Soldiers' Aid Raked In $1749.83 Last Year
The Soldiers' Aid society held its second annual meeting in Red Cross rooms on May 22 reporting twenty meetings since May 16 1916. Executive includes Mrs Turnbull as president and Miss Marr as secretary with net lunch profits of 25 percent given monthly to Red Cross funds plus 24 comfort bags and 88 sewing items.
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Red Cross
Wilkinson
Currie
Turnbull
Gar
Gertrude G. Reeve
Leslie
B.R.C
Barrie
Barrie Word List of WWI Soldiers and Wounded Heroes
An North Barrie column lists local servicemen connected to the war effort. Major Rodgers of the 51st Bn C D F is in town, W H Miller sails for overseas medical work, and Pte Thomas Seales of Niagara Falls is among invalided troops. Walter Nethercliffe Pass, killed in France May 3, is named as the eldest son of local residents. Other families receive casualty and wound reports for sons in the 157th Bn and various hospitals. The piece notes preparations to enlarge armoury coal bins for next winter and mentions officers in town regarding war-related logistics. An English paper lists Canadians who won the Military Cross, naming Barrie’s Lt John Henry Grasett Strathy and Lt W Ross Gamer, with praise for their conduct. Lt Donald F Pepler, son of Barrie’s F E P Pepler, is wounded in the leg. his brothers also serve, including Major Eric Pepler in France and holding the Croix de Guerre.
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Rodgers
Bn. C.D.F
Soo
W. H. Miller
Mary St
Naval Hospital
Pte
Thos. Seales
Niagara Falls
76Th Bn
Barrie
W. Graham
Walter Nethercliffe Pass
France
W. R. Pass
Mt. Forest
Wm. M. Pass
Archibald Ross
Con
Oro
Thos. Wm. Ross
Wimereaux
Pte. Ross
Albert Purvis
Craigvale
H. W. Purvis
Pte Purvis
157Th Bn
Vimy Ridge
Sylvester Tracey
Grenfel
Springburn Hospital
Glasgow
E. J. Tracey
Tracy
Saskatoon
John Henry Grasett Strathy
W. Ross Gameron
Donald F. Pepler
F. E. P. Pepler
K.C
The Ball Planing Mill Co Ltd Promotes Building Plans
The Ball Planing Mill Co Ltd announces new management and offers lumber flooring ceiling sash doors frames blinds tanks troughs mouldings wood turning columns shingles wall board roofing and more. Their manager is a registered architect who can draw plans and specifications. Phone 109 Bayfield St Barrie Ont.
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Bayfield St
Barrie
Ont
Soldiers' Aid society notes of fundraisers and membership
The Battalion left for overseas and the Soldiers' Aid Society details fundraisers including a fag day that raised 325 dollars for Belgian relief on Nov 4, a military dance on Aug 5 with half proceeds to Blue Cross, four similar dances, a Sept 19 Tag Day, and waste paper collection. In December the monthly fee rose to 10 cents, a club pin was issued, 541 members paid, 14 associates, and thanks are given to the local press. STELLA H. CLUTTON, Secretary.
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Blue Cross Society
Soldiers’ Aid Fund
Stella H. Clutton
Barrie Soldier Er Nest Delaney Falls in Duty
Patrick Delaney G T R engineer of Barrie learns his second son Ernest Delaney is killed in action May 3. Pte. Ernest Delaney, not yet nineteen, born in Barrie, educated at St Mary’s School, worked as a machinist in Richmond Quebec before enlisting with the Royal Grenadiers. He overseas a year ago aboard the same boat as the 76th Bn. He served as a stretcher bearer and died in the line of duty, a noble death.
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Barrie
Patrick Delaney
Ernest
Pte. Delaney
St. Mary’s School
Richmond
Quebec
G.T.R
Royal Grenadiers
76Th Bn
Orillia Captain Arthur Ardagh Killed in Action
Captain Arthur Ardagh of Orillia was killed in action on May 10. Born in Orillia about 24 years ago, he was the son of Dr. Arthur Edward Ardagh and long served in the Simcoe Foresters. He went to France with a draft a year and a half ago and had been there since last fall. His father visited him in England at Christmas. The town mourns as Ardagh becomes the second Orillia medical man to fall in the war with Sergt Major Norman Harvie also killed in action.
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Arthur Ardagh
Orillia
Ardagh
Arthur Edward Ardagh
Simcoe Foresters
J. H. Morgan
France
England
Norman Harvie
A. R. Harvie
Planes Clip Fences During Landing at Dyment Farm
Two planes failed to land smoothly shortly after five in the Dyment Farm field. One aircraft struck a barbed wire fence, damaging the propeller and wings. the other hit a picket fence with minor damage. Both pilots escaped injury and planned a retry the next day, weather permitting. A repair truck hauled the damaged plane to Camp for fixes. ATE Cudmore, a former local businessman, assisted.
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Dyment Farm
Ate Cudmore
Wool Wanted for Apple Factory Near Sophila and Maple
Call and see J. W. Gossling to get wool prices before selling. Located at the apple factory corner Sophila Street and Maple Avenue.
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J. W. Gossling
Apple Factory
Sophila St
Maple Ave
Expropriation hearing over Camp Borden 4400 acres
In Toronto exchequer court Judge Cassels hears expropriation of 4400 acres for Camp Borden finishing with Crown counsel Starr closing and Radenhurst promising to file a purchases list. Barr comments on losses, terms debated, judgment reserved.
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G. A. Radenhurst
Exchequer Court
J. R. L. Starr
K.C
Crown
Camp Borden
Cassels
Ernest Bogart
Wright and
Barr
Simcoe Gardens
Mr. Bogart
Toronto
Hall
Ferguson
Starr
Radenhurst
Mr. Barr
The
Star
Barrie Board Examines Camp Road Work and Half Holiday
Barrie officials discuss a 12 000 estimate to upgrade Camp Borden Road and possible five o'clock closing. A County grant could cover up to 6 000 with local towns funding about 3 000. Merchants urge unanimous action on a half holiday or early closing with petitions to measure local sentiment. Summer tourist promotion also gets approval for advertising and accommodations.
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F. W. Otton
Barrie
Otton
Orillia
Cross
Moore
Angus
Elizabeth St
No. 25
McAdam
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Dunlop
Ottawa
Small and
Ross Sts
Ross and
Toronto Sts
Ross St
Toronto St
Small St
Ald. Brother
Lambie and Sweeney
Fire and Police Committee
Board of Works
Dunlop St
Mulcaster St
Bradford St
C. McGuire
S. W
Ald
Clark
Tyrer
Soules
Horsfield
St. Dunstan’s Institute For
Vin
Miss Pae
Miss. H. Marr
Miss Reeve
Red Cross Soc
St Dunstan’s Institute For Blind Soldiers
Blue Cross Fund
Belgian Relief Society
University of Toronto
Pepler
Roger Pepler
P.P.C.L.I
Eric Pepler
St. Pepler
Garrett
Heintzman & Co
Columbia
Garretts Music Store
P. D
Ball Planing Mill Co.,Ltd
Ernest Delaney
Borden Camp
T. R. Ferguson
Mr. Starr
A. R. Hall
Montreal
A. EK. Kemp
Justice Cassels
Supreme Court
Fred Smith
Kemp- Barr
Board of Trade—Labor Bureau
Adler
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