Diary.1915

T.BBarrett, Port Dover,Ontario.

Th.e Farm

From January 1st 1915 to December 31st 1915.

Friday January 1st 1915

When The New Year came in all of us who were dancing joined hands in a cinch and sang "Should Could {I guarantee he forgot?}.," after which we had refreshments and danced for a couple of more hours. Jody didn't dance but was {down?} there till the last and I {supposed we?} one of the girls home. St. Dick and I met at the bank and got home a little before {there?} and tuned in a half an hour later. After a few hours slumber I got up and did chores for the rest of the day. This evening I distressed Aunty Alice by sitting around and not going to bed and pleased Aunty by sitting up till nearly eleven o clock and repeating the first {c auto?} of "The Lady of the Lake" off by heart. Charlie {Leeph?} {wro?} in this morning and spoke as if {frim Waddle?} rather wanted to see Dad. so he and Enuh drove out there this afternoon. They want Dad. for one of the beavers. Dick and Jerdy stayed in bed till noon and spent the after noon and evening down town. Not cold all day turning very windy & stormy {tonight?}.

Saturday January 2nd

It snowed and blew all night and has kept it whole day to day so all the {hands & tracks are dujted?} full but except for the wind it has not been very cold. I {dew?}

Aunty Alice and Dick down town this morning in the bob sleighs and came home by the mill and got home help Aunty Alice had to go down to the dentists and stayed down to dinner. This after noon Dad & I drove out to Mes Waddles funeral. he was a bearer so I drove up to the cemetary to bring him home. We didn't know when we started but we had to go up to St. John's Dad & I hath got our feet pretty cold. We came home around by town and brought Aunty Alice home. I {hight?} five new fake teeth.

Sunday January 3nd

We were too late this morning for Aunty or Frank to get to Sunday school although it was Aunty's birthday but I drove Enah, Aunty & Frank down to church in the bob sleighs and drove down again to bring them home. Winnie & Lila came over to dinner. This after noon Frank, Lila & I went back to the gully to lug the whaggan that Ferdy & Frank made yesterday out of a chase {toy?}. It waited fine and went over the drifts he {actually?}. I lay down on it once to go down and when I came to the bottom of the hill it stopped and slid ahead and banged my head. Dick and Ferdy didn't get up till noon and after dinner went down town. It has been a beautifully bright day with not a breath of wind. Rather cold this morning but milde to night.

Monday January 4th

Frank stayed home from school today to see the last of the {hogs?} It took us quite awhile to get the waggon but rigged to hold them. but with {Blank and stakes?} managed to make a satief a dirty rack. We had no trouble in loading them as the whole seven nan night in the sort in the fresh rat straw which was in the bottom. but they were very troublesome to un load. Neil weighed them. Dad hoped Ed. would be there but he was up town {electineuny?} but I guess Neil gave him good weight. They just weighed 1250 lbs and as {re juice?} has gone up to 7.40 percent. Dad got a little over 9200 out of them. We came around by Ferdy on our way home and got a load of shingles for building. We boys and {la?} stowed them away down there in the wood shed when they shingled the house. It summoned was in this morning to urge Dad to go out and vote for {twin?} this after noon and take old {Luna?} with him as he did drive out to Waggin's. The Work Enah and Liddum as far as {The Thandis?} and left him while he & Luna went on out to vote. Luna came back with the car while he was gone and said if he thought Dad would vote for Hammond he'd quit hauling his {cream?}. Frank and I did chores and unloaded the shingles. The Two Miss Hardings came over this after noon but no body was home a Aunty's