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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1913
Toby Barrett 1913 Diary 168.pdf
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| − | Frank Slocomb came over again and | + | Frank Slocomb came over again and finished the cistern he made a good job of it. and only charged a dollar. I rode Joe down town first thing and got her shod. While Butler was shoeing her, I went up town and did some Christmas shopping - ahem -. I met Huby on my way down with a pickax he had fixed up with a bit which Bill Oakes gave him and a handle he bought and Joe {Hawel?} put it in and sharpened it for him. He came over and helped Dad. pluck the four turkeys. |
| − | This afternoon he, Dad. and Frank went down | + | This afternoon he, Dad. and Frank went down with the waggon and got the windmill off the car. Rus. Lampkins was there and said it was alright.I cleaned out the cow stables, shelled corn and read at the same time while they were gone. Huby ground our axe he brought over the other day when they got back, and Frank went back to the gully and caught a muskrat. I intended to go up and get Louise this after noon but it was such a disagreeable afternoon decided to wait till to-morrow and stand a chance of having sleighing but from the looks of things now I would have done better to have gone this afternoon. |
Vyse was over this morning to settle up with dad for thrashing and some things that dad.used him for. Dad. wouldn;t take anything for thrashingfor him but a dollar out of it. Frank and Enah are making candy to-night and Dad isdrawing and dressing turkeys. It started to snow soon after breakfast this orning and kept up till noon getting milder all the time till this after noon it turned to rain and the water is running into the cistern yet. Dick told us tonight there was a fire in the Wide Spread to-night. They got it out but were afraid it damaged the machinery considerably. $200.00 | Vyse was over this morning to settle up with dad for thrashing and some things that dad.used him for. Dad. wouldn;t take anything for thrashingfor him but a dollar out of it. Frank and Enah are making candy to-night and Dad isdrawing and dressing turkeys. It started to snow soon after breakfast this orning and kept up till noon getting milder all the time till this after noon it turned to rain and the water is running into the cistern yet. Dick told us tonight there was a fire in the Wide Spread to-night. They got it out but were afraid it damaged the machinery considerably. $200.00 | ||
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Shand came to call but no body was home. Dick told Enah that the windmill was here so Dad. went over to Mr. Quanbury's to telephone Rus. Lampkins and he said he would be down tomorrow afternoon to take it off the car. Dick also told her that Louise wanted me to drive up and get her tomorrow. Mr James gave Enah a new rasin seeder tonight that works all right and Frank is busy seeding rasins with it now. Frank got out of school early to-night and doesn't have to go back till after New Year's. Very mild and nice all day but cloudy.
Tuesday December 23rd
Frank Slocomb came over again and finished the cistern he made a good job of it. and only charged a dollar. I rode Joe down town first thing and got her shod. While Butler was shoeing her, I went up town and did some Christmas shopping - ahem -. I met Huby on my way down with a pickax he had fixed up with a bit which Bill Oakes gave him and a handle he bought and Joe {Hawel?} put it in and sharpened it for him. He came over and helped Dad. pluck the four turkeys.
This afternoon he, Dad. and Frank went down with the waggon and got the windmill off the car. Rus. Lampkins was there and said it was alright.I cleaned out the cow stables, shelled corn and read at the same time while they were gone. Huby ground our axe he brought over the other day when they got back, and Frank went back to the gully and caught a muskrat. I intended to go up and get Louise this after noon but it was such a disagreeable afternoon decided to wait till to-morrow and stand a chance of having sleighing but from the looks of things now I would have done better to have gone this afternoon.
Vyse was over this morning to settle up with dad for thrashing and some things that dad.used him for. Dad. wouldn;t take anything for thrashingfor him but a dollar out of it. Frank and Enah are making candy to-night and Dad isdrawing and dressing turkeys. It started to snow soon after breakfast this orning and kept up till noon getting milder all the time till this after noon it turned to rain and the water is running into the cistern yet. Dick told us tonight there was a fire in the Wide Spread to-night. They got it out but were afraid it damaged the machinery considerably. $200.00
