. Clint dinnering out now. Did noon chores. Have wretched cough.

Wed Jan 23, 1946 -- Clear, no wind. Washed. Eastern scaler here for supper. Myrtle called.

Thu Jan 24, 1946 -- Pretty clear, very mild, like May, hazy. Ironed. Babe not feeling very well, can't sit up. Gets faint. May & Arthur came.

Fri Jan 25, 1946 -- Rained hard, turning to snow squalls & colder. Boys went to Danforth a.m. Clint went to Station to telephone Dr. Frank Boone got home from overseas. Took Chris to Dr.

Sat Jan 26, 1946 -- Cold, mostly clear. Vernon went with mail. Frank Boone called. Wes & Luella came down tonight. Luella here for supper. Cat came down. Plow came.

Sun Jan 27, 1946 -- Quite cold, clear. 8º below. Wes & Luella here for supper. So many up today. Terribly tired. Cat went home.

Mon Jan 28, 1946 -- Partly clear, quite cold. Washed. Luella here all day. Babe quite miserable. Clint telephone Dr. Duane. He said could expect this.

Tue Jan 29, 1946 -- Mostly clear with heavy wind & snow squalls, growing colder toward afternoon. Babe feeling better today. Clint telephoned Dr. Crocker. Ironed, etc. Wes & Luella went home.

Wed Jan 30, 1946 -- 8º below, terrible wind last night & this a.m. Babe feeling much better.

Thu Jan 31, 1946 -- Snowed hard all day & last night, very light blowing. Perley & Jean had supper at Myrtle's. Babe still better today, up most of day. Clint plowing main road, Vernon not back yet.

Fri Feb 1, 1946 -- Snowed a little. Cooked & cleaned. Mail didn't get back until today.

Sat Feb 2, 1946 -- Clear, cold. Perley, Jean & Winona went to Woodstock, haven't come back tonight. Cleaned. Plow came over.

Sun Feb 3, 1946 -- 4º below. Vernon took Cat home on way to Canterbury. Cloudy. Truck got back, had trouble with truck.

Mon Feb 4, 1946 -- 6º below, strong wind. Washed. Couldn't keep clothes on line. John came up & went back this afternoon.

Tue Feb 5, 1946 -- Clear, warmer. Washed.

Wed Feb 6, 1946 -- Clear, quite cold. Mended. Cleaned Babe's room.

Thu Feb 7, 1946 -- Rained all night & some this a.m. Warm, clearing afternoon. Cleaned.

Fri Feb 8, 1946 -- Clear, mostly clear, quite cold. John moved up today. Perley went for him. Myrtle & I got their supper. Jean sick all day. Cooked. Leslie Boone got home, away five years.

Sat Feb 9, 1946 -- Mostly cloudy with snow toward night. Si in to have books audited. John called. Clint went to shop today. Time at Ridge for Frank & Leslie tonight.

Sun Feb 10, 1946 -- Clear, quite cold. Church tonight. John went up over field. Road getting blown in full.

Mon Feb 11, 1946 -- Clear, cool. Sick all night, not too good today, can't wash. Jean has head cold.

Tue Feb 12, 1946 -- Cloudy early, clearing. Washed, did all, carried water too. Road bunged on Ridge Hill, Cat couldn't go with mail. Went to prayer meeting tonight.

Wed Feb 13, 1946 -- Clear, warm. Ironed. Mr Hinch & Don Melvin in at supper time. John calls nearly every day. Called at Mamie's.

Thu Feb 14, 1946 -- Rain all day or mostly with fog & wind afternoon. Broke out Ridge Hill & Cat took mail, didn't get back tonight. Terribly icy. Made doughnuts. Sara has (code) movement for first.

Fri Feb 15, 1946 -- Beautiful day, clouding toward night. Cooked, cleaned. Cat got back with mail. Terrifically icy. Regular hurricane tonight. John started for Corner, came back.

Sat Feb 16, 1946 -- Mostly clear, colder. Roads completely blocked again. Papa worse, put him to bed.

Sun Feb 17, 1946 -- Clear, quite cold. Church tonight. Chris to John's for supper & went to church.

Mon Feb 18, 1946 -- Mild early, growing colder with strong wind. Washed. John called.

Tue Feb 19, 1946 -- Clear, cold. Ironed. Had Dr. for papa. Called Irma tonight. Papa quite miserable.

Wed Feb 20, 1946 -- Snowed all day with strong wind. Cold. Papa brighter & stronger today. Irma came tonight. Slip & Vivian down. Vivian here for dinner. Made doughnuts.

Thu Feb 21, 1946 -- Terrific wind. Roads all bunged up. American plow broke & late getting in. Papa worse.

Fri Feb 22, 1946 -- Clear, partly. Mild. Jean cooked. Cleaned.

Sat Feb 23, 1946 -- Clear, not too cold. Ella came this a.m. Papa slightly better. Cat didn't get down. Mrs DeMerchant died last night.

Sun Feb 24, 1946 -- Beautiful day. Hallie, Annie, Jennie, Paul & Clifford down. Ella & I went to church tonight. John went around & up to Corner & Mountain. Plow came part way.

Mon Feb 25, 1946 -- Snowed all night & this a.m. with strong wind. Roads plugged. American plow broke down. Chick has big splinter in hand, here for dinner. Papa weaker.

Tue Feb 26, 1946 -- Clear, quite cold wind. Papa much worse all day & died at 11:30 p.m.

Wed Feb 27, 1946 -- Light snow during night & early morning. Perley, Basil, & John went to Woodstock for casket & supplies. Ottie & Clint went to St Stephen for flowers.

Thu Feb 28, 1946 -- Cloudy with hail in a.m. partly clearing & milder. Papa's funeral at 2 o'clock. John officiated. Roads terrific, not many out. Cat came down. Hallie, Annie, Jennie, Stella & George's wife down.

Fri Mar 1, 1946 -- Clear, beautiful day. Ella & Irma went back home. Cat staying down. Boys plowing lake. Cooked.

Sat Mar 2, 1946 -- Cloudy, raw. Boys working team up lake. Clint & Vernon went to Danforth to get part for truck. Cooked some. John in nearly every day.

Sun Mar 3, 2946 Rained hard all night & part of today. Some snow squalls. Cat went home around by Maine. Minister went up that way. Clint, Mamie & I went to church tonight. Slush deep in places.

Mon Mar 4, 1946 -- Clear part of day, very mild. Snow melting fast. Boys hauling out manure. No road broken from Mountain since big storm. Washed large washing.

Tue Mar 5, 1946 -- Cloudy, raw. Jean, Perley & John went to Woodstock, didn't get back in time for church. Ironed some. Washed several quilts & spreads. Lovely day.

Wed Mar 6, 1946 -- Clear, warm. Ironed, mended. Team hauled supplies up from town. Babe gaining wonderfully.

Thu Mar 7, 1946 -- rained some, warm. John, Lois & children up. Boys plowed road from cemetery up. Made mincemeat. Chris up, much better.

Fri Mar 8, 1946 -- Beautiful spring like day. Flies out. Cooked. Elias, Fred & Basil here for dinner. Fred went to Mamie's. Settling up. Chick in to settle up.

Sat Mar 9, 1946 -- Rainy. Warm day. Sprained my foot today, pains tonight. Snowed early this a.m. Nadine & Clifford brought Vernon's car around by Danforth. Vernon had team. Cat came down.

Sun Mar 10, 1946 -- Clear, cool. Church tonight, lovely sermon. Foot some better. Chris took her stand tonight. Clint hauled Leslie's car through drift up road, both ways.

Mon Mar 11, 1946 -- Beautiful cool day. Washed. John in all late afternoon. Brought in clams. His folks went home. Nadine here all morning. Hauling pulp again on Mud Lake.

Tue Mar 12, 1946 -- Cold, clear morning. Ironed. Church this evening. Mamie converted. Boys hauling pulp. Clint working at falls.

Wed Mar 13, 1946 -- Partly cloudy, very mild. Snow going fast, not much left. Made mincemeat. John not up today, first for some time.

Thu Mar 14, 1946 -- Partly clear, very mild. Made bread, baked beans. Mail went with team & car.

Fri Mar 15, 1946 -- Clear, mild. Cooked, cleaned.

Sat Mar 16, 1946 -- Partly clear, cool. Perley & Jean went to Woodstock & were married today. Back late. Cat came down. Plow came through to this side of Ridge.

Sun Mar 17, 1946 -- Clear, cool wind. Clint went to Corner with Minister. Perley & Jean went to Buckingham's for supper. Church tonight.

Mon Mar 18, 1946 -- Beautiful day. Washed large washing, 2 quilts. Shivaree here tonight, large crowd. John has service at Ridge tonight. Red winged blackbirds back.

Tue Mar 19, 1946 -- Clear, warm. John, Lois, Chris & Jane went to Woodstock. Johnny stayed here. All but Chris here for supper. Clint & Jean walked down to church. Perley started hauling nights. Went to Woodstock to get truck fixed.

Wed Mar 20, 1946 -- Clear, cool. Ironed. Lala up this a.m. Perley & Tommy hauling from 12 at night until noon. Murray Tompkins came.

Thu Mar 21, 1946 -- Beautiful day. Mended, filled pillows, etc. Wilbur down afternoon. John & Jane in afternoon. Heard bluebird & flicker. Chris in.

Fri Mar 22, 1946 -- Clear, warm. Cooked, cleaned. Too warm, no hauling tonight. Song sparrows back. Basil & Lala in this evening.

Sat Mar 23, 1946 -- Clear with high wind, cold. Flurry of snow last night. Boys hauling off ice. Clint went to Danforth, came back other way & down with mail. Cat came down early afternoon.

Sun Mar 24, 1946 -- Hazy, clearing, cool wind. Clint & I called on Joe & Alice. Church tonight. Perley & Jean walked to Ridge.

Mon Mar 25, 1946 -- Clear, mild, strong wind, clouding over with light rain late afternoon. Washed. John in, had church at Ridge tonight. Roads terrible.

Tue Mar 26, 1946 -- 70º above. Frost coming out fast. Ironed. Clint went to Canterbury with Vernon, got stuck up road, had lunch here. John got stuck above Cropley's. He is sick with distemper today.

Wed Mar 27, 1946 -- Thunder showers early this a.m. Some cooler today. Strong wind. John's went to Eastport. Aunt Martha isn't too well. Made holders. Lank & Ellis in to settle up.

Thu Mar 28, 1946 -- Beautiful warm. Day. Mended. Aunt Martha not feeling too well. Mail went today, not coming back until Saturday.

Fri Mar 29, 1946 -- 74º above. Uncle Harve & boys burned old fields up road. Fires burned until late. Cooked, cleaned. Called at Uncle Harve's tonight.

Sat Mar 30, 1946 -- Clear, cooler. Mail came, road little better. Cat came down tonight, quite cold tonight. Roscoe here for supper & all night. Truck balked, they couldn't get up to Buckingham's.

Sun Mar 31, 1946 -- Terribly cold wind. Froze hard, didn't thaw all day. Walked down to church, nearly froze. Kept Johnny today, Lois went with John.

Mon Apr 1, 1946 -- Quite cold, clear. Washed big washing. John & Clint went to Canterbury this afternoon. Boys working on road.

Tue Apr 2, 1946 -- Snowed & blew all day. Ironed. Abner & Bill Buckingham here for dinner. Boys working on road. Rena's father died.

Wed Apr 3, 1946 -- Quite cold all day, thawed a little. John here nearly all afternoon, talking to Jean. Mended.

Thu Apr 4, 1946 -- Mostly cloudy, sun came out hot after noon. Warm. Colder & round snow tonight. Mamie in & we tacked Jean's quilt. Ab here for dinner.

Fri Apr 5, 1946 -- Wet snow fell all day. Boys worked little on road & hauled sawdust for Vernon & Uncle Harve. Cooked & cleaned.

Sat Apr 6, 1946 -- Cloudy with snow squalls afternoon. Boys killed hog today. Margaret & Myrtle walked to Ridge.

Sun Apr 7, 1946 -- Mostly cloudy. Snow squalls. Church tonight. Cold.

Mon Apr 8, 1946 -- Clear, quite warm. Washed. John, Lois, her mother & children in. Clint went to Woodstock with Vernon. Perley went to Canterbury for hay. Tommy moved up to Cole place. Year ago today, mama died.

Tue Apr 9, 1946 -- Cloudy & raw with snow toward night. Clint & I went to Woodstock put truck in garage. Sam came over & got us. Ella operated upon today.

Wed Apr 10, 1946 -- Snowed & blew all day. Lot of snow piled up. 16 inches of snow down country farther. Still at Sam's.

Thu Apr 11, 1946 -- Cold, mostly cloudy, light snow squalls. Sam, Clint Edna & I went out town this afternoon. Truck not finished.

Fri Apr 12, 1946 -- Clear, cool wind. Snow going some. Roads bad. Sam, Edna brought us over to Woodstock, we came home just as Jean's & Perley's shower partly over. Called at Annie's. Came home American way.

Sat Apr 13, 1946 -- Clear, cold wind. Tired. Can't get much work down. Cat came down. Mail staying to Mountain tonight.

Sun Apr 14, 1946 -- Beautiful day. Took long walk up in Patterson's field. Uncle Harve in. Church tonight. Cat walked back after supper.

Mon Apr 15, 1946 -- Cloudy, rained from middle of morning. Washed. John & Jane in afternoon. Floyd up tonight.

Tue Apr 16, 1946 -- Mostly cloudy with strong cold wind. Washed again. Ironed. Mamie called. John in few minutes. Prayer meeting tonight.

Wed Apr 17, 1946 -- Clear, cold wind. Mended.

Thu Apr 18, 1946 -- Clear, cold wind. Mended. Called on Aunt Martha. Made doughnuts.

Fri Apr 19, 1946 -- Mostly clear, cold wind. Cooked. Men working on road.

Sat Apr 20, 1946 -- Snowed all day. Boys worked on road a.m. Cleaned.

Sun Apr 21, 1946 -- Clear, cold wind. Clint took John up over field. Called on Aunt Martha & Joe Clark. Church tonight. Snow went fast.

Mon Apr 22, 1946 -- Beautiful cool day. Washed. John in.

Tue Apr 23, 1946 -- Clear, cool wind. Moved Edwin down to saw wood. Ironed. Church tonight.

Wed Apr 24, 1946 -- Cloudy & foggy until after noon. Clearing. Hazel up ;& we tacked quilt. Rena & children in. Edwin went home tonight, sick.

Thu Apr 25, 1946 -- Cloudy early, clearing very warm. Babe & Cat went to Bangor. Ice melting fast in Mud. Took front verandah boards down. Darrel helping saw wood in Ped's place.

Fri Apr 26, 1946 -- Poured from middle of morning. Cooked, cleaned. Fred, Osgood & Chick in. Ice pile up above narrows on Mud.

Sat Apr 27, 1946 -- Foggy & miserable. Boys split wood. Ice went out of Mud Lake.

Sun Apr 28, 1946 -- Mostly cloudy & cold. Bernum, Frank, Dot & Jean down, hung up twice.

Mon Apr 29, 1946 -- Beautiful clear day. Washed. John in afternoon. Boys sawing wood.

Tue Apr 30, 1946 -- Light showers during day. Luella here all day. Darrel here for meals. Have sick headache. Clint went to church. John's & Chris went to Eastport. Ice out of Grand.

Wed May 1, 1946 -- Clear, cool wind. Finished sawing the Basils' wood, did Gould's. Darrel here all night & for dinner. John Boone's truck scraping road.

Thu May 2, 1946 -- Cold, very strong wind. Partly clear. Cleaned upper part of cupboard & under sink. Ottie in this afternoon.

Fri May 3, 1946 -- Last night very cold, froze ground. Boys getting Tommy some wood. Cooked. Myrtle called. Cold wind all day.

Sat May 4,1946 -- Clear, some warmer. Uncle Harve's horse sick, had veterinary. Aunt Martha had doctor over. Swallows back. John in this afternoon.

Sun May 5, 1946 -- Clear, cold wind. Church tonight.

Mon May 6, 1946 -- Clear, cold wind with heavy showers late afternoon. Hail down town. Cat working for Vernon. Washed. Mamie in. Marietta & Austin married.

Tue May 7, 1946 -- Light showers all day. Cool. Jean ironed. Cleaned my clothes closet. Babe has temperature, not feeling well. Clint, George, Basil went to Woodstock. Did not got to prayer meeting tonight.

Wed May 8, 1946 -- Partly clear, cool. Cleaned my room. Babe's temperature 103º. Quite miserable. Clint went to Woodstock, Basil & Folster went.

Thu May 9, 1946 -- Cloudy, cool. Did little more cleaning up stairs. Babe little better. Clint went to Woodstock again.

Fri May 10, 1946 -- Rained in early morning. Clint & Leslie Farrell went to Canterbury for fertilizer. Cooked. Uncle Harve's birthday.

Sat May 11, 1946 -- Rainy all day. Clint to Clarence Boone to Woodstock for Jerseys. He & Tommy went back to Lodge.

Sun May 12, 1946 -- Cloudy & warm. Called on Lois & Aunt Martha. Went to church evening. Art, Bert, Marguerite, & Gerald called. Mother's Day. Bobolinks back.

Mon May 13, 1946 -- Rained all night , still showering at times. Washed. Heavy wind came up.

Tue May 14, 1946 -- Beautiful day. Church tonight. John away. Shivaree for Austin & Marietta at Durgin's. Cora Lewin came tonight to sell place. Babe is poorly.

Wed May 15, 1946 -- Mostly cloudy, real light showers. Perley & Jean went to Grot's to buy Lewin place.

Thu May 16, 1946 -- Partly clear, real warm. Perley & Jean went to Canterbury. Clint & I cleaned over shed. Babe quite poorly.

Fri May 17, 1946 -- Rained hard all night with light rain this a.m. Cleaning partly during afternoon, cooked. Clint went to Station for Guerin's. Perley, Tom working on toilet. Shower for Austin & Marietta tonight.

Sat May 18, 1946 -- Rained most of morning. Myrtle & I picked large bag of fiddleheads.

Sun May 19, 1946 -- Partly clear, cold wind. Clint went to Danforth, towed Guerin's buck wagon back. Babe not too well. Church tonight. Herb Lydic had shock recently. Joe Clark worse.

Mon May 20, 1946 -- Lovely warm day. Washed very large washing.

Tue May 21, 1946 -- Rained at times today, strong wind. Ironed. Jean & Perley rummaged & sorted out cartons down at house. Finished building toilet & cleaned yard & hauled load of sand.

Wed May 22, 1946 -- Clear & warm. Cat, Vernon, & Babe went to Bangor. Babe went into hospital for few days. Cleaned my room. Took care of Johnny while they went up to church. Clint & Tommy helping Perley.

Thu May 23, 1946 -- Clear & very warm. 83º above. Clint & Tommy helping Perley, Jean cleaning bedroom down there. Cleaned storeroom. Went to Marguerite's & Gerald's shower.

Fri May 24, 1946 -- 86º above. Clear hazing over at toward night. Cooked & cleaned. All working down to :Perley's & plowing John's garden. People just commencing to work at garden a little.

Sat May 25, 1946 -- 84º above, good breeze. Cleaned, cooked some. Jean working down to house.

Sun May 26, 1946 -- Rained some last night. Church tonight. Quite cool today.

Mon May 27, 1946 -- Clear, warm. Washed terrific washing in shed for first. Men harrowing. Chris called tonight.

Tue May 28, 1946 -- Clear, warm. Ironed all day. Babe came home tonight, feeling some better.

Wed May 29, 1946 -- Beautiful day. Cleaned cellar & shed. Sowed oats across road.

Thu May 30, 1946 -- Mostly cloudy, light shower afternoon. Planting potatoes & garden. Brought Mr Inch here & buried him today. Fixed up graves.

Fri May 31, 1946 -- Wretchedly cold & windy. Cloudy, light showers. Cooked & cleaned.

Sat Jun 1, 1946 -- Cold clear. Canned veal for Jean all afternoon. Marguerite & Gerald married. Clint, Perley, Jean & I went to Shivaree.

Sun Jun 2, 1946 -- Clear & cool. Basil, Lala & Wayne up for Wayne a haircut in a.m. Velma Varney, Wes, Luella & Roscoe here all afternoon. Church tonight.

Mon Jun 3, 1946 -- Beautiful day. Washed & finished cleaning shed. Got separator out.

Tue Jun 4, 1946 -- Partly clear, cool. Ironed. Clint went early to Woodstock, repairs on truck. Boys plowing & harrowing down back.

Wed Jun 5, 1946 -- Rained all day. John & Bea, Flossie Foster & I went with John to Middle Southampton to District meeting. Home 12:30. Perley & Jean went to Houlton. Babe & Cat went to Danforth.

Thu Jun 6, 1946 -- Mostly cloudy, clearing some. Cool. Brought Herb Lydic here & buried him today. Cleaned part of pantry. Clint went to shop.

Fri Jun 7, 1946 -- Clear, warm. Cooked some, cleaned. Canned rhubarb & pineapple for Jean & myself.

Sat Jun 8, 1946 -- Rained some middle of afternoon. Clint went to Canterbury for grain, etc., for Chick.

Sun Jun 9, 1946 -- Clear & very warm early with terrific wind developing. Perley & Jean went up country. Clint called on Joey.

Mon Jun 10, 1946 -- Clear, with terrible strong wind. Washed. Myrtle. Babe & I went to Danforth. Clint went up country & to Danforth.

Tue Jun 11, 1946 -- Light showers all day. Perley & Jean went to Woodstock early. Ironed. Finished sowing. Cleaned some in pantry.

Wed Jun 12, 1946 -- Beautiful day. Clint & I went to Oldtown taking Mrs Bernard's boat, couldn't repair it. Left 10:30, back quarter to 10.

Thu Jun 13, 1946 -- Clear, cold all day. Cleaned at pantry. Painted front screen door. Men paint stable, clean around barnyard. Harry & John Fish down tonight.

Fri Jun 14, 1946 -- Beautiful day, cool breeze. John here for dinner. Cooked. John having revival services at Canterbury all week. Lois went down home with father & mother Monday. Loading pulp at Station.

Sat Jun 15, 1946 -- Clear, cool. Clint skirted across road. John & Amos here for dinner, working on parsonage. Cooked, cleaned. Loading pulp at Station.

Sun Jun 16, 1946 -- Clear, cool. Church a.m. Jarvice's & Annabelle down afternoon until evening. John has 5 services today, finished at Canterbury.

Mon Jun 17, 1946 -- Mostly cloudy cool. Light spits of rain morning. Washed. Babe & Jean went to Danforth with Myrtle. Hauling pulp from Fred Wood's today.

Tue Jun 18, 1946 -- Rained hard all morning. Ironed colored clothes. Finished cleaning pantry.

Wed Jun 19, 1946 -- Clear, cooler. Cleaned sitting room. Gordon & Louise married today. Clint went to Woodstock today, back late.

Thu Jun 20, 1946 -- Clear, warm. Cleaned kitchen. Went to Corner with Basil & Clint, called at Bert's & went to Shivaree on way back.

Fri Jun 21, 1946 -- Clear, warm. Cooked & cleaned. Clint working on road.

Sat Jun 22, 1946 -- Clear, warm. Cooked gum drop cake. John & family got home, called.

Sun Jun 23, 1946 -- Clear, pretty warm. Went to Corner to church afternoon & Sand Beach to baptism. Church tonight. Mamie, Chris, Edith Farrell, Beecher, Earl, Wes, Arden, Roscoe, Mrs Sanborne & Annie Farrell baptised.

Mon Jun 24, 1946 -- Very hot with thunder showers tonight. Washed. Catherine, Joan & Peggy called.

Tue Jun 25, 1946 -- Very warm. Ironed, cooked cookies. Church tonight & business meeting.

Wed Jun 26, 1946 -- Clear, very warm. Attended rally at Mountain all day & Margaret's & Philip's shower tonight. Hazel pretty bad today.

Thu Jun 27, 1946 -- 100º. Mended. Hauling pulp & on road work for men.

Fri Jun 28, 1946 -- 96º Cooked & cleaned. Perley & Jean went to Canterbury a.m. for wood stove. Clint went to move Davidson's house tonight.

Sat Jun 29, 1946 -- Terribly warm, cooling toward night. Clint & Basil went to Woodstock for casket & supplies. Hazel died around 1 a.m.

Sun Jun 30, 1946 -- Very hot. Went to funeral at Corner & afterward to church. Church down here tonight.

Mon Jul 1, 1946 -- Cloudy early & toward night. Hot in middle of day. John & Lois brought ice cream up. Babe went to Lala's for supper.

Tue Jul 2, 1946 -- Light showers all morning with down pour for awhile. Ironed. Prayer meeting.

Wed Jul 3, 1946 -- Clear, cool breeze. Cold nights. Mr Patterson very poorly, in bed today, had bad spell this a.m. Jean & Perley moved down to the house. Mended.

Thu Jul 4, 1946 -- Beautiful cool day. Thunder shower went around. Myrtle called. Cleaning front room.

Fri Jul 5, 1946 -- Clear, cool. Cooked. Finished cleaning front room. Wes & Luella came down to Perley's.

Sat Jul 6, 1946 -- Clear, warm. Clint & I went to Woodstock. Got crate of berries. Up late hulling & putting sugar on them.

Sun Jul 7, 1946 -- Cloudy. Thunder shower last night & one this a.m. Church tonight. Called at Jean's.

Mon Jul 8, 1946 -- Mostly clear. Cold this a.m. warming up. School meeting this a.m. Art down with team, here for dinner. Wes & Luella went home.

Tue Jul 9, 1946 -- Mostly cloudy. Washed. Rained toward night. Dr. over to Mr Patterson, can't live long. Church tonight.

Wed Jul 10, 1946 -- Cloudy & drizzly all day. Put up window blinds. Omar came to see his father.

Thu Jul 11, 1946 -- Beautiful day. Ironed, did odd jobs. Truck went to Danforth this a.m.

Fri Jul 12, 1946 -- Cloudy, misty. Cooked, cleaned. Babe fixing strawberries to can. Clint, Si, Ab & Tommy went to Meductic to Orange celebration.

Sat Jul 13, 1946 -- Clear, cool. Worked a.m. John & Jane here all afternoon & for supper. Babe & Cat went to Brook with Norman & Irva.

Sun Jul 14, 1946 -- Clear, warm. Church a.m. Had dinner at Jean's, Perley here for dinner. Chris, Lois & children here for supper. Jean, Perley, Cat & Babe up country afternoon.

Mon Jul 15, 1946 -- Clear, terribly strong wind. Washed. About to commence haying at Basil's.

Tue Jul 16, 1945 Beautiful day, cool. Cold last night. Frost down town. Went to Town, no church. Clint & Basil went to Woodstock afternoon. Clint to take degree in Black. Jean, Perley & Arden supper.

Wed Jul 17, 1946 -- Beautiful day, quite warm. Cat & Babe went to Bangor. Jean here this afternoon. John called on way to Canterbury. Shower at Jennie's tonight for Louise & Gordon.

Thu Jul 18, 1946 -- Clear, 97º. Jean came up & I sewed for her all afternoon.

Fri Jul 19, 1946 -- 98º Cooked & cleaned. Did part of Saturday's work.

Sat Jul 20 1946 -- Terribly warm, turning very cool afternoon. Went to Corner to Orangemen's time for returned men. Annabelle came down to Jean's.

Sun Jul 21, 1946 -- Cloudy & cool with light rain in afternoon & evening. Went to church at Corner & baptism. Clint, Myrtle, Carl, Alfred, Carl Spinney, Jean G., Emery & Nell, Hazen, Earl, Gladys baptized.

Mon Jul 22, 1946 -- Misty most of day. Myrtle, Cat, Babe & I went to St Stephen. Perley & Tommy hauled wood. Rained most of night.

Tue Jul 23, 1946 -- Cloudy, cool. Washed. Church tonight.

Wed Jul 24, 1946 -- Clear, warm. Ironed.

Thu Jul 25, 1946 -- Cleaar, very warm. Myrtle & I picked about 4 qts raspberries. Perley went away for load of furniture for Buster. Coming back tomorrow.

Fri Jul 26, 1946 -- Cool a.m. getting warmer. Cooked. Went berrying. Canned 2 ½ qts. Mr Patterson died early this a.m. Called Clint. Clint & Vernon went for casket tonight. Annabelle came up.

Sat Jul 27, 1946 -- Clear, warm. Funeral today.

Sun Jul 28, 1946 -- Clear, cool breeze. Church a.m. Annabelle went over with Mrs Brooks for day.

Mon Jul 29, 1946 -- Mostly clear, quite hot. Picked berries all day, got them ready to can.

Tue Jul 30, 1946 -- Partly clear. Washed. Canned berries. Canned beans.

Wed Jul 31, 1946 -- Ironed. Jean spent afternoon here & had supper. They finished haying.

Thu Aug 1, 1946 -- Cool, mostly clear. Cooked. Shower for Margaret & Philip tonight.

Fri Aug 2, 1946 -- Mostly clear, quite warm. Myrtle took Jean & Me to Woodstock. Perley took Earl & Fred up for load.

Sat Aug 3, 1946 -- Drizzled rain all day. Did Saturday's work. Boys went to Lodge tonight.

Sun Aug 4, 1946 -- Clear, cool. Church a.m. Lord's supper. Cat & Babe went up home. Cat's birthday. Alone most of afternoon.

Mon Aug 5, 1946 -- Mostly clear. 93º. Washed. Jean's washing too. Showery looking at times. Tommy's moved down to Si's. Boys went down Calais way blue berrying.

Tue Aug 6, 1946 -- 96º. Ironed all day. Babe went up to Mountain & picked beans. Clint & Basil went to Woodstock. Church tonight. Vivian came down to Jean's.

Wed Aug 7, 1946 -- Partly clear. Cool. Picked & canned beans.

Thu Aug 8, 1946 -- Clear, warm. Cooked & pickled beets.

Fri Aug 9, 1946 -- Terribly warm with showers in afternoon. Made doughnuts. John & Lois called near suppertime.

Sat Aug 10, 1946 -- Clear, cool. Got work done early. Boys went to Lodge. Went down to Jean's. Some rain tonight.

Sun Aug 11, 1946 -- Clear, warm. Jean & Perley here all day. Made ice cream. Church a.m.

Mon Aug 12, 1946 -- Clear, warm. Washed large washing. Did Jean's.

Tue Aug 13, 1946 -- Clear, warm. Ironed, picked beans. Cat & Babe went to Bangor. Perley & Jean here for supper.

Wed Aug 14, 1946 -- Mostly cloudy with little rain. Canned beans, made beet & cucumber pickles for myself, Jean. Shower for Irva tonight.

Thu Aug 15, 1946 -- Clear, quite cool. Sewed a little. Myrtle & I fixed chair at church. Clint cleaning road side below house.

Fri Aug 16, 1946 -- Clear, quite warm. Myrtle & I took Jean & Perley to Woodstock. Babe stayed at Annie's, came back with us. Clint hauling on truck.

Sat Aug 17, 1946 -- Drizzle all day, rained some during night. Cooked, cleaned. Babe canned some peaches. Clint went to Houlton.

Sun Aug 18, 1946 -- Mostly clear, cool wind. Church a.m. Babe & Cat called at Basil's.

Mon Aug 19, 1946 -- Clear, strong wind. Washed. Paul here for dinner with Clint. Picked beans & cucumbers. Thelma died. Chris went to Bangor.

Tue Aug 20, 1946 -- Rained during night & early a.m. Clint & Art went to Woodstock, took calves. Canned peaches. John in. Business meeting tonight.

Wed Aug 21, 1946 -- Clear, cool. Annie, Jennie, Don's, Stella & Mildred & children down today, had dinner. Canned beets. Basil poorly.

Thu Aug 22, 1946 -- Partly clear, very warm & sultry. Ironed. Babe canned carrots. Basil up to see Dr.

Fri Aug 23, 1946 -- Partly clear, quite warm. Cooked. Babe washed windows. Clint went for load for Buster. Thunder shower middle of afternoon with rain rest of day. John & Lois took children down home.

Sat Aug 24, 1946 -- Rained most of day & last night. John & Lois here for supper & evening.

Sun Aug 25, 1946 -- Partly clear, light showers once in awhile. Church a.m. Went to Grant Peck's memorial service at Corner afternoon. Mr Ramsey conducted.

Mon Aug 26, 1946 -- Rained part of day. Washed. John, Lois & Vivian went to NS to convention.

Tue Aug 27, 1946 -- Mostly clear, light showers. Ironed. Picked Jean's cucumbers. Myrtle & children up all afternoon.

Wed Aug 28, 1946 -- Rained hard all day, nearly. Babe made pickles. I sliced tomatoes. Clint went to Elias' afternoon.

Thu Aug 29, 1946 -- Partly clear. Heavy thunder shower afternoon. Lala called afternoon. Made tomato pickles. Alton & Warden down tonight. Jean has baby girl.

Fri Aug 30, 1946 -- Clear, cool. Cooked. Cleaned. Babe & I picked cucumbers & corn at Jean's. Clint went to Houlton & Woodstock for load for Fred & Earl. Perley came home tonight.

Sat Aug 31, 1946 -- Clear, warm. Canned plums. Clint plowed roadside below house. Perley went up to see Jean tonight.

Sun Sep 1, 1946 -- Clear, warm. Church a.m. Babe & Cat went up to Mountain with Vernon this afternoon.

Mon Sep 2, 1946 -- Partly clear, cool. Washed. Picked cucumbers, etc.

Tue Sep 3, 1946 -- Clear, cool. Ironed. Made mustard pickles.

Wed Sep 4, 1946 -- Clear, cool. Went to Corner with John to SS rally. Chris & I had dinner & supper with Bert. Billy struck Mrs Emily McMinn with apple. Unconscious for awhile. Clint went to cattle show at Devon. Winnie took 3rd prize.

Thu Sep 5, 1946 -- Beautiful warm day. Cooked & cleaned. Babe made pickles. Boys hauling in Basil's grain. Basil & Lala in tonight.

Fri Sep 6, 1946 -- Clear, warm. Went up with Austin & brought Jean & baby home. Clint & Perley went to Dee Wood's for engine.

Sat Sep 7, 1946 -- Cloudy with little rain. Cooked. Baby good. Men fixed up machine & threshed a load.

Sun Sep 8, 1946 -- Clear, cool. Went to church a.m. John & Harry Dow called on way to Mountain. John having meetings at Meductic last week & this.

Mon Sep 9, 1946 -- Cloudy with rain at times. Washed. Sultry & hot tonight.

Tue Sep 10, 1946 -- Cloudy with some rain, very heavy thunder shower afternoon. Ironed some. Sultry evening & night. Baby quite fussy last night.

Wed Sep 11, 1946 -- Partly clear, strong wind. Made mustard pickles for Jean. John, Lois & children here for dinner. Clint got horses shod.

Thu Sep 12, 1946 -- Clear, cool. John, Lois & children here for dinner. Made pickles for Jean.

Fri Sep 13, 1946 -- Mostly clear, cool wind. Cooked & cleaned.

Sat Sep 14, 1946 -- Some cloudy, looks like rain. Clint plowing little.

Sun Sep 15, 1946 -- Beautiful warm day. Sam, Edna & Jarvie came down afternoon for supper. Wes, Luella, Nina & Thomas down. Church a.m.

Mon Sep 16, 1946 -- Clear, very warm. Ella came for a week. Washed. Baby quite fussy today. Perley took two loads of wood to Sam's today. Clint cut last piece of grain.

Tue Sep 17, 1946 -- Clear, warm. Ironed. Clint went to Woodstock afternoon for load & Lodge in evening.

Wed Sep 18, 1946 -- Clear, warm. Babe & Ella had supper with Myrtle. Babe & I shampooed our hair. Sam & Edna came down tonight.

Thu Sep 19, 1946 -- Clear, hot. Made pickles. Mended.

Fri Sep 20, 1946 -- Clear, very warm. Cooked. Made jelly for Jean. Carl, Bertha, Bea, Clint & I went to Meductic to church.

Sat Sep 21, 1946 -- Clear, hot. Cleaned, made jelly for myself. George & Hiram brought Cat down.

Sun Sep 22, 1946 -- Rained part of day. Church a.m. They started SS this afternoon.

Mon Sep 23, 1946 -- Cloudy, misty all day. Made vinegar pickles. Jean preserved pears & cooked.

Tue Sep 24, 1946 -- Misty & rainy all day. Mended. Lala called. Church this evening. Clint went to Canterbury to Lodge tonight. John's & Chris went down country.

Wed Sep 25, 1946 -- Foggy & showery. Canned tomatoes. Jean worked down home today, they took baby down tonight.

Thu Sep 26, 1946 -- Clear, very warm. Washed.

Fri Sep 27, 1946 -- Clear, warm. Cooked & cleaned. Canned crabapples for Jean & myself. Ironed.

Sat Sep 28, 1946 -- Clear warm. Babe & I went to town afternoon. Jean & baby came back with us. Clint went to Canterbury to Lodge tonight.

Sun Sep 29, 1946 -- Clear, quite warm. Church a.m. SS afternoon. Called on Chris & Lucy, also Joe & Alice. Perley, Jean, Cat & Babe went to Mountain. Basil & Lala up tonight.

Mon Sep 30, 1946 -- Rained hard most of day & wind with it tonight. Got crabs ready for jelly & tomatoes ready for pickles.

Tue Oct 1, 1946 -- Partly clear, high wind. (Probably Lion storm & wind). Made pickles for Jean & crabapple jelly. Clint went to Canterbury. Perley went to Woodstock for load. Church tonight. Vernon lost cow.

Wed Oct 2, 1946 -- Mostly cloudy, raw wind. Washed. Clint dug Basil's potatoes. Vernon brought Nadine home today.

Thu Oct 3, 1946 -- Clear, warm. Ironed. Ab helped Clint pick apples afternoon. Here for supper.

Fri Oct 4, 1946 -- Clear, very warm. Cooked. Cut plant stalks in door yard. Cleaned. Ab helped Clint all day. They cleaned well out across road. Perley to Danforth getting truck fixed.

Sat Oct 5, 1946 -- Very hot today. Clint took apples to Canterbury & stayed to Lodge. Perley, Jean & baby up at Chore time. Dee Wood's baby died.

Sun Oct 6, 1946 -- Clear, very warm. Church this a.m. Jean & Perley up for supper. Baby sweet. Funeral for Dee Wood's baby at Corner.

Mon Oct 7, 1946 -- Clear, very warm until evening, clouded over & gale came up. Washed. Peeled pumpkins to cook & can. Boys digging potatoes.

Tue Oct 8, 1946 -- Clear, strong cold wind. Ironed. Mended. Boys finished digging potatoes. Clint, Si & Tommy went to Canterbury to Lodge.

Wed Oct 9, 1946 -- Clear, warm. Clint is plowing garden & potato ground. Babe & I went to town afternoon.

Thu Oct 10, 1946 -- Clear, warm. Babe & I tore paper off outer bedroom upstairs & got it ready to paper.

Fri Oct 11, 1946 -- Clear, warm. Cooked. Papered ceiling of bedroom. Clint went down for Perley to cut his hair tonight. Jimmy Graham operated upon.

Sat Oct 12, 1946 -- Looks like rain. Velma Wood married in church wedding today. Took care of baby while Perley & Jean went to Shivaree. Boys went to Lodge.

Sun Oct 13, 1946 -- Wind blew & rained during night & early morning. Church a.m. No SS. Stayed at Jean's for dinner. Boys went to Canterbury Orangemen's sermon. Ottie & Myrtle in.

Mon Oct 14, 1946 -- Clear, quite cool. Washed. Papered afternoon. Haven't enough paper for room.

Tue Oct 15, 1946 -- Clear, cool. Went to Woodstock with John & Lois for paper & got it. Clint is plowing pasture field. Babe ironed.

Wed Oct 16, 1946 -- Clear, cool. Papered all day. Babe made relish & finished ironing. She & Cat have rented Mrs Brook's house for winter. Aunt Martha has bad cold. Perley, Jean & baby up tonight.

Thu Oct 17, 1946 -- Rained early, cleared off then clouded over & is raining tonight. Finished papering. Jimmy Graham back from hospital.

Fri Oct 18, 1946 -- Rained hard during day. Cooked. Painted up stairs. Babe went to Buckingham's with John afternoon.

Sat Oct 19, 1946 -- Clear, mild, growing colder. Cleaned upstairs. Ottie & Myrtle here for supper. Ottie got lamb deer, gave us quarter. Boys went to Lodge.

Sun Oct 20, 1946 -- Froze ice last night. Art & Bert here for dinner. Marg. & Gerald down to Jean's. Jean & Perley here for supper. Didn't get to church today.

Mon Oct 21, 1946 -- Clear, cool. 21st wedding anniversary. We went to Sam's for dinner, called on Annie. Babe washed. Froze quite hard last night.

Tue Oct 22, 1946 -- Clear, warm. Babe ironed. Painted upstairs. Church tonight. Clint plowing. Boys hauling pulp. Froze quite hard again last night.

Wed Oct 23, 1946 -- Beautiful warm day. Myrtle & Babe went to Houlton. Painted, what time I had. Muriel & Barbara here for dinner.

Thu Oct 24, 1946 -- Mostly clear, warm. Finished painting room upstairs. Cleaned up. Babe went to Town.

Fri Oct 25, 1946 -- Clear & warm. Cooked, canned tomatoes. Babe canned chicken.

Sat Oct 26, 1946 -- Clear, very warm. Painted my bedstead. Cat came home tonight. George, Hiram, Gertrude, Elaine & Carl in short time. Perley & Jean up.

Sun Oct 27, 1946 -- Clear & very warm. Cattle & Horses in pasture tonight. Church a.m. Jean went to see Dr. Had infection in forehead.

Mon Oct 28, 1946 -- Clear, warm. Washed. Clint & Perley went to Woodstock. Jean came up, all here for supper. Cant went up home this afternoon. Dr. over to see Aunt Martha.

Tue Oct 29, 1946 -- Cloudy all day, with little rain tonight. Babe ironed. Made cookies. Edith & Muriel in this afternoon. Perley went to Woodstock again.

Wed Oct 30, 1946 -- Cloudy with rain afternoon & evening. Bee at parsonage papering. Ate dinner with Ottie & Myrtle.

Thu Oct 31, 1946 -- Partly clear. MREC meeting afternoon & evening. Clint is plowing, has lame back.

Fri Nov 1, 1946 -- Partly clear. Cold wind. Showers with round snow in it a.m. Babe & Cat went to Bangor. Cooked & cleaned. Chris came home.

Sat Nov 2, 1946 -- Clear, cold wind. Put up room stove, blackened it. Cleaned. Frank & girl friend came down.

Sun Nov 3, 1946 -- Cloudy, stormed during day. Church & SS. Jean & Perley up for supper.

Mon Nov 4, 1946 -- Rained most of day. Windy. Mended.

Tue Nov 5, 1946 -- Snow & rain, strong cold wind.

Wed Nov 6, 1946 -- Partly clear. Washed. Babe & Cat went up to Buckingham's tonight.

Thu Nov 7, 1946 -- Cloudy, cool. Ironed. Perley went to Woodstock, struck little girl. Unconscious 4 or 5 hours. Perley came home late. Jean came up, they stayed all night.

Fri Nov 8, 1946 -- Mostly cloudy, cool. Jean & Perley here until noon. Kept baby until night.

Sat Nov 9, 1946 -- Snowed & misted all day. Cooked, cleaned. Babe & Cat came back tonight. Hazel came to Myrtle's.

Sun Nov 10, 1946 -- Cloudy, cool. No church. John having vacation. SS. Tom Graham & Roy Hamilton here for supper.

Mon Nov 11, 1946 -- Remembrance Day. Cloudy a.m. Rain afternoon & evening. Babe & Cat moved over to Mrs Brook's house. Sewed on Cheryl's little mattress, up in evening.

Tue Nov 12, 1946 -- Rained most of a.m. & all night, clearing some late afternoon. Real warm.

Wed Nov 13, 1946 -- Clear, cool. Washed & washed outside windows. Perley, Jean, Babe, Cat & Luella up tonight.

Thu Nov 14, 1946 -- Clear, cool. Cleaned outside windows & Clint put them on. John here for dinner. Foster called for butter.

Fri Nov 15, 1946 -- Cloudy, mild. Cooked, cleaned my room.

Sat Nov 16, 1946 -- Clear, cool. Washed windows, cleaned cellar etc.

Sun Nov 17, 1946 -- Partly clear, quite warm. SS afternoon. Mamie & I called at B abe's & Cat's few minutes. Perley & Jean went up country afternoon. Here for supper.

Mon Nov 18, 1946 -- Clear, cool. Washed. John called few minutes, down from Hartland. Clint went to Spruce Mountain cove this morning, back at noon.

Tue Nov 19, 1946 -- Partly clear, raw wind. Ironed. Clint hauled dressing & plowed Cyr's garden. Babe walked up. Mamie called. Clifford started driving mail.

Wed Nov 20, 1946 -- Clear, cool. Cleaned storeroom & started front bedroom.

Thu Nov 21, 1946 -- Misty early, clearing some later. Finished cleaning front bedroom. Dunk Carr here for supper.

Fri Nov 22, 1946 -- Cloudy with rain late afternoon. Cooked, cleaned. Clint went to Woodstock with Vernon. Perley & Jean came up & did chores, had supper. Dr. to see Aunt Martha.

Sat Nov 23, 1946 -- Turned colder during night & early morning. Partial eclipse of sun. John here for dinner. Coming back tonight. Clint went to Corner this afternoon. Dick & Hope came up.

Sun Nov 24, 1946 -- Partly clear, cold wind. John came down last night stayed here. Church a.m. SS afternoon. John came back to stay all night tonight. Has bad cold.

Mon Nov 25, 1946 -- Partly clear, with rain toward night. Washed. Got clothes dry.

Tue Nov 26, 1946 -- Rained hard last night & some during day. Clint went to Ridge to thresh. Ironed. Perley went to Woodstock early.

Wed Nov 27, 1946 -- Clear, warm. Worked in front room. Perley got home after dinner today. Jean & Margaret in. Little rain today.

Thu Nov 28, 1946 -- Clear, colder. Papered & painted some in front room. Mamie up to sew Nancy's dress. Finished threshing to Ridge. Tommy picking rocks. Allan Greer's baby died tonight.

Fri Nov 29, 1946 -- Mostly clear, cold wind. Cooked, cleaned. Threshed Basil's oats. Abner here for dinner. Finished painting in front room. Jean & Perley up to get baby weighed, 13 lbs.

Sat Nov 30, 1946 -- Snowed during night, mostly cloudy. Funeral at Corner for Allan's baby, afternoon.

Sun Dec 1, 1946 -- Rained, misted or snowed most of day. Church a.m. Took Cheryl, but I took her home, scared of music & singing. Aunt Martha not so well. Chris getting bad again. Called to see them.

Mon Dec 2, 1946 -- Mostly cloudy, light snow squalls, growing colder with rising wind. 10º. Dressed two hens. Started baby a quilt. Hillbilly started working for Clint.

Tue Dec 3, 1946 -- 4º above, getting warmer during day. Clear afternoon. Finished baby quilt. Men trucking.

Wed Dec 4,1946 -- Cloudy early, clearing & quite mild. Clint & both Basil's butchered hog & Perley's pig. Babe up awhile. Miss Kinney & Mr Whitney called. Perley & Jean up to Mountain for wood for John. Had supper here.

Thu Dec 5, 1946 -- Mostly cloudy with snow squalls. Clint went to shop. Chris getting worse. Aunt Martha some stronger.

Fri Dec 6, 1946 -- Beautiful mild day, clear. Cooked, cleaned. John took Chris down to his place for awhile. Aunt Martha feeling fair. Clint went to Danforth afternoon.

Sat Dec 7, 1946 -- Mild partly clear. Perley took Basil to Woodstock to get oats mashed. Babe & Cat also Jean & Perley in tonight. Dot & Bernam down tonight.

Sun Dec 8, 1946 -- Cloudy mostly, very mild. Little rain a.m. Clear late afternoon & evening. Beautiful full moon. Church tonight. Jean & Perley went up to Chick's afternoon & evening.

Mon Dec 9, 1946 -- East snow storm today. John went to Woodstock.

Tue Dec 10, 1946 -- Only small amount of snow came. Mail went. Washed. Mamie in this afternoon.

Wed Dec 11, 1946 -- Mostly clear, mild. Ironed. Mended. Clint killed Basil's pigs today, a.m. & Guy Cropley's afternoon.

Thu Dec 12, 1946 -- Clear, getting some colder. Mag called for cream.

Fri Dec 13, 1946 -- Rained most of day. Warm most of day growing cooler toward night. Cooked & cleaned.

Sat Dec 14, 1946 -- Partly clear, colder. Vernon took boys to Lodge tonight. Perley & Cat up evening. Vivian & Jean going over to Babe's tonight.

Sun Dec 15, 1946 -- Partly clear, strong cold wind. Walked to SS & church. Truck froze up last night. Hillbilly's folks down to Jean's & Perley's today.

Mon Dec 16, 1946 -- Partly clear. 4º above a.m. Clod wind all day. Washed. Men getting wood. John took Lois to Eastport to see Dr. Aunt Martha gaining some. Chris isn't gaining.

Tue Dec 17, 1946 -- Rained & hailed afternoon. Ironed. Had dinner with Basil & Lala. Jip got loose, got Basil to tie her. Irva's baby died tonight. Got 10 chickens from Floyd Smith. Elmer & Murray came.

Wed Dec 18, 1946 -- Clear, very mild early, getting little colder later. Myrtle called afternoon. Dressed five hens a.m.

Thu Dec 19, 1946 -- Clear, cool. Made doughnuts & hermits. Buried Norman's baby this afternoon. Jean & Perley here for supper. Elmer & Murray took Chris to Woodstock to hospital, but all came back tonight.

Fri Dec 20, 1946 -- Beautiful mild day. Went to town afternoon, called on Babe.

Sat Dec 21, 1946 -- Sleet, rain & snow all day. Mail went to Corner & came back.

Sun Dec 22, 1946 -- Snow squally during day. Cold wind. Went to SS.

Mon Dec 23, 1946 -- Mostly clear, cool breeze. Washed. Basil Wood here for dinner. Clint scraped wood road. Perley, Tommy & Basil went to Canterbury with mail. Made cookies. Plow came through.

Tue Dec 24, 1946 -- Mostly clear. Cooked cleaned. Mamie called in afternoon. Went down to Jean's in evening to see tree. Looked at our presents. Ella came to Babe's tonight.

Wed Dec 25, 1946 -- Christmas day. Partly clear, mild. Perley & Jean here for dinner. They, Cat & Babe, went to Buckingham's afternoon. Ella stayed here.

Thu Dec 26, 1946 -- Mostly clear, horribly cold wind came up. Below zero. Drifting. Basil & Perley went to Woodstock. Can't get back, stayed at Art's. Clint went down with Jean. Ella & I bunked together. Frank & girl friend came tonight, nearly froze.

Fri Dec 27, 1946 -- 15º below. Wind gone down some. Cold, below zero all day. Ella went down to Jean's tonight. Basil walked home, Perley still up there.

Sat Dec 28, 1946 -- 12º below, warming up some. Snow tonight. Perley walked down, left truck up there. Cleaned.

Sun Dec 29, 1946 -- Snowed some. Milder. Went to SS & over to Babe's to see Ella. Called at Jean's. Frank's went home afternoon. Clint hauled them to town.

Mon Dec 30, 1946 -- Lovely day, getting some colder toward night. Put on kitchen outside windows. Mamie in, & Guy & Floyd in tonight. Boys getting our wood. John back home.

Tue Dec 31, 1946 -- Cold dull day, no wind. Washed. John called. Fred & Beecher in afternoon. Plow came over. No church tonight.

1947 --

Wed Jan 1, 1947 -- Clear partly. Cold with raw wind afternoon. Perley went to Corner & got truck fixed & home. Mildred & Mary Lou here all evening. Babe doesn't feel too well today.

Thu Jan 2, 1947 -- Snowed little all day. Mail went. Mended stockings all day. Mild afternoon & evening. Zero a.m.

Fri Jan 3, 1947 -- Cold, mostly cloudy. Cooked, cleaned. Snow blew terribly. Men all went to Woodstock, back early.

Sat Jan 4, 1947 -- Clear, some wind. Quite cold. Clint home for dinner. Working colts quite steadily.

Sun Jan 5, 1947 -- Partly clear, blustery. SS afternoon & church evening. Road open, but not too good. Called on Aunt Martha tonight. Not so well. Snowed little in night.

Mon Jan 6, 1947 -- Clear, mild with cold wind coming up before noon, mild toward night. Washed. Helped at Uncle Harve's. They sent for family, some came tonight. Aunt Martha weaker.

Tue Jan 7, 1947 -- Cloudy or mostly, quite strong wind. Ironed. Olive came tonight. Plow came through. Jean came up here for supper. Perley went to Musquash with Basil. Back early.

Wed Jan 8, 1947 -- Clear, some colder. Roads filling in. Aunt Martha better. Mended. Gixed grey dress.

Thu Jan 9, 1947 -- 5 below. Wind coming up later. Mended Clint's red jacket. Clint went over River to work with colts. All of Uncle Harve's family home but Harry. Aunt Martha better. Roads full. No mail.

Fri Jan 10, 1947 -- 5º below. Cooked, cleaned. El's folks came up to see Aunt Martha. Vonnie staying for awhile.

Sat Jan 11, 1947 -- 14º below & by bedtime 14 above. Below zero nearly all day. Clint didn't got to work.

Sun Jan 12, 1947 -- Clear, terribly cold wind. Went to SS & church. Called to see Aunt Martha.

Mon Jan 13, 1947 -- Zero, wind coming up. Terribly cold all morning. Washed.

Tue Jan 14, 1947 -- 6º below growing warmer during day. Clear. Ironed. Jean & Perley here for supper. Didn't got to church. Scaler over, they went up to Mountain.

Wed Jan 15, 1947 -- Commenced with sleet & rained little all day. Clint went to Houlton with Vernon. Perley went to Floyd's for hay. He & Jean here for supper. Made baby a dress.

Thu Jan 16, 1947 -- Mild beautiful day. Partly clear with little snow toward night. Alton & Edith here for dinner. Mag & Myrtle up.

Fri Jan 17, 1947 -- Cloudy cold windy. Cooked & cleaned. Hugh Wood was killed in Price's mill today.

Sat Jan 18, 1947 -- Partly clear, cold wind. Myrtle up this a.m. Boys getting wood. Finished Gould's.

Sun Jan 19, 1947 -- Quite mild, mostly clear. Went to SS & church. Very icy. Hugh Wood buried at Canterbury today.

Mon Jan 20, 1947 -- Rained & hailed with sleet most of afternoon. Below zero a.m. Sewed, mended. Terrific wind tonight. Sox & John Fish down tonight. Ottie up today.

Tue Jan 21, 1947 -- Rained terribly hard part of night. Mild this a.m. Wind coming up with terrific snow squalls. Washed. Jean up afternoon. Didn't go to church tonight, terribly icy.

Wed Jan 22, 1947 -- Colder. Ironed. Jean came up, finished dress for baby.

Thu Jan 23, 1947 -- Wretchedly cold. Clear. Sewed & Mended.

Fri Jan 24, 1947 -- Cloudy, wind SE horribly cold, turning warmer toward night. Cooked & cleaned. Basil & Lala up. Babe & Cat up evening.

Sat Jan 25, 1947 -- Cloudy & mild. Men didn't go to woods. Clint hauled Guy Lydic's wood with truck.

Sun Jan 26, 1947 -- Cloudy, warm. SS afternoon. Chick's to Jean's for dinner. John & Jane there for supper. Church evening. Called to see Aunt Martha.

Mon Jan 27, 1947 -- Cloudy, foggy with soft snow afternoon. Jean up afternoon, sewed on baby's dress.

Tue Jan 28, 1947 -- Cloudy & foggy a.m. Clearing partially afternoon. Washed. Clint went to Corner. Boys working. Finished baby's dress. Prayer meeting tonight.

Wed Jan 29, 1947 -- Cloudy, mild. Ironed. Jean came up this afternoon until evening. Cut out diapers & patterns.

Thu Jan 30, 1947 -- Cloudy, snowed little in morning. Clint went to Canterbury with Vernon. Sewed & mended all day. Gordon & Louise moved down to City today.

Fri Jan 31, 1947 -- Cloudy nearly all day. Rained most of a.m. Clint went to Woodstock with Vernon, went on over to see Sam, very sick. Stayed up to Sam's. Perley & Jean here for supper, also Arden.

Sat Feb 1, 1947 -- Clear, quite strong wind. Beautiful day. Stayed alone last night first time in this house. Perley doing chores.

Sun Feb 2, 1947 -- C&lemas Day. Beautiful day. Art, Bert, & John Gaskin here for dinner. We went down to Jean's afternoon. Church tonight. Terribly icy.

Mon Feb 3, 1947 -- Beautiful day. Washed, including kitchen curtains.

Tue Feb 4, 1947 -- Cloudy greater part of day. Ironed. Mamie in afternoon, also Lala & Myrtle. Alton, Edith, Hattie & Helen in evening. No church tonight & Perley was to Woodstock for feed. Terribly icy. Ice wet.

Wed Feb 5, 1947 -- Rained all day with strong wind. Put part sleeves in Perley's shirt.

Thu Feb 6, 1947 -- Beautiful mild day. Partly clear. Little snow fell early this morning. Babe & Jean came up after dinner, had supper here.

Fri Feb 7, 1947 -- Cloudy with snow & some wind all afternoon. Cooked & cleaned. Perley here for dinner. Ottie has broken bone in shoulder some place. Went to St. Stephen for x-ray. Arlene sick, went to Houlton.

Sat Feb 8, 1947 -- Basil & Lala started for RI during night. Cloudy a.m. with snow, sleet & rain all afternoon & most of night.

Sun Feb 9, 1947 -- Quite raw with wind mostly cloudy with snow squalls. SS & church tonight. Mamie up to hear sermon. Perley & Jean went to Corner afternoon.

Mon Feb 10, 1947 -- Cloudy with snow squalls all day. Made over winter dress. Boys getting up ice over River. Clint has bad cold tonight. Didn't wash.

Tue Feb 11, 1947 -- Partly clear, cool wind. Washed. Clint went to Danforth a.m. for Bern Walls.

Wed Feb 12, 1947 -- Clear, quite cold in a.m. with terribly strong cold wind afternoon. Ironed a.m. Went down to shower for Louise. Tardiff's house caught fire around flue, got it out.

Thu Feb 13, 1947 -- Clear, quite cold wind. Partly made over a new dress. Put larger sleeves in Cheryl's dress.

Fri Feb 14, 1947 -- Cloudy, raw, cold. Made doughnuts. Went over to see Babe afternoon. Cleaned. Uncle Harve in awhile.

Sat Feb 15, 1947 -- Mostly cloudy, very mild, wind down SE. Fred & Basil down. Babe had indigestion attack tonight. Ottie took here to Danforth to Dr. Clint went. Foggy tonight.

Sun Feb 16, 1947 -- Rain this a.m. with rain & snow afternoon. Perley came up for us to go down for dinner. Have had cold, didn't go to SS or church.

Mon Feb 17, 1947 -- Cloudy with cold wind. Mended a.m. Jean came up for dinner. Sewed for her all afternoon. Basil & Lala came home from RI this a.m.

Tue Feb 18, 1947 -- Cloudy a.m., clearing warmer. Roads filled in. Mail couldn't go. Called on Aunt Martha & Lala. Aunt Martha worse. Frank & Dot came tonight. Clint went to Spruce Mountain Cove.

Wed Feb 19, 1947 -- Clear, quite cold wind. Washed. Dick & Jess & Jarvis came early this a.m. Aunt Martha failing fast. Mail went.

Thu Feb 20, 1947 -- Partly clear, cold wind. Ironed. Mamie in most of afternoon. Clint & I called to see Aunt Martha. Low. Don came tonight.

Fri Feb 21, 1947 -- Cloudy a.m. commencing to snow & blow about noon. Cooked, cleaned. A.m. Mamie & I started for Margaret's shower afternoon, stayed at Jean's. Wretched storm. Clint started for Woodstock, got to Eric's. Aunt Martha little better.

Sat Feb 22, 1947 -- Wet heavy snow & sleet or hail all day with strong wind. Snow piled up everywhere. Mail couldn't go. Frank up for supper. Aunt Martha about same.

Sun Feb 23, 1947 -- Light snow nearly all day. Jean snow shoed up ;& had dinner. Had Dr. to Aunt Martha. Has cancer of stomach, bad liver, heart about played out. Frank & Dot went home. Roads terrible. Didn't go to SS & church.

Mon Feb 24, 1947 -- Snowing this a.m. Clearing during afternoon. Perley here for dinner. Worked in pig pen. Mended. John resigned at church yesterday.

Tue Feb 25, 1947 -- Heaviest white frost this a.m. I have ever saw. Things beautiful. Washed. Men working over River.

Wed Feb 26, 1947 -- Clear, quite cold wind. Walked down to school house, called at Uncle Harve's. Aunt Martha worse, more so afternoon, died twenty to seven. Clint & I helped down there. Mamie & I stayed all night. Ironed.

Thu Feb 27, 1947 -- Clear, quite cold. Cooked. Had short sleep afternoon. Babe came up awhile afternoon. Frank & Dot & Dick & Hope at Uncle Harve's.

Fri Feb 28, 1947 -- Snow squalls most of day. Funeral at church. Frank's went back tonight. Erve & Jess moved home today.

Sat Mar 1, 1947 -- Beautiful day. Clint went Elias'. Perley hauling wood for Harry Graham. Dick's went home. Uncle Harve pretty lonesome.

Sun Mar 2, 1947 -- Mostly cloudy. Quite mild. SS afternoon, church evening. Called at Jean's & Joe's. Babe & Cat went to Corner for day.

Mon Mar 3, 1947 -- Snow & terrific wind last night. Drifts 4 feet in places, worst of season. Light snow most of day. Mended. No school.

Tue Mar 4, 1947 -- Snow squalls all day, mild. Fixed dresses. Men going on snow shoes. Vernon's team to school house. Si got above Uncle Harve's with team.

Wed Mar 5, 1947 -- Light snow mostly all day. Vonie & Martha went home. Vernon came up for them, took them down town. Chick came down with team. Made 10 qts mincemeat.

Thu Mar 6, 1947 -- Mostly cloudy, some snow squalls. Clint & Perley broke out wood road. Perley here for dinner. Mended, sewed some. John snow-shoed up for awhile.

Fri Mar 7, 1947 -- Mostly cloudy, raw wind. Cooked, cleaned. Men hauling out wood. Two Basil's fishing.

Sat Mar 8, 1947 -- Cloudy with snow squalls. John Fish, Beecher, Warden & cousin in for supper. Jean came up. Clint brought baby on John's team. Plow came through. Perley & Jean staying up tonight, bad walking. New milch cow.

Sun Mar 9, 1947 -- Plow came through 10 to five this a.m. Wet snow piled down nearly all night & today. Clint's cow sick, called veterinary. He & Les Collier here for supper. Jean & Perley went down home with them. Didn't get to church & SS.

Mon Mar 10, 1947 -- Mostly cloudy. Mail went. Fixed brown wool dress. Cow better.

Tue Mar 11, 1947 -- Mostly clear. Washed. Jean came up afternoon, they stayed for supper. Bunch from Mountain down evening. Didn't get to prayer meeting.

Wed Mar 12, 1947 -- Beautiful warm day. Frst this a.m. Ironed. Cooked Jean's meat for mincemeat. Alton & Edith down, had dinner at Mamie's.

Thu Mar 13, 1947 -- Beautiful warm day. Made mincemeat for Jean. Canned meat. Perley, Jean, Cat & Babe up this evening.

Fri Mar 14, 1947 -- Snowed little first then rained hard all day. Perley went to Canterbury for sawdust for Art. Cooked & cleaned. Canned meat.

Sat Mar 15, 1947 -- Beautiful day. Crows & starlings are back. Were away all winter.

Sun Mar 16, 1947 -- Mostly cloudy, quite raw wind. Went to SS & church. Walking wet & slushy. Snowed little last night.

Mon Mar 17, 1947 -- Partly clear. Washed. Lovely day for drying battin mattress & blankets. Roads bad. Wheel tracks bare, slushy.

Tue Mar 18, 1947 -- Partly clear, raw day. Ironed. Mamie in & Ottie in afternoon. Prayer & business meeting tonight.

Wed Mar 19, 1947 -- Beautiful day, quite cold night, froze hard. Clint went to Woodstock for load with Vernon. Jean & Perley here for supper. My birthday. Babe went to Bangor. Made ice cream.

Thu Mar 20, 1947 -- Beautiful day. Cat & Uncle Harve & Perley in this a.m. Gave them dish of ice cream. Joe Clark pretty bad.

Fri Mar 21, 1947 -- Looks like storm. Mild. Perley went to Canterbury for load of sawdust. Cooked, cleaned. Lala called afternoon.

Sat Mar 22, 1947 -- Cold last night. Partly clear. Perley went to Woodstock for feed. Babe & Cat up tonight. Socks had a load here for supper. Frank & wife came.

Sun Mar 23, 1947 -- Clear, cool. SS & church. Called to see Joey after SS. Howard & Inez Henderson to church tonight. Here until tomorrow.

Mon Mar 24, 1947 -- Beautiful warm day. Blackbirds here today. Washed. Clint moved John Gaskin's cattle up for him. Frank's took Uncle Harve to Bangor.

Tue Mar 25, 1947 -- Cloudy a.m. with wind coming up & raining hard most of afternoon. Clint went to Houlton with Austin. Edna little better. Perley & Jean here for supper. Ironed.

Wed Mar 26, 1947 -- Cleared off in night, terrible wind with snow squalls. Clint went to Calais with Ottie. Sewed on baby's dress, mended Perley's sweater. Margaret has baby boy, also Catherine Foster has boy.

Thu Mar 27, 1947 -- Partly clear, cold night. Wind gone down. Sewed on baby's dress. Few snow squalls.

Fri Mar 28, 1947 -- Partly clear, quite cool wind. Made doughnuts. Jean & Babe came up afternoon, Jean & Perley stayed for supper. Louise has baby girl.

Sat Mar 29, 1947 -- Mostly clear, warmer. John went to Hartl& today for services. Mamie in all afternoon.

Sun Mar 30, 1947 -- Partly cloudy, raw NE wind with snow toward afternoon. Went to SS. Clint went. Elmer Leeman broke leg few days ago, in Danforth hospital.

Mon Mar 31, 1947 -- Mostly clear, warmer. Clint & Perley went to Houlton, fix saw. Washed. Myrtle & Lala called. Marjorie Hawkes has baby girl. Tue Apr 1, 1947 -- Mostly clear, cool wind. Ironed. Finished baby's dress.

Wed Apr 2, 1947 -- Clear, cold wind. Jean & Perley here for dinner. Baby has head cold.

Thu Apr 3, 1947 -- Clear, cold wind. Made apron. Babe went to Bangor, had little upset again. Basil & Lala in this afternoon.

Fri Apr 4, 1947 -- Beautiful cool day. Cooked & cleaned. Vivian up for cream. Got my bible today. Uncle Harve came home today. Good Friday. Most of spring birds are back.

Sat Apr 5, 1947 -- Mostly clear a.m. Cool with rain toward night. Hazel & Arthur called afternoon. Made pie. Muriel's baby died this morning, took sick early morning.

Sun Apr 6, 1947 -- Rained hard all night & part of morning, clearing very warm during afternoon. Perley, Jean & Cat went to Corner. Babe had supper with us. We called at Lala's on way from SS. Easter Sunday.

Mon Apr 7, 1947 -- Partly clear, strong cold wind. Made apron. Boys sawed Basil's wood. Buried Muriel's baby at Corner today. Vernon & Mildred up for milk tonight.

Tue Apr 8, 1947 -- Partly clear a.m. Strong cold wind. Washed. Sawed Hillbilly's wood & moved up to foot of Beech Ridge & sawed some. Vivian called for cream.

Wed Apr 9, 1947 -- Partly clear with little snow toward night. Ironed. Jean came up before dinner. Mended some. Vernon scraped road.

Thu Apr 10, 1947 -- Clear, warm. Road terribly mucky. Went over to Babe's for dinner. Alton Wood down. Called to see Louise's baby.

Fri Apr 11, 1947 -- Cloudy with rain middle of morning. Cooked, cleaned. Vivian up for cream. Perley went to Dr. with sore foot.

Sat Apr 12, 1947 -- Cloudy. Roads pretty bad. Clint hauled Johnston & Vernon out of bad place in front of Uncle Harve's. Gladys & children came to Bern's.

Sun Apr 13, 1947 -- Cloudy, raw wind. Went to SS. Called at Jean's. Perley went to Dr. again, foot better. Margaret has been real miserable, staying at Fred's.

Mon Apr 14, 1947 -- Cloudy, raw wind. Washed. Clint & Basil killed & dressed hog. Ottie up for milk.

Tue Apr 15, 1947 -- Clear, quite cold wind. Ironed. Frank & wife came down to live with Uncle Harve last night. Mildred & Vernon called tonight. Vivian up for cream.

Wed Apr 16, 1947 -- Clear a.m., clouding at noon with heavy snow toward night with wind. Jean & Perley here for supper. Mamie here afternoon. Sore throat tonight. John down & back today.

Thu Apr 17, 1947 -- Quite drifts of snow this a.m. Mostly cloudy, raw, clearing near night. Mended. Have rotten cold in head & throat. Mail didn't go.

Fri Apr 18, 1947 -- Clear, cool wind, clouding late afternoon. Earl Atkinson here for dinner. Cooked & cleaned. Frank started working for Clint. Mail went. Snow nearly gone again.

Sat Apr 19, 1947 -- Partly clear, froze hard last night. Cool wind. Cold quite tight. Clifford scraping road. Mail didn't come back until tonight.

Sun Apr 20, 1947 -- Mostly cloudy, strong cold wind. Didn't go out all day. Cold bad. Basil & Lala & Carol Anne up evening. Nadine went to Woodstock to have tonsils out.

Mon Apr 21, 1947 -- Mostly clear, cold strong wind. Mended some. Cold slightly looser. Men sawing & splitting wood up road. Frank & Gertie in tonight. John got back from work at Hartland. Tue Apr 22, 1947 -- Beautiful day. Callers in all day at times. Haven't washed. Cold bad. Babe & Cat up tonight.

Wed Apr 23, 1947 -- Partly clear, warm. Clifford brought Nadine home from hospital.

Thu Apr 24, 1947 -- Cloudy with raw wind, clearing tonight. Gordon's & Louise's baby died during night. Mended.

Fri Apr 25, 1947 -- Clear, quite waqrm. Buried Louise's baby today. Jean & Perley up for supper. Cold little better. Cooked cookies & doughnuts.

Sat Apr 26, 1947 -- Clear & warmer. Cleaned. Gertie called late afternoon. Boys brought down load of wood, nearly out.

Sun Apr 27, 1947 -- Rain at times from late a.m. on. Church again today, didn't get out, feeling too miserable with cold. Cars getting stuck up the road today.

Mon Apr 28, 1947 -- Clear, strong cold wind. Ice churning in lakes, not out yet. Mended some. Too much cold to wash. John taking cold today. Snowing late tonight.

Tue Apr 29, 1947 -- Clear & cold a.m. clouding over afternoon. Snowed during night, ground white this morning, gone tonight. Still have bad cold in head.

Wed Apr 30, 1947 -- Rainy all day. Read most of day.

Thu May 1, 1947 -- Rainy & cold all day. Perley & Jean up afternoon & for supper.

Fri May 2, 1947 -- Rainy all day. Cooked & cleaned. Cold lots better.

Sat May 3, 1947 -- Rained nearly all day. Myrtle called afternoon. Mamie & Basil in during evening. Perley went to Woodstock for feed. John has wretched cold all week.

Sun May 4, 1947 -- Rained hard most of a.m. John went up country, cold some better. Rained hard all day. Didn't get to SS nor church. Cars got stuck up road again.

Mon May 5, 1947 -- Rainy a.m. partly clearing afternoon. Callers all day, didn't accomplish much. Myrtle & Babe up. Ice out of Mud Lake.

Tue May 6, 1947 -- Rainy all day. Cleaned upper part of cupboards. Clint & Mamie dried dishes for me. Jean & Perley up in evening. Floyd came home for few days.

Wed May 7, 1947 -- Clear all morning. Clouding over with some rain during afternoon. Washed all day, three weeks washing.

Thu May 8, 1947 -- Rained during night & early morning. Mostly cloudy. Cold strong wind with snow squalls during afternoon. Ironed. Mamie called, John in. Callers all evening.

Fri May 9, 1947 -- Mostly cloudy, cold strong wind. Cooked. Ice out of Grand.

Sat May 10, 1947 -- Clear, mild. We went up to Sam's after dinner. Jean & Perley came up & took over.

Sun May 11, 1947 -- Clear, mild. Had dinner at Annie's, came home before supper. Went to church. Mother's Day.

Mon May 12, 1947 -- Rained a little early, clearing. Jean & Perley are still here.

Tue May 13, 1947 -- Clear & mild until late afternoon when it clouded over & rained all evening. Myrtle, Lala, Mrs Folster & I went to St. Stephen.

Wed May 14, 1947 -- Clear, terribly cold wind. We washed all day. Chick in tonight to figure up.

Thu May 15, 1947 -- Clear, heavy wind. Washed big washing for Jean. Jean ironed.

Fri May 16, 1947 -- Clear, mild. Jean & Perley went home afternoon. Cooked some.

Sat May 17, 1947 -- Rainy. Cooked & cleaned. Worked all day.

Sun May 18, 1947 -- Cloudy, cool. Church a.m.

Mon May 19, 1947 -- Clear, cool. Washed. Clint & I raked part of door yard. Jean came up & stayed for supper. Perley hauled lime from Canterbury.

Tue May 20, 1947 -- Rained most of day. Perley hauled load of lime from Canterbury. Callers most of day. Church business meeting tonight. Si & Gould had squabble. Got home 11:40.

Wed May 21, 1947 -- Clear, cool. Cleaned cellar & finished raking door yard.

Thu May 22, 1947 -- Cloudy & damp. Cleaned overhead in shed, storeroom, & front of shed. Got separator out.

Fri May 23, 1947 -- Clear & warm. Had Cheryl to look after, Perley's & Mel's went to Woodstock. Myrtle & I went for fiddleheads.

Sat May 24, 1947 -- 84º above. Quite sultry. Cooked & cleaned.

Sun May 25, 1947 -- Clear early, clouding over with little rain at times. Church & SS a.m. Went over & called on Babe in new home afternoon.

Mon May 26, 1947 -- Rained most of night with wind. Heavy mist this a.m. Boys went to shop. Washed for first in shed. Callers all evening.

Tue May 27, 1947 -- Clear, warm most of day. Perley & Jean went to Woodstock. Ironed. Took care of Cheryl. Went to business meeting, not enough came.

Wed May 28, 1947 -- Clear early clouding with showers. Cleaned at dining room. Jean up for supper. Perley took truck to Woodstock for repairs. Shower at Myrtle's for Lois.

Thu May 29, 1947 -- Showery at times. Cold. Big scraper came through, stayed down. Perley didn't get home until this afternoon. He, Jean & Babe here for supper.

Fri May 30, 1947 -- Rained during night & this a.m. Clear afternoon. Cool. Perley took Frank & Gertie to Woodstock for furniture. Worked in cemetery afternoon. Cooked & cleaned.

Sat May 31, 1947 -- Clear, quite cool wind. Cooked, cleaned. Men got potatoes planted & part of garden.

Sun Jun 1, 1947 -- Mostly cloudy, cold wind a.m. growing warmer with light rain toward night. Church & SS. Perley & Jean & Babe went to Buckingham's. Fletcher had bad spell last night.

Mon Jun 2, 1947 -- Rainy & mistly all day. Cleaned my clothes closet & most of bedroom. Went to business meeting tonight. Vivian came down to help Jean clean house.

Tue Jun 3, 1947 -- Rained hard all morning. Finished my room & did other bedrooms & front bedroom downstairs.

Wed Jun 4, 1947 -- Mostly clear. Washed large washing.

Thu Jun 5, 1947 -- Partly clear & warm with rain toward night. Cleaned stove pipe at church a.m. Cleaned our pipes & stove & flues afternoon.

Fri Jun 6, 1947 -- Cooked some. Flue plugged, stove smoked, had to take pipe down again. Uncle Harve & Frank's came down tonight.

Sat Jun 7, 1947 -- Rainy. Cooked some & cleaned. Frank's went to Eastport. Jean & Perley here for supper. Babe & Cat came up awhile. Annie Higgs married.

Sun Jun 8, 1947 -- Cold & damp, misty. Church & SS.

Mon Jun 9, 1947 -- Rained most of day. Cleaned sitting room. Uncle Harve called on way up country, on way back from Eastport. John took Lois down home.

Tue Jun 10, 1947 -- Terribly cold wind & cloudy. Washed large washing. Kept Carol Anne, Lala went to Houlton. Frank & Gertie went to Fredericton.

Wed Jun 11, 1947 -- Cold wind & cloudy early, clearing & warmer. Cleaned most of kitchen. Ironed tonight.

Thu Jun 12, 1947 -- Clear & quite hot. Washed windows & got screens in. Finished ironing curtains, etc., tonight.

Fri Jun 13, 1947 -- Mostly clear, warm. Cooked & cleaned. Got kitchen curtains up tonight.

Sat Jun 14, 1947 -- Clear & warm early with terribly cold rain afternoon. Ottie, Myrtle, Clint & I went to Bear Isl&. Jersey Club had meeting & chicken dinner. Shivaree for Annie Higgs. Boys went to Lodge.

Sun Jun 15, 1947 -- Cloudy & mild. Church & SS in a.m.

Mon Jun 16, 1947 -- Partly clear, warm. Washed & ironed.

Tue Jun 17, 1947 -- Partly clear. Western Union meetings commenced at Corner. Irma & Max came tonight.

Wed Jun 18, 1947 -- Rained part of day. Clint & I went to services at Corner tonight.

Thu Jun 19, 1947 -- Rained hard nearly all day. We went up to church afternoon & I stayed until evening. Clint came down & back again. Max & Irma at Babe's.

Fri Jun 20, 1947 -- Beautiful day. Clint, Mamie & I went to Danforth to SS rally. Jean & Perley, Cat & Babe, up evening. Irma & Max at Myrtle's.

Sat Jun 21, 1947 -- Clear, quite warm. Cooked & cleaned. Max went fishing with Hillbilly.

Sun Jun 22, 1947 -- Clear, quite warm. Church, no SS. Sam, Edna & Jarvie down for dinner & supper. Jarvie poorly after supper, went home. Max fishing with Hillbilly.

Mon Jun 23, 1947 -- Clear, warm. Washed. Max went fishing with Basil, got bass.

Tue Jun 24, 1947 -- Clear, very warm. Basil & Max went fishing up Pirate. Ironed. Wed Jun 25, 1947 -- Cloudy with some rain. Finished planting garden. Cooked some.

Thu Jun 26, 1947 -- Cloudy early, quite cool, growing warmer. Clint & I went to Houlton, took Max & Irma to Annie's.

Fri Jun 27, 1947 -- 92º. Muggy & hot with heavy thunder shower in evening. Cooked & cleaned. Perley & Jean up for supper. Max went home.

Sat Jun 28, 1947 -- Quite warm & clear. Clint, Irma & I went to Woodstock for load.

Sun Jun 29, 1947 -- 98º. Church & SS in a.m. Perley & Jean up for dinner & supper. George, Harry, Nettie, Susie & Dora called. Irma went to Myrtle's for supper. Lois has baby girl.

Mon Jun 30, 1947 -- Mostly clear, some cooler that yesterday. 91º. Washed. Scaler & Clint up country. Thunder showers all around with down pour here tonight. Irma, Clint & I out in bare feet tonight.

Tue Jul 1, 1947 -- Cloudy part of a.m. getting quite warm. Irma & I went over to Babe's for dinner.

Wed Jul 2, 1947 -- Cloudy & damp. Made doughnuts. Irma did most of ironing. Clint finished plowing roadside above house. Lala & I went to town tonight. Irma & I called at Lala's afternoon.

Thu Jul 3, 1947 -- Real cool until late afternoon, going up to 82º. Clear mostly. Cooked some, sewed hem in dress, washed & ironed. Irma went to Lala's afternoon. Luther & Gladys coming tonight. Harrowing & hoeing.

Fri Jul 4, 1947 -- Clear & cool most of day, clouding over at night. Cleaned & cooked some. Perley took Mrs Bernard to Woodstock.

Sat Jul 5, 1947 -- Thunder shower during night & rained hard nearly all day Sat. Washed Jean's hair, she & Perley here for supper. Babe & Cat up early morning.

Sun Jul 6, 1947 -- Mostly cloudy & cool, warmer afternoon. Church & SS. Had dinner at Jean's Harry, Hiram, Lizzie, Dora, & children down in evening.

Mon Jul 7, 1947 -- Clear, cool. Washed & Ironed some. Perley, Jean & baby & Babe went to Houlton & Woodstock. Irma picked over quart of berries.

Tue Jul 8, 1947 -- Heavy showers all day. Irma ironed. Canned rhubarb & pineapple.

Wed Jul 9, 1947 -- Clear, quite warm. Irma over to Babe's today. Clint went to shop with team.

Thu Jul 10, 1947 -- 95º. Irma picked about 2 qts berries. Sewed & mended & cleaned. Uncle Harve came down with mail to Hillbilly's.

Fri Jul 11, 1947 -- 90º. Muggy & hot, little breeze at times. Made strawberry pies, doughnuts & molasses cake. Getting ready to go with Irma to Portl& tomorrow. Clint sowing oats above orchard.

Sat Jul 12, 1947 -- Clear, hot. Irma & I went to Portl&. George & Harry took us to Danforth. Clint took a load to Woodstock. Orangemen celebration. Found Ella fine.

Sun Jul 13, 1947 -- Clear, hot. Went down to Oak Park. Irma went home around 6 o'clock.

Mon Jul 14, 1947 -- Went with Ella when she went to work, shopped morning, had dinner at restaurant. We shopped afternoon. I got my own supper.

Tue Jul 15, 1947 -- Clear, hot. Shopped this a.m. Had dinner at restaurant. We came home, Ella went back 4:30. I got my own supper.

Wed Jul 16, 1947 -- Cloudy, cool. Did about same today. Got on train 10 to 1 Thu morning & rode all night.

Thu Jul 17, 1947 -- Got home a.m. with truck. Mostly clear, hot.

Fri Jul 18, 1947 -- Mostly clear, muggy. Terribly heavy thunder shower evening & part of night. Did some damage at Mountain & Corner. Went to Alex Walls' funeral afternoon.

Sat Jul 19, 1947 -- Cloudy early with light thunder shower afternoon. Feel miserable today. Very muggy morning.

Sun Jul 20, 1947 -- Clear & cool early, getting warmer. Church & SS. Called on Cecilia, Joey & went to see Lois' baby.

Mon Jul 21, 1947 -- Mostly cloudy, cool. Washed large washing. Clint went with Vernon to circus at Woodstock. Perley & Cat did chores.

Tue Jul 22, 1947 -- Heavy mist & showers all day. Preserved strawberries. Church tonight.

Wed Jul 23, 1947 -- Heavy mist with showers all day. Ironed. Boys hauling pulp.

Thu Jul 24, 1947 -- Clearing during a.m. Good air & cool breeze. Perley & Jean here for supper. Uncle Harve in. Ironed some & mended. Scaler over.

Fri Jul 25, 1947 -- Clear, real cool breeze. Cooked. Jean brought up some sewing, here for supper. Basil started haying. Clint helping. Men stopped from working in USA.

Sat Jul 26, 1947 -- Mostly clear, heavy shower around 5 a.m. Light thunder shower late afternoon. Cleaned. Myrtle called.

Sun Jul 27, 1947 -- Cloudy with light showers & a heavy one at 5 o'clock. Boys all went to Woodstock to Orangemen's service. Had dinner at Babe's.

Mon Jul 28, 1947 -- Partly clear, quite cool. Washed. Myrtle & I picked raspberries.

Tue Jul 29, 1947 -- Clear, warm. Myrtle, Winona, Clare & I went to Woodstock. Haying at Basil's this week. Heavy shower afternoon. Perley went to Woodstock, Jean came up & staying all night.

Wed Jul 30, 1947 -- Mostly clear. Hot. Perley got home tonight. Babe & I picked raspberries.

Thu Jul 31, 1947 -- Clear & hot with thunder shower afternoon. Ironed. Uncle Harve here for supper.

Fri Aug 1, 1947 -- Clear, warm. Cooked some. Myrtle & I went blueberrying. Haying at Basil's.

Sat Aug 2, 1947 -- Clear, warm. Cooked. Jean & Perley up for supper, also Paul. Mrs Graham had bad spell. Family went up, had Dr. Myrtle staying up tonight.

Sun Aug 3, 1947 -- Clear, not too warm. Church & SS. Rena got home again. Jean & Perley came up & made ice cream. Wes over to see Dr. Bad heart, mustn't work. Mrs Graham some better.

Mon Aug 4, 1947 -- Mostly clear. Quite hot. Chilly early morning. Washed. Haying at Basil's. Boys working across road again. Picked beans, first, & peas, peas poor.

Tue Aug 5, 1947 -- Mostly clear & very warm. Ironed & mended. Didn't go to prayer meeting, keeping baby. Vernon fell & cut his head. Baby broke my glasses.

Wed Aug 6, 1947 -- 100º. Little breeze this afternoon. Made cookies. Finished Basil's haying. Working at ours. Mrs Graham miserable.

Thu Aug 7, 1947 -- Hot, little breeze. Haying, 4 extra men for supper. Made pie & cake a.m. No fire afternoon. Uncle Harve called.

Fri Aug 8, 1947 -- Cool this a.m. Clear & hot afternoon. Little breeze. Made doughnuts. Haying front field. Cleaned.

Sat Aug 9, 1947 -- Rained little during night & is damp & poor hay day. Boys went to Lodge.

Sun Aug 10, 1947 -- Clear, cool breeze all day. Went to church & SS. Kept baby as a bunch went on picnic up country.

Mon Aug 11, 1947 -- Cloudy early clearing warm. Men haying. Ray isn't here, doing his own haying.

Tue Aug 12, 1947 -- 98º. Ironed, mended. Babe & I went up road & picked blueberries tonight. Jean up. She was sick after picnic.

Wed Aug 13, 1947 -- 100º Made jam, raspberry, for Jean. Mended. George Jarvis over with men inspecting cattle. Haying. Mended some. Finished haying late tonight.

Thu Aug 14, 1947 -- 100º. Terribly hot sleeping last night. Men put machinery away. Mended.

Fri Aug 15, 1947 -- 100º at noon. Breeze coming up afternoon becoming cloudy with thunder shower late afternoon. Commenced work on this road afternoon. Guy Leeman here for dinner. Cooked some, cleaned, mended.

Sat Aug 16, 1947 -- Clear, warm. Cooked some. Working on road.

Sun Aug 17, 1947 -- Clear, cold wind early, getting warmer. Church & SS. Went to baptism at Sand Beach, 15 baptized.

Mon Aug 18, 1947 -- Clear, cool. Took care of Cheryl while Perley & Jean went to Woodstock. Ella came home tonight as surprise, drove.

Tue Aug 19, 1947 -- Clear, cool. Washed. Showered during early morning.

Wed Aug 20, 1947 -- Clear, cool. Ella ironed. Jean & Perley here for supper. Sick to my stomach tonight. Working on road. Ella had supper with Lala.

Thu Aug 21, 1947 -- Beautiful cool clear day. Ella spent day with Babe. Didn't feel too good today. Mended some.

Fri Aug 22, 1947 -- Clear, cool. Cooked & cleaned. Took care of Cheryl while Jean went with load to Canterbury to hear nun & Jap girl talk.

Sat Aug 23, 1947 -- Clear, 94º. John here for supper & went to Canterbury to hear Catholic nun & Jap girl talk.

Sun Aug 24, 1947 -- Cloudy, some misty, cool with thunder showers at night. Truck took load to Canterbury. Clint, Ella & I went with Mel. Heavy showers up country.

Mon Aug 25, 1947 -- Cloudy, clearing by noon. Cool, getting muggy. Washed. Men working on road. Mrs Graham has been very low for some time.

Tue Aug 26, 1947 -- Clear, cool. Woodie took Perley & Jean to Woodstock. Jean has baby girl tonight. Ella ironed. I cooked. I have Cheryl here. Mrs Graham died about 2:45 this a.m.

Wed Aug 27, 1947 -- Cold last night. Beautiful day. Clint & I went to funeral at the house. Ella kept Cheryl & did Jean's ironing.

Thu Aug 28, 1947 -- Clear, quite warm. Annie, Jennie, Doris, Stella & 3 children down for dinner. We went over to Babe's. Ella stayed down to go back tomorrow.

Fri Aug 29, 1947 -- Clear & cool. Cooked. Babe up afternoon & for supper, helped take care of Cheryl.

Sat Aug 30, 1947 -- Clear, cool. Cooked & cleaned. Dust terrible.

Sun Aug 31, 1947 -- Showery & cold wind all day. Clint went to church. I kept Cheryl. Cat & Babe & Mel's took Cheryl up to Buckingham's afternoon. Rained a little early this a.m.

Mon Sep 1, 1947 -- Clear & warm. Annabelle came down early. Washed in house.

Tue Sep 2, 1947 -- Clear, warm. Annabelle ironed part of clothes. I made cookies & ironed. Cold wind came up with cold beating rain. Clint took cattle to show.

Wed Sep 3, 1947 -- Clear & warm. Myrtle Ray & I went to Woodstock, brought Jean & baby home. Clint got back late tonight.

Thu Sep 4, 1947 -- Clear, very warm. Made cake. Annabelle went down to Floss's & Myrtle's.

Fri Sep 5, 1947 -- Clear, quite warm. Cooked. Annabelle cleaned. She went to Cecilia's until tomorrow.

Sat Sep 6, 1947 -- 90º, clear. Cleaned & cooked some. Annabelle came up after dinner. Baby good.

Sun Sep 7, 1947 -- 94º, clear. Went to church & SS. John resigned today.

Mon Sep 8, 1947 -- Clear, strong east wind. Washed. Wretched dust. Hauling gravel, about 12, trucks on. Got cups & saucers from Ella. Turned cold in night. Strong E wind came up with little rain.

Tue Sep 9, 1947 -- Clear, cool east wind until noon, changing to west so dust is bowing in here horribly. Jean ironed & I cooked.

Wed Sep 10, 1947 -- Clear, hot. Canned peaches of Jean's. Dust! Dust!! Dust!!!

Thu Sep 11, 1947 -- Clear, very hot & dust. Cooked. Too dirty to clean. Margaret & Phil called to see baby.

Fri Sep 12, 1947 -- Mostly clear, strong west wind. Still dust. Graveled from Hillbilly's away up by here. Bulldozer spreading from Beech Ridge down to Chick's lower place today. Thunder shower afternoon.

Sat Sep 13, 1947 -- Partly clear, cool. Cleaned dust nearly all day.

Sun Sep 14, 1947 -- Cloudy, damp. Went to SS. No church, John away.

Mon Sep 15, 1947 -- Clear, cool. Washed all day. Men working on road.

Tue Sep 16, 1947 -- Cloudy with some rain, very close & warm. Ironed, made bread. Robert Cosman called. Living in Seattle. Business meeting at church tonight.

Wed Sep 17, 1947 -- Clear, cool wind. We cleaned church afternoon. Spreading gravel on road. Hard wheeling.

Thu Sep 18, 1947 -- Cloudy in a.m. clearing partially. Cool. Canned & pickled beets for Jean & strarted Jell. Baby has colic a lot. John got back. Working on road.

Fri Sep 19, 1947 -- Cloudy with little rain. Made Jean's jelly. She cooked most of morning. Went down to house afternoon.

Sat Sep 20, 1947 -- Clear, cool. Jean & Perley moved down home tonight after supper. Cooked some afternoon while Jean is down to her place cleaning a little.

Sun Sep 21, 1947 -- Cloudy, quite cool. Church & SS. Basil & Lala here for supper. Irva has baby boy born yesterday.

Mon Sep 22, 1947 -- Rained most of day. Strong wind most of night. Cleaned spare bedrooms & cooked some. Ab, Mamie & John in.

Tue Sep 23, 1947 -- Mostly clear, strong wind. Washed for Jean & cooked some for SS Rally.

Wed Sep 24, 1947 -- Clear, cool wind. SS rally in this church. I stayed down all day. Served tea, coffee, & beans at Myrtle's. Had good speakers.

Thu Sep 25, 1947 -- Cloudy & cold wind. Feels like snow tonight. Had snow Island Falls & Alberta. Washed & ironed.

Fri Sep 26, 1947 -- Frost last night, 30º. Cold wind all day. Cooked & cleaned. Road machinery moved away. Men still working on road here.

Sat Sep 27, 1947 -- Light flutter of snow fell about 5 o'clock & again around 7 a.m. Cold all day. Mamie & Evelyn in. Babe & Cat spent evening here. John went to Eastport & married Martha, his sister.

Sun Sep 28, 1947 -- Clear, cool. Walked to church & SS. Clint didn't go. John came back this a.m. Basil & Lala up this evening. Jean & Perley here for supper.

Mon Sep 29, 1947 -- Clear part of day. Washed large washing. Men went to Corner to political meeting. John in evening, had prayers. Bert Harvey had dinner here.

Tue Sep 30, 1947 -- Mostly clear, cold. Heavy frosts nights. Ironed, made bread. John's folks went down country today. Heavy cold showers afternoon.

Wed Oct 1, 1947 -- Cold, strong wind. Clint & Perley went to Woostock. Bert operated upon gall bladder trouble. Clint had injection in his spine for lumbago.

Thu Oct 2, 1947 -- Looked like rain most of day, clearing toward night. Canned peaches & plums. Jean & Perley up tonight. Baby good & growing. Cooked cookies. Clint's back pretty lame.

Fri Oct 3, 1947 -- Beautiful cool day. Heavy frost last night. Canned plums for Jean. Cooked & cleaned.

Sat Oct 4, 1947 -- Beautiful clear day. Put carrots in sand. Cooked some & cleaned some. Gertie called.

Sun Oct 5, 1947 -- 88º. Church but no SS. Took care of baby afternoon. Perley's & Cat's went to Corner. Freda, Arden & Maud Jarvis over afternoon. Basil & Lala up evening.

Mon Oct 6, 1947 -- 86º. Washed a.m. Went over to Babe's afternoon. Committee meeting here tonight. Bob here for supper. Men picked apples afternoon. Bob stayed all night.

Tue Oct 7, 1947 -- 87º Mostly clear. Ironed. Picked a few apples.

Wed Oct 8, 1947 -- 80. Turned colder middle of afternoon & some rain fell during late afternoon & evening. Canned tomatoes. Jean, Perley & Bob here for supper. Men went to Corner to political meeting.

Thu Oct 9, 1947 -- Cold wind blowing. Clear. Making crab apple jelly. Men went to Canterbury to political meeting.

Fri Oct 10, 1947 -- Clear, cool. Cooked. Cleaned my room. Spent evening at Mamie's. Men went to Canterbury to County Lodge.

Sat Oct 11, 1947 -- Clear, warm. Cooked some. Had John, Lois & children up for supper. Kept Jean's baby while they called at Irva's.

Sun Oct 12, 1947 -- Clear, very warm. Went to church & SS. Took Cheryl to church, Jean went. Drunk at Hamilton's last night.

Mon Oct 13, 1947 -- Clear with strong wind afternoon. Washed. Thanksgiving day.

Tue Oct 14, 1947 -- Clear, cool. Myrtle, Babe, Lala, Mamie & I went to Woodstock. Saw Dr. Babe went to Dr.

Wed Oct 15, 1947 -- Clear, warm. Myrtle, Lala, Mamie & I went to knitting bee at Edith Wood's. Went to Liberal meeting at school house tonight.

Thu Oct 16, 1947 -- 87º. Ironed, canned tomatoes. Joe Clark died around noon. Clint went to Woodstock. Cleaned up door yard. Perley & Jean here for supper. Mel's in during evening.

Fri Oct 17, 1947 -- 90º. Leaves falling fast. Beautiful time. Cooked. Had Cheryl here all afternoon & evening. Myrtle & Mrs Folster in with paper for Mrs Joe Clark. Water getting quite low.

Sat Oct 18, 1947 -- Terribly warm. Jean not feeling too well, distemper. Went to Mr Clark's funeral afternoon. Cheryl here awhile with Perley.

Sun Oct 19, 1947 -- Some cooler, mostly cloudy. John preached farewell sermon. Lovely sermon. Babe & Cat up tonight, also Basil & Lala.

Mon Oct 20, 1947 -- Clear, cool. Election day, Gregg elected. Lala & I called to see Babe at Henderson house. Went down to Basil's tonight. Washed.

Tue Oct 21, 1947 -- Terribly strong wind all day, getting cooler. Ironed, mended. Neil Donovan over for calves.

Wed Oct 22, 1947 -- Clear, quite cold wind blowing. Planned to got to Woodstock, Vernon had bad spell. Mended. Mamie called. Big fires in Maine, one near Bar Harbor.

Thu Oct 23, 1947 -- Terrific wind last night & today. Terrible on fires. Terribly dry time. Jean & children all day, all here to dinner & supper.

Fri Oct 24, 1947 -- Clear, cold wind. Arden took me to Woodstock for load. Went to see Dr., wrong medicine.

Sat Oct 25, 1947 -- Clear part of day, clouding over. Air full of smoke. Bad fire back of Danforth. Hazel & children up to Myrtle's. Hazel not too well.

Sun Oct 26, 1947 -- Mostly cloudy, cool. Laymen had service this a.m. Here for dinner. Mr Jewett & Mr & Mrs Hawkins. Jean & Cheryl up few minutes. All have colds. Fires now under control.

Mon Oct 27, 1947 -- Clear, very warm. Washed. Myrtle & hazel called afternoon. Babe had supper & spent evening. Chick & Annie down. Clint went to Danforth afternoon with Mel. Fires more under control.

Tue Oct 28, 1947 -- Ironed. Jean & Cheryl u;p afternoon. Clint went to shop. Perley building their flue. Have bad cold in head & throat. Woods closed, also hunting season closed.

Wed Oct 29, 1947 -- Cloudy a.m. Much cooler, wind E. Little rain afternoon, not much. John & Lois back up to pack up. John called for cream. My cold bad.

Thu Oct 30, 1947 -- Clear, cool. Mended some. John called afternoon for cream. They had dinner at Corner, going home tonight.

Fri Oct 31, 1947 -- Mostly clear, cool. Cooked some. Had Cheryl afternoon, didn't get much work done.

Sat Nov 1, 1947 -- Clear, cool. Cooked. Had Cheryl afternoon again, also had Bob Harvey ere for dinner & supper hauling out manure. Perley & Jean moving in out of kitchen.

Sun Nov 2, 1947 -- Beautiful warm day. No church. SS afternoon. Myrtle, Mamie & I called on Mrs Gould & Mrs Clark. Irva came into Gould's with baby.

Mon Nov 3, 1947 -- Beautiful day. Heavy frost last night, chilled ground. Grass green yet. Washed large washing, quilt, curtains, etc. Cow something wrong with throat. Leslie Farrell ran over Floyd Veysey with truck.

Tue Nov 4, 1947 -- Beautiful day, 70º Ironed. Clint & Basil hauling out dressing using spreader. Frank Cook & George Cook called tonight.

Wed Nov 5, 1947 -- Partly clear, looks like rain. Mild. Boys hauled Basil's manure. Washed kitchen windows. Floyd Veysey died a.m. from injuries, Leslie's truck ran over him Monday night at Canterbury.

Thu Nov 6, 1947 -- Mostly clear. Cooked.

Fri Nov 7, 1947 -- Clear, cold wind. Cleaned some. Went to Corner to Floyd Veysey's funeral.

Sat Nov 8, 1947 -- Clear, cold breeze. Cooked cleaned some. Boys went to Lodge tonight, home early.

Sun Nov 9, 1947 -- Rained & terrific wind during night & some during today, clearing tonight. Called at Jean's afternoon. We went to Mountain to Roll Call service.

Mon Nov 10, 1947 -- Clear, cool. Washed afternoon. Mr Russell came in later afternoon, wanting to stay a day or two.

Tue Nov 11, 1947 -- Clear & warm, clouding over late afternoon getting raw & cold. Lala & I inspected parsonage & went to see Babe. Mr Russell & Clint did repairs on dam.

Wed Nov 12, 1947 -- Raining most of day. Mr Russell went home this a.m. Babe went to Bangor today. Ironed & mended.

Thu Nov 13, 1947 -- Cloudy & misty with snow at night. Perley brought Jean & children up after dinner, here for supper & evening. Frank & wife came down afternoon.

Fri Nov 14, 1947 -- Ground white this a.m. with snow all day nearly, getting colder late afternoon. Frank & wife called before dinner. Cooked, cleaned. Perley & Mel went hunting afternoon.

Sat Nov 15, 1947 -- Cloudy, some milder. Frank & Ruby went home this afternoon, ran into truck. Ruby badly cut up.

Sun Nov 16, 1947 -- Cloudy. Went to SS.

Mon Nov 17, 1947 -- Rainy all day. Clint & Mel went to Calais. Had dinner at Jean's stayed all afternoon. Cat up evening.

Tue Nov 18, 1947 -- Misty & cloudy. Cat & I went to Bangor. Babe operated upon today, came through all right. Frank's wife died.

Wed Nov 19, 1947 -- Babe gaining. Cat & I came home tonight, came in with Irve, Mellie & wife. Snowed little before dark.

Thu Nov 20, 1947 -- Rainy & misty. Cleaned some, mended. Feel tired today. Blackened room stove. Clint went to Canterbury with mail. Listened to Royal wedding.

Fri Nov 21, 1947 -- Partly clear. Washed some. John & Lois & children called, up to finish packing. Ironed, cooked. Clint went to Woodstock Vernon's truck.

Sat Nov 22, 1947 -- Cloudy. Cleaned & cooked. Ottie called, bird hunting. Babe gaining. Cat had telegram, also called Dr.

Sun Nov 23, 1947 -- Misty all morning, clearing afternoon. Went to SS. Basil & Lala up tonight.

Mon Nov 24, 1947 -- Clear, like spring. Washed. Ellis here putting our storm doors. Clouding over tonight with snow, hail & rain, & now raining hard.

Tue Nov 25, 1947 -- Rained little early, cloudy most of day. Arlie & Del in a.m. Ironed.

Wed Nov 26, 1947 -- Quite mild, clear. Ellis puttied some windows & put storm windows on.

Thu Nov 27, 1947 -- Cloudy, cold. Perley & Jean up for dinner & afternoon.

Fri Nov 28, 1947 -- Beautiful early, with strong wind & squalls coming up. 5 people, 4 men, 1 woman drowned Grand Lake. Cummings got to safety. Clint took Basil, Mamie & Billy to Woodstock to have Billy's tonsils out.

Sat Nov 29, 1947 -- Cloudy, cold wind. Men searching for lost on Grand Lake.

Sun Nov 30, 1947 -- Cloudy, cold wind. SS. Men searching. Perley did chores tonight. Jean up, had clam stew for supper. Men in late.

Mon Dec 1, 1947 -- Clear a.m. clouding over. Washed afternoon. Men all looking for ones drowned. Found coat & rubber boot. Babe got home tonight.

Tue Dec 2, 1947 -- Cloudy, no wind. Ironed. Went over to see Babe afternoon., feeling good. Found two bodies afternoon. Perley & Jean went to Corner tonight. Left babies here.

Wed Dec 3, 1947 -- Cold wind. Men all searching for drowned people. 2 divers working. Red Cross are helping now. Alice with them.

Thu Dec 4, 1947 -- Cold windy. No searching done today.

Fri Dec 5, 1947 -- Some warmer, calm. Found another body today. Cooked & cleaned.

Sat Dec 6, 1947 -- Cold with snow squalls, strong wind. Searchers leaving today. Lake froze over last night. Two bodies, man & woman still in lake.

Sun Dec 7, 1947 -- Clear, cold wind. Went to SS. Called at Jean's. Babe went to Danforth to have dressing changed on incision.

Mon Dec 8, 1947 -- Cold snow & rain. Perley took load of wood to Woodstock.

Tue Dec 9, 1947 -- Mostly cloudy, cold wind, light snow squalls. Sewed on Cheryl's sleepers. Clint went to Corner with mail. Clint killed basil's pig.

Wed Dec 10, 1947 -- Mostly cloudy, cold wind. Light snow squalls. Washed. Killed hog in afternoon.

Thu Dec 11, 1947 -- Cloudy, snow squalls. Sewed on Cheryl's sleepers. Cut pig up, fried out grease.

Fri Dec 12, 1947 -- Partly clear, mild. Threshed Si's oats. Cooked & cleaned some. Made head cheese.

Sat Dec 13, 1947 -- Cloudy, light snow squalls, raw wind. Cooked, cleaned. Lank in. Finished Basil's oats. Irma sick again. Cat up tonight.

Sun Dec 14, 1947 -- Clear, cold wind. Went to SS over to see Babe, she is gaining fine. Irma in bed for 2 or 3 months.

Mon Dec 15, 1947 -- 4º above a.m. Clear, clouding partly over at times & getting warmer. Washed & ironed some, kitchen curtains, etc. Men working on engine, sawed cedar rails behind house.

Tue Dec 16, 1947 -- Rained nearly all day, cold, growing milder toward night. Made hermits & fruit cake. Clint went to Danforth with Johnny Boone afternoon.

Wed Dec 17, 1947 -- Clear, cool. Washed windows put up kitchen curtains, mended. Men threshing at Ridge, broke down.

Thu Dec 18, 1947 -- Snow squalls with wind. Worse afternoon. Colder & clear tonight. Took care of Leanna while Jean went to school closing.

Fri Dec 19, 1947 -- Cooked & cleaned. Mostly clear.

Sat Dec 20, 1947 -- Clear, not too cold.

Sun Dec 21, 1947 -- Clear, quite cold. Took care of Leanna while Jean & Perley went to Corner.

Mon Dec 22, 1947 -- Frosty & calm. Washed. Got Irma's parcel ready to mail.

Tue Dec 23, 1947 -- Snowed some. Cooked. Cleaned some.

Wed Dec 24, 1947 -- Clear, mild. Cooked. Perley & Jean moved up here for over Christmas. Got tree & put it up & trimmed it.

Thu Dec 25, 1947 -- Christmas day. Lovely day. Babe & Cat here for dinner. They all but Babe & Leanna went to Buckingham's for supper.

Fri Dec 26, 1947 -- Clear, not too cold. Busy with babies.

Sat Dec 27, 1947 -- Snowed toward night. Cooked little.

Sun Dec 28, 1947 -- Snowed most of day. Went to SS. Lala called.

Mon Dec 29, 1947 -- Strong gusty wind, snow blowing, making roads bad. People went to Woodstock this way, came back other way. Ottie got new Chev. Jimmy Graham got new truck. Perley & Jean moved home.

Tue Dec 30, 1947 -- Zero. Strong wind all night & this a.m. Mail couldn't get through. Few places filled up.

Wed Dec 31, 1947 -- Quite windy & partly clear. Washed, wiped kitchen floor up. Plow came through before daylight. Mail went.

1948 --

Thu Jan 1, 1948 -- Hazy & mild, NE breeze. Ironed. Myrtle & Lala called afternoon. Boys getting wood in maple grove. Aunt Liz Bustard died today.

Fri Jan 2, 1948 -- Freezing mist came 2/3 of day, broke away little late afternoon. Strong NE wind shifting to E & SW & N. Colder tonight. Cooked & cleaned.

Sat Jan 3, 1948 -- Cloudy, quite mild. Light snow early, strong wind morning going down afternoon. Aunt Liz buried today. Clint went to shop today.

Sun Jan 4, 1948 -- Mostly cloudy, NE wind, very light. Mild. SS with increased attendance. Called on Babe, has head cold. In bed most of day. Basil & Lala up evening.

Mon Jan 5, 1948 -- Cloudy, mild. Wind from NE down to S afternoon. Washed. Crows still here. Bus went.

Tue Jan 6, 1948 -- Cloudy, quite mild, clearing afternoon, very mild. Cloudy toward night. Clint went to Canterbury. Plow came through, not needed much.

Wed Jan 7, 1948 -- Light snow came in squalls about all day, some wind NE. Sewed in a.m. Jean & babies up afternoon. Hauling wood down Mud Lake to Ottie.

Thu Jan 8, 1948 -- Cloudy, raw wind a.m. thawing afternoon. Cooked, cleaned. Snow barely covers stubble.

Fri Jan 9, 1948 -- Cloudy commencing to snow middle of morning. Perley & Jean & Arden went to Woodstock. Roads got bad, late getting back. I had babies here. Clint went to Danforth a.m.

Sat Jan 10, 1948 -- Mostly cloudy with snow squalls at times. Quite a wind. Mail went but could only get back to Corner. Muriel Boone married today. Mail didn't get down from Corner.

Sun Jan 11, 1948 -- 2º below. Strong wind with snow drifting. Did not go to SS. Plow came through evening.

Mon Jan 12, 1948 -- Clear early, clouding over with wind afternoon & soft snow & strong wind evening. Clint traded Jip with Johnny Boone. Hillbilly got John's horse.

Tue Jan 13, 1948 -- Cloudy mild all day with some soft snow in evening. Ironed. Myrtle & Mildred called. Men cutting ice for Basil over Spednic. John Boone bought Jip & took her tonight.

Wed Jan 14, 1948 -- 6º below growing warmer during day. Clear. Ironed. Jean & Perley here for supper. Didn't got to church. Scaler over, they went up Mountain.

Thu Jan 15, 1948 -- 2º below, some wind in a.m. Men putting up McCusker's ice. Made doughnuts, mended overalls. Fred Foster pretty low, giving feedings through veins.

Fri Jan 16,1948 -- 12º below. Coldest of season. Grew milder early, overcast until nearly noon, clearing, then clouding over with snow afternoon. Men finishing getting Ottie's wood. Cooked, cleaned.

Sat Jan 17, 1948 -- Very mild a.m., snow afternoon & evening. Perley finished hauling Ottie's wood.

Sun Jan 18, 1948 -- Snowed hard all day, wind coming up late afternoon piling the snow up. Buried Alice today, minister couldn't get over from Canterbury. Hazel Boone read & prayed at house.

Mon Jan 19, 1948 -- 10º below, calm, soon getting milder until night, clouds over with little skits of snow. Washed.

Tue Jan 20, 1948 -- Clear, 10º above. Plow came through 3:20 a.m. Fred Foster buried today. Mr. Thompson from Danforth officiated. Ironed. Called at Babe's, Myrtle & Jean's after funeral.

Wed Jan 21, 1948 -- Snowed little most of day turning to rain at night. Jean & babies up all day. Percy Richardson died last night. Si & Mildred went to Montreal for Vernon tonight.

Thu Jan 22, 1948 -- Mild. Rain froze to everything, sharp crust. Clear & is beautiful morning, clouding afternoon with fine snow late afternoon. Mended. Perley started down lake for Pratt but came back, crust. No Canadian mail.

Fri Jan 23, 1948 -- Clear, mild in morning with cold wind all afternoon filling roads in. Mildred & Si got home with Vernon this a.m.

Sat Jan 24, 1948 -- 12º below. No mail going, road bunged between here & Corner. Men hauling pulp out of woods with team. Took Doris Wood to hospital in night.

Sun Jan 25, 1948 -- Clear, cold. Went to SS. Called at Jean's. Perley bought Molly from Frank & brought her up here.

Mon Jan 26, 1948 -- 6º below, clear. Washed. Men hauling pulp, put Molly to work. Mrs Joe Clark called. Mamie in for awhile. Plow came about 11 tonight.

Tue Jan 27, 1948 -- Partly clear, very cold. Ironed. Myrtle in most of afternoon. Guy Leeman spent evening here. Clint greased harness.

Wed Jan 28, 1948 -- Clear, cold. Perley went down lake load for Mr. Pratt. Clint went to Canterbury, sold Molly for fox meat, bought George Cunningham's horse. John Gaskin hauled them. Vivian & Dot in awhile evening on way home.

Thu Jan 29, 1948 -- Partly clear, cold a.m. Mild afternoon, 31º above. Clint went down lake. Perley hauling pulp. Mended.

Fri Jan 30, 1948 -- 14º below, clear. Wind coming up, snow blowing. Clint has cold. Perley didn't come up. Plow started over, broke wing. Cooked & cleaned.

Sat Jan 31, 1948 -- 6º below. Clear, strong wind. Clint went to Danforth afternoon. Perley went up in woods afternoon. Basil in most of afternoon. Plow came evening. Harley Carr with it, did good job.

Sun Feb 1, 1948 -- Clear, not too cold. Jean & Perley went to Corner afternoon. I kept Leanna. Here for supper.

Mon Feb 2, 1948 -- Partly clear at times all day. Milder afternoon. Few flakes of snow came in a.m. Washed. Clint went down Spednic. Perley home, Jean has pain between shoulders. Mail went. Ottie's birthday. Cloudy at noon.

Tue Feb 3, 1948 -- Partly clear, mild a.m. with cold wind afternoon. Ironed. Mended afternoon. Clint went to shop with truck taking grey horse & sled.

Wed Feb 4, 1948 -- 14 below. Cold all day, but no wind. New milch cow. Mended & made towels. Myrtle & Lala called afternoon.

Thu Feb 5, 1948 -- 15º below, coldest this winter. 30º below down town. Cooked & cleaned. Mamie spent afternoon here. Mild in afternoon.

Fri Feb 6, 1948 -- 2º below. Went to Woodstock with Clifford for load, got back late, had truck in garage. Bus couldn't get down. Several planned to go on it.

Sat Feb 7, 1948 -- Clear, mild, clouding over some tonight. Bus didn't get down today again. Arlie called this a.m.

Sun Feb 8, 1948 -- Clear, quite cold wind. Went to SS. Babe & Cat up a.m. had dinner with us. Had business meeting after SS.

Mon Feb 9, 1948 -- Real cold all day. Clear. Washed & cooked. Mill run some today to Clark's old store.

Tue Feb 10, 1948 -- 16º below. Clear. Ironed, cooked. Mamie & Nancy spent afternoon here. Getting ready to go to hospital.

Wed Feb 11, 1948 -- Cold, clear, hazing over afternoon & milder. Cat & Babe come after dinner to stay.

Thu Feb 12, 1948 -- Clear, cold. Carl Higgs took me up to hospital.

Fri Feb 13, 1948 -- Due to stay in hospital, no entries until

Thu Feb 26, 1948 -- Mostly clear, mild. Clint & Carl brought me home from hospital afternoon. Perley, Jean & babies up for while in evening.

Fri Feb 27, 1948 -- Clear, beautiful day. Feel fair, but not much good, sort of weak from being in bed so much. Earl Atkinson here for dinner. Basil called a.m.

Sat Feb 28, 1948 -- Partly clear, quite cold. Made cookies. Don't feel too peppy, didn't sleep too well last night. Ottie called afternoon.

Sun Feb 29, 1948 -- Clear, raw wind. Clint & Perley went to Kirkland to see horses. Babe & Cat had supper with Jean & Perley.

Mon Mar 1, 1948 -- 2º below, cold wind. Babe & I washed. Men hauled out pulp.

Tue Mar 2, 1948 -- Beautiful day. Clint down lake getting ice for Lydic's. Ironed. Clouding over toward night.

Wed Mar 3, 1948 -- Snowed most of morning. Jean & Perley here for dinner & afternoon. Clint killed & sold veal. Clarence Boone & Eric in.

Thu Mar 4, 1948 -- Clear, quite cold. Clint down lake putting up ;ice. Perley hauling out pulp. Babe & I made mincemeat. Mamie called.

Fri Mar 5, 1948 -- 10º below with terrible wind. Coldest March day on record. Coldest day I ever remember in this house. Cooked. Clint went down to Mr Pratt's, brought him & Cat up.

Sat Mar 6, 1948 -- Clear, cold a.m. getting milder. Cooked & cleaned. Cat & Babe moved down home tonight. Clint has sore toe.

Sun Mar 7, 1948 -- Partly cloudy & mild, clouding over with snow toward night. Went to SS. Lala & I called to see Vernon. Jean & Perley went to Corner. Babe kept Leanna. Mamie spent evening here.

Mon Mar 8, 1948 -- Snowed & blew all day. Cleared off at night. Cut up beef. Made 15 qts mincemeat. Men didn't get to work.

Tue Mar 9, 1948 -- White frost this a.m. Beautiful mild day, snow melted. Jean's birthday. Hemmed Jean's dress up. Melzie & Mim took mail. Clifford sick. I didn't feel too well today. Mamie in afternoon.

Wed Mar 10, 1948 -- Cloudy early, clearing. Mild. Mended. Men still putting up ice. Perley hauling out pulp again.

Thu Mar 11, 1948 -- Cloudy with snow flurries clearing near noon with snow late afternoon. Washed large washing & scrubbed kitchen pantry. Really feeling like myself for the first today.

Fri Mar 12, 1948 -- Clear, cool wind. Made doughnuts, had dinner with Jean & stayed most of afternoon. Men put up Vernon's & Perley's ice. Clifford & Nadine in tonight, brought small load from Woodstock.

Sat Mar 13, 1948 -- 6º above, 10º below down town. Clear, colder tonight. Gertie had dinner with us today. Boys went to Lodge tonight. Mabel Wood got home from hospital today.

Sun Mar 14, 1948 -- Clear, quite cool. Went to SS. Called at Jean's. Cheryl came up with (me) for ride in truck.

Mon Mar 15, 1948 -- Cloudy, clearing partly with high wind. Washed, ironed some. Perley took team to shop. Babe went out to Irma's today, staying with Ella tonight.

Tue Mar 16, 1948 -- Warm with light showers & fog. Raining at bedtime. Ironed. Sewed little on Jean's pinafore dress.

Wed Mar 17, 1948 -- Cloudy early, mild clearing with cool wind coming up. Snow & ice went fast last night & today. Made mincemeat. Evelyn & Nora called tonight.

Thu Mar 18, 1948 -- Clear, beautiful day. Jean up all day, brought birthday cake & pie. George Cook here for dinner. Cat in tonight. Partly bare ground. Perley still hauling pulp out.

Fri Mar 19, 1948 -- Clouding over early with freezing mist coming in over hills, partly clearing later. Regular blizzard most of night. Cooked. Lala up all afternoon. Called at Mamie's. Robins back.

Sat Mar 20, 1948 -- Clear, warm. Snow going fast. Cooked, cleaned. Laurel Higgs came home from hospital tonight.

Sun Mar 21, 1948 -- Beautiful morning. Trees full of bluebirds this morning early. Clouds over around noon with light showers later. Went to SS. Blackbirds back.

Mon Mar 22, 1948 -- Warm early, cloudy. Rain middle of morning, trying to hail & sow. Canned 5 qts beef. Thunder heard.

Tue Mar 23, 1948 -- Mild, clear. Washed Men finished getting ice. Perley & Basil down Spednic. Mamie in. Men home early & clipped horses.

Wed Mar 24, 1948 -- Clear, mild, wind coming up late. Jean came up at noon & they stayed rest of day. Clint & Clifford went to Woodstock.

Thu Mar 25, 1948 -- Clear, strong wind most of day. Sawed Basil's wood. Tried to sew a little. Cut Cheryl out a dress.

Fri Mar 26, 1948 -- Mostly cloudy, raw wind. Cooked & cleaned. Sawed Clint's wood over in pasture. Perley & Gordon here for dinner.

Sat Mar 27, 1948 -- Showery during day, turning to sleet & snow. Several inches of snow came.

Sun Mar 28, 1948 -- Cloudy, raw wind. Went to SS. Cat here for supper. Buckingham's down to Jean's for dinner.

Mon Mar 29, 1948 -- Clear, cold early getting milder. Washed. Men had frolic & sawed & split Vernon's wood.

Tue Mar 30, 1948 -- Cloudy, raw, showers. Carl, Bertha, Lala & I went to Woodstock. Took Leanna to Dr. Back late. Spring birds are all back.

Wed Mar 31, 1948 -- Cloudy & damp all day. Perley hauled load of hay for John Higgs. Clint dressed hog. Myrtle called. Mamie called. Mary Veysey is dead. Bus took load of us to church tonight.

Thu Apr 1, 1948 -- Cloudy & showery all day. Bea & John Jones (minister) called. Canned pork for Jean. Clint brought up Cheryl this afternoon. Guy Cropley in tonight. Made patty pans for Cat.

Fri Apr 2, 1948 -- Very mild, cloudy, light showers, rain in evening. Clint & Basil went to Woodstock on bus. Perley & Jean here for supplies. Leanna is better. Cooked.

Sat Apr 3, 1948 -- Colder. Snowed during night, clearing this a.m. Terribly strong cold wind all day. Cooked & cleaned.

Sun Apr 4, 1948 -- Mostly clear with strong cold wind. Jean came up for me for SS.

Mon Apr 5, 1948 -- Cloudy early, clearing. Washed. Went down to Jean's & over to see Babe, she got home from Irma's. Perley went up to Luella & Wes. Cheryl has bad cold. Leanna some fussy.

Tue Apr 6, 1948 -- Rain early, clearing afternoon, milder. Ironed, sewed a little. Mamie in afternoon. Men went to Mountain with cow, took Hillbilly up to go trapping.

Wed Apr 7, 1948 -- Clear early, clouding over. Cold wind. Sewed on Cheryl's dress. Clint went to Danforth & around to Bert's for dinner.

Thu Apr 8, 1948 -- Clear early, clouding over with light showers & fog. Made Cheryl a dress. Clint went to Canterbury with mail. Si in tonight.

Fri Apr 9, 1948 -- Mostly cloudy, raw. Cooked, cleaned & sewed some.

Sat Apr 10, 1948 -- Clear, terribly cold wind blowing. Men sawed Johnny Higg's wood.

Sun Apr 11, 1948 -- Clear cold wind. Carl took Jean & Perley to Woodstock with baby. Took Cheryl along. Went to SS.

Mon Apr 12, 1948 -- Snowed & rained nearly all day. Jean came up at noon, stayed until evening. Babe & Cat up. Sewed some.

Tue Apr 13, 1948 -- Clear, cool wind. Washed, did quilt & extras. Clint got a bull calf from Quebec today. Clifford brought it over.

Wed Apr 14, 1948 -- Cloudy most of day, mild, getting raw with snow toward night. Went to town to see church members about letter about minister. Men sawed Norman's wood.

Thu Apr 15, 1948 -- Snowed about 6 in. during night. Cloudy all day with some light snow squalls. Cleared little toward night. Winnie sick, milk fever. Ironed, sewed. Leanna better.

Fri Apr 16, 1948 -- Mostly clear, cool wind. Cooked, cleaned. Clint tried to get a veterinary all day but couldn't. He was over to Orient.

Sat Apr 17, 1948 -- Rained early turning to snow. Cold wind with it. Partly clear at times. Cow better this a.m. Lank in & settled up. Clear & cold tonight. Mrs Packard buried today.

Sun Apr 18, 1948 -- Clear, cool wind. Perley, Cat & Cheryl went to Corner. Jean & Lala stayed here. We went to SS, took baby. She has improved a lot.

Mon Apr 19, 1948 -- Mostly cloudy until afternoon, road froze. Washed & ironed. Babe & Cat up this evening. Guy Cropley in.

Tue Apr 20, 1948 -- Snowed during night & squally today. Sewed. Gladys & children came last night.

Wed Apr 21, 1948 -- Clear, cool. Sewed some. Jean came up after dinner. Men went to falls smelt fishing tonight. Heavy thunder shower last night.

Thu Apr 22, 1948 -- Beautiful day, cool. Sewed. Clint has quite a cold. The men went to Mill Brook fishing tonight.

Fri Apr 23, 1948 -- Clear, quite cool. Cooked. Mamie in before dinner. Guy Leeman in most of afternoon. Cleaned smelt.

Sat Apr 24, 1948 -- Mostly cloudy, mild. Few very light showers at times. Ice disappearing fast in Mud Lake.

Sun Apr 25, 1948 -- Clear, very cold wind. Went to SS. Basil & Lala, Cat & Babe called in evening. Had lunch of blueberry pie & doughnuts. Ice went out of Mud Lake.

Mon Apr 26, 1948 -- Clear, strong wind. Washed. Cold strong wind afternoon. Lala, Myrtle & I looked over parsonage. Ice in Grand beaten up in coves.

Tue Apr 27, 1948 -- Mostly cloudy, terribly strong cold wind with snow flurries. Ironed, sewed some.

Wed Apr 28, 1948 -- Mostly clear, cool. Myrtle, Lala, Babe & I went to St Stephen. They found the last man who was drowned in Grand Lake last fall. Still hunting for woman. Men sawed wood at Chick's.

Thu Apr 29, 1948 -- Clear, cool breeze. Myrtle, Lala, Babe & I cleaned at parsonage in a.m. & helped men burn outside all afternoon. Basil, Si, Ab there, Clint & Basil afternoon.

Fri Apr 30, 1948 -- Cloudy with rain late afternoon. Cleaned at parsonage again. Men finished outside at noon, burned rubbish.

Sat May 1, 1948 -- Drizzled all night, snowed & rained most of morning. Cooked & cleaned. Clint & Perley took horse to shop on truck afternoon.

Sun May 2, 1948 -- Cloudy & showery all day. Went to SS. Perley & Jean went to Corner. Cat & Babe up tonight. Basil in.

Mon May 3, 1948 -- Cloudy until afternoon, cleared, strong wind. Washed. Cheryl up a few minutes twice. Don in tonight.

Tue May 4, 1948 -- Rained hard most of a.m. John went up country, sold some better. Rained hard all day. Didn't get to SS nor church. Cars got stuck up road again.

Wed May 5, 1948 -- Clear, quite warm. Wind getting down SE. Cleaned at my room a.m. Helped get off outside windows & on screens afternoon. Men went to Canterbury to Lodge tonight. Max Kinney killed.

Thu May 6, 1948 -- Mostly clear, cool breeze in SE. Cleaned rest of my room. Clint & Perley fixing road for McCusker's. Don went to Houlton to meet girl friend from California tonight. Chris went to Frank's.

Fri May 7, 1948 -- Cloudy with showers afternoon & evening, strong wind at times. Cooked & cleaned. Max Kinney buried today.

Sat May 8, 1948 -- Cloudy, cold breeze. Cheryl stayed with me, Perley helping John clean & move up stairs. Rain during morning. Frank & Clint went down lake with McCusker's stove, etc.

Sun May 9, 1948 -- Cloudy, cold breeze. Mr & Mrs Smith on field, had service here a.m. Here for dinner. Jean & Perley up to Chick's. Mother's Day.

Mon May 10, 1948 -- Mostly cloudy with light rain in a.m. Warm. Cleaned upper part of kitchen cupboard. Men burned brush at McCusker's. Lala had bad spell today.

Tue May 11, 1948 -- Mostly clear, warm. Washed. Perley took banking away. Clint & Billy Boone sheared sheep. Carl took Lala to hospital. Don & girl friend arrived from Frank's. Clint raked part of door yard.

Wed May 12, 1948 -- Rained part of morning, clearing later. Warm. Men burned brush in pasture. Cleaned up over shed, also storeroom.

Thu May 13, 1948 -- Cloudy early, clearing. Basil & Clint went to Woodstock. Lala operated on today. Cleaned cellar. Mamie in all afternoon.

Fri May 14, 1948 -- Clear early, clouding over later with rain tonight. Cooked a.m. Myrtle & I worked at parsonage curtains, etc., afternoon. Clint went to Danforth a.m.

Sat May 15, 1948 -- Rained & snowed all morning, tried to clear toward night. Myrtle & Babe in tonight. Cheryl up with me all afternoon & for supper.

Sun May 16, 1948 -- Mostly cloudy, cold wind. Jean & Cheryl up for dinner. Smith's came & had church in evening. Raining after church. 4 people from Woodstock drowned at Butterfield Landing today.

Mon May 17, 1948 -- Drizzled with wind all day, raining hard tonight with strong wind. Cleaned outside bedroom up stairs. Perley hauled gravel for bad places at Poplar Brook . Road bad in places.

Tue May 18, 1948 -- Rained all day. Cleaned front bedroom. Boys hauling gravel onto bad places up road in woods.

Wed May 19, 1948 -- Mostly cloudy with drizzle at times. Washed. Perley got stuck at Poplar Brook. Bad holes in road.

Thu May 20, 1948 -- Cloudy, breaking away a little afternoon. Ironed. Minister's wife & daughter came on mail, went to parsonage. Brought Mrs Lewis here & buried her. Looking for woman in Grand Lake.

Fri May 21, 1948 -- Foggy early, clearing. Minister's folks went up on bus. Stayed with Myrtle last night. We finished fixing parsonage afternoon. Hinch, Si & girlfriend over.

Sat May 22, 1948 -- Raining all day, very hard at times. Cooked & cleaned some. Basil went to Woodstock to see Lala.

Sun May 23, 1948 -- Beautiful morning, clouding over some with cold breeze. Went to SS. Gertie's father & mother came on the bus around 3 o'clock this a.m.

Mon May 24, 1948 -- Lovely day, cool S breeze. Washed large washing of sheets etc. Men sawing wood for Frank & Don. Finished raking front yard. Got word to go for Lala afternoon.

Tue May 25, 1948 -- Mostly cloudy with little drizzle at times & showers in evening. Ironed. Went to parsonage afternoon & evening heating it & getting lunch for minister's family. Lala got home hospital.

Wed May 26, 1948 -- Beautiful day, cool breeze. Made bread & cake for Basil & Lala. Men sawing mill wood at Dunk's. Jean & children up short time tonight. Irva has baby down tonight.

Thu May 27, 1948 -- Foggy early , clearing very warm. Put on screens in kitchen. Helped clean church afternoon, others worked all morning. Clint fixing garden down town. Minister called around this afternoon. Cleaned.

Fri May 28, 1948 -- 81º above, good breeze. Cloudy early, clearing. Cooked & cleaned at shed. Jean & Perley & babies up evening.

Sat May 29, 1948 -- Very warm. Partly clear. Clint went to Fredericton with Art & Bert. Floyd Smith took them. Perley did chores & put up fence for Cheryl. Finished shed.

Sun May 30, 1948 -- Rained hard at times during day, drizzled the rest. Went to SS & church in evening. Mr Colwell good speaker, has cold is hoarse.

Mon May 31, 1948 -- Cloudy, clearing afternoon, cool. Washed. Men made two trips to shop with horses in truck.

Tue Jun 1, 1948 -- Very warm, clear. Went down to Lala's before dinner. Did her ironing afternoon & some of mine. Went to Prayer meeting & called at parsonage afterwards.

Wed Jun 2, 1948 -- Clear, warm. Finished my ironing & Lala's. Jean up awhile with children, had super. Babe & Cat up.

Thu Jun 3, 1948 -- Clear, very warm. Mrs Folster, Sara & I went to Woodstock with Myrtle.

Fri Jun 4, 1948 -- Clear, very warm. Cooked. Cleaned at dining room. Clint went to Woodstock for load.

Sat Jun 5, 1948 -- Rained during night or early morning. Cloudy all day. Clint went to Sam's today. Finished cleaning dining room.

Sun Jun 6, 1948 -- Terribly cold wind all day. Clear. Went to SS & church. Mr Robins, Mr Bainbridge on field today. Jean took babies to church.

Mon Jun 7, 1948 -- Clear, cool. Washed. Dr. Perkins down & innoculated cattle. CCF meeting tonight in school house.

Tue Jun 8, 1948 -- Not too clear, quite warm after dinner awhile. Ironed. Clint went to Canterbury. Mrs Dickinson's funeral with Carl. Myrtle took me to church & brought me home. Terrible cold wind afternoon.

Wed Jun 9, 1948 -- Rained all day. Cleaned a little at pantry. Myrtle in. Si up morning. Bus took men to Meductic to Lodge.

Thu Jun 10, 1948 -- Cloudy & rain, windy. Cleaned at pantry. Clint & I went down to see cemetery. Si fixed our lot. Business meeting at church tonight.

Fri Jun 11, 1948 -- Drizzly & cloudy. Cooked & cleaned. Mended a little, cleaned up rest of yard in front of shed. Alton Wood down.

Sat Jun 12, 1948 -- Partly clear, cool. Cooked. Cheryl here part of afternoon. All here for supper. Men went to Lodge. Perley went to see his father, had bad spell. Jean took babies home in carriage.

Sun Jun 13, 1948 -- Mostly cloudy, cool with rain after church. Went to SS & church. Called on Mrs Clark. Cat's & Perley's went up to Buckingham's. Wes better.

Mon Jun 14, 1948 -- Beautiful day. Washed large washing. Clint helped me clean flues & stoves. Jean up awhile after supper with babies.

Tue Jun 15, 1948 -- Cloudy, foggy, cold & damp. Showers at times. Clint planted some in garden. Ironed. Did not got to prayer meeting. Si led. Finished cleaning pantry.

Wed Jun 16, 1948 -- Mostly clear, cool. Two Oxford men here for dinner. Cleaned little at sitting room. Clint & men are looking over the pulp.

Thu Jun 17, 1948 -- Clear, cool. The men here for dinner today again. Worked little more on sitting room. Carl finished painting church. Doing little in entry tomorrow morning.

Fri Jun 18, 1948 -- Clear with thunder showers going around. Men here for dinner today, finished with the pulp wood. Cooked. Men went to Corner to political meeting. George Jarvis over with milk testing man. Called at Lala's.

Sat Jun 19, 1948 -- Cloudy with some thunder afternoon. Jean & Perley went to Woodstock. Leanna here. Cheryl staying at Buckingham's.

Sun Jun 20, 1948 -- Partly clear, looks like rain evening. Went to SS & church. Father's Day. Jean & Perley went up to Buckingham's afternoon.

Mon Jun 21, 1948 -- Beautiful day. Cool wind, quite strong. Washed kitchen curtains etc. Ralph Watson & wife Geneva & two girls came.

Tue Jun 22, 1948 -- Clear, cool wind. Carl took Basil, Lala & I to Woodstock afternoon. Lala went to see Dr., had lame back.

Wed Jun 23, 1948 -- Mostly clear, clouding over tonight. Ironed curtains etc. Shortened Jean's coat. Men with to Mountain to hear political speech. Quite warm, cool breeze.

Thu Jun 24, 1948 -- Cloudy with little rain & thunder showers before dinner. Cleaned part of kitchen. Wes & Luella are keeping house for Jean & Perley to go to Canterbury to graduation dance tonight.

Fri Jun 25, 1948 -- Very warm early clouding with heavy wind & little rain afternoon. School closed. Cheryl stayed with us for dinner & supper. Cooked. Gladys & children came tonight.

Sat Jun 26, 1948 -- Clear & warm. Ralph & wife Geneva & girls went back to Ontario today. Lawrence & Geneva called. Myrtle in afternoon. Committee meeting here tonight. Myrtle & I went to Bridge for gas & called at places.

Sun Jun 27, 1948 -- Clear early & very warm. Clouding over with rain afternoon. Went to SS & church.

Mon Jun 28, 1948 -- Cloudy all day. Provincial election. Finished cleaning sitting room.

Tue Jun 29, 1948 -- Mostly cloudy, warm. Washed. Babe came up afternoon & we partly cleaned front room. Merrill Graham hurt his leg badly, took him to hospital. Clint went to Woodstock on bus.

Wed Jun 30, 1948 -- Over 90º. Hottest day we've had this spring. Ironed. Mrs Colwell & Lydia up to telephone. Mrs Colwell had supper here. Mamie has baby boy tonight.

Thu Jul 1, 1948 -- Clear early, very warm. Clouding over with light shower middle of a.m. Cleaning lower part of cupboard.

Fri Jul 2, 1948 -- Clear, cool. Cooked, cleaned. Picked strawberries afternoon.

Sat Jul 3, 1948 -- Clear, warm. Cooked & cleaned. Boys went to Lodge tonight. Called at Mamie's tonight.

Sun Jul 4, 1948 -- Clear, cool. We went up to Jarvis', Sam hasn't been well, little better today. Church tonight.

Mon Jul 5, 1948 -- Cool, partly clear. School meeting a.m. Perley went to Canterbury, sold grey horse to Earl Jarvis.

Tue Jul 6, 1948 -- Rained nearly all day. Very cold & raw. Not feeling very well, didn't go to prayer meeting.

Wed Jul 7, 1948 -- Clear, very cool. Washed large washing. Mr Colwell called late afternoon.

Thu Jul 8, 1948 -- Mostly clear, good breeze. Picked berries afternoon.

Fri Jul 9, 1948 -- Clear, very warm. Cooked a.m., cleaned. Clint went to Woodstock for supplies for Orangemen Mon. Uncle Harve here for supper. Gladys called evening. Lala walked up to Hillbilly's for first.

Sat Jul 10, 1948 -- Cloudy, warm, breeze afternoon, light showers. Men went to Lodge.

Sun Jul 11, 1948 -- Clear, very warm. Went to Corner to church on bus. Mr Brenton preached Orangemen's sermon. Took care of babies for Jean & Perley to go up in evening to Mountain.

Mon Jul 12, 1948 -- Clear, hot. Had picnic & cold refreshments at Corner. Took care of babies afternoon & evening so Jean & Perley could go to Corner. Clint home before supper.

Tue Jul 13, 1948 -- Showers early morning, mostly cloudy during day. Washed & ironed. Men went to Lodge.

Wed Jul 14, 1948 -- Clear, cool wind. Clint, Mildred & I went to Woodstock for berries. Got nice ones.

Thu Jul 15, 1948 -- Clear, quite warm, cool breeze. Sam down for dinner. Did up most of a crate of strawberries.

Fri Jul 16, 1948 -- 90º, clear, little hazy afternoon. Cooked, cleaned. Men trucked horses to shop a.m.

Sat Jul 17, 1948 -- Clear, quite warm. Cooked some. Annie & Hallie came down around 8 o'clock.

Sun Jul 18, 1948 -- Clear with thunder showers toward night. Not too much rain. Jean & Perley here for sinner. Babe here for supper. Hallie & Annie left right after supper. Went around by Danforth.

Mon Jul 19, 1948 -- Cloudy part of day. Cool. Washed. Perley's, Cat's & Myrtle in during evening. Started haying at Basil's.

Tue Jul 20, 1948 -- Clear, cool breeze. 90º above. Ironed. Uncle Harve in afternoon, also Babe & Myrtle. Mended socks.

Wed Jul 21, 1948 -- Clear, very warm. Heavy thunder shower after supper. Jean & Perley, Beatrice Farrell & Babe here for dinner. Cut out aprons & patterns. Lois Boone & Jim Daniels married at home.

Thu Jul 22, 1948 -- Turned very cool with wind during night, partly clear, cool wind. Boys peeling pulp at Point. Heavy shower last night.

Fri Jul 23, 1948 -- Rained nearly all day at times. Cooked & cleaned.

Sat Jul 24, 1948 -- Showery. Hauled some hay in for Basil. Uncle Harve here for supper.

Sun Jul 25, 1948 -- Mostly clear, very cool breeze. SS & church. Jean & Perley went picnicing.

Mon Jul 26, 1948 -- Clear at times, sort of damp. Finished haying at Basil's. Washed, ironed some. Centennial celebration commences at Fredericton, to last a week.

Tue Jul 27, 1948 -- Clear & very warm. Men are haying here. Ironed. Picked raspberries.

Wed Jul 28, 1948 -- Rained all morning. Clint & I laid piece of carpet in kitchen afternoon.

Thu Jul 29, 1948 -- Clear, warm. Good breeze. Men mowing afternoon.

Fri Jul 30, 1948 -- Beautiful hay day. Got lot of hay in. Cooked. Myrtle & I picked raspberries. Cheryl up awhile in morning.

Sat Jul 31, 1948 -- Partly clear, very warm, good breeze. Arlie here for dinner. Rained hard during night.

Sun Aug 1, 1948 -- Clear & warm. Went to SS. Jean came back for supper. Perley & Cat up to Corner. Clint went to Buckingham's cottage to baptism. Church tonight.

Mon Aug 2, 1948 -- Clear, quite warm. Washed. Myrtle & I went berrying afternoon.

Tue Aug 3, 1948 -- Clear, warm. Myrtle, Clint, Art, Bert & I went to Canterbury to Sidney Grant's funeral service. Cheryl here most of morning. Canned raspberries.

Wed Aug 4, 1948 -- Clear, warm. Ironed, let him out in Jean's dress. They are all up here this evening, also Mr & Mrs Petit. Finished haying. Frank's & Davidson's exchanged places.

Thu Aug 5, 1948 -- Cool early, getting quite warm afternoon. Mamie & I picked raspberries. Canned mine for Jean.

Fri Aug 6, 1948 -- Cloudy with misty rain from late morning on. Basil & Lala went to Woodstock on bus. Clint went to Danforth by train. Cooked, cleaned. Covered big rocking chair & bedding box.

Sat Aug 7, 1948 -- Mostly clear, scudding clouds. Cool wind. Chilly wind all night.

Sun Aug 8, 1948 -- Clear, cool wind. Clint went to Sam's, I stayed with Annie. Went to church up there, also down here evening.

Mon Aug 9, 1948 -- Clear, cool. Washed. Babe, Mrs Colwell & Marie berrying & had dinner with me. Clint commenced haying for Petit. Showers afternoon. Clint & I picked blueberries.

Tue Aug 10, 1948 -- Clear, little showry afternoon. Ironed. Myrtle & I picked blueberries. Prayer meeting evening. Mr Cyr here for supper.

Wed Aug 11, 1948 -- Clear, quite warm. Myrtle, Babe & I picked raspberries down back Cole place. Babe had dinner with me.

Thu Aug 12, 1948 -- Cloudy with rain starting middle of morning. Canned raspberries. Made pie. Wrote to girls.

Fri Aug 13, 1948 -- Cool showery most of day. Cooked, cleaned. Covered room rocking chair. Myrtle & Chris called evening.

Sat Aug 14, 1948 -- Cloudy, partly clear afternoon, thunder showers. Chris had supper with us. Boys went to Lodge tonight.

Sun Aug 15, 1948 -- Mostly clear, quite warm. Went to SS & church. Called at May Leeman's few minutes. John Gaskin & Art down to church, came in for lunch. Mr Morehouse preached.

Mon Aug 16, 1948 -- Clear, very warm. Cool breeze tonight. Washed, picked beans & cucumbers.

Tue Aug 17, 1948 -- Clear, very warm. Had bible students for dinner. Ironed, canned beans. Went to prayer meeting.

Wed Aug 18, 1948 -- Cool, light showers at times. Men went to Hartland to trial, didn't have it. Jean & babies here all day. Special school meeting here tonight.

Thu Aug 19, 1948 -- Clear, very warm. Cleaned. Made first apple pie of season. Mended. Mamie called.

Fri Aug 20, 1948 -- Clear, warm. Clint, Mildred & I went to Woodstock for brick for Vernon. Sam & Jarvie down while we were away.

Sat Aug 21, 1948 -- Clear, very warm. 94º Cooked some, mended some. Cheryl here this evening.

Sun Aug 22, 1948 -- Clear, hot. Went to SS. Cat brought Mamie & me home. Went to church evening.

Mon Aug 23, 1948 -- Clear, warm. Washed. Babe up, we picked beans, peas & cucumbers.

Tue Aug 24, 1948 -- 98º. Light showers evening. Prayer meeting. Mr Sharpe led. Canned beans, made mustard pickles. Ironed.

Wed Aug 25, 1948 -- Clear, 94º. Men wen to Harvey to horse pulling. Went to SS picnic in school yard.

Thu Aug 26, 1948 -- Hot with exception of strong breeze blowing all day. Bible teachers here for dinner. Picked peas. Men helping work on Orange hall. Wallace Snow called.

Fri Aug 27, 1948 -- Clear, warm. Cooked, cleaned. Attended closing exercises of bible school in church evening.

Sat Aug 28, 1948 -- Clear, hot. Did not bake beans today.

Sun Aug 29, 1948 -- Clear, warm, cool, light showers at times. Baptism at Sand Beach. Babe & Charles Graham, Mrs Waldo Foster, Mel, Dot, Myrna Fish & Clarence Boone's girls baptized. Mon Aug 30, 1948 -- Turned cold with showers. Canned peaches & plums.

Tue Aug 31, 1948 -- Showers afternoon. Clint took five head of cattle to show at Douglas Field. Made beet pickles. Went to business meeting.

Wed Sep 1, 1948 -- Clear, cool. Washed. Strong wind, tail end of big wind storm.

Thu Sep 2, 1948 -- Clear, warm. Spent day at Jean's. Clint got home about supper time.

Fri Sep 3, 1948 -- Clear, fairly cool. Made doughnuts. Cleaned, ironed.

Sat Sep 4, 1948 -- Mostly clear, quite warm. Cooked, cleaned etc. Clint & I picked cucumbers & tomatoes tonight. Myrtle went to Harvey. Boys hauled in Basil's oats.

Sun Sep 5, 1948 -- Clear, hot. Went to SS. Led prayer meeting tonight. Perley & Jean went to Corner.

Mon Sep 6, 1948 -- Clear, very warm. Washed. Wiped up kitchen floor, waxed it. Clint & Perley went to Springfield Fair.

Tue Sep 7, 1948 -- 98º, clear. Clint went to Danforth. Ironed. Ella came to Babe's tonight.

Wed Sep 8, 1948 -- Mostly hazy or cloudy with drizzle late evening. Canned apples & oranges. Picked corn. Babe & Cat & Ella, also Perley & Jean, up for evening.

Thu Sep 9, 1948 -- Cloudy during morning, clearing. Jean up all day. We made two batches of jelly for Jean. Canned 3 ½ qts corn.

Fri Sep 10, 1948 -- Picked & canned corn. Ella came up to stay. Harry, Essie & Phyllis called evening.

Sat Sep 11, 1948 -- Clear, warm. Ella & I worked all day to do Friday & Saturday's work. Boys went to Lodge.

Sun Sep 12, 1948 -- Clear, cool. We all had dinner with Jean. Babe up for supper with us. Mamie led service tonight.

Mon Sep 13, 1948 -- Very warm with strong wind afternoon. Heavy thunder showers all around. Just a sprinkle here. Washed, ironed some.

Tue Sep 14, 1948 -- Clear & real cool, quite strong wind afternoon. Had …ford man here for dinner. Ella spent day with Myrtle. Ironed.

Wed Sep 15, 1948 -- Clear, cool. Myrtle, Lala, Ella, Babe & I went to Annie's. Clint worked on Orange Hall.

Thu Sep 16, 1948 -- Clear, very cool. Frost down town & other places. Clint went down lake for Pratt. Ella spent afternoon at Lala's. Made plum preserves, got plums at Annie's.

Fri Sep 17, 1948 -- Heavy frost last night. Foggy this morning early, killed all vines in garden. Cheryl here all afternoon. Ella went to Babe's tonight. Mrs Lincoln here for dinner. Rain toward night. Cold.

Sat Sep 18, 1948 -- Rained some during night. Thunder showers this morning. Ella went home today. Flue burned out kitchen stove. Boys went to Corner, took calf to Art & logs to mill to be sawed.

Sun Sep 19, 1948 -- Clear, quite cool. Bus took load to Canterbury, Orangemen's sermon. Went to SS. Si led church evening. Perley, Jean & Mildred went over to Nadine's.

Mon Sep 20, 1948 -- Clear, cool early. Washed. Clint & Basil went to Woodstock for load for Basil. Showery afternoon.

Tue Sep 21, 1948 -- Clear early, cool growing colder with showers afternoon. Ironed. Clint went down lake. Babe & Frances called.

Wed Sep 22, 1948 -- Partly clear, strong cold wind. Feels like snow. Fixed babies dresses.

Thu Sep 23, 1948 -- Cloudy, cold wind. Made tomato pickles. Helped Clint pick beans, pull carrots, pick up potatoes. Went to Maurice & Jean's shower.

Fri Sep 24, 1948 -- Mostly clear, cold wind. Cooked & cleaned. Perley went to Woodstock. Jean & babies up afternoon & early evening.

Sat Sep 25, 1948 -- Partly clear. Cool breeze. Kept Cheryl afternoon & evening. Perley & Jean went to Canterbury. Clint finished digging potatoes.

Sun Sep 26, 1948 -- Clear, warm. Went to SS. Perley up with babies most of a.m. Sam, Kay & family down for supper & evening. Didn't get to church. Lydia led.

Mon Sep 27, 1948 -- 90º, clear, cool breeze afternoon. Washed. Helped pick few apples.

Tue Sep 28, 1948 -- 90º. Ironed, mended, knit. Si in afternoon. Mamie here most of afternoon.

Wed Sep 29, 1948 -- 80º. Had Cheryl with me all day. Babe dug her potatoes, had dinner here. Gertie has baby boy.

Thu Sep 30, 1948 -- 90º above. Had Cheryl most of day. Perley & Jean here for supper. Didn't do much work.

Fri Oct 1, 1948 -- Clear part of day with rain in evening. Cooked. Went to Pentecostal meeting at Davidson's. Gertie's baby dead.

Sat Oct 2, 1948 -- Misty & cloudy, clearing few minutes. Went to Frank's baby's funeral at church, Pentecostal McDonald preached. Made two batches of jelly.

Sun Oct 3, 1948 -- Mostly clear. Terribly strong, cold wind blowing. Babe led prayer service. Went to SS. Gertie came home from hospital.

Mon Oct 4, 1948 -- Mostly clear, strong cold wind. Washed in house. Took puff apart & washed it.

Tue Oct 5, 1948 -- Clear, cool early, getting warmer. Clint & I went to Danforth. Came back other way late noon. Ironed. Babe & Marietta called. Frost last night.

Wed Oct 6, 1948 -- Clear, beautiful day. Clint & I went to Sam's. Had lunch in Houlton at noon. Frost last night.

Thu Oct 7, 1948 -- Clear, beautiful day, 80º. Babe here for dinner. Clint & I varnished storm doors. Started hauling pulp again. Babe & Cat in tonight.

Fri Oct 8, 1948 -- Clear, warm, clouding over toward night. Pentecostal service at Davidson's tonight. Cooked, cleaned.

Sat Oct 9, 1948 -- Rained during night & part of today. Boys went to Lodge tonight. Nora Veysey married today.

Sun Oct 10, 1948 -- Overcast part of time, warm. SS & church. Mr Colwell preached.

Mon Oct 11, 1948 -- Mostly cloudy, warm. Perley, Jean & children & Dawson here for dinner. Thanksgiving.

Tue Oct 12, 1948 -- Cloudy & rainy. Washed. Ironed some colored clothes. Ottie & Myrtle here for supper. Clint, Perley & Dawson to Woodstock.

Wed Oct 13, 1948 -- Clear, warm. Ironed. Myrtle in, stayed all afternoon. Ottie hunting.

Thu Oct 14, 1948 -- Mostly clear, cool wind. Myrtle, Lala, Mrs Folster & I went to Woodstock. Saw Dr. about my back. Joe Keefe here talking over logging.

Fri Oct 15, 1948 -- Clear, warm. Cooked & cleaned some. Shower for Maurice & Jean at School house tonight.

Sat Oct 16, 1948 -- Clear, cool. Cleaned. Ottie & Myrtle had supper here. Clint & Keefe up country, back late. Keefe stayed here all night.

Sun Oct 17, 1948 -- Partly cloudy, mild. Boys took us to Corner to hear Mr Shaw preach. Church tonight, Si led. Dot & Mel, also Essie & Nadine attended.

Mon Oct 18, 1948 -- Misty & rainy until afternoon, then hailed & snowed. Marvin Foster here working. Men went to Canterbury, Lodge & school meeting.

Tue Oct 19, 1948 -- Mostly clear, cold all day. Ground froze last night for first. Snow didn't go off today. Washed. Clint worked across lake.

Wed Oct 20, 1948 -- Clear, quite cold. Lee Manuel came with team before supper. Keefe & another man came after supper, went down to Basil's & stayed all night.

Thu Oct 21, 1948 -- Clear, cool. Made doughnuts. Worked all day. Keefe staying here all night tonight.

Fri Oct 22, 1948 -- Clear, warm. Cooked, cleaned. Mamie called in morning. Rena & children here all afternoon.

Sat Oct 23, 1948 -- Clear, cool. Keefe went home after supper. Annie & Hallie came down tonight. Babe & Cat in.

Sun Oct 24, 1948 -- Mostly clear, mild. Annie & Hallie had dinner with Babe. Sam, Edna, Jarvie & Annabelle here for dinner. Church tonight, Mamie led for me. Keefe back tonight, Marvin went home.

Mon Oct 25, 1948 -- Cloudy all day with little rain afternoon. Men across lake, staying here tonight, Keefe & Manuel. Perley took manure spreader back today.

Tue Oct 26, 1948 -- Cloudy early, clearing. Went down to see Cheryl before dinner. Washed afternoon. Mamie called. Washed in shed.

Wed Oct 27, 1948 -- Clear, cool. Ironed. Cook & cookee came here for supper, staying all night.

Thu Oct 28, 1948 -- Clear, mild. Shampooed my hair. Mr Keefe took us up with Cheryl to see Dr. tonight, has bronchitis on right side. Basil's sports in.

Fri Oct 29, 1948 -- Foggy morning. Clint went to Woodstock for supplies for camp. Perley killed a pig.

Sat Oct 30, 1948 -- Clear, warm. Cooked some & cleaned. Clint & Joe went to Canterbury evening, back late.

Sun Oct 31, 1948 -- Clear, cool breeze. Clint went down with Joe Keefe. I went to SS & led service in evening. Had roll call service at Mountain. John Boone was guest speaker. 4 cars of them came.

Mon Nov 1, 1948 -- Showery looking at times, cold. Washed. Men across lakes. Men had a frolic & hauled Vernon's wood down.

Tue Nov 2, 1948 -- White frost last night. Clear, cool. Ironed. Men across lake. Perley went to Southampton for wagon.

Wed Nov 3, 1948 -- Clear, cool. Mr Keefe went to Hartland early, back for dinner & then home. Had little farewell party at Cecilia's. Called to see Babe.

Thu Nov 4, 1948 -- Rainy at times all day, harder toward night. Got puff ready to tack. Pentecostal minister called tonight, no service. Floyd came home.

Fri Nov 5, 1948 -- 70º above. Partly clear, very mild. Rained during night. Cooked & cleaned. White horse sick. Boys didn't get back last night.

Sat Nov 6, 1948 -- Cloudy & foggy. Clint went to Sam's. I laid rest of carpet in kitchen.

Sun Nov 7, 1948 -- Rained most of day. Did not get to SS but went to church evening. Lydia led. Keefe & Ralph came up before supper.

Mon Nov 8, 1948 -- Clear, cool wind. Washed. Mamie called, also Abner & Si. Two men came for Clint to get across lakes. Keefe & Ralph went back but he & Aubrey came back at night.

Tue Nov 9, 1948 -- Mostly clear, cool. Ironed. Washed outside windows. Perley put some on. Sam & Jarvie down afternoon.

Wed Nov 10, 1948 -- Rained early morning, misty all day. Perley went to Canterbury. Washed outside windows & put some on.

Thu Nov 11, 1948 -- Clear, getting cooler. Rained terribly hard during night. Men killed pig a.m. Keefe came before supper. Jean & Perley went to dance at Canterbury, left babies with me. Men went to Canterbury.

Fri Nov 12, 1948 -- Mostly clear, cool wind most of day. Cooked. Clint went up country in Keefe's car. Keefe staying to camp tonight. Perley hauled hay from Canterbury. Myrtle, Hazel & children called.

Sat Nov 13, 1948 -- Cloudy with heavy rain toward night. Keefe came out tonight to stay weekend. Cooked & cleaned.

Sun Nov 14, 1948 -- Mostly clear, cool wind. Arthur & Josie Wilkins called for a short time. Went to SS. Si led service tonight.

Mon Nov 15, 1948 -- Partly clear, cool. Myrtle, Babe & I went to Houlton & Woodstock. Babe had teeth out. 5 men here for supper. Clint & Basil & Folster took them across lake.

Tue Nov 16, 1948 -- Clear & Mild. Washed large washing, quilt, pantry curtains, etc.

Wed Nov 17, 1948 -- Cloudy, looks like snow. Ironed, cooked bread. Mended.

Thu Nov 18, 1948 -- Clear, cool wind getting milder afternoon. Clint, Basil, Lala, Mamie & I went to Woodstock. Mamie & I got permanents. Back late. Keefe's car. Jimmy Graham married.

Fri Nov 19, 1948 -- Partly clear, mild. Cooked, cleaned. Clint & I went to Corner evening.

Sat Nov 20, 1948 -- Rained, sleet & snowed. Broke pine limbs, part of crab tree & lower elm. Keefe out for supper, went home.

Sun Nov 21, 1948 -- Cloudy mild. Ice partly melted from trees & bushes. Went to SS. No church tonight.

Mon Nov 22, 1948 -- Cloudy all day, mild. Washed. Myrtle called. Joe came early evening for the night. Commenced using our well again.

Tue Nov 23, 1948 -- Cloudy & mild with light rain & spits of snow all day. Wilkins came early & went with Joe to camp. Clint & Basil went to Canterbury. Ironed, put up curtains.

Wed Nov 24, 1948 -- Cloudy, cool. Killed pig a.m. Don Cronkite & father here for dinner. Toted to camp afternoon. Babe & Cat in tonight. Made towels.

Thu Nov 25, 1948 -- Cloudy & mild, foggy. Put shellac on & varnished part of storm door. Lala in awhile afternoon. Si called too.

Fri Nov 26, 1948 -- Cloudy, mild. Cooked & cleaned. Clint went to Woodstock looking for men. Stayed with babies while Perley & Jean went to Canterbury to dance. Got home quarter to three.

Sat Nov 27, 1948 -- Rainy & mild until late afternoon, changing with wind, cooler. Clint went up country looking for men. Cooked & cleaned.

Sun Nov 28, 1948 -- Cloudy, cold wind. Went to SS. Jean & Perley & babies up for dinner. Clint, Billy, Mamie & I went to Mountain to hear John preach evening.

Mon Nov 29, 1948 -- Cloudy with snow squalls toward night. Sewed. Stayed all night with Rena. Took Clarence to Houlton hospital. All sick measles & cold. Lala & Si stayed too.

Tue Nov 30, 1948 -- Cloudy with snow squalls. Veterinary here, treated cow for export. Washed. Didn't get any sleep last night. Man came with mail to go to woods.

Wed Dec 1, 1948 -- Ironed. Called to see Rena & children, some better. Clint went to Houlton today.

Thu Dec 2, 1948 -- Cloudy, mild. Bunch of men (drinking) & team of horses came to go to woods. Upset truck. Keefe came bring cook & two more men. Some got to camp, others stayed in Mill house.

Fri Dec 3, 1948 -- Mostly clear, cold wind. Myrtle & I went to Houlton & Woodstock. Called at hospital to see Tommy & Clarence. Stayed with Rena until 2 o'clock this a.m.

Sat Dec 4, 1948 -- Beautiful clear mild day. Looks hazy, like spring. Clint went to Woodstock, back noon with three men. Toting to camp. Lakes froze some, had to break ice.

Sun Dec 5, 1948 -- Clear, cold wind. Clint, Art, Bert & I went to Sam's afternoon. Back late. Didn't got to church evening. Taking a cold. Lake froze over. Men went back up around to camp.

Mon Dec 6, 1948 -- Sam's birthday. Cloudy & rainy all day. Clint went to camp, staying all night. Ice out of lake again. Rained during night.

Tue Dec 7, 1948 -- Partly clear, strong wind. Clint & Elmer brought two horses out from camp, sold them & bought another from Canterbury. Washed. Have bad cold.

Wed Dec 8, 1948 -- Mostly clear, very mild. Clint went back to camp. Ironed. Finished Leanna's dress.

Thu Dec 9, 1948 -- Clear, quite cold. Mended. Ottie called. Mrs Lutz quite poorly.

Fri Dec 10, 1948 -- Clear, very cold wind. Perley went with cow to lines for Tom Packard, got back late. Cooked, cleaned. Cold miserable.

Sat Dec 11, 1948 -- Clear, quite mild. Clint came out of woods tonight. Cooked & cleaned some.

Sun Dec 12, 1948 -- Mostly cloudy with some snow & rain late evening. Mrs Lutz buried afternoon. My cold too bad to go. Men went back to woods. Jean & Perley up all day, to Chick's in evening. I kept babies.

Mon Dec 13, 1948 -- Very mild, mostly clear with showers late afternoon. Washed. Perley went to Canterbury for hay. Cold better.

Tue Dec 14, 1948 -- Mostly clear, strong cold wind blowing. Ironed. Chad Cheryl all afternoon. Men came out of woods with cold. Myrtle took load to St Stephen.

Wed Dec 15, 1948 -- Clear, quite cold wind. Beautiful day. Jean & Perley went to Woodstock. Did odd jobs today. 21º above.

Thu Dec 16, 1948 -- Beautiful mild day, clouding over toward night. Keefe, Wilkins, & Cronkite came across ice. Not too safe. Marguerite has baby boy. Keefe went home.

Fri Dec 17, 1948 -- Soft snow early morning with some rain & more snow, clearing around noon. Went to school closing. Got brace of pheasants from Mr Pratt. Frank & Hillbilly came out from camp.

Sat Dec 18, 1948 -- Clear, quite cold. Clint came out from camp afternoon. We dressed pheasants. Robby Graham came here tonight, staying all night. Perley took message into camp.

Sun Dec 19, 1948 -- Clear, quite mild. Men went back to camp 2 o'clock. Did not go to SS. Mr & Mrs Colwell back. Mr Strachen preached tonight. Mr Colwell took part. Tommy broke down at Smith's.

Mon Dec 20, 1948 -- Cloudy, very raw & cold early, clearing afternoon. Washed. Perley took Tommy's truck to Canterbury. 20º above tonight. Cats have all died except one.

Tue Dec 21, 1948 -- Clear, not too cold. Ironed, cleaned little. Clint came out after dinner, waited for Keefe & they went to camp late evening.

Wed Dec 22, 1948 -- Clear, quite cold. Made doughnuts. Mended some. Myrtle called. Floyd home for Christmas.

Thu Dec 23, 1948 -- Partly clear, raw & cold. Jean went to Woodstock on bus. I had babies all day, didn't get any work done. Snowed some early. Clint brought horse out, but went back.

Fri Dec 24, 1948 -- Mostly clear. Keefe stayed here last night, went home a.m. Perley went up country, traded a horse. Cooked & cleaned. Jean came up tonight. Put up & trimmed little tree.

Sat Dec 25, 1948 -- Beautiful day. 10º above. Had Christmas alone. Jean's & Babe's went to Buckingham's. Basil & Lala in this evening.

Sun Dec 26, 1948 -- 4º above. Clear, cold wind. Church this a.m. Have too bad cold to go. Clint went. Jean up afternoon. Davidson's called.

Mon Dec 27, 1948 -- Cloudy, raw day. Perley & Basil killed 2 pigs here & at Basil's. Basil, Lala, Perley, Jean & babies here this evening, cutting pigs in two & quartering my half.

Tue Dec 28, 1948 -- Partly (Mostly) clear, very mild. Cold quite miserable, didn't wash. Perley took team to shop & took Clint to Sam's tonight. Over 50 men in camp. Lot went today.

Wed Dec 29, 1948 -- Clear early, clouding & snow towards evening. Washed. Got some clothes in. Took tree down.

Thu Dec 30, 1948 -- Strong wind with rain at times. Snow all gone, mild. Got pork cut up. Fried out lard & made head cheese. Packed bean pork in pickle. Mail went part way.

Fri Dec 31, 1948 -- Heavy wind & sleet during night. Sleet covering everything. Perley & Basil took load to camp. Ice not too satisfactory. Raining hard tonight. Mail got back tonight. Terribly icy.

1949 --

Sat Jan 1, 1949 -- Rained hard all night. Cloudy & mild a.m. clearing with a little shower. Perley, Jean, Children & I had dinner at Basil's today. NE wind.

Sun Jan 2, 1949 -- Cloudy with some wet snow, raw wind. Keefe back for supper & is staying all night. Basil & Lala up, we all went down & had ice cream & cake. NE wind.

Mon Jan 3, 1949 -- Cloudy, chilled a little during night. Clint took load to camp. Perley went to St Stephen for men & team. Myrtle called. Cold better, but feel draggy. N wind.

Tue Jan 4, 1949 -- Cloudy quite mild with few snow flurries. Clint went to Danforth a.m. & to Bangor tonight. Perley took load to camp. N wind changing to NW awhile.

Wed Jan 5, 1949 -- Clear & quite mild. Went to town afternoon. Called on Babe. They are cleaning Clapp's house. Ab called tonight. Raining at 11 o'clock.

Thu Jan 6, 1949 -- Rained all night & poured most of day. Very mild, frost nearly out of ground. Made doughnuts. Si called. Mamie in. Tommy can't get all way to Canterbury, road icy. Lamb came.

Fri Jan 7, 1949 -- Cloudy a.m. with some snow, big wet flakes. Partly clear afternoon. Called at Lala's few minutes. Jean & Perley here for supper. New milch cow.

Sat Jan 8, 1949 -- Mostly clear, very mild. Cooked & cleaned some. Jean & Perley went to Mountain.

Sun Jan 9, 1949 -- Mostly cloudy, mild. Went to SS. Rode back with George, Nettie, Hiram & Harry. Myrtle came for us for church. Mamie led.

Mon Jan 10, 1949 -- Partly clear, very mild. Myrtle & I went to Houlton & Woodstock. Keefe out & he & Basil went to Hartland, staying up tonight. Clint came home from Bangor tonight. Sam gaining.

Tue Jan 11, 1949 -- Clear, cold strong wind. Perley went to Woodstock for oats. Basil & Keefe got back tonight. Clint went to camp today, back tonight.

Wed Jan 12, 1949 -- Zero this a.m. 8º below down town. Perley took load across lake again. Keefe went back to camp. Washed. Snow tonight. Put on over new spring & mattress.

Thu Jan 13, 1949 -- Clear, not too cold. Made apple pie. Cleaned some. Clint home.

Fri Jan 14, 1949 -- Clear, cold. Cooked. Called at Jean's few minutes afternoon. Chick in tonight.

Sat Jan 15, 1949 -- Zero, cold wind. Clear. Clint went to Bangor a.m. Si, Myrtle & Lala called tonight. Sleeping downstairs.

Sun Jan 16, 1949 -- Rain, hail or sleet at times all day, milder. Had military funeral for Max Walls afternoon. 2 more lambs.

Mon Jan 17, 1949 -- Cloudy, mild, growing colder toward night. Clint came home a.m. & went to camp after dinner. Jean & Perley here for supper.

Tue Jan 18, 1949 -- 6º above. Beautiful mild day. Washed. Perley went with scalers today. Had babies here this evening while Jean & Perley went to Ridge.

Wed Jan 19, 1949 -- Cloudy a.m. with rain, hail & sleet starting about 11 o'clock. Foggy tonight. Ironed.

Thu Jan 20, 1949 -- Clear, mild a.m. with a cold wind coming up. Lala & I had dinner with Myrtle. Clint went to Bangor tonight to take Sam home.

Fri Jan 21, 1949 -- Clear a.m. 3º below, coldest this winter so far. Clouding over afternoon. Called on Mamie. Perley took load to camp.

Sat Jan 22, 1949 -- Beautiful mild day. Road slippery. Tommy came back with mail. Perley & Jean went to Sam's for Clint. Babe's here. Keefe came out, went home.

Sun Jan 23, 1949 -- Mild early, cold wind coming up. Have sick headache, can't go to church. Mr Strachen preaching a.m. Clint went back woods. Keefe came up staying to Basil's all night.

Mon Jan 24, 1949 -- Cloudy, 10º above early. Fine snow before noon, turning warmer & to large soft flakes. Perley went to camp with load. Sewed on Leanna's dress. Mail went today. Plow came.

Tue Jan 25, 1949 -- 6º above, clear, cold wind. Perley took load to camp. Keefe came out with Perley & went home. Basil & Lala went too & on to Bangor. Washed, scrubbed & waxed floor.

Wed Jan 26, 1949 -- 2º below. Clear, milder tonight & clouding over. Perley took load to camp. Packed & sent Irma's Christmas box. Ironed.

Thu Jan 27, 1949 -- Clear, quite mild. Went to town, had dinner with Jean. Called on Myrtle & Babe. Bus load went to Mountain to church.

Fri Jan 28, 1949 -- Partly clear. Cooked. Keefe, Basil & Lala & Carol Anne got home at noon. Perley went to Woodstock. Jimmy Graham & wife moved into Lewis' place, bought it.

Sat Jan 29, 1949 -- Clear, quite cold. Cooked, cleaned. Josephine McLellan came over to Jean's. Clint came out of woods late afternoon. Perley took load to camp. Snowed & rained last night.

Sun Jan 30, 1949 -- Quite cold night & cold wind most of day. Mr Strachen preached to 30, afterwards SS. Bus load went to Mountain to church tonight.

Mon Jan 31, 1949 -- Partly clear, clouding over with snow toward night. Wind has come up, quite wild night. Keefe came out, had supper here. Perley took load to camp. Myrtle called. Washed.

Plow came. Tue Feb 1, 1949 -- Clear, beautiful day. About 6 inches of snow came, drifted. Perley, Basil & Keefe went to Woodstock for load. Miss McLellan spent day with me.

Wed Feb 2, 1949 -- Clear & mild with strong wind growing very cold toward night. Perley & Keefe went to camp with load. Ironed. Did not go to prayer meeting. Plow came through.

Thu Feb 3, 1949 -- 4º below, coldest yet here. Clear becoming milder. Made pie for Jean. Babe spent afternoon here & had supper.

Fri Feb 4, 1949 -- Clear early, 6º below, clouding over with snow by noon. Keefe & Clint came out, went to Danforth to basketball game tonight.

Sat Feb 5, 1949 -- Sun partly shows all day with snow at times, some wind. Hauled load of logs out from camp, road fair. Clint home later. Keefe went home.

Sun Feb 6, 1949 -- Cold early getting warmer. Church a.m. SS afternoon. Josephine McLellan spoke. Jean & Perley took her to Corner. I kept babies. Clint went back to woods afternoon.

Mon Feb 7, 1949 -- Zero, no wind. Clear with snow & wind commencing before noon. Sewed & mended. Perley went to camp. Bus had bad time getting back.

Tue Feb 8, 1949 -- Clear & milder. Snow piled up pretty well. Mail didn't go, nor bus. Washed.

Wed Feb 9, 1949 -- Mostly clear, very warm. Snow went fast & is just like slush before dark. Getting little colder. Had church business meeting at Myrtle's tonight. John Boone's moved down.

Thu Feb 10, 1949 -- Beautiful warm day. Snow went to slush. Lala & Carol Anne called afternoon. Jean & Perley & children up all afternoon & for supper. Clint out early this a.m., went right back.

Fri Feb 11, 1949 -- 2º below. Clear, mild with cold wind coming up afternoon. Keefe out early a.m. Perley took load to camp. Made doughnuts. Made apron.

Sat Feb 12, 1949 -- 12º below. Clear, growing much milder during day. Clint came out for supper.

Sun Feb 13, 1949 -- Mostly cloudy with wet snow late afternoon. Went to SS. Jean & Perley went for Clifford & Nadine for day. Jean stayed with Marguerite.

Mon Feb 14, 1949 -- Some snow, clearing afternoon. Fixed Jean's quilt & took a puff apart. Lala & Babe called evening.

Tue Feb 15, 1949 -- 10º below, raw wind, snow turning to hail & little rain later afternoon, much warmer. Fixed jumper.

Wed Feb 16, 1949 -- 8º above. Spring like day. Washed. Johnny Higgs called. Plow came through. Kept babies while Jean & Perley went to Bill-dad Buckingham's. Sick.

Thu Feb 17, 1949 -- 46º above. Clear, mild. Perley took Mr Pratt to camp. Got squally afternoon, fierce out at times. Lala & Carol Anne called. Mended Jean's quilt. Ironed.

Fri Feb 18, 1949 -- Clear & mild. Kept Carol Anne while Basil & lala went to Woodstock on bus. Cooked. Called at Mamie's. Cat called tonight.

Sat Feb 19, 1949 -- Clear, very mild. Cooked, cleaned. Royden, George Broad & Stanley in afternoon. Clint came home before supper. Jean & Perley went to Woodstock on bus. Audrey over, stayed with Babe's. Sun Feb 20, 1949 -- Cloudy, raw day with fine frozen mist late afternoon. Miss McLellan came down but no fire on so no church. Went to SS.

Mon Feb 21, 1949 -- 3º above. Clear, cool wind morning, going down very mild afternoon. Washed. Did room curtains. Perley took load to camp. He & Jean & babies went to Corner tonight, Vernon's truck.

Tue Feb 22, 1949 -- Partly clear with snow & rain toward night. They took Bill Buckingham to hospital.

Wed Feb 23, 1949 -- Clear, quite mild. Mended & sewed some.

Thu Feb 24, 1949 -- Clear, beautiful day. Went to Lala's this a.m. early. Made birthday cake for Vernon, we had surprise party in evening for him.

Fri Feb 25, 1949 -- Raw morning, getting milder. Perley, Jean & Mildred went to Woodstock. I have children with me. They have diarrhea.

Sat Feb 26, 1949 -- Mostly clear. Very cold raw wind blowing. Cooked & cleaned. Clint came out tonight.

Sun Feb 27, 1949 -- Cold raw wind all day. Clear. Went to SS. Cheryl sick. John preaching at Mountain & Eel River.

Mon Feb 28, 1949 -- 4º above, no wind early. Beautiful day. Washed, took care of Leanna. Jean & Perley took Cheryl to Dr., seems to be taking measles.

Tue Mar 1, 1949 -- Snowed most of day with high wind. March came in like a lion. Ironed. Cheryl some better.

Wed Mar 2, 1949 -- Clear, cold strong wind. Did large washing for Jean. Cheryl better.

Thu Mar 3, 1949 -- Clear, cool wind, not so strong. Ironed & mended Jean's washing. Perley stayed at Bill-dad's last night. Clara bad. Basil got home from RI.

Fri Mar 4, 1949 -- 38º above. Beautiful day. Made doughnuts. Myrtle called. Cleaned pipes room stove. Lala has bad cold.

Sat Mar 5, 1949 -- Cloudy with little rain toward late afternoon. Clint came out little early. Jean & Perley went to Buckingham's to stay until tomorrow. Cooked, cleaned.

Sun Mar 6, 1949 -- Warm foggy with rain most of day turning to snow late afternoon. Joe here for dinner. Miss Pond held missionary service here a.m. Paul Springer crashed on Grand Lake. Mon Mar 7,1949 -- Clear, strong cold wind. Washed. Clint out few minutes tonight. Higgins in house with him. Myrtle spent evening here. Found wreckage of plane & Paul dead.

Tue Mar 8, 1949 -- Cloudy, cold wind moderating afternoon. Perley went down lake. Cecilia has pneumonia. Ironed. Mended. Babe up for evening.

Wed Mar 9, 1949 -- Partly clear, mild Called on Rena & walked down to Jean's & we came up on team. Perley was down lake for Pratt. They stayed for supper.

Thu Mar 10, 1949 -- Clear, mild. Fixed a dress & partly made an apron.

Fri Mar 11, 1949 -- High wind, sleet & snow squalls all day. Jean & babies here all day. Perley went to Mountain. Roscoe here for supper.

Sat Mar 12, 1949 -- Raining, snowed, hailed about all day. Perley went to Houlton with Grot to see Bill-dad. Clint home late afternoon. Cooked & cleaned.

Sun Mar 13, 1949 -- Raw, snow flurries all day. Went to SS. Clint went back to woods afternoon.

Mon Mar 14, 1949 -- Beautiful day. Washed. Perley took John Higgins home, done in woods. Gave them luch at noon. Perley back 9:30. Babe called. Keefe in, scalers in. Ray called. Plow came through.

Tue Mar 15, 1949 -- Snow squalls all day. Mild. Myrtle & Babe came up & we tacked two puffs. Had dinner here. Mamie here awhile in afternoon.

Wed Mar 16, 1949 -- Clear, 8º above. Cold wind. Made doughnuts. Sewed on aprons. Clint brought team out of woods tonight, finished trucking logs out excepting few loads for tomorrow.

Thu Mar 17, 1949 -- Clear, not too cold. Slippery. Clint working team at mill, has lame back. Fell & hurt ribs.

Fri Mar 18, 1949 -- Clear, quite cold. Perley Jean & Mildred went to Houlton. Snow toward night. Cooked, cleaned. Helped Clint with chores.

Sat Mar 19, 1949 -- Clear, cold wind. My birthday. Made cake & ice cream. Basil & Lala up evening. Perley sick with cold. Snowed during night.

Sun Mar 20, 1949 -- Clear, cool. John Jones held service a.m. Perley, Jean & children here for dinner. Babe here afternoon. Had cake & ice cream. Basil here evening. Plow came.

Mon Mar 21, 1949 -- 10º above, cloudy, raw cold. Trucking lumber from mill. Perley & other teams hauling out pulp. Clint working at mill. Rainy toward night.

Tue Mar 22, 1949 -- Snowed & rained most of day. Babe got her teeth today. Babies have colds. Sewed in afternoon.

Wed Mar 23, 1949 -- Rainy. Sewed. Went down to see babies tonight. Perley & Cat went to Mountain tonight. Clara worse & Wes bad.

Thu Mar 24, 1949 -- Beautiful day. Did Jean's washing, all day at it. Ironed & mended some. Myrtle & Lala in tonight. Blackbirds back.

Fri Mar 25, 1949 -- Clear, warm. Washed. Made doughnuts. Babies bad colds. Jean sick with cold. Ottie & Clint went to Woodstock to see Dr about his breast. Rib broken, one cracked.

Sat Mar 26, 1949 -- Clear, mild. Ironed, cooked & cleaned. Snow going fast. Elmer Farrell real sick. Perley hauling out pulp. Several teams on. Robins back.

Sun Mar 27, 1949 -- Cloudy, mild & showery. Students, Clark, Morehouse & Garnet held service a.m. Went down to see babies afternoon. Some better. Clifford & Nadine over.

Mon Mar 28, 1949 -- Cloudy, rainy & mild early, gradually clearing & wind came up. Patches of snow & ice left. Washed. Perley took camp team to shop. Clint working team at mill.

Tue Mar 29, 1949 -- Clear, strong cold wind. Washed Jean's washing. Perley took team to shop. Billy sick. People sick everywhere with flu & colds.

Wed Mar 30, 1949 -- Clear, cool. Chick here nearly all morning. Mamie called. Sewed some.

Thu Mar 31, 1949 -- Terribly cold wind. Made mincemeat for Jean.

Fri Apr 1, 1949 -- Partly clear, quite mild. Cooked. Babe walked up. Jean brought children up afternoon, first out after their colds. Basil & Lala went to town on bus.

Sat Apr 2, 1949 -- Partly clear, cool. Cooked & cleaned. Elmer Farrell very low.

Sun Apr 3, 1949 -- Cloudy mild. Church a.m. Brought 4 boys home for dinner. Johnny, Bea & Myrtle called afternoon. Carl brought Louise & baby home.

Mon Apr 4, 1949 -- Cloudy, sprinkled few times, got clothes dry. Hauling Broad's logs to mill. Clearing road all up in Beech Ridge woods. Broke truck, can't do anymore. Elmer Farrell died.

Tue Apr 5, 1949 -- Clear, very warm. Ironed. Finished at mill this a.m. Made a cake. Mended. Took outside windows off upstairs.

Wed Apr 6, 1949 -- Cloudy, mild with strong wind, rain & snow late afternoon. Jean & babies here all day. Perley sawing Basil's wood. Bad night.

Thu Apr 7, 1949 -- Cloudy, milder. Made doughnuts, mended.

Fri Apr 8, 1949 -- Mostly clear, warm. Spent day at Babe's & had supper at Myrtle's. Clint went to see Dr. about ribs, not getting better too fast. They walked from little woods, roads bad.

Sat Apr 9, 1949 -- Clear, quite warm. Mr Weldon Clark came down & had dinner here, went to town afternoon & came back for night. Jean & babies here for supper. Perley went to Houlton with Dr. Crocker.

Sun Apr 10, 1949 -- Clear, cool wind. Church & SS a.m. Mr Clark had dinner with Myrtle. Austin had grass fire, got out of control awhile. Perley, Jean & babies walked up tonight for awhile. Brought Billdad home from hospital.

Mon Apr 11, 1949 -- Partly clear, mild. Washed quilt, 5 blankets extra. Heifer freshened. Dr. over to see Patterson, some better. Lala down there.

Tue Apr 12, 1949 -- Clear mostly. Ironed. Roads bad. Cleaned my room a little.

Wed Apr 13, 1949 -- Very warm, clear. Mamie & I called on Abner & Patterson's. Some better. Babe & Myrtle brought us home. Clint down with team. Ice breaking up in Mud.

Thu Apr 14, 1949 -- Cloudy, foggy early. Ice out of Pickerel cove full down back of here. Ice went out of Mud. Vernon is miserable. Dr. twice.

Fri Apr 15, 1949 -- Clear, mild until later afternoon or early evening. Thunder showers commenced & last all night. Clint has pleurisy under rib again tonight. Raked & clean up around shed & barn yard. Dr. Crocker stuck up road. Good Friday.

Sat Apr 16, 1949 -- Rainy & foggy at times all day. Cooked & cleaned. Helped Clint with chores a.m. Better tonight. Vernon better. Ottie called few minutes for milk. Ice out of Grand.

Sun Apr 17, 1949 -- Light showers all day. Mr Colwell had service evening. Earl Veysey brought him part way, walked rest. Perley & Jean here for dinner & supper. Easter.

Mon Apr 18, 1949 -- Beautiful day. Large washing, quilt, curtains, etc. Frolicked Frank's house up to below school house. Mr Colwell called. Bill-dad very low. Perley & Cat went up. He is better.

Tue Apr 19, 1949 -- Snow & rain with strong wind all day. Ironed. Bus went. Getting smelt now.

Wed Apr 20, 1949 -- Cloudy with cool wind. Jean & Perley went to Mountain, Bill-dad very bad. Cat went up. Babe spent afternoon here, had supper.

Thu Apr 21, 1949 -- Mostly cloudy, cool. Cleaned dining room. Perley & Jean back afternoon. Mamie called.

Fri Apr 22, 1949 -- Clear, warm. Cooked. Rode down town on team afternoon. Got screen door on & some window screens in.

Sat Apr 23, 1949 -- Rainy most of day. Clint went to Canterbury with mail. Cooked & cleaned. Perley, Jean & babies here for supper. Cars getting stuck everywhere. Bill Buckingham died.

Sun Apr 24, 1949 -- Cloudy, showery all day, cold wind. Roads bad. Mr Clark got stuck, turned back. Had SS in morning. Basil called. Mamie in.

Mon Apr 25, 1949 -- Ground froze hard last night. Clear, cold wind, going down at night. Washed. John Gaskin got load of hay here for John Higgs.

Tue Apr 26, 1949 -- Cloudy with rain toward night. Went to Billdad's funeral with Babe & Cat. Clint went with Perley & Jean. Saw Annabelle & Angela down to funeral. We all had supper Art's.

Wed Apr 27, 1949 -- Clear, warm. Ironed. Kept Cheryl & Leanna while Jean & Perley cleaned & moved up stairs.

Thu Apr 28, 1949 -- Cloudy, cold wind. Fixed & cleaned summer coat. Clint went to Canterbury on bus.

Fri Apr 29, 1949 -- Clear, cool wind. Cooked. Finished taking off outside windows. Myrtle, Jean & babies called. Perley went to Mountain on bus. Basil & Billy went to Woodstock.

Sat Apr 30, 1949 -- Beautiful day. Cooked & cleaned. Myrtle, Bea & Johnny went to Harvey a.m.

Sun May 1, 1949 -- Clear, very warm. Church a.m. Mr Clark & two students down here for dinner. SS afternoon. Basil & Lala up evening.

Mon May 2, 1949 -- Cloudy & showery a.m. partly clearing later. Cleaned cellar & part of storeroom. Went to Jean Cropley's shower tonight. Perley took truck up country, ?? business.

Tue May 3, 1949 -- Partly clear, strong warm wind all day with rain late afternoon. Washed, finished cleaning storeroom. Clint & Guilford fencing, cows out in pasture for first.

Wed May 4, 1949 -- Clear, warm. Ironed. Cleaned clothes closet.

Thu May 5, 1949 -- Beautiful day. Clint, Davidson & Perley sheared sheep. Jean & children here all day.

Fri May 6, 1949 -- Clear, very warm. Cooked. Raked upper part of door yard. Myrtle up after supper. Men sawed Vernon's wood.

Sat May 7, 1949 -- Mostly cloudy, cold strong wind all day. Clint finished taking away banking. Myrtle & I picked fiddleheads. Cooked & cleaned. Dawson &erson here all evening. Rained last night.

Sun May 8, 1949 -- Clear strong cold wind. Mother's day. Went to SS. Basil & Lala up evening, also Basil & Mamie in for awhile.

Mon May 9, 1949 -- Partly clear, cool. Strong cold wind came up afternoon. Washed. Called at Mamie's. Basil in tonight.

Tue May 10, 1949 -- Cloudy early, clearing partly. Cold wind. Ironed. Clint plowing garden. Cleaned upper part of cupboard.

Wed May 11, 1949 -- Clear, warm. Cleaned lower parts of cupboard, chimney & under pantry cupboards. Clint loading lumber down at mill yard.

Thu May 12, 1949 -- Clear, cool strong wind. Called at Mamie's twice. Mamie has bad cold. Raked rest of front yard.

Fri May 13, 1949 -- Partly clear, quite cool. Cooked, cleaned. Cleaned bedding box, etc., upstairs.

Sat May 14, 1949 -- Mostly clear with light showers evening. Cooked, cleaned. Cecilia died tonight. Abner went to Woodstock on bus this a.m. Jean, Perley & babies here for supper.

Sun May 15, 1949 -- Clear, cold wind. Went to SS. Perley & babies up before noon. They & Mildred went to Nadine's afternoon. Bobolinks back.

Mon May 16, 1949 -- Clear, cool. Washed. Strong wind. Washed white quilt. Cecilia buried afternoon at Corner.

Tue May 17, 1949 -- Clear, cool wind. Cooked, ironed. Took Mamie cookies. Mamie real miserable. Rena called.

Wed May 18, 1949 -- Partly clear with light showers. Jean & Perley went to F'ton. Bus took load down too. I kept Cheryl & Leanna.

Thu May 19, 1949 -- Cloudy a.m. very muggy. Cleared at noon with terrific thunder shower & wind afternoon. Cleaned front bedroom. Several showers during day.

Fri May 20, 1949 -- Very cold wind, warming a little toward night. Jean & Perley went to Woodstock. I had children here.

Sat May 21, 1949 -- Clear, very cool. Cooked & cleaned. Clint home today.

Sun May 22, 1949 -- Partly clear, very strong wind afternoon. Went to SS. Myrtle & Lala, Mamie & I called at Helen's & Lily's.

Mon May 23, 1949 -- Rained most of day. Sewed & lengthened dresses.

Tue May 24, 1949 -- Cloudy, mild. Washed & got clothes in. Looks like rain. Perley, Jean & children up for supper.

Wed May 25, 1949 -- Poured all day. Myrtle, Lala & I cleaned parsonage. Ironed after coming home.

Thu May 26, 1949 -- Clear, strong wind. Went to clean church, Sam & Edna came down morning & called for me at church. Edna & I went down to see babies after dinner.

Fri May 27, 1949 -- Annabelle's birthday. Clouds, showery, cold wind. Men sawing mill wood down in mill yard. Mamie called. Si & Myrtle up to fix up church books.

Sat May 28, 1949 -- Rained during night & most of day. Cooked & cleaned. Russell Boone & boys here afternoon. Chick in.

Sun May 29, 1949 -- Mostly clear, cold wind. Went to SS. Called at Myrtle's afterward. Hallie, Annie, George & Mildred & children down evening.

Mon May 30, 1949 -- Heavy showers all day. Washed. Had church business meeting tonight.

Tue May 31, 1949 -- Showery during day. Myrtle, Lala, Mrs Folster & I went to Woodstock. Got eyes tested, had to leave them up there. Ironed this evening. Si called tonight. Colwell's moved down.

Wed Jun 1, 1949 -- Mostly clear, cool. Jean & babies up after & for supper. Veterinary here to test cattle. Clint & Davidson's went fishing afternoon.

Thu Jun 2, 1949 -- Clear, warm. Made doughnuts. Clint went to Danforth a.m. We cleaned shed & moved separator afternoon. Myrtle, Lala, Mamie & Jean calling up country afternoon.

Fri Jun 3, 1949 -- Clear, very warm, strong breeze. Cooked. Went to town on wagon with Clint. Got head cold. Jean Cropley's baby born dead.

Sat Jun 4, 1949 -- Clear, very warm. Perley & Jean went to Mountain. Leanna not very well. Cheryl stayed with me. Basil l& Lala in tonight. Buried Maurice & Jean's baby today.

Sun Jun 5, 1949 -- Clear, warm. SS afternoon. Church in evening. Perley & Jean here for dinner. Heavy wind for short time, blew tree over on Merrill's house. Mr Colwell's first sermon.

Mon Jun 6, 1949 -- Clear, cooler. Jean & Perley up to Mountain. Have children here. Did some of Jean's ironing. Clint got garden ready. Jean & Perley down home for night.

Tue Jun 7, 1949 -- Clear, cold wind. Perley & Jean went to Woodstock. Took babies home for night. Ironed some more of Jean's clothes.

Wed Jun 8, 1949 -- Clear, cold wind. Finished ironing for Jean. Am keeping babies tonight, used to staying here now.

Thu Jun 9, 1949 -- Mostly clear, quite cold. Mamie called. Made molasses cake. Children are good.

Fri Jun 10, 1949 -- Clear, much warmer. Made cookies a.m. Cleaned a little Helped Clint a little in dooryard. Strong wind.

Sat Jun 11, 1949 -- Clear, pretty warm. Cooked & cleaned some. Rena called afternoon. Men went to Lodge. Jean & Perley down during evening, didn't take children up.

Sun Jun 12, 1949 -- Clear, quite warm. Did not get to SS & church as I have babies to look after.

Mon Jun 13, 1949 -- 90º above. Strong breeze. Washed two weeks washing. Myrtle called. Eddie Davidson in tonight. Clint finished planting garden.

Tue Jun 14, 1949 -- Clear, very warm. 90º above. Clint & Cheryl went to Mountain on bus. Cheryl stayed up until evening when Jean & Perley came down, but went back. Ironed. Conservative lecture in school house. Prayer & business meeting.

Wed Jun 15, 1949 -- 91º above. Made cookies. Veterinary here today (Dr. Mutrie). Cows udder nearly all normal. CCF lecture in school house tonight.

Thu Jun 16, 1949 -- Clear, very hot. Made cookies in morning. Mended a little. Most of time looking after babies.

Fri Jun 17, 1949 -- 98º, clear, very little breeze. Clint took Cheryl & went up to help Perley. All down in evening.

Sat Jun 18, 1949 -- Clear, 100º Cooked, cleaned. Terribly miserable & tired today. Dust is horrible this week, very dry weather. Perley moved some furniture up to Mountain.

Sun Jun 19, 1949 -- Beautiful showers early morning, clearing with heavy thunder shower after dinner. Jean, Perley, Amos & Janet down, we took babies back up & brought truck back. Too tired to go to church tonight.

Mon Jun 20, 1949 -- Mostly cloudy with rain toward night. Washed large washing. Clint commenced hauling pulp. Dawson been hauling. Jennie & Hallie walked up for milk.

Tue Jun 21, 1949 -- Cloudy early with heavy showers near noon, showery rest of day. Clint went to Woodstock afternoon. Ironed colored clothes, Myrtle, Lala & Babe called.

Wed Jun 22, 1949 -- Misty & showery all day. Cleaned at my bedroom. Cleaned up front bedroom. Basil called a.m.

Thu Jun 23, 1949 -- Clear, cool. Finished cleaning upstairs. Bus took load to Canterbury to political meeting. Omar came for short visit.

Fri Jun 24, 1949 -- Clear, looks like rain toward night. Cooked & cleaned some. Sewed at fixing children's dresses. Clint went to Woodstock, traded truck, brought Cheryl down. Myrtle called twice.

Sat Jun 25, 1949 -- Rained during night, cloudy a.m. Clint took Cheryl home when he went to work. Myrtle, Lala & Omar went to Harvey.

Sun Jun 26, 1949 -- Cloudy & damp in a.m., clearing very warm. Went to Ss & church in afternoon. Bus took load to Meductic Orangemen's service.

Mon Jun 27, 1949 -- Mostly clear, very cool. Dominion election. Fixed some dresses. Liberals went back in power.

Tue Jun 28, 1949 -- Mostly clear, quite hot. Washed, cleaned chimney's & stove. Worked in dooryard in evening. Didn't get to church.

Wed Jun 29, 1949 -- Clear, very warm. Ironed kitchen curtains too. Mamie in part of afternoon. Basil & Lala in for evening. Cooler tonight.

Thu Jun 30, 1949 -- Clear, very warm. Myrtle, Mamie, Babe & I went to Weston for SS rally. Jean & children came down with mail. Clint took them home.

Fri Jul 1, 1949 -- 88º above. Breeze in afternoon. Put up kitchen curtains, fixed blinds, papered room flue & made cookies. Basil & Clint went to Woodstock, got berries.

Sat Jul 2, 1949 -- Clear, very warm. Preserved 12 quarts strawberries, made pie. Thunder showers going around. Clint hauled pulp all day.

Sun Jul 3, 1949 -- 97º above. Clear, little breeze. Church, SS afternoon. Clint went to Jarvis' at Canterbury afternoon, brought Jean & babies back with him. We took them home evening.

Mon Jul 4, 1949 -- Cloudy, some cooler, yet muggy. Cleaned sitting room. Have had throat cold, coughed all night. 94º above.

Tue Jul 5, 1949 -- Clear, strong breeze, much cooler. Washed, ironed some. Went to prayer meeting. Merrill & Lydia up for potatoes.

Wed Jul 6, 1949 -- Clear, very cool, strong wind. Ironed. Josephine McLellan & sister here for dinner. Hazel called. Basil & Wayne in. Cleaned some at pantry.

Thu Jul 7, 1949 -- Clear, very warm. Finished cleaning kitchen. Angela, her mother & Mrs Wright called in dooryard.

Fri Jul 8, 1949 -- Clear, very warm. Cooked cleaned, mended some.

Sat Jul 9, 1949 -- Clear, quite warm. Cooked. Boys went to Lodge tonight. Mildred Law came on mail to conduct bible school. Went to Mamie's.

Sun Jul 10, 1949 -- Rained in quite heavy showers all day. Church & SS in a.m. We went up to see babies afternoon. Mamie & Miss Law called evening.

Mon Jul 11, 1949 -- Clear, very cool. School meeting. Washed afternoon. Harry Veysey called. Jimmy worked in garden, cut up fallen tree & loaded pulp.

Tue Jul 12, 1949 -- Clear, very warm, cooling late afternoon. Men went to Hawkshaw. Stuart Murray held prayer service. Miss Law here for supper.

Wed Jul 13, 1949 -- Heavy showers, very cool. Clint & Jimmy took horses to shop. Cleaned pantry cupboard. Uncle Harve called.

Thu Jul 14, 1949 -- Cloudy early, clearing late. Cool. Commenced haying at Basil's. Jimmy Graham helping. Myrtle & Babe called a.m. Uncle Harve called.

Fri Jul 15, 1949 -- Clear, warm. Cooked & cleaned. Picked blueberries.

Sat Jul 16, 1949 -- Rainy most of day. Myrtle & I picked raspberries afternoon. Cooked.

Sun Jul 17, 1949 -- Cloudy & rainy all day. Church evening.

Mon Jul 18, 1949 -- Cloudy with showers. Washed. Clint & Jimmy did some h& mowing around building. Shower for Winona & Ken at Hawkes' tonight.

Tue Jul 19, 1949 -- Rainy & dark. Clint took truck to Canterbury for a part, had to leave it. Ironed some dark clothes. Miss Law led service tonight. Called after church.

Wed Jul 20, 1949 -- Cloudy early, clearing with good breeze. Hayed at Basil's. Carl took Clint to Canterbury for truck. Babe & I picked raspberries. Myrtle & I picked blueberries. Dora here for dinner. Ralph & Lizzie & girls down.

Thu Jul 21, 1949 -- Clear, beautiful cool breeze. Commenced haying here. Babe & I picked raspberries.

Fri Jul 22, 1949 -- Cloudy early, clearing with breeze. Cooked. Picked raspberries alone. Cleaned hay in orchard. Uncle Harve here most of afternoon.

Sat Jul 23, 1949 -- Clear, very strong cool breeze. Nearly cleared front big field. Lala & I & Wayne picked raspberries.

Sun Jul 24, 1949 -- Clear, cool wind. We went to Sam's. Annabelle & Angela came out, had lovely day. Called at Jean's on way home.

Mon Jul 25, 1949 -- Showery all day. Washed. Clint went to Mountain afternoon. Put up new furniture, moved old around.

Tue Jul 26, 1949 -- Cloudy & foggy a.m. Clint went to Canterbury. Myrtle & I picked blueberries both a.m. & p.m. Went down for church, wasn't any. Visited with Ottie awhile.

Wed Jul 27, 1949 -- Foggy until nearly noon. Clint went to Canterbury a.m. Haying afternoon, finished cutting. Myrtle & I blueberrying. Very hot afternoon. Heavy thunder shower after supper. Ironed.

Thu Jul 28, 1949 -- Partly clear, very hot. Hay too wet to h&le. Canned & preserved blueberries, also two pints baked beans.

Fri Jul 29, 1949 -- 100º. Cooked a.m. Finished haying late tonight. Cleaned some.

Sat Jul 30, 1949 -- 96º. Clear. Cooked early morning. Clint, Basil, Lala, Wayne, Myrtle & I went to Station blueberrying.

Sun Jul 31, 1949 -- Heavy showers early a.m., showers all day. Perley, Jean & children came down morning with Cat, stayed until after supper. Went back with Clifford & Nadine. Church afternoon. Called at Hillbilly's evening.

Mon Aug 1, 1949 -- Clear, very cool early, getting warmer. Washed. Baked bread & beans. Clint & Dawson started hauling pulp again. Dawson here for dinner. Myrtle up in evening.

Tue Aug 2, 1949 -- Mostly clear, quite warm. Ironed. Mended. Mamie & I went down to church but there wasn't any. Frank (Ted) Fletcher fell dead.

Wed Aug 3, 1949 -- Cloudy with heavy mist at times. Mamie & I went raspberrying over in pasture. Preserved my berries. Lala & Myrtle called.

Thu Aug 4,1949 -- Cloudy early, clearing very warm afternoon. Myrtle, Mag & I went to Woodstock. Shower at Mrs Colwell's for Winona & Ken tonight.

Fri Aug 5, 1949 -- Clear, cool a.m. getting warm. Picked first green beans. 93 above. Cleaned.

Sat Aug 6, 1949 -- Clear, very hot. Cooked a.m. cleaned some. Canned beans, 7 qts. Dawson here for dinner.

Sun Aug 7, 1949 -- Mostly clear, very warm. Mr Whitney held service a.m. Went up to Perley's for supper. First we have eaten there. Went into Harry's & they demonstrated canner, brought it home. Mamie & children went to St. George.

Mon Aug 8, 1949 -- Very warm, yet cloudy with breeze part of day, few sprinkles of shower mid-morning. Washed. Picked beans, peas, cucumbers. Dawson here for supper.

Tue Aug 9, 1949 -- Quite strong breeze all night but sultry, hot, also early morning, turning cooler, good breeze & mostly cloudy. Canned beans with canner for first.

Wed Aug 10, 1949 -- Partly cloudy, warm. Went over to Babe's on truck, came back same way. Billy Boone here for dinner. Myrtle & I picked blueberries up road. Clarence Boone down with cow.

Thu Aug 11, 1949 -- Mostly cloudy with light showers late afternoon. Mended, picked few peas & beans for tomorrow's dinner.

Fri Aug 12, 1949 -- Mostly cloudy, very cool, damp breeze. Myrtle called a.m. Showery toward night. Cooked, cleaned.

Sat Aug 13, 1949 -- Mostly cloudy with showers, clearing some tonight. Clint went to Fredericton & moved Derryl & Ila up, bought Frank's house. Picked cucumbers, made vinegar pickles & started some. Very damp & cool.

Sun Aug 14, 1949 -- Clear, warm. Went to SS & church in evening. Called on Vernon & Mildred after SS.

Mon Aug 15, 1949 -- Partly clear, cool. Washed. Myrtle called afternoon. Picked beans, peas & got them ready to can. Myrtle helped in evening. Clint went to Mountain.

Tue Aug 16,1949 -- Clear, warm. Canned beans, peas & peaches. Went to prayer meeting & in business meeting afterward. Decided to keep Mr Colwell for year. Si & Mary Lou got back from Ontario.

Wed Aug 17, 1949 -- Clear early clouding with a little rain toward night. Ironed & picked few beans. Made dish cloths. Went up to Perley's tonight. Very cool wind came up.

Thu Aug 18, 1949 -- Mostly cloudy with light showers of rain, warm. Called on Ila & Lala afternoon. Extra heavy shower late afternoon.

Fri Aug 19, 1949 -- Heavy showers during night. Mostly cloudy with very cool breeze today. Myrtle & Babe called a.m. Cooked & cleaned.

Sat Aug 20, 1949 -- Mostly clear, cool. Cooked some. Men wen to Lodge at Canterbury tonight. Annie & Hallie came down just before dark.

Sun Aug 21, 1949 -- Clear, beautiful day. Hallie, Annie & I went to town, called on Ottie (Myrtle to Ridge), Babe's & Basil's before dinner. Perley, Jean & children came down for day. Clint took them home, I went to church.

Mon Aug 22, 1949 -- Cloudy early, clearing. Warm. Washed. Mr Stuart Murray came for special services this week. Good service tonight, fair crowd out.

Tue Aug 23, 1949 -- Clear, very warm. 98º at noon, good breeze came up. Ironed, churned one pound butter. Mr Murray & Mr Colwell called. Myrtle came up , we went to church. Boys went to Canterbury to Lodge. Very warm night.

Wed Aug 24, 1949 -- Partly clear lwith very cool wind all day. Annabelle is down to Art's. Clint hauling pulp. Derryl helping load. Church this evening.

Thu Aug 25, 1949 -- Beautiful day. Clint, Basil, Art, Jean & Perley went to Harvey. Myrtle & I cleaned church. Took Ila Cucumbers. Pickled some beets. Church tonight, last night here.

Fri Aug 26, 1949 -- Cloudy early with few spits of rain. Perley brought truck down early. Nina, Cheryl & Leanna came too. Perley & girls went back on bus. 90º at noon. Cooked, cleaned. Went to Mountain to church. Called to see Dora. Bus took load too.

Sat Aug 27, 1949 -- Clear, hot. Cooked, picked peas & cucumbers. Made dill pickles. Myrtle called for few minutes evening. 100º above.

Sun Aug 28, 1949 -- 93º above. Sickening heat, worse than yesterday. Went to SS & church evening. Rena & family came home.

Mon Aug 29, 1949 -- Cool damp breeze with little light rain at times a.m. Bright lightening with wind at 1 o'clock in night, much cooler. No rain excepting little mist. Clint finished hauling pulp. We went to Mountain afternoon.

Tue Aug 30, 1949 -- Clear, cool. Washed. Clint took 5 of his cattle to show at Douglas Field after dinner. Went for mail tonight. Derryl doing chores.

Wed Aug 31, 1949 -- Clear, warm. Ironed a.m. Picked cucumbers. Abner called afternoon & again evening. Picked some corn, first this year.

Thu Sep 1, 1949 -- Misty early morning with heavy showers all morning, some misty afternoon. Worked on green house dress. Clint got back tonight about 8:30 o'clock.

Fri Sep 2, 1949 -- Clear, very cool early, looks like frost tonight. Cooked. Canned plums & pears. Clint over to Packard's a.m., back to Mountain & Corner afternoon.

Sat Sep 3, 1949 -- Clear, warm. Cooked some, didn't get too much cooking done. Clint went to Canterbury for load for Ottie. Ella came middle of afternoon, drove with Luther, brother & wife.

Sun Sep 4, 1949 -- Clear, warm. Didn't got to church & SS. We went up to Jean's afternoon.

Mon Sep 5, 1949 -- Cloudy early, clearing some. Washed. Picked & canned corn, 10 pints. Field day at Canterbury. Clint took cattle, got 2 bags dairy ration prize.

Tue Sep 6, 1949 -- Clear, cool. Ella & I spent day with Babe. Councillor election day. Art & Grot elected. Basil & Lala up evening.

Wed Sep 7, 1949 -- Cloudy with bit of rain & some wind. Ella ironed. Picked tomatoes & cucumbers. Ella spent day at Lala's. Chick here for dinner. We went to Perley's & out to Art's.

Thu Sep 8, 1949 -- Cloudy with rain afternoon. Clint took Ella & me to Annie's, on to Sam's. Rally day at Amity, didn't get there.

Fri Sep 9, 1949 -- Mostly clear, cool. Perley, Clint & Chick sawed wood in mill yard. Babe's here all day. Cooked, canned corn.

Sat Sep 10, 1949 -- Clear, warm. Cooked. Ella cleaned, picked cucumbers & tomatoes. Boys went to Lodge. Lala here all evening. Luther down to see Ella tonight, went back. Men thrashed for Chick up in field.

Sun Sep 11, 1949 -- Clear, cool. Sam, Edna, Jarvie & Angella, Perley, Jean & babies here for dinner. Clint went for Annabelle afternoon. No church today. Basil & Lala in tonight. Clint took lame back this evening.

Mon Sep 12, 1949 -- Clear, cool. Washed. Ella went to Babe's after diner, going back to Portland tomorrow. Clint's back mean. Had Derryl milk tonight. Cow freshened up in orchard.

Tue Sep 13, 1949 -- Clear, beautiful day. Ironed. Ella went back to Portland. Derryl doing milking, Clint no better.

Wed Sep 14, 1949 -- Cloudy & foggy with sprinkles of rain at times.

Thu Sep 15, 1949 -- Cloudy with showers during day & heavy rain at night. Picked corn.

Fri Sep 16, 1949 -- Clear, very warm. Made cookies & doughnuts. Brought in pumpkins & squash. Clint's back better.

Sat Sep 17, 1949 -- Partly clear, cool. Cooked & cleaned. Clint & Derryl hauled load of school house wood from Johnny Boone's.

Sun Sep 18, 1949 -- Cloudy with some rain. Went to SS & church evening. Clint & his mother went to Perley's & Art's afternoon. Roy Hamilton & Clifford here for supper.

Mon Sep 19, 1949 -- Cloudy & misty early, partly clearing later. Washed. Picked corn for supper. Clint & Derryl hauled school wood from Johnny Boone's. Went to Danforth afternoon.

Tue Sep 20, 1949 -- Mostly cloudy with some light showers. Clint & Derryl hauled load of wood from Mountain & put in shed. Clint went to Canterbury afternoon.

Wed Sep 21, 1949 -- Cloudy early, clearing late afternoon. Ironed. Clint & Perley went to Hartl&. Myrtle, Annabelle & I went up to Bea's late afternoon. Art, Bert, Marguerite & babies down in new car.

Thu Sep 22, 1949 -- Cloudy with showers. Clint hauled some old lumber for Davidson. Hazel, Arthur & Myrtle called few minutes afternoon.

Fri Sep 23, 1949 -- Rained all night & today, warm. Made pumpkin pie & jelly cookies. Clint went to Danforth a.m. Made few sweet pickles.

Sat Sep 24, 1949 -- Showery most of day. Cooked & cleaned. Myrtle & Lala here all evening

Sun Sep 25, 1949 -- Showered all day. Arlie here for dinner. Went to SS & church tonight. Had real good sermon. Annabelle stayed at Floss Cropley's afternoon to church time.

Mon Sep 26, 1949 -- Clear all day, cool. Washed. Myrtle called tonight. First day it hasn't rained for some time.

Tue Sep 27, 1949 -- Clear, cool. Ironed evening. Clint & I pulled beans, carrots & beets. Annabelle spent afternoon & had supper with Gould's. Boys went to Canterbury to Lodge tonight.

Wed Sep 28, 1949 -- Cloudy a.m. with showers afternoon & heavy rain at night. Picked few apples. Clint & Derryl hauled wood & put in shed. Myrtle went to see Dr. about here ears. Pickled 2 qts beets.

Thu Sep 29, 1949 -- Partially clearing, very warm & muggy. Clint & Derryl hauling wood a.m. Clint went to Mountain & to Bridge tonight. Clint hauled stove from Station for Guy. Annabelle went to Babe's. I didn't take my papers so couldn't go over.

Fri Sep 30, 1949 -- Cloudy with mist & rain afternoon. Clint & Derryl went to Mountain. Made molasses cookies. Lala called afternoon. Boys finished putting in wood. Basil had two sports come for hunting.

Sat Oct 1, 1949 -- Partly clear, cool. Cooked, cleaned some. Myrtle, Lala & Mamie called afternoon.

Sun Oct 2, 1949 -- Clear, cold wind. Clint took Annabelle up to Bert's. Jean & children down with Clifford & Nadine just dinner time. Went to SS & church Mr Barkhouse from Meductic spoke.

Mon Oct 3, 1949 -- Clear, cold wind in morning getting warmer & clouding over some. Myrtle, Lala, Basil & I went to Woodstock. Derryl dug potatoes. Perley threshing up home.

Tue Oct 4, 1949 -- Mostly cloudy, partly clearing afternoon & evening. Perley, Leslie & Horace Farrell here helping thresh, for dinner & supper. Veterinary here, cow has mastitis. Packard's cow. Clint took boys home tonight.

Wed Oct 5, 1949 -- Cloudy with some rain. Canned 6 qts tomatoes. Lala up all afternoon. Men away to auction sale at Meductic, back late.

Thu Oct 6, 1949 -- Clear, strong wind. Washed large washing. Mamie called a.m. Frost last night.

Fri Oct 7, 1949 -- Beautiful day, cool wind a.m. Have Cheryl & Leanna for the day & night. Brought separator in. Ironed tonight. Picked apples.

Sat Oct 8, 1949 -- Cloudy all day, showered during night. Cooked & cleaned. Hazel had supper here. Boys went to Lodge.

Sun Oct 9, 1949 -- Cloudy all day, warm. Went to SS & church.

Mon Oct 10, 1949 -- Thanksgiving. Beautiful day. Went to Jean's a.m. Clint took Grot Gould's separator home. Chick got King. Cleaned kitchen stove & flue. Rena called.

Tue Oct 11, 1949 -- Mostly cloudy & warm. SW wind. Washed, lower parts kitchen curtains, cupboard curtains. Clint plowed front of house for garden next year. Cronkhite in tonight.

Wed Oct 12, 1949 -- Clear, warm. Ironed. Put up cupboard curtains & lower part of window. Babe up all afternoon.

Thu Oct 13, 1949 -- Clear, warm. Clint & Basil went to Woodstock to get oats mashed for Basil. Cleaned chamber & front bedroom. Scrubbed & waxed kitchen & pantry floor. Canned 7 qts tomatoes.

Fri Oct 14, 1949 -- Clear, very waarm. Cooked. Myrtle & Lizzie Dick called a.m. Clint went to Debec to get dump put on truck. Ottie & Myrtle brought Irma home from Station tonight & all had lunch here. Sat Oct 15, 1949 -- Clear, cool. Irma & I talked most of day. Ottie & Myrtle had supper with us. Clint to Debec getting dump body on truck.

Sun Oct 16, 1949 -- Beautiful day. Ottie, Myrtle, Clint, Irma & I started for Annie's, met Hallie & Annie, came back. Went to dam, etc., afternoon, had supper (Babe too) at Ottie's. Church evening.

Mon Oct 17, 1949 -- Clear, very warm. Washed. Clint went to Debec, didn't get back until very late. Got dump body finished.

Tue Oct 18, 1949 -- Clear, warm. Clint started hauling gravel on road. Ironed. Irma spent day at Babe's. Prayer service tonight, business meeting afterwards.

Wed Oct 19, 1949 -- Clear, warm. Lala called afternoon. Basil & Lala up evening.

Thu Oct 20, 1949 -- Clear, quite warm. Basil, Lala, Ottie, Myrtle, Irma & I went over to Guerin's camp for day. Went to missionary meeting tonight. Little pig sick. Dogs carried it off.

Fri Oct 21, 1949 -- Clear early, clouding over some late afternoon. Myrtle, Lala, Babe, Irma & I went to Annie's. Our wedding anniversary.

Sat Oct 22, 1949 -- Cloudy with showers middle of afternoon. Black Smith's truck broken down. Clint to Danforth getting fixed a.m.

Sun Oct 23, 1949 -- Clear, very cold wind. Some light showers at times. Irma went to Harvey with Ottie & Myrtle. Clint & I had dinner at Perley's & went to Tommy's & Rena's baptism. Church evening.

Mon Oct 24, 1949 -- Clear, cool wind. Washed. Mamie called, & Ottie in. Irma went down with him for supper. Canned salmon.

Tue Oct 25, 1949 -- Clear, cool wind. Myrtle, Mag, Irma & I went to Woodstock. Mag stayed up. Winona in hospital. Irma went on over to Babe's for supper & evening. Ironed evening. Boys went to Canterbury to Lodge.

Wed Oct 26, 1949 -- Rained most of day. Irma spent day at Lala's. Made doughnuts, cookies & patty pans. Clint hauled gravel in morning.

Thu Oct 27, 1949 -- Rained at times most of day. Irma spent day at Lala's. Didn't haul gravel afternoon. Cooked.

Fri Oct 28, 1949 -- Clear, cool SW wind. Cleaned, Irma & I went to see Vernon & over to see Babe. Myrtle brought us home. Finished building Beech Ridge road. Josh Fish died.

Sat Oct 29, 1949 -- Beautiful warm day. Clint went to Canterbury. Irma & I walked down to Mud Lake. Water very low. Light shower last night. Finished building dam.

Sun Oct 30, 1949 -- Clear, clouding later. Funeral for Josh Fish at Mountain, Clint went. Roll call service at Mountain tonight. Had Cheryl to Danforth to Dr., infection in face & arm. Clint went up tonight, better. Basil & Lala in tonight.

Mon Oct 31, 1949 -- Rained most of day. Made top for Cheryl's pajamas. Clint went to Canterbury to get work done on truck.

Tue Nov 1, 1949 -- Clear, strong cold wind early. Clint & Basil hauled sand for banking. Wild geese went over tonight. Art, Bert, Gerald, Marguerite & children down tonight. Fixed deed up.

Wed Nov 2, 1949 -- Cloudy & raw with fine hail & later rain in a.m. Partly clear tonight. Clint up country a.m., working by hand on Ridge Hill afternoon. Myrtle, Lala & Babe called afternoon. Ironed. Clint down to Vernon's. Babe & Lala in tonight.

Thu Nov 3, 1949 -- Mostly cloudy, cool. Irma went to Babe's a.m. for dinner & Myrtle's for supper. Made doughnuts. Cut dead asparagus etc., in yard. Cleaned leaves out of cellar.

Fri Nov 4, 1949 -- Rained nearly all day with snow in it in evening. Clint brought Basil & Lala up for evening. Clint worked on road in a.m. Made cookies, cleaned some.

Sat Nov 5, 1949 -- Cloudy with fine snow at times. Irma went home. Myrtle, Babe & I took her to Station. Clint worked on road. Gertie Wood married, church wedding, reception afterward.

Sun Nov 6, 1949 -- Cloudy with very light flurries of snow at times. Went to SS & church in evening. Babe & I called on Mrs Clark, very poorly, bloated badly. Snowed quite a lot during night.

Mon Nov 7, 1949 -- Cloudy, sun peeped out few times. Coldest day so far. Snow didn't go off Mamie called. Made top for Leanna's pajamas. Clint on road. Basil called evening.

Tue Nov 8, 1949 -- Cloudy & rain & snow. Mended. Got out my old winter coats & fixed them up.

Wed Nov 9, 1949 -- Clear, strong cold wind. Washed. Myrtle & Lala called afternoon. Mrs Alice Clark very miserable. Derryl banking around house & cleaned cellar drain out.

Thu Nov 10, 1949 -- Cloudy all day, with little dry snow around toward night. Ironed & churned. Derryl took load down lake for Mr Pratt. Alice Clark had shock, can't eat or talk.

Fri Nov 11, 1949 -- Rained hard during night & early a.m. with hail & snow later, clearing late afternoon. Cooked. Abner & Eddie Davidson in. Uncle Harve called. Clint worked on Ridge Hill. Derryl hauled out Christmas truck.

Sat Nov 12, 1949 -- Mostly cloudy, cold. Cooked, cleaned. Clint working on road. Basil in evening.

Sun Nov 13, 1949 -- Mostly cloudy, not too cold. Mud Lake froze over last night. Uncle Harve here for dinner. Mamie & I walked down but no SS. Herb, Inez, George & Hazel up to see Mrs Clark, quite low. Church in evening. Snowing hard.

Mon Nov 14, 1949 -- Rained hard from in the night until nearly noon. Cleared partly afternoon with thunder shower middle of afternoon. Uncle Harve called. Clint took out windows upstairs & put bed spring out & put one in. Too big for stairway. Real warm tonight. Put outside door on kitchen.

Tue Nov 15, 1949 -- Clear most of day, very mild. Washed. Washed some storm windows & Clint put them on. Road to muddy to work on. Alice Clark died a.m. Undertaker came from Woodstock.

Wed Nov 16, 1949 -- Clear & mild early clouding over with little rain late afternoon. Finished washing & putting on storm windows. Clint doing odd jobs. George Price died today.

Thu Nov 17, 1949 -- Cloudy with rain & snow late afternoon. Alice Clark buried afternoon. Rev Smith from Canterbury officiated. Called at Basil's afternoon.

Fri Nov 18, 1949 -- Clear, cool wind. Made doughnuts & cookies. Abner called. Lala in all afternoon. Cleaned. Clint on road again. Eel River bridge now.

Sat Nov 19, 1949 -- Mostly cloudy, mild. Cooked some. Myrtle in all afternoon. Clint on road.

Sun Nov 20, 1949 -- Cloudy. Snowed few inches wet heavy snow during night & early a.m. Went to SS & church evening. Called at Ottie's after church. Ridge Hill terrible, bus stuck last night & Blanche lost shoe.

Mon Nov 21, 1949 -- Cloudy with snow squalls. Cut out pair pajamas for Cheryl. Mamie in & sewed up quilt covering. Ottie up hunting, got car stuck in plowed ground getting out.

Tue Nov 22, 1949 -- Cloudy, growing colder all day with snow squalls. Had little school meeting. Dressed hen early, roasted for supper. Myrtle up afternoon. Made button holes Cheryl's sweater. Clint on road. Clearing tonight.

Wed Nov 23, 1949 -- 10º above. Beautiful cold morning, clouding over before noon with strong SE wind & snow squalls. Clint went to Canterbury a.m. & on road in afternoon. Milder tonight. Ab & Basil in.

Thu Nov 24, 1949 -- 23º above. Clear, windy clouding over about noon. Cut out pair of Cheryl's pajamas & sewed some. Lala in afternoon. Mamie called. Clint on road. Commenced on Ridge hill again.

Fri Nov 25, 1949 -- Snow early changing to freezing rain. Cooked. Clint went to work on road. Grew milder & rained hard rest of day. Cooked, cleaned. Loaded up with rain water.

Sat Nov 26, 1949 -- Very mild night, growing colder all day with wind & snow squalls. Went to Lala's for bean pork a.m. Myrtle in most of afternoon. Cooked cake.

Sun Nov 27, 1949 -- Cloudy, some snow squalls. Clear most of a.m., clouding over at noon. Went to SS & church evening. 10º above around 7:30. Coldest night so far.

Mon Nov 28, 1949 -- Cloudy with tiny bit of light snow early, getting milder & clearing around noon. Washed. Put some junk in shed. Ottie called, back from hunting. He walked across upper part of Patterson cove on ice.

Tue Nov 29, 1949 -- Clear early, clouding over with little snow at times. Ironed. Joe Keefe called, back for all evening. He & Perley Blanchard up. Perley hunting with Basil, got deer.

Wed Nov 30, 1949 -- Mostly clear, very icy. Rained all night & froze. Got warmer toward noon & ice went off a lot. Went to town afternoon, over to Babe's awhile.

Thu Dec 1, 1949 -- Clear, very mild. Roads nearly bare of ice again. Myrtle & I went around soliciting money for Baptist board. Clint on road.

Fri Dec 2, 1949 -- Clear, rather mild. Cooked & cleaned. Clint went up country, brought Cheryl down at night. Made fruit cake. Myrtle, Lala, Mamie & Mrs Folster went to Harvey. Finished on road.

Sat Dec 3, 1949 -- Clear, early, mild, clouding over, looks like storm. Nancy played with Cheryl a.m. Cheryl sick afternoon. Myrtle up. Took Cheryl home evening. Feeling some better.

Sun Dec 4, 1949 -- Clear early, clouding over towards noon. Went to SS & church. Babe & I called at Tommy's.

Mon Dec 5, 1949 -- Snow commenced during night getting went & heavy during day. Churned in churn, first in years. Used egg beater most of summer. Sewed some. Manda Graham's house burned a.m.

Tue Dec 6, 1949 -- Snowed & blew a.m. clearing afternoon, but blew all day. About 8 inches came, trees, etc., all covered. Mail went but bus came back. Dressed 3 old hens. Sewed some.

Wed Dec 7, 1949 -- Partly clear with snow squalls toward night. Clint & Guilford killed pig a.m. Clint hauled wood for Derryl afternoon. Went to missionary meeting at Myrtle's evening.

Thu Dec 8, 1949 -- Mostly cloudy & cold with snow squalls. We cut up the pig & cleaned up a.m. Snow plow came through shortly after dinner.

Fri Dec 9, 1949 -- 8º above, clear with little wind. Cooked. Made headcheese. Lala up all afternoon. Clint went up Woodstock way to change dump body on truck for his own.

Sat Dec 10, 1949 -- Cloudy all day. Clint hauled load of mill wood for Guy Leeman a.m. Myrtle up afternoon. Clint up to Corner afternoon.

Sun Dec 11, 1949 -- Heavy white frost. Beautiful morning, 4º above, coldest a.m. yet, but turns mild. Clouding over before night. Went to SS & church. Basil here for supper. Lala over to Babe's.

Mon Dec 12, 1949 -- Warm rain or fog all day, took nearly all the snow. Clint & Basil went to St. Stephen for a boat of Basil's. Sewed on Leanna's pajama's.

Tue Dec 13, 1949 -- Very warm & foggy early. Jean & children down all day. Finished & pressed pajamas. Clint took Jean home tonight.

Wed Dec 14, 1949 -- Clear, mild. Washed & churned. Clint went to Princeton.

Thu Dec 15, 1949 -- Clear cold, beautiful day. Clint went to Canterbury for hay for Mr Petit. Ironed. Mamie & Myrtle in afternoon.

Fri Dec 16, 1949 -- Clear, quite cold, no wind. Clint, Jean & I went to Houlton. Clint out to Sam's. Myrtle, Basil & Lala went to Woodstock on bus.

Sat Dec 17, 1949 -- Partly clear, not very cold. Cooked & cleaned. Mr Packard called afternoon. Clint went up & helped Mandy Graham's boys move a house up to where theirs burned.

Sun Dec 18, 1949 -- Clear early, clouding with sleet about church time. Very slipper in no time. Went to SS & church. Bad storm around Fredericton & elsewhere.

Mon Dec 19, 1949 -- Mostly clear, very warm, 44º above. Washed. Clint & Derryl threshed beans & helped Wilkins load sleds & plow on truck. Called at Lala's for milk to cook with, then didn't cook.

Tue Dec 20, 1949 -- Clear, very warm. 44º above, just like spring. No snow. Clint & Derryl put wagon away & got out sleds. Clint took sled to shop. Fixed up Ella's & Irma's boxes & Clint mailed them.

Wed Dec 21, 1949 -- Cloudy, very mild. Clint went to Corner. Made doughnuts, hermits.

Thu Dec 22, 1949 -- 44º above. Mostly cloudy, clearing at times. Myrtle, Mamie, & I cleaned church afternoon. Pain in left lung tonight. Churned. Clint up country a.m.

Fri Dec 23, 1949 -- Rained all day with snow tonight. I went to Woodstock around by Danforth with Myrtle, Ray & Floyd to see Dr. Have Pleurisy. Ridge hill bad, thawing out. Mrs Folster very miserable.

Sat Dec 24, 1949 -- Snowed some during night. Mostly clear, colder, 15º above. Worked around a little. Babe came up afternoon, cleaned some & helped make a pie. Feeling some better. Floyd called.

Sun Dec 25, 1949 -- Beautiful, quite cold day. Had Christmas alone. Basil & Lala called late afternoon. Clint went to church evening.

Mon Dec 26, 1949 -- Mostly cloudy, milder. Clint hauled hay for Basil from upper barn. Pleurisy about all gone. Much milder afternoon. Snow all gone again. Myrtle up afternoon.

Tue Dec 27, 1949 -- 50º above, mostly cloudy. Mamie called afternoon. Clint went to Canterbury with veal & butter. Made bread.

Wed Dec 28, 1949 -- About half clear, strong wind coming up early, colder afternoon. Myrtle called. Clint helped Chick saw wood afternoon. Washed little bit.

Thu Dec 29, 1949 -- Mostly clear. Strong cold wind. Clint went o Mountain, got a pig from Laurel Higgs on bill. Cleaned up stairs.

Fri Dec 30, 1949 -- 10º above. Strong cold wind all day, up to 20º above. Churned. Made cookies. Clear, no snow. Clint home all day. Basil called few minutes coming down from cruising.

Sat Dec 31, 1949 -- Clear, not too cold. No wind. Cooked, cleaned. Babe & Myrtle called afternoon. Babe cut up nuts for cake. Vernon not too well tonight.

1950 --

Sun Jan 1, 1950 -- Tiny skit of snow during night, gone by noon, clearing during a.m. Perley, Jean & children down late dinner & rest of day. Clint took Derryl to Mountain afternoon, took others home night. Wind W, changing to E, mild. White frost last night.

Mon Jan 2, 1950 -- Clear early, clouding later. White frost last night. Clint hauled wood for Carl, away for dinner. Mamie called a.m. Mild, wind E, S & SW

Tue Jan 3, 1950 -- Very mild with rain most of day. Clint & Basil killed pig & beef. Art & Bert here for dinner. We all called on Vernon. Mamie & I went to church late for business meeting, officers for SS. Wind SE, S & SW.

Wed Jan 4, 1950 -- 50º above. Cloudy with some rain & foggy at times. Up to 57º, third record broken this winter. Made doughnuts. Went to missionary meeting at Lala's tonight.

Thu Jan 5, 1950 -- 45º above, cloudy early but clearing some. Washed. Clint helped. Abner called. Billy quite sick with cold, all have bad colds. Wind W, W & NE.

Fri Jan 6, 1950 -- Cloudy, raw day. We went to Sam's. Snow around 3 o'clock. Stuck on Mountain hill had to put chains on. Went in to Jean's. Cheryl has been sick with cold. E wind, SE.

Sat Jan 7, 1950 -- Snowed all day. E & SE wind. Cooked, cleaned & churned.

Sun Jan 8, 1950 -- 4º below. First below zero this winter here. Partly clear, strong wind. 10º below late afternoon. Plow came. Truck froze, didn't go to SS or church. Helen's folks brought Bea home. Mamie & Billy very miserable. W wind & NW.

Mon Jan 9, 1950 -- 10º below, cloudy, no wind. Sun cam out little at times. Had to haul ltruck to start it. Clint went to Ridge for wood to take to Houlton, came back, has lame back again. Called at Mamie's. She & Billy in bad shape. Wind E & SE.

Tue Jan 10, 1950 -- Cloudy, rather mild with snow toward night. Guilford did chores. Basil & Lala called in evening. Called to see Mamie & Billy; in terrible condition. Guilford had supper here. Wind E & SE.

Wed Jan 11, 1950 -- Partly clear, clearing. Terrific wind came ;up before noon, getting colder. Some snow squalls. Washed. Basil did chores today. Guilford sick. Colwell's took Lydia & Connie to Dr. Wind E & NW.

Thu Jan 12, 1950 -- 5º above, clear, quite cold wind. N Wind. Cleaned. Basil doing chores, Clint little better.

Fri Jan 13, 1950 -- Cloudy early with light snow afternoon turning to rain & sleet evening. Clint able to do chores tonight. Tommy took Mamie & Billy to Dr to Woodstock. We went to town for kerosine, etc. Called on Babe. Cooked. 2º above, rain in evening. Clint better, did chores tonight.

Sat Jan 14, 1950 -- Partly clear, mild. Thunder shower afternoon. Rain last night, took most of snow, roads terribly icy. Cooked, cleaned.

Sun Jan 15, 1950 -- 25º above, beautiful day. Went to SS & church. Billy better, but Mamie still has ear ache. John Boone down today. Frances Walls took stand in church tonight.

Mon Jan 16, 1950 -- Snowed during night, rain this morning. Eddie Davidson took our truck to Woodstock, his bus broke down Sat night. Wind has come up strong again tonight.

Tue Jan 17, 1950 -- Clear with squall clouds. Strong cold wind. Washed. Clint hauled load of mill wood for Merrill. Trafford's truck broke into ice on Spednic. Only little snow on ground, not covered. Floss washed for Mamie.

Wed Jan 18, 1950 -- Cloudy, wind coming up with snow about daylight, turning to rain around noon. Clearing about 5 o'clock. Ironed. Tom Packard & veterinary here at noon. We went to town afternoon. I spent afternoon at Myrtle's. Strong wind tonight.

Thu Jan 19, 1950 -- 0º, clear, cold. Mended. Fixed bed spread. Not enough snow for men to get ice or move pulp.

Fri Jan 20, 1950 -- 0º clear, gets warmer, but around noon starts getting colder. Churned, cooked, cleaned. Ray Graham had tonsils out today at hospital. Made cookies, cleaned.

Sat Jan 21, 1950 -- 8º below, no wind, stays frosty all day. Did Saturday's work. Clouding over afternoon.

Sun Jan 22, 1950 -- Snowed some during night, cloudy, raw day. Went to SS & church. John & Bea came up with us to wait for Carl to come for them. Much warmer tonight.

Mon Jan 23, 1950 -- Cloudy, mild. Clint helped put up Geurin's ice across lake. Washed. Snow late afternoon. Called at Mamie's.

Tue Jan 24, 1950 -- Cloudy with snow at night. Ironed. Have catch in right side. Went to prayer meeting in parsonage tonight. Boys putting up ice down town.

Wed Jan 25, 1950 -- Cloudy with some snow, hail & freezing rain. Men putting up rest of Ottie & Basil's ice. Didn't do much work, sewed some. Catch gone in my side tonight. Plow came.

Thu Jan 26, 1950 -- Mostly cloudy, very mild. Most of snow went. Myrtle & Lala called afternoon. Mended & sewed. Clint trucked horses up to be shod.

Fri Jan 27, 1950 -- Cloudy early & cooler, clearing. Cooked a.m. We went to Perley's afternoon. Jean & children came back with us for night. Basil & Lala went to Woodstock on bus.

Sat Jan 28, 1950 -- Mostly cloudy, quite cold. Cooked & cleaned. Jean & children went over to Mamie's for afternoon.

Sun Jan 29, 1950 -- Very mild with wet snow & then rain. Snow going fast. Went to SS & church. Called at Vernon's. Took Cheryl to SS, all went to church.

Mon Jan 30, 1950 -- Cloudy early, clearing, very mild, getting windy & colder. We washed. Jean & children called at Lala's. Jean called on Rena. Snow nearly gone again.

Tue Jan 31, 1950 -- Cloudy with snow afternoon & evening. Jean & girls & I had dinner at Babe's. Girls & I came back early with Clint.

Wed Feb 1, 1950 -- Beautiful day. Jean went to Myrtle's for dinner & Rena's for supper. Clint putting up ice down Spednic. Have girls to look after. Snowed few inches last night.

Thu Feb 2, 1950 -- 6º above, white frost. Clear, clouding over with light snow afternoon. Jean & children went home on mail. Clint & boys putting up ice down Grand Lake. Cleaned & made cookies. Cloudy at 12 o'clock.

Fri Feb 3, 1950 -- Cloudy, quite cold wind. Men putting up ;ice down lake for Guy. Made doughnuts. Mamie called morning.

Sat Feb 4, 1950 -- Clear, cold. Churned, cooked & cleaned. Men putting up McCusker's ice. Plow came.

Sun Feb 5, 1950 -- 7º belwo, stayed frosty & cold all day. Zero when we went to bed. Went to SS & church. Ila got moved back home, been to Annie's a week. Mr Shaw at Corner & Mountain with Mr Colwell. New milch cow tonight.

Mon Feb 6, 1950 -- 10º below. Stayed frosty & cold all day, wind E & SE. Snowed some all day. Boys putting up Mrs Bernard's ice down lake. Fixed over Clint's black pants.

Tue Feb 7, 1950 -- 4º below, cloudy early, clearing. Mostly clear, strong, cold wind. Washed. Boys putting in Cat's ice. Mrs Colwell & Marie here afternoon & for supper. Prayer meeting at Mamie's tonight.

Wed Feb 8, 1950 -- 10º below, clear. Ironed. Mamie & Myrtle called afternoon. Clint, Ray & Carl started hauling pulp out. Sitting room flue burned out tonight.

Thu Feb 9, 1950 -- Snowed most of day, turning to rain evening. Worked on Clint's black coat & pressed both his suit pants. Mr Colwell called. Clint has quite a cold, got home from woods quite wet tonight.

Fri Feb 10, 1950 -- Beautiful day. Cooked, cleaned. Very mild. Abner called afternoon. Bea came down with Carl & Ray & spent day down town. Myrtle & Winona went to Woodstock on bus. Roads terribly icy again. Basil & Lala & Cronkite called evening.

Sat Feb 11, 1950 -- Partly clear, quite cold. Cooked & cleaned. Carl took Donny Watson to hospital in Houlton, has appendicitis. Rena stayed up.

Sun Feb 12, 1950 -- Mostly clear, quite mild. Went to SS. Clint has very bad cold, did not got to church morning.

Mon Feb 13, 1950 -- Clear, cold wind. Washed. Donny Watson operated upon this a.m. Mr & Mrs Colwell took Tommy to Houlton. Rena is staying up there.

Tue Feb 14, 1950 -- Clear, quite cold. Churned. Mamie, Myrtle, Lala & Babe called afternoon. All have bad head colds. Bertha took care of Tommy's children today. Men hauling out pulp to mill yard.

Wed Feb 15, 1950 -- Cloudy, raw wind E. Snow commencing late afternoon. Ironed kitchen curtains & put them up. Canned 5 pts cream.

Thu Feb 16, 1950 -- Snowed several inches during night, also some today. Men didn't work. Carl hurt his eye on stick. Canned 10 qts milk.

Fri Feb 17, 1950 -- Beautiful day. Snow melted a lot. Clint went to woods alone, broke out roads & hauled out 2 loads of pulp. Made doughnuts & cookies & cleaned. Clint home early. We went to town to Ottie's, P.O. & Basil's.

Sat Feb 18, 1950 -- Beautiful day. Carl didn't come to work. Sun hurts his eye. Cooked & cleaned. Ottie called for milk & eggs.

Sun Feb 19, 1950 -- Cloudy with snow afternoon, soft. Went to SS & church evening. Everybody has cold. Myrtle didn't get out today. Luther & Gladys up today. Frankie & Gwen down.

Mon Feb 20, 1950 -- 8º above, cold all day with very strong wind blowing the snow. Boys didn't work at pulp. Clint went down lake for Mr Pratt. Finished Clint's black seat. Worked on my green & black house dress. Road blocked to Canterbury.

Tue Feb 21, 1950 -- 3º above. Clear, cool wind morning, going down, very mild afternoon. Washed. Did room curtains. Perley took load to camp. He & Jean & babies went to Corner tonight, Vernon's truck.

Wed Feb 22, 1950 -- 4º below, clear, quite cold. Boys broke out on lake a.m., home to eat dinner. Hauled afternoon. Washed. Mrs McNerlin died last night or this a.m.

Thu Feb 23, 1950 -- Snow commenced very fine, getting worse with wind all day. Boys worked at pulp. Came home without Ray, had to go back part way, he walked out. Made mincemeat. Mrs McNerlin buried today. Ottie called.

Fri Feb 24, 1950 -- Clear, beautiful day. Jarvie died in his sleep during night. Strong wind. Plow came. Got telegram from Sam. Cooked, cleaned, churned. Boys didn't work.

Sat Feb 25, 1950 -- Mostly clear, strong wind all day. Filled road in. Clint started for Houlton but came back. Took truck down town & left it. Cooked, cleaned.

Sun Feb 26, 1950 -- Clear, quite cold. Clint went to Jarvie's funeral. Back real late. Didn't got to SS or church.

Mon Feb 27, 1950 -- Clear & cold early, hazing over some. Washed. Ray ate his lunch here with us. Art called afternoon. Plow came. Boys tried to get a plow today. Ray took truck up country tonight.

Tue Feb 28, 1950 -- Beautiful clear cold day, moderating late afternoon. Went down with Clint & Ray & called at Myrtle's. Boys trying to get plow. Packard down.

Wed Mar 1, 1950 -- Cloudy with little wet snow. Snowed during night. Plowed some on lake, broke down afternoon. Ray took Myrtle to St Stephen to Dr. Babe up afternoon. Ironed. Clint took Derryl to Ridge for potatoes tonight.

Thu Mar 2, 1950 -- Clear, strong wind. Mild early, growing colder. Paul & I took cow & calf to Houlton Lines for Tom Packard. Came home by Danforth, had to walk from below school house home. Plowed on lake. Roads all full tonight. Carl & Ray had supper here.

Fri Mar 3, 1950 -- 14º below, clear. Plow came tonight, flat tire etc. Cleaned. Churned for last, cows dry. Too cold for boys to cut ice. Mr Colwell traded car for new half-ton truck.

Sat Mar 4, 1950 -- 14º below. These two nights coldest of season yet. Cooked & cleaned. Clint went to Canterbury for Tommy, he is leaving truck over for new engine.

Sun Mar 5, 1950 -- Clear early, clouding over with snow late afternoon, turning colder towards night. Went to SS & Church.

Mon Mar 6, 1950 -- Much colder, horrible wind all day. Finished Jean's pinafore dress. Snow filling roads full again.

Tue Mar 7, 1950 -- Very cold windy night, clear. Wind not so strong. Plow started a.m., just got up Ridge Hill, stayed at Higgs' all night. Prayer meeting at Leeman's tonight. Washed.

Wed Mar 8, 1950 -- Partly clear & quite mild with some wind early. Plow came down early a.m.. Clint took Tommy with mail. Laura Ellingwood buried. Lala came up. Carl took us to Babe's missionary meeting. Clint left truck in garage.

Thu Mar 9, 1950 -- Rained during night & at times during day. Took nearly all of snow except for drifts. Some colder tonight. Clint went with Tommy for truck. Made missionary quilt blocks.

Fri Mar 10, 1950 -- Clear, very cold wind. Men fixing pulp road, etc. Ate their dinner here. Made cookies & doughnuts. Cleaned. Snow all off ice again, some water, freezing fast.

Sat Mar 11, 1950 -- 4º above, strong cold wind all night & morning, milder afternoon, clouding over some. Men put up to Snow's ice. Cooked, cleaned. Took Mary Lou to Dr. tonight. Clint hauled load of wood for Derryl tonight. Mary Lou operated on tonight.

Sun Mar 12, 1950 -- Mostly cloud, mild. Went to SS & church.

Mon Mar 13, 1950 -- Partly clear, mild. Washed. Looks like storm p.m. Mamie in all afternoon. Boys hauling pulp.

Tue Mar 14, 1950 -- Partly cloudy, not too cold. Ironed. Prayer meeting at Mamie's. Boys at pulp, home late tonight.

Wed Mar 15, 1950 -- Mostly clear, beautiful day. Mildred & Tommy went to Woodstock to see Mary Lou. Babe went with them to Buckingham's. Orangemen presented Vernon with honorary certificate tonight. Myrtle called afternoon.

Thu Mar 16, 1950 -- Clear, cold wind. Babe here, we cut & fitted her dress. Boys finished pulp on main lake, working in Patterson cove now. Ottie took Basil to Dr., bordering on pneumonia. Stayed in bed until Tue.

Fri Mar 17, 1950 -- Beautiful day, cold wind. Boys finished pulp on Grand Lake. Cooked, cleaned & sewed on babe's dress. Si called. Myrtle & Mildred brought Mary Lou from hospital, feeling good.

Sat Mar 18, 1950 -- Clear early, clouding with snow with strong wind. Boys getting pulp on Spednic. Cooked, cleaned. Made birthday cake. Boys home some early. Snow blew & piled around.

Sun Mar 19, 1950 -- Clear, mild. Jean, Perley & girls down for day, brought birthday cake. Cheryl & I went to SS. They had supper at Basil's. Clint took them home. Missed church.

Mon Mar 20, 1950 -- Clear, cold breeze. Washed. Washed a quilt. Folster called a.m. Sewed on Babe's dress. Called to see Basil evening.

Tue Mar 21, 1950 -- Clear, cool breeze. Ironed. Sewed on Babe's dress. Ottie called.

Wed Mar 22, 1950 -- Beautiful mild day. Boys finished getting out pulp. Babe up, took her dress home, nearly finished. Basil up around today, better. We called tonight. Myrtle up afternoon.

Thu Mar 23, 1950 -- Clouding over with wind & hail & rain late afternoon. Clint yarded wood for Guy Lydic. Went to Myrtle's afternoon, helped put quilt together, Lala & Babe there. Cut out dress.

Fri Mar 24, 1950 -- Snowed 2 or 3 inches during night. Cloudy with drizzle at times. Clint trucked horses to shop. Cleaned. Prayer meeting here in evening.

Sat Mar 25, 1950 -- Mostly cloudy with sun out at times. Clint walked horses to shop to get King shod. Cooked. Boys patching on roads, digging out ditches. Slushy & wet today. Wilkins moved mill up.

Sun Mar 26, 1950 -- Clear, cold wind. Went up to Perley's a.m., back at dinner. Went to SS. Called at Myrtle's. Hazel & Arthur came yesterday. Church p.m.

Mon Mar 27, 1950 -- Clear early, clouding over middle afternoon with snow later. Washed, including two quilts. Called on Basil, back in bed until Thursday. Sewed on my dress. Davidson heard robin.

Tue Mar 28, 1950 -- Raw day, mist & rain. Lee Manuel got Mike to work with his horse. Ironed. Basil & Darryl in awhile a.m. Sewed on my dress.

Wed Mar 29, 1950 -- Clear, cool wind. Sewed a.m. Babe came up at noon, we cut out her dress & sewed some. Mamie called. Clint & Basil got Basil's boat from Spednic & they got some logs for Cronkite afternoon.

Thu Mar 30, 1950 -- Partly clear, snow squalls, very strong cold wind. Sewed little. Helped tack puff at parsonage. Had Dr for Basil, more cold. Mill started running, sawing. Clint working. Prayer meeting at Mamie's tonight. Clint called at Basil's.

Fri Mar 31, 1950 -- Clear, cool. Made doughnuts. Myrtle went to Woodstock on bus. Cleaned bedroom. Called to see Basil afternoon. He is around & feeling better.

Sat Apr 1, 1950 -- Clear, cool. Cleaned, cooked. Mildred called hour or more afternoon. Mamie & children in late afternoon.

Sun Apr 2, 1950 -- Clear early with wet snow & wind afternoon, milder evening. SS & church. Called at Vernon's. Took Basil & Ottie piece of strawberry pie & loaf of rolled oat bread.

Mon Apr 3, 1950 -- Cloudy with wet snow rain & mist later. Mill worked until noon. Washed. Sewed some. Ottie went to Woodstock afternoon. Blackbirds back.

Tue Apr 4, 1950 -- Mostly rainy or foggy, mild. Prayer meeting at church with Richard Farrell speaking. Heard a song sparrow. Have new milch cow tonight.

Wed Apr 5, 1950 -- Foggy & rain. Mill worked part of day. Ironed some. Sewed some. Went to Lizzie Harvey's to missionary meeting. Dick Farrell wife spoke on work.

Thu Apr 6, 1950 -- Partly clear, much cooler, getting colder toward night. Babe up afternoon. Finished her dress. We called to see Basil. Ottie went for Myrtle afternoon.

Fri Apr 7, 1950 -- Good Friday. Cloudy cold strong wind. Cooked, cleaned. Lala I & I cleaned church afternoon. Cat & Babe brought us home in new truck. Leslie Farrell brought Perley, Jean & girls down evening. Arlene giving Myrtle hypos.

Sat Apr 8, 1950 -- Cloudy, very cold strong wind with snow afternoon. Mill shut down 2 o'clock. Perley, Clarence, & Beecher came down with mail for sawing machine, stayed late. Ground froze solid.

Sun Apr 9, 1950 -- Mostly cloudy with very strong wind & snow squalls. Walked to SS & church. Called at Myrtle's afternoon. Easter. Coldest for very long time. Have milk to use again. Coldest Easter weekend on record.

Mon Apr 10, 1950 -- Partly clear, with very cold strong wind & snow squalls. Put Jean's quilt covering together. Perley came down & got load of sawdust with truck. Cheryl with me. Jean & Leanne came to Annie's.

Tue Apr 11, 1950 -- Clear, lovely day. Washed. Took quilt apart & washed it. Mamie called. Went down to see Basil late afternoon. Mamie to lead prayer meeting. Minister away. Can't get down.

Wed Apr 12, 1950 -- Cloudy with soft snow a.m. Little snow & rain afternoon. Worked at mill afternoon. Ironed. Lala came up & we put curtain stretchers together.

Thu Apr 13, 1950 -- Mostly clear, cool. Put in Jean's quilt & tacked it. Mamie helped little getting it in frames.

Fri Apr 14, 1950 -- Partly clear, raw east wind, feels like snow. Churned, cooked & cleaned. Basil up afternoon for first since sick. Ottie called. Luther & Gladys & children came to Bern's tonight.

Sat Apr 15, 1950 -- Mostly clear, cool. Very busy day. Si & Ab up to go to Lodge. Road to bad. Basil & Paul in for milk.

Sun Apr 16, 1950 -- Clear, vry warm & beautiful. Went to SS & church, large attendance. Mill men, Ridger's etc. Basil, Wayne & Bobby up for milk.

Mon Apr 17, 1950 -- 70º beautiful day. Washed. Working at mill. Ice went out of Logan.

Tue Apr 18, 1950 -- Beautiful warm day. Ironed. Churned. Fixed my quilt top larger. Roads getting worse up country.

Wed Apr 19, 1950 -- Beautiful day. Finished at mill. Babe came up, we put my puff in & tacked part of it. Bus started for Canterbury to Lee Good's service. Roads so bad it turned back.

Thu Apr 20, 1950 -- Cloudy a.m. with rain about noon, raw strong wind. Clint working on road hauling gravel for holes. John Higgs & Gordon Harvey here for dinner. Road Canterbury way terrible. Mail went by Houlton tonight. Truck with mill horses in hole, upset, hurt horses some, Skiff Lake.

Fri Apr 21, 1950 -- Rain all day with down pour at times. Tommy came home around by Houlton. Road to Canterbury closed for 10 days. Cleaned, sewed around quilt. Some open water in Mud Lake. Took off outside windows.

Sat Apr 22, 1950 -- Cloudy & showery. Cooked & cleaned. Darryl had team afternoon to clean up door yard. Luther came to Basil's.

Sun Apr 23, 1950 -- Clear early, clouding over with rain toward night mixed with snow at bed time. Went to SS & church. Luther & Gladys & children went home.

Mon Apr 24, 1950 -- Snowed over 2 inches during night. Clear & quite warm, so snow all went during day. Clint took barrel barley to Hodgdon for Davidson. Churned & washed. Floyd up evening. Road impassable to Canterbury. … heifer new milch.

Tue Apr 25, 1950 -- Clear, cool wind. Ironed. Myrtle came up, had dinner & spent afternoon. Went to prayer meeting evening. Called at Vernon's afterwards. Ice going fast Mud Lake. Bud took mail with jeep.

Wed Apr 26, 1950 -- Clear early, clouding over, very cool & raw. Little ice floating in Mud Lake. Sawing Vernon's wood. Bus didn't get back last night, came middle of morning. Loons back for week or so.

Thu Apr 27, 1950 -- Clear, cool. Ice out of Mud Lake. Clint, Basil & I went up to Perley's & men went out to Art's. Roads bad in places. Frogs peeping tonight. Another heifer freshened. Ellis Graham in tonight.

Fri Apr 28, 1950 -- Rained most of day. Churned, made doughnuts. Mamie in afternoon. Clint & Hillbilly went to Bridge for a canoe afternoon. Floyd up evening. Roads still very bad in places.

Sat Apr 29, 1950 -- Mostly clear, quite cool breeze. Sawing Basil's wood. Mr & Mrs Colwell stuck in hole on Ridge hill all night. Bus & mail went. Ground chilled last night. Vivian & Mrs Foster back to FC. Also Mrs Brooks.

Sun Apr 30, 1950 -- Clear with cold wind. Went to SS & church. Good number out to church. Mr Colwell stuck on road twice coming down.

Mon May 1, 1950 -- Partly clear with rain about 3:30. Clint hauling gravel on road & road machinery, using truck & old machine. Earl & Ray ate here. Washed.

Tue May 2, 1950 -- Partly clear, quite cold. Ironed. Finished my dress. Mamie in afternoon. Clint took sawing machine back to Folster, hauled him wood & lumber up road for Bud. Prayer service evening.

Wed May 3, 1950 -- Clear, cool wind. Ice out of Grand. Men working on road. Clint got little pig today. Cleaning dining room. Saw a Mourning Cloak (???) butterfly.

Thu May 4, 1950 -- Mostly clear, cool wind. Cleaned upper part of cupboard. Clint went to Ridge tonight for fish. Back late. Tommy stuck in mud hole hear Fred Woods'. Hillbilly's sports came in tonight.

Fri May 5, 1950 -- Beautiful day, cool. Men working on road. Tommy stayed in truck all night, came home this a.m. Cooked & cleaned. Myrtle called afternoon. Air smoky, fire back of Danforth. Lala up evening.

Sat May 6, 1950 -- Cloudy with strong wind & some rain during day. Worked on road. Myrtle called, feeling some better.

Sun May 7, 1950 -- Clear early, clouding later with cold wind. Ss & church evening service.

Mon May 8, 1950 -- Rained hard most of day. Partly cleaned sitting room. Mr Colwell & Si called. Clint worked on road. Grader came over tonight.

Tue May 9, 1950 -- Clear, clouding late day. Washed. Washed kitchen windows. Mamie called. Floyd in Prayer service evening. Worked hauling rock off road on hill. Got done on road.

Wed May 10, 1950 -- Partly clear with quite heavy thunder shower evening. Babe up for supper. Entertained missionary society here evening. 11 present. Mr Colwell & Clint had lunch too. Uncle Harve 91 years old. Thu May 11, 1950 -- Mostly clear, very cool wind. Clint rocked garden spot font of house & hauled manure in it. I raked some front of shed & kitchen. Road still bad in places.

Fri May 12, 1950 -- Clear, windy. Cooked, cleaned, mended. Myrtle called. Basil & Lala up this evening.

Sat May 13, 1950 -- Partly clear. Boys went to Lodge evening. Lala & Myrtle spent evening here. Rained during night with some snow.

Sun May 14, 1950 -- Clear, very cool. Mother's Day. Jean, Perley, & children down all day. Went to SS & church. Mr Shaw supposed to come but didn't. Clint took Perley's home after church.

Mon May 15, 1950 -- Clear, cold wind. Washed. Clint took Mildred to Woodstock for load. Mr Shaw didn't come again. Davidson in tonight.

Tue May 16, 1950 -- Clear, clouding with rain afternoon, light. Churned. Raked upper part of door yard. No prayer service. Several from Mountain & Corner house cleaning at parsonage for Colwell's.

Wed May 17, 1950 -- Clear, cool E wind. Finished ironing. Raked lower part of yard. Clint hauled gravel on road.

Thu May 18, 1950 -- Hazy, clear, quite warm. Bobolinks back. Picked fiddleheads alone afternoon. Clint went to Perley's for sawing machine. Raked front of barn.

Fri May 19, 1950 -- Cloudy. Clint, Paul & Gordon sawed wood for Lena Clarey. Sawed & hauled little for us. Harrowed garden spot. Cooked & cleaned. Went to town for evening shopping.

Sat May 20, 1950 -- Partly clear, very cold wind. Clint hauled wood for Gordon Harvey. Gordon here for dinner. Annual business meeting at church in evening.

Sun May 21, 1950 -- Partly clear, very cold strong wind. Both fires all day. Went to SS. Went over to Myrtle's waiting for Clint. Got cold, pain through shoulder, did not got church. Richard Farrell's down to Colwell's.

Mon May 22, 1950 -- Clear, cool, beautiful day. Cold in throat, pleurisy better. Did not wash. Clint hauled 2 loads of dressing to Ottie. Sowed oats for Basil afternoon. Mr Shaw had service in evening, coming back in two weeks.

Tue May 23, 1950 -- Clear, very warm. Washed. Lala, Mamie & I went with Myrtle to Corner, called at Hattie's & Arlies. Prayer meeting evening & short business meeting.

Wed May 24, 1950 -- Very hot. Basil, Lala, Clint & I went to Falls, had dinner at camp. Clint went to Bridge for boat evening. We called at Norman's. I was in house few minutes, also at Bea's, & into Jean's & down to Luella's. Basil to Danforth to see Dr. evening.

Thu May 25, 1950 -- Clear, very hot. Myrtle, Mamie, Lala & I went to Woodstock., back quite early. Put in screens evening.

Fri May 26, 1950 -- 90º above, little breeze. Ironed. Clint has garden almost in. I have wretched cold. Cleaned some.

Sat May 27, 1950 -- Clear, some cooler. Cooked & cleaned. Mowed door yard first this spring.

Sun May 28, 1950 -- Clear, cool. Went to SS but Sam, Edna, Annabelle & Angela came, stayed until evening. Myrtle went to Harvey with George, Hazel & Christie's.

Mon May 29, 1950 -- Clear, cool S breeze. Churned, cleaned clothes closet & some of my room. Clint went to station for boat, etc.

Tue May 30, 1950 -- Some cloudy, cool. Washed in shed for first. Art & Bert called evening, went to cemetery. Didn't go to prayer meeting. Clint hauled wood for Hillbilly & Carl.

Wed May 31, 1950 -- Some cloudy, S wind. Clint commenced hauling pulp. Went over to Babe's afternoon. Ironed.

Thu Jun 1, 1950 -- Cloudy with fog & light rain at times. Jean came down & did curtains. Clint took her home. Myrtle came back from Harvey.

Fri Jun 2, 1950 -- Rained during night & early morning, clearing around 7:30. Cooked & cleaned. Quite a bit of thunder but no showers.

Sat Jun 3, 1950 -- Mostly cloudy, light showers all day. Babe & Cat went away with Mr Pratt for a week or 10 days. Light thunder showers.

Sun Jun 4, 1950 -- Partly clear, quite cool with showers afternoon. Went to SS & church. Called at Mamie's after SS.

Mon Jun 5, 1950 -- Clear, strong cool wind. Washed. Mr Shaw has service evening, went back tonight. Cold tonight, seems like frost. Clint & Paul hauled gravel for Mr Lowery's driveway.

Tue Jun 6, 1950 -- Clear, cool with breeze coming up. Ironed. Clouded over afternoon with showers. Cleaned up over head & storeroom.

Wed Jun 7, 1950 -- Mostly clear, cool breeze. Cleaned shed all but scrubbing. Mr Shaw has service again tonight.

Thu Jun 8, 1950 -- Partly clear, rather hazy, very warm breeze. Cleaning my room. Went to service tonight. Nina Wood & Ollie called afternoon. Mamie in.

Fri Jun 9, 1950 -- Clear, hot. Finished cleaning my room. Church tonight for last here. Clint came to altar tonight.

Sat Jun 10, 1950 -- Clear, cool, S breeze. Cooked, cleaned. Men went to Lodge to Corner tonight. Lala stayed up all evening late.

Sun Jun 11, 1950 -- Clear, cool with very cool wind coming up. If wind goes down there will be frost tonight. Church a.m. today. SS immediately after. Basil & Lala in tonight.

Mon Jun 12, 1950 -- Clear & cold early, getting warmer during day. Very cold night. Frost down town. Garden is coming fast. Washed. Scrubbed shed. Got separator out in shed. Trucks started hauling lumber.

Tue Jun 13, 1950 -- Clear, cool. Ironed. Mamie in all afternoon. Clint mowed lawn, worked in garden afternoon. Paul finished loading car & greased truck. Ellis working across road this week led prayer meeting this evening.

Wed Jun 14, 1950 -- Some cloudy & very damp & cool early, getting very warm. Cleaned some on outside bedroom upstairs. Mamie in afternoon. Basil got back from hospital having X-rays.

Thu Jun 15, 1950 -- 82º above. Finished cleaning upstairs. Mamie called. Looks like showers tonight, but none.

Fri Jun 16, 1950 -- Very warm but breeze. Myrtle, Lala, Mamie & I went to Canterbury. Russell Boone in tonight. Looks like rain tonight. Have beautiful garden. Mrs Ed Cromby buried. Ab called evening.

Sat Jun 17, 1950 -- Mostly cloudy a.m. with heavy rain with some thunder & lightening. Calf died. Clint & Paul didn't work afternoon. Cooked & cleaned.

Sun Jun 18, 1950 -- Father's Day. Partly clear, light showers at times. Clint went for Perley & Jean. Annie & Hallie down. We called at Ottie's & Basil's. Church in evening. Terrific cold wind all day. Some warmer at night.

Mon Jun 19, 1950 -- Clear, no frost here. Not much wind, warmer. Washed white quilt, pink dress etc. Clint took bull to Clarence Boone's & on to Corner to church. Mr Shaw holding meetings. Cleaned bottom of cupboard evening.

Tue Jun 20, 1950 -- Foggy early, clearing before noon, very cool. Ironed. Association starting in Woodstock. Mamie & Bea went with Mr Colwell. Clint & Paul went to Corner to church.

Wed Jun 21, 1950 -- Rained hard most of a.m., thunder showers. Clint & I went to Sam's. Clint & Hillbilly went to Corner to church.

Thu Jun 22, 1950 -- Showery, very cool. Cleaned front bedroom. Abner picked about 2 quarts strawberries, came in & had supper with us. Clint & Paul went to Corner to church.

Fri Jun 23, 1950 -- Mostly clear, very cool. Cooked a.m. Myrtle & Mamie in afternoon. Some showers. Myrtle, Mamie, Lala, Ethel & I went to Corner to hear Mr Shaw. Clint & Paul went. Casey Watson & family have come.

Sat Jun 24, 1950 -- Cloudy with thunder showers. Clint & paul sawed cord of wood for Lowery's a.m. Worked on truck afternoon. Cooked & cleaned.

Sun Jun 25, 1950 -- Cloudy, clearing late afternoon. Church & SS a.m. Perley's birthday. We went up for dinner & afternoon. Basil & Lala up evening.

Mon Jun 26, 1950 -- Clear, cool. Washed. Clint & Paul hauling gravel for Lowery's driveway. Mamie called afternoon. Man from the Brook (Fry) drowned in Grand Lake last night. Tue Jun 27, 1950 -- Rained during night, thunder showers all day with cold wind. Clint went to Woodstock to get truck fixed. Ironed. Mended.

Wed Jun 28, 1950 -- Partly clear, cool. Bus took load to Mountain to SS Rally. Clint came up in evening.

Thu Jun 29, 1950 -- Mostly clear. Washed other room upstairs. Went to town afternoon. Clint went to Corner to church tonight. Myrtle in.

Fri Jun 30, 1950 -- Mostly cloudy, clearing some. Wiped up & waxed sitting room floor. Mr Hanscome called to see pine tree he helped set out 82 years ago. He is 86 now.

Sat Jul 1, 1950 -- Rained afternoon. Boys worked half day. Cooked & cleaned. Clint & Paul quitting tobacco.

Sun Jul 2, 1950 -- Clear, warm. SS afternoon. Called to see Mrs Colwell. Church evening. Harry & Nettie to Myrtle's for dinner. Carl & Bertha moved down to Clark house.

Mon Jul 3, 1950 -- Showers & thunder showers all day. Washed. Boys hauled pulp. Myrtle in in evening. Abner & Hillbilly in evening.

Tue Jul 4, 1950 -- Cloudy with showers late afternoon. Churned a.m. Mamie, Nancy, Clint & I picked strawberries Webber place. Paul & Joan Lake took load of wood to Station afternoon. Up here rest of afternoon.

Wed Jul 5, 1950 -- Clear, warm. Mrs Colwell & Marie spent day here. Clint & Paul hauled logs from Point to Dalton's mill. Called at Lala's tonight. Didn't get to missionary meeting at church tonight. Boys went to Lodge at Corner. Perley got two cows tonight. Here for supper.

Thu Jul 6, 1950 -- Poured all a.m. & showered some afternoon. Ironed. Went to Jean's afternoon & Clint & Perley went to Woodstock for berries. Didn't get any. Myrtle called evening.

Fri Jul 7, 1950 -- Very foggy early, clearing with thunder showers afternoon. Cooked & cleaned. Boys hauling pulp. Lizzie down to Babe's today.

Sat Jul 8, 1950 -- Clear with quite heavy shower afternoon, some hail in it. Clint & Paul finished pulp a.m. & finished hauling logs from Point to Dunk's mill. Lodge tonight. Lala & I went to town.

Sun Jul 9, 1950 -- Clear, very warm. Went to baptism at S& Beach afternoon & church here in evening.

Mon Jul 10, 1950 -- Clear, warm breeze. Went to school meeting a.m. Washed afternoon. Clint took load of lumber to Calais for Wilkins & Cronkite. Floyd in. Mamie called.

Tue Jul 11, 1950 -- Mostly clear, very warm. Ironed. Men hauling to Calais this week. Mamie in afternoon. Went to prayer meeting & business meeting afterward. Mildred Wagner came.

Wed Jul 12, 1950 -- Clear, hot. Made 3 quarts strawberry jam. Did little cleaning in cellar. Dog day weather.

Thu Jul 13, 1950 -- Hot. Short snappy shower at supper time. Made 9 quarts strawberry jam. Washed hair. Babe came up for awhile about supper time. Floyd here twice.

Fri Jul 14, 1950 -- Mostly cloudy, showery, breeze. Hauling from Dalton's mill. Went to Lala's for piece of meat a.m. Made cookies, cleaned. Very cool wind tonight.

Sat Jul 15, 1950 -- Clear, cool, growing warmer. Cooked. Clint didn't haul to Calais, hauled load of wood for Norman. Ellis working across road. Boys put salt solution for dust a.m.

Sun Jul 16, 1950 -- Clear, cool. Aunt Pearl came for dinner. Frankie's at Basil's. Went to SS & church evening.

Mon Jul 17, 1950 -- Cloudy & rainy at times. Washed, got done late p.m., about 4 o'clock. Clint & Paul went to Woodstock with load of wood. Uncle Harve here for dinner. Clint had heifer to Clarence Boone's & traded his horse with Nicholson this evening.

Tue Jul 18, 1950 -- Very cool night & today also. Clint & Paul went with load to Woodstock. Ironed, churned. Clint brought Cheryl & Leanne down for visit. Basil bought car. Clint drove it home from Woodstock for him.

Wed Jul 19, 1950 -- Very cool, some hazy. Paul took load to Woodstock. Clint & Basil haying down to Basil's.

Thu Jul 20, 1950 -- Clear, cool. Not doing much, just looking after girls. Picked some peas & beans, also have new potatoes.

Fri Jul 21, 1950 -- Clear, cool. Made cookies, cleaned some. Nancy here playing with girls. Am horribly tired. Cooked beets for dinner.

Sat Jul 22, 1950 -- Partly clear, cool. Finished haying at Basil's. Cooked, cleaned. We took girls home tonight. They didn't want to stay up. Have green beans, peas & new potatoes.

Sun Jul 23, 1950 -- Mostly clear, cool. Went to SS & church. Called on Mrs Colwell afternoon. Carl & Bertha in tonight to telephone up to Dolly's.

Mon Jul 24, 1950 -- Cloudy & very cool, clearing before noon. Looks like showers afternoon. Washed, picked beans. Started haying here. Mr & Mrs Colwell went up country, she to go to hospital soon.

Tue Jul 25, 1950 -- Cloudy, misty & rained some. Basil, Lala, Darryl, Clint & I picked raspberries a.m. Churned afternoon. Beecher & Katherine, Jean & Perley & Children down to Vernon's evening. I kept Cheryl & Leanna.

Wed Jul 26, 1950 -- Mostly cloudy. Ironed. Canned raspberries. Clint & Basil picked blueberries. Lala & Babe up & packed missionary box. Picked beans & peas for Jean.

Thu Jul 27, 1950 -- Clear, cool breeze with light showers afternoon. Lala & I picked berries. Hauled in hay, showers, stopped the work about 4:30.

Fri Jul 28, 1950 -- Beautiful day. Hayed. Cooked, cleaned. Canned raspberries. Lala came up with Basil, stayed all evening.

Sat Jul 29, 1950 -- Beautiful day. Showers evening. Finished haying here. Cooked & cleaned. Clint & I went to town tonight to do some shopping. Paul had truck on road a.m.

Sun Jul 30, 1950 -- Mostly clear. Church & SS in a.m. Jean & Perley down with Clifford, children with me all day. Clint took Ottie's car to George & Hiram to see what is wrong. Called at Mamie's tonight.

Mon Jul 31, 1950 -- Rained a.m., clearing. Washed. Picked peas. Clint took Ottie's car to Woodstock & had it fixed. He went to Harvey to see Myrtle, she is out of hospital. Paul took load of wood to Woodstock.

Tue Aug 1, 1950 -- Rained during night & a.m. Canned 9 quarts peas. Picked beans. Basil & Lala up evening. Did not get to prayer meeting.

Wed Aug 2, 1950 -- Partly clear, warm. Basil, Lala, Wayne, Clint & I went to Houlton to get car fixed. Canned 11 quarts beans early a.m. Clint & Basil picked blueberries evening.

Thu Aug 3, 1950 -- Mostly clear, quite warm. Canned peas & beets. Made pie, ironed evening. Lala & I picked raspberries. Clint went to Danforth. Marguerite & Audrey both have baby boy today.

Fri Aug 4, 1950 -- Clear, warm. Made cookies. Babe up & had dinner. Went home early. Picked peas & beans.

Sat Aug 5, 1950 -- Clear, very warm. Canned few beans, peas & blueberries, besides regular work. Picked peas.

Sun Aug 6, 1950 -- Clear with cloudy patches, strong wind, very cool. Same, Edna & Angela came right after dinner, stayed for supper. Went to church. Farrell picnic at Carr place.

Mon Aug 7, 1950 -- Clear, very cool. Basil, Lala, Clint & I went to Woodstock. Myrtle came home tonight. Rosemary came with her.

Tue Aug 8, 1950 -- Clear, warm. Washed. Clint went to Danforth & settled up with Hinch. Jean brought girls down tonight to stay while she & Perley go to Fredericton tomorrow. Clint & Paul took Jean home.

Wed Aug 9, 1950 -- Clear, very warm. Ironed. Leanna fussy & hot all night, innoculated yesterday. Made apple pies. Basil came & took us down for ice cream & cake tonight, Wayne's birthday.

Thu Aug 10, 1950 -- Clear, hot. Basil's & us went to Southampton to horse pull. Had dinner at Mr Cronkite's. Took girls home on our way up. Thunder showers just as we got home.

Fri Aug 11, 1950 -- Clear, warm. Babe up most of morning. Cat went for Cecil, going to camp for weekend. Cleaned. Went down to see Myrtle afternoon.

Sat Aug 12, 1950 -- Clear, quite warm. Cooked, cleaned. Boys went to Lodge. Ottie came for milk, I went down & spent evening with them. Myrtle has to rest a lot. Wilbur Clark married.

Sun Aug 13, 1950 -- Clear, hot. SS & church afternoon. Bus took load to Woodstock, Black Chapter has service in Salvation Army church.

Mon Aug 14, 1950 -- Clear, warm. Washed. Did upper parts of kitchen curtains. Clint took load of pulp to Danforth, had tooth out. It pained terribly so Basil had to take other load afternoon. Mamie called afternoon.

Tue Aug 15, 1950 -- Clear, warm. Ironed. Beecher Foster, Perley, Jean & girls here for dinner. Arthur Cole, Catherine, Joan, Mary, Mr Perry & Martha called early morning. Catherine & Joan going with Perry's tomorrow.

Wed Aug 16, 1950 -- Mostly clear, warm. Washed kitchen windows. Picked beans. Showers going around. Few sprinkles here.

Thu Aug 17, 1950 -- Foggy & cloudy most of a.m., clearing very close & hot. Paul hauled up load of millwood. Men hauled in oats at Basil's afternoon. Clint's face still pains. Bill McArthur here for supper. Clint traded radios with him.

Fri Aug 18, 1950 -- 92 above. Thick fog early. Clint & Paul clipped cattle. Hauling in Basil's oats afternoon. Made doughnuts & cookies a.m. Showers late afternoon.

Sat Aug 19, 1950 -- Cloudy with heavy fog & rain. Basil took Clint to Woodstock & had cavity cleaned out where he had tooth out. Infection in it. Uncle Harve here all day. Annie & Hallie came down before supper. Gould reunion.

Sun Aug 20, 1950 -- Cloudy & rainy all day. Ridge hill bad. Mr Colwell stuck there for hour. Annie & I went to church afternoon. They went home nearly 5 o'clock.

Mon Aug 21, 1950 -- Rained hard during night & showers all a.m. clearing late afternoon. Canned peaches. Cleaned. Clint getting ready to go to Douglas Field tomorrow. Started to Danforth a.m., turned back.

Tue Aug 22, 1950 -- Clear, warm. Clint took his cattle & went to Douglas Field. Churned. Washed & went to prayer meeting tonight. Strike on railroad commenced. Had corn for dinner.

Wed Aug 23, 1950 -- Foggy early. Clear, warm. Ironed. Mamie called early noon. Went to town & called on Myrtle. Babe & Arden came over, we came up for apples & cream. Had corn for dinner.

Thu Aug 24, 1950 -- Clear, very hot. Wiped up kitchen & pantry floors & waxed them. Went over to Babe's for dinner. Called on Myrtle on way back. Came home with Basil & Lala. Clint came home tonight, sold bull down there. Picked cucumbers, made up bottle of vinegar pickles.

Fri Aug 25, 1950 -- Clear, quite hot. Boys put in rest of Basil's oats in this barn. Cleaned. Made up 5 new towels. Mended some.

Sat Aug 26, 1950 -- Some cloudy with big spits of rain. Clint & Perley went away & bought threshing machine. Cooked & cleaned. Mended. Fixed bottle of vinegar pickles.

Sun Aug 27, 1950 -- Mostly overcast, muggy. SS afternoon, church evening.

Mon Aug 28, 1950 -- Cloudy with light showers. Thunder showers going around. Washed. Clint took load of wood to Woodstock. Fred & Earl tearing off old verandah.

Tue Aug 29, 1950 -- Clear with showers. Ironed evening. Boys put in upstairs window, took up front room floor, finished front of kitchen. Dawson here working on truck. Staying all night. Heavy showers tonight.

Wed Aug 30, 1950 -- Cleared middle of a.m. beautiful cool day. Clint & Dawson went to Danforth for truck parts. Fred & Earl didn't get down, hill too bad. Boys went clear to Houlton & broke down coming back. Warden brought them as far as hill.

Thu Aug 31, 1950 -- Mostly cloudy with spits of rain. Made doughnuts. Dawson finished ring job on truck tonight. Hill so bad Fred & Earl didn't get down. Railroad strike over. Made doughnuts.

Fri Sep 1, 1950 -- Cloudy, warm. Clint & Dawson went to Woodstock early to get a dump body on truck. Made cookies. Clint got back late, couldn't get truck up Ridge hill. Came with Ellis.

Sat Sep 2, 1950 -- Beautiful clear day, cool wind. Clint took Perley to Woodstock, not back at 11:15 p.m. Cooked & cleaned. Worked on hoist on truck. Got back 2:20 o'clock, didn't get it fixed yet.

Sun Sep 3, 1950 -- Clear, cool. Jean, Perley & children came after dinner. No church. Basil sick again during night. Perley Blanchard there, went for Mary Hamilton. Called Dr. Perley, Jean & girls came afternoon.

Mon Sep 4, 1950 -- Rain during night & a.m. Clint went to Woodstock 5 o'clock a.m., back at supper time. Went to town afternoon & mailed SS order for Myrtle. Basil better, Dr. over today. Arthur Cole & family started home today.

Tue Sep 5, 1950 -- Rain most of morning with light showers afternoon. Cleared evening. Washed afternoon. Clint hauled load of sand & put where ver&ah was.

Wed Sep 6, 1950 -- Hot. Boys came down to work on house again, road some better. Ironed. Churned.

Thu Sep 7, 1950 -- Hot. Fred & Earl not down. Gladys operated upon. Made doughnuts. Picked tomatoes & some onions.

Fri Sep 8, 1950 -- Clear, quite warm. Made cookies. Ella & Babe came up before dinner. Babe drove trick alone for first. Ella stayed. Made mustard pickles. Boys at work. Sat Sep 9, 1950 -- Mostly clear, cooler. Cooked & cleaned. Clint up to Mountain helped thresh some. He & Ella & I went to Bridge this evening. Boys at work. George Jarvis at Canterbury died quarter to 4 o'clock.

Sun Sep 10, 1950 -- Mostly clear, cool. Went to SS & church. Clint went over to Jarvis'. Ella & I called on Babe after SS.

Mon Sep 11, 1950 -- Cloudy with light showers. Clint, Jean & I went with Art & Bert over to Geo. Jarvis' funeral. Myrtle in Fredericton hospital quite poorly.

Tue Sep 12, 1950 -- Cloudy a.m. clearing some, very strong wind. Clint worked on road a.m., went to get hoist fixed afternoon. Fred and Earl putting in bedroom and sink windows, finishing back of house. Ella and I took tacks out of room carpet.

Wed Sep 13, 1950 -- Clear, cool. Washed. Clint went down to work for Mr Pratt.

Thu Sep 14, 1950 -- Clear, cool wind. Ella and I went on bus to Jean's. Made mincemeat for here. Came back with mail. Clint down to Mr Pratt's.

Fri Sep 15, 1950 -- Clear early, clouding over. Cooked. Ella and I went to Basil's afternoon. Ella went on to Babe's to stay all night. Boys working in front room.

Sat Sep 16, 1950 -- Clear, cool. Cooked and cleaned. Boys didn't get down. Earl went for Gladys, bringing home from hospital. Clint on road. Ella went back to Portland. Made a little apple jelly.

Sun Sep 17, 1950 -- Clear, cool. We went up to Sam's, not home. Annie's not home. Perley's not home, went back to Art's. Church in evening.

Mon Sep 18, 1950 -- Clear, cool. Washed. Wrote to Myrtle. Mamie called a.m. Picked tomatoes. Canned 4 quarts tomatoes. Clint working on road. Boys built front room flue up.

Tue Sep 19, 1950 -- Cloudy with light showers. Clint worked on road until noon. Hauled & burned old boards, etc. Boys put down room floor, cut door into pantry and repaired verandah floor. Ironed.

Wed Sep 20, 1950 -- Clear, very cool. Basil brought Lala up for most of afternoon. Sewed on hem of green checked dress. Boys working here.

Thu Sep 21, 1950 -- Partly cloudy, showery looking. Cleaned floors. We laid new square in front room and old carpet in sitting room. Basil and Lala brought us pail of crab apples. Ottie's vacation starts.

Fri Sep 22, 1950 -- Clear early, clouding over with strong wind. Heavy frost last night, some ice. Cleaned a little. Boys finished shingling main house, worked at windows, etc. Clint took load of wood to Woodstock.

Sat Sep 23, 1950 -- Clear, cool. Cooked. Irma and Max came around 2 o'clock. Ottie up for supper with us. Fred and Earl finished here shortly after noon. Thunder shower after dinner.

Sun Sep 24, 1950 -- Partly clear, very cool wind. Max, Irma, Clint and I went to Perley's. They were down to Chick's, brought them down for supper. Went to church evening.

Mon Sep 25, 1950 -- 33º above, very cold wind, because of total eclipse of moon tonight. Washed, finished late. Clint commenced working on road at Corner.

Tue Sep 26, 1950 -- Clear & cool. Max, Irma & I started for Babe's, but she and Cat went to Houlton. Ironed. Churned. Clint working on road. Winona has baby boy.

Wed Sep 27, 1950 -- Clear, cool. Basil took Lala, Mrs Folster & I to Corner to SS Rally. Irma didn't go. Max fishing down to Dam.

Thu Sep 28, 1950 -- Clear with smoke haze, cool wind. Irma & I spent day at Babe's. Maurice Cropley took Max out fishing for Cat. Clint up Corner on road.

Fri Sep 29, 1950 -- Mild, cloudy or smoky all day. Cooked. Irma & I pulled onions. Ottie & Max up lake afternoon. No fishing luck. Clint on road.

Sat Sep 30, 1950 -- Mostly clear, breeze. Max went out on lake with Cat & Maurice. Cooked and cleaned. Ottie had supper with us. Boys went to Corner to Lodge.

Sun Oct 1, 1950 -- Clear, cool breeze. Ottie took Irma, Babe & me down to Hazel's to see Myrtle. She is gaining some. Cat & Max drove around part of day. Clint went with Art & Bert to Millinocket.

Mon Oct 2, 1950 -- Clear, cool. Max, Irma, Lala & I went to Woodstock. Called at Jean's on way home. Threshing there.

Tue Oct 3, 1950 -- Clear, cool. Max, Irma & I went to Annie's. Max & I went out to Houlton. Had supper with Jean. Wed Oct 4, 1950 -- Clear, cool. Made beet pickles for Irma. Max topped carrots. Irma & I picked them up. They went over to Babe's this afternoon, staying over. Clint took Lala, Mamie & me to Irva's, missionary meeting.

Thu Oct 5, 1950 -- Mostly clear, windy. Basil, Lala, Max, Irma, Babe & I went over to camp, enjoyable day. Ottie, Basil & Lala in this evening. Mr Dow and boy putting lines up from here down town these few days.

Fri Oct 6, 1950 -- Clear, cool. Washed towels, underwear, etc. Made doughnuts. Canned tomatoes. Mamie called afternoon. Babe & Cat, Max & Irma went down to Mr Pratt's camp.

Sat Oct 7, 1950 -- Clear, warm. Cooked & cleaned. Clint got don working on road. Irma & Max up awhile afternoon. Clint & I went over to Babe's to see them in evening.

Sun Oct 8, 1950 -- Clear, cool breeze. Basil, Lala, Clint & I went to Hazel's to see Myrtle & back up river to Davidson Lake & home. Irma & Max went home this a.m.

Mon Oct 9, 1950 -- Clear, warm. Washed. Clint hauled load of wood for Erve & sand for Ottie. He & Basil over lake afternoon. We picked famues apples late afternoon. Woods closed at noon. Thanksgiving day.

Tue Oct 10, 1950 -- Mostly cloudy, cold wind. Ironed. Went to prayer service evening. Clint took load of wood to Woodstock. Basil & Ray making Ottie's old kitchen into woodshed.

Wed Oct 11, 1950 -- Rained during night, mist & wind today. Made little crab apple jelly. Cleaned room chimney, full soot, etc. Clint took load gravel to Perley for banking. Perley, Jean & girls here for dinner. Thunder & lightening.

Thu Oct 12, 1950 -- Mostly clear, cool. Worked at carpets in both rooms. Nearly fixed.

Fri Oct 13, 1950 -- Clear, cool. Made doughnuts & cookies. Clouding over afternoon, showers. Clint & I went up road hunting, saw partridge, 5 or 6. Perley, Jean & girls down with Horace this evening.

Sat Oct 14, 1950 --- Mostly cloudy, strong wind. Clint hauled banking for Hillbilly & banked here. They got 4 partridge, 2 in a.m. 2 late afternoon. Cooked, cleaned.

Sun Oct 15, 1950 -- Clear & cool breeze. Art's & Gerald's also Mary Lou called few minutes. Went to SS & church.

Mon Oct 16, 1950 -- Beautiful cool day. Went to Woodstock with Basil & Lala. Basil & I got flue inoculation. Clint up with load of wood. Alma had tonsils out in hospital.

Tue Oct 17, 1950 -- Cloudy and showery. Made mincemeat & cooked peeling & core for jelly. Clint hauled wood to Woodstock. Went to prayer meeting tonight. Mamie called afternoon. Miserably sick today, like flu. Bobby finished putting telephone line to town. Gould's, Vernon's, Ottie's, Melzie's has telephones.

Wed Oct 18, 1950 -- Cold early with wind, getting much warmer. Perley here plowing with tractor. Washed. Clint took load of wood to Debec. Ottie called evening. Dizzy and feel miserable evening. Hailed tonight, little rain. Made jelly.

Thu Oct 19, 1950 -- Cloudy and damp, quite cool. Clint went to Debec with wood a.m. Perley here plowing. Ironed. Basil & Lala called evening.

Fri Oct 20, 1950 -- Sharp thunder showers around 5 o'clock a.m. Warm, little rain. Cooked. Papered in front room (patching). Clint went to Woodstock with wood. Perley plowing. Basil & Lala started for Vanceboro, ran into another car, bent car up badly.

Sat Oct 21, 1950 -- Partly clear, cold wind. Cooked, cleaned. Clint & Basil went to Woodstock, then to Topsfield & trucked Basil's car in. Perley finished plowing here and started Basil's. Ottie called for milk, gave him beans and pie. Myrtle gaining fast.

Sun Oct 22, 1950 -- Snowed all a.m. first snow of season. Sam, Edna & Angela down for dinner. We went to Corner to Orangemen's service. Came home on bus. Did not go to church evening. Clearing afternoon.

Mon Oct 23, 1950 -- Cloudy and cold with snow afternoon. Basil & Clint went to Woodstock, trucked Basil's car up. Cut dried flower stalks in door yard a.m.

Tue Oct 24, 1950 -- 4 or 5 inches of snow came, cloudy, cleared little during day. Clint & Basil moved kitchen stove in other room. They went to Canterbury to Lodge tonight. Lala up with Basil.

Wed Oct 25, 1950 -- Cloudy, cold wind with light rain showers. Straightened up in here some. Took Si to hospital for x-rays.

Thu Oct 26, 1950 -- Clearing some during day. Light spits of rain at times, strong wind. Washed. Clint took wood to Woodstock. Perley finished plowing at Basil's.

Fri Oct 27, 1950 -- Clear, cold wind going down afternoon. Made doughnuts. Cleaned, ironed. Clint & Paul & Perley went to sale Richmond Corner. Basil & Lala up evening. Halloween party for Red Cross school house.

Sat Oct 28, 1950 -- Clear, mostly cool wind. Clint went to Woodstock with wood. Cooked, cleaned. Went to Mildred's shopping tonight. Clint back early. Two sports came to Hillbilly's.

Sun Oct 29, 1950 -- Cloudy, mild. Went to SS and church evening. Clifford & Nadine over. Winona & babies down over weekend.

Mon Oct 30, 1950 -- Very mild, cloudy, clearing at times. Thunder shower before supper. Clint took two loads of wood to Woodstock from Corner. Patched paper in kitchen. Mamie called a.m.

Tue Oct 31, 1950 -- Clear with clouds like snow squalls at times. Strong cool wind. Washed. Clint, Basil & Ray went to Southampton hunting pheasants, didn't get any, went to Fredericton & other places. Lala up afternoon. They brought Cheryl and Leanna down tonight.

Wed Nov 1, 1950 -- Beautiful day, cool. Jean came down with Perley (plowing at Chick's place) for day. Perley here for dinner. Clint took them home tonight. We went to town afternoon. Clint to Woodstock.

Thu Nov 2, 1950 -- Mostly clear, very mild. Clint went to Woodstock. Basil brought my sink in here. Lala, Mamie & Babe called afternoon. Clint to town tonight. Cloudy tonight, very warm.

Fri Nov 3, 1950 -- Cloudy, strong cool wind. Basil fixing roof & door finish also windows in front room, etc. Cooked. Cleaned. Clint took load to Woodstock.

Sat Nov 4, 1950 -- Cloudy with rain most of day, quite mild. Clint took wood to Woodstock. Abner called, Mamie in twice.

Sun Nov 5, 1950 -- Hard wind and rain all night and most of day. Went to SS & church. Clint has bad cold. Very mild in spite of wind.

Mon Nov 6, 1950 -- Beautiful day. Churned a.m. Clint hauled wood & sand for banking for Darryl. Audited church books at Ottie's afternoon & called at Babe's, Lala there too.

Tue Nov 7, 1950 -- Clear early, clouding afternoon. Washed. Mamie called a.m. Lala here all afternoon. Audited missionary books. Went to missionary meeting at parsonage. Clint dug his potatoes.

Wed Nov 8, 1950 -- Mostly cloud, mild. Abner here helping Clint put in wood. Clint took organ up to Jean & got load of wood. Ironed.

Thu Nov 9, 1950 -- Cloudy and misty at times. Abner here awhile sawing wood. Clint took load to Woodstock. Sewed on Leanna's ski suit repairing it. Ottie traded his car today. Max & Irma's wedding anniversary.

Fri Nov 10, 1950 -- Mostly cloudy, few sprinkles of rain a.m., clearing afternoon. Si came up with collection money. Back poorly yet. Lala called afternoon. Mamie in. Clint went to Woodstock & took job of buying pulpwood.

Sat Nov 11, 1950 -- Clear, cool. Clint took cattle (5 head) to Perley. Abner sawed and put in shed some wood & piled up some loads out back. They & Basil went to Lodge evening. Clint hauled load of wood for Durgan.

Sun Nov 12, 1950 -- Clear, mild a.m. clouding over with snow squalls evening. Annie & Hallie down. Went to SS & church. They went back before supper.

Mon Nov 13, 1950 -- Cloudy clearing mid-morning. Washed. Clint hauled wood for Durgan, Carl, & sand for Basil. Basil fixed roof afternoon. Mae Leeman, Mamie, Lala and Babe called. Clint went to Perley's late afternoon.

Tue Nov 14, 1950 -- Clear, heavy frost last night. Ironed. Ottie in for me to trim up his hair. Went to prayer service. Mamie called.

Wed Nov 15, 1950 -- Mostly cloudy, mild, acting like snow toward night. Rained a little. Shortened dress, worked at clothes. Bea Higgs called early morning.

Thu Nov 16, 1950 -- Cloudy and warm. Clint sold Mike to Earl Jarvis today. Mamie called a.m. Shortened sleeves on Clint's underwear. Cleaned & sorted out things in buffet.

Fri Nov 17, 1950 -- Clear, warm. Cooked. Sorted out things upstairs. Clint went to Fredericton for new truck for company work, back early. Basil & Lala up for evening.

Sat Nov 18, 1950 -- Clear early, clouding with snow afternoon. Clint went to Woodstock, back early & we went to Sam's for night. Basil went to Woodstock for his car, nearly all fixed.

Sun Nov 19, 1950 -- Beautiful clear day. We came home late afternoon. About 5 inches snow came. Went to church evening.

Mon Nov 20, 1950 -- Cloudy & mild with rain afternoon, heavy in evening, taking snow fast. Washed. Mama and children went to Canterbury with Clint today. Davidson in tonight.

Tue Nov 21, 1950 -- Rained hard turning to snow late evening. Babe up all day. Mamie in. Clint went to Woodstock. A sport of Harold Graham's shot his father. Went to town tonight, no church.

Wed Nov 22, 1950 -- Snow squalls all day. Cold wind. Fixed dresses etc. Clint went to Canterbury. Abner in. Lala & I fixed up SS books at Ottie's office.

Thu Nov 23, 1950 -- Partly clear, raw wind. Ironed. Made cake for Ottie, at 5 o'clock Clint got home and we took it to him with some scallop and meat for supper. Spent evening at Basil's.

Fri Nov 24, 1950 -- Beautiful day. We with Art and Bert went to Fredericton. Went to church business meeting in evening.

Sat Nov 25, 1950 -- Not too clear, raw cold. Cooked and cleaned. The two Basil's helped Clint kill his pig a.m. Clint went Canterbury way afternoon.

Sun Nov 26, 1950 -- Rained hard all day with big wind. Got snow outside different places. Perley, Jean and girls down for lunch and supper. Went to church evening.

Mon Nov 27, 1950 -- Rained all day with terrific wind. Clint went Woodstock & Benton way. The Colwell's here for supper and evening. Made doughnuts a.m.

Tue Nov 28, 1950 -- Rained all day, hard at times, clearing a little late afternoon. Lala & Basil & Mamie in afternoon. Clint went up country. Made fruit cake.

Wed Nov 29, 1950 -- Showers all day, mild. Fixed dresses, ripped one up for Jean. Went to Buckingham's with Cat and Babe afternoon. Clint home early. Folster up evening.

Thu Nov 30, 1950 -- Mostly cloudy, little sunshine mild breeze. Washed & ironed. Lala up afternoon. Clint, Folster & Ray went to Fredericton. Lizzie Fish has pleural pneumonia.

Fri Dec 1, 1950 -- Cloudy. Roads bad down Kirkland way. Bus stuck, didn't get home last night. Clint went down that way and to Woodstock. Made hermits & cookies. Went to town evening shopping.

Sat Dec 2, 1950 -- Cloudy mostly, mild, clearing at times. Cooked & cleaned. Clint went to Woodstock.

Sun Dec 3, 1950 -- Cloudy with some sleet before noon. Went to SS & church. Carlson's all down to his trailer staying until tomorrow night. Harry Price died of heart attack.

Mon Dec 4, 1950 -- Cloudy & misty, very mild. Clint went St. Stephen way. Mamie in. Jean, Perley & girls down afternoon. Packed some dishes. Basil & Lala in evening.

Tue Dec 5, 1950 -- Very mild, misty, strong wind came up and turned colder toward night. Clint & Art went to H. Price's funeral. Prayer service evening. Waited for mail. Tommy late. Covered my battin mattress.

Wed Dec 6, 1950 -- Clear, quite cold wind. Froze ground last night. Clint went Benton way. Washed. Fixed bricks, stopped draughts in kitchen.

Thu Dec 7, 1950 -- Clear, mild. Made doughnuts. Ottie just called, gave him few. Clint was to Fredericton today. Called at hospital to see Myrtle. Mamie here afternoon. Ironed.

Fri Dec 8, 1950 -- Cloudy, raw wind. Clint, Basil & Jimmy went to Woodstock. Made cookies. Perley brought Jean & girls down, he hauled wood to Station, all here for supper. Clint to Mamie & me to Bea's to missionary meeting.

Sat Dec 9, 1950 -- Rained & wind blew all day. Guy Cropley in a.m. Clint went to Canterbury. Cooked & cleaned.

Sun Dec 10, 1950 -- Cloudy and mild. Went to SS and church. Church leaking terribly around flue. Bea & Irva got down to SS.

Mon Dec 11, 1950 -- Rained at times all day. Very mild. Clint went to Canterbury. Roads getting pretty bad. Mended. Shortened dress, cut out holders, etc. Looked like clearing late afternoon. Raining hard tonight.

Tue Dec 12, 1950 -- Rained poured all night with terrific wind toward morning. Very warm. Clint went to Woodstock.

Wed Dec 13, 1950 -- Cloudy, clearing later. Clint & I went to Fredericton, roads washed out, etc. Got permanent. Spent evening with Myrtle in hospital. Staying down tonight.

Thu Dec 14, 1950 -- Clear, quite cool. Did shopping, got a hat & left before dinner, lunched at Moonlight Inn. Had supper at Jean's. Called on Ottie.

Fri Dec 15, 1950 -- Mostly clear, not very cold. Washed & ironed. Lala in afternoon. Clint went to Canterbury & Woodstock.

Sat Dec 16, 1950 -- Cloudy, clearing late day. Cooked. Clint went to Canterbury, got back 4 o'clock. Perley got load of hay. Clint & I went to Houlton before supper, back late.

Sun Dec 17, 1950 -- Cloudy, clearing some toward night. Went to SS. Walked over with Babe. Called on Vernon, had bad night. Went to church. Ottie went to Fredericton to see Myrtle.

Mon Dec 18, 1950 -- Snowed during night & all day. Packing some. Clint went to Canterbury. Perley and Farrell boy hauling wood & hay. Here for dinner. Carlson's called after dinner. Vernon no better, called Nadine's.

Tue Dec 19, 1950 -- Clear, cold. Clint took heater stove to Canterbury. We went to Canterbury to look house over, cleaned some.

Wed Dec 20, 1950 -- Mostly clear, cold. Packed some. Clint took load of furniture as he went & came back for another. Vernon very miserable. Packed preserves & pickles in cellar.

Thu Dec 21, 1950 -- Mostly cloudy with flurry of snow. We moved to Canterbury. Clint took load & Perley took load afternoon, load of wood first. Late getting away. Packed all day. Mamie in, Hillbilly in.

Fri Dec 22, 1950 -- Cloudy with snow about noon. Clint went over home for cookstove and he & Stuart set it up. Perley & Maurice Farrell here for supper. Getting straightened up some. Ethel called. Clint got our Christmas treat.

Sat Dec 23, 1950 -- Mostly cloudy, cold. Baked beans, straightened around some. We went to Woodstock evening. I got Clint reading lamp for Christmas and he got me an electric iron.

Sun Dec 24, 1950 -- Cloudy with snow about all day turning to rain afternoon. Perley, Jean & children over dinner and supper. All up to John Smith's. Clint & I went to church and out Jarvis' afterwards.

Mon Dec 25, 1950 -- Mostly clear, cold windy. Went to Sam's for day. Family all home. Roads very icy, accidents everywhere.

Tue Dec 26, 1950 -- Clear early, clouding over for awhile. Clint home most of day. We put curtains up. Charlie Hawkes, Lena, Flossie, Curtis & Douglas called evening.

Wed Dec 27, 1950 -- Clear, very cold. Clint home, truck in garage, wouldn't start, not working good. Unpacked rest of dishes, put things away in cupboards & under stairs.

Thu Dec 28, 1950 -- Clear & cold. We went over home, had dinner with Babe and Supper with Art & Bert. Got our oil stove from Max & Irma. Hedley & Ethel called evening.

Fri Dec 29, 1950 -- Clear early with wet snow late afternoon & some rain & hail. Washed. Clint went over home for harness. Wiped up kitchen floor, also hall. Ironed aprons with new electric iron.

Sat Dec 30, 1950 --Cloudy with few clear spells. Cleaned upstairs, closets and hall floor. Floyd came in after dinner and stayed for supper, going to Harvey. Clint went to Woodstock.

Sun Dec 31, 1950 -- Cloudy with snow afternoon. Went to SS morning, church evening & watch meeting at midnight. Hedley & Ethel here after church, had lunch. Cleared before evening.