Old Time Notices of Debts Stores and Streets
A fragment from an old volume records a 1667 debt paid to a Wesleyan Methodist church for stove pipes and notes merchants boasting of stock and low prices in 1884. It recounts J Young’s subdivision near Grand Trunk Railway with streets named Wellington Arthur and Peel and reflects on an old law book heirloom inspiring the writer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamie
Kail
Kloin
Icincaudine
Acton
Elgin Street
Bower Avenue
Queen Street
Robert Baldwin
Wow Fronein Hicks
W. Y H. Merrit
Ion
Jamen Lealle
Executive Council of Canada
Lealle
Donald Greenfield Macdonald
Miia Weat
Olr Jumen Stuart
Bart
Canada
John
Yeverly Robinson
Canada West
Wwilliam ‘Hume Blake
Tha’ Court of Chancery
Ilan
R. EB. Caron
Legislative Assembly
Halton
Caleb Tompkins
Peel
Wellington
Hamilton
Allen Napier McNab
Toronto
Ilenry Bherwood
William TH. Boulton
W. I
Wesleyan Methodist “Church
Chan
Wieger
Page
J. Young
Georgetown
James Young
Grand Trunk Railway Station
Long Street
Duke of Wellington
Arthur Street
Prince Arthur
Robert Peel
Local Leaders and Heirloom Law Ties in Early County History
A historical note recalls longtime peace officers, Sunday School founders, and the succession of local offices. It highlights William Gowdy's move to Milton, Moore and Kenney remaining, and A T Brown succeeding Moore. The piece discusses a 1851 law compendium by W Keele, tying legal history to community memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Nicken
Moore
Kenney
William Gowdy
Limehouse
Milton
Mir. Brown and Laimself
Brown
Acton
Uty Bistorians
Risara
Lnk
A. T. Brown
Squire Brown
W. ©. Keele
Toronto
HH. Rowell
King Street
Upper Canada
Magistracy
Canada
Fragmented school diary chronicles weekly misadventures
The text sketches a rough week in a family or school setting with mispronunciations and jumbled memory. It mentions a musical on Broadway, a long running show, a car accident, a weather note, a museum opening, classroom discipline, and daily antics from Monday to Thursday with scattered dialogue and incomplete sentences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ben
Wimens Htory Society
Inter
Maskerado Hall
Teunday
Jake
Notable Toronto Area Residents Listed in Social Notes
A long list of individuals and families from Detroit to Toronto and Guelph appears in the social notes. Names include Ade James Jones Archig Jones George Agnew Jr Katie Chalmers Yarry Rigby Harry O’Ghea D. M. Henderson Tom Mochrie L. D. Portes Wm Gregg W Galbraith St Pickard John Precious Melvin Drow Lome Hewitt Clara D. Lantyp Nicklin McComb Lois Malone Kathleen Helly Wm McNabb Chas Byrnon Edwin Roadknight Harold Reed G S Russell Alex Trotter DeClute Neil McDonald Hazel Jean Hastings W. E. Tamiln Mra J Maraethd Morris C Cullen Wm MecCaish Kenyon Pred Ward J W Coleman Chas Gamble G Clarridge Mary Smith Telford Kenney Angus Kennedy Ed Huffman J L Kenney Lloyd Henney Nora Kenney Chas Kirkness Nicklin Stanley Mackie J B Lake Eugene McPherson James Abraham Mills Hilda Abraham James Newman Cobban Edwin Maddock James Lawton Speight Maddock Willard McVeigh Lawrence King Prudence Cook Kathleen Cook Edna McArthur Blanche Brooks among others with ties to Toronto Detroit Guelph Hamilton Geneva N Y Winnipeg and Ottawa. The roster spans multiple cities and includes numerous households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ade
James Jones
Detroit
Archig Jones
George Agnew
Wanabrough
Torsanta
Katie Chalmers
Owen Bound
Myr
Yarry Rigby
Guelph
Harry O'Ghea
D. M. Henderson
Galt
Tom Mochrie
Aurora
L. D. Portes
Windsor
Mra
ML. Gregg
Toronto
W. Galbraith
Hamilton
St. Pickard
John Precious and Family
Toral
Melvin Drow
Aylmer
Lome Hewitt
Stratford
Clara D. Lantyp Galt
St. Nicklin
Mariss McComb
Lois Malone
Sathleen Helly
Wm. McNabb
Chas
Byrnon
Edwin Roadknight
Harold Reed
Oshawa
Russell and
Oakville
Alex, Trotter
DeClute
Mira
Neil McDonald
Meses Hazel
Jean
Hastings
W. E. Tamiln
Mesara
Atly
J. Maraethd
Rn Morris
C. Cullen
Newenade
Wm. MecCaiish
Palmer
B. iCenyon
Vineland
Pred Ward
J. W. Coleman
Montreal
Gamble
Of!enmore
N. Y
G. Clarridge
Crampton
Mary Smith
Telford Kenney
Angus Kennedy
Merrittan
Ed. Huffman
Pontiac
Mich
J. L. Kenney
Lloyd Henney
Misa Olive Cooper
Puslinch
Earl Cooper
Robert Close
Chas. Elliott
Beste Elliott
Albert Pugal
G. C. Henderson
Sfessra
Ralph and
Arthur
Miss Edna
John Kennedy
Mervin Kennedy
Owen Sound
Harold Kennedy
W. G. C. Kenney
Welland
Mirs Nora Kenney
Kirkness
Nicklin
Stanley Mackie
and Mirs
J. B. Lake
Powastan
Ontario
Eugene McPherson
Janes Abraham
Mills Hilda Abraham
Barrie
James Newman
Red Lake
Aditchell Cobban
Winnipeg
Man
Edwin Maddock
James Lawton
Geneva
W. I. Speight
A. Maddock
Mizeel Qwendolyn
Doris Maddock
Willard MecVeigh
Duffato
Lawrence King
Wee Raguweya
Prudence Cook
Prank Gack
Kathleen Cook
Edna McArthur
Blanche Brooks
Counterfeit Bank Notes and Spurious Values
An educated cashier can spot counterfeit bank notes while some merchants accept them easily. The public relies on experts to guard against fakes, yet many must distinguish genuine humor and beauty due to imperfect education.
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the Arto Pree Press
Mapa
Tewan
Ailent Wayn
Avaluryluemeeresig
H. P. Moore
Ada Bomerville
Alexander Brown
J. P
Judge Moore
Alexander Crown
Acton Crossroad
N. P. Lindsay Eeq
Jialton County
Hilm
Cates
Asan Hall
Archibald Campbell
Alexander Grant
Squire Crown
Squire Campbell
W. H. Storey
Col
William Allan
Afr. Storey
HW. P. Moore
Col. Allan
John Cameron
A. E. Nicklin
W. R. Kenney
Storey
Ross Parquisar
Snowdon
Young Street
J.B. MacKenzie
H. Wolfond & Sons
Water Street
Ranasei
THE
Bell Telephone Company OF Canada
la Actos
A. G. Matthews
Imily and Graham
J. Trowning
Mm. Gordon Hayward
Utantey Matthews
I Donald
Minas Loma Kennedy
Fttle Dills
Jennie Matthews
E.G. Black
Mary
Doris
T. McLain
W. D. Prick
Robert Gibbons
Bolman
Torte
Kenern
Leat
Carlally
Mama
Rito
Delco-Light
General Motors
R. Ballantyne
Delco-Light Products
Gueefph
Red Seal
Continental Motor
Bendix
Seaside
Ont
the Durant
Durant
Durant Motors
Urant
L. E. Atkinson
Martin-Senour
Monte Jor
W. D. Talbot
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