4-H Demonstrations at 6 PM. I took Nora. She got blue. Tom gave me 4-H seeds for 3 clubs on this road. Merrill worked on church with Bob F. I went to Rebekah’s after demonstrations. Cold all day.

Dad passed away 13 years ago today. Nice but cold. 40° I went to bank and grocery store. Made banana bread. Stopped at Mary’s with seeds and Lodge stuff. Merrill worked at church

Friday the 13th. Pat Brancatella’s birthday. 4-H here. Had 9 here for first food lesson, Candy. Linda, Lisa, Jackie not here. Merrill worked on church. Aunt Maude called in morning. She went to see Aunt Esther in hospital. Mary had spell and is in hospital also.

Lois Ward and Joe Lowery married today at Glenda’ Webbs. Full Gospel Meeting. I went with Ruth. Nice meeting. Nice day but cool wind. Merrill worked at Church. They put up fire escape at CEC. Had pop corn in evening. I won doll in Lodge Raffle.

Saw Jim on Square in city. Palm Sunday. Church full. 5 Babies baptized, Julie Meeks, Joel Sharkey, Weaver baby, Goodenbeck baby and Carolyn Hudson’s baby. Went to hospital to see Marg H, Aunt Esther, Aunt E has cancer. Marg has high blood pressure and sugar. Saw Lila and Jim at Philadelphia store.

Wrote Vern’s. Sent Alice LaClair card in hospital. Initiation at Antwerp but I didn’t go, 75°. A great day. Merrill worked at church. He went to Mills first for wash powder. Boots is 1 year old today.

Colder today. I went to Bible Study with Ruth. Merrill worked at church. Jim, Pat, and Jolie here for lunch and supper. Jim helped on church awhile. Patty gave me shell jewelry.

FFA Supper at school. I worked on it. Fed 123, ham. Beautiful day. Washed clothes. Curly Raymo, 68, died of heart attack. We got beautiful Easter card from Vern and June. Merrill worked at church.

A beautiful day. Boots and I went to Philadelphia for groceries. Merrill worked at church. I got Easter cards and Merrill mailed them in PM. We got card from Dan and Steve. Howard, Evelyn and Dawn were over and spent the evening.

Nice day. Merrill got hair cut at Theresa. Got Easter cards from Jolie and Jim’. Merrill worked at church in PM. I washed bedding. Called Mom and Aunt Maude in evening. Marg is home. Aunt Easter good. Roberta H is engaged to Bill Tousant.

A great day, 80°. Merrill worked at church. I helped set tables at CEC. Joyce came after me. Cleaned house. Washed my hair. Men took down chimney on church. Bobby Eg. and Men are putting siding on it.

Easter Sunday. Rained all night. Rained off and on during day but sunny and warm part of the time. I went to Sunrise Service. We went to church. Good crowds. We went to Mom’s for dinner. Bishop’s had dinner with Don’s.

Council of Ministries at CEC. 7 out to it. Leah went with me. Marguerite called. We went to city to pay for feed. I got canvas shoes at new Agway shoe store, $5.35. They fixed telephone in PM.

Nice day but cold. Merrill finished work at church on doorway. He and Bob F have worked at it 12 days in PM. Dawn was over. I baked cookies, cupcakes, and dessert for supper.

Lula Rappole’s 83rd birthday. Had birthday cake and Jell-O. Rebekah’s. I got the old fashion doll I won on raffle. Betty Fikes, NG made it. Freddie and Doris Aynes house burned to ground tonight. Merrill went to Philadelphia for oil change. Pilot killed in crash near Lowville.

Toby Morrow’s 29th birthday. Cooler today. Merrill built fence for first this year. Not bad this year. Dawn was over. I finished slacks. Boots and I went to bank and grocery store.

Merrill went to city and Mills. He got self propelled lawn mower at Weston’s, $85.59. Got house roof paint. 7 gallon @ $13.95 at Agway. Raining all day. Washed my hair. Gave Boots a bath.

Vern’s. Last time we were there was August 27th. Took boys lawn ornaments, squirrel and frog. We had Boots for first time there. June had nice dinner. Convoy on 81 all the way home. Eleanor came soon after we got home. She and I went to video tape at church with Ruth in evening. Very good crowd.

Fast time begins, 2 AM. Communion Sunday. Eleanor went to church with us. Mary and Lorraine started us ushers for first. Eleanor left about 2:45. She was going to stop to see Aunt Esther. Rained all day but cleared in evening.

PNG’s Betty Rudes. 15 out to it. Committee meeting at Esther’s, 1 PM for Mother and Daughter Banquet. Merrill got new lawn mower together. Very nice. Eva Williams, 86, of Natural Bridge died today.

UMW at CEC. Ruth Porter as guest. A very enlightening meeting on the new UMW set up. 20 out to meeting. Jim, Pat and Jolie here for PM and supper. Rainy.

Warm. Rainy in PM and evening. I washed clothes. Merrill and Boots went to Mills. Marie Gleason and Jamie Schell picked for Ottawa 4-H trip, 18th-19th.

Boots and I went after groceries. Stopped at Leah’s. Left $5 check for Aynes. Cooler and rainy. Marguerite B called in evening. 32 people arrested in Oswego drug raid.

Raining in morning but cleared later on. Sun out in PM. Got 130 gal of gas in tank @ 34 cents. Merrill cleaned inside of car. Cleaned house. Washed Merrill’s work clothes. Washed my hair.

WSCS Conference at Bethany Church. Leah and I drove Willabelle went along. Ruth Eg went with me. 8 from Philadelphia went. Very nice lunch and meeting. Bishop Yeakel guest speaker. Cold. Doris and Aunt Maude went to Canada.

We went to church. Nice day. We went to Aunt Keitha’s in PM. She has trailer at Marion’s Restaurant on Clayton Road now. I talked with Vi about PNG’s going to McCormick’s in June. Aunt M and Doris came home from Canada.

Nice day. Merrill bought 100 bales of hay at $.50 from Payne’s. We mowed the lawns. New lawn mower works great. I washed kitchen window and curtains.

Cooler and cloudy. I went to Bible Study with Ruth. A huge limb blew off tree by living room Our oldest tree.

Rebekah’s Neighbor’s night. 48 present. Kids entertained. Played “Sorry About That” I helped set up tables at church. Rainy all day. Washed my hair. Started cutting up tree limb. Patty called. They have flu.

Got letter and card from June and Vern. Mother and Daughter Banquet. I took Lorraine Hall. 98 present at covered dish supper, 6:30. Grand program. Jim and Pat’s 4th anniversary. Sent Mother’s Day cards and notes. Merrill cut up rest of tree limb. Bob P cut some with chain saw.

We went to city to pay for feed. Called Jim’s. He went to doctor. Got 8 pieces of white plastic fence @ 59 cents. Dawn over in evening. Rainy and colder. Merrill and I took tables and chairs back to fire hall. Got basket for dish washer.

Rain off and on. Merrill built fence along road. Bought two pizza’s from Esther. Benefit ARC.

Mother’s Day. We went to church. Lazy day. Cold and cloudy all day. Vern’s went to Rochester today. Jim had to work. Called Mom in evening. Aunt Esther coming good.

Circle G meeting, Marilyn Compus. 5 G’s and 4 B’s there. Next meeting June 11 at CEC. IOOF had meeting. 7 there. Lodge meeting next Monday night. Sent Patty card and $5 for her birthday.

Pat’s birthday. 26. They were here for supper. Rainy some. Merrill mowed front lawn. I went to Bible Study. I drove. Ruth didn’t go.

A beautiful day. Merrill finished mowing lawns. He got stuck in pasture with tractor in PM. I started cleaning house. Washed living room walls and woodwork. Cleaned kitchen cupboards and oven in evening.

1 inch of snow in Syracuse. Snow flurries here. Raining all day. Watched first day of Watergate hearings by senators on TV. Waxed living room floor. Washed dining room curtains and windows. Put green draperies in Jim’s room. Went to Philadelphia for groceries. Merrill went to Mills to pay feed bill.

4-H Ottawa trip, 7 AM. Marie and Jamie go on it. Raining again all day long. Merrill bought 100 more bales of hay from Payne’s @.50. He drawed one load. I ironed living room curtains and did ironing. Baked cupcakes, cookies and rhubarb and berry pie. Snow in many places. School closed in Boonville, Utica.

Gave Boots worm kills. Food sale Confirmation class, cookies and cup cakes. They made good on it. Boots and I went to Philadelphia in morning. I made over bedroom curtains in both rooms upstairs. Dyed bedspreads and rugs. Washed quilts. Washed my hair.

Got Jim’s green striped sheets for anniversary. Sun out today. Sure is great. Didn’t last long. Raining by noon. Rained all day. We went to Weston’s in PM. Got shower curtain and window curtain for bathroom. Stopped at Pearl Hoteling’s, Merrill’s cousin. Aunt Cora at Edna’s. Edna is in hospital.

Rainy. Wrote Uncle Berl. IOOF Meeting. Merrill went. I cleaned laundry room. Also washed bedroom curtains. Cleaned silverware in evening. Pat and Jim called. Jolie had x-ray on her leg yesterday.

Patty’s Pearl Party. I didn’t go to it. PNG’s at Hall. 16 out. Nice time. Vivian, Lois L and Minnie W on committee. I went to Bible Study with Ruth. Only one more until fall.

Rebekah’s. I went. Some went to Igloo after Lodge. A beautiful day. Merrill mowed all three lawns. They look great. I weeded Iris. Put up new lawn fence, white plastic. Got plants up from cellar. Turned the cows out for first time this year, days and nights.

We went to play at school “Deadwood Dick” Larry Patchen and men spray painted house roof. We gave him $55 for his work. We used 5 gallon of Agway paint, total $69.75. Got letter from June. Boots and I went to bank and grocery store. Merrill put dirt on flowers. Betty Haggerty went to hospital.

Merrill went to auction at Ogdensburg with Pat B. Wrote Vern’s. Talked with Aunt Maude and Marguerite B. Marguerite’s daughter had brain tumor operation at 1 today. There is a leak thru the kitchen ceiling from the bathroom sink.

Washed my hair. Gave Boots a bath. Cloudy day off and on. Rained in evening. We planted glads and dahlias. Went to Theresa for plants. Took them to cemetery. Set some by flag pole. Got wire fence at Seaway.

Mom called in morning. Marg went to hospital Wednesday. We didn’t go to church. Went out home for dinner. Mom came home with us. Stopped at hospital to see Marg. She is some better. Art and Doris here in evening.

Rained all day. We went up to Uncle Len’s in PM. Betty coming good. She got home from Mercy Hospital Friday, Memorial day. Betty’s 69th birthday today.

I have had glaucoma for three year since I found out. Last Bible Study until fall. I didn’t go. Leslie, Grace and Mother T here for supper and all night. Jim, Pat and Jolie here for supper also. Gave them anniversary gift, sheets. Washed clothes. Washed Mom’s hair.

Howard and Evelyn’s 21st anniversary. Leslie, Grace and Mother T left about 10 AM. Were going to stop at Rodman cemetery. Merrill’s leg is bothering him, arthritis.