Barrie News Briefs and Local Notes
Barrie notices from March report sheep and horse clipping purchases planned by Bell and James Brook. Sugar making common. Martha Ross visits. Rev Join Locke to lead Methodist service March 23. Presbyterians perform in Hall during repairs. Chas Snyder of Tiny dies. daughter of John Goddard respected. Elmware visitor Mrs Frankie Gibson. H Brown and S Gibson in Toronto. Theresa Metcalf stays with Mrs W J Andrew. J Brolley heads to Northwest. Lizzie Gibson recovering. J Brown ill. Large turnout at BR Colborne funeral in Allandale.
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Oro Station
Bell
James Brook
Mies Martha Ross
Barrie
Join Locke
Orillia
Emms
Entre Nous Society
Arthur Craig
Grace Morrison
Stayner
Mra Chas, Snyder
Tiny
John Goddard
Holly
Frankie Gibson
Elmware
H. Brown
S. Gibson
Toronto
Theresa Metcalf
Dearhurst
W. J. Andrew
J. Brolley
R. Brolley
Northwest
Lizzie Gibson
J. Brown
Horg
BR. Colborne
Allandale
Moving Season Hints at Spring in Angus
Local notes show spring in the air with discussions of rent, library formation, and residents like Ada Tarbush and Miss Ethel Wright. Inspector McKea visits, farms change hands, housing beautifications planned, and a petition seeks daily mail service from the Postmaster General as thawing roads hinder travel and ice hauling continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angus
Oohl Tarbush
Toronto
Inspector McKea
Ada Tarbush
Liale
MIDHURST and GRENFFL Social Notes and Religious News
Midhurst reports visitors and greetings from Mrs Boyce and family before Chicago trip. Rev Geo Lougheed calls on way to Douglas. Rev T Paton attended Students Volunteer Convention in Toronto. Various local visits, sick list, and mission meeting plans. In Grenffl Miss Cora Tran visits, Miss Bertha Ore from Barrie, local social events set for April 2, 24 concert planned, and funeral notices. Also ice hauling completes, beef-tring forming for summer, and gatherings at W Campbell home.
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Midhurst
W. Boyce
Collingwood
Jno. McGowan
Chicago
Geo. Lougheed
Presbyterian Church
Friends
Douglas
T. Paton
Toronto
Geo. Franklin
Barrie
Roy Coutts
Messr Jng
Coutts
Alex. Finley
Edenvale
Minesing
Cora Tran
Big Bay Point
Harris
Bertha Ore
Hamilton Orrie
J Ferguson
Allandale
Lassie Lennox
Angus
Robt
Young
Epworth League
Bowen
George Young
Geo Hart
Wes Scott
Scott
Elmwale
Mark Webb
TG Scott
HAWKSTONE Village Gossip and Local Notices
In Hawkstone March 10 residents report Miss Horne of Rugby visiting Miss Earnhardt. Several convalescents include Miss Finnie Allingham and Miss Minnie Mackay. Mr Priddle Sr and John McLeod Jr are seriously ill. Some village youths plan a western journey. school attendance rises. A search party may seek maple sugar. Samuel Ship held a phonograph concert at the Methodist church. bad bus roads kept distant friends from attending. Farmers mostly have ice, Ed Lally of Barrie has been here three weeks for O G F Thos Harrison plans moving to Peterboro. Mr Allingham may leave for his farm. No substitute for The D. & L. Men thol Plaster advertised by Davis & Lawrence Co. Ltd.
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George Sharpe
Wellington Webb
Roo
George Mitchell
Albert Bone
Ethel Wright
Guelph
Wm. Wright
Wice
John Lawrence
Daily-Mail
Rebor
Sinclair
Northwest
Jackson
Manitoba
Joseph Sampson
E. P. Ross
Cannington
Henry Dunsmore
Neil McCuaig
Guthrie Church
N. Campbell
Toronto
W. Campbell
Hawkstone
Miss Horne
Earnhardt
Finnie Allingham
Minnie Mackay
Priddle
John McLeod, Jr
Samuel Ship
Ed Lally
Barrie
Harrison
Peterboro
Allingham
Stroud
Tanner
Thos Livingstone
Komoka
John Hoover
King
Loa
Rosemount
Haryer
J. Dickey
H. Doyle
Penetang
Horoes
Miss Hodgins
Will Boake
Thornton
W Lawrence
Midland
Harry Gregg
Rod McConkey
W. M
Innisfil District
British Columbia
Tex
Elmvale
Bradford
Churchill
Craigvale
Crock
Midhurst
J. Parker
G. Livingston
Idaho
Livingston
Maud Livingston
Edith Johnston
May Fletcher
Lewis Foyston
Princess Rink
Minesing
Basket Factory
Basket Boys
Theasket Boys
H. Kerfoot
Foyston
J. Orchard
J McKenny
W Armstrong
R Addison
W CO Roadway
Gonal
A McLinney
W Bremner
M Orchard
W Jacobs
T D McLean
Charles Parker
Jos. Orchard
Hillsdale a Bad Fatality at Peru Indiana
Aurlie A Walker, son of Milton Walker, was killed February 25 while cleaning a locomotive by a wheel crush accident near the Cincinnati Richmond Muncie Railroad. He died at the sanitarium after 3.20 pm and was to have become an engineer in April. Funeral attended by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and the Elks band with many friends present. He was not yet 21, and his death deeply grieves his family.
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Hillsdale
Wan
Peru
Indiana
Aurlie A. Walker
Milton Walker
Cincinnati
Richmond & Muncie
Aurlio
Logansport
Denver
Colorado
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Elks Band
Walker
Utopia Church Services Suspended by Bad Roads
March 10 report notes no service at Mehouiat or Episcopal church due to poor roads. Family learns Mrs Levi Smith, visiting Toronto three weeks, is dangerously ill with inflammation. J Smith visits home and friends on the Seventh line. Miss Maggie Carruthers of Thornton spent Sunday at home. Mire Day and Miss Hate of Lavender visit Mrs John Bell. Miss M Croat goes to Barrie for a short visit.
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Utopia
Mehouiat
Episcopal Church
Levi ,Smith
Toronto
J. Smith
Maggie Carruthers
Thornton
Mire Day
Miss Hate
Lavender
John Bell
Miss M. Croat
Barrie
New Lowell and Angus Hold Joint Meeting at Angus Church
March items from New Lowell and Angus report a joint meeting of Sessions and Boards of Management at Angus church addressing vital local concerns. Notes cover clergy visits, Sunday sermons, and upcoming sports events including a Minesing Basket Factory vs Basket team hockey game with a final eight to seven.
Scott's Emulsion Advises Cod Liver Oil for Weight and Health
An advertisement touts Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil as a remedy for being under or over weight caused by overwork or under-digestion. It urges balancing work with oil intake, warns against overreliance, and promises a free sample with a genuine product image and $1 price through Scott & Bowne, Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayin & Lawrence Co., Ltd
Scott
Scott & Bowne Chemists
Toronto
Retirement marked at M Sunday School with gift clock
The superintendent of the M Sunday School retired after long service and received a handsome clock and writing set. An address was read by Miss Col ins. Wm. Standen was honored by the communion Baptist Church with a fine fur coat on Thursday evening amid friends and greetings.
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M Sunday School
Colins
Wm. Standen
Mmunion Baptist Church
Flos Council Meeting At Phelpston February 13 1902
Council passed accounts including deeds registration and hall rentals. Geo Stephenson named assessor for 1902 and Jos Crysdale Thos McGrath and David Garvin as pathmasters. The collector to return rolls next meeting. editor reports to be printed. Funds approved to improve tax line and oversee works. Reeve authorized to settle right of way dispute on lot 22 and timber issues on line 8. Council adjourned to Elmvale. Clerk O C Burton.
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Geo. Stephenson
Couns
Cleland
Galbraith
Jos. Crysdale
Thos. McGrath
David Garvin
Cotton
Elmvale
Burton
Vespra Council Passes By laws And Appointments
The Vespra council met with all members present and reeve presiding. By laws authorized borrowing until 1902 taxes are collected to cover current year liabilities and to regulate drains, fences, and officer appointments. The engineer was replaced, insurance renewed, and tax board questions answered. A bridge contract was let to Jacob Pierson and several small accounts approved. meeting adjourned to April 2.
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Vespra
Pathmantera
M. Gaviller
OLS
A. G. Cavana
Couns
Hikling
Thomas Coffee
Smith
Johnston
Primrose
Joseph Brown
D M Coutts
Frank Perkins
C Horton
W Graham
Cone
Butter coloring boosts price, says Wells, Richardson ads
An advertisement claims Wells, Richardson and Company Improved Butter Color adds 3 to 5 cents per pound to butter value. It warns that cheap colored butter reduces sale value, noting that all prize buttermakers use the Wells product.
Railways Promote Temperance For Safer Travel
Railway managers, aiming to reduce accidents and protect passengers, enforce total abstinence among employees. Zion’s Herald notes that among thirty thousand railway workers, alcohol-related discharges fall below one percent, a huge drop from two decades ago. The piece cites growing support for abstinence as occupations needing a clear head expand and temperance allies join the cause.
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Zion
Obr
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Tor Examiner
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Craighurst
Killyleagh
Grenffl
Africa
Perry Davie
Guthrie
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Angus Church
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John A Bellis
Hough Jack
Des Moines
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Keains
Murphy
Nompenton
Castoria
Lettie
Ito ‘Wrepps
Men’s Department
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Vici
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Funanzal
Uwanta
Victor A. Hart
M.D
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Pelephone
Robinson
Sunnidale
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Burrows
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Barrie Railway Guide
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Iamilto
Mala
SBA
Itn North Eer
Atlantis
Ie Pelt
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Omnia
Cott’s Bookstore
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J. P. Secord
Barrie Hotel
Peter St
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