Pages That Mention Renan, Virginia
1918
Saturday, March 16, 1918
Ben carried me to Renan this morning. I staid with Charles nearly all day. He is very bad off yet. Mag had quite crow[d] to day for dinner Miss Alice Wooding Mrs Duckey Kellie Mrs Sallie Strance.
A mink caugh one of my hens that was setting.
Josie killed a chicken and baked a cake.
Miss Mayhan and Virginia come here a while.
9 oclock
Wednesday, March 20, 1918
A cloudy day and some rain. Ben and Owen plowed some. Josie washed I got dinner. At twelve oclock Josie and Ben went to Renan. Lee Brumfield come by here to day on his way from the saw mill.
Said that he thought that Charles was wors that he was yesterday.
I want to know so bad whoo is with him tonight.
Carrie and the children come down a little while this evening. Mr Owen planted potatoes to day and Marvin did two.
8 oclock
Tuesday, April 2, 1918
A good day.
Ben went to Renan this morning for plow points. Went to see Mag a few minutes.
Josie done a big washing and finished by twelve oclock.
Marvin Smith went to Altavista this evening. The three boys and I went with him. I had no business. He kindly offered to take me. I had a pleasant evening. We saw Mr Rice and Mr Rorer. I was glad to see them.
10 oclock
Wednesday, May 1, 1918
Josie washed some this morning and scrubbed the kitchen floor this evening.
Ben and Owen and Marvin and William built fire boxes in the barn to day.
Tonight a dog passed and in a few minutes Tom Edmons and several other men come and said that the dog was mad.
Some one killed him over near Renan.
8 oclock
Thursday, May 9, 1918
A good day. Ben went to Renan to try and get a horse to plow a few days. Did not get it. Josie went to Carries this morning and bathed the baby. After dinner Ben and Josie went to Strait Stone.
Children and I went to Carries. I replanted potatoes. Planted some gourd seed yesterday. Owen went to the mill to day.
9 oclock