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w8m local news olvlc holiday monday aug 3rd we are having plenty of rain georgetown fall pair sept and 19th the black knights will hold their celebration in town on august 12th the special weekend rates have resulted in additional passenger traf fic on the railways will motorists bear in mind that there is no ana rking in oeoi l- brew- tea as usualv o qlasmhairmlotciadietf icb freak from tfco grdmk dbd uoqanru olenwulfiumi on friday july th tml mabel k brown be loved wtt of hugh logan uomdaffrsnddenlr as tbe resntt of drowning accident on sunday jury mtto wsl xrtd mceely iged on sunday i jackson be- wm buck bock at july 1mb 1931 1 loved wife of the aged 70 years qrebnwoodoi christie- st hos pital on sunday july 19th leonard p greenwood beloved husband of claudia harper and son of sirs and the late kerbell greenwood in his 43rd year late managfr bank of nova scotia norval atx watches watches clocks what could be a better or a more constant reminder of the re wardaof dljlgence ancfiranctuallty ihah one of these new style strap or bracelet watches all are is jewel lever movement in chromium plate gold filled or iwooolorj cases and carry our g of quality and reliability prices to suit every parse came in arid see them many other useful gifts fob tbs 8tudbnts nclvdina pkn and pkncits j h jordan georgetown watchmaker superior stores obituary 1jtjgh mckechnie there passed away at oxbow 8ask on friday july 17th hugh mckech- nle aged 88 years deceased was a native of ebquesing township and was born and raised in the asbgrove district he was a brother of mr dougald mckechnle of toronto formerly of eaquesing blue rose rice clover leaf salmon tall tin cheese medium old windsor floor wax brookfield cheese spreads pastry flour 4 lb for 25c 13c per lb 18c lib 26c per v lb 19c 71b bag 20c mrs w o book by the death of mrs w o buck formerly rebecca jaeksonron sunday july 19th georgetown has lost a- notber highly esteemed cltiaen the deceased was born in qleuwil- llams and came to georgetown when autte young she has been a resident here her entire life and was in bus iimss with her brother the late j h jackson for many years her husband ttu late w o buck passed away some few years ago deceased was a mem ber of georgetown united church and charter member of verdun re- becka lodge a kind and obligi neighbor true friend and a christ ian woman die late mrs buck will be missed in tbe business life of the town and by a hoot of friends made during her many years in business the funeral took place from her late home on tuesday afternoon the ser vice being conducted by rev mr cald well when the remains were interred in greenwood cemetery the pall bearers were messers jack clarence and sholto buck w j jackson frank ooodwln w graham ntln us history for both parade at lis tee in crulnclpel streets make this olng t long to be rem prominent tion in to give days you have ever- 5 lodges are ejcpecteffs hamilton oueiph braise dunnville oshawa orahgii market hornby oakville nev to beeton ml forest palgrav dundas your part of the program is to t here- with your entire family re member the children are looking for ward to ttwse decry day celebrations just as much as they do to the lath july and it is your duty not to dis appoint tnerri l f greenwood dead prominent mason and fokmkb manages bank at norval called bt death all kinds of pickling spices in stockr two week accounts solicited we peliver phone 27 s if- pk georgetown civic holiday proclamation r to whom it may concern in response to the request of business men and other citizens of the town of georgetown i hereby proclaim monday aug 3rd 1931 civic holiday for the municipality and ttfjust that all citizens will govern themselves accordingly j b mackenzie mayor id the death on sunday last at christie street hospital toronto of leonard f greenwood regimental number 34mss of tbe fiftyeighth ju there passed a distinguish ed soldier and one prominent in masonic and hanking circles the late mr greenwood bad been a patient in christie street hospital for some months and death- was due to war injuries he was in his fortybalrd year was late manager of the bank of nova scotia at nerval and immediate patt master of credit masonic lodge georgetown during tbe late war mr green wood suffered the amputation of his right arm and was the first amputa tion oas to b made master of a lodge be was an active member of the amputations associa tion of tbe great war toronto branch as anglican in religion he was lay reader in tbe anglican church at nerval highly respected by his military comrades tbe keenest regret was expressed among tbe men of christie street hospital when his death became known rev captain sidney lambert ch paid warn tribute to the sterling qualities of mr greenwood the late mr greenwood was i talented reader and through his gen eroui and mush appreciated conjtri button at entertainments garden parties etc was widely known tbrougtiout this district be will be sadly missed in this community and his death is deeply regretted by a host of friends it was only three weeks ago that tbe death of the late kerbell green wood fatber of leonard greenwood ooeurred surviving are his widow formerly miss claudia harper and two children doris and constance of norval his mother mrs kerbell greenwood and three sisters caught in an eddl bui cem near tbe dam at the a august 12ui credit river norval towtot sunday afternoon david mc tflnfjhtfi pabadb an irish youth only 14 montl b ba from rrtn was swept out of his o on h i and drowned before the eyes of 7 j to be assembleai least 20 other boys from tbe village cr hwtonr is 1 the body was recovered about 830 after four hours of dragging by vil lagers equipped with an improvised pair of drags composed of ropes with wires attached coroner j mecoll notified of tbe tragedy after investigation decided an inquest unnecessary the body was removed to mediaes undertak ing rooms at oeorgetownr moneely had been employed as a ramn hand for some time by arthur ruddell at asbgrove yesterday af ternoon with a friend fred nurse in an effort to escape the heat he repaired to the river to cool off he could not swim t for some time h and nurse dis ported in the water with other boys of the village the river at the scene is about 25 feet wide and there is a strong eddy from the mlllrace ven turing too for away from shore the youth was suddenly swept from his feet by tbe strong cross current and before anyone could lend a helping hand disappeared under the surface efforts were made by those who oou3d swim to rescue him but try as they would tbe lads could not locate him the alarm was raised provincial constable owed was notified and with sidney kidner he repaired to tfie spot time and again kidner dived but all his efforts to find the boy were fruitless accordingly boats and ropes were obtained and drags improvised equipped with these the villagers under the direction of the constable and kidner dragged continually for ovr four hours it was rnvt dark when they eventually located tbe body not far from the danrvm deep water tbe youth was stretched upon tbe bank and artificial lesplrauon was tried in an effort to fan into flame any spark of life that might remain but it was all in vain tbe youth has only one relative in this country mrs crosier 28 hum bert avenue toronto an aunt interment took place from the borne of mr arthur ruddell on tuesday to ashgrove cemetery visit our showroom now anniversary gift h oi visitors wubheeofer frgipaire adiievement celebrating 15 y of v you want to be with the crowd august 12th b hi georgetown correspondence eldorado park july 30 1931 editor georgetown herajd georgetown ontario dear sir we had -the- pleasure of entertain ing our patrons at eldorado park on sunday with your georgetown band and we wish to xend our congratu lations through your esteemed paper for their splendid program tbe concert was deeervingly well received and appreciated by our large sunday crowd which flocked around the band stand until the last piece nad been rendered it must be most gratifying to the georgetown people to boast of such a fine band and we wish them every success m their future programs and also give them our best wishes for their entry in the n national exhibition concert in which we un derstand they are taking part this year yours truly m of eldorado park baseball h a postponed league fixture on thursday last milton defeated george town 6 to 9 before one of the largest and most erithaastiq crowds ever to witness game here the teams ap- oeared to be evenly matched in every department with milton having a slight edge on base running the fea ture of the game as beaumonts heavy hitting getting two triples the second being- the longest hit ever made in this park vyuton played a smart game in the field and walters also pitched another smart game- score by innings georgetown 0003000 sto milton 1011300 883 batteries walters and menally marsh and fitters in this final league game on sat urday oakville defeated georgetown by the score of 10 to 8 walters at tempted to pitch again after tbe hard game oh thursday he was making a- real job 0 it when be threw his arm out in the third itg oak ville taking advantage of this proceed ed to score runs blackburn followed hepburn in ttoe box and showed some of his old time form errors were un- merous on both teams some of the juvenues had a chance to show their wares and they did their part well ward catching his first big game made a real good showing score by innings oakville 0 o 1 s 2 0 1 a 010 11 4 georgetown 013000130 8 10 4 batteriesrowe and lyon walters hepburn bladtburn and ward final batting average of regulars fifteenth p invite you to 1 j interesting tttiog mt vqp will be oiff youwiuseeadwmaticlw see many 1 see a of the enduring quah lifetime porcehun you j n lasti ktzzdjzd scotches- you vdl see eirau shelve t ivowecoldcontrolo pvrmp tie jubilee install r htme for 10 down tht balance arranged to suit your convenience it out how u f desserts vek cof hydrator makes even today- for adults e n t k a motors guaranteed for 3 years georgetown g r muckart plumbing tinsmithing and electrical wiring womens institute the kthey r greenwood bn of toronto mrs j f dren of saskatoon a mrs norman d boadway of oollmg- vood out funeral services which will be both m and semimllttary will be held this afternoon at 2 oclock standard time from the late resi dence at norval interment will be in prospect cemetery toronto labx3b bank barn destroyed by fire l let all the world hear a spe blase on the farm of bert vanvuet lot 13 fifth line west ctuna at 130 ajn yesterday destroy ed a urge bank bam a driving shed several small outbuildings and a quantity of hay the majority of tbe implements in tbe drtvmg shed were for the indignation of jehovah it upon all nations ia 34 a away the moat astwie statesniah of the world see that some jfreat calamity is about to befall civilization but they have no remedy there is only one remedy for human his hear judge rutherford explain the great creators purpose soon to bring complete relief to the peoples of earth in his lecture on the hope of the world sun july 26th 12 to 1 noon eastern standard time j to 2 pjn daylight saving time over the largest combination of radio stations ever used for one program more than 300 in us and panada v others in france australia alaska cub hawai listen in to croc hamilton 297 meters wgrbutfalo 545 meters run to safety by neighbors who ar rived soon after tbe fire started police magistrate l j o bull on tbe way from friends on the centre road to his farm near norval was one of tbe first to arrive and assist ed in removing tbe implements from the shed a pole with a transformer standing near one of the outbuild ings had to be cut down as it was feared that tbe transformer would explode in tbe intense heat a nortii- rly wind blew biasing embers from the house which with the vigilance of the volunteer fire fighters who came from as far away as btreetsvllle more than ten miles south and from as far north as terra ootta was not at any time in dan ger all the cattle were out in the nelda and much of tbe seasons hay was still ungathered very little in surance was in force on tbe build ing damage to which will amount to over s00o mrs harold cleave was tbe hostess to tbe july meeting of the womens institute which was held on tbe spacious lawn at her home main 8u on friday last the president mrs hayes was in chair after the opening exer cises the minutes of he previous meeting were read by the secretary mrs percy cleave and were approved as read various items of business arising out of tbe minutes were dis cussed and tbe correspondence noted following which tbe new business was dealt with it was decided that the august meeting should be held in the form of a picnic at huttonvllle park on the regular meeting day the re freshment committee mrs mcmurchy and mrs qoldham have charge of the arrangements in connection with the lunch for this occasion and a sports committee consisting of mrs harold cleave miss mamie campbell and miss luena damphell was ap pointed to take charge of the games for the day tbe remai of the afternoon was spent in contests the winners of which were as follows stone throwing mrs qoldham and mrs percy cleave marshmaubw contest mrs hayes mrs mcmurchy shoe throwing miss l campbell mrs bailey after a very nappy hour was spent n this fashion mrs cleave served a dainty lunch and when a vote of thanks bad been moved to the hostess for ber kindly hospitality the meet ing adjourned beaumont 46 18 400 walters 41 18 390 hepburn 49 18 373 tuck s3 13 364 blackburn 38 10 358 woods 46 18 j56 menally 38 9 331 wilton 48 j313 mcmann 45 12 37 benham 37 8 216 ontario general news were defrauded a bogus cheque w m 8 summeb meeting statbxr pinks paix prey to halton county drought serious losses totalling thousands of dollars have been suffered by farmers throughout halton county by last years drought which has caused large numbers of valuable pine trees and cedar bedgejt to die off motorists driving through the country have not ed that groves of the tall monarch many of them forty fifty and a hun dred years old have been stricken farmers alarmed at the loss of groves on uretr properties have been making efforts to sell them while they are still of some value fearing the loss of their holdings throughout pee county he loss has been just as heavy j o shearer agricultural representative called in prof eavjr lwwson caesar of the on tario agricultural college aid was toid that no other cause but the drought could be found to explain the a successful summer meeting under the auspices of the wjmjb of knox presbyterian church was held at tbe ittractive farm home of mr and mrs harry devereaux on friday july 10 when about fifty women who met jiere were amply repaid for having graved tbe inclemency of the weather jy the excellence of the programme provided this meeting was originally plann ed to be a missionary picnic but as the elements were unfavorable it was held indoors through tbe kind less of mrs devereaux mrs allen devereaux occupied the chair and after a few introductory remarks called on mlas helen mcv donald who opened tbe meeting with i two beautiful piano selections the scripture lesson with interesting com ments4hui very ably taken by mrs oeorge henry of brampton and mrs timothy held led in prayer the speaker of the day miss smith of to ronto was tben introduced and took for her subject why missions and save a very instructive and inspiring mm a l howard sang two solos in her usual happy way and mrs cromar with two bright recitations supplied tbe smiles a social half hour with dainty re freshments broughttto a close a very happy afternoon two orillla banks in one afternoon by artist ij one hundred and rive wrote at the entrance examinations in burlington the canadian national exhibition is the worlds largest l spectacle as william patterson was driving along the road in nassagaweya town ship opposite the mcknnon farm a yearold deer ran along the road hi front of the par for a hundred yards or so and then leaped over the fence and disappeared in tbe bush canadas total wool clip is about 21000000 pounds annually while can adian mills use at least twice as much as this every year and canadian con sumption of manufactured woollens equals about four times the clip sevenyearold stewart jones of burlington beach was probably saved from serious injury by seising tbe front bumper of the car that knock ed him down on the beach highway a handsome travelling case was presented miss ft currie for tbe past eight yearn principal of the bronte public school who has re signed to take charge of bell school among tbe five ontario directors el ected at tbe annual convention of tbe canadian weekly newspapers assoc iation held at regtna on july 1st 2nd and 3rd appears the name of k a harris of tbe burlington oaxette mr harris accompanied by bis wife and daughter marjorle was in attendance at the convention after all one must give credit to thieves who exhibit a of humor for example when the gasoline station of fred hodglns london was broken into the other evening the thieves stole hjodgins watch dog as well as a quantity of gasoline auto puts etc during a thunderstorm the house of george davidson lavender was struck by lightning tlbe chimney was struck by the bolt stovepipes knock ed down partitions damaged and dishes broken a few minutes later lightning struck the bam and that building was burned to the ground when john davidson was getting the horses to safety he was kicked by one of tbe frightened animals re ceiving painful injuries following presentation to pinecrest camp norval of the new well pump and motor provided through the in terest of the brampton lions club by the president robert begsworth last thursday the boys moved out and the girls forty in number moved in for a 10day outing the well is situated on the west side of tbe camp at the foot of the hill water being force upwards forty feet by a gasoline motor a vast im provement over former arrangements may reunion the first reunion of the descend ants of the late mr and mrs oeorge may who immigrated to canada from yorkshire england nearly one hun dred years ago was held at the bonne of mr and mrs edgar may hornby thursday july 16th the reunion was largely attended and a pleasant time was spent in games races and conversation it was unanimously de cided to make it an annual occurrence tbe following officers were elected president mr ollle may vicepresi dent mr rimer may treasurer mr oeorge brown secretary mrs moltohl brown it us jo your finishing skilled work men using mod ern method and equipment aaaure you of excellent prints when you oritig your films to os prompt service at mod prices l w daon oeerctown no 5 pail new clover honey 1931 crop 49c 40 oz jar gold medal cherry jam 35c certo per bottle 29c large bottle tiger catsup 19c bottles artificial colored vanilla 21c 3 tins choice quality no 4 peas 2sd 2 tins crosse black well a pork and beans 23b pure lard in 1 lb cartons 10c choice breakfast bacon sliced per lb zjtc 6 pkgs delqxe jelly powders tsc 2 tins cold medal sardines 33c 3 tins old dutch cleanser 33c choice fresh fruit and vegetables at right prices a e farnell phone 75 we deliver mail robber 0bdebed deported horne owners with beautiful cedar wftleb have taken yeara to row and many of tbe trees affected whole roan of pine trees lining the fenoes along tbe roadways have been deatiuyei a m sajay oh tap oul to c i like a mans suit to maton ms nsirrbrown hair brown ttt mil hair ntack tutt pfm mnam wletipor metr nl5t f v bwrsasbali i itiiminl tlwi miiiyfnntiiittitf oaueeung waiter mr browns left his um brella again i believe hed leave his head if it were loose v manager i dare say youre right i heard him say going do you wish tte court to understand that you refuse to renew four dog u- cenet t a jtwtr worship imtf wedont want any huts von wol be fined you know tbe ueense has espired tea and ao has the dog james richard philips aged 17 who has been employed on a farm near trafalgar was arrested early monday morning lut on a charge of stealing mall from tbe mall boxes along the rural route philips was an emigrant boy from england and was a ward of the boys home at nerval ontario and was sent out to work for john mlchle upper middle road trafalgar while -in- his employ mr michie discovered that the mall was being stoasb be reported if to the home authorities who reported it to chief kerr philips is said to have been a bad actor in other places be has been employed on one farm be is said to have been caught iraahlng pigs with a butcher knife tbe home authorities stated hat he was beyond their control ob appearinc before magistrate modveen philips wa remanded for sentence aotf ordered deported to tonight is the family roimjon it has been a weekly event ever since the young folk scattered to various towns each to make his or her own way tn the world it started when dick left cp wor kin a neighbor ing city dick was full pi erithugiasjn but apt to be just a little bit wild so dad started the habit of calling him ooce a week just to keep him under tbe parental influence then helen was married and moved away and modan must needs make weekly voice visit with hex and now betty has taken u position in another town her voice comes home each week too dadand mother gather all the news and pass it on to the others it keeps the family together arid the cost of the three evening calls is less than a dollar bwtmtmg nam aw amfme tumoomum iu a a 7 asa fzeaaf jawejl jn gavlaax maww tbe mtmher yam mat ipnde up lie urwicm 1 yaw w awes the iistomt mem ber imormstjom end jew it it yaw 4 l tr- fe l tosj rwsawiufayws m ius rr iiiikiiiidsli ivej5ii j m