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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1919
Theobald Toby Barrett 1919 Diary 133.pdf
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| − | Rite. I fully intended going home to-night at six o'clock but as Neff was not nearly through I didn't like to leave him. We were out there till | + | Rite. I fully intended going home to-night at six o'clock but as Neff was not nearly through I didn't like to leave him. We were out there till after ten to-night and then were not through. This was the anniversary of the signing of the armstice and it was supposed to be observed throughout the whole Empire by every one stopping work at eleven o'clock for two minutes, this was the King's request. We stopped work out at the Exhibition and then sang "God save the King." and I guess the same thing was done all over. To-night there was a reunion and banquet for some battalion at the Carls. Rite. and {illegible} in for all the racket they made. There was an open air dance and general celebration up on University Ave. to-night and there were a couple of aeroplanes flying around all illuminated. We went up to University Ave on our way home to-night but the dance was over with. |
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| + | Wednesday November 12th | ||
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| + | I didn't get up very early this morning and went down town till noon to get some things. I hurried through lunch at Roy's intending to leave for home at 1.20 but I didn't give myself time enough to get to the station and missed my train by about two minutes. I had a shave and hair cut and went back up to Roy's for about an hour and left on the 4 o'clock train, it was a slow one and I didn't get to Brantford till nearly seven so didn't get to Dover till nine. I went up to Aunty's for a minute or two and then up town to see Marj. Cold to-night. | ||
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| + | Thursday November 13th | ||
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| + | Charlie Quanbury was through here before daylight and before anyone but Dad. was up on his way to light a fire in the engine and he wanted one of us to go over and help him thrash his alsike. I went over about nine o'clock and we finished about 10.30. When I got back I helped Dad. throw out some ditches in the corner field till noon and Frank plowed in there all day. Dad. finished the other field while I was away. This after noon Dad. & Tid went down to Aunty's to bank up the house. I cleaned out the cow stable and spent most of the after noon cleaning out one end of the chicken shed and putting in fresh straw. It froze very hard last night and has been very cloudy and freezing quite hard all day. | ||
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Rite. I fully intended going home to-night at six o'clock but as Neff was not nearly through I didn't like to leave him. We were out there till after ten to-night and then were not through. This was the anniversary of the signing of the armstice and it was supposed to be observed throughout the whole Empire by every one stopping work at eleven o'clock for two minutes, this was the King's request. We stopped work out at the Exhibition and then sang "God save the King." and I guess the same thing was done all over. To-night there was a reunion and banquet for some battalion at the Carls. Rite. and {illegible} in for all the racket they made. There was an open air dance and general celebration up on University Ave. to-night and there were a couple of aeroplanes flying around all illuminated. We went up to University Ave on our way home to-night but the dance was over with.
Wednesday November 12th
I didn't get up very early this morning and went down town till noon to get some things. I hurried through lunch at Roy's intending to leave for home at 1.20 but I didn't give myself time enough to get to the station and missed my train by about two minutes. I had a shave and hair cut and went back up to Roy's for about an hour and left on the 4 o'clock train, it was a slow one and I didn't get to Brantford till nearly seven so didn't get to Dover till nine. I went up to Aunty's for a minute or two and then up town to see Marj. Cold to-night.
Thursday November 13th
Charlie Quanbury was through here before daylight and before anyone but Dad. was up on his way to light a fire in the engine and he wanted one of us to go over and help him thrash his alsike. I went over about nine o'clock and we finished about 10.30. When I got back I helped Dad. throw out some ditches in the corner field till noon and Frank plowed in there all day. Dad. finished the other field while I was away. This after noon Dad. & Tid went down to Aunty's to bank up the house. I cleaned out the cow stable and spent most of the after noon cleaning out one end of the chicken shed and putting in fresh straw. It froze very hard last night and has been very cloudy and freezing quite hard all day.
