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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1917

Theobald Toby Barrett 1917 Diary 130.pdf

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Dad. and I helped us put on a couple of loads this morning and then had to go as he had to go down town this morning and get his hair cut and stayed at Aunty Alice's to dinner then went from there to the funeral. Frank and I hauled

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the couker, one of the ten looked very small an thin after he was plucked so I gave him to Aunty Alice and she said he was all right. Dad. and I were up till eleven o'clock picking out pin feathers while Frank write a letter to Enah

Wednesday September 19th

I packed up my nine chickens first thing this morning and took them down to the Dominion Express office and shipped them to Waller's, Toronto. I never shipped there before but he proved all right as I got my returns on Friday and he gave me 26 cts per lb which was a cent more than he quoted. They were a nicer looking lot than the ones I sent to Barron as I had stuck most of them in the brain, had torn them very little and only broke a couple of wings. I had larger sheets of parchment paper to wrap them in too and so made a much neater looking package. I stayed down long enough for Joe Howell to put a shoe on Josie. Dad. and Frank were hauling manure from the cow stable shed when I got back but they had cleaned up a lot of seed wheat for Mr. Flemming This after noon we hooked Joe and Queen to the disks and I went over the part of the pea stubble which Dad. has manured. I guess it was the first time we have ever had five of our own horses working at the same time. I quit early and went down to tea at Aunty Alice's and afterwards went to the picture show with Marj. and saw "Snow white" which was acted truer to the old story than any of them I have ever seen. I stayed all night with Aunty Alice. Another fine day.

Thursday September 20th

I cut the lawns down at Aunty Alice's before I came home this morning and Dad. and Frank were out at the manure. I saw Uncle Ward on my way home and he told me he was going to walk over here to find out whether or not Dad. could act as bearer at Mrs. Boughner's funeral to-morrow, she having died yesterday, so when I got home and told Dad. he despatched Frank on his wheel to find out the details and to save Uncle Ward the walk. We hauled out manure all day. Aunty Alice came over this after noon and did up the house chores and boiled us some potatoes and made a pudding.

Friday September 21st

Dad. and I helped us put on a couple of loads this morning and then had to go as he had to go down town this morning and get his hair cut and stayed at Aunty Alice's to dinner then went from there to the funeral. Frank and I hauled

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