Book 3

Diary of Della (Lawson) Mace

June 11, 1918 - March 28, 1919

Book 0f Blues

and

Heartaches

Tuesday, June 11, 1918. Lovely day. Mother, Mary, and father hoed corn to-day. I have an awful cold.

Wed. June 12, nice day. Uncle Billy was at Rosedale to-day. He brought me a letter from Bayard. I am feeling awfully bad to-day.

Thurs. June 13, nice day. They got done hoeing corn to-day. Uncle Billy went up and helped them awhile. He was here for dinner. I was up to aunt Martha’s a few min. to get some vinegar. Mary wore overalls to the cornfield to-day. Jessie Dobbins came up to buy some soda this eve. Sylvia washed and ironed some to-day. I got dinner. My cold is a little better. I am lonely, longing for somebody, somebody far away.

June 14, Friday, cloudy day. Aunt Martha, uncle Billy, Sylvia and Mary went over to Rosedale this morning. Aunt Martha rode our “Niggar” mule, Mary rode Daisy, and Sylvia rode Jumbo. Uncle Billy walked. Mary had eleven teeth filled with silver to-day. It cost her $8.00 and something. Aunt Martha had two or three teeth pulled. Uncle Billy had the impression of his mouth taken so he could have a set of teeth made. Dr. Givens is the dentist that is at Rosedale now. He will only be there a few days. Mother and I washed this morning. I got a letter from Bayard to-day. Mother got me half a yd. of Indian linen to fix my white dress.

June 15, Saturday, nice day. Mother went over to Lilly’s this morning. Vernetta Frame came up to the store to-day. Ivy Reeder was over to the store this evening. Howard Barton was here a little while this evening. George Parsons was at the store this evening. I hadn’t saw George for a long, long time till this evening. and Dalton Reip were down awhile this evening. Spencer Downey was at the store. Dolly and Madaline Snodgrass brought some eggs up to trade so they could set them. Mary and papa went over to Tanner to get the rest of his plunder from the store house. I ironed a big ironing to-day. I am awfully tired.

June 16, Sunday, nice day. Sylvia, Mary and I went to preaching down at the school house this morning. Mr. Riddle preached. Mina and Myrtle Workman, Mrs. Reeder and Ivy stopped and waited for us to get ready to go to meeting and we went down together. There wasn’t very many at meeting. I got a letter from Virgil Miller yesterday. He sent me a lot of Kodak pictures. I think they are real nice. And Oh, Joy! He sent me one of his and Holden Burnside’s pictures. He little knew that my heart would almost stop beating when I saw Holden’s picture and that I would prize it better than any other picture I have. Oh, If he would only write to me. I would be so glad. Mother came home from Lilly’s this evening. Mr. Dobbins came up a while this afternoon. Nora and Jessie Dobbins stopped a while. Oscar Dobbins and Ofey and Howard Barton were here this evening. Oscar and Ofey gave me enough money to get me two links on my friendship necklace. Howard gave me some lovely flowers this evening. Sylvia and Mary went up to Cleo’s to stay all night with Clarence and Victor. Cleo Dalton and Mrs. Perkins went up Steer creek or someplace on a visit. There are no one here but mother, father and I. I am sleepy and am going to bed in a little while. Good night, I wish that dear one I am thinking so much about, were here. I wouldn’t care if I went to bed to-night if he were only here.

Mother went up to aunt Tude Carroll’s to-day to get subscribers for the Toledo Blade.

June 17, Monday, lovely day. Mary and I papered the sitting room to-day, that is almost, we didn’t get quite done. Sylvia and I went up to Cleo’s to stay with Clarence and Victor, as Cleo hadn’t got back from her visit yet. Ezra Minney’s wife, “Lucinda” died a day or two ago. A Floyd Henderson came to Rosedale a few days ago and got into some trouble and he cut Cam Rollison pretty badly with a knife and Cam hit him on the head with a mace I believe they said, They took Mr. Henderson to the hospital but he died yesterday. I am awfully tired to-night. I tool my dominoes up to Cleo’s and Clarence, Victor and I played dominos and Sylvia crocheted.

June 18, Tuesday, lovely day. Mary and I papered in the kitchen to-day. We didn’t get done though. Sylvia and I went up to stay with Clarence and Victor Perkins again to-night. I took my dominoes again. We had a good time playing dominoes. Nora Dobbins was up to the store to-day. Ivy Reeder was over to the store also. Preacher Rupert’s children and James Duffield were over to get some currants to-day.

June 19, Wed. Mary and I finished papering the kitchen to-day, and Sylvia and Mary papered the lower bedroom. Mr. Dobbins and Oscar came up to put up papa’s store house on the hill. They were here for dinner and supper. I put Clarence’s silver ring on last night and am wearing it still as he wasn’t up yet when we started home this morning. I am awfully tired to-night. I worked awfully hard to-day. Sylvia was at Rosedale this morning and got a letter from Will Frymyer. He wrote me some to. It just now struck eleven o’clock. They are all in bed but me. I wrote a letter to Virgil Miller and a letter to Bayard Dodrill to-night. I wish I had a letter from that other one to ans. I should be so glad. Cleo and Dalton came home to-day. I am awfully glad as I didn’t want to go up there to-night. Well I’d better go to bed, or I won’t get to sleep much. good night. Oh, There is such a restlessness and such a longing for some word from that dear one!

June 20, Thursday, nice day. Mr. Dobbins helped papa again to-day. Sylvia went to Rosedale twice to-day. She was carrying off currants. She got 25 ct per gal. Mother and I washed this afternoon. Mother dear, did most of the rubbing. Oh yes, I got a letter from Blanche and Mary Burnside to-day.

June 21, Fri., nice morning, rainy afternoon. Sylvia went to Rosedale again this evening, Mr. Dobbins and Oscar came to work for papa. Mary and I went up to Mr. Jim Nicholas’ to get us a mess of mulberries. We started about three o’clock and got back about five. We were in the rain. We got a six pt bucket nearly full of mulberries. They were fine. Mary ironed to-day. I wrote a letter to Mary and Blanche to-day, & listen, little book, I wrote a letter to Holden. There were a few things that I wished very much to say to him, so I wrote and told him. Oh, I wonder what he will say and think when he reads it. I wish I could see him, unobserved, while he is reading it. Oh! I wonder about a lot of things. I wonder what life has in store for me. A good bit of sorrow I’ll bet. I believe I will read a little in a book I have started,

June 22, Sat., rainy, and cloudy most all day. Sylvia and Mary started to uncle Dow Conley’s this morning. Mary rode “Daisy” and Sylvia rode “Jumbo”. I picked some gooseberries up in the hollow this morning. I was busy most of the day. Awfully cool weather for the time of year.

June 23, 1918, Sunday. Nice day, but cool. Joe Frymyer was here for dinner. I went up to Cleo’s a little while this evening. Oh, Gee, It is rather lonely to-day.

June 24, 1918, Monday, lovely morning. We have most of the work done up now. Nora Dobbins & Ernie Keener were up to the store this morning. Sylvia and Mary came home this afternoon. Russell had to start back to his camp this morning.

June 25, Tuesday, rainy day. Mother and father went to Rosedale this morning.

Wed. June 26, cloudy day. Papa and Mary worked at the store.

June 27, Thursday Sylvia and papa and Mary worked at the store. I went up to aunt Martha’s and washed to-day. Uncle Billy had a bee swarm this morning or rather about noon. They settled in the pear tree, and uncle Billy had to cut a limb out. It was a pity as the pear tree had several pears on it. Such old ink. It is despisable. Papa moved his goods on the hill to-day. Most of them I mean, us three girls went up and helped straighten up the goods. Mamma came up a little while. Mr. William Snodgrass left his eggs here and dealt them out with papa. All that I marked over above happened to-day instead of yesterday.

June 28, 1918, Friday, lovely day. I scrubbed some to-day. I am up on the hill in the store this afternoon. Mary and Ivy are up here with me. The wind blows nice and cool up here. Papa and Sylvia went down to the school house. They are going to have a meeting there to buy liberty bonds. Mother is going to bake light bread. There is a Bob-White bird hollering out here in the locust grove. Oh, how I wish I would get a letter from those two I am thinking about now. Well, I expect I had better quit writing and tat some. I went down to the school house late this evening and took out 4 war saving stamps. Mr. A. 0. Barton and Joe Minney had a fight in the school house this evening. I didn’t see the fight as I hadn’t got there yet. I am glad of it too. Oh yes, papa stayed at the store to-night and mother wakened up between 1 and 2 o’clock scared nearly to “death” because he hadn’t come home so Sylvia and I went up to see about him. Wasn’t that bad?

June 29, Saturday, nice morning. I ironed some this morning and scrubbed the sitting room floor. Mr. Barton came up to our house to get us girls to count up how much the bonds came to. I counted it, as Sylvia was at the store clerking while papa went to Rosedale. The amount was some thing near $675. Sylvia and I went down to the school house this afternoon to help make the ice cream for the box supper. They had three freezers. We went down to Mr. Dobbins’ a little while. We furnished some milk and eggs also the salt for the ice cream. Vernetta Frame came around to help make it. Mr. Barton was there also. Howard Barton, Mr. Sands, Mr. William Snodgrass, Mr. Joe Frymyer and Harrison Frymyer came after we had the ice cream nearly made, us girls swept the school house also. Ivy Reeder came over and stopped at our house and waited for us to go down to the box supper. It rained this evening and made the weeds wet, and the roads muddy. There were several people there. Dr. L. E. Roberts and wife were there. They came over in a wagon, a lot of other people came with them. Dr. Roberts sold the boxes. They didn’t go very high. The boxes came to $54.00 even. The cake came to $9 something. I don’t remember just how much. I don’t know just how much the ice cream came to. Not very much though. My box only went for 50 ct. Mr. Barton got my box. He also got Irene Brady’s and Pina Bishop’s. Joe Minney got Sylvia’s box. It only came to 50 ct. Mr. Bill Snodgrass got Mary’s box. It came to a dollar. A little Allen Boy, or some such a name, got mother’s box. Troy Sullivan got it in the first place and gave it to the boy. I think her box brought $1.00. Mrs. Roberts got the cake. Mrs. Emerald Carroll bought the box we fixed and took down for aunt Martha. It came to a dollar. We had very good behavior. It was about one or two o’clock when we got home last night. We had all the ice cream we could eat, or rather all we wanted, Papa stayed at the store to-night.

June 30, Sunday, nice cloudy morning, not so very cloudy either. Papa saw a great phenomenon in the sky this morning. Howard Barton called papa up this morning to get something to eat. Papa stepped out on the store porch and looked toward Rosedale and he saw what looked like a tall pole about eighty ft. high, with a cross piece on it, and on this cross piece was an eagle. The eagle had what looked like a man by the ankles, and his head was hanging down, and his arms kind of stretched out behind him. papa called Howard out and he saw it also. papa came down and wakened us up, or rather came down and called to us. We were already awake. Sylvia, Mary and I went down to Mr. Barton’s this morning to get a mess of ice cream. papa went down as far as Mr. Snodgrass’s. He stopped there & stayed a good while. We had a real nice time to-day. Newton Boone was there also, but he didn’t get there till the ice cream was gone. We had a nice dinner. They had chicken for one thing. Ivy Reeder was there. Nora and Jessie Dobbins came down a while in the afternoon. Mother phoned for us to come home about two o’clock, as Sinda and Jim Frymyer was here, also their three children, Mabel, Willard, and Willis. They all came this morning, but we didn’t know it till mother called us on the phone after dinner. Nora, Jessie, and Ivy all came home with us. Lilly and Birt were at Mr. Boone’s to-day. Lilly called over home. She wanted to talk to me. She wants me to come over. It is raining to-night. They have all gone to bed but papa and I. I am going to bed now in a few min.

July 1, Monday, nice day. Mother and I took papa’s dinner up to him. Mrs. Reeder and Ivy, also Lettie Hewitt were up there while we were there. Birt’s horse got sick this evening, and he went up to Leroy Miller’s and phoned to us to tell uncle Billy to come over and doctor his horse. Uncle Billy and papa both went over. Mary and Sylvia stayed at the store till he came back. Harley and Ivy Reeder came over to-night. you see Harley is going with my sister Sylvia. They didn’t start home till nearly two o‘clock.

Tuesday July 2, nice day. I took papa’s dinner up to him. Mary went as far as the orchard and brought some apples down. Then she went over to Lilly’s. Mother washed to-day. I wasn’t very well so I didn’t help any. Howard, Ofa, Eva and their two cousins Harry and Glen Barton and Floyd Perkins were all here to-night till after twelve o’clock. papa stayed at home to-night.

July 3, Wednesday, nice day. I ironed some to-day. Mother baked some pies and cake to take up to the store for papa to sell the fourth. Ivy Reeder was here a few min. this evening.

July 4, Thursday, nice hot day. Sylvia and I went down to Mr. Barton’s and we went in their road wagon, down to Timothy Knob Baptist church to a Sunday school convention. I will name all that went in the wagon, Eva Miller, Newton Boone, Ofa and Howard Barton, Glen and Harry Barton, Vernetta, Sylvia and myself. We had a real nice time. There were a lot of people there. They had a good program also plenty of good things to eat. Howard didn’t come back in the wagon with us. He went home with Lettie Hewitt, Newton didn’t come with us either. He came up to Mr. Barton’s a little while after we got there. To-day is Eva’s birthday. She is 24 yrs. old. Harry came home with Sylvia and Glen walked home with me. harry is 16 and Glen is 14. Eva and Newton came home with us too, we all went on the hill to the store, and stayed a good while. Eva and Newton went on down and the boys stayed a while longer. Harry gave me enough money to get a link on my necklace. Glen gave Mary money for her to get a link on her bracelet. We all went down to Mr. Barton’s tonight. There were several people there. Una Downey and Hope Reeder and Ivy stopped here and went down with us. We stopped at Mr. Dobbins and waited till Nora and Jessie got ready to go. I saw Corlie Edwards over at Timothy Knob to-day. He went to school at Glenville the same time I did. Mr. Charley Barton was at Mr. Barton’s also, and his wife and three sons, Glen, Harry, and Charlie. We had a real nice time. It was after twelve o’clock when we got home. Harry came home with Mary. They are both sixteen. Mary’s birthday is the 28th of May and Harry’s is the 8th of June.

July 5, Friday, lovely hot day. Mother and Sylvia went up to aunt Martha’s and washed the bed clothes. Mary and I carried all the onions in. Everett Perkins was down a few minutes to-day. Mrs. Albert Barton and Mrs. Charley Barton were up here for supper. Eva, Howard, Ofa, Harry, and Glen Barton, Moses and Floyd Perkins and Ivy Reeder were here to-night. We played games and had a real nice time. It was after two o’clock when they left. Ivy stayed all night, I got a letter from Blanche, a letter from Bannie and a letter from Bayard, but not a word from the one I love.

July 6, Saturday. Mother went over after Lilly and Garnet. Sylvia went to Rosedale this morning. Mother baked some cake this afternoon. We all went up to the store this evening. Harley and Ivy Reeder were over to-night. I guess it was about four o’clock when they left. You see, Harley is courting Sylvia.

July 7, Sunday. Mr. & Mrs. Austin Long, baby Berl and Mr. Long’s two little girls, Beatrice and Ida were over to-day. Birt was here for dinner also. Aunt Martha and uncle Billy came down for dinner. Uncle Billy had a bee swarm to-day. Tressie and Orpha Nicholas came down this afternoon. Mr. & Mrs. Long, their baby, and Ida, Lilly, Birt, Sylvia and I all went up to Cleo Reip’s for supper. I went on home with Lilly.

Monday, July 8, I am at Lilly’s to-day.

Tuesday, July 9, at Lilly’s. Birt went to Rosedale to mill to-day. Aunt Martha uncle Billy, papa, Sylvia and Mary went to Rosedale to-day. You see the dentist is over there and all of them but Sylvia want some work done. Uncle Billy got his set of teeth to-day. Birt went over and went hunting with Harley to-night. Lilly and I had a good time playing flinch.

July 10, Wed., cloudy morning, It rained a little bit to-day. We had chicken for breakfast. I came home from Lilly’s this morning. Mother and uncle Billy went to Rosedale this morning. Sylvia, Mary and mother washed this morning. I got dinner and washed the dishes. Mary took papa’s dinner up to him. Sylvia is lying on the bed now. She is looking for Harley over to-night. He was over to see her Monday night, Harley was here for supper. We had chicken for supper. It rained this evening. Also rained and stormed to-night. Uncle Billy and Aunt Martha were down this eve. but I needn’t tell every time they come down, because they are down every day, almost. uncle Billy especially.

July 11, Thursday, cloudy day. Mother, Mary, and I hoed corn to-day. Papa plowed. Sylvia stayed in the store till dinner time. It rained some this afternoon.

July 12, Friday. We finished hoeing corn before noon to-day. A cloudy day, rained a little bit. Born to Mrs. Okey Dobbins a daughter. She was born about 11 o’clock to-night. They call her Inez. Okey is in the training camp at Camp Lee, Virginia. He has never seen his daughter yet.

July 13, Saturday, nice day. I went to Rosedale to-day. I rode “Niggar”. Missouri Bishop went with me. Howard and Ofa Barton and Moses Perkins were here awhile to-night. It was after twelve o’clock before we got to go to bed. Harley was here also. He came about four o’clock this evening. I don’t know what time it was when he left. I didn’t get any mail to-day. I am rather blue. Oh, heavens! I would give a whole lot to get a letter from that “one”. Oh, the cruelty of fate! Why did I ever meet him? I wish I had never seen him, no, I don’t either, for it is better to love and lose than to never love at all. Oh! I would give a whole lot to know what the future has in store for me.

July 14, Sunday, lovely day. Mother went over to Lily’s with Cleo Reip. papa took our Maud mare over to Lawn Smith’s. Sylvia, Mary and I are at home. We went over to Mr. Reeder’s after dinner. We ate a cold dinner. Icie, Harold and Una came down to Mr. Reeder’s while we were there. Toby Robinson was there. He is a nice looking young man. Mrs. Reeder got supper and we ate supper before we started home, Harley came home with Sylvia, I guess they will get married this fall. They are engaged now. Ivy and Toby came nearly down to the bars at the end of our farm. Mother and father didn’t get home till late. Howard Barton stopped a little while this evening. I sent an order out to Sears Roebuck and Co. yesterday, for a raincoat and cape a riding suit, a pink linen dress, a waist, and an underskirt. It all came to $29.56. I wrote a letter to Frank Conley, and a letter to Blanche and sent them out to-day. I can hardly wait to hear from Blanche. I asked her a lot of questions, that I am anxious to hear the ans. to. I didn’t get any mail at all yesterday. I was awfully disappointed

July 15, Monday, lovely day. The sky is a lovely blue and the leaves on the trees and the grass are a lovely green, the clovers in the yard are very beautiful also, but there is a longing, aching void in my heart that is not filled. Oh! I wonder what will become of such a person as I am! Mary, Sylvia and I were up to Cleo’s and picked blackberries till noon. There are several berries up there, and they are nicer this year than I ever knew them to be before. We picked about five gallon for ourselves. We didn’t have to give Cleo quite half. Sylvia canned some of the berries we got for herself. Oh, I just happened to think about something and thought I would write it down. Ofa Barton’s birthday is on the 27, of Dec. He will be 22 this next birthday. Iva was over a few min. to-day and said they were coming over a while to-night. We are going to have blackberry cobbler for supper. Ha, ha Come and have a bite. Oh, yes, I forgot to write, Mary got a letter from Harry Barton last week. Our cousin Mrs. Clara Brake died the 7th of this month. She was a Bargerhuff before she married. Cousin Russell Conley arrived at his camp safely. Sylvia hears from him all the time. I have been hearing regular from Raymond for the last three or four years, until right lately. I haven’t heard from him since he went to France. I would love to hear from him. Maybe I will get a letter from him this week. I hope so anyway.

July 16, Tuesday. It rained to-night. Sylvia and Mary took the mules and mare over to Mr. Grifith’s, on Mill Fork, to the shop. Mother and I washed. I took papa’s dinner to him. Sylvia and Mary didn’t get back till about three o’clock. Mr. A. 0. Barton was up to-night and stayed till nearly one o’clock. He brought our W. S. S., that is my four and one for papa.

July 17, Wednesday, cloudy morning. Sylvia and uncle Billy went over to Lilly’s this morning. Mother went down to Mr. Barton’s. Mary and I are ironing. Aunt Martha went down to Mr. Dobbins yesterday. Uncle Billy was down there for dinner also. I am going to write to uncle George Smith and tell him to get the Laurel Lick school for me. Mother wanted me to teach the home school, but I am afraid that I would have trouble if I taught it. I got my grades from the Normal school at Glenville yesterday. I made pretty good. The principal of the school sent them to papa, as that is customary, to send them to the parent. I went over to Birt’s this evening. He took Gay and the children over to Rosedale. They are going up to Sutton and on to Mr. Wilson’s on a visit. Birt waited up at the store till I came up. He had the two colts so I got to ride over.

July 18, Thurs. I am at Lilly’s. Garnet isn’t a bit well. Lilly and I played flinch awhile to-day, rained a little to-day.

July 19, Friday. Garnet is pretty sick, Birt phoned for the doctor. He came about ten o’clock. He gave her some calumal. It made her pretty sick. I have not been feeling very well lately. It rained pretty hard this evening.

July 20, Saturday. I came home this morning, I stopped at Mr. Keener’s a little while. There wasn’t anyone there but Virgie and Ethel. Stella Rider came around there after half a bushel of beans while I was there. She came around with me. I also stopped at aunt Martha’s a few min. I got a letter from Blanche to-day. Oh! how I long for a letter from that dearly loved one. I also got a letter from Will F. Sylvia went over to Lilly’s this evening. Ofa and Eva were here for dinner. Eva was Just getting back from Sutton. She had been up there visiting her uncle Chancy Barton. Oh, heavens, will I never be contented and free from care again. Oh if I were only a carefree, contented child again. The pain and aching void in my heart, I suppose is destined to continue! I am going to go and pick some beans for dinner to-morrow. Then after we milk, I am going to take papa’s supper to him, good bye for a little while, little book of blues.

July 21, Sunday, lovely hot day. Mrs. Barton, Eva, Glen and Berlin Miller were here for dinner. Mrs. Lizzie Snodgrass and her four daughters, Dolly, May, Madaline, and Glenore were at aunt Martha’s for dinner. Mother and father were there for dinner also. Mrs. Snodgrass and children stopped at our house awhile this evening. Missouri and Pina Bishop stopped awhile this evening.

July 22, Mon., lovely day. Sylvia came home from Lilly’s this evening. Mother went to Rosedale this morning. She got my goods I ordered, all but my riding habit, the very thing I wanted most. They had raised the price, and I hadn’t sent enough money. I wrote a letter to Bayard and Bannie yesterday. Mother and I took papa’s supper up to him, Oh no, we didn’t. I forgot, we were looking for the mule and stopped at the store. Harley Reeder got his call to the army. Ira Gainer, the man my sister Murl was engaged to be married to, is also called. I am sorry, I always liked Ira.

July 23, Tuesday, rained some to-day.

July 24, Wednesday, very nice day. Mother and I washed to-day. Sylvia went to Rosedale and took the butter off. I scrubbed the sitting room after we got done washing. I took papa’s dinner up to him. Eva Miller came up to go to the store so we went up together. We got some apples as we came back. Harley Reeder came in home to-day. He got his call too late to go to camp. He was here for supper. We had chicken for supper. Eva and Howard were here to-night. It was after twelve o’clock when they left, I don’t know what time Harley left, and care less. ha! ha! was awfully tired & sleepy. Papa isn’t a bit well. Sylvia took his breakfast up to him this morning. Mary came home from Lilly’s this evening. Garnet is better.

July 25, Thursday, cloudy day. I scrubbed the kitchen this morning. Mrs. Workman, her little son, Bennie, her daughter Mrs. Cleo Rogers, and her two sons, Ray, and Robert were here for dinner. Cleo’s baby, “Bobby”, is the awfullest looking child I ever saw. It’s head came open when it was real young, and it never closed up right, it’s head is larger than a man’s head. The baby is about ten months old. Sylvia is up at aunt Martha’s helping her cook for harvest hands. Papa isn’t well to-day. Mary took his breakfast up to him this morning and mother took his dinner. Mother and I canned one gal. and 1/2 of beets this morning. We got the beets over at Lilly’s, as we only have three beet plants of our own. Oscar Dobbins was here a good while this afternoon. Him and Okey are working in the lampblack factory at Rosedale. Mr. Boone came over after some salt to-day. Uncle Billy was down here three or four times to-day. It is raining now. It is nearly milking time. Has been storming and raining a good bit this evening. I got a letter from my first cousin, Frank Conley, yesterday. He sent me Ray’s address. I want to write him a letter this evening. I never hear from Virgil Miller anymore. I don’t know what is wrong. I don’t care much anyway, for I didn’t like him very well anyway. Well, I will have to go and help milk. good bye for the present, little book of blues.

July 26, Friday, cloudy day, Mary and I ironed to-day. Sylvia helped aunt Martha again to-day, She is going to stay all night up there. She stayed last night. Mother took papa’s dinner to him, He came down for his breakfast. Mother ate dinner up at aunt Martha’s. Birt has been helping in the harvest. Nora Dobbins came up this evening after a dime’s worth of salt. Jessie came up this morning to the store. Harley Reeder came over this afternoon. I sent word by Mr. Barton for Sylvia to come down. She came down and took Harley up with her. He didn’t stay very long up there. He went on over home. Birt and uncle Billy took our calves and his calves over to Birt’s to pasture them. I wrote a letter to Blanche to-day. I guess they are going to have a surprise party for Mrs. Netta Minney to-night. We didn’t get any invitation as they don’t like us very well.

July 27, Saturday. I went to Rosedale to-day. Sylvia helped aunt Martha again to-day, I got a letter from my cousin in France, Raymond Conley. I don’t guess anyone went to aunt Netta Minney’s surprise party. It rained pretty hard this evening. A whole lot of us young people went over to Mr. Reeder’s to-night and played games and had a good time. I went on the hill before the rest started to take papa’s supper up to him. Herbert Frymyer was there when I got there. Oscar Dobbins came up early like and stayed a while before time to go to Mr. Reeder’s. will write the names, or at least part of them, of the people who were over there to-night. Howard and Ofa Barton, Eva Miller, Nora, Jessie, and Oscar Dobbins. Mr. & Mrs. Will Hewitt, Lettie, Ora, Odessa, and Wanettie Hewitt. Mrs. Icie Reeder, and her son and daughter, Harold and Hope Reeder. Herbert and Harrison Frymyer, Mr. John Bennett and his sons Birton & Willie. Moses and Floyd Perkins and Vessie Minney got as far as the gate, but Mr. Reeder wouldn’t let them come in, as they were drinking. They went back to the store, and Moses got angry and struck papa on the forehead. Floyd took Moses out before papa could strike him back. Harley came home with Sylvia. Oscar walked with Eva, Ofa walked with Jessie and I Harrison F. walked with Nora. Howard went home with Lettie. It was a little after twelve when we got home. Ofa didn’t go on down with Jessie. I don’t know why, but he stood and talked to me til I the rest got a way down the run. It was a real nice moon shiny night. It was some wet and muddy tho’ on account of the rain.

Sunday, July 28, nice day rained a little in the evening. Harley R. was here all day. Mr. and Mrs. Dobbins were up at aunt Martha’s for dinner. I went up to aunt Martha’s and helped her get dinner, then I washed the dishes and went down to Mr. Dobbins’ to stay with the girls, Mary had already gone down. I didn’t know she was going or I would of went with her. Howard Barton and Joe Frymyer were here a little while this morning. William Bishop and Earl Carr, and Lewis and Ursula Bishop and their little son, Paul were at Mr. Dobbins’ when I got there. I got to see Siller’s baby. It is real pretty for a right young baby, I think, It’s name is, Vera Inez. Oscar was at home also. He worked at the factory till twelve o’clock, then he came home. He works from eleven at night till twelve in the day. I know he was awfully sleepy and tired but he wouldn’t go to bed while we were there. He set in the porch swing with me, and we talked nearly all the time I was there. He played the guitar some for us.

July 29, Monday, nice day. Sylvia went up to help aunt Martha cook for harvest hands again to-day. Mother and I canned 1 1/2 gal. of baked sweet apples to-day. We had a fine mess of corn beans to-day. Sylvia and aunt Martha are down mere this afternoon. Sylvia is sewing some. She made aunt a waist and is making her a thin black dress now. Mary took papa’s dinner to him, I saw Bob Mace pass up and back down to-day. ta! ta ! My heart isn’t as badly affected as I thought it was. ha! ha! Howard and Mr. Dobbins came up this evening after some lamp oil to burn at the school house next Saturday night while they have singing.

July 30, Tuesday, rainy day. Sylvia went to Rosedale to take the butter off. She fainted over at Rosedale in the Frametown store. Mary took papa’s breakfast to him, She rode Jumbo up there and back, We sent his supper up by Oscar Dobbins and Howard Barton. They stopped as they came back and stayed a good bit. We all sang a little bit.

July 31, Wednesday, cloudy day. I went up to Mrs. Icie Reeder’s to-day and stayed for dinner, and till after five o’clock. Then I brought papa out a jug of water and stayed at the store a good bit. You see Oscar was there and of course I wanted to talk to him ha! ha! Clarence Perkins came while I was there. I wrote a little bit on a piece of paper and gave it to him… you see he went out on the porch and sit down and I went out that way when I started home, and I stopped and talked to him a while. I gave him back his ring. I had it a long time, about four or five weeks I think. Mother went over to Birt’s this evening to help Lilly cook for the threshers. Sylvia helped aunt Martha again to-day. I came down from the store by the sweet apple tree and got some sweet apples. Sylvia, Mary, and I are keeping house to-night. Mary has gone to bed. Harley Reeder is here now. him and Sylvia are in the lower room talking. I hope he won’t stay very long, I wouldn’t care how long he stayed if mother was here. I had a good time out at Icie’s to-day. Our old black and white spotted cat is sitting here on the bench by me. We call him Spotty is his name. Papa came down off the hill just a few min. ago. I am awfully glad he did too. I don’t think he is feeling very well. Spotty is trying to get me to pet him. Well little book I will quit writing in you for to-night as I want to write a letter to my cousin Afton Linger. He is a soldier boy, somewhere in England. I saw a letter that he wrote in the Glenville Democrat. It was to his mother, his address was at the bottom of the letter so I am going to write to him. good night. My Cousin Afton Linger’s address, is ; Battery D, 2 French Mortar Battalion, A.E.F. via N.Y. My cousin Raymond Conley’s address is; B.H.117, A.E.F. via A.P.O. 731.

Aug. 1, Thursday, nice day. Mary and I stayed at the store while papa went to Rosedale after a load of goods. Sylvia stayed at the house to do the work. I got a letter from Bayard to-day. He sent me one of his and his brother Maurice’s pictures taken together. They are real good I think. Maurice has started across the ocean Bayard said. He belongs to the Marines. Mother came home from Lilly’s this evening. Harley was over to-night again. I guess they are going to marry sure. I don’t feel extry well.

Aug 2, Friday, lovely day. Mother went up to help aunt Martha get dinner for the Harvest hands. Sylvia went to Rosedale and got some sugar. I ans. Bayard’s letter & sent it over this morning. I want to write a letter to Frank and send it over to-morrow. We had a mess of roasting ears for dinner yesterday. They weren’t filled out, so they were not extry good. Sylvia is making her white silk dress. It is for her wedding dress. I cut & strung up some sweet apples to-day. Victor Perkins was down a few min. yesterday evening.

Aug. 3, Saturday, nice day. Harley was here this morning. I sewed some to-day. Sylvia, Mary and I went down to Mr. Barton’s a little while this evening, we also stopped at Mr. Dobbins’ a few min. as we went down. Sylvia and I waited there till Mary went back home, from right above the school house, to get papa’s, Sylvia’s, Mary’s and my War saving Stamps, or rather thrift stamps, that we forgot to get when we started. We took them down for Mr. Barton to take over to Glenville when he goes, to trade for War saving stamps. Eva came back up to the school house as they had singing there to-night. We all stopped for singing. There was a pretty “big” large crowd there. We had very good singing. Oscar Dobbins came home with me. I am quite sure Eva Miller was expecting him to take her home, from what I heard her say. It was between eleven and twelve o’clock when we got home. Oscar didn’t stay very long as it was so late. Mother stayed by herself till we came back.

Sunday, 4 Aug., nice hot day. Mother and Sylvia went over to Mr. Reeder’s this afternoon. They went over to see Mrs. Effie Reeder, Silas Reeder’s wife. She came to visit Mr. Reeder’s. Mary and I stayed at home to keep house. papa went down to Mr. Barton’s and stayed till after dinner, uncle Billy and aunt Martha were down awhile this afternoon. Oscar and one of his first cousins, a Mr. Yager, came up between two and three o’clock. I am sure they came up to get us to go down to the school house to singing, but we didn’t go as mother was gone. The boys stayed so long they missed the singing. Oscar took his cousin down then he came back up and stayed a good bit. Then Howard Barton came along like the snake in the grass that he is and got Oscar to go down with him. They went while we were milking the cows.

Aug. 5, Monday. Very, very hot day. Mother and I went up to aunt Martha’s and washed to-day. We had an awfully large washing. We didn’t get done till after two o’clock. uncle Billy went to Rosedale, Mary stayed at home and kept house. Sylvia went to Rosedale this morning, and finished her white silk dress this afternoon. it is her wedding dress. Harley went to Glenville to-day and got their marriage license. They are going to be married to-morrow. We baked a cake to-day. Harley is here now, he came about three or four o’clock, or near that time. We had fried green tomatoes for dinner up at aunt Martha’s. We had ripe tomatoes for supper. Mother and I gathered the cucumbers this evening. The vines are beginning to bear very good now. I am awfully tired and warm. It is after ten o’clock, I am going to bed in a little while. Mary and mother are already in bed. I got a letter from the County Supt., Mr. J. E. Hays to-day. Well little book of blues good night. Oh I wish I could see Holden B. I would be better satisfied and would know my heart. I am a funny girl. Sometimes I think I love a certain person and at other times, I don’t think I do. I wish I knew what was in store for me.

Tuesday, 6, Aug. Extremely hot, sultry day, I ironed to-day. I had an awfully big washing to. Oscar Dobbins came up to the store and came down and stopped at our house & stayed for supper. We had chicken and roasting ears for supper. Harley came after we had eaten. He ate some also. Harley and Sylvia were married to-night at twelve min. after ten. They didn’t tell anybody about the wedding. We all went out on the hill to the shanty on Dr. Roberts’ farm and waited till the preacher came. Mr. Charley Riddle married them. We didn’t tell Oscar that they were going to get married, but when we got ready to go on the hill, he started with us. So when we got to the gate mother told him. We told him at first that we were going to take papa’s supper up to him. Well in fact we did take his supper. When we got to the top of the hill Oscar and I took papa’s supper on out and Sylvia, Mary, and Harley went on around the ridge. Mother waited at the forks of the road for us. I tried to get papa to go out with us to see Sylvia married but he wouldn’t go. Joe Frymyer was there and we didn’t want Joe to know anything about it. We went out to the shanty and had to wait for a long time before the preacher came. Harley and Oscar started after him and met him down the hill a little piece. Oscar held the lantern while the preacher married them. There were no one present except mother, Mary, Oscar, the preacher, Sylvia, Harley and myself. Oscar walked out there and back home with me. Then we set in the kitchen and talked till after twelve o’clock when we got home. We hadn’t got out of sight on the hill, when we heard Howard and Ofa Barton and another fellow coming. We ran a piece out the ridge so we would get out of sight as quick as we could so they wouldn’t know where we went as they didn’t want anyone to see them married. That is anyone out of the family. I like my new brother very well. Sylvia was married in white silk and white shoes. She looked real nice. Harley had on a dark blue suit.

Aug. 7, Wednesday. Sylvia and Harley went over to Mr. Reeder’s this morning, I went over to Birt’s and stayed till evening. It was awfully hot to-day. It came up a thunder storm this evening, but it didn’t rain but very little. I was coming from Birt’s while it was storming the most. I rode our Niggar mule. I stopped at Mr. Boone’s a few min. thinking it was going to pour the rain down, but as it didn’t rain then, I got on my mule and came on home. I came down by Dalton Reip’s as it was so much farther around the road.

Aug. 8, Thurs. very hot day, Mary went down to Mr. Barton’s this morning and went over to Rosedale with Mrs. Barton. She didn’t get back till this evening about five o’clock or after. Harley came over a little while this morning to get a few of Sylvia’s clothes. He brought my suitcase back as they were talking of going to Gassaway yesterday, and she took several of her clothes, but they didn’t go. Birt came over to-day. Lilly and baby are well. Garnet is as sweet as they get. I love her a bushel, ha! ha! Amy Wright came over this afternoon and stayed till after supper. She came over to borrow some money of me to go to institute on. I gave her a check for $7.00. She and I are going to start to Sutton to attend institute, next Saturday. I took papa’s dinner up to him and Mary took his supper. Ofa, Howard and Oscar went up to the store this evening. They have never come back yet. Mother and I canned 2 1/2 gal. beets, and 1/2 gal. cucumbers this morning and picked over a bushel of dried bunch beans. Nora Dobbins came up to the store this morning and stopped and got a lb. of butter as she came back. Well, little book, this is all I will write to-night.

Aug. 9, Friday, cloudy day. The sun didn’t shine very much to-day. Mother and Mary picked a lot of corn beans and we strung and threaded them up. it came up a big storm this evening. It rained pretty hard and looks like it might rain some more to-night. We had roasting ears for dinner. They were fine. We have been having ripe tomatoes in the last few days also. They are fine. I love tomatoes. I love my mother and father and sisters, also my home a heap also. I don’t think any of them realize how much I love them. I know I am often cross and wayward but I am sorry after I act hateful or say anything hateful. Oh, this life is full of pain and disappointment. May God take care of us all and keep us from harm.

Aug. 10, Sat. I started to Sutton to-day, I went to Rosedale in the wagon with papa. I stayed at Mr. Long’s for dinner and till train time. Amy Wright went up on the train as far as Frametown with me. She got off there and went to Lulu Armstrong’s home to stay till Monday, then her and Lulu and Eva came up to Institute. I had to wait at Gassaway two or three hours. Glen Barton was at the depot waiting for me when I got there, He carried my suitcase. Harry and little Charley caught up with us and we all went up together. Harry carried my suitcase the rest of the way after he caught up with us. Mr. Barton was real sick when I got there. They had had the doctor for him. Had acute dysentery they said. I stayed at Mr. Barton’s Saturday night, that is to-night. Mary and Sylvia were staying in the store to-day while papa was gone. Roma Dobbins and her little daughter, Madaline went up on the train to-day. She went on up to Sutton as I went. I carried her suitcase from the depot over in town. She was hunting work. I don’t know where she is now. rather cloudy day. rained some in-night.

Sunday, Aug. 11, Still at Mr. Barton’s. Glen and Charley went to Sunday school. Mr. Barton isn’t much better. Cloudy morning. Harry & I went up to a Mr. Watson’s a colored family, to get some butter milk. They had things looking nice and clean. Rained some to-day. I stayed at Mr. Barton’s again to-night. I lay down and slept a little while this evening.

Aug. 12, Monday, Mrs. Barton came to Sutton with me this morning, I am boarding at Mr. Moyer’s. I room with five other girls. We went up to the court house this morning and got our enrollment blanks. Institute didn’t begin till this afternoon, will name my roommates. All that are here now, Miss Hammer, Caryl Cunningham, Isa Hosey, also a Mrs. Parsley & her little son and daughter. They will leave in the morning. I like her fine. Eva Frame, Amy Wright, Lulu Armstrong, Louise, Chessie, Masil, and Marie Bouren, Ettie Mays and some more girls that I don’t know are boarding at Mrs. Armstrong’s just a little piece from where I board. One of our instructors name is Mr. Rhinerson from Pittsburg, Pa. The other is Mr. Broadwater, from Mannington, our music instructresse’s name is Miss Hoffman. Mr. Hutchinson is the county Supt.. I like him very much. We didn’t go to sleep till very late this evening. (evening was crossed out and to-night written above.)

Aug. 13, Tuesday, hot day. I saw several of the boys and girls that I got acquainted with at Glenville to-day. They were, Royal Baker, Fannie Justice, Lowell O’Dell, Mr. Moore, and Lydel McCray. Ruby Utt and another girl. I forget her name. Camden Ferguson boards at the same hotel I do. We talk a good bit. Another Hammer girl came in to-day there are five of us girls now.

Aug. 14, Wednesday, very warm day. Institute was interesting to-day. Will Frymyer came in from Camp Lee Va. to-day. He was discharged from the army on account of his health. He boarded at the Arnold hotel, just opposite where I board. He came over where I board and sit on the porch and talked to me a good bit. We had a session of Inst. to-night, I was there of course. You see we are having the Institute in the court house. Caryl and I go to Eva’s and Lulu’s and Amy’s room quite often. They three room together. Oh, I forgot, Mr. M. P. Shawky, the State Supt. of school gave us a talk Tuesday night. It was fine.

Aug. 15, Thursday, hot day, Institute interesting. Mr. Rohbough from Glenville was there and made us a speech to-day. I saw Harry Barton on the street to-day and talked to him a few min. The Sutton band played a long time this evening in front of the court house. We went up & listened to them play. They had a patriotic program to-night. We girls all went it was fine. I met Harry Barton on the street and he went up to the court house with me and sit with me up there then walked down to the hotel with me. Eva, Caryl and I stood out on the street in front of our hotel and talked for a long time.

Aug. 16, Friday, Institute closed at noon to-day. Just in time for us girls to catch the noon train. We didn’t even have time to eat our dinner. Us girls were at a trial to-day. The first I was ever at. It was a woman’s trial. It would take too long to tell what it was about. I went home with Eva to-day. We got of the train at Glendon. I had my suitcase put off at Frametown so I wouldn’t be bothered with it. Eva, Opal Givens and I went in Elk river bathing this evening. It was the first time I was ever in a river. We went in nearly to our shoulders. We went in at Mr. Armstrong’s a little while. I had a nice time at Eva’s. I walked over to Frametown Sat. morning.

Aug. 17, Sat. As I said above here, I walked from Mr. Frame’s to Frametown this morning. Clyde Keener, a boy about 17 yrs. old went with me almost in sight of Frametown to show me the way, as I had never been over the road before. It was about two miles from Mr. Frame’s to town. I had to go to the C & C depot to get my suitcase. I carried my suitcase from Rosedale up to Mr. Frymyer’s and waited till papa came along with his wagon and put my suitcase and raincoat in the wagon. Sylvia & Mary stayed at the store till papa came back. Mary took Maud and Jumbo and went over after Lilly this evening. They got me a letter from Mrs. Etta Ramsburg and a letter from Blanche Burnside, for me while I was gone. Sylvia is at home to-night. Harley came over about dark and stayed all night.

Aug, 18, Sunday, rained a little this morning, still cloudy. They have all gone up to uncle Billy’s except me. I think I shall go up after while, papa went up just a little while ago. A hornet stung me on the back of the neck a little while ago. G, but it “H u r t”.

Aug. 19, Monday cloudy day. Sylvia and Harley went home with Lilly and Birt yesterday evening. We were all up at aunt Martha’s for dinner yesterday. When I say all, I mean papa, mother, all of us children and my two brother-in-laws and Lilly’s baby. Quite a bunch of us wasn’t there? Sylvia went out to Mr. Perkins with Harley. He went out there to work for Mr. Perkins. She came home a little while this afternoon. Then she went on over to Mr. Reeders.

Aug. 20, Tuesday. Mary, uncle Billy and I, pulled and picked off soup beans all day. Mother washed. I certainly am tired this evening.

Aug. 21, Wednesday, nice hot day. Mother, Mary, and uncle Billy went to pick beans. Sylvia came out to the field and helped pick off beans. I ironed to-day and done the work at the house. Oscar Dobbins and Harrison Frymyer were here a while this morning. We got done picking beans in uncle Billy’s field to-day, that is the soup beans. Oscar and Ofa Barton were up here to-night and stayed till nearly twelve o ‘clock.

Aug. 22, Thursday, lovely day. Mother and Mary brought some apples off the hill Mary has gone over to Mr. Griffith’s, on Mill Fork to get Jumbo shod. I went down to Mrs. Lizzy Snodgrasses to borrow her riding habit to wear over to uncle Dow Conley’s. She loaned it to me. I am going over to Lilly’s this evening to borrow her small suitcase. Nora Dobbins was up here awhile this morning. I got a letter from Bayard to-day also my bank book from Gassaway bank and a Glenville Normal Bulletin. I wrote a letter to aunt Icie Mitchell this morning. I also have one written to send to my cousin Lillie Smith. Well I will have to get to work. Bye, Bye, little book of Blues. I am trying to forget some things but it is hard not to think of them.

Aug. 23, Fri. cloudy morning. Mother & I started to uncle Dow Conley’s this morning. I rode Jumbo and she rode Niggar. We got over to uncle Dow’s about two or half past, I don’t remember which. We lost our way a little going over and went up Lick Fork instead of Peach Tree. It was farther the way we went than the other way. It was about eleven or twelve o’clock when we went to bed to-night

Aug. 24, Saturday. Mother and I went down to Clarence’s for dinner to-day. Audra cooked us a nice dinner. She fried chicken for dinner. Their little daughter’s name is Helen Louise. She is nearly two yrs. old. Clarence lives a little piece below uncle Dow’s house on his land. We had some water melon to-day. I slept with Nella to-night. We didn’t go to sleep till after twelve o’clock. To-day is Frank’s birth day. He is 18 yrs. old.

Aug. 25, Sunday, uncle Dow took aunt Alice, Ethel, Nella and I to meeting in the hack this afternoon. Frank rode Dixie and Ralph rode Jumbo. Mother stayed at uncle Dow’s with Clarence, Audra, baby Helen and Maud. Mr. Rhodes preached. I like to hear him talk. Nella stopped at Mr. Goldsmith’s and Nettie Goldsmith came up home with her. Nettie stayed all night and we had a fine time. The preacher was there all night also. Mr. David Skinner was there for supper. We had all the watermelon we could eat this morning, and some this eve. I went on the hill to the melon and cucumber patch with Nella last evening. We had chicken twice at uncle Dow’s. I certainly have been enjoying myself at uncle Dow’s. One of the trustees of the school over at uncle Dow’s was talking to him about me teaching their school. He was wanting me to teach it. I didn’t want it tho. It was eleven or twelve again to-night when we got to bed.

Aug. 26, Monday, cloudy morn. Mother and I came home to-day. you see uncle Dow lives on the Leather Bark of Cedar creek. It is about twenty miles from here. We stopped at Mrs. Ava Cox’s for dinner. We stayed there about an hour and a half. she had a good dinner. Joe Minney was there. We got home about four o’clock. We overtook Mary. She had been at Rosedale. Sylvia & Harley were at our house to-night. We had chicken for supper. We went to bed early to-night.

Aug. 27, Tuesday. cloudy morning, Mary & I are at the store staying till papa goes to Rosedale and back. There have been several people here this morning. I went on the hill after Jumbo this morning.

Aug. 28, Wednesday, cloudy day, rained a little to-day. I went up to Mr. Sands and out to uncle Sam Carroll s to-day. I ate dinner at uncle Sam’s. I stopped at aunt Netta Minney’s a few min. this evening. Birt went up to his father’s this morning. Sylvia and Harley went over to Lilly’s to stay with her till Birt comes back.

Aug. 29, Thursday, cloudy most all day. rained a little. Mother and I washed to-day. Mary picked a whole lot of beans to make pickle beans out off to-morrow. We strung a whole lot of beans to-day.

Aug. 30, Friday, Mother and I made our pickle beans to-day. Mary took the mules & went over after Sylvia. I went to Rosedale this eve, to see Mr. Wess Perkins about this school down here. I have the promise of our home school, that is two of the trustees promised it to me, namely; Mr. N. F. Sands and Mr. Perkins, I asked Mr. Snodgrass if he would sign my contract and he just as good as said he wouldn’t. He certainly is a mean man. I dislike him very much. Sylvia & Harley are here to-night. I saw Ralph Wright this evening. He is hauling piping for the oil company. Oh! say, we had cooked onions and roasting ears for supper. They were fine.

Aug. 31, Saturday, rainy day, we got up early & mother went to Rosedale to take the butter off. Harley got uncle Billy’s shot gun and went squirrel hunting this morning. He killed one squirrel. Then Sylvia and I caught a chicken and he killed it. Then we cooked the chicken and squirrel together. We had a good dinner. Mother ate dinner at Mrs. Beatty’s. She got Harley’s call. He will have to be at Glenville next Monday, Sept. 2 at 2 P. M.. Sylvia & he have gone on over to Mr. Reeder’s. I don’t suppose he will get to come back over before he goes. Sylvia is taking it awfully hard because he has to go. He seems to hate it awfully bad to. I am sorry Harley has to go, but it can’t be helped. It has quit raining and the sun is shining a little. Oh dear, little Book of Blues, I can’t forget the one I love. I try but Oh, it is impossible. I am quite sure though, that he will never be anything to me.

Sept. 1, Sunday. Mother and Mary have gone over to Mr. Reeder’s. papa went down to Shock after dinner & I went over to Mr. Reeder’s. Mr. Reeder took Mrs. Reeder away over somewhere on the horses, she is going to her daughter, Edna’s. Edna has the fever and is not expected to live. I don’t know when Mrs. Reeder will get back. Mr. Reeder came back this evening. Harley gave me a mink foot to-day. We were eating supper this evening when, Eva Miller, Ofa & Howard Barton, Oscar Dobbins, Floyd Perkins & Will Frymyer came along. They all stopped and Eva & Ofa eat some more supper. In a little while Nora & Jessie Dobbins came up and we all went over to Mr. Reeder’s. That is all but Will. Mother went up as far as the store with us and unlocked the store. We sold Ofa and Howard a few things. You see Ofa got his call to go to camp Saturday, also Birt Brady. Ofa and Harley are cousins and Ofa is going over there to start with Harley. There were a lot more people there besides us. They were; Lettie, Ora Hewitt, Mrs. Nan Bennett and her daughter Myrtle. Raymond & Bina Perkins. The Frymyer Boys have been lying on Harley & he sent them word not to come. He borrowed Raymond’s shot gun. Herbert, Will, and Hope Reeder, and Una Downey, came nearly to the house and Harley went out and stood at the gate with a gun and said they should not come in. Howard went over and told them, so they went back home. We played some games and had lots of fun. We stayed up all night that is everyone except, Sylvia, Harley and Ofa. Well, Mary & Nora and Jessie went to bed a little while. We started breakfast at two o’clock. Sylvia got up and made the biscuits and Eva and I finished it. All of them went home except Eva, Howard, Ofa, Oscar, Floyd, Nora, Jessie, Mary and I. After we got breakfast, the girls all run off in the other house and left me to wait on the table full of men. Ofa gave me the cutest little trinket; It was a toy thermometer. In the shape of an anchor. We all started home the same time. Ofa and Harley started to Glenville. We all came to the top of the hill together. Oscar walked with Eva, Howard with Jessie, and Floyd with Nora. I walked by myself. Howard and Floyd went a piece with the boys. They went on “yon” side of Perkins, about six miles from here. Mary stayed at Mr. Reeder’s with Sylvia. They will have to stay at Mr. Reeder’s to keep house for him till Mrs. Reeder gets back.

Sept. 2, Well I guess I wrote a good bit above that should have been written under the date of Sept. 2. Ofa gave me that little keepsake this morning instead of yesterday. Oh, how I hated to see the boys start this morning. Jessie, Nora, Oscar, and Eva stopped at our house a little while this morning. We got here before daylight, as it was about four o’clock when we started from Mr. Reeders. I worked a good bit to-day. Mother and I went up to aunt Martha’s and canned some quinces for her and ourselves. Sylvia and Mary came over a while to-day. One of my first cousins Clarence Conley came up to visit us. He came this evening. He rode horseback. He was awfully sick to-night.

Sept. 3, Tuesday, papa and Clarence took a walk down the run. Clarence came to look at some land he wants to buy up in here. I had to go up to the store and stay till he came back. I hollered for Mary to come up and stay with me. Sylvia and her both came. Sylvia came on down home and Mary stayed with me. papa and Clarence got back to the store about ten o’clock. Mary & I went down and fed Mr. Reeder’s hogs. Then we came on home. Papa is going to stay at home to-night. Howard Barton & Okey Dobbins came up a while to-night.

Sept. 4, Wednesday, I forgot to write what kind of weather we are having. It has been dry and hot the last two or three days. Mother and Clarence went over to Birt’s this morning. Jessie Dobbins was up at the store and stopped here awhile. Mary was over a little while this morning. I have been working all day. I cut the cabbage to make the kraut to-day. Mother and Clarence have come back and Clarence has gone down the run with Oscar Dobbins. They got together on the hill at the store. We are waiting supper on Clarence. I will have to take papa’s supper to him this evening. I will have to go and help milk now. Mr. Hewitts got a telegram that Homer, Mr. Hewitt’s boy, was wounded. He is in France somewhere. I guess Mrs. Reeder has gone to Charleston with Edna. They have taken her to the hospital. Clarence Collins is at home now. Came home a few days ago. He got his discharge from the army.

Sept. 5, Thursday, rainy day. Mrs. Reeder came home to-day, Mamma was over there awhile to-day. I stayed at home all day. Oscar, Howard, and Floyd were here a little while to-day.

Sept. 6, Fri. I helped Mamma wash to-day. Sylvia and Mary came home this morning. I went down to the school house to-day to meet the trustees of the school. They met to sign up my contract. Mr. Snodgrass was there but he wouldn’t sign my contract. He says he will send his children though. I don’t know what he means. I went down to Mr. Dobbins a little while to get their broom to sweep the school house with. I am going to begin my school the 16th of this month. I cut my green tomatoes and my cabbage to make my “chow, chow” to-morrow. Eva, Howard and Oscar were up to our house a while to-night. They came after butter. I think Oscar is liking Eva pretty well now days.

Sept. 7, Saturday, nice day. Mother went to Rosedale this morning to take the butter off. We girls ironed to-day and Sylvia & I made the “chow-chow’.

Sept. 8, Sunday, nice day. Uncle Billy went over to Birt’s to-day. Aunt Martha is at our house. Mrs. Barton stopped at our house awhile this morning, on her way over to Mrs. Reeder’s, and asked me to go over with her and I went. We ate our dinner over there. Mrs. Vaughan brought Edna’s baby to Mrs. Hewitt’s and left it for her to bring up to Mrs. Reeder. The baby is awfully sick. They are not expecting it to live. Mrs. Hewitt was there to-day, also Icie Reeder, and Harold, and Mrs. Minnie Minney, and her three children, Arthur, age 4 yrs., May, age three yrs., Edith Marie, age 13 mo.. Howard Barton & Lettie Hewitt came up a little while.

Minnie and the children came over the hill as Mrs. Barton & I did. They all stopped at our house awhile.

Sept. 9, Monday, lovely day, Sylvia went over to Mrs. Reeder’s. Papa & Mary are hauling straw from the Fred White place. Mother and I are staying in the store. Mother is pulling soup beans, and bringing them to the store for me to pick off after while. I got a letter from Ray to-day.

Sept. 10, Tuesday, nice day, Mother and I stayed at the store again to-day, & Papa & Mary hauled straw. They got done to-day. Mother and I picked off beans again to-day. She got done pulling the beans.

Sept. 11, Wednesday, Mary & papa hauled post timber and wood to-day till after noon. Mother and I finished the beans to-day. I got a letter from Raymond Conley to-day. I went over to Lilly’s this evening, I rode Niggar. Garnet isn’t a bit well. She has an awful cold. I got watermelon to eat to-night.

Sept. 12, Thursday. I helped Lilly cut green tomatoes for her chow-chow. Also helped string beans for pickle beans. I came home this evening, Sylvia came home to-day. It rained some to-day, also last evening and night. Howard Barton was here a few min. to get some butter.

Sept. 13, Friday, cloudy day, Mother and I washed to-day. Mary went to Lilly’s to-day. Mother & I got some apples off the hill to-day.

Sept. 14, Saturday, cool morning, Mother went to Rosedale, papa went to Rosedale to get a load of goods. Mary came back from Lilly’s about noon to-day. Sylvia stayed in the store while papa went to R. I got a card from Ofa Barton, a letter from Bannie, & a letter from Grace Hammer to-day. I ironed some to-day.

Sept. 15, Sunday, lovely day, aunt Martha and uncle Billy are down here. Mother & Mary are getting dinner. We are going to have chicken for dinner. Sylvia went over to Lilly’s this morning. Cleo, Dalton, Orlis, Mr. & Mrs. Perkins and some of the kids all went over to Lilly’s to get a mess of watermelons. We have been having several messes of watermelons that we got over there. I haven’t seen anyone pass to-day. There doesn’t seem to be anyone stirring. My school begins to-morrow. I want to write some letters to-day. Lewis & Ursula Bishop & their little son, Paul, were up here a while this evening.

Sept. 16, Monday, I begin my school this morning. I have 26 pupils enrolled. I got along fine to-day. Mr. Dobbins was in the schoolhouse a little while at recess to-day. I shall write my pupils names in this book some time.

Sept. 17, rainy day. Howard Barton & Moses Perkins was at school a few min. this morning. Oscar Dobbins was there this afternoon and stayed till the last recess. He isn’t a bit well.

Sept. 18, Wednesday. I am getting along fine at school. We have good times playing games. Mr. Barton was here a while to-night. It was nearly eleven o’clock when he left.

Sept. 19, Thursday, it has been raining nearly all this week. Mr. Barton was here again to-night. They got a letter from Ofa, saying he was awfully homesick. I am sorry for him. Sylvia has been getting several letters & cards from Harley.

Sept. 20, Friday, rainy day. Oscar & Howard were at school a few min. this morning. William Bishop stopped on the playground and played base with us to-day at noon. Oscar, Howard, & Harrison Frymyer also played base with us. Oscar & Harrison came in the school house & stayed till school was out. Howard & Oscar came up to-night & stayed till nearly eleven o’clock. We got the news to-day, that Edna Vaughn was dead. She is a sister to Harley Reeder, my brother-in-law. She had the fever and they took her to Charleston to the hospital. Mrs. Reeder, Edna’s mother, has her baby. I guess she is going to keep it. They brought her in on the train to-day. They put her in the church. Her brother Silas Reeder, and his wife, Effie, and their little daughter Tressie, and Mrs. Ivy “Reeder” Schoolcraft came in on the train also. Ivy is her niece, her sister Mollie’s daughter. Mollie is dead, has been dead several years. Edna died the 18th, Wednesday.

Sept. 21, Saturday, cloudy, cold day. I went to Rosedale to-day to Edna’s funeral. I got in with a bunch of girls. Mother went to Rosedale, but she rode. She was in the church but she didn’t go to the cemetery. Edna was 21 yrs. 6 mo. & 11 days old when she died. I felt so sad to lose my old school mate. We have been together so much. I went down to Mr. Reeder’s for dinner, Mrs. Barton went also. We came over the hill together. Ivy came as far as the store with us. Mother went over to Lilly’s this evening. Papa cut corn a day or two this week, but I don’t remember what days. Sylvia stayed in the store while he cut corn. Mother hurt her ankle one day this week and crippled around two or three days. I got a letter from Vessie Minney to-day. Silas and his family went home to-day. Aunt Martha and uncle Billy were down awhile to-day, well in fact they come down nearly every day & sometimes two or three times, especially uncle Billy. Well, I guess I will close for to-night. by, by little book of blues. I was in the hopes I would get a letter from Ofa Barton but I guess he doesn’t care anything about me. I like him fine as a friend.

Sept. 22, Sunday, frosty morning, lovely sunshiny day. Mother is still over at Lilly’s. Sylvia & aunt Martha went up to Mrs. Cleo Reip’s. Mary, papa & I were here nearly all day by ourselves. Dollie, May, & Glenore Snodgrass were up here awhile this morning. I went down to Mrs. Snodgrasses this evening & got some ripe tomatoes. Mrs. Snodgrass gave me 17 nice peanuts for seed. Dollie & Thelma came up with me and brought aunt Martha a bucket of ripe tomatoes. Mother & Sylvia came home this evening. Sylvia went on over to Mrs. Reeder’s & stayed all night. Oscar, Nora & Jessie Dobbins, Eva Barton Miller & Howard Barton were up here to-night and stayed a good bit. We had a nice time. Oscar was with Eva. I think they are liking each other pretty well. Howard went down home with Nora.

Sept. 23, Monday, frosty morning, nice sunshiny day. There were several at school to-day. Papa went to cut corn to-day & Sylvia stayed in the store. Howard & Oscar came up to school and played base with us to-day at noon. We had a fine time. Oh! I forgot to say, that I got a letter… No, I didn’t either. I went down to Mr. Barton’s this evening after some papers for papa to read. Mary & I took papa’s supper up to him.

Sept. 24, Tuesday, cool morning, nice day. Several at school to-day. I got a letter from Raymond Conley to-day. He is well. Oh! how I would love to see him. We got a load of apples off the hill this evening. Mother, Mary & I got them. We brought some down on old “Maud”. I took papa’s supper to him.

Sept. 25, Wednesday, cool morning, 24 pupils at school to-day. Papa has been cutting corn every day this week and Sylvia stays in the store. Mother went to Rosedale to-day. Mary took papa’s supper to him. I don’t feel a bit well to-day. I am taking some Nexated iron. I think it is good medicine. I bought three bottles of it. I have used 1 of them and started on the second.

Sept. 26, Thursday, rainy morning. There were several at school to-day. Howard and Oscar came up to school this morning and stayed till nearly noon, then went home and got their dinner and came back and played base with us at noon. I went home with Odessa & Wanda Hewitt this evening and stayed all night. I had muskmelons and stuffed peppers to eat, besides a whole lot of other good things. I had a fine time. Lettie and I slept together. We didn’t go to sleep for a long time.

Sept. 27, Friday, frosty morning. nice sunshiny day. several at school. Howard & Oscar came up to play base at noon. Harrison Frymyer was there awhile this eve. I took papa’s supper up this evening. Oscar Dobbins was at the store when I left. Mrs. Barton and Eva were up awhile to-night,

Sept. 28, Saturday, cool morning. Mother went to Rosedale, I got a letter from Raymond to-day. Mother went out to Mr. Perkin’s to mill this afternoon. Sylvia has been staying in the store this week while papa cut corn. Mary and I went up to the store this evening after we got all the work done up. Will & Harrison Frymyer were in the store. I bought two boxes of peanuts and Harrison bought two, Will bought one, and Floyd Perkins bought one. I got the prizes out of the two boxes I got & Will gave me the prize out of the box he bought, and I got two prizes out of the boxes Floyd bought. I ironed some to-day. As Mary and I got down to the house to-night we met Oscar in the yard. He went in and stayed awhile then went on up to the store. I wrote a letter to Raymond and Vessie Friday night. Mr. Barton and Eva started to Camp Lee, Va. to-day. Ofa is sick and they went to see him. Harley & Birt Brady have been sick also. I don’t think they are well yet.

Sept. 29, Sunday, cool morning. Tressie Nicholas came down this morning to go over to Antony to the children’s day. Mary, Tressie and I went. We went over to Mr. Charley Riddle’s for dinner. They did have their doings till two o’clock in the afternoon. They had a very good program and plenty of candy to treat the crowd. Mina Workman, and Mrs. Workman, Estella Robison & myself passed the candy around to the little children. Then Mrs. Riddle passes the candy around to the grown people. Will Frymyer was with Nora Dobbins to-day. Oscar was with Myrtle Bennett of course Howard was with Lettie, I stopped at Mrs. Workman’s a few min. this evening. I wanted to stay for supper, but Tressie had to go on home so I had to come also. I certainly had a good time to-day. I got a letter from Bayard Friday. I wish he would come down. I expect he will have to go to camp by the first of Oct. I hate for him to have to go, You see he had to register the 12th of this month. I wish the War would close. I wish a whole lot of things that I am afraid will never come true. Well, I am going to ans. my Webster boy’s letter and maybe write some more. So bye, bye, little book of blues. I wish I dared to write my most precious thoughts.

Sept. 30, Monday, cool morning. Several at school to-day, Will Frymyer was here at school to-day.

Oct. 1, Tuesday, lovely day, Howard and Oscar came to play base with us one or two days this week but I don’t remember what days. Several at school. I am getting along all right with my school so far. I hope I shall continue to get along all right.

Oct. 2, Wednesday, Birt began to move to-day. Him & Lilly are moving over to uncle Billy’s.

Oct. 3, Thursday, lovely day. We thought the cane mill would be here to-night to make our molasses but it didn’t get here. Howard Barton was here a few min this evening. Lillie & Ora Hewitt came over to stay all night this evening. I enjoyed their visit fine. Lillie, Ora, & I slept together in the lower back room. They brought the cane mill to Mr. George Simmon’s last night

Oct. 4, Friday, lovely day. Several at school. Harrison Frymyer was at school to-day. He was at our house this evening. I sent out an order for him to get two rings, two for 35. He gave me twelve ct. to get me a link. The cane mill came this morning. They got our molasses made before dark. They made them up at uncle Billy’s, as the cane was up there. We only got half of them. There was 20 gal. of hot molasses. I didn’t get to see them boil any molasses at all, they had them done before I got there. Oscar, Will, Howard, Earl Carr and Floyd & Moses Perkins & Harrison Frymyer were up at uncle Billy’s. Also Mr. Dobbins. Birt wanted me to go home with him this evening and help pack to move. He got angry because I didn’t go,

Oct. 5, Saturday, lovely day. I went over to Lilly’s to-day. I started before 7 o’clock. I took Leroy’s Bell over. I only stopped a minute. I worked hard to-day helping pack. I had all the muskmelon I wanted to eat to-day. Birt finished moving to-day. I helped bring Garnet over this evening. Lilly was awfully tired when she got to aunt Martha’s. Uncle Billy was at Birt’s to-day. He helped me carry Garnet over. Sylvia went Rosedale, and to Shock to-day. I got another letter from Vessie Minney to-day. I was expecting a letter from Ray, but I didn’t get any. Well, as I am awfully tired I will close. Good night little book of blues.

Oct. 6, 1918, Sunday, lovely day. It rained a little last night. Birt and mother went to Rosedale this morning They took Garnet over to the dr. to get some medicine for her face. It is broken out. Lilly came down a little while this morning. Mother and Sylvia are up there now. Mrs. Bennett and Myrtle went to Mill Fork to meeting this morning. Oscar Dobbins came back with her. Mary picked a lot of chestnuts to-day. I have been writing letters to-day. I wrote a letter to Bannie, one to Grace Hammer, one to aunt Icie Mitchel, and a little note to Jessie Dobbins. Mr. Reeder was here a few min. to-day. He is up at aunt Martha’s now. Sylvia sent Harley some apples and chestnuts and a cake Saturday. Little book of blues, I am lonely. I wish some “one” would come. Well, I will quit writing now. by by, little book. Clarence Conley came up to our house this evening. He came in a buggy. He brought his wife Audrey and his little daughter, Helen Louise, age about two yrs. I was up at aunt Martha’s when they came. Clarence has bought the Fred White place, right above our school house. He is to pay $16,000 for it. (wonder if this is a mistake this would be a lot for the time) He is going to leave Audrey and Helen here till he can move his furniture up. He lives on the Leather Bark of Cedarcreek. I took Helen Up to aunt Martha’s a few min. this evening. Lilly, Birt Garnet were down awhile to-night.

Oct. 7, nice morning. Mother, Audrey and Clarence went down to clean up the house for them to move in. It is not a very good house. There were several at school to-day.

Oct. 8, Tuesday. Clarence started after a load of his furniture to-day. He got Bid Sand’s Wagon, Mr. Dobbin’s flat, and our big mule, Jumbo. Helen is sweet as she can be. I like Audrey awfully well.

Oct. 9, Wed. nice day, several at school. Will Frymyer and Oscar Dobbins was at school a little while to-day. We have had a whole lot of work to do since Audrey and baby came. I stayed all night at Mrs. Icie Reeder’s to-night. ha! ha!

Oct. 10, Thursday, nice day, several at school. Clarence got back with a load about dark or a little after to-night. A man by the name of Mr. Stoneburger, brought a load for him also. He had a big gray team. Clarence put his mare, “Fan” in with Jumbo. They brought nearly everything. There is about enough for one more load down there. Of course Clarence and Mr. Stoneburger had to stay all night and stable the horses in our barn.

Oct. 11, Friday, nice day. Mr. Stoneburger started home early this morning. Clarence and Audrey went down home this morning. Sylvia went down with them to help a little about straightening up the house. Sylvia went home in a little while and mother went down. A little girl baby was born to Audrey about twelve or one o’clock to-day. Dr. Roberts was there and waited on her. His little son, Garland came over with him. Garland came down to the school house and played base with us. Audrey and baby are getting along fine, baby weighs about six lbs. I have never seen it yet. Mrs. Dobbins was there also when the baby was born. Sylvia and mother went down awhile to-night. Clarence is going to do the work himself til to-morrow.

Oct. 12, Saturday. One month of my school was gone yesterday. I made off my monthly report and wrote a letter to Raymond last night. It is dark and rainy to-day. Clarence came up to-day and got the mule and old Fan to take Bid’s wagon home to-day. I ironed some to-day & patched some. I got a letter from Vessie again to-day & a letter from Lillie Smith, one of my cousins. She said Madge Clark Broughten is dead. She died the 22 of Feb. She left a little boy baby 9 days old. I was sorry to hear it as Madge was a dear cousin to me. Lillie also said that Glen and Albert were in New York at the training camp and that they were both sick. I do hope they will get all right. Oscar Dobbins stopped awhile this evening. He had on a new suit and looked real handsome. He fixed the handle of my umbrella. It was broken, Birt was down a little while this evening. He killed five squirrels to-day. I am going up to aunt Martha’s to stay all night to get some squirrels to eat.

Oct. 13, Sunday. Dark, cloudy morning, rained a little bit. We had a nice mess of squirrels. I brought some home for the rest of them. Mary and I went to the chestnut trees and picked up about two gal. or more of chestnuts. Mother picked up about a gallon I expect. Papa was up at uncle Billy’s a little while this morning. Sylvia and him went down to Clarence’s before dinner and they haven’t came home yet. Mary went down there this afternoon. There is no one here but Mamma & I. It is after three o’clock now. We had boiled cabbage for dinner. It was fine. Well, I expect I had better write a letter to Vessie. Poor boy, he is so far from home & likes to hear from home so well. by, by, little book of blues. Lilly, Garnet, Birt, and uncle Billy were down a little while this evening.

Oct. 14, Monday. Nice day. Several at school to-day. Mary is staying at Clarence’s in the daytime. I saw the baby to-day for the first time. It is real cute.

Oct. 15, Tues., nice day. I stayed all night at Clarence’s. Mamma & papa are going to dig potatoes this week.

Oct. 16, Wednesday. Clarence started home this morning to get his last load of plunder. He took Jumbo and Fan. He got Mr. Barton’s wagon. I am going to stay with Audrey to-night, Mary is going to stay with me.

Oct. 17, Thurs., nice day. I only taught half a day yesterday, as in the afternoon was a legal holiday. The men of the neighborhood had to meet at the school house and see about taking out more bonds. There isn’t many at school to-day. Mr. Snodqrass is angry and has kept his children away from school. Mrs. Snodgrass said she wasn’t going to send any more. She told me a lot of stuff that she said Tressie and Orpha Nicholas told her. A lot of it was a story and I told her so. Mr. Snodgrass & his wife & children are certainly mean people. I wish they were in Germany or some other good place. Will Frymyer was on the playground a while to-day. I got a letter from Bayard to-day. I am going to stay with Audrey again to night, Mary will stay with me.

Oct. 18, nice day. This is Friday, not very many at school. Mary has been staying at Clarence’s all this week. Will, Herbert, and Harrison Frymyer were at school to-day. I wish they would stay away. I am afraid they will cause trouble. I came home this evening and Sylvia went down to Audrey’s. Clarence came home this evening about dark. Howard Barton came up to help him unload. Clarence brought his cow & hogs, also chickens, besides the rest of their plunder. Sylvia came home to-night and brought Jumbo up. I got a letter from Vessie to-day. I took papa’s supper up to him this eve.

Oct. 19, 1918, Saturday, lovely day. Clarence was up a little while to-day. Uncle Billy brought Garnet down a little while to-day. Sylvia has been staying at the store all this week. Papa went to Rosedale twice to-day. I was up at aunt Martha’s a little while this morning. The Spanish influenza is thick around here. There are several cases at Rosedale. Dr. Roberts and his family have it. I guess Jay Perkins has it too. I hope I shall not get it but I may. Mother is at the store now. I cleaned the leaves off the yard to-day, Mary was up at home a little while to-day.

Oct. 20, Sunday. Sylvia is over at Mr. Reeder’s to-day. Mother went up to uncle Billy’s this morning. Will Frymyer was here a little while this morning. Birt came down a little while this morning. Papa went up to aunt Martha’s for dinner. Mary is still at Clarence’s. I stayed at home all day and read, The Trail of the Lonesome Pine. Birt, Lilly & Garnet were down a little while this evening. Sylvia came home about dark. Clarence & papa went down wherever it was I don’t remember where, to get Clarence’s stove piece that he lost when he moved. They went out in the buggy.

Monday, Oct. 21, not very many at school to-day. Mary came home to stay to-day. Mother washed to-day. Oscar came up to the school house and played base with us to-day. Mr. Snodgrass went up to Mr. Cottrill’s and tried to get them to quit coming to school. I don’t know what day it was.

Oct. 22, Tuesday, Some of Mr. Cottrill’s children were at school to-day. Okey Dobbins came up at the first recess and played base with us. Howard stopped and played base with us also. Harrison Frymyer was at school and played base with us too. Nora Dobbins came up with us and went up to the store. Howard Barton and little Glen Miller stopped here at our house a little while this morning then went on up to the store.

Oct. 23, Wednesday. Several at school to-day. Mother and Mary set out our onions this afternoon. Ivan Twyman was at school nearly all day. Howard stopped and helped us play base to-day. Will & Harrison Frymyer were here this evening. Will ate supper. Harrison said he had had his supper. Nora and Siller Dobbins were up at the store to-day, and they stopped at our house as they came back. I went up to uncle Billy’s with Siller. She went to buy some meat. She bought 2 1/2 lb. of meat & a lb. of butter, total $1.10. Big meeting is going on at Tanner. Don’t think it is amounting to very much.

Oct. 24, Thursday. Howard stopped at the school house and played base with us to-day.

Oct. 25, Friday. I was sick last night. I feel awfully bad to-day, rainy morning, cloudy day. Howard B. and Oscar Dobbins came to school this morning & stayed till recess. They came bad. at noon & played base. Floyd Perkins also came and played with us to-day. Eva Miller, Oscar Dobbins & Howard Barton came to school this evening and spelled in our spelling race. I went up to Mr. Sands to-night. Howard walked with me down as far as his home. I went up to Mr. Sands to get him to sign my monthly report for the school.

Oct. 26, Saturday, cloudy morning. I went out by uncle Sam Carroll’s and talked to him & aunt Tudy a little while. I also stopped at Mr. Nicholas. Then I came on down & stopped at uncle Billy’s. Lilly has a fine boy baby. He was born this morning about nine o’clock. He weighs nine lbs. Mrs. Lilly Wright came over to Dr. her as Dr. Roberts was sick and couldn’t come. Birt paid Mrs. Wright five dollars for her trouble. Garnet likes the baby awfully well. Of course Mamma is up there. Sylvia & Mary came up to see the baby this afternoon. He certainly is a fine baby. I am awfully proud of my little nephew. Mother is going to stay up there to-night.

Oct. 27, Sunday. Papa was up to see his little grandson this morning. Mother is up there also. She came down a few min. this morning. Mrs. Netta Minnev came up this morning and stopped a few min. Then she went on up to aunt Martha’s, Sylvia was up there awhile this morn. Cleo Reip & Orlis are up there now. Also Mr. Johnson Wright. Mr. Reeder is here now, I got a letter from Vessie yesterday. He has had the influenza, but is getting along fine. I am uneasy about my cousin Raymond. I haven’t heard from him for two weeks. I am afraid he is sick. Eva Miller called up on the phone for us girls to come down awhile to-night. Mary and I went. Eva’s cousin, Willie Barton, & his brother-in-law, Oren Radabough, were there, also Minnie Minney and her three children, Arthur, May, and Edith Marie, and Lettie Hewitt, and Oscar Dobbins. We played games. I enjoyed myself fine. We stayed till a little after ten then came home.

Oct. 28, Monday, rainy day, not many pupils at school. Eva, Howard, and Willie Barton, and Oren Radabough were at school a good while to-day. They all came up to our house to-night. Oscar Dobbins came with them. We had a nice time.

Oct. 29, Tuesday, rainy day, not many at school

Oct. 30, Wednesday, rainy day.

Oct. 31, Thursday, cloudy and rainy.

Nov. 1, Friday, rained , sleeted and snowed to-day, Howard and Oscar were up at school a few min. to-day at recess.

Nov. 2, Saturday, nice day. I was up at aunt Martha’s twice to-day. Birt went hunting last night and caught two young possums. They cooked them. I ate some of them. They were fine. Mother has been staying up at aunt Martha’s all this week. Papa has been helping Birt get his corn in. Sylvia has been staying in the store. I was up at the store this evening. Mother was there also. I have stopped my school on account of the old Spanish influenza. I hated awfully bad to stop it but I suppose it is best. Nathan Cottrill was here awhile to-night. Howard, Oscar, and Floyd were here a few min. to-night. Nathan stayed a good while. Mrs. Hewitt was at the store while I was there.

Nov. 3, Sunday, big frost on the ground this morn., biggest we have had yet. Nice sunshiny day. Sylvia & mother have went up to Cleo’s. Mary and I are going up to aunt Martha’s after while.

Nov. 4, Monday. nice day, I stayed at home all day by myself, or nearly all day, Orpha Nicholas was here a few min. this morning, She had been down to the school house. She thought there was going to be school to-day.

Nov. 5, Tuesday, I stayed at aunt Martha’s last night, and I have stayed to-day. Mother, Sylvia, Mary, Mrs. Hewitt and Lettie came up to aunt Martha’s this afternoon. I will have to stay with Lilly again to-night. Clarence started home after his sheep. Mary went down there to-night. To-day is election. Papa went to the election.

Nov. 6, Wednesday, frosty morning, froze ice last night. Mother washed for Lilly to-day. I stayed at home, Mary stayed with Audra again to-night. Sylvia got a letter from Harley to-day. He is in Georgia now, at Camp Hancock.

Nov. 7, Thursday, frosty morning.

Nov. 8, Friday, I was up to the store this evening. Charley Brady died this evening about four or five o’clock. He had the influenza. Most of the family have the influenza. Irene is awfully bad I guess. I don’t think they are expecting her to live. Sylvia stayed with Audra last night. Mother was down to Clarence’s this eve. He got home about noon to-day.

Nov. 9, Saturday cloudy day, I went up to Mr. Jim Nicholas this morning, and stayed till after four o’clock. I enjoyed myself fine. It rained this evening. I got a pretty card from Bayard to-day, he is at Morgantown now. The people say that the War is closed. I am sure I hope so, but I am afraid it is a mistake. Mr. Dobbins’ are all better,

Sunday, Nov. 10, cloudy day. Mrs. Worth Perkins, and Opal, Cleo Reip, and Orlis were here to-day. Audra and Clarence and children came up awhile this afternoon. All of us except Clarence and Papa went up to Lilly’s a little while this evening. We had a good time to-day. This is Orville Nicholas’s birthday. He is a year old to-day. I don’t think Irene is any better this evening. I am going to begin my school again to-morrow. It is pretty cold to-night.

Nov. 11, Mon. frosty morning, not many at school.

Nov. 12, Tues. frosty morning. I am going around to Mrs. Minney’s to stay all night.

Nov. 13, Wed. frosty morning. I had a very good time last night. I slept with Vernetta and her little son, Clifford. Not many at school to-day, most of them are staying away on account of the influenza. I got three letters and a post card to-day, besides my check for teaching last month. I get fifty dollars a month for teaching this year. Ten dollars more than last year. My card was from Bayard. My letters from aunt Icie Mitchell, & coz. Lillie Smith. Arden Clark, my cousin put a letter in with hers for me. The other letter was from my cousin, Raymond Conley. He is right up in front fighting. I guess it was on Thurs. instead of Wed. that I got all that mail.

Nov. 14, Thurs. frosty morning, not many at school. Harrison Frymyer was at school a little while to-day,

Nov. 15, Friday, frosty morn. Howard, Oscar, and William Bishop were at school to-day at noon and played base with us. Clarence Conley was up to our house to-night and stayed till nearly ten o’clock.

Nov. 16, Saturday, cloudy day, Mary & I carried the manure from the hen house and put it on the onion beds. Mother went up to Mr. Nicholas’. Mary has gone up to the store. Sylvia was up to aunt Martha’s this morning. Jessie Dobbins was here a little while to-day. I am going to iron some to-day. It is afternoon now and it is raining, Mr. Barton was at our house a while yesterday evening, but he didn’t come in the house as he has been taking care of the people with the influenza. There is just exactly two months of my school gone now,

Nov. 17, Sunday, rainy day, I was at home all day, Sylvia, Mary, Lilly, Birt, and the children went up to Cleo’s this afternoon. Sylvia and Mary stayed till after supper. Papa went down to Clarence’s. Sylvia & Mary went down too this evening, or rather night. We got uneasy about papa & they went down to see about him.

Nov. 18, Monday, rainy day, not many at school.

Nov. 19, Tuesday, rained to-day.

Nov. 20, Wed. rained again to-day. Sylvia has been staying at the store most of this week. She got three or four letters from Harley this week. Lilly calls her boy, Oral Dean Wilson. Clarence calls his baby Lorna Alice Conley.

Nov. 21, Thursday rained to-day.

Nov. 22, Friday, cool morning, snowed a little to-day. I went up to Mr. Sands this evening and am going to stay all night. I slept with Virgie.

Nov. 23, Saturday, cool morning snowed a little to-day, I went out by uncle Sam Carroll’s as I came home and stopped there awhile. I went on over to Mr. Wes Perkins and stayed for dinner, then went out to Everett Carroll’s and stopped awhile, then came on over to uncle Billy’s and stopped a little while, then on home and helped with the work, ate my supper and took papa’s supper up to him. Then back home & to bed. There is preaching at the school here to-night. Mr. Stout preaches.

Nov. 24, Sunday, cool morning. Mamma & papa went up to aunt Martha’s a little while. Mother has come back. I was expecting a letter from Bayard yesterday and didn’t get it, so you see I was awfully disappointed. I wanted to hear from my dear soldier boy so bad, or I hope he will be mine. He certainly is a dear boy, of the type that will be true, at least that is my opinion of him. I don’t know what he thinks of me. I hope he thinks a whole lot of me.

Nov. 25, Monday, frosty morning, not many at school. Will Frymyer was here at school a little to-day.

Nov. 26, Tuesday, frosty morning, Will Frymyer was here a few min. this morning. Clarence, uncle Billy and aunt Martha were here to-day. They killed three of our hogs to-day.

Nov. 27, Wed. frosty morning. Mother, uncle Billy & Birt went down to Shock to-day, to take some chickens down. They went in a wagon, that is uncle Billy & Birt did. Mother rode “Niggar”. They got 15 ct a lb. for old & young. Mother’s chickens came to $8.00.

Nov. 28, Thursday, Today is Thanksgiving. A rainy morning. Clarence was up a while to-day.

Nov. 29, Friday, cloudy day. Nora Dobbins was up at school a while to-day. I got a letter from Bayard to-day. He has had the flu. I also got a letter from Raymond.

Nov. 30, Saturday, cool morning. Siller Dobbins was at our house a few min. to-day. I went up to the store with her. Mr. Jim Nicholas’ are all getting along fine with the flu. They have every one had it. Mother & I fried the sausage down to-day. Aunt Martha was here a while to-day. Also Clarence. They moved Icie Reeder down to her fathers to-day, she is no better. I was down to Mr. Dobbins a few min. Thurs. evening, to take a gun down that Clarence borrowed.

Dec. 1, Sunday, cool morning, Aunt Martha & uncle Billy were here to-day. Lilly, Birt, & children were at Cleo’s to-day, Clarence was here awhile to-day. Newton Boone, Siller Dobbins & her baby, Vera Inez, Nora & Jessie Dobbins were here to-day. We had a good time. I want to write to my soldier boy to-night. Well I will have to help do up the work. so good by little book of blues.

Dec. 2, Monday, not many at school.

Dec. 3, Tuesday, I went down to Mr. Barton’s this evening to stay all night. Mr. Barton was gone and there was no one there but Mrs. Barton, Eva, & her two boys, Glen & Berlen, and Howard. I had a nice time.

Dec. 4, Wednesday, snowed last night and is still snowing this morning. It has snowed all day.

Dec. 5, Thursday. some snow still on the ground.

Dec. 6, Friday. I loaned Clarence Conley $8.00. I have been stopping at Clarence’s quite often. Frosty this morning. Howard Barton & Moses Perkins were at school a few min. to-day. They were hauling fodder past the school house.

Dec. 7, Saturday, I have not been feeling a bit well in the last few days. Mother, Sylvia, & Mary went up to the store this afternoon. Siller Dobbins was here a little while this afternoon. She was on her way to the store. Papa and Mary hauled a load of wood to-day. Sylvia & I played flinch to-night. We quit even. ha! ha!

Dec. 8, Sunday, cloudy day, I rode “Niggar” and went out to Mr. Elsworth Perkins to-day. I had a good time & a good dinner, but I didn’t feel very well to-day. Cleo, Dalton, and their son Orlis were at Birt’s to-day. Papa, Mary, & Sylvia are playing flinch.

Dec. 9, Monday, rainy day, not many at school. Vessie Minney was at school a few min. to-day. Howard Barton & Clarence Conley were at school to-day. Clarence recited some lessons for me this eve. Howard was at our house to-night.

Dec. 10, Tuesday, rainy day, Ethel Collins died to-day, of influenza. Clarence at school a few min. to-day. Papa sold our old Maud mare to Jim Frymyer one day last week for $25.00. I have an awful cold. Am not feeling a bit well.

Dec. 11, Wed. rained to-day, Carl Collins died to-night about 9 o’clock. Mrs. Oie Miller gave birth to a fine big boy to-day. Oscar Dobbins came back from Richwood this week. He had the flu up in there some place. The flu seems to be scattered worse than ever. Mr. Henry Cottrill’s have it now.

Dec. 12, Thursday, not many at school. I got four letters to-day. One of them was from Bayard. Will Frymyer was here Wed. night. Sylvia & I played flinch to-night. I beat her 6 to 1. ha! ha!

Dec. 13, Friday, not many at school. I am going to stop the school a while on account of the flu. There is three months of my school gone now.

Dec. 14, Saturday, rainy day, Mary went to mill also to Rosedale to-day. Sylvia & I played flinch to-day. Sylvia got a letter from Harley to-day. He talked like he would get to come home soon. Russell Conley is at home now. He was at camp in Texas. Will Frymyer & Spencer Downey were here Friday night. To-day is Sylvia’s birthday. She is 25 years old. Harley’s birthday was the 9th of this month. He is 24 years old. Clarence Conley was up here to-night. He read two stories aloud in the Illustrated Companion.

Dec. 15, rained some this morning. Aunt Martha is here now. Papa went down to Clarence’s this morning. To-day is Birt’s birthday. He is 32 years old I think. To-day is Sunday. Sylvia & Mary are playing flinch.

Dec. 16, Monday, frosty morning. I went up to the store to-day. Papa buys chickens to-day and to-morrow. Sylvia is at the store.

Dec. 17, Tuesday, frosty morning. I went up to the store again to-day, and saw Mr. Sands, and he signed my report. Oscar Dobbins stopped here awhile to-day.

Dec. 18, Wednesday, another frosty morning. To-day is my birthday, I am 23 yrs. old. I am not feeling very well. I have such a cold.

Dec. 19, Thursday, frosty morning. I went up to aunt Tudy Carroll’s to-day for dinner, then I went over to Mrs. Thursy Perkin’s and she signed my report. I stopped at Evert Carroll’s a little while. The flu is spreading worse than ever. Sylvia has been at the store every day this week. Clarence comes up nearly every day.

Dec. 20, Friday

Dec. 21, Saturday, rainy day. Vernetta Frame stopped in the yard and talked to me a good while. Clarence was up awhile to-night.

Dec. 22, Sunday, Mr. Reeder is here now. Sylvia got some letters from Harley this week. He got his ankle broken. He is in the hospital. He may not be at home for a good while.

Dec. 23, Monday, sun shone a little to-day, Sylvia went to Rosedale. Clarence was up twice to-day. Mary is sick. We think she has the flu.

Dec. 24, Tuesday, rainy day. Papa went to Rosedale after a load of goods. Sylvia is staying at the store. Oscar Dobbins was here a little while to-day. Mary is no better. I went up to aunt Martha’s after some milk. Birt is sick, has some symptoms of the flu. I went on the hill to the store to take papa’s supper up. Uncle Albert Lawson, papa’s brother that lives at Weston, and one of my first cousins, Russell D. Conley were at the store when I got there. They came in on the train. They came from Rosedale with papa. I brought Fan, Clarence’s old mare down. Russell and I went up to aunt Martha’s after something to eat. ha! ha! You know we keep our canned stuff up there. We didn’t go in, as they are afraid of us and we are afraid of them. ha! ha! Uncle Albert came down for supper and stayed till about 8 o’clock, then he went to the store to stay with papa. Uncle Albert brought his little Beedle hound, Jack, and his gun. He wants to hunt some. Clarence was here awhile this evening. Ofa Barton came home to-day, also, Losie and Caroline Boone. Addie met the girls at our store with two horses. I got a card and a letter from Bayard to-day. He is at home now. Just to think this is Xmas eve. It certainly doesn’t seem like Christmas is so near.

Dec. 25, Wednesday, cold, windy morning. It is now 25 min. after 6 o’clock. I had to get up and get Mary some rice to eat. Her nor Mamma, neither one slept much last night, as Mary was worse. No one is up but me. I haven’t started breakfast yet, as Mamma said not to be in a hurry about breakfast. I expect Russell will get hungry. To-day is Xmas but it certainly doesn’t seem like it to me. Mother called for Mr. Barton to come up and see if Mary had the flu. He said she didn’t have it at all. He stayed a good while. Uncle Albert killed two rabbits and we cooked them for dinner. Uncle Albert gave mamma a beautiful berry set for her Xmas present, and gave us three girls a cute little ring apiece. Russell borrowed Clarence’s horse and went over to see Marie Knotts. Russell gave me three pretty Christmas Postcards. Uncle Albert is going to stay on the hill with papa again to-night. Eva Miller, Howard and Ofa Barton came up and stayed awhile to-night. Ofa is real Handsome anymore. Mrs. Barton is still very low with the flu. I have had a real good time to-day. Much better than I was expecting. Goff Frymyer came in home, from the army, last Monday.

Dec. 26, Thursday, snowy morning, snowed a little yesterday also. Russell didn’t get back last night and hasn’t came home yet. Uncle Albert and Sylvia have gone down to Clarence’s. Mamma has gone on the hill to the store. Mary is listening on the phone. She is a good deal better than she was. Birt is better also. I must try to write to Bayard to-day.

Dec. 27, Friday, snowy part of the day. Uncle Albert, Russell, and Birt went rabbit chasing. They ate dinner at uncle Billy’s. Uncle Albert killed one rabbit and forgot it up at Birt’s. Uncle Albert & Russell, both are going to stay here to-night. Mary, Russell, uncle Albert and I played flinch. Russell and I were partners. Uncle Albert & Mary beat us four games to three.

Dec. 28, Saturday, snowed some to-day. Russell went down to Clarence’s this morning & didn’t get back till eleven o’clock. Uncle Albert went up to the store to stay awhile with papa. They went out on the train to-day. Clarence came up to-night to bring Jumbo back home. He had him hauling logs.

Dec. 29, Sunday, snowing some to-day. Papa is at home to-day. Sylvia has an awful cold. She is in the bed. I was up at Lilly’s a little while this morning. They are well. Garnet is sweeter than ever. The baby is pretty and fat also. Garnet called me uncle Della this morning. It was half past eleven o’clock Friday night when we went to bed. Ofa Barton stopped at our house awhile to-day. Vessie Minney stopped a little while also, but he was not with Ofa. It is the first time he has been here since he came home. My school has been closed two weeks. It was Saturday instead of to-day that Ofa and Vessie stopped.

Dec. 30, Monday, a lovely sunshiny day. All the snow went off to-day. Clarence was up awhile to-day.

Dec. 31, 1918, Tuesday, rainy day.

Jan, 1, 1919, Wednesday, rainy day. Mother was up at the store to-day. Oscar Dobbins was here a little while to-day. Mrs. Maggie Hamrick died early this morning, of influenza. She left a little baby a few days old.

Jan. 2, 1919, Thursday, snowy day. Clarence was here twice to-day. 0scar Dobbiins and Howard Barton were here awhile to-day. Howard bought half a gallon of blackberries for his mother. Mamma only charged them 15 ct. for them. Uncle Billy was here to-day also. I went up on the hill to the store with papa to get my mail that Mr. Bill Snodgrass brought from the office. Bayard sent me a nice muffler. I recd. it to-day. I got a letter from Raymond Conley also, and a card from Earl Dodrill.

Jan. 3, Friday, snowy day, Mr. Reeder was here this morning. He was here awhile last night also. Uncle Billy was here awhile to-day. Then Dr. Roberts was here this afternoon to see Sylvia. Her and Mary are both sick, neither one are seriously ill, bad colds and bad stomachs mostly I think. I am feeling fine myself. I am glad of it too. Well, this is all for to-night.

Jan. 4, Saturday cold day, Clarence went to Rosedale after a load of goods for papa. I went up to Lilly’s a little while to-day.

Jan. 5. Sun. cold day, Mr. Reeder came over this morning. Mr. Dobbins and Howard were here awhile this morning. Lilly, Birt and the children were here this afternoon. They came between one and two o’clock and stayed till evening. Clarence was up a few min. this evening. Mary was down to his house to-day.

Jan, 6, Mon. cold day, snowed a little. Clarence and Oscar Dobbins hauled us a load of fodder to-day.

Jan. 7, Tuesday, cold day, Mary and I went over to Mr. Griffan’s shop to-day to get the mules shod. He lives on Mill Fork. Clarence and Birt hauled us some wood this evening. We got pretty cold going and coming. Clarence was here to-day and hauled us a load of wood or two, him and Birt. Clarence chopped us some wood this evening.

Jan. 8, Wednesday, cold day, Clarence came up and got Jumbo to haul logs with to-day.

Jan. 9, Thurs. cold, snowy day snowed awfully hard to-day. Jessie Brady and Gertrude Miller stopped awhile to warm to-day. Clarence Collins died to-day a little after noon or about noon. I don’t know just exactly the hr. He was about 25 or 26 yr. old I would guess. Of course I don’t know sure. He took a backset on the “flu” they say.

Jan. 10, Friday, cool day, Clarence came up and hauled a load of straw and a load of wood. To-day is papa’s birthday. He is 56 yrs. old.

Jan. 11, Saturday, cold day. Clarence went to Rosedale after a load of goods for papa. He didn’t get back till nearly dark. He brought me two cards from Raymond C.. Oscar Dobbins was here awhile this morning. Lilly was here this morn. Uncle Billy comes down nearly every day. Sylvia is a whole lot better. I have been piecing up my silk pieces, the last three days. Mary went to mill out at Mr. Perkins to-day. I was expecting a letter from Bayard to-day but I didn’t get any. So you see, I am disappointed.

Jan. 12, Sunday, lovely day. The sun is shining beautifully. Papa is at home. Uncle Billy was here this morning. Albert Vanburen died this morning about 7 o’clock. He was at Mr. Johnson Wright’s. Had the flu, and took a backset. They called Mr. Albert Barton to come over and take care of him. He went yesterday. They called for Ofa & Howard Barton & Oscar Dobbins to come over this morning. I saw them pass by this morning. Audra and Clarence & children were up awhile this after noon. Aunt Martha & uncle Billy were down this afternoon. I went down with Clarence & Audra & carried the baby part of the way. Then I went on down to Mr. Dobbins and had Jessie to come up to. Mr. Dobbins was here awhile to-night.

Jan. 13, Monday, cool day, Clarence went to Rosedale for papa to-day. Mary & I came up to the store about noon, & stayed in the store while papa hauled and chopped him some wood.

Jan. 14, Tuesday, rainy day, I went down to Clarence’s this morning to see if he was going to haul to-day for papa. He was sick last night & wasn’t able to go, & he wouldn‘t let his horse go either, so papa took our two mules and went himself. Mary & I stayed in the store while he was gone. I pieced on my quilt & Mary tatted.

Jan. 15, Wednesday, cold day, snowed a little bit. papa went to get another load of goods to-day. Mary & I stayed in the store again to-day. We had a good bit of customers to-day. I got a card from Frank Conley to-day.

Jan. 16, Thurs. lovely sunshiny day, papa went to Rosedale again to-day. Mamma came up to the store to-day. I went up to Lilly’s a little while to-day. Aunt Martha was down at our house awhile to-day. Mr. George Miller is very sick now. He has been sick several days.

Jan, 17, Friday, cloudy day, Mary & I are at the store again to-day. papa is getting wood. Sylvia went down to Mr. Reeder’s to-day, Mary went down with her, then came back to stay with me. I got a letter from Bayard yesterday. He is teaching school. His address is Mabie, W. Va. His brother Maurice who has been in France is back in W. Va. He is teaching school close where Bayard is teaching.

Jan. 18, Sat. Mary & I stayed at the store while papa went to Rosedale. Pretty day.

Jan. 19, Sunday. nice day, Orpha Nicholas was here a little while this morning to get some Japanese oil for her mother. She is sick. Mother went over to Mr. Reeders to come home with Sylvia Papa went up to uncle Billy’s a while. Lilly, Birt & children went over to Gay Wilson’s yesterday evening. They went in a wagon. They are coming back this evening. I went up to Mr. Sand’s this morning. stopped a few min. at Mr. Dobbin’s as I went down. Uncle Sam & aunt Tude Carroll were there for dinner also. We had a good dinner. I stopped a little while at uncle Sam’s as I started home. Will Frymyer was here for supper. Uncle Billy was here awhile to-day. I feel awfully bad to-day.

Jan. 20, Monday, lovely day, Mary & papa hauled straw to-day & I stayed in the store.

Jan. 21, Tuesday, lovely day, Mary & papa hauled straw again to-day & I stayed in the store.

Jan. 22, Wed. another nice day, papa & Mary hauled a load of fodder to-day. I stayed in the store to-day.

Jan. 23, Thurs. rainy day. Mother washed yesterday. Mr. Reeder was over a while yesterday also.

Jan, 24, Friday, nice day. I stayed in the store, Mary stayed with me. papa chopped some wood to haul. Howard and Ofa Barton were here to-night & stayed till after twelve o’clock. We had a good time.

Jan. 25, Saturday, nice day, I stayed in the store till after dinner to-day while papa hauled wood. Mary went to Rosedale this afternoon. I went over to Leroy Miller’s to get him to fix up my enumeration blank. He is a notary public you know. Mrs. Nicholas is awfully sick. Mr. Miller is also very ill. There was a little son born to Mr. & Mrs. William Snodgrass one night this week. Thurs. I think. Sylvia is going up to aunt Martha’s to-night. Birt started up to his father’s this morning.

Jan. 26, Sunday, lovely day, Oh, I forgot. Vernetta Frame was here awhile yesterday. Lilly & children were here to-day. Mr. Reeder came over this afternoon. Aunt Martha & uncle Billy were here awhile to-day. I helped Lilly up with the children. Clarence was here a little while this evening. Mary & Sylvia are playing flinch, papa is reading, mother is talking on the phone.

Jan. 27, Monday, frosty morning. I joined my comfort top this morning & pieced on my quilt to-day.

Jan. 28, frosty morning. Mary & I stayed in the store this morning till papa got back from Rosedale with a load of goods. He got back a few min. before one o’clock. Mother & Sylvia went down to Mr. Barton’s & Mr. Dobbins to-day. They ate dinner at Mr. Barton’s. Ofa, Howard & Eva, Oscar, Eustace Bennett & his wife Rosa were here to-night. We had a good time.

Jan. 29, Wednesday. cold morn, snowed a little bit to-day. Cleo Reip was at our house awhile to-day. We all went up to aunt Martha’s for dinner. Lilly & Birt are fixing to move back to Tanner. Lilly is packing some to-day. Clarence was up here Monday to get Jumbo to haul a load of fodder.

Jan. 30, Thurs, frosty morn, Mother & Sylvia went up to aunt Martha’s. Mary took papa’s breakfast up to him. I had to come up to the store about eleven o’clock to clerk for papa while him & Mary hauled wood. I had more customers to-day than I have any time I stayed in the store. Well, I am going down home now in a little bit.

Jan. 31, Friday, frosty morning. Birt is moving his household goods to-day. I went to Tanner with Lilly to help her straighten up her house. We rode in the wagon from the top of the hill till we got there. I held Garnet in my lap and Lilly took care of Oral. I was awfully tired when we got through our work.

Feb. 1, Saturday, frosty cold morning, We finished straightening up to-day. Gay Wilson & all her children, also her hired girl, Ethel Keener, were up here to-day. I came home this evening. I got two letters from Raymond Conley and a card from Worthy Dobbins to-day.

Feb. 2, Sunday, well this is groundhog day, and it certainly is a lovely day. Uncle Billy & aunt Martha are here to-day. They stayed till after dinner. Lawney Stover was here a few min. Papa went down to Clarence’s a while to-day. I have an awful cold & don’t feel very well. Clarence was here a little while to-night.

Feb. 3, Monday, cloudy day. Mary & Sylvia went up to the store. They stayed in the store while papa hauled some wood. Mother & I washed to-day. Birt came over after his turkeys to-day. Clarence came up after Jumbo to haul a load of fodder from Mr. Perkin’s. Vernetta Frame was here awhile to-day. I got a letter from Bayard & a letter from Worthy Dobbins & a card from Raymond to-day.

Feb. 4, Tues. rainy day. Sylvia & mother are up at aunt Martha’s. Cleo Reip is also up there. Mary took papa’s breakfast up to him. She is at home with me now.

Feb. 5, Wednesday, I worked on my quilt some to-day.

Feb. 6, Thurs., nice day. I was at the store to-day awhile.

Friday, Feb. 7, nice day. Mary and I stayed at the store while papa went to Rosedale after a load of goods. Vernetta Frame was at the store, also at our house to-day. Mother came up to the store with her. I fainted last night, am not feeling so well to-day either. Eva Miller was also at our house & at the store. Did I tell you that we are on the Amos phone now? Well we are. We were transferred to the Amos line Feb. 2, Sun. Mr. Perkins, Mr. Reip, Mr. Barton, Mr. Sands, & Mr. Carroll are all on the line & I think a few more will go on.

Feb. 8, Saturday. Mother & I came up to the store to-day to take seven chickens down that was brought to the store last Friday. It snowed some to-day.

Feb. 9, Sunday. It snowed some to-day. Sylvia & I went down to Clarence’s about one o’clock.

Feb. 10, Monday, cold snowy morning. I am staying in the store to-day while Mary & papa haul wood. Mary has on a pair of overalls. She is a peach. ha! ha!

Feb. 11, Tuesday. cold, frosty morning. I am clerking in the store for papa while he chops wood. Mother, Sylvia & Mrs. Reeder went over to Rosedale to-day. Father & Clarence hauled a load of hay for Clarence.

Feb. 12, Wed. nice day. Mother helped aunt Martha wash to-day. I pieced some on my quilt.

Feb. 13, Thurs. rainy day. We washed to-day. I went down to Mr. Barton’s after our mail which Eva brought over from the office for us. I rode “Niggar”. Mrs. Ada Gumm died about eight o’clock Tuesday night, Feb. 11. She had consumption. She was buried this afternoon.

Feb. 14, Friday, rainy day. Mrs. Reeder & little Ray, & Lettie Hewitt came over this morning. I trimmed up a lot of my rose bushes & other bushes. Lettie & I rode the mules down to Mr. Barton’s to take some of his book’s home. We didn’t go till after dinner. Mr. Reeder came over after Mrs. Reeder on his horse. Vernetta Frame was at our house a little while to-day. I rode Jumbo up to the store to take papa’s supper to him.

Feb. 15, Saturday. Snowy, cold morning. Mary & I are at the store. Father has gone to Rosedale after a load of goods.

Feb. 16, Sun. cold day. We had eggs for breakfast. um, um. Them good, Mr. Dobbins and Lewis Bishop were at our house a little while to-day, also Will Frymyer. Howard Barton stopped a few min. this evening & gave me a letter from Amy Wright. She sent me the seven dollars she borrowed of me last Aug. Howard is going with Lulu Wright now.

Feb. 17, Monday, cold day. Mother and Sylvia went to Rosedale this morning to get Mr. C. N. Snodgrass to fix up some papers for Sylvia. Mary was at the store nearly all morning. Siller & Jessie Dobbins and Mr. Son Bishop were at our house a little while to-day. I got a letter from Bayard to-day.

Feb. 18, Tuesday. cold day, snowed a little to-day. Mother went over to Rev. Charley Riddles to-day. I am clerking in the store. Mary & father are hauling wood & Sylvia is at home. Birt came over this morning & borrowed $10.00 of me. He went on to Rosedale.

Feb. 19, Wednesday. nice day. I stayed in the store to-day. papa & Mary hauled wood and fodder. Mother stayed at the store with me a long time. Two drummers were at the store to-day. Mr. Keener & a Mr. McMur. Mother had the headache awfully bad to-day. Sylvia got a letter from Harley. He thinks he will be home in about two weeks or a month.

Feb. 20, Thurs. cloudy day. Clarence was at our house a little while to-day. Vernetta Frame stopped at our house & stayed a good while to-day. Mrs. Cleo Reip was down this evening a little while. Mrs. Dobbins & Ursula Bishop stopped a few min. I pieced on my quilt some to-day. Mother & Sylvia made some plum butter.

Feb. 21, Friday. rained some yesterday evening, last night and this morning. Mary & I are at the store. papa has gone to Rosedale. I don’t feel very well to-day. wrote a letter to Bayard to-day.

Feb. 22, Saturday, windy day, Mother went over to Lilly’s to-day. She rode “Niggar”. I went out to Mr. Perkins to mill this afternoon. I rode Jumbo, and the little mule colt, Jack, followed me.

Feb. 23, Sunday. cold, frosty morning Mary & I went over to Mr. Hewitts this morning, and stayed till evening. I saw Ofa Barton passing by our house and I told him to wait a little bit that Mary & I were going across the hill. So he waited and walked over the hill with me. We met Eustace Bennett & his wife Rose, just above Mr. Hewitt’s and he stopped to talk with them. They all three went up to Mr. Reeder’s. We had a good time to-day. We were both weighed. I weigh 130 lb. Mary weighs 120 lb. Uncle Billy & aunt Martha were down to-day. Mother came home this evening. Papa was home to-day & to-night. Mother went down to Mr. Dobbin’s to sit up with Nora she is awfully sick. Clarence was up here awhile to-night.

Feb. 24, Monday, nice day, I stayed in the store to-day. Mary & papa hauled wood.

Feb. 25, Tuesday, rainy day. Mother & I washed this morning & I cleaned the smoke house this afternoon. Vernetta was here awhile to-day. Siller Dobbins was here awhile. I went home with her & stayed all night. Nora is a whole lot better. We only set up till a little after eleven. I slept with Jessie. I was at Clarence’s with Jessie a little while to-day.

Feb. 26, Wed. I stopped at Clarence’s this morning. It snowed some last night.

Feb. 27, Thursday, nice day, I finished trimming up my rose bushes to-day. I was at the store a long time to-day. I helped papa sack up his old gums. To-day is uncle Billy’s birthday. He is seventy-one years old. The 21st of this month was aunt Martha’s birthday. She was 66 yrs. old.

Feb. 28, nice day, only awfully windy, Mr. Reeder came over this evening & brought Sylvia a letter from Harley. He said he expected he would start home the 25th. If he did he ought to be here to-morrow. Mary & I went up to the store for papa to haul some wood but he wasn’t able to haul any so we hauled a load down with Niggar. Then Mary & mother went back & hauled one more load. Mother went down to Mr. Dobbin’s for supper yesterday evening. They phoned for her to come down. They killed a hog & wanted her to come down & get a mess of fresh meat. She stopped at Clarence’s a little while. She didn’t get home last night till nearly ten o’clock. They are having protracted meeting on Tanner. Mr. Stout is holding the meeting. We have never been over.

March 1, Sat, nice day. I went up to the store this evening,

March 2, Sunday, uncle Billy & aunt Martha were here awhile this morning, lovely day. Papa went down to Clarence’s. Mr. Reeder was here awhile to-day. Also Ofa Barton.

March 3. Monday, nice day. I stayed at the store while papa went to Rosedale. Mary stayed with me. Then when papa came back Mary & him hauled some wood.

March 4, Tuesday, lovely day, I stayed in the store again part of to-day, while Mary & papa hauled wood. Lettie H. was up at the store this morning. We had a long talk. Harley came home to-day on the train. We were all awfully glad to see him. He went over to his home awhile last night. Oh, I forgot to tell that papa bought four guineas of Mr. Annis Hardway. 3 hens and 1 rooster. The children brought them to the store yesterday. Mary & I brought them on home.

March 5, Ash Wednesday ha! ha! rainy day, Mary took papa his breakfast. I put ashes on the cows backs this morning to kill the warbles. I trimmed the grapevines in the garden yesterday. I filled a straw tick to-day.

March 6, Thursday, I stayed in the store part of the day. I rode down the hill on the wagon with Howard & Of a this evening. I got a letter from Bayard to-day. Eva, Ofa, and Howard were at our house to-night till ten o’clock. Harley went over home awhile to-day but is home now. I mean at my home.

March 7, Friday. I stayed at the store again to-day. Lettie was up and stayed a good bit with me. papa & Mary hauled some wood. Birt Brady came in home to-day. He has been across the ocean. He stopped a little while at the store. Mr. Reeder was at the store and talked a good while. Lettie gave me a letter to give to Ofa. Ofa, Howard, Eva & Oscar were here again to-night. I phoned to them to come up. Howard didn’t stay only a few min. & he went some where, I don’t know where. Protracted meeting is going on at Rosedale now.

March 8, Saturday frosty morning. Mary & I are at the store again to-day. Papa & Harley went over to Birt’s to get a load of hay. Mr. Jim Chapman & a soldier boy were at our house for breakfast this morning, They stayed with papa last night, Clarence was up awhile this morning. Birt was at the store to-day. The wind is blowing awfully hard to-day. I have another letter to deliver to Ofa Barton. It was stuck in the store house door.

March 9, Sunday, rainy day, I called for Ofa to come up after his letter. He came and stayed a good while. He and I talked in the kitchen. Howard & Lynn Adams were here awhile to-day. Lynn gave me the money to order him two friendship rings. He also gave me twelve cents to get me a link for my necklace. Sylvia & Harley went over to Mr. Reeder’s yesterday evening.

March 10, Monday, nice day. I stayed at the store all day. Papa isn’t able to wait on the customers. He fell off the wagon twice Saturday and got hurt pretty badly. Harley came up and cut some wood for papa. Mary hauled some wood with Jumbo.

March 11, Tuesday, snowed a little to-day. Harley was at the store awhile to-day. I stayed at the store again to-day. Papa isn’t much better. Howard, Ofa, & Mr. Barton were at the store awhile. Mary went to Rosedale to-day. I got a letter from Lettie to-day. She is staying with her uncle Perry Westfall. Mary got a letter from Lynn Adams.

March 12, Wed., a lovely day, frosty morning. Mother and I washed. Mary went on the hill and stayed with papa. He is a good bit better to-day. Mother went over to Mrs. Hewitt’s this afternoon. I went up to the store a few min. I fixed up all my flower beds in the yard. Mother brought a lot of flower plants from Mrs. Hewitt’s and I set them out. She also got some sage. I made a lettuce bed, but haven’t sowed the seed yet, as we haven’t any. Mrs. Josephine Brady gave birth to an infant this morning. I don’t know which it is, a girl or a boy.

March 13, Thursday, frosty morning cloudy. Mary went on the hill to take papa his breakfast. Mother is going up in a little while. I forgot to say, aunt Martha was down a while. Uncle Billy was down a little while this eve to get a little sweet milk to set risen to make light bread.

March 14, Friday

March 15, Saturday, cloudy day, rained a little bit, I borrowed uncle Billy’s horse, “Daisy” and went over to Lilly’s. The “kiddies” are certainly sweet. Birt went hunting to-night. Garnet slept with me and she nearly kicked me to pieces. ha! ha! Gay’s children were up to-day.

Sunday, March 16, windy day, Gay’s children were up again to-day. I came home this evening. Aunt Martha & uncle Billy were at Cleo’s to-day. Sylvia & Harley & mother were at Clarence Conley’s in the afternoon. Mary was at Mr. Dobbin’s. Ofa Barton was at our house when I got home. He stayed till after supper. He went to Mill Fork to meeting. I went a piece with him. Ta, Ta! I don’t feel very good this evening. I am taking such a cold. Papa is at home to-night.

March 17, rainy day, no not rainy all day but rained this evening and night. Mary & I stayed at the store while papa went after a load of goods. Sylvia & Harley went up to aunt Martha’s to-day. I guess they are going to make their home with them. Harley has an awfully sore finger & can’t work very much just at present. Jumbo got sick to-night. Mother & Mary got up about ten o’clock and went down to the barn to see about him. Mother went on the hill after papa. When they came back, Mary went up after Harley. Uncle Billy came down also after while. I am feeling awfully bad. my cold is worse. They didn’t get to bed till nearly two o’clock. Clarence came up after Niggar this morning. Sylvia was down home awhile to-day

March 18, Tuesday, rainy day, Clarence brought Niggar home to-day, Sylvia was down home a little while this morning. am still feeling pretty bad. Howard Barton brought our mail from the office & Mary went down after it. I hope there is a letter or two for me. Mother was up at the store and also up at uncle Billy’s. Mary was up there also. I have done scarcely anything except read to-day. Wasn’t I lazy?

March 19, Wednesday, nice day. Mary & I stayed at the store while papa went to Rosedale.

March 20, Thursday, nice day, Mary & I stayed at the store again to-day while papa went to Rosedale. Eva, Glen, Burlin, and Nora Dobbins were at our house to-day, but I didn’t get to see them.

March, 21, Friday, nice day, Mother & I stayed in the store to-day. papa went down and sowed Clarence’s oats for him. Mary went over to Lilly’s yesterday evening. she is coming home this evening. I picked a mess of greens in Mr. Reeder’s field to-day. Sylvia & Harley were down a while to-night. Mrs. Hewitt came up to the store and stayed a long time.

March, 22, Saturday, dark, cloudy morning, sprinkled rain a little bit this morning. Mary & papa went over to Mr. Griffith’s to get the mules shod. Mother went down to Mrs. Reeder’s to help her over to our house with Ray. She is going on down to Mr.Barton ‘s.

March 23, Sunday, nice day. Mrs. Reeder, Ray, & Mrs. Barton came up to uncle Billy’s to-day, also Mr. Reeder. Papa & mother were there for dinner also. Mary went up to Mr Jim Nicholas’. I stayed at home till after dinner. Then Howard Barton came up & we went up to aunt Martha’s. Oh, I forgot to say, Vessie Minney was at our house Saturday night.

March 24, Monday, frosty morning. I had to stay in the store to-day. Ora Hewitt came up & stayed with me a long time. Cleo Reip & Orlis were down at our house a little while to-day. Ivy & Beulah Carroll, Harold & Virgie Sands, and Yorke Carroll were at our house a little while to-day. Aunt Martha went down to Audrey’s and stayed all day. Mary went down and stayed all night. Clarence came home to-night. I fixed up some of my flower beds this evening. One of my corns has gathered and I am having a time with it.

March 25, Tuesday, frosty morning. I have to stay in the store again to-day. Ora Hewitt came up & stayed all day with me. Mother & Sylvia came up to the store. Icie Reeder was at the store also. Mrs. Hewitt sent me up some winter onions to eat. Sylvia is going to stay at home to-night. Harley is working for Birt and won’t be home to-night.

March 26, Wednesday, lovely day. I forgot to say; Mother washed yesterday. I am at the store again to-day. Mrs. Hewitt is at our house. Mrs. Barton & Berlin were at the store this morning. Mother came up with them. I don’t know whether they stopped as they went down or not. I sent for the mail. I hope I will get a letter.

March 27, Thursday, [nice day, Mary & I stayed at the store to-day.] (This was crossed out and written above it was the following… (rained to-day, no we didn’t.) We went down to Mr. Barton’s after the fro. Eva & Ofa came up to our bars with us. Howard came as far as Mr. Dobbins with us. Ofa walked with me.

March 28, Friday, very nice day, Mary & I hauled some wood. Mother went over to Lilly’s this morning. Lilly isn’t very well. Sylvia & Harley are going to stay with us to-night.

Expenses while gone to Inst.

train fare from Rosedale to Gassaway $.92, from Gassaway to Sutton .20, candy .10, mailing .02, three post cards .05, tooth paste .25, board $5.20, enrollment fee $1.25, Stockings at papa’s .25, 1 dish ice cream at Gassaway .10, train fare from Sutton to Glendon $.40, from Frametown to Rosedale $.54

June 1918

.15 to mother, .03 for mailing, .03 for mailing, .05 for tablet, .05 for memorandum book, .06 for mailing, .62 for ribbon, .10 for hairpins, .05 for sen-sen, .03 for mailing, .05 for tablet, .05 for envelopes, .09 for mailing. $29.56 for goods from Sears Roebuck & Co. .12 to Mary for link on bracelet. .06 for mailing. for mailing .06 .03 for mailing, $2.50 for thrift stamps. .75 ct for thrift stamps, .05 for tablet, .19 to exchange book of thrift stamps for War saving stamp, .06 for mailing, $1.50 for calf, .65 for pocket book, .50 for gown, .06 for mailing, $1.50 for bell, 2 pair hose $.50, tablet .05, nexated iron $2,50(three bottles), .09 for mailing, .16 for stamps, $1.38 for friendship links and ring, “I only paid part of it” .03 for mailing, .05 for tablet, .05 for envelopes, .10 for peanuts, .30 for bleach, .82 for outing, 2 pair stockings .50, tablet .05, envelopes .05, mailing .09, peanuts .10, leather .50, gave Mr. Riddle .50, .18 for mailing, $3.33 order to Sears Roebuck & Co., Arctics $1.75, sweater $1.75, two pair stockings .50, .24 for mailing, .05 tablet, .15 mailing, .15 chocolate, $1.00 sugar, Album $1.25, baby cap .68, corset $1.98, .09 mailing, mailing .12, pin points .05, day book .10, mailing .09, shoes $4.00

lost count ha! ha!