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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 03, 1908
Page
5
The Examiner Office promotes Dominion Line rates to the Old Country with partial time options and liberal terms. Advertising copy states new offerings and a one time write, referencing 1857 establishment, Bowman & Son Co. Ltd, and a nursing-related acreage in an unspecified location.
The Kissing Duet from the show Three Little Maids appears at the Grand Opera House on Wednesday September 9. The excerpt highlights a romantic moment as part of the stage performance.
Reader reports morning northbound Vine train No 63 will stop daily at Vine Station when flagged, ending years of neglect. Superintendent Tiffin issued orders to ensure the stop, noting prompt courtesy to residents of Innig fil and nearby areas.
In Guelph Aug 98 Mia Alex Mc Keenan of Pais Y was saved from death by a blood infusion at General Hospital. Doctors performed a war style operation uniting a blend from her husband into her system after severing a large artery in each axis. The patient recovered strength rapidly.
A quiet wedding occurred Tuesday morning September 1 at St Mary's Church Barrie. Miss Emma Oster married Mr Lorpe McLean Bertie with Miss Augustina Des jardine and Mr Edward Oster as attendants. Rev Fr Kelly officiated the ceremony.
Sept 1 quilting bees mark the day as Miss Maybelle Lantenbach visits Thornton friends. Miss Wilda Martin recovers from two weeks of illness. Allen shows slow recovery. Aug 29 Joho B H Walker, longtime Oro resident aged 75, dies Aug 24 at his home. Presbyterian church member and Reformer in politics. Survived by wife and sons and daughters. Funeral held at Guthrie Cemetery with pallbearers listed.
Aug 31 Miss Lilliaf Dann of Toronto hosted Miss Margaret Cameron and others over Sunday. Cadet corps promotions include Park and several sergeants becoming corporals. Wm Beath, 18, died from appendicitis after a second attack, mourned by the community. Aug 31 to Sept 2 local visits, church notices, farming reports, and hospital operations noted.
Sept 1 notices recap visitors and health. Mrs Hugh Scott and family stay in Gravenjurat, Mrs Markle and son visit Hamilton. Miss Florence Richey returns to Toronto, Miss Ronie Lucas back to Detroit. Miss Augustine Desjardins in Barrie for Emma Osler wedding. Announcements of illnesses, travels, and a Lorento Exhibition crowd. Dramatic adaptation details at Opera House Sept 12 1908 referenced.
The Barre Fair organizers expect a larger, improved show this year with top attractions. Breeders urge last day entry for heavy draft horses, while the fair partners with Upshaws Lindsay and Newmarket Agricultural Societies to bring Kishizomi Japanese Acrobatic Troupe and Atbest's trained bears and monkeys from London.
Farmers are urged to visit large fairs this fall to gain ideas and inspiration. Staying home breeds narrow thinking. seeing what others do can boost effort and success. A veteran farmer noted he must finish more in eleven months, using fairs to prepare for the year ahead. A good fair trip blends enjoyment with education.
At St Marys Church Barrie on September 1 Emma Osier of Brentwood wed Lorne McLean of Barrie in a ceremony led by Rev Fr Kelly. In Lisle on August 26 Ethel Heard wed Dolph Reid of Barrie. Born in Barrie August 28 a son to Mr and Mrs Walter Humphrey.
Fifty one seamen perish as a typhoon hits the Japanese coast. Ontario crop bulletin reports generally favorable growing conditions. Four American tourists are pelted with stones in North Bay strike zone. Chicago merchants propose a Toledo to Chicago canal 500 miles long. Mr Jenkins, inventor of the street car fender, jumped in front of a moving car at Winniper to prove its effectiveness. City Council backs recommendation to street railway company.
Public sale notice references a transaction or action by Shs Panera Eee PTO. Read primarily as an auction or liquidation item with official involvement and a named party. Details are unclear due to fragmented OCR text but indicate a sale event overseen by a local authority or organization.
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