The Intelligencer July 25, 1918 (page 5)
“Invalided Home. Driver Flay Caron, son of Mr. and Mrs. Caron, residing on Lewis street, city, has arrived home. Driver Caron enlisted with a western battery and was for some months on active service. He was severely wounded, having been in a hospital for some time.”
The Intelligencer July 25, 1918 (page 5)
“Won His Promotion. Staff Sergt. Major Wrightmyer, who resides at 36 Wharf street, city, has arrived back from France. He left Belleville in May 1917 with the 155th Battalion as a Private, and won his promotion on the battlefield, where he was severely wounded in the right foot. The Sergt.-Major is only 18 years old.”
The Intelligencer July 25, 1918 (page 5)
“Local Mail Carriers Strike of Short Duration. The strike of the Belleville mail carriers was of short duration but long enough to cause some inconvenience and a rush of citizens to the general delivery at the Post Office. Yesterday it was unanimously decided to strike this morning and it went into effect. Shortly after the carriers were out they returned to their duties owing to the receipt of the following telegram:
Toronto, July 25. R. C. Andrews, Belleville. We are informed in the course of the conference that the Government has already decided that temporary employees of the Post Office department should participate in the bonus voted in the supplementary estimates. The Government is willing upon the men returning at once to their duties to accede to the proposal of a subcommittee of the Cabinet being appointed, which will confer with representatives of the men, hear, look into and discuss with them their representation relative to the matter of wages or salary and report to the cabinet, which will at once consider and decide upon that report.
We find this is the best that can be obtained and under the circumstances consider it acceptable and recommend that the men accept it and return to work in the morning. Alex. McMordie, Federated Secretary.”
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