Stories : 1904 -1908 45 Deceivers Lose The Georgetown Deceivers Hockey team lost by a score of 8 to 6 to the combined team of men from the railway and the crews of the winter boats. The Deceivers [in the positions-language of the day] were H. Westaway , goal; S. Henry , point; R. R. McLean , point; W. Campbell , center; H. Lavers , right wing ; M. Weatherbie , left wing; C. Hansen , rover. The opposing team were J. C. McDonald , goal; C. Jenkins , point; G. O. McLeod , point; L. H. Douglas , Centre: M. Hemphill , right wing; J. J. Davies , jr., left wing; F. Dougan , rover. (Patriot. Feb. 15, 1904) Ferry in Operation Wilfred O. Macdonald of Georgetown has been awarded the contract for running the ferry between Georgetown and Lower Cardigan . Mr. Macdonald has engaged a competent ferryman, James Noseworthy , of Newfoundland , and his boat is admirably adapted for the purpose. The service commenced yesterday. Mr. Macdonald has put on a stage connection between Georgetown and the ferry, the team making four return trips daily." (Patriot. Apr. 23, 1904) Evidently attempt did not succeed. On Sept. 24, 1904, the Guardian. Sept. 24, 1904 reported that " Captain Sigsworth of Cardigan , ferryman, is having a large commodious and substantial boat built by Capt. Charles Fitzgerald ." Those Winter Sidewalks Notwithstanding the emphatic protests made at the last town meeting re. the deplorable condition of the sidewalks this winter, nothing has been effected by the new Board of Assessors to ameliorate their condition. It was a rather picturesque sight to watch the people wending their way to church Sunday night over snowbanks which in some places covered the fences. It is to be hoped that action may follow immediately." (" Georgetown and ," Guardian. Feb. 17, 1904) The Winter of 1904-5 The winter of 1905-05 was one of the snowiest in living memory. On Feb. 9th, Conductor Hibbet's Georgetown train took two and a half hours to go from Peakes to Mount Stewart traveling through snowdrifts twenty feet high. Worse was to follow as snowstorm followed snowstorm. Each train carried 25 to 30 snowshovellers "as many as can work to advantage." On Feb. 20, the train for Georgetown got within three miles of the town and stuck. The mails on board were taken off and relayed by team. Earlier, Georgetown had been without mail all together for a week. On the 20th, the track had to be shoveled almost all the way to Georgetown . The S.S. Stanley stayed at its Georgetown berth for weeks. The road to Charlottetown was still closed to traffic on Mar. 2, though some brave souls had gotten over it by team. (Patriot. Feb. 9, Feb. 20, etc., 1905) Debaters for Women's Right to Vote Win "The Georgetown literary and debating society held its last meeting for the season on Saturday evening last. 'Should the franchise be extended to women?' was the subject for discussion. Mr. Howard Macdonald ably supported the positive and was followed on the same side in a witty speech by Mr. W. A. McLaren , the negative side of the question was upheld by Messrs. P. A. Hughes and P. L Lavers who claimed that at present there was no necessity for woman suffrage. Quite a number of ladies were present. A standing vote showed a small majority for the positive. The ladies were about equally divided in opinion." (Patriot. May 4, 1905) Kehoe vs. Yorston "Last evening at Georgetown, A. D. McPhee, Esq., J. P . delivered judgment in the case of R. D. Kehoe versus George Yorston , an action for assault, dismissing the case and ordering that each man pay his own cost. The plaintiff who is employed by the town to keep the pumps in order was repairing a pump near the defendant's residence. He claimed that Yorston interfered with him in the discharge of his official duties and undertook to repair the pump according to his own plans. Hot words took place between the two and the defendant maintained that the plaintiff touched him in the