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w ii f georgetown herald wednesday dec 27th 1950 the editors corner potpourri another interesting coin is in the possession of former georgetown resident mrs william cole of milton she haw a halfpenny dated 1814 which was lodged in a crack in a cheat belonging to her great- grandmother the penny fell from its hiding place when she was moving the cheat one day recently another former georgetown who now lives in milton mrs r tonelli doris mcdonajd cooked a turkey dinner on sttnday when mall son andy won a bird on a legion there on friday congratulations to mr and i l leslie who recently celebrated their j atjnfveraary at dteirorae on aifeert st mm anwarohajtoti cojy iftckna paranvjet a new high in tbermmber n attending and er loud in their of the efficient way the lion club handled the lof children y stewairt town residents are r h county wffl- tales imtnedialfovactkm to fifrtfe farfiaon the himrw accwents have x oc this year each accident becomes more sen- jous and someone will be killed yet if the menace is not mtnoved main street rnerchants report this as one of the busiest years yet carrolls new store caused a lot of comment and it makes a rnost attractive addition to the street there are rumors that a young-dentiet- interestmg in locating in georgetown when he cotn- plerehns final year tin dentistry where are the hockey fans of yesteryear this year the raiders have otae of die beat teams in history and have won every game to date they deserve betted crowd support than they have been getting a good cheering section is an inspiration to the team and the executive for it takes s peanutsto run an intermediate a club tf sunday r ing day jim woods has joined the4taff of goodlets hardware his friends will be 1 happy to hear that a c mac mcbride is making splendidprogress at hamilton san and expects tobe back home again in the spring more good news is that mrs j a mcclure who was quite ill at her home on maple avenue has made a good recovery and is up and about again georgetowns history continuing a series of articles from an 1 093 edition edition of the toronto daily mail- mrrd warren the editor and proprietor of the georgetown her ald b a native of die township of esqnesing and was bom near die village of acton on the 28th of april 1863ijhb father mr johfa warren being an extensive farmer who for nearly a quarter of a century has been gt r of the township and county conncils our abject having had die advantages of a good education gad m school teaching which he followed three for more when he decided to enter upon a news- cbyonft and after several years sp in pr fiw the work he in 1 886 purchased die herald r one of the prominent mwnlt ofctho bail fo j been clerk of tfwmtoland counties association and has just beenju- pcftjrtawarer of die baptist young peoples union of ontario and quebec he is a member of die george cow ftdjfcsehool boardi and fakes an interest bodjt aaaertfaetfanilin editor in afl diat pertains to the pros- of dus vibagv and its vicinity s j vv ihdss ssmaaawaam4naol n director mam4aasmjawmmbmaambl nn i mjmita atuum dkhtal tiaucatm t ihl dr clifford reb nunta nun6miis mateursa f ti tf tr t rmnti aiwfiaiaumai uevwandhosian georgetown motors tsar irani maasieh dealers cecil hardie lome peters closed for the holiday weekend from 6 pm saturday until tuesday morning waaaajnassbin vsssinj 1mb umrepolkaa busv 44 victor street toronto ftt wn jjarovjjsjevlfcc m yvud bennett kc j ion street barristers and solicitors ge phone is nielsen narjolbss stfli year t lady tom m- avt w bat sl sat m ismsissisaws oopniar rkwrnemmm bxad i catr fb tom is your local t fbons annual meeting li alton crop improvement assn friday january 5tit 1 30 pm milton court house j dr h l patterson will speak on the importance of cropping practices in dairy herd improvement brief reports on visits to malabar farm and fcluakingum conservancy district by edwin harrop and l l skuce also reports from local cooperators ross segsworth brock harris george currie and v e mcarthur everyone welcome the bachelors dilemma f langdon and ay notaries pobue kenneth u langdon owmrfbtow first mortgage money to loan offices roxy theatre bldg mill st phone 88w georgetown we speeuttfenv work sb year j sanford sol phokx georgetown pohodc5 to one and all the seasons greetings and best washes for the new year arrow taxi phone 500w main street at the bus stop j w v t hff new year a chrtatata atory by horleyj cauathan beproduead throufh the eourteay of the canadian bank of com- at auht before chrlttmmharry ay aw plump young exeeotlve wtth the bow ue cameprae to ida bachelor apartment nearxthe unl- araut sad found the janitor had got a turkey en the kitchen table it was a fine big bird welfhli twanty two pounds far toe big for ma smau lee bacand had to the tef was a ribtebom tae of bis favourite restaurant congratulst- ing him on winning their turkey raffle wondering when be bad ta ken the ticket he thought well the devru must look after his own and be telephone his brothers wife who had invited him for dinner on christmas day well this year for a change hi provide the tur key he said feeling exuberant tve got it right bete oh barry tbatfa a shame she said weve got a turkey big enough for three days its in the lee box there was no room in the lee box for bis turkey and so she had to disappoint him soon he was stalling and indulg ing himself anticipating the pleas- tire he would get giving the turkey to tom btu his underpaid assist ant who had just got married then be talked on the telephone to tom who had to explain his wife had bought a turkey that afternoon and he was ao apologetic and em barrassed barry thought youd think i was trying to get him to do j something foe maand he felt amnawrt he called three old friends two were out of town for the holiday the other had won a turkey in bowling alley then be remembered that two other friends whom he admired sports columnist on the local newspapers were accuatoraeil to foregathering at- this hour la a eats on bloor barest with tb turkey a- a to tax to tnsf cafe grlnnett jovially at the bat ebsek girt was asked htm to but the fact was hex ttldnt apprec iate that he had thought of them and be had to pick up his turkey ahd go home in the kitchen standing beside the turkey he felt irritated it waa aa if his brothers wife and tom and all his friends had joined together to deny him the satisfaction of pleasing them with a gift and as he looked out the window at the lighted houses of his city of a mil lion souls he suddenly felt discon tented with his life which had been going so smoothly until he had to get a turkey cooked theres some thing the matter with the world when you cant give a turkey to anyone who knows you he thought to the devu with it then he tried to sell the turkey to the restaurant but the manager refused to buy back the turkey he had given away why dont you try a butcher he asked a butcher jtore a few blocks awayinbajrborotwas still open but the haldjieaded butcher pointing to his turkeyfilled window said look what i have left ulster ru sell yes one at half price on the way home the big turkey seem ed to take on weight harrys arms ached and he was glad when he dumped it on the kitchen table exhausted he lay down and tell asleep at the christmas dinner at his brothers place they were surprised to hear his turkey was still on his kitchen table and he wondered why he felt ashamed when he got home in the evening he stared un easily at the naked bird iiti go bad hetkouht and he sniffed picking it uphe went out vrax be gan to cross queens park it had begun to snow wet dead leaves in the melting snow glistened under the park lights- shifting the torkey from one arm to the other he head ed for a church along a side street there be asked the whitehaired man who answered the door do you know anyone whew a christmas uuke l apologetically ifs way its never too hnavi old man said x tar poor families to the wholl appreciate a you give me your wl it doesnt matter m wkwardbrand aa aomvi the weight of the tt ted oft bis arms he he had felt ashamed afcl place he hadnt been aomeone who would aj turkey he had bean aomeone who would him skgwwew v 3 fl ft instore fi5fi tha famouw eonw table laid the tarto before lus astonished mends mitlhamatasb tor it mfok i