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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1919

Theobald Toby Barrett 1919 Diary 34.pdf

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Frank and I did chores and husked a little corn. Alan Law came in here after dinner to see if we had sold our clover seed yet and showed us a card he had got Edmonds saying they were in the market again and for him to send up a sample of his seed. Alan had sold his to Fiss for $20.00 a bushel so Frank caught the 3 o'clock car and took a sample of ours to Edmonds and sold it for $21.00 a bushel. We have to take it up in the morning Dad. went down town to pay Clare Deal for the coal this after noon and Enah & Tid. drove down for some groceries. I read the paper, cleaned out a place in the cellar for my incubator and started to prune the raspberries but didn't get much done. Frank went down to Alfred's to-night to ask him if he wanted us to take his seed up for him to-morrow but he wasn't home nor at Art's nor Pickford's. Aunty & Dess had letters from Dick to-day and in Dess's said he thought they would be leaving for home about April. He told a very distressing story of the filth and poverty of Vladivostok. Nice day but rather cold west wind.

Wednesday March 12th

Frank went down to Alfred's this morning and got his two bushels of clover seed and whule he was down there Dad. and I weighed up a bushel of ours for Will Wright and the balance just ammounted to alo=ittle over 3 1/2 bushels so we kept out the few pounds over that ammount and so just sold Edmonds rhe 3 1/2 bushels. Dad. went with us up to Miss McCoy's to see her steer. We met Will Wrighton the road coming down here after his seed so wegave it to him. We then stiopped in at Ham's and left the weaggon there and borrowed his democrat. It was half past ten when we got started for Simcoe and the roads ere rather sloppy but we got tnere ang got our seed sold before noon. We didn't wait till one although Frank wanted to see Neff and get some mower supplies. He got the checkque cashed up there and we got home about half poast two. We didn't do any thing but chores when we got home. Enah drove down town and stayed to tea and Frasnk and I went down after tea intending to go to church but found there wasn't any on account of Mr. Johnson being sick. Frankwent to an agriculture lecture in the towen hall and I went over to see Marj. It has been a very nice day but very windy and the wind has been getting worse all day

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