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jtn nrttttiir- the ge6rgetwn hejnsld wed jneaday evening february 1 8th 1 93 1 t i it pa 3 local news our merchants arc their advertisements lent begins today tots is ash wednesday one more week in february worlds pay of prayer for roen prlday band concert sunday evening march- 1st sprang is coming the seed cata logues are out the arrow bus time table has been ctxarjjred read it on page one shamrock supper in knox pres byterian church on tuesday march im read what offering you in it will pay you jtbe band will be at the arena an saturday night get your skates on and enjoy the music sir sidney mills fras opened up a garag8mr otwtrjk streetr see his advt in this issue of herald save your qld newspapers and tri tor the boy scouts they ihj ott forjhgmrlsrt jwct ujcorgetown and esqueslng hu mane fiioclety wut meet on thursday fettl sth at 130 pjn in the council chafober georgetown- hume currie will hold a clearing auction sale of farm stock and im- plements on tuesday march watch for further particulars ii gnu are not taking in the talkies at the gregory theawe you are miss ing some good entertainments go to nigral and ypull enjoy the show the worlds day of prayer for women will be held in st georges school room on friday next feb jotn ax 3 pm conducted by miss a leslie the band will igive another con cert in the gregory theatre on sun day evening march 1st after church service be present and enjoy the evening sliver collection 1 you have anything to sell tell the people about it- you cannot ex pect them to buy if you do not tell them what you have advertise in the herald it will pay you to get your meat etc at brwin st qoldhams read then- advt m this issue and take ad vantage of the very special prices they are offering this week end it is the intention of the citizens band to make a canvas of the citi zens- at an early date to raise funds for that organization the cause is 10th have traelr name and address oneaab side ot then- truck j n oneill ik son areable to give you prompt ser vice in lettering your truck at reas- enable rales st frank mack nassagaweya at dar- byvole win hold an extensive clear ing sale of 45 cattle so hogs stock implements hay and oram on thurs day feb 18th at 1230 oclock r j kerr auctioneer phone 38 acton it last week h g clark si son trucked to toronto two pure bred holsteba bulls a four year old own ed by mr jas m weighed 2470 jbs and a three year old owned by mr jno campbell weighing 2100 lbs ad salaries cat tne nassagaweya township council has unauilmously decided to lower the wages of all workm employed dur ing im the allowance of councillors and with their consent the salaries of all n4i on a basis of a 10 per cent- reduction thus effecting a sav ing of about 1000 farasera chab a junior tanners club has been or ganized at wnwhh with the follow ing officers president archie cairns vice prea miss beulah inglis secre tary thomas ball treausrer miss laura prudham it was decided to hold the meetings on the first wed nesday of each month personals i hockeynews mr a k gordingley left msi wiclt on a business trip to halleybury mrs wm brown of caledon spent the week end at the home of mr and mrs mcouvray mrs a lv squires who has been quite ill is now improving her many friends wish her a speedy restoration to health mr r l gregory is recovering nicely from his recent illness and is spending a few weeks with firends at olean ny mrs wilfred preston returned home from brampton memorial hospital on tuesday she is recovering nicely af ter- her serious operation mr fred wrlgglesworth of hornby returned home last week from gueiph general hospital where lie under went an operation for appendicitis he is improving nicely mr arr mr william- j boas- al bert st celebrated ihelr golden wedd ing anniversary on monday february 16th mr- ross was an employee of the cp3t- for many years mr- w r hawes who testofis with hrated his 88th birthday on sunday february 15th mr hawes many friends join in hearty congratula paper campaign during the last week of the month thexlst georgetown pack of wolf cubs are holding a paper campaign there are 2r boys who will canvass the town during this week for old papers the proceeds are going to be used in buying equipment for the pack this is an opportunity to get rid of your old newspapers for a worthy cause please phone 184 or notify any of- the cubs or scouts h alton- county league georgetown defeated milton vj 1 n the first game of the hilton -c6un- ty league for the harris cup to he played m georgetown last night it was a good game considering the ice was not the best owing to the mud weather there promises to be some good hockey in this league so come out and help the boys to hold the harris cup georgetown vs milton a huge crowd of cheering devotees of the great national sport watched the game georgetown junior team battle frantically with trie milton sextette to overcome a three goal lead in a fast contest at the local arena last wednesday night in the first period the locals bad easily the better or the play which was confined largely to the visi erjd of the rink amluph player was hurt badly enough to keep him out of the game for five minutes milton seemed to be playingade- fenstve game georgetowns lone tally tn this session- decreased- the gxenwilllams his daughter mrs wm gamble oele- j itota 3 to 2 and sent the fans celebrates mu birthday neighbors or mrs robert tyson erin assembled at her home on tues day february 3rd to honor her on her 94th birthday she was the re cipient -of- many greetings and good wishes mrs tyson entertained her guests with a very e remini scence of days- of yore jlunch wa served and all expressed their wish that she be spared to enjoy many years of lifes sunset mrs tyson is about the house dally and enjoys re- tnarkably good health mbbtrd show there was a good attendance the mlnlstrel show given by bramp- wortny one and any support you can give the boys will be appreciated i tr t l mmlstrels assisted by lo tal- 5811 tfack owners sue leuuueu to mu under the auspices 6tbl georges church choir in the gregory theatre last thursday night the local bits by the two bills bradley and grant the selection by mr l f greenwood of nerval the cornet solos by mr cuthbert the violin selections by mr jack thompson and the step dancing by a young man from orangeville were features of the show that the audience appreciated and enjoyed mrs w f bradley was the capable accompanist of the evening gregory theatre wednesday feb 18th matinee at 415 cnarleya aunt the very popu lar cornedy drama chapter 4 ine indians are corning oswald car toon prison panic friday feb 20 the cat creeps a mystery drama starring helen twelvetrees and ramond hackett no 4 the leather pushers mickey mouse cartoon j saturday feb 21 holiday a story of human folk starring ann harding comedy no no lady fox movie tone news coming tuesday and wednesday feb 24th and 2sth with a matinee at 415 on wednesday africa speaks ph caaaty l o l the meeting of this lodge was held in milton on saturday feb 7th with past county master a pat terson in the chair in spite of the stormy weather there was a large attendance each lodge in the county being well represented the lodge was honored by the presence of mw bro q k white grand master of alberta and worshipful bros mon roe daly and hurd of wentwortn- keeettea gold medal certificate mrs xx k- mason of baronston georgetown has recently received l poradhelzatlai county who conducted the election zstti itmih njrf installation of the following of ss ss jstn fis iff ncers co- tester henderson 85 butter 6s1 lbs fat in 305 days i tw nun iojw m- nulk as a five year w v matter o b b average test of butter fat 612 mil nlh i urn deputy master c b beatty hornby chaplin o lewington mil ton rec sec r o graham horn- by fin 8ec j scarrow acton i treasurer v bradley hornby mar- baitm sale at acton shal w k mccready milton lec- on saturday feb 21st at 1 oclock turer j qlbbons aienwilliams de- wbeber hop equipment large re- puty lect r j graham hornby trie property of r a second deputy lect l patterson bronte it was deckled to celebrate frlgerator fltcnette also household effects in cluding piano silverware etc r j kerr au it the glorious twelfth year in milton this wild with enthusiasm the boys ure- y jeenied markedly improved since their last garoeysnd on the strength of fhelr showing deserved more goals for they rained on the milton goal showers of shots k8pt out only by the phenomenal work of holloway in the second period chaplin scored on a pass from andy ritchie raising the hopes of the georgetown fans hopes that were dashed more or less when clements ssored on a pass from toletzka the issue was practically settled a few minutes later when pryde scored from the blue line by a fast shot the third period was featured by determined soloefforts on the part of the georgetown boys to even the score to them it must have seemed a hopeless task to overcome the great lead won over them the previous monday night when illness had crip pled their efficiency yet they never completely lost hope and the game was spectacular to the last in spite of good work on the part of wright toletzka the big defenseman of the visiting team got around the defense and scored making the count 32 in favour of mffton both teams seemed evenly match ed and played good fast clever hoc key the local boys deserve great credit for the splendid showing they made in their group games this sea son their zeal in getting into fit physical condition their unselfish mi pmmum are alike worthy of the heartiest commenda tion and admiration the teams llnedup georgetown goal wright de fense duncan and hall centre w ritchie wings a ritchie and chap- in subs aleott w rlraardson k richardson and mcnally milton goal bundy defense ford and toletzka centre brush wings clements and thompson subs lewis transom and pryde juvenile league following is the standing of teams in the juvenile league top street queen street college view norval park glen w 3 2 2 1 0 1 l 0 1 1 2 2 8 t 1 1 1 1 2 p these juvenile games are drawing large ci and tne boys are sure displaying a nice brand of houkg if you haventbeetriere7nets see you at the nextgame the games are played between seven and eight oclock come and give the kids a little support there are three games to be play ed before the finals as follows park vs glen norval vs college view top street vs queen 8treet newspaper in logical place heres a good advertisement which is taken from a exchange an edit or and a merchant were discussing the vuiture of billboard advertising the merchant contended that more people read the billboard than the news paper after a lengthy conversation in which neither man would give in the men parted the next week the merchant came tearing down to the newspaper office wanting to know why the obituary of his wifes mother was not 4n the paper especially after he had seen the copy was taken to the newspaper office well said the editor r knew you wanted the obituary read by the people so i took it out and nailed it on the bill board just think it over the cgit class under the lead ership of miss m fry held a suc cessful valentine social in thp base ment of the united churck on fri day evening feb 13th the follow ing program was rendered each c gmt girl taking part opened by the singing of o canada prayer by trie girls all jplned ln some old songs juanlta carry me back to old vir ginia jingle bells etc reading by miss k hill piano solo by m lie- master a song i would be true by may allen marion schenk and d wagstaffe recitation by bertha al len m wheeler and b wagstaffe piano duet by m wheeler and m mcmaster a lunch was served by the girts each person having a partner after all had partaken of the sumptuous refreshments all joined in- nlaytng games provided by the girls t the 2nglng 91 be wjth yoii tjll w meet agatnr brought a pleasant even ing to a close mr wesley day of toronto spent a few days at the home of mr- geo allen miss catharine allen of toronto spent the week end at her home here norval too late for last issue norval young peoples union enjoy ed a real treat in the unusually fine mogramme given by the young people of upjon presbyterian church on monday feb 9th mr laveme thompson was in charge of the pro gramme and valuable advice to younr people was given in two exceptionally good papers by misses norma hunter and mary lyons humorous readings were given by nfisses margaret mo- donald and bessie mcdonald the programme also consisted of vocal solos by miss ruth anderson piano solos by misses margaret townsend margaret momaster and eleanor mc donald nine young people sang an opening and closing chorus and miss margaret townsend was the accom panist of the evening refreshments were served by the norval society in spite of the stormy weather there was a large attendance of st paul wa tn the parish hall on saturday afternoon febfth mrs h s hew son of burlington who is girls sec retary for niagara diocese was pres ent and gave an address on w a work she then organized a girls branch with the following officers president prelrle magutre vicepresident mrs j graham seu etary mrsr r pomeroy treasurer mrs haines assistant eleanor burton literature sec alice gray united thankoffering sec mil dred caseley dorcas corn evelyn graham and edith loree programme com addle caseley mrs bailey was present from stew arttown and gave a very helphful ad dress on the work of the juniors af ter which a junior branch was or ganlzed with the following officers superintendent mrs r s boyd secretary doris greenwood treasurer sylvia boyd dorcas secretary mary kerr literature secretary phylls ran- klne thankoffering margaret hewson boy scouts posts and hydro poles a quantity of cedar posts hydro m im v or ulwi itlsp telephone pote lor sale apply boy scout conference charles 8tockford and gordon mar tin attended the 10th annual ontario cub scout and rover leaders con ference held at the royal connaught hotel hamilton february 14th 1931 during the four sessions that were held subjects of interest were dis cussed and difficulties were overcome by suggestions from the different dele- gates v friday night the annual banquet deni rovlxicial council for acting as chairman and toastmaster the annual report was feed and the officers for 193u were elected scout talbot of the nth hamilton troop was presented with the bronze cross known as the scouts victoria cross for saving the lives of wo hoys swim ming in lake erie the rev h m pauun of windsor was the chief speaker tor the evening- hegavi ji very interesting address pertaining- to a boys ttfe the two delegates from the local tro6rjwep yjery much impressed and found it very inspiring and we hope that scouting will make great progress in georgetown during the coming years will you give the local troop your support the village of alton lost one of its and most loyal citizens in the death of mr william ward jj on friday evening january 23rd tn hia 70th year his illness was of sever al months duration but not until tne fall did he take to his bed his won derful vitality and indomitable will power was rnarvellous and bis patience throughout the whole of bis illness was typical of hiafkuidjy soul new advertisements qerl guides an small adverusetnents aader taw headtag auretry cash yrtth eratr situation wanted by a lady as companion apply to box p herald ltp wood for sale maple and ash 4 ft wood 1000 per cord foot wood 350 single cord try our special 500 load also kindling j o murray phone 84 r 33 georgetown choice farm for sale a choice farm lot 17 town line es queslng close to highway bank bam frame house never failuur spring well oh premises 12 acres fall wheatr 10 safes alfalfa 50 acres fall plowed balance hay and pasture applybox is norval station itp tremayne behan son of mr and mrs f p behan of norval met with a painful accident last week when he fell off the bridge over the credit onto the ice below his left arm was broken and he was otherwise bruised and shaken up he is pro- gresstognlcely now balllnafad thing store than say other bat helped to cat dote the tdeffcoee every friday asae calls her mother by ions pf after 8j0 pst when me low aught rate an m ctfact during tbe week they both beep bjeiaot of topic they we to disease then them it ao what b they are 120 stilts part the m rjnatltrllon b atsde fa about a aainote neatly always while add boldt thauna tbelcvotot tat fat as dear as on ibcal aof thacotr awcah ri bataazs toft itsmtv rhiv flftmclti hit ntwt ki afsjoase the womans association held their february meeting on wednesday af ternoon in the former methodist church mrs root mcenery presided and had charge of the opening erclses several items of business were disposed of and a tea was ar ranged for the march meeting the programme consisted of a paper on friendship by mrs c beswlck which showed a careful prepartlon this was followed by a duet by miss reta shortlll and mrs roy mcenery god will take care of you the subject of mrs thompsons paper was be a sport make life worthwhile in which she claimed that it pays to face life with a smile on monday feb 9th mr and mrs john robson of gueiph celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at the home of their- daughter mrs f w shortlll their marriage on fe6 9 1881 was solemnized by rev mr milugan of belwood they are bless ed with a family of seven daughters and two sons seven of whom were present at the celebration also six teen grandchildren the valentine social on friday evening arranged by the womans association of the united ohurch was voted a real success by all present st valentine seemed to have remembered everyone and his was the ruling spirit throughout the evening rev mr altken occupied the chair during the programme of community singing readings violin solos and vocal num bers all of which were rendered in a most entertaining manner perhaps the most popular part of the en tertainment was the nsh ponds which provided fishing for all ages many still lingered around the pond even after they hu been assured that the fishing season was closed the enter tainment decorations and refresh ments were capably handled by the committee and many compliments were t the ladies for thelr efficient amr artistic efforts the womans world day of prayer is again approaching and a very cor dial invitation is extended to all the women of the community to join in the service on friday at 230 pm in tbe united church mr james klrkwood is on the jury in gueiph this week acton at the annual convention of the ontario fairs association at the king edward hotel in toronto last week mr r kerr was unanimously chos en director of the district again for 1931 mrs victor rumley went to ouelph general hospital for an operation las week she is making satisfactory pro gress mr robert king of preston and mr horace beaton of tara visited at the home of mrs robert bennett and miss m z bennett rt ex oomp b o arnold and ex gomp george murray attended the annual- past principals convocation held in kitchener last friday night on this occasion the rev h l ben- nie ma was the guest speaker at the banquet and delighted the large gathering with the subject antl- qulty and how closely it is woven into bur masonic teachings- the final game of the group play offs last thursday night went to burlington and for theiflrst time this year acton lost to the boys from the south end of the- county and jus rnalntalned the group to one goal lead biirilngton played the best hoo key they have exhibited against ao- ton this year and on the ni play dsjamd tba vlawfrtjs irwja the 1st georgetown company of gtrl guides held their annual co court of honor on tuesday feb 10th the year of 1930 proved to be the most successful since the company organized in both financial conditions and atte the swallow patrol was decidedly the best of the com pany for the old year and their hard work will soon be rewarded keen competition is expected for 1931 among the four patrols the officers for ihe year were chos en namely recording secretary i murholland financial secretary l saunders treasurer k oostlgan reporter n maynsrd captain carter premises good times in the near future j hunter b dv orangeville at 101 james hunter orangevules oldest citizen died at his home on elizabeth street on feb 13th he was born on oct 16 1829 and when he celebrated his 100th birthday the town council presented him with an armchair and an illuminated address he attribut ed his longevity and good health to hard work and plain food until five years ago he hardly knew what it was to be 111 even for a day mr hunter and his late wife farmed in mulmur township in then- earlier years mr hunters wife formerly sarah brown died twentyfour years ago two daughters and four sons survive george a of port arthur jack of san francisco william a of toron to james l- sarah and miss m 8 school teacher of orangevule celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary mr and mrs reuben lightheart were at home on monday to many callers from snelgrove and district for it was their 61st wedding anniversary mr lightheart is 86 his wife five years younger reuben lightheart and helen lock- ard were married at waterford near brantford by elder van loan on feb 16th 1870 the history of the lightheart family dates back on this side of the atlantic to the days fol lowing the american revolution dan iel lightheart the name at that time being legbthletz the family being of dutch extraction came to canada by way of lake champlaln from susque hanna and settled first in the bay of quinte district from sir peregrine he acquired the patent to lot 22 sec ond line east ohingubcousy and his grandson still holds the letters of patent one of his proud possessions mr llghthearta rather was isaac lightheart and he made the first survey of chlnguacousy township erin mrs e teeter was removed to lord dufferln hospital orangeville on monday where she is undergoing treatment mr wesley may was removed to the lord dufferln hospital orange- vine on friday last where he is un dergoing treatment mrs geo muler and mrs o e mclean of toronto have been visit ing with their father mr john mc- klnney mr and mrs harry mcktn- ney and miss mary mokinney wmle mr and mrs albert mc- brlde were driving to the village on tuesday evening mrs mcbride suf fered a painful accident in which her right ankle was fractured when she was thrown from the outter which upset while turning out to pass a car john hutuui a native of west- brunswick england and a resident of erin for the past of been years pass ed peacefully away at the residence of his son a j horton on tuesday february 3rd on december 27th he celebrated his 98th birthday and was about the home as usual up to the day milton john son of mayor and mrs j m mackenzle of milton who underwent a serious operation at gueiph gener al hospital recently is improving mrs n a sinclair mrs naftel and mr e syer are delegates to the on tario horticultural convention being held today and tomorrow at the king edward hotel toronto last week while in the bathroom- nes of 2100000 of the said corpora- at the parsonage rev j w aikins slipped and fell against the bathtub receiving such injuries as necessitated his removal to the ouelph hoepita where he was operated upon for her nia at the dominion shorthorn breed ers association meeting at toronto last week duncan campbell of mof fat was elected one of the directors at the last meeting of the county council a resolution was passed in creasing the rate of the board for transient boarding at the gordon home here from 3 per week to 50c per day the county buildings com mittee was authorized to secure prices and cost of iristulatton of a modern steal counter with filing equipment or the treasurers office the com mittee was also given authority to purchase a bell for the use of the warden reformer anyone could tell by looking at you that your parents oame from ireland my parents did not come from ireland ssad pat corns on dont try to fool me your face shows your parents came from inland they did not said pat they are in ireland yet reward 500 reward will be paid for the return of the blue chinchilla over coat and deer skin gloves taken trout the band dance at the town hall on feb 6th ray barley georgetown it colman8 trucking and cart age service we are prepared to do all kinds of trucking and cartage no job too small no job too big courtesy and service guaranteed phone 253 g ont or p o box 127 ltp mcbean co weekend specials wood good bony beech and maple wood 375 single cord mixed wood and rails at 300 single cord j h- smith phone 84 r 13 georgetown tf wood f orsale very bast dry hardwood 375 per single cord mixed wood 3j2s ralla woo hardwood tlaht 150 allde livered riinaii 35j or ss2j bbantw0rd geargwtewa custom hatching 50 200 eggs 3t4c per egg 225 1000 eggs 2 he per egg we still have a little space for anrll glve us your order now the jamesway incubator baa a patented ventilating system which passes more than twice as much alr through the egg compartments as any other machine built this has a very beneficial effect on the growing chicks and is one reason why the jamesway hatches large fluffy heal thy chicks and lots of them for particulars write or phone wtldwood poultry farm breeders of british colombia s c white leghorns phone 32b georgetown ont queen street shoe hospital we do not sell shoes our business is rebulldlng and repairing and we always repair any shoes that come in providing they are worth repairing we dont turn any tricky jobs away everything in the line of boots and shoes are accepted and if we cant repair them no body else can you can have your shoes repaired any way you want them but we always advice the best according to the make and style of the shoes we can compete for wor inanwhlp with any shoe repair plant in canada scissors sharpened lee we have had over 36 years shoe manufacturing experience and speci alize in dress shoes sewn cement ed or nailed half or whole soles note we always pick out all old stitches from the welt of sewn work your shoes are rebuilt not cobbled all prices reduced but quality re mains tihe mtih you are invited to give us a call j a ballantine box 546 phone 300 georgetown ont town of georgetown notice is hereby given that the corporation of the town of george town intends to apply to the legisla ture of the province of ontario at the next session thereof for an act of parliament for the following pur- illdate a floating indebted- poses to conaol tlon and to authorize the corporation to provide by bylaw to be passed without submitting the same to the taxpayers authorized to vote on money bylaws for b upon debentures of the said corporation the said sum of 2200000 to pay off the present floating debt of the cor poration the eustjlng debt of the corporation is as follows debentures issued or general purpose 2314328 debentures issued for school purposes 14183117 debentures issued for local improvements 5876739 debentures issued for water works purposes 87mm8 debentures issued for bydro- eleotrio purposes 113374 debentures issued in respect of bonused industries kwfh2 the amount of rateable uiuu of the municipality to tl4s7jns4t the corporation of the town of georgetown by lawbon and btratton its solicitors herein dated mthetnwrto0orgetovm this 14th day of pruarj 1su i 10 lb granulated sugar 10 lb brown sugar 5 lb tin crown corn syrup gqld fyledal coffee per lb standard pram nnri -coin- quick quaker oatij torriabo catsup gold medaj marmalade 40 oz jar black- current jam 40 oz- jar green plurn jam 40 oz jarv lahlechijf marmalade rice oiapies cfiipso large size gold soap carrjiation- milk large size eagle bland milk- gold medal peanut butter pint jars chef pork and beans ssc 55c 32c 55c libel 25c for 25c 27c 39c 29c 2lc for 23c 21c for 25c for 23c 19c 23c for 19c mcbean co georgetown ontario fwl sidney mills garage 1 am opening up a new garage on gueiph street and am ready to repair durants chryslers fords and all other makes of cars cars greased 75c batteries charged 35c labor charges 75c per hour satisfaction guaranteed with all work sidney mills gueiph st georgetown how can you expect people to buy if you dont tell them what you have to sell advertise in the herald r h thompson co for dependable hardware you cannot afford to purchase an electric washer till you try the connor thermo see our exclusive lines of happy thoughtquebec cook stoves mcclary- electric ranges pease boilers and furances lowe bros high standard paint lowe bros quick drying enamel lacqueret quick drying varnish elastitalqpr varnish i rent johnsons electric floor polisher plumbing heating and electrical wiring phone 46 co georgetown h s v ti ifel