A daily journal from 76 years ago
182nd day- 183 days follow Fair and hot. Saw Ernest Sawyer at noon. He is looking pretty poorly and he told me that the State police shot the colored fellow that killed Geo. Bell. They got him up at Camp Manuel. He was trying to get back with the rest of the colored fellows. After …
181st day- 184 days follow This morning I pulled up a lot of ferns and brush around the camp. Archie’s three sisters from Boston, Eddie and his wife, and Bobbie Nickerson, and Thel and I had a lobster dinner over at Archie’s camp. Geo., Eleanor, and Marie were up to our camp and had their …
180th day- 185 days follow Fair and hot. No one on the hill this A.M. Russ Snow was up to measure for a window curtain. Thel went up to the Children’s Hospital with Dot Dunlap and her baby. At noon I ate my dinner and went down to the river to see if I could …
179th day- 186 days follow Fair and hot. Worked on the green all day weeding. After supper I got a ride over to town with Pic. While I was in Smith’s, Jubbie came in and walked out to Memorial Hall. Saw Nuck Maguti and Charlie Hall and Capt. Andrews in front of the armory. We …
178th day- 187 days follow Fair and very hot. Mowed in front of the house and in back of the barn. Worked in the garden some after supper. Then went down to the shore and did some caulking on my boat. I hope she will be tight now. Thel and Cozette and Helen Griffin spent …
177th day- 188 days follow Fair and hot. Did chores around the house most all day. Mrs. H. left at noon. She is going on a visit to the West for several weeks. Percy Finney got a couple of bass last night. Thel went out to her club tonight. After supper Jubbie and I went …
176th day-189 days follow Fair and hot. Put the water on for the first time of the season. Harry came up on the hill this afternoon and he had a broken Indian pot he got down at the Pilgrim Hall. It was supposed to have been dug up near the mouth of Jones River. We …
175th day- 190 days follow Fair and hot. Mowed grass and Jubbie raked it up. Martha Hornblower has the measles. Did a lot of chores for Mrs. H. I heard the fire alarm this A.M. Went up by the barn and didn’t see anything. When I got home at noon Wanetta’s two kids and Art …
174th day- 191 days follow Fair and cool. Started fishing at 4:50 A.M. Rowed around the pond and got one nice fish. Thel and i ate it for breakfast. Ski and Bud came down and had dinner and stayed thru the afternoon. We played horseshoes. The Shanklin family came down for an afternoon visit. Archie …
173rd day- 192 days follow Hot and sticky. Mr. H. and Harry were up on the hill this A.M. Sidney Strickland and Charlie were both on the hill with the sign and both had to take it back as both had the wrong kind of brackets. George Dunlap is home from the hospital and looks …
Arrowheads Up the Hill 