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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 10, 1916
Page
5
Fragmented OCR from Krox Church C E Society notes lists events and speakers for a program. Names include Miss Frazer and Mr Geo Teer with references to Sunday Bible Class and Young Society. Appears to describe a church event on a Wednesday date with a consecration and associated speakers.
Organizer Mr Middleton leads a regional temperance campaign with meetings set from Feb 12 to Feb 28 in Miniota Crandall Orrwold Pilenville Marland Filenville Scotia Lavinia and other venues. Dr J D Hazlewood and Rev Wood are among speakers. appeals seek cash and votes to fund the movement.
Sunday morning and evening services listed for Church of England Zion Methodist Church and Presbyterian Church with Sunday school times and pastors named Rev C Wood Middleton and Gudd. Includes telephone numbers and local church gatherings inviting all to attend.
A long list of names appears, likely a Roll of Honor, with residents from Hamiota and nearby towns such as MacConnell, Thompson, and Robt. Hamiota among others. The fragmentary OCR shows numerous surnames including Allison Willis Airth David Atkinson Merton Arnott Allen Bidwett Horace, McConnell, Martel, McMillan, McKinnon, Nichol, Slater, Gutteridge, Rutherford, Reid, Richardson, Symonds, Shepherd, Stewart, Thompson, Heddesheimer, Tench and many others. The sheet references local families and possible war memorial entries.
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