Fact & Fantasy: A History of Tavistock & District Shakespeare - Page 22

SHAKESPEARE
Shakespeare Postcard 1907

MAIN STREET 1907 (looking west toward Stratford)
Left - Union Hotel - V. Weiss Right - Herold Bros.

October 12, 1902
Dr. Whiteman, M.H.O. for South Easthope, refused to honour unsigned complaints.

Rev. Mr. Cowan was at St. Andrew's.

November 6, 1902
Miss Ella Trachsell was much in demand as a singer.

January 1, 1903
Miss Jessie Bridgeman, milliner at Herold Bros., returned to her home in St. Marys.

February 5, 1903
Decision was reached to use red brick and stone sills and caps and field stone for foundations for the new church, with Mr. F. W. Entricken to supply the brick and Mr. W. E. Binning of Listowel the plans and specifications.

June 9, 1903
The corner stone of the church was laid this Tuesday.

October 25, 1906
Dr. G. Ford, Honour Graduate of the U. of T., was practising here as well as J. Wilhelm, V.S.

5,000 pigeons Wanted - will pay from 23-25 cents per pair. Date of delivery to be given later. J. Wagner, Shakepsare Hotel.

1967
The approach to Highway 7 & 8 from Highway 59 was improved and widened by the demolition of the Sol Capling, later the Dean Store, and of Wagner's Hotel several years before.

Business Directory -
1967 BELL TELEPHONE DIRECTORY

Akins-Brewer Lumber Co. Ltd.
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
Cook's Store (formerly Herold's)
Cormack's Antique Shop
D. & M. Grocery Store (formerly Conrad Sippel's)
Elsinore Grill
Holmes, Preston - barber
Kollman's Service Station
E. V. Leach Gun Shop
Lebold's Restaurant
McNab, W. - excavating
Lloyd Nau Farm Equipment
Sigmund Nickels Peach Station
Shakespeare Accounting Service
Shakespeare Beauty Salon
Shakespeare Fertilizers Ltd.
Shakespeare Bowling Lanes
Shakespeare Motor Service
Shakespeare Taxi
Sprucedale Public School
Tigani's Restaurant
Wilhelm Feed Mill

St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church (see Religious Services)

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