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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1921
Theobald Toby Barrett 1921 Diary 109.pdf
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| Wed. Nov 1 | Bill Cruise's sale. |
| Fri. Sat Nov 3&4 | Threshed buckwheat & alsike & oats. 70 bus bw, 4 bus. alsike @ $10. |
| Sun. " 5 | Church reopened. Pulpit. lectern & prayer desk dedicated to Bishop Baldwin. Mr. Skey & Fa. respectively |
| " 30th | Planted corn |
| " 31st | Bobby's "Taurus", first calf born on the place (in our day) |
| June 12th | Used cream separator for first time. Dad. at Flemming's barn (horse stable) raising. |
| " 16 | Bill started to plough summer fallow |
| " 17 & 19 | Had a bee to move the stable, old house & pig pen. |
| " 22 | Holiday in town to celebrate the King's coronation. |
| " 28 | Started haying in east corner field |
| July 13 | Started wheat harvest. Terrible forest fires in north. many lives lost. |
| " 15 | Dad cut alsike. |
| " 24 | Got razor & shaving utensils for 16th birthday. Need whiskers |
| " 25 | Dad got piano from Martin's. Winky Smith started painting house |
| Aug 1 | Hamilton Asylum burned. 8 deaths. |
| " 4 | Normal Entrance report out. Marj. Clarke (honors) Edna Sidway pass |
| " 9 | Wyatt Person cut oats. Bill Oakes going west on Sat. 12th |
| " 11 | Demolished old wooden trough at windmill, going to put in cement |
| " 15 | Every body except Andrew Innes in Simcoe to hear Sir Wilfred. |
| " 17 | Big crowd went up on special train to Simcoe to hear Mr. Borden |
| Aug 19 | Bougner Picnic roads full of rigs of all kinds. |
| " 24 | Threshed and put the straw over the cow shed. |
| Sept 7 | Dad & I go to Exhibition. Every body talking reciprosity. Mostly against |
| " 8 | We take the Woodson crowd out to Shand's in the waggon. Musical evening |
| " 9 | Mr. Skey died this after noon. |
| " 13 | Dad sowed wheat. I cut corn. Mercury down to freezing. |
| " 15 | Letter from Aunty describing trip to Banff with Walter & Winnie |
| " 21 | Charlton defeated McCall. Norfolk's luck to have wrong man in. |
| " 25. | Sowed second field of wheat. Dad. drilled & I harrowed. |
| " 26 | Dad. went to Toronto & met Frank who came east with Rev. W. Taylor. |
| " 27 | Tip Varey & Miss Langs married to-day. |
| " 29 | Dad. thrashing at old Billy Cruise's |
| " 30 | Dad. & I finished cutting the corn. Bill quit yesterday. |
| Mon. Oct. 2. | Mrs Matthew Martin buried. Dad. & Frank interview Mr. Smith re school. |
| Thurs " 5 | Old Mr. McBride's (Jimmy?) funeral. Mrs. Ferris eloped & Mrs. Gerrard's husband returns, having another wife & five children. |
| Wed. " 12 | Hannah Flemming & Lloyd Chrysler married yesterday. |
| Bill Donald cut the buckwheat. Played Pit at Blaikies to-night. | |
| Thur. " 19 | Dick. Frank & I drive Josie to Simcoe Fair. Aunty leaves Fort Sask. for Dover |
| Fri. " 20 | The Miss Hardings. Mrs. Morgan & Miss Buckwell drove Isaac's pacer over to see us. |
