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Newspaper
Ontario Georgetown Herald
Location
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 30, 1925
Page
1
A reflective meditation likens life to streams that flow clear or muddy. Some paths run outside familiar banks and reveal rough, foul places, while others are cleansed by sorrow leading to nobler, more beautiful existence.
Mil ton pastor Rev W M Mackay preached in Hornby and Omagh. Oakville Band played Milton, while Milton Hand joined Band Tattoo. Halton Hog Fair set for Oct 27 at Agricultural Grounds. Harold Mitchell, 8, injured when truck passed over his leg on Dundas Street. Mrs H M Kennedy and babe visited Georgetown. Ada Clarke visiting Peter A Smith household. G A Dills with H P Moore at Toronto General Hospital. Lindsay siblings visit after summer in Britain and Europe. H P Moore improving. expects to return home soon. St Alban’s Acton Harvest Festival held with Rev P Mayes preaching. Dwight Evans promoted at Bank of Montreal Preston. D H Lindsay buys Acton grain elevator stock from Robert Noble Ltd and rents it as storehouse. Noble built elevator about 20 years ago.
A reader laments frequent passing without honking, calling it dangerous and reckless. The letter argues drivers should be reported and fined to curb the conduct and restore road safety for all. The piece then shifts to reflections on small town life, praising neighborly spirit over grandiose urban appeal and valuing the comforts of one’s own community.
Halton Rifles officers announce a shift from a single summer camp to year round local training centers in towns across the county. Provisional schools for wing and non commissioned officers will run in Burlington and Georgetown, with signalling courses in Milton. A three day winter war game against Peel is planned, and brigade staff rides will visit Brampton and nearby areas.
Mrs Mary E Wilds wife of James Wilds died last week at 11.80 after two years illness at 49 Union Street Gloversville born in Ontario Canada she had lived here about 39 years. Survived by husband four sons Roy Woolley Toronto and others two daughters Ada Wilds and Mrs Julian DePicazo sister and brother in New York and Toronto. Funeral Saturday at 2:30 p m Fremont Methodist Church Rev David W Reid officiating burial Fern Dale Cemetery.
The funeral of Joseph E. Featherston former Canada immigration commissioner in Hong Kong occurred September 17 at the family plot in Streetaville Cemetery. The ceremony drew a large gathering with Rev W A McKay and Rev J T Fortner officiating. A concurrent note reports a tall corn contest in Globe’s southeast corner, with a stalk reaching 16 feet 4 inches as of Tuesday morning, tied to Ward Rodded’s measurement.
A Rally Day service gathered parishioners at the United Church on Sunday September 27. Miss Nellie English of Toronto visited her aunt Mrs. Art Rogers. Miss Annie Smith departed for Toronto for an operation, while farmers battered by wet weather fear losses if conditions do not improve soon.
The Erin Fall Fair taps local effort with organizers vowing a bigger success. Directors back a larger community event as Mr. and Mrs. John Leslie host visiting friends and other residents discuss fair plans. The item notes farm transactions and moves by agricultural groups in Toronto and Ontario.
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