A daily journal from 76 years ago
286th day - 80 days follow Columbus Day I went up on the hill and did the chores, went over to the store and got my newspaper. Dug my potatoes and Dave picked the dry beans. May and Conrad came in while we were eating dinner. We all went over to Picks and had supper …
285th day - 81 days follow Worked all day in the grove. Dave and Dot went up to see Symingtons demolished pines thi afternoon and they picked me up on the hill on the way home. Dave drove me over to drill tonight. We had a gun cleaning session tonight. Dean Eldgridge gave me a …
284th day - 82 days follow Arrived in Plymouth from England forty seven years ago today. Worked in the grove this morning. When I got home at noon, Dave, Dot, and Davene were here. After dinner, Dave took a walk up on the hill with me. When we came back we took the car and …
283rd day - 83 days follow Foggy and sticky weather today. Started to chop here but it was too hot so I put in the day working in the flower garden. Dug up the glads. I got a letter from Dr. Jo. Brew this noon. While I am writing, the Cardinals just won the world …
282nd day - 84 days follow Went up on the hill and did the chores. Foggy and drizzly this morning here. Myron Holmes said that the sun is shining in Kingston. This morning, Thel and I, Jubbie, Ed and Mrs. Holman went in our car and Archie, Cozette, Fannie, Myron, and his wife all went …
281st day - 85 days follow Arrowheads Fair and very warm today. Stopped in to see Puc and Eric on my way home at noon, they are O.K. now. Gave Archie some apples. Bill Whiting came up after dinner and he and I went up to the dig, I found two dark felsite triangle arrowheads, …
280th day - 86 days follow Chopped in grove till middle of afternoon, had to stop on account of rain. Fred Moon came over this afternoon to see what had to be painted. Geo. Holman went up to Boston to get his oldest boy, he had a mouth operation and it is expected to make …
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 …
Arrowheads Up the Hill 