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r f ff the georgetown herald wednesday evening january 7th 1931 y m 1 -d- moving to new premises itiji i after eleven years in business on mill street we are moving our offices to the oneill block on main street and shall be pleased to meet our many customers in our new place of business w t evafris t real estate and insurance phone1b3 georgetovyn born qolden in georgetown on mon day january 5th to mr and mrs prank golden a son correspondence the editor jaap in georgetown on thursday oeorkotowrtherald january 1st 1931 to mr and mrs j p jaap u son both well albany oo dec 30 1930 kill that cough nq matter how bad the cough or how ubbom the cold you can break it up quic- rffh the english puedy flurem fresh colds i colds long standing disappear instant reliefysore throat influenza etc tbxrrat dose will convince you dont delay stop coughing 75 large bottle danns drug store phone 32 georgetown agents for sargon died mckay at oeoruetown on thursday january 1st 1931 oliver mckay dearly beloved hiislranri of minnie vjlufck forbtes- aefuietramuy home church street acm at niidniklu- december 29lh 1930 niehxlu forbes in ills 76th year ferryman al the home john st acton ont on saturday jan 3rd 1931 sarah perryman beloved daughter of the late tliomas and eliza perrvnian m her 78th year rae at his residence 53 kleli park boulevard toronto oh monday de- mmbir 29th- 1930 rev james w rae in his- gothr year rfurrobrly pastor o knox presbyterian church acton in memokiam mcnauly jn loving memory of grace pearl mcnally who passed away jan 3rd 1929 well have wed you but god loved you more i he called you away to that briglu liapiiy shore sadly missed by mother brothers garvin in loving mtrmory of dear son and brother roy vtn who wasnauflrttiorhc jaruiars mr gone from the earth so swiftly plucked like a newer in bloiim so young so fair so loving yet called away so soon georgetown ont dear sir i wonder how many northern jieople know how christmas fcr celebrated in the old south t of course there are christmas trees and lawn trees decorated with colored lights holly and mistletoe both ol the latter are native and children sell hunches of- them along the hlffuways christmas cheer and the christmas spirit are in evidence everywhere se kinds of t hi fat but two features of isva holiday are very dlllerent one the absence of snow is quits what one would ex- liect but the other comes as a com plete surprise christmas in thx old south is celebrated lke the twenty- fourth of may or the fourth of j july with fireworks firecracker large and small sky rockets chinese cand les and the whole list that 1uu the boyish heart with loy keep up a continuous- staccato irpm the day be fore christmas until- une supply is exhausted some time around new year no one has been able lb tell me the origin of ttie custom so i conclude it must have started by manufacturers who wished a more even distribution of sales- at any rate it is a relief when the- kids run out of ammunition yes times are hard here too prieov f the money crop3 cotton tobacco urpentine pecans oranges etc arc at submarine levels hut nature is kind crops have been good fuel wasting everywhere hi hie woods u qfu umtthete are many hands to gather if they will the sun is on its northern swing again and all are waiting for the new year with new hdie sincerely morley peitlt and we shall meet him some britrht morn ing resting by the water fair he is waiting for our coming in the upper garden there sadly missed by family general news obituary kjtvj- pure food store r- i 10 bars pearl white naplha soap 34c 40 oz jar gold medal orange marmalade 29c 2 tins sliced pineapple 29c 2 large tins fancy pink salmon 29c 2 pkg8 christies soda wafers 27c no 5 tin new clover honey 49c 3 no 2 tina falcon peas 25c large tin banner tomatoes lie j2 lb tin uptons orange pejtoe tea 45c 5 lb wheatlets 25c no 3 tin clarks pork and beans 21c choice breakfast bacon sliced per lb 31c oranges bananas grape fruit lemons and vegetables at right prices a e farnell georgetown george mitchell sunday last g eorge m i tc hr 1 1 for several years a resident of cheltenham passed away in toronto general hos pital last week he was a native of t jscott and c weddttll dunflfce scotland ani was 42 years w erln township age he was unmai ted his illness was only of a few days duration he was a veteran of the great war a member of the masonic order and a very d irahly citizen xtm funeral took place on tuesday afternoon from the residence of hut brother alex mitchell telgnmouth ave to ronto interment as in the veter ans plot prospect cemetrry joseph j kelly one of owen sounds best known business men joseph jaricson kelly passed away after an illness of two months mr keuy was head of the firm of kelly and aiken of owen sound orangevule and gueiph mr kelly had an active life and although jn his 75th year he was as keen and energetic worker as ever he was born in orangevule a son of the late james kelly one of th pioneers of the district he spent all his life in orangevule with the exception of a few years in w tar ton until 10 years ago when he moved to owen sound mr kelly was unmarried surviving are two sisters miss jennie kelly who resided with him in owen sound and mrs a m tyson wtarton also one brother w w kelly toronto r erin at the nomination meeting for the village on monday evening major justice and james blnnle were nom inated for the reeveshlp mr b withdrew thus major justice is reeve for 1931 for councillors james blrf- nle w r bingham d 8 leltch d i mundell and joseph benham the latter in withdrawing left the coun cil elected by acclamation school trustees for the village were elected as follows h matthews o council tor 1931 will be james mckmnon reeve henry wheeler deputyreeve j r cree w h barden and john mopee coun cillors mr and mrs h himtrr tjoryal phone 75 branch no 120 of the canadian legion sincerely mournsthe passing of marshall joffre lifebouy s footwear excels in quality mens capitol oliver mckay one of georgetowns best known native sons and most honorable and esteemed citizens ln the person ol oliver mckay passed away at hls home on ouelph street on new years day jan 1st deceased was a son of the late walter and isabel mc kay and was born in georgetown 59 years ago he lived his entire lllc in georgetown where he conducted a grocery store for many years before he retired in 1914 twentyseven years ago he married miss minnie buck who survives him a brother mr hugh mckay of acton and a sister miss annie mckay of van couver bc also survive he was a member of knox presbyterian church and in politics a liberal deceased was a great lover of nature and spent much time in the study of birds plants and flowers he was a good neighbor a true friend and a gentle man who will not only be missed in his own home but throughout the town ind community the funeral took place on saturday afternoon to greenwood cemetery the service be ing conducted by rev mr caldwell assisted by revs mr wase and mr runufy during the service mr jark harrison sang shall we rather at the river the pallbearers were w c anthony clarence buck fred davis john mcdermld wm graham and o t mckay there were many beau floral tributes from neighbors and friends among those from a distance who at tended the funeral were mrs wren- shall london mrs henry ferguson mr and mrs doughty toronto mr and miss goodwin thornton we have a complete range of lifebuoy rubber footwear to meet every needv d brill 6c co w t i 7 cotta terra cotta u now surely uptodate and on the map they at last have the village equipped with electric lights a number of our cillreni have had them installed including our leading merchants mr j l cralne and mrs k icam whlcr adds con siderably to the appearance of the business portion 6t the town we al so trust that some other industries may locate here in the spring and thua help to relieve the nnetnployment mr j r stringer of acton attend ed the funeral of his cousin mrs c stringer of this place jim looks as if ttelem agrees with him the balton brick co have closed down for the winter we hope they may be able to start operations here early in the spring mrs wm stringer of toronto spent new years with terra cotta friends miss m mccauley is home from ouelph hospital we sincerely nope soon to hear of her recovery our community was shocked to hear of the sudden death of mrs emma stringer who passed away very suddenly on tuesday afternoon dec 30th deceased had only been sick about two weeks she leavcs to mourn htr oss three sorts gordon william h and george deceased was in her 6th year and was a highly respected resident of uila place her husband predeceased her some years ago the funeral wluch was largely attended took place from the residence of tier brother mr edward towrnend on thursday afternoon the service was condunled by the rev mr mcdonald of noryal mrs f c thompson saqg very appropriate solo there were numerous floral wreath from the friend and among them a beautiful wreath- from the employees of th hmlton brick co the pall bearers ware a bootes ronald mceachern f c thompson hugh mcdonald an drew mcdonald and w j rutledge interment took place at olenwllllams cemetery we all join in extending our heartfelt sympathy to the bereav ed family in their loss of a kind and loving mother pent christmas with the bitters mother mrs mcdowell mrs george scott 8th line was taken quite 01 recently and is under- olng treatment at the ouelph oett- ral hospital on sunday morning december 28th mrs charles macmluan president of the erin branch of the womens auxi liary of the church of kngbmrl was presented with a life memberstalp m the dominion w a and a gold w a brooch advocate in an oha junior game in to ronto on monday night on soft ice the brampton squad lost to mimlco by 3 to 0 murphy davidson and stlnaon were mlmicos scorers and a goal was tallied in every period play was clean it was mlmicos second victory and bramptons first loss fishermen at burlington beach are commencing to build fishing huts on the ice in preparation for the winter fishing season while on a visit to his uncle guy bell brampton in hopes of improv- log hi health guy may of fort qii j ajpellc saslg sutfered a strode on christmas day and succumbed yester day morning deceased was the son of the late henry may of the sixth line west chinguacousy where he was bom t7 years ago he moved to the west wtb82 farming near and finally settling at the port deceased was a brother of mrs james brown sr of norval i daniel kersweli elgin mills and albert bunn aurora suffered pafnful injuries when the cay in which they were driving skidded on the ley pave mentjust south of richmond hill monday- nijrht and crashed into a telegraph pole mr kersweli received a bad cut about the scalp while mr bunn suffered seyere back and leg injuries both men were attended by dr larurtsaflf of richmond hill con stable lemon lhyeslgated streetsvllle elected a new fteevij w h hope voting was as follows reeve w h hope 1s3 jas dandle 93 q r church 70 council wurmardy 236 jos bsej225r jack drennan 214 victor johnston lirr q r evans 183 i first our elected daylight saving tor 165 against ml majority in favor 24 charged with criminal negligence arising out of a motor car accident on the ouelphbramptpn highway in which two persona were injured frank mooney of acton was remanded for a week without bail in police court to day his brother harvey mooney is in the general hospital badly lacerated by glass and mrs walter mcwiulams of rockwoodc is at hefnome suffering from serious facial injuries the police allege mooney left the scene of the accident after colliding headon with the mcwuliams car bronte mertoa and palermo public schools have reopened after the holi days with a full attendance most ol use pupils having recovered from the mild epidemic of chlckenpo and jaundice which previously interfered with the attendance in celebration of the 80th wedding anniversary of mr and mrs e h post eighth line trafalgar township a family dinner was held at the- home of their son w h post trafalgar the rnnple first lived at finiar- general motors announces a rtew chevrolet six corners and have been residents of this district during the half century of their married life lower qnmq acton gijenwilliams mr f w storey missionary from south america will give a lecture in the united church on thursday even ing january 8th he will show one hundred coloured pictures which will be very interesting everybody wel come mr wlnfleld wheeler who had an accident on the ice two weeks ago is able to be around again mr and mrs j hepburn scent the week end with their daughter mrs p fan- at weston some of our motorists report that the roads are better now than they have been for a long time- mrs c h preston who has been confined to her bed for some weeks is improving as well as can be ex- liected miss kathleen merltt of brampton spent the holiday with glen friends mr and mrs j hargravea of to ronto spent sunday with his aunt mrs geo allen miss erie watson of ouelph spent the holiday at the home of mr and mrs e bludd miss myrtle klrby of toronto spent the holiday at her home here mr and mrs a e wheeler of gueiph is spending a few days at the home of mr and mrs jfchn wheeler ballinafad the young peoples society of the united church held their annual meeting on new years eve the re tiring president mrs blake vannat- ter took charge of the opening ex ercises after which the pastor rev g altken was asked to take the chair and the officers for 1931 were elected president mr robt shorull vlcepres tin ed oldham secretarytreas mrs blake van- uultur organist miss pearl mcenery assistantorganlat mrs james klrkwood convenor of devotlonaf mr fred short 111 convenor of missionary pearl mc enery convenor of literary mrs ft- mc enery convenor of social florence steen the social committee then took charge and a programme of games jwere enjoyed after which lunch was served at uj0 pm the pastor again took charge and conducted a watch- night service taking for his subject let this mind be in you which was also in christ jesus great credit is due the retiring of ficers for the very excellent work they have done during the past year and we wish the new executive every success miss maude young has returned to toronto after spending the past month at her ho4 miss bessie blnnle has returned to toronto to take up her duties after spending the holidays with her par ents mrs blake vannatter has been spending a few days in hamilton with her father rev n waddell my and mrs bert husband and son austin of oakvtlle mr and mrs hager of palermo and mr austin of slmcoe were visitors at the manse this week misses hattie and jessie lindsay of toronto spent christinas holidays with their parents mr and mrs 6 lindsay the sympathy of the community goes out to mrs duncan ferguson in her recent bereavement the friends of mr bert slnclalr wul be pleased to know that he has arrived home from toronto general hospital and dj making real progress toward recovery after his operation mr and mrs a t mann and mr and mrs wesley murray and velma spent christmas with mr and mrs john moffat richmond hill mr and mrs b g arnold and beverley spent christmas in george town with mrs arnolds parents mr and mrs wm barber mrs g c campbell and miss luena campbell of georgetown and mr and mrs john miller of millers cor ners spent ohlrstmas day at mrs e f colliers brock avenue rev j w and mrs mcleod and misses marjorle md elizabeth of toronto were with mr and mrs j c matthews and mr and mrs r j kerr for christmas mrs mcleod will remain for a week or so mr l b shorey manager of the bank of montreal received the sad news a week or so ago of the serious illness of his mother who resided in napanee he and mrs shorey left immediately mrs shorey sr never rallied from the paralytic stroke she had suffered and passed away on fri day december 19th on saturday night while mr step- ben coxe was at the arena in acton his car was stolen from where it was parked in the park it was recovered on sunday in the police yard at brampton where it had been driven by the thief it was not damaged and apparently had been taken by some one who desired to get home free press milton mr and mrs r white on christ mas day celebrated very quietly at their home the 53rd anniversary of their wedding harry huson sr a trapper and hunter of milton heights has a pelt taken from a wolf he killed on the mountain three miles west of milton seventeen wards of the childrens shelter gordon home here were treated to a christmas tree when santa claus wellington p cooke i distributed many gifts john shorey son of p d 8horey principal of milton public school met with a painful accllent he was carry big a kettle full of boiling water with which he intended filling the radiator of his fathers car when he slipped ana f butaahuiig a b eealded- right hand miss charlotte hill while visiting her sister mrs frank peareiu on christmas day was seized with stroke and passed away on monday the funeral taking place on wednes day with interment in evergreen cemetery deceased is survived by one sister mrs f pearen milton and four brothers hiram of toronto roberrofoaltrand charles e and ezra b of peru miss myrtle field of milton accom panied by mrs a armstrong mrs o maonabb mrs george cookman and miss wllma billy secord visited the county jail here on christmas day where they treated the fifteen inmates to a christmas dinner and yuletlde cheer consisting of goose pie cake oranges nuts and can for which the prisoners returned thanks miss field has been making this an annual event for several years 1 j fc ism statistics the clerk reports the following statistics fof georgetown for the year 1930 as registered in trie torwn of georgetown marriages h birth 83 death hubjsd apu worrher health beport the following communicable dis eases were reporter to ie board of health georgetown lp december diphtheria isearlet fever smallpox chicken pox measles german measles mumps infantile paralysis typhoid fever whopping cough cerebosplnal meningitis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o 10 0 ib v tots council returned by acclamation up until the last minute for quali fication everything indicated that there would be an election for the reeveshlp and deputy reeveshlp in chinguacousy it was understood that t h elliott wonldi oppose 3 m doteon for reeve mm l albert fleming would run dsive mpran- for deputyi but neither mr elliott nor mr- fleming qualified glvfig jiotr m dolson and d moran acclamation the 19m council consisting of james mdkaiut nelson carter nd harvey rustlh have abxf beeneleeudhjr acola jo the 1m1 council pus nomination day meeting was weu attended and rpoday general motors and chevrolet are proud to present a new chevrolet six the new oar has a lengthened 109inch wheelhase w beautiful new bodies by fisher de luxe wire wheels and important mechanics improvements yet it sells at new reduced price the lowest at which any chevrolet has ever been introduced with all its new beauty and added value no departure has been made from the basic principles of sixcylinder operation and ex treme economy which have won 2000000 wnen lo ihe chevrolet six and made chevrolet the worlds largestselling six- cylinder car bigger fitter lower in price the i chevrolet six is now on display at the abow- roonu ot dealer everywhere come and drive this bigger finer six today if yon can afford to boy any car ae new chevrolet sfry at it extremely low prices is easily within yomr reach t cm ac pin of jmfamd pmywumu offwn fju foiau pandas cftar swf cas ctmmml maun ovmmr srvicm policy plodgmt isstoig taujoctiam nm w jlow pr mces tbesundatd the standard fly roauhier felo the sport roaduer 640 the pliaetoa 4s5 thcoch- 6k th standard se the stindard conpe 69s the special sadaa pricom of loamy othtam tax lllrj ana nvsntra window coup the sport coupe- the sapor sport roadster ttos 7 me 9s new chevrolet six j n oneill son georgetown ontario f job printing promptly and neatly executed at the herald office oranges medium size 2 doz 38c rtmy msmous pfrfhts were discuss jkm nj m of- georgetown v m