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the georgetown herald wednesday june 28th 1944 rv thefgeorgetown herald nkwb ot osobgktown kobval oucn william ltmehou8e tewakttown abbqrove baixinafad hottnby 1ciu ootta acton bsampton milton 3ub6ciption rates ffr united states and oversea 300 a year single ooplea bo advertising rates will be quoted on application telethons na s wawmtrbxehnrputiisfcm oabpvbld l ifcailvbay j b0ttkt memoer of the weekly newspaper aflaociauon and the onterioquflbm dtvltfon oz the owna the editors corner forty years ago in georgetown we are indebted to miss ethel brownridge for the succeeding article on past georgetown history while miss brownridge was housecleaning prior to moving to her new home in toronto she came across two old copies of the herald dated february 2nd 1 898 and january 4th 1905 and has kindly donated them to the herald office as most of our readers know during the tenancy of the late j m moore as publisher a dis astrous fire destroyed the premises and all files prior to 1919 were lost so these two souvenirs of the past are particularly valuable to us february 2nd 1898 at this date the herald was published by the late r d warren and the newspaper had its old style for mat of four large sheets the big news of the week cen tered about the approaching election of march 1 st and john r barber of georgetown had just been chosen liberal reform candidate to oppose col w kerns the conservative member to the provincial house the editor comments both parties in halton agree that it iptime for a change the only point of difference is that the grits mean halton while the tories refer to ontario the january honor roll for limehouse school submitted by the teacher ida a ford listed the follow ing o marshall f swackhammer e scott c mere- dim l garvin j newton c lane j mcdowell w mcdowell v swackhammer h lapoidevin j hainer t oneill b wheeler s deemert e meredith h mcdowell duncan sharp c galbraith a deemert w dobbie a merritt r scott f mcdowell w bow man s nickell k hainer v walker t dobbie sympathy was extended to mr and mrs j a walker in the loss of their 1 syearld daughter many sympathizing friends including the congregational gleaners mission band and the employees of creel- mans factory attended the funeral on the eve of departure for his new parish of mac ton rev fr haley was presented with a gold- headed cane by members of his georgetown choir the address read by miss katie ryan was signed by katie m ryan bertha scott and celia langan current prices on the georgetown market in- cluded chickens 50c pr butter 1 6c lb dressed hogs s25 eggs 6c doz potatoes 60c wheat 84c turkeys 9c lb among the advertisers walker mcbean 6c co were holding a 10day stocktaking sale with ladies wool gloves reduced from 25c to 19c cashmere hose at 29c and fancy boucle dress goods at 495 an in teresting part of the ad is the phrase produce taken other advertisers included jas m buck butcher d m mcdennid grocery c c roe insurance f w brooke tailor bank of hamilton j p bell george town agent lawson bros planing mill behsle co di goods a d thompson dry goods gibson millar co clothing milligan ot knight meats and poul try john gane boots 6c shoes t j wheeler jeweler in mitchelstewarttown crockery glassware and farm implements mcdermid 6c kennedy star gro- cerv j allen 6c co china hall the grand trunk railway advertised special excursions to the klondyke and the popular route to the yukon and the gold fields was via chicago st paul seattle 6c victoria among the coming events was a lecture in the presbyterian church by j w rae of toronto on great britain her elements of power and per manence music by the georgetown parlor orchestra miss n mcleod and miss thornton georgetown beat acton 93 in the first hockey match played in the new rink operated by messrs steel hume the rink was lighted by 36 bright in candescent lights and the editor remarked on its future benefits to municipal life january 4 1905 a feature of this issue was a photo of john a willoughby reeveelect for 1905 the- herald com ments mr willoughby is proprietor of the georgetown livery which he has conducted to the satisfaction of a luge constituency of patrons he has added much to the m of his own property and has taken a deep interest fa the affairs of the town generally in ihetownhip council vote thompson head ed the poos wipsjj84 votes john bingham thos cocfcancl mrrsnow were tie other three candidates rveeefei wnn wriggieaworth and mcdonald runnersup cinity to show what good homemakers they are it has often been said that the fair is the show window of the community were looking forward to seeing a grand exhibit of work in the ladies section this year ciikby rsaxm cenano set percentage mahkup8 umttod tbe prices board announce an order effective immediately eetam tuning price oeltnge on oanadjangrown cher- rlea of all typeefor tbe out time antl netting ceilings on cherries imported during tbe period jojy 3 to sept 30 tbe order brings oherrfc under the same price and maricup control as now in affect for most of the other testo fruits and vegetables and the board said it will result in consu mer prions slightly lower than those of last year but higher tthan those pre vailing in ims growers ceiling prices to shippers and wholesalers are set at 130 per sixquart flat and ssjso per fourbaataet orate for black sweet oherrlea and 90 cents per sixquart flat and z50 per fourbasket crate for red aoun per- oentage markups are limited for ship pers wholesalers and retailers onnmnv oeiuonricea tftecljq burners fjob shipping pomi are 199 per sixquart flat and 530 per fourbasket erate for black sweet cher ries 137 per sixquart flat and 381 per fourbasket crate for red sours transportation costs may be added for shipments to points more than 13 miles away we prlnte nifty letterheads- directory c royal interest in canadian paratroopers airborne packs or canadian para- bethwhen the royal furly vlsltetr troopers were a major point of interest canadians in the thick of pre-tnva- u their majesties and princess eliza- sion manoeuvres the weeks weddings included mildred hood and alexander d hume at stewarttown john robert scott and elizabeth mary hall at the presbyterian manse margaret c reed and j m tracy curry at fllmgate farm in the terra cotta column mr henry mcbride of mcgregor michigan was visiting his brother mr lames mcbride after an absence of 26 years a number of young people enjoyed a social party at mr j david sons and others report a good time at an oyster supper c j starrets mr and mrs dugald campbell spent christmas with miss j smith personals mrs chas brown and the misses prown of hornby have moved to town and will reside on charles street k holiday visitors included mr joseph behsle of toronto miss cora brinkert of niagara falls ny mr and mrs frank e finlay of st catharines dr graham of tonawanda n y at his home in ash- grove mr victor vannatter sarnia mr clarence ben nett and miss bennett of toronto mr and mrs f mcqueen of chesley mrs mcqueen being the former miss hutchinson who taught school at georgetown and glen williams miss annie campbell of list owe 1 with her sister miss hattie of the glen among the advertisers mcbean co ken nedy bros general store f anthony norval hard- w a b wi je a co d g w i barnhill norval the bargain store g a rams- den druggist john mcdermid star grocery john mcdonald coal and wood j h jackson clothing w j willson undertaker john williams knitting fac tory millar co clothing anthony howes hard ware w j mcfadden druggist robt noble geor getown elevator norval mills fred a cline mar ble granite works lee sing laundry j n oneill blacksmith 6c woodworking we dont know if georgetown had less teeto talers in those days but an article entitled care of the nose gave special instructions for massaging to make a red nose white if any subscribers have similar old copies of the herald of bygone days we should be glad to know of m and use them as a background for future articles fed plan now ladies step right up ladies this is where you shine we mean in the fall fair of course the prize list for the ladies section has been completely revised and if you peruse it where it appears on another page in the herald we know youll find a lot of articles listed which you excel in making and which can be turned to a very t handy cash profit if you are in the prize money while we dont like to stress the mercenary aspect of it too much its worth comment to note that first prizes have been increased to a dollar and second prizes to sixty cents an added feature this year are the special awards of 500 and 300 each to junior and senior institutes of halton county for a noncompetitive display of worku a good number of entries in this section are an ticipated we advise you to look over the sixtythree pos sible entries on the prize list now so that you can plan to enter several of the contests quilts rugs domestic science and sewing knitting and embroidery are all listed and will give the women of georgetown and vi- f r watson dxj8 lfjxs office hours i to 5 thursday afternoons dr j burns milne dental 8ckqeon xray georgetown dr clifford red dd dentist phone 410 main strait elmer c thompson msdbangb 1 fire aoto wlraliftmn o p rattway and amed steamship summer kxuuhusonb pbooe lww or j georgetown monuments and pollock a ingham cult enapaot our work tax gnanwood leroy dale kc m sybu boubott ba kcmtetn in langdon barrkrter briutr netary pemic plna mortgage money to loan office gregory theatre bmg lfm street pbone m georgetown c n r timetable dayltgbt savin time ooino basrt 7j01 aa 1040 axn tjos pjn sunday only p daqr 9m pjn xti train nielsen the chiropractor dmglew therapiet hat tear at pnotloe ladr rttttiant boura a 6 80 tun oloaed tburadaj over dominion 8tobb georgetown dr s e magwood veterinary 8ubobom phone 11 office txi striatal onst caenvs office and tbe lw fwrii balmlng at the ear ner of main and mm streets oakvuxe monument works w r- auweroa oood dlaplay of band tour 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