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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1917
Theobald Toby Barrett 1917 Diary 35.pdf
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| + | Frank has been helping ben all day again and to-night I guess has him prertty well moved. Art Quanbury came in thismoring before w ehad breakfast to see if he could get one of us to help him syraighten his barn out so I told him I would go as soon as I could but as the first pait pf lambs arrived this. morning, and we had to rtrim 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 anyway. I stood around and visited with them till noon and by that time nthey 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 afternoon 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 prertty well moved. Art Quanbury came in thismoring before w ehad breakfast to see if he could get one of us to help him syraighten his barn out so I told him I would go as soon as I could but as the first pait pf lambs arrived this. morning, and we had to rtrim 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 anyway. I stood around and visited with them till noon and by that time nthey 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 afternoon 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?}
