Otis Easton’s funeral 9:30 AM. Aunt Maude, Cathy, Lila, Cheryl, Grace and Chris went to funeral. Merrill ordered stone for pasture road. Brought two loads today. Sent Steve newspaper on parade. Belt on chopper ripped. Can’t get one until Tuesday. Leah called in evening.

Jim’s 29th birthday They finished fill in pasture road. 7 loads of stone and gravel. We mowed lawns. Very hot. Cloudy in evening. Called Aunt Maude. Washed my hair in evening. Also clothes.

We went to church. Cloudy and rainy and cold all day We took Boots for ride in PM. Drove over past Vicky and Marshall’s new trailer located near Calcium. Karen Ann Hill, 8 found murdered at city last night. Arthur Sharcross arrested for it today.

Labor Day. Merrill got stuck in pasture with rake. Hay too green to rake. Jim, Pat, and Jolie here for PM and supper. Jim has been sick with cold. colder today. Gave Jim Centennial book. $110,000 in Jerry Lewis Telethon.

WSCS at Margaret Matt. 13 out. Merrill broke mower. We went to Fry’s at Depauville and to Talcott Falls. Belt for chopper hasn’t come in. Cool but nice today.

School starts. The body of Jack Blake, 10 years, found today. Missing since May 7th. Found in woods on Bradley Street. We baled 1 load of hay. wheel came off wagon. Graham’s here in evening. They are going to finish hay on halves. Had flat tire on baler.

Scott Thayer’s first birthday. We put in 3 loads of hay. Everything worked good today. Nice day but looks like rain. Got chopper belt extension by parcel truck in evening.

Edith Seeley’s 86th birthday. She was home for the day. I went up in PM. Many there. She was so glad to be in her home. Her mind still alert. Merrill and Boots went to the Mills. Rainy. Howard and Dawn over in evening.

Got belt on chopper. Merrill chopped 1 load of grass. Ed Graham mowed hay back of ledge. Merrill went to meeting at church on building committee. Washed my hair in evening. Renewed Life magazine for 30 weeks with Bill Scott, $5.

Church at 11:15 AM. We went to Sunday School. 145 in Sunday School. Floyd Taylor new adult teacher,. Church full even front seats. Light frost last night for first. Merrill mowed all 3 lawns.

Martha and John Meeks have baby girl born today, Julie Ann. Merrill chopped 3 load of grass. New belt on blower ripped. Boots and I went to bank and store. Ed and Arnold working at hay.

Wrote Danny. Rained during night. Merrill drawed one load of hay. Rebekah President Dorothy Jourone made official visit to Jefferson County. Philadelphia beef dinner at Legion. Meeting at Mason’s Hall. Leah Simonds DDP, 181 present at meeting. Very nice.

Rebekah’s. Good turnout. We went to city twice. Got blower belt fixed, $16. Called Mary. They had $300 stolen out of their safe last week. Got new stereo needle for record player at Carl’s, $4.

Got belt back on blower. Heard today that Lorraine Brancatella had appendix operation yesterday. I went over and stayed with kids while Pat went to hospital in evening.

Wrote Beulah Hall note. Merrill put in 4 load of grass. Boots and I went to Bank and store. Jim Schell had cow with rabies. Jim, Jimmy, and Marian taking rabies shots. Got letter from Mrs. Beardsley. Has my soap carving made. Big M store robbed during night, $1,700. Stayed with Brancatella kids.

Graham’s drawed hay today. We put in two loads. Washed clothes. Cleaned house. Stayed with Brancatella kids in evening.

We went to Sunday School and church. I went with Ruth to Singspiration at Evans Mills in PM. I stayed with Brancatella kids in evening. Very warm today. Graham’s baled 3 load of hay in late PM.

PNG’s here. Minnie P. and Marion with me. Sandwiches and cookies. 12 PN Grands here. Thunder storm at noon. No haying. Merrill chopped 2 load of grass. Lorraine B. got home from hospital. Les and Beulah here. Rainy.

Our Bible Study started, 20 out to it. I drove. Ruth went with me, Merrill chopped grass. Cold wind all day. White frost in evening. Dawn was over.

I went to 4-H Leaders Meeting at Fire Hall. Mary went with me. Merrill and Ed baled four load of hay. I took cake over to Brancatella for their supper. Lorraine had stitches out at doctors office this morning. Sent Vern card, letter, and $10.

Vern’s 36th birthday,. Drawed two load of hay for us. Nice day. Warm.

Mowed front lawn. Wheel broke on lawn mower. Merrill chopped grass. Boots and I went to Philadelphia for groceries.

Sunday School paper drive. Only 1 load of hay in barn as Graham’s baler broke. Nice day. Washed clothes. Merrill and Boots went to Agway for wheel for lawn mower but couldn’t get one. Washed my hair in evening. Dawn was over.

Raining again. We didn’t go to Sunday School or church. Went out home for dinner. First we have been out in ages. Stopped at Weston’s and got wheel for lawn mower, $2.30. Called Patty. Jim is paneling living room.

Cloudy all day. Rained in evening. Council of Ministries at church. I didn’t know it until Anne E. called in evening. Only 5 members out. Merrill mowed away hay and silage. Dawn was over. Ivan Hale has to go to hospital.

Bible Study. I went alone asIwent to bank and grocery store. We went to Gouverneur in PM. Merrill got new shoes, $18. at Gouverneur Co-Op. Jim, Pat and Jolie here when we got home for supper. Jim had to work in evening. Jolie is so cute walking. Raining all day.

Sent school taxes, $287.40. Merrill chopped 2 load of grass. He finished 17 acres. Ivan Hale went into hospital for tests. I went to Lodge in evening. Election of officers. Betty F. NG, Betty Rudes VG, Marguerite Financial. Sec, I’m Treas. again. Mary called. They are bringing Jim back from NY City tonight.

I figured Lodge Books. All balanced. Boots and I went to bank and got groceries. Beautiful day. Merrill started chopping oats.

4-H Talent show. Cloudy. Merrill chopped oats. Merrill got hair cut at Theresa.

Church Board Meeting. Only 16 out. We voted to buy Hall House for $11,000 if possible. Rained hard all evening and day. Washed clothes.