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1918
Friday, April 5, 1918
A clear cool day. Frost was plentiful this morning. Ben and Josie went to Cedar Forest this morning. Marvin carried them. Ben brough the cow home. Mrs Carr come with Josie home.
Josie ironed this evening.
I went to see Carrie a little while all was well.
10 oclock
1919
Saturday, April 19, 1919
A beautiful day. Ben & Josie & Jim went to Chatham. Ben & Josie got home a bout night. Jim staid up there.
Henry & Edna and I said[sic] at home until twelve. Eat our dinner & then went to Marvins. Marvin carried Reese & Henry and I to White Falls. We caught a fish a piece. They would not bite. Odie and Lottie Kellie and Elsie East was there.
Mrs Johnson come down there where I was a few minutes. There was plenty of frost this mornin.
9 oclock
Tuesday, April 22, 1919
A good day. There was frost this morning.
The men folks worked on their tobacco land all day.
Josie ironed some. I put eggs under two hens.
Jim planted some tomato plants right at night.
Roy and Paul has bin here all the evening.
Marvin & Carrie and three of the children went to Altavista this evening. I guess Kate & Virginia Harvey went with them. Mr & Mrs Pagget passed here this evening.
Josie scraped the grass out of the walke way to the front gate walk.
Well I will quit. I went to sleep before I finished.
9:30 oclock
Saturday, April 26, 1919
A clear cool day. There was plenty of frost this morning. In some places the land was frozen. Jim & Owen fixed some land for a sweet potato patch. Ben went to Chalk Level this morning for some work that Sam Switz done for him. Worked the balance of the day on Jim Emersons car and did not get it so he could use it. Jim Emerson & Jim Brumfield and Lucius Gravely and Ben has gone to Strait Stone to night.
Josie cooked butter beans and little white beans and baked a cake and fried some fresh fish for dinner. I ironed a few things this morning and mended some this evening.
10 oclock
Sunday, April 27, 1919
A clear cool day. Frost this morning. Ben come home from Strait Stone a bout twelve oclock last night. Jim Emerson come with him and staid all night and until some time this evening.
Ben brough ice cream with him more than Josie and I could eat. Jim Brumfield and Ben staid at home all day. Josie and the children and I went to Marvins.
Josie got most of the dinner. We had a chicken for dinner. The olde hog eat one of my hens this morning. I am very sorry.
Heard to day that Julia Fergersons baby has bin very sick. I do hope she will soon be well.
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