Local Notes and Social Roundup from the Gazette
Mr A W McGrath is home with pneumonia and friends wish him a speedy recovery. Councillor Robert Mitched and others Douglas Lealle Fred Giles away fishing Haliburton district. Miss Esther Hopkins and Miss Jeasle Bo with a Hampshire visitor motor trip to North Bay Swastika Kirkland Lake. Miss Lucy Dynes holidaying in Rochester New York. Ruth Parkin with Kathleen Truman at Hamilton. Miss Helen Atkinsor of Toronto visiting Miss Helen Coates. Miss Phyllis Oldfield of Buffalo visiting Mrs M Burkitt Lecost Street. Dave Chisholm of E W Williamson's funeral parlors Brant Street seriously injured falling twenty-five feet while applying paint to a roof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. McGrath
Robert Mitched
Douglas
Lealle
Fred Giles
Cc. Gate
Haliburton
Esther Hopkins
Jeasle Bo
New ‘Hampshire
North Bay
Swastika
Kirkland Lake
Lucy Dynes
Rochester
N.Y
Ruth Parkin
Kathleen ‘Truman
Hamilton
Helen’Atkinsor
Toronto
Helen’ Coates
Phyllis Oldfield
Buffalo
M. Burkitt
Lecpst
Dave Chisholm
E. Ww. Williamson
Brant Street
Chisholm
Gazette
Neighborhood News Interesting Items
Community brief notes cover local centres and community items. Readers are invited to share functions, services, and happenings across the city as neighborhood life continues with varied activities and engagements.
Community Movers Visit From Hamilton and Toronto
Local residents from Hamilton and Toronto visited various households including Mr. A McCaig and Mr. Mannen. The community was shocked by the sudden death of Mr. Thomas Troup. Lorrance Cullins returned to Toronto after summer holidays with his grandparents the Bridgers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sternhoff
Hamilton
Community Notes from Halton Village and Surroundings
Edens Mills residents Mr and Mrs John Wright and child Gren of Detroit visited George and W E Wrights last week and returned home. Miss Wilda Gilbertson visits aunt Mrs Reid of London Ontario. The Gilbertson brothers lost two cattle to lightning during the last storm. Halton Mutual reports injuries to two men from the storm. Women’s Institute met at Mrs M Milne’s, agreed to cater Labor Day events at Edgewood Park and appointed judges for Aberfoyle School Fair on September 14. Visitors included Mr and Mrs Goodchild of Hamilton and Rev and Mrs Gandler at Lion’s Head. Mr and Mrs Clarke of Toronto stayed with Mr Norman Lee. Mrs M Milne visited Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wright
Chil’ “Gren
Detroit
Messrs. George
Goodchild
Hamilton
N. S. Marshall
Gandler
Lion's Head
Clarke
Toronto
Norman Lee
M. Milne
Community Picnic Backed by Women’s Institute Plans
Local notes from Guelph recount visits by Robert Van Noreman and James to Windsor for electric machinery work and a lightning struck horse loss for Robt McCutcheon. A Ladies Aid meeting featured a hearty lunch hosted by Mrs. Wm Martin. The Women’s Institute promotes a Community Picnic in the school grounds on Wednesday afternoon August 31 with a large crowd expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guelph
Murray McLean
Robert van Noreman
James
Windsor
Robt. McCutcheon
Aid
Wm.Martin
A. Lawson
West
Wm. Grundy
Mr. Grundy
Jack Aitken
Marjorie
Nellie
Gordon
R. D. Graham
Erin
North Bay
Gordon Wheeler
Kitchener
Kitchener, Paid ‘A Lying Visit On Sunday To Mr. and Mrs. J. Jackson
Townline
Hillsburg Community Notes Include Visits and Local Events
Illsburg School reopened last week. The early potato crop yields 35 to 60 bags per acre. Clifford Thomson and relatives hosted family Sunday at J Thomson's home. Mimosa Disciple Church youth plan a social and weiner roast at John Small's. Local storm injures a horse of Robert McCutcheon. Mrs McChicky and Nettie from Toronto spent weekend with Mrs G Bart. Lila Miller from Toronto visits with her parents. Wallace Matheson visiting Haileybury friends. Anniversary services held at Comingsby United Church with Rev Watt and Mrs Oakes and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illsburg
Arc
Clifford Thomson
J. Thomson
Mimosa -Disciple
John ‘Small
Robert McCutchen
Ospringe
McCutcheon
McChicky
Nettie
Wm. Miller
Wallace’ Matheson
Haileybury
Comingsby United Church
Watt
Goderich
Red Oakes
Bannockburn Women’s Institute Meeting Features Linen Display
The Bannockburn Women’s Institute met at Mrs. H. Lindsay’s home on August 17 with twelve members and six guests. Miss McDonald chaired as president. the program included the Institute Ode and a prayer, roll call My Pet Superstition, a short business session, instrumental music by Miss Laura Miller, readings on Old Time Weaving with a century old linen, antique displays by members, another instrumental by Miss Margaret Brown, followed by lunch and a social half hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bannockburn ‘Women's Institute
8. H. Lindsay
McDonald
Laura Miller
Edna Russell
Margaret Brown
Toronto Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Ballinafad miss Josephine Peggy and Betty Holiyre of Toronto return home after two weeks with Mrs. F. H. Allan. Myrtle Claydon also visits in Toronto while A Buntie Allan and M Claydon join Sundays in Toronto. Messages show Mrs Stull visiting Tor onto and Mrs Large with Wm Harding visiting Schomberg last week. Arthur Moody of Schomberg spends holidays with grandfather W Harding. Duncan Ferguson and wife weekends with Welland friends. Rev Mrs Waddell visits daughter Mrs Blake Vannatter. Jas McKay and Warren McKay of Toronto spend Monday with A Soper. George McMenemy returns from Listowel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine
Peggy
Betty Holiyre
Toronto
F. H. Allan
Myrtle Claydon
Herb
Allan
A. Buntie
M. Claydon
Stull
Large
Wm. Harding
Schomberg
Arthur Moody
W. Harding
Duncan Ferguson
Welland
Waddell
Blake Vannatter
Jas. McKay
Warren McKay
A. Soper
George McMennemy
Listowel
Milton district harvests most wheat as work on highway continues
Most wheat in the Milton district is safely harvested while workers freing up the Milton Palermo highway. Charles Griffith of Hamilton returns from a week's visit with Frank R White on Robert Street. An engagement is announced for Margaret Evelyn Clifford Sifton Wrigglesworth of Hornby and Fred Wrigglesworths family. Lillian Buck resumes nursing duties after a serious operation, and Ilene Naylor of Milton along with three others are injured when their sedan hit a parked van near Cobourg. Roy McGregor of Brampton, unconscious with concussion, is among the injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton-Palermo
Charles Griffith
Hamilton
Frank R. White
Robert Street
J. E. Stephens
Hornby
Margaret Evelyn
Clifford
Sifton Wrigglesworth
Fred Wrigglesworth
Auffin Buck
R. R
Milton
Kingston
Lillian
Miss Buck
Kingston Hospital
Ilene Naylor
Cobourg
Roy McGregor
Brampton
Champion
Rockwood church tea sale yields over 20 dollars
Last Wednesday the Ladies Organization of the Presbyterian Church held an afternoon tea and baking sale. despite bad weather, they grossed over 20 dollars. Local pastor Jas H Milroy returned from vacation to lead services. A reported union gathering at Riverside Park in Guelph drew several attendees. The Rockwood Horticultural Society plans its annual exhibition for Saturday the 27th. A birth noted at Guelph General Hospital reports a son to Mr and Mrs J Rothmel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Presbyterian Church
Jas. H. Milroy
Robert H. Robinson
Familly
J. D. Bell
J. A. Little
Amos McFarlane
Riverside Park
Guelph
Erskine
Windsor
Mutrie
Toronto
Local Social Notes Highlight Visits and Changes
Erin and family visited relatives in Leamington while Mrs P J Sinclair returned home from Grimsby Beach. Woodstock visitors Mr and Mrs F Atcheson and children stayed with his mother Mrs M Atcheson. John Black of Durham spent time with his mother and brother here. Capt Robert Graham and Mrs Graham of Little Current visited H Matthews. Rev J A Grant led anniversary services at Amos Church Dromore. Rev R Honeyman of Dromore offered Burns Church services with Grant. Dorothy Hamilton won $10 in a Dalton French Drip Coffee Contest for best slogan at Foster’s Grocery Erin. James Hamilton and Bertha moved to Toronto. Rev and Mrs Richardson and Nedra of Hillsburg leased Hamilton’s residence. Wellington Lodge No 271 A F & A M marked Diamond Jubilee. strong attendance noted for the 1992 celebration and history back to 1872.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Short
F. Robinson
Leamington
P. J. Sinclair
Grimsby Beach
F. Atcheson
Woodstock
M. Atcheson
John Black
Durham
Robert Graham
H. Matthews
J. A. Grant
Amos Church
Dromore
R. Honeyman
Burns’ Church
Grant
Dorothy Hamilton
Guelph Road
Foster's Grotery
Erin
James Hamilton
Bertha
Toronto
Richardson
Nedra
Hillsburg
Hamilton
Wellington Lodge
A. F
A. M
David Kirkwood
Limehouse Notes and Community News From Local Gatherings
Toronto visitors and returning residents fill Limehouse and area as families tour Montreal and points east. locals applaud Miss Meredith for piano honors while a church supper features a Victoria College Quartette on furlough. A beauty ad closes the page.
Oakville Opens 500000 Gallon Reservoir On Red Hill
Oakville marked the official opening Monday morning of a new 500000 gallon reservoir perched 130 feet above Colborne Street. The event featured Rev Russell McGillivray and Mrs McGillivray as guests of Mr and Mrs J M Wallace of Colborne Street. Local social notes mention summer visitors and health news alongside a community band garden party with Mayor Moat presiding and firemen running booths. Engagement news reported Katherine Cecilia Burrell to Roy Leaver with a September 3 wedding planned at St Jude’s Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakville
Red Hill
Colborne Street
Russell McGillivray
Muskoka
Doris Horslin
Reginald
Collier
Annie
Evelyn
Margaret
Johnnie Burrell
Wasaga Beach
Harvey Lyon
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Hamilton
G. H. Wilson
Williams
Georgetown society notes on travels and local band success
Mrs T Eresile and others travel to Muskok a Belmont Hotel while Cordingley and McFadgen families relocate to new homes. Visits span Toronto Hamilton Kitchener Ottawa and Hanover. Georgetown Lions Boys Band holds a successful park concert under A H Perrett with rapid progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T Eresile
John McClure
Baltinafad United Church
Ww. Rumley
United
North Broadview United ‘Church
Toronto
Pred’ Gollop
Ottawa
A. H. Perrett
Petting Barber Quip Sparks Visitor Banter
In a witty exchange a barber asks how the moustache got its look and a customer jokes he tried to steal a kiss from a girl who was chewing gum. The remark underlines playful street humor captured in the era.
The Ark’s Pilgrimage Told In Verse
A compact, period tone poem recalls Noah Nash sailing the waters in a troubled voyage. Forty days pass as he drives the ark, seeking a place to park and settle, echoing familiar tides of hardship and endurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nash
Blue
Ark
DOING His STUFF Husband Arrives Home Late
A jokey domestic exchange shows a husband arriving late and his wife teasingly guessing his whereabouts as the tale centers on ordinary home life. The brevity and humor reflect a light, everyday moment.
Just a Flash of Green in a Jewel Scene
A fragmentary dialogue reveals Mrs. Brown-On praising a diamond bracelet and Mrs. Brown urging Mr. Brown to leave to avoid jealousy. The snippet centers on jewelry and an emotional reaction between two unnamed speakers.
Village Postmistress Seeks Summer Assistance
A village postmistress pleads for help during the summer as she struggles to sort postchirds before ten at night. The note highlights daily workload and staffing needs in the rural postal service.
Fresh Eggs Questioned by Grocer and Customer
Right off the griddle debate centers on whether eggs are strictly fresh. Grocer George checks the eyes for freshness to decide if they can be sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Who Can Afford It A Local Merchant The Advertising Case
A local merchant argues that large national concerns profit from weekly newspaper ads and that the cost per unit of reach justifies spending. The piece cites a national advertiser with $2,000,000 annual sales in 1,000 towns and prescribes proportional local ad budgets, concluding even small retailers should invest more as advertising pays.
The Road to Prosperity and Ontario Prohibition Debate
A clipping critiques a July issue suggestion that easing beer and wine rules would boost Ontario trade. It compares Ontario and Quebec records, mocking such policies and praising prohibition, ending with a tongue in cheek Irish fair donkey race analogy from the Ontario Prohibition Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moderation League
Imperial Conference Et
Ontario
Quebec
Mqnor
The
Ontario Prohibition Union
Fragmented Fragrance of a Damaged Heart Exchange
Dialogue fragments show Anastasia and Anathema discussing a troubled romance. Philip offered his heart, but Anathema accuses him of giving damaged goods after a prior rejection. The scene centers on trust and emotional hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anastasia
Philip
Minister Schedules Sunday Activities
11.00 a m the Minister 12.00 noon Sunday School and Bible Class Evening Service Withdrawn Prayer Meeting withdrawn also during
Wardlaw and McCaig Meat Market Closes in Acton
Ill health forces the discontinuation of the Meat Market at Mill and Main Streets Acton. Patrons are thanked for support and all accounts must be settled by Saturday September 3 or be handed to a solicitor for collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Wardlaw
Marshall McCaig
Acton
Mr. Wardlaw
Wardlaw & McCaig
Mill
Main Streets
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Eden Mills
Bannockburn
Ballinafad
Rockwood
Limehouse
Fred Wilson
Milliere
Toledo
Montreal
Douglas Gowdy
Maclean Publishing Co
Edwena
Marshall
Arthur Hhs
Owen Sound
Betty
Nancy Easton
Alma College
Rondeau
Sask
Sidney Kirkpatrick
United Church
Victoria College
M. Kayley
L. Brown
New York
W. Walker
Islington
R. G. Agnew
Chengtu
China
Dr. Agnew
Mr.Brown
Mr. Kayley
Mr. Walker
Canada
Miss Smith
Lane
Watson
Gale
Ivens
Marguerite
Russell
Newton
Helen Meredith
Toronto Conservatory of Music
Rerill
You and
Pickle
Hawes
Carnation
J. W. Jones
Bruce 3
Brewer
Ferry-Hanly Advertising Company
C. Holmes
Elgin Street
Religious
Ruited Church of Canada Acioon
C. L. Poole
B. D. Parsonage
Wilsow Street
J. H. Milroy
Arton Baptist Church
W. J. Hamilton
M. Edwards & Co
G. W. Benton's
Pred Smith
Tjessie
Mill St. Acton, Ont
Esqueling
Robert J. Kerr
Lawy's
Esquesing
County of
Halton
HLN
Farmer
Aston
Ontari
Af Fentor
Bolicitor
Canon
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