| Sat. Jan. 1 | New Years day, Mrs. Lessie Dudley, Mr. and Mrs. R. Chipperfield and daughter, Anna and Sadie, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bowhay were my guest to dinner. |
| Sun. Jan. 2 | Mrs. Jennie Ayers? Of Burlin Mich. Preached to us as she and Rev. Cheney our pastor, were to start a revival meetings in the evening. Afternoon husband and I drove over to see Grandma Young. We found her in bed very feeble and partly unconcious. |
| Sun. Jan. 9 | Husband went to church. Mrs. Ayers preached . I remained at home with my aged sister. It was a very nice day the sun shone so warm all day. |
| Mon. Jan. 10 | Husband took sister over to sister Hannahs to visit for a while . It turned very cold. |
| Wen. Jan. 12 | Our 80th missionary meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Harry Smith. Mrs. Jennie Ayers, was with us the mother of Rev. John Ayers who died in Africa and left a wife who had been wed but a few months. The day was very moderate. |
| Fri. Jan. 14 | Mr. North father of James North passed away at the home of Chas. Thomas in Middle-Town. |
| Sun. Jan. 16 | Evangelist Mrs. Jennie Ayers preached a good sermon. A large congregation was in attendance. |
| Mon. Jan. 17 | Husband birth-day, Ward Butcher was married to Miss Broadsick. The 19th Mr. Urban Pease of Owosso gave us a call. |
| Sun. Jan. 23 | A large assembly at church, and a splendid holiness sermon from Mrs. Ayers. |
| Mon. Jan. 24 | My birth-day. Mr. Fred Schantz father of Ira Shantz died at his home on North Street Owosso. |
| Thur. Jan. 27 | Husband and I sat up all night with grand-ma Young, she was very low. |
| Sun. Jan. 30 | My brother John of Grand Rapids was our guest, and attended church with us. After which he went home with sister Hannah and family. After we had returned home, word came that Mrs. Delia Tunnaclif? had at 9: a.m. passed from earth to her reward, A few minutes after 5: p.m. word came over the telephone that Mrs. Daniel Young had passed to her reward. I immediately went to the assistance of the family and washed and dressed grandma, then gave her into the hands of the Undertaker. Mrs. Chas. Herman came and remained all night with me. |
| Tues. Feb. 1 | Husband and I attended the funeral of Mrs. Tummaclif, which was held at the Deciple Church of Easton. Husband was pallbearer. On our return home we called on Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Malory. Cold south wind. |
| Wen. Feb. 2 | We attended the funeral of Grandma Young, held at the New Haven W.M. Church, Rev. H. Cheney officiated assisted by Rev. C.M. Keys. Husband went as pallbearer. The day was moderate, comfortable. |
| Sun. Feb. 6 | Bright sun-shine but very cold. Husband winded his way to church. Willie was our guest to dinner. |
| Tues. Feb. 8 | Sister Lessie and Miss Anna Chippenfield were my guest to dinner. Husband took a load of wheat to Owosso, he received one dollar and eighteen c, per bushel. |
| Wen. Feb. 9 | Our 81st missionary meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Lucinda Butcher, quilting was the order the day. |
| Thur. Feb. 10 | Husband attended Mr. Warren Doans auction while I visited at Mr. James Desbroughts. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Lamberjan?, Mrs. Cook and husband were also their guest to dinner. |
| Sun. Feb. 13 | We attended church, Very cold but large congregation. Rev. Cheney gave us a temperance sermon. |
| Mon. Feb. 14 | Husband attended the burial of Allie Henion? Which took place in the West Haven Cemetary. |
| Sun. Feb. 20 | We attended church, large attendance, grand class-meeting. Very moderate day. |
| Fri. Feb. 25 | Rev. Father Spurline, a Catholic Priest of Edean Mich. Gave a lecture on local option at the New Haven in town hall (house) a large crowd attended to hear him and thought the speech a fine one. |
| Sun. Feb. 27 | The earth was covered with water, ice and snow from all nights rain the night before. |
| Thur. Mar. 3 | Husband attended the funeral of Mrs. Sylvia Bussell mother of Hiram Bussell, held at the West Haven Union Church. Rev. Poly of Owosso officiated. |
| Sun. Mar. 6 | Husband went to church a foot, roads very muddy. |
| Mar. 9 | Our 82nd missionary meeting was entertained at the parsonage by Rev. and Mrs. Cheney. As it was a lovly day, a large crowd was in attendance. We quilted on a quilt and pieced blocks for one. |
| Fri. Mar. 11 | My niece Mrs. Belle North and my sister Mrs. Lissie Dudly, were my guest over night. They so remained until five o’clock the next day when they left for Mrs. Wm. Malorys for a visit. |
| Sun. Mar. 13 | Our third quartly-meeting was held at the New Haven W.M. Church. Rev. C.M. Dursy did the preaching of Hastings Mich. Large congregation, good sermon. |
| Wen. Mar. 16 | Husband and I drove to Owosso and purchased wall-paper for my kitchen and paint for my pantry. When we returned home we found sister Lissie sitting on the porch waiting for our arrival. |
| Fri. Mar. 18 | Miss Irene and Lita Fitzpatrick were my guest in the afternoon. My grandson Ethelwyn Lemon was my guest also. He remained with us a week. |
| Sun. Mar. 20 | Was a beautiful warm day, Had our first thunder storm for the year at two o’clock in the morning and a nice rain which settled the roads. |
| Tues. Mar. 22 | Rev. George Langhton pastor of the Baptist Church of Owosso, gave us a lecture on local option at the New Haven W. M. Church. Mrs. R. Chipperfield and daughter Anna and sister Lissie were my guest in the afternoon. |
| Thur. Mar. 24 | Willie and Sarah were our evening guest. They brought their graphaphone with them and rendered some music. |
| Sun. Mar. 27 | Easter day, Mrs. C.A. Dudly and Ethelwyn Lemon were my Easter guest. Lovly warm day, good many at church. |
| Tues. Mar. 29 | Sister Olive Thomas and her daughter Belle were afternoon callers. Sister Lissie was with me. |
| Sun. April 3 | We attended church. Lovly day and large congregation |
| Mon. April 4 | Election day. Local Option prevailed and Shiawassee punity? Went by. |
| Tues. April 5 | I attended a family reunion at the home of my niece Mrs. Belle North. The guests were: Mrs. Roy Aselton and son Merle, Mr. and Mrs. R. Chipperfield and daughters Anna and Sadie, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bowhag, Mrs. Chas. Bowhay, Mr. and Mrs. Rolla Lemon and two children, Mrs. Margret Drain, Mrs. Chas. Thomas and daughter Erma, Mr. Wm. Way and two children and Mrs. C.A. Dudley. A very pleasant day and fine dinner served. |
| Sun. April 10 | Convened our 83th missionary meeting at the home of Mrs. Anna Hopson. Quilting was the order of the day which was a beautiful one |
| Sat. April 16 | James Linzie passed away after lying two days unconscious caused from a stroke of paralysis. |
| Sun. April. 17 | Rev. C.M. Keys filled the appointments as Rev. Cheney was called away to preach a funeral sermon. |
| Tues. April 19 | Husband and Sarah attended the funeral of James Linzie held at the Union Church. J.D. Young officiating. |
| Wen. April 20 | Husband and I attended the funeral of Henry Barnett held at the Union Church. Rev. J.D. Young of Henderson officiated. The day was so cold and wet, we had to wear our winter wraps. |
| Sun. April 24 | Cold and rainy all day. Only a few at Church. |
| Thur. April 28 | Rained nearly all day, 29-30, warmer rained at night. |
| Sun. May 1 | Cloudy and warm. Rev. Keys filled the pulpit, |
| May 2 | Rained hard all day. The yards and road was flooded with water. |
| Wen. May 11 | Our 84th missionary meeting was entertained at the home of Mrs. R. Chipperfield. We quilted a quilt and pieced blocks, and enjoyed a fine day. |
| Sun. May 15 | Toward evening I took sister Lissie over to Sister Hannahs. Son Rolla of Owosso, was our guest to dinner. A nice warm day. |
| Thur. May 29 | Mrs. Belle North and Mrs. Bertha Lemon of Owosso, were my guest to dinner. With them I attended the funeral of little Robert Austin, held at the Deciple Church at Easton. Rev. William Deming of Easton officiated. |
| Fri. May 20 | I drove over to sister Hannahs for a few minutes visit and say good by to sister Lissie, as she took her departure next morning enroute for her home in Pasadena, California. |
| Sun. May 22 | After morning services husband and I called on Mrs. Sarah Desbrough as she was quite low of a complication of deases. Lovly May day. |
| Wen. May 25 | Mrs. E.W. Bunting, mother of Mrs. Edd. Cheney of Henderson passed away. |
| Sun. May 29 | Large assembly at church. The services were sad on account of one of our number, Sarah Desbrough, lying very low on her bed of sickness. |
| Mon. May 30 | Decoration day, cloudy and very cold all day. Began to rain in the evening and rained all night. 31st snowed in the forenoon until the roof of the buildings were white with snow. |
| Wen. June 1-2 | Rained and continued so until the morning of the 3rd when it cleared away and was fine. |
| Sun. June 5 | Rained hard in the early morning and quietly nearly all the forenoon. Son Wm. And Bert Kinsman called. |
| Wen. June 8 | Our 85th missionary meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Chas. Herman. We quilted a quilt for Mrs. Hannah Chipperfield. |
| Sun. June 11-12 | Our last quartly-meeting for the conference, year convened at the Hazelton W.M. Church. Rev. H.A. Day preached some excellent sermons, in the spirit of the master. Lovly day. |
| Thur. June 16 | My grandson Ethelwyn Lemon was my guest over night, Mr. Johnson of Owosso, was our guest to dinner. It was a very hot day. |
| Sun. June 19 | Husband and I after church drove over to see Sarah Desbrough. We found her in a very bad condition. Wm. Goodwill and wife were there to see her. |
| Trus. June 21 | I drove over to see Sarah and took her some green currant pie, which she had entertained the notion that she wanted. Her uncle fed her a small piece of it and it tasted so good to her, she was feeling some better and was very cheerful. From there I drove to sister Hannahs and purchased a crock of butter. |
| Sun. June 26 | We attended church. Although the day was very warm we had a large congregation and good sermon. |
| Thur. June 30 | I drove to Owosso, I met my sister and two daughter on the street, it was a very warm day. We all went in the ice-cream parlor and enjoyed eating ice-cream. It was recorded the hottest June day for thirty years. |
| Sat. July 2 | Mrs. Sarah Desbrough took her departure form this earth we trust to a better home above. She suffered much but, was always cheerful. She selected her own text for the funeral occation, also scripture, lison?, singers and preachers. Rev. W.D. Cheney and C.M. Keys. |
| Sun. July 3 | Son Fred telephoned out to us that he had arrived in Owosso, in the early morning. Willie went after him. He had been away from home nearly two years. Only remained two days with us, as his business commanded his attention. July 4th we gave him a reception. Relatives to the number of eighteen gathered at our home and spread the table with delicious viands? We were favored with a beautiful day. |
| Tues. July 5 | I attended the funeral of Mrs. Derbrough which took place in the beautiful grove in front of her residence. A very large crowd assembled to pay their last respects to her. Rev. Cheney leading speaker. |
| Wen. July 6 | Miss Ethel Brown was united in marriage with Asher Fink?, more commonly known as Doc. Fink. |
| Sun. July 10 | Husband and I attended the funeral of Mrs. Enos Morden held at the Free Methodist Church on State Rd. Rev. C.M. Keys officiated, nice day. |
| Wen. July 13 | Convened our 86th missionary at the home of Mrs. Levi Cram. We tied two comfortables, and partly quilted a quilt. |
| Fri. July 15 | I drove to Owosso, and took my little grandson home. He had been with us about three weeks. |
| Sun. July 17 | Very cool breeze from the north. Hub. Went to church. |
| Thur. July 21 | Mrs. Albert Conklin, Mrs. Chas, White, Ethelwyn Lemon and myself drove out to Brent Creek and purchased red-raspberries. We paid four dollars per bushel. We enjoyed our ride finely and at noon sat under an apple-tree and ate our dinner. |
| Sun. July 24 | Rained hard all the forenoon, we appreciated it immensely after seven weeks of day weather. |
| Sun. July 31 | Rev. S.J. Young filled the pulpit in the absence of Rev. Cheney. Fair congregation lovly day. |
| Wen. Aug. 3 | They were visited at Owosso, and the surrounding county with a terrible rain, hail and wind storm. Three barns and their contents were burned to the ground by lightning. |
| Sun. Aug. 7 | Husband went to church. Offully cool day. |
| Tues. Aug. 9 | I drove over to Wm. Malorys to see my neice and sister Olive. Soon after I returned home we were visited with a hard thunder storm. |
| Wen. Aug. 10 | I attended our 87th missionary meeting held at the pleasant home of Mr.s Hiram Bussell. Lovly day, large crowd in attendance. |
| Wen. Aug. 10 | Miss Annie Peterson and Joe Shuarie (my neighbor beet.weeders.) were married at the Catholic Church in Owosso. Father Shane? Slane officiating. |
| Thur. Aug. 11 | Sister Olive and daughter Erma, Mrs. Malory and three children were my guest all day. Olive and Erma remained all night. Next day Olive, Erma and I visited at sister Hannah all day. |
| Fri. Aug. 12 | Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Malory and three children, son willie and wife, Mrs. Belle North and Miss Edith Wier were my evening guest. Belle and Edith remained all night and took their departure next morning for Owosso. |
| Sun. Aug. 14 | Rev. C.M. Keys filled the appointments as Rev. Cheney and wife had gone to conference. |
| Thur. Aug. 18 | Husband and I attended the funeral of Mrs. Nancy Goodwill Lamungon? Held at the home a large concourse of friends and neighbors, assembled to pay their last respects to one they dearly loved. The casket was completely bueried in beautiful flowers. Rev. Cheney assisted by Rev. Keys conducted the services. |
| Sun. Aug. 21 | George Galloway husband of Belle Hopson Galloway, died after only two days illness of pnewmonia. The sudden news came as great shock to the community. |
| Thur. Aug. 25 | Husband and I attended the county Sunday school pic-nic held at Corunna in McCardy park. About five hundred people were in attendance and despite the hard thunder shower in the forenoon we had a fairly good day and good time. The Sunday schools marched in line and the Wesleyan School carried off the banner as they were the largest school there. |
| Sun. Aug. 28 | Husband went to morning services. I was quite ill and could not go. A delightful day. |
| Wen. Aug. 31 | Edna Belle, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hopson, was united in marriage with Fayette Simpson of Chicago. Ilnoise. |
| Fri. Sept. 2 | Husband and I attended the Holiness mission, camp-meeting held in their beautiful grove on the hill south of Owosso. |
| Sun. Sept. 4 | We attended church. Rev. Cheney gave us a good sermon and a good class-meeting followed. Cloudy day with showers. |
| Tues. Sept. 6 | I went for a drive afternoon, called on sister Hannah and family. A lovly day. Sept 8 we had grain thrashers. Daughter Sarah Bowley called in the afternoon. |
| Sat. Sept. 10 | I drove to Owosso, took the trolly-car and went to son Rolla’s. Grandma’s Drain’s mind was very bad. A beautiful day. |
| Sun. Sept. 11 | We attended the morning services. Some of the Free Methodist were there. |
| Wen. Sept. 14 | Our 88th missionary meeting convened at the home of Mrs. James Warren. About thirty in attendance. Lovy day. |
| Fri. Sept. 16 | Our pastor, Rev. H.D. Cheney and wife were our guest to supper. After supper we all went over to S.J. Youngs to a musical entertainment given by Miss Ina Day to her pupils. It was a beautiful moon-light evening. |
| Sun. Sept. 18 | A dark, cold, cloudy day. Large audience at church. |
| Wen. Sept. 21 | Miss Jessie Frantz was united in marriage with Robert Alliton at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. John Frantz. Rev. C.C. Staffield officiated. |
| Wen. Sept. 21 | At the parsonage of the First Methodist Church of Owosso, Rev. G.W. Jennings, united in marriage Ira E. Farrly and Miss Carrie Collard. |
| Thur. Sept. 22 | I was the invited guest of Mrs. Chas. White to supper, Mrs. Fred Hickmott and three children of Owosso, were also her guest. |
| Sun. Sept 25 | Although cool and muddy a fair congregation at church. |
| Tues. Sept. 27 | Dr. Herbert T. White and Miss Jessie Augustine, were united in marriage at the home of the brides parents. |
| Wen. Sept. 28 | Mrs. Chas. White and I attended the ladies aid at the home of Mrs. Wm. Mallory. We sewed carpet rags for Mrs. Mallory. A fine dinner was served. |
| Fri. Sept. 30 | Mrs. Margaret Drain mother of Son Rolla’s wife passed away in the early morning. A demented mnd for several months, I spent the afternoon in the bereaved home which was sad in deed. |
| Sat. Oct. 1 | Two little girls, Lita Fitzpatrick and Olive Austin, were my pleasant little callers in the afternoon. |
| Sun. Oct. 2 | Husband and I attended our first quartly-meeting for the conference year held at the Hazelton w.M. Church. Rev. Haight of Ada Mich. Preached the word in the spirit. |
| Mon. Oct. 9 | Cool and muddy. Small audience at church. Two wagon loads of gypsies tented near by us Saturday night. |
| Tues. Oct. 11 | State game warden, J.C. Leggatt, called to get the name of Frank Peterson one of our beet-weeders, whom he arrested for shooting a fox-squirrel. It cost the young man 14.20c. |
| Thur. Oct. 13 | our 89th missionary meeting was held at the home of Mrs. James Hopson Jr. making work-boxes was the order of the day. A fine warm day was ours to enjoy. |
| Sun. Oct. 17 | Husband started drawing sugar-beets to the dump at West Haven. Very warm all the week until Friday morning. Turned colder. |
| Sun. Oct. 23 | A beautiful autum day. Large audience at church. |
| Wen. Oct. 26 | Mrs. Frank Corenta died very sudden at the home of Orrin Pearce on River road of heart failure. At the time her husband was in the hospital at Ann Arbor being treated for tuberculosis and was not able to come to the funeral. |
| Tues. Nov. 1 | Little Orville Cram four years old fell between the wheels of a wagon the wheels passing over him and was seriously hurt. |
| Thur. Nov. 3 | Daughter Bertha, Sister Olive and my neice Belle North, all of Owosso, came out and ate a chicken dinner with ,e. It was sister Olive fifthieth birth-day anniversary. |
| Fri. Nov. 4 | Mrs. Chas. White and I took a drive over to son Willies and spent about three hours with them. Sarahs mother and sister Meda were her guest also Mrs. Waldie a neighbor. |
| Sun. Nov. 6 | Though very cold a good congregation at church. Tommy Penkison of Owosso, was present and added his burning testimony. |
| Mon. Nov. 7 | Mr. Frank Corenta died at the hospital in Ann Arvor. The 8th Mrs. Chas. White was a pleasant caller. |
| Wen. Nov. 9 | Our 90th missionary meeting was pleasantly entertained at the parsonage Mrs. H.D. Cheney hostest. We quilted a quilt and made work boxes. Beautiful mild day. |
| Sun. Nov. 13 | Large audience at church, good sermon, grand class-meeting and nice day. 17th the Thursday night prayer meeting was held at our home. |
| Sun. Nov. 20 | A little grandson (Dauntless by name) was born to Rev. and Mrs. C.M. Keys. A beautiful day. |
| Thur. Nov. 24 | Thanksgiving day. A light rain all the afternoon, rained hard all the evening. We were invited to sister Olives to dinner but, on account of bad roads we did not go. |
| Sun. Nov. 27 | Stormed nearly all day. A cold wind blew hard. |
| Wen. Nov. 30 | Miss Frances Sanders was united in marriage with Mr. Bert Lemonjan? At the home of A.L. Chandler. Miss Elsie Smith was also united in marriage at the home of the brides sister Mrs. George Langhton of Owosso. With Mr. Rolla Chase of Owosso. Our shoe merchant. |
| Sat. Dec. 3 | Anna and Sadie Chipperfield were pleasant callers in the afternoon, also Mrs. Allie Pratt. |
| Sun. Dec. 4 | Cold but beautiful sun-shine. Fair congregation at church. |
| Wen. Dec. 7 | Our 91th missionary meeting was entertained at the home of Mrs. Byron Smith. We tied off two quilts and pieced blocks. |
| Sun. Dec. 11 | We attended church snow flurries nearly all day. |
| Thur. Dec. 15 | Mrs. Lillie Way and two children Cleo and Kenneth, of Pontiac came to be my guest until the seventeenth. |
| Sat. Dec. 17 | Son Willie and wife and Mrs. Bert Kinsman were my guest to supper. Very cold evening. |
| Sun. Dec. 18 | Small audience at church. Reorganized Sunday school. |
| Wen. Dec. 21 | Miss Allie Vandelear was united in marriage with with Glen Cudney. Rev. Carlos Hanks of Owosso officiated. |
| Thur. Dec. 22 | Miss Lena Smith united in marriage with Ernest Clark at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Byron Smith. Rev. H.D. Cheney tied the nuptial knot. |
| Sat. Dec. 24 | Husband and I ate Christmas dinner with son Willie and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Emry Pearsall, Mr. and Mrs. Aurthur Fitzgerrald, and two children, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mead and little son, were also their guest. |
| Sun. Dec. 25 | We went to church, had Christmas services, Rev. Cheney, Rev. C.M. Keys and S.J. Young took part in the service. Mr. Mead passed away in the morning. |
| Sat. Dec. 31 | Miss Edna Richardson was married to Frank Roosa. |
| | Paid to Benevelent causes | |
| | Birth-day fund | .61 |
| | Local option fund | .25 |
| | Advent missionary society | .25 |
| | Rev. C.M. Drugea | .25 |
| | To the needy | 1.00 |
| | Collection for Dora Hopson | .25 |
| | To the Janitor | 1.00 |
| | To a needy woman | 1.00 |
| | Rev. H.A. Day | .25 |
| | Missionary Society fund | 1.20 |
| | To a needy boy | .50 |
| | Superannated ministers | .50 |
| | Church extension | .50 |
| | Home missions | 1.00 |
| | Foreign missions | 1.00 |
| | Sabbath school collection | .30 |
| | To paint the parsonage | .30 |
| | To a needy little girl | 1.50 |
| | Rev. E. L. Haight | .25 |
| | Rev. H.A. Day | .25 |
| | Rev. H.D. Cheney chair xmas gift | .25 |
| | Box of goods sent to Africa | .50 |
| | Rev. T.K. Doty | .60 |
| | A case of real charity | 10.00 |
| | | 23.51 |
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