A daily journal from 76 years ago
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair and cooler wind North. Chet and I worked out back of the barn cleaning up. Shot an arrow at a red squirrel who was picking a pear off the tree, I missed the squirrel and knicked off the pear. Elderberries are just getting ripe. I rode over to the …
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair and hot wind So. Eb, his brother, and their wives came here from the camp after supper. We went over to see Pic and Walder. They were over at Morton Calling woods, so I went up there and found them and stayed there awhile with Walder after Pic went …
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair and warm, wind So West After supper Thel, Ski and I took a ride down to the Camp and took down the gas lantern. They all had a good day there but caught no large fish. Ski drove the car down to the camp. We got Eleanor's pocketbook and …
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair and hot wind SoE. Thel and I went down to the camp this morning. Fannie Holman went with us. When we got there, the Hathaway family was there. Eleanor, Milt and Ski, Ed Swift, Grace and the kids, Eli's brothers wife and boy. They are all going to use …
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair and warm wind East. Received a letter from Mrs. Royal of Kingston to the effect that Uncle Sid is up at Long Pond for the time being. The girls are going sailing this afternoon. Stopped in to see Eric, he had been to town with Eleanor. Brought my skiff …
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair and cool wind west. Received a letter from Mr. Barden Sec of the M.A.S. notifying me that I have again been nominated for the office of second Vice President. Chet went over and touched up the H.H. Tennis court. I hear that Marion Finney got home today, she had …
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair and cool, wind W. Chet worked out back of the barn cutting some trees down. I weeded out the cutting garden. Mrs Hornblower told me she is going up to see Martha. After, I put the tin cans out for the war collectors. They pick them tomorrow morning. Thel …
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair and cool wind SoW. Eleanor took me over to the Armory and we went up by Faith Monument and had gas mask drill. The were issued to us tonight. After the gas drill two squads were posted and the rest of the Company tried all kinds of maneuvers to …
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair and cool wind So. W. Got a letter from Dave and Dot. They are moving to Jackson Heights Long Island. Got a letter from harry and he has found a few Indian Relics at the camp he is at close to Washington. He said that he expects to have …
ToDay is the Birthday of Paid three more years subscription to the Rural New Yorker. The hummingbirds have left their nest. I cut the nest off the pine tree and made a stand to mount it on. Ski went over to take care of two small children for Harriet, Mrs. Greenough's daughters. Chet and I …
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