For a short biography of Marion Feltmate see the year 1932

1938

Jan 1: Nice day. Mrs. F[eltmate] got over (first trip since Xmas).  Arthur [Rhynold] here tonight & we ate peanuts, Jamie & he & I. Ainsley P. got his head hurt on Three Top [Island. probably Ainsley Pyche]

Jan 2: Stormy. Feel so well don't mind resting. Not very cold either.

Jan 3: Telling Mum about San[itorium].

Jan 4: Lovely day. Was out this a.m. to Dave's and both shops. Saw Cal's dog harnessed.

Jan 5: Myrtle Power died. Left a boy, a girl and new baby girl.

Jan 11: Dad's birthday. He went to Halifax to speak on radio.

Jan 13: Pa spoke over radio.

Jan 14: Fanny Al, Violetta, and Mrs.Norm here tonight. Beautiful moonlight just like day.
[Fanny (Feltmate) Munroe married to Almon "Al" Munroe, and her sister Violetta (Feltmate) married to John Henry Williams. Mrs Norm is probably Mary Rhynold wife of Norm Rhynold-pf]

Jan 15: Pa came from Halifax.

Jan 17: Jamie on lake for first this year [cutting ice]

Jan 18: Made poetry on Kentville while I rested this evening.

Jan 23: Lola died ten o'clock p.m.

Jan 25: Lola buried. Mum to Lizzie's tonight. Brought book called Shirley Temple in Heidi. Meeting in P.F. today [Port Felix]

Feb 1: Mama fell down. Hurt her knee and arm some. I got a book from Nickerson. Pa heard from Tom & Ada [Duncan, who were now living in Amherst. They letter they wrote spoke about how little a bucket or rope cost in Amherst as compared to down in Whitehead where the prices were controlled by the fish merchants. The letter is still in our family archives.]

Feb 2: I wrote more poetry - one called Fisherman's Home Sweet Home.

Feb 3: Heard Pat Munroe is very sick. Eaton's catalog out. Connie here before supper playing our records and here sewing this evening.

Feb 4: Simpsons catalog.

Feb 5: found a chord on Sappho [see Feb 7 below-pf]

Feb 6: George [Grover] here this afternoon wearing a tailored coat, wine plaid scarf and new cap. [I wonder if this was a sign of the fisherman having a bit more disposable money in their pockets because of the success of the fishermen's co-operative? -pf]

Feb 7: We played on Sapho mandolin. Doug brought 3 records, took 8 of ours.

Feb 8: Played some of Clarel's records.

Feb 9: Hauling ice for Co-op. [The Whitehead Co-operative now had their own ice house, built down in front of Cann Feltmate's home].

Feb 11: Katie in today wearing knickers.

Feb 14: Melvin Digdon here to dinner. I was up around after 3 o'clock a.m.. Lamp light for 'company'.

Feb 15: Enos came and took Clarel's records. Mama & I sat by room stove awhile.

Feb 17: Fixed up my room a little. We had some duck for dinner.

Feb 18: Katie over today and we broke a wish bone.

Feb 19: Just Sidney [Grover] & Bernie [Munroe] here tonight. Sidney played fiddle. I played some. Evelyn's second boy born today at 8 a.m. Mary Rhynold came from hospital. [This might well be Evelyn Munroe wife of Ivory. Evelyn's parents were Bert and Lola Belle (Feltmate) Munroe]

Feb 20: Everett and Billy Si here [both Feltmates. "Billy Si" was son of Cyrus and Everett was son of Angus]

Feb 21: Jamie played. Pa played some.

Feb 22: Merle [Munroe] is not working this week. Jamie is in shop. I weigh 100 lbs

Feb 23: Played Sappho. Found a couple new "hints". Aid to Lydia's

Feb 27: Fred Cerett off Nova II here this evening. Also Dave, Sam,Sidney, & Rich Uloth.

Feb 28: Didn't go down to dinner as going up & down maybe making me lose. Merle came back to clerk this p.m. Dance in Hall.

Mar 1: Nova II and ice breaker went out. Lots of gunning today.

Mar 2: Aunt Deen [Zenia (Grover) Duncan] is sick. I didn't go downstairs at all today but quite contented up here. Feeling well.

Mar 3: Pa to Canso . Brought grapes. Merle upstairs telling me about the dance.

Mar 5: Dr. up to Aunt Deen. Ethel staying there tonight. Also Ina.

Mar 7: Jim Duncan very sick.

Mar 8: Joe Feltmate here tonight.

Mar 12: Jamie played some old foxtrots on gramephone.

Mar 14: Just thought this evening.

Mar 17: Grandmother scalded her foot some.

Mar 20: Let Williams over with Wilfred. [Violetta (Feltmate) Williams].  Lelia, Chester and baby up [all Duncans]

Mar 21: Mum says the cook and another chap off Nova II are in shop.

Mar 23: Lydi [Duncan wife of Dave] doctoring Gran's foot.

Mar 25: Aunt Fan cleaning, washing for grandmother.

Mar 27: read joke books. Ed Baker arrived last night.

Mar 28: No one here tonight only Lydia. I was down to supper and wrote a song. Harry Feltmate, Billy Si and Carl here this evening. Ice breaker working.

Mar 29: Fan [(Jamieson) Grover] papered for Gran. Ice breaker worked again today up the river.

Mar 30: Fine. Pa was breaking up the porch for a verandah.

Mar 31: Heard Wilfred Pyche was going to be married.

April 2: Lydia Rhynold and baby here. 

April 4: Jamie has a cold. Gran's foot awful sore.

April 5: Aunt Fan cleaned over head in kitchen.

April 7: cold in my head.

April 11: Grandmother had terrible pain with sore foot. Dr Sodero here. Blowing now and cold. First of lobster fishing.

April 12: Fan cleaned for Fos. [Fostina Feltmate wife of Cann]. Had supper here. Falcon [Duncan] here. He and Jamie took some candy to school.

April 15: Shim here to supper.

April 16: Jamie Phalen here tonight. Lillian Phalen & Florence here.

April 17: Dr Sodero to Ada. His brother came with him.

April 19: Trial on Otto's bounty. I talked a lot to Merle [Munroe] today downstairs. Arthur & Edward and the rest here talking trial. [this was Otto A. Munroe married first to Janie Feltmate and second to Effie Peart]

April 20: Ada has a baby girl born at Antigonish. [This was Ada and Vern Munroe's daughter Phyllis Lorraine who later married John Wallace Beare-pf] Cut my blue dress off for a skirt. Trial finished. George here p.m. Debar telephoned from here. Bill Spears and an agent for dinner and Jim Grover to supper. Remy here today.

April 24: I was out doors a lot. So fine. Jamie took me out in little punt to the boat.

April 27: Saw the P.F. [Port Felix] bus over (with Cassie King).

April 30: Pie aid at Angus Feltmate's

May 1: Church tonight. Mr Hatton's first sermon. Connie here p.m. telling me all about the pie aid. Nova II was in and also Capt. Lowe's boat. He was here.

May 4: Lydi ran upstairs all fixed up with coloring. [make up?-pf]

May 5: Joe Fitz's birthday, isn't it. 21 eh?

May 6: Isabelle's baby born yesterday.

May 7: Kenny Brine's first trip. Saw Ed F. taking orders for shoes.

May 8: Jamie & I gave Mama hand lotion & a cake for mother's day.

May 9: [Marion's birthday] Jamie gave me 1/2 doz oranges and Mama gave fruit & candy. Lydia's treat was a bar & pop. My own suggestion. Pa payed me my 24 cents for lobsters. George was down today and had a piece of my cake and some others had some too.

May 10: Ina's [Grover] birthday. Uncle Charlie [Duncan] got over today with help but no wheel chair. The big white pop truck from N. G. was here.

May 11: Mama got Mothers Day card & hankies (Lindsay) and I got a birthday card & hankie. A bit late but just as dear. [Lindsay was Marion's brother in the States]

May 13: aunt Dean fixed Gran's clothes I guess. Took her a long time.

May 14: Dance in hall. Earl Jamieson there.

May 23: Flag donated to school. Priest & clergy there. Mrs Cashins & Mrs Marr here. Aunt Fan cleaned dining room & hall upstairs.

May 24: Mr Hatton & children Russel & Emma and the maid Laura were here. Communion. Ivy & Bernice Snow selling seeds.

May 27: got the parcel on Capt. Lowe's boat.

May 28: Dance in Hall for Bob Ehler. Went to shop this a.m. Ainsley M[unroe] there, June, also Fred Gandy. George there a minute. Lay down from 12 to 3 and went to shop and sat out behind the house talking to Ainsley Pyche.

June 5: Sat in the hall and in Jamie's room while he tied ties. Church tonight. Mum didn't go. Pa brought the little turtle over from Jack's. Motorcycle went by.

Jun 6: Thunder storm for the first this spring. Mail came this a.m. and tonight. From now on, it will come in the night.

Jun 7: aunt Fan washed for Gran, papered hall. Harry Jones is here.

Jun 8: We put new oilcloth in hall

Jun 9: Turtle got lost twice.

Jun 10: Blowed today but lovely evening. Lovely big moon.

Jun 11: Isabelle went to hospital.

Jun 13: Falcon fixed room door. Jamie talking about going to States with Captain Lowe.

Jun 14: Jamie's birthday. Gave him a record. I bought 2

Jun 15: Fine. talking to Wilfred R[hynold] by the old Co-op.

Jun 16: Went to store. Earl Jamieson & Clarence Fitz [gerald] there. Everett [Feltmate] and a gang came in.  

Jun 17: Raining a.m. foggy p.m. Pa upset the scrubbing bucket in the hall. got box of lilacs from Mrs Nora Ehler in mail.

Jun 18: Mum brought the little chickens upstairs in a basket

Jun 19: Mr McPhail's farewell sermon. Pa went.

Jun 21: Big Day. Whoopee! Movies made right here. Mr Johnny something camera man. Fred Bradshaw sound man, Willie assistant.  George Black boss. 3 scenes taken. [Through Father Jimmy Tompkin's connections, March of Time came up from New York to film a newsreel on the Co-operative Movement, that would be shown in movie theatres across North America. The onset of World War Two, however, pre-empted the Co-op newsreel, and apparently it was never shown. I have not been able to track down the the March of Time archives to see if the footage still exists, but I was not an experienced researcher at the time I tried, back in the 1970s.-pf]

Jun 22: Dellis Creamer Andrews [in margin it says "Mrs Arnold"-pf] and her friend Kay (Mrs Roy Durant) were on the veranda. Talking to Kay Durant a long time. A yacht in a.m. Played organ a bit with Jamie. Letter from Mrs. Plums.

Jun 23: Mrs Frances Spears house burnt down. 

Jun 24: Dance in Hall. Harry Cashin played.

Jun 25: 8 fellows from Pennsylvania touring for Co-operation News.

Jun 26: Chester [Duncan] brought lovely lilacs. Had strawberries & cream from Dean [Zenia Duncan]

Jun 28: Pa to Drumhead.

July 5: Alice & Aunt Ethel got permanents. Mama finished putting up paper in hall.

July 6: Picnic up the river. Boat race. Herman 1st. Albert 2nd. Jamie 3rd. [These were likely Herman Rhynold, Albert Uloth and Jamie Feltmate]

July 7: A girl selling soap (Norma Allen) Guysboro.

July 9: Show tonight. Bob Ehler sold tickets on accordion today.

July 12: Pa went to Halifax this morning by Queensport way.

July 13: Mr and Mrs Cran & Hope & 2 kiddies up. [Cranswick H Feltmate and family, the barber from Canso. Hope was married to Raymond Walsh Norman. -pf]

July 14: Saw Zern Rhynold with Dan McIssac [sic]

July 15: Pa came home

Jul 17: Lindsay and Anna married this p.m. [Marion's brother Lindsay Feltmate and Anna Dunphy, married in Mass., USA]

Jul 20: Lindsay and Anna arrived this evening. Bill Phalen to the house this evening.

Jul 25: WE got up about 2 a.m. saw Lindsay & Anne off.

Aug 4: Joe Munroe was down in horse & wagon.

Aug 5: Walked down to wharf to see the Coniseus.

Aug 6: Show tonight. Mum & pa went.

Aug 8: Mum, Pa, Jamie helped Sidney [Grover] with the hay.

Aug 9: Flo and Eva Hambling & Connie here this a.m. Mama, Jamie, Pa all to Deltina's party. [I believe this was Deltina dau of Dan and Theresa (Duncan) George -pf]

Aug 10: Jamie took fiddle & guitar to P.F. [Port Felix].Tourists there. Clara Armsworthy (Waite) Clara McKenzie (Holmgren) Annie McKenzie and Paul H here p.m.

Aug 11: Mum & Jamie helped Dean & George (and Sidney I think) with hay. Pa to Guysboro.

Aug 12: Went downstairs once today to hear car radio (Pearl Soap agent). Nothing going on. Coniseus was in that's all.

Aug 15: Tourists here. June, I, Agatha, Mum, Lydia, Fan, Marion, Sidney, Dave, Ainsley, Jim Grover out watching them. Pa & Huntly spoke. [Huntley Hendsbee]

Aug 16: Jamie went to Antigonish. Mum to [post] office. Got good report from x-ray. Dorothy and baby came home. Mr Hatton brought them over.

Aug 17: Mum to Ida's. Knitting teacher there.

Aug 23: Hattie Hensbee 2 men and woman singing to Dave's. I ran up.

Aug 29: Martha Snow was around today also Amy Snow and Marg Spears selling drink powders. There's a tug and dredge in painted red.

Aug 31: Nurse here tonight. Sewing teacher to school house tonight.

Sep 1: Dave filling in front lawn with cement. Nurse and sewing teacher here a.m.

Sep 8: Jim & Earl broke down and Vern had to go outside after them

Sep 12: Huntly [Hendsbee] brought cow down from river.

Sep 13: Mama to Hall quilting.

Sep 14: Mama to Hall quilting. Bill Spears took aunt Dean's little calf up the river, born last night.

Sep 18: Church tonight. Mrs Hatton's people there and the new school teacher Martha Randal. [Martha later married Roly Feltmate, son of Hubby.- pf]

Sep 23: Huntley Hensbee's son born last night.

Sep 24: Roy Hensbee's wife went on Three Top [Island].

Sep 27: played a couple tunes on Victrola.

Sep 29: There isn't going to be any war.

Sep 30: patched Jamie's sox. Ainsley brought Roy's wife up from Three Top to go home with Earn.

Oct 1: Went up where pa is building his hen house. Fixed one stocking today. Connie here p.m. She is 16 today. I fixed the other stocking tonight.

Oct 3: Jamie started to dig well. Mr. McDuff died last night. [Levi McDuff b 1857, husband of Harriet (Jones)- pf]

Oct 4: Mr. McDuff's funeral

Oct 6: We killed a hen and rooster for dinner. AYPA at Connie's [Anglican Young Peoples Assoc]

Oct 7 : Miss Craton & inspector Caldwell here. Miss Craton getting old songs. [This was Helen Creighton who did a great deal of work gathering early stories and songs from around Nova Scotia. She published a number of books -pf]

Oct 15: A kangaroo show in Port Felix. Pa went to Halifax.

Oct 16: Pa spoke on radio again.

Oct 18: Pa came from Halifax. He saw Dr. Found in Kentville.

Oct 20: Mama to Conrad's quilting.

Oct 26: the Bluenose won the race. 6 minutes ahead. 

Oct 27: Norman, Fred & Earl getting ground from our well in Earl's truck.

Oct 28: Still working at the ground.

Nov 3: Sam [Duncan] brought pork.

Nov 6: Mrs F[eltmate] and I went to Aunt Deen's. Mama came. Wilfred Ehler & Margaret & baby there.

Nov 8: Pa got his shoulder hurt in well.

Nov 10: Earl selling mackeral. They said Cal Bennet was up. don't know why I didn't go down to dinner. Just got interested in some problems.

Nov 11: Poppy day. We did problems all evening & I asked them from a magazine.

Nov 12: Fresh mackeral dinner. Came to bed before 8 o'clock. Played Jerome's Farewell with parlor lamp lit.

Nov 14: Fred Rhynold & Ainsley working at well.  Fred to supper. Inspector to school and parked out here. Pat Conway's boy up in Co-op truck.

Nov 15: Mama to Ida's on errand for eggs. Vestry meeting.

Nov 16: Guild here. Mr McGray played fiddle. Mr Hatton wasn't over because little boy got hurt yesterday. Maizie brought over her new hat & shoes.

Nov 17: social evening for AYPA.

Nov 18: Wilfred Conways has twins. [sic]. Jim Myres [sic] here. Nice warm day. Out by well a couple times.

Nov 19: Brody meeting at school. Connie here p.m. played lots of records.

Nov 20: Electric storm last night. No church. Pa mum & I looked at catalogs a few minutes. Jamie & we sang.

Nov 21: Pattern book from Essie. Jamie got cod oil capsules from Victor so I took some today.

Nov 22: Mama & Lydia cleaning shop.

Nov 23: Maizie went up home so Mama milked cow. Zern [Rhynold/Reynolds] was over about 4:30 a.m. for fish. Gandy over tonight. Havelock Williams to the door. Freezer meeting in hall. 

Nov 28: Earl selling mackeral 2 for 25 cents.

Nov 29: Horace Pyche went to hospital.

Dec 2: Snow ! George here just as I was getting a cup of tea. I played a tune on fiddle. He chorded. Maizie here. He rolled her in the snow.

Dec 3: Sat. Fine. The boats went up to Governement Wharf. AYPA meeting.

Dec 6: Queensport crowd came to have play but it rained.

Dec 7: Gwen, leona G and Johanna D here p.m. 2 men selling Italian goods. Started cementing well curb. Pa & Jamie went to the play. The other 4 characters Earl J. Mr Hatton  Myrtle Spanks  Miss Nichols.

Dec 9: Decided on Mum's present

Dec 10: Maizie brought the mail. Was she wet!

Dec 11: Roast for dinner. Harry and Carl Ward came on truck.

Dec 12: Barney Cashin selling beef. Nova was in to Can's wharf. They got the freight by water. Carl Ward and Harry here. [probably Harry Feltmate]. Iven Creamer over.

Dec 14: Jamie to Canso. Brought trimmings. Dave, Ainsley & Earl to Canso too. Brought radio. Meeting for poor tonight at Hall. Teacher here a minute with Maizie. First time I met her.

Dec 15: Pa & Dave to Antigonish. Got back about 7:30. Ganif ran into Alden's boat. Guild & AYPA.

Dec 17: Jamie helped Ethel [Grover] decorate.

Dec 19: Addressed cards.

Dec 20: Had dinner in bed.  Mr Harris funeral. Storming. Hause Pyche came from hospital. Stayed all night. Uncle Alex here. [ "Hause Pyche" was Horace Pyche. "Uncle Alex" was Alexander Jamieson married to Cynthia (Feltmate)-pf]

Dec 21 - 23 : [no entries]

Dec 24: Feeling better tied up gifts. Trimmed tree tonight. Connie [Grover] and Jamie delivered gifts. Church at 11:15 p.m.

Dec 25: Connie here while we opened gifts. Connie, June & Agatha here p.m. Connie, Ina, Sidney, Ethel, George, Cal [all Grovers] here tonite. Got 17 gifts. 31 cards as yet.

Dec 26: Alice [Duncan] here also Chester [Duncan] & Fluff [his white dog. He had a series of them over the years. -pf]

Dec 27: Connie brought her presents down. Pa got the new little stove. I sat in room tonite. Heard Murry Jamieson got married.

Dec 28: Lay on davenport. then Jamie & I sang. Mama out seeing Xmas presents. I made toast. 10 o'clock going to bed now. mama is home. Jamie is learning his lessons. [he was taking correspondence courses - pf]

Dec 29: Went down about 4. George F. here. Had supper. Played records and everything. Maizie here too. Guild to Mrs. Norm's. AYPA.

Dec 30: Pa, Dunc McD[onald] to Antigonish. Ward to hospital.

Dec 31: Connie here p.m. made a fire. went in room played records. I went to Dave's [Duncan. Dave & Lydia Duncan lived next door-pf]. Pa there too. Came home 10. Then Dave came for Mama to hear Uncle Ezra. AYPA tonight. [Was Uncle Ezra a program on the radio?-pf]