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Newspaper
Ontario Georgetown Herald
Location
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 23, 1925
Page
2
Announcement of new charges for births marriages and deaths notices with prices including births 60c marriages fife? death 50c memorial cards 50c and additional charge for poetry.
At Walter Reed Hospital on December 17 1926 a son was born to Captain and Mrs L P nee Norma L Thongoan.
Frederick G. Mitchell of 618 Wellington Street died Sunday morning December 13 after a long illness. Born in Georgetown Ontario sixty years ago he moved to London as a youth and later started London Engine Supplies Company. He served as Alderman on the Board of Control and ten years on the Public Utilities Commission. A member of St John’s Lodge 20 A F and A M and St Andrew’s United Church. The funeral was held on Tuesday.
The Norval public school held its festive program last evening with a packed crowd. Children performed songs and recitations, Norval United Young People offered a one act comedy, and local notables Mrs. Douglas Mr. Greenwood and others contributed selections. Georgetown High School pupils joined with dances and a play. R. S. Murray chaired the event. Santa Claus handed out gifts as refreshments were served to participants.
The United Church plans The Glad Message with a special Anthem and sacred solos by Joseph Adams Angela from the Realm of Glory and others. St George’s Church schedules Christmas Day services from 7 am to 1 pm with a 11 am music program and festive next Sunday services including Holy Communion and a special Sunday School program.
Terra Cotta U F O and U F W O elected officers during their annual gathering. L Thompson heads U F O as president with Geo Leslie as vice president and T L Les le as secretary treasurer. U F W O officers include Mrs Peter Dick as president and Mrs Sterratt Les lie as vice president. A joint program featured a debate on whether youth fare better on farms than in cities, won by the affirmatives Beesie McDonald and Ruth Anderson.
The board in the board room with Mr Crichton presiding, accepts a Travellers Insurance policy with two yearly inspections and reports to the secretary, premium 49 dollars, expiring Nov 4 1928. Mr Castell to teach singing one and a half hours weekly, salary 175 dollars annually from Jan 4 1926, and various accounts approved. Mrs Freure re engaged as Adolescent officer at 135 dollars yearly. board adjourned.
The incoming year officers were elected at the last regular meeting of the L C L True Blues 898 Georgetown held December 12. W M Sister Mrs McCreight DU P Sister Mrs Peck Chaplain Sister A Merriedtb Ree Sec Sister E McNally Fin Sec Sister F McNally Treasurer Sister L McNally D C Sister Beasie Forgraves Conductor Sister Nellie Long txt Committee Indy Mrs McIntosh Sisters Mrs Marshall Mrs Mire McCartney Mrs Roney Mrs Smith Inside Tyler Bro W McInroath Outside Tyler Bro Buchanan Auditors Bros R McCartney BE McCreight
Regular shoot at the Armories produced scores from a 75 point total with Martin Cummins at 66 and A W Norton at 61 followed by Robt Bessey Bert McMenemy A Borkholder and Dammann among others in the reported lineup.
Renowned Canadian Presbyterian leader Rev Dr John Pringle reaches Kamloops British Columbia to spend retirement as a missionary in the wilderness. He now oversees a remote mission post north of Kamloops directing eighty five small groups of miners fishermen and lumberjacks including former overseas chaplain E16 and ex pastor George Joy Koox Charth.
The High School Board of Dee 1th discusses salary balances, pay orders totaling or 1876 dollars, and approves accounts for Georgetown Herald United Typewriter Co Longmans Green & Co Central Scientific Society W Huggins and others. Mrs Prowre is named attendance officer and the school will close Friday and reopen Monday Jan 4 1926. Revenue shown: 51808.68 received during the year with 6504.44 from the town and 7191.56 from government counties.
Notice to creditors for the estate of William Anthony who died around January 15 1925 1926 in Georgetown Halton County Ontario. Creditors must file claims with The Trusts and Guarantee Company Limited Toronto or solicitor H G Meir Georgetown Acton by January 21 1926. Distribution will follow after that date with liability limited to known claims. Debts incurred before January 16 1926 only.
The Supreme Court and surrogate court items announce creditors must file claims by January 21 1926 for Emmeline Anthony. In Halton County an estate auction is set for January 9 1926 at the McGibbon Hotel Georgetown for Lot 76 part of Lot 12 Esquesington with an eight room house and barn, reserve bid and 10 percent deposit, terms from The Trusts and Guarantee Company Limited and Ben Petch Auctioneer.
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