A daily journal from 76 years ago
310th day- 55 days follow Cloudy + Cool Jubbie and I trimmed some more trees. I stopped in at Dutton’s on my way to work and put their trunk in their car. They are going to Florida. I have the keys to the place. When I got to work tonight I had my arms full …
309th day- 56 days follow Cloudy + Warm Trimmed trees today and Jubbie dragged out brush I hear that Milt Vaughan and his family are going out to Arizona to live, on account of their little girl’s lungs. Thel said that Charlie Fraser said he would mark out the corners for her garage. I stopped …
308th day- 57 days follow Fair + Cool Mrs. H. went to Boston today. Thel took Evelyn down to the camp. Jubbie worked today. I went down to Dutton’s and put up some shutters. I haven’t seen any cock pheasant yet. Mrs. H. called me up from Boston to put up some no shooting signs …
307th day- 58 days follow (Arrowheads, surface, 3 stemmed, no triangular) Fair + Warmer Trimmed up more trees today. Jubbie didn’t show up. I shot a rabbit down by the cutting garden, and saw one up in front of the Meyer house, but I didn’t have my gun then. Thel, Ski, and Bud went up …
306th day- 59 days follow Fair + Warm Thel, I, Geo., Eleanor and the kids went down to the camp. George and I worked all day on his lot mowing brush and trimming trees. We pulled up the boat and closed the camp sky lights for the winter. We came home by the back way …
305th day- 60 days follow Cloudy + Cool Jubbie shot at a cock pheasant and missed it. Mrs. H. went hunting this A.M. Saw Mr. H. and Geo. Crowell. Thel went up to see her mother this afternoon and found her in bed. Charlie Holman has another daughter. After dinner Bill came up and we …
304th day- 61 days follow (George’s birthday) Cloudy + Cool I worked all day in the house cleaning the cellar. Hunting season starts tomorrow morning. Thel took Dot and Madaline up to Boston to see their mother in the hospital. After supper Thel and I took a ride over to Victoria’s and stayed a short …
303rd day- 62 days follow North East Rain Storm Rained from the northeast all day. Eleanor and Marie came up on the hill after me at noon. Thel took me back after dinner and called for me at night. Eleanor and her two children were here all this afternoon. Bud came up at 7:30 P.M. …
302nd day- 63 days follow Rain + Warm We had a thunder shower this morning, and light rain all day, the first we have had this month, and we sure need it to put out some of the worst forest fires we have had in New England. Jubbie didn’t work today. After dinner Thel took …
301st day- 64 days follow Fair + Warm Saw two red squirrels on the apple tree. Thel took the afternoon and evening to put on a supper for the Pythian Sisters Convention. I went up to Eleanor’s and ate supper, and stayed till Thel came and got me at 11 P.M. I heard a cock …
Arrowheads Up the Hill 