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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1921
Theobald Toby Barrett 1921 Diary 108.pdf
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| 1911. | Summary of the Diary. | |
| May | 20th | Spent first night on the farm. Bill Oakes preparing corn ground. |
| " | 26th | Bill Donald & Charlie Butler gave a day on corn ground. |
| " | 30th | Planted corn |
| " | 31st | Bobby's "Taurus", first calf born on the place (in our day) |
| June | 12th | Used cream separator for first time. Dad. at Flemming's barn (horse stable) raising. |
| " | 16 | Bill started to plough summer fallow |
| " | 17 & 19 | Had a bee to move the stable, old house & pig pen. |
| " | 22 | Holiday in town to celebrate the King's coronation. |
| " | 28 | Started haying in east corner field |
| July | 13 | Started wheat harvest. Terrible forest fires in north. many lives lost. |
| " | 15 | Dad cut alsike. |
| " | 24 | Got razor & shaving utensils for 16th birthday. Need whiskers |
| " | 25 | Dad got piano from Martin's. Winky Smith started painting house |
| Aug | 1 | Hamilton Asylum burned. 8 deaths. |
| " | 4 | Normal Entrance report out. Marj. Clarke (honors) Edna Sidway pass |
| " | 9 | Wyatt Person cut oats. Bill Oakes going west on Sat. 12th |
| " | 11 | Demolished old wooden trough at windmill, going to put in cement |
| " | 15 | Every body except Andrew Innes in Simcoe to hear Sir Wilfred. |
| " | 17 | Big crowd went up on special train to Simcoe to hear Mr. Borden |
| Aug | 19 | Bougner Picnic roads full of rigs of all kinds. |
| " | 24 | Threshed and put the straw over the cow shed. |
| Sept | 7 | Dad & I go to Exhibition. Every body talking reciprosity. Mostly against |
| " | 8. | We take the Woodson crowd out to Shand's in the waggon. Musical evening |
| " | 9 | Mr. Skey died this after noon. |
| " | 13 | Dad sowed wheat. I cut corn. Mercury down to freezing. |
| " | 15 | Letter from Aunty describing trip to Banff with Walter & Winnie |
| " | 21 | Charlton defeated McCall. Norfolk's luck to have wrong man in. |
| " | 25. | Sowed second field of wheat. Dad. drilled & I harrowed. |
| " | 26 | Dad. went to Toronto & met Frank who came east with Rev. W. Taylor. |
| " | 27 | Tip Varey & Miss Langs married to-day. |
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