Julia Brumfield Diaries

A good day. Ben cut wheat for Lee to day. Paul and Owen plowed corn. Josie got the floors washed by dinner. I got dinner.

This evening Josie and the children went to Lees and I went to George Blairs. Denia gave me some snaps. Virginia Harvey and Doris Brumfield come here but no one was at home. I am very sorry.

10 oclock

A good day. Ben put in his flue eyes to day. Owen went to the mill and got flour. Henry and I went with him.

The river was up so we could not fish. We come to Creaseys pond and staid a while then come to Kate Harveys. Marvin met us there and brought us home.

Virginia Harvey eat dinner here today. The first time in a long time.

Denia Blair come to see us a while this evening. Ben has not come in to night. He is attending to some of the cattle.

9 30 oclock

Rain this morning. A good evening.

Josie got dinner. Had butter beans the first from our garden. This evening Dews and Mayhew and Ben and Paul played croquet all the evening. Kate Harvey come a while and Virginia Harvey and Doris Brumfield come by from Strait Stone.

They had carried one of A J Harveys girls to Mr Thompsons.

8 30 oclock

A good day. Just at dark it rained a shower. It was badly needed. The men folks got out at three oclock this morning and moved some tobacco and cut some this evening. Josie and [I] helped them some this evening. We picked some beans this morning.

This evening Cordie and Nettie Blair and Lizzie Anderson come. Kate and Virginia Harvey come. Virginia wants to learn to knit and knit a sweater.

9 30 oclock

A good day. Ben and Mr Owen went to Gretna and solde their tobacco. It solde very well. They got home a while after twelve eat dinner then went to the saw mill and got a load of lumber.

Marvin and Carrie went to Altavista this evening. Mr Mayhew and Rena went with them also Virginia Harvey.

Josie went up there and kept the children. They left Hazel at home. Josie says that they done fine. I went up to Marvins a little while then come home. Henry come with me. We shucked corn enough to feed on to night and in the morning. Ben has gone up to Marvins to help hunt a mink that killed a chicken this morning.

8 oclock