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georgetown herald wednesday april 26 1956 the georgetown herald fttviaigjbi eeaatttsfljues a oaomuhfowy maw wiijliasu mavai omnbt tkwakrrown asbcmovc baeumavad ruu ootta asjirfliiltoa flats s3j0 a year stasia copies t each adverutlnf rates quoted ea application walter c btthn puhllihar tad editor y mary h blehn aaesdaw htor oasflilj l meoilvray stajt lull if dark oare harrington jiv t r pw camwau wttreld iaprlnted oath wedfeesqa eteriaomi to ilia e o mala mrimc georgetown authowiad as second dial watt peat otnes per ottawa- r members of the canadian weakly newspaper association and the ontarioquebec division of the cwjia i t v georgetown bighty years ago aaniahy readers will kndw the herald files go back only to 1917 when previous files were destroyed ina fireitwastherefbre a real discovery when a copy of the halton herald dated april 2 1866 turned up recently it is a fourpage 7 cohimn sheet- published by j craig and brother and is labeled vol 2 no 47 from this we can establish that the herald had its ori gin sometime in 1 866- which would make it 84 years old the early herald did not feature what we nowadays call display advertisements advertising much of which was on the front page wasiimore of the type which appears ifi the classified columns the charge was 8c a nne for one insertion and 2c a line thereafter with a liberal discount to merchants who advertised by the year in those days there was no linotype and every bit of the paper was set by hand type which accounted for the discounts allowed some early advertisers among the largest advertisers was j a depotie whose general store featured such items as tea coffee sugar tobacco and snuff crockery and glassware and wines and liquors general merchant hugh mckay offered to take cash or farm produce for grand river land plaster and offered large selections of boots and shoes barclay mcleod called their store marti- moth house and stated that they sold cheaper than any house in canada j g parker and standish ac beaty were also large advertisers some names are still familiar in this district j murray stewarttown issued marriage licences dr webster whose wife still lives in norval advertised himself as physician surgeon and acoucheur which in consulting- our dictionary we find to be a gentleman who acts as a midwife t j wheeler for many years a jeweller and watch repair man ruston s drug store mr ruston being the fath er of the misses ruston whose house on main street stands empty since their death last year there were several local hotels b thompson had just moved from the georgetown hotel to fhe ontario house and- advertised a fenced fair ground attached and free bus service tp the station a ryanhad just bad his british union hotel at stewarttown redecora ted- j b lindsay tifter an absence of 1 4 years was once again proprietor of hornby house at hornby c h thompson had a picture with his advertisement for thompson house at milton and said stages left twice a day for bronte to connect with trains east and west john wallaces hotel at milton also said there was a daily stage from georgetown the name that fits with a name like e bones a gentleman in mil ton was a natural as a cabinet maker and undertaker and said that he was prepared to make coffins of all sizes and descriptions to order on short notice appar ently there wasnt the money in dentistry that there is today l l- bennett who used ether spray to extract teeth without pain also was a photographer who took pictures eight for a dollar and had his office in travis new building trotter and graham gave him some dental competition by coming to town every tuesday no tax problems then the operation of the municipality did not have the problems which face councils of today in the pa per appears the financial statement for the village for 1867 total expenditures were 3716 the major part being 1084 for schools salaries were 125 streets 346 county rate 166 guelph street bridge appar ently a capital expense cost405 and a drill shed 410 200 of which was paid by the county total tax col lections were i i 74 there was a government school grant of 156 statute labour poll 4ax 60 and liquor licences brought in 370 r geddes was village cleric at the time i the nassagaweya examinations possibly it was a dead week for news but the yearly halton herald- does not itemize any particular startling news in its pages other than a letter from a nasaagaweya reader referring to the competitive ex amination in that township apparently the week be fore the gentleman teacherat s s no 6 had written a letter torhe paper about an incident which occurred at the examinations the letter writer took exception to his remarks and said that the true story was that the teacher was on that day insuph a state of intoxication thatrjie could not have been able to draw a line of dis- tmction between right and wrong the letter ends he forgot to inform you of die figure he displayed v when for disorderly conduct the chairman had to order hint out after which he withdrew from the hall to take justine glass more and that tn his attempt to make a second raid upon the quiet proceedings of the after noon hevwasso far gone as to not he able to keep the path but ftih into the gutter and emerged therefrom on all fours j- it mustbe a fine thing for hi pupils to have it said that it was in this state they conveyed him home and that it woafr this state that he lost his pectacea the georgetown cricket qub wasbiing reorgan ized ald dr m h starr was rhnacnprceident al a meeting at clarks jtotelv other officer were james higpsivice president treasurer bennettvgrantj costigan nd higgfns- man- agemeht cbmrnitteer s rev henry wetbe rector oi st georges church was chairman at an evening of penny read- ingsi wheneadingbwer given by j ry barber qr- starr jlv mckay n armour andd smith there- porter said that- the evening was not as lively as usual due to the absence of music and singing i the death of john hall from cdnaumptibn was ftoted the funeral taking place from the residence of g c mckenzie mill street bjrths included a daugh ter to mr and mrs silas statharrt mr statham ran a bakery and a son to mr and mrs thomas harrold 4th line esquesirfg a social in stewarttown hall was being held to raise funds to purchase a site i for no 2 companys drill shed the juvenile minstrels unable to secure the commodious engine house were looking for a suitable hall for holding their shows wwatkins was opening a new store in glen williams and william roden was also a store operator there incidentally as in other early documents glenwilliams is spelled as one word while spey side is separated into two some early businessmen here and there ih the herald appear names of early georgetown business and professional men bas- tedo and dixon barristers had their office at the cor ner of main and court streets next to the division court office perhaps a reader can tell us where court street was barrister robert forsayeth had his office in chases hotelt william laidlaw practiced law in milton and georgetown and his office was in bar clays block dr milton starr who practiced both the new and old systems of medicine had anoffice in t g harrolds building main street e n orr ran he union marble works a galbraith deajt in jewel lery and advertised irish bog oak jewellery duncan clark ran a new livery stable on mill street e c white was a manufacturer of machine made envelopes wm barber at bros i not only produced paper but also did carding and clothdressing j f taylor sold saddles and harness on main street grieves co mill street advertised the patent elastic horse shoe cushion the esquesing steam foundry was operated by g c mckenzie and sold such items as sawing machines and shingles one way of saying it perhaps no better wording could be devised than appeared in a notice inserted by j t standish which was headed short settlements the copy read i j is said that short settlements make true friendst and in order to continued the friendship which has so long exis ted between the advertiser and his patrons any person indebted no matter how large or small the sum may be is requested to call this month and pay the same otherwise he will not consider himself responsible if the kind feeling heretofore existing should be disturbed pag s 4iimaa4babaviamib4a4 mi mlwntn iiii iih i i i na j boms taunt x-hay- q a r i i h iiib a r w vtota pljiiuhf irjtntomc 4ie straatr- oaortto s i i wimim lever and hoskin ohsrurml successors to jenldns and hardy isos uatrobollub bias 4 victoria street toronto ei bl31 leroy dale kc m sybil bennett kc hill street barristers and solicitors georgetown phone ib vilelfikh jjibooijba isbsuhar jhmi yaartpwibtr lnay f i r langdon and ayuwortir barristers and solicitors kotarlea public kenneth u langdon georgetown first mortuaoi munhv to loan offices roxy theatre bldf mill st phone 8sw georgetown john eves winner of the weird beards john eves of cheltenham won the 25 first prize in the weird beard contest promoted by rocco lorusso which ended with the judg- f presented the prizes to inj at the koxy theatre recently willurs second prize of 15 went to john huddell the 10 third prize was donated to the salvation army the two men were the only two of the original u contestants who finished the contest reeve w g the grand opening dance at huttonville park wednesday may 3rd hal davis and his highlanders z western ontarios finest i 2piece band featuring lovely vera norton a direct from the highr a lands gait and wonder- j land london a novelties prizes hats j horn and balloons and m favours only 50c per person dancing every wednesday and saturday a to die beautiful music of hal davis m jrabbbaabiabaabmaaaqbbbabbaaabbbbabbbaaw frank petch ijcensed auctioneer prompt service phone 3s1 georgetown po box 413 monuments demeeue and ferelga oranlte best sandoti equipment for cemetery lettering oraagevllle menunent werke ornngeville onl ill i conbxfut ii a wuaojtyy 4 ssm i for complete itkai ksta spaytoa head opfjce tohonto ids yongest ad osos- city and cenntnr item fumi and small aereases indmnrlal and bnalheas prepertlee tom hewson 1 your local reprewntatlve phone 332w radkr repairing we specialise in this work 25 yearj experience j sanford son phokx georgetowb s4w monuments pollock i campmi s3 water st north o a l t pealgns on request pkeae zsu inspect our work in greenwood cemetery dr c w sayera dvm veterinarian goelpfc street opposite amutmnii garage- phone n elmers c thompson john r barber elmer c thompson insurance service fire auto- windstorm canadian pacific railway transcanada airtbaes steamship tickets on all unas cruise and travel advisers mill st georgetown telephone il9w see the new b international trucks a a s a a a j contact our salesman ed tyers 5 5 tom hewsoij a a a miu street phone 332w is sbbbbbbbbaabbababbbbbbaaaaaabaabbbbabbais try a herald ad