A daily journal from 76 years ago
218th day- 147 days follow Fair + Hot Jubbie didn’t come to work this afternoon. At noon I took a walk down to the Beach Club to see Mr. Delano. He is putting up a wind break around the tennis court. There was a car stuck at the foot of brook hill at noon. It …
217th day- 148 days follow Fair + Warm Planted some seed in the frames for plants for next Spring. After supper Thel and I took a ride up to Eleanor’s. Geo., Eleanor, Ski and Bud are going to the movies. Blackberries are ripe now. When we left Eleanor’s we rode over to Geo. Holman’s garage. …
216th day- 149 days follow Fair + Cool. This has been a swell day. Jubbie and I mowed some on the front drive. Saw a green snake by the blackberry patch. This was Thel’s day off. The Hathaway’s have their car going again. They were at the camp yesterday. Did a little bow and arrow …
215th day- 150 days follow Fair + Cool Went up on the hill with George after I cleaned and cut up the salmon. Ate dinner with Eleanor and Marie. Geo. went to a clam bake. Came home in the afternoon and was here when Dave’s family arrived. Bob and Gretchen came with them. Then Ed. …
214th day- 151 days follow Fair + Cool The White Fuel oil burner men were up on the hill this morning. I went down into the cellar to see how they were getting along, and found that they had a leak in one of the copper tubes, and it was flowing into the fire box. …
213th day- 152 days follow Fair + Cool Geo. Crowell and the Boss called me up to the barn and they had two salmon just arrived from New Brunswick. I opened up the boxes and cleaned them. One weighed 35 or 40 lbs. The Boss gave me fine steaks and a large piece to boil. …
212th day- 153 days follow Partly Cloudy Worked all day on the lawn around the pool. When I came home from work Thel and I took a ride down to the Canal and had supper, then we crossed the bridge and went down the other side and over the other bridge and back again to …
211th day- 154 days follow Fair + Hot. I think I have got the mower for the bowling green cutting good again. After supper I took a ride on my wheel up to the place where Whipple flowed over the hatchery. I dug for an hour or so and found the point of a fine …
210th day- 155 days follow (Quail) Fair + Hot. I saw a small flock of young quail today, the first of the season. I had to bring Grog home from the hill. He had been keeping guard over the go cart. Thel got stuck up on the stand parking place. She and I took a …
209th day- 156 days follow Partly Cloudy. Hot. I went over to town after dinner and got a haircut, and Dr. Wild straightened out my glasses Bought a pair of sneakers $4.50. Some price. Got some sulphur for the roses, and a couple of traps for Japanese Beetles. Came back and trimmed hedges. Thel and …
Arrowheads Up the Hill 