Item is a photograph of the female employees of George E. Ford’s All Purpose Store which was located on Main Street, Sackville, NB.
From left to right: First Row: Alice Wry (Cashier) who later became Mrs. T. A. Siddal, Lizzie Siddal (T. A.’s sister) Second Row: Miss McLean of St. John (Head Milliner), Lizzie Gillis, Mabel Lena Wry who was the Head Milliner before marrying John B. Alward Third Row: Jennie Amos, Casey Chase who became Mrs. Willard Bowser, and Nita Atkinson.
Item is a letter of recommendation written for Mabel Wry by George E. Ford, for whom Mabel worked for a few years. Item was written in the year prior to her marriage to John Alward.
Item is a receipt issued to “Miss M. Wry”, from H. Berman – Dealer in Clothing, Gents’ Furnishings, Boots and Shoes, and Furniture. Receipt is for payment of one Enterprise Magic stove with a high shelf and reservoir, for $58.40.
Item is a letter from Ernest S. Park, the Vice President of the New England Wood Preserving Co. in Boston, Massachusetts, written in response to Mary Wry’s inquiry about selling stamps. Item is dated January 17, 1925. Original advertisement and envelope are included.
Item is a receipt from Bill C. Raworth Ltd., manufacturers of and dealers in carriages, trucks, wagons, carts, farm slovens, and automobiles. It is for one giant mowing machine at $100.00 paid by John Alward.
Item is a receipt from A. E. Wry Standard Limited, dated July 18 1927, for one separator and one churn, sold to John Alward of Wood Point, NB for $60.00. Money was paid to W. I. Oulton.
Item is a receipt for a payment to the Enterprise Foundry Co. Limited for a pipeless furnace model #839 for $140.00, two bags of cement for $2.00, and joints for $2.50.