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Newspaper
Ontario Georgetown Herald
Location
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 24, 1925
Page
1
Dr T N Marcellus listed as physician and Burgess health officer with office hours from 2 to 4 and home at 81 Main Street South opposite the Presbyterian church phone 68 address details provided for office and residence
The Beardmore Co. employees picnic and field sports are planned for Saturday June 27. Acton council grants 200 for the village band and plans summer concerts weekly. Mrs Minnie Z Bennett, Acton Public School principal, injured two ribs after a fall at her Lake Avenue home but returns to duties Monday.
The fall assizes for Halton will be held here on Tuesday October 18 with Justice Lodge presiding. Dr. Anderson M P has been attending to parliamentary duties at Ottawa and spent the weekend at his home here. Rev. Mr. Malcolm leaves Hornby after five years as pastor of the Presbyterian Church where unionists gifted a purse of gold. Farmers in Palermo Merton district received about thirty six settings of Pheasant eyes with more hatchings due this week hoping for strong results like last year.
Halton statistics show municipal debts and real property figures as of December 1 1928. Milton has the smallest debt among towns while Nassagaweyn and Trafalgar show large property values and exemptions. Poultry federation elects officers and Eden Mills bridge contract awarded for 900 dollars for 119.4 cubic yards of concrete with further costs for extras.
The Halton Progressive Association met in Milton with large attendance. Premier of Ontario E C Drury spoke to cheers, addressing a scandal involving a provincial treasurer and criticizing Premier Ferguson. He urged government change to solve Ontario’s liquor issue, noting prohibitionists face a major challenge for the next generation. Officers elected for the year include N Wrigglesworth President and L Chisholm Vice President.
Bracebridge resident Harry Linney addressed Walker Lodge No 821 A F and A M Acton last week on the Origin and Growth of Freemasonry. Adjoining lodges attended as Linney traced Britain’s craft history from 1717 and the Canadian lodge planting spread seventy five years later with pictures of early officers and Grand Lodge of Canada founders from 1855.
A Tuesday meeting in the Norval Public School, chaired by P. A. Dick, reviewed over 30 herds with 400 cows under test and 18 entered in the Dairy Cows Competition. Officers reported a solid balance, and a $1 annual fee was endorsed.
A historic last spike drive by Sir Donald Smith ends the Canadian Pacific Railway departure era. The piece reviews 40 years of CP growth to a dominant national transportation system and previews a 1925 commemorative book by R. MacBeth detailing the company’s epic, development, and impact on Canada.
Travelers seek coastal New Brunswick Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island resorts for sea bathing and fishing while Muskoka Kawartha Lakes Georgian Bay and Ontario forests offer golf tennis and boating. The Canadian Rockies Pacific Coast and Alaska Town lure with low fares and illustrated CN Railway brochures.
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