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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1916

Theobald Toby Barrett 1916 Diary 140.pdf

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we wanted to thrash this week but Dad. didn't think we could get ready. Frank and I walked down to church. Cousin Willie officiated as Mr. Johnson is away on his hiliddays. Every body expressed great delight at the service and I didn't go to sleep during ther sermon. Zeitha Barwell was there fir the dfirst time this summer I think and sang a solo. She and I made arrangements fir a ride to-night. The Dunkin girls were there and wanted me to go over there this after noon I wasn't very anxious to but said I would go for awhile. Aunty and Aunty Alice cam eover for dinner and Dick was here when we got home, he slep too late to get to church and wa disappointed as he wanted to hearZeitha sing. He and I went down to-gether after dinner and I fooled around witht he Dunkins for an hour or more and got home about five. I wanted to get up to Barwell's about six but Winnie and her two dfriends from Caledonia Miss McAlpine & Miss Lyons were here to ten so that delayed us a little and by the timeww got the milking done, our horses saddledd and up tere it eas seven o'clock Frank rode Joe as Zeitha hasn;t a horse of her own now to ride and I thought it would be awkward leading Joe. Frank waited there woith Bill till we came back. It was
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we wanted to thrash this week but Dad. didn't think we could get ready. Frank and I walked down to church. Cousin Willie officiated as Mr. Johnson is away on his holidays. Every body expressed great delight at the service and I didn't go to sleep during ther sermon. Zeitha Barwell was there for the first time this summer I think and sang a solo. She and I made arrangements for a ride to-night. The Dunkin girls were there and wanted me to go over there this after noon I wasn't very anxious to but said I would go for a while. Aunty and Aunty Alice came over to dinner and Dick was here when we got home, he slept too late to get to church and was disappointed as he wanted to hear Zeitha sing. He and I went down to-gether after dinner and I fooled around with the Dunkins for an hour or more and got home about five. I wanted to get up to Barwell's about six but Winnie and her two friends from Caledonia Miss McAlpine & Miss Lyons were here to tea so that delayed us a little and by the time we got the milking done, our horses saddled and up there it was seven o'clock Frank rode Joe up as Zeitha hasn't a horse of her own now to ride and I thought it would be awkward leading Joe. Frank waited there with Bill till we came back. It was

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we wanted to thrash this week but Dad. didn't think we could get ready. Frank and I walked down to church. Cousin Willie officiated as Mr. Johnson is away on his holidays. Every body expressed great delight at the service and I didn't go to sleep during ther sermon. Zeitha Barwell was there for the first time this summer I think and sang a solo. She and I made arrangements for a ride to-night. The Dunkin girls were there and wanted me to go over there this after noon I wasn't very anxious to but said I would go for a while. Aunty and Aunty Alice came over to dinner and Dick was here when we got home, he slept too late to get to church and was disappointed as he wanted to hear Zeitha sing. He and I went down to-gether after dinner and I fooled around with the Dunkins for an hour or more and got home about five. I wanted to get up to Barwell's about six but Winnie and her two friends from Caledonia Miss McAlpine & Miss Lyons were here to tea so that delayed us a little and by the time we got the milking done, our horses saddled and up there it was seven o'clock Frank rode Joe up as Zeitha hasn't a horse of her own now to ride and I thought it would be awkward leading Joe. Frank waited there with Bill till we came back. It was

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