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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1925
Theobald Toby Barrett 1925 Diary 117.pdf
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Thrusday September 24th | Thrusday September 24th | ||
| − | Marj. & I spent about an hour this morning stretching a couple of pieces of short woven wire around the end of the orchard to prevent the cows from getting into the dooryard and from there anywhere else in the country. We thought we had a cow proof fence but when I got home to-night I found Mary out. The fence kept the other two in the orchard and Mary must have jumped it. I put her in the barnyard and then drove the other two around and by the time I got them there Mary had disappeared. It was dark then and Marj. wanted to have tea so I let her go and when I went out after tea I found the horse stable door which I must have left unbarred had blown open and Mary was in there with my good harness down and in an awful mess. I was mad enough to kill her. I went over home about 10 a.m. and Frank and I pulled and piled corn till noon and loaded it and took it down this after noon. We had quite a long wait to get unloaded so it was fairly late when I got home, but I met Roy | + | Marj. & I spent about an hour this morning stretching a couple of pieces of short woven wire around the end of the orchard to prevent the cows from getting into the dooryard and from there anywhere else in the country. We thought we had a cow proof fence but when I got home to-night I found Mary out. The fence kept the other two in the orchard and Mary must have jumped it. I put her in the barnyard and then drove the other two around and by the time I got them there Mary had disappeared. It was dark then and Marj. wanted to have tea so I let her go and when I went out after tea I found the horse stable door which I must have left unbarred had blown open and Mary was in there with my good harness down and in an awful mess. I was mad enough to kill her. I went over home about 10 a.m. and Frank and I pulled and piled corn till noon and loaded it and took it down this after noon. We had quite a long wait to get unloaded so it was fairly late when I got home, but I met Roy Hammond on the Winding Hill with a big load when I was coming home. Quint took Dad. & Enah up to Coulborne to-day to see if Dad. could get a certified copy of Fa's marriage certificate, but their church records don't go back far enough. Dad. didn't think it was vitally important as Mr. Parks has the original but it is not certified |
Friday September 25th | Friday September 25th | ||
Went over home this morning and pulled corn & Dad. & Frank took it down this afternoon. I drove down in the buggy and got some groceries and came straight home but it was five o'clock when I got here. Mr. Bagley came out and took Marj. & the baby down to a | Went over home this morning and pulled corn & Dad. & Frank took it down this afternoon. I drove down in the buggy and got some groceries and came straight home but it was five o'clock when I got here. Mr. Bagley came out and took Marj. & the baby down to a | ||
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Wednesday September 23rd
I pulled corn here and piled it this morning while Dad. & Frank put on a load over home and took it down. Frank came out here this after noon and put on what I had pulled and helped me finish the field. We got down there about five and didn't have to wait very long to get unloaded but it was dark when I got home. We just had 2380 on. The field didn't turn out nearly as well as I thought it would before we started. There is still a patch back of the barn but we will leave that for a day or two. The Bagley's were over this after noon to invite Marj. to a party there on Friday. Marj. canned corn to-day. Froze slightly last night, no damage. Fine & cool to-night.
Thrusday September 24th
Marj. & I spent about an hour this morning stretching a couple of pieces of short woven wire around the end of the orchard to prevent the cows from getting into the dooryard and from there anywhere else in the country. We thought we had a cow proof fence but when I got home to-night I found Mary out. The fence kept the other two in the orchard and Mary must have jumped it. I put her in the barnyard and then drove the other two around and by the time I got them there Mary had disappeared. It was dark then and Marj. wanted to have tea so I let her go and when I went out after tea I found the horse stable door which I must have left unbarred had blown open and Mary was in there with my good harness down and in an awful mess. I was mad enough to kill her. I went over home about 10 a.m. and Frank and I pulled and piled corn till noon and loaded it and took it down this after noon. We had quite a long wait to get unloaded so it was fairly late when I got home, but I met Roy Hammond on the Winding Hill with a big load when I was coming home. Quint took Dad. & Enah up to Coulborne to-day to see if Dad. could get a certified copy of Fa's marriage certificate, but their church records don't go back far enough. Dad. didn't think it was vitally important as Mr. Parks has the original but it is not certified
Friday September 25th
Went over home this morning and pulled corn & Dad. & Frank took it down this afternoon. I drove down in the buggy and got some groceries and came straight home but it was five o'clock when I got here. Mr. Bagley came out and took Marj. & the baby down to a
