Sun Jul 6, 1958 -- Cloudy with some sunshine, cool. I went to United church a.m. and we went to B church at Dow Settlement afternoon. No B church in Canterbury tonight.
Mon Jul 7, 1958 -- Cloudy some light rain a.m. Cleaning the kitchen. Clint has sight lame back since Friday. Annie Mae had to go to the Dr. again today, rash breaking out some more.
Tue Jul 8, 1958 -- Cloudy, fog and continuous rain most of afternoon. Finished cleaning kitchen and hall. Angella called in, Normie, Edna and she brought Edna Anderson down.
Wed Jul 9, 1958 -- Cloudy & misty a.m. clearing afternoon. Jean's here a.m. for dinner. We got a dozen boxes of berries tonight.
Thu Jul 10, 1958 -- 85º, Our warmest day so far, clear. Fried doughnuts early, washed large washing. Ironed. Clint went to Dr. Clark for treatment, back a little better.
Fri Jul 11, 1958 -- Cloudy and showery all day. Made 15 pints of strawberry jam a.m. Went up town afternoon. Clint went for another treatment, some better again. He & Ken Hartin went to camp below McAdam tonight, coming back.
Sat Jul 12, 1958 -- Clear, warm until evening, then heavy showers all evening & part of night. Made jam and did usual work. Out with Clint for milk, etc.
Sun Jul 13, 1958 -- Clear, very warm. We went to Dr. Clark's cottage on Grand Lake for treatment for Clint & on to Deering Lake to Don's cottage, short call. Hallie & Mildred there, then on up to Edna's , had supper.
Mon Jul 14, 1958 -- 84º, mostly clear. Washed & ironed. Jean, Perley & Dusty went to Woodstock, in on way up, also coming back. Jean got driver's licence. Max, Irma & Ella came to City. Ella called me on telephone.
Tue Jul 15, 1958 -- Mostly clear, 83. Cooked cookies a.m. Irma, Max & Ella came afternoon for visit. Clint went up for treatment for back, about all right now. Max went too, for drive.
Wed Jul 16, 1958 -- Cloudy, foggy & rainy all day. Cooked some. Just sitting around talking.
Thu Jul 17, 1958 -- Mostly clear, terrible wind all day. Basil & Lala up town, called on way back, Bobby with them.
Fri Jul 18, 1958 -- Clear, warm breeze. Max, Irma, Ella & I went to Houlton and back to Woodstock shopping. Had dinner in Houlton. Clint went for treatment tonight.
Sat Jul 19, 1958 -- Mostly cloudy, with mist and rain late afternoon. Irma, Max & Ella went over to FC after supper. We went to Gladwyn P Young auction sale evening. Got Clint a sweater & doll, pullover for me.
Sun Jul 20, 1958 -- Cloudy, cool, shower all day. Rained all night. Went to church a.m. Cat & Babe, Perley, Jean & boys called few minutes on way to Beechwood a.m. We went to Island Park baptism afternoon.
Mon Jul 21, 1958 -- Clear, few clouds, cool breeze. Washed. Cleaned upstairs. We staked the dahlias up and Clint mowed lawn. Ironed starched clothes.
Tue Jul 22, 1958 -- 80º, mostly clear, strong breeze. Made pie, finished ironing, hemmed dish towels. Went down street for neck trim & shopping a.m.
Wed Jul 23, 1958 -- Clear, breeze. Jean & Dusty came & took me over to Babe's for the day. Irma & Ella there for dinner, also Max for supper. Called at Lala's afternoon. Clint came for me evening. They went to Don's cottage evening.
Thu Jul 24, 1958 -- 87º, clear, some cloud, strong breeze. Shampooed (using new shampoo ointment) a.m. Cleaned spare bedroom, put hem in dress, mended. Joan home from hospital.
Fri Jul 25,1958 -- 80º clear, light breeze. Cooked, cleaned upstairs. Mended. Tied up tomato plants evening. Max & Irma took Ella to Houlton to catch bus to go back to Portland a.m.
Sat Jul 26, 1958 -- Rainy, very cool. Cooked, cleaned. We went up town tonight & bought Leanna a bicycle and sent for Cheryl a watch.
Sun Jul 27, 1958 -- Cloudy, cool with some drizzle. Went over to Jean's, took bike over. Ellis worked all wee at Jean's kitchen, has lot done.
Mon Jul 28, 1958 -- Cloudy, cool breeze & some drizzle. Washed & ironed. Ottie in afternoon, lunch. Clint to races at Woodstock tonight. Old Home Week.
Tue Jul 29, 1958 -- Very heavy rain nearly all day. Ottie, Lala, Irma and I went to Hazel's, had nice day. Irma & Max went home today, taking two days for trip.
Wed Jul 30, 1958 -- Cloudy a.m. with light showers, clearing before noon. Made doughnuts a.m. Shampooed afternoon.
Thu Jul 31, 1958 -- Partially clear, warm. We went to Island to horse races afternoon with Ken & Nellie Hartin. Clint back in evening to help Ken move horses down.
Fri Aug 1, 1958 -- 80º, mostly clear, breezy. Cooked, cleaned. We went to Island with Perley & Jean evening to fiddler's contest.
Sat Aug 2, 1958 -- 83º, clear, strong breeze afternoon. We went to the Island for horse haul early evening, but didn't stay to the jamboree. Jean took girls & Faye Higgs to Davidson Lake, bible school.
Sun Aug 3, 1958 -- Mostly clear, 88º, hottest day so far, breeze. Went to church a.m. Called on Ralph & Mame Hamilton evening.
Mon Aug 4, 1958 -- Clear early, clouding over with showers afternoon. Washed, didn't get clothes too dry. Perley & Jean went to Woodstock after dinner, left Kirby with me. Ironed some.
Tue Aug 5, 1958 -- 78º, strong wind, cool, mostly clear. Ironed, made cookies. Kept Dusty awhile a.m. Perley & Ellis doing some work. Picked beans, gave some to Shirley & Lona.
Wed Aug 6, 1958 -- Clear, very warm, canned 2 pints beans. Sewed some, mended. Ethel and Glady's in awhile evening. Shampooed.
Thu Aug 7, 1958 -- Mostly clear, very warm, breeze. Earl and Minnie in awhile evening to see Princess Margaret in F'ton on TV.
Fri Aug 8, 1958 -- Cooked, cleaned. Partly clear, thunder showers, heavy rain at times. We went out near Wiley's along rear & picked over 2 quarts large blueberries evening.
Sat Aug 9, 1958 -- Partially cloudy, few light showers, strong wind. Cooked, cleaned. Jean's in few minutes on way from bringing girls home from Davidson Lake bible camp. Picked peas for them.
Sun Aug 10, 1958 -- Beautiful day. Jarvis' went to Enda's. We went over to Perley's after supper, brought Leanna back for few days.
Mon Aug 11, 1958 -- Clear a.m., strong wind, few light sprinkles afternoon. Washed, Leanna ironed. We went down along track blueberrying, found only a few (evening.) Perley working in garage again.
Tue Aug 12, 1958 -- Mostly clear, cool breeze. Leanna & I picked peas, mended some. Clint took us blueberrying evening, got quite a few for Jean.
Wed Aug 13, 1958 -- Mostly cloudy and showery. Basil & Lala called, later Ottie came in for awhile. Jean sent me a quart of raspberries. Leanna went home tonight.
Thu Aug 14, 1958 -- Partially clear, warm. Washed few things Let hem down, washed & ironed Leanna's dress. Cheryl came over a.m. Mended some.
Fri Aug 15, 1958 -- Clear a.m. with very heavy thunder shower middle of afternoon, downpour. Canned 5 quarts beans. Leanna sent me few more raspberries, canning 1 quart. Clint to Black Lodge tonight. Had cucumber from garden.
Sat Aug 16, 1958 -- Mostly clear, cool breeze. Cooked, cleaned. Maddie Farrell died around 4 o'clock a.m. We went up town evening.
Sun Aug 17, 1958 -- Clear, beautiful cool day. Clint, Cheryl & I went to church a.m. Angella, Edna & Norman in afternoon & for supper. We took Cheryl home evening. Called at Art's few minutes.
Mon Aug 18, 1958 -- thunder showers and rain all day, very cool. Put cuffs in Perley's suit pants. He and Mel called. Maddie's funeral afternoon at Corner. Mended, made holders.
Tue Aug 19, 1958 -- Clear early, clouding over with showers about noon, very cool. Washed & ironed. Marguerite & Bobby in few minutes evening.
Wed Aug 20, 1958 -- Mostly cloudy. Made cherry bread and snowballs to take to Art's & Bert's tonight, 55th wedding anniversary. Quite a crowd there.
Thu Aug 21, 1958 -- 80º, mostly clear, breeze. Shampooed. Canned 4 pints of beans. Lizzie Durling in afternoon. Perley piping water into their kitchen now. Ethel & Lynn got home, been to Ontario, etc.
Fri Aug 22, 1958 -- 78º, mostly clear, cool breeze. Cooked, cleaned, mended. Mr Usher quite poorly, has resigned his work in the United church.
Sat Aug 23, 1958 -- Mostly clear, cool. Cooked, cleaned. Attended Gladwyn P Young auction sale. Jean & Perley over. Bought some dresses, Ruby shoes, pitchers, cushion cover, gaberdine coat, etc. Ivan home from Newfoundland.
Sun Aug 24, 1958 -- Mostly clear, cool breeze. Went over to the City after dinner, called on Ottie. Lala to church. Perley Blanchard & wife came, we did not stop at Basil's. Had supper at Jean's, home early.
Mon Aug 25, 1958 -- Rained most of morning. Shortening some dresses.
Tue Aug 26, 1958 -- Cloudy & mild early, partially clearing. Washed & ironed.
Wed Aug 27, 1958 -- Rained during night, cleared middle of a.m. Got some beets ready to make pickles tomorrow. Gave Shirley few cucumbers & beans. United church picnic at Island Park afternoon, roasting chicken.
Thu Aug 28, 1958 -- 77º, mostly clear, no breeze. Made 10 quarts beet pickles. WMS convention in the big school afternoon & evening. George Gould did some work on our car. We went for neck trim.
Fri Aug 29, 1958 -- 74º, mostly cloudy. Cooked, cleaned. Shampooed after dinner. Ottie in awhile evening on way up from Hazel's.
Sat Aug 30, 1958 -- Mostly clear, warm. Cooked. Went to town evening, shopped. Clint got 2 baskets of peaches at DePow's, .95 cents.
Sun Aug 31, 1958 -- Mostly clear, very warm. Went to B church a.m. We took peaches over to Jean afternoon, back before supper. Edna, Angella & Normie at Jean's for dinner. Picked few blueberries.
Mon Sep 1, 1958 -- Cloudy, misty & warm a.m. clearing afternoon, 80º. Perley's over for school bus a.m., Cheryl & Dusty stayed here to go with Perley but he went home without them. Jean had to come back for them.
Tue Sep 2, 1958 -- Mostly clear, very strong wind. Washed & ironed. Perley in at noon. Ottie in, we had ice cream & lunch. Cheryl started school over here.
Wed Sep 3, 1958 -- 40º early a.m. quite a frost this a.m., didn't kill anything. Canned 6 quarts of peaches for Ottie. Made doughnuts.
Thu Sep 4, 1958 -- Mostly clear, strong breeze, cool. Sewed on Cheryl's dress, changing hem. Had party for the Usher's evening. Attended. Clint went to F'ton to races with Willard & Ken Hartin.
Fri Sep 5, 1958 -- Showered during night, cloudy before noon, warm, breeze. Cooked, cleaned. Had corn for supper.
Sat Sep 6, 1958 -- Clear, some fog early, with showers late evening. We went to F'ton to Exhibition a.m. Had flat tire on way down (sharp rocks on new road). Shopped until noon, went to grounds. Got pair of shoes.
Sun Sep 7, 1958 -- Thunder shower in night, mostly cloudy. SS commenced again. We went to Marne to church. Rev. Stuart Murray preached. Heavy thunder shower as we started out. Dedicated window at service.
Mon Sep 8, 1958 -- Cloudy, mild, few sunny intervals, slight shower afternoon. Canned 5½ quarts peaches. Perley in evening, teachers' meeting. Clint attended Red Cross meeting.
Tue Sep 9, 1958 -- 65º, mostly clear, cold breeze. Washed. Picked corn. Alice Cunningham had shock a.m.
Wed Sep 10, 1958 -- Rainy all day, thunder shower & downpour around supper time. Alice Cunningham died around 3 o'clock a.m., we went out to house evening.
Thu Sep 11, 1958 -- Mostly clear, light showers. Made apple pie. Ottie in late afternoon, we had ice cream & lunch. Picked cucumbers (only a few) and tomatoes.
Fri Sep 12, 1958 -- Heavy frost early a.m., but did no damage. Very cool breeze. Cooked, cleaned, made cranberry jelly. We went to Alice Cunningham's funeral at the house afternoon.
Sat Sep 13, 1958 -- Cloudy a.m. with a shower afternoon & clearing, getting much warmer. Cooked, cleaned. We went to Edna's tonight quite late, shopped around Houlton some on way up.
Sun Sep 14, 1958 -- Partially clear, quite warm. We went to Jean's afternoon, back for supper. Ottie called in and had supper with us. Did not get to church. Junior Clark has baby girl.
Mon Sep 15, 1958 -- Cloudy & terribly windy early, clearing toward noon. Washed late & ironed evening. Cut up few cucumbers for pickles. Very warm night, wind went down. Near 80º.
Tue Sep 16, 1958 -- 75º, mostly cloudy, very humid. Made cherry & nut bread, applesauce & 1½ pints mustard pickles.
Wed Sep 17, 1958 -- Partially clear, 66º. Made tomato pickles. Coons ate few ears of corn last night, or think it was porcupines. Clint very lame back and some apparently taking the flu.
Thu Sep 18, 1958 -- Rained about all day, very cool. Clint keeping around, but aches all over and feels very miserable. Tiny bit better tonight. Made doughnuts & gingerbread.
Fri Sep 19, 1958 -- Very cool, cloudy a.m., clearing afternoon warm & beautiful. Cooked and cleaned. Clint much better, little cold in head & throat. Clint out to cemetery meeting and Lodge tonight.
Sat Sep 20, 1958 -- 65°, mostly clear. Did regular Saturday work, not too much.
Sun Sep 21, 1958 -- Clear, beautiful day. We went with Earl, Minnie & Mary Anne to see Edna and Angella, had dinner there. Marguerite, Gerald & Brian came for dinner too. Went to Marne church, no lights, held service at Ray McFarlane's.
Mon Sep 22, 1958 -- Rained at times all day, cool. Perley brought lunch over here & ate it. Ottie called, we went up town afternoon, back and had supper here.
Tue Sep 23, 1958 -- 76°, clear beautiful day. Washed, ironed. Dusty sick with sore throat, fever, etc. Cheryl in at noon. Shirley brought us over some chocolate cake.
Wed Sep 24, 1958 -- 80°, clear, beautiful day. Picked rest of tomatoes and field beans. Sewed on Cheryl's sailor dress. Am feeling sort of miserable.
Thu Sep 25, 1958 -- 75°, clear, clouding at times. Shampooed. Pulled onions. Power off at noon, Shirley in and finished cooking her dinner. Clint not feeling too well yet, headache, sore throat.
Fri Sep 26, 1958 -- Clear, very warm sun, cool wind. Made cookies a.m. Perley, Arthur & I went up town at noon. I went to Dr. DePow for exam, nothing serious wrong. Cleaned. Mrs Cummings in collecting.
Sat Sep 27, 1958 -- Cloudy with rain commencing near noon. Cooked. Attended a Baptist chicken supper at Orange hall.
Sun Sep 28, 1958 -- Rained part of day, clearing toward late afternoon. Started over to Jean's but met them coming, came back, they stayed to supper. Attended church, Mr Manuel preached.
Mon Sep 29, 1958 -- Clear, very strong wind (hurricane Helene). Washed, ironed evening. Basil & Lala called few minutes on way from Woodstock. Clint gave blood at clinic tonight.
Tue Sep 30, 1958 -- Beautiful a.m., strong wind came up, clouding over late afternoon. Canned 9 quarts corn, little on old side. Ethel went visiting for few days.
Wed Oct 1, 1958 -- Warm night, cold wind coming up early a.m. Rained hard at times all day. Did odd jobs today. We attended Anglican chicken pie supper tonight. Hunting season opened.
Thu Oct 2, 1958 -- Mostly clear, cool. Canned 5 quarts of tomatoes and 4 1/2 quarts tomato juice. We called to see Fannie, Stuart & Bessie Cunningham tonight. Georgie there with them. Got partridge.
Fri Oct 3, 1958 -- 32°, very heavy frost, looks like snow. Cooked & cleaned. Went down street a.m. Perley in evening, watching TV, fight on. Got another partridge.
Sat Oct 4, 1958 -- Very cool breeze. Cooked, cleaned. Went down for neck trim near supper time. Ethel got home from up to Jean's, helping in the house while they picked apples, has bad knee.
Sun Oct 5, 1958 -- Rained most of day. Clint & I went to Perth, over to Andover & to Fort Fairfield & down home, met Normie, Edna & Angella near their rent, went through it. Church evening.
Mon Oct 6, 1958 -- 30° above, terribly cold and strong wind. Washed & ironed. Clint cleaned up corn stalks, cucumber vines, etc., evening.
Tue Oct 7, 1958 -- Warmer, strong wind. Made doughnuts. Called at Ethel's few minutes, she cooking for turkey supper tomorrow night.
Wed Oct 8, 1958 -- Warm, cloudy with few clear intervals. Made mincemeat, 8 quarts. Attended turkey supper at United hall. Jean's brought Leanna over for visit (no school until Tuesday). Mary Anne in evening. Pope Pius XII died tonight near midnight.
Thu Oct 9, 1958 -- Warm, mostly cloudy, 70°. Pulled rest of beets. Leanna down street afternoon, she and Clint down evening. Eva Shaw & Harvey Dow married, shivaree tonight.
Fri Oct 10, 1958 -- 77°, clear, beautiful day. Cooked, cleaned. Leanna went to Lillian's and had her hair shampooed & set in morning.
Sat Oct 11, 1958 -- 30°, cloudy, windy & showery. Cooked, cleaned. Evening better, we went up town, got Leanna shoes, very cold around town.
Sun Oct 12, 1958 -- Mostly cloudy, terrible wind, few snow flurries. Tree blew down in Allison Price's house, damaged shingles. Went to Harvest service evening. Mr Manuel officiated.
Mon Oct 13, 1958 -- Thanksgiving day. Mostly cloudy, 30°, very cold wind. Washed. Leanna ironed some. We took her home tonight.
Tue Oct 14, 1958 -- 30° above, mostly clear, very cold wind. Finished ironing. Babe & Cat over, Babe here for dinner. Cat in for lunch, getting truck repaired.
Wed Oct 15, 1958 -- Partially clear, strong cool wind a.m. I pulled the Glad's, carrots and dug the dahlia bulbs. Had a going away party for Grace Allen evening. We were to Freda's awhile evening.
Thu Oct 16, 1958 -- Rainy & foggy all day with thunder showers evening. Made doughnuts. Ethel in a.m. Perley in and Ottie in for dinner and awhile after. Gave me some Alexanders for pies.
Fri Oct 17, 1958 -- Mild with fog & rain most of day. Cooked & cleaned. Cheryl stayed over tonight for visit.
Sat Oct 18, 1958 -- Foggy with rain during morning. Cooked & cleaned. Cleared late afternoon
Sun Oct 19, 1958 -- Clear, cool. Edna, Angella, & Normie here for dinner, out to Earl's later. George & Mildred called after supper few minutes. Went to church.
Mon Oct 20, 1958 -- 25°, clear, strong wind. Washed. Made pie a.m. Cheryl here for dinner, went home tonight on bus. Ironed some evening.
Tue Oct 21, 1958 -- Clear, 32° a.m., cold wind. Ironed, mended. Clint to County Lodge tonight, home real late.
Wed Oct 22, 1958 -- Clear, much warmer. Washed & sorted carrots for crisper, etc. Perley & Jean over tonight. Jean got permanent. We had ice cream & lunch. Made 2 pints tomato juice.
Thu Oct 23, 1958 -- Partially clear, mild, 62°. Made apple pie and cookies. Ethel in early. Basil & Lala in on way up town, came back for supper and evening.
Fri Oct 24, 1958 -- Rain and cold all day. Cooked & cleaned. Sewed a little. Clint home for dinner.
Sat Oct 25, 1958 -- 27° early, clear, beautiful day. Cooked, cleaned. We went up town tonight. Grace & Jeff Allen got moved to Woodstock today.
Sun Oct 26, 1958 -- Clear, mild, beautiful day. We went to Edna's & Angella's for dinner. Don Pelkey there for dinner. Went to church evening & out to Fred English's (Minnie & Earl went too), back to Earl's, had lunch. Edith Wright died about quarter after 2 a.m.
Mon Oct 27, 1958 -- Cold and rainy. Sewing on boys' shirts. Pat Derrick went blind yesterday temporarily.
Tue Oct 28, 1958 -- Mild, rained all day. Sewed on boys' shirts. Edith Wright buried today. Willard & Shirley moved today. Cooked a little.
Wed Oct 29, 1958 -- Mild, rained hard at times all day. Cooked some, sewed some. Ottie called a.m. He has new car. Ethel in afternoon.
Thu Oct 30, 1958 -- Rainy all day. Sewed, finished boys' shirts. Cooked some.
Fri Oct 31, 1958 -- Rained most of afternoon, good a.m. Washed & ironed. Ethel in a.m., also Perley in. Hedley & Ethel went to St. John for weekend.
Sat Nov 1, 1958 -- Cold & cloudy. Cooked. We went to town evening, bought a chrome set at Feldman's. Bought an electric stove.
Sun Nov 2, 1958 -- Clear, beautiful day. We went to Perley's afternoon, had supper. New minister spoke tonight. Ken Hartin in awhile a.m.
Mon Nov 3, 1958 -- Cloudy early, clearing toward night. Art brought our wood & moved it today. Leanna came over on bus & we took her to Woodstock to see Dr. for earache, nothing serious. Staying over tonight.
Tue Nov 4, 1958 -- Clear, beautiful day. Arthur & Perley helping me move Electrician in and hooked up stove. Stuart in and laid carpets on the bedrooms. Leanna helped carry things. Hedley's home.
Wed Nov 5, 1958 -- Mostly cloudy, quite mild. Perley, Arthur & Hazen helping me move, got fridge, washing machine, beds, etc., over. Staying tonight. Cooked first meal on new stove.
Thu Nov 6, 1958 -- Cloudy with light rain at times. Boys not over until afternoon. I carried all day, they all afternoon. Edna & Angella got moved into Houlton today.
Fri Nov 7, 1958 -- Partly clear, not too cold. Perley & Arthur brought shelves from cellar down here & put them up for preserves, etc. I carried things down all day. Clint went to Norton, below St. John today, back early.
Sat Nov 8, 1958 -- Clear, cold strong wind most of day. Got the house cleaned down to the kitchen at upper house. Too tired to go up town.
Sun Nov 9, 1958 -- Cloudy, raw wind. Roasted beef in new oven today, not cooked enough. Jean's over awhile afternoon. Attended church evening. Snowed most of evening, miserably cold.
Mon Nov 10, 1958 -- Cloudy, foggy & misty, raw breeze. Cleaned kitchen at upper house. Tired tonight. Clint home for dinner.
Tue Nov 11, 1958 -- Cold wind with snow most of a.m. Did not attend cenotaph service. Got much of spare bedroom straightened up. Ethel in all afternoon. Mr Eddie Clowes died today.
Wed Nov 12, 1958 -- Partly clear, very strong cold wind. Washed large washing, too tired to iron much tonight. Clint out for milk and to call at George Clowes.
Thu Nov 13, 1958 -- Clear, lovely cool day. Ironed. Shampooed & got basement cleaned some and preserves, etc., on shelves. Clint took fuel for bulldozer to McAdam tonight. Cooked biscuits in new oven.
Fri Nov 14, 1958 -- 20° above early. Cloudy, snow commencing at noon, turning to rain. Baked pies & cookies a.m. Stewart fixed place so fridge sets back further. Cleaned upstairs and ll the registers out.
Sat Nov 15, 1958 -- Mostly clear, mild, beautiful day. Baked bread & beans, first time on new stove, best of success. Went up town evening.
Sun Nov 16, 1958 -- Mostly clear, quite midl. Basil and Lala over for dinner and afternoon. Went to church and to Bob Hay's afterwards for sing and social evening. Emma Price there.
Mon Nov 17, 1958 -- Cloudy with rain or sleet at times all day. Put down seam binding on oilcloths upstairs, cleaned kitchen windows and put up one curtain.
Tue Nov 18, 1958 -- Cloudy with occasional rain, snow or sleet. Cleaned venetian blinds & windows. Put up kitchen curtains and cleaned basement.
Wed Nov 19, 1958 -- Cloudy & rainy. Made cookies and apple pies. Brought down last few things from the other house and cleaned up around door yard up there. Edna has sold her farm.
Thu Nov 20, 1958 -- Clear, beautiful day, but strong wind. Washed, ironed some. Finished cleaning in basement. Clint cleaned [code] evening at upper house. Arthur Stillwell has been operated upon.
Fri Nov 21, 1958 -- Cloudy & rainy, mild. Made cookies, burned some. Finished ironing, cleaned. We took Harley & Myrtle and went to club meeting at Lower Woodstock evening.
Sat Nov 22, 1958 -- Partly clear, cold wind, few light flurries of snow. Baked bread, beans & brownies. Having quite a time to get used to oil heat and the electric range.
Sun Nov 23, 1958 -- Clear, clouding over toward night, quite cool. We took Annie Mae with us and went to Edna's & Angella's. Had nice day. Went to church evening.
Mon Nov 24, 1958 -- 30°. Snowed little during night and light snow at times during day. Cold all day. Cleaned some dresser drawers & trunk etc. Man looked other house over to rent. Red Cross meeting tonight.
Tue Nov 25, 1958 -- Clear, beautiful rather cold day. Washed & ironed. Clint went to McAdam late afternoon, took lunch, back late. Called at Ethel's few minutes.
Wed Nov 26, 1958 -- 8° above. Snow turning to rain late afternoon. Made pies and cookies. Ottie & Floyd called before noon. Had ice cream & lunch.
Thu Nov 27, 1958 -- Mostly clear, cold wind. Made doughnuts (not too much success). Perley in, had lunch. Put down some seam binding in kitchen & bathroom.
Fri Nov 28, 1958 -- Mostly cloudy, quite raw. Made cookies, better luck baking. Cleaned. Ken Hartin here late to watch fight with Clint.
Sat Nov 29, 1958 -- Rained early, snowed during night. Cleared later, and colder. Icy. Cooked. We put up clothes line on verandah & in basement. Too cold to go up town.
Sun Nov 30, 1958 -- Clear, 3° below, beautiful cold day. We went to Cat's & Babe's for dinner and to Basil's for supper & evening. Very cold wind came up. Couldn't get over Ridge hill, had to put chains on. Called at Jean's. Home late.
Mon Dec 1, 1958 -- 3° above, mostly clear and very cold all day. Washed, ironed some evening. Perley in evening, lunch. Commencing to snow some.
Tue Dec 2, 1958 -- Mostly clear, very cold, quite a wind. Ironed. Clint & Ralph Vail went to Oxbow to cruise, home late, nearly 10 o'clock. Cleaned upstairs.
Wed Dec 3, 1958 -- Zero, clear, beautiful day, but stayed quite cold. Shampooed. About 2 inches snow fell last night. Cleaned car off. Took Ethel's catalogue home.
Thu Dec 4, 1958 -- Clear, cold. I went down for neck trim & shopping, sewed some. Cleaned and pressed pants. Clouding over with snow commencing late afternoon. Eldon Way died this evening.
Fri Dec 5, 1958 -- Clear, beautiful mild day. Cooked & cleaned. Ethel in few times. Clint went to McAdam afternoon, back near 10 o'clock. I made little animals out of soap, face cloths, pipe cleaners & sequins for bazaar.
Sat Dec 6, 1958 -- Partially clear, snow flurries, terrible wind, gusty. Snowed & rained during night. Cooked a.m. Jean's came right after dinner. I went with them to Houlton, shopped, & wrapped parcels at Edna's to go to Max & Irma. Jean's went home for supper. Clint came for me.
Sun Dec 7, 1958 -- 8° above, clear early, partially clouding over toward noon. Very strong cold wind blowing the bit of light snow. I attended Vespers Service evening. We attended Eldon Way's funeral at Temple afternoon.
Mon Dec 8, 1958 -- 2° above, very cold windy day. Clear. Washed. Perley in afternoon. We attended home & school meeting and bazaar at school evening.
Tue Dec 9, 1958 -- 5° below, mostly clear, very cold and windy all day. Ironed. Cleaned upstairs. Stewart in tonight before 5 o'clock to fix pump, had to leave it until tomorrow. Ethel in afternoon.
Wed Dec 10, 1958 -- 6° below, clear, strong wind. Fried doughnuts. Stewart in and fixed pump a.m. Mended, hemmed pant legs, etc. Addressed Christmas cards evening.
Thu Dec 11, 1958 -- 9° below, clear, very cold all day. Made my fruit cake, had good success baking it. Attended religious slide at church hall evening.
Fri Dec 12, 1958 -- 2° below, cloudy. Stayed raw & cold all day. Made cookies, cleaned. Ethel in afternoon. Got our rug for living room and laid it tonight.
Sat Dec 13, 1958 -- 6° below, cloudy early, clearing. Had oil barrel filled again today, something wrong with furnace, Charles Scott in did a little work on it. Cooked. Clint & Allie to Oxbow a.m.
Sun Dec 14, 1958 -- Zero, clear, beautiful cold day, no wind. Went to church evening. Earl's over after church, lunch.
Mon Dec 15, 1958 -- 2° above, cloudy with light snow at times all day. Washed, hung clothes on verandah.
Tue Dec 16, 1958 -- 6° above, light snow most of day. Ironed. Wrapped Christmas parcels evening. Cleaned sinks in basement, also bathtub. Made ski pants smaller for Cheryl.
Wed Dec 17, 1958 -- 0°, clear a.m. Beautiful morning, clouding over near noon. Went down for neck trim a.m. Shampooed after dinner. Ottie & Floyd called, lunch. Perley in for vacuum. Attended Christmas party at Manse.
Thu Dec 18, 1958 -- 2° above, up to 10° today. Made hurried chocolate chip cookies & pumpkin pie. Good luck baking.
Fri Dec 19, 1958 -- 10° above, cloudy with light snow afternoon and evening. Cooked, cleaned. Stella Scott hurt some in car accident. New unfinished Post Office burned early a.m.
Sat Dec 20, 1958 -- 12° above early, some wet snow fell during night (rain at FC), froze to everything, turns colder during day, very cold evening. We went to Houlton, got drapes, called on Edna & Angella, lunch. Had flat tire in Houlton.
Sun Dec 21, 1958 -- 12° below, clear, very cold all day. Attended church evening. Christmas service.
Mon Dec 22, 1958 -- 10° below, clear, hazing over and some milder afternoon. Washed heavy colored clothes in basement, rest on verandah. Fried doughnuts, cleaned upstairs. Attended SS concert evening. Had children's Christmas treat in square afternoon.
Tue Dec 23, 1958 -- 10° above, partly clear early, clouding over with snow commencing around noon. Ironed, mixed up doughnuts, made cake for mocha cakes. Jean in on way to Houlton. Gladys, Bill & family came tonight.
Wed Dec 24, 1958 -- 3° below, clear, cold all day. Cooked most of day. We went to town tonight to shop but most of stores closed. Got our treat here.
Thu Dec 25, 1958 -- 10° below, mostly clear. We went to Jean's for dinner. Babe & Cat came in awhile. Girls came b ack with us for a visit.
Fri Dec 26, 1958 -- 3° below, mostly clear, cold all day. Cleaned upstairs & venetian blinds. Perley & Jean over for my table & chairs from the other house. Clint got new battery for the car.
Sat Dec 27, 1958 -- Very cold, clear. Cooked, cleaned. We went up town shopping evening, terribly cold.
Sun Dec 28, 1958 -- 16° above, cloudy with little wet snow a.m. Bill, Gladys & family went home near noon. Went to church evening. Hedley & Ethel in afterward, treated apples & candy. Clint taking cold.
Mon Dec 29, 1958 -- Up to 33° above, cloudy with sort of freezing mist a.m. Shortened and hung living room drapes. Clint's cold bad today, but he worked.
Tue Dec 30, 1958 -- 33° above, cloudy, getting colder toward night. Washed. Power off (in middle of wash) for 1 1/2 hours. Clint quite mean feeling. Girls down street a.m.
Wed Dec 31, 1958 -- 3° below, clear. Cheryl ironed most of clothes. Have sore throat. Clint not feeling very well. We didn't attend Watch service tonight, feeling too mean.
1959 --
Thu Jan 1, 1959 -- 0°, quite clear all day. NW breeze. Clint's cold some better, mine quite miserable in head & throat.Fri Jan 2, 1959 -- Snowed most of day, mild. Ethel in a.m. Ottie called before noon, brought ice cream, had lunch. Have quite a throat cold, coughing a lot afternoon. S Wind.
Sat Jan 3, 1959 -- 16° above, most clear, few snow flurries & fine rain at one time. NW wind. Cooked. Cheryl locked the bathroom door on inside, didn't know combination of lock. Clint took storm window off & went in. Clint not home for dinner & supper until near 9 o'clock.
Sun Jan 4, 1959 -- 22° above, W wind, mostly clear, beautiful day. Perley, Jean & boys over for dinner, took girls home. We went to church, I had bad coughing spell, went out for awhile. Communion service. Mr Manuel there.
Mon Jan 5, 1959 -- 7° above, NW wind, mostly cloudy, strong wind up to 41 miles per hour by noon, little snow came last night, its blowing terribly. Cleaned upstairs, some woodwork & kitchen ceiling. Down to 6° below.
Tue Jan 6, 1959 -- 14° below, clear, terrible wind all day, worse afternoon. Cleaned some. Ethel in afternoon. N wind, snow drifting hard.
Wed Jan 7, 1959 -- 7° below, clear, strong wind, no drifting. Washed, wiped up kitchen floor. Mr & Mrs Butt called awhile before supper. Ironed most of clothes.
Thu Jan 8, 1959 -- 6° above, clear, light wind. Went to Edna's & Angella's with Clint & Kay Dickinson on way to Oxbow scaling. Ran our of gas on way home, back for supper. Floyd in few minutes.
Fri Jan 9, 1959 -- 7° above, few cloudy intervals, raw breeze. Cooked a.m. Cleaned. Cheryl in at noon. Ethel in late afternoon. Clint took some hay to McAdam tonight.
Sat Jan 10, 1959 -- 9 above, light snow early a.m., mostly clear, cold wind. Beulah took Martin to F'ton to go back to school. Cooked, cleaned. Ethel in awhile before supper.
Sun Jan 11, 1959 -- Mostly clear, quite mild. Went to SS this a.m. & to church evening. We called on Ken & Nellie after church.
Mon Jan 12, 1959 -- 19° clear, beautiful day. Perley, Roscoe & Leanna here for dinner. Roscoe & I took Leanna to Dr. she has rheumatic fever, left her in hospital for tests. Truck and train collision, Allie Ingraham, Frank & Bob Donovan badly hurt.
Tue Jan 13, 1959 -- 20° above, clear. Washed. Perley & I took Cheryl to Dr. (she has shingles), brought Leanna home from hospital. She is staying here, has to stay in bed for 2 weeks at least.
Wed Jan 14, 1959 -- 10° above, beautiful day. Ironed, cleaned some. Leanna feeling pretty well. Cheryl in also Perley. Clint to Oxbow today. Perley got his new school bus today. Perley & Jean over evening.
Thu Jan 15, 1959 -- 10° above, partially clear. Cleaned some, keeping Leanna company, she is gaining I think.
Fri Jan 16, 1959 -- Snowed some during night & rained most of day. Cooked, cleaned. Leanna gaining. Cheryl's shingles much better. Alice Boone in hospital, breast removed, cancer. Snowed evening.
Sat Jan 17, 1959 -- Snowed and blew hard at times most of day, snow covering the ice. Cooked, cleaned. Bathed Leanna, cleaned her bed & room.
Sun Jan 18, 1959 -- 10° above, clear, beautiful day. Jean's over awhile afternoon. Leanna better. Clint went to church evening.
Mon Jan 19, 1959 -- 10° below, beautiful day, clouding late afternoon, snow evening. Washed. Cleaned basement floor. Leanna gaining. Stella's mother had bad spell in night, just living today.
Tue Jan 20, 1959 -- 22° above, clear, beautiful cool day. Ironed, cleaned upstairs. Leanna feeling better tonight, better appetite, more like herself. Mixed up doughnuts.
Wed Jan 21, 1959 -- 10° above, cloudy, light snow most of day. Fried doughnuts. Roasted chicken for supper. Leanna much better, aches and pains practically gone.
Thu Jan 22, 1959 -- Up to 45° above, rained most of day, terribly icy. Leanna feeling real well until evening, not so good. Shampooed. Angella called up. She & Edna have colds.
Fri Jan 23, 1959 -- 18° above, clear, cold wind. Cooked, cleaned. Leanna feeling fairly well, quite sore all over. Mrs Ray Grant very low today. Clint to Oxbow scaling today.
Sat Jan 24, 1959 -- 8° above, mostly clear. Cooked, cleaned. Mrs Ray Grant (Stella's mother) died about 1 o'clock this a.m. Leanna good all day, some aches tonight.
Sun Jan 25, 1959 -- Very light snow early, clearing with snow squalls all day. Terribly icy. Perley's over afternoon, lot of trouble getting here & going back. Clint went to church. Leanna's stomach sore.
Mon Jan 26, 1959 -- 2° below, clear, beautiful cold day. Washed, cleaned upstairs. Perley in couple of times. Leanna feeling real well. Mrs Ray Grant's funeral afternoon.
Tue Jan 27, 1959 -- 12° below, mostly clear, little light snow afternoon. We brought Leanna downstairs afternoon. Perley carried her. Clint carried her back. Made doughnuts.
Wed Jan 28, 1959 -- 5° below, clear beautiful day. Perley, Arthur & I took Leanna to hospital for blood test a.m. back to normal. She terribly tired & lame tonight. Lizzie Cosman died sometime during night.
Thu Jan 29, 1959 -- Beautiful mild day. Leanna gaining strength. Clint brought her down stairs for evening. Myrtle Smith in evening, brought her a box of chocolantes. Emma Price & Jessie Grant in evening, collecting.
Fri Jan 30, 1959 -- Mild, heavy rain at times during day. Leanna up & down stairs all day, ate at table, walked to bathroom with me and then alone, gaining fast. Clint to Oxbow today.
Sat Jan 31, 1959 -- 4° above, windy, clear. Cooked, cleaned. Leanna bathed in tub afternoon, feeling much better. Kirby has chickenpox. Leanna walked downstairs with my help.
Sun Feb 1, 1959 -- 10º below, clear, cold day. Clint went to church evening. Roads horribly icy. Leanna came downstairs alone, dressed today, eating like a pig and putting on weight.
Mon Feb 2, 1959 -- 18º below, clear, clouding over later with SW wind, very cold all day. Washed. Lizzie Cosman buried today at Houlton.
Tue Feb 3, 1959 -- 10º above, clear, clouding some evening. Ironed, cleaned. Stewart fixed pump in basement.
Wed Feb 4, 1959 -- Rained hard most of day, up to 40º. Made doughnuts, cake. Leanna better, out on verandah few minutes. Bob Price in and adjusted TV. Ethel in few minutes.
Thu Feb 5, 1959 -- 19º, up to 41º. Clear, clouding toward night. Shampooed Leanna's hair afternoon. Very icy everywhere. Yesterday afternoon iciest time for long time.
Fri Feb 6, 1959 -- 24º, partially clear a.m., clearing later. Cooked, cleaned. Clint, Leanna & I attended talent show at school building. First Leanna has been away from house since being sick.
Sat Feb 7, 1959 -- 10º below, clear, got up to 10º above. Cooked, cleaned. Clint & Ray to Oxbow, didn't get home until near 7 o'clock, lot to scale.
Sun Feb 8, 1959 -- 5º above, some cloudy with snow squalls, terrible wind, much colder toward night. Snow blowing. Perley & Jean didn't come for Leanna, road too icy. Clint went to church tonight.
Mon Feb 9, 1959 -- 18º below, clear, very cold all day, clouding some toward evening. School buses not in. Leanna didn't get home. Oil tanks filled up tonight, different company.
Tue Feb 10, 1959 -- 17º above, fine frozen mist a.m., clearing a bit afternoon, some colder. Leanna went to school with Cheryl afternoon and to Luella's on bus. We went to Anglican pancake supper tonight.
Wed Feb 11, 1959 -- Cloudy, clearing late, beautiful cold day. Washed large washing. We went to Earl's evening, invited for piece of Mary Anne's birthday cake.
Thu Feb 12, 1959 -- Clear, beautiful quite cold day. Ironed, washed and waxed kitchen floor. Art is 77 years old today. He has bad foot.
Fri Feb 13, 1959 -- 26º above, cold wind all day. Cooked, cleaned. Attended World Day of Prayer service in Baptist church tonight. Clint & Ray to Oxbow. Cleaned & waxed bathroom floor.
Sat Feb 14, 1959 -- Clear, beautiful day, milder. Cooked, cleaned. Ottie called afternoon, ice cream, lunch. We went up town evening, shopped.
Sun Feb 15, 1959 -- 22º above, light snow all day, 4 inches, blew terribly hard afternoon, drifted. We went to church evening.
Mon Feb 16, 1959 -- 12º below, up to 20º above, strong wind afternoon. Washed, ironed & pressed some. Cleaned upstairs & basement. Snowed some late afternoon.
Tue Feb 17, 1959 -- 27º above, up to 40º, mostly cloudy, few snow flurries. Made pie & doughnuts. Stewart called to repair flush but it cleared up itself. Ethel in before supper. Ironed.
Wed Feb 18, 1959 -- Light snow nearly all day, mild. Cooked some. Clint late for all meals. Cheryl in at noon. Dusty quite miserable yet, has cold now too. Cooked turkey (small one) for dinner. Shampooed.
Thu Feb 19, 1959 -- 23º above, light snow falling all day. Nearly 1½ feet fell yesterday & last night. Strong wind & drifted. Biggest storm & blow of the season.
Fri Feb 20, 1959 -- 9º below. Cold, strong wind, drifting all day. Cloudy early, clearing. Cooked a.m. Cleaned.
Sat Feb 21, 1959 -- 12º below, terribly cold raw wind all day. Cooked. Ethel in afternoon. Clint went to Black Lodge evening. Basil & Elias & Marvin, Lala stayed with me. Around 12 when then got out.
Sun Feb 22, 1959 -- Cold strong wind, clear. We went to Jean's afternoon, had supper, came home, sent to church. Alden & Freda came over, stayed late, lunch.
Mon Feb 23, 1959 -- 10º below, clear, beautiful cold day. Got ready to go to Houlton with Clint & Ray, but they changed plans. Washed. Slept an hour afternoon. Put up hanger for hat bag.
Tue Feb 24, 1959 -- 10º below, some hazy, clearing. Clint, Ray went to Oxbow, I went to Edna's & Angella's. Had a nice day, back early.
Wed Feb 25, 1959 -- 3º below, clear beautiful day. Made filling for pie. Arthur & Perley took oil stove from upper house, I sold it to Arthur. Clint in late for supper, got off of road. Washed pair nylon curtains.
Thu Feb 26, 1959 -- 2º above, clear, cold wind. Repaired radio case, etc. Ottie & Babe here afternoon, lunched, ice cream, etc.
Fri Feb 27, 1959 -- 8º above, up to 32º. Clear, beautiful day. Perley over a.m. Cooked, cleaned. Clint working this evening & attending town meeting. Jack Cavender found dead in chair a.m.
Sat Feb 28, 1959 -- 1º above, mostly clear, clouding late afternoon. Cooked. Clint took me down for neck trim before supper. Perley's over for piece of pipe for well, didn't come to house, went right back.
Sun Mar 1, 1959 -- 32º cloudy. Went to Ford Foster's service in hall afternoon and to United church evening. Mr & Mrs Butt over afterwards, stayed until around 12 o'clock.
Mon Mar 2, 1959 -- 32º above, cloudy, clearing. Breeze, up to 42º. Beautiful wash day. Washed, made doughnuts, cleaned upstairs. Ethel in before supper. Jack Cavender buried a.m.
Tue Mar 3, 1959 -- Mild, cloudy with snow flurries all day. Clint went to the Oxbow. Perley came in for his breakfast a.m. Made little curtains for stair window. Up to 32º. Open house at school, did not go.
Wed Mar 4, 1959 -- 28º, clear, beautiful day, clouding over toward night. About 6 inches of snow came. Strong wind, drifted.
Thu Mar 5, 1959 -- Clear a.m., clouding late in day. Shampooed a.m. Made over Cheryl's skirt, turned 2 collars on Clint's shirts. Clint not home to dinner. Cheryl over every day this week.
Fri Mar 6, 1959 -- 24º above, cloudy with wind and light snow most of day & mixed with freezing rain late afternoon. Cooked & cleaned. Clint appetite better, quite a cold yet.
Sat Mar 7, 1959 -- 30º cloudy, clearing early with cloudy intervals during day. Cooked. Made Jean a birthday cake.
Sun Mar 8, 1959 -- 8º above, clear, cold wind. We went over to Jean's for dinner. Had nice day, back for supper and church. Clint's back a little miserable.
Mon Mar 9, 1959 -- 0º, mostly clear, rather cold day. Washed, ironed & cleaned upstairs. Clint gave blood at clinic tonight, 7th donation.
Tue Mar 10, 1959 -- 10º below, clear. Perley, Arthur & I went up town a.m. Out to Earl's awhile evening.
Wed Mar 11, 1959 -- Zero or 1 0r 2 below a.m. Clear. Cheryl staying over a few day. Clint, Ray & Allie went to Oxbow.
Thu Mar 12, 1959 -- 10º above, clear, clouding late with snow commencing late afternoon. Cheryl has
Fri Mar 13, 1959 -- 22º above, snowed and blew terribly all night, with light snow & wind most of day, clearing partially late afternoon. Cheryl went home tonight on bus. Made doughnuts, cleaned. Oil barrel filled today.
Sat Mar 14, 1959 -- 30º above, mostly clear. Terribly cold strong wind piling snow everywhere. Cooked some.
Sun Mar 15, 1959 -- 7º above, clear, beautiful spring like day, clouding late afternoon & freezing rain before midnight. Annie Mae went with us to Enda's afternoon & stayed here for supper & to church. We called at Mr Butts's after church.
Mon Mar 16, 1959 -- 30º, freezing rain during night, warmer with rain a.m., clearing some afternoon. Mended, sewed some. Basil & Lala came over on bus, here until nearly 11:30.
Tue Mar 17, 1959 -- Clear, cold day. Washed & ironed. Baked chicken for supper. Clint went to Oxbow.
Wed Mar 18, 1959 -- Clear, cold. Basted hem in Cheryl's dress, etc. Cleaned some. Went to church service evening.
Thu Mar 19, 1959 -- 2º above, getting quite warm later. Light snow a.m., clearing. Arthur, Perley & I took Leanna to see Dr., but he had an emergency at hospital. Clint & Ken took horses to Louiston. Went down street before supper.
Fri Mar 20, 1959 -- 40º above, cloudy, little rain early, clearing. Made cookies. Perley & I took Leanna to Dr. & to hospital for blood test. Cheryl & Leanna here for supper. We all went to talent show. Clint got home.
Sat Mar 21, 1959 -- 20º above, mostly cloudy early, clearing, beautiful day. First day of Spring. Cooked, cleaned. Sun Mar 22, 1959 -- 22 º above, rained during night and snowed in squalls early a.m. Gusty strong wind. Jean's over late afternoon & for lunch, salad, ham, cheese, bread, ice cream & birthday cakes. Jean brought a kimreed (?) cake.
Mon Mar 23, 1959 -- 5º above, terrible wind all night & today (lion gale), clear. Finished shortening Cheryl's dress & crinoline & shortened boys' pants. House seemed cold all day. Cleaned upstairs.
Tue Mar 24, 1959 -- 18º above, clear, strong wind. Washed & ironed. Wiped up kitchen floor. Repaired cupboard drawer. Roy Gallagher died late last evening.
Wed Mar 25, 1959 -- 17º partly clear, cold breeze. Mended most of day. Attended service at United church evening only 9 attended, including minister & organist.
Thu Mar 26, 1959 -- 20º Mostly clear, cool breeze. Cooked a.m. Cleaned some in store room. Mixed up doughnuts tonight. Clint went to call at Roy Gallagher's home evening.
Fri Mar 27, 1959 -- Good Friday. 13º above, clear with few clouds at times. Attended service in United church a.m. Roy Gallagher buried afternoon from Baptist church. Sat Mar 28, 1959 -- 13º above, clear, raw cold wind. Cooked. We went up town tonight. Bought a bright rose colored hat & pink gloves.
Sun Mar 29, 1959 -- Easter. 20º above, clear beautiful day. Had drive down Ridge road as far as men are skirting. Attended service evening, 8 baptized and 4 taken into church membership.
Mon Mar 30, 1959 -- Up to 50º today, mostly clear. Washed, ironed, cleaned.
Tue Mar 31, 1959 -- Up to 60º today, clear, beautiful day. Painted part of kitchen woodwork. Mr & Mrs Burrill called a.m. & at noon to see Clint. Came to Hartley's last night, calling everywhere, going back Friday.
Wed Apr 1, 1959 -- 26º above, mostly clear. Painted in kitchen & bathroom & some on windows upstairs.
Thu Apr 2, 1959 -- 24º above, mostly clear. Painting upstairs & in living room. Ottie in afternoon. We attended a church meeting tonight, voted to keep Mr Butt on field another year. Some not too happy. Mr Burrill sick. Have Winnie's goldfish for few days.
Fri Apr 3, 1959 -- 40º above. Rained during night & poured at times all a.m. Cooked & cleaned a.m. Water pouring down across front lawn, coming in cellar a little. Robins back, also blackbirds.
Sat Apr 4, 1959 -- 36º, cloudy with light mist at times. Cooked. Jean's called shortly before supper but did not stay. Clint has sort of flu tonight. Mrs Johnston buried afternoon (not hen).
Sun Apr 5, 1959 -- Cloudy with rain showers early a.m. Clint took Ken Hartin to Houlton a.m. to go to Lewiston for horse van. Attended church, several not there, peeved over hiring minister back. Called at Earl's awhile evening.
Mon Apr 6, 1959 -- 34º above, cloudy with rain late afternoon & evening. Washed & ironed. Hilda Donovan in awhile collecting for cancer fund.
Tue Apr 7, 1959 -- 28º, mostly clear, cold wind. Painted some in living room and upstairs. Made oyster stew for lunch tonight. Clint watched hockey game until late.
Wed Apr 8, 1959 -- 32º, snowed a little during night and early a.m. Cleared afternoon. Painted upstairs all day.
Thu Apr 9, 1959 -- Mostly cloudy. Shampooed a.m. Painted afternoon. Cooked some a.m. Clint went with Wilfred to Oxbow before dinner.
Fri Apr 10, 1959 -- Up to 54º, clear, gorgeous day. Cooked, cleaned a.m. Went down for neck trim afternoon & finished painting woodwork through house, all but storeroom.
Sat Apr 11, 1959 -- 32º, cloudy with light snow turning to drizzle most of day. Clint took his dinner to woods. We attended United church tea & sale tonight. Bought black dress & one for Leanna & skirt.
Sun Apr 12, 1959 -- 34º, clear, quite cold all day. Went for drive afternoon & called on Fannie & Stewart. Church evening in church late, repairing church. Earl's in tonight. Lunch.
Mon Apr 13, 1959 -- 28º, clear, beautiful day. Washed, hung clothes on outer clothes line. Made doughnuts. Basil, Lala & Perley in evening. Lunch.
Tue Apr 14, 1959 -- Mostly cloudy a.m. clearing some middle of day. 32º. Cleaned clothes closets & wardrobe. Ironed.
Wed Apr 15, 1959 -- Mostly cloudy, cold wind. Cleared afternoon & cloudy again. Cleaned storeroom. Cleaned glass down over hill. Snow nearly gone.
Thu Apr 16, 1959 -- 33º, light rain with a little snow mixed in at times all day, raw & cold. Cleaned spare bedroom. Clint's cold better but still coughing quite a lot.
Fri Apr 17, 1959 -- Cloudy, cold and drizzly. Cooked, cleaned. Basil, Ottie & Elias over to Lodge. Lala stayed with me. Lunch. Ottie in afternoon. Lunch.
Sat Apr 18, 1959 -- Mostly clear, light showers evening, cold. Cooked. We went up town evening. Edna sprained her ankle.
Sun Apr 19, 1959 -- 32º, clear, beautiful day. We took Annie Mae and went to Houlton afternoon. Angella has flu. Annie Mae had supper here, we went to church.
Mon Apr 20, 1959 -- Mostly hazy & cloudy, clearing late. Washed large washing, cleaned. Freda & Alden called early in evening. We were invited out to Earl's for birthday cake.
Tue Apr 21, 1959 -- 29º, mostly clear, chilly wind all day. Ironed a.m. Ottie called at noon. Cleaned our bedroom & hall, ceiling & walls.
Wed Apr 22, 1959 -- 29º, clear, cold wind. Enameled our bedstead, cleaned trunk, etc. Mary Price's father (Bob Watson) buried today in Woodstock. Clint helping burn old grass. Out for milk.
Thu Apr 23, 1959 -- 27º, mostly clear, beautiful day. Enameled bedstead again, cleaning at our bedroom. Took most of storm windows off & put on some screens. Perley in evening.
Fri Apr 24, 1959 -- 30º, clear. Beautiful day. Cooked. Finished cleaning our bedroom. Perley & Arthur brought rest of things down from shed. Opal Lutwick going to move in. Hedley's went to Laura's.
Sat Apr 25, 1959 -- Clear, beautiful day. Cooked. Clint raked back yard. We brought down peonies, rosebush, etc., and planted down here. Planted sweet peas. Went down for neck trims before supper.
Sun Apr 26, 1959 -- Beautiful mild day with light showers middle of day. We went to Jean's awhile afternoon. Church evening, in church hall. Mr & Mrs Butt in after church until real late. Hedley & Ethel back.
Mon Apr 27, 1959 -- 32º, partially clear, very cool wind. Washed. Stuart in & out for hot water to thaw pipe out up at other house. Doris Graham called to look at stove. Ottie in a.m. & after dinner, lunch, ice cream.
Tue Apr 28, 1959 -- Clear, very cool wind. Clint & Wilfred went to Oxbow. Cleaned living room. Opal Lutwick moved into house we moved out of. We lived there 8 years.
Wed Apr 29, 1959 -- 34º, cloudy & cold all day, windy. Cleaned part of cupboards.
Thu Apr 30, 1959 -- Cloudy, cold and drizzly. Finished cleaning cupboards. Shampooed a.m.
Fri May 1, 1959 -- Cloudy, very cool & some drizzle & rain. Cooked, cleaned. Talked with Angella tonight.
Sat May 2, 1959 -- Mostly cloudy, raw & cold. Cooked. Clint took me to Houlton for the weekend. We shopped for him a suit, boots, shoes, shirts, etc. He came home late evening.
Sun May 3, 1959 -- Cloudy & rainy. Angella & I attended Reformed Baptist church a.m. Norman in for supper and evening.
Mon May 4, 1959 -- Cloud, cold wind. Angella & I went shopping afternoon. Edna real lame. Clint came for me early evening. Had oil tank filled up.
Tue May 5, 1959 -- Clear, cold breeze. Washed. We cleaned front yard evening. 70º afternoon. Saw a swallow.
Wed May 6, 1959 -- Beautiful clear cool day. Ironed a.m. Arthur, Perley & I took Cheryl to dentist to have a tooth out. Basil & Lala called. Burning grass tonight. Called at Sadie's. Went to Anglican supper.
Thu May 7, 1959 -- Mostly clear & cool wind first part of day, clouding with showers early evening. Washed ceiling & walls of kitchen & bathroom. Have miserable heat & throat cold.
Fri May 8, 1959 -- Cloudy early, clearing, cold wind. Cooked, cleaned. Cleaned kitchen windows & curtain. Clint took Earl, Minnie & Freda to Lower Woodstock to church club. Cold better but not enough to go to.
Sat May 9, 1959 -- Clear, some warmer, but still very cool. Cooked, made birthday cake for boys. We went up town tonight. Clint got couple dozen pansies. Froze ice last night. Picked few fiddleheads.
Sun May 10, 1959 -- 76º, clear, beautiful Mother's Day. Went to Jean's for dinner, called at Art's on way home. Attended church evening.
Mon May 11, 1959 -- Cloudy with showers. Clint and Manzer went to Oxbow. Cleaned upstairs. Made doughnuts. Did lot of odd jobs. Ottie in for supper. Clint mowed lawn to pulverize manure.
Tue May 12, 1959 -- 83º, clear, showery looking tonight, few sprinkles. Washed. took last of upstairs storm windows off, washed windows & put screens on. Planted dahlias. I cleaned some in basement.
Wed May 13, 1959 -- Clear, beautiful, very warm day. Ironed. Planted nasturtiums. Washed basement windows. Got TB X-ray at clinic tonight.
Thu May 14, 1959 -- 59º, cloudy with heavy mist and rain. Cleaned & mended Clint's woolen jackets & pants to put away. Washed & did up in syrup crocheted cup & saucer. Got garden plowed. Edwards boy in for supper.
Fri May 15, 1959 -- Mostly cloudy, few spits of rain. Cooked a.m. Cleaned p.m. & went down street for neck trim, etc. Clint & Manzer to Oxbow. Sadie & Marjorie called evening. Clint bought & set out 2 rose bushes.
Sat May 16, 1959 -- 40º early, very cold wind all day. Mostly cloudy. Cooked a.m. Men worked Wed night have Sat afternoons off. Clint planted dwarf peas & squash. Mowed the lawn. Garden harrowed a.m.
Sun May 17, 1959 -- Cloudy very cold wind, few spits of rain & few flurries of snow a.m. Attended rededication service of church afternoon. Went to Dead Creek to service evening, took Claudia & Arthur. Called at Shannon's & at Mr Butts.
Mon May 18, 1959 -- Clear with few very light showers, very cold wind. Washed. Clint away cruising all day.
Tue May 19, 1959 -- Partially clear, cool, very strong wind. Ironed. We put in garden in afternoon & evening. Price's cleaning up garage yard & back of barn.
Wed May 20, 1959 -- Few sunny intervals, very warm. Nice little shower after supper. Cheryl staying over for few days. Marjorie, Clint & I attended Y's men chorus F'ton evening. Clint worked tonight. Shampooed p.m.
Thu May 21, 1959 -- Partially clear, very warm. Clint went with Wilfred up country on business evening, didn't get back in time to attend club at Meductic.
Fri May 22, 1959 -- Clear, warm. Cooked, cleaned. Ottie called afternoon, lunch, ice cream. Cheryl and Marjorie down street and around evening.
Sat May 23, 1959 -- Terrific wind during night, very cool day, strong wind. Mary Jane Grant buried afternoon. Mostly clear. Clint mowed law. I clipped & cleaned up. We went up town evening, got Cheryl shoes, shopped, etc. Made first rhubarb pie of season.
Sun May 24, 1959 -- Cloudy very cool night. Cheryl went with Marjorie to SS. Attended church evening. Jean's over awhile afternoon. Went for drive evening.
Mon May 25, 1959 -- Clear, frost early a.m., cool, strong wind came up. Washed. Cheryl went home on bus. Willard & Shirley in evening until late. Lunched. Planted a white rose bush prong.
Tue May 26, 1959 -- Cloudy early, clearing. Turned collar on Cheryl's coat. Ironed. Canned 2 pints fiddleheads. We painted verandah steps red, also frame for sweet peas. Planted a silver maple. 78º.
Wed May 27, 1959 -- 92º, warmest day on record for May 27th. Painted verandah steps red. Cleaned venetian blinds, vacuumed rug & cleaned furniture in living room.
Thu May 28, 1959 -- 87º, clear, good breeze. Defrost fridge, painted steps over and in the evening painted screen doors & some on railing. Clint got tomato plants (25) & set out evening. He set out fiddlehead plants for Mary.
Fri May 29, 1959 -- Clear early, clouding over, very cool. Clint went to Oxbow. Cooked, cleaned. Painted door & verandah railing. Am lame & freezing today. Cleared some, showery looking.
Sat May 30, 1959 -- Cloudy, very cool with showers. Cooked, went for neck trim after supper & out to Carol Ridge. Jean's over, something wrong with Dusty's eyes. Clint mowed lawn. Freezing again tonight & lame.
Sun May 31, 1959 -- Clear, beautiful cool windy a.m., getting warmer later. Mr & Mrs Moore brought Edna & Angella down afternoon. Angella stopped off here, them came for her before supper. Church evening.
Mon Jun 1, 1959 -- Mostly cloudy, windy, rain beginning at noon, showers all afternoon. Washed. Ottie in for supper. Mr & Mrs Butt in evening until late.
Tue Jun 2, 1959 -- Cloudy, very cool, partially clearing near noon. Fried doughnuts. Ironed. Clint brought home a power lawn mower.
Wed Jun 3, 1959 -- Cloudy with rain early a.m., cleared around noon, up to 80º afternoon. Fixing over Leanna's dress. Clint working tonight.
Thu Jun 4, 1959 -- Clear, cool early, very warm afternoon. Shampooed a.m. Edna & Angella came down afternoon & for supper. We took Mr & Mrs Butt to Bridge & Forest City evening.
Fri Jun 5, 1959 -- 78º, clear, strong wind. Cooked, cleaned. Clint went to Oxbow early. Sadie & Marjorie in evening. I called at Ladies afternoon. Altered Cheryl's skirt & dress.
Sat Jun 6, 1959 -- Clear at times, cool, clouding over late afternoon, looks like snow tonight, very cold wind. Usual work a.m., painted outside of doors & storm sashes p.m. Clint working in garden, beautiful garden now. Dorothy Smith married.
Sun Jun 7, 1959 -- 40º, cloudy and rainy & cold all day. Went to church a.m., went for drive down river afternoon & called at Earl's awhile.
Mon Jun 8, 1959 -- 54º early, cloudy & rainy. Sewed on Red Cross pajamas. Perley in evening. Clint sowed lime on yard & garden.
Tue Jun 9, 1959 -- 42º early, rained all night and about all day, very cool. Finished Red Cross pajamas, took them to Ethel.
Wed Jun 10, 1959 -- Cloudy a.m., clearing some afternoon. County Lodge evening. Ottie, Basil & Lala over, lunch, ice cream, etc.
Thu Jun 11, 1959 -- Clear, warm. Washed, ironed. Went for neck trim & Clint a hair cut early evening. Martin came home last night.
Fri Jun 12, 1959 -- Clear with some clouds afternoon, very strong wind. Cooked, cleaned. Found 2 buffalo bugs. Clint went to Oxbow, back at 9 o'clock. Intended to go to concert at Corner.
Sat Jun 13, 1959 -- Cloudy, foggy & rain showers all day, mild. Cooked, cleaned. Clint went to Meductic for Joe, home from Lancaster. Bert very miserable, been in bed since Wednesday.
Sun Jun 14, 1959 -- Cloudy and very cool with heavy showers and drizzle most of day. Went to church a.m. Clint has bad cold in head, better near supper time. We went over to see Bert evening, better, flu settled in back. Alice there, had Dr. Curtis in a.m.
Mon Jun 15, 1959 -- Cloudy, showery & very cool wind. Sun peeked out occasionally. Plumber here & picked (fixed?) a leaky pipe in kitchen. Sadie in evening. Cemetery meeting tonight, Clint there. Angella called on telephone.
Tue Jun 16, 1959 -- 50º early, cloudy, rainy & cold all day. Shampooed. Cleaned & waxed bathroom & border of living room floor. Cleaned stairway into basement. Out to Earl's awhile evening.
Wed Jun 17, 1959 -- Cloudy, cold breeze but no rain. Washed and ironed. Made gingerbread. Perley in awhile a.m.
Thu Jun 18, 1959 -- Cloudy, heavy showers all day, very cool wind. Clint away with lunch. Perley in made an appointment to see Dr. tomorrow, we intended to go up today.
Fri Jun 19, 1959 -- Up to 60º, little sunshine a.m. Perley, Arthur & I went up town, Perley for TB exam, OK. I had little checkup, nose, scalp, mouth. Bought birthday graduation gifts, shopped. Went to City to Rally service. Cheryl & Leanna went down with us. John Boone preached, saw Lois & children. Lunch at Jean's.
Sat Jun 20, 1959 -- Cloudy, very strong cool wind a.m., clearing partially afternoon. Cooked. Wrapped Father's day (for children), graduation & birthday gifts.
Sun Jun 21, 1959 -- Father's day. Baccalaureate service. Cloudy with some sunshine & showers. Went to church a.m. Clint attended Baccalaureate service afternoon. Jean's over for supper.
Mon Jun 22, 1959 -- Cloudy. Washed, made lemon bread for a farewell party for Mr & Mrs Butt in the evening. Gave them a purse of $80. WMS gave Mrs Butt small gift.
Tue Jun 23, 1959 -- Cloudy early, little warmer, clearing afternoon. Ironed, made bread. Called few minutes at Sadie's. Leanna here for dinner, she wrote entrance papers for High School here. Passed. Janet Wilkins has baby boy.
Wed Jun 24, 1959 -- Partially clear, cool. Mended some. Sadie called. We attended graduation exercises tonight.
Thu Jun 25, 1959 -- Partially clear with few showers. Cooked & cleaned a.m. Wiped up & waxed kitchen floor afternoon. Clint brought home enough field strawberries for our supper. Graduation dance.
Fri Jun 26, 1959 -- Cloudy, rainy, very cool. Went to Edna's at 6 o'clock with Clint. Angella got back with Pelkies from trip up fishing.
Sat Jun 27, 1959 -- Cloudy, mild. Cooked, cleaned. We went for neck trim after supper. I clipped in door yard after Clint mowed.
Sun Jun 28, 1959 -- Cloudy, mild, light showers evening. Church a.m. Mr Butt's farewell sermon. Drove through Johnston Settlement, picked cap full of cultivated berries for supper. Earl's in evening.
Mon Jun 29, 1959 -- Cloudy, cooler, heavy showers. Mixed up doughnuts a.m., fried them afternoon. Cleaned upstairs. Mended.
Tue Jun 30, 1959 -- Cloudy early, clearing late. Went to Woodstock with Jean's, lunched up there. Clint took lunch today up country. Ottie called while I was away.
Wed Jul 1, 1959 -- Clear, beautiful day. Washed, ironed, made strawberry pie.
Thu Jul 2, 1959 -- Heavy rain at times most of day. Shampooed a.m. Mr Butt moved his furniture to St. John to put onto the boat. Mr & Mrs Forsythe moved into Manse. Finished Leanna's skirt.
Fri Jul 3, 1959 -- Cloudy, cool. Cooked a.m., cleaned upstairs and down afternoon. Clint had to go into woods to put out a fire in a stump, reported by Merritt Grant, after supper.
Sat Jul 4, 1959 -- Mostly clear, warm. Mr & Mrs Butt had dinner with us then left for NS and to Newfoundland. We went to Houlton afternoon, took supper lunch, back before too late.
Sun Jul 5, 1959 -- 88º, clear, breeze. Went to church at 10:30 a.m., Mr Forsythe's first Sunday here. We went to Jean's late afternoon, had supper. We all went to the City into old house, got flowers, etc.
Mon Jul 6, 1959 -- Clear, very warm early, big wind late. Washed, ironed. Cleaned upstairs.
Tue Jul 7, 1959 -- Clear, very warm, strong breeze. Made 4 pints of rhubarb & jello preserves. Lengthened Leanna's crinoline. Wrote letter to Ella, Lala here evening. Ottie & Basil went to Meductic to Lodge.
Wed Jul 8, 1959 -- 85º, clear, strong wind. Mended. Prepared & baked chicken for dinner. Mrs Cummings called evening. Sadie in late, watched a TV program. Edna & Edna Anderson down to Earl's.
Thu Jul 9, 1959 -- 89º, clear. Clint went to Oxbow early before breakfast. Went down street for mail & neck trim. Made hermits & mixed up doughnuts. Washed kitchen windows, both sides.
Fri Jul 10, 1959 -- 88º, clear becoming most overcast afternoon, calm early, breeze later. Fried doughnuts, cleaned. We drove to Moncton after supper & roomed at a hotel near 1 o'clock.
Sat Jul 11, 1959 -- Heavy rain all day, few letups between showers. Attended Orangemen's celebration. Shopped in Eaton's store. Saw Don Messer show in person. Marg's hair auburn tonight.
Sun Jul 12, 1959 -- Mostly cloudy all day, quite warm. We came home by way of St. John. Too foggy to see much of reversing falls. Saw flowers at experimental farm. Out to Earl's tonight.
Mon Jul 13, 1959 -- Cloudy early, clearing. Made bread, washed & ironed. Got 21 boxes of berries. Looks like showers tonight. Baked a gingerbread.
Tue Jul 14, 1959 -- 80º, mostly clear, good breeze. Made a strawberry pie and 20 pints of jam. Perley's over & had a lunch supper. Jean got permanent & Leanna a hair cut. Clint up to Oxbow.
Wed Jul 15, 1959 -- Clear, very warm. Jean came for me & took me to Babe's for day. Irma & Lala down afternoon. All the family met at Basil's evening, cake, coffee & ice cream for lunch. Perley pushed us to his place before car would run.
Thu Jul 16, 1959 -- 80º clear, breeze. Made pies a.m. Edna here for dinner & supper. Mary Anne in evening, they went back out to Earl's. Mr Forsythe induction service tonight. Clint went to Oxbow for 2 days.
Fri Jul 17, 1959 -- Clear, very warm. Cooked, cleaned, shampooed. Ottie brought Ella over before dinner, but he went right back. Helen McQuarrie married evening.
Sat Jul 18, 1959 -- 93º, breeze. Cooked. Ella, Clint & I went up town tonight, very warm around.
Sun Jul 19, 1959 -- Cloudy, very cool all day with some heavy rain commencing after supper. We attended church a.m. Went for drive in evening after supper. Basil's & Irma's on trip up country today.
Mon Jul 20, 1959 -- Clear, cool early becoming very warm afternoon. Cool evening. Max & Irma came over a.m. He went for drive to Pokiok afternoon. Clint went to Oxbow for 2 days.
Tue Jul 21, 1959 -- 90º, clear. We went to Woodstock shopping a.m., had dinner and came back before supper. Clint came home for supper. We had peas for supper, first of season.
Wed Jul 22, 1959 -- 93º, mostly clear, light breeze. Made strawberry pie a.m., just laid around all day. Max & Irma & Ella went back to Lala's tonight after supper, stopping to see Jean's.
Thu Jul 23, 1959 -- Clear, terribly hot (hottest day), had air conditioner turned on all afternoon. We got up and came down stairs to sleep, but went back after a time, some cooler.
Fri Jul 24, 1959 -- Clear with some clouds, some cooler. Clint went to Oxbow for the day. Cooked & cleaned. Picked peas & gave to Perley, he over to get repairs for tractor.
Sat Jul 25, 1959 -- Partially clear, short heavy showers before supper. Cooked. Attended Gladwyn's auction sale evening, bought dresses, carving set, etc. Cooler all day.
Sun Jul 26, 1959 -- Clear, few clouds at times, cool breeze.Went to church a.m. 10:30. We and Claudia, Arthur and tow boys went out to Earl's evening, but they weren't home, only boys.
Mon Jul 27, 1959 -- 90º, clear. Washed & ironed, cleaned. Very hot.
Tue Jul 28, 1959 -- 99º light breeze. Picked beans & peas a.m. Clint & Allie up country. We took beans & peas over to Jean tonight.
Wed Jul 29, 1959 -- 92º, clear, few clouds & light breeze late afternoon and evening. Shampooed a.m. Picked beans for dinner. Sewed some, Sadie in. WI picnic at Island Park, also Anglican SS.
Thu Jul 30, 1959 -- 88º, some clouds early, clearing. Cooler, breeze. Picked beans. Finished altering Leanna's dress. Clint to Oxbow today. Brought in a yellow gladiola today.
Fri Jul 31, 1959 -- Mostly cloudy, strong breeze. Cooked, cleaned. We picked about 3 quarts blueberries along road & bought 5 pints from Mrs Wiley evening.
Sat Aug 1, 1959 -- Cloudy with some shine, cool, showers early a.m. Cooked. Ottie in for dinner, not very well. Jean's in at noon, on way to Woodstock & Houlton. Bill, Gladys & family came tonight.
Sun Aug 2, 1959 -- 68º, partially clear, strong cold wind. No heat today, furnace hooked up to fan. Went to church a.m. Edna & Angella, also Freda, called short time afternoon. Warmer tonight. Ottie going in for X-rays today.
Mon Aug 3, 1959 -- 46º early a.m., cool day, warmer late afternoon. Washed & ironed. Clint went to Oxbow, staying all night. Sadie in evening. Picked peas & beans. Frost in places. Old Home Week begins.
Tue Aug 4, 1959 -- 82º, clear, very cool until noon. Perley in few minutes a.m. Made some dresses over for Cheryl, mended a.m. Sadie & I walked down street after dinner. Clint got home tonight.
Wed Aug 5, 1959 -- Mostly clear, warm. Jean's in a.m. on way blueberrying. We went to Old Home Week afternoon and evening, had barbecue chicken for supper. Ottie had gall bladder removed at St. Stephen hospital a.m.
Thu Aug 6, 1959 -- Mostly cloudy, tiny bit of mist a.m., warm. Picked peas for dinner. Picked beans tonight, got them ready to can. Mixed up doughnuts.
Fri Aug 7, 1959 -- Cloudy with light mist early, clearing a little, warm. Canned 6 pints beans, fried doughnuts. We went to fiddlers contest at Old Home Week evening.
Sat Aug 8, 1959 -- Cloudy with showers a.m. Called Hazel to ask about Ottie, seems to be gaining as well as possible. Basil & Lala going down tomorrow. Jean's taking girls to Camp, going on to F'ton for night, leaving Dusty here.
Sun Aug 9, 1959 -- Partially clear, warm. Took Dusty to church a.m. Showered at open air service, so had it inside, we didn't stay, drove into Settlement gave Dusty ride on pony. Perley & Jean came for Dusty. Called at Earl's evening.
Mon Aug 10, 1959 -- Cloudy, very cool (had furnace on a little ) and rainy. Rained hard late evening. Shampooed a.m. Basil & Lala in for supper, on way from Woodstock. Had squash for dinner, wet but good.
Tue Aug 11, 1959 -- Mostly cloudy with little drizzle & light shower early. Washed & ironed. Clint went to Oxbow until tomorrow. Warm.
Wed Aug 12,1959 -- Mostly cloudy & showery, warm. Made over a house dress. Mended. Clint got home late. Mr Forsythe called afternoon.
Thu Aug 13, 1959 -- Showered during night, partly cloudy, windy. Changed plants to different dishes. Sewed. Picked beans evening.
Fri Aug 14, 1959 -- 73º, mostly clear. Canned 5 pints beans. Made cookies, cleaned upstairs, sewed, wrote letters. Ethel in couple of times few minutes.
Sat Aug 15, 1959 -- Mostly clear, shower toward night. Cooked, cleaned. Jean's here for supper on way from bringing girls from camp. Gave them pail of beets & one of cucumbers.
Sun Aug 16, 1959 -- Partially clear with showers during day. Went to church a.m. Went over to see Art & Bert evening. Talked to Basil on telephone, Lala sick.
Mon Aug 17, 1959 -- Cloudy, foggy, very warm early, heavy shower late afternoon. Basil took Lala to the Dr., in both ways. Had supper. Ottie operated upon a.m., very low, we went down to hospital evening. Got home 2 o'clock. Heavy thunder.
Tue Aug 18, 1959 -- Mostly cloudy with heavy showers. Talked with Hazel at hospital, Ottie tiny bit better. Talked with Ella on telephone. Made gingerbread. Cooler tonight.
Wed Aug 19, 1959 -- Mostly clear, warm breeze. Washed & ironed. Clint up country & back tonight.
Thu Aug 20, 1959 -- Mostly cloudy & showery at times. Hazel called that Ottie is very low at supper time. We went right down. He died about 9:10. Came back, called Basil & Irma.
Fri Aug 21, 1959 -- Mostly cloudy, some showery. Cooked & cleaned. Sadie called a.m. George & hazel here for dinner. Minister called afternoon. Max, Irma & Ella came late evening.
Sat Aug 22, 1959 -- Clear, warm. Baked bread, beans & pie a.m. Clint went to Woodstock for flowers afternoon & over to Ottie's evening. We, Max, Irma, Ella & I went over after dinner, then to Babe's for supper & back for evening. Lala sick, called to see her on way down.
Sun Aug 23, 1959 -- Clear, cool breeze. Went over to Ottie's funeral afternoon, 2 o'clock slow time. Orangemen's service. Mr Parker preached, two Watson boys from Harvey sang. Called to see Lala, home for late supper.
Mon Aug 24, 1959 -- Clear early, clouding over with strong wind. Max, Irma & Ella went home a.m. Washed. Jean, Perley & boys in on way to & from Woodstock. Basil & Clint went up town for medicine for Lala evening, lunch on way home.
Tue Aug 25, 1959 -- Showery all a.m. clearing & another shower after supper, very cool. Ironed, cleaned upstairs. Basil up town and traded cars.
Wed Aug 26, 1959 -- Partly cloudy with light showers afternoon. Edna & Angella down for dinner & Angella for supper. Angella & I in cemetery afternoon.
Thu Aug 27, 1959 -- Poured at times during night. Cloudy with light showers toward night. Some sunshine. Clint & Allie up country. Walked down street a.m.
Fri Aug 28, 1959 -- Cloudy & foggy a.m., clearing some, showery late evening. Cooked, cleaned, mended. Shampooed early. Clint up country with Wilfred. Jean's called, taking Cheryl to Dr.
Sat Aug 29, 1959 -- Warm, cloudy, clearing toward night. Cooked, cleaned. We went up town shopping evening.
Sun Aug 30, 1959 -- Beautiful day. Went to church a.m. Went over to see Lala evening. Not very well, waiting for bed to get into hospital, has temperature. Called at Jean's, lunch. Cheryl fine now.
Mon Aug 31, 1959 -- Rain & drizzle all day, heavy shower at super time. Washed, hung on verandah & in basement. Time changed back 1 hour in Canterbury. Mavis McFarlane has car accident late afternoon. Ralph Hamilton died late afternoon.
Tue Sep 1, 1959 -- Cloudy & rainy a.m., clearing afternoon. Canned 14 pints peaches. We called at Mame's tonight. Got a neck trim. Basil & Gladys took Lala to hospital tonight. Jean's over at supper time for bus.
Wed Sep 2, 1959 -- Partially clear, warm. Ralph Hamilton buried today. Clint & Allie went to Oxbow. Picked cucumbers, gave Sadie some, also Shirley. Had corn for dinner. Ethel in awhile.
Thu Sep 3, 1959 -- Cloudy, rained most of night and all day. Made 3 pints mustard pickles. Fried doughnuts. Basil, Gladys, Carol Anne & Bobby called few minutes. Lala same.
Fri Sep 4, 1959 -- Rained all night & a.m. Cleared afternoon. Cooked, cleaned. Jean's over, Kirby has cold in kidneys. Leanna stayed.
Sat Sep 5, 1959 -- Beautiful clear day. Cooked & cleaned. Terribly busy a.m. Leanna & Marjorie down street afternoon. Leanna & I walked down evening.
Sun Sep 6, 1959 -- Clear, very warm. Home all day, went to church evening. Dedication of church things including choir gowns. Ethel in evening.
Mon Sep 7, 1959 -- Clear, very warm. Washed, line broke. Opal & Dale fixed it. We took Leanna home and went to see Basil. Lala better, had pneumonia. Picked cranberries at Webber place.
Tue Sep 8, 1959 -- 85º, clear, good breeze. Ironed. Mr Flewelling erected new stone for Clint's father and mother. He was in here few minutes. I ordered a marker. School started, Leanna commenced today.
Wed Sep 9, 1959 -- Clear, very warm but beautiful day. Basil called on way home from Woodstock. Lala gaining fine. Made cranberry jelly. Sewed some.
Thu Sep 10, 1959 -- 81º, clear, light wind. Beautiful day. Clint went to Oxbow. Cleaned upstairs & living room, rug & chairs.
Fri Sep 11, 1959 -- Cloudy with showers, turning colder toward night. Cooked, mended. Basil in at supper time, he & Clint went up to see Lala. She feels well, but supposed to be something wrong.
Sat Sep 12, 1959 -- 40º early, cool breezy day. Cooked a.m. Sadie in afternoon. We attended Baptist Women's bean & salad supper at Orange Hall.
Sun Sep 13, 1959 -- Clear, very cool. Edna & Angella down a.m. until after supper. Terrible wind, twister afternoon & rain shower later. I attended church evening. Basil called afternoon. Lala feeling fine.
Mon Sep 14, 1959 -- 35º, clear with strong wind and rain, hail & snow. Washed & ironed, cleaned. Shirley in evening for cucumbers & squash. Clint up country. Mr Flewelling set corner posts in cemetery.
Tue Sep 15, 1959 -- 33º, clear a.m., clouding over. Heavy frost finished killing vines in garden. Clint up at mill. Art called a.m., first since we moved here. Shampooed a.m.
Wed Sep 16, 1959 -- 30º, mostly clear. I went with Jean (her first trip driving to town) to take boys to Dr. for checkup. Kirby has a little pus on his kidney. Clint away for supper. Lala still in an isolation ward.
Thu Sep 17, 1959 -- Clear, cold wind, 32º. Made crabapple jelly (few bottles) & few preserves. Basil called, had lunch on way back from Woodstock. Lala fine, still no report back from blood test. Went to Rally service evening at North Lake.
Fri Sep 18, 1959 -- 40º, mostly clear, few light sprinkles. Made gum-drop cake, also 7 quarts tomato juice. Picked few field beans. Sadie & Marjorie called few minutes tonight.
Sat Sep 19, 1959 -- 38º, clear, some warmer. Cooked & cleaned. We went up town evening, got a new hat.
Sun Sep 20, 1959 -- Clear, warm, beautiful day. Set out on verandah awhile. Went over to Jean's afternoon, got a few New Brunswickers & Alexanders on way home. Attended church & called at Mame Smith's afterwards.
Mon Sep 21, 1959 -- Much warmer, partially clear. Washed, ironed. Ethel in afternoon. Perley in evening (Home & School meeting), lunch. Clint & I picked some field beans.
Tue Sep 22, 1959 -- Partially clear, few sprinkles at one time. Warm. Finished picking beans a.m. Put some apples in "fruit keep", made apple sauce. Clint away all day.
Wed Sep 23, 1959 -- Warm, clear. Clint went to Oxbow for 2 days. Cheryl staying with me tonight. Heavy thunder shower from 9 o'clock for some time into night. One heavy crack.
Thu Sep 24, 1959 -- Mostly clear a.m. with thunder shower late afternoon. Cooked pie a.m. Cheryl over for dinner. Visited Nellie Allder afternoon. Clint got back at supper time. Very warm.
Fri Sep 25, 1959 -- Beautiful warm day. Cooked, cleaned. Clint away all day. Went down for mail. Canned 3½ quarts tomato juice.
Sat Sep 26, 1959 -- 38º, mostly clear, clouding evening, cool. Clint up to mill all day. Basil in for supper, Lala gaining again. Perley in for lunch on way to town.
Sun Sep 27, 1959 -- Mild, not very clear. Basil in and had supper with us. Lala gaining fine again. Attended church. Connie Grant died 2 o'clock a.m. Arthur Stillwell died.
Mon Sep 28, 1959 -- Cloudy early, mild, clearing very beautiful and warm. Washed & ironed. Perley in evening.
Tue Sep 29, 1959 -- Cloudy & foggy early, partially clearing rest of day, strong breeze, very warm. Attended Connie Grant's funeral with Sadie. Made 6½ quarts mincemeat. Plumbers hooked up stove & checked furnace.
Wed Sep 30, 1959 -- Partially clear, warm. Went to Woodstock with Clint, shopped, had dinner & supper with Edna & Angella. Bought myself car coat, got Christmas presents. Anglican turkey supper tonight.
Thu Oct 1, 1959 -- Rained during night and most of day. Cleaned basement & verandah floors of soot, etc., also kitchen floor. Put 4 quarts apples in "fruit keep", also applesauce. Basil called tonight, Lala gaining, up around.
Fri Oct 2, 1959 -- Cloudy early, partially clearing. Very cool wind. Shampooed, made cookies, cleaned. Hazel & Inez called afternoon. Trees very beautiful, some leaves falling.
Sat Oct 3, 1959 -- Partially clear, strong wind. Clint away for dinner. Cooked a.m., cleaned. Mended.
Sun Oct 4, 1959 -- Partially clear, very warm. We left around 10:30, went to St. Stephen for dinner, on to St. Andrews. On way back called to see Si, had supper in Harvey and home around 8:15.
Mon Oct 5, 1959 -- 69º, some coudy a.m., clearing, beautiful day. Washed, cleaned, ironed. Clint home to dinner. Girls over at noon & Cheryl a.m. Bunch of toad stools growing on her lawn, Tig's covered.
Tue Oct 6, 1959 -- Rained during night and early a.m. Cleaned afternoon, warm. Mended. Planted tuplips.
Wed Oct 7, 1959 -- Cloudy early with rain commencing middle of a.m. Fried doughnuts. Cheryl in for dinner. She & Leanna staying over over Thanksgiving vacation. Raw and cold.
Thu Oct 8, 1959 -- Rained hard during night & most of day. Jean's over before dinner, took Leanna home, had lunch. Joan Fish in. Sadie & Marjorie in evening. Clint home late. Basil in few minutes, Lala gaining.
Fri Oct 9, 1959 -- Cloudy with drizzle & rain all day. Cool. Joan in a.m. & p.m. Marjorie in awhile. Cooked & cleaned.
Sat Oct 10, 1959 -- Mostly cloudy, clearing evening, cool. Rained during night. Cooked & cleaned. We all went up town evening. Got girls shoes. Went for neck trim late.
Sun Oct 11, 1959 -- Clear, beautiful day. Girls went to SS. We went for drive afternoon & to church evening. Edna & Angella to Earl's for dinner. Betty & husband went home afternoon.
Mon Oct 12, 1959 -- Partially clear, terribly strong wind. Thanksgiving day. Roast fowl for dinner & supper. Clint up country all day. Made doughnuts. Mrs Cummings in collecting for Bible Society. Got dahlias pulled.
Tue Oct 13, 1959 -- Mostly clear, very strong cold wind. Girls back to school, went home tonight. Washed, wiped up kitchen floor. Got oil, but tank was half full.
Wed Oct 14, 1959 -- 32º a bove, clear, strong wind, going down some afternoon. Got storm windows read. Perley & Arthur put on downstairs ones. I pulled the carrots later.
Thu Oct 15, 1959 -- 20º, clear. Nice cool day. Leanna here today with pains & aches, took her to nurse. Pains gone tonight, throat bothers. Edna & Angella here for dinner.
Fri Oct 16, 1959 -- 40º, clear. Leanna felt much better. We took her to Dr. McKinnon, has slight attack of rheumatic fever again. To bed for a week here, has bathroom & table privileges. Clint staying up country tonight.
Sat Oct 17, 1959 -- Cloudy & rainy all day. Cooked. Clint came home for dinner. Old fellow came in & asked for some dinner. Gave him some. Leanna feeling pretty well.
Sun Oct 18, 1959 -- Clear, cool, clouding late with snow evening. Jean's over late afternoon awhile. Basil called just to ask about Leanna & to say Lala likely to get home Tue. Ethel went to St. John for visit.
Mon Oct 19, 1959 -- 22º. Over inch of snow fell during night, strong wind all day, clear. Washed & ironed. Perley in evening. Leanna feels fine but slight temp. Cheryl, Faye and Sandra in at noon, also Marjorie.
Tue Oct 20, 1959 -- Cloudy with light snow flurries, cold wind. Fried doughnuts, made pie a.m. Sadie called afternoon. Perley in few minutes. Leanna feels fine but temperature stills comes up some at 2 o'clock.
Wed Oct 21, 1959 -- 27º, clear, cold windy day. Sewed some. Talked with Dr., Leanna has to take more medicine, stay in bed another week.
Thu Oct 22, 1959 -- 16º, clear, beautiful cool day. Went for mail (Leanna's medicine) early a.m. Perley in early, lunch. Shampooed p.m. Got upstairs storm windows weather stripping on, ready to wash.
Fri Oct 23, 1959 -- Clear, some warmer. Cooked & cleaned. Leanna still carries some temp. Perley in awhile. Rain late afternoon & evening.
Sat Oct 24, 1959 -- 49º, mostly cloudy, windy & warm. Cooked, cleaned. Leanna still has temp of 99.6 during afternoons. Clint pulled gladiolas & took down sweep pea rack, etc. Little rain.
Sun Oct 25, 1959 -- 68º at 9 o'clock with rain all day, downpour in afternoon & evening. Leanna's temp 100º in evening. No United church evening. Ethel got home from St. John, away a week. Strong wind.
Mon Oct 26, 1959 -- Cloudy, mild, few light sprinkles. Called Dr., he said to stop the medicine, perhaps too much. Cleaned upstairs. Baked fowl for dinner.
Tue Oct 27, 1959 -- 54º, mostly clear early, clouding over, air very damp. Washed, poor drying day. Ironed most of things evening. Clint got home to dinner. Leanna's temp 98.6 at 2 o'clock, but 99.6 rest of day.
Wed Oct 28, 1959 -- Cloudy, partially clearing, cold wind. Finished ironing. Freda called few minutes looking about comics. Leanna's temp 100º afternoon. Cooked a little.
Thu Oct 29, 1959 -- Mostly cloudy, very cold wind. Clint up town to see new Dr., had checkup, fine. Bought hamper of apples. Leanna's temp still up at times, feeling well. Ken & Albert Lutwick in evening.
Fri Oct 30, 1959 -- Clear, cold breeze. Fried doughnuts a.m. Art & Bert called intending to stay for dinner but we have an appointment for Leanna, a blood test at 1 o'clock. Girls brought Leanna a sunshine box.
Sat Oct 31, 1959 -- 32º, snowed a little a.m. early & at times (sometimes rain) all day. Cooked. Halloweeners in evening. Sadie & Marjorie in late evening. No damage by halloweeners.
Sun Nov 1, 1959 -- Cloudy & rainy all day. Ken Hartin in a.m. Marjorie in afternoon. Leanna's temp 99.6 at 4 o'clock. Mr Manuel has service tonight, did not go. Clint went to Dow settlement.
Mon Nov 2, 1959 -- Clear, beautiful very cool day. Washed, ironed, cleaned. Perley in evening, lunch. Leanna still has temp. Dr. sending her new medicine.
Tue Nov 3, 1959 -- 28º, partially clear. Leanna & I went over with Perley (our car) to do some banking etc. Not good for Leanna, her temp 100º at 4 o'clock. New medicine today. Snow flurries.
Wed Nov 4, 1959 -- 35º, mostly cloudy, mild. Shampooed. Altered skirt for Cheryl. Clint went to Ashland a.m., late getting home. Leanna's temp flew up at 4 o'clock, normal at 4:30, also at 2 o'clock. Turkey supper United church.
Thu Nov 5, 1959 -- 50, cloudy with light rain showers all day. Pressed & mended. Put some weather stripping on doors. Basil & Lala called, been to see Dr. Dr. said for Leanna to go back to school.
Fri Nov 6, 1959 -- Up to 67º, mostly cloudy, gusty afternoon. Rain showers evening & morning. Leanna went back to school today. Clint up country. Cheryl here for dinner. Clint over to Red Cross party evening. Cooked, cleaned.
Sat Nov 7, 1959 -- Cloudy, rainy mild. Cooked. Jean's brought Dusty to stay until Sunday night. Clint brought home filled cake from Red Cross party last night.
Sun Nov 8, 1959 -- 32º, snowed some during night. Cloudy, little rain evening. Clint took Dusty for drive to see horses a.m. They came for him about 8 o'clock, didn't go to church.
Mon Nov 9, 1959 -- 33º, cloudy, mild. Went down for neck trim a.m. & bought the bond for Basil. Cleaned most of living room. Clint up country all day. Cheryl & Leanna over at noon, first Leanna has walked out.
Tue Nov 10, 1959 -- 28º, clear part of day. Washed, ironed. Put glad bulbs away, sorted dahlia bulbs. Edna & Angella down. Angella here afternoon, Annie Mae went back with them. Clint up country.
Wed Nov 11, 1959 -- 26º. Armistice service in school auditorium this year. Always storm & cold previously. Attended. Clint up country. Sewed some, cleaned some. Have bad head & throat cold.
Thu Nov 12, 1959 -- 40º, cloudy with rain commencing about 3:30, clearing evening. Cold miserable. Clint up country. Cleaned registers, chairs etc.
Fri Nov 13, 1959 -- 28º, mostly clear. Cooked, cleaned. Girls staying over tonight to attend school party, mostly dance. Have wretched cold & cough. Got new cough medicine from Red Cross tonight.
Sat Nov 14, 1959 -- Cloudy with light rain & fog at times. Cooked. Girls staying over tonight again. Marjorie & friend in afternoon. Cough cured by cough syrup.
Sun Nov 15, 1959 -- 30º, cloudy, raw breeze. We went to Babe's & Cat's for dinner. Took marker over for grave. Called at Basil's, back to Jean's had cup of tea and called at Art's evening. Art not very well.
Mon Nov 16, 1959 -- 30º, cloudy, foggy and rainy all day. Cleaned the storeroom upstairs. Cheryl in at noon. Clint up Houlton way all day.
Tue Nov 17, 1959 -- 20º, sleet & snow fell before daylight, very strong wind, clearing before 9 o'clock. Perley in evening, Home & School meeting. Shortened Jean's coat.
Wed Nov 18, 1959 -- 20º, cloudy, quite mild. Cleaned our bedroom & hall upstairs. Sadie and Marjorie in afternoon.
Thu Nov 19, 1959 -- 18º, mostly clear, warmed up some. Washed, ironed, made gingerbread & mixed up cookies.
Fri Nov 20, 1959 -- 18º, partly clear, cold wind. Shampooed. Cooked some.
Sat Nov 21, 1959 -- 8º, clear early, clouding over with show commencing shortly after noon. Cooked a.m. Perley in a.m., lunch.
Sun Nov 22, 1959 -- 22º, cloudy, some snow during night, clearing early. Minnie & Mary Anne went to Edna's for dinner with us (Thanksgiving). Home for supper & church. Called at Freda's awhile later.
Mon Nov 23, 1959 -- Cleared early, clouding afternoon. Washed, clothes dried poorly. Ironed. Cleaned. Leanna's legs bothering her again, pained a lot evening.
Tue Nov 24, 1959 -- Rain, light at times, all day. Perley took our car & went back for Leanna, Jean & boys came too. We took her to Dr. Had a blood test. Nothing seriously wrong, gym too strenuous, etc. Better tonight.
Wed Nov 25, 1959 -- 58º, rained hard all day with strong wind. Made pie & fried doughnuts. Leanna had dinner here, went home on bus. Feeling pretty well.
Thu Nov 26, 1959 -- 27º, mostly clear, turned cold with light snow during night. Strong wind. Cleaned rest of spare bedroom a.m. Basil & Lala came at noon, had their dinner, but ate a little with us.
Fri Nov 27, 1959 -- 20º, clear early, clouding with snow middle of a.m., turning to rain near dark. Cooked a.m. Washed spare bedroom curtains, also small one at stair landing.
Sat Nov 28, 1959 -- 39º, rained most of day, very hard at times. Cooked. Clint put on upstairs storm windows. Went for neck trim near supper time. Evening branch of WA had sale afternoon.
Sun Nov 29, 1959 -- 27º, went snow fell all day, around 6 inches. A mess, ground not frozen. Went to church evening. Took Minnie & Mary Anne home & called awhile.
Mon Nov 30, 1959 -- 17º, cleared towards noon. Washed & hung clothes on verandah. Bessie (London) Cowan died sitting in chair, of heart seizures today.
Tue Dec 1, 1959 -- 14º, cloudy with some light snow. Ironed. Cleaned Clint's clothes closet. We went to call at London's, Florence there.
Wed Dec 2, 1959 -- 18º, cloudy with light snow a.m., clearing some afternoon, warmer. Made fruit cakes. Bessie London Cowan buried today. Joe Hall buried in Woodstock afternoon.
Thu Dec 3, 1959 -- 34º, cloudy, gradually clearing at times, very mild. Clint working in mill yesterday & today. Got stove oil today.
Fri Dec 4, 1959 -- Partially clear. Baked half recipe of fruit cake for Edna & cookies. Babe & Cat over. Cat, Perley & Arthur went up town. Babe had dinner with us. Had cup of tea before they went home.
Sat Dec 5, 1959 -- 35º, mostly cloudy, some clear intervals, mild. Cooked, cleaned. We went up town evening.
Sun Dec 6, 1959 -- 37º, cloudy all day with light rain last night. Went to church evening. Called at Ken & Nellie's after church short time. Snow nearly gone.
Mon Dec 7, 1959 -- 38º, light rain all night & day. Clint went to Oxbow for few days scaling. Shampooed a.m. Perley in a.m., lunch.
Tue Dec 8, 1959 -- 35º, mostly cloudy, very strong wind. Washed and ironed. Clint got back from Oxbow early.
Wed Dec 9, 1959 -- 28º, clear, few clouds, strong wind. Cleaned living room floor, sewed on girls' dresses (remodeling.) Ray Dickinson has set back after operation.
Thu Dec 10, 1959 -- 25º, clear, with some cloud & light snow flurries. We bought 2 Christmas wreaths from an Indian. Sewed afternoon.
Fri Dec 11, 1959 -- 18º, mostly clear, cold wind. Clint went to Oxbow with Allie. Perley brought Dusty & Kirby over on school bus to stay the day with me. Jean helping get hall ready for supper sale tonight.
Sat Dec 12, 1959 -- 16º, cloudy with snow commencing late a.m. Cooked. We went to Woodstock & Houlton about 3:30, shopped, wrapped Irma's & Max's parcel. Stayed with Edna awhile. Home late.
Sun Dec 13, 1959 -- 40º, cloudy, rain most of day. Around 6 inches of snow fell during yesterday & night. I went to church evening. Had entertainment after church. I didn't stay.
Mon Dec 14, 1959 -- 23º, partly clear, very strong cold wind. Washed, ironed & cleaned. Perley in evening, lunch.
Tue Dec 15, 1959 -- Partly clear. Clint & Allie went to Oxbow, back early. Leanna in at noon. Sewed on her jumper & blouse.
Wed Dec 16, 1959 -- 30º, cloudy with few snow flurries. Sewed on girls' clothes. Attended school concert for little school evening.
Thu Dec 17, 1959 -- 28º, partially clear, cold wind. Sewed. Still feeling real miserable. Girls over for dinner & staying all night, went to Christmas party night, 9 to 1 o'clock. Clint & Allie to Oxbow. Down for mail.
Fri Dec 18, 1959 -- 20º, clear, beautiful day. Cooked, cleaned. Clint & Allison went to Oxbow. Removed kitchen storm window, cleaned it, put it back & put strip seal over both windows. Went for neck trim, mail, etc. Called at Sadie's.
Sat Dec 19, 1959 -- 11º, clear, beautiful day, colder evening. Cooked. George & hazel dropped in, had supper, but left early. We took Minnie & Mary Anne to Houlton evening, called on Edna & Angella.
Sun Dec 20, 1959 -- 10º above, cloudy, cold breeze. Attended church evening. Christmas service. Perley's took Leanna to Edna's for the 48 hours.
Mon Dec 21, 1959 -- 8º above, cloudy with snow flurries, clearing middle of a.m. Washed, cleaned. Perley brought boys over to see Santa, in awhile later, got haircuts. Attended SS concert church hall. Clint Santa.
Tue Dec 22, 1959 -- 4º below, clear early. Shampooed a.m. Ironed. Clouded over with light snow flurries. Mixed up doughnuts & overnight cookies. June Delong married at St. George, catholic.
Wed Dec 23, 1959 -- 4º above, mostly cloudy, strong wind. Fried doughnuts & baked 2 batches of cookies. Wrapped few gifts evening. Perley & Paul Farrell in a.m., had lunch. Nora Collicott married.
Thu Dec 24, 1959 -- 6º above, clear beautiful cold day. Cleaned living room & upstairs. Made nut cakes. Clint working some today. Hauled manure for garden, etc. Perley, boys & Art in a.m.
Fri Dec 25, 1959 -- 10º clear, beautiful cold day, white frost. We went to Jean's early, had dinner. Bob Richardson there. Babe & Cat came late afternoon, then we came to Art's for an hour or so & home for late supper. Allie in.
Sat Dec 26, 1959 -- 14º, light fluffy snow fell during night and at intervals during day. Cooked. We went out to Earl's awhile evening to see tree & Christmas things. Lunch.
Sun Dec 27, 1959 -- 13º about 9 o'clock. Clear beautiful day. N Wind, not too strong.
Mon Dec 28, 1959 -- 13º above, cloudy. Clint went early to upper mill, away for all 3 meals. Shortened Leanna's reversible skirt. Went for mail. Did other sewing.
Tue Dec 29, 1959 -- 22º above, light snow getting heavy during afternoon. Clint working at upper mill now, gets breakfast at home. Fixed over house dress. Clint home late, 8:30.
Wed Dec 30, 1959 -- 26º, snow fell nearly all day. Sewed. Shovelled snow from verandah, made a path to road and went for mail.
Thu Dec 31, 1959 -- 20º, cloudy with little sunshine afternoon. Washed, ironed, sewed. Clint home for dinner & supper. I attended watch night service, only 10 present, counting minister.
1960
Fri Jan 1, 1960 10º above, clear, beautiful cold day. Sewed all day. Called on Sadie short while afternoon. Clint away to upper mill all day. NW wind.
Sat Jan 2, 1960 8º above, mostly clear, clouding some late aftenoon. Cooked. Went down for mail, neck trim & bought few things at London's sale. Most things sold.
Sun Jan 3, 1960 Poured all day. Jean's did not get over for dinner, too icy. Attended church, commencement service. Called at Harley Smith's afterward awhile.
Mon Jan 4, 1960 32º, clear most of day, windy. Washed. Girls over at noon. Clint took lunch, away all day. Gladys Dickinson in with Avon products. Ironed. Little flurry of light snow evening.
Tue Jan 5, 1960 8º above, clear with some cloud afternoon & few snow flurries. Ironed few things, shampooed a.m. Girls over, Sadie in, Marjorie in later. Washed door & bathroom curtains. Much colder tonight.
Wed Jan 6, 1960 3º above, clear, cold. Wiped down kitchen walls & woodwork. Washed curtains & cleaned windows. Went down for mail & to do some mailing.
Thu Jan 7, 1960 10º above, snowed little during night. Strong cold wind, clear. Wiped up and waxed hall upstairs, steps, around rug, kitchen & bathroom floors. Perley in afternoon.
Fri Jan 8, 1960 3º below, snowed until near noon, sun came out a little, got mild afternoon and then colder. Girls over at noon. Perley in. Washed few things a.m. Fried doughnuts.
Sat Jan 9, 1960 2º below, little snow, came early, terribly strong wind, blowing. Cooked very little today. Something wrong with furnace, not enough heat coming, very chilly evening.
Sun Jan 10, 1960 18º below, cold wind, clear. Furnace screen full of dirt so very little heat coming up, only 60º a.m. We cleaned it, all right now. Attended church evening.
Mon Jan 11, 1960 7º below, terribly strong wind. Clear. Sewed, made bread. Perley in in evening. Johnny Boone & Sonja in few minutes.
Tue Jan 12, 1960 7º above, clear, strong wind. Washed, clothes dried fine. Beautiful afternoon. Went down for mail & shower gift for Nora. Shower evening, did not go. Marjorie called. Basil & Lala over & had dinner, Lala here quite awhile. Mrs George Gould died at Fair Villa nursing home, St. John, Jan 12.
Wed Jan 13, 1959 -- 13º above, clear, quite strong cold wind. Ironed & sewed. Down for mail before dinner. Called few minutes at Mr Forsythe's.
Thu Jan 14, 1960 16º above, clear beautiful day. Sewed, went for mail afternoon. Defrosted fridge.
Fri Jan 15, 1960 18º above, clear, clouding over early with light snow commencing late evening. Cleaned, sewed. Earl's all in for the evening. Lunch. Mrs George Gould buried at City. Went for mail afternoon.
Sat Jan 16, 1960 29º above. Snowed and blew hard all day, piling up everywhere. Cooked some.
Sun Jan 17, 1960 23º above, big storm, 15 or 20 inches, still snowing some with strong wind. Piling up terribly. Allie plowed us out. Clint working most of day.
Mon Jan 18, 1960 22º above, cloudy, clearing gradually. Washed. Cleaned, shovelled some. Ironed some. Henry Smith died, fell dead in the path near the road this morning.
Tue Jan 19, 1960 19º above, snowed hard from 9 o'clock a.m. Leanna & Faye in a.m. Shampooed a.m. Finished ironing, sewed. Clint & Harley met the train and took flowers up to the house tonight.
Wed Jan 20, 1960 32º above, cloudy, mild with fine damp snow at times. Shoveled verandah & path, went down street, paid bills, etc. Clint came unexpectedly for dinner, then Perley came. Clint attended Henry Smith's funeral.
Thu Jan 21, 1960 28º above, cloudy, few snow flurries. Sewed. Went for mail. Perley didn't get in with bus until noon yesterday.
Fri Jan 22, 1960 27º above, cloudy with snow flurries most of day. Cleaned. Went for mail. Girls in at noon. Mended Cheryl's coat. Attended first Red Cross First aid course tonight.
Sat Jan 23, 1960 24º above, cloudy with few snow flurries & a little sunshine. Cooked. Went to Earl's tonight, took ice cream, had lunch. His birthday tomorrow.
Sun Jan 24, 1960 Mild, clear beautiful day. Clint had cramps, etc. during night, feels sore & lame a.m. Better later. We went for drive on woods road back of Harry Lounder's. Perley's called on way to McAdam for girls. Alden & Freda in after church tonight, lunch.
Mon Jan 25, 1960 2º above, clear, beautiful day. Washed. Went down for mail after dinner. Clouding over late afternoon. Ironed some.
Tue Jan 26, 1960 20º above, cloudy with light snow. Ironed. Stewart in & fixed the pump. Leanna in at noon. Quite miserable today, stomach feels miserable & headache.
Wed Jan 27, 1960 14º above, clear, beautiful day. Clint went to work at 5 o'clock, before breakfast. I got up late. Leanna in for dinner. Went for mail. Called at Sadie's. Lee Manuel died of heart attack.
Thu Jan 28, 1960 -4º, clear, clouding over afternoon. Leanna over for dinner. Clint away before breakfast. Power off from 12 until 3 afternoon. Temp down to 60º. Sewed a little.
Fri Jan 29, 1960 19º above, snowed several inches during morning. I shoveled path out. Went for mail. Cooked, cleaned.
Sat Jan 30, 1960 16º above, getting colder toward evening. Clear. Cooked. Clint not home for supper.
Sun Jan 31, 1960 10º below, clear, beautiful cold day. Attended church evening.
Mon Feb 1, 1960 4º below, cloudy. Washed & ironed some. Perley in evening, lunch. Cleaned upstairs. Called at Sadie's few minutes & at Stella's.
Tue Feb 2, 1960 15º above, cloudy with light snow or fine mist all day. Perley, Arthur & I went to Woodstock a.m., finished ironing.
Wed Feb 3, 1960 30º above, cloudy, clearing middle of afternoon. Halifax is having worst storm in history. Norman Grant died a.m. Went down street a.m. Leanna staying over tonight.
Thu Feb 4, 1960 21º above, clear, beautiful day. Went for neck trim a.m. & shampooed. Mixed up doughnuts. Leanna in for dinner. Up to 40º afternoon.
Fri Feb 5, 1960 Clear, beautiful day. Made bread & doughnuts. Attended Norman Grant's funeral afternoon & went for mail, got my carpet sweeper. Attended Red Cross class evening. Ken Dickinson died today.
Sat Feb 6, 1960 24º, cloudy with snow commencing very fine middle of a.m. turning to big wet flakes at times & rain late. Went to Edna's with Clint, stopped at mill camp an hour. Clint bought top coat, suburban car coat, etc. Home late.
Sun Feb 7, 1960 38º cloudy & mild with fog, mist and rain at times all day. Minister sick, no church. Sadie & Marjorie in awhile, Jean's over awhile afternoon. Cheryl stayed over.
Mon Feb 8, 1960 20º above, cloudy, growing colder and clearing toward noon. Washed, ironed & cleaned. Funeral for Ken Dickinson at Anglican church. Home & School meeting. Basil & Lala over for evening, also Perley. Lunch. Basil brought ice cream.
Tue Feb 9, 1960 3º above, cloudy, snow commencing 9:30 a.m., not much fell. Made coconut cream pie a.m. Mended. Jimmy Gould back in hospital with blood clots in legs.
Wed Feb 10, 1960 26º above, cloudy, mild. Sewed some. Robert Price has blood clots in legs, laid up for a time, to Dr. Mon & Tue.
Thu Feb 11, 1960 32º above, cloudy with rain commencing late afternoon. Fixed up some dresses. Ethel in at noon collecting for polio.
Fri Feb 12, 1960 34° above, rained during night, cloudy. Cooked a.m., cleaned. Attended Red Cross class evening. Sterling Cummings girl (Mavis) married tonight. Light snow afternoon & evening. Josie Wilkins went to hospital for operation, F'ton.
Sat Feb 13, 1960 22° above, partly clear, mild. Perley came at noon, lhad dinner here. John Flemming & Violet away being married today.
Sun Feb 14, 1960 24° above, snowed, hailed & rained at times all day. Attended church evening, very few out. Pump acting up. Stuart in.
Mon Feb 15, 1960 28° above, cloudy, few clear intervals, windy with heavy snow squalls. Stuart in a.m. and fixed the pump. Fixed over a dress. Colder tonight, strong wind.
Tue Feb 16, 1960 10° above, clear, beautiful wash day. Clothes dried. Shampooed afternoon.
Wed Feb 17, 1960 24° above, clear, beautiful day. I went with Clint to Angella's & Edna's for a visit. Stopped at mill camp for an hour. Angella & I shopped afternoon.
Thu Feb 18, 1960 Clear, some colder but nice day. Angella & I shopped again afternoon. Angella went to hospital to see Ray Bartlett evening. We all TV'd late.
Fri Feb 19, 1960 Cloudy with wind & snow commencing about noon. Angella worked afternoon. I shopped awhile. Smoke sale at Fishman's. Baqd storm. Clint came for me around 2:30 or 3, snow drifting badly. Power off 1 1/2 hours.
Sat Feb 20, 1960 28°, still snowing, some wind. Stormed and blew rest of day and night. Charles Gould died about 9 o'clock p.m. Marshall Davidson's burned out.
Sun Feb 21, 1960 31°, cloudy with light snow squalls and wind. Got plowed out. Went to Jean's late afternoon, had supper, also called at Art's on way home.
Mon Feb 22,1 960 23°, cloudy with few snow flurries. Cleaned upstairs. Ethel in afternoon. Clint & Ken Hartin went to Corner tonight.
Tue Feb 23, 1960 31° above, cloudy with almost continuous snow flurries. Sewed some. Went down street afternoon. Earl very poorly, in bed. Charles Gould buried today.
Wed Feb 24, 1960 25° above, almost continuous snow flurries. Washed, hung on verandah & in basement. Shoveled. Leanna came over a.m., got a permanent. We went to Earl's evening. Had Dr. down. He has kidney infection.
Thu Feb 25, 1960 30° cloudy, but mild. Perley & I went up town, shopping & for his smoked hams.
Fri Feb 26, 1960 26°, snowed and blew all day. School party cancelled, also Red Cross class. Girls came over to stay weekend. Marjorie in and played rook evening. Cooked, cleaned.
Sat Feb 27, 1960 31° above. Cooked. Louise Hillman here with girls afternoon & for supper. They & Marjorie down street. Marjorie here evening, playing rook.
Sun Feb 28, 1960 20°, partially clear. Power off 3 hours a.m. Lit heater stove in basement (first time) again power off over 1 hour in afternoon. We all went to church. Clint out to Earl's after church. He not very well.
Mon Feb 29, 1960 4° above, clear, clouding over toward late afternoon. Washed, cleaned. Attended talent show evening. Perley, Jean, boys & Jean Wood in few minutes.
Tue Mar 1, 1960 10° above, partly cloudy with light snow flurries all day. Cold wind. Ironed. Girls went with Lousie & Marjorie to CBIT & then to school party. Earl worse tonight, Clint went out late.
Wed Mar 2, 1960 14°, clear with some cloudy intervals. Cold wind. Shampooed a.m. Girls went home tonight. Sadie in afternoon.
Thu Mar 3, 1960 7°, mostly clear, beautiful cool day. Cleaned living room & spare bedroom. Girls here for dinner & Leanna afternoon, not feeling well. Went for mail.
Fri Mar 4, 1960 22°, cloudy with few snow flurries very strong gusty winds. Cooked, cleaned. Attended World Day Prayer service at Pentecostal church afternoon. Attended Red Cross class evening.
Sat Mar 5, 1960 27° mostly cloudy, snow flurries. Few clear intervals. Cooked. Made birthday cake for Jean. Took Earl to hospital today.
Sun Mar 6, 1960 28°, mostly cloudy, spring like day. We went to Jean's for dinner, over to Orient with them Attended B church evening. Mr McDougall from NS had service.
Mon Mar 7, 1960 23°, cloudy with some sunshine. Washed & ironed some. Cleaned. Perley & Paul Farrell in evening, lunch. Blood donor clinic evening, Clint donated blood.
Tue Mar 8, 1960 23°, cloudy, bit of sunshine, snowed quite hard afternoon. Mended, altered hem in Jean's dress. Finished ironing.
Wed Mar 9, 1960 20° cloudy, gradually clearing afternoon. Strong wind developed. Heavy snowfall other places. Went down street a.m. Sewed some.
Thu Mar 10, 1960 2°, mostly clear, strong cold wind. Clint's back bothering him a little again. Sewed some.
Fri Mar 11, 1960 9° cloudy with light snow, strong wind. Cooked, cleaned.
Sat Mar 12, 1960 22°, cloudy with quite snow flurries at times. Cooked. We went up town afternoon. Earl got home from hospital today. Beulah went to hospital today.
Sun Mar 13, 1960 30°, cloudy with snow flurries. We attended service at B church afternoon, United in evening and then to finish of Baptist. Clint saw a robin recently.
Mon Mar 14, 1960 21° mostly cloudy. Washed & ironed. Cleaned. Perley in evening, lunch. Clint's back not too good, better tonight, second treatment.
Tue Mar 15, 1960 11°, clear, beautiful day. Made dish towels & fixed curtains for Davidson's. Clint home to meals. Sadie & Marjorie in afternoon. Attended B church evening.
Wed Mar 16, 1960 10° clear, beautiful day. Shampooed. Perley shoveled verandah roof off. Ironed curtains etc. for Davidson's. Attended B church evening. Clint out for milk. Earl quite miserable.
Thu Mar 17, 1960 20°, clear clouding over middle of day & milder. Perley, Arthur & I went to town. I bought hat & gloves. Attended service at B church evening.
Fri Mar 18, 1960 27° cloudy with snow flurries. Cooked, cleaned. Attended Red Cross class evening. Clint went to B church.
Sat Mar 19, 1960 24° clear, beautiful day. Cooked. My birthday. We went to Earl's for awhile evening. He not too good.
Sun Mar 20, 1960 34°, mostly clear, mild. Jean's over, brought cake and ice cream. Attended both churches evening.
Mon Mar 21, 1960 24° cloudy with few clear intervals and snow squalls afternoon. Washed. Cheryl got permanent a.m. Called at Sadie's afternoon. Cleaned. Attended B church evening, wonderful service.
Tue Mar 22, 1960 Cloudy with snow flurries most of day. Ironed. Attended B chuch evening, wonderful sermon.
Wed Mar 23, 1960 25° cloudy with snow flurries all a.m. Clearing some afternoon. Went down street, called to see Josie Wilkins. Attended church. Marjorie went. Clint went to Earl's.
Thu Mar 24, 1960 10° partially clear, cooler. Wiped up & waxed kitchen floor, cleaned some in living room. Sewed some. Attended church evening.
Fri Mar 25, 1960 23° snowed several inches a.m., clearing some afternoon. Very strong wind, piling the snow. Cooked, cleaned. Attended church (Red Cross class, but did not attend.)
Sat Mar 26, 1960 0, mostly clear, few clouds, very strong cold wind. Cooked. Some snow evening.
Sun Mar 27, 1960 26°, clear, clouding afternoon lwith snow squalls. Attended church afternoon and evening, last service for Mr George Elmo Archibald. Been here two weeks.
Mon Mar 28, 1960 32° cloudy with mist or snow flurries early a.m., clearing near noon. Washed. Girls in at noon. Ironed evening. Beulah got home from hospital tonight. Tulips up an inch or more.
Tue Mar 29, 1960 6°, clear most of day, beautiful cool day. Washed windows (kitchen) mended, worked on altering Cheryl's dress. Perley in a.m. few minutes, lunch. Went down for mail & neck trim late afternoon.
Wed Mar 30, 1960 31°, cloudy with freezing mist & rain. Very icy in evening. Finished altering girls' dress. Shampooed a.m. We went to Earl's evening. Floyd Johnson ran into Laurel Higgs hurting him badly.
Thu Mar 31, 1960 44°, fog and rain all day & last night. Cooked and cleaned. Girls in for dinner. Cheryl stayed afternoon, had headache, eyes hurt.
Fri Apr 1, 1960 34º, cloudy, some light showers. Perley, Cheryl & Leanna & I went up town, girls got teeth filled, Perley had last of his out. Attended Red Cross class evening.
Sat Apr 2, 1960 22º, beautiful day up to 50º. Snow going fast. Cooked, defrosted fridge. Quarterly meetings in B church today. Attended evening.
Sun Apr 3, 1960 35º, very nice day, not too clear. Attended church a.m. afternoon, then to United evening and on to Baptist. Bruce Ritchie had heart attack during afternoon service.
Mon Apr 4, 1960 35º, cloudy and rainy with fog, clearing afternoon. Perley in to dinner of soup mostly. Marjorie attended church with us tonight, last of quarterly meetings. Price's men laid off at noon.
Tue Apr 5, 1960 39º, heavy rain at times all day. Cleaned some in storeroom. First of cleaning. Perley & Leanna here for dinner. Perley eating soup mostly. Mouth getting better. Clint around Canterbury mostly.
Wed Apr 6, 1960 33º, cloudy, clearing middle of day with few snow flurries early evening. Washed, ironed. Perley & Leanna in for dinner. Cold wind all day.
Thu Apr 7, 1960 22º, Strong cold wind, mostly clear. Clint & Perley went up town. Finished cleaning storeroom. Still lots of snow. Mountain hill terrible.
Fri Apr 8, 1960 20º, mostly clear, beautiful cool day, cooked, cleaned. Called on Beulah afternoon. Attended Red Cross class evening. Clint went to Black Lodge. Put new screen in furnace. Clint to St. George with Allie & Ray Smith.
Sat Apr 9, 1960 34º, snowed little during night and early a.m. Cooked. Clifton Furrow here fixing TV. Stuart in & fixed pump. Furnace acting up late tonight. Blackbirds are back.
Sun Apr 10, 1960 36º, cloudy early, clearing. We went to Edna's & Angella's, had dinner, back before supper. Attended church evening.
Mon Apr 11, 1960 17º, clear, beautiful day. Washed, including two quilts. Stewart in and took furnace fan away for repairs. Leanna has bad cold. Attended Home & School, showed cancer film, etc.
Tue Apr 12, 1960 34º, snowed during night & early a.m. Some rain showers. Shampooed a.m. Cheryl over for dinner, Leanna home sick. Sadie called, collecting for Cancer fund.
Wed Apr 13, 1960 39º, cloudy early. Robins are back, several in door yard early. Cleaned clothes closets & dresser drawers, etc. We were out to Earl's evening.
Thu Apr 14, 1960 28º, snowed, hailed, rained most of day. Cleaned our bedroom. Shower for Gloria Collicott tonight.
Fri Apr 15, 1960 Good Friday. 38º. Cloudy early, clearing, windy. Made cookies. Snow going fast. Lots left yet. Think I heard a song sparrow. Attended service in United church evening.
Sat Apr 16, 1960 30º, clear, beautiful day. Cooked, cleaned. Went down for neck trim near 5 o'clock. Snow went very fast. Swallows (barn) are back, earliest ever heard of.
Sun Apr 17, 1960 39º, cloudy early, clearing again toward night. Easter. Went to Jean's for dinner. Cat & Babe, Basil & Lala came up afternoon. Children all have colds & bad coughs. Attended church. Clint to B. Hedley's got home from week's trip.
Mon Apr 18, 1960 42º, cloudy & foggy all day. Cleaned spare bedroom.
Tue Apr 19, 1960 30º, clear, windy. Washed, ironed. Clint & Perley up town a.m., here to dinner. Clint & I went to Houlton afternoon, Edna didn't come down with us. Clint bought a sport coat. I got a jacket for Perley.
Wed Apr 20, 1960 27º, clear, cold breeze. Cleaned hall upstairs a.m. Did up curtains afternoon. Sadie & Marjorie in awhile. Clint burned grass down over hill, cut down bushes obstructing view. Heard a bluebird.
Thu Apr 21, 1960 27º, clear early, gradually clouding over. Shampooed a.m. Cleaned part of bathroom. Mixed up doughnuts, over night cookies & baked a gingerbread . Geraldine Hillman married in Quebec today.
Fri Apr 22, 1960 Snowed at times most of day, almost 2 inches. Cooked & cleaned. Attended last nursing lesson. Miss Russell there, presented us with certificates. Had lunch. Crane flew over. Frogs out.
Sat Apr 23, 1960 32º, cloudy, clearing later. Cooked, cleaned. Clint scattered chaff etc., for birds in door yard. Cowbirds, loons back.
Sun Apr 24, 1960 34º, clear, beautiful day. Went to SS first for long time. Attended church evening.
Mon Apr 25, 1960 37º, mostly clear, beautiful day. Washed. Made birthday cake, got ice cream, etc., and we went over to Jean's evening. Celebrated boy boy's birthdays. Peonies up.
Tue Apr 26, 1960 32º, clear, very cool, strong wind. Ironed. Repaired Jean's quilt. Cheryl & Leanna in for dinner. Clint cleaned over beans. Snow practically gone in door yard.
Wed Apr 27, 1960 30º, mostly clear a.m., clouding with light showers evening. Cleaned part of living room. Clint planted peas, lettuce & radishes. Used lawn mower to pulverize manure on lawn. Ice all gone on lawn.
Thu Apr 28, 1960 42º, clear, beautiful day. Perley & Arthur went to town with us, had dinner up there, forgot groceries, went back for them.
Fri Apr 29, 1960 32º, clear, cool breeze. Cooked, cleaned. Art in for dinner. Clint took him to town for tires. Cheryl here afternoon with flu, cramps, etc. Leanna has pain in side, we took her to Dr. & to hospital for tests. Planted shrubs. Planted earlier peas.
Sat Apr 30, 1960 32º, clear, beautiful day. Cooked, cleaned. Brought Leanna home from hospital afternoon.
Sun May 1, 1960 37º, clear beautiful day, clouding over late with light rain, windy. Leanna not feeling very good, stayed home all day. Clint out to church evening.
Mon May 2, 1960 38º, rain a.m. Shampooed Leanna's hair a.m., took her to Dr. and to hospital afternoon, for operation tomorrow. Clearing tonight, showered during day.
Tue May 3, 1960 36º, clearing early. Leanna operated on a.m. for appendicitis, Dr. Wishart. Perley & I went up with John Gaskin & Harold McKay. Holly operated upon for gall stones a.m. also. Washed after coming home.
Wed May 4, 1960 47º above, clear, few light clouds. Ironed a.m. Clint, Perley & I & Cheryl up to see Leanna, she feeling much better, ate chicken noodle soup. Daffodils blossomed.
Thu Mar 5, 1960 43º, clear, beautiful, rather hot day. Fried doughnuts a.m. Jean over on bus, she Perley & I up to see Leanna. Leanna up & walked to bathroom. Took off some storm windows & put in screens. Painted screen in door. 76º during day, up to 82º.
Fri Mar 6, 1960 44º, up to 84º, mostly clear. Clint & I went to see Leanna, gaining wonderfully. Bought garden tiller. Cleaned. Men burned fields evening. Clint & Dale smelt fishing tonight. Shampooed a.m.
Sat May 7, 1960 55º, mostly clear, windy, very warm. Cooked, cleaned. Planted squash on side hill. Got neck trim. Didn't get to see Leanna today. Had Spring Bonnet tea in United church hall.
Sun May 8, 1960 56º, Mostly hazy, very warm. We went with Perley's to see Leanna and she was ready to come home. She stayed here. Basil & Lala in for supper. Clint went to B church.
Mon May 9, 1960 60º, cloudy and rainy. Cleaned. Leanna feeling fine. Perley built carrier for Clint's tiller, in for lunch. Ethel in for curtain stretchers.
Tue May 10, 1960 61º, cloudy, clearing afternoon. Leanna has temperature of 100ºa.m. going up to 103º. Called Dr., sending down medicine tonight for her sore throat. Perley & Arthur in, had lunch.
Wed May 11, 1960 54º, cloudy with heavy rain afternoon at times. Leanna broken out with measles a.m. Gladys Mason up to see her. Called Dr. Throat gradually less sore. Perley brought perch for us that boys caught last night.
Thu May 12,1 960 54º, cloudy & rainy. Leanna very sick, has temperature of 105º all day.
Fri May 13, 1960 42º, cloudy, light rain at times. Cooked a.m. Washed afternoon. Leanna better today, temp down some. Ate a biscuit. Cleaned.
Sat May 14, 1960 46º, cloudy with light showers & terribly heavy ones evening, little thunder & lightening. Leanna's temp normal, came downstairs afternoon. Cooked, ironed. Canned 5 pints fiddleheads. Made rhubarb sauce.
Sun May 15, 1960 58º, cloudy with few clear intervals. Cool wind. Leanna's temp normal, took bandage off. Jean & boys over afternoon. Cheryl on the mend.
Mon May 16, 1960 46º. On fast time this a.m. (Prices) Rained most of day. Cleaned.
Tue May 17, 1960 42º, partially clear, strong breeze. Washed large washing, beautiful wash day. Ironed. Cleaned top shelf in cupboard.
Wed May 18, 1960 47º, light showers a.m. Cloudy, clearing afternoon. Cleaned more in cupboard. Made cookies. Got anti-polio shot tonight. Perley & Jean over for me, Marjorie stayed with Leanna. Planted more peas & potatoes.
Thu May 19, 1960 50º, clear, cool wind. Edna & Mrs Carson called afternoon, on way out to Earl's. Planted dahlias, morning glories & nasturtiums afternoon.
Fri May 20, 1960 Clear cool breeze. Cooked, cleaned. Cleaned some on cupboards. Basil & Lala in evening short time, brought ice cream, lunch. Gladys operated upon this morning. Cemetery meeting tonight. Made rhubarb pie & sauce.
Sat May 21, 1960 39º, partially clear, cool wind. Cooked. Finished cleaning living room. Clipped door yard. Clint mowed, looks beautiful. Marjorie in afternoon & evening. Played rook, lunch.
Sun May 22, 1960 44 º, cloudy early clearing with clouds evening, cool breeze. Bobby McKay upset & smashed car up to upper garage, drunken spree during night. Leanna's joints aching. Dusty & Curby sick with measles.
Mon May 23, 1960 47º, partly clear, good breeze. Washed & ironed. Cleaned. Shampooed Leanna's hair. She has pains in joints. Holiday. John Fish's baby died yesterday.
Tue May 24, 1960 45º, mostly clear. Made pie. Perley & I took Leanna to see Dr., he put her in hospital. John Fish's baby buried today. Claudia Graham operated upon.
Wed May 25, 1960 50º, cloudy early with few sprinkles, clearing toward noon. Shampooed & fried doughnuts a.m. Perley, Arthur & I went to hospital see Leanna, not too well. Ethel in tonight.
Thu May 26, 1960 42º, clear, breeze. Very warm all day. Perley & I went up to see Leanna after dinner. She is some better. Clint doing gardens tonight. Watered plants tonight.
Fri May 27, 1960 52º, clear, very warm. Cooked, cleaned a.m. Perley & I went to see Leanna. I took off rest of storm windows, put on screens. Perley, Jean & Cheryl over to entertainment in hall.
Sat May 28, 1960 52º, clear, up to 92º. Cooked. Ethel in afternoon. Sadie & Marj in evening. Writing in election book. Clint went to F'ton with Conrad tonight.
Sun May 29, 1960 94º, clear, clouding evening with thunder showers. We & Marjorie went to see Leanna afternoon. Attended church evening. Bob & Jean's up to see Leanna evening. Called here on way home.
Mon May 30, 1960 Cloudy early, clearing. Very hot. Perley, Cheryl & I went to see Leanna. Washed & ironed. Ethel in. Cat, Babe & Lala called at noon on way up town.
Tue May 31, 1960 Cloudy early, clearing & clouding late with rain late afternoon. Perley & I went to see Leanna & she was ready to come home, has to stay quiet.
Wed Jun 1, 1960 56º, cloudy, foggy & showery, very cool. Leanna gaining, ate at table for supper. Sadie & Marjorie in. Have radishes from garden.
Thu Jun 2, 1960 56º, cloudy, quite heavy showers, foggy. Leanna much better, getting around herself. John Keilty burned out today, lost everything.
Fri Jun 3, 1960 58º, mostly foggy & cloudy, clearing some afternoon, quite warm. Cooked, cleaned. Entertainment in school auditorium tonight. Cemetery meeting tonight. Leanna gaining fine.
Sat Jun 4, 1960 62º, partially clear, very warm afternoon. Cooked. Leanna feeling fine. Marjorie in often. Clipped door yard. Wrote on election lists.
Sun Jun 5, 1960 68º, mostly cloudy with very heavy thunder shower late afternoon, down pour with wind. Jean's over, we went for drive, girls & Marjorie stayed home. Church a.m. Mr Forsythe resigned.
Mon Jun 6, 1960 62º, Foggy & drizzly early, strong wind, clearing late a.m. Wrote all a.m. Edna & Angella down afternoon for supper. Cleaned upstairs.
Tue Jun 7, 1960 42º, clear, very cool wind all day. Washed, ironed. Frant & Greta's youngest boy (around 2 years) died.
Wed Jun 8, 1960 40º, clear, very cold wind. Frost. Didn't hurt our garden but did some. Shampooed my and Leanna's hair. Perley in a.m. Clint to Oxbow with Wilfred.
Thu Jun 9, 1960 49º, mostly clear, cool wind. Cleaned kitchen windows and curtains. Mixed up doughnuts & cookies. Frank Johnson's baby buried afternoon.
Fri Jun 10, 1960 44º, clear, beautiful warm day. Cooked and cleaned. We put heavy paper between pea rows. Peas been blossomed for few days (early ones).
Sat Jun 11, 1960 44º, Clear, very warm, clouding a little late afternoon. Cooked, cleaned. Much cooler evening.
Sun Jun 12, 1960 Clear, few cloudy intervals cool. Attended church a.m. Went over to Jean's afternoon. Leanna hadn't been home since last of April.
Mon Jun 13, 1960 48º, mostly clear with light showers late in dazy. Washed. Perley & I took Leanna to Dr. for check-up. Fine except little trouble with stomach. Cleaned. Warm. Betty Jarvis Tompkin arriving tonight.
Tue Jun 14, 1960 Clear, cool clouding over toward evening. Ironed. Leanna ironed some, washed dishes, cleaned car, etc. Ethel went to Houlton (to get her 48).
Wed Jun 15, 1960 Clear.
Thu Jun 16, 1960 Mostly cloudy, cool with showers evening. Finished voter's list a.m., mailed it. Cleaned kitchen afternoon. Tig having wall put under front verandah. Leanna went home on bus tonight. Attended Lower Woodstock club at church hall here. Art & Bert in awhile.
Fri Jun 17, 1960 Clear, warm. Cooked cleaned. Leanna came back over a.m. Basil & Lala over evening, Lodge night, Black chapter. Marjorie here with Leanna.
Sat Jun 18, 1960 Partially clear, very warm, turning much cooler afternoon with light showers. Cooked, cleaned. Clint to Oxbow.
Sun Jun 19, 1960 Fathers Day. Mostly clear, cool. Attended church, farewell service. Went to Jean's for dinner. Babe up afternoon. Cheryl came over with us.
Mon Jun 20, 1960 Cloudy with thunder showers all day. Cheryl went home tonight on bus. Clint started up country to scale, but came back on account of rain.
Tue Jun 21, 1960 Clear, strong breeze, fine for washing. Finished cleaning basement & cellar way. Put up strings for scarlet runner beans.
Wed Jun 22, 1960 Partly clear, cool. Jean over for permanent, left boys here for dinner. Shampooed a.m. Ironed. Clint up country, home late. Thunder showers.
Thu Jun 23, 1960 Cloudy, cool with few showers clearing late afternoon. Shampooed Leanna's hair, cooked some. Had strawberries tonight, first of season.
Fri Jun 24, 1960 Mostly cloudy with showers. Cooked, cleaned. Clipped lawn evening and we planted sunflowers. Cool.
Sat Jun 25, 1960 Mostly cloudy, few showers. Showers during night. Basil & Lala called a.m. Cooked. Made birthday cake for Perley. Cool. Made strawberry pie.
Sun Jun 26, 1960 Clear, warm. Attended baccalaureate service a.m., Mrs Forsythe speaker (his last service). Went to Babe's & Cat's, back to Jean's, lunch, called at Art's. Leanna stayed over home.
Mon Jun 27, 1960 Very warm, clear, strong breeze. Washed, ironed. Election (Provincial) day. Liberals went in power.
Tue Jun 28, 1960 Mostly clear, cool a.m., very warm rest of day. Washed sweaters, pressed pants, cleaned living room etc. Clint home to dinner. Perley ate his lunch here. Graduation night, did not attend.
Wed Jun 29, 1960 90º, clear, very warm, strong breeze. Painted some, patching up (white paint). Sadie & Marjorie in evening. Clint having loom hauled for cemetery. Graduation dance.
Thu Jun 30, 1960 Cloudy early, clearing, thunder showers going around. Clint to upper mill. Painted hall floor upstairs & cellar way. Jean's over, we attended polio clinic (second shot).Had thunder shower, light rain.
Fri Jul 1, 1960 Mostly clear, cool breeze. Cooked a.m., did more painting.
Sat Jul 2, 1960 Cloudy early, clearing & warm. Cooked a.m. Had peas for dinner, picked some yesterday. Babe & Cat came for dinner, we went to town afternoon, they got crate of berries.
Sun Jul 3, 1960 Clear, warm. Attended church a.m., new minister, Rev. Roy White had service. Called on Harmie & Lizzie Fero evening, first time I was ever to their house.
Mon Jul 4, 1960 Cloudy early, clearing later, strong breeze. Rained during night. Had peas and new potatoes for dinner. Washed, did quilt and blanket. Tied up tomato plants evening.
Tue Jul 5, 1960 Mostly clear, showers. Ironed, shampooed. We went down for hair cut and neck trim after supper. The Burrill's came to Leon's cottage for a week's vacation.
Wed Jul 6, 1960 Mostly clear, very cool. Made 7 pints of strawberry jam, also pie. Attended Mr Whyte's induction service evening.
Thu Jul 7, 1960 Clear, warm breeze. Jean's came over, Leanna went to beauty parlor, rest of us went up town. I sent an order for cot bed. We picked peas for Jean.
Fri Jul 8, 1960 Clear, beautiful breezy day. Cooked & cleaned a.m. Had beet greens for dinner.
Sat Jul 9, 1960 Cloudy a.m. with showers, partially clearing afternoon, also showers with strong wind, clearing 7 calm evening. David Lutwick died during night.
Sun Jul 10, 1960 Clear, cool a.m. Went to church. After dinner went to Edna's & Angella's, took them peas, new potatoes and rhubarb. Thelma Kierstead & Mrs Carson there.
Mon Jul 11, 1960 Clear, very warm beautiful day. Washed & ironed. Perley & Jean came over to school meeting, children stayed here. Heavy thunder shower, power off about 10 o'clock for over 2 hours.
Tue Jul 12,1960Mostly clear, light thunder shower at supper time, also short heavy thunder shower at 5:30 a.m. Painted kitchen rockers, clothes hamper and did some patching up. Sweet peas blossomed. Sowed fertilizer on lawn.
Wed Jul 13, 1960 Cloudy all day, rained during night. Picked peas. Clint bought 10 boxes of strawberries, last picking. Covered little rocking chair. Edna called few minutes on way out to Earl's for visit.
Thu Jul 14, 1960 Cloudy, few spits of rain, clearing late evening, very cool. Clint to mill for dinner. Basil & Lala in awhile after dinner. Put some berries to freeze. Had tube put in radio, out of kilter.
Fri Jul 15, 1960 Clear, warm. Cooked, cleaned. Edna came in before dinner and spent the day, went back to Earl's to spend the night. We picked peas & beans for dinner tomorrow.
Sat Jul 16, 1960 Mostly clear. Baked bread & beans. Edna came again for the day. Georgia Cunningham is very low, heart attack. Clint & Earl went up evening.
Sun Jul 17, 1960 Rained during night & morning, cloudy with few light showers. Attended church a.m. & open air service for Anglican. Bishop O'Neil spoke. Georgie Cunningham died afternoon.
Mon Jul 18, 1960 Foggy early, clear, cool. Looks like showers late afternoon and evening, warm and close. Washed. Picked peas. Clint to upper mill. Gloria & Lynn both have measles.
Tue Jul 19, 1960 Cloudy, light rain at times. Ironed. Attended Georgie Cunningham's funeral afternoon., Clint was pallbearer. Sadie in after supper.
Wed Jul 20, 1960 Showers and thunder showers most of day, cleared at supper time. Clint up country for both dinner and supper. Shampooed, fried doughnuts, made a cherry pie & 2 bottles of preserves and pickled some beans, 4 quarts.
Thu Jul 21, 1960 Clear, very strong cool wind. Clint up to mill all day. Edna and Annie Mae visited with me all day. Another school meeting tonight.
Fri Jul 22, 1960 Clear, cool clouding over late afternoon with rain evening. Cooked, cleaned. Picked peas & beans. Basil & Lala in for dinner.
Sat Jul 23, 1960 Clear, warm. Did not cook beans or bread. Perley, Jean & boys over afternoon. Clara fell, hurt hip or leg. Called Dr., took her to hospital. We went over to help get her away.
Sun Jul 24, 1960 Went to hospital to see Clara afternoon, out to Earl's evening, had a sing-song.
Mon Jul 25, 1960 Clear, strong breeze. Washed, ironed some. Mr White called at supper time, so had supper with me.
Tue Jul 26, 1960 Clear, beautiful cool day, warmer evening. Edna in afternoon & for supper. Picked beans and peas. Clint away all day.
Wed Jul 27, 1960 Partly clear, strong wind. Cleaned & waxed downstairs floors. Attended electrical demonstration church hall. Edna went home. Mary Anne went with her. Perley, Jean & Edwin called.
Thu Jul 28, 1960 Rained little last evening & during night. Cleaned a.m. Got a cot bed, made it up for Ella to sleep on if they are all here. Scrubbed verandah. Picked peas evening. Babe & Cat gone to camp.
Fri Jul 29, 1960 Clear, very warm, breeze. 74º at bed time. Cooked a.m. Cleaned. Went down street. We painted steps, pump, etc., evening. Max, Irma & Ella came to City.
Sat Jul 30, 1960 Cloudy & rainy, very humid. Cooked, cleaned. We went to Fosterville to supper put on for Orangemen. Spent evening at Jean's. Basil, Lala, Max, Irma & Ella in evening.
Sun Jul 31, 1960 Mostly clear, strong wind. Attended church a.m. Went with Alden & Freda to Somerville to church afternoon, had supper at motel coming from Woodstock. Down to Island Park awhile.
Mon Aug 1, 1960 Clear, cold strong wind. Washed. Picked & pickled beans. Canned 2 pints peas. Sadie in evening. Old Home Week commences.
Tue Aug 2, 1960 Mostly clear, very cool with showers evening. Shampooed, ironed, picked peas, etc.
Wed Aug 3, 1960 Clear, cool. Made raspberry pie & fried doughnuts a.m. Max, Irma & Ella came for dinner and staying Pump kicked up. Stewart in & repaired it.
Thu Aug 4, 1960 44º early a.m., very cool night. Max, Irma, Ella & I went to Woodstock just before dinner, stores closed at noon. Pump kicked up again, plumber down & fixed it.
Fri Aug 5, 1960 Clear, warm. Cool night. We went to Woodstock & shopped, had lunch there.
Sat Aug 6, 1960 Showered in the night and heavy showers until nearly noon. Irma & Max went to Jean's for supper and on to Basil's. Ella staying here. We all went to hear Pentecost outdoor service evening.
Sun Aug 7, 1960 Clear, beautiful day. Attended church a.m. & open air service afternoon. Went over to Jean's evening.
Mon Aug 8, 1960 Rained during night and most of day. Made a blueberry pie. We didn't do much all day. Cleaned upstairs.
Tue Aug 9, 1960 Very cool night, clear today, wind and very cool. Washed & ironed. We took Ella over to Basil's tonight, had ice cream & cookies.
Wed Aug 10, 1960 Clear, very cool night & a.m. Clarence Jarvis died evening. We to Presque Isle Fair today.
Thu Aug 11, 1960 Clear, very cool a.m. Made beet pickles. Lala broke her left arm, up had it set, here for supper. Max, Irma & Ella went home a.m.
Fri Aug 12, 1960 Clear, cool early, getting very warm. Cleaned. Attended Clarence Jarvis' funeral service afternoon. Clint at mill camp for breakfast yesterday and today. Fire on Eastern ground.
Sat Aug 13,1960 Clear, hot breeze. Cooked a.m., cleaned spare bedroom. Merlin Fero hurt badly in mill yesterday or day before.
Sun Aug 14, 1960 Clear, beautiful day. I attended church. Clint took water tank to fire at Bolton. We attended church at Dead Creek evening, took Claudia & Curtis.
Mon Aug 15, 1960 Foggy early, clearing with good breeze. Washed, ironed, cleaned. Picked cauliflower, cucumbers & onions for pickles. Picked last of beans.
Tue Aug 16, 1960 Cloudy early, clearing, very cool, warmer late in day. Shampooed. Mixed up doughnuts, mended, made 4 pints mustard pickles.
Wed Aug 17, 1960 Clear, very warm. Down street a.m. Fried doughnuts. Mended. Cool night.
Thu Aug 18, 1960 Clear, very warm. Went with Clint to Houlton shopping. Bought coat, shoes for myself & several dresses for girls, also binder for Cheryl. Had supper with Angella & Edna. Angella worked afternoon.
Fri Aug 19, 1960 97º, clear, very hot. Cooked & cleaned. Went down for neck trim a.m. Jean's went to St. Stephen for weekend, left Dusty here.
Sat Aug 20, 1960 Cloudy & foggy, light showers, cleared tiny bit during day. Terribly hot night, cooler today. Baked bread, but no beans. Starting to paint Opal's house, Arthur Graham has job.
Sun Aug 21, 1960 Mostly clear with few sprinkles of rain at times. Attended church a.m. Dusty with us, drove out to see horses & cattle afternoon & over to Lake to talk with Dr. Wishart evening. Had corn for dinner.
Mon Aug 22, 1960 Clear, hot. Dusty had toothache most of night, stopped middle of a.m. Perley & Jean brought Leanna over, we took her to hospital afternoon, having tonsils removed Wed. Clara being taken home tonight. Myrtle Smith in hospital.
Tue Aug 23, 1960 Partially cloudy, very warm night & a.m., getting cooler late afternoon. Very fine spits of rain at times. Ironed, cleaned. Myrtle Smith had eye operation today. Had corn for supper. Mead Varney died.
Wed Aug 24, 1960 Clear with few light showers, very cool. Perley, Dusty & I went up to see Leanna. She operated upon 9 o'clock a.m., feeling very well. Dusty had tooth out.
Thu Aug 25, 1960 Clear, warm. Made 5 pints mustard pickles a.m. Went with Nadine & Alma to hospital to see girls, stayed up until evening.
Fri Aug 26, 1960 Clear, cool a.m., getting hot. Made blueberry pie. Cleaned. Sadie drove one car and we went to hospital for Leanna. Clint home late. Ethel has tonsillitis. Shampooed a.m. Angella went to St. John.
Sat Aug 27, 1960 Mostly clear, very warm, but strong wind. Terribly dusty. Made birthday cake for girls. Leanna feeling better all the time.
Sun Aug 28, 1960 Clear, very warm. Did not go to church. We took Leanna home afternoon, had supper. Took birthday cake, pie, bread, tomatoes, etc.
Mon Aug 29, 1960 Clear, warm. Going to Edna's a.m.
Tue Aug 30, 1960 Clear, very warm. Heavy thunder shower evening.
Wed Aug 31, 1960 No entry.
Thu Sep 1, 1960 No entry.
Fri Sep 2, 1960 Mostly clear, windy, much cooler. Edna & Mrs Hebe brought me to Woodstock afternoon, Angella coming home on bus. Clint picked me up. Brenda Wright & Lawrence Grant married.
Sat Sep 3, 1960 Clear, cool, very cool toward night. Cooked. Made 4 quarts of pickles, dill & icicle. Perley in tonight (after school bus), lunch. Went down for neck trim.
Sun Sep 4, 1960 Cloudy, very raw and cool. Few spits of rain at times. Attended church a.m. Went over to Clate Wright's (Floyd Smith's place) for apples. Ethel's grand children went home today.
Mon Sep 5, 1960 Labor Day. Mostly clear, strong cold wind. Washed large (2 weeks) washing. Holiday for men today. Clint finished picking the beans, got the onions in, etc. Grot Gould very sick.
Tue Sep 6, 1960 Mostly clear, little warmer. Frost early a.m., singed few leaves. School commenced. Leanna, Cheryl & Louise in. Cooked some, finished ironing. Sadie in evening. Harry Griffith & wife in evening few minutes.
Wed Sep 7, 1960 Mostly clear, much warmer. Fried doughnuts a.m. Canned 4 pints of tomatoes, 2 pints corn and made 4 quarts of tomato juice. Ethel in a.m. 70º at bedtime.
Thu Sep 8, 1960 70º early, up to 84º, few cloudy intervals afternoon. Made 4 quarts tomato juice and canned 4 pints tomatoes again. Art & Bert here for dinner.
Fri Sep 9, 1960 90º, mostly clear, growing much cooler evening. Shampooed. Cooked, cleaned, defrosted refrigerator. Grot Gould died a.m. Ken Lutwick & 3 boys over with team for corn for cows.
Sat Sep 10, 1960 Cloudy with some rain early a.m., clearing near noon. Cooked. Cleaned living room afternoon.
Sun Sep 11, 1960 Mostly clear, cool, clouding with little rain evening. Attended church a.m., over to Grot Gould's funeral afternoon (John Boone officiated) and to Marne to church evening., Bob Dowley had service.
Mon Sep 12, 1960 Rained at times hard all day. Hurricane Donna arrived during night, terrible wind & rain. Picked tomatoes & cucumbers. Made pickles. Sewed some. First good rain since Aug 8.
Tue Sep 13, 1960 Mostly clear, cool, getting warmer. Strong gusty winds a.m. Limbs down across telephone wires, hydro wires down, etc. Girls here for dinner, roast chicken. Sewed.
Wed Sep 14, 1960 Cloudy with rain early, clearing later, very strong wind most of day. Washed. Made 3 pints mustard pickles. Attended Baptist chicken supper, then to Meductic to church. Bob Dowley preached.
Thu Sep 15, 1960 Clear with some cloudiness. Sewed some, ironed. Picked squash & pumpkins. Clint had bad cold last night in lungs, better today, but in his head. Went to Meductic to church service.
Fri Sep 16, 1960 Very heavy frost, clear, cold wind. Cooked, cleaned. Leanna came over, didn't go to school a.m., not feeling very well. Went to Meductic to church evening.
Sat Sep 17, 1960 32º, very heavy frost again. Clear, strong cold wind. Clint brought his tiller home again, new motor in it. Plowed one garden, working much better.
Sun Sep 18, 1960 Mostly cloudy, raw cold wind, seems like fall. Attended church a.m., went for drive late afternoon & attended church at Meductic evening.
Mon Sep 19, 1960 Cloudy early, clearing. Washed & ironed. We with Marjorie started for church at Meductic but had car trouble, didn't get far.
Tue Sep 20, 1960 Cloudy with rain commencing at noon. Made tomato pickles, tomato juice & canned ripe tomatoes. Power off an hour & quarter. We took Marjorie & attended church at Meductic.
Wed Sep 21, 1960 Cloudy early, clearing near noon. Made apple pie, apple sauce & 3 bottles of "fruit keep" apples. Edna & Angella down for dinner, & Angella for supper. We and Marjorie attended last service at Meductic by Bob Dowley.
Thu Sep 22, 1960 Clear, beautiful warm day. Went down street a.m. Dug dahlias, glads & we got the potatoes dug and a few carrots topped and in.
Fri Sep 23, 1960 Clear, beautiful day, very warm afternoon. Leanna here most of day, symptoms of rheumatic fever back. Jean took her to Dr. evening, got medicine, to keep on with school.
Sat Sep 24, 1960 Cloudy early, clearing cool. Beautiful day. Cooked. Rummage sale at church hall. Clint plowing up some garden spots evening. Perley in few minutes before supper.
Sun Sep 25, 1960 Clear, beautiful day. I went to church. We went over to Jean's afternoon. Perley, Jean & boys with Cat & Babe up the lake in a boat. We all had supper together, back home late.
Mon Sep 26, 1960 Clear, clouding some toward night, up to 75º. Washed, ironed. Cleaned upstairs. Clint hauled manure for our garden evening.
Tue Sep 27, 1960 Clear, beautiful day, 74º. Clouding late afternoon. Put carrots in crisper, sorted the rest. Repaired my all-weather coat. Clint hauled manure for other garden evening.
Wed Sep 28, 1960 Cloudy with drizzle, fog, or rain at times. Fried doughnuts. Perley ate his lunch here & took Leanna & me to Red Cross nurse at noon. Little spot broke out on Leanna's incision. Clint hauled manure on lawn tonight.
Thu Sep 29, 1960 Cloudy & mild. Pulled rest of beets. Went down street a.m. Made mincemeat afternoon. Clint run lawnmower over lawn to grind up manure.
Fri Sep 30, 1960 Cloudy, mild with quite heavy showers all a.m. Cleaned, cooked a.m. Basil & Lala came at noon, Lala stayed here, Basil out most of afternoon.
Sat Oct 1, 1960 Mostly cloudy, clearing late. Cooked, cleaned. We went up town evening shopping.
Sun Oct 2, 1960 Clear, beautiful cool day. We went to Benton to church to hear Bob Dowley & church here evening.
Mon Oct 3, 1960 Mostly clear a.m. with rain afternoon. Shampooed. Cleaned.
Tue Oct 4, 1960 Mostly clear, windy, quite cool. Washed & ironed rather large washing. Cheryl sick with cold, stayed home from school.
Wed Oct 5, 1960 Clear, cold wind. Cheryl come over but didn't feel well, so stayed with me. I shortened corduroy skirt for Leanna. Sadie & Marjorie called. We went to see Betty's baby.
Thu Oct 6, 1960 Cloudy, very strong wind with rain most of afternoon. Shortened & repaired Cheryl's corduroy jumper. Perley called few minutes. No school, teacher's convention.
Fri Oct 7, 1960 Clear with few clouds. Cooked, cleaned. Very strong cold wind. Basil & Lala called on way from town. Lala got cast off her arm. Perley in for dinner.
Sat Oct 8, 1960 Clear, with very strong cold wind. Cooked, cleaned living room & wiped up & waxed kitchen floor. Joel Wright buried afternoon.
Sun Oct 9, 1960 Partially clear, strong cold wind. We went to Benton to church afternoon. Attended church here evening. Thanksgiving service. Mr Storey from Debec had service. Mr White at Debec.
Mon Oct 10, 1960 Clear, beautiful cool windy day. Thanksgiving day. Washed, line broke. Dried clothes on verandah. Clint worked a.m. We washed and got storm windows down stairs. Attended bible class at Meductic evening, Bob Dowley teaching.
Tue Oct 11, 1960 Rained early morning, partially clearing with few showers. Ironed a.m. Myrtle Smith with little Delong by called afternoon. School started again. Got oil, tank half full. Wed Oct 12, 1960 Variable cloudiness, with few showers, strong cold wind. Sewed some. Clint & Opal put up a new clothes line. Anglican turkey supper, we didn't attend. Taking cold, I think.
Thu Oct 13, 1960 Mostly clear, very cool, windy. Sewed on Leanna's jumper. Perley in for dinner, girls both have dinner here. We put on upstairs storm windows excepting ours.
Fri Oct 14, 1960 Mostly cloudy. Cooked & cleaned. Dusty came over on school bus for few days. Ellis is putting new selkirk flue in for Perley.
Sat Oct 15, 1960 Rained during night. Cloudy, raw cold. Cooked a.m. Looked after Dusty. Went down for neck trim after supper.
Sun Oct 16, 1960 Cloudy with showers all day. We went for drive to Woodstock afternoon. Clint went to Anglican church evening. SS performance in United church. Mr White away.
Mon Oct 17, 1960 Cloudy, misty a.m. clearing afternoon. Made doughnuts, cleaned, sewed some. Dusty went home on bus. Perley in evening, Home & School meeting. Very foggy tonight.
Tue Oct 18, 1960 Clear, mild, terribly strong wind. Washed, ironed. Clint down street evening.
Wed Oct 19, 1960 Clear, cool wind. Went down street a.m. Marjorie went with us to Meductic to bible study class, 2nd.
Thu Oct 20, 1960 Rained during ight and all day. Mild. Shampooed a.m. Cheryl & Leanna here for dinner and staying all night. Clint went to Woodstock with Wilfred tonight to bring back his car.
Fri Oct 21, 1960 28º, clear, cold wind. Cooked a.m. Girls here for dinner. Basil & Lala in for supper. Cleaned.
Sat Oct 22, 1960 Mostly clear, 20º, very cold night and most of day. Busy all day with Saturday cooking and work. Perley got his wood up today.
Sun Oct 23, 1960 Clear, beautiful cool day, 37º. Angella here for dinner, Edna out to Earl's. Annie Mae went back with them. Out for drive. I drove car home. Attended church at Meductic evening.
Mon Oct 24, 1960 45º, rained hard at times all day. Cleaned a.m. Fixing over Cheryl's skirt afternoon. Plumbers putting a flush in Opal's basement.
Tue Oct 25, 1960 Beautiful mild morning, clear, clouding over afternoon with heavy rain late afternoon. Washed, ironed some. We attended bible class at Meductic evening.
Wed Oct 26, 1960 40º, cloudy, clearing about noon. Jean sent Dusty over for few days. Clara died about 11:15 o'clock a.m., not too well for a couple of days. Clint went over tonight.
Thu Oct 27, 1960 32º, clear, beautiful day. Girls didn't come to school today. Perley in had lunch & went to Southampton, Woodstock, etc. Edna & Angella brought Annie Mae home. Called here. Also Mrs Hanes with them.
Fri Oct 28, 1960 Clear, beautiful day. Cooked. Perley in for dinner. Clint took lunch. Clint over to North Lake, came back for flowers that Mr Thomas missed getting on train. Dusty & I went for haircut.
Sat Oct 29, 1960 Clear, beautiful day. Cooked, cleaned a.m. Went over to Clara's funeral, took Dusty home.
Sun Oct 30, 1960 Clear, beautiful day. Basil, Lala and we went to Gagetown, had dinner there and ate supper here. Nice trip.
Mon Oct 31, 1960 Cloudy, cool. Washed, finished drying in basement. Halloween. Nearly 100 children around for treats. Went down street afternoon.
Tue Nov 1, 1960 Cloudy with showers. Perley & I took Cheryl to Dr. with severe cramps a.m., some better later. Ironed.
Wed Nov 2, 1960 Cloudy with heavy showers during night and morning. Cheryl has cramps a.m. and later. Attended bible class evening. Marjorie stayed with Cheryl & Dusty.
Thu Nov 3, 1960 Cloudy with little sunshine, mild. Cheryl real miserable a.m., feeling much better rest of day. Marjorie in evening. Shower afternoon.
Fri Nov 4, 1960 Mostly cloudy, strong cold wind. Cooked, cleaned. Perley took Dusty home in car a.m., brought both boys back for few minutes and home on bus. Cheryl went home, went to school today.
Sat Nov 5, 1960 Cloudy with light snow early a.m. first of season, very cool wind. Cooked, cleaned living room & kitchen.
Sun Nov 6, 1960 Mostly cloudy, few snow flurries. Went up to see Frank & Lala Anderson afternoon. Went to Marne church evening.
Mon Nov 7, 1960 Mostly cloudy early, clearing, not too cold middle of day. I went with Perley & Jean to have boys' throats examined. Have to be operated upon before 23rd. Cheryl…..
Tue Nov 8, 1960 13º. Coldest Nov 8 on record. Clear with some cloud afternoon. Cold wind all day. Washed & ironed. Cheryl here all day, some cramps. Hazel Clark called, intending to come up but coming late. Election day in USA, elected first RC President.
Wed Nov 9, 1960 32º, cloudy, milder. Shampooed a.m. Sadie called afternoon. Roasted fowl for dinner. Cheryl still has cramps. Perley taking car back home this week, working.
Thu Nov 10, 1960 Cloudy, few snow flurries, cold. Cheryl has cramps. Called Dr., but he is away hunting. Perley has car over home working.
Fri Nov 11, 1960 28º. Armistice Day. Cooked & Cleaned. Attended cenotaph service in school auditorium, Mr Crowthers & Mr Brown from Meductic had service. Men didn't work today.
Sat Nov 12, 1960 26º, mostly cloudy, some warmer. Cooked, cleaned. Cheryl feeling good today. Dorothy Crosley died of heart attack. Put on last of storm windows.
Sun Nov 13, 1960 28º, mostly cloudy. Perley's over after dinner for awhile. Cheryl went home with them. Attended church evening & out to Harley Carr's, Dorothy's remains taken there.
Mon Nov 14, 1960 36º, cloudy, light snow and rain. Perley took car home to work today. Dorothy Crosley's funeral afternoon at Anglican church.
Tue Nov 15, 1960 33º, cloudy with showers. Perley & I took Cheryl to Dr. again a.m. Chronic appendicitis. Came home to try and finish school term. Staying over, feeling better. We worked at Algebra all evening.
Wed Nov 16, 1960 49º, heavy rain all night and early a.m., cloudy & drizzly. Reception in church hall for Mr & Mrs White. We attended bible class at Meductic. Cheryl stayed home alone.
Thu Nov 17, 1960 Mostly clear, strong wind a.m. up and got colder. Washed and ironed. Cooked some.
Fri Nov 18, 1960 Clear, beautiful cool day. Cooked, cleaned. Went down street after dinner Attended basket sale in school auditorium for rink benefit. Cheryl & Marjorie took baskets. Clint got them.
Sat Nov 19, 1960 Cloudy early, 30º, clearing middle of p.m. Cooked, cleaned. We sealed some cracks in furnace.
Sun Nov 20, 1960 Mostly clear, Earl, Minnie, Mary Anne, Clint, Cheryl and I went to Angella's & Enda's for Thanksgiving dinner. It was delicious. Attended church evening. George & Hazel called while we were at church, Cheryl stayed home.
Mon Nov 21, 1960 Clear, clouding over with light showers at noon. Washed, ironed. Perley up town with car. Clint went to Millinocket with load of pulp. Bob Dowley called evening. Red Cross work meeting evening.
Tue Nov 22, 1960 30º, clear, beautiful cold day. Shampooed. Cheryl shampooed too. Clint went to Oxbow with Wilfred. Mixed up doughnuts. Sadie in afternoon.
Wed Nov 23, 1960 32º, rainy, clearing later. Jean brought boys over and we took them to hospital for tonsillectomy tomorrow. We stayed until they went to sleep at night, near 10 o'clock.
Thu Nov 24, 1960 26º, clear early, clouding with rain freezing during evening. Jean and I went to hospital, ate dinner in town, came home late evening. Everything covered with ice, we had no trouble. Boys operated upon, fussy afternoon, better evening.
Fri Nov 25, 1960 32º, clear early, clouding over late. Perley, Jean & I went up town, shopped, ate dinner and went to hospital and brought boys home. Feeling very well.
Sat Nov 26, 1960 Cloudy, not too cold. Perley, Jean and I went to Woodstock, shopped some, had dinner and brought boys home, feeling quite well.
Sun Nov 27, 1960 Clear, quite cold. Edna, Angella & Thelma Keirstead came down, Angella here for dinner, others out to Earl's. We went over to Jean's evening. Boys feeling pretty well.
Mon Nov 28, 1960 20º, mostly clear. Washed, cleaned, ironed.
Tue Nov 29, 1960 27º, cloudy with light freezing rain turning to rain afternoon. Mended. Cheryl home afternoon with cramps & backache.
Wed Nov 30, 1960 41º, rained during night and much of a.m. with light snow evening. Called few minutes at Sadie's a.m.
Thu Dec 1, 1960 30º, snowed a little during night. Cold wind all day. Basil & Lala going to town, brought Babe over for the day. Sadie called. Cheryl stayed home all day, not feeling well.
Fri Dec 2, 1960 12º, clear, quite cold. Cooked, cleaned. Cheryl feeling fine, to school all day and to school party tonight.
Sat Dec 3, 1960 Beautiful day. Cooked cleaned. We went up town evening shopping. Sent order, got Angella's plate.
Sun Dec 4, 1960 20º, clear, beautiful day. We went over to Jean's awhile afternoon. Attended church evening. Johnny Moore died around 9 o'clock.
Mon Dec 5, 1960 24º, cloudy. Washed, finished drying clothes in basement. Ethel called evening. Sadie in afternoon. Perley up town, in for lunch afternoon. Ironed some.
Tue Dec 6, 1960 26º, mostly clear, clouding over afternoon. Ironed. Furnace cleaners here cleaning furnace afternoon. Basil & Lala called a.m. Clint hurt his back, went up for treatment.
Wed Dec 7, 1960 40º, mostly cloudy. Clint around home, back miserable. Rained little during night. Johnny Moore buried today at Fosterville. Marjorie in evening, played rook. Shampooed.
Thu Dec 8, 1960 14º, mostly clear, cold strong wind. Made fruit cake, power went off, had to take cake to Sadie's to finish cooking.
Fri Dec 9, 1960 oº, clear, cold day. Cooked, cleaned. Clint & I went to town afternoon. Clint had a treatment for back, better. Leanna staying over, they attending a school party.
Sat Dec 10, 1960 22º, mostly cloudy, light snow showers. Cooked, cleaned. Minnie & Mary Anne went with us to Houlton evening & to Edna's, lunch. Irene Stillwell there & Thelma Keirstead. Sent Irma's & Max's gifts.
Sun Dec 11, 1960 -2º, clear, very cold all day. Attended church at Scott Siding afternoon and at North Lake evening. Mr Dowley preached.
Mon Dec 12, 1960 -2º, cloudy, snow commencing early a.m. and strong wind coming up late. Cleaned. Wrapped parcels, addressed cards. Fire in small school house, got it out. Clint stayed at Garage all night. Terrible night.
Tue Dec 13, 1960 8º above, mostly cloudy, terribly strong wind, snow flurries. No school. Can't keep roads open. Made another fruit cake. Clint working tonight. Lonnie had slight stroke a.m.
Wed Dec 14, 1960 Mostly clear, 8º above. Cold. Washed, hung clothes on verandah and in basement. Ironed some evening.
Thu Dec 15, 1960 -2º, clear, very cold wind. Ironed a.m. Called on Lonnie, better.
Fri Dec 16, 1960 36º, cloudy with rain showers. Cooked, cleaned. Attended school Christmas concert evening. Oil tank filled.
Sat Dec 17, 1960 30º, cloudy, heavy rain during night, turning to snow early a.m., gusty wind, colder, freezing. Cooked. Took Annie Mae with us to Houlton shopping & to Edna's & Angella's. Lunch, home later.
Sun Dec 18, 1960 11º, clear, beautiful day. Clint & I went to Scott Siding to church afternoon, we all attended United church evening.
Mon Dec 19, 1960 5º, mostly clear, calm. Washed, ironed some. Cleaned. Perley in evening. Clint got a Christmas tree and put up. Cheryl trimmed it.
Tue Dec 20, 1960 16º, mostly clear. Shampooed a.m. Finished ironing. Roy Sullivan burned out. Mended. Cheryl shampooed. Marjorie put her hair up.
Wed Dec 21, 1960 2º, cloudy light snow commencing a.m. turning to rain evening. Sewed some. Cleaned living room. Cheryl went home on bus. Santa in the square afternoon, Clint acted.
Thu Dec 22, 1960 26º, light snow turning to rain evening, turning colder later & clearing. Cooked, cleaned, wrapped few parcels. Jean's took Leanna to Edna's for 48.
Fri Dec 23, 1960 1º, mostly clear, few snow flurries late in day. Cooked. School closed a.m. Clint & I went down street for cards, treat, etc., evening, late.
Sat Dec 24, 1960 5º, mostly clear. Cooked a.m. Clint worked although holiday for most of staff. Ralph Collicott's boy struck & killed by car while sliding. Went to Perley's evening for Christmas.
Sun Dec 25, 1960 Snowed some during night & a.m., clearing some late in day. Had lovely dinner. Babe & Cat up late afternoon. Clint & Dusty fooling, dusty fell & cut over eye on chair, not serious. Came home before supper.
Mon Dec 26, 1960 25º, cloudy snow shower early. Clint went to work, took lunch. Ralph Collicott's boy buried a.m. Defrosted Fridge.
Tue Dec 27, 1960 17º, cloudy, clearing with strong wind and colder. Washed. Have quite cold in throat.
Wed Dec 28, 1960 12º, mostly clear, cold. Ironed. Mended. We went to Earl's evening. Lunch.
Thu Dec 29, 1960 -4º, cloudy, growing milder with snow commencing evening. Cold much better.
Fri Dec 30, 1960 22º, clear, beautiful day. Cooked, cleaned. Myrtle Smith called afternoon. Made mocha cake evening.
Sat Dec 31, 1960 25º, cloudy with light snow a.m. Cooked. We went to Houlton evening, shopped some, visited Edna & Angella, had lunch. Came home by way of Woodstock. Stopped at big fire in Woodstock.