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HEADLINES OF THE YEAR 1918 j ) | January â€" Ltâ€"Col. Sam Sharpe wwarded D. 5. 0. â€" Brigadier General James MacBrien made Companion of the Order of St, Michael and St, George, â€" Storm causes biggest blockade ob record. 7 trains . held up at Burketon Stn, Mr. McPhail had 150 . people to feed, More were stranded at Myrtle where Mr, Williams fed 70 people., &A 12 foot drift is reportâ€" ed in the McComnell cut on the Whitbyâ€"Lindsay line,. Mail came through from Whitby by stage. February â€" Flt,â€"Lieut George Howsam won Military Cross,. â€" All places of business erdered to remain closed Saturday, Bunday and Monday to conserve fuel. March â€" Mr, and Mrs, Wm Cutts lnvite Port people to see their pictures before they go to the Royal Academy in Toronto. â€" All boys from thirteen to nineteen to register for farm labour. June â€" 5. Jeffrey & Son Harness business suffers $8000. damage by fire and water. â€" Col. Sam Sharpe, commander of the 116th at Viny, ) jumps from a hospital window,. ' September â€"Lieut, Arthur Doubt killed in saction, â€"Sgt.Gordon Hood killed in action. ' October â€" Pte,. Amos Stone k#llled in action. # Pte, Arthut Clarke killed in action â€" Churchesfi schools and lodges closed as precaution against "Spanish" ‘flu. November â€" Pprt Perry outdid itself to celebrate Armistice. â€" Official record for Victory loan for Reach, Scugog and Port Perry is §$325,200, Lo3