Monthly Archives: October 1984

Diary Entry for 10/1/1984

Cloudy and rainy. Made beet pickles. Canned 7 pints and also canned 4 quarts carrots. Found Joel’s alarm watch behind kitchen stove. Merrill mowed lawns. PPR meeting at 7:30, 7 out to it. Trustee’s meeting at 8.

Diary Entry for 10/3/1984

Uncle Len here for day from Art’s. They brought him up and we took him back to Art’s in evening. Nice visit. We went over to Aunt Maude’s. Ruth Schell, 76 died last night. Fell out of bed at the hospital. Thunder storms off and on today.

Diary Entry for 10/4/1984

Rebekah’s Assembly at Philadelphia, 124 present. UMW at parsonage, 8 out. Vickie there with Amway literature. Got groceries in PM. Mary L Hall here with eggs for Schell’s. We took UMW food to Schell’s. We went to funeral home for Ruth. Got letter from Melba.

Diary Entry for 10/8/1984

Administrative Council at CEC, 10 there. Voted to do insulation. $4000 plus heat runs at church. I told them I don’t want to be chairman next year. I’ve had it 10 1/2 years. Rebekah’s auditing committee meeting here at 1:00. Power off in village for 5 hours.

Diary Entry for 10/10/1984

Rebekah’s installation. Garland Installed, 33 present. I’m chaplain again . Had sandwiches, pickles and raised donuts. Merrill worked at Horton’s in PM for first this fall. I washed. My arthritis bad. Sent order to Wards. Clarence Schell here with my dish. Gave us fresh salmon.

Diary Entry for 10/14/1984

We went to Sunday School and church, 50 out. 25th anniversary party for Carl and Cheryl Horton an Pamelia. We went. All very lovely. About 200 there. A summer like day. Saw Rose LaClair. She was raking leaves.

Diary Entry for 10/17/1984

Wrote Vern’s. Washed the Buick. Merrill washed the Dodge in evening. I raked leaves. Merrill worked at Horton’s all day.Got letter from Vern’s. Had their zip code on it so it took 5 days getting here.

Diary Entry for 10/18/1984

Town took Sunday School papers to Carthage. Merrill didn’t help this time. First time in years he hasn’t. He worked all day at Horton’s. Took his lunch today. I went for groceries. Sent Blue Cross claims, $38.90.

Diary Entry for 10/21/1984

Today is the 70th anniversary of Mom and Dad’s marriage. Oren and Marie Barker’s 39th. We went to Sunday School and church, 61 out. Thunder storms during church. Jim’s here for supper. Jolie is member of Sackets School band.

Diary Entry for 10/22/1984

Merrill worked at Horton’s. Built fence. I sent Steve birthday card, letter, and check. I washed dining room curtains. We went to store in evening. Finally got letter from Uncle Berl. He has been in hospital with bleeding.

Diary Entry for 10/26/1984

Kay’s finished church insulation, $4000.00. Graveside services for Blossom Haggerty, Nine months, at Calcium, 11 AM. Margaret K and I took UMW food to them. Merrill worked all day at Horton’s fixing chopper wagon. Colder. Some rain.

Diary Entry for 10/30/1984

Merrill worked at Horton’s. They finished chopping corn. Merrill and Carl went to Adams about garage door. Thelma Scrimminger stopped in for a visit. Got letter from June. I worked at my report for Charge Conference.

Diary Entry for 10/31/1984

Halloween. Moved plants inside from porches. A great day again. Jim goes to Syracuse again for CAT scan at Upstate. 16 kids here for Halloween. Terry, Pat and Deanne here. Good to see them. Terry has job at St. Regis.