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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1911

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Sunday November 5th
 
Sunday November 5th
  
We got up late this morning and there was no Sunday School this morning took our time going to church. We three boys walked down first and Aunty, Daddy and Enah came down later. The church was reopened this orning and looked fine. The bishop was to have been there but could not come so senrt his man. He dedicated the three memorial pieces that had been put in the pulpit in memoriam of Bishop Baldwin, the brass desk of Mr. Skey and the prayer desk of Fa. Daddy and Enah went home for dinner and but the rest of us stayed at Hiby's. We went up to church at three o'clock with Aunty to a Children's Day service. After that Rank and I walked up the beach and stayed to Huby's again for tea. Aunty went over to Mrs. batersby's for tea and Dick came home.
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We got up late this morning and there was no Sunday School this morning took our time going to church. We three boys walked down first and Aunty, Daddy and Enah came down later. The church was reopened this orning and looked fine. The bishop was to have been there but could not come so senrt his man. He dedicated the three memorial pieces that had been put in the pulpit in memoriam of Bishop Baldwin, the brass desk of Mr. Skey and the prayer desk of Fa. Daddy and Enah went home for dinner and but the rest of us stayed at Hiby's. We went up to church at three o'clock with Aunty to a Children's Day service. After that Rank and I walked up the beach and stayed to Huby's again for tea. Aunty went over to Mrs. batersby's for tea and Dick came home. I swent up to church after tea but was so late that I went to fimnd the organ. So really did not intend to go at all. I found Fatty Turnerand Wiser there who who said Dad had come down with Enah but had gone off again.to kill Holden's old mare. He and Dick came in before chirch was out. After church  Iwaited {Margin note} quite a while with Aunty for Aunty Maude who at MissBattersby's but as she did not come Aunty went down with Daddy and I went down and came home with Frank soon afterward.We went to bed by moonlight and Daddy and Enah and Dick stopped into Mrs.Battersby's on their weay home to see {Grasnon?} who is going away tom. Aunty stayed down tonight as she wants to see about some things tomorrow. It has been a beautiful day and is a beautiful night.

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Sunday November 5th

We got up late this morning and there was no Sunday School this morning took our time going to church. We three boys walked down first and Aunty, Daddy and Enah came down later. The church was reopened this orning and looked fine. The bishop was to have been there but could not come so senrt his man. He dedicated the three memorial pieces that had been put in the pulpit in memoriam of Bishop Baldwin, the brass desk of Mr. Skey and the prayer desk of Fa. Daddy and Enah went home for dinner and but the rest of us stayed at Hiby's. We went up to church at three o'clock with Aunty to a Children's Day service. After that Rank and I walked up the beach and stayed to Huby's again for tea. Aunty went over to Mrs. batersby's for tea and Dick came home. I swent up to church after tea but was so late that I went to fimnd the organ. So really did not intend to go at all. I found Fatty Turnerand Wiser there who who said Dad had come down with Enah but had gone off again.to kill Holden's old mare. He and Dick came in before chirch was out. After church Iwaited {Margin note} quite a while with Aunty for Aunty Maude who at MissBattersby's but as she did not come Aunty went down with Daddy and I went down and came home with Frank soon afterward.We went to bed by moonlight and Daddy and Enah and Dick stopped into Mrs.Battersby's on their weay home to see {Grasnon?} who is going away tom. Aunty stayed down tonight as she wants to see about some things tomorrow. It has been a beautiful day and is a beautiful night.

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