A daily journal from 76 years ago
279th day - 87 days follow Worked all day limbing out the trees in the grove and am darn tired tonight. Thel is going to have Frank Holman’s truck to bring the beds she is to buy from Lottie Dunton home. Saw Charlie Fraser at noon, he is going to put a new window in …
278th day - 88 days follow Saw a tiny green snake and a large flock of crows. The carpenters finished up on the barn doors today. The freezing unit in the barn went leaky today and spoiled a small pif that was in it, so I had a pig to bury. Henry Holmes was up …
277th day - 89 days follow Twin Beds Mrs H and I went over to town, we stopped at the Yacht CLub and Jack Sampson had just started rowing the sail boat over to Howes Lane. We picked up two men and Nando’s and went back to Howes Lane and put the boat away for …
276th day - 90 days follow Worked all day on the trees and I am rather lame. I got a letter from George today and wrote to him tonight. The carpenters were working on the doors today. Ashton Howland’s step son Billy Clark was reported missing in action in the Slovakia sector. Thel spend the …
275th day - 91 days follow Did some chores around camp and went fishing a little while gave it up as it was so cold. The Hathaways came down before dinner. And we all had a good dinner together. Archie and I went fishing after dinner and we each caught a small red perch. We …
274th day - 92 days follow This morning I went over to the Yacht Club with Mrs. H. She had intended to bring her sailboat up to J.B.s corner boat house for the winter but Jack Sampson thought it too rough. The carpenters were up on the hill again today. After dinner, Thel and I …
273rd day - 93 days follow Mrs. H went to Boston today to a funeral ceremony for Billy Long, a friend of Harry’s and bId’s, he was killed in the South Pcific area. The announcement of the M.A.S semi Annual meeting came today. Worked at the foot of the drive and mowed lawns. Saw a …
272nd day - 94 days follow Mrs. H is home and she has a new setter dog to hunt with this fall. Worked all day at the foot of the drive. Mrs. Dutton was at the foot of the drive trimming out some limbs. The carpenters were working on the garage doors today. Stopped in …
271st day - 95 days follow Carpenters Gilberts two men Ashton Howland and Gus Hadaway were up on the hill today working on the trellis and the garage doors. Wert down on the avenue and fixed up H.H. fence where the tree broke it down. Thel went to Boston, took up May and Geo Holman’s …
270th day - 96 days follow Worked all day at the foot of the drive on trees that blew over. Took a walk down to the Beach Club at noon. Stopped in to see Eric. Julia was there. Had a talk with Mrs. Dutton on the drive. Mrs. H is coming back from Boston tonight. …
Arrowheads Up the Hill 