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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1917

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The Quanbury boys brought their waggon in this morning and left it for us to take the sheep to Simcoe and they took our old one with them. Just as they left Jack Highland drove in and left the sacks for the bluegrass and we bagged it up and Frank and I took it down this morning to the car. We took the baby with us and left him at Aunty's for the after noon as Enah went to the Simcoe Fair with the James'. Frank and I didn't get started for Simcoe till about half past two as we had to load the sheep after dinner and as we had to walk all the way it was nearly five when we got there. I left Frank and the sheep up there and left the Fair Grounds at a quarter past five and was home here at half past six. I had Joe & Belle. Lloyd Jones shepherd had quite a flock of Southdowns and Shrops up there and as they were trimmed up to the queen's taste and in good shape I suppose they will

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Saturday October 6th

Dad. worked on the wheat ground all day and got it drilled this after noon, there is just about three acres of it Frank and I cleaned up seed for him this morning and were at that nearly all the fore noon. This after noon Marj. and I went to Vittoria after chestnuts but didn't get any as they were not ripe yet and do not seem to be very well filled anyway. We went up to Dunkin's and he filled out an application blank for me to get the yearling ewe registered. He showed me his stock while Marj. was in getting warm. I stayed to tea at the Moore's and didn't get home till long after nine. Roy & Rebecca came up to-day on the three o'clock car to stay over Monday it being Thanksgiving day. It has been cloudy with a raw north wind all day.

Sunday October 7th

I was the only one from this house to go to church this morning and I drove down and brought Rebecca home with me while Roy & Aunty walked over Aunty Alice didn't feel like coming. This after noon I went down to the Moore's and had tea at Aunty's. Aunty and I went to church to-night and I went up afterward's to see Huby. Frank walked down to church and he & I went home to-gether. Jack Martin started teaching Sunday school again.

Monday October 8th

Dad. went out first thing this morning to run some furrows in the wheat and then he, Enah and the baby went down to Aunty's for dinner and to spend the after noon. Frank and I spent most of the day putting what we considered the finishing touches on our sheep. Still pretty raw but rather sunny.

Tuesday October 9th

The Quanbury boys brought their waggon in this morning and left it for us to take the sheep to Simcoe and they took our old one with them. Just as they left Jack Highland drove in and left the sacks for the bluegrass and we bagged it up and Frank and I took it down this morning to the car. We took the baby with us and left him at Aunty's for the after noon as Enah went to the Simcoe Fair with the James'. Frank and I didn't get started for Simcoe till about half past two as we had to load the sheep after dinner and as we had to walk all the way it was nearly five when we got there. I left Frank and the sheep up there and left the Fair Grounds at a quarter past five and was home here at half past six. I had Joe & Belle. Lloyd Jones shepherd had quite a flock of Southdowns and Shrops up there and as they were trimmed up to the queen's taste and in good shape I suppose they will

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