District meeting PNG at Antwerp. I went with Vi. 53 voted. Leah Simonds elected DDP as no one else wanted it. Merrill cut wood. Michael Payne back in Syracuse Hospital.

Dad has been gone 15 years today. We went out to Mom’s. Went to Garns to see about bathroom outfit. Got eye drops at Fays. Juanita and kids were at school musical practice.

Nice day. We went to church, 115 there. We went to evening service. Joyce G speaker. Very good. Wrote 4-H invitations, 10 of them. Jamie Schell, 15 had baby girl in Mercy hospital.

Nice day. Washed clothes. Merrill cut elm tree in front yard. Got Aunt Maude’s ladder to put rope on it. Bennett’s planted it. Had elm disease. Pat B here. Merrill went to Lodge. He took Aunt Maude’s ladder back.

Lula Rappole went to Carthage hospital. Gall bladder. I wrote Debby. Sent 4-H invitations. I went to Bible Study. Lorraine, Tony and Tina here in PM. Jim, Pat and girls here for supper. Patty brought lemon pie. Got letter from Dr. Scanlon. He has sent my records to Dr. David Rosen in Kingston.

Beautiful day. I washed sheets and spreads. Took down stairway curtains. I made Chinese cookies. Debby Hanson called. She isn’t in school. Has court next week. She wants to go home this week. Merrill helped Jim M clean at Lodge Hall. Called Mrs. Cameron about bathroom.

Beautiful day. Boots and I went to Philadelphia. Put $73, Cancer Fund money in bank. Stopped at Leah’s. Merrill cut wood. I cleaned house. Washed kitchen curtains. Jamie got home from hospital.

4-H Korea slides with Vern. Hills 7:30. 40 there. All very nice. Washed my hair. Vern’s got here at 6 PM. Michael Payne very ill. In coma now. I went over to Evelyn’s in evening.

Jimmy Schell called in evening. Very windy. Jim’s came in PM. All here for supper. So good to all be together again. Jim had to work. Patty went home with Vern’s to Sackets. Jolie spent night at Puffers.

Still windy. Cloudy. We went to church, 97 there. Called Cancer Crusaders in PM. Several not finished yet.

Mom called in evening. Having open house for Uncle Len. Turn in Cancer money. Didn’t take it in as some aren’t ready yet. Collected some and put it in bank. Called 4-H girls about tomorrow. Brian Payne went to hospital with bad cold. Merrill cut wood. 4-H office called. Seeds are there.

4-H Bowling Party. All went but Judy, Jamie, and Lorraine. Isabel H and Peggy and us drove. 50 cents a game. I stopped at leah’s for Cancer money. $355.34 so far.

Marilyn gave me B-12 shot. Charge Conference, 7 PM covered dish. About 40 present. Nice supper and meeting. Rebekah Initiation practice. Lila Miller went to hospital. Merrill helped set up church tables.

Garmon Roggie in Mercy hospital., heart attack. Called 4-H kids about food sale items. Took cancer money to city, $387.09. Joyce and Nancy to turn in yet. Got 4-H garden seeds. Stopped at Brenda’s. Talked with Dr. Roberts from Brenda’s.

Lula’s 85th b birthday. Merrill went to auction with Bill D at Chaumont. Bill bought tractor. I baked rolls and fried cakes. Made cake for Marilyn and Bob Payne. Mike is worse.

Floyd Taylor went to hospital with heart attack. 4-H Food sale at 10 AM. Millers. We made $42. Buying slow 11-3. Lila Miller has Cancer. Snow flurries and hail. Got letter from Debby and Mom. Lyle Murphy is taking cobalt treatments.

Cold day. We went to church, 115 there. I’m tired today. Lazy day. Open House for Uncle Len’s 80th birthday canceled.

Nice day. Merrill raked on yards. Washed and baked cupcakes and cookies. Jim, Pat and girls came in evening. Brought black plastic from 4-H office.

Bible Study. I went with Ruth. Nice day. Floyd Taylor had heart attack Saturday. In Carthage hospital. Lisa here to fill out 4-H report. Nancy Lafave brought last Cancer Crusade money. Turned in $409.20 for 1975 Philadelphia fund.

Sent 6 reservations to UMW lunch at Bethany. Great day. Opened porch for first this year. cleaned all of it but the windows. Put plants out there. Merrill went to agriculture meeting at Town Hall, Philadelphia. I went to Lodge for practice.

Sent news items to Town and Country. Sent Garmon R and Floyd Taylor get well cards. Raining, lazy day. Got letter from Dr. Scanlon and Dr. Rosen. Appointment with Dr. Ronald Pinkerton in Kingston May 20. Lorraine here to sew.

4-H Food lesson, “Foods, Let’s Explore”. All here but Hill’s, Jamie, and Marie. Amy Ambrantes guests with Vicky. We went after groceries. Put 4-H money in bank. Sent reminder of Cancer money. Wrote Vern’s.

Beautiful day, 75°. Vern’s called in evening. Planted flower seeds. Merrill worked over garden. He built fence. Washed my hair. Marguerite Beach’s daughter, Madeline, 52, took her life. She lives in Georgia.

Rainy and cool. We went to church. Children’s Day with Joyce Griffin, Sunday School Superintendent in charge. 178 there. Nice program but long and noisy. Bill Heck talked to Bill Flaherty and I about church organ.

Cleaned stove pipes. Baked rolls and molasses cookies. Merrill built fence. Cheryl and Vi called. I called Esther T. in evening. Floyd better but still weak. Sent sympathy card to Marguerite.

UMW. Mr. Ball’s slides on Africa. 30-40 there. Had short meeting first. Marilyn and Brian here in PM. Returned cake plate.

UMW District meeting, Bethany church in city. 9:30. Reservations in May 1st. Mrs. Cameron, Vi, Margaret M. Leah, Carrie went with me. Mr. Cameron went to Doc Livingston in PM. She has sugar. I was so tired I went to bed at 9:30.

I wrote Vern’s. Aunt Maude called in AM. We went to city and Sackets. Visited with Aunt Cora, Patty and girls. Merrill got work shoes at Max Albert’s, $24. I got pink night gown at Fays, $3.59. Great day. Lodge practice. Got milk check, $160.

Got cards and notes from Vern. Sent Mother’s day cards. Sent Jim and Pat anniversary card. Michael Payne 6, died today in Upstate Hospital of brain tumor. He has been in there since April 10th. Merrill and Bob Flaherty worked on parsonage bathroom. Boots and I went to Philadelphia for groceries.

Jim and Pat’s 6th anniversary. Merrill worked at parsonage bathroom. Jim Hardy helped. I made casserole and pie for Payne’s. Merrill took it to them. We went to funeral home at Lafargeville in evening. Stopped by Aunt Keitha’s but she wasn’t home.

Mother’s Day. We went to church. stayed for Memorial Service for Madelyn Beach’s John. Called Mom. Bob Best died. Michael Payne’s funeral 2 PM. We didn’t go. Went to funeral home last night.

Cows out for first days. Merrill helped at parsonage. Wrote Uncle Berl. Mother and Daughter Banquet covered dish, 90 there. I took Lorraine. Patty couldn’t come as Jill had shots and wasn’t feeling good. Cheryl had a wonderful program, patriotic.

Beautiful day. Turned cows out nights. Jim’s here. They all planted most of garden. I fixed Jim’s pants and put emblem on his shirt. Merrill mowed all 3 lawns for first this year. I went to Bible Study.

Floyd Taylor had bad spell. Initiation at Rebekah’s. 54 present. All went well. Vicky Flynn joined. Also for Copenhagen and 1 for Garmon. First time we have put on the work in years. Donna cut my hair short. Got $8 refund from hospital. Merrill had tires changed at Mills. Had to get new one, $44.

Patty’s 28th birthday. Went to Philadelphia for groceries. Merrill fixed Mrs. Cameron’s faucet. Cleaned it out again. I went to Marilyn’s for shot. Got groceries. Merrill planted rest of garden. Thunder and rain in evening.

Eleanor and Mom called from Philadelphia parsonage [?] Meeting Roberta at Ogdensburg. Juanita went with Roberta to Ogdensburg. We washed all downstairs windows. Washed curtains in bedroom and dining room. Mrs. Cameron called. Floyd Taylor very bad.

A beautiful day. Like summer. Merrill helped put bath tub upstairs in parsonage. I washed clothes and draperies most of day. Did ironing also. A lot of ironing with draperies.

Vern called in evening. Jim leaves for Monticello, NY for police convention. We went to church. Marva told us she is engaged to Fred Watson. Wedding July 4th. Miles were at church. Sat in sun in PM. Made 2 apple pies for FFA supper.

Nice day. Patty and girls came in PM. Here for supper. Jim at police convention. Pat and Merrill planted more seeds. I cleaned floors. Very hot all day. I went to Administrative Board meeting. Only 6 there. Talked of fund drive for new organ.

My appointment with Dr. Ronald PInkerton, Kingston 10 AM. We left home at 7:30. Not too much trouble finding place. Had several tests by 3 doctors. Have to go back for two days later. Nice day but hot. We got home at 2:30. Called Vern’s in evening. Got letter from June.

Floyd Taylor died at 7:30 PM. Wrote Mom. Merrill mowed all three lawns. Sent Gehm’s card. Some of garden is up. My eyes have run all day. Brenda, Bill and boys here in evening. Had been to Pearls. Patty called.

Merrill helped Jim M fix garage. Don Gehm’s 64th birthday. FFA supper at school. Fed 159. I got home at 11:10. Lois L called to say Floyd Taylor, 62 died last night. Merrill and Boots went to Lafargeville for 25 pounds of cheese, free to FFA.

Very hot, 85°. I went after groceries. Howard here to use phone. We went to Floyd’s wake in evening. He is at home. Very hot in evening.

Floyd’s funeral, 4 PM at church. I went. Margaret M went with me. We went to Philadelphia in AM to take dish of scallop potatoes to Taylor’s. I got worm capsules for Boots and gave him some. Hot all day but nice breeze late in PM. Sent Merrill’s life insurance.

We went to church. Not many out today. We went out to Mom’s afterwards. Had lunch there. Put lilacs from Mom’s on Dad’s grave. Jennie Hayes, 74 was killed at Talcott Falls exit. We saw Jim on square.

Decoration Day. Cloudy off and on but no rain. Jim, Pat and Jolie came in PM. Left at 9 PM. Dr. Pinkerton’s office called from Kingston. I go Wednesday and Thursday for rest of tests. Merrill mowed all 3 lawns in AM.

Garmon and Pauline Roggie’s auction. Wrote Vern’s. Ruth and I went to Bible Study. Last one until fall. A good meeting. Washed clothes. A cloudy day but no rain. Bob Flaherty had heart attack during night. A bad one.

We went to Kingston for me to have 4 eye pressure tests. Got to see a lot of Kingston as it only took about 10 minutes for tests. Called Vern’s in evening to have them see about Mom’s eye records. Beautiful day. Called Esther.

Lisa here to fill out 4-H report. Five years of glaucoma. We went to Kingston for second day. Had tests all day. We toured old Fort Henry. Very nice. Dr. Pinkerton changed my drops to 4 %. Also have to use Epifrin at bedtime. Use drops 4 times a day.

Howard and Evelyn’s 23rd anniversary. Merrill, Boots and I went to city. Got first bottle of 4% drops and first bottle of Epifrin to use at bedtime. Got aluminum canner, $5.97. Called Patty. Raining for first in ages. Got letter from Dot Medina.