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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1919

Theobald Toby Barrett 1919 Diary 140.pdf

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The wind was still ver y high this morning and has abated very little by this evening but has not been so strong as it must have been during the night. We got off with very little damage. It blew rthe north doors off ther old barn ansd two or three boards from the. big barn and tipped over the "library." When Dad. got up the windmill had blown in gear and was going like mad. He ran out to shut it off with scarcely any cothes on and bnearly froze. He found the barnyard half flooded. We heard later thsat the wind blew Edmond England's windmill down and the head off John Wess's. It wrecked the big drying kiln over at the brickyard and blew down a new building that Kolbe was just putting up. Frank & I went down to Sunday school and church this morning & stayed at Aunty's for dinner. This after noon I drove down to nanticoke to bring Marj. home as she went down to the Banfoeld's Friday night. The roads were rather rough but it wasn't bad. I was bundled up so with Dad's fur coat I couldn't feel the wind. I took a fur coat of Aunty Alice's down for Marj. so she didn't get very cold. We got home soon after six. I came home and had tea then went back down town again Frank & Alex England went doewn Mud Street to-night.

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