A daily journal from 76 years ago
107th day – 259 days follow Arrowheads Went up on the hill this morning and rode my wheel over to H.H. and found one good arrowhead, and one fair large scraper. Geo and Eleanor were here this morning. I called up Bill Whiting and he said he was very pleased about last night’s meeting at …
106th day – 260 days follow 36 Rain Ripley Bullen When I got up on the hill tis morning I found a rat in my trap. Mr. and Mrs. Hornblower were there alone. Left a note at the foot of the drive for the carpenter that was going to fix the fence. Raked up some …
105th day – 261 days follow Arrowheads Income Tax $33.04 Got the house ready for the folks and then worked on the flower beds all day. Bill Whiting called me up at noon and said he had found a new camp site in back of Frank Holman’s house and wanted me to come over and …
104th day – 262 days follow 45 Fair Dug out the soil where the new steps are to go in. Saw quite a lot of juncos and swallows. Jo Mantis is plowing H.H. garden, hope he gets around to mine soon. I heard Chet Downey has been put in a class Lx.F. in the draft. …
102nd day – 264 days follow 42 Rain Susan Crowell age 90 Cleaned up rubbish this morning, went over and saw Treglown, he said he was paying the help over $30.00 a week. Cleaned up my workshop during the heavy rain this afternoon. On the way home I stopped in to see the Engstroms, they …
102nd day – 264 days follow 50 Fair Fire Burned up the termite rubbish, saw a bunch of swallows and a pair of doves. There was a fire in Bramhalls house in the room that he had a lot of antiques and old records. My seeds arrived from Burpee today. Raked up the rubbish on …
101st day – 265 days follow 60 Fair Dog tax Went up on the hill and got Martha’s text books, took them to town and mailed them. Paid the dog tax. Bought $1.80 onion sets. Called up John Finney about the drive and some fertilizer. The fire chief called me up and said I could …
100th day – 266 days follow Easter Thel, Ski, and Eleanor got up early and went to sunrise service. Stopped in to see the Engstroms on my way back from the hill. Baby David gained 9 ½ ounces last week. Thel, Eleanor, and I went to church this morning to the Easter service and the …
99th day – 267 days follow Attleboro This morning Thel and I went up on the hill and I fixed the fires, then we went over to town and took in Bill and Mrs whiting and we went to Attleboro to the M.A.S semi annual meeting. The meeting was in the Att Musem and the …
98th day – 268 days follow Chet Cleaned up the rose garden and some of the flower beds. After work I stopped in to see Pic and the kids, Walder was there he is feeling pretty punk with an abyss under one of his back teeth. Thelma said George Holman passed for the army and …
