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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1914

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Monday June 1st
 
Monday June 1st
  
I out in the whole morning writing in this and to Ay=unty Alice & Aunty, while dad. ploughed the garden. This afternoon I worked down the garden I disked it lengthwid=se and crosswise a couple f times each and once right around & around. I rolled it and harrowed it so it looks in pretty fair shape. Sam. Law borrowed the roller this morning and he rolled it before he took it away and then again when he brought it back at noon. Dad. soent nearly all the after noon shearing an ewe. He did prety well and dsays he thinks if he had a good air of shears he could do it all right.
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I put in the whole morning writing in this and to Aunty Alice & Aunty, while Dad. ploughed the garden. This afternoon I worked down the garden I disked it lengthwise & crosswise a couple of times each and once right around & around. I rolled it and harrowed it so it looks in pretty fair shape. Sam. Law borrowed the roller this morning and he rolled it before he took it away and then again when he brought it back at noon. Dad. spent nearly all the afternoon shearing a ewe. He did pretty well and says he thinks if he had a good pair of shears he could do all right.
  
 
Huby didn;t et over this morning as he had to see about Roll insurance. Huby was over at Erie so he has to see him about weleven to-night. He goes over to Erie every morning about five o'clock and doesn;t et back at night till eleven. Dad. went down to a school board meeting and I went down to band prctice. We didn;t have any though as there weren't enough there. Walt says we will have to quir for awhile any way if the concil don't come over with the extra money he wants. The towen hall was full of meetings. Council meeting, School meeting, band practice a nd a wj=hole bunch out on the satairs I don;t whether they were all fellows tendering for the heating of the school or the broidge bulders waiitng on the council for money. Dad. and I met at Huby's and didn;t get home till after twelve. Huby went down to the lake about
 
Huby didn;t et over this morning as he had to see about Roll insurance. Huby was over at Erie so he has to see him about weleven to-night. He goes over to Erie every morning about five o'clock and doesn;t et back at night till eleven. Dad. went down to a school board meeting and I went down to band prctice. We didn;t have any though as there weren't enough there. Walt says we will have to quir for awhile any way if the concil don't come over with the extra money he wants. The towen hall was full of meetings. Council meeting, School meeting, band practice a nd a wj=hole bunch out on the satairs I don;t whether they were all fellows tendering for the heating of the school or the broidge bulders waiitng on the council for money. Dad. and I met at Huby's and didn;t get home till after twelve. Huby went down to the lake about

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Monday June 1st

I put in the whole morning writing in this and to Aunty Alice & Aunty, while Dad. ploughed the garden. This afternoon I worked down the garden I disked it lengthwise & crosswise a couple of times each and once right around & around. I rolled it and harrowed it so it looks in pretty fair shape. Sam. Law borrowed the roller this morning and he rolled it before he took it away and then again when he brought it back at noon. Dad. spent nearly all the afternoon shearing a ewe. He did pretty well and says he thinks if he had a good pair of shears he could do all right.

Huby didn;t et over this morning as he had to see about Roll insurance. Huby was over at Erie so he has to see him about weleven to-night. He goes over to Erie every morning about five o'clock and doesn;t et back at night till eleven. Dad. went down to a school board meeting and I went down to band prctice. We didn;t have any though as there weren't enough there. Walt says we will have to quir for awhile any way if the concil don't come over with the extra money he wants. The towen hall was full of meetings. Council meeting, School meeting, band practice a nd a wj=hole bunch out on the satairs I don;t whether they were all fellows tendering for the heating of the school or the broidge bulders waiitng on the council for money. Dad. and I met at Huby's and didn;t get home till after twelve. Huby went down to the lake about

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