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Newspaper
Millbrook And Omemee Mirror
Location
Millbrook, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 25, 1908
Page
2
Millbrook notes greet visiting relatives and local events. Dr Chas Walsh of Toronto visits family. Misses Emma and Oliver Gibson visit Port Hope. Rob in casualty at bridge work. exams and school activities set for late month. Baxter cement and shingles arrive. teachers noted for exams and promotions. local bank staff updates and social visits.
A notice states the gander signed is reserved for cattle pasture only. Interested party Wesley Larmer at Millbrook is to apply.
Fallis Line area residents report guests from Pontypool Peterborough Lindsay Toronto and Fairmount as well as visits from Mrs Henderson Miss Smyth Miss McLean and Miss McMannite. A Garden Party at Cavanville drew a good turnout with locals attending last Monday.
The Carmel Methodist Church hosts a strawberry social and garden party on Wednesdays in July 1908 on church grounds. Tea is served from 5 to 8 pm with Millbrook Citizens Band performing band selections and vocal numbers. Admission is 2 cents. Pastor J. G. Brown and steward F. W. Brown announced the event.
An old advertisement extols Ferrozone as a tonic for women highlighting rosy cheeks and vitality. It claims Ferrozone strengthens digestion, improves blood quality, and speeds elimination to restore health and endurance, selling in 50cc boxes.
The Epworth League of the Methodist church held its regular weekly meeting Tuesday evening. Rev J G Brown of Cavan South Circuit spoke on The Practice of the Presence of God in a clear and convincing address. Miss Cole of Toronto performed a humorous recitation, plus a duet and chorus by League members. Mr W G Hetherington presided. attendance was good and the program was well received.
The Mirror congratulates Mr W H Wood Sr on his eighty fourth birthday and notes he walked to town in 75 minutes at a pace fit for a man of twenty. In town he visited Messrs Kells Fowler Co and threaded a fine needle without spectacles.
While assisting to raise a barn with contractor John Douglas, James Porter was killed when a heavy timber fell across his chest. Porter, a well known and respected local, died instantly, his son escaping injury. Funeral and services were held at Frazerville Cemetery with ministers and community members in attendance.
Mr Reid Ball of Cavan lost two cows and a calf to a lightning strike with another cow wounded. On the same day Mr Robt Gibson suffered a killed horse and two more horses seriously injured by the same incident.
Health advice touts Dr Hamilton's Pills as a cleansing remedy to drive out humors and prevent swellings pimples and blotches. The ad claims the pills brace the system restore health and are mild enough for all dealers to carry.
A New York young woman sending wedding invitations asks that no presents be sent. The move contrasts with the customary show of gifts and underscores the burden on modest means to satisfy wedding invitation expectations. The Home Journal notes that such gift practices have evolved from courtesy to social nuisance and may not become widespread.
A pretty hone wedding took place at the residence of Mr and Mrs William Brown in Cavan on June 24 as Lulu Myrtle Brown married David L Armstrong, a prosperous young farmer. The ceremony on the lawn was in the presence of about seventy relatives and friends, Rev J G Brown officiating. The bride wore point d esprit over silk cream and carried white carnations. Miss Gertrude Gardiner was bridesmaid and the groom was assisted by his brother J M Armstrong. A wedding supper followed. Guests from a distance included Mr and Mrs Fred Cann Peterboro and others from Millbrook. The Mirror offers best wishes for the newlyweds.
After buying the Barbers Business from Mr Armstrong the new owner pledges to sustain liberal patronage and notes hiring W. D. Donnelly as a first class tonsorial artist to maintain quality service and win support.
Text fragment references Nichols busy Elling his bud Dares and builders selling items. Mentions Donald Frazer Snowdon House and Mr. S Richardson with open times and patronage. Reads like a fragmented notice of sales and employment without clear details or dates.
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