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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1915

Toby Barrett 1915 Diary 78.pdf

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down to Hammond's bush to see old Ad. Frolick's log cabin, he got some of them down at Huby's too. When they came back Orm. Frank, Kathleen, Tiddums & I went for a ride down town and up to see Globe Park. They thought it had changed a lot since they used to summer there. We took Aunty down to stay at Mrs Leslie Battersby's to tea. After tea we took Cousin Clare home as she had been down here all the after noon - got Aunty and went up to Cousin Loll's for awhile came home again, then Orm took Frank and me down to Huby's so the car had a busy day of it. Dick was down town all the after noon. It has been very hot all day.

Monday June 14th

Huby came over with Frank and me to breakfast after which Huby, Mr Millman, Orm and I left for Billington's armed with fishing tackle and arms ammunition and a spade as Paw was anxious to get some ground hogs and trout We didn't get up there much before noon and spent an hour or so hunting woodchuck. Mr. Millman killed one and shot at two others at once but they went down the hole. He also set Huby and Orm to work digging one out but that got too tiresome so we quit for dinner. The Billington Bros. were very pleased to see us and gave Huby & me a pressing invitation to come up again some Sunday for a fish. We fished most of the after noon was had but tthey weren't biting, we caught four fish altogether. Mr. Millman one and I caught three. Before we came home we had another groundhog hunt but didn't get any. It was after eight when we left but it didn't take long to get home. We went through Normandale and saw old Bowlry Oakes. Tonight Orm took the notion that he wanted to sleep in thebarn so of course nine of us would be sfumped and the whole four of us gathered up all the robes and quilts wqe could find and made a very comfortable bed but we didn't get into it will midnight and Dick was tewllingsgtories when I went to sleep but I never qwoke up till daybreak. It was pretty warm all day but a cool breeze.

Tuesday June 15th

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