Julia Brumfield Diaries

A good day. Ben and Jim shucked some corn and loaded Jims tobacco on John Hutcherson truck. John & Jim started to Danville. I hope they got there ok. This evening Ben & Marvin went to the school house and helped to put a pump in the well that has bin bored there. They staid late. The children come home with them. Josie had supper ready when they got home. I cut peices and sewed on my quilt most of the day. Hope to finish the squares tomorrow if I work on it. I wanted to go to Marvins this evening but would not leave Josie Mabel.

A very bad day it was snowing this morning when we got up and it is snowing yet 8 o clock at night. It is drifted in places so that any one cant hardly go through it. Jim has fed the chicken & turkeys and cows. Ben milked and has brought the water. Josie got dinner. She cooked black eye peas and had a stew. I made some bats and sewed on my quilt some. Our mail carrier did no come today. We mis the mail. There was no school today.

Snow this morning and cold & windy to night. Ben & Josie milked for me this morning & tonight. Jim fired the meat all day. Ben carrie Henry & Edna to school on the horses and went for them this evening.

Josie got dinner. I sewed some.

Ben made some quilting frames. Josie froze cream for supper.

A very colde day. Ben and Jim finished stripping tobacco today. The children went to school. Josie has bin very bad off all day. Ella is here with her yet. Nellie and I got a snack to eat. Nellie sewed all the time she could get from her other work. Letia Ward brought our clothes home ironed nice. That is a help. No one has come today. It has bin so colde that no one would go out more than they were oblidged to. Ben went to Dr. Owens ? to night for tablets ? The last that Josie will ever need I think.

A clear cold day. Jim and Ben finished burning their plant bed and sowed it. They got seed from Mr. Edmonds. Edmonds? folks are sick with the flue. Nellie washed some today. I got dinner. I cooked a chicken and baked some bread for to send to Mr. Owen's people. Their little boy died today. Mrs Owen has pneumonia. I do hope that she may get well. Ben has gone to Owens tonight. Mrs Carr churned for me a gain today. Mabel & Edna has gone with Mrs. Carr upstairs. Edna has come back. Today has been the coldest day of the winter.