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georgetown and tbata mooreheade it dont rolls pattersons apeelal aale of canned gooda thia week see bia edvt on page i the councils ol georgetown and es- qu wfttiiold their flfst meer ngsh the year on monday next there are not only a lot of meatleas daya and egglen dtya bat therea quite heap of eggleea hens aa well owing to ahortage of coal oar pobllc eohool hie been closed for the week it will reopen next monday jan 14th now if we only had some of that orplua heat oi laet summer avaible for nae we might smile at the coal dealer an election for the leglalatare is pre dicted for jane it seems as if there waa nothing bat one election alter an other mr 8 thorn pun will open a new dairy in georgetown on monday next january 14th a meeting of the womens patriotic league will he held at the home of mrs j uv kennedy on friday afternoon at 8 80 oar civic riak li affording aplendid pastime for both children and adults get your ekatet on and enjoy an even ing on the ice if yon read jacksons advt of laat weak yon bought comfort and other laundry soaps at so a cake it paye to read jacksons sdvte mr dnnoan sinclairs sale of hones choice cattle and other stook will take place at lot 2 8th line erin on thurs day jan 17tb 8ee advtonpage4 whw will install tjwjrof flcerirfor 1918 in their lodge rooms next monday evening refreshment will be erred all oddfellows are invited a man may bawe a heap of wisdom stowed away in hia dome bnt ita worth an awful pile more jast now to know where to go and locale a half ton of coal ambrose hancock lot 17 6th con west oblpgaaconay will hold an auction ale of farm stook on friday jan 25tb foil pertibtlers next week the womens patriotic league ack nowledge with thanks the tarn of 94 05 from the dmmmere snack club pro eeeda of their ootiog in georgetown last jnijr the monthly meeting of the eaqnes womens institute will be held at the home of mrs john wilson stewarttown on friday jan lltb at 3so pm all arer invited please bring thimbles the patrlollo and red oroas workers of terra ootta and union acknowledge with thanks the receipt of 118 from the bachelors assembly and 988 0 the pro ceeds of the box nclal given by teacher andpuplle of mountain view school our dairyman mr qlllman reports tie has lost over iso worth of bottlea ibrongb breakage baring the peat six months as mr glllmen la aopplylng tint olsss milk at a lower rate than a number of other town oostomers should try and help him avoid ibis wastage john a wllloughby the popular specialitt in farm selling is starting the new handsome calend ar and a new list of terms he has propr erty in different counties wbloh is sufflcl- ently varied to make an easy selection by anyone desiring to angle in oy line of agricultural enterprise almost every trade and profession has it newspaper or journal looking after it special interests there are sever- i farm papers bnt only one that can be truly called the farmers business paper that paper is the weekly bun toronto every farmer who farmi for profltsbould be subscriber the flan will pay for itself many times over during the year yon get quality and promptness in watch repairing wben yon bare foster do it leave t with l v hoorlgto local agent tf for food leathsr low prices and workmanship we eioell ladle robber heels ntail 10c msni soo mens boys mm 7aw on boot repaired the rtyr wny mind itli wme save pp oo tbt dollar- bonay ihjlfobswliliell on fridar pleoteofeninjalwbreatiprlc mmm fttxtitf weeslyx episode 7f 1the vofoo 00 the wife slid- the prrnce in a pawnshop drama with ifttle bobby connelly friday the crab a tri4ngleplav with frank kednan ralurdaya fox feature and a two art comedy with roscoe fatty ar te his wedding night only thn countriti out the county of duffortn has joined tbo good road movement and thia now makes 84 out of 37 countlob of optario who have oomo into tho association the dooislon of tho dufforin bounty was mode at tho laet mooting of tho council and this odds 170 miles to the mileage of good roads whloh run through tho province big potato surplus a d wilson state food administrator peaking before the membera of the min nesota farm bnrcau association today declared there was a surplus of from 40 000000 to 100000000 bushels of potatoes in the united states eat more pota toes mr wilson urged farmers most realise a loss on their potatoee this year even below the coot of production they are perishable and as a war food fsll below corn beans and wheat r wtqumon ofowii tbe wedding woe quietly solemnized in toronto recently of mildred florence daughter of mr and mrs e brown o midland and mr a w forguaon ba georgetown son of mr and mrs a c ferguson of oobonrg the ceremony waa performed by captain tbe rev j coburn of midland misa florence mc- gill of midland was bridesmaid and mr george wilfrid ferguson ihe broth er of tbe groom was beat man suburban had trouble the regular service of the toronto and suburban line waa interfered with thur sday through electrical trouble tho first car for toronto stalled at the gordon street subway and bad io be aasinted back to tbe cardan street terminal by the local street railway freight motor this trip to toronto wss cancelled and the regular ecbednle resumed on the ar rival of the morning oar from the east gnelph meronry dratty ctllart cam of ttovb after investigating tbe causes of the free- ting up of water pipes daring the last cold- spell it hss been discovered that the maj ority of the trouble is caused from drafty cellars and in a great many cases broken panes of glaaa in cellar windows the waterworks committee advise that citi zens ahonld see that their cellars are free jrpm snob drafts and if this advice ia foll owed it is claimed that very few water pipes will be frozen up it still a wlnrur at tbe ootarloprovlnclal winter fair held at tiuelph nov 20th to deo 6tb 1017 eobt e skirrow of todinorden formly of georgetown waa the winner of highest honors with his black minorcas in a class of 176 single combs the larg est entry in the history of tbe show lie won 1st 8th and 10th hen 2nd 8lh and 18th cockerel 66 entries 1st 4th and 8tb pallet 4th pen and best collection also skirrow trophy for tho bet two cocks bens cockerels and pallets faalds cap for the best four cockerels and pallets also speoial for beet hen and pallet wrtck tud ujp framc a freight train wreok between gnelph and bockwood completely tied up trafllo on the gtr for some boars last thurs day morning tbe trouble was caused by a broken ruck on a freight the accident happening it the half way house some four mile east of goelpb a call for the auxiliary train waa tent about eight oolodk and tbe wrecking crew reached the scene of tbe accident at nine a great deal of difbcnlty waa experienced in get- ling ihe line cleared and it was not until 1180 that the track waa cleared on the freight train which was stalled were many catlloand abeep but they did not seem to have suffered from tbe cold miss clara speight of new york is visiting her parents in town mine pearl morgan of clinton visited friends in town daring the week rev and mrs mcglaskell of manitoba are vifltlng at mr mckechnlee mr and mrs joseph h brooke late of flmidanre vleiting friends in town and vlclnjiv- slroenaviijeseiisv attend e4 the turnvml jkj nncfeiie iatvoy sv d ybuflg -mi- p w pppatleft- lest woek forptersbnrg florida where they will spend tbe winter mr daughter maigraretmunnt nfcw yeiirwfth4librd- tharropenjjalvanit v and ifotli ajb qamtibetiwpi mifjs fjortnoeijif porthbpe were vis tors fntoh fait weejjiv mrv and mrsl dsw tl oitirekiid mri horbertof rwptfriaitb at iog at mra jotn mcoioiea mra geo- eraser and mrv james cla- rldge of fiamiota- mae arevaltlng iriende id lowb and vicinity r mi- jiimnel mcmasurof glenwllllajns attended thti funeral of hie brotberiblaw i bo late r j todd of pcterboro on mon day of last week mr and mrs a mcclnre brownrldge and son of portage la prairie man are vieliinx at the home ol mr ellery brown- ridge and other frlende mies adams a returned nnrae who has spent considerable lime during the war among the woundod in france gave a mnet interesting address to the ladies of the womens inetitnte in tbe public library one day last week miss adams is a sister of mrs o w grandy mammoth house georgetown bargains in many lines handkerchiefs ladles fanoy handkerchiefs 10 is 30 2b0 ladieh swiss ilanilkorohlofa ao 23 33 a 30o childrens white fanoy handlifs 3 7 10 120 ladies cloves ladloh ooloml kid glovoh lzo7 7 71 at 183 ladles tan and brown kid oiovob 81j1ij ladloa li ladki ladies collars lodioa cropo do clilno collars 101 1115 9130 ladles lace collars lt0 to 173 ladies not collars 00 73o and tl 00 silks a lovely ranjjo of oropo do chine suitable for waists aucl drpssos in all tho loading hhados lndlosshk waists in wbjto pnk ola roao 1 and luaizo at 300 j080 f ladleb whlto voilo wauts 800 8d bosioo ladles missostcool capssoe ftibisjioo iftule amisapa wool rjdts 00l827o- tiadlf jfj mens liv kid miks 10- mans lined moclm gloves l75 t tj23 muns xlmsd hoavyf itta 7s 100 123 16q boh- mrtfcibij 50 iud73o v j boys linediioclia glovosaliftias 1 lt glenwilliams gibbens cut hate cash- and carry grocery urdloi cuildtonsjrlttta 13 as antt flkllosmltt soand 78n j amarus agsortrhobujrttowelaahd tovodlnij- v t stfen tjhlon linoitrnd r r retowh m mrs jss thompeon and daughters have vacated their summer home here and re turned to hamilton miss wilhemina hynds in spending a few days with frlenda in acton mr rexnll polklnghorne onr busy merchant received word laet week that ttia brotiier who hae been overseas for three years has been awarded the do m mra 8 simpson yifnof pie 8 simp- eon i who went- cttorseim ahnut two veare ago received from the record office london eng the military medal whloh was awnrded to pte slmppon for bravery in thn field on sept 20 1017 this la the first decoration awarded a boy who went from glenwilliame and we certain ly congratulate mrs slrupeon on her hoa- bandv magnificent work at the frontand weony hope that it wont be long until we can 1 ireonally congratulate simonie miss wright of queeneville has been eniraged on the teaching ataff here mr h allan the poet wasln peterbor- nngh last week having mahort rest after a linnl years work mr allans last popin was entitled tbe hunters master harold bescoby of toronto is spending a few weeks at the homo of his grandma mre lowla mr kildlo hill j marelen and bobt mcmeneiny are in training at the ex hibition cnmp with rhe different nnits inwhioh thy enliafed- ft ia wilh regret that we announce tbe removal from our town of mies e norton who has been on the public school teach ing etaff for some years it will be hard to replace her as a teacher ber services here bave been excellent she will be greatly misted in the methodist cbnroh where she was a member of tbe choir and an earnest worker throughout the different branches of the church throughout the entire village she was popular and her removal from here will bb greatly felt we understand her mother will accompany her she also will be greatly mifsed here mix mortons promotion will take ber to spanish river wiiere we wish ber so ocean both ourmllln continue to make large rhipments of socks we are also informed by onulde dealers that gooda made in glenwilliams are becoming more popular ovary day owing to scarcity of labor they find it hard to meet the demand however the high class of workman ship that la employed enables tbeno to make these large shipments parity flour in 24 lb cotton bags 11 b0 oleomargarine per lb b5o aylmer brand peas two tins 83c aylmer brand corn two tins 80c aylmer brand tomatoes per tin 24e inmpklos large tin 18c eeded raisins 2 lbs 5o shredded wheat 2 for 27c toy gusto per pkga 9c kelloga krumblcs per pkgs 9o posttoaetice two package 21c fresh prnnes 2 ibt 31o peanut butter per lb 29o celluloid starch 2 packages for 21o christies sodas large package 26c pansy raisins 2 packages 25o tuna flab per tlo 29c eddys matches large box ipc dried peaches 2 lb 83c fare lard per ih 89c fresh ground coffee per lb 32c reindeer coffee large tin 26o pink aalmon large tin 28c quaker oats large pkg 27c mincemeat per lb 16o 10 lb granulated sugar 96o j j gibbens phone 160 lane block georgetown specials choice fruit call and boo ti this wook and seoure bomoof our choice goods a bestivo fruit specialist main street georgetown naoa insurance f ifirb i and j i accident i i mrs roe georgetown ontario jackso fs how you can make and save 30c on every dollars worth of furniture you purchase now for one weekcommencmg jany loth we will give you on every dollars worth of furniture you buy 30c worth of goods your choice from any department or i mp capital authorlisd moooooo caplui paidup 18000000 aurplua s30om0o send your boy at the front a five franc note for 100 can be used to buy little com forts close behind the firing lines for sale at the bank of hamilton georgetown branch c c mackay manager 410 ballinafad mi sees nettie and florence cook of georgetown were holiday guests at sir cooks the miaeea grossman of the north west are vititlrg their grandmother mra moote and other friends here mr and mrs fred home of kenlis saab are the guests of tbe formers mother mrs a buntie and other friends here rev boscoe smith of toronto son of kev j melvln hmith occupied the pul pit of the methodist church here on san- day afternoon mr and mrs e keswick have secured a house in acton and moved there they will hn very much missed in the church and neighborhood here ria for infanta and children in us por over 30 years always bean tbe signature of terracotta among oar holiday visitors in the vil lage were r mr e sanderson mra thog townsend of grand valley mra hayes of montnello mr b o gibson hamilton mr j and matter john gordon string mr and mrs o mokeown of aoton mr w g lyooa bas arrived home from tbe watt mr pearoe onr mall carrier bad hia lace badly frostbitten last week mr win hqnter wai at aoton for the holiday miss hegel marshall fell on the loe uswu rouiii iuo msnl wio mens ooya hll akatlna laat weak and anralnod her kjk auiairaens waa tfcf nw bo1 for la bobber w g kung mt we6 k 1p hr mnthoanbol ihumm nnalraa h n mln if i mt and mra mrlil inpnl ho holt t0 catqpoell ol tln id mr andmri marshal spent tbe boll day wlb erin friends the oopoart and bo oolsl reoeptly beld jo motintain ylor school was a plendldiptiosn a tint class program was ianjortd mr frapk felon made ifaooiloneeruig off tbe boxes b wilt acton mahe retir- albans olmrob rev o h e smith ing rector of st albane unurod was greeted with a large congregation at evensong iuat 8undny evening the ser mon was a very fitting one and at the conclusion of ihe service tender words of farewell were spoken by ibis maoh es teemed clergymen regret is felton all aides at the loss ol rev mr 8mith from st albane but every one is glad that the change means a distinct perferment for him hia incumbency at nlagaraon thelake commences next sunday the chorches on sunday inornfnglook ed very much as if a considerable propor tion of the congregation stayed iobed becanso that was ihe warmest place ibey conld find mr j o hill was taken seriously 111 last week but is gradually recovering he spent all day christmas in superintend ing the delivery of coal to those whose supply waa very low and became thoroughly chilled next day he waa seised with chills and fever pa baa made good progress toward recovery tbe past few daya the half closon possengers for gnelph waiting for tbe ten o dock car on tbe elec tric road on sunday morning were not very complimentary in reference to tbe toronto suburban methods wben tbe car wblued past without either at the station or giving the w warning for main ell quires the remains of mra sarah a thomp son toronto who died on the sflth dec ember were brought to acton on satur day a funeral service waa bald in knox church after wbloh the cortege proceed ed to ballinafad whore interment waa r stopping ng the whistle of street as the law ra the late little campbell whloh towpsblp alio resided wltbjjer husband until their removal to toronto severalyears ago she was in bar 66th year frs pr fohmalt nice young driving mare slso harness bmjfcbj guys with the land forces and with the fleet gives solace in the ion watch if fresh ens and refreshens steadies nerve allays thirst helps appetite and dlfiestlon the flavour lasts stop and think what this means suppose you purchase say a 1000 couch or table or any article you get free your choice of 3 worth of goods from large and well selected stock of boots and shoes mens furnishings hosiery gloves woollens jinens gen eral dry goods crockery china enauujware books sta tionery and fancy goods can you afford to let this grand opportunity pans with out securing some of the many valuable offerings from an 1 utsm hi excellent stock of real good furniture values below value prices inucli splendid new designs in dining room furniture handsome bedroom suites attracfcivtsvliving boom furniture beautiful parlor furniture comfortable library furniture a complete furniture stock for every room all at attractive low prices v the quality is guaranteed see these goods whether or not you are prepared buy to the larger your purchase the greater yourgitiin iaixm- ir iilgfis