Diary of Sarah Anne Maxan Gould Aug 1, 1931 - Dec 31, 1934

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From Aug 17 to 23, 1931 visited my sister in Haynesville, Maine. Aug 21 Four of us went to Houlton called on a cousin Annie McPherson, also saw the talking picture, Daddy Long Legs. Sat Aug 29, 1931 -- Will and I went to Canterbury. Sun Aug 30, 1931 -- Had SS and afterwards Will & I and Laurel & Norman went to Skiff Lake & visited Everett Gould & family at their cottage. Mon Aug 31, 1931 -- No entry Tue Sep 1, 1931 -- Were down to George Gould's in the evening to hear them tell of their trip to N.S. Wed Sep 2, 1931 -- No entry Thu Sep 3, 1931 -- Sold cattle to Johnny Flemming. Fri Sep 4, 1931 -- Will & Laurel went to Danforth to Fred Gould's; also had a baseball game between Canterbury and Forest City. Sat Sep 5, 1931 -- Will & I took a trip through Hartin Settlement, stopped at Sandy Graham's and had dinner and visited over two hours, then came on up through the Dead Creek road, visited the shrine and cemetery on that road. Called on Mr & Mrs Clarance Jarvis for an hour, went on to Jim Gould's and were also to George McNally's to tea, and came home after dark with a calf in back of car. Sun Sep 6, 1931 -- No SS, rained most of the day. Mon Sep 7, 1931 -- Church in forenoon. Bea & children were up in afternoon. Miss Beatrice Briggs came in evening to begin the school. Tue Sep 8, 1931 -- Attended a birthday party at Hanford Gould's. A year ago it was Addie's birthday and we think of it with sadness as she is not here now. Wed Sep 9, 1931 -- Had D. Wood here to finish harvesting. Lizzie Graham was here in the afternoon. Thu Sep 10, 1931 -- No entry Fri Sep 11, 1931 -- No entry Sat Sep 12, 1931 -- Attended a game of baseball at Canterbury between Canterbury and Forest City. Canterbury won. Sun Sep 13, 1931 -- Went to SS in A M. Had door yard call from Mr & Mrs Frank Bartlett. Bea & children were up. Mon Sep 14, 1931 -- Washed and did the usual housework. Tue Sep 15, 1931 -- Mr & Mrs Chas. Boon came in during shower in afternoon. Wed Sep 16, 1931 -- Was down town mailed orders for SS supplies and called on Mr & Mrs John Brooks; also met A. Cochrane & party from Moncton. Thu Sep 17, 1931 -- No entry Fri Sep 18, 1931 -- Had SS convention at Forest City. I was chosen as secretary and Bea played organ. There was a large gathering, had picnic supper in the vestry and interesting services in the afternoon and evening. Sat Sep 19, 1931 -- Baseball game at Forest City between Canterbury and Forest City. Forest City won. Sun Sep 20, 1931 -- Had SS and went out to the Mountain to meeting in the afternoon, Bea, John, Laurel and I. Heard Rev. W. Ramsay. Mon Sep 21, 1931 -- Churned today. Our teacher came back last night. Miss Annie L. Briggs; her sister Beatrice had been teaching in her place for two weeks. Ellis Graham began digging the potatoes today. Tue Sep 22, 1931 -- Gus and Rhoda Simmons' from Needham visited here all day. Wed Sep 23, 1931 -- No entry Thu Sep 24, 1931 -- Went down to Ladies Aid in the afternoon Will & I, Bea and Lizzie Harvey. Fri Sep 25, 1931 -- No entry Sat Sep 26, 1931 -- Will and I, Miss Briggs, Laurel & Carl went to island Falls; stopped in Houlton and had dinner at Albert Smith's in Ludlow and called on Emily Collier' in her home in Smyrna and got to Clarance Gould's about three P.M. Sun Sep 27, 1931 -- Came home in the afternoon. Called on Ross Dwyer in A.M. Mon Sep 28, 1931 -- Churned. Made 14 prints butter. Finished Annie's dress. Made out the school tax list. Tue Sep 29, 1931 -- Bea, Helen & Annie were here for supper, others came in to spend the evening. Wed Sep 30, 1931 -- Had Mr & Mrs Simons and Mr & Mrs Will Boon to spend the day. -- Thu Oct 1, 1931 -- Bea & I and Will went to town in the P.M. and when we came back we found the Smiths here, Herb, Evie, Shirley and Sylvia and Cecil. Fri Oct 2, 1931 -- Ellis & Laurel were digging potatoes. I was busy working in house. Sat Oct 3, 1931 -- Finished digging potatoes, had about twenty barrels. Clarence and Addie Graham were here a while this afternoon. Paid $40 down on colt Harold bought . Sun Oct 4, 1931 -- Went to SS and in P.M. went to call on Mr & Mrs Simmons but could not find them and called on Mr & Mrs Moore; also called at Floyd smith's. Came home and had Hanford, Lester & Leah and three children for supper. Mon Oct 5, 1931 -- Washed and cut up stuff for chow-chow. Tue Oct 6, 1931 -- Went out to Mountain Will & I and Bea. Will borrowed 2 bags oats from Frank Wood. Wed Oct 7, 1931 -- Will & I went out to Will Boone's and had tea and stayed the evening. Gus & Rhoda were to go home next day. Thu Oct 8, 1931 -- Oct 8 Went down to Ladies Aid. Fri Oct 9, 1931 -- Stayed home, worked. Sat Oct 10, 1931 -- Stayed home and worked. Sun Oct 11, 1931 -- Went to SS in the morning. In the afternoon Geo and Josie Gould came and Bea and children came and we all went over to visit the balancing rock and afterwards Josie & I and Bea, Helen & Annie & Edith Harvey all went down to the Logan for a walk and all enjoyed the outing. Mon Oct 12, 1931 -- Thanksgiving Day. Bea & children were up for dinner and stayed part of the afternoon. Teacher came back in the evening. Tue Oct 13, 1931 -- Stayed home & worked. Wed Oct 14, 1931 -- Threshers came Thu Oct 15, 1931 -- Threshers were here; it rained. Mary Smith Gurney and Sylvia Smith came. Bea was here and helped with the dinner. Went home and took Mary & Sylvia down there. Fri Oct 16, 1931 -- Rained all day. The threshers Frank Wood & Amos Farrell stayed until after dinner and went home. Sat Oct 17, 1931 -- Mary & Sylvia came up here in the morning and visited all day. Sun Oct 18, 1931 -- Went to SS in the forenoon and afterward went to Haynesville took Mary and Sylvia home. Will & I and Nan & Laurel after visiting at Smith's left about 4:30 for home and changed our minds and went to Danforth and had tea at Hanford Gould's. The Harvey's were there and left about 8 P.M. We stayed until after nine. Came home with very poor lights on car. Mon Oct 19, 1931 -- Threshers came back; threshed all day. Tu Oct 20, 1931 -- Threshed all forenoon and were here for dinner and moved away in the afternoon. It was Annie Higg's birthday. Wed Oct 21, 1931 -- Will, Bea & I went to Canterbury; took over butter. Had pleasant trip. Got $8.60 from John Flemming due on cattle he bought. Thu Oct 22, 1931 -- Washed, churned and did various other things Fri Oct 23, 1931 -- Will went hunting. Laurel, Bea & I went to town in the afternoon. Mr. Ramsey held meeting in the evening. Miss Briggs, Laurel & I went down after meeting and got Nan's sister. Sat Oct 24, 1931 -- The two teachers were here all day. Jennie came, had dinner. She washed dishes and washed up the floor. Mr. Ramsey came in the afternoon and stayed an hour or more. Will went hunting & fishing and did not come home until dark. Erma McMullin came to say all night with Nan. Sun Oct 25, 1931 -- Jean McMullin came and took Enna and Nan to town. I went to SS and it has been raining. Mon Oct 26, 1931 -- No entry Tue Oct 27, 1931 -- No entry Wed Oct 28, 1931 -- Bea had threshers. I went down and helped her with dinner. Thu Oct 29, 1931 -- Bea & I and Lizzie Harvey got Will to take us to town. Was in to Ladies Aid a while. It was raining hard all P.M. Fri Oct 30, 1931 -- Had halloween party in evening for the children, all enjoyed it fine. Sat Oct 31, 1931 -- No entry Sun Nov 1, 1931 -- Went to S Sin A.M. I wrote a letter to Jennie McCuis (7) in the PM Bea & I and Laurel and Norman went down to church in the evening. Mon Nov 2, 1931 -- Jennie came to dinner. W. churned and I had to work butter after dinner. Tue Nov 3, 1931 -- Will & I & Bea went to Danforth to take a lantern home Wed Nov 4, 1931 -- Washed. Thu Nov 5, 1931 -- Nan was sick and didn't teach. Lizzie Graham came up and she & I went over to Everett Graham's. Fri Nov 6, 1931 -- Marjory Briggs came up after school, wrong. There was meeting in the school house and after meeting Laurel, Nan & I went down and got Miss Marjory Briggs. Sat Nov 7, 1931 -- Marjory was here all day. Will went to Canterbury. In the evening Jean McMullin came and brought Victoria Randal to finish out the term as Nan was sick and had to leave. Sun Nov 8, 1931 -- Went to SS in the morning and Laurel & I and John & Bea Helen and Annie went out to Fosterville to church. Mon Nov 9, 1931 -- Washed and started on Helen's dress Tue Nov 10, 1931 -- Will & I and Laurel went down town in P.M. Wed Nov 11, 1931 -- Will brought home the young cattle from Harve Boone's pasture on the Point. Thu Nov 12, 1931 -- Will & I and Bea were down to the vestry to picnic dinner. There were present Mr & Mrs Geo Gould, Mr & Mrs L Lewis, Mr & Mrs Elmer Leeman, Mr & Mrs Wm Gould, Mrs Celia Veysey, Anna Blanchard, Beatrice Higgs, Mabel Springer, Mr. Fred Foster, David Butterfield, Wm Butterfield and all enjoyed a good time. Fri Nov 13, 1931 -- Churned. Jennie came down and ironed in the afternoon and I made 15 prints of butter and sewed some on little Jean's coat. Sat Nov 14, 1931 -- Took chairs out to Elias Foster to get mended. Bought fowl from Edith Wood. Sun Nov 15, 1931 -- Went to SS and stayed down with Bea to dinner. Mon Nov 16, 1931 -- Finished Helen's dress. Tue Nov 17, 1931 -- Will & I & Bea went up to Clarance Graham's in the afternoon. Little Jean burned her arm. Wed Nov 18, 1931 -- Was down to Bea's in the afternoon and called in to see Melzie's baby. Hanford & Grace Gould & Ella Moody were here for supper. Thu Nov 19, 1931 -- Were saddened by hearing in the early morning of the death of Arlene Graham who died of pneumonia about one o'clock in the morning leaving two little boys, one 1-1/4 years old and the baby a little over two weeks. [Junior and Herb Walls, Merrill Graham's sons] Will, Bea & I went down in the afternoon, called at the house. lt was very sad and we called at the vestry had luncheon with the ladies there. Fri Nov 20, 1931 -- Attended the funeral of Arlene Graham. It was in the Methodist Church and was a very large funeral. We churned in the forenoon and I finished little Jean's coat, put the collar on and made the sleeves and put them in. After dinner I made 12 prints of butter before going to the funeral and when we came back had to cook everything for supper. Had Rev W. Ramsey and Eldon Gould for supper and we went to meeting in the school house in the evening. Sat Nov 21, 1931 -- Worked all day from 6:30 until 7:30 and then studied my S S lesson. Sun Nov 22, 1931 -- Went to S S in the forenoon and had Will & I, Eldon, Laurel, Norman, & Carl for dinner; after dinner Will, Laurel, Bea, Helen, Annie & I went over to Haynesville. Sabin Smith was home with his wife and two children. We got home about 8:30. Mon Nov 23, 1931 -- Eldon Gould left this morning went up to North Lake. He came here the 20th. Laurel got his game licence today and shot his first deer, a ten point buck. Tue Nov 24, 1931 -- Will went hunting. John, Laurel, & Bea went in the woods and brought home the deer I went down in the afternoon to see it. It was hanging up and Laurel skinned it. Josie Gould and Mrs Atkinson was up to see it in the P.M. Wed Nov 25, 1931 -- Jennie Graham and Edith Graham were here in the afternoon. Thu Nov 26, 1931 -- Will & I and Bea were down to Geo Gould's visiting. Ollie was home. Went in the afternoon to Mrs Blanchard's to help quilt for a short time. Fri Nov 27, 1931 -- Churned. Had to work Butter in the kitchen. After dinner had many callers. Sat Nov 28, 1931 -- Will took Ellis Graham's buckwheat to Grist Mill at Meductic. Got 70 pounds meal. Teacher spent the night before with Edna Graham. Sun Nov 29, 1931 -- Went to SS and spent the rest of the day home. Funeral of Maurice McKinney in Oldtown at 9:00 o'clock. First snow fell. Mon Nov 30, 1931 -- Washed in forenoon. Will traded a heifer with Harve Boone who lives out to the Mountain for a bull. John and Fred Boone brought one animal down and took the other back. This was Norman's birthday. He was 14 years old. Tue Dec 1, 1931 -- Bea & John started for Canterbury to get supplies for winter. Helen and Annie stayed up here all night. Wed Dec 2, 1931 -- The children were here for dinner and also came after school and stayed all night. I started to make Annie's coat. Bea & John got home in the evening. They went to Canterbury from Clarance Graham's on the lumber trucks and had their goods brought back that far in the same way. Thu Dec 3, 1931 -- Jennie came down for a time. Ellis and Laurel were hauling wood and putting it in the shed in the afternoon. They had been hauling wood the day before also. Will & I and Bea were down town in the afternoon. Fri Dec 4, 1931 -- I washed 5 outside windows in the forenoon and we got four of them on. I sewed on Annie's coat in the afternoon and went to meeting in the evening. Mr. Ramsey preached on the Fiery Serpent "As Moses lifted up the Serpent in the Wilderness even so must the Son of Man be lifted up." A beautiful sermon. Sat Dec 5, 1931 -- Cooked in the forenoon and worked butter after dinner and many other things filled in the time from six A.M. until 7:30 P.M. Sun Dec 6, 1931 -- Went to SS in the morning walked down and back and rested in the afternoon. Lizzie Harvey and Etta and Laurel were in a while this afternoon, Will & I have been alone all evening except a few minutes Bea & Helen were in. Mon Dec 7, 1931 -- Very cold. I did not wash. Worked on Annie's coat. Tue Dec 8, 1931 -- We killed & dressed 6 chickens in the forenoon. Wed Dec 9, 1931 -- Washed in the forenoon. I sewed in the afternoon. Teacher stayed down to Don Boon's for tea. Lizzie Harvey, Gordon & Lloyd Leeman were here in the evening. Thu Dec 10, 1931 -- I ironed in the forenoon and finished Annie's coat in the afternoon. Fri Dec 11, 1931 -- We went to town in the afternoon Bea, Lizzie Harvey, Will & I. We women called on Mrs. Ramsey. Sat Dec 12, 1931 -- Will, Ellis & Norman killed three pigs. Sun Dec 13, 1931 -- I went to SS in the forenoon. In the afternoon Mr & Mrs Elmer Leeman and Weldon and Will Leeman were here in the afternoon. Also Lizzie Harvey and Albert. Mon Dec 14, 1931 -- We churned. I worked butter in the afternoon. Ellis took home the sewing machine. Tue Dec 15, 1931 -- Bea was up a while in the A.M. Wed Dec 16, 1931 -- I went down to Bea's in A.M. Made Helen a blouse, Lengthened Annie's corduroy dress. Thu Dec 17, 1931 -- Cleaned living room and swept chambers. Fri Dec 18, 1931 -- Worked in morning and attended school closing in afternoon. Teacher went away in evening. Sat Dec 19, 1931 -- Sent $2.00 for three-year subscription to Family Herald. Sun Dec 20, 1931 -- Went to SS in forenoon. Ralph Graham was there, came home from Fredericton Sat. for Christmas holidays. Mon Dec 21, 1931 -- I went down to Bea's in afternoon. Tue Dec 22, 1931 -- Washed in forenoon. Bea came up in the afternoon. Jennie was here. Wed Dec 23, 1931 -- We went to town in the afternoon to get things for Christmas. Thu Dec 24, 1931 -- Cooked in the forenoon and knit in afternoon, trying to get Norman's mitten's done for the Christmas tree. Made fudge and had a Christmas tree and party in evening. They all enjoyed themselves. Had quite a program and candy and nuts to eat and gum to chew. Fri Dec 25, 1931 -- We had a pleasant day. I was busy in the morning clearing up after the party. We had Geo & Josie and Handford and Grace for dinner and they left about 3 o'clock. Sat Dec 26, 1931 -- Spent quietly at home. A very windy, cold day. Sun Dec 27, 1931 -- Had SS in afternoon. I called and got Lizzie Graham to go with me, we called at Higgs and saw their Christmas things and then went on to SS. Mon Dec 28, 1931 -- No entry Tue Dec 29, 1931 -- Sent order to Eatons of 3.52 Jennie and Children were here for supper. Wed Dec 30, 1931 -- Churned and did usual things. Bea & Children were up for supper and stayed until about 8 P.M. Thu Dec 31, 1931 -- Cleaned up some and tacked on mattress. 1932 -- Fri Jan 1, 1932 -- Ellis Graham was here sawing wood with Norman all day and Lizzie Graham was here visiting in the afternoon and stayed for tea and she and I went down to the school house to hear Rev Walter Ramsey preach a very interesting sermon on "Watchman Beware of the Night." He gave a review of 1931 -- and a look forward into 1932 --. Sat Jan 2, 1932 -- Worked until 3 P.M. and then Will & I finished a mattress or the tacking of it. I sewed it after supper and mended some. Sun Jan 3, 1932 -- We had S S in P.M. and we women stayed talking in school house about an hour. Laurel went to town in the evening, attended meeting and brought Mrs Beatrice Briggs up here to teach the school. We used our new lamp mantle for first time. It split up one side the first evening we used it. Got it Thursday from Harry Price. Mom Jan 4, 1932 -- Bea & I were visiting Mrs Lizzie Graham and her daughters-in-law in the afternoon. Lizzie Harvey was here all forenoon. Tue Jan 5, 1932 -- Washed in forenoon and in the afternoon Laurel took our team and took Bea & I and Lizzie Graham up to Fosterville to attend the funeral of Mrs. Rachael Wood who died in Danforth, Jan 3. We got home at dark. Wed Jan 6, to Fri Jan 8, 1932 -- No entry Sat Jan 9, 1932 -- I worked most of the day. The teacher went down town to spend the weekend with her sister. Sun Jan 10, 1932 -- Had SS in the afternoon. Teacher came back in evening. Mon Jan 11, 1932 -- No entry Tue Jan 12, 1932 -- Eldon came about noon. I washed in forenoon. Wed Jan 13, 1932 -- No entry Thu Jan 14, 1932 -- I was down to Bea's this afternoon and helped her with some sewing. Fri Jan 15, 1932 -- Eldon went home in Hanford's car. Walked from here down to Geo Gould's. Sat Jan 16, 1932 -- Herb & Evie Smith and Cecil came to spend weekend. Sun Jan 17, 1932 -- The Smith's went home. Geo Smith & Arlene Shaw were married in Danforth by Rev. Cecil Grant. Mon Jan 18, 1932 -- Went to town with double team, Jennie & Ellis, Will & I. Will & I visited a Clark's. Mrs Clark & I called in the afternoon on Mrs John Wheaton and at Brook's. Tue Jan 19, 1932 -- Churned and I printed 13 lbs butter. Bea was up P.M. Wed Jan 20, 1932 -- Went to Canterbury, Will & I with the car. Took over one pig wt 150 lbs and 50 lbs butter. Sold butter to J. Flemming for cash at 20 cents per lb. Sold pig to H. Welsh at 7 cents per lb. Coming back had car full of supplies. Thu Jan 21, 1932 -- Started to town but could not get car started, so I went down to Bea's and helped some with mending. Fri Jan 22, 1932 -- I cooked in forenoon and ironed in afternoon. Dressed a chicken and did various other things. Sat Jan 23, 1932 -- Went to town with double team, brought up sewing machine we bought from Merrill Graham. Fixed up the Aladdin lamp with new mantle & wick in the forenoon. Sun Jan 24, 1932 -- Did usual things in forenoon and went to SS in the afternoon, stayed after SS one hour to practice singing. The teacher came back in the evening after spending the night with her sister at Basil Boone's. We burnt our new lamp mantle for the first time. Mon Jan 25, 1932 -- No entry Tue Jan 26, 1932 -- No entry Wed Jan 27, 1932 -- Went to quilting over to Everett Graham's; there were five women there to quilt. It stormed all day. Thu Jan 28, 1932 -- No entry Fri Jan 29, 1932 -- Bea was up a while in the afternoon. Sat Jan 30, 1932 -- Will and Norman took the old sewing machine to pieces and made a stand out of it. It had been in the house since 1888 or '89. Sun Jan 31, 1932 -- Got up late and had breakfast. Our teacher Miss Briggs and her sister Marjory, who stayed with her all night, did not get up until 11 o'clock and did not eat until we had dinner at twelve. I went to SS in the afternoon. Called in to Bea's. Their dog, Rex, died last night. Marjory Briggs and Hazel Boone walked down home after SS. Mon Feb 1, 1932 -- 1 Very cold, sewed all day. Tue Feb 2, 1932 -- John & Bea went to town. I rode up to Ellis' on side of pung. When I got off, my coat cuff caught on iron and I hurt my arm quite badly. Wed Feb 3, 1932 -- Will was quite bad with a pain in his chest. My arm was quite a lot better. I ironed and started a dress for Helen. Thu Feb 4, 1932 -- Bea and Helen & Annie were up for a while in the afternoon. I was sewing on Helen's dress. Fri Feb 5, 1932 -- Rev Mr Ramsey held meeting in school house and stayed with us all night. Sat Feb 6, 1932 -- Teacher went down town in morning. Mr. Ramsey took her part way before starting up country. Sun Feb 7, 1932 -- In the morning Helen & Annie came up to show us how they looked in their new dresses and I told them they looked like little girls out of the catalogue. I went to SS in the afternoon and we stayed one hour to sing. Laurel went down town to spend the afternoon and stayed to meeting. Mon Feb 8, 1932 -- Cut out a blouse for Helen but got nothing much done on it. Started knitting in evening. Tue Feb 9, 1932 -- Bea was up in afternoon. Got order for two pair mittens. Knit one in evening. Wed Feb, 1932 -- 10 Knit one mitten and thumbs into mittens. Thu Feb 11, 1932 -- Went to town. Will & I, Ellis & Jennie, Bea, Lizzie Harvey & Lizzie Graham. Some of us went to Ladies Aid. We mailed two pair mitts to Eldon Gould. Fri Feb 12, 1932 -- No entry. Sat Feb 13, 1932 -- Sent $5.00 to John Depow to pay telephone rent. Teacher and Edna went to town for weekend. Sun Feb 14, 1932 -- John & Bea went down to church in the morning Carl, Helen and Annie were here for dinner and we had SS in the P.M. Mon Feb 15, 1932 -- Washed in forenoon. Was down to Fred Graham's this afternoon. They had a baby daughter, born about 1:30 P.M. Grotty Gould & wife called here awhile this afternoon. The young people came up from town and had a sliding party in evening. Tue Feb 16, 1932 -- I was sick in bed all day. The young people came from town and had another sliding party in evening. Wed Feb 17, 1932 -- Felt better and got up out of bed Bea stayed with us all night and got breakfast and did the morning work and then had to go home and tend to her bread. Will & I managed the work. Thu Feb 18, 1932 -- John & Bea went to town. It was very cold & windy. Fri Feb 19, 1932 -- Felt well enough to sew. Made a blouse for Helen. Sat Feb 20, 1932 -- Fred Graham came up and got me to go down and dress the baby. A lovely healthy baby. They call her Gladys Pearl. Sun Feb 21, 1932 -- Very cold. Went down to SS in the P.M., stayed home the rest of the day. Wrote to Margaret Smith in the evening. The teacher walked from town, got here about six P.M. Mon Feb 22, 1932 -- Went down to Bea's in afternoon and repaired play coats for both girls. Tue Feb 23, 1932 -- Washed in morning, sewed in afternoon and ironed in evening. Wed Feb 24, 1932 -- No entry Thu Feb 25, Will & I, Ellis & wife, Lizzie Harvey & Albert and Bea went down town on double teams. Bea & I went to Ladies Aid and Will came for dinner. Did not get home until nearly six. Ellis & family stayed for supper. Fri Nov 26, 1932 -- Mr. Ramsey was here for supper. Had meeting in school house and came back and stayed all night. Preached temperance sermon, his test "Am I my Brother's Keeper." A wonderful sermon. Sat Feb 2, 1932 -- Will's birthday. We did not get up very early. I had just got washed and started in to get breakfast when Guy Leeman came for me to go down to his place. His wife was sick. I left everything and Will and Norman to get breakfast for themselves and minister. I left home about 6:45 A.M. and came back at 8:30. They had a new baby girl. Lizzie Harvey and I were all there to do what had to be done. Florence Cropley came up to stay with them until Flora gets better. Sun Feb 28, 1932 -- I went to SS this afternoon. Called in to Leeman's to see how they were making out. All were fine. They call the baby Shirley Mabel. Mon Feb 29, 1932 -- Started in sewing a dress for Annie. It was storming all day. Tue Mar 1, i932 and Wed Mar 2, 1932 -- Sewed and did other things. Thu Mar 3, 1932 -- I made head cheese. John and Bea went to town. Fri Mar 4, 1932 -- No entry Sat Mar 5, 1932 -- Teacher went to town in afternoon. They had a party in Club house. John, Laurel & Norman were down to it. Beatrice & other children were up here a while in evening, also Lizzie Harvey & her children. I got a letter from Mrs Geo Taylor. Sun Mar 6, 1932 -- Went to SS. Called to Graham's and at Guy Leeman's on the way and Lizzie Graham and Lizzie Harvey visited at Bea's nearly an hour before SS. The children were excited over the rumor of airplane at Forest City, but it did not come. Mon Mar 7, 1932 -- and Tue Mar 8, 1932 -- It has been storming every day. I got a letter from Mrs Chas. Houghton, also Geo & Olive Maxim. Wed Mar 9, 1932 -- Bea came up in the afternoon and I put a waist on a skirt for Annie. Thu Mar 10, 1932 -- Laurel came up for me at noon and I helped her with the sewing. We made a shirt for Carl out of a night dress for Annie and cut out a dress for Helen. Fri May 11, 1032 No entry Sat Mar 12, 1932 -- Eldon came before dinner. I got my work done quite early. Sun Mar 13, 1932 -- Went to SS . Eldon started for home after dinner. Laurel & Carl were here for dinner. Marjory Briggs came in the afternoon to stay all night. Mon Mar 14, 1932 -- I washed in morning and ironed in evening. Tue Mar 15, 1932 -- Will & I went up to Elias Foster's, got eight bushels oats mashed and got Norman's sled fixed. Wed Mar 16, 1932 -- I worked on Helen's dress and did housework. Thu Mar 17, 1932 -- Will & I and Ellis 8c Jennie, Bea and Lizzie Harvey went down town on double team. Fri Mar 18, 1932 -- Will & I went down to Graham's in evening, stayed until after nine. Sat Mar 19, 1932 -- Cooked light bread and raised brown bread, cookies and cake and washed up the floor before dinner. The teacher went away Friday night. Sun Mar 20, 1932 -- Sunday and it blew hard all day. The teacher came home late the night before and was tired and did not get up until noon. Went down to SS and Laurel brought me home and cut Will's hair and stayed to supper. Mon Mar 21, 1932 -- No entry Tue Mar 22, 1932 -- No entry Wed Mar 23 The teacher went home for Easter. Thu Mar 24, 1932 -- We went down town with double teams. Fri Mar 25, 1932 -- A very fine day. Will & I went up to Clarance Graham's in the afternoon. Wanted a load of sawdust. Enjoyed the trip very much. Sat Mar 26, 1932 -- Arose in the morning at Graham's. It was cloudy and looked like storm. The men went and got the sawdust before dinner and after dinner we started for home on the load. When we got nearly home it began to rain. Norman kept house while we were gone and made some maple syrup. I made fudge Sat Evening. Sun Mar 27, 1932 -- Easter; lovely day. The children were up here for dinner and to eat the fudge. We went to SS in the afternoon and Lizzie Harvey and Bea and the children were here in the evening. Mon Mar 28, 1932 -- I was down to Bea's and stayed all day. It came on to storm very hard and Laurel brought me home about 4 o'clock. Tue Mar 29, 1932 -- I cleaned the chambers and worked nearly all day. Wed Mar 30, 1932 -- Teacher came in the morning, walked up from town. Thu Mar 31, 1932 -- Will & I and Ellis & Jennie and Lizzie Harvey went to town. I had dinner at Mrs Blanchard's. John and Bea came down in the afternoon. Fri Apr 1, 1932 -- J.H. Gould came in the afternoon and stayed the night with us. Came over to see John and make arrangements to sell the place to Ray Graham. Gave them [John and Bea] a week to raise the money or get off the place. Sat Apr 2, 1932 -- John & Bea were out to Arthur Wetmore's and the children were up here for a while. Sun Apr 3, 1932 -- Went down to SS in the afternoon, walking was bad, the water was running over the road in some places. Ralph Graham was operated on for appendicitis in the hospital at Fredericton. Mon Apr 4, 1932 -- Bea & John were up to Grotty Gould's the children were here for supper. Tue Apr 5, 1932 -- I was down to Bea's in the afternoon sewing on dress for Bea. John went to Canterbury for supplies Got potatoes for 20¢ per barrel. Fred Graham and Guy Leeman also went to Canterbury. Wed Apr 6, 1932 -- It rained, I was down to Bea's in P.M. The men had not got back from Canterbury. Thu Apr 7, 1932 -- Mrs Cropley died, aged 79 years at home of her son Guy. [Lucy Foster, wife of Matthew Cropley] Fri Apr 8, 1932 -- Guy Leeman and Guy Cropley went to Canterbury for casket. Sat Apr 9. 1932 -- Mrs Cropley's funeral in afternoon. Sun Apr 10, 1932 -- John & Bea, Johnny Flemming and Hanford Gould met at Wes Buckingham's to transfer the mortgage from Gould to Flemming. Had S S in the afternoon. The superintendent was in Fredericton. We had 18 present. Friday night we had excitement on the Ridge. Ellis Graham built a brush fire upon his hill and they rang up from town and said Everett Graham's buildings were on fire. Edith and Gordon was down to Fred's. The men ran over and Edith ran up the hill until she fell exhausted and Gordon ran over until he saw there was no fire there, and he came back and told his mother, and she fell and when she came to herself, she did not know what happened. They got her home, but she had a bad heart attack and was some time getting over it. Mon Apr 11, 1932 -- Rainy. The teacher stayed down to Bea's for dinner. Mrs Weddal was lost from her home in Fredericton. Tue Apr 12, 1932 -- No entry Wed Apr 13, 1932 -- No entry Thu Apr 14, 1932 -- Will & I went to town on Fred Graham's double team. He had dinner with May & Weldon Leeman. I went to Circle and had dinner at Mrs Blanchard's. Fri Apr 15, 1932 -- No entry Sat Apr 16, 1932 -- No entry Sun Apr 17, 1932 -- Stormed all day. We had no SS. Mon Apr 18, 1932 -- Began to house clean by putting muresco [Flat white paint, primarily for ceilings] on my room. [Housecleaning was an annual chore undertaken by most house wives of the day] Tue Apr 19, 1932 -- Found the first bossy in the barn. The black cow began to give milk. Wed Apr 20, 1932 -- No entry Thu Apr 21, 1932 -- The red cow began to give milk. Ellis, Jennie and children & I went to town on our team. Fri Apr 22, 1932 -- Will painted the wood work in our room. I cleaned the pantry. Sat Apr 23, 1932 -- I set out some slips off my maple tree, also some geranium slips and Will planted the cabbage, tomato and cauliflower seeds. The red cow's calf died. Sun Apr 24, 1932 -- No SS. Rained all day. Mon Apr 25 to Wed Apr 27, 1932 -- No entry Thu Apr 28, 1932 -- Ellis & Jennie, Will & I went to town on double team. I had dinner at Mrs Blanchard's. Fri Apr 29, 1932 -- Jennie was sick all day. Sent for Dr. Curtis about 6 P.M. Baby was born about 8 o'clock. Dr. came later. We oiled the baby and wrapped it up in soft cloths and kept bottles filled with hot water around it. Kept temperature at 95. I stayed until 12 o'clock. Lizzie Harvey stayed all the time. Sat Apr 30, 1932 -- No entry Sun May 21, 1932 -- Went to SS in the afternoon. Everything seemed alright at Ellis'. After SS I went up and rubbed baby with olive oil, thought it looked more natural. Mrs Harvey noticed a change after I came home and they sent for me in the evening and baby died about 9 o'clock. We dressed it and laid it out and cleaned up the house. It looked sweet and so tiny. Weight 3 lbs, 3 ounces. I came home after twelve and they went to bed and rested until morning. Mon May 2, 1932 -- They buried the little baby, in a white covered box, beside her grandfather in the cemetery. Tues May 3, 1932 -- We separated the third cow's milk for the first time. Cleaned the rest of the beans. Tue May 3, 1932 -- Will, Laurel, Bea Briggs, Annie, Helen, & I went to Danforth; got some work done on car. Came back in time for meeting. Mr Ramsey had meeting in school house. Wed May 4 to Fri May 13, 1932 -- No entry Sat May 14, 1932 -- Will, Laurel & Norman went to Woodstock. The boys had work done on their teeth; had some pulled and Norman had one crowned. Sun May 15 to Wed May 18, 1932 -- No entry Thu May 19, 1932 -- Mrs Cowan and Miss Cassie McDonald were here with hats to sell. I bought one also a hand bag. Will had a tire for the car come from Canterbury by mail. Elmer Leeman brought it down from the Comer. [Fosterville] Fri May 20, 1932 -- Carl's birthday. Bea & children were up here a while in the evening. Sat May 21 No entry Sun May 22, 1932 -- Had SS in the forenoon. Hanford, Eldon, Grace and Helen Wood and Alta Gould were here for dinner and stayed until about three o'clock. Mon May 23 to Wed May 25, 1932 -- No entry Thu May 26, 1932 -- Bea was up and helped me with house cleaning and I sewed some for her. Fri May 27, 1932 -- No entry Sat May 28, 1932 -- No entry Sun May 29, 1932 -- Will, Laurel, Bea & I and Carl went to Haynesville after SS and came home at 10:45. Mon May 30, 1932 -- Churned and did various other things. Tue May 31, 1932 -- Will went after seed potatoes; got them at John Graham's in Eel River. We had Inspector Fox for dinner. Wed Jun 1, 1932 -- Just worked. Jennie was here in afternoon. Bea & children came in evening for a call. Thu Jun 2, 1932 -- Cleaned dining room and kitchen. Jennie helped me in afternoon. Fri Jun 3, 1932 -- Will & I went down to John Graham's for seed potatoes. Janet took me over to the house where my grandfather used to live and I used to go there with my mother when very young. [James Maxan, Canterbury Parish, probably Maxwell as he is buried in Fosterville] Sat Jun 4, 1932 -- Had a visit from Mr & Mrs Chas. Gould and Mabel from Newport. We went down to Geo. Gould's and spent an hour or more in the evening with them. Sun Jun 5, 1932 -- Went to SS in morning. Laurel, Norman, Bea & I went down to church in evening. Took Tina [Christina Graham, Edna's daughter] & Edna Graham. Mon Jun 6, 1932 -- We churned. Went out to E. Foster in P.M. Tue Jun 7, 1932 -- Washed and went down to see Bea in afternoon. Wed Jun 8, 1932 -- Churned and worked all day. Thu Jun 9, 1932 -- Went to Canterbury; took over butter for Mrs Harvey and Bea besides our own. We had 93 lbs. Fri Jun 10, 1932 -- No entry Sat Jun 11, 1932 -- No entry Sun Jun 12, 1932 -- Attended SS in morning. In afternoon, Will & I, Bea and Laurel went to Fosterville to church. Mon Jun 13, 1932 -- Churned. Tue Jun 14, 1932 -- Worked over that churning and did two more churnings. Wed Jun 15, 1932 -- Washed in forenoon and printed up 28 lbs in afternoon. Thu Jun 16, 1932 -- Went to Danforth to SS rally. Stayed until after evening service. It rained while we were coming home. Fri Jun 17, 1932 -- Churned and did a lot of other things. Sat Jun 18, 1932 -- Worked over and printed 15 lbs butter besides other work and had an ice cream party in evening. Sun Jun 19, 1932 -- Attended SS in morning rested in P.M. and wrote to Sadie Gould. Mon Jun 20 to Wed Jun 22, 1932 -- No entry Thu Jun 23, 1932 -- Was down to Bea's in P.M. Fri Jun 24, 1932 -- Went to school closing in afternoon and to meeting in evening. Mr Ramsey gave a very interesting address on the A(r)ronic Priesthood. Sat Jun 25, 1932 -- No entry Sun Jun 26, 1932 -- Heard in morning they had an automobile accident among the Smith's. The car was badly broken up and Sylvia had a broken nose and other bruises. After SS we went over to see how they were. Mon Jun 27, 1932 -- Will & I went to McAdam, took Merrill and Marcia and Merrill's two children. Merrill wished to see about bringing his two children over in Canada to live. [Apparently Merrill Graham did not succeed in gaining custody of his two boys, Junior and Herb. They were raised by their maternal grandparents and went by the name Walls.] Tue Jun 28, 1932 -- Bea & little girls were up. I cut out dress for myself and sewed some on Helen's dress. Wed Jun 29, 1932 -- Washed in forenoon and printed up 29 lbs butter in afternoon. Thu Jun 30, 1932 -- No entry Fri Jul 1, 1932 -- Had ice cream in evening. Sat Jul 2, 1932 -- No entry Sun Jul 3, 1932 -- No entry Mon Jul 4, 1932 -- Had dinner at Sand Beach with crowd from Danforth. Went to Canterbury in P.M., took Bea with us. Laurel went to Woodstock with Elmer Leeman & family to write his entrance examination papers. Tue Jul 5, 1932 -- to Wed Jul 6, 1932 -- No entry Thu Jul 7, 1932 -- Will, Bea & I went to Woodstock after Laurel. Called on Nettie Morehouse. Ran into a very heavy shower on our way home. Fri Jul 8, 1932 -- No entry Sat Jul 9, 1932 -- Nol entry Sun Jul 10, 1932 -- Went to SS in evening. Herb & Evie Smith came in afternoon. In evening we went down to church and heard Miss Laura Tingley from Bolivia speak on the customs of the people of that Country. Mon Jul 11, 1932 -- School meeting today. Tue Jul 12, 1932 -- Went up to Fosterville and took our own dinner. Had big picnic [Orangemen's celebration] and two games of baseball. Wed Jul 13, 1932 -- Went to Eel River to look for horse for haying. Took Norman to bring horse back. Called at Angus Golden's. Maurice Mac(key)'s, had dinner at James Lenin's and called at Howard Kennedy's. Went on as far as Walter Bustard's and came back to Shep. Buckingham's and got an old horse there. They attended the funeral of Elmer Lutz today. Norman is staying at Clarence Graham's tonight. We brought Amy Partin, a great niece of Will's, home with us. Thu Jul 14, 1932 -- No entry Fri Jul 15, 1932 -- Will took horses up to Foster's to get shod. Sat Jul 16, 1932 -- Cultivated the potatoes and mowed in afternoon. Sun Jul 17, 1932 -- Attended SS. Hanford, Grace, and Archie & wife were here for dinner and Grace stayed for a visit. The rest went home about four; also had a call from Robert Clark and his niece from St. John. Mrs Lambert and her son took Amy Partin up to Clara Howe's in evening, Will & I and Grace and Laurel. Mon Jul 18, 1932 -- Grace was here and Bea came up and stayed the day and I worked on dress for her. Tue Jul 19, 1932 -- No entry Wed Jul 20, 1932 -- No entry Thu Jul 21, 1932 -- Will, I, Bea, Grace, Helen and Annie went down town. Grace went to visit at Geo Gould's. We were to the vestry a while and attended Circle. Saw Mrs King, also Elsie Veysey and Nettie Moorhouse besides the usual people. Fri Jul 22, 1932 -- Churned and the men worked at the hay. Hauled in 5 loads. Sat Jul 23, 1932 -- Rained. Nothing doing at hay. Sun Jul 24, 1932 -- Rained. No SS. Marjory Wood is down to Bea's We had Hanford, Grace and Leah for supper. Grace went home after visiting here & to George's for a week Mon Jul 25, 1932 -- No entry Tue Jul 26, 1932 -- No entry Wed Jul 27, 1932 -- John Flemming was here and brought 3 lambs for $8.84. Thu Jul 28, 1932 -- No entry Fri Jul 29, 1932 -- No entry Sat Jul 30, 1932 -- Helen Higgs and Annie and Margery Wood were here for dinner. Sun Jul 31, 1932 -- Will & I and Laurel, Norman and Helen went to Danforth to take Marjory Wood home. Stopped to Lester's for dinner. Called on Hanford in afternoon. I went to the cemetery to visit Addie's grave; did not see Grace. Came home quite early and Laurel, Norman, John, Bea & I went down to meeting in evening. Mon Aug 1, to Wed Aug 3, 1932 --, No entry Thu Aug 4, 1932 -- A wet day. We went to town in the afternoon, Will & I, Lizzie Harvey, Jennie & Jean, and Bea. I was to Circle awhile, others did various errands. I sold 3 dozen eggs. Fri Aug 5, 1932 -- Mr & Mrs Ernest Foster and Fern came and stayed all night. Vanch & I went down to school house to hear Rev. Ramsey preach a very fine sermon. Sat Aug 6, 1932 -- Saturday's work. Sun Aug 7, 1932 -- Went to SS in morning. In afternoon, I rested a while and read and started to write a letter when Bea and Luella and Vivian Buckingham with little Arden & Roscoe came and when they had been here a short time, Herb & Evie Smith and George and his wife and Cecil came. After an hour or more they all went down with Bea, but Herb & Evie and Cecil. I wrote a letter to Bea Briggs. Mon Aug 8, 1932 -- Had another school meeting. Inspector Fox was here for dinner. Lizzie Harvey & Bea were here in the afternoon. Tue Aug 9, 1932 -- We washed and churned two churnings, printed 15 lbs butter and ironed some. Wed Aug 10, 1932 -- Printed 12 lbs butter in A.M. Had Mr & Mrs King and Mrs Blanchard here for supper. Thu Aug 11, 1932 -- It has rained all day. We have about 10 loads hay mowed down and everything is soaked. Lizzie & Bea came in afternoon but we did not go to town because of the rain. They were to have a picnic dinner in vestry with Tressa Thomas [nee Tressa Lewis] from Houlton there. Marcia Graham went back to Nova Scotia today. I made a slip for Helen. Fri Aug 12, 1932 -- Will & I and Bea went to Canterbury, took over 108 lbs butter and sold it for 12¢ per lb. Came back to Everett Gould's camp on Skiff Lake and had dinner. Called to Clarance Graham's on the way over and back. Sat Aug 13, 1932 -- Will & boys went looking for blueberries, but failed to get any. I put new mantle and chimney on the Aladdin lamp. Sun Aug 14, 1932 -- Went to SS in forenoon. In afternoon, Will & I went up to Fosterville, called at Henry Farrell's, came back to cemetery, pulled weeds on father's lot and placed some flowers on the grave. Went to see Geo Gould in evening. Took Laurel & Norman to town. Harry and Ollie Ricker were there. Mon Aug 15, 1932 -- Churned in forenoon. In afternoon Bea & children were here. We worked on dresses for Helen and Annie. Tue Aug 16, 1932 -- Howard Gould and his daughter, Isabel, came. Wed Aug 17, 1932 -- Will & I, Howard & Isabel went down to Geo Gould's for dinner, about three o'clock 8 of us started to Danforth. Had supper at Hanford's, called at Fred Gould's and came home in evening. Our car got crowded in ditch at foot of hill and we had to leave it there all night. Thu Aug 18, 1932 -- Howard & Isabel went down to Bea's for dinner. In P.M. Will, Howard, Bea & I in our car, Isabel & Laurel Carl Helen & Annie in their car started out. We called at Floyd Smith's because Howard wanted to see his uncle Leonard's old home for though he is 72 he had never been to Leonard Gould's home while he was living. We looked the place over and took some pictures of it and went on to Clarence Graham's for Addie was a cousin whom he had never seen; also Mrs Cunningham who was there visiting. Addie and Mrs Cunningham went with us. We called at the old Solomon Gould house at Skiff Lake which has been in the hands of strangers for many years. Then we went on to Canterbury. Saw all the Gould's over there and came back home for supper. Howard came home with us and Isabel stayed down to Bea's. Fri Aug 19, 1932 -- I worked all day. Howard & Isobel went down to Geo Gould's this forenoon and I was getting ready for the Gould reunion. They came back to stay the night. Sat Aug 20, 1932 -- The Gould reunion came off with dinner at Clarence Graham's with 76 relatives and 7 visitors present. After dinner there were speeches, recitations, and singing for an hour or more and then as the youngest ones wanted to go to the beach for bathing, all went out there for supper and a very fine time was enjoyed by all. When we returned, we said good bye to Howard Gould and daughter Isabel who went down to Geo Gould's to stay the night and go on their journey in the morning. We had Charles Gould & wife and daughter Mabel for the night. Sun Aug 21, 1932 -- Went to SS in morning. Had the Newport Gould's with us for the day and the night and we went down to meeting in the evening. Said good bye to Mr & Mrs King and stopped to Geo Gould's a while to see Harry & Ollie Ricker in the morning. Mon Aug 22, 1932 -- Charles Gould & Family and Mrs Witham started about 8 A.M. on their journey to Newcastle. We churned and the men worked at the hay. Tue Aug 23, 1932 -- I washed a large washing and the men finished haying. Wed Aug 24, 1932 -- Josie Gould and Sara Ann Cunningham visited here and down to Bea's and called at Lizzie Graham's. They were here for dinner and I went with them in the afternoon. Norman went to take Buckingham's horse home and Will went with car in P.M. to bring him back. Geo went to take Mrs Cunningham to Clarance Graham's. Josie & I went with him. Thu Aug 25, 1932 -- Churned in forenoon and I worked at different things. Will & I and Lizzie Harvey & Bea went to town in P.M. attended Ladies Aid. Fr Aug 26, 1932 -- Worked all day. Sewed in afternoon on Annie's dress. Sat Aug 27, 1932 -- Worked all day. Took care of churning, canned 12 pints of peas, put up six qts preserves, blackberries and apples besides other work. Sun Aug 28, 1932 -- Went to SS. Stayed down to Bea's to dinner. After dinner Laurel & 1, John & Bea and Helen & Annie went out to the Mountain to meeting. We bad a number of showers. Mon Aug 29, 1932 -- Had picnic down to Little English Cove. 20 present. Tue Aug 30, 1932 -- Washed, worked all day. Wed Aug 31, 1932 -- Churned and ironed; made ice cream. Watched eclipse on sun. Thu Sep 1, 1932 -- Canned 12 pints corn, worked over 14 lbs butter. Went to town in P.M. Called on John and Agnes Brooks. Fri Sep 2, 1932 -- Had John Flemming for dinner. He took away the 3 two-year-old steers. Sat Sep 3, 1932 -- Flemming brought over 4 bbls flour, 2 bags sugar, ten lbs tea. Emptied 200 lbs sugar in barrel. Took away one lamb. Sun Sep 4, 1932 -- Went to SS in A.M. Went over to Haynesville in P.M. brought back Geo Smith & Wife to make us a visit They were all recovering of car accident they had the week before. They started to come over here Aug 28, 6 of them in the car, got run into and car smashed, but none of them hurt seriously. Mon Sep 5, 1932 -- No entry Tue Sep 6, 1932 -- No entry Wed Sep 7, 1932 -- Sent $28.50 to A.D. Smith to get 3 chair desks for school house. Thu Sep 8 Had Mrs G.H. Clark here to visit. Also J. Flemming and Wes Buckingham for dinner beside the rest of us making ten in all for dinner. Had Charles Dunphy, Vernon & Mildred Patterson in afternoon. Fri Sep 9, 1932 -- Had four men harvesting and four more of us making eight in all. Arlene has been helping me. Bea came up in afternoon and we worked on dress for Helen. Sat Sep 10, 1932 -- Will & 1 and Arlene went to town in the forenoon. Sun Sep 11, 1932 -- Went to SS only 13 present. No Grahams there. Went out to Mountain to meeting in afternoon. Had communion after service. Mon Sep 12, 1932 -- Washed in forenoon. Bea & Arlene were up here in afternoon. Tue Sep 13, 1932 -- Hanford, Grace, Leah & Lester were here in evening. Told us about Fred Gould's daughter, Leah, being married to Henry Hardin. Wed Sep 14, 1932 -- Finished harvesting. Thu Sep 15, 1932 -- Went to town in P.M. Fri Sep 16, 1932 -- Will & I and Bea went to Haynesville and took Geo & Arlene Smith home. Came back by Danforth and called at Hanford's a half hour. Sat Sep 17, 1932 -- No entry Sun Sep 18, 1932 -- Had SS in forenoon. Attended Orange meeting at Fosterville in P.M. Mon Sep 19, 1932 -- No entry Tue Sep 20, 1932 -- Will & I went to Canterbury. Took over 127 lbs butter, sold it to Donavan. Wed Sep 20 to Fri Sep 23, 1932 -- No entry Sat Sep 24, 1932 -- Will & I spent the day at Buckingham's cottage on North Lake. There were 15 there. Sun Sep 25, 1932 -- Went to SS in forenoon. In afternoon, Will & I and Laurel & Norman went down to Geo Gould's a while. Met Leonard Gould, Hanford Gould and Ross Dwyer and came back and had them here for supper. Mon Sep 26, 1932 -- No entry Tue Sep 27, 1932 -- Leonard brought little Bobbie here for us to care for some months. Wed Sep 27 to Sat Oct 1, 1932 -- No entry Sun Oct 2, 1932 -- Bobbie's mother came for him before we had our breakfast, but he was left in our care by his father so we could not let her have him. I went to SS and she came back while I was away and brought a immigration officer with her but we had done nothing against the law and she could not get the child; but poor Bobbie was home sick for her after she left. Bea and Helen and Annie were here for supper. Mon Oct 3, 1932 -- Bea & I Will and little Bobbie drove out to the Mountain. Bea & I and Bobbie stopped to Wes Buckingham's. Will went on to the Corner to see John Moore. Tue Oct 4, 1932 -- Had Mr & Mrs Har(ley) Buckingham for dinner and Mrs Sam Collier and Clarance Gould & wife and Leonard came in the afternoon to see Bobbie and were here for supper but did not stay the night. Wed Oct 5, 1932 -- We finished digging the potatoes. Geo Gould & Josie were here for dinner. Thu Oct 6, 1932 -- We went to town. I took Bobbie and went to Circle. Will did the shopping. Bea Lizzie Harvey, Jennie & Jean Graham scattered around on their various errands. Fri Oct 7, 1932 -- Couldn't do all the work there was to do, so had Villa Cropley up for the day to help me. I made mustard pickles. Sat Oct 8, 1932 -- Canned 6 qts ripe tomatoes besides my other work. Sun Oct 9, 1932 -- Had SS in forenoon. Were alone in afternoon only for Laurel being here. We had gramophone music about 5 o'clock. Hanford & Grace and Archie and 3 children came and were here for supper. I sold $10 worth of butter. Mon Oct 10, 1932 -- I washed and Edna Graham, Phylis & Jean came in afternoon and about 3 P.M. Bea and May Leeman came for an hour. Christina Graham was operated on for appendicitis in Aroostook Hospital on Sep 8. Tue Oct 11, 1932 -- We churned. Ellis & Laurel cut wood part of the day. It rained some in afternoon. Wed Oct 12, 1932 -- No entry Thu Oct 13, 1932 -- Evie Smith came from Haynesville to spend a few days with us. Will went to Woodstock. Ellis & Laurel killed the hog. Fri Oct 14, 1932 -- Evie & I went down to Bea's in afternoon. Mr & Mrs Armstrong from Vanceboro called. They stayed 1/2 hour after coming down after us. Josie was visiting at Bea's. Sat Oct 15, 1932 -- No entry Sun Oct 16, 1932 -- Went to SS. Had Luella Buckingham and three children here for supper. Bea & children were here in afternoon. Mon Oct 17, 1932 -- No entry Tue Oct 18, 1932 -- Evie & I were down to Bea's and visited all day. Wed Oct 19, 1932 -- Washed in forenoon and Evie cut out a dress for me. In afternoon we went to take Evie home. Went around by Brookton and Danforth, run into some cattle this side of Brookton. Evie got a chance to Haynesville so we did not go over there, went to Hanford's and had supper. Bea & Carl went with us and Carl had his eyes tested. Thu Oct 20, 1932 -- No entry Fri Oct 21, 1932 -- Leonard Gould and Mr Cole stayed all night with us. Sat Oct 22, 1932 -- Had Mr & Mrs Simmons to visit us for the day. Bobby seemed to be taking a cold. Sun Oct 23, 1932 -- Had SS. Bobby seem quite sick. Hanford, Grace, Leah and two girls Helen and Phylis were here a while in the afternoon. Mon Oct 24, 1932 -- Bobby seem some better. Tue Oct 25, 1932 -- Will Bea, Lizzie Harvey went to town. I did not go because I was afraid to take Bobby out. Wed Oct 26, 1932 -- No entry Thu Oct 27, 1932 -- Was down a while in afternoon to Mrs Henderson's and helped quilt. Fri Oct 28, 1932 -- No entry Sat Oct 29, 1932 -- Will went to Fredericton to attend a Liberal Convention. Sun Oct 30, 1932 -- Will, Bea & I with Bobbie, Helen & Edith Harvey were up and called at Sam Collier's a while. Mr & Mrs Simmons were there among others. Mon Oct 31, 1932 -- Had all the young people in for a Halloween party; stayed until 10 o'clock. All enjoyed it. Had all the usual tricks and a good time generally. Tue Nov 1, 1932 -- No entry Wed Nov 2, 1932 -- No entry Thu Nov 3, 1932 -- Went down town in afternoon. Spent a while at Circle at Mrs Henderson's. Fri Nov 4, 1932 -- No entry Sat Nov 5, 1932 -- No entry Sun Nov 6, 1932 -- Had a door yard call from Albert & Ella Smith, Emily Smith and a cousin. Mon Nov 7 to Wed Nov 9, 1932 -- No entry Thu Nov 10, 1932 -- Were down to Circle in afternoon and called at store. Fri Nov 11, 1932 -- Suther O'Regan and Hazel Wood were married at the bride's home by Rev Walter Ramsey. Sat Nov 12, 1932 -- No entry Sun Nov 13, 1932 -- Had SS and stayed at home the rest of day. Bobby was quite sick with cold. Mon Nov 14, 1932 -- No entry Tue Nov 15, 1932 -- No entry Wed Nov 16, 1932 -- The threshers came down to Higgs and I could not go down to help Bea for the first time since she began to have the threshers. Bobby's mother came today and took us all by surprise. She was here and played with him all afternoon and took him and went to her room about 6:30 P.M. About 8 Leonard came. He got the baby from her room and played with him for nearly 2 hours but finally let him stay with his mother for the night. Thu Nov 17, 1932 -- Leonard went away about ten o'clock. Took Myrtle to Island Falls as he did not want her to stay with Bobbie. Will & I and Lizzie Harvey went to town in P.M. We got some kerosene, visited a while at Geo Gould's. Herb and Marjory Lydic and another couple came while were there. Fri Nov 18, 1932 -- Geo Vantassel died at Fosterville. John Depow called here in the afternoon. Sat Nov 19, 1932 -- It rained. Bea & children were here a while in P.M. Sun Nov 20, 1932 -- No SS. Will was sick and I could not go. Bea & John went out to Fosterville to attend the funeral of Geo Vantassel. Mon Nov 21, 1932 -- I went down to Bea's a while in afternoon. Eldon Gould came here. Tue Nov 22, 1932 -- Churned & washed. Wed Nov 23, 1932 -- Leonard Gould came and brought his father [Clarence] and two sisters Geneva and Edna and they took Bobbie away and Eldon Gould went away in the afternoon. The threshers moved here and commenced threshing. Thu Nov 24, 1932 -- Bea came up to help me get dinner for threshers. We went up to Jennies in afternoon. She had a bad scalded foot but it is getting better now. Fri Nov 25, 1932 -- They finished threshing today to late to get moved away. The trustees held a special meeting here in evening; decided to have no school for two months in winter. Sat Nov 26, 1932 -- Threshers moved away in morning. Ellis & Laurel & Norma were putting in straw. We put a new mantle on lamp. Sun Nov 27, 1932 -- Had SS in morning and rested in afternoon. Mon Nov 28, 1932 -- Wood sawyers came at night in time for supper and were here all night and sawed all day Tuesday and Wednesday. Tue Nov 29, 1932 -- No entry Wed Nov 30, 1932 -- No entry Thu Dec 1, 1932 -- They moved the wood saw away in the morning. We churned and made 14 prints of butter and went to town in the afternoon. Were up to Mrs Henderson's a while and quilted. We finished the quilt. Mrs Prudie Johnson was there. Fri Dec 2, 1932 -- Will & I went to Canterbury, took over 46 lbs butter. Sat Dec 3, 1932 -- Worked all day. Sun Dec 4, 1932 -- Had SS in forenoon. Bea & Laurel were here for dinner, during afternoon Alfred and Clara Howe and three children came and stayed for tea. Mon Dec 5, 1932 -- Washed and went down to Higgs in P.M. Tue Dec 6, 1932 -- Commenced work on coat for Helen. Wed Dec 7, 1932 -- Churned and made 15 prints of butter. Thu Dec 8, 1932 -- Worked on coat all day and finished it. Fri Dec 9, 1932 -- We filled bed tick and cleaned in chambers in forenoon. We went to town in afternoon. I sent an order to Sears & Roebuck of $2.98. Sat Dec 10, 1932 -- Laurel & Norman went to Houlton on Alton Farrell's truck. Donnie Grant came and Will had the telephone taken out. Sun Dec 11, 1932 -- Had SS in morning. Hanford, Grace Gould, Helen & Phylis Wood were here for supper. Mon Dec 12, to Thu Dec 15, 1932 -- No entry Fri Dec 16, 1932 -- Went to town on team and attended funeral of John Brooks. First part of week made dresses for Helen & Annie. Sat Dec 17, 1932 -- No entry Sun Dec 18, 1932 -- Had SS and rested and wrote letters. Mon Dec 19, 1932 -- Churned in forenoon and printed up 14 lbs butter and in afternoon killed 27 chickens and dressed them Had Bea & Carl to help us. Tue Dec 20, 1932 -- Laurel & Will went to Canterbury with the car. Took over 20 chickens and 25 lbs butter. Sold butter to Flemming and 20¢ per lb cash, and sold chickens to Donovan and got 16¢ pound in trade. Wed Dec 21, 1932 -- Ellis took team and took 7 of us down to funeral of Mrs Frank Walls. Thu, Fri Dec 22 & 23 Making fudge and getting ready for Xmas. Sat Dec 24, 1932 -- Norman and I trimmed the room, he put up a tree and we were getting ready for a party with all the children in the evening. There were 22 present. Had quite a program and each child got some presents and had a treat of home made candy, popcorn and apples, and all had a good time. Sun Dec 25, 1932 -- Will & I stayed alone last night. Norman went down home to spend the night. He came up in the forenoon and helped do the chores and went back for dinner and Will & I ate dinner alone. We had SS in afternoon there were 17 present and we stopped to have a sing after the session was over. Mon Dec 26, 1932 -- Churned and made up 14 lbs butter. Tue Dec 27, 1932 -- Bea was here visiting and had tea. Wed Dec 28, 1932 -- Will & I, Bea, Helen & Annie went to Haynesville. Saw all the Smiths that are there but Sabin & family. Ora Stewart and Sylvia Smith were married on Dec 24, 1932 --. Thu Dec 29, 1932 -- Will & I were down to Geo Gould's and spent the day. Fri Dec 30, 1932 -- I went down to Bea's in afternoon. Called at Guy Leeman's on my way down. Stayed to tea and intended going to meeting in evening but Mr Ramsey did not come. A larger crowd than usual gathered. Sat Dec 31, 1932 -- It rained in A.M. Stayed home and worked. 1933 -- Sun Jan 1, 1933 -- Norman was sick. I went to SS in the afternoon. Bea, Helen & Annie were here a while after SS. Mon Jan 2, 1933 -- Bea & I visited at Lizzie Graham's in the afternoon. We churned in forenoon. Tue Jan 3, 1933 -- No entry Wed Jan 4, 1933 -- Laurel had his knee sprained and I was down there in the afternoon. Thu Jan 5, 1933 -- Will & I were down town. I went to Geo Gould's and helped quilt on Lone Star quilt. Finished knitting first leg of drawers for Will in evening. Fri Jan 6, 1933 -- Went down to see Laurel in forenoon. Knit some in afternoon. Sat Jan 7, 1933 -- Went down to Bea's in afternoon and kept hot cloths on Laurel's knee all afternoon. Sun Jan 8, 1933 -- Was late getting up. Was very cold in forenoon. Went to SS in P.M. Norman took the gramophone to Higgs for Laurel while laid up. Mon Jan 9, 1933 -- I went down to see Laurel in afternoon. It began to snow. Tue Jan 10, 1933 -- We churned and printed up butter in afternoon. Wed Jan 11, 1933 -- Went down to see Laurel in afternoon. Knit on drawer leg. They were all knitting down there. Thu Jan 12, 1933 -- Bea and I were up to Jennie's in P.M. Jennie was sick. I finished the drawer leg in evening Fri Jan 13, 1933 -- Cooked in forenoon. Made the drawers and washed and hung them out in afternoon. Went to meeting in evening. Sat Jan 14, 1933 -- Did general house work. Went up in afternoon to see how Jennie was. She was still in bed. Ellis was cooking. Sun Jan 15, 1933 -- Went to SS in afternoon. Made calls at Higg's and Fred Graham's. Mon Jan 16, 1933 -- Will & I went out in afternoon to the funeral of Mrs Thomas Wetmore. [Margaret (Maggie) Boone] There was a very large crowd in attendance. Sermon by Rev Walter Ramsey. When we came home Hanford & Grace, Jean Malone, Rev Cecil Grant and his sister came and stayed nearly 2 hours. I sold 31 lbs butter during the day. Tue Jan 17, 1933 -- We churned and made 14 lbs butter. I went down to Higg's in afternoon, Laurel is going some with crutches. He got the crutches Jan 14th. Mr Amburg, the game warden, came and asked for Norman and got Norman to show him where a government canoe was on the shore of Grand lake. They brought the canoe up here and put it in the barn. Wed Jan 18, 1933 -- Bea was up here a while in the afternoon. I washed in morning. Thu Jan 19, 1933 -- Ironed in morning. In afternoon Will & I, Bea and Lizzie Harvey went to town, but it snowed hard and we did not stay to Circle but came home as soon as got our business done. I sold 41 eggs at 35¢ per dozen. I got letters from Lizzie Taylor, Sadie Gould, and Mrs Osborn York. Fri-Sat Jan 20 & 21, 1933 -- Just did housework. Sun Jan 22, 1933 -- Went to SS and called at Higg's and Guy Leeman's. Mon Jan 23 to Fri Jan 27, 1933 -- No entry Sat Jan 28, 1933 -- I took the flu for the first time in many years. I stayed in bed and the men did the work. Sun Jan 29, 1933 -- I arose in morning but was not much good. Sat around all day Bea & Carl were up for dinner. Bea stayed most of the afternoon. Mon Jan 30, 1933 -- I keep around most of the time but do not feel very well. Manage to do what has to be done. Tue Jan 31, 1933 -- No entry Wed Feb 1, 1933 -- Norman took team down and brought Laurel up. First time he has been anywhere since he hurt his knee. He can walk around the house without his crutches. Ralph, Tina & Edna were here in evening. Feb 2 & 3 Just did what had to be done and knit some. Sat Feb 4, 1933 -- Had a call from the Rawleigh man; also had Claud Peck and Elmer Leeman here for dinner. Norman took Laurel home in afternoon, also the crib bed and I went down on team. Sun Feb 5, 1933 -- No SS Bea was here a while in afternoon and Burlie Buckingham was here for supper. Mon Feb 6, 1933 -- Elmer Leeman took team to haul his wood. Tue Feb 7, 1933 -- Laurel came up and stayed all night with us. Wed Feb 8, 1933 -- Bea's birthday. We sent Norman down in morning with a piece of beef and some cabbage. A rather unusual present. Feb 9, 10 & 11 Have not recovered from La Grippe; have a very sore place in side. Have washed out a few things and ironed them out, swept the chambers and cooked some and wiped up the kitchen floor. Sun Feb 12, 1933 -- The forenoon was very long; read some, slept some and had lots of time for everything. Mon Feb 13, 1933 -- My side was very sore all day. Norman split wood most of the day. I ravelled old knitting work in the afternoon. Had Albert Harvey helping me. Bea & Annie were here about twenty minutes. Laurel & Norman started for town with single team, but the road was drifted so bad they came back and Bea & Annie went down with team Carl & Helen and Edith Harvey stayed a while longer. Sun Feb 13, to Sat Feb 18, 1933 -- No entry Sun Feb 19, 1933 -- We had SS in P.M., the first time I had been able to go for 4 weeks and after SS Bea, Lizzie Harvey and I called on Mrs Lizzie Graham. Mon Feb 20, 1933 -- Will & Norman went down on Spednic Lake for a load of dry wood. It's storming and I got my yam ready for a mat and dyed it and in afternoon began the mat. Tue Feb 21, 1933 -- We were out of kerosene and Will & I went to town with the double team. I called on Agnes Brooks and we stayed to Geo Gould's for dinner and supper. Wed Feb 22, 1933 -- Bea came up and we worked on dress for Helen. Thu Feb 23, 1933 -- We had a knitting bee at Ellis Graham's. There were eight women & girls there and got quite a lot of knitting done. Fri Feb 24, 1933 -- Ironed and worked on Helen's dress in afternoon. Sat Feb 25, 1933 -- Worked in forenoon and finished Helen's dress in afternoon. Bea & John went up to Clarance Graham's visiting and Clarance & Burlie Buckingham came down to Higg's visiting and Norman stayed down there all night and Helen & Annie stayed here. Sun Feb 26, 1933 -- Had no SS. Stayed in house all day. Read most of II Esdras. Norman took the Buckingham boys out through the woods. Mon Feb 27, 1933 -- I crocheted on mat part of the time. Bea & girls was here in the afternoon and I fixed a coat for Helen. Tue Feb 28, 1933 -- I worked on a dress for myself. Wed Mar 1, 1933 -- Went down to Bea's and spent the day and Laurel brought me home in the afternoon at 4 o'clock. Thu Mar 2, 1933 -- Finished my dress and worked on mat. Fri Mar 3, 1933 -- Knit a pair of mittens for Norman. Sat Mar 4, 1933 -- Did housework and worked on mat. Sun Mar 5, 1933 -- Went to SS in afternoon. Mon Mar 6, 1933 -- Worked on mat most of the day. Tue Mar 7, 1933 -- Bea & Annie were up and stayed for supper. We worked on dress for Bea. Wed Mar 8, 1933 -- I finished mat, size 60x30. Thu Mar 9, 1933 -- Stormy and blustery all day. I worked on dress part of the time and in evening I wrote out six tax notices and made a duplicate of the tax list to send to Fredericton. Fri Mar 10, 1933 -- No entry Sat Mar 11, 1933 -- No entry Sun Mar 12, 1933 -- Went to SS. Afterward called on Mrs Guy Leeman who was sick in bed. Mon Mar 13, 1933 -- I washed in morning. John & Bea went to town Bea was here to dinner and after I got the dishes washed, Albert Gaskin came and had his dinner and Lizzie & Ethel Graham & children were here for the afternoon. Tue Mar 14, 1933 -- Sent one dollar to Maritime Baptist Pub. Co to pay for paper from Feb 28 to Aug 31. In afternoon and Wed I worked on dress for myself. Thu Mar 16, 1933 -- Very windy day. Our chimney burned out. I worked on a hooked mat. Laurel brought home his fitch [Small, brown mink-like animal] on March 17th. Fri Mar 17, 1933 -- No entry Sat Mar 18, 1933 -- No entry Sun Mar 19, 1933 -- Had SS to Higg's in the afternoon. Mrs Wes Buckingham and Mrs Farrell came down and were to Bea's for dinner and came up here for supper. Mon Mar 20, 1933 -- No entry Tue Mar 21, 1933 -- No entry Wed Mar 22, 1933 -- Had a call from Mr Amberg [A Provincial Ranger from Fredericton; Don Boone was the local game warden at the time], the game warden. Thu Mar 23, 1933 -- No entry Fri Mar 24, 1933 -- Ellis Graham took the team and took Will & I and Jennie & Lizzie Harvey to town. I went to sewing Circle, had dinner to Geo Gould's. John & Bea went to town in afternoon. I sold Florence Cropley 4 lbs butter. Sat Mar 25, 1933 -- No entry Sun Mar 26, 1933 -- Had SS in school house in afternoon. After SS Lizzie Harvey and I called on Mrs Guy Leeman who was very poorly. Mon Mar 27, 1933 -- I went down the road and called on all the neighbors. Tue Mar 28, 1933 -- Josie Gould came up to Bea's visiting and they put a quilt in frames and Lizzie Graham and I was down there in afternoon and to quilt on it. Wed Mar 29, 1933 -- Norman got word his fitch was at Canterbury and Will and I took the horse and pung and went as far as Clarence Graham's and stayed there all night and had the mail bring the things we wanted from Canterbury. We enjoyed seeing the folks up there in the two homes. Thu Mar 30, 1933 -- Came home and brought Norman's fitch. Fri Mar 31, 1933 -- I finished my hooked rug. Sat Apr 1, 1933 -- Ellis Graham and Norman put up ice. Sun Apr 2, 1933 -- We had SS here. It had stormed and the walking was bad and Bea thought they could come up here easier than I could go down to school house. We had no quarterlies but used bibles. Had a very good SS , there were 16 present. Mon Apr 3, 1933 -- No entry Tue Apr 4, 1933 -- I went down to Bea's in forenoon to help her quilt. She was going to have a quilting in afternoon and invited a number of the women, but it rained so hard no one could come but Lizzie Harvey and Lankster [sic](Lancaster) brought her with a team. Laurel brought us home. The water was very deep some places on the road. Wed Apr 5, 1933 -- I put a mat in the frames and marked it out. Thu Apr 6, 1933 -- Ellis had the team hauling wood we did not get down to Circle. Bea & John went down in evening and we heard of the death of George Taylor in N.S. Fri Apr 7, 1933 -- No entry Sat Apr 8, 1933 -- No entry Sun Apr 9, 1933 -- Had SS here; only 9 present. Mon Apr 10, 1933 -- Washed and worked on mat. Tue Apr 11, 1933 -- Will went out to Mountain. Lizzie Graham & I was over to Everett Graham's and visited in afternoon. Wed Apr 12, 1933 -- Mr & Mrs Guy Cropley were here to buy potatoes and stayed to dinner and Arlie Boone was here in afternoon. Thu Apr 13, 1933 -- Will & I and Bea and Jennie went to town on long sled. It was hard sledding, the ground was half bare. Fri Apr 14, 1933 -- I sewed in afternoon for Jennie, made Phylis a dress. Had Jennie, Phylis and Jean here for supper. Sat Apr 15, 1933 -- No entry Sun Apr 16, 1933 -- Had SS in school house. Had 19 present. It was Easter Sunday. Our grandchildren were here and we had a treat of ice cream in forenoon. Mon Apr 17, to Wed Apr 19, 1932 -- No entry Thu Apr 20, 1933 -- Ellis & Jennie Bea and Lizzie Harvey & I went to town. Bea & I were at Geo Gould's to Ladies Aid and helped with quilting. Fri Apr 21, 1933 -- I finished my second hooked rug. Sat Apr 22, 1933 -- No entry Sun Apr 23, 1933 -- We had SS in the afternoon, 20 present. We stayed 1/2 hour and sang. Mon Apr 24, 1933 -- No entry Tue Apr 25, 1933 -- No entry Wed Apr 26, 1933 -- I was down to Bea's in afternoon, called on Lizzie Graham and Flora Leeman on way. Thu Apr 27, 1933 -- A son born to Mr & Mrs Grotty Gould, name Herchel Linden. Fri Apr 28, 1933 -- Bea & Helen was up here in afternoon and we started dress for Helen and jumper dress for Bea. Sat Apr 29, 1933 -- Jack English stayed all night, had supper and breakfast. Sun Apr 30, 1933 -- Norman was out to Wes Buckingham's for the day. Perley Buckingham and Amos Farrell were down to Higg's. We had SS in afternoon, 21 present. Mon May 1, 1933 -- Cleaned clothes press in morning. Bea came up. We worked on jumper for Bea and dress for Helen.

Tue May 2, 1933 -- Churned and sewed after getting butter worked over. Wed May 3, 1933 -- Washed in forenoon and went down to Bea's in afternoon and finished her jumper dress. Thu May 4, 1933 -- Ellis & Jennie & I went to town in afternoon. I went to Circle and helped quilt. Fri May 5, 1933 -- Cooked and swept upstairs in forenoon and made 4 underwaists for the children in the afternoon. Sat May 6, 1933 -- My birthday. Norman washed dining room ceiling and I washed walls & windows. Hanford & Eldon came in evening and stayed until after dinner Sunday. Sun May 7, 1933 -- Had SS in afternoon. Had 20 present. Decided to have SS in forenoon for the summer. Mon May 8, 1933 -- Churned and began cleaning pantry. Tue May 9, 1933 -- I washed and finished cleaning pantry. Lizzie Graham was here in afternoon. Wed May 10, 1933 -- Guy Cropley came after potatoes and Florence came and visited me. Eldon Gould came just before dinner. Ellis began work on farm. Thu May 11, 1933 -- Started in cleaning front room. No plates came for car. Fri May 12, 1933 -- Will & Laurel went to Canterbury after Laurel's fitch. I went up and stayed with Addie Graham while they were gone. Sat May 13, 1933 -- No entry Sun May 14, 1933 -- Had SS in forenoon. Jack English came in evening and stayed all night. Mr & Mrs Wes Buckingham were here for dinner. Mon May 15, 1933 -- Will & I went to town in morning. I made a print dress all but puffing in hem after I got back. Tue May 16, 1933 -- No entry Wed May 17, 1933 -- No entry Thu May 18, 1933 -- Will took Miss Georgia Hamilton & Charlie Lewin to Woodstock to buy a car. Fri May 19, 1933 -- No entry Sat May 20, 1933 -- Geo & Josie Gould and Mrs Blanchard were here a while in evening. Sun May 21, 1933 -- Will, Laurel & I, Bea and the two little girls went to Haynesville and had dinner and went on to Danforth to supper. Laurel, Will & I went to Hanford's and Bea & children went to Lester Wood's. May 22, to May 24, 1933 -- No entry Thu May 25, 1933 -- Was down town. went to vestry and helped quilt a while. Mrs Prudie Johnston and Mrs Ida Butterfield were there. Fri May 26, 1933 -- Will & I went to Woodstock. Had quite a visit with Mrs Ray Hall and we spent two hours at Ed Gould's and called on Mrs Thomas Graham and family. Sat May 27, 1933 -- It rained all day. Grace Gould went to Houlton hospital to have an operation performed. Sun May 28 Had SS in morning. On my way to SS Hanford's car came along on the way to Houlton. Grace was to be operated on this morning and they were going up to see her. Frank Patterson went to hospital with blood poison the same day Grace Gould went, May 27th. May 29, to Jun 1, 1932 -- No entry Fri Jun 2, 1933 -- Will & I went to Danforth to see Stanley Minch. Saw his man Jason Kingston and his sister, Mrs Barns at his house. Had dinner with Hanford and called on Mrs. E. Foster. Sat Jun 3, 1933 -- Weldon Leeman & Rita Holmes were married in Woodstock. Sun Jun 4, 1933 -- Chas Gould & wife and Mabel and Mrs McKeen were here a while on their way to Newcastle taking Mrs McKeen home. I went to SS. Norman took me down with the car. In afternoon we went down to school house to practice for concert. About 6 P.M. Hanford, Alice Boone, Helen and Phylis Wood called. Mon Jun 5, 1933 -- No entry Tue Jun 6, 1933 -- Harold Graham and young DeMerchant were here for dinner and John Flemming for supper. Wed Jun 7, 1933 -- No entry Thu Jun 8, 1933 -- Bea was up here in forenoon and after dinner we all went down town. Fri Jun 9, 1933 -- No entry Sat Jun 10, 1933 -- Will was taken violently ill. Had Dr. O'Donnell from Debec. Pleural Pneumonia and a bad heart. Sun Jun 11, 1933 -- We had some callers. 4 men came down from Mountain to see Will. Will and I were alone in afternoon. They had SS. Mon Jun 12, 1933 -- Very hot day. I fanned Will much of the time. Had a call from Mr. Ramsey. Had the Dr. come in evening. He thought Will was better. Tue Jun 13, 1933 -- Geo & Josie stayed all night. Will thought he would not live until morning and deeded over his estate to me. Wed Jun 14, 1933 -- Will seemed no better. Bea stayed all night. Thu Jun 15, 1933 -- Laurel took Bea down town and they brought Villa home to help with work and Alice Boone stayed all night, but I took care of Will all week myself. Fri Jun 16, 1933 -- Will is no better. The medicine seems to work all right but he don't seem to feel any better. Sat Jun 17, 1933 -- Will seemed worse and we had Dr. O'Donnell in the forenoon. He injected morphine and we watched all the afternoon thinking he would not live through the day, and in the evening my sister came from Haynesville to stay with me. Sun Jun 18, 1933 -- Hanford, Fred and Archie & wife came today. Archie & wife went down with Bea to dinner. Hanford went over to Everett Graham's and Fred stayed with us. When they came back here, they moved a bed down stairs for Will and I lay on the lounge and took care of him that night Mon Jun 19, 1933 -- When I woke to attend Will in morning he was covered with a cold sweat. I thought it a bad sign and in the afternoon he began to hiccough. We did everything we could to stop them and they would stop for a little while and begin again. Josie & Guy Leeman stayed up with him that night and I went to bed. Tue Jun 20, 1933 -- The hiccoughs continued throughout the day only stop for a short time when I would give him a drink of something. Ellis Graham stayed alone that night. I got up early in the morning and he went home. Wed Jun 21, 1933 -- The hiccoughs continued. Evie & I cared for him through the day and Guy and Everett stayed with him that night. Thu Jun 22, 1933 -- The same old story: hiccoughing all through the day. Stopped for a time when I would give him a drink of something. That evening Herb Smith came and Hanford was here and John & Bea sat up with him through the night. Fri Jun 23, 1933 -- He seems no better, but the hiccoughs seem not so bad. I have Dr Curtis come to see him. He does not say much but sends him some medicine for his heart. Herb & Laurel stay up all night Sat Jun 24, 1933 -- Hanford, Grace, Pearl Boone, Jean Malone came over and brought the medicine Dr. Curtis sent to Will. The hiccoughs stopped but in the afternoon his cough began again and it was awful. That night Fred Wood and Arlie Boone sat up with him and took care of him. Sun Jun 25, 1933 -- Charlie & Jeanette drove up from Newport to see him but he did not care to see any one but he knew them. There were crowds here to see him but we only let a few in to see him. Herb & Guy took care of him that night. Mon Jun 26, 1933 -- Eldon came. Will seemed stronger but does not seem to feel any better but has a bad cough. Herb and Eldon took turns caring for him through the night. Tue Jun 27, 1933 -- Herb went to town and talked with Dr. Curtis. He went home in afternoon. That night Hanford came. Geo & Josie sat up all night and cared for him. Wed Jun 28, 1933 -- Eldon & Ellis Graham took turns caring for him through the night. He is very sick and coughs a lot. Thu Jun 29, 1933 -- Still very sick but does not seem so restless. John & Bea cared for him through the night. Fri Jun 30, 1933 -- More quiet through the day and coughs a lot but knew his niece Clara Howe when she came to see him. No one came to care for him and I took care of him myself and Laurel slept on the kitchen lounge. Sat Jul 1, 1933 -- It is useless to describe his coughing and struggling for breath through the forenoon; but it all stopped at 1:30 P.M. and he was at rest and I was left desolate. Geo Gould and John Higgs cared for him and dressed him and they took out the bed and cleared out the room and he lies there waiting for the casket. Sun Jul 2, 1933 -- Geo & Josie came up in morning. George was going with Elias Foster to Canterbury to get casket, but John went with Elias and Geo came back at noon time. Herb Smith and Sylvia & husband and a Mr Branen whom they got to bring them over for dinner. They all went back in the afternoon but Herb. Sunday night Ed Gould & family came but went to Higgs to stay all night and Ray & Margaret came and stayed until about twelve. Mon Jul 3, 1933 -- We got around early in the morning for there was quite a lot to do during he forenoon. Ed Gould & John came up and placed our loved one in the casket. At about 11:15 Mary, Shirley, Maurice, Ora & Sylvia and Cecil and a Mr. McLaughlin from Augusta came and had dinner and we had scarcely got dinner over when the crowd began to gather for the funeral. There was a very large gathering. We had singing and prayer at the house and the funeral services at the Baptist Church's and the Orange Service at the cemetery. Rev Cecil Grant spoke to us in a very helpful way and the singing was beautiful. And so we laid him to rest. Kind friends had made the grave look green and beautiful and covered the earth with evergreen. Everyone was so kind. Now it is evening, I am writing this. Villa is still with me but she has gone to bed and Norman went some time ago. Everything is so quiet and lonely. Tue Jul 4, 1933 -- Villa, Norman & I here. We churned and did a very large washing but got everything done quite early and the day seemed very long. I had some callers in evening. I was down town in afternoon. A crowd came from Danforth and had a picnic and brought a band to furnish music. Wed Jul 5, 1933 -- Villa ironed and we printed up 14 lbs butter. Thu Jul 6, 1933 -- We went to town in evening. Villa would not stay any longer and went down to her brother's. Fri Jul 7, 1933 -- Churned in morning. Helen came and brought me some berries. Sat Jul 8, 1933 -- Printed up 13 lbs butter. Carl wrapped them up for me. Norman and Guy Leeman went trout fishing; he brought home 11 trout in evening. Josie Gould, Herb & Marjory Lydic, Mr & Mrs Elsnore called here and Bea & John were here a while. Sun Jul 9, 1933 -- I went to SS for first time since Jun 4. There had been no SS for three weeks. Norman and I stayed down to Bea's for dinner and came home about 4 P.M. Mon Jul 10, 1933 -- I went to school meeting for first time; Will was not here to go and they had made Ellis Graham secretary. Tue July 11, 1933 -- No entry Wed Jul 12, 1933 -- I went up to Fosterville with the Higgs family, all but Carl & Helen. The rest watched the baseball game, I went to see the crowd. Thu Jul 13, 1933 -- No entry Fri Jul 14, 1933 -- Laurel, Bea & I went to Canterbury, took over butter for both families and brought back a car loaded with supplies. Saw the Italian Squadron pass over. John and Norman began haying. Sat Jul 15, 1933 -- Had a call from John Flemming and sold him two lambs for $7.55 Sun Jul 16, 1933 -- Went to SS in the morning. Jennie Graham came up with me and stayed all the afternoon. Mon Jul 17, 1933 -- No entry Tue Jul 18, 1933 -- John Higgs and the boys are haying here. We heard today of the death at the Mountain of Steven Farrell and at Forest City of little Betty Brooks, aged 2-1/2 years. [She was at a family gathering on Barnard's Island, lower end of Grand Lake, where she drowned off the wharf in front of the camp] Wed Jul 19, 1933 -- No entry Thu Jul 20, 1933 -- Laurel, Norman, John & Bea and I attended the funeral of Steven Farrell at Fosterville. Fri Jul 21, 1933 -- No entry Sat Jul 22, 1933 -- Norman went down with a hay rack and brought up settees for school house for the sacred concert we were to have Sunday night. Bea & Etta Harvey and Carl went down with him. Sun Jul 23, 1933 -- Went to SS in forenoon and down to school house in afternoon fixing school house and practicing for concert. In the evening we had the concert and I think it was a success. There was a large crowd present and those who took part in the concert did fine. I paid $15 on insurance for the buildings. Mon Jul 24, 1933 -- Norman churned. In morning Lizzie Harvey called. Bea came up in afternoon, she & I went away down to the woods to see if we could find gooseberries or raspberries, but found neither. John & boys were haying in the afternoon and she stayed for supper. Tue Jul 25 to Thu Jul 27, 1933 -- No entry Fri Jul 28, 1933 -- John & boys have been haying here all week. Had good weather. In evening Laurel, Norman, Lloyd Leeman, Bea & I and Carl went to town. Took flowers to put on Will's grave. Called at Walls' and Foster's stores and had oil put in car. Made quite a long call at George Gould's. Harry and Ollie Ricker were there. Sat Jul 29, 1933 -- No entry Sun Jul 30, 1933 -- Had SS in morning. In afternoon went to Skiff lake to open air service. Called at Everett Gould's cottage and when coming back had supper at Clarence and Harold Graham's. Mon Jul 31, 1933 -- Had a nice call from George & Josie Gould and Harry & Ollie Ricker. Bea and the children were picking raspberries on the Libby place. The men were haying down there. Tue Aug 1, 1933 -- The 47th anniversary of my wedding day and my companion for those years has been gone just one month and it seems such a long time. We had our first green beans and new potatoes. Wed Aug 2, 1933 -- They finished mowing here today and tomorrow I expect will wind up haying. Thu Aug 3, 1933 -- Laurel & Norman hauled in last of the hay. Bea was up in P.M. Fri Aug 4, 1933 -- They were haying to Higgs' today. I was alone here and went down there in the afternoon. We went down town in evening. Bea & I called at Frank Patterson's and Mrs Blanchard's. Walter Brown & wife & daughter were there. Laurel & Norman went over to the Club House a while and Carl went to Mr. Ramsey's. Sat Aug 5, 1933 -- I was home alone all day. Sun Aug 6, 1933 -- Had SS in forenoon. I had chicken stew for dinner. Bea & family were here all but John. In afternoon, Laurel took Bea & I down to Cemetery. We took Jennie & Jean with us. We put fresh flowers on Will's and the Higgs' baby's graves. Mon Aug 7, 1933 -- John Higgs birthday. I was down there in afternoon, stayed to tea. We had ice cream. Tue Aug 8 to Thu Aug 10, 1933 -- No entry Fri Aug 11, 1933 -- We were down town in evening and brought up the ice cream freezer Sat Aug 12, 1933 -- Marjory Wood came up to Bea's visiting. We had ice cream here in evening for the SS and George and Josie and Alta Gould came to the party. Sun Aug 13, 1933 -- John & Bea, Laurel, Norman & I went over to the Shrine of Saint Francis of Assissi and saw the Catholics at their worship. Mon Aug 14, 1933 -- No enry Tue Aug 15, 1933 -- No entry Wed Aug 16, 1933 -- Attended SS Convention at Fosterville afternoon and evening. Major Rouse and Mr Burns were the speakers from Fredericton. Thu Aug 17, 1933 -- The children all took lunch and went down to Little English cove and picnicked. Laurel, Bea & I went to Canterbury and took over butter. I sold my young cattle, 5 two-year olds for $100. I felt as though I had been robbed, but I got more than others around here for their young cattle. Fri Aug 18, 1933 -- No entry Sat Aug 19, 1933 -- We all went to the Gould reunion at the Sand Beach at Fosterville. All missed Will very much but enjoyed being together. There were 77 present. Sun Aug 20, 1933 -- We had SS in forenoon. I had a call from Chas Gould & wife and Mabel. In P.M. we were out to Fosterville to an Orange meeting. Mon Aug 21, 1933 -- I sent $10 to Wm Porter, Woodstock, to finish paying insurance. Tue Aug 22, 1933 -- No entry Wed Aug 23, 1933 -- We had SS picnic down to Little English Cove. There were 19 of our SS members there and six visitors from Haynesville, Maine. Mrs Effie Pressly, Evie Smith, Mary Gurney, Margaret Smith and baby Mona Rae, and Sylvia Stewart. They came visiting Bea and I but we were away to the picnic so they came. John brought them to the cove. Thu Aug 24, 1933 -- John Flemming came and took the last three steers. He promised to bring me a receipt for $70 from Robt. Dow but he failed to bring it. Fri Aug 25, 1933 -- This is the second day of rain. Laurel & I were to town to find out what ailed the car. Eldon came back with us and brought some blueberries. Sat Aug 26, 1933 -- No entry Sun Aug 27, 1933 -- Went to SS in morning. Jennie stayed down to Bea's. I came home and got dinner for Norman and Eldon. After dinner Eldon went back to work, Norman went away. I felt very lonely and missed Will so much. I read a while and went down to Harvey's an hour or more. Mon Aug 28, 1933 -- I had Guy, Elmer & Weldon Leeman & Norman mowing oats. They mowed six acres. Tue Aug 29, 1933 -- Had same crew mowing oats again. Canned 6 bottles corn. Wed Aug 30, 1933 -- They mowed Oats until 3 o'clock. Thu Aug 31, 1933 -- The men were not here. They left the oats to dry one day. Geo Clark was here working on car. Norman, I and Lizzie Harvey and Helen went to town in P.M Fri Sep 1, 1933 -- The same crew were hauling in grain all day. Sat Sep 2, 1933 -- Hauled in grain, had Guy Cropley in afternoon to help. May & Rita Leeman were here visiting in P.M. Sun Sep 3, 1933 -- Had SS in forenoon. In afternoon Laurel took car and Bea & I and Annie and Carl went to town. Took flowers to cemetery and visited Mrs Clark. Had Hanford, Grace, Jean Malone and Lester & Leah here for a while in evening. Mon Sep 4, 1933 -- Labor day. John & Bea, Laurel, Norman & I went to Danforth, put car in Chevrolet garage for repairs. The cost was $9.40. I stayed over to Hanford's visiting; the rest came home that night after the baseball game and other sports they had in the park in celebration of Labor Day. Tue Sep 5, 1933 -- Visited at Hanford's in morning and Grace & I went calling down town in afternoon. Wed Sep 6, 1933 -- Visited at Fred Gould's in forenoon. In afternoon went to Springfield Fair in Hanford's car with Hanford, Grace, Jean Malone and Isobel Springer. Thu Sep 7, 1933 -- Attended SS rally in Methodist Church at Danforth. Went to Haynesville in evening in Mrs Whittier's car with my sister. Sat Sep 9, 1933 -- Was with Evie all day. Mr Clayton Malone's house got on fire. Mary & Sylvia got a ride out and worked with others to put the fire out. A crowd gathered and saved the buildings. Sun Sep 10, 1933 -- Evie was quite sick all day. Mary sewed on my dress and finished it. Ora & Maurice came home for the weekend. My car came with John & Bea and Laurel and Norman after me. Mon Sep 11, 1933 -- I started in to work. Washed in morning. Bea came up, the men were here mowing oats, John Laurel, & Norman. After dinner Bea & I picked cucumbers & cranberries. Tue Sep 12, 1933 -- Churned. Had Mr Leeman up here to doctor a pig. I was down town and bought material for pickling. Mr & Mrs King called. Wed Sep 13, 1933 -- Ironed. The men were hauling in grain. We got some deer meat. Thu Sep 14, 1933 -- They finished harvesting. Bea & I went to town to ladies Aid and helped quilt and had tea at Geo Gould's. Mr & Mrs King called in evening. Norman and John came down after us in evening. Fri Sep 15, 1966 I canned & pickled. Sat Sep 16, 1933 -- Worked in forenoon. Sold a door to Ray Graham for S2. John, Laurel & Norman went to Fosterville to a meeting of the Game and Fish Protective Association. Sun Sep 17, 1933 -- Had SS in forenoon. In afternoon Clyde Ellingwood held meeting in school house. After meeting we walked up to Guy Leeman's to see his wife Laura. I used to know her but had not seen her for years. We then called on Lizzie Graham and came home and Norman and I have been here alone all evening. He is reading and I am writing and it is nearly nine. Mon Sep 18, 1933 -- Laurel, John, Bea, Lizzie Harvey and I attended the funeral of Mrs Geo. S. Inch in the Methodist Church in Forest City. There was a very large attendance. The hearse brought the remains from Waterville and the Conductor and Minister also came from Waterville. Villa Cropley came to stay with me for her board. She will help me gather in apples and dry apples and gather in the garden stuff. Tue Sep 19, 1933 -- We churned & washed. Wed Sep 20, 1933 -- I was down to Bea's in afternoon. It began to rain. Thu Sep 21, 1933 -- I went down to Circle in morning. Norman took Jennie & I down and came in afternoon for us. Mr & Mrs Hayter from St. John was visiting at Bea's so she could not go to town. Norman & I were down to Higgs' in evening to see Mr & Mrs Hayter. Fri Sep 22, 1933 -- No entry Sat Sep 23, 1933 -- No entry Sun Sep 24, 1933 -- Had SS After dinner Hanford came with a car full, but they were going to meet friends and have a picnic dinner out doors. They came back after supper and all stopped for a time and Grace stayed with me for a visit. Went to Mountain church to hear Rev Mr. Ramsey preach his farewell sermon. I lost my watch which grieved me very much. Mon Sep 25, 1933 -- We washed & churned. Grace was here all day. Tue Sep 26, 1933 -- Grace & I went down to Bea's in afternoon and stayed until after eight. Norman went to dance at Sunrise Pavillion in Graham's car. Grace & Laurel went after we came home from Bea's. Wed Sep 27, 1933 -- Bea came up here and we worked on coat. Thu Sep 28, 1933 -- Norman took Lizzie Harvey, Grace & I down town. Grace, Bea & I had picnic dinner at Church and helped quilt. Grace stayed down to visit at Geo Gould's and other places. Fri Sep 29, 1933 -- Found 12 little pigs in pen. One was dead and another died during day. I found my watch which made me very happy. We have 10 little pigs. Sat Sep 30, 1933 -- I cooked in forenoon and Villa did the other work. In afternoon I finished Bea's coat. Sun Oct 1, 1933 -- Had SS in morning. I was alone here all afternoon, in evening Lizzie Graham came up here and Norman took us down to Bea's to spend evening and there was other company there and they all sang. Mon Oct 2, 1933 -- Churned & washed. Bea was up in afternoon. Tue Oct 3, 1933 -- I made a little black ensemble coat for myself. Wed Oct 4, 1933 -- Laurel, Carl, Bea & I went to Woodstock to take up wool and bring back yarn. We called on Sheriff Thompkins' wife and on Mrs Ray Hall and had supper at Ed Gould's and came home in evening. Stopped for half an hour at Fosterville where the crowd was gathered for a harvest supper. Oct 5, 6, 7, 1933 -- Just stayed home and worked. Sun Oct 8, 1933 -- Went to SS in forenoon. After dinner we all went down to Geo Gould's. Their family were all there, children & grandchildren. Mrs & Mrs Rickard and Clifford, Mr & Mrs Lydic and Ruth and Mildred Gould. We enjoyed seeing all of them. And in evening Lizzie Harvey, Etta and Edith and Laurel were here for the evening. Mon Oct 9, 1933 -- Thanksgiving Day. I had Bea John and the children up here for dinner. The children brought branches of maple and Bea decorated with the autumn foliage, but there was sadness through it all for one was missing who was always at the head of all such things. Mrs Lambert and May Moore were here for supper. Tue Oct 10, 1933 -- Fred Boone and Dorothy Foster were married by Rev Walter Ramsey at the Baptist Parsonage, Forest City, Wed Oct 11, 1933 -- No entry Thu Oct 12, 1933 -- We were down town for the day. Bea & I were at ladies Aid for dinner. Hanford, Grace and Helen Wood called in evening. Fri Oct 13, 1933 -- Norman & I and Bea and John were out to Frank Wood's in evening to see about threshing and borrowed some oats. Sat Oct 14, 1933 -- Carl came up in morning and we gathered some apples but it began to rain so we had to stop. Sun Oct 15, 1933 -- SS in forenoon Lizzie Graham came up in afternoon and she and I went up to Ellis' calling. Villa went down to Leeman's after dinner. Mon Oct 16, 1933 -- We churned. The thresher came down to Higgs. Tue Oct 17, 1933 -- I went down to help Bea get dinner for threshers and walked back home and threshers moved up here before supper. Wed Oct 18, 1933 -- I cooked all forenoon and with Villa's help got dinner and supper for threshers, but my back was lame and bothering me all the time. Thu Oct 19, 1933 -- My back was very lame. Bea came up to help get dinner for threshers. I sold two pigs to Alfred Howe. I went to bed before dinner my back hurt so bad. The threshers moved away in afternoon. Bea went home and Villa was left in charge of house. Fri Oct 20, 1933 -- I am still in bed. My back is no better and I can hardly move myself in bed. Fred Graham got two pigs. Sat Oct 21, 1933 -- Still in bed and almost helpless. Got worse after dinner and in evening was very bad. Wes Buckingham got two pigs and Don Boone got one pig. Sun Oct 22, 1933 -- I am still helpless, but easier. Bea stayed with me all night and Norman took her home early in morning and went after her again later and she stayed all day. In afternoon Geo Gould & wife and Anna and Amy Moore came and later Hanford and Lester Wood & wife came but none of them stayed for tea. Mon Oct 23, 1933 -- Still lying in bed but am beginning to feel some better, but not much like getting up. It hurts me so much to move. Tue Oct 24, 1933 -- Can move a little more, but lie still and read some. Wed Oct 25, 1933 -- I get up and sit in chair and eat my meals. Thu Oct 26, 1933 -- Move with difficulty, but come down stairs for breakfast and stay down nearly all day. Fri Oct 27, 1933 -- Am around most of the day and go out to see the hogs. John & Laurel went to Canterbury. Sat Oct 28, 1933 -- Norman is going to Elias Foster's after mashed oats and I go with him. Sun Oct 29, 1933 -- Norman took me down to SS in car. In afternoon Lizzie & Ethel Graham were in to call and Bea was here a while and then went up to Jennie's for tea. Ellis was here in evening. Mon Oct 30, 1933 -- Villa washed. I fixed a coat for myself and sold Weldon Leeman I bus(hel) oats. Laurel and John were here picking rocks. Tue Oct 31 to Fri Nov 3, 1933 -- No entry Sat Nov 4, 1933 -- Hanford & Grace and Archie & wife were here for supper. Sun Nov 5, 1933 -- Went to SS in forenoon. Rested in afternoon. Mon Nov 6, 1933 -- Mr & Mrs Simmons from Needham and Nora Boone were here for dinner. Geo & Josie called in afternoon. Tue Nov 7, 1933 -- No entry Wed Nov 8. 1933 -- I was down to Bea's all afternoon. It was the 20th anniversary of her wedding. Thu Nov 9. 1933 -- Laurel, Bea & I went to Canterbury. I took over 57 lbs butter, 12 1/4 lbs chicken and two pr knit drawers, totaling $16.27. Fri Nov 10, 1933 -- Snowed hard most of the day. Sat Nov 11, 1933 -- Cold and windy. Sun Nov 12, 1933 -- Quite pleasant. Norman took me to SS with horse & sleigh. I stayed down to Bea's for dinner. Luella and Perky, Arden & Roscoe Buckingham were down there. I came up in afternoon with Hermie Butterfield & wife. Mon Nov 13, 1933 -- Laurel went up to Bob Clark's to work for him. Tue Nov 14, 1933 -- No entry Wed Nov 15, 1933 -- No entry Thu Nov 16, 1933 -- Bea, Lizzie Harvey & I were down town for the day. I called on Annie Clark who is very poorly. Fri Nov 17, 1933 -- No entry Sat Nov 18, 1933 -- Sun Nov 19, 1933 -- Had SS in morning. In afternoon I was down and stayed with Annie Clark a while in afternoon. When I got back home Hanford Gould's car came with Grace & Leah and one of Leah's little boys and Jean Malone as driver. Grace stayed in evening (while) the car went to take Laurel up to work. Grace & I and John Higgs went up. I went to Grotty's and the others went up to North Lake to the Meeting, but there was no one at church then, so they came back and I didn't have long to stay at Grotty's. Mon Nov 20, 1933 -- I got up and had my washing out before Grace came down stairs. Just before we sat down to dinner Josie came and Geo went to the Mountain and came back to dinner and in afternoon Bea & Lizzie Harvey came and Hanford came at supper time and I had Bea, Josie, Grace & Hanford here for supper. Josie & Grace went down with Hanford and Grace stayed there the rest of the week. Tue Nov 21, 1933 -- John & Norman killed the old hog. Wed Nov 22, 1933 -- Norman & I dressed 10 chickens. Thu Nov 23, 1933 -- Norman & I took the hog and chickens to Canterbury. The hog weighed 254 lbs for which I got 5 ¢ per lb. I had 21 lb chicken at 12 a lb. Fri Nov 24, 1933 -- No entry Sat Nov 25, 1933 -- No entry Sun Nov 26, 1933 -- Bea & I went out to Wes Buckingham's for evening when Norman took Laurel to work. We took Villa Cropley out to Ida Farrell's to stay with Ida a while. Mon Nov 27, 1933 -- No entry Tue Nov 28, 1933 -- Churned in morning and I made 12 prints butter in afternoon. Lizzie Graham was here. Wed Nov 29, 1933 -- Florence Cropley & Lizzie Harvey were here in forenoon. I washed and Lizzie Graham & I went over to Everett Graham's in afternoon. During week I knit 5 gloves. Thu Nov 30, 1933 -- No entry Fri Dec 1, 1933 -- No entry Sat Dec 2, 1933 -- No entry Sun Dec 3, 1933 -- Went to SS and stayed down to Bea's until 4:30 o'clock. Laurel went back to work, got a ride part way with Geo Veysey. Mon Dec 4, 1933 -- No entry Tue Dec 5, 1933 -- John & Ellis killed a pig here. Norman went out to Elias Foster's and got horses shod and grain mashed. Wed Dec 6, 1933 -- No entry Thu Dec 7, 1933 -- Norman took Bea, Lizzie Harvey & I down town for the day. Bea & I went to Mrs Veysey's for dinner with the Ladies Aid. Stayed down until evening and had tea at Geo Gould's. I began a slip-on sweater for Norman. Fri Dec 8, 1933 -- No entry Sat Dec 9, 1933 -- No entry Sun Dec 10, 1933 -- It stormed very hard all day and was very cold. Mon Dec 11, 1933 -- No entry Tue Dec 12, 1933 -- We dressed 17 chickens here. Wed Dec 13, 1933 -- I went down to Bea's and we dressed 29 fowls and chickens and got them ready for market. John and Norman have been hauling wood the rest of the week. Thu Dec 14 to Sat Dec 16, 1933 -- No entry Sun Dec 17, 1933 -- Went to SS in morning. There were 14 present. I was a beautiful day. Mon Dec 18, 1933 -- John started for Canterbury. Took 1 pig and 31 1/2 lbs chicken for me and 96 lb chicken for themselves. Tue Dec 19, 1933 -- Bea came up here and we planned up some sewing. Wed Dec 20, 1933 -- I went down there and we nearly finished dresses for Helen & Connie. Thu Dec 21, 1933 -- It stormed all day. John came back in afternoon. Fri Dec 22, 1933 -- Norman & Laurel and I, Lizzie Harvey and Bea went to town with our team. Roads were very bad Sat Dec 23, 1933 -- A concert in school house at Forest City. The others went, but I did not go. Sun Dec 24, 1933 -- Norman & I went down to SS and stayed down to dinner and Norman came back in afternoon and did the chores and came back and we stayed there all night. Mon Dec 25, 1933 -- The first Christmas for many years I had spent without Will and I had to keep my thoughts back all day. We had a nice tree for the children down to Higgs'. The children were down early and we took the presents off the tree before breakfast. And they were all quite happy. We all went down to Geo Gould's for dinner. It was a very cold day but we all enjoyed a pleasant day together. But we missed Will all the day. Tue Dec 26, 1933 -- A very cold day. I only did house work and small jobs and read quite a lot. The mail went to Corner. It began snowing in afternoon. Wed Dec 27, 1933 -- No entry Thu Dec 28, 1933 -- Very cold and snow drifted since 26th. The teams all got out to break roads. Bea, Lizzie & Etta Harvey were here in afternoon. Lizzie & Etta stayed to tea. Fri Dec 29,, 1933 -- The coldest day in many years. Very cold in morning but got more moderate in P.M. Sat Dec 30, 1933 -- No entry Sun Dec 31, 1933 -- Sunday the last day of 1933 -- which has brought to me much of sorrow and care; also much to make me realize that God is kind to his children. We had SS here as I was too lame to walk down to school house and we decided to have SS here for the winter. 1934 -- Mon Jan 1, 1934 -- I did not make any good resolutions as I thought it would be no use. I went down to Lizzie Graham's in afternoon and called on Ethel a while. John & Bea went to town. Tue Jan 2, 1934 -- No entry Wed Jan 3, 1934 -- Bea came up here and she & I went down to Lizzie Harvey's and spent the afternoon. We wanted to go while Etta was home. Wed Jan 3 to Sat Jan 6, 1934 -- No entry Sun Jan 7, 1934 -- Had SS here in afternoon. Decided to bring organ from school to use in SS. Mon Jan 8, 1934 -- No entry Tue Jan 9, 1934 -- No entry Wed Jan 10, 1934 -- John & Bea went out to Corner to A. Wetmore's. Lizzie Graham & I were calling at Guy Leeman's. Thu Jan 11, 1934 -- I got a letter from 0llie Maxon saying they had been burned out Dec 15th. Fri Jan 12, 1934 -- I sent letter to Varney Bros., Danforth, enclosing $4.40. Sat Jan 13, 1934 -- Had organ moved from school house up here for use for SS. Sun Jan 14, 1934 -- It snowed and blowed all day. I did not go out doors all day and no one was here. Norman went down home in forenoon. Mon Jan 15, 1934 -- No entry Tue Jan 16, 1934 -- They snow plowed the road. Wed Jan 17, 1934 -- We got some mail by Canadian mail. Snowed. Thu Jan 18, 1934 -- No entry Fri Jan 19, 1934 -- Snowed again. Grace Gould was operated on in Aroostook hospital. Sat Jan 20, 1934 -- No entry Sun Jan 21, 1934 -- Had S S up here, 14 present. Mon Jan 22, 1934 -- I fixed mackinaw for Norman. Tue Jan 23, 1934 -- I made suit for Annie's doll. Norman sent order to Eatons $5.35. Our chimney burnt out; frightened the neighbors down the road. The men all came with pails ready to do anything but fortunately there was no harm done. I sold Ray Graham 2 bushels oats, 80¢ Wed Jan 24, 1934 -- It stormed some. Our dog stole pork off Ellis' verandah before daylight in morning. I was mending most of the day. Thu Jan 25, 1934 -- John took us to town with double team, Bea & I, Mrs Harvey and Phylis Graham. I got the kerosene can filled. We were to Mrs Blanchard's for picnic dinner and quilted for the Ladies Aid in tulip quilt. Fri Jan 26, 1934 -- No entry Sat Jan 27, 1934 -- No entry Sun Jan 28, 1934 -- Wes & Luella Buckingham and Arden came down to Higgs' to visit. Bea & Luella and Arden came up to SS and stayed to supper. Mon Jan 29, 1934 -- Churned about 11 lbs butter. I knit some on Helen's sweater which I had started on 26th. Tue Jan 30 to Sat Feb 3, 1934 -- No entry Sun Feb 4, 1934 -- Vivian Buckingham and Ruth Kinney came on snow shoes and Perley Buckingham on skis to Bea's for dinner and came up here to SS. Jennie & Jean Graham stayed to supper and Ray Graham and wife were here in evening. Norman took the three out through the woods. Mon Feb 5, 1934 -- No entry Tue Feb 6, 1934 -- John, Bea & I went out to Fosterville. I took 50 lbs butter & Molasses keg to send to Canterbury. We visited at Sam Collier's. Wed Feb 7, 1934 -- No entry Thu Feb 8, 1934 -- Bea's birthday. I was down a while in afternoon. She & I came up to Lizzie Graham's to make a call. Myrtle [Her daughter; married Otto Boone] was there. Fri Feb 9, 1934 -- John went up to Floyd Smith's after the school teacher, Miss Yerxa. Sat Feb 10, 1934 -- No entry Sun Feb 11, 1934 -- I was alone all morning. We had SS in afternoon, 20 attended. Feb 12-17, 1934 -- I finished knitting Helen a sweater and did general housework. It was stormy & bad roads and I stayed home all week. Sun Feb 18, 1934 -- Had Sabbath School. We went out to A. Wetmore's in evening to hear radio. John & Bea & I, Miss Yerxa, Edith, Helen & Annie & Lizzie Harvey. Mon Feb 19, 1934 -- We went to town in afternoon. I stayed down to visit around and I wanted to seen Annie Clark who was very sick. I stayed to Geo Gould's for tea and stayed nights with Mrs Blanchard. Tue Feb 20, 1934 -- It stormed but I got out in afternoon and called on Mrs Clark and had supper with her. Mr & Mrs Lewis came up to Mrs Blanchard's about 8 o'clock. Wed Feb 21, 1934 -- It was blustery and roads were bad so I stayed with Josie and knit on Annie's sweater until afternoon when Josie & I called on Mrs Lewin and Annie Clark. Thu Feb 22, 1934 -- I went out in morning and called on Mrs Clark. She was very poorly but could talk to me. I also called on May & Rita Leeman and came back to Mrs B. and helped quilt the rest of the day on Circle quilt. I rode over to Agnes Brooks' with Mr & Mrs Henderson and stayed all night. We called on Mrs Oliver in evening. Fri Feb 23, 1934 -- When I woke at Mrs Brooks it was raining and I stayed until about 3 P.M. Then I called on Birdie Farrell and Mrs Waldo Brooks and came over and called on Mrs Clark but she seemed very weak and I did not stay long. I stayed with Mrs Blanchard all night. Sat Feb 24, 1934 -- Mrs Clark died shortly after ten o'clock. Josie & I went down and helped Evie Peters lay her out. It was sad to part with our old friend we had always known. The roads were full of snow but John & Norman came to town with wood in the afternoon and I came back with Norman. Sun Feb 25, 1934 -- All the teams were ordered out to snow plow the roads as they wanted to get a casket from Canterbury. They went by here with the casket in the afternoon after SS. Mon Feb 26, 1934 -- It was storming in the morning but John took the double team and took Bea & I and Lizzie Harvey down to the funeral of Mrs Clark. They had Rev. Cecil Grant from Danforth and funeral was at the home about 11 o'clock and they took the remains to Fosterville for burial. The rest of the week I finished Annie's sweater, washed churned, etc. etc. Tue Feb 27 to Sat Mar 3, 1934 -- No entry Sun Mar 4, 1934 -- I had Bea, Miss Yerxa, Annie and Carl for dinner. We had SS with sixteen present in afternoon. Since supper I have been alone. Mon Mar 5, 1934 -- No entry Tue Mar 6, 1934 -- I was down to Bea's to dinner; was sewing on a dress. Wed Mar 7, 1934 -- Bea & John was out to Elias Foster's. Thu Mar 8, 1934 -- Bea was up here a while in forenoon to try on a dress I was making. Fri Mar 9, 1934 -- I was down there in afternoon and finished dress. Sat Mar 10, 1934 -- No entry Sun Mar 11, 1934 -- Stormed all day. Laurel stayed with me all night Sat night as Norman had gone out to Wes Buckingham's visiting and Laurel is doing the chores. We had SS in afternoon in spite of storm. Mon Mar 12, 1934 -- Norman came home before noon. Tue Mar 13, 1934 -- No entry Wed Mar 14, 1934 -- No entry Thu Mar 15, 1934 -- John took us down town in afternoon. Was in to Circle a short time. Fri Mar 16, 1934 -- No entry Sat Mar 17, 1934 -- No entry Sun Mar 18, 1934 -- Had SS in afternoon. Mon Mar 19 to Wed Mar 21, 1932 -- No entry Thu Mar 22, 1934 -- Ellis took team and took Jennie down to stay a few days with Bird. Lizzie Harvey, Bea & I went Down. Bea came back with him; I went to Circle. Lizzie was visiting. After Circle I went to Elmer Leeman's for supper. Ellis came after Lizzie & I in evening. It was very cold. I called on Inez Christie. Fri Mar 23, 1934 -- No entry Sat Mar 24, 1933 -- No entry Sun Mar 25, 1934 -- Had SS in afternoon. Heard of death of Isobel Foster. Mon Mar 26, 1937 Helen's birthday. Norman & I were down there in evening. We had ice cream. Tue Mar 27, 1934 -- John, Bea & I were down to Isabel's funeral. Had dinner at Otty Boone's. Wed Mar 28, 1934 -- Kenneth Farrell stayed all night. Thu Mar 29, 1934 -- I worked on mat all day. Bea & teacher were here in evening. Fri Mar 30, 1934 -- No entry Sat Mar 31, 1934 -- After I got other work done Carl brought up some egg shells and I filled them with fudge to make Easter eggs. Mrs Harvey Etta were here in evening. Sun Apr 1, 1934 -- Easter Sunday and it rained all day. Norman was down home in forenoon. Phylis called twice. Carl was here a while this afternoon I read some and had lots of time to think. Mon Apr 2, 1934 -- Norman took team and took Etta, Laurel, Bea & teacher out to Frank Wood's for evening. Helen & Annie came up to stay with me. We had just gone to bed when Fred Graham came after me, Ethel was sick. About eleven, a baby girl was born to them: Lois Marie. Tue Apr 3, 1934 -- I worked on mat all day. Went down to Graham's in afternoon to see how they were making out. Wed Apr 4, 1934 -- I went down to Bea's a while. Called at Graham's. Our red cow died. I finished mats for chairs. Thu Apr 5, 1934 -- No entry Fri Apr 6, 1934 -- Laurel & Norman put up ice in forenoon. John, Bea & I and Jennie went to town in afternoon. Jennie & Jean stayed down. Bird was very sick. Sat Apr 7, 1934 -- Norman took wagon wheel out to Elias Foster to repair. Sun Apr 8, 1934 -- I went down to Graham's in forenoon. Ethel & baby are fine. We had SS here there were 17 present. Mon Apr 8, 1934 -- No entry Tue Apr 9, 1934 -- I put mat in frames and marked border for squares. Made two aprons. Laurel & Norman got a load of sawdust from Clark's mill. Lizzie Taylor came from N.S. to Forest City to take care of Bird Farrell who is very sick with T.B. Black cow had bossie; found it in barn this morning. Tue Apr 10, 1934 -- Bea & John & I were out to Clarence Boone's store. Called on Mrs Geo. McMinn. The boys sawed wood here in afternoon. Wed Apr 11, 1934 -- Jennie came home. I was up there in evening to hear about Bird. Thu Apr 12, 1934 -- I was down to Bea's in afternoon, stayed to tea. Fri Apr 13, 1934 -- No entry Sat Apr 14, 1934 -- No entry Sun Apr 15, 1934 -- Had SS in school house in afternoon. Luella Buckingham and her son Burley walked in from Mt. to Bea's and they came and stayed all night with Norman & I. Mon Apr 16, 1934 -- Norman & Burley cleaned the chimney, stove pipes and the stove and it has not smoked since. Luella & Burley walked home. Tue Apr 17, 1934 -- Bird Farrell was taken to Fairville Sanitorium [Fort Fairfield, ME] . Started early this morning. I worked on rug all day. Wed Apr 18, 1934 -- No entry Thu Apr 19, 1934 -- Did not get down to Circle. Bird Farrell died in Fairfield Sanatorium in the early morning. [TB] Fri Apr 20, 1934 -- I ironed in forenoon. Worked on coat for Helen in afternoon. They brought Bird to Baptist Church (in Forest City). White calf found in barn this morning. Sat Apr 21, 1934 -- Used last of my Wolf River apples in pudding. Sun Apr 22, 1934 -- Attended funeral of Bird Farrell in Baptist Church. John took Bea & Teacher, Lizzie Harvey & I down on a truck wagon. It rained all afternoon. Hanford Gould brought over Rev Cecil Grant to officiate at funeral. They stayed at Geo Gould's for the night and had meeting in church in evening. Mon Apr 23, 1934 -- No entry Tue Apr 24, 1934 -- Mrs Lizzie Taylor came up to Ellis Graham's to make us all a visit and stay a while where her old home used to be. Wed Apr 25, 1934 -- Thu Apr 26, 1934 -- I went down town with Lizzie Harvey in afternoon, was in to Circle about an hour. Fri Apr 27, 1934 -- Mrs Taylor stayed all night with me. Sat Apr 28, 1934 -- No entry Sun Apr 29, 1934 -- Had SS in afternoon and a sing at Higgs' in evening. Mon Apr 30, 1934 -- I worked on mat most of the day. Tue May 1, 1934 -- I had Lizzie Graham, Lizzie Taylor & Bea here in afternoon and we had tea before they went home. Wed May 2, 1934 -- We churned and I printed up 13 lbs butter. Thu May 3, 1934 -- No entry Fri May 4, 1933 -- I went to town again with Lizzie Harvey in P.M. Lizzie Harvey stayed with me all night. Sat May 5, 1934 -- No entry Sun May 6, 1934 -- We began having SS in forenoon and had 20 present. Mon May 7, 1934 -- No entry Tue May 8, 1934 -- No entry Wed May 9, 1934 -- Laurel & I went to Canterbury brought home seed wheat for Higgs and myself and flour for both families; and grass seed Thu May 10, 1934 -- No entry Fri May 11, 1934 -- Lizzie Taylor stayed the night with me. Sat May 12, 1934 -- No entry Sun May 13, 1934 -- We observed Mother's Day in our SS. Had sing in evening at Ellis Graham's. Mon May 14, 1934 -- I began to clean sitting room by taking everything out. Tue May 15, 1934 -- I murescoed ceiling. Wed May 16, 1934 -- Bea came up in P.M. to help paper. Miss Yerxa came after school and helped Bea put on paper while I did other work. They worked until 10 o'clock before it was finished. Thu May 17, 1934 -- No entry Fri May 18, 1934 -- No entry Sat May 19, 1934 -- I got room all arranged for summer. Sun May 20, 1934 -- We had SS in forenoon. I had Hanford & Alta Gould for dinner. Leah & Lester stayed down to Higgs'. In afternoon I went down to George Gould's with them and stayed to supper. Had sing at Higgs' in evening. Mon May 21, 1934 -- No entry Tue May 22, 1934 -- I was down to Bea's for dinner. We had fiddlehead greens for dinner. Wed May 23, 2934 We churned; I printed up 13 lbs butter; washed. I bought a hat from Miss Cassie MacDonald. Thu May 24, 1934 -- The others went to the Falls [Where Mud Lake empties into Spednic Lake. Traditionally, local people went to Falls for the day in celebration of Monarch's birthday.]. I ironed and thought of other 24ths of the past. Eldon Gould came. Fri May 25, 1934 -- No entry Sat May 26, 1934 -- No entry Sun May 27, 1934 -- Went to SS. Mrs Taylor and I stayed to Bea's until 4 o'clock. I came home and she stayed with Lizzie Graham. We had sing at Ellis' in evening. Mon May 28, 1934 -- No entry Tue May 29, 1934 -- John took us down to Cemetery to fix graves. Sun Jun 3, 1934 -- Had SS in forenoon Etta Harvey was there. Bea came up here in afternoon. We had a call from Mr & Mrs Ricker and Clifford and Miss Black from St. John. Mon Jun 2 to Fri Jun 8, 1934 -- No entry Sat Jun 9, 1934 -- Mr & Mrs Elias Foster & children were here for dinner and we went down to Bea's in afternoon. Elias & his son Gordon went to town. Elmer Leeman got the team to do his farming. Sun Jun 10, 1934 -- Had SS in morning and a sing to Ellis Graham's in evening. John & Velma Wheaton were there. Mon Jun 11, 1934 -- No entry Tue Jun 12, 1934 -- No entry Wed Jun 13, 1934 -- We were going to SS rally at Haynesville but it rained and we could not go. Was terribly disappointed as we have not seen any of them this summer. Thu Jun 14, 1934 -- I went down town on truck that was hauling pulp. Went to Circle in vestry and had dinner. Came up in afternoon on L. Harvey's double team. Fri Jun 15, 1934 -- Mrs Sam Collier and Mrs Lizzie Graham were here in afternoon. Sat Jun 16, 1934 -- No entry Sun Jun 17, 1934 -- Luella Buckingham and daughter Vivian came down to Bea's just as we were going to SS. I stayed there to dinner with them and Bea came up with them to supper up here and we had a sing to Bea's in evening. Mon Jun 18 to Wed Jun 20, 1934 -- No entry Thu Jun 21, 1934 -- John & Bea went to Woodstock with Geo & Josie Gould. John had Cyst taken off the back of his neck by Dr. Grant. Fri Jun 22, 1934 -- I went to Canterbury on Vernon Patterson's truck; took over 57 lbs butter, brought back flour and other supplies. Frank Way drove the truck and had to put it in garage for repairs so I had time to call on friends over there. I enjoyed the day very much. Sat Jun 23, 1934 -- No entry Sun Jun 24, 1934 -- Had SS in forenoon. I was home alone all afternoon. Hanford, Helen & Marjory Wood and Alta Gould were here for supper. We had sing down to Higgs' in evening. They took Everett Graham away to hospital in Woodstock to be operated on for hernia. Marjory Wood stayed over to Bea's to visit. Mon Jun 25, 1934 -- No entry Tue Jun 26, 1934 -- The men were here to examine the cattle to find reactors to the T.B. test, but found none. Wed Jun 27, 1934 -- No entry Thu Jun 28, 1934 -- No entry Fri Jun 29, 1934 -- I went to town with Lizzie Harvey in afternoon. John & Bea went to Mountain in afternoon. Laurel & Norman walked out in evening to dance at Frank Wood's. The little girls, Marjory, Helen and Annie came up and stayed all night with me. Sat Jun 30, 1934 -- I went down to Bea's in evening and we had some ice cream. Sun Jul 1, 1934 -- Will has been gone one year today and how long the time has seemed. We had SS in forenoon, had sing in evening up to Ellis Graham's. Mon Jul 2, 1934 -- No entry Tue Jul 3, 1934 -- Bea & I and Marjory, Helen & Annie too lunch and went picking strawberries in one of the lower fields. Got 11 or 12 quarts and later Grace and three other girls came and took her home. Wed Jul 4 to Fri Jul 6, 1934 -- No entry Sat Jul 7, 1934 -- Ray Smith came in evening and brought his wife & mother to spend evening. They started back about eleven and I went with them for a visit. I enjoyed seeing them all. Sun Jul 8 to Wed July 11, 1934 -- No entry Thu Jul 12, 1934 -- I went with the others in to the Tower to a picnic for the Ladies Aid of Haynesville. There were only 7 women present but we enjoyed the day and about six o'clock Ray and Margaret came to bring me home. We came over to Fosterville and stopped an hour to the celebration there and then they brought me home and went back for they had to be there to go to work in morning, and besides, they had left Mona Rae with Evie. Fri Jul 13, 1934 -- We churned and I had various other things to do on 13th and 14th to get ready for Sunday. Sat Jul 14, 1934 -- No entry Sun Jul 15, 1934 -- Went to SS in forenoon. After dinner, Geo & Josie came and asked me to go to Fosterville to meeting to hear Rev Herbert Newman preach. They had Mr Herb Clark with them. We visited both cemeteries and had tea at Grotty Gould's. Mon Jul 16, 1934 -- Washed in forenoon. In evening I went to town with Lizzie Harvey to a meeting in the Baptist Church held by Rev Mr. Caulkns from Canterbury or Dow Settlement. He brought Mr & Mrs Cunningham. She used to teach school here and we were all pleased to see her again. Tue Jul 17, 1934 -- The boys started haying and put bug poison on potatoes. Norman went to town to get driving rod fixed for mowing machine and got pants from Mrs King. Wed Jul 18 to Sat Jul 21, 1934 -- No entry Sun Jul 22, 1934 -- Had SS in morning and Clyde Ellingwood had meeting in school house in afternoon and they had sing at Higgs' in evening. Archie Gould was over with all his family and called here at to Bea's. Mon Jul 23, 1934 -- I washed. The boys were working at haying. Tue Jul 24, 1934 -- Norman churned. I tended to butter in forenoon. In afternoon went raspberrying down in our field with Bea, Annie & Helen. In evening I went to town with L. Harvey. In afternoon Bea & I also picked six qts gooseberries which I took to town and sold. Wed Jul 25, 1934 -- I printed up 13 lbs butter in forenoon & other work. At Higgs' after dinner Carl & Annie went out to tramp hay for John and the team ran away and Carl tried to jump off the load & fell and broke one wrist and sprained the other. We did not know how bad he was hurt until we got him to the Dr. Bea & I came up to Fred Graham's and she rang and got Geo Gould on phone and got him to take her & Carl to Danforth and they wanted me to go so we went over to Dr Curtis. He put him under ether and set his wrist and when he came home he had one wrist in a cast and the other bandaged and cannot use either one. I brought home parts for mowing machine from Grottie Gould. Delbert Carr & Pauline Wood were married. Thu Jul 26, 1934 -- I went down to see Carl in afternoon. Lizzie Graham went with me. Fri Jul 27, 1934 -- I cleaned under the stairs and blacked the stove. I cooked in forenoon. Sat Jul 28, 1934 -- Did housework in forenoon, had call from John Flemming in afternoon. It rained all day. Sun Jul 29, 1934 -- Had SS in morning. I stayed down to Bea's for dinner. Clyde Ellingwood had meeting in school house in afternoon. Ray & Margaret Smith came over and stopped to Higgs' for supper and they came up here in evening and stayed until nearly eleven o'clock. John & Bea & Helen & Annie were here also. Annie stayed all night. Mon Jul 30, 1934 -- We churned. I took care of butter. Picked 4 qts Gooseberries. Tue Jul 31, 1934 -- Carl came up and stayed all day with his arm in a sling. Bea came up in afternoon and we finished picking gooseberries. Charles Gould hauled away three cords of wood at $4 per cord. Wed Aug 1, 1934 -- The anniversary of our wedding and Will has been gone 1 year and 1 month. Bea was up here in afternoon. We worked on dress for her. Thu Aug 2, 1934 -- Bea was up in afternoon and we finished her dress. Fri Aug 3, 1934 -- Ray Graham came after me about 1 o'clock A.M. I went over there. Myrtle Boone was there and at ten we sent for the Dr. he got there about four and later a baby girl was born to them. Madge Sylvia. Sat Aug 4, 1934 -- No entry Sun Aug 5, 1934 -- I went down to have SS but no one came. Norman & I stayed to Bea's to dinner. I came home about 3 o'clock and read "Jane Eyre" for entertainment. It was a rainy day. Mon Aug 6, 1934 -- 6 Bea & I went over to Ray Graham's in afternoon. Tue Aug 7, 1934 -- Churned and ironed with general house work. Wed Aug 8, 1934 -- Sold six lambs to Neil Donovan for $24.60. Sent $10 over to John Flemming by Neil Donovan. Thu Aug 9, to Sat Aug 11, 1934 -- No entry Sun Aug 12, 1934 -- We had SS in forenoon. Bea came up with me for dinner. In afternoon she & I went out to Mountain to church with Geo & Josie to hear Rev Perley Quigg in evening. He preached at Eel River church and Mrs Brooks invited me to go up to church with them, so I got to church twice that day. Mon Aug 13, 1934 -- No entry Tue Aug 14, 1934 -- No entry Wed Aug 15, 1934 -- Geo & Josie Gould took Carl, Bea & I to Danforth to have Dr. Curtis take cast of Carl's arm. He put a splint on it and bandaged it up for another week but said it was all right. We were up to Hanford's for dinner and had a nice visit there. Thu Aug 16, 1934 -- Eldon came in evening and left after supper on Fri Aug 17, 1934 -- No entry Sat Aug 18, 1934 -- The Gould Reunion at the Fosterville Sand Beach. We all got there. I went with Geo & Josie. There were about 80 there. Sun Aug 19, 1934 -- We were down to cemetery in afternoon and collect at Geo Gould's. Harry & Ollie Ricker were there. Mon Aug 20, 1934 -- Helen Mackey went through here selling hosiery. Fred Graham got pig. Tue Aug 21 Norman worked on road. I washed in forenoon and washed some wool in afternoon. John Higgs got pig. Wed Aug 22 Carl & I washed the remainder of wool in forenoon. Thu Aug 23, 1934 -- No entry Fri Aug 24, 1934 -- Churned in forenoon. I went down to Bea's in afternoon. John Flemming came over and got Harvey's lambs & pigs. George Clark and Hazel Boone were married. Sat Aug 25, 1934 -- Gordon Graham cut our wheat with reaper. Sun Aug 26, 1934 -- Had SS in morning. Clyde Ellingwood had meeting in school house. Hanford, Lester & Leah and 3 children were for tea. Leah & little Lois stayed for a visit. Mon Aug 27, 1934 -- I washed and got beans ready for canning. Leah went down to Bea's in P.M. Tue Aug 28, 1934 -- I Sewed all day. Leah & I intended on going to town with Norman when he went to work at cemetery but he did not go. We visited Lizzie Graham in afternoon. Wed Aug 29, 1934 -- Rainy. May Moore came here and stayed for dinner. We went to town with her in afternoon. Leah stayed down to Geo Gould's. I sold 7 pigs to Harry Donovan and two jars butter. Thu Aug 30, 1934 -- No entry Fri Aug 31, 1934 -- No entry Sat Sep 1, 1934 -- Leah came in afternoon and she & I were over to E. Graham's. Sun Sep 2, 1934 -- We were at SS in morning Bea came up with Leah & I for dinner. In afternoon Hanford came, Phylis, Ruth and Norma and took Leah & Lois home. Bea & I visited at Mrs Harvey's a while. Mon Sep 3, 1934 -- I was down and helped Bea paper kitchen. She was getting ready for teacher. Tue Sep 4, 1934 -- Laurel & Norman went down to work on Cemetery free and I started making a dress. Wed Sep 5, 1934 -- 1 washed, cooked and was busy getting ready for SS rally at Fosterville. Thu Sep 6, 1934 -- Went up to Rally with Josie & George Gould and Mrs Blanchard in Geo Gould's car. Enjoyed it very much. Fri Sep 7, 1934 -- No entry Sat Sep 8, 1934 -- Had Guy Cropley here mowing oats. Sun Sep 9, 1934 -- Went to SS. Rained before I got home and rained all P.M. Bea was here for supper. Mon Sep 10, 1934 -- I washed in forenoon. Guy Cropley helped mow oats. Tue Sep 11, 1934 -- We churned and Guy helped mow oats. Florence Cropley was here for supper. Bea & teacher, John & children were here in evening. Wed Sep 12, 1934 -- I printed up butter and ironed and canned 3 qts beans. Thu Sep 13, 1934 -- Made 3 qts mincemeat and canned 2 pints beef. Fri Sep 14, 1934 -- Eben Varney brought my yarn from Woodstock. I went to town with him. Had dinner to Geo Gould's. I came back with him sooner than I expected. I went down again in evening with Lizzie Harvey. Sat Sep 15, 1934 -- No entry Sun Sep 16, 1934 -- Had SS in morning. Wes & Luella Buckingham came down to Higgs' and I stayed down there until 5 o'clock. Lizzie & Edith Graham were here calling in evening. Mon Sep 17, 1934 -- I expected Gus & Rhoda Simmons to visit me but they got a telegram from Needham that there had been a fire in their home and they started at once for home. Tue Sep 18, 1934 -- No entry Wed Sep 19, 1934 -- I had a ride up to Fosterville in evening with Myrtle Boone. She was taking Mr. Wetmore home. Thu Sep 20, 1934 -- No entry Fri Sep 21, 1934 -- Mrs Ida Farrell came to make me a visit. Sat Sep 22, 1934 -- We were down to Lizzie Graham's in afternoon. Sun Sep 23, 1934 -- We went to SS. Mrs Farrell & I stayed to Bea's until 4 o'clock and called at Guy Leeman's on our way home. Mon Sep 24, 1934 -- We washed clothes and yarn and planned a knitting bee. Tue Sep 25, 1934 -- I cooked and we got ready for bee. Wed Sep 26, 1934 -- We had knitting bee. Lizzie Graham, Lizzie Harvey, Josie Gould, Anna Blanchard, Ida Farrell and Edith Graham & Bea Higgs were here for dinner & supper. Two ladies took their work home to finish the pairs and most all knit one sock and a piece on the other and when we got them all finished, I had 8 pair of socks and 2 pairs mittens. Thu Sep 27, 1934 -- The boys finished the harvesting. Turned cows in field. Fri Sep 28, 1934 -- They began digging potatoes. Mrs Farrell went over to Everett Graham's to visit until she would get a chance to town. Went down in evening with Ray Graham. I went to town in afternoon with Lizzie Harvey. Frank Wood got struck in forehead with a pulley from threshing machine. The Dr. could do nothing for him. They took him to Houlton hospital, he never regained consciousness. Sat Sep 29, 1934 -- The boys dug potatoes. Frank Wood died at 7 P.M. in the hospital and they brought him home in the night. Sun Sep 30, 1930 It rained and we didn't have SS in morning. Clyde Ellingwood had meeting in school house in afternoon. I have been alone here all evening. Mon Oct 1, 1934 -- Bea & I got a chance to go out to Frank Wood's funeral in Geo. Gould's car. It was a very large funeral at house. Rev Cecil Grant preached. When I got home, Hanford, Rev. Grant, Grace, Helen & Phylis Wood called here a while. Tue Oct 2, 1934 -- No entry Wed Oct 3, 1934 -- No entry Thu Oct 4, 1934 -- John Higgs started for Bolton to work in woods. Fri Oct 5, 1934 -- No entry Sat Oct 6, 1934 -- No entry Sun Oct 7, 1934 -- Clyde Ellingwood & family were over, held meeting in Fosterville church in A.M. and here in school house in afternoon. Mon Oct 8 to Wed Oct 10, 1934 -- No entry Thu Oct 11, 1934 -- I went to town in afternoon with Lizzie Harvey. It rained. We called on Ladies Aid in vestry for a while. Fri Oct 12, 1934 -- Snowed hard all day. Sat Oct 13, 1934 -- It still snowed. John Higgs came home from camp. Tom Carr died in evening at Fosterville. Sun Oct 14, 1934 -- Had SS in forenoon. P.M. I was up to Jennie's a while and Bea was here for a call. Mon Oct 15, 1934 -- No entry Tue Oct 16, 1934 -- The women were invited to Mrs Cecelia Veysey's to quilt a quilt for Elsie who is going to B.C. to be married. She starts in about two weeks. There were present: Josie Gould, May Henderson, Anna Blanchard, Mrs Hamilton & Helen, Myrtle Boone, Velma Wheaton, Bea Higgs, Annie Gould, Carrie Lewis, Lizzie Graham, Edith Graham, and Mrs Veysey and Elsie. We had a lovely dinner and all enjoyed a good time and we got the quilt finished. But we are sorry to part with Elsie. Wed Oct 17, 1934 -- No entry Thu Oct 18, 1934 -- I washed in A.M. and went down to Bea's in afternoon. Norman ploughed down near the Logan. Fri Oct 19, 1934 -- We churned and I thought Norman went to Corner to a dance and I went down and stayed with Bea all night but he didn't go to the Corner and came home quite early. Ellis Graham went to Woodstock. Sat Oct 20, 1934 -- Rained all day. We moved stove in front room. Carl was here for dinner. The boys went out to the Corner in evening to Harvest Supper but did not stay long. Sun Oct 21, 1934 -- We went to SS in forenoon. In afternoon Bea came up for a while and Hanford & Grace, Helen, Phylis and Marjory came and stayed for supper. Clarence & Burley Buckingham were down to Higgs' in the afternoon. Mon Oct 22, 1934 -- No entry Tue Oct 23, 1934 -- Mrs Lewis was here in afternoon; Mr Lewis went to Canterbury and she stayed with me while he was gone. Wed Oct 24, 1934 -- Agnes Brooks and Genie Cogswell visited me in afternoon and stayed for supper. Thu Oct 25, 1934 -- I went down town on Patterson's pulp truck and went to vestry to Ladies Aid. We quilted. Bea came in afternoon. We both came home on truck. Fri Oct 26, 1934 -- I stayed home and worked all day. Sat Oct 27, 1934 -- I went with Merrill Graham up to Wes Buckingham's and stayed all night. Sun Oct 28, 1934 -- Luella & I walked to Sam Collier's, had dinner there. Met Ernest Foster & wife. In afternoon Luella went home. Sadie & I went to SS and called on Mr & Mrs John Moore. A young son was born to Mr & Mrs Fred Boone [Fred Jr]. I stayed to Collier's all night. Mon Oct 29, 1934 -- I came home in McNerlin car when it came to bring the teacher to her school. Bea & Lizzie Graham were here in P.M. Tue Oct 30, 1934 -- I washed in A.M. and in afternoon fixed locks on doors and knit in evening. Wed Oct 31, 1934 -- Norman churned. I took care of butter and ironed in forenoon. After dinner I printed up 12 lbs butter and called down to Bea's a while. Thu Nov 1, 1934 -- Did general work and knit. Fri Nov 2, 1934 -- Cleaned house most of the day. Eben Varney called in afternoon. I bought 6 lbs meat, cleaned some beans. Sat Nov 3, 1934 -- Hanford & Grace called in afternoon on their way home from Canterbury. I put up Helen's hair for curls. Sun Nov 4, 1934 -- Had SS in forenoon. Geo & Arlene Smith came bringing Ray & wife & Mona and Evie and Cecil Grey. Geo & Arlene went down to Bea's for dinner, the others stayed here Bea & family and all were here in afternoon and Margaret & Arlene went down with Bea for supper. They went home in evening. Mon Nov 5, 1934 -- I washed. In afternoon Lizzie Harvey & Bea were here. Tue Nov 6, 1934 -- Norman churned and fixed shed windows. It rained. Wed Nov 7, 1934 -- Norman finished plowing. Thu Nov 8, 1934 -- Jennie visited here came for dinner and stayed the afternoon. Fri Nov 9, 1934 -- I worked on coat for Bea. Sat Nov 10, 1934 -- Don Palmer, Shirley Grey, Cecil Grey and Mary Gurney were here for dinner. In afternoon, Norman hauled 4 deer from Logan for Sports Guy Leeman had up on Pirate. Sun Nov 11, 1934 -- It stormed all day. No Sabbath School or no one called. I kept the silence most of the day. A baby was born to Mr & Mrs Ora Stewart in Aroostook Hospital, Alice Jeanette. Mon Nov 12, 1934 -- Bea & I went to town on Patterson's truck, had dinner to Geo Gould's. I got a pane of glass for kitchen window. The thresher moved here. Elias Foster is doing the threshing this year Tue Nov 13, 1934 -- Bea came up to help me get dinner for threshers. Mrs Lewin was here for dinner. Wed Nov 14, 1934 -- Threshers finished before dinner, were here for dinner, then moved down to Harvey's. Had 311 bushels oats, 8 bushels wheat, 6 bushels buckwheat. Thu Nov 15, 1934 -- Laurel, Bea & I went to, Canterbury with car. Saw Sam Graham. Fri Nov 16, 1934 -- No entry Sat Nov 17, 1934 -- No entry Sun Nov 18, 1934 -- Had SS in forenoon Bea came up in afternoon and we went up to see Jennie a while. Mon Nov 19, 1934 -- Ray Graham came in morning and got 1 1/2 cords wood, got stuck in mud. It rained very hard. I went down and helped Bea get dinner for threshers. Tue Nov 20, 1934 -- I was down to Bea's nearly all day. The threshers moved out to Mountain in afternoon. Nov 21 & 22 Did housework & knit. Fri Nov 23, 1934 -- Lizzie Graham & 1 were over to Everett Graham's in afternoon. Sat Nov 24, 12934 It rained. Luella Buckingham came down to Bea's with mail; stayed with her all night. Sun Nov 25, 1934 -- I went to SS in A.M. Bea & I and Luella were to Lizzie Graham's for dinner. Bea & Luella came up in afternoon . Bea stayed until about 8 o'clock and Luella stayed all night. Mon Nov 26, 1934 -- I went down to Bea's with her in the morning and she went out home with Elias Foster when he brought the teacher back. Tue Nov 27, 1934 -- I dressed 5 chickens, got four ready for market and cooked one. Wed Nov 28, 1934 -- Ellis & Jennie went to Canterbury. I sent over 4 chickens with them. Lizzie Harvey & I went to town in afternoon. Geo & Josie & Anna Blanchard went to Danforth to attend funeral of Maurice McMinn. The boys yarded pulp until Friday but it got so muddy they quit until the freeze. Thu Nov 29 to Sat Dec 1, 1934 -- No entry Sun Dec 2, 1934 -- Went to SS. Laurel, Carl & Burley Buckingham were here for dinner. Burley is staying the night. John and Bea were up in the evening. Mon Dec 3, 1934 -- I washed 4 storm windows and Norman put them on. I also washed 4 other windows. Got the storm door put on and boughs around the house. Killed the hog in afternoon; John, Laurel & Norman did that. Tue Dec 4, 1934 -- Ray Graham took truck load of Wheat to Centerville to get ground. I sent 5 bushels. Norman went with him. Wed Dec 5, 1934 -- No entry Thu Dec 6, 1934 -- No entry Fri Dec 7, 1934 -- Laurel & Norman were cutting hardwood. Sat Dec 8, 1934 -- They finished yarding pulp Sun Dec 9, 1934 -- We had SS to Higgs'. It was too cold to go to schoolhouse, I stayed down to Bea's and she & I called at Lizzie Graham's. Ray & Arlene were there & baby. In evening Norman and I are here alone reading and writing. Mon Dec 10, 1934 -- Did housework and knit Tue Dec 11, 1934 -- Norman started churning and I finished it and worked the butter in P.M. I made head cheese. Bea was up in the afternoon. Wed Dec 12, 1934 -- I washed and knit Thu Dec 13, 1934 -- Went down to Bea's and fixed dresses for Helen and Annie Fri Dec 14, 1934 -- I finished the third pair double mittens for the week. Sat Dec 15, 1934 -- No entry Sun Dec 16, 1934 -- Had SS at Higgs'. Bea came up with me for dinner Mon Dec 17, 1934 -- I washed in morning, knit all afternoon and evening Tue Dec 18, 1934 -- I dressed 5 chickens in forenoon, knit in P.M. Wed Dec 19, 1934 -- I did most of the churning and printed 4 lbs butter. Knit the rest of the day. Thu Dec 20, 1934 -- I dressed 3 more chickens in forenoon. In afternoon I put butter in box and packed the chickens and in evening Laurel & I went to Canterbury. Took over 35 lbs butter, 4 chickens and 25 chickens and 2 quarters beef for Higgs. Borrowed a battery for the car when we were to Eric Smith's the post came off the battery and Eric fixed it up for us and when we got over to the woods the lights went out. It was a moonlight night and we went over, did our trading and came back home without any lights. Norman and the teacher, Miss McNerlin went out to a concert on the Mountain with us and came back with us. We got home at 12. Fri Dec 21, 1934 -- Went down in afternoon to the school closing. Miss Minnie McNerlin had quite a program and a very pretty Christmas tree and a generous treat for everyone. Her father and brothers came after her and she went home after school. Sat Dec 22, 1934 -- A concert at Forest City in Canadian school house. Norman walked down and brought Clarence Buckingham home to stay all night with him. John came home from camp for a few days. Sun Dec 23, 1934 -- Very cold. We had SS at Bea's Clarence & Burley Buckingham were there as visitors. Mon Dec 24, 1934 -- Laurel & Norman got the long sled out and we dragged it to town. The little snow that came the night before did not help the going much. Bea & I and Norman & Etta Harvey went down on double team. Tue Dec 25, 1934 -- Another Christmas has passed. The second one since Will went away. I received in the past few days 15 letters & cards; have answered a dozen, have the others to write to. Last evening Laurel, John & Norman started to Fosterville to a dance. Laurel and Norman went to Houlton with a truck load of young folks. They went to the pictures. John was at Arthur Wetmore's listening to the radio. I stayed down with Bea and the children all night and she and I put the presents on the tree after the children were in bed Norman & Laurel got home about 4. Norman came up here built a fire and did the chores and was down there to see the things taken off the tree and have breakfast with us. I stayed there until about 8 o'clock and Bea & I came up and called to Harvey's. So we had another Christmas together with one missing. Norman has been to bed over an hour so it is time I went. Wed Dec 26, 1932 -- Christmas is over. I washed in morning. The boys sawed pulp in forenoon. Came home at noon to help John kill hog in afternoon. Thu Dec 27, 1934 -- A very blustery day. Carl came at noon to feed and water the cattle. The Canadian mail went to Fosterville but did not come back that day. Helen and Annie were here a while in the afternoon. I was alone the rest of the day. Fri Dec 28, 1934 -- I ironed in afternoon. Carl was up to care for the stock. I churned in forenoon; or Norman churned Sat Dec 29, 1934 -- I worked all day. Pump was froze up most of the day. Sun Dec 30, 1934 -- Had SS at Higgs in afternoon. John started for camp with team in afternoon. Bea was here for two hours also Helen & Edith Harvey were here for a call. Laurel was here a while this evening. Mon Dec 31, 1934 -- Last evening of the year. I arose early did the usual things. Norman took his dinner and went sawing pulp with Laurel. They had Don & Leslie Boone helping them finish the job. I went up to Jennies a while this P.M. Carl came up to care for the stock and had dinner with me. 1934 -- had been a rather a drab year for me but I will hope for better in 1935 --. If Sarah Anne kept a diary in 1935 --, it has not shown up. The next one begins Jan 1, 1936 --.