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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 06, 1922
Page
9
A pastor reflects on five cousins from a Canadian city to show that wealth without faith leads to moral failure, while a home with strong religious example builds character. He argues a heritage of faith is the richest fortune parents can leave, shaping children more enduringly than money.
The Orillia Old Home Week committee requests a guarantee of 10 000 dollars to fund the August celebration. The request aims to secure financial support for events and activities planned during the community festival.
Alexander McCutcheon died March 31 at his home at Clapperton and McDonald streets after pneumonia. Born in Quebec, he worked as a blacksmith in Sundridge and Cookstown before moving to Barrie 32 years ago. Survived by wife Jennie Mooney of Egbert, four sons William Nelson Otto Roy of Barrie, two daughters Mrs. James Blevins Barrie and Mrs. D Shepherd Toronto. funeral at Union Cemetery led by Rev. E. T. Douglas Central Methodist Church with pallbearers R. J. Gallagher James Tribble Alex Cleland N. W. Asaph Alex Kennedy Harry Robinson.
Andrew Montgomery a Dundalk Herald figure of long standing died March 13 at the home of W H Green Melancthon after a three months illness. Born 1825 in Lanarkshire Scotland he came to Canada in 1856 and lived near Barrie then Rath farm Dundalk before settling in Innisfil Township. Funeral held March 16 at Ventry conducted by Rev Geo Kendall with pallbearers Allan and Chas Montgomery Geo and Walter Green Jas and Robi McPherson grand-nephews. Mrs Lot Webb of Stroud is a niece.
After a three month illness Kenneth McConkey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex McConkey, died at their home near Painswick on Friday afternoon March 31. The Toronto resident had worked for the Daily Star and the Liverpool, London and Globe Insurance Co. Two sisters Amy and Aileen survive. Interment was in Midland where the family once lived. Kenneth was known for his quiet disposition and love of books.
A Barrie reader contests the proposed east end road through Ald Coles' field and Kempenfeldt street to Dunlop, urging the government to extend Blake street instead. He warns the plan would burden taxpayers and parking taxes, questions park ideas, and suggests a frontage tax to finance paving.
A letter from Alderman L F Hill questions a proposed Kempenfeldt Bay road and urges using Blake street to save costs. He argues for slower speed limits in towns to improve safety and defends a lake shore route against criticism as misinformed.
An Edgar correspondent’s item claimed a hop at Fred Patterson’s in Guthrie P.O. occurred and left attendees returning home in the early morning. The letter from Fred Patterson asks the newspaper to correct the published assertion in the next issue.
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