| Wen. Jan. 2 | New-year day, son Willie ate dinner with us, we had baked chicken, plum pie and creamed parsnips. Beautiful warm day. |
| Fri. Jan. 3 | Mrs. Fred Shantz mother of Ira and Isaac Shantz, passed away at her home in Owosso, after a long illness. |
| Sun. Jan. 5 | Old Mr. Kurley passed away in the evening, Thin snow on the ground. Very rough roads and quite cold. |
| Mon. Jan. 6 | We had bean thrashers, had six men to supper. Beans were a very poor quality all through the county. We got one dollar and eleven cents per bushel for ours. |
| Sun. Jan. 12 | We attended church, good sleighing and a stinging cold north wind. |
| Tues. Jan. 14 | Husband took a load of pigs to Owosso, he got seven dollars per hundred for them. Still had our sleighing. |
| Fri. Jan. 17 | Husband and Rev. Cheney, went to see Orlando Morse as he was quite ill and had been confined to his bed for some time. The night before it rained our snow all off so they had to go with the buggy. Husband was 68 that day. |
| Sat. Jan. 18 | Snowed all day very hard. Sunday the 19th people went to church with sleighs. Cold south wind in the forenoon. |
| Mon. Jan. 20 | Rained nearly all day, 21st colder, 22 warm sun-shine all day, almost like spring. 23 showers nearly all day. |
| Fri. Jan. 24 | While busy writing a letter to my son, a number of my relatives came rushing in upon me to celebrate my sixty-fourth birth-day. Which was a complete surprise to me. They soon had the chicken warming, potatos boiled and the table spread with good things to eat. The day was fine warm sun-shine just like spring. |
| Sun. Jan. 26 | Husband and I attended church. Another nice warm day. The roads were very sloppy but good wheeling. |
| Wen. Jan. 29 | Little Hugh, four years old son of Don Warner died after a short illness of dyptheria. Jan. 31, we got thirty two cents for cream per pound and twenty-three cents per dozen for eggs. |
| Sun. Feb. 2 | Very cold. Husband went to church afoot. Monday Feb. 3rd, Mr. Eastwood of Chesaning was our guest to dinner. Husband and I sat up all night with Laf Pratt. The old man was in his ninetieth year and was very sick. |
| Wen. Feb. 5 | Rev. H.D. Cheney gave us a pleasant call in the afternoon. |
| Sun. Feb. 2 | Son Fred writs from Indianapolis Ind. I have just returned from a big mens? Meeting. They are too good to miss. So hereafter you may know where your Fred is at three o’clock Sunday afternoon. Please breath a prayer that god will bless our meetings that, some poor soul will turn from darkness to light, as some did today. Mr. White one of the greatest men in the United States made it plain today that life is a failure without Jesus. From one thousand to fifteen hundred men attend these meetings every Sunday. |
| Fri. Feb. 7 | Old Mr. Pratt passed away at 8:20 a.m. after suffering all night at the home of David Pratt. It was extreamly cold. |
| Sun. Feb. 9 | Being broken of our rest and sleep, we did not go to church. A lovly day of sun-shine, a cold wind prevailed. |
| Mon. Feb. 10 | The funeral of Mr. Pratt took place at the new Haven W.M. Church. Rev. H.D. Cheney officiating. |
| Wen. Feb. 12 | John Wells and Miss Hazel Tonnacliff? Daughter of Charles Tonnacliff were united in marriage. It was a very cold day. |
| Sun Feb. 16 | Rev. A.A. Alverson was with us and preached the word in the morning. In the evening revival meetings began. The day was very moderate and we were favored with the warm rays of the sun. |
| Tues. Feb. 18 | Mrs. Mary Dolan mother of Mrs. Ella McCaffry age ninty years passed away. Feb. 20th she was buried in the Catholic Cemetary in Corunna. Nice warm day, roads very muddy. |
| Fri. Feb. 21 | Snowed, rained and hailed, bad all day. 22nd was very icy and skippy with snow blizzards all the afternoon. |
| Sun. Feb. 23 | Rev. Alverson preached a very reviving sermon. We had a short altar service. The day was very moderate, bright sun-shine. |
| Fri. Feb. 28 | Husband took a load of logs over to A. Wiedmans to be sawerd into lumber. In the afternoon he and Peter Clark went to Easton. |
| Sun. March 28, | Very cold and blusty all day. Only a few at church. Rev. W. preached another good revival sermon. Three at the altar. |
| Tues. March 4 | Mr. Woodrow Wilson was inaugurated President of the United States. He and his family took possession of the White House at Washington. Wen. March 5th twin boys were born to Rev. Allie and Carrie Brunnel? |
| Wen. March 5 | Miss Ethel Herman was united in marriage with Wm. Morden. Rev. John Kirn uncle of the bride tied the nuptial knot. It was a very cold day. Thurs. March the 6th, Miss Pearl Hook and Walter Herman were married. |
| Wen. March 9 | Concened our third quartly-meeting at the New Haven W.M. Church. The evening service closed a three weeks revival efford. Rev. Alverson preached some excellent sermons. During the quartly-meetings weather was ideal. |
| Sun. March 16 | Was very cold, Roads very rough. We did not go to church. |
| Wen. March 19 | I entertained our 114th missionary meeting. We were favored with a lovly day of sun-shine but very bad roads. |
| Thur. March 20 | I called on Mrs. David Pratt as she was quite ill. They called the Dr. at twelve o’clock the night before. I found her some better. Mrs. Spencer Bustin was careing for her. |
| Sun. March 23 | Quite cold in the forenoon became warmer in afternoon and rained. In the evening the wind raised to a fierce gale and thundered and lightened and rained nearly all night. In the state of Indiana and Ohio they had a heavy rain gall, rivers over flowed and leves broke which flooded many cities and towns. Millions of dollars of property were destroyed and many lives were lost. Wallas’s Managerrie of animals were drowned in their cages and many valuable horses were drowned. Their head-quarters were in Peru, Ind. |
| Tues. March 25 | Was very cold the trees and buildings were loaded with ice caused from a sleety rain. The ground was covered with ice also. |
| Wen. Mar.26 | Miss Julia Tabes was united in Marriage with Gavin Telfer oldest son of William Telfer of Owosso. |
| Sun. Mar. 30 | Only a few at church. A nice day of sun-shine but, the ground was a mass of mud and water. |
| Wen. April 2 | Husband took a veal calf to Owosso. The roads were dreadful muddy and to add to it, rained all the afternoon. |
| Sun. April 6 | Was nice sun-shine but, very cold wind. Roads very muddy. |
| Mon. April 7 | Louis Corrin died very suddenly of heart failure, at his home west of Easton. Age twenty-three years. |
| Tues. April 8 | Son Willie and wife came from Lansing where they had been living during the winter and took up their abode in their old home again. |
| Wen. April 9 | Our 115th missionary meeting convened at the home of Mrs. James Butcher. A dark cloudy day, bad roads. |
| Thur. April 10 | Brother John of Grand Rapids came to visit me. He remained until Saturday. Had been three years since I saw him. |
| Tues. April 15 | Husband and Willie went to Owosso with the wool, got nineteen cents per pound for it. Quite cool day. |
| Thur. April 17 | Willie took Charley Whites wool to New Lothrop for him, got eighteen cents for it. Nice warm day. |
| Sun. April 20 | We attended church. Bright sun-shine but quite cool. |
| Thur. April 24 | Was very hot all day and all night. We slept with our windows open. Next day it was so cool we had to have the windows and doors closed and a little fire. |
| Sun. May 4 | WE attended church, good audience in attendance. Very warm day. Rev. Cheney spoke from these words: Is not my work like a fire? Saith the Lord; and like a hammer that breaketh a rock in pieces. Jeremiah 23:c, 29. v. |
| Wen. May 7 | Mrs. Chas. White was a pleasant caller. She brought me a nice mess of dandelion greens. Lovly day. |
| Thur. May 8 | We went to morning services, fair audience, good sermon, good class-meeting and lovly day. |
| Thur. May 15 | Our 116th missionary meeting was entertained at the home of Mrs. Garfield Pinkison. About fifty helped consume the dinner she prepared. Shortly after dinner a fierce thunder storm came up. The rain just poured down accompanied with hail. However, we enjoyed ourselves immensely. |
| Sat. May 17 | Miss Nellie Buchley and Fred Butcher were married at the Catholic Parish in Owosso. Father Slain officiated. |
| Sun. May 18 | Was called mothers day. Rev. Cheney spoke on the honors of mother – hood. |
| Tues. May 20 | Were born to Mrs. and Mr. Wm. Mallory which were Maynard and Galord by name. These increased the family to six children. |
| Fri. May 23 | I called on Mrs. Chas. White her two children Elmo and Herbert, had nearly recovered from an operation of abnois of the nose. |
| Sun. May 25 | Husband and I attended the funeral of Mr. George Parkison age 82 years. Father of Neil Parkison amd Mrs. Fred Grey. It took place at the Hazelton W.M. Church, Rev. H.D. Cheney officiated. On our way home we stopped and took dinner at James Butchers. |
| Thur. May 29 | I drove over to Wm. Mallorys to see my neice and her twin babies. They were all doing well, Mrs. Edwin and Mrs. Wesley Spitler called to see them while I was there. Warm but cloudy. |
| Sun. June 1 | Bright sun-shine all day and very warm until evening it turned quite cool. Not very many at church on account of sickness. |
| Wen. June 4 | I worded all day cleaning my bed-room, was very tired at night. Thursday, daughter Sarah helped me all day with my sitting-room and sitting-room bed-room. |
| Fri. June 6 | Husband brought over a load of furniture from Henderson for Mrs. Calkins. It was a very hot day. We had a very hard thunder storm in the evening which put the telephones all out of commission. Terrible cracks of thunder. |
| Sun. June 8 | We attended the funeral of Mr. Orlando Morse which was held at the Easton Church. A very large concourse of friends and neighbors turned out to pay their last respects to one who had lived in our midst for years. The day was so cool and we had to wear our winter wraps. |
| Wen. June 11 | Our 117th missionary meeting was held at the home of Mrs. George Kirn. We tied off a quilt and pieced blocks. |
| Thur. June 12 | I drove to Owosso, put my horse in the feed-barn boarded the trolly-car and went over to son Rolla’s. Bertha and I had a little visit then I returned down-town did some shopping and returned home. A lovly day, Only the roads were very dusty. |
| Sun. June 15 | Convened our fourth quartly-meeting. Rev. S.A. Manwell officiated. Mrs. Manwell was also with us. It was a very hot day and the dust was terrible. However we enjoyed a grand sermon and good love feast. |
| Wen. June 18 | Miss Edna Moyer of South Lock Ingham County, graduated with the class of 1913, from the Williamston High School. |
| Sun. June 22 | Only a few at church, Bright sun-shine comfortable cool. |
| Fri. June. 27 | I drove to Owosso, and purchased some plants to set in my flower garden. A sultry warm day and very dusty. Rev. and Mrs. Cheney spent the evening with us. |
| Sun. June 29 | We attended church. Only a few out, exstreamly warm. |
| Mon. July 3 | Son Fred arrived from Indianapolis for a few days visit. Son Willie met him at Owosso, and brought him home. Grand-daughter Evah Lemon came out with them. |
| Fri. July 4 | Husband and I and Evah went to the Alliance picnick which was held in Rileys grove. Mrs. Calkins of Battle-Creek Mich. Was our speaker on temperance. A beautiful day. |
| Sun. July 6 | Fred and I ate dinner with my neice and family Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Way. Toward evening we drove home and Fred and his father went to evening church. |
| Tues. July 8 | Mrs. Charles Thomas, Mrs. Belle North and Mrs. Bertha Lemon of Owosso, were our guest to dinner it being son Fred’s 31st birth-day aniversery. A surprise on him. |
| Wen. July 9 | Our 118th missionary meeting met with Mrs. Delta Lecureaux. |
| Sun. July 13 | Fred, Evah and I attended church. Rev. Cheney preached a real good sermon, a good class-meeting and lovly day, Mr. and Mrs. R. Chipperfield and daughter ate dinner with us. |
| Mon. July 14 | Husband took Fred to Owosso, to spend a few days with son Rolla and other relatives before leaving for his home in Indianapolis, Ind. |
| Sun. July 20 | We attended church. Rev. Cheney preached another good sermon. |
| Wen. July 23 | Friends of Mrs. Media Fitzgerald surprised her by giving her a hankerchief shower. It being her birth-day aniversery. |
| Sun. July 27 | We went to morning services. It was a very hot day, rained hard in afternoon. |
| Wen. July 30 | Sister Hannah her daughter Anna and myself attended the county Sunday School picnic at McCurdy park near Corunna. Had a nice day and fine time and an excellent address from Rev. C.J. Kruse of Lansing. |
| Sun. Aug. 3 | Rev. S. J. Young came home with husband from church. He was our guest to dinner and until evening. Childrens exercises were held at the church in the evening. |
| Thur. Aug. 7 | Our 119th missionary meeting took place at the home of Mrs. Minnie Butcher. It was a very hot day, The marriage of Miss Mable Frantz was solemnized at the M.E. parsonage in Owosso, Rev. Stinenger officiated. Lester Sutton. |
| Fri. Aug. 8 | Husband and I attended the county Sunday School and Pioneer Picnic at McCurdy Park. Rev. J.R. McLain of Durand a man of seventy-nine years, spry and very active, gave us an excellent address. Mrs. E.L. Calkins of Battle Creek, gave us a fine address. Mrs. zelphr? Spitler and Miss Clara Brown rendered tow fine selections on the piano and violin. |
| Sun. Aug. 10 | The children of the Cradle Roll rendered exercises. Rain hard in the morning, cloudy and cool all day. |
| Sat. Aug. 9 | James Hopson, Jr. had six head of cattle killed by lightning. They were all standing under a tree. A very hard storm all night, pouring rain, a constant roar of thunder and flash of lightning prevailed. |
| Fri. Aug. 15 | Mrs. Ells Cheney wife of Mr. Ed. Cheney, passed away after a six weeks illness. Mr. Cheney was our familier paper hanger. |
| Sun. Aug. 17 | Sunday school at the church, only , as Rev. Cheney and wife were away to conference. Erma Thomas ste dinner with us. |
| Thur. Aug. 21 | We were visited with a hard thunder storm in the forenoon. It was so dark in the house I lighted the lamp for a half hour. The afternoon was fine. |
| Fri. Aug. 22 | Husband and I attended the Apostolic camp-meeting a little south of Owosso, a fine day. Cool wind from the north. |
| Sun. Aug. 24 | A lovly day. Sunday school services a the church |
| Sun. Aug. 27 | Mrs. Chas. Thomas and daughter Erma of Owosso, and Mrs. Ella Corey and daughter Alida of Port Huron, were my guests to supper and remained over night. |
| Thur. Aug. 28 | They were all my guest to dinner. Also sister Hannah and daughters Anna and Sadie. Sister Ella was my guest the remainder of the week . Very cool. |
| Sun. Aug. 31 | Husband, Ella and I attended church. A lovly day. |
| Mon. Sept. 2 | We had the thrashers to supper. Ella helped me get supper for them. Anna and Sadie Chipperfield, and Alida Cory came over to supper. |
| Tues. Sept. 3 | We all met at sister Olives and partook of a delicious dinner. The afternoon was spent in conversation, music and songs. Mrs. Jessie Aselton, and baby, Mrs. Belle North, Mrs. Lillie Way and two children, Cleo and Kenneth, Miss Erma Thomas, Miss Evah Lemon, Mrs. Bertha Lemon, were with us. |
| Sun. Sept. 7 | We went to church, it was a very hot day. Hard thunder showers in the afternoon. A number of hours, barns and trees were struck by lightning. |
| Wen. Sept. 10 | Mrs. Chas. White gave me a morning call. It was a beautiful day. |
| Thurs. Sept. 11 | Our 120th missionary meeting met with Mrs. Hiram Bussell, it was a beautiful day and a large crowd assembled and did justice to delicious dinner. |
| Sun. Sept. 14 | Rev. A.C. Marshel and wife of Grand Rapids and son and wife of Corunna were with us in Morning service. |
| Sun. Sept. 14 | Miss Hazel Fredrick and Louis Williams were united in wedlock by Rev. C.R. Wolford, all residing in Owosso, Michigan. |
| Wen. Sept. 17 | Mrs. David Pratt called in the afternoon. Son Willie was our guest to dinner. Husband drove to Corunna. |
| Sun. Sept. 21 | Husband and I attended church, good sermon, good meeting. |
| Fri. Sept. 26 | I attended the W.C. T. M. meeting which was held at the New Haven W. M Church. Rev. McKay of Easton and Rev. Cheney of New Haven were the speakers. Miss Eva Smith and Miss Sadie Chipperfield sang a duet. |
| Sun. Sept. 28 | After returning from morning church services, I called on Mrs. Chas. White to see her new baby girl which arrived at the home the day before. It was a lovly warm day just like a summers day. |
| Wen. Oct. 2 | Husband took a veal calf to Owosso, got ten cents per pound for it. The calf brought him sixteen dollars. |
| Sat. Oct. 4 | I drove to Corunna and Owosso. Stoped at Middletown and ate dinner with sister Olive Thomas. Bro John was there building an addition on their house. |
| Sun. Oct. 5 | Small audience at church although a beautiful day. |
| Tues. Oct. 7 | Our beans were thrashed, in the forenoon. In the afternoon, son Willie took them to Owosso. He got one dollar and eighty-five cents per bushel. |
| Wen. Oct. 8 | Daughter Bertha Lemon of Owosso was our guest to dinner. |
| Sun. Oct. 12 | Our first quartly-meeting of the conference |
| Mon. Oct. 13 | Rev. T.K. Doty, passed away in great peace. He was a man of sterling worth as he lived a pure Christian life for many years and even preached a pure gospel to his fellow men. He proved his fidelity to god in every respect. |
| Wen. Oct. 15 | The funeral of Mr. George Genny was held at the M.B. Kelley church. A very large attendance. Funeral possession was one half mile long. Rev. E.C. Dewey of the Corrunna Ave. M.E. Church officiated. |
| Thur. Oct. 16 | Husband attended the funeral of Old Mr. Correlly father of Mrs. Kearney Fitzpatrick, held at the Hazelton Catholic Church/ Father Burk of Flint officiating. |
| Sat. Oct. 18 | Mr. William Smith uncle of Byron and Harry Smith was buried. The old gentleman was eighty-nine years old. |
| Sun. Oct. 19 | Was a nice fall day. Rev. Chenez was feeling so ill, he had to sit down while preaching. |
| Tues. Oct. 21 | Our 121st missionary meeting was held at the home of Mrs. William Smiths. A fine day prevailed, son Willie finished drawing our sugar beets to the weigh-station. |
| Thur. Oct. 23 | Snowed hard all day. Bad wind storm on the lakes. |
| Sun. Oct. 26 | Was a beautiful day of warm sun-shine. Rev. Cheney had im[roved in health in as much that he occupied the pulpit and preached a sermon. |
| Wen. Oct. 29 | Mist of rain all day. Snowed during the night. Next morning the ground was covered with snow but soon melted away. |
| Sun. Nov. 2 | WE attended church. Very cold all day. Roads were bad. |
| Thur. Nov. 6 | Willie took a load of beet-weeders up to Owosso. They took the train for Ionia. It was a nice warm day. |
| Sun. Nov. 9 | Very cold. Snow blizzards all the afternoon and evening with strong west wind, stormed fierce all night. 13 vessels were wrecked on the great lakes. Two lay bottom side up, in Lake Huron. 250 lives were lost. |
| Thur. Nov. 13 | Our 122nd missionary meeting convened at the home of Mrs. Norman Cram. Dinner was served to seventy people children included. We tied off two comfortables. |
| Sun. Nov. 16 | We went to church. We enjoyed a grand sermon and class-meeting. It was a beautiful day of sun-shine, and the son of rightiousness shone in our hearts. |
| Thur. Nov. 20 | Son Willie went to Owosso and brought home a fine white pig, Green by name, which we had shipped to us from Holland, Michigan. Beautiful over head and warm, but terrible roads. |
| Sun. Nov. 23 | Beautiful day, some cooler than during the past week. Only a few at church oweing to the bad roads. |
| Tues. Nov. 25 | Rev. and Mrs. Cheney left for Hilsdale Michigan, to spend a month as Mr. Cheneys health was very poor. |
| Thur. Nov. 27 | Husband and I ate Thanksgiving dinner with R. Chipperfield and family. A dark misty day, muddy roads. |
| Sun. Nov. 30 | Misty all day, roads terrible bad, husband went to church afoot. Rev. C.M. Deys filled the appointments. |
| Wen. Dec. 3 | Mrs. Fred Holtzhausen was buried. Funeral at the house, remains interried in Easton Cemetary. Despite, the very bad roads a large concourse of friends and neighbors turned out to pay their last respects. |
| Thur. Dec. 4 | Mr. Charles Aymor, was buried, Funeral at the house. Remains were laid to rest in the West Haven Cemetary. Beautiful warm day. |
| Sun. Dec. 7 | Cold north-west wind with snow-squalls all day made us lite the fire pretty well and hug the stove. |
| Thur. Dec. 11 | Our 123rd missionary meeting was entertained at the home of Mrs. James Warren. A large crowd was in attendance and fine dinner was served. Nice warm day. |
| Sat. Dec. 13 | Was a beautiful warm day. I washed my kitchen windows on the out side with real comfort. |
| Sun. Dec. 14 | We attended church. Rev. C.M. Keys, preached a good sermon. Rev. and Mrs. Cheney were with us as they returned home the day before, some-what improved in health. It was a nice day just a little cooler. |
| Fri. Dec. 19 | In company with Mrs. Etta Small and her son Arthur, we attended a surprise party at the Wesleyan Methodist Parsonage in honor of Rev. and Mrs. Cheney. Nearly one hundred guests were present. After refreshments were served, we presented them a fine reclining rocking chair. |
| Sun. Dec. 21 | We went to church. Rev. S.J. Young of Owosso, preached an excellent sermon on purity of heart. A fine day was enjoyed. |
| Tues. Dec. 23 | Daughter Sarah and I went to Owosso. After we did some shopping, I took the street-car and went over to son Rolla’s & remained there until Thursday, (Christmas Day) Sarah returned home, snowed hard all day. |
| Wen Dec. 24 | In the evening daughter Berth, Evah, Harold and I attended the childrens exercises and Christmas tree at the Corunna Ave. M.E. Church. Nice evening. |
| Thur. Dec. 25 | Christmas day, husband came up to son Rolla’s and ate dinner with us. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Drain of Morrice were our guest also, After dinner we took our departure for home. The day was very mild. |
| Sun. Dec. 28 | Rev. Cheney filled the pulpit for the first time after his illness. |
| Mon. | William Way and Elmer Thomas of Owosso, were pleasant callers. Nice warm day of sun-shine. |
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| | Paid to Beuevolent Causes | |
| | My birth-day fund | .64 |
| | Sabbath school coll. | .30 |
| | To a needy family | 2.00 |
| | To the janitor | 1.00 |
| | Rev. A.A. Alverson | .25 |
| | Missionary fund | 1.20 |
| | To a needy boy | 1.00 |
| | Flood suffers Peru, IN. | .50 |
| | Col. For church incidentals | .20 |
| | Col. For Sunday school conv. | .10 |
| | Rev. S.A. Manwell | .25 |
| | Prohibition Alliance | .60 |
| | To the needy | 2.25 |
| | Home missions | .50 |
| | Foreign missions | .50 |
| | Supperannated ministers | .50 |
| | For Church Extension | .50 |
| | To the needy | 2.00 |
| | For woman suffrage | .25 |
| | Holiness camp-meeting | .25 |
| | To aid Mrs. William Waterman | .25 |
| | Rev. Burton Hammond | .25 |
| | Spray of flowers for Mr. M. Conelly | .41 |
| | Reclining chair for Rev. Cheney | .50 |
| | To a needy woman | 5.00 |
| | | 21.20 |
“I will meet you in the morning, just inside the Eastern gate,
Oh be ready faithful pilgrims, E’re with you it be to late.” |
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