A daily journal from 76 years ago
36th day – 330 days follow 14 + 32 Partly Cloudy Cold and fair first thing, wind No. changing to So and warmer. Went over to H.H. greenhouse and saw Steve a while. I see the river is frozen over again. After dinner Eleanor gave me a ride over to Middle St. I met Ted …
35th day – 331 days follow 30 Fair Down to 14 this morning, warmed up at noon to 30, wind North. Cleaned up the rubbish out of the blackberry patch. Stopped in to see Eric tonight after work, Pic was in town and Shirly Haire was taking care of Eric. Al Holman is still around. …
34th day – 332 days follow 34 Fair Fair and a little warmer, wind West. Percy Finney’s mother Edith Finney is dead and is to be buried Saturday. She was 83 years old. Eleanor and Dot Dunlap went to Motor Corp tonight at the Armory. After dinner I took a walk down by the Beach …
33rd day – 333 days follow 26 Fair When I went up on the hill this morning there was no electricity and I had Gerard come up and he found the trouble was outside the house. Right after dinner they came up and found the trouble in the outside transformer. Webbie’s brother in law was …
32nd day – 334 days follow 20 Snow Snow storm in full swing when I woke up this morning. Got a letter from Mr. Barden. My fuel oil arrived from Boston this morning, the driver’s name is McCarty. “Someone said to me the other day that State Guard training was too strenuous for the older …
31st day – 335 days follow 32 Fair Cold this morning, warming up at noon. Wanetta went up to the hospital on Sun and lost her expected baby. Thel found another of Percy Finney’s hens in Ski’s hay shed, she found six eggs, five frozen. Henry Swift is taking Tuesdays off up at the store …
30th day – 336 days follow Fair Cold Coldest day for some time, wind No. Milt was in here tonight, he is on his way to Florida tomorrow. When I went up on the hill this morning there was a live skunk in a trap right in my path. There was a Red Cross nurse …
29th day – 337 days follow 36 Fair Got the house ready for the folks. After dinner I took a walk over to Huck Davis’s garden, nothing there but a few flakes. From there I went up to Ira’s pastures and found two arrowheads, cut thru the woods and came out by Kate Whites, as …
28th day – 338 days follow 40 Fair Got a letter from Dave, he said he thought the article I wrote was very good and interesting reading. Stopped in to see Eric this morning. He was going out today to soak in some sunshine. Saw the flock of cedar waxwings today, got a good look …
27th day – 339 days follow 54 Fair This has been the warmest day so far this year. The Old Colony had a long story about how well we did last night during inspection at the Armory. Thel and Eleanor and Ski went out tonight. Saw a large flock of what I thought to be …
