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getown december 24th 118 rr t ballinafad the ijirilinatari community so ciety have the roof on the pubifo alipd and it was ready for theirllrst meeting wbinh was held on tues day night thp mnmbrra of the beef ring hold their annual oyster supper on friday evening 12th when a very enjoable evening was spent mrs j may of swift current is the guest of her brothers mr dun can ferguson and mr peter fer guson and her sister mrs frank binnie mr blake vannatter spent tues day at burlington mrs j c thompson has return ed honfo uftenr spending a month in guejprt the guest of her daughter wr8jobqjjoelaoheran much aynipajhyi8teit for the many relatives of- mr robert akitt who died on saturday morning de cember gth at the homo of his daughter mrs t orallum in cale- don mrs a b vannatter was a re cent week end visitor at mr and mrs douglas roys stratford mr bort sinclair spent the week end in toronto for those who cannot afford turkey it may be suggested that the guinea hen is a good durable fowl that can be chewed on almost as long as can a rubber doll georgetown creamery a merry xmas to all we are busy installing of ice manufacturing plant which will have a oapooity suftloient to supply the needs of the town lets know your requirements any persons want ing speolal contracts call at creamery highest market price thats what we will pay yon for your cream spot cash on delivery and we will take any quantity creamery closed all day christmas georgetown creamery co m saxe manager tcrracoila mr and mrs wu perry and family have arrived home from england mrs perry was tender ed a shower- at the home of mrs r puckering we welcome mr and mrs perry and family back to our village again mr a henry is recovering from the injuries he received recently when he fell from a scaffold at the halton brick cos works mr w h barth of the 10th line who had his knee cap injured sometime ago in a motor accident has arrived home from the hospit al but it will be sometime before he is able to walk on it mr john lyons has the roof re placed on his barn which was partly blown off daring the recent wind storm 0 d gordon manager of the dominion bank brampton has gone to toronto as manager there mr gordon has long been a lead ing worker in the childrens aid sooiety and the gordon home is named after him bis many hal- ton friends will be glad to hear of his doserved promotion hut sorry to lose bin services in the sooiety for sick children toronto upkeep of big charity require fifty cent a minute dear mr editor the 44th annual report of the hospital for slok children toronto showa a notable advance in every department of it service to the sut- iring and orippled youngsters ol this province the ward accommo dation has been taxed to its capacity and the summer annex the lake side home was opened for the first time since the outbreak of war the dally average of cot patient ha increased during the year from 192 to 833 inoludlnsj ohlldren from practically every county in ontario even had the coat of sup plies and labor remained stationary the substantial increase in the num ber of patients would alone account for the addition to the charity debt which at the close of the fiscal year was 109000 this debt has become an embarrassing burden further inoreaa must threaten impairment of an enviable efficiency the hospital i in the forefront of all institutions upon this continent devoted to the care of slok children it cost i83b399 to maintain last year this great mm not only puts at the service of the children of ontario all the resources of medical science but in addition provide for a training school for 180 nurses and for nnaurpassed ollnlcal facilities for the university student who are preparing to engage in their pro fession throughout the province the income which most be forth coming to finance this absolutely essential work figures out at seven hundred dollars a day and as there i no endowment fund all but a fraction of that amount has to be derived from individual benevolence therefore the trustees are making a christmas appeal to every lover of children to foot the bills for some period of time no matter how short it may be a minute of mercy costs fifty cent for churches societies lodge etc who have more ample funds wherewith to assist the youngsters to a fair start in life the naming of cot is suggested a number of memorial cots have been thus dedi cated in honor of the overseas ser vice of fellowmembers this pri vilege is extended in recognition of gifts of 9000 to the main hospital or 1500 to the lakeside home wblol can be paid la annual instalment s r so desired literature illustrative of ol branches of the past years work to gather with any other information desired will be gladly furnished o application to the secretary th hospital for sick children colkw street toronto contributions ehoulc also be addressed to the secretary trvtno b robrrtson chairman of appeal committee the cozy comfort of a perfection oil heater meant a warm welcome indeed on extra cold days and a home really comfortable for grandmother and every one else whenever extra heat u needed i easily carried about ten hours heat on one gallon of kerosene oil more than 4000000 in use a big coalsaver come in and see one youll take it va perfection wheates w c anthony georgetown two great features of the brunswick method of reproduction 1 the ultona this allrecord player has revo lutionized phonograph ideals and is instantly adjustable to each type of record with it you can play all records at their best all artists all bands all selections are at your command only the brunswick offers this great invention 2 the allwood tone amplifier which de velops new tonal qualities bringing out tones hitherto lost it is constructed entirely of wood like a fine violin investigate these exclusive features before you make even a tentative decision for old ideas are sure to be discarded the brunswick has created a nationwide appreciation thousands are being sold to those who insist on the best we will gladly play the brunswick for you and explain its new features make your own com parisons let your ear decide frank king main street next door to livingstones bakery greorgretown