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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1916
Theobald Toby Barrett 1916 Diary 165.pdf
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| + | Dad. banked up the house this morning and I dug up the border where the hedge was and protected the three tea roses Aunty was over to tea. Frank and I moved the bees in the colony house to-night. Frank went down town with Aunty & Dad. & I tested the pullets to-night. Freezing all day very cold night. | ||
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| + | Sunday November 26th | ||
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| + | Frank and I went to Sunday school and church and I went up to Huby's for dinner and telephoned to Charlie Dunkin for the number of his Beattie ram. Came home soon after dinner and did chores. Dad. went down to tea & church. I went down to church and sat around the bank for awhile before I came home. Very windy but milder. | ||
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| + | Monday November 27th | ||
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| + | I spent most of the morning getting the sheep records ready and this after noon took them down and got a postal note for the fees and sent them off. Frank & Dad. took up the barbed wire off the old fence along the road. To-night Enah Frank & I went down to see "The Prince & the Pauper" at the picture show It was very good. Very mild, not freezing to-night. | ||
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| + | Tuesday November 28th | ||
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| + | Rained all day but not hard. Frank & I threw of the load of hay this morning Dad. packed his pork. This after noon he dug ditches and I cleared up the headland along the gully fence near the east of the fence. Enah went down town and got an old root of a tooth pulled out that has been bothering her. Read "The Lost World" by Conan Doyle till near mid-night | ||
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Thursday November 23rd
It rained nearly all day. Ham & Bert Thompson came over this morning and bought all the thin roosters at 12 1/2 cts. Frank and I took them down after dinner I got $9.38 for them. I stopped in at Jack Martin's on my way home and he paid me $18.07 for eggs & cockrels. We picked three chickens in the shop this morning Harry Smith from the Lake Shore was in for about an hour to ask Dad about a sick cow.
Friday November 24th
Frank & I went down town in the waggon this morning. I banked some money and sent Douglas a checkqe for my note. $84.80. Just did chores this after noon. Dad. cleaned ditches this morning and plowed this after noon Went down to the first meeting of the club to-night in Mrs. Belle's cottage. There was quite a crowd there both boys & girls and we had a big time dancing & picking up a row. High cold wind. Freezing
Saturday November 25th
Dad. banked up the house this morning and I dug up the border where the hedge was and protected the three tea roses Aunty was over to tea. Frank and I moved the bees in the colony house to-night. Frank went down town with Aunty & Dad. & I tested the pullets to-night. Freezing all day very cold night.
Sunday November 26th
Frank and I went to Sunday school and church and I went up to Huby's for dinner and telephoned to Charlie Dunkin for the number of his Beattie ram. Came home soon after dinner and did chores. Dad. went down to tea & church. I went down to church and sat around the bank for awhile before I came home. Very windy but milder.
Monday November 27th
I spent most of the morning getting the sheep records ready and this after noon took them down and got a postal note for the fees and sent them off. Frank & Dad. took up the barbed wire off the old fence along the road. To-night Enah Frank & I went down to see "The Prince & the Pauper" at the picture show It was very good. Very mild, not freezing to-night.
Tuesday November 28th
Rained all day but not hard. Frank & I threw of the load of hay this morning Dad. packed his pork. This after noon he dug ditches and I cleared up the headland along the gully fence near the east of the fence. Enah went down town and got an old root of a tooth pulled out that has been bothering her. Read "The Lost World" by Conan Doyle till near mid-night
