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THE MIRROR " The Mirror's Reflection is Always an Attraction" No. 27 STRATFORD, ONT., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1923 Vol. 1 MAYOR BROWN _ ENTERTAINS COUNCIL: Banquets 1923 Members of the Council and Associates in Municipal Work. _ AsSpirit of good fellowship and _ good will prevailed in the banquet hall of the Windsor Hotel on Mon- day night of this week, when His Worship Mayor Tom Brown enter- tained the members of the retiring City Council to a turkey supper. City Engineer A: B. Manson, City Clerk W. H. Dorland, Joseph Smalley, caretaker of the City Hall, and a representative of the press were also present ; and with the aldermen enjoyed to the fullest extent the generosity of His Wor- ship. When proper disposition had been made of the tempting menu, Mayor Brown took the opportu- 'Mity of thanking the members of the City Council for their co-op- eration during the year. The work, he said, had been a pleasure to him, and he had enjoyed his associations with every member of the Council. Commencing with Ald. Wally Hern, who headed the polls at the 1923 elections, His Worship called upon everyone present for a few 'Temarks. Strange though it may seem, few of the aldermen committed them- Selves regarding their future in | MR. C. MclLHARGEY Civic politics. Ald. D. A. Mclachlan, who has Served thie city in several capacities for 13 years, Would not offer himself for re- election next year. He would Make room for someone else, was | the way Ald. McLachlan. put it, _ but his fellow aldermen expressed regret at his retirement. © Ald. S. L. Ireland, one of the ' Veteran members of the Council, atinounced that he would be in the eld again, while Ald. J. A. An- dtew hinted that he, too, would be ' Willing to serve in 1924. | From the remarks of the differ- be appre- /ent aldermen, it can (Continued on page 3) 'i a |W.B.ROTHWELL . PIANO VOCAL Studio--90 Coburg Street PHONE 1533w announced that he a | ford. y Miated that much work has been | Sir Henry Thornton Passes Through City It is Said He Did Not Even Leave His Car While Going Through the Garden of On- tario. Sir Henry Thornton was in the city this week, and only stopped long enough to have the engine on his train replenished with Adam's ale. But we do not know what "ailed" him that hedid not phone some of those who banqueted him while in Stratford, a short time ago. However, there has been many a man that made a fine fortune by attending to his own business, and Sir Henry is one of the men who is making a fine showing by minding the C. N. R.'s business. If the truth were known nearly all big men would rather not be bothered with the annoyances of many of the functions they have to attend. Of course, Sir Henry never said anything about this to The Mir- ror. Indeed, he is too much of a diplomat to say anything like it, even if he thought it. That is another characteristic of big men; they think many things that they do not say, and say, at least a few things, jocularly, that they do not think or believe. IS IN FLORIDA World. Florida Has Nothing | On Our Weather. Our genial citizen, C. McIlhar- gey, is spending his Christmas in Florida, together with Mrs. Mc- Ilhargey and part of their family. It must detract somewhat from the pleasure of this trip, leaving the beautiful weather that they would have enjoyed by staying in Strat- There isn't any climate any place where the air contains much more ozone than the city that so quietly rests on the banks of the Avon. Anyhow, he doesn't need to live here to know how we are getting along, for he wants The Mirror ; and here's hoping that he will not forget to drop us a line, as to whether the price of sugar is going up or not. | | FACTORY HAS NOW STARTED TO OPERATE New Casket Factory Has Al- ready Started on Orders. The Casket industry, which has been in operation in Harriston for some time, has already started operations here. Their present premises is in the Stratford Manu- facturing Co., and as soon as the business has developed, Mr. Hart- ford intends to occupy a factory entirely for his own use. Mr. and Mrs. Hartford just taken up their residence on 138 Front street, and were much esteemed residenters of Harriston. We welcome Mr. and Mrs. Hart- ford to our city, and feel sure, that they will not only make friends, but keep them. have Municipal Elections Will Be Active Possibility of a Mayoralty Con- test-- By-laws, Public Utility Commissioners and Board of Education Will Likely Be Con- =e | The municipal elections promises to be the most active on Jan. 7, | that have been for years. The probable contest for the nayoralty, together with the coun- cillors, Public Utility Commission- | ers and Board of Educaticn mem- ' | bers, will make a full slate. Left the Best Weather in the | : + Park Board are Messrs. Those having the highest num- ber of votes on the Board of Edu- cation, served for two years, and their term of office, has expired for Messrs. Abraham, Monteith, Strudley, Bothwell and Fisher. Those to be re-appointed on the Langan and Osborne, and the Public Util- ity Commissioners to be in the field for re-election are Messrs. McDon- ald and Stevenson. There are two by-laws to be voted om in connection with the Gas By-Law. One is that the city lease it for five years at a rental of $6,000 per annum, and that the Public Utility have control of same. As stated in last week's Mirror this latter By-law is one of vital interest to the citizens, in view of the fact that there are a great number of users of gas in the city. RETURNS WITH A HOCKEY PLAYER Norton Walker, a Former Resi- dent, Takes Up His Residence Here. Mr. Norton Walker, son of the late Andrew Walker, of Milverton, Jeft Stratford over twenty-three years ago and returns to the city with a wife and family, from Col- lingwood. His son, Harry, is play- ing this season with the C. N. R. apprentices, and may help, if not join, the junior team. The last work that Harry's father did in Stratford was on the Lion's Head, on the fountain, now in use oppo- site the fire hall. The head and the spout of this piece of work has been working O.K., but like many another vehicle has often been dry, since he did hls part of the work of designing it. Mr. Walker, when in Stratford, was with Deerlam and Slack, who were in the marble and granite business, and has recertly been with Robert Jones, but intends to go into business for himself in the near future, having purchased 4 residence on! Well street. The Mirror welcomes him back to the garden of Ontario. SUDDEN DEATH OF MRS. E. G. DAVIS The news of the death of Mrs. E. G. Davis, at the family resi- dence, Wednesday morning, came as a great surprise, not only to the immediate relatives, but to her many friends and acquaintances. Mrs. Davis was a young woman, who was much beloved by all who knew her, having an unusual hright and cheerful disposition. Mrs. Davis' parents are Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Reynolds, Frout street. Messrs. Roy and Wally Reynolds are brothers, and Miss Florence Reynolds, a sister of the deceased. Great sympathy is expressed for Mr. Davis in his loss, as well as the immediate relatives. Mrs. Davis was a faithful mem- ber of Knox Church and the choir, and only three years ago became the bride of Mr. E. G. Davis. DR. A. L. BAKER DENTIST Gordon Block, Phone 1533]