A daily journal from 76 years ago
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Fair and warm. I went up on the hill the long way around and saw Charlie McCanby and Arthur Circo. Went rabbit hunting with snowshoes on. Got one rabbit with the 410. Took a snowshoe hike down on the beach as far as the sentry box. Saw two hen …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Fair and cool today. I went up on the hill and built a crate to ship a dog to Boston. Then I took it over to the store and called up Phinney and he is going to pick it up in the morning and take it over to Fred …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Took Eric's sled home on my way up on the hill. South wind and light rain. The snow is just about knee deep. Ski got a letter from Eddie Wood. He is at Fort Jackson N.C. The sun came out this afternoon and the snow has all dropped …
Snow and fairly warm. Another foot of snow this morning. And I had all of my digging to do over again. Thel and I took a walk over to Archie's. Phil Covell, and Tammy was there. Went up to the store after the paper. Saw Ernest Sawyer and his son Bill and grandson digging snow. …
ToDay is the Birthday of Franklin D. Roosevelt Cloudy little east wind fairly warm. Saw a rabbit up on the hill. Put out some feed for the birds. Saw the stray cat again. Thelma was two hours late in getting home tonight. The bus got stuck on the way up to Hanover. This snow is …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Cloudy and not too cold. Wind east. Went over and dug Eleanor' car and Aunt Tirzah’s mailbox Came back and dug out the driveway garbage pail and porch. Went up on the hill, the snow is about a foot deep on the level and three feet in some drifts. Saw …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Easterly snowstorm started at daylight. Took a walk over into Greenough's saw a rabbit and got it. The stray cat was up on the hill, it was sleeping in a porch chair. Thelma came up home from town on the bus, she left her car over there. Joe Priopi's …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Snow, cleared up about 10-A.M. Tracked a stray cat up around the hill. Stopped in to see Eric, saw Vick give him a bath. I heard Spider caught an otter. When I got over to the armory tonight I went right on the floor for roll call, then we …
ToDay is the Birthday of ___________ Warm and rain, wind Southwest. Mailed a doily to Mrs. Hornblower. Jack caught two field mice and ate them. Tracked a skunk in back of the barn. Percy Finney stopped, he had his spaniel with him, he was going over to the bridge to see if there are any …
ToDay is the Birthday of Roy Holman born today Worked around the house cutting down honeysuckle bushes. Took a walk over to Arthur woods and found one arrowhead. Saw Dick Adams and Spider on Eel River bridge, they had two muskrats. A couple of men were spearing eels through the ice. Took a look at …
Arrowheads Up the Hill 