Births and a Death Recorded in 1925 Local Notices
Births listed for Goldham in Georgetown on April 12 1925 and Pobbie in Petrolia on March 24 1925. Deaths include Edwin Brown aged 91 near Oakville and James Allen Devereaux aged 71 near Exquosing. Also notices for Sarah Ann McCallum widow of Samuel Orr and Sarah Aldina Forbes formerly of Acton.
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Goldham
Georgetown
H. Goldham
Dobbie
Petrolia
A. BH. Pobbie
Margaret Igabelle
Brown
Oakwillo
Edwin Brown
College Heights
Guelph
Canein Jorby
Deveraux
James “Allen Devereaux
Orr
Trafalgar Township
Sarah Ann McCall
Cobourg Tax Rate and Local Happenings in 1926 Briefs
April 23 1926 brief local items note Cobourg tax rate at 47 mills William Miller spent weekend in Peterborough and local comments on life and debt. Gardener disruptions from snow and ice. new Horticultural Society formed in Alliston with 75 members. jokes and crosswords in newspapers decline. council meets in new chamber. Mentions church events, town beautification efforts, and a finger loss accident.
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Alliston
Softball Schedule Shows Twenty Games For Season
The Soft Ball Club announces a 20 game schedule from May 5 to July 8. Matches include Beardmore Costa Town May 5 and Acton Tanning Company vs Hewetson May 12, with multiple bouts between Town, Married Men, Beardmore & Co, Hewetson's, and Acton Tanning Company across May June and early July.
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Beardmore’ É Costa
Acton Tanning Company
Hewetaon's
Beardmore A
Town
Hewetson’s
Marrled
VE. Beardmore & Co
Beardmore & Co
Heweteon’s
Hewstson's
Eardmore & Co. Ve
Beardmore & ‘Company
Jung
Beardmore
Coe
Spew Ron's
Acton Tanning .Company
Hawstson's
Remarkable Local Egg and Travel News Mixed In Guelph Reports
Local reports note a record egg from a Rockwood hen the size and weight details given, plus Ottawa customs stamp ruling on cheque receipts. A Toronto accident claims Mrs Barbara Norris, 53, struck by a CN locomotive at Esplanade foot Scott Street. Eightieth birthday for Josiah Kean in Guelph with guests from several towns. Fire Chief Robert Knighton injured in car crash en route to Sterling Rubber Co plant. D Gray unhurt.
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Department of Customs
Ottawa
Mrn
Blarry Norris
Guelph
Shaw
C.N. RB
Scott Street
Guilph
Robert Knighton
St. Joseph's
Sterling- Rubber Co
D. Gray
Leslie
Nolses
Edinburgh Road
Waterloo Avenue
Guelph Mercury
Two Weston Men Arrested For Drunken Driving
Inspector Reevely stopped a wobbling eastbound coupe on Brampton road. Father and son James Mills and his son were found intoxicated with alcohol in a pint bottle cellar. They pleaded guilty at Brampton Police Court. James Mills fined 200 dollars for unlawful alcohol possession and resisting arrest plus 20 dollars for being drunk. his son fined 10 dollars for drunkenness.
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Reevely
Gore
Brampton
James 2Nd Ben Mills
Weston
Acton
Chief Herkes
Milla
Mills
P. M. Crawford
James Mills
Letter from a Soldier to His Mother in France
In France the bond between a son and his mother is tender with the war's strains. A soldier in the first regiments writes a comforting letter describing food, laughter, and his safety, assuring his mother not to worry as he sends a kiss and pledges love. The note moves a lonely mother by its hopeful tone amid the trenches.
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France
Paris
Lillian
Brampton Man Buys 160 Acre Farm in Hamilton Area
Town and Country notes Harold Alkina left home to take fourth position in Hamilton. Mr James Lealto sold his 160 acre farm on the third line to a Brampton man for a fancy figure. Roy Tinney now sports a fine new Ford coupe.
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Harold’ Alkina
Hamilton
Jame Lealto
Brampton
Roy Tinney
Montreal trip for professor Coote and theater fashion event
Mrs C G W Coote travels to visit her son Professor J A Coote at McG University. A Gregory Theatre program Tuesday features a novel attraction with a fashion parade of Paris and New York costumes and a moving picture after the exhibit.
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W. Coote
Wesz Tuck
Montreal
J. A. Coote
McG University
Gregory Theatre
Mving
Paris
New York
Ant
Local Visitor Reflects on Cemetery Care in Limehouse
Mr. Alane Newton of Sarnia spent a few days at the home of Mr and Mrs John Newton in Limehouse. He toured the sixth line church cemetery and was disappointed to find it poorly kept, noting the ancestors who valued the site and the need to keep it attractive for the community's Loyalist past.
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Alane' Newton
Sarnia
John Newton
Newton
Limehouse
Sixth Line
Terra Cotta church services mark anniversary celebrations
The Terra Cotta Methodist Church held anniversary services last Sabbath with Rev oe Dougal of the Conference and Rev Caldwell of Georgetown delivering addresses. The Grenwilliams and Norval choir provided music and liberal collections were taken. Plans include a social to aid the Terra Cotta Ball Team, a play by local girls, and new local projects.
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Terra Cotta
Norma
Wilma Hunter
C. ‘McKeown
Acton
Ea. Townsend
J., Stokes
Deacon
young_felica
Terra Cotta Methodist Church
W. G. Lyona
J. L. Craine
Halton Brick Co
Easter visitors gather in Rockwood village homes
Local report notes Evelyn and Eileanor Tubman of Acton visiting Miss Margaret Locker while Master Mark Collier of Georgetown stays with James McAleur. Gordon Horne visits the Pearens. Jack Squires visits Georgetown friend James McAleur. Mrs Bernard Schultz dies after illness. Thos Hanna, Harvey Lime Co manager, passes away. W B Bragg returns west to renew acquaintances.
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Evelyn and
Eileanor Tubman
Acton
Margaret Locker
Mark Collier
Georgetown
George Laverty
Jack Squires
James McAleur
Gordon ‘Horne
George "H. Pearen
Bessie Gardiner
Toronto
Christian Endeavor ‘Society of the Presbyterian
James Watson
Bernard Schultz
Song
Albert
Charles
Irwin
Walter
Craig
McCutcheon
Thos
Hanna
Harvey Lime Co
Maggie Wilson
Gladys
Presbyterian Church
W. B. Bragg
Pretty Nassagaweya wedding unites Agnes Elsenore and Peter McLean
Agnes Elsenore, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Cargill, married Peter J. McLean of Puslinch on Saturday April 11 at the Cargill home. Rev. J. T. Strachan officiated. Grace Norrish played Mendelssohn. attendants included flower girl Dorothy Dredger. Guests enjoyed a supper, and the couple departed for Chatham and Detroit.
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A. J. Cargill
Agnes Elsenore
Peter J. McLean
Peter McLean
Puslinch
Mendelsshon
Grace Norrish
J. T. Strachan
Narmgaweya Presbyterian Church
Dorothy Dredger
Chatham
Detroit
Alde
McLean
Nelson McLaughlin
Stopa
Methodist
Presbyterian
Rockwood
Ebenezer Methodist Church
George, Stokes
Campbellville
Knatchbull
Thos. Hanna
Nassagaweys
May Rod and Gun in Canada Tourist Number
An editorial from J B Perrault invites readers to explore Ontario province as a prime destination for tourists and sportsmen. Harwood Steele recalls a fishing trip and the joys of outdoor life, urging readers to plan summer outings, with notes on hunting and fishing and related equipment and facilities.
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Canada
J. B.' Perrault
Colonization
Minea and Fisheries
Harwood Steele
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Horticultural Society
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Trafalgar
Fergus News-Record
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St. Andrew’s College
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Roy Hindley
Monater, &Ge
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Waterdown
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Mile Street
Spry’s Meat Shop
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Orrie Lamb
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A. G. Stewart
Hassard
McLean & Co
Kayser
Crum
Acton, Ont
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Acton Hydro- Electric System
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