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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1913
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killed him, we didn't look for any thing like that, and Dad says nothing could have been done for him. This afternoon Dad. & Frank cleaned up some of the wheat and oats that were on the floor and took it down to the mill to be chopped they went down town to take Elva's cream and get stuff. I took Harry & Joe and the hay rack and went down to help old Jonas get some of his fence up as he won't be back to cut corn till it is off the highway, he is so afraid of the law, I only got up two loads as it is hard stuff to load alone and Jonas had Leitch's team and waggon so didn't help me any, and I had to knock half of it to pieces, I did not get home till nearly dark. Lovely fall day.
Sunday September 28th
Frank was the only member of the family who attene=ded church and Sunday school. I read most of the morning but got dressed up about noon and this afternoon Dick and I went down to Mrs. Waddles funeral. Dad. drove us down and his went down and got Huby & Lila and they drove up to the cemetery. There was an awful crowd at the house and there must have been over a nhunfdred rigs in the procession Dick and I knocked around town til Dad. got back then I came home with him but Dick stayed down to fo to church to-nigt. When we got home we found Emery & his whole family here as well as Mrs. Smythe with Susie 7 george. they stated to tea
