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THE FLESHERTON ADVANCE WEDNESDAT. STARCH lOth", 1925 n!?4^*9f ♦â- * i u Banking Service And Prosperity PROSPERITY on the farm is largely dependent on factors beyond the realm of the farmer's control. There must be a good market demand for farm products and the production costs must be kept in proper relation with market returns. Our Branch Manager is thoroughly familiar with the business of farming and is ready to assist in carrying your farm pro- gram to a successful conclusion. THE STANDARD BANK OF CAJ>rA.DA. FLESHERTON BRANCHâ€" C. T. Batty, Manager ANADIAN PACIFIC C. P, B, TIME TABLE Trains leave Flesherton Statio,i as follows: Going South Going North 8.00 a.m. 11.52 a.m. 4.10 p.m. 9.08 p.m. 8.41 p.m. 4.33 p.m. The malls close at Flesherton as follows: For the north at 11.00 a.m. â- nd 6 p.m.; and the afternoon mail wnitb et 3.30. For morning train south at mail closes at 9.00 p.m. the previous evening. Social and Personal Thos. Moore Died at His Home in Wilson, N.Y. Notice of the death of his brothter Thomas, of Wilson, N.Y., was re. ceive<i by Mr. Wm. Moore of town on Tuesday of last week and Mr. Moore left immediately .accompanied by his brother-in-law, Mr. Chas. Petty of Durham. The Hte Thomas Moore died at his home on the_JV'est Lake Road, Wil- son, N.Y. after a long illness at the age of 65 years. He was bom in Durham, Ontario but resided in Wil- son the greater part of his life, going there with his parents. He was one Artemesia Boy Honored By Neepawa Citizens The Welcome to Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Pedlar on their return to Neei>- awa last Saturday was appropriate ar.d did credit to the town. Mr. Pedlar and son, Bruce, made the trip to New Orleans and return in a Ford Coupe with the Pine to Palm tourists, organize^ by the Winnipeg Tribune. Bruce remained in Winnipeg on re<|um there and Mrs. Pedlar accompanied C. T. on his trip home from the city. They were escorted from thence by Mayor Ston- house and Counc. Johnstone. Four miles out of Neepawa the party was met by an enthusiastic crowd of cit- ': Izens who went out in 25 or more autos. A clown band and a chorus ' of girls enlivened the proceedings. , The keys of the town were presented to the returning traveller and hearty handshakes were forthcoming from scores of friends. The girls sang "How d'ye do Mr. Pedlar" â€" and the redoubtable C. T.'s hearty laugh for a moment all but gave place to an- other just as worthy emotion. It was a welcome to overcome any but rbe steadiest. Mr. and Mrs. Pedlar were escorted around the towTi and to their home. On Monday evening Mr. Ped- lar was guest of honor at a ban- quet at the Hotel Hamilton when a crowd of about 140 assembled. S'peeches by Mayor Stonhouse, The Tribune representative, Winnipeg and other local men were made. Spec ial music by a girls' chorus, with a solo by Mr. Ferris delighted the gath ering. Mr. Pedlar gave a splendid- ly descriptive account of his wonder- ful trip â€" and spoke his piece well. Onward Won Contest The dramatic contest which was held in the High School here on Fri- day night last under the auspices of the Farm Youth Association, was a decided success. The Springhill and Onward Clubs were the contest- ing teams, and unearthed some fine artists, putting on an interesting, as well as an educational progfram. The Springhill club introduced the play and were followed by the Onwards, who were successful in gaining the decision. The subject, "The Cuckooi Nest," was chosen to bring out the beat in both teams and the rendition and interpretation of the various scenes di<l full justice to the drama. Miss Dunham, Mrs. Murray, and Rev. F. N. Bow-es acted as judges. Prcoeeds amounted to $35.00, The Onward Club put on the act in Mark. dale on Friday, March 12th in compe. tition with other clubs. t? HOCKEY IN FLESHERTON RINK Markdale vs Flesherton THIS WEEK - FRIDAY NIGHT TO-NIGHT High School Girls vs Flesherton Ladies Spring should soon be here. Miss Evada Wilson was the guest of friends in Toronto the past week. Mrs. G. B. Wel.'^m spent a few- days last week in Toronto. Mrs. F. H.W. Hickling is visiting witfli friends in Toronto this week. Mr. Roy Thistlethwaite of Toronto spent the week end with friends in town. Mrs. Rod. Stewart returned home from the Owen Sound hospital on Tuesday. The regulac meeting of Carnation Lodge, L. O. B. .\. 545 will be held next Friday March 12th. Miss D. Thurston is spending a <;ouple of weeks with friends in Tor- onto. Miss Aloua Mi'phell is in Toron- to, the guest of her sister, Mrs. O. Clipperton. The heavy fall of snow --over the week end brought the snow plows out on Monday morning to open up the roads. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Freeman and daughter Alice, visited with Mr. H. Freeman and family over the week end. Mr. W. J. Moore of Toronto Line, South, has returned home after spending a couple of weeks with his sons and daucrhters in Detroit. Mr. .1. A. McComb and Miss M. B. McComb of Lang, Sask., are on an extended %-isit with their sister, Mrs. Jas. Fisher. Mrs. John Walker of Cataract is visiting her cousin Mrs. R. Bentham, and will go down to Kimberlcy and visitTicr father and sisters for a few weeks. Mr. Wni. Ibbott has been moved to the Standard Bank here from Dur. ham and is now at the teller's win- dow. Mr. Ibbott was moved from here to Durham two years ago.^ The Ladies* Aid of St. John's Un- ited church are holdinjr an Irish Stew Supjier in the basement of the church on Wednesday. March 17th. Ad- mission 25 cents. Everybody come. All welcome. .\bout fifteen hockey fans went from here on the special train last Thursday to witness the game be- tween Owen Sound and Kingston played in the Toronto Arena Gardens. The former won the game 4-3 bub lost the roHnd 7-4 and the Kingston is tho O.H.A. champion. Miss Manxio Nuhn y*as stricken on Fhiday last with an attack of appendicitis, and on Saturday jnorn- ing was i-ushcd to the Owen Sound hospital where an opc^-ation was performed. She is improving nicely now. Her father and mother ac- companied her to the hospital, the former remainiiig for a few days. Tho F.as'/>r Thankirffering of St. John's W. M. S. will be held in the school room to-morrow (Thursday), at 8 o'clock. Mrs. S. Prcese of Chats- worth. Piotrict Organizer, will be present and address tho meeting. .\ good program is being prepared. The Chalmcr's W.M.S. and the Baptist circle, as well as tho ladies of tJ>e congregation are expected to attend. Lunch will be served at the close. of Wilson's most respected and high- ^^ ^^^^^ ^^ough not used to puolic ly esteemed citizens, and with his .peeking. Altogether the whole son, Goorge E. Moore, was at one .^^.^^^^. -^ „„g „f ^^^ ^^^^ pleasant time pi'oprietcr of a furniture estab- lishment there. He U survived by four sens, George E.; Wilson, WjUiam near Lockport; Percy, Tonawanda- and Clarence of Seattle, Washington, together with four grandchildren; two sisters' Mrs. Charles Petty' Petty, Durham Ont., and Mrs. Jas. Morris of Laucer, Sask., three bro- thers. Dr. John 0. Moore, Wilson; Jas. G. Moore of Indio Calif., and William Moore of Flesherton. The funeral was held on Friday, March in the round of events here in many moons. Mr. Pedlar was absent one month less one day, travelled 4942 miles in a Ford four-speed coupe at a cost of $56.04 and a record of 28.24 miles per gallon of gas. â€" Neepawa Regis- ter, Man. Debating Schedule The schedule for the first round of 5th, service being conducted at the j^e debating series for this district house at 2 o'clock by his pastor, Rev. ^^^ ^^^ q^.^^. presbyter>- as officially William Parlington ,of the Methodist announced by Mr. Howard Graham, Church. Interment took place in convenor, is as follows with the first Greenwood cemetery, Wilson, N. Y. ^^^^^^ ^^^^^ debating the affirmative side of the subject, -'Resolved that I the church rather than the statie, I should be responsible for the moral , welfare of the immigrant." ' Kimberley vs Chalmers, at Vandeleur A large crowd was in attendance on March 18th. Kimberley team is at the auction sale of farm stock ' Kathleen Hutchinson and Villa Ward, and implements at the farm of Mrs. Chalmer's team is James Harrison and J. Thompson and Son. on Wednesday j Gladys Miller. Good Prices at Auction Sale Last Week of last week. Excellent prices were secured for everything at the hands of Wm. Kaitting .auctioneer, and we hope it is an indication of returning prosperity to farm owners and oper- ators. Milk cows brought a good price ranging from $70 to $100. and the horses sold at from S115 to $123 each. Sheep were auctioned off at from S27 to $30 each, while the pigs brought around $11.76 per hundred. The farming community feois en- couragcd at the nrices being received ; , , , „ . , and is preparing" to reap the benefit i ^ Jhe Bell Telephone Co. is busy of anv improvement that may come ! '^^'^ ''â- '^^^ improving the service to in business conditions generally. !"'"">• telephone users m town, by Mrs. Thompson has moved to the ' chmmating the four-party line and Park Hotel, where she will live wih ?"'>• »'«^:'"S two subscribers on each her daughter Mrs .\. B. Ferris, while Inistioge vs Markdale, at Flesh- erton. on April 1st:. Inistioge team is John Duncan and Marion .A.ches- on. Markdale is Cosby Bowes and Perry Lawson. St. John's church. Flesherton vs Dundalk, at Inistioge on Friday March 19th. St. John's team is Miss Mildred Caswell and W. G. Akins. Dundalk team is Miss Butchard and Wilfred Lockhart. line. Patrolman Howard Mc.-V.uley is bu-y making the al'orations. Quito a number of new lines will thus be added to the local exchange but it is not expected that any addition will be made to the switchboard. For particulars regarding o"c nf^ Pheasants arc fairly numerous in the best conducted and cheapest to-.irs ' the country this winter feeding at of the season â€" coiiibinir? education straw stacks and chicken houses. A Best Carnival for Years at The Rink Last Week One of the btst carnivals in Flesh- erton for years was held in the rink on Wednesday evening of last week, under the auspices of the East Grey Agricultural Society, the receipts amounting to around $70.00, with $51. 20 remaining on hand after all ex- penses were paid. A large crowd was in attendance and in costume, and at times the judges had difficulty making decisions on the ex- cellence of the costumes. Some novel contests were held; one in guessing { the combined ages of the trio, Mrs. j J. Heard and C. J. Crossley were even, and on the second guess, Mrs. Heard was victorious. As each per- I son entered the rink they were pre- I sentfri with numbers, and on the ' lucky number which was 66. The dravving Mr. Geo. McTav-ish had the followig are the winners of the various events: â€" Best Dressed or Fancy Costumed lady, Mrs. Steeley, Hilda Clements, j Best Dressed or Fancy Costume, gent. Dr. Turnbull. Girl, Marion Miller. Boy, Harold Best. Best Dressed Clown, Mildred Rad- ley. Best skating couple in costume, Miss Elda Karstedt and J. Harrison. Best Dressed Tiwns in Costume, Les. Ferris and Bill Patton. i Best lady skater Elsie McKee. ; Best gent skater, .A.rchie Sinclair, j Best Boy Skater, Everett Freeman ; Best Girl Skater, Alice Heard. Lady Dressed as man or man as lady â€" Wes. Armstrong. Best .A.dvt. of any business, Elsie Ferris and Mamie McTavish. Historic or Patriotic, Mildred Cas- well. Best Dressed Couple â€" Dr. and Mrs. Murray. ! Best. Four Skaters from one fam- ily, Sinclair Family. | Boy skater under 12 â€" Eddie Pat- ton. Girl skater under 12 â€" 'Alice Heard and Florence Welton, equal. Men's race, Emerson Thomson. i Boys race under 14, Everstt Free- man. Bill Patton. Girl's race, under 14, Mildred Ferr- is. Flo.'ence Welton. ; Prior to the judging a game of hroom ball was played by the direc- tors of the society from the country and town and resulted in a vvin of 2 â€" 1 for the country directors. Those who played were: â€" Country, Robt Richardson. Harold Lever, Gordon Warling. H. Down. C. F. Lawrence, W. Alcox. , Village â€" Geo. McTavish, Lewis Fis- , her, H. Freeman, T. W. Findlay, Fred I Stuart A. Gilchirist. WINTER TERM OPENS OWEN SOUND Individual instruction. Business and Shorthand courses. Preparatory courses for those who missed first chance at public school. Catalogue Free. 1 C. A. Fleming, F.C.A. G. D. Fleming, NEW SPRING GOODS Your Credit is Good at W. A. Armstrong & Son's We will sell anything in our store on a time payment basis. WHY NOT WEAR -AS \'OU PAY? 0â€" 'â€"• â€" o Diamonds, Watches, Jewellery, Radios Victrolas, etc. her son Charles who has been on eht farm with his mother and family are moving into Mr. k. Shackleford's house this week. with pleasure to Scotland, Enorland, Holland. Belgium and France icaving number have been around the barn belonging to Mr. J. O. Patton in Art Sateens Drapery Chintzes Curtain Muslins Bungalow Nets Quilt Prints Silk Crepes Pajama Cloths Lingerie Crepes Victorian Prints GaJateas Ginghams Broadcloths Printed Voiles Fancy Dress Lengths Silk and Wool Crepes Fancy Silks .Montreal. June 26th. WVite Mrs. .A town all winter and entered the P. Stanley. 52 Batavia Ave., Toronto .\ dancing girl came close to smash ing up the kindom of a native ruler in India and they don't do the Charl- eston mil there cither. chicken house wliei-e they fed with the hens during the daytime. At night the pheasants leave for their night's lodging in the ccda:-s close by. where they are more at homek They are becomirr quite ta^ie. First Class Merchant Taik^-ing Plain and Fancy Serges and Worsteds Scotch and Canadian Tweeds Bird's Mackinaws. Stocking Legs & Yarn Overalls, Smocks, Work Shirts Odd Pairs of Pants, alterations free H. ALHX ANDER FEVERSH.NM iTOlAWHiHUH Lowest Prices in Years on Pure Aluminum Tea Pots Coffee Pots Percolaters TEA POTS IH qt size % 1.29 2 qt size 1.49 COFFEE POTS 1*2 qt size 1.29 2 qt size 1.49 PERCORLATCRS 1^2 Qt size 1.35 2 qt size 1.59 Imperial measure J i SPECi.AL PRICES ON NEW JARDINERES, FLOWER POTS I AND VASES. NEW ENGLISH GOODS. \ R H. wTHICkLING FLESHERTON, ON i .