A daily journal from 76 years ago
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair and cool wind No. Arthur was up on the hill this morning and got the ashes. Drained the water out of the two pools in the top pool I found a line eel about the size of a pencil. It must have come thru the water system when it …
ToDay is the Birthday From Thel 9.00 Light showers cool wind No. Raked up rubbish around the house this morning. Percy Finney called across the garden ad said that a fox got one of his chickens last night. Mrs. Holman was here this afternoon. This morning Mrs Corey was in. Put antifreeze in Thel’s car. …
ToDay is the Birthday Cool and cloudy, wind So. Stopped in to see Eric tonight on my way from work, he wasn’t home. Eleanor got a letter from Eddie today, he is with George in the California desert. There are a lot of juncos around now. A couple of days ago I saw a Sharp …
ToDay is the Birthday Fair and cool, wind No. Went up on the hill this morning, saw Mr. and Mrs. H and Ernest Peter, came back and got my eel spear and went down to the Beach Club and speared three eels, 2 large and one small. Someone has the marsh all plastered with muskrat …
ToDay is the Birthday Partly cloudy, cool, wind NoW. Mrs. H arrived on the hill at 11-45-AM, she said Martha is still in the hospital, I think she is going hunting this afternoon. Started in at noon and took off the screens, took out the storm windows, cleaned them and all the windows inside and …
ToDay is the Birthday of $9.00 from Thel Fair and cool, put in the a.m. cleaning up the house. Mrs. H called up at noon, she said they might not come down this weekend as Martha is in the hospital with Pink eye. Mrs. Ed Holman is feeling a little under the weather. Thel has …
ToDay is the Birthday of This morning Bill came up and we went over to the Nook Farm and dug. He got two bone awls and two nice white arrowheads. I found nothing. We went up to Bill’s and ate a lunch, then took a ride up to Hanover to Doane Farm and I found …
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair and cool, Wind NoW. Worked on the gutters this morning and finished them up. There was a formation of pursuit planes cruising around, there were 21 in the formation. I went over to drill tonight and Colonel Carr inspected the company and questioned every man in the company. Loaned …
ToDay is the Birthday of Rain and warm wind So. Went up on the hill, on the way home at noon I stopped in to see Pic and Eric, Howard’s sister-in-law was there. They had a cable from Howard, he has landed somewhere in Europe. Mr. H called up at noon. I sent up the …
ToDay is the Birthday of Cloudy and warm, wind So.E. Took Mrs H. rations books and mailed them to Boston. Joe Manter plowed up the fire belt up on the hill. Started in to train this afternoon. Thel and Ski worked this afternoon. I have never seen so few game birds as there is this …
