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the georgetown herald fiftk shvknth year of publication oeoxfpetown wednesday evening february 37th 1024 h so per annum id advance 400 to d 8- thegeorgetown herald j m moore paukkn mma prpriator ota tlthl ooiho babt ratsenger f r passenger passenger pmseomi- paaaenger sunday ooiho wb8t passenger mail passenger passenger passenger mail passenger sunday qowo hobth mail ail loiha 1u0 a s4bp 6 38 p to hstcpm 7 21 pro 7 67 am lolbftm 812 pm f60 pm 602pm 709 pm tt26pm 10 08 am 8 00 am i 65 pm going sooth tanartaj ittnw raitwavr babtbound westbound daily 6q2m 249 pxa sxapon 809 pm m 8dndayonc1t astbotjnd webtb0oni duly 880am lls0am aaopm 5 80 pm 7 41 pm 11 80 pm aosa noaun 1 808 pan exospjn 9 01pm 1180 am asopn 6j0pni 920 pm directory hilton wallbridoe oale- ss totmuoi im bar dih to dam gaors bshxib barnstcr sotkttor etc qce mill st georgetown ofms wadnaaday ud satardat evening irt t jjttk na c w sou phyrioui knd sarytrao mid sumt gwtgmtown phone 22 bxhoom sargqpa race hokpilal sk a v wiixiami pfcrwcjaaud surgwo cnac and fteridwce corner o main a south ud factory su isandbsjmn r bwatbo pp- bld s oom 9 to ft euapt p l hiath udj oos daquat ohm ib lm blook mm 400c dotth ohanr cumin th w h asl10kiatsmdo oaimopbaotiaomoe imijw iaa fmitobn qnvhouas wbeadaya aod sal ardays ii to 12 am 2 to 5pm and 7 to 9pm other boot brappbuimeal pmoo osea iso and rtwtdence ms biruktch r tor hilton and rati qtewtmaiiki post oflloa salaa aontai and at rea mttma ratas ortsra kit tt in oefigmnrn herald offloa will vratmpt jatuot clerk townah p of baquc ng clerk 3rd drnuon court tneltadlnt fire and lie in co a repraaentad laaaer otklamafc liceiiae stothtw cnieadtfw a tatea cbtwt v unsbft rbjjol ta caaha aktini oar former graduates have coded you can also we admit students at any time write for particulars w j kutett rruolpal norman h speight plants piobographs sktlrit washers hedric cleaners hlml norman bspeighl jraiic sin xxctbio itokx fire insurance j r idmat cewfelnn ami for iom of the tironitoi em- areyau protected forsters cash and carry store a fuu linf of choice fresh groceries provisions etc frd1t in biiabon bgbuisaa bns ami holms omwbles ptihurl ike m kj all wk kive he ikes swill s cotket ban ai cure heals at rlkl arias forsters cwtrtr jsba s victoria sis fbohb 11 gttraetewa east end meat market choice fresh and cored meats always on hand try our pork sausage choice fresh fish also ciscoes and finnan haddies georgetown creamer cream wanted by the georgetown creamery bigaesl prices paid a good proposition suhiuk a oairy in toronto any odo interested apt 1 at office georgetown creamery co m saxe manager t w smith oner gaelak ud haler sis getraetawa hydro electric system we sell au makes pf ranges water heaters waslung machines and appliances of all kinds hydro iron guaranteed for 5 years hydro lamp tested to have the long est life on the market office town hall you cansl onttuswishi onr sup vtxa ware wash board b so strong tough and durable that a fullgrown man or woman can stand on it without doing the nibbing surface or any part of it the least harm the enameled sur face wont chip flake or peel off think of the wear there te la anch a wialtboard tfiere la the same wearing qualities hi all articles la sgp pearl ware trjroattlie wash board and be convinced jfskfors mp peart ware hiit menu ptwoocrsctj alwright butcher main st georgetowu rtues sat ik ftwettsj our hams axe the finest that morlby can bwv the qualitv5 bmc the price dreco of the scnes dealing with the establishment of llit bank or moffmtal ax representative points m olkaoa nd efeewhere montreal before any neamsrnp had crossed the ocean and ix5 fore etthtr die locomotive or the telegraph had been tnvertted nine jnetehanticif montrtaliigned articles for the fonnatwa f the montreal bank jow the bank of mootreal that was on june ij 1817 more than 106 years ago tj smce tharomc mondial has grown from a town ofltn than 2000 to coy ofjnore than 800000 popukdon the bank m continuous and successful operation from those early days down to the present tnae has steadily pwneercd its try across canada today through jts head office and more than 550 branches offers complete banking service local national and ntcminonal m every staton ofche dominion bank of montreal established over 100 years total assets in excess of i65cnxo ooo car and battery storage in steam heated garage he kave staraee space lar a badlee iiaacr l cars ld as lake care el yaar sleraae aalery lar ike wlaler a aad keep ii charted j n oneill fc son georgetown i sent my soul through lbe in h ibis and said ab saul return thou quick to me and hooiur all tell mo wl at tt o dost boo then a poke ml soul 1 rd in buan of night whilst the earth ulnmberati will j take my flight throggb starry domo noanng o clouds of earth to land celestial of br ght spirit s birth id glaj aipectancy i lonfi did wait then said beloved why tarn est so late fontalteat thou thine own for one more fa tf or a glad ooatocy art ling ring there i a bush i a fluttuorot pin ons white glorious rndianoe of celestial lihhi then voioo id cadence eweet and accent clear thrilling my sen be b 8 rap to upon mine ear the land beloved ih a fair land and blest tib weary pilgrims baven of glad rest land of glory neer to mortaln its river crystal and its gates of gold bab than art of earth beloved and mustwatt for mortal neer may enter through the gate but granjbd on tbib soul thine image deep best thee awhile beloved rest in bleep the master oalleth me and 1 must go tib thasght of leaving thee that grieves me so hnah thee mine own 1 triad tryst with thee i u keep at morning dawn till tben loved sleep edith carr pearce boathboa bug why join the church the following seven good reas in the early days ld tor herald i will now turn from oh roh work sports and edn at on to a cow facts in another line and b way of introduction ntroduoa an old friend alex mac lachlan the poet who with ins family lived in caledoo all veil known here about 60 yeare igo th s poem eipresbob the foelmg and dos re of those who took np wild oush land to make a home for tuomaolves and thi famil bs and certainly the first and the second generation did hi o coed am a ok you ii own r alexander maclachlan hero b to the rottd to ri depend encel who would bow and dance atend- an 06 who withe er ar spark of pndp while the bnsh is wild aad wide would be but a hangeron begging favors from a thtoe whle beneath yon srailingnim farms by labor can be won up 1 be stirring be alive get upon a farm and thrive he s a king upon a throne who has acres of hid own i tho the oabiub wbjib are bar6t what of that if love is there what although yoor back is bent there are none to bound or rent what tho you must chop and plow none dors oak what does toou what tho homespun be your ooat kings may envy yon your lot up i be stirring he alive qefrtrponatann and thrive he b a king upon a throne who has acres of hib ownj honest laborlhotj would st bhtik thou art far too good to work 8nch gentility a fudge true men all moat toil and drudge ntnre s true nobihty sttorob such mock gentility fools but talk of blood and birth ev ry man mnst prove hie worth dpi bertirrlng bo alive gat upon a farm and chrive he s a king upon a throne who has acres of hiown with settler snoh as tbeee at work the oonntry grew very fast the main outlet for this section was by the 7th line to oakville to are given way coyrna calif 1 i ought to belong to the ohnroh because i ought to be bet- tor than i am henry ward beecher onoe said the church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent christians bat a school for the edn cation of imperfect ones ought to belong to church because of what i may out of it the church ib not a dormitory for sleepers it is an in stitntion of workers it is not a rest camp it is a frontline trench 8 i ought to belong to the church because every man ought to pay hii debts and do his nhare toward draoharging the obligations of society the church not only has been the bearer of good news of personal salvation it has been anrj it is the supreme uplifting and conserving agency without which civilization would lapse into barbarism and press its way to perdition ought to belong to the church because of memoneb of things i can never forget mem ones of faces that will never fade memories of vows that are the glory o youth i ought to belong to the ohorob because of hope hope that paves the way for progress hope that visions peace and social jus tice hope for time and hope for eternity the great hope that oasts its anchor behind jeans christ i ought to belong to the church because of the strong men in it who need reinforcing the weak men m it who need enoour aging the rascals in it who need rebuking if i say that i am not good enough my humility reoom if i sit in the seat of the boornfn my activity condemns s 7 i ought to belong to the ohnroh bnt notuntux am ready to join a going conoern not until j am willing to become an active partner with jesus christ milton chicken thieves are still busy in this dihlnot james duncan and thomas allison of trafalgar re cently lost iso hens harks of a trunk were seen out aide both places goorfte cowling left last week with a party from hamil too for texas mrs cowling and a daughter have been upending the winter there the work at the registrj office has been steadily growing n re cent lears where formerly the work wan easily looked afler by toe registrar and a couple of as bibtauts now three are required this is aocn voted for by the at ttvit bb in real estate principally in the different towns in the count aa well as regards the country districts where farms are changing often er these days than formerly whatever the reason mr chisholm tho registrar has jusyricently banded in his annual rtrportyo the oountky treasurer in rhiob the receipfce for last year reiven at 6 890 the amount of the cheque for the count a share being 880 reformer babqaim there are no bargains in the counter sales of life we think ao but some unexpected day we find our purchase la a worn and shoddy thing bo after all in that long last we pay experience thattjomes afpncea ail too high is packed so often in the waata of tears but when unwrapped it will intrinsic value show its worth will not diminish with its years there are no bargains in the counter sale of life but time alone oan teach us bow to choose can show ns that what beemed a iobb is really gain and where we bought for little we shall lose nan terrell beed notes and comments tdk length of the skirts worn by fashionable women this spring will depend somewhat npon per- sonal pretureoob ludguig- from the styles exhibited at the opening of the racing season at jjongchamp yesterday borne of the models who paraded in the bitter breems wore abrta falling only three or four inohob below the knee while others ware afntit ihe-ao-dib- tanoo from the ground it was re marked that the new short skirts are a little wider than when the vogoe waa at its height jsissssis thb aoompau got a rrrcffta shu tamest charter to put this uev w a a amp- road m good orajr hai pnt np toil gates for the upkeep and while that system lasted the 7th line was a good road to accomodate the traffic it required m hsgnesiog the following taverns they called them taverns in those days bal linafad 9 silver creek 1 on the 17 cross road 1 opposite col brown s 1 stewartown 2 asbgrove 1 or 8 hornby 2 and so to oakvtlle the other outlet was called the toronto and guelph road that ran through aoton georgetown nor va and ejtreetsville to dundas street and toronto in 1860 51 thib road was made of plank from georgetown to streotsviue and was good for a very short time- in 186fi our family moved from glenwtihams to btreetevtlle and although we were on top of the load of household effects in may the mud and water would splash up on us although lumber was very cheap the plank road was abandoned and the people had to take to the good aid olay and they stack to one another until the advent of the present good roads system in 18501 the most important event in tho history of the oopn try took place the commencement of the building of the g t r it was completed and open for traffic the spring of 1666 i will now give you some idea of what a change it made an some places at that time i860 there waa no post office in the glen or george town we had to go from the glen called williamsburg to stewarttown for onrlettflrs from the old country which cost one shilling bterhng no stamps in those times long before that there was a post office and ooo bid erable trade in nerval thencalled monabbsville in 1866 in oon- voraation with the first settler in dublin the late thomab gibbons he told me he completed bis outfit in norval consisting of a bag of bread an axe and a jog made the journey on foot and set to work to establish a polony and a real old irish settlement it was retaining many of the old customs religious social etc i can apeak from ex penence what it was to attend the peanng bees the quilting bees the logging bee and the raffles wind ng up with refreshments and duoc ng all this with the mc- canns dees doltone gibbons lambs claffles ualhghans mull bolanda douches hailflys aod traceya and aa kind hearted a people as could be i must get back home again that waa always failing of mine when l got in greeable company i woum forget in 18gb the year the gth waa opened the population of some of the places around here was as tot lows georgetown 1900 norval 860 glen 860 acton 600 ballina- fad 100 stevrarttnailbotrailver creek 60 btreetaville 2e00 bramp- too 2000 ashgrove 60 enn floo montreal 76 000 toronto 60 000 quebec 60 000 hamilton 29 ooo eooughjor this time mr editor aod hope to have mme more for nexl week- grant father look here my dear i doo t mind yoor s tt ng up lata with that young man ot yours but i do object to bit taking my tnotn ing papers wbn be goes i wbbbb by the jwndon ad vertiber where irgame warden gives warning thatif a skunk hap pens to roam close to your home no matter how much you resent tubproximity yon must not shoot him unless you wish to pay a hdc they may boa nuisances but they get the same protection a other furry creatures such as the black aqnirrel says the game warden for sample of unjust laws this is surely the limit it leaven one more helplesa than if attacked by a burglar for no matter how the akuni may mubtfup your sunday snltvibe law prohibits retaliation this sure a free oountry for boouegrsujjil4ib and bknnka tub annual convention of the on g boads associa tion will be bold at toronto on s7tb 28th and 89th inst aod there will be a banquet af the king edward hotel on the final evening halton county council will send from eight to ten dele gates including the county en fnneer and the road superintend ent on the 89th the prime min ibter and the minister of public works will hear a large deputation of the delegates on the proposal that the province assume the whole ooet of provincial highways if thubedone the past aa well u the future cost of the highways should be assumed and the coon ties inolqdldggattoo which have already paid heavily towards their construction shoaldbe reimbursed champion to imagine that the average editor gives hot little time to the study of the bible to oonnnoe all that we are not in that class we will tell yon a few things about the bible that perhaps you don t know the bible contains 8066 480 let ters 778 746 words 81 178 vereea 1188 chapters and 66 books the word lord occurs 1 86b times the word reverend oc curs bat onoe which is m the 8th verse of the 111th psalm tho middle terse ib the fith verse or the 118th psalm the slst verse of the 7th chapter of etra con tains all the letters of the alpha bet except the letter j the 19th chapter of 2nd kings and the 87th chapter of isaiah are alike the longest verse is the 9th verse of the 8th chapter of esther the shortest verse is the 66th verse of the 11th chapter of st john there are no words or names of more than e x syllables mah 8 tjpb ib a game of cardb first it is oribbags next he tries to go it alone at a sort of ont shuffle and deal pace then he ruses the dauce when hic motbet takes a baud in and contrary to hoyle beats the little joker with her five tbenwtthhis diamondb he wins the queen of hearts tired of playing a lone hand he expresses a desire to assist his fair part nor throws out his card ao 1 the clergyman tales a ten dollar bill out of bim on a pa r she orders him up to build the tires like a knave hp jo ns tl p clubs where ho often gets high wh ch in ion too if ho keeps straight ofttimea hush he grows old and bl ff noes a deal of trouble when at iat he shuffles off b s moral co i aod passes in his checks and when ie is raked in by a spade he n fitful game is ended aod be waits the summons of gabriel a trump which sball order him abaat yoar eras are yoor eyes 10oper cent use ful find ont have them exam ined by o t walker oyesight specialist who will be at w r watson s drug store georgetown ob wednesday fobruary 27th make an appointment with mr wataon