A daily journal from 76 years ago
257th day - 108 days to follow Fair and warm. Picked another bushel of tomatoes up on the hill. Mowed the lawn. Mrs H and I went down on the Avenue and picked one bushel of wild grapes, about ¼ of what we got off the same vines. She told me she that May Gallagher …
256th day - 109 days to follow Fair and warm wonderful day. Went up on the hill and fixed the fire, then came back and Thel, Ski and I started for Brockton Fair. We picked up Archie and Cozette on the corner of Cliff St. We rode up to Brockton and the women had some …
255th day - 110 days to follow Partly cloudy and warm. We had a real hard thunderstorm at 1-30 AM this morning. Martha Driscoll was here at noon. Took one of my largest musk mellons up to give Mrs Driscoll and Martha she gave me 3 cigars in return. Martha came down and thanked me …
254th day - 111 days to follow Fair partly cloudy. Hot. Mrs H went to Boston this am. Stopped in to see David and gave him a mellon, he said Oh Boy! He sure likes them. Saw a green snake on the hill. My peaches are ripe. The gremlin is walking all around the house.
253rd day - 112 days to follow Light fog in AM and hot. Sawed and split kindling today. The hummingbirds are still here. Picked 1 ½ bushels of tomatoes up on the hill. Picked some lima beans and four mellons in the garden, cut some corn stalks and gave them to Phil’s cattle, he gave …
252nd day - 113 days to follow Cooler and foggy till 10:30 am This morning I went over to Triangle Pond and I fished off the fallen pine tree. I caught two nice big red perch on worms and then couldn’t get any more bites so I cast out a spoon and 3 pickerel chased …
251st day - 114 days to follow Fair and hot. Mrs H went up to the Golf Links and picked mushrooms. After dinner Thel and I went down to the camp. We were just starting in Fishing Walder, Pic, Eric and David came over to the Camp and they stayed till after supper. THel and …
250th day - 115 days to follow Temp 87 Fair and real hot. Mrs H went up to the Country Club and picked some mushrooms. Jubbie came back up on the hill today. Finneys shovel was digging a cess pool at Hymie Riders on Cliff Street, the soil was hard silicre. When I got home …
249th day - 116 days to follow Fair and hot. Worked all day awing limbs off trees between the barn and the fire belt. Mrs H took a trip down on the Cape. Just before I quit work Dr Hagart and his wife showed up and he asked me to play a game of bowls, …
248th day - 117 days to follow Fair and warm Cleaned out the dog pen, mowed lawns, ect. The girls has bought a developing set from Sears Roebuck and they are busy trying it out. Had a long talk tonight with Mr Taylor for the natural gas man. Bob and Gretchen were in here for …
