Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspaper Index

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), June 26, 1993, p. 7

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stux weekender june 26 1993 p7 john wilkes booth spent time in montreal plotting lincolns kidnap q i heard that john wilkes booth spent some time in cana da shortly before assassinating us president abraham lin coln true a yes in fact there were a great many confederate spies and sympa thizers who spent time in canada during the american civil war according to the book conspiracy in canada by clayton gray booth came to montreal on october 18 1864 and spent most of the rest of the month there meeting with fellow confederates the confederate secret service headquarters in canada were in the st lawrence hall hotel in down town montreal there men plotted to involve canada in the war against the northern states atone point about 25 men made a raid from montreal into vermont as a way of disrupting the north when booth checked into the hotel he told people he was here to do some oil speculation but as an george gives 100 to all his pursuits from page 6 tools and detailed plans as george has taken to building quarterscale remote control aircraft in his workshop he is a member of a toronto remote control club and has flown his 124 inch wingspan babies up to a mile he is currently working on a 10foot replica of a german u- boat from world war ii having scored the plans from an ex- marine draftsman who served on such a craft in his days in the german navy as for his career george maintains he came to the school board like so many other journeymen after spending sev eral decades in the fishing tack le business he insists caretaking isnt what it once was pointing to the one time carpenters join ers and mechanics who have turned to the school system for work after enduring the wringer of the private sector for so long in this time of economic upheaval and while he downplays his reputation as a handyman its obvious he goes about his work with the same detail and dedi cation he has applied to such diverse pursuits as pumping iron and working his way through the construction of an authentic model airplane mmh office dr ann lowlor iigiiiiiiiiiifiiii modern methods traditional care gntic a8y 8 new patielwwelcome 1 affordable monthly payments adults racquets prince synergy 32 regm75 mfa9 nowfhgwm tennis bells dunbp skaenger penn per tin- gfegfe now torontos guaranteed lowest prices actor he also planned some perfor- mances and dramatic readings however he was mostly here to dis cuss a wild plan to kidnap lihcoln and take him to richmond virginia booth left montreal at the end of the month but returned in december about four months later in april booth assassinated lincoln and was the subject of an intense manhunt he was killed during the hunt and a bill of exchange from the ontario bank in montreal was found on his body booth had opened an account at the bank during his october visit and according to grays book the money there was never claimed by booths heirs sunkist food markets markham rd store recently celebrated its 5 birthday sunshine the clown helped assistant store manager mario rizzuto cut the birthday cake for customers who helped the store raise money for the markham stouffville hospital regular business hours avffl8abim sil7inispm snloukspjn closed canada my 16th ave hwt7 9275 markham rd these specials apply only at our markham rd 16th ave store uftkist food markets j25 4 california american juicy sweet ready to eat large fresh peaches nectarines green peppers california sweet luscious black plums 99c nabob or maxwell house coffee coke classic orsprite regular or diet soft drinks 24 x 355 ml cans 2 litre bottle 99 case 4 29 1 ea regular grind fine grind extra fine grind 300gvacpak 1 99 fresh store made hot or sweet italian sausage mariposa roast beef lb 880 kg usda choice boneless striploin steaks 7990 1761kg fresh chicken wings 1 lb 306 kg creamy havarti cheese 3 lb 880 kg canadas birthday celebrations we at sunkist food markets are proud to wish canada a happy 126th bnmiday in celebration we will be handing out small canadian flags to young children 6 years of age and under beginning saturday june 26th 1993 while supplies last prices in effect wed june 2393 until closing tues june 2993 the perfect gut g to a gib ol good tale ihu b sun lo be appitcwcd fancy fml bttbti select mm ansmyolcjuttylooii gs catfate fcr a ecasicnj awfeble h fcnird0sd551o2oid5o freahfroa our dco produce departacato tempi your pafatewlh- oecool to edd at cheese puen mjpo mb oitoi gounnel bteadi mm boh vtgestucltehyesrpmd taaeubb have a safe and happy canada bay

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