Beautiful day. Hot. Boots and I went to Philadelphia in AM. Got $99 more for organ fund. We drawed 2 loads of hay. Merrill raked and mowed also. Lorraine B, kids, and Pat’s mother here in PM. Got letter from June.

Drawed 2 loads of hay. Rained and thundered in evening. Merrill mowed. Vi called to say Leah’s brother, Ivan Salisbury, 53, died of heart attack. Martha Meeks feeling better.

Too wet to draw hay. Merrill finished Horton’s barn. Jim’s here most of day. Ricky Baker came with them. Merrill went up to Horton’s.

I worked in garden in AM. Drawed 2 loads of hay in PM. Very hot, 85° today. We went to Philadelphia for groceries. Got 1 dozen Mason jars, $2.69. Called Aunt Maude. She is feeling better.

Stork shower for Windy (Arnold) Graham. I went. Was at Joyce’s. Nice time about 20 there. We drawed 2 load of hay. Sent cards to Clara Wallace, broke leg, and Leah. I helped Arlene prepare communion in PM. Hot 90°

Communion. about 70 there. The Fred Watson family at church back from honeymoon. I helped wash communion glasses. We went to city in PM to Big M store. Sure hot all day.

Drawed 4 load of hay. Cleaned up field across road. 1196 bales so far. A few rain drops in PM. Power off in evening. Made cookies in evening but couldn’t bake them.

Merrill mowed hay by barn. Washed clothes. We went to organ meeting at Heck’s. Went to Alice Flaherty’s first. She had $270 for organ fund. $468 for Bob so far. Fund is $693 to date.

Raining in AM for the first time in weeks. Not very heavy here. Merrill went to Gouverneur to have car inspected. He got twine $23.95 at Coop. Lorraine here to sew on blouse for Fair. Made donuts.

Jolie’s 4th birthday. We drawed one load of hay. Rained in morning some. Wrote Vern’s. Worked in garden. Cooked beets for pickles in evening. I went to Philadelphia for groceries. Stopped at Nancy LaFave’s and Vi’s.

Wrote Mom. Washed clothes. Very windy. Clothesline broke. Froze 5 packages of peas. Carl, Cheryl, and Elizabeth here in evening.

We drawed 2 load of hay. 1488 bales in. Jim’s came in PM. He has been sick with cold. They froze beans and peas to take home. Vern’s called. They are bringing Dan up tomorrow.

Carl and Evelyn Scee stopped by in PM. Steve goes to Aldersgate. Vern’s got here right after we got home from church. 85 at church. Took in $50 on organ fund. We went up to parsonage to check fuses. Went over to Aunt Maude’s. Ella B there.

Merrill mowed hay in AM. We went out to Mom’s in PM. Merrill got tractor plugs at Talcott Falls, $6.10 for 4. Mrs. Cameron called to say it was a loose screw on outside of pole that was causing the problem. Got letter from Uncle Berl.

Don and Juanita’s 25th anniversary. We gave them silver sugar creamer and tray set. We wrote Steve at Camp. Apollo Sojourn Mission. Both got up well. Merrill raked hay. Patsy here to play with Danny. Boys picked black caps.

Nice day. Put in 3 loads of hay. 1542 bales. Merrill mowed 4 acres back of ledge. Roger Hall mowed away 2 load for us. Boots and I went for groceries. Patsy was over. Dan and I wrote Vern and June.

Sent $26 to Times. Up $6 this year. Jim called. They are coming tomorrow. Merrill raked hay. We drawed 2 load. Merrill put new plugs in baler. He mowed hay in evening. I baked cake, pie and crust. Washed clothes in evening. We all got letter from June and Vern.

Terry Hall and Arnold Graham in accident. Dr. Scanlon, 2 PM. I went alone. Everything OK. Jim’s and Ricky came in PM. Helped hay. Here for supper. First “Love and Action” service, about 85 there. Great. Patty froze beans. Roger Hall here to mow away hay, Paid $6.

Vern’s got here in AM with Steve from Aldersgate. Jim’s came about same time. We drawed 2 load hay. “Love and Action”, 7:30. Rained in PM. We went. Vern’s also. Jim’s left early. Not here for supper.

Vern’s left about 9:45 AM. We didn’t go to church. Stormy. “Love and Action”, 7:30. We went. Was by candlelight as power was off all over. Off from 5:30 to midnight.

PNG’s picnic at Vi’s. I didn’t go. Jefferson County Fair opens. I took Marie, Nora, Linda, Alison, Lorraine, Roger and Marg out with exhibits. We ate at Carrolls. Merrill cleaned out kitchen drain. It has been running slow. Thunder storms in evening. Stopped at Fays store. Jim called.

Jim’s here. Jim helped hay, 2350 bales now. Patty and I did garden stuff. Had 8 vegetables out of garden for supper. Boiled dinner, cabbage salad. Tomatoes and cukes. Patty made 17 pints of bread and butter pickles.

I had tooth pulled at Dr. Sommer’s in morning, $12. He took x-rays. Jim’s here in PM. Vicky came with them. Drawed 2 load of hay.

Drawed 2 load of hay. Rained about 3 PM. Roger helped. Paid him, $4. I went for groceries in morning. We went to Gouverneur for twine and bill hook for baler, $21.55. Got letter from Dan and card from Beulah Hall.

I went to Mills for oil. Merrill and I drawed 1 load of hay. Too windy to rake it. Cold and windy all day. Wrote Don’s. Mrs. Cameron called. She has a new Amana freezer. Dean We[?} had a heart attack.

Don’s 52nd birthday. Merrill and I mowed all 3 lawns. Good to have them all mowed at same time. Drawed 1 load of hay. 2900 bales in. Wrote Beulah at Ken’s. She gets there today. Made cookies in AM, donuts in evening. Randy LaFave killed.

Mrs. Cameron’s 64th birthday. We went to church. Drawed part of a load before it rained. Merrill mowed some. Wrote Vern’s in evening. Raining in evening, stormed too. Art and Doris and Douglas here in evening.

Administrative Board meeting at 8 PM. 10 members present. We stopped at Randy LaFave’s wake. I made shorts and 2 tops. Washed clothes. Merrill mowed and raked hay. Too wet to draw.

Drawed hay. Uncle Lloyd and Beulah here for supper. Patty, Vicky, and girls came in evening to stay while Jim and plumber are doing kitchen and bathrooms. They started today.

The girls went to city. Patty went to Dr. They went to Sackets. Jim has the kitchen all torn up. Even took out the stove. Brenda and kids here. She has two fresh air kids. Lisa and Patty, and Bob Payne here in evening to see hay, 17 acres @ $20.

Terry Hall had pin put in leg. Drawed 2 load of hay. Roger mowed away 3 loads. Patty worked cleaning house all day. Prepared meals. Also made 9 pints pickles. Got letter about lawn mower rolls. Jim called in evening.