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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1917

Theobald Toby Barrett 1917 Diary 35.pdf

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and sam. Butler's barn. Art Quanbury came through just beofre tea and said it had blown his barn about five feet back and racke dit considerably, while his little 8 x 12 shack was tyrmned complatelt over on its roof. Ti-dau it has been sunny but raw and windy.
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and Sam. Butler's barn. Art Quanbury came through just before tea and said it had blown his barn about five feet back and racked it considerably, while his little 8 x 12 shack was turned completely over on its roof. To-day it has been sunny but raw and windy.
  
 
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Frank has been helping Ben all day again and to-night I guess has him pretty well moved. Art Quanbury came in this morning before we had breakfast to see if he could get one of us to help him straighten his barn out so I told him I would go as soon as I could but as the first pair of lambs arrived this morning, and we had to trim the wool around the ewe's (Lop Ear's) bag it was pretty late when I got to Art's. However Tupper, {Trum?} Walker and John Quanbury were there and there wasn't much for me to do any way. I stood around and visited with them till noon and by that time they had the posts all jacked about plumb so we didn't have to go back this after noon I guess Art isn't going to try to move it back where it was This after noon Dad. and I took the black heifer up to Ham. Thompson's. Ham wasn't home. Winnie was over to tea and after tea Dad. and I walked down with her. Dad. {took?}

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and Sam. Butler's barn. Art Quanbury came through just before tea and said it had blown his barn about five feet back and racked it considerably, while his little 8 x 12 shack was turned completely over on its roof. To-day it has been sunny but raw and windy.

Friday March 30th

Frank has been helping Ben all day again and to-night I guess has him pretty well moved. Art Quanbury came in this morning before we had breakfast to see if he could get one of us to help him straighten his barn out so I told him I would go as soon as I could but as the first pair of lambs arrived this morning, and we had to trim the wool around the ewe's (Lop Ear's) bag it was pretty late when I got to Art's. However Tupper, {Trum?} Walker and John Quanbury were there and there wasn't much for me to do any way. I stood around and visited with them till noon and by that time they had the posts all jacked about plumb so we didn't have to go back this after noon I guess Art isn't going to try to move it back where it was This after noon Dad. and I took the black heifer up to Ham. Thompson's. Ham wasn't home. Winnie was over to tea and after tea Dad. and I walked down with her. Dad. {took?}

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