Book 2

Diary of Della (Lawson) Mace

January 1, 1918 - June 10, 1918

Jan 1, 1918, Tuesday. Thawing, cold Sylvia, Mary and I ate dinner at Aunt Martha’s. Mr. John Bennett hauled hay for Papa from Mr. Bud Hunts. Mr. Bennett ate dinner at Uncle Billy’s. Mamma went to Lilly’s this morning. Tom Dobbins was buried at Rosedale to-day. He had joined the army. Was at Hattiesburg, Miss. when he died. Had measles then took spinal meningitis they say.

Jan. 2, Wednesday. Cold snowed all day. At Lilly’s tonight.

Jan. 3, Thursday. Cold sunshiny. 16 degrees below zero this morning. At Lilly’s tonight.

Jan. 4, Friday. Cold snow pretty deep. At home tonight. Will Frymyer here all night. Oscar Dobbins here till after nine o’clock.

Jan. 5, Saturday. Will Frymyer here twice to-day.

Jan. 6, Sunday. Thawing fast snow nearly all gone. Rained a little. Will Frymyer here a while this evening. Mrs. Harvey Murphy here a little while. Oscar Dobbins here tonight till nearly 10 o’clock.

Jan, 7, Monday. It is snowing this morning. Saw Howard Simmons this morning. He came back from Kentucky a few days ago. Waters up a good deal. At Lilly’s to-night. Wind blowing cold.

Jan. 8, Tuesday. Been snowing all day. Wind blows cold. At Lilly’s all night.

Jan. 9, Wednesday. Snowed this morning. Sun shining now. Sylvia came over to Lilly’s this morning. Sylvia and I both at Lilly’s to-night. Howard Simmons was in the schoolhouse a while at recess. Harley Reeder at Birt’s for supper.

Jan. 10, Thursday. Snowing this morning. To-day is Papa’s birthday. He is 55 yrs. old to-day. At Lilly’s to-night.

Jan. 11, Friday. Dark, cloudy. Snowed this morning before daylight. I came home this evening.

Jan. 12, Saturday. Rained and snowed last night. Sun shining now. Wind blows cold. Sylvia and mother went to Rosedale this morning. They walked. Just Mary and I at home. 19 minutes after one o’clock. Mr. Bennett was here a few minutes this morning.

Jan. 13, Sunday. Exceedingly cold morning. Meeting on Tanner to-day. Mr. Riddle preached. Mrs. Cleo Reip, her son Orlis and her brother, Victor Perkins were at Uncle Billy’s for dinner to-day. Sylvia and I were there also. Mr. Bennett at our house a little while. Will Frymyer at our house a little while to-night.

Jan. 14, Monday. Not very cold. Snowing now, ground awfully slippery. Okey Boone

and Everett Collins here at school house recesses and noon. At Lilly’s to-night. Rained nearly all night.

Jan. 15, Tuesday. Snowed nearly all day. Will Frymyer at school house a few minutes to-day. Okey Boone, Everett Collins & Ermine Keener at school house every recess and noon. Closed my school out to-day on account of smallpox. Don’t know when I will get to teach. At Lilly’s to-night. Mr. Brady and Papa at school house a while at noon.

Jan. 16, Wednesday. At Lilly’s all day and all night. Snowed some to-day. Lilly washed some. I went down to Papa’s store to get some groceries for Lilly.

Jan. 17, Thursday. Stayed at Lilly’s till after dinner Then came down to the store and stayed an hour or two then started home. Stopped at Mr. Leroy Millers a little while. Sylvia rode Jumbo (our mule) over to papa’s store to-day. Awfully icy and slippery. Snowed a good bit to-day. Sun shone some. Will F. here for supper. Oscar Dobbins here a while to-night. Will & him left together.

Jan. 18, Friday, Snowing a little to-day. Not very cold. Mary went to school. Miss Eva Frame teacher. Sylvia and mother up at Aunt Martha’s. Mrs. Murphy here a little while.

Jan. 19, Saturday. Cold, snowy. Sylvia and Mary went to Rosedale to-day. They stayed at Mrs. Vinnie Turners for dinner. I ate dinner at Aunt Martha’s to-day.

Jan. 20, Sunday, cold. We, Mother, Sylvia, Mary & I were at meeting on Laurel to-day. At 2:30 o’clock Mr. Charley Riddle preached. His text was 5 verse of the 3rd chapter of St. James. Several people were at Uncle Billy’s to-night to sing, will write the names of those who were present. Mr. Joel Dobbins his two daughters, Jessie & Nora and his son Oscar, also his son-in-law Lewis Bishop. Howard and Ofey Barton, Joe Minney , Harrison and Will Frymyer, and us. Will was with Jessie. All named except Joe, Howard, and Ofey stopped at our house as they came up. Got home about ten o’clock.

Jan. 21, Monday, some cold. Mr. Bennett went to Rosedale for papa to-day. I tatted some. Sylvia crocheting butterfly yoke. Mary was at school to-day. Aunt Martha and Uncle Billy were down here a while. Oscar Dobbins was here a while to-day. Mother reading in Illustrated Companion. Will Frymyer here a while to-night.

Jan. 22, Tuesday. Snowed a good bit to-day. Sylvia and mother went over to papa’s store. Sylvia came home but mother went up to Lilly’s. Oscar Dobbins here a while this morning. Will Frymyer here for supper and till a little after 7. Mary at school. Me at home by myself nearly all day.

Jan. 23, Wednesday. Snowed just a little bit. Sylvia went to Rosedale this morning. Mary stayed at home. Mary stayed at home till noon then went to school. Mr. Bennett here for dinner. He got wood for us till noon. I have the headache awfully bad to-day.

Jan. 24, Thursday. Snowed some to-day. Sylvia went up to Cleo Reip’s this morning. Stayed all day. Mr. Bennett got wood for us half the day. Was here for dinner. Birton and Willie were down a while and helped their father saw a little wood. Aunt Martha and Uncle Billy were down a little while. Oscar Dobbins was here a while this morning. Mary was at school to-day. Mr. Abram Reeder is awfully bad sick. I have the headache awfully bad again to-day.

Jan. 25, Friday, 7 minutes till 9 o’clock. Snowed a right smart last night. Still snowing this morning. Abram worse. Mamma and Uncle Billy went up there to see him this morning. Mary went to school. Sylvia is cracking walnuts. I have the headache again to-day. Birt Wilson passed this morning going over to Rosedale after some medicine for Lilly. She is sick. Birt wanted me to go over and stay with her a few days but I told him I was not able to go. Mother stayed up at Mr. Abram Reeders all night. Abram died to-night about 10:10 o’clock to-night. He suffered awfully bad but died easy they said. Sylvia and I at home by ourselves all night.

Jan. 26, Saturday. Sylvia & Cleo Reip went to Rosedale to-day. Aunt Martha and Uncle Billy here for dinner. I had headache awfully bad to-day. Mary came home from Lilly’s this evening. She went over yesterday evening after she came from school. Lilly was better when she left. Rained a right smart to-day. Thawed a whole lot, snow nearly all gone. Not very cold.

Jan. 27, Sunday. Awfully slippery and icy this morning. Mary rode Jumbo over to Papa’s this morning to take him some bread and his mail. Sylvia went to Rosedale to Abram’s burial. Buried about 12 o’clock. Nora & Jessie Dobbins, Missouri and William Bishop went with Sylvia till they got up to Icy Reeders, then Sylvia got in Mr. Perkins sled. Mother & I at home all alone. Will Frymyer came home with Jessie. Harrison Frymyer with Missouri, and William Bishop with Nora. Sylvia stayed with Mrs. Icy Reeder to-night.

Jan. 28, Monday. Rained nearly all night last night. Waters up awfully bad. Mary went to school. Sylvia stayed at Mrs. Icy Reeders till this evening. Uncle Billy went after her. Mr. Bennett here a little while. Harley Reeder here a while. My head worse to-day. Dr. Roberts came over to see me this evening. Will Frymyer here all night. Some cold and awfully slippery to-day.

Jan. 29, Tuesday, rather cold this morning awfully slippery. Mr. Bennett hauled fodder from Mr. Collins for us to-day. Mary gone to school. Oscar Dobbins came up this afternoon and stayed a good while. My head didn’t hurt very bad to-day.

Jan. 30, Wednesday, rained and snowed a little to-day. Mother, Mary & Sylvia washed to-day. Birt Wilson was over a while this afternoon. Mr. Bennett & Oscar Dobbins hauled hay off the hill for Uncle Billy. Oscar here to-night. My head didn’t hurt very bad to-day.

Jan. 31, Thursday. Snow nearly all off now. A little cold. My head hurts pretty bad to-day. Sylvia has an awful cold. Mrs. Murphy was up here a little while this morning. Mary went to school. Will Frymyer and Oscar Dobbins came up this evening and sawed and split some wood for us. Harley Reeder here a little while this evening. He just got back from Glenville. He went to be examined.

Feb. 1, Friday. Cold to-day, some snow and ice still on the ground. Been cloudy all day. Mary went to school. Mother went up to Mr. George Simmons to get a box of menthol salve. 2:45 p.m. Sylvia getting dinner. My head hurts only a little bit to-day.

Feb. 2, Saturday, awfully icy and slippery. Mary went to Leroy Millers to mill. Also went around to papa’s store. Uncle Billy here to-day.

Feb. 3, Sunday, Mother has an awful cold. Sylvia and Aunt Martha went up to Mrs. Cleo Reip’s this morning. Papa came home to-day about 12 o’clock. Mary and I got dinner. Uncle Billy here for dinner. Oscar Dobbins and Will Frymyer here for dinner to-night. Awfully windy night, snowed a little. Will has to go to Sutton Tuesday to be examined.

Feb. 4, Monday. Awfully cold, windy morning, snowing some. Snow real fine and hard. Papa hauled some wood with Niggar (the mule) this morning. I held the mule for papa while he hitched him to the log. Papa started over to the store a little while ago. About eleven o’clock I think. It is now 15 minutes after 11. Dinner is ready. Sylvia got dinner. Mary didn’t go to school to-day. Sun shines every little bit. I have been tatting some to-day. Mother not much better. Harrison Frymyer and Hope Reeder stopped here a while to warm this evening. Hope had been to school. Uncle Billy was down a while.

Feb. 5, Tuesday, cold and sunshiny. Ground covered with ice. Hard to stand up at all Sylvia went to Rosedale this morning rode Jumbo. Stayed at Mrs. Shirley Turners for dinner, got back about four o’clock. Mary went to school. Mr. Bennett and Oscar Dobbins sawed and split wood for us to-day. Begun work about ten, quit about four. Mother and I got dinner for them. We all have bad colds.

Feb. 6, Wednesday, rather warm this morning. Mary has gone to school. Sylvia has gone up to Mrs. Cleo Reip’s. Birt Wilson’s Jersey cow has a nice little calf. Mr. Bennett went to haul a load of fodder (from) Mr. George Collins for us. Wind blows some now. Mother and I at home all alone. I wanted to go up to Cleo’s but you see I didn’t get to go. Oscar Dobbins came up to Aunt Martha’s and put the rockers on one of her chairs to-day. He stopped here and stayed a good bit.

Feb. 7, Thurs. Warm and sunshiny snow and ice almost gone. getting muddy. Mary went to school. Sylvia started over to papa’s between 11 and 12 o’clock. She rode Jumbo. Aunt Martha was down a little while. Uncle Billy sowing grass seed. Miss Eva Frame passed here going to Rosedale a little while ago. I patched some to-day. We are getting better of our colds. Mrs. Icie Reeder has been and is still sick. They have been sitting up with her. Will F. was here for supper and till 15 minutes after eight o’clock.

Feb. 8, Friday, rained some to-day. Mary went over to papa’s this morning to take him some bread. She went to school this afternoon. To-day is the last day of the Laurel school. Uncle Billy was down a while. I tatted some to-day.

Feb. 9, Saturday, dark, rainy morning. Awfully muddy. Sylvia and Cleo Reip went to Rosedale this morning. Sylvia rode Maud (our bay mare). Uncle Billy was down a while. I have been tatting some to-day. Mother churned and gave me about a gill of buttermilk to drink, ha. I have the headache some to-day. It is now 5 minutes till two o’clock. Mary just now found a hen nest with three eggs in it. She found the nest at the barn. Born to Mrs. Edna Vaughn a ten lb. baby boy. Congratulations. Mr. Bennett hauled one load of hay from Mr. Buddy Hunts for us to-day. He was here for supper. We are getting dinner & supper now. We are going to have a pot of beans with the hulls on. Wouldn’t you like to have a bite?

Feb. 10, Sunday. Frosty morning. Lovely sunshiny day. Aunt Martha down a while. Mary went home with her for dinner. Awfully lonesome day. Meeting on Tanner to-day. Mr. Charley Riddle preaches. Will and Harrison Frymyer and Harold Reeder here to-night. Harrison bought a half bushel of apples of Uncle Billy.

Feb. 11, Monday. Lovely, warm sunshiny day. I went to Tanner to-day. Was at Lilly’s for dinner. Mr. Mike White was there also. Birt sold his fur to-day to a Mr. Westfall. Leroy Miller phoned this morning to tell me that they wanted me to begin my school again Wednesday. I rode “Maud” to Tanner this morning. Mother getting better. Papa not very well. Has neuralgia so bad. Sylvia tatting now. Sylvia went down to Mr. Dobbins to get a shoe put on Jumbo. Lilly and Baby well. Uncle Billy and Mr. Bennett hauling corn to-day. Birt W. hauling corn.

Feb. 12, Tuesday. Awfully windy to-day. Cloudy rainy morning. Mary and Uncle Billy went to Rosedale to mill this morning. They took wheat. Mother, Sylvia & I washed to-day. Sylvia is getting dinner. Aunt Martha here now. Aunt Martha & Uncle Billy here for dinner. Mr. Bennett went after a load of hay for us. He went over to Mr. Hunts. Nice sunshiny afternoon. Nora Dobbins and Pina Bishop up here a while.

Feb. 13, Wednesday. Warm sunshiny day. I begin my school again this morning. only seven pupils there. They were the following, Virgie & Earnest Keener, Irene Brady, Earl and Ray Miller and Ethel Collins. I don’t like teaching very well. Didn’t feel well to-day. Am at Lilly’s this evening. Wind drying mud up awfully fast. Lovely evening. I am sitting by the window. Garnet is playing on the floor near me. She is sweet as sugar. I walked from home this morning. I met Losie, Carol me, Addie & Bina Boone this morning just below Mr. Andy Bradys. Losie and Caroline were coming home from Shock. They had been staying down there. Losie just got over the smallpox. Caroline looks fine this winter. Papa went over to Mr. Hunts with Mr. Bennett.

Feb. 14, Thursday. Frosty morning. Lovely, sunshiny day. Wind blew a good deal to-day. Thirteen pupils there to-day. They were the following, Minnie Miller Orbert, Gale & David Miller, Ray Brady and all that were there yesterday. Mr. Bennett hauled another load of hay for us to-day. This is a very beautiful evening. I am at Lilly’s this evening. Supper is nearly ready. We are going to have turnips for supper. Lilly got eight eggs to-day. Papa is giving .36 now but is going to put them down to .30 in the morning. They were still .40 at Rosedale the last time I heard but have an idea they are down now. Birt has gone to watch Lewis Wilson’s cornfield to-night. Someone has been stealing his corn. Lewis hasn’t come home from Kentucky yet where he is working. Emma Digman has gone home and Gay is all alone with her four little children. Garnet is walking around over the floor singing.

Feb. 15, Friday. A little cold, cloudy, dark day. There were about the same number of pupils to-day as there were yesterday. They were the following, Irene, Ray and Earl Miller, Earnest & Virgie. Ethel Collins, Gertrude Miller, Orbert, David Gale & Minnie Miller. Irene and Mrs. George Collins went to Shock this afternoon got back before school was out. Stopped at the store a while. Harley Reeder at Birt’s for supper also dinner. I am at Birt’s to-night. Tatted some to-night. Mr. Bennett hauled another load of hay for us to-day.

Feb. 16, Saturday, rather dark cloudy day, sun shone some toward evening. Lilly is going home with me to-night. We got an early dinner and started about twelve o’clock. Mary was at the store waiting for us so she could help carry Garnet. We took turn about carrying her. Just before Lilly & I started from her home, Mrs. Gay Wilson and her children came up. Her children’s names are, Hugh, Lucille, Zella, and Gertrude. Gay came back down home as we came.

Feb. 17, Sunday, We had a good time with Lilly & Garnet. Birt came over for dinner. Aunt Martha and Uncle Billy were here for dinner also. Oscar Dobbins was here a little while. He was all dressed up and looked quite handsome. Lilly and Birt started home about three or a little after. There was preaching on Laurel to-day. Mr. Riddle preached. Sylvia and Mary were down they just now got home. Ivy Reeder came up with them. She is here now. Pretty cold to-day. Snowed a little this morning. Oscar Dobbins was here a while to-night. Sylvia put some Freezone on a wart on Oscar’s finger.

Feb. 18, Monday. Cold frosty morning. Walked from home this morning. Am feeling awfully bad. Several at school this morning. They are the following, Earl, Ray and Gertrude Miller. Minnie, Orbert, Gale & David Miller, Catherine Cottrill, Irene & Meda Brady. Ethel Collins, Everett & Clarence Perkins, Earnest & Virgie Keener. Nice sunshiny day. Mother came over to Papa’s this morning, She brought him something to eat. I started a little while before mother did but she overtook me at Mr. Andy Bradys. I stopped on the outside of the yard to talk to Mr. Brady and Mr. Isaac Nicholas. They are two of the trustees you know. I didn’t quite put in quite full time in the school room last week (lacked about an hour & 15 minutes) and Mr. I. P. Nicholas and some more of them were talking of putting me out of my school. Now what do you think of such people? I don’t think but very little of them myself. I was hardly able to teach at all. That is the reason I didn’t make full time. Mr. Brady talked nice about the school but Mr. Nicholas did not. It is all right now I think. I’m not afraid to talk to them because I know I am in the right. They told me to go ahead with my school or rather Mr. Brady did. Okey Boone and Howard Simmons were at the schoolhouse this morning when I got there. They left when I rang the bell. Okey Boone was on the playground at recess, also Oscar Dobbins. Oscar was at the store as I passed this evening. Mother went home about three o’clock or near that time. She stopped at the school house a few minutes. Everett Perkins has a ringworm on his neck. It is an awful looking place. I am at Lilly’s now. Garnet is asleep. This is a lovely evening. Birt went down to Mr. Grover Millers to-night and bought a skunk hide.

Feb. 19, Tuesday, rainy morning. Wish I didn’t have to teach school to-day. I hate teaching this winter, that is I hate teaching some of the pupils down here. Understand? 12 minutes till eight. It won’t be long till I will have to start to school. It has been a rainy day. The sun shone a little between showers this afternoon. Okey Boone & Ermine Keener were in the schoolhouse this morning when I got there. They left when I rang the bell. They were also on the playground at noon and at the last recess. There were seventeen pupils at school to-day. Irene, Meda & Ray Brady, Ray, Earl & Gertrude Miller, Gale, Minnie & Orbert Miller, Clarence & Everett Perkins, Ethel & Curt Collins, Catherine & Robert Cottrill, and Virgie & Earnest Keener. I stopped at the store this evening to get Lilly a dish pan tin, price $.35 and a box of Borax, also a box of Salt peter, price .05 per box. I feel awfully bad to-day. Am at Lilly’s this evening. Awfully warm evening.

Feb. 20, Wednesday. Rained nearly all night last night. Snowed a little to-day. It is awfully cold this evening. The waters are up considerably. It is awfully muddy. There were eighteen pupils there to-day. The same ones that were here yesterday also Bunt Collins. Will Frymyer was in the school house a while at noon to-day. Stopped at the store a few minutes this evening. Mr. Leroy Miller and George Miller were there also another man. I am feeling bad to-day. I believe my head is gathering. I let the boys go on the hill to the big rocks to-day. It has been a dark old day. I am at Lilly’s this evening, She is getting supper. Garnet is asleep. Birt went to set some traps. I am eating an apple Minnie M. gave me at school to-day. I gave Lilly one Gale gave me. Will gave me a large Roman Beauty today. Lilly, Garnet, and I went down to Gays this evening and stayed until a little after dark. We took her a mess of butter.

Feb. 21. Thursday. Cold frosty morning. Stopped at papa’s store a few minutes this morning. The sun shone a little to-day but the wind is cold. The pupils at school were the following, Virgie, Earnest₁ Ray, Earl, Evertt, Meda, Irene, Ray Brady, Bobby, Peachy, and Victor Perkins. Okey Boone on playground at noon. Sylvia brought old Maud over this evening for me to ride home. She rode the mule, ”Jumbo”. She brought papa over something to eat. We got some corn at the store. Saw Mr. Collins and Mr. Jonathan Townson. Sylvia asked Mr. Collins about some stuff he said Mr. Townson should have said about her. Mr. Townson denied it. We nearly froze riding home this evening.

Feb. 22, Friday. Snowed a good bit last night. Snowed a good bit this morning. The sun is shining now. I didn’t have to teach school to-day as it is a holiday. You see it is Washington’s birthday. I am so glad I don’t have to teach to-day. Sylvia went up to Cleo’s this morning. Mr. Dalton Reip went to Rosedale this morning. He called for our mail. Got some mail, don’t know what all as Sylvia hasn’t brought it down yet. Mary is ironing. Mother is darning some mittens. It is twenty minutes till two o’clock. We haven’t had dinner yet. We didn’t eat breakfast till late. I wish I felt real good but I don’t. Mr. Bennett was here a few minutes.

Feb. 23, Saturday, cold, snowy morning. Sun shone a good bit to-day. Snow melting fast. Mother took my shoes up to aunt Martha’s for them to put a patch on them. She stayed up there for dinner. Mary and I got dinner at home. Mrs. Joel Dobbins came up this afternoon and stayed a good bit. Her and mother were trading a little. Mother traded her a bushel of dried beans for a gallon of molasses. 1 dollar per Bu. for beans and $1.00 per gallon for molasses. She took a half of a Bu. of beans home with her. Mr. Bennett came down this afternoon and cut us a little wood. Sylvia and I went down to the schoolhouse to meeting to-night. Mr. John P. Simmons preached. We went on down to Mr. Dobbins as there were no one hardly at the schoolhouse when we got there. Nora Dobbins has been sick but is better now. Jessie came up to meeting with us. Mr. Boones girls were there ( Losie, Bina, Addie and Caroline) Howard Barton came up the run last night. I don’t know where he went. Oscar D. got with me when we were about half way home, and came on home with me. He came in a while and Sylvia doctored his finger. About eleven o’clock when we went to bed.

Feb. 24, Sunday. Snow nearly all gone. Warm, cloudy, awfully muddy. Sylvia, Mary and I went to meeting this morning. Mr. Simmons preached. He came up for dinner. He is here now. Papa came home a little after two o’clock. We were just eating dinner. You see we didn’t get home from meeting till late. The preacher rode a gray horse. Jessie Dobbins came up with us. She is here now also. her and Mary are standing in the lower kitchen door talking. I am sitting at the table. Am feeling very well to-day. Have awfully bad cold. Mary and Jessie are nearly the same age. They will soon be 16 years old. Mary’s birthday is the 28 of May, Jessie’s the 15 of April. Sunday afternoon. It begin to rain about six o’clock, rained a good while. Jessie, Sylvia, &, I went down to preaching to-night. The waters were up a good bit. Awfully bad traveling. Losi, Caroline, Bina, and Addie Boone and Irene Brady were over to meeting, Raymond Perkins was with Bina, Clarence Collins was with Caroline, and Ermine Keener was with Losi. There wasn’t anyone with Irene and Addie. Howard Barton was with Tressie Nicholas.

Feb. 25, Monday, cloudy day. Waters up considerably. Awfully muddy. Papa was at home last night. He went down to Mr. Harvey Murphy’s to see about what he owes him. Papa went down this morning. He got $8.00 of what they owe him. They owe him $4.81 yet. Mr. Murphy moved to Laurel Run to-day. He moved on Mr. C. N. Snodgrass’s place up above Rosedale. Papa stayed at home for dinner. He didn’t pass the schoolhouse till ten after one. There were fourteen pupils at school to-day. They were; Irene, Ray, Earl , Minnie, Orbert, Everett, Clarence, Bunt and Ethel Collins, Virgie, Earnest & Victor. I feel better to-day than I have for some time. I am at Lilly’s this evening. It is warm this evening. Am afraid it is going to rain some more. Garnet was asleep. Just now wakened up. Birt went down to the store this evening to take the eggs down. He didn’t get back till after dark. Lilly got 16 eggs to-day. It begin to rain about dark and rained nearly all night. Snowed a little toward morning. I loaned Birt $20.00 to-day. He got a blank check off papa. I wrote him a check.

Feb. 26, Tuesday. Cold morning. Sunshiny day. Just awfully muddy. Waters are still up. Washed a good many “trussels” out between Rosedale and Gassaway. The train can’t come to Rosedale till they get the trussels fixed up. 16 at school today. The same that were at school yesterday, also Curt & Addie Boone. Okey Boone, Clarence & Everett Collins were in the schoolhouse when I got there this morning. They left when I rung the bell. The boys went up to the big rocks to-day. They say there is a big cave up there. They wanted me to go up and see it. Mrs. Cox was down at the store a while. She was riding. Her home is on Mill Fork. She is getting up subscriptions for the Toledo Blade. I stopped at the store a while this evening. Mrs. Cox didn’t get off. She called for something I don’t remember what it was. She came up as far as Gay’s to see if she would subscribe for the paper. I came up as she did and laid the bars down for her. Raymond Perkins was at the store this evening when I left. I stopped a little while at the store this morning as I went down. I traded a bottle of gum cement for a comb for Lilly, price 10 CT.. Had to whip Earl Miller just before I dismissed school for to-day. I am at Lilly’s this evening. Lilly is out cleaning out a hole of water so she can wash to-morrow. Garnet is standing here at the window playing with the new comb. Pretty cool eve. Lilly got Garnets shoes a few days ago. She sent for them a long time ago. They are the first pair of leather shoes she ever had.

Feb. 27, Wednesday. Frosty morning. Sunshiny day. Real warm towards evening. Turned some cooler now. There were twelve pupils at school this morning. They were, Virgie, Ernest, Clarence, Everett, Victor, Curt, Minnie, Orbert, Gertrude, Mina Workman, Bobby and Peachie. The two last named didn’t come this afternoon. Peachie said she had the headache. Gertrude went home at noon. She said her mother was washing and said for her to come home at noon. The boys went up to the cave in the rocks to-day. I stopped on the store porch this morning and gave papa the illustrated Companion paper. I stopped this evening and got another bottle of cough medicine, and a chamois skin. Will Frymyer stopped on the steps at the schoolhouse and talked to me a few minutes. He was at the store this evening when I stopped there. Okey Boone was at the schoolhouse this morning when I got there. I am at Lilly’s this evening. It is nearly dark now. Garnet is playing on the floor, Birt is playing the violin. Lilly went down to Gay’s to get a pill of some kind for Birt: ha: When Garnet wants the ‘fiddle’ played she says “Whoee, Oiee, Oiee”. Lucille and Hugh were up to get some buttermilk this evening, Birt went up to Mrs. Icy Reeders and bought her “white sow” of her. Gave her $30.00. I am feeling very well to-day. Lilly just now came in from Gays and ask me if I was too lazy to light the lamp. ha! ha! I am anxious for Friday evening to come so I can go home.

Feb. 28, Thursday. A little frost this morning. Lovely sunshiny day. Some windy. Mud drying up considerably. 12 pupils at school this morning. They were the following; Virgie, Ernest, Ray, Earl, Everett, Clarence, Peachie, Bobby, Minnie, Victor, Gale and Orbert. Ernest didn’t come this afternoon. He went down to Shock with his mother. Mrs. Collins went to Shock also. Curt Cottrill came in the school house at the last recess and stayed till school was out this eve. I saw Okey Boone & Bill Adams pass the schoolhouse this afternoon. Bill Adams belongs to the U. S. Army. He was at Hattiesburg, Miss. He came home on a furlough. I guess he is at Mr. Boones to-night. I stopped at the store a few minutes this eve. Papa has neuralgia pretty bad to-day. I am at Lilly’s this evening. She is trying to rock Garnet to sleep. We played base some to-day at the last recess. Clarence and Everett Collins are building a new room to their house. It has looked smoky and hazy all day. I am afraid it will rain again soon.

March 1, Friday. cloudy, dark morning, warm, rainy nearly all day. turned cooler. eleven pupils at school this morning. They were, Clarence, Everett, Victor, Earl Ray, Ernest, Virgie, Minnie, Orbert, and Gale, Curt, Bobby, and Peachie were there in the afternoon. Ethel Keener came down in the afternoon and stayed till school was out. We had a spelling race and told stories and recited pieces all afternoon. Okey Boone, Charley Brady and Howard Simmons were at school a little while after the last recess. I guess Okey & Howard will have to go to “war” to-morrow. Guess Bill Adams will start back to-morrow, also. I am feeling awfully bad to-day. I walked home this evening. I certainly was tired when I got here. Sylvia and Mary went down to meeting and singing to-night, I stayed at home with mother. Mr. Boone’s girls were over to singing, also Irene Brady. Bill Adams was with Losie, Clarence Collins was with Caroline, Addie and Irene were alone. Raymond Perkins was with Bina. Bill Adams has been writing to Sylvia for a long time. He came over to see her one night this week. He was down at singing to-night and Sylvia saw he was going with Losie and she asked Oscar Dobbins to come home with her. He came up with her and stayed a good while.

March 2, Saturday. Lovely sunshiny morning, Sylvia has gone to Rosedale, She rode “Jumbo”. Mary has gone over to Leroy’s to mill. She rode “Niggar”. Uncle Billy went to mill also. Aunt Martha has an awful cold. I stopped there a few minutes yesterday evening as I passed. Am not feeling well. Oh! Why can’t I feel well? Cut out my light calico waist mother gave me for Xmas. I am going to make it after while. Oh, yes! Clarence Perkins was with Jessie Dobbins last night. She gave him the mitten last Saturday night, but she said she wouldn’t have given him the mitten if she had known who he was. I told Clarence about it and told him to go with her last night and he did. see? Clarence is a good boy all right. Saturday afternoon Aunt Martha was down a little while this eve. A lot of the Gilmer Co. boys had to start to the war to-day. Okey Boone, Howard Simmons, and Price Vaughn went. Bill Adams went out on the train with them. Losie, Caroline & Bina came up on the train from Shock to Rosedale with Okey. They said Amy Wright cried a whole lot at the depot. You see she has been going with Price Vaughn. She had a new fellow to-night. I think it is so sad for the boys to have to go to war. Lloyd Frame had to go also.

March 3, Sunday, Lovely sunshiny day. The wind a little cold. I stayed up last night till 20 minutes till eleven o’clock writing letters. Mary, Sylvia & I went over to Mr. Reeders this morning. Stayed till after dinner. Howard Barton and Charley Brady were there a while. Howard let me read that printed letter he got. It was a good one all right. We didn’t get to see Edna. She calls her boy Willard Ray. Edna went around to Mr. Vaughns. Ivy was at home, also Harley. Mary, Ivy and I went down to the place where Bud Minney’s house burned down. We were also up against the hill to the cold spring. Saw Mrs. Lou Westfall & two of her children, a boy and the baby, her name is Lettie. Oscar Dobbins was with Ivy Reeder last night coming from literary. Us girls went up to Icie Reeders this afternoon about two o’clock, Icy was sitting up. She is a good bit better than she was. Will Frymyer was there. Una Downey is staying there. Will is going with her. Ms. Ellen Lawson, Una’s mother was there too, but we didn’t see her as she was in the room asleep. Mother was at home by herself to-day. Will Frymyer was here for supper this evening. Stayed till nearly ten o’clock.

March 4, Monday, dark, rainy morning. Walked from home this morning. Ten pupils at school to-day. They were; Virgie, Ernest, Ray, Earl , Gale, Gertrude, Minnie, Orbert, Ethel and Curt, Little Robert Miller was down in school this morning and stayed till noon. rainy day. I went up to the store a few minutes this morning to take papa some bread. Stopped a minutes or two this evening. I am at Lilly’s this eve. I am sitting by the window. It is raining pretty hard now. It is nearly dark. I feel troubled this evening, but I don’t know what about. Oh, such an awfully sad world as this is. Garnet is playing with her playthings on the floor. Am going to bed early as I am sleepy.

March 5, Tuesday, Rained a good bit last night, cloudy morning. Lovely sunshiny day. The following are the names of the pupils that were at school to-day. Virgie, Ernest, Ray, Earl, Gertrude, Orbert, Minnie, Mina, Bob & Peachie were there this afternoon Robert Miller came down and stayed till noon again to-day then Earl had to take him home. Robert is five yrs. old. Cleo Reip and Clarence Perkins went to Shock this morning. I had the headache pretty bad to-day. I stopped at the store this evening and stayed about an hour with papa. I am at Lilly’s. This is a lovely evening. Garnet is out in the yard playing. Birt went to Rosedale to mill to-day. He took wheat. Lilly is getting supper. Garnet is going out the door, she said, “bye, bye”.

March 6, Wednesday, cloudy morning. Lovely sunshiny day, windy. I stopped at papa’s a few minutes this morning and gave him some butter Lilly sent him. I also stopped a few minutes this eve. There were only nine pupils at school to-day. They were, Virgie, Ernest, Mina, Earl, Ray, Orbert, Minnie, Peachie and Bobby. Virgie & Ethel went down to Shock this morning and Virgie didn’t come till after the first recess. We played base some to-day. Some men loaded the staves that were stacked across the run from the school house and those on up the rail road a little piece. I think there were eight or ten men at work. I know a few of them. Mr. A. 0. Barton and his son, Ofey, were two of them. There were four flats full of staves and another one nearly full. Will Frymyer came down to the school house at noon and stood out in the yard and talked to me a good bit. He invited me to a birthday party out at Icies, She will be 35 yrs. old. I want to go if it is nice weather. Gay and the children were up a little while this evening. They came after buttermilk. It came up an awful storm this evening. The rain came up real sudden. Gay and children were in part of it. I am at Lilly’s this eve. She is rocking Garnet to sleep. Birt went over to Frozen to the post office. It’s still raining hard, pretty hard thunder and keen lightning. Am anxious for Friday night to come. Oh, yes, I nearly forgot, Harley Reeder and Charley Brady were here for dinner. I heard a “Pee Wee” singing this morning, and heard the frogs “hollering” this evening.

March 7, Thursday, cloudy morning, rained all night nearly. Sun shone a little towards evening. There were only seven at school this morning. They were, Ernest, Ray, Earl, Ethel, Curt, Bob, and Peachie, Mina and Virgie were there after the last recess. Miss Bina Boone and Mr. Raymond Perkins were married to-day about twelve o’clock. Mr. Charley Riddle performed the marriage ceremony. Lilly, Birt, and Garnet went up to the wedding. They had an invitation but I didn’t. They sent a letter down by Addie to Mrs. Collins and Mr. Collins gave it to me to bring up to Lilly. So you see I carried an invitation but didn’t get any myself, ha! ha! Raymond and Bina went up to Mr. Perkins this evening. I suppose they will be serenaded to-night. There were several at Mr. Boone’s for dinner. They were; Mrs. Perkins, Opal, Jay, Victor & Clarence Perkins. Lizzie Burkhammer, Cleo Reip and son, Orlis. Mrs. Josephine Brady, Virgie, Ethel Keener. Mr. Collins. Mrs. Mary Perkins. Newton Boone, Mrs. Eva Miller, “Newton’s girl”. Besides the family at home, Which were, Mr. &Mrs. Boone, Losie, Caroline, and Addie. I had to whip Earl twice to-day. He is the meanest boy I ever saw in my life. I don’t like him a little bit. Snowed a little bit this morning. Has been pretty cold all day.

March 8, Friday, Big frost this morning. I stopped at the store a while this morning. There were only seven of us at school this morning. They were, Mina, Virgie, Ernest, Ray, Earl, Peachie and Bobby, Peachie didn’t come this afternoon. We played base some to-day. Mina, Virgie and I went down to Mrs. Birt Vanhorns a little while at noon to-day. Mamma and Mary brought the mules and Maud over this evening. They went up to the store and stayed there till I came then I rode one of the mules home. Mina went up to the store with me. We got some corn over at the store this evening. We met Oscar Dobbins just above the school house going up to the store. Mary and I went out to Icie’s to her birthday party to-night. I enjoyed myself very well. There wasn’t very many there. They were the following; Mrs. Frymyer, Will, Harrison and Herbert F. Lettie, Ora and Edgar Hewitt. Ivy Reeder, Oscar Dobbins, & Mrs. Ellen Lawson. I believe that was all besides Una Downey and she is staying at Icie’s. Icie has two children Harold and Hope. Oscar came home with me last night, It was fifteen minutes after twelve when we started from Icie’s. It was nearly one when we got home. I let Oscar take our lantern home with him.

March 9, Saturday. Cloudy morning, rained a good bit this morning. Uncle Billy went to Rosedale. Was pretty sleepy this morning, ha! ha! Mary has gone up to Uncle Billies to get a jar of “chow-chow”. um, um. Mother went over to Lilly’s this afternoon. She rode “Maud”. Sylvia made Mary a light calico waist this afternoon. She is making herself a dress now, Mary and I got supper. Will F. was here for supper. We were just finishing eating supper when Okey and Oscar Dobbins and Floyd Perkins came along. They were on their way to Mill Fork to literary. Oscar brought the lantern over to the house but he didn’t come in. Oscar, Okey and Will were dressed up to beat the band. They looked quite handsome especially Oscar. ha! ha! It is nearly dark now. I am sitting in the upper door. Am feeling awfully bad this evening, right nice evening.

March 10, Sunday. Cold, snowy morning. Mother is still over at Lilly’s. Sylvia, Mary and I at home by ourselves. I read a good bit to-day. Mary & I played dominoes and set back a long time. We sung some. Cold and snowy nearly all day. Mother came home this evening. Had preaching on Tanner to-day. Miss Stella

Robison was baptized to-day. She is 15 yrs. old.

March 11, Monday. Cold, frosty morning. I walked from home this morning. Nice sunshiny day. Only three pupils at school this morning. They were Virgie, Ernest and Ethel Collins. Bobby and Bunt were there this afternoon. We played base and marble to-day. Mina Workman had to go and stay with her sister Mrs. Bessie Starcher. She lives in Calhoun Co. someplace. Mina rode up to the schoolhouse steps and knocked on the side of the house. I went out and talked to her a few minutes She gave me a letter she had written me. Her address is Altizer. Her brother Charley Workman fell through a trestle down below Mr. Millers, and someone had to send him home on a horse. Gay’s cow had a nice calf this evening. I am at Lilly’s this evening.

March 12, Tuesday, dark, rainy day. Seven pupils at school to-day. They were, Ethel , Bunt, Curt, Ernest, Virgie, Bob, and Clarence. We played marble to-day. William Bishop was in the Schoolhouse at recess and noon. I wish he would stay away. Lilly watched her old turkey hen to her nest. It had 4 eggs in it. Lilly set one of her chicken hens on eleven turkey eggs this eve, It has turned a little cooler this eve. I stopped at papas a few minutes this eve. He has neuralgia awfully bad to-day.

March 13, Wednesday, rained nearly all night last night. Waters up considerably. Birt took me as far as Mr. Nicholas on his horse, Joe, He said I was the first woman that ever rode his horse. Virgie, Ernest, Bunt, Bob, and Ethel and Clarence were at school to-day. Janie and Curt Cottrill were there a while this morning. Janie stayed till noon. Rained all day. The waters are up higher than I ever saw them before. We saw sawlogs float past the schoolhouse to-day, awfully lonesome day. Saw Leroy Miller to-day and he wouldn’t speak to me. At least I didn’t hear him if he did, I called home to-day from Mrs. Collins. Birt came down to help me up to his house this evening. I am at Lilly’s. She is not a bit well. I’ll bet the big waters will do a whole lot of damage. There is a little slip in front of Gay’s house. It slipped out an apple tree. There is also a slip up the hollow at Birt’s. I was down at Gay’s a little while this evening, to get a piece of blue cloth to patch my skirt. Mr. Brady was at Birt’s a few minutes while I was gone down there.

March 14. Thursday, cloudy morning. Sunshiny part of the day. Six pupils at school this morning. They were, Clarence, Ernest, Virgie, Ethel, Bunt and Bob. last named didn’t come this afternoon. Ernest got mad about an old marble and didn’t come this afternoon either. It came up an awful thunderstorm this evening about half past three. I never saw it rain much harder than it did this eve, for a little while. It raised the water considerably. We played marble at school to-day. I like to play marble. Ted Vanhorn gave me a marble. He comes up to the schoolhouse quite often. The water did a great deal of damage yesterday. It destroyed a good bit of Gassaway and Sutton. Washed the trestles out between Rosedale and Gassaway. No telling when the train will come into Rosedale again. There is a slip under or near Mr. Jim Nicholas house. He will have to move his house someplace else. I stopped at the store a few minutes this morning also this evening. Saw Leroy Miller at the store. He spoke to me this eve. His wife Effie, is real sick. I wore papas big gum shoes up to Lilly’s this evening, I am at Lilly’s this eve, rainy eve.

March 15, Friday, cloudy morning. Frosty and cold, Wind cold all day, not very sunshiny anytime to-day. Only three pupils at school. They were, Clarence, Virgie and Bunt. Effie Miller awfully sick. Dr. Roberts came over to see her this morning and stayed nearly all day. We played marble to-day. Sylvia brought the mules over after me this eve. I stopped at papa’s this morning. Went up there this evening. Will Frymyer was here a while this eve. He went down to singing. I guess the singing broke to-night. Mary and mother read out loud in a good book to-night. The name of it was, “Chester Rand”, by Horatio Algers, Jr.

March 16, Saturday. Frosty morning. Mother and I walked to Rosedale this morning. We ate dinner at Mr. John Upton’s. He has one little child, “Lela”. I bought me a pair of shoes to-day. Gave $4.00 for them, also bought two pair of hose $.15 per pair. Aunt Martha was here when we got back from Rosedale. Sylvia sewed some for her yesterday.

March 17, Sunday. Frosty m. Mary took the mule, “Jumbo”, over to papas for him to ride over to Mr. William Nicholas to see about what he owes him. It is now five minutes till twelve o’clock. We haven’t had any dinner. Don’t guess we are going to get any dinner as we didn’t get up very early. ha ha! Mother has gone down to Mr. Joel Dobbins. Nora has been real sick but is better now. Sylvia is sitting here singing in the Best of All singing book. Mary is standing at the glass curling her hair. ha ha! There will be preaching on Laurel to-day at half past two o’clock. We are going down. Cloudy day. Mary, Sylvia & I went down to Mr. Dobbins this afternoon and stayed till meeting time. Howard Barton stopped at Mr. Dobbins. He is going with Jessie. Oscar came home from somewhere. He was all dressed up and looked real handsome. ha! ha! Mr. Riddle preached a good sermon. He is not going to preach any more on Laurel for some time, maybe never. Clarence Perkins was with Una Downey to-day. Herbert Frymyer was with Lettie Hewitt. Ofey Barton with Mrs. Vernetta Frame. Harrison Frymyer went to the top of the hill with Virgie Keener then he came back. He and Oscar came up to our house this evening. They stayed for supper. Mr. Dobbins came up a few minutes after we had got done eating, He also ate supper here, Harrison and Oscar went over to Mill Fork to meeting to-night. Mr. Dobbins stayed till after eight o’clock, Papa came home this evening in time for supper. He got a cow of Mr. William Nicholas on his store debt. Papa gave $65.00 for her. She is a red brindle cow. Papa brought her home.

March 18, Monday. Frosty morning. Papa came to right above Mr. Boone’s a little piece with me There we met Mr. Tom Beame and papa stopped to talk to him and I came on to school. Only two pupils at school this morning. They were Virgie and Ernest. Bunt came this afternoon. We played croquet to-day. Gay and the children were up at Lilly’s when I got here this eve. I am at Lilly’s this eve.

March 19, Tuesday. A little frost, Ernest and Virgie at school. Bob was there a while this also his two little brothers. Ethel was there part of the day. Nice sunshiny day. Mrs. Effie Miller no better. She has typhoid fever they say. They are not expecting her to live. I am at Lilly’s this evening. Abe Lowery is working for Birt to-day. Lilly set a hen yesterday. Mr. Bennett hauled a load of hay for us to-day from Birt’s. We played marble and croquet at school to-day. The clouds are lovely this evening, I heard the frogs hollering this evening. I stopped at fathers store this evening and ate two boiled eggs.

March 20, Wednesday. Nice sunshiny day, real warm and sultry this evening. I believe it will rain to-night, Three pupils at school. They were Virgie, Ernest & Ethel. Oh! I am sick and tired of teaching. “The Tanner school at least”. Saw lots of people pass the school house to-day. Birt went to Rosedale to mill to-day, took wheat. I am at Lilly’s now, but am going down to Gays to stay all night after supper. We played marble and croquet to-day at school. A drummer for the Arbuckle coffee Co. stopped at the store to-day and gave papa a nice paring knife and two bread knives. Papa sent them to mother. I stopped at the store to get Lilly a box of ta pills.

March 21, Thursday. The calendar says spring begins to-day. Rainy day. Rained a good bit last night. Three pupils at school this morning. They were Virgie, Ernest and Ethel. Bunt came this afternoon, six more days of school then I will feel like I have been let out of jail. Oh! how I hate Tanner, or rather, how I dislike most of the people on Tanner. We played marble some to-day. I feel worse to-day than I have for a while. Mrs. Effie Miller no better, I saw Mrs. Dude Bailey this evening. Saw lots of people pass the schoolhouse to-day. Mr. Bennett hauled another load of hay from Birt’s for us to-day. Uncle Billy was over to the store to-day. Garnet has an awful cold. Gay took 16 or 17 doz. eggs down to the store to-day. Lilly kept the children. I am at Lilly’s this eve.

March 22, Friday. Nice day. No one at school but Virgie and Ernest. I went out to papa’s a few minutes this evening. Got a blank check of papa. Walked home this evening. Came down by Cleo’s and gave her a check for three dollars which I owed her for getting me eight yd. of blue silk poplin down at Shock at .40 per yd. Bina Mrs. Perkins and Opal were at Cleo’s when I stopped. Got my clothes that I ordered from National Cloak & Suit Co. Uncle Billy brought them from the office to-day. I like them fine. Am glad to be home to-night.

March 23, Sat. Cloudy, chilly morning. Sylvia & I went to Rosedale this morning. fixed up my enumeration blank and sent it out to-day. We went in to Mrs. Bitha Uptons a few minutes and borrowed two books of her to read. We ate dinner at Mr. Austin Longs, I like Mrs. Long just fine, her baby’s name is Burl. Mr. Long’s two little girls names are Ida and Beatrice. They are his first wife’s children. Amy Wright is staying at Mr. Longs, We had a mess of greens for dinner. My but they were good. um. I got a letter from my cousin Raymond Conley. He is in the training camp at Camp Greenleaf, Georgia. I don’t know whether he volunteered or whether he was drafted. They are having protracted meeting on Mill Fork. They say they are having a fine meeting, I am glad to hear that. Lulu Wright was converted since their meeting began. Amy Wright was converted last night they say also two more people. I didn’t hear who they were.

March 24, Sunday. Cloudy morning. Mary and Sylvia have gone over to Mill Fork to meeting. Mary rode Uncle Billy’s horse, “Daisy”, and Sylvia rode, “Jumbo”. Uncle Billy was down here a while this morning. Mother and I are here all alone. Mother is reading in the Toledo Blade. I saw Mrs. Eva Miller Newton Boone and Jessie Dobbins pass up by this morning. I suppose they were going to meeting. Eva and Newton are going together. They have been going together for quite a while. Rained a good bit to-day. Will Frymyer was here this evening a little while. Oscar Dobbins was here awhile also. He brought his violin and banjo with him, but he forgot to bring the bow to the violin. Will told him over the telephone to come up and bring the banjo and violin. They didn’t stay very long.

Monday, March 25, nice morning. Mrs. Effie Miller died this morning about 6 o’clock. Only three pupils at school to-day. They were Virgie, Ernest and Bunt. Awfully lonesome day. I am at Lilly’s this evening. I gathered several wild flowers this evening to take to the funeral to-morrow.

March 26, Tuesday, Lilly and I went to the funeral this morning. She was buried about eleven o’clock. They had the funeral services at the house but opened the casket on the hill at the graveyard. There was a large crowd of people there. Mrs. Effie Miller left a husband and five children; Ray age 12 yr. Earl age ten yr. Gertrude 7 yr. Robert 5 yr.. Harley Harper will be a year old the 8th day of June. Her father and one of her sisters Flossie were at her funeral. Her father, Mr. George Rider is an old man. He left one of his children at home that is not expected to live. Effie was thirty one years old the 26th of last December. They buried her on the hill on her husband’s farm. Mother and Sylvia were at the funeral also. Sylvia went home with Lilly and I and stayed all night. I didn’t teach school to-day. We stopped at papa’s store as we came down and as we went back also. Leroy sent his children all down to his fathers, Mr. George Miller, to-night. I guess Joe Minney and “young” George Miller stayed with Leroy to-night. Gay and her children were up a while this evening. Uncle Billy came over after some buttermilk to-day. I felt awfully bad to-day. I lay down and slept a while this afternoon.

March 27, Wednesday. Frosty morning. Three at school. Virgie, Ernest and Bunt. Lonesome. Leroy Miller is moving down to his fathers. his brother Grover and his brother-in-law Frances Venoy are helping him move. They made four loads to-day. That is two loads apiece. I stopped at papa’s this evening. Am at Lilly’s to-night. Sylvia went home this evening. She made Lilly a gingham dress to-day. Garnet’s cold is some better.

March 28, Thurs. Frosty morning. Virgie and Ernest at school. To-day is Virgie Keener’s birthday. She is thirteen years old. I stopped at the store this eve, and sent a five ct. pencil to Ray Miller by “little” George Miller. Ray got the most head marks in the B spelling class and I gave him the pencil as a prize. Leroy is still moving his stuff to-day. I don’t know how long it will take him to move. I am at Lilly’s this evening. Mr. Lowery helped Birt make boards and plant potatoes to-day.

March 29, Friday. Frosty morning. Oh! hurrah, To-day is the last of my school Oh! how glad I am ! Virgie, Ernest, Myrlle and Bennie Workman and Bunt Collins were the only ones at school this morning. Harrison Frymyer came at noon. We played base and go to mill. While we were playing go to mill Oscar Dobbins came along, he was all dressed up and had on a cap. Really he looked quite swell. Ha! He stopped and played with us. Mary brought the mules over after me, and took them up to the store and came down and played with us. I didn’t take up school till 2 o’clock. Then we spelled till three and went home. Oscar spelled in the spelling race but Harrison wouldn’t. Mary spelled also. You see there wasn’t many there but was more than I was expecting as I didn’t tell anyone to come. Harrison was here for supper this evening and stayed till about dark. Mary and I went up to the store this evening and stayed a good bit. Oscar and H were there also. We got some corn at the store. Virgie got the most head marks in the A spelling class. I gave her a box of stationary that cost 40 ct. I also gave Ernest 20 ct. for being so good at school. If I had of made up that day I missed this wk. he would have had as many head marks as Virgie so I thought I should give him something to. Gay and Hugh were down to the store to-day. They were just leaving when we came in sight. She stopped and waited till we came up and she asked me if I was going up. Of course I said no as I was in such a hurry to get home.

March 30, Saturday. Frosty morning. Sylvia and Cleo have gone to Rosedale this morning. Mother has gone over to get Lilly and Garnet if they can come. Mr. Wilson, Birt’s father went over there yesterday eve, so I am afraid they won’t get to come. I do hope they will. Mary is out cracking walnuts for the chickens. My pretty old yellow cat is sitting on a chair opposite me. Lilly and Garnet did come home with mother. I am so glad. They stopped at Aunt Martha’s a little while and Birton Bennett brought the mule down home and stayed a little while. Garnet is as sweet as sugar.

March 31, Easter Sunday. Nice morning, A little frost. I ate three eggs and a piece, Lilly ate 6, Mary 5, Sylvia 4, and mother 3. Garnet doesn’t like them very well. We all went up to Aunt Martha’s for dinner. Papa came over just as we were nearly ready to set down to the table. Birt came just as we were finishing eating. So you see, we were all there for dinner. Birt’s father and Bud Minney stayed all night with him last night. His father went home to-day. Birt rode his horse, “Joe”. Mother and Mary went a piece with Lilly and helped her carry the baby up the hill. Then Birt carried her on the horse. We had a fine dinner to-day. Will Frymyer and Wrenzy James came here late this evening. Mary and I were just washing the supper dishes. Wrenzy wanted Sylvia to write a card to Howard Simmons for him. She wrote it for him. Will came in the kitchen and called for something to eat of course we gave him something to eat. While he was eating Harrison Frymyer and Oscar Dobbins came along on their way to Mill Fork to prayer meeting. Will hollered and asked them where they were going. They came to the kitchen door and waited till he got done eating then they all left together. Harrison let me read a good letter this evening. It was from Virgie Keener. They are going to have singing on Tanner on Saturday nights and Sunday evenings.

April 1, “April Fool day”, Monday, rained some last night, also rained some this morning. Papa went back over to the store this morning. Mr. Bennett came down to plow the potato patch and make the fence around it. Mother, Sylvia, Mary and I planted potatoes this afternoon. I dropped them and helped to cover also. Oh! Mary dropped a few! ha! Sylvia and Mary had to help Mr. Bennett put the wire around the potato patch. Uncle Billy helped put the posts in the ground, Birt came down where we were planting potatoes and talked a little while. Mother and I came down to the house and got supper while Mary & Sylvia helped with the wire. Am feeling a whole lot better since my school closed, feel like am out of prison. Joe Frymyer came about eight o’clock to-night. He wanted to phone to Mr. Perkins about buying some hay. He stayed till after eleven o’clock. I laid down on the bed and went to sleep before he left,

April 2, Tuesday, Rained some last night. lovely morning, We finished planting our potatoes this morning and Mr. Bennett and Sylvia and Mary finished putting up the wire. Then Mr. Bennett went to the road for papa. Mary and I went and picked some greens this morning. We got them on the hill in Uncle Billy’s field. We were on top of some big rocks up there. They were certainly lovely & had such beautiful flowers on them. We got a good many greens. We gave Aunt Martha enough for her and Uncle Billy a mess. I ate dinner at Aunt Martha’s. I had onion tops for dinner. My, but they were good! We are going to have our greens for supper. “um, um”. Aunt Martha is down here now. Ivy Reeder stopped in a little while this afternoon Mother and Uncle Billy hoed their onions to-day. Rained some to-day about noon. Lovely evening.

April 3, Wednesday. nice day. Sylvia and Mary went over to Rev. Charley Riddles this morning and didn’t get back till nearly eight o’clock. P.M. They stayed at Mr. Will Hewitt’s for supper. Mother went over to papa’s and up to Lilly’s this morning and didn’t get back till this evening. So you see, I was at home all alone to-day. Cleaned up my boxes. Mr. Joe Frymyer came and borrowed ours and Uncle Billy’s sled to haul hay on. Will F. was with him driving one team. They had one sled of their own. They came before mother left. They are hauling hay from Barn Run. They bought it of Mr. Elsworth Perkins. Uncle Billy’s little “Reddie” cow had a fine calf this morning,

April 4, Thursday, It rained a little this morning. We washed to-day. Mother and Mary cleaned out the barn this afternoon. Sylvia and I made two underwaists and two aprons for me. I did all the sewing on one underwaist and all the sewing on the aprons. Sylvia went up to Cleo’s to get a couple setting of eggs for Mother.

April 5, Friday, cold, frosty morning. Mother, Mary and I sawed a whole lot of stovewood and firewood this morning. Sylvia is not well. Uncle Billy went to Rosedale this morning. Got me two letters. Mother set two hens this morning. Mary went over to Lilly’s this afternoon, rather cold all day. I saw a downy woodpecker in our white pine tree last evening and this morning. Aunt Martha was down today. She was down twice yesterday and Uncle Billy was down a time or two. It is now three o’clock. We had dried beans with their “breeches on” (ha, ha) for dinner, also green onion tops. My, they were good. Dodger, our dog, killed a big rat today. Our dog is half Bulldog and half collie. He is a good one. This is a lovely day.

April 6, Saturday, cold, Frosty morning. Mother and I went to Rosedale this morning. Mother rode “Niggar” and I rode “Daisy”, Uncle Billy’s horse. I like her fine. I bought four bottles of wine of Cardue medicine. Gave a check in payment. Check $3.34. I let Sylvia have two bottles of it. I guess she will pay me some time. We got papa’s overalls that he had come through the mail and mother took them on over to Tanner before she came down home. I ate dinner at Uncle Billy’s. Sylvia did to. I have been trying to make off my school reports but haven’t got them done yet. Sylvia has been helping me some. Mary helped me some. It is certainly a hard job to make school reports when there are so many pupils. Mary hasn’t come back from Lilly’s yet.

April 7, Sunday, Rainy morning. Well, I just finished my school reports a little while ago. Oh how glad I am! Mother is reading, Sylvia is in the back room. I don’t know what she is doing. Mary came home this morning. Uncle Billy came down a little while this morning. Mother went home with him and stayed for dinner. Sylvia and Mary laid down on the bed and went to sleep. I read a good bit to-day. Also wrote a letter to Mina Workman. Mina is my best girlfriend now days. Rainy day. Aunt Martha came down a little while this evening. Will Frymyer came this evening and stayed till nearly eleven o’clock. He borrowed our lantern as it was raining and very dark out of doors. Oscar Dobbins had to go to Glenville to court last week and hasn’t come home yet. Don’t know what is wrong.

April 8, Monday. Rainy day. I think it rained all night. Mother washed out two meal sacks to send over to Birt to mill in. He sent his sacks up to his father’s with corn in them. Will brought our lantern home this morning. Uncle Billy was down to Mr. Dobbin’s this morning to get two hoes made. My little cow, “Cutie” has a nice little black with a white face, “boy” calf. ha! ha! Came about one or two o’clock to-day. Uncle Billy has been here a good while this morning. He ate dinner here. It is still raining. Mary and Sylvia ironed their clothes this morning. I did my ironing Fri. and Friday night.

April 9, Tuesday. Cold, cloudy morning, been snowing a little to-day. Mary went to Tanner to take the sacks over to Lilly’s. She stopped at the store. She didn’t get home till about three o’clock, Mother went up to Mr. Ellsworth Perkins to see if she could buy some hay. She just got back a little while ago. She got some hay engaged. It is now twenty minutes till seven o’clock. We have our work all done. Sylvia made my wine colored organdy skirt to-day. She is making her black and white gingham dress now. We have several little chickens hatched now. It is snowing pretty hard now. Ground is gray now. Mr. Bennett was down this morning and cut some fire wood for us. Uncle Billy was down a while this morning. I read a little to-day.

April 10, Wednesday. Snowy morning. Snow six or seven inches deep. Maybe deeper. Still snowing , I think it snowed all night. Sylvia sewed at my blue poplin dress to-day. She got it nearly done. Mary and I read aloud for her a good while. Mother was up at Uncle Billy’s for dinner to-day. Uncle Billy was down a little while to-day. Snowed nearly all day. pretty cold day.

April 11, Thursday, cold snowy morning. Sylvia finished my poplin dress this morning. Mrs. Cleo Reip and Orlis came down this morning. I went up in the bottom above Uncle Billy’s to meet her and help carry Orlis. She called us on the phone & told some of us to come and meet her. Dalton and Victor came down for dinner. We were eating when they came. Mr. Bennett hauled a load of hay from Mr. Perkins for us to-day. He cut some wood also. He was here for dinner. Mother and I washed our clothes this morning. We got our washing out before dinner time then got most of the dinner. Mrs. Edna Vaughn and her little son, Willard Ray, and Ivy Reeder came over this afternoon. They stayed till after supper. It was after seven o’clock when they started home. Edna’s baby is real pretty. It has blue eyes and red hair. Edna and Hamond are moving again. They lived on Mt. Run but they are moving to Aldon. Aunt Martha was down a while to-day. Also Uncle Billy. Major Stalnaker came over to buy Uncle Billy’s yearling calf. I don’t think he bought it though. He stopped out in the yard or just outside and talked to mother a good bit but he wouldn’t come in when he found out how many were in here. Cleo and Orlis and Victor started home about six o’clock. Dalton went about one. We had a good time to-day. The snow is nearly all gone now. It is awfully muddy and watery. Raymond Perkins is moving his house hold furniture over to Barn Run at the foot of the hill by Mr. Frymyers. They took one load. I don’t know whether Bina went over to-day or not. It is 25 minutes till eight o’clock. Mary is in bed asleep. Mother is in bed also. I think she is asleep too. Sylvia is writing a letter to Harley Reeder. I am going to bed in a little while as I am sleepy.

April 12, Friday. Cold morning. More snow. It snowed some last night. Ironed and pressed my clothes to-day. Mother went to Rosedale this morning. She rode “Niggar”. Will Frymyer was here a little while this afternoon. Mary pieced some on her gingham quilt. Birt came over to Uncle Billy’s to-day. He brought our meal sacks over.

April 13, Sat. Cold morning. Mary and I went to Tanner. She rode “Jumbo” and I rode “Niggar”. I went on up to Lilly’s and Mary got a grist of corn and went around to Leroy’s mill & got it ground and then went on home. She got home about two o’clock. I stopped at the store as I went over. Birt went to Shock this morning. Two men came home with him for dinner. One of the was a Mr. Brannon. I don’t remember what the other’s name is. Gay brought her children for Lilly to keep while she took her eggs down to the store. She had about eighteen dozen. Hugh went with her. Lilly came down as far as the store with me this evening. I carried her basket of eggs and she carried some meat she brought down to sell. Garnet is growing awfully Lilly fast. She is awfully sweet. They got her pictures. They are not very good. Lilly gave me one to-day. I got a bushel of corn at papa’s. Ted Vanhorn put it on the mule for me. Sylvia’s cow “Pansy” had a nice little heifer calf to-day. It is red with a white face. Mother is reading a story from a grit paper. Sylvia is crocheting a corset cover yoke. Mary is getting ready to go to bed.

April 14, Sunday. Cold frosty morning. Aunt Martha & Uncle Billy are down here now. They came down this morning. Papa came in time for dinner. We had greens and handovers for dinner My! but they were good! It is about two or three o’clock now I don’t know which. Sylvia, Mary & I started to take a walk a while ago. But I ate so much dinner that I told them I was going back, that I didn’t feel like climbing the hill. ha ha. They went on. I don’t know where they are now. Papa is reading. This is a lovely sunshiny day. The sky is such a lovely blue. I hear a “pee wee” hollering, I guess I shall start to Glenville tomorrow to go to school. Afternoon, Oscar Dobbins came up this evening. He stayed for supper. Will Frymyer came over this evening about dark. He and Oscar stayed till almost nine o’clock.

April 15, Monday, Nice morning. Papa went back over to the store this morning. Will F. stopped a few minutes this morning. He was going to work for Mr. Jim Nicholas. Mary and Sylvia went over to Rosedale with me this morning. I rode ”Niggar” part of the way then let Mary ride. The girls helped me carry my suitcase over to Rosedale. We took some flower plants over to set out on Murl’s and Sammie’s graves. They were Chrisanthums and blue bells and some other kind I don’t know what it was. I left my suitcase at the Frametown store and went up to the grave yard with them. I ate dinner at Mr. Austin Longs, Oh! how I did hate to leave my own dear Mother! Uncle Billy was down a little while this morning. Ivy Reeder and Mrs. Edna Vaughn and her baby caught up with us as we went to Rosedale and went the rest of the way down with us. They were going to Mrs. Beatty’s. Oh! how I hate to leave home. I shall be so glad when school is out and I can go home. I went up on the E and L. K. train from Rosedale to Gassaway. Rev. Rupert from Rosedale went up on the train. He carried my suitcase over the railroad bridge and down in town for me. I put up at the Duffield hotel. I like the Duffields fine. I didn’t get in the bank this evening as it was closed when I got in town. I went to the dentists office and had my teeth cleaned. Dr. Armstrong cleaned them for me. I didn’t eat any supper this eve. as I got a little bit sick riding on the train.

April 16, Tuesday. Bank opened this morning at nine o’clock. I went to the bank and dep. a $40.00 check and had a twenty dollar check cashed. And I left my book to be fixed up. I went on the 10 o’clock train from Gassaway to Gilmer Station. The train was 50 minutes late. Rainy morning. I don’t feel very well this morning. Almost wish I was at home with Mother. I came down in the motor boat from Gilmer to Glenville. Started from Gilmer a little after one o’clock. Something broke about the motor and we had to float down. We didn’t get in till between six and seven o’clock. There were two other girls on the boat besides me. They were: Miss Leta Douglas and Miss Lula Stalnaker. I like them both fine. Miss Douglas is a first grade school teacher. I am at Mr. Burnside’s now. I am going to board here. My first cousin, Frank Conley, is boarding here also. There are three girls here: Blanch, age about 26 or 27, Mary, age 14, and Ruth, age 11. Ruth and Mary are going to school. Mrs. Burnside isn’t here now. She is down on their farm. They have one more boarder besides Frank and I. His name is Oral Richards. He is taking the review work. I have an awful bad cold. Mr. Burnside lives across the river from the main part of town. I have to cross a bridge every time I go over in town. I have a nice room. It is down stairs. They have an organ. It is in my room. I had to pay $1.25 to come up on the boat to-day and it is only twelve miles from Gilmer. I like to ride on the boat right well. It stopped raining towards evening. I wonder what they are doing at home.

April 17, Wednesday, cool morning. The children have all gone to school. I am not going this morning as I haven’t gotten rested up from my trip over here. Well, I will write some more after while as I am cold and there is no fire in here. Oh yes, I forgot, there was a real nice looking man on the boat. He was the one that ran the boat. His name is Blair Gainer. He has real black hair and dark eyes. ha! ha! Rained a good bit to-day. I wrote a letter home and a letter to Raymond and sent them out to-day. I went up to the Normal (This is the Glenville Normal School as it was called when Della attended it. It later became Glenville State Teachers College/MBW) with Mary and Ruth at noon. We went in the reading room and stayed till their class time, then I went to their class room with them. I enrolled this evening. I am going to take up English, Civic, Theory and Art, Arithmetic and Geography. Five in all. Oh! My but they do give long lessons. I think I shall like the work real well. Cousin Wade Linger came over to my boarding place to see me. He didn’t stay very long as he had to go back and study his lessons. He will graduate in June. He is about 32 years old. He is real handsome I think. I was expecting some mail from the bank but didn’t get any. It is three minutes after eleven o’clock now. I have been studying my arithmetic lesson. My Oh My! but I am tired and sleepy. Blanch is already in bed and asleep I think. She slept with me last night and is going to sleep with me to-night. I wonder if they are in bed at home, but of course they are. I am going to bed now.

April 18, Thursday. lovely sunshiny day. I went to school to-day of course. My first lesson is Arithmetic. It comes at eight o’clock by Mr. Grose. Next Theory and Art. comes 9:30 by Miss Barnes. Next grammar 11:15 by Miss Fries. Next Civics 1:30 by Mr. J. E. Hays. Next Geography, by Mr. Hedrick. I got along very well to-day. All the fault I have is I can’t get any English. I don’t know hardly what to do. I went up to school with Frank and Orel. Orel is in my classes and he took me to the different rooms and came back with me at noon. I came with Mary and Ruth this evening. I went back up with Orel at noon to-day as Mary, Ruth, and Frank didn’t have to be there as soon as we did. I like my teacher very well. I like Mr. Hays best. I am not feeling so very well to-night. I got my bank book this evening. Frank went up and got it for me and brought me some candy. Isn’t he a dear cousin? I saw Wade in the reading room this morning but didn’t get to speak to him. Mrs. Burnside and her two small sons came up from the farm to-day and Mr. Burnside went down. The little boy’s name is Robert. The other is John Paul. The smallest is about two or 3 yrs. old. He is real cute. It is eleven o’clock now. The Normal clock is striking now. Blanch is in bed. I don’t know whether she is asleep or not. If she is I shall have to awaken her so she can turn off the gas as I am afraid of it. ha! ha! Well, I am sleepy, and as I have most of my lessons finished, I am going to bed. I would love to hear from home.

April 19, Friday. Cool morning, real nice day. I got along very well at school. Frank and Orel went home this evening. Frank walked. Orel’s father brought a horse for him. Blanch, Mary and I went to the Society to-night. It was in the Chapel hall. Then we went to the gymnasium and the young people played folk games. I didn’t play as I didn’t feel very well. They played Virginia Reel, Jolly Miller, Head and Toe, and a number of other games that I can’t remember. There certainly were a lot of people there. Miss Barnes conducted the games. Wade, Blanch, and Mary all played. We got back home about ten o’clock. We went apiece with Martha Jarvis or rather we went clear home with her, but we didn’t go in. Then she and her brother and another boy came nearly back home with us. Earl Jarvis, Martha’s brother walked with Mary. The other boy walked with Martha. I enjoyed the society right well.

April 20, Saturday, rainy morning. I want to wash a little to-day. I also want to study a whole lot. There is to be another society to-night. It is the independent. I am not going to-night. Frank and Wade belong to the Cosmian society. I don’t know whether I shall join either or not. Rained all fore noon. I washed a little this morning and ironed some this afternoon. Mrs. Burnside’s son Holden came up this morning and went back this evening. He is nearly eighteen yrs. old. He is right nice looking. A deaf man is boarding here now. He moved in this evening. I don’t know what his name is. Blanch and Mary and Paul went to the society to-night. I didn’t want to go. The girls in town act like they are stuck up. I don’t care much for them. It is fifteen minutes after ten o’clock. I have been studying my lessons to-day and to-night. I am going to bed pretty soon as I am sleepy. I am oh! so anxious to hear from home. I will be so glad when school is out so I can go home. I should love going to school here if it wasn’t for having to be away from home. I don’t like that as I am a big baby and like home and mother ha! ha!

April 21, Sunday, cloudy day. Blanch and I went to the Methodist church to Sunday school this morning. I studied a good bit to-day. Wade was at Sunday school but I didn’t get to speak to him. Orel and Frank came back this evening. Frank is a dear cousin. I like him so much better than I do Wade. I am feeling very well. Have an awfully bad cold. I had sore throat pretty bad this morning but I took dry sulfur twice and it is about well now. I am going to take up history to-morrow. It is twenty minutes after ten. I have some more lessons to look over again then I shall go to bed. I want to put my time in faithful and learn all I can. Blanch is in bed, guess I will have to turn off the gas myself to-night.

April 22, Monday, rained some last night, also windy. I got along all right at school. Made a C on Theory & Art Friday and 92 on English. I am feeling very well. Still have a bad cold. There was speaking at the M. E. Church to-night. Miss Virginia Folk from Huntington spoke. Her speech was on the War saving stamps. I didn’t go but Blanch, Ruth, Frank, Orel and Paul went. I studied a good bit to-night,

It is now 20 minutes till eleven o’clock. Blanch is in bed. I expect I had better go to bed soon also. I mailed a letter to Bayard to-day. There is a Lawson girl up at school. She spoke to me to-day. We talked a few minutes Didn’t have time to talk long as it was class time. I ought to get a letter from home this week.

April 23, Tuesday, cool cloudy day. It rained a little bit to-day. I have gotten acquainted with Alda and Ethel Flesher and Miss Palmer. I like them fine. The Lawson girl up at school spoke to me again to-day and asked me what my grandfather’s name was. We are trying to scrape up a relationship, see? I like her fine. I saw Wade this morning.. Well in fact I see him almost every day but don’t get to speak to him very often. I still have an awfully bad cold. I wish I could get over my cold sometime. Mr. Burnside and Holden came up to-day then went back down. I think Holden is better looking than Oral. Frank had a tooth pulled this morning and he felt so bad that he didn’t recite this afternoon. It is five minutes till eleven. I will have to get to bed. Frank came in my room and we had a long talk. I saw Miss Odessa Cheneworth to-day. Miss Virginia Folk made a speech in the Chapel to-day. I like to hear her talk. We had cabbage for dinner & supper. My! but it was good. Well, good night.

April 24, Wednesday, cold cloudy day. It is raining now. I got a letter from home to-day. My, but I was glad to hear from them. They were all well. Mary, Sylvia, and Mother wrote. They also sent me a letter that Aunt Icie Mitchell wrote to me since I came here. I am getting along very well at school. I have gotten acquainted with Alda and Ethel Flesher, also a Miss Palmer. I like them fine. Blanch washed to-day, mostly curtains. My cold is worse. I don’t feel a bit good. I have gotten over all my lessons except Arithmetic. I feel so bad I don’t think I shall study very much to-night. It is 5 minutes till ten. The deaf man’s name is Clarence Spicer from Va. He is a printer in the office where the Glenville Democrat is printed. He said he had to work till three o’clock to-night. School will be out the 5th of June. I shall not be sorry either. We had vegetable soup for dinner and supper. It was fine. I lit the gas this eve. in the fire place for the first time in my life. Well, I must look over my lesson a little more then go to bed as the Normal clock just now struck ten.

April 25, Thursday, cool, cloudy day. I got along fine at school. I just now finished writing a letter home. It is after twelve o’clock. I have most of my lessons for to-morrow. The deaf man was developing Kodak pictures in the kitchen to-night. Blanch and I were in there helping him awhile. Oral came down stairs and was in there too. We had lots of fun. I am going to bed in a little while. Paul got me a rough pencil tablet at the store this evening. I went with Blanch to get a bucket of water out at Mr. Goffs to-night. Blanch is going to put a tuck in my blue poplin dress to-morrow. Frank and I had a big romp this evening. I am sleepy so I am going to bed.

April 26, Friday, cool cloudy morning. rained some this evening I got along all right at school. I saw Leta Lawson and talked to her again to-day. We talked as we went to Chapel, also after we got in there. She boards at Dormitory No. 21, third floor. Oral and Frank went to the Cosmian Literary society to-night. I have the awfulest cold. Mary Burnside is real sick. They had the doctor here to see her this evening. He was here twice this evening. He said Mary had tonsillitis. Blanch is writing a letter. It is after eleven o’clock, I am awfully sleepy. I am going to bed in a little while. I haven’t quite gotten over my lessons yet but am too sleepy to study any more to-night. So, bye, bye for now. Oh, yes! We had greens for supper. They were fine.

April 27, Saturday. Lovely day. I got along fine at school to-day. A soldier from Kansas, Mr. Clark Bailey, talked to us in Chapel to-day. He is a nice looking man. His wife was with him. She is nice looking. The soldier is a general in the army. Mr. Burnside and Holden came up this morning and stayed till evening. Holden and I talked a good bit. We are liking each other pretty good, see? I guess us young people are all going to the Independent society to-night. That is all but Mary. She isn’t well enough to go. I feel better this evening than I did yesterday. I washed a little to-day. I found a handkerchief in front of the Normal building. Blanch, Oral, Ruth and I went to the Independent society to-night. Oral walked up and back with Blanch and I. He got us some candy and chewing gum. The students heard from their grades to-night. Oral, Blanch, Ruth, and I went up to Mr. Hays house to get her grades. She, Frank, and Oral all failed in examination. They made some pretty good per-cents though. I played folk games to-night. Leta Lawson and I started to playing together then of course we had different partners. I got to play with the soldier, Mr. Bailey. He and his wife were at the society. It was nearly twelve o’clock when we went to bed.

April 28, Sunday. We had a lot of pictures taken this morning. Mr. Spicer took them. He has a Kodak. Oral, Blanch, and I went to the Baptist Church to Sunday school. After Sunday school we took a walk up the street. Then came back for preaching. I nearly went to sleep in meeting. Ruth also went to the Baptist Church to Sunday school, but not with us. It is after dinner now. Oh, how I wish I had my lessons for Monday. It is raining now. It is 25 minutes after eleven. Blanche, Frank, Mr. Spicer, and I took a long ramble this afternoon. We went up by the Normal and away around the hill some way. Oh! I don’t know where all we were. We had some more pictures taken. Mr. Spicer developed them to-night. I think they are going to be good. I have my lessons about all up. I am going to bed in a few minutes.

April 29, Mon., right nice morning. It rained a little this afternoon and a good bit to-night. I didn’t have very good lessons to-day as I felt so bad I didn’t feel like answering questions. The Lawson girl had the headache and went to her room and didn’t go to all of her classes. Mr. Burnside and Holden came up this morning. Blanche went home with them. I don’t know when she is coming back. Ruth is going to sleep with me to-night. She is in bed asleep now. I have my lessons nearly all studied over. It is after eleven o’clock. I wrote a couple of pages to Russell Conley as Frank was writing. I still have an awful cold. I am sleepy and am going to bed. I will be glad when school is out so I can go home.

April 30, Tuesday. Cool, cloudy day. It rained some to-day. I got along very well at school. Ruth, Frank, Oral, and I went to an entertainment up at the Normal building in the Chapel. Mr. Rohbough gave all of us students a ticket to-day at Chapel. They were the Paramount entertainers that performed. There were two ladies and a gentleman. They were all fine looking. One girl played the violin and the other one played the piano, and the man sung. The larger girl also recited a good bit. I thought the entertainment was fine. It is after eleven o’clock now. I am going to bed in a few minutes.

May 1, Wed. Cold and cloudy most of the day. I got along all right at school. Holden came up this evening and stayed till after 9 o’clock. He came in my room and talked to me a god bit. See! I have an awful cold yet. Mary and I went down to the store and I bought me some summer vests and two pair of white hose, also a tablet. I am sleepy and am going to bed in a little while. It is 15 minutes after ten. I got so sleepy to-day. I nearly went to sleep in class.

May 2, Thursday. Lovely day, some cool though. I got along fine with my lessons to-day. Mr. McCray walked with me part of the way to-day at noon. He is nice looking. We all went up to the Normal building to hear Mr. M. P. Shawkey, our State superintendent of schools speak. I thought he made a fine speech. There were several people there. Little Robert got to crying and Mrs. Burnside had to take him home before the speaking was near over. It is nearly half past ten. I am going to bed in a little while as I am sleepy. I am anxious to hear from home again. Ruth is in bed. She has been sleeping with me every night since Blanche left.

May 3, Friday, lovely sunshiny day. I got along fine at school. Uncle Dow Conley & Nella came over this morning. Nella went up to school with Ruth and I. Then we went to a good many stores. Uncle Dow bought Nella a hat for $3.00 a white crepe de chine waist for $3.00 and a blue silk poplin skirt for $5.50. He also bought himself a white hat for $1.50 and Maud a hat for $2.50. Quite a lot of money to spend in one day, isn’t it? They had a ball game down below Glenville a little piece to-day. I wanted to go awfully bad but Nella wouldn’t go so I wouldn’t go and leave her. I am not feeling very well. Uncle Dow and Frank have gone home. Nella is here. She is going to stay till Sunday evening. Nella is 15 yr. old. She is pretty I think. Guess I am a little homesick this evening. The people are so proud. I will be so glad when school is out so I can go home. I ought to get a letter from home to-day. I do hope I will. I am going to write a letter to Lilly in a few minutes. I got a letter from home this evening. They are all well. Sylvia said she was going to start to Jane Lew, Harrison Co., the 1st day of this month. I suppose she is there by this time. She is going to stay at Mr. Elias McQuirters, (McWhorter/MBW) one of our cousins. Ruth, Mary, Nella, and I went to the Cosbian society to-night. We had a nice time. I played folk games. I am going to bed in a little while. It is after 11 o’clock.

May 4, Saturday, lovely day. I helped Mrs. Burnside wash to-day. I had a good bit to wash so we washed together. I ironed this afternoon. Nella, Ruth, & and I went over in town a while this evening. Mary and Nella have gone to the Independent Literary Society. Oral went home yesterday evening. I wrote a letter to Lilly and Birt to-day. I sent it over to the office by a Mr. Barton. I don’t remember what his first name is. I only had two pennies so he furnished the other one to mail my letter. Wasn’t he good? Mr. Burnside came up to-day. We had butter and onions for dinner. My, but they were fine. I do love onions. I wish Holden had come up to-day. I have been studying some to-day.

May 5, 1918, Sunday. Lovely sunshiny day. Mary, Nella, and I went to the Methodist Church for Sunday school this morning. I studied some to-day. Frank came back about one or two o’clock, but Nella didn’t start home till five minutes after five. Wade Linger, my half first cousin, came over this afternoon and stayed a good while. Mary played the organ while he was here. She also played for Nella and I before he came and we all three sang. Wade solved a problem for me. He also helped Frank in his algebra. I like my cousins fine. The frogs are hollering a whole lot this evening. It makes me lonesome to hear the frogs holler. We had good beans & onions for dinner. They were fine. I have my lessons nearly all prepared for to-morrow. It is twenty minutes after 11 o’clock. Ruth is in bed asleep. Nella slept with me both nights she was here. It is just exactly 1 month from to-day till school will be out. I shall be glad. I am anxious to get home. I am going to try to get some of Uncle Dow’s to take me home. Well, I must clean my teeth and get to bed as I am sleepy.

May 6, Monday, lovely day. I got along very well at school to-day, Oh! I am so anxious to go home. When I sent my term register in, I forgot to sign my name to it. I got it back to-day. I will send it out to-morrow. I have written a letter to the secretary of the board of education. Also I have written a letter home. I took my friend ship ring and bracelet over to the jeweler shop to get them fixed. Oral walked down with me at noon, also back up. Mary is going to sleep with me to-night. I have most of my lessons and am going to bed in a few minutes for it is nearly half past 11.

May 7, Tuesday. Dark rainy day, that is, part of the time. It was sunshiny part of the day. I got along fine at school to-day. I sent that register back to the secretary to-day. It cost me nine cents to send it. It only took 4 ct to bring it here. I told the postmaster so but he said it would take 9 ct. I also sent a letter home and a letter to Mr. B. B. Bond, the secretary of the board of education. Oral took my two letters over to the office this evening. I got a letter from Raymond Conley this evening. He is at Allentown, Penn. I like Raymond much better than I do Frank. Mr. Burnside and Holden came up to-day. Mr. Burnside stayed and Holden took the team home. Holden came in my room and we talked a long time. He is certainly a nice kid. We had vegetable soup for supper. It was real good. This is a stormy night. It has been thundering and lightning and raining considerably this evening and night. Oh, I shall be so glad when school is out. Well, I am sleepy and am going to bed in a few minutes as I have my lessons studied over. It is only 5 minutes till eleven. That is getting to bed pretty early for me. So long. Oh yes! I saw Dr. John Wesley Smith on the street this evening. He used to live at Rosedale, but he lives here at Glenville now.

May 8, Wednesday. Lovely, sunshiny day. I got along fine at school to-day. I got acquainted with Miss Osa Minney. She is Oral’s first cousin. I got to talk a good while with Leta Lawson to-day. I got my English to-day. Miss Fries ordered it a long time ago. Oral walks with me to and from school nearly every day. He is liking Virginia Strader. I like her too. It is nearly eleven o’clock. I don’t feel a bit well to-night, I have neuralgia in my head and eyes so bad. I have most of my lessons studied. I am not going to study any more to-night as my head feels so bad. Ruth slept with me last night. She will sleep with me to-night. Oral came in my room to-night and talked to me a good bit. Paul caught a large sucker fish this evening. Well, I am going to bed.

May 9, Thursday, beautiful day. I am getting along fine at school. I came down the walk a piece with Miss Barnes. Her home is in Middlebourne, Tyler Co. She said she was going home to-morrow on a visit. She said her mother was very low and was not expected to live long. I am so sorry for Miss Barnes. I got a card from Sylvia this eve. She is at Mr. Elias Mcquirters (McWhorters/MBW) a few miles from Jane Lew. I wish she was at home. I don’t like to think of her away out there alone. She isn’t very strong anyway. I washed a little bit this eve. We had good dumplings made over ham bone to-day. It was fine. I heard a Whip-Poor-Will hollow this evening. It lit on the ground in front of one of my windows. I went to the window and got to see it close. It is the first one I ever saw. There is a robin that flies close to my window. It is lovely. There are lots of birds close here. I got a letter from Bayard to-day. Well, I am going to bed in a little while as I have most of my lessons and am tired and sleepy. Mr. Burnside went down to his farm to-day. He took little Robert with him. We have a whole lot of fun here. Ruth is in bed and I think she is asleep.

May 10, Friday, stormy morning and some stormy this afternoon. Holden came up after us this eve. in a road wagon. Wade went with us but Oral and Mr. Spicer didn’t go. Frank & Wade walked a piece. Mr. Burnside certainly has a nice farm. The house isn’t very nice though, Wade and Frank went on over to cousin Dave Lingers. It is about four or five miles over there to go the road. Paul caught a lot of small fish but he let them die and he also caught a large frog. I never saw one as large as it was before. Holden came up after Mr. Spicer Saturday evening. He wanted me to come with him. After he came back, he and I took a horse back ride. It was nearly dark when we started & still darker when we came back. We went about two miles and a 1/2. I rode Holden’s horse, a gray colt, named Trixie and he rode a bay. I rode in Blanche’s riding habit. Holden and I talked a while in the parlor when we came back from taking the horse back ride. We are liking each other better and better, see. I slept with Blanche every night down there. We had lots of good things to eat. We had onions for one thing and good buttermilk.

May 13. Sunday. Nice day, only a little cloudy. We all went to the baptizing at Tanner this morning, that is all but Mr. Burnside. We went in a road wagon. I rode on the front seat with Holden. We were together all day. It is about five miles to where we went to the baptizing. We went around by third run and back by Tannersville. I saw my cousin Dave, his wife Zan, his daughters, Maud, Helen, and Mabel and his sons Clay and Howard. Also Clay’s wife, and his grandmother, Aunt Med Yoke. I also saw Clay Hinzman, a fellow I used to go with. There were eighteen baptized to-day. My cousins Mabel & Helen were baptized. Also Blanche and Holden. I held Holden’s hat while he was baptized. I also loaned him my handkerchief. We took our dinner with us to-day and a good dinner it was. Mary isn’t a bit well. I am awfully tired to-night. I wrote a letter to Raymond Conley & one to Mina Workman. We arrived at Glenville about half past six. Holden and I got out and walked into town from down below town a little piece. Mary, Wade, and Ruth also got out and walked also Mr. Spicer. Frank drove the team on in. Robert came up with us. The gas bugs are thick in my room. Well, I must go to bed. The frogs are hollering a whole lot to-night. Makes me lonesome. I hope Holden will come up soon. I do hope I will hear from home real soon.

May 13, Mon. Dark rainy day. I didn’t have very good lessons to-day. I am feeling fine but am a little sore from riding in the road wagon yesterday. Oral walked down from school with me at noon. Ruth said she was going to tell Holden. Frank has the headache this evening. I don’t think he ate any supper. Mary isn’t much better. Mrs. Burnside went to see the doctor about her this evening. She also went to speaking. Senator Kid spoke. We had to write a composition in the English lesson and hand it in to-day. We haven’t got our grade yet. I am anxious to know what I made. I think Holden is coming up to-morrow to get his eyes tested. I am glad he is coming. I am going to bed early to-night as I have most of my lessons. I got a letter from home this eve. Mary wasn’t very well when they wrote. Mother wasn’t very well either. I am afraid we are not going to get to leave Laurel. I think they are out of the notion of leaving. I am so sorry. I wanted to leave so bad. I also got a letter from Mrs. Gregory and Dessie also one from Lillie Smith, my cousin. Ruth is writing in my tablet. She sleeps with me. It is after ten o’clock. Ruth certainly wrote some fine verses.

May 14, Tuesday, nice day, rather cool this morning. I didn’t have very good lessons to-day. Holden came up to-day to get his eyes tested. He rode his gray colt Trixie. He stayed up here to-night and Ruth took the horse home. We talked a whole lot this evening. Rosa Barton was here for dinner. Lowell O’Dell was here to see Oral this evening. I don’t know what he wanted. Mary is going to sleep with me to-night. She is in bed asleep now. She is not a bit well. She didn’t go to school to-day or yesterday either. She has something like rheumatism. I got a letter from Sylvia to-day. Holden brought it from the office and broke it open and handed it to me. He got me a tablet also. Of course I paid for it. Oh, yes, I forgot to mention the name of the man that did the baptizing Sunday. His name is Hays. He lives here in Glenville. Holden’s hat is lying on my bed. It is almost twelve o’clock. I am sleepy so I am going to bed. I wrote a letter home, a letter to Sylvia, and a letter to Bayard to-night. I gave Mrs. Burnside a check for twelve dollars for board to-day. She wanted to pay for Holden’s glasses.

May 15, Wed. lovely day. I got along fine at school. Holden went home this morning. Ruth brought his horse up early this morning. Mrs. Burnside and I went over to Mr. Goff’s store where he is having a sale. I bought 1 pair of black silk hose. Wade was over there, also Frank. Frank bought him two ties. Wade came over home with me. The reason was a Mrs. Ivy Woofter and her sister Daisy Nicholson were here. They are here to-night. They are going to stay till to-morrow. Wade is spooning Daisy I think. He was with her at the baptizing. She is real pretty. I like her fine. She is only 16 yrs. old. Her sister is on her way to her home in Ohio and Daisy is going with her. Wade and Daisy took a walk. They all came in my room and I didn’t get to study near all of my lessons. Wade just left a little while ago. It is twenty-five minutes till twelve. I am going to bed in a little while. Mary is going to sleep with me. Ruth teased Wade and Daisy nearly to death. Frank isn’t very well. Oral walked home with me from school at noon to-day. Wade waited for me on the porch of the place where he rooms and walked on up to school with me.

May 16, Thursday, lovely day. I got along all OK at school to-day. Mary is still sick but she has been going to school, that is to-day and yesterday. It is after half past eleven. I have most of my lessons and am going to bed in a little while. I got a letter from my sister Lilly this evening. They are well.

May 17, Friday, lovely day. They had a lot of pictures taken up at the Normal Building to-day. Mr. Thompson taken them. (This would be Ray Thompson, a photographer for the Glenville College and a future Mayor of Glenville/MBW) The Cosmian Literary Society had their pictures taken, the Bird Club, the YWCA, and the Freshmen all had their pictures taken. I was in the freshmen group. I want to buy a picture. Oral and Frank went home this evening. My cousin, Russell Conley came home from the army to-day. He is going to stay 42 days. Ruth and I went to the Cosmian Literary Society to-night. The program was rendered by the Lewis Co. students. It was fine. My cousin, Wade Linger had a part in it. It is nearly 11 o’clock. I am going to bed in a little while. I washed and ironed some to-day.

May 18, Saturday, lovely day. I am not feeling very well to-day. I washed and ironed some to-day. I wrote my composition for Monday. Mary, Ruth, and I went to the independent society to-night. Mary had to recite a piece. She did fine. I was disappointed this evening. I was expecting Holden up this evening but he didn’t come. I saw Dr. John Wesley Smith this evening, also his daughter Hallie. I saw C. N. Snodgrass from Rosedale in town this evening. It is about ten o’clock. I am going to bed in a little while. Just now struck ten. I wrote a letter to Bannie Dodrill and one to Mabel Stalnaker to-day.

May 19, Sunday. It has been cloudy nearly all day. Mary and I went to the Methodist church to Sunday school this morning. This has been an awfully lonesome day. Frank and Oral came back late this evening. Bonnie Miles was here to-day. She comes around quite often. I was disappointed to-day. I thought Holden and Blanch would come up to-day, but they did not. It is nearly eleven o’clock. I am going to bed.

May 20, Monday. Cloudy nearly all day. I didn’t feel very well to-day. Holden and Mr. Burnside came up this morning, but I didn’t get to see them as I was at school and they left before I got back from school. I was awfully disappointed as I wanted to get my bracelet of Holden. He took it last Tuesday when he was up. Oral walked with me from school to-day at noon. He isn’t a bit well, poor boy. I got a letter from Sylvia this evening. She sent me her picture. It is real good I think. It sprinkled rain a little to-day. It won’t be long till school will be out. I will be glad and also sorry. It is nearly eleven o’clock. I am going to bed in a few more minutes. The frogs are hollering and it makes me lonesome.

May 21, Tues. lovely sunshiny day. It rained a little last night. I got along fine to-day. Wade walked with me from the Normal building to his boarding place. I gave a dollar to Mrs. Rohbough for the Red Cross to-day and she gave me a cute little pin. I bought me a new waist and skirt over at Aigon’s store. I paid $3.00 for the skirt and $2.00 for the waist. I like Mrs. Rohrbough fine. I think she is a nice lady. Mrs. Burnside washed to-day. I washed some this evening. It is after eleven o’clock. I am going to bed in a few minutes.

May 22, Wednesday, rather nice morning but stormed some this afternoon. I got a letter from home this evening. They are well. Ruth, Mary, Oral, and Paul went to the show. Mrs. Burnside went out to Mrs. Goff’s and left Frank and I here alone. Frank pressed his trousers. Then he came in and read out loud in my geography. It is nearly 12 o’clock. He just now went up stairs to bed. The show to-night was for the benefit of the Red Cross. I am having trouble in the arithmetic. Oral walked down from school with me to-day at noon. I am going to bed now.

May 23, Thursday, cloudy morning. Stormed a good bit last night and rained a whole lot. I wrote a letter to Mother, Mary, and Lilly, and put them in the same envelope. I also wrote Sylvia a letter. Frank took them to the office for me. Oh, I shall be so glad to get home. Fiddle, I want to go to cousin Dave’s awfully bad Sat. but I am afraid I won’t get to go. It is nearly eleven o’clock. I haven’t studied my lessons all over and am not going to to-night. I am not feeling very well to-night. Mary, Ruth, Paul, and Oral went to the show to-night. Ruth is in bed now. Oh, I do hope Holden will come up to-morrow but I am afraid he will not. I want my bracelet that he has. I ironed my clothes this evening.

May 24, Friday, lovely day. I got along fine at school. I got my certificate from the sec. of board of education, B. B, Bond. I sent a card to Mary and a card to Oscar Dobbins to-day. Mary, Ruth, Frank, Oral, Paul, and I went to the Cosmian literary society to-night. They had a real good program and folk games were fine. I played some. Mary and I took a walk up Brooklyn after we came back from society. We took us a white peony out of Dr. John Smith’s yard. They are lovely. We stopped at Mrs. Goff’s a little while. We stopped because Mrs. Burnside was there. It is nearly half past eleven o’clock. Frank hasn’t come in yet. I don’t know what is keeping him. Ruth is in bed. I am going to bed now.

May 25, Sat. Stormy day. Stormed a good bit last night. Rained awfully hard to-day. The water is up a good bit. It is 29 ft. and still raising. We, I mean, Mary, Ruth, Bonnie, and I were out walking around seeing how high the water was. We got to ride a little piece in a Mr. Turners car. I never saw any higher waters than now. Frank went to a party to-night. Mr. Burnside came up and brought us something to eat and brought little Robert Fox up. He came part way in the wagon and the rest of the way in a boat. There were lots of people on the bridge this eve. I was disappointed again this eve. I was expected Holden to come up but he didn’t come. I am going to bed in a few minutes. It is 15 minutes till eleven o’clock.

May 26, Sunday, lovely day. Waters up 29 1/2 ft. Mary, Robert, Mr. Spicer, and I went out boat riding twice to-day. The rest of them took turn about going out in a boat. We walked around a good bit to-day. Holden and Blanche came up this evening. They got here to-night about twenty minutes till ten. It is 15 minutes till four o’clock. Holden and I have been talking. He just now went off to bed. Ruth is in bed asleep. I am going to bed now. Don’t you think it is time?

May 27, Monday, rainy stormy day. Albert Burnside came home to-day about noon. He is right nice looking, but not as nice looking as Holden. I got pretty sleepy to-day. Holden went down to the farm this morning and stayed all day. Got back here about nine o’clock. It rained and stormed a good bit this evening. Bonnie came out two or three times to-day. I think Albert likes her. Oral, Blanch, Bonnie, Mary, Albert, and I all went to the show. We had to come back in the rain. Albert was with Bonnie, Oral with Blanche. The show was very good. Albert took Bonnie home and hasn’t come back yet. It is 25 minutes till three o’clock. Holden and I talked till just a little while ago. I am going to bed in a few minutes. I got my check for the last two weeks of my school. Also for institute attendance. I got the check this evening. I went down to the dormitory with Alda and Ethel Flesher and went to their room and stayed a while with them. Their room is on the 2nd floor. Then I went to Miss Freda Lawson’s room on the 3rd floor no 21. I stayed there a good bit, then came down and stopped at preacher Ware’s to see Miss Leta Douglas.

May 28, Tuesday, Nice day. Holden went down home early this morning and came back this evening about seven. We had some pictures taken before he came. Mr. Thompson took them. Albert’s girl came in this evening. Her name is Miss Bertha Lynch. She and Albert are sitting in the next room talking now. It is after half past twelve. To-day is Mary’s (my sister Mary) birthday. She is sweet sixteen. Holden and I talked in the kitchen till just a few minutes ago. We all, or nearly all of us, took a walk up in Brooklyn this evening. Of course Holden was with me. Then, when we came back, we stayed at the house a little while, then we took a walk over in town. We went a long ways around and came down by the Normal building. The rest were over in town. They had went on over in town before we did. My, but I am tired and sleepy. I got a letter from home this evening. I am writing with Oral’s fountain pen. Oral walked down from school with me to-day. I will have to sleep by myself to-night.

May 29, Wed. extremely warm day. I went down by the dormitory and went in the music room and copied some songs. Miss Lynch slept with me last night. We got up real early this morning as Albert and the other soldier boys had to go out on the boat. It was supposed to go at 6 but it didn’t get started on time. There were 44 soldier boys went out on the boat. Albert was put in for Captain. Clarence Collins, a boy from close to my home was in the bunch. Miss Lynch and Albert are engaged. Miss Lynch went home in a car to-day after we came back from the bridge watching the soldiers off. It certainly is sad to see our boys go to War. I could hardly keep from crying. Holden and Mr. Burnside went home early this morning. It has been raining some this evening. Blanche and I went over to the post office a little while ago. It is nearly eleven o’clock now. I laid down this evening and slept a long while. Oral went home this evening. Holden has had my bracelet two weeks. It was two weeks ago yesterday. Ruth is in bed. I am going to bed in a few minutes now.

May 30, Thursday. Awfully warm day. It sprinkled rained some to-day. Ruth, Frank, and I went to the Cosmian literary society to-night. The program was real good. I didn’t study very much to-day. It is half past ten o’clock now. I am going to bed in a little while.

May 31, Friday, awfully hot day. We had exam in geography this afternoon, beginning at two and lasting till four. My! but the questions were hard. Was down to Mr. Thompson’s office and got two pictures. I also got a picture of Mr. Clay Bailey. I got me a pair of slippers this evening. I have been sleeping a good bit this evening and cut Frank’s hair. I think it is after eleven o’clock. I am going to bed.

June 1, Saturday, hot day. I had two exams to-day. One on arithmetic and one on Theory and Art. Time, two hours. Holden came up this morning in the hack. He drove the colts. Mrs. Burnside, Paul, and Robert went in a car to Grace’s (Mrs. B’s daughters). She lives at Allen Bridge, (I think this might be Alum Bridge/MBW) this side of Weston. Holden went down home right after dinner. Oral went home with him. They came back this evening between 7 and 8 o’clock. Mr. Burnside came with them to stay with us kids while Mrs. B is away. We, all except Mr. Burnside, went to the Normal Building to-night to hear Mr. W. H. Crawford lecture. He is the president of the Allegheny college. He has been in France and he told us lots of interesting things. We students all got in free, but for outsiders it was .30 and 10 ct. for reserve seats. None of us got any reserve seats. Holden and Oral didn’t go up as we did as they were not ready. Holden came back with me. We got back a little after 10 o’clock. Holden and Oral went down to the farm after we came from the lecture. I hated for him to have to go.

June 2, Sunday, lovely sunshiny day. Holden and Oral came up in the carriage about ten or eleven o’clock. We didn’t go to any Sunday school or meeting to-day. We took a car ride this afternoon. Hunter Beall took us in his car. Bonnie rode in the front seat with Mr. Beall and Ruth. Mary, Blanche, and I rode in the back seat and Holden sit on my lap as there wasn’t room any place else. We went a long ways. I enjoyed it fine. Holden and Mr. Burnside started home this evening about five o’clock. Mrs. Burnside hasn’t come home yet. It is raining some this evening. They have all went to take a walk but me. I don’t prefer to walk in the rain. Oh, I get so anxious to get home now. I want to go home next Saturday if I possibly can. I think Holden will take me home. He said he would if he could. I do hope he can. I wish Saturday would hurry and come. I am not feeling so very well. We had peas for dinner. They were the first I had tasted this year. We also had onions. They were fine. Oh, how I wish “somebody” were here! I am tired of Glenville. I don’t like Ruth very well. I think she is awfully hateful. I wrote a letter to Mother this evening and Blanche took it over to the post office. I ought to get some letters to-morrow. I don’t know what is wrong. Holden gave me back my bracelet to-day. If he had of worn it till next Tuesday it would have been three weeks since he began wearing it. Mary and Carl Jarvis came back a little while ago and I went around to Mr. Reed’s with them. Carl walked between us. He is going with Mary. They are out on the porch talking now. She is only fourteen. We went over to Mr. Jarvis’s a little while also. They had an organ at both places. Bonnie played the organ. Martha Jarvis is here now. She came with Bonnie. Ruth, Mary, Carl, and Bonnie is going to stay all night. Blanche and Oral stayed here while we were gone. Frank and I came back from up there before the rest of them. I got tired of staying up there. It is 5 minutes till ten. I don’t know when the kids are going to bed. I don’t just like the way everything is going here. I shall be glad to get away.

June 3, Monday, rather cloudy. Blanche and Ruth went down to the farm this evening. I had one examination this morning. It was on History. I helped wash to-day. Mrs. B., Robert, and Paul came home this morning. Mary and I just got back from the Normal building. We went up there to a musical by Miss Lena Kemper and Beulah Beall. It was pretty good. It is twenty minutes after ten o’clock now. Frank went home this evening. I guess I will go to bed now. Mary and I went a piece with Martha Jarvis this evening. Carl Jarvis came part of the way home with Mary and Mrs. Burnside got awfully angry. She slapped Mary and dared her to go with him again. Blanche slept with me last night and night before last. Mary is going to sleep with me to-night.

June 4, Tuesday, lovely day. I passed two exams this morning. It was on English and civil government. Nella, Russell, and Frank came over this evening. I am proud of my soldier cousin. We went to the senior play to-night. It cost us 25 ct. admittance. I paid Nella’s way. I suppose they will pay me back. The play was fine. Mary and Nella are on the bed talking and laughing. Us three girls are going to sleep to gather. It is after one o’clock now.

Wednesday, June 5, lovely day. Uncle Dow came over this morning. Mr. Burnside, Blanche, Ruth, and Holden came up this morning. I didn’t get to talk to Holden very much to-day. Oh! little book, I never knew what it was to have the heartache till to-day. I didn’t enjoy myself very much to-day. The Reasers girls and a Rhodes girl were at Mr. Burnsides to-day. Frank was with two of them and Russell was with one, and what made my heart ache, was Holden was with the Rhodes girl. I don’t know what made him go with her. I am afraid I shall never see or hear from him again. I mean I am afraid he will never write to me. They had good speaking. The governor and his wife were there, one member of the state board of control, and three members of the state board of Regents. The governors name is John J. Cornwell. Russell took some pictures of us girls and Frank. He is in some of them also. Mary, Mr. Burnside, Ruth, Paul, Robert, and Holden all went down. I am not broken hearted. He will never know how he made me suffer. Virgil wanted me to go to the show to-night, but I told him no. Blanche came up a while ago and said for me to come down and help wash the dishes and we would go to the show. I helped her and then of course we went to the show. It was raining when we started. Virgil walked between us. It was after nine o’clock when we started. We thought they were going to have two acts, but they only had one on account of it being so rainy, so it was nearly over when we got there. They let us go in free to see the rest of the show. We stopped in at the drug store and Virgil bought us all a dish of ice cream apiece. It had cherries on it. It was certainly fine. When we got back, Blanche and Virgil played some on the organ and they sang. Virgil can sing and play good. Rainy night. It was eleven or twelve o’clock when we went to bed.

June 7, Friday, nice morning awfully muddy. I came in the automobile from Glenville to Gilmer Station. I never saw the roads in a worse shape. Hunter Bell drove the car I was in. There were five of us passengers part of the time. A Mrs. or Miss somebody, a Mr. Gerwig, one of this springs graduates, and I sat on the back seat, and two men and the chauffeur sit on the front seat. There was another car that went to Gilmer from Glenville to-day. It broke down once and Hunter stopped and helped fix it. Then we broke down once and had to wait a long time till they got the car fixed. Then the other car stuck in the mud and the passengers had to get out in the mud and walk a little piece. Miss samples Dess and Dorsey Cheneworth and Mr. Stemple were in the other car. Ray Ellison was driving it. Miss Samples and Mr. Stemple are two teachers of the

Glenville Normal. Miss Samples got in the car I was in and went on to Gilmer in it. We had to cross the river in a boat. A Mr. somebody carried my suitcase up to the depot for me. I sent my books from Gilmer by parcel post. I had to wait about an hour and a half for the train there at Gilmer. I got to Gassaway about two o’clock. I stopped at the Central hotel. Mr. Taylor is keeping hotel there. Sylvia went home to-day. She stayed all night here last night and slept in the same room I have, room no. 11. I went up town and had Dr. Armstrong to fill two teeth for me, one with silver the other with gold, cost me two dollars. I didn’t eat any dinner as I didn’t feel very good.

June 8, Saturday. I carried my heavy suitcase across the swinging bridge to were I got on the train for Rosedale. Mary was over there to meet me. She brought another suitcase and Uncle Billy’s little mare, Daisy after me. I rode part of the way and she rode part of the way. Russell overtook us on top of the hill. He came up to visit us. It is a nice day. Sylvia went over to Lilly’s this morning after her and Garnet. They got here this evening. Garnet is sweet as sugar. Mary, Sylvia, Russell, and I went over to Tanner to a pie supper this evening. Emma and Clara Digman came over and went to the pie supper with us. They also came back with us to stay all night. There were lots of people there. Not near all of them could get in the house. They made up $83.00. Newton Boone got Sylvia’s pie. Leroy Miller got Mary’s, and Tom Conrad got my pie. A lot of the girls and boys on Laurel came up by here and went across the hill with us. Will Frymyer has gone to the army. I miss him so much. Papa has moved his store over home. His goods are in the smokehouse. He is going to have a store house built on the hill in the Locust grove. He has most of the lumber hauled now. He has been moved over for a good while. It was after twelve, nearly one I think, when we went to bed.

June 9, Sunday, lovely day. Birt came over this morning. Aunt Martha and Uncle Billy came down for dinner to-day. We had a good dinner. Sylvia and Russell went over to Mr. Warren Knotts this morning and stayed till about 5 o’clock in the evening. Russell went over to see Marie Knotts. We had a good time visiting with Lilly and baby. The Digman girls went home early this morning. Oscar Dobbins, Floyd, and Moses Perkins stopped here this evening and bought a lot of eggs and had mother to fry them. Russell went over to Mill Fork to singing with them. It was about eleven o’clock when we went to bed. I think it was about twelve when Russell got in.

June 10, Monday, lovely day. Russell stayed till after four o‘clock then he started home. Mother and father hoed and plowed corn this afternoon. I wrote a letter to Blanche and Mary Burnside to-day. It is after nine o’clock and all are in bed but me. I expect I had better go to bed. I don’t

came to Mr. Burnsides April 16, 1918, Tuesday evening got my supper

April 24, Wednesday. (1 week)
May 1, Wednesday 2 wk.
May 8, Wednesday 3 wk.

May 16, Wednesday 4 wk.

May 22, Wednesday 5 wk.

May 29, Wednesday 6 wk.

June 5, Wednesday. 7 wk.

$3.00 enrollment fee.

Train fare from Rosedale to Gassaway $.92.

Gassaway to Gilmer .54. Boat fare from Gilmer to Glenville $1.25.

Board at Gassaway $.65

Getting my teeth cleaned $.75

Bananas .05

April 17, Wednesday.

tablet .10,

toothbrush .10,

envelopes .05,

composition book .05,

ink .05,

For mailing .06.

For Geography .75,

For Arithmetic .60,

Theory and Art 1.25,

for mailing .03,

Pencil tablet .05,

for mailing .03,

Two pair summer vests .15 per pair. total $.30,

(1 wide tablet .35,

two pair white hose .15 per pair = $.30,

(Civil government $.S5),

Waist $1.00,

hat $1.75,

($.02 for letter),

9 ct. for roll,)

6 for letters,

50 ct for English Book,

35 ct. for getting ring and bracelet fixed.

.06 ct. for mailing,

for tablet .05 ct.

for mailing 9 ct.

for board $12.00

.28 for silk hose.

6 hair pins .08

set side combs .08

for mailing 6 ct.

$1.00 for Red Cross.

$3.00 for skirt.

2.00 for waist.

.02 for post cards,

.04 for mailing,

.03 for candy.

.15 for show.

suppers $5.00

three pictures, @.40 a piece = $1.20

3 ct. for letter

gave 2 cents to Ruth to get chewing gum.

Pencil 5 ct.

03 for mailing

$9.00 for board.

$1.25 car fare from Glenville to Gilmer to Gassaway,

.15 parcel post to send my books home from Gilmer

$1.25 board at Gassaway.

$2.00 for getting my two teeth filled.

.92 train fare to Rosedale