A daily journal from 76 years ago
320th day- 45 days follow Fair + Warm Jubbie finished up the gutters today. Mrs. H. went hunting again today. I went over to the dig just before dinner. They had dug out a lot of pottery and iron. The most important thing found so far is a silver coin about the size of a …
319th day- 45 days follow Fair + Cooler Jubbie has been working on the gutters yesterday and today. Mr. H and Mrs. went hunting again today. Yesterday they got nothing. After dinner I went over to the site and I had good luck for a change. I found a piece of copper about the size …
318th day- 47 days follow Fair + Warm This has been a wonderful day just like Spring. In the afternoon I went over to the site. I dug out a post hole and found a lot of clam shell, a piece of flint, several flakes in it. Helped to clear a lot of stone out …
317th day- 48 days follow Fair + Cold I got up this morning and went over to the site. Karl was there and Harry came later. During the day Koons, Mr. H., Mrs. H. and Bud were over. We got down to the floor on about ¼ of the cellar and we found a lot …
316th day- 49 days follow Fair + Cool Jubbie smashed up his car yesterday. This morning I went over to the site. Mr. H, Mrs. H. and Bud came over to see what we were doing, so did Mr. Patenaude and Arthur Pyle. After dinner I went up and fixed up a place for Bud’s …
315th day- 50 days follow Arrowheads Fair + Warm This A.M. Bud, Ski, and I rode over to town to see the parade. It was short but good. Eleanor and the two girls came down here this morning and Eleanor cleaned up the rooms for Thel’s club party. After dinner Bill Whiting came up and …
314th day- 51 days follow (Harry Fry) Fair + Mild Jubbie and I cleaned up around the gardens today. In the afternoon I went over to the site for a couple of hours and I found one fine small white quartz arrowhead, some pottery chads and some old nails. Carl found some sheet iron in …
319th day- 52 days follow Fair + Cool Cleaned up in cutting garden this A.M. After dinner I went over to the dig, saw Tom Doten and paid him for care of my lot. Mrs. H. went hunting today. Cleaned 12 water fowl this A.M. Didn’t find anything at the dig but a nail, 2 …
312th day-53 days follow Fair + Warmer Jubbie painted the fence at the foot of the drive. Mrs. H. went to Boston this A.M. This afternoon Jubbie and I picked 2 geese and 12 ducks that came up from the Vineyard. The news just reports that Curley is trailing in Boston. Archie, Bud, and Ski …
311th day- 54 days follow (Freeze) Cloudy + Cold Cleaned up in the flower garden. Everything froze up last night. Jubbie ran the sickle bar on the fire strip all day. After dinner I went over to the site and helped with the dig. I found the two best specimens so far, an antique spoon …
