07 Jul 1926
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Newspaper
Ontario Georgetown Herald
Location
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 07, 1926
Page
1
The GI Barrister Solicitor Office on Mill Street Georgetown opens from 9 am to 5 pm with evening hours on Wednesday and Saturday.
At the June 17 meeting in United Church Ashgrove, stewards and department heads reported a year total of 2600 for all purposes. Rev Caldwell and Mrs Caldwell were presented with a purse and silk umbrella as the congregation read an address praising their servant leadership and missionary zeal.
The fragment lists promotion examinations with order of merit across multiple classes and rooms, noting Honours Pass and On Trial completions. It mentions names such as Edna Davison Gertrude Logan Mildred Norton and Margarett Casson among others, and records a June banquet by the Ladies' Art of Glenwilliam United Church with gifts and an address by Mrs. Robert Bell. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas departed for a new assignment afterward.
More than 200000 mackerel valued over 6000 dollars were secured off Arichat Guysboro Bay and adjacent fishing villages in Eastern Nova Scotia in one day. Charles Murphy, manager of the western CNR lines, says farmers and business men brace for a prosperous year as Canada expands its fisheries.
A wartime era recruitment notice from Oakville invites fit men to join The Halton Rifles as they train with the Twenty-Fifth Infantry Brigade at Long Branch. It outlines uniforms, transport to camp, rations, and lodging with options for provisional schools and signaller courses.
At the 1926 Esquesing School Section No 14 picnic held on Mr Fred Huggins' property on June 26, Miss Genn received a handsome gift and a long address read by Willie Piece. Gra ham Farnell and John Campbell presented it. The note thanks her for years of teaching and friendship and wishes her opportunities after departure.
The piece lists visitors from Toronto Brantford and Maine visiting Halton residents over the weekend and notes a school picnic gift for teachers. It also reports the Halton Liberal Conservative Association annual meeting at Milton town hall with speeches by Dr. R.K. Anderson Geo Hillmer and Col. C.H. Mullins and details the elected officers: President M.C. Smith Burlington first vice Geo Arnold Georgetown second vice E Henderson Milton and others.
The Section 2 annual meeting of the Toronto Presbyterian Women’s Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church in Canada gathered at Knox Church Milton on June 17. Delegates were welcomed by Mrs. J W Lott, with reports from auxiliaries, youth groups, and talks on supply work literature and GI T work. A Miss Molly Heatley from Milton sang softly as the gathering closed with hymn singing and prayer. Next meeting set for Brampton in June 1927.
Esquesing and Nas sagaweya appeals against last week's county equalization are expected to be filed soon. Le Roy Dale retains counsel for Esquesing. A party from Hamilton and Los Angeles visited Oakville seeking a magistrate office under the Magistrates Act. The Warden and Esquesing officials authorize arrangements. A county council deputation to Toronto seeks reinstatement of the middle road and designation of the Bronte to Acton line as a provincial highway.
Mrs. Robert Watson revisits Niagara Falls and travels with the Misses Perryman and others to Egypt and the Holy Land, after a short stay with sisters Mrs Nicklin and Mrs Holmes. Rev Dr Kannawin, brother of Alex Kannawin, notes church activity in Hamilton. Banquet for Rev Dr Moore held in Toronto upon retirement. Community outings include a Bruce County camping trip and an Erin Stanley Park picnic with games.
The Reeves of Nassagaweya and Esquesing announce an appeal under the Assessment Act after the by law's third reading. The County Judge will hear the case within fixed time limits, with hearings possible with or without witnesses, and must report before January 1, 1927.
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