A daily journal from 76 years ago
292nd day- 73 days follow -Arrowheads- -Geese- Fair and cool, fine day. Saw three bunches of geese today, 21- 6- and 60. That looks like a cold spell coming our way. Mrs. H., her dog, Harry, and Mr. H. have been up on the hill today. Bill came up after dinner and he and I …
291st day- 74 days follow Cloudy today, warm so. wind. Showers in the afternoon. Mary Foley was up on the hill today. I heard Frank Holman lost his driving license for 5 years. Thel called me up at 4 P.M. She was up at Eleanor’s and wanted me to come up there to supper. So …
290th day- 75 days follow Fair and warm, fine day. I stayed home this afternoon and dug my potatoes and got just two bushels, some different crop from what I had last year. This year I had 9 rows and got 2 bushels. Last year I had 7 rows and got 15 bushels. Thel called …
289th day- 76 days follow Fair and mild, partly cloudy in the afternoon. Walter Haskell* came up on the hill and took down the story of the Mass. Arch. Convention we had last Sat. Took down the screen doors and took out the screens up on the hill. Barby Palavanchi called Thel up and told …
288th day- 77 days follow Fair and cool, fine day. Mrs. H. was on the hill when I got there this morning. She left for Boston at noon. I heard a catbird this morning. Today is the last game in the World Series. I came home from work early so I could hear the last …
287th day- 78 days follow -Shut off water- Fair and mild for this time of year. Shut off the outside water up on the hill and cut down some more trees. Thel and Ski left for Boston at noon. After work I went over and looked at the sand bank, found nothing and then up …
286th day- 79 days follow Fair and cool, fine day. Went up on the hill and saw Mr. H. and Arthur Sirrico and got a ride home with him. After dinner Thel and I went out to Bailey’s at Kingston to shoot some archery. We, Alvin, Pastor, and Sylvia Bailey did the shooting. I didn’t …
285th day- 80 days follow Fair and warm, wonderful day. Went up on the hill this A.M. Went over to the store and got paper. Then I dressed up and got a ride over to Memorial Hall to the annual meeting of the M.A.S. I was elected to a three year term to the trustees. …
284th day- 81 days follow Fair and warm, swell day. Mary Folely was up on the hill this A.M. Thinning out some of the trees near the bowling green. Thel took me over to Litchfield’s and I went down to the shore barn and saw Ernest Peters and bought a large dog house that Miss …
283rd day- 82 days follow Cloudy and cool, good day to work. I have been in Plymouth 49 years today. When I got up on the hill this A.M. I found a note from Mr. H and a new eel spear. The note was for me to put a pole on it. After supper, Thel …
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