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Gesisee TH : : hee ig i a oe : de 4 Central Methodist Church REV. J. W. MAGWOOD, Pastor Rev. Salem G. Bland, D.D. The Noted Lecturer, Preacher and © _ Laboring Man's Friend Will commence a two week's preaching mission in Central Church, on Sunday, November 30. EVENING TOPIC: "<The Recovery of The Message of Jesus" The general public are invited to hear this gifted speaker ro 0 . Attractive Music A good place to come pa ee ee q : Re RS 2 eS PR SE VEST TSP } Automobile, Fire, Life, Health and Accident Insurance elie Ailes aan 8 - Pina "FA: MITCHELL } District Mgr. Merchants Casualty Phone 1497} Room 4, Gordan Bik. Scotch ame |Concert 7. © RUSSELL ie Registered Architect | Phone 266] Under Auspices Sons of Scotland Benevolent Association Gordon Block . City Hall, Dec. 1 QODEQEGLUYOUUEETAERUQUGABOUCROCOODOEUTERERDOEGD # , 8.00 p.m. "GREB" | |= Work Shoes for men, that will turn water and dry soft. in brown and black bluc., with or without toe cap, standard sewn soles, solid leather throughout. Every pair guaranteed-~all sizes. Priced--- $4.00 NEIL D. McEWEN 45 Downie St. Tel. 1182 TTT EEELLELELELELULU ULL LLL Ltt {MHA ite Chairman, DR. RANKIN Artists JIMMIE REID FLORENCE MacNAIR MRS. ROY HODGINS MARTHA McINTOSH MARION HANAN ADAM REED Pianist, DR. R. A. REID Admission: Adults 50c Children 25c Tax Included. "ALL ALONE" Grace (at telephone)--" Hello, Olive! Have you been at any of the theatres this week? The or- chestras are playing some number (a waltz) and it has been ringing in MTEL LELLU CLL CU EEEECEDEREU DEED TAD E CEES Bae VTTUTEOUQNESEOHRORADEOUNCOUATUHEASEA DAE UDA TRS EATS ITE \ my ears ever since I heard it and I do not know what it is--it must be new." Olive---"Ves, Grace, 1 heard that number the other night. It is 'All Aléne' and itis VERY NEW--l1 got a copy at Flamnigan's Music Store, 35¢c, and say!... they have all the latest hitsthere. If yotijust go in and ask them fora list of pop- ular songs they will give' you one. LO A A A he ee ee en a ee Flowers for All Occasions _ Call or Phone Pequegnat's Music Store 97 Downie street Phone 1598 It was rather expected that the council would not take any action on the schoo] question this year other than to express the wish that it be referred to the people for them to de- cide. This is usually a safe hand to play, but one of the unfortunate things about a question of this kind is that if it did not carry by a vote of the people, the man with a fam- lly, who is the country's largest bene- factor, and who would receive the greatest benefit from a vocational school, might be outclassed by those who have no interest in this dtree- tion. In conversation with hundreds of the city's mechanics, however, we have not found men objectioning to the building of a vocational school. Indeed, we have found that our friend from the Old Country speak most favorably of the schools of this kind. Of course, : there, conditions are somewhat different. We believe, how- ever, that this question is of sufficient importance to "be discussed and thought out from every angle, and this is no reflection that our Board of Education have not been doing this very thing. Indeed, they have spent hours of time in trying to solve the question in the best interests of the people. ~ That any further addition should be made to our present tax. rate, is al- most unthinkable, but it seems that one way of avoiding this would be to" For Christmas Gifts --- Nothing So Fine as Jewelry It is true that for the more important gift occasions, jewelry forms the most ap- propriate token. Choose your gifts early and we will keep them for you un- til Christmas. nan pap eararenee GILLIES & EMM Diamonds dewelry Watches Why Not Try This Suggestion ¥. in some way take advantage of the government grant, Probably the various Boards of the city, would do well to delegate : committee to wait on the government to ascertain if it would not be poss ble for places the size of Stratford to take advantage of the government's: assistance by way of admitting citi the size of Stratford to build a small er school than that which considered, and receive the same p centage of the grant for the ing as well as teachers salaries, suggestion to The Mirror's edge, has not heretofore been men- tioned, but if such an arrangemen could be made it might help materi ly to solve the school question. The ratepayers are entitled to the information that can be gaine with regard to the success of these schools in other places, : One thing is apparent, however, that Stratford ought to endeavor to put itself in the way of getting the government grant. z een me A week hence the Arena will be open. Will you be among the shareholders? Did Better Than He Thought It is just 45 years ago that Mr, Edi- son invented the incandescent lamp. As he viewed a collection of pho- tographs showing the brilllant illum- had done a hundred. times better invented it. Electric light and power transmis- sion by wireless, he said, was surely coming in the future, but "there is no cause to believe that it is immed- iately at hand." He spoke of the tre- mendous advanees in lighting, and with the scientific diffusion of light, he declared the coming generations 23 DOWNIE ST. | Well, good-by | See you soon."' Dns | had a far better opportunity of en- joying normal eye health. He also praised the telephone system of the country, after viewing a telephone ex- change demonstration hands with a group of pretty tele- phone operators, and deciared that good telephone service was improving dispositions everywhere. : At every turn Mr. Edison was greeted with applause. A little school- irl presented him with a rose which he carried throughout the tour of the New York Blectrical Show. and shaking pect ett ee Getting Encouragement. The success of the Arena can- vessers speaks well for the loyalty of the citizens to the realm of sport inthe city. The new Arena will give Stratford a great deal of ptb- -- licity, and do much towards help- ing our teams to witt the champ- ships. ee ie fe ination of New York by night he re- marked that the little Edison lamp Pad | Muffs For Men than he thought it could do when he who are arbiters of the fur : oblivion. THE MIRROR May Be Style Again Now Appearing in the Offices of" 3 "Wholesale Furriers. Muffis are appearing in the offices of wholesale furriers, and the story is that they coming into use. For the last de- mands have come for these rolls of fur, because the women are facing a cold season with cloaks and capes in which there are no pockets. . According to the style prophets, one of the muffs will be in the pocketbook form, so that it can be carried under the arm at times and will actually serve as a repository tor purse, van- ity case and small packages. Anoth- er design has the form melon, and a third is round, shirred at the are back few months ofa ends. Their Those fashions Once muffs were popular. suse comes and goes in cycles. 'say that the muff is so useful that it wil) never be relegated forever to The hand-writing device Was so common in the seventeenth century that the beaux as well as the belles wore them, and they were considered the signs and symbols of fashionable society.So this winter, if you see Bill Keil, Jim King, or Mat Fleming or some other of our well dressed young men going down street this winter using muffs, you can con- elude that its because they have come back into style. a Call 398 and Arena canvasser will look you up. Tom Brown Cup Presented. 'The 'Tom Brown First Aid Tro- phy, which was won by the C.N.R. shops at the Stratford Fall Fair, was presented to the team at a social evening held Wednesday, 'a their Assembly hall. The pre- sentation was made to Mr. J. Miller, the captain of the team. 'The other wmembers are Messrs. H. D. Killor- an and J.V.Mannell. The instruct- or was J. Weiss. Mayor Brown addressed the gathering and spoke most favorably of the work. TOMI : Right Prices: al rete Cares aad oe nee ad Saal al ors od oon ao me See our stock of Tires before you buy. : BILL KEIL THE TIRE MAN ANAEDALDULESUETDAUEEATUDEEA EEA UA EEE ETE PTT PEELE eee Sisal Sal ~-- eowee, on el A aia eae Coal meh, aol ses teen -- eee cone ie -- = tom et een al ow Pree Pom bate al ney tance nee rem rere vet Seal om eee wre Cand -- od toma Coal Cod eal mee vee ® THINKING OF FATHER "Now that is one of the most pa- thetie things I have ever seen," said the rich and benevolent old man, who, on a scorching hot day, stood with 4 friend watching #& typical London street arab. "You see the ice cart livering at that shop, little chap has taken a gutter. Naw, you and I, who can get a refreshing drink whenever we re- quire it, cannot imagine what & luxury that piece of ice is to that boy." 'Flere. my Little fellow, here's @ three-penny-bit, Get yourself a glass of lemonade. You must not eat that stuff. It will make you i? "T wasn't going to eat it," said the grimy little chap. "Farver's 'having a sleep at 'ome, an' I was" going to drop it down his back." SOE ee ees Silencer Needed. Seme time ago 1 took an old col- ered man to the picture show for the first time. When he came out I said: "Well, ture?' "Oh, yes," he said; "the picture was all right, but the piano made so much noise I couldn't hear a word they said.'--Charlotte Observer. has been de- and the poor piece from the unele, did you enjoy the pic- _ .Ne Concentration. "Would you call Mrs. Gadder an in« quisitive woman?" "Not unduly 80, for @ member of her sex." "No?" 'after she has tried unsuccessfully for six months to find out the income of a neighbor, something else iS sure to attract her attention." Touch. it true that Original Kind of Young Wife--John, is money talks? Hub--That's what dear. Young Wife--Weill, I wish. you'd leave a little here to talk to me dur- ing the day. I'm getting lonesome for some of that conversation. they 6ay, my HIS NIBS "There goes hig nibs, my boss." "Ig that a respectful way to speak of your employer?". "it's all right In hie case. He man: | wfactures pens," mmngngnuuananacesernanaaaeeeeatHAat MTT LLL ORTECOCTESEGAUGESEREEEE MITTEE LLL LLL Delicious Meats and Fish m SOUNCQAAUGHENAUAAHOARSUAUUNAUUOAUCOUENAUCAUAU RESELL EGU For The Table ay bring great pleasure to those who eat, but your skill as an epicure will be judged mostly by the quality and goodness of the Meat or F ish on the table. That is why so many experienced cooks prefer Ubelacker's. They know that the quality is always uniform and that there is always that delicacy of flavor in the fish and meat they buy. UBELACKERS FISH AND MEAT MARKET Established 1855 W.B.ROTHWELL : INSTRUCTION IN PIANO - VOCAL Studio--90 Coburg Street PHONE 374w 33 Falstaff St. hone 535 Phone 87 PITT Ltt "THE MESSIAH" HANDEL wm SOLOISTS Mrs. Roy Hodgins, Contralto Organist and Conductor Mr. Henry Easun, A.R.C.O, % ul QUEELARAUAESUSTUDTAEATHUISEGE Maavnvanaagnanneasnsueds cnasuanesatd Knox Church, Stratford TUESDAY, DEC. 9 Miss Nellye Gill, Soprano q Mr. George Rapley, Tenor Mr. Lloyd Bullen, Baritone Phone 1580 FRANK P. GIBBS 102 Ontario St. CHORUS of 100 VOICES Residence 1330 Chartered Accountant Stratford, Ont. (Beacon Building) Tickets, 50 cents Downie St. at Alexander's Bookstore, Ontario St. and Lightfoot's Bookstore on Engine Covers . Tire Chains In fact, every motor car com fort for winter weather. The Best of everything at reasonable prices. rs ABRA-KERR, LTD. FORD DEALERS 203 Waterloo St. Stratford, Ont.