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Sr IVâ€"Ivan Hincks. Jr IVâ€"Edith Hincks, Irene Gardiner. Sr IIIâ€"Robt Switzer, Edna Watson Alex, McEach ern, Fred Wagner, Gilbert McEach ern, Perey Bremnnock. 1Iâ€"Jean Mcâ€" Eachern, Billie Switzer, Everett Watâ€" son. 1â€"Teena Watson. Sr Prâ€"Orâ€" mond Shand, Emma Wagner, Della MceMurdo. Ist â€"Team A : 2ndâ€"Team B. Average attendance 15, No. on roll 18 E. M. Hunt, teacher the Medical Officer Health, directs that no public gatherings be held in Egremont Township & period of ten days, dating from 14th «day of December, 1927. Thek also advise all persons to be vaccin k DR. T. H. SNEATH, M. 0. H., Egremont Cownship Police were notified and citizens of every class joined in the search for the false villain who certainly is unâ€" worthy to live. _ Arrests have been made and other evidence found which may aid justice being done, Last Saturday at Los Angeles, Cal. there occurred: the most shocking tragedy that ever aroused North Aâ€" merica. A monster in human form, calld at a school and asked to get a 12â€"year old girl to take to her fathâ€" er as he was hurt. The man was a kidnapper and held the girl for ranâ€" som, making ‘her write to her father asking him to free her. _ $1500 was demanded and a place for meeting arranged. The day came, value was paid to the monster who said he would drive on a little way and leave the girl out. He did so and the ovâ€" erjoyed father rushed to get her to find she was dead. Had been murâ€" dered, legs and arms cut off and otherwise mutilated. 1 ie on o m e MCTCC PUSUE 25 Because she was dne of the best. My lips cannot tell hiew I miss her, My heart cannot tell Wwhat to say, God only knows how IÂ¥miss her ; As 1 journey along life‘s Yonesome way In loving RMmemory of Mrs Booth of Boothville, who passed away 20th of Dec., 1901. â€"DaughterA Mrs J. E. Ferguson, Hodgeville, Sakk. ‘Deep in my heakt there‘s a picture Of a loved one kone to rest ; In memory‘s frame N shall keep it, Miss Jean Ellis, Toronto, with her girl friend, Miss McMinn, also of Torâ€" onto, arrived the first of the week to spend two weeks with her parents, Dr and Mrs W. P Ellis. Jean is a memâ€" ber of Bloor United Church choir and sings in the Simpson carols. Mr Peter Fidler will again operate the rink. He is at present flooding it and with favorable weather will have ice for Saturday evening. Miss Jean Christie has been asâ€" sisting Miss Ethel Sharpe in the Ofâ€" fice during the heavy mails precedâ€" ing Christmas. Mrs Robt. Nelson of the House of Refuge, Markdale and formerly of Holstein, died Tuesday a. m. The funeral took place to Amos Church, Dromore Wednesday, Rev Mr Purnell officiating. Mr and Mrs Wm Cameron and Master Arthur of Letter Breen spent the week end with Mrs Sharpe. A meeting of the municipal electâ€" ors of the Tp. of Egremont will bfF held in Ag‘l Hall, Holstein, Monday, Dec. 26th, at 1 p.m. for the purpose of nominating candidates for the ofâ€" A meeting of the ratepayers of the Police Village of Holstein will be held in Roberts Hall at 8 p.m. on Monday Dec. 26, for the purpose of nominating candidates for the office of Police Village Trustees. Should a poll be required it will be opened on Jan. 2nd, 1928 at g a.m., continuing till 5 p.m. in Roberts Hall. Merry Christmas to ye Editor and readers of the Review. HOLSTEIN LEADER LOCAL AND PERSONALE FEARFUL TRAGEDY MEMORIAM , Dep. Reeve and coun: Bovty i ons atontiiies MB ca u25 1 $ zs Mrs Park responded in a few words and wished the Institute continued success. Miss Vera Reay gave a readâ€" ing and after singing of National Anthem, the meeting closed with a social halthourmdteaserved by a bevy of young ladies, Mrs Myers and daughter, Mrs Perrin Hopkins. 1 by the Presidane _ oa _| "JC°P Killed, $15; J. Gardiner, tor was read by the President The‘ sheep killed, $15 ; S. M. Patterson, Christmas â€" spirit prevailed â€" and a}| services as sheep valuer, $1; RAitâ€" committee was appointed to look afâ€", ken, +do, $1; A. Ross, do, $1.50 ; ter ‘the shutâ€"ins. _ Little Xmas gifts Mun‘l World, supplies to date, $5.00; were displayed and shown how conâ€" | Confederate office to date, $4.86; Wm structed. _ Mrs Robt Johnston was Sharp, for services re collection of called upon to read a short address taxes $3 : Reeve, Treasurer and the to the former president, Mrs J Part.,l Clerk, readjustment of accounts Eg‘t who had resigned on leaving .for her‘ & Proton $1.50 each ; eReve, pst‘g & new home. Mrs Jno. Bailey presentâ€"| telephone ac‘ct, $2.05; clerk, balance ed her with a pair of lovely lacquard| of salary $175.00 : do, pst‘g & excise ::‘ath towels. Tho‘ taken by surprise| stamms $7 °+ do nranowimns mu cce ve BDaulk uc t s on‘ d f °2C 0r0s FPrayer repeated in uniâ€" son. Mrs Alf. Bailey read a chapter from the Psaims. Community singing was a new feature and the plano duâ€" et played by the Misses Derby and Milligan of S$. Bentinck was greatly enjoyed. A paper on the proper method of preparing breakfast foods was read by the President. The Christmas â€" spirit prevailed and a committee was appointed to look afâ€" ter ‘the shutâ€"ins. _ Little Xmas gifts were displayed and shown how conâ€" structed. _ Mrs Robt Johnston was wltd upon to read a short address Jn Whis uhi : 22L P s b<iniihetractitct ied 4 .. 31201 the home of Mrs Andrew Myers. With quite a number of the visitors present and a few visitors the Ode and National Anthem were sung ard the Lord‘s Prayer repeated in uni. A few of our local sports motored to Hanover during Friday‘s snowâ€" storm to view the demonstration of the new Ford car. Mr M. Byers was in Flesherton on business Thursday last. The Allan Park branch of the W. Institute held an enjoyable evening !?_" LWednudny_ at ‘Braeburn Farm,‘ spent a day recently with Mr and Mrs M. Schenk and daughters. Mr Clarence Seim and Miss A Widâ€" meyer, spent a pleagant evening recâ€" e_nuy with the former‘s sister, Mrs T. As Christmas is near and we ail expect a visit from Santa Claus, we hope there will be no big storms. We would not like to hear of Santa getâ€" ting staled in some big snow drift. Mr Harold Lawrence, Detroit, is spending his Christmas holidays at W. A. Lawrence‘s and other relatives As Miss Oliver and pupils of 8. S. No, 13 were vaccinated recently with sore arms as a result, school was closed this week. ford coj While sending in our news we learn that Mrs Robt. Nelson died on Monday evening. Interment at Amos this Wednesday. We extend symâ€" pathy to Mr and Mrs Geo. Hooper, the latter a daughter of deceased. A large number around here have been vaccinated. Some of the old fellows say ‘nothing doing.‘ We have heard of no more small pox cases. The newly organized UFYPO Club of Yeovil, are having a social evenâ€" ing on Thursday, Dec. 29th. Ladies are requested to bring lunch. Mr F. R. Oliver, M.P.P., is expected to be present. Nonâ€"members made welâ€" come at the meeting. We wish ye Editor and staff and all our readers a Merry Christm2sâ€" may all be happy in remembering the most Wonderful Birthday. President, Mr Jas McDougall : Vice President, Mr WmAldcorn : Sec‘y, Mr Neil Calder. pointing of Directors, the tollbififg oflwep for the ensuing year were eâ€" Sunday was spent quietly owing to there being no church services â€"as are the evenings this week whiclare generally so fully taken up with varâ€" ious Christmas festivities. Many Christmas fowl are being prepared these days for the rapidly approaching holiday season â€" testiâ€" fied to by sore thumbs and fingers. At the annual meeting of the Egâ€" remont Ploughmen‘s Association, beâ€" sides gene!-al _ business and the apâ€" Owing to the ban placed on public gatherings the box social in No 9 school was postponed indefinitcly. However on Thursday afternoon the parents and friends gathered and enâ€" joyed the program. Lunch and coffee were served and a social time spent, to cheer the disappointed pupils. day. Mrs Mark has been seriously ill in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Schenk but she is slightly better toâ€" We are glad to see Mrs Whyte back in the old neighborhood after a prolonged visit with Arthur frierds,| and her daughters at Lucknow and| Orchard, | Mr and Mrs W. Crispin, South‘ Bend, visited Mr and Mrs Roy Mc-I Gillivray last week. ; Ralph Lamont is out again after a > severe attack of Tumbago. | Whooping cough has again invadâ€", ed our neighborhood. We have not heard of any cases of | small pox in our immediate vicinity, have taken the precaution of being | vaccinated and consequently are comâ€" mencing to feel rather stiff and sore.| Mr s.nd_Mre Wm Seim and children THE DURHAM REVIEW NORTH EGREMONT i WITN T AFCIV r and the in uniâ€" chapter ; Of Ssmiary $170.00 : do, pst‘g & excise !i stamps $7 ; do, preparing Fin. Stateâ€" ; ment $12: members of council, at‘tce | at meeting to date, $15 ; R Christie, 'm of room $2. â€" Carried i Wilsonâ€"Hunter: That the Reeve | vacate the chair and Dep Reeve Ferâ€" guson occupy same. Carried, | _ The following address was read to ‘ the Reeve : "At this, the final meetâ€" , ing of the year, we, the members of | Council and officials of the Townâ€" 'sh!p. wish to extend to you our apâ€" preciation of your services as Reeve. lYnhnatnnmnuhuwfluuto do all in your power to advance the interests of the Township and have ‘..l-o been active in everything that pertained to the welfare of the Twp. c Mr G. E. Cooke, Dist. Manager of | the Bell Telephone Co. was present on request of the Council to take inâ€" ‘| to consideration certain conditions in reference to the Telephone Co. in the | community. Mr Cooke went into | the matter for a considerable length | of time with the council and promisâ€" ' ed to try and have a reduction efâ€" ; fected in the charge of exchange beâ€" | Durham and Mt. Forest, possibly to | the extent of one half of the present | charge. | _ Wilsonâ€"Hunter : That the followâ€" ; ing accounts be paid : Pay sheet No. | 10 for road imp., $99.30 ; Road Sup‘t | for services, $21 ; Ben Woods, Jr., , sheep killed, $19 ; J. W. Brown, for | sheep injured, $18 : J, Ececles, for ; sheep killed, $15 ; J. Gardiner, tor sheep killed, $15 ; S. M. Patterson, | services as sheep valuer, $1 : RAit. The Financial Statement was preâ€" sented to the council by the Treasurâ€" er, _ Hunt@rm~Wilson : That the Finâ€" ancial Statement as presented be aâ€" dopted and 200 copies printed for distribution. _ Carried. Byâ€"law No 17, amending byâ€"law No 15, was filled in with the name of Alex Calder, as tax collector and Div. No 1 to be held at E % 3, con 20, 8. M. Patterson, D. R. and Jos. Lawrence, poll clerk. _ Also Hubert McDougall, poll clerk in pollâ€" ing Sub Div. No 3, was passed. Byâ€"law No. 16 amending bylaw No 14, re appointment of D. R. Officers and poll clerks was filled in as folâ€" lows : Polling place in polling Sub. Hunterâ€"Robb : In reference to the petition presented to the council by Mr. Snell, that the Road Sup‘t be instructed to attend to this matteras soon as possible. _ Carried, A petition was presented to the Councl by Mr Wesley Snell, signed by a number of ratepayers praying for the erection of a railing on the hill opposite, lots 22, con 11â€"12. Ferguson â€" Wilson : That this Council extend sympathy to the famâ€" ilies in the Township suffering from the regrettable outbreak. of small pox and trust that they will soon be fully restored and hope that all parâ€" ties concerned will do all in their power to prevent any further spread of the disease. â€" Carried. Wilsonâ€"Robb : That the Treasurer be authorized to pay to the County Treasurer on or before Dec. 31st, the sum of $187.20 being the amount due as a county rate for 1927, also the sum of $6086.09, being the Trusteos‘ levys for the different schools, toâ€" gether with the sum of $691.30 for deâ€" benture purposes when they become due. _ Carried. The Road Sup‘t reported the sale of old bridge to the amount of $9.50, said amount being paid over to the Treasurer. Fergusonâ€"Wilson : That the reeve be instructed to sign pay sheet No. 10 for work performed on roads. Car. The Reeve, Treasurer and Clerk reported as follows re the settlement of. accounts between the Tp. of Egreâ€" mont and Proton, for the years 1924 to 1927 inclusive. The accounts showed that Eg‘t Tp. had expended on the E. and P. TL the sum of $1514.97 and that Proton Tp. had exâ€" pended the sum of $1505.30, making a difference in favor of Eg‘t Tp. of $9.67, one half of which was paid ovâ€" er to the Treasurer of Egremont Tp. Fergusonâ€"Wilson : That the re port of the Reeve, Treasurer and Clerk re the adjustment of accounts between Eg‘t & Proton be adopted, Carried. : fg Soap Baking Powder Men‘s Socks '] Sugar Work Shirts Ladies Hose i Extracts Children‘s Stockings fi T 64 White Flannellefte (Winter weight) Council met Dec. 15th, members all present, minutes adopted, + «_ * 5 â€"In apprertios. Tea White Flannellefte (Winter weight) 1 will be in the market for Dressed Fowl as usual this year «U AKCHIVES TORONTO Egremont Council "~R.J. ARNILL, Holstein GENERAL STORE Specials for This Saturday : Total Receipts ++ + ++« .» . $3628.00 PAYMENTS Salaries Miss J. Floyd en e es s s + + + + » +$1072.50 Miss A. McKechnie ........ 877 .50 ) Geo. McCaH se se ns s es se se + ++ 150,00+ W. P ‘Hilis :..............._.} 160001 RECEIPTS Cash balance from 1926 . Prov. grant, Agriculture . Township grant ....... ... Nonâ€"Resident fees ...... .. Provincial grant ......... Levy on Section ......... Detailed Financial SLatenients & Aud. Reports 2 " UBUCCS Reeve Calder replied in his usual Holstein. gentlemanly manner, thanking the Christie, members of the council and officials | were pre: for their coâ€"operation in carrying out ; courteous the work during the year. | ed from ; The other members of the Council officials o including the Treasurer, Road Sup‘t| Council and Clerk, spoke in an appreclativel New late your courteous treatment to all the member‘s and officials and extend to you‘ our best wishes for a Happy 1927 C3 HOLSTEIN PUBLIC SCHOOL May you enjoy this Ch;i; may the year that lies abhead prosperity, health and hapvin our appreciation of the We have enjoyed your friendship and petrosage ing the past year. It is therefore with sincerity that wa c=aâ€"_... .. THE PEOPLE‘S MILLS, Mt. Forest May the cordial relationship now existing between us continue through 1928, To each and every one of you, our friends and cusâ€" tomers, we extend, in all sincerity, the old time Christâ€" mas Greetings and with them the hope that in the coming year good health will be yours in abundance, coupled with prosperity beyond your expectations. and County grant . E@Ahristmas @reetings A «MERRIE CHRISTMaAsS mith Prothers 1000 . 00 23 .00 570 .00 1019.19 31.50 $981.61 {Chflsfie. two of the P.V. Trusteced were present and also spoke of the courteous treatment they hbad receivâ€" | ed from members of Council and the ioll’i‘ehll of the Township. HOLSTEIN CONTN sCHOOL Total Receipts DEC. 22, 1927. DAVID . . $1755,00 .. 1462.50 . _ 150.00 x . 36M « _ 805.17 . 1831.50 g 98 .85 $58%7 .642 , Cerk x Mr Bender of 1 der, spent Cl /, th their sor + "l"lw. c-qm'r‘uliu. ie Prof. E, Kat: coming again « and can relieve end that farge by securing . a meniscus lense and by our me en when others Coldest Ever Ontario ha thank him lorgetting mittance. "We have had the colde ber and December 1 have 1 writes Mr Hugh McKinnon wood, Man. Quite a contra wf â€" collections Mrs And. Derby The Dept. oi ed to keep opel way this winter will not beneft of autes, «lthou; tax as those wi free highway. Dr. boro, : 10 the last w down, has @t court ar Searbore the trouble 1 hope for Ch His uncle, D care of his elety Irc ing 1926 Mled w triends delight« Joe Cn wll VYOL. L, NJ Belis Mille Presbyte oru ODF 2. .t rr l‘ "OPI Weir, pie, N ganist this © m@EeEcss #y Y. Toronto Genera Charles D. Far L Mod at Rocky School ol j U oug! ethe pair 4B 426 nd Mrs trail lit 1 DG, 1 He M Mc(