In the back of the diary, Jess kept a record of Jubbie’s hours and also an account of his expenditures and checks from Fuller Hammond.
This year’s appendix
Wednesday, Dec. 31, 1947
365th day- The last day Partly Cloudy This was a wonderful day to burn brush. Jubbie and I burned all day. Thel and Cozette came up on the hill this A.M. to make up the beds and etc. So this is the last day of the year 1947. I hope that the coming year will …
Tuesday, Dec. 30, 1947
364th day- 1 day follow Fair + Warmer Jubbie didn’t show up this A.M. So I took a trip up in back of Chick Howland’s with the #10 and got two rabbits. I got a personal letter from Mr. H. thanking us for the fruit basket and wreath I made for their Boston front door. …
Monday, Dec. 29, 1947
363rd day- 2 days follow Fair + Cold. Mr. H, Harriet and her husband were on the hill when I got on the hill this A.M. Jubbie and I burned brush all day. I shot two rabbits with the #10. The minister was here for dinner today. The wind has been Westerly all day and …
Sunday, Dec. 28, 1947
362nd day- 3 days follow Fair + Warmer This morning Mr. and Mrs. H. called up and Dave and I went up on the hill and we skinned out three geese. Geo. and the two girls were here. We took them home and went in to see Walder and Pic. Mr. H. called this afternoon …
Saturday, Dec. 27, 1947
361 days- 4 days follow Light snow Went up on the hill this A.M. There is about an inch of fine snow over frozen slush. Archie went over to town + got a cutter sleigh that Ski bought. She has got to keep it out of doors, so that won’t help it any. New York …
Friday, Dec. 26, 1947
360th day- 5 days follow Cloudy, Rain Jubbie and I worked this A.M. burning brush piles. Started in to rain at noon but I burned alone in the afternoon till 3 P.M. and got a good soaking. Went up to the house and dried off. Thel has got back at her rug making. I have …
Thursday, Dec. 25, 1947
359th day- 6 days follow Fair + Cool Checked up up on the hill, saw a rabbit track around the wood pile. On the way back I stopped in to see what Santa Clause left for Eric and David. George ran away from Ski this A.M. He went all up around the hill. Thel, Ski, …
Wednesday, Dec. 24, 1947
358th day- 7 days follow Fair + Cool Wind blew like time last night and left about ½ inches of frozen slush. Jennie Chandler had the fire dept. up early this morning. The fireplace fire got away and burned a hole in the floor. Went up on the hill. Things were O.K. Blew off a …
Tuesday, Dec. 23, 1947
357th day- 8 days follow Snow Jubbie and I worked on the trees this A.M. Bill came up on the hill at 10:30 A.M. He and I took a ride up to Dead Man’s Curve and we found the sand pit that the ax was found in, and it probably was a stray specimen as …
Arrowheads Up the Hill 