A daily journal from 76 years ago
6th day- 360 days follow Snow Flurries Ski took her sleigh out this A.M. Cleaned up on the hill today. Jubbie came up this afternoon and we burned up more brush in back of the barn. Eleanor, Marie, and Suzanne were here for a few minutes when I got home from work. Then Thel took …
5th day- 361 days follow Partly Cloudy Went over to H. H. greenhouse to see if Steve could take a truck up to Boston. He could. The sun broke thru a few times today. Nice to see it again. Jubbie and I burned brush this afternoon. Adrian Whiting was hunting arrowheads on my territory. The …
4th day- 362 days follow Cloudy + Warm Arrowheads Thel and I went to church this A.M. I walked up on the hill thru the cemetery, saw Harry, Mr. H., and Mrs. H. Harry told me Dimp expects No. 3 in June. When I got back I hunted on Phil Chandler’s, and found a few …
3rd day- 363 days follow Rain + Snow Snowing this A.M. Arthur came over about 10 A.M. Came home along the beach from H.H. bath house to the Beach Club. The high tide has been over the beach into the river in several places. There was a good sized flock of black ducks came in …
No. East Rain and Snow Mean northeast rain and snow storm mixed. Everything is covered with slush. Went up on the hill. Everything was O.K. Got my check from Fuller Hammond. $14.00. This morning Thel and Cozette went over to Nona’s and brought back the two youngest kids. Jimmie is over at Cozette’s + Marjorie …
1st day- 365 days follow Cloudy + Warmer George came in this morning. I took a ride over to his mother’s, and home by J.B.’s Corner. After dinner he came down and he and I took a ride down to the camp and we put in the whole afternoon burning up brush that we cut …
In the back of the diary, Jess kept a record of Jubbie’s hours and also an account of his expenditures and checks from Fuller Hammond.
365th day- The last day Partly Cloudy This was a wonderful day to burn brush. Jubbie and I burned all day. Thel and Cozette came up on the hill this A.M. to make up the beds and etc. So this is the last day of the year 1947. I hope that the coming year will …
364th day- 1 day follow Fair + Warmer Jubbie didn’t show up this A.M. So I took a trip up in back of Chick Howland’s with the #10 and got two rabbits. I got a personal letter from Mr. H. thanking us for the fruit basket and wreath I made for their Boston front door. …
363rd day- 2 days follow Fair + Cold. Mr. H, Harriet and her husband were on the hill when I got on the hill this A.M. Jubbie and I burned brush all day. I shot two rabbits with the #10. The minister was here for dinner today. The wind has been Westerly all day and …
