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p is w h willson leading funeral direct ok and kmbalmeb bastdspcefc office opp merchants bank open day and nlgnl ggqhottowm out phone 64 births marriages aod deathe are chars ed for at the following rateai birtha 26 marriages 60cj dentin 80c it 0o mcciiloioii at wardenvills 8ask on marslsl cyril mrcnllongh only ton ol mr and mrs w a mcoollough formerly of oeorgetorcn in memoriam owa jo lortm memory ijf he j oowitd hirdear huabapdajto i i hoade the oprfipeadrif 1 t j king and cobntry lotb of april one sweetly solemn thoqjbt i safe in the armt of jesus wme ddebo dobdieln lovlnji memory ol our dear kttlft sdn and brother ovrille ross prolr o pea idto thereat be- v yood afcril 8tb 1016 v- x hanr of badness alill cdioo oer ne th tflcnmea dqlh sgmeumei flow v r thpnahe dleil two yean ao- yv- vltolry sleeping- restlnrat list t all fairirooblea and suffering past jeans baa taken biro home to hi rfteast 81eeplig6 peacefplly yr at teet pafhof mother and brother pobuli fn loving memory ofonrdear little brandeoe orville ross dobble who died april 8th 1916 peaceful be fhy realdear orville it la awfetjo breath tby name in life wo loved you very dear in heath we do the aame his loving name well not forget though years may pass away the lots ol him wu sadly feel as keen aa the ural day asleep in jesoe grandpa and grandma batehelor the georgetown herald wednesday eveg april 10 1918 too often wo borrow trouble thoro aro many of us who fail to appreciate the sunshine of today be cause we sec hie clouds of the mor row we persist not in living to day but in imagining our life to morrow and how often do we find that the troubles of the next day never eomo lo us thinking thus of the tomorrow provents us from doing our best todtiy wo do not see the himiutiful things and the good i hut a ro at initio tor enjoy ment in tin- present hour ppointment had nothing to do with what was said about the scarcity ol farm labor and tho diiiiculty in gett ing seed measures are being taken to improve the situation in liotli ci es hut the apparent disinclination for increased production without guarantees of increased prices wan not encouraging krom the stand point of tho consumer prices are al ready high enough from that of the producer they may not be in pro portion to the cost of production but tho shortage if any cannol be great however that may be this is no time to talk profit it is no time for selfishness the great need now isthaf men should not think of many of thcrjl their ijvsforjl dom of the world wito no- thought of getting anything for thmnelvss bejond thqif share ohaffreedoui it8ou dutytojbllov their esnni tie- in a lssherojc way hi fytcue- djjijlbiljgjvna ajviug what wc0 far fla ggtat causjo t teee1yeilorittie0cray irom ffo ajol0nill whtthoa been with therrnas w england he was well andlefton mafcb22iidforfranco word waa received last week thdt lieut a lawaoo steele bad been- wounded in france meat steele la the eldest son of mr and mrs ao steele forgus and a grandson of m rs david lawson a certain british soldiers letter ac cording to hunch runs thus i am sor ry i cannot tell yon where i am because i am not allowed to say but i venture to say elate that 1 am not where i was but where i waa before i left here to go where i have just come from a cable received by therelativesotcapt rev h f d woodcock formerly rector of st judea church oakville an ounces that ho waa wonnded while in action on march 31 copt woodcock went overseas a year ago as chaplain ot the 16itb battalion ana was transferred to- the 6th canadian battalion in france list of contributors following are tho names of those who coot liliut cil to the pyjnma fund as handed to us by the committee s15 h v iuwson 50 dayfoot co george town oated taper mills s2f k 1 creelman it g roid 1 a willougbby l e fleck f 1 harbor slfo ii o clark s10 i w kennedy c w grandy 1 1 matthew g m arnold ralph ross i grant it c mncullough ur nickel ir heath f a ha fi5vj m moore jrrtjjtife 1eva betheuavj ptirsra jrtapil m-fllber- laweonc emlh a hill introduced into the legis lature noviiles for higher fees to regis rai and sheriffs the bill pro vides that every registrar shall be entitled to retain hia net income up to 100 he must pay to the treasurer of the county or city for which lie is registrar ten per cent on the excess over 1500 up to 2000 and so on up to 90 per cont on the excess over 0000 the fees of sheriffs will be increased approxi mately twentyfive per cent there are 48 sheriffs in the province and 30 of them received less than lfi000 last year it is proposed to make a minimum salary 1600 england march 10th 1018 dear motherrjast a few lines to lot you know tbal i received your letter and was very glad to hear from yon we are having very nice weather over bore at present it is just like a summer dav out some of our boys have gone to france harry yoldbam and ojby ilnrrington are over there and 1 put my name down to go with them but i was hit in the eye with a rifle and f have a nice sore eye and so they would dot let me go i hone to go over in a short time i am wrmng this letter on the drmr tep so you might have an idoa what a nice day it a out 1 seen a letter in the hearlil from charlie buddy fred annvtronn had the herald anil be showed it to m i have been in the armv now for over two years i am wearing a good con duct stripe now some claps eh 1 re ceived a letter from art the other day and he was idling me about getting his knee hurt 1 had inma pspcrs from 8a die but f havent heard from alice yet 1 get every letter that in aent from anflda i also got a letter from liutcli i limit close for this timo with best love iron your bon georgn parr norval school report following is the report o georgetown public school lor marob l honors dan cook yvonne adams georgu kennedy pnsalfnward hillock margaret mc kay mattie mflhivin beatrice mc grath koy king norman ilemlernuu lieirgc green anil cameron bellequal robert mcgibbon josephine wtheon evelyn search willie mcdonald jack itarber james gardiner hilda erwin kenneth mcmillan alvin hell dorothi thompson margaret treanor kdith 1ughes robert mccuaig vivian vint xirace forster sr hi honors tom kaion m mc donald haas e cave k bethel i mccart ney w ford and j forbes o rich one thing that distresses people who 1ve boeh tho small boy and the wellkept larfn is to seo the grafs practically stamped into mud by the ieet of the thoughtless lads who would rather walk along the side of the boulevards than along the cement pathways tho young people dont mean anything by this act of thoughtlessness of course but we wish i hey would appreciate all i hut is involved in distroying the pretty lawns with their foot prints al a time when every fool track ii so plainly revealed theres the corner lots loo now being used as footpatlih worse than ever let thought lest ones ever keep in mind the sign please keep off the grass the milton champion of last week bus the following to say re- garding ihe gicater production nieet- ingheldut milton about fify rep- rosentalive halton men township councillors members of the board of agriculture officers of agricul tural societies and prominent farm- ers were guests of the county coun cil last saturday and conferred with it at its meeting called to discuss and promote food production in his opening address the ward en explained that ho had called tho meeting in compliance with a pro clamation issued by tho ontario goveriiinenl ho expressed tho liopo thai there would he practical results judge elliot and mr denyes public hihool inspector gavo rous ing addresses on tho duty of all canadians who were unable to bervo the empire and tho allies at tho front to support them to tho utmost at home that duty should not be shirked even though doing it should mean more or loss sacrifice next to tho need for men came that for foodstuffs particularly wheat and pork and thso must coroo from the farms tho spoukors urged that the farmers of halton do thoirbharo in producing and should protluce from increased acreage major e f osier who returned lately to can ada after about throe years service in france and belgium in an imper ial infantry regiment and who is auo a farinor spoko chiefly of sold iers rations at the front bacon ho said was particularly needed there it wits a satisfying food easily hand led not likely to spoil nud could be cooked in the trenches when no othor cooking was possible farm ers should by all means grow wheat and plenty of it but hog production was almost equally important mr flnlts letter was another strong appeal the discussion which followed was disappointing the disa- mr george broom announces the en gagoment of hla daughtor margaret joeejihjne to mr stanley f price eon of mr and mre j price hornby the marri age to take place in june mr carl adams was laet woek present ed with a handsome tie pin and the fol lowing address by ihe presbyterian choir dear mr adama wo deeply regret to learn of your intention to sever your connection with tbia choir of which you have been a most tfllcicnt leader during the pabt fonr years and we wish to take advantage of thla opportunity to express our very best wishes tor your success and prosperity in your fmure undertakings the difficulties to be faced in leading a choir where it i not possible for the members to attend practice regularly have been overcome by your untiring efforte and your work tiaa been appreci ated by all especially the members ot this choir will you pleaso accept this tie pin ae s email token of onr apprecia tion of your ever faithful and unspllish work with us we trust that you will lite long to wear this little remembrance and may it often bring buck pleasant re collections signed on behalf of the choir re j a fergiirnii the proceed from tho patriotic kiushru and danro held by the girls khaki club norvar on april 4lh amounted to 04 00 2176 was made on n boudoir cap which was donated by mrs uobt gollop mr c mcquaig who held the incky ticket donated the cap to be auc tinned off mr davies very kindly act ed aa auctioneer and ibe cap was sold to mr frank fetch for fl 76 mr pelch again gave the cap to the club and it waa finally bold to mr mackenzie for 3 00 the members of the club wish to tbank all those who by their aeslatance made the evening a success following la the school report for marob fir iv scott ferguson hazel iiugheb winnie knight ewart early n ivchnrlea kanbiu lilian green alicia whitfield annabel mclaughlin murray laird donald russell mary mcmeekin 8r hi- marion noble ivy whitflold marion gollop oliver hunter harrison wilson george moore earle mcolure george loiuh jr ill kva green dorothy wfleou margaret mcmeekin willie fiddler fir ii- hilda kankine bernard knight gordon casely int ii ina campbell murgaret wil son ethel noble wesley louth bessie mcolure albert carey icdward benson jessie smollie reesie hunter minnie i nulls jr ii edna kerr bessie campbell christopher grim wood james benson willie inglia george hulls jr i ralph whitfield kdith casely gordon sbarpe arnott noble klsie lonlh harland hustler george inglia a class- helen fend ley bab mcmee kin pearl louth joan green donald campbell mac watson bobble coup laod ley g wrifiswotth v- rtimforcfc hov cameron j hentiv d a hrooks w v frfinka m irairtly j rusli kev truax hfw hoy bale elmer thompson john kord a saokss iticeman 1 nojfcill w oantlioaifc d isomervflle w jw ems i v aoiirlgftn j a beltif 0iijsitv4owfiis modcfhald ii vrivit j cruniiuhdcjwh k hearieu w cleave sheriff webster w- blair w forgrayes mewliirteja anhrailtialti r j it niaaivf cook it l xtrwsout lving8tjoq fas mobnfe 3 a cuminings georgotevn creamery w d johnston v har- w fuwjpole j r kaiser ft mo- jliiiig dmadntyrei f sykes john bingham fi1 soi fried 2 f s near e mccannah j a thompson 8 kirk a m quick armstrong j branilford w h holes j j gibbens w h forbes revcline george bennett it erwin w thomp son j arnott mr cults g l wat son 11 morrison i harrison v hoc w barber e feller j b mac- kenzie dr mcandrew a w fergu son j murdock a friend dr wat son j medcrmid b g hoinutli j campbell 1 m buck a norrington a willians b v gibbens r i gar diner a b cnstello j creighton h distance j i godfrey f wood ii dickie a hume a ashmore c grensides i cassidy w mcmillian 125 j blair r scott w brown 1 w pitt w whitmee j wap- sh6tt a watson c laird a thur ston f kersey w a millar lee king r j hynds r c cowles g ford w r lashhrooke j tracy e l arnold is c baker w b ford rev hurt m near ed wheeler t woodward neil campbell w i barber f callow w hurlop n hunter d fraser w davidson joe wright f king g near w brink- art s nevins w buck j h jack son w g mckay w h willson ii livingstone d brill ii shermen a mino dr bennett f s mcgillvary it c nixon c linham s young j h lane j watson h stockford j cole g leslie w gillman j hen- dcison w hood h willson c glad- all f collins j hoy f appleyard s dewhurst i iluggins it young c mcquaig r maw e appleyard w mclom f burtenshyw w greenswoid g watt j allen w foster l march men i ii hay ward w gill w kiolt o cuinmings c bradhecr c ledwidge w sheeloy f king c herritigton c hill t blythe a carter w burtenshaw j leavitt r buchanan w merritt h harrison b weston t mcnally a anthony ii francis f gregory j ilickey w dean j kitchen a duncan j hill f mcnally j saunders d lawson l hlylhe j bradford c hoar j mason a ma son s thompson j thompson o burnsides w toast f w moore a bouchard t hempton t arm strong w niles g sinclair j sin clair it thompson p b coffen n long garnet thompson j graham 1 armslrong r mccartney w kir- by ii ostra tnler bert ilntt a war- i iiiuer martin ii garvin j makin 11 tracy t hughes f hillock j maiclinicnt h press- wood j luckcywm ward fli w long boi k greensides 1 shepherd e dobbie j wright ii carter w sharp c everson h mcnally wheeler collens b iluggins ii wilker l proslon p laird rich aril graham it waldie e c jen nings t armstrong j davis w breen w leslie w ryan h groom h erwin h ostrauder 25c vint j hill curl adams a friend j preston w halpin ocf smith total amount raised 1000 the committee has had consider able difficulty in getting the names and it is possible that some arc omitted committee c b dayfoot choirman c w grandy treasurer f l heath secretary pdsae sllffllrfcr m fjeclt w jftiok m mcklnnnn n bvadley m- hillock g trnax m mckay jr ril honors mainie macdobald herbert ooutts lenore cooke cfaireqce klog peas dorotky frauipton georgkia uertry alax fraker kathleen tveanhr sualefoaniaemihb saxe mfte blsir wluhyjrejlbini wihaob lijiah waif aodv john willis violet litrja florence cooke nellie pranewrwma fieriry jek joat i sr ii- tjonouremnrgaret contla ir afeel mcderrnidv myrtle toat orarenae knce ltnian kennedy and-datta-boles- eqnalv htaoey 5odwy jack lucas willie ertgil marlii- amet6d rntti gfr glsdyr t6l cferemja walteta claxeniia booiktll jr ii honoiini allfexock edna jen kins beta tost pasvliuufred jamea ilry willis claudb biuiihide jidilti francis irenu kelly eiva ijotiflie- jr ii a ivsb aileen ross cecil ytuploton kvelyn htocuford allan bak er victor norrington raymond harley jean allen victor iiiggine jim iobbe linrpon jenkins sam mckenzie gar- held mcliillvary edgar rush fred spires jr ii 111 pass john leslie victor tedder margaret kenoedv f sr primary honors marlon searatu kathleen barnea jean watt donald herrington violet btiir rosa edge ed win hoare albert faulkner willie for- be jack harribon pose madeline erwin isabel gamer- i marjorle mckonzie matbew bone- kill helen eoreuir herbert hamilton jr piimary pass men rice uilinck al fred jennings evelyn hillia aieen gioa roy bradley eleanor treanor martin ruih percy barker norman finer george hoare no jepirt for ltt class owing to teach ers illness terra cotta mrs charles mckrown of aoton bpont tho weekend with mr and mra john toinfieixl a nmnbir frtftn hero attended the nrninup bi nt ieorgotown on fifttarday and report havior secured eome good bargainr mr fenrgtr aldoua has moved to mr k j plant liiiiim trh o v kiunrt in now on thu meriil wt hopo roon to hear of hor complete recovci v mr j coulter in on i ho tick list at pre pent rionphirn t48 iomtneuc and eeed jng wnl mum be tho ordtr ot tho day ballinifad mr 1 sinclair who wiii operatrd on for opindlriiifl in tho crnirl honpital cttielph b doing oh well aa can he expect cd mr and mra a k fttrnell and maetor trftliam mdlorcd to mc ado villon hun- day aid epeiirihc day with mr fafnoltp root ho r mi 8 b conover erindno wan the gueet of hfr utr mtb ira vannatter a few dttyn labt neokj mr ira vnni alter held o vpry btirrcaa- full fifilc n fw ww kn ago mifl wirnlo hpoar spent the holiday will frfendvi htro mibe oora vannatter of acton wax homo for tho holiday win mckay and mien jepaie have re turned home after b pending a wenk in toronto mr wake vannatter opent good fri day in toronto mifp h ianii hilubnrg ttpent last wtmlnfdav at mr ira vannatti8 tbe ldicv inptiintu held a hod crofh box hoctal labt friday at which a good program was given tho procedti a- monnted to hoo do a j iindhay rhairmao k j kerr auctionrer mm brt ilogari haa r turned to her home in ti ronlo after npending a few iihvh uilh hiriiioth timi brotbtr lie n m- mill m rf- w sinclair the kurtlo ol mr m t mit ocore lhomp1 eon on hijiditv i mrc a it vannatter has gene to att- eroliff to pee her niottier mra limpur tier who 1h ill mr a k vannntler wae home for tbe weekend mftbfeis harfy hiltn and kenneth hun ter were vieitors at mr i robxelb on sundav correspondence march 13lh i0l mils edith hughes georgetown out dear misa hughes i have your kind favour of march mi enclosing a contrib ution of 400 towaids the halifax blind endowment fund from some of tbe oil- uens of georgetown please convey to tbo donors my sincere appreciation of their timely holp pnd accept for yourself my grateful thanks for yonr kindness in making the collection believe me very truly yours 0 f eraser obituary james 8a vans thla community lost a hielong real- dent nf high character when jamea flay ers died at hla home lot 10 con 0 nats- aitaweya on good friday morning mr mayers bad been in poor health for sover al- years the result of anemia he waa about until teven weofae ago when ho waa confined to bed through wotknoss iiih funeral on morday to fairview cam etary acton was attended by many fri ends and neighbours james rayera was thu aon of late henry bayers and was born in acton iu 1854 hla youth was spent in tbia own and forty fonr years ago he married naomi trotter daughter of ibe late william trotter then a reel- dent of scene street the first four or five years after marriage were spent at weldemar after which he moved to speyside and thenoe thirty four years ago to the farm where he died mr bay- era waa an upright man highly esteemed by all he waa an udherentof naraga weya presbyterian church mrs bayers and three sons and two daughters service william j and henry in naaaagaweya charles e in hamilton mra duncan waldie eiqueilng and mri ari bur zim merman in saskatchewan acton free preea ror sale two good young cows 1 fresh also childs iron cot apply h oatrander near public kchool xtp ron sale babys folding sidewalk sulky at a bar gain apply at mooreheada store to mra norrington itp land wanted to huv or rent from a half to two acres gncd garden soil apply to dr mcandrew house for sale frame house with all conveniences on charles st apply to w d johnston if paper hanging right now is the time to make arraugomonts about that pap ering i handlo tho celebrated empire bemitrlmmoil wallpapor which can not be surpassed for beauty design and coloring bomothlng or every room dot me oall with samples and sugges tions estimates given prlcos consis tent with good material and workman ship 4 for those who wish to do tuoir own tiaporlnif you will find tbo emplro lomltrlmmcd a groat boon painting graining c e bludd box 100 olenwilliam8 phono 0 ring s glenwilliams driver a w allen writen lo hie par- hnlh under date of march 3rd from some where in france aa follows- dear mother and dad will now an axer yonr kind and very welcome letter which i received ahout two weeks ego you will ptesae exouae delay as i have txen working bard driving a team every day guess you koow what that means ueoeived your postal order on the i5tb of laat month alro the parrel and it was ertainly good had a letter frornyouog tommy he is in tbe 12th crt and only a short distance from me lie 1b going to get a paa and come and see me you aaked me if i had men anybody from home i saw bob haddie he is driving a trnck we had a good old talk abpnt heme i- bad paaa for a day co a lufie hnrg ft week ago and ttrfejra4 a hjdwquf i veeegjrv 4 alcmof bred anddranks cut prifqee that vaadt 104q and tl2 i had2motftegib plate full of potatoes jjread axd gotowl a meai here coata ajxttit 40o in oar money i hote heen sleeping in a baro and through a liltle cooll flked if tonight l am lying beside good wfirrjr are ao i have nothing to grumble about it wan a rears the 14th of last month smew i joined thv army and i hav hcn in france 10 month p it h jiwi uhmit a year since i volt home hut it loeatti aeem that long i a in going t try imd get a pnrh to go to i aria in april il i am spared until then well mother i think i will cloea for thla time hoping this finds you in the beat of health ae it leaves me at preaent from your loving son driver a- alien auction sale of chattels the undersigned will sell by public auc tion at stenarttown on ffday april 1 2th at j oclock tb fallowing chattels of thu late v s w ni30dnviz5 vcrjlier qookbrf sto e bafove 8 cupboarbs bath ouflt catpehlerb toqlar chairsi extension ladder garden tools ami numerous other usetul articles terms cash w a wilson benj pexqli clerk auctioneer in 8iito of tho fact that owihk to the war llritmh woollens liavo advanceil greatly in prico nud tnilors nil over canaila have heen compclleil to raibo prices wo will continue to make bluo and s black sorges scotch and knghffh twaeds and worsteds at irioes that wjll bo within tbe range of ovory mnn ikiittilgeorjiilie rjlifjribeg fi v i all wool roods 8uobaaoaro sellhiuatpreseijt will be 50 a tjey ptjntbigboi in tbe sprhlgt tuy k bpocialbitrrjiainsin ftlldcj jina ocmtniej viat- v j jvvv il y 1 a sorittid uiliof 0yryi idogitiuatbo cleared wuwilibiffojioutuvbc6tcloygiii svri febreejjfi all jlnep of mens vedri our istook is lidreildinu8bfi jrediiijod- this is a money savot 3le- v r 5v invite yout6 and boootjrjn6l take care of your telephone m any repairs to telephones are made necessary by careless handling a telephone instrument has more than a hundred parts and is built like a watch rough usage impairs its efficiency help us to conserve the supply of telephone material and skilled labor by al trays hand ling your telephone carefully to avoid costly breakages and repairs the bell telephone go o cauada i the mens store vsvj millar oo qeorgefown phone l26 fine highcla88 tailoring and mens furnishinq8 agente lor btockwell henderson co dyers and clcancra toronto i hi ii ii hi iti ii ii iti i the home of good groceries il when you put your best effort into a pie you wish to be buro that the beat flour is there too use our flour and yon will never have cause toooru- plain that your skill has been wasted on poor material this la the best flour that tbe science of milling han turned out there can never be a better robert noble jlaimited pattersons meat market o 8 i m china and croclfery specials 1 only 07 iilcco dinner keith rciulni m fur t h 05 ten sett r regular fi 110 for i ro dinner llatca regulnr vj do fur 1 71 llrcalilant ilntcs reg tlw d fin 1 so onliiicnl llnwlh rcgiljs du fur os ii in ilntters inrgo ltnc iloin n h i fur 05 vi in ilnikth large hipkc design ic tie fui 69 10 in nation large ita detign in iv fur 116 hln rialler large huse deign iti lic lur j 8 rutiey 1lnlch reg 1u for lijc cup and kaueeih ugjie lu fui iiu cupm ami katicpri hnml painted nippni china m pie fur 00 tlio prlcehof abovo articles are 1 tlem u e can i ly in lit wliolo- wilo totlay come early aud jjot your choice a m grandy the pure food store phone 73 9c lets send you the herald only 125 in advance list of new prices by inaugurating the cash and carry system we are now able to give our customers the choicest meats canned goods etc at the following prices beef old price now irlco berloln steak 84o 80o bound stoak 00c 2sc hamburg stoak mo 20c hump boast 27c 24o porter houbo boast 85o 82o bib boaat 27o 24c thick bib koftbt 26o 23o shouldor boast l 25o 22o bib boll 82o 20o stowing boot 22o 20o bonoloss stowing boot 24o 22o sausage mo 20o veaii lolnofltoast 35c nlo shouldor boabt 33o 0o chops 80c ullo ljardporlb o 8o domestic shortonlng 82o 30o 200 lbs smoked bolls whole or half woro 85 and 87 now 84c 200 lbs aide bacon was 48 and 50c now 44c slab or half 500 cans of corn at 22o each 500 cans of poae at 17c oaoh 800 oan of tomatooa 22o oach 800 oona bunflour salmon 21o oach ana all other goods in our lino reduced accordingly w j patterson ladamscoy all cash store april this week t t specially largo choice and j extra valuer ladies coats ladies dresses ladies silk skirts ladies poplin skirts ladies serge skits- main street georgetown ai phone no 1 j ladies suits 0 1 1 new shipment millinery the very choicest 0 childrens dresses nice new styles sizes 6 to 14 yrs jhdrms st co geoegetown it phoue 43 main and mill streets y- k we guarantee to make your hens lay you take no risk pratts poultry regulator makes them lay fails lo dp so we will cheerfully refund tbe mouey 100 for a 4 aud 91b package respectively price 50c aud mmmm oo livitstflfiaiijsi mii 1-4- i