Canadian Champion (Milton, ON), 14 Jul 2016, p. 46

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www.insidehalton.com | MILTON CANADIAN CHAMPION | Thursday, July 14, 2016 | 46 Michael, Ford of Canada, Marketing Cc S 5 RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL 1,000 2017 FORD OWN THE 2016 Fâ€"150 LARIAT 502A SUPERCREW 4X4 5.0L EMPLOYEE PRICE ADJUSTMENT DELIVERY ALLOWANCE ©7,530 ©4,750 TOTAL PRICE ADJUSTMENTS YOUR EMPLOYEE PRICE n _ $51 019 OFFER INCLUDES [$1,800] IN FREIGHT AND AIR TAX on most 2016 AnD MODELS . Big turnout for unveiling of soldier monument Time Capsules are gems of informaâ€" tion extracted from past issues of the Champion and other publications in order to provide a window into Milâ€" ton‘s past November 1921 On Monday, Thanksgiving Day, the weather was unfavorable for travelâ€" ling or outâ€"ofâ€"doors gatherings, but more than 1,000 people, many of them from outside the county, were it the unveiling of the r«onument to the Nassagaweya soldiers who fell in the Great War, erected on the site givâ€" en by David Hutcheon, County Treaâ€" surer, about a quarter of an acre on his farm at the corner of the Guelph road and the Moffat sideroad. The monument came from the works of Messrs. Cater & Worth, Gait. Its deâ€" sign is imposing and artistic. It is of Quebec granite, is 17 feet in height, ind stands on a cement base, above which are granite blocks, making two teps. Above these is a pillar on which are cut the names of 22 heroes, with ne more to be added. A statue of a Canadian soldier, standing at ease with rifle, surmounts the whole. The expenditure was about $4,000. At 2 monument was unveiled Mahon, of Campbell ville, who served in France and was wounded in action. He was assisted by Rev. TN. Lowe, of Campbellville. As the ground was wet, an adjourn p.m. the by Captain ment was made to the Nassagaweya Presbyterian Church, where Duncan Campbell, former Warden of Halton, took the chair and addresses were delivered. At the close the Last Post vas sounded by a war veteran, Sgt. W.F. Dewar of Milton Ontario is getting a foretaste of win ter. Snow fell on Tuesday night and yesterday, about seven inches here and practically stopped motoring Several cars stuck on the roads. There is fhine sleighing, but it is not likely to |ast many days This material is assembled on be‘. alf of the Milton Historical Society by Jim Mills, who can be reached !')!ull(]’l the /) ( a9

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