Julia Brumfield Diaries

A good day. we all stayed at home. I got dinner. We had turnip salit and butter beans.

Josie helped Ben move some tobacco while it was in order. This evening Marvin and family and Kate Harvey and Irvin Harvey come. Mr Dews and Owen and some of the children was here and played croquet.

Paul and Earl Bennett come. Paul will stay a while and strip tobacco. I hope that it may stay in order so he can handle it.

9 30 oclock

A shower this morning but a clear evening.

Ben & Jim sowed peas this morning. This evening Ben cut wheat for Lee Brumfield. Oskar Brumfield thined corn for Ben. Edna and I thined 26 rows this evening.

Josie made Ben two shirts today. I caned some beets. The first that I ever caned. I choped a little in the garden & replanted some cucumber hills. Put up some onions. We are getting plenty vegatables now.

10:15 oclock

A good morning. It rained a nice shower this evening.

Ben finished cutting wheat at Lees this morning. Oscar Brumfield brought the binder home this evening.

Ben carried Jim a part of the way to Gretna. Mr John Ramsey carried him to Gretna. Ben did not go to the Lodge tonight.

Josie gathered some dew berries this morning. Caned them this evening.

I was at Carries a few minutes this evening.

10 oclock

A good day. They thrashed wheat here and at Marvins today. Willie Brumfield & Dr Cutor come to day. They eat dinner here.

Josie picked 3 gallons of black berries and caned them. I picked a few beries this evening.

They are plentiful this year.

10:15 oclock

A good morning. Rain this evening and tonight. The branch has bin out of the banks and washed a way the foot bridge the third time in the last month.

Ben & Jim & Owen plowed in their tobacco this morning.

Nellie made preserves and caned berries all the morning.

Josie got dinner. I milked two cows and Josie one. She helped me milk.

Wren Worsham carried me & Henry and Isla Blair to Worshams pond to fish. I caught 4 small carp. I was glad to get them. We got back as far as George Blairs before it rained. George Jr brought us home. I am glad that they are so good to me. I eat dinner with Wren & Isla at a good spring on the hill.

Suiter? Blair and wife & son come to George Blairs this evening. I wanted to see Denia but she was at Ethels. I milked the cows after supper.

10:30 oclock