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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 10, 1902
Page
4
The Conservatives file a protest against Mr. Davidson’s return in Centre Simoos while the Grits fear the protest impacts. Fire and Police debate prompts action over hazardous inflamable materials in merchants’ premises. Reports show a half-year rise in indebtedness with BC liability excess and mixed municipal notes from ORO Station district.
An itemized village page records a Utopia Methodists garden party with refreshments and fare, plus departures for new posts. It lists guests including Mrs. Maley of Toronto and Mrs. J Sproule, and notes marriages, visits, and summer plans among local families. Also included are Pine Grove School promotion exam names and class progress.
New Lowell reports a young man, John Henderson, son of William Henderson, left for the Northwest about two years ago, worked near Calgary, contracted typhoid, died June 5, and was interred in Calgary Cemetery with a friend arranging burial. Elmvale greetings note progress on Queen Street sidewalk and local social events.
The report notes John Matthews seeking medical treatment in Toronto, Miss Williams not returning from vacation there, and numerous local visits. Guests include Misses Rainey and Allen from nearby towns, with excursions to Guelph and Stayner. The Moir household hosts and stonework on a cellar progresses at Mr. Moir's home.
A July village update from Hillsdale recounts social and church events, visits, and the picnic and garden party outcomes affected by rain. It notes a large entrance examination, a baseball win at Elm Vale, and lists several residents' health, travel, and daily trades including a berry shipment business and a King home trip.
The page reports a 6 to 0 win by Elliott over Shanty Bay and mentions barn damage from a storm rather than fire. It lists various visitors including Miss Mandan, John Hicks, Miss Livingston, and Miss Jeanette Jamiezon, plus notes on Bracebridge and Agincourt residents. A lightning strike shattered Horace White’s house and felled telegraph poles near the village. The record includes weather details and social calls across Multiple locales.
A severe storm Sunday raised valley waters to unprecedented levels near Nantyr. A washout 25 feet deep and 500 feet long caused extensive damage including Thomas Hastings’s saw mill loss of hay and tools, Spillett’s strawberry patch destroyed, and fences swept away. Win. Ralston installs cement floors in his barn stables. Mrs. R. L. Gross of Winnipeg visits. Ethel and Gladys Spillett guest.
At the Union on Monday members discussed outreach to visitors for the twelfth anniversary. The favored plan was distributing temperance and prohibition literature. The W C C U parlors offered materials and a moonlight event was planned. A report on the London Temperance Legislative League noted its political independence and the league’s new temperance paper.
Walter Black returns home ill from Sturgeon Falls and recovers. Jessie Steggles visits Allandale. Dora Orok returns from Ivy. Mr and Mrs Jas Grey, and Miss Coutts visit Edgar. road washouts hinder travel after heavy rain. A new boy arrives at Chas Stewart’s home. Midhurst football club plans a match with Minesing next Friday. Knox College student Mr Davidson to hold a Presbyterian church meeting on Genalae. Castoria advertisements echo recall of early childhood.
A flood damaged cellar prompts a rushed sale of goods with limited stock. The notice requests immediate clearance of items to minimize further losses and invites buyers to respond quickly.
Bargains offered for a limited time to clear a large stock of dusters and fly nets. The ad promotes second quality feather items and trade whips, urging readers to shop at lower than usual prices on LOP STREET.
A readable fragment highlights popular children’s footwear described as charming and handsome. The note invites mothers to visit the shop to view these styles and explore options for their children.
Goodheart's Bazaar advertises complete stock in dinner sets toiletware and all odd lines in crockery and glassware with about half price on jardiniers. invites customers to visit the store near the Barrie Hotel.
A faint Ontario notice outlines financial terms and duties for a county canvass by Sincoe County. It mentions a five thousand dollar figure and a box address at Central Frese Agency, with Toronto and local ties implied. The text is distorted but centers on appointment, funding, and submission routing.
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