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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1913
Toby Barrett 1913 Diary 5.pdf
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Monday January 6th.we did up all the chores this morning. Frank carried of the chaff & corn from the cows manger to the chicken ----which he cleaned out. This after noon Dad.went down and cast his vote for J.R.Davis. Frank Taylor came over after him with Faulkner's bus just he was starting out. I brake the ---- in the back saw and fixed it this after noon Dick came home to night and told us that ---- was elected ----- with John Walker, Henderson,Carl Coleman & Billy ----- as councilmen. She and I went down to A.Y.P.A to night where we spent a pretty slow time. I went over to the band room for awhile where they preparing to start out for a serenade of the succesful & candidates in the election. They were greatly proveked at Harry Graham & ----Lawson because they wouldn't play as they were sure at the way things went. It wasn't right of them for as Harry Moon said and he was probably as disappointed as any but was playing, " The hand is an arguing ---- independant of polities.All we're ---- is the coin and we don't are wether it is American moneyor not" I rained all night and drizzeled all day, wasn't any colder when Dick got home about eleven to night . == Tuesday January 7th == |
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We just didchores this morning.Aunty went down town to get somethings for Dick's birthday which we celebrated to night. I stayed in the house and read all the after noon. Quint came over to tea to night but Dick felt pretty miserable all evening, Quint stayed all night. Stormed all dayhalf rain turning to sleet & ice so that everything ice coated. Wednesday January 8thDad.and Enah spent the greater part of last night I guess in the baby'scompany who takes great pleasure in making them try to put him to sleepat midnight. He is just one red lump of wickedness & noise at night, sleepd all day. Frank started back to school this morning. Dick felt very miserable but said he must go to work and feltmuch better to night when he got home. We did up thr chores this morning and I took a picture of the ice mantled trees around Martin's place.I didn't do a thing but read" Lords of the North" all the after noon. Win came home with Frank to night but could only staylittle while. Clear cold and sunny to day, snow crust very hard & slippery. Thursday January 9thDad & I did chores cut wood this forenoon. Bill Donald |
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