A daily journal from 76 years ago
97th day – 269 days follow 46 Fair Raked up rubbish all day and wheeled it off. The refrigerator up on the hill is acting up so I called up Roger Maloon to fix it. Charlie Fraser was up on the hill to measure up for the steps he is going to put in, when …
96th day – 270 days follow 42 Partly Cloudy Silver 1944 Income tax blank came today. Called up Mr. Gavoni about the pickets for the fence. Got a letter from the boss about the [?] and wrote one to him in return. Went to drill tonight and turned in all of my equipment, it has …
95th day – 271 days follow 40 Cloudy Rakes up rubbish all day. Stopped at Pick’s on my way home at noon, Walder was there he took a day off. After dinner Mr. Clark and Ding Robbins came up on the hill to tell me that the electric cable had arrived and they would put …
94th day – 272 days follow 47 Fair Cleaned up rubbish all day, fixed the hall clock. Mrs. H left a note for me and Thel or I couldn’t read it. Saw a flock of 7 blue jays. Eleanor for back from Harrisburg this morning. She left Eddie’s wife there. Soon be time to plow, …
93rd day – 273 days follow 55 Fair Went up on the hill this morning and shucked out some sea clams. Bill came up this morning and he and I went off to the dig and stayed all day and had rotten luck, found only one new pit that had nothing in it. We worked …
92nd day – 274 days follow 50 Fair Saw a flock of geese flying north. Wheeled off rubbish and pruned trees. Bill called up at noon and he and I went over to the dig and we had poor luck on the while, I found two arrowheads and three pieces, one hammerstone. Bill found three …
91st day – 275 days follow 47 Fair Worked all day trimming shrubs and wheeling off rubbish. Thel went over and helped Pic out this morning. Saw a flock of a dozen blue jays. After work I rode my wheel over to the sand bank only to find that someone had been ahead of me, …
90th day – 276 days follow 40 Rain North east rain storm and sure is a miserable day. Saw the first chipmunk of the season and a rabbit by my shanty on the hill. Heard a grackle, but couldn’t see it for the thick fog. Walder came in at noon with a blue corduroy suit …
89th day – 277 days follow 40 Cloudy Wheeled off rubbish all day. This evening Mrs. H. had the Beach Club property burned off. Eleanor gave me a ride over to the Armory tonight. We were told that all of our equipment had to be turned in next Wed night as we are going to …
88th day – 278 days follow 42 Fair This morning Mrs. Hornblower and I went sea clamming this morning, the wind was north so the flats didn’t drain off worth a damn so we got only about a dozen middle sized ones. I found the collar of a May West life jacket. Wheeled rubbish all …
