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the georgetown herald wednesday evening december 31st j 930 local news v happy new year firemens ball tonight write tt 1931 tomorrow furs remodelled and relined misses clarldgo herald block seew c besseys adv for the best poultry feed at the lowest price 150 per 100 lbs after eleven years in business on mm street mr walter t evans has moved his offices to the oneill- block on main street a dance will be held in ballina- fad hall on tuesday evening jan 6th good music and refreshments every body welcome have those tire chains repaired or rebuilt with new weed american cross links also new weed chains for sale f sinclair vulcanixer tf the firemen were called out to a chimney fire at mr arthur reeves main st- north this morning the blafcc was extinguished before any sexipus- damage was done the womens- institute wish to expies sincere hts tt all those who by donation of money or goods contributed to the annual distribution of christinas cheer lhe regular meeting or george town womens institute will be held it the home of mrs h redsliaw on wednesday jan 7th dr williams will address toe meeting dome and tring your friends colonel james ballantlne d3o and mrs ballantlne of hamilton y are spending the bolldayswitk rela tives in town mrs e dodds and daughter doro thy nave returned to their home in red dear alta- after spending sever al weeks in town personals t miss l langan of toronto was home for christmas misses iangan and miss kelly spent christmas in acton- mr john finley and son of toron to srent christmas in town mis f harley is spending the new year at her home in montreal mr and mrs jack kennedy of to ronto were in town christmas week miss evelyn stockford spent the christinas holiday at her home here mr clarence tuer of hcalleybury was a visitor in town over christmas mayor j b mackenzie spent the week end visiting his cousins at cod er ich mr and mrs c e mecrelght of windsor vere visitors in town over christmas mrs j f downing of london is visiting at the home of a j mcgul church street mrs clarence tuer of haileytiury has been visiting at the none of her father mr ralph ross mr and mrs shaw of hamilton were the guests of mr and mrs david wilson over the holiday mr and mrs murray mckinley and children of toronto spent the holiday with mrs r e harrison mr- and mra j m moore and miss aileen moore spent christmas with relatives in kitchener mrs h- w kennedy and misses margaret and lillian kennedy are visiting friends in town mr and mrs r squires and babe of owen sound were at mr a l squires over christmas mrs willoughby of toronto spent christmas at the home of hex daugh ter mrs harry stockford mr quarrie and miss jessie quarrie of gait spent christmas day with mr and mrs john mcdermld mr and mrs c r vandusen of tara spent christmas with mr and mrs a h mcotbbon and family mrs w o begg of toronto and mrs h m wetnerald erf windsor were visitors in town on tuesday miss kalms of ouelnti and miss johnston of britania were guests of mrs wm tyndall over tn week end mr and mrs eustace ross and mrs lowrey of toronto spent christ mas at the home of mr ralph ross mr r laldlaw of st andrews col lege toronto was a visitor with rev dr and miss mccoll over the holiday dr- and mrs fred oouop of ot tawa and mr and mrs armstrong of toronto were at dr and mrs b ool- lops for the holiday mr and mrs harry elliott miss margaret elhott and miss patterson of toronto were at j j thompsons for christmas mrs robert h era- in had the mis fortune last wednesday evening to fall at her home and fracture a small bane in her leg she is pro gressing nicely at present and her many friends wish her a speedy re covery messrs george ford h r minims mayor j b mackenzie and d wilson attended the installation ceremonies at zetlln lodge ap am at to ronto last tuesday evening- mr j a willoughby a former member of credit lodged georgetown affiliated with zetlln iiodge the same evening among those from out of town who attended the funeral of the late john mason on saturday last were- mrs sallows cleveland mr vernoh can non hamilton mr and mrs mc- larty toronto mr and mrs j ram- shaw mr and mrs lauhsborough ac ton mr t a blakelock mfp and mr walbrooke oakvllle we received a letter todsy from our old friend mr jolm waishou who has been in welleslev hospital for some time- as- the result of a broken leg he is doing nicely- and writes as follows will you kindly thank my many rrcends for then- kind messages of sympathy and other great kindnesses to me rn my afflic tion mr wapshotts many friends in georgetown wish him a speedy re storation to health an interesting booklet a very interesting booklet and one- thai should be read by every farrjaer rspeciatty has just been issued by mr a o m bruyns of limehouse the title is the farm situation as it affects the crisis and it is a repro duction of the lecture given by mr bruyns at the annual convention of the united farmers of ontario at toronto this month tt is exceeding ly well written and contains a lot of valuable information family reunion a happy reunion of the family of mr and mrs george wrigglesworth took place on christmas day there were four sons their wives one daugh ter and husband and nine grandchu dren present from sault ste marie brampton toronto caledon scotch block and from the southern states also a friend mr simons from to ronto k most enjoyable day was spent by all and a bountiful dinner was heartily partaken of gregory theatre wednesday and thursday dec 31st and jan lstrlo rita musical comedy starring bebe daniels- and john boies a radio picture mickey mouse cartoon no 7 the lightn ing express will playv wednesday only matinee new years jday at 3 prtdayi jan 2 the thirteenth chair mystery story starting oon- ngel and leuahyams comedy ting parson cartoon frolick ing fish saturday jan 3rd the storm romantic drama of the human tri angle in a snow bound cabin in the canadian wilds staring lupe velez comedy his error coming whoopee i to g any bandsmen playing leading m struments are kindly asked to com municate with georgetown citizens band secretary e r magloughlin exserviee men attention tickets are now on sale for halton county reunion dinner to be held at burlington jan 22nd only- a- limit ed number of tickets are available for uiis district so secure yours early to avoid disappointment car skidded lajaring oecapanta on sunday evening about 830 the coupe in which mr ed logan and his mother were driving skidded on the icy pavement on guelph st and ran into a pole near w c besseys mill mrs logan escaped with a severe scalp wound while mr tflg had his collar bone broken and was cut about the head arthar the editor was tne recipient of a number of delicious grape fruit from mr arthur norringtons fruit farm tn texas last week they just arriv ed in time arthur and added materi ally with other contributions to make a deiclous christmas cocktail many thanks and health and prosperity to you and yours in your southern home during 1931 entertained papos miss mathews gave a pi y on mon day for her piano pupils a program was given in which the fallowing took- part elizabeth coffen kate rumkry azolyn hayes jlmmie ruddeu hugh wilson junior arnold bhty arm strong dorothy cleave janet hen derson dorothy mcnlven marjorie evans ethel riddal margaret uwins helen blackburn helen mooowan edward arnold after the program there were games and refreshments were served thanks to the ratepayers of the township of esquesing i appreciate very much the honor you have again conferred upon me by electing me reeve of es quesing for 1931 i shall endeavor te perform the duties of the office in the best interests of the ratepayers as a whole during the coming year to all of you i extend best wishes for a happy new year sincerely george cleave gm dinner at royal york at the annual dlnnec given by smith stone flmited at the royal york hotel monday evening to ail the shareholders selling staff and superintendents of the plant tn georgetown mr smith reported that even with adverse conditions the sales volume was only 5 per cent lower than the previous year mr stone in his remarks stated that the first concern of the company during 1s30 was the retaining of their key employees so that they would be ready for the business that he was ftlsffl would be increased during the soming year as the dumping clause enforced by the present government prevents the american manufacturer from bell ing his surplus products below costs as was done in the first part of 1930 the guests from georgetown were mayor j b mackenzie mr wilfred ford mr rtedshaw mr symons councillor major cummins and mr mcuntocjt subscriptions wkongfirixy v solicited it has been brought to the atten tion of the humane soaiety that per sons have beep soliciting funds for this society the humane society wishes to inform the public that no person at any time has been auth orised by this society to collect money for their benefit dr h g reed president mrs g o brown secretary compositions by h s pupils a clever escape hockey news the first intermediate game of the reason took place at the arena last evening between oak v tile and george town there was a fair attendance of spectators and the boys put up a good came oakvllle won the round by a rcore of 3 to 2 notwithstanding the fact that georgetown boys have only had one practice they put up a remarkably j odd game and the future looks bright for them now that they have ice to practice on there is splendid accommodation at the arena and yoq- should not miss seeing the hockey games there is nothing more interesting and your presence will encourage the boys church news st albanv chorea glenwhlbuns watchnight service tonight new years eve at 1130 pjn sunday next evensong and sermon at 3pm gets new post union church the sacrament of the lords supper will be observed in onion presbyter ian church on sunday next january 4lh at 11 am and at norval pres byterian church the same day at 3 pm high school report thanks to the ratepayers of the township of esquesing i hereby convey to you my sincere thanks for the honor you have conferred upon me by- again elect ing mc deputyreeve by acclamation for another term your expression of confidence is sincerely appreciated and i shall continue to look after your interests in the future as in the past to the best of my ability may every one of you enjoy a happy and pros perous new year sincerely t george currie thanks to the ratepayers of the townshii ip of esq uesing my thanks for again electing me a member of your council for 1 93 1 i wish you all a most prosperous and happy new year sincerely i w a wilson the names in each list are ranked according to the total number of marks obtained hans after a name means an average of 75 per cent or over the figures after the i denote respectively the numh ber of subjects in which honors and pass standing were secured the names are included of those who pass ed tn five subject or more form iv margaret mirrlonalri bans 5 i myrtle allen j t hugh mcnally 0 7 wnma stull 16 marjorto oault a 4 eleanor macdonald 24 al bolger hons 31 porm m arthur dayfoot hons 91 margaret mcltntock 36 joseph harris 35 june prank 36 mary bludd hons 43 vo devereaux 1 5 marjorie mrkaw 33 kathleen bale 1 4 frances atkinson 1 4 graham faroell 23 isabel thompson 05 irene mulholland 05 jack maclaren 14 elisabeth bonathan 05 charlotte mcoullough 15 alan mritlnnawt 06 earl mccumtoer 06 form n edith buulvant bans 63 jean evans 45 bernlce mcdonald 63 evelyn heartwell 54 nellie maynard 2 1 violet dick 44 david crichton 1 7 mona scrymgeour 34 percy sake 25 margaret mcmaster 3 wilfred mlno i 4 wm newton 07 robert harris 0 7 verne barnes 0 a ross duncan 16 kelly mcnally 25 ruth mcnally 0 7 wnmaptlce 07 form n commercial alan dewhurst hons 63 marie smewe 3 5 nellie scrymgeour 27 avis mclean 17 helen brown 34 haael waldle 0 8 nathah stiver 15 david saxe 1 4 flatly nilelait li knox presbyterian church on jan 4th at 10 am sabbath school and bible classes at 1 1 am ajid 7 pm church services will be conducted by mr j lpgan veneta of knox college organist and choirmas ter mr pouett on jan 9th the presbyterian wo mens day of prayer will be observeti at 3 pjn all are welcome st georges church services on sunday s am hory communion 11 am holy communion and sermon by the rector 5 pjn holy baptism 7 pjn evensong and ser- by the rector corporate commuinon cf the womens auxiliary the 1924 and the 1926 confirmation classes sahmuon army sunday jan 4th 11 ajn holiness meeting 3 pjn sunday school 7 pm salvation meeting wednesday jan 8th commissioner j hay obe will hold a public gath ering in the united church at 8 pjn all are cordially welcome watchnlght service at 11 pm dec 31st baptist church the sunday school begins a new scries of lessons on a physician of the great healer luke chap 1 this is the time for renewed interest in the scriptures rev a n frith will bring messages for the new year at 11 am and 7 pm the sacred ordin ance of the lords supper will be ob served at the close of the evening service the coming comforter will be the subject in the young peoples union on monday evening 3 form ib mary standish hons 45 edna hurley hons 54 haael smith 54 ruth canton 45 isabel alexander 45 prank kentner 44 marjorie mcoalg 3 duncan tost 44 muriel whltmee 27 lloyd sanderson j 7 jay laird 26 madeline graham i 7 lule francis 35 albert holmes 1 8 clarence kennedy 0-6- ptances evans 16 jean keeler 14 marjorie balnea 05 wm hancock 15 james ritchie l 4 form ia albert williams hong 63 harry williams hons 80 kathleen wilson 37 margaret long 37 vernon mcoumber 18 margaret near 17 edith loree 1 6 margaret bbnona 35 norma smith 35 john cununjns 17 jean mcallister 34 dorothy wright 0 7 edith mrltane 06 peggy kentaer 16 marlon sefaenk 1 4 norman marchment 06 set north 0 th snwthuna 06 i herbert 05 mildred casejey 0 5 perfect attendance and punctuality form iv myrtle allan eleanor mc donald margaret m form m margaret mcltntock wm de euxabeth bo prances atkinson doris green fvjrm n allan dewhurst haael watdle vema mattby percy saxe form ia norma marchment jean mcallister euxabeth bmethurst bessie walker form d3 jean keeler harvey dew- lumav mary btarirush a 04bo of thanks to friends and neighbors hereby convey our very sincere thanks for the niany kindnesses and sympathy i 4q ua tn our recent sad bereavement by the death of our be loved father mr john mason- the family drifted church new year services happy new year to all 10 ajn sunday school and bible classes 11 ajn lifes high way 8t john 14 612 7 pjn even ing worship prepare ye the way of the lord wednesday evening 11 pjn watch- night service prom jan 4th to 11th we enter the new year by special services of prayer on jan 5th mon day evening the young peoples lea gue will be in charge jan 6th tuesday evening the sun day school jan 7th wednesday evening the wmjb jan 8th thursday salvation army special program jan 9th friday preparatory service the session jan nth sunday 11 ajn holy communion pardon me said the little but are you quite sure it was a mar riage license that you gave me last christmast the clerk prepared to turn upt the particulars why yes sir of course he said but why do you ask well rve been leading a dogs life ever since thats all the follong composition written by nellie maynard of form n oeorge- town high school was judged to be the best composition in ber class dur- a special test slippy oreilly a notorious crimi nal with a price on his head sat eat ing in a dingy cafe in the slums of chicago as he ate he scanned the faces of the other diners intently they were a toughlooking crowd uone of them could be jusuybccu6eci cf being a detective or in anyway lawfully connected with the law by appearances at least the cafe uvevl lip co its reputation of being the headquarters of many crimes suddenly amid the din of talking and the clatter of dishes a shout ranfl ut that electrified the air to a start ling silence police the cafe was feeing raided then the spell broke and everything was thrown into con iusion as everyone made for the quickest way out but the police were among theni with levelled revolvers r rtiering them u put their hands up slippy who was hardened to soch hingsmadp for the nearest window ind was just jumping out when an officer saw him hands up slippy lughod defiantly and rah dooi thd dark street ihe policeman close bw hind him he dodged in and out of alleys and scrambled over fences making a vain attempt to elude the officer shots rang out and bullets burrowed into the ground dangeroui- ly close to his heels cursini his luck slippy ran on doggeuly at the end of about ton or fifteen ininntes of hard running he was darning heavily this would never do so witli one last burst of speed he turned quickly down a dark alley nay and running- to the farther end cf it scrambled over the high board fence he had lost all sense of direc- i ion in his flight and on looking around him was greatly surprised when he found that he was in tlte yard back of the large hotel where he was staying he looked through aknothole in the fence to see if the policeman- had followed him con found it he was just a short dis tance away looking around him and at last making up his mind ran to wards the fence slippy ran hurried ly across the yard and entered the side entrance of the hotel hoping that he could pass unnoticed but his hopes- were quickly shattered every- rne seemed to have crowded into trial particular passageway to watch him he made his way quickly to his rxan congratulating himself that he lad wisely chosen that room because of its comparatively easy means of escape he listened at the door a moment sudden confusion had bro- kun out in the rooms below and foot steps sounded on the stairs the policeman had found his retreat he hurriedly crossed the room opened the ulndow and slipping out dropped to the roof of the house below fyluiri- ing swiftly across it he slid down the drain pipe and dropped ten feet to the ground he ran a few feet and slipped into a doorway and was nov mediately lost from view the officer and the exerted specla- tors burst into the room expecting to find the criminal cowed and quirtly walting to have the handcuffs sllpp- ed over his wrists groans of dlsap pointmemy broke from them when they saw tbe empty room the biro had flown and with him flew the vis- ions of promotion and glory fat the officer had entertained once again slippy oreilly had lived up to the pet name that the law had given him nellie maynard oh8 gli 4x3jjhi8 111298 ihkil aaahaaaaauuuh ihif b tfaih forty years of railroad expert- ence hanre singularly fitted georse hodce units ant general manager eastern lines for the poet or manngeaof the canadian pacific raufrayv nev depart ment of jperaxmnel he u one of the best known ana most popoiar railway exectitrrea on the ameri can continent has been the com- panys spokesman in labor mat ters on a number of important oo- caslons and won unstinted praise tor his able presentation of the situation at the time of the mc- adoo award he is a montrealer and has with the exception of a year in london ont as divisional superintendent always had his headanartera tn tnat city new advertisements ah small advertia heading sttrctty cash with araer work wanted farm hand wants position as chore man with farmer apply to box 97 norval ont tf for sale sow due on jan 9th apply to prank ruddell phone 48 r 33 georgetown p to rent house on victoria st with electric light water and garage apply to miss pugb georgetown xtp on saturday 27th small hound black saddle brown head sbt in one ear about 7 years old reward phone 1 georgetown at caught at last jones where were you born brown manitoba jones manitoba why was that brown t wanted to be near my mother osinsoir ta canadian playwright whom brothers in arms and other nu- r pictures of life to the tmberotc north tare made bis ame wallknown abroad has tamed his hand to the writing of radio playav ha la now busy com pleting a series of m which will be broadcast tats season by tbe canadian national railways s transcontinental cbaln of ata- uona bach play will deal with an aspect of canadian history and in his researches tha writer has found that canadian history la almost flamboyant- with ro mance although he was educat ed an arcblteet be studied at the oil varsity of toronto the uni versity of fennsylvaoln and in parts and began his theatrical work fs a designer denlson soon discovered that writing plays was his forte and deserted architecture he baa published toar books lnoodlng boobs la 111 woods a number of akelobes of what he calls bis unhappy advsntoraa a ajrammer resort the following composition written by helen brown of form n of george town high school was considered easily the best of all the composltkwis written by the class for the month of december thomas crackenbush an elderly bachelor lived in a small brown frame cottage oh the outskirts of a town in northern ontario although lie had a large bank account that had accumulated quite suddenly when gold was discovered in this district you would think his home to be one of an extremely poor man those who had had the opporunity of enter ing this humble dwelling said that it was all that was to be desired with regard to cleanliness but thomas was not sociable and therefore ratli- er much dlsplaed by the townsfolk one evening returning from vesper service mr crackenbush was very much upset and excited on finding his only entrance to his place of abode a small dingy door at the end of the house standing wide open what could this mean many thoughts ran through the old gentle mans excited brain but finally he became assured that the wind had done the damage and entered un awares after gn flirrmgh his usual ner wanted two hundred acres cheap pasture farm between brampton krin and georgetown running water or siream pay half cash p p tefft 148 hills dale bast toronto 3t seven room house on kennedy st hard and soft water electric light wired for electric stove apply to c vint john st georgetown 3tp tf ta kent house for rent on guelph 8t con venient to schools churches etc i rooms large bright living room and dining room hardwood floors bath furnace and electric light over four tons or coal tn cellar apply to mr a b wilson main st or phone 187 a hlckey tf washing wanted laundry called for and delivered any part of town work done at rea sonable prices d washing at special rates apply to lee sing p o box 531 formance of reading a chapter of the bible be retired little dreaming that his home had been investigated thor oughly by suplcious characters the next day a neighbor told him that he had heard unusual noises the night before and asked if he had had any company which would be pecu liar as thomas hved absolutely to himself mr craqkenbush casually replied that he had been to churcb-and- hat he was not in the habit or having callers especially 6n the sabbath three times during the following week the homesteader was disturbed by strange noises but as he was an honest man he thought everyone else was and never dreamed of robbery finally his neighbors having been awakened a number of nigh la grew quite alarmed and decided to watch carefully the proceedings of their queer old neighbor as they thought be was making the disturbance about onethirty one evening the people were alarmed when they saw two men clad in black earrying re- volvers stroll cautiously up to the side window they listened and then raised the window which gave a squeaking signal one after the other they noiselessly stepped into the room where thomas kept all his savings and valuables quickly the neighbora grouped to gether for an attack on these thlevea some stood guard around the house while others made their entrance by the open window the suspense of the guards was broken by the loud report of a re volver and a cry as from one tn agony an object was seen crawling out the window and the men rushed to the place of action hist in time- to catch him by his coat the police who had been summoned were soon upon the scene and the two robbers ware taken into custody thomas who had been aroused bry the shot stood in his night attire shaking like a leaf- m it all gone he wtuspered with a shaking voice he was assured after tnvestjgatiom that only twentyfive dollars was missing and that thuftiaxonunt was no doubt in the hands of uw potion the bandits were recognized as ewe convicts that had escaped from a pri son about two weeks before and had not been located ithls thieving only added to then- previous sentences helen brown gila the pullets lay by july and august when prices are mounting the top price ror brollen is in march and april by october your pullets will lay large eggs mostly extras after a short molt in december they will lay larger eggs and make good breeders many of the larger farms are fol lowing this method and we have had good results here on our own farm chicks from day old to a weeks and on custom hatching and brood ing our first hatch comes off in january as we have only a limited capacity please send your order in toon pot particulars write or phone wildwood poultry farm british oolambia white leghorns phone 3e georgetown ontario wood for sale very best dry hardwood 375 per single sord mixed wood s325 nails 300 hardwood slabs 330 all de livered raaae 3csj ar ss3j j batantpout oeargetewa why not buy a few january or february chirks this year cartage i am now operating a cartage busi ness tn georgetown and am prepared to handle all kinds of cartage to any part of the town prompt service and reasonable charge your patron age solicited phones noa 1 and 195 r j robson georgetown ontario credit auction sale dairy cattle and pigs the undersigned has been instruct ed by horace p bingham tt sell by public auction at lot 17 con 10 rsquesingon weonbspat january 14th 1s31 nt 1 oolock the following holstetn cow calf at toot holsteln cow calf at foot holstetn cow calf al root holsteln cow calf at root hol- fcln cow calf at foot holsteln cow rtlf at root holstetn cow calf at foot jersey cow due jan 4th jersey w due mar 1st holstetn cow due- mar 1st holsteln cow due mar eth holsteln cow due mar 11th holsteln v bred aug 16th holsteln cow tred nov 20th durham cow bred oct 1st holsteln heifer bred may 38th holstetn heifer bred june 1st holsteln heifer bred oct 8th hoi- stein heifer bred nov lath 2 hol steln heifers bred 4 holsteln heifers not bred registered holsteln bull i yrs old pigs sow due feb sbth chunks powla number of white rock pullets number at barred rocks ilk- caab of stormy weather sale will b con under cover terms calves owl and all sums of 25 arid under id be cash over that amount 9 montns credit on approved joint notes 6 per annum off for w a wilson fetch cthetrns clerk nnmtonews mcbean co io yjur ftaiu trienos ana lsiistt oners jc we ivisn a jm iannu anci jl rosperous eiv year mcbean co georgetown ontario j erwingoldhams meat market may health happiness and prosperity be yours is our sincere wish for 1 93 1 erwin goldham phone 1 georgtowim bruntons garage prompt and expert service on all lands of cars wogtcmanahip guaranteed tires for sale gas oil greases and auto accessories main street north phone 280 geor v have who will the or you your eyes rzxamined by o t walker dosc eyesight specialist brampton i second wednesday of every month may consult dr walker at nia ofioa fa branptoii 193 hresiution resolved that i will partonize the merchants and business places in georgetown during 1931 and there by help to build up my home town citizen greetin totour customers and friends we ex tend cordial greetings for a happy new year may health and prosperity be with you and yours during 1931 j n oneill son georgetown ontario vi ul v