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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 22, 1902
Page
8
An advertisement touts Corticelli Silk as best for hand or machine sewing, claiming smooth needle flow, even and full length threads, and urging customers to refuse substitutes. It accuses dealers of moral money if not stocking Corticelli and promotes Cornicerm the Dressmakery’s Favorite Spool Silk as a comparable option.
Executors of the late William Robinson offer a 234 acre Sunnidale Township farm near Stayner. Of the 174 acres cleared, the rest includes 60 acres hardwood bush. Two houses, barns, outbuildings, and full water supply with a spring provide complete facilities. The land is well fenced, near schools and churches, with additional 4 acres and convenient pocket road access. Sale on favorable Fox terms through Thomas F. B layner and heirs.
Saturday Market featured potatoes as the main produce with large quantities and first class quality noted by buyers. Prices showed a drop from the previous week while grain loads arrived at low prices. About twenty five sucking pigs sold for 5.00 to 5.59 per pair and hog quotes for Monday were set at 6.00. Butter and eggs were abundant with slight price declines. eggs fetched 12 to 12 1/2 cents. Chickens were scarce in the poultry line.
Market price list from Barrie shows Wool and Hides values and meat produce with live hogs beef lamb and poultry prices. Items include butter eggs potatoes and wood with per unit and ton measurements, reflecting early 20th century pricing and commodities at the Barrie market.
Miss Maude Payne visits Midland guest Mira Ethel McMorran. W Sheedy transfers to Lindsay, W. G. McBride becomes Railroad House wine clerk. Rev J W Churchill invited to Midland next year. Miss Edith Ogilvie and Theodore Moore visitors of Mrs W P Soules. James Hutton recovered from illness and is out and about. Communion changes at St George's. Song of England and Orange Societies attend Presbyterian service. B C I baseball defeats Allendale 12 to 3. Mrs Samuel Price dies aged about 60 after dropsy. funeral at Stroud cemetery. Barrie district Methodist meeting reviews ministerial work and conference preparations. delegates from surrounding towns listed. Bert McCleary dies in Toronto at 18 after appendicitis. funeral at Union Cemetery. Sacred cantata Under the Paling by Y P S E in Presbyterian church a great success. decorations noted and proceeds totalled about 60.
The 1902 assessment roll shows warp by warp totals for real and personal property, income and overall totals with various increases and decreases in values. Population, births, deaths, dogs, cattle and horses are listed per warp, with totals across all warps and a note of minor local weather and social happenings in Gibson on May 19.
A compassionate brief advises eating nourishing food and drinking warm milk, urging rest and sleep to build overall health. It also suggests massage for the face and reassures readers not to worry as part of a holistic wellness routine.
APTO May 20 reports Mrs T McAvoy ill but hopeful for recovery. Mrs F O Neill and son of Phelpston visiting her brother D J O R an. Miss M A Loftus gone to Toronto to visit Dr J Loftus. Miss Jane O Neill with cousin Miss Marguerite Coughlin of Posy Hill. Culwell May 20 Miss Maude Cloughley visiting Orangeville. J and W Prosser Baldwin visited here last week. Mr and Mrs Simpson Emadale called on J Fellows. Campbell spent Sunday in Edesvale. Miss S J Worsnop returned after months in Allandale. D Metcalf Allandale spent Sunday at W Parr’s. Miss Em Parr guest of Miss Campbell on Sunday.
The funeral of Robert Revie, long time resident of Mitchell Square, was held at Knox Cemetery on Monday. Revie died after a brief illness from lung inflammation and pleurisy. He belonged to Court Oro Station, I O O F, whose members attended the service in a body. He leaves a widow eight children and many friends. The Forester lodge also extends sympathy.
At the May meeting Sunnidale Council rejected two County Council road questions. Meesie, Matthews, Shaw, and Rose were tasked to locate gravel sources in the north end and report costs. Appointments included road grader teams for 1902 and John Matthews to confirm opening of new roads. Peter Switzer named pathmaster. J J Rawn resigned. E Paddison to operate the grader at $1.35 daily and to ensure traction engine duties compliance, repair damage to culverts and bridges, with notices to Paddison and Andrew Daley. Meeting adjourned to June 5.
An old customer letter extols Perry Davis Painkiller as the best remedy for summer complaints, expressing gratitude and offering money as thanks. The missive emphasizes strong trust in the product and invites others to use it.
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