Monthly Archives: May 1985

Diary Entry for 5/3/1985

We went to city. Changed radio at Zayres store. Got 2 porch chairs and stand at McCrory. Got plastic for kitchen. Merrill worked at Horton’s for first this year. I went for groceries. Doris and Steve brought papers here for Sunday School paper drive.

Diary Entry for 5/5/1985

Women’s Communion Breakfast at Bethany Church, 7 AM. 7 went from Philadelphia. We went to Sunday School and church, 52 there. Vi said that Jeff Meeks got married in March. Raining again. Audrey got home from hospital. Patty called from Audrey’s.

Diary Entry for 5/7/1985

Sunny today. I washed dark clothes. Merrill mowed lawns. We went for garden seeds and groceries. Carl Taylor called about PPR meeting. I called Doris and rest of Philadelphia people.

Diary Entry for 5/11/1985

Art Haggerty’s birthday. In the 80’s today. Had first asparagus. Merrill planted part of garden. I washed clothes, baked a turkey, and made rolls. Merrill went to trustee meeting. Dale Fikes there. They measured CEC lot.

Diary Entry for 5/12/1985

Mother’s Day. We went to Sunday School and church, 75 there. Nice service. Jennifer Purcell baptized. Jim’s here for dinner. Jim rode his bike from Sackets. Vern and June called in evening. Vern has ulcerated tooth.

Diary Entry for 5/13/1985

We went to city. Got gifts for Karen, and Hale and Kim Hall. Got eye drops. $25.28. Juanita was at Doreen’s. Talked to her on phone. Got red geraniums for cemetery, $1.99 each this year.

Diary Entry for 5/15/1985

Patty’s birthday. Merrill worked at Horton’s in AM. He mowed lawns in PM. Marty here selling tickets on calf for Holstein club (Waldorf’s calf) Carl Taylor called in evening. PPR meeting on May 25th to meet new minister.

Diary Entry for 5/19/1985

We went to church and Sunday School, 44 there. Aunt Maude went to Syracuse to see her sister. Cool today. We went down to Howard and Evelyn’s. Kids all home. Good to see them. Took Hal and Kim wedding present.

Diary Entry for 5/20/1985

Thunder and lightening during night. Very windy all day. Hot in the 80’s. Corinne Simonds here to sign CEC papers. She has it for 6 months. Darcy here. Ordered 1 doz. donuts from her. Merrill worked in garden. Stuff all up.

Diary Entry for 5/22/1985

Don Gehm’s birthday. Rebekah’s did not have meeting as some of us went to Rebekah assembly at Alex Bay. I went with Zelda, Vi, and Edna. Installation, Big crowd. Nice. Merrill mowed lawns. He went to Mills for Carl Horton. I washed clothes.

Diary Entry for 5/23/1985

Merrill worked at Carl’s mother’s all day. Left at 6:30. Got home at 7 PM. Vera here with cupcakes and papers. Carl Scee called from Cora’s. He is at the County Home now, Room 114. Went there on April 17th. Ground breaking on corner for 36 unit housing.

Diary Entry for 5/25/1985

Karen’s shower at Lorraine Church. A nice party. Patty and kids came. Jim at Portaferry with Explorers. Had trouble with car coming home. Radiator blew out. Took plants to cemetery.

Diary Entry for 5/26/1985

Another chipmunk got in house, 3rd one. We went to Sunday School and church, 45 there. We went to Theresa to parade. Jolie played with Sackets band. They are great. A big crowd there. Leslie called in evening. He, Beulah, and Danny were up to Rodman Cemetery today. Raining in PM