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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1916
Theobald Toby Barrett 1916 Diary 65.pdf
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It rained hard during the night and was cold dark & windy this morning so I didn't go down to work in the garden, it has been a very nasty day, hasn't rained much but has looked like it and been cold and windy. Charlie Martin came over this morning and was here for an hour or so visiting, he had three hams he wanted smoked but we took the meat out of our smoke house two or three days ago. Enah and the baby went down town to dinner and were down most of the afternoon. Bill Phillips came after Dad. Soon after dinner to go down and tend to Alfy Dell's cow which calved yesterday, so Dad. went down and charged them two dollars; he and Frank got home to-gether a little before six. I didn't do much but put the cotton on the colony house frames and husk a little corn. Bruce Dell came over after Dad. again to-night, the cow is worse and Dad. has gone down with him | It rained hard during the night and was cold dark & windy this morning so I didn't go down to work in the garden, it has been a very nasty day, hasn't rained much but has looked like it and been cold and windy. Charlie Martin came over this morning and was here for an hour or so visiting, he had three hams he wanted smoked but we took the meat out of our smoke house two or three days ago. Enah and the baby went down town to dinner and were down most of the afternoon. Bill Phillips came after Dad. Soon after dinner to go down and tend to Alfy Dell's cow which calved yesterday, so Dad. went down and charged them two dollars; he and Frank got home to-gether a little before six. I didn't do much but put the cotton on the colony house frames and husk a little corn. Bruce Dell came over after Dad. again to-night, the cow is worse and Dad. has gone down with him | ||
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| + | Dad. went down town again this morning to see the Dell's cow ands was down nmost of the morning, he said she was better. I did chores most of the morning and justbefore dinner Dad.put the saddle on Queen and I rode her dowen nearly to the corner, she didn;t do so very badly. Dad said she looked fine. We soent most of ther after noon trimming her up, Dad. cut the long hair off her legs & fetlocks with the scissors and singe dmost of it off under her jaw. About half past four when Frank got home we undertook to drive the eight pigs from the hog pen over to the bay on the old barn where Dad. thinks they will do better, we got fove of them in with out much trouble but three we had an awful time with and had to just tire them out and the last one we had to tire out and catch but we had Tige to help us with her and the others we did a,one, it nearly killed us. Dad. is anxious to het them finished for fear the price drops they were up to $10.75 per cent yesterday. Frank has gone on a hunting trapping and fishing expedition with the Ryersies to-night Mrs McBride was here all day washing. It has been sunny but a very high wind all day. Mud has dried up a lot. | ||
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I came home to tea and didn't go down again. Aunty & Aunty Alice want me to go down there and give them a whole day in the garden to-morrow if it doesn't rain. This was a lovely Spring morning and warm but wet this after noon.
Monday April 17th
It rained hard during the night and was cold dark & windy this morning so I didn't go down to work in the garden, it has been a very nasty day, hasn't rained much but has looked like it and been cold and windy. Charlie Martin came over this morning and was here for an hour or so visiting, he had three hams he wanted smoked but we took the meat out of our smoke house two or three days ago. Enah and the baby went down town to dinner and were down most of the afternoon. Bill Phillips came after Dad. Soon after dinner to go down and tend to Alfy Dell's cow which calved yesterday, so Dad. went down and charged them two dollars; he and Frank got home to-gether a little before six. I didn't do much but put the cotton on the colony house frames and husk a little corn. Bruce Dell came over after Dad. again to-night, the cow is worse and Dad. has gone down with him
Tuesday April 18th
Dad. went down town again this morning to see the Dell's cow ands was down nmost of the morning, he said she was better. I did chores most of the morning and justbefore dinner Dad.put the saddle on Queen and I rode her dowen nearly to the corner, she didn;t do so very badly. Dad said she looked fine. We soent most of ther after noon trimming her up, Dad. cut the long hair off her legs & fetlocks with the scissors and singe dmost of it off under her jaw. About half past four when Frank got home we undertook to drive the eight pigs from the hog pen over to the bay on the old barn where Dad. thinks they will do better, we got fove of them in with out much trouble but three we had an awful time with and had to just tire them out and the last one we had to tire out and catch but we had Tige to help us with her and the others we did a,one, it nearly killed us. Dad. is anxious to het them finished for fear the price drops they were up to $10.75 per cent yesterday. Frank has gone on a hunting trapping and fishing expedition with the Ryersies to-night Mrs McBride was here all day washing. It has been sunny but a very high wind all day. Mud has dried up a lot.
