Clinic. Merrill’s blood count is 15, blood pressure is 124/78. Mine was 14 and blood pressure 148/72. Merrill worked at wood. Rained in evening and during night.

Jim’s 39th birthday. He is at Portaferry Scout Camp with the Explorers. We went to city for church stuff at Whites, and eye drops. Got 50# potatoes. Wrote Steve. Sent Jim card and $5.00 check.

Got foam picnic basket, 89 cents. Wrote Ken’s. Went for groceries. Windy, rainy and sunny by spells. Merrill cut wood. Airbrake laying off and cutting down to three day week because business is so bad.

Rev. Salisbury’s first wedding today. Wendy Bowers and John Bartholomew. Patty called. Kenny and Brenda Rudes have separated. Wrote Vern’s. Washed clothes. Merrill cut wood. He ran cleaner. Jim and boys break camp today.

Rev. Salisbury’s first baptism at Evans Mills. We went to church, 50 out. Jim, Pat and kids here for 3 PM dinner. They left early. Jim may work on telethon. Bob Puffer has learned he is adopted. Calvin and Dolly Congdon and granddaughter Holly here.

MDA Telethon. Jim and explorers work in it. Labor Day. Watched telethon. Called in $5.00 pledge. Merrill cut wood until it started raining in PM. WWNY raised $430,000.00

Merrill went to Sixbury for oil and wire for chain saw. He finished cutting wood, 13 cords. Washed clothes. Carl and Randy split last of it with their tractor splitter. Send Edith Seeley birthday card at Cedars Nursing Home

Schools open. Edith Seeley’s 96th birthday. Merrill worked at parsonage. I called Peggy Sepko. Carl much better. Rebekah’s first fall meeting, 7 there. We draped (?) charter for Lois Lowry.

UMW at parsonage. Very nice meeting, 19 there. Merrill helped at Horton’s all day driving tractor at Carl’s mother’s. I went for groceries. Lazy day. My arthritis hurts.

I called Steve at Potsdam. He likes it great. Sounded great. Bus fare to Philadelphia is $4.25. I called bus depot. Merrill worked at Horton’s all day. Manure spreader broke again. David Congdon stopped in awhile. Great day. Real warm.

Merrill worked at Horton’s. Nice day, 80°. Got first full value school tax, $341.83 up $139.97 (26,500). Washed clothes.

Church at 11:15 again, 65 out. No company today. Hot, 90°. Had a pork roast for supper. Tommy Kavanaugh died in Syracuse of bee sting. He was 47, has 2 boys and 2 girls.

My arthritis hurting bad all day. Merrill and Bill worked at parsonage. Tommy Kavanaugh died yesterday. Carl and Mary took Mary and Hartford to Syracuse today. Hot, 90°

Gloria here collecting for Kavanaugh Mass Cards. Bill and Merrill worked at parsonage. Rained hard in evening. There was a write up in the Times about Jim and program at Boy Scout Camp. Assembly President visit at Antwerp. Howard called. Art H. and Ivan H. both in hospital.

Rained all night. Much cooler. Merrill went to Antwerp for door lock for parsonage door. I feel much better today. Jim’s picture in Times – CPR Training.

Merrill put door knob on at parsonage. We went for groceries. I sent church sales tax (flea market) Merrill mowed lawns. I made chocolate and butterscotch toppings.

Merrill and Jim Ashley put in vanity at Aunt Maude’s and Cheryl’s. Took most of day. I washed clothes. David Congdon here for supper. Nice visit. Mary Hall called. Lorraine is in hospital. Infection from tooth.

Sunday School paper drive. Merrill helped in AM. Merrill went to dump twice. Took a load from parsonage in PM. He stopped at Evelyn’s. Ivan is coming home today. Paro and Annie Keichle’s 65th anniversary. Raining on and off all day.

Open House and celebration at church and parsonage. Rev. Owen at church for Celebration of Beginnings ceremony. About 100 at open house. All very nice. Jim’s here for supper. Kenny and Jeff Rudes here in PM.

Church Evangelical meeting at Pulaski, 7:30. Catherine, Alice, Jane, Bea and 5 from Mill went. 150 present. Vern and June there, also Larry Corey. Merrill helped build fence at Carl’s. Merrill finished mowing lawn.

Vern’s 46th birthday. Washed. Nice day. Warm. I’m tired today. Catherine asked me to go to cluster meeting but I decided not to go. Vera R. went.

Agway stuff arrived, $30.84 (peas, peaches, cherries) Rebekah election, 10 at lodge. Same officers elected. Merrill took car to Joe’s for wheel bearing, $64.60. Mary called. Lorraine has been critical but is improving. she is out of ICU.

We voted in primaries. We went for groceries. Merrill finished insulating back room. I canned tomatoes. Carl Horton here. Lew Leberman and Mario Cuomo won nomination for Governor.

Merrill painted back room. I wrote Lorraine Pickert at hospital. My arthritis real bad today.

UMW District Meeting at Pulaski. None from Philadelphia went to it. Lorraine Pickert called from hospital. She is feeling much better. Steve is at Star Lake for a weekend with Focus program. Merrill washed and put on storm windows. Beautiful day in the 70’s

We went to church, 56 out. A beautiful day in 70’s. Carol and Roy Matteson have baby girl, Naomi Joy, 8 pounds, 13 ounces, born at 11 PM.

Raining again. We went to city. I had my Blue Cross changed to go with Medicare coverage. Called Ridsdale’s about check. Cooked beets.

Canned 7 tomatoes and 7 beets. A great day. 70’s. Sunny all day.

Another great day. We went for groceries. Merrill started fixing rust spots on car. He put ballast on light for Horton’s in evening. Rev. Salisbury called. She is back from Pastor School.