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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 06, 1921
Page
6
Trinity Church schedules a Harvest Thanksgiving with Holy Communion at 8 30 a m Morning Prayer at 11 a m Sunday School at 3 p m and Evening Prayer at 7 p m The sermon is by Rev E C McIntyre with an anthem Thou Crownest the Year and I Will Magnify Thee O God by Norman Churchill
Barrie residents attended the Fall Fashion Display at Sarjeant & King Limited in the ready-to-wear department. Models showcased coats dresses waists and millinery to a large crowd praising the goods and quality. Examiner adverts praised as a fine business tonic.
Thos Craig, a Craighurst settler and brother of late Arthur Craig the county treasurer, died after being crushed between two cattle cars during loading. He was 75 or 76, a respected farmer and Anglican, survived by daughter Mary. The accident occurred about 10 a.m. and he died last night with severe shock.
The Citizens' Band under Dr Arnall performed a delightful concert at Glen Ormond home of Mr and Mrs D T Rees last Thursday evening. Grounds were open to the public as attendees enjoyed lights and music. A dainty luncheon followed the National Anthem around ten o clock.
Mr and Mrs F Lawrence return to Barrie after visiting family in Hamilton Stroud Sudbury and Coniston. Mr Lawrence aided a drowning boy at Stanley Beach while another brother did not survive rescue by a friend. The Stanley Beach paper credits the quick actions of the young men.
H D Jamieson sold the Barrie Carriage Co buildings and plant to Waltham Motors Corporation of Canada. The purchasers plan to start work soon and turn out trucks within ninety days. D W Henry led negotiations for the Canadian firm which has bought Canadian rights to produce trucks like those from Waltham Motors of Chicago. The Canadian plant will later be Barrie HQ with 60 Toronto payroll last year. Six truck sizes will be made and orders for 514 trucks exist, forecasting 290 to 400 jobs. The firm is capitalized at one million dollars with 75 percent preferred stock and lists six directors in Canada and the U S.
Division Court sat from 10 a.m. to midnight with only two cases heard. In the first, Ben Lawrence won damages of 63 dollars against G. C. Kelly after a collision at McLean's corner on Penetang Road. The second case, E. Walt versus Top of Innisfil for 120 dollars, involved a collision with a flock of sheep. judgment was reserved and no suit by William Walt for personal injuries had been filed.
Eight rinks of local bowlers played Monday with Hiram Walker's quartet taking first prize. Hunter Kennedy claimed second and A R Walker third. The listed teams and scores included W L Vanatter and others, with A G Walker among top placers.
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