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SEASON'S GREETINGS
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STEPHENSON'S
Bakery Grocery
Pine River.
OLD CHEESE
lb 1.25
lb 690
CHRISTMAS NUTS
SCHNEIDER'S SHORTENING • lb 650
Saico
ORANG, E JUICE . 48-oz. 4*
Free Delivery
Phone 887-9226 .
McCutcheon Grocery
Phone 887-9445 We Deliver
Maple Leaf MINCEMEAT
143;Anlh & SERVE ROLLS • 2 pkg.
CRANBERRIES
1-thPkg. 390
Schneider's 6-oz. pkg
COOKED MEATS • • • • for 700
We have a good gupply of Turkey available
OPEN DECEMBER 18, 19, 20, 23
UNTIL 9:00 pan.
24. Cards of Thanks
I would like to say a sincere thank
you to neighbors, friends and
relatives for their kindness, visits,
cards, gifts, flowers and phone
calls while I was a patient in
Victoria Hospital, London, To Dr.
T.W.Tew, Dr. Hamon and the
nurses on fifth floor. Your
kindness and thoughtfulness will
always be remembered. — Mrs.
Ruth Johnston, 24-55-1
We would like to thank our
friends and neighbours for their
expressions of sympathy at the
time of the death of Jim Scholl. —
Ken and Laura Scott. 24-55-1
-A break
27. Births
MUTTER — Harold,Brenda and
Jeffrey are pleased to announce
the birth of Timothy Scott in St.
Marys. Hospital, Kitchener, Dec.
9,1974. 27-55-1
GRABER — Ken and Barb are
pleased to announce the birth of
their son in. Wingham and District
Hospital, Dec. 9th, 1974 - a
brother for Kathy. 27-55-1
Every week more and more
people discover what mighty jobs
are accomplished by low cost Post
Want Ads. Dial Brussels
887-6641. The proprietor of Liskay
Emporium arranges a display of
Christmas warts in the store .
GOD REST YE MERRY, GENTLEMEN -- A group of
Villagers gather around a doorway of a Village home to usher
in the Yuletide with carols.
CLASSIFIED
from hard work
How the pioneers celebrated Chnstma
closed Christmas Day and New
Year's Day only
A pleasant spot to stop for
lunch or tea is the restaurant in
Half Way House. The restaurant
is fully li 2erised and will feature a
special "Christmas Dinner" (by
reservation only) on the following
Sundays in December: the I
8th and 15th.
Black Creek, located at Ja
Street and Steeles Avenue
Northwest Metro' Toronto,
administered .1)31
Metropolitan Toronto and REg
Ccinservation Authority.
Black Creek Pioneer Village
recaptures the spirit of
Christmases of early Ontario.
From November 23rd to
January 5th, Village staff
demonstrate how settlers, prior to
Confederation, prepared and
observed the Yle. The Village.
houses display the simple
decorations of the period --
wreaths of evergreen boughs,
garlands of cranberries and
popcorn and the traditional
kissing balls. The kitchens are
filled with the aromas of freshly
baked fancy breads, cakes,
mincemeat and puddings.
For the early settlers,
Christmas, in addition to being a
religious event, was a welcomed
break in an otherwise busy and
Spartan life style.
The settlers ' observed
Christmas in many different
ways. For some it was strictly a
holy occasion -- a time to priasc
the Nativity. For others it was a
time to visit with friends and
make merry. The homes at Black
Creek are decorated to reflect
these traditions and rituals as
well as the ethnic origins and
degree of prosperity of the
original householders.
The earliest home, Daniel
Strong's first house, built in 1816,
is representative of Pennsylvania
German life. Decorations are
simple. A small evergreen,
decorated with dyed fleece and
apples, is found in the kitchen
with a few h omemade presents --
warm mittens, socks and small
toys -- beneath the tree.
Christmas dinner is plain but
included some special treats. here
visitors will se,..‘ demonstrations of
open hearth cooking.
The second Daniel Stong house
was built in 1832 and reflect s the
improved properity of the
household. Members of the
Evangelic Church, they didnt
believe in frivolity. The holiday
celebration was still a family
affair. The traditional evergreen
tree contains more elaborate
decorations - fancy cut cookies
and garlands of popcorn and
cranberries. ' A few token
presents, which would have been
bought at the local store, have
been added to the list of
homemade gifts. In place of
Christmas stockings, plates
would have been filled with fruits,
nuts and cookies set out on
Christmas Eve for the children.
At Half Way House, an 1850
inn, a centrepiece on the dining
room table, bowls of nuts and
fruits and a kissing ball in the hall
recalls the welcome extended to
travellers.
The Catholic background of the
Daniel Flynns' is reflected in the
small creche of straw and the
lighted candle in the parlor
window. Inexpensive toys were
purchased at ,the local store for
the children along with
embroidery wool for the lady of
the house.
Burwick House, with its lavish
swags of evergreen and berries,
indicate the British background
and prosperity of the original
householders, Gifts are more
novel and in sonic instances quite
elegant. They would have come
from the larger shops of Toronto.
Food preparations are elaborate
with cakes made of spices, and
candied and imported fruits --
dates, figs, oranges and lemons
graced the family table.
The Mackenzie Home has been
decorated to reflect the 1867
period. Christmas trees were
becoming increasingly popular.
There is a combination of
homemade and store bought
decorations on the Christmas tree
as well as store bought gifts. By
the mid 1850's the Santa Claus
tradition was observed and a
stocking has been hung from the
bed. Special Christmas treats are
displayed in the kitchen,
including almond paste fashioned
into fruit shapes.
The pulpit of Fisherville
Church is decorated with cedar
boughs. Carolers stroll the
Village streets singing selections
of carols between 2:00 p.m. and
4:00 p.m. on weekends.
The Village is open weekdays
from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and
on weekends from 10:0Q a.m. to
4:30 p.m. The Village will be
Victoria and Grey Trust Company and its Subsidiary Companies
Highlights of our
financial year
1974
1973
Company Funds $ 50,634,804
$ 41,404,831
Guaranteed Funds "1,022,164,063
850,004,342
Estates, Trusts and Agencies
134,850,648
114,966,497
Gross Revenue
Net Operating Income
Net Income
Net Operating Income per
Common Share
Net Income per Share
Alliston • Belleville • Brampton • Can-
riington • Cobourg • Collingwood •
Exeter • Goderich • Guelph • Hanover
• Kingston • Lindsay • ListoWel • Mea-
ford • NewMarket • North Bay •
Orangeville • Orillia • Owen Sound •
843,578,523
685,944,844
178,585,540
164,059,498
92,324,657
73,070,702
6,226,191
6,484,125
6,517,898
6,902,247
2.15
2.24
2.25
2.39
PeterbOrough • Port Credit • Renfrew
• Richmond Hill • 'St. tatharineS
(Agency) • St. Marys • Stratford •
TillsonbUrg • TorontO • Whitby.
LarnbtOn Offices. Chatham • Leaming-
ton • Sarnia • Wallaceburg.
Mortgages . 925,999,061 768,745,397
Guaranteed Investment
Certificates and Debentures
Trust Deposits
lig VICTORIA and GREY
TRUST COMPANY SINCE 1889
16—THE BRUSSELS' POST- DECEMBER 18, 1974
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