A daily journal from 76 years ago
128th day- 237 days follow Cloudy + Cold Very cold and miserable today. Bill came up on the hill just before noon. He had a lot on his mind. Some dope Charlie S. had told him about a proposition Adrian W. had made to him. After supper Bill came up and got me and we …
127th day- 238 days follow Fair + Showers Mr. Delano worked alone today. Cleaned up shingles and did some transplanting. Thel and I shot a little at noon. After supper Pastor Hass and Alvin came up and we picked up young Burgess over to town, and then went out to Kingston and picked up Lawrence …
126th day- 239 days follow Clearing + Warmer Carpenters were up here today. Jubbie and I planted more red pine trees. I read a letter Ida Finney wrote to Mrs. H. and it made me kind of sore. Had a talk with Mr. Short tonight. First time I have met him. It sure feels good …
125th day- 240 days follow Partly Cloudy Mrs. H. was on the hill this A.M. and she had me on the run. Klasky was up to get some furniture to finish. John Kennedy brought up 300 red pine trees this A.M. Jubbie and I planted 150 of them. The carpenters were there all day. I …
124th day- 241 days follow Rain. Cold. Clearing. Ski’s horse was out again this morning and she caught him up by Short’s. We fixed up his stall so I hope he stays in from now on. Tore paper off the walls over at Archie’s today. Stopped in to see Pic and Walder on the way …
123rd day- 242 days follow (Water, Arrowheads) Cold + Rain Mr. and Mrs. H. were on the hill this A.M. Turned on the water in the flower garden. Bill came up in the rain and he and I went out to Pembroke and we spent all the afternoon there, all I found was one fine …
122nd day- 243 days follow (Ski is 20) Cold + rain Ski is twenty years old today. Her horse got out last night. When we woke up he [was] back up to Percy Finney’s house. No workers showed up on the hill today. Chet Downie came up on the hill to see me this afternoon. …
121st day- 244 days follow Cold + Rain Cleaned up the house for the weekend. Fixed up some of Mrs. H.’s stuff that was broken Klasky’s driver came up and [got] the stuff Harry is going to have fixed up. I heard that one of the Meyer’s boys has bought Jean Finney’s cottage next to …
120th day- 245 days follow Showers + Fair Warmer today. Fred Moon and the carpenter are up on the hill. Bill came up for a few minutes. Ski’s horse got loose last night and ate up part of my archery target. Mowed lawns this A.M. Planted the gladiolas. Thel and Ski came up on the …
119th day- 246 days follow Partly Cloudy, Cool The carpenters and Fred Moon were on the hill today. There are plenty of woodticks around now. I heard that Henry Davis over on River St. is in real bad shape, pretty sick. Archie came home to dinner. Dug up dandelions in the lawn. Ed Manter’s house …
Arrowheads Up the Hill 