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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 18, 1923
Page
2
G M Mayes will auction farm stock and implements at Lot 9 Can 5 Innisfil on Monday Oct 22. Items include horses cattle pigs poultry and McCormick machinery with 12 month credit over $10, cash discount 5 percent. all to be sold without reserve. Auctioneer W A McConkey base at 1 p.m.
Fred C Elliott of Essa Lot 18 Con 7 sells pure bred Holstein cows and heifers with due dates, a Holstein bull, two steers, two Holstein heifers, grade heifers, Durham cattle, sows with piglets, and a Premier cream separator. Sale at 1 p.m. on Tuesday October 23 with 12 months credit or 5 percent off for cash. W A McConkey, Auct.
Sale of livestock implements household goods and land lot details listed for Mrs Wesley Brooks East Half Lot 24 Can 9 Essa to be held Thursday October 25. Items include bay and brown mares cattle various ages calves sheep fowl pigs implements teams hay wood and lumber household articles. Terms: cash for sums under 10 dollars and 12 months joint notes for larger amounts at 6 percent per year.
Miss Marion Arnold and Miss Leila Davis spent the weekend at their Toronto Normal School homes. Ivy beat Alliston 13 to 6 in a Barrie ball game. The L O L No 450 and the band attended Wm Erwin's funeral in Alliston. The Central Church WMS held a meeting with a reading lamp presentation to Mrs. Neil Campbell marking her departure.
October days bring harvest and frost color the trees as farmers fill silos and tend gardens. Miss Madeline Coughlin visits Barrie, teachers attend a convention, and Dr. Leo Coughlin stays with family. Mrs. C McLaughlin travels to Buffalo for the winter amid health concerns.
Oct 25 sale features Durham cows and a Holstein calf with due dates, two store pigs, Massey Harris equipment, mowers, rakes, plows, harrows, scales, harnesses, and horse gear. Includes hay, straw, post, and miscellaneous farm goods. 1 pm start. W A McConkey auctioneer.
Mrs Amos Miller and children of Collingwood spent the weekend with friends in Midhurst. Miss Owens of Creemore visited Mrs J A Wattie and attended Barrie teachers conference. Potato and apple picking noted. Several local residents, including the Wallwins, Weaymouths, Bonneys and Peacockes, are visited or moved. Threshing machines, home repairs, and fall chores are common activities.
Mrs Harvey Carr and estate list includes horses cattle pigs poultry and implements for sale at Essa on Tuesday October 30 with no reserve and farm offered with reserve. Terms: cash for under 10 and 12 months credit over 10 dollars with joint notes. 6 percent discount for cash on credit arms. Auctioneer W A McConkey.
Miss Irene Christie spent the week end at her home. Miss A Reid of Toronto visits Mrs T Pratt. Ernest Watkins of Toronto spent the week end at his home. Readman family from Gravenhurst visited. Fowl supper at Utopia drew many young people. D James moved to Healey house. Phyliss McLean of Barrie visited grandmother Mrs C McLean. W Wright moved into the block. Mrs A Minty visited Mr and Mrs H Martin of Innisfil. Mr and Mrs Snider of Midland visited Mr and Mrs R Marshall. Mr and Mrs Williams of Tottenham visited. Dance at the potato building last Friday evening a good time. Ernest Emery of Toronto visiting home briefly.
Dalston residents recount a week of travel and church services with Rev Currie filling in for Rev Knighton at Shanty Bay. Music by a Winnipeg and Orillia quartet delighted attendees. The Women’s Institute met at Mrs John Spence’s Oct 10 with 22 members. A future open meeting is planned at Mrs J W Brown’s Nov 14 with Grange participation. Minesing League prep visit noted for Oct 25.
Mrs Arthur King spent the week in Toronto. Mrs McLeod and baby left for Burks Falls to spend a month with her parents. Mr and Mrs Doble of Big Cedar left for Toronto. Miss L Whan attended a teachers convention in Barrie and visited Toronto. Mrs Alex Adams was called to Toronto for ill daughter Florida. Harvest Home service at Lefroy Methodist Church featured a sermon by Rev Stevenson. Fruits and vegetables sent to the Children’s Shelter Barrie. Nearly fifty dollars raised for Japanese Relief Fund. Bradford Fair drew many Lefroy residents. Miss C Douse visited Mrs Alex Grose in Barrie. Cottage owners along the lakefront joined a final Sunday motor trip to Toronto.
Miss Margaret Stribbell visits Stayner friends. Cecil Coulson of Detroit visits his parents in town. Miss Whittaker of Toronto visits her sister Dr E West. Mrs. Jones TarBush sees Stayner friends. James Shaw and Vernon of Hamilton visit Neil Shaw's family. Garnet Plaxton of Allandale visits Ettie Brennan. Cousins and family head to Winnipeg after two weeks with Frank Fulford. Clara Worrod visits Tottenham friends. Mrs. Wm Ross returns home from Royal Victoria Hospital after appendicitis operation. Stephen Duckworth spends time in Toronto and Hamilton. Mrs. Leonard Lee and Jim visit Toronto. Alf Revner of Barrie visits Bert Willoughby. Jno Bishop and Jno Brown go to Toronto to see a ill brother Jonas TarBush. Dowler family moves into Wm Gregg's house.
The Edenvale branch held its regular meeting at Miss Maimie McNabb’s home with twenty members and four visitors. Members discussed last month’s unfinished business and planned the annual private fowl supper for November 26. Miss Ira Culham performed a guitar solo, and a tea was served.
Dominion Stores promotes value and variety with low prices across groceries and household goods. The notice highlights ongoing sales and wide selection aimed at everyday shopping.
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