News from Neighboring Townships June 12 Bert Dutcher in Brampton
Monty items show Bert Dutcher spent Monday and Tuesday in Brampton. Several visits span Stayner to Toronto and Barrie with church, wedding, and community notices. The week includes a quiet wedding, social gatherings, and long service tribute at Thornton Sunday School.
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Bert. Dutcher
Brampton
Geo. Plowman
Stayner
R. D. Henry
F. J. Dunlop
Toronto
A. E. Ayerst
Simpson
Gilbert Horton
Wm. Sharpe
Thornton
Hattie Smith
Barrie
John
W. Morris
Fieldhouse
R. Furlong
C. W. Ward
J. E. Wallwin
Lorne Barrett
John Cameron
Elizabeth Monteith
Midhurst
L. W. Thom
C.P.R
Orangeville
Ladies’ Aid
W. M. Society
Presbyterian Church
Alice Boyce
Marriage notices and local events wrap up week
June entries note marriages in Thornton and Barrie, visits to Toronto and Aurora, and church delegates chosen for Stayner. An aeroplane from Camp Borden landed in J T Jennett field after engine trouble, drawing about two hundred spectators. Also mentioned are a new Chevrolet purchase and attendance at the Anglican U S Convention in Mono. Card of Thanks from Mrs W J Cunnings.
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Toronto
W. H. Davis
W. C. Speers
Wright Speers
the West
West Brooks
Miss Culbert
Thornton
Ethel Brooks
Guthrie
Barrie
Wm. Speers
Aurora
W. A. of
The
Presbyterian Church
Hutton
McDonald
Stayner
Camp Borden
J. T. Jennett
Norman Coxworth
T. J. Dew
Robt. Lowrie
Red Cross A F A Malcomson Receives $100 Donation
A. F. A. Malcomson secretary treasurer of Barrie Branch Canadian Red Cross Society acknowledges a donation of $100 from the Patriotic Society of Ivy Orange Lodge.
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A. F. A. Malcomson
Barrie
Canadian Red Cross Society
Patriotic Society of Ivy Orange Lodge
Stratford Area Households Welcome Visitors From Toronto
Stroud notes list many residents hosting relatives and friends from Toronto and other Ontario cities. Visitors include Mr. and Mrs. McCullough with daughter, Jessie Webb, Birdie Patterson, Dr and Mrs Rogers, J S Wice, Mrs Ness and daughters Wilda and Bessie, Chester McConkey, Mrs Barclay, Matt Robertson, Alex McDonald, Ambrose, Stanley Latimer, and updates on Donald Sutherland’s recovery.
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R. McCullough
J. S. Wice
Toronto
R. M. Ness
Wilda
Bessie
Chester McConkey
John Barclay
Hamilton
Matt. Robertson
Alex. McDonald
Queen City
Ambrose
Stanley Latimer
Wm. Latimer
Donald Sutherland
R. V. Hospital
Barrie
Hugh
Scott
Gilbert Plains
Man
Wm. Patterson
Local Notes From Grenfel and Nearby Areas
June 13 local dispatch reports Mrs Andrew Harkins of New Lowell visiting friends, Cecil Ritchie returning from Camp Borden, Mrs Geo Leadon ill, A Cochrane of Midhurst doing stone work for a new barn at Walton Bros, Wm Clark of Brentwood visiting Robi Holmes, Walter Bishop of Toronto and bride visiting friends, Khaki Circle garden party planned at A Ford’s, Mrs Chas McBride visiting at Eady.
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Andrew Harkins
New Lowell
Cecil Ritchie
Camp Borden
Geo. Leadon
A. Cochrane
Midhurst
Walton Bros
Wm. Clark
Brentwood
Robi. Holmes
Walter Bishop
Toronto
Greafel
A. Ford
Chas. McBride
Eady
Local Visits Highlight Ontario Hosts
Miss Margaret Johnston from Toronto spent several days with her mother on the 7th line. Miss Helen Leadley of Barrie stayed for the weekend. Mrs. W. H. Gostick and Mrs. J. Day of MacTier visited Mrs. W. J. Knapp and relatives. Mrs. J. Baker and children of Toronto visited with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hogan.
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Margaret Johnston
Toronto
Helen Leadley
Barrie
W. H. Gostick
J. Day of MacTier
W. J. Knapp
J. Baker
Geo. Hogan
Sonnets of a Recluse Volume II issued by Rev Dean O Malley
Very Rev Dean O Malley releases Son nets of a Recluse Volume II extending his total published sonnets to three hundred. The patriotic poem Canadians celebrates Canadian valor and duty with vivid war imagery and praise.
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Dean O’malley
Juniors Recital Delights Trinity Hall Audience
Miss Claxton's junior pupils performed a June 12 recital with Isa bell Turnbull in fairy tales and Bird song duet by Miss Duff and Miss MecNabb. Young players like Barbara and Rowand Calderwood impressed, and several named students earned praise. Refreshments followed as Red Cross funds near twenty dollars were raised.
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Claxton
Trinity Parish Hall
Isabell Turnbull
Grasshopper Green
Old King Cole
Isabell Duff
Marian MecNabb
Sarah Wallwin
Barbara
Rowand Calderwood
Hazel Irish
Mabel McElachern
Mabel Keenan
Helen Ross
Margaret Wilkinson
Wilma Kennedy
Amy Bell
Ford Picnic Draws Farmers to Wasaga Beach
W J Scott, Ford dealer of Elmvale, who has sold about sixty cars to local farmers this season, hosted a successful Ford picnic at Wasaga Beach last Saturday. About forty Ford owners gathered with their passengers and drove to the Nottawasaga River mouth for a pleasant planned outing.
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Wasaga Beach
W. J. Scott
Elmvale
Nottawasaga River
Scott
Letters From Soldiers Describe Life Under Fire in France
Pte. T. M. Ness of the 157th Battalion writes to his wife about shelling in France over a month, meeting three brothers in khaki, digging trenches, tending the wounded, and enduring gas shells, mud, and nights of bombardment. He recalls Vimy Ridge, the barrage, and attending to dead as Canadian units reinforce the front.
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T. M. Ness
France
Jack
Harvey
Bob
Fritz
Niven
Fritzie
Vimy Ridge
Sailors Courage Praised as Cameronia Sinks Heroism Noted
From Corp J MacKenzie Witley Camp Surrey England to The Examiner. Snapshot shows Cameronia sinking and crew heroism. First officer killed, captain's message boy saved by immobilizing himself for a destroyer. 157th boys nearing France, Barrie company to go together, 125th Battalion kindness noted. Division called up—skeletons of two top battalions blended aboard.
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Witley Camp
Surrey
England
Examiner
Cameronia
Glasgow
France
Barrie
N.c.o’s
Atlantic
Draft Classes Under 1917 Military Service Act
The article outlines Premier Borden's 1917 act draft plan setting ten classes for men aged 20 to 45. It details birth year ranges and marital status or children to determine eligibility for military service.
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Borden
Barrie Markets Reports Wholesale Prices
The 1917 U S wheat crop is forecast at 656 million bushels, well below the ten year average, signaling tighter supplies and potential price pressures at Barrie markets.
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United States
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Power
Thornton Methodist Sunday School
S. S
Ivy
W. J. Cunnings
Red
Stroud
Grenfel
Pte. .S. A. Cross
Mars
Legion
Sons of
Canada
IW. E. Buttery
Pte. Mac. Ness
Royal Guard of Honor
London
Queen Alexandra
Great Britain
Dr. McLeod
Robert Burns
J. MacKenzie
P.S
Corp. J
Barrie Markets
Ontario
Manitoba
Shorts
M. McKernan
Small St
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