Yearly Archives: 1977

Diary Entry for 2/19/1977

Jill’s 2nd birthday. Jim’s here for supper. Aunt Cora Cross funeral at Ogdensburg. We went. Also Jim. Mom stayed at Aunt Maude’s. Cheryl came after her. Cloudy day but nice. We stopped at Edna’s on way home.

Diary Entry for 2/24/1977

Mom’s appointment with Dr. Myerdericks, 2:30. She has to go back into hospital for corrective operation when they have a bed. Got catheter tube for Mom at Bolton’s. Got groceries at Philadelphia. Raining in evening. Good to hear rain again.

Diary Entry for 2/26/1977

Beautiful day. Vern, June and boys came about 11 AM. Complete with dinner. Left about 4 PM. So good to see them. Merrill cleaned church with cleaner. County nurse here. Gave Mom irrigation. Took my blood pressure, 139 over 40. Vern’s gave me large print Bible.

Diary Entry for 3/2/1977

We took Mom to hospital at 2 PM. Stopped at Bill and Brenda’s on way. Called Aunt Keitha. We went to Jim and Patty’s for supper. He just got home from Albany. Marie here to sew while I was gone. Real Estate agent and insurance man here.

Diary Entry for 3/3/1977

Had muffler and tail pipe put on car at Cole Muffler, $62.99. Went to hospital to see Mom. She went to operating room at 10:30. Had local. She wanted to come home. Marie here to sew.

Diary Entry for 3/4/1977

Sent Income Tax, SS, $62.67. Gas tax, $22.02. Raining. Wrote Vern’s. Mom got home from hospital at 2 PM. Got eye drops and iron pills at Fays. Called Dr. Roberts. World Day of Prayer at Mills. I didn’t go. Lorraine here in evening.

Diary Entry for 3/5/1977

Pat and Ruth’s 48th anniversary. 4-H dress evaluation at city. Merrill cut some wood but it is too green to burn. I made cake. Washed clothes. Lorraine, Marie, Alison, Laura and Tessie to 4-H. Wrote Don’s. Got letter from them. Also Gladys Lamon.

Diary Entry for 3/6/1977

Merrill went to Sunday School and church. We didn’t go as it was slippery under foot. Aunt Maude called. Fellow here to look at heifer. Alice Flaherty is at her sister’s in Potsdam.

Diary Entry for 3/9/1977

Beautiful day, 55°. Merrill went to Fort Drum. He called Syracuse. Nurse here. Brought 3 2 in bags @1.20, and 3 free 2 1/2 in from hospital. Washed my hair. Got letter from Mrs. Beardsley. Merrill cut wood.

Diary Entry for 3/10/1977

Dr. Roberts, 1:30 PM. We went up to Mom’s. Had dinner at Ken’s. Marg, Ray and Pauline and Garmon there also. Roberta, Bill and Luke in PM. I went to Pulaski Clinic. They took blood tests. $15 charge. Dave J here in evening. Ordered apples, $6.65. Beautiful warm day.

Diary Entry for 3/11/1977

4-H here, 9 here. Foods lessons for each group. Merrill got paid for heifer, $500. Coming after her Saturday or Sunday. Another beautiful day. Merrill cut wood. Boots and I got groceries at Philadelphia. Dogs in Jefferson County must be tied.

Diary Entry for 3/15/1977

Mom’s appointment with Dr. Myerdericks, 1:30. Everything OK. We ate dinner with Aunt Keitha and Marion. Aunt Keitha not as good this week. We took Mom home to stay. Got letter from Uncle Berl. Lettie fell and is in hospital. Martha Meeks had operation, tumor on pancreas.

Diary Entry for 3/18/1977

Merrill got load of wood. Snowing. We got groceries. Vern’s got here about 6 PM. Mrs. Cameron called. Invited us for dinner on Merrill’s birthday. Vern’s brought Merrill cake and digital alarm clock.

Diary Entry for 3/20/1977

We went to Sunday School and church. Good to be back to it. We went to Sackets in PM. Patty and kids better. Marilyn gave me B-12 shot. Stopped after church and paid Percy Pratt. Stopped at Mrs. Beardsley’s on way home. Snowing in PM and evening. Merrill’s side better.

Diary Entry for 3/21/1977

Dr. Scanlon, 1:45 postponed. Merrill got birthday card from Uncle Berl. Lettie not good. PNG’s at Esther’s. I didn’t go. Lynn killed beef. Merrill cut wood. Vern’s called in evening. Wrote them letter.

Diary Entry for 3/22/1977

Merrill’s 68th birthday. Very snowy all day. Over 5000 homes without electricity in evening. Ours out for 2 hours. We had supper at Rev. Cameron’s. They gave Merrill wall plaque. Merrill got cards from Pitkin’s, and Gehm’s. Roads terrible in evening.

Diary Entry for 3/24/1977

Dress Review, 7 PM. State Office Building. Called Maureen, Dot and Donna Scee Buckland. We went to Sackets for girls for weekend. Paid Mom’s bill and Dr. Stone. Had my glasses checked. Got hypo stuff.

Diary Entry for 3/26/1977

Made cake and pies. Mr. and Mrs. Tripp and 2 boys, Adam 2 1/2 and Jason 8 months, here to see about renting land. Merrill and Jolie went over to Halls. Merrill told Tripps rent across road for $500.

Diary Entry for 3/31/1977

Wrote Vern’s. Sent $6.30 to Roche Labs for my blood work, CBC. Wrote Uncle Berl. Raining some but ice day. We were invited to card party for Grange at Leah’s in evening. We didn’t go.

Diary Entry for 4/4/1977

Lawrence called at 6:30 to say Aunt Keitha, 81, died about 4 AM. Dilly called later in morning. I called Art Haggerty. Merrill, Boots and I went to Agway for pipe fixture. Mom called in PM. She’s not too good.

Diary Entry for 4/5/1977

Jim called. He went to funeral home in Dexter. UMW at Martha Brown’s. I didn’t go. Vern’s called in evening. Are coming Friday. Washed clothes. Washed my hair. Rainy. Merrill and Boots went to Theresa. Merrill got bedroom slippers at Pearls, $5.35.

Diary Entry for 4/6/1977

Aunt Keitha’s funeral at Dexter. We went. A very large funeral. We didn’t go to Calcium. Merrill went to hospital after funeral, room 241. Got Easter cards from Vern’s. Aunt Maude got home from hospital.

Diary Entry for 4/8/1977

Very stormy. Snowed hard during night. Vern’s got here about 1 PM. Their gas tank leaked so they rented a car. They stopped at hospital. We all went out in evening. Merrill real good. Been up 3 times. Ken and Brenda there also. Called Mom. She’s feeling better.

Diary Entry for 4/9/1977

Vern and June and I went to hospital in PM. They stopped on way home also to leave Merrill water. Jim’s here most of day also. Jim and boys got wood. Patty cleaned house. Looks so great.