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tub qrohgetown bpbald fbukuahy 20th 1924 iw h willsoni ttudartaher and licenser embalmer mala st oeorgatuwn or home drawnllearae h daf 54w or slj hurgei soc m for at the follow hkm wc dei soc iockrln grand ckkkea disser bon i e qe cral ha u dav februa 1 nun cole n ion lbninrmn t norval o sat feb i6ih 1924 mary el labetb nobis f of robert glendcn pg her tgtii year fn memortatn thaib in ever lov ng modory of alber wfto d ed feb 23rd 192 age 14 yr ctly ci ib ihr ci surprised dearer lo memory no words can tell the loin of a ton we loved so well see de h grave wr often stand v th hearts both n shed a a sore bui n the gloon tl e sweet words camt not lost but gone be i ore the angels ih ve were robed i play ng so happy n hr c ly of 1 gtl when jesus emmcwtba d to n bano here s cnolhe ttood playmate come give h n your hand sadly m ssed by father mother and bro- hanoxk in ov ng memory of our dear mot bet sarah ann hancock who de parted th me feby 20th 1917 no one known bow much we m s h np one knows tbc b iter pa n webave suffered a nee we lost her l fe w ii never be the same friends may think we have forgot en when al lime tbeysee ut im le but they i ttle know the heart ache that ihe smile hide almhewh le sadly m tsed by husband and ch idren war memorial the following is alut of the fallen heroes during the great war 1914 18 whose dame a will appear on the war memorial unless corrections are made on or before friday febrnaty 22nd relatives and citizens are asked to examine tlile list and if there are any corrections or omiesioni to notify the clerk at once sergt james blair flight u cyril barber pte john campbell pte w carr pte j cowan pte h francis pte s godfrey sergt g qrangor pte b hiokey pte ivan green r pte percy king corp wro king pte j s kennedy lieut ed leslie pte gmi georgetown loses popular ciyr agent employees of the cnr met at the home of mrj t cam eron on thursday february 14 tb lo say farewell before he leaven to take up his dutie as canadian national agent at guelph ihe ovening was spent in cards after which mr kaiser read tbo following address and mr sbnltis 1 resented mr cameron with a club bag as a token of the esteem hn which hp ib held and mrs cameron with a boqnet of rosea mr cameron it is with regret we learn that you have been transferred to guelpb we have been associated with you so long that the tbooght of change hoe undoubtedly never ocoqrred to any of us we can riot an yet picture the canadian national at georgetown without mr cameron tfonr boys and girls too are going to misa yon more than we can say we have always bond it a pleaanre to work with you you have always proved such a congenial employer thai work has never been a grind yon have been more than an employer you have been a friend to whom we have never hesitated to go for assistance or favor which was in your power to grant we perhaps in the put have ailed at timeb to show that realized how fortunate we were to have you as oar head but let na assure you that we do know we have been fortunate we wish yon and mrs cameron success prosperity and happiness in your new home may you meet with the oooperation and kind nees that yon have always shown ns may guelph appreciate you as you deserve to be appreciated that we shall miss yon le very certain we can never thank you ifboiently for the kindness and od will you have always shown ns and bo we ask that you accept this bag as a slight token of oar appreciation and esteem and may yon tblnk pleasantly in the future of your staff at georgetown signed by the c n r employ ees mr cameron on behalf of him self and wife very feelingly thank ed the donors far their kind word and handsome gifts after the presentation a very dainty innoh was served and a pleasant social time was spent in moeio and song willmah jong corrupt pte j moore pte a b minn pte h nelle ptewm phillips pte 739reightholme pte g spires flight lt c somerwlle pte 8 stawigky womens council the ladles of knoxcfaortih excel led themselves in ihe menu pro vided and served at ton ohtckro dinner gw in the sunday fwbool room oftbe cbnrch on tuesday evrntfngelfoim was beautifully decorated wfth hearts and oupids in keeping with be valentine season while on uie tables were numerous decorated vawubo handiwork of mr oliver mckay oiled with carnations after alt bad partaken of a boonti ipply of chicken anoottaer good things provided the following t list was aodounoed the king thecborch proposed by j d godfrey responded o by major grant unity at the banquet table proposed by w t brans respond ed to by r b foulut wby do men go to church proposed by john mcdermid re sponded to by j b- hackensae the ladies propoaed by a castell responded u by mrs hlph robs our guests proposed bj j 1 thompbon responded to by j b wauaoe b- corke and uleir j nanb work propoaed by c j rneaell responded to b ralph ross the toast list waa interspersed with vocal belecbons by miss gardner of orangeviue a former valued member of kdok church choir mr codling mr cole mr castell mr ralph ross the aacompantsts were mrs jessie henderson mrs ralph roes and hr j a wallace the common ity aingwg during the evening led by hr codling waa much enjoyed there were more than 170 pros it and all went home delighted with the splendid evening prond ed by the ladies of knox chnrcb public school board c the meeting of the executive of the national council of women was the subject ot an address given in united church hall new glasgow ns thursday after noon when mrs john stanfield of truro ttavethe members of the local council an account of what transpired at that important both ering mrs b tan field made an eioellent impression on her bearers her poise her pleasing personality her happy manner of imparting in formation made what might ap pear from the subject to be rather dry matter a story of absorbing interest bhe referred briefly at the be ginning to the town where the ex ecutive met a little town of 2000 people georgetown ontario where there was a marked com mumty bpint which manifested itself in pnblio spirited enterprises truly impressive for so small a place dealing with the meetipg itself mrs stanfield spoke at some length on the various subjects dis cussed and gave fleeting glimpses of some of the outstanding women who compose tbe executive aa they listened the audience were impressed with tbe significance of tbe work done by this great body of women in national and com muoity lire and the variety of subjects dealt with gave an idea of the bcope of the work and the opportunities it presents for wo men to make their influence tell on canadian life and ideal one could not help but catch something of the vision and en thosiasm of the speaker as in simple lireot manner bhe told of the bifflhings being attempted bj the women omsanada through tbe national ouncll a vote of thanks was moved by mm strnmberji sod seconded by mrs a f robb vjiicb waa i rd enthusiastically a at chronicle new glasftow n s georgetown feb 6th 194 board met at fi pan all mem bers present mr monally in the ohair minnterof last meeting w read and confirmed moved by messrs harrison and cnchtod that the following ac- oonnte be paid hydro electric 68 a b wilson repairing olook 4-s- w r watson supplies si 16 cameu price lint was received from globe furniture go waterloo re pnoes of bobool desks a communication was received from the public school inspector mr j m denyea in regard to tbe board making provision for the pnblio school education of ihe armenian boys now residing with in the municipality of georgetown moved fry mrs kennedy and mr mackenzie that the secretary be lobtruowd to order 48 single desks and 7 rears from tbe globe fnnutnre co waterloo a communication was received from the secretary of the ontario school trustees association w sending of delegate to the cooten tion to be held in toronto at easter moved by messrs gnohton and harrison that mr monally be ap pointed delegate to the conven tion carried board then adionrne thesi that church last sunday evening was enjoyed by all present our midget hockey eara won another vsetory m georgetown last saturday rooming thia their third victory over george- iwn some one is going to get into trouble uttbey dont keep away from tbe methodist church abed while services are on some time ago a party took tbe wood belong ing to the nhnreb away- after that bone stole a camera out of a oar and last sunday- evening party took mrs berth a hone out of the a thanks to mr alex warren for stopping the boras going to be ptoeec an beware the orange and troe bine dance bold here last friday evening waa bu coses in every way quite a large number being present music was snphedliyhr hu1 ot georgetown and root hill glenwilliams mr j cam ashprove tbe regular monthly meeting of tbe ashgrue up ufwo clubs was bold at mr jaa bird s on thursday exening feb h which was well attended this was a bubipfs meetujiajl there wre several committee report that brought forth lengthy discqv aions a sparrow hunt was ar ranged fpf tbe count to be made on march 6tb and the losing side to entertain the club a social ohat was eojojed after the meet ing while mrs birdsecved a dainty luocheon w norval la grippe is raging in norval these days an epidemic seems to fasvbbtructtma bnrg the yonng men snored a rami suooesa at the ynucg peoples meeting on monday evening mr howard of the etaff of tbe bank of montreal gave a very helpfnj ad dress on success tbe anti onion meeting in the presbyterianchurch last thurs day eveni at which re stuart parker oftoronto spoke was not largely attended the rev mr pnchard is be the speaker for the dnionisaa on thursday evening ol thia week ed greensward is having a re duction sale of alt stock with ft view to quitting tbe dairy busi ness methodists are having a jolly time at their at home in the chnroh this evening let the truly fiood beware the lure of mah jong chinese christians are greatly eiercised at the rapid growth in popularity both in america and england of that chinese game aa the result of a meeting of a number of chinese christiana in boor kong the national chinese christian council has sent a letter to reprfesentativee or british and american religious and missionary societies pointing out that the gmme in china is almost invariable played for money often for very btgh stakes and broadly speaking it is nbt countenanced hv chinese of high moral standing th fact however that the game is being bo largely played in socalled christian countries m in the mind of sonie giving a certain sanction to its use by chinese christians with very deletennos results the warning letter runs m part it is not for qa to condemn good christian one abroad who play mah jong nor would we soy a is wrong to play mah jong with out stakes we do however feel that in view of tbe- terrible curse to this land which comes through gambling and in particular through this form of it christian people in england and america should seriously consider whether they ought not to place a lihuta twin upon what may seem to them to be quite legitimate enjoyment we may remind you that tbe apostle aatd all things are lawful but all things are not expedient pollination what in do with self fertile andoelf blerilc varieties ill inuln may be planted la film ka nk ho with sons ob- rles plums apple and reav vrw strawberry llem known as i ear kenrcl or mouhdc cobin atfrl gfeawulaas during 1984 there will be 109 days of behool tor children attend ing the publio schools this an nounoement has been leaned by the ontario department of educa- uo which also grvea the dates qf holidays etc in 1988 there were ig days whqe in preoed ing years the number ran from 199 u 1980 to 901 in 1989 ac cording to tbe report tbe number of school days in each month are january 81 february 81 march 81 april 16 may 28 jun 19 sep tember 81 october 88 november 19 december 16 after reope ing on january 8 aohools will olose for tbe first holidays of the year on april 17 for the easter vaca tion reopening april 86 the aommerraosmoo begins on jnne 87 and tbe fall term starts on sep tember 8 closing december 88 for christmas in 1986 school will reopen no january 4 other hah days mentioned are all saturdays andajooal municipal holidays do minion or provincial public feast or thanksgiving days victoria day may 84 tbe kings birthday june 8 labor day september 1 armistice day these being observ inaltbtmii bontl publ separate schools of tbe prov noe others mentioned are the occasion of the meetings of tbe teachers institute when school is dosed under the provision of arbor day and empire day are notoli days rev eobsmgton hare formerly pastor of tbe norval circuit bad charge of the serrioes in georgajttffl puw health town methodist church last 8oo day mrs w a kimball of was- borne mich a spending a few imaarnn days here with mrs simon proul lutu11 we are glad to report mrs prout is h little better tbe glen band supplied to the skaters at the georgetown arena last saturday evening tbe large crowd greatly enjoyed tbe innate which waa tbe latest and they were invited tooopx there win be a oonoort and sup per m tbe metbodtst church on friday evening february 89th tbe concert by the methodist church cbotr wqi be llrstolas every respect and welt worth soc those who tailed to bear them about a year ago were sorry dont fail to bear them onfob 89th secure your ticket from any her of the ehotr or the ladies aid oonoert and supper only 86c it tomcomfl lstb1894 council met with mayor dale in tbe chair reeve molntyre and connoltora arnold harrington and near prese by molntyre seconded by arnold that by law ka 8a to sensor for tbe town of georgetown for tbe year 1984 be now read a second and third time and dually passed and that tbejoaak be filled in with the name of b mooannah at a salary nftjltatkbdthat tbe seal of tbe rferporatioo be attached thereto carried t moved by near seconded by arnold that by law no sa to ap point a collector of taxes for tbe town of georgetown for the year 1984 be now read a second and third brae and finally passed and that the blank be filled in with of s mccannah at a alary of 2m andhat tbe seal of saying so to each otberto-nigbt- tbe mission band of mount pleasant presbyterian church held a very interesting service day evening when a student from knox collegedelivered an addi the shareholders of the defunct farmers bank are called special meeting in the town hall next week to discus recent devel opmente that may create a fineo kial interest bav tu bjm lain o t walker brasightospecial ist will be at wauoo a drug store en wednesday february 87tfa make an appointment mr a a mcgailougti vtu sell 10 bulls and 87 cows and betters at his shorthorn sate on wednesday march 19bv ben petafa auc tioneer school days many of our commonly jrewn varietlea of fr i s are aalfalarue that is i del blustomn will not develop uto rrullb wt fd pollinated with their owd pollen bit require oolleif from uoibtc varlejj tie rower who la punnlng to act out new orchards should caret lly study th question of self sterility toil plant accordingly peach may be planted n booeka peache do dol need croaa-pollui- aliotl antt ui be ulanted la solid block of fhj variety with aaauraiice ortujlrooi faey are aeffertlle altnoai all of our other- tree fruits bowevrr are eltbet completely aelt iiue or partially to paruallyaelf atrrlle varieties may give sir crop in eanon when bloom has 1 heikty and weather nduloni favor able during bloouildg a set of three r fo nsr cint of tbe hlnitiinrn ft a heavy bl om will give a crop la in masons of light bloom or ot unfavorable enlng weather that croaapa 111 nation la to euentlal bahleu leera are partly sellsterile a given variety ot fruit may vary id fertility with climatic conditions or other modifying factors jn call forula ihe bartlett pear la partially elfiterlle in the coast valleya and la greatly benefited when other varle- les kre imerplanied higher up in the footbllla or california the bart lett la aifficiently aelt fertilelo give good crops even when plan tod in ol d blocks in ontario tbe bartlett it practically atlfaterlle and must have other varieties planted with it to insure good crops bow cheerio twit fertile sweet scusterue sour cherries are self tortile and can be planted in solid blocks ot one variety sweet cheirles on tbe other hand are all seft sterile and in tome cases at in ihe varieties bins imm ben nod napoleon are also inter- ateril ibnt is ii c poll n ot napo leon for example will not fertilise e tier ding or ljimierl black itrlarlan it one of the utbl varieties to plant for pollination purposes most varieties ol pi mt in also self slerlle apples var in f rill ity but there are tew varieties which do not materially ben hi run interplantlng of varieties to as to secure cross aetllnatlon what varieties of each fn it si ould be planted togetler for cross- poll in atlon purposes tbc problem is largely- trae ot blooming dale the experimental station will he pleased to advtae each grower us to i in own particular pollination problem e p palmer hort lip btailon vlnelaod station tbe first curling match was played in the new arena on tues day afternoon when two rinks of milton curlers played a friendly game with tbe locals at the odd clnsioo of the match georgetown led by 6 shots the return game will be played at hilton on batur day the local match between presi dent col brown b four rinks and vioepresideot mimms rinks play ed m tbe arena last week resulted in a win for the presidents rinks by 8 shots after a very close com petition hockey une of tbe best years in the inv corporation be attached tbere- tory of the chord and they are tr t movedby amold seconded by near that by law no 6a to bor row tbe sanr of 45000 from the bank of montreal for tbayear 1984 by tbe corporation of george town be now read a second and thud time and finally pa send and that the seal of tbe corporation be attached thereto carried moved by berrtngton seconded by arnold thai the following c- coonte be passed taylor construction holdback contract c 181 00 bell telephone co f 8 near insurance o crawford h carried 4 sfl irp sunday nigh completely destroyed a barn belonging to h oogitofttafalitar the toss being estimated u 14000 partly covered hy the civic league gmme at the arena last night between the left overs and the granites resulted m a victory for the former by eoore of 8 to l in the game between the glen and the bankers the former were bnoceeafal after a harotought game of leading byh to 8 j mogibbon referee at aotoo last friday mght georgetown seniorsdefeated tbe tannery town team by a aoote of 4 to 8 notwithstanding the fact that acton played some kitchener the story of three yankee hunters who came up from new fork to have some hunting new brunswick is wel described by charles e williams ot new fork one of the party in tbe mekfajbsnejfjaadgnn in canada and all portsmennll eni joy this narrative the march issue of bod and goo in canada contains somtthmg to interest all lovers of hunting fishing shoot ing and kennel interests while there are articles dealing with many phaanjlof outdoor life wmtryaaaasarawl two years ago hopes were enter tamed that oq would bsi obtained in paying quantities to the town ship of caledon near inglewood this hope has not yet been reaus ed but another trial is to be made the options ot the dover oil com pany have been taken over by messrs sparks and anderson of oil springs who with private cap ital will conbune to bore for ou three wells bored during the past years on farms in tbe vicinity of inglewood have been productive of natural gos but not of oil but it is understood that a severe test will be made of the new well to be bored on lbs f arm wf joba graham above lalewass special sale apex regular 65c including some of latest releases to clear at 40c or 6 for 2 a neu stram berrv disk ask leaf scorch or uolllsloee described and treatment for it suggested dntll recently tlif leaf sp t of strawberry bas been considered lo be tbe most serious leaf disease of the cultivated at ratimrry uuri n g the past three or lour years a leal disease haa been observed 111 straw berry plantations aud which setinf to be generally distributed through the southern and eastern par s of lbs province this disease ul ll ap pearance can be apt rcpr a el culled ldarirtg ihe fun gus responsible lor in heine can be desuuiuttu a o ft b stoit u tl e li i- men i of botany outur o agrlc i rul college ihut describes tbv uitease did rest ment srtnplousi of the disease in the spring hay and jubs the strawberry leaves become covered with small iregutsr purplish spots ihe spots enlarge and coalesce until tbe whole leaf may become involved whw ihe spots utve become quite large they turn ash brown or dirty re in the center and then small trailing speckt or acervulae appear ifl these ace rvu la e hyaline twocelled spores appear these spores serve spread tbe disease o otner leaves and plants later in july and august the entire testes di up and the dis sated plants take on a scorched appearance aa though burned over with ore it israta uncommon to see whole beds present this appearance and ll becomes dunaglt to distinguish the plants suffering from leal scorch from those severely injured by drouth ana whits grub injury vartooa susceptible to the disease not all varieties are equally oeptlma to tbe disease ilis most susceptible seems to be clyde follow d byglen mary haverland senator dunlof new williams in the order given here oeatrol ooairol measures have not been werksd oul from held ubservat the following procedure would blom to be desirable clean cultivation bemoval and rfettrucittfri of all dead leaves in spring sjjreyuut wllb bordeaux mliti la setting out raspberries black berries dewberries and strawberries young plants which grew the preyed lag season are generally used except when they are planted tn the au tumn la that case plants of the current season s growth are used a mare in foal can be need for farm or road work up to a short time vstore parturition but the closer this period is at hand the greater care must be taken tliai she bas not heavy loads to draw especially uneven ground and that she is not striven ton tl unreserved auction sale tbe undersigned ba rece ed nstruc tioos from wvmtixin o sell by pubh auction at lot 25 2nd i ne eiques ng i utile sooth of actoo on tuesday march 4th at one o clock sharp h t farm mock and implements itp r j kaaa aurt oneer cqal best d let w s- coal in all sizes also smithing and steam coal mrs j walkins nerval 4tabe passe 68r84 special clearing sale al trie mens store special on readytowear overcoats b 1 1 k it ii two rp i i lo 1 itp koodh m iht ik cleftrod ordered clothing s is in i k to order during thin ai dlt tl ft llneht 111 ic nergps reguliil pr tps 45 to g0 for tw to s46 hand tailored m iir oui work lioi ruirinlictl hiilikfiu tori tn very re ook lor armenub boys home ap send appl cation stal ns expenencr aluy expecled to j w edwards stlpi f home ceorfteiowi ont ll for bajlt alukuflt ex teed for sale good clean wed clayi w dck phone rl or rr noiteontetown itp wuus intcd men boarder or roomer n- home apply a herald ottrfe 3tp it yoi a redmliori for n vi ai peil n nilr now im tl o tn le to pi up jo ir order iih hci ml wil hv ih wo waltivpl hnf to irmke n our htocl it uilfpay rii to look into the or nmklbk it tltta u y hpecml hiii wwshetl k shrer tor pstrssr millar fc go georgetown phone 126 new advertisements osiub htekic ih s or titters det roys f hav ng i k ihl hed esrtv tall a kl us me in croon for 6qb eggs at prusent 1 xk l d cole tuelph st raaj wd sedjn n kod rood t on 4 ne e jhnp apply st herald office it lorul ear lr p valued an keepsake whrd tot infer mr torlce ueorgn cl w smth buifber qeptwcloi ttatvas tt e under k who baa had exnen ice hopilsj anjprivste mirstng- u prepand lo lake jtyrt ng n a y home where a trained nuito is not reqaired appl ral ora in box 452 arloo will receive p nlo zq2tf far sal ty eleciric washer new i nach newaslakenback through defaull n payntenl and w u be old al a groal reduction from the onrin il price for ash speight s music ele- nc kadio shoppe brooke block phone t jo 22l tncal works collere view lbevrold tourmk car 490 newly over hauled o at cood i on cheap for cash e seen at j cains georgetown t woadaadoa udes ihe best grades of coal oil i am prepared to supply you with any quantity oi soft or hard wood prices rbrbr r chard uarcbmeet phone 206 george 26ltf these are all brand lew rewrs come early speightv music electric and radio shoppe brooke block phone 47 jacksons this is no joke it is a time when your pocketbook says- sit up and take notice we are cleanng a quantity of mens and boys furnishings winter and spring goods at a tremendous saenfice shirts 150 150 woikshirts dress shirts all of good material and wotkmansfitp large and roomy prices up to 3 00 clearing al bulf 119 ft good quality flannelette well made pyjamas u to 50 cl a underwear a wo underwear and men s nilplpftic a wool sweater coats up to awfcalutd 2 25 cleerm at laps gloves and mitts that will give you sflaircc service caps that are comfortable buivftd end dressy up to 2 00 clearing socks j- 150 see the goods see the values quality value service jacksofs georgetown weekend specials week end chocolates ten temptinn isvon hsnd dipped in a coatink of silky chocolate f resh- every wek where can you ret bet ter value regular 0c per lb for 3ke your favourite batterscotch drops ror 4r per ib for 29c toasted cocoanut per ib be butterscotch crunch per ib 1 r fresh roasted peanuts per ib c oranges lemons kananas watch our windon tor otlmrbpcials ice cream bnck and bulk eskimo pics sole agents for smilin thru chocolates per lb 60c kosy korner kandy kitchen f j deverson i roprietor seed c0bn hg ci0p i have the ageocy f or b g crop i orn as seed is scarce you w il i loney by order a quant ly of redaanaf red mad sweet oereedj h hunter norval 3lp aatontr bau fve passenger overland 10 good run ng order and firstclass coodlboa cheap ir cash apply at herald office ow befo 173 georgetown 3tp rwr-aanr- o a c bred to lay plymouth rock hatch ng eggs 1 for 13 egg or 7 per 100 egga order early for large quant i es also a number of plymoolb cockerel foriulck sale g l watsea mapkave gencgetowiypbone 209w for sale exira choice level fifty acres aitaated on county provincial highway one mde from georgetown fair boildtngs ten ac res all wheal price 4200 further part cobra from w t evans weed ft gala good dry hart wood otsfper roaitblw dry toft maple w th a smaji portibo of elm at 350 per load k ndhog woodal s3ji j srandtord l o box 4 pfcoa5 r 24 georgetown 1m4i if i good tobacco con- n best location for a fe fex bale p le of dry bardwooj lumber also sev eral new wheelbarrows apply to walter moore phone 152 202 m to the public licks etc or loaxing my dog away front my prem tea lake notice that 1 wil not be responsible for any damage he may do to pe vm or properly 0 w davis charles st notice ce o certa n dog owner that i ihi imes on my memises and continue ihe mi twice he bat been aod dors any damage i will not be responsible fnr anything l bat m gh happen to him ai parcnlly and accordmg to tome pcdple ihe public mutt slaod at ease cither pi and dogct dog devour you without trying defend yourself with a itick stone whatever can oe reached fortunately w i ave authorities n this town to prole people from uch a v cfoua bn le w legrow ijiixroin arvioslcts aixmu belong enough torfedcb tbe ground- rrc rnsumncc arxxddbe odcrjuafcfocogci allewnuiahhes xrourc wnth- elmer c thompson hsaruce strvta g stoves the quebec heater and cook stave combined is the best on the market see them cream separators harness horse blankets quekc ant veutt kaws s b groat oeokoetowh aiddvs oodiw i rnj