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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1919
Theobald Toby Barrett 1919 Diary 140.pdf
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We haven't done much but chores to-day, they take most of our time now that the cattle are all in. Dad. fixed the fence that the winf blewdown and nailed on the boards that had blown off and we re-established parliament. Aunty came over and hel[ped Frank get dinner but ddidn't stay long after dinner. I shifted rthe chickens around to-night. I put the old hens in where the rosters were and put all but two of them in the fattening crate. I left one in wih the old hens and put the one that was so full of fight ion with the pullets. Fine day, freezing all day cloudy. Owing to the coal-miner's strike and the sortage of soft coal The G.T.R. has taken off 70 trains from Ontario lines, all our midday trains being included ao that we don't get our mail till the day after it come sin now. Jim comes early. | We haven't done much but chores to-day, they take most of our time now that the cattle are all in. Dad. fixed the fence that the winf blewdown and nailed on the boards that had blown off and we re-established parliament. Aunty came over and hel[ped Frank get dinner but ddidn't stay long after dinner. I shifted rthe chickens around to-night. I put the old hens in where the rosters were and put all but two of them in the fattening crate. I left one in wih the old hens and put the one that was so full of fight ion with the pullets. Fine day, freezing all day cloudy. Owing to the coal-miner's strike and the sortage of soft coal The G.T.R. has taken off 70 trains from Ontario lines, all our midday trains being included ao that we don't get our mail till the day after it come sin now. Jim comes early. | ||
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The wind was still very high this morning and has abated very little by this evening but has not been so strong as it must have been during the night. We got off with very little damage. It blew the north doors off the old barn and two or three boards from the big barn and tipped over the "library." When Dad. got up the windmill had blown in gear and was going like mad. He ran out to shut it off with scarcely any clothes on and nearly froze. He found the barnyard half flooded. We heard later that the wind blew Edmond England's windmill down and the head of John Wess's. It wrecked the big drying kiln over at the brickyard and blew down a new building that Kolbe was just putting up. Frank & I went down to Sunday school and church this morning & stayed at Aunty's for dinner. This after noon I drove down to Nanticoke to bring Marj. home as she went down to the Banfield's Friday night. The roads were rather rough but it wasn't bad. I was bundled up so with Dad's fur coat I couldn't feel the wind. I took a fur coat of Aunty Alice's down for Marj. so she didn't get very cold. We got home soon after six. I came home and had tea and then went back down town again. Frank & Alex England went down Mud Street to-night.
Monday December 1st
We haven't done much but chores to-day, they take most of our time now that the cattle are all in. Dad. fixed the fence that the winf blewdown and nailed on the boards that had blown off and we re-established parliament. Aunty came over and hel[ped Frank get dinner but ddidn't stay long after dinner. I shifted rthe chickens around to-night. I put the old hens in where the rosters were and put all but two of them in the fattening crate. I left one in wih the old hens and put the one that was so full of fight ion with the pullets. Fine day, freezing all day cloudy. Owing to the coal-miner's strike and the sortage of soft coal The G.T.R. has taken off 70 trains from Ontario lines, all our midday trains being included ao that we don't get our mail till the day after it come sin now. Jim comes early.
Tuesday December 2nd
