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'TOMETRIST AND OPTICIAN nusâ€"167 Yonge Street, Toronto 2 (Upstairs Opposite Simpson’s) Elzin 4820 BY THE MOST MOD ERN METHODS Glasses if Required at Right Prices. Artificial Eyes Fitted. Davies’ Dry Goals Store We solicit orders for cut flowers for all 0c- casiens which will be promptly and cheer- fully filled. Open Evenings. . Phone Hudson 0461 for Appointment John Dunlop & Son FLORISTS Richmond Hill - Ont. OPTOM ETRISTS .FEYESIGHT SPECIALISTS ~4‘horough Eye Examinations and Glasses That Fit Perfectly. Special Attention to Children’s Eyes. .‘rofessional Graduate of Oman A. Smiley Studio. CONCERT ENTERTAINER AND TEACHER ADDRESS Boyle Studio Wishing you’ Year, I remain, It was brought from England in 1842, and is still in good condition. Last year it needed repairing, and they had a hard time to find anyone who understood it. Finally tw0 men had lived in England fixed it and it is now played on important occasions. The old sexton John Squire who has been there over sixty years, is very proud of the organ and likes playing it for people. It is operated by a handle and plays several _tunes. Dear Joan I would like to tell you about the 01d barrel organ which I heard played in St. John’s Church, York Mills, at the Christmas service. LETTERS FROM OUR BOYS AND GIRLS Eyes Examined-u THE BIND OPTICAL C0. 2513 Yonge St. North Toronto. (Opposite the Capitol Theatre) Thornhill Miss Marguerite Boyle F. E. Luke BLOC U TI 0N S. S. No. 4, Markham, Ont, December 29, 1926 Telephone 54 R 2. ELIZABETH CAMPBELL. FOR many favors you have shown us, may we express our sincere appreciation. To our Old Friends,- to our valued New Friendsâ€"and those whose friendship we strive to deserve, we extend most cordial Season’s Greetings and best wishes for the New Year. Yours sincerely, very happy New The Women’s Nmk ‘ The program of the Y. P. S. Sun- day evening included a debate, “Re- solved that the world is getting betâ€" ter." Messrs. Walter Craig, Lloyd Gohn and Miss Viola Walker upheld the affirmative while Miss Florence Craig and Messrs. Chas. Hooper and Allen Meyer took the negative The The judges Messrs. Ernest Walton, James Atkinson, William Rodick de- cided that the affirmative gave the better argument. Everyone enjoyed the Christmas concerts held at the School and the church. ' A New Year’s dance will be held in the hall, Thursday evening, Dec- ember 30. Mr. and Mrs. J. Brillinger of Newâ€" market held their Christmas at home ofitheir daughter, Mrs. Allen Meyer. The shooting match at *Dave Brown’s held on Christmas Day had the usual thrills. Ti Patterson, Newton Burr, Sandy I§oung were among the lucky ones. Mrs anry Hooper is still under the doctor’s care. We hope she will soon be able to gain her usual health again. Mr. John Burr of Richmond Hill has purchased the “Venus” chopping mill from Mr. F. Stephenson and is busily engaged tearing down the structure. This means the passing of one of Buttonville’s oldest land marks. Mr. Coline Bur! has been appointed deputy returning officer for this subâ€" division in the municipal elections. l Slice two or three large onions and ‘fry them in butter or dripping until they are soft. Then add two table- spoons of flour and stir until it is slightly cooked. To this add slowly a pint of boiling wr ter, stirring all the time so it will be smooth. Boil and mash three large potatoes. Add ‘to them slowly a quart of hot milk stirring well. Add the potato mix- ture to the onion mixture. Season with salt and pepper, let it get very hot and strain into a hot tureen. Sprinkle parsley over the top and serve with croutons. A number of the sports took in the shobting matches held last Saturday at Wilson Johnson’s, 4th line and at Mr. Haflding’s, Milliken. Bill Young and Geo. Boynton were the lucky stars from this neighborhood. Mr. and Mrs. Walton spent Christ- mas in Toronto. ’Mr. Walton’s sale was a decided success. Some of his cows brought over $100 each. Croutons to serve with soup. Cut stale bread into half-inch cubes. Fry in deep fat until golden brown. These may be kept in a tin box and heated when needed. A simpler way to make croutons is to butter the bread before cutting into cubes and toast the cubes in a very hot oven. Two pounds of white beans will make a good potful. Wash and soak overnight. Drain, cover with fresh water and a teaspoon of soda and boil until soft. Drain and add one pound of fresh pork cut in inch cubes one tablespoon salt, two tablespoons molasses, one teaspoon mustard, one- half teaspoon pepper, cover with boil- ing water, cover with tight fitting lid and bake for four hours. Serve with brown bread. In the holidays when the young people are outside skating or sleigh riding they develope enormous appe- tites. One dish which they find very satisfying when the come in hungry is home-baked, pork and beans. QLEQW According to recent accidents some BUTTONV ILLE Seasonable Recipes Onion And Potato Soup ‘ JOAN SELKIRK Miss E. B. Tate is spending the va- cation at her home in Grand Valley. to; ’Mr. Geo. McCague of G1 John McCague of Alliston; srs. Topple of Toronto, Mr Friday evening was the occasion of the Anrual Christmas Concert at Newtonbrook United Church. The The church was filled to capacity and everyone enjoyed the varied program. The little folks were delighted to see Santa Claus present. children delighte of Santa Claus. The pupils of Newtonbrook Public school had a merry time at their Christmas concert on Tuesday afterâ€" noon. There were about two hundred Among the visitors Who spent Christmas week with friends and re- latives here were:â€"Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Perkins and son Norman of Toron- nar ofDetroit; M of Thornton, Mr. Toronto. The many friends of little Mary Charlton are glad to hear she is im- proving so quickly. Miss E. B. Russell is spending her Christmas vacation in Beeton, Ont. Miss Doris Goulding Guelph for the‘holiday Mr. Young’s numerous friends are glad to see him about again. A large number "mm the communi- ty journeyed to Ur‘anville on Monday nomination day. ’_ he most serious questions discussefi were the extra expenditures on re ds and the build: ing of a road through Doncaster park just north of Thorzihill. Things look favorable for an election by acclama- tion. Mr. Burnham of Unionville is reâ€" decorating Buttonville school. of the men of thr community must be filled with “Ch1~';tmas spirit.” Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Stoutenburgh oved into their new home last week. weir house is very attractive on the ltside and within the furnishings ‘e comlete. All modem convenienc- have been installed, bath, furnace id electricity to supply light and wet. Their many friends trust ey may enjoy the comforts of their Did you ever notice how cften people say “I haven’t dine," when time is the one think: in the world which every- me has? Here is an instanceâ€"in wartime there was a lady who lived in a small house and yet who “hadn‘t time” when she was asked to do some sewing for the soldiers. So her next-door neighbor who had a big house and eight children offered to do a double amount. A certain clergyman once told me that when he wanted anything done in a hurry he asked the busiest man in town as he knew that he would be the only person who would have time to do itâ€" in other words he was the only one who would be so willing to help that he would take time from something else. Resolved, therefore, not to make excuses when asked to help but to manage somehow to make time. ___-.__..D - And after all this business of helping others, the doing of a little more than the contract calls for instead of a little less, the “going the extra mile” is the surest way to insure A Happy New Year. with. This doesn’t mean the cynical humor which smiles at the shortcomings of others, but rather me kind that sees the funny side of every situation and laughs with peo- ple instead of at them. Almost every situation, however black it may‘look at first sight, has a funny side, just as almost every stone has one side which is flat. Just turn it over and look at it from all angles and you will see that this is true. So if the minister calls when you are paper- ing a bedroom and you leave a strip of paper half pasted while you entertain him it seems tragic at the time but you’ll get a good laugh out of it some day. The trouble with our domestic difficulties is often that we haven’t this saving sense of humor to bring ’:o bear on the case. If we can only learn to laugh at ourselves and our,troubles we will get a lot mo‘re,.fun out of life than we ever thought posillc. Resolved, therefore, 10 cultivate a sense of hu- One of the best and most helpful things in life is the possession of a sense of humor. Some people are born with this and they are the easies’t people in the world to live So when we are busy making our good resolutions for 1927 let us think of that country and not make too many of them. Make a few good ones and keep them rather than a lot of “pious aspirations” which will be almost impossible to keep. Resolved, therefore, not to make too many resolu- tions. - / When we‘stand on the threshhold of the New Year saying good-bye to the Old Year we are always filled with good thoughts and high aspirations. What does it matter that we tried last year and failed? This is a brand new year and we can get a fresh start at our good resolutions. There is a certain country not far from us which has more law on its statute books than any other country in the world although it is one of the youngest of them. And it is a well-known fact that that country has more law breakers than any country in the world simply because the laws are not rigidly enforced. As one public speaker said, “Their laws are not so much laws as pious aspirations.” Victoria Square Newtonbrook and prosperous New Year rs of The Liberal. Mr. Duncan i with the songs, re- is home from “RESOLVED TH AT- Jelph; Mr the Mes‘ NT Paw. Collai‘d [ Mr. E. Parsons had the misfortune to break a small bone in his leg while skiing on Saturday on the farm of his :father-in-law, Mr. Snider at Elia. Christmas services mate music~ Were held ent churches on Sunda Quite a number of family reun were held on Christmas Day v. some of the villagers sent the with friends in the city. A good program of choruses reci- tations and dialogues marked the closing exercises of the public school on Wednesday last week. The ten- dering of all the numbers showed care ful training by the teachers, Miss Carey and Miss McQuan-ie. After: the program the presents on the Christmas tree were distribted. Mr. T. McCormack acted as chairman. The Community Hall was well-filled on Christmas night at the annual enâ€" tertainment of the Sabbath School of the United Church. A splendid pro- gram of choruses, drills etc., followed by a play entitled, “Christmas at the S’oebben’s” was given by the mem- Sbebbén bers of Mr. Thos. Frisby has an enormous pile of No; 144 O. A. C. Oats. With over 2000 bushels and the prospects of getting about $2.00 per bus, he cer- tainly should be able to smile throuâ€" ghout the whole of 1927, The school room was profusely decorated and every pupil’s face he- spoke a heart full of happiness. The visitors were many, the largest gath- ering at a Christmas tree ever seen in S. S. No. 7 since it was built. The program was 10 and varied. To many the most interesting part was an arithmetic contest by the senior pupils. The chair was taken by Rev. W. Haig. Addresses Were given by Rev. A A. Wall, Rev. C. Heise and Mr. B. Beston. Mr. Wilmot Brumwell is busy threshing this week. This is the sec- ond week he has had the men running out “gold dust" for him. Now Mr. Editor som: people predic- ted blue ruin for Canada when Prem- ier King was returned to power. Do you think the farmers here are feel- ing the pinch? The most delightful part of the ex- ercises for the boys and girls was the advent at the close of Mr. Santa Claus. Some of our citizens spent Christ- mas with friends elsew/herezâ€"Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Dennie at Bloomin‘gâ€" ton, Mr. and1 Mrs. R. F. Klinck and family in Toronto, Mr. Robt. Hopper and the Misses Hopper in Toronto Mrs. Ida Nicholls in Toronto. cosy home_ in the years ahead 93‘ u‘sf The closing exercises of S. S. No 7 were held last Thursday afternoon the was give school. MAPLE With in 1 1-2 lb. tin Domino Catsup, per Bottle Campbells Soup all kinds Zfor 25c. Choice Picnic Hams 21c. lb. White Satin Flour 24- lbs. $1.05 Choice Creamery Butter 45C. lb. Bulk Dates, 2 lbs. for 25c. Frys Cocoa, Large tin 22c. Cook Friend Baking Powder YONGE STREET Horseshoeing and General Repair work of all kinds promptly attended to. We are equipped to do all kinds of first class work. Richmond Hill Phone 87 Election Day, January lst, 1927 STORES YOUR VOTE IS EARNESTLY SOLICITED To Elect If Your Pocket Book is Your Guide Read this hi for Telephone 23 Friday and Saturday Only Phone Your Order in, we Deliver all Orders over $1.00 BLACKSMITH SHOP W: H. BIRD, Manager Where Quality Counts A“ MPH NEW YEAR At this the dawn of the New Year we take this opportunity of ex~ tending to the people of this district our sincere Wish that all may enjoy a Happy and Prosper- H. A. BYWATER j. R. Herrington OUS For Councillor For North York Township 1927. LIMITED Financial Agent J. G. HUNT Residence Phone 11M Richmond Hill RICHMOND HILL Ontario 19c