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ABBOTSFORD, SUMAS & MATSQUI NEWS |
Remenmmeerezy=|(IFFORD HOME RAZED IN| BRADNER Da

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BLAZE LAST WEDNESDAY | Under the auspices of the P.1 | HA Tr TO GIVE ? Fi
Fire which broke .out shortly be-| committee of the Bradner Commun- Vv
fore midnight on Wednesday las j ity Club, a successful entertainment]
completely destroyed the se 0C-| was on December 3 in the]
cupied by Mr. and Mrs. F. Thomp-| paul, ral plays were ably pre-|
son at Gifford. The building, owned! sented by local artists, and there!
by Mr. Behrner, was covered by in-| were also excellent vocal solos and
surance, but several hundred dollars'| instrumental, duets and © recitations, |
worth of pegsonal poss ns and} Scotch and Irish dancing by two|
furnishings were lost. | young Vancouver received a
The blaze, in the upper floor, was| gy deal of 8 from the e
noticed by Mrs. Thompson, who ran| t), }

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be XMAS CARDS GIFTS FOR THE AMATEUR
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stic capacity ¢ ; .
to-neighbors for assistance, her hus- J. A. Carmichae ? 2d in the
band and son being absent at the} apsence of G. H. Loach, who was

confined to his home with a cold.
Proceeds were for the Christmas

time. It was impossible to check the |
flames, ~but most of the larger
pieces of furniture were removed

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fund of Iner public school. |
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+ so OXED CARDS © | «6 $UZS © F$H00 aS ABERDEEN a
a 09, cy ie, 79e, 7O0e and a . pre The s of $5. yas realized at!
Ae ALBUMS Bigger Christmas Business la ae eo oa sta ruigee Bra A
to 5 Business— Christmas business—is| home of Mr. and Mrs, H. Henry
; 25¢ $3 0 on the up-and-up, and this will 2) Withers w ‘ . Gledhill, Mr. We invite you to inspect our large stock of seasonable
MOIR’S CHOCOLATES YARDLEY’S GIET SETS a big buying Yuletide in Abbotsford.| Hamilton, M and Mr. Rot- merchandise, and would be pleased to help you in making
. XMAS BOXES

Last week a section of the town | clit. Proceeds SAN PSA SS DE your selections. A few suggestions might be in order:—

| providing cigarettes to Canad-
Was attractively garlanded with col-| y

3 jans fighting in the Spanish war. ’
ored! électrie/lghts, and the McNeill’. eisonone” whist drive. Waa ee THE L A DIES
Christmas Tree Decorators did a =

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oe” $3.75 | men gee"

Carson’s Liquer Selection YARDLEY SHAVING BOWLS
$1.00 The Original—
GIFT STATIONERY $100
By Barber-bilis. Best Quality APRIL SHOWER SETS

Canadian-made
By Cheremy.

40¢°S125 |§100 = $125
NOVELTY CANDLES | HARRIET HUBBARD AYER’S

HAND DIPPED & PAINTED SETS
A beautiful, acceptable Gift} sets at $7.00, $4150, $4.25 and—
#% WATERMAN PENS, PENCILS $2.75

& Both lever-fill and Vacuumatic

COLGATE’S & FITCH SETS
$125 to $9.00 For Men—
» LENTHERIC GIFT seTS | BOC * SILAD
enact, awed, Mingevand!) BRIDGE “TABLE” COVERS

A perfect playing surface
$3.35 $100 * $125 &
mm PO UQUET LENTHERIC  |CUTEX & BOUDOIR MANI-
decanter— CURE SETS

$2.00 From @ BE
CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS FOR YCUR HOME

8 EXPANDING HINOKI ROPE — HINOKI GARLAND — GLASS
Mm ORNAMENTS — TINSEL FOIL = TI GARLANDS
JEWELLED ICYCLES — CALEY’S HI-GRADE XMAS CRACKERS

FOR ATTRACTIVELY WRAPPING YOUR GIFTS
BR sTICKERS — SEALS — TAGS & CARDS, ASSORTED OR IN-
DIVIDUAL — CELLOPHANE OR COLORED TISSUE — TINSEL

held Saturday evening at the homes

most thorough job with greenery on)|of Mr. and Mrs. W. Denny, Mr. and

Monday, distributing 50 trees at var-| Mrs. A. a eats

7 A. Gledhill.

s suita ces he streets.

ious suitable places along t s ; aon vy nS eT, a Mr.
Several of the store decorations} y,¢kman, tions by Mrs.

jare really outstanding, and it is no Towlan : Master Fred Glednill. |

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“secret that four or five of the mer-, Supper was served by the various}
‘chants have this year plunged heay-' hostesses. The- event was sponsored |
| |by the Aberdeen Ladies’

and the Parent-Teacher
| stocks, “We don't worry about city and proceeds went to the Christmas
{competition any more now” one of, tree fund.

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SWEATE
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LOOKS,
GARTER

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ily in the matter of special Yuletide! BATH ROB

Brew alo ant As haa vcd ae tee oe ae
Ga Le elo es LINENS, TOWEL SETS, RUGS, COMFORTERS, BLANKETS
a Brie eiGoer cecuplsdany BED SPREADS, Etc. MAKE NICE GIFTS. SEE OUR STOCK!
commodities. | Mr. George Inglis at Mt. Lehman. IS THE OLD QUESTION “WHAT SHALL I GIVE 2” BOTHER-
ING YOU? LET OUR STAFF HELP YOU!

, them said, “We can give just as good
a selection as the average person) yy,
wants, and beat city prices on most’ the s

This Store will be open Wednesday, December 22 in the afternoon

Christmas for the Giving ck ate Merete ee ee ee gh eG

pm. Closed all day December 25th and 27th

Vv. C. Sto ‘d Quality Merchandise Store
— y Telephone:— Abbotsford 4

(Christian Science Monitor)

HRISTMAS, for all the swifter whirling of industry’s wheels,

for all the bulging of bright showcases and spilling over. We
may wrap our purchases in ever so much tissue and tinsel, with

ever so bright a rivovon, and still leave Christmas out of the bundle.

Pettitt es PROFESSIONAL

Singer

See our line of
LADIES' HOSIERY
LINGERIE & DR ES

for Obristmas

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We may shop with wiatsoever ardor, deliver gifts with howsoever
much zeal, doing it all as it were with a vengeance, yet develop
with so strenuous an exe

McAlpine & McAlpine

BARRISTERS & SOLICITORS

tise of mind and body only a feeble bauble

of the Christmas spirit.

Abbotsford Office— Copping Petar

Every Saturday 9 a.m. ‘o 1 p.m
Telephone: Resitence 138n

So uiust those battered beings who, as the day of all the
year approaches, ure Overueard in subWays and street cars and buses
and Gievalors ueciaring they will be glad when Christm as fis pa.

So must otiers, Uke Ue woman who answered the door of her ex-

RIBBON AND CORD — CBLLO-RIBBON pensive apartment on a day before Christmas to find a shabby cy Sa ec LE
9 creature el SE for peened work: a brusque remark about being too = Singer Store NOTARIES PUBLIC
Bl k S Dru Store busy to think of such things, while the stranger on the threshold H ABBOTSFORD BRANCH OFFICE
ac g caught a glanve of gifts piled high for people who evidently ex- |a Hunt Building, Abbotsford & Open Every Friday
PHONE 104 SPEEDY PHOTOGRAPHY SERVICE jected only such remembrances as Sheffield plate or ebony walk- ay Aieasos pate nes Street
ing sticks; the stranger turning away with one more of the ‘only :

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gifts she had received that holly-bedecked day - bitter food to feed
< her self-pity on. Ah! what poor scrooges we may make of our- When
QR GE OG selyes at times; no wonder chains clank across our floor at night!

DENTIST

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Happily, even Scrooge had his bright awakening; so may we long-distance

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find ourselves making amends. ‘Many of the most heartening as- e e o UGLAS
@W or a ion pects of this Christmas probably will earn no headlines. The woman calls

who at the next apartment door, though having no work to offer, e SEY- 5577

, still with a smile and a kind word gave the stranger what appa- are cheapest COR. RICHARDS.& HASTINGS
in the Post Office Block: rently was more of Christmas than sudden tears could tell, pro-

ae: * bably has not had her gift recorded until now. A ’ Looking for a bargain? Then VANCOUVER, B.C.

Bas =) The demands Christmas makes on the wellsprings of effec- take advanta OMuic® low sited.

i Christmas Supplies tion and charity are great indeed. Yet all that part of Christmas Oe
a for which factories and shops an provide only the trimming may on long-distance telephone calls H H B ABB

+ » be laid at some receptive door by now small a gesture - if only . . e OTT
‘ For Men and Women, ‘ at night or on a Sunday, ;

: ] the heart be big enough that prompts it. B re

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 € Brushed Woo Boys and Misses - . C. Land Surveyor

~ A really beautiful range of
Sweaters : colors, tones and blendings.

ble! In Both Zipper and Pull-
are Acceptable: over Styles

Night and Sunday rates, which f
are the same, are in effect on Write R.R. 1, Abbotsford

Load the Tree week-days from 7 p.m. to 4.30 DOWNES ROAD. Phone 98F

a.m., and on week ends from 7

with Good Things P.m, Saturday to 4.30 a.m. Mon- A. E, HUMPHREY

Suspenders Belts Nicely packedin

Inltialed Handkerchiefs ’ Ee Bie ee AU REEZOR
xes & OIVIL ENGINEER
Scarves Ties é Socks Fancy Bo from Jackson S~ Every night and all day Sun- Room 6, Hart Bik., ChilHwack
pi Shirts Pyjamas Ready for Xmas q days long - distanee telephone TIT
ie . etc. \ i e
a plexes RS a We havea fine selection « || «aus are cheapest.
> - e
_ @ Give Bedroom Or ania.

REAL ESTATE
Old Country Sweets. FIRE & AUTO INSURANCE

Slippers! veh ae eee Cer & AURO ANSUR ANGER
CIGARETTES — CIGARS — PIPES — TOBACCOS - GOs EST ae aa

A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF LADIES’ HANDKERCHIEFS AND LIGHTERS — CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS — SEALS Phone Min wass1e © wATaquia ae

’ XMAS BOXED SILK HOSIERY WRITING SETS — CONFECTIONS — NOVELTIES

C. 0’D. BELL, J. P.
of Boxed Chocolates and B.C. Tele p Rone

on Stock Warrants Your Inspection TOYS FOR THE KIDDIES .
Fy 3 PLEASE NOTE ADVERTISEMENT VON) {Seu SESSUs A F U LL LINE OF CHRIST MAS CARDS J . B. Dennis
oe EA uaT AC COeT ORT A Gab LOCATION} “HUNT BLK. MRS. JA CKSON 9 Ss Wa nt A dl ets A u ctio neer

CHILLIWACK, B.O.

Successor to Mrs. Stirling Next to Andrews’ Grocery FOR SALE—Quantity of green cut Telephone 3617

200—Our Telephone Number is—200

stove wood; also cut dead wood. G.

beiek S| A. Wright, Marshall Road. in | Bejenwaty thes Dennis--Auction

‘a Note the New Location —_—_—_—_ SS Barn eyery Saturday at 1.00 p.m
eo TWO copies Oct. 15 issue of News and 7.30 p.m.

Sag > wanted, 15¢c each. The News, Poultry and Hogs at 12 noon.

S awrence FREE GIFT Cattle not tefare talon
e ; Farm Dispers ;
a : a ANOTHPR CHRISTMAS GIFT re Reser econ cucted
suggestion—a subscription to The

pe WE HAVE A News—just like a weekly letter— | _—_Irrsssmmmecmmmmmmmn®
ey e | chock full of local news. Ten cents/r, r, Brown, phone 79R. 48p
; Coronation Mug amon

i The A. S. & M. News WHEN IN WANTED.— Live or dead cows,

r fox feed. Phone col-

¢ (Published by the Central Valley New Westminster FOR EVERY BABY BORN THIS FOR RENT — 4-room modern live horses,

ited) ipartment in Abbotsford, $ 0 per] lect to Alde ove 406. 47n

Limite 0) y »bots: r jake: ——_—————— = —

S $3 oes eRrisisicl They'll tell you you'll find the YEAR—1937—IN THIS VICIN- month, Apply Abbotsford Bakery. FOR SAI Je and
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‘Advertising: Display 45c per col. inch|| Best Foods — Best Service ITY. GET THEM ANY DAY = FARM OMORIGeRy EER pound Guernsey, freshi ee to freshen
Miles Re i = Deica a - Canadian, good teamster and milker,| P@Xt month. Phillip Clasktum, King
ey ui: ee CHRISTMAS WEEK. No strings Benedict [oni emcrynn”

Bo. merson road. 1p
(Front Page 25% extra) Subject to oo ee i
Period Discounts

: . to it, nothing to buy; just a Abbotaford
Classified: 35¢ per 12-word min. Fraser Cafe little gift famehowsour appre- & Co. ar

BOARDEI
of parlor

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is FOR RENT—Housekeepir Abbotsford Hotel n
Add. Words 2c . ie 4 5 iyOlettaat ber Shop DRY. srealoe
Gerald Heller, publisher | JH, MORGAN, Proprietor ciation of your help in making ie a Pape
Kenneth Plowright, Manager | begets Ma our growing business possible. | OUD aMerppled horses cea 1 file AGhEN: Canadtorntop
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The Adyertiser, Port Alberni, B.C.) 5 a i ae ter cows, or anything for fox feed. | Rudse Ip