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) i Mr Everett Rawn left Monday to visit his brother Fred in Detroit. Misses Edith and _ Ethel Hunt, teachers, are home for the holidays. Mr Alvin Dowling spent the week end at his home here. The L. B Xmas Tree was fine, al tho‘ the attendance on account of much sickness, was lessened, _ The program was good and the things Santa distributed were lovely and as per usual, all had a good time. School closed Friday without any program. _ The teacher treated the pupils to fruit and caAdy. cheer A letter received here from Mrs. John Eurig, who is visiting friends in California, gives a tivid descripâ€" tion of the beautiful places she had seen. The climate, fruit and flowers are wonderful, also the mountains and other scenery. holidays with their parents, visited with their uncle last week. Master Wallace and Miss Maggie Holliday, Robb, who helped with the musical part of the L. B. Xmas conâ€" «ert, spent a short time with their ccusins, Jessie and Ira Stevenson. Mr and Mrs J P Rawn and family, spent Christmas at J H Conway‘s, Arthur. The holiday weather is idealâ€" so mild and just enough snow to make lozdillel‘hlng. We hope everybody Dora says she supposes, now that heavy tractors are so popular on the farms, they can raise mashed turâ€" R. J. ARNILL â€" Holstein be able to enjoy their Xmas HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR e take this opportunity of thanking you for past patronage and wishing you a LIABILITIES TO THE PUBLIC Notes in circulation . . . . . , â€" > 16.06 Liabilities of customers under letters of credit (as per contra) .. . . . . 13.125,226.62 5 Total Assets . . $873,782,523.62 Loans and Discounts and other Assets _ 375,259,014.44 Bunk Fremises : ; >.> ;. * 11,500,000.00 Canadian Municipal Securities and % British, Foreign and Colonial Public Securities other than Canadian . . 26,054,892.93 Railway and other Bonds, Debentures Deposit in the Central Gold Reserves Call and Short loans on Bonds, Debenâ€" Dominion and Provincial Government Deposits with and notes of and cheques weotmkerbanks:. .. . . . â€".â€". Cartcasnnkt ..« «. . .. $ 93,987,065.12 ASSETS and LIABILITIES BANK OF MONTREAL Established 1817 31st October, Tynâ€" « «_ $473,898,282.56 Are you thinking about building ? Let the Family Herald and Weekly Star, Montreal, help you. Write to the Farm Buildings Department. If anybody wants to have a game of barnyard golf, this is the place to visit. _ About a dozen spent Christâ€" mas afterncon at it and enjoyed the games. They say it is hard to put on a good concert when there is so much "fMu" around, yet all who took in Miss E Oliver‘s Christmas concert in Dromore, last Friday night speak very highly of it and what everybody says must beâ€"right. The only thing missing was the orchestra. We think they should let the teacher know they were not coming, as there were musicians in the audience that could play equally as well, and willing to do so, if they had known in time. As Dromore corresp. will likely report the event, we will ring off. Mr John Legate lost a valuable horse last week. We wish editor, staff and all 1 ers of the Review, a very happy Prosperous New Year. Mr and Mrs J M. Allan are spendâ€" ing Christmas week at Caledon East, also Toronto, We think Tom took the largest sleighload to Amos Church Christmas Tree. Santa Claus was there and had a cheery ‘howâ€"areyou‘ for every scholar, also wished them a Merry Christmas, yet none of them asked him how Mrs Claus was. Miss Belle Lothian is spending ovâ€" er Christmas and New Years with relatives at Ayr. Mr John Legate has rented his farm to Mr Wm Moore. NORTH EGREMONT 46,9657,574.00 7331489.179.93 13,125,226.62 17,144,688.33 178,112,255.00 79,704,087.10 67,346,958.25 25,000,000.00 3,693,024.06 Sr Iâ€"Robert Hunter, Annie Andrews Frances Daly, Reggie Wilson, Edgar Patterson, Verdun Watson. _ Jr IIâ€" Gladys Young, Howard Watson, Hazâ€" el Watson. . Iâ€"Roy Andrews, Kenâ€" mneth ‘r_l'el:o-.‘._!_mg_lhrmve, Norâ€" U $ S NO. 1, EG‘T & NOR‘BY IVâ€"Velma Blyth, Dorothy Bogle, Marjorie Kerr, Elgin Blyth, Clements Patterson, Wm Caldwell (absent for part of exam.) Sr IMâ€"Matilda Bryâ€" |ans, Sr IIâ€"Merle Morice. Jr IIâ€" Playford Schenk and Caldwell Kerr, equal, Vernon Noble, Florence Bryâ€" |ans. Iâ€"Edith Bryans. Sr Pr (a)â€" i Cameron Kerr, Jas Wilson. Sr Pr. (b)â€"â€"Norman Eden. Jr Pr (a)â€"Ross Kellar, Jr Pr (b)â€"Orville Bryans. Ruby R. Morrison, teacher ‘ NO. 1, NORMANBY Fifth classâ€"Lucy Robins*, Jack Smallman.* _ Jr. IV â€"Irene Petty*. Susie Marshall,* Tommy Watson*, Elgin Petty*, Wallace Marshall*. Jr IIIâ€" Allan â€" Watson,* Wilfred Marâ€" shall,* Howard Marshall*, Jessic Marâ€" shall,* Melville Robins. Firstâ€" Milâ€" ford Robins, Bernice Koenig. Primer â€"Norman Robins*, Clarence Caldwell **, Fiorence Petty, Mabel Marshall*. * indicates present every day. A. McAlister, teacher NO. 12%, EGREMONT IVâ€"Clara Watson, John Matthews, Lewis Wells, Dave Daley, Willie Patâ€" terson. Sr IIIâ€"Clara Falkingham & Wallace Matthews equal, Fanny Harâ€" grave, Jr IIIâ€"Goldwin Nelson, Jean Florence Eccles, Wm Drimmie, Alice Drimmie, Robt Long. Pr Aâ€"Mary Reid. Alice R Edmonston, teacher Jr IVâ€"Laura Ellis 70, Myrta Alles 64. S IIIâ€"Wilbert Schenk 83, Geo. Horsburgh 64, Laverse Biltos 52, H. Bilton 47. Jr IIIâ€"Marion Horsburgh 75, Bertram Ross 66. IIâ€"Wallace Bilton 67. _ Iâ€"Ada Ellis. Sr Prâ€" Sr Prâ€"Howard Tyndall, Lioyd Seaâ€" man. Jr Prâ€"â€"Ross Eccles, Blanche Reid, Norma Smith, Lyla Smith, W. Pinkerton. Iâ€"Elizabeth Aitken, Hazel Leith, Gibson, Gordon Carmount, Marjory Moore, Laura Mather, Herbie Fidler, Bert Gadd. Sr Prâ€"Howard Tyndall, Lioyd Seaâ€" Jr lllâ€"limer Love, Wallace LeWIS,! ‘The epidemic of influenza which James McCall, Chas Buller, Eile@n has invaded our vicinityâ€"every memâ€" Smith, Richard Fidler, Aura McGuire per of some households being in bed Wm Fidler, Esther Gadd, Marjory: â€"will greatly deplete the Christmas Johnson. ]hc-me gatherings, some being indefinâ€" Elsie Davidson, Principal | itely postponed. _ All hope the undeâ€" Junior Room | sirable invasion will soon be over. Sr IIâ€"Helen Buller, Mabel Pinkerâ€"| we are sorry to report Mrâ€" Thos. ton, Harry Mather, Fred Mather (@b) Keith quite ill with pneumonia last Vera Leith (abs). week, but trust he will soon recover. Jr IIâ€"Allan Pinkerton, Elma Mcâ€" Miss Annie came home from Toronâ€" Guire, Geo Dyer, Mary Stevenson, K to, but, like all the rest of the famâ€" Carmount, Dorothy Dyer. ily, was forced to give up. Nurse E. Iâ€"Elizabeth Aitken, Hazel Leith, Johns, home from Buffalo, for the Gibson, Gordon Carmount, Marjory holidays assisted for a few days last Moore, Laura Mather, Herbie Fidler, week. $ S. NO, 9, EGREMONT No. on roll 16 ; average 14.8 of the homes of this locality. Mrs Albert Hadley and son Rusâ€" sell, who is spending a few days with her brother, Mr Sam Patterson, spent the past week at the home of Mr and Mrs Walter Hastie, of Holâ€" stein. Jr IIIâ€"Elmer Love, Wallace Lewis,| James McCall, Chas Buller, Eileen Smith, Richard Fidler, Aura McGuire Wm Fidler, Esther Gadd, Marjor,\" Johnson. | Mrs Robt. Matthews is at present at the home of her brother, Mr Geo. Schenk, Woodland vicinity, nursing ber sister, Miss Minnie Schenk, who is indisposed with a foot infection. Senior Room Sr IVâ€"Morris Fidler, Joe Heany, Geo, Stevenson, Walter Aitken, Irene Ellis, Marjory Nelson, Beverly Gibâ€" son, (absent) Milton Aitken, Wilma Bilten. Sr IIIâ€"Ivan Christie, Willard Stevâ€" enson, Ailene Brown, Lioyd Tyndall, David Aitken, Alice Pinkerton, Murâ€" ray Aitken, Frank Gadd. Jr IVâ€"Elsie Pinkerton, Alma Leith Doris Troup, Helen Smith, Eva Gadd, Vincent Ellis (abs.) Irlma Rife (abs) On Xmas Eve, the relatives of Mr and Mrs Matthew Hooper assembled at their home, where all enjoyed themselves in various ways. Mr Wilfrid Barbour of Cache Bay, New Ont., is spending the vacation with his parents. HOLSTEIN SCHOOL REPORT Misses Amanda and Ruby Matâ€" thews who have been residing in Torâ€" onto during the winter, are home enâ€" joying Xmas. Mr and Mrs Norman Marshall, Torâ€" onto, are holidayng with their relaâ€" tives in Knox and this vicinity. Mr and Mrs Frank Watkins, Torâ€" onto, are guests of the Woods famiâ€" lies, enjoying the Xmas festivitles, Mr Jas Pidoux and chum, Tavis tock, vsited for a few days with the former‘s sister, Mrs Jas Marshall. The Xmas entertainment held in‘ Allan‘s School Thursday last was a successful affair, under the mpervis-i ion of our teacher, Miss Reta Barbâ€" our. The program was splendid, inâ€" cluding drills songs, tableau, recitaâ€" tions and speeches, after which the| well laden Xmas tree was unloaded by Santa Claus, when all the pupils were remembered. Before closing a ) bounteous lunch was served. A good-’ ly representation of the ratepayers were present. } The season‘s greetings to the Durâ€" ham Review and correspondents. Misses Ella Wilson and Margaret, of Toronto and Owen Sound respectâ€" fully, returned to their homes on Saturday for a short visit. The ‘fAu‘ epidemic is very preval L. Bailey, teacher 2~/7* Spper and lower bowels. it reâ€" moves old waste matter you never thought was in your system. _ Let Alderika give your stomach and bowâ€" d..:... & REA.LCIQ".EIII; and see how stomach _ at once. _ Actin; BOTH upper and lower bowels moves old waste matter von |__Mr and Mrs Murray Henderson are | expected bome this evening. | _ Gocd reports are given of the conâ€" certs in schools No‘s 11 and 12, tho‘ the flu provented some performers | being present. Quite a number also attended the gathering in No 9 schâ€" | oil this closing afternoon, listening to the program and watching Santa distributing the presents to the childâ€" ron. _ We hope teachers and pupils ;'will have a good holiday, "For 20 years I took soda for indiâ€" gestion and stomach gas. One bottle of Alderika,prought me complete reâ€" lief."â€"J, B. Hardy. Took Soda 20 Yeays for Gas â€" Stops now Toâ€"night a number have gone to the S. S. Christmas Trees in Amos Church, Dromore, and Trinity Unitâ€" ed Church, Holstein, while last Thurâ€" sday evening a good many attended the one in Holstein Presbyterian Church. Brick house, stable, and garden. Apply to Thos. Dingwall, Holstein | Mr and Mrs Albert Sturrock and , child, Toronto, are visiting her parâ€" | ents, Mr and Mrs Manary. Murray Long, whq had been spendâ€" ing a few weeks at home, returned to Windsor last week : Miss Lidutte, after enjoying a few days with Mrs Long, accompanied him back. Mrs N. Long intended going to Toronto this a, m., to her daughter and son there. Percy Whyte is home from Deâ€" troit for the holidays. Messrs and Mesdames A. Eccles and J. Nicholson and children, hope to spend tomorrow in the Woodland home. Mr and Mrs A. Drimmie expect to have all their family home for the day. Mr and Mrs F. Watson, Toronto, motored up to spend the glad day in her old home, They were pleased to find her mother, Mrs Rogers so much betterâ€"going around again, tho‘ forâ€" bidden to go out of the house. ® LOCAL AND PERSONALS CTress cocour cer ues our cat #¢ Mr and Mrs Murray Henderson are visiting her parents, Mr and Mrs. Jas Smith. o holidays with Mr Alex McMillan, Dundalk, is spending his holidays with his parâ€" ents, Mr and Mrs Colin McMillan. We understand he is a grip victim. Mr and Mrs Melvin Reid, Hamilâ€" tom, spent Xmas with his mother, Mrs H Reid. onto and spent Xmas with friends. Messrs Kelly and Mr Mortimer Lynch, spent Xmas with Mr L‘s parâ€" ents in Normanby. Mrs Ruby Kerr, Toronto, is spendâ€" ing her holidays with her sister, Mrs Buller. $ We regret_to report that Mrs Jno. Garson. who has not been well for som* time, is much worse. Miss Eunice Tyndall of Northern Quebec : Mr _ Maxwell Tyndall, of Guelph, and Miss Margaret, nurseâ€"in training at Oshawa. are spending their hclidays with their parents, Mr and Mrs Wm Tyndall. Christmas eve! Santa Claus will have no difficuity in finding his way this beautiful moonâ€"lit night. We hope tomorrow will be as ideal as yestorâ€" day and today have been and hope a Merry Christmas will prevail. Mr and Mrs D. Allan had for visâ€" itors over the holiday Mr and Mrs, Robinson, Toronto, and Mr Allan Robinson, Montreal. Mr and Mrs Norman McLaughlin spent the holiday with Mr and Mrs Drumm. s Christmas was spent very quietly in our village, as a number of our citizens are laid up with bad colds. After spending some time in Deâ€" troit, Miss Margaret Christie is visâ€" iting her parents in the village. Mr and Mrs McHenry, Toronto, spent Xmas with her parents, Mrand Mrs Walter Hastie. f Mr and Mrs Mervyn Beley, Brantâ€" ford, are spending the holidays with Mr and Mrs C. Drumm. HOLSTEIN LEADER| HtH 1 KHAM KEVIEW relieves gas and t10 ARCHIVEsS TORoNTto YEOVIL TO RENT Allan is spending the Mr and Mrs David Alâ€" Acting _ on The Review publishers are to be complimented on the neat attractive Christmas edition of the Review: We wish the worthy editor, staff we have every reason to believe that some miserable low thief took a chair off our car wheel on the night of the entertainment. Miss C. Smith, our teacher, â€" is spending her Christmas holidays at her home at Lorne, Bruce County. Mr Doliphie Lawrence is ass Mr _ Geo. Stewart taking out t: timber. Dolpvhie likes wnarkine . a+ Your humble scribe was called on for a speech, but we prefer to tell it priâ€" vately. At the close a bountiful lunch was served, * A very successful entertainment and Christmas tree was held in the schoolhouse under the supervision of our popular teacher, Miss Catherine Smith. Mr Elgin Wilton occupied the chair, which would quite justify him to qualify. for municipal honors. A large crowd was present and enjoyâ€" ed a spicy and varied programme of music. It comprised selections by Mr. Wm. Thompson on the violin abâ€" ly assisted on the guitar by his winâ€" some young bride; music on mouth crgan by Mr Jas. Marshall; recitaâ€" tions by Misses Gladys McVain, Harâ€" rietta Wilton, and Bruce Halladay. Scveral dialogues were well acted by the faithful few school children, and a couple dialogues by the young people of the "Corners" in which Mr Wilfrid Peter figured very prominâ€" ently in a love affair by advertising for a wife, and mixing it badly and. the last wo saw of him was lying onl the floor with two of .his suitors pounding him to death apparently.| At the close of the programme the: National Anthem was sung by thel audience, led by Mr Donald Elder on a very high key, but they sang it through earnestly. The children md! others as well were well remembcred' with gifts from the tree, handed out by Santa Claus, James l&nlnll.! The W. Institute will meet on Jan. 2nd, when Mrs John Hill will givea talk on ‘Coâ€"operative Marketing‘. Mrs Joe McNaulty will give a demâ€" enstration on Sewing. Music by Mrs McMurdo. EuP CHes GBRY s Ee EC Cae 9E it his father, mother and sisters, beâ€" for leaving for Akron, Ohio,. Mr John Bothwell, Flint, Mich., inâ€" tends spending a fortnight with Mr. Jas. and Miss Susie Snell. A number from around here are suffering with bad colds or the filu. Miss Thelma Wilson, who is teachâ€" ing school down Kingston way, is spending her Xmas holidays with her parents, Mr and Mrs Wm Wilson Amos S. S. Entertainment came off on Xmas Eve successfully. _ Mr. R Renwick, Supt.. was chairman and had a program of hymns and recitaâ€" tions. Those who gave recitations were Elva and Robt Bunston, Lorne and Alex McMurdo, Wilson Clark, Marian Watson, L. Purnell: solos by Dorothy Taylor, Hazel Moore : panâ€" tomine by B. McKenzie, D. Taylor and Hazel Moore. Mrs A. Hastie sang "Silent Night" for which Rev. Mr Purnell gave lantern slides, as~ sisted by Miss Florence Renwick and Mrs A. Milne. And along comes cld Santa Claus, in his usual jolly mood. After shaking hands with all the children, he helped to distribute the many. good presents off the KXmas Tree, not forgetting the Supt. Santa left a Shetland pony at Mr. James Snell‘s for a little boy by the name of L. Purnell. t Mr John Hay of the West and Mrs Watt. Thompson are visiting their mother, Mrs Wm Hay, Mr and Mrs John Renwick, Toronâ€" to, spent over Xmas with the formâ€" er‘s parents, Mr and Mrs R. Renâ€" wick, Sr.: also Mr and Mrs Harold Atchison motored up with John and are staying with the latter‘s parents Mr and Mrs Major Eccles over the Xmas season. S. S. No. 13 held their school conâ€"| cert on Dec. 21st, in Russell Hall, to a fairly wellâ€"filled house. . Rev Pur-l nell was chairman and had an easy | task, as the crder was the very best,| The concert, consisting of recitations | dialogues, monologues, pantomines,| mouth organ . selections. Everyone | went home well pleased with what| they consider one of the best school j concerts they have had. Later the| presents off the tree were given out| to those whose name appeared upâ€"| on them, Each pupil had to give a gift to the name they drew. _ Also| the teacher gave all the scholars a| useful book. Miss Oliver and pupils| deserve the highest praise for thelr, evening‘s entertainment. | Mr and Mrs Oliver, Mr Farqubar and Miss Sadie, were down to their daughter‘s and sister‘s concert. Mr Earl Angle, Dunnville, â€" is spending the Xmas season at the Manse. RLYTH‘S CORNERS at : The retirement from the Proton | Reeveship of Howard Watson leaves that office open for 1929. We underâ€" | standâ€" that exâ€"Reeve Wm Jack will |\ be a candidate. Then rumor has it ‘that Coun. Joseph Black will also | be in the field for the same honors. ‘In addition to the former members of Council, there are several new lcandldate who may be in the field, | among them being Wilfrid Wright, | son of the late exâ€"reeve Geo Wright ‘and George Armstrong of Proton Cenâ€" Lodge Officers When your lodge or other society officers are elected, see that the names are sent in for publication. No charge is made for this service. but it is up to the Secretaries to see that the names are sent in in good time for publication. tre. fi. ” fgfi %r } i ‘fi'&j; ff & ing. It‘s wonderful to be able to visit you like this, and yet keep as close touch with home as if I were there. What must it have been like in the old days, before Long Distance made it possible?" "I‘ll place the call for you while you are taking off "That will be fine. Just ask "I must call John by Long Distance and let him know I got here all right. Then neither of us will be worryâ€" PROTON TOWNSHIP and yet We take the o'pportunity of wishing all our Customers and Friends a PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR so near! . _ McGUIRE Gas Forces Woman to Sleep in Chair One « Broken. stein. "Nights I sat up in a chair, I had stomach gas so bad. I took Adlerika and nothing I eat burts me now. | sleep fine."â€"Mrs Glenn Butler. Even the FIRST spoonful of Adl«: ika relieves gas on the stomach and removes astonishing amounts of old waste _ matter from the system Makes you enjoy your meals and sleep better. No matter what you have tried for your stomach and bowels, Adlerika will surprise you. McFadden‘s Drug Store. price. _ Apply at once My chopping, shingle and lath mill at Orchard for sale ; never failing water power. Also farm for sale, lot 1, 2 and 3 of 16, con 1, Egremont, containing 150 acres, for sale or to rent. Also a thoroughbred Tamworth sow and 8 young pigs 5 weeks old. Grocery store in connection with mill Apply to WM. DICKSON, R. 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