Auctioneer Memories Across Ontario Heritage and Georges Gibbs Tale
A long reminiscence piece recalls a Windy Ontario auctioneer era, detailing actors like James Wentover now in Buffalg and the Elgin County village auction wall inspiration. It recounts auctions in Acton Georgetown and Ospringe with figures such as Gibbs, Kerr, Roe, Memastreet, Hindley, and family milestones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rurnath
Lurtulo
Ontario
James K. Wentover
Buffalg
Lved
Elgin County
Nobody Knows But Mother A Poem On Maternal Care
Poem speaks of a mother's unseen labor in raising children, caring through woes, guiding, praying, and bearing fear for the family. It emphasizes maternal patience and devotion as the hidden force behind a home.
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Mother
Fragments Reveal Working Life and Wound Care Tools
The text shows a worker saying little about work offers, while a fragment describes a dressing for wounds kept in factories and workshops. It references a carabella field and Dr. Thonax's electris solution claimed to cauterize wounds without scarring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tome Facturies
Dr. Thonax
Our Old Auctioneers
A reflective column recalls the long guild of auctioneers in Acton and nearby areas. It notes few active sellers since families rarely dispose of belongings by sale and mentions George Gibbs who began auctioneering over sixty years ago and his life linking to Church Street residents.
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George Gibby
Moore
Georgi
Gitba
New West
Georgetown Sind
Nob
Clark
Wennett
Thompson
Warry Spiers’ Place
Royal Eachange
George
White Bridge
Natal
Gibbs
Deorge Globa
Row
Georgetown
George Gibbs
W. W. Ros
Roe
William Wemastreet
Rockwood
Acton
John Allan, Jr
James Symon
Vematreet
Hemstreet
Wim. Memastreet
Ben Petch
Glenwillams
Union Presbyterian Church
Robert J. Kerr
Anlea
Bob Kerr
O. A. OC
Acton Wall
Roy Hindley
Ospringe
Muniors
Larmera
George Qibbs
Cgeorge
Wellocs
Church Street
Rolland ‘Millett
Hospital rumor and exterminator remark in local note
A fragmented street gossip item mentions Jhmien in the hospital after a night out dancing with a dizzy blonde. The text shifts to a worm exterminator line claiming safe treatment for a child, though wording is unclear and partly garbled.
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Jhmien
Graveu
Also Mentioned on This Page
Westover
Theon OF Aye
Childlah
Vride
Lidy
Aaldo
Canada
FREY
Sals
J.B. Mackenzie & Son
the Georgetown Lumber Co., Limited
Acton, Ont
Business Directory
J. A. McNiven
Ocomer Bower Avenue
Elgin Street
P. O. Cox
Harold Nash Farmer
M. A. Harrister
Yerryman
Haturdoaya
Kenneth M. Langdon
Soteller
Notary Public
Ofices
Malintreet South
Vphone Ba
Acton On
Regulat
J. H. Johnson
D.ds
L.D.S
Dental Hurgeon Onice
Min Street
Cooper
A. J. Buchanan, D. BD. S
Lelshman
P. W. Pearen
LD. S
Duec
JY. M. Goll
Actos
Francis Nunan
Tkbinder
Wyndham
Treet - Guelph, Gat
Mill Street
Unie
Shenvint Williams
Sherwin-Williams
Rogers
A. D. Savage
Optometrists
Savage Building
Guelph
J. Nicol & Bon
the Public Health
Public
Amos Mabon
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