A daily journal from 76 years ago
294th day - 71 days to follow Fair and warm beautiful day. Geo gave me a ride up on the hill and when we got bak he got his Automatic shotgun and we went up to So Pond to see Danl Holmes who used to own the gun. He tried some regular shells and it …
293rd day - 72 days to follow Bert Thel came up on the hill at 11 AM and said she had some bad news for me she said May called up and said she just had a telephone call from Beverly and it was to tell us that Bert went hunting this morning and he …
292nd day - 73 days to follow Saw a green snake up on the hill. Did chores all day. Saw a green snake today and a lot of butterflies, flies, and hornets. Mrs H and I went up to Roddies and bought a bunch of mums. Geo went down to Hutchens and tried to get …
291st day - 74 days to follow Geese Fair and clear like summer Jubbie and I worked on the trees today. Hank has to stay in the hospital a week from Friday. After supper Geo and I took my repeater and his automatic up to THomas’s at Hanover Four Corners to see if there was …
290th day - 75 days to follow Fair and clear. Perfect day. Worked all day on the pine trees. Went over and saw Steve Treglawn. He had just got back from a trip to NY state. Saw a flock of quail on the back drive. Geo went duck hunting and got nothing. Bob and his …
289th day - 76 days to follow Shut off water. Geese. First real sign of fall today, saw a small flock of 13 wild geese flying over the hill at 4 PM. Jubbie worked today. The cook said Mrs H called up and said they took Hank to a hospital and he may have to …
288th day - 77 days to follow Fiar and cool. Jubbie worked today. Mrs H and Dorothy and Hank went to Boston this morning. They were taking Hank to Boston as he got both hands quite badly burned both hands he did it on a radiator over at the Bewsters. After dinner I went up …
287th day - 78 days to follow Fair and cool Went up on the hill and did the chores. Bill came in this AM he was bothered about a axe he used to have, Geo and Eleanor went out to dinner to his mothers. Dug some potatoes. After dinner Thel, Ski, and I went over …
286th day - 79 days to follow MAS Meeting Fair and cool. Bill came up this Am about 8 we went to WHitman and picked up Seamus and he drove up to 40 Trinity Place to the MAS semi ann meeting. Bill, Adrian and I went out with Charlie to a Johnson restaurant and had …
285th day - 80 days to follow Warm and showers. This morning when I went up on the hill and saw Mr H he and I went out back of the barn and I skimmed out the two hind legs and the loins of the black bear, what a job and what a stick, Stopped …
