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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 26, 1908
Page
3
Catalog-style ad announces sale prices on ladies boots in patent and kid leathers with various styles and sizes. Includes blucher lace and laced dong-kid options, with sale prices from 3.00 to 1.35 and regular prices noted. misses boots listed in multiple sizes.
District notes from Vespra and Grenfel report Rev. Mr. Westney will conduct farewell sermons as Rector on Sunday March 29 at St. Paul’s Midhurst 11 am Christ’s Church Vespra 8 pm Ferndale 7 am, with baptism offered to interested children. Local updates include illness, visits, social events, and revival meetings across the parish.
March reports from Stroud and Shanty Bay list residents visiting relatives and traveling. Mr and Mrs Jas Mc Cracken returned home after a week in Havelock. many locals, including Char Tuck, Joe Brown, Will Nelson, and Arthur Lynn of Toronto, headed to Weyburn or Weyboro Sask, and friends hosted gatherings, with grip and social events noted.
Local notes recount Miss Wilson and Mr Bald win's wedding last week with guests from Rochee Point. Mr Thomas Balfe, a respected resident, died at his home. Several visitors, church events, and social gatherings populate the week, including a parlor social at James Lauder's, and a concert trip to Dalston.
March 21 entries report moves to A W Otrock farm and Fred Simpson’s Thornton farm. Robins spotted, box social at church, tea meeting at Elizabeth St Methodist, John Tyndall sale strong, George Robertson sick, Adam Robertson Jr on business to Bradford, Grenfel visitors, infant daughter of G H Speers died with Ivy Presbyterian interment, Miss Wallace back from Barrie, Thomas McLennan moving to Ivy, Barrie visitors, Alice Young returned from Barrie and Painwick, Miss Jackman safe to Sedgewick Alberta, Joan Livingstone home from nine, Olive Gibson visiting, F Foonton to be out again, Berry and Wa Crawford visit.
The record covers local news including names of attendees at church events, a Congregational Sabbath School entertainment praised for its social and financial success, a wedding at the Wilson home with Janet Wilson marrying George Baldwin, and gifts exchanged. It notes travels of Charles Tuck and George and Ernest Key to the West and Alberta, respectively, plus illness of Miss Wood and repeated references to local residents and engagements.
Berlin March 22 The German medical world aghast at a revelation made during an operation at Hereenberg by a Silesian chaiting. A large team of hardware together in foopated theres interior and became.
Chief Justice Meredith ruled against a Toronto by-law aimed at cutting tavern licenses. Mr Justice Mabee supported the appointment of the Railway Commission chairman, noting authority for the appointment.
An elderly patient and child suffered a two month cough despite various medicines. The letter promotes Cousfoote the Sa Cools as a remedy and claims trials led to improvements, offering a free sample to parents who write in.
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