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1919
Wednesday, February 12, 1919
A good day. Ben finished stripping his crop of tobacco today. Jim & Owen and I and Josie helped him.
Josie got dinner. Marvin come to the barn a few minutes. He is very bad off with a colde. Josie and Franklin has a bad colde.
Tonight Ben and Jim has gone to Strait Stone. We was out of oil and coffee.
Saturday, February 15, 1919
A colde windy day. We stripped tobacco most of the day. Ben is complaining of sickness so much he has not worked much today. Jim and Owen put up the heater at Owens house this evening. Charlie Hutcherson loaded his truck with tobacco for Marvin & Ben this evening. Josie got dinner. She is nearly sick. Jim has gone to Marvins tonight has not got back yet.
9 oclock
Tuesday, February 18, 1919
A clear colde day. Ben plowed all day. Jim cut wood. Owen come from Altavista this morning. Perry Dews went to meet him at the Island. Josie washed this morning and went to Marvins this evening. Marvin stripped tobacco the last he has. Henry went to school.
10 o clock
I had a letter from Julia Ferguson to day.
Monday, September 1, 1919
A good day. Ben & Owen moved tobacco all the morning. This evening they pulled leaves in Bens tobacco. Tonight they will stay with Owens tobacco. Jim has bin at the barns all day.
Josie sewed some this morning. This evening she went to Marvins. Today is Paul Smiths birthday. He is seven years olde.
This evening I went to George Blairs. Isla & Cordie was at home. Denia was at Ren Worshams. Beatris & Gladis Owen was there. The girls gave us some peaches & mellons. They were as nice to us as they could be.
Marvin was stripping tobacco but it dried out so he quit. Ben & Marvin has gone to Strait Stone to night.
10 oclock
Saturday, September 13, 1919
A good day. Ben painted at Owens house to day. Jim & Owen stripped tobacco.
Josie and I got dinner. This evening I went to George Blairs. Went by Charley Hutchersons and bought a busel of meal. Irvin Harvey brough it home for me. I stopped at Jessie Hutchersons a few minutes. All the young folks from Blairs was gone to a lawn partie at Edge Hill.
Ben has gone to Strait Stone to night to the lodge.
9 oclock