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Newspaper
Millbrook Reporter
Location
Millbrook, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 14, 1895
Page
3
The Millbrook Reporter reports on Tears Day observed in March 1895 with local happenings and community notices. Residents gather, ceremonies noted, and town events detailed in the issue. Local figures addressed civic matters and traditional customs observed by townspeople.
Local notices report town chatter on cigars and merchants in Cobourg and nearby Millbrook Peterborough and Keene. Attendees at the carnival are named with Mrs Tighe Misses Reynolds and others. A Manitoba school legislation meeting in Toronto features DAltan McCarthy and Peter Ryan speaking.
Rev. 7 Armstrong of Ottawa and Mr Jim Armstrong of Owen Sound visit their ill father Jae D Armstrong at the old homestead. The Division Court adjourned late Wednesday after nearly finishing a case pile up of threshing dispute and a wage suit. I E Needham offers auction services and piano or organ sales.
Letter to the editor questions the South Monaghan bylaw to issue two thousand dollars in debentures for a bridge across the River Otonabee. The writer urges estimates, funding certainty, and maintenance costs, warning against unknown future taxes. The notice sets dates for votes on By-law No. 130 and details debenture terms, interest, and payment plan. The article includes the bylaw text and scheduling notes.
For sale is the Thoroughbred stallion and race horse Disturbance described as a well built blood horse in Ontario. A pair of good drivers would be taken in part payment. Apply to F MacFarlane Fairbank P.O. Ontario.
China Hall advertises reduced prices on dishes and toilet sets to aid customers in need. It touts a wide Chinaware selection, fresh groceries, and strong teas including 25c Japan Tea and Grand Mogul Tea. Fresh prunes are offered at 3 lbs for 25 cents.
Centreville General Store emphasizes stocking first class goods for the household with low prices and invites patronage, claiming customers will find it advantageous to deal there.
Correspondent notes a lively pound social at Temperance hall with songs by Mr J H Wilson and general village chatter. Mentions visits, farming, Oddfellows events, theater of life in Millbrook, and local families from Longford to Kinmount plus a diphtheria tragedy in Peterborough hospital.
The Fairmount report lists class standings by district pupils, with multiple named students across Sr I II III and IV classes, and notes an average monthly attendance of 17. A social hosted by the Epworth League, featuring readings and an address by W. J. Gardiner of Millbrook, is described along with refreshments. Weather, local events, and parish notices follow, including ball, visits, cattle work, and a funeral for Herb Staples.
A letter from Centreville discusses municipal retrenchment and fair chance for offices at reduced salaries, citing George Washington on public service. It notes local movements of residents, a candidate visit, church events, veterinary work, a Peterborough concert, and unsolicited medicine testimonials with local seller A. Leacu.
Five spring hats offered this week with prices from 50 cents to 3 dollars. Each style listed targets shoppers seeking affordable headwear, with a range designed for different tastes and outfit needs.
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