Monday, December 21, 1908

Dandy day.  I walked downtown in a.m. and went over to Owosso to do some shopping.  Stopped to Belle's and Ella's and Papa came down after me towards night.

Thursday, December 10, 1908

I went downtown in p.m.  Stayed to Belle's for supper.  Snowed in evening but Earl and I went to Owosso to see "Little Dolly Dimples."  Coming home we saw Mr Reynolds, Will Duffey, Burr Eveleth, and Cloyse Lewis on the car and they were in hard shape.  Ha! Ha!

Monday, November 30, 1908

Rained all a.m.  Papa took Belle and Grace home in a.m. and went to Durand to the bank.  Wrote letters in the evening.

Sunday, November 29, 1908

Belle, Arthur, Donald, and Grace up all day and Aunt Mary up too.  Rained all night so Grace and Belle stayed all night.  Arthur and Donald went home with Earl.  We could not be alone only about an hour but we will make up for lost time some day.

Tuesday, November 17, 1908

I walked downtown in p.m.  Went to see Winnie and stayed to Belle's for supper.  Earl and I went over to Owosso to see "Our New Minister".  Great.

Friday, November 13, 1908

I went down to Belle's and Ella's in the afternoon.

Monday, October 26, 1908

Mrs Morgan stopped in a.m.  Threshers here for supper and all night.  Belle came up to help me.  I took her home in the evening.

Friday, October 16, 1908

Belle and Ella S. up here all day and Belle washed my hair.  In evening Earl and I went to Herbert's 17th birthday surprise party.  Had a good time.  Did not get the milk.  Got home at 2:30.

Sunday, September 27, 1908

We were all down to Stoddards all day.  I came back with Earl in evening.  Belle's folks up there for supper.  He certainly will know me after a while.  Ha! Ha! Did not get the milk.

Thursday, September 24, 1908

We all went downtown in p.m.  Belle and I went to ballgame.  C. Masons - 8 and Byron Masons - 5.  I stayed there to supper and went to the club party at the casino.  Got home at 12:30.  Earl and I went to the theatorium before going to the party.  Good.  Saw Percy Rose.

Saturday, September 12, 1908

Bessie went home in a.m.  In p.m. I drove downtown and up to Grandma's.  Belle up after some pears.

Wednesday, September 9, 1908

Walked all over Flint to see the factories and asylum.  Toward evening we took the train for home.  Met Walter H. at Durand.  He had been visiting Martha for 4 days.  I went to Belle's while Earl got his horse to take me home.  Got in bed at 12 o'clock.

Wednesday, September 2, 1908

Washed all a.m.  In p.m. I walked downtown and Belle, Mertie, and I went to the ballgame between Byron Masons and Corunna M. and we got beat quite bad.  Stayed at Belle's all night.  In evening went to the theatorium and Earl came up there afterwards.  Saw "Willie" Soper and Aunt Minnie in the drugstore.  Played pedro and fought for the sporting sheet.

Sunday, August 30, 1908

Milbourn up in a.m. for a little while.  Belle and Arthur and kids up all day.  I took them back in evening.  Earl came up.

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Transcriber's notes:

"Milbourn" could be Melbourne Rose, Grace's cousin.

Tuesday, August 25, 1908

Belle and I went to the ballgame between Corunna Masons and Bancroft Pythians and they busted up in a fight with a score of 6 to 5 in Corunna's favor.  Earl surprised me and came up in the evening.  Got my "College Girl".

Thursday, August 20, 1908

M. and I walked downtown in p.m. and called at Grandma's.  Stayed at Belle's for supper and came out home with the boys.  "Cheats."

Wednesday, August 5, 1908

Came home in a.m.  Stopped at Belle's on way home.  Ironed all p.m.  Mertie came up and stayed all night.  Earl came up in evening.

Thursday, July 16, 1908

Ironed all a.m.  Papa and I went downtown in p.m.  Earl and I went to ball game between Corunna and Laingsburg.  We won 11-6.  Great!  I stayed at Belle's to supper and in evening came out home with Earl.  Cook called but I was "busy".  Ha! Ha!

Thursday, July 9, 1908

Mr Muzzy came to help Papa draw hay.  W.H. and I walked downtown in p.m.  She staid at Belle's for supper and walked home about 9 o'clock.

**Transcriber's note: Mr Muzzy is likely to be Dan Muzzy, the only other Muzzy that Grace references in her 1908 diary.

Monday, July 6, 1908

Felt mean all a.m.  In p.m. we went downtown and called on Mrs Carland, Mrs Engleheart, Belle, Ella Shuttleworth, Eva Dudeck, Earl and Will Parker.  Awful warm.  Canned cherries all a.m.