Raining in morning. Vern called. had car inspected at Cross’ $3. Jeff came home with Merrill and Steve. Boots is sick. We took him to Dr. Scranton at Gouverneur, $11. He has tonsillitis. Vern’s got here for supper. Brought chicken and strawberry shortcake.

Boots a little better today. Beautiful day. We drawed 2 load of hay. Not too dry. Vern raked and drove on baler. June and boys rode up on load of hay. Halls have new truck. Their Siamese cat got run over by Albert Payne.

I took 4-H cards to Halls and Marie G. Watertown Fair starts. We didn’t go to church. We all took Boots to Dr. Gillette. $10. He has pneumonia and infection. He put him to sleep to examine him. Men drawed load of hay. Vern’s left about 2 PM.

Payne’s bought 10 acres of hay @ $10. Boots not any better. So hard for him to get his breath. Merrill raked hay but not dry enough to draw. Vi called in evening. Wants us to come Sunday. A beautiful day. I washed clothes. Lawn umbrella broke.

A very hot day. Merrill mowed hay. Boots much worse this morning. We took him to vets at 1 PM, $9. Gave him shots and pills for infection and breathing. Temperature normal. Drawed 2 load of hay. Merrill raked hay in evening. Merrill went to Mills.

Very hot and humid. Drawed 3 load of hay. Very cloudy in evening. Boots lots better. Acts like himself again. Some fun getting pills down him. Wrote Don’s and Vern’s. Washed my hair in morning.

Don’s 50th birthday. Very hot and muggy. We drawed 1 load of hay. Cleaned field. We took TV to Thompson’s. Cost $23.65. Got ‘bill hook” for baler, $14.79 at Ennis. We went to Sackets for ladder. Boots and I went to Philadelphia to bank and grocery store. Raining in evening.

Rained off and on but sunny most of time. I defrosted freezer. It needed it bad. Merrill fixed hay rope and mowed away hay. We went to Fair in evening. 4-H building so nice this year. Larger Midway this year.

Sent $20 to Times. Sent bill to insurance company for TV repair. Merrill mowed all 3 lawns. It started raining in PM and they looked so nice and green. I washed clothes. Cleaned house and mopped kitchen floor.

We went to church. Leah and Claude went with us to Bill and vi’s camp for picnic. Les and Beulah there also. A very enjoyable day. Good to all be together again. Another beautiful day, but cool wind.

A nice day. Merrill mowed and raked hay. He put new “bill hook” on baler. Boots and I went to Philadelphia. I made brown shorts.

Dr. Scanlon, 10:30. Dark room examination. Everything OK, $15. Merrill raked hay and started drawing hay before I got home at 1 PM. Very hot. No breeze. Dawn brought over a big cuke.

Rained about all day. Merrill got hay mowed away. He went to Mills in PM. Saw Bill D at Agway. They have their closing tomorrow. Jim, Pat and Jolie here for supper. Jim’s back bothering him. He didn’t work tonight. Gave Boots breathing pills.

Brenda and Bill bought farm at Mills. Hall’s started drawing manure pile. Jim starts therapy on his back. Hot and humid. Merrill raked hay but it was too wet to bale. Got out chopper and blower. I washed clothes. Boots coughing a lot. I gave him more pills.

Cooler today but nice. We baled three load of hay. Parachute jumps at Camp Drum. Many hurt. Merrill baled hay in morning and evening. Gave Boots pills again today.

Finished baling hay for this year. 3475 bales of hay this year. Only Payne’s 10 acres standing hay, $100. 21 acres near building to chop in silo yet. Thunder storm at 5 and 6 PM. Sent Cindy birthday card, letter and $1.

We went to church. About 75 there. We took picnic lunch and drove along river. Took Boots with us. Stopped at Aunt Maude’s on way home.

Cindy’s 12th birthday. Donna is sick. Cloudy and humid all day. I washed clothes. Made brownies. Merrill brought chopper wagon from pasture to get ready to use. He got grease gun from Agway truck, $4.95. He lost one baling. Juanita and Brenda called. Mom has been in Canada 2 weeks.

A hazy day. Washed clothes. Mixed donuts. Merrill chopped first hay across road. Hal was over. Vi called. Carl Horton here in evening. He’s bringing his chopper wagon for Merrill to use.

Merrill started filling silo. Pat B helped put up silo pipe. Brenda called in PM. Donna died on way to hospital this morning. Funeral Saturday. Elgin called in AM. I called them in evening. They are bringing Mom home tomorrow. Called Art’s, Aunt Maude, and Jim’s

Very hot and humid. I went out to Don’s in PM. Elgin and Olive brought Mom home. Merrill chopped grass in PM. 3 loads. Renewed Town and Country. Got it for Brenda and Bill also. Called Vern’s in evening.

We went to city for stuff for dumping station. I got new kitchen curtains at Family Bargain Center, $3.99. Very hot and humid. Rained in evening.

Donna’s funeral. Aunt Maude went out with us. We all went to Mom’s afterwards. Merrill ordered knives for chopper at Frys. Merrill got hair cut at Theresa.

Holly’s 13th birthday. We went to church. Cooked hamburgers on grill. Ate outside. Lazy day. Dawn was over.

Sent car insurance, $127. Wrote Uncle Berl about Donna. Merrill chopped 5 loads of grass. I washed clothes. Dawn was over in evening.

Another hot day. Merrill chopped grass. 4 load. We mowed lawn by house. I barbecued chicken for supper and baked potatoes. Aunt Maude called in evening. Called Esther T, Pat Burke was Floyd’s nephew.

Got letter from Vern’s. Merrill chopped grass. It rained hard at Philadelphia. Just a sprinkle here. Made 3 loaves of pumpkin bread. Got basket of peaches from peddler.

Mark Draper’s first birthday. A hot dry day. Merrill chopped 5 load of grass. Got sympathy cards from Rebekah’s and PNG’s Washed my hair. Washed clothes. Boots and I went for groceries at Philadelphia.

PNG’s at Beulah’s cottage at Clayton. Leah, Marguerite, and iI drove. 16 PNG’s there and Les. Nice day and nice time. Aunt Maude, Lula, and Nettie went with me. Merrill chopped 5 loads of grass. He started taking blades out of chopper. Got 4 new blades by UPS this morning.

I went to Eva Chase Runions funeral, 90, at Theresa. Her husband Charles Runions shot himself and a 17 year old boy here in our house in July 1, over 50 years ago. Merrill put new blades in chopper. He went to Mills in AM. I wrote to Vern’s. Ordered strawberries from Agway. Got Katy’s wedding invite.

Thunder storm. Carroll Ward died 3 years today. We went to church at Philadelphia and at Pulpit Rock Service. Very nice. Les and Beulah there also. They took us to Gouverneur to dinner. Stopped here afterwards. Cow got head caught in blower.

Wrote Juanita and Don. Merrill filled silo. I washed clothes. A nice day. Awfully dry. Halls are at camp this week.

Sent Karen card and $1. Merrill chopped grass. Carl Horton here. Washed Merrill’s clothes. Jim, Pat, and Jolie here for supper. Jolie is a busy one. She is so cute. Jim cut brush by barn ramp.

Rained hard in night. First good rain in ages. Cold all day. Had fire in fireplace in evening. Merrill cut brush by barn. Boots and I went to Philadelphia. Merrill and Boots went to Theresa for bolts. Four church tables came today.

Roberta and Bill Tousant Jr. Married at Sandy Creek. Karen’s 9th birthday. Wrote Vern’s. Sent them Anniversary card. Merrill finished chopping field by living room. I washed bedding. Ironed clothes. Had wood fire all day. Esther and Joyce called.

Boots and I went to Philadelphia to bank. Got pressure canner from Vi Mowers for June. We went to city in PM. Merrill had interview at ASCS office. Got gift for Barker’s. Corning wear. Got new tablecloth, $1.99. Washed my hair in evening.

Kevin Barker and Diana Slades wedding, 11 AM, Mannsville. We went. A large wedding and reception. We stopped to see Orv and Angie. Alex and Margaret Steele there also. A beautiful day. Subscribed for TV, Radio Mirror with Legion guy.

A cloudy day but no rain. We went to church. Rev Danks preached. Rev. B in Buffalo with MYF kids. We went for ride up above Harrisville in PM. Pat’s cows got in Howard’s garden.

Steven Puffer, 18, hurt in car accident. Vern and June’s 13th anniversary. Sent for candy sample for 4-H to sell. Sent Readers Digest subscription for Vern’s and us, paid in full. Called Patty in evening. Steve has kidney injury. Mrs. Daye, District Pres., called in evening. Wants Philadelphia to have fall seminar.

Very hot and humid. Merrill chopped grass. I had chills and fever. Jim, Pat and Jolie came in evening. Brought us rug for bedroom. Jim got 1/3 off on it, $27.

Brenda and Bill and Mark Draper moved in at Mills. Still very hot. I still feel punk. Washed bedding and towels. Dawn was over twice. Merrill chopped grass. I called Mrs. Daye. She says to plan on 100 for luncheon.

Another hot and humid day. Boots and I went to Philadelphia for groceries. Merrill and Boots went to Mills for water bucket. Marine Midland Bank in Seaway robbed of $36,000 in AM.

Kathy’s shower at Legion. I went. Nice turnout. She got a lot of nice gifts. Very hot all day Merrill chopped last of grass for silo,. My throat still sore. Sent Jim card, letter and $5.

I washed clothes. Very hot and dry. I feel horrid yet. Can’t quit coughing.

Very hot. Jim’s 30th birthday. Merrill went to church but I was coughing too much to go. 2 men from Gideons spoke. Rev. B. is in Chicago. Andy came home this morning. He’s been gone since July 22, 6 weeks. We went over to Brenda and Bills in evening. They moved in Wednesday August 29th.

Very hot. I feel punk. Coughed all day.

Very hot, 94°. Merrill mowed lawn back of house. I slept some lst night for first time in a week. Still coughing. Marguerite Beach called to say Les Hall, 78, died this morning of a heart attack. They were getting ready to take Nettie Smith out to eat.

Hot, 94°. School starts today. We went to Les Hall’s wake in evening. Called Gray’s to order flowers for IOOF. Glenn Hubbard, 67, died tonight of heart attack.

Les Hall, 78, Funeral. Buried at Antwerp. We went to Clara Wallace afterwards. She looks good. Sent $3 to church memorial fund for Les. Wrote Mom. Sent Beulah sympathy card. Carl H. came for chopper wagon. Went to Philadelphia for groceries in morning.

Called A & G Heating again. Arthur Parker, Theresa, came in PM and got furnace going. We have to have a new control for it, $36. We moved out bedroom furniture and put down carpet. Looks great. Got letter from Uncle Berl. He has glaucoma.