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17 wrtvt w 4 4l i the georgetown herald wedening february 25th 1931 r s local news ft if v feft fir e i sunday will be march 1st band concert at oratory theatre sunday flight- carnival at the arena on friday march 6th dont miss the play in norval parish hall on march 9th see advt in this issue watch for erwin ar ooldhams advt in next weeks issue of the her ald see their window for specials on saturday be sure to see uncle mathew the absentminded man in hearts and blossoms on march 5th he alone is worth the price of admission it dont forget to have a guess on the weight of the chocolate bar in longs window you may win one of the jfffzos see advt in this issue mr c e ucclure having com pleted his course av an auctioneer is now prepared to handle auction sales of all kinds bee his advt in this issue i st patricks ball and euchre un der auspices pandlanlaglon at the arena georgetown friday march 30th keep this date open arid watch for further particulars dance in balllnafad hail on tues day march srd good music and goodtime assured everybody danc ing at 8 30 launch served meet us at balllnafad on march 3rd it have you tried the new yeasun bar which cootojos vita a b e and sunshine vitamin d you can eat it or anna it oet one al long s confectionery georgetown a fancy dress carnival and skat ing races will be held at georgetown arena on friday evening march 6th good prizes are offered and the citizens band will furnish music dur ing the evening all truck owners are required to have their name and address on each side of their truck j n oneill son are able to give you prompt ser vice in lettering your truck at reas onable rates st the local council of women will hold their meeting at the home of mrs p a hartey edith st on thurs day afternoon prebruary 26th at 3 pm a good attendance is desired please note change of day the executors of the estate of the late robert ruddeu esquesing will hold a clearing auction sale of farm stock implements furniture etc on wednesday march 18th full parti culars in next issue of herald a lecture by the hon duncan marshall on a trip through scot land will be gtvnlh tre norval unlted church on tuesday evening a of th s in if you want a real laug and see sampson bonapart low- down porter and malbidy snow the coloured maid in hearts and blos soms they will show you how to sing darky songs arid do the clog dance gregory theatre march 5th following is from a church bulle tin but not in georgetown jr the pas tor will continue his inspiring series of sunday morning sendees the subject will be hell the pastor hopes to see you ajl there a collec tion will- be taken for the new heat ing system come and have a real good time at the dance in the town hau on friday feb 27th under auspices l b lodge olenwilltams new and old time music furnished by the pour aces you- will be sorry if you miss the best dance of the season admis sion 75c per couple single lady 25c georgetown fish market close wirink phone jjs3- all kinds ot fresh and smoked fish dally french fried osh and chip dinners and sup pers we have changed our method of frying and adopted an odorless one come in and sample a meal or take it home wltn you eat more fish a staple diet and so avoid goitre and rheumatism with all lta kindred ills f join qswlph body if thehalton presbytery of the unfted church is discontinued as has been recommended georgetown w will become a part of the quelph presby tery as will several other appoint ments near this town norval has been transferred tn the west toronr to presbytery atal departs the annual departmental tkau will june 15 and con clude june 30th according to an an nduncement made by the minister of educa the utoe table is approx imately the same as last year and has been arranged so as to occupy only the last two weeks of school march 3id ui the west admission 25 cents it ip i the regular meeting of the pf georgetown womens institute will be held on wednesday march 4th at the home of mrs george davis queen st miss oliver will address the meeting come and bring your friends hearts and blossoms a comic operetta in two acts with a cast and chorus of thirty and orchestra of is bright and snappy music will be presented in the category theatre on thursday march 5th admission 3sc and 2sc it acton hockey team made a good showing this season and after whining their group went a considerable way tn the finals caledonia and eoora they were put out of the running by stratford tn home and home games by but one goal gregory theatre wednesday feb 25 africa speaks an educational romance of- more than ordinary value chapter 5 the in dians are coming special matinee at 415 friday feb 27 the third alarm- melodrama comedy doctors or ders novelty wilkins murder mystery- saturday feb 28 common day- starring constance bennett does one slip make a bad woman a picture every girl should see comedy oo to blazes cartoon tramping tramps pox movietone news ages total s71 tears the village of cheltenham boasts of three residents whose ages total 271 years remarkable for a place of small population the three nona genarians are m james fui gi ave 95 mrs james gibson 92 and wm drlnkwater 92 mrs forgrave and mt u ar mnflu ui th hone damaged by fire the firemen were called to a blase in a frame house turned by mrs h w kennedy on church street and occupied by mr and mrs wm con- ley and family about 8 oclock last friday morning the fire started in the kitchen and did considerable ixulirage to the interior of the room beforest was extinguished 5 homes but mrs gibson lsbulte active and does her share of the housework a devout presbyterian she occasion ally travels to claude for sunday wor ship a distance or nine miles st patrick cooeert mar 1u on monday night march 16th in gregory theatre the members of holy cross church are sponsoring a three act irish comedy betty ann this play is teaming with comedy humor and laughter and is in keep ing with the play sponsored by them last year as the threatre could not be obtained for march 17th they are holding their st patricks day cele bration on march 16th obtain your ticket and reservation at watsons drug store if you want a good laugh see the comedy betty ann presented with pone of gold we clipped the following from tues days toronto globe relating to rev pr how t n pastorot k presbyterian cnurcic oeorgetown and mrs howard today stracoe lost one of its most popular figures when rev dr a l howard fur the past five and onehalf years pastor of st pauls presbyterian church left for georgetown- to assume his new charge coming to slmcoe in 1925 dr howards charge here has been marked with success an indication of his popularity were the tributes of his parishioners before his leaving on friday he was tendered a complim entary dinner at whidham centre and oh sunday morning members of st pauls took the opportunity to present him with a substantial purse of gold as well as an illuminated address the presentations were made by messrs w j innes and h m jackson mrs howard too win be missed greatly as one of tnmeoes most gifted musi cians she took an active part in the musical lite of the town before her departure she was presented with a bouquet of roses an niimhiated ad dress and a purse of gold dr and mrs howard have two daughters miss lillian at queens university kingston and miss clare at norval and one son awrie of toronto 1 ballinafad miss elisabeth bonathan of stew- arttown was the guest of miss jessie mckay over the week end the young peoples society of the united church is debating with the bethel society on friday evening in the former methodist church the subject of debate being resolved that organised labor is a greater danger to the state than organized capital an interesting time is expected and a cordial invitation is extended to all th w attend the a at en by the yp society of churchill report having a very enjoyable time the morning service tn the united church on 8unday was tn charge of the y p society owing to the illness rf the pastor rev mr altken it is very encouraging to the minister to have such a capable body of young people who are so willing to respond when the opportunity arises mr j o sharpe of caledon was a visitor during the week quite a number of our hockey fans attended the game at acton on mon day church news chveh one out of j000 schools a perfect illustration of the economic conditions in rural ontario knox presbyterian first sabbath after the the sacrament of the lords supper will be observed at the morning ser vice at 11 oclock by the new pastor rev dr a l howard sabbath school and bible classes at 10 am chiming at 945 1045 am and 845 an by mr j young mr f pol- iatt choir leader and organist 18s georges cnatrth lenten s thursday feb 26th childrens service at 415 pin adult service at 745 pm sunday next 8 am holy commun ion kl am holy commundon and sermon by the rector 7 pm even song and sermon by the rector cor porate communion of the womens auxiliary and the 1834 and 1h26 con firmation classes courtesy fanners advocate miss hemingway and her four pupils this school 50 years ago had an enrolment of more than 100 mrs klrbell greenwood of toron to is spending the week at the home of her son mr lf greenwood man ager of the bank of nova scotia eight hundred students rose from their seats in the auditorium of jarvls street- collegiate toronto last friday in honor of mrs ewart macdonald of norval better known to them as l m montgomery author of the fam ous anne of green qables series she was accompanied to the platform by dr e a hardy miss helen durle honorary president of the jarvls poetry club miss doris train presi dent and miss muriel beeton who later presented their guest with lovely corsage of pink roses and sweet peas on behalf of the club with selections from rilla of ingleslde three of four of her own poems and several entertaining anecdotes mj macrfonaw succeeded in fascinating young audience who hadbrouglit in ap some 200 books for then- author to autograph following the program in which tfie cojleglate girls quartet rendered several delightful numbers members of the poetry club were hos tesses at tea in honor of mrs mac donald on monday feb 16th mr and mrs stanley dolson celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of their marriage vwhlch took place in brampton rev james prihgle and rev david coutts two of the pioneer presbyterian ministers of peel county performing the cere mony mr dobxn was born oil the fourth line west his father wtmam dolsnn coming frpni pennsylvania over a century ago and selecting a hrmestead in west chlnguacousy tcwrtshlp where his son spent the greater part of his life mrs dolson was the daughter of robert a hart ley a pioneer of the third line west and later one of the early residents of the town of brampton the fami ly circle has remained unbroken through the years and were with mr and mrs dolson their three sons and five daughters dr edgar a and dr wilbur j toronto mrs roy brown niagara falls who was over seas with the canadian troops nurse mrs 8 d mcclure with whom mr and mrs dolson reside mrs george leslie georgetown mrs nor man cameron norval and mrs wil liam wilson port credit of mr dolsans family there survive two brothers ell snelgrove and h aiken georgetown and one sister mrs wal ter cation cheltenham mrs dolson having three brothers and a sister to celebrate with her will jack and dave and miss jennie all of toronto they have 16 grandchildren february 33rd was missionary venlng at n y p bo personals j mr w dixon of toronto spent the week rend at o t mckays miss marjory mackenzie of toron to spent tuesday at her home here jagss bertha aikens of brampton spent the week end at mr robert brwlns mr wm pitt who was taken sud denly ui some weeks ago is improv ing nicely mr and mrs j mackay of cree- more were week end visitors at mrs mcculloughs miss evelyn stockford and miss ltola haddock of toronto spent sun day at the home of mr and mrs h stockford major grants many friends were pleased to see him able to attend the induction services at knox presby terian church on tuesday evening mr samuel harrison received a cable last week announcing the sad news of the death of his tpothpr on feb 18th at her home in whaimhlll wltgounshlro scotland mr harri son has the sympathy of tyls many friends in town fn jus sad bereave ment pag 3 terracotta windsor gorrect style accurate timekeeper canadas best value for men is jewels fully guaranteed h w hinton georgetown and acton special match sales new advtjntsements ad small advertisements under thai heading aurctfr cabh with order posts and hydro poles a quantity of cedar posts hydra and telephone poles for sale apply to robert cote baljinafad- 2tp united chart rev r w rumley minister mr norman laird choirmaster services sunday march 1st 10 am sunday school and bible classes 11 a morning worship the tears of patriotism 7 pjn evening service christ and peter study of aorru characters at the cruel flctlrm wednesday 8 pan midweek ser vice pentecost and religious imperi alism chapter 13 the christ of every road at 10 am the sunday school meets to study the story of jesus sending out his heralds luke chapter s and 10 at 11 axn public worship in charge of pastor a n frith followed by a conuwnian service at 1 pm the servkslwlil begin with brief service of aonc monday p young peoples asr- vtee the subject of discussion will be jilting judas- john 18 114 by mtlaijci-niiii- bwicit la00 at aetory 6shawa p if you have looked forward to fine- oar ownership own a series 850 mclaoghllnbmck straight eight listing at 1290 it is a strairht eight well within the reach of almost every motorist u and what an eight i v the ixn urious fuletrt shift synenvtaeatt transmission and torque tube drive with the great mclaaauin- baick straight eight engine with the impressive beauty and gzveetal lines made possible by s if 4inch wtxeelbase and tfittr bwfor roomy insulated bodies by fisher of every 100 buyers of eights in uciragnlmbuicvs price field 58 choosemcijnghllnbnicks 43 divide tbeirovoice among4 other oarsl if yon ponder this achievement yon cazv oome to bat one decision that mcijinghliavbniek is a hatter so inobue and a aoobdbr motorcar las ghac sli jnwsstry sad tss fi 3 p kttfclp4rtucbmnoja z s v king cboborowrf qntasuo m snizfl iety the president conducted the penlng exercises fred humphrey ead the scriptures rev k mac- tenald led in prayer and the secre- ary read the mlnues he then tum- d the meeting over to claudius mc- laurhlln who after a few remark presented the following program llano solo miss louise humphrey ocal solos chester early accompanl- d by mrs moreton two very biter- sting papers were given by two rating men koreans in japan by harold mcclure and the early days in norval- by bobble oopeland rhe singing of nearer my god to rhee by the society and the bene diction by rev r s boyd brought the meeting to a close next week the meeting win be in the parish hall in charge of chester early the annual old tyme concert of norval young peoples union was held in the parish hau on tuesday feb 17th this event has gained such a reputation that in spite of the unfavorable weather every seat taken at eight oclock and standing room was at a premium many being turned away remarks were heard on all sides of this being the best prd- gramme nut on by the society on account or the crowd those taking part had some difficulty tn then- parade up the aisle mr walter fiddler intro duced miss alice gray who was chatr lady for the evening the main event on the programme was a oneact play put on by mrs mcdonald mr green wood and mr and mrs garfield mc clure each one acted their part in wonderful manner worthy of pro fessionals much interest was shown in a tab byegone days acted by connie greenwood violet law mary hunter mrs boyd walter fid dler mrs t e rewson mrs joe mc clure mr a tlsdale mrs john mc clure mr and mrs o oollop mrs gordon brown sang appropriate num bers as the tableau was shown mr garfield moqlure in a striking black ensemble gave the audience much valuable advice on soup and mr greenwood caused several laughs on his radio broadcast of local events mrs mcdonald in a beautiful old time costume recited two numbers in her usual pleasing wnnwr solos were rendered by mrs brown and mr o oollop also several choruses by the entire company mrs king was the very competent accompanist of the evening others taking part in cluded mrs t b hewson mr and mrs mcnabb mr and mrs n robin son mr r oimnlngham mr and mrs wm mcaiure mr and mrs c moreton mr joe and mr john mc clure misses c and o mepherson mr and mrs j tsmrmd mrs geo davis the ojcyp society met in the isemeiu of the church on monday evening feb lstta with about forty- present david lalng read the scripture solos by mrs h lyons and mrs c banklne humorous reading by miss d wey and an instrumental by mr d bull o banklne spoke onthe great need tn the west and it was announced that hon duncan marshall would speak in the church o tu c ma nr the mr robert- puckering our former postmaster has resigned his position at terra cotta and mrs k icam has been appointed as the new postmls- tress so the postrofftoci is back on main street which is much handier for everyone vjte congratulate mrs icam in securing such a responsible third season position and wish her every success georgetown ice cutting is now the order of the day mrs j smith and daughter mrs faulkner of cerbetown spent a few days with terra cotta friends mr george stringer who spent a few days with friends at barrie has returned home and repotq a very enjoyable trip for sale chatham tanning mill in good runn ing order with bagger will be sold reasonable apply at herald aip mcbean co weekend specials for sale jersey giant cockerels early hatch for sale reasonable also three geese apply j r wumams ltp g1xnw1ll1ams for sale henderson 4 motorcycle and side car electrically equipped also leather coat helmet and leggings owner no fur ther use w prampton 71 bartlett ave toronto ken s361w at mr edward hill jr has been con fined tb his hbme for some weeks suf fering from a painful injury to his ankle received when struok by a passing motorist on the norval high- ay feb 5th ed is progresslrig very favourably and his host of friends are happy to see him around again in the report of the c g i t class social evening last week the name of miss jean klrtoy was accidentally omitted t on tuesday evening feb 17th a very successful parish pinner was for sale some pure bred plymouth rock cockerels bred from laying strain al so carrots beets and onwm apply to g l watson phone 309 george town j wood far sale maple and ash 4 ft wood 1000 per cord foot wood 350 single cord try our special 500 load also kindlin j o murray phone 84 r 33 georgetown kivem by the ladles guild of bc a loans church in the parish hall the guest speaker or the evening was rev canon loucks of holy trinity church toronto who gave a very entertaining and informative ad dress on good churchmanshlp st albans ladies guild is famous for this kind of entertainment and the parish is to be congratulated on hav ing such an efficient organization rev mr wase was chairman of the evening painting- and decorating painting and decorating done at reasonable prices satisfaction guaran teed no job too large no job too small r d wiggins phone 331 qeonj ltp tf ashgrove chotee farm for sale a choice farm lot 17 town line es quesing close to highway bank barn frame house never failing spring well on premises 13 acres fall wheat 10 acres alfalfa 50 acres fall plowed balance hay and pasture apply box 16 norval station 3tp colmans trtrckmo and cart- age service i we are prepared to do all kinds of trucking and cartage no job too i email m ink trva vii 1 0 lb granulated sugar 55c 1 0 lb brown sugar 55c 5 b tin crown com syrup 32c gold medal coffee per lb 5c standard peas- and com 9t quick quaker oats 25c tomato catsup 2 for 25c gold medal marmalade 40 c iar 27c black current jam 40 o jar 39c green plum jam 40 oz jitr 29c little chip marmalade m 20c ricecrispies t 2 for 23c chipso large size 21c f gold soap 6 for 25c carnation milk large size 2 for 23c eagle brand milk j 9c gold medal peanut butter jjint jars 23c domestic shortening 13c mcbean co georgetown ontario m small no job too big service guaranteed georgetown opt or p courtesy and phone 353 o box 187 wood a valentine box social was held under the womens institute auspices monday evening peb 10th in the a y basement of the church a special 375 slrigltcord uuxedcosd feature of the evening was a debate nmj iat w00 gjn- vt f js 2 8 p m georgetown tf be in the best interests of halton oo 1 the affirmative was upheld by messrs ww r av rs a prank wilson and arthur ruddell and w ooq opsalfi the negauve side by messrs wufrid aw bird and norman wrigglesworth the v best dry hardwood 376 per judges decided to call it a tie musi- s uxed wood s2s rails cal numbers were given by miss ruth m 00 hardwbod slabs 3js0 au de- olffen miss olive ruddell and mrs uvered wright and the anldence sang some 22 j community songs well oiled boxes j nstantford q of refreshments were served to all m custom hatching social evening of the year at the home 0 eggs 3mc per egg of mr and mrs james barnes on 1mn friday last under the direction of za i00 e 2 p g the social vicepresident mr vera i we stlu b uttle gp j barnes there was a good attendance give us your order now it a play entitled whfr w0w crazy under the auspices of norval young peoples union will be given by cooksville players in the parish hall norval monday march 9th this play has drawn full houses wherever given dohtmxsstt admission 35c children 20c c and the evening which waa spent in games and contests was very much enjoyed by all present im afraid of my wife the timid citizen complained to hia lwyer wliy shea even threatened to at- i ack me with an axe hunt why worry did you ever see a woman try to chop a stick of wood c e mcclure auctioneer real estate merchandise and farm sales for terms phone 96 r s georgetown ontario proceeds to go needy people to the aid of these clearing auction sale akh 8tock implements etc the undersigned has been instruct ed by hum currie to sell by public auction at lot is 4th line ksqueamg on tuesday march 10th i9n at 1 o the following horses bay mare n yra op bay horse 4 yra op qrey horse 7 yrs oj black belgian oily rising 3 yrs roan belgian gelding rising 2 yr cattlb a durham oowa with calf at foot 3 durham cows due time or sale durham cow due march 29th a pla w dim in jmw 1 it1 the jamesway incubator has a patented ventilating system which passes more than twice as much air through- the egg compartments as any other machine built this has a very beneficial effect on the growing chicks and is one reason why the jamesway hatches large fluffy heal thy chicks and lots of them for particulars write or phone wildwood poultry farm breeders of british colombia 8 c white leghorns phone sxo georgetown oat white leghorn hen makes new world record umehouse last weeks lasne of the msnlstlque mlch pioneertribune gave the fol lowing tjbltuary of wm duma who was a resi of llmehouse several years ago william dnmo for more than thirty years a resident of school craft county passed away on sunday morning at his home on the marble- head road death came as a result of gangrene infeotion mr dumo was si years old and had not been in good health tor the past two years the deceased was born in inverurie aberdeen scotland on january 3 1850 at the age of six he came to canada with his parents and settled in umehouse ontario aboutiu 90 years ago one year after the death tloue where he was employed as a woods man for a period of ten years he then purchased a farm on the marblehesd road which he and his son william jr have been operating for the past so years two sons and one daughter survive william a and alec snt mrc alb paw all of menlstlmm alt the ehlhlren were at the bedside when death came there are also wo brothers john of this city and jsnmo of toronto rs jaanrfoivxlbmtwtd with throw ing your motherinlaw out ofthe window aooussd 1 did it without think insv your nonor judfle i ramusb that my dear man but dont- you see bow- dangerous it vs for anyopa psssmg atohs ttmat s stein cows with calf at toot 2 hoi stein cows due time of sale holsteln cow due in may s holsteln cows due in june a durham heifers springing 2 part jersey heifers springing 2 holsteln heifers springing 8 ayrshire heifers a yrs 4 holsteln yearling heifers 4 durham yearling heifers p dur bull 1 yr old sheep and piq8 if ewes bred in dec 1 oxford ram yorkshire sow bred in dec yorkshire sow bred jah 28th young yorkshire sow bred jan 31st young yorkshire sow bred feb 4th 20 chun 1 goose and oander harness set heavy team harness set plough harness set single harness 1 pr scotch top collars a horse col lnrs x implements frost wood mhwer new mh side rake 12 ft orse rake deerlng hay loader deer- ing sprlngtooth cultivator 17 points deerlng fertiliser drill 13 disc pew 14 plate discs set 18 ft harrows ideal manure sp bain wagon wttfibox truck wagon tti bain sleighs verity double furrow plough fleury plough no ai m h turnip drill ft roller ranning mill with bagger set renfrew scales 3000 lbs rubber tire buggy 1 buggy melottc cream seperator root pulper hay rack stofsr rarsr gravel- fwiw imirlen nlrng car stewart sheep clipper whlpple- trees neck yokes forks shovels and other articles to numerous to men tion fire extinguisher daisy chum bed and toting lawn mower peerless 03 s mxmt is ton timothy hay terms hay furniture and sums of 30 and under cash over that amount 8 months credit on hsnkahle notes s per osnt per annum off for cash no reser as the farm is sold w a wilson frank petch clerk aaktkmesr- a pert little white 4jjeghorn hen owned by william whiting of port kells bjg must have taken to heart the slogan of egglaying contests in canada an egg a day keeps the axe away so far as official records go no hen has yet been able to lav an egg a day the year round buft drone 6h as mr whitings hen la named came within eight of a per fect record when she laid 397 eggs in the 365 days in which she was a com petitor in the bo egglaying contest at the experimental farm of the do minion department of agriculture at agassis bc her record is official being made entirely throughout the period of the egglaying contest under competent neutral supervision of one of canadas omctal egglaying con tests all our whiting male birds have th s amcsuy as tills w snttfr how can you expect people to buy if you bont tell them what you have to sell advertise in the herald so hen no s which laid ssi eggs in 1 year they will throw splendid pul lets see us lor bo laying and breed lng stock everything bloodtested wild wood poultry farm phone sss georgetown onl r h thompson co for dependable hardware depression proof baby chicks at reasonable prices nredtolay 8 c white leghorn chicks developed on our own farm for 10 years from the best laying strains known prices march 17 cents each 1st half april leoantsr and half is cents 1st half may 14 cents 2nd half 13 cents oac strata barred bock chicks from bloodtested government super vised stock pric cents per chick more than leghorn prices cent par chick off on all orders of 0o or more v custom hatohtno in lots of 1 on or more rates stt to s cents per egg set pleaseorrtfir rarly to avoid disappointment onehalf of our seasons output la already booked write j sjuhfasky sons jrkampten oat rrno 8 phasmrjcwskniba a su j you cannot afford to purchase an electric washer till you try the connor thermo see our exclusive lines of happy thought quebec cook stoves mcclary electric ranges pease boilers and furances lowe bros high standard paint lowe bros quick drying enamel lacqueret quick drying varnish elast1ca floor varnish rent johnson 1 electric floor pousher plumbing heating and electrical wiring- r h thompson co phone 46 georgetown i