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Port Perry Star, 17 Dec 1925, p. 1

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"ratt Poultry Regulator and Egg | } lucer. : Now is the time to feed it 19, he fens and oash in on the eggs. Sold the oo. Over. Moir's Chocolates. Anew lot in bulk just arrived. 'And still a few of these Dollar Auto-Strop J ate Razors going 'at 75¢. each while they as = ; MORRISON'S DRUG STORE. "The Peoples' ' Meat Market ] "We sell 'averything you want in choice, clean, palatable, nutritious and satisfying meats. ~- If you want it geod aii BERT MacGREGOR Hea will do the rest. © Ring up Phone 72. ¥ 7 368! \ EGGS! Are you getting EGGS! price now. | sturdy little stmas." [| way of expressing your wishes, They | with Flowers.' holding a Christmas Tree on Dec. 18, The Yellow School, Reach Town- ship are holding a ristmas enter. tainment on the evening of Dec. 16.) The Greenbank United Church Christmas tree entertainment will be held on Wed, 'Deceniber 23. Choice Programe. Adntissfon 25c. Children of school free. % . The Christmas Tree 'kintertainment of the Seagrave United Church Sun- | day School will be held in the church on the evening of Tuesday, Dec. 22. An excellent program will be given. Adults 25¢. Children 15c. see) ren ASHBURN Burn's Church congregation is 'pleased to know that Mr. Koffend of 'New York, who was with us as paster for ten weeks this summer will have charge of the services on Christmas Sunday, December 27th. Missionary night at Community Club was well attended on Wednes- day night and the program was given Miss Hazel Tarvis; Miss Jean Parker, 'Mrs. Doble, Mrs. Broome. Mr. Alfred Moles, prayer by Mr. J. Leask. John-Miller, Jr., was chairman, ~ Don't forget the Christmas Tree on Friday night of this week, Dec, 18th. A good program will be given by the children. Everybody welcome, "Miss May Fisher who is nursihg near Greenbank; paid-a short visit to 1 Re B25 oe You cannot do-it un- Jess ou are willing to put a little extra care d expense into your 'poultry: business. Try a bag of Blatchford's Laying Meal and note the ts. It contains Sverviiing necessary for the ra ihe rami Droduction of eggs." It is also neces- 2 you feed Oyster Shell and. Grie: We ~ have them all. hy Here 5 sical bargain, 1 piece dinner Set, Kington pattern for-$20.00. - RT Ee highest wade price for all kinds of Clover . and We sa highest Let me have a sample of your seed. J. F. McCLINT OCK PORT PERRY, ONT. Apr us MAKE YOUR . FARM WANTED FOR 100 acres near School between Port * J Perry and Kingston Road, Whitby. 2 Parry, Ont, ~ "her home here on Tuesday. mn YY eens ~NICKLE. HAS NOT -HEARD -OF | SMITH APPLICATION "It-is apparent from certain news: paper clippings I have read that there is a harmful misunderstanding re- garding the Smith-Jarvis-Peppall prosecutions," declared Attorney- General Nickle to-day, "Mr. Smith and Mr. Pepall were each found not guilty of ' conspiracy to defraud the. public. Mr. Pepall was not tried on this charge because no such charge could be laid while he was in On- tario merely under extradition." "To the present I have received nothing from the department of jus- tice in relation to the application that it is alleged is being made on behalf 'of Mr. Smith." --Toronto Star. ese) (ree. REALTY TRANSFERS Mr. W. J. Cook has made the fol- lowing transfers of property. Mr. Jos. Holtby's 50 acres, on con. 2, Reach, to Mr. Martin, of Sask. Mr. John Medd's farm on Con 6, "Reach, to Mr. J. Miller, of Victoria Corners. : ; ----()( ennnnnn Apply to C. Thos, R.R.1, Port v. At Manchester, on Monday, POH | 14th, 1925, Ellen McDermott, widow 'the late William Bond, in her 76th p : late dinner without the pudding, even if it | disé is nothing more elaborate than a Jerusalem "Cherry Tree i Once in & while it 0 look back over the mon onths that i: Sending 'have While Jt fn good to J ed. As days slip past we are inclined to to think t ee js" doin," but the fact Js is that life thoes full of interest to any that have open eyes. Just a year ago 0 aut in the Township of Reach they were uns the advisibility of abolishing statute labor. At that time little was adie about the subject, and the electors decided to retain the old system. The consequence has been a cash loss Distant Points. r OU can send any amount of money to any point in Canada at minimum expense by using a Standard Bank Money Order. Money to This 'he have a way of saying a "Merry Christmas is a season * 1 of sweet memories, and a plant or a | Bouquet is a most simple and sweet | never cease to cheer the sick and th well, the rich and the por. So itl. is still one of the rem tains statute labor, although 800 townships have abolished it. in road administration. - * 0% of some three or four thausand dollars to the township, and Reach | haem '86 municipalities in Ontario that re- The only way this condition will ever be cured: is to let the} people know the facts, and then go ahead and Tereiy this defect "In Port Perry at a poorly attended entation meeting the "most convenient way to send remit tances by mail in the Dominion; if the * mail goes astray no loss is sustained. Should you desire to send money to a point outside the country, a Standard ~ Bank draft will serve your purpose for forwarding money to foreign places. resent. CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENTS The " Head Church, Scugog, are | necessary number of Councillors were nominated; but only three qualified, and a second nonjination was necessary. It is time that the citizens took more interest in municipal affairs and made sure that a proper number of candidates were placed in the field-- those who are qualified for the offices, and willing to undertake STAN DARD BANK | Fearless & Co. guilty of theft. Mr. Smith. was. found | the municipal duties. rarity. 2 * % x erection 'of the new building being strongly opposed. ship. . * * * The final agreement was made for the separation of the City of Oshawa from the County of Ontario. On the 24th of January theré was a total eclipse of the sun, which we could not see because of the clouds. In the ballot in Church Union St. John' 8 Presbyterian Church decided by a vote of 98 to 88 against union. Those who voted for union eventually went over to the Methodist Church and later, on the 10th of June, the two bodies were formally declared a United Church of Canada. Rev. Mr. Thornley resigned his pastorate and for a time was associate pastor with Rev. William Higgs. Later Rev. Mr. Atkinson became minister of St. John's Presbyterian Church. SEE The Horticultural Society had its annual meeting and elected Mr. H. G. Hutcheson President. : Port Perry Hockey team po up some good games defeating] Lindsay and Cannington; but our old friend Uxbridge held the fort, "and we were not able to put up a big enough score to beat them. Uxbridge won the district. The High School Hockey, Team defeated the Oshawa boys. The 1. O. D. E. put-on ir En appreciated play--Miss * % 0% _A slight earthquake was felt in Port Perry on the last day of February. Dr. Mellow died on the 4th of March; Reuben Bond on March 9th, Wallace Bruce on March 14th and Mrs. John Claughton on March 22nd. kk * Hon. William Smith was appointed a director of the Royal Winter Fair. RE oti hi "Reeve Figary died on -April 21st, and- was, given a public funeral. After considerable negotiation Mr. Neil Sweetman be- came Reeve, and Mr. R. D. Woon. was added to the council. Mr. John Rolph died at the ug of 96 on the 2nd of May. The big transformer at Greenbank blew out during a great storm. - > * * ow tk Port Perry High School students won two gold medals, a scholarship and many honors, . Chautauqua came to Port Perry, brought a good program, but had bad weather, and a bad tent. As a result the contract was not renewed. * »* * Harry Crane, monument dealer, died in "Toronto on the 18th of June. * x x * Mr. F. A. Kent won the sweepstakes at the Rose Show in foronts with a General Superior A Jansen rose. Judge McGillivray died at his home in Whitby on June 28th. Mr. F.-A. Kent was appointed a Director of the:Canadian National Exhibition at Toronto. 3 Oshawa carried away the big trophy at the Port Perry Bowl- ing Tournament. ts Mr. R. M. Holtby prote geveral interesting travel letters for the Star. ~~ Sey _ William H. Worden of Prince Albert, died on September 2nd. 2 ow ko. - the.annual mee of the Port Perry Rink ©o. the Treas- 's report showed ing For made to rink, $100 paid off the mortgage, and insurance increased on building. Dr. T T. . Kaier was lctad to ro ion L. 0. Gifford. An election in Port Perry will soon be a Cartwright Continuation School was in the fore front he ; ut the - building was erected, and is a creditable institution in the town- PORT PERRY BRANCH RY G. AD chien. Manager Branches also at Blackstock, Little Britain, Nestleton Station, Sunderland Rev. Mr. Davidson, of Lumsden, Sask., and motored to his new charge. * * * Mr. Scott, former Chief Inspector of Theatres in Ontario, opened a picture show in Port Perry. * The United Church met their objective of $2300 for the Maintenance and Extension Fund. . * The Standard Garage Co. are erecting a new and up-to-date building on Queen Street. . Mr. A. J. Carnegie erected a new house on Bigelow Street, now occupied by Mr. H. W. Emmerson. Mr. R. M. Holthy built a new house on Queen Street in which he is now living. Mr. Harry Nasmith is erecting a new house -on Queen Street, which will be ready for occupation ext summer. y Mrs. Spears has opened a Fair dressing parlor in the Bong Block. * * * A Mr. Leslie Hall sold his butcher business to Cawker Bros., and bought the Pringle Grocery and provision business in Whitby. Mr. Ed. Balfour opened a Cash and Carry Butcher Store in the Rolph Block. * * * Mr. T R. Bentley bought out the stationery and jewelry busi- ness from Mr. James McKee and moved his store to the North side of the street. * * * A The Board of Education Bought the Baptist church building for $1,000 and has since had the tower torn«lown, as the base was in an unsafe cofidition. * °° x * A niew stock weigh scales was built at the south end of the railway yards. --camommomianoamie M. THORBURNE PASSES DIVIDE (Simcoe Paper) _ Genuine regret was voiced on Dec, 6 when it was announced that Mal- "GREENBANK VILLAGE colm Thorburn, had passed the divide at 8:45. Two weeks ago he was in i: (Frog Observer of 1880) his seat as usual at St. Paul's Presby- Just on the hill where four roads Prayer and Praise Service, Thurs- day at 7.30 p.m.; choir practice at 8.80 terian Church. The first illness of S meet, ; : his life came a day or two later and| Stands Greenbank Village, clean and neat; as the case became serious general interest developed. He made a valiant fight against pneumonia and through the night those in attendance still had hope which was abandoned about daybreak. The deceased was a son of the late Duncan Thorburn of Sonya. He came to Vittoria about thirty years ago and ran a flour mill for 11 years and moved to Simcoe some time before the outbreak of the war. He was 64 years old, and is sur- vived by his wife, a daughter, Mrs, J. W. Kellum,. of Bothwell, and a son, T. E, Thorburn, of Toronto, He was also a brother-in-law of Mrs. Albert Hall, of Port Perry. REPORT OF 8. 8. NO. 2, SCUGOG Sr. IV--Gladys Dodsley 77, Marion Stephenson 74; Stuart Mark 66. Jr. IV--Marjorie Milner 83, Donald Gerrow 70, Millie Miller 61, Kathleen | Of two one village boasts, © 2 Hood 60, Amos Sweetman 68, Besides a place where stops the post. Sr. 1Il---Milton Demera 58. If at neither you wish to stop = Jr. Ill--Georgeen Hood, 77, Ivah| pyy would prefer the saddler's shop; Milner 72, Della Lee 64, Nellie Lee] 17 saddle or hamass you require 51, "Gotdon Shunk 49, Roy Hope 37. req Sr. II--Doreen Dawson 75, Grace '| Marks 70, Ralph Milner 60, Aileen Sweetman 54, Howard Lee a4 I--George Dodsley, Tillie Lee, Roy Dodsley, Earl Dawson, Victor Aldred, 'Hazel Lee. Sr. Primen-eHarold Hood, Herbert Sweetman, Everett Prentice, Lorna Dawson. - Jr. Primer--Hattie Shunk, Allan Aldred * : B. L. Beech, Teacher. For energy this place is famed, And will deserve the honors gained. Four churches, first, in order come, Whose doors you'll find are closed to none; And then a little to the east, The children's minds may freely feast. But if you turn toward the west, You'll see a place where travellers rest, And should you wish to rest or eat The generous host your wishes meet. But if you wish for boots or shoes, A well filled store from which to choose, Stands opposite on the other side; Where you may have your wants supplied. ® But if your wants are something more The blacksmith too, rd wish to men- tion," 3" ; And gladly will' your horses shoe, Or any work that they can do. But if a cottage you 'require : And mean from business to retire A grist mill 005.48, vary. ee - = Which now is med. re-| UNITED CHURCH, PORT PERRY ] William Higgs, Minister." Hare Birkett so You'll get a choice at either store, | {08 : Youll there. find something to. admire. ren Who to your wants will pay attention Fo

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