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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1919

Theobald Toby Barrett 1919 Diary 18.pdf

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Thursday February 6th
 
Thursday February 6th
  
Dad. went down to Alfred's this morning to borrow the screens of his fanning mill which he uses to clean clover seed as we want to get ours cleaned up. Ham was talking
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Dad. went down to Alfred's this morning to borrow the screens of his fanning mill which he uses to clean clover seed as we want to get ours cleaned up. Ham was talking to a fellow at the sale on Tuesdasy and he said they had no clover seed to sow up there and the Woodstock seed merchants were asking $32.00 a bushel for it. Ham told him he could get 100 bushelks down this way for $25.00 or less so he took Ham's name and said he pwould put it up to his club and try to get them to give us an order. This after noon I went down town as notic eof a registered letter came and as I suspected it was the opedigree for the sheep andfound I was correct. I posted then again to Lloyd-Jones beofree I cam ehome. To-night Enah and I went down to the hall to see the boys that are home from the front get their five dollar gold piexces or whatever the town was givimng them. Ron. Taylor was doing the orersenting and Mr. Johnson calling out names of the men. Most of them had got their souvenir when we got there but we heard Ed Moon and Ed Turner malke little speeches. They had a dance afterwards and we stayed till about midnight
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Friday February 7th

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Mrs Dell on the car. She had been down at Cobury to see Roy and says he his just about alright again. We went up to the J.F.I.A. social evening. I stopped in at Aunty's first. We put in the time in the usual manner up there and I got home at three o'clock. Rained this morning. Freezing to-night.

Wednesday February 5th

Dad. and I did chores this morning but not much else. This after noon I went over to Lorne Myer's and got the beet pulp he ordered for us. It is queer looking stuff and very bulky. A cwt. bag being about as big as a bluegrass sack. We put a little of it to soak to feed the cows to-morrow. To-night I went down town and Marj. and I went skating, we called in and got Zeitha to go with us. Ed. Turner, Woodger, Leggit, Mr. Bagley & Essie were down there and as the ice was pretty good we had a good skate. It has been colder to-day, but fair.

Thursday February 6th

Dad. went down to Alfred's this morning to borrow the screens of his fanning mill which he uses to clean clover seed as we want to get ours cleaned up. Ham was talking to a fellow at the sale on Tuesdasy and he said they had no clover seed to sow up there and the Woodstock seed merchants were asking $32.00 a bushel for it. Ham told him he could get 100 bushelks down this way for $25.00 or less so he took Ham's name and said he pwould put it up to his club and try to get them to give us an order. This after noon I went down town as notic eof a registered letter came and as I suspected it was the opedigree for the sheep andfound I was correct. I posted then again to Lloyd-Jones beofree I cam ehome. To-night Enah and I went down to the hall to see the boys that are home from the front get their five dollar gold piexces or whatever the town was givimng them. Ron. Taylor was doing the orersenting and Mr. Johnson calling out names of the men. Most of them had got their souvenir when we got there but we heard Ed Moon and Ed Turner malke little speeches. They had a dance afterwards and we stayed till about midnight

Friday February 7th

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