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"Pte. Long's Death.

Weston, April 12 - (Special) - Rev. Dr. Long received word to-day of the death of his son, Pte. A. G. Long, by shell shock in Belgium on March 29th. He was with the 18th Battalion, and formerly with the Goodyear Company at Calgary. He was well known at Brampton and Bradford. Pte. Long spent Christmas Day in the front line of trenches. Two brothers and two sisters and the parents survive."

This is a portrait engraving of Rev. Dr. James A. Long, the minister of the Methodist Church in 1906. He began his charge here in June 1905. He was the father of Pte. Arthur G Long, a Supreme Sacrifice of World War I.

Article on the temperance meetings, with information given to sway to reader to the For-Prohibition vote. On December 4, 1902, the Ontario Liquor Act referendum would be voted on by the public to decide whether the government should usher in an era of prohibition. Bradford, a town heavy with taverns and inns, had churches and the newspaper promoting the vote for prohibition. After the vote on December 4, West Gwillimbury had a majority for prohibition, though it did not pass. There was a low voter turnout, and despite the majority everywhere, it could not pass. See the Related Description articles for more information on Bradford's perspective.

The article accompanying this photograph gives a quick history of the Wesleyan Methodist Church, later the United Church, in Bradford. A biography of its charge in 1906, Rev. Dr. J.A. Long, is also included.