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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1913

Toby Barrett 1913 Diary 33.pdf

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stay here awhile on his way to his Grandpa's, but owing to the weathewr he stayed till after dinner when his father came and called for ghim. A terrific wind got up about noon and blew things "galley west." It flatened our barn yard fence. tore some of the roof of our cow stable rooted up the old half dead mountain ash tree at the corner of the spare bedroom and blew over our new smoke house.

We three boys went down town and found the water very high down at the pier. We noticed Woodson't tank has blown off its tower and their fence is lying all over the sidewalk Aunty and I intended to go to chirch to0nuight but as the wind was so hard we decided to stay home and I had a pretty fair prsactice. Dick went down tiwn to a party at Bessie Gaham's.

Saturday March 22nd

Dad and I & Frank fixed up the fence around rthe barnyarsd which bew down yesterday. Roy Bannister ame over to spend the morning with Frank. This after noon dad and I wrnt down toen to get some groceries. We have to take beef for easter as the wind yesterday blew apart the pig pen door and both the turkeys got loose

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