18 Apr 1901
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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 18, 1901
Page
1
Fragmented ad copy touts sea ullinery art items and Show Iats with discounts on fabrics. Claims yardage prices 50c to 75c and 300¢ per yard with floral patterns as well as suits and wide faced trims. Describes English weeds and nemps and stock items with bold price reductions.
The display at 133 Dunlop Street features soft richness and great brilliancy of prints with artistic mounts. Award Paris noted in the listing highlights J. Frank Jackson as a key exhibitor.
Spraying and whitewashing appliances touted as top picks with a first spraying planned around April 20. Buyers urged to choose early for best results, with Barrie’s best assortment and easy display. A Grimsby contest awarded the pump first place.
The property includes 100 acres, good loam soil, about 45 acres cultivated, a dwelling with stone cellar and stable, a good well, and 50 acres of first class bush mainly maple and beech. Apply to T. Coughlin, Russellton P.O.
For sale in Barrie several parcels: 11 acres on North Steel Street with red clay soil good for bricks or market garden. 4 acres near Kem Panield Bay bounded to the south. 8 Part Lot 8 South Penetang Street within ten minutes walk of market. Magnificent site for summer residence with fine garden soil. Apply Box 98 Barrie. 15-16
In Simcoe County Surrogate Court bids due April 26 101 for five acres of food land and a large frame building in the village of Painswick east of the Penetanguishene Road. Immediate possession. Terms to be obtained from John Robertson Innistil P.O. or Donald Ross Barrie solicitor.
The Barrie area features clothing and tea ads, a trotting stallion sale, and a push to form a tennis club. Notable items include a dog poisoning incident, summer cottages planned at Big Bay Point, educational papers in Toronto, St George's Society parade, and a Marian Albani concert at the Grand Opera House on May 1. Local churches meet and hire Rev Macpherson.
Monday night council discussed enlarging Agricultural Park to host horse shows and improve grounds. Reports note land purchases for 468 dollars and lease terms with Mrs. Ross, plus fencing costs, aiding the town’s fall exhibition plans and public access.
Aldermen approve adding one member to each committee to avoid deadlock. Amendments include Jory to Board of Works Brennan to Parks Powell to Fire and Police McLean to Finance Vair to Indigent Tyrer to Water and Light. Mayor notes Municipal Act change. Plansfor beautification of Dunlop street lots and post office square proposed with park features. Council adjourned at 9 15.
C W Plaxton reports remittance of 130 from town subscribers split evenly for the Upper Canada Bible Society and the British and Foreign Bible Society plus 10.65 on purchases. List of ward collectors and amounts includes Mrs W H Wilson Crown Hill 6 5 and others. total receipts 630 with 4 dollars for Rev Frizzell expenses and a 664 balance. Subscribers of 1 and up to be listed in Toronto year book.
No. 1 Co No. 5 Company Orders announce drill practice every Wednesday and Friday at 7 30 p.m. at the armory starting April 17 for non commissioned officers and men. The regiment plans camp in June and will later drill at 7 30 p.m. on Friday and Wednesday each week until then. Vacancies exist for men of good character and physique. new serges and Oliver equipment will be issued and fittings urged. Capt Alex Cowan commands.
The vestry meeting of the church was held on Easter Monday with Rev Canon Murphy presiding. Officers elected include Church Wardens George Greaves and S Blackmore, Sidesmen C Carr W J Leonard R Bond A Purvis Ed Webb, Lay Delegates to Synod Hon G W Allan and Capt Whish.
A roundup of visitors and locals in town includes C. E. Percy from Ingersoll, Jas Craig from Parry Sound, and Miss Amy Lowe of Elmvale. Several Barrie residents travel west, while others move between Toronto and London with positions and studies noted. Benchers election, temperance league actions, and a fatal Toronto death are also reported alongside upcoming auctions.
The Examiner publishes a compiled roster of Simcoe county wardens from 1813 to 1901 with names such as Jacob Emilius Irving 1813 James Dallas 1811 William Armson 1816 James Lawson 1853 John Craig 1857 Thomas Ferguson 1859 George McManus 1859 Thomas McConkey 1860 Thomas Ferguson 1862 John Kean 1868 W D Ardagh 1869 George Davis 1872 John Hogg 1873 Thomas Atkins 1874 John O C Steele 1875 William McDermott 1876 W N Ratledge 1877 David Dann 1878 Charles Cameron 1889 John Ross 1891 Jonathan Sissons 1892 Walter Lawson 1893 R E Fletcher 1894 James Ross 1895 James Boddy 1896 W A Sneath 1897 Thomas Devitt 1898 Patrick Rowan 1900 C E Wright 1901.
Barrie lacrosse prospects look strong with a list of players including Gib Webb Dick Dalton Ab Lorne Clark Fred McKee Duncan Reid Arthur Griffiths Jos Young Alex Pirie N Dollery Roy Thomas Red McDonagh Van Stone and others. Club officers named Tron president Simon Dyment honorary vice president M Atkinson president D W LeRoy first vice Walter Scott second vice W Kelsey third James Vair secretary W L Vain treasurer Roy Thomas manager Fred McKee executive El Shear Gren Caldwell Lorne Clark Gib Webb N Dollery.
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