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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1917
Theobald Toby Barrett 1917 Diary 138.pdf
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Although my arm has felt a good deal better to-day I have done nothing whatever to use it. Frank went back to John Wesses and thrashed till noon when they finished and he plowed all the after noon. Dad. did chores and sawed up some wood this morning and this after noon pulled up some more mangels besides doing chores. I helped Dad. saw up one limb of the old oak with one hand this morning and then went a walk back to the woods. I went to sleep before noon and was too lazy to get up to eat. This after noon I drove Enah & Tid down town and came home by the mill where I got a 40 lb. bag of oatmeal. To-night I went down town to see Marj. It has been a beautiful day and not freezing as hard to-night. | Although my arm has felt a good deal better to-day I have done nothing whatever to use it. Frank went back to John Wesses and thrashed till noon when they finished and he plowed all the after noon. Dad. did chores and sawed up some wood this morning and this after noon pulled up some more mangels besides doing chores. I helped Dad. saw up one limb of the old oak with one hand this morning and then went a walk back to the woods. I went to sleep before noon and was too lazy to get up to eat. This after noon I drove Enah & Tid down town and came home by the mill where I got a 40 lb. bag of oatmeal. To-night I went down town to see Marj. It has been a beautiful day and not freezing as hard to-night. | ||
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| + | Frank went out woth the Quanbury boy's earlytis morning and was out there till noon helping then thrash at Charlie's place. The job only lasted a couple of hours but I guess they didn't get startted on time. Dad. lowed all moening and I didn't do anything much but kill a couple of old hens for Enah and a cockrel for Aunty Alice to take to Roy to-morrow This after noon Dad. and Frank got up the rest of the mangels except a few small ones and put them all in the drive house. I helpoed them a little, pulling. Pickford came in to ask Dad. to go ove rin the mornng to operate on a couole of calves. he had been in Brantford to-day with Mrs. Pickford who has comething wromng woth her eye and has to do up every day spo often from. iw on to a specialist. Pickfoerd was telling us that he has figured out that it is going to cost him nearly fifty dollars, which fact I am afraid is causing him considerable distress. Art & John Quanbury cam ein with a load of oats to clean up and told Dad. that Jim Bannister had brought word at noon that Harry Ausley ha dhad a stroke and was very low. Aunty came over just as they left and conformed the news of | ||
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in such a small space, however and went up to Holloway's place this side of Lynn Valley where he lit and went into Simcoe for gasoline They said he knew very little about his engine. A good proportion of the town saw him and heard him as he flew right down over the pond. It has been freezing hard the last few nights but the days have been mild and sunny, to-day especially nice.
Thursday November 8th
Although my arm has felt a good deal better to-day I have done nothing whatever to use it. Frank went back to John Wesses and thrashed till noon when they finished and he plowed all the after noon. Dad. did chores and sawed up some wood this morning and this after noon pulled up some more mangels besides doing chores. I helped Dad. saw up one limb of the old oak with one hand this morning and then went a walk back to the woods. I went to sleep before noon and was too lazy to get up to eat. This after noon I drove Enah & Tid down town and came home by the mill where I got a 40 lb. bag of oatmeal. To-night I went down town to see Marj. It has been a beautiful day and not freezing as hard to-night.
Friday November 9th
Frank went out woth the Quanbury boy's earlytis morning and was out there till noon helping then thrash at Charlie's place. The job only lasted a couple of hours but I guess they didn't get startted on time. Dad. lowed all moening and I didn't do anything much but kill a couple of old hens for Enah and a cockrel for Aunty Alice to take to Roy to-morrow This after noon Dad. and Frank got up the rest of the mangels except a few small ones and put them all in the drive house. I helpoed them a little, pulling. Pickford came in to ask Dad. to go ove rin the mornng to operate on a couole of calves. he had been in Brantford to-day with Mrs. Pickford who has comething wromng woth her eye and has to do up every day spo often from. iw on to a specialist. Pickfoerd was telling us that he has figured out that it is going to cost him nearly fifty dollars, which fact I am afraid is causing him considerable distress. Art & John Quanbury cam ein with a load of oats to clean up and told Dad. that Jim Bannister had brought word at noon that Harry Ausley ha dhad a stroke and was very low. Aunty came over just as they left and conformed the news of
