A daily journal from 76 years ago
256th day- 109 days follow Fair + Warm This has been a fine day. This morning I saw Mary Cunningham’s twin sister up on the hill. This afternoon Harry was over to the place and he had Arthur Pyle + the man that had charge of the excavation at Jamestown. After supper Bud, Ski, Thel, …
255th day- 110 days follow Fair + Cool Watered on the hill all day. The bowling green is beginning to green up some. I didn’t get as good a catch of grass seed as I had hoped for. Walder and I saw a pheasant fly out of Gene Houlton’s garden. The starlings have eaten up …
254th day- 111 days follow Fair and Cool This has been a wonderful… Geo, Eleanor, and the kids stopped in this morning on their way to the Brockton Fair. We ate dinner over at Skis. After dinner I took a walk over to Walders and we did some shooting. Dr and Mrs Bosworth came when …
253rd day- 112 days follow Fed Income Tax Fair + Cool This has been a wonderful day. I took a ride up to King’s Path with Mr. Hornblower and Geo. Crowell. Mr. H. is planning to make a house out of it. I picked a bucket and ½ peaches from the little tree on the …
252nd day- 113 days follow Partly Cloudy. A Shower This has been te coolest day this Fall. Thel went over to see Dr. Eastwood and she says Thel has an abscess in front of her left shoulder. And she gave her some Penicillin to take. At the end of three days if it does not …
251st day- 115 days follow Partly Cloudy – Cool Trimmed honeysuckle around the Bowling Green. Thel stayed home from work today, she has a lame left arm and shoulder. She has been baking it all day with an electric pad. David and Eric were over here this afternoon. Eleanor and her two girls came in …
250th day- 116 days follow Cloudy – Cooler Watered all day. Martha went with her Mother at noon. she is on her way back to school. On my way home from work I picked a bucket full of wild grapes and gave them to Pick. I stayed for supper. Walder and I shot three rounds …
249th day- 116 days follow Cloudy + Warm Cleaned out the gutters today. I picked a half barrel box of wild grapes this afternoon. Saw a large flock of young quail at noon. After supper at Ski’s I went over to Walder’s and we shot three rounds. I won. While we were shooting, Harry H., …
248th day- 117 days follow Fair- Warm. Windy Today is the tenth anniversary of my owning the camp and I sure have enjoyed it. I went fishing till noon as did George. Neither of us got a bite. Hard, steady wind and Dave and Dot went sailing. Dave and I pitched horseshoes this afternoon and …
247th day- 118 days follow Fair + Warmer Archie and I went fishing all the morning till 2 P.M. and I had dinner with Archie and Cozette. In the afternoon three boys paddled over to the point and a girl came over in a row boat to take them back. They all stayed on the …
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