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Table 5 - The Slattery Butcher Business: Bernard and Sons

Year
Changes and Notes
1886 By-Ward store was now owned and operated by Slattery Brothers, Bernard and his half-brothers William and Michael. No directory listing for the Wellington Ward store.
1888 Bernard acquired Stalls A & 1 in the Wellington Ward Market and joined a Mr. Thompson in a pork packing business on York St. The By-Ward stores were managed by William and Michael.
1891 Thompson & Slattery listed as proprietors of the Wellington Ward stores, and also a new shop at 161 Bank St. (3). Also in 1891, Michael died.
1892 William died, leaving Bernard as sole manager of the Slattery interests .
1895 By 1895, Bernard had sold his interest in Thompson & Slattery and had entered a partnership with John Terrence. A further expansion at the By-Ward Market added Stall B, east side, old Market Building.
1900 Two of Bernard's sons, William and Jack were now employed, William in 1898, and Jack in 1900. Bernard opened shops in new locations, starting 1899. During the succeeding years he became the largest retail butcher in Ontario.
1903 About 1903, the Slattery & Terrence partnership ended, and Bernard acquired the interests of his deceased half-brothers in the By-Ward Market.
1904 Two new locations had been added, 655 Somerset (4) and 144 Nicholas (5).Three of Bernard's sons were employed, William (Bill), Jack, and Edward.
1910 In 1910, the Nicholas St. and Wellington Ward shops were no longer listed. Bernard was listed as proprietor of the Bank St. store, with son Jack manager and another son, Gladstone, also employed there. Bill was manager of the By-Ward stores, and Edward was manager of the Somerset store.
1922 Bernard died. His sons Jack, Bill and Bernard (Bun) purchased the meat business from their father's estate. Bill managed the Market store, and Bun the Sparks St. store (formerly the Wellington Ward store). Jack was employed elsewhere and did not take an active role in the business until the late 1930's.
1928 Two new locations had been added at 143 Queen (6) and 890 Queen (7). No reference to the Bank and Somerset Markets.
1937 A major change had occurred by this year. Only the By-Ward Market is listed, now as both wholesale and retail. The ownership has been structured as a company, B. Slattery Ltd., with Jack president, Bun vice-president, and Bill as secretary-treasurer and manager of operations.

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