Fonds contains photographs and textual records pertaining to the descendants of Isaac Wry, which were handed down to and kept by his great granddaughter, Pauline Mary (Alward) Spatz. Most of the content refers to Pauline, her parents John Bunyan and Mabel Lena (Wry) Alward, and her grandparents John Willard and Jennie Grace (Snowdon) Wry, as well as other close relatives. The records listed here were part of a donation that also included a number artifacts.
Fonds is divided into four sousfonds which are further divided into relevant series. All content has been arranged chronologically.
Sub-fond 1: John Willard Wry and Jennie Grace (Snowdon) Wry Sub-fond 2: Mathilda Wry and Mary Elsie Wry Sub-fond 3: John Bunyan Alward and Mabel Lena (Alward) Wry Sub-fond 4: Pauline Mary (Alward) Spatz
Items are the following, concerning John Alward: receipt from Tingley Monument Ltd., Amherst, NS (1951), five tax notices (1961-1965), one receipt from the water and sewage department, one registration card for Electoral District for voting (1940), one gasoline ration coupon book (1943-1944), one driver’s license (1963), and the original envelope.
Item is a prescription bag from The Corner Drug Store which was located on Dixon Block. The prescription was for John Alward and was prescribed by Dr. C. L. Gass.
Items are: a receipt for property tax paid on 53 Lansdowne Street by John Alward, and includes original bill and envelope, dated 1951, and a receipt from C. W. Palmer’s concerning the Chevy, dated 1950.
Items are a number of receipts with dates falling between 1950 and 1951. Included are the following: a bill for shingling the bungalow at 53 Lansdowne Street; one receipt from the Sackville Cemetery Co.; two receipts from the Moncton Times; one tax bill for the Wood Point property; and two receipts from Tingley Bros. & Duncan Ltd.
Items are a number of receipts with dates falling between 1949 and 1950. Included are the following: two receipts for water bills; one receipt for an Everyready Battery from Perry Electric and Supply Co.; a car insurance receipt for the Chevy; a lawn swing bill delivered by the Canadian Buffalo Sled Co. Ltd.; a receipt from Alden Hicks for pressing 16 tons of hay; two receipts from Perry Electric and Supply Co. for repairs to the Philco radio; a property tax receipt for 53 Lansdowne Street; one coupon for a pen from Federal Pen in Trois-Riviere, Quebec; and a news clipping about Dr. George J. Trueman, former president of Mount Allison University.
Item is a bill from C. W. Palmer, General Repairs on All Makes of Cars, located on Queen’s Road, paid by John Alward. The bill was for the replacement of a car’s voltage regulator. Item is dated June 16, 1950 and shows the addition of tax for the first time.
Items are two pieces of paper plus one envelope that deals with land and lumber agreements. The first, dated 1949, is between John Alward and Clarence S. King and son Adrian King. The second, dated 1947, is between John Alward and Mrs. George Wood.
Item is a paid bill from C. W. Palmer, General Repairs on All Makes of Cars, located on Queen’s Road. The repairs, costing $91.42 including $45.25 for labour, were paid by John Alward.
