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ricefattened a tpual pioneer bntishtvpt chnstmas was reponed tv mrs c p traill of race lake ontar- io tn 1838 she refers to a din ner of which the piece de resist ance was a glorious goose fat tencd on the nee bed of our lake turkevs said mrs race were not available except m old er communities and beef was rareh seen m the backwoods for dessert there was a steam ing plum pudding after dinner the children plaved with a hi li sted made bv the farath as another example of a bni ish chrtstmas there was an earh record of sports on the main streets of winnipeg where sleds were dnven at breakneck pact the police savs the report did not intervene after the american rev olut lonan war the lovalists brought puritan customs to can- acta and christmas went into tern poran eclipse the puritans early saint nicholas was bishop of myra hints for baby sitters can mean firesafe christmas i it i the n w is rv in on tni ire i a itxuit tht vamt npic ih iiijh brt ish uid aminian mtlutncts i own bitted o 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ivt was il iinilt ns vs illi ii 1 lli irs liinl in mi k rlki mi uirulti iii hu kn k in 11 nth v t tlfil tt c z ft rfi t i s i to all the citizens of acton hv shulii mirmsn beginnem skit a skn on bunk him s hills wis pi siriuil hv in lxginrui 1 with sri 1 mu i id i ihi nristmi n uid biliu mwa ki kit vi ird and j in mi amhim is iuphnl a u my best wishes for a vep f holy joyous christmas and a happy and pr0sper0us new year h hv fnl crippe i two rumor v tk i i jnd j- rud w is y i a uinsliims vint nd i v il tlolul i- fii suwj 1 rt iriiult fh n r k lining dn 1 xertivi sunbt im kiuiii ths ihi pru father morgan fc i3jitxltl tx3llix- s vvii vn hv jufu lawnrict an m r phillip 1 juiii r ixm aiilnt bir 11k ud lonard jr wm n an urr it on ihc cj siti a ire via nui bv in 1 icrhi 1 ihi beautiful slar hv tim i j 1 and harold rud and j jan i gkndtnnini iv j rtcitaiton tht intermedial ila pristnlid a ski chnsimas all thi yiar and thtn a plav fhi birth ol frank toth sr shoes and shoe repairs chn 1 hi lasa tht finaj numtxr was j pantomimi shall uu shall i b tht ladies of tht women s mis stonaji countil the closing praver was bv the pasior r k rud follow int whiih presenls and bas ut ljii dv nuls and ot anyes wt n dis trtbuied ptn el j islv an hour passed man she sjid is a bruit i faithlevs and umrut incapable of ketping a pnjiiusc f a block down iht slrect tht man was sjiii thi samithing sht was at thi wron tomtr 1 osi ihs s crop of we greet friendly note of your good will aod land sydney k lamb kodl fitoto broker general ins 163 unoflvu ltd acton 8 mill st