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Newspaper
Ontario Georgetown Herald
Location
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 01, 1925
Page
1
A nostalgic tribute by F Steinmann extols a mother's hands. The speaker praises scars and toil, noting kindness and care from dawn to night. The verses describe teaching, mending, washing, cooking, and tucking in, affirming the hands’ priceless value.
A Danforth United Church Choir trip from Eldorado Park ends with Motorman Wm. B. Monteith missing from his Toronto Suburban radial car after a 40 mile ride. The conductor and a hospital trip to Toronto General follow as passengers await a late return to Keele Street.
A large crowd attended the United Church congregational meeting last Friday. The Session will have fifteen members with three retiring each year and a five year term. Elders elected include Judge Elliott J M Denyes C H Stuart Col Ptolemy R Bews W Clementa W J McCrenallan William Atkinson J E Bell Ernest Fay R E Anrinson P D Hartley Jas G Ford Allan Mahon and W H Stewart. Board of Stewards named J J Wilson Jno Irving A L MacNabb Gordon MacNabb J W Blight Wm Hume Sr R M Clements B F Sarl R Turner Alex Ianson J K McMaster W J Hartley Victor Norris Jac Willmott T A Hutchinson. Mr and Mrs Ova Johnson visiting Bedford Indiana return home today with Elizabeth Stewart Milton Agnes Alexander Toronto accompanying by rail.
The revised Halton County school fair schedule lists Kaquesing on Sept 15 Milton on Sept 16 Nassagawoya on Sept 17 Tre falgar on Sept 18 and 19 at Oakville Bronte on Sept 22 Nelson on Sept 24 Hornby on Sept 25 and Burlington on Sept 29 and 30.
The 29th annual Wentworth and Elallon County convention met at Milton United Church of Canada on June ith. Mrs. Caldwell of Georgetown presided and was re elected. Reports covered Evangelism Citizenship Scientific Temperance Travellers' Aid Soap Wrappers Pair Work Moral Education and more. The afternoon featured a Star of Honor Pin for Mrs. Gattraith and solos by Jean Kennedy and Mrs Bodkin. Rev John Coburn delivered the main address urging optimism, education, and a campaign against alcohol. County contest winners were Marion Beggs Milton Watson Acton Dorothy Campbell Acton Mary Elliot West Flambro Jeffrey Gilby Milton and Gordon Currie Acton.
George Watson of Trafalgar Township set a trap for a suspected thief after twenty chitsens gone and prize hens harmed. He found a large owl in the trap with a dead chicken nearby, wings spanning 55 inches, captured by the claw. Watson believes his troubles may be over.
A Turber poem fragment contemplates longing and recognition of love. The speaker contrasts loneliness with the glow of home and fellowship, urging a single illuminating moment to name love’s sacred mark and bless those who rest in quiet, intimate spaces.
The Ottawa Journal notes the Salvation Army, once harassed by boodlemen and lawsuits, is now universally respected for its community work and wartime record. A separate memory recalls Henry Clay visiting John Quincy Adams, who laments an aging building that may force Adams to move, trusting in repair limits.
The Hon. Geo. Henry announced immediate steps to enforce glare reducing headlight regulations under the Highway Traffic Act. The act now limits bulb power and requires proper focus plus mirrors on trucks, with inspectors to ensure compliant equipment and adjustment.
Ontario offers a broad lakeland for vacationers with the Rideau Lakes Muskoka Lakes Lake of Bays Kawartha Lakes Algonquin Park 30 000 Island Georgian Bay Timagami Nipigon Quetico Park and other resorts. Camps, fishing and varied amusements await travelers as CN railways agents provide route and fare information.
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