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december loth 1919 2- acton contractor t b mackenzie of georgetown lost quite heavily when the wind storm a week ago took the- roof off the new shoe factory which be bad jnst about completed the damage i estudated at 8q00 miss vftntsatterdf teeorgetown spent sunday with acton friends mrs george hyndb who wan in st josephs hospital guelpb for treatment for a couple of weeks ret orbed borne on tuesday greatly relieved as aieaqlt of the visit there mr and b p moore celebrated their fortieth wedding anniversary at mooreoroft on wednesday d4- oember 8rd a congregational meeting will be held in knox choroh nexttoeaijay evening with a view to moderating in a call to a minister free press ai sekuiol report a concert will be held in ash- grove school on monday night december 22nd farther notice next week sr iv cecil wilson hon jr iv alfred brlgden sr ill pearl brown ridge har old reed viola trimble joseph drake sr ii alice leslie hon tans- ley barnes j r ii correna wriggles worth hon jr i gordon brigden sr pr viofcor thompson hon jr pr boss wrigglosworth willie maokie teacher e hartley haltoa atanitor aaaoolatina the annual meeting of the hal ton farmers aaepxjiatibrivos held in milton on thursday evening november 27th j mr fleming district bepreaent- ative and w fstrong were pres ent and gaveftbort addresses the oftlcera for 190 were elected as follows bon pres j f ford m pp presjdont marshall campbell viceprijs gedi h ehgi secretary- treasurer a xx ttacnbb a motion was passed that a literary society be formed in connection with each dob id- theconrity and that a series pf debates be arranged between the different olobs skoal aaporc u he c5 baqiualac the following is a report of the pnpils for september october and november the names are in order of merit sr iv margaret townsend stanley barth cecil barth jr iv harry townsend archie mckay charlie mcnally elsie sinclair edward sanderson al bert presswood jr ill jessie mokay idelicb bargees adeline townsend gor don stringer sr ii susie presswood willie stringer lloyd barth stanley sinclair norman davidson sr pr maggie sanderson ivy presswood jimmie corner jr pr george stringer wilda davidson donald sinclair d l mcmcclellan teacher sleighs and cutters appeared for the first time this season on sunday and monday for the xraas shopping at bethells a few of our special lines neilsons ganongs and will- ards forkdipt chocolates in fancy boxes in great variety christmas crackers and stockings christmas mixture 25c lb christmas special mixture 85o lb mixed chocolates 40c lb extra speoial choice mix fruit liquorice nou gat nuts creams eto 75o lb mixed nuts 85o grapes finest obtainable soo lb holly and christmas tree decorations we are making a bin specialty of cigars cigarettes and to bacoos laving secured a large quantity by leading makers at the old price cigars in boxesof id from 76c per box and np 25 140 50 276 100 525 cigarettes in boxes of so from 70c per box and np 100 188 tobaccos in half ponnd tins soo and np pipes c arette cases tobacco pouches cigar and cigarette holders in great variety n oysters always in stock during season phone 161 bethells georgetown awful storm predicted r prof porta of california pre dicts that about the middle of this month this continent will be swept by thje most terrific storm or weather cataclasm since history began he baseb ms theory on a strange grouping of six planets caused by the bughestaunspoton reoprd which will be rich enough in electrcrmjagnetic energy fo swing the atmosphere of onr planet into adtsturbance without precedent or parallel valcapio eruptions eartbrruakob arid floods may be looked for so the professor soys now we owe a little money and wonld jike to pay it before this terrible catastrophe for the good book says owe no man we have a lot of odd dollars which belong to us in other peoples pockets all over the country will every sub scriber who is in arrears kindly re mit at once and help us meet the obligation we owe the other fellow we thank all those who have re newed during the past month the price of theherald is 125 if paid in advance and positively 1 60 jf not so paid la the merest of church going a man by attending church draws with him his family and his friends he gives new courage and inspiration to those doing choroh work and he personally has that satisfaction which comes to a man when he doss bis duty church news methodist the churoh school at 11 am sermon subject tlfe type of christian needed today evening service at 7 pm ser mon subject broken cisterns on december 21st christmas sunday will be observed musical service in the evening navy best puce for him rmhh why that department of thl ssrvle would p- moat appropri ate for the town drunk the town was not exceptional it had a weekly newmjajw which bad nn editor who ran it suemlnitly on natural gall and it hod u town teller of shit toiiea and it had a town pump but this town wouldnt he complete with out a town druntaiitl art thn town somewhere in anmra of cnurep hnri him the drnnkm- as is usually rht case was the suhjit for much curli est conversation among the children and homelovlng eldfrs would hold him up as a horrlhle example to their worldly ignornm htdr thin ilrtn- art was not unusual wtlier he hurt his sprees und hla phirduink mooilt when he wonld hit the sawdust trail the war came on and it shared with the drunkard as a topic of equal im portance for the town mny of the boys enlisted some of them went into the infantry others into oilier branches of the service one evening the bankers little son came in earlier than usual from htn inevitable baseball game the old drunks enlisted i he an nounced breothlessly to the family who always did tnnnnge to get start ed entlng before the young son did what demanded his father i aw him drunk this morning tea 1 know replied the son everybody saw him drank but tom mcdonald the big kid that goes to high school and is a sophomore on umpires our games an thinks he knows everything about everybody well he said he did ole drunks gone attain i said yep answered tom i heard hed joined the tanks now what do you think of that hed better join the nnvy mut tered the hanker as he slowly hot tored hl wnrlmtnl to trespassers any person trespassing on lots 17 18 and 19 esqueslng near paper mills will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law john bingham 111941 when the dollar booght a hnndred odnt worth- buying simply nreant going into the nearest siow and getting what you wanted for the amount you wished to spend bat times have changed and now when thedollar does well if itgets fifty cents wdrthi ddyirlg has become what we may almost call an art itetow takes the sbrewd bayer careful planing and study before he finds how and where to get the most value for his money now for a suggestion why waste time and pay the expense of going to the city only to find that prices hbvereached the clqnds and then not good quality in what you bny when ybu can jnst step into the family clothing store of your own town namely brill a co and get the best possible valne obtainable nnder the pres ent conditions our styles are varied and always np to date onr winter stock is pow complete come in and look around we are always ready to give you honest corteous and ef- flcent service here is a reminder of some of the things we have to sell mens wear and boys dept suite collars smocks sox shirts hats overcoats caps pax ties overalls gloves sweaters raincoats underwear boot and shoe department boots shoes and rubbers for the whole family also rubber boots felt boots and hockey boots ladies wear and misses dept suits coats skirts blouses dresses raincoats gloves sweaters stockings underskirts corsets camisoles vests drawers combinations also infants woollen sets jackets bon nets toques and bootees brill co phone 167 mill and main sis georgetown in the opinion of the depart ment of education homework in the strictest sense of the term should not be begun before the junior iii grade is reached the home exercises of the senior pupils it is also stated should consist mainly of interesting reading a moderate amonnt of memory work and simpleapplioationaof principles already taught together with written exercises in language supervised work in the classroom may well be substituted for many of the exercises that pnpils are at present required to do at home it is auo announced that che department has under way the alteration and revision of the text books in grammar geography hist ory and arithmetic meanwhile until these books are ready the de partment makes certain sugges tions in order to lighten the duties of the students and stress is laid on the importance of teaching the fundamentals reading writing practical arithmetic and spelling for sale houses and lots also three acres of land with good buildings bargain for this week house and lot on charles st on easy terms also two good farms in this vicinity lowest commission phone 173 j h lane seal estate afleal georgetown auction sale of so head cattle the undersigned has been instructed by bu o clark to sell by public auction at hotel mcgib- bon on saturday decern 13 ib ib at 2 pnfc sharp 50 head of cattle consisting of milkers forward springers stockers and feeders tbmb 9 months credit on approved notes w a willson ben petch clerk auctioneer the shoe with the highest bepo- tattoirta canada the mo pherion from factory to feet j roney tks peoples femjij shoe repalrwr georgetown out