A daily journal from 76 years ago
316th day- 49 days follow Fair + Cool Jubbie smashed up his car yesterday. This morning I went over to the site. Mr. H, Mrs. H. and Bud came over to see what we were doing, so did Mr. Patenaude and Arthur Pyle. After dinner I went up and fixed up a place for Bud’s …
315th day- 50 days follow Arrowheads Fair + Warm This A.M. Bud, Ski, and I rode over to town to see the parade. It was short but good. Eleanor and the two girls came down here this morning and Eleanor cleaned up the rooms for Thel’s club party. After dinner Bill Whiting came up and …
314th day- 51 days follow (Harry Fry) Fair + Mild Jubbie and I cleaned up around the gardens today. In the afternoon I went over to the site for a couple of hours and I found one fine small white quartz arrowhead, some pottery chads and some old nails. Carl found some sheet iron in …
319th day- 52 days follow Fair + Cool Cleaned up in cutting garden this A.M. After dinner I went over to the dig, saw Tom Doten and paid him for care of my lot. Mrs. H. went hunting today. Cleaned 12 water fowl this A.M. Didn’t find anything at the dig but a nail, 2 …
312th day-53 days follow Fair + Warmer Jubbie painted the fence at the foot of the drive. Mrs. H. went to Boston this A.M. This afternoon Jubbie and I picked 2 geese and 12 ducks that came up from the Vineyard. The news just reports that Curley is trailing in Boston. Archie, Bud, and Ski …
311th day- 54 days follow (Freeze) Cloudy + Cold Cleaned up in the flower garden. Everything froze up last night. Jubbie ran the sickle bar on the fire strip all day. After dinner I went over to the site and helped with the dig. I found the two best specimens so far, an antique spoon …
310th day- 55 days follow Fair + Colc Geo. Stef, Eleanor and the kids were here all day. Geo. put a radiator in the spare bedroom. They were all here for dinner, so was Ski and Bud. Harry H. called me up after dinner, and he came after me and took me over to the …
309th day- 56 days follow Fair + Warmer Mr. Griffith and Geo. Crowell were up on the hill today. Finished burning up the brush pile. Jubbie ran the sickle bar on the fire strip. After dinner I went over to the Site and worked all afternoon. Saw a flock of geese flying over. I stopped …
308th day- 57 days follow Rain + Fair Jubbie and I got a fire permit and we burned all day on what was the dump. After we got the fire going we had to go up to the barn and do some repair work on the sickle bar for half an hour or so. It …
307th day- 58 days follow Fair + Warmer Jubbie and I did some mowing on the fire strip with the power mower Geo. Crowell sent over. After dinner I took a walk over to the dig. They have a lot of earth turned over but haven’s found a great deal. Thel said she saw a …
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