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w- birilis matinffh and deaths arc lmik forul tlu following rates hmoik 25c msrriajfcs 50- deatlih 50c memor ial cards 50 8c pur line extra for poems v married kav mckik at simcoe methodist church i hun ill on on july 16th 1919 by kev t l kerrtiihh margaret sorfgina iolie to adam unies kny oj csttortfe jviuwivji tf j uij iijo i- aw georgetown herald wodne8jpbv8oiit lotli 1919 rty t r 7 iv 1 nqv tuat nearly ovory taripdi r nviuim hdiiilnj distance trbu j jfjobrgeiown jialveb in vtucoiuobue jb woldd juoenj o ijnaviiofluie trojji tlaf ptjandpqini of both- safety ndicoivvortiepe that certain placfljt j to bo designated- for parking cars this is especially desirable- op- saturday oeoinff sdmoimeomain fjtropl lined ivitlr cars on botli sides ti6 makes it dfliicult for those drivink on the street to pass ind doubly so when driving bprsedrivon violii- olps if certain side streets were selectod for parking places the dif- flcuty and danger would bo large ly obviated a new tore despatch says modesty and respectability will pro- vail in dancing from now on ac cording to the olllcia forecast at the second annual convention of the american national association of masters of dancing held here to day three hundred members from all parts of canada and the united states attended and fen- ton bott president of the associ ation voiced these predictions the old waltz isooming book is already back he said and there will be no new dances- onlv a few inodillcations for instance ladies who have been pushed backward over the ballroom floor too much will no forward on a so- 60 basis with the men onb hears a great deal about thrift nowadays hut the spirit of spendin g goes on and i t does not need much observation to conceive that the spirit of spending has got into tho children of today they are more apt to spend thcirsmall pieces which thoy receive from their par ents or earn than thoy wero a feneration ago and they do not ac- cumulato the savings as thoy did then a contemporary speaking on tho subject kays tho remedy is for the parents to teach their cbildron to be careful of what thoy upend by giving payment for work dono or wages for tasks satisfactorily accomplished these payments should not ho givon too grudgingly with too niggardly a hand for that is to cheapen the dignity of their labor nor too lav ishly for that leads to extravagance and distorted values but better too little than too much easy come easy go is a lesson that it is better to learn in child hood than in after lifo for in youth poverty brings discomfort and hunger and spurs ambition but in middle age it brings discom fort disappointment and despair referendum vote mon oel 20th voting upon the four questions embraced in the temperance refer endum provided for the act o last neshioii will w held on monday october 20 the official announce ment was made by 8ir william learnt at the parliament build jugs monday there has beon home unexpect ed delay in the preparation of the voters lists said the prime min ister but the work has progress ed sufficiently to enable theoovern- ment to fix the date for tho vote on the referendum ohdtbe voting dn tllii act svfll takepliice monday the 26th qftjobtober eiflhor the iwliooj opened wth jui at tendance of oni hiwdredttri six one of the poaslngeatnrqof uo meetjink pflieaoliersiuiij ptlpiu on aesaoy morningvs the presen tationfof wre rrizea won mn lnc rjflo midotlng contest as all the results of tlie examination are ndw in jl resume may be bf interest lower- school ton tfroto sevniv passed- normal ent fourteen wrote nine passed two of them with hon or h one passed except one aubjoct matriculation seven wrote two passed complete matriculation and four received partial matriculation entrance to faculty five wrote three passed three members of form iv obtained honors in one subjeot two changes have taken place in tho stalt miss holen mullins ba of toronto takes miss mc nabs place as- moderns teacher and miss lillian ord of stratford takes miss howies place as com mercial teacher tho change of train service from the north has unfortunatelyvjut off some pupils from peel but nevertheless the prospects of the school for the year are bright it is probablo that an agricul tural class will be started again this year an interesting feature of the at tendance is the large number of boys there are sixtyone boys and fortyllvo girls in attendance erin hundreds of georgetowns junior population have started once more into public sohool lifo human nature is something akin to all nature in that it lends itself to renewals with readiness and en thusiasm despite the heavy tasks and many weeks of school discip line before them we surmise there is no more optimistic and carofroo seotion in the circle of society than these school boys and girls ev ery citizen interested in the char- actor of tho coming oitizen will give thought to the training of these youths there has beon no time til our history whan we need ed to be more solicitous of the teaching and tho teacher than right now the curriculum jb just one factor in the sohool problem the teacher is a greater one- a poor toacher would make anything duli the hope of the sohool is in tho teachers thoy must have ini tiative and good judgement tbey must have a vision that will see beyond the four walls of the school room tbey must relate the child to lifo our best teachers wore those who recognized our individ uality and helped us do our own thinking and use our own powers thoy did not rogard us as pieces of marble to bo carved according to some traditional pattern so we want teachers who aro moro at tractive than books toaohors who can inspire enthusiasm for learning by making it interesting mr and mrs reynolds of solinn havo been here on a visit to their son dr boynolds mrs j stewart toronto is visit ing her parents mr and mrs a j lindsay 7th lino mr frank walker mgr of the union bank at uagarsvillc spent the holiday in town his many erin friends were glad to see him miss katlierine arnett returned home on monday from a very pleas ant visjt at toronto and scarboro mr qoodwin medley of pitts burg penn is home on a visit he says that the crops in that part of the country are excellent corn being 15 feet high rev p k dayfoot m a supt of sunday schools oonductod ser vices in tho baptist churches at ilillsburg erin and belfountain on sunday september 7th town council robt eiwin ppointd chief of fir bricuwaltmrttot deputychief conucil met on monday evening with reeve grant in the ohair and all the members present the minutes of previous meeting were road and confirmed couiniuniciitiouh were received from j w kennedy tendering his resignation as town treasurer from the secretary of the fire brigade recommending robert er win as chief and albert tost as deputychief the recommendation having been passed at meeting of fire brigftdo an august 1th a ccinlniurijcatkjiiwtih afao received from tho firemen xedihmendmg george sjnith as a member of the brigade chos e davis addressed the counoil re damages for injuries re reived by falluiitori sidewalk t a petition wrts loeef jfed from the uarley nycoiinl canada needle tfovks agrins for a sidewalk pit east side qf water st the seprctaiiy ofj jtoa fire bri gade asked coiiricil- to parchfte somenew ivse mxryed jby cjook hecondod by bradley i that agrantotuveiityiivb doilarii be made to the eaqiiohuig- agricultural isooioty carried moved by bradlej secondei by dale that agriintof 82i be made- to the georgetown fire brigade fdf the year 1919 carried moved by bradley seconded by dale that the proposal of george smith as a member of the fire bri gade be approved carried moved by dale seconded by mc millan that on recommendation of georgetown fire co robt krwin esq be appointed chief of george town fire co and that albert tost esq be appointed deputychief of the georgetown fire co above appointments to come into effect at once carried moved by mcmillan seconded by cook that the following accounts be passed h marnhmeill m si pnv s 25 sin unci wlkfl 3 50 12 25 7 50 17 50 3 50 19 20 0 80 milton mr and mrs ernest young of north bay spent the holiday at tho home of mr youngs sister mrs w i dick s e brandon has not been well for some tim a and his illness has become serious ho has been in bed for some weeks the session of the house of commons having opened dr r k andorson mp left for otta wa on tuesday morning last monday night a hungry thief or thieves entered the kilohen of the hotel mcgibbon through a window and carried off a roast of pork some pudding and cake no clue milton publio and high schools opened on tuesday under their now principals both made a good start tbero wore 28 boys at the high sohool a large increase on last years figures tho attendance of boys having fallen off during the war champion glen williams card of th wo hororby express our sincere thanks tofnoighbors and friends for tho many kindnossos shown dur ing the sickness and death of our dear father mary fbedkhick ad joseph abmrtkonci aftpr a young lawyer had talk ed nearly five hours to a jury who felt like lynohing him ills oppon ent a grizzlod old veteran arose looked sweotly at the judge and said your honor i will follow the example of my young frlond who has just finished and submit the case without nrgumont friends of mr frod beaumont will bo glad to hear of his safe ar rival at capo town south africa on his way to portugese east africa a letter just received gives interesting particulars of the trip out of the passing of equator pass ing asconsion island island of st holona etc the north star and old familiar dipper havo passed from bin view but he finds- coim pensation in the beautiful southorn cross travellers wonders in the shape of flying fish and the alba tross of coleridge anoient mariner with occasional glimpses of eng lands navy lont variety to the journey bearing dato of august 17th tho letter deals with the foil- days peace celebration and of tho arrival and reception of gonoral smuts concluding with a descrip tion of tabic mountain which is the three thousand feot high back ground of cape town waterworks j h tarzwell hid and wlkn h marahment m st pav watemorli j if tarzwell sis and wlks waterworks htttuiid wuch 21 00 if marshitietit stu and wlks 5 25 m si pav 6 10 waterworks 7 oo street watering 2 45 i ii tarzwell ata and wbm 19 20 street watering 16 80 ii marshmenl m st pav 1400 waterworks 7 00 21 00 carried moved by rvadloy seconded by cook that tho following accounts be passod walter whilmce carting hose from station to kennedy fire i 50 j roney repairing rubber boou and new pair rubber boots 7 25 mrllwalne account i 75 municipal world minute book and collector roll 9 30 hydroelectric system light town hall 7 44 j a wheeler account 4 20 j b mckenzle account 152 42 bell telephone co account 4 60 f i- heath paid express on books 40 g a henry account overlooked 5 25 hydroelectric system lamps lor town hall 80 philip carey co elnstite m st pav 252 48 47 ss vv c anthony account waterwks extension 17621 m st pav 2485 streets 4425 water works 9009 335 40 w c anthony balance of former account 276 50 canada cement co carload ce ment 483 88 canada cement co carload ce ment 532 00 v kennedy account 33 34 premium on policy 5734141 w kennedy premium on policy 7147959 provincial paper mills co truck ing tile from campbollville e coleman night watchman 3 nights e board niglit watchman 3 nights carried a further list of accounts in connection with street paving and the olen road will appear in our next issue edj chord news anglican september 14th thirteenth hun- day after trinity st georges georgetown ser vices 1 1 nm and 7 pm st al bans olenwilliams service h pm rev mr burt will officiate at each service baptist next sunday is tobe observed by many of the churches in the county of hal ton as a general field day in connection with the approaching vote on prohibition a representative of the central liefer epd ii in committee rev capltjpujgesa aro t u i tied chap lain jsf expectcl t sftieak ui he presbyterian ojbnkilf in the morn- ing and in the baptist churphin the evening theovening bervjce- jn the ytcxhotlistchitcli wfjtaiso lie in- iwht of- the imoretuiuof oniniittek a l4s jlilpa pljhovv oowkep iulitf barr gbwlesmiii prarirea cowles wio ior lioine 48 wellaslk stfeot yf r a long illnessmight be called the children sfriendi for iter energies hotl been directed toward enjoy ment for children for many years horn in norwalk otio 87 years ago mrs cowles was educated in buffalo n y shortly after her marriage in 1888 she began her car eer as an authoress and published her first book jim crows lan guage lessons later she wrote the robinson crusoe reader used as a supplementary reader in public schools in u s and in parts of canada stories to tell the art of story telling fav ourite fairy tales retold and all from her inspired pen but it was her little cousin series which are best known they tell in fiction style of the national characteristics and customs of many foreign lands mrs cowles also did a great deal of story telling in public libraries and orphanages where she was dearly loved until a year ago her married fife was spent in minneapolis for the past year she had made her home in toronto her husband two daughters and two sons survive mrs theodore malin toronto mrs j 0 terry yakena washington raymond c cowles georgetown ont and edward p cowles port chester n y toronto telegram in the auction sale of farm slock implements etc of mrs 8 otabernor advertised last week the date was somewhat mixed it should be thursday september 11 insteud of monday the following articles also have been added to the list oak wall rack melotte separator no 8 daisy churn dash churn 1 acre of potatoes and j acre of roots in ground castor i a for intents and cbildreii in use for ovr30 years always beau the signature of b c t71 1 1 f 7of f jjrmmdb b mnrrmiroel bam isc ml faamnrjii september 17th 18th 19th 2mh j the mens store 1 1919 summer 1919 i with the additionat buildings and largely increased prize list the fair is expected to be a greater success than ever the prize lists are now ready and can be procured at the herald office or by writing percy a bath seety oakvule 9 00 3 00 15 00 9 00 9 00 correspondence georgetown sept 4th 1010 georgetown herald can anyone name an older haltonite living in the county than geo s bowes of milton born 1882 champion certainly that is easy r f bessoy georgetown born septem ber 28 rd 1829 and his brother j s bessoy december 14th 1881 and slightly younger is their sister mrs galbraith of milton born june 1884 all threo born on lot 18 con 8 esijuesing tho two brothers have never lived more than two miles away and the sis tor never out of the eounty oxeept a short time in or- dngeville those three averaging 87 years and mrs j s bossey herself 87 met a short tiino ago all throe are in good health mrs r f bessoy clearing auction sale farm stock inplcmeohr etc tim undursigncd has roicsived iiihtruc- tidns frofm o b sayree la sell by pitglic miction at lot 1 jth line erin on triamr bptsmbsr ltrth 1919 at 1 oclock sharp tho following horsew bay mare 13 re g p a hay mare 18 yrm lady driven bay colt 2yrn bred by hubson hackney cattlb roan cow 7 yrs bred may 24 j roan row 5 yrs bred aug 7 red cow 4 yr bred june 3 roan cow 3 yrsf bred june 13i bonn rkdlfor 2 yrs bred june lf light roan heifer 2 y bred aug- h white heifer 1 yr 3 calv 3 steer 1 yr j du yrh msosimcoughs actons veneiublo postniostor mr james matthews visited tor onto fair and also witnessed a baseball match at the islandi mr matthews is over eighty years young he was with his grand son mr charlie matthews ono of the oitios prosperous young mon i l 1 1 i to 1st modern beautifully finished seven rooni- ed brick house on mnln slroet convenient to conlro of town it hits furnuve electric llglil and bathroom and soft water cistern apply box vd llornlil office shrbp 3 darkfaced ewes 3 leicoaler owes 2 yrs plan york sowi 8 pigs s wks fowl 30 plymouth rock lime 2 roos ters a number of sicilian kutttrrnp cblc- kens bred to lay collie dog grain and roots seasons crop of graini 13 tons of hayt a qnantlty of seed oalsi turnips mangoldl potaloem sold in ground with privilege to harvest at regu- kr time harnkss set double hnrnessi set dou ble lines newi 3 sets single linrness 1 new robei set harness for third horse i set breechlngsi 2 horse blanltolu rock- wood i 2 stable blankets implkmbnts wagon with double box in seal i demoiral wagoni 2 top buggies i newt set bobslelgbsi cut ton long slel- ghsi deerlilg binder newi deeclng niout- er newi deering rakoi doering acuflleri peter hamilton culliualon roller noxon disc 12 drillst pence stretrherai 4section diamond hnrrowst fleury olowt oliver riding plow no 26 caul nook turnip seeder 3horae eveners iulper 2 wheel barrows i new hay and stock rack com bined icav rake variety of lumber 28 ft enxtoiislon ladder 2 ladders 28 t and 12 ft fanning mill bag iruclt with bag hol der gravel bottom scales nip 2000 lbs manure bottom rind slono crium sep arator pick 2 crowbars some carpen ters tools 4 logging chains and a num ber other chains cow chairu forks shovplls hoes ropes piiiiovh barrells roxus cialvanlsed iran tank wlilfdetrees neckyokoa stoneboal sugar kettles 5 gal can separator oil grain cratllo ftirnitink daisy churns mill bultur bowls tables cupboard lledatead pahs chest coal oil slove 3 burners cook stove wood nearly new parlor stove with hot air positively no reserve a farm is sold in case of rainy weather salo will be con ducted under cover tkrus hay grain fowl roots and sums of 910 and undv cash over iiibi amount 12 ihonlw credit oi approved joint notes o per cent por annum off for cash llln pktch auctioneer is your subscription paid we cordial i j invite you to itisior our display of lino suitings overcoating trousering kl for the present sea son youll find euough variety of pattern and weaves to give you amplo ohoieti see our special in blue mid bliuk serges fully tuarsnteed price right hnnipleu rpody for out pf town citistointirs new neckwear mew shirts gloves and hosiery alftlje iiw spring sxylos iaiicd- andpft fclolat hdwitig jniisbiuiftetj- jijijjilt ofb6vkj ttliujyleb weart maltmtf a apeiiilty this tine tfijsseapriit r r v rivo inmo and pvll to oftfland inspqftt -riut- stock andi khw wliat i vwhtjn sfle nd jpoibkies j i l georgetown- phone 126 ii ighcrja8s tailoring and mjjn8 furnisiungs agents for stockweu henderson co dyers and cloanors toronto ejrjrtjgrnjgou luirillllllllldll ibgdtxmi tt sa turd a y trea t thin saturdav we oltor you si ibn of our fresh homemadc victory fudfpe squaren of delicious cream with cmoanut in ihem strawberry nd van illa rliivors they arc flnvored ko tluit thoy arc hound to please you and tlu cocohiiut puts a nurkhink touch tlmt will lirinif you bik for more ree 40i- ll saturday treat price aeeperlb weekend chocolates 39c we arc still nblt to after you our veckend chocolates for 39c per lit this price may not lat very much longer although we are iryju hard lo keep the price down assorted chocolates regular 50c weekend special 39o per lb t h moorehead milton brampton georgetown jacksons watch this space for special next week special moneysaving week end bargains frid and satur sept 12 and 13 a substantial saving in everyday needs brill co phone 167 mill and main sis georgetown childrens koveralls reg 1 so for m reg 1 75 for creepers reg 75c for womens arporm dress reg loo for reg 140 for reg 1ss for tea towelling reg soc for reg 40c for crash towelling reg 45c for reg 40c for reg 35c for cotton towelling reg 28c for bed spreads large size good quality reg300for blankets large size heavy reg 410 for m extra qual 490 for huck towelling reg 40c for reg soc for reg socfor large fine quality white bath towells reg 90c for galatea for shirts or childrens wear reg soc for galatea reg 4sc for 4 12s 149 59c 79e 115 1s3 42c 33c 37c 33c 29c 19c 249 379 448 33c 43c 49c 6sc 43c 39c jacksons main street georgetown 18 we want criticisms when deserved ona vyould also appreciate in- forjtiatjpn concernirist qopiuqusly good service aird hlmto wjbbbbhshbsfjsjrbbs n ffvii wi wwsssisslslmciitbwif jv slbmbsis3f v iwi wmwstmm greater endeoyor and- cteatobbueriservic customers jm ws