A daily journal from 76 years ago
259th day- 106 days follow (Jubbie) Harry’s wife’s birthday. This afternoon Thel had a Bendix T.V. set installed. And she, Bud, and Ski watched the ball game. After supper there was a bunch of kids in to see the show. George came down to watch it this evening. Thel went up to Karl’s this evening …
258th day- 107 days follow Showers Saw Mr. H. on the hill this A.M. He has gone to the vineyard. Bill Whiting came up a [few] minutes before noon and he gave me a ride home. After dinner Thel, Bud, Ski + I took a ride up to Brockton Fair. We had showers while we …
257th day- 108 days follow Fair + Warmer This morning Mrs. H. got the Hertzal boy and took he and I down to the old boat house at the foot of Howes Lane. He and I cleaned it out so she can put her boat in for the winter. She gave us a coke for …
256th day- 109 days follow Fair + Warm This has been a fine day. This morning I saw Mary Cunningham’s twin sister up on the hill. This afternoon Harry was over to the place and he had Arthur Pyle + the man that had charge of the excavation at Jamestown. After supper Bud, Ski, Thel, …
255th day- 110 days follow Fair + Cool Watered on the hill all day. The bowling green is beginning to green up some. I didn’t get as good a catch of grass seed as I had hoped for. Walder and I saw a pheasant fly out of Gene Houlton’s garden. The starlings have eaten up …
254th day- 111 days follow Fair and Cool This has been a wonderful… Geo, Eleanor, and the kids stopped in this morning on their way to the Brockton Fair. We ate dinner over at Skis. After dinner I took a walk over to Walders and we did some shooting. Dr and Mrs Bosworth came when …
253rd day- 112 days follow Fed Income Tax Fair + Cool This has been a wonderful day. I took a ride up to King’s Path with Mr. Hornblower and Geo. Crowell. Mr. H. is planning to make a house out of it. I picked a bucket and ½ peaches from the little tree on the …
252nd day- 113 days follow Partly Cloudy. A Shower This has been te coolest day this Fall. Thel went over to see Dr. Eastwood and she says Thel has an abscess in front of her left shoulder. And she gave her some Penicillin to take. At the end of three days if it does not …
251st day- 115 days follow Partly Cloudy – Cool Trimmed honeysuckle around the Bowling Green. Thel stayed home from work today, she has a lame left arm and shoulder. She has been baking it all day with an electric pad. David and Eric were over here this afternoon. Eleanor and her two girls came in …
250th day- 116 days follow Cloudy – Cooler Watered all day. Martha went with her Mother at noon. she is on her way back to school. On my way home from work I picked a bucket full of wild grapes and gave them to Pick. I stayed for supper. Walder and I shot three rounds …
