A daily journal from 76 years ago
Foggy + Hot. Started in to mow brush but it was so hot I quit. The plumbers finished up on the furnace today. Saw the chicken hawk flying around today. The fellow that was pilot for the big plane at the Mayflower Hotel was killed in N.Y. in a plane accident. Thel had to have …
257th day- 108 days follow Foggy + Warm. Rain George came down after breakfast and we had to get Jubbie to pull us out of the drive to get the car started. Then we went up and got the two kids and Eleanor and went down to the camp. When we were there George + …
256th day- 109 days follow Fair + Hot The plumbers didn’t show up this A.M. Saw Mr. H, Harry, + Dimp. After dinner I took a walk along River St. Saw Phil Covell and Harry Hadaway fishing in the river. When I got up to Eleanor’s it was raining real hard. George gave me a …
255th day- 110 days follow Fair + Hot I have tended the coal hot water heater for the last time. Tried the water in the girl’s bathroom and it works fine. Jubbie didn’t show up today. I sure miss Myles when I come home. Thel and I took a ride over to Geo. Holman’s garage …
254th day- 111 days follow Fair + Hot Worked on the flower beds today. Took a ride over to town with the plumbers after work and went up to have Dr. Douglas do some work on my teeth. I sure missed Myles at noon and tonight. The electrician is coming tomorrow to fix up the …
253rd day- 112 days follow Miles Worked around the pool garden flower beds. There was an enormous flock of blackbirds flew over here just before dark. I took a walk down to the mouth of the river after supper to see if any of the fisherman were getting any bass. They were not biting. A …
252nd day- 113 days follow Fair + Cooler This morning when I went up on the [hill] there was a flock of 18 young quail in my buckwheat patch. Saw Harry and Hank and Mr. H. After dinner Thel, Ski, Bud and I went up to Brockton Fair. It was pretty good this year. We …
251st day- 114 days follow Cool. Cloudy The two plumbers were up on the hill. I picked 25 quarts of beach plums in the hollow. Someone got at them yesterday. Ski and Jubbie took a ride on their horses tonight. Mr. Dutton told Thel she might have an Oldsmobile in a week or so. Mrs. …
250th day- 115 days follow Foggy Clear + Hot Cleaned up the downstairs. George came and took me up on the hill and I got the brush scythe and we took a lunch and went down to the camp. We started to mow some brush on my back lots but it was so darn hot …
249th day- 116 days follow Foggy + Warm Arrowheads Two men were at work in the cellar today. Saw Harry and his wife this morning. They want some plants to take up next week to plant on their place. There were more robins on the lawn today than I ever saw before at one time. …
Arrowheads Up the Hill 