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tim qwinnitto n hhhaiu ai hii dili i91h town council charged for at tho follow nk rates 50c mutugti 50c t leall t 50c al card 50ci 1 0c per line eatra for paema ap 1 married huhtxr lawwn oil satunlay 5th 1924 al toronto by the tr j w ledley uncle of il bjiroom je h laori only daughter f mr laww1 pti tbe isle walter uh bcorrrtuwi in mr j mph ii hint of norvnl dtcd tllommokltl foimu1oi saturday a 1924 waller r tjujmpwti aged 45 yean j obituary walter f thompson 4 of enqueuing e moat bigbl esteemed yonnnion mthe person of walter f thompson passed away at bin home on the 7th line ashgrove on saturday last de ceased waa the youdgest son of the late william thompson and the late mary jane gnffio be was born on the old homestead lot 10 con 7 eaquestng 45 years ago and has always resided there as a boy he attended aahgrove pnblto school and for the pant 15 years has taken a deep interest in the affairs of that school havltfg acted for several terms in the capacity of trustee he also took an artive interest in the welfare work in the community in rehjt ionbowas ao anglioau bsjng a member of st pauls cbnrob nor val and for some years was the iy delegate of that parwhtothe synod of niagara in politics he was a conservative he was a member of credit lodge af am georgetown and l0 l no 185 hornby besides a wife and two young sons mr thompson leaves two brothers george thompson of hornbjudid rev griffin thomp son bt stony creek and two aia tors tin w d johnston and miss a thompson of georgetown there were a large number of and oravgemen present at tbefnneral on tnesday afternoon and jhe services were conducted by bav dr kyle and the officers of tbe masonio and orange orders mrs john galbbaith in the death of mary jslisabeth bcssey widow of the late john galbmlth of milton who passed away at the home of faer daughter mrs john syer 161 dowhng ave toronto hal too county has lost one or its oldest and most highlj esteemed residents mrs gal braitb who was in her ninetieth year was a member of milton methodist church formany yearfl hflr fa usbiwll predeceased tier fourteen years ago she is survn ed by two sons and one daughter john b- of doveroourt boad tor onto robert b- of milton and mrsjobn syer toronto mrs galbraith was a daugnteiuof the late john b brassy of baquesing township tbe regular meeting of council aa held on monday evening reeve molntyre in the chair and councillors asbenburst herring ton duncan near long and arn old present the mi nu ten of previous meat inge were read and confirmed ufl hluliulf of qeiilngunf atthenhurtit the minstrel orohes tra was grantfd tbe nse of the hall for iiraottoeon monday oven loss when not rented for enter- lainments ojc on motion of near and duncan mr john leslie was given a re bate of p 00 on bis taies be bav ing paid 1 00 more than collect ors roll calls for messrs j l thompson and john mcdonald on behalf of tbe public library board asked for a epecia grant of 160 for new lin oleum and repainting the hbrarj room it iras decided to pass a by law grantiog their request prof hntt spoke on behalf of himself and others regarding tbe location of the soldiers memorial suggesting the vacant lot at tbe corner of goelph and queen sts mr d l herbert on behalf of mrs b beasey suggested the oor ner of guelpb and main st as a suitable place for monument mr geo sayen asked for the use of reservoir pork as a play ground for the boys mr g wrtgglesworth asked for a water service for bis property at end of maple- ave the request was granted for one tap at 10 per year mr smith of smith stone ad dressed council re matters pertain ing toloao from town chief tost addresfaed council re parcbaaeot ome new boss it i was decided to purchase 800 feet of new bosa from the dominion bnbbsr co communications were read from mappia webb doherty com petty dominion great war vet ersns cfaipman powers tay tor construction co provincial board of health canadian credit menaasaociatioa g w hilltner mtp p fire tjndermters e mo- cannah collector ftedutost h b hitnms b codling a motion was passed asking that the present pensions to dia abled soldiart be maintained and a copy of eame be sent to the local member of the government on motion the income tax of fred tost and e codling were atraok off the roll of 1923 thiy having been assessed in error that h b munms be assessed 6a 475 for income tax on motion of arnold and her nngton the following aooonnu were for tho incoming woek might was fight ndterybody did that which was right in their own en timatlon but did not develop eptr itually a story is told of one of the old settlers going ever to s neighbor to borrow a beelte and wedge what do you want i beetle and wedge on sunday for f is this suhdayf i rouitgo home and tell the old woman for i left the reii li oieettnti of the ash grove ufaupyo clubs was held at the bonis of mr norman wrigglmworth on tbiiraduy even log april hrd thin wan a html usm meeting at wliloli various eon illumination wera read by the secretaries followed bj interest ing say not that the former times were better than these in the yertb60tlir littlf church around the corner wan built it was in this church bishop berry of the 0 8 m e church preach ed hia unit sermon also rev g w kerby principal of mount boyal college calgary rav wm henderson rev f w thorn niton rev andrew arthurs of tbe prea byterlan church also wimott d clark and a number of sunday school superintendents evolved who are doing good work id other localities then there is a cuba of young people who are growing up that are a credit to any oonv mpmty but i most ling oft 8 k ruddell ashgrove church news hi irniiriih iiiiik ii tim laat of tlin tlmm lay nven ing errvuita will lie itlil tn tnorniw nvonllik at h o i lot h wlmn hip ipeolal prpaiihcr will tin the lie canon naful itattir of milton chltdninn asrvlin nt 4 unlink borvlwn tin hominy unit palm loir dlscnsslnnr ntr each tmr flnnday wilt t a nf main feature of the rowtlng was the counting of the sparrow heads for the contest that lias beeu hold by tbe club during tho past month the count reunited in sli or seven hundred sparrows tbe winning side having a inrge nujorlty ow ing to the bad roads seral mem bers were nob present or probably there would hate beon more hpar rows this surety will result in some good to the neighborhood oa all realiie whut a pent the sparrow the hostess assisted by mrs arthur ruddell then served dainty lunch be sure and see the values we are offering iu children n strap slippers sandals and boots tbe blacks are selling dales law prices will surprise you h flowers see their display friday j fox georgetown and saturday j there b roany a mm wn our new oxford i tor men in can t understand why he should black or brown calf made with buy a washing machine so long as goodyear welted soles and in tbe his wife has her health and tbe new shapes at i 9q are winners same man thinks be should have you will want a pair of these for all tbe labor saving machinery go b j fox georgetown ing where his work is concerned qmbhmbhasbbezkimeuiwhi id new spring goods at the mens store ttib riblj ommtinlon lit mattlna ft 11 a dixit holy hup ilium nt d p m and fvonnng at 7 p ui service in holy woe i an monday tunsilny wodnpnilay and thiiraday at s p ni 1hkullvtkttiah sunday evening sorvico will bo for yoling people on tlm nbjept proper self vnliiatlno flov w m mack ay preacher mktkoiuhi tbe baste r meeting of the wmh will bo held in tbe uiiodni school room on wednesday april 18th at 8 p milt rwkblll of china will glv the address a bright rasf pro gram with biieoial music will be given this is an open meeting all interested are invited oii suitings cnnsinting of i the latest colourings i rrhivks blue sercc in plain get your wallpajwra at wat sons rexall drug store sale of homemade baking in the pnbio library on april 19tb martha made over in the town hall georgetown friday april 11th s7 piece orchestra clark houston 4 co audit 1s 868 s6 1870 490 ffl tf iso 8gb 75 51 62 60 00 2 26 266 846 12 00 1800 18 00 18 00 18 00 18 00 875 498 00 j a tracy j a benson streets r h thompson account hydro electric waterwork bide town ball fire hall pump station wro rnrael care of fire buck bell tdephooe co chief res municipal office town ball bert bonell streets henry harchroent w w su nerval at a meeting held in norval lletbodibt church last wednesday night mibs gertie laidlaw who has been connected with the church since ber childhood and has been for several years its or gantbt was presented with a hand some case of bird of paradise community silver rev w h douglas occupied tbe chair and addresses were made by j w campbell and ed greensword on the high value placed on miss laidlawa services to church and sunday school tbe address read by mrs harold wardlaw and tbe presentation was made by mr greensword a program was given by miss stella greensword mrs harold lyons mrs douglas and mr ryereondonglaafafter which supper waa mrvedjacl mrs brink hustler has been ap pointed organist at the methodist church to succeed miss gertrude laidlaw mrs b wardlaw assis tant organist the final meeting of the young peoples society was held last evening when a splendid program waa given by mt pleasant presbj teriao young people a delioous luncheon was enjoyed at the close mr lh douglas of toronto spent sunday with his parents at the parsonage henry i j a guten gravel good roads carded flemings shoe store we wish o thank the people of georgetown and vicinity who have shown their interest in onr new store by their patronage during our opening days onr stock is not by aojlmejydbjeompteie as yet on account of tbe fact ibat our goods will all be factory stock made to our order on the newest lasts and in tbe latest styles bowsver we hope not to keep our lady friends waiting more than a few dajs for their new spring footwear in the meantime our lines of men a oxfords are almost o tbe newest huts and priced to suit every pocket npleteeacb one built o drop in and let ua demonstrate tbe fact that our prices defy competition main street georgetown a carload ol prepared roofing mr j murray of toronto has commenced building his new honse on tbe 9th line mr arthur carter left recently f jr niagara where bs will be em ployed for tho summer mr harold wheeler has his ice cream parlor open for basinets miss ivy momaster spent the week end in toronto mr and mrs art hillmer and mrs mr gibbon of oakville spent tbe week id betv with mr j thompson and si a term mr and mrs flamnel allan have returned to the glen after spend ing the winter at the paper mill row with their eon tom weareguiu interested in the gen news of tbe olden days 3 banks mjor miss may mcmaater is holding a popits recital in tbetosn batt glenwtlliama april slat assisted by mr frank mcdonald baritone of stratford aonversary services will be heldfri ui wo fttetbcdtat church nex sabbath april lbth ser uusattl m nd 7 pm bev omn h wihiama box of tbe 1 icetiopolitno cbnrob toronto will be the speaker for the occasion ogstor w h douglas correspondence mr editor- having caught tbe infection at tor reading mr grants write np of the early history of tome of be villages of this district we thought some might like to bear a little about that tittle hamlet oatled ashgrove prior to the year 1841 it went by tbe name of leonards corner edward leonard having taken op lot 10 con 7 township of baqueting builta hotel nd like cain of sacred history who built a city and called it after himself the esqueslng poet offloe situated on lot 9 oon 7 having been taken to stewaittowd tbe inhabitants in the immediate vicinity pressed a desire to have a post office a little closer to home ao mr john hooter waa appoioted postmaster bnt what is the name to be mr kent who kept a hotel across the street at this time suggested dnm barton some others seid frogtowo for it waa in a swamp and yon could grow 6 bushels and a hjufot bullfrogs to tbe acre go out at night in april or may and tbe can adian band could beat tbe mendel bsohn choir nf she- present day in tolnme of sound to a finish tbe mojonty said call it ashgrove and ashgrove it was called it was in this hamlet that t a watkjoe of the wright house hamilton start ed business also w w boe a very successful auctioneer anil fa ther of the late dr boe of george town before tbe g t b arrived in georgetown ashgrove oould boast of having stores s black smith shops 1 hotels chair fac tory shoemakers shop and a oar pentersshop prior to the advent of polling billy h p thompson carried tbe mail and all passengers between georgetown and oakville where the boats called and look tbepeople to torooto and hanll ton a coach with foor horses was employed to carry the traffic from s4 passenger was common dgnttnsmpijedrin aide and stacked outside fart of the time tbey had a good plank road to drive on tbe watkina family were tbe earliest settlers and drew their lands from tbe crown betwwtrloo and 800 acres they have all passed off the stage of action last bnt not least there was no church in the im mediate vicinity and it was deplir- nble to see the rising generation spending- tbe sabbath m bnohog squirrel and gathering hickory npfcs ate the older people em lloyrd their time in making plana mimshingls a permanent red green or blue- black shingled roof inore beautiful fhan slate they cost no more than good wooden shuifles laid font times as fast made hi two has been placed en our warehouse buying in thib quantity we get it at a reasonable price which we are going to pass on to our cash oustomsrs we handle only barett mfg co products who are the largest roofing mm a fee to rem in the world best grade 8ply flint coated red or green to cash customers 296 per square splv rubber flniah to cash customers 1285 ijplr 1186 flmt coated shingles red or green to cash customers 96 aaunihifafhoal vill b 4d4 totfcwcvrlam 1 all m4 0mtu ball bully pt acton j b mackenzie georgetown 0oooo0oo0 watch our windowso6jtoo3 how about yoor easter foot wear this spring we are showing the largest and finest assort ment of new footwear that we have ever had new styles for the whole family we invite your inspection oar shoes 111 yoor feel prices fit your purse drop in and be convinced georgetowns leading shoe house bnrlbnt shorn for ouldren h j fox georgetown 8utr shoe for jtten rprlng ntjpli nr imported hnntdi fiihlish nnd iri imri mlkliirin jinn ttrim and rtrliwh jiml tn nan i special values given in ihese sailings wp do thp inrffrit triutfi in fine nrderrd clothing in this jf mm tinn of urn ifilintr wp ilo uur own tailoring and guar imtfp ntylr fit nnd wnrkmnniliifi wri kinilly rirjupnt i in plin your npnnff order early before dm paster rush the newest things in mens furnishings pitwtif 1ly nil our rifk t tn for men are now m stock nrtil phvrptmvc w wen n ipiut aejeetion df umart dressy tlijnks fur mon hblrti m nil the new atrip effenta cbeet ditsigna catnbrtrs ephym liford etc- auo a largo ahuortmi nt of all tbe fewest idpas in ttef hvoryone will wrtftinfy im intefetitedi readytowear clothing a line solfction of men n nnd yontli n clothing wii tail ored uptodate in ntylp you will hod onr aeleetion in th s department isrger better and more nptodnte than ever and prices hint will romparn with any oity ralnps ceaia tar it wlu ka a plaur t tola thlac r fmr syria millar co rtuhlflmdlma tauonnc an4 km fanuklac uu tor stoakwall baoaaraaeh oo toroata dtjmt aas dry cmiuwob- georgetown phone 126 new advertlsemenls tmr kb gray perclteroa hnrc 9 fn old a bod acme mare la all turimm will he old tifcbt fcf cfth ai are do pm oead b- ny longer snydarii cartage pbona l7lw baraabw kl bay horar 7 yn old good to all barneis apply joseph uataoo pbooe 227 gcorga- rebklered jeraey bull ruing- 3 yen old dark fawn pnce right fx will i change tor good hulste n j m w cauley ealoa farm tmrumu brown petcberon mare rising weight abaul hso lb apply a oftke rarawk oac 6 rowtdfaetd barley and red clover afed apply a eecka rr no i glenwioiafaa ih3lp tram uarrsd roclta pf an laying cl tbwpaling gl w per 1j 7par bundled aao bsjf orpagtow and hoadfr sga iron exhibition raatloga order dellrar ad m town snriarl poultry karat phone 478- 93t s i hen a quantify el rood aaad peaa for sal si 30 per buahel harou mlcke lot 10 an 4 exutinr hilton r r no 5 o 94 up brrlab 3 good budding lota or aala aaoly l wm anthony i ing lota to make room we pcer oafhadred yearl n hena alao wcoefcerailalilud ng whire wyandotte rhode faumd redi aocomj black leghorn and su- vr gry oorkioga all bora brad natal beww ihii week hate bttgegva from high record tniiiiaftlbarrad atocka and- theres a reason why hart builds a better battery at a lower prioo call in and have tbe difference explained i am folly equipped for recharging or overhauling radio or motor carbttenes asebvice battery may always be had while your battery is being reoharged batteries called for or deivered free in town tours for service arthur r speight phone 380 john street oeorcetown fce ladies tailoring to the ladles of georgetown and vhstnlty a are prepared to do all sorts of ladies tailoring and remodel ling also cleaning and pmalng anyone desiring anything in ready towcmr bulta coats or drtwmi can be got through ns ataconsiderable saving in price satufamttoivonsaiwiitebd a hirschorn phone 251 ituiik main st north georgetown jacksons new springy fabrics dress fabrics voiles crrpes silica scotch zephyrs ginghams cham- brays serges sateens prints lawns muslins organdies nainsook indian lineni cottons csmbnca longcloth ledice cloth calateaa shining flunelettei cotloatdc deninn ticking she shnling pillow cuea pillow cotlont pillow rnnners dresser scatr bedsprtds blnktls towels toweling table damasks napkins centre pieces stamped linens h cloves sweaters pullovers underwear housedresks aprons handkerchiefs laces em broideries ribbons veils childrens weardresses rompers headwear coveralls creepers these lines have beeparefully selected as to style quality value and service the attractive values will appeal to you see the styles see the goods see the values quality value service jacksons georgetown rtbid kc all nivsins a trained ccrtiacatarf none at hw- uaicrmtr surgical or kfadk tcta- w4 grorgtttmn if swwat fjafcsr ji aotvai 15 empty lard baircat aboui 40 ral ane alocd at ms0 each we are gome o a 00 iway rrery satar ilay iu tbe cumtoater who coda a cow in a loaf of bread and return aaoae to brown a balierji barrel muat bs taken away m ban one week brown bakerr tip far i hood perfect um coat ad move 1 home batter all m good condfltmi gurnej oxford cook atove affr rh ardaon next to baptist chorca front tn- p lunaaadwtluitlvrbmt weslejran street tleorgetowa atore d four rooax two paece balhroora dec u light for furtber partacnlor sppl to tbe torooto geoera irualb corpora toronio it autoklacacsa cbotce titnolh aad clover bav 8 pet tonal bam pbooe 12w john mcdonald coal dealer georjfetown tf tiood bouaemau cookmt applv a the underaigned arbo baa had caper ence m hoaprtal and prime naratav u prepared to take npratog in aoj i wbere a trained nurte at not reqs appticationa lo box 463 actoowill racaive prompt attention 201tf to the pnbhe good record sad be sure yon will reach your deitioatipaljerntt right phone 173- n ucdregor hate at north 3t o a c bred to tay rtyambth rock batchjnt egg si for 13 egs or f7 per looect o a for larje ertowo phone s09w tf wee rawed choice hardwood sad raut any length prompt delivery low pneea tenna can be arranged yoor order eolwted murray broa phone 99 r 15 cretmwn wniinu good dry hardwood ot mper oad alao dry aofl maple with e ana portion of dm at 150 per toad kmdlmjr wood at sx35 j brandiordp a box 490 to5r 24 georrexown im 4 if teeaa wejrtae wllb or without btuldiowa between to be 50 acrei in or met georgetown or glen withernam gtve thomrgb tjentrtotldn of properly etc a rvabnatler r i georxhown remdcocs aim st 3 vaatatoavttia waste good paatbre and abundance of apncajt aler forahmilrd number of atock for termiapply to j h wccaolev eaton mcdimald maple aeef i itrl rtitj ft i 1j1i o a c n 21 yield last veer 61 bua t acre laurence burl phone 82 r 2 in ferns strain white lecborne n a cbcice o a c nalebtrd aad eaa alw 00 per arliiab a- 700 per tfjo farm ewjn l w 00 per a j h hccenley lleafc far lain 12 orkfare hbga abeat 100 iba each weijrbt i red row on ifarcb 2tkb i ljbdodle cow dee april 22nd tbear are good cowa but i have more tfcje i want to milk for the apiwa jueo good work horae ualcom e ateffebb lot 7 con 8 ttaqueaing pboaem t tebeart cotugeon murdoch si 6 rooma inc ugh aod water imraediadepeeaei apply to ht arnold soaa hotinf locally or disbud speaking of recordi we have moved some people in th town three or four lime o they mua have been sefreaed ibe firattime if moving ibia epring ii will awretypayyoioukvadnmage of oor four yeara experience in ihta hoe in au lonir diatance tiovimr yoor foreature u fol- if covered by mteranc pneea a low aa good aernce will pcrmrl and ealtafas ikm guaranleed 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