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1918
Monday, August 12, 1918
A good day. Clouds a bout this evening but no rain here. Paul suckered tobacco all day. Ben suckered four rows this morning and then went to Chatham. I went with him. We staid longer than Ben thought he would have to stay. We eat dinner at Mrs Woodings. She had a good plain dinner.
Mr John and Willie Baily and Mrs Hines come with Ben as far as their home.
Josie gathered some grapes this morning. We picked them off the stems to night.
Mollie sent over and got some grapes. Jane and Clifton come. I saw Alma and Lonnie at Chatham.
9 o clock
Tuesday, August 13, 1918
A good day. Ben and Paul suckered tobacco. Ben and Josie Thelma and Paul went to Strait Stone at twelve staid a few minutes.
Josie and Thelma washed some this morning.
I got the dinner and boiled grapes. Josie put up 14 quarts of grape juice.
We gathered and picked off some grapes this evening and to night Thelma and Paul both picked til we finished.
10 30 oclock
1919
Wednesday, August 13, 1919
A good day. Ben & Jim suckered some tobacco. Ben went to Strait Stone and got some roofin. John & Edwin finished covering the barn and helpe work in the tobacco a while.
Ben carried Edwin & Christenia and Henry & Edna and I to White Falls. The river was two full & mudy. So we soon come home. I come by Johnsons. Mollie was makin grape jellie. Julia was washin some meal that she had bought. Kate Hubbard was taken sick today. I hope she will soon be well a gain. I come by Carries. She was pickin grapes.
10:10 oclock
Monday, August 18, 1919
A good day. Rain at night. Ben & Jim & Henry suckered tobacco until twelve oclock then Ben went to Renan and got fruit jars and tops and rubbers.
Jim and Ben hauled a lot of olde boards to the wood pile.
Josie and I worked on grapes most of the day. This evening I picked a few dried beans and got some sweet potatoes, the first that we have had of this years crop. Josie gathered some snaps & strung them and got Irish potatoes for dinner, tomorrows dinner.
Prince is much better than he was yesterday.
9 oclock
Thursday, August 21, 1919
A good day. The men folks moved some tobacco & cut some for Mr. Owen.
Jim & Ben will stay at the barn tonight. Henry is with Jim now. Edna is bad off with colde. Carries baby is not well.
Josie got dinner with a little help. Nellie caned some tomatoes this morning. This evening she went to Mr. Woodings and got some grapes. Miss Willie Wooding & Miss Annie Carter come with her home on a buggy.
I went to George Blairs. Lottie Craddock & her little baby is over there. Miss Alice Hubbard & Ada Hutcherson and Susie Hutcherson was there. They had water mellons & peaches and grapes.
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