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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1914
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late for Dad. to plow the garden. as he had hoped to do but Huby and Frank surveyed all the land east of the lane and this side of the gully and "got stakes up" to set the fence posts by. They figure there is about fifty acres. Lila has been over all day and Win. came over about five They and Huby stayed to tea. Frank and I went down with them after tea. and found they had just laid fresh cement on the bridge and no-one could go over. So we went through Uncle Wards and took Ada's boat down from the barn and launched it for her. She went over with us in the boat and as it leaked like a seive Huby had to make two trips of it.
I went up to get my hair cut and Frank went to the moving picture show. Ada was going to wait for us at Huby's so we could go back with her but when I got down there she and Huby had just gone. Frank came soon after I did and when we got down to the bridge Huby was just coming back with the boat. so we took it back with us and left it below Woodson's. Dick came home afterwards when the watchmen didn't happen to be around and walked over the cement but didn't leave any tracks. The papers are full of the awful wreck of the Empress of Ireland. which went down off Father Point yesterday with nearly 1000 people. It was a heavy fog and another a coal boat ran into her. Hot but nice breeze
Sunday May 31st
Dad and Enah went to church this morning and left Tiddums with Huby. Dick and I went down and had a wim at the stump the water was fone we then came home and got dinner started Frank went to Sunday school and church. This afternoon I had a dandy ride on Joe. Wewent up to Smythe's but Pud was at Vittoria Framk started for Marburg on his wheel but got held up at Ryersies and fooled around with them all the after noon. Dick went down town and toi church to-night. Enah and I went to church to-night.Mr Johnston came over with his automobile to take Enah down, so I didn't eait for her afyer church thinking he would bring her home but walked down as far as the bridge with Quint and then home. I found Dad. looking after Tiddums who was too tired to go to sleep and Dad. havong been beset with visitors that the chores wewren't all done. Enah got home about I don;t now what happened to her except that she went down to Huby's. Cusins' Loll, Bessie, Harry & Willie drove for a little while thsi after noon. To-night young Billy Louis cam ein to get his hirse's shoulder lanced and hung around till dark so people wouldn't see the blood Then Sam. Law came over to see if he could borrow the roller in the morning. Jonas then came for. ashort visit. It has been hot to-day but a very nuce strong breeze.