Awakening of a Wife in Silent Toleration
A fragment hints at a 1920 era tale where a wife endures her husband with quiet endurance. The context suggests domestic tension and a subtle shift toward personal awakening within a troubled marriage.
25 Oct 1923
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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 25, 1923
Page
1
A fragment hints at a 1920 era tale where a wife endures her husband with quiet endurance. The context suggests domestic tension and a subtle shift toward personal awakening within a troubled marriage.
Anniversary services marked fifty years since Allandale Church founding held at Burton Ave Church Barrie. Rev W E Wilson of King St Method Church preached both services as Rev M Beach attended. A bank offering of 850 was requested and 1050 plus was received as the church was decoratively arranged for the jubilee with a 50 rose bouquet. Choir director F J D Norman led special music and ushers included John S Brunton and James Brunton.
Friday night officers of A Company Simcoe Foresters met at the Armouries to plan winter sports. Rifle matches with prizes and inter platoon shooting for a cup donated by an officer will be run by Major Whitby with Sergt Reader instructing shooters. Boxing instruction, a boxing tournament, an indoor baseball league with four platoon teams and a Headquarters team will be organized next week with committees named.
Rev Dr C E Manning of the Methodist Church urged Barrie District Methodists to intensify missionary work as he spoke at a district banquet. He cited the Japan earthquake and reported missionaries safe, with substantial property losses requiring renewed effort and funds.
The town center offers a first class reading room with magazines papers and piano for visitors. A YMCA meeting discussed opening a gathering for OHA holiday plans and early arrangements for a Father’s programme.
Mrs. John Logue widow of a longtime engineer on the trunk line, died in North Bay on Wednesday at age 72 after a six week pneumonia illness. She came to North Bay 34 years ago from the Ottawa region, lived there with her daughter since her husband’s death, and was buried at St. Mary’s Cemetery beside her husband. She was widely esteemed and survived by multiple children including Mrs. Alice North Bay and Mrs. Logue of Kingston. funeral services were held at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church in Barrie.
A church audience heard Rev. Mr. Wilson urge casting aside worry over clothes food and fear. He compared divine providence to a loving father and urged focus on front things that count for life and eternity. The talk followed an anniversary tea and addressed hope for the year ahead.
Arrangements completed for the Junior Farmers Plowing Match to be held on Mrs. Ella Chapman’s Sunnidale Township farm two miles east of Sunnidale Corners on Tuesday next October 30. Open to all men under thirty, with four classes and prizes from 2 to 5 dollars. Entries to Norman Spicher. president J J Carruthers.
Geo Garner of Barrie failed to appear in Barrie Police Court as charged with illegal possession of liquor. Magistrate Jeffs granted a bench warrant after Chief Case testified he had served the summons. Three bottles described as dirty remained as exhibits. the odor suggested distilled concoction with raisins as a key ingredient.
For the third annual meeting of the School Trustees and Ratepayers Association of Simcoe the Hon. J. S. Martin Ontario's Minister of Agriculture will speak in Barrie on Nov 9. An article on his rural education plans appears in the Canadian School Board Journal.
Police court cases in the past year enriched town coffers by 1100 dollars with total district fines of 5366.00. Federal government received 1300 and provincial treasury 686. license inspector 2240. Barrie town 260.50. Indictable offenses 53. motor vehicle 71. BOT A 28. other offenses 213 total.
Barrie Collegiate Institute senior rugby team traveled to Elmvale on Wednesday Oct 17 and delivered a dominant 11 to 0 victory. Named Barrie players included Geo Service Jack Reid Jack Payne Frank Foster Howell Partridge Alex Clark Jack Robinson Eugene Doyle N Frawley Edward Jamieson Dalton Irwin and Chester Carson with Patrick Hall refereeing. A rematch was planned but canceled. Next Saturday the seniors and juniors travel to Collingwood to face Collingwood Collegiate. the girls softball team also schedules a game there.
A Dalston party of three ladies traveling from Barrie in a Ford touring car skidded into a ditch on the Penetanguishene Road about five pm. Mrs Wilson sustained a severe head wound needing stitches. Mrs Baldwin had minor cuts. Mrs Bell and another girl were uninjured. Gordon Thompson assisted to Barrie for medical care.
Firefighters were called to the home of Town Clerk A. W. Smith at 144 Maple Ave Friday just before noon after a clothes room fire caused about 150 dollars in damage. The blaze was extinguished before the Barrie Fire Department arrived, damaging fur coats and winter garments.
Barrie team members officials and fans gathered at the Wellington Hotel for Baseball Day at the Kiwanis luncheon. W C Walls spoke on team health, Peter Bremner won a candlestick prize, and guests included Wes Martin and Thomas Banting. An address on Huron history followed by Mr. Williams highlighted the region’s Indigenous past.
Afternoon tea and sale of home made baking at Miss Ar dagh's home 148 Dunlop Street Saturday afternoon October 27 from 3 to 6 under Admiral Kempenfeldt Chapter ICDE donations welcome at 148 Dunlop St.
By order in council and just gazetted the shooting season for woodcock in Ontario now closes on November 30 rather than October 15. The change extends hunting eligibility by about six weeks.
Harvey W. Ford of Barrie a CN R building and bridge crew member is killed when an embankment cave in beside the Canadian National Railway near Meaford. Two coworkers Wm Drury of Lisle and Harry Bell of Holland Landing escaped as the bank gave way in steep terrain. Ford was buried and died before being dug free. Coroner Dr Bennett and Dr Eber...
Rev W H Adams pastor of Thornton Methodist Church marked its Silver Jubilee on October 14. Born and educated in England he studied divinity under Drs Beet Davison and Tucker at Richmond College, part of the University of London faculty of theology.
Community events listing shows a Thanksgiving night meat supper and entertainment at Col lier Street Methodist Church, with additional notices for bake sale, anniversary services, and lectures from Oct into Nov featuring local churches and clubs.
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