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We wish to extend our hearty tanks four fiberal patronage during the past year and solicit. 2 con: make this store better. We are introducing' new methods: and: almost doubling our stock; which will enable us to serve our many customers even better than we have before. £9 faseserensaneetsess LOCAL. NEWS ERvERee Rese Ww. G, Monet has baled hay for Mis Whiteway has returned #rom her visit to Chicago. Mr: Russel Soper is homie for the Christmas holidays. © Mr. Oscar Jack, Central Business J Torpato, is home fora i "conple of weeks. . Willard & Co, have a large quan- Ty of Euglish holly for sale. Miss Bua Davis is starting a Shorthand class at ths beginning of the year, Particulars as to terms, upon application to Miss Davis "Mr. Sidney McBrien is making Shits to rin a bowliog 'Alliston. + A Christos Tree will: be held Jor the children of the' Methodist ool on. Thursday even: ,. Dec 23, Admission 100+ Guests of the Reeve After' the Council of 1909 ad: journed .its. final. meeting, of the ex-reeves and-officials of the town and the press became the Sue of the Reve, Mr, Hutches (30m, A "pleasing table bad been tid at Cook's restaurant and those prescnt 'enjoyed the good things provided. The speeches of the evening naturally turned into civic ghatnels: 'The opinion was freely expressed that the Council, which lias just completed its term of office; has done good work and are worthy. re-election. The - sentiment 'ex- pressed in this respect was sincere, for 'the municipal work has been thorough and painstaking. The Reeve has been thoughtful. of the town's Tequirements, and. "hasit shown good business capacity and a.sense of justice in-all hisdealings; while the Councillors readily and intelligently did the work at hand. The roads and sidéwalks have been well handled, and a continuance of this Ris gySteny will put Port Perry in fi position 'as a market here was a hopeful tone in ea terre several | Davis Papetosics i in "all ath Tesi suitable] for Christmas, at A. J, Davis", ; Methodist and Presbyterian Hymn Books at A J. Davis' Pretty Windows Some of 'out. merchants take: special pride in dressi Lis dows. Messrs. Jones, Dunk & preserve a uniformiy of good: tas and 'judgment inthis res do A. Ross & Sons +Greenbergs others, One hohday OE has attracted'considerable favorable. comment---the window in the hare NARS Se = W. L. Parrish, ar y Percy Ingram. It beautiful showing, and gi dence of considerable: anistic ability along this live. 'Thi dow 'is 'notable for Ice and harmonious arraugenient. Thi i To the Seat tine Mv. logram 0 mself. to be a competen! window dresser, and we ps | that a photo of this window Hardware and Metal would 2) favorable comment.