Wednesday, December 31, 1975
A very nice mild day, got colder. We done up the work. I
made a squash pie. Carmen and I worked on the puzzle in evening. Betty up for a
little while, just to get some water. Carmen came up after her company went
home. They had rode the horses. Carmen and I sat up late or till the new year
came. We worked on the puzzle. Betty, Zak and Kim down to Dawn’s sledding. Bill
took me to town shopping. I ironed and done a dite of washing.
Well another year has come and gone. It was not too bad a
winter and not too much snow. Some cold days and bad storms. Billie had
problems the first winter with his barn. Moisture trouble. He bought a
dehumidifier, two fans and nothing helped much until the warm spring days came
along.
Bill has had lawyers
help all winter securing his title and coming in possession of his nice lot of
land Jean left him by her will. With Walt’s help, guidance, and suggestions and advice Bill finally came
in possession of the lot March and April. Walt helped him to sell it and it was
sold and he got most all of his money and a mortgage on the lot for the
remainder, in early December. Bill paid Walt back for the money he borrowed of
him. Also has it in the savings bank.
Carmen to hospitals for x-ray in early February. All came
out negative.
Ilan and Minnie and
Randy Smart moved into their new home early this year. They had opened house,
many friends and neighbors called. They have a very pretty brand-new home.
This past year Billie had a calf born here on the’s place,
it was February 12. It was a wicked cold spell of weather. Had to get a heater
to put in the barn. Betty was up here the night she was born. Carmen made the Honor
Roll at school and very pleased. In March Bill got his property and his land
to sell or do anything you wanted, it has been a whole year since it has been
going.
Esther went to the Northern Cumberland Memorial Hospital for
a tumor operation. She came through okay, no malignancy which is the best. Hope
she will pick up again as time goes on. Hasn’t much yet. Fern has had a lot of
trouble with her feet this past year, they are in terrible condition. Kennard’s
condition is getting worse in early spring. He continued to get worse as the
summer wore on. Got very thin and weak and in October of this year he went to
the hospital where he died about two months after entering. December 1, 1975 at
12:45 AM. Also this past year Robert was in serious condition and in and out of
the hospital several times.
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Kimmy became a Girl
Scout this past year, Carmen left the Girl Scouts.
I got a brand-new electric stove this past year. Bill bought
a new car of Joy’s. We got the water piped up here from the spring. Joy and her
family left in middle of August for Bermuda to join Buddy for three years. In
July of this year Billie bought a used Farmall tractor. Dorothea and David
separated a couple times. Jeff dropped out of school.
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Bicentennial year is coming up, freedom train came in to
Portland which many people visit. Carmen got a brand-new 10 speed bike and
Zenya got one. Kimmy to the Maine Medical Center for heart check up. Possibly
she will have another operation next summer. Wanda Jean Harmon and Fred
Thompson married in April of this year. They had a son born in October.
Betty to hospital with ear trouble. This year the war ended.
We had an extremely HOT summer. Dorothea graduated from nursing training and
became a (blank)
We lost two nice neighbors this past year. Sudden death
Ralph Vose and Howland Downey. Also our beloved brother Kennard. Bill to the
hospital for examination, eyes etc. In the fall he got quite bad eyes. Lil
Edson died in early fall, a close friend of this family. We got a Social
Security raises past year. Carmen had the horse Angel bread to a palomino. She
will be having her colt in May 1976
At the end of this year we all had a very nice Christmas.
All the family. David was still with us. Also Esther and Cliff had their
Christmas in Eustis, Florida. They left November 1. After a very hard summers
work in the extreme heat for Cliff, they have had a very enjoyable winter. Chet
to hospital in early December. For the winter, he is in a nursing home.
AMEN!
