Dec 1 Thurs Snowed a bit last night. Blew very hard all day. Very cold. Mounties came for Millen but he is going in Saturday. Millen down to John's.
Dec 2 Fri I washed my clothes. Millen has an abscess on his knee. Very sore.
Dec 3 Sat Mrs A, Burns, Aubrey and Millen in town. Got a letter from Helen. Millen's leg much worse.
Dec 4 Sun Joe H up a while. We poulticed Millen's knee all day. It is no better.
Dec 5 Mon Burns and Clarence went out Hanwell. A lovely day. Guy went to St Stephen with Emerson Payne for Burns' sleds and his cow. Tillie at Tressa's.
Dec 6 Tues Millen's leg some better. Rained all night last night and took nearly all the snow off. Guy back. Frank H here.
Dec 7 Wed Emerson has a sore finger. Millen chopped wood. Tressa up. Ice running.
Dec 8 Thurs Letter from Jeanie. Alice Ward and Blanche Urquhart married today. Men worked at Statute Labour today. Mrs A and Tressa at Ruth's.
Dec 9 Fri Men worked at Statute Labour again today. Tillie at Tressa's. Mrs A churned. Mr MacBean's horse died.
Dec 10 Sat Millen got the baby a bottle. Tillie, Millen and Em went to town and brought Burns back. They all played cards. Tillie and Burns at Ruth's. I learned a bit about cards.
Dec 11 Sun Ruth and Jeanie came up from church. Ruth and Mrs A went down to Tressa's but Ma came back. Burns and Millen went to woods.
Dec 12 to Dec 13
Dec 14 Wed Tressa up a few minutes. I sent letter to Geordie Gray. Doug Kilburn and Velma Libby married. Guy and Em went to shivaree. Ma at Tressa's.
Dec 15 Thurs Terribly cold. I washed. Tressa up a while in morning and in afternoon too. She and Mrs A made fruit cakes.
Dec 16 Fri Tressa up a while.
Dec 17 Sat Nobody went to town today. I got a card announcing arrival of Helen's baby Tuesday. We sent cards.
Dec 18 Sun Jeanie and Ruth came up and I was at Tressa's for dinner and supper. John, Tressa, etc, came up with me at night.
Dec 19 Mon I cleaned and mopped upstairs, also made a gingerbread and washed.
Dec 20 Tues We washed Tillie's clothes and cooked, etc. Tressa's Eaton order never came.
Dec 21 Wed I went to Tressa's in morning. She came back with me and made Tillie's fruit cake.
Dec 22 Thurs I did big wash and went to school concert in afternoon with Tressa. Edie to supper. Em to town.
Dec 23 Fri Beautiful day. I made date squares. I got up early. We cooked and cleaned all day. Scrubbed.
Dec 24 Sat Guy an Ma went to town and came back at 5pm. Millen and Burns came home in morning. Millen and I went to town at night. Went to bed at 1am.
Dec 25 Sun Christmas Day. A nice day but cloudy. Had a merry Xmas and loads of presents. Here to dinner and down home to supper. HB at Tressa's.
Dec 26 Mon Tillie sick all day. Dr down in afternoon. Down again at night. Baby Audrey Helen born at 6:55pm weight 8 pounds.
Dec 27 Tues Tillie is fine. Millen and Burns went to woods. Tressa up also Edie helped all day. Joe H up in evening.
Dec 28 Wed Edie helped a little. Ruth up and took Edie back with her. Billy Man here. Got my pictures.
Dec 29 Thurs Edie still at Ruth's. Annie, George here and washed. I hung out clothes. Ruthie has been bound up but is better.
Dec 30 Fri Annie did not come up. Mrs A washed and I made date squares, etc.
Dec 31 Sat Last day of Old Year. Mr A went to Aubrey's to saw but came back with broken leg. Never went to town. Letter from Helen.
Saturday, January 19, 2019
November 1938 - Huldah
Nov 1 to Nov 9 Blank
Nov 10 Thurs Snowed for the first time today. Millen and Pete came up at night. Millen stayed all night.
Nov 11 Fri Edie and I each cooked a cake and George, Edie, baby and I went down home for YPS Social evening. I stayed.
Nov 12 Sat Jeanie helped me up with the carriage today. Millen, Guy, Tillie, Burns and children all moved up tonight. Guy to town.
Nov 13 Sun Baby 5 months old today. Edie, George and Jeanie all up today. Rained at night. We all stayed home.
Nov 14 Mon Snowed a little today. Millen went hunting but didn't get anything.
Nov 15 Tues Blank
Nov 16 Wed Snowed a little today. Millen, Burns, Tillie and Aubrey went to camp. We kept Flo. Chas and Ruth up at night.
Nov 17 Thurs Mop man here today. Rained a bit. Millen, Guy and Burns went to get camping equipment.
Nov 18 Fri Men all went hunting. Never got anything.
Nov 19 Sat Burns and Mrs A and Tressa went to town. Tillie and I stayed home. I washed.
Nov 20 Sun Jeanie came up in afternoon. Millen and I went to Ruth's to tea.
Nov 21 to Nov 22 Blank
Nov 23 Wed I got a letter from Helen. I swept upstairs today and helped clean up. We will scrub in morning.
Nov 24 Thurs Amos and Flo came at noon. Snowed at night. They all went to Ruth's and Tressa's before supper. Big snowfall. Chas got deer.
Nov 25 Fri Wind blew all day. Amos and Flo couldn't go home. Snowed and blew at night. They all played cards. I made fudge.
Nov 26 Sat Amos and Flo went home. I washed. Mrs A mopped. Millen, Burns, Mr A Emerson went to town. George and Edie up at night.
Nov 27 Sun Snowed nearly all day. Mrs A to Tressa's to dinner. Guy came up from Ruth's with Chas. Millen and I read stories.
Nov 28 Mon Baby's first tooth. Tressa found it. A beautiful day and sunny. I took baby to Tressa's to supper. Millen came down and helped me up.
Nov 29 Tues Baby's second tooth. Snowed all afternoon and evening. Ruth came up. Tillie washed. I ironed my skirt Flo gave me.
Nov 30 Wed Tressa gave me Edie's old skirt. George B went to Dr. Billy Buckley crossed river. I went to Tressa's and sent to Eaton's. Mrs A down to Tressa's in afternoon and stayed to supper. Millen and Aubrey hunting.
Nov 10 Thurs Snowed for the first time today. Millen and Pete came up at night. Millen stayed all night.
Nov 11 Fri Edie and I each cooked a cake and George, Edie, baby and I went down home for YPS Social evening. I stayed.
Nov 12 Sat Jeanie helped me up with the carriage today. Millen, Guy, Tillie, Burns and children all moved up tonight. Guy to town.
Nov 13 Sun Baby 5 months old today. Edie, George and Jeanie all up today. Rained at night. We all stayed home.
Nov 14 Mon Snowed a little today. Millen went hunting but didn't get anything.
Nov 15 Tues Blank
Nov 16 Wed Snowed a little today. Millen, Burns, Tillie and Aubrey went to camp. We kept Flo. Chas and Ruth up at night.
Nov 17 Thurs Mop man here today. Rained a bit. Millen, Guy and Burns went to get camping equipment.
Nov 18 Fri Men all went hunting. Never got anything.
Nov 19 Sat Burns and Mrs A and Tressa went to town. Tillie and I stayed home. I washed.
Nov 20 Sun Jeanie came up in afternoon. Millen and I went to Ruth's to tea.
Nov 21 to Nov 22 Blank
Nov 23 Wed I got a letter from Helen. I swept upstairs today and helped clean up. We will scrub in morning.
Nov 24 Thurs Amos and Flo came at noon. Snowed at night. They all went to Ruth's and Tressa's before supper. Big snowfall. Chas got deer.
Nov 25 Fri Wind blew all day. Amos and Flo couldn't go home. Snowed and blew at night. They all played cards. I made fudge.
Nov 26 Sat Amos and Flo went home. I washed. Mrs A mopped. Millen, Burns, Mr A Emerson went to town. George and Edie up at night.
Nov 27 Sun Snowed nearly all day. Mrs A to Tressa's to dinner. Guy came up from Ruth's with Chas. Millen and I read stories.
Nov 28 Mon Baby's first tooth. Tressa found it. A beautiful day and sunny. I took baby to Tressa's to supper. Millen came down and helped me up.
Nov 29 Tues Baby's second tooth. Snowed all afternoon and evening. Ruth came up. Tillie washed. I ironed my skirt Flo gave me.
Nov 30 Wed Tressa gave me Edie's old skirt. George B went to Dr. Billy Buckley crossed river. I went to Tressa's and sent to Eaton's. Mrs A down to Tressa's in afternoon and stayed to supper. Millen and Aubrey hunting.
October 1938 - Huldah
Oct 1 to Oct 11 Blank
Oct 12 Wed Mrs M brought some of my stuff today. They went to town.
Oct 13 Thurs Baby 4 months old today. Emerson came to Ruth's and got my things. I moved up to A's with Murray Kelly.
Oct 14 Fri Blank
Oct 15 Sat Expected Flo but she never came. Millen's 23rd birthday. Mrs A made two cream pies. I washed. Marg and Vince Taylor here.
Oct 16 Sun Guy's 30th birthday. Chas, Ruth and Jeanie up. Mr and Mrs A at camp. Millen, baby and I at Ruth's at night and up home.
Oct 17 Mon Rained but men went to woods. We cooked and washed. Never heard from Flo yet. Fred here.
Oct 18 Tues Tressa heard that Amos Steen was shot in the arm. Millen and Pete came up at night.
Oct 19 Wed Mr and Mrs A went to town and got back to dinner. Tressa got baby a teething ring and came up in afternoon.
Oct 20 Thurs Ruth came up with Charlie. Edie went back with her. I washed and we cooked.
Oct 21 Fri Baby weighs 15 lbs. Ruth got her cheque and went to town. My boil on my arm is a lot better. One coming in my ear.
Oct 22 Sat Millen and Guy came up. Guy and Millen argued all evening. Mrs A heard from Flo. Amos' arm is little better.
Oct 23 Sun Ruth came up in morning. A lovely morning but cold later. Jeanie came up in afternoon. We all went to Tressa's. Guy went back.
Oct 24 Mon Rained in afternoon. Millen went down to camp. I washed. Mrs A at Tressa's. Baby good today. Aubrey to supper. Men got posts.
Oct 25 to Oct 28 Blank
Oct 29 Sat Gertie and George Courser's second boy born.
Oct 30 to Oct 31 Blank
Oct 12 Wed Mrs M brought some of my stuff today. They went to town.
Oct 13 Thurs Baby 4 months old today. Emerson came to Ruth's and got my things. I moved up to A's with Murray Kelly.
Oct 14 Fri Blank
Oct 15 Sat Expected Flo but she never came. Millen's 23rd birthday. Mrs A made two cream pies. I washed. Marg and Vince Taylor here.
Oct 16 Sun Guy's 30th birthday. Chas, Ruth and Jeanie up. Mr and Mrs A at camp. Millen, baby and I at Ruth's at night and up home.
Oct 17 Mon Rained but men went to woods. We cooked and washed. Never heard from Flo yet. Fred here.
Oct 18 Tues Tressa heard that Amos Steen was shot in the arm. Millen and Pete came up at night.
Oct 19 Wed Mr and Mrs A went to town and got back to dinner. Tressa got baby a teething ring and came up in afternoon.
Oct 20 Thurs Ruth came up with Charlie. Edie went back with her. I washed and we cooked.
Oct 21 Fri Baby weighs 15 lbs. Ruth got her cheque and went to town. My boil on my arm is a lot better. One coming in my ear.
Oct 22 Sat Millen and Guy came up. Guy and Millen argued all evening. Mrs A heard from Flo. Amos' arm is little better.
Oct 23 Sun Ruth came up in morning. A lovely morning but cold later. Jeanie came up in afternoon. We all went to Tressa's. Guy went back.
Oct 24 Mon Rained in afternoon. Millen went down to camp. I washed. Mrs A at Tressa's. Baby good today. Aubrey to supper. Men got posts.
Oct 25 to Oct 28 Blank
Oct 29 Sat Gertie and George Courser's second boy born.
Oct 30 to Oct 31 Blank
September 1938 - Huldah
Sep 1 Thurs Baby weighs 12 lbs today. Cold windy day. Mr and Mrs A and Edie came down at night.
Sep 2 to 10 Blank
Sep 11 Sun We stayed down here and Ruth and Chas went up to A's. They all went to camp at night.
Sep 12 Mon Millen went to camp this morning. Mr A went to town. Ruth came back up and I went to Ruth's. Charlie picked butternuts.
Sep 13 Tues Rained so Millen came up for the day. Rained all day. Chas up to Anderson's at night.
Sep 14 Wed I went up to Anderson's at noon with Chas. Washed with Tressa in afternoon. Mrs A downstairs.
Sep 15 Thurs Rained all day. I went to Tressa's at night for cake for men's lunch. Edie and George came back up.
Sep 16 Fri Men in woods all day except Emerson. Chas M here to dinner. Tressa up. We cooked some.
Sep 17 Sat I scrubbed kitchen and pantry. Men threshed at John's. Millen and I, Edie, Geo, Guy all went to Exhibition. Ruth kept baby.
Sep 18 Sun Guy came down and went back again. Ruth and Chas up to Anderson's. Millen went to camp at night.
Sep 19 to Sep 30 Blank
Sep 2 to 10 Blank
Sep 11 Sun We stayed down here and Ruth and Chas went up to A's. They all went to camp at night.
Sep 12 Mon Millen went to camp this morning. Mr A went to town. Ruth came back up and I went to Ruth's. Charlie picked butternuts.
Sep 13 Tues Rained so Millen came up for the day. Rained all day. Chas up to Anderson's at night.
Sep 14 Wed I went up to Anderson's at noon with Chas. Washed with Tressa in afternoon. Mrs A downstairs.
Sep 15 Thurs Rained all day. I went to Tressa's at night for cake for men's lunch. Edie and George came back up.
Sep 16 Fri Men in woods all day except Emerson. Chas M here to dinner. Tressa up. We cooked some.
Sep 17 Sat I scrubbed kitchen and pantry. Men threshed at John's. Millen and I, Edie, Geo, Guy all went to Exhibition. Ruth kept baby.
Sep 18 Sun Guy came down and went back again. Ruth and Chas up to Anderson's. Millen went to camp at night.
Sep 19 to Sep 30 Blank
August 1938 - Huldah
Aug 1 Mon Charlie went to work. I got up early for ice cream man. Millen left his boots here. Clifton down.
Aug 2 Tues Prof Pugh here collecting moths. Aubrey's baby born this a.m. Aubrey, Burns, Tillie, etc, came down at night. Jeanie down and kept store for me.
Aug 3 Wed Baby weighs 9 3/4 lbs. Aubrey down. His little boy died last night. Bobby Anderson came. Ruth went up home.
Aug 4 Thurs Jeanie and Bobby, Guy, Helen went to pictures. Aubrey's baby's funeral. Ruth went. Aubrey took Ruthie and I up to see Dr MacK. He gave me some pills.
Aug 5 Fri Jeanie, Bobbie, Guy, Myrtle, Joe H and Margie all went to Dumfries. Millen came home at night with Crowley.
Aug 6 Sat Bobbie, Guy, Millen, Tillie, Burns and John went to town. Bobbie, Guy and Millen went in at night.
Aug 7 Sun Mrs A, Tillie, Burns, Bob, Guy, etc, came down in afternoon. Millen went back to MacAdam at night.
Aug 8 Mon Bob and Guy came down. Took baby's pictures. Jeanie out with Guy, Etty and Bob.
Aug 9 Tues Blank
Aug 10 Wed Baby weighs 10 1/4 lbs.
Aug 11 Thurs Blank.
Aug 12 Fri Millen came home at night.
Aug 13 Sat Baby 2 months old today. Millen, Tressa, Mrs A and I all went to town. So did Bobbie, Guy and Chas. We got baby dress and booties.
Aug 14 Sun Tillie had babies christened. I went to church. We took Bobbie's picture and Ruth's. Bobbie, Etta, Guy and Jeanie took Millen out at night.
Aug 15 Mon Rained. Bobbie and Guy and Pantie down in morning. Down again at night. Out driving with Ettie and Jeanie.
Aug 16 Tues I washed. Fine day. Charlie finished fishing Friday and is working at Coy's now. Jeanie with Popeye at night.
Aug 17 Wed Panty 2 years old today. I went up with Tillie and Burns to tea. Bobby went home. Mrs A and Guy brought me home.
Aug 18 Thurs I washed. Baby weighs 11 1/4 lbs.
Aug 19 Fri Blank
Aug 20 Sat Millen didn't get home until tonight with Tillie and Burns. Mrs A, Tessa and Guy and Jeanie here at night.
Aug 21 Sun Millen has a bad cold. Chas and Ruth in town last night. Millen and I up to Tressa's to dinner and Mrs A's to supper.
Aug 22 Mon Millen went back last night with Guy. Charlie working at Coy's. Jeanie waited for Foster. He never came.
Aug 23 Tues Jeanie went to Saint John today on the bus.
Aug 24 Wed Baby weighs 11 3/4 lbs today.
Aug 25 Thurs Gertie came down.
Aug 26 to Aug 31 Blank
July 1938 - Huldah
Jul 1 to 3 Blank
Jul 4 Mon Dull day. Chas lost his nets in river. Baby weighed 8 lbs.
Jul 5 Tues Ruth and Chas both home. Chas caught his nets down river.
Jul 6 Wed Ruth and Edie picked berries at Joe's. I washed. Jeanie down at night. Ruth and Chas up to Anderson's.
Jul 7 Thurs Bruce's birthday. I went up home for berries. Mrs A and Guy down. Social evening. Home at night.
Jul 8 Fri Millen went up home at night for the car.
Jul 9 Sat Millen went to town and got me a hat which is too small. To town at night again and got me stockings, etc.
Jul 10 Sun We had Ruthie christened. Mac and Edna Thomas' baby christened also. To Anderson's to dinner and supper. Flo, Amos, Thurmie and Helen came. T, H, M, G and I went to Fredericton and Devon.
Jul 11 Mon Amos, Flo, etc, down. Went home at 3pm. Guy down at night, also Em and Pete. Gertie down to supper with the baby.
Jul 12 Tues Rained last night. Millen went up and got the car. Gertie down at night. Jeanie here also.
Jul 13 Wed Baby kept us up all night last night. Ruth, Gertie and Millen went to town. Jeanie down. Baby weighs 8 3/4 lbs.
Jul 14 Thurs Pearl M and Georgie Kitchen here. Jeanie down. I was up home for strawberries. Millen up to his home. Baby good last night.
Jul 15 Fri Charlie up for a few minutes. He got Ruth a brown dress for her birthday. This is her 34th birthday.
Jul 16 Sat Millen went to town at night with Guy, Tillie, Burns and George B. I kept store. Ruth kept the baby.
Jul 17 Sun Ruth went up to Mrs Anderson's. Millen and Guy came back. Guy went back up.
Jul 18 to Jul 19 Blank
Jul 20 Wed Baby weighs 9 lbs 6 oz.
Jul 21 to Jul 26 Blank
Jul 27 Wed Baby weighs 10 1/4 lbs.
Jul 28 to Jul 29 Blank
Jul 30 Sat Mr and Mrs A and John B went to town and got our order.
Jul 31 Sun Burns, George B and Pantie came down and Millen, Baby and I went back with them. Millen went to MacAdam about 5:30. (The only Pantie/Panty I've ever heard mentioned was Millen's brother Burns' son, George, who was nicknamed Panty. He was born in Aug 1936 so would have been about 2 years old at the time of this journal entry so I guess it could be him she was talking about.)
Jul 4 Mon Dull day. Chas lost his nets in river. Baby weighed 8 lbs.
Jul 5 Tues Ruth and Chas both home. Chas caught his nets down river.
Jul 6 Wed Ruth and Edie picked berries at Joe's. I washed. Jeanie down at night. Ruth and Chas up to Anderson's.
Jul 7 Thurs Bruce's birthday. I went up home for berries. Mrs A and Guy down. Social evening. Home at night.
Jul 8 Fri Millen went up home at night for the car.
Jul 9 Sat Millen went to town and got me a hat which is too small. To town at night again and got me stockings, etc.
Jul 10 Sun We had Ruthie christened. Mac and Edna Thomas' baby christened also. To Anderson's to dinner and supper. Flo, Amos, Thurmie and Helen came. T, H, M, G and I went to Fredericton and Devon.
Jul 11 Mon Amos, Flo, etc, down. Went home at 3pm. Guy down at night, also Em and Pete. Gertie down to supper with the baby.
Jul 12 Tues Rained last night. Millen went up and got the car. Gertie down at night. Jeanie here also.
Jul 13 Wed Baby kept us up all night last night. Ruth, Gertie and Millen went to town. Jeanie down. Baby weighs 8 3/4 lbs.
Jul 14 Thurs Pearl M and Georgie Kitchen here. Jeanie down. I was up home for strawberries. Millen up to his home. Baby good last night.
Jul 15 Fri Charlie up for a few minutes. He got Ruth a brown dress for her birthday. This is her 34th birthday.
Jul 16 Sat Millen went to town at night with Guy, Tillie, Burns and George B. I kept store. Ruth kept the baby.
Jul 17 Sun Ruth went up to Mrs Anderson's. Millen and Guy came back. Guy went back up.
Jul 18 to Jul 19 Blank
Jul 20 Wed Baby weighs 9 lbs 6 oz.
Jul 21 to Jul 26 Blank
Jul 27 Wed Baby weighs 10 1/4 lbs.
Jul 28 to Jul 29 Blank
Jul 30 Sat Mr and Mrs A and John B went to town and got our order.
Jul 31 Sun Burns, George B and Pantie came down and Millen, Baby and I went back with them. Millen went to MacAdam about 5:30. (The only Pantie/Panty I've ever heard mentioned was Millen's brother Burns' son, George, who was nicknamed Panty. He was born in Aug 1936 so would have been about 2 years old at the time of this journal entry so I guess it could be him she was talking about.)
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