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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1917
Theobald Toby Barrett 1917 Diary 149.pdf
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| − | We took the four head of cattle which Dad. sold to Niel Elliottt on Monday down this morning with out any trouble. There was the <s>three</s> two year old heifer and the two black yearlings and Harry Ansley's black heifer which Dad. could only get $25.00 for. He got $165.00 for our three which he figured as $80.00 for the two year old $45.00 for the yearling steer and $40.00 for the yearling heifer. He and Frank went up town to get the money and pay up various debts and I waited for them at Aunty's They didn't get down there will about noon so I didn't go home with them but waited for dinner and went up town and got Aunty's mail this after noon. I came right home then but didn't do much this | + | We took the four head of cattle which Dad. sold to Niel Elliottt on Monday down this morning with out any trouble. There was the <s>three</s> two year old heifer and the two black yearlings and Harry Ansley's black heifer which Dad. could only get $25.00 for. He got $165.00 for our three which he figured as $80.00 for the two year old $45.00 for the yearling steer and $40.00 for the yearling heifer. He and Frank went up town to get the money and pay up various debts and I waited for them at Aunty's They didn't get down there will about noon so I didn't go home with them but waited for dinner and went up town and got Aunty's mail this after noon. I came right home then but didn't do much this after noon but a few chores, my arm is very much better and I think I can work with it now as there is no sign of any more spots and the old ones are all healing |
| − | Dad. got the colts up this after noon as there is a terrific blizzard raging. It was bad this | + | Dad. got the colts up this after noon as there is a terrific blizzard raging. It was bad this morning but is much worse this after noon and every thing is full of snow. Enah was to have collected for the Navy this after noon but couldn't go out. Yesterday's and today's papers are full of the news of the awful explosion in Halifax caused by a munition ship blowing up. Nearly the whole city is wrecked and there are at least 2000 people killed, some put it at 3000 while about every second person in the city is injured. To make things worse to-day's papers say there is a fierce blizzard raging down there. |
Sunday December 9th | Sunday December 9th | ||
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Friday December 7th
Frank thrashed all morning at Pickford's and got home soon after dinner. Dad. did chores this morning and went down to the mill in the buggy after some feed flour. Aunty Alice walked over to dinner. This after noon Dad. and Frank went out to Bob. Ross's sale and didn't get back till dark. They left before it was over and didn't buy anything everything went high. Tid and I walked down as far as Mr. Battersby's with Aunty Alice and then went for a walk through the "Sheep Pasture". Freezing all day but sunny and nice.
Saturday December 8th
We took the four head of cattle which Dad. sold to Niel Elliottt on Monday down this morning with out any trouble. There was the three two year old heifer and the two black yearlings and Harry Ansley's black heifer which Dad. could only get $25.00 for. He got $165.00 for our three which he figured as $80.00 for the two year old $45.00 for the yearling steer and $40.00 for the yearling heifer. He and Frank went up town to get the money and pay up various debts and I waited for them at Aunty's They didn't get down there will about noon so I didn't go home with them but waited for dinner and went up town and got Aunty's mail this after noon. I came right home then but didn't do much this after noon but a few chores, my arm is very much better and I think I can work with it now as there is no sign of any more spots and the old ones are all healing
Dad. got the colts up this after noon as there is a terrific blizzard raging. It was bad this morning but is much worse this after noon and every thing is full of snow. Enah was to have collected for the Navy this after noon but couldn't go out. Yesterday's and today's papers are full of the news of the awful explosion in Halifax caused by a munition ship blowing up. Nearly the whole city is wrecked and there are at least 2000 people killed, some put it at 3000 while about every second person in the city is injured. To make things worse to-day's papers say there is a fierce blizzard raging down there.
Sunday December 9th
