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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1918
Theobald Toby Barrett 1918 Diary 136.pdf
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we got 65 gallons of cider made. We took Huby one 10 gallong jug and Aunty 15 gallons and we brought the 40 gallon barrell home. We got home a little after one. Dad. didn't plow this morning as we had the team and this afer noon it was such a lovely day. he thought we had better get up the mangels so we went out and got part of the ones out of the old garden but didn't get them all, we had about a waggon load. Aunty and Aunty Alice came over to tea. It froze very hard last night but lovely day.
Thursday November 4th
Frank and I went up to Mat. Wilson's this morning first thing and got 10 apple barrells as we found out yester day we could get them there. We saw Ham. and he said he would be down one day this week to help us pack. we saw one of Johnson's men yester day on the road and he told us that their cars were odered for Dover and that they would probably be shipping next week. We took Joe and Queen and I could harly hold them. When we got back we helped Dad. un load the mangels in to the cellar and went out and got what was left in the old garden as well as the carrots and beets. We un loaded them right after dinner and Frank and Dad. went