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the tribune stouffville out thursday december 23 194s happk holiday by mary nelson happy new year the cry echoed and reechoed down the street as penny made her way toward the bus stop every where about her people were light- hearted and gav and busily wishing iheir friends good fortune for the coming year she buttoned her coat at the- neck and turned up the collar it was a bitterly cold day and she toid herself she would be happy to reach home and stay in for the night let those with pioneer blood go out and stand in the raw wind down at dayton circle just to blow a silly horn at midnight ostensibly to usher in the new year penny had always been known at home as a sensible girl with good common sense she was proud of that reputation and now that she lived in the city alone she was more determined than ever to live up to it she didnt want to became a sophisticated worldly wise city girl thus she summed up men tally it was just as well she didnt go out going out tonight penny v the words interrupted her thoughts and she turned to greet ruby a fellow worker who was always going out with someone she called beanie you could always tell the status of rubys romance by her mood if she was exuberant to the point of being giddy she was going to see beanie that night if she was quiet and petulant she hadnt heard from him and if she was downright rude with a sarcas tic twist to every remark she made then they had quarreled penny smiled xo im not ruby she replied- odd that she should feel such emptiness within her as she said the words she noted rubys quick glance of sym pathy and it irritated her i dont know anyone here she defended herself then added curtly and anyway i wouldnt dream of going out in such ghastly weather ruby shrugged oh well if you feel that way about it happy new vear penny she turned awav before the wreej girl could make any response now whv did 1 act so nasty she asked under her breath rubv hadnt meant anv offense she was simply so wrapped up in her own little world that she felt sorry for any one who had no beanie to which to cling she was essentially a gener ous person and now penny had deliberately hurt her as she stood in the middle of the sidewalk angry and discouraged she saw her bus speeding reck lessly down the street and without another thought to anything else she hurried toward the corner wait oh wait she called runn ing breathlessly no one else was wailing however and he careened sharply olf the curb hurrying on his way oh dear she burst into tears at this new disappointment and reached blindly for the curb but her foot missed and came down on a sheet of ice sending her into an astonished heap in the street for a moment she was too stunned to move she heard foot steps hurrying past her and man aged to sit up dazedly- a man knet down beside her but his face was a blur of features take it easy he admonished placing an arm across her back she tried to focus her eyes upon him and hadnt quite succeeded when he cried penny why benny lind say what in tiie world are you doing out here and then everything cleared and she saw the handsome blond features of a former school friend oh alan tears tumbled over each other in hasty exit he helped her to her feet gee its good to see someone from the old home town ive been so doggone lonely he told her manipulating the hand kerchief skillfully around her nose and eyes i then why dont we go some- time yes alan even this ghastly im lonely too she gasped- where and talk over old times weather couldnt stop me from talk- 1ve only been here a month gee im dying to hear some gossip mg over old times with you sav what are you doing to- about the turners and the night anything mitchells and all the rest will france has lightweight railway nothing her heart skipped a you penny j trains on pneumatic tires beat in anticipation and penny smiled happily aiafcitiaadtaaiaaiaoadddotsjaaaaodaoiiaaaoaaiadqdaaatiiataaaaaafli shown here earl hopkins oxbridge township is leaving the court after preliminary hearing which ordered him to stand trial for the attempted murder of his brother who is recovering to left is mr a w s greer defense counsel i this we wisli to express our thanks to our customers for their patronage during the past year and so wish each and everyone a merry christmas good luck and prosperity during the coming year slkl3isaasai3isi95l3t3l9a3dl3lstl3tslstt3ts3s3sltiai9l3t 3ax 0 ifcnj styristmaa 3mzt bowes almond icing lb 45 bowes almond icing vz lb 27 cranberry sauce lb tin 37 stokeleys fancy honey pod peas 20 oz tin 2 for 35 ayimer peaches halves or sliced 20 oz tin 25 ayimer fancy tomato juice 20 oz tin ayimer choice whole beets 20 oz tin 10 19 69 spy apples 6 qt bskt spy apples orders taken and filled later bushel 150 hard mix candy mixed nuts tangerines size 17g lb 39 mcintosh 6 qt bskt 69 california navel oranges 200s dozen 55 california navel oranges 252s dozen 39 california navel oranges 344s dozen 19 parsnips 2 lbs 15 carrots 3 lbs celery hearts green and crisp bundle california emperor grapes 2 lbs waxed turnips 3 lbs head lettuce 2 large heads grapefruit 96s 10 19 lbs 25 10 25 6 for 25 carload groceteria john mathewson proprietor stoufiville ontario once again as the holiday season approaches we wish to extend to everyone sincere yuletide greet ings may good health happiness and prosperity be yours during the coming year we wish to thank you for your patronage during the past season and look forward to serving you in the year ahead central feed store e k daniels ftftjsisrasfeaiaajaarxxsjiiaaaaajijiaxsaixaaijt green river mr and mrs gordon duncan have secured a house in markham and moved on saturday last the public school concert was held on monday evening miss w nedomys teacher has taken a great interest in the children and had a very fine program to present to a full house union s s christmas annivers ary had a fine attendance last sun day rev j mclachlan conducted the service while rev h b hardy brought the christmas message intermediate girls sang carols and howard malcolm gave a poem gail dafoe rendered a solo christ was once a little baby while our yp quartette sang two fitting numbers we were delighted to have so many of our whitevale friends with us on this occasion the friendly neighbor club will not meet this week owing to christmas celebrations j liberals help put drew over in i carlton election greenwood mr and mrs henning of thorn tons corners visited at the home of the hitters parents over sun day mr and mrs brown of california are visiting with the mr john brown family mr leslie kellar is recuperating at the home of his sister mrs p clarke after an attack of the shingles we hope he may soon be well again we are sorry to report that mrs vernon short is not feeling as well as we would like to see the ypu- met in the kinsale church basement last sunday even ing our annual christmas tree and concert was held last tuesday with a good attendance santa put in his appearance at the close of concert the wa met last thursday evening at the home of mrs f gibson with thirteen present after the worship period and business was finished for the year the elec tion of officers for 1919 took place hon pres mrs w gee mrs jas gibson and mrs f gibson pres mrs win brown 1st vice mrs f byers 2nd vice mrs e pascoe seey mrs p clarke asst mxjbi e disney treas mrs p wilson group leaders mrs pascoe and mrs byers quilt com mrs- clarke mrs byers and mrs mclean parsonage com miss m brown and mrs e disney flower com- mrs mclean shutin com mrs r hill and mrs mclean auditors mrs m pegg and miss brown pianists mrs pascoe and mrs wilson parents protest scholars away from home 12 hours under new school- area growing resentment against the brampton high school area was voiced last night at a joint meeting of all albion township school trus tees and the bolton and albion councils in bolton town hall called together by reeve roy lavery of albion township the gathering went on record request ing that bolton and caledon con tinuation schools be reopened these have been closed since the brampton high school area was formed main objection to the closing of the schools was the fact that pupils travelling to brampton high school via bus must leave homo before 8 every morning and do not return until after g pm one trustee declared that his daughter was away from home nearly 12 hours daily on arrival home at night she did 1 a hours home work went to bed and rose again before daybreak the next morning to go to school a committee to wait on the area lxard was selected thomas f ahearn former liberal mp for ottawa west came out publicly with a state ment last week in support of pro gressive conservative leader george drew in mondays carleton byelection mr ahearn a mining and traction millionaire is the son of the late liberal senator thomas ahearn and in years past has bankrolled liberal party candi dates in the ottawa valley and eastern ontario his public support for mr drew was most significant since he long has been known as one of the most generous financial backers of the liberal party in canada having underwritten on several occasions the campaign expenses of former prime minister mackenzie king last week he said progressive conservative lead er drew deserves the support of every liberal in carleton county who hates and despises the policies of the ccf and their communist allies communist leader tim buck has publicly endorsed in campaign speeches the candidature of eugene forsey ccf candidate in carleton when mr drew was made the leader of the progressive conser vatives continued mr ahearn he should have been given an acclamation mr ahearn added my cars monday will be at mr drews disposal owl fkighticns young chickens and 52 smother fiftytwo young chickens broil ers averaging two pounds each were killed recently on the farm of oliver zimmerman waterloo county farmer when a great horn ed owl broke into the chicken pen the owl didnt kill the chickens it frightened them to death becoming frightened they hud dled into a corner where the 52 smothered the owl broke through a window pane 10 by 12 inches to get into the pen mr zimmerman found it the following morning he kept it a week before destroying it the bird had a wing spread of 52 inches christmas star i dreamed tonight of a christmas star that through the night oer ice and cold gleamed on in strange delight and a stranger story told the saviour of the world has come we see him come and know him ours we who are kin to the shepherds as we look at the distant stars the days have been dark and anxious for us who have lost the way but see oer our worlds horizon a star gleams bright as day o lord send thy star to guide us from the darkness in which we tread grant us the peace and wisdom of the child in the mangerbed o holy child of earth and heaven come again to us this christmas day make our hearts a place where angels sing in our swift march from day to day grace e bulley except for its pedestal the state the first time gas was used for of liberty was a gift from france street lighting was ho years ago to the usa i the place london