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j the georgetown herald wed nesday evening august 7tk 1 940 the georgetown herald jfaws of georgetown norval glen williams lknehovae bumritown baulnafaa and tern cotta subscription rates canada l50 a year united states 3 00 a year blnflle copies 3c advertising rates will be quoted on application btafl oarfield l mcollvray leslls clark reginald broomhead walter o bxehn publisher phone no 8 our weekly poem the editors cofner mutual benefit the rrdud tlae of the herald this week is due to the absence of our foreman garfield mcollvray who is having a well earned vacation many papers cease publishing for one edition each year but we felt that you would miss vour herald and ve would miss our revenue so we hope ft will be mutually beneficial r well be back n iteo lext week with a regular eightpager t t t the elusue hjt- bl rton we seem to be just a step behind our friend mr burton of burton map directories learning in wa- m orangevllle we wrote to the editor of the orangevllle banner and by return mail were informed that the map of orangevllle had been printed paid for and distributed and mr burton had left town thin we noticed a map of fergus appearing in the fergus news record and wrote to editor hugh templln but have not as yet received a reply e also sent letters to both towns addressed to burton map directories care of tht local hotel neither of these letters bave come back yet so perhaps mr burton received one of them meanwhile we are completing our list of merchants who were de gxauded by the said burton and when this list is complete the proper procedure will be taken to deal with tne matter t t another smooth guy we have also received enquiries about a lad named john farqu harson who with two or three assistants wa engaged in the business of taking photogranhs in georgetown lor several months he too lias left town taking with him money for several orders which v en netr dillv ered these two examples provide a good case for a wide awake active merchants association this association could investigate strangers coming to town satisfy uhemsehes as o tl eir hone tv and lss it a card to those who could be justed this card would hue to be produced whin the stranger attempted to do business wih omione in town the beat preventive for fra id wu ijd be to ha e oople liki rarqiiharwn an i b ir ton post a bod with the merchants association to make up my s rwg to customers silent letters no doubt wed be considered dumb were we to go or we to cumto up to a tree to pick a plumb on which there really wasn t bumb these silent letters moke me laugh they are not grain they re mly chaugh id like to know on whose behaugh thty haul them out as with a gaugh if we received a real receipt for money paid for tilings to elpt or shoes to wear upon our felpt rhe purchase then would be complelpt how did these words get in our tongue w ly back i s pose when we were younguc and iow they rhyme with words far flongue like hongue and tongue and sprongue and tongue it may be now you vc heard enough abe ut thin silent letter stough whioh reallv nothing but a blough like flough and mough and pough jjid snough so i shall stop meek as a lamb and close up tight just like a clarob tor fear jou think its all a shatnb bo watch how quirkly i shall scramb 628 crawford st toronto raxph gordon loing johnny canada young johnn canada has fastened on his wings taken out his airplane and gathered up his things hitltr slupicd his grannie and john nj s face is grim for h 15 grannie s laddie and they tai l do that to him england l his trannic and they re kitkinf ip r makin t tr inhappv as only they know how yo nit jol tmv canada is tall and s roi i and lim bui 1 is l ce is stern and scowling or tlej cant do thut to him died bingham at the home of mr john bingham lot 10 ooncesiioi 10 es- quesing township on wednesday july 31 1940 matilda bingham wld ow of the late robert dey semfu at ouclph general hosp tnl n sat aug 3 1940 arthur semple beloved husband of leonora 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pm a except sundays to london x 9 35 ajn 05 pjn b 6 00 pjq x 7 50 pm t x connections for owen sound b sundays and holidays standard time all coach information at w h long phone 89 radio repairing we specialize on this work 13 years experience j sanfordson phone georgetown 34w kenneth m langdon i barrister solicitor notary public first mortgage money to loan x office gregory theatre bldg mill street phone 88 georgetown x t s mux frow leroy dale k c m sybil bennett ba barristers and solicitors mill street georgetown prone 19 elmer c thompson insurance service fire auto windstorm c p railway and allied steacnship stjmmer excursions phone 119w or j georgetown wdwek a y w- t jc ho 1 a m nielsen 6th year of practice chiropractor xray drugless therapist lady attendant ofqoe over dominion sore oeorgetown hours 2 5 730 930 pjn closed thnraday phone 15w f r watson d l s m d s georgetown office hours 9 lo 5 except thursday afternoons dr j burns milne dental surgeon x ray i georgetown phone so 4 i clifford g reld ld sdds dentist phone 410 main st georgetown concrete work sidewalks foundations cisterns bridges firstclass workmanship sam walker pnme 321 george st georgetown tyoiq canadian national exhibition buses leave for toronto 6 14 am 223 pjn 948 exn 408 pjn 1 1 48 a jn 6 08 pjn 9 03 pjn a daily except sunday b sa only bus travel information at w h long phone 89 georgetown gfuycoach lines to6wxo just like j old chum monuments markers and lettbring pollock ingham gait ont designs on request phono j048 inspect our work in greenwood your eyes the public are getting to know our new low price for glasses is a real bargain for the high quality glasses supplied why pay more than our new low price our eye examination has al ways been thorough as we hare the flnt equipment and over z0 tht lpqbfel jb aaaarfa a a a aa aiu whotn we have served are oom jng hack to us because they real ise our eye srrtse ti mk coma in anlet us show you the newest styles in glasses an at city prices consult 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