A daily journal from 76 years ago
146th day- 219 days follow Fair + Warm Mrs. H. is on the hill this A.M. Planted rose bushes and carnations. Thel and the rest of the cleaners have gone down to the camp for the day. The telephone man was here from Brockton to see about the pole at the foot of the drive. …
145th day- 220 days follow Warm + Foggy Took off the storm windows and doors, and put on the screens Went up on the hill and saw Harry and Dimp, and Mrs. H. Had a heck of a time with the hot water heater. No draft and the heat way down. Worked putting on screens …
144th day- 221 days follow (Site dig) Fair + Warm The folks came up on the hill last night. This morning Mrs. H. took me down to the Yacht Club and planted the flower beds. I got home just as Bill came up to take me out to the new dig. There was six of …
143rd day- 222 days follow Foggy. Warm. The women were up on the hill today. Painted in the barn. After work I stopped at Mr.Dutton’s and put in a screen and took off three shutters. Bill Whiting came in while I was eating supper and we went out to the dig. There was quite a …
142nd day- 223 days follow Fair + Warmer Washed off the front porch, turned the water on in the barn. Started to paint the lawn furniture. Jubbie mowed lawns. Klaski’s man brought up furniture he had refinished. Rained this afternoon. After supper Thel took me over to H.H. greenhouse and I bailed out my boat …
141st day- 224 days follow (Arrowhead) Cloudy + Showers The women were on the hill today. A man came up from the telephone co. about the pole Mrs. H. doesn’t like. Called up Alton Stevens and ordered some flowers for the Yacht Club. Bill Whiting came up to see me this afternoon. Oiled floors in …
140th day- 225 days follow (hummingbird) Fair + Warmer The women were up on the hill today. Redo was up to look at the hot water system. Paid Jubbie $4.75 all that was due him up to this week. I saw a female hummingbird today, the first one this season. Sent a letter to White …
139th day- 226 days follow Clearing. Warmer Fertilized the lawn. The women were on the hill. After dinner Thel took me to town to the Dr’s about my knee. Bought a pair of moccasins. Went back up on the hill this afternoon. Margaret Nickerson came in here while Ski was down at the barn and …
138th day-227 days follow Warm + Rain George and Marie came in awhile this morning. We went up and took them home. When we got back Bill was here. He said they had a good meeting out at Dick Bent’s last night. He and I went out to Kingston to look over the site that …
137th day- 228 days follow Fair + Warmer Put on screens. Jubbie cleaned windows. This afternoon Bill and I went up to the Browne dig. I got two nice side notched arrowheads, fine points. When we got home Dave + his family were here. After supper we brought Bob and Gretchen up, and Walder and …
Arrowheads Up the Hill 