. Hardware merchandising March-June 1917. De-ceased was 79 years of age and had beenidentified with the Chatham Wagon Com-pany, the Milner-Walker Wagon Works,and the Milner Petrolia Wagon Works. ORILLIA LOSES PROMINENT HARD-WARE MERCHANT Well known among the hardware tradeof Ontnrio was Harry Parsons, of Oril-lia. Ont., who with his wife was instant-ly killed on Sunday morning last whenthe automobile in which they were tour-ing was struck by a radial car at Var-ney Crossing, Ont. Mr. Parsons was prominent in Orillia and proprietor ofParsons Fair & Hardware. He wasfifty years of age and had bee
. Hardware merchandising March-June 1917. De-ceased was 79 years of age and had beenidentified with the Chatham Wagon Com-pany, the Milner-Walker Wagon Works,and the Milner Petrolia Wagon Works. ORILLIA LOSES PROMINENT HARD-WARE MERCHANT Well known among the hardware tradeof Ontnrio was Harry Parsons, of Oril-lia. Ont., who with his wife was instant-ly killed on Sunday morning last whenthe automobile in which they were tour-ing was struck by a radial car at Var-ney Crossing, Ont. Mr. Parsons was prominent in Orillia and proprietor ofParsons Fair & Hardware. He wasfifty years of age and had been connect-ed with the hardware trade for the pasttwenty years. He was also a member ofthe Parsons Fair syndicate, which con-trols stores in Midland, Barrie, Sarnia,and Sutton. A brother, Robert, hard-ware merchant, London, Ont., was killedin an automobile accident a few yearsago, when the car which he was drivingturned turtle. Mr. Parsons was also pro-minent in Masonic circles as Past Masterof Orillia Lodge & , and Im-. Late Harry Parsons, Orillia, Ont, whowith his wife was killed in motor ac-cident. mediate Past Z of Couchiching Chapter,Royal Arch Masons. He was also a mem-ber of Rameses Temple, Mystic Shrine,Toronto. INCORPORATIONS Toronto, Ont.—Feldspar Milling Com-pany, Limited, has been incorporated witha capital of $50,000 to develop and treatores of all kinds. Bracebridge, Ont.—Geo. W. Ecclestone,Limited, hardware, has been incorporatedwith a capital stock of $40,000 to manu-facture, buy and sell hardware goods. Montreal, Que.—Dominion Foundriesand Steel, Limited, has been incorporatedat Hamilton with a capital stock of $6,-000,000 to take over the Dominion SteelFoundry Co., Ltd., and the Hamilton SteelWheel Company, Ltd., and to carry on thebusiness of ironmasters, steel makers,converters, smelters, tin-plate makers, etc. MANITOBA CONVENTION,JUNE 12, 13, 14 The annual convention of the ManitobaBranch Retail Merchants Association ofCanada will be held at W
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