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the georgetown herald fifty rigiuh year of publication georgetown wednesday evening- afar oh 4th 1825 i m jhi anniiii ii h n a- thegeorgelown herald j m moore pulfcr ud proprietor ha abev rf uidlu wmuj nwi- bapr association on b lltbu gui no habt passenger 7 1bam paasengei mail 11 10 a m passenger 3 48 pro mail 6 30 p m passenger pttoepgor sunday 721 pro going webt pobbongor 7 oj atn mail paaeeoger passenger 4 coipm iaasenger ftteseagei mail passenger sondav going hobth mail mail a 00 am 4 66 pin ll 8 am mil caaailu najitml bedrtc lallways tmavt ru eabtbodnd webtboun d daily rnia uft1 jffjugwabj nol721am 110 04 iiro b bai b 6 1804pm s 1121ftm 8 2 04 p in 7 1 21 p m 10- 4 04 p m 9- 8 21 p ro is- joipio 11 b21pm li 8hwm 18- 7 21 pro 16 10 04 pm 15 0 21 pm iistoktn 17 ib 16 a- train nos 1 ran 4 run daily except sunday directory hilton waliiridqe 1- barritar solicitor elk tftrimuriuil 0rtawb amca kww l boy dj o 0 h o meir barmter solicitor etc office m georgetown hout9r o open wiin snrdm cven riohardboh co turrutert solictor i conveync ivmu block- oonrbwwi db t h mjircfiljus phymtelin nd surgeon llodleal oodu of umltk offlo houi to nd j phono h hirilum main srt a prtorwrtan cnuron drc r w no physician and surgeon mill siret georgetown e hew sunt- t dbtotv wiixlams phruciui and surgeon osce id rdeoccque sreel s pkw2 offic4hou9 3 m too by appo r watioit s mds owftf phone 22 grace hopill heath lda- do offln in i block one c oneuto carriage patforjr m to chiaofractic office u4 xbar palmmrormmat oaca io bailey block next door onrdfe m b spinal aoaljata urdavt 11 to 14 am it qbc liow j fa- bbnj pctch ssstjrhia omorl roolv j a- tract clerk towttkhip of ewyie clerk srd piviiwo court theloadwr firo od life in coreprented ijof uaittal ttn coal best anthracite coal always on hand nat and stove coal small egt coal large shad pea coal delivered to any jpart of the town also coke phone 180 f sogers co georgk1 i own home jjn oneill soi garage and carriage works georgetown ontario the byway places wbon joii urfon tin inlwm vmii lhink ibuitt tin tv u tub i m uud ohi i i nd iiol rolfti 11k jittli jilni u unl ii wli id re ufllll ku ivltj fmp anil tlleioit mjoiill loon l in lib home and srvfp nrain tliclnghw ly iiiik liavolkj utrd here mi n in ntnfe nnil slrui tio mcdl tlic liighwuy icfujrt to j mil nooltb and hortiptimeh to ik nr o iikiiwu loitdx lo tirnti iicqiih ivhtro iarm miiht light for shal lie aecdu rut tramp tin iiikimwi down nml only nho t t ttiudown iliiunt inen s wnrcs for hale boolib ouiih am dctika and clmirh for salt o men and momta liurrv ou ic purctiabo or to soil the liigbway llnoug i two t tilon it may not wtaj for jeat oi dong et it m on the little atreela that nil lboso teoplc dwell and all upon the utgtiway mtli the night time seek the bj waj and iiirry home tbc little 0t which the hae toiled to gam for all they take and all they make is not for fame or for lunob aaie but for the love which lights at eve some by way window pane edgar a gueht real estate bargains jf jou want to become the piond n mten room stucoo bouse oo edith stree h conveniences and ato electrc fire pwe see e a benham we also have hrtrd a number af rrm and boa nt reason able pnoes among them a 50 un frm o tb 9bb co joru ol blc of lot 21 ko u lf d b 1 pr a oven room frmo booo nd doo oro of ood rf ld opccu lb ooto mill tb 10 ud tbm property a mono tnkior 1 1h room bouil t norrl price 8800 for particolr apply to e a benham hka estate agfnt upojown tiittr the sonny sonlh following is another interesting letter descriptive of tho south from mr frank j baiber tarpon springs jan 8 192u dear mr editor i don t know jen this letter will be published but i want to set down the e of the last two days while tbey are fresh in my mind i think i have already mention ed that there is a greek colony here engaged principal in sponge diving tuesday january gth ih what is known down hero as greek cross day or the epiphauy which ib in commemoration or the bup tism of christ this celebration takes place nowhere else on cbie continent and great numbers of people ore present from all ovei the state starting quite early with services id the greek ortho dox charch they wore carded on until noon when a procession was formed headed by a band and fol lowed by a young greek in nation al costume aud carrying the blue and white greek flag bohind tin flag wore grouped the choir bojs and girls in white brarmgthe byi bole used in the religious cere mony then followed archbishop alexander of new york tbe head of tbe greek orthodox chore b north and south america he was covered by a goldembroidered robe hie qowidg beard blightly gray giving him the appearance of a prophet or old he vbj flankod by two other high ofuoials of the church also id handsome obes behind them camo real dent and visiting ministers of protestant churches followed by tbe greek people in holiday attire march mg through the streets to spring bayou they passed over tbe city wharf to a large sponge boat mour ed there upon which a platform bad been erected when the party had gotten on board tbe vossel as swung out into the centre of io bavou and the ceremony pro ceeded with let me desenbo tbie bayou so you may get the pic ture it is a large basin of wator irronnded on three sides by quito i elevation which is teiraced to accommodate tbe crowds be find tbat runs tbe cement boulevard for autos aud every ntmlable bit of pace was taken up b m to rented bightaecrs ootininne tho cere tnony bishop alevnuder intoned in greek language a prtshagc of scripture ending with the words which mean tho spirit descended like a dove and lighted upon him at these words n ubite dove was released whtoh rkcended with itreamcrf tied to it flapniok in the breere the ceremony wan con tinued in the greek languago and suddenl the archbishop threw a gold crofta into the uatei in sunt b from a mont no ir b ton of the sponge italierrm n splashed into tho ate- nnd in i feu nee ids one of them apioarcd on the surface bcni ing the gold cross swimming over to the large vessel be dim bed up and presented the cross to the archbishop icimg blesoini this ceremony is call i blessinh the water to nmkc it fe for con fnnnr men in tho coast towns of orwiir thin cere takes liice on an elaborate oiorj jear lb c parade wan then reformed and marched back lo the chm oh for tho i losing rites of tbe day miortl nflrwnrdh the ten divers headed bj tho luckj one and enrrj iriq inrtte grook and american llak mnrohid about the streets rarrjiug ailvor trays upon one of which was the gold crohr tboj visited the diftercdt hornet singing hymns in their na live tongue and asking for dona tionfi which were o be used to help the unfortunate greeks in tho east tbe nest da wednesday tjie greek population celebrated as a holiday and invited tbe tounstb te joiu with them an inwtatioo was extended to themjo go out on tho gulf on tho sponge boats see an exhibition of pmiredivmg ilii consisting u lieosd pirkli and otr thing tini it riiiuirtd 11 bonl irijnik 100 peopli to bundle tb rowil ijinuog tlu hponki dot kg u ioioui lakhif jomuli i miles mid uitn hi ml me into tli gulf nf mtxico uort iic of tht diters put j then living suith and kliowod im how it ih dont we could nei whore thej on tnoiing nbout under v tor hj the bubbles ulnch nunc to tht urfiwi aftci this we we lo ancloto un when is the real light which guidis to the mou of the river ini tit lunth w yrtd und i am to that it w excellent t iiforlunntd tliore wan not enough to gn ainund and lis one h motto on a hlh ojsho iiiimt be woiiiiii and hililron brut i tarried n uchiuk iiid back home with tne i imut xdmil ihnl tho iliosi of the men prostnl weie not ho considerate and got mure than lleif shaie iloweter hit daj was wonderful and na i bnil my i uowith mo i did not surfer too badlj tbeie was a hjdrp plane at tho inland whuh nnil id from somewhere aud did a ruihing bin uoss taking pcopk up into tho a three people each tup at j onoh for 0 minutes no i did not go i had left my pocket hook at home eerjthing being free wo landed buck home ajjam about h o clock after a m noles and comments k u ltd renel j h tux that tnuln n i inn ur u llliuf of yidiiidinl n lurih linn jtai im to 1 tliihiutd itiuntig liirttoins nllli i charge of collu torn oi hubcolleclnrs accordinf ly whin the forms mine distn bntion to tlil various ctihtoms oil district will ho itarted forms will also be pluuri in pewt ollicos iui booro as a tonieajuk e to the public it iststinmted in mi onieinl cirtlen that tho ntu dtpiirtmini m ntb blank foroih ustonih olheea is meioly tilt iinu u tn tbe collection at uwca through tbe same medium royal black precepfrry a estingday and as we left tb nth presented somenir sponge ith firrlosses canada s lossti for 1dh4 lire have juat been announced tho figures are suflicilnt to cause every canadian to stop and ttunk hat it all means for the year the total loaches the suqi of tbirt thito millions of dollars and canada it must be re membered has n population of loss than ten million people groat britain s lobses on the other hand with a population of our forty million was just two million more than suffered bi canada 8 70 per bead in canada against 76 cents per bead in great bntaro who pas the losses that la tho disturbing question tbat faces all of us tho people who buy in suiance pay tbe shot in addition to spending oonsiderable rtmounts of money in pioviding raodoi wajannd means for the prevention of ore it is stated confidently that the bulk of these- losses are prevent able reports by fire investigators show that carelessness and indif ference more than anything else are responsible for the greater part and tbat other losses might have boon reduced had propei equipment been availablo to fight tbe flree and had tbey been discov ered in good time tho losses tn canada have beeo growing at an alarming rate ac cording to the underwriters and they are becoming concerned the principal result of this increase sure to mean an increase of insu anoo ratings which would bo a di turbidg feature to tho genoral pub lic tho public are being asked froai time to time to help lowe the ratings by providing prop lire flghtidg equipment but tho ap peals seem to fall on deaf oars and are laid oer until a more con venient tune which seems neier to come can yon spare a book 1 the pahon its of ficejort hani tan a m kitchentr are making a ijuost for books for a library and have sent the iimui i the follow ing letter february 26 l2fl lditor ufrald gcorgetow n untune dear sir the patients pi free port sanitarium kitchener bae ommonced a drive fnr books to form a libnirj nnd would npprec ntc the assistant of jour papt t o puhlishinh this matter in its nowh columns as patients spend anj where om months to eara her most or which time the are confined to we know jou will appreciate our need of a fairlj largo selection of good reading and are oonlldent that jou will hive us jour at liable support in making our time a sue cess oui patients ire or both sours ei trul patients of freeport sanitarium this is a 01 j appealing re piest and should receive the favorable consideration nf om readers man homes hnio hnoks which hate boon read b members of the famil which hit can tt pa re aid thus contribute tn the pleasure and profit or tho pitients it troe port bookh lontnbutcd should be in good condition both an to binding and contents county council heatlsffs ttio mint council i ill ii i i n special meetinr on ibm 3 1 mai tth to consider the expenditure proposed b hie department nt highwayn on the counh mn i hs tern during 1925 also the tcroflnt from tbe department foi work done in 1924 and proposed change in rond sj stem anot her special meeting has been called for april 7 to coo cider the b law for granting a bonus of 98 000 townids tbe construction of tliooakiillo bmdee witb the rogulnr mertmg now fixed monthl and so man special meetings the count council must have a bus ear ahead established in hilton at a npotini me ting of ft b v o hm held tn the 100f ball milton itoenu the preceptor ofllcialj moved trom hornby and tstablihhed in milton ft w w ii fuck toronto grauo master of the provincial grand black thaptti or ontario west occupied the thair for the confei ring of degreoh aud election and in slit lint ion of o 11 cere other vis iting sir knight wore r w sn 1 li bullock caledonia associate deput grand master of ontario west m tt sir roy m lavery palgrave grand marshall of tho grnnd black chapter of british america w sir james iioftne orangovilie registrar of duffenn county chapter v w sir j ray burn oranfieville lecturer or the duffenn county phaprp wor bro bir j j white orangovilie past count master of doffeun lol the election of ofllcora for the en suing ear reeultcd as follows wor preceptor sir bradle deputy preceptor sir j d mackenzie hegistar sir b d binkjey ireasuier sir j elliot chaplain fair g uilyor marshall fair j w lindajy first lecturer sir e bradley second lecturer sir charles brooks standard bearers sir w j lindsay nnd sir 0 newell rs sir j l wiuorj and sir l r lindsay committee sir knights jas lindsay h bradley george m 1 lard jas mcdowell gordon mc dowell gordon chisholm a pat terson joseph andrews the preeeptory was highly hon ored by having a number of tho grand lodge and other ofllcera present on this occoasion the officers and members of tbe pre- ceptory congratulated tbom on their efliicency in the work ol tbe order and are looking forward to bomg honored by another visit fiom tbem in ti9 near future a number of the visitors and mom bow delivered short addressee in the interests of the order congra tulnted tho preceptory on its bdc echsful start in milton and look ing forward to a now lease of life for r b p no 890 after lunch eon was served an enjoyable in lercstiug and instructive evening was broifgbt to a close champion wanls ol the ufo the legislative commit too of tho united fnrmors of ontario pros entod premier ferguson with a long list or legislative requests and recommendation b moat of them educational matters and temper unco in the latter tbe f armors ask icdical proscriptions tor h quor bo limited to sixounce bottles and that the punishment for boot leggers be imprisonment with bard labor ns well as fine they also ask the restoration of the teaching of acieotillo temperance in tbe publio schools another recommendation is that the teachers hold their annual oon itwns dun nt tbe bolida sea the committee claiming that outano loses 120 000 a ear id allowing the teachers to hold tbeir meclingft on school days tbey n quest that military training in the schools bo abolished adding we strenuous object to a sionle dollar being spent b lbs federal provincial governments for such a purpose the nlso urgi that sthool textbooks be purged of nil their glorillcation of war otbor requests follow com pen ittion for farmers foi tho loss of theep and lambs killed b dogs or olves higliet bount on wolves compulh on on timber operators lo lonrj up tlush in mat op of peoiten lanes lo c nen cmplrijment for ho trpose nf assistinu tbeir de enrjctik dovf innieut instruc ion tn llio prnvmoial hydro join mission tn approach a flat rate oi l wirn mil icprpfiontation for irn rs on the hdro commission pgosim inorohscs in provincial or ciiiil fohsionnl indemnities re io mm ilic n olor license fees b no imlf and making up the deficit v ati on gasoline restrictions ns to the use ot heavy tracks ruint chicken roto lo ii pou tin jonrnal tbat poultrv rnisinu was mnch to i nnrl wondciod hq long tbe ben vhoolri ion am on tbe eggs tho editoi wrote three wee hiokom and four weeks for ducks later she wrote to tbe poultr journals follows mao tbanks foi your advice about tbe setlmr lien she remained on the nest three weeks and nt the end of that time tboro were do chick ens hatobed as i did not care for ducks i took her oft the neat and sold the ego