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1 ft the georgetown herald wednesday evening october 8th 1 930 from rjribna t iv y we are now located in our new premises in the jbbens block main st and shallbe pleased to meet fyou in our new store where all the latest and best in ladies and mens wearing apparel may be secured at the most reasonable prices visit us in our new store and let us serve you in the same courteous manner as heretofore h goldstein main st have your eyes examined o t walker dosc eyesight specialist brampton who will be at watsons drug store georgetown the second wednesday of every month or you may consult dr walker at his office in brampton re roof your building before winter protect your building by reroofing n6w and at a great saving when good mechanics are available and when best quality british columbia edge grain inspected shingles are at the lowest price in sixteen years xxx b c inspected shingles 335 per square the root your grandfather used and the roof your grandchildren will use j b mackenzie son phone 33 georgetown advertise it pays buckwheat anthracite coal is composed of small chips broken off in the mining possessing identi cally the same heating qualities as the larger sizes only that it requires forced draft to get the proper com bustion the gilson magic blower attached to your fur nace supplies the necessary draft to enable you to burn buckwheat and othessmajuugrain anthracite and at the same im gives you automatic control of your beating plant saves six or seven dollars a ton on coal besides the advantage of being able to control the heat ing of your home at any degree of heat you may desire burn buckwheat anthracite i or other amal grained coal heause 40 to 60 saving on your fuel bills and know the pleasure of a properly heated home the gilson magic blower made in three sixes is quiet and efficient mechanically perfect sdaptable to any style of furnace quickly sad easily installed write today for illustrated descriptive literature our engineers will advise you as to the pise best suited for your home usstttcct twrh st owtpls g r- m0ckart rlpmbe tinsmith etc rtmne ts or stsw georgetown olson mfg co ltd y st owlph ou fiilim wldmvt ofcli mw4 hm if freb lllimnmd utm- lr oo a t magic blow- 1 b d ll ho i tm to r cl bill i sw i 4 r georgetown g born fr ostranijer in georgetown on sat urday october 4th 1030 to mr und mrs w a ostrander a soiu died steele in windsor on friday oct 3rd 1930 jemima creech wiflow of the late thomas steele formerly of georgetown obituary town council keen competition was the order of che day at oakvule last wednesday when students from the secondary schools of burlington milton oakvule oruunher for advanced class georgetown watfardown and acton chamber ror advanced class m m halton count mrs thomas steele one ol the pioneers of georgetown mrs ttios steele passed away tn win- dsor lriday ocuioer 3rd mrs steele was uui eldest daughter of the late samuel creech when a diild of seven slie moved witli her lather and motlier to georgetown travelluig by oxcart she remembered the building or uie first railway in georgetown und saw the first irani which went tnruugh- ih lma she married the late iviomas steele who predeceased her in 1904 she moved irom georgetown in 1110 tomakc her home with hex daughters aiifl lor the lust teu years has uvea with mrs c u farquharson fbi many years sue was a member of knox church georgetown and was a fife mombef of their women s missionary society sucjras lifelong suljscrl- ber to the herald and was always in terested in lieorgecown affairs sur- vivuig her are ner daughters mrs c u- farquiuuson windsor mrs r w mckinnpn regina oertnide fort quappclle sask and anne of great beck new york the funeral was conducted by the rev dr dickie elora who was her minister in the first- presbyterian church chatham assisted by the rev r w rumley of georgetown the service was held at her old home that of mrs jjhruam tyndatl interment in greenwood cemetery the allbearers were mr jos creech mr jas mckinnon jjlr alex mckumon mr harry mathcson mr john mcdermld mr wahfer evans v those from out of town who attend ed the funeral of trie late mrs steele on monday were mr jos creech misses josephine and nellie creech lambton mills mrs h w kennedy mrs r k brady toronto mr and mrs alex mckinnon and daughters conlngsby mr and mrs jos mc kinnon mr and mrs harry matheson mrs wallace mathcson mtsv burt conningsby mr bert creech everett mr and mrs laughlln mcdonald mr and mrs reld branch ton miss ger trude steele fort quappelle sask miss annie w steele great neck new york mrs c p farquharson windsor georgetown oct 7 l930 council met with mayor mackehsle hi the chair and councillors bessey cleave cummlngs davis and parr present mr foulls asked council for use of council in first aid womens request grant ed except first tuesday in month they to have other tuesdays in each month for ten weeks wm glllman addressed council re milk bytaw messrs williams and sargent ad dressed council re payment for work done on ontario street mr jos gibbons addressed council re early closing bylaw for barbers communications were received from mr j a wllloughby lawson a strat- ton w lockrldge a schrum hospl- tal for sick children btckle fire engines lad house of- refuge bramp ton orillla hospital and citizens re search institute of canada the following accounts were passed high school students at county meet womens institute the regular meetuig of tne george- town womens institute was held on wednesday last at the home ol mrs a ri relfer about lorty ladles beuig present after the opening exercises the mill utes of the previous meeting were read and approved a hearty vote of thanks was tendered to the members wlio had contributed to the homebaking sale at the fair to those who had gathered up the donations and to those in charge of the sale four of the members mrs braisby mrs cave mrs mcmenemy and mrs erwln each donated five dollars to the cemetery gate fund this sum being the proceeds from a social evening held in each home mrs erwln gave the report of the local needs committee various items of business came up for discussion it was decided to hold an old time dance in the arena on oct 24th and committees in charge were appointed the president of the halton county institute mrs h a cartwrlght of milton was present at this- meeting as was also the district secretary mrs p w merry of hornby following the business items mrs cartwrlght gave a brief address commendulg the georgetown branch for its splendid re cord and its worthwhile work and urging upon the members the need for their support in girls work she stress ed the value of the judging competi tions put on by the department and reminded her hearers that halton girls this year took second place at the cne she also bespoke the support of this branch in making the 3rd an nual girls conferensce to be held in milton in the earjvsjprlng as success- mrs feller then sang a delightful solo miss wase playing her accom panlmenl mrs merry in her remarks also paid a high tribute to the work carried on by the georgetown branch after describing some of the difficulties en countered by some of the smallei branches she concluded with a few words on crnld training a subject to which she has given special study mrs a deverealix who was the second president of the georgetown branch and also n past district presi dent then made a few fitting remarks two new members were welcomed at this meeting one mrs r j mccabe being the former president of the tottenham womens institute a dainty lunch was served following which a hearty vote of thanks was moved to the hostess mrs feller and to all who had contributed to the pro gramme the meeting then adjourned h marchment ww sts 1800 george ferry ww sts 450 h marchment ww sts x1h00 h marchment wwsts 1800 ed erwta park 660 w 43 cunningham park 846 jai williams park 360 h marchment ww sts 18x0 etft erwln good roads w00 w c cunningham good roads 1300 ben bailey good pads 870 chas garner gooa roads 1770 h marchment ww sts 1800 bell telephone chiets res 3 jo hydro electric ww 135 hydro electric power 8380 hydro electric town hall 3 81 hydro electric are alarm 135 hydro electric fire hall 78 hydro- electric st lights 47235 r s bearhope refund water 270 j d fields refund water rates 370 rev k maclean refund water 270 georgetown lumber co sts 189 n snyder ww sts 338 mun road spraying co 560 gal of oil at smith stone 7700 can value and hydrant ww 74j0 r h thompson co ww 577 bailey bros oarage town truck 1157 q r muckart 3085 j n oneill son ww sts 22jh mountain sanltorium charity 4850 st josephs hospital charity 53200 lawson stratum account 6300 wm ward court services 400 elmer thompson court services 400 j a thompson account 22030 georgetown herald plmtlng 21952 w o marshall stationery 438 w emmerson 3c son sts park 2035 moved by parr seconded by cum mlngs that the clerk be instructed to write mr stratton to see about collect- ing j a wllloughbjrs arrears of water- rates as shown on tbe books carried for the fourth successive time burlington high school won the cup the local students though labouring under the handicap at a small school attendance in proportion to that of the other schools won however twenty- one points a total score which will probably be enlarged on tuesday when the intermediate and seniors will contest the onlv remaining event the pole vault this was postponed be cause df darkness walter richardson won first place in the intermediate high jump and sec ond place in the hopstep and jump df the same division in the girls events bessie walker finished secondm the open hopping race and was a member uf the junior relay team which finished second elizabeth bans than oame second in the hejtetball throwing contest and yerna maltby was a close second jo the softballthrowing event sun tennant a promising local junior athlete missed third place ui the shotput cootesloby an inch and figured in several ose finishes jim ritchie the diminutive runner show ed pluck and perseverance in the mile race when jus flnal sprint made him finish though considerably behind tne winners jim win do better next time two years ago tne locals came last in the county meet last year they came second last and this year in spite of waterdowns entering the group they finished third last with a sub stantial lead aver wauaoo and acton this progress seems encourag ing the lack of a gymnasium consid erably handicaps th local athletes in as much as practice for the events is possible only in tne outdoors- under favorable weather conditions a good spirit prevailed among the students drawn from the various schools indicating that they how to win quietly and accept defeat gracefully a goodnatured rivalry existed too when school supporters 1 to keep their respective colours floating in the breese over the specta- toniaeads tne hours respite for lunch proved hardly sufficient to enable the hungry crowd to satisfy their appetites at the various restaurants whose powers of accommodation were overtaxed lucki ballinafad the people in this district rejoice with arnold mcenery in the success which has come to him at the differ ent fairs in the surrounding district for his south downs he has secured 30 first prizes 14 seconds 2 thirds and 5 diplomas dr and mrs h d morris of orillla spent the week end at the manse the hydro man was in this district last week and it looks as if light might follow in his path the project deserves the support of every home in the community sorry to hear of miss cooks acci dent and that their hired man was rushed to guelph hospital to be oper ated on for appendicitis we hope that they will have a speedy recovery the united church people decided to have a supper and entertainment about thanksrjrivinff watch for fur ther announcements quite a number from this community attended anniversary services at churchhuj also the supper and en- tertalnmeht monday night large congregations both sunday and mon day and a spelndld progranime local council of women the local council of women met on friday september 38th at the home of the president mrs harley who was in the chair the proceedings this month were mostly of a business character with reports communica tions and discussions on various mat- tars the report from the tag day collectors for the swimming pool was r 1v1t oxwm u- enoouraging and it waa decided ful as th two previous conferences 4 towrnhvaecuuon oxtcoun- ell of the faithful work of the girls which made the collecting a success in a special way aft our next meeting delegates as follows were appointed to the yntinni meeting of the nations council at niagara falls during the week of the 5th of octobermrs fhth miss lawson mrs hutt mrs whltmee mrs himms mrs j b mckemde mrs frith and mrs lawson served the tea and the meeting adjourned stewarttown the opening meeting of the st johns ayja of stewarttown was held in the hall on friday evening october 3rd an enjoyable evening was spent by all the social opened wilh a favourite song followed by nutny games readings were given by miss sarah slandish miss elizabeth bona than and mr pat engh mr gilbert english sang a solo while two junior members favored with a duet musical numbers were given by mr h huntly and mr c evans a special feature of the evening was the pres entation of a phonograph and records to the ayja by miss lamb or stewarttown lunch was served after which dancing followed i norval a delightful athletic and social event took palec on saturday at the west end ymca norval camp when xhe toronto ladies swimming club were the guests of the ymca and of aura lee club in ideal woodland sur roundings and in ideal weather the girls gave an exhibition of aquatic prowess george h corsah was in charge ruth tower corsan and ruth downle who have championships to their credit gave an exhibition or fast swimming mollle and peggy bailie did some clever stunts such as submarine torpedo pinwheel etc others gave exhibitions of life saving after the swim the boys cook ed a fine meal for the company ken barker and mac olcndlnnlng being in command of the squad- mrs grif fiths mm- balllc mrs jas edmund jones arid mrs w d olcndlnnlng were ohaperbqes magistrate jones presided mr george oollop met with a pain ful accident on tuesday when he fell 30 feet from a tree while picking apples we understand no bones were broken but he was badly bruised and shaken up and is at present under the doctors care softball news in the county league softball game nt the arena last night brampum de feated terra cotta by 10 to 8 at acton georgetown defeated ac ton by 20 to 11 in the ladles game acton defeated georgetown ladles 4 to 1 basket ball games will be played in the arena on thursday evening kxkokcabkmmx otv ac a -oe- atv aa ac- owxjwxaavaskbx54xscae f- announcing arrival of new fall and winter goods ly for those who had to forego the pleasure of their dessert there was a good refreshment stand on the grounds the students were enthusiastic about the means of transportation they used on the trip for the trucks served a large number at a reasonable price the capability and efficieney of tne connected with the meet made up a large part for tne rather limited track facilities incidentally the sandy nature of oakvules soil makes that centre peculiarly well fitted for hold ing the contest for tne sand makes excellent landing pits much time was saved by running the events simultan eously walter richardson by winning tne most points in the boys division quali fies for the silver medal emblematic of the boys athletic championship while bessie walker won a silver medal as the championship girl athlete of her school among the creditable performances to be listed on the boys record board at the local high school is the dis tance of 36 ft 9 in established by wal ter richardson in the intermediate running hopsiep and jump and the distance of 30 ft 10 in established by 8am tennant in the junior shotput county council visited campbeuvlile lodge on tuesday evening worshipful master l p greenwood officers and members of credit lodge af a am to the number of forty paid a frater nal visit to campbell lodge camp beuvlile and put on the first degree av the close of the lodge they were entertained at a banquet followed by a toast list it was a most pleasant evening for all concerned installed ioof officers on monday evening october 6th district deputy bra coates and staff of 18 past grands from golden star lodge brampton visited orion lodge no 109 iooj for the purpose of in stalling into their several charges the following officers elected and appoint ed by orion bodge for the ensuing term nq bro w emmerson vo bro o bpence rj3 bro a b parr pfl bro j hall t bro h savings rbjjq bro j canton lsno bro c stacey rs vg bro w beaumont lsvo bro j fox conductor ibro j lucas warden bro o bpence chaplin bro j emmerson rsfl bro jim pox ljsb bro k walk ins jo bro a rlohie oo bro h hamilton after tho installation refreshments were served and a pleasant social hour spent with the visiting brethren a new llabll theres a reason for everything mrs browns son fred away in the big city never would write regularly he was a constant anxiety to his mother but lately he has formed the habit of tele phoning every sunday evening i her friends say mrs brown looks better than she lias done for years wonder- j ful what a difference that weekly chat i mea tus made for her i oobw the chief item of business at the county council meeting held on tues day sept 30th was the striking of the county rate the general rate s fixed at 718 an increase over last year of 36 mills the road rate is 105 mills the amounts payable by each municipality under hls rate is as follows acton 1084686 burlington 2294871 georgetown 1381848 milton 1223889 oakvule 2870339 esquesing 448s9j9 nassagaweys 1837845 nelson 48880 trafalgar 8554419 28730833 the necessary bylaw to fix the rate was given three readings as was a bylaw to borrow money to meet cur rent expenditures bylaws to pro vide for the issuing of debentures for 88500 to cover county road ex pendltures were given first readings but in view of the fact that on the ond reading of the bylaws the council decided to change the rate of interest from 5h per cent to 5 per cent they were laid over for a couple of weeks time the clerk was in structed to advertise the debentures for sale and tenders for same wm close on oct 13th a communication from the depart ment of education showed that the following amounts had been paid to the four halton high schools as grants oakvule 1174236 milton 171704 burlington 187js0 and georgetown 100010 champion we are again ready t serve you with fall and winter needs in clothirjg shoes and accessories the same outstanding values and courteous service await you at all tirnes i i i k i 1 d brill co sts phone 1 67 georgetown oe latv av mtv we b xk xmmttiamowkxkcmmsamjl corner mill main jowkaxwzkkwkwxkax 0 sav voax a dainty sandwich fills the bill we make and serve a lunch with skill try s sandwich at our soda fountain its a hurryup service but really its polite sodas milk chocolate de luxe and cof fee as you like it saturday treat peanut brittle 29c week end chocolates 35elhr wns old home potato has been igd b so per loaf we always carry a choice line of all kinds of box chocolates and chocolate bars our line of bread and cakes we receive for your next order and prove fresh everyday give us a trial for yourself con fection efc phone 89 introducing the new jaie6uc liffimitoo highboy superscreen grid supercklortura dynamic speaker a new motif in cabinet design completh with tubes think of it the- new majestic models for i931 are 50 more sensitive 35 more selective than ever before this graceful highboy with shaped from has seven tubes including four screen grid rubes handsome legs and stretchers speaker grille at top make it ymr radio lose see it at our store today j n oneill son phone 14 main si georgetown church news holy slgearalcssnli services next sunday 8 communion- 11 ajoa m man by the hector 7 num evensong and sermon by the rector corporate communion of the 1921 and the 1928 confirmation olass- 81 albans chareh oleawiniasss 930 ajn holy communion choral 3 pjn mwtlpt and sermon by the rector united church rev rw rumley pastor mr norman laird choir leader services sunday oct lath 1930 10 anftbun- day school and bible classes 11 sm morning worship theme god and revelation series on what we be lieve 3 pm evening service music by the choir oome and bring your friends madame florence main contralto formerly of winnipeg teaches the art of singing la an ua branches tpeeial asl given to voicb dtjction neath control rapid progress guaranteed for terms apply residence durham st phone s58w georgetown madame wain will also open a class in physical and besulty culture teach ing how to attain pcrect poise and also develop your ownpersonallty inforrnation taugtft in this course every woman should know and can not afford to tauaa the opportunity now avaoablb at moderate cost pupils any age by appomtinent gcovvctojirn r h thompson co for dependable hardware happy thought quebec ranges pease economy furances pease economy hot water boilers conor electric washers lowe brothers paints lacqueret rent johnsons electric floor polisher latest model plumbing electrical wiring sheet metal and furnace work estimates given r e thompson co phone 46 georgetown v wvanntaaxsfvi a i 3 d v s gtid i