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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 16, 1908
Page
1
The Barrie Horticultural and Town Improvement Society will hold its annual meeting on Thursday January 16 1908 at 8 p.m. in the Police Court Chamber Fire Hall. All members are urged to attend. Bennett is listed in the notice.
Applications will be received by the Town Clerk up to noon on January 30 for the position of Town Clerk in Barrie for 1908. The notice specifies filing requirements and the office term starting in the new year.
Rob Rov cigars at Keenan's. Morin sent to House of Refuge. for lined jackets at Sarjeant & King's sale. David Perault of Penetang jailed for drunken disorder. 1907 town vital stats compared with 1908. John Donagh jailed 80 days for vagrancy. B D O'Neill to Fort William with business sale. new subscribers urged. heavy snow disrupted skating. McCann to be released. 10 000 Rothschild cigars at Keenan's. public library board elected. The Examiner offers Farming World deal. school reopens in West Ward. selling-out sale by J C Irwin. Eugene McRohan fined for theft. roller rink skater contest and prize. upcoming travel talk by Frank H. on Jan 24.
A compiled update lists residents visiting, moving, or traveling including ttes ir Heeney in Mont R Trnck, Archie Barton in Wiarton, Miss Sprague in Blyth Cottage, W Senn in Madawaska, Bessie Stevenson planning Brantford and Hamilton visits, Rev W B Heeney called to a Brooklyn church, Mrs Stewart MacDonald returning to Hamilton, J B Cecil Jory leaving for Winnipeg office work, Henry Ball trip to South Line Michigan, and gratitude for local rescue efforts. It also covers social events and hospital notes, with births, marriages, and local lodge installations.
The opening meeting on Monday heard Mayor Bennett outline plans for the coming year. He warned that costs may exceed funds without new financing and urged equalized assessments to lower taxes. He discussed cement terms with the Grand Trunk Railway, industrial recruitment, the Trent Valley Canal, Niagara power, and park development. He called for sewerage upgrades in Wards 5 and 6, street widening, and a capable parks commission. Emphasis was placed on water lots, fronting parks, and prudent grant handling for residents and bands.
W C Andrew chaired the Thursday 1908 Board of Education meeting electing officers. Secretary Fred Marr Treasurer J F Smith. committees include Finance G G Smith as chair, Management A Milne, Property & Supply P Love. A kindergarten class is recommended for Central School with a vacant room to be prepared. Mrs Wm Hirons of Toronto St. is reported dead, leaving several children and surviving siblings. Interment to be arranged.
A fragmentary study notes the Hurons and Jesuit efforts amid early colonial contact. It mentions mission sites at Ste Marie among the Iroquois, Christianized Hurons near Quebec City, and the Joseph mission in Medonte with prisoners taken or killed around 1700. The passage references social and religious structures, kinship, and clashes with traders, plus burial grounds and forest sites.
An open letter from Barrie residents to liquor license holders urges strict law adherence and calls for sanctions against establishments not following regulations. The author warns of ongoing transgressions and states community executives have plan to pressure Barrie to uphold the law and control hotel licensing in the spring.
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