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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1925-1926

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I expwected to spill him at every corner but he sti=uck like a,leech. I saw Quint up town and he said Dad. & DSick (Barrett) were down town trying to telephone Ade Millmanwho had calle dup last night and aske dto talk to Dad. As they ahd sent to Ade to get our marriage certificate from te Toronto registry office, they supposed some thing was wrong with it. Quint was n his way to Aunty's for dinner so i drove hi dowen and stayed there too. Bert & Dick came along with a sleigh load of oarcels and hooked to the cutter again and this time Bert undertook to do the surf board stunt but the sleigh upset in front of George Thompson's house an ndspilled Bert and groceries across the road for about 20 feet. Dad. and Dick came dow to Aunty's just after we arrived. They ahd not been able to get Ade so Dick went up riught after dinner to ewait for Ade to call. Dad waited some time for Enah who was up town some place but wouldn't have dinner. He thought I would be too late for me to get any oats chopped. Aunty thought I had better go up to the drugstore to wait with Dick in case Ada wanted some data on our wedding which Dick would not be able to supply. We waited there fir anhour or so. Ade had put in a call beofre Dick got up there and after we had been tere fir. a,ong time one of the switch board beauties ? told us that it had

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