13 Jun 1923
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Newspaper
Ontario Georgetown Herald
Location
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 13, 1923
Page
1
A lyrical meditation on memory linking sorrow and joy. The piece recalls the dreamlike pull of past days and the sweetness seen through the glass of years. It muses on how youth and yesterday shape present longing.
Limehouse Womens Institute members traveled to Stewarttown for a county conference described as instructive and enjoyable despite warm weather. A successful Friday pie social raised funds while guests from Toronto joined locals in a weekend of song, readings, and community visits, including mournful notices for Mrs. Kennedy and Mr. McArthur.
Dr. T. D. J. Farmer remains gravely ill in Hamilton hospital while Miss Lottie E. Speight, long treated at Guelph General Hospital, has improved after returning home. Neil McDonald resigns as Chair and board member of the Board of Education, with a nomination planned for next Thursday. Chester Plank lays foundations for a new laundry building on Mill Street to replace the old structure with a modern store and offices, potentially postponed until next summer.
The Ashgrove U F W O club held its May meeting at Mrs Henry Wilson's home with about twenty five ladies present. A Wear Ever Aluminum demonstration by Mecara Gowdy and Entwistle of the N A Aluminum Co followed a luncheon prepared using aluminum equipment. A prize aluminum cuff links was awarded to Mrs Jan Bird and Mrs Gaugin presented Mrs Wilson a aluminum casserole. The gathering closed with the National Anthem.
Milton David Scott formerly of Milton and now in Florida is a patient at U S Marine Hospital Norfolk Virginia recovering from an appendicitis operation. William Laidlaw KC died in Toronto on April 29 leaving estate valued at 70718 to wife Princes L K Laidlaw of 49 Queen's Park and naming her sole executrix. County Council adjourned after a busy session because clerks submitted wrong assessment year 1938 instead of 1922.
The Ontario legislature standings at dissolution show Conservatives 77 Liberals 80 UFO 2 with two vacancies. After October 20 1919 Conservatives 25 Liberals 80 UFO 48 Labor 12 Independents 1. By by elections Liberals lost once. Currie Conservative gained O’Neill vacancy. Calder Liberal won North Oxford. Total 1,170,669 votes: Conservatives 891,278 Liberals 888,550 UFO 285,090 Labor 181,894 Independents 656,256.
The article outlines who is eligible to vote under current law. It requires voters to be 21 or older, be British subjects, and have provincial or district residency for specified periods. It notes rules for movement between districts and the need to have an entry on the voters list.
The report lists names by class and merit for May at S S No 16 Esquesing. Attendees include Idelice Burgess Lloyd Barth Susie Presswood Maggie Sanderson Willie Stringer John Connelly Elva Brocklebank Hilda Davidson Irene Brocklebank Frank Dick Norman Sinclair George Stringer Gordon McWagner Donald Sinclair Louise Brocklebank Michael Connelly George Aldous John Dick Townley Brocklebank Sinsee nce Sinclair Dora L McClellan and Teacher.
At a special meeting last week the board awarded the south ward school contract to Mesara Hotton & Smith of Hamilton. They handle the entire project except plumbing and heating, subcontracted to Rang Higgins & Large of bi The total cost is 57 918 26. Prohibition has come to stay but drought fears drive water use precautions.
The article advocates supporting local merchants to keep dollars in the community and argues against buying from out of town. It contrasts Canadian workers returning home with Michigan prospects, then urges a life of proactive generosity and timely debts, urging young people to begin good habits now and pay as you go in all duties.
A fragmented report notes rain aided garden tasks and a mosquita appears abundant. It mentions someone named Abe Average and difficulty finding time to pick flowers and tacks, with occasional efforts to identify them.
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