A daily journal from 76 years ago
ToDay is the Birthday of Eleanor and George Married Rain hard today. Wind NE. Went up on the hill and found a baby box turtle, a child of the pair in the dog pen. Came home at 10 am. to clean up for the wedding. We all went over to the Priest’s house and saw …
ToDay is the Birthday of Eleanor $10 Cool rain and east wind. Nobody on the hill today, the girls are in Boston, they had time off. All the folks went to town today. Dave and Dot went over to Pick’s and spent the evening. Rained all day and darn hard at that. I am cleaning …
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair and cool wind, No E. Geo and Eleanor went up to Boston after Dave and family. Got a swell photograph of Bob in his flying uniform. Eleanor and George came in at 5 PM with Dave, Dot and Davene, they all look fine. Walder brought in the baby carriage …
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair and warm, wind So. Started to clean up some beds in the cutting garden, getting them read to move the roses into them. Gave Jubbie 3 pairs of pants. Bought a second-hand suit of dark grey clothes from Archie. A black dog scared up a cock peasant down by …
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair and warm wind So. All of the Hornblowers went up to Boston today. I went over to Picks while she, Thel, and Ski went over to Bert’s for a supper in honor of Eleanor’s coming wedding. Eleanor had a nice lot of presents. Geo and Eleanor are going up …
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair and cool, wind No. Eleanor went down and met Geo at the train, they had a long wait as the train broke down around Quincy. They came in to see us a few minutes before dinner. I went up on the hill, Mrs. H. went fishing on the river. …
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair and cool, wind No. Johnnie Keller came in last night with Geo Mansfield. George just got home on 30 days sick leave from the Guadalcanal unit of Mariner. This afternoon I went over to the Armory and we marched up to town square and did a little fancy close …
ToDay is the Birthday of Fair and cold, wind No. Mowed lawn and picked grapes, found some real mushrooms in Ida’s field. Blue jays, cedar wings and robins are flocking up. Thel and Ski are working for Earl today. The girls called up from Mabbit’s to arrange to give Eleanor a party Monday night at …
ToDay is the Birthday of Foggy, clearing off fine, Wind No. Picked two bushels of grapes on the Richmond place, saw Maroney over there, he was disconnecting the gas unit on the electric ice box. After dinner I rode up to see Carl Bolt about lawn mowers. He was in Boston so Jimmie F… Thel …
ToDay is the Birthday of Rian today, wind No. East. Shot at a red squirrel with an arrow and knocked it right off an elm tree limb. Eleanor gave me a ride over to the Armory. We had inspection by the Colonel, the Major, and several Captains and Lieutenants as guests. We had some exhibition …
Arrowheads Up the Hill 