Diary of Emmaline Sincebaugh

Mrs. J. J. Ellison

1932

Jan 1 1932 Today the 1st of the New Year found just 3 to sit down to dinner, Richard, Johnie and myself. Dad went back with Albert today after Christmas. The weather today was very bad with snow and rain until the sidewalks were just a mire of slushy snow. Go spent his day at Athens working. The day was lonely and sad and no other knew of the lonely hours as myself for youth don't know of the struggles of life and fleeting years only God can read our mind and thoughts.

Jan 2 Wearher today was rather dark with cloudy skies My work today was just everyday affairs as they come. Mrs. Perry called this afternoon for a short time. Dad returned tonight on the late train from Buffalo.

Jan 3 Weather is mild ground covered with snow softened by rain and a light snow is falling this afternoon at 3:00 we just got through our dinner and have just listened to the episode of moon shine & Honey suckles.

Jan 4 Weather mild- I took the Christmas Tree down today and did some cleaning. Made a batch of fried cakes the remainder of the day was spent in quiet.

Jan 5 Weather milder today looks like a breakup. John went to the office and sent out the 2 bills Cotton & Han and Mongomery Ward. This forenoon I called to see how Joe Downey was this forenoon. Will Cowell was in for a while this morning he was looking fine.

Jan 6 Rather dark and cloudy all day. The ice and snow slowly disappeared today.

Jan 7 This morning came in like spring snow all gone. The sun came but so warm we let the hens out again. The bees are out and we can have the door open again like spring. I am again to wash this afternoon got it all done by 3 o'clock also got a letter off to Albert.

Jan 8 Weather cooler ground lightly frozen this morning with light mist of snow. Well we just got through dinner am now sistening to the farm and Home program. I went down and called on Mrs. Hyres this afternoon.

Jan 9 Weather mild and beautiful with sunshine. Dad went down and got the groceries. Maccaroni, prunes, cheese, pork, soap, peanut butter, a roast, mathces, shreaded wheat, breads. Today Johnie got is air rifle.

Jan 10 Weather some colder today. We had dinner about 2 o'clock. The boys went to Sunday school. We have been alone all day. Dad has had one of his gloomy days. I have listened to the radio programs so we went through with the lonesome day. Light snow falling tonight.

Jan 11 Geo & Richard got started just before noon for Athens today. I have just dumped around all day trying fight the grippe. Weather today open and clear bright and fine.

Jan 12 Weather today fine just like spring. Dad just going to mail Kinney a letter.

Jan 13 Weather very warm we have had doors open all day. That miserable little wild black kitten rushed in while I was cleaning a cage of birds and struck one through the cage and killed one.

Jan 14 Warm and spring like again today. We got a letter from Kinney today. He had been sick with stomack trouble. Johnie went down and bought his new pants today.

Jan 15 cooler this morning with rain rather cloudy all day. Geo. & Richard came home this afternoon. I sent Johnies coat back to Buffalo on the night train.

Jan 16 Cooler this morning. Dark and cloudy no sun this morning. Johnie just brought his slippers home that the cobbler half soled and a miserable job it is. This morning the little black kitten paid for his crime in killig the canary bird. Geo, Wilson and Mr. Hawks went to Waverly after the new tank for his hot water system.

Jan 17 Weather this morning dark and cloudy again froze some last night after the rain. Mr. Hawks has been working today over to the store putting in a hot water tank in the cellar. Dad and I got up at 2 o'clock and put the radio on and got Mexico and Hopkinsville in old Kentucky.

Jan 18 Colder this morning it froze lightly today it has been growing coleder all day. It is snowing tonight. Geo. and Richard came about noon today.

Jan 22 Weather cooler today. Geo. and Richard came back from Athens today.

Jan 23 Dark and cloudy weather. Edd and Mable came up late today to bury their cat which had died. They stayed to supper and spent a short time in evening.

Jan 24 Cool and rather dark day. We listened to the radio semons today. Toot came up with Edd Vanwort this afternoon and brought Eulalia up to stay as Bell was sick with another heart attack.

Jan 25 Very damp and cloudy with a misty rain. I did not wash or do much today. Johnies coat came today it is just right this time a number 16 size. John and Geo. Wilson went to Ithaca today got Joe some sunflower seeds and Eulalia's shoes.

Jan 26 Air very chilly today with sunshine. Bill Davidson bought some beef steak today. I gave the sitting room a good going over with the vacume cleaner today. Tonight there is some snow falling bad weather ahead.

Jan 27 Sunshine this morning but very chilly air.

Mar 5 We worked all day cleaning as we expected Albert and Kinney. Kin got here tonight at 8:30 Albert didn't arrived until Sun morning.

Mar 6 McKinley got started back to Pittsburg this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Toot could not get home tonight either. Albert arrived here this morn about 8. All the boys were home again together. This afternoon when McKinley got started back it began to rain turning into snow very heavy flakes and continued right on through the day and night the snow being heavy bareing everything down with it.

Mar 7 Last night and today came the worst snow blizzard we have seen in many a year the trees were so heavily loaded that it broke our cherry trees and 1 plumb tree all down also the weeping willow. Albert could not go home this morning as he planned and this afternoon it is still the night about 9 o'clock. Albert tried to go home.

Mar 8 This morning the sun has come out and it is thawing. Albert went to the station again and waited until 10 and then a through train came along and he went back to Buffalo he had to leave his car in a garage until a later date. The snow plow went trought this afternoon. Mr Simpson ordered a group of men and disregarded the Commissioner Allen Peet.

Mar 9 This forenoon the autos are beginning to go throught the North since the blizzard of Sun afternoon. Last night sure was a cold one. As cold as anyone we have had. We got a letter from McKinley this afternoon telling the hard time he had getting back to Pittsburg got snow bound and had to leave his car.

Mar 11 This morning our 1st news of today was the suicide of Fred Cooper. Richard went to work on the road shoveling snow on Crumtown road this morning after breakfast. Next Fri night over WOR Newark NJ Dile 71 at 8 another talk of adventure in Africa by a lady.

Mar 14 Tis morning

Mar 15 very cold this morn Richard worked this forenoon but not in afternoon.

Mar 20 Our new International oil burner came yesterday. Dad got it installed by noon today so we began to use it.

Apr 6 Very cold this morning just a snappy air. We got our tank filled this morning 65 gal. The 1st time he only put in 23 gal. We have burned up to this date 47 gal up to noon today

May 5 This morning Toot rode over to Ithaca with Lee Vanatta so to catch the bus to Syracuse. Got a letter from Margaret today concerning the house at Auburn.

May 10 Age 77 This morning at 9 o'clock cousin Josphine Downey died. Funeral Thursday 2:00 at Gilletts funeral parlor at Ithaca.

May 14 Manly Hollenbeck died tonight at 7 o'clock he was only 36 years old.

May 18 Today is my 64 birthday. Dad and I attended Manly Hollenbeck's funeral and went to the cemetery with Frank Wheeler.

May 19 I have 16 baby chicks. The first hatched.

May 20 Weather was ideal today. Kathaleen came over tonight and told of Dawns trouble with her toncils. Her address now is 119 Cascadilla St. Ithaca,

Sept 28 Today we heard of Mr. John Brocks death.

Oct 23 William Sincebaugh died at 8 pm today at the Peoples Hospital, Waverly

Oct 27 Grace Ellison died at Binghamton Hospital age 55 yrs.

Nov 11 Just 14 years ago today the world war closed our 1st armists day.

Nov 12 Read in the evening paper of Buffalo's 1st snow storm 10 inches covering auto in the street near Kinmore. Martha's mother returned to her daughters home in NY today.

Nov 13 Will Swartout leaves this morning for Florida he has sold his house here.