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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1914
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came over. At last about eleven we thought he wasn't coming so thought we would go home, Huby went down to the mill with us as they saw Johnny go in there with a load of shooks, when we found him he said he was just ready to go so we went back with him. It took us quite awhile to get it turned over on to the skids, and we had to get a few extra hands to help us. Allan Law came along just as we were about ready to start and as one of Johnny's horses is very poor on the draw and he couldn't start it Allan hooked his team on and the two snaked it along to Allan's corner, then Johnny took his team off as they thought two teams would be too wide going down that narrow road and over the bridge. Allan hauled it to the top of the hill and then Johnny took it alone the rest of the way, he let his team sail right though and as it was too hard work keeping up afoot I rode part of the way so did Huby. Johnny got stuck in our lane here where the snow was deep and he ran into the side of the bank, we had to take the little horse off and put old Harry on with Johnnys big horse and they pulled it easily.
Huby stayed to dinner and this after noon we placed the hen house just were we want to lever it and put it up on blocvks. Dad. and Huby then drove back to straighten thingsd up down there and to take back some stuff we borrowed from Mrs. Jim Low. I did chopred while thet=y were gone. Charlie Butler was in for a few minutes this after noon to see dad. about his horse which has something like lymphanngitis. Dad. brought the pigeon house back with him this afternoon. Nice day, snowed a little, mostly sunny with a little breeze.