Tuesday, January 15, 2019

March 1938 - Huldah

Mar 1 Tues Very cold and windy. Engine froze last night so could not saw. Sent Helen's letter. Send Tillie's clothes tomorrow. Mrs A at Tressa's.

Mar 2 Wed Very cold. Men hauled pulp all day. Aubrey's baby sick. Millen went down to Ruth's at night. Car ran out of gas and Charlie towed him home.

Mar 3 Thurs Very cold and windy. Mr A out all day. Millen got the car out in afternoon. Tressa and John, Maude Trim and Charlie up at night. Present from Aunt Dolly.

Mar 4 Fri A lovely day but cold. Fight between Baer and Barland. Gertie and George's shower. Jeanie and Ruth came up. Millen, Guy, Emerson, George B all went down to Billy's trial. Tressa up. Millen down to Charlie's. Millen took Guy, Billy, Franklin.

Mar 5 Sat Snowed. Men sawed some. Donald Kilburn here. Played sticks at night. George Burrell stayed up all night.

Mar 6 Sun A lovely day. Jeanie came up, also Ruth. Mrs A at Tressa's. Millen and I took Ruth and Jeanie down and listened to radio.

Mar 7 Mon Nice day. Men finished sawing pulp here. Eaton order came. Tressa and Verna up. Millen took saw down to C Murray.

Mar 8 Tues Millen sawed at C Murray's. I stayed at Ruth's all day. Was up home a minute. Ruth made me a hoover dress, awful pretty.

Mar 9 Wed Sunny but sind is very cold. Millen sawed at J Black's. Millen and I went to Kelly's store for gas for engine at night.

Mar 10 Thurs Millen sawed at Black's all day and finished. Tressa and Verna came up. Ruth up and Millen and I.

Mar 11 Fri Edith came up to supper. Tressa and Verna up awhile. At night Millen, George B, Emerson, Edie and I all went to Ruth's to hear Baer/Farr fight.

Mar 12 Sat Snowed so Millen couldn't saw. He and Ma went to town. Ruth and Charlie went too. Snowed a little at night.

Mar 13 Sun Snowed all day. Ruth and Charlie came up in afternoon and stayed to supper. Millen and I read books.

Mar 14 Mon Sent quilt patterns to Flo and Helen. Tressa up and did scrubbing. Mr Ashley here. Billy Buckley here at night. Millen sawed at Jim's.

Mar 15 Tues Millen sawed at Collicott's. Finished about 4pm. Tressa and Verna up awhile in morning. Read books at night.

Mar 16 Wed A lovely warm spring day. Millen and I took Mrs A to Ruth's. She stayed at Ruth's all day and we went for her at night. She was at church. Letter from Gertie.

Mar 17 Thurs Nice and warm. Snowed last night. St Patrick's Day. Verna and Everett up in afternoon. Millen, Edie, George B and I went to church.

May 18 Fri Burns came at 3am. Millen and he went back for Tillie. Chas Mills came up and took me to Ruth's. We went to church. I stayed all night.

May 19 Sat Ruth and I finished quilt. Millen, Guy, etc, came down and got me at night. Tillie, etc, came home. Fannie Myshrall died.

Mar 20 Sun Very warm and thawing. We got up at dinner time. Millen not very well. Tillie and Burns at Tressa's.

Mar 21 Mon Tillie washed. Millen came home sick at noon. He took some aspirins and went to bed. Fannie M's funeral.

Mar 22 Tues Millen very sick last night but better today. Sent Helen's letter. Tressa and Ruth up. Papered and scrubbed. Millen up at noon. Yank and Melba here.

Mar 23 Wed Mr and Mrs A went to town. I have a sore throat. Burns very sick last night but is up today. Tressa up.

Mar 24 Thurs Millen better but I have a sore throat. Mrs Anderson not well.

Mar 25 Fri Gertie Courser's baby boy born at 3am. Ruth came up and Millen and I took Guy and her down home. George C was there.

Mar 26 Sat Millen, Mr & Mrs Anderson went to town. I stayed at Ruth's. I started taking Lydia P's Vegetable Compound.

Mar 27 Sun Snowed last night. My cold is a little better. Little George is sick. Jeanie came up. Guy at Tressa's.

Mar 28 Mon Cloudy. Men all went out back. Chas Mills up, also Tressa. Aubrey split wood. Little George still sick.

Mar 29 Tues Men all went to Billy's trial but couldn't get in. Millen got me some toothpaste and brush. Our colds are some better. Snowed.

Mar 30 Wed Oswald Gray and Randolph Kilburn up for machine. Millen sawed at Randolph's. I went down home and to Ruth's at night. Letter from India.

Mar 31 Thurs Snow all off. Cloudy. Millen still sawing down the road. He finished at Gray's and Kilburn's. George Burrell here at night.