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/k0l)ert0n %hmntt. TRUTH BEFORE FAVOR. " â€" " PRiA-CIPLEb KOT MEN. VOL 30, NO 36 Flesherton, Ont., Tliursday, IVIarch. 2, IGll W. H, THDRSTON E DITCB and PHOPhlETOU Markdale Chronicles Mabel Munshaur and Annie Wileoi of Flesherton were the guests of Mrs. Geo. Alton la.st week. Miiy Watson left on Friday to altpnd the millinery openings in Torontu. Miss Dickie, who has been ilrcsamak- iog in town for the last s'X months, left on Monday for Tott.'nhum, where she has accepted ajiood pos tion. J.'ick Hicks speiit Sunday at his home in CoUingwood. Mrs. Bamford of Listowel is visitins; her daughter, Mrs. Geo. Dundas. Annie Hawken is visiting triends at Kianara and St. Catharines. Minnie anrJ Edith Hill entertained ii number of tb«ir friends on Tuesday even- ing. Mr. Dinsiuoie of Thornhury is visiting his aunt, Mrs. Walker, of the suburbs. John Elliott, son of Thos. Elliott, left for the west l<uit week. On Friday evening a load of Markditle young people drove out to Reeve Hunt's of Travuri.ton and spent a very enjoyable eveai ng. The new gasoline lights which were in- stalled in the Merhodk-t church last De- cember have proved very uiisalislactory, and were removed last week. Wo h^pe to have the electric lights in the near future. Harry Shaw has bought -Alf. Taylor' .s farm on the east back line. We under- •tand that Mr Shaw lakes possession very HO(jn, and intends building a brick resi- dence on the farm this aumiuor. A very succe.ssful oyster supper w-t-s given by the Onii.ye Valley L.ti.L. lasD Frid.iy evening. All report having had s •pleiidid time. We understand that Mr. L. Munshaw, who has been in the F. T. Hill & Co 's em- ploy for several years, has yiveii up his position here and leaves tor the west soon. Dell Wai.sou has accepted a position as trimmer in one of the lars;e uiillinery shops m Braiiltord. Mr. Biy.soii of Omenie has been ac- cepted as principle of the Markdale public sch)ol,aua"comnionces his new duliesnext week. Rev. W. E. Has-sard. B.A., B.D., of Toroufo, secretary of I lie I'pper Camida Bible Society, was in town on Sunday and Monday. On Sunday morning he spoke in the Presbyieri.ui church in the interests of the society. In the alternoon he accompanied Uev. Jos. Young to the Ebeuezer appointment and addressied the meeting. In the evenins! he i^ave a splendid address in the Methodist church on " The Book.' On Monday evening in the Methodist church he gave a lec- ture with lantern .slides, telling of the wonderful work the society is doing among the foreign population, .\lready the Bible h:is been translated by the Bible .society into 460 different lan- guage!!, and there are more than as tiiany more languaj^es and dialects that the Gospel has never been translated into. It costs at least 5250 to make one translation into a nBW language. Surely the Bible Society is doing a marvelous work and should receive every aid and assistJince. 3/essrs. W. Turner, J, .\rt- ley, Plewes and (5. Clark were appoint- ed to look after the organizing of the Bible Society in Markdale. On Sunday evening a.s the bell for service was ringing, the congregation of the English church were startled by the bell giving way and tumbling from its lofty tower. Luckily no one was hurt. Miss Mabel Plewes h.is bnen visiting friends in Toronto. The first crow of the season was seen this morning. 1 wonder if this is a .sign that gprinK is coming f J. S. Rowre left this (Tuesday) lUorninR to till his new position as principal of a Bran tford school. On M anday afternoon a very pleasant surpiise was given Mr. Rowe when a number of trustees and ratepayi^rs Isathered at the school to bid himffcrewell. An address was read by Kaeve JackHon, and a gold watch was pre- sented by Dr. Kgo on behalf of the citizens and ratepayers, and Mrs. Rowe w;w pre- santed with a cut glass berry bowl. On behalf of the school, Nina Hill rend nu ad- dress and Morrell Ceasar made the presen- tation of a beautiful leather trbvellinK bag. Mr. Howe mtda a suitable and feel- ing reply, and many regrets were expres- sed at his departure. We wish him un- bounded success in his new held of labor. MiR. Rowe, her aged father andiMiss Dor- utby will remain in town for some months. Victoria Comers Max Biinnon, who for the past three years has been in Arotstrong's jewelery store, Flesherton, has acceptetl a position in Toronto. Mrs. Geo. Moore fell recently, hurting herself quite badly. No bones were broken, as was at first feared. Mr. and Mrs (lalliighcr visited friends In Mulmur. Miss Hopper of Eugenia is visiting Mts. Will Heard. George Be.st has sokl one of his horses for an extra got'd 6gure. Will Aitkiiis from the West called on friends in this viciiiily this week. Tenth Line, Osprey B. Co!i^uette and wife visited with the furmer's uncle and aunt at Fairview farm last week. The young couple are leaving for their western home near Ha- warden, Sask., this week. The best wishes of a great number of friends go with them to their home in the golden West. Mr. Colquatto, with hi^ bro:her, L.J., moved west live years ago and have pripspered. His wife (nee Miss M. Mor- row of Dundalk) is going liack home with Mr. Colqnette as a life [lartner. We wish the young couple bon voyage through life. Sorry to report Miss M. G-im«y seri- ously ill at present but hope to htar of her speedy recoveiy. Dr. llyckmau is in attendance. George Whiteoak is .seriously ill with poRumonia. Rev. T. White of Laurel will exchange pulpits with Rev. A. P. Stanley and will preach on this ciicuit ne.xt Sabbath. K. J. Colquette's sale came off quite satisfactorily on Wednesday of last week. Though the day wan very stormy a i{oo<l crowd assembled and good prices wre realized. Thomas Beatty, sr.,died very suddenly at the home of his son, Thomas, ou Wed- nesday bust. Mr. Boatty was one of Osprey's early settlers. The remains were interred in the English church cem- etery ut Ma.x well on Friday last. Much syinptthy is expressed for the beretved family and aged partner. Mr. Beatty was a life long (.>rangeuian and was bur- ied by that Viody. He was an honorary member of 1085, Feversham. Rev. Mr. Bethuiie, who is cupplying for the Presbyterian congregations in Ospn y. preached an e.xcelient sermon in the I'reshyturian church at Feversham on .Sunday evening last. Dou't miss his discourse next Sunday evening. Rock MiUs Mrs. Silas Phillips returned home on Friday after visiting her son, Wilfred, in Palmerston since Christin:»s. The school is closed this week owing to the absence of the teacher. Miss Smith. She was .called home lo Aberdeen on Saturday by the death of her father, after an illne.ss of only one day. Mrs. Errickton left last Thursday to sper.d a few days with friends in Toron- to before returning to her home in New Jersey. Mi-s. Martin Phillips has returned home after visiting in Toronto fur some time. The congregation of Rock Mills Bap- tist church have purchased a new ori'an. It is a very tine iii.strunicnt, designed especially for church use. The comii-e- gation, which heard it for the first time on Sunday night, seemed well pleased with it. A Big Rink For Flesherton Mr. W. Boyd has decided to erect a skating rink for Flesherton on modern lines, and has teveral men engaged it present taking out timber for its erection during the coining snmiurr. The new rink will be 05 x l»>d leet, with sand door and with<mr posts. There will be a 15 foot 'pace reserved for curling, leaving the skating area HO x IM feet. It has not yet been deliuitely decided where the new rink will be located. Mr. Boyd is proving himself to be a public spirited citizen in thus cttning to the pl&isurc of the young yeo^.le here, more especially as it is not anticijiated that the venture will be a great money- inaker for some '-ime to come. We trupt howover th.it .Mr. Boyd's enterprise will meet with a fair amount of tinanc al suc- cess. In any event he will have the deep and la.sting gratitude of the young people of this village and s-ction. A Plea for Riverdale Kimberley Married â€" At the parsonage, Flesher- ton, on Monday, Feb. 20, by the Rev. H. E. Wellwood, Mr. Harry Sloan to Miss 01 ire Camack, both of Kimberley. We join with their many friends in wish- ing them a long and prosperous journey through life. Ashley Fawoett visited Markdale friends on Sunday. Hazel Thompson of Flesherton is a visitor at Mrs. Geo. Lawrence's. Kucklyn and Kimberley hockey teams played a friendly game hete on Thursday last. The game resulted' in a victory for the visitors, the score being 5-3. Edward Fawcett of Heathcote was in town on Monday of this week. John Plewes and David Thompson vis- ited Meaford friends last week. A number from Heathcote attended the hockey match' here on Thursday evening last. Wilfred Hall of Rocklyn was a caller in town Friday last. Frank Uutchiiisim has returned to Moosejaiv after an extended visit with parents here. Thompson Bums left for Klienburg on Saturday last. I>R. BXJRT 5p«clallst In dlsoaaos of iho Eye, Ear.Nose and Throat ; Office- 130 tOth st. West, Owen Sound At the Rflvere house, Markdale, 2nd j Thursday eiR'h nmnth fixim 8 U> 12 a. m. i Dund'ilk, 1st Thursday of each month. By < )m Riverdale Correspondent GenertiHy speaking, an idea is prevalent amoni; some people that an Agriculturil School ill this couniy would lie superflu- ous. This, however, is a great miscon- ception. We must associate ourselves With the fact that this is an age of science, exploiation and investigation. Whether we approve it or not we cannot gaintay i^. It has run into every avenue open to the poWHis of man's perceptive genius. The strata of the earth, the deep hidden caverns of the -Atlantic and Picitic, the frigid regions of the far north and the jungles of dirkest Africa have been com- pelled to divulae their long-retained se- crets to man The intricacies of anato- my, the remains of antiquity, the won- ders of astronomy and aerial navigation have gracefully 'mbmitted to the assidu- ousness of great men who are ever endeavoring to press onwaid to the deep- est reces.sesand the highest altitudes with "E.vcelsior" as their iiioito. Nor has the eminsnt success attained in til's fields of .science and research been restricted to i/eology, pathology .-md meteorology, but also along agiicullural lines of special interest to the f^umer. .\t the present time when funning, the hub of industry, is such a lucrative occu- pation in couipari.son to what it was some ten yeas-s ago, and the ptoblems of the high cost of living has changed the man who formerly sneered :it the independent old farmer to an eager student of agri- cultural methods and profits : and many farms that were abandoned in a miuiber of the Epstein States, owing to the un- fertility of the soil and unskilled laborers, are recently bting re-located by young men who have had the advaiHage of an Agricultural College Course, and are now adept in scientific farming, being succe.ss- ful where their predecessors failed through a lack of knowledge of the scien- 'itic mode of farming or the chemical composition of the soil. Inferring from the provincial public .school statistic*, more than 50 per cent, of the pupils who attend rural schools re- lin(|uish their studies between the ages of 14 ami 16 years, and the majority of these devote the remainder of their lives to agricultural pureuitsâ€" the great nat- ural resources at home or elsewhere- con.sequenily it behoves the up-to-date tilleis of the .soil to boost the project of farming on scientific principles, and ac- celerate the establishing of agricultural schools. In regard to an ideal and central site for .such an institution, we sugxesi River- dale, as, according to our unbi.ised judg- ment the cential point in Grey county is about five thousand two hundred and .seventy-nine feet wesl of this place ! Neighboring towns and villages have their magnificent cimtinuation schools and various other seminaries, therefore we feel assured that it would only ba a fair *8hare of the educational glory if the proposed agricultural school was stationed in this vicinity. Hatherton A number of people li.ive been laid up I with gtippe during the past low weeks. [ We arc sorry to i-epnrt the illness of ' Mrs. John Winters, Sr , but trust the i will auou be better. | Mrs. G. Grummet has been visiting ; with her son, William, and wife, of Dun- j dalk, for the past week. j Mr. and Mrs. John .\tiiott are mourn- ing the loss of their eldest .son, Wilfred, who died Sunday, Feb. 19, aaed 20 years, after a lingering illne.ss. The funenil, which tiHik place on the fo'lowing Tues day to St. Mary's church, Maxwell, oi which the deceased was a ini mbtr, w:t8 largely attended by friencbi and brother Orangemen of Ma.vwell lodge, of which also deceased was a worthy member. .A beautiful floral wrPMth from ilie lodsje was placed on the casket. .\n excellent Betmon WIS preached by the pastor of the .Aonlicaii diurch, Dundalk, .iftrr w;.icli the Oraiisifnen took charge of the burial services. T> the sorrowing pir- ciits, brothers and sisters, we extend unr deepest .synipithy. 5Ii'. and Mrs. F. W. Xicliolsuii spent a few days with Mr and Mis. Bowu re- cently. F. Irish of Wareham is ou his rounds as as.sessor. We are pie iscd to see Mrs. Cronibie able to be around again after hei leceni illness. Mi-s. R. Lougheed and children are vi-iting her parents, Mr. ai.d Mrs. James Gordon, before removing to her new home in Toronto, where Mr. Lougheed has secured a position is policeman. Mr. J.Gordon, one of our popular young men, left for Toronto a couple of weeks ago, where he has secured a po.si- tion as electrical eniiineer. We wish Jack every success ill his new undertak- ing. H. Down is in Owen Sound this week attending the Assizes as juryman. To Mr. and Mrs. Shires (nee Miss Viua Beaty) who were married a few weeks ago, we extend our heartiest con- gratula'.ions, as the bride was one of our most iMqjiilar young ladies. R. Arnutt lost one of hia ui.'st valuable prize sheep one day last week. Miss H. Young attended the funeral of her niotlier al I'xbndge a couple of weeks ago. Mr«. F. G. Karstedt and sons. Fred, and Jack, spent the week end with H. Down an I family. We are sorry lo learn that Mrs. John Winters, Sr., is very low with little hope of her recovery. When you have rheuiiiatisiii in voiu- foot or instep apply Chaniherlain s Linimenc and you will uet ipiick relief. U costs but a qnarter. Why suffer? For sale bv W. K. KichortUon A Son. Eugenia If you have tnmble in getting rid tfywur cold yon may know that you are not treating it properly. I'here is no reason why a cold should hang uii for weeks and it will not if you take Chainlierliuns Cough Remedy. For sale by W. K. Richardson k Stm. Jewelry A Splendid Stock from which you may readily make A Satisfactory Se- lection. We car- ry Photo Supplies. W. A. Armstrongs Jeweler FLESHERTON, - ONT. FLESHERTON MEAT MARKET Fresh Heats of all kinds BEIlLCONf Btr>a,nd. Oysters Fresh I lysters, put up in siinitary tin cans, which are thrown away when empty â€" « decide! impnnvii.ent over the old unsanitary tubs which were refilled when empty. Try some of ihis choice delicacy. l^A£i,r*k Wilson, "Fleslnerton At last our tirst messenger of spring has arrived, and although he is not free from mean little tiicks, still every one watches in spring for the Hist coming of the crow as a si^n that winter will soon be over and they receive a hearty wel- come. The winners of prizes at the Eugenia carnival was as follows : Uest ladies' costume. Miss Mamie Weber. Kimberley. best gents' costume, Louis Pednir, Rock Mids ; OS Night, Miss Maggie Wilson ; :is Winter, Miss Daisy Smith ; as Queen of Hearts, Miss Milly Wilson ; as Flower Girl. Miss Allie VVillianis; Tramp. J.-»ke Williams : Farmer. Fred Jamiesoii ; lu- dian Chief, Fred Duekett ; S<|uaw, Ru»- ,sel Park. The judges were Messrs. WiUon of Rock Mills and Soniers of Maxwell. Mrs. Agnes Rowntree. and son, Dan, and Miss Jennie Fagan. of Elmvale, wera visitors with Mrs. Hella Wilson for a few days the (I'sl week. Mr. R. Parks' I>aby has been very ill the past week. Mr. Large's baby is on the mend. The members of the Methodi.st choir enjoyed a t.atf'y party al the home of Mrs. F. Field on Thursday evening. Mr. Will Gordon attended I be funeral of his uncle, the late Mr. Uodds of To- ronto, the pa.st week. Mts. McMa.ster and childreu are visit- ing friends at Wareham. Stiuiley Campbell is laid up with an at- tack of la grippe. Mr. J.ones Armstrong and wife visited at Heathcote the |)ast week. JF YOU WANT piSH ^ I IV the dozen or keir Ve.ist Cakes, ramied Gootl>^, .S\ I'lip.s ar.il Himey. Qnions. Potatoes, Cabba<?e, Par- snips and Carrots. ITn.sweeteuetl Cocoa, Cotfee, Tea \^hear, Bran. Ssliorts and Flour A ll.-^pices and .Spices all Wilts and Candies Xoinati) Catsups and Pickles GO TO The Flesherton Grocery â-  W. Buskin. SPECIAL NOTICE! Free Gifts to the Public The most onniiion cause of inson iiia is disordei-M of thi- .stimmih. (.'Iianilwrlain'.t Ston.ach and I,i\.r Tablets correct these disordeis and ruablu yon to sleep. For nale ' by W, 1'.. liichardiion & Jj-m, The New Store at Ceylon will give away six ditterent articles a.-< follows ; 1 Sack very best Granulated Sngar. ^^ ' 1 Barrel of Flour 1 Suit :)f Men's Clothes .,- 1 Man's Overcoat 1 Pair Mens Fine Shoes I Pair Lady's Fine Shoes The above mentioned articles 1 will give away on the last day of March to those customers who will hold the most purcha.sed bills and will have to present them at my store on the last day of March. K,j This proposition means the biggest purchaser will â-º^ get the $15 suit ot clothes, second biggest customer will get the Man's $\'2 Overcoat, the third biggest customer will get the barrel of flour, worth ^6 ; the fourth biggest customer will get a .stick of the best granulated sugar, worth at the present price .$4.6j; hfth biggest customer, a pair of ladies" fine shoes, worth $3 : aiul the sixth biggest customer a pair of men's fine shoes worth $2.50. If any of these cus- tomers after receiving their presents should not be ^j satisfied as to being worth the value of the prices â-º3 statetl I will give the cash within ten per cent, of ^^ the prices mentioned instead of the presents. Ke member, every customer must .save and present the bills on the last ilay of March. Each and every person who will be in my store on that day will receive a small present as a souvenir. It won't matter whether they are customers or not. I will sell niy goods at the same prices as before. Every- I)ody call and examine my gooils and prices. I will pay the market prices for butter and eggs. 1 remain yours for businessâ€" S. M. Ross Ceylon, - - Ontario