12 Oct 1927
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Newspaper
Ontario Georgetown Herald
Location
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 12, 1927
Page
1
A reflective poem recalls the loom and fate as wheels click in day and night. The speaker muses on weaving life and love versus sin, asking whether they contribute a beautiful thread to the larger web and pondering long what end may come.
The message states 1926 fires in Ontario reached 10,880 with most caused by carelessness and 20 percent preventable. Total fire loss was 12,482,993 dollars and uninsured losses exceeded two million. It argues a hidden fire tax raises costs on goods and daily needs, with per capita contribution averaging four dollars.
Esquesing Township Council meeting recorded September 12 1927 with Councilor Reave presiding. Minutes of prior session read and confirmed. Attendance noted and a bill payment for incidentals discussed.
A quoted statement by Warden Ponsford highlights work training for inmates. He describes inmates as men who do odd jobs and lack stable employment, noting that learning a trade through careful guidance can steer them away from crime. The piece stresses the value of vocational education to reduce recidivism.
My James Kirkwood has purchased the business and takes power on November 1. Wishing success in the venture. Duncan Ferguson spent last week in Buffalo. Reta Shortill has left for Owen Sound to attend Business College. Wr Harding visited Dundalk last Friday. United Church anniversary services set for October 10 with Rev Millard Garner preaching at 11 and Rev Stewart officiating at 7 40. Andrew McClure and daughter May of Norvah and James Hyatt and daughter Jean of Centreville visited with Mr S McClure and family last week.
The gross earnings of Canadian National Railways for the ten day period ended September 30, 1927, including the Central Vermont Railway but excluding lines in Canada east of Levis and Diamont, totaled 7 477 484.00 dollars, down from 7 885 695.97 dollars for the same period in 1926, a decrease of 411 209.37.
Mr W J Gould left Tuesday for Pittsburg to attend the world ser i en baseball games. Mrs Jon Beaumont of Glenwil limma guests this week of Mrs Robert Scott. Miss M Cooper of Glenwillliams visited her sister Mrs Robert Scott last week. Mr Robert Tebow of Weat Piam boro, moved from Acton last spring, worked on the highway there and was injured by a grader last week fracturing two ribs. Mr Charles A Matthews son of the late Postmaster and Mrs Matthews of Acton died Monday night in St Michael s Hospital Toronto from injuries after a track was struck by a motor truck on Shater Street Toronto Free Press.
Donations received include fruit and bed spreads from groups such as Omagh and Ashgrove Women’s Institutes, Mountain Union Women, and Norval Women’s Institute plus personal gifts like a $200 cash donation. A separate court note reports J. Tebo of Nelson has his appeal dismissed and is sent to jail, with a transfer back to Guelph noted.
Experimental work at the Hrandon Mantat farm compares early fall ploughing with late ploughing for weed and lead control. Early fall ploughing yields nearly identical results to fall cultivation after harvest, while sowing on untreated stubble without cultivation is discouraged.
Ontario government sets open season for deer and moose with districts south of the Prench and Mattawa rivers from November 1 to 30 and north of those rivers from October 10 to November 20. The move is expected to boost hunter participation, aided by favorable weather prospects. Canadian National Railways to issue notices and permits through agents.
An elegiac poem recalls a mother’s care and a child’s lifelong attachment to the family arm chair. The speaker cherishes memories of guidance, prayers, and the mother’s presence, even as time passes and the chair remains a symbol of love and loss.
Notes discuss the death of Senator R A Mulholland in London England and the four Senate seats now vacant two from Quebec and two from Ontario. It notes the shrinking Conservative majority from 1921 and gives current party counts with vacancies. The piece then shifts to reflections on autumn scenery and a moral about the word cant, urging honesty and action to overcome unwillingness.
Miss Mary McMillan was removed to the Lord Dufferin Hospital Orangeville on Tuesday evening suffering from pneumonia. We trust all may make a speedy recovery. Mr Frank Mack of Brin Two has earned many laurels as a modern actor in Lancaster sheep shows, winning prizes at local fairs and fairs.
At Monday’s Brampton council meeting a by law appointed Constables Herken and Leary to assist the Provincial Office in enforcing a stated act.
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