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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 11, 1908
Page
1
Wages start at 1.00 per day for a three year term with piece work at a small discount payable in two months or sooner. Moulders can earn 2.00 to 3.50 per day. Apply by letter with age employment history and character references. Court next Sunday morning. A notable speaker invited at the Congregational Church services.
Creditors of the estate of Margaret Rolland of Barrie widow must send particulars of their claims to the administrator’s solicitor by June 27, 1908. After that date the administrator will distribute assets to entitled parties and will not be liable for claims not received before distribution.
Tenders for bridge construction over the Holland River near Bradford are invited until noon on June 24 1908. Plans and details available at the County Engineer's office Bradford Ontario. Lowest tender not necessarily accepted.
The page lists diverse town items including Sarjeant's coal sales in Jane and Collingwood assessments, a June 15 O.A.C. Guelph excursion, Aquatic Club canoe races, Dyment's Derby win, street watering concerns, and a Trinity church Al Fresco Bazaar. It notes a June 23 assessment appeal deadline and local funerals, sales at Irwins and Hunter Bros, and a court case in the Dyment Foundry v Mutchenbacker with judgment for plaintiffs on engine items.
Mrs Coboe of Denver guests Mrs Hewson. J Gordon Gallie tops arts at Toronto University. Jack Paton of Bank of Toronto visits home for vacation. Mrs Mortimer Atkinson of Brock se visiting Mrs T H Red Edward Roy of Chicago attends a sister’s marriage. Barrie church events include Rev Chapman farewell sermons and Rev Gott chosen as pastor. Marriage of Adelside Mary Rogerson to Capt Stubbs in Trinity Church with detailed bridal attire and reception at Glenholme. Oro Sunday School Convention planned at Crown Hill Methodist Church June 12 with speakers from Ontario and local ministers. Ford books agent Mr W S Mossman arrested in Toronto for cash shortfall. Park’s ads and school budget notes accompany local notices.
Rev. Allan Findlay D D longtime missionary for the Presbyterian Church of Canada dies suddenly at his Charlotte Street residence after a morning trip through New Ontario. He leaves a widow five daughters and four sons including Wm Roy Allan and Paul. Funeral held at Union Cemetery. Known for decades of work in Muskoka Bracebridge and New Ontario and praised by Winnipeg General Assembly for lifelong devoted service.
In Centre Simcoe the Liberal gain is small with Thompson winning by 365. Total riding vote is down over 500 from 1905, and Ward IV grants Liberal claim by 10 after a transcription error left 18 voters off the list. Township tallies show Graham and Flos with modest shares and Tiny strong in certain wards.
An obituary notice for GEO VICKERS notes his illness, travels to Denver and Arizona, and death after a fall in San Bernardino and San Diego business ventures. It mentions Mary St residence, Union Cemetery, and a sad family departure as relatives plan services with Rev Cameron officiating. Also memorials describe the death of Thomas McCullough aged 82, detailing his Irish-Canadian origins, long community service, benevolence, and a large family. funeral to Stroud Cemetery with clergy officiating.
East Simcoe results reported by The Examiner from Orillia reveal Tudhope with a 173 vote lead, while East Simcoe night counts give him 32. Majorities listed include Oro 185, Orillia 160, Penetang 132, with Hiartt carrying Orillia 92, Medonte 56, Tay 1, Matchedash 64, Midland 26. In Oro sub-divisions Conservative leads appear in Crown Hill 25, Clowes 16, Edgar 70, Town Hall 26, Rugby 31, Jarratt 28.
A fragment notes a person’s delight to serve and a kindly, morous heart beneath a stern exterior. The passage hints at strong love and true affection in a personal character sketch.
William L. Wair, son of Mr and Mrs James Vair of Barrie, died in Toronto on Friday morning after four years of ill health. He had lived in California and San Bernardino after marriage, and recently traveled home with his wife across the mountains. The journey and heat exhausted his strength. he died at his sister’s residence on Brunswick Avenue between three and four o clock Friday. He was born in Barrie and spent most of his life there except for the illness period.
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