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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 03, 1870
Page
2
There is a terse notice warning that stock is large and diverse and urging parties in arrears to pay immediately. It states no further notice will be given and references the first six, east of Toronto Bank, with B. Hinds involved.
Train schedule snippet lists stations Bradford Sennions Gilford Bramley Barve Allandale Harrisons Angus New Lowell Stayer Badleaux Collingwood with times around 6.16 to 9.25 and afternoon 1.20pm. Notes indicate alternating AM and PM entries and unreadable fragments.
In the March 3 1870 issue the debate on the address ends without amendment. Sir Alexander Galt triggers controversy with hints of independence and knighthood while considering forming a party separate from the ministry. Sir Francis Hincks earns mixed praise for coalition work as observers question consistency and motives among reformers. The piece notes annexation rumors, party realignments, and parliamentary maneuvering amid a broader political stalemate.
The text critiques Sir Francis and McDougall amid Canadian political turmoil. It portrays Sir Francis as an unpopular figure and hints at a banking measure that could restore public esteem. McDougall's fate, Langevin charges, Provencher's alleged indirect involvement, and Red River rebellion accusations are discussed, with cautions about repeating unverified statements.
A Senate statement reveals Aikens accepted a cabinet offer after previously declining McDougall and later aligning with Sir John Macdonald. Reesor, once not seeking office, reportedly asked for a cabinet place, with Mitchell portraying him as seeking power. The piece questions political tampering and ministerial temptations in the government.
Ottawa correspondence notes Parliament has passed the Address but not much else. Debates turn on crimination between Opposition and Government as Sir Francis Hincks is attacked over past conduct. Caballing aims to defeat the administration yet yields no result. Sir A T Galt shifts to opposition but is labeled an Independence advocate.
The correspondence discusses require government stance on defection, Hincks banking resolutions, and a liberal bank bill to win favor with Ontario members. It notes McDougall’s tour, Howe’s role, North West peace efforts, potential Reil conference, and possible Governor selection. Also mentions Oro township offering a $20,000 bonus to Toronto Simcoe and Muskoka Junction Railway and a Presbyterian congregation social with Judge Gowan in attendance.
Church concert in aid of St Peter's Church Churchill was held last Tuesday at Croxon's Corners. It drew a good crowd and was a decided success, reflecting the organizers' earnest work and public support.
Me Nelson presents a Tuesday March 8 concert at Town Hall featuring Mia Gilbert Mr May and others from Toronto Miss Bacon of Holland Landing Barries best amateurs and the Simcae Foresters band. The event is under the auspices of Lone Star Lodge I O G T of this place.
The letters from Mr. H. R. A. Boys and from Coldwater press for a railway through their country. Though written from different points, both favor a line through the northeast territory north east of Karrie, showing unified support for the project.
The Golden Beaver now signs the establishment formerly known as Miller & Co A new manager is appointed and significant capital added to expand stock and enhance bargains for customers.
Mr John K Falconbridge of Bradford, long listed in the Exportyer advertisements, will soon give up business and asks all debtors to settle their liabilities by March seventh. He has served customers with reliable goods for over thirty years and is praised for honest, straightforward dealing.
Nervratota promises relief for neuralgia headache and sore throat with Dr J Briggs Nevantor. Connxs advertises Modern Curative for corns bunions and tender feet. ConsumptioEs sells Throat and Lung Healer for throat lungs and chest. Sold by druggists everywhere.
A Barrie reader rebukes Mr H. R. A. Boys for proposing a Muskoka railway taxing lumber by rail and argues against boosting Northern railways at lumbermen's expense. He praises a Port Hope road, critiques Crown Lands policy, and predicts political reckoning at the next election. March 2, 1870.
A letter to the editor argues temperance is essential yet bars direct prohibition. The writer favors raising duties on hard liquors while expanding beer sales under municipal inspection, contending beer could curb whiskey use and improve public morals and physique over time.
A fierce early morning fire at the old Northern Railway Elevator near Queen's wharf destroyed the building and adjoining flour shed with about 110000 bushels of grain and 16000 barrels of flour. Efforts to save the property were hampered by distance and intensity as flames fed on vast grain stores, leaving a charred ruin and widespread insurance involvement.
An advertisement claims J Briggs Allevantor will cure headache and neuralgia quickly. It presents modern pain relief as essential for beauty and happiness, naming Dr J Briggs & Co as proprietors with addresses in New York and Toronto.
The St John N B Telegraph reports a proposed six mile world title clash between the Paris crew of St John and the Tyne crew of England. Stakes are £500 a side, with six miles and one turn, coxswain allowed for Tyne, no coxswain for Paris. Match date not fixed yet.
A Mississippi Central Railroad train bound for New Orleans derailed near Buckner’s Trestle, forty feet high, after leaving Humboldt behind schedule. The wreck demolished the trestle and five cars, with at least several deaths and numerous injuries reported among passengers and emigrants. causes point to torn trestle timbers and a slipped rail. reports cite different casualty tallies including seventeen dead and fourteen to fifteen wounded.
Mrs Susan Morris sailed from Cardiff in November aboard the Carnie Hill bound for Mobile Alabama with railway iron. December 13 the ship struck a coral reef off Saint Domingue. crew and passengers including De Wolf evacuated to Saona Island. A Spanish general's yacht offered aid, Captain Smith of the Carnie Hill secured help to reach St Dominic. The party salvaged cargo before being stranded five or six days on the island.
The article explains Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday as historic observances across cultures. It notes German and Teuton rites, French Mark Gras festivities, and British pancake traditions. it mentions carnival excess in Rome and Venice, cock throwing and cockfighting in England, and the Ash Wednesday ritual of blessed ashes and public penance from the Church of England prayers.
The Pall Mall Gazette reports the preliminary commissions submit dogmatic formulas to the Ecumenical Council. Canon items condemn any belief that the church lacks a divine, visible, universal structure or that civil power can override church authority. It lists numerous canons asserting papal primacy, church infallibility, and the church’s exclusive role in truth and governance.
De. J. Briggs of New York opens a branch at New King Street West Toronto for treating corns bunions and other foot ailments. Modern curatives available from druggists and at his offices.
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