To Our Good Friends and Customers — ; We take oS in extending the Season’s Greetings © * Permit us also to take this ‘opportunity of : thanking’ you for your patronage ee J during the year. R. E. Switzer et SES, Salen REEL C MTCS S hesnenenentinichtritredesneulienigennite — —_ beeches Boos Te Conc Gnited Church. Rev. C. C. Eaine, pastor. Sunday, December 26th 1926 10. a.m. —Sunday school. il a.m.— “KINGDOM OF THE! °°? A 7 p.m.—"SHEPHERDS OF BETH: LEHEM." 2 Presbyterian Chu hurch Rey.. W. J. West, M.A., Minister Sunday, December 26th 1926 10 a.m.—Sunday school. 11 a.m.—Morning worship. Subject; Miss “THE BIRTH OF CHRIST.” A Christmas Cheer to All ! Again the festive season. has come and we pause a moment to pass a kindly greeting to all with whom we have been associated in business activity. “ We wish all a Joyous Christmas and a Pros- perous New Year A. Donely \ 4 * Greensides’ Grocery ee Wishes You a Merry Christmas _ And to all our customers we want to say “Thank You” as expression of our appreciation of the confidence you have placed in us as in- dicated by your continued patronage. 5 i J. P. Greensides _— Christmas message p.m. sheet ee worship: Subject: “THE PASSI THE YEAR.” Monday meeting gageeens ‘ 7.30 p.m. ——Prayer iovedar 8.30 p.m.—Choir practise, ews il tagged Eee Alex Wilson has been laid up with. an attack of pleurisy Leave for Florida— Messrs. ilton left Thureday last for Florida 0 blind line, has been ill with bronchit- is during the past week. Return from Trip— +2 Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Hamilton, 8th ‘con. returned home ‘Tuesday, after an enjoyable visit wit th Mr and Mrs. Jolin Clark, Rockville, Minn. Installs Rudio— | M obert J. Farrell, 6th con. in- stalled a radio last week and says he is enjoying it Sreatly. Mr. Ed- gar, of Wroxeter did the installing. School Closed Wednesday— dad Public School closed The At Wednesda for the Christmas seas- on. The annual Christmas tree was held in the afternoon. | Dies at Advan ced Age— Mre. Clarke, Sr., who resides with GREETINGS ‘The holiday season gives us an opportunity to extend Christmas Greetings and to express ap- preciation for the business you have entrusted With best wishes ._ for a Happy and Prosperous New Year ! to us during the past year. E.G. Coghlin | _ Druggist . Atwood her son, chard, in Atwood, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 19th. 1926, at the advanced age of ninety-three years. The funeral was held on Tues- day, and ev. Kaine had charge. Interment was made in Elma ma Centre Cemetery. Week of Prayer will commence a-, mong the rm churches, beginning January &rd s * e Special Christmas services will, be held in the local churcnes on Sun- day next, and Holy Communion will be administered in St. n’s chur- eh at three o’clock, and at Henfryn in the evening at _feven-thirty. Quality Store e Xmas~day a merry day by en- ing some of Andersén’s fine oranges, les, nuts, grapes, etc. Get 5 our calendar at Anderson's 63 follows: St. Alban’s Sunday School held their annual Christmas concert o anoehay evening, the Presbyterian 8. on Wednesday evening, and. the United on Thursday evenin: *Re- porte of given in next week's TOWNSHIP OF ELMA Municipal Elections MONDAY, DHOmAaae eee 1926 One o'cl 2nd—That shouki more than the necessary number of candidates nominated the proceedings ‘will be basa dy until January 3rd; 1927 when poli, will be opened in each Electoral Division of the Township at the hour of nine o'clock in ;the morning and shall continue open un- til tne ordlock in the afternoon and no longer. 3rd—That the polling Places and uty Returning Officers and Poll Clerks in each Electoral * The Grange Hal 0. Reid Moore; PL. 3 no Chrismas music at both ser-| spent Thursday and Friday last with s¢ snr. —Young People’s! son. ser-; Robert and Stanley Ham- where ar, will spend the winter at her hom months Cd Miss Jean McKay and Mr. Roy Daughter Ni— Cleland, of Brantford, spent the The twenty months’ sid daughter! week-end’ at the home of Mr. and { Mr. and Mrs. Angus Dickson,| Mrs. Alex aimee Se 8th con n Dece eighty-six years ago and e- the various —— will ~~ issue sh —Place; L tie e Ed. Hamilton. | ¥' ‘| ry te . Bert er os “Wednesday Miss Jean Hum weeks watioe tisha ‘4n Toro: —o— ' Adam Dahmer and Mrs. : Brande spent Pricey last in Lon: Mrs. Sachs of ae nfiabails Jp ‘is visit- ing at the home of her sister, Mrs. R. A. Thompson. a Oo : Mr. George Roger will spend Christmas at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bert R —— Mr. Willard Rutten. 2 of Detrbit, is visiting his parents, hit and Mrs. George Ruttan, we th co: Jean “lamtiion returned mig Friday from Toronto, where e had been spending a few days. Dr. W..T Wilson of. Shed 'his parents, Mr. and Mra. Wm. Mr. James K. West, of wenobtis 8 spending the Christmas holidays we ny + PErents, Rev. and Mrey W. —i— Mrs. 8S. E. Stockford returned to Guelph be Monday, after geod seve 8 in Atwood on p sional dates. Longe ‘ces Miss Jennie Farrell, teacher from Guelph, will spend Christmas at the home of. her father, Mr. Robert H. Farrell, 6th co sj —n— Mrs, Aaron Ropp has returned home from Donegal, where she has ‘been 5 the past f few weeks Mr. W. 6G, West; ved Toronto Uni- versity, and Miss Rhe a.J. West, o Dunaville, are wiedien® their Chriat- mas yacation at the Manse —_—o-— Mrs. Ralph Love and two: child- , 12th con. spent’ the week-end visiting at the home of her parents, r. and Mrs. en Lucknow. Mr. and Mrs. Pl Philmore Hamilton and children, of Newmarket, and Miss Alice Richmond of Detroft, will spend Christmas with their. parents,4 Mr. and Mrs. Hugh-Richmond. —~o— Mr. and Mre W. Ward. of Hamilton, Mr. Mrs. Nelson Ward of Toronto, Mr. Eric McBain, of Montreal and Dr. Mrs. Mc- a. and little son Jack,- of Port rne, are expected to spend | Christmas at the homes of Mr. and} Bain and Mr. and Mc | Mrs. Albert McBain. Dies at Advanced Age Monday MRS. CHAS. McNICHOL PASSED AWAY AT HOME OF pDAUGH- TER, IN ATWOOD, ON. MONDAY —HAS RESIDED IN ELMA TP, FOR MANY XEARS. The death of at lisabetn: Wilson, relict of the late’ Chas. Mc ag occurred Monday morning; Dec. 20, 1926, at the home of her anosiaer Mrs. R. McMane, Atwood, er pry tee year ol eae seven months, but prior to that time was able to be about the house each day. - lady was born in Ireland Canad Forrest was in Kitchen- o is epanding 3 few | LARGE NUMBER 01 OF ge PASSED— nets ray The Municipal Consett t in the . last meeting tor, 1926. Mewineia present were Reeve m. tt, Deputy e Thos.”’8. Shearer a Council- lors W. Aaron Dickson, J. 8. read and tiled. —— That essres4 Weir and Schenck be pald the sum of $260.00 as part payment of the contract of the Holman Drain as per Ongineer’s Certificate. 4 Willoughby-Ellacott as part payment of the contract of the Partridge Drain. _.Bhea acott— That By- No. $67 ka known as the “Nutt D: By-law” as now read a third time be finally passed and that the jeommunications were Dickson the corporate seal thereto. C by be cott and Adam Willoughby. Several fritid >,and M and Clerk sign the same and attach T Plot On The annual meeting of ‘the Plo at el oy of Elma cemetery | cc Ue held on Saturday, Dec. 18th. in e Foresters’ trustees: Centre ch. Pee inte si ‘the! Sad mu poin w Is mall attendance.- Mr. W. A. ae was appointed chairman a Mr. J. T. Ballantyne On Dc i of Mr. J. A. {cBain H. Peter, a hearty vote of tseoxs, waa tendered the U. F. W. O. Society and the Mapie Leaf Wom- one cogs for their generous as- The Officers: for 1927 are. J. i. Ballantyne, J. B 7 1 fot ; T. G. Rateliffe. Willough t Collector's tena for returning the roll be extended till the first meet- ing of council for 1927. Meg «She That n Rog- er, Engineer, be paid the tohlowlan amounts and t the be charged to the respective drainage schemes interested as follows: Nort Maitland Enlargement: assessment of deficlency $445.00; Love Drain, report ,pians, profile &c $156.00. avsistance in survey, $9.00, levels, figures a estimates 349.00; Holman Drain, report, plans, profile, &c, $96.00, levels, estimates and figures $42.00, survey $16.00; Gregg Drain, report and assessment of peteienny $108.- 90; Hammond Drain, re staking 'evels and estimates $49.00; Bare. ett Drain, re-staking, levels ‘and es- timates $67. 00, assistance $14.00. to Toronto ré vernment. Grant $20.00; Partridge Drain, re-staking, level and estimates $126.00, assist- ance $21.00; Plans, pe eer ekg &e for culvert, SR 25 and 28, co 16, $54.00. Total $1,272. 00. Carried. Willonghby-Shearer — That the Reeve and Clerk issue orders for the payment of accounts. Dickson-Shearer—That the Reeve and Clerk issue orders-for the pay- ment of the following accounts, viz: Wm. Scott, eae sais connci) ‘Feport and ‘The meeting Hapa, adjourned. New Officers Elected ; For Y..P. S. SOCIAL EVENING ENJOYED BY PRESBYTERIAN YOUNG PKO- PLE’S AND GOOD PROGRAM RENDERED. The -Young People’s Society of the Presbyterian church held a very en- Yoyable social evening on Monday. Dec. 20th. Mr. Grosart Inglis acted as chairman and the meeting opened with community singing which was thuch enjoyed by all. 16 program for the evening con- sisted of a plano solo by Alice Dick- son; solo, Miss Ethel Blackwell; by Helen Gordon; yiolin! solo, Cameron Inglis; solo, Mr y Hood.- The minutes and-roll eal) were then read, after which the treasurer read the financial report of 1926. Games were then’ enjoyed The commit- tee in charge were Eileen Blackwell, ESFENDED TO FURST MEETING ING ON SATURDAY rfc i : FICERS abt We take this opportun- ity of extending to’ our’ customers and_ friends the Season's Greetings and wishing them a Merry Christmas an? a Happy and Prosper- ous New Year. fohn Pe Attwood Furniture Dealer Irene Shera, Margaret Dickson ang meetings, $36.00 road {com missioner” $111, ob. ob ai Mun- fae Drains $60.00, 7 days Award Drains $21.00; telephoning $4.00. $23 2:00. 8. E, Shearer, attend- ng 12 council meetings $36.00, 25 ie road commissioner $111.00. Ww. us Dickson, at- tending 12 council meetings $36.00, 20% days road commissioner $61.- 50, $97.50; J. 8. Ellacott, attend- ing 12 council meetings $36.00 .5e days road commissioner, $127.50. Adam... Willoughby, ' ert tending 12 council meetings -$36.00, ; 24 days road 0 telephoning 60c., $108. George Lochhead, balance Bad as clerk, $450.00. A eeton, Bag treasurer $220. 00. *D. A. Kidd. satl- Medical Officer os Health, Carried. by-Shearer — That t h e Council do now adjourn otne-dtte. Carried. Elma Cheese Co. Will Re-build Factory A special meeting. of the share- holders of the Elma Cheese & Butter Co. was held in the Forrester's Hall, Atwood, or Thursday, Dec. 16th. at two ‘o ‘clock, for the pu of con- aot i 4 the d of. a curing room was appoin The an- nual meeting of oe Company will be held in January Central Meat Market We wish all our customers and friendsa Merry Christmas and Happy New Year W. F. Schnock Prop. ‘| ‘ | aig he Compliments of the Season and Best Wishes fora _ Happy New Year. ‘Aaron Ropp Butcher predecease her twenty-five . years ago, farmed 0: ee bi ee concession 7, Elma, for m ih mame his death che § was 1h ved Ras bere of the family, and f © past peers ate months resided: with, Mop cM Three egg and four survive: Mrs BE. M R. - R. Stewart, Liato- ; James McNichol, 16th con. ma; George, 8th con., Charles, . 6th: con. and Henry 8th. coe aa () |children also survive. the 1 Nets Ms pl McNichol is the last of a family of eleven. Two sons, Joseph and shea ert, died some few yea ‘0. Mrs. McNichol was a member of the Presb an church, and the nesday, 22nd. t one-thirty o'clock, from the home Ot Mis. McMane, was in charge of W. J. West, of Kaine. In- terment was made in Donegal cem- tery. He was. a Scot, that an excellent method of saving for Christmas would be to put a penny in a money-box every time! he Kissed his wife. This he ald regularly until the hol- iday came : aren Greetings - | To our many friends || whose stéady patron- Cheery Greetings for Christmas 0 \ . May you a generous part possess Of all the season’s happiness. Bruce Smith age we so gratefully |]! appreciate we extend the Season’s Greetings. A Merry Christmas Lae = ee a a Se ee rpsserlermy= Merry Christmas -year. WE wish you one and alla right Merry Christmas. We also ex-. tend hearty thanks to our customers for their generous patton curing the pate Re ta ‘ 3