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COMING EVENTS BREAL ESTATE \
MP MURRAY CARDIFF’S NEW
Year’s Day Levee. We invite you
and your family to join us as we
bring in 1987 with a cup of cider and
good cheer at our annual New
Year’s Levee, Thurs., Jan. 1,1987,
2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Brussels,
Morris and Grey Community
Centre. 52-2
HOUSE FOR SALE, PRIVATE. - 3
bedroom, 2 storey, cement block
house in Brussels, oil furnace,
bathroom downstairs. $17,000.00
at $10,000 down or best offer,
phone519-528-3723. 51-2
Old fashioned
Christmas appeals
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MASON BAILEY
BROKER
82ALBERTSTREET, CLINTON, ONTARIO
Bus. 482-9371 Res. 523-9338
“Suddenly It’s Sold”
NEW LISTING - Commercial property, Queen St., Blyth.
Presently rented as Variety Store, good 2 bedroom
apartment above. Presently vacant.
NEW LISTING -100acres, near Kinburn, 95 workable,
systematically drained, 6 room frame home.
1 floor brick t SOLD Walker St., Clinton
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY: Blyth 3,000 sq. ft. plus'
apartment above. OwneFwill consider leasing.
198 ACRES: Dairy farm, free stall for 100 cows, excellent
buildings, 2 Harvestore silos, Hullett Township.
15 ACRES: 5 miles from Clinton, 11/2 floor frame home,
farrowing barn for 35 sows. Property well fenced.
LONDESBORO: 1 floor rancher, finished basement,
inground pool, large lot.
100 ACRES: Hobby and bush farm, on paved road, 15 acres
workable, general purpose barn, large steel shed, house
newly renovated, all in immaculate condition, East
Wawanosh Township.
BRUSSELS: Commercial building on main street, oil heat,
apartment above.
294 ACRES: Morris Township, excellent cropland, good set
of buildings.
125 ACRES: Near Blyth, stately brick home, 60 acres
workable, 22 acres hardwood bush.
LONDESBORO: 4 bedroom, 2 floor home, very spacious,
heated double garage, like new throughout.
BLYTH: Triplex, 2 floor brick on Dinsley street.
75 ACRES: On Maitland River, very scenic, no buildings.
BLYTH: Dinsley street, 2floor brick home on large treed lot.
46 ACRES: Near Dungannon, with modern homeand heated
workshop.
BLYTH: 1V2 floor frame home, close to school and business
district, 3 or 4 bedrooms.
4 ACRES: 2 foor brick home in good condition, 3 miles from
Blyth.
BLYTH: 3 lots on Hamilton street.
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY: Ideal for office or store,
apartment above, All redone, like new, Main street,
Auburn.
APARTMENT DEVELOPMENT: 14 units, nearly new, on 3
acres, well located in Lucknow.
An old-fashioned Christmas!
What wonderful memories and
images that expression evokes!
Inthedaysbefore Christmas,
Mother would be busy at the old
wood stove, baking special breads,
pies, cakes and sugar cookies, or
making maple sugar candy. Sister
wouldbe helping mother in the
kitchen, while brother kept the
woodbox filled with wood.
Dad would go into the woods and
chop down the Christmas tree,
bringing it home triumphantly on a
sled. The tree was placed in the
parlor, with real candles decorat
ing it, as well as strings of popcorn
and cranberries that had been
strungbythechildren. Popcorn
balls wrapped in tinfoil, and paper
cones filled with homemade candy
also decorated the tree.
The Christmas season actually
began much earlier in the old days,
for most gifts were handmade and
so had to be worked on months in
advance. The boys often made
wooden objects, while the girls
might embroider handkerchiefs or
aprons. Mother, of course, kept
her needles busy as she knit or
crocheted garments for the whole
family. Dad would whittle whistles
or animals, or make a hobby horse
or wooden doll.
On Christmas Eve, at the old
country church, the tree was the
biggest you’d ever seen,ablaze
with candles. Nearby someone
held a ten-foot pole that had a wet
sponge tied on the end, should a
fire start.
The bells would ring out over the
countryside, bringing families in
their sleighs or bobsleds, eager to
worship the new-born King. What
a delightful, jingling sound the
bells on the horses would make, as
they trotted through the snowy
countryside. The bobsled or sleigh
would be filled with hay, and the
youngsters would snuggle under
lap robes and gaze at the stars
above, or hop on one of the heavy
runners for an exciting ride.
A Christmas play would be
performed at the church by the
children, and afterwards Santa
would make an appearance, re
warding the youngsters with good
ies.
After hanging their stockings
over the fireplace on Christmas
Eve, the children would go to bed,
happy with anticipation. They
slept in big, fluffy beds, with
feather ticks and feather comfor
ters. If if was an especially cold
night, mother would wrap a hot
iron in flannel to warm their feet.
On Christmas morning, the
youngsters would dash downstairs
to find their stockings filled with
nuts, apples, peppermint canes,
hard ribbon candy, tin horns and a
real orange in the toe of each
stocking!
After Christmas dinner, the
youngsters would go sledding or
skating. Later, by the lamplight,
thefamily might gather around the
organ and sing carols, or perhaps
dad would read a favorite scripture
passage or a poem.
Christmas of long ago was a
simple, unhurried, and happy
time.
JZ HAppY
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Wishing you a bright and
glowing Holiday Season,
filled with warmth and
good feelings.
David & Karen
Griffiths
Blake
Apple
Orchard
Brussels
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Paradise
Seasons
ever-change
but the good
old-fashioned spirit
of Christmas lives
on forever, along
with hopes for
peace and love
throughout
the world
2| TODD 'S
^BAKERY
Brussels
- 887-6666
O Come Let Us Adore Him
May peace on earth and
good will to all mankind
prevail as we celebrate
the miracle of Christmas.Ji
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ALL POINTS REALTY INC.
Wingham & Goderich, Ont
HOMES DON’T GROW
BUT FAMILIES DO: This
l1/2 storey, three bedroom
home in Wingham features
large modern kitchen, living
room, diningroom, family
room, patio and single de
tached garage. For more
information give Jim Ritchie
a call at 357-3295.******
89 ACRES IN MORRIS
TWP.: Includes sturdy 2
storey brick home nestled
amongst cool maples, with 4
bedrooms, large living room
and recently renovated fam
ily room. Barn set up for
beef, small acreage hard
wood bush situated adjacent
tosmallvillage. For appoint
ment call Kevin Pletch,
357-1967.
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MUlDFlt LISTING SftHCf Brussels
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The bells ring out
the happiness of the
season. May you
share in ail its joys.
Hank, Agnes and Staff
H. Ten Pas Construction Ltd
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Season’s Greetings
from
Ken, Murray, George &Wayne
HAMM’S CAR SALES
Blyth