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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1916

Theobald Toby Barrett 1916 Diary 23.pdf

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Dad. took Enah down to the Jame's this morning and Dick & Frank went at the same time. WEnah took the baby with her When Dad. got back we took a hindquarter of the beef down to Aunty Alice & Dad. cut it up partly for her. It was nearly noon when we got back. I wnt to sleep in the chair after dinner and didn't eake up till abput two o'clock. Then dad. ad I wet ut and sacked up the wheat which was over in the big barn. nd hauke dit over to the old barn we had to make two trips with it as wqe only had two bags but we filled the fifty bushel bin nearly to there wasmore here than we thought there was. To-night I went down to see "What {happened} to Jones" which was put on by a big bunch Waterford amateurs and it was good and very comoical. I was surprisded to see Frank come in and sit down ahead of us with a nice looking girl who N=Marj. told me was her cousin Olive Ward. He stayed down at Aunty's all night to get measured for a shirt. Enah and the baby also stayed down at the James. Poor Dad. had a very sad accident

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helped Marj make valentines for her kids. It has been sunny to day but a very cold wind it is freezing hard to-night but a lovely night, moonlight and still.

Monday February 14th

Dad. took Enah down to the Jame's this morning and Dick & Frank went at the same time. WEnah took the baby with her When Dad. got back we took a hindquarter of the beef down to Aunty Alice & Dad. cut it up partly for her. It was nearly noon when we got back. I wnt to sleep in the chair after dinner and didn't eake up till abput two o'clock. Then dad. ad I wet ut and sacked up the wheat which was over in the big barn. nd hauke dit over to the old barn we had to make two trips with it as wqe only had two bags but we filled the fifty bushel bin nearly to there wasmore here than we thought there was. To-night I went down to see "What {happened} to Jones" which was put on by a big bunch Waterford amateurs and it was good and very comoical. I was surprisded to see Frank come in and sit down ahead of us with a nice looking girl who N=Marj. told me was her cousin Olive Ward. He stayed down at Aunty's all night to get measured for a shirt. Enah and the baby also stayed down at the James. Poor Dad. had a very sad accident

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