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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1916

Theobald Toby Barrett 1916 Diary 49.pdf

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Friday March 24th
 
Friday March 24th
  
Frank got started about nine o'clock this morning to the Street fair in Simcoe, it is the second one they havve had he took up the young gobbler and a. turkey hen, he didn't get back till after five to-night. He sold the turkeys but would only sell them. y the oound asnd just giot $5.45 for them but it was wortth ther best he could do, he said there was quite a little bit of stock there nbut none of it wwent very high; he said thereweren't many buyers.dad. and I just did chores and piled some more of the wood. This after noon Dad. cleaned out the hog pen, the little pigs root the boards in the floor of their upstairs sleeping apatrtments up and drip through into Glady's pen and then she goes for them This morning Hayy Ansley and Bron=ney Brock came over with a couple pog horses which harry wantes to hook up, one was a luttle mare so stiff she could hardly go he hooked them up to the bobsleighs and drove around the block woth them. Alan Laew came Aafter dad. just after before dinne to get hom to look at old Ned. who Alan said was to death but dad. said he couldn't see any thing the matter with him. Mrs. Janes and & Mrs. Carter drove dave Waddle's horse over here thisn after noon. I set my incubator
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Frank got started this morning about nine o'clock to the Street Fair in Simcoe, it is the second one they have had, he took up the young gobbler and a turkey hen, he didn't get back till after five to-night. He sold the turkeys but could only sell them by the pound and just got $5.45 for them but it was the best he could do, he said there was quite a little bit of stock there but none of it went very high; he said there weren't many buyers. Dad. and I just did chores and piled some more of the wood. This after noon Dad. cleaned out the hog pen, the little pigs root the boards in the floor of their upstairs sleeping apartmens up and drop through into Glady's pen and then she goes for them This morning Harry Ansley and {Name?} Brock came over with a couple of horses which Harry wanted to hook up, one was a little mare so stiff she could hardly go he hooked them up to the bobsleighs and drove around the block with them. Alan Law came after Dad. just before dinner to get him to look at old Ned. who Alan said was {illegible} to death but Dad. said he couldn't see any thing the matter with him. Mrs. James and & Mrs. McCarter drove Dave Waddle's horse over here this after noon. I set my incubator

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Friday March 24th

Frank got started this morning about nine o'clock to the Street Fair in Simcoe, it is the second one they have had, he took up the young gobbler and a turkey hen, he didn't get back till after five to-night. He sold the turkeys but could only sell them by the pound and just got $5.45 for them but it was the best he could do, he said there was quite a little bit of stock there but none of it went very high; he said there weren't many buyers. Dad. and I just did chores and piled some more of the wood. This after noon Dad. cleaned out the hog pen, the little pigs root the boards in the floor of their upstairs sleeping apartmens up and drop through into Glady's pen and then she goes for them This morning Harry Ansley and {Name?} Brock came over with a couple of horses which Harry wanted to hook up, one was a little mare so stiff she could hardly go he hooked them up to the bobsleighs and drove around the block with them. Alan Law came after Dad. just before dinner to get him to look at old Ned. who Alan said was {illegible} to death but Dad. said he couldn't see any thing the matter with him. Mrs. James and & Mrs. McCarter drove Dave Waddle's horse over here this after noon. I set my incubator

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