A daily journal from 76 years ago
240th day- 125 days follow Cloudy + Cool Planted some buckwheat. Ski’s day off today. Rained this afternoon, just right for the buckwheat that I planted this A.M. Walder and Victoria are off on a vacation. I think they intend to go up to Alice Andersons and from there on up to Deer Isle, Maine, …
239th day- 126 days follow Cooler Jubbie and I worked around the flower beds and hedges. Geo, Eleanor, Marie, and Susie were here for supper and they stayed till Bud came in and he and Ski took them home. Did a little shooting tonight. Saw Ted Seaford over to Finney’s with Geo Whiting. I expect …
238th day- 127 days follow Hot + Showers This afternoon we had our first mean thunder storm. Jubbie took the afternoon off to go fishing on the outside, then we had a thunder squall that was a hummer, regular little twister. The four Bulens and Brad Martin of Vermont came over from Duxbury to have …
237th day- 128 days follow More Hot Thel and I went down to the camp tonight. Cozette, Archie, and Roger were at theirs so we stopped in to see them. Archie and I went fishing for about an hour or so there. I caught a couple of roaches + one large shiner. We went into …
236th day- 129 days follow Hot. Hot. I saw Mrs. H. this A.M. and she has her left leg in a cast. She broke a bone while playing a 15 lb striped bass. She tripped over a rock on the shore, but got her fish. The Hathaways went down to the pond for a week, …
Fair + Hot Cleaned up the house this morning. Geo. came for me and I went up to his house for dinner. After dinner Geo. and I went over to Stephen’s Field and watched a baseball game. Plymouth won from New Bedford. Thel and Ski had a hard day at the Stand. I never saw …
234th day- 131 days follow Fair + Hot The White Fuel men came down to plan the job of fixing over the furnace. They stayed from 12 till 2. Had dinner with Pic and the boys. After supper Thel, Ski, Bud, and I took a ride out to Marshfield Fair. The show was pretty good …
Fair + Cool. Fine Jubbie and I trimmed all day on the edges. I did some target shooting and did pretty fair. I had dinner with Pic and the boys.
232nd day- 133 days follow Foggy + Showers Jubie worked this morning, took the afternoon off on account of rain. Ski had her day off and went riding horse back in the morning and in the afternoon. We ate the red perch for supper and they were fine. My check didn’t come last week and …
231st day- 134 days follow Fair + hot Jubbie and I mowed brush on the fire strip in back of Short’s. After dinner Thel and I took a ride down to White Island Pond to Bill Whiting’s camp. Bill and I went out on the pond fishing for about four hours. We caught a fine …
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