A daily journal from 76 years ago
130th day- 235 days follow Cold + Fair After dinner Bill came up and we went down to the rock cave shelter between Great Herring Pond and Buttermilk Bay. We had a steel tape and took all the important measurements we could think of then we followed the road out to Buttermilk Bay. From there …
129th day- 236 days follow Fair + Cold Mr. Delano came over this afternoon and finished up. Ski went up to the Johnston’s stand at noon and got a job as bar girl. Thel and I shot one round before supper. She beat me. After supper Thel and I took a ride up to see …
128th day- 237 days follow Cloudy + Cold Very cold and miserable today. Bill came up on the hill just before noon. He had a lot on his mind. Some dope Charlie S. had told him about a proposition Adrian W. had made to him. After supper Bill came up and got me and we …
127th day- 238 days follow Fair + Showers Mr. Delano worked alone today. Cleaned up shingles and did some transplanting. Thel and I shot a little at noon. After supper Pastor Hass and Alvin came up and we picked up young Burgess over to town, and then went out to Kingston and picked up Lawrence …
126th day- 239 days follow Clearing + Warmer Carpenters were up here today. Jubbie and I planted more red pine trees. I read a letter Ida Finney wrote to Mrs. H. and it made me kind of sore. Had a talk with Mr. Short tonight. First time I have met him. It sure feels good …
125th day- 240 days follow Partly Cloudy Mrs. H. was on the hill this A.M. and she had me on the run. Klasky was up to get some furniture to finish. John Kennedy brought up 300 red pine trees this A.M. Jubbie and I planted 150 of them. The carpenters were there all day. I …
124th day- 241 days follow Rain. Cold. Clearing. Ski’s horse was out again this morning and she caught him up by Short’s. We fixed up his stall so I hope he stays in from now on. Tore paper off the walls over at Archie’s today. Stopped in to see Pic and Walder on the way …
123rd day- 242 days follow (Water, Arrowheads) Cold + Rain Mr. and Mrs. H. were on the hill this A.M. Turned on the water in the flower garden. Bill came up in the rain and he and I went out to Pembroke and we spent all the afternoon there, all I found was one fine …
122nd day- 243 days follow (Ski is 20) Cold + rain Ski is twenty years old today. Her horse got out last night. When we woke up he [was] back up to Percy Finney’s house. No workers showed up on the hill today. Chet Downie came up on the hill to see me this afternoon. …
121st day- 244 days follow Cold + Rain Cleaned up the house for the weekend. Fixed up some of Mrs. H.’s stuff that was broken Klasky’s driver came up and [got] the stuff Harry is going to have fixed up. I heard that one of the Meyer’s boys has bought Jean Finney’s cottage next to …
Arrowheads Up the Hill 