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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1911
Theobald Toby Barrett Diary 1911 128..pdf
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| − | It began to rain this morning and rained hard nearly all morning. We got some rails | + | It began to rain this morning and rained hard nearly all morning. We got some rails in to the wood shed, and I sawed wood and fooled all fore noon. Dad did chores and Frank and Dick were in the house looking at post cards and things. About two o'clock Dad & Dick started off to Vittoria for Aunty. Frank and I did chores. and went back to the gully, for awhile. Dad got home about dark. |
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| + | Sunday December 17th | ||
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| + | We three boys went down to Sunday school and church. Mr Johnstone is off at Barrie where they have him up for some scrape he got into last summer so I hear but it is with out doubt stretched. They made arrangements with a lay reader from Manitoba but he never turned up so it is supposed he got stuck in the mud which is likely right for it must be a fright down on the clay, so Cousin Willie do the deed and he cut it very short. Read most of after noon and evening and we all wrote to Aunty Alice. Dick was down town all after noon. Froze a little last night and looks like rain {again?}. | ||
Revision as of Apr 19, 2025, 1:06:55 PM
Saturday December 16th
It began to rain this morning and rained hard nearly all morning. We got some rails in to the wood shed, and I sawed wood and fooled all fore noon. Dad did chores and Frank and Dick were in the house looking at post cards and things. About two o'clock Dad & Dick started off to Vittoria for Aunty. Frank and I did chores. and went back to the gully, for awhile. Dad got home about dark.
Sunday December 17th
We three boys went down to Sunday school and church. Mr Johnstone is off at Barrie where they have him up for some scrape he got into last summer so I hear but it is with out doubt stretched. They made arrangements with a lay reader from Manitoba but he never turned up so it is supposed he got stuck in the mud which is likely right for it must be a fright down on the clay, so Cousin Willie do the deed and he cut it very short. Read most of after noon and evening and we all wrote to Aunty Alice. Dick was down town all after noon. Froze a little last night and looks like rain {again?}.
