Julia Brumfield Diaries

A good day. Very warm. Ben & Jim finished getting up their hay and plowed some in the corn. Josie and Ben went to Strait Stone this morning. Josie ironed sowed[?] some today.

I went to Carries. I did not stay long. Marvin come from Gretna with someone. He sent me home on the car. He brought some ice. Carrie & Josie made cream. We had more then we could eat. Ben & Josie has gone to Renan. Carried Kate Harveys some of the cream.

Last night a bout one in the morning a bug got in my ear. I could of cried if it would of done any good. Got it out after 3 this a.m.

A good day. No rain here today. Jim & Ben worked in the tobacco this morning and on Marvins waggon body this evening. Josie washed today. The machine engine would not work. She washed by hand. This evening Virginia Harvey and her mother come this evening. Virginia staid all night. Ben & Josie and Virginia & Julia have all gone to Strait Stone to meeting. Hope that they may have a pleasant time and no one get hurt.

Carrie and her little ones come a while this evening. Marvin sent for them. Reese brought the car. Thomas Tomson brough Virginia home to night.

A good day. Ben was at Renan all day. He was a judge at an election. Jim & Henry sucker tobacco all day.

Reese Smith carried his mother & Josie and I to Renan to vote. Kate Harvey went to preaching this evening. Josie got the dinner. I churned to day.

A good day. Jim and Ben worked on a spring box at the Owen spring half of the day. Ben went to Mrs Cars place to help put on a roof. Come home & him and three of the children has gone to the school house to a picture show. Josie ironed all the evening.

Reese Smith carried me & Paul and Roy to White Falls. I caught several fish there. Was a crowd of people at Whitefalls on a picknic. I would guess there was as many as 40 people.

There is a negro assosiation going on at Glendland. We met a lot going home. We come by Kates. Grace B was there.

A good day. Jim and Henry hauled some sand and put a round the spring. Jim cut up the mulberrie tree. Henry brought the water for to night.

Josie spent the day at Reynolds. She had a good day. Ben helped to put on the roof at Mrs Cars place and build a porch. I staid at home for one time with the children. I milked and churned and got dinner and supper. Did not try to do any other work.

Mabel was very good for her to be. Carrie & family went to Gretna to see their new home. Kate Harvey went with them.