27 Jun 1923
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Newspaper
Ontario Georgetown Herald
Location
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 27, 1923
Page
1
A reflective poem recalls a brown homestead with apple and cherry trees, a deep old well, and a shared family life. The speaker describes the orchard sounds, the well’s splash, and a mother’s voice, noting a father’s thoughtful smile and a broad heart. The verses close with the memory of loved ones in the heart tonight.
Obituaries note the death of Hazel Huffman at her Esquesing home from burns suffered in an accident a month earlier. She was 25, survived by parents and four siblings. funeral at Evergreen Cemetery Milton with large attendance. Also memorial for Margaret Campbell of Terra Cotta at Union Presbyterian Cemetery born 80 years ago. family ties to Terra Cotta merchants and Presbyterians. three sisters survive and burial in Union Church cemetery.
The Acton project will begin immediately and will equip a 500 seat theatre. Oakville contractor W H Hawkes has the general contract. The report appears in the Halton by law assessment for 1928 with entries for Trafalgar and Esquesing.
The Esquesing Township Court convened with members taking oaths. W J. Kepeare was named chairman as assessments for 1923 were revised and certified. Minutes approved, council approved payments for road work, taxes, and various bills. adjourned to July 16. A note on local newspaper economics and a drowning rescue in Milton followed.
A reflective piece criticizing the rise of frothy superficial culture in Ontario and Canada amid fires and war. It contrasts careless settlers and camp life with a push for serious progress, urging use of time for a national, meaningful movement over show business and shallow entertainment.
A school report lists many names across grades with several students on trial and senior junior class counts. Attendance figures show half year totals and teachers named M B E Currie and Laura MacKinonoc. Desecration Day at Milton Oddfellows parade and cemetery decorations are noted with residents and visiting brethren and a concluding sermon by Reverend Wo.
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