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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1918

Theobald Toby Barrett 1918 Diary 96.pdf

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Sunday school bazaar at which they cleaned up over $100.<u>00</u> to pay for the piano. Tid was down all day at a picnic with Aunty. Lila, Rebecca and Helen Tibbits down at the Lake. We quit early to-night and went over
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Sunday school bazaar at which they cleaned up over $100.<u>00</u> to pay for the piano. Tid was down all day at a picnic with Aunty. Lila, Rebecca and Helen Tibbits down at the Lake. We quit early to-night and went over to hoe potatoes but there were only a few of the boys there Edmond England was to have sprayed there for us to-night but he couldn't get the engine to work. Cool breeze.
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Friday August 2<u>nd</u>
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We finished cutting the wheat and barley this morning and Frank and Dad. went back with Harry and Joe to cut the wheat on the back side hill. They had the three horses on this morning. I finished shocking up thehill and about five o'clock took Belle back to put on with the other two but Dad. thought as it was so late it wasn't worth while so we just went a couple of more rounds and quit. The first few rounds are the worst on that still {?} field.
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Saturday August 3<u>rd</u>
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I hoed turnips for awhile this morning till Dad. and Frank got a few more rounds cut and then started shocking up. They got nearly off the hill before dinner. Just before noon I heard a shrill whistle which I knew to be Dick's and looked and saw him and tid coming down the gully.

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Sunday school bazaar at which they cleaned up over $100.00 to pay for the piano. Tid was down all day at a picnic with Aunty. Lila, Rebecca and Helen Tibbits down at the Lake. We quit early to-night and went over to hoe potatoes but there were only a few of the boys there Edmond England was to have sprayed there for us to-night but he couldn't get the engine to work. Cool breeze.

Friday August 2nd

We finished cutting the wheat and barley this morning and Frank and Dad. went back with Harry and Joe to cut the wheat on the back side hill. They had the three horses on this morning. I finished shocking up thehill and about five o'clock took Belle back to put on with the other two but Dad. thought as it was so late it wasn't worth while so we just went a couple of more rounds and quit. The first few rounds are the worst on that still {?} field.

Saturday August 3rd

I hoed turnips for awhile this morning till Dad. and Frank got a few more rounds cut and then started shocking up. They got nearly off the hill before dinner. Just before noon I heard a shrill whistle which I knew to be Dick's and looked and saw him and tid coming down the gully.

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