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gmhrgetowii outawechwtday february mtt 19s0 r- a- robinsoii mew president tquesing agricultural society rviiorvm it of esuuftstag wrf uoeehn ml wr after kwvijif tbrmot oijflce y tec i the presidency af ttfe anobal setlng ot the society held in tre ihy bill sstcwarttowovlast mw chartottemfcoul- wa reelected president of udlea division tardlng price u lit vice presi- rtnef 8pencer 2nd- ylce dent p w cleave and gar vegllvray will again betreas- and secretary ortfeer organlra- the 1050 directors are john frank peteh thomas brown- ge graydoh chester oliver er fred chapman- frank wo- wuuam cromer john mc- clarence spence james ivtkher krn batldn howard wrtg- ijklaewerth robert idler and isarles hunter henoraj dlr llors are ken mcmillan crsitreld i w mcllntoclv nat guthrjs o h wright john bingham leave t l leslie dr r t i grand w c cunningham and w hft associate dlrectora douglas currie nell vaojyilet eg wilson donald undwy lealle ted brown john me- trevor williams hbwson floyd- brlgden ward i prownridge vera archer and f george burt w a- wilson is vt member of the ocletyw b ana john blngjiam are auditor- hushes cleave mpand hall mpp are honorary presidents and l e fleck hon- orary first vicepresident all lady directors were returned to office for this year working with miss mccullough will be mrs ibwfvlee president miss itarjorle gault secretary- treasur- 4t and directors mrs frank petch jilss elsie bird mrs herb cleave mrs graydon chester mrs john h- hunter mrs ward brownrldge miss doris harding mrs thomas golden mrs spencer wilson mrs garfield mcquvray mrs jack wil- tyamson mrs nelson robinson mrap w cleave auuuate dlr- james goodlet is retail group head at a mealing of- the new execu tive of the retail merchant assoc iation on monday members of the group elected james gopdlet ti 1050 president fend ernie rawten vleeprasjden tv 1 0ther menjbejns 61 the executive are ja cotton juclfr- llcat -arai- am- farneu msntif bie1mijtnk banner jmd rfred chapimm the latter oalng afcrebjry fcndvtreasi urak v nrw fat pesnent nelson robinson norval cattle dealer la the new president of eiwiumlng agricultural society mr robinson is r former reeve of esqucslng township and has fer sorfrr years been a member ofthe ward which operate georgetown fall fair albert hills buys bb food store retired grocer k j f chishqlm dies after a weeks illness from a heart condltlbn john fedden chls holm died last friday at the home of vjui cousin mrs s v king gujdph street rev alex colder conaueted a funeral service on monday- at the mcclur funeral home and interment was made in evergreen cemetery milton pall bearers were six cousins will tom norman frank cecil and lloyd chlsholm a native of milton mr chls holm was born 80 years ago and was a son of the late flnlay chls- lions have another carnival at arena annual meeting held by local presbyterians lhrtternrshbos v the uons club sponsored a sao- bndjkatfng camtvl at the arena last jvidsy whlph had added fea tures in addition to tho ktopijar one which made- the frt a sucqej among v u botween nor of se included karon 8ertc twrhuyckmarienovkemshead brianlewis jqhrtcrimins john hulme7bpb mcguigan doug- rllch- ardjon joyce denham sue crab- tree mama mackenzie bruce den ham doug tucker doug richard sort joyce denham louise tuck- er sandra scott hon breen paul barbar- and george webster a barrel race and barrel jump ing contests added novelty winners in these including john hulme doug richardson bruce dennam doug hulme ron breen and bill hancosta- there were many eos tumaa with prizes going to -mar- lene kemabead john a bobby kamshead gloria bala barbara bowman judy hccum- ber patsy wiusen bob tracey mlchaej lambert bill bates mrs tle weather mr editor date january 28tl 1050 janzjj jan 24 jasv 25 jjln s jan- 2 jon as jgn 20 average max c-ae- at 41 27 42 krnbatkin mlru ihatn 32 20 30 12 20 m 4057 i- 2442 new president host to fair board at a meeting of georgetown fair board last night at the home of the new- president nelson robinson norval ahlltrtinlon ujok place on the suggestion of georgetown- lions club that the club take over full control of the midway concessions at til air next fall after due oon- holm and margaret ireland he w j huler and dorothy molra tau clerkedjn a store there and latertkamy ftabok prie jun1tf bean- f f k and pauline herrlngton wohl d mr and mrs- albert hills are taking over ownership of the bar ker and brown grocery and meat itore on main street this week they come here from flngal where ihey operated a general store until the business was sold lateust fall both arc natives of kent county being born raised on farms in the highgate district before going into business mr hills operated a farm for a number of years near wgngatev they nave one son ronald age 8 and a fiveyearold daughter lorraine they are mem bers of the united church mr hills is interested in sports and played ball and hockey in hlghgate he also was a member bl one time of the hlghgate brass band playing tenor and alto under the leadership of the late a b castell who led the band in geor getown before he moved to that town charles brown is remaining at the store and will take charge of the meat department ectoware mrs- era batkin and mis ses wilma stull jean ruddell mar lon currie and jessie wlngfleld president bird in his remarks drew attention to improvements which had been made to the fair in recent years these included a re organization of the ladles depart meat engagements of tory gregg as master of ceremonies and the introduction of a starting gate for mrs win wheeler has straces various junior groups igh triple fob ladies such as the norval juniors were contributing to a better fair as mrs win wheeler of the kitchen were crop improvement compeut krumbs bowled a 699 triple last uons sponsored by the society week to take the seasons high from there was a continued improve- mrs herb hancock who had 663 ment in school exhibits and last mrs hancock still holds the high worked 1q toronto for the sydney f mckinnon slores and in 1003- wenlwest for many years tie operated a grocery store in nanton alberta returning east in ibm ha operated a grocery stocsln hamilton uhtu he retired four years ago since that time he had made his home in town he was the last surviving member of bis family an elder brother arthur having died some years ago two nieces and three nephews llvetn the west ijaugiitek of former norval minister weds sylvia marguerite boyd daugh ter of rev robert s boyd rector of thchurch of the epiphany tdrontor was married last month to douglas m mcconney- the brides father solemnized the mar rlage and a photograph ot mr boyd and the newlyweds appeared in the toronto dally star mr boyd was rector of the anglican church es at norval hornby and stewart- town from 1026 to 1035 a prize for the best couple mr w greensward was the oldest skater present and john benham and jane wardlaw the youngest the her- ringtons pauline dolores joyce and ronald won the prize for the biggest family present mrs arthur erririgton resident forty years a resident of georgetown mrs samuel errlngton the former catherine louisa bulllvant daugh ter of the late isaac bulllvant and anna mcclousklc died on tues day january 25th she was born ed the club full cooperation in any concessions they wished or arrange ror the fair at the 1050 fair which will be held on september 15 and 16 draw will be made for a calf a communication from stanger shows of winnipeg gave hope of hairing this show return for the 1050 fair the ladles section made revisions in their prize list and copies of the new list will be printed and distri buted in the near future the ladies of kiiox presbyterian- church prepared ef hot supper which preceded the annual meat- tng of the church on monday ausl fi a large number ware present ta ttfoy1t v x during the- business hour fro- thobirpottwas elected to theottlesr of trustoe to tatce the ptsea ofths y late edtyard mcwhtrter herbleh cleave and ahw defume are othar members of this iioard xunsaf bjhlandlllllamc reynolds jsln- ad the board of management- tml a three year term and w o may shall was again chosen churefc treasurer and automatically returns to this board other members are james kennedy george bender- son william cr6iriarrobert alek- ander john kennedy and william mcdonald misses violet barnes and breed robinson retired as church stew ards and it was left to the board of managers to all these vacancies- mls janet mcqeugall is again bod- get treasurer sam msckemde and r b foulls were returned as audi tors wollsm crornar wm ehcaejj y thai ecasgragatlon as their x to the preassembly coqgress which will e held in montreal esrly in june during the evening mr wo- fjiam cromar entertained the gatk- ering with several readings whlek were muoh enjoyed forner carrolls manager majtie in stratford a wedding of local interest was that on friday january 27j of in llmehouse in 1875 latebmoying louise trebell daughter of at on tanners beatens exhibition game here the cattle show has been bloaed to halton county with a consequent increase in district ex hibitors mr bird suggested that it would be wise for the society to think of erectlngln building- on the fair grounds for storage purposes with prize money won in soilcom- petitions he is presenting a suitable flag to the organization the report the secretary stated that in his opinion prize money paid was at a maximum and that the gate potential is at its peak with lack of hulldlngs and proper- 1 ty belonging to the society be did 1 not feel thai the fair could be ex panded much farther in order to attract a larger attendance gate receipts for the past four years nave been running between eleven and twelve hundred dollars and prize money about 2000 horses get the large share of prize money last years fair he said was an other good show although entries were down- in horses poultry and ladles work cattle and domestic science entries had increased scon- aiflerably ray whltmee and don barrager representing the lions club ap peared at the meeting to request termlsslon for the club to take over the concessions at the fair it was decided to have a special board meeting in the near future to further discuss this matter the ladles who had held their meeting separately joined the main meeting again and after a piano solo ty miss doris harding j e whlte- iock county agricultural represcn- t in the g s er f a lashley of the deport ment of agriculture he indicated ways in which the directors could nprove a fair by visiting other fairs to get idiot and by seeking cooperation frorrt other organlza- tlons in the community projects such as crop and soil improvement contests give a tremendous impetus to fall fair work miss charlotte mccullough spoke briefly en womens past in tha fair ilhatnrii jilir single with 293 meteors are still giving tic toes a run for first posi tion in the ladies afternoon league with kitchen krumbs close behind the teams are closely grouped psnjry raiders and den dreamers each getting 7 last week to put them in the running again mrs- wheeler had 204 for high single for the day mrs steve norrle 260 and pauline norton 228 in high triple mrs hancock was second vith 613 and mrs norrle third with 539 other good single scores were tilings arent quite the same this year without die ageold rivalry of acton and georgetown giving hockey fans something to talk about and lo it was a real treat last wednesday to see the tanners in action once more in georgetown arena if only for an exhibition game and what a game a thrill a minute until the flnol whistle georgetown ended up on top 98 which should call for another ex hibition game soon del beaumont arid ken nosh were the big guns in the raiders score sheet each getting three jack kcmshcad got the allimportant vinnlng goal as well as another earlier in the third and junior beaumont scored in the first on a pass from chappel kentner and townsley scored twtee for acton and the other goals for the tanners mrs herb hancock 104 mrs am j m lindsay klrby iri mrs bill hewitt 107 mrs duke burrows 167j mrs brown 167 mrs lewtracey 168 mrs h w roshler 180 mm ernie forgrave 165 grc hockey scoreboard industrial provincial 4 meadowglen 3 ss 3 businessmen 3 alliance 5 norval 4 high school girls joyces whites mikes blues 1 bantam omha orpngevllle 4 georgetown 2 juvenile exhibition georgetown 6 brampton 3 mldset nhl cdnadlens 3 hawks 2 leafs 2 bruins 2 v american league aaatamy st louis 1 pittsburgh 1 cinclnnatti 0 hcrshey 0 junior a oka pee wee barrle 4 gait 0 marlics 2 st kltta 0 novice junior iv oha si kltts 5 gait 0 bnrrle 2 ma riles 1 and pointed outhe favourable re sults of opetiing the hall on friday evening which was done for the first time iast year speaker and announom a meeting would be held at his home on january 31st to start planning for twryeari fair which will be ifthai held on saptembar and 16th bayliss and stewart- umehouse ry to georgetown whahishemazrled samuel erringion ot- walkerton they farmed there for a number of years- until ill health forced his re tirement and they moved to geor- setowrt where mr errlngton died in 1009 mrs errlngton had been a resident here ever since and was known to her relatives and friends as aunt louisa surviving are ont daughter mrs pius raii lillian one son arthur of toronto and two grandchildren marlene end philip rau of geor getown she also leaves four sis ters and three brothers mrs flor ence bouskill mrs lillian wood and mrs daisy willis of george town mrs alice wright of toron to thomas bulllvant of hamilton and william ond frederick bnlm- vant of georgetown archdeacon w g o thompson conducted the funeral service on social and per visitors from vancouver at the home of mrs w a mcciure on the 0th line are mr and mrs george h mcciure and daughter olive from north vancovver bc mr mcciure nas been in the west since 1011 miss g white of lucan is visit ing in town this week with mr rnd mrs w a mcgowan mr andfmrs james goodlet en joyed a trip to new york citv lnt were six nephews- harold bulllvnvkyeek travelling home by plsne friday ot the m home witts intcfment following in greenwood cemetery pallbearers horry wright verdun wright ar thur bullivam isaac bulllvant and james wood stewarttown aypa met last friday robert harris presided at the meeting of stcwarttown aypa last friday in the schoolhouse after the singing of two hymns evalonne smith read the scripture because of tomorrows euchre and dance which the group is sponsoring it was decided to have no meeting friday mr and mrs warren of weston visited the chas jones on sunday the county molhtainer and sev eral loads of gravel have made a decided improvement on no- 22 sldcroad at a meeting of llmehouse rate payers held last thursday night it was decided to drop the installation of strccljlghts for the village mr alex wright wa home from toronto on sunday mrs j santord mrs w mitch ell and mrs e sanford attended the funeral of mr ball at mount dennis one day last week mr and mm jas npble were visitors with mr robt scott and family in georgetown- pne sunday recently mr ond mrs j a smcthurst and jacqueline and mr and mrs c a grant and kenneth visited mrs a j smethurst on sunday c t 1 indfv ho l pn uent in hospital in guclph follow lng a motor accldoht seems to be progressing favourably in spite of her advanced- yjears w hope jot her conhnum improvement reports read at the annual con- the new president was the lastaregational meeting of llmehouse presbyterian church held wednes day evening show a year of pro- grass just passed church officers remain- tha same for lha ensuing i band concert sunday the lome scots band presented u concert sunday id the theatre a silver collection taken will be do nated to siojkhildrens hospital mr w g langaoriof stratford and james w bliwhamlormerrnazir of carrolls store here the wed ding took place in st james church of england stratford the couple will live in walkerton mr bingham left town two years ago to manager the carrolls store in nilsonburg he later left the companys employ and is now working for westons bread with headquarters in walkerton stone school farm fortjm monday being review or social night the stone school group all out for a happy time the lng started off with hie usual spir ited game of euchre the winners this time being mrs a c pat- teraon and clarence verey and the consolations golng to mr h7 marchlngton and miss j redmond a delicious lunch was served mrs mil barber and mr c varey tuned up and played grand music with joe mcdonald the calleroffer there were- square and round dances paul jones schottlscne and barn dance dur ing which miss shirley burt won the lucky prize as usual the even ing ended on a happy note of anti cipation jot the next social affair county baseball league eiktsj950offiters mr j w souther of vancouver hc is visiting this week with his son r e souther at the souther nome near town mr h m stewart durham st who has been seriously ill since he suffered a stroke over a year ago has had to be taken to peel memorial hospital in brampton for nursirlg care movies shown at cneck line forum a feature of review nfght of the check line- farm forum was the showing of motion pictures brought from toronto by mr and mrs bui sproule and mervyn wyle the meeting sum held on jiondayr thc home of mr and mrs denney charles next week the meets at the home of mr and mrs l devrles opera and concert star johii rock wo sings here ag musical event of importance is the concert -oppearanoe-nera- thia icag a m will be held la week of baritone john rockwood presented in the united church nrirmorlimr under sponsorship of the 5050 club ofthenchurcktir hockwood sang at the morning service the church on sunday jfe is h nattve of rockwood and in his eofly days of singing he was rdjohnibnt ier v mana ho metropolitan opera who uriiqri him to continue his voice turty in new york he has made i- number of recital tours in can ada and too states anil toured the in charbedr a group enter taining the armed forces assisting artists t the concert or miss june clarke sopranoy of brampton a former georgetown gwdjo wljsmw smith a donation pf 100 has made by halton county baseball lague to the ryder fund thla fund is being collected in acton for the widow of a young acton ball nlayer rod ryder who was klred in an accident last fall the dona tion was voted at the annual meet ing of the league which was held inst saturday at hawthorne farm milton officers of the association is era reelected including pete mcmul- len president fred dockens vice president and alex cork secretary treasurer these with two dele- gates from eactmeem form the ex ecutive delegates attended tha meeting from milton waterdown oakvlile acton and georgetown presidentbob -lanandaecretary- treasurcr corey herrlngton repre senting georgetown the entry fee has been increases from 2b to 30 plus a franchise ond default fee of 50 ten dollar wulbe deducted from this for any team not having two delegates at any league meeting then tha of fending team has thirty days to build the fee up to the orbbnal 5 the meeting favoured tha sponsoring of a bantam midget er iuvenllc team by each team in tha league applications for entry in tha league have been received frosn llstowel mount forest hesneler and hamilton studebakers aswell as brampton the oakvule dele- bates said they did not intend to play senior this year and want an intermediate team back in tha t i march to consider tlons these appuca- win refrioeratok1n ngersoll band draw lanka-to- members of tha girls pipe band who have been selling tickets on a lucky draw staged by the ingersoll pipe band a glen williams resident hasa brand electric refrigerator david bsa day sr held that rjrltewlhnlni 4lcket when the draw was madn last week ifla tha seoond tatrt erator to go to the glen in tha year mrs jtak fry sr won one raffled last yaar by local uons aub bmi t i