A daily journal from 76 years ago
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 …
355th day- 10 days follow -Arrowheads- Warmer and showers Arthur Sirrico brought me over a Jerusalem cherry for Xmas from Steve Treglawn. Bill came up after dinner and he and I went over to North River Bridge. Part of the Portuguese garden was plowed and we hunted in the rain and Bill found five arrowheads …
354th day- 11 days follow Cloudy and cool. The carpenter was on the job. Mary Foley was up on the hill today. Mr. Delano finished up tonight. Thel and I took a Xmas tree up to Eleanor’s. Gave Thel $220.00 today. Bill Whiting and Lottie came up after supper and stayed about three hours getting …
353rd day- 12 days follow Fair and cold today. The carpenter was on the job. Cleaned up rubbish all day. I heard today that John Davis is in Boston at a hospital and is in pretty bad shape. I got my Xmas tree for us and one for Geo. and Eleanor. Mr. Delano got his …
Arrowheads Up the Hill 