Brief biography of Menno House, c. 1904
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Title
Brief biography of Menno House, c. 1904
Subject
Menno House
Description
Brief biography of Menno House, c. 1904.
This was published on the front page of the September 29, 1904 edition of the Welland Telegraph. It was part of a series focused on prominent citizens of Welland County. The articles ran on the front page and featured a photograph and a brief biography. The series ran between March 1904-June 1905.
Text reads:
Menno House was born in the Township of Bertie on the 25th of March, 1863, and received his education in the Public School. He entered mercantile life in the Village of Stevensville, in the year 1884, conducting a general store. He moved to Baltimore, Maryland, in March, 1888, and conducted a jewellery business in that city for ten years, returning to Canada in the year 1898. Since then he has been in Bridgeburg, where he has a jewellery and shoe store. Since returning to Canada he has taken an active interest in all public affairs. In 1900-01 he was in the Bridgeburg council, and for the past two years he has served as reeve. He is an official member of the Methodist church and superintendent of the Sunday school. Besides, he is an active member of the I.O.O.F., secretary of the local Home Circle, Vice-President of the County Conservative Association, and a member of the public library board.
This was published on the front page of the September 29, 1904 edition of the Welland Telegraph. It was part of a series focused on prominent citizens of Welland County. The articles ran on the front page and featured a photograph and a brief biography. The series ran between March 1904-June 1905.
Text reads:
Menno House was born in the Township of Bertie on the 25th of March, 1863, and received his education in the Public School. He entered mercantile life in the Village of Stevensville, in the year 1884, conducting a general store. He moved to Baltimore, Maryland, in March, 1888, and conducted a jewellery business in that city for ten years, returning to Canada in the year 1898. Since then he has been in Bridgeburg, where he has a jewellery and shoe store. Since returning to Canada he has taken an active interest in all public affairs. In 1900-01 he was in the Bridgeburg council, and for the past two years he has served as reeve. He is an official member of the Methodist church and superintendent of the Sunday school. Besides, he is an active member of the I.O.O.F., secretary of the local Home Circle, Vice-President of the County Conservative Association, and a member of the public library board.
Creator
Welland Telegraph
Source
Welland Public Library Microfilm Collection
Publisher
Welland Telegraph
Date
1904/09/29
Rights
Public domain
Format
Microfilm
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
Microfilm cabinet - 071.1338 WEL Tel #8
Coverage
Welland County
Files
Collection
Citation
Welland Telegraph, “Brief biography of Menno House, c. 1904,” Welland Public Library Local History, accessed May 14, 2025, https://omeka.wellandlibrary.ca/items/show/11304.