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Accession # |
A2019.38 |
Title |
Elora, Ennotville, Guelph and Hillsburgh, printed materials, 1891-1946. |
Date |
1891 - 1946 |
Description |
Elora, Ennotville, Guelph and Hillsburgh, printed materials, 1891-1946. SERIES 1 : ELORA, 1891-ca.1942. - file 1: Poster, Elora / The Picturesque City of Rocks / Citizens' Demonstration / Thursday 6 August 1891. Includes 13th Battalion Band of Hamilton; One Thousand Dollars in Prizes and Amusements; Horse Races; Grand Evening Procession [and much, much more]; includes railway times and fares on Grand Trunk Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway. [AC43] - file 2: Promissory notes payable to Frank Johnson, Elora, 1892-1899. - Item 1: John Hauck, $35, 9 December 1892. - Item 2: Francis Drewery, $20, 21 December 1892. - Item 3: John B. Burnett and James M. Ross, $65, 1 February 1893. - Item 4: James Loggie, $26.50, 5 December 1894 [payable to G.T. Hornberger] - Item 5: Fergus Michie, $15, 19 February 1895 [Farran and Archibald, bankers] - Item 6: William Wedick, $20, 23 February 1895. - Item 7: William Wedick, $20, 23 February 1895. [notebook page] - Item 8: Richard Brennan and Thomas Brennan, $40, 7 June 1895. - Item 9: William Topham, $11, 8 June 1895. [notebook page] - Item 10: William Wedick, $28, 18 June 1895. - Item 11: William Wedick, $28, 18 June 1895. [notebook page] - Item 12: James Laird and Mrs. James Laird, $50, 3 December 1895. - Item 13: James Laird and Mrs. James Laird, $50, 3 December 1895. [notebook page] - Item 14: V.R. Adams, $350, 3 December 1895. [notebook page] - Item 15: Edward J. Howse and Bertram J. Howse, $22.83, 3 April 1896 [payable to George Nickason, Bank of Commerce, Guelph ["Farran & Archibald's Office" struck out]. - Item 16: Matthew Brown and Joseph Brown, $5, 12 March 1898. - Item 17: H.A. Snowdon, Norwood, re note, 5 January 1899. - file 3: Elora Monster Lacrosse Tournament, 1904. - Item 1: Card, Elora Monster Lacrosse Tournament, 22nd, 23rd June 1904, with group portrait consisting of oval photographs of "Elora "Rocks" Lacrosse Club 1903. The card, printed by London Printing & Litho Co., London, Ont., may have had a calendar attached; colour illustration on reverse of pastoral scene showing cows about to cross a masonry bridge. - Item 2: Programme, Monster Lacrosse and Band Tournament at Elora, June 22 and 23 1904. "Two Days of Solid Enjoyment / The Picturesque City of Rocks." 28-page programme of Events; Prize List; Rules, Regulations; Etc., and advertisements. "Points of Interest In and About Elora" (p.25) includes reference to The Elora Museum which "contains one of the most valuable collections of relics and curiosities in Canada ..." - file 4: Program, The Thirteenth Annual Field Sports & Concert of the Elora Schools, 1908. 4-page program with photo of the Elora Public School; the event took place 2 October 1908; includes 1-page "Programme of Sports" and 1-page "Concert Programme," with participants from the Public School and Separate School. - ph 53779: Colour postcard with text "Latest News From The Front" and joke. Addressed to Dear Ethel [Johnson?] from Gerald, Milford Camp, 9 September 1918, who writes: "Have been expecting a letter from you for some time but so far have not received one." - file 5: Poster, Elora Peace Celebration on Saturday 19th July [1919]. Includes baseball; Monster Auto and Calithumpian Parade; Grand Open-Air Concert; Open-Air Dance on Town Hall Square. [AC43] - file 6: Arnold Fuller, diary, 1921-1946. Begins Thursday 1 December 1921: "Now I wonder how long I can keep steady at this," and continues to Sunday 8 January 1922; Continues 14 November 1938 intermittently to 4 December 1946. - file 7: Elora Methodist Church, Diamond Jubilee Anniversary, 1863-1923. 8 panel leaflet with programme of events 4 and 5 March 1923; Officers of the Church 1922-1923; Brief History of the Church. - file 8: Programme, Veterans' Decoration Day, Sunday 7 August 1932, sponsored by Canadian Legion, B.E.S.L. [British Empire Service League], Elora Branch No.229. Includes Order of Service and text of three hymns. - file 9: Red leatherette sleeve with gold imprint "The Traders Bank of Canada." Found within: booklet of cheques and deposit slips with imprint "Bank of Montreal, Elora Ont.," ca.1940. - file 10: Letter and envelope to Ethel (nee Johnson, 1898) and Arnold Fuller (b.1905), Elora, from her brother Tom J[ohnson], Ashstead, [Surrey], England, who writes " ... If you think this is a good country you're crazy and any one that says so. The sun comes up about 9 o'clock in the morning now and sets about 4:30pm and it is bright moon light just now at 7:30am and blacker that the inside of a dog at 6pm and foggy as hell every morning," 18 December 1940. SERIES 2: ENNOTVILLE, 1894. - file 1: Poster [portion]. Mechanic's Institute Hall at Ennotville on New Year's Eve, Monday 31st December [18]94 / Come One ! - Come All ! / Tickets 25c Per Couple / B. McQuillan, Manager / Herald Print. SERIES 3: GUELPH, ca.1910; ca.1940. - ph 53780: Colour postcard with text: Gee! It's awful lonely here / Guelph / No fun living / What's the use? / I'd like to make these words much stronger / For I miss you like the deuce! On reverse "Series 556 Pennant Message - 24 des., ca.1910. [unused] - ph 53781: Cigarette card[?] 12. 30th Regt Wellington Rifles / Guelph. Colour illustration of soldier, in uniform, holding rifle at the ready, ca.1920. - MAP 3157: Map, City of Guelph Ont, ca.1940. [STORED MC 89] "Drawn expressly for the S.A. Renouf Advertising Co., Toronto, Ont." Includes Legend, showing Main thoroughfares; Streets; City boundaries; Railroads; Street Car lines; Street numbers. Prominent advertisements at top (Guelph $ Cleaners) and bottom (College Grill & Service Station. A Business directory at left lists 35 entries; also includes Index of streets. SERIES 4: HILLSBURGH, ACCOUNTS, 1932-1939. - file 1: Hillsburg invoices, account statements, 1932-1935. - Item 1: Douglas Reid, groceries, to Miss Jeanette Ferguson, 3 January 1932. - Item 2: C.C. Hamilton, grocer, to Miss Jennett Ferguson, 4 November 1932. - Item 3: W.A. McLachlan & Son, Hardware, to Ferguson Estate, 17 May 1933. - Item 4: H.C. Bowes, to John Fergusson in account with Mary Ferguson, 22 September 1934. - Item 5: W.A. McLachlan & Son, Hardware, to Ferguson Estate, 28 February 1935. - Item 6: W.A. McLachlan & Son, Hardware, to Ferguson Estate, 15 April 1935. - file 2: The Royal Bank of Canada, Hillsburg, 1934-1939. chequebook, showing payments to: - Florence Stinson, $114 for nursing February to April 1934, 18 April 1934. - Florence Stinson, $145 wages April to July 1934, 11 July 1934. - Mrs. Mary Thompson, $108 wages July to September 1934. - Roy Bancroft, $6 potato picking, 21 October 1939. |
Item Name |
Booklet Calendar Card Card, Collectible Cheque Book Diary Envelope Invoice Letter Map Postcard Poster Program Promissory Note Statement |
Person \ Organization |
13th Battalion 30th Regiment Wellington Rifles Adams, V. R. Bancroft, Roy Bank of Commerce Bank of Montreal Bowes, H. C. Brennan, Richard Brennan, Thomas Brown, Joseph Brown, Matthew Burnett, John B. Canadian Legion of the British Empire Service League Canadian Pacific Railway College Grill and Service Station Drewery, Francis Elora Lacrosse Club Elora Lacrosse Team Elora Methodist Church Elora Museum Elora Public School Elora Rocks Lacrosse Club Elora Rocks Lacrosse Team Elora Separate School Ennotville Library Hall Ennotville Mechanics Institute Hall Farran and Archibald Ferguson, Jeanette (Miss) Ferguson, Jennett (Miss) Ferguson, John Ferguson, Mary Fuller, Arnold Grand Trunk Railway Guelph $ Cleaners Hamilton, C. C. Hauck, John Herald Print Hornberger, G. T. Howse, Bertram J. Howse, Edward J. Johnson, Ethel Johnson, Frank Johnson, Thomas Johnson, Tom Laird, James Laird, James (Mrs.) Loggie, James London Printing and Lithographing McQuillan, B. Michie, Fergus Nickason, George Reid, Douglas Ross, James M. Royal Bank of Canada Royal Canadian Legion, Elora Branch, #229 S. A. Renouf Advertising Company Snowdon, H. A. Stinson, Florence Thompson, Mary (Mrs.) Topham, William Traders Bank of Canada W. A. McLachlan and Sons Wedick, William |
Place |
Ashstead Elora England Ennotville Guelph Hamilton Hillsburgh London Milford Camp Norwood Surrey Toronto |
Subject |
Household Accounts Medical Military Parade Religion Sports Tourism World War I World War II |
Photo, Map # |
ph 53779 ph 53780 ph 53781 MAP 3157 |
Year Range from |
1891 |
Year Range to |
1946 |
Accession # |
A2019.38 |
Containers |
STACKS MC89 MU 1465 AC43 |