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1918
Tuesday, May 28, 1918
A good day. We want rain badly.
Kate and Virginia and Hazel and Marvin all went to Chatham. Henry and I finished planting potatoe slips this morning.
Lizzie and Gordon Bennett come this evening. We all went up to see Carrie a while. Mr and Mrs Padget and Ethel Worsham and Isla Blair was at Carries. Ben went to Odie Kellies after the tobacco planter. He carried all the children with him.
8 oclock
Monday, June 3, 1918
Some rain this morning it was badly needed.
Ben and Paul replanted tobacco. Mr Owen was at his brothers near Altavista. He brought a calf home this evening. Josie made Edna a dress to day.
Mrs Bailiss come and got some butter. I worked in the garden a while this evening. Eula Mayhew come and got a few tomato plants and Josies cards to make bats for a quilt.
9 oclock
Thursday, June 6, 1918
A good day most of the day. Had a little rain this evening. Ben and Paul still working tobacco. Josie ironed. I got dinner. I planted some cucumber and pumpkin seed.
Josie and Ben went to Strait Stone this evening and got some things. Among them were 4 tin buckets.
Mr Dave Layne and his son [ink smear] Walter and got a cow [smear] and calf.
Edna and Franklin are sick. If anyone wonders why this page is so blotted, I went to sleep.
9 oclock
Wednesday, June 12, 1918
Clear most of the day a sprinkle of rain this evening. The men finished workin over their tobacco to day and cut some wheat.
Josie and [I] washed to day and then got dinner.
Josie and I and the children went to Marvins this evening. Ben and Josie and Paul Bennett went to Mount Airy to night to an ice cream supper.
Nat Woodings car broke down to day he was at Mr Edmons. Ben let him have his to make his round on. He brought it back be fore night.
10 oclock
Monday, June 17, 1918
We had a good shower this morning it was badly needed. Ben and Paul replanted tobacco all day after it quit raining.
Josie and Ben went over to the school house to get the things that was left Sat night. I worked a little in the garden.
Josie went up to Marvins a while. Mollie Reynolds come with her back.
Mrs Owens sent us a mess of snaps this evening. I am glad of them.
9 oclock