Local notes from Burton Avenue and surrounding area
A roundup of social visits and events in Allandale and nearby towns. Residents travel to Toronto and Akron for appointments and holidays while friends and relatives host gatherings, hunting club trips return with deer and bear, and church groups plan debates and memorial services. Notable items include Nickawa’s Indian Life program at Burton Avenue Church and a moving picture machine funded for King Edward School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Nickawa
Burton Avenue Methodist Church
Canada
Burton Avenue
Nickawa
Pauline Johnson
Longfellow
British Isles
Prince of Wales
King Edward
Shear
Moves of Residents and Visitors Across Barrie Area
Numerous short notes detail residents and visitors: Mrs A B Carley in Auror a and Newmarket, Wilfred Reid returning from Wiarton, James Horne to St Catharines for work, and many others visiting relatives or attending events in Barrie. Observed are travel to Toronto, Meaford, Penetang, and London area plus local social visits and church activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Cane
Newmarket
Ed. Shear
Kingston
B. Spearn
Toronto
R. J. Nichols
Bruce Thompson
S. O. KE
J. Clark
T. Hamilton
A. Fleetham
Burton Ave
Charles Brunton
Warren
Ohio
O.R.C
James Furlong
M. Furlong
Akron
J. Davidson
Mimico
M. A. Collins
Nettie Hook
Canadian General Electric Co
Russell Walker
Portland
Maine
Quebec
Hugh Fraser
Torono
C.P.R
W. Brethour
Bancroft
Ont
A. Keith
Pickett
Barnesdale
L. Spearn
D. Magloughlen
F. A. Wenham
Iroquois Falls
R. ‘H. Drury
Maple Creek
Sask
Allendale
Barrie
Chapman
Collingwood
B. Terry
Essa Street
A. B. Carley
Aurora
Wilfred Reid
Wiarton
James Horne
St. Catharines
Vernon Finley
Frank Armstrong
Penetang
V. Milligan
Tottenham
Miss Burrows
Charlotte Sr
Robert Johnson
Bradford Street
Pittsburg
Penn
Harry Norton
Meaford
J. A. MacGregor
Miss McNiven
R. J. Turnbull
Geo. L. Smith
Mary St
Jas. Heppleston
Timmins
Howard H. Eaton
Chatsworth
Collier St. Methodist Parsonage
Bell
Thos. Bell
California
J. A. McCarthy
Brydon
Vera McCarthy
Matilda Creswicke
Gore Bay
Judge) Hewson
Ruth Fowler
Leamington
Ruth McClellan
Orillia
Roy P. Findlay
Division Street
Presbyterian Church Men’s Club
Owen Sound
Holton B. Haugh
John Bingham
Edmund Hardy
A. L. Geggie
B.C.I
Miss Brock
Miss Roberts
H. A. Sims
William Sims
U. S. Navy
Sims
Alice Creswicke
Sterling Bank
Market
Bank of Commerce
E. A. Ryan
Kissock Marries Barnhardt at Bride’s Father Residence
John James Kissock of Oro Station wed Margaret Kathleen Barnhardt, second daughter of Mr and Mrs Hiram Barnhardt, at the bride’s father residence on November 11 1922 by Rev N Campbell BA. Mary Elizabeth Arlene Canning Churchill weds Thomas Small Thornton at Bonar Presbyterian Manse Toronto on November 8 1922 by Rev N A MacEachern.
Poppy Day Raises Fund for Veterans in Barrie
In memory of those in Flanders fields nearly all of Barrie wore red poppies on Armistice Day and contributed 655 toward veterans relief. Poppies in nearby villages added about 150, funds to be administered by the G W V A. The Poppy Day committee included Miss M Mc Lennan president and Captains such as Mrs W G Tooke and Miss Lelia Dougall with numerous helpers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flanders Fields
Barrie
G. W.V.A
M. McLennan
Parrish
Orphans of the Storm at New Dreamland this weekend
D W Griffiths Orphans of the Storm shown Friday and Saturday promises the season’s best offering. Comparisons to Birth of a Nation and Four Horsemen arise as crowds flocked to Shea's Hippodrome Toronto. Three performances only 8 15 pm and 2 15 pm Saturday with no reserves. Prices 50c night, matinee 25c children 25c adults 35c. Louis M Gottschalks music score used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Griffith
New Dreamland
Shea’s Hippodrome
Toronto
Louis M. Gottschalk
Horse runs loose on Wellington Street causing speed spree
John Shepard's horse attached to a wagon bolted on Wellington Street Wednesday afternoon racing down Maple Avenue and Elizabeth Street before being halted at the corner of Toronto Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Shepard
Wellington St
Maple Ave
Elizabeth St
Toronto St
Barrie Auto Stolen Found In Huntsville
Harold Armstrong reported his four cylinder 1919 Studebaker stolen from Sam Turner’s garage Saturday morning. A friend in Huntsville notified Armstrong Tuesday that the car, with four gallons of gas, was found in the possession of a man near Huntsville who bought it for 110 dollars. Authorities were informed and Armstrong planned to retrieve the vehicle as repairs were needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Armstrong
Sam. Turner
Armstrong
Huntsville
Frank Armstrong
Ing
Stayner
Collingwood
Wasaga Beach
Studebaker
Educational Association Convention in Simcoe County
A programme is prepared for the Educational Association of Simcoe County convention to be held at B.C.I Assembly Hall on Friday December 1st.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Educational Association For the
County of Simcoe
B.C.I
Assembly Hall
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Ast
Ona Pansorar
FBI
Osmopolitan
Fannie Hurst
Collier's
Sam McVey
Jack Renault
Danny Hayes
Frankie Ryan
Bob Armstrong
Matt
Jeff
OKA Oy
St. George’s Church
A.Y.P.A
Victor Collins
Dora Knight
Geo. Goring
J. Edwards
M. Trevelyan
Burton’ Ave
Elmer Kenny
Duncan McMillan
Allandale
W. S. Hunt
Christie St
Mr. McMillan
Iverness
McMillan
Simcoe
Herbert J. McMillan
Burton Ave. Methodist Church
Barrie Union Cemetery
Warork
Trenton
Esday
Beverley
Lornton
Wilfred Canning
Roy Ferguson
Haileybury, On
Mr. and Hurst
Joan Henry
Thurs
Geo. Barrie
Inent
BIG Universal
House Peters
Virginia Valle
Dominion
Paula
Moore’s Shoe Store
W.H. Martin
Martin’s Yards
Durham
Ayrshire
Jersey
A. McConkey
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