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! « t >v « > â- â- ': \ "i Vol. 45 No. 44 Flesherton, Ontario, April 8th, 1925 W.H. Thurston & Son, Propfietors ftvnnaasBxaeanaiaaaaaEisssiaBsssBaBaiaaBiiiBaiBffiassaiBBssiiaiBniia I Ceylon Correspondence | KiliilEttlWiaKS'BEHSgBBBKSXSKSBIiSBEEXaESBaniBBnffiaESSffiaaBSaBBiSSSEieSKe*" Ceylon Correspondence m^HB B fB ffi SB £ S S S bd s A Sympathy Is Extended Jas. Hemphill Buried k Flssherton On Friday REMAINS WERE BROUGHT PROM BE<;fNA FOR INTERMENT HERE The ic;i!air.s of Mr. James Hemp- , hill arrived horc Thursday noon last Jfrcm Regina, where he resided for a •â- number of years with th3 members of his fan.ily who reside there. On arrival of the train the body was ta- ken to the home of his brother, Mr. Sangster Hemphill, frora wher; the fiineral took pla^e Friday afternoon tii Flesherton cemetery, where he was laid beside his wife, who predeceas- The sympathy of this community is axtended to Mr. J. McDonald in the loss of his aged father, who was laid to rest Saturday in the Priceville cemetery, also to Mr. Thos. Irwin in the losa of hia sister, Miss E. Irwin, who resided with her brothers near Markdals and was buried Saturday. J. Ashdown Back To B.C. FEVERSHAM Mr. James Ashdown, who has spent the winter at Notch HiU, B.C., with his !:on called on old frienda liSTe on Saturdav. who were very pleased to Ee.' him. Air. Ashdown ha^ a sale of hi? housthold furniture in Owen ed 4iim 24 years ago. Rev. Eaton of I feoiinci ihe j:ast week and is leaving Flesherton cnmlucted the .service, giv- ir.sr a cor.'.l'ortinp message. Tho pal!- hear.?rs v.-.-:' his threo brothers u;id thr-? ?cn'^. The late Mr. Hemphill vas born in King township, York Co., 75 years ;ig-o, coming with his par- ents when oiiite young to a farm at Mt. Zion. When he finished his pub- lic Echco! sducation he learned the carriage making business v/ith Mr. Heard of Flesherton, after which he came to Ceylon, where he worked at his trade for many y2ars. Then he accepted a position as baggage man at the depot here, where he was very efficient and obliging. He was mar- ried 50 years ago to Mir-s Ellen Lat- imer, to whc:n were bo.'si tive sons and three daughters, who mourn the loss of a kind and loving father â€" Will R. of thei T. Eatnn Co., Toronto; Mrs. Thos. Wilcock (Janie) of Regina; Mrs. Chester Muruock (Maggie), Re- gina; Walter, Reginr.; Kilbourn. Van- couver; Joseph, Toronto; Fred of Churchbljdge, Sask.; Mrs. Lome MurdocK (Minni?) Regina. He also leaves three brothers and three sis- ters â€" Mr. Joseph Hemphill of Dun- dalk,.Mr. Hood and Misses Fanny and f'"!!! miFlnhrrtnn; Mrs. Warling of Van.daleur.^'aSSmiJ^gster of Ceylon. Those who attend^'- iig. funeral from a distance were: Walter from Regina, who accompanied the body here; Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Hemphill and son, Kilburn, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hemphill, Mrs. Chas. Irish, Mr. Bol- ton and Mr. White, Toronto; Mr. T Hemphill and Mr. Brownlee, Klein- burg; Mr. Joseph Hemphill, Mrs. ! Harrison, Mrs. Morrow, Mrs. John- j Mond«y to r&side with his son inB.C. Mr. Perc}' Hun*^ left Thursday for his homestead a*" Mase?. .Sask. His wife and two children will remain for the summer with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Arrowsmith. Mrs. Hunt and son, Melville, accompanied her husband as far as Toronto. Ml-. Walter Hemphill left Monday for Toronto, where he will snsnd a few days before leaving for his home at Regina. Mr. Grant Whittaker of Toronto visited his brothers here the first of the \v?ek. Messrs. John and Arthur Whittaker have returned to Durham for the â- summer, where they have secured em- ployment. Mr. and Mrs. Ranay of Wiarton spent the week end with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. MePhail. Miss Kate McMillan returned Sat- urday to her school duties at Wood- bridge. Mr. Joe. Snell spent a couple of ri:iys in Owen Sound last week. __ Mrs. J. Cummings, who has been visitng her brother and family, re- turned Saturday to their homa at Oshawa. Mr. Roddie McLeod, who has been v-isiting his mother, who has been seriously ill, but now improving, left on Thursday for his home in Winni- peg. Mrs. Herb. Fisher of Toronto and Mr. Norman McLeod of Niagara Falls, returned Monday to th?ir homes. Mr. Alex. Stewart of Ov/en Sound ston, Dundalk; Miss Kate McKenzie, i ^^^ ^ ^^ji^^ j„ ^^^^,^ p,.ij^y Mrs. Spsers and Mary Speers of Fev- ' 'ersham. The mafty floral offerings of sjrmpathy which covered and banked the casket were beautiful and chaste. The sympathy of this whole commun- ity is extended to tha family,brotiiers and sisters. iv. Andrew Kennedy left this Tuesday morning to attend tbs fun- al of Mr. Alex. Stewart at Thornton Miss Lillian JIcMullen of Toronto spent the v.etk end with her friend, Mrs. .lames Hales.: Mr. Wm. Wh^'-e of Dundalk is i!l it th3 home of his son here, but we hope for a speedy recovery. Mr. J. C. McMullen, who has secur- ed a position as time keeper with Mr Murdock on the C.P.R., spent the week end at his home here. SINGHAMPTON PAY YOUR SUBSCRIPTION IN ADVANCE NOW! I (Intended for Last Week) We are gl:'.d to know that M-. A. Bviie, Sr. is improving. Sorry to say that an old resident of , this village is seriously ill, namely ^ Sirs. ^6". Ferguson. A gentleman time-keeper of this vicinity has double work owing to th' fact that he ke<'ps music time in ad- dition to his other work. The roads being closed between the c-ghth and tenth of Osprey and fields muddy make it inconvenient for a few young men. Two automobiles passed through cur village last week. No doubt it would sunrise a large number of our readers to learn how much money there is out- standing in subscription accounts fur The .\dvance. We would like to have our list paid up ahead and it would be easier for our readers to pay in advance and not have two or three years to pay for at one time. The .Vdvance is only three cents a week and comes the year round. S«r»d us the money for your ar- rears now and have a clear con- science in this matter. TRAMPLED ON BY A COW Severe internal injuri."s sustained The flood across the pond on the i pine tr«e side-road has made an in- as a •^«"lt of being trampled by a terferenCi hut the telephone in that cow on her husband's farn. -- •'istrict !i Still working. on her husband s tarnu near New Germany proved fatal to Mrs. ' Mark Mav. well known resident of The skating season is ended. That ^^^ district for many yjars. She will leave more time for studv. ^^^ -^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^ ,U ^^^^ ^^ ^ A reception was given to Mr. Jamea milking stool beside one of the cows McQneen and his bride on Mar. 26th, : when it kicked her, throwing her un- when an enjoyable evening was spent der another, v, hich became frighten- in games and music. ed and trampled her badly. „ • • I 1 t> 1. D ».„ij K„ ' ^^- ^•ay rsached the scene of the The box-social at Rob Rov held by -j » w .i »» j i j ^.. , . 1 accident shortly afterward and drae- ihe Orang?men on Friday last proved ... .,, ... , ." i„x: vjioi.e r- g^ j,j, ^jj^ ^p g position of safety. a success. j^^ injured woman could not he Percy Winters of Maxwpll has been removed to a hospital, and passed residing on the town line for the past ^^jj^ ^^ y^^j. home. She is survive«l month. He has been erjpoyed by F. (jy ^o children besides her husband. J. Gadke. I Rus^i-n MacDonald has been assist- I'SE THE ADVANCE "SMALL ing Robert Edwards at syrup r. akirg.ADVTS." IT WILL PAY YOU. Mrs. Dr. McGee has retorned to Markdale after spendng a couple of weeks with her parents here. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Croft and family visited with Mrs Croft's parents Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Sayers. Miss Rosie McGirr has returned home after visiting friends in Flesh- erton. Mrs. I. H. Perigo and daughter Mrs. A. Stewart of Flesherton, spent a few days in the village recently. Miss Pearl Fawcett visited with her friend. Miss Rose McGirr, last week. Mr. F. Wilcox, who has been miller in the mill here since Jim Davidson got hurt last summer, has relumed to his home at Nottav.-a, and Jim is in charge once more. Mr. Oscar Deadman of Toronto is home for a holiday. Oscar has been employed in a branch of the Royal Banii in Toronto. Mr. Janies Speer had a bad spell with hia heart on Sunday and had to call in Dr. Guy. Mr. Speer is still feeling very poorly. Miss Slade of Eugenia spent the week end with her friend, Miss Mina Moffat. On Friday last week little Mervin Ottewell got out in the road with his dog and wandered away until he got lost and wandered about a mile from home, wh,>n his father, 5herman Otte- vvell. found him. He was tired out and thsie certainly might have been a sad .-^tory to tell if he had not been found before dark, as he is only about thre3 years old.- ROCK MILLS EAST MOUNTAIN Mrs. R. McMillan is spending a few days with her daughter, Jlrs. Andrew Fawcett, Kimberley. Mr. Thompson Allen had a wood bee on Friday afternoon and a party at night. A pleasant>time was spent by all. Mrs. Irwin Fawcett returned home after spending the winter with friends in Egypt. We hear Mr. Carl Humberstone has purchased a new ear. Who will be the lucky girl Carl? Mr. Jack Press of Duncan is 'em- ployed with Charles Fawcett at present. KIMBERLEY Mr. and Mrs. L. Proctor and babe visited with Mr. and Mrs. G. Proctor r2cently. Mrs. J. Thompson spent a day with Mrs. 0. Irwn and Mrs. Plewis. Mr. Plews returned to his mill and farm on Monday. We are glad to see Mr. Proctor able to return to his old work on the Hy- dro line at Eugenia. The W. I. are receiving another consignment of basketry from the Institute of the blind. The many friends of Mrs. O. Irwin will be sorry to hear that she is not able to be out of bed yet and not gain- ing as fast as we would lika to see. The Young People have decided not to put on their play .nitil after the Easter holidays. Miss Lilian Abercronibie was able to return to Normal work at Peter- boro last week. SCHOOL REPORTS Maxwell Public School The following is the report of S. S. No. 9 Osprey for the month of March: .Si. 4 â€" .'^nnie Priestly*, Clarence Chard', Dorothy Bemrose, .\nnie Robertson, Verna Long, Vern Pallis- ter*. Lorna Chard*. Helena Long*, Mary BrenimcT. Jr. 4â€" Violet Parker*, Clara Huff, Wan-en Morrison-', R. J. Udell*.. Sr. •'! â€" Mabtl Ross , Margui3rite Brenimer. Jr. II â€" Mary Long*, (Mai-y Bem- rose, Ruby Robertson) John Bemrose Golden Udell*., Alkn Duffield. St. 2 â€" Kathleen Morrison*. Jean Young*. Marjorie Seeiey*, Cecil Chard. Sr. Tv.-:.!ar" Ch.ivd'. R. Long*. Isabell Pallister', Irene P.-irker. .M.iy Linl.y. Ri.iieit Priestly, Billie Kerton Stella Young. Jr J r. â€" Lloyd Morrison. The e marked with an asterisk were pi'?.<H3it eveiy day. Number c- rolled. 38; average attendance 36.5. â€"Helen Maynard, Teacher. The Ladies' Aid will mset at Mrs. Wm. Pedlar's .\pril 15. Visitors wel- come. Sixteen members of the Ladies' .Aid rr.Qt at Mrs. Vvaltcr Russell's for the purpose of helping her with her spring sewing, and taking home with them the unfinished articles. A dainty luncheon was served by the ladies pr3sent. Mrs. Russell tried to express her heartfelt thanks for their kindness. The Unity U.F.W.O. Club held their April meeting on Wednesday last at the home of Mrs. A. F. Pedlar, Euge- nia, with a fair attendance. After the usual routine of business was over the Seci'3tary read several letters- of inter- est to the Club from convenors of the different departments. Two interest- ing papers were given by Miss Irene Smith and Mrs. Chas. Newell, aft>2r which an order was taken. Then Mrs. Pedlar .served dainty refresh- ments and a social half hour was spent, Mrs. .Alex. Morrison of Maxwell visited the past week with her sis'or. Miss Edith Robinson, at the home of Mr. Levi Betts. Mr. Geo. Newell of Durham visited over Sunday with his son, Charles Newell, and wife. Mrs. Eizabeth Boyo2 spent the past week with relatives at Ceylon. Mr. and Mrs. Ned Croft and two children visited with Mrs. Croft's par- ents and sister at Feversham. Mr. John Porteous sold a fine team of horses last week and delivered them to the purchaser in CoUingwood. Pastor Preston will conduct the weekly prayer meeting in the Bap- tist church this wiek. Friends are invited. Mr. R. J. Laughlin and two sons, Alex, and Bill, spent a day last week with the former's mother, near Fever- sham. Mr. R. J. Laughlin has disposed of his sawing machine. TORONTO LINE NORTH I Mi-s. Albeit .Stewart and mother ! Mr<r. I. Perigo spent a few days at Feversham last week. Messrs H. Richardson and Harold Lever were at Vandeleur assisting V. Fritchard a coupls of days the past week. Mr. and Mrs. E. Semple from near Markdale were Sunday visitors at -A.. Miller's. Mi-s. Chas. Moore of Brampton, is visiting her daughter Mrs. George Stewart at present. Mr. Chas. Gilchrist motored to Owsn Sound and Meaford and visited with friends. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Pritchard of Vandeleur spent Sunday at R. Rich- ardson's. Mr. MoiTis, accompanied by Miss Henderson of Fevereham were recent visitors at the homa of A. Stewart. 3'r. W. Hazen and Miss Freeda i Tytathewson of Owen Sound, motored down and spent Sunday at J. A. Lever's. Bates Burial Co. Funeral Service New Modern Funerial Parlors Road TORONTO 'Phone Hillerest 0268 J. W. Bates R. Maddbcka Formerly of Flesherton. VANDELEUR Miss Laura and Sadie Lepard of Riverdale visited recently with Mr. and Mrs. Harbottle of Vandeleui-. Miss Jlary Bowles of the West Back Lin? has returned home after spending a couple of weeks with her aunt . Mrs. J. HoUey and other rel- atives and friends. Our siticere symijathy is hereby extended to Mrs. John Warling in the, dsath of her brother Mr. James Hein- phill a former resident of Flesherton, but who was on a visit with friends in Regina, The L:.i:cs .Aid held their Apiii nieetin-;' ;it the home of Mrs. F. Davis on Wedn.'oday afternoon of last week. It being the annual meeting con- -^iderablo Inisiness was transacted, and oifivor.i were elected for the com- ing y;ai. An interesting papier was given b;- Rev. 1". N. Bowe?. of Jlark- dalo on Li.lessing. Painty lunch was served by the hostess. Why He was Shy on '"e's" This joke, which v«-as recently for- warded to r-rove that scientific men can be witiy as weil as wise, should be read aloud. A colleague of Dr. Cum Erown, the famous Edin- burg profesE)r of Chemistry, once came to hir; concerning an Indian medical stud- -.t whose English was defective. "We cannot oass this man,'"- he said "He is quite ii'iterate; he simply can- not spell. Wjy he has spelt proceed with one 'e'. "From what place does he come?" asked Dr. Brown. "From Ceylon.'' j At once Dr. Brown flashed back: the"That explains it That's the land ; of the Cingalese!" ' _ Fine 9-Reom Frame Oweliing GOOD LOCATION. HAS A GOOD CiSTEKN AND WELL, BARN AND STABLE. EXTR.A LOT GOES WITH THIS PROPERTY. WILL BE SOLD AT A VERY ATTRACTIVE PRICE. SEE S. E. DeCUDMORE Insurance, Bonds, Real Estate Phone 24-4. 'I 4 . ] HOUSE OF Q.UALITY NCTiCE TO CREDITORS In »h" ma(*cr of fitc es'ate of George A. '\Vatsoii, lale of the township of .*.'iemcsia, in the County of Grey, â- â- â€¢illler. deceased. XO'TICE is Hereby Given pursi::iiii to t;- â-  Trustee .Act and amniendinents thi eto, that all creditors and o!h:rs ha .ing claims against the Estate of the said George .A. Watson, who dilnl on or about the Eleventh day of Jan- uary, A. D. 1925, are required, on or before th- .lOth day of .April, .A. D. 192), to send by post prepaid or de- liver to Messrs. TeH'ord & Biinie. of the city of Owen Sound. .'Solicitors for the .Administrators, their Christian and surnames addresses and desccrip- tions, th? full particuhirs of their claims, the statement of their ac.'.n:n:s and the nature of the se- curities if any held l)y them. Av\ Further Take Notice that aftei such mentioned dat ?. the said .Administrators will proceed to dis- tribute the assets of the deceased among the parties entitled ther.Ho, having leg.ird only to the claims of which they shall then have notice and that said .Administrators will not be liable for the i«aid assets or any part thereof, to any pjrson or persons of whose claims notice shall not have been received by them at the time of such distribution. Date.1 the Sixth day of .April. 19i5 â€" V,s«:rs. Trlford & Bimie. , Owen Sound, Ont ;'olicltors for the Ex'*. '-.t'T- WE ALWAYS KEEP A FULL STOCK OF FRESH - "feiROCERIES ON H-\ND FRUIT â€" Oranges, Lemons and Grape Fruit. CONFECTIONERYâ€" Neilson's bulk ^'..u.uiaie b-".rs_ and fancy boxes A FULL STOCK OF BR.AN. SHORTS. GROUND SCREENINGS, OAT CHOP. W^HEAT CHOP, OYSTER SHELL, BEEF SCRAP .AND LAYING MASH SALT â€" Barrels and sacks. W. J. STEWART 8i SONS Flour, Feed, Seeds, Groceries end Confectionery Flesherton. 4 A BABY SPECIAL Prize for First Baby Born in the Community On or After April 1st The prize will be one High Chair Value S^LOO or if chair is not needed a Baby Swing or anything to that value for the child. Cliily quulitications are that parents must be cu.stoni- ers of some one of the stores iti Flesherton. Parents to notify me the date of birth. We also have for sale all kinds of push carts. Baby Carriages. Babv Walkers. Kiddie Cars. Doll Carriages, Wagons of all sizes for all s>zes of boys. Child's Rockers and Commode Chairs, So when needing any of the above would be glad to have you come in and let us show you our stock. Tlios. W. Findlay FURNITURE PEALKR Fi NUrJ AL DIRECTOR Flesherton