Pages That Mention Gretna, Virginia
1918
Monday, January 21, 1918
A clear colde day. Ben walked to Renan this morning and got oil and coffee. Marvin loaded his waggon to go to Gretna tomorrow if nothing happens to hinder. I heard this evening that Anna Craddock was dead and will be buried tomorrow. I wish that the weather were so that I could go up there.
Josie got dinner to day. I made me a bonnett. I got a fall this evening the first time I have since the snow.
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Tuesday, January 22, 1918
Snowed a gain to day. It snowed until a bout twelve oclock. It is clear to night. Ben has bin at home alday. He worked on a ground slide some. Marvin did not go to Gretna today. He came down and made pathes for us. Josie got dinner and brought water to night and fed the calves.
Ben milked for me this morning. Ben made the fire in the stove this morning the first time this year.
I got breakfast and washed dishes at breakfast and dinner. Certainly have enjoyed sitting by the fire the most of the time this winter. I have made a pair of gloves two night caps and pieced the top of a pillow to day.
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Wednesday, January 23, 1918
A clear colde day. Ben hauled in a shock of corn this morning. He is very much complaining to night.
Josie sewed on her quilt some today.
I got dinner and washed the dishes. I went to Marvins a little while this evening. Marvin went to Gretna to day got home before dark was well pleased with the sale of his tobacco. It was and awful bad day to go any where.
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Friday, February 8, 1918
A clear morning cloudy this evenin. Ben hauled some wood this morning.
Cut feed and sawed wood this evening. Marvin Smith and William Gilbert helped him. Josie swept the yard some and got dinner.
Some man passed here today and a greed to take the cow that I bought from Marvin. Johnson Reynolds colte is here tonight. He went to Gretna today. Have not heard how tobacco solde to day.
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Sunday, April 28, 1918
A good day. Cloudy tonight.
Ben went to Gretna today to an odd fellows meeting. Josie and the children except Henry went to see Kate Harvey. I went two. We walked and Ben come after us in the machine. Henry went to Marvins and played with Reese and Paul Smith and Fred and Irvin Hutcherson.
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Today was Denias birthday. I would of liked to seen her.