A daily journal from 76 years ago
186th day- 179 days follow Fair and hot. Went up on the hill to get Jubbie started. While I was up there Bill came up and he thought he has located an Indian grave, up on the edge of the road between the two Long Ponds, so we took a ride up to look at …
185th day- 180 days follow Fair and cool. This morning I heard that Strickland’s cottage on top of the pine hills, and John Morton’s cottage on the river, and Chan Finney’s hen house and Charlie Washburn’s house burned. I went down to the shore and took a look at my boat. Saw Harry. He said …
184th day- 181 days follow Fair and cooler. Transplanted till I got all of my bed space filled. There are all sizes of young rabbits running around up on the hill. Tonight is the night before the fourth. They burned up so much stuff last year I don’t know if, or what they can find …
183rd day- 182 days follow Showers and cooler. Feels good to get wet. Got a check from Fuller Hammond. Jubbie and I cleaned out the oil heater this A.M. This afternoon I mowed behind the barn and it sure was hot. Thel, Cozette, Roger, and I went down to the camp and I went over …
182nd day- 183 days follow Fair and hot. Saw Ernest Sawyer at noon. He is looking pretty poorly and he told me that the State police shot the colored fellow that killed Geo. Bell. They got him up at Camp Manuel. He was trying to get back with the rest of the colored fellows. After …
181st day- 184 days follow This morning I pulled up a lot of ferns and brush around the camp. Archie’s three sisters from Boston, Eddie and his wife, and Bobbie Nickerson, and Thel and I had a lobster dinner over at Archie’s camp. Geo., Eleanor, and Marie were up to our camp and had their …
180th day- 185 days follow Fair and hot. No one on the hill this A.M. Russ Snow was up to measure for a window curtain. Thel went up to the Children’s Hospital with Dot Dunlap and her baby. At noon I ate my dinner and went down to the river to see if I could …
179th day- 186 days follow Fair and hot. Worked on the green all day weeding. After supper I got a ride over to town with Pic. While I was in Smith’s, Jubbie came in and walked out to Memorial Hall. Saw Nuck Maguti and Charlie Hall and Capt. Andrews in front of the armory. We …
178th day- 187 days follow Fair and very hot. Mowed in front of the house and in back of the barn. Worked in the garden some after supper. Then went down to the shore and did some caulking on my boat. I hope she will be tight now. Thel and Cozette and Helen Griffin spent …
177th day- 188 days follow Fair and hot. Did chores around the house most all day. Mrs. H. left at noon. She is going on a visit to the West for several weeks. Percy Finney got a couple of bass last night. Thel went out to her club tonight. After supper Jubbie and I went …
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