A daily journal from 76 years ago
353rd day- 12 days follow Fair and cold today. The carpenter was on the job. Cleaned up rubbish all day. I heard today that John Davis is in Boston at a hospital and is in pretty bad shape. I got my Xmas tree for us and one for Geo. and Eleanor. Mr. Delano got his …
352nd day- 13 days follow Cloudy and warmer. The carpenter worked today. Hauled out brush and picked it up on the drive. Thel got a present fromToot, a serving tray in the shape of a sleigh. He made it. Eric came over this morning and stayed to dinner. Thel went to her club tonight. Bill …
351st day- 14 days follow Much warmer today and showers. Too wet to work out of doors. After dinner I changed my clothes and went to Ed R. Manter’s funeral. There was quite a lot of people there. Ed and Mary have been married almost 63 years. After I got back I addressed a lot …
350th day- 15 das follow Fair and real cold. The carpenter was on the job today. Delano the surveyor came up on the hill, and took me up to the golf links to see where Harry wanted them to run out their new lines. Saw the red squirrel down by my shanty. He has eaten …
349th day- 16 days follow Partly cloudy and cool. Went up on the hill. Harry and his father went back to Boston. Thel and I went to church this morning. Took a few shots with my bow. Pretty cold on the fingers. Bill came in for a minute, he had been up to Whipple’s after …
346th day- 17 days follow (Ed R. Manter) Mr. H., Harry, and Geo. Crowell were up on the hill this A.M. Ruth Finney told me at noon that Ed Manter died this morning at 8:30 A.M. Did a little shooting at noon, did pretty fair. Mr. Delano, the carpenter, was up to work today. Bill …
347th day- 18 days follow Light showers this A.M. Cleared off fine. Carpenter on the job today. I heard that helicopter that flew over yesterday was Mr. Snow the man that is known as the Lighthouse Santa Claus.* Did a little shooting at noon and did better. Went down to Dutton’s and helped them pack …
346th day- 19 days follow -Helen Finney- Cloudy, rained in the afternoon. The carpenter worked today. Helen Finney had a son born up at the hospital at 12:30 A.M. Cut the hearts out of 16 mud hens that Mr. H. brought up from Martha’s Vineyard. Thel took her mother over to see Dr. Reed and …
345th day- 20 days follow Fair and cooler, good day to work. The carpenter and Geo. Crowell came up on the hill this morning and started shingling the roof. Mrs. H. was there this A.M. and got started for Boston about noon. Mary Foley was up there too. When I got home at noon Thel …
344th day- 21 days follow Fair and warm, 58 in the shade. Went over to Eel River bridge and rowed my boat down to H.H. boat house and put it up for the winter. Thel took Helen Finney up to the hospital again today. Got a card from Mrs. H. She is coming up from …
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