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Newspaper
Millbrook Reporter
Location
Millbrook, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 28, 1895
Page
3
Village notices recount travels of residents to Toronto Port Hope and Bethany. Local business ads offer loans of private funds at five percent. Community events include church services temperance gatherings oyster suppers and band activities with tributes to departing George Burnham and local officials.
The Peterboro ice races Wednesday drew a large crowd and featured fast times. Races included entries from E Brown Peterborough Elsie Coat and R G Hewett Brighton Lulu B and S Lake Brighton Black Jess with times around 2.4 to 2.5. Protests were filed against Livery Boy and Strideaway for age. Also notice Hood's Sarsaparilla ad and obituary Thomas Hutchinson aged 76 in Cavan.
China Hall offers reduced prices on dishes and toilet sets to aid those in need. It touts itself as the only store selling fancy Chinaware with a wide selection. The shop highlights fresh groceries and teas, including 25c Japan Tea and Grand Mogul Tea, plus weekly fresh prunes at 3 lbs for 25c.
Centreville announces a general store offering household goods with first class stock and the lowest prices. The ad invites patronage and emphasizes value and selection for local shoppers.
J T C Lang reports items of interest from Mount Pleasant including the Canadian Order of Foresters organizing a new court at Reaboro on Monday Feb 18. Other notes mention shipping fifty one fruit cleaners to North Dakota, visits by D R Gardiner and G Melver, a North Dakota return by David Best, Rev Fraser in Montreal, and local happenings. A local cough remedy review praises Norway Pine Syrup. Business is dull due to cold weather and storm blocking roads. snow clearing will be the year's roadwork. A social at white hall prompts curiosity about its outcome and a missing guest near Cavan line. Proceeds from a school program supported the S school. The piece ends asking about how the party went and what the penalty is for school breaking.
A Montreal reader reports skin disease relief after three bottles of Bardock Blood Bitters restoring health and recommending it for dyspepsia. In Bailieboro Peterboro a Marine Minstrels show at the town hall, Feb 18, under the Sons of England, drew a stormy crowd. Butcher and Reynolds impressed as end men. O. De LaPlante performed rope acts. the farce The Man About Town was well done. The Sons labored to stage a fine event, though finances were not strong, and hope for a return engagement remains.
A village column reports several cordial items. Liver spots cure attributed to Bardock Blood Bitters by a resident. James Morrow improves after illness. James Stewart conducts a sale despite bad roads. Parker and Herbert recruit about 25 Foresters in a court opening. An Oyster Supper is planned and Junior Pastor Cragg preaches on Put on the Whole Armour to warn youth. John Elliott of Cavanville visits. James Mark of Oshawa visits Fleetwood. Mr and Miss Brown visit Peterborough and return.
In a brief winter update the correspondent reports Mrs R McDonald recovering under Dr Brereton after a severe inflammation on the sun. Andrew Lathangue leaves for Peterborough to start anew. he is missed by local youths and especially the ladies. Miss Minnie Clark filled in at the Presbyterian church and the choir gains strength with J J’s voice. Two youths seen hitching westward last Sunday evening. caution urged. Jos B Gillisby, teaching this year, earns good marks. Francis Porter buys a new cutter, presumably meaning bareges. We seek more news from Janetville.
A large group of local youths attended the Bethany carnival Wednesday night the 20th and claimed three prizes. Miss Carpenter won ladies fancy costume, Mr. H Jeffery won gentleman’s fancy, and Mr. Richard Sanderson won comic costume. The event pleased attendees though the ride home was stormy with rumors of a passenger needing to sit aside in a sleigh.
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