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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 07, 1917
Page
7
Toronto rupture appliance expert J. Y. Egan will visit Barrie on Friday June 15 to demonstrate the Curatrus device. The appliance allegedly retrains ruptures without surgery and aids natural healing with no injections, supported by testimonials and regional inspections.
Corrected May 29 1917 timetable listing North Bay Toronto Gravenhurst Meaford Penetang Hamilton Barrie Muskoka Wharf and Winnipeg routes with frequencies and days of operation. Daily except patterns shown.
The Women’s Institute met at Wallace Sloan’s home and elected officers for another year. Various local updates follow including a May 30 wedding of Joseph Duncan and Christena May Goodfellow, a Barrie visit by Mrs. Eben Todd, funeral details for J. Morris’s daughter, Reverend assignments for Barrie Presbytery, and local happenings such as sales, staffing changes, illness recoveries, and obituaries. Rain is scarce this spring.
An archival timetable shows routes from Midhurst and Craighurst toward Coldwater and Essa to the Soo. It lists arrival times around 11.40 a.m. and 12.40 p.m. with through train connections, noting a late departure at 9.07 p.m.
Postal schedule lists closing times for Barrie Post Office and RMD routes, with several stations like Midhurst Candles Meaford Penetang Elmvale and Hamilton noted. Specific closing hours range from 7 a.m. to 12 noon and later in the day, including 4.50 p.m. and 7 p.m. for various routes and intermediates.
The report notes near normal potato crop prospects if spring weather improves. Planting increases and autumn spud prices may drop for Barrie area. Aeroplane traffic rises with about fifteen to twenty in the air. Camp Borden business remains lively as locals travel and relatives visit. Master Jodeff Desjardine returns from the camp to help on the farm. Stanley Maxwell has joined the Flying Corps at Camp Borden. Mrs. Goddard from Toronto visits Mrs. McCarthy, Sr. last week.
The Women’s Red Cross Auxiliary contributed 131 suits pyjamas 70 grey flannel shirts 110 pairs of socks and 12 hospital shirts in six months. Donations from Ivy east line for June 2 at Barrie Red Cross Rooms included eggs butter maple syrup cream cookies tarts a loaf and $3.05 in cash. A Patriotic Picnic is planned for Monday July 2 in Victoria Park to celebrate Dominion Day.
On Tuesday May 29 the Crown Hill Auxiliary of the Oro Red Cross Society met at Mrs H J Dunsmore's home. A lunch was served by Mrs Dunsmore. The next sewing meeting will be at Mrs Jno Pratt's home on Tuesday June 12 followed by the Crown Hill Women's Institute monthly meeting with delegates reporting on the East Simcoe Women's Institute convention in Orillia.
June 5 report notes Capt. Ritchie and Mrs. Ritchie of Barrie spent Tuesday with Mrs. C. M. Hick Ling. Rev. A. Shepherd of Angus called on old friends after attending a Midhurst social Monday. Mr. and Mrs. E. Carson of Barrie spent the holiday at his parents' home here. Mr. and Mrs. Grey visited friends in Oro recently.
June attendance marked the funeral of Beatrice Morris with burial in Churchill Anglican cemetery. Her mother died about two months earlier. Deep sympathy extended to the bereaved family. Also notes of local social updates and moves include marriages and relocations.
June 4 contributions seen at Red Cross Rooms with $3.00. Miss A Jack of Nantyr visited sister Mrs. D J Miller. Memorial Service in Ivy Anglican Church honored Pte W J Cunnings who fell in France. Allan Miller and Roy Bell visited Orangeville. Wycliffe College Japanese student spoke on Bible Society at Anglican Church. S McMaster shows off a new Chevrolet.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Graham of Edenvale visited D. Kerr on Sunday. Mrs Wanless Mrs Rainford and Messrs W Rainford and P Donaldson drove from Barrie on Sunday. Mrs H Smith spent a few days last week in Barrie.
A Stroud WI public meeting in the Methodist Church attracted good attendance. Mrs J J Lowe of Hespeler spoke on the Institute's work and benefits, while Mrs D M Stewart of Barrie discussed Field Comforts and thanked the group for past aid. Misses Jacks Carr and Patterson provided violin piano and vocal numbers. The annual reports praised a successful year and urged further effort.
The library invites applications for the caretaker position with duties starting July 1. Applicants must state desired salary and direct inquiries to the Secretary by June 23.
Ed. Duff of Toronto visits Cookstown this week as residents attend church events, funerals, and social gatherings. A Sand Hill auto accident injured a mother and baby but no serious harm occurred. Rev. Creswick aided, and cars were repaired. The issue notes missing soldier Earl Neilly, flag updates, trenches support, and calls for stopping unverified reports sowing worry among families.
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