A daily journal from 76 years ago
79th day – 287 days follow Cloudy Cold David Gillis Brewer Engstrom The tel rang at 7:30 A.M. and Ski answered it. Walder was on the wire and said that Pick had a son at 6 A.M. this morning. He is quite happy about it. Went up on the hill this morning and stopped …
78th day – 288 days follow 45 Partly Cloudy Robins, geese, arrowheads Raked up rubbish all the morning, saw two robins and heard the first flock of geese flying north. Bill called me up at noon and said he would be up late. He came up and we went up to the place he calls …
76th day – 290 days follow 45 Rain This is the first time we have had a thunderstorm this season. Raked and piled up rubbish all day. Fixed up the house in case the folks come down tonight. Eleanor is going to Harrisburg tonight. Thel and Ski took her over to the train. They are …
75th day – 291 days follow 36 Cloudy Snowed about 2 inches last night. Tracked some dogs and a couple of rabbits up on the hill. Walked over to Tavernelli’s and got a haircut. Saw Bill Whiting there, he said he has been bothered by an ear ache. Walked part way home. Redo came along …
74th day – 292 days follow 32 Cloudy When I was up on the hill this morning I smelled smoke over and went over there and found Steve and his gang were burning off in front of the big house. Saw Ernest Pewers at HH garage, he was taking apart a FrigidAir he had bought …
73rd day – 293 days follow 35 Fair A man came down from Boson and measured up the living room furniture for slip covers, he just left when in came Russ Snow to get one of the same chairs to put a slip cover on. I didn’t let him have it. Finished painting the screens …
72nd day – 294 days follow 40 Rain Wind So. and the hardest steady rain we have had yet. Eleanor and George walked in on Thel this morning, they had just got in from Harrisburg, Penn. There is a regular river running down thru the valley. I heard that Fred Richards had a shock up …
71st day – 295 days follow 45 Fair Fair today and the wind is South. Saw Mr. H on the hill this morning, he told me Sassi is up at Withington’s and we saw Mr. W, he said Sassi had a shock yesterday afternoon. H wanted me to try look up a man for him, …
71st day – 295 days follow 32 Fair Saw Mrs. H, Mary, Nellie, and Geo Crowell. Martha was there but I didn’t see her. Thel and Ski worked this afternoon. This noon I had a letter from Mrs. Howe of Holyoke telling me that she liked my article in the Bulletin very much. After dinner, …
70th day – 296 days follow 30 Fair Joseph C Lincoln and Irving Cobb died today. Lincoln was 74 years old. Raked up rubbish today. Eddie Hathaway arrived home today from Penn. Stopped in to see Pic and Eric. Pic told me she saw the Dr today and he told her that she will probably …
Arrowheads Up the Hill 