A daily journal from 76 years ago
304th day- 62 days follow (Arrowheads) Fair + Warm This morning I went over to town with Harry. He went to a Director’s meeting of the Plantation Project. I took a walk down to the new plantation house. It is just now finished and the yard cleaned. The directors all came down and looked it …
303rd day- 63 days follow Fair + Warm Mrs. H. went down to the Vineyard for the duck hunting season. Bud and Harry are going down later. Thel and I went over to Town tonight. I stayed with Bill. Thel went to the pictures with lottie. I saw a sparrow hawk on top of the …
302nd day- 64 days follow (Arrowheads) Fair + Warm This morning I rode my wheel up to the Browne Site and I found one super duper green flint knife ovate, and one slightly used hammer stone. I dug in the bushes for twenty minutes and I got five broken arrowheads and one good grooved hammer …
301st day- 65 days follow Fair + Warmer This has been a fine day to work. Took off some of the screens and doors, worked in the flower beds. I heard there were three auto accidents today. Arthur Sirrico is in the hospital to have an operation on his knee. Carried my gun back and …
300th day- 66 days follow Rain + Wind The North Easter is still in its fury and sure is some tough storm. Thel has been taking me to work and coming after me in this storm. Mrs. H went to Boston this A.M. She said that Mr. H. is feeling better and are all going …
Rain + Gales A son-of-a-gun North East gale in full swing all day. Cleaned up the house cellar and did some work on the furnace and ice chest motor. Took a ride over to the beach with Thel and Eleanor to look at the surf. It was washing across Warren Ave.
298th day- 68 days follow Fair + East Wind Geo and the two kids were here this morning. Thel and I took Ski over to work this morning. We are having a North Easter and it is a hummer wind + rain. Hope it doesn’t rain like this tomorrow. Eleanor, George, and the girls came …
297th day- 69 days follow (Arrowheads) Cloudy, warmer When I went to work this morning for the first time I didn’t take my gun, and I jumped a pheasant just off my own garden. It flew over to Victoria’s. Mrs. H. told me Mr. H. was in a hospital for a week for a rest. …
296th day- 70 days follow (Geese) Fair + Warmer Aired and sprayed Bud’s uniform and army clothes. Worked all day on the flower gardens cleaning off foliage. I lost two shotgun shells at noon and knew almost the identical spot they dropped in the grass, but I couldn’t find them. This afternoon I saw one …
295th day- 71 days follow Fair + Cool Raked and cleaned up all day. Mrs. H. didn’t go hunting today. Her dog had a thorn in his foot. I saw a flock of quail as I was coming home from work. Mrs. Morton is having her house remodeled. When I got home from work tonight …
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