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                  <text>W. V. Carey, Wines and Liquors
If you have an entertainment
Or a pleasant little time,
And need a case of liquor or imported wine,
They can be had at Carey's.
Don' t take this as a joke.;
His best cigars, like others,
They got to go in smoke.

VANCE- CAREY:::
N: r. William Carey had a small , one story
frame building thet stood on the west side of Niaeara Blvd., in
the centre of the south end village of Fort Erie. It stood between
Everingham' s grocery sto:!'e which was. on the N .E~ corner of Forsyth
and the blvd., and the home of Mrs. Rail!ls1Â·ora. I~ is said th~1 t Mr.
Carev
., became , weal.thy on the proceeds of this wholesale liquor s .t ore;
the only one permitted in the :!"estricted area, around the village.
At the time, in Ontario the controlline political power in office;
the say as to wha:t 'party had the 1 icence.
Sometime after 1904, an effigy of a M:r. Cronmiller, a

we~l thy

rewer, was hanged at the mouth of the Niaea!'R River. The news of the
event eot into the Buffalo papers; and al thoueh .w~r. Carey de.n:;i..ed any .
the

aff~i.r

; Mr. Cronmiller refused to believe that he had

to do with it. Orders went out that

Carey was to be deprived

of his licence. He tried . every poli'tical move he could muster, to no
and he finally left the village.
For a time the licer::ce went to
over from Buffalo to take

o~re:!"

~am

Ramey, then John Boag

the store.

He held business in
I ~2.l

.

same building; though it was later taken down , when Mr. Hawley
had taken over the Everineham Store,decided to enlarge . and go
into the Hardwa re business. A new buildine for the sale of liquor
was built on the south
of Central Ave.

sid~

of Gilmore Rd., not far

f~om

the corner

�__..._""'

What is a Hickey?

Old King Cole. was a merry old soul,
And a merr~' old soul was he;
But Hickey Billy Kohl is a merry young soul,
And trading stamps with cash pales gives he.

........_

~
. HICKEY.

FIRST ANNUAL

W. V. Carey, Wines and Liquors
If you have an entertainmi::nt
Or a pleasant little time,
And need a case of liquor or imported wine,
ThAy can be had at Carey's.
Don't take this as a joke;
His best cigars, like others,
They got to go in smoke.

Masque Ball and Entertainment
BY THE

FORT ERIE HICKEY CLUB
Town HalI, Monday, February JSth, 1904
NOTICE
It is requested that our friends report any case
of distress to any member of the Hickeys.
Our motto is :
"Remember the poor and comfort the sick."
"Mum" is the word.

ENTERTAINMENT

'DANCING PROGRAM
1 Waltz . . ............. .
2 Quadrille. . . . . . . . . . . ..
8 Two-Step ............ .

Lancers ... .. ........ . .
5 Waltz ..... .. ..... .. .
6 Eight-Hand Reel ... .. .
7 Two- Â· and Three-Step . .
8 Cotillion ............. .
4

1 o-0.finut

l. Â· Address 'by the President
2. Grand opening by the Buffalo Glee Club (15)
~ .. Disrobing Act by Prof. and l\Iadam Ha ha
4. Brother Early's lateRt ~elections
5. Prof. Lightningrod on his automobile, the world arol!Ed artist
6. The Shadowgraph

Elliott, Druggist

\l

10

ll

12
13
1-i15
16

Intermission

Three- and Five-Step ...
Opera Reel ...... .
Waltz .............. ..
Double Lancers .. .
Two-Step ... . ... .. .. .
Waltz anti Three-Step .
Navy Island Reel.
Quadrille Double

Ltmch

For coughs and colds
TakA a cup of hot tar, going to bed,
Gurgle throat with a rubber hose,
Pi11 a Spanisli onion between your shoulders,
Fill vour two hands full of water
1
And "then think.
If this failsÂ· to cure you, get a bottle of
Elliott's Syrup of White Pine.

Waltz ............... .
2 A. 0. F. Reel ....... .
3 Two-Step ............ .
4 Minuet Lancers ...... .
5 Two-and Three-Step .. .
6 Eight-Han!i Reel _... .
7 Waltz ............... .
8 Buffalo Glide ........â€¢.
1

1 o-0.fin u te

Intermission

9 Two-Step ...... .
10 Opera Reel ..... .

Three-Step ... . . .
12 Lancers ........... : . . .

11

13

Waltz and Three-Step

14 Waltz and Quadrille ...
1,5

Nationa ...- Anthem

C:uod Ovfurning to vou at!

Raymond, Cohoe &amp; Rose
If your troubles they are many .
And keep you guessing all theÂ·time,
Just hang to this address below,
And then you'll be in line,
For Raymond, Cohoe and Rnse
Are like Johnnies on the spot.
Your troubles are their pleasure,
And that's a mighty lot.

McCann, American Hotel
There are Hickeys o'er in Ireland,
There are Hickeys in Japan,
There are Hickeys o'er in Buffalo
And in Fort Erie named McCann.
They will tell you funny stories,
And make you feel quite good,
Ent a Hickey, to my knowledge,
Would never split the wood.

Sam. Ramey, Cottage Hotel

UNCLE

Pmr,.

-------------------------

John Wright, Boots and Shoes
If you ever meet a Hickey
'Vhen you're walking down the street,
Just cast "yonr optics on the shoes
He's got upon his feet.
They are the la'8st and up-to-date,
And simply out of sight.
Those high-class shoes are handled now
By our friend, JoR;, :arcKEY WRIGHT.

McCann, American Hotel
There are Hickeys o'er in Ireland,
There are Hickeys in Japan,
There are Hickeys o'er in Buffa.lo
And in Fort Erie named McCann.
They will tell you funny stories,
And make you feel quite good,
But a Hickey, to my knowledge,
Would never split the wood.

i:'am. Ramey is a genius.
But in a very funny \\ ay;
He can sell ) ou coal or rent a horse
At aâ€¢1y time a' day
There are other things he handles,
Huch as bran; oats and ltay;
And if you need a litt'e touch
Just lie'ore you go away,
.Just ask him for a" Hickey"Do it as a joke;
.
He may not tumble for a moment\\'hile you order up a smoke.

H1cK1'Y.

�To

,

THE

TuNE

OF

MR. DooLEY.

There is a man in this here town, who is cutting quite a dash ;
I saw him here last Tuesday, then he skipped out like a flash ;
He thought that he'd fool all his friends, and make an awful hit,
And only a few were on to him, while he was doing it.
~

I

'Twas Mr. Carey, 'Twas Mr. Carey ;
To all his friends he gave a great surprise;
He's off the rack-just pat his back,
And say, "Good boy is Carey, arey, u."
For Mr. Carey is a man who likes a thing or two;
He has his dogs, his monkeys, and he has his parrots too,
Of counâ€¢e they knew he'd gone away; but knew he would not stay
Away from them for very long, as he knew it would not pay.
For Mr. Carey, Mr. Carey,
The greatest man Fort Erie ever knew ;
He'y very wary-not a bit scarey
Is Mr. Carey, arey, arey, oo.
Who settles all the politics, without a word or blow,
And sees the Â· men who vote receive the right amount of dough ;
All this he carries up his sleeve, and uses all the grease
To l{eep all his Fort Erie friends, also the Reeve at peace.
It's Mr. Carey, Mr. Carey,
With his little bob-tail pony and his Don,
Who gets the votes-laughs at the goats:.â€¢ , ,
Does MrÂ·. Carey, arey, arey, on.
Of course you all have heard the yarn of when he got home late,
And said he'd been to Rochester, while he was out with Kate;
In his new home they have a clock, and one that keeps good time,
And if he e:ver stays out again, he's got to be in by nine.
.

J

'

.

Has Mr. Carey, has Mr. Carey;
He knows it well -as 'Nell as you and I;
And any old reason will be out of season
For Mr. Carey, arey, arey, ii.
- - - -- - Â·
Â· Now, what we want to do my boys, and do it while we fill,
ls to wish Vance Carey and his bride our very best good will;
For we know they'll happy be in this Fort Erie town,
So here's good luck to both of them when they get settled down.
To Mrs. Carey, and Mr. Carey,
We'll drink your health in clear and sparkling wine ;
So here it goes, and brings to a close
This little Rhymey, Rhymey Rhyme of mine.
JOHN R. BOAG.

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