A daily journal from 76 years ago
63rd day - 302 days to follow Arrowheads Went up on the hill this morning and found a watering pot for Mrs Whipple. Bill Whiting came up this morning and we went out to Miss Alden’s in Duxbury and I found one perfect triangular grey arrowhead, one perfect white quartz arrowhead, unusual shape base and …
62nd day - 303 days to follow Temp 4 Arrowheads Fuller Hammond 8.00 Stopped in at Picks on the way home at hoon, they are all fine. Got a letter from Fuller Hammond and a check for $8.00. And a letter from Mrs Hornblower with two tickets to the Flower SHow. The wrecking crew started …
61st day - 304 days to follow Frank Holman Pestle? Frank Holman had a fire in his beef house. I hear Frank has got a divorce from his wife. Worked up in the orchard on the apple trees. Saw Joyce Wood, Go. Manter and Gramp Swift. There was a flare burning off Rocky Point when …
60th day - 305 days to follow Temp 44 Fair and warm today, the best we have had yet. March came in like a lamb. There was about an inch of light snow last night and I was amused to see the tracks of a dog, a cat, a rabbit, and a skunk had been …
59th day - 306 days to follow Arrowhead Temp 40 Fair and warmer. Worked all day up in the orchard. Chet Downie Jr came over just before noon, he had been up on the hill to pay me a visit. He is a fireman 21st class at the Puritan Mill. Elliot Swift came down to …
58th day - 307 days to follow Harry Hornblower Fair 38 Fair but windy, west. Saw Phil Chandler, he told me he expects to move up about April 6. Saw the sparrow hawk twice today. Rained hard all night last night and took off a lot more ice and snow. Worked up on the apple …
56th day - 309 days to follow Brockton This morning I got a ride over to the armory, the whole company was there and we took a private bus up to the Brockton Armory where the whole 25 Division was assembled and we all put on a parade for the benefit of the Red Cross, …
57th day - 308 days to follow Worked up in the orchard sawing up trees. Ski got a letter from Milt Vaughn, he got thrown off a horse in Cal. and hurt his leg again. Started to rain about 3 PM. Stopped in to see Pic and the boys. Saw the grey squirrel up on …
55th day - 310 days to follow Egypt Temp 32 Arrowhead Fair with sharp west wind. Quite a lot of bare ground up on the hill this morning. Took Walder and Pic a mess of clams for steaming on my way to work After dinner I took a walk over by HH cow barn and …
54th day - 311 days to follow Turkey declares war Still raining up till about noon and it sure seems good to see a few patches of bare ground again. This morning Thel took me over to Dr. Swansons and he spent an hour and a half on my nose and ears. Went up on …
