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Compiaints were received about the habit Mrs. Summerfield‘s dJlog has of Enapping and biting at children, also of one of the Summerfieli children "sicing" the dog on other children. Chief Swayze will look after the dog. The Council wil 1 give the matter their most serious considcration and assist the Boy Scouts in some manâ€" ner. Reeve Randall, "I am very much in favor of the Boy Scout movement and think it should be encouraged in every way." Mr.. Manson, Scoutmaster, of the Boy Scouts appeared before the counâ€" cil to see if that honorable body could not help the Scouts out in _ a financial way, The bojys are desirous of securing a room of their own for the keeping of their equuipxt ent in «nd for a "Headquarters." The Medical Officer of Heal iA sented ‘his most exceilent rePOlng ] the year. Â¥ Chief Walker and Secretary iv ston of the Fire Department presg a, their report of the work done b Brigade during the year. \ Harold Raynor, of Raynor & ! f owners of the brick building occu) "by the Bank of Commerce, corne; Main and Mountain St., wrote ] «Council re the taxes on this prope In 1914 the taxes were $77.38, tot ‘"877.88. In 1915, 78.02 on property a §$38. 75 on Bank $117.77. in 1916, and $39.75 on total $139.31. Ra Rayner and Co. wante 1917. the 1 medi take New Institute Hall, Stoney Creek, one ©‘clock, Polling plares, No. 1, ‘ Instiâ€" tute Hall, Stoney Creck. No. 2, Iostiâ€" tute Hall, Winong; No. 3, Old Chruch, one mile East of Hapleytown â€" No. 4, Grifiith‘s Hall, Mount Albion,. No. 5. Small‘s Houge, Beach kKoad, â€" Erland Lee, Returning Officer, . ~Binbrook Masonic Hall, Binovrovsk Village, 12 o‘clock, Polling places. No. 1, John Tossel‘s House, Lot 5, Blk. 2, Con, 2. N. 2, Masonic Hall, iavrook Village. No. 3, Grassie‘s Waggon Shop, Black heath, W. B. Switzer, ‘ Returning heath, Officer NOMINATION DAY ‘(Continued from page 1) ¢ South Crimsby T Brant‘s Hall, Caistor Centre, one ©‘clock. Polling places, No. 1, Orange Hall, Cooper‘s, No. 2, Township Hall, Caistor Centre. ‘No. 3, Agricultural Hall, Abingdon, No,. 4, Sharp‘s Hall, Caistorville. No. 5, Tisdalo‘s Hall, Atâ€" tercliffe, Albert Shields, Returning Officer, 1 # SPEED PREDOMINATED on Bank of Commerce, tot a 1916, $99..6 on properri‘s , on Bank of Commerca 1. Raynor and Co and the \ also occupy the buildiag. . of the manufact and the pregent sometime betwes Saltflcot Ut esd reduction in I * CAOEICE i / soncurred T. & {14 Clerk * chimes | to 3 LCt,u ers imâ€" ; on â€" will 3 sen $ n on" s Heal h preâ€" Ifo "*CP00re torlcl f sh tary ivingâ€" | pa nt pre ented n# lone hb ~ the ' 1 i We wonld alan * ing of all members salary. A dollar a year would be litt] work <the men dr financialiy embar treagury. Trusting this reno approval,. we remai VO., ied of & ty. al "hd |and Reeva deenY le best acanisgition } quire. This we b a very small cos /, cause of eliminatn able time and prco |and withou‘. ; ,Lucklil_v 0‘”‘7%' j | all been sma‘ 11 sequence and*: as conditis ng.| big blaze star . control before4 and water turr We‘believe t’s] Ford Truck, rig C Crla no for tl}?snfi CC Ths th is almo\ ,, of men, |\, and Conn‘,t its borde». for to lana, a fire in a* “ The fire loss for the year is $1,050, which we think is very low, especialâ€" l iy when it is considered that our \town has grown considerably in the oast five years. , The cost of the Brigade to the town i ttending fires an idreports to Fire M arshall, is $32.75, for the year. The equipment of the Department s tin exceilent shapne, ‘with the‘ posâ€" ISibg‘-e exception of the Hook and Ladder “;1a vgon, which is beginning to show t gv‘fimarks of time and long usage . e would recommend to this Counâ€" C thi.e necessity for a motor truck for tlg,is; Nepartment. Conditions are SuCh * t the present time that a truck s almo0\ stâ€"an absol it necessity. What with the\‘\ Town practically cleaned out Mf mMen, \who are serving their â€" King ind CO"Aiire ans the snreacins out nfi ts bordemâ€"s it is almort impossible pariment of the Village of GRIM3SBY ‘for the year 1916. Our Brigae is now composed of a Chief and 12 meu, heing two men short of or complement. During the past year we have lost severat of our ‘best and most experiencel men thru one cause and another and through some of our boys seeing that they were needed in the sarmy worse_ than they were needeqd here. Their places have been filled, but we are still shy cn numbers Durinx the year twe‘ve meetings were held, with a fair atendance at them all. The Déepartment responded to six calls during the year, including the call sent in by the Fire Underwriter. _ se / CE E0P “""g‘o Naon J. ORLON LIVING *STO Secretary of Fire \ rva, REPORT OF Marshâ€"Bourneâ€"that the Reeve and Clerk be instructed to communicate with Mr. Rayner re his claims for exâ€" cess taxationâ€"Carried. Walkerâ€"Bourneâ€"That a grant of one hundred dollars be given to the Reeve t partly cover expenses through the yearâ€"Carried. Marshâ€"Walkerâ€"That the time for paying taxes without the penalty beâ€" ing enforced, be extendei to Saturday Dec. 23rd. and the collector be inâ€" structed to act accordinglyâ€" â€"Carried. That the followinzx accounts be paidâ€"Carried. Rome F. VanDyke@.. .. ......$. 5 G5 Grimsby Fire Dept.. .. .... 9 34 Municipal/World:.,.... .. ..‘ 2 98 Theal Bros.: (Fire Hall)...... 76 Theal Brog.. 15 i1 i sscendag 641 The Independent (Printing).. 365 55 Fire Chicf Walker (salary)... 60 0N ibl r€ w arreliâ€"Bourneâ€"That the of the Modical Officer of Health ceived and filedâ€"Carried. iz this renort ® il, we remain\ Yours to C PHOMAY WALEK C‘hief af Wi+ ntlemen We bow 1 the Re 1 be little 9 men dn.1 a embarra /. ‘ss his renort * ve remain\ "ours to Cd.‘ 9 M Ag WALK, ; )odv eeve the reels at the scene â€" af ; fast time as heretofore * playing out men entirely. » fires the past year have §11 ones of little or no conâ€" _ very closo at hand, but â€"â€" are at present should a "it it would be beyond our °5 the reels would arrive "© _hed on. the to present the report of the Vit ir 1916 hat the purchase of a ‘ged up as the Chief yaed hest would be the } the town couldasâ€" ‘elieve can be done at ‘ ‘t and would be the *":ing the loss of valuâ€" C merty, ) \ mernmmard the nlan S . of the Brigade on a 2| \}manthy or 1920 nar tf'e.‘ enough for the do. , and would not TTA bss â€" the. town ‘and Councillors Village of Grim: FIRE DEPARTMENT Grimsby, Ont. Dec. 15th, 1816 )meets wih your | Aaron «Grobb, imand ~SEG(F6.. LFUEMIG® _ CHe lost severat of our rienced men thru her and. through seeing that thev ER, R, Geo. F* Jjohnston, Smithville, Dec 16 NNonartment, | W. P. Biggar, Jordan Sta., Dec. 31,/16 +*TON, Ed. Fulford, Grassies, Dec. 31,16 Department |E. J. Fisher, Vineland Sta., Oct. 1,16 ) VO Publi ImSsDV 110U, H@ar: e .report Science Note Ith be reâ€" | Mildred Marp Grace Crealock srant of III. â€" Clags.â€" Library | Holtby, Walter 6488 wed n 1) 0 WINTER TOURS IN FLORIDA, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, ETC. The Canadian Pacific Railway ofâ€" fers particularly good service to Deâ€" troit, where direct connection is made for Florida, via Cincinnatti and Atlanta, Ga., Jacksonville, Florida, is reached second morning after leaving Detroit. The Canadian Pacificâ€"Michiâ€" gan Central Route will be found the ideal line to Chicago, where direct connection is made for the Southern States. New Orleans is reached second morning after leaving Toronto. The Dining, Parlor and Sleeping Car serâ€" vice between Toronto, Detroit and Chicago is upâ€"toâ€"date in every partiâ€" cular. Connecting lines also Operate through sleeping and dining cars, Those contemplating a trip of _ any nature will receive full information from any Canadian Pacific Agent or W.B. Howard, District Passenger Agent, Toronto. On Saturday .of this week sma‘l boys will leave at your door an ence lope, for which you can place in c3uâ€" trabutipn to this fund. Return the enâ€" velope to any bank in town and it will be forwardeq on to the headquarters, At this gladsome time of the year give thaem a thought and ‘contrilâ€"ute something, be it evar so smail to keep them from dying of disease and starâ€" vation. ing on our fertile lands, butâ€"O huw about the , poor suffering, starving men, women an children of poor li tle Belgium. ~ervades the Christmas spirit of "Peace on Earth, Goodwill to all Men." The people of Canada are enjoying this great freedom and this great vrosperity because her young manâ€" "ood along with the Manhood of her Allies arose as one zreat rass and stopped the German Horde from camp BELGIUM CHILDREXN ARE STARYâ€" ING All GRIMSBY and all Canada is toâ€" Cay dressed in its prettiost garb of ill seasons, that of the anowâ€"white garb of winter, which gained for her ‘he title of "The Lady uf the Snows." Canada is all decked out for a jolly, happy Ohristmas. All throush the land PAID U PLIST 4 ron «irobb, Beanmsville, Dec. 31,/16 H. Armstrong, St. Catharines Sr. Grade.â€"May â€"Weston, Ethel Futter. " Jr. Grade.â€"Criggic Stenhouse, Mary Pattison. $ â€" Primary Grade {wash cloths) â€" Frances Rogers, F. Jones & Primary Writing.â€"â€"Dorothy Jarrett, Elsie Duncan, Frances Rogers, s Art Prizes: j ~te Form I. (High School}. â€"Magaret Althouse, Emma Camps, Lenore Burâ€" Cick. Form II.â€"Jennie RBosley, Gladys Mitlen, Lilllan Potter..â€" _ ; o0 0 j _ Fourth Class.â€"Ed. McCollum, Grace Crealock, Clifford Bassley. ue â€" Sr. III.â€"Dorrigs pwyer, Mary Holtby HMettie Holtbhy. f y Aoles. _ Jr. IH.â€"â€"GS8, Furler, Walter Carâ€" penter, Reg. Basley. in se 10 _ Fight MeCals: were presented tn the cight shooters of the Winona Gadets,. who headed the list nf mManaAiamg ‘at garet Althnouse, Lenore : thy Willcox. . Plant Collection, IV. Crealock, Dorrig Dwyet Women‘s Institute Prizs ire LQr 13 The pupi onated all urposes. Vegetables.â€"Etha] Ferguson, Violetâ€"Fer Stamp Collection.â€" Chickens,â€"Ethel Patterson, Plant Collection, His Hugh Kelsoa, cemer Hugh Kelson, on a cement walk.. .; Grimsby Village, re for Division Court R. F. Vandvyke. renai r and Hartwe Beamet 1 GRIMSB Y ow atterson, on samer. 144 0 on 16.â€"DUOTTig Iter Carpen Tealth 11 culti n Wi s WINOYX 11L 0 1). smit menyt THE TNDEPENT mor OI Bool epalrs to aAt tC n rent d win tloren enjoy IV. Class.â€"Grace n n 11 M n ni 1 01 h ni 0oi grenerousi vs to Patrioti Futté uson. n 1¢ he la Canadians he. British Rd. Di t t Dec.81,16 ount )a t rida urd )1 t 1( n ‘1ze wWinners id Domestic tne School TV. Classg.«â€"â€" ce MacKay, up was won > Senator anâ€" > was forthâ€" ged that the be expended ast moment." nual Chairâ€" ial brilliant ble original n d CUNQy unt.l. sNnOow tOot Iohnston. Chester oolâ€"Marâ€" ick Doroâ€" Hall Of evening ol Fair (Giwenny T Ca y ried (} DRRm Hetlty 186 5 Of 10 00 10 00 39 vO 11 64 18 00 + 00 90 0o 91» 90 00 25 30 LiA ‘4 $ Feb. 15,‘17 Mrs. McGiilcuddy, Tounto, Dec. 31,‘17 Miss Annette Ross, Puifalo, May 16,‘17 E. F. Hurst, Beamsyill:, Dec. 31,‘16 47 t0o J+) 50 W. Hand, Vinemount, Caleb Louks, Hamilton, Robert Wilcox, Windsor, Manager Canning Factory, W W TY cangp K Nn iiiont 3 retheniudlnerieabitiâ€"adiznt 2 AA 00A & J mps P â€" WBy our country and Empire is .\ Ronoured f Mere c‘er a Winoraite tramps. ANd then Charlie Patterson tells them While fiying in Heaven‘s blue light, Ybhere the merciless Hun is assembled ind they put his battalion to flight. Bu W times > %:'tl:e .s!'.orm that Bre‘s Davey Frank Iohnam FTAMk Noxo Wilber, wi1 March fortp ‘ d Papanan es Oe e OV BPR WO AML L WVA OR2 tatk of Winona Canadians 3 ack of couraze and nerve P 108, Hugh Cox and Millen o ry r Johnston, Frank Weston ‘wardâ€"grimly determined, oncur, Home Empire‘s at : ho V 3 rances and Wallace at hand, & @ly entrust as our leaders ing honours, with peace in : im and., i, Woodcock ang Weston f ison both father and son , s one to ease off brave Basely | i8h what he has hnesun. Jméj'Weston ‘and Majors Smith, Cline sing pf patriots hovoured, ing of our generals dear, ing of the Kingâ€"tGiod bless hit great his name with a cheer. who makes Canada famous? keeps that name dear to e leart? e Winona Canadian soldiers doâ€"who are doing their part. ur head bows in e think of a face i the conquering ing of pat ing of our ' of the greet his vho imade keeps the eart? ) private | doesâ€"wh. is flew to arms at thy call, , Pacific and prairies, ‘ poured out their all. troudly progressive ut ‘gainst the barbarous Hu alâ€"her truestâ€"her bravest hat Winona has aone, P3t. G. CU. WR :;j,-. others ng for Canada time for Ch L to know y are satisfa ndest reg: eople at home ilowing recitation a commencement r evening last:â€"â€" mE PATRIOTS l’l‘hes,( BAPT. KIDD WRITES , in th , Wilcox, Davey and Ham loved ones Kimmins s us as of yor he loved: n triots dutyâ€" In that precedes the calm. Davey, Caswell, Bert Henry, Johnson, McLiean. Harr PAID UP LIST , ONTARIO O Ottawa, 15th December, 1916 Any person who fails to upon application to the neares PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given Act, 1914," that during the first week ir by the Post Office Authorities, of every five, residing in Canada. National Service Cards and addre have been placed in the hands of all persons required to fill in such cards. is required to fill in and return a card of its receipt. n, EKdmunds and Furle; 10 to the frort in bows in sad adoratic LC 10 Yo O NATIONAL SERVICE WEEEK the 101 n( ‘"an all marc} irit will § qonoured, nerals dear, aâ€"Lod hiess h e with a cheer nada famous? M nite in resery ( n li )n rd 11 ddo eroc IcFar undarie 0 ty NATIONAL SsERVICE uD Feb Dec. Dec. oid1er, his palt NOTICE is hereby given under the authority k eleantll 2 ogl m p a** 4 C 12 1¢ Y arous Hun, rimsâ€" was turbulent rine and 11 D m la vin W 31,‘1" 31,’1 7 xercises Harry stak n 18 ill in such cards. Every male and return a card enclosed in and iven eial M l( iiis to receive a card and nearest Postmaster. L( 11 when we are all alone, For memory is the only thing that griof cn call its own, ‘Tis hard to part wit hthose you love, Though parting days will come, But let us hope to meet again, in that happy home above. when days are dark ankh frionds | a~s 1Iew, Dear mother how The ladies wis to acinowledge with thanks a donation 0 f: ne dollar â€" and two cents from pupils of Senior Room Park School. Also douation of Xmas gifts for Overseas from pupi‘s Of GRIMSBY School, and also pupiis of Park School. In loving er Susanth Dec. 18, 19 We often +1 To the National Servi (Dec. 13) we shipped socks. ¢ As the. Council chambers will â€"he occupied on Wednesday afternoon, the regular sewing will be dispensed with for this week, but on Thursday at the regular Institute meceting there will be work on the tables, and as we are listening to the raport of work done in the past year, we can still be busy finishing garments that will go towards making Up a larger number for net year‘s report. GOD SAVE THE KING ine regular meeting Institute will be held chambers, Thursday ; 21st at three o‘clock. all members and also terested in Institute a work will be present, : the recent Convention to will be given, and { we shall gather much ulate an dencourage : than ever towards th that is before us s and addressed envelopes for their return Thei W h a Cliff Mil Their ad Somewhere," And Aniey, Vivian Help Bally drive : P OIP t i6 i dn heo d aimdi in ut eodterty tow Arre uTh: c 4 Â¥v ai AvICasurecs first week in January, 1917, an inventory will be made rConiy ot . alpelsl hi tie: & $ ) & Please pardon u We‘ve sant them It makes tho Ka W INSTITUTE AND EED NOTES 368 Main Street y Offices open from 8 All letters of inquir int leir address i it Winon _ 18, 1915, o en i often think of you dear mother, when wao are all alInna n No Somé CA N A OA > following d by physic na Hall on DR. ARTHUR B. COBB BUFFALO, N.Y. i Cl ss PROP. WHITE DENTAL OFFICES â€"Cvery one iction leaves Inty calls yo elgivm. Frar this week, but on Thfn‘sd: gular Institute mecting the THE WINONA CADETSs ; IN MEMORIAM n memory « Blake. w hem all novs male between the ages of sixteen and sixtyâ€" Kais ran( dark and friend ostmasters for distri_bqtion amonésfvvifi; we long for you. â€" Daughters i1 W W1 of:our dear mothâ€" 20 passed awsy l the Lnce : 1st to 7th JANUARY. 10 18 7 T 1t OL t 01 IdLt ale person of the prescribed ages in an envelope within ten days envelope may obtain the PM y] ._B. BENNET T 13e$ NC livy sot n sdopeqd ie Women 0) t] O4 ast We palrs3 of GO 0) _a. m. to 8 p.m., except Sundays. y promptly answered. ind U i1 h ROSS [6 C JOrt O Toron alon. 1 are n 0C O UJ be 20 a V re 70 O1 H of the "War Measures t Will you send a dollar, or more if you can, to Douglas Davidson, Secroâ€" taryâ€"Treasurer, or You can bear to have your pocket emptied of a little money easier than some mother can bear to have her home emptied of a little child. Every dollar kept from the Hosâ€" pital‘s power to serve the little chilâ€" dren is a weight added to the burdens and a grief added to the sorrows of this war. x good ‘plate...... ..... \ splendid plate....... suld Fillings......... ... old Crown, (heavy).. ridgework (2zk gold) Your money can send a message of cheer to some father in the trenchesâ€" yes, send that message from the cot where the Hospital nurses some little child back to life, the child of the father who is fighting your battle in the trenches. per tooth::..........:......1..% ‘rice of extraction allowed price of plate. Do not let the little children pay, in the loss of the Hospital‘s care, the conâ€" tribution that should be given and must be given to the war funds. You have, money enough to help every other war fund without keeping back a dollar from the Hospital‘s war fundâ€"the fund that helps the Hospital save the lives of little children, includâ€" ing the soldiers‘ little children. Can the Hospital leave children te die because the fathers of thoge chilâ€" dren have left home to fight for lib erty on the British battle line, and can the Hospital help the children of Canâ€" ada‘s soldiers with its care unless yeÂ¥# help the Hospital with your cash? us take care of your Dental Work. ‘CHRISTMAS MESSAGE Let your money fight in the trenches of some mother‘s trouble and rescue some little child from the dugout of pain, disease and death. The Hospital for Sick Children can only volunteer its mercy in so far as you friends of little children volunteer your money for service in the Hogâ€" pital‘s neverâ€"ending battle for the lives of the little ones. Why You Should Let WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER The Hospital must be digging up help for little children from the soil of human kindness, or sextons will be digging graves for little children in the soil of many a cemetery. bowâ€"legs, knockâ€"knoes, Pott‘s disease of the spine, lateral curvature of the spine, dislocations, infantile paralysis, tubercular disease of knee, hip, ankle. C Our noed of money is measured by the childron‘s need of help, and you ecan judge how great that nced must be when last year 3,045 sick little ones were treated as inâ€"patients, and as will be seen from the 1916 figures, 59% patients woere admitted from 24% places outside Toronto. Last year 271 inâ€"pationts were treatâ€" ed for deformities, such as club feet, J. ROSS ROBERTSON, Chairman of the Board of Trustec®, Thanks for the privilegs of appealâ€" ing through your columns on behalf of the Hospital for Sick Children, the great Provincial Charity. The Hospital for Sick ‘Children COLLEGE ST., TORONTQO Dear Mr., Editor:â€" Director General od rIC to Ottawa aI U Opp. froquois Hotel anteeda. the low same tS Ni rmsiweid§ iss anda st & 20, 1916 7 up 0