A daily journal from 76 years ago
298th day - 67 days to follow Bert’s funeral Light rain all day. Went up on the hill and fixed the furnace and fireplace. Thel and I went up to Winthrop and there from there Dave drove the car up to Beverly, we all waited till 2-15 all the Whitmans and Plymouth people got there. …
297th day - 68 days to follow Cloudy and pretty cool Mrs H went up by Manomet Point, got nothing. Gis went out to Rock Nook to a duck stand his brothers have, they got twelve birds and Geo gave us a pair. Thel and Ski came up on the hill and took me over …
296th day - 69 days to follow Geese Coots Brant Partly cloudy cool. Geese were flying over in the night and Geese, Brant, and Coot were going over all day. Emptied my 22 at one flock, no luck. Gerald phoned down from Beverly and said that the Red Cross has located Hubert and will fly …
295th day - 70 days to follow Fair and warm, good day. Geo and Eleanor moved up to the end of the street today. Saw a pretty garter snake up on the hill. Mrs H went hunting early this AM. Fred Moon showed up to start in painting today. Put a new front sight on …
294th day - 71 days to follow Fair and warm beautiful day. Geo gave me a ride up on the hill and when we got bak he got his Automatic shotgun and we went up to So Pond to see Danl Holmes who used to own the gun. He tried some regular shells and it …
293rd day - 72 days to follow Bert Thel came up on the hill at 11 AM and said she had some bad news for me she said May called up and said she just had a telephone call from Beverly and it was to tell us that Bert went hunting this morning and he …
292nd day - 73 days to follow Saw a green snake up on the hill. Did chores all day. Saw a green snake today and a lot of butterflies, flies, and hornets. Mrs H and I went up to Roddies and bought a bunch of mums. Geo went down to Hutchens and tried to get …
291st day - 74 days to follow Geese Fair and clear like summer Jubbie and I worked on the trees today. Hank has to stay in the hospital a week from Friday. After supper Geo and I took my repeater and his automatic up to THomas’s at Hanover Four Corners to see if there was …
290th day - 75 days to follow Fair and clear. Perfect day. Worked all day on the pine trees. Went over and saw Steve Treglawn. He had just got back from a trip to NY state. Saw a flock of quail on the back drive. Geo went duck hunting and got nothing. Bob and his …
289th day - 76 days to follow Shut off water. Geese. First real sign of fall today, saw a small flock of 13 wild geese flying over the hill at 4 PM. Jubbie worked today. The cook said Mrs H called up and said they took Hank to a hospital and he may have to …
