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rjf i l r iv ffi a iuummk i i i 1 willgon leading funeral di rector and embalmer office opposite merchants bank open day and night gorgtstown oat phom b4 died l lotmas in georgetown on friday de cember 13th 1918 sarah dlxpn widow of the late robert holmes in her 68th year i a- the geor her mrnm vyithlafpnloilux nominations la leas tjhantwo weeks ftjsaboul tjtpxs wouiipwibe interition6fj5he v ifiiw anijpterjiofgonnjll 1j 4ikejyfwea8blrstot8tfc f miitjiijpiil9j08be thsataptttmice council met at 8 oclock with the eeeve in the chair and coun cillors barclay cook and speight present minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed communications were read from provincial secretary re amend ments to assessment act city clerk of gait re resolution regard ing child welfare and widows pensions department of finance re enemy property and magnet toy and novelty co re locating ip fleorgtjtawn v mars barraclojighv and j beftumrit q4dr6flbaltbe cocipoil w rpu vrhydhp- iu6 fiortjie fr gettingpriore ttatimgnts ilgalistay- j2 eelybo8tinefxatan8twb should vhifcomi wfaftpgepltjaffaljfr jp xh j9tue is going- to ciiffqnceverj obunoiltbat hv tcrostovl in their welfare wifsh problonis of great lmuprtancethafr ill lemiid wise- administrations lire desirable candidates shsuldbe interrviewed and induced to stand for election if thiscourse were fol lowed in most cases it would prove successful and a good strong coun cil would be returned chiustmas shopping is with us kaiii and the joy of gift giving fills ibo hearts of every reader of this paper no one knows just when the christinas gift idea star- toil but all must be agreed that it is a delightful interference with tlio dull monotonous routine oftho year in our lives who are you going to remember this christmas it is high time you were thinking about it of course yon will have to do some christmas shopping and there is no place where this can bo done better than in george town the retail stores of this town are offering wonderful in ducements to christmas shoppers this year and they are telling rea ders of this paper all abont it on this and other pages of this issne head their messages and take ad vantage of their liberal offerings if you do it will make your christ mas shopping a real pleasure and a source of gratification town council mi jobfn giffen addressed- the coonrpll reins accourit for grave mr brooke representativya from united siwes poauot8lc6 ad dressed ijienn sttpejrw loreiafiptiyijigritt tiefrttiob- v vai6iay coptt secobditv by jslatelavj tlt aicieniebg grantee thetts8jairwiljti beefcm busser qbwtyi -tot- jm public school board public school board met on tuesday december 8rd at 8 pm members all present the minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed in mntinn of wthnmpann anil moore the following accounts were passed by the board geo ford painting class rooms and halls 112 80 georgetown floral co plants j w kennedy plumbing rind supplies w 0 anthony supplies mckay bros supplies j atliompson secretarys account for two years a b castoll tuning piano eli board repairing cess pool dr f b watson dental inspootion george murdock repairs on motion of hunter and moore mi groen was instructed to pro cure s 0 s buttons for the pupils entitled thereto board thon adjourned 10 40 29 18 29 05 2 os 6 00 a oo 20 00 25 00 10 85 moying ricuyesbpw for itheyjeaf- 1519 at the same ftgjire as ii 191ft yii wjovrrcajspea i moveid 3by 8pejght b0topdect ny cooki that ojjejbaf taxes onskot- ing rink lot be refunded to h p- laweon- cafrjetj r mpved by cook seconded by barclay that alexreithbe given a war bonus of 6000 for faithful and profloient service during the year 1918 carried moved by speight seconded by barclay that this counoil purchase the 89 rolls of reinforcement 8067 lbs of 27800 square feet which was consigned to wm furor for the earn of 40000 freiget and other oharges to be paid by con signor passed unanimously carried moved by barclay seconded by cook that the following accounts be passed dr jos moandrew atten ding john harding h frank king fireworks for demonstration john mcdonald 100 lbs coke h mnller mfg co 8 inch oast iron tee w h wilson funeral ex penses waites baby herbert johnston ace for main street pavement hunter a fraser aoc j b mackeneie aoo hydroeleotric system st lights from july 1st to sept 80th hydroelectric system lights town hall henry marohment water works henry marohment sts water works henry marohment turn ing cement w 4 ftc0 philip 0i high school board at the meeting of the high sohool board held december lltb the report of the high school in spector mr j a houston m a was read some extracts from his report are the following i am pleased to note that many of the recommendations made in the last report have received at tention electric light has been placed in the building drinking fountains have been installed door fixed and interior of room painted there is btlll needed more slate blackboard ana ngje- desks in rljtoejtuaooflt lnaej4ri to fce vajnort vvibeots enerft bfiittoffmarthxip- staff qualified biscjpijnb good registers proiietly kejt catp16- gue tif oouipruent sfitreiactory bflbifrttg fdftai itmjl jl5 rjd writing forjni to fortp iv vrv bbrj i6bkkflepjng totiseyod6toiy orlibtjbivri aefafr owirn aft ifqwtlb- hpoltcrjeplloa- ti6nb in ridieine- jiprbs for most ijort 9ttlhy jimde i jfean- there has been mo instructfoir tha bbservations jv 9 75 9 15 70 18 78 16 00 ibs 66 18 46 1 15 875 08 1 06 10 so 8 50 7 00 high school the following have obtained honbrs or pass standing at the sohool examinations form 4 hon olive mowat pass myrtle mckinney fero freure form 8 hon lsdith owens- florence giffen jack ryau pass oladlys morgan margaret russel gertrude anderson alice creel man margaret nickel mac laird form ij pass fipdlay allen sybil fisher and margaret law- son equal eleanor beaumont church news st geoeoe8 1he- ohildren of the babies branch are holding their annual xrrws tree this afternoon the sunday sohool xmas enters taiiinent will be heldiiihitbe sohool toowtombfrpwtniirbay nigt-atirodriam- loguos fitc adinis8ibn26o foundry cat- dh basins c greensides freight and cartage canadian con rubber co robber coat and gloves john taylor caretaking are hall john giffen gravel carried moved by cook seconded by barclay that this counoil do now adjourn to meet at the call of the reeve carried 268 18 18 84 5 85 10 00 14 25 observation- v avvxv tfiere- have- 6eerinov6ry njo- terial flnarigofe staoe ijtit insijecljion the board bus made seyertl my pessary ihiproveaientsh5tl twre has beed jtwd pjiahgfes ii the staff general conditions arc satisfactory except as noted in proceeding ncc tiohs of trnrroport it might be wise in view of fu ture possibilities to consider the question of giving special encour agement to commercial work the report of the inspeotor of cadets was also read he says regarding the esquesing cadet corps of georgetown high school efficiency of officers good gener al appearance and physique very good condition of stores very good physical training good signalling very rood squad drill and section drill good skirmishing fair ceremonial good musketry scores generally good general remarks movements well carried out cadets very steady efficient speoial assistance given prizes for shooting i the strathcona county medal for shooting won by harold smel- lie has been received and will be presented at the commencement the badges for farm service have also been received commencement has this year been delayed by the influenza military news ppitn 1 aebnrgeo hownjd hillock jack pasa fljidn jaasor apd i j- jdin cooke fcmwqsafjhlfimccpiuji mwiomtepfergatmssay mi tijo arioefsn m grace forbfierimorgarefi tjceaoor l ewkjbjehlbamav aitrtjttophpwon oil adams spx boiif r r v piit- jeotr v jyfbooll blwbjjd h-pirnib- lena detiift idsbn gdblnjk vincent mxtal- acton cadet clifford creel man who has been in boston with the r n a f has returned borne mr and mrs j n oneill receiv ed a cable from their son flight- lieut arol oneill that he had jubfrandedmionrdont england mr a e nicklin arrived home safely on monday from bis western trip in the interest of the canada glove co mr and mrs torrance beard- more were visitors in town during the week capt beardmore i looking splendid as a result of bis experiences overseas miss margaret wilson of the manse spent the weekend in tor onto with her sister miss jeoa who is attending normal there miss margaret benpot of the toronto leaching staff has been home suffering from a severe at tack of the flu but is recovering at time of writing mr h 8 holmes went to god- erich on monday to attend the funeral of his brotherinlaw mr robinson who died in winnipeg and whose body wup brought to the old home town for burial mrs d on win spent sunday in guelph with her friend miss coop er the misses cooper will close their millinery rooms in acton for this season at the end of this month i miss howie of georgetown spent sunday with mr and mrs a t brown cffeihat piate fibkvi tbtribmeitfaeted vvrvv tt y 11k tfvrr jfr s i v l- u v sucj g l vcd w rjsjqiived that jtbats the band whatc m 06 vmiouit footer byt0j judgmnt and mancefyjnt fweffi felme rwmt piaccwkert 6rqui georgetown womens patriotic league following is the annual financial report of the womens patriotic league from november 8th 1917 to november 14th 1918 balance on band 9 148 75 donation town 1000 00 dnunmera snack club 94 05 mmm club 90 00 j bmclcod 100 00 chbarber 10 00 other donations 38 50 proceeds fromteaa 80 55 net proceed victory tea 22 30 sptr1ek tel22 97 s liii bookrfeut-tiv- 7s on a short leave and that he is in good health he also states that he expects to be there for xmas cadet r g smethnrst of the flying corps toronto spent a few days in iiimehouse and vioinity before leaving for his home in vancouver capt j c moculiougb a gradu ate of the faculty of medicine of 1016 has been awarded the mili tary cross for gallantry under fire when he had been twice wounded himself be continued attending to the wounds of others and thereby states the official despatch was the meansofsaving many lives capt mcculiough is the son of john s moculiougb m i of walters falls and a graduate of georgetown high sohool mr wm armstrong has receiv ed a 2 mark german note from his son corp fred armstrong who is now marching into germany with the victorious canadian army the herald has received- pretty greeting cards from major rene r barber and gunner c d cole both of whom are nbw in england proceedapfsrden party ifcthijjwjr cfibuia 268 80 177 25 153 48 stei mr wm cunningham s hold ing a big auction sale of stock etc on friday december 20th see the herald desires to thank the following gentlemen for hand some 1919 calendars r j hynds w j patterson j a willoughoy georgetown and i m beattie west toronto i remember that i have moved i to town and will npw be assisted by my son so will not keep you waiting for repairs as i have had to do in the past we are going to cut down the price and book up what i advertise that iwill make georgetown the oheapeet place in ontario for boots and shoes is it any wonder as i am the ortly nian in georgetown who can buy boots from the largest and most reliable faotory in canada and they have stodd tost of 40 years that is the maopherson company of hamil ton this week i have added a lot ofbubber boots both boys and mens wishing my oustoners a merry xmas and happy new- year j roney 4 son profession- al shoe men the gold boot and home of the maopherson shoe jt w f iburjmrrrrmgl jjq ims seasons greeungs 1918 the mens st 1 offers you a practical solution of the everpuzzling ikisot k plaiii ana inhmsi eranderbbiei titvi tri ftll i j v v i v tfee besjittjejtei kmffimrz k vihuig stotsntlpwekptfcbdv v v 5 v u 7 j georgetown phone 126 highclass tailoring and mens furnishings agents for stookwell henderson co dyers and cleaners toronto hmjmujuffi ibiiiiiliiniiiiial ibiiiiiiiiiiiiqbi imii agqmn tacinrriatriircvttiit mwnofcitmiwjd buy a useful piece of fiuniitiire art rugs carpet swee pers vaosun cleanera 0bina cabinets buffets or complete dining room sets parlor tables couches parlor suites stackers cboiee gifts for men and boys boots slippers sox suspenders ties hand kerchiefs scarfs jack ets gloves armlets caps a pair of our au- tonaobile hookey skates a rood selection for women and misses in christmas slippers boots siseater coats handkerchiefs gloves hoaiery iteakurear hookey skates ball racks hall seats hall mirrows bedroom suites bed room chain chiffon iers stools ialbn ary is d tables booh cases desks jardineer stands tfm- brilla stands wastepa- per baskets a rift for every purse every oholee fancy china dinner urore vases jardineers fancy metal table su- verware tuks teapots brashes purses per- fantesi fancy- toioir- coses pens gift books christmas booklets toy books onshions scarfs fancy wool and silk novelties aprons fancy linens toys games sleighs sltoefly bookers skates get your butter paper at the herald ta- tu4 jacksons main street georgetown special xmas prices at betheus lunch parlour we have the largest and best stock of candies boxes of chocolates pipes tobaccos cigars etc in town fancy boxes of neilsons and willards chocolates from 35c up special xmas mixture 30c per lb cigars from the best manufactures in boxes of 10 25 50 and 100 suitable for xmas presents from socperbox special line in cigarettes 3 packets for 35 ibsffnfsv s 1q apacketi chewing tobaccos from loc per larjge pfji smoking tobaccos in packets 2iftr 215 sa ij 7 i 2 pound tins suitable for presents 7sc piprln- oyster 60c per pint solid meats one pint ms jf j- get y