A daily journal from 76 years ago
12th day- 353 days follow Arrowheads Snowed a little last night, got warmer and melted off by noon. George and Eleanor were here at noon. After dinner Bill Whiting came up and we went out to the Jones River in Kingston and we took a look at the place where Dick Bent found grave material. …
11th day- 354 days follow Mild and partly cloudy. Worked all day in the grove pulling out brush and piling it up to burn. Eleanor and Marie were down here at noon and went to town after dinner with Thel. Ruth Finney was in this afternoon and she said Helen is fine. Thel made me …
10th day- 355 days follow Fair and mild, fine day. Archie is sick at home. Finished up putting straw on the flower beds. Thel and Cozette were up on the hill cleaning up the house. Lugged and piled up brush all the afternoon. I stopped in to see Pic and the kids on the way …
9th day-356 days follow Mild and cloudy light rain at noon Eleanor and George and Marie are coming down here for a week while they close up the house they are living in and moving into their new home. It sure is (nice to) have this mild weather shorten up the winter
8th day- 357 days follow Arrowheads Fred Moon was up on the hill this A.M. We put a new halyard on the flag pole and painted it. Fair and mild, swell winter day Roger Maroon came up and put a new ice box motor in the cellar. About the middle of the afternoon I rode …
7th day- 358 days follow (Paid John Jordan) Warm. Foggy and light rain. Went up on the (hill) and got a lift at the foot of the drive over to town. Paid Jordan. Got some socks, a mag, and a hair cut. Stopped in to see Bob at the filling station, saw Con. Bartlett in …
6th day- 359 days follow Arrowheads Fair and warm, about 50 Went up on the hill and saw Mr. and Mrs. H. Went over to the store and got the paper, and stopped at Eleanors and George and I went up to his new house, and Miss G. came up with Charlie Holman and got …
5th day-360 days follow Fair and warmer Sawed wood in back of the barn. Mrs. H. and I went over to the river and ut some pickerel traps in the H.H. gold fish pond, then came home to dinner. Mrs. Con. Bartlett went to the hospital. She has an infected arm, and mental trouble. George …
4th day- 361 days follow Fair and warm. Went up on the hill this A.M. Mrs. H. and I went down to JB’s corner and got a quart of chubs, then we went up to Howlands Pond. There was pretty poor ice about three inches thru the middle of the pond. I put in 10 …
3rd day- 362 days follow Fair and not quite so cold. The Richard Greenwoods were up on the hill today. I fixed a lot of pickerel traps for Mrs. H. She expects to go fishing up at Howlands Pond tomorrow. George and Eleanor were down here this afternoon. Ski went up to the store and …
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