| Fri. Jan. 1 | The W.C.T.U. society met at the pleasant home of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. White for dinner. Between sixty and seventy guests were present. A beautiful winter day prevailed. |
| Sun. Jan. 3 | Was very cold but, bright sun-shine. Good congregation at church, the roads were drifted badly. |
| Wen. Jan. 6 | I entertained four ladies to dinner. They came and tied off a comfortable that belonged to the missionary society which was left here when the society met here Dec. the 10th. |
| Sun. Jan. 10 | Was very moderate. Husband and I attended church in the morning. Rev. Densmore preached a good ser. Miss Xhepard of gains, spoke to us in the evening using these words: It is not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit saith the Lord. |
| Tues. Jan. 12 | We attended the revival meeting in the evening. Miss Shepard gave us a good bible sermon. Moderate weather. |
| Wen. Jan. 13 | Husband drove to Owosso, prince our dear old driving horse was taken sick on the road, he was very sick when he reached town, but got some better so he came home but, died a few hours after he got home. Poor Prince, he had been so faithful. |
| Sun. Jan. 17 | Husband was seventy years old. He and I attended our quartly-meeting held at the New Haven, W.M. Church. Miss Shepard broke to us the bread of life from the words: come out from among them and be ye separate. Son Willie and wife ate dinner with us. |
| Tues. Jan. 19 | My grandson Ethelwyn Lemon of Owosso, came to dinner time and was our guest until Thursday morning. |
| Thur. Jan. 21 | Our 136th missionary meeting convened at the home of Mrs. Warren Doan, Seven-teen of us went in one sleigh-load. When we got there the house was already filled. We sewed carpet-rags. After which a sumptuous dinner was served. Miss chepard rendered two beautiful selections on the piano, It was an ideal winter day. |
| Sun. Jan. 24 | I was sisty-six years old. We attended church. An other ideal winter day. Miss Shepard gave us a good sermon, an excellent class-meeting followed. Miss Shepard returned to her home January the 25th. |
| Fri. Jan. 29 | Sister Hannah and her daughter Anna. Were our guest to dinner and supper. They attended the revival services in the evening. It was a very cold day and night. |
| Sun. Jan. 31 | Husband went to church. Reported a good audience, a number of strangers present. Warmed up and rained all the afternoon. |
| Tri. Feb. 5 | Rained all day, part of the time very hard. Very icy and slippery. |
| Sun. Feb. 7 | Was a beautiful warm winter day of sun-shine, with a new white carpet of snow that came the night before. |
| Tues. Feb. 9 | Helen five year old daughter of Job and Lucy Chipperfield passed away after only about one hours illness from convulsions. Helen, was a sweet child, but the Lord saw fit to take her to himself. |
| Thur. Feb. 11 | Our 137th missionary meeting was entertained at the W.M. Parsonage by Rev. and Mrs. Densmore. We sewed carpet rags and partook of a pot luck dinner. We were favored with a warm day, plenty of ice, wet and very slippery. |
| Sun. Feb. 14 | The ground was covered with ice and water. We did not attend church as we had a sick horse, Mr. and Mrs. Chipperfield, came over from church and had dinner with us. |
| Mon. Feb. 15 | Rev. Densmore was a pleasant caller in the afternoon. He came over on horse-back s the roads were a mixture of ice and mud. |
| Thur. Feb. 18 | Mr. Hurle? Of Owosso, the Watkins man was our guest to dinner. It was a beautiful warm day but, very muddy. |
| Sun. Feb. 21 | Wm. Mallery and wife and little son Clayton, called in the afternoon to see husband as he was quite poorly. |
| Thur. Feb. 25 | Miss Esther Cook of Romulous Michigan came to help Rev. Densmore, hold revival meetings at the Hazelton Church. Her aged mother came with her. |
| Sun. Feb. 28 | Husband was able to attend church. Nice warm day but very rough roads. Miss Cook and mother were with us. |
| Fri. Mar. 5 | We were visited with a regular old snow-storm from the east. Stormed hard all day. |
| Sun. Mar. 7 | Little cold but fine. Miss Cook and her mother were with us in the morning services, also Rev. S.J. Young. |
| Tues. Mar. 9 | Mrs. David Pratt and Miss Olive Austin, were my evening guests. Mrs. John Calaseek was a caller. |
| Fri. Mar. 12 | Mrs. Josephine Cook and her daughter Miss Esther, and little Mary Morley, were my guest nearly all day. Esther was helping in the revival meeting. |
| Sun. Mar. 14 | Mr. and Mrs. Bert Brunson and little Orville Cram were baptized and taken into the church. It was a lovely warm spring day. |
| Thur. Mar. 18 | Our 138th missionary meeting was held at the W.M. Parsonage, by Rev. and Mrs. Densmore. A pot-luck dinner was served. We cut out and served quilt blocks. It was a beautiful warm spring day. |
| Fri. Mar. 19 | Husband attended the funeral of Mrs. Haughton, mother of Calvin and Melven Houghton which took place at the Deciple church of Easton. Rev. McKay officiated. |
| Sun. Mar. 21 | Cloudy and cold. Fair audience at church. Very fine roads. |
| Wen. Mar. 24 | Husband and I and Mr. and Mrs. R. Chipperfield were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mallery. A chicken dinner was served also warm biscuit and maple sirup. |
| Sun. Mar. 28 | We attended church. Very large congregation, good sermon, ground frozen hard, very cold west wind. |
| Fri. April 2 | Mr. John Morden and his son Archie, sheared our sheep. They were with us to dinner also, son Willie and wife and Rev. S.J. Young. It was a fine sunny day. |
| Sat. April 3 | Husband and I drove up to Owosso, and were the guests of Rev. and Mrs. S.J. Young all day. It was a lovly day. |
| Sun. April 4 | Easter Sunday, We went to church, another nice day. Rev. Densmore preached on the resurrection of Christ. |
| Thur. April 8 | Our 139th missionary meeting was entertained at the pleasant home of Mrs. Albert Conklin. Our returned missionary from Africa, Mrs. Ethel Ovenshier was with us and gave a short talk on the mission work. |
| Sun. April 11 | We attended church. Mrs. Ovenshier, was with us in the morning services and offered an excellent prayer. Rained hard and thundered during preaching and snowed hard in the evening. A cold day for April prevailed. |
| Wen. April 14 | The marriage of Miss Mary E. Welton and Mr. Elmer Underwood was solemnized at the home of the groom at the corner of Park and King streets. Rev. Hartley Cansfield of the first M.E. Church officiated. |
| Thur. April 15 | Daughter Sarah and I were the guest all day of sister Hannah and family. We were served a delicious dinner and were favored with a beautiful day. |
| Wen. April 1 | Elen. Wife of Thomas Riley, passed away at 10: a.m. at her home after a short illness. She was a lovable lady and was loved by her many friends. Funeral was held at St. Paul Catholic Church of Owosso. Father P.J. Slane officiated. |
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| | A precious one from us has gone, a voice we loved is stilled; |
| | A place is vacant in our home, which never can be filled. |
| | Oh! Mother, we miss thee at dawning of morn, not hearing they |
| | Voice, we feel sad and forlorn, at mid-day we miss thee, |
| | When noon meals are spread, thy absence, |
| | Suggesting thou art gone to the dead. |
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| Sat. April 24 | Husband and I drove to Owosso, I purchased me a new hat, a navy-blue dress, skirt, and white waist. It was dry, hot and dusty. |
| Sun. April 25 | We attended our quartly-meeting held at the Hazelton W.M. Church. Our pastor, Rev. G.L. Densmore did the preaching. Very hot and dusty, Mon, Tues, Wens. And Thursday, very hot. Friday and Saturday, was so cool we had to keep a little fire and the doors closed. |
| Sun. May 2 | Was warmer. Large congregation at church, good roads. |
| Wen. May 5 | Daughter Sarah came over and papered my bed room off the kitchen. Thursday, the 6th she and Mrs. Hattie White papered my kitchen. |
| Sun. May 9 | Plasant but, cool. Good attendance at Church, roads muddy as it had showered all the previous week. |
| Thur. May 13 | I attended the county W.C.T.U. Convention which was held in the Deciple Church at Easton. In the evening of the 13th, a contest for a gold meddle took place which Floyd Jones a little boy thirteen years of age, won for his brilliant and gifty speaking. |
| Sun. May 16 | We attended Church. Rev. Densmore spoke from the words: Be not ashamed of the testimony of Christ. |
| Tues. May 18 | When we arose in the morning it was snowing hard. The trees and roof of the buildings were loaded with snow and the ground was covered with it. |
| Fri. May 21 | Our 140th missionary meeting convened at the home of Mrs. Garfield Pinkison. We sawed quilt blocks together and partly set the quilt together. The day was fair but cool after a thunder shower in the morning. |
| Sun. May 23 | Fair and warm. Husband was feeling quite ill, we did not attend church. |
| Wen. May 26 | Was very cold all day and at night a terrible hard frost, which did considerable damage to fruit and gardens. |
| Sun. May 30 | Decaration day. We attended church. Rev. Deusmore took for his text: The memory of the just is blessed; but the name of the wicked shall rot. Proverbs; 10. chap. 7. ver. Sadie Chipperfield was twenty years olf the thirteth. |
| Mon. May 31 | Mrs. Levi Cram underwent an operation at the Harper Hospital in Detroit. She rallied from all-right, but, was very sick and weak. |
| Wen. June 2 | Mr. and Mrs. Chas. White, Sarah Bowhay and self, motered to Owosso. When we got there it was raining, and rained all the afternoon. We made our way home all right. |
| Sun. June 6 | We attended morning services. A number met with us from a distance. Rev. Densmore gave us a good plain sermon. The afternoon was exstreamly hot, In the evening we were favored with a hard thunder shower. Mr. Johnnie Butcher passed away at nine o’clock in the evening after a long illness. Mr. Fred Marvin, brother-in-lay of Mrs. S.J. Young passed away the same day at his home in Chicago. |
| Wen. June 9 | Husband and I attended the funeral of Johnnie Butcher, held at the W.M. Church, Rev. C.M. Keys officiated, assisted by Rev. G.L. Densmore. A very cold wind prevailed. Men and women wore their heavy spring wraps. |
| Sun. June 13 | We went to church. It was very warm; a strong west wind blew all day. Childrens exercises at the Easton Church were well attended and very nice. |
| Thur. June 17 | Our 141st missionary was held at the home of Mrs. Thomas Butcher, It was an ideal day, after hard rain day before. |
| Fri. June 18 | It rained terrible hard in the afternoon and evening. A bad cyclone passed over the county a few miles south west of us, which blew down buildings, orchards, and fences. One man had his house and barn both blown down. |
| Sun. June 20 | Was a nice comfortable day. Fair audience at morning services. In the evening son Willie, Sarah and self, attended childrens exercises. They were fine, lovly moonlight. |
| Mon. June 21 | Husband and I drove to Owosso, there we met Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mallery, we got in their auto with them and went over to middle-town and called on son Rolla’s family. We returned to Owosso, by trolley car, did some traiding and drove home. |
| Wen. June 23 | Miss Flossie Colard and Bert Haun were united in marriage by Rev. C.M. McKay of Easton, Miss Blanch McClockny and Harry Telfer son of John Telfer, were also united, by Rev. J.D. Young of Perry. |
| Sun. June 27 | A lovly warm day. We attended church. Good congregation and good sermon, by Rev. Densmore. |
| Thur. July 1 | I hauled and caned twenty-two quarts of strawberries, which I purchased for eight cents per quart. It was a very warm day. At night we had a pouring rain. |
| Sun. July 4 | Was quite cool in the forenoon, in the afternoon it rained hard and turned cold. We attended morning services. |
| Mon. July 5 | We attended the Prohibition Alliance held in Riley Brother’s woods. We were favored with a nice day. |
| Thur. July 8 | Mr. and Mrs. R. Chipperfield and daughter Sadie were our guest to dinner, and Rev. and Mrs. Densmore, and three children were out guest to supper. |
| Sat. July 10 | I went to Owosso, to visit son Rolla and family, where I remained until Monday. Sunday the 11th I ate dinner with sister Olive Thomas and family. Monday the 12th daughter Bertha and I ate dinner with my neice Mrs. Lillie Way. Sunday night daughter Bertha and grand-daughter Eva, and myself accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Way, sister Olive and her daughter Erma attended church at the Corunna Ave. M.E. Church. Rev. Foster gave us a good sermon. It was a beautiful moonlight night. |
| Thur. July 15 | Our 142nd missionary meeting convened at the home of Mrs. Hiram Bussell. We pieced quilt blocks and elected officers for the coming year. A very warm day and a shower of rain in afternoon. |
| Sun. July 19 | Husband attended Church. It was a very warm day. |
| Fri. July 23 | Husband and I ate dinner with son Willie and wife. Leon Eldred also, was with them to dinner, and little Miss Dorothy Granger. |
| Sun. July 25 | We attended Church, Was very cool all day. Was dark and cloudy. A cold north wind prevailed. |
| Fri. July 30 | Rev. S.J. Young was a pleasant caller. He had been seriously ill and showed it in his countenance. |
| Sun. Aut. 1, | Our last quartly-meeting for the conference year was held at the Hazelton W.M. Church. Rev. A.A. Alverson of Holland Michigan did the preaching. Husband and I and Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Bussell ate dinner with Mr. and Mrs. James Butcher, Mrs. Butcher was carring her broken arm in a sling. Nice day of sun-shine. |
| Wen. Aug. 4 | A daughter was borne to son Fred and wife, was named after her two grand-ma’s , Mrs. Dorothea Zierer and Mrs. Frances Bowhay. |
| Fri. Aug. 6 | Sister Hannah, her daughter Sadie and sister Ella and her daughter Alida, were my guest all day. Sister Ella remained with me for an extended visit. |
| Sun. Aug. 8 | Was a lovly day. We attended Church, Mrs. And Mr. R. Chipperfield, daughter Sadie and Miss Alida Corey was our guest to dinner. Sadie and Alida remained all night. |
| Thur. Aug. 12 | Our 143rd missionary meeting convened at the home of Mrs. George Butcher. We pieced and quilt-blocks for a quilt. Sister Ella was a guest at my home and with me attended... (bottom line of page missing) |
| Sat. Aug. 14 | Husband and I attended the reunion of the families, Bowhay, Chipperfield, Thomas, North, Way, Lemon. Mallery and Aselton, which was held at the latters home near Owosso. A fine report? Was served on their neat commodious lawn after which a picture of the whole group was taken. |
| Sun. Aug. 15 | Were no preaching at the church as Rev. Densmore and family were away attending conference. We had Sunday School. |
| Tues. Aug. 17 | My neice, Mrs. Grace Montgomery, and two children of Port Huron, came and were my guest until Friday. |
| Thur. Aug. 19 | Mrs. Montgomery, Mrs. Ella Corey and self ate dinner with son Willie and wife. A lovly day. |
| Sun. Aug. 22 | No services at the church as a goodly number had gone to attend camp-meeting near Hastings. Sister Ella was with us all day. Another fine day. |
| Tues. Aug. 24 | Sister Ella and I drove over to Wm. Mallery’s and were their guest to dinner. Also, Mrs. Chas. Thomas and daughter Erma of Owosso, Mrs. George Montgomary and two children of Port Huron, Miss Anna and Sadie Chipperfield of New Haven were their guest to dinner. Ella returned home with me was my guest all the week. |
| Sun. Aug. 29 | Husband and Ella went to Church. I remained at home as I was feeling quite ill. A very cool day and real cold evening. |
| Mon. Aug. 30 | I took sister ella to Owosso. Put Don in the feed-barn then Ella and I boarded the car and went over to son Rolla’s and ate dinner with them. Granddaughter Eva came home with me and was my guest until Friday. |
| Thur. Sept. 2 | Mandie and Helen Mallery came for a visit with Eve. They were our guest over night and returned home Friday. |
| Sun. Sept. 5 | Husband and I attended church. Mr. and Mrs. S.J. Young of Owosso, were with us in the services. Began to rain after dinner rained all night and all day Monday. |
| Fri. Sept. 10 | Son Willie and wife attended the county-fair in Owosso. It was a beautiful forenoon of bright sun-shine. Afternoon came up a thunder storm and rained hard until eight o’clock in the evening. |
| Sun. Sept. 12 | At church time, came up a hard thunder storm and rained hard for a half hour then cleared away, bright and hot. |
| Thur. Sept. 16 | Our 144th missionary meeting convened at the home of Mrs. James Warren of Oliver Street, Owosso. The day was beautiful until about three o’clock p.m. When a hard thunder shower camp up and another about five, which made it very disagreeable. |
| Sun. Sept. 19 | Was a clear beautiful day of sun-shine. Just cool enough to be comfortable. Good audience at church. |
| Thur. Sept. 23 | Our pastor, Rev. G.L. Densmore, buried his mother. Mrs. Densmore, passed away the previous Monday evening after suffering a long time of consumtion and heart desease. |
| Sat. Sept. 25 | Mr. and Mrs. R. Clippenfield and daughter Anna of New Haven and Mrs. Chas. Thomas of Owosso and Mrs. Ella Corey of Port Huron, were my guests to dinner. Mrs. Thomas and Mrs. Coery remained until Sunday afternoon, when they went to Owosso. It rained very hard all night and all Sunday forenoon. |
| Sun. Sept. 26 | We did not go to church on account of pouring rain all the afternoon. |
| Fri. Oct. 5 | Rained all day. A cold raw wind. |
| Sun. Oct. 3 | Our first quartly-meeting for the conference year was held at the New Haven W,M. Church. Rev. S.A. Manwell president of the conference preached the word in the spirit of the master. A beautiful day prevailed. |
| Wen. Oct. 6 | Miss Bertha Hickmott of Pontiac and Floyd Leroy of New Lothrop were united in marriage. |
| Sun. Oct. 10 | We attended church. A very cold south wind prevailed. |
| Tues. Oct. 12 | Husband and son Willie took a veal calf to Owosso, It was four weeks old and brought nearly twenty-two dollars. It was a fine holstine. |
| Sun. Oct. 17 | Was a lovly warm day of sun-shine. Rained in the evening. Rev. Densmore took for his text: The spirit is will, but the flesh is weak. Watch and pray lest ye enter into temptation. |
| Wen. Oct. 20 | Miss Susie Kinney and Glen Moore were united in marriage at St. Pauls Catholic Church in Owosso. |
| Thur. Oct. 21 | Our 145th missionary meeting was held at the Wesleyan parsonage. Mrs. G.L. Densmore hotes. A beautiful warm day. |
| Sun. Oct. 24 | Was a lovly day of sun-shine. Good audience at church and fine roads. |
| Wen. Oct. 27 | The Hazelton missionary society convened at Wesleyan parsonage and served a delicious dinner. Daughter Sarah and I attended. It was a lovly warm day of sun-shine. |
| Sun. Oct. 31 | Mr.s and Mrs. Wm. Mallery and children motered to Owosso, we accompanied them as far as son Rolla’s, and took dinner with them. A fine day and good roads. |
| Wen. Nov. 3 | Mrs. Mallery and two children, Clifford and Maynard and myself were guests at the home of sister Hannah and family. We were favored with a fine warm day. |
| Thur. Nov. 4 | Dennis Corcoran a little guaint old Irishman nearly 79 years old, and who had lived in the community for years, passed away at 1:20 a.m. |
| Sun. Nov. 7 | We attended church. Rev. Densmore spoke from these woods: I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great: and thou shalt be a blessing, a very fine day prevailed. |
| Sun. Nov. 14 | Booker T. Washington, foremost teacher and leader of the Negro race, died early Sunday at his home near Tuskegee institute Alabama, of which he was founder and president, following a nervous break-down which caused death four hours after he left New York. |
| Wen. Nov. 17 | Rev. S.J. Young of Owosso, was a pleasant caller, he was looking poorly as he was in failing health. |
| Thur. Nov. 18 | Our 146th missionary meeting was entertained at the Wesleyan Methodist parsonage, We partook of fine dinner then tied off a pretty quilt. |
| Sun. Nov. 21 | Not very many at church. Snowed hard nearly all the forenoon. Very cold all afternoon and evening. |
| Thur. Nov. 25 | Thanksgiving day, we were invited out to dinner to sister Hannahs but, could not go as I had a very bad cold and sore throat. |
| Sun. Nov. 28 | Was a beautiful forenoon warm and bright. Rained in the afternoon causing it to be dark and gloomy. |
| Wen. Dec. 2 | Mrs. Sarah Porterfield mother of Mrs. David Cutler and Rev. Samuel Porterfield, passed away at the home of Mrs. Custler in Hazelton township. |
| Sun. Dec. 5 | Husband attended morning services, reported fair audience although quite cold. |
| Thur. Dec. 9 | Our 147th missionary meeting convened at the home of Mrs. Levi Cram. We partly quilt a pretty quilt and sewed blocks for a quilt. A pot lunch dinner was served. |
| Sun. Dec. 12 | We attended church. In the afternoon it snowed hard. |
| Thur. Dec. 16 | We attended the funeral of Mr. Robert Butcher which was held at the W.M. Church of New Haven. Rev. John Kirn of the Evangelical church, officiated. He spoke from the words: Remember, that our time here I short. |
| Sun. Dec. 19 | Mrs. Kearney Fitzpatrick had a valuable mare die in the early morning. Very cold with snow-blizzards all day. |
| Thur. Dec. 23 | Husband and I drove to Owosso, did some Christmas traiding and returned home. The roads were fine as it was lovly wheeling and very moderate weather. |
| Sat. Dec. 25 | Christmas day, we arose in the morning to find the ground covered with a heavy fall of snow. The buildings and trees were loaded with it, and still snowing. Husband and I ate a delicious Christmas dinner all to our selves. |
| Sun. Dec. 26 | Husband wended his way to church afoot and alone. Plenty of snow and quite cold. Rev. Densmore aged father spent Christmas and Sunday with him. |
| Wen. Dec. 28 | Mrs. Lena Burwell was united in marriage with Ethelwyn Earl Lemon, my grandson, at the home of her mother on Broadway St. Owosso. |
| Thur. Dec. 30 | At. 10 a.m. a party of twenty-three came stulking in and took possession of my kitchen loaded the table with good things to eat and set themselves preparing dinner. We all did ample justice to the delicious viands after which we engaged in music, singing and a social conversation. |
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| | Good Bye Old Year |
| | Good-bye, old year, the hours are swiftly flying; |
| | The night has come at last, and thou art dying, |
| | Doth no repentance, no remorse assail thee! |
| | As far and wide the wintery Winds bewail thee! |
| | Good-bye, good-bye, Old Year. |
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| | Paid to benevolent causes. | |
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| | Chairs for Rev. and Mrs. Densmore | .50 |
| | To the W.C.T.U. society | 1.00 |
| | To the janitor | 1.00 |
| | Rev. Miss Blanch Shepherd | .25 |
| | Birth-day fund | .66 |
| | Rev. Miss Esther Cook | 1.00 |
| | Missionary fund | 1.2 |
| | Flower fund | .15 |
| | Ministerial association fund | .25 |
| | Sabbath school col. | .30 |
| | Rev. George Densmore | .25 |
| | A needy little girl | 1.00 |
| | To the Easton W.C.T.U. | .50 |
| | To a young man that had lost his arm | .25 |
| | To Mr. Stints Prohibision singer | 1.00 |
| | To help pay for papering parsonage | .25 |
| | Foreign missions | .50 |
| | Home missions | .50 |
| | Superannuated ministers | .50 |
| | Educational fund | .50 |
| | To a needy family | 3.00 |
| | To a needy woman | 2.00 |
| | Rev. A.A. Alverson | .25 |
| | Rev. S.A. Manwell | .25 |
| | Hazelton missionary society | .12 |
| | | 16.28 |
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