Pages That Mention Minnie Owen
1918
Wednesday, March 27, 1918
A cloudy day and some rain. Ben went to Davis s saw mill this morning for lumber. Plowed some this evening for a potatoe patch.
Josie finished quilting her quilt this morning and got dinner.
I went to see Mrs Edmons this evening and come by Mrs Owens and stoped a while. Heard to day that Miss Alice Wooding has pneumony. Hope she may soon get well.
9 oclock
Wednesday, April 17, 1918
A cloudy day and some rain. Ben and Marvin finished covering the barn. Owen hauled some wood.
Mrs Bailiss and Melvin come while we were at dinner. Mrs Dews and Mrs Owen went to see their sister Mrs Short to day.
Lee Brumfield called here to night and ask Ben to haul him a load of brick. I think he will haul it but he don't like to a bit.
Franklin is better to night.
9 oclock
Friday, May 24, 1918
A good day. We had a good rain last night. We planted tobacco all day. The men folks planted and Mrs Owen and I drawed plants. Josie got dinner and churned.
Some men come to see Ben about a school.
Ben put the pigs in a pen last night.
8 oclock
Saturday, May 25, 1918
A good morning. Rain this evening.
The menfolks planted tobacco all day. Mr Dews helped them this evening.
I went to Blairs this morning and got potatoe slips. Mrs Owen and I drawed plants part of the day.
Josie ironed this morning and churned and got dinner.
Kate Harvey solde her cow to day we guess. She passed here some one driving her.
8 oclock
Monday, May 27, 1918
A good day.
Ben and Owen and Paul planted tobacco. Mrs Owen and I drawed plants. Josie got dinner. In the evening Josie went to the plant bed. I planted some potatoe slips.
There was a lot of hard thunder this evening but no rain. Kate Harvey come a while this evening.
9 oclock