A daily journal from 76 years ago
10th day- 355 days follow Fair and cold. Got the house ready for this weekend. I don’t know who will be down. The gas man came. This afternoon I went over to H.H.’s holly trees to get some berries to plant. Saw where they ? have been cutting holes in the ice to spear eels. …
9th day- 356 days follow Wind west sharp and cold. Worked in the house oiling the furniture. Ski and Bud went to Boston to the Ice Capades. Thel is out. I expect she is up at Eleanor’s. After supper Thel and I went up to Eleanor’s and we had a few good games of cribbage. …
8th day- 357 days follow Battle of New Orleans Fair and cool high west wind Burned brush all day. Tracked skunks in the snow. Thel got the plates for the car. Thel has gone out to club. Bud was here to supper tonight. Most of the snow is gone. There was quite a number of …
7th day- 358 days follow Radio Warmer wind so thawing. Burned brush all day. When I was coming home from work tonight I met Eleanor with the two kids in the carriage, so I pushed them home for her. She had been visiting Thel and Ski. Looked over Dutton’s house. The Xmas present from Mr. …
6th day- 359 days follow Epiphany Fuller Hammond There was about four inches of feathery snow on the ground this morning. Burned brush all day. Roger Maloon was up on the hill and brought up the motor he took last summer. Saw one rabbit’s track on the hill. Bud was here when I came home …
5th day- 360 days follow Cold early warmed up and fair. Did some shooting today and I enjoyed it. Fraser’s dog got hit by a car this afternoon. Ed Swift, Grace and Kenney came in and paid us a visit this afternoon. They are looking fine. Grace had nothing to say about her condition.
4th day- 361 days follow (Arrowheads) Partly cloudy clearing at noon. Mailed Mrs. H’s fountain pen. Saw Pick and the boys. Mr. Shanklin was in here for dinner. After dinner Bill Whiting came up and we went up to Whipple’s and hunted. I found one broken quartz point. Then we stopped at Cotton Pond and …
3rd day- 362 days follow (Quail) Warm and raining all day. Burned brush all day. Mary Foley was up on the hill. Saw a large flock of quail as I was coming home from work. Les Briar came to look at the furnace tonight. Thel went over to Dr. Hamilton for a check up. After …
2nd day- 363 days follow Snowed hard last night turning to rain. The ground has about three inches of snow slush. Mrs. H. is up on the hill. She got started for Boston late in the afternoon. Stopped in at Pick’s on the way home from work. Ruthie Van Amberg was there, she is on …
1st day- 364 days follow New Year’s Day Snow flurries and cold. Went up on the hill saw Mr. H., Mrs. H., Harry, his wife and her mother and one of the help. Harry gave me a book on Arch. for an Xmas present. Stopped in to see Pic. Walder had the kids over at …
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