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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 30, 1899
Page
7
Local items report Liberal meeting and egg orders at Merrick Bros, farm sales, fruit arrivals, and a busy week in MacGregor. Community updates include school windmill arrival, sports results, races, fairs, church services, pastoral visits, and social events with plans for the Portage la Prairie Summer Fair and beaver creek picnic.
The notice pack reports a meeting on a vital topic for farmers and a Foresters Hall gathering in Austin with Messrs Stephenson and Barton. It lists visits by Rev Canningham to Winnipeg and Poplar Point, Florrie visiting Portage parents, Rogers visiting sons in town, and Chris Clarin of Whaley, Rovee & Co. in Toronto. Various local events follow including a July Norfolk election meeting, a mid July benefit concert for Mr Horton, a daughter born to Mrs Cooper at Creex, machinery arrival for Mr McLean’s brick yard, preaching swaps between Mr Girling and Rev Cunningham, a Portage football protest, MacGregor protests over a defaulted match, and multiple lodge, athletic, and social notices with names such as Middleton Lodge, Royal Arch, and several locals. A baseball club organized with officers J P Leveque and T B Scott, plus delivery notes by Lewin the baker. Reverend W A Lewis mourns his father and travels to attend Obsequies.
A central league series will feature a football tournament with MacGregor Austin and Light competing, and a baseball tournament including MacGregor Austin and Bernside. Bicycle races foot races and other athletic events are listed with admission to grounds for all ages. Indications point to a large crowd and a strong MacGregor turnout.
Austin gears for Dominion Day with celebrations planned all day. Activities begin at 10 a.m. with a football match featuring Reed Garber against Austin, highlighting the opening sports lineup.
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