Amish Corner
It was a beautiful day on July 4. The laundry dried in a hurry. We spent the day catching up on some things. Lots of…
It was a beautiful day on July 4. The laundry dried in a hurry. We spent the day catching up on some things. Lots of folks spent the weekend camping. We saw lots of buggies go past with camping gear.
It rained during the evening, probably hampering those shooting off fireworks, but we need a good soaker.
On July 5, son Ray, daughter Sylvia, sisters Fannie Yoder and Edna Byler, niece Laura Hershberger, Joe and I visited our niece, Mrs. Edna Mae Miller and nephew Monroe Miller in Troutville, Pa. They are both fighting cancer.
We need rain as the lawns are turning brown, but the cornfields look good. Fresh vegetables are showing up at the produce stands. Strawberries are over with and soon the peaches will be here.
Linda Yutzy is still at Briar Hill. With her broken shoulder, she can’t use crutches, so she needs help to get around.
Our overnight guests on June 28 were sister Sylvia and Albert, who came from Mio, Mich., for a wedding on July 29. The evening of June 28, Joe and I went with Sylvia and Albert to visit sister Fannie and Mel Yoder in Parkman. Their grandchildren were also there to sing for Mel’s, so we got to visit with them, too.
A blood drive was held at Joe’s Window Shop on July 9 from 2-8 p.m. Refreshments were served.
Allen D. Miller, of Parkman-Mespo Road, had his second knee replacement. He is home and doing pretty well. He would be glad for mail and visitors. His address is 8260 Parkman-Mespo Road, Middlefield, OH 44062.
Little 3-year-old Mindy, daughter of Bob and Sylvia Hershberger, of Tavern Road, fell off the trampoline on July 4 while camping at friend’s Joe Miller Jr.’s She broke her arm.
Bits and Pieces
Middlefield, Ohio: July 15, 1891
We have very fine weather for hay making and harvesting, although we had very nice rain yesterday and it is a little cooler.
Wheat is nearly all cut, which is a good average crop. Corn and oats are looking well and potatoes were never better, promising to be a booming crop.
David Troyer, of Holmes County, was in the vicinity and gave us a welcome visit. He returned home on last Tuesday.
D.D. Miller is very busy working at carpentry and slate roofing. He has more work that he can do at present. Dan is a hustler and is successful in almost anything he undertakes, although, he was badly disappointed last week. He thought he had made a contract for a little dishwasher, but it happened to be a little boy that came to his happy home!
Valentine and Andrew are boomers in their business; they find it is a good cause to keep the people in good, healthy condition. You bet. Hurrah for Troy.
— Pete Schweveldrenner
Chuckles
An auditor is checking the books of an airline. He is puzzled by the excessive use of fuel on a Melbourne to Canberra flight. He rings up the pilot and asks for an explanation.
“It was late at night,” says the pilot. “Canberra was covered in fog and I lost my bearings.”
“I’m sorry,” says the auditor, “but you’ll have to bear the cost yourself.”
“The cost of what?” asks the pilot.
“Of the bearings you lost,” replied the auditor.
In 1906:
Only 14 percent of homes in the United States had a bathtub.
Only 8 percent of homes had a telephone.
Coffee was 15 cents a pound.
Most women washed their hair only once a month and used borax or egg yolks for shampoo.
Sugar cost 4 cents a pound.
You all have a good week.
