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chatting trust ml n b to til our friends w wish all tha good things uut this glorious urn of year on brine merry christmas and llappy new y wilsons grocery stewaittown trisnale 72151 0 w6ll ive made a bij f n ougb dent in the christmas clutter oo the dining room u hlela put the typewriter ulio all set laa our little chat out u if 1 can clear enough of the christina clutter from my mind my thought kipt straying to ohrutmas things tho and ruihl now 1 m chuckling to msyelf thinking ab out the little lot at the st george sunday school concert lavt wtik they wrt vwtnt and inotl entertain mi a only all kioup ol thildrn un der iht te ji can be whin dre d their sunday btit and put on imc to sing a few kons lie ore and between number inauy of tht rn wire waving a proud lit mum but they paid strict atltntiou to the rec lor rrv ken luchardwin when he quitted them down or a i lumrnt or two before nitroducing tht ir number kev llichardon said he knew how eaciting christinas was for little boys and girls but they muitn t lue sitvhl of the true meaning of the hristma celebration could anyone tell hi m whose birthday we eetebrate on t hrutmaa day many hands were eagerly raised to reply au the rector chose one utile girl who answered in a firmly triumphant voice mine 0 and hire s anothir mile incident to show that it unt only the adults who find the christmas rush a bit confusinaf one small boy came home and announced to hi parents that his sunday school seasons greetings from the staff joyfia noel to all our good friends may yours be the merriest christmas at this happy season bucks meats and groceries mr and mrs pat vance mrs c j buck mr and mrs jack ulur mrs fred roden jim buck mrs frank whitmee mrs ernest forgrave 2 cfjrigtmas greetings vhristmas is o season to which we look forward with delighted anticipation a time of joy and happiness it is the best thing mat christianity has been able to offer in support of christian aspirations to universal brotherhood and goodwill it incul cates annually a solemn truth that it is more blessed to give than rec eive and does tend to promote good fellowship and bring out a pleasant side of human nature and so friends here we are again for the umpteenth year to ade quately express to you from the bottom of our hearts our thanks for your loyalty and patronage without your cooperation we could not have had the gratifying success that this organization enjoys and has enjoyed for many years in the past with the christmas season at hand and a new year approaching rededicate ourselves to the service of you and yours to you and yours we extend best wishes for a joyatis yuletide and for a prosperous new year the management and staff harold c mcclure ltd and j n home misswm concert waj on utthattdaueh an av ailing hi moth and dad think m he had made a mistake investigated a little and found that for several weeks be had been attending rehear aala for the sunday school concert of a church to which they did not belong at all 9 this is the season for gift all right but air and ur ga te of blandford us who are the parents of mrs ron lleadham received a real surprise recently when they opened a parrel from dom uiion textiles ltd in moot real it contained pillow cues and sheelsand a note congratulating them on the oc casion of uuir 50th wedding anmwr sary they or their clipping bureau had noticed ao lum about it in the herald jjid since the firm u alwj eel ebratin lu colden animtrsary thi yar tnej lire tijiig tift of linen to couple all aero canada who are ct libmting their golden wedding an mterwrir mr ana ur date are the hi nd couple to be reiiietubt red by dominion textile as a reull of a herald news item karher this fall lir john litll s parent in toronto re- dived a similar gift 0 to go back to the subject of birth lays for a moment ur fred sinclair noticed in the rol umn a few weeks ago that we had re marked on a birth notice appearing in a hrampton paper in the form of poetry she ha discovered another poetic new parent this moat impor tant occasion in their life prompted him to add to the formal notice of birth 1et the trumpet resound ijtt the banners unfurl ur happily announce the birth of a girl athenne dianne u to be her name and if she could she would loudly exclaim that mother and daughter are dom fine and father will too given plenty of time an event not of course to ih compared in importance to tin birth of a bab but nttrthe less filled uiih unliiiunt for man pttpli j- tht diicontinu iifc a f w wk aio tf the hut sittia a train vr similar to our own peanut tr ih vhu h runt n tht mirth lint in fait mrs t iaiu f irt ria re ctnlt tt iu im that in order to mmt tht ir h rnt t iwn f r i rctt tht tuitc freiutntl ut i to takt tht ivanut trillt jdi thtn trannftr t tht hoj s i i t t 11 1 lo tht ir d stinatu n tht ii spetul ua tht onl train runnuik bttwttn lltttin an i ct lhnimool ita arrnau and dt par tuns win the tlail rvent for tht peoplt on farms ant tittle tillages it pased through they knew the old conduct mi friend an 1 friend in d ed he ua to the farmers it was said whtn the conductor saw some cattle on the track ht s stop the spec lal ret out and nhoo them off thin tet back on again an i urt up the train tht telic who farmed near r t rt tl ft r lwent m t an mirmim that tht name hoj sprcnl was ii en thr train ixcaust it carriett a jrt at deal of iim ttck the track ran thru their farm si tt vkut with a sensr of personal loss thty rt ad it was ntvtr to run aain the writrr f this poem published in the allison herald must have shar id their fccntiment and oicel that of all the ptople in the towns and vil lakt s bctuien allistun and ileeton who in addition to missing the train for sentimental reasons an now quite isolated if thc havrnt car of their own here is the poem the last run of the hoq spatial the people in r verctt are sad today for the old hot special has gone on her way she came up at eleven and back down at four hut after today she will travel no more rer day at the station the folk gathered round to see the old train when she rolled into town now the station is deserted and so is the track for the old hog special will never be back it was the only train to travel this line from beeton to colling wood never on time we could go to alllston tioga or usle and up te creemore about fifteen milt there 11 be time we will think we can see her smoke stack and hear her old whistle sway down the track but its only a memory for the old days we yearn cause the old high special will noyer return for many long years she has travelled these rails carrying- passengers and bringing our mail now these dsys are over and the work ts all done the old hog special ha made her last run st georges men choose officers new officers of st george chap ter of the brotherhood of anglican churchmen were named sunday mor ning when 46 men of the church at attended the 8 oclock communion service and had breakfast together af forwards in the church basement walter blehn aucceeda stan flnlay as president and charles harris con tinues aa socrotnry acting on the executive are gordon spencs jim sargent rudy melor ken robertson tom vanslckler robert borland and calvin lalster v lew bnutdtw 406 set new single matk bowling s tretuadous 0s ut week lew brandford replaced jud davidson as hiiuizl scorer for the season to date th new score was 51 better than the previous 354 sir davidson however still holds tn pie honours with the 22 which be bowled a few weeks ajgo it was brandford week is the leaiue with lew leading the triple divuion with 002 also and harry brandford second with 796 single bfures were not a hih as usual j intlu 2b joe hall 297 o webster 2sj uardunald 391 l hill 288 toui htrbert 287 other hub triplis rrr j lull 76fi c hill 71j ii teylor 746 o herring ton 739 i- caitrr 734 thtre was some snuffling in lilg trn avrrara je hall s guud bowl ink bpustrd him into this favoured gruup at the expense of j saunders averages me i crahani krntnera 232 ii anderaou anderson a 221 t uilllams andersua s z20 n ship way silvers 218 ii chaplin kent ners 213 h chappe lyovlneill 1 212 g llarber krntneril 211 k an derton silvers 211 b korurk le gion no 2 211 j hall andersons sos yhc s4fo6rrcnsm hstjuljd wediseeday eveaiissg dec list isoci page 4 anglican parish st georges advent iv satlrdav december 24 chrtsunaj eve 11 jo pot holy eurturu choakl midnight nativity ralioo team standings ttam w f its legion no 1 28 14 s3 atuitnun s 27 is 81 provincial 24 18 u kentnrr s 23 19 m silvers 23 is 12 legion no 2 21 21 50 kays 20 23 47 firemen 19 23 43 ulsflta is 24 42 imperials 18 24 40 lorne seots 17 28 40 llambters 14 2 32 lsimv dix 2mb lhriktinas day 743 am ramily holy lucharut child en s story boys and girl choir will re drr the muiic at thi service for the birthday of the cbrisi child uonuav ubl 2ftth thr rraat of bl stephen holy communion 11 am thlatmlay djx 2ftth 10 00 am ituly ccuntnuaioa irayers for hospitals mnd the sick st albans gun wiliiams hhlstuai uav fjkc 2ath 10t5 am holy icurharut family service and child rn s slury hr r rr weatherman lni ilatkin report 23 below aero tuesday morn ing at his home at vfcildwood the rector and his family eav tend every prayer and good wish ty the members of the parish and use community for a joyous and illeaaed nativity season r isssafcfctfcafcsifcfc restaurant and gray coach depot shop every week night till 10 pm lots of parking free christmas tree with svsry purcksw est s 00 or met make your selection here we have gifts for all ages smssslsiistgs christmas decorations itsitmimsgsmsia west end hardware and building supply luimllst wt of fawn on hlghwsy no 7 phone tr 73849 avro discounts available j flivs atamt e bslmfel 5fflrstfflf3