Cloudy and rainy. Made beet pickles. Canned 7 pints and also canned 4 quarts carrots. Found Joel’s alarm watch behind kitchen stove. Merrill mowed lawns. PPR meeting at 7:30, 7 out to it. Trustee’s meeting at 8.

Car to garage at 1 PM for heater. Merrill stopped at Mercy Hoospital to see Carl Taylor. Merrill got hair cut. Ruth Schell, 76 died.

Uncle Len here for day from Art’s. They brought him up and we took him back to Art’s in evening. Nice visit. We went over to Aunt Maude’s. Ruth Schell, 76 died last night. Fell out of bed at the hospital. Thunder storms off and on today.

Rebekah’s Assembly at Philadelphia, 124 present. UMW at parsonage, 8 out. Vickie there with Amway literature. Got groceries in PM. Mary L Hall here with eggs for Schell’s. We took UMW food to Schell’s. We went to funeral home for Ruth. Got letter from Melba.

Ruth Schell’s funeral. I made tuna casserole for them Washed clothes. June R. here. Gave us $125 farm pay. Patty and kids here for supper. Joel and Jill stayed over night.

Jim and Explorers on overnight hike at Cranberry Lake. Patty got her hair done and came for kids in PM. Jolie at ball game Nice day but cool

We went to Sunday School and church, 57 there. We drove up to see Rev. and Mrs. Barnes and Edna Hackey and family at Morristown in PM. Edna has a restaurant now. A beautiful day.

Administrative Council at CEC, 10 there. Voted to do insulation. $4000 plus heat runs at church. I told them I don’t want to be chairman next year. I’ve had it 10 1/2 years. Rebekah’s auditing committee meeting here at 1:00. Power off in village for 5 hours.

Agway dinner. We went. Very good. I furnished 2 pies. They fed 415. I went over to Vivian’s. She helped me with long dress.

Rebekah’s installation. Garland Installed, 33 present. I’m chaplain again . Had sandwiches, pickles and raised donuts. Merrill worked at Horton’s in PM for first this fall. I washed. My arthritis bad. Sent order to Wards. Clarence Schell here with my dish. Gave us fresh salmon.

We went for groceries in AM. Merrill worked at Horton’s in PM. Colder. Very foggy in evening.

Vi and Doris here to pick UMW officers in PM. Gave Art butternuts. Very foggy until noon. Bad over night. Merrill worked at Horton’s. I made out letter for newsletter.

A nice day. Fog over night.

We went to Sunday School and church, 50 out. 25th anniversary party for Carl and Cheryl Horton an Pamelia. We went. All very lovely. About 200 there. A summer like day. Saw Rose LaClair. She was raking leaves.

Merrill helped at Horton’s all day. He went at 8 to help with chores. I helped fold Newsletters at parsonage. Merrill took Randy to city for bar-B-Q grill for Horton’s anniversary gift.

Wrote Uncle Berl. Washed. Merrill got down storm windows to wash. He worked at Horton’s most of day. I washed windows. Merrill put them on in evening except for 2 of them

Wrote Vern’s. Washed the Buick. Merrill washed the Dodge in evening. I raked leaves. Merrill worked at Horton’s all day.Got letter from Vern’s. Had their zip code on it so it took 5 days getting here.

Town took Sunday School papers to Carthage. Merrill didn’t help this time. First time in years he hasn’t. He worked all day at Horton’s. Took his lunch today. I went for groceries. Sent Blue Cross claims, $38.90.

Merrill worked at Horton’s all day. It rained some in late PM and evening. I made two kinds of cookies. Merrill got gray sweater from Wards. Warm. In the 70’s.

Merrill cleaned floors. He went to landfill before going to Horton’s to work. I washed clothes. Cold wind today. Made apple pies.

Today is the 70th anniversary of Mom and Dad’s marriage. Oren and Marie Barker’s 39th. We went to Sunday School and church, 61 out. Thunder storms during church. Jim’s here for supper. Jolie is member of Sackets School band.

Merrill worked at Horton’s. Built fence. I sent Steve birthday card, letter, and check. I washed dining room curtains. We went to store in evening. Finally got letter from Uncle Berl. He has been in hospital with bleeding.

Merrill took carrots up to Dwayne’s for church supper. Merrill worked at Horton’s all day. Built fence for 2nd day. Got gray slacks from Wards.

Kay’s started church insulation this morning. Didn’t come yesterday. Merrill worked at Horton’s. Blossom Haggerty, 9 months old, found dead in bed this morning at 7 AM. Called Doris.

Chicken and biscuit supper at 5 PM. Steve’s 20th birthday. Martin’s 15th. I called for food for Haggerty funeral . I took pies over town. Got groceries.

Kay’s finished church insulation, $4000.00. Graveside services for Blossom Haggerty, Nine months, at Calcium, 11 AM. Margaret K and I took UMW food to them. Merrill worked all day at Horton’s fixing chopper wagon. Colder. Some rain.

Cloudy. Washed clothes. Quite warm today. Merrill worked at Horton’s all day.

78° and windy. We went to Sunday School and church, 75 out. Children from Sunday School sang. June R here in evening She is helping milk at Pamelia. Water pump isn’t working on farm.

Merrill worked at Horton’s. He went to June’s at supper time and put new leathers in water pump for her. I washed clothes. Merrill and I both have a cold.

Merrill worked at Horton’s. They finished chopping corn. Merrill and Carl went to Adams about garage door. Thelma Scrimminger stopped in for a visit. Got letter from June. I worked at my report for Charge Conference.

Halloween. Moved plants inside from porches. A great day again. Jim goes to Syracuse again for CAT scan at Upstate. 16 kids here for Halloween. Terry, Pat and Deanne here. Good to see them. Terry has job at St. Regis.