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m0m mm mi rv f v i w h willson loading funeral im- rector and smbalmer office opposite merchants uuik open day and nlyht getoyni out pnoa f ft- born at the private pavilion goner- al hospital toronto on january 19th 1919 to mr and mrs ernert a war ren a son the georgetown herald wednesday evg feby8 1919 it 18 estimated that 600000 bushels of oatssuitab0 f dr seeding bjepr j department of agriculture hsrye v bnreaqeated to assist in prpcnr- kriv data which maytjff obwiribdata 13 time tor beedirig saskatchewan end albe board of trade ofiears aad committees elected for fasntna tea i sfe at one of the largest and most interesting meetings of the board of trade held in the town ball last thursday evening the follow ing officers and committees were elected for the year 1819 president j j allen vicepresident l b fleok seoytreas w p bradley asst seotreas c wgrandy council p a harley h corke o c atokay j a willoughby j n weill j m moore j b maokenzie and 0 b dayfoot the following committees were appointed publicity and new industries w c anthony l v hourigan j w kennedy and a hazelwood reception t h rumford w a baileyt a m orandy s h mooibbon cgreensides civio improvement s kirk a norrington h p lawson e i oreelman education it ross dr wat son j modermid dr heath juo hobean transportation b mocannah t j speight e y barraolougb w j patterson m saxe d mo- intyre e 3 siefred water supply and electrical energy h h heartwfell b b fdulis j h bingham e mo- wbirter manufacturing interests jos beaumont w v grost ti a cook geo arnold h dickie mercantile interests a beth el h livingstone j no gibbene a j blackburn d brill a b willson j m buck dan living stone w wbarrad jos gibbene c linham mr j j allen reported a mem bership of 52 and a contribution of 890 to the funds of the board on motion of j b maokenzie and h oorlio a hearty vote of thanks was tendered to mr allen for his noble effort and grand achievement regarding member ship and funds glenwilliams bohool report for january 1919 iv class eddie momoster 88 stephen hatpin 80 martha mareh- ment 72 madeleine mullen 68 leslie huggan 62 jock addy 66 harold wheeler 58 emma beau- mont 44- sr ill rharie graham 80 sad ie bell 74 ernest forgrave 72 annie mbmeneiny 70 jviola logan 70 eva oilman 68 thomas haines 60 bnssel wheeler 58 sadie gregory 60 jfrijillly leslie 7 bert marohment 76 anna cooper 70 rupert beaumont 60 brook beau mont fio srii sarah hatpin 78 beat town council council met at 780 pm on monday evening with the reeve in the chair and members all pres ent minutes of previous meeting read and confirmed communications were received from the public library giving their report for 1918 and estimates for 1919 municipal debenture corporation and turner spragge co re prospective bonds city of stratford good roads commit tee re delegates to a meeting in stratford on february 11th j b mckensie addressed the council- re increased accommo dation on suburban railway and asked that a letter be sent from the cdtmoil to w x radford manager t bsrringtbri addressed th0mjil re billiard ond pool tbeiannualreport of the public library was read iond a grant of i of a mill on the assessment was made to that institution- the clerk- was requested to emniojbayttfajml w jbs4fwdt4 mansge6xtbe wofetkjfluhjirban correspondence work to make thuas werftwmle editor herald dear sir about fifty citizens including most of our manufactur ers and business men attended a board of trade meeting lost thurs- aylt probably was the most en- day thutiastio meeting ever held in town- the key note was cooperate it has been very difficult for the council or board of trade to do mooh is the way of boosting the town the last four years owing to war conditions as the citizens were all anxious to win the war and have a record to be proud of i am told that georgetown contri buted about 16000 fprpotrjotlo purpps and- sent over ieoraenl no inean record oijd also went j our honor rou following are additional names of georgetown soldiers banded its bysfajor grant and major g o brown 127 sergt i p callogban h 128 corp n snider b 129 t harris 180 pte james movey h 181 haroldwatson 182 henry bisen v 188 w boskul 184 r stewart 186 john quigley 186 jos catlow h 187 frank smith 188 b welch 189 wm brent 140 wm phillips 141 gilbert granger 142 geo spires 148 grhntt h brold bell bla ifmmfuztttfii twutkfll airv ad wtarajbg f v j about 10 or 1080 plso that freight senvwebe started mm early date byvla aotbpriiing the por rowitpgdf 1000 for ourientex- ipsn6es was passed chief reitb was given an extra 20pbr nionth on account of wr conditions extra allowance to be temporary and at the pleasntreotj the conneil dr mdandrew was appointed medical health officer d a brooks was appointed a member of the board of health wm ward was appointed sani tary inspector the members of council will be delegates to the provincial high way meeting at stratford on tues day next- r l gregory was granted a re bate of 910 owing to bis picture theatre being closed during the re- oent epidemic the application of g w her- rington for a pool room license was left over until next meeting council adjourned to meet on monday february 10 at 780 pm accounts published next issue public library board the public library board met on wednesday january 29th the following members were present messrs ross willoughby papst dayfoot grant green al len and after confirming the min utes of the previous meeting or ganized for the year 1919 as fol lows j a willoughby chairman 0 w papst treasurer jno j allen seoretary book committee messrs boss green and papst property committee messrs allen- dayfoot and grant the treasurer mr papst woe authorized to arrange a line of oredit with the bank up to four hundred dollars to carry on the work for the year the board agreed to cooperate with the board of trade and counoil to secure any souveniere that may be had from the late war the board unanimously agreed that under the terms of the gift of the library to the village of georgetown- that they hod no power to allow card playing of any kind or danoing in the library the finaboial statement for 1918 receipts deo 81 1917 balance on hand 9182 94 legislative grant 86 26 municipal grant 680 68 fines 7 85 bsquesing counoil 25 00 old iron sold 2 62 viofibrybbbdvr v v tyow thht the war hoe come to an end let da get together the great financial and business men of condaandcnitod states iatf pwjfe themselves as optimistic e- gvdlugthq futtrre arid jjsmewhoi d0rjn- u tothtpricead5u8fng wdjdbiif reyxttfat cloiw in thavneut decadwin sqnie- tbitigin bbbjnebstp eoporewltb what liar sonshftve dbrieib platf- defsltc i i- v the recoinstructiori jpariodis herend there aremkely- tobe seyeraf lines of goods manufactur ed in conado formerly turned out in european countries the boar4 of trade- has elected a committee of our best and most influential citizens to secure one two or three of these industries as the opportu nity offers georgetown should be attrac tive to manufacturers owing to its geographical situation being about one hours ride from three cities toronto guelph and hamil ton and on theiine of one of the great transcontinental railways and now in touch with the govern ment railway- the- radial line hay ing been foken over recently our educational system the re cords ebowoompare favorably with any high or public schools in the province while they may cost each individual a few shillings a year it is a privilege and our duty to nt those who follow us there are hundreds oocupying good posi tions today in all walks of life ow ing to the existence of the george town high sobool long may it live we have two splendid sohool boards who give their time and exeeutivo ability which goes a long way in securing good teaobing staffs suoh as we have today our manufacturers are alert and pro gressive and are only too glad to as sist in any way to bring new indus tries to town we have eleven good factories in town at present with a pay roll amounting to about three hundred and sixty thousand dollars annual ly georgetown has a good class of citizens a splendid water works system with the purest water in the provinoe whiob ensures good health hydroblectrio power good ohurohs uptodate library efficient publio and high sohools goqd shipping facilities good fac tory sites and some residential lots let the citizens work together we want one hundred more mem bers for be board of trade the fee is a email one see w f bradley or mr 0 w grandy give them your fee and we will make tho ooramunity a better place to live in and make things mors worth whilefor the man who la bors with his hands tours truly jno j allen- pres board of trade i 8 i 10 it u i 12 18 14 14 o 15 ll 16 44 17 ii 18 41 19 ii 20 ii 21 ii v tl aaroiabelll mtoasiarv 1 tiillss t i u libt of offlcersi ncos abd jnen who ypltrhteered from war 8 bjsquesiijtk i lieut bvt lealfe a flitibttfc bbv- besjiey t- 0debiasnitii v irgtiwntodoweu- pte tbos bristow i v6 rifmbsbvn j d spod jos hutchinson wmlawlor wm lawson- i boy leslie harry maooiry alvin mcdonald frank modonald jno murray hugh graham keith nixon jno shepherd henry shepherd cowan lindsay arnold dunning persons knowing of any names that should be added to above list please notify mr r c nixpn or major g o brown v home h killed military notes cera of oar beys hatam horn norval ssvsftoe barldn 66 grace momenemy rt fit xtfi svris 60 willie allen 62 donald apple yard htl ivy haines 46 clara jackson 87 jwxob dbpabtobnt jr ii total 275 djnoh sew- ell 349 george cooper 224 winston wheeler 218 willie chapman 209 franklin logan 178 sr i total 225 sammy allen 186 jaok norton 167 albert tra- oy 166 jr irtotalj76 jock graham rsi eobt simpson 144 willie hoare 140 bob beaumont 181 annfemonally 116 stanley logan w a class total 160 marie davidson 187 19ahdynorton 128 may collins 122 jack beaumont 118 franklin gillman 106 b clossntpt 100 eva thomp- son93tffiiroabaiion 91 edward bludd 90 jack roberts 84 liiella raid 84 catherine allen 79 mary wheeler 76 freddy green 08 helen momenemy 52 alfred bell 40 0 classrtot ioobvohainp son 9 jimmy beit 86 mary nor bxpbnditubb books magazines repair to building light- fuel water librarian tabulatory and members cards incidental interest balance 9884 80 9168 09 58 25 116 72 180 68 801 62 16 27 10 01 6 86 86 82 9884 80 ation professor swanson bead of the department of political soienee in the university of saskatchewan writes thus of war savings stamps i do not know of any better way of assuring the future prosperity of the country than through finan cing the national requirements through the purchase of these stamps take out a policy of in uuranoe against want by buying savings stamps now this is tbe tribute of one of the best known youpg canadian outh orities on eoononiio subjeots the war savings plan recommends it self to professor swanson land other authorities on economics beoause they realize that only through saving can canada make tbfttindustriol progress which lies within her reach the problem s just as much one of saving as it is of proauotion it is the net not the grow return hat counts sohool report for january 1919 sr iv lilian green honors annabel molaughlan bwart ear ly charles bankine murray laird marion noble donald russel mary momeekin ab jr iv marion gollop harrison wilson oliver hunter george moore earl moclure sr iii eva green margaret momeekin dorothy wilson joai terfenley jr hi janet modougoil ethel noble bernard knight tom fen- ley willie fiddler bees hunter and margaret wilson equal gor don gaseley nixon hunter hilda rankihe and george louth two subjeots sr ii a edward benson wesley louth enrolment 80 aggregate 846 average 2800 m mitohell teacher jtjhiob room sr ii b jessie smellie christopher grimwood willie in- glisrmtnniejnglis bessieleri olure james benson edna kerr george hulls jr ii jeon green arnott no ble gordon sharpe harland hqst- ler irene bvons geojcge ipglis babe momeekin elsie louth edith caaeley margaret modou- gall i sr i pearl louth wiliie ouri- hingham margaret fendley bob bie coupland dorothy hulls a class gerald trueblood dor othy smith mac watson tereno evans jean momeekin j b class clarence huntsr wor wick coupland jean nixon jock murray fred sharpe irwin kerr number on roll 84 average at we welooine home again this week more of our brave boys who have done theirbit and returned again to home and friends pte wm gardner son of mr and mrs r d gardner john st who enlisted in the west in the early part of tbe war arrived at his home here last week pte gardner is still suffering from se vere wounds be received in action sgt callagban another of the boys also arrived last week and re ceived a hearty welcome from his friends here capt clark mocullough son of dr mocullough of walters falls and nephew of mr r c mocul lough and miss mocullough georgetown arrived in town on friday clark is one of our former high sohool boys and we were all delighted to see him again he is looking well and while be carries a limp in his right leg he also has a military cross to aocompanylt as remembrances of the part he took in the big war our old fhend george d reid late of the 47th batt 1st canadian pioneers arrived in town from overseas this morning welcome to the old home town george major j murray mokiclay an other old georgetown boy hod the honor of being in command of the canadian detachment whioh took part at the reoeptionforpresident wilson at london an interesting letter to reeve grant from lieut f b goodwillie one of georgetowns old boys who enlisted early in the game and who has seen considerable service will appear in our nest issue freds many old friends in town will be glad to hear from him again pte george parr is home from toronto on a few days leave scotch block w h allen of nassagaweya has purchased the n brown farm in bsquesing billy is an oldl block boy and we are delighteato know he is prospering mr percy martin is doing a big business chopping grain sawing wood and outting straw mr cameron of george town reopened services in boston church on sunday and- delivered a splendid service some of pur young folk took in the dance at limehouse on friday night and some took in the skat ing partyat mr tom birds all report a good time mr hume carrie took a business trip to toronto one day last week meat special for two weeks rib roait beef thick rib rout baef shoulder roait beef rib ball beef loin of lamb shoulderroast lamb ui- mpkedrou cottageroll side bacon ibb orlialf back baeot alab or half smokodmeahi 28c 27c 26c 24c 32c 30c raid v 36c igf- ii0e 35e tjryaaltporfc rj v- v iv r 5iaiii trta jiv v- n tr jjua kjvsialh rf i i ftc atmoitskol ftab tmh rrert-lea- wx r silted heritag v leo jb lti herring 1 -r- 2 caria aylmer peaa 2- corn 2 tomatoes t lb tintured aalmon half ib tin all red- salmon i lb tin pink salmon half lb pink salmon rqita5tjg4f v 5 lb pall of ihortening 3 lb pail ahortening 1 lb brick ahortening 31b lard 1 lb brick lard 17v 0d- to 7oq 45fc 30c 30c we 20c i8c 10c 1 40 85c 30c 95c 35c w j patterson main street georgetown phone no 1 v saturday treat our fresh homemade peanut crisp is a great favorite with young and old so we expect to have a big demand for our saturday treat this week 150 lbs of our famous peanut crisp many stores get 40c per lb for it saturday treat price 38o per lb salted peanuts we aluo offer you 75 lbs of fresh salted peanuts regular 40c lb saturday special 2be per lb t h moore he ad georgetown main street spring bargains for immediate possession oooooooooooooooooooooooooc 80 acres 2 12 miles from glenwiulams 60 acres workable balance pasture land li acres orchard 20 aores fall ploughed soil olay loam good water 2 wells spring oreek stone house 0 rooms good cellar main barn 80x60 shed and stabling 28x60 stabling for 14 cattle and 5 horses stone pi pen sohool 1 lot cburoh 1 mile possession arranged prioe 9bo0o hi ib special midwinter at the mens store we are offering speoial bargains in our ordered cloth ing department this is a good time to place your order and take advantage of the low prioes we are offering to keep our workshop going during the between season a splendid large stock to select from poritmiss this opportunity to gef your hars of thssa v hltoolass tail6rxgad blbfurt8hmiia agerite for stock wel- hen4erson a tjo- dyers and cleaners toronto v v utnimitisi in mtaumim bi ibannnnhbbi im1 viftrvl iiiiiiirtinbl have you renewed your subscription yet special february sale of fine furniture 25 acres 14 mile firomglenwlulaips 6 20 aores workable balance pasture soil sandy loam good water rough cast house 6 rooms small barn school and ohurob 4 mile sural mail possession arranged price 88300 1000 cash payment 211 acres 4 miles from acton 160 aores workable balance bush and pasture 8 aores orohard soil sandy loam to olay loam plenty of waefgeadbcement house 10 rooms first olass cellar bank barn 54x80 driving shed bm hen house water in stables silo bohool i mile rural mail possession any time prioe ibooo 150 acres 12 mile from town of mulon auction sale of choice cattle the undersigned has been instructed by wm lyons to sell by public auction at the village of cheltenham on friday february 14th 1919 if 12 ah workable it aores orohard soil olay loam 8 wells briok house ropms bathroom and furnace water in house bank barn 60x80 stanchions and milking machine box stalls 2 horse stalls water in stables driving boose 24x16 silo windmill milton schools and churoh- es j mile rural mail and telephone price 916600 103 acres cood grain and slock farm mulon 112 lilies on stone road we furnish the home complete we show a splendid display of good furniture of high grade material work manship and design furniture for every room that is styl ish useful and of exceptional valuei- all lines being purchased at very favorable prices which cannot be now duplicated t 1 vy 80 acres workable balanoe pasture 2 acres orchard soil olay loam frame house 6 rooms frame barn 40x70 shed 24x60 driving shed 80x46 new ben house 16x17 school 14 miles rural inriland telephone possession arrnged prioe it500 100 acres 78 mile from acton os acres workable balance pasture land 1 acre orchard soil grov ely loam to day loam 2 springs briok bouse 18 rooms bathroom good moclaryfurnaoe bank barn 60x40 oement floors stone pig pen oement floors sheep pen sohool 8 lots acton churches i of a mile possession arranged price 88500 to save time in mai separately and give you an easier 4nod of knowing just what value you are getting we offer you 20 per cent dudount for month or february this off our already low prices rneaiis a substantial saving to your j have a look over the show rooms you are under no obligation to buy we would like to see you t a0w siotemcmtimmmmmm