Julia Brumfield Diaries — 1922

A rainy day. The boys stripped tobacco. The children went to school. They were late at school. Mabel is better today. Iam so glad Josie and I do a little cookin and [Nanes?] Mabel is so cross.

I have not bin anywhere or heard any thing new so I have not got anything to write. The weather is bad and soon the roads will be bad so that people can't run a car. Henry & Edna are studying their

A cloudy day & Some rain raining tonight Ben& Jim Stripped Tobacco. The children went to School Edna come Home with the Head ache I hope She will be well in the morning Mabel was as well as we could expect today. I have mended Something today. Josie Sewed on her quilt what mabel would let her. Josie got two letters today one from carrie one from Ella all of their people were well We heard today that Miss Annie Wilborn died this morning will be buried Tomorrow at Struit Stone

A Bad day Some rain and plenty of Mud Ben & Jim Stripped Tobacco all the morning this evening Ben & Josie went to Stonil Stone to his Anna Willomis Burial. Josie got Dinner I washed the dishes and Sunned while they were gone. Edna has been sick all day I hope She may be better by morning Maybel is better There is right much Sickness a bout Ben has gone to the Lodge tonight. Josie made a Stew for dinner & made Potatoe pudding

A good day. Lee Brumfield and Hugh and Stuart [ower?] was here at Dinner today Lee & Jim went to Steven Davis s for to get Lees dog Hugh went Home Sick Henry & Edna is Sick I am very sorrie for them all and Hope they may all be better by morning Mrs Kent and Edna Mayhew Come a while this evening and Mrs Booker none of them did not Stay long I am So troubled a bout the children but there is not any thing that I can do to help them

A cloudy day no rain yet. [Jim] and [Ben] shucked some corn and fed the cows the stalks then hauled some wood. [Josie] made some bats for her quilt. I ? some hens expect to kill them tomorrow. This evening I went to [Johnson Reynolds]. Found them well. [Johnson] was stripping tobacco. [The children] here are better of their sore mouths. I do hope that they very soon be well. I am so sorry for them all that are sick. I want to hear from [Carrie] & [family] so leave.