A daily journal from 76 years ago
262nd day- 103 days follow This is Thursday. Somehow I skipped two pages, so I had to come back to them. Mary Foley was up on the hill this morning. I heard some shooting at coot off Stone’s point early this A.M. Jennie Chandler has made an opening in her fence on Warren Ave., so …
261st day- 102 days follow (Joe Lewis) (Geo. Holman) Cloudy early in the day cleared off fine. Carted fireplace wood from behind the barn over into the cellar. Jubbie worked this afternoon. When I got home from work Thel and I went up to the hotel parking place and set up a target and did …
260th day- 105 days follow Fair and warm, beautiful day. Jubbie didn’t come to work today. After supper Thel and I went out to Standish Avenue and she beat me at shooting. There were 11 shooting tonight and another woman showed up just as we finished and joined up. On the way back we stopped …
259th day- 106 days follow Fair and warm, wonderful day. Jubbie worked this afternoon. Mr. H. and Mrs. H. were on the hill this A.M. Mr. H said I could use the bow and arrow that were in the barn. This afternoon Mrs. H. Left for Martha’s Vineyard to try to catch a record striped …
258th day- 107 days follow Fair and warmer. The hurricane we were supposed to have in the night didn’t get here. Took Miles up on the hill this morning and around back by Victoria’s. Spent the rest of the morning in the garden. After dinner Thel and I took some rubbish up to the dump …
257th day- 108 days follow -Arrowheads- Cloudy and cool. Did chores around the house all the morning. Jubbie worked this morning. Just Mr. and Mrs. H. are down on the hill. After dinner Bill came up and we went up to the Browne dig and dug up two squares. I found one dark triangular felsite …
256th day- 109 days follow I went up on the hill and fixed the hot water heater, and oiled the dining room floor. Then I came home and Thel and I rode up to Brockton and we went into Sears Roebucks and I bought Thel a bow, arm guard, and finger glove. From there we …
255th day- 116 days follow -Barbara- Fair and cooler. Jubbie worked today. After dinner the members of the Federations of Garden Clubs visited the garden up on the hill. After I got home from work Thel and I went up to Standish Avenue to shoot, and nobody showed up. After we got back Archie and …
254th day- 111 days follow Fair and real warm, muggy Mary Foley was up on the hill for the forenoon. Worked like a Trojan getting ready for the Garden Club tomorrow. Jubbie worked this afternoon. Mrs. H. did quite a lot of work cleaning up in the flower beds. I fixed a couple of arrows …
253rd day-112 days follow Cloudy and very warm. Put in a whole morning trimming hedges and shrubs. The cook told me she was leaving and I saw Mary Foley there at noon. Ricky Greenwood was up on the hill this A.M. working on the locks in the house. The old girls she has had for …
Arrowheads Up the Hill 