Julia Brumfield Diaries

A good day. Cloudy this morning. No rain. Mr Gambol and John Brumfield went from here this morning. John carried the team and waggon & Edwin brought them home tonight. Ben & Jim killed a calf this morning. Jim killed an opossome this evening. He intends to take it to Chatham tomorrow. Josie ironed this morning. She went to Blairs this evening to see Lottie & Nettie and they had both gone home. She had a good visit any way. I went to Marvins a few minutes this evening. Mrs Car staid with Edna & Mabel.

A good day. Jim went to Chatham. Ben carried him. He carried several things. I went with him. We got home a little after dark. I did not go in a store. We did not have time. Henry & Franklin went to school. Today is Otho Blairs birth day. I have thought of many things that happened that day and of the people that was liveing them that have passed a way. Preacher Damron [?] staid at our house the night before Otho was born. He is dead. Henry Henry Brumfield & Dr Wooding are both gone and all have to go soon. Mrs Car is here with us yet I am glad for her to be here anytime she will. Josie has bin busy all day and has a head ache tonight. I have not seen Kate in a long time until this evening.

A good day. Ben served as one of the judges at the elect tion. He sent Irvin Harvey for Josie and I. We went and voted. We voted the Democrat ticket. We went to Otho Blairs a while. Kate & Virginia Harvey/Moses as was was there. We had a pleasant visit. Josie went to see Carrie a few minutes. Mabel & Franklin has sore feet so that they can hardly walk.

A good day. Ben & Jim hunted some & put poles a round a plant bed.

Nellie went to see Mag & Kate. Edna went with her, Thelma and Mary & Evylin was here tonight. Ben and the girls went to Mrs. Gravelys to a dance. Josie got dinner. She had chicken and potato salid.

Tonight Denia & Isla Blair come and staid until bed time. We were glad to have them.

11 oclock

A cloudy day but no rain. Ben & Jim helped Johnson on the phone line. They eat with Johnson. Josie got dinner here. Edna ironed a little. I have set by the fire all day. I have a bad cold. Mrs Hutcherson & Denia Blair come this evening. The come on a buggy. I was glad that they come. I had bin wanting to see some of our folks so long.

Today 57 years ago I was married. Henry went to school. Tonight he has gone to Norman Booker. Two of Less Bookers children is there.