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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 17, 1901
Page
4
General banking service announces notes cashed or collected at favorable rates. Cashing cheques drawn on any bank in Canada or the United States offered with office hours from ten to four.
The Barrie Examiner announces its live paper status with pricing options: 51.00 in advance or 1.50 if not prepaid. Remittances are to be sent to J. A. MacLaren, publisher of The Iner, Barrie, Ontario, with the issue dated Thursday October 17, 1901.
Oct 15 threshing is done and potato digging begins. The crop is below average. Our pies is on the increase with a son at L D Robinsons and a daughter at H D Mintys. Miss Phoebe Ostrander is home from Toronto. Mrs Jor Swan 18 spending weeks in Toronto. W L Kiel went to the city to see the Duke and Duchess of York. Mr Shaughnessy of Midhuret moved into the north half of Caseys house.
Stephen Tanner buys 150 barrels of winter apples for Manitoba. H A McCullough advances stone work under his house. Harvest crew expected home soon from Manitoba. George Morris moves to Guest farm. Stanley Marshall injured finger with a pitch fork at threshing. T C McCullough plans basement piping 130 rods from barn to save winter labor. Mrs Gibbons improving under Dr Little. People visit mail catching post on the 7th line crossing to see the Duke and Duchess and their car.
Oct 15 notes residents witness royalty in Barrie and the Queen City while Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Martin return from the Pan-American. Mrs. Heaslip returns home after a visit to her mother and the Pan-Am. Miss Hannon of St. Thomas visits Dr. and Mrs. Heaslip. Mr. Cook plans a mill and large stock cuts. D. Bolton and assistants finish Rumble and Son's dwelling. Duncan Reid moves to a new residence. Mrs. Hill of North Bay visits Mrs. Shortreed. A St Andrew's sermon last Sabbath spoke on hypocrisy.
Tiny Ling enjoys husking bees and a fair at Eim vale with good tempering despite Old Probes mood. Winter amusements begin with two dances. Inspector Morgan visited the school Thursday. Edward Thompson moved to town for Firstbrook Co. James Champion leaves farming. peers plan to follow. Farmers dig potatoes and report a satisfactory crop this year.
Miss Erma Champion hosted a quilting bee last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Will Hornsby spent Sunday in Waverly. Mrs. and Miss Thompson plan to attend the Pan-American next week.
In Churchill Oct 13 two churches Cherry Creek and Belle Ewart Methodist plan a union fowl supper. Miss Annie Reive returns from Buffalo and other counties. Mrs Thos Allan and D W Lennox visited Toronto during the Duke and Duchess of York visit. Miss M Campbell of Barrie visited her sister Mrs G Allan. Selina Harrington staying a few days in the Queen City. Churchill Curling Club annual meeting drew record attendance. Officers elected: President R W Sloan. Vice Pres C Grose. Sec-Treas D W Lennox. Chaplain Rev J A Ross. Patron and Patroness Mr and Mrs Jas Allan. Committee: John Allan chair with D W Lennox and R W Sloan. Senior Skips R W Sloan, John Allan, D W Lennox, E Sloan, Wm Allan. Junior Skips Gilmour Reive, T G Allan, R Malcomson, C Grose, Walter Allan.
Advertising copy notes Pyny Balsam quickly cures bronchial affections coughs and colds with prompt soothing healing effects. Produced by Perry Davis proprietors of Pain Killer and touted as having no equal in relief.
In Edenvale on Oct 14 Albert and Annie Richardson visit Vigo hosts and Elmvale fair attendance is noted. W. A. Carter reportedly married. residents extend best wishes. Others include Middleton visiting Elmvale, Caswell moving to Coldwater, and several visits among Webb, Miles, Binnie, Campbell, Roe, and Walton families amid illness and bereavement.
An appeal to Dr Burgess Supt Hospital for Insane Montreal to give his opinion on The D. & L Menthol Plaster. The genuine plaster is made by Davis Lawrence Co Ltd and has been used for years in the institution.
Miss Bella Henry of Caldwell visits Mrs. T. Brumby in Ost. 7. Miss Robinson and Mrs. Livingston of Stayner called on friends here this week. Geo. Cameron of Birrie shipped five carloads of livestock on the 9th. T. O'Neill escaped serious injury after a buggy mishap on Monday night near Vigo. the young horse ran a stomp and threw him out.
An advertisement extols Scott's Emulsion as a fertilizer for children, explaining it aids growth of flesh strength blood and mind. It invites readers to request a free sample and lists Toronto Canada address along with prices 50 cents and 1 dollar for druggists.
Several young men left for lumber work on Monday while shippers complain of railways not supplying enough cars. Conductor John Ferguson is away in Scotland. Mr and Mrs Hugh Lavery welcome a daughter. A false report claimed a 1.00 fare to Toronto for the Royal visit, which is denied.
An appeal notes thousands of well fed children starving due to the wrong food type. It asserts Scott's Emulsion will provide vim vigor flesh and strength to improve health and growth.
Oct 15 report records the death of W H Walton one of Minesing's oldest settlers and his burial in Minesing cemetery on the 2nd. The town also notes many residents improving health and numerous visits to Toronto and Barrie, including arrivals from Manitoba and Muskoka, plus delays to mail and rail service during the Duke and Duchess of York visit.
A late Tuesday night fire at the idle Butterfield foundry on Bradford Street consumed the building after a delayed alarm. Firefighters from Allandale protected Mrs L Webb’s house nearby. Peat Fuel Co. owned machinery worth about 4000 with no insurance. owner Mr Strathy valued the building at 600. No fatalities reported.
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claim to cure a cold with no cure no pay at 25 cents. The ad markets a simple remedy promising relief from coughs and colds with a small price point and a bold guarantee.
Nottawasaga agrees to withdraw the appeal upon the county paying all costs and undertaking next year’s valuation. Councillors debate who should bear costs if the valuation is wrong. Motion to require township costs fails amid estimates costs could reach 30 000 to 40 000. Ploughmen’s associations in Innisfil and Tecumseth receive 25. J J Long appointed trustee of Collingwood Collegiate. Council adjourns sine die at 7 45.
Forest Home in Dalston hosted the wedding of Willa White and Edward MacBeth of Gifford. Miss Nettie MacBeth served as bridesmaid, John MacBeth of Toronto was groomsman. Bride wore white organdie, guests included Mrs. MacBeth, Will MacBeth, and others from Barrie and surrounding areas. The couple will visit Toronto and Buffalo before settling in Gifford.
The W C T U held a well attended meeting on Monday afternoon. Members reported ten comfort bags and four large literature parcels sent, seven dollars contributed to a missionary salary. A returned missionary from Japan offered to speak to boys in schools about purity, invited for a later date. Temperance Sunday was approved with ministers invited to preach. Sympathy was sent to Mrs Bowen on her husband’s death. Mrs McKee promised to share more from abroad, praising the Lush Temperance League’s coffeehouses in lieu of liquor.
A Healthful claim praises Queen Victoria’s longevity and touts Climax Iron Tonic Pills as cures for headaches indigestion and dyspepsia. Each box offers ten days treatment priced at 26 cents available at druggists or by mail from The Dr Hall Medicine Co Kingston Ont.
Barrie music shop advertises the largest stock of musical instruments and supplies from Whaley Royce Co Toronto and Folio sheet music in large varieties. It assures procurement on short notice for items not in stock and notes a large addition to fancy goods with competitive prices.
Heintzman & Co. Pianos earned a reputation through quality over 53 years on sale. They were chosen to build a piano for the royal train, praised by the Duke and Duchess. Delivery wheels have kept humming since fall fairs, with nine homes receiving pianos or organs, including J. F. Duff of Clover Hill who bought a walnut upright grand.
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