Julia Brumfield Diaries

A rainy day. Ben helped dig on Marvins pit.

Josie carried Miss Janie and Henry to school this morning. She said she liked to of froze be fore she got home. Ben went after them this evening. Miss Angle is spending the night here tonight.

Kate Harvey is sick and I am so troubled a bout her think I will go and see her tomorrow if I am well enough.

9 oclock

A good day. Ben & Jim staid at home all day. Lizzie was with us all day. Marvin & family was here this evening. Denia & Cordie Blair was here this evening. Doris and Aubrey Brumfield was here this evening. Josie got dinner.

She had things good & lookin nice.

The boys put some tobacco in the pit tonight.

9 o'clock

A good day. Ben & Jim worked on Owens house. Lizzie and Earl Bennett went from here this morning. I hope that they got home without an accident. The roads is very bad. I helped Mr. Owen strip tobacco. We stripped all that they had in the pit and filled it up again. I went to Marvins a few minutes this evening. Kate Harvey was there. We came back by the grave yard. Eva had fallen out of her box and hurt herself right bad.

Josie staid at the house and got dinner.

Tonight Mr. Owen is here and they played cards.

9 o'clock

A good day. The men folks moved Owens tobacco out of the pit and put some of Bens in then commenced to build a hog pen. Josie & I got dinner. Nellie and Evylin Brumfield went to Blairs this morning. Come home by twelve, eat dinner, then Ben carried them to Johnson Reynolds, from there they went home.

Josie has not been well to day. I went to Marvins this evening.

Eva was sitting on the floor; the first time that I ever saw her on the floor. I finished a cap[?] that Josie commenced to night.

Every one is a bed but I so I will go soon.

9:10 oclock

A cloudy day. Ben & Jim put tobacco in the pit this morning. Ben & Owen helped Marvin kill hogs then worked on a plant bed. I went to Marvins and staid with the children while Carrie got dinner and made her sausage.

Marvin got 4 little pigs for him self and one for Wren Worsham. I have wrote a letter to Lottie Craddock to night. I am so sleepy I can't keep my eyes open.

9 oclock