Pages That Mention Danville, Virginia
1918
Monday, March 18, 1918
A good day. I am still at Charles. He is very sick. Frank Mays started to Danville this morning with the last of Charles crop of tobacco. Mollie Reynolds and Kate Harvey come to Charles s.
Kate had bin down to Marvin Smiths.
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Wednesday, December 4, 1918
Marvin killed his hogs. Ben helped him. Mr Dews shucked corn. Owen helped him.
I went to Carries and staid a while. Frances Callans (col'd) helped Carrie to day. Josie staid at home with Franklin. She sewed some.
Heard to day that Willie Mayhew went to Danville for Steven Davis and they looked for him home last night and he had not come yet tonight. I feel uneasy a bout him. I do hope that nothing serious has happened to him. He is one of our best neighbors.
8 oclock
Saturday, December 7, 1918
A cloudy day. Ben worked on Owens house. It has bin a busy day with Josie and I. Josie ironed most all day.
I went down to the cook room 15 to four oclock made a fire washed the supper dishes then got breakfast. Called the rest of them then we eat. After breakfast I cut up two pumpkins and put them on to cook then put on some meat to cook fed two calves and brought a bucket of water then milked two cows and sloped the pigs put on a liver and face to make scrappel then churned. Josie made bread and coffee for dinner. I washed up a lot of things and took up the meat for dinner then eat dinner. Took up the pumpkins and meat for scrapple and made the scrappel. Janie Gravley and Lucius Muriel Gravley and Effie Brumfield stopped here a few minutes on their way home from Danville. Well I have not room for any more.
9 oclock
Monday, December 9, 1918
A good day warm for the time of year. Ben worked on Owens house. I went up to Owens this morning a few minutes.
I boiled the last of our beef today. Josie fried dougnuts. We heard that Kate Harvey is sick. I do hope that she may not be sick long.
Think now that I will go to Danville to morrow with Mollie Reynolds.
Ben and Josie and Miss Janie Gravley has all gone to Cedar Forest tonight to get things for a fruit cake.
8 oclock
Tuesday, December 10, 1918
A cloudy day but no rain. Ben worked on Owens house. Josie staid at home and worked all day.
Ben carried me to Johnson Reynolds be fore light this morning. I went with them to Danville. We was at Spring Garden be fore it was light good. We saw lots of pretty things. I did not by much. Eat supper at Mollies and enjoyed it. The boys Robert and Floyd got them a bycicle to day.
I am at home to night O K. Miss Janie is here to night. I enjoy having her.
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