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Theobald "Toby" Barrett Diary, 1920-1921

Theobald Toby Barrett Jan-Apr 1921 Diary 24.pdf

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This has been another beautiful Spring like day We just did chores and FRank and I pruned tom or three more trees in the orchard. To-night Marj. and I went down to Auntys for tea, no it was last night we were wwere there for tea. We went to the U.F.O. concert to-night. Marj. got a complimentary ticket. I played woth the Lemmon'sorchestra and we kicked up qwuite a racket, which the Unite Farmers of Woodhouse professed to enjoy by applauding. Bob Wilson an imported entertainer supplied the rest of the show, to-gether with a pianist, soloist and a little dancer. Frank went to the thing  and he & Lloyd took the two Donald girls. The house wasn't fiulled but they had a fair crowd of farmers, very few town people were there.

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for them by the tractor people he stayed {illegible} he and Lloyd went to Bill Donald's to spend the evening. I went down to a meeting in the Methodist church this morning when they discussed having a "Father & Son" banquet in April. This after noon I pruned an apple tree. Marj. and I went down to Girl's auxillary & band practice to-night. We had quite a flare-up between Harry Moon & Doc Lemmons to night. Harry is bound to play things the way he thinks they should be played instead of the way Doc. says, and to-night he got mad and used language which appeared to shock Mr. Bagley terribly.

Tuesday March 1st

This has been another beautiful Spring like day We just did chores and FRank and I pruned tom or three more trees in the orchard. To-night Marj. and I went down to Auntys for tea, no it was last night we were wwere there for tea. We went to the U.F.O. concert to-night. Marj. got a complimentary ticket. I played woth the Lemmon'sorchestra and we kicked up qwuite a racket, which the Unite Farmers of Woodhouse professed to enjoy by applauding. Bob Wilson an imported entertainer supplied the rest of the show, to-gether with a pianist, soloist and a little dancer. Frank went to the thing and he & Lloyd took the two Donald girls. The house wasn't fiulled but they had a fair crowd of farmers, very few town people were there.

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