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§1 open WEullld C Conaintment. 6 to 5 pm. 4nd by appointment, phone Barrister, Solieftor, WeSS® * 0 18 Queen Street ‘nn 978 8T. CATHARINES, ONT. AEAMSVILLE OFFICE tocated at Herâ€"aiston‘s Novélty Store open Wednesdays und Saturdays 2.30 Sunaintment. nhone AUCTIONEER and VALUATOR will conduct your Auction Sale, large u.ulnn?wrd-uho some cholce Farms,. large or smail Office: Farre!l Block, 12 Main 8t. W. Office Hours: 9.30 to 12, 1.30 to 5 EC Ds N &T B LCs THE INDEPENDENT with or without buildings, for sale on Ofkice~â€"Cor. Main asd Mowntain $it 2L s ut Established 1885 Member of Canadian Weekly C. 8. Bean Publisher & Proprictor Issued every Wednesday from office A L B. ROUSE OPTOMETRIST & OPTICIAN 52 King St. East, _ Hamilton â€" of publication _ _ _ _ _ I&huflmm:fld-m mâ€"“ per year in Canada and in United S artee prpatle 10 mivunes, F. Bryans Heinteman Bldg. Xâ€"Ray Electrotherapy Sun Ray ONLY FIVE CASES Only five cases of diphtheria, and those mild ones, have been reported in the eng"ol Hamilton during the year =m ober 31, 1930, to November 1, That the freedom from diphtheria, which Hamilton is enjoying may be | dne::{ attributed to the Mru«lin efâ€" fleeming in prevaiines o7 the goom on | nce on | this continent, is to be Mnefi';n a consideration of statistics released by |sh.: public health service of the United tes. of Chiropractic & Physictherapy Chicago, I!L. VILLAGE INN, GRIMSBY ‘ Monor Graduate National WILLE Gas Administered F» xX â€" NAY Chiropractor JOHN A SCHNICK, PM PA.NC J. W. KENNEDY, 56 geameville for Information ROMAINE K. ROSS Phone 166â€"1â€"3, Beamsvilie or 36 Grimaby Tuesday and Saturday J. W. KENNEDY . V. R. FARRELL AUCTIONEER 118 DR. D. CLARK Bad DENTAL OF DIPHTHERIA 1901 , Netar it was decided to request those who have not paid their rates to date to do so before thi: end of the month. paftment prociaime . the " informmtion t tion }Mlhnvllhnnnln.n‘d'w eries on Christmas day, nor will the ”ii.m“ wickets be open for call mai There was a good attendance at the recent -odi%d the Women‘s inâ€" T. TT Shoiny af "I1." Cidarines ve some interesting statistics on the =nhntb-mbl. Mrs, J. A. Sinâ€" clair gave a talk and demonstration on corsetry. lc(nnhmsmhfm of Mrs. George Lister. It was = ed to hold an oyster supper in the near future, the proceeds to be devoted to relief vwkhu‘ Mrs, E. Hurst was appointed the cothmittee convener. _ _ The _ Beamsville / firemen . will their New Year dance in the ‘The following grants were passed: Dr. Orth, member board of hulth 0; the Beamsville Citizens 100; Reeve E. B. Osborne, $5; the -hovillo Horticultural -odfl,.fl-fi: the Beamsville and Lissols ltry association §25; the Beamsville and Clinton » gricultural society, $125. At a special meeting of the Beamsâ€" ville . Morticultural mfld" arrange num‘s were made for a Yuletide ex« terios Ascoration contest, open to all residents of the village. Three prizes will be awarded. Between dusk and midnight on . Wednesday, December 23, the judges will make their rounds. ‘This iMuminated contest will be judg: éd and points awarded on a vams of artistic effect, ingenuity of design, colâ€" or blending and ssasonal fitness ol the whol« decorating scheme, m us _Mydro Inspector George House, of Hamilton, had two cases of ccq::: in Magistrate Campbell‘s police last week for uninspected hookâ€"ups. In the case of a radio connectipn, a fine of $16 and costs was imposed on the agent -h-Llh connection and inâ€" uullT of t r-h himself. The ::ium ‘kuhwtczd.‘ -mi‘: \ an cont with a musical organ was dismissed. _ St. Alban‘s church Sunday school held it annual Christmas spread for the ffioâ€"nm hall kitchenetue on Monâ€" I L 7. R 4 © The Horticultural society tated it was o"nh‘-" three prizes fc, the best decorated Christmas tree <a the lawn of any citizen of Beam wville, and reâ€" quested that the counci‘ take the neces= sary action to have *ze municipal tree decorated. This request was granted. to the village council at a dinner, Beâ€" sides all members of tre council and the village clerk, W. D. Fairbrother, 4 Wilson, ArloA, fresont d . 6 were presen = ter dinner the council held its last meeting for the year, _ _ _ ';cz"ni:’:fi “:; act at the coming muniâ€" t were : Pw' :-tlh'nioa 'No. l-B.l.O, Gtot:! Sqmo:{'. p:= ¢‘l;lk."Will'u Mackie; stable. â€" D. H. s; . polling Mub-d’v-bn No. 1â€"01..0.. A. E. Clause; poll clerk, Frank Hiltz; conâ€" stable, Fred Lay. _ _ Yepy . Miss Margaret Kennedy, of the Genâ€" cral 1, Hamilt ho f "F ::fl:‘. amilton, was home for lobm:rz g&:nud plans for reâ€" stori A ist burial grow n’or.“n that t!n':"c were over & marked graves, the oldest being dated 1805, Besides the grave of Jasso Beam, founder of this villagr, many of the graves are of the original setâ€" ters in this district and include the grave of the doctor who attended Genâ€" eral Brock. ‘Due to the great historic value of this burial grounds the comnâ€" cil is comsidering very carefully whe best means of preserving the re ords and making a beauty spot of th: old burial grounds. < _ _ es Mrs. ‘George Slingerland, a former resident here, died at the Home for Incurables in Toronto yesterday in Iwer 84th year, The remains were Lh)l‘hl here for interment on Tuesday, Mrs. Ken Falby, Cochrane, is spendâ€" ing the holidays with her parents in town, Reeve E. B. Osborne acted as host The Week‘s News of The Surrounding District BEAMSVILLE Eva, younger daughter of Mrs. Helen Graham was united in -lw to Claude J. Smith, son of Mr. Mrs. tidited."" The young cousle t ime medimli after Zy motor for a short u?._h annual meeting of St. Jch'u W. A. was held at the frome of Mrs. Frances Carpenter recently. The reâ€" ports for the past year were read and the following jofficers elected for the coming year; Honorary president, Mrs. McLennan; honora 'lnrvm Mrs. C. A. P. Suujgrhyllnj Mrs. E. M. _ Mrs. E. E. Martin tmas left for Norâ€" 'i:h;h:hn she wiil spend the winter _ C, and Mrs. Smith have recently reâ€" turned ln-nM honeymoon, which was spent at Toronto, _ ____ _ _ _ Rev. J. W. Hunt attended the funâ€" eral of the Rev. Mr. Monsinger as a representative of the Hamilton presbyâ€" are_closed TuesJay, d |h'l"=rchnhuco=:~‘lcm ce been comind to ts howrs bes cause of colds and sore throats. ____ A quict wedd.ng took phccu'tc'- urday, Dec. 12, at the parsonage wh witly pneuwmonia, is showing a slight ml:\nil,y hall. ho ha mong those w ve entertained for Miss Hilda Hicks, whose -1: to .-\nlm-{ Smith of Winona, will place carly in the new year are Mrs. Fred _ Smith, of Winona, â€" Misses Maude Byles, Alce Parslow and Ethel Corcoran and Mrs, John Prudhomme of Beamsville, Miss Hicks is at seut a member of the public n:; staff here Mrs. Kennedy Falby of Cochrane is the guest of her parents, Harry and Mrs. Robinson, during the holiday s€asot. _ Friends will be glad to hear that Anley McKay, who is seriously «ill id ue “"LH % held its an supper and tree in the Sunday school rooms Friâ€" day night when a large number of children and ts sat down to a real ‘namc:.“ Afterwards there was a . ort programme given by the pupils, Mw'm Rev. J. W .Hunt on of thgir many friends _ at Fiflx. presented Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Wilson, who are leaving Pm m s o t lt in a few days for British Columbia, M-mn‘:(mlnunluhl of the estecin in "7."“ held in the community. t. Hunt in a short address pd!n'ihu to Mr. ‘Wilson‘s sterling character and sound ahwkll and to Mrs. Wilson‘s great erest in and induess to every one, ngehllr the children. nta ‘Claus arrived amid great ex« citement on t part of the children and brs a evening to a fitting eÂ¥uaz i a+ diswibuted the gifts The public school closed for the Christmas holidays on December 22, and rmwn on January 4. The Women‘s institute _ held . its monthly meeting at the home . of Mrs. M. Cudney on Thursday afterâ€" noon. There was a good attendance and an especially interesting program which was in charge of the Junior members| Norris Whewell will represent the Y. P. L. of Fifty in the prepared and Cameron o-xu. the impromptu speeches against Stoney Creek. Mr. Iohnston and Miss Catharine Louns» bury will debate for Fruitland against Bartonville on January 4. The subâ€" iect selected is "Resolved That the ‘Time Is Now Ready for the Disarmaâ€" ment of the Nations." _ _ k. Rev. Henry Cotton of sm-g’ Creck addressed the local legion on Wednesâ€" day night and spoke on certain social \ng economic conditions of today, ‘The Women‘s Institute held a sale of baking in aid of the needy Thursâ€" day afternoon at the home of Mrs. W. E. Boden, King street. The proceeds amourted to $30, Afvernoon tea was served b(.InA.LB'ndcn‘ N _ School was susnended Wednesday last in the third class owing t the iltaess of Miss Swain, The fi'l-kdl?‘r h:m:‘ 'wv ol the young people of t went to Brantford Thursday evening to put on a concert in Grace church, Brantford, under the direction of Mrs. Henry Colâ€" usn . One of the special attractions was the kitchen orchestra, conducted hools {1n the surrounding district WINONA THE INDEPENDENT, GrRIMSBY Comb: India When W. k. e-:‘n( the vill na a portio r. G. and B. ts tracks, he k effect that it as a railway, t him. a distance of al hichway. The .fim af lndwu P .& A. M on Monday eves A. Henderson, at the election. are: Neil Hopki M ) kLOVEE #. Blaxill BaMg, . accd , ONTARIG * Pwlmorh.b]m ing cards, y the -am"“ Simpson, Dr. Bell, John Forth and others. Th:fln‘:.\v,:. mwu‘ much credit the former Wor. u?‘c.“c.hleuu‘&dfiunla their efforts in making such an enjoyâ€" able evening for all present. _ H luu-u“)i.uh.ifiu: nn-. After the clection the breâ€" threm retired to the banquet table, -hnm'm‘cl&nndb(vl& Wer.lm.J.A.Hn‘-nu.lt. or. Bro. Dr. B. E. V. Wor. Bro. J. T. Chittick, Rt. Woar. Bros. H. bougnt almost 100,000 more Bray Chicks in 1931 than in 1936. ""c:.:.l.n quality backed by four seasons of Mm“mMMhaqMM Z'mmdMIm,.fl- Snd now for nar faregue ad prise ht ‘Ten extra chicks ;"--Mmmmmu First hatch, Jan. .. _ _ BRAY CHICK HaTcuHERY 15 CLAYBURN AvEnue Other Bray Hatcher\s : PARTICULAR CHICK BUYERS atch at Ne P un l nc ied U-:‘v: Peterbore and Welland @ ® WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 8T. CATHARINES