July 1, 1932 - Friday. Rainy in p.m. We had a frightful storm, wind blew a gale, broke off branches and uprooted trees and raised cane in general. George and Rob were at Three Rivers and the storm was a regular hurricane there. They stopped right in the road and the truck rocked so they were afraid it would tip over. In evening we went down home, Arla Hardie and family were there.
July 2 - Saturday. Cloudy, rainy spells and quite windy. George on truck. Flo and I at Mrs.
Buck’s in p.m. In evening we three went up town.
July 3 - Sunday. Pleasant, strong cool wind. George took Willie to Parish to visit his sister
and niece. In p.m. we went down home, Fathers foot swollen and pains him awful. Orla
Hardie and family came while we were there.
July 4 - Monday. Rained all day up to about 2:30. We slept all day. Willie got back at
4:30. We had supper and then we three went to Fulton by way of Minetto past Byron
Cates to George’s folks. Byron and Mrs. well. Went to see fireworks, suppose to have
fireworks at 9:00 but had them at 11:00 and lasted just 11 minutes.
July 5 - Tuesday. Pleasant. Willie mowed piece beyond calf yard and in p.m. raked the
yard and a small piece by garden and we drew it in. I started drawing off hay with truck. I
went to Fernwood in p.m. with Mama.
July 6 - Wednesday. Pleasant. Willie finished mowing piece beyond potato lot next to
Harold Nicholson’s, we drew in what he mowed yesterday. Leah Griffin here in p.m.
July 7 - Thursday. Cloudy. Willie raked hay and we drew it all in but one load, and it
rained so hard we had to quit. Erson down awhile in p.m.
July 8 - Friday. Cloudy, colder. Pulaski National Bank (Clark’s) failed today, for a wonder
we didn’t have any there, nor owe it anything. Florence and I went down to Stock’s in
p.m. calling. In evening we went down home and George took Flo and Marion Adsit to
Pulaski with him, he bought some broilers of Ed Waggoner. George and Rob out with
truck around Parish.
July 9 - Saturday. Pleasant, cool. George and Pumee on truck, cleaned Sayles White’s
barn and George Cusak’s among others. In evening we went to Pulaski, got groceries,
eggs .18 cents at American store, took 14 dozen there. Lard .05 cents pound. Butter 2
pounds .39 - .43 cents. Sugar .23 cents. Cheese .19 cents. Coffee .23 cents. Crackers 2
pound box .19 cents. Everything cheap but fine quality. I’ve finished the field of hay next
to Harold’s, begin on 10 acres near Buck’s Monday.
July 10 - Sunday. Pleasant, hot. George took truck over to Charlie Krebs for small repairs.
In p.m. Rob was here and after he left we went down home. George visited with Father
for awhile and then went to ball game. Harold Stock got struck on the right hand with a
bat and cracked the bone in his knuckle. George took him to Dr. Dunbar. Rained all
evening from 4:00 until 8:00.
July 11 - Monday. Pleasant, cold, strong wind. Boys on truck. Willie mowed half of new
seeding and brought in scatterings from lower piece. I to Fernwood with Mother, Marion
stayed here with Florence.
July 12 - Tuesday. Pleasant. Willie finished mowing 10 acre lot across from Buck’s and
raked what he had cut yesterday. George got home about 2 o’clock, we’d just started
eating our dinner and we drew in and unloaded six loads of hay. Clouded up toward night
and looks very much like rain.
July 13 - Wednesday. Pleasant, hot, thundered all say and clouded up real black about 5
p.m. but didn’t get any rain. Drew six loads of hay Willie cut yesterday, finished piece
except for scatterings. Alma and Leah Griffin here in p.m. George up town in a.m., down
home in evening.
July 14 - Thursday. Pleasant. Willie mowed piece by the house across driveway. I washed
in p.m. Drew scatterings and brought loader up from lower field in evening. Willie mowed
some for tomorrow. I picked cherries. George brought Gordon home.
July 15, 1932 - Friday. Pleasant, hot. Willie finished mowing and raked up yesterdays
cutting. After dinner he raked last nights cutting, We’ve drawn in all that was cut except
two loads. Lawrence and Dewitt Cates were here in p.m. Rob came for Gordon, the baby
is better. Mother Hardie and Marion called on way home from Fernwood. Willie and
Florence went for a load of hay while George milked. We went to Harold Nicholson’s and
up town with them.
July 16 - Saturday. Pleasant. We finished all hay cut scatterings and all. In evening went
up town.
July 17 - Sunday. Pleasant, strong wind. All went to church and after dinner George took
us to Mother Hardie’s and he went to ball game, coming down for us after chores.
July 18 - Monday. Pleasant, strong wind, not as cool as yesterday. Today had a fine misty
rain early this a.m. but cleared so Willie cultivated all day.
July 19 - Tuesday. Pleasant. Willie mowed part of 3 acres left and drew it in in p.m.
George on truck in morning. He, Flo and I lined up a few barns and then went to Mexico
where soldiers were camped and saw boxing and wrestling matches, they were good.
There was a great crowd there, cars lined up both sides of road for half a mile or more,
each side of camp.
July 20 - Wednesday. Pleasant, hot. Finished our haying in p.m. George on truck in a.m.
Took Earl Adsit with him, they were here for dinner and helped mow away the hay in p.m.
In evening Florence and Marion went with George to line up barns. Addison Cates called
a few minutes.
July 21 - Thursday. Pleasant, hot. George on truck. Marion still here. I’ve made over
several of Flo’s dresses for her. After supper George and I went to Mexico and back to
Floyd Atkinson’s to see Jessie. She had been over at Kreb’s all day and they took her
home, she has been to hospital for operation.
July 22 - Friday. Pleasant, hot. George to Richland at Raymond Jones’ for chickens. His
father came down and took them to Mexico with him. George on truck rest of day and in
p.m. we went to Syracuse for repairs for sprayer.
July 23 - Saturday. Cloudy. In p.m. Rob brought Gordon here and he went with George
and Bill Jamerson to Adams to see about getting cold water paint for barns. In evening
Rob got Gordon and after chores we all went to Pulaski, eggs are .20 cents. Willie to
Parish to visit Helen and family.
July 24 - Sunday. Pleasant, colder. George at Rob’s and at Mexico in p.m., he went to ball
game. I went to bed, girls went swimming. In evening we went down home, left Marion
there.
July 25 - Monday. Pleasant, hot. I washed. George on truck. Rob and Gordon came home
with him, Gordon is going to stay a few days. I went to Fernwood with Mother, Marion
came back today. Boys went collecting this p.m., they had to go to Oswego and cash a
check for one man for $80.00. George got home about 10:30.
July 26 - Tuesday. Hot, sultry, thunder heads all around but no storm. In evening it started to rain about 8 o’clock. I sold 8 broilers to a young fellow from the lake, .14 cents per pound. George over at Rob’s in p.m., helped him draw in what hay he had down. In evening they went to Parish collecting, didn’t have very good luck. Rained only about 2 or 3 hours and not very hard at that.
July 27 - Wednesday. Pleasant, hot, muggy. George sprayed our brooders for lice. Rob and Leonard were here for breakfast, Mildred wouldn’t let them cook nor eat in their kitchen, so they came over here, all then went on truck to Rob’s. In p.m. George and his mother went to Palermo and got a crate of 20 quart of black caps, .10 cents per quart, left only 6 quarts at Rob’s, Mildred wouldn’t let Rob bring any more in so George brought
the rest to me.
July 28 - Thursday. Pleasant, hot. George and Willie on truck. Rob finished mowing, my
boys helped him put hay in barn in p.m. George went to Sheffield meeting in evening.
Grace Stock here over night with Florence.
July 29 - Friday. Cool. I ironed and in p.m. went to Fernwood with my folks. Evelyn Price
spent the p.m. here. Boys at Bill Jamerson’s playing ball in evening.
July 30 - Saturday. Pleasant, rained hard in night several hours. George took chickens to
Mexico and went to Syracuse with his father. In evening we went to Pulaski for groceries
and came back to Mother Hardie’s and played cards until 11:30 then came home.
July 31 - Sunday. Pleasant, hot. George, Flo and Gordon went with George and Father
and Mother to take Marion to Redfield, after which they were all here to dinner and then
George took us all down to Mother’s while he went to ball game, coming for us after
chores.

August 1, 1932 - Monday. Hot, pleasant. I canned cherries, it took Willie and I until after
2 o’clock to pit them. George and Rob went to Natural Bridge. In evening Floyd and
Jessie Atkinson were here.
August 2 - Tuesday. Pleasant, hot!!! I washed, in p.m. went to Fernwood with my folks.
Father Cates here few minutes. George and Gordon to Mexico. Florence at Evelyn
Price’s. In evening we all went to Bill Jamerson’s, boys practiced baseball.
August 3 - Wednesday. Heavy rain early in morning. I ironed. Father Hardie lost a cow
this morning, George and Willie went down and helped bury it.
August 4 - Thursday. Pleasant. Mama’s birthday. I went to Fernwood with dad this a.m.
Alma and Leah Griffin here in p.m., also Grace Stock and Jessie Avery. In evening we
went down home, I took fresh rolls, a decorated cake and ice cream. George cut Harold’s
oats.
August 5 - Friday. Pleasant. George finished Harold’s oats in a.m., cut ours in p.m. Earl
and Father Hardie here, Lulu Jamerson and kids came over and all went swimming. In
evening George and Willie went after chickens.
August 6 - Saturday. Pleasant. George and Harold went to city with chickens. In evening
went over to Bill Jamerson’s and practiced baseball and afterwards went uptown, eggs .22
cents.
August 7 - Sunday. Pleasant, hot. All went down home had dinner on lawn. In evening we went over to Charlie Krebs had a good visit. After we came home I had a heart attack, not very hard but enough so I’m quite weak.
August 8 - Monday. Pleasant, hot. George white washed 2 barns over at Butterfly. After
dinner he went over to Charlie Krebs’ to reap but broke the reaper first time around so
couldn’t work any more, had to send for new piece.
August 9 - Tuesday. Cool, pleasant. George over at Charlie’s working, the piece for reaper came on 9:15 train from Auburn, so after fixing the binder it worked good. Willie went over at 4:00 and drove horses home on reaper.
August 10 - Wednesday. Pleasant. In evening we went to Bill Jamerson’s, boys practiced
ball. Sprinkled at night had a heavy rain toward morning. Father, Mother and Eva Cates
here in evening, left a message as we weren’t here.
August 11 - Thursday. Pleasant. Oats to wet to thresh. Rob and George white washed a
barn at Butterfly. Willie picked a small pail of blackberries. George at Bill’s in evening.
August 12 - Friday. Pleasant, cool. George and Rob white washed Hellinger’s barn in a.m.
at noon. We went to Fernwood for Old Home Day. I fainted away in church and had to
have George bring me home. Mollie Oliver Ahern came with me, and Dorothy and Lulu
came in their car. George went down and got Mama to come and stay with me awhile.
August 13 - Saturday. Pleasant, cold. I was in bed all day, feel better, but my head aches
so and I’m dizzy. Mama came up this morning while dad went to Fernwood. George to
Mexico. In p.m. Mother Cates came and took Gordon home with her to stay for a week.
Mary Skotniski called in p.m. I in bed all day. George and Willie up town in evening.
August 14 - Sunday. Pleasant, hot. I am a little better although I was in bed up until 4
o’clock, then my folks stopped on way home from Mexico and Flo and I went with them.
George came for us in evening and after visiting awhile we went over to Rob’s.
August 15, 1932 - Monday. Pleasant. We threshed this a.m., had 10 minutes for dinner.
Mama came up and helped me, I slept all p.m. Richard and Harry Jamerson came over and
went swimming with Flo. Check $49.62 for milk, $64.85 for white wash.
August 16 - Tuesday. Pleasant, hot. I in bed all day with a bilious attack, vomited all a.m.
George and Willie threshed at Krebs’ and Jamerson’s and moved machine to Mother’s and
threshed one load there. Rob and George went to milk meeting in evening and Mildred
and baby came and stayed with me.
August 17 - Wednesday. Pleasant, cool, a trifle cloudy, wind blows a little like rain. I am
up and dressed and bossing things today. Boys at dad Hardie’s threshing. Mama stopped.
August 18 - Thursday. Heavy rain in p.m. In evening we all went down home, played
Pedro and had lunch.
August 19 - Friday. Heavy rain about 6 this a.m., clearing away, quite cool. George over
at Rob’s few minutes. Flo and I cleaning all through. Boys built fence around lot by
Harold’s and turned cows into meadow there. George and Harold Nicholson went with
Bill Jamerson and Coe Worden in Bill’s Pontiac Coupe to Sandy Creek Fair (George and
Harold rode in rumble seat) to a ball game, Pulaski team beat 4 - 2. In evening George and
Willie went over to Bill Jamerson’s. Rob and Mildred Cates came over in p.m. and took
the truck home and Mildred drove their car home and took my baby bed home for little
June.
August 20 - Saturday. Pleasant, cold, rained in night. George at Rob’s threshing. Hattie
Price died this morning I hear, leaves Jeff alone. Willie drawing stone for Harold for his
new barn.
August 21 - Sunday. Pleasant. Papa, Mama, Earl, George, Florence and I went to
Watertown Park, ate our lunch, looked at the animals and drove to Sacketts Harbor,
drove all around forts and came home. In evening we three went over to Rob’s and from
there to Orson Pond’s and spent the evening.
August 22 - Monday. Pleasant. Leigh Larmon here digging spuds. George took 15 bushel
to George Woods at Pulaski after dinner, .45 cents, bought 16 quarts blackberries off
Clifford Sherman .07 cents per quart. Willie drew stone for Harold.
August 23 - Tuesday. Pleasant. Leigh here until noon. I at Fernwood with dad, Earl stayed
and helped pick up potatoes, he and George took a load to Mexico in p.m. Mrs. Buck
called in p.m. Willie drawing stone. In evening we 3 went down home, George took
Father Hardie and went for some pullets and we (Flo and I) visited with them. George
didn’t come until 11:30. Rob came and got him to go home and help with his chores.
Mildred was on the warpath again, Rob here over night.
August 24 - Wednesday. Pleasant, hot. George went with Rob and helped do his chores.
Rob came back and helped Leigh, Willie and George dig 43 bushel potatoes. In p.m.
George and Rob went with Bill Jamerson to Clifford to ball game. Down home in evening.
August 25 - Thursday. Pleasant, hot. I washed. George took truck and drew Father’s hens
and some potatoes to Pulaski, in p.m. he went to Harold’s. Willie drew stone there.
Dorothy Nicholson took Florence and I to Ramona Beach with her. In evening George to
Fernwood school meeting with Charlie Krebs, they are having a special meeting for bids
on the transportation of high school pupils. Emma Krebs and kids here while Charlie went
with George.
August 26 - Friday. Pleasant, hot. I ironed all a.m. went swimming with Richard Jamerson
and Flo in p.m. In p.m. goods came from Ward’s for my dresses, a yellow swiss muslin
and a figured cotton print, I made the yellow one all but hem and cape for it after 3 p.m.
Down home in evening.
August 27 - Saturday. Pleasant. I am not feeling so good. George and Rob to Syracuse,
George brought me 1/2 bushel each peaches and tomatoes and his mother sent me 1/2
bushel apples. Up town in evening.
August 28 - Sunday. Rainy all a.m., clear in p.m. After dinner we 3 went to Fulton to
Cates reunion, came back to New Haven and went to Demster Grove camp meeting, the
last meeting for this year.
August 29 - Monday. Pleasant. I canned peaches and tomatoes and baked bread and rolls
and had a birthday cake for Father Hardie, he’s 77 today. Went down home in evening and
Roy Hardie folks were there, men played cards and after lunch we came home. Flo stayed
down for a few days.
August 30 - Tuesday. Pleasant, hot. George to Mexico with my folks to look at some
hens. In evening George and Erson went to Harold’s, I rode as far as Erson’s and spent
the evening with his wife. Rained hard all night, heavy electric storm.
August 31 - Wednesday. Cloudy, eclipse of sun today about 2 this p.m., I hope it clears so we can see it. We saw the eclipse, Dorothy Nicholson, Lulu Jamerson and kids and I were at Ramona Beach, got dark about as early as twilight would be. George went with Harold Nicholson to Syracuse with truck. Rio wrecked this a.m., ran into a truck and tipped over, loaded with milk. In evening we were at Dorothy’s for outdoor supper on lawn.

September 1, 1932 - Thursday. Hot. George drew milk for Harold. In P.m. I went to
beach again with girls. George to ball game. Had picnic supper at Lulu Jamerson’s.
September 2 - Friday. Hot. George drew milk. I cleaned all through. George at Rob’s
while in evening.
September 3 - Saturday. Pleasant, little cooler. George and Rob went white washing. Rob
and Mildred Cates and baby June here in evening. After they were gone we went down
home and got Flo, she was spending the week with Mother Hardie. George drew milk.
September 4 - Sunday. Cool, strong east wind. Father & Mother Hardie, and  Lewis &
Dorothy Sherman were here for dinner. About 3:00 we three went with my folks to
Mapleview to see some pullets at Babcock’s for sale.
September 5 - Monday. Hot. I washed. Howard Larmon here, dug potatoes in p.m.
George went to ball game at Mannsville with Bill Jamerson and Harold Nicholson. In
evening we all went to Mexico to Father Cates’.
September 6 - Tuesday. Hot. Florence started school this a.m., Genevieve Halsey teacher. Down home in evening while George took Father, Earl and Willie to Mapleview for the pullets.
September 7 - Wednesday. Pleasant, cold. George drew milk and then took Florence, Earl and Willie to State Fair, I stayed with Mother, went with them to Pulaski and bought groceries. Stopped at Roy Hardie’s for dinner. In p.m. I did my ironing and in evening
Sayles and Luella White came down and we played Pedro, George and others came home
a little past 9 and we all came home.
September 8 - Thursday. Pleasant, cold, no school. Rather tired from so much walking
yesterday.
September 9 - Friday. Pleasant, cold, no school - conference day. Cleaned up all through,
had fire in furnace, was cold.
September 10 - Saturday. Pleasant, a little warmer. I baked all a.m. George, Flo and Willie
at ball game in p.m. I rode down home and went to Pulaski with Mother and Della Cole.
Got paper for Flo’s bedroom, after shopping we called on Mrs. Eaton where we joined
Della and came home. I remained at Mother’s over night, folks all came down for the
evening.
September 11 - Sunday. Pleasant, cool. I went with my folks to Ellisburg to visit friends of
Fathers, Capt. Fred Anderson and wife. They took us for a drive and after a bountiful
dinner served at 2:30. We came home. Folks came for me at night.
September 12 - Monday. Pleasant, warm. George at Harold Nicholson’s filling silo, over
at Rob’s in evening. Rob came home with us and we left Flo there with Mildred. George
helped do Rob’s chores. Mr. Stock went over with us and he and Willie did the chores.
George brought Rob over here and got him some supper and came over and brought
Willie and I home.
September 13 - Tuesday. Pleasant, hot, wind in east. George cut our corn today. Harold Nicholson here and cut roads in a.m. Erson here and picked corn all p.m. Got our corn all cut.
September 14 - Wednesday. Pleasant. George and I up home in p.m. George and Bill
Jamerson at Byron Cates’ horse sale. I stayed with Mother Cates while they were gone.
Went to school meeting in evening, a special meeting called for the purpose of voting on
the question of transportation for high school pupils, 25 votes cast, 21 no, 4 yes.
September 15, 1932 - Thursday. Pleasant, warm. Filled our silo today. Mother helped me, 13 men for dinner, cooked beans .05 cents per can, eggs .24 cents dozen, butter 2 pounds .51 cents, compound 2 pounds .14 cents, lard 7 1/2 cents.
September 16 - Friday. Pleasant, cooler. George at Harold Nicholson’s all day, Willie at
Guy’s filling silo, Flo at school. Cloth came for my wool dress, I made it in p.m. Will
Jackson here to re-insure our place, $16.50 including another extinguisher to put in house.
George and Willie at Glenn Allen’s after broilers. Flo at Leah Griffin’s in p.m. George
home about 2:30,  went to ball game at Pulaski, but after playing 2 or 3 innings the game
was called off on account of rain. Mother phoned that some relatives from Chatham,
Ontario came last evening, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Mifflin and Mother Cassie & Julia and
Roy Chamberlain.
September 18 - Sunday. Pleasant, cold. Went to church. Mother and 4 of her guests were there. We didn’t stay to Sunday School, I felt so badly we came home. My heart aches all the while, it will beat so fast I can’t see or hear, and I get so warm and sweaty I can’t breath, then it will beat so slow I get cold and dizzy and all but pass out. George helped me get dinner. Mother stopped here and took Flo home with her. We read the Sunday papers and went to bed for the rest of the p.m. In evening we went down home and visited with all the folks, they leave in the morning for home.
September 19 - Monday. Cloudy, cold. Flo at school. Rained nearly all day. We took Flo
to Pulaski to Dr. Loomis and had a tooth pulled, it was ulcerated and had ached for some
time. Mother’s company left about 6:30.
September 20 - Tuesday. Pleasant. I washed. Flo at school. Boys over at Charlie Krebs in
p.m. filling silo.
September 21 - Wednesday. Pleasant, hot. I ironed. Flo at school. George at Pearl
Hager’s, Willie at Charlie Krebs’ finishing silo. George and Rob went to Palermo and
white washed Fred Saedder’s barn.
September 22 - Thursday. Pleasant, hot. Flo at school. George at Bill Jamerson’s in p.m.
helping fill silo. Willie drove our team.
September 24 - Saturday. Pleasant. George and Willie fenced in the meadow and corn
field for cows. Father Cates here short time. In evening we 3 went up town for groceries.
September 25 - Sunday. Pleasant, cold. All down home for dinner, after which Dad and
Mother Hardie, George, Flo and I went in their car for a drive. Erson here in evening.
September 26 - Monday. Pleasant, warmer. I washed. Boys dug and picked up 35 bushels
potatoes. Sold a cow and 2 small calves to Macon $35.00, taking them Wednesday. Erson
and Bill here in evening.
September 27 - Tuesday. Rainy, cloudy and damp. Flo at school. Grace Stock came home
with Flo, was here over night. Went down home in evening.
September 28 - Wednesday. Rain in a.m., clear in p.m. George and Rob white washed two
hen houses in p.m. George at Harold’s on silo, Willie drew stone. Hard wind and rain
storm about 6:00 only lasted about 15 minutes.
September 29 - Thursday. Pleasant, cold. George and Willie at Harold’s filling silo. Flo’s
teacher Genevieve Halsey came home with her for dinner and went home in evening.
September 30 - Friday. Pleasant, cool. George around after chickens, Rob came this
morning for breakfast, George and Willie went over and finished his chores, Mildred on
another fit of temper. Rob was here over night, George helped him at night.

October 1, 1932 - Saturday. Pleasant. George and Rob at city with chickens, stopped at
Rob’s and did his chores before coming back for supper. Rob here over night.
October 2 - Sunday. Cloudy. George up home and over at Rob’s. My folks here for
dinner, after dinner Bill Jamerson and his boys here to listen to World Series, ball game at
Chicago, Yankees beat Cubs 13 - 6. In evening Lulu Jamerson, Flo and I went over
through Pulaski to a man who advertised 3 bushel of any kind of vegetables for $1.00, we
ordered 2 bushel carrots and 1 bushel white turnips and brought 4 huge pumpkins for .25
cents home with us. Were over at Lulu’s for supper.
October 3 - Monday. Pleasant, hot. Willie drew stone. George and Rob white washed a
barn for Spicer after which George came home and husked corn. Went with Bill Jamerson
after the vegetables we girls had ordered. Flo at Evelyn Price’s over night.
October 4 - Tuesday. Pleasant, strong east wind turning real cloudy in p.m. Willie drawing
stone. George husking corn. Charlie Krebs and family here in evening.
October 5 - Wednesday. Rainy. I had a fainting spell this morning. George and Rob went
white washing, after Rob went down home and brought Mother up to stay with me and
George took Florence to school.
October 6 - Thursday. Rainy. I am a little better, but George does the housework after
taking Flo to school. Erson here a few minutes this evening.
October 7 - Friday. Cloudy. George and his Father to Richland after about 100 red pullets
to take to the city tomorrow. In evening George took me down home and I stayed over
night.
October 8 - Saturday. Pleasant, warm. George, Flo and Willie came down home for dinner
and brought me home after about 1 o’clock. We went over to Charlie Krebs’ and took
them all to Oswego with us to see the big boat loaded with corn. The boys went on the
boat and looked it all over, some sight. Bought 2 bushels peaches coming home, .50 cents
a bushel, nice and ripe. Our 15th wedding anniversary.
October 10 - Monday. Pleasant, warm. George and I pealed peaches all forenoon and
George washed for me just after dinner. I canned about half of peaches and stewed the
rest so be reheating them in morning I can can them. Erson here in evening. Very cloudy
tonight, fixing for another rain.
October 11 - Tuesday. Raining. Flo at school. Father Cates here in p.m. after he left
George went to Pulaski with Bill Jamerson. I finished canning my peaches, have 24 quarts
from the 2 bushels, but we ate quite a few and I sent Mother a sack full. Willie at Erson’s
filling silo in p.m.
October 12 - Wednesday. Very stormy, rain, hail, snow and strong heavy wind all day.
Florence home today, vacation Columbus Day. George at Pulaski and Lacona with Harold
Nicholson’s load of milk. Erson called him from Fernwood that a wheel had come off the
Rio so George took our truck and drew his milk and went to Lacona for a load in p.m.
George went over to Rob’s and up home, he was there to supper. I cleaned all through
and made one pie, two cakes and 3 loaves of bread and 2 pans of rolls. The folks played
Rummy in evening. Edith Tollerton came and took my folks home with her.
October 13 - Thursday. Pleasant. George washed for me, in p.m. I ironed a little and fixed
sleeves in 3 of Flo’s sleeveless dressed. In evening we went to Fernwood church to hear
Mr. Rudd, a returned Missionary from India speak, he also had colored pictures of views
in India, also a number of pieces of Indian handwork, very beautiful.
October 14 - Friday. Pleasant. I ironed all day, did a 3 weeks ironing. George went for
chickens at Pulaski. Erson went with him.
October 15, 1932 - Saturday. Pleasant. I cleaned all through. In evening we all went to
Oswego to see Otto Gay Cowboys, a good show and the movie was a good western play,
George’s Father and Mother went with us.
October 16 - Sunday. Pleasant. Home all day, in evening we went down home, my folks
just returned from Cortland where they’ve been since Wednesday, Edith Tollerton brought
them home. Earl and Flossie Hardie were there also.
October 17 - Monday. Cloudy and warm. George took our sweet apples to mill and
brought back some of the loveliest sweet cider I ever tasted. In evening George went
fishing with Harold Nicholson, but only caught 3 bullheads. George white washed Lewis
Geer’s barn.
October 18 - Tuesday. Rainy. Flo at school. I to Fernwood with my folks. In p.m. I went
to Nila’s to sew for the Skotniski family. George went around and got 3 barns to clean
tomorrow. George went fishing again and caught 20 nice bullheads.
October 19 - Wednesday. Pleasant, warm. George and Rob white washed 3 barns, Buel,
John Rudd’s and D. L. Gray’s. In p.m. he drew Father’s apples to mill and brought back
cider. I stayed with Mother while he was gone, were both there for supper. Flo stayed
over night with Annette Weldon.
October 20 - Thursday. Cloudy, warm. George, Harold Nicholson and Bill Jamerson
started for New York City today with a load of furniture.
October 21 - Friday. Rainy, colder, strong west wind. Flo at school, came home at 11:30,
she and Leah Griffin were soaked to their waists, didn’t go back to school. George got
home from New York at 9 o’clock.
October 22 - Saturday. Pleasant, cold. Went to town in p.m., took Mother Hardie with us,
Flo and I stayed there when we came home from town and George and Willie came down
for the evening.
October 23 - Sunday. Pleasant, warm. All at church. George’s folks all here in p.m. In
evening we went over to Charlie Krebs.
October 24 - Monday. Pleasant. I washed. George and Willie finished cutting down the
big elm tree. In p.m. we went down home and helped fix Father’s chimney. Edward
Waggoner was buried today. George went to Pulaski with Harold Nicholson in evening.
October 25 - Tuesday. Pleasant, warm. George hunting, as is nearly everyone else by the
guns popping around. George came from Rob’s with 2 rooster pheasants, had one for
dinner. Flo stayed over night with Grace Stock. George and I went over to Bill Jamerson’s
to bridge party.
October 26 - Wednesday. Pleasant. Flo came home tonight. George and Bill Jamerson
hunting. Willie plowed.
October 27 - Thursday. Cloudy. Flo at school. Willie plowed. George cut some wood and
he and Bill hunted gray squirrels in p.m.
October 28 - Friday. George after chickens, took them to Mexico, his Father and
Grandma Cates were here to dinner. In evening George took Flo and I down home and we
stayed over night. Rainy.
October 29 - Saturday. Pleasant. Flo and I went to Pulaski with my folks, I bought a hot
water bottle. George at city, coming for us after chores. Willie went to Henry’s on the
4:00 train. Hard rain at night.
October 30 - Sunday. Dark, cloudy. At home all day, did not go to church. Ed McNitt was
buried today. In evening we went up home and got Willie.
October 31 - Monday. Pleasant, cold. George took me down to school in p.m. and I helped decorate the house for the Halloween programs the kids all masked and dressed as ghosts, etc. I never saw such a looking crew. We served popcorn balls, chocolates, orange slices and marshmallows. Annette Weldon came home with us and was here over night.

November 1, 1932 - Tuesday. Rainy, cold. Flo at school. Rob here for dinner, he and
George white washed 5 barns up around Mannsville. In p.m. it stopped raining but very
cold.
November 2 - Wednesday. Cloudy and rainy by turns. I cleaned up all through and
finished ironing. George and Harold went with Bill Jamerson to Syracuse on business.
November 3 - Thursday. Pleasant, cold. George and I down home, drew Father’s apples
to mill and brought back cider and then took his grist to mill and had it ground. We
brought our apples home and some new cider.
November 4 - Friday. Pleasant, cold, east wind. George at Mexico. Flo at school. In
evening we went down home while George, Willie and Earl went to Pulaski for chickens.
November 5 - Saturday. Rain all a.m. I baked and cleaned all day. In p.m. Flo at Mrs.
Ellis’ and Mrs. Buck’s. Erson here in evening.
November 6 - Sunday. Pleasant, warm. All went to Mexico to Father Cates’ for dinner.
We three went down home in evening.
November 7 - Monday. Rainy. George and Rob white washed Cash Riedel’s barn $5.00
cash. Willie drew stone in a.m. Flo at school. Mrs. Buck called.
November 8 - Tuesday. Cloudy. Election Day. Boys drew wood and cut elm stumps all
a.m., in p.m. helped Erson pile wood in his wood house after which we voted at
Fernwood. I had a fainting spell after we got home. Bill Jamerson and Warren Manwaring
rode home with us. Erson here in evening. Harold and Dorothy Nicholson called few
minutes also.
November 9 - Wednesday. Cloudy. Willie washed for me, George helped. Harold set up
saw mill was there all day. Heavy east wind.
November 10 - Thursday. Rainy. Flo at school. George at Harold Nicholson’s all day. In
evening Charlie Krebs and family here.
November 11 - Friday. Cloudy, colder. George at Art Flemings and Ben Kling’s for
chickens. Red and Whites .10 cents and .08 cents respectively. Father Cates here and took
chickens to Mexico with him, they go to city tomorrow with them.
November 12 - Saturday. Cloudy in a.m., clear in p.m. George at city. Willie finished
drawing stone for Harold Nicholson. Mama called few minutes while Father went to
Fernwood. I did all the ironing, in p.m. Flo went over to Leah Griffin’s to a little party. In
evening we all went down home. Roy Hardie’s folks came down and we all spent a
pleasant evening.
November 13 - Sunday. Pleasant and cloudy by turns. Home all day, slept and rested all
day.
November 14 - Monday. Snow turning to rain in a.m., clear and bright a little warmer in
p.m. George, mother and I at Pulaski, George had tooth pulled, Mother bought Flo a pair
of shoes and rubber overs, and me a pair of shoes. George and Willie helped Harold
Nicholson buzz wood in p.m. Rob brought Gordon over to stay over night, Mildred’s
baby June has a hard cold. George went home with Rob to help do chores.
November 15, 1932 - Tuesday. Pleasant, clouded up in p.m. and got so dark I had to light
the lamp at 3:30. George and Willie at woods logging for Harold. In p.m. paid school
taxes, $17.68.
November 16 - Wednesday. Pleasant, warm. Flo at school. George and his Father drove
north looking for turkeys. Willie cut kindling and extra wood for our own use as George
didn’t get back to work in woods. Bought 40 turkeys of A. E. Coll, where he bought 125
last year .10 cents pound turkeys are cheap, buyers pay from .15 cents - .20 cents per
pound for them. We have an order for 25 turkeys for the Rod and Gun Club, Pulaski, for
their shooting match next Sunday.
November 17 - Thursday. Colder, cloudy. Flo at school. George drove to Altmar and
bought about 40 more turkeys, get them Saturday night. Helped Father Cates build turkey
rack on truck and after 3:00 worked in woods for Harold.
November 18 - Friday. Cloudy a little warmer. George at his Father’s with the load of
chickens he picked up this a.m., helped Harold all p.m. and went over to Rob’s in evening.
November 19 - Saturday. Raining, nasty. George at city with his Father, sold 2 turkeys
and 4 hens and 4 dozen eggs in all day. Rained hard all day.
November 20 - Sunday. Pleasant, cold, froze hard last night. George took turkeys to
Pulaski for the Rod and Gun Club, sold 31 turkeys .25 cents per pound. Flo and I stayed
down home with Mother. Capt. and Mrs. Fred Anderson were there for dinner. In evening
we three went up home.
November 21 - Monday. Cloudy, cold, snow flurries all day. George and his Father went
to Watertown to get turkeys they bought last week. Erson here in evening. Flo at school.
November 22 - Tuesday. Pleasant. George to city, took Earl Adsit with him. Sold all but 8
turkeys. Down home in evening.
November 23 - Wednesday. Cold, east wind. George on market and sold everything.
November 24 - Thursday. Thanksgiving Day. Rainy, warmer. George paid fire card to Bill
Jackson. Went to Mexico to Father Cates’ for dinner. In evening went down home.
November 25 - Friday. Pleasant. Flo at school. I rested nearly all day. George and Rob
went to Lacona and white washed 5 barns.
November 26 - Saturday. Pleasant, cold, everything froze last night. George and Bill
Jamerson helped Harold Nicholson cut wood and nearly froze. Richard Jamerson spent the
p.m. with Florence.
November 27 - Sunday. Pleasant, cold. Went down home for dinner and in evening went
over to Charlie Krebs.
November 28 -  Monday. Pleasant, a little warmer. Flo at school. George and Bill cutting
logs, Bill here for dinner. I washed.
November 29 - Tuesday. Pleasant, warmer. Flo at school. Bill and George cutting logs,
cutting on oak tree to cut out a pair of boat planks. Willie did chores for Harold
Nicholson.
November 30 - Wednesday. Pleasant, warm. Flo at school. George and Bill finished oak
plank, drew it to mill to be cut up. In evening George went with Bill and Harold to
Pulaski.

December 1, 1932 - Thursday. Pleasant, warm. Flo at school. I cleaned all through and
washed my living room curtains. George and Bill drew 2 loads of wood from Albion.
December 2 - Friday. Pleasant, warm. George at city with Frank Bonney, drew in load of
chickens for him, paid George $6.00 for taking them out and is going again tomorrow. Flo
and I over at Pauline’s in p.m., went up home in evening.
December 3 - Saturday. Cloudy, damp. George at city. Rob and Willie on truck white
washing George Fisher’s. Gordon here with me. In evening we went down home.
December 4 - Sunday. Pleasant. George went to Pulaski and when he came back he
stopped down home and brought my folks up for dinner, after dinner we all went to Parish
to Sayles White’s and left Willie at his niece’s while we were gone. Luella gave me two
nice dresses to make over for Florence.
December 5 - Monday. Cloudy, warm. George and Willie in woods, drew home two truck
loads of wood.
December 6 - Tuesday. Pleasant, warm. George and Willie in woods again, will finish
cutting lumber today and all they have left is the limbs to buzz.
December 7 - Wednesday. Cloudy. I washed. George in Fernwood after feed. Went to
woods after dinner. Raining. In evening we three went down home, Father Hardie
received word his brother Dave was very ill.
December 8 - Thursday. Rainy. George’s birthday, 34 years old. Worked in woods all day.
Charlie Krebs and family here in evening. Flo at school.
December 9 - Friday. Cloudy, colder. I went with Emma Krebs to Pulaski for groceries.
George went over to Charlie’s and drew four loads of wood and one of saw dust for him,
went to woods in p.m. and brought home load of wood. Erson Adsit here in evening.
Started snowing about 4 o’clock and snowed about 10”.
December 10 - Saturday. Cloudy. George at Syracuse. Went down to Mother’s in
evening, Father not feeling well. We are to take him to Doctor on Monday. Leah and
Alma Griffin and Grace Stock here in p.m.
December 11 - Sunday. Cloudy, warmer. Went to church.
December 12 - Monday. Snowy. Went to Pulaski took Father and Mother Hardie, Father
went to Dr. Dunbar’s, he has a very bad case of angina pectoria, worst form of heart
trouble. We did our Christmas shopping, or most of it. Gordon and Rob here in evening.
December 13 - Tuesday. Cloudy. Flo at school. George’s Father here in a.m. for few
minutes, George finished clipping cows and Father took the clippers home with him. Over
at Bill Jamerson’s in evening.
December 14 - Wednesday. Cold, cloudy. Bill Jamerson came over and went with George
to Mexico after beef cow from Father Cates. Bill and George went to Pulaski. Flo home in
p.m. with a cold, her neck swollen a little on one side.
December 15, 1932 - Thursday. Pleasant, cold, everything frozen hard, even cistern pump. Flo better, but in bed, yet neck still swollen but not so badly. She got up and dressed
toward night. George went to Oswego with Harold Nicholson. Snowed quite hard in p.m., snow plow went through.
December 16 - Friday. Cloudy, cold. Flo much better. George away buying turkeys for
Rod and Gun Club Sunday. He brought some home.
December 17 - Saturday. Cloudy, cold. George took turkey to Plum Farmer at Pulaski,
came back down home and brought Earl Adsit up with him. Helped Charlie Krebs butcher
a pig and took some feed to Fernwood for my folks after which we all went to Fulton, had
a blow out on the way out and George bought a new one at Ward’s.
December 18 - Sunday. Cloudy, snowy. George at Pulaski with turkeys after an early
dinner. Flo and I rode down home with him, he took Earl Adsit with him. Came back
about half past five, ate supper and then stayed to help with chores, sold all turkeys.
December 19 - Monday. Cloudy, warmer. George took Flo to school. After dinner they
finished buzzing wood and George drew tractor home for Bill on our truck. We played
bridge in evening.
December 20 - Tuesday. Cloudy, warmer. George took our pig up to his Father’s, Pa is
going to fat him for us, we pay for the feed.
December 21 - Wednesday. Pleasant. My Father taken sick, we took him to Dr. Dunbar, he has bladder trouble, has to have his water drawn twice a day. George took him up town again tonight.
December 22 - Thursday. Rainy. George took Father to Dr. Dunbar again, in evening after
their return we played cards.
December 23 - Friday. Rainy. In p.m. George took me to school, Flo came home to dinner
and we went to hear the children speak and sing, the kids did splendid and there was a
goodly number of parents present. In evening Bill and Lulu Jamerson were over and we
played bridge.
December 24 - Saturday. Pleasant. George and Willie went to city with Addison Cates.
Willie took the 5:00 train from Syracuse to Apulia to spend two weeks with Helen, his
sister. Harold Nicholson came down in evening and asked George to draw milk for a few
days until he gets his Rio fixed, beginning tomorrow.
December 25 - Sunday. Pleasant, warm, like summer. George drew milk and also drew
load from Lacona, had tire blowout, didn’t get home until 11:30. Father Hardie was taken
worse this a.m. had a hard chill followed by complete exhaustion, slept all the while we
were there. Toward 5:00 he roused up, got up had his presents and smoked and wanted us to return for cards which we did and we played 3 games of Pedro of which Father and I
beat two.
December 26 - Monday. Colder, pleasant. George with milk. Father better today, eating
better and feeling much like himself. In evening George at Erson Adsit’s.
December 27 - Tuesday. Pleasant, warmer. I washed. George with milk. Leah and Alma
Griffin here in p.m. In evening went down home.
December 28 - Wednesday. Warm, pleasant. I ironed and baked all day. George with milk.
Rob brought Gordon over to stay a few days. In evening we went over to Bill Jamerson’s.
December 29 - Thursday. Warm, pleasant. George with milk. Richard and Harry Jamerson
here in p.m.
December 30 - Friday. Rainy, cloudy. George with milk and brought home chickens from
Mrs. Hastos Dugway. In evening we went down home, Sales, Luella, Doris and Harley
White and Doris’ friend Muriel Dagget were there.
December 31 - Saturday. Rainy, turning to snow in evening. George to Syracuse with his
Father. Rob came and took Gordon home this a.m.
 

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