Results for ‘Boyle’
[Welland Telegraph 1903]
Miss Jennie Beamer spent Sunday at home.
Mr Samuel Robins is slowly on the mend
The threshing has began in thus neighborhood.
Camp meeting will begin in Swayze woods about the 1st of August.
Mr Curlus Lambert’s horses ran away with a mowing machine breaking it so bad that it could not be repaired.
Boyle
Mr J.B. Haimer is on the sick list.
The long talked of telephone line has proved a failure.
There is strong talk of a gas well being bored at this place.
L. Dennis is on the road—selling South African war books.
Mr C. Lambert has purchased an up-to-date threshing outfit.
Miss McPherson has been home on a visit for the past few days.
The outlook for the hay crop in this section is not very promising.
The little son of Ezra McPherson was seriously cut with a scythe recently.
Boyle
Mrs John Hainer has been quite ill the past week.
The Horton homestead-the oldest landmark on the Canboro road-has been vacated, and is now fast falling into decay.
A great deal of good was done during the camp-meeting here. There were five converts immersed in the Chippawa river as a result.
Mrs C. Horton of Welland, during one of her canvassing tours through this place, spent a very pleasant day at the “Terrace”, the beautiful home of Mr and Mrs Geo Jackson.
When Mr Jackson’s house is completed he will hae one of the most pleasant places in the neighborhood.
Boyle
Mr Samuel Robins, who has been unable to work for the past few weeks, had a bee to draw hay and wheat.
Mr Alfred Wiley has finished his pea picking for this season.
Mrs J. Smith has blood poisoning in her hand.
Mr Dilly Coleman has gone to Ohio for the summer.
Mr D, Smith is about to move in the C.E. Blanchard house at Candisville.
Messrs Wilson and Cook have their thresher in shape for the season.
Mr C. Lambert’s new thresher arrived Tuesday.
[Welland Telegraph December 24, 1903]
A surprise party was held last week at B. Rogers’, in honor of Mrs Balfour’s birthday.
Drawing water is the order of the day here at present.
Miss L. Misener is visiting friends at Robbins’ bridge.
Mrs Z. Horton had the misfortune to fall and hurt herself quite badly.
Mr John Robbins of Allanburg, paid a short visit to friends in this place on Thursday last.
Miss M.A. Haney is visiting her friends at Boyle.
Mr and Mrs L. Haney have gone to spend the winter with their daughter, Mrs George Robinson of Wainfleet. Mr Haney is in very poor health.
[Welland Telegraph December 17, 1903]
Miss Jennie Rogers is on the sick list.
Mrs H. Wiley is visiting at her son’s Alfred’s
The music of sleigh bells is to be heard once more.
The Saints hold meetings each Sunday morning at Mr Z Horton’s.
Robbins Bros have been in this vicinity the past week threshing clover.
Mr Melvin Robins has sold his house to Mr Ostrawser, who will move it on his farm in Pelham.
The farmers are complaining of the dry weather, and many of them are drawing water from the Chippawa.
[Welland Telegraph November 5, 1903]
Mr and Miss Beamer were guests of Mr R. Disher last Sunday.
The quarterly meeting at Salem last Sunday was largely attended.
Mrs Merrithew of Allanburg, was the guest of Mr Hainer Saturday.
Mr and Mrs Jacob Misener were at Thorold, visiting their daughter, Mrs Harry Robbins, who is very ill.
Mr Alfred Wiley has made a great many improvements to his residence, and is now adding a coat of paint.
Mr Cyrus Misener and Miss Bertha Dennis were pleasantly entertained by Mr and Mrs Thomas Horton of Marshville, Sunday.
[Welland Telegraph November 19, 1903]
Mrs D. Bea and little son are the guests of Mr. B. Rodgers, of this place.
Miss Cora Hainer is spending two weeks with relatives in the vicinity of Thorold.
Mr and Mrs Dilly Coleman, sr., have returned home after a year’s absence in Ohio.
Mr C. Lambert is building an addition to his house, which, when completed, will make a big improvement.
Mr A. Rodgers of Wisconsin, is home on a visit. He was badly injured in a railway accident and had to give up work for a time.
[Welland Tribune 1909]
Mrs Elmer Misener and daughter spent Sunday with her brother, Mr Lambert, in Port Colborne.
SCHOOL REPORT
School report for S.S. No. 8 Gainsboro. Names are in order of merit:
V-Mildred Smith
IV-Oakley Misener, Roy Robbins, Pearly Robbins, May Lambert. Ina Moote, Unice Hill.
III-Cecil Robins, Nora Overholt, Percival Robbins, Will Haggerty.
II-Laura Moote, Mabel Robbins, Sheldon Smith. Earle Jackson, Hazel Chambers.
Part II-Honor roll-Lewis Robins, Flossie Smith, Gordon Jackson.
Part I-Honor roll-Charlie Chambers, Freddie Jamieson, Murray Misener, Laura Smith, Hazel Disher, Charlie McPherson.
No. on roll, 34; average attendance 22
Fred E. McCann, teacher.