Pages That Mention Beatrice Owen
1918
Tuesday, April 23, 1918
A clear day. A cloud to night and some rain.
Ben and Owen split up the olde barn logs and moved the fence. Josie washed. I got dinner and picked beans.
George Blair come over here for some vinegar.
Beatrice Owen come for some eggs for Mrs Dews. I went to Carries a while this evening.
10 oclock
Tuesday, June 18, 1918
A good day. Ben planted some beans this morning then they plowed corn for Mr Owen. Josie got dinner. Mrs Owen gave us some scraple so she knowed what to cook. I washed a few things this morning. Henry and Edna helped wash some guano sacks.
I finished getting up the onions this evening. Henry and I thinned the corn on the branch. Beatrice Owen brought a dress for Josie to make this week.
Paul Bennett has gone to the school house to night.
10 o clock
Thursday, June 20, 1918
A good day. Ben and Owen finished getting up wheat and rye this morning. Ben and Marvin went to Hubbards this evening. Josie finished Beatrice Owens dress this evening. I got the dinner.
This evening Grace Brumfield and I went to the river fishing. Caught eels.
Got home at dark. Josie had milked and got supper. I was glad. I was tired. I got a letter from Mary Brumfield. I am glad to hear from them.
10 oclock
Monday, October 7, 1918
A good day. The men folks cut corn this morning. Ben mowed peas this evening. The rest of them cut corn all day. Little Henry and the Owen boys worked at it all day. Josie sewed some this morning. This evening we picked peas. Mrs Owen and Beatrice picked all the evening. Mrs Dawson come after some apples and got them.
Carrie cooked the first meal on her new range this morning. Tobacco was so dry that we could not strip this morning. We had turnip salit for dinner and cornbread.
10 oclock
Monday, October 14, 1918
A good day. Ben and Owen hauled pea hay this morning and plowed this evening. Paul and Josie and I stripped tobacco all day. Little Henry and Beatrice Owen tied this evening. Mr Dews come and got some apples and brough us some corn.
Ben went to Strait Stone and carried 4 chickens and 2 doz eggs. Bough soap and oil.
To night Ben and Paul and Owen are at the barn putting tobacco in the pit.
9 oclock