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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1918
Theobald Toby Barrett 1918 Diary 121.pdf
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{There are two pages missing (ie one PDF) here. Toby numbers his pages in the upper right or left corners, so they would be #234-235 in the original diary. The dates are end of Oct.2 -October 4, inclusive.}
Saturday October 5th
Frank went back to Art's to thrash this morning and they finished early before noon. Dad. and I cleaned out ditches in the wheat field and I dug a few potatoes in the corn field this morning. There are some good potatoes out there as far as size and cleanness but the wire worms are bad in them. This after noon we went back to get a load of clover seed but there was such a wind I couldn't load it and when we got a little more than the rack full it began to rain so that we had to quit. It didn't rain much but drizzled. When we came up Dad. went to clear some more ditches and Frank dug some more potatoes. I picked what few {Duchess?} apples there were left and then washed the buggy. Huby was over with his dog and gun this after noon and he and the baby trailed all over the farm. Huby wanted to give Gyp a lesson in retrieving so shot a black bird out in the corn field and let her find it but she nabbed it and hiked for the barn with it and he supposes ate it but he couldn't get near her. He stayed to tea. Huby stayed to tea and rode down town with Neff who came to see if we had got any more potatoes dug.
Sunday October 6th
Enah and I drove down to church along this morning. Cousin Willie took the service and Zietha sang a solo which was very pretty. This after noon. Marj. Glad Law and I went for a drive up towards Vittoria and got some chest nuts, they seem to be thick but not quite ripe. It began to rain before we got home and has been drizzling and raining all evening. After tea Dad. & I went down town. Dad. went down to see Roy at Aunty's and Marj. and I went over to see Glad Law who is going away in the morning. We got very muddy and wet coming home and found Frank sitting up waiting for us to tell us that Enah was sick. She had a bad attack of cramps and had gone to bed, Frank having packed her in hot irons.
Monday October 7th
Enah was sick most of the night and has been in bed all day but felt a little better to-night. This morning Frank and I took Clementine and Marj. out to Renton as {Demming?} ships from there. I led them both and Frank drove. We didn't have much trouble. we were late getting started as Edmond England was in before breakfast and bought a ram lamb from us for $42.00
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