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fmmwft born eason at glenwiluami on march 3rd to mr and mr jompb eaton daughter the georaetown herald wednesday pvg march 01919 system teru commendable faithfuland ifflofebt service iijtoo oftea-ater- tekd eojtfetwp- m of gbodjan come fmjny it bvon wfv iss zvyieriaortebitffrpcoesaisii bnsv kttv ft8 ornosua kewprpsitysets the ev 0rtside qrldtalilng he rfltida etsme aw botne mdnpef in which the deed wbuldbavebeen vstered had it happened ebewheje per- sonally his brains if changed to water- would not oe sufficient to dampen the dual on a gnats whis kers but he considers himself cap able of giving advice to old man solomon m if i- silotobtstb of qeobgetown and vicinity who aot as if they thought traffic lawe were made lor everybody but themselves would do well to pay heed to the sentence of two years in the ontario re formatory meted out recently by mr justice biddell on a toronto motorist convioted of criminal negligence in causing the death of a lady whom he had knocked down and killed it is a marvel there has not been a serious accident in georgetown before this for some motorists disregard everything and everyone except their own pleas are they aot as if they thought pedestrians had no right on the streets the result of careless and reckless driving is that publio opinion has become aroused and demands punishment for everyone who kills another with his auto the canadian prohibition sit uation is interesting eight pro vinces have enacted prohibitory laws to the full extent of their constitutional powers and these laws are now in operation the province of quebec has 90 tnunioi palities under license and 1097 nnder local option the quebec legislature has passed a prohibi- tory law which will come into force on may 1st 1919 in every province in canada excepting bri tish columbia and ontario the legislation will be permanent that is the prohibitory laws in these provinces cannot be called war measures in ontario the on tario temperance aot contains a provision by which a vote upon the question of sustaining or re pealing the measure will be taken the date fixed in the bill for this vote is june 2nd 1919 it is de finitely understood however that a postponement of the vote will be made until some time toward the close of 1919 or early in 1020 in british columbia a vote will likely be taken about the same time town council counoil met on monday evening with reeve grant in the chair and councillors cook bradley dale and mcmillan present communications were read from ouelph general hospital dept of militia and defence herbert johnston ce medical health officer drl j moaharew ontario municipal association toronto suburban by a mckim limited montreal goderioh board of trade miss k d ryan secy hydro b forster bleotrioion messrs j b mackenzie c b dayfoot and a hazelwood as representatives of the board of trade addressed council re water mrsi half of thevvomehs civic asaoci- ationmked counoil for use of town hall- for progw8ifeeuebre the proeejdsironiainetpbubsd for orv4p pttrfrosal u aftje gjrirgefown- hate jocinjiriit siked fovjprivllege- of park vmoved- bypalevseeibnded py bradley that e prlflje ueritied to the georgetown driving glrib for may 222daridj4tfifpr sle sum pi tltf00c5arra 5 moved by cook seconded by mo- millan that the salary bfcmiss by- an ab seoretarytreaaurer of the hydro be increased from 4760 to 6i0q per month starting rom january 1st 1919 carried moved by mcmillan seconded by dale that the salary of elect- rioian forster of the hydro sys tem he increased from 90 per month to 100 same to start from january 1st 1919 carried moved by cook seconded by dale that the following accounts be paid gueiph general hospital e masalas 8 walter moore extra work burying waite child 8 municipal world sects 11 j w kennedy rink acct 878 eleotion expenses 25c town hall 890 7 w i dick re w t pur vis 5288 re corke mort- gage 2621 79 09 hydro electric system light town hall 4 70 hydro eleotric system lamps for town hall 2 40 in reply to a request by the corporation to the toronto subur ban railway the clerk has receiv ed the following letter toronto feb 10 1919 f l heath esq clerk corporation of municipality of georgetown georgetown qnt dear sir tour letter of the 4th inst the question of the train service is being very fully gone in to and we hope to be able to meet your requirements at the next re vision as regards the freight service this will be brought before the directors as early as possible we muoh appreciate the busi ness from georgetown and regret that we have not been able to give the facilities we wonld wish owing to the want of rolling stock of the required type yours truly- the toronto suburban by co w j radford assistant manager 18- months in german- prison oarorps during which time hesuf- ferea many h4rdshipsv 85 88 church news knox church precom munion service will be held in knox church on friday evening at 8 pm bevrmr little of rookwood will preach st geokobs lenten servioes will be held ev ery friday evening during the sea son of lent at 8 oolook com mencing this week st albans gubutwiliiiams commencing on wednesday of this week ash wednesday ser vices will be held every wednes day evening at 6 oclook during the lenten season methodist mr davis of toronto delivered twctgood addresses to our congre gations last sunday the subjeots for sunday next will be morning vnat is faith evening our ohoioe of a dwelling place prayer service on thursday evening at 730 baptist the momaster evaogelistio band consisting of six young men from the uuiyeraity in torfinto is expected to arrivo in town on fri day and will tell the good news in song and sermon in the baptist church friday and saturday even ing at 780 and on sunday at 11 am and 7 pm a wide open weloome is extended to all who will come members of the band will also address a meeting of the sunday sohool scholars sunday i afternoon at 8 oolook the singing o the male quart ette will be a apeoial feature at all these meetings norval feuvi 5k tir a-v- yw fia iiiij6hrfi i vi p m lost week at oakville a 8 forster bgibotdtth star was honpred by a banquet on his retire- roent aftertwelvo years dontinu- ope eryibe 8t tresiaent of the trafalgar agrioulturol society pn iw the womens patriotic league held their concluding meeting at the home of mrs j a ferguson the manse on monday february 24th it having been deoided to dis continue their bed oross work and turn over the bank balance to the committee of the returned sold- ietis fund mrs a l noble presided and there was a large attendance dur ing the business part of the meet ing references were made to the pleasant character of the league meetings and loyal interest in the patriotic word that has been ac complished during the war period next catae the social part of the programme which proved highly interesting many surprises being in store of che musical portion mrs george c brown and mrs davies here on a visit contribut ed solos and mrs noble and mrs ferguson sang a duet eaoh item being muoh appreciated the ladies then threw their sur prises on the meeting the presi dent of the league mrs a l noble whose sympathy and acti vity in red cross work is well known was presented with a out glass syrup jug by mrs louis laird and mrs george c brown vicepresident was the recipient of a cut glass flower vase present ed by mrs john mopherson mrs joseph wilson seotreas was then asked to aceept as a gift an imperial porcelain tea set mis- sion pattern the presentation be ing made by mrs noble and mrs watson and the following address was read by mrs ferguson to mrs joseph wilson seotreas of norval womens patriotic league as we close our labors as a red cross society in oonnsotibn with the war we cannot let the- oooa- slon pass without testifying to oar deep sense of the servioes you have given as seorotarytrdasuror of pur league this responsible position you have held during all the years that tye have been laboring together in war work and you have shown more heroes return ps school report on thursday evening last pte mitchell kennedy sou of mrs anui kennedy arrived from over seas and was welcomed home ugaiii by relatives and friendn heeve grant and councillor dole made addresses of welcome on behalf of our citizens to which pte konne- dyflttingly replied accompanied by his mother and other friends he was then escorted to his home by auto pte kennedy was among the first of our canadian boys to en list and was in active service for four years for which he has been decorated with four stripes and the early service medal he went to the front with be 4th canadian m9jrintp4biflelnd ke pris- pnejpj5 the7oei0ns belong wij other- canadians at o battle of tpres on j one 2nd 1 9 1 5 after he- was in- etniany beagntjed jiwice bjnv1 was i6captilrea oh both occiasion ria gve oktiijryv fbn flnexpen op bread and water mfre atofaanbvead- he isibe first nrlsoper of wjjiiv to return to beorjiejtoyiiv andwnile bdf sat fered manv hardshivjs aritl had var tons thrilling experiences he is looking- fine att present weloome homemitoht mrs kennedy contributed three stalwart sons for the service of their country and while we all re joice with her in the return of two of the brave lads our hearts go out in sympathy with her for the one who will never return pte elmer kennedy who mode the supreme sacrifice on saturday evening another of onr brave soldier laddies arrived clarence reitb john leslie vio- honoe this time it was pte john 0 murray of the 184th canadian highlanders and son of mr and mrs o g murray stewarttown he was met at the georgetown station and escorted to his home where a right royal reception was tendered hrm by his relatives many friends aud former associ ates pte murry spent thirtyone months overseas seen lots of hard fighting and had many thrilling ex periences he was twice wounded the first time at vimy ridge on april 4th 1916 and again in sep tember 1918 jock is looking fine and were all delighted to see him safe home again after having done his bit weloome home jack military notes the reeve has been notified that the following have got their dis oharge this year for georgetown and district pte wagstoff pte j b boyce corp g c garvin spr j a shephard pte s b simpson pte roy b vannattec pte a b parr pte q e parr pte frank fenloy pte g r hutt pte charles w brown pte 8 b groat pte j f varey pte f weaver pte m a cummins pte r momaster spr ii a garbutt pte j tobin pte n h tuck corp g c cummings bergt p wood pte r f cain pte w j norton spr t j ea son pte w a huntley pte h h hunter pte w c peace dr h neil corp w lawler pte j e f williamson of tor onto reoently returned from over seas spent sunday at the home of his aunt mrs annie kennedy following is tho february re port of georgetown public school si- iv pass mary lawson ei leen bradley merle fisher a i loon moore jr iv hon mary mcicinnon pass willie tuck doreen mc cnaig and maud mcdonald equal mildred fleck wakcfleld ford hazel bradley tbelma henry gowman trnax bail van natter edna shearer and edna firinpton equal marion mckay dal ton mccartney and herbert coutts equal marjorie warnes lewis laird sr ill hon jean mckenuie clarence king arthur tyniall passpbrcjthy fiampton ivy spireji- murjloslmijaer viiut ejjahwfttsonrjfeweeb t jr hi hewdeflabowl1lji- an kenjoedy margftret coutts isa bel mcdermid passmjrttepst wulifehyde marie cariiertouburriell louheed enjur if pjofa ruth 0 doug las iteyyigjiidjs etnle godfrey opd elsiebarker wqiuw tf r pbonkwbai nest taber pas3rty wihiiv cvotornbr- tiugtqd betscjf dflt eric jliiferlboni winriif red jamesdor6lthy bitchie allan bakorvy sjlj sam mttkeniip fed spftos eveljn- stockford- joan allen jr ii honjaokcrichton mar- garet j- kennedy arjd harold bui- livapt equal victor teddei and bruce heath equal margaret willoughby margaret c kennedy pass walter hyde edith dav is flossie blair edgar bush eileen bullivant and marjorie hillock equal wilfred breen jim dobbie jack mcdermid bon net arnold and elvin ostrander equal irene tost hazel fjolmes let tedder alex ritchie charlie frampton wilhemine hynds alex vance alice treanor lome walters 8i i hon wilfie reeve stell coulter- lome give kathleen barnes jack forster pass gordon spence charlie willson eleanor maw clifford bradley charlie groom jack watson winnie ilyde kenneth weston isobell loughoed ruben eason charlie kirk willie merritt claude kentner harvey king lloyd cole jr i hon jack harrison pass frank whitmoe madel ine erwin roy hilts firat book hon jean bulli vant pass aileen groat marie cook elizabeth spence marion plant 8r primary hon willie king irene saunders george hoare pass roy mcenery kathleen wright edith tost clarence les lie hilliard allen helen hilts percy barker glads a weston primary class hon mabel sparling willie vint emily lucas walter lawson willie roney charlie stockford waldo digyine arnold bush pass fred morrison clifford blythe hugh monally olive da vis john lane arthur saunders willie rutledge cecil cooke nell ie green vein a barker lloyd walters for sale i have for sale a number of young cat tlend fresh cowst also a number offlrst clasb ewes and ewe lambs well broken 2 year old colt trices and term reason able blake vanatter hallinafad lot 3 con 7 erin also young pigs for sale it throughout great ability and dili gence and faithfulness it has meant for you the expen diture of muoh time and thought and labor and this has ever been given freely and unselfishly it is such loyalty as this which makes possible the success that we have attained in our patriotic work nor can we forget the willing andl able assistance which mr wilson i has given in so many different ways and we assure you both that we shall not forget your deep in terest and your unvarying helpful ness we ask you to accept this gift as a remembrance of our patriotic league and as a testimony of our appreciation and esteem signed on behalf of patriotio league mrs a l noble president mrs geo c brown vicepres mrs ferguson mrs mopherson mrs watson mrs evans in each case the ladies suitably responded expressing their agreea ble surprise and thanks to all who hod contributed special mention may be mode of the kindness of mrs ferguson in granting the use of her home for the league meetings a dainty lunch was served and i the singing of the national anthem brought a most enjoyable after noon to a oloae ivoid coughs and cougperif i coughing spreads duvmf 1870 s i87o sjgga hxloh 30 okostrstops cough halt thu tor children tetetefjbatetelwlto delcolight thm iwnputo elcctrfc ugfaft mad powr plant plenty of bright safe dean electric light no more hot smoky lamps w t evan aotvtown auction sale of farm stock and implenlentt the property of joseph boyd lot 4 6th line eaquesing on tuesday mar 11 1919 at 1 pm no reserve as the farm ha bean sold t f chlaholm auctioneer 226atp established 18721 ffjk i v i i p- i ffrtfr v i-5- the jpresent is a good iine to aei ithhiga whether labor vprotfuceoir merchandise at r -ljiigiprtje8- itis8 anhinglifta iaotibpltteiy hewaaavy earn ieorgetqwn bralofdi q ikay ariuitm t- s v vjv freshj rich fullflavored tea the came every time redrose teasoodtea sold only in i 12j the chevrolet motor car co g w mclaugbun president r s mclaughlin treas director two heads of the mclaughlin co oahawa the whole organization is composed of equally responsible men as far as business and wealth is concerned the comp any is one of the strongest in the dominion representing as it does millions of dollars of machinery and equipment and space to manufacture three hundr id thousand cars a year besides as a division of general mo ors corporation they have access to resources amounting to a iproximately three hundred mil lions dont be afraid of th i chevrolet company going out of business freek cook agent georgetown farms for sale oooooooooooooooooooooooooc 100 acres 2 miles from erin station huu im imuuuiiiiii5b imiiiim isjggbjh special midwinter at the mens store weare offering special bargains in onr ordered cloth ing department tins is a good time to place your order and take advantage of the low prices we are offering to keep our workshpp going dliripg the between season a splendid 044 bio v v- t halprica focnll fall and winter whktt 0pj dvpwifls isqrportunity tbjgitvjow bariihei sileitpljr4iced dbhfaitljev vra ajl newamd mnatbcwredj v cjeqrcetown phone 12b 3igncrja8s- taidorjng and ifensftenishing ageiyfs for stock well henderson dcco djers arid cleanars toronto fffll ib ornminid bi sl saturday treat just think it i over two yonra since we introduced our saturday treat and today it is more popular than ever for the simple reason we give you something every saturday at u real reduced price no stale candy reduced to clear but fretth home made candy this saturday we offer you 150 pounds of our home made daisy caramels a chocolate and vanilla flavor soft and flavored to suite the hard to please this is a high class sweet reg 40c saturday treat price 39o pr lb chocolate bars 7 for 25c we also offer you 500 unwrapped solid swea chocolate bars as large as any 5c bar saturday special t for sftc t h moore head milton brampton georgetown ja march specials lifetime 85aores workable balance bush and pasture smau orchard 80 acren fall ploughed soil clay loam to gravelly loam plenty of water frame house 8 rooms good cellar bank barn 60x66 fairly now tieup c horses 4 box stalls cemented cow stable water in shed rural mail and tele phone posssession arranged price c6300 terms apanged potato wanted i want boo bags of good po tatoes this week and will pay the bust possible price for same deliv ered at georgetown station a restivo prult specialist kiln ltmt qmrastown forsaturday homemade mince meat 20c fresh apple 15c some of them cut for you to taste and you are invited to taste them if you cannot come phone and we will send them to you phone 202 75 acres 70 aores workable small orchard loam plenty of wter 6 roomed house bl foundation hog pep school 2 miles ranged price 4o0o cash pay men 50 acres all workable 2 aores orohard soil clay i water briok house 7 rooms summer kitche f round pig pen 24x28 now with steel roof ion bouse sohool 2 lots church on farm price s4900 wood hed soil clay siable cement possession ar- llille uby station avelly loam good n barn sittingon riving shed g0x20 obbchbioo arranged 100 acres 7 miles from acto 45 acres workable 2 aoros orchard soil day loam plenty of water frame houso 8 rooms bank barn 50xfi4 tieup 18 hend of cattle and 6 horses cement floor hog penn hen house cement silo sohool i mile churoh 2 miles rural mail possession any time price 13500 cash papment 1000 gibbens next door to radial station b v gibbens canada food llcone no 51833 100 acres 5 miles from erin village 66 acres workable bnlanco pasturolnnd 2 acres orchard 85 ocree fall ploughed soil clay loam pxtra good water new solid stone house 6 rooms newly decorated inside hard and soft water in house frame barn 54x80 stone shod 90x80 with stabling for cattle school if miles torraootta station 8 miles hural mail price 15000 cash pay- mont 1200- stock and implements can bb bought also willougiiby farm agency georgetown ontario best qualityfine english stoneware dinner sets good value at 2500 a few left your choice for 1 800 a clearing of all lines of fancy china many pretty and useful pieces in vases jardineers bonbons cups and saucers etc these we will clear out at 20 per cent of f stocktaking special in all lines of enamel- ware and tinware 25 per cent off some big savingsiri furniture specials hall racks 14 cut oak large mirror 32 for 2600 hall racks 14 cutfoak large mirror 28 for 2300 hall racks- 14 cut oak finish 28 for 2350 just received a number of new patterns in congoleum art rugs all sizes rich com- bination of colors and beautiful designs for one week we will offer pur large stock of games at 20 per cent jacksons main street georgetown w- ftsmm k