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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 06, 1909
Page
1
Russell area items cover ads for sporting goods and drugs, planned events, church teas, theatre, mortgage sale notice, auctions and plays. Reports include road work, gas or oil boring resumption, school and club meetings, medical visits, skating thaw, and local social and sporting updates.
The Asessippi school records 21 teaching days in April with staff totals including Forest McKay 19 Florence Stubbs 16 Monty Herrington 18 Willian Kelso 21 Edward Kelso 24 Adan Bryant 21 Victoria Berrington 20 Tony Kelso 20 William Adams 21 John O'Donnell 21 Alex McKay 21 H wiet Berrington 19 Annie Adams 21 Marion McLennan 21 Nellie Bryant 21 Annie Kelso 21 George Kelso 21 Sadie McLennan 21 Barbara McLennan 21 Lucy Adams 21 and aggregate attendance 4219 average 2919 per day. The report notes Foxwarren hockey club season end, local moves, and farming work due to late spring.
Silver Creek reports bad roads and Mrs. Thos. Keating suffers rheumatism. George Brown of Minniske visited Silverton last week. Robert Kating dislocated his knee loading hay. Dr. Broadfoot of Binscarth continues local practice. Mr. and Mrs. T. McCauley of Atwood Ont. visited relatives here and in St Marys. The McFarlane family rejoices in their eldest son George's recovery.
Angus C H Staples named commissioner. D Hough of Rossburn visited on the 27th. Jack Young and Bert Lucking attended the Rossburn Football Club smoker on the 29th. Rumor of Dr. Mc Dermott of Winnipeg visiting Angus to locate W A Buchanan who led Harry Johnston's Massey Harris business. Rev H Smith to resume services next Sunday. he leaves the circuit in June. Angus FC considers a league with Angus Russell and Sheilmouth. F Stewart and W Tait named delegates to a Russell meeting on league matters.
The C N R track layers reached Shellmouth at 8 45 am Monday the 3rd inst marking a holiday mood. A quiet wedding followed on April 28 at Mr George Wise home with May Wise marrying Win Patterson in a ceremony by Rev Geo Edmison.
Canadian comedian Tom Marks, famed for his Irish play style and the new production Because She Loved Him So, brings his act to Russell on May 7 in support of his latest show.
Loved Him So and a balanced supporting company led by E. E. Perry Miss Millie Bowie C. C. Allen and Gracie Marks promise a full house Friday evening at the Drog Store. Talented vaudeville artists join the cast for the performance anticipated by Tom's old friends.
On Sunday Rev E R Chamney announced he will resign in June to become rector of Holy Trinity church Denerara and oversee Anglican Missions on the Essequebo River in British Guiana. His wife’s health requires milder climate, though parishioners regret losing an energetic vicar and note high attendance and strong youth involvement. A successor is said to be appointed. Mr Montgomery arrives Friday to resume work in Boulton and Rochdale. Chamney’s last visits will be to Boulton and Rochdale next Sunday.
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