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mrs fred braisby again heads legion wa the georgetown heralwedneo january 23rd 19 isimis pioneer is- hog feeds georgetown feed mill georgetown ontabio reelected by acclamation at the annual meeting 6t the legion w a held in the legion rooms last thure- day jan 17th mrs fred braisby will continue as president of this active organization for another year the members heard reports of an excel lent years workj when money was rai sed by bingo and euchre parties and used for such purposes as sending a bale of clothing and lnycttes to bri tain as well as tegular shipments of cigarettes to soldiers overseas the v a donated money to several worthy feattses suoh as the british war vic- tiros fund and the navy league and held chicken supper during the year for members and sons ho had been on active service giving each serviceman gift of five dollars an other activity of the organization is the gift of a set of dishes to all mem bers and their daughters who get married and this week three such gifts are being made to mrs harry savings lyla francis mrs charles laws marjorie harlow and mrs jack louth helena wilson at the close of ttie evening refresh ments provided by the retiring execu tive wre served the election of of fleers was conducted by president 8 p chapman 1st vicepresident herb harlow and secretary wallace thom pson of branch 120 canadian legion and resulted in the following officers being chosen for 1946 past president mrs c stacey pre sident mrs fred braisby 1st vice mrs adam kay jnd vice mrs jim blair secretary mrs albert carter treasurer mrs win rone standard bearer mrs thos given social mrs fred mccartney property mrs c davis sick lsltors mrs j kem- sheadand mrs d kldd mrs brain read a paper giving an account ol early settlement in horn by the history of the churches in the neighbourhood was given by mrs a king mrs s learmont mrs f brain and mra h oconnor the roll call was answered by those present giving a very short hlbtory of the farm on wl 1h they lttc mrs frank chlsholm read a paper dealing with the organi sation or the wdrnen institute among the guests present were mrs lloyd crawford the district president find mrs j e wnitelock x district sectary mrs crawford expressed pleasure at- being present and in her address gave numerous suggestions for lnteresng and beneficial meet ings the- meeting closed with the nat ional anthem the hostess served re- feshments and a social halfhour was ipent a lot to learn by james freeman umehouse lfr mad mrs harvey norton sad mrs r lane motored to toronto one evening last week to welcome home from overseas bob lone son of mr and mrs wesley lane of toronto mr clifford mcdonald was highest oorer for crtbbage and mr a w benton and miss margaret spltzer for euchre at the w i party at the hall on friday evening consolations fell to- mr harvey norton and helen shel- boumc music for dancing was provi ded by helen meredith jack noble and karns brothers with r l dav idson the floor manager the same committee plan another such party on friday of this week and we hope they have another such enjoyable evening theoounty snow plow paid its first call of the season last week historical program at january meeting of hornby institute the januarj meeting of hornby w ft was held at the home of mrs fos ter brain with mrs f s pres ing the usual business was dispen sed with this was the historical re earch meeting and was convened by mrs foster brain united church choir will sponsor easter cantata a successful musical event of last eas ter season was a cantata presented in the united church by the massed choirs of the four protestant churches of georgetown this- year it is hoped to once more present a cantata and practices of stainers crucifixion un der the leadership of miss lynda ste wart atom music director of the church will begin tomorrow evening the annual meeting of the choir wit held on thursday january 17th at u c home of the president mr s t faram miss ruth evans secretary- treasurer gave a report of 1945 activi ties chief of which was the easter c tnlala a social hour was enjoyed ifter the election of officers which re suited as follows president s t faram vlcepres leslie ellis secty treas ruth ev ans gown matron mrs a r van natter assistants mrs r h wright social committee kauileen lyons mrs w h kentner reg broomhead budtobl librarians eleanor milliere mar jorie kentner jack maclaren a a d a u n i i m i t e d 7e 7orff7szw lezi ld inspector casper strong watched carefully as young de tective colin east glanced around the room the old man didn t want to appear critical or impatient he remembered when he was a rookie there wasnt much you could tell him then he hod been quick to take offense wcn someone pointed out an error easily hurt when some one proved he was wrongs the girl lay on the floor a still cold crumpled heap a small bot tie was clutched in her righthand te word poison was written on the bottle surmounted by a skull and crossbones a note lay on table near by a chair was vhalf twisted away from the table as though the girl had turned it when she struggled and fell to the floor beside the note was a pencil the note read 1 have no one to blame for this but myself i was a fool to ever come to new york across the room near a window a young man sat in a chair jus head in his hands a picture of despair and misery young east read the note without touching it he lodked down at the girl glanced over at the young man then looked at the inspector she wasn t the usual run he said that note is well written too bad she had to die young east glanced toward the man near the window weaver he said sharply the man looked up th streaks on his face made by tears you discovered the body east said yes we were going out i ealled for her an hour ago there was no tfeasurers saleof and rortaxejl township op b8qqe8ino county of halton tp wit by virtue of a warrant issued tf bhe reeve of the township of es- quesing bearing date the first day off october 1946 a sale of lands in ar rears of taxes in the township of jsa- qqeslng will be held at ttae councfl chamber in the village c stewart- town at the hour of ten oclock in the forenoon on the 16th day of april 1846 unless the taxes and costs ul sooner paid notice is hereby given that the list of lands for sale in arrears of taxes has been prepared that oopta of the said list may be bad at my office that the list of all lands tot sale for arrears of taxes is being imb- llahed hi the ontario gazette on sat urday january 6th j946 and that unless the arrears of taxes and costs are sooner paid i wm proceed to sell the said lands on the day and at ttw place above mentioned treasurers office this 3rd day off january 1940 k o lindsay apr 3 r ojunuwninimnii 1 4 6zxns 4fg94is the dominion of canada a fine highsounding title it was canada a nation from sea to sea and all the vastness of the west was to be opened up by the railroad to the pacific thered be land and work and for everyone a chance for a new life george brown john a macdonald cartier mcgee and the rest haa worked and fought for a united canada confederation some were for it some were against it but mostly folks felt a strange new pride canada no longer a straggling collection of isolated colonies but a unified people ready and willing to work side by side for the common good where would it lead there were some who talked of great cities on the wild prairies land great industries in the east great ships nailing the seas with canadian goods a population of ten fifteen twenty million people vishmarieb so were the first explorers visionaries and the first settlers and the first- merchants yet they made a reality out of their vision but the building of a nation is not the work of a day or a year it has been and must contmue to be the work of our native resourcefulness and enterprise that will sweep canada forward to an undreamed of greatness today by our purchase and holding of victory bonds and war savings certificates by the willingness of all to work for the common good we can prove our faith in the vision and efforts of the fathers of confederation toward a canada unlimited young east glanced at- the bowed head of the man near tbe window i answer i opened the door she was was he broke off east walked over to the inspector 1 d like to question the landlady he said tht inspector nodded and spoke to someone outside the door a mo ment later a small and tired looking woman entered she showed little motion i d like to ask you one question cast said was miss vail left handed the landlady hesitated then her face lighted yes yes she was i remember seeing her at the tele ohone writing down notes she uys moved the pad over and wrota with her left hand ah declared east almost ex ultantly you may gn madame the landlady went out east looked it his superior triumphantly it wasn t suicide it was murder vlurdtr i tell yon what makes jou think so asked the inspector east pointed to th form of the irl stc the bottle is held in in r right hand a left hinded pr nr- would hold the bottle in his or i h ft hind inspictor i suspect i ri- this from the start it looki d i cut and dried too obvious tl at nt thing i ve learnt d whpn thing look obvious nlirt asking jourstll yutstions this girl was cold blood dlv murde weaver began colin east and then stopped the inspector had laid t restraining hand on his arm the nspector was smiling in a kindly fashion yet gently reproving the impetuous young detective rese flashed into the eyes if delecttve east he followed cas per strong reluctantly to where lhs sir lay the old inspector reached inwn and removed the bottle from between the girl s stiffening angers then he picked up her other hand her left hard it held a stopper he removed the stopperjind fitted it to the bottle it was a snug fit he pressed hard now look he said being right handed i hold the bottle in my right hand and attempt to remove the stopper with my left it doesnt budge so i shift hands holding now the bottle in my left hand and pulimbthe stopper with- my right i do this because i am righthanded hence there is more strength in my right hand i guessed at it after looking around see the note on the table and the pencil beside it the pencil is on the left side that indicates that the girl was lefthanded how i discover that the stopper for the bottle is inthe girls left hand it is a glass stopper glass stoppers are diffi to remove if pressed dowtttlghtly as one would be in a bottle of poisoning besides that note is written in a feminine hand it is unlikely that a man could toil tate it the inspector smiled style in glasses yes your glasses should be made to fit your particular type of face we specialize in eye examlna- uonan prescribe attractive glas ses atcity prices for expert eye service and newest style in glasses consult 0 j walker ro kykblght specialist who will be at his office over the bell telephone oo main street georgetown the second wednesday of each month or you may tjonsuttr- o t 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