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he habits of these men will ;,} the length of thoir lives. 1â€"Absalom Rebels Against .;..;II Sam. xv. ":“;, Textâ€"Honor thy father and ;j,bh'or- that thy days may be upon the land that the Lord thy giveth thee. Ex. xx:12. 23â€"May we expect to win in {j;gua if our bearts aro filled with %8;â€"-David Grieves for Absalom. xviii. f ‘fiv'Texbâ€"A foolish‘ son is a hlfl father. Prov. xvii:25. '-‘:83-â€"-What can you say, for or ,t,he ‘pathetic grief of this heart ?@Ather, at the death of his Versas 7â€"8â€"â€"Is a blacksmith, or ehinist, or farmer, or daily laborer, :‘ dear to the heart of God, as ) who is rich and in an exalted 18â€"David‘s Kindness to Jonâ€" ian‘s Son.â€"IT Sam. ix. ;'d_‘iiu Textâ€"Be ye kind one to ‘, tenderâ€"hearted, forgiving ons ther. Eph. iv:32. ) 2â€"Is ib possible for a nation W pérmanenbly prosper? i,i;l»omon Chooses Wisdomâ€" ;;@%xthâ€"The fear of the Lord } of wisdom. «Proverbs mi ;ldc: Textâ€"There hath not failed word of all his good promise, I. gl, ‘-"vi‘ii:56. EPsalm 23 Yerse 13 n worthless son? $I5â€"The Lord Our St n Texoâ€"The Lord is my Shepâ€" ;']1 not want. Psalm 23:;1. e Iâ€"Does scientific research, jflller knowledge of the vast worlds in the universe, ffibeaken or strengthen> our 5 individual love and care 22â€"Solomon Anointed King. Â¥sxtâ€"Know thou the God and serve him with a s and a willing mind. I cx viliâ€"8. m:;'obor 11â€"God‘s premise to rid.â€"I Chroa. xvii. _ Ferses 14 â€"If a man is highly ucated, successful and popular, but 1 the house of God, and personal ‘ , what does he gain or lose as a ,j{ (This question must be ansâ€" '*;:flwc’n writing by members of the rses 11â€"13â€"Should the State ;njovis'ion to keep the aged, and .;;&l‘O not able to support themâ€" tober 25â€"The Joy of Forgiveâ€" »dalm 32. ‘ Textâ€"Blessed is ho whose @ression is forgiven, whose sin is od. Psalm 32:1. 3â€"4. Compare two men, one j,hes the voice of God in his and another who listens to that d obeys, and say what, if any, fche hanita af) thals es iA %:’:‘.Golden Text. â€"Enter ;i?ith thanksgiving, and with praise. Psalm 100 4â€"David Brings the Ark "filom. II Sam. 6. ‘f;_f]jéssons may be had from the ’ follows. Read each lesson the term, and then repeat the den Texts, and answor one question 22. 3 a each lesson as follows: 9-â€"-Aro unusual good looks, ility, generally a help or a ce to charactor? %â€"Wor]d’s Temperance Sunâ€" ; Xxviii:1â€"13. ' en Textâ€"I keep under my body ;éitflinto subjection. 1 Cor fpecember 27. 100° ii;'-;-Read Prov. iv. Iden Textâ€"Keep thy heart with for out of it are the issues 2 Bron d ca . review of the last ho %fi _ School |:esson for the Internatâ€" ional Newspaper Bible Study (lub Suggestive Questions on the Sunday ill every true Chrisâ€" into his gates into bis courts rd Dated at Grimsby this 9th day of December, 1908. The highest or any other bid not necesâ€" sarily accepted,. Further terms and conditions of sale will be made known at the time of saie or may be learned on application to the Rev. J. Allan Ballard, A. H. Pettit, Esquire, or Theron Woolverton Esq. The purchaser will be required to pay down a deposit of ten per cent at the time of sale and the balance of his purchase money within thirty days thereafter withâ€" out interest. The property will be offered for sale subject to a reserved bid. Under instructions received from the Incumbent and Wardens of St. Andrew‘s Chburch, Grimsby, I am instrueted to ofâ€" fer for sale by public auction on the 31st day of December, 1908, at 10.30 o‘clock a.m., at the Lincoin House in Grimsby Village, the following valuable real estate known as the rectory farm, and being that portion of the west half of Lot No. 11 in the broken front and first and second concessions of the Township of North Grimsby and in the Village of Grimsby, and containing about sixty acres. AUCTION SALE Of Valuable Real Estate A single section with a top makes a complete book case, with dust proof disappearing door. .This may be added to as need arises to accommodate 10,000 or more DooK Wernicke Book Cases, built the elastic or sectional plan. Book Cases as Presents ROBERT _ One dollar and seventyâ€"five cents will purehase two thousand votes for your favorite candidate, a years subâ€" scription to the Grimsby Independent and the Twieeâ€"aâ€"Week Spectator. Who s your favorite candidate in this great. trip? ' Trip to Bermuda ! The Hamilton Semiâ€"Weekly Specâ€" tator has inaugurated & free trip to Bermuda voting contest. Twentyâ€"two young ladies are in the fight to gain a trip which is generally conceeded by those who know as probably the best trip a person could take. Only six young ladies can win the prize and when the final standing is announced in the issue of January the oth, it is expected that a candidate from Grimsâ€" by district will take the trip. There: are three young ladies near Grimsby who are striving for this delightful trip, they are: Miss Ina Honsberger, Jordan; Miss Carrie Lynche, Smithâ€" ville; and Miss Clara Synder, St. Anns i:1â€"14. Dec. 20â€"Solomon‘s Downfall. 1 Kings xi.4â€"13. Golden Textâ€"Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Ex. xx:3. Verses 6â€"8â€"Hundreds of stropg, brainy men are serving long terms in penitentiaries; whast proportion of them would be there, if they had peen true to the Christian‘s God? & Lesson for Sunday, Jan. 3 1909â€" The Ascension of Our Lord. Acts ef the Lord. Psalim 122:1. Verses 1â€"11â€"What is the chief institution of a nation, and what is the chief duty of a man tion have all the riches and honor that are gooa for him? Dee. 13.â€"â€"Solomon Dedicates the Temple.â€"1 Kings viii. Goldon Textâ€"I was glad when they said unto me let us go into the house of the Lord. Psalim 1922 T Cor. James and Market Souare talocgue l R. DUNCAN & CO. JAS. A. LIVINGSTON, f Auctioneer. HAMILTON on request gives full )UNCAN & CO Everything will be sold positively without reserve as Mrs Travis is giving up farming. es Terms ten months credit, Jas. Livingston, auctioneer. Auction Sale Near Grassies Mrs Moses Travis, living one half mile west and one mile south of Grassios will sell all hor farm stock, implements and furniture by publiq auction on Tuesday Dec. 29. f E. F. Hurst, east of Grimsby and Clinton on the mountain, Beamsville. Eruts Hurst, Township of Louth, Beamsâ€" ville. 5 JamEs StEyENS, from Grimsby Village to Vineland under the mountain, Beamsâ€" ville,. & Please Phone 41 ring 4 WINONA or write Please Phone 41 ring 4 WINONA or write JOSEPH TWEDDLE, ENGLIS PEACH TREES CURRANTSâ€"All fro rvarazon Gervaree , Read a first and second time in open Counceil this 30th day of October 1908. E NOTICE. _ Take notice that the above is a true copy of a proposed Byâ€"law waich has been taken into consideration by the Municipal couneil of the Village of Grimsby and which will be finally passed by the said Council in the event of the assent of the electors being obktained thereto, after one month from the firsst publication thereof in the Grimsby Independent, the date of which publication was Wednesday the 11 day of November, 1908, and at the hour day and places therein fixed for taking the votes of the elsctors, the polls will be held. 5â€" This Byâ€"law shall}come? into operaâ€" tion and be of full force and effect on the first day of May next after the passing thereof. 4 The Clerk of the Municipality shall attend at his office in the Town Hall in the said Village of Grimsby at the hour of twelve o‘clock noon on Tuesday the 5th, day of January A. D. 1999 to sum up the number of votes given for and against this Byâ€"law. Town Hall, Grimsby, James Brodie, Returning Officer. 3 That on the 29th day of December A. D. 1908 the Reeve will attend at his office at the heur of tem o‘clock in the forenourm to appoint, and shall appoint persons to attend at each polling place and at the final summing up of votes by the clerk," respectively on behalf of the persons interested in and promoting or opposing the passing of this Byâ€"law. 2. That the vote of the electors of the said Village of Grimsby will be taken on the Byâ€"law by the returning officer in the said Village of Grimsby on the 4th day of January one thousand nine hundred and nine, when a poll will be opened at nine e‘elock in the forencon and continue open until fire e‘clock in the afterncoon of the same day in the following places named: JOS That Byâ€"law number 209 of the Village of Grimsby be and the same is hereby repealed. Now therefore the Municipal Council of the Village of Grimsby hereby enacts as follows:â€" * And whereas the said Byâ€"law to be reâ€" pealed was submitted to the electors of the said Village of Grimsby on the first day of January A. D. 1906. Whereas the Municipal Council of the Village of Grimsby deem it expedient to repeal Byâ€"law number 209 of the said Village of Grimsby, being a Byâ€"law to prohibit the sale of spirituous, fermented and intoxicating liquors, in the said Villâ€" ago of Grimsby. Being a Byâ€"law to Repeal Byâ€"law No. 209 of the Village of Grimsby _ peach trees from England V &A PA NUrsery Byâ€"Law No H GOOSEBE with 7A â€"AGENTSâ€" Nurseryman r0t] i ine RRIES â€"Ju Fruitland, Ont )earin lot V 1 James Brodie, Clerk, weCQ OI 1NCSS 1 11 home grown Di lantations irrived ! 81 Main St. West ‘Telephone 771, HAMILTON All Other Contractors Supplies Contractors Supplies Lime, Etc., Etce. enmemnemenemnons nanners consmercovcrnmmerr a A o l r,_:. : f Ea‘:“‘: T um uio ds s Hamilton Hydraulic Oement Bellevilie Portlanrd Cement EtmE NE @EE@Q@@Q@E@E (â€"SI(â€"_ OSE @_l MERRY CHRISTMAS © a i 3 KING ST. cCOR MUGHSON It will be the biggest and best White Sale ever atâ€" tempted. Read full particulars in city papers of Dec. 3ist. The great houseâ€"furnishing sales of carpets, curâ€" tains, etc, and the winter clearance reduction sales also start the first week in January with tremendous bargains for bo 7 1 JUNn IMViEet: \_THE / WATCH ~ HousE â€" § . & J. Dow Our Great January White Sale Commences on January Z2nd with the Greatest Bargains we‘ve ever offered and vast varieties of needed goods THE RIGHT HOUSE 61â€"63â€"65 West King Street The J. Hoodless Furnitiare Co We have had many pleasant busiâ€" ness dealings with them this year, and hope to have many more in the future. A very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Yearto our many friends in the Grimsby district, is our hearty wish. B LR OR OR ) l Plaster Paris, eto Plastering Hair Mortar Uolor hboys, young men and old young ladies and old ladies. Christmas Watches Household Linens Pillow Cottons Good Sheetings White Gottons White Lawns White Muslins White Laces Watch and Wait Lath \‘V rnnesonemecmnne mmmer & BINKLEY, fa=) [ \E BE )E 16 Em J Nicke SQCO0COQOO0Ccc:c0ccoenes c Sincerely yours, 188 THOMAS C. WATKINS UERS OF MARRIAGE LIGENSES a. yestakodat I 2€. -.‘f.;-gi,.E.<‘¢!,:’; .,-:, iyv!iléi !,’.!JE f Sterling Silver, Gold Fille UNDERTAKINGâ€"Calls by day or night promptly attendedto. Big Furniture Store, Buster Brown Wagons $3.75 for . .. $4.50 Buster Brown Wagons for .. Bmall wagons reduced accordingly Goâ€"Carts reduced to clear. wa«r99 LOL_ LOL; ; ;. 2+ seseeeses : . +.; . /n . .$2.00 $3.00 Cot foris...s......f..}«.."..Q2.00 $2.00 Cot Mattress mss sas is naipL.:.00 $2.50 Cot Mattress................; .$2.00 $2.00 Roekers, verandah ... ... ... .. .$1.75 $1.75 Chairs, verandah.............$1.50 $140.00 Parlor Suits....... ....... .$38.00 $20.00 Wainut Sofa, rip in the leather in order to reduce our large stock $2.50 Cot for.........................3 $300 Cot for!...........;.....:‘..f $2.00 Cot Mattress ................¢ $2.5000tMattress..........,.......$ $2.00 Rockers, verandah ... ... ... .. .$ $1.75 Chairs, verandah.............g $40.00 Parlor Suits....... ...... @2 Be|fHJ Clearing Sale THE NEXT 30 DAYS FOR CASH reduced to Embroideries Muslin Underwear White Blouses Handkerchiefs White Aprons White Neckwear White Flannelettes #)&Sst/s ts l 35 JAMES ST., NORTH HAMILTON: ; BNPOCE ,",; .,‘.',-.,,?,‘ & ty t Cge .. W n any ds 6 7. Iah‘ .2X ?...,.:%". h.i uin t BEAMSVILLE for girls, HAMILTON "onTARIO Limited i‘?v.: Ault !r'i~:, l anC $8.00 $3.50 $4.00 Co K2 y #3 3