PBINC13 '-GEORGE POST •Saturday, December .26, 1914 AROUND THE GITY ¦Work on lho electric lift span of the bridge across the Prasor River here is i\d\vapprorvhmpr completion, and before loftg this span will''' be ^operating under the . po\veT''supplied .from its own .fcuneyatiiiK. plant. The SANTA GjLAUS^ylSITS • • s| Vittf stv Stephen>>Day is that tije I SUNDAY SERVICES IN LPRINCE-GEORGE KIDS *'SJ marty ~ft$? ;*&cial tertian THE VARIOUS CHURCHES . -.._ ; .jj.^1lL___ < - . • of.horses. Owners of .horses in Eng-: ' . - .V... _; . PrinceGeorge Public School Enter-.'. a.nd long made it a-practice to sub"- - church of England—The following - tain's ^-Children^—Three Hundred Meet .their anirniils' tn. a copious blood- -crvices are held every Sunday ini the S' Little Ones" Present Vetting on.this day. It was held that store on Third Ayenue: 11^ a.m.. during the twelve- Tho'big.Ritts-Kifer Hallon Street was a merry-scene last night,'month following.. This custom^.is. re-. iift span-possessfis'-some new features; whcn Santa .Q«is visited the good lit- ferred 't'6 in an old English poem: in bridge construction. - - •'.- -.., , ' - ¦¦¦", . , ' ,. n'". ' a . <- \ ..:¦¦¦ . .-¦.. :¦.- tie boys-and, girls ot Prince ueorge - „',", r- « • i" . ^ Johnson A Finlaison, the ^^.-X'J*. .i...- r: „ ,i...:-,^.,. u» K^' f«llowest St. Stephens Day, whereon doth every man populur proprietor;* of the Three Mile-' f Road (House on the Qjiesnel roadr'are giving up thejrj location at.that point and have purchased property in Prince George. The jfpir^nayc bought the McMillan bniUling and •'Queen .Street, where th,e.\ will conduct a coal1 and wood' business. Both '".the partners are oldtimers and areB well knowij in this, district, and -al-": "h?'.>'eur: The dee though many will, regret theVbahclon- I frosty^. weather^ inp of the old;road house, where their! famous .hospitality is ho well^'jukLfavorably" known, Prince George will gain by tne aaditibn^bf this hum'- and enterprising ti';in. The - temporary t Prince G.eor school is now vender constructiop/at the cornet of Kifthi' Avenue ami Van- havior by presenting each and everyil uis -horses. jauut and course abroad, as he can, St.. Andrew's Presbyterian Church— Services held on Third/Avenue, near bridge. Sunday school' at 2.30; services 3.30. Rev. A>4>r Justice, pastor-in charge. All a.re/welcome. * Church—"Store ,ort the jne of the .'300: odd children jw Christmas present- from the jjik Santa Claus;wns at his best: U, j theil the.y>iet them blood,' ,| |'^esbyut;V|a^' anTMethodfsV"'Sunday" property on appeared to approve of the children at \For tnis beiji'g done upon this day, j school, .Sunday, 2.30 p.m. Rev. N. L. Prince George, prob'ibJy because they , they say doth do them good. -^'Morrison,¦ B.AU pastor. . iivo in a climate ideally'saitabjy t< I And keepc-s them from «» mnlarfiac— • ¦ ~ is habits and custoins^at this time of alKj gfekfjess throughthe^yeare, snow Itnd. bright As' if that Stephen any tjme tooke chitrK.'eof horses heare."- aoled Santa -.Clans. i to make good/time with his reindeer team, arid in spite of the corner ptfsts lots. dolayed his prqgj'pss t half day of his journey made gooii time en route.,: Dopic- xi.rs of Sai^ta Claus are prone to take-advantage of .this age and la«d Kim an airship or motor car.'That is all very well in the tropics, but, fo)'-tunateJy for .the children of this sfit- , , j lion, Santa is able to liye'up-t-u-ali twelve mont is or so are composed of .-. ,.,-.. -. ¦ . ..« / •.,.-- ivf .-•-..,.. . . s . ... , ¦ it- j bis..traditional stunts hereabouts with-three cottages bivMlje1 bum by the couvgd'Street, .The premises/to be utTi-lizeil forR.a s/:hool ."here $w the next Northern iriteridJ^Buildin'g and Loan is, as stated, is a*tt;m- rary ])toyfsion, as it i^ impoWihlc .tin's tmcio" iii\ 1 Where 1 lie ,school 1. Chorus , Association, por at ¦.•;shbuldne buildjng whicli -should be erects to . properly t;ikc care of future 'growth • and increased population. Messrs. Brongor railic, and 20 -feet over all, having K a four-foot sidewalk.. . y Mr. Archie C.rozicr, a familiar lipure I \b -'•here, has. been unfortunate in con -1 trattjng an acute attack -of appendi-1 citis whjch has necessitated his. being | sent to Editjonton to undergo an ation for thenialady. Mr. Crozier wa-si' suddenly attacked by the symptoms I i3i o_f appendicitis about a we*lfago, and / outstraining the. credulty of thcjp«st precocious and knowing youwgster at . In "Australia the' day following* Christmas has long been dedicated to .ithletic s])ori-<{ and pastimes, as'this is'mid-summer in the Ahtipo--' des. The Australian Boxing-day-Kas a! literal significance, for it^is^ usually marked by irnnortan.H5bxing matches. It \\*as on. Roxing^cjay in 1908, at Syd- i ney, thatj-tfek^ Johnson defeated Tom-j iny ^Ba'rns, the Canadian, .and thus •jiTio\-e'd. that the negro is the. superior .if the white man in at least one sci- The Hebrews of the world will be-J gin the observance at sundbwrv-'to- large. 1^ >£^C~ Judge Wi'soiu ,.w1io presided over gin the observance at sundowrv-the coneertiitttl Christmas tree party;- night of the Fast of Tebet^jvhich will' made -some appropriate remarks dur- j be" kept by orthodox adherents of jii- ¦ ing the evening, and the entertain- daism by abstuiriiirg from food and! rnent included., an excellent cpncertyLworldly jilea^ures. In Ireland today'. the programme of which follows: I is the festival of.one of the early mis- ' Day Happy ChrisTniia ~ Ry the School.'" 2. Chairman's Address^.... •^^". 1. Song.............'. .x'lly Kitty" -j nrst bisfhop of Tuanw— s of thc Christian faith in the ; [emerald Isle, St. Iarlath, who lived' in the sixth century, and who was the. ¦ By the. lj.tt!'e • tots. Recitation t'-Jtfst Before Christinas1' ^^-^Donald GaskilJ. ^S-ong ........ "Kingdom Coining" Jiy the boys. SpeeciL..-.......:. .... .. Mr. Mahon Hoop drill . ............ ...... Recitation .__ "Our Hired Girl" By Judy Wilson Solo.... "Just Before the Battle" By Arthur Sargent ... .-..' "Music in^ the A By six girls. Solo .............leiiHicT Dunlayy Duet ....... ; • • ¦ • •"Quarreling" Patsy aryJ^Judy Wilson , ."The Goblins" McL'ean / Chorus ..'..-........ ,. . '(The Good St. Nick" TODAY IN PUGILISTIC ANN bwen. 1896—Kid McPartland and Ziepler fought 20^round draw 'i'ork. Ziegler and. -McPartlajid^were among the greatest lightweights of th*»ir day,-althoughr^iieither attained the championship. Owen,. who was born .inJiCtfisdale, Pa., 1871, was ama-teiu-^champion of, America before he entered the professional ring in..,1892.. He took part in fnore than 150 regular battles, besides touring America and meeting all. comers. He fought, welters, middleweights and heavyweights as ftfcll_a's men of his own class. On one occasion he fought Bat Wilkinson, a heavyweight, jn Ohio, and knocked j him out in the 37th round of a battle A Gift, to be appre^ ciated, shoulcUb^of known gutitity and from^ aealer whose "reputation makes it positively- the best of its kind. . Pennes4 New Year's PENNES Pritt ce George South Fort George What Johnson & Fiiilafeon Hotel IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A CLEAN,/frRIGHT, NEWLY-FO-RNISHEP ROOM IN A GOOD LOCAUTY \VJE RECOMMEND OUR HOTEL. GEORGE STREET - PHONE. 90 , NEAR gQ Redoced Rates.to Permanent GlftT ANTHONY WEDGIS, ManagefT P. O. BOX 14 ¦ a we*lv ago, and yefecl sufficiently has fortunately to make the jmrt^ey to -Edmonton, j [7.' Song ¦ .. .<.Redy White-and wliere tbc^pefation canbe performed | i8.,.Christnias -Tree!............ in. the proper surroundings, as there |,' wjj"d, deiighted children making all ip.ro fuljy equipped operating ropih Uanher of noises on tin trumpets, con-here, and no hospital except that op-;u.ibuted j v ly t0 ¦the su,cess of the eraled by the Grand- Trunk Pacific! Ccasioh^nd^he^ning^Mrought Railway for the benelit of their'em-|to a close b ^ s- ing of thc Na. ployees.. Arclne" Crozier ^is a popu-1 ^ Antheni. N. - ^^--larxyoung man', and his many friends • ^V^ y^:^ regret^the -unfortunate circumstances ; ILLUSTIt ATEII LECTVKE which necessitate his absence from the ' '*¦'' "-:'- *•¦'¦ -- ^' ." %. festive board whilst the..tiirkey-is be-j Nexf-Mondai^evening, u'n illustrate ing caiived, particularly so in view | \d lectureron the life of David" Liy-of the -fact that he must perforcel.ngstone, will be .given by. the Young nee...... .<'"IIighland Fling" fought with skin gloves. Patsy and Judy Wilson ----:—:------------- 16. Speech ..... .:.. Mr. Leathley ' The Railway Commission's favorite^. sleighs: ;•" . . Just iU'rived, ¦ i" .. IA Shiprneht of Liffht Bobs I . Siiitiil)lo for•¦Dolivery-| • or Pleasure Sleighs C.H.HOLLING Afft. for Massie-Harris Go. QUEBEC STREET, 1st and 2nd Aves. • wood is oak or maple, but the general public's is Johnson & Finlaiso.n--'Fir. Want ads of all descriptions inserted in The I'ost at ,l'Oc^pejr line. Use the want columns of The Post for anything-'you have to sell. BIRTHS "WILLIAMSON -On Tuesday, December 22nd, at South. Fort .George, B. C.,. to Mr. and Mrs'. J. O. Williamson, a daughter; ' IIARRIS—Oir Sunday, De'cember tliv to Mr. and.Mrs. George Harris, 1"" metisiire-the sad missionlpeople's Society, in the store used by at ].rincii Qeorge a"~son of the Christmas turkgy^oivjthc 6p&KuC \ fho. thrift chnrt-hns on Third Avnniifi. ing.table in Edmonton. ¦ We,->wsh Mr. j ;-..i' ¦ -' ___:______ '¦ Crozier the best of luc.ls.'luid hope-toj < but A is ?lkel>' that'thc Srat.ul- Central vs. Prince George—January tiestthis ^ wiU be m~uch «mi)filer 7, aC Central-Vort Geoiirer 'V lhan in niore Pi'osperous and peaceful times. . While.the Boxing-day custom is not neiyly so general as in past" timest"-jMs still far-from extinct. • Iiv'some sections of England St. Stephen's Day was. observed by the practice of 'tgoirig-a-Stei>he,ning," bu'L Prinpe^George Builders Co^ Ltd. VOR RENT—.>Room 'IIoW, Ottawa St.x-eL. Well built; sink, \vo\f a-rid; all fenced. Rent $30.CICKper month. Close to Catholic-^Church/ {'"¦ Apply H. WILSON, . -.' ~.'^t}y. Seventh Street. 04,;South Fort George. NOTICE ¦ y Frank M/'Ruggles has been appointed our exclusive Ag>>dt and is hereby^authorized by ui to sell.or' lease/ any of our holdings ip>'the; Townsite of Pripce Georgefand to 'collect any ^rnonies / GentFa-r-vrsr-Wih Vurt^George-January 28, at Central Fort George. " J __South-"vsLPrbiye Guoige—January lhis ce«mony, happily for the victims, .31, at"Stfuilr^-ftoH. Geoi-Ke - ' " Hs now' ll"- but forS0(t.o!i. Tfig poor in-. ' .Prj«Ce"%s. C-tfikrai. Fort George- ''^bitants of the parish made it a point SSfauary 7, at Prince George, ~ '' [:?•" t|lLs" da>' to :5^| at the recto^ .Central v.s,' Tvinle George-rFebru- . v-here lhe rector wai expepted to pro-#ry 11, at Central/Kort,George. vide all the bread; choese and ale they \outh v.s. (jenfral Fort George- C0l*ld consume- Tbis gentle ¦c'listomj Fel^rluiry 14, at South 1-V.rt George. - was ^^p Productive of a drunken - As.aiwvV^noted, the first'."of these °&?ji for few of ^e.men could resist games wiil be'played-at South Fort th-e temptation .tc stop drinking the George today at 2(30, Doctor. .Ewart, of ale so freoly Providec} nntiljthey were Centr'al Fort GeT^Kni will act as ref- ^able to hold another drop. .This. eree. Tlw-kc is in -good shape, and custom was finally aboHshed ca^-ly in the grandstands which have been'built the 19th century... , '. Ql aexonimodate a large crowd. ' Another curjpus idea in -cdnnection I NINE YEARS' EXPEIIIENCE 'Taxidermy Work in all its Branches, Birds, Animals, Game Heads mounted . true to life., 'Skins tanned and made. into Rugs. I never stuff specimens, I .mount- theni on' casts- from thb natural hody'.'/" A,ll my mounts are moth proofed. Send me" your specimens. I guarantee satisfaction. WDWANDLING Third Ave!, Prince George, B.C. "I WILL BUY. .YOUR FURS" The Porter \ Hay «& Graiti Co. SLEIGHS! SLEIGHS! , .At'Ed mont on* Prices I for balance of year," Thirty Sets to -:''•"-*, choose from. All sizes. \ -' \ JUST RECEIVED ' Carload Bran, Shorts and Wheat. Prices Right. — ; Ask for Five Roscb Flour, • The World's Best. \ Corner First & -Dominion PRINCE GEORGE Federal Life Assurance Co. Home Office,.'Hamilton; Canada. CHAS. A. PY,N^, PRINCE GEORGE Special agent for the Northern Interior of B;C. Attractive territory is now open to a few ^good, producers.; ,, ARCADE CiLFE^ ;. CHOPS, STEAKS, ~ETC, (, OUR SPECIALTY' ; ' Corner Second ,and George King George Hotel E; E. PHAIrT": ..... i \ Z' PROPRIETOR • Mbdern;aixd up to date in every respect. Hot-au1-ldHter in roogms. Public and private baths Prbgreisive Merchants ^IJse the Advertising Columns of The Pd^