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the fiptvmbvkntu year op publication georgetown wedneeday evaning september 26th 1823 lso per annum id advance 800 to us iheccmirtom herald a am m ran j- waaklj h uoraa east jf 722na 914 om 10rhain mail ut4oain 34hpm fl82 imii b20 pm ptyw- soaiday 7j um fxtgo wkst faimaw rr 707 aro mail 1018 am pa lasrt 212 jfm pan 4fi0pi rhhjtt 602 p pfciaiasaarr 709 pm mail 4 h20 p ranter sunday 1003 n aomo hoktu luil s00 am hail 46fi pm ooumisoijtu 11 s3 ara 747 pm dallt timetable us dju pni ohm bml aio 224 ortg tiij ws 86 810 789 sdiuttqibtalllr oing east avta flta su- pan pm jhu1 ujd sus 610 917 ua pm pm owns wast 1040 610 9ub ddcectory awarroavw r tn a dale or -6tc- qy i ti fciiiisiij a evening i e0getiwn creamery cream wanted by the georgetown creamery wp will ho open for the nrciimiillion of runners n i monttaj wiiltirsdny nni hiitiirdny eifitiiiku any person wanting ice must pur chase tickets lor same acreamery georgetown creamery co m saxe manager early in the history of the bank of montreal its officers realized that to attain its highest usefulness a bank should toerve with equal readiness and ability- all classes of in every department of bttrflring at each dfffcc of the bank smalt accounts are welcome and the same pautitaking attention is given to every customer h r mimms manager bank of montreal established over 460 years i fire tornado auto accident f i t insurance elmer c thcsnpsorjt wood eiudl the urn urroacoai ballantine esquesing annual fall exhibition at georgetown fr i sat october 5 6 009f0tf0lk list of special prizes dur ant sport touring ansta real good car we have a number of good used earn of various makes at prices and terms to suit purchasers t j speight agent georgetown acton and vicinity i i insnranceiqroker i insurance in all branches phone 86 obobse9town houses single high stepper by leftuy dale 600 400 single turnout kond by provincial paper millsttuo 400 liest road home by the president 600 fast farmers heavy draft peam hodge barnes 50u tfeneral purpose team set double trera jamea mckinney iguo s4no bestudy driver georgetown coating mil i60u beat agnculturat team by bank of nova scotia nurval 1500 beat express horn 1st by w j l hampshire iteeve 2nd by 0 r turner hilton fcod s30u bert parmers toumoat single r- k anderson mp 00 400 ileal saddle horse ridden by lady 1st by john irving 2nd by a l chambers js00 300 slow horse raceone half mile walk all horses to be kept moving thelasto winsec- hah mile go as you please all riders co change horses tor this race no whips by harry wright exchange hotel j60q s400 bestaoadsterhave to walk 11 mile trot or pace 12 mile speed to count go per cent conformation 40 per cent to be bitched to 4- wheeled rig by browns bakery ijsoo beat display of honcsonrein dotlesatflhtthrve by f arroep jtaawey- h itrco order for 10 on implements purchased from them cattle 1 best dairy herd 1 male and 3 females 1st by s h megibbon 2nd by w g appelbe s1000 ss 00 i beat dairy cow by w t evana 300 200 a best regiatered shorthorn female under 2 years col g o brown s00 4 beat hotsteln cow byt l lealia t 500 best calf not necessarily registered shown by boy or girl this prute to be given each yew by dr maroellus s 600 250 fi best jersey cow by morris saxe 500 pigs and sheep 1 best pen bacon hogs by c j buck 500 2 best pen fine woof sheep joseph beaumont 300 200 3 best pen leicester sheep e y barraclough 300 200 best pen shropshire sheep robert sfrapaon co toronto silverware 600 poultry 1 best pen in show 100 2 bestcockbird in show 60 3 beat hen in show i 50 4 best cockerel in show 60 6 bebt pulletjn show 60 6 beat bird in show 100 7 beat collection rabbits not leaa than two pair 100 miscellaneous x 1 best barrel n spy apples millar ft co 700 x 2 beat barrel n spy apples ajblackburn valoe 600 x 3 beat ave pounds butter j roney pr shoes 500 x 4 beat 2 two pounds butter w a bailey cash 200 x 5 beat 2 two pounds butter a b wilson cash 200 x s best 5 ave pounds butter j n oneill cash 500 x 7 best 6 five pounds batter in 1lb printa 3 b groat cash 1 600 1 x 8 beat 6 ave pound butter elmer thompson v- caah 300 x a beat 6 ave pounds butter d brill cash 300 xlo be st pair dressed docks d r retmie 4 600 xu best pair dressed chickens ed benham 660 1 12 best pair dressed chickens erwin ft gowham 500 xl3 best dressed goose dan livingstone 500 xl4 best dressed goose j a brown 600 xl beat dressed goose e barnbill 600 16 bbst dressed goose j h skelton 260 17 best pair dressed chickens j m skejton 250 1 18 beat pair dressed chicken arthur norrington 600 is beat box n spy apples win gowdy 500 20 beat display of articles hade in georgetown j h bmrfwun 600 sir wit display in ball by merchant or manufacturer to be placed 1st day bank of montreal 600 400 x22 best layer cake by sproat ft lott 300 xts beat pair dressed chickens r h thompson 600 24 by j u moore xbeat half dozen buns herald i year 160 x largest half dosen fresh hen egga herald lyr 150 xbest and neatest lib butter herald 1 year i 160 xlargeat half dosen onions herald 1 year 160 xbest pair dressed docks cash jot 25 by the t eaton co limited toronto for ihc best two pairs of dressed chickens exhibited by an individual owner and miser who has not won an eaton prise st any fair since 1920 the choice of the following case knives and forka 6 clock silver pie plate work boots valine from 00to s6 x articles to be deliver to donor ladies work 1 collection of fancy work piece silverware by c c floyd s00 2 beat sweater knit entirely from yarns made by georgetown woollen muls henry corke i 600 3 best rug made entirely from rag yarns manu factured by georgetown woollen hills henry corke- 500 fficere j- 1923 honpresidente c drury hon 1st vice- president r k anderson mp hon 2nd vkepredentl b fleck president- ben peteh lat vicepresident james fiddler 2nd vice-president- robl b foulis hononary directort w j l hampshire j l thonapaon h r mimmsrvt arnold j m skelton dr hareellust hilmev currie s h megibbon dirertorvjohn elliott jr jrobt cunmngham n dever- eaux alex joe t h cook w a wilson h j fox georg qeave ctt moffat w w mcmillan e mewhirter dr heath d l herbert eath aoditorsw w fisher and john bingham secretary j a tracy treasurer- p w cleave sheriff webster taken oo his 81et birthday june 11th 1923 photo by h sherman milton a oahaoiaat quotation where is heaven la it not jost a friendly garden plot walled with stone and roofed with son where the dayn pass one by one not too fast and not too slow fmmfcing backward as they go at the beauties left behind to transport the pensive mind does not heaven begin that day when the eager heart can say sorely god is in this placfl i have seen him face to face in the loveliness of flowers in the service of ths showers and his voice has talked to me in the sunlit apple tree pointed paragraphs absence makes the picture post cards aoenmalate its diaioalt for a truthful man to become an enthusiast dots oftoity farmers make a specialty ot sowing wild oats of coarse any workingman would rather work than be worked if a man owes anything td him self he ib likely to settle promptly bitter dregs of troth are brand at the bottom of the cap of fool- shnees many a man would rather- ran for office than to wslk into an honest job if yon dont believe that the world is daily growing worse ask the oldest inhabitant it is easier for the average girl to return a yonng mans love than his presents no lonis a woman isnt neces sarily a chemist because bhe- al ways has a retort ready high school board meeting of september h 1928 present messrs cameron hntt willson watson kirk accounts passed w a bailey 1 60 mcconnell map co 48 00 n c bell 1 60 h h heartwell ib 00 jwkennedy 17 00 djmatthew 88 76 it was moved by messrs butt and willson that hiss davidsons salary be 1800 for the oprrent year carried the secretary was instructed to communicate with the connty council regarding a possible deficit the connty grant the continued use nf certain books was authorised the report ofijie cadet inspect or was read efficiency of cadet era good ar3pearanee and physique of rank and ale good physical exercises good squad drill good section and platoon drill good extended order drill fair signalling very fair j t iqra dn john t lyons a prominent resident of cheltenham pat away last friday slut in bis gist year after a long illness from heart trouble he was born in choroh- ville the son of the late hicfaard lryona his second wife formerly miss margaret campbell and one son survive he was a methodist and a liberal in politics the childrens aid society of haltoo and peel are holding ingathering week from october 9 1 to 19 to stimulate interest in tbe work done in the gordon home donations of vegetables and frnit wilt be thankfully received the committee will be at the home on jthe afternoons ot the above days jtowelcome visitors who may come to see the children io the home osuuuntaubn sheriff webster recently rein stated saya it- will allow ex riff marrnahb to continue to do the office work until the end of this month which will complete mr maonabbs quarter but that be sheriff webster will officiate at the fall assises which opened yesterday also that e e yatas too sheriffs clerk a brotherinlaw or exsheriff macnabb is to te- main in his position nnder sheriff webster erwingoldhams meat main straet gwotfcatown et no- 1 watch our wtadows lor saedabn samrday quick hbekvery guaranteed obituary bobert s spbowx iiaat spring robert sprawl of lot on the third line was seised with an affection of theback from whieh be suffered- greatly he underwent skilled treatment for his ailment but no improvement was noticed in july he was taken to the quelph general hos pital in the hope of relief hot he returned home at the first of the month with little sign of improve ment and passed away thursday 18th inbt robert sprawl was a boo of the late john sprawl of the first line and was born on the homestead there sixty years ago mrs sprowl is a daughter of wm griffin esq of erin who with their tour children griffin john mrs everett denny sod dora sar- s mr sprowl was a success ful farmer he was a good hus band and father and enjoyed the esteem ot the community he at tended he presbyterian church from his youth up the funeral was conducted b bis pastor rev a c- stewart ma there was a large attendance of friends and- ncighborti interment was made in fairvierw cemetery acton notes and cominenls tub offtfibbh and directors of lir kxquesink agricultural society re loakinffror the oo operation of the people of georgetown and the urroiinding country o moko next week h fair a success one of tfco host ways 1b tofmnlfe nn exhibit in one or uioro departments thin in some trouble yet it is on educh lion to tho exhibitor and to others well only by putting up hit mn dr article alongside otfieih ran the owner properly guage the progress he is making nor should the citizens of town and country hook tho contribution tlioy afu making to the good of the con munity by lending assistance to hnve the hiiow ropresentative of the bent that this district can pn iluee in the matter of prohibition we have never stood confronted with n mora atria uu rand eriticul situation rev dr t albert moore general secretary of bvnngclism and social service of the method tat cbnroh told tke brook vi ho district methoaiste in ontario he said the prohibition forces are standing in a very diffi cult position and he predicted that within a year if nof earlier the province would be tb the thick of another referendum campaign upon the ontario temperance act the department he added is be ing humiliated beyond measure by financial handicaps and for the first time in its history was operated npon borrowed money because of the failure of the church to render it adequate support there omcb wa8 a fellow who knew nearly all the words of o canada and ood bless oiir native land therefore he call ed himself a patriot yet he never did anything really worth while for his own home town he ot jected to building a sidewalk ho refnsed to clean off the snow he objected to paving because he had be bought a ford and cussed the muddy roads he he littled all bis town did because he couldnt agree with some of his councilmen as how local improve ments should be done you see he missed the big idea that pat riotism is love of country that love means service that the part of the coantry to lovel and serve first ib the part one knows io short hat every good citizen every real patriot is loyal to and works for hjb own home town oddohap wasnt he the demand which has arisen of late for less restrictions on credits is reasonable only in so far as curtailing them has the affect of putting a stop to legitimate en terprise while the httor oagbt i to be encouraged and it is up to rthebanks to enooorage them easy bank credits are not a panacea fo r eoonomio ills hnder existing conditions with oreditb rightly safeguarded it is still possible fc r banking institution albeit a bmall one to fail that the en tire world has been suffering from severe financial stress dub to the postwar readjustment most bo admitted that bank failures have been rare in canada cannot be dented but the incident should give pause to the demand so wide ly and vigorously urged in recent years that the banks give credit easier terms and in more gei erous amounts without scrutioii ing the risks the demand ib one that it must be remembered does not affect the borrower alone the depositor is the unseen and the unheard party really most vitally concerned it is his money the banks handle and he is vital ly interested in seeing its use safe guarded rather than in making jt easy tor borrowers of doubtful standing to get hold of it -j- at the last meeting of the moont forest town council a w wright presented his account for tba printing or voters ftsttt thi report- of the meeting stales that in regard to this arcount some wibruasion took place so the amount seemed large cauped h the increased number of names on the list the rate per page 875 is tbe earns as for several years chairman young of the- printing and education committee jiad written to pfipvers in toronto fed ijoadon and received offers to print tbe list at 860 and s per page orange ville has unearthed groundhog with tasks eaa with its horned rabbits had better lopbltyo itslaorels at the last meeting of milton town council a deputation from the high school board watted on the council asking for funds wherewith to increnne the acconi modation at the school claiming that at present owing to the large attendance tbe rooms are over crowded anil the work of the staff carried oo nt mlisudvuntiwe thtf deputation wan reminded of the adverse vote of the ratepayers on tbe question of increased accom modation katanlba- 1 oatarl rev b- ronsiogton bare who has been pastor of the fairmoout mission for a little over four months has returned to ontario where he wilt study arts at vic toria college toronto a social evening waa held at monarch school on monday evening when a large number of mr hares friends gathered to bid him farewell he was presented with a purse and plying said that it had bean aj pleasure to labor am on them and was indeed sorry that it was nec essary for him to return ho tbe east biggar sash independent schtwlfitr following are the dates and places of some of the school fairs in halton county esquesing school fair sent 36 to he held at litniehouse in the athletic field hornby school- fair sept 27th st hornby championship fair sept 9tb st milton the season of the county and township fairs ib here again and from now on until near the end of october the annnal fairs of tho countryfolk will be held through out the province they are a reature of country life and one that speaks well for country people that organise them who supply tbe exhibits and who at tend them and enjoy them thor oughly as they deserve to do it must be that these fairs serve a useful purpose for otherwise they would nqt have lived through all these years and grown as they have as an institution their primary purpose is to enoonrage good farming that mast always bevtheir chief aim they set out with that aim and that aim shonl d never be jost sight ot tbereria also a valuable social side to the rural fair it is the general andual meeting of tbe country people and in many oases tbe only occasion throughout ths year when old friends come together it tends to keep friendships alive and to widen the circle ot ac quaintance all of which are very worthy hhmgs it also provides country people with a couple of holidays ot their own making and who are better entitled to pleasure ot this irind than people oo tho land t tbe time and money do- voted to fairs are both welt spent mr h oeravs prla a fioo prize is being offered by mr h corke for the best sweater knitentirely from yarn made at the georgetown woollen mill all entries of competitors- names to be made at the factory also a fioo prize for tbe best rfcg tbs same conditions apply to this st i 1