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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1926-1927

Theobald (Toby) Barrett Diary, 1926-1927-102.pdf

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Sunday December 5th

Got up very late this morning to find a blizzard raging and everything full of snow. It continued to snow all day but the wind abated this after noon. Freezing hard to-night. I just did the necessary chores and sat around the house the rest of the day. We had just two meals. The kids weren't out at all and got pretty uproarious.

Monday December 6th

I drove over home this morning hoping to be able to get the waggon and get some chicken feed and lumber down town but Alan Law had the waggon since they got through thrashing and had not returned. I drove down in the buggy and got some coal oil and Dad. gave me a cheque for $500.00 which I put in the bank. I got a bag of wheat at the farm for the chickens. I had dinner there and didn't get home till nearly four o'clock so just did chores. To-night I dressed up and walked down town as I thought the band might serenade the new council but they didn't. I spent the evening at Aunty's. When I got home I found Kenneth Church stuck at the top of the hill with his tractor It had frozen up or something. He had been in here and got some hot water from Marj. but couldn't get a wiggle out of the thing. I was out there with him about an hour and finally he shoved it off in the ditch by hand and left it there. It has been a fine snappy winter's day and is clear & frosty to-night. It has been around zero the last couple of nights and will go as low to-night.

Tuesday December 7th

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