Steven Puffer, 18, hurt in car accident. Vern and June’s 13th anniversary. Sent for candy sample for 4-H to sell. Sent Readers Digest subscription for Vern’s and us, paid in full. Called Patty in evening. Steve has kidney injury. Mrs. Daye, District Pres., called in evening. Wants Philadelphia to have fall seminar.

Very hot and humid. Merrill chopped grass. I had chills and fever. Jim, Pat and Jolie came in evening. Brought us rug for bedroom. Jim got 1/3 off on it, $27.

Brenda and Bill and Mark Draper moved in at Mills. Still very hot. I still feel punk. Washed bedding and towels. Dawn was over twice. Merrill chopped grass. I called Mrs. Daye. She says to plan on 100 for luncheon.

Another hot and humid day. Boots and I went to Philadelphia for groceries. Merrill and Boots went to Mills for water bucket. Marine Midland Bank in Seaway robbed of $36,000 in AM.

Kathy’s shower at Legion. I went. Nice turnout. She got a lot of nice gifts. Very hot all day Merrill chopped last of grass for silo,. My throat still sore. Sent Jim card, letter and $5.

I washed clothes. Very hot and dry. I feel horrid yet. Can’t quit coughing.

Very hot. Jim’s 30th birthday. Merrill went to church but I was coughing too much to go. 2 men from Gideons spoke. Rev. B. is in Chicago. Andy came home this morning. He’s been gone since July 22, 6 weeks. We went over to Brenda and Bills in evening. They moved in Wednesday August 29th.

Very hot. I feel punk. Coughed all day.

Very hot, 94°. Merrill mowed lawn back of house. I slept some lst night for first time in a week. Still coughing. Marguerite Beach called to say Les Hall, 78, died this morning of a heart attack. They were getting ready to take Nettie Smith out to eat.

Hot, 94°. School starts today. We went to Les Hall’s wake in evening. Called Gray’s to order flowers for IOOF. Glenn Hubbard, 67, died tonight of heart attack.

Les Hall, 78, Funeral. Buried at Antwerp. We went to Clara Wallace afterwards. She looks good. Sent $3 to church memorial fund for Les. Wrote Mom. Sent Beulah sympathy card. Carl H. came for chopper wagon. Went to Philadelphia for groceries in morning.

Called A & G Heating again. Arthur Parker, Theresa, came in PM and got furnace going. We have to have a new control for it, $36. We moved out bedroom furniture and put down carpet. Looks great. Got letter from Uncle Berl. He has glaucoma.

Got furniture back in bedroom. Rug looks so nice in there. Cleaned house. Washed clothes. Howard, Evelyn and Dawn were over in evening. Want us to go to their cottage tomorrow.

Installation for new UMW officers at church. All present. Rev B had service today. We went down to Howard and Evelyn’s camp for dinner. First time at their camp. It is so nice. Just like a beautiful home. Cold all day. Called Mom in the morning.

First white frost last night. We went to city. Got towels for Kathy’s wedding gift at Grants. We went to Jim and Pats for lunch. Merrill helped Jim lay living room carpet.

Beulah Hall is in hospital. New UMW Celebration supper. 38 to supper, 25 to meeting. A nice supper and meeting. My first meeting as President. Esther and I set tables in PM. Used 4 new tables. Wrote Vern’s. Merrill and Boots went to Theresa for bolts.

Rebekah’s. Not too many out to first meeting this fall. I’ve coughed most of day. June called. They still haven’t their furnace. I washed clothes. Merrill built fence.

I went to agway for 30 pound tin of strawberries, $15.30. Stopped at Brenda’s. Merrill chopped old standing weeds and grass in meadows. Boots and I went to Philadelphia for groceries.

Sent Beulah H card and letter in hospital. Made cakes. Vern, June and boys came in evening. Called several about Past Grand meeting.

Cathy Ashley and David VanTassel’s wedding. We all went to wedding but Vern. He worked on Sermon for Aldersgate. Lovely wedding and reception. Vern mowed back lawn.

Vern went to Aldersgate at 7 AM. Got back at 1:45. We all went to church. Cloudy cold day. Kids left for home at 3:30. Brenda, Bill and Mark went to church at Mills for first time.

PNG’s at Minnie Dyers. Mary and I on committee. Had individual salads, crackers and cookies. Merrill mowed all 3 lawns. Look nice. I baked cookies. Washed clothes.

Rained all last night and all day. Merrill and Boots went to Doug’s for oil change. I have a head cold. Feel punk. Cleared in late evening.

Wrote Vern. Sent him card and $5. A beautiful day. Boots and I went to Philadelphia for groceries. I have a head cold.

A killing frost tonight. I’ve felt rotten all day. No work done. Sent list of officers to Mrs. Daye.

Vern’s 37th birthday. 4-H here at 6:30. 7 members and 1 guest, Kathy K. Nice day. Merrill cut brush by Hall’s. Murphy filled gas tank.

Rainy, Sent for 4-H candy to sell. Sent 4-H reports, due Tuesday. I slept in PM. We went to Philadelphia in PM to get cough medicine.

UMW Celebration at Asbury but I didn’t go. Merrill went to church alone. We went out to Mom’s in PM. First we have been out since Donna’s funeral. Eleanor and Elaine here in evening on way home from Canada. Eleanor said Roberta is married. Tired tonight.

Council of Ministries. I went. Only Matt and Rev. B there. Assembly Presidents visit at Sackets Harbor. I didn’t go. 128 present for dinner. I haven’t felt good all day. Coughing a lot.

Got letter from Beulah Hall. Bible Study started up again today. I went alone as I couldn’t got Ruth on phone. A beautiful day. Three astronauts made safe landing after 59 days on Sky lab.

Charles Carroll, 28, killed near Griffins in evening. Leah’s 37th anniversary. Rebekah’s election. Betty Rudes NG, Leah Simonds VG, Diane Sec, Marguerite Finan. Sec, Esther Treas. Washed clothes. Merrill and Boots went to Philadelphia and Mills. Paid school taxes, $328.58, up $41.18 from last year.

Leah’s birthday. I got teflon cookie sheet at Vera’s for her, $2.59. Left it on her porch. Boots and I went to Philadelphia for groceries and to bank with Lodge money. We started painting garage trim. Looks nice. Rained in evening. I figured Lodge books in evening. Everything balanced.

A nice day but not much painting done. Hot water heater in IOOF Hall went up. Merrill helped. Donna got one from Vernie LaFave for $45. Ken Lamica hooked it up, $10.

A nice day. Merrill and Boots went to Weston’s and Sackets to get ladders from Jim. Got Aunt Maude’s brackets. I painted on garage and barn. Merrill painted on garage in PM. I cleaned stove in evening. Also washed some windows.

A nice day. We went to church. Went to Clayton to see Beulah Hall. She is much better. Ate lunch at Theresa Diner. Wrote letter to Uncle Berl in evening. Merrill gave Carl K bills for hot water heater.

Installation at Antwerp Rebekah’s. I didn’t go. Wrote Uncle Berl. IOOF meeting. Merrill went. Only 5 there. We painted on garage and house trim. A beautiful summer day.

UMW meeting at Carrie Thompson’s, 16 there. Raining off and on all day. I went to Bible Study. I drove. Ruth went with me. Marva gave us books for Body Life. Study course, 95 cents.

Brenda’s 21st birthday. Cloudy day. Merrill and Boots went to Mills. Merrill finished painting on garage. Talked to Marg M. Marg K and Diane, on church business.

Parcel truck brought 4-H candy, 144 boxes. Called 4-H girls in evening about window. We painted on house trim. Boots and I went to Philadelphia for groceries. Wrote Marg letter along with her birthday card. Washed my hair. Put color rinse on it.

Marg’s birthday. Thunder storms and hard rains most of day. We went to city. Called Patty. Jim starts work at Fays on Sunday’s. Got blue material. Dawn was over. Counted out 4-H candy in evening.

Dr. Robert’s wife died. Set up 4-H window in Donna’s Beauty Shoppe. “Knitting” Jamie and Marie helped. I gave out 4-H candy to sell. Linda and Kim LaFave here. Merrill mowed all three lawns. Look great. I stopped at Lorraine’s for coffee on way home. We went to Marie Rona’s wake in evening.

Beginning of 4-H week. Communion Sunday, 107 at church. We went over to Calcium Cemetery for plants and bulbs in PM. Took Brenda Iris. They were not home. Mrs. Rona’s funeral.

Columbus Day and Canadian Thanksgiving. Marguerite is ill so we didn’t have audit. We painted front of house today. A beautiful day. No school or mail. Nora and Linda here with candy money. Dawn was over.

Called several about meeting to plan church suppers. Susan Meeks 4th birthday. Rebekah Books audit. I didn’t go. Merrill painted on house and barn. A nice day. I went to Bible Study. Our work books didn’t come. Jim, Pat and Jolie here for supper. They are selling Amway products.

Vice President Agnew resigned, Tax evasion. Rebekah’s Installation, 56 present. Mary Chamberlain DDP. Betty Rudes NG, Leah VG. Merrill painted all day. House about finished. I washed my hair. Mr. and Mrs. Myron Johnson’s 50th anniversary. UMW gave them plant.

Another nice day. Merrill painted on barn. Called 4-H kids in evening. Lorraine called to say we got blue award on our 4-H window.

4-H Achievement Night at General Brown. All went but Judy, Cindy and Vicky. Sharon got 10 year pin. Lynn and Mary went. Also Merrill. Vern called in morning. Wants us to come Sunday. I opened checking account for 4-H club at Philadelphia bank.

4-H meeting here, 1:30. 11 members and 1 guest. Katrina Schelt, Theresa. Election of officers. Dawn H, Allison E and Laura Payne joined. Merrill got 2 teeth pulled at Theresa, $16. Judi and I took down window display at Philadelphia. Fried donuts. Washed my hair. Also black and red dress.

Ken’s have new GMC truck. We go to Vern’s We left at 8:20. Got home at 5:15. Terrible windy most of night and all day. We went to Minetto Church. Vern had service. Ken, Eleanor and Holly came to Vern’s for dinner also. Was good to be together.

We met at Esther’s to plan church suppers. Nice day. Merrill painted on barn windows. Merrill went to lodge in evening. I went to Past Grands at Carries.