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Newspaper
Ontario Georgetown Herald
Location
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 25, 1919
Page
2
Births and marriages and deaths charges listed for notices. The fragment mentions a birth in Georgetown at Grant View on a Tuesday in June and references Mr. and Mrs. G C Brogwar with unclear further details. The text is garbled with stray names and times.
The piece observes that descendants may forget the departed as years pass. It condemns long grass and neglect on graves as a sign that some people’s gone but not forgotten lasts only as long as settling the estate. It calls for remembrance beyond the final settlement.
The author argues schools fail to identify each youth's aptitudes and directs students toward generic paths. He urges a mid late teen shift to hands on vocational tracks in woodwork iron work printing sewing cooking nursing and real work experiences to discover suitable occupations and reduce wasted potential.
The Halton Reform Association held its annual meeting at the Princess Theatre Milton with strong county turnout. Officers elected include President W J Clements and Vice Presidents Mes Dewar and J Stourt. Delegates to provincial and Dominion Conventions were chosen, and several resolutions urged Canada wide court and constitutional reforms, equality for self governing communities, and promotion of Canadian interests abroad.
Employees of the Provincial Paper Mill Coating Division enjoyed a perfect June afternoon at Stanley Park Erin on Saturday June 21. Activities included boat and lake swimming with prizes donated by Mosers Bothell Blackburn and Hourigan. Winners included Angua Duncan in the men's open, Winnie Hunt in the ladies open, George Smith in hop akip and jump, Wellington Green in the married men’s race, Florrie Person and Joe McMaster in the three legged race, Lyla Rancia and A. Duncan second, Lonn McNally in ball throwing, George Smith in the cigarette novelty race. A supper was served, followed by a merry-go-round, then dancing in the pavilion. Thanks were given to Mr. Barraclough of Glen Woollen Mills for the motor lorrie loan and to a donor who gave $5 anonymously. The organizing committee included Menara H Scott, I Nello, J Coleman, Missos V Sahil, B Jamen, F McGuigan.
Members of the Masonic Lodge and guests attended an annual church parade on Sunday evening at the Baptist church. Dr Cline offered a cordial welcome and congratulated the order on its antiquity and broad principles. Miss MacMaster led organ music and the choir performed an anthem with Mrs Major Brown, a duet by Mrs F R Wittken and Mr A Harley adding to the service.
Georgetown citizens contributed 200 toward the New Children's Shelter at Milton, but no town residents or Children’s Aid Society officers received invitations to the formal opening yesterday.
For sale 80 acres workable land with beech maple and pine. 8 room brick house, cistern, 60x60 bank barn, stabling for 12 cattle and 7 horses. Includes driving house, hog pen, water, school 14 miles, church 14 miles, 1 mile from Stewart town station. Farm alone 81000 or with stock crop and implements 814500. Terms arranged. Also 8 acres orchard on clay loam soil with brick 10 room house, frame 8 room house and 54x87 frame barn, brick stable 30x80, shed 44x80. Price 88000. Terms arranged.
Balance pasture and swap description features a clay soil ovchard with two springs and one well. Includes stone house six rooms with good cellar a bank barn eight by thirty four and a school lot plus rural mail access. Asking price 84 500 cash payment 1 500.
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