On Friday, August 13, 1915 Bonnie Elmore wrote: Hot. Bound up statements for Capt. Rowan. Harry Raines came home from New York. Went down to Mrs. Raines' at night. Mrs Raines was at Mrs. Coleman's on account of her mother's death. Shaved.
On Saturday, August 14, 1915 Bonnie Elmore wrote: Hot Day. Mr. Schick came in off line. Mary and I went to the "American" Theater at night saw The "Goddess". Got ice cream cones.
On Sunday, August 15, 1915 Bonnie Elmore wrote: Hot. Went up to Mama's and spent the day. Ben brought Myrtle English to hospital. Shaved. Lena's baby was born today.
On Monday, August 16, 1915 Bonnie Elmore wrote: Hot. Filed mail. Big thunder shower in p.m. Met Papa on Jefferson St. Went down to Mrs. Raines' at night. Capt. Rowan left today on his vacation to Norfolk, VA and Boston, Mass.
On Tuesday, August 17, 1915 Bonnie Elmore wrote: Hot Day. Paper reported hanging of Frank at Milledgeville, Ga. Got registered letter and $20.00 from Blaine for Mamma. Went up home with the money and stayed for supper. Mr. Schick left on train #3. Came home at 10:00 p.m.
On Wednesday, August 18, 1915 Bonnie Elmore wrote: Cool Day. Shaved and got to work at 8:55. Ate dinner at Mrs. Raines. Paid telephone bill for Mrs. Brown. Read part of "Lucille". Mr. Raitt and I ate candy all the afternoon.
On Thursday, August 19, 1915 Bonnie Elmore wrote: Cool and nice. Correspondence - dull. Read part of "The Yoke" Got hair-cut. Mary and I ate supper at Aunt Duck's Mrs. Nichols played the piano for us. Took Norman to be examined by Dr. Davis. Mr. Raitt saw him for the first time.
On Friday, August 20, 1915 Bonnie Elmore wrote: Rain-cool. Shaved. Arose at 7:00 a.m. Answered telephone call from Mr. B.F. Bell. Went to J & J for lime water and ointment for Norman's neck. Mr. Raitt took his two boys and went fishing. Met Blanche Hurst today at Mrs. Raines. Mrs Austin was down. Rain.
On Saturday, August 21, 1915 Bonnie Elmore wrote: Cool nice. Mr. Chas. Spillman from Washington D.C. was in to call on us. Posted up records of Employees. Mrs. Brown, Ethel, and Morris went to Norfolk, Va. I went up town at night alone. Met Mama, Papa and Teeny. Bill Fisher and I went to Elmwood Park. Got candy.
Okay, a little late posting this week due to the fact that we took one last family mini-vacation this weekend. We went to Washington D.C. and I actually thought about Bonnie on several occasions. First of all, we took a train from Lynchburg, VA to Washington D.C. It was a lot of fun. Bonnie of course worked for the railroad and took trains all the time to go places. And, he wrote this year about a trip to Washington D.C. that he and his family took. Also, while visiting the American History museum in Washington we saw a street car from the 1900's and immediately thought of Bonnie and talked about him being on one of those. We really wished we had a lot more time to spend in the American History museum. We had a great day on Sunday of our trip as we spent time in that museum and went to a DC United soccer game that was very exciting. On Monday we spent the morning visiting monuments and memorials. It was fun but a lot of walking. We used the subway a lot while we were there. So, lots of rail travel for us this past weekend.
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Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Police Chase Mad Dog
On Friday, June 4, 1915 Bonnie Elmore wrote: Cloudy. Headache. Jess came home with me at noon. Mr. Raines came back from Huntington, W.Va. Letter from Teeny. Mama sent papers. Wrote estimates. Howard Fisher quit work and came down. Took Sadie to show. "American". Came back home.
On Saturday, June 5, 1915 Bonnie Elmore wrote: Cloudy. Saw Policemen hunting mad dog. Mary and Sadie went up street to sale at 5 and 10 cent store. Saw Bill Fisher. At night Mary and I exchanged Norman's shoes. Went to the "American". Met. Mrs. Patterson. Shaved and Took a bath.
On Sunday, June 6, 1915 Bonnie Elmore wrote: Pretty Day. Papa came in sick and ate breakfast with us. Harry Raines drove Sadie and I out to Cave Spring. Ben English came back to Roanoke. Jess came down in afternoon. Answered letter from J.O. Ronk
On Monday, June 7, 1915 Bonnie Elmore wrote: Pretty Day. Bought Safety Razor for Skin. Also one film. Ben English went back home. Slight electric storm at 8:30 p.m. Bought two ice cream cones. Shaved. Very warm night.
On Tuesday, June 8, 1915 Bonnie Elmore wrote: Pretty Day. Mr. Schick and Mr. Raitt went away. I wrote to Skin and made up estimates and extra bills. Ate dinner at Mrs. Raines'. Talked to Papa and Everett St. Clair. Went to pageant in Elmwood Park at 8 p.m. Papa ate supper.
Here in 2012 I got a little behind because we were out of town this past weekend for a mini-vacation and so I didn't write in the blog. I will try and write a few extra night this week so as to get caught up and also so that possibly I will not need to write on Sunday when it's Father's Day. Some of the things Bonnie writes about, I sure wish I could have seen. I guess that's part of why reading his diary and sharing it is so much fun. For instance, I would have loved to have seen 1915 Roanoke police officers chasing a mad dog. I also would have loved to have seen what Cave Spring looked like in 1915 versus what it looks like today. I wonder what kind of pageant they had in Elmwood Park?
On Saturday, June 5, 1915 Bonnie Elmore wrote: Cloudy. Saw Policemen hunting mad dog. Mary and Sadie went up street to sale at 5 and 10 cent store. Saw Bill Fisher. At night Mary and I exchanged Norman's shoes. Went to the "American". Met. Mrs. Patterson. Shaved and Took a bath.
On Sunday, June 6, 1915 Bonnie Elmore wrote: Pretty Day. Papa came in sick and ate breakfast with us. Harry Raines drove Sadie and I out to Cave Spring. Ben English came back to Roanoke. Jess came down in afternoon. Answered letter from J.O. Ronk
On Monday, June 7, 1915 Bonnie Elmore wrote: Pretty Day. Bought Safety Razor for Skin. Also one film. Ben English went back home. Slight electric storm at 8:30 p.m. Bought two ice cream cones. Shaved. Very warm night.
On Tuesday, June 8, 1915 Bonnie Elmore wrote: Pretty Day. Mr. Schick and Mr. Raitt went away. I wrote to Skin and made up estimates and extra bills. Ate dinner at Mrs. Raines'. Talked to Papa and Everett St. Clair. Went to pageant in Elmwood Park at 8 p.m. Papa ate supper.
Here in 2012 I got a little behind because we were out of town this past weekend for a mini-vacation and so I didn't write in the blog. I will try and write a few extra night this week so as to get caught up and also so that possibly I will not need to write on Sunday when it's Father's Day. Some of the things Bonnie writes about, I sure wish I could have seen. I guess that's part of why reading his diary and sharing it is so much fun. For instance, I would have loved to have seen 1915 Roanoke police officers chasing a mad dog. I also would have loved to have seen what Cave Spring looked like in 1915 versus what it looks like today. I wonder what kind of pageant they had in Elmwood Park?
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Doctored a Kitten
On Friday, May 21, 1915 Bonnie Elmore wrote: Pretty Day, Mr. Raitt left on #1 for Bluefield. Wrote to Skin and Christine. Shaved. Stayed at home in afternoon account of Mary feeling ill. Elmer E. Brown and I went to drug store and office. Sou. Ry. pass arrived. Mrs. Seymour came up to prepare milk.
On Saturday, May 22, 1915 Bonnie Elmore wrote: Pretty Day. S.H. Staples came in. Mr. Raitt came home from off line. Thunder storm - stayed at home. I rolled the baby out in the carriage. Mrs. Raines feeling ill.
On Sunday, May 23, 1915 Bonnie Elmore wrote: Pretty Day a.m. Thunder storm in afternoon. Rained at night. Mary and I took dinner and supper with her parents. Went up to Loam's in afternoon. Retired 10:00 p.m. Shaved.
On Monday, May 24, 1915 Bonnie Elmore wrote: Pretty Day. Busy at office. Letter from Aunt Osie and Skinny. Wrote Aunt Anna and Aunt Osie. Mary and I wen to "American" to see "Cinderella". Went to Elmwood to hear concert. Harry Raines bought a horse for $150.00 Mr. Schick went out on line.
On Tuesday, May 25, 1915 Bonnie Elmore wrote: Cloudy Day. Shaved and ate at Mrs. Raines. Wrote a letter to Skinny. Harry took Mr. Raines driving. Busy at the office writing up payrolls and expense account and Excess Board accounts. Read the "Fra"
On Wednesday, May 26, 1915 Bonnie Elmore wrote: Cloudy. Capt. Rowan went to Lynchburg, Va. to attend ceremonies incident to the unveiling of monument to Jno. W. Daniels. Mrs. Raines left for Huntington, W. Va. to visit Aunt Anna Smith. Mr. Raitt went to Salem to fish. Jess stayed all evening with me at the office.
On Thursday, May 27, 1915 Bonnie Elmore wrote: Pretty Day. Harry Raines and I doctored the kitten. Cleaned up at the office. Kitten died Shaved. Went to the "American" to see "Craustark".
A lot to comment on today. Bonnie is going to the theater a lot again and often with Mary and they saw something I recognized in "Cinderella". I especially thought it was cool that Bonnie mentions going to Elmwood to hear a concert. That is Elmwood park of course, which still exists today and in fact this weekend in 2012 is "Festival in the Park" where there are all kinds of concerts in the park. So that has been around for close to 100 years. Speaking of being around 100 years. Here in 2012, there is a story on WDBJ7 about Milan's tobacco shop being 100 years old. Bonnie often writes about going to Milan's for cigars and all kinds of other things. The story mentions that Milan's is now owned by another family but kept the same name and is one of only a few tobacco shops left. Also, how cool to read about somebody buying a horse! Also, don't hear much about that any more unless somebody is just really into horses as a hobby. I looked up the Daniels monument in Lynchburg, Va. and apparently it still exists today as well. He was a lawyer and state delegate from Lynchburg and was known as the "Lame Lion of Lynchburg" as he was wounded in the Civil War. Wow! What living history is contained in this diary and on Memorial Day weekend even! Laughed out loud when Bonnie states that he and Harry doctored on a kitten and then 2 lines later states that the kitten died. Glad that Bonnie was not a veterinarian! Headed to Mom's tonight for supper with family from Staunton. Caleb and I ran a 10K race yesterday as part of Festival in the Park.
On Saturday, May 22, 1915 Bonnie Elmore wrote: Pretty Day. S.H. Staples came in. Mr. Raitt came home from off line. Thunder storm - stayed at home. I rolled the baby out in the carriage. Mrs. Raines feeling ill.
On Sunday, May 23, 1915 Bonnie Elmore wrote: Pretty Day a.m. Thunder storm in afternoon. Rained at night. Mary and I took dinner and supper with her parents. Went up to Loam's in afternoon. Retired 10:00 p.m. Shaved.
On Monday, May 24, 1915 Bonnie Elmore wrote: Pretty Day. Busy at office. Letter from Aunt Osie and Skinny. Wrote Aunt Anna and Aunt Osie. Mary and I wen to "American" to see "Cinderella". Went to Elmwood to hear concert. Harry Raines bought a horse for $150.00 Mr. Schick went out on line.
On Tuesday, May 25, 1915 Bonnie Elmore wrote: Cloudy Day. Shaved and ate at Mrs. Raines. Wrote a letter to Skinny. Harry took Mr. Raines driving. Busy at the office writing up payrolls and expense account and Excess Board accounts. Read the "Fra"
On Wednesday, May 26, 1915 Bonnie Elmore wrote: Cloudy. Capt. Rowan went to Lynchburg, Va. to attend ceremonies incident to the unveiling of monument to Jno. W. Daniels. Mrs. Raines left for Huntington, W. Va. to visit Aunt Anna Smith. Mr. Raitt went to Salem to fish. Jess stayed all evening with me at the office.
On Thursday, May 27, 1915 Bonnie Elmore wrote: Pretty Day. Harry Raines and I doctored the kitten. Cleaned up at the office. Kitten died Shaved. Went to the "American" to see "Craustark".
A lot to comment on today. Bonnie is going to the theater a lot again and often with Mary and they saw something I recognized in "Cinderella". I especially thought it was cool that Bonnie mentions going to Elmwood to hear a concert. That is Elmwood park of course, which still exists today and in fact this weekend in 2012 is "Festival in the Park" where there are all kinds of concerts in the park. So that has been around for close to 100 years. Speaking of being around 100 years. Here in 2012, there is a story on WDBJ7 about Milan's tobacco shop being 100 years old. Bonnie often writes about going to Milan's for cigars and all kinds of other things. The story mentions that Milan's is now owned by another family but kept the same name and is one of only a few tobacco shops left. Also, how cool to read about somebody buying a horse! Also, don't hear much about that any more unless somebody is just really into horses as a hobby. I looked up the Daniels monument in Lynchburg, Va. and apparently it still exists today as well. He was a lawyer and state delegate from Lynchburg and was known as the "Lame Lion of Lynchburg" as he was wounded in the Civil War. Wow! What living history is contained in this diary and on Memorial Day weekend even! Laughed out loud when Bonnie states that he and Harry doctored on a kitten and then 2 lines later states that the kitten died. Glad that Bonnie was not a veterinarian! Headed to Mom's tonight for supper with family from Staunton. Caleb and I ran a 10K race yesterday as part of Festival in the Park.
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