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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1920-1921
Theobald Toby Barrett 1920 Diary 105.pdf
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yesterday and it looks to be very good fuel. I spent most of the day doing chores when I wasn't helping Frank. Dad feels tough with a bad cold.
Thursday December 30th
The top half of our straw stack slid off this morning but didn't hurt any thing. We didn't get any of it in as it looked all morning as if it was going to snow. I did chores most of the day. Frank and Dad. unloaded the Nukol and Frank went down to the mill and got his chop. George Duncan was in this morning to see if he could borrow a cutting box as his father-in-law had put a cedar rail through his and smashed it. He was telling them that his apples would average him over seven dollars a barrel this year while his Association wouldn't get that for their best ones. George sold his in England. Marj. and Enah were down at a party at Mrs. Barwell's this after noon. The boys came over to-night instead of New Year's. Hermon turned the lights out and they told ghost stories. Very mild.
Friday December 31st
It has been very mild and nice all day to-day so we got in most of the straw. Dad. & Frank put on a load this morning which we put off in the
horse stable and this after noon we put one off in the horse stable and left another on the barn floor, there is still about a load out. We were disappointed that our big stack should be gone so soon but threre was a layer of wheat straw full of blugrass just low enough for the cattle to reach and they burrowed so that they wasted quiye a lot of it. Niel Elliot was in this moerning and we sold him the one ram lamb at 11 1/2 cts. a lb. Lambs are the only things that are worth any thing these days and they aren't worth much. Reg. Kent & Coswell were in this afternoon electioneering. Reg is running for township Councillor and Cosell & Chart Walley for reeve and they wanted us all to go out to Wiggin's and vote on Monday. Dad. mentuoned some thing about the road in front of the place hab=ving something done to it and they were sure some thing should be done but of course couldn't promise that it would. Dad. sasid he was in the same position regarding voting. Marj. and I spent a quiet New Year's Eve to-night. y ourselves and we are both agreed that it was the happiest one that eithe rof usd had ever spent. We didn't wait to see the Old Year out. While we look forward to the future with all faith for our happiness, we are sure that nothing in store for us can discount the deep deep joy that that latter part of this old yeat 1920 has brough to us both.
