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.u'w- ---'. .. , * Lilli t Fifi _. Rrrmroyr) HILL. O.\"r.. l) I. no. 31. liltlS Ni , Cards of Thanks inserted in THE hill?) rut. for $1.00. Miss Millie Trent-h has been uppoint‘ ml organist of the l’r-esb‘ytei-iarr-chr'u'rrh- Methodist church next Sunday morn- 'ing. To all otrr readers and friends we. | i would say ".\ Happy and Prosperous ‘ New Year." r-tqrresentative PianosI was in Mr. George Carley, for Heintznran & (Yo., the village on Monday. The balance of our stock of tire- ehnrrical toys we will sell at less than Jralf .5» ice. Atkinson d: Switzer, A rueetiuir of the curling club will be held in Mellonald‘s shop Saturday evening at 9 sharp. to select rinks for the new league. matches. Rev. A. P. Bracr addressed a meet- iniz last evening in tlin interests of lineal Option in \\'hitehureh 'l‘owri- ship at \S'r-sley Uiitti-clr. Vuudorf. Mr. \Vni. J). Scott has purchased1 the Colville farm a short distance south of this village. and will move :- there \\ irli his family in tlrciieai future. Dr. Risdon. dentist. was in his Rich- mond llill efllce yesterday, the first time since. an accident to his knee. He lltrpt-‘s' to be here regularly every \Veducsdayafternoon. h ! Mr. Mr'Der-mott, station agent. for ‘t-lrc (l. N. 0., has returned to duty after-a six \V'et‘ks“ trip to Vancouver. Seattle and other places long the Pacific coast. ‘ “’atch Night. serwlee this t-Vening iuthe Methodist rhureli eoninie at N145 p.m. I, l l l the Epworth League. All are welcome to the SPI'Vll‘t‘ to "\Yatrh the Old Year or-iup Programme in cha i go (it out and the New Year in." dress on “How u: Enter” by Rev. \\'. 1.. Trench. An adâ€" ’ will be gherr Rev. H. S. Magma (if the Moral Reform the Methodist church and assistant to Dr. (‘izown will preach and speak as follous: lieadl'oid ltJ.3\’!:r.rir.. Patterson 2.30 p.nr.. Tenrpeiant-e Hall, lticlr~‘ mood Ni“ 3.45 p.rrr., Methodist church I Tltichmond Hill. Platform Meeting at ‘ r p.m. Field Secretary Department of A very enthusiastic meeting for Lo- cal Option was held at Patter-son Methodist Church on Morrdav evening. Addresses wore given to a very repre- sentative audience. by Revs. E. H. Toye. l’. N. Jones and \Vm. Kettlewell. Field Secretary of the llllllllllltltl Alli- ance. Rev. A. 1’. Bruce ort-upied the chair. No. 2 Vaughan should make a gt...d_‘return. “HAPPY NE\V YEAR.” ’I‘o-rriorrow morning. New Year's. Master George Grant will (all at the homes when» he dclivrrs 'l‘rm LIBERAL every Week, and present his patrons with a calendar for 1909. We hope {butt-vervbotly will be “at. borne" so that the usual New Year courtesies may be exchanged. ‘ YORK CUHLERS. The officers of the new . York (‘urlrnpr League d. I'illt'll In play home and l)('lllt‘ Iriatehes, and will give to the club making the highest uurn- her of points a rair of curlingr \‘lUllI'S. and a pair of handles to the club \\ in- ning see-ind place. Two rinks from each club will play at home and LWtr away from home on the following \ dates. and other matches will follow:â€" Saturday. Jan. 9â€"~Newmarket v. Thoinliill. Aberdeen v Richmond Hill. Malvern v. Maple Leaf. Friday. Jan. lSâ€"Newmarket v. Maple Leaf. ’l‘liornhill v. Aberdeen, Rich- mond Hill v. Malrern. 'J‘uesday, .lan. 26~â€"Thornhill v. Mab ‘vern. Aberdeen v. Maple Leaf, New- rnarket v. Richmond Hill. Games to Commence at 1 [Linn and 15 ends to be played. (‘onntv of EATH Oi“ C. E. MELLISH. The many friends of (‘harles la‘. .\lcllisb. 7t) \\‘alker Ave.I Toronto. formerly of Cari-ville, will learn with deep regret that he passed away at the hospital in Vernon, l}. t‘.. on Saturn; day. the 5th inst. Heath resulted trom a severe east: of typhoid. ~Mellisli was with liirii during his illness and at the ('tltl. Members of the. firm With whom deceased had been for the past eleven years did all that they possibly could. as well as the merchants fliid brothers of the United Commercial travellers“ of which Association MP- )telltsli was a member. “hen the Pt“ mains at r bed in Vancouver they write met by the 1~ ‘ wards took the funeral in cliarg”. The :lrrethrcn, about lUtIstrong. marched in a body to the church where a pi-epara~ tor-y service was conducted by the “nicer :4. went to St. .lanres‘ church where the ,,.gupu.SQn-ieo was conducted by the Rev. Ficnrwsrt‘lfriton. .rt'rt't' after. “grin; , at... w‘.. 2- 2'2. funeral ceri-~ tirorrv “ is L‘r’ :r t 1;. floral cou- tt'lirltllrizrs \‘.t':.' ‘ t ‘1 1nd L‘Mui‘ .t'rem all par ‘. i .. i nice. llev. 7'7. ll. ’l‘oye will preach in the, 3 turned Tuesday to \Vt-uristock, where Mrs, . ('. '1‘. Council whoafter- . From that place the cortege ' ' that a licensed . . '1‘}... rpnpumj place for the I‘h‘lllg generation. -.‘ is cw: :‘It‘rl to their 11: ‘L' . - H ‘ ‘ what they believe to be right next PUBLIC MEETING. :Uh-vistnras in (Hertha-r21. Mr. 0. “all left a few days ago to take a position in Cobalt. Mr. and Mrs. J. ll. Rainer spent it few days with friends at “'hitemle. Mr. and Mrs. (7. Soules and Miss 1 Della Smiles went to Oshawa for a few days. Mr. J. H. Brown of Frnneis. S:rsk.. spout Christmas with Mrs. Glass and ' family. Mrs. \V. Tlrnt'nhm'k has returned after a month‘s visit with relatives in Detroit. Misses Emily and Alice Campbell of Islington have been visiting friends in the village. Mr. T. \Vorsley and children spent Christnms at a family gathering at Fertclot‘r Frills. Mr. Alex. Boyle of Montreal paid a flying.’ visit to his parents at Braeside. and returned Tuesday. Mrs. Amos \Viight left \Vednesday‘ for Detroit to spend a uweek with her‘ brother. Dr. T. V. Law. Mrs. \V. E. Stoddait of Cookstown is making a Visit with her mother. Mrs. \V. Glass. Mr. Stoddart also spent‘ over the holiday here. Reeve Pugslay and Mrs. Pugsley went. to Sutton Thursday last and remained over the holiday with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Pugsley. Local Option iii this. village was that , in the MaSonic Hall. Tuesday evening. l Rev. A. P. Brace was in the chair. and ' the speakers of the evening were Revs. Messrs. H. A. Fish of Kleinburg, I). M. Martin of Bolton. and Dr. Hazel~ wood of \Vest Toronto. Mr. James Haversnn, solicitor for the Lit'enscdl Victuallers Association, had been in- l vited to take part in the discussion. I but. at the opening of the meeting the chairman read a letter from Mr. Havel-son saying he would be unable to be present as his services were re~ quu-cd elsewhere. Mr. Fish said that less interest was taken in the campaign because the opponents of Local Option Would not come forward and dismiss the question from the public. platform. They were now flooding the country with their literature. but they could not give truthful reasons why the bar should be. r restored. Empty bottles had been thrown around todisc‘r-edit. locaxl option but without a doubt the law had been a blessing in Vaughan township. Mr. Martin stated that 8Han years ago he conscientiously opposed local option, but now he was thoroughly convinced that the measure was worthy of support, and gave good reasons for his conversion. He made a deep impression on his hearers by his candid and fearless remarks. but. A spoke as‘kindly of those in the aliquor business as if they were his brothers. Dr. Hazelwmid closed the meeting. speaking principally of the working of local option in Vth Toronto where it has been in force for five years. In spite of the closeness of Toronto and other nearby lict-nsed hotels the. not. had undoubtedly been a great success in the young city. He warned the supporters here to take nothing for granted, but to Work faithfully till 5 o’elock next Monday and maintain local option by a larger majority than before. Good music was furnished during the evening. Mi. \Vard and wifeand four children, of Toronto spent oVer Christmas with "l r. and Mrs. John Shear-down. return- ing to the city Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. \V. R. Proctor and Miss Kathleen Proctor visited in the village or er Christmas and Sunday and were guests of Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Savage. Mr. Murray Storey and Misses Violet and Alice Storey spent Christmas afternoon and evening in the village and were guests of Mr. T. F, I‘VIcMahori and family. Mr. M. C. T. 1“loll? from Gallaton. Tennessee. spent a couple of days with his sister, Mrs. J. L. Harris. and re- he left. hl‘a‘ family. V retoma Square. The Xmasentertain-merit. 'iu coniiec tion with the S. S. was of a simpler nature than in former years and was held in the 3'. S. room instead of in the auditorium of the church. The pro- gramme consisted of choruses and re- citatioris by the children of the school. These selections Wei-e \et'y \vell render- ed and tirade one th.nk of the. oldâ€"Lim- Xmas entertainment of a similar type. The Committee of management had everything very tastefully arranged and the children did credit to thei. training. Father Santa tll-rus at rivrrl amid the jiiiglirrgof bells and proceed», ed to distribute the presents and the Xmas treat to the children. The re- cipients apparently enjoyed their gifts it looks meant anything. The sexton and the pastor, who presided, also looked and spoke their thanks on the dir isioir of a line brace of geese bet u‘een thrnr. A Very pleasing feature that Santa brought. was a Bible and hvmrr book for Mr. J. Hiclrson from his class. The attendance was good and the. col- lection :rliiotttltcrl to 3513. Review Sunday was spent. in a fellow" ship set-rice led by Mr. J. Hitrksnli. Those who spoke told of the benefit that they had derived from their S. 5. work and it was resolved to do better work for the Master in the coming' year than in the past. I Perfumes of Quality Elegant Perfumes at a Small Cost People of taste like a nice perfume. See our stock of cut glass and case perfumes. Our sclection was never more Complete. Mr. and Mrs. L. Nichols will remove {angina frog/'11 250_ to $2, to their new home this week. 0 5 Mt. RuLph l’erl‘ins is spendng the holidays with relatives atrNt-W LoWell. A sleigh load of the young people at- tended the Xmas tree at l’eaclir-‘s Church and report a girotl time. Mr. and Mrs. Graham and Master Harold and Mrs. S. Bi'umwell of'l‘o. ['oirto spent Xmas with relatich here. Mr. Herb. Boynrou spent a week in Toronto assisting his brothel \Y. E. Boynton. Did you ever hea‘r Of Pain in ‘ A delightful odor FESTI VAL OF THE NATIONS. The school room of the Methodist church was packed to the doors (‘bristâ€" masnight when the Sabbath School scholars, under the guidaix-e of their I super-intnndent. Mr. J. H. Sanderson. presented their annual entertainrm-nt. All the. provinees of the Dominion. England. Ireland and Scotland, booth Africa. Germany &t?. were all repre- serites. many of the costumes being vprv pretty. Some rousingr choruses, were sung, and a number of Solos and 1 PRICE 25, 50, 1.00 f A few Choice IPOHS » left. Binniourc 001111) and l recitatious Were coritributcd. During ' i the evening Rev. Mr. Br-acc gave a l :\i. the i close of the entertainment Santa Claus . =di:.tributed gifts among his many ‘ ' friends from a tree. t‘.‘lt'l’l side of which r stood a reindeer iii handsorm lv nroiriit- ' ed harness. E‘lrrief. corigi‘atulatoi y address. S}lz1vlll g SCEt S Firutsslrors: Cloth, Hat, 3 and Hair. l Trill l’l-IRANCE MEETING. ; Rev. E. H. Toyc was the speaker at the meeting in the Temperance flail last Sunday. Mr. Toye made a strong and reasonable pan for keeping the bar closed. brit he had no use for the sarcasm and unkind rerrrarka iii‘lt we: e Sometimes indulged iii towards those 'you our goods. who do not see things as others do. He would wrllingly and patiently listen to l his opponents, but few people could: ‘ new be found who would honestly say_ bar~2noni “‘ns .-r Safel- l‘lt“ j hoped the men and Women Would do : tax... Now is the time to select, and we will be glad to Show i i. C Sweet to Eat rem, manua- Dru-mis: - Richmond Hill (‘3 - Monthy, and vote conscientiznisly. Mr. Allen presided. and Miss lda Glass toritribrited a solo. I q. '1‘ + 4- + 4' I #- .1. '5' I + + .g. ‘1' .r. '3‘ I + 4. .g. + ‘l' #- + .5. +- £- .g. + 4' '9‘ 4- q. + i .g. v? 4' I + 4. '1' '1' .r. .g. 1‘ 'l‘ '1' 4. i + I '1' 1' .1. 4. Brush . 7 l +++++++M+M++MM¢M4~F+ ___ Probably the best meeting of the; "‘ Mr. and MN. E. M. Byrue spent m or munpaign iir fruor- of maintaining o;- ++++Â¥++++M+Q$++++++++++4"! rw++++++ +~i-+++++MH~MH-l~hw++++ +t+++++++++++++~§ +§~+++++++ -+++-i~++++++4-++-r~r++++++~i~+-x~+++ A Holiday Crowd will be here every business day, till after Christmas. We’ll try to wait on everybody promptlyâ€"expect to, even in the afternoon Gift, Buying Yes; the crowds have a holiday air. Gilt buying has begun in earnestâ€"seems to begin earlier 'every year. \Ne’re ready. Store bright, clean, and attractive, Goods the latest styles, better than last Christmas, r‘ stock well assorted, and Very desirable. Business will be a good deal bigger There is Growth, Mutual confidence betWeen store and its buyinb public means growth. This store has grown and is growrng on just these linesâ€"no ambition higher than pOSSessing your confidence. We want every Trade Transaction to be satisfying. We have provided a “Feast of Bargains" for the Xmas season which you will undoubtedly appreciate. .. g 0‘ +W+H+++++M%W+HH+P+++++H¢++++++++++€v+4 Atkinson & Switzer Dec. 17th, 1908. i ++*++mwm.y+q«www ++r+++++++++r+++++++++++++ ++++++w++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++w++++++++s _â€"-. ll mm chlrrrutitl till! Hardware Store ~FOR~ SiflVES. MEWS. HEAiERS. PAINTS AND OlLS, FURNACES. TINSMITHING. â€"_ l “'et feet Slusl‘y Weather means wet feet. means sickness. Prevention is better than cure. invest in a pair of good Rubbers or Overshoes of the well Liiown Daisy Brand and protect your health for the rest of the winter. NAUGHTON’ w ti-at-the-Elgin. -