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                  <text>THE

1830.

COMMERCIAL HOTEL:::

Bui lt

183'6- 1851.

Hotel operated by Henry

1851

Inn:

operated by

1873.

Inn:

Joseph Bauer.

1910.

Inn Andrew Will:i&gt;ck.
los t licquor
building,
In

George Cease.

licence,

During the ist world war
but operated a s t or e

,

they

from this

well as renting rooms ans serving meals.
granted,

_continued in business ti l l

and

the Willick

1948.

1948.

In Sept the Hotel was purchased by Andrew Zubaï¿½

1974

Hotel sold

1977

New owners Bill and An di e

1978.

Andie

then

to John Mikitchuk &amp; Roger ï¿½.eatherstone

bought

Warbuck.

out his partner Bill and the Hotel was

operated by Andie and his vrife Dorothy and t hÂ£. "i:iJ

son A n d rew

â€¢

as

Ort.

1934 th e licence was again

family

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NEW GERMANY.

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�NEW GERMANY:::

ti; The

SNYDER.

Commercial Hotel

Netherby Rd.

Snyder(New Germany)

3 Hotels.
side of Neth e rby rd.

n ort h

Stood on the

License 1851. Henry Ort.

North side of Netherby Rd.
next to

Commercial.

South side of

owned by Speaces.

Netherby Rd.

opp o s ite

R.Catholic

Church.

Henry Stoltz.

owner.

John Romance.

Mr.

Stevensville

Hotel.

at

the

â€¢

â€¢

where

He moved in

Snyder

meals

Romance

a

only.

moved here

he operated the
Feb. 1898 and

Temperance Houseï¿½:

He died in June

National

opened

Boarding and

1898 and

family moved to the U.S.A

â€¢

from

most of

�JOSEPH BAUER: : : :

OWNER &amp; OPERATOR

OF THE COMMERCIAL HOTEL: : :

WIFE LENORA KOABEL BAUER.
CHILDREN: : :

BENJAMIN:

JOHN

WILLIAM:

ANDREW

CHARLIE:

PHILI {l

JULIE:
Marie

MICHAEL

.Louise.

LENA
MARIE BAUER::: DGHT.

MARRIED Jacob Williack Jr.
parents

of Mr.

C.

Borget

Children of Jacob .Sc Marie
LENORA

NORMAN
AGNES
GLADYS
BEATRICE.

178

Niagara Blvd.

Willick:

Fort Erie.

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