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/k0i)^rt0n %Hante. TRUTH BEFORE PAVOR." â€" " PRINCIPLEH HOT MEN.' ?0I 3:> No. 34 FleshLerton, Ont., Tl^ursday, December 2 3 1915 W. H THDRSTON ''°'''°" aud FKO I \ I It" Letters From The Boys In Khaki A young lady in town has received h letter from Harold Brown, ex-high school teacher here, who is with the forces in Flanders, from which we cull the follow- ing : Here, we are getting along tine. If a few more of ih ise Balkan states come into this fuss, wd will be here un- til all you girls have uaiiied as nursps and come across. I may see you over here even yet. I wish I coald be explicit and tell you where we are and where we have been, but Mt. Censor must see all outijoing dail. One city we visited about six or aeven miles away, was an awful revolution of war. You could walk for hours and see nothing but houtes in wreckage. Cathedrals with only a .spiro left, stores and public buildings razed to the ground. C>n a corner you could see shell holes large enough to obscure a xmHll cottage, the roadway piled up ten or twelve feet with stone and brick, housea with the whole front or side wall blown out. The furui- turs M it waa in peace times, beds un- made, with clothes still on them, cradles) pictures, china cabinets and all house- hold fittings, just as the people had left them m a sudden exile troni the place. It was as impressive as Canterbury, Ed- inburgh or London. Hare at the battery we are fairly com- fortable, due lo much effort in building a palatial Jug-out for we signallers. One day, when up near the trenches after a roof tor our hut, the Germans caught sight of us and opened up with heavy shells. We thought our last day bad come, with those shrieking shells all around, but wb lit in a ditch every time w« heard the whistle, and eventually got back with skins, aud roof too. We go up to the trenches quite a lot, one of us having to be at the phone there all the time. I had quite a trip up last week, over battle fooght fields and old trenchev , then Fritz, (pet name for Germ ans) let loose some b;gb explosive shells or coal Iraxea and away from this, it was water, water. The trenches were sever- al feet deep with muddy water and though with hip boots, I would slip off uU naost up to my waist. At last it was too deep and I had to crawl up on the para- p«t and walk the open tields, four hund- reds yards from Friiz. The front trenches a:a just about 100 yards apart, and the water ha* washed so much away that catualties are frequent from snii)er and machine gun tire. Star shells at night are vivid as lightning and giveqiiite a tire- work effect. Anothei exctin^ little incident occur- ed the other evening just about dark. in an old shattered hjuse behind the trenches several of us were silting around a lug fire. Hearing a regular bail of bul- jets going by, we ran out to the corner. Here was a huge German arooplane com- ing straight at us, plsiiing close to the ground. It barely cleared the corner of the house and like a huge tent over us for a second, with its immense bl.ick erotsea on the underside of its wings. It Memed it must light beside us, so we _j-?.'.\»d our revolvers and ran out, but tbeeu'^'-^^-^'^'l'B^ intermittently and it kept up for another mile and was cap- tured near the Battery. A German offi- cer and pilot, perfect machine, camera, films, etc. <Ve were very much disa- ppointed in not getting a chance at cap- tutiog them. Kimberley Budget Good sleighinfj and ([uite a few of the farmers are busy drawing sawlogs to the sawmill. F. W. McQuay of Mcaford vihited during the past week with Mr. G. A. Uutchinsun. The Ki.iiberley Poultry A.ssociation are not going to hold an exhibition this winter. Mrs. W. S. Bishop visited last week wiili friends in Toronto. Her daughter, Elvie, who is attending university, accompanied her home. (-harles Uetherington of Thornbury made a business call here on Monday. Albert McConuell of Sturgeon Falls is visiting with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. McConnell. Mr. John Smith and son, Stanley, of Rob Roy, visited with the former's daughter, Mrs. T. Lewis, during the past week. The Misses Enna and Nellie Burritt of the Normal School, Toronto, are spending Christmas holidays at the parental home. The next monthly meeting of the Women's Institute will bo held at the home of Mrs. .Jaires Wslker on Jan. 6. FoUowinit are the newly elected orticers of Kimberley L. O. L. for the ensuing year : Master, T. Abererombie ; Treaa., H. Smith : D. M., H. Gaudin ; Lecturers, Wes. Cornfield, T. Allen ; Chap., W. Sloan ; Dir. of Ceremonies, Thos. Lewis ; Rec. Sec, R Lawrence ; Fin. Sec, .Vndrew Wallace Wm. Uammnud of Toronto university is spending Christmas holidays at the parental home. Mr. Albert Ostiorne, .accompanied by Viola L^wis and Rer.a McNiven, visited Rob Roy friends one day last week. Eighth Line, Artemesia Victoria Comers Mr. MiltoD Baonon was in Owen Sound latt week attending the jury. Mr. T. McQuay of Meaford, and his iOD, Mr, Jas. McQuay of Dalt.)n, Man,, visited old friends in the neighborhooi of Inistoge for a tew days. Miss Allan of Flesherton visited over the week end with her chum, Miss Mina Heard. Miss Richardson, of Clinton, is visiting her sister, Mrs. George Ludlow. Mrs. Alec. MoCunnel and two children fiom Swift Current, Saak., are home for a couple of months visit. NEWSg FLESHERTON A new 'phone to ring, to P. .Steinhart Markdale, 87, for poultry alive, produce, hides, skins and wool, rubbers, ragn, horsehair, iron, copper, brasa, zinc, load of all sorts, top price paid in cash, or drop a card to Box 121, Markdale Will call for it. Don't mistake the name, P. STEINHART Merry Christmas to all. Miss Lou Lee, of Owen Sound, visited recently with Mr. and Mrs. E. Belts. Mr. and Mrs. E. Best spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Dert Magee. We understand that several of our youne men have enlisted for overseas service. (Jood luck to our bays, Mrs. Edgar Betts spent the week end with her parents near Flesherton. Mr. J. W. Greenwood, of Durham, visited recently with his lady friends. Mrs. Wui. C. H^knley received the sad news of the death of her brother, Wm. R. Cari<oii, who dii'd on Dec. 10th, at his home in Port Huron, Michigan. Feversham L. O. L. No. 1085 The members of L. O. L. No. 1085 helu their annual meeting in their hall on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 1915. There was a fair attendance of the members, and after the usual business had been dis- posed of, Bro. John H. Scilloy of L. O. L. No. 887 took the chair and conducted the election and installation of ottioers, which resulted as follows : Worshipful Master, Bro. Thomas W, Conron; Depu- ty Master. Bro. S.T.Wilton; Chap- lian. Brother |A. J. Conron; Recording Sec, Bro. J.imes MoKenzie; B'iu. Sec, Bro. R. J. Colijuett; Treas., Bro. Sam Park; Dir. of Cer., Bro. Albert Hollings- head; Lecturers, Bros. A. Brownridge and M. B. Conron; Committee, Bros. J. Saycrs, Jjhn Elliot, John Ottewell, F. Kale and James Davidion. The above officers being duly installud, the Lodge closed in due form, after which the mem- bers .sat down to n i;ountiful lunch and enjoyed a real pleasant hour together. "Today's paper says that church union is shelved fnr good." After all their blathering and talking, their pray- ing and singing, it has all ended in wind. A couple of thousand yean ago an attempt to unite two factions in the doomed Jer- usalem would h'tve ended the same way. Don't you forget that the people cake no- tice of all this, and the influence of the church is waning. But folks say: "The Lord won't let His Church be de- stroyed." He won't, eh / rile permitt- ed the Assyrians to smash one temple, and He gave Titus a license to smash the ne.\t oneâ€" not lo leave one stone upon another! It la just a ({uestion whether any of the churches of to-day are any more precious to Him than that sta'ely fane that once dominated the east and was the wonder and the pride of the uni- v«t8e.-~rhe Khan. Eugenia Paragraphs Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Graham have returned from their trip and are now at their home here. Recruiting utticers hrve been in our vicinity this week and have secured a number of our brave youug men to go to the front. Mrs. George Williams and daugnter, Doris, have gone to join her huxband in Toronto. Mr. R. Purvis has returnad ftoiii a visit ti- his mother in Toronto. Graham Bros, have purchased the store lately occupied by W. Hill and purpose starting business at once. The Presbyterian congregation intend having a tea meeting on Dec. 31). Miiis Georgina Smith is home for the holiday and her many friends are pleased to see her. Sacrament was dispensed on Sabbath III the Presbyterian church. Two new iiiembHra were enrolled. T. Uilliland has a freak pig nith three legs. A farmer here had a pig ready to kiii^ when be noticed it looking lazy and weak, and it at last died. He curiously opened it, and found a fourteen inch worm in the animal's heart. I wonder what the doctors would call that :' Disease of the heart .' It was rather an expensive W')rm to the owner. Mr. Lewis Pedlar has gnne to Toronto to sec a specialist as his hualth is poor. Heathcote Intended For I*8t Week. Mrs. Fiogehen is visiting with her sis- ter, Mrs. H. Kerr, of Duncan, this week. Miss Williams who has been visiting here with her^ister, Mrs. Rev. Laidlaw, or the past month, returned to her home in Holland Center on Tuesday last. We are pleased to hear that Mrs. Flynn ia improving. We are sorry to report that Mr. Robt. Kerr is ill . The Heathcote Methodist Sunday school intend holding a sleighing party on Friday next for the children. A large number from here attended the party held at Mr. Alymor Campbell's on Tuesday evening, toturning at the little small hours of the morniner. Mr. Charlie Turner and Miss Alice Turner visited with Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Fiddis, on Sunday. Miss Ethel Irwin visited wiih her sis- ter, Mrs. Ernest Charti i-», of Epping the week end. Mrs. Thomas Scwell is visiting at Cree- more for a few dnys now. Teachers' Fund Previously acknowledged.... $183.50 Uurlburt's School Box Social.... 12.15 E. D. MoArthur. Markdale 5.00 F. M. Chisolm, Maxwull 3.00 E. Lever, Eugenia 3.W M. Shepherdson, Elinhedge 3-50 Total to date 8210.16 S. S. Pelch, Sue, Treas., Thor.:bury, Ont. Durham Mr. W. H. Ryan, the veteran reeve of Nornianby and one of the best known men in the Souih riding of Grey died yesterday after a brief illness. A bill of costs for the iiisiallutiou of the Hydro was presented to tho Council last night. It amounted lo over 811.500. There is still some unfinished work, which in all probsbilipy will run the amount to more than $12,01)0. It was thought that about 89,000 would cover tho expenses of installation. Tho in- creased cost of material owing to the war is given as one cause of increase. â€" Chronicle. Ceylon Chat Mrs. W White .spc-nl a few days the p.ist wet-k at Dnndalk. Mini Lilly Muir, of Dundalk, spent a couple of day.s last week with her friend Etfie Chislett, returning home Salurday Hccompaiiied by Mist- Etiie. Miss Muriel Legato spent Saturday with Proton friends. Mrs. Ferris, of Toronto, is vi.siting her brother, Mr. W. Meads and other friends. Miss .^gnes McPhail who has been in Toronto for several weeks, returned home on Friday rccompunied by her sif- ter Lilly, who has Ween attending Nor- mal. Those who hsve been attending Normal in Toronto fnr tho past tliice months and have returned to their respective homes are, Murray Letate, May Muir, Misses Kate and .\nnie McMillan. \ troupe of Indians held a concert in The OraUf^e hall Wednosdsy evening laKt which was poorly attended. Seven members of Stratford City Coun- cil who are personally opposed to local option got an eye-opener as to their municipal duties when Justice Middle- ton decided that as the petition had been sufficiently signed the council was com- pelled to submit a local option by-law. The seven who voted against allow iiig the electors the privilege of voting were com- pelled t3 pay the costs of appeal. Tho seven have been taught the hssou that they were elected to serve ihoir fellow oitiziDS. The Canadian Egg Market For the tirtt time in a number of yeais eggs have taken a promineiit place in Canada's export trade. This is largely due to the unprecedented demand for egcs on t he part of tho British market and the fact that British dealers have shown » marked preference for Canadian eggs over I'nitcd .States egus, and a willingness to pay a distinctly higher price for them. So great in fact has been the demand that Canadian dealers have shipped prac- tically all of the available Canadian storsKO product to the old country. A-^ a result there is not in Canada at the present time sutticient eggs in storage to supply home consumption until fresh receipts in appreciable quantities begin to oome in . Quantities of eggs from the I'niled States, however, are being imported into Canada, some in bond for export, but the larger part to take the place of the Canadian product exportrd. On account of tho keen demand for Canadian eggs above mentioned, I'nited States eggs can be laid down at the present time, duty paid, at several cents per dozen less th:.n the price at which Canadian eggs are selling for, for export, and they should bo procurable by tho consumer accord- ingly. On the other hand tho Canadian mnrket at tho presont time is very firui for Canadian "specials" (new laid) the production of which is not enough in most instances to supply the demand at local country markets. This niems that high prices will have to bo paid in Roiisuming centres in order to draw a portiim of these supplies from local points. Producers may theroforo defi- nitely expect reasonably high prices during tho period of low production for fresh gathered eggs that will 'jrado " 8|iecial." The niestion ha.M been raised as to whether the phenomenal demand on tha jiart of the British niarkt t for Canadian 0(igs will continue. This depends en- tirely upon the ijualioy of Canadian egus exported. Canada has tremendous possibilities as an egg producing country. The poultry industry is at present but a mere fraction of what it might be. It remains therefore for those most -inter- ested in the development of this trade to make the best possible ^uso of their present opportunities, an! by careful supervision of the i|uality of Canadian eggs going forward to pave the way for an extensive and profitable export trade in the future. Bates Burial Co. J. W. Bates, R. Maddock, President. Manager. Fiini-ral Dirceturs tnd Knibaluiors 124 Avenue Road.Toronto Telephone Hillcrest 268 Mutor Fuueral Cars and Limnutincs to Cemetery at same co.«t as Horse- drawn veliiclea. 1 aug ! Jewelry A Splendid Stock from which you may readily make A Satisfactory Se- lection. We car- ry Photo Supplies. I>R. BXJRX I •""""""•"•'" W. A Armstrong, Eye, Ear,Nose and Throat OFFICE -LiOlOth St, West,Owon Sound -Vt the Rovero house, Markdale, 2nd Thursday each month from 8 to a 12a. m DucKlalk,ls Wodnesday of each month.. Jeweler FLESHERTON, ONT William Howe, aged about 70, emp- loyed ou tho farm of Mrs. Jos. Wi liams, 5th con. of Tecum8eth,met with a serious, if not fatal, accident on Manday forenoon. He wtnt down to the creekâ€" a (juarter of a mile distant to water the horses, and being away longer than usual, it was con- cluded that perhaps some misfortune had befell him. Mr. Wilfred Williams set out to asoeilain the cause of hs prolong- ed absence and fouud the man lying in a pool of blood (approximately two ipiarts) on the road. Ho- waa conveyed to the house in nn unconscious condition and medical aid was summoned. Dr. Brews tcr, of Beelon.who airived shoit'y, found the injary, in tho region of t!ie ear and evidently the result of a kick from * h irso, to be of ^uch a serious nature that rscovary is doubtful.â€" Enterprise, S''^ wife CHRISTM AS GOODS | m # Decoration.s, Garlaiul.s, Bells, Silver Tincell, Candles, Sparklers, iStockings. Candies of all kinds from !0c. a pound up. Bon- Bon bo.\e.s, lOc. to $2.00. Nuts, All Kinds. Oranges, oOc. to (50c. a dozen. 11^ Grapes, grape-fruit, oyster.s, eramberries. mince- ineat, Hein/ pickles in bulk Anything you want, for Christmas cheer at I I W. B U S K I N i We wish our friends and patrons ^ the compliments of the sesaon with a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous NEW YEAR. Thos. Clayton's FLESHERTON NEW SUITINGS New Suitings just to handâ€" some of the nobbiest weaves to be found any- where. Leave your order now for that new suit. You will never regret it. Satisfaction guaranteed. Don't forget that we do cleaning, pressing and repairing. Our prices are right and our workmanship is the very best. S. J. BOWLER I * Sole Agent for the Hobberlin Tailoring. ^ y