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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 25, 1903
Page
1
Notice describes a Sacred Concert and Lecture under the Separate School Board at St Marys church on Friday evening July 3 with music by pupils and Rev L Minehan of St Peters Toronto as lecturer. Tickets priced 10 12 and 15 dollars. program includes Magnificat and chorus items.
A fragmented notice from Vigo Ontario describes stray property on a farm and mentions a sale by LD Malgolm in Vigo P.O. The legible text refers to a farm sale and a property issue with contact through Vigo.
Local news brief with garden party success 80 dollars raised. Housing plans commissioned. Bicycle theft case from Toronto and recovered items. Trophies won by N Dyment at O J meeting on display. Lost cuff found near Geo Tegart store. Various sales and excursions announced including Str Enterprise and West Simcoe Farmers trip to Guelph. Community events, births, marriages, and obituaries listed with dates and names.
Miss Minnie Macdonald and Mr Harry Lewis wed in a quiet ceremony with Rev Dr Mc officiating. After a honeymoon in Toronto Niagara Falls and Rochester they will live in Belleville. Rose Partridge wed Ernest Moore Wilson in Crown Hill Methodist Church with reception at Willow Hall. Marion Douglas Laidlaw married Marshall Neilly Stephens at Blake Street home in Glencairn. Both couples plan later residences in Glencairn and Toronto area.
Miss Claire Eby wed William Findlay son of the Ré fr Findlay in Old St Andrew's with Marguerites decor and a bridal party in white silk and lace. A reception followed at the bride's home 134 Bloor West, then the couple will reside on Linden Street. The article also notes a grand wedding at the Davidson residence Penetanguishene for Miss Corrie Davidson to Mr Williston Lent with a bower ceremony of roses and orchids officiated by Rev Dr Campbell.
The wedding featured Mme Allard's march and a grand dejeuner on the lawn under la marquee. The bride wore cream duchess satin with seed pearls, a sylphlike veil, orange blossoms, a sunburst jewel from the groom, and a pearl necklace from the bride’s father. Bridesmaids in pink embroidered desoie and white taffeta stood with green shells. Attendees included many out of town guests from Newmarket, Toronto, Elmvale, Barrie, Montreal, and Collingwood. The couple and guests later traveled to England via the Thousand Islands.
At the adjourned Lawn Council meeting Alderman Rees chaired in an absent member's place. A Barrie Carriage Company deputation failed to appear while Otton & Son sought compensation claims. The Board of Works discussed street repairs, sidewalk builds on Wellton to McDonald, and pole relocations for Bell Telephone.
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