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--June 1, 2017.

In the late 19th century, before there was television, movie houses or the Internet, people read. In addition to newspapers, which offered news and notice of current events, local libraries offered a selection of more timeless reading matter, mostly in the form of books.

By 1917, the reputation and actions of Lieutenant-Colonel Draper have crossed the Atlantic. When elections are announced in 1917, Draper is offered the Unionist candidature in Brome County. He accepts,yet stays at the front.

At the time of the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, Canada was propelled onto the international stage. The Sutton region indubitably reflected the Canadian fervor for the war effort at that time.