A daily journal from 76 years ago
150th day- 215 days follow Memorial Day Showers Goodale was acquitted this morning. After breakfast Thel and I took a ride down to the camp. I widened out the path down to the point, and then raked up the point and straightened the place up. Archie came down after dinner and he and I went …
149th day- 216 days follow Fair + Hot Trimmed lawns all day. At noon I potted up a lot of plants to take to the cemetery tonight. Thel and I did some shooting after supper. We went up to the cemetery and decorated the graves. There was a lot of people and cars in the …
148th day- 217 days follow Kingston Site Fair + Warm Worked all day on the flower beds. Mr. H. and Harry were on the hill when I got there this A.M. Geo. Crowell came up and they all went to Martha’s Vineyard. After supper Bill came up and he and I went out to the …
147th day- 218 days follow Fair + Warm Mrs. Sampson was up on the hill cutting out the slip covers. Set out some pansies and weeding and trimming. Trimmed and weeded in the pool garden. Redo was up on the hill with an oil burner man to look the heater over to see about connecting …
146th day- 219 days follow Fair + Warm Mrs. H. is on the hill this A.M. Planted rose bushes and carnations. Thel and the rest of the cleaners have gone down to the camp for the day. The telephone man was here from Brockton to see about the pole at the foot of the drive. …
145th day- 220 days follow Warm + Foggy Took off the storm windows and doors, and put on the screens Went up on the hill and saw Harry and Dimp, and Mrs. H. Had a heck of a time with the hot water heater. No draft and the heat way down. Worked putting on screens …
144th day- 221 days follow (Site dig) Fair + Warm The folks came up on the hill last night. This morning Mrs. H. took me down to the Yacht Club and planted the flower beds. I got home just as Bill came up to take me out to the new dig. There was six of …
143rd day- 222 days follow Foggy. Warm. The women were up on the hill today. Painted in the barn. After work I stopped at Mr.Dutton’s and put in a screen and took off three shutters. Bill Whiting came in while I was eating supper and we went out to the dig. There was quite a …
142nd day- 223 days follow Fair + Warmer Washed off the front porch, turned the water on in the barn. Started to paint the lawn furniture. Jubbie mowed lawns. Klaski’s man brought up furniture he had refinished. Rained this afternoon. After supper Thel took me over to H.H. greenhouse and I bailed out my boat …
141st day- 224 days follow (Arrowhead) Cloudy + Showers The women were on the hill today. A man came up from the telephone co. about the pole Mrs. H. doesn’t like. Called up Alton Stevens and ordered some flowers for the Yacht Club. Bill Whiting came up to see me this afternoon. Oiled floors in …
Arrowheads Up the Hill 