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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1913
Toby Barrett 1913 Diary 78.pdf
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| − | As it was too muddy for Dick to walk or ride his wheel ( | + | As it was too muddy for Dick to walk or ride his wheel (which was down town any way), I drove him down town as far as Mrs. Lawson's, I didn't care to go any farther on account of my appearance. Frank & I wed out a few onions. Frank got quite a lot done, he is getting skilled at the job from his practice at the Quanbury's. Dad. started to clean out the wood shed and we helped him a little. We also steadied & levelled the separator. It took nearly all the afternoon to the the wood shed cleaned but it looks a lot better now. Frank went over to Mrs. Martin's with the cream and got eight more tomato plants from John to fill out the row. I put them out and helped him put out some Cabbage plants, he has sixty out now. He got another hatch of chickens over at Jack Martin's these are single combed ones to keep for ourselves. |
o night he and Dad' have driven down town after the mail & some grocerues, as Dick did not come home to twa. Dad. wants to see Emnery about a corn cultivator which I saw he had for dale this korning. It has been cool and cloudy all day. | o night he and Dad' have driven down town after the mail & some grocerues, as Dick did not come home to twa. Dad. wants to see Emnery about a corn cultivator which I saw he had for dale this korning. It has been cool and cloudy all day. | ||
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Saturday June 21st
As it was too muddy for Dick to walk or ride his wheel (which was down town any way), I drove him down town as far as Mrs. Lawson's, I didn't care to go any farther on account of my appearance. Frank & I wed out a few onions. Frank got quite a lot done, he is getting skilled at the job from his practice at the Quanbury's. Dad. started to clean out the wood shed and we helped him a little. We also steadied & levelled the separator. It took nearly all the afternoon to the the wood shed cleaned but it looks a lot better now. Frank went over to Mrs. Martin's with the cream and got eight more tomato plants from John to fill out the row. I put them out and helped him put out some Cabbage plants, he has sixty out now. He got another hatch of chickens over at Jack Martin's these are single combed ones to keep for ourselves.
o night he and Dad' have driven down town after the mail & some grocerues, as Dick did not come home to twa. Dad. wants to see Emnery about a corn cultivator which I saw he had for dale this korning. It has been cool and cloudy all day.
