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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1920-1921
Theobald Toby Barrett 1920 Diary 51.pdf
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Dad. spent the day plowing and working up the patch back of the shop where we are going to try and raise some fodder corn this year. Frank went down town and got some more seed corn and planted it this afternoon I put up my wren house and watched a pair of orioles for awhile that are building out on the lawn. Henry | Dad. spent the day plowing and working up the patch back of the shop where we are going to try and raise some fodder corn this year. Frank went down town and got some more seed corn and planted it this afternoon I put up my wren house and watched a pair of orioles for awhile that are building out on the lawn. Henry | ||
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| + | Misener came over with some stumping powder to blast out the big rock out in the field by the side roas =d as Frank had made arrangements with him Saturday night to do it. I went out with him and Frank cam eout when he got back from town. He piut three sticks under the rock and cracked it up and heaved it up out of the ground pretty well. He mad two more blasts or mud caps as he called them by just putting the dynamite on tip of the rock and covering it over well with mud. He split up some of the big chunks that way but tere are still some nig pieces to handle. There will be about half a day's work hauling the cbiunks away an dfilling up the hole. Frank had him fgo domne to the corner field and oput a stick under the old stump. He split a piece off the sid eof it and loosened it up. I dug around the little apple trees rthis afernoon Tid went nback to schoolto-day. Very hoit. | ||
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about five rows from the end so will have to leave that much till Monday. Dad. took Billy out this after noon with the bridle & surcingle on and did odd jobs. Aunty came over to tea and Dad. drove her home to-night. I read & painted a show card lesson. Quite cold this morning.
Sunday May 30th
Frank Tid and I went down to Sunday school and Enah drove down to church. She stayed down to dinner but the rest of us came home. Olive Ward saw Marj. yesterday and invited her, with Frank and me, down to their place this after noon. Frank had made arrangements to go some place with Lloyd Ryerse so he didn't go down but helped Dad. as much as he could with the chores and Marj. and I drove down after dinner and spent the after noon and evening there and had a very nice time {Leggit?} was down to tea too. We got home about 11.30 Beautiful day, nice breeze.
Monday May 31st
Dad. spent the day plowing and working up the patch back of the shop where we are going to try and raise some fodder corn this year. Frank went down town and got some more seed corn and planted it this afternoon I put up my wren house and watched a pair of orioles for awhile that are building out on the lawn. Henry
Misener came over with some stumping powder to blast out the big rock out in the field by the side roas =d as Frank had made arrangements with him Saturday night to do it. I went out with him and Frank cam eout when he got back from town. He piut three sticks under the rock and cracked it up and heaved it up out of the ground pretty well. He mad two more blasts or mud caps as he called them by just putting the dynamite on tip of the rock and covering it over well with mud. He split up some of the big chunks that way but tere are still some nig pieces to handle. There will be about half a day's work hauling the cbiunks away an dfilling up the hole. Frank had him fgo domne to the corner field and oput a stick under the old stump. He split a piece off the sid eof it and loosened it up. I dug around the little apple trees rthis afernoon Tid went nback to schoolto-day. Very hoit.
Tuesday June 1st
