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Newspaper
Millbrook And Omemee Mirror
Location
Millbrook, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 25, 1906
Page
2
An advertisement touts Ste Zen Eyeglasses promising perfect sight by correcting distant and near vision through adjustable lenses. The copy emphasizes tailored vision support and consumer satisfaction.
A Millbrook entertainment on the Christchurch Hall basement marked its anniversary with a comic operetta Ba-Ba or the Forty Thieves. Forty-five performers, rehearsals for weeks, and the support of Julieboro Soloists and Dramatic Networks delighted audiences over two nights with proceeds exceeding 166 dollars from two listings. Attendees from Millbrook and surrounding areas enjoyed a bright sleighing scene and a well rehearsed show.
An old time livery notice from Union Street invites customers to call when needing a first class outfit. Terms are promised to be right and the shop emphasizes reliable service. The ad mentions W. T. McBride’s old candle and urges patrons to remember the location and prepare to be served properly.
The undersigned invites calls on items for auction with reasonable terms. I E Needham, Ice and Store, Millbrook, Outing Street, op. Com. Hotel. Also requests people with small stock or chattels to sell to contact for Saturday auctions. Miss Meta Pickup visits Mr and Mrs Rose. Miss Bessie Hewitt of Sterling visits Miss Ross.
A collage of names and notices across Millbrook Peterboro and surrounding towns. Stock for sale in Clydesdale feed listings. Mr Charles Eckser and family settled in Hespeler, missed in Millbrook. Auction set for Jan 31 1906 on Can 3 Manvers Lot 22 with stock tools and furniture. Ipsums mention guests Miss Davidson Peterboro, meetings in Toronto, visits to Madoc, and local business figures attending events.
Water in Your Blood. Many eat but do not digest, digestion poor. Ferrozone excites appetite and aids digestion, forms life sustaining blood, restores strength, energy, and nerves. Fifty cents buys two boxes of fifty chocolate coated tablets.
The officers of Lodge St Ives No 243 were installed on Monday evening January 15 by D D G P George Hanecock Port Hope with W P L P W H Coombe W P W W Gillett W V P G A Duncan W Chap M Hicks W sec R E Stanton W Treus T M Pethick W I Guard TG McCorrey W O Guard A W Brown W 1st Com G Carveth 2nd A Wragg 3rd R H Hubbard 4th T M Brock Sth W Tre month 6th E Sisson Phys H A Turner and F J Sneltroye One initiation occurred during the evening An oyster supper followed catered by J N Hicks Several Brethren gave short addresses A few visitors from Lodge Coventry Bailieboro attended and the gathering was enjoyed by all.
Sam Hunter notes an unusually mild winter with two unusual visitors on Christmas Day in Millbrook Ontario a Great Blue Heron and a woodcock found near a trout stream. He cites tracks and open pools with frogs active and mentions a red tailed hawk seen December 27 and robins daily since December 17 in Springhurst Avenue South Parkdale.
In Mount Forest Mrs J Witham credits doctors for relief from asthma and says Catarrhozone cured her completely. The account claims the remedy proves all asthma curable and urges readers to try it, asserting universal certainty and pleasantness.
Charles McIvor aged 15 drowned near Needler's Mill after a flood surge. His brother Fred survived when their canoe capsized while crossing the swollen creek. Charles’s funeral was held Tuesday at the Presbyterian Cemetery with wide family sorrow and messages of sympathy from local churches and friends.
On Tuesday evening last Mill Brook Lodge I O O F installed officers led by D D G M Bro Radcliff and assistants from Port Hope. After installation an oyster supper followed with addresses from Bros Dodds Rev G R Clare and visitors. The lodge remains in flourishing condition.
Mrs Annie Bryce of Woodstock says Dr Hamilton's Pills cured her pale skin and weak blood. She reports a murky complexion, dry skin, and rapid improvement after using one box with full recovery in about three weeks. Pills priced 25c per box or five for $1 at all druggists.
The St Pauls church choir visited Millbrook last night for a sacred concert at the Presbyterian Church. A select village audience praised the programme with about thirty five choir members in attendance. The choir received a cordial invitation to return soon and the members expressed thanks for the hospitable reception and courtesy shown by Millbrook Presbyterians.
The notice promotes Nerviline as a fast acting remedy for neuralgic headaches and various pains. A Baltimore resident Mrs. E. G. Harris praises its magical effects, while users report confidence in having Nerviline at home.
Mrs Herb Shield Miss J Boyd and Mrs Thomas Jamieson attended the Torrey Alexander meetings in Toronto this week. Mr and Mrs George McIIvor and their Cobourg born children attended the funeral of the late Charles McIvor on Tuesday.
Frightful ulcers blotch the skin and yellowness appear as the system weakens. The ad claims Dr Hamiltons Pills filter poisons and revitalize blood, promising clearer complexions and cures for pimples and rashes. Testimonials mention Albert E Dickson of Fairhaven PA and improved vigor, urging regular use. Available at 25c per box or five for $1 by mail to North Carolina Polson & Co. Hartford Conn. U A and Kingston Ont.
The Ontario Bank opens a Millbrook branch leasing premises from T. B Collins Esquire. Holladay of Collingwood becomes manager with Haney of Aurora as teller and accountant. Premises remodelled to modern style. Collins retires after 38 years in Millbrook business. Mrs Holladay to join when residence found. Local social notes include visits by Mrs Hamilton and Miss Courtney.
Mr and Mrs Wm Mcliver express heartfelt thanks to the citizens of Millbrook and vicinity for sympathy and great kindness during their recent affliction. They are deeply grateful for the ready help and kindly feeling shown by neighbors and friends.
Orders for new connections and changes of firm name or street address must be handed to the local manager at the designated service office for processing and record updating. Duplicate entries should also be directed to the local manager to ensure accurate filing and compliance.
A quiet home wedding took place on Tuesday the 16th at the home of Mr and Mrs S S Henderson in Omemee. Ella Maye Henderson married Nelson F Corrin of Port Perry with Rev Robert McCullough officiating. The bride wore bisque taffetta and carried white carnations while the bridesmaid carried pink carnations. After a wedding dinner the couple departed on the 6:30 train to Port Perry amid confetti.
About fifty friends of A J Ashmore gathered at the Bradburn House parlor Omemee to present a bed room suite as a wedding gift. The event featured music and addresses and an oyster supper with hospitality praised by all attendees. Mrs John Pearce Scugog Island attended. Dr Hassard is ill with typhoid fever and Dr Forrest from Port Hope consulted.
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