Pages That Mention Dick Wooding
1918
Wednesday, February 20, 1918
Rain this morning. Clear by twelve. Ben opened the smoke house door this morning and hung up the meat. We have not found the key yet. Hope we may find it yet.
Josie washed some to day. I got dinner and kept the children. Kate Harvey come a while. I was glad to see her. Ben and Owen went to a cutting match this evening. They cut for Tom Peak at Mr Woodings.
9 10 oclock
Thursday, March 14, 1918
Cloudy all day. This evening there was a storm. Lightning and thunder wind rain and hail.
Ben and Owen helped rais a stable at Mr Woodings. Kate Harvey come here this morning. She brough some yarn for me to knit socks for the soldiers. I have commenced to knit.
Josie have not bin well to day. She made Franklin a dress this evening. I got dinner.
Edna went to Carries a while. Paul Smith and Roy come with her home. Henry went to school.
9:15 oclock
Saturday, August 17, 1918
A good day. Ben plowed up the potatoes and Josie picked them up. Ben sowed turnip seed to day. Paul tied some primings. Josie got most of the dinner. I churned went after some tomatoes. After dinner I put up three cans and killed two chickens and cut the cucumbers and put them in brine.
Paul and Thelma went to Dick Woodings to a stew to night. I hope they may have a nice time.
Julia and Henry and Edna are in my room and talk so much that I am in the hall writing.
Chesley Edmons cut a house of tobacco today.
Thursday, November 7, 1918
A good day. Ben hauled lumber from the mill. He brough three loads. Josie sewed some to day. I went to George Blairs. There was no one at home but Denia. George had gone to Gretna with tobacco. The rest of them had gone to Max Creasys burial.
John Dalton was buried this evening. There is more sickness and deaths than I ever heard of in the same length of time. Heard today that Dick Wooding is very sick.
Tonight Ben and Josie has gone to Strait Stone for groceries.
8 oclock
Saturday, November 9, 1918
A good day. Ben and Owen and Marvin helped Mr Dews rais a shed for a pit. I put two panes of glass in the window at the pit. Henry and I shucked two shocks of corn. Josie ironed and got dinner. She baked potato biscuit to night. She baked corn batter bread. I did enjoy it.
Miss Willie Wooding come a while this evening. Richard and Jane Wooding are both sick.
Carrie has two children sick. Marvin loaded his waggon to day intends going to Gretna Monday. Earnest and Lottie Craddock come to Blairs to day.
Ren Worsham and Ben Brumfield has gone to Lynchburg to night. Dont know when to look for them back.
Josie is ironing yet.
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