Pages That Mention Travis Dews
1918
Friday, August 23, 1918
A good day. They cut a house of tobacco for Mr Owen to day. Brand(?) and James(?) Dews helped them. Josie made some damson preserves this morning and ironed some. I canned a few tomatoes this evening.
Josie and I was eating water mellon this evening when a car come. Jim B and Zack Adkins and Mr and Mrs Smith was on it. They come in a few minutes.
Jim Brumfield staid on he is here tonight. [ink smear] I went to sleep and marked my book.
9:30 oclock
Sunday, August 25, 1918
A good day. Ben carried Jim to Gretna this morning. Earl and Paul Bennett went some where from here this morning. Josie and I got dinner. Kate and Irvin Harvey come today.
Mr Mayhew and Mr Dews and Owen and Charley Hutcherson and two children was here this evening.
Ben is at the barn to night. We heard that Jo Edmons broke his arm this evening. I am very sorry for him also his folks.
9:30 oclock
Friday, August 30, 1918
A good day. The men folks finished cutting a house of tobacco. Board? and Tennie? Dews helped them.
Josie got dinner. Lizzie Bennett come home this morning. Denia come this evening. Mrs Edmons gave us some peaches today. We pealed and made pickle and canned them. There was enough to do a lot of good.
10 30 oclock
Tuesday, September 3, 1918
A good day. Ben fired tobacco all day and is at the barn now. Paul suckered his tobacco this morning. This evening he helped Mr Dews tie leaves.
Josie washed this morning. This evening she cut off apples. Marvin come this evening and got two pigs.
8 oclock
Saturday, September 7, 1918
Cloudy all day rain this evening. Ben and Paul and Owen cut tobacco. They filled four houses.
Mr Dews and the boys helped them.
Josie helped to unload every time in the morning. She baked three chocolate pies for Sundays dinner. We are looking for Mary and Bill Brumfield to morrow. Hope it will not rain so they wont come.
9 15 oclock