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j the georgetown herald fifty seventh year of pobiilcatlqlt georgetown wednesday evening march 36th 1924 f 1 go per annum in advance- 200 to l b tbe georgetown herald j m moorc pauuw uul fnvtuur mwkw cuduu vnuj haw p a nlalta passenger passenger passenger btlt tlattahu 00010 kabt passenger sunday passenger uail passenger passenger passenger passenger tfail passenger qoino wbbt snndav wihq jftobth 72am 9h am lolsaan 114tjam 8 4bpm 6 82pm eaop r 7 21 p m 7 67 am 10 18 am s up in 450pm 8japm 709 pm 826pm 10 08am soolm 4 66 pm iiaaan 747 pm rabtbotmd daily westbound daily 6ss am 8 20 a m 608 un hjw am ilos km 880 pro s08 pun 6 20 pm 5 ob pm 141 pm apm 1180pm u3mpjn sdndattonly uarouhd westbound s 09am uoam 6jospm 9jqspui 1120am 8i0ppi cj0pm djwpm directory oner ted ul water sis hlbtdtc wallmudbfi a dale arriatore aellelters ew kodk bametar sobchor etc ooce mm st georgetowt open weiaesdat satntd e db a vw pbyatctsn cad surgeon mui street georgetown phone 22 eshoaae sergeaorac hoipful dmot 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kemasm bras am nairns cktawo rmnzi ike kal y ill wk kivc ma tkai swills cmket bib u cm meals it rlu rlees forsters twjdwo east end meat market choice fresh and cored meats always on hand try our pork sausage choice fresh fish also ciscoea arid finnan haddlea t w smith gearietoni erwingoldhams meat market special for this week parexard 8 lb pail 60c 5 lb pail 80c shortening 8 lb pail 48c 6 lb pail 75p fresb red salmon ico lb by tbe piece choice cbeoee ftso tb side bacon in pieoe 28e h choice fresh and cured meals quick delivery guaranteed main street georgetown phone no- 1 ce0r6etiwn cubbfflnf cream wanted by the georgetown creamery biflbesl prices pam a good proposition surt ng n da rj n toronto any one interested np nt ofuce georgetown creamery co m saxe manager alwrigbt butcher main sl georgetown nmec sktt ik kwllsi luhmiiiiiiiiiitlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll hl jimajeb iafablbawl l71a hardwood floors they cost little they last forever hardwood boors are the last word in ecooomj their first coit is not high and they last e lifetime let u quote you on sufficient flooring to cover your old floors or on your requirements for your new house hard wood floors never w ar out the wear comes not oa the wood but on the varnish and wax that a how they economize m money in time and effort they save tremendously in beauty and charm in actual telling valu they add im meaaurably to the value of yoir home seaman kent hardwood flooring ia nude in plain red oak quarter cut white oak birch maple and beech each of which baa its own individual character and beauty seamankent carried in stock by j b mackenzie make that bedroom floor look better and be more sanitary by laying s i h no 1 birch flooring any one can lay it as it n end matched for a bedroo n 9 1 10 which won id require 110 ft at 8o per ft it would coat 9 2ff plan 8 govt galea jiaxwh oh makes n total of 9 co foi cash poi chose if booked 6 more rftaxk mtdokaxd ftfajur 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transportation chevrolet fisher king georgetown ontario newest spring styles in millinery ye kraft shopper everyone is finding them tnteretting when can you come and pay at a vtut miss m finlay phone 203 georgetown sfather khows nobody knows of the work l nkoi to keep the bomo tcjrether nobody known of tbe etepn it tnken nobody knows but mother n i body ljbtenu to child i eh woon wb ch kisses only smother n obody pa ned by the might blow nobody odly mother nobody jin own of thesleeplostf can btstowod on baby brother nobody known of tbe tender ra er nobodj knows b tnotl ei nobody knows of the lesson taught of loving on6 another nobody know a of tie ntjenco aousbt nobotly only mall nobody knows of the i lest datl ngs ay not wen the storms of tl shfe i tl e oo i n years nobody knows but i at e nobody knows of tbe tours tl nt start tie grief nbed gladly anidtlor nobody knows of the break tin heart nobody only mother nobody clings to tho way i art child tho scorned b evory other leads it so gently from patbwnjs wild nobody can but mother nobody knows of tbe hourly prayer for bim our erring brother pride of her beart oore sn pure and fair nobody only mother lusfeai do you w ah tie world wsie hotter let me tell you what to do set awatch upon your act onu keep them nt way a straight and true rid your mind of selfish mot ves let your thoughts be clean and high yon earn make a little eden of tbe sphere you occupy ella wheeler wilooi 69 2b 6g 81 110 26 2 00 47 92 5 00 1 25 2 59 2 40 9 02 17 46 7 41 4 00 jj1 4 76 bydro comn meetings the hydro el bo trie commission met itt 280 january 81st mem hers present mr h day foot and j u moore mr moore was reelected cban man for 15b4 and miss ryan was appointed secretary of the comm s- eion commnnieations were read from the ontario hydro oommisa on re garding tbe glen extensions and the matter dealt with the following accounts were passed for payment packard co transform 4242 25 lincoln meter co split core transformers l ncoln motor co meter packard co meters hydro com bulletins street lamps patrol brick line cash book forms j n oneill w r watson united electric co j w kennedy ohio vacuum cleaner co tt uu hydro com power dec ljbgfl 90 northern eleotrio co bell telephone bank of mont dep box j t cameron express henderson bub service w t evans pablio lia bility 188 go e lovell teat ng meters 9 00 march 20tb 1924 tbe commission met at 4 80 members present mr leroy date mayor and mr j m moore letters were read from the on tano commission referring to tbe thirteenth power bill and advising the commission to invest 8000 of the anrplns in hydro bonds it was decided to take the advloe of mr mccollum the ctuef anditor and invest 8000 in hydro q rends the price to be at par it was decided to purchase an adding machine nnd a filing cab net for the office tbe following accounts wore passed for pnypient hjdrocom power jan 2102 10 bulletins fir dec 2 00 1 nov 1 atroll np i ne dec jan coils for hpfttern j b mackenzie bell telephone 0 r h thompson 23 5g bjdrocom feb power 2021 41 j w kennedy nanrnnce ib 00 l ncoln meier oo 99 8f engineer r serv res 18 flr canadian kallmai etraiigs the gross earn ngs of the can adian national railways for the week end ng march 14 1924 were 4 786 446 00 be ng an n crease of 70jyi64 24 or its over the cor responding per od dpio tbe gro e of the can adian national railway from jan 1 to march 14 1024 bavfj been 4669984700 being an increase or 2 226 864 18 as eomuared with the corresponding period of 1928 2 00 5 71 6 o2 18 68 8 bh 1 18 according to a decifeion given in the women s coorj xotqttto last monday by dr patterson magistrate it is illegal to hold ftocire parties as a means of m ing money for charities ete penny readings and noles and comments shade trees georgetownwinter 189 i the s m ncr of 1808 he rev sir dknby tnobvron is not only optimistic in is confident be promises that tbe canadian national railways will cease to bo a bnrdesi upon tbe canadian let fly webbcantostrgeorgesb vtlip t anglic in church lore he was newly out from fjondon england d n that time entertainments called penny readings were very poiular n london and he bing particularly genial and active person organ tnti amongst tht jonnfl folk a sorien of wootlj en terbammeots for tho winter months the selection or material and practice of same was done at b home in a frame house where the large barber bouse now stands where he got the design far the decorations nnl furnishing of the room u which we practised iiover co d imagine tbe n van large and in it was a lnrge square hpd square every way ly rocking chairs nsed all pa nt- wl he the silo walla painted black the ceil ng white and i ended from tl e ce ling by very lino thread were a number of lgures representing augeln about 8 or 10 inches tn length ihose white figures oa flying ahow ng against the black walls bnt fiwaj from tbe wall gao a person at first rather feel ng that be was not of the earth but you got used to it he was a wonderful preacher an orator and dramatist he told us he had ox pen en ce of london life from stretching his legs under the table with bojalty to join ng in s procession by a iob in the east end white chapel a likeable character among those who took pact that winter i recall mr geddes the postmaster dr starr mr mc laren the school teacher david yonngdatidfimitb j r barber- q c mokens e john rue l l bennett l grant the entertainments were given n tbe old town hall it was across tbe at root from the present one and overy neek during that winter the place was crowded the charge was co for ordinary bnt on special mghta about ance a month the obarge was loo the result was that we entertained the people and in the spring we bad enough money to have mobt of the iaple trees planted that adorn tbe town and have given shade to the people for so many years and we have often in after years look ed with pleasure on the result nf tha undertaking now yon may ask what we gave to attract tbe public so long well eocb as sev eral nots from the merchant of venice king richard tbe third mcbeth hamlet romeo and jn let and other selections the tnal scene from dickens bardel ve pickwick dialogue netweenbrutns and caeaina by dr starr and mr mclaren was a performance long to be remomber ed readings by geo c mckenne tbe old arm chair readings by l grant humorous mrs candle e oortain lecture song song by david young oouain of mr c w young or the cornwall freeholder who had jast returned from the u 8 having served in tho army of the north and waa one of the expedition who followed and captnred jeff davis tbe fol lowing i remember ib part of a parady be gave on jubt before tbe battle mother farewell mother yon will never see my name among thealajrj for if i can skedaddle yon will see me home again also others as fallows old can adian home bell mahone nora 0 neill five 0 clock in the mom ing sweet adeline faded coat or blue momeat girl tbat a out aoother character comes to mj mind t was david smith dress- a matket gardener long smock straw hat with a willow for a hat band a basket on his arm part of the song was all around mj hat i wears a green willow for a twelvemonth and a daj if anyone so aula ask yon whj i wears it tell tbem that my truo loe is gone fax away the readinga were interesting nd instructive the indies did iot take any pari as there fiafind musical instrument in the jilace but one in the home of the late james oung no doubt some homes had barmon urns or organs 1 tbink old boss statham bad his brass band there one night bnt it was too much for the place in reviewing with mr c ynung the other day when be was here at b s brothers funeral something brouhbt the foregoing to my mind and 1 thought perhaps some even at th rlnte date may say if they did not build for the fatore they i lanted and we can on a hat day enjnj tbe work of 66 years ago they have all passed beyond bnt for a time at least sheir works re- nain the dr starr referred to 15 tbe father of the two eminent dre starr of toronto uoth were born in georgetown the rev webb went to philadelphia pnn and the last i heard of him was from nicholas armour an active membey of his church an er ratio bit good hearted irishman went to see him about a loan and he told mo he let him ban ranch more fnough sn d grant glenw lltams turn ueu yearn will be second to noaitvay system in the wotidl this is j ha best knnct of message tot the can adian people ft ahoold be an effective antidote to moca or be calculated pessimism of the day undlr turn old acta was per missible for a fanner provided tbe seed was not uben off his farm toeetl clover and timothy without first having these graded by the seed department now all aeedt of grasses and clover sqld by farm ere even on their own farms must be first graded before oflennr for sale unless sold to a seed mer chant to be reeleaned nude names defined under the- acs are registered extra no 2 jo 1 ko 9 and no s the oral two men tinned grades are given only lor seed whose variety name tbroiili field inspection of tbe growine crop is known seed that will not grade no s is designated re jected and ia prohibited from sate in canada tub hamlkt of charing cross kent county boaats five couples whose lives repreeent 881 years oc matrimony not one has been married leas than fifty tears one hasbaodand wife have o the stresses and storms and reap ed tbe happiness of living together fore years all are to be con- gratnlated their record is a-credit- able one for all is not smooth sail in matrimony it is a give and take proposit for no two lie even though they love 1 other dtmrvt ea always agree and the country that pro duced tbem w likewise tobaoona mended for their lives are tbe em bodiment of tbe sort of high ideals that go to make op the kind of a tinn we want to have rest of 1 1 snch news at a time when the pnbhc prints contain so many stones of divorces and tales in which mere sex plays each a put is really refreshing the ontario boctett for the prevention of cruelty to animals appealing to the various branch es for renewed ketmty and for the securing of good inspectors who will be equipped with proper conveyances lot getting around the country in bis report the secretary treasurer makes tbe astonishing btatement tbat in no portion of the south see islands ooold one witness worse exhibi tions of savagery than in the rural districts of nvtlixed ontario where no watch u kept on tbe offenders he said reports re ceived b the society showed at the present moment in ontario there were thousands of nimwlt needlessly dying of hunger and neglect it ia difficult to believe tbat conditions are qnite as bad as here pictured bat in tbe past tea weeks evidence of criminal neglect of animals baa been brought to the attention of the- aulbonbeo too often in towns and tillages delivery hones are driven for houra without sufficient water and food bnt there is a very great im provement in this regard m recent yeais thanks tn the efforts of members of the society and others who are equally interested in pre venting cruelty to both man and beast get yo r income tax form at the post office 811 t o t and gel tbe ordeal over it must be done before april 80th tor pages of the fashion magannea have burst forth with all the glory of spring toggery and easter millinery we bear the cry tbat we have wandered far from the example set ns by our forefathers they say just look at the peacock pride 10 una good year 1924 just look at the ladies hats now as a matter of fact there is nothing in tbe ladies bats or todav equal to tbe scntue bats of a hundred years ago tbey will justlook at the iwbbed do you know the most ex treme styles of- today will never equal the topknots which our gieatgrand mothers wore not up with high combs and which we wonder did not make our great grandfathers die with laughter the hair was lifted into a pyramid a foothigh on tbe top or that lay twbite rosebud shoes or be- spaogled white kldwnd heels two ot three inches high grandfather out to meet her on tbe floor in a coat of sky bine silk and vest of white satin embroidered with lace lace ruffles aroun 1 hw wnst and his hair fallmr in a queue tbeir hard rtder mint julep and hot toddy komhjtuea made itvel work for tbe broad brimmed bata and urr knee buckles mjk of dis ipating partiec today an kwntog of bit hours f d not o ir kreat-gradd- rathers have their bees and rau- age stuffings and tea parties and dances that for heartiness and up roar utterly eclipsed all tbejralti mcfmrttois and loddtes of i9s4 afflrthpy never went home until morning talk about tbe disbon esties of today ninetyfive years ago tbe governor of new york state had to disband the legisu ture because of its utter corrup tion yon see that we are not so bad arter all when compared witb our greatgrand rat hers cheltenham baa an outbreak of chicken dot among the junior popik of the schools though not at all a tenons one