A daily journal from 76 years ago
281st day- 34 days follow Fair and cooler, good day to work. Mowed lawns all morning. Went over to take a look at H. H. flower garden, saw Mr. Beales there. Priscilla Rich and her mother came up on the hill just before dinner time to pick flowers to carry up to Dimp. Priscilla said …
280th day- 85 days follow Fair and warm, wonderful day. Lots of robins, flickers and crows up on the hill, two kinds of sparrows, cedar wax wings and a downie woodpecker. After supper Thel and I went up to Eleanor’s. George was painting a floor. We played 8 games of crib. They won 6. Very …
279th day- 86 days follow Fair and warm, wonderful day. Rode my wheel up to the store and got the paper. Then went up the hill, saw Mrs. H. She was getting ready to go to the Vineyard. Stopped in to see Walder and Pic and the boys. Mr. Bailey from Kingston came in and …
278th day- 87 days follow -Arrowheads- Bill Whiting was up on the hill this morning for a few minutes. After dinner he came up and we went up to the dig. I got some good stuff, two fine long arrowheads concave side stemmed. They are very sharp and good. Two crude red points, several parts …
277th day- 88 days follow -Arrowheads- Fair and warmer fine day. Mary Foley was on the hill this morning. The flock of fall robins are on the hill and they will stay as long as the dogwood berries last. After work I rode my wheel over to the barber shop and got a haircut. On …
276th day- 89 days follow Fair and warmer fine day. Sawed off some more limbs in the grove. Stayed at home this afternoon and finished the dog house and dug some potatoes. After supper Thel and I went up to Eleanor’s and we went and played cribbage all evening. We won. Ethel Swift went up …
275th day- 90 days follow Fair and real cool. Worked today in the grove near the cemetery. There was a funeral this afternoon and some one was buried in the Atwell lot. Eleanor and her babies were here at noon for dinner. They are all fine. Jennie Chandler had a bulldozer tear out a driveway …
274th day- 91 days follow Fair and much cooler. Small shower in the afternoon. Harry came up on the hill this morning and I went down to Manter’s point and packed the beach wagon for him, as he is moving back to Boston today. The rest of the day I was helping Mrs. H. pack …
273rd day- 92 days follow Partly cloudy and very muggy. Started in trimming up the trees and brush near the cemetery. Mrs. H. picked the cut flowers to get ahead of a frost. Feels as if we might get a thunder storm this afternoon or tonight. Rained like time this afternoon. Mary Foley was up …
272nd day- 93 days follow Fair and warm fine day. Got up first and rode my wheel around the square stopped at the sand bank found nothing. Stopped at the bridge and talked with Mick Swift’s youngest boy and a fellow on a wheel. Got the paper and went up on the hill. After dinner …
