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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 13, 1908
Page
5
The Bank of Toronto, founded in 1855, is praised as a domestic, unobtrusive yet highly successful institution. It weathered crises that felled others, maintained credit and high stock value, and influenced banking policy with cautious, durable business methods.
Local columns list visitors from Toronto and Hamilton visiting Orillia and nearby towns. It notes travel to Cleveland for medical advice, holiday returns from Muskoka and Cleveland, and several family and social visits. An incident report describes a wagon accident near Whitefrosts with injuries. medical aid arrived and the scene secured. A school excursion to Orillia is praised for turnout and weather. A cow at Minett's Point eats a satchel containing crochet work and money. A Priest announces services at Presbyterian church and a Preparatory meeting led by Rev. Sheppard.
Bertie cricket team defeats Orillia at Queen's Park with Elmsley scoring 46 and Banting taking 5 wickets for 5 runs in the first innings. Murchison adds a hat trick in the second, while Cooke bowls steadily for 9 for 30. Wyles misses match due to injury.
In the France British Exposition coverage a Canadian focus stands out with the Canada red gram hopper trophy under the central dome. The display highlights orchards and prairie fauna used by cattlemen and wheat growers, while Canadian manufactures and the French region exhibits frame a national showmanship theme. Commonwealth, Dominion, New Zealand, and India entries fade beside Canada’s prominent presence and symbolic canoe of Jacques Cartier.
The Department of Agriculture plans to acquire land in Norfolk to establish a forest nursery at cost of 1000 dollars. Additional nurseries may be built in Durham Simcoe and Lampton counties to reforest large unrentable tracts. Nova Scotians abroad are returning home, many from the United States, boosting local prosperity as families relocate to the land of their birth.
A Carriage Maker from Antoine Quebec writes that a vicious horse bite left his hand mangled, but after using Minard’s Liniment the pain ended in five hours and the wound healed in two weeks. The letter praises the product and thanks the company’s agent.
Local report from Gananoque describes a dramatic encounter as a man named Jackson in Mud Creek witnessed a nine foot reptile seize a horse by the fetlock. He fled, the beast appeared to be at least nine feet long before disappearing. Mrs Jackson unknowingly stepped near the scene and felt no motion from the danger as it moved away.
The Couneil met after adjournment with all members present Reeve presiding Many petitions complaints and accounts were laid on the table and referred to committees Several accounts were ordered paid including gravel work fences grading and fence repairs and office fees An Agricultural Society grant of 10 was approved Dr Evans request referred back to the Board of Health By laws were passed to raise funds for county township and school purposes Note of a large county tax increase and slight township and school rate reductions appeared The council slated a meeting for September 7th Invitations for engraved cards and invitations were printed with promises of better prices
An opportunity to buy an exceedingly good envelope at a low price. The seller cleared the lot and offers neatly printed envelopes in the latest style for customers, encouraging bulk purchase.
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