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1918
Monday, November 11, 1918
A clear colde day. Ben commenced on a room for Owen to day. Josie went to the store and bough some things for Edna this evening.
The children started to school to day. Miss Sneed came to day to be [scratched out "principle"] at Harmony Grove.
Miss Janie Gravley stopped in here this evening.
Ben and Josie is at the barn working on tobacco to night. Marvin went to Gretna today and solde tobacco for a good price. Ben and Josie and Marvin has just come from the barn.
8 oclock
Friday, November 22, 1918
Ben went to Gretna with a load of tobacco for Paul and him self and a little for Irvin Harvey. It all sold reasonably well. Josie sewed. I got a snack for dinner.
This evening I mended my sweater. Miss Janie and Mrs Gravley come in a few minutes on their way from school. Mr Layne come this morning to try to get his calf home. He could not manage him and he is here yet. Ben got home from Gretna about sundown.
I watered and fed some of the hogs be fore he got home.
8 o clock
1919
Tuesday, January 21, 1919
A good day. Ben and Jim worked on Owens house.
Mr. Owen and I and Owen's children and Henry stripped tobacco. Owen and his children stripped all day. Henry and I half the day. Mollie & Christenia Reynolds come and eat dinner with us. Josie had a good dinner.
Marvin went to Gretna today with tobacco. It solde very well.
I had a letter from Mary Brumfield today. They were all well.
9 o'clock
Friday, January 31, 1919
A good day. The men folks stripped tobacco most of the day. Ben went to Greenfield Church to a meeting of some sort. Grace Brumfield & Kate Harvey spent the day with us. Carrie and the childen come this evening.
I sent Mary Brumfield's knitting home to day. Mr Owen got home last night at one oclock from Danville. He sold his last tobacco.
Ben & Jim are at the barn to night tieing tobacco.
9 30 oclock
Tuesday, February 4, 1919
A rainy day. Jim made him a tomato bed. Josie ironed and got dinner.
Ben come home from Danville tonight. He sold tobacco there today. Mayhew carried it on his truck.
Henry went to school today. I went to Carries a while this evening.
Jim hung up the meat this morning.
We heard to day that Willie Brumfield went to Robert Laynes. We thought that he would come to see us but he did not come.
9 15 oclock