Ruth Hale’s funeral at church. Rained off and on all day. I baked pies and cake. I ordered box of 25 cards from Joey, $4.50 paid.
Monthly Archives: August 1983
Diary Entry for 8/2/1983
Eleanor VanTassel’s funeral at Mills. I took food over to Cathy’s. Agway delivered fuel oil, 70.2 gallon @$1.05. Merrill worked at parsonage in PM.
Diary Entry for 8/3/1983
Washed dark clothes. Merrill worked at parsonage windows. Hot and muggy.
Diary Entry for 8/4/1983
Raining. Hot and muggy. Rained most of night. We went for groceries in AM. Merrill and Carl Taylor worked at parsonage in PM. Merrill got hair cut. Rained terrible at Theresa but none here in evening.
Diary Entry for 8/5/1983
Merrill went to Evans Mills for shingles for parsonage roof. He and Bill Mowers put them on. I cleaned cupboards. Very hot and humid. Gary Belile has a new pickup truck. Black and red.
Diary Entry for 8/6/1983
Merrill and Bill finished roof at parsonage. Carl Taylor worked also. Merrill went down to June’s. Helped change hay rope over. She paid him June payment. Got letter from Vern’s. June may have sugar. Also more breast lumps.
Diary Entry for 8/7/1983
We moved here 5 years ago today, 1978. We went to church, 37 out. Hot and muggy. No company today. Sat in back yard all day. Beulah Macklin’s 60th birthday. John Wesley White revival opened in Ice Arena. 1500 first night
Diary Entry for 8/8/1983
Windy but nice. Cooler. Sent car insurance and fire insurance, light bill, and my Blue Cross payment. We canned 7 quarts yellow beans. Thunder storm in evening. Humid.
Diary Entry for 8/9/1983
Much cooler and fresh. Merrill mowed lawn. Wrote Vern’s. We went to John Wesley White’s Crusade in city. Aunt Maude went with us. Very good.
Diary Entry for 8/10/1983
45° during the night. A great day but cool. They spread more concrete on housing project. We went to Karen Hanson’s clarinet and voice recital at Trinity Church Watertown. Excellent. Aunt Maude went with us.
Diary Entry for 8/11/1983
Raining. We went to groceries. Joey cleaned out brake on car, $5.00
Diary Entry for 8/12/1983
Hollis’ 23rd birthday. Cloudy and cool. Merrill cleaned church. He leveled Rev.Salisbury’s washer. I wrote Don’s. Washed bath rug.
Diary Entry for 8/13/1983
Nice day. Washed clothes. Merrill ran cleaner. Patty, Audrey, and kids here for lunch,. Joel and Jill stayed out. Had painting bee at church. Jim Houghton, Carl Taylor, Harry, Ken, and Merrill. I went over to Kathy’s.
Diary Entry for 8/14/1983
We went to church, 29 out. We went to park. Got lunch at McDonalds and ate in park. We lost hub cap on way across Fort Drum.
Diary Entry for 8/15/1983
Car to Joe’s for gas tank leak. Took all day but still leaking. Donnie McKeever, 40, electrocuted on job in Syracuse. Called several for food for family. Kids played at parsonage.
Diary Entry for 8/16/1983
Hot but nice. We looked for hub cap. No luck. Took UMW food to McKeever’s. In their house for first time. Nice house. Kids played at parsonage. I was over after kids.
Diary Entry for 8/17/1983
We took Jill and Joel home. Stopped at Agricultural Field Days. Went to meeting at church in evening. Woman from Lebanon spoke. Pat Eggleston died today in Bay hospital.
Diary Entry for 8/18/1983
Thunder storm during night. Merrill paid Joe for fixing car, $35.00. Merrill got hub cap like one we lost. We went for groceries. Very hot and muggy. Got $20 refund from Medicare. Got jury questionnaire to fill out.
Diary Entry for 8/19/1983
Washed. Foggy in morning. We called at Eggleston’s in PM. Raining again. Sent for Blue Cross $5.00 refund. Vern’s on trip with youth group to Philadelphia, Washington, etc. Left at 7:30 this morning.
Diary Entry for 8/20/1983
Pat Eggleston’s funeral. We went. A large funeral. Zelda brought back my dish. Merrill worked at parsonage. Just Carl Taylor helped from Mills. Esther Buser (?) and Dick Chantey married.
Diary Entry for 8/21/1983
Week long State Fireman Convention ends with a parade today at city. We went to church, 33 out. We went to Sackets in PM to Battle of 1812 doings. Had supper with Patty and kids. Jim left today on canoe trip in Adirondacks for week. Rev. Salisbury here in evening.
Diary Entry for 8/22/1983
Raining again. Merrill went down to farm and helped June set silo pipe back up that fell down. Gave him $5.00. David here with Carl Taylor’s bit.
Diary Entry for 8/23/1983
Karen’s 19th birthday. Sunny today. We froze corn, 20 packages. Had been to Collin’s Real Estate.
Diary Entry for 8/24/1983
Beautiful day. Philadelphia and Evans Mills Trustees and parsonage committee met at parsonage. 12 present. There to present 40-60% on parsonage. I made chocolate chip cookies.
Diary Entry for 8/25/1983
Merrill worked at parsonage. We went for groceries at noon. Marty was over.
Diary Entry for 8/26/1983
Merrill mowed lawns. I washed clothes. Line broke four times. Cloudy and muggy. My arthritis bad. Vern called in evening. They are taking Steve to school tomorrow.
Diary Entry for 8/27/1983
June and Vern’s 23rd anniversary. They got here about 12:30. Gave them card and $25 for anniversary. They took Steve to Potsdam in PM. Came back about 8 PM and spent night. Had thunder storms in PM. Muggy all day, but cooler in evening.
Diary Entry for 8/28/1983
Vern’s left after breakfast. They planned to go to State Fair at Syracuse. We went to church, 32 there. They had a tornado at Ellisburg yesterday. Terry and Barb Mc K in accident at Antwerp last night. Jim’s here for supper. Jim rode his bike from city out here.
Diary Entry for 8/29/1983
Another beautiful day. Merrill repaired car holes. Joey was over several times. He and Darcy home alone today.
Diary Entry for 8/30/1983
Washed. Cloudy day and muggy. Canned tomatoes, 8 quarts. Joe’s borrowed potatoes. He brought me potato chips that they made, good.
Diary Entry for 8/31/1983
We went down to Hall’s camp in AM. Stopped at Fays on the way for eye drops. Made lemon pie to take. We stayed all night. Zellar’s and Terry’s there also. Hal and Kim there for lunch. Great time.