31 Oct 1901
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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 31, 1901
Page
1
Rebecca Maneer of Vale to return thanks to the Reel Licence Co. for kindness and protection of her son John Lesa Maneer under Policy No. isaio. He died at Winnipeg on Sept 7 and Oct 28 in 1901.
H. H. Otton & Son advertise cow ties stall fixtures rope hatterie axes axe handler X cut saws splitting wedges steel sledge wood cook stove coal range and warming stoves. Claim best cook stove on earth for wood and burner lines. No trouble to show goods.
Lawrence fair sale offers specials for 30 days to clear Xmas stock. 38 and 80 97 piece gilt dinner sets in assorted colors offered at substantial discounts from regular prices, plus 15 extra quality 97 piece gilt sets and 8 100 piece fine china sets with low holiday prices. A 10 piece toilet set in assorted colors is also discounted.
Lamps galore advertised for 89c to 10.00 with specials on hanging lamps. A large assortment of fancy glassware, silverware, stationery, combs, soaps, bath items, tinware and graniteware also promoted. Special lines in pompadour combs, dolls and toys with 5c to 25c tables.
A fragmented notice dated an OST Sunday afternoon around October 27 reports an inquiry or action near Stroud involving George A. Clark. The garbled text mentions a raccoon rug brown lining and Saree with red items, indicating an auction or property matter.
Being the north half of lot 14 con 4 Innisiil with about 100 acres more or less 60 acres ee and under good cultivation and well watered for particulars apply to MB Johnston Churchill P O.
Sealed tenders must be received by Friday November 8 for 20 cords of wood four feet long maple and red oak. One third payment on first day of sale, 1902. Tenders open to Coliversd and other proper places as may be selected. Each cord 128 cubic feet. Address Rosemont P.O. Ont. for details.
Local notes report a 20 percent coat sale at Hunter Bros and a tavern license transfer for J. D. Woodrow of Oro. Tea blends are offered at five prices by Hobley Bros, water levels on Lake Simcoe and Couchiching are six inches below former low-water marks, and Rev. J. Herg of Craighurst is named rector at Omemee. The WCTU meets at 3 p.m. with delegate reports. Rev. Dr. McLeod discusses fiction in pulpits. Tuesday is deadline for weekly correspondence. Barrie Cheese Board sold 1050 boxes at 9 cents with towns listed. wall paper pile at Johnston & Warren’s prompts a long anecdote about rolls extending over 70 miles. Reggie Brown of the Collingwood hockey team underwent appendicitis surgery in Buffalo with improving progress.
A special Town Council meeting adopted Board of Health sewer recommendations. The Water works Electric Light and Sewer Committee is to hire a competent engineer to plan and estimate sewers, with a full report next regular meeting. Mickle Dyment & Son given sixty days to remove obstructions on Vespra Street.
D L Darroek of the Collingwood Enterprise reports there will be no hockey in Collingwood this season due to rink management refusing to remove stones that narrow the ice. Barrie fans regret the clash as Barrie and Collingwood have scheduled matchups. The local team has long supported fast play and eager crowds, and players deserve a proper rink this winter.
The Wellington Hotel Club lists members from Wellington and surrounding towns for hunting at Novar with deer and bears expected. The Kennel Club heads to Callendar with Geo Hogg and others. Porcupine Club gathers at Moon River led by Phil Love with members including Harry Myers and Jno Coffey. W P Hubbert, Dr Morren and others depart for Novar to bring home deer and bears. Harry Wolfenden and Harry Jansen join North Orillia party. At Rosseau the Hart pony pursues deer with Charles Hart of Alston Craighurst Shanty Bay Dr Fred Hart Grey Hart of Barrie and others from Walkerville.
The ion meeting of the Curling Club at Vespra House Thursday night drew good attendance. Officers elected include judge Boys honorary vice president W R Tiffin president Jno Coffey vice president Alex Brownlee chaplain Rev Thomas McKee secretary treasurer J H Neelands and executive committee D A McNiven A E Stapleton H J Grasett. Skips named T Pearcey J McL Stevenson J P mon Dr Smith Geo Hogg Alex Brownlee H J Grasett D A McNiven Jno Coffey and T Beecroft. Fees set at 5 for skips and 350 for other members. Meeting adjourned to Nov 29 at the same place for all interested players.
James Bates, who broke gaol at Barrie last July, was captured in Huntsville and handed to Orillia authorities after being shadowed by Chief McFayden. Bates, serving a year for bicycle theft, bolted at the G T R station before being apprehended. Lafferty of Orillia sentenced Bates to twelve months in the Central prison.
The Band boys stage their annual Hallowe en parade tonight at 8 PM marching through the main streets to the Post Office where a concert of classical and other selections will be performed. Musicians promise new costumes and novelties. Afterward the Band will be hosted to supper by Town Council members at Leonard's.
Provincial Inspectors Jos Rogers and William Greer received a letter and a gold and silver tortoise shell blade penknife from the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York during their Ontario tour. A gold lion medallion and royal coat of arms decorate the handle. The terms were highly prized by the detectives.
The late John Watson, a prominent Barrie businessman with roots in Markham and Cookstown, died on Thursday after a period of poor health. Born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, at sixty six, he moved to Canada in 1850s and later to Barrie twenty five years ago. He ran a dry goods shop, later joined Lee Watson Bond in Toronto, and served in the Presbyterian church and local Board of Managers. He leaves one son. his wife died last June. Interment was in Toronto.
Barrie Lodge No.77 A.O.A.W. marked its thirty third anniversary with services at the Presbyterian church on Sunday morning. Rev Dr Mc Leod delivered a sermon from A workman not ashamed II Thess iii 15 emphasizing Christianity teaching the value of life, the use of unity, the need for work, and the nobility of honest labor.
The Reformers of Cardwell met in convention at Tottenham on Tuesday and nominated Lincoln Hutton of Bolton as their candidate amid a split vote. Several candidates were named, but all withdrew except Hutton who won. Officers elected include President John Semple and secretary Lincoln Hutton with a slate of local vice-presidents.
In Barrie a witty George F Hall of The American Girl company is the leading man and nearly the whole show with manyisms and songs generating continual laughter. He is encored five times in the last act. Two little girls shine as children, while the rest of the cast remains ordinary.
Rent is moderate for a comfortable brickclad home with good stabling and five acres of land on the town outskirts. Apply to R. J. Fletcher.
This shows Enterprise. A F Bass of Barrie Brignes hires H W Revell, a seasoned craftsman with seven years engraving and twenty five years repairing experience. Bass insists on expert labor only, promising that no apprentice or inferior worker handles projects. The community should value Bass’s commitment to quality.
A reader urges readers to subscribe instead of copying the Examiner for friends who moved away. The notice touts sending the most popular local paper directly from the press to any address until January 1, 1903, highlighting lower cost and less trouble.
Personal notices describe visits and travel of residents and visitors to Orillia, Collingwood, Toronto, Buffalo, Niagara Falls, and other points. Names include D A Spence, Mabel Bingham, Walter Morton, D W LeRoy, Baldwin Bailey, J C Irwin, J B Dougall, Chase Tickel, J J Coffey, D W B Spry, Brydon, A Walker, Miss Johnston, Miss Bonis, Arch Goodall, J M Stevenson, Mrs H B Myers, Thos Conant, Dr Murphy, F J Thomas, Bertha Ford, Miss Margaret Shortreed, A E Bass, Chas Waldron, L D Beatty, Norman Black, Sutherland Steele, J McL Stevenson, Miss Jean Harding, Chas Sissons, and others. It notes a mayoral appointment in Alliston, a postmastership in Alliston, and a few oblique references to society events and travels, including trips to Vancouver, Seattle, Nassau, and a wedding in Lindsay.
Stroud notes two Peacocks, Christopher R. and John, died within hours of each other after long lives of service. Christopher, J.P., a longtime resident, left a large funeral cortege with 2000+ in attendance. John, Elmvale born, left five sons and four daughters, buried beside his brother later that day, both remembered as humane reformers and Methodist workers.
Hannah Booth Johnson aged 68, born in Leeds England, and long resident of Barrier, dies after a three year battle with cancer. She came to America as a child, lived in Medonte and Innisfi, married Thomas Johnson in 1858, leaves husband and two sons Warren and William. A Baptist church worker, funeral tomorrow at 2 p.m. at home then Union Cemetery.
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