Borah Avenue West and
Barry was born in 1887 on a farm in
Pennsylvania. After he graduated from school, Barry s father farmed him out to a neighbor, who paid the Barry family
$30 per month for his labor. His father allowed him to keep
$2 of the monthly wage for himself.
After three years of the arrangement, Barry decided he didn t want to spend the rest of his life looking at the south end of a horse going north, according to a short biography written by his son David in 1988.
Barry put himself through
Kansas State Teachers College and in 1914 sent his resume to the
Rachel Whiting
As organised as I like to think I am, Christmas remains the one time of the year where those skills go completely out the window. However there’s nothing quite like the buzz of running around a decked out central London a couple of days before Christmas madly trying to fill each hand with the stretched out handle of a plastic bag, or the contortion of your fingers from the string handles of dozens of paper bags. Feet aching, headache looming, pockets burning, heart full and festive feelings firmly set for the big day. There s nothing quite like the warmth that comes from buying the people that mean the most to you something they’d love to open on Christmas Day. It’s a rush, and something that I’ll miss this year. Being organised isn’t easy at this time of the year, and that’s why I’ve found some of the best last-minute gifts you can order just in time to put under the Christmas tree.