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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1917

Theobald Toby Barrett 1917 Diary 116.pdf

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Tuesday October 16th

I have been planting ginseng all day again to day and am just nicely started. I had no idea it would be such a long job and I am very thankful that I only bought half a pound of seed instead of a pound as I at first intended and as the doctor wanted me to. I am planting every seed separately and about three or four inches apart in rows six or eight inches apart and as there are supposed to be four thousand of them in half a pound I can't expect to do it in no time. Dad. and Frank felled the big oak just at noon. It was a big job as its diameter was nearly equal to the length of the saw It will make a lot of fire wood but it was time it was cut as the heart of the trunk and the limbs was all punk, and it had got past being very pretty. Enah was down town all day and the baby was at Aunty's Enah was up helping at the banquet which the Board of Trade gave to a large deputation of businessmen representing all the towns and cities within reach of the L.E.& N. and {G.H.& P.?} railways. They had a very successful day and everybody spread themselves to entertain them and they donated $100.00 to be divided equally between the Red Cross & the I.O.D.E. McEwen


sent our ram to-day and the Dominion Express Co. brought it right ovcver to the farm. Enah and the baby stayed down ato tea and Dad. & Frank & I droved down afterwards to go to the Jubilee Singers concert on the town hall. I hadn't intended going but Dad. wanted me to go down and telephone McEwen and tell him the ram came and ask him when he would be down to look at the rams lambs so I did and found out he couldn't be down before Saturday. I statyed and talked to Bob for awhile and then went down to thr show, just as I got to the town hall corner Tip Varey ccame out and gav eme a ticket, he said he was just loking for some one to give it to. The hall was packed. Nice day.

Wednesday October 17th

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