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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1918
Theobald Toby Barrett 1918 Diary 138.pdf
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pack apples. He said Johnson was in at his place this morning and told him that they had three cars down there and wanted to get them loaded by tomorrow noon Dad. helped us sort and we got four barrells put up there after noon o of Spys and one Sweets. We couldn't get a barrell of No 1. Spys so had to put them up Domestic. Lilu was over this after noon and told us that George Murphy was dead - Flu -. She stayed to tea and as it was a nasty night all night I went down town and told them up at Huby's that Lila was going to stay down at the farm. It has been cloudy all day and rained a little to-night.
Saturday November 9th
Ham came back this morning and helped us pack the other six barrells of apples. We got two more of sweets and four of Pheonix. That is the latest name for the red apples which we use to call Suk-no-furthers and which Johnson's man said were Vandeveers but Johnson said to-day he thought they were Pheonix so that is what we labeled them. Frank and I got them down to the Main St siding on the radial track a little before noon but could find no body around, except some station men play ing poker in the tool house. They said that two cars were loaded but that they expected another one down this afternoon noon. Johnson ordered three cars and they came but the fellows at the station let George Duncan have one of them so that rather made a mess of things. We unloaded our ten barrells on the side of the track right near a load of Irwin Paw's and Sid. Marsh's and then went down town find Johnson. we found him at the Dominion and he gave us a receipt for the apples. Alan Law came up at noon to-day to get Frank to go down and help him clip a horse this after noon so Frank was down there all the after noon Dad. and I got the cider barrell into the wood shed and tapped it and then I packed Roy's barrell of apples. Frank went down town to-night. Rainy and cloudy all day.
Sunday. November 10th
We all went down town to church this morning, for the first time for about three weeks. I stayed down at Aunty's for dinner and then went up to see Marj. She was just starting down town to get some medicine for Sade Davis who is pretty sick with the flu. We got her medicine and went to see Miss McQueen for awhile and then went up to the Davis's and Mr. Law who is looking after Sade. sent us back again to get some oranges and
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