!!!!U'il---.-U fkB\\txion Vol 40, No. 34 Flestjerton, Ont., Janua.ry 20 1920 Was ElectJocuted At Chatsworth Just after f(oiDg(o pr^ss last weok rt messagti was recsirsd announcini; the electrocution at Ch-»t8worth of Oscar EUGENIA The Eugenia W. I. will hold their box s â- ci«l «nd coLcert Monday e»eiiin>{, Feb. a. Paiticulars next week. Mr. R. Plantt mide a business visit Trueman, lineuiaii of th» hydro. The here last week. deceased gentleman hts.'livedjhere and in ( VVe are pleased t> report Mrs. Will this vicinity most of his life. His fatksr [j^wkena improving in health. Miss Ecia Latimer haa taken a schoo aiTillbury. Miss Georgina Smith has return ed to Toronto after spending a month with her ptrents h^re. Mi8s Howard ipeot the week end with her aia'er a' R^ck Mills. The .sympathy uf fiu^jnia people goes out to Dbe Trueman family and the young widow in their .lora bereavemeut. Mr. Plantt of Toronto is visitiD;; with Mr. and Mrs. Tom .VlcKee. li. Pjrvis made a buainess trip to Dundalk. is Mr. George Trueman of Toronto, who moved from Fleshertou Dearly five years ago. Oiear has been linon^an on the syiteoi here since last June, he t^tking the place of Wa ler ThompsoB at that time He was a clever workman and was well liked by the employees at the power house. Ha was 30 years of a^e, »nd about eighteen months a^o ha mar- ried Mrs. Myers, nee Sadie Clark of Markdale. The unfortunate man went up to Chatsworth on the i^oon train Tuesday to look after .some trouble at the Cha s- worth sub-itation. At 2 p. m. chs fuse was blown out at the power house and the manager, Mr. Berry, iuiediately telephoned lo Chatsworth, as h- knew something had gone wrong. Mr. Collins, the local caretaa«r, went out and discovered Mr. Trueaiaii hanging across (be high tension wires. Trie power was shut oti', but it was ntarly an hour after the accident betore the body wns lowered to the ground. Thb body was pretry * badly burned and life was extinct. The coroner was notltied and evidsnee taken. . The moat plausibls theory of I h<> acci- dent appaars to Le that the unfortunate .man mounted the pole with the ground chain attashed to hi.s b»lt, to mend an insulator, after shuttinsj off the currttt ' to the sub station, and that iu lomo way .either by [induction or awinging of the chain iu the high wind, the contact was made and the body fell acrost iho wirts which carry a L'J.OOO vultiige. Theahain VIM melted at a point eii^ht ftet below wber<i it was attached to the body. The reniain.s were brought h<ire ou the evening train Wednesday and taken to bis home in ibo valley, near £u;;euii,auct were interred iu Markdale cemetery ui}. Friday *flernoju. , One brother â€" Will â€"lives on a farm near Fleaherton, but the rest of the family now all live in Toronto. Mujh Sympathy is felt for the bereaved widow and members of the family. Will Change Name Toronto .Star Two brothers, one living at Kitchensr, the other i;i York County, today changed their nan.es by deads poll issued :it Osgoode Hall, because the name indicates German origin. Keuben Alvin Jucksch, aged 32, artist, buru at Hanover, Grej County, served contir.uously e uriug 43 months in the C.E F. His brother, Mnj .r Arnold Homer Jucksch, aged lift, iiiusician, also born at Hanover, served 25 months in the C.E. F., and rose from the rank of lieutenant ta th«t of Major. They now become R A Jakes i.id Major A. U. Jukes. The rwison for the change i.s that " they liud it to be a handicip both from a lusiiiesi standpoint aad socially by rea.'ion of the ideas and opinions devel- oped in the jiublio by ths war, that their preseiit naaie iiidicices a Genuaii origin. Bad Fire Near Meaford On Friday afternoon about 3 o'clock, (Utciiii; the heavy wind and storm, ti:e coinplevaly destroyed tha driving shed of.Wjlliam T, 15uii»«fad. Tth line, t^- <;uther with his thrashing machine, sap- Biggest Drifts Here ] * Engineer Thomas Hsttitigs of Toronto a Ihemau on the C.P.R' passenger here, and wh:: his been out for the yast week with the big rotary snow plow cleiuinij . tli« tr»cks, states that when oueratiuij in ' the Muakoka district he thought he had encountered record drifts, but on leaving that zone and coming direct to the Saugeen branch he discovered Muskoka wa<n't in it for a snow fall. .\i; iha Ute John S'andish's farm east of Walkertou he ran into a mountain of the beautiful that was twelve feet high and half a mile arator and tank, Ufaevrolst car and a full long, and which taxed the prowess of lino of farm implements, includiuii a j the plow, ergine and men to break bidder, mower, seed drill, hiriows, ! through. Ik w;vs the nearest thing t > an cultivitor, hay rack, new wagon, roller atjid about 200 fi^ 't of hardwood lumber. The only article stored in the building ta be saved was a cutter, aud it wa^ badly scorched in being taken out. When first noticed the tire wag in the sepaia'ur and every eflort to .lueuch the flames was futile and ftlr. Buiust ead had hia hnnds badly burned in tryii.g to put out the blaze. Mr. Bumstead is at a loss to know what started tho tire, as he was through the building about half an hour | before and everything was all rtaht so \ far as he could see. At the rear cf the] drive shed was a work shop in which no \ tiro bad been used for two or three days. | Tne loss to Mr. Buiimead will bo about $4000, and owing to the fact ot' irreaiatible force striking an immovab'o object that he could conceive of, and T<'in's eventual triumph ov^r <he tnow king not only enabled tho train to get throuirh Monday, but smunu; railway circles is roijarded as one of the season's olasaiojt achievements â€" Bruce Herald and Times. Mr. J. P. Telford, one of the best kn.iwn residents of Durham, passed away on Monday of last week after an illness which has oxte.-.dod over a year from cancer of ihe throat and lias laf^erly been hopeless. lie went to Durham in 188!) where he has practised law since and built for himself a reputation for integ rity and strength of character second to his automobile beiuv stortd in the build- i . . , - ii ..i. i e • that of no man in the southern end of intf invalidates the policy and relieves;^, . u ... „.„ „,; , .i, ._ ^ . ' ' ! the ounty. Ho was a prominent worker the in.-iurauoe companies from resuoiiai- ,•,-.. ., . ^ • u....„i, •^ 'in Durham Presbyterian church. bility--Expre«s. Cv)MINO : COMING : COMIXG TO THK R S G £: ]N T Next Door to Revere House, Markdale •' The Law of the North," featurini! Charles Ray. "His Wedding Ni.;ht," Rose o "F.ilty" .Arbuckle. Wodneiday and Thursday, January 28 and 211. at 7 30 p. in. Pnces 25 and luo. War Tax extra. (( MICKEY" Friday, .lanuary 30 h, at 4 15 and 7 30 p. ni. Sa'urd .y, January 31s».' at 2 30, 4 30 and 7 30 p, lu. EvpninHK, all seats 50c. Matinees, adults oOc, children 26e. War Ta> exlra. Tickets for evening perfonnnnces on sale in advance Seat* reserved at C«rs<<ie"8 ^n eery store. Fleslierton. Be uve and Ket your tickets eaily. [Special music. "THE BIRTH OF A NATION," Friday uid 8 1'ui day. February Gth and Tth. Thi.' is one of the most spetacular aud fam"US produciious of D. VV. Griffith. Watoh for particulars next week. c! E. WALDKN, - - MANAGER. CEYLON A quiet wedding of much Interest took place In Toronto on Wednesday, Jan. 21, when Miss Minnie V. McArlhur, formerly of Ceylon, and the youngest daughter of the late Mrs. T. &IcArlhur, was united in marriage to Dr. A. J. Sharpe of Red Creek, N.Y.. by Rev. D. M. Morden of St. James Sijuare Presby- terian church. CoDfj^rsiulatious are ex- tended to them. May they have a pleasant voyai;e thrsugh life. Cook's Presbyterian church, Toronto, was the scene af a <)uiet wedding ou Jan. 21, when Misa Ida Hilda Radley, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. James Radley, 108 Seaton street, Toronto, became the bride 01 Mr. Charles Fisher, Toronto. Rev. Wm. Patterson performed the ceremony. The young bride formerly lived at Ceyion and later near Maxwell, aud just recently moved to Toronto with bar parent. The gro.im is a Eugenia boy, son of Mr. Sam Fisher. Monday evening Mr. Charles Chislett and sister, Miis Elbe, and their father, John CbisleU, wh ) have taken ui) their residence here, were given a house wanning and shower. .-V. most enjoyable time was spent. Qjiie a number iu town have been laid up tho past week with severe colds. Last Tuesday, despite the fact that the day was one of the worst this season, nearly five car londs of stock came in and was shipped from this station. Mr. Martin Mu.-phy renewed eld acqa-iintances around this neighbothocd the past week. Angus MoLeod of Michigan is visiting his brothers, Donald and John. It is 18 years since Mr. McLoid visited hare. Mr. .McPherson finishes loading slih wood this week and returns to his home in Owen Sound. Mr. Dmwoo'lie took R;;v. I'pham's work here on Sabbath afternoon ane' preached a most instructive aeriuin. PROTON McNicol â€" Lyons â€" Married iit Tjroulo on Saturday, Jan. 17, at 7 p m , by Rev. MeP. Scott of St. John's Presbyterian church, .Mildred VVinifriJ, eldest dius;li- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lyons, Proton Station, to Duncan McNicol. son of the late fflrs. McNiool, Counfy Hotel Selkirk, Scotland. Owini: to the stormy weather and snow blockaded roads, tho attendance was small at the Board of Agriculture meet- ings last week, but those who braved the e'einents enjoyed the fpeiking. In toe afternoon Mr. J. A. Fallis of .Millbrook spoke to the men iu the hall anc' Miss Gilholm of Bright spoke to the laaies in Mrs. Copelanil's dining room. Misses Ruudle and Acheson .sang some pleasin<> duets aud the hosiess served a d.iisity lunch. Iu the evening a joint nieotin^ was held %t Mr. C ipeland's. Mr. Jjhn Hanley was home from T - roil to for a few diiys. Nellsou Bro4. have disposed of all t'.ieir property here and have gone to t'leii; home in Toronto. PORTLAW Sheep Killing Dogs f /NE JE WE'LER Y BateS BurJalCo. Mrs, Win. Fisher and brother, RoVc.t Mouzie, have gone to San.Ioso, Caliiorniii, for on extended visit with their iii.iiher aud other members of the family. Mrs. Albert Blackbiiro, who recently underwent an operation in Collingwocd hospital, 18 reported to bo recovering, and it ia oxpected that she will sovn be a'lle to relurii home. Mrs. W. G. J.imieson returned la.-t week from Toronto, where she visited her sister and numerous friends. Miss E'/hel Winters, who has been visiting friends in Toronto for some Weeks, returned home. Quite a number of farmers commonctd ploughing last weekâ€" au the roads. Tho wonderful cunning of the sheep- killing wriety of dog is well known, and many a valuable dot> has been destroyed because of suspicnm. Circumstantial evidence very often goes a.stray in such cases. One of th- most inerestiiii» illustrations of this that we have teen is told thus iu the Youth's Companion : The farmers of a certain locality could not protect th eir sheep and lambs from do(>B. S everal does that merely had boi;n found in a neighbor's field had been ahot and others were under suspicion. Those who prized their dogs sunrded them jealously. Put iu spite of ail precautions the deprelatiens on the flocks of the neiifhborhood continued. One Sunday morning a farmer, who was .xlso a liy preacher, ivaa prepanng to no to an appointment, when he noticed some tracks Py his alieep pen and hast- ened ti> investigate. It was a brig'it, sharp May morning, and a snowstorm in the night had left an inch or so of snow on the uround. On looking ion his sheep pen he found that dogs had killed f'lur I imbs and had worried tlireo sheep. He hastily called his son aud hired man, and they .started to follow the (racks of the dogs which were very clear. The conditions for trailini; them weie perfect; but the sun was growing wanner and ilie men had t ' make hasto. There were two sets of dotr track- â€" dogs usually run sheep in paiis â€" and they were so freah and c!eir that the lay preacher expected to lind the culprits and then meet hia congregation. The tracks led in almost a straight line to a river bank fully a mile away, where thu dogs had evidently plunged into the wtter to wash away all marks of their ascapade, and the tracks of one dog appeared on the farther bank. Leaving hia hired man to lind the other trail, the farmer and hia son pursued iliis oi'e, which led them to a uesiby house and ham, which iho tracks ciruled and then led away to another farmer's pi ice wneie there wiis a dog that had been under suspicion. " I guess 1 know the dog uow. " .said the farmer's son. But when they oame to the place they found that the di g was chained, >nd that the tracks led an und the barn and uwiiy .igain to another birn, which they circled. The men now had gone fully three miles ftom home. Although the sun was melting the enow, the tracks were s-till Huiie clear ; but the trackers felt 'li i' they mu.>'t make haste. Redoubling their eft'orts, they came to a farm where Ih^ tracks ltd strainht to a barn, and there they found a dog, dripping wet and busily jiawing at his mouth. When the owner ot tha dog wai ("Id their errand he was indignant. A 'iiu, he declared, could not uo so far from home for anythii g When the fariiior and his son told hiiii h w they h?id f I- followed the tracks all the way, be drairged the dog igiiominiously troui i - shelter and ex.iinined it. Its feet sho«til that]|it had been ruiiuing^ over slu>hy tields ; its coat was wiiiii;ing wet ; it nas pintiua as from a long run, and, i»bo\e all, wool was found between its teith The master was so angry that he got a rope, •iiid the three men hanged iho do;; to a cross beam of the baiu riyht liitre. In the meantime the hired n,an had trai-kcd tho other dog, by a different route, to the very iisxt farm. The 't us appiieutly had arrauaed their place of meeting at the riverside, aud on tl eir rjturu had gone to other f.irins, so ihat aiiyono who might track them would lay the blame en other d'g.s. They .b >d committed all their depredations fioiii t.vo tj four mi'es from Ibci.t ewn hoin"s. I« BUSINESS AS USUAL {Funeral Directors and Come iu anii see otir line large stock ' Embalmers of Jewelry, Watches, Clocks, etc. nu. iT-ii ... '^zro and whet, you have .een them j o„ . ^^^^^ HlUcrCSt 268 will be sure to buy. Watch re- 124 AvenUe Road, pairing a specialty. Toronto, Ont A full Hne of F.hotographic supplies' Including developing powders, MOTOR printing frames, dark lanterns, all sizes of kouacks aud Sims. EQUIPMENT J. W. Bates, R Maddocks, President. Manager ISSUER OF MARRIAGE LICENSES W. A. ARMSTRONG Jeweler, Yorkshires Tamworths Young Stock For Sale For Breeding Purposes Phone or writeâ€" GEO. W. KOSS, FLESHERTON, - ONT Osprey Tel. system Maxwell P.O. House of Quality We carry a full a-sorlnieut o Frash Fi.sh Salt Fi.' h and Ovstei-s. Larjjc asstjftment of Christmas Candy now in stock. Now is til!- time to get that box ot Chocolates. FLOl'Râ€" We cany a large supplv of Koyal Household, Five Koscs, Purity and Eclipse Flour. All kinds of Grain Chop hand. and Pig Feed on Highest Prices Paid for Eggs and Pound Prints. H. DOWN & SON Flcshcrton, - Ontario -oVV-"; Stah!e and pony burned and s-nne o' her .«tock Injured was the result o' a tiie at Mr. Cha.-). I'aldweU's, south west of Durham, on Monday night. Mis. Ctidwell was uiilkinit and a cow kicktd the laii'erii over, the blaze result inj;. Mr. Caldwtll wii.s away at the time and it waa with some dirticulty the other aniRtxIa were savid. The lo»s at this I time IS Serious. - Reriew. Horses Wanted > I Ki GENTLEHE N ! P What about your overalls aud smoclis. We cany a fiill Hue of the Peabody Overalls aud smocksâ€" the best make in tho Domiuiou â€" guarantee with every pair. Work Shirts, .Milts and Gloves, Winter Caps, Dominion Rubbers â€" they wear longer than any other make, Four Bnckle Overshoes, Heavy Boots aud latest mnkes iu Men's Fine Bcots all have gone up from 20 to 25 percent, We Lave not raised them yet, Get your onitit while they last. 1 W. L WRIGHTS' l\ Corner Store, Flesherton \mllia.mm n \ :i iMvvrtui will be in Feversham, Thurs,, Feb. 5th Markdale, Friday, Feb. 6th Dundalk Saturday, Feb. 7th I'lilil two o'al'ick in the afternoon To purchase uood condilinned horses fcoui \2W tl ITI'O lbs., ulso a few «)(ed hli'cky inareA. Phono ; Dundalk, 64 r 3 1. Farm For Sale Came Astray Came to the premises of tho untter* .signed, lot 2;(, con. 10. .Xrteiresia, two yearlings, a steer and a heifer. (,>nrneB I please prove pn'perty, pay expenses and IjOt .<3, con. 4, .\rtomcsi«, containine ] take the sanio away. tif:y acres, in good shape. There is a] â€" B'RED WICKKNS «o..d fiaine house with stone louudation, { Eugenia, Jan. 3. 1920. barn with stone f'-undatlo'i aud drivinj: \ shtd. There is a j;!1oiI drilK-d well at ; house. F'l particulars apply t) , .). A. LKO.'XKD, Flesherton. or «-!;«»'ered CheMer White h-,a- for Boar For Service MKS A M.aoGLASHAN'. ;! Hi^Dupont St., Toronto. Ufjiistercd Che?iler White srvice lit Kick Mills. The fa'h.T wou ; tirNt at Chio.igo Fair. Terms $1.50. jdecM« â€"I. SMITH Prop.