September 1935

Sept 1935

 

Annie Lowther started for Moosejaw Sask.

 

4  Perfect day and Nan started on her trip to Marion. Annie Earl here washing. Had a supper party of six. Tired?

 

5  Cloudy and rained. Guess its the tail end of a terrible sea storm off Florida. McKenzie King in Ch Town to-night. Thrashed.

Mrs Dan Bulman

 

6  Nice day. Went to Town with Pauline to Polyclinic. YPS at Rustico Church.

 

7  Lovely day all day. Men took in a lot of grain. Busy all day. Lorraine went to Town with Arthur for the week end. Winnie Mary & John McNeill walked over. Ernest came for them.

 

8  Lovely day but wind cool. Reuels out to shore and came up here for ice-cream before they went back in evening. We three went to Church. Eric Bell Mrs Bell & Mr. Fyfe called.

 

9  Men hauling in grain all day. Lorraine helping. Mr & Mrs McCleary called. He is the new United Church minister in S. Side. Cutting up stuff for pickles. Rained at night.

 

10  Wet morning. Stayed in bed until 1 PM. Tired. PJ & I went over to John Fs in evening. He’s failing pretty fast. Dad went to Mayfield to a committee meeting. Bertie Hillman Clark died in PEI Hospital.

Mrs Ray Clark age 50

Sept 11  Rained in night but turned out a lovely day. Washed. Ham wasn’t here for dinner. Went over to see Ellice and Ernest went up to help Jerry with Church stoves.

 

12  Shower in night but Ernest finished hauling in grain. Lorraine & PJ helped Anna & Mabel scrub the church.

 

13  Started ploughing this afternoon. Reporting plants and gathering seeds. YPS at Church. Little arrived. Feels like frost to-night.

little pigs

 

14  Heavy hail shower in early morning but no frost here. YP Convention in New Glasgow. Lorraine & Pauline invited over for the supper to-night. Made jelly and Indian relish.

 

15  Sunday. Raining in AM and a jolly storm by night. Quiet day. Reading writing and sleeping.

 

16  Terrible rain and wind all day. Regular north easter to-night. No news.

 

17  Finer to day but very cold for September. Wanda came down this morning on the Bus. School Fair in Mayfield this afternoon. Institute at Mrs Paterson.

 

18  Nice day. Went with Mr Paterson to York to WCTU meeting. Ernest plowing. Nelson McCoubrey pretty poorly. Pauline lunched New Yorkers.

 

19  Much warmer than we have had. Made jelly. Margaret Woolners here for supper.