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the georgetown herald fitty i- k hill ybar op publication georgetown wednesday evening february 25th 1925 e 200 co u b the georgetown herald j m uoore pubuhi nil proprltor ha nhr ndlan woklj nwl paper asaoouuan cnr una tall liuinu rasl pa passingi paaamgor mail passe unci f mail possengei possengei sunday cjoing wlbt passenger mail passenger passenger passengi r passenger mail passenger sunday going n011tu mail mm i going bodth 7 ib li ii j 14 a m 10 lhunl 11 10 am 41 m a i in b 2fi j m 7 21 p m 7 g4 am 10 18 a ni i m p m 4 50 pm u 02 f in 7 08 pro t26pm 10 oh am 8 00 a in 4 65pm 113b am 7 40 p pi canadian national electric railways troto snaobim ruwh fabtbound w kbtiiound daily liy train train no 2 8 04 am no 1 7 21am 410 04i 612 04 p m 2 04 p m no 4 04 p m 12- 0 04 p m 11 8 04 p m 10 10 04 p m 1812 01 am train nob 1 run a 21 a j 11 21 am 7 121pm b 3 21pm 11 521pnj h 7 21pm 16 9 21pm 1712 lbain run daily except directory hilton wallbridge a dale barrister solicitor- eto toronto and aorglowii office keppwu block l- roy dal id chan of 0ors h a meir barntr sul cilot elc ohicc mill 5l georgetow hour- 9am to5p m open wejoetuy and saturday ng richardson oo barrulcn solicitor and conveyancer offloa 01tbixl block oflorcvtows toronto officebank of hatmlion hldg clarence h win ins n charge of georgetown oftce horurac intmtmanta money to loan teuspboss ids dr t h karoeixus phyaloian and surgaon mad i bat offloar of health office jlouta i to and 1 to 1 p m phone 68 otqce and realdenoe main fluwl boutb oppoelte preebytarlau ctinroh dr c f w ross pbyiician and surgeon miustrcl georgetown phone 22 ex houac surgeon grace hospital dr o t wiuiaui rhyticnn and surgeon office and residence queen sire south phons62 office houri 9 lu am 1 3 and 68 p ao by appointment the automatic rapid ekcttfrtaace special 30 day trial offer dwact factaay pla yvnicforfn william campbell co 1m1 q to alwr1ght butcher mainsl georgelowii rksaecskisin bskss radio 1 for 82 years i i 1 mutual in principle and practice i westughoose radiola t and king neutrodyne sets always on hand satisfied customers are obt best boosters t j we wid gladly give yon j a demonstration in your own home j j j n oneill son garage and carriage works georgetown ontario f r watsoh d 1 b k d b oblm hodcbi b to a exeept thuaday afunmiu r l hbath l do dentljy omotjn lane block one door north of o nallla carrtaca factory honra i a m to t p m am nxeuem d o chiropractic office ndxr7 laboratory palmar grrsdut 10 yraax office m bailey block next door in j n 0 neil oobbttltatlod and spinal anarala free at office offlchotj wedneadaji and sat urdays 11 to 12 am 2 lo 5 p m and 7 to 9pm other hours by apj phoni office isow and residence 24 s bsnjpetc uoanaad aucuodw for hal ton and peel qlenwlluanu poet offloa sal conducted aauafaetorllr and at raa nnabta rate ordara laft af the qaorsatown herald offloe will raoeli prompt atuntlon j a tract clerk towmhip of esqucs njj clerk 3rd divn on court the leading fire and life innuran co repreientod liiuef of marriage llcenaei slewarttown onl dominion stores 7i ij t itcd coal best anthracite coal alwaysjm hand nat and stove coal small egg coal large sized pea coal delivered to any part of the town also coke phone 180 f rogers co georgetown feed the fam3y for less while a million and more mst hoppcra bam already found out how cully thia czn be done there arc scene who rtiu worry and scrape to cot expenses on fueauluffk- doanjuon stores lolvcd tbis probleea for yoa lone and ibc beat way to prove it is tbop at yonr nearest doaaaa i store lanndry soaps so wn i1j8 melarsn ollvaa alalm 1 qt- mr tb goods week special sie of curad coodv take tbu opportmiity of replmiriiing your stocks t a real sattng buy by the dozen sz peas or corn 15 5a o tomatoes 18 h ed pumpkin 225 iv peas 19 beans s 21 a 235 sffigplums225 rffiovpeaches 23 ask for a hand bull fok nnxther ckffeklngs buy goods made in canada cfl ttc atlmer bramd soups gjsr hydro electric system 60 watt lamps 4 for 1 oo guaranteed lamps 2 bu a 10 wiiil irons guaranteed 1 year 475 hydro irons guaranteed s years 575 orders aken for the mutual life insurance com- puny of new fork began business in february 1843 today it is in the foremost rank for strength and ser vice to policyholders claims paid in 1981 iinymontb mrtdc in bi yonrh olicj hold topolicj holders fttrtnudt em lifive boon pid n r lo total of 112769875 2b7fl0m0 dividends paid in 1924 dimilonds pnid in 82 icars liividonus to iwliojlioldprs amount paid to iiohcjholdern cd to ni i hi 1 1 n ted to 37527795 62172558 insurance in force lo 1921 new mauraore en total insurance in force ttibliehed hmoiioted to now rtrjounts to ju8m73s8 55h8 9161 the oldest life insurance company in america the mutual lite insurance company oi new york h r mimms district manager geoktietown ontario pleattegtae me further information regarding poheies of this company name occupation date or birth addrtssu erwingoldhanis meat market fresh and smoked fish irlig yrar sail ut h 1 lbs ol saurkriol lor 25 cts choice fresh and smoked meats of all kinds 10 tm rolled oats 6 29 white satin rillsan pastry ww- flour 139 dominion c baking itm powder ilo alum q emnftq savwg cahadiaw house wives oou stores thousands of dollars weekly always in stock the friend from home two or limit lia tier soon be fori i tell oti tlen iii biolhu ttherovec joti mn roum tir olf uill duoie with putitint if jon mei l n friend frol i home if lit liaised nod tmled in nn j on yon ri btnrl imnin down die htffeet jouiicrii iiih nuiik in 1 1 loud 1 pat oii d mini tlie limine for then in no tlull of rlndoohh wh n ont w iirnkrink on o liko finding inook the facet- of urn throng jusl one 5011 knou a kood old world my brother as you ii roadily arce in the cit of the ktrnnrorx wben a fnend from home ou nee oh tlio atrangoru ma bo bmdl and their smiloa be honent a illo uil sirt uiiud waltr- nn 1 iuuikuhi muh 1 luivi kieii too c lone they may fiuesh that you ly and ma share their jojk with you r but tbey do not know jour jieonlo ntid tbey do ol know yoin and tbe pleasures and tbe sorrows which tbe enra hne written and there s nomotbirib in tbe laughter nd the twinkle 111 the oe a inend from borne my broth er whirh no hlranger can sup- is not on desert islands wheie a man must dwell alone but in cities dense uitli people bittvr lonosompncss in known tu stand upon the curbstone and to see tbem como nod go men and women nil around jou and not one of tbem jou i tell you than ni brother that your een will danet w th blee among that mar h of utrangeri one familiar fnco you see edgar a iiietit quick delivery main street georgetown guaranteed phone no 1 the sonny soulh following is another interesting letter descriptive of the south from mr frank j barber tarpon bpnnga honda dear mr editor in thin letter i shall trj to write of this place id of same of tbe interesting nogs we see here the population of tarpon springs la about 000 or whom about 1000 are greeks who arc conducting tbe spongo ilsbing in dustry there are about 600 negroes hare who have the name of being a quiet industrious peop tbe winter population would bo hard to estimate as it fluctuates from timo to lime there are several hotels with a total accommodation ot 500 guests many of tho rosidoota rent their spare rooms for lodging onlj at s to 10 por weak tarpon spring- is built around a series of bayous as they are call tboy are bodies of water con nected with tho gulf of mexico by the anolote river from this fact it takes its namo of the venice or the south the tide ebbs and flows in these waters so that the water is never stagnant one mile east of the centre of tho cit lies lake butler a fho bod of fresh water one mile wida and nine miles long there are good stores hero two banks seeral churches 2 railroads with 8 trains dnilj or roads lend bdu up and flow coast as well as inland the water supply is pifmpel from deep and is ver good in quail tj for the wintei senson we a pood baud which gnes concert every afternoon and eenii the htipiness of sponge fishing tbe princudc industr of tarpon springm h is carried on bj the greek population aud the annual crop is smd to be v orth inr- tarpon spnngr has the largfst sponge rvmrkni forsters cash and cash store a fdlllint ff choice fresh groceries provisions etc frlit l s vson limssn bros u ntllsoas owmm0 pronweea ox tesl bj ill wbthve trleihwbi swihs omkh in ut cured hols al rlgm prices forsters is your subscription paid if not please irld the dred smrtl indnsln inx businc if pen 1 le car lo si boats ei and 1 btu ngafcd in thii ei inlerest unj ihousandi the pped with irom j to 0 men make about ihicc tnpft ear 1 to the gr nods which he off the boie at a distnoce of 10 to 00 uiles i nch boat spent about three months out borore returning go down to nnj depth ranging from 10 to lfio feet and gather iho sj onp and send them up to the surface where the nri tlieirlmketb onlioirtl then tbethui km which opr x bum mil mtb othi pound of mullet or whuh hit llshtrm li ktt i o md 11k miiiupifl ait foil it d tm i uu i omcliuii h inlih otr slum llitm iirt worth i to tin nun who k nf lie in 1 lii intthod of ocrd rt ill follow 1 phi ihjiu go ii le in tlii iiflirnuim hd ih to be u the rhiund h ilnrk hit will imso iiroiuid usihu ii erj hlruiik into spot btlll to loidu tin ilioulhoflihb wlunonoiklihitt d the will letdown tin ml on be staring end h ii urgt lloat mth ii luniern upon it this to s nut first and as the boul moits i along tbe net is paid out lhoy will makt alaigecirth lie pending cm tin lofllth of net the putting out the will irde biuk lo finiiti at ihc tloat which hie inn torn on n riic lme now encloned a considchtbli bit of atei which is just full of ihc lish they are after wailing half an hour to an hour they will begin to take in their net taking out the lish that are enclosed therein if the catch has not been large tbo maj make a httood draft but if tbe hnegol around 50011 ponnda they do not nt t an more hut go ork taking out the t nlrails to tbe lish liuio to be oleum d before join or to thp lish house at these housch the arc packed in jwirrejs with racked jce for nbjp meet to all parts of tbe btates ndh like good butinebh and when the men arc for tun ugh to bnd the lish but they uill go out man nihhts in succession without tindinh the schools of fish conditions of wind and weather hae ranch to do with the habits of the hsb if the moon himng bnghtlj before midnight i men will not no out at all aa lhei know the llrh will not rise to lo flsbint with rod and line ip found il much like an other place bouietintck you will id sometimes jou won t get eui i have had some good catches these arc moatlj got b casting wth wooden plug biits also got some sheepsbead still fishing wih hait have book eral large lish which after a strenuous light have managed to break m line and get free what they were i don t know but they bgbt savage now that dr wntson has arrived down here we ii get somo lieatior lucklo and try to land some of them for onterlainment we have a od picture theatre the hand con cert a very good golf club and course then we have what is called the tourist club made up mostl of isitors to florida it er 200 members and puts on an entertainment evor friday night each night some state is responsible for the program wo canadians have been asked to take february 27th and we are bu preparing for it now dr watson will give a talk on ontario and the rest of us fill m with solos chorut es and readings we are not ery strong in numbers but i think wo can hold up our end e had a short time ago a very interesting ceremony called greek cross day lasting two da s i shall tell ou of this in a separate letter we are to have ho re on march 4 the annual water carnival and illuminated fleet this said to be a most spectacular and gorgeous exhibition several thou sand dollars will be given m pnecs for decorated floats barges and boats there will also be all sorts ot water sports this i shall des cribe tully in another letter now just a few words in regard to tbe one outstanding eturo which you run across eerj where i refer to tbe wonderful develop- moots which aro taking place all parts of the state for yc formation i might sa that the stato of florida recently oted on amendment to ihe state con stitution which provided that nn state income lax and no slate in hentance ta would bo collected as this is contrar lo tbe practici of most all the other slates means a good deal as it was ncd by a large mnjont weil people from all over the states toming in inn lu establish r dence of course most of them will npt in e berr hip jem lound hut sonipwbpie m hnndn the will eslnblish ipli1 rpsihiice tins brinrs me back to what i do sn plfl 1 til till lieu in 1 i clone l u upon v liu piec il i ere let me of property a corner lot storey hotel of framo construction about a year ago tin- i s sold lor 10000 bout ximi i ehtmgcu bands ugain nt 50 000 and less than u month inter it was purchased t hjikiicbu fur 1 0 000 they pi n putting up ii line modern 1 otel nn the proper 1 shall sa ou will pruhably tbiuk all gone crfijy down here i thought tbe winu thing rum ago when 1 saw how things icing done itt miami and ct lo dii miimi is still hoing strong t of the state is an optuinrit of tbe most pronounced dpc and it when ou see the lhuiisands of wiallby people com mj mlo tin slate and just falling eai othei lo pick irp soint of biirgiuuh tint tan scarrelj bin m tin ii the whole tamil joins in send g regards to afl oor friends fehriiar 1 ith l2u notes and comments tllr hiohlbt tiliumth of an eduition ib tbo desire and habit to read good books it makes no u difference how well a boy gets long in his mathematics or lang uage it he has no taste for good reading it is all waste parents take great toterebt in the marks their child gets at school but the are bonelessl care loss as bat these marks mean for bim his after life it is time tbey were giving attention to tbis sub ix ami a half million trees lo be given free for planting in ontario tbe purpose of tbis dis tribution is to assist farmers and land owners in tbe province to prove their wood lots and to re forest waste portions of their hold on most farms there are a few acres which might profitably be devoted to the planting of trees hiich as steep hillsides sandy or grave ii areas swamp land and holds cut off bj streams ot rail roads such areas may be set out with trees at little trouble and ox pensc which will add value to tbe property and be a useful addition small amounts of timber and also in some sections of tbe province where the land is all of rood agricultural worth and little forest remains it would be proqt able to plant a few acres with tllh most radical revision made in mntor legislation by an province in the dominion was the recent action of the legislature of british columbia in eliminating all reference to speed limits from the ind amending it so as to slat iitonly require motorists to drive their cars in such a manner as to avoid menace to public safety on three convictions for offenses un til e act a driver will lose bis or her license either by suspension cancellation tbe amendments also seek to abolish several popular if unsalutary outdoor pastimes carrying of passengers on the handle bars or other parts of bi cycles and motor cycles is prosonb- motor vehicle- drivers who place their arms around or other wise fondle or embrace or pet girls while driving may be temporarily deprived of their driving rights and otherwise penaliied give them a show rural mail earners do not by any means have any too oas a time one of them sends us tbe following suggestion as to how bov holders may facilitate the handling of mail bv uniforming to departmental rules all lulleu and punpin mini he procrl htauiied in many casrs bo holdtr are ignoring tho regit latimis sod putlink money in witlt tbe letter expecting the conner to buy i ne and stamp their mail it is olional with the courier he can cither take the iiioue an i stump ihe icltci oi larulor leave the nunc ind send parcel or let ti r rollpct which means double postage at hip othi r end in mast all siidi i i i the counei wishmi late lhe pail or pai ni m1 the mall and mi riie hnbil has grown thev ubi i is sll r drld lb- skein spongi so much in common use file in then iiiuuliii to lhe market nnd sol i another industr whuh is car ried on here ih ihnt of netting the rci ush and prcparim tor the markcl then- are nhout 40 boats go out from here in tint husinc- these hoats arc about 21 ft idrtg and are motor driven thpro nn two men to a boal and hev nil take out from 000 to 1200 jt o gill net each the principle list laken berr are the mullet and tbi mackerel whn tbe mullet are but i think n liithn nlk r ut the uid i down the mi ronilt- provide tieeft -hnib- an all ilin his 1m vt ivclt ih lied i tu iw from si i u 100 to oh ie u i of i i nl litis been soil dewn pullman i ii here cvpj rlav lmre briorioa from r over dav tr the loh nre pi 1 lroiu 2500 to i0 for lot 0 v- lf0 persons cant s il but 1 am loh that sales are mrtde to five of every ten nt i i the k 11 to opi isle with them hj liuis and stamping t e proper vvay when in til or tbe courier il r ikm iniortant mailer i k r the iij prnnch to tbo box ir lto s must be on the road n 1 nn lit h or plowed roun 1 i n lhe road and to tolnoitpr i t rnnth to lhe box mil 1ml hut not least anyone linkiip abo or tin roule must take out a form sn 1 hum it to ihe to pohtnuttpr showing the box and ill whonu gel their mai in mnl hovps onl iwo fami ier afi allowed to kit mail out of tbe s mill or old stvlo box oi three f nimbi s out of the lt poaltry house john cameron of h iiiesiiit township- norlli o wilton wrts fumigating his lm urge poullrv houses last fridfn when lhe build ings wioght iu in 1 were com pletely debtror 1 the loss rs es timated at 700 taill covered b insurance