11 Aug 1926
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Newspaper
Ontario Georgetown Herald
Location
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 11, 1926
Page
1
Canadian Rail timetable shows eastbound Train No 2 and various arrival times. Directory lists Barristers and physicians in Georgetown and Toronto offices with hours and contact details. Local chiropractic and medical offices advertise appointment hours and locations in Milton and surrounding towns.
Poem recalls a bygone schoolyard life and shared winters with friends. The speaker reflects on youth, memory, and loss as lights fade and old voices call from the past. The verse ends with a wish for guidance and reunion in heaven.
The Mail and Empire, Toronto notes that during prohibition people turn to substitutes like bay rum Florida water canned heat and dissolved shoe blacking. It warns wood alcohol can cause blindness and death with rapid painful effects while cheap pure grain alcohol mixed with water or ginger ale offers only a temporary kick.
Early Wednesday afternoon the Centreville Hotel near Huttonville, occupied by Wm Crickard, was destroyed by a fire caused by a defective chimney. Neighbors fought the blaze but the wall collapsed and the entire building burned to ashes, leaving only one thousand dollars in insurance as a starting point for reconstruction.
Little Allen McLean, son of Mr and Mrs Donald McLean Jr, operated on for appendicitis in Guelph Hospital, to return home this week. The English family and friends visited in Kitchener with Mrs and Mrs Peter Bergusos and others. The McKay family of Portage la Prairie returned home after visiting. Mr and Mrs Donald McLean Sr had a road accident near Moffat’s bridge, the horse spooked by lumber and tipped them into water. Mr and Mrs D Farnell and family visited Toronto on Sunday.
The list shows multiple locations with September dates and a few fairs including the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in November. Entries cover Caledon, FergSert, Iton, George Pow, Grand Valley, Milton, Mt Forest, Grangeville, Shelburne, Toros Clan National, Weston, Wiarton, and Winter Fair events with several day ranges.
Ontario wildlife rules outline seasons for ducks geese snipe woodcock shore birds and non birds with designated open and closed periods. Restrictions include no hunting during closed seasons and limits on counts and gear. The text mixes legal notice with a poem about gendered behavior and ends with a civic tone.
A Toronto beachside review describes 17 contortionists including four performers, with a first dancer doing cartwheels and mouse hops amid heckling and long audience lines. The piece criticizes the act as tiring and vulgar, labeling it a poor and not sonorous dance.
The Ontario Firemen's Association held elections on Tuesday naming Kent M Skelly of Paris First Vice-President and Thoa aumaley Bertingington Second Vice-President. W a Ramis of Toronto will continue as Secretary in his 24th year. Thomas Hastin Merritton becomes Treasurer, entering his 18th year. executive committee named Smith Merritton.
A collage of brief items notes rural life and laws in Canada and Ontario. It mentions the Vancouver Province quote on small town life, a Winnipeg case of breach of pound with English penalties, praise for black walnut trees as valuable farm assets, a burglary in Trafalgar Home during a farmer John E. Wilson’s residence, and a 12 year old Nelson Township boy Harold McKnight injured by a horse kick with internal injuries feared.
Brampton Golf Club 14 players were defeated by Halton Golf Club 30 to 9 in a Saturday match. Lunch at Cedar Crest followed. Next Saturday a Bogey Competition for men starts at 2 pm with 2s entry fee 0.50. Ladies Captain team vs Vice-Captain's team scheduled Aug 18 at 3 pm. Georgetown Bath Club beat Acton Ball Club 41 in baseball and Halton Wellington Cup standings widen. Maybee earned his 2nd win on the mound for Georgetown.
Limehouse hosts a garden party on August 17 at the Gowdy home with Jimmie Reid Miss Jessie Butt Nellie McGhie Olive Seeley as performers. There will be a refreshment booth and ample parking with adults 5 and children 20c admission. Also Old Tyme Fiddler’s Contest entries are due by August 17 to Walter Evans Georgetown.
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