Fragments Hint At Local Timber Sale Notice
OCR fragment references lumber and location clues but lacks clear details on quantity buyer or date. No full itemizable event or names present.
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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 17, 1924
Page
12
OCR fragment references lumber and location clues but lacks clear details on quantity buyer or date. No full itemizable event or names present.
Forecast fragments describe monthly patterns for Chatsworth with references to wind rain and temperature. Predictions mention mild dry periods and periods of cold and snow, noting variations across early and late months and a recurring annual presentation for fishermen and farm operations.
The Municipal Council of Vespr a township will meet February 18 1924 at 10 a m in Midhurst to consider a by law to close step up and convey portions of original highway allowances to the Crown for lands and forests under the Minesing Road exception. Those interested or whose lands may be affected may attend to be heard. Dated January 15 1924 Clerk A B Coutts Vespr a Township.
Collingwood will represent Group 6 at the Ontario Tankard this year after five clubs met at Clapperton Street for the annual playoff. Stroud Elmvale and Barrie Thistles were eliminated by decisive margins, while Collingwood veterans outsloped Stroud in the final rounds. Fryer led Collingwood to a 24 to 10 win over Reive in the final, with Rule and Browning contributing strong ends.
The council reported unpaid salaries and accounts totaling 2005 with 2189 paid after Dec 15 including 51.72 for an unexpected coupon and 212 for regular costs. A $175 wood litigation bill and a $400 charge against McConkey were noted. Clerk to request ex Mayor Little to hand over correspondence with C N R. Financial planning considered tax roll return and street work ahead of the next meeting. Appointments to Board of Health Parks Commission Public Library were announced.
Lionel Stevenson of Ontario Agricultural College lectured to the Agricultural Class on farm forestry and the role of birds in farming. He cited timber values to stress conservation and showed quail decline’s link to higher cotton prices. Birds eat insects and weed seeds, aiding crop protection, with a robin delivering insects to its nest during observation.
Dr Annie Ross of Macdonald Institute Guelph spoke to the Home Economics class on child study and delivered a demonstration in physical culture. The session included intelligence tests and an address on The Road to Progress with tea served by hostesses Thelma Wilson Robinson King Partridge and Chappel.
E Jones Field Secretary of the Boy Scout Movement for Ontario visited the Trinity troop on January 9 and inspected forty Scouts and Wolf Cubs. He praised their knowledge of the Scout laws and work, spoke on training and citizenship, and noted 150 uniforms recently sent to Peru. A fire lighting demonstration impressed the group.
Four South Simcoe junior farmers won Ontario Profit Competitions and earn a two week free course at the Ontario Agricultural College Guelph with rail fare board and lodging. Nelson Brett Alliston won in potatoes acre profit, Geo Jackson Alliston won in oats, Hubert McKenzie Thornton won hog feeding, and Vearl Coutts Thornton won baby beef feeding.
Peter Foley, found incoherent and wandering, appeared before Magistrate Jeffs on a vagrancy charge. He was identified as from Penetang and traced through Toronto-bound travel from Penetang, with a suitcase label showing his Toronto address. Police arranged his return to Toronto via Barrie after magistrate instruction.
A motivational exhortation urges immediate action to tackle tasks and habits. It emphasizes beginning now, cleaning distractions, paying debts, learning with effort, and choosing disciplined progress over procrastination.
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