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Times & Guide (1909), 25 Nov 1925, p. 8

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4o At the present time in Weston two very important . campaigns are being made, the Armenian Relief FRund, in connection with Georgetown Home for Boys, and the Bible Society. Both are meeting with‘ a<liberal response from the people, we are pleased to report, but would also urge those who as yet have. not. contributed _ to. these most worthy causes to do so and thus asâ€" sist in completing the work at an early date. The â€" Presbyterian â€" Church _ friends wish to draw attention to the notice o1 the evening service of November 29. being one entirely under the direction Messrs. Packham, Farr, Gardhouse, Greer and party _ returned last week from a two week‘s hunting trip. They secured their complement. of deer, but were ratherunfortunate in losing a couple of hounds, also had the unâ€" pleasant experience of®their boat being rammed by ice and the loss of several valuable rifles. Mr. Geo. Packham also suffered from the icy plunge into the lake, but we are pleased to report Mr. Packham as recovered and out and around again. The dance held on Friday evening last under the auspices of the Weston Horticultural Sociely proved to be a most successful sovial event in conâ€" neetion with the activities of this local organization and oacques, well: for the popularity of theso evenin«s arranged for the coming winier months.> Hyde‘s Orchestra was in at ondance, providing the music; the flooer was also in first elass condition. . Refreshments â€" were served (uring the evening and the comâ€" mittee in charge are to be congratulatâ€" ed on the attention paid to the details of the entitre program. Under the direction of the Fox Film Company, moving picture screens will be filmed of the monster parade srâ€" ranged for Saturday, Nov. 28th.. These films will be presented to the Weston Theatre and will be screened durinx the next few weeks. They will also be run in the Fox News Weekly, one of the largest advertising shects of the Doâ€" minion. Thus Weston and Mt. Deunis will be broadcast throughout the world. The regular meeting of the Weston Branch of the W.C.T.U. will meet on Tuesday next, Dec. 1st, at the home of Mrs. D. J. Davidge, 28 Sykes Ave., at 3 p.m. The ladies are particularly reâ€" quested to note the change of meeting day from Monday till Tuesday. All interested in the work will be given a most cordial welcome. "The HMunchback," one of the. most marvellous productions of filmdom, is coming to Weston Theatre on Monâ€" day, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week, Do not fail to see this sreat picture. Also if you want to enjoy a good hearty laugh, see Harold Lloyd this «Friday_ and Saturday in "Girl Shy." "The service on Sunday eveninz in Central United Church promises to be ane of special interest, the pastor takâ€" ing for his subject one of the familiar New Testament stories, and with the assistance of the choir, through the meâ€" dium of song; the story will be ilusâ€" trated, making it more appealing and compelling to the human mind. The executive of South York Reliâ€" gious Educational Board will hold a meeting in the committee rooms adâ€" joining the dining room in the book vrooms, 2909 Queen St. W., Toronto, on Thutrsday,. November 26th, at 11.3) a.m. All the ministers and district reâ€" presentatives are cordially invited. The many friends of Mr. George Daâ€" vidge, Sykes Ave.. are sorry to hear of his illness, he. having been scized with an attack of appendicitis and brought down fromâ€" Muskoka to the Toronto Hospital on Monday, underâ€" going an operation on Tuesday. ‘His friends wish for him a speedy. return te health and stren«th. _ One of the features of interest in Saturday‘s parade will be the appearâ€" ance of the famous locomotive, ‘"Lucy Dalton," the oldest \locomotive in exisâ€" tence, making her first run out ‘of North Bay, on the C.P.R., in 1865; ‘The Fox Film Corporation are putting this interesting exhibit on as a float. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Burgess, Church St., were the recipients of a most symâ€" pathetic remembrance of their daughâ€" ter, Mary, last week from the nurses of Germantown Hospital, Philadelphia, who sent a beautiful floral wreath with the request that it be placed on Miss Burs=ss‘ grave on Nov. 19th. Saturday, Nov. 28th, the members of the. Needlecraft Club of the Presbyâ€" terian Church ask you to visit the schoolroom, Cross St., for their annual bazaar and afternoon tea. RACORaRGDema nc enaraben ced Tok es sn td ue t en ea t n will make their new home, Mr. Farley haying been employed in that city for some months. Mrs. W. S. Farley and family left on Friday last for Detroit, where they Fair, and from there Mr. Fred Gardâ€" houseâ€"will go to Montreal, spending a few weeks with his brother, Wilbert. Mr. J. M. Gardhouse, accompanied by his son, Fred, left on Tuesday mornâ€" ijg; for Ottawa, taking in the Winter Mr. Jack Bull, of Rouyn, Quebec, is spending a few weeks‘ vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Bull, 88 King St. As announced by Brig.â€"Gen. Lang ton, treasurer of the Poppy Day Fund, total receipts this year amounted ‘to $31,097. Thistledown Golf <Club ‘ladies are holding a tea and presentation of prizâ€" es at the home of Mrs. C. J. Nichols, Colbeck Ave., Toronto. Mr. F. N. Cross, of Vancouver, B.C., spent Sunday with Mr. J. M. â€"Gardâ€" house, Rosemount Ave. Inch, Registered Optometrist twenty years‘ experience, tests your eyes acâ€" curately. All work suaranteed. PAGE EIGHT Focalrghews 5. The balance of York. Township be divided as arranged by the Townâ€" shin Convention. 6. Etobicoke be as now divided. The Convention accepted this report and recommended it to be submitted to the Township Exccutives, and for the approval of the Township at their Conventions. + A most hearty vote of thanks was tendered to _ the Agincourt, Knox Church Board and all the friends, who had so_ kindly and generouslycontriâ€" buted to the comfort: and entertainâ€" ment of.the â€"dslexates; also to the speakers and others who had assisted in making the convention a suceessâ€" ful one. 4. Scarboro consist of two districts to be determined by the Township Convention. 8: The r=<t of make one district S.: Pres., W. A. Patérson; Sec‘y Gaula, \ _ A duet by two of the juvenile memâ€"« bers of Agincourt Sunday School and a temperance address (by Rev. Mr. Auld, closed the convention. â€"In his reâ€" ‘marks Mr: Auld most strongly stres«= ed the need of Temperance. _ Drink was a foe hard to meet and conquer, and for the sake of the boys and girls we were called to fight it with .all our forces_and endeavor in every way possible to banish it from our midst. This address was given in such a manner as to impress all present with the seriousness and importance of the Temperance issue, and provided a fitâ€" ting conclusion to the convention. _ County Reâ€"Organization The: Committee . recommended _ the following division: 1. The schools on Yonse St. ard those in York Township, east of Yonge, comprise one district. 2. The rest of Markham Township be divided into East and West Markâ€" ham, the 7th line marking the division,. 3. The rest of Vaughan Township Hon. Pres., C: R. â€"Dyko, Unionville; Pres., A. W. Galbraith, Newtonbrook; Ist Vice., E. S$.â€"Clayton, Markham; 2nd x Reports were then received of the officers appointed and resolutions adopted, followed by a most impressive installation ‘service. 5. J. Douglas conducted aâ€" conferâ€" ence on theâ€" teaching ‘of lessons, in which he gave many helpful supgesâ€" tions and Biblical information, the questions asked bringing. out many helpful answers along â€"these lines. â€" _ Closing Session The inclément.â€" weather â€" somewhat marred the attendanceâ€"at the final sesâ€" sion, which opened at 7.00 p.m. on Thursday with a song service in charge of S. J. Douglas, and devotional :exâ€" ercises by D. L. Gordon. _ Rev: D; L. Gordon took up the teacher training division, giving a reâ€" port of the work being done; also exâ€" pressing deep regret that more of the schools were not carrying on this work. He felt there was a need of training for teachers. â€" Also reverence in the School and Church was an essential. He outlined the courses. for teachers, text books, etc. the next Sumimer Conference, to be held att Whitby. 5. Y.R. E. COUNCIL . The University» of Pittsburgh‘s 52â€" storey Cathedral of Learning, a strucâ€" ture of glistening limestonce 680 feet above the. Oakland district of Pittsâ€" burgh, will be visible forva distance of about 32 miles in all directions. The members of Weston Literary Club will be pleased to hear Mr. F. W. Heyden has accepted the invitation isâ€" sued by the club to give an evening here in December. The date to be anâ€" nounced. when arrangements are comâ€" pleted. Westminster choir has earned an enâ€" viable reputation by the excellence of the music ‘rendered ‘ at their recitals from time to time.. These recitals are looked forward to with a great deal |of interest and lovers of sacred music from outside points and the city as well attend them. ‘The next récital will be given on Sunday eyening next at the close of the service, and the musical director has prepared _ an interesting program of some of the finest sacred ’mlisic. A retiring collection will be taken at the close in aid of the choir fund. Miss Isabelle Moffat will be at the organ. . Among the various numâ€" bers which will be rendered may. be specially mentioned Whitfields grand ‘old anthem, "I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes" a special arrangement of MacLaren‘s "The Lord is My Shepherd" for a laâ€" dies‘ trio, and the full chorus, Wesley‘s "Blessed be the : God and Father." | of the young people. Mr. Neil Miller will give the address. ‘This service was formerly announced for last week, but, owing to unforseen events, had to be postponed for one week, and wiH be held this coming Sunday at 7 p.m. A cordial welcome awaits everybody, both old andâ€" young,. ANNUAL CONVENTION (Continued from Page One) Officers Appointed yAy. Advertise in this paper mun.nnnununlnuunlnnnauu|nnnnnuuuuuuunnu--uu--nunuuu.nuu-u-lnu-uu-uuunnnnuulnuutnyfiu PHONE 226 Canada Paints, Building Paper, tarred and plaing Turpentiz@, Boiled and Raw Oil, Coal Oil, etc. ; Best Canadian Electric Bulbs, 5 for .....................$1.@9 141 KING ST., COR. OF ELM ST PHONE 655]J Badger‘s Grocery Store PHONE 315 Our stock of Men‘s and Boys‘ Furnishings is very comâ€" pleteâ€"Overcoats, Suits, Sweaters, Shirts, Underwear, Sox, Scearfs, Ties, Handkerchicts. Hardware of all Kinds We have just received forty new dresses for women, misses and girls, also some new Coats and a large assortment Of suitable gifts for Xmas. "The Dry Goods Store Where Your Dollar Buys More" PHONE 30 31 MAIN ST. N. C.E. Grosskurth NO EXTRA CHARGE FOR CLEANING AND FILLETING h beove Eow even n o t m i P i m P Ne t 0 eA 0 c 0 e w e B 60 t a P ag n caie F. P. Partridge Why not invest in a Radio Set this winter? ALL KINDS OF FRESH FISH DAILY PUBLIC SCHOOL TEXT AND BLANK BOOKS PHONE 623J WESTON FHSH MARKET FRIED FISH AND CHIPS Radio Repairs a Specialty _ Work Promptly Doneâ€"Prices Moderate Agent for GRIMES INVERSE DUPLEX The Store That Gives You Satisfaction. PUBLIC TELEPHONE BOOTH IN STORE Ne Arrivals A Trial Order Will Convince You. FRED NOON " The 4 Tubed 6 * AT REASONABLE PRICES Back of Superior Stores Closed Mondavys Orders delivered daily And Other Makes SCARLETT ROAD MAIN ST. & DENISON AVE TIMES AND GUIDE, WESTON EAGLE AVENUE WESTON wESTGNM "Pa,.what is "Threatening motherthas her Very Particular There are still conscientious _ folk about who carry conviction into the slightest detail. A London. bookseller hadâ€"a letter from one of them recently, ordering n copy of Tennyson‘s poems, with the postscript: "Please do not â€"send me one bound in calf, as I am a vegetarian." Neatness." Cleaning and pressing. pre: serves their "Newness and Dust cuts into the materials Clothes by having them thorâ€" oughly cleaned and pressed at regular intervals. ; PRESSING and _ CLEANING 32 Main 5t. Preserve ~the J. Gilbert Main St. Weston Phone 466 Advertise in the Times & Guide owest possible prices consis Nat Naso "HOUSE OF STONE" Suits Made to Measure Has been appointed. Medical Repr‘éséfififa:’_tiyé'f of the . Departâ€" ment of Soldiers‘ Civil Reâ€"Establishment for. Weston, Mt. Denuis and surrounding. territory., _ U"=:tess wmaps «lo0g 150 MAIN ST. S. Perfect fit guaranteed EFFICIENTLY AND PROMPTLY DONE University of Toronto, Toronto Conservatory Of Music Weston Branch DELIGHTFUL Touring FRESH FRUITS Notice to Exâ€"Service Men tent with quality VEGETABLES IN SEASON Principalâ€"MRS. M O. E. LaRose a bluff?" to leave home if. youu hair bobbed, myâ€"son," . J. INCH APTS., MAIN & JOHN STS. Telephone 687W PIANOâ€"VIOLINâ€"VOCAL . FREE THEORY CLASSES . __ life of .. your DR. A. C. ROWSWELL PHONE WESTON 268 Phone 490 (Telephone 150) ._R. DEMOREST, LTâ€".C.M ball «@hsdfRHit fl?‘l}"fié 1 Mirlel. : BO{V:&E‘@I k?ogw\; €£is, sl£=f.§ Tscome of a very old family.and.my ancestqrs can‘t stand the excitement of the game. Theyvire=dvinec_â€"off<fast 4 ~=< css c Boy:Â¥"Reé@seyisit, may I have the afternoon off? My grandmother is to be buÂ¥fedg x* 77 + <Employer: **This is the third grandâ€" mother you have buried since the footâ€" "Welly wf;")';;""ligé"fi‘/ii.n his wife. 5; "I‘ve looked up the word, and it means to ‘lie in wait‘." 7# â€" orpronipamememsmipyngn" > Courtship is the bonbon periodâ€" marriage is the groceries period. Myra: "Father, why ‘didn‘t you tell me yqou »h&%) had, this prustic _ seat yar nished? ~ When Charli¢é Robinson and I sat~down, on it last night he got varnish alF over his coat and trousers." Fathemsy*‘Oh,â€"did he? But_ what about you?" _ i Bones, the butciier, had been very busgy â€"with a: wellâ€"worn diectionary. Sud> denly he closed it with a snap and glowered"at his wife in the cash desk. _ ‘‘That Mrs. Smart is getting too me I ought, to.renal Anbuert broue, "Well,, why ?" bets clever2? 5. (5 °J 2 § e > e ‘"What‘s the matter?" she queried. _‘ "When she same in just now she told "HMe was logically right," said Proâ€"< fessor Lounsbury, "but, really, heâ€" was wrong:** * & ‘Well, you‘ve got two legs. Does that â€"makeâ€"youâ€"aâ€"pair â€"of _men ?>‘â€"And the professor smiled at the dealer triâ€" umphanflySthamgh This Spectacles® <>/.. "‘You â€"mean a pair of shears, don‘t you?" said theâ€"dealer. 2 ‘"‘‘No,‘ said the professot,â€" *P â€"mean what T say. T mean a shears. "The dealer toolk down a box of shears 3A ®«~2" (aya~y 3 " Ebot" heres Cprofessor," ""he said. ‘aren‘t theré two blades here?= And don‘t fwo make.a.pain®, . _______.__._ "Am;ultraprecise professor went inâ€" to a hardware shop, and said, ‘Show me a shears, please.‘ â€" > â€"~~â€" Right,;â€"But:Wrong The.lateFrof.sâ€"Thomas. R. _Louns: bury,, of. Yale, speaking at Cambridge, England; on the proper use of English, is thus quoted by the Philadelphia Bulâ€" letin: ‘"But precision can be carried too far. ;The ultraprecise, even whenâ€"logiâ€" cally right, are really wrong. § 66 \UNFORTUNATEIEY â€"they can‘t"tell you what they. know, but if fiey, could, they, would sfaudamta n ma ie n say with.one voice, "Give us more millk!".;} . â€"~.A. BABIES KNOW BEST 2. §A . W)) / i\ 1 ByTF. WD | *3 T1G i me my seales the WESTON 93 The annual Christmas bazrar of the Ladies‘ Auxiliary of the Hardingtop Ratepayers‘ Association will be held on Saturday, November 28th, in the Comâ€" munity Hall, Harding Avenue, Weston. The ladies are expecting to have‘ a greater success this year than ever beâ€" fore. The articles on sale will be ofâ€" fered at reasonable prices, and anyone looking for Christmas presents of real value willâ€"do well to visit this bazaar. A tea room will supply refreshments to f@ll at moderate charges. A concert will be held in the evening, the talent heing both local and from outside the district. $ ¢ es Approval was given to the local Board_ of _ Health‘s recommendation that Miss Irene McGurk be appointâ€" ed as nurse for the township at $l,q’0 per year. 37 Kilmarnock Camp, No. 38, Sons of Scotland, were given permission to hold a charity euchre December 2nd, and the Ladies‘ ‘Auxiliary of Lambton G.W.V.A. permission to hold euchre every Wednesday during the winter, Rexarding the claim of ‘8.5. 13 for $17,319, Solicitor J. H. Spence, K.C., reporteéd that the residents of the se# tion had a profitable agreement with the City School Board from 1917 unâ€" til the settlement was made, and did not see how they had any legal claim or. moral claim to. demand the above amount. o To Fix Weston Road â€"/ _ _ _ D. W. Harvey, general manager of the T.T.C., suggested that in connec= tion with Weston road opening next Saturday, the roadways in the vicinity of the car stops be made safe for unloading and loading of passeng:, also the same on Rogers road, betew McRoberis and Blackthorne ave: The matter was referred to Enginecr Goeâ€" dike. The following claims for dama%es suffered by. the property owners on the Old Weston road, affected by the changing of the grade, were approved of: Scott and Rudder, $100; G. Brac« ey, $700; F. C. Bracey, $200; Mr. Walsdell, $500; Mr. Sheppard, $325, and Mr. Boyle $3850. Several other residents whose proper@y is alleged to have been damaged could not arrive at a settlement. 4 . Byâ€"laws for service sewers in Westâ€" mount ave. and Rosecliffe ave. were passed, and ones for watermains in Laxis road,â€" Beechboro ave., â€" Yore road, Richardson ave., Lonsboro ave., and Alward ave. "F Approval was givan to the Noronto Hydroâ€"Electric system to supply and maintain 59 lights on the east side of Weston road, from the city limits to Weston, and 56 on the west sige, at a cost of $30 each per year. Other streets for which street lights were apâ€" proved were Varsityroad,. Pritchard ave., Locust ave., Donald. ave., Hillâ€" dale ~ave., Symes road, Spears ave., and Hillborn ave. g It has also been ascertained that the Immigration Department is acquaintâ€" ed with the family and deportation has been ordered. Fluve is When Miss Lupton, the Social Serâ€" vice: Worker, called at the home. of Mrs. Laski she denied the charges, she stating that the women were. telling lies, and were trying to make trouble for her. She, however, finally admitâ€"= ted that sheâ€" hadâ€" callod atseveral homes where children were not attendâ€" ing school. She also. made. several charges against some of the women, but when told that she may be called upon to prove them, she requested that no action be taken, and promised to stavy inside her own house. According to the report, Mrs. Laski came to Canada from the Un.itedj’ States about three months ago, and her‘ husband about seven weeks ago, the latter has again returned to the United States. f Ne ue The report â€" conlinuing _ said Mrs. Laski had evidently struck terror into the families by telling them. she had been appointed by the Township of York at a salary of $35 per week "Lo clean them up." The women then reâ€" ported the matter to Deputy Reeve E. G. Westb1u‘y,, who reported the mattew to council, and the investigation. fol« lowed. 7 f Ukranian C/ub 13 It is alleged by the families that Mrs. Laski called uponâ€" that she advised them that she intended starting a Ukâ€" ranian school and club. When families showed opposition to children attendâ€" ing a Ukranian school, giving as their reason that they desired their childran to become Canadians and speak tlze‘, English language, Mrs. Laski stated she would have them deported as Bol« sheviks. y Another complaint was that 2 Laski bad called at a local faci and kad a boy of 16 and a girl t same age discharged because they dic# not have a working ypermit. It was later ascertained that the boy had & pemit and the girl had an applica= tion in for one. It was brought to the attention of" Yorik Township Council Monday, in t report from R. B. Greggie, made bt Miss Jean Lupton, Social Service Worker, that during the past fews weeks a Mrs. Laski, of 129 Trowell avenue, has been going. around Si@ verthorn claiming she was an agent. of thr United States and frightening, the women. Among other things, Miss. Lupton in her report states that Mrs, Laski threatened to have the families deported if they did not take their children from the Public school fand transferred to the Separate school. Sh‘ olso frightened the children on the street by telling them they would h placed in a home and their fathetr m mother taken away from them. r THREATENE BY Woman Posing as U.S. Agent Alleged to Have Visited Families j WEDNESDAY, NOV. 25, 1928 * HARDINGTON NEWS DEPORTATION ie 6%

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