A daily journal from 76 years ago
365th day- the last day Set up two beds in Mary’s room and two in Martha’s for the crowd tonight. Thel came up at 11 A.M. and made up the beds. Claire Driscoll was in at supper time. She said she was going up to Boston with Ski, Bud, Geo. and Eleanor tonight. They are …
364th day- 1 day follows Fair and not too cold, but rather windy. The ice has gone out of the mouth of the river. Stopped in to see Pick on my way home from work tonight. Did a little shooting at noon and did pretty well. The folks are coming down on the hill tomorrow. …
363rd day- 2 days follow Snowed last night turning to rain and kept up all day. Went up on the hill. Mr. H. hadn’t got up. Stopped in at Walder’s on the way back and rode home with him. After dinner we took Marie home and stayed part of the afternoon. Saw about 200 Brant …
362nd day– 3 days follow Snowed last night turning to rain, now the roads are coated with ice. Mrs. H. called up at 9:15 A.M. and she wanted to know if Mr. H. was here. I told her no, so she said he probably was at the Crowells. Stopped in to see Pic at noon. …
361st day- 4 days follow Cloudy and very cold. Stopped in at Pick’s and saw the four kids there. While I was there a load of fireplace wood came. Started up the hot water heater and turned up the furnace in case any of the folks showed up. Warming up a little tonight and looks …
360th day- 5 days follow Mixed up weather. Sunshine and snow squalls. I got a letter from Mr. H. at noon and he said he had ordered a portable radio set for me for a Xmas present. Went over to H. H. to find Hugo’s address to find out about a puppy he has. Thel, …
359th day- 6 days follow Fair and mild. Dave and George and Dottie and the kids left about 9:30 A.M. to go up to the Nowell’s at Winthrop. I went up on the hill and checked up and stopped in to see Walder and Howard, his brother, and the two girls. Grog, Walder’s dog, found …
358th day- 7 days follow Fair and warm. Fine day. At 11 A.M. the fire alarm blew and I looked out and there was a grass fire in back of Ed King’s. Lots of fire apparatus came up and soon put it out. It burned over on to Wasgat and to the Holman line. Stayed …
357th day- 8 days follow Fair and warmer. Took a spray over to put on Marie’s grave, saw all of John Finney’s gang working over there grading up on the new part. This afternoon I chopped down a lot of cherry trees in back of the new part of the cemetery. The Bramhalls have burned …
356th day- 9 days follow Fair and warmer. Went up [the] hill and saw Mr. H. He gave me a ride over to the store. Tried a little shooting with my bow, shot fairly well. George came in this morning. Thel took him home. Mr. and Mrs. Shanklin came in for a few minutes. So …
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