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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1916

Theobald Toby Barrett 1916 Diary 147.pdf

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one down to Aunty Alice to test it. Prohibition came into effect at seven o'clock to-night and we thought there might be some fun up town but I hung around till about twelve o'clock and although there were quite a few drunks around, most of them had gone home and things were very quiet. The baby was pretty sick last night and has not felt very lively all day. Very cold wind but cloudy & milder to-night.

Sunday September 17th

Enah, Frank amnd I drove down to church this morning and Dad. looked after Tid. Ben Ivey was over for quite awhile getting instructions as to the treatment of his horse which has a bad case of festilur withers. He is just home for over Sunday and is still keeping Frank to run the farm Aunty Alice felt pretty sick to-day with her cold so mnone of them came vewr to dinner, but Dad. went down this after noon and haad tea with them. I did chores and started to rwad this after noon but went to sleep. Frank and Lloyd Ryerse spent the after noon back in ther gully and Frak and I did up the night chores. I went down to-night and caught Marj. & Glad Law coming out of church, there had been a Sunday school meeting after a service I saw Lewis Woodson on my way home and said good-bye. He is going back in the mirning Cold and cloudy all day rained this morning. Feels like fall.

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