Pages That Mention tobacco
1918
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
Thursday, September 5, 1918
A good day. Just at dark it rained a shower. It was badly needed. The men folks got out at three oclock this morning and moved some tobacco and cut some this evening. Josie and [I] helped them some this evening. We picked some beans this morning.
This evening Cordie and Nettie Blair and Lizzie Anderson come. Kate and Virginia Harvey come. Virginia wants to learn to knit and knit a sweater.
9 30 oclock
Friday, September 6, 1918
A cloudy day and some rain. Ben moved some tobacco and cut some. Josie and I helped to move and Josie helped to unload the waggon with green tobacco.
I went to Carries a little while this evening.
Mollie Reynolds come and got some snaps.
I got a letter from Mary Brumfield this evening.
9 oclock
Sunday, September 8, 1918
A cloudy day and some rain. Ben and Paul made fires under the tobacco this morning. Josie and [I] got dinner.
Josie went to Mr Powers this evening. Henry Blair brought Mary and Bill from Long Island to Mrs Hendricks and Josie brought them here. Miss Alice Wooding and Mrs Winston come this evening. Carrie and the children come a few minutes.
Dews and Mayhew and George Hutcherson come and played croquet.
9 oclock