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"BILLY THE GLASS MAN*" Wall Papers and Paints Main St. Phone 239 <~Grimsby Merry Christinas Happy New Year 10 ALL Chicken Hashâ€"Cut fine a quart or more of cold boiled potatoes (do not chop) and put them in a hot frying pan with a tablespoonful of butter which has been melted but not brown ed. Let them cook slowly, loosening frequently with a spatula. After they are partly browned /‘ (adding more butter as needed) add & pint or a quart of cold chicken cut fine, and cook fifteen or twenty minutés longâ€" er, salt, and add oneâ€"half cupful of sweet cream and a teaspoonful â€" of chopped sweet green peppers. The 4quantity of chicken used in this reâ€" cipe may vary according , to .. the amount on hand; Gp PW HAREE E.: MHams ~:.....;......:;~. ade Ib Gelatine Figs.....25¢c package Fancy Lown Figs.....50c box Plum Pudding.‘‘...50c each Preserved Green Figs Fresh Pork Spare Ribs 10c lb Fresh Pork Hocks... 12%/5c lb e taamec.+.* o en irade bos Xmas Crackers, , Table Raisâ€" ins, Figs, Dates, Oranges, Malaga Grapes, Nuts, etc. _‘ J. P. ROBERTSON Phone 225 = Grimsby P. $.â€"We also have Hoofleis‘ Ice Cream Bricks. Order eariy . as we only have a limited quantity. Xmas Extras 50â€"52 James St. North HAMILTON, .ONT. Who is half Scotch .and. half Irish. The Scotch> half does the buying and the Irish half the selling. 1€EI af Mayor for 1917 if the business reaches a quarter of a~million. WM. FARROW A S.P.U.G. is a member of The Society for the Promotion â€" of Useful Giving. This store is a veritable treasure house of hol , ldayâ€" gifts â€" for a (S/P.U.G. ‘and the best quality of things that men and boys weéar, Extraorâ€" idinary values in suits at $15, $20 ard $25. Greatest possible,. value in fine xovercoats at $7.85, © $9.85,â€" $12.50, $14.85, $20, $25 and as high as $35. Also boys‘ beautiful Norfolk and D. B. suits, With a watch, a gooCd timekeeper, free with each suit at $5 and over. Crayvâ€" ats. Hundreds of beautiful cray ats from the bestâ€" silk woven." A great variety from 50c to $1.50. Extra large Swiss, French and English silk crayvâ€" ats, made in Carnada, maximum value 50¢c. New â€"arrivals and new colorings of finest velour hats. greens. can" hroawns, slat:, blue and black at $5.00. ] wWEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1914 ARE YOU AN S.P.U.G.? IF NOT YOU WANT TO JOIN. Tobey with the Canal Zone Smile Open evenings Quality Grocery and a He read reports of the results. of the various examinations, showing that GRIMSBY High School had pass cd a higher percentago at the various examinations than any other school in the Province. The following programime w carried through: Chairman‘s Address.. .. ... Sons.:s.. .... .:. ..s...Miss 1 and on Uie. s ing the year "The Burdocks‘ Music Box" Quartette:n.. ...s... .0fi ri.cy . We learn that the Bell Fruit Farms Limited have entered suit for a large sum of money against the wholesale houses who contracted for their seaâ€" son‘s output. Some flimsy excuse seems to have been put up by the wholesale houses to avoid carrying out their agreement with the canâ€" ning company. On account of this failure on the part of the wholesale houses, we understand that there will be some little delay in paying the balance due to the fruit growers, but from what we can gather every effort is being made to get the matter settled so that the fruit growers can be paid off soon. The manager of the company will go to Winnipeg the last of this week to negotiate for â€" a settlement of the account _ in that city. â€"_"Bonnie Prince Charlie‘" Five Minute Address J. A. Livingston The School and the Community Reading..... ;. ..} ..,.. Mss G.â€"Smith Selected Five Minute Address.. .Rev. Ballard "School Spirit" Instrumental Solo.... .. Miss R. Lee "The Canadian Patrol‘" The progiaimnme was concluded at ten o‘clock when the Assembly Hall was cleared and the balance of the evening <â€" was spent by the young folks in promenading and dancing. Refreshments were served at 11.30. This is one of the many instances of difficulties that business firms have to contend with on account of the war. The announcemenrt is made of the wedding of Miss Lilian, only daughâ€" ter of Mrs. Sarah Corey, GRIMSBY, to Mr. Frederick Dale, of GRIMSBY. The ceremony takes place toâ€"day, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 1914, at 4 p.m. at_the bride‘s home. Rev. Dr. Ross, of the Methodist"Ch\umch will officiâ€" ate. & "Misadventures at Margate" Instrumental Solo Miss A. Carpenter ‘"Tarantelle" Five Minute Address. .....W. J..Drope "School Sports" Readinig ‘The bride‘s gown will be of blue velvet and hor travelling â€" dress . a tailored suit of navy with velvet hat to match. After the ceremony the bridal cou ple will depart for Philadelphia, tak ing up their residence in GRIMSBY, on their return. .0 s % Miss L. ‘Miller, Miss K. Liddle, Miss C. Keimp, Miss A. Jackson, Miss M. Crouch, Miss F. Marlow, E. Stapâ€" les, A. Snetsinger, E. Marsh, R. Lidâ€" dle, N. Rutherford, G. Wialker. At 8.30 Mr. David Allen, chairman for the evening, opened the program me with a short address, congratula ting the teachers and scholars on the beautiful decorations of â€" the school and Assembly Room for the occasion Mr. and Mrs. Amos,. Miss Camipâ€" bell and Miss Forrester received at the door and the following committee had charge of the preparations, decâ€" orations and programime: BELL FACTORY HAS ENTERED SUIT THE HIGH SCHOOL ATâ€"HOME A GREAT SUCCESS. f The annual At Home of the teach ers and scholars of the GRIMSBY High School, took place on Monday evening, Dec. 21, in the Assembly Room, at the High School building. Mixed Nuts and Raisins McClarens Cheese Canadian Cheese Tea Coffee Mashed Potatoes . ~ Apple Pie Mince Pie Pumpkin Pie Old English. Plum..Pudding. and Brandy Sauce f Cherry Jellycon and ‘Whipped Cream Vaniliia Ice Creamâ€" Assorted Cakes ’Queen Olives Salted Almonds Grape Fruit Salad Deer Park Celery Cream of Tomato Baked White Fish and Drawn Butter Boiled Ham, Spinach and Mushroom Sauce Oyster Patties a la Village Inn Cherry Fritters and Maple Syrup Roast Young Turkey and Cranberry ecmamnae:miamed ommb ie omlueds. e ue Christmas Beef, Yorkspire Pudding Asparagus on Toast Green £Peas Creamed Cauliflower Boileds and We print below the menu of _ the Christmas ‘dinner at ‘GRIMSBY‘Sâ€" famous hostlery, The Village Inn. Oyster Cocktail CHRISTMAS DINNER AT THE YILLAGE INN The H. G. & B. knows that it is in the wrong, but still wants to conâ€" tinue along that path, and start hollering for a hearing, possibly thinking that they can bluif the people out. The further the H. G. & B. can keep away from the Railway Board the better.. But if the H. G. & B. are bound to have a hearing, all well and good, we are right here on the ground to fight for this improvement and the citizens are behind us. Our advice to the H. 6. & B. is to let the Railway Board do just as they see fit, and not go around hollering for a hearing, and not be bringâ€" ing up a lot of lame excuses that won‘t hold water. ' ~â€"_Such would not be the case, for as we said before, the refuse would illl go into a steel lined box or drawer and be emptied at each end of the ine. t * sfudtilt <robviie. mnwdbdmen > 1 ECC E0C ©20000° PPUO O ROLMOEUUEUULUIMO® gta There is only one system and that is lavatories right on the cars, and that is what they will have to put on. We are told that the residents of Saltficet, while they want to see the lavatories on the cars, are opposed to them on the ground that all the reâ€" fuse would be dumped along ‘the rightâ€"ofâ€"way. t (Continued from page 1) s that people needing ‘to use them could do so and the car would wait." This little game worn‘t work either, because the cars are run late enough now, in fact, too frequently late, to to be made to run later by people having to use these accommodations. DALEâ€"COREY S UC RAILWAY BOARD WILL SEND ENGINEER Miss M Crouch . ~>. D. .Â¥Allen Miss F. Aiton as then Form. 1. S. Walker 83, L. Trombley 73, F. Marlow 73, J. Flett 72, M. Monsinger 71, M. Nelles 70, M. Mitchell 69,. R. Walker 67, A. Walker 66, J. Crouch 66, F. Aiton 64, W. Seaman 63, â€"H. Bertrand 60, â€" E. Ellsworth 59,‘ . K. Thomas 58, R. Poole (58, G. Tuck57, G. Smith 57, C. Kemp 55, G. Lipsit 55, N. Thompson 54, B. Book 53, A. Carpenter 50, J. Baker 48,. M. Metâ€" calfe 45, M. Hughes, F. Wade 30, C Fevey22, W. Evans 19. think Goorge Millén Jr., vill also be “ contander for the position of reeve, He served several years as a member, of the council and as deputy reeve. He would have been a candidate for reeve last year but had disposed of his real estate and was unable "to qualify. He has reinvested, however, in Saltfleet property.. His friends have promised that they will rally around him ‘and give him a big maâ€" jority. William Corman and Warden Berâ€" tram will also be in the field. f Form II. H. Smith 82,,J. Murray73, N. Ruth erford 78, E. Roderick 68, J. Alway 68, R. Dean 66, D. VanlLuven 65, â€" V. Farrell 64, G. Wismer 64, G. Baker 61, H. Fleming 60, R. Liddle 60, . H. Roderick 60, J. Hagar 60, T. Marlatt 59, L. Jones 58, M. Crouch 57, M. Hart well© 55, M. Scouten 5§, J. Pteerson 49, M. Davisg 49, L. Christie 48, ‘M. Moore 47, E. Ross 46, M. Pettit 46, D. Corey 43, F. Muir 40, L. Phipps 40. (Partial) A. Jackson 71. Form III. M. Clark 77, E. Marsh 76, R. Lee 75, H. Briden 69, C. Kemp 68, E. Coul son~68, G. Stewart 66, M. McLean 63, C. Wade 58, E. Tuck 58, M. Miller 55, K. Liddle 54, A. Snetsinger 51, â€" W. Bartlett 47, E. Baker 47, C. Smye 43, Â¥. Coon 40, E. Stples 86. (Partial) H. Clark 81, B. Marsh 82. Anthem Baritone Anthem " Evening Anthem "Glory to God on High" Wm. Griffin, Winslow, Dec. J. H. Konkle, Beamsville, Dec Soprano Solo "Star of Bethlehem"‘ f Adams Arthem "Hail to the Lord‘s Anoinâ€" tea" Stults IJ. ‘Clough, Stoney Creek, July A. R. Dolmage, Grimsby, Dec. A. Pitch, Waterdown, Dec. R. H. Montgomery, Grimsby, Mch. METHODLST ~ CHURCKH The following music will be render ed by the Methodist church choir on Sunday next. SALTFLEET â€" CONTEST ,Position of Reeve Will be Keenly Contested This Year ; There is going to be a merry little battle in Saltflieet this year for the Reeve‘s chair. This: township has the largest assessment of any of the municipalities in the county of Went worth and would: have the casting vote, by reason of this, if the counâ€" cil was evenly divided on the quesâ€" tion of electing a warden. In view of this koth political parties take unusual interest in developing theirl vote. F. B. Henry, the wellâ€"known . exâ€"reeve and deputy reeve of. the township,~â€" isoneâ€"of those who wil!/ be nominated.! Hisâ€"long experience& in municipal affairs should seasily\ DEATH OF MRS. L. G. JARVIS After an illness lasting many years ,.Lila. Jarvis, wife of L. ‘G. Jarvis, oi |GRIMSBY, passed away Monda;, Imxorning at the family residence on Kerman avenue. The deceased was a daughter of the late Daniel and Mary Deacon, of London, Ont. and her death marks the first break in a fam ily of six boys and four girls, who have come from various points â€" in this country and the United States to express once more their love and devotion. Besides the husband, who is well known throughout the counâ€" try, the family consists of Morley P., of GRIMSBY; Dr. Chester D.,; of Washington, D.C.; _ Prof. Tennyson D., of Toronto; Garfield L., of Monâ€" treal; â€" EFrie W. and Gerald Leâ€"| roy, of Cedar Springs; Mrsg, »H.>J. Page, Mrs. J. B. Picken and Miss Maynie, of GRIMSBY and Mrs. 8. L. Clarke, of Paris. Two brothers and two sisters also survive. These are John R. anrd George B. Deacon and Mrs. E. R. Newans and Mrs. Robert Blinn, all of London. Funeral serâ€" vice will be held at 2 o‘clock toâ€"day (Wednesday) afternoon at the resiâ€" dence. The burial will be at Queen’s’ Lawn cemetery. HIGH SCHOOL REPORT NOVEMBER Motning "Sing 1O Heavens‘"‘ Simper Solo "Glory to God" Stults 0 â€"Come all ye Faithful" Novello PATID UP LIST d deputy reeve of the{ s~oneâ€"of those who will l d. _ His â€"long experience& 1 affairs should easi;!_yl}l td TsP Pss , wl ion lert. ( i 4 lti ile or a t] Meén Jr., will alsog. be :4 1 g THE INDEPENDENT,.GRIMSBY, ONT. reeve of. the | THE BEAUTY OF APPLES ose who <«will/| § (By Peter McArthur) ig experienée\’ It is peculiar that when things are should .easily ' useful we are in danger of overâ€"lookâ€" ,m,_mm&)(ig_g_fl;g.f@ct_ that they are also beauâ€" oncone 20 81 31 31 31 31 165 13 15 15 tiful.. We seem to be possessed â€" by the idea that beauty is an end in itâ€" self and that things or creatures or people that are beautiful have fulâ€" filled their mission. Similarly we atâ€" tribute to good qualities a.. certain homeliness if not ugliness. Goodness of any kind seems to be sufficient and to expect beauty from it would be abâ€" surd. Of course there is no true reason for this divorce of beauty and virtue even though so wonderful an interpreter of nature as Shakespeare says "Those whom she makes fair she makes virtuous." I am moved to these reflections by the fact that our gardeners and landâ€" scape artists so seldom make use of apple trees in their schemes of decor ation. They often go to vast expense to transplant trees that bear flowers but no fruit so that we may enjoy their brief period of bloom. Yet few trees equal the apple tree for beauty and fragrnce of bloom. The apple tree does not appear in parks, but is kept in orchards, as something domes tic and useful that would not do in a show place. Gardeners go to the trouble to develop dwarfed and rounded trees that are not nearly so graceful as the natural dome of the apple tree nor nearly so useful for shade. Similarly they plant trees and shrubs that yield clusters of bright berries or drup unfit for human food, that cannot compare with the beauty of an apple tree laden with glowing fruit. To my mind, the apple tree is not only useful but one of the most beautiful ornamental trees in â€" naâ€" ture. Besides its beautiful form and foliage it gives us the charm of luxâ€" uriant blossoms in the spring and the richness of ripe fruit in the auâ€" tumn. It is above all, a tree appropri ate to homes and a house set in an orchard is as beautifully placed as if surrounded by the â€"rarest and most costly exotics.. And I am glad to find that at least one poet agrees with me. One of the most beautiful of Bliss Carman‘s poems fables that the apâ€" ples are the lanterns of St. Eulalie, hung in the trees to add to the glorâ€" ies of autumn. Read his words and then say if anything more exquisite could be written about the _ rose or tulip tree or any of the other favorâ€" ‘tes of ornamental gardens. In the October afternoon Orange and purple and maroon, Goes quiet Autumn, lamp in .hand, About the appleâ€"colored land, ‘To light in every apple tree ‘The lanterns of St. Eulalie. They glimmer in the orchard shade Like fiery opals set in jade, Crimson and russet and raw gold, Â¥ellow and green and scarlet old, And oh when I am far away, By foaming reef and azure bay, In crowded street or hot lagoon, Or under the strange austral moon, When the homesickness comes‘on me For the great marshes by the sea, f The running dikes, the brimming tide, And the dark fire on Fundy side, In dream once more I shall behold, luike signal lights, those globes _ of { gold. Hung out in every apple tree, The Lanterns of St. Eulalie. Let me add that we are greatly en joying life in this part of the counâ€" try and finding plenty of work to do. Grimsby and its good people have of course. a warm place: in all > our hearts. We wish for all our friends a yery happy Christmas and a good and prosperous New Year. ¢ Yours most sincerely, G. M. Ross. ‘ This will be a very sad Christmas for thousands: indeed since the Adâ€" vent â€" at Bethlehsm there has â€" not been a Christmastide so much out of bkarmony with the joyful event that it commemorates. And yet I think there is much to encourage us and cause us to rejoice, for the princiâ€" ple for which our brave lads are fighting in the trenches of Belgium are Christian principles. Never has Britian engaged in â€"A&A nobler and more righteous cause than: this. Righteousness, truth, freedom, the i sacredness of treaty obligations and the defence of the weakâ€"and the opâ€". pressed. These are the things that the allied armies are contending for and the fact that they are being enâ€" dorsed by so many nations, both those in the fighting ranks and those occupying a neutral position, is one of the finest tributes ever born to the teaching of Jesus Christ. I am sure it is ‘the knowledge of this that makes us so heartily wish God Speed to the brave lads who have gone forth from our shores; and we wish them to know that our best wishes and our earnest prayers are ever with thm in all that they may be called to do or to suffer in the noble cause. Dear Sirs:â€"It has been in my mind for some time to write a few ‘llines to ask you through the medium |of your paper to convey to the ladies of Grimsby our appreciation of their kindness to our son Russell. Mrs. Ross and I feel very deeply the many tokens of affection and of good wWill which they have sent him; and _ we know how warmly he esteems the kindly thoughts which accompany the gifts. In a letter received a few days ago he telis us of his promotion to Senior Lieutenant and of his hay ’img received 15 letters on the last Canadian mail. As his spare time is very limited he does not know how he is to reply to all who have so kind ly written to him, but he hopes to find time to do so. It is a great pleas ure to read the letters you print from the other boys and to know that they are .all maintaining a bright spirit despite the bad weather that seems to have prevailed. Ontario, Dec. 21, 1914. To the Editors of the Independent:â€" REV,. 6. M. 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WHY THEY ALL WENT 10 WAB W ishing our customers ‘"For fortyâ€"four summers," said France "I‘ve waited and watched for this chance 1 To wrest Alsaceâ€"Lorraine From the Germans again, And now is the time to advance." Said Belgium: "When armies immense Pour over my boundary fence, I‘ll awake from my nap, And put up a scrap They‘ll remember a hundred years hence." Said John Bull: "This ‘ere kaiser‘s a snob; If I let Belgium suffer I‘m a blank, bloomin‘ duffer, So ‘ere goes for a crack at ‘is nob." _ _For with Cubans and niggers And greasers I figgers I have all I can handle just now." Said Italy: "I think I‘ll stay out Till I find what the row is about; It‘s a far better plan Just to sell my banan‘ Till the issue is plain beyond doubt." Said our good Uncle Samuel: gt I had better keep out of this row, Said the Kaiser: "Push in that Serb‘s face; It will teach him to stay in his place. If Russia says bee, I‘m in the game too, And riight quickly will settle the case." 4 Said Austria: "You murderous Serb, You the peace of all Europe disturb, Get down on your knees And apologize please, Or I‘ll kick you right off my curb." "Quality Tailors and Clothiers" K. M. Stephen Merric, Merric Christmas (From the Detroit Free Press) I o our many friends * and customers we wish a Main St. West, Grimsby Seaso n of the YOW Prices Cash and