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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 09, 1910
Page
4
Remittances should be made to J A MacLaren, Publisher of THE EX AMINER, Barrie Ontario.
Mrs King of Nantyr visits friends at Stouffville with young Miss Dona and Mrs Inglis of Fort William, formerly Miss M King.
Mrs Wm Fillingham returns home from a two week visit with her parents. Alberta Campbell visits from Toronto. Rev Geo Reid of Hawkestone preaches in the Methodist church next Sunday in Pastor E Brown's absence at the Toronto conference. Dean Paget of Calgary preaches at St Thomas Church and plans a summer in England. Paget heads to England after. The Shanty Bay Women's Institute held its latest meeting at Mrs F R Day's with about 18 ladies attending. Papers were read by Mrs Robertson Mrs Meek Mrs O'Brien and Mrs Sanderson.
June entries show Mr and Mrs D J McNabb returning to Winnipeg after a relatives visit. W Buie T Sunnidale Corners visits P A Gilchrist. Miss E Culham of Sherer weekend with Mrs H Culham. Miss A M Gilchrist returns from Toronto. W Culham upgrades home with paint and new steel roof on barn. Miss Violet Maw of Barrie visits cousin Miss Melvin Man. Young People's Society debated whether the West offers greater advantages than the East with Ella Gilchrist and B Richardson against N Giffen and Campbell affirmative. judges Rev Sine Shephard Legate and Z Rupert. W Culham chaired. negative won by a few points. Cheese factory beef ring and rural mail delivery reported in good order. M Robinson of Algonquin Park holidaying with wife and family.
In the West Indies residents long accustomed to cotton and linen now prefer pure wool homespuns for comfort. The Hewson woolen company of Amherst, Nova Scotia, is developing this trade successfully. Dan might consider wearing more homespuns in summer.
Passenger steamers sail from Serato to Port Arthur every Wednesday and Saturday at 3 30 p m Additional sailings on Monday May 30 and sailings on Collingwood at 1 30 p m The notice lists departure times and routes for the shipping service.
The text argues that stores not advertising achieve fewer sales and thus likely larger per sale profit margins due to lower promotional expenses. It positions advertising as a driver of overall revenue despite reducing per unit profit.
June 7 reports Miss May McCuaig back in Midland after months away. Mrs. J. T. Cavanagh visits Barrie friends this week. Mr. Richardson guests of Jas. Lauder. Miss C. Blueman spends Sunday at home. Miss Rae Brandon returns from a week with sister Mrs. Walter Gray in Orillia.
Miss Ruth Standen spent Sunday with friends here then left for California last week to begin a position at the Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton. Also noted are visits by Jas A Lennox and family, a newborn son to Mr and Mrs Jas Fralick, health updates on Dr A L Murphy, and local social notes including Cora Fralick recovering from appendicitis. The piece mentions farmers’ crops, cool damp weather, and several local movements to Niagara on the Lake Barrie and Barrie visits.
June 5 Eben Todd attends County Council at Barrie. Rev Mr McKittrick of King visits Presbyter ian hearh friends. Gordon Douse home for holidays. Miss H Short visiting Miss Lyla Adams returns to city. Toronto visits include Miss Rogerson Lesler Dwight Rogerson King and Mr Mrs Long. Sympathy for Miss Laura Cooke who died of diphtheria in Toronto hospital. Funeral at Mount Pleasant Cemetery. Miss Lila King ill with scarlet fever and diphtheria contracted nursing a case in Toronto.
June events note visits by Mrs Brady and Fred Marr with Hazel, plus Miss Mary in Toronto. Dunning sells household goods before leaving for Toronto. Thornton Ivy game postponed after Mrs Jamieson death. Band boys join Niagara volunteers for two weeks. Birth of Bert Fisher's son June 3. J.O. Scythes and Toronto visitors attend Mrs Jamieson funeral. Dr Gohn leaves for the West. villagers gift meerschaum pipe. Sunday School picnic at Alliston noted. Mrs John Jamieson nee Annie Scythes dies June 3 after illness. funeral held with Revs St John Craw.
The obituary notes the deceased actively aided church work including Thornton Methodist Sunday School projects. She was beloved in home, church, and village for her kind disposition and is survived by a husband and two young children. Community sympathy is extended to the grieving family.
Mrs W Clark and Mrs J Chap pell of Minesing visited Crown Hill on Tuesday. The League ice cream social drew strong support with proceeds of 16 dollars. Horse buyers were active last week in the area, purchasing several good horses from sellers including Wid Partridge, W Rix and T Luck. Miss Annie Clark also spent a few days with friends in Crown Hill.
S J McDonald and daughter Marion visiting Durham friends. Funeral of late Mrs Jamieson in Thornton on Sunday. Samuel Elliott reports the loss of a valuable cow last week. The Orange ge district meeting held in Angus on Saturday. This district to be celebrated in Meaford on July 12.
The Baptist Church anniversary services Sunday drew a good crowd despite rain. Rev. Dr. Elmore Harris of Toronto preached both morning and evening, with sermons enjoyed by all. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Watson of Toronto visited relatives here last week. H. Wiser moved his shingle mill to Elmvale.
June 7 to summer reports show Will Ferguson of Barrie staying with parents on Town-line Arthur Johnson of Allandale spent Sunday at Windmere Farm Miss Maudeeeese visited Alliston friends A Hughson rebuilt his house and will add a stone foundation Mrs Wm Crowe of Midland visits her aunt Mrs Geo Peacock Jas Arnold of Ivy visited Saturday Maw has not started brick yard work yet beyond cleanup
ORD STATION June 7th Miss Flora Ross has returned home after spending some time with friends in Toronto. Mrs. Ford of Barrie was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Will McArthur over Sunday. Miss Beatrice Adam spent Sunday under the parental roof. Her many friends were sorry to hear of the illness of Mrs. H Crawford and wish her a speedy recovery.
The Ladies' Aid held its regular monthly meeting at Mrs. H. Williams’s home on June 1. Illness reported for Mrs. Wm Neve. Rev. and Mrs. C. B. Jeffrey attend the Toronto Conference meeting. Mr. and Mrs. C. P. White of Barrie visited Dalston friends last week.
Miss Maggie Barrows spends a month with relatives at Aurora Toronto and Hamilton. Miss Maude Wiggins and Miss Julia Gleusher of Toronto visit the former's home here. Mrs T Wiggins ill with pleurisy. S Shantz of Kilsythe visited Mr and Mrs Levi Raymer. Mrs W Rose of Stayner visits daughter Mrs M Kaiser for the weekend.
Miss M Cole of Toronto visits R Briggs and Miss M Harvey from Toronto spends Sunday at home. The Langman versus New Flos match last Saturday produced no goals though Langman dominated three quarters of play. Strong defense by the visitors kept the locals from scoring. A return game is set for June 15 at Crossland Presbyterian church garden party at Mountain View, John Anderson's home, touted as Western Flos’ athletic highlight of the season.
June items record R Jary of London visiting Craighurst then heading to Bala, Mrs Musgrave and family returning to Toronto, school flag raised June 3 for King George V’s birthday, Rev J Kidd visiting Blackstock then returning, and Mrs Faris with Master Marshall Dunlop of Coulson spending Sunday at Craighurst.
June reports show B Ketchen visiting his ailing father in Toronto. Miss Ella Arnold returns home on holiday. George Calder, after shearing, died June 2 from a chill. Rev R J Sturgeon conducted the funeral. Alexander Hughes returns from Michigan. Edward Hay visited George Doff. Gilroy worsens with pneumonia. Alma Woods recovering from pneumonia. Jas Laughlin recovering from appendicitis. Community extends sympathy to the widow and family.
June 6 notes Mrs Hockridge and Mr Hockridge grandparents visit. Esther Bishop sick, Mr Johnston fixes cement verandah. Ethel and Enna Hockridge tour to Guelph and Toronto. crops look poor due to cold. football practice ongoing. no June weddings. GTR plans heavier steel on Penetang branch locomotives.
A note from Stroud reports Mrs Jamieson of Thornton was buried Sunday afternoon. Stroud’s baseball team lost their first league game at Churchill on Saturday. The Ladies Aid hosts a garden party at Frank Robertson’s home in June. Mr White of Barrie, Queen’s student, led church services for Rev L McLean, who travels to Halifax for two weeks. Elmer Robins sale yields high prices. Geo Nelson is ill. Building new wire fences is common. Rev Crockett attends Toronto conference. Oswald Black visited Thornton. J A Peacock sues for Mr Crockett’s nest. Mrs Ed McConkey has pneumonia. County road designation noted for Strond and Craig. Kid Evans performs roller skate act at the Grand tonight. In Bradford Witness, T A Pratt debuts as editor. E E Garrett plans a paper at Watrous, Sask.
Report lists students from Sr. IV and IL groups including Petersen, Petersen, Malcolm, Martin, Simpeon, Mills, Robson, Ball, Robertson, Johnston, Fillingham, Wortley, Rands, Sutton, Packard, Gilchrist, Fraser, Reevie, Campbell, Park, R. Petersen, L. Petersen, M. Malcolm, L. Wortley. Honor Roll names appear for several pupils. Public belief questioned about advertising importance.
50 acres in Medonte with good soil and fair buildings. terms to suit. 150 acres in Vespees Bae pees with about 20 acres heavy timber. to C. P. 200 acres in Innigfil a bargain for all sale. 100 acres in Oro features first class buildings, large soil clay loam, farm in high state of cultivation. General Agent for Western Real Estate Exchange of London. Office in Bosanko Block opposite the Barrie Hotel.
Mrs Isaac Spring Sr died at noon on Thursday May 26 at her home on the eighth concession of Innisfil aged 85 years 1 month and 3 days. She was born April 7 1825 in Markham Tp the daughter of Elias Ferrier and married to a Markham Tp resident who later moved to Innisfil. She endured hardships early in life and, through industry and faith, built a comfortable home. A devout Presbyterian she attended Craigvale church until illness prevented. She faced illness with Christian patience and trust in God. Survived by her husband and large family, six grandsons served as pallbearers. Funeral services were led by Rev Crockett of Stroud and Rev A Brown of Allandale. Remains were interred at Sixth Line Cemetery.
I wish to thank the friends and neighbors for their kindnesses shown throughout the illness of my mother Isaac Spring Nantyr June 3.
The warm weather prompts readers to consider a holiday or wedding trip and to secure comfortable accommodation by applying to Grand Trunk Agents or writing J. D. McDonald D.P.A. G.T. Ry. Toronto for berths in advance.
Barrie market report lists prices for flour fats meats poultry dairy produce and livestock including beef mutton hogs live hogs cows heifers and steers with bids for butter eggs apples wool hides and fur. It notes John Shepard shipped on Wednesday at 9.00 and forecasts a weaker market next week with advertising for Vickers stockings.
May school roster lists Senior through Class A students by name. Practical tips advise measuring fractions with a level spoon, giving water to unsettled babies, keeping dough cold for days, and hanging scrubbing brushes to dry for longer life.
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