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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1916

Theobald Toby Barrett 1916 Diary 25.pdf

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Thursday February 17th
 
Thursday February 17th
  
First thing this morning I drove down in the bob sleighs after Enah and the baby as they stayed down all night. I took 3 q/2 doz. eggs down to Bagley & Miller's and got 27 cts for them. When I got back I went down to the mill and got the grist I took down yesterday last night. This after noon Dad. & I cleaned out all the chicken houses but not the scratching pens, that take sus nearly all the after noon and haven't been able to clean off the dropping boards during the frozen weather and the floors were sadly in need of frseh sraw. Frank went to school to-day. It has been a beautiful sprtring day very soft and mild nut misty and colsder to-night.
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First thing this morning I drove down in the bobsleighs after Enah and the baby as they stayed down all night. I took 3 1/2 doz. eggs down to Bagley & Miller's and got 27 cts for them. When I got back I went down to the mill and got the grist I took down last night. This after noon Dad. & I cleaned out all the chicken houses but not the scratching pens, that took us nearly all the after noon and haven't been able to clean off the dropping boards during the frozen weather and the floors were sadly in need of fresh sraw. Frank went to school to-day. It has been a beautiful spring day very soft and mild but misty and colder to-night.
  
 
Friday February 18th
 
Friday February 18th

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the Methodist tea meeting. Frank and I had our tea alone. Frank has been in the house all day with a cold. It has been milder to-day and to-night there was a sort of sleet storm.

Thursday February 17th

First thing this morning I drove down in the bobsleighs after Enah and the baby as they stayed down all night. I took 3 1/2 doz. eggs down to Bagley & Miller's and got 27 cts for them. When I got back I went down to the mill and got the grist I took down last night. This after noon Dad. & I cleaned out all the chicken houses but not the scratching pens, that took us nearly all the after noon and haven't been able to clean off the dropping boards during the frozen weather and the floors were sadly in need of fresh sraw. Frank went to school to-day. It has been a beautiful spring day very soft and mild but misty and colder to-night.

Friday February 18th

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