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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 07, 1901
Page
1
A few young Shropshire ewes and ewe lambs plus a 7-year old registered Shropshire ram and several ram lambs apply to GE Crawford at Oro Station.
Nov 9 advertisement notes H H Otton and Son at Five Points Hardware Store offering a large assortment of used exchanges and new stock with low prices. The retail pitch emphasizes bulk selections and aggressive pricing for customers.
OOKKEEPER WANTED Young man with good education Apply by letter with references to NEELAN bss Ling Barrie 45t1 OR SALE OR TO RENT House with modern conveniences stable and a half acre of ground Apply to DR McCARTHY 45-48
Position open for a teacher holding second class certificate for multiple duties beginning January 2 1902. Apply with salary expectations to H O Neill Secretary Treasurer at Apto P.O. 45.
For sale or rent a seven room house with summer kitchen table and outbuildings. Apply to John Drey Stroud 45 47.
In Barrie on October 2 1901 about noon a sum of money was found. The owner may recover by proving ownership and paying the advertisement costs. Apply to FR CARSON Barrie P.O. or at the office.
Local ads list wholesale prices at Irwin's for boots and rubbers and a wide range of coats jackets and clothing. Vair Vickers Co advertises glove fitting patterns while the hospital debentures were sold to Ames Co of Toronto. A variety of events and notices fill the page including a bazaar by the Ladies Auxiliary of Royal Victoria Hospital and a choral class at a Presbyterian church.
Alderman Jory resigns as Finance Committee chair amid dispute over an item in his report. Council approves sewer and market stall improvements as well as removing the stone crusher. Insurance and by law questions arise over sewers Wellington and High Streets. Fire engine tubes damage prompts calls for investigation and potential costs around $200 to $600. Reports show payments of $1,380.72 to be approved.
The eighth annual Innisfil Plowmen's Association match at Spencer Croley's Stroud farm drew two to three thousand spectators on perfect loam soil. Willie Reive of Churchill won Class I amid rivals like D Lavery and T W McLean. many from Innishl displayed strong work. Prize list covers multiple classes with top names from Churchill, Edenvale, Minesing, Stroud and beyond. The Stroud concert netted 60 dollars with acts by Cameron Lennox and Lewis audiences.
For New Stoves we have the largest assortment in Barrie and sell leading lines such as Buck's Happy Thought ranges and Radiant Home Base Burner coal stoves the Souvenir ranges and heaters the Grand Jewel cook stove Canada's leading stove for wood a perfect baker with one piece sheet steel oven full line of hardware at lowest prices.
Special 30 day sale at LAWRENCES FAIR offers 97 piece gilt and regular dinner sets in assorted colors blue brown pink green with deep discounts. Prices range from 7.50 to 13.49 for 97 piece sets and 1.98 for 10 piece toilet sets, all marked as special.
Local shop advertises parlor lamps from 89e each with prices up to 10.00, plus hanging lamps and a wide range of fancy glassware silverware stationery combs soaps braoms tinware graniteware and a 5c to 20c table assortment including Pompadour comics and toys.
J P Secord of Orillia announces a new office in the Gravel Block opposite the Barrie Hotel to serve clients with estate, farm and other loans, insurance and real estate services. He plans a Collingwood office soon, touting 20 years serving from Toronto to Winnipeg and British Columbia with no complaints of misled or overcharged clients while occasionally receiving cows as tokens of thanks. You save $1 to $5 on Fall Suits and Overcoats at Irwin's.
On October 23 at 11:30 am at the home of Jos Culham in Sunnidale, Mamie Culham married John Smith. Rev W R Seeley officiated, with Miss Evelyn Culham and Miss Florence Culham as attendants. The couple left that evening for Hamilton and Buffalo. numerous relatives attended. Also announced: Thanksgiving Concert by Arthur Blight and Mazel Bingham at Collier Street Methodist Church on November 28.
Bradford Witness reports a joint Bradford and Second West Gwillimsbury meeting at the Presbyterian church to consider Rev Dr Smith’s proposed Superintendency of Chinese Missions in British Columbia. They oppose the transfer, urge reuniting St John’s with Bradford, and seek funding to hire a student helper for the pastor, with ways and means under discussion. Also notes New figs and dates, Almeria grapes, Jamaica oranges, winter pears, almonds, walnuts, and a carload of Mexican oranges for Xmas trade.
The Harrisburg Democrat hails W Scott Hiatts That Dainty Widow as the best musical comedy in years praising bright clean comedy and top performances. The company will appear at the Grand Opera House in Harrisburg on Saturday November 9.
Preparations begin for the Poultry and Produce Fair of 1901 which should surpass last year’s success. The date is set for Wednesday December 18 with the old committee returning and new members added. Secretaries J H Bennett and J A MacLaren to assist. railway fare reductions sought. W Graham of O A C to speak on poultry raising. prize list to be announced within two weeks. entries open after December 1. A committee meeting tomorrow at 10 a.m. to organize canvassing and preparations.
Personal notices from Bradford Witness and Lance Chronicle include Jne Hood opening a Stayner law office and various residents such as Warden Wright James Woods and Miss Addie Rogerson visiting relatives. Other items note training in Philadelphia, a California hospital visit, a London resident's week at home, and local moves and weddings.
Mrs Thomas Johnson died Wednesday. church marks loss of a founder member whose devotion aided the church’s growth. A Sunday evening service honored her memory with special music, black banners, and a Hebrews sermon on the redeemed. Also an Irwin's Rubber Sale advertised with heavy discounts.
Charles R. Colville died at his home 7713 Emerald Ave after eleven weeks of paresis. A native of Hamilton Ontario he lived in London Ontario and Cincinnati before moving to Chicago fifteen years ago to work in the Michigan Central freight department. He married Elvira Davis in Cincinnati forty eight years ago. Survived by Mrs. L A Bowman and James L Colville of Chicago Charles M Colville John D Colville of Jackson Mich and Wm G Colville of Barrie Ontario.
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