A daily journal from 76 years ago
335th day- 30 days follow Cloudy and mild, went up on the hill, no one up. Geo. took me, we went up to his house and left some groceries. Then we went up to Chris Swift’s bog and spent about an hour and a half tracking deer and looking for their tracks for tomorrow’s hunt. …
334th day- 31 days follow When I got up on the hill this A.M. Richard Greenwood was there. He said he saw a buck deer in the road in front of Shipley’s drive. Geo. Crowell and a carpenter and I went up on the main roof to see about shingling it. Finney’s pick up truck …
333rd day- 32 days follow Fair and cool, good day to work. Worked all day trimming trees in front of the house. Thel drove up this A.M. and said Mrs. H. called up for me to heat up the house, as Mr. H. was coming here today. Lots of gulls flying around high inshore. I …
332nd day- 33 days follow Fair and cooler. Fine day. Geo came in a few minutes while we were eating breakfast. Dave, Thel, Dottie and I did some archery shooting, none of us were very good. Geo. and Eleanor and their two children came down to dinner. After dinner Geo. drove Dave, Pick, Eleanor and …
331st day- 34 days follow Went up on the hill and sent the cot by Arthur to Boston. Saw the grey squirrel in the white pine grove. Went down to Dutton’s and put on a couple of shutters and made one new one. Stayed at home this afternoon and fixed up the back door and …
330th day- 35 days follow I sure feel rotten today, had bad night, intestinal grippe. Takes it out of you in more ways than one. I got up about 10 A.M. and didn’t eat anything till noon. Eric came over to see Thel this morning. Thel took Eric home at noon and I went along …
329th day- 36 days follow I am 58 years old today, and I feel lousy have the runs. Fixed up the stuff that is to go up to Boston. Went over to the greenhouse to see Treglawn about taking (it) up to Boston. When I got home at noon Bob was here, the fellow I …
328th day- 37 days follow -Stormdoors- Partly cloudy and cold. Went up on the hill this A.M. and everything was fine. Worked all the morning taking off the screen doors, and putting on the storm doors. After dinner Thel and I went down to the high school to the archery shoot. Thel topped the group. …
327th day- 33 days follow -Pottery- Clever and cold, visibility excellent. This morning I got a ride over as far as the nook and I hunted 2 ½ hours on the upper plowing, and I found two fair arrowheads, and one sharpening stone different than any I have ever seen before. Also I found three …
326th day- 39 days follow Warm with light showers. Worked all the morning cleaning out my shop and putting it in order. Saw a flock of shags flying around this morning. 1PM we are now having the hardest rain shower we have had for about 12 weeks. I heard a couple of rumbles of thunder. …
Arrowheads Up the Hill 