A daily journal from 76 years ago
195th day – 171 days follow 80 Fair Cucumber Mrs. H talked to Bud over the phone last night and he has got a 20 day furlow and is driving home over the road. I got a letter from Pipley Bulin of Andover, he wants to borrow some of my specimens to put on exhibit …
194th day – 172 days follow 90 Fair Worked on the old rose garden hedges. Didn’t go to drill tonight, too hot to do any extra work for the fun of it. Picked a basket of java beans. The weather bureau have been promising us rain for over a week now, so far we haven’t …
193rd day – 173 days follow 84 Fair Watered again this morning. Caught another woodchuck in the drain pipes, He got on feed off my beets first. Thel and Ski was over to see Eric. Saw Geo Dunlap in his barn with a 22 rifle, he said a woodchuck came into the barn and sat …
192nd day – 174 days follow 90 Fair Camp lots Bass 19 in Watered all day, the Parafax gas man came today. Frank Raymonds daughter Mrs. Sprague came here this noon and brought the deeds to the two lots I bought down at the camp. I paid for my two lots and $200.00 on Dave’s …
191st day – 175 days follow Hot Heard two Bob Whites at the same time, quite like old times. Went up on the hill and did the chores, saw a buster of a woodchuck in Bram. field. After dinner Walder, Harold, and I went out for a sail in his boat after dinner, we sailed …
190th day – 176 days follow 90 Fair Mowed lawns. Geo was here when I came home at noon. Gee is it hot this noon the stuff in the garden looks as if it was going to croak. Betty Covell came down and got one of the kittens. Roger is to have the other one. …
188th day – 178 days follow 80 Fair Mowed lawns and did some work in the house. Dave called up when I was home at noon, he is in Winthrop, the Aunt of Dottie that was visiting them had a heart attack and died while she was visiting them. Dave had quite a time getting …
188th day – 178 days follow 80 Fair This morning the freezing unit was not working right, temp was 40. Mowed lawns and watered. Art Lee Hallet called me up and said that Leut Commander Taylor had reported to Fred Archard that they had discovered an Indian encampment and that Doug would be there at …
187th day – 179 days follow 80 Fair Found a tiny baby rabbit dead in my path between the house and my shanty. I think one of the dogs had killed it. Pickled 1 and ½ bushels of string or snap beans. Watered lawns and flower beds and weeded. Ed Holman is feeling better today. …
186th day – 180 days follow 80 Fair Had a fire at Whipples dump last night. Went up on the hill and did the chores, came back and worked in the garden. After dinner we all went down to the Armory, I got out and marched with the Co the rest set in the car …
Arrowheads Up the Hill 