A daily journal from 76 years ago
249th day- 116 days follow Cloudy + Warm Cleaned out the gutters today. I picked a half barrel box of wild grapes this afternoon. Saw a large flock of young quail at noon. After supper at Ski’s I went over to Walder’s and we shot three rounds. I won. While we were shooting, Harry H., …
248th day- 117 days follow Fair- Warm. Windy Today is the tenth anniversary of my owning the camp and I sure have enjoyed it. I went fishing till noon as did George. Neither of us got a bite. Hard, steady wind and Dave and Dot went sailing. Dave and I pitched horseshoes this afternoon and …
247th day- 118 days follow Fair + Warmer Archie and I went fishing all the morning till 2 P.M. and I had dinner with Archie and Cozette. In the afternoon three boys paddled over to the point and a girl came over in a row boat to take them back. They all stayed on the …
246th day- 119 days follow Partly Cloudy A.M. Fair + cool P.M. Saw Mr. H., Mrs. H., and Harry and Dorothy on the hill this morning. Finished fertilizing the small green up by the house. Bud went up to Carl’s at 12 M. last night for Thel and Ethel. There were a lot of boats …
245th day- 120 days follow Fair + Cool This has been a fine day to work, the coolest day yet. Mowed all lawns and put liquid ammonium sulphate on the bowling green. After work Bud picked me up and we went down to the camp. I did a few casts off the point + didn’t …
244th day- 121 days follow (Arrowheads) Fair + Showers + Warm Saw Martha up on the hill this morning. After work I took a ride up to Whipple’s, what used to be Clark Finnies. I found about twenty good white quartz scrapers just below the old Dan Clark house. Found two good triangular white quartz …
243rd day- 122 days follow Warm + Showers I saw Martha up on the hill this morning. We had a nice shower this fore noon. I hope we have a lot more. Cleaned up around the flower beds. Bud came in after supper and gave me a ride down to the camp. The folks were …
242nd day- 123 days follow Fair + Cooler This has been a fine day. I picked a bucket full of beach plums on the lot in back of where the kids play ball. Mrs. H. went down to the Vineyard this morning. Thel went down to the camp at noon to get Ski and the …
241st day- 124 days follow Cloudy. Wind. Showers The White Fuel men were up on the hill overhauling the heater. At the noon hour the wind was blowing at almost gale force. It broke a lot of limbs off trees and blew off what fruit there was on the fruit trees. There was a fire …
240th day- 125 days follow Fair + Hot Fished in the cove, over back of the island, and in the narrows before dinner and didn’t get a bite. Bud, Ski, Gary, and Bud’s niece came down to the camp at noon and we had a chicken pie for dinner that Ski made and it was …
Arrowheads Up the Hill 