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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 31, 1917
Page
12
News from Cookstown reports a death toll of residents including Pte. Jack Baker and T. A. C. Banting while tributes grow. A Veteran Memorial Park planting of about 170 maple trees honors local soldiers with a dedicatory service and planned completion of the project on June 6.
George Wilson traveled to Toronto to see his son Roy who leaves for overseas on Friday. Mrs R J Hanna and children visited her parents in Victoria over the holiday. A quiet day in the neighborhood. S H Speers and son Barrier of Enderby B C visited Ivy friends. A group attended the Township U S Convention at Baxter. Mrs H Ellis and daughter Mrs Ross joined Mrs Robt Ellis for Sunday. Mrs McEachern and daughter Cassie of Toronto spent the holiday with Mr and Mrs Joseph McLean. Sadie Jennett and Herb Wingate married last Wednesday by Rev. Mr Dew. Bible Society Lecture to be held at Orange Hall Monday June 4. Confirmation postponed due to Bishop's illness. Sympathy to Mrs Cunnings on loss of husband killed in France Apr 28. Funeral of late Alex Banting of Cookstown on Monday. Presbyterians improved church premises with new fence and gravelling. Remains of infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Miller Jennett laid to rest Thursday in Presbyterian cemetery. service by Rev R H Somerville and Rev T F J Dew. She was gentle and loving. sympathy to family.
Alex Dempster son of Mr and Mrs W A Dempster of Utopia and brother of Mrs Alex McRae of Barrie has joined the Royal Navy and departed May 7 for overseas. He studied at Barrie Business College earning a diploma and later worked at the Bank of Toronto.
May 28 social items show Mrs Alfred Rayner of Barrie visiting Bert Willoughby and Harry Sargeant relatives in Midland. Families from Allandale Bradford Toronto Stayner Mansfield Mim ico stay and travel to see friends and attend funerals, with several local hosts and visitors noted.
Mr and Mrs B Pearsall of Midhurst motored to Oro on Miss Jean McLelland has returned home after spending time in Toronto. A concert was given in Guthrie on May 24. A public meeting for Cemetery Improvement will be held Friday June 15 at the Methodist Church beginning at 9 am. A number of teams and wagons are needed to help with the work. Lunch will be served at noon. All interested are invited.
Automobiles and aeroplanes dominate chatter as G. C. Allan finishes Lefroy work and relocates his machine to Orville Todd's new barn. Visitors J. H. T. Nesbitt and H. C. Douse alongside Mr and Mrs Jas Patterson and Mr and Mrs R D Henry of Thornton join weekend at G C Allan's.
Miss A Jacks visits friends at Utopia. Mrs Grant of Barrie visits with her parents Mr and Mrs D King. Wedding bells are ringing loudly.
Citizens attend the annual Town ship Sunday School Convention at the Presbyterian Church in Baxter with a praised program and a sumptuous tea in the Orange Hall. Confirmation services scheduled for May 29 at St George Church are postponed due to Bishop Reeve illness.
Miss Helen R. Shaw, adopted daughter of the late John W. Shaw, wed Reuben D. Leigh, second son of Mr. and Mrs. G. O. Leigh, at Minesing Methodist parsonage on Monday in the presence of the bride’s grandmother Mrs. Adam Barrie. The ceremony was by Rev. H. Berry and the couple then left for a short trip by train.
Edenvale notes show Mr and Mrs R G Richardson and family spent Sunday with Midland friends. Archie McNabb making munitions in Collingwood stayed the weekend at home. Marsh Webb visited To R G Richardson and Z Ruppert attended a Methodist District Meeting in Midland. K MacDonald and Archie Graham work a month at Camp Mohawk Deseronto. Recent rains boosted crops.
Mr and Mrs Hankin and son Ernest of Toronto visited Mrs Ed Mc and family for the weekend. Mrs Geo T Tracy attended the funeral of her cousin Miss Ena Searles in Wyevale on Monday.
May 25 Presbyterian Church hosted the annual Bible Society meeting with officers re elected for 1917. Japanese Bible student Mr Muraco presented slide pictures on Japan. Several local residents visited or were mentioned in passing as ill or recovering. Charles J Forbes of Barrie Vancouver died at 77 after a life spent abroad and farming.
At the Methodist District Meeting in Midland the Barrie District elected A. J. Sarjeant J. D. Wisdom A. F. Garrett and W. C. Hunter to the Annual Conference in Toronto. Rev. C W Watch presided and Rev. J A Leece reported figures including total membership 5075 and over 700 enlistments.
A. B. Coutts and John Wattie found a litter of fox puppies on lot 16 con. 3 Vespra after tracking a fox den. They recovered thirteen feet down after sinking shafts and Coutts kept four pups at his Small Street home. The pups are healthy about two months old.
The court opened its first sitting on Tuesday with forty cases, but a decision was deferred in every case. Assessor Laing traveled from Toronto to attend. Officials plan to dispose of the appeals within the week.
W. A. Lowe & Son advertises Maple Leaf paints and Fla glaze as top market options. The notice invites readers to sell items by using The Examiner and Saturday Morning Adlet Column, suggesting some reader may want what you have.
Notice outlines the 1917 travel route for the Clyde Stallion Pride of Newmills through Ontario towns. It lists daily legs from Oro to various farms and livery stables, including Jas Gra ham Jarratt Edgar Angus Mc Cuaig Geo Crawford James Hart Thos Bell Chas Monro Hawkestone Orillia and Mitchell Square as the owner J A McLugan.
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