Julia Brumfield Diaries

A good day. Ben & Jim stripped tobacco all day and until bed time tonight.

I got dinner then I went to Johnson Reynols. Clack and Kate Hubard was there. Today was the first time that I ever saw their baby. He is a fine baby.

Every body here has some cold. I feel bad to night. I have made Henry & Edna a ball out of old socks. Just finished them.

8:30 oclock

A good day. Ben & Jim stripped tobacco.

Josie baked a cake for to be solde at the school house. The cake brought a good sum. The boxes all solde well. There was a big crowd at the school house. I was the oldest person there. Mr. Owen & Luke went with Ben.

Miss Grace Wills got the cake for being the prettyes girl. Jim Brumfield stripped tobacco while we went to the school house.

11: oclock

Heard tonight that Lottie Kellie has a new boy. Came this morning.

A good day. Jim & Ben stripped tobacco. Mr. Owen and I helped. Finished a while be fore night. I went to Marvins a few minutes. Josie got dinner.

Bessie (col) washed some. Ren Worsham come over. Got a few onions. Jim & Ben has gone to the barn to night.

8 oclock

A cloudy day. We all stripped tobacco all day. Bess (col) washed. Josie got dinner.

Marvin went to Boston with his last tobacco. Charley Hutcherson carried it.

Jim & Ben has not come from the farm yet tonight. Josie is sowing.

I wrote Fannie Emerson tonight.

7:30 oclock

A cloudy day & some rain. We all stripped tobacco most of the day and finished this years crop. Marvin Smith solde all of his crop today at Boston. Was well pleased with the prices.

Josie got dinner. I went to see Carrie a few minutes this evening.

Ben has gone to Willie Mayhews to night.

Jim went to Marvins and probably to Renan.

The teacher of Renan school has gone to Richmond to a teachers meeting.

Henry & Edna went to the school house to day.

8:15 oclock