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Mam-Jed Auctioneers for the County of York. 8-H.” “handed to on shortest notice 3nd at reaâ€" gorwhle rates Patronage solicited Fed Tiara; Opens Tuesdayfiept, 8. 1912 Schial course in “Myer’s” Kinder- gut-ten Method, particularly helpful to beginners. Thrust-when], Technical and Artistic Elements Develnped Systumaticnlly According to Modem Methods. l‘rupm-es'pupils for the gmde 9x- .uuinntions held at; Tmonto CHDSPI'WIr fury of Music and University uf 1‘0- rout”. . Glass recitals are given throughout the year ' , ' 42~1V The Newton School of Music Richmond Hill, Ont. Licensed Aucnoneer for the Counties of York. Onurio mid Nonh Tomato. Special attention given to sales of every description. Farm and farm stock sales a. specialty. ' Farms bought and sold an commission. All sales anceuded to (m shorts“ notice and conducted by the latent ulna-due methods. Address: 239 Balliol St. Nodh Toronto. Phone: North 6317. Phone No. 28. JOHN-R. CAMPBELL. AT'TKE UKERAL PRINTING & PUBLISHING HOUSE YRIGHMONDRZLL,ONT. Gulls by phone or otherwise promptly responded to. HOUSE PAINTER, Glazier, Grainer and Paper- Hanger. » 'L‘ Ssizoon. Maple R ESIDENCE. RICHMOND HIL Y. W. HEWISON r, a"; M’uMAHON. ISPUBLISHED EVERY _ {THURSDAY MORNING MISS MILLIE THENCE DR. W. R. PENTLAND RICHMOND HILL RESIDENCE First. hofise north of Atkinson & Switzer’s stm-e. VOL. XXXV. 6! per annum, in advance.] ‘¢ VETERINARY SURGEON, Thornmu. . H. PINKERTDN, V.S. Maple, ()nt. moon. I K McEwen Maple Weston Salgeon d: RlcEwen. BUSINESS CARDS, OFFICE AND RESIDENCE RICHMOND HILL Teacher of Piano €th “Eih‘ml J. H. Prentice Enirdx a Paoenxupn. Phone No. 2L02. Wetcriunry gamma. COMMISSIONE . GONVEYAN"I A large stock of Funeral Furnishin kep at both places RICHMOND HILL & THORNHIL]. Richmonq H111 BARRISTER. SOLICITOR, NOTARY, ETC. Toronto Office. R410") 328 Confedera- tinn Life Bldg., No. 12 Richmond St. E. Richmond Hill Office (“Libel-:11” ()Ifice). every Thursday fnrenmm. Maple, Thursday afternnon. VVnudhrisze, Saturday forenoon. Monev to lpan at. Five Per Cent (5") Money :0 loan on land anucnazwl mortgagesat owes: rates ' Auroraofl‘lceâ€"Removen no the old post omen one door west of the entrance to the Outurw Bank Newman-ks! otfice~Three doors south of the pJStOlfine I‘ HEBBEnu-LENNOX G 81V Mona“: iumra LENNOX & MORGAN Tel. M. 363i. NATiONAL TRUST CHAMBERS 20 KING s1: 3.. TORONTO, Canada Telephone, Main Cable Address. "Dodo." Barristers. Solicitors. Netaries, 35c. Home Life Building Cm. Adelaide & Vicuu'm. Sts.. I‘m-onto. «mp numn 0‘1"!“ (Ind crtakers a: Embalmers. A. (IF. Lawrence F. J. Dunbar Organs Repaired .ud Expert Work Guaranteed PIANO TUNING REAL E STATE. ETC. THORNHILL "r huge and Alexande: su. Commissioner, Conveyancer, et/c. Insurance, and Real Estate Issuer of Marriage Licenses. Danton. Grover & Field _ Gameron MacNaughton Barrister, Solicitor, Notary, Etc. OFFICEâ€"SUITE 31. TORONTO DAILY STAR, B.LD(a‘r.. 18 KING STREET WEST Lawrence & Dunbar, Barristers and Solicitors NOTARY PUBLIC WINTER TREM TORONTO. ONT. . A. NICHOLLS 30521 3. ?am’dson THORNHILL RICHMOND HILL. ONT.. WRIGHT BROS EDWARD FRANCIS NOTARY PUBLIC WILLIAM COOK VOICING AND . . . . ACTION REGULATING rristers, Solicmrs. &c. From January 2nd. Ema}. “In ESSGnt'ialv, Unity; in Non Phone Main 2984 A good prugramme will he givz‘n at the Willnwdale Methodist, ()‘nuruli on Monday. Dec. 23. the "C(zmilun being the annual Christmas entm-Luinmenl. There will he dialogues. (zhnrusrs and a sacred Cantata. On Sunday, 22nd inst, the pustm', Rev. E. Baker. will give an address to the S. S. at ll mm. Everybody welcome. A meeting was held last \vvek to consider the opening 0sz skating rink. It is to be hoped that this Amusement. will he provided for the young people for the winter. The monthly meeting of the Women’s Institute was held an VVed- nesday at. the home of Mrs. Hiram Kefier. The programme consisted nf a paper on “Home Discipline" by Mrs. J. Manning and a. reading by Mrs. R. Thomas. Mr. F. Fuuiie of Toronto is spending his holidays with friends in the village. Mr. C. and Miss Oster of Toronto visited over Sunday at the home of Mr. H. Kefl’er. Mr. Edwin Gndden of Tapscnt, Alta. is yisitiug his sister Mrs. D. Brown. - '*7 r)"“r"'n firmly with both hands he swung hon)- self like a. pendelum hack and forth with ever increasing momentum to and from the direction of the dock. At last the supreme moment arrived. and as the lope swung its extreme length landward. he let go and tell in an unconscious condition on shore. Howlong he remained in that condi-, tion he never knew. but as soon asihc' regained consciousness he struck for liberty. Leaving the town behind he got into the spanser settled country. where in the shelter of the forests he spent his days. and travelled by night. On what Holmes subsisted on these marches to the interior of New York state is not on record. Feeling more safe now from his pursners he applied for shelter at farm houses and after the manner of ioneer days. was hos- pitahly received: One evening asocial Farty gathered at the hotel where he odged to have a. country dance. Un- fortunately while they had a fiddle there was no fiddler. In some way they elicited the information from the young Dune that he was a violinist, but he utterly refused to play. Final- ly a. man in the crowd said, "If you lay for us to-night, I will give you a eed for 200 acres of land in Upper Canada”. of course that decided it, and the music was well supplied. After the deed was transferred, Holm in course of time resolved to tramp to Canada and view his possessions. He found it to be Lot 30, Con. 3.. Mark- ham. now owned by Mr. Wm. Geo. Donne. It was covered with solid pine and hardwood bush, and the sturdy Dane set out to chop out a home for himself. \Vith determined vigor he succeeded. and the log house which he built was taken down about ten years ; ago. The Holms moved many years} ago to the Uountyof ‘Vaterloo, then a 4 new settlement. where many of the third generation still reside. Rev. P. Cober above noted was a. grands n of Mr. Holm on his lnothn~’s side. How little the present generation realize as they enjoy the fruits of those pioneer labors, what strange bits of history are connected with the homes in which they dwell and the fertile fields that were once unbroken forest. ' Sometime about the year 1780 a. Vounn,r man named Hahn left Copen- hngen, Denmark. to seek his fortune. sailing the high seas. In time we find him on one of the sailing vessels of that day. lying hetWeen Liverpool and New urk. The life of a sailor in those days was a hard rough experience. In- ‘ deed, coarse food, rough uncomfortable iquurtera, constant exposure, and long Weary v0 ages made it anything but “A Gran Sweet Song”, our hero wzis getting heartily sick'ufi the whole busi- ness, and‘resolved to nmke his escape ut the earliest opportunity. The laws in those days in the' case of desorting sailors Were cruelly severe and were rigidly enforced. No pains were spar- ed to capture the fugitives, and if suc- cessful, woe to the poor runaway, for his masters "Tender Mercies” were cruel. While waiting at the port of New York before starting on the re- turn voyage. young Holm saw what he felt to he the chance of his life be- fore him. It Was the custom of the sen. captains at that- time to unchor out frum the dock at nights a number of‘ feet to prevent sailors from getting ashore, and also to prevent people com‘ ing on board. One night when it was Holnr’s turn on the night. watch he re- solved to put into execution at pi'econ- ceived plan that was daring in the ex- treme. Climbing to the top mast he fastened a long rope reaching from there to the. upper deck, grasping it An interesting bit of local histary has recently come to light, Lhruugh a conversation between the writer and- Lhe narrator, Rev. PatenOohea-ab‘ pres- ent; residjng in _New G‘m'mley. Willowdale LOCAL HISTORY. maple. -Essentials, Liberty ; in all things, Charity THURSDAY. DEGEMBER F. ELLIOTT. The illustI-aked talh when in the Methodist Chhmfi Bay'fivening by Rev. Wesley Begin a one 0f the best, heard here in} In “time. That Mr. Dean and his asun- ' I "in the Fred Vicbm' Minlwn I use 'accmnplishing much in thein‘fipdmmn to build up and perpemfde‘” Mano manhond and womanhood In) W can doubt, after Iigtening to the Midi“; His caution to mothefllin [drilling and warning (,hs-irdu hskmlugfllltdangersshould not, g0 un Med. and he expressed his opinion that)" man places mothers 0f childven (night 7 n better employ their time in ‘Qkflfif for the needy than by {inh- afternoons at, 'm-idgi- ma“ Mip'ink teas. At the close. fibpmfi Rev. Dr. Smith, thande on behalf of the Leughié‘, pful addlerss. BOWEs-â€"â€"Ab the residence of his fath- er, Concord, on December 7. 1912, Jesse B. Bowen. in his 2151: year. Interment in Thm‘nhill Cemetery, Monday, 9th inst. DICKSONâ€"At the residence of her grandson. Alexander I). Bruce, Garrick Mills, Markham, nu Mouda. the 9th of December, Elizabeth. ict, of the late Julm Dickson of Markham. in her 97th year. ‘ ' Funeral 0n Wadneoday at. and)“ Melville ChurQ/ Hamil l , On Saturday morning of last; week, Jesse, dearly-beloved and second son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bdwas of this place, pusaed away in his twenty-first year. Last April he was taken ill and- in spite of everything that, loving friends could do, he gradually failed, hutib was not anticipated that. he would be taken away so soon. He was of a gentle and loving disposition. and was beloved by all who knew him. \Vith his school mates at Richmond Hill, where he attended High School fora number of years, he was a gen- el-alfuvoi-ite,and his early death is deeply regretted. The funeral on Monday was attended by a large num- ber of people, and there Were many beautiful floral tributes. Everyone feels the deepest, sympathy for ' the snrrowing parents and the three brothers, in their and bereavement. andloneliuess. Jesse is gone but he‘ still lives in the hearts of those who knew and loved him. . Thm-uhill. Dec. 3. 1912. “He the ministers of Thoruhxll and vicinity hereby certify that we are umminmusly in favor of Local Option and do hereby emphatically deny any reports to tbe gnnmm-y. - A... u unvl yuu muu' ed the fullnwingzfi A certain purtv who is very energetic in behalf nf the liquor interests in tnwn has circulated the report; that the ministers uf Thornhill are opposed to Local Optiuu. The following speaks (.4. :5 . > . ’l‘he Statutory Conditions of your In- surance Policy read in part as follows:â€" "Any change material to the risk, but within the control on know- ledge o_f the assured, shill ade the policy, as to the part affected thereby, unless the change is prompt- ly notified in writing to the Coma pauy or its local agent.” In addition to the danger» to proper- ty from the displays referred lo. the dunp’er to life in crowded stores or places of meeting, by reason of a panic occasioned by fire. even though it be small and easily controlled, is so great that the Underwriters. who have made a study of such hazards. would fail in their duty should they not give this warning. ,_ for inself: ' ,V_-..-.v.. u, ulll, unusclfi lU life and propel-by from Christmas deco- rations, displays, etc.. which are fre- quently made at this time of the year: The use of Christmas greens, harvest, specimens and other inflammable ma- tex mls such as dx-apexies, scenery, cot- ton to replesent snow. and the. like. (especially in cnnnection with electric and 01 her lighting systmns); is decided- [y un incl-ease of hazard. it being im- possible to make displays of that nat ure pelilfecily safe. _ "a .râ€"r.-‘-wâ€"uanuPrl‘lI/lllc‘lllli Dem-'Sii'.â€"F0110\ving our usual cus- tom at, this season of the year I beg to call your attention to tfle _danger§ to HF“ ......l “m ._._, L, The following letter has been receiv- ed 'by the Chief of the Fire Department: ' n......'u:.'. ‘ ‘ 13,11" RE CHRISTMRABECORATIONS AND DISPLAYS. _ i 57‘ 2' 1 m r .r. ? .. F: O .- 3r 55 .- 5 a m '1 1| r n . ‘contuiu- A SPLENDIBEIDERESS. E. c. CURBâ€"{E Presbyterian Minister $.11. LAWRENCE J. 31. CAKE; Church of Ehklfid Minister Mflhjflist Minister A FLAT DENIAL Bv order, JOHN A. ROBERTON. Secretary. Concord. DEATHS D. HELL 4% 60., Choice Confectionery always in stock. Hill’s Best Bread Choice Cakes Fancy Biscuits We thank the public for the generous patronage-in the past, and will earnâ€" estly strive to serve you faithfully in the future. Believing it will be beneficial to doth buyer and seller, have decided, STIVER & RAMER Coal; Flour, Corn, Bran, Wood; 860. AT THE C.N.0. STATION AND ELEVATOR ++++++$$++*+¢+++++++++++Â¥3 3: White «Pine and Tar § Cough Syrup » Sandersm :4“?+++$++++*+++++++++*$+M Staple Groceries BEST CHANGES Good. Lemons AND OTHER S EAS ONABLE FRUITS. ISSUER 0F MARRIAGE LICENSES Sanderson’s Winter‘ Balm W. A. Sanderson William's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil Little LiVer Pellets. AFTER OCT. 9 TO DO BUSINESS ON A CASH BASIS. for healing the skin and beautifying the complexion. the best. for hilinusness, headache, Lox-pid Liver. GOOD STOCK 0 F [Single ©0pie’g, 3 cts. RICHMOND HILL STIVER & RAMER. DEALERS 1N for that cough. Bakery -â€"A'l‘â€"- No. 24