A daily journal from 76 years ago
18th day- 347 days follow (Arrowheads) Fair and warm. Saw a sharp shinned hawk. Piled up more stuff to burn. Geo. and Mr. Shanklin were here right after dinner. Bill came up and he and I went out to the strawberry patch and Bill got nothing but a large fish scaler. I got three arrowheads, …
17th day- 348 days follow Fair and cooler. Picked up rubbish all day to burn. A man came up ad got the station wagon seat. Did a little shooting with my bow and did fine. After supper Thel and I went up to see Charlie Sanderson. He got hurt in an accident. His bulldozer slid …
16th day-349 days follow (Arrowheads) Cloudy and warm. I went over to Nook Farm upper plowing and hunted it this A.M. It sure has been hunted hard judging from the footprints. Tracked two coons, one rabbit, a skunk, and a cock pheasant in the mud. I found five arrowheads, two only fair, two extra good, …
15th day- 350 days follow (Arrowhead) Got more stuff ready to burn. Warm, foggy and showers. After dinner I took a walk down to the Beach Club and found that 16 large squares of glass have been broken out in the office. Took a walk up as far as the hotel and found one fore …
14th day- 351 days follow (Taxes) Mild and light rain. This morning I went to town and paid my State Income Tax. Saw Webbie Holmes. He is looking fine, and is working full time on his bog. Had a long wait to pay my tax. There were 20 ahead of me and the tax adjuster …
13th day- 352 days follow (Quail) Cleaned up some more brush to burn. Saw the flock of quail about 15 in the cut between here and the house on the hill. Scraped down one side of my bow to make the pull more even, hope it will shoot better. Saw a flock of goldfinches, some …
12th day- 353 days follow Fair and warmer fine day. Went up on the hill, took a ride up to see where Mr. Whipple intends to build a dam to flow his bogs. Came home and shot some. Geo. and Marie were in here this morning. Eleanor brought her kids down this afternoon. Thel and …
11th day- 354 days follow Fair and warmer windy. Burned brush this A.M. in front of the house. Mr. Bubbins, his son, Mr. H., and Geo. Crowell were on the hill. After dinner Bill came up and he and I went down to Costello’s corner and found an Indian woman who knew of an Indian …
10th day- 355 days follow Fair and cold. Got the house ready for this weekend. I don’t know who will be down. The gas man came. This afternoon I went over to H.H.’s holly trees to get some berries to plant. Saw where they ? have been cutting holes in the ice to spear eels. …
9th day- 356 days follow Wind west sharp and cold. Worked in the house oiling the furniture. Ski and Bud went to Boston to the Ice Capades. Thel is out. I expect she is up at Eleanor’s. After supper Thel and I went up to Eleanor’s and we had a few good games of cribbage. …
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