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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1916

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Sunday March 26th
 
Sunday March 26th
  
I got around in time to go to Sunday school with Frank this morning and so of course went to church. Quint & Dick were both in church and they came over to dinner I waited for them and we three came down town about three o'clock. Quint and I took a walk up Main St. and met Marj. & Glad Law so I went around to the house with Marj for a little while and then came home to tea. I had to come home to ytend to my incubator, it diesn't seem to be running so evenly this time for some reason or other. I don't know what is the matter unless it is the oil I. I went down towen again ater tea but wasn't in time for curch. Marj. Glad Law 7 I went to the recruiting meeting after church. Dr. Jacques spoke and spoke well. I saw Sam Jacques in uniform to-night This ha dsbeen the forst Spring day we have had and the snow is nearly all f=gone off the roads looks rainy to-night.
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I got around in time to go to Sunday school with Frank this morning and so of course went to church. Quint & Dick were both in church and they came over to dinner I waited for them and we three came down town about three o'clock. Quint and I took a walk up Main St. and met Marj. & Glad Law so I went around to the house with Marj for a little while and then came home to tea. I had to come home to tend to my incubator, it doesn't seem to be running so evenly this time for some reason or other. I don't know what is the matter unless it is the oil. I went down town again after tea but wasn't in time for church. Marj. Glad Law & I went to the recruiting meeting after church. Dr. Jacques spoke and spoke well. I saw Sam Ja ques in uniform to-night This has been the first Spring day we have had and the snow is nearly all gone off the roads looks rainy to-night.
  
 
Monday March 27th
 
Monday March 27th
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Spent most of the morning cleaning out the stable and the chicken house. I didn't work very fast nor do very much all day, I think owing to the fact that I have been suffering from a mild attack of Spring fever. This after noon I took a meander through Ivey's place and around the orchard on Frank Odd's place. When I got home I went down town and got some coal oil. Dad. piled the rest of the wood and threw some of the sawdust into the ice house. To-night we set three hens. Quint left for Toronto to-night, he has to go through an operation for rupture before he

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He is the one Vyse was advertising in the Simcoe Reformer last year as a Sensation but they took care not to mention his breeding to-day as there were too many there that know he is out of the little Postmaster horse that Stan William's used to have. Tupper was there and we came home with him. To-night Dad. & I drove down to see Aunty Alice who came home to-night. Enah and the baby were down there so Dad. drove them home. The baby was invited to an "At Home" at John Harris Buck's this after noon. Quint was down there and I stood at Alan's corner for about an hour talking to him. He has signed up and is going on duty first has to go to Toronto for a day or so before before he goes on duty. Very soft, snow has gone off a lot.

Sunday March 26th

I got around in time to go to Sunday school with Frank this morning and so of course went to church. Quint & Dick were both in church and they came over to dinner I waited for them and we three came down town about three o'clock. Quint and I took a walk up Main St. and met Marj. & Glad Law so I went around to the house with Marj for a little while and then came home to tea. I had to come home to tend to my incubator, it doesn't seem to be running so evenly this time for some reason or other. I don't know what is the matter unless it is the oil. I went down town again after tea but wasn't in time for church. Marj. Glad Law & I went to the recruiting meeting after church. Dr. Jacques spoke and spoke well. I saw Sam Ja ques in uniform to-night This has been the first Spring day we have had and the snow is nearly all gone off the roads looks rainy to-night.

Monday March 27th

Spent most of the morning cleaning out the stable and the chicken house. I didn't work very fast nor do very much all day, I think owing to the fact that I have been suffering from a mild attack of Spring fever. This after noon I took a meander through Ivey's place and around the orchard on Frank Odd's place. When I got home I went down town and got some coal oil. Dad. piled the rest of the wood and threw some of the sawdust into the ice house. To-night we set three hens. Quint left for Toronto to-night, he has to go through an operation for rupture before he

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