A daily journal from 76 years ago
286th day-79 days follow Fair + Cool Jubbie and I took down the big pine tree by the sand box. After work I stopped in to see Pick and Walder and had supper with them. Walder had to go back to work so I came home early. Charlie Sherman came in about 8 P.M. and …
285th day- 80 days follow Fair + Warm This morning George came down for me and I went with him down to the camp. I did some casting off the point and a big bass struck my plug and it came out of the water and broke my plug off the line $125 loss. George …
284th day- 81 days follow Foggy Clear + Hot Jubbie and I took a ride over to the first station and got a fire permit. We came back and started to burn brush down by the buckwheat patch. Bill came up for half an hour or so. Sun came out hot so we stopped burning …
283rd day- 52 days follow (Anniversary) This is the 52nd anniversary of my landing in Plymouth. I can remember the details as if it was a week ago. Mowed from back of the barn. Bill Whiting was up on the hill this A.M. to hear what happened up at Springfield. Ski had Anne over this …
282nd day- 83 days follow Warm + Cloudy I got up, burned the rubbish, dumped the swill, cleaned the furnace, and potted a lily for Thel, and ran the vacuum over the floors. We all ate dinner over at Ski’s and had duck and it was good. After dinner Geo. and Eleanor and the kids …
281st day- 84 days follow Rain Gladys Sherman came up and got me at 6:15 A.M. this morning. We went over and picked up Charlie and went on thru Providence up to Springfield to the M.A.S. Annual meeting. We were the only three from here, the smallest representation that ever went. Charlie got pinched for …
280th day- 85 days follow (Geese) Fair + Mild Saw Mr. H. on the hill this morning. He stayed till noon. Geo. Crowell was up there two. He took two buckets of flowers down to Martha’s V. for Mrs. H. She is fishing down there. Jubbie mowed some more on the east end of the …
279th day- 86 days follow Fair + Cool Jubbie and I finished cleaning up the brush, so we can burn it when it rains. Thel took a ride up to Brockton. At least she wasn’t home at noon. The Driscolls are back again. I expect the weather has been too good for them to stay …
278th day- 87 days follow Fair + Warmer We worked on the brush all day. The World Series started today and the Brooklyn Dodgers lost by one run in the end of the ninth inning. George, Eleanor, and the two kids came in for a few minutes after supper. I had a postal from Mrs. …
277ith day- 88 days follow Fair + Warm This A.M. I went over to town on the truck with Arthur with a load of fireplace wood for the First. House. Jubbie and I are still cutting brush. Jubbie and I cut brush all day. Ski’s dog scared up a flock of four pheasants, and a …
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