April 1938 - Huldah

Apr 1 Fri Ice moved a little. April Fools' Day. Ruth and Edie both up. Mrs A churned. Millen sawed at John's. Millen and I took Ruth and Edie down home to hear Louis-Thomas fight. Louis won.

Apr 2 Sat All went to town but Guy, Millen, Mr A and me. Ice ran towards night. Ran nearly all night. Millen and I at Ruth's. Had corn scallop. Letter from Helen.

Apr 3 Sun Millen's throat awful sore. Ice still running. George B and Allie here. Ruth came up at night. Millen drove her home.

Apr 4 Mon Duck layed an egg. Ice stopped running. I got a quilt block from Pauline Thompkins. Millen and Guy went to town to see doctor. Chas M up.

Apr 5 Tues Ice still jammed. Washed hankies for Millen. Snowed last night but all melted before night. Millen and I at Kilburn's and Tressa's.

Apr 6 Wed Nice sunny day but windy. Men sawed at the siding for Aubrey except Millen and Guy who have colds.

Apr 7 Thurs My 17th birthday. Ruth came up. Tillie and Burns went to town and got George's picture. Millen and I took Ruth home. Ruth made my cake.

Apr 8 Fri Mrs A and Tressa went to Ruth's with Charlie. Tillie scrubbed and I cooked. Millen and I to Ruth's at night. Men sawed Guy's wood.

Apr 9 Sat Millen and Burns got gas at Kelly's for a man. Snowed all day. Some hail. Geroge B up at night.

Apr 10 Sun Snowed and is very windy. Aubrey and Lit Harvey over in afternoon. Mrs A went back to supper. She was at Tressa's at night. Bill H here.

Apr 11 Mon Ethel Francis up. Snowy. Men hauled logs and wood. Mrs A at Tressa'. Baby's picture came. Tressa and John up at night. Emerson came home.

Apr 12 Tues Tressa and Verna up. We made quilt patterns. Millen sawed at Fred's. Some snow on yet. Millen and I at Tressa's.

Apr 13 Wed Nice day. Chas Mills came up and took me down to Ruth's. Millen came after me at night. Fred Freeman here all night.

Apr 14 Thurs Men split wood all day. A nice warm day. Charlie M and Joe H up to dinner. Chas got a muskrat in trap.

Apr 15 Fri Jeanie came home last night. Ruth came up in afternoon. Stayed till Chas went home from river. Wants us to take store.

Apr 16 Sat Easter card from Flo and Amos. Day before Easter. Mr and Mrs A, Tillie and Burns went to town. Millen went to Moffat's but came back about 10am. Millen and I at Ruth's and up home for eggs. Saw Jeanie. (Flo and Amos are Millen's sister, Flora, and her husband, Amos Steen, who lived in Patton, Maine.)

Apr 17 Sun Easter Sunday. Had Cream Pie with Easter eggs. Tillie and Burns went to Ruth's. Jeanie came up after supper. Jim Scott here.

Apr 18 Mon Millen and Emerson sawed at Moffat's. Home about 2pm. Tressa up in morning. Chas Mills up at night. Tressa and John up at night.

Apr 19 Tues Tillie's 21st birthday. Frank Freeman here a while. Cleaned stove in kitchen. Burns sick with cold. Mrs A at Tressa's.

Apr 20 Wed A lovely day. I went down home with Chas M. Jeanie and I at Ruth's to tea. Yankie, Pearly, etc, there. Millen and I went back up home afterwards.

Apr 21 Thurs A nice warm day. I got a letter from Helen. Verna and Everett up and I went to Tressa's. Millen took Bus crowd to town.

Apr 22 Fri Nice day but cloudy. Ruth up with Charlie awhile. Men worked at cars. Got their fertilizer. Guy, Millen, Mrs A and I played sticks at night.

Apr 23 Sat Millen and Aubrey went to town. Mrs A sick with cold. Tillie washed. Mr Grant built the chimney. Tressa up. George B and Bill Hamilton here at night.

Apr 24 Sun Ruth came up and stayed all day. A lovely warm day. Tillie, Burns and Guy went to Lawrence Station. Mrs A and little Flora at Tressa's. Millen and I at Charlie and Ruth's.

Apr 25 Mon Mrs A churned and Tressa and her washed. I made a pie. Franklin and Chas M up. George B up at night.

Apr 26 Tues Tillie, Burns, etc, came home about 11am. Millen went for Ruth and brought her up. We were down home awhile at night.

Apr 27 Wed Millen went to town. Walter Myshrall died yesterday, buried this morning. Tressa up and helped clean.

Apr 28 Thurs Millen went to town for his supplies for store. Came back at supper time. I went to Ruth's with him and saw the store.

Apr 29 Fri Millen and Burns went to town. Flo, Amos and Helen came. We went to Ruth's. Ruth and Charlie came up at night. Rained all evening.

Apr 30 Sat Flo brought me some lovely things. Tressa and John up to dinner. Went home after dinner. Millen and Mrs A at Ruth's. Millen took Burns to Harvey.