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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1916
Theobald Toby Barrett 1916 Diary 28.pdf
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my clothes picked out for the carnival and got fixed up. I got an old evening dress coat and a vest that Dad. wore at the Jacobite show and Aunty Alice and Enah fixed some lace around the throat of it. Miss Phipps and Aunty Alice came over this after noon. Miss Phipps didn't stay long and wanted Dad to read a poem on Saturday night as they are giving the soldiers another feed it being the anniversary of Paardeburg. | my clothes picked out for the carnival and got fixed up. I got an old evening dress coat and a vest that Dad. wore at the Jacobite show and Aunty Alice and Enah fixed some lace around the throat of it. Miss Phipps and Aunty Alice came over this after noon. Miss Phipps didn't stay long and wanted Dad to read a poem on Saturday night as they are giving the soldiers another feed it being the anniversary of Paardeburg. | ||
| − | Aunty Alice stayed to tea and later Miss Harding came <s>down</s> over and she stayed too I drove then both down when I went about six. I called for Marj. and found her all decked out in a suit covered with pennants of different towns and looked fine. We had a fine time, Essie went up yesterday and stayed all day to-day at the Hogg's so we stopped there on our way up but they weren't going in costume so we went on, we were surprised and rather disappointed at the very small crowd. There weren't more than a couple of dozen in costume I don't believe. However we had a good skate Essie Miss Hoag, Mr & Mrs Murray Hamilton and some Bob. Hunter a soldier and a cousin of Miss Hoag's came on after the judging was done and we were there till about ten o'clock, we then went down to the Hoags and had something to eat and drink altogether having a very nice time I think. Essie came home with us | + | Aunty Alice stayed to tea and later Miss Harding came <s>down</s> over and she stayed too I drove then both down when I went about six. I called for Marj. and found her all decked out in a suit covered with pennants of different towns and looked fine. We had a fine time, Essie went up yesterday and stayed all day to-day at the Hogg's so we stopped there on our way up but they weren't going in costume so we went on, we were surprised and rather disappointed at the very small crowd. There weren't more than a couple of dozen in costume I don't believe. However we had a good skate Essie Miss Hoag, Mr & Mrs Murray Hamilton and some Bob. Hunter a soldier and a cousin of Miss Hoag's came on after the judging was done and we were there till about ten o'clock, we then went down to the Hoags and had something to eat and drink altogether having a very nice time I think. Essie came home with us and we got in soon after one. We had to take the buggy as it has been very soft and sunny all day and the snow melted. |
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my clothes picked out for the carnival and got fixed up. I got an old evening dress coat and a vest that Dad. wore at the Jacobite show and Aunty Alice and Enah fixed some lace around the throat of it. Miss Phipps and Aunty Alice came over this after noon. Miss Phipps didn't stay long and wanted Dad to read a poem on Saturday night as they are giving the soldiers another feed it being the anniversary of Paardeburg.
Aunty Alice stayed to tea and later Miss Harding came down over and she stayed too I drove then both down when I went about six. I called for Marj. and found her all decked out in a suit covered with pennants of different towns and looked fine. We had a fine time, Essie went up yesterday and stayed all day to-day at the Hogg's so we stopped there on our way up but they weren't going in costume so we went on, we were surprised and rather disappointed at the very small crowd. There weren't more than a couple of dozen in costume I don't believe. However we had a good skate Essie Miss Hoag, Mr & Mrs Murray Hamilton and some Bob. Hunter a soldier and a cousin of Miss Hoag's came on after the judging was done and we were there till about ten o'clock, we then went down to the Hoags and had something to eat and drink altogether having a very nice time I think. Essie came home with us and we got in soon after one. We had to take the buggy as it has been very soft and sunny all day and the snow melted.
Wednesday February 23rd
