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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1917
Theobald Toby Barrett 1917 Diary 84.pdf
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dinner. Dad. was out digging ditches around his potatoes to drain the water off and Frank had put a handle in the round point shovel. This after noon Frank went down town to get some supplies for his beehives, he came back about four and got dressed up and went down again till tea tea and was down all evening He wanted to get down before the Post Office closed so that he could get his check for the savings account and buy a $25.00 war bond. Dad. and I sat around reading for quite awhile after dinner and then took Joe and Belle & the waggon and went and got the grass that Dad. cut in the corner field the other day. When we came in I finished cutting the lawn. To-night Dad. Enah & the baby drove down town to get some supplies. Sunny & hot after noon
Sunday July 15th
Frank and I walked down to church this morning and Aunty & Dick came back with us to dinner. Lloyd Ryerse came in driving right after dinner and he and Frank drove out to the England's. Dick rode with them as far as the corner but was back in about five minutes in the Millman's car with Ade, Kathleen, Paddy, Skinny and {Gwen?} Canfield. The four of them came up from Toronto last night without sending any word and went to the dance. Ade evidently left early and went down to Aunty's intending to get lodging there for the night but they had gone to bed so he slept
