File #43047: "Theobald Toby Barrett 1916 Diary 167.pdf"

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Wednesday December 6th Went down alone after butter milk this morning Had to go slow as Joe lost a shoe yesterday. Didn't do much this after noon Went down to tea at the Barwell's to-night and Zeitha & I went over our parts in the cantata and then went down to a rehearsal in the Sunday school. Dad plowed all day to-day & yesterday. Cold wind but sunny. Thursday December 7th Dad. plowed all day. Enah and I went down town this morning and I got Joe's shoes set. Frank and I went down to a practice to-night in the Sunday school and then I went over to church after first going up to see letters from Quint & Roy Dell at Huby's I didn't get to bed till two o'clock as I was fooling around with Joe & the Dunkin girls. Friday December 8th Dad. got in a good day plowing to-day and is now finished all but the head-lands. Frank and I measured the field this morning & found it had about {6?} acres in it. This after noon I took the baby down to Aunty's to stay all night and then got Marj. and Uncle Ward and brought them over to tea and we all went out to the opening of Shand's new school house and had a high time. Dick couldn't get over. It has been a lovely day but cloudy at times and rained to-night. Saturday December 9th Dad. and I had to go out and help move Harvey Shand's piano home from the school house but it was snowing early so we didn't go out very early and then had to wait till Harvey Shand got back from town but we helped the trustees clean up. We didn't get home till the middle of the after noon. Fozen up tight to-night very blustery. Sunday December 10th I went to Sunday school this morning and to church both times. Dick was over all the after noon as Dess is in Brantford. I went over to a Sunday school meeting to-night and then up to Miss Martin's and then up to the bank. Freezing hard to-night but nice day Monday December 11th Did chores this morning. This after noon got some stuff at the mill. Ham Thompson got his sheep and showed me how to bleed & dry pick a chicken. Dad. went down and rustled some money to pay taxes.
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