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Local News Stow, snow, benutiful snow, you have arrived at last. Fer Saleâ€"First class eating turâ€" mlys. _ Apply to Jas. A. Livingston, GRIMSBY, Frr Saleâ€"Good gneral _ purpose mare and six weeks old colt at foot. Apply to Enoch Shaw, ‘Winona. C. F. and ‘Waltes Barr of Saskaâ€" toon, Sask., areived home last week to ciend the winter with their parâ€" ents Chas. and Mzs. Barr, Vinemount Te North GRIMSBY nominations will be held in Snetsinger‘s _ Hall, GRIMSDBY, on Monday, Dec. 29, from one until two o‘clock. Violin, mandolin, banjo, taught afâ€" ternoons and evenings in A.O.F. hail, Grimaby, _ Outft free with lsasong. Write A. Wallace, GRIMSBY, Ont. you in purchasing property, or to pay off your present mortzage. if so, apply to H. H. Andersoa, GRIMSBY, Wantedâ€"By elderly dady, board and jodging in a quiet family. . For panticular address A. B., Box _ 159, Indezendent office. Skate Grindingâ€"I am prepared do your skate grinding for you, first class style at 10¢ per pair. Hall, Main St., GRIMSBY. To _ Rent â€" Three _ unfurnished rooms, lighted and heated. _ Would rent to young married _ couple _ or smaill family, Apply to B. A., INDEâ€" PENDENT Office, GRIMSBY. Money To Loanâ€"If you want monâ€" oYy u’:.‘ asaist you in purchasing, imâ€" proving your property or ir i reeews wak ampiy "to High T. An Peter Bertram, GRIMSBY District representative for The Wm. Davies Co., will be at home on Saturday afâ€" ternoons to meet anyone iiterested in fertilizers. According to the St. _ Catharines Journal, L. H. Collard, Niagara Town ship‘s representative in the County Council, will be the Warden of Linâ€" coln for 1914. Lives there a man with sou! so dead Who never to bimseif hath said, B‘gee its nice to lie in bed. ‘Those cold and frosty mornings. MERRY CRISTMAS. Rooks have won many prizes at Naâ€" tiona‘ Fat Stock _ Show, . ‘Toronto, GRIMSBY and . Beameville ';oulu'y shows. Stock for sale from $2 to $5. John Micks, Beamsvilie. MMr. Ken Grout, Government Inspec tor cn the New Post Office, is a very dlgnified looking gentleman . nowâ€"aâ€" days. Since becoming a government official. Ken has taken to eurling his mustache a la Kaiser Whiheim style. Attention is drawn to the ad _ of \r. Burland, local agent for _ the Rels and white Wyandotte pullets. A.)ly to A. E. Trafford, . Main St. Grant. This new car, the invention »f a number of American motor exâ€" perts, is considered in motor circles to be the most phenominal car yet turned out. By its low consumption of fuel it resembles the famous cyâ€" cle cars, but by speed and yower . it proves that it is the equal of the most powerful cars built. 10 DO YOU WANT MONEY <o assost Nor Saleâ€"Sipgle Comb White Legâ€" < ms, Singe Comb _ Rhodo (Island Barred Rock Froit Farm‘s Barred WHAT a man carns is not as important as what he saves. An office boy making $6 a week, of which amount he u!d i. £..22,0imervtot eorBaRZP C $1, is actually carning more than the _ $25 & week man who saves NO# thing. The boy‘s business is paying a divident; the man‘s is a fallure. a ECV wmal Save Your Money No matter NOW | ®"""" you» salary may be, Y0OU make a seriou8s mistake when . u fail to save 3 part of It. When you get your next week‘s salary, make up your mind to de posit & certain percentâ€" age of It in this bank, where it will draw Intor= est at the highest Cur* est at th rent rate. GRINSEY BRANCH TE w PENT C matter how _ small Total Assets Pald Up Moore‘s Moving . Picture Theatre will be open tomorrow _ (Obristmas way). A full change of program. Pur Saleâ€"Black, _ sorzen months old colt, will sell and take portion of price in feed, Apply to Geo. Wake, whone 177, ring 12, GRIMSBY East. Public Noticoâ€"The _ public will Llense take notice that the public !â€" brary will be closed the day _ after Clristmas and the day before and the «...‘ after New Year‘s. Of course it is also to be clored on the two holidays. Mre. Andrew Swayzie, _ Elm St.. bege to announce that begiaring with the new year she will resume . her business of dreesmaking and solicits the patronage of her former custom ors _ Satisfaction sesured. Advertiser has half a dozen Rhode island Red cockerels for sale, . six months old, at one _ dollar _ each; latc‘.ed from sotting from Ontario Agmicultural College, Guelph. Apply W, . Morse, Corner Lake Street and Maple Ave., GRIMSBY, For Saleâ€"I wish to notify _ the fruit growers of GRIMSBY, Beamsâ€" ville and surrounding country that I have erected a new greenhouse and will continue to grow tomato plants for Spring delivery. Both early and late varieties. Orders may be placed at once. James Stevens, Lake Shore, Beamsvilie. Telephone 5 ring 4. All farmers _ and residents . of GRIMSBY who have farms or town property for sale, should lis: . the1 with us at once. Send in your cuts or photographs 0: your _ proper//. About Januzary 15 we will issue the mat and best illustrated catalogue of eal estate ever produced in Canaâ€" da. _ List _ your property . quick, Swayze & Shappard, The Real Estaro Man, GRIMSBY. G. It. Carpenter of Ingleda‘e Stock Faim, Winonn, thinks that one of his datk Cornish hens beats the record. ghe :aid an egg _ esterday which weighs four and a quarter ounces und measures eight and a half inchâ€" es in circumference. _ He presented the egg.to the editor.ofâ€"the JNDEPEN: UENT and the editor, who bas been writing on the high cost _ of living, figures that this egg is as good _ as two common eggs and as _ common oges are worth five cents a plece or sixty cents a dozen, this particular exg is worth ten cents in reai coin of the realm. ‘The editor will eat the egg on Christmas morning, _ along with about ninety cents worth _ of ¢‘Lur farm products, which should certainly help a liitle to ksep prices upâ€"Hucrah for the Canadian hen. Chief of Police Swayze is . having trouble of his own, and his tcarful la Why do those tramps torment me so, | 1 never did them rarm. The reason for this lament has been the incessant number of calls that the Chief has bad lately from tramys fo: a night‘s lodging. In fact, . the GRIMSBY calaboose is getting: . so well known that they go to it and lay me down to sleep without inâ€" terviewing the Oblef. On mnight about eight o‘clock a p called at his door and he gave him dirvctions on how to get to the coop and told him to build a fire and wait until he arrived to lock hita up. About ten o‘clock the chief metnder ed bis way to the "klink" ard lo and behold he found ro less than seven tramps lying in the hallway waiting for bis arrival. Some were smoking, and talking and some were sleeping and the stove was red hot. He lock ed them all up and let them go in the morning. We are n a better position to supply your wants for then ever before Our stock of have all been received in the past ten days. J. H. Wells‘ Grocery very fine. â€" We have all sizes. also Malaga Grapes, Table Raisins, Grape Fruit, Figs, Oysters . etc. If it Christmas Day BR NRTC* Arnolds Practical Commentary 50¢ by mail 60¢ Tarbelis Guide $1.00, by mail 1.25 Gist of the Lesson by Torrey 2e by mai prepaid ‘l'.;‘e‘:nanl l}n wld by Morgan by mail p Golden Text Iio':rlfl So each 35¢ a dozen Wilde‘s Bible Picture Sets, 60 plates, 6x8 in & purtfolio, illus zlll the lessons, 50¢ by mail Wilson‘s Clase Registers 60¢ a doz hy mail 650 Class Regicters, work saver, have to write names only once a yeat, strong cover, 60¢ a dozen. by mail 65¢ BIBLESâ€"all sizee and bindings, illostrated eatalogue malled on request. soN CLo ~ o2 0 navew WELPS FOR 1914 Peloubets Select Notes $1.00 by walb 1100 _ ©_.. ~ »is Creams, Mixed Phone 3 â€" Grimsby H A MILTON is good to eat we will probable have it. JAMILUTL Leanth 16 WEST KING ST., . S. TEACHERS Nuts y BIBLE HOUSE qustomers our sincere . thanks /. their Mberal p.lnm::o alnco we. been in busizess and hope that they will continue to extend us W 4 tt in the future. _ We desire to wish gm all a very Merry _ Chi @nga Prosperous New Year, & \.,,L-r. Plumbing and Heating engin 1 wish {pthank my friends in #holr fSaral M%"“' during past year, [ have trieg hnd 1 belleve to sell on: the bort class of at ie mo“\!-enlonble prices. i ipe No Year, l will purgue the policy ajd can avsnte my \ thet they Will abways got 1 tw for every aofar 6bent at my store, Wishing you 41 48 comp‘iments of the season. W. Farrar, . Manafacturer 5 Market 8q. '.! yromium . tiel@t* o "3 Miss Laura Milicr, reader, DLX one of «e most |-amluu .@’ in elocution at the Hamburg A vato:y of Toronto, will be w asslsting artiets ot the u\“. Now Vear‘s night. This e lwlldny. (hle handmwu|||n E..r-': mg ¢o give a specia though the admfssion fee "‘“:' the nsu 1 10¢, ‘There will ‘b-u- ot suod band muslc and Te pis tures _ The hall is sure to DC Ctowdâ€" ed so get your tickets earlÂ¥ . from the bandsmen or at Miller‘s. _ We wish to extend to our Swayze & Shoppard report ‘"9 M# year 1913 has been a bannor u with them and they claim that ncver saw the Niagara District B & more prosperous . condition. ; MMY intend to make 1914 the bigge@t Year they have over had during <heir 10N8 experience in the real estate . ©U%iâ€" ness. On or about January * they will tesue one of the and ewellest illustrated reul @tate catalogues ever issued _ in â€" Canada ard are now working on Ilnr ant photographs for this work art. They wish to express througt_ _ tha columps of "The Poople‘s m the wish that all resideuts of & BY and District have a Merry Christ mas and a Happy Now Year, Mr. HMarry Schwab has sold his fine house and lot on St. Androws Ave. to Mr. C. F. Barr of Saskatoon, SAsk. 47, Schwab has _ already . Started bwilling operations on‘a lot On Livâ€" inzstor Ave. opposite the m plant. that he purchased . Adam Rutherford. To growers and patrons of GRIMSâ€" BY Branch, Dominion Cansers Linnt _ On behaif of the Dominion â€" Canâ€" nors Iimited, Mr. Ed. Todd, Manager .: suctory No..7, wishes to extend a hearty vote of thanks to the growers for the business which has treen done throughout the season 1918« W tike great pleasure in thaniting a d wishing cach and every one Merry Christmas and .. Happy | The Dominion. CaBBtige s tave reâ€"engaged Mr. manager of this for businces and he will be in a pc at an early date to make con for produce for the coming su In the businese of 1813 the pack has been the largest pack put up in the past seven years, the â€" ness !tseif increasing year by r for the past four years, this ‘s output being in the nelighborhood >f 125,000 cases in all, and the nt of money which has been pald to ze frait growers in our _ district hes reached the neighborhood of $70,00) pald for produce alone. Mr. Todd is more deterntined than ever to make 1214 business a larger and more sucâ€" ceseful year and to do this ho wil need the assistance _ Of each and ev ry fruit grower. Kingly â€" cail phone No. 33 and ask 0T Munager Ed. Todd, who Wil 100E After you; wants for the coming season The New Boulevard |; Christmas Greetings Work on the new Wyldwood Boule vard, which will in from the Grimsâ€" by Beach station of the Grand Trunk to Taylor‘s corner on Lake Road, is ‘The ditch, through the on UGRIMSBY Beach Was complatn, last evening and th€ . wrrer â€" noy draizs off in good shape, wing tL. centre dry and ready for n Riava bog of the gravel. x A few mmntwbon-m_,. «d. This will be done during the _‘ !} few days, placing the y>w rud'“’:- condition for the township to . ‘" plete its share of the wyenE‘:“" to haul gravel and scrape the _( up, also putting in tile in three‘024 With so many teams and at this time of the year, w« NCB idle kind is a great bicesing to k Of this All the work so far has, MADY. with ut cost to the towneb®@n done mensbers of GRIMSBY BEaJP bY the ment Association, who are iMpfore h:rd to make the road =. Working teame by New Year, _ P%able for GRIMSBY, Ont THIRTY MOUNTAIN Mr. Chas, Perking of _ Bsamsy gave an able address at the @yllie on Sunday evening. church The singing school, under _ . «nn‘ hoore" WBO@n 116 OJ the Tyoq ::r.uéh after 0very00® Ampany Viig. to Vav 8O .. " being . a ":m endeavor oy will be the | ¢r lots _ of | #2 "b«u wiz» [ hc , 4p be crowdâ€" | anyly _ from | _ "Dear Miss Obistick:â€"As we unâ€" worstund that you are about to sever , ... connection with us as a teacher, wc felt that we must grasp this opâ€" porturity of _ gathering together c col children and parents to spend an evening with you ere taking yorr acparture to your new fleld ‘of Inbor. wjle you have been with us as _ & ‘cacher, ‘we know that we have pro \ttel undor your guldance and . we are proud to say that nothing but veace and harmony have pevailed n our school and when away from the toil and care of ~choo! your com pany ‘and support were . vory much ‘appreciated by old and young in avery little function that !_mkA‘plm. P PAE caln. F an we take this opportunity of preâ€" senting you with this slight token of avm â€"mbrance to show the high esâ€" teem in which you were _ held, in wishing you a Morry Xmas and A Happy Now Year.!‘ Signed Echool children and parents. illes Chittick, in thanking the chil gren made a modest little . speech, 114 102200 d Ahendeibhite we C saying how much she _ had enjoyed her work hore »nd how sorry . she was to say goodâ€"bye. ‘The children of the Sunday school will also contribute carols, . recitaâ€" tious, dialogues, instrumentals . and vocal solos. Admission for adults, 158, childron 100. GRIMSBY (Held over from ‘ast week) There was a large and enthusiasâ€" tic gathering of the members of this Court on Thursday last in the Foresâ€" ters‘ Hall, to elect the officers for the u--ul.l‘c year, The following . were elected: Chief Ranger, _ Philip Cocks; Sub Chief Ranger, J. Chester; Secretary, A. Hayhoe; Treasurer, W. E. Culling ford, ®r, Woodward, Geo, Hildreth; ‘Jr. Woodward, 1. Muir; Sr. Beadie, R Sturgeso; Jr. BeadJe, ‘T. Woods; Mcdical Officer, Dr. J. R. Smith; l{rrugp_.. E. 8. Johnson, iW. Farrow, SUNXDAY SCHOOL _ EXNTERTAINâ€" Past Chief Ranger, Albert Chivers: CALIFORNITIA 0. F. COURT "PRINCE EDWARD" For Christmas are now your biggest worry If you are stuck for a suitable gift for a gentleman friend call on me and lock over my choice stock of My stock is all new aud fresh, and of a varied assortment. If you can‘t find what you want, 1 have it «SHORTY" DYTON RANNARD & CHAPMAN Prepared to attend to all your blacksmithing wants in first class sty le. Our horse shoeing departâ€" ment was never in better shape to handle your shocing than now. lhnnlodn‘i a new dray for this seamon? If not give us a chanee to show you what we cin do in this line. The Panama Canal and Exposiâ€" tion of 1915 -:‘unnl, benefit Los Angeles vicinity. inâ€" luv'l...ml ‘v':ol m o ® agont, lmu Bidg., Los Angoles CALIFORNIA. Ropairing of all kinds done sCOTT &# SANGSTER Phone 71 _ Mountain St. GRIMSOY, ONT in Street, _ Grimaby Pool and Bullund Room in GIFTS WE ARE Pipes and ‘Tobacco Pouches q AT Hawke‘s Store Quality always stands first po mm on p ce q We are forging ahead !â€"always ahead ! Now we are ahead of the calendarâ€" our January Stock Taking Sale starts December 27th, 1913. ‘The Home of Quality Groceries We Wish You a Happy and Prosparous @M o ‘ PPA grocery order fo r o‘»$ ‘J;:"@m?; 1914 wit.h the HOTne linf _ r~) (hiie t * of Quality Groceries Nes E d stick to all JP 3 ° and stick to ail your good resolutionsâ€" All Christmas goods which which we have left over must be sold before the New Year regardless of cost. 50c candies for 35¢; 40c Candies for 30c: candies at 30c per lb for 20c¢; 20¢ candies for 15¢, and all other Xmas Goods at the same reductions. J. P. ROBERTSON, â€" Quality Grocery s + 2@ -'u.fi' m E\Q;J‘\ %"""E Phone 225 To all I wish a Merry â€" Christmas and a Happy New K. M. STEPHEN Grimsby START IT RIGHT NEW YEAR GRIMSBY