A daily journal from 76 years ago
106th day- 259 days follow Cool and fair wind west. Bud Whiting came up on the hill for a few minutes this A.M. Art Cox was in to see Thel to get help on a truck he was driving. After dinner Jubbie and I heard the fire alarms, and we went out by the barn …
105th day- 260 days follow Mile and cloudy wind So. Mrs. H. was on the hill this A.M. she went trout fishing up at the Forges and got six good ones and one small one. Jubbie worked all day. He and I transplanted a new box hedge around the rose garden. The three rugs came, …
104th day- 261 days follow Fair and warmer. George came down at 9 A.M. and gave me a ride up on the hill, and from there up to his house. There we flushed out his hot water cistern. Then we went out into garden and I helped him plant till 1 P.M. Then Thel came …
103rd day- 262 days follow Fair and cold wind No. Mr. and Mrs. H. were on the hill when I got to work this A.M. Jubbie worked today. Mrs. H. and Geo. Crowell went down to New Bedford to ride on the maiden voyage of the Woods Hole to Martha’s Vineyard ferry. Planted some more …
102nd day- 263 days follow Fair and cold wind No. John Finneys men were up on this hill this morning patching up the front driveway. Tillie borrowed Evelyns car to take Charlie Fraser to the Dr. X President Franklin D. Roosevelt died a year ago today Finney’s men were up this afternoon and finished the …
101st day- 264 days follow Partly cloudy and cold wind No Jubbie and I split logs in back of the barn. The plumber finished up his job. Thel and Cozeette cleaned up on the hill this A.M. Redo told me that the Frasers have sold their house. The W.H.D.H. man was down today. After supper …
100th day- 265 days follow Fair and cool. The plumber was up and he worked all day. Jubbie and I went over to the Vickery lot and got 5 more cedar trees and carried them up to the house and planted them. Mowed the bowling green for the first time with the Toro mower. I …
99th day- 266 days follow Rained most all day cold. Finished painting the screens. Jubbie didn’t work today. Carl Bolt came up on the hill after dinner and gave me some montbretia* bulbs Redo Neri brought up the toilet material and started to put it in. I rode over to town after work and stopped …
98th day- 267 days follow Fair and cool to cloudy. John Finney and Woody were up on the hill this A.M. to look over repairing the driveway. Tore up the shrubs on the north side of the house. When I came home at noon Eddie was working on Ski’s boat with her. Bill Armstrong was …
97th day- 268 days follow Fair and cold wind north. There were a lot of shrubs to take care of up on the hill when I went up there this A.M. Came home and Thel and the Shanklins and I went down to the camp and had dinner and stayed till 6:30 P.M. We came …
Arrowheads Up the Hill 