A daily journal from 76 years ago
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 …
96th day- 269 days follow (Arrowheads) Partly cloudy. One hard shower. Jubbie and I went down to the foot of the drive and grubbed out a lot of rose bush roots. Then we came up to the black berry patch and pruned that up. George came here at noon and he and I dug up …
95th day- 270 days follow Fair and cold. Wind north Joe Manter was up this A.M. and plowed the fire belt. Mowed lawns for the first time today. There was another fellow up at Drdiscolls from W.H.D.H. He was looking for Ski, as he thought they were going to experiment with it some more. Jubbie …
94th day- 271 days follow Cloudy and cold. Wind So. W. Jubbie and I sawed some more logs. Crowell got his trees. I heard Chris Swift is willing to sell the Robin Leach house. After supper Thel and I went up to Eleanor’s to stay with Marie while she and George went to the movies. …
Arrowheads Up the Hill 