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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 05, 1901
Page
4
A Barrie notice states price terms of $1.00 payable in advance or $1.50 if not prepaid. Remittances should be sent to J. A. MacLaren, publisher of The Examiner, Barrie, Ontario, as of Thursday, September 5, 1901.
Mrs John Goodwin and her children are visiting Collingwood with her brother Mr Davidson for a few days. Miss Ethel Barton spent Sunday with Miss Annie Hughee. Miss Duff and Mrs Coulter senior plan to travel to Toronto tomorrow for a short stay. Miss Annie Reid is spending a few days in the village. James Laughlin plans a trip to the Toronto Exhibition.
Sept 2 gatherings show Miss Erma Dolmage returning from Penetang and Miss Ethel Reynolds visiting Toronto while Misses Mabel and Bertha Dickey stay with friends at Greafe. Mrs F Coomer and son Fred visit Mrs Mulholland. Osie Black and Harvey Hughes spent Sunday at Cherry Creek. Edna Mulholland returns to join neighbors. Many locals take advantage of Toronto Exhibition fare as Mrs McKinley and Libbie renew contacts. Q Deering spent Labour Day nearby.
Sept 2 reports Father Laborean's Labor Day picnic attended by locals. Youths camp at The Rocke this week. W Thorpe and family from Randolph visited. Mrs E Lamb with her mother Mrs Thompson. H Wright of Wyebridge visited last week. Threshing in full swing. plums abundant, small trees heavy, limiting sales. Antoine Quesnell’s young son was kicked by a horse Friday. Dr Spohn treating with hopes of recovery.
Miss Houle visits Stayner and friends while W Speirs and Lizzie travel nearby. Miss Miller visits New Flos. Mr and Mrs Bull of Hanover spend Sunday with H Rickards. Fred Kells dies at W Kirkpatrick’s home. burial at eighth line cemetery. Briggs and Speirs plan Toronto Industrial Fair visit. Pearson and daughter Flossie head to Toronto. Jennie and Maggie Martin return to Toronto after holidays with Mrs Harvey. Mrs J Howard of Collingwood visits Mrs J Montgomery. Then a quoted etiquette note from the Ladies' Home Journal about book handling.
Mrs Daly of Barrie visits her parents Mr and Mrs M Dumond. Lorne Chapman and sister stay with sister Mrs Wn Scott. Laura Comartin attends Toronto exhibition. Mrs Juno Stephens and children visit mother Mrs Jno O Connor. Catholic church picnic draws hundreds, tea and decorations praised. Attendees from Barrie Utopia Stayner Cornhill New Lowell Penetang. Net proceeds reach 137 dollars.
September 2 report notes a Thursday afternoon storm with thunder and heavy rain. Lightning struck the hotel stable, running along a rafter and through two points of the end. Local updates mention Rev. Mr. Teney, Mr. Anderton of Barrie visiting Jas. Hewitt, and Miss Emma Ostrander staying with Mrs. Leach of Coldwater. The threshing machine is out for its annual run as residents make various visits and moves.
A vintage ad touts Pain-Killer as the sole remedy for cuts burns and bruises. It recommends dampening a cloth with it and applying to the wound and the Bea leaves. It warns against substitutes and lists 25c and 50c prices.
In our village a little daughter of S. Nicol vanished for about forty eight hours after her parents left to milk. A neighborhood search found her safe in an old roothouse. The letter-writer notes harvest activity shifts to the Northwest with $40 monthly wages. Assinabula is described as lonely. Harvest ends, crops spoiled by late rains, plums abundant, berries scarce, and Mr Jennett’s barn on the fourth century burned along with his crop.
The ad asserts that people can gain a pound daily by taking an ounce of Scott s Emulsion. It claims the emulsion activates digestion so the patient can absorb ordinary food, enabling rapid flesh gain. It presents the product as a remedy to restore needed body mass and health.
Advertisement notes a versatile product useful in any season. It promotes a sale price of 50c and 2.00 dollars with availability at all druggists. The maker is SCOTT & BOWNE, Toronto, Canada.
Miss Kate Sloan has returned home to Toronto. Frank Jones and wife of Ravenshoe spent Sunday here. Robt. Allan of Calgary has returned home. Ground preparation for full wheat underway. A grand picnic at Willow Point last Saturday was enjoyed by all until rain marred the fun.
Sept 3 report notes harvest nearly complete in the area with threshing machines drawing focus. Travelers include Mr and Mrs J Bell heading to the Pan-American while Aggie and John Bull visit exhibitions. Barrie visitors S Peacock and daughter Beatrice spend Sunday with Isaiah McMaster. Chester family from Brampton stop by while en route to Meaford.
An old advertisement claims Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets stop coughing and cure a cold in a day with a no cure no pay offer. Price set at 25 cents.
On Friday evening a group of young people from Midland and Apto gathered at Jas Richardson's Lakeview Place. Arthur A Garvin of Midhurst spent Sunday on the 2nd Line. Master Bruce and Miss Emma Hardy of Allandale visit for two weeks. Guests at the Pan-American included M Coughlin and Mr and Mrs S Pratt with Mrs and Miss Pearl Wilson and Wallace Richardson. Miss Irvine of Barrie sang a solo at the Methodist church Sunday evening. Miss Cooper and Miss Bunker of Barrie visited Miss Mary Lafrenier.
Mrs M Cronan remains seriously ill with hopeful signs of recovery. John Byrnes departed Saturday for Toronto to take a new position. Miss Flora Wingrove went to Barne to attend the B C I exams and is among the successful pupils. Mr and Mrs Edward Armson and Miss Halbert of Pembroke visited Mrs Isaac Wallwin last week. J Lambie and A Coles wheeled to Toronto on Saturday. Miss Paisley of Manitoulin Island visits her aunt Mrs T Wallwin. J Campbell Jr visited Mrs Riach’s on Sunday. Mrs Alliston Leadlay and children spent Sunday with her mother at Midhurst. John McKee spent Sunday at home. Frank and Harry Carson spent Sunday in the vicinity. R Leadlay and Miss May and Miss Alice spent Sunday at Midhurst. George Simpson was guest of Mrs Parker on Sunday.
An old advertisement promises to cure a cold in a day with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It notes all druggists refund the money if it fails to work and that W. Grove signs each box.
Septembers events include a lawn social at Mrs Campbell’s with Craighurst brass providing music. No. 7 FBC hosted a Rose Point picnic at Shanty Bay. A marriage at J Edwards home linked Miss Sarah J to J Howden of Elmvale as they left for Toronto. No. 7 FBC tied Edgar 2 0, and plan rematch on Sept 14 with Edgar hosts serving a tea afterward.
Miss Tillie Sampson visits Atherly and Miss Jean Boyce from Stroud joins Miss Maggie Duncan in Guthrie. Rev. John Morrison of Ottawa visits relatives. Guthrie W F M S and Mission Band send a large bale of clothes to N W Indians. A social by the E society at A and N Campbell’s draws Guthrie and nearby residents. Craighurst band provides music as promenades and games entertain. Luncheon at 10 o’clock and a $22 mission collection are reported.
In Phelpston on Aug 28 1901 the parishioners of Flos and Medonte honored Rev Father Sheridan as he leaves to lead Pickering. A purse of 150 dollars and a formal address expressed esteem for his three years of service, care for the sick and children, and faithful parish duties. The priest thanked them and hoped for visits from supporters in his new mission.
Orilin’s total assessment stands at 1,588,000 with a current tax rate of 27 mills. To clear all state obligations this year, the rate would need to be 284 mills.
A claimed heart remedy by Dr Agnew promises relief in thirty minutes and asserts that a few bottles cure the worst forms of heart malady. The ad stresses it is not a spirit lifter but a reliable, rapid-acting treatment promoted by eminent physicians.
Passenger trains from Barrie to Toronto Hamilton Gravenhurst North Bay Collingwood Meaford Penetang listed with departure and arrival times. Services include Express Muskoka and Atlantic and Pacific routes and various mail and accommodation trains. Times shown for both directions and notable service names.
Local sale notice announces price reductions this week on Frawley ladies evening slippers and Moore items. Promises savings for shoppers seeking dress footwear and related goods at discounted rates.
Advertised footwear features include instep straps fancy jet trimmed vamps and bows, vici kid lining hand turned soles and high French heels. Styles vary with B C D widths. regular prices listed at 2.75 and 2.25, sale prices shown as 1.85 and 1.45 per pair.
A notice states pumps be installed on a 30 day trial period with details directing the responsible parties to address the matter and supply particulars.
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