A daily journal from 76 years ago
212th day - 153 days to follow Fair today, very clear. Jubbie and I worked trimming in the flower gardens. Mrs H went blueberrying. Geo went over to town and he sent off my insurance premium. Something is the matter with Geo Finney, I don’t know the particulars yet. John Jesse was drowned yesterday just …
211th day - 154 days to follow Fair today. Jubbie and I top dressed the greens. On the way home at noon we saw a mother quail that had a brood of small young, she pulled the old broken wing gag. Tonight I took Aunt Tirzah’s dining room table apart and put it in the …
210th day - 155 days to follow Showers this AM, saw Eben Shaw. Did some more casting early after breakfast I went over to the Cove and caught four Crappies and 2 roaches. Then fished for Bass, no go. We came home at 1 PM. Geo and Eleanor are over at George’s mothers. We started …
209th day - 156 days to follow Cloudy and warm, Wind east. Stopped in to see Pic on the way home at noon. After dinner Thel and I went down to the camp. The road is washed out something fierce. We worked around the camp till after supper then went fishing. Trolled all the way …
208th day - 157 days to follow Robin weasel mouse woodchuck I saw a weasel on the woodpile in back of the barn so I ran down and got the 410 and shot him. Found a baby robin on the green, all wet and most dead. I dried it off and got it warmed up …
207th day - 158 days to follow Churchill Winston Churchill was defeated in the British elections. Fixed up the swinging doors in the house. Jubbie and I worked up a lot of kindling wood. Mrs H got home last night. Clement Attles was over Churchill. Mr Driscolls made Eleanor a cash offer of $3,800 for …
206th day - 159 days to follow Fair and warmer today. Fixed the sink drain that was stopped up, put a new washer on the sink trap pipe, and Martha’s shower. The rest of the day Jubbie and I worked in the grove. After supper Thel and I took a ride down to the Camp …
205th day - 160 days to follow Charlie Sherman Fair and comfortable wind east. Jubbie and I worked in the grove all day and it is really beginning to look good. Mrs Morton caught a good striped bass this afternoon. The heirs of Lew Covell are meeting over at Picks tonight to try to come …
204th day - 161 days to follow Freddie Driece was up on the hill today and cleaned out the drains to the cesspool. Jubbie and I worked in back of the barn on the kindling wood. I saw a rat in Eleanor’s chicken yard. After supper I took the revolver that George brought back from …
203rd day - 162 days to follow Grandma Crowell Thel and Lottie went down home to get Ski. Bill and I took a walk over to the river that runs out of Halfway Pond, he showed me the site of an old stove factory and the dike that used to hold the water back for …
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