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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 10, 1922
Page
9
Bryson and Mosley Studebaker dealers advise car owners on summer maintenance. Check radiator water and level, adjust fan, keep spark timing advanced, oil motor transmission and joints, use heavier oil, and lean carburetor for heat. Inspect brakes tires tool kit and follow instruction book. Use service stations when unsure.
A letter to the editor hails George Muir for operating a road grader on the townline at Anton Mills. The writer notes the rough road required removal of stones and praises Muir’s extensive Canadian and American road-building experience. He urges deeper cuts and winter graveling to protect the roadbed, dated Aug. 2, 1922.
Community notes recount arrivals and visitors including baby Davis in town, visitors from Toronto and Barrie, and trips by G H Murdoch and others related to Willow Creek drainage. Local events include women s institute meeting, Epworth League picnic, and updates on hospital and illness.
Miss Mary Cochrane and Miss Florence Brown of Toronto stay and visit friends while James Pierce Jr moves homes near the C P R station. Local residents host visitors from Toronto Dalston Stayner Mimico and Barrie during a quiet week with threshing in the fields.
In Collingwood August 2 Inspector Reid charged James McMaster with selling liquor. Magistrate Hogg imposed 500 fine and costs. John Shellswell of North Orillia pled guilty and paid 100 plus costs. Edgar Edwards of Elmvale was fined 1000 and costs or six months jail, also ordered to pay 15 weekly for wife support. Witnesses described an incident on King Street involving a boy used to buy liquor. The Feaiead report notes the verdict and sentence in Midland court.
Dialogue excerpt shows two men debating driving speed. One asks if the other fears danger. the reply asserts no fear but worries about unfairly leveraging a life insurance policy. The fragment hints at a moral dilemma or insurance-related tension.
Mrs. Bert Quantz and daughter returned to Barrie after visiting in the area. Josh Simpson of Toronto spent the holiday with his uncle Robert Gibbons. Mrs. Hunter of Toronto is visiting her parents Mr and Mrs John Patterson. Anan Wice of Toronto spent the holiday with his brother Eldon Wice. Mrs Alain, at present in General Hospital Toronto, is expected home soon.
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