13 Jul 1893
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Newspaper
Millbrook Reporter
Location
Millbrook, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 13, 1893
Page
1
The undersigned offers the highest cash price for any quantity of wool and provides carding on short notice. Yarn, Flannels, Tweed, Full cloth, Horse Blankets and Bed Blankets are accepted in exchange for wool.
A Cedar Valley correspondent critiques a Zion versus Cedar Valley Rangers football match claiming Zion won by one, while praising a July church tea at Fallis church and recounting local social notes. The piece lampoons reporting biases and includes a biblical style aside and a medical sale puff at the end.
All the leading lines in all colors for spring dress tweeds at 37 cents. White and grey cottons, cottonades, ash table linens, napkins. Special emphasis on tweeds with a large stock of suit lengths in various colors. Value in worsteds and pantings. Boys suits and new felt hats at low prices. Rock bottom deals.
Mount Pleasant reports millbrook visitors Miss Nellie McLean in Mariposa and J D Denny holidaying. town endures nocturnal disturbances blamed on cyclones or mischief by boys. Local exams saw Wilbert Best and Ella Thexton pass primary. preparations for the twelfth fair underway. Monthly court and people movements include John Best of Peterboro and W J Murray of Brooklin. orange men and street condition cited. A Clairvoyant visit in Fenelon queried.
Mrs Jas Leach of Baldwin Kansas, a former local, revisits after about 18 years as friends greet her. Miss Becca Fair returns to Peterboro public school staff after six months’ rest. Court Centreville members and Centreville WFM S renew monthly Presbyterian ties with Pastor’s revival efforts. Family mentions include Rev Dr Armstrong and Mrs Armstrong of Ottawa, Fred Armstrong with Boston Electric, and Joseph Armstrong visiting Peterboro relatives. Linda Hall of Peterboro visits Jas L Fair.
A lawn social by Springville Council R T No 447 at M Lowe Cavan drew a large crowd. J F Stratton chaired after refreshments as Rev Mr Cook urged temperance. D H Lent spoke on abolishing the traffic, Marter Bill noted, and a coordinated effort praised. Performers included Miss Howson Miss Stevens and others in an enjoyable program.
The Trent Narrows will gain a new iron bridge replacing the unsafe wooden structure. Weddell's Bridge Works of Trenton won the contract for 1300 dollars. The 300 foot bridge with a 112 foot draw will rest on stone abutments and construction starts immediately.
A Campbellford resident Abraham Wilson fired three times at his 21 year old daughter during a quarrel ending with the father shooting at her as she fled. The daughter and two sisters sought refuge with neighbors. Wilson fled and may resign arrest. Family remain under care while authorities decide punishment. Two Canadian Geological Survey members depart Quebec for a two year Labrador expedition to map lakes and rivers and interior Labrador.
At the Chicago fair last night a con artist charged 15 cents for a boat excursion to view fireworks. About 4,000 people were stranded when no boat appeared and the gates were locked, forcing additional 50 cent charges to exit. No suspect identified.
An advertisement touts Putnam's Painless Corn and Wart Cure as the safe effective solution to eliminate corns quickly with no pain, warns against fraudulent substitutes, and cautions buyers to avoid caustic alternatives. It also notes a Methodist Sabbath school excursion to Jacob's Island and Bobcaygeon on July 18 with seven hours fishing at Jacob's Island and five hours at Bobcaygeon.
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