A daily journal from 76 years ago
88th day- 277 days follow Arrowheads Fair + Warmer Fred Moon was up on the hill today. Jubbie and I are still cleaning up rubbish and we have a heck of a pile. The place is beginning to look a little cleaner and more like Spring. Bill came up after dinner and went out to …
87th day- 278 days follow Fair + Cool Worked all day raking up rubbish. Fred Moon was up on the first part of the forenoon. After I got through work I rode my wheel up to the Russell Mills Cemetery to take a look at the place that has been bulldozed over. It was so …
86th day- 279 days follow Fair + Cold Fred Moon was up on the hill today. Raked up rubbish, quite a job as the wind is so strong. The carpenter started to work on Archie’s house today. Bill came up on the hill to see if Thel and I would ride up to Andover with …
85th day, 280 days follow Windy + Cold Fred Moon was up on the hill washing sealings (ceilings). Worked raking up rubbish. Jubbie was wheeling off some of the piled up rubbish. Roy brought some lumber over to Archie’s house today so I expect they will start work tomorrow. This has been a very mean …
84th day- 281 days follow Rain + Cooler Fred Moon was up on the hill this A.M. Had one hard shower this morning. Jubbie worked in the grove and I cleaned up the horseshoe green. I painted an archery target on a piece of white oilcloth. Grandma Holman was here for supper. When I got …
83rd day- 282 days follow (Geese) Rain + Warmer Went over to town and got a fire permit and came home and touched off the piles of rubbish in my garden. Saw a small flock of geese flying north. Saw Dick Bent in front of Jordan’s. He said Bill Pierce found a small perfect celt …
82nd day- 283 days follow Fair + Warmer This morning I did a little raking in the morning, then Bill came up and we went up to the Browne dig. We met Mr. Withington and he promised to fix it so we could keep on digging after he had sold the dig. We didn’t (have) …
81st day- 284 days follow Fair and a little warmer. Raked all the morning. Tried a few shots before dinner without using any sight and did pretty fair. After dinner Archie and I went to town meeting. Was almost 6 P.M. when it finished. I think it was a pretty conservative meeting as a whole …
80th day- 285 days follow Spring Cloudy + cool Raked rubbish all day. Archie came home to dinner and he told me they are bulldozing up at Bubbins’s and in back on the Russell Mills Church. Thel got a letter from Dottie today and she said Davene has been sick ever since she got out …
79th day- 287 days follow (Blackbird, Butterfly, Arrowheads) Fair + Warmer. Raked all day. Jubbie lugged off brush. I saw a butterfly today and the Flicker started to rat tat on the chimney top and give his love call for the first time this spring. After work I went on my wheel over to the …
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