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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 17, 1914
Page
2
Edbert notes last week miss Blackstock and Boake of Thornton visited Mrs. T. J. Shaw. Mr. Mullen of Alliston spent Tuesday with his brother M. Mullen. Mr. Trueman and Miss May Flatt visited friends in Tessorontio. Friends are glad to see Frank McNeill again in our vicinity.
J E Clark attended the funeral of his cousin Mrs Gibbons in Gwillimbury on Monday. Miss Addie McConkey visits Mrs Ivan Grose Lefroy. Mrs Frank Brewster and daughter visit her parents in Barrie. Pupils practise for a Christmas entertainment under Miss Smith. Many attend Lefroy Presbyterian Church anniversary service. T C McCullough and Miss Helena expect to return home this week after a summer in the West. Young men attend the Fat Stock Show at Guelph.
Mrs John Morrison dies December 2 in Barrie after a long friendship and service. The Alfred Wallwin farm was sold last Saturday to Mr Rennick of Utopia. Wm Shay is currently working with Thos McKee.
Shanty Bay Saturday night filled nearly to capacity as Frank Veigh of Toronto delivered a travel lecture praised as entertaining and informative. Wm. Patterson, awaiting home construction, underwent a hospital operation Saturday and is reported to be recovering well.
Mrs Blackmore returns from Toronto after a month visit and Mrs Parker is seen again. Red Cross box social set for Dec 11 at St Pauls and Dec 4 social a success. Baptismal service at St Pauls on Dec 13 at 3 pm. Fred Barnie welcomed a son. Miss Maud Hewson in Allandale then Washington trip. W A Coulter family moved to Dalston. Red Cross Day at Mr Vair's Dec 4 saw contributions.
Candles Miss Maggie Muir visits Mrs Pratt and friends in town while Mr Smith returns home from a month here. Roy McCabe plans a business trip to Toronto. Mrs J H Knapp and Master Wallace visit with her parents the Pratts. Crossley meetings draw many locals and L O L No 452 Barrie members attend a Royal Arch degree. Sunday School prepares for a concert as it thrives. Barrie Saturday Morning praised alongside the Examiner as a strong local paper in Canada.
Crown Hill notes Miss Downey from Ferguson vale visiting Miss Mina Huddleston. Methodist sewing bee aids Shelter children at Mrs. Roy Partridge home. Next meet at Miss Clara Partridge home on first Wednesday in the New Year. Jane Coulter from Painswick gave a sermon last Sabbath Rev Bushel to conduct service in Minesing church. Women’s Institute met at Mrs. Dunsmore’s home for a profitable afternoon. next meeting at Mrs. Partridge’s on second Tuesday in the New Year. News of possible sale by Mr. and Mrs. Pigott. Wedding bells ring in the vicinity. Death reported of Simon Chappel. Local youths expect a skating rink ready by Christmas.
Friends report Mr. Earnest Knapp recovering well following an operation in the R V Hospital. The English Church congregation felt disappointment as Rev Archdeacon Inglis missed services due to sciatica, but a strong sermon was delivered by Rector Rev A Trother. Weekend visitors included Mrs. Frank Wood, Bertha and Edna Patten den. <Person> Mrs John Plowright hosted the Women’s Institute with district officers praising delegates’ Toronto convention reports. Mrs Albert Orchard and niece Miss Mary Orchard offered detailed meeting notes. Papers by Mrs Geo Johnston on meatless hot suppers and by Mrs F Priest on Xmas giving were well received. The January meeting is planned with hosts for the evening. The annual winter Institutes meeting is set for Friday afternoon with men in Workmen’s Hall and women in the Methodist church basement. The Toronto Sunday World feature on Mrs Parsons’ photo is noted as a strong recommendation.
News from New Lowell reports the sudden death of Thos Skelton on December 4 with burial on December 6. Also notes visiting Miss Alice Slinger with her brother John Slinger, and Mrs Anes of Sunnidale's serious illness. A December 8 shooting match and a local institute meeting are mentioned along with John Thomas losing a valuable horse.
Angus Mr and Mrs Lou Tarbush Jr visit the former's parents here Miss Annie Dickson and Ethel Willoughby of Alliston visit the latter's parents here Many from here attend anniversary services at Ivy Mrs A Shepherd improving George Tennant returns to Stratford after summer here A quiet dance Friday at W Gregg's O L 73 elects officers for year Mrs Beers dies at her home funeral Wednesday Union Cemetery service by Rev W S Irwin Mr and Mrs W J Bell and Miss Lillie McMaster return to attend the Winter air.
Monthly report list of names by class and section including Sr IV David Johnston Fred Robinson Evelyn Quinlan Alice Lee Jr III Grant Robinson Alma Quinlan Ernest Pratt Pearl Pratt Annie Bowman Gordon Caldwell Jr I Grace Robertson Britton Dunsmore Gourlay Edwards Annie Kenny Jack Aconley Sr II Gladys Edwards Herbert Pratt Elsie Anderson Cecil Dunsmore Primer Jim Robinson Murray Avison Jack Robinson Jim Bowman Mary Robertson Frank Anderson Esther Pratt Kenneth Edwards
A large Saturday market drew a big crowd with brisk table clearing. Hay pork and lamb loads outside. fowl mainly chickens inside. turkeys 16c, eggs 45c a dozen, butter 28-30c per lb. Prices show downward egg trend. many shoppers stocking for Christmas.
Last week market quotes show Orillia prices for wheat at 1.10, oats 45c, barley 55c to 60c, peas 1.10 to 1.25, rye 75c to 91c, live hogs 6.75, beef hind 10.00 to 11.90, beef fore 9.00 to 10.00, lamb 12c to 13c, pork dressed 8.00 to 8.75, chickens 10c to 12c, hens 8c to 10c, turkeys 13c to 15c, geese 10c to 13c, ducks 11c to 14c, butter 24c to 28c, eggs 33c to 35c, apples 1.50 to 2.00 per barrel, potatoes 50c, hay 16.00 to 20.00. Collingwood wheat 1.10 to 1.20, oats 48c to 51c, barley
Readable fragments show price ranges for farm staples including buckwheat 55c to 60c and apples $1.25 to $1.50 per unit. Eggs quoted 30c to 35c, butter 22c to 25c, chickens 9c to 10c, hens 7c to 8c, ducks 10c to 12c, geese 10c to 12c, and turkeys 15c to 16c.
Local buyers allege deceitful farmers sold decayed eggs as fresh produce. A Toronto buyer found 418 dozen eggs mostly over a week old with several spoiled lots after candling. Another five dozen purchase yielded three dozen black rats and two dozen stale eggs. Authorities know the dishonest farmer by name but cannot identify him due to commonality of the surname.
An old market brief notes a claim that Minard's Liniment cures diphtheria. The item reflects period advertising practices and health claims without modern medical validation.
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