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BUNCH OF ERIE BOYS vcs In the front row left to rght in 1892 This group part of the rare A1 White Fred Stevenson and gang known as the OOdChODiBen Smith In the buck row are pers Club who made practicei Andy Carson Joe Ryan Harry Car each winter of deliveri sawing and piling cordwood to deservingltive pie to tide over the sevcuc er son members included Ed Wilson ren Johnson poor widows or other lples peo Art Sanders Will Sutherland War They would then enjoy oyster super at Camerons Oyster Parlor Frank Jackson One those favored was gen paying all theseexpenses themscl iai old ody who was more noted PASSING YEARS iN ALLANDALE Continued from page ninetyfour Martin chose Toronto Street and his former residence is now owned by Douglas Stewart fountain on the lawn with group of two children under an umbrella from which the water dripped had fascination for children of all ages Inez the only daughter of Mr and Mrs James Burton died when quite young and they placed memorial stone in the corner of the present Burton Avenue United Church when it was built about 1896 Mrs Burton also donated the bell The former church built in 1872 was on Gowan Street and is now dwelling The Anglican Church was on Tiffm Street and is now the home of Mr and Mrs Nelson Mogce and the first Presbyterian Church on William Street beJ low Burton Ave was made into fire hall and torn down later Early Automobile Frank Burton only son of Mr and Mrs Burton hadone of the first autos in town He later came into the public eye by or ganizing the Bantam regiment unit of good little men Who made fine record in the First World War Archie Burton son of Mar tin was one of Barries outstanding baseball pitchers with Cummy Scott receiving Railroad Operatiom On the railroads then light roll ing stock and power meant many small trains and consequently many men to operate tlfgm at greater hazard Hand brakes road bed not of the best link and pin couplings which meant the loss of fingers at least for many and Frank Bernrose Other acz Fred Warren and for her natural Irish wit and good Council prior tau that one of the few still lime here Welcome Eight The pay est was welcome sigr in those days of once month rdmuneratlon and mean much to ithe merchants also Credit um igexlended in most cases fur the fin apcrzod and accounts of from $28 gift 75 were run by the larger Etunilles If the debtor slipped illttie and carried balance over link next month the merchant iperforce was hard set to keep ill credit standing with the bunker and in some cases the account outstanding would build up to total of thousands of dollars CLiiil month garnishee was the lill alternative but the merchant Wit hesitant to use that pressure except as the last resort Barrie grocers especially held considerable business in the rat way ward called for orders and delivered them twice weekly Some were Peter Kearns Hinds Elm lhcrs Tom Turner uflerwnrri Chairman and Armstrong Sum Tumor James Cheeseman others In Allandale Borhwcll who was Mayor of Barrie in 189596 and had large grocvry store ih Barrie in 1890 and 1891 erected block of stores still intact in Illl Allundale business section On Tiffiri Street at the end was reading room and some time later the Bank of Toronto had branch there before bnk section This did away with the old time pay car Early Businessmen Mr Bothwell had it There were many oldlime doings any State at me mam md that Robert Bothweti and vcsii moiairts in the corner YMCA was built and included truiout were mt grofon the beautiful property fronting corner on Bradford Street behind honest which was run by the late Klimt RAM Cir85 James McKeer and after wards by the late 8131an Same other merchants in the block were if Bernard and their the late Samuei Stephens with gents cloth1 lsig This store as sficrwards ruri by the late Edward Todd Norman and Fred Dollar bad as shoe store there at one time which was later conducted by John Lili tie former CNR engineer He was Mayor of Barrie for l93l2 and and in ilill in good iieaitlr and living in Barrie lie sold out about i927 iii George iiili Brigid Smith had drug Slum where the istuurunt is now located it was pupiiiul lr20ii for lllliSin lurcrs as illt piopflcim was ismger zmri musicrun The lLlL Lorry Brennan hard intent market in the present locu iiuir of the billiard parlor of Tom illoguldrs iurrmrlj conducted by iJirck Sleel lLlirtd Lifter mun iyeurs there in busirrcss Jack worked for Ml Brennan and inter siurtcri calling for fire CTR and become railway employru before starting in business and adding harboring also wooden vcranduli run ucross the entire from at first but was removed SOIIlt firm ago The block was built in two dif forcnt sections and upstairs uri lirparlrrrerrts Some of the first ten with its look Dr Hurry Arnrrll and his parents Of the gBothweil family the youngest son gClarence is the only one now liv Eing The family residence stood nature generally than for her culrthat are not in style now when dew inory neatness She always had lunch ready for the bhoys after their labors They cheerfully acfz ccpted the cup of lac but tactfully stored the cookie or tort in theirGrurri coatpockcts and when outside agoin immediately discarded it in be picked up by some observant bird dog or cat brakemcn and conductors and hours without limit were their lot The railway yard was extended to the east to allow for handling more cars and the docket small switchhousc stood and still stands but is not in use just east ofthe station on the bay side of the tracks William Barker and Levi Henson were on the work for some time on iZhours each The same system was used at the gates on crossings with two men only The freight shed used by local merchants and other buyers is still standing on Gowan Street and is now used by the carpenters and maintenanceof4v3y departments There was no delivery of freight then and the writer recalls rolling barrells of sugar into the delivery wagon for the late Robert Meekirig each weighing about 320 pounds As Popular Now as in 1880 Years before the turn or the century The American Hotel was catering to the public arisen dud the surrounding area as well as 5mm LIVELY acrrvirirnsona saruunavmisso TagAMERICAN norm young fellows or even older ones do such favors without inquir ing or at least wondering Whats there in it for me remarks Fred who provided this photo graph from his files Thats one of the reasons for calling them The Good Old Days From Fred Grant Files The late Walter Kelsey was in charge there for many years The weigh scale stood behind this and to the east with the late Willis Humphrey as vcighmaster The scale and office were put very much off balance in the big flood of 1890 transfer shed was built later in the new cast yard and freight was transferred over into other cars and taken by switcher to Barrie freight shed Other freight was transferred to various points on the branches Foreman Spearn has been in charge of that work for sometime In the days of wooden bridges the Band department had many workmen who lived in boarding cars and reached home just once in two weeks Painters did the same Of the foremen in charge of build ing gangs William Rusk former rceve of Barrie after amalgama tion and member of Allende an rowTom HALL nun banumsankmscrutiny7 It was in 1850 that Soiilitgphenson opened jewellery OVER COUNCIL or BARBIE 1397 the year Midland the town as Ward Six Mayor Wells Reeve Wurst Mr Powell Mr Rogers Mr Peacock Deputy We Soules Mr Brennan Mr Wilkinson 10 Mr Hood 11 Mr Hubblt 12 Mr Frock 13 Cbiefibt 14 Mr Frawley 15 Treasurer Murchison 16 ClerkBird Mr Wilkinson Joes car sales but was burned down some years ago Thompsons Bakery stood on the corner before the block was built and port of the Old building is storeroom behind the former gro cery now an apartment Westons Grill store in item OntdrioJosoph Stephenson followed the business of his father and opened his oWn ilewellery stdrein 115 American News Co now part of the main building was Across the road MacAwyg hotel was then the Railroad Home le the Barrie side was Inolrernbtib The Turn to pagenineLyx pleasex corri on theitrodition oflris fatherrond grgndfotherbygopeningd modernjewellrgestrdro DunlopStreetEost xv Vi serviceandcomfortablelodghlxstovisitorsfrom other parts oroie country theyeor 1897 Stephenson Jewellers come lobarere In 1940 when erlrom USATFiFIlhelnfrmjlm rend 909 77 Ami her 19th 1895 comes this commendation of the American Hotel those Along agg dayglfllris house is as its name would suggest the libuire of many ANEWFRONT ANFW DJNINGVROVOM 4ovuie your Stephensonfelcwellarshdvecorded orientensiivestoclt ofine dl New KITCHEN pt es clocks silyefwdreond many other items relatingtothejovelferybainm in crimewail ex itfsnexvpelglsive diomondor smollgift youconbd sure Piliiit59 tiltli fctithisbos sshblihedswez fiction With bedsm 78 modernequipment efficient serfyioe and the will to mac guests Americans who come here to escape the effects hay fever whichSeldom lastla day after theygot hero and other complaints which the people of southern and westernldislriots subject toan thelast cw year81V sewer enticement commas emulatohbme Cir4 Whiter 3393 locale knowhow bows communicative an weldy ml9m8m wagon unum Msu hm to me pinning shudords of the housenmworos miirssrmnryfiirst class in Bun iens everyrespoc MrMeaford Wth the son of the management of the hominid has the fnoulty or guests feel lionover LWAYIS Slillsnsons hovcxbeein jewellers dualdiamond ygurshovohuiltfreputom with Wm wm me number who come there atuhome It is convenient to