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Newspaper
Lindsay Expositor
Location
Lindsay, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 10, 1870
Page
2
Newspaper item notes Lady Byron vindicated by Harriet Beecher Stowe amid a broad press response. Mentions sale of Catholic prayer books and crayons, with no clear date or place provided.
A Sunday blaze at a Kent street block in Lindsay destroyed Mr. Gillies's stock and Mr. Kempt's books and papers. Firefighters saved Britton's building and much of Bertram Bros stock. The Victoria Brigade showed promise amid initial engine delays and a calm after the flames.
A historic fundraising appeal invites Canadians to support erecting a monument at the old Chrysler Farm near Williamsburgh commemorating the 1812 13 battle. Subscriptions, lists of contributors, and local notices encourage participation, with Rev. Dobbie and Alexander MacDonnell handling funds. The piece also notes local business fire damage and community rebuilding efforts.
A compilation of community items including parish announcements, auctions, lectures, a road accident report, tax figures for Somerville, and council proceedings with by law changes, church dedication notes, and local grievances about mail service routing. It records contracts, education debates, humane society talks, and bids on market stalls with prices and participants named.
The Expositor notes the government bill on elections mirrors last year with a four hundred dollar income qualification and a broad property base. It urges council action on urban beautification by planting shade trees, improving Union School grounds, and maintaining the gaol. It praises Port Hope for shade trees and remarks on grain movement and merchants' improved oiled assets.
A large Hastings gathering last week passed resolutions backing the proposed railway from Belleville to Peterborough. Peterborough unions plan a Spring Show to boost stock quality and prizes. Gas works extend to more shops, promising light, with a five year lamp contract and a ten year guarantee, plus other local developments and charitable support for the Protestant Home.
Tur Rev J Dem, pastor for six years, is set to depart Port Hope after a town meeting with Protestant ministers presenting an address. H Holland, WCT Lodge chair, thanked Rev Messrs at the close of the lecture. A large audience attended the Town meeting with several candidates initiated. J & S Livrsotox bought 98 acres in Listowel for 3650 cash to build a flax mill complex.
The annual report discusses prizes for horses and cattle shows, limits on recorded improvements, and urges expanded stock raising. It highlights need for warmer, better ventilated stables, windbreaks, and tree planting on farms. Recommendations cover summer pasture, diverse grasses, and improved root and seed stocks, with grain yields mixed results and rising exhibition attendance. J Thirsell, Secretary, Lindsay, February 25 1870.
The Toronto and Nipissing Railway Company arranged with the Montreal Telegraph Company to erect wires from Toronto through Portage Road once the railway is cleared. Telegraph Company to be paid 35 dollars per mile and to handle all railway business. Also notes Oshawa area as a booming agricultural district with rapid growth, several factories under construction, and a vibrant local economy. Council meeting at Inker Man Hotel on February 26 discussed Irish donations, printing dues, licenses, and budget allocations. A Toronto death follows after a peculiar incident involving a ball strike from a company mascot. the victim died after neck injuries.
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