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THE STRATFORD MIRROR will remain. higher things. PIs The curtain is about to drop on the old year. A brand new one Is soon to be ushered in, but there are no old years. Literally they may have passed away, but they yet live on. That which we ha%e thought -- that which we have done In the very nature of things our yesterdays live in the to-days, and the to-days in the to-morrows. The actual dividing of time is purely imaginary. lived are woven into the texture of our lives. _ _But let us forget the things that are behind -- par- ticularly the things that make us unhappy to think about. Only in this way is it possible to separate ourselves from the past. And is there not something inspiring about be- gininngs or new epochs? A new year is a time when many an one has risen on stepping stones of their dead selves to This is true in spite of the little faith you may have in New Year's resolutions being kept. After all. '"'Tis not that which man does that exalts him, but what man would do." The years we have will like to eat. The Taffyette Lunch (UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT) WISH YOU A VERY HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR During the year we will serve you with the things you Keep us in mind. A. J. HOLMES, Proprietor 110 Ontario Street Phone 2694 Another smart holiday hockey game is on tap for the fans down at the| arena tomorrow afternoon, when the | two city teams, Midgets and Mites, meet for the first time this year. The game originally was scheduled for Christmas week, but was posiponed. To-morrow's game will get under way at 3.15. . , . While the Midgets will be favored to win the game, there are a lot of fans who will be cheering for the Mites, who have a large following in! the city. By their performance on Christmas Day against Kitchener, the Mites won a lot of additional support. | They lost by one goal, but turned in a good game. > > . The Mites will be out-weighed, and are not as experienced as the Midgets, but they are well coached, and have been on ice as long as the Midgets. Their two front lines are about as smart as will be found on any hockey team. Leo Quinn, manager of the Kitchener club, described the Mites as You Are Sure To Enjoy BEVERAGES DeLuxe Lime Rickey DeLuxe Pale Dry Ginger Ale Sparkling Sour (The Perfect Mixer) . In Handy Carry-Home Cartons by the case. From Your Nearest Dealer or PHONE 2670. Stratford Orange Kist Bottlers '11 Cobourg Street and a full range of delicious Kist Flavors . Stratford, Ont. SALE Lx | of Mate-to-Measure Suits Ready-to-Wear Suits and Overcoats Every garment Union made by W. R. Johnston & Co. Every garment No. 1 quality, make, fit and trim. Every garment a really honest to goodness buy. AT R. MacNicol & Son 32 Downie Street Fhone 167 the best Junior 'B' team he had seen. > > > By winning in Port Colborne, the Midgets held on to their place at the top of the Big Six group. The game went ten minutes overtime, with the Midgets banging in three in the extra session. Coach Bill Gerby was dissat- isfied with the work of Referee Stan. Jackson of Fort Erie. He claimed that Jackson was not strict enough in checking up on rough play. * ° 7 Skipper Bean, who plays football until the arena gets ready for hockey, was the big scorer in the Midgets' victory. Bean has been playing smart hockey this season. The defence pair of Gardner and Bean, with Charlie Millman as reserve, has been getting a reputation throughout the group for the monotony with which it bowls over opposing forwards. > * >. Sportsmen friends of Dave Pinkney were sorry to hear of the death of his aunt, Mrs, Elizabeth Kelley, who had made her home with Dave for many years. Mrs. Kelley was widely-known by patrons of the Queen's Hotel. The funeral is being held to-day. . >. . A big week of hockey here gets un- der way on Monday, with a double- header. The intermediates will play their first game of the season, with Milverton as the opposition. Seaforth juniors will play John Murray's 'B' Minors here the same night. SPENT CHRISTMAS AT THEIR HOMES Misses Beatrice Bradley, 167 Wile street and Mary Cayley, 100 Falstaff street, spent Christmas at their homes. Both these former popular young ladies are nurses-in-training at St. | Mary's Hospital, Kitchener. Friends of Misses Bertha and Ella Barker of Toronto were pleased to see them home for the holidays. They visited their brother, Howard Barker and sister, Miss Annie Barker, Huron street. Mid- Winter Specials Permanent Waves 2.50 Complete End Permanent, $1.50 PARISIAN BEAUTY SHOPPE 50 Wellington St. Phone 777 or 2297 w HAPPY There are 365 days in 1937. 217 Erie St. hour and every single minute which these days contain may bring you happiness and contentment. This message comes to you and yours from THE ADAMS BAKERY DAYS Here's hoping that every D. ADAMS, Prop. , a --