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Female Employees of George E. Ford Store

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.

The Corner Drug Store Prescription Bag

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.

Letter of Recommendation

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.

C. W. Palmer & Property Tax Receipts

  • CA THT IWFFonds-2006.14.03-2006.14.03/65
  • Item
  • 1950-1951
  • Part of Wry Family Fonds

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.

Various Bills & Receipts

  • CA THT IWFFonds-2006.14.03-2006.14.03/64
  • Item
  • 1950-1951
  • Part of Wry Family Fonds

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.

C. W. Palmer Bill

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.

Various Bills & Receipts

  • CA THT IWFFonds-2006.14.03-2006.14.03/60
  • Item
  • 1949-1950
  • Part of Wry Family Fonds

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.

C. W. Palmer Bill

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.

Horse Purchase Agreement

Item is an agreement on the purchase of a horse (“Darkey”) by John Alward from William Bishop of Amherst, Nova Scotia, for $125.00.

Land & Lumber Agreements

  • CA THT IWFFonds-2006.14.03-2006.14.03/54
  • Item
  • 1947-1949
  • Part of Wry Family Fonds

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.

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