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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 |
| Wed. " 15 | Snowed enough for bob sleighs. Cold. |
| Thurs. " 16 | Mickey Low was run over by freight train took leg off. |
| Mon. " 27 | Bought 4 ewe lambs from Carpenter for $6.00 apiece |
| Mon. Dec 11 | A son born to the Emery McPherson's (Arthur I think) |
| Fri Dec 29 | Mrs. Jim Allen's funeral. |
| Sat. " 30 | Went skating in the gully & found dandelions in bloom on a bank with south exposure. |
| 1912 | |
| Mon. Jan 1. | Vyse elected reeve and New School by-law carried. |
| Wed. " 10 | Ice cutting on pond started. Trains blocked. My knee bad for week |
| Sat. " 13 | 22° below zero at 8 A.M. |
| Sat. " 20 | We hear spooks at the kitchen window |
| Fri. " 26 | We finish chicken pen. Bruce Dell & Alma Ellis married last night. |
| Sat. Feb 3 | We get new milk cow & calf from Blaikie for $50.00 (Mully & June) |
| Mon " 5 | Coldest winter in 50 years. Froze 5 inches in harbour since Sat. |
| Sun. " 18 | Mrs. Dunbar buried. Mr. Symington died of lockjaw to-day |
| Wed. " 21 | We all went to the Quanbury's for tea. Charlie bound for Ft. William |
| Fri. March 1 | Farewell address & presentation to Mr. Liddy. |
| Tue. " 19 | Walt Steele asked me to take a bass horn in the band. |
| Thurs. " 21 | Blaikey's sale. Frank had never seen an auction sale |
| Fri. " 22 | We shovel out the cut on the side road. I get the horn. Dick a clarionet |
| " 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. |
