A daily journal from 76 years ago
ToDay is the Birthday of David L. Brewer Fair and warm. Trimmed the honeysuckle around the close yard. Stopped in to see Eric. Thelma and Ski and I met the 9 PM. Bus for Providence. While we was waiting for it to start John Keller came into the Bus and said hello. We got to …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Partly fair, wind south. Looks as if it might rain. Mrs. Hornblower called me up and I had to pack a trench knife and take it over to town and mail it to Bud. Bud mailed     .26 Hunting Lic.   3.25 Gloves     …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Fair and warm today, thawed a little. Got a good long letter from Dave, and a card from Mrs. Hornblower and one from Mr. Greene about the fox scarf. Painted the metal table on the hill. Eleanor drive me over to drill tonight and left the car in …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Took Mrs. Hornblower's ezalia over to the greenhouse. Redo came up on the hill and he and I shut the water off. It took us six hours. I heard Eddie Hathaway is coming home on a furlough from Texas. Geo Holman's wife expects to have to go to the …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Fair and warmer wind south. Tied up bundles for Boston, had 58. Archie came up and got them. Called up Plymouth Hardware and ordered a grate and lining for the Hornblower's stove. Eleanor, Dot [Dorothy Frazier}, and I took the 7 P.M. Bus to town. Toot [Lewis Covell] was …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Fair today and warmer. I went up on the hill this morning and packed up a lot of stuff to go to Boston tomorrow. Built a dog house to go up for Ginger. After dinner I went up again and packed up a lot more, and stayed till 7:45 …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Fair and not too cold. After dinner I went over to Walder's and he and I took a walk up thru the pasture to Ed Manters old bog. We measured the walking distances between some tracks in the snow. Three different sets of fox tracks were 15 inches, 16 …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Fair and not too cold. There are still some rabbits up around the hill and some pheasants. Painted screening all day and finally got them finished up. Wrote a letter of recommendation of Percy Finney to the National Fireworks at Hanover. The trout eggs haven't hatched out yet. Sky …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Fair and warmer today Took a walk around tonight with the 22 and got another rabbit. I heard Lysider Hadaway* shot a fox. Listened to President Roosevelt at noon making his opening speech to the 78 congress. Sky has gone over to Vick's tonight. The harbor is all frozen …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Tracked the fox over into Richmond and jumped him from his bed in the snow. Saw 3 pheasants on the hill. Stopped over to see Eric at noon, saw a rabbit in Jeanie Finneys. Packed stuff to go back to Boston. Took my 22 rifle home tonight, hunted rabbits …
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