Georgetown Stories: 1914-1918 71 MacDonald; V-P: Mrs. C .L Barnes ; Sec-treas.: Mrs. D. A. Stewart . July 12, 1915, Patriot: Georgetown School Closing isreported; Anna MacLaren win's gold medal. Aug. 12, 1915, Guardian publishes clear picture of Rev. Father A. E. Burke in doctoral robes. Aug. 19, 1915, Patriot: Scottish Gathering at Georgetown is described. . Oct. 30, 1915, Patriot publishes pictures of activities of 2nd Siege Battery training at Brighton in Charlottetown , inc. Lieut . Temple Macdonald and "Lining Up for Dinner." Dec. 13, 1915, Patriot: The Minto ( John L. Reid , Captain) arrives in to assist the Kanada (formerly Earl Grey ) and other ships attempting to break ice barriers for munitions ships etc.; Georgetown men in crew; Messroom Steward; Fred Owen ; 3rd Engineer, John Smith ; 4th Engineer, Frank Dalziel . More on this story in Patriot. Mar. 6, 1916 Dec. 25, 1915, Guardian publishes pictures of officers and activities of the 2nd Siege Battery in training in Charlottetown . Jan. 7, 1916, Guardian: " George Currie 's letter to his mother re. the life in the trenches- rats etc. is published. Jan. 7, 1916, Guardian: "New Georgetown- Cardigan Ferry " is a headline. Jan. 12, 1916, Guardian: Lloyd Shaw is appointed principal of Georgetown School; former principal McCarthy has become a School Inspector. Mar. 2, Mar. 6; Mar. 9; Mar. 22; Mar. 23, 1916; April 17, Patriot and April 1, 1916, Guardian: Detailed descriptions of activities & letters from soldiers at , Horsham, Sussex, England where the 2nd Siege Battery, is now called the No. 98 Canadian Siege Artillery; meals, change in command from Peake to Prowse, snowball fight, etc., Temple Macdonald made a captain . The 98th in France: Patriot: July 31, 1916; Aug. 16 (report directly from Capt. Temple Macdonald ); Oct. 7; Sept. 6; Sept. 26; Oct. 12; Nov. 24, (picture of officers & men); Jan. 10, 1917; Jan. 12 (at the Somme); Guardian. June 14, 1916; Mar. 2, 1916, Patriot: Stephen Hessian is admitted to the Bar. Mar. 6, 1916, Guardian: Concert held in " Gordon Hall ." Apr. 4, 1916, Patriot reports accidental shooting in the woods near Georgetown involving Albert Morrison and Willie Fitzgerald . Morrison dies later. June 2, 1916, Guardian: Letter from "somewhere in Belgium" to Mrs. Daniel McPhee re the fate of her son J. D .- missing or a prisoner-is published. Aug. 8, 1916, Guardian: Georgetown School garden is described. Oct. 15, 1916, Guardian: Georgetown native, Emmet Dougan is ordained to priesthood, Oct. Nov. 4, 1916, Guardian: Concert by the "Success Club' of Georgetown School is described. Dec. 11, 1916, Guardian: Georgetown elects Knight as mayor and R. R. Jenkins , Peter Ross , Howard Macdonald , John McCormack , Daniel Skinner , F. Soloman as councilors Town Clerk was Andrew Lavers ; concerns of the time were electric lighting; the Gordon Building , street rules; at a meeting reported in Guardian. June 9, 1917, Ronald Yoston was appointed poundmaster. Dec. 15, 1916, Patriot: S. A. McLean , wireless operator from Georgetown , is drowned. Jan. 1, 1917, Guardian: Principal's room at the school now has single-seat desks and a new "hydroplate" blackboard-great progress. Feb. 5, 1917, Patriot: Nicholson replaces Flynn as station agent. Mar. 6, 1917, Patriot: Carnival is described. ??? Apr. 2, Patriot: Concert is given by Georgetown High School, Lloyd Shaw , principal, Anna Miar , vice-principal.