This Day in History: Nov. 11, 1918, Armistice night
Feversham burns the Kaiser in effigy and Proton celebrates as news of the Armistice arrives.
By David Ellis · Published · 1 min read
Nov. 11, 1918: The Armistice reaches the hamlets. News of the Armistice reached the Grey hamlets on the evening of Monday, Nov. 11, 1918. At Feversham, people from the surrounding country gathered in the village for a procession, a bonfire "and the burning of the Kaiser in effigy," the Flesherton Advance's correspondent wrote that week. Proton's correspondent wrote amid the noise: "The sights and sounds in our little burg on this Monday evening are indescribable."
Source: Grey Highlands Public Library, Flesherton Advance scans on Our Ontario
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