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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 05, 1924
Page
15
Mrs Jonas TarBush and guests from Stayner and Etobicoke visited Norman Jardine and Wm Woolsey. Families from Allandale Toront o and Detroit paid calls across Essa county while the Essa S S Association president spoke at Angus school. Telegraphed as a round of Sunday visits and weekend trips within Ontario communities.
The community mourns the death of Chas Shellswell on Tuesday afternoon May 27 in Royal Victoria Hospital Barrie. Deep sympathy goes to his wife father and mother Mr and Mrs William Shellswell Craighurst and siblings Mrs Jno Brown Orillia Mrs Geo Patterson Edgar Mrs Jas Ellsmere Craighurst Mrs Geo Ellsmere Craighurst Alfred and Burton Shellswell Edgar. A sewing course arranged by the Women's Institute will start Monday June 9 in the Hall with Miss Phillips of Toronto to teach.
Lefroy residents plan a Saturday picnic in Lloyd George Park. Mrs. W. C. W. McCullough attended the Toronto Methodist WMS convention. Will Chapin is recovering and back out. A. Kirkpatrick sells Manitoba oats directly from the car. Mrs. Richard Forbes funeral drew many mourners. she aided Methodist church work and leaves a husband and five children. A musical recital at the Methodist church featured Mrs. Adams and pupils. Geo. Reid attended his father’s Stroud funeral. Mrs. Harry Stewart’s sudden illness led to Barrie hospital. Lefroy WMS meeting rescheduled due to Stewart illness.
MINESING June 3. J Russell is able to be out again. Fire extinguishers saved Miss Collins house from a roof fire started by a spark in strong winds with help from local garage and basket factory. Mr Curtis leads Baptist church for the summer, replacing De Mars as noted earlier. Various locals visited relatives, traveled to Owen Sound, or sought medical care. An auction sale for Mrs Geo Plowright is set for Thursday June 12.
The Mission Circle gathers this week at the home of Miss Kath leen Cockburn in Edgar. Percy Healey of Orillia was a weekend visitor. Mrs. Jacobs and Mrs. J Edgar of Toronto visited Thos Addison and family. Ray Slesser and party from Toronto called on Mrs. McKay. Oatway lost a horse. Beardsall family from Elmvale attended Chas Shellswell funeral. Lee Hart of Yellow Grass Sask visits Ontario friends.
June 3 updates from Sunnidale Corners include James Stewart of Toronto visiting George Moir Sr. and Will Blakely hosting visitors from Alliston. May Crane of Niagara Falls holidaying with Mrs. John Moir and Miss Margaret McLean. Lucknow’s Miss McKenzie visiting Mrs. Juno Thompson. James McQuay and family stayed in Barrie. Local girls form a baseball club. Robi Giffen weekend visit to Severn Bridge residents J W Wiggins. Russell Anderson from Everett visited W J Blakely.
SHANTY BAY June 2 Mr and Mrs C W Park of Toronto are in the village on a holiday Mrs Henry Gilchrist and her daughter Mrs Capel have both returned to Owen Sound where Mrs Gilchrist will spend two or three weeks at the home of her daughter Mr and Mrs Roe and Mr and Mrs Montgomery of Toronto spent last Saturday with Mr and Mrs Jno Sander Mr and Mrs Wm Adams spent Sunday in Hawkestone Come to the Methodist church next Sunday Either Rev Crossley or Mr Leonard or both will be present Dr Gordon Malcolm of Ottawa is spending a holiday at his home here
Mr and Mrs R G Kendall and son with Miss Georgie Kendall motored to Toronto and visits include a trip to Niagara on the Lake where Georgie will work in a hospital. Mrs A S Anderson spends a weekend in Toronto. Lionel Priddle of Niagara Falls NY visits his home. W A of St Aidens to meet at Miss Edna Ross home June 9.
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