Georgetown Stories: 1923-1926 84

he was Superintendent of St. David’s Sunday School for 16 years and an elder for 30 years.

Sept. 4, 1924, Guardian: Incoming G.H.S. staff include Brehaut, J. A .B. McConnell, Stella Morris, McCormac, Isabel Morrisey, Gladys Taylor.

Sept. 26, 1924, Guardian: Charlottetown Baptist Choir gives concert in Georgetown.

Sept. 27, 1924, Guardian: Georgetown School Fair—— exhibits, races, games etc-with names of winners is reported.

Sept. 29, 1924, Patriot: Philip Morrison loses barn and entire crop by fire.

Oct. 12, 1924, Guardian: Exhibition is reported.

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Nov. 29, 1924, Guardian: Capt. Alex McDonald

is acclaimed mayor of Georgetown; running for council are Seymour Knight, Glen Jenkins, Fred DeLorie, Ernest Doyle, E. B. McLaren, F. J. Soloman, Allen Macdonald, Murdoch

McLean. [On Dec. 3rd all were elected except Knight whose name was withdrawn and former mayor, E. B. McLaren, who stood at the bottom of the poll.] (Guardian, Nov. 29, 1924) Early in 1925 Fred DeLorie resigned, Capt. John Smith became mayor, Duncan MacDonald and Chester Llewellyn councilors.

Dec. 8, 1924, Guardian: G.H.S. standings are published.

Dec. 10, 1924, Guardian: Lloyd Shaw has established a night school at G.H.S.-- with many attending.

Dec. 26, 1924, Guardian: Georgetown School concert is reported.

Feb. 5, 1925, Guardian: Georgetown Carnival awards are listed.

Feb. 9, 1925, Guardian: Georgetown High School standings are published.

Feb. 21,1925, Guardian: Georgetown “Violets” Hockey team are beaten by St. Peter’s.

Feb. 21, 1925, Patriot publishes article on rebuilding of the Railway Wharf at Georgetown which had gone into disrepair since the removal

of the ice boats. Scobie Johnson was foreman of the repair crew.

Mar. 6, 1925, Guardian: Georgetown Night School closes for the season. It was opened by Lloyd Shaw when he “discovered that many young men about town were unable to write their names or read.” (Patriot, Mar. 7, 1925)

Mar. 9, 1925, Patriot: The home of William Yorston is almost completely destroyed by fire; the frame remains and furniture was rescued.|Guardian report, however, says that part of house was saved and that the Yorstons paid tribute to the Georgetown volunteer bucket brigade.]

Mar. 12:, 1925, Patriot: Georgetown Dramatic Club under direction of RA. Scully presents “Eileen Og or Darkest Just before the Storm.”

Apr. 8, 1925, Guardian: The Georgetown Uptown Red Sox baseball team are beaten by the Downtown Canadians by 7 to 3.

April 15, 1925, Patriot: Georgetown streets are gone over with a “split—log drag” to “fill in all the holes and hollows.”

Apr. 16, 1925, Patriot: James Boudreault starts a new shoe and harness repair shop at his former residence on Richmond Street.

May 19, 1925, Guardian: Mr. Jerroir, past 90, “rowed out to the middle ground, a distance of 6 miles, where he spent time fishing cod, landing some 20 or 30 excellent specimens, after which he rowed back home.”

July 3, 1925, Patriot: G.H.S. Closing. Catherine McKinnon wins the Gov. Gen. Medal.

July 15, 1925, Patriot: Georgetown Boy Scout’s camp on E. B. Hemphill’s farm at Burnt Point.

Aug. 1, 1925, Patriot: Georgetown tennis courts are in shape thanks to the Women’s Institute.

Aug. 13, 1925, Patriot and Aug. 15, 1925, Guardian: Men from Georgetown are going west on the harvest excursion 1925 including: D. Martell; J. Fitzgerald; J. Gotell; J. Mooney; William Fouchere; H. Martel]: M. Gotell; S. Gordon; L. McLaren; William Martell, J. Batchilder; D. Martell, William Fitzgerald;