Pick up 4-H cookies at office. 15 cartons . We went to city. Got two pant suits at Sears. On sale. Called Patty. Made eye appointment for Merrill. Will be spring.
Monthly Archives: October 1975
Diary Entry for 10/2/1975
Sent Brenda card. Vi and I went to visit Ruth Schell. Got groceries. Cold. Theresa Installation. I went with Martha. Merrill got points and plugs for lawn mower at Floods.
Diary Entry for 10/3/1975
Merrill finished mowing lawns. 4-H here. Election of officers. All members here. 14 of them. Boxed and took home cookies for sale. Sent $34 to Dr. Pinkerton, Kingston, Canada. Wrote Mary. 14 Rebekah’s had memorial service at Mills for Carrie Fike, 91.
Diary Entry for 10/4/1975
Mary and girls put up 4-H display window at Donna’s shop. Garden projects. I cleaned and waxed around rugs, and kitchen floor. Aunt Maude called to say Ida Petrie, 46, died of heart attack. Merrill cut wood.
Diary Entry for 10/5/1975
Communion Sunday, 75 out. We went out to Mom’s. Had dinner there. Ken’s came up. Brought lard. She got 19 pounds. Bill and Vi here in evening. We stopped at Marg and Roy. Marg’s birthday. Marg gave me crabapples. We got pears and potatoes.
Diary Entry for 10/6/1975
Wrote Beulah Hall. Jim’s here in PM and supper. Patty made 3 pair of slacks, maternity. Jill had shots. Made her uncomfortable and sore. We went to funeral parlor for Ida Petrie. Mastitis control guys here. Lots wrong.
Diary Entry for 10/7/1975
Got blue award, 4-H window. UMW, Mrs. Gladys Barane guest speaker, about 30 there. Very nice. Merrill and Boots went to city for milking machine pump. Got used one at Bisnetts for $125. Bible Study. Peggy and girls here in evening for cookies. Marie and Lorraine picked for Montreal trip.
Diary Entry for 10/8/1975
Rebekah’s. We went to city. Merrill ordered vacuum line for barn at Bisnetts. They put it in Monday, $295. Got letter from June. Will be here the 17th.
Diary Entry for 10/9/1975
Made crabapple conserve, 8 cans. Merrill cut wood and put some down cellar. Bank robbery, National Bank at City. Jim on TV news tonight on American Corner. Lorraine here for 4-H cookies.
Diary Entry for 10/10/1975
4-H Achievement Night, General Brown. All went but Judy and Nora. Laura won 2nd place at talent show. Lynn’s and Judy drove also. Merrill and Boots went to Ennis’s for manure spreader apron, $125.57. Had winter tires put on at Agway. One tire was worn.
Diary Entry for 10/11/1975
Gillette here to treat 12 cows in morning, $67. Merrill put new apron in spreader. Rainy, thunder storm in PM. I feel horrid all day. Quit taking iron capsules, diarrhea bad, 4th day of it.
Diary Entry for 10/12/1975
Rainy and cold all day and evening. Very foggy in morning. We went to church. Bob and Joyce Griffin in charge. Very good. Roger and Joanne Rappole and children here for weekend at Lila’s and Alice’s. Came to church. The Cameron’s not at church. Laity Sunday.
Diary Entry for 10/13/1975
No school or mail. Bisnetts put in vacuum line, $295. Bill came over and helped in PM. Brenda and boys came also. Thunder storms in evening. Merrill went to Lodge.
Diary Entry for 10/14/1975
Jim’s here for lunch and supper. Kenny, Brenda, Kim and Jeffrey here in evening. Jim, Pat, Brenda and Kenny went over to Martin’s awhile. Patty made navy slacks. I went to Bible Study with Ruth. Men dug beets.
Diary Entry for 10/15/1975
Brenda’s dentist appointment. We went to Mills in morning to get Mark and Billy. Bill and Brenda came after them in evening. Merrill put wood down cellar.
Diary Entry for 10/16/1975
Merrill cut and drawed wood. Boots and I went to Philadelphia for groceries. Cleaned house. Washed and cooked beets to can. We went to city in evening for iron pills. I got black print jersey at Westons, $5.99. Vern’s called. Mary H here.
Diary Entry for 10/17/1975
Vern’s eye appointment, Dr. Scanlon. Everything OK. His eyes haven’t changed in 10 years. They got here about 5:45. Left at 8:30. June has teachers conference in Syracuse in morning. Merrill drawed wood. Got bill from Kingston hospital, $28.80. Made cheese cake.
Diary Entry for 10/18/1975
Canned 7 quarts carrots. Merrill dug rest of garden stuff. Carrots, glads. Payne’s had house raising today. Put up frame and roof. Cold and windy all day. Washed clothes. Got David Hanson and Linda Hough wedding invitation.
Diary Entry for 10/19/1975
Rained all day. We went to church. Joyce got sign for CEC for us. cost $8 to paint and letter. Mr. LaSalle. We went to Mrs. Beardsley in PM. She gave her smoking stand that was her husband’s to Mrs. Little. They bought it years ago.
Diary Entry for 10/20/1975
Wrote Uncle Berl. Raining about all day. I got rest of carrots ready to freeze. Got clock from Amway for Mom but it doesn’t strike only once on the hour.
Diary Entry for 10/21/1975
Charge Conference, Evans Mills, 7 PM. covered dish. We just went for meeting. Not many there. Rev. Wood in charge. Mr. Ball led devotions. We went to city and to Jim’s. Took Jolie Halloween costume and Jill dog. We put up UM Christian Ed Center sign on CEC. Name picked Nov. 27, ‘72, Rev. Blankenship.
Diary Entry for 10/22/1975
Rebekah’s Installation. 72 there. Vi, Esther, and I on committee. Bay staff installed. I went up to help in AM. Merrill went to Lafargeville for points for tractor and put them on in PM. Merrill went to Antwerp.
Diary Entry for 10/23/1975
Went up to hall and helped Vi and Esther clean up kitchen. Got groceries. Sure tired today. Didn’t sleep because of leg cramps all night. Merrill and Boots went to Mills. Merrill cemented cellar wall. Beautiful day, 70°. Sent Steve $5 check.
Diary Entry for 10/24/1975
Vern’s go to Massachusetts this weekend. Jim goes hunting. Another beautiful day, 74°. Merrill cleaned cellar. Wrote Mrs. Beardsley. Sent UMW poem to Mrs. Bellinger at Theresa. We went to Islander’s Concert at Philadelphia High School. A great show. Tracy Robertson, leader.
Diary Entry for 10/25/1975
Steve’s 11th birthday. Lorraine, Lisa, Nora, Marie and I met to plan 4-H projects. Met at Igloo in AM. I made cookies and donuts. Merrill finished cleaning cellar. Washed my hair in evening. Rained some. Very warm all day.
Diary Entry for 10/26/1975
Show time again. We went to church. Ate at Igloo. We drove to Dexter but couldn’t find where Gladys and Ted lived. Keitha and Marion called. Gladys also.
Diary Entry for 10/27/1975
No mail, no school. PNG’s at Margaret Waters. I didn’t go. Patty and girls here for supper. Jim is up in the woods hunting with Kenny. Merrill cut wood. I fell in kitchen with Jill. No one hurt. Elaine and Tammy went to Gouverneur to live.
Diary Entry for 10/28/1975
I went to Bible study with Ruth. Marva came for first at Margaret’s. Merrill cut wood.
Diary Entry for 10/29/1975
Sure sore and lame from fall with Jill. Cut my hair.
Diary Entry for 10/30/1975
Merrill got hair cut. Got insulated underwear at Pearls. Cold all day. We went to Philadelphia for groceries. Lisa here to make out 4-H report. Mr. Pilbeam died this morning.
Diary Entry for 10/31/1975
Halloween. 7 kids here. Washed clothes and our bed room curtains.