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'^ •Ehje gkBl^ttion %hmnu. Vol 45 No. 42 Fleshearton. Ontario April 28, 1926 W.-jH. Thurston & Son, Proprietors FEVERSHAM 1 he rain on Saturday made a lot of the snow skidoo and will take th^- frost out of the gn^und. If this weather continues we will soon hear the plowboy's merry whratle. Mrs Howard Short and family have returned home after visiting for a ttime with the former's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Buckingham, near CoUingrwood. Mrs. Jas. Simons on the 12th lint- in ill at present and Dr. Guy is in attendance. We are glad to see Mr. Jas. Porti eols of the 8th line able to be out> ag^in after a severe attack of the flu. Torrence is making syrup'over at Jim's. The run of sap is light but it is sweeter this yeai\ so that will make up for the light run. The Beaver river here is extra high and has tested the strengfth of the mill dam which so far has stood the test. Mr. Alex. Mullin had the misfor- tune to lose a fine horse last week. Alex bought it about two months ago at a high price and after he got it home it was kicked on the shouldej by one of tl>e other horses. An open joint was the result and the horse died. Some of the culverts on the Beaver river south of here, have been washed out and there is water across the road in several places. PROTON STATION Proton Station ha^ been isolated for a few days owing to the floods in all directions. Seveitil bridges have been swept away, causing both loss and inconvenience, but travel is commencing: again and Mr. Plucky Mail Carriers are again making their rounds, though with difficulty. Regardless of the flood which was at its height laat Friday afternoon,; Mr. Thos. Wachope's auction sale was well attended and quite successful. Mrs. Vause is in Plesherton spend- ing a few days with her brother, Hon. John Oliver, Premier of British Columbia, who is visiting friends there and on the Old Durham Road. Stanley Cai*son, Elzer Park, Clark Wyville, Joe and John Hemphill and Gordon Wauchope are working near Markdale on an extra section gang. Mrs. Mills of Montana was a vis- iter last week with Mrs. Stewart here. Mrs. Walker of Owen Sound is visiting her daughter, Mrs. I. B. Whyte. Mrs. McNalty is visiting her daughter in Toronto. Xi EAST MOUNTAIN .^ A number of the friends and neighbors of M>'. and Mrs. Gordon Wilson, presented them with a mis- cellaneoivj kitchen showier on Wed- nesday evening of last week. Mrs. Ferguson and son Dalton of Ktmbisrley spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Thompson Allen. Sorry to report Miss Aleda Feigh en ill at time of writing. The school lis closed for a few days but we hope tp hear of her recovery soon. Mr. Alfred Graham of Duncan spent the week end with Mr. Wm. Thompson. Mrs. B. Thompson Dies from Pneumonia Just as we go 'to pres3 we;l learn of the death in town of Mrs. Boyd Thompson who passed away this Wednesday afternoon after an illness with pneumonia. At present we have not heard what funerfcl arran- gements have been made. SPRING TERM OPENS On April 6th OWEN SOUND Individual instruction. Business and Shorthand courses. Preparaiory courses for those who missed first chance at public school. Catalogue Free. C. A. Fleming. F.C.A. G. D. Fleming, LET FINDLAY FEATHER YOUR NEST - - - This is the season of the year that good housekeepers generally try and do their house cleaning cind usually find out where an odd piece of furniture is needed. The illustra- tion of a bed outfit shown above is only a sample of our good goods at right prices. Look this over â€" complete for $24.00 â€" and see hov^r it compares with prices you see other places. If you want something better we have it. We have the latest graceline finished iron bed and we have the Way-Sag- less Springs guaranteed for 25 years, and the good Marshall guaranteed for 5 years. Per- haps your futniture has got scratched or needs brightening up. We can furnish you with Furniture Polish to fix it up. If you just leave it with us to feather your nest we will see you get a good comfortable one. ROCK MILLS 'ONWARD" NEWS W^edding Bells are loudly ring ing. I Mrs. Lome .Atkinson returned to | her home after a few weeks visit \ with relatives near Thombury. i School commenced on Monday, ! with Miss Whittaker back again on | the job. Our sincere sympathy is extended to Mr. Jas. Fisher and family, ' in their hour of sorrow, 'by the death of the wife and mother. V Mr. Baker took t,he meeting on Sunday night and delivered a good message. The meeting will be iat the home of Mr. Ned Croft, next Sabbath evening. Road foreman. C. Newell has had men on shovelling out the hills be- tween here and Flesherton, and al- so repairing some wash outs in the road cast of Rock Mills, the water seems to be very high 't;hi!^ spring and has been going over the road in places f Unity U.F.W.O. club will hold their monthly meeting at the home of Mrs. -John Campbell, Eugenia, on Wednes.- day, May 5th. Roll call to be ans- wered by "wise quotations". The program will consist of a paper on "Influence of Dress on Character" by Mro. .\. Cameron. Exchange of plants and bulbs. Paper by Marg- uerite Pedlar on -'Correctly set table for dinner." Suggestions for enter- t.iining the nearest U.F.W.O. cluk\ Solo by Edith Betts. Meeting to commence at 2 p.m. Visitors wel- come. PRICEVILLE Thos, W. Findlay FURNITURE DEALER & FUNERAL DIRECTOR FLESHERTON We are glad to see the snow di / ' appearing and the roads drying so quickly. We also hope thati the cars will soon be able to make their rounds again. Last Thursday and Friday the Sangeen river caused considerable excitement in town. It has never been known to be as high for oVer 20 years the cuiTent. being very ^vifr From the road bridge to the dam is 150 yards and stump:;, etc., flowing down were carried over the the dam in abbut 45 seconds. Mr. and Jlrs. McGillvTay of Vaughan, Mrs. Runciman anfl little daughter and Miss Molly Ferguson of Toronto were visitors at Mr. and Mrs. Colin McLean's in tiowTi and attended the funeral of their relative, the late -â- Vlex. MacDoNald. We are sorry to report the sudden death of Mr. .\lex. MacDonald, a further report of which is given \xi another column. Mr. Bob McConkcy attended the funeral of his aunt, Mrs. Thompson, of Torontb last week. Mr. McCIarey, a student of Knox College, fijled the pulpit of the Pres- byterian church here on Sunday. We h(ipe that Mr. Sutherland will soon be able to resume his duties again. Miss B. Jelly spent the week end at her home at Shelburne. Miss Doneldn Nichol returned Fri- <lay to her school at Rosemont aftei* a severe attack of the cold. ROCK MILL.S CHURCH The library of the Rock Mills Baptist Sunday school has received an addition of 100 volumes quite re- cently. These books have been ap- preciated during the winter months. The library was inaugurated by Rev-. .V. J. Preston some time ago nnd the volumes hav<? been donated bj- other Baptist churches and Sunday schools. The weather has been a great drawback to our work of late. We shall all be delighted to have the w-arni days of summer once again. We ask the parents of our Sundlfiy school scholars to come to our assist- j ance by sending the children to Sun- l day school regularly each Lord's day. We anticipate" many joyous days to- : gether during the coming summer. j ] Sunday. May 9th. will be Mother's I Day. We are going to hold special I services in t?he afternoon of which ' i full particulars will be made in The ! i Advance next week. The largest spring flood for some yetj s is now upon us. The roar of the turbulent Saugeen can be theard distinctly in its mad rush to open seas, moving from their moor- ings, certain frail bridges which have stood the test only to be placed witlh other driftwood upon high filled jams. With the changeable weather of late, many flu complaints are to be heard in this localitfj', "besides other afflictions. Sorry to report Mrs. Jos. Oliver, suffering from a ba<l attack of rheumatism, also Mr. Farquhar Oliver is laid up with a very sore finger. With the snow partially gone, yet insufficientBy to permit ^ighway travel except on foot, the farmer will find time to overhaul his gas buggy before taking it out. Before this time last year quite a numbeir had shaken hands with their Lizzie before backing it out of the garage, and re- ceived in turn a responsive kick at having tp start out so early. Mr. Archie McLean of Glenelg, is on the South Line with his buzz sawing outfit. 'Mr. John Meads, an exten.sive chicken raiser of the 0. D. R.. has a large number of 1926 chicks which are now well feathered. These seem like early birds with the snow scarce ly gone. Mr. .Tas. Turner has erected a large buzz-saiw outfit upon which he will utilize the power of his Samson trac- tor. Before four weeks have elapsed, the fishing season will be open once more. CARD OF THANKS I Mr. Jas. Fisher and family desiirb : to thank all the friends and neigh- , bors for kindnesses rendered during the illness and death of our wife and ' mother â€" HUSBAND and FAMILY Read our Small .\ds. real honest bargains for Advertise For Tourists It is estimated by the Tourist As- sociation ot Ontario that $4tt(«00-,000 was left in the Province last year by Tourists. This amount of addition- al business ':ind new money was se- cured .without any compprehensive puMicity cn";'paign such as is car- ried on by ither countries J5tati}3 and provincv.;. I ^T'.ie statement has been made that citilzens of the United States expend annually one billion, eight hundred million dollars for vacations. The power of advertising has had the effect of d^sttibu'ting tihis am- ount of money throughout the world. Ontario within easy access of the most thickly povulated and higWy industralized areas of the United St|ates has within her power the possibility of receiving a large pro- portion of this tremendous spending capacity. Everything dcsi'-able for a sum- mer holiday can be secured in Ont- ario. Even our ruggged win- irons of a change. Within seven h'indred miles of On- tario are over si-; million autlomo- bile owners, who if informed of the excellent highway system, the fish- ing, the scenic charm of Ontario, would be here for at least two weeks during the summer months. Thousands of citizens of the Uni- ted Staties wh(.n informed at the Ontario E.xhibit conducted at the Na- tional Automobile Show, New^ York City, in January, that it was poss- ible to secwc everything necessary thrcr days by road and eighteen hours by train from New York' immediately desired detailed informa lion so that plans for the .oming summer coul.l be made. Modern transportation has revolutionized the trend of .tourist traffic â€" a sum- mer vacation in Canada is t.ilked of by all who come. Other pr<m^ioes have already re- cognized the stimulating effect on business generally bjt the influx of; tourists and rre now energetically } and systematically developing it. I The chambers of commerce and boards of trade .Association of On- | tario have realized the possibibties ; and sponsored the formation of the Tourist Association of Ontario which , is now 'supportted by the Ontario gov { emment. This Association should \ do what has been done for Florida ' and California, and this will no doubt be done when the public generally | support it. j The campaign of publicity this ' year in the United States to be con- ducted by this province-wide organ- izatoon requires the minimum sum of Thirty Thousand Dollars, an amount insignificant as compared with the advertising bill for popularizing K gentleman farmer is just^ lild single products. ; any other kind except that he loaes The people of Ontario have it in ' more money. their own ivands to develop business | â€" __^_â€" â€" and incidentally show first hand the! The disappearance of the cork- inimense natural resources of oiir | screw is mute evidence that the day province. of the pull is past. BATES BURIAL CO. FUNEftAL SERVICE NEW MODERN FUNER J. P.\RLORS 122-124 Avenue Road, TORONTO J. W. Bates. R. Maddocks. Selling Out ALL MUST BE SOLD NO RESERVE Watches Clocks Jewelery Silverware, China, Cut Glass, etc. MIST BE TURNED INTO CASH WITHOUT RESERVE AS WE ARE GOING OUT OF THE JEWELLERY BUSINESS TWO LJIG UNRESERVED Auction Sales Saturday, May 1 Saturday, May 8 Auction Sale on these days afternoan & eve. MUST BE TURNED INTO CASH WITHOUT Selling out Sale is in FulU Swing So Don't Delay as Ecervthmg is Being Sold for Fraction of Worth. J. H. STEPHENSON 8L Son Jeweller and Optometrist 30 YEARS IN MARKDALE f fF The Latest News from the Haw Store, Ceylon The Sale of last v.eeii was quite a success, but some of the goods vtrt still left, so we haVe decided to continue the prices quoted on the Dili, while the goods last. Renaic"s field and garden seeds for sale again this year. The same high quality, and the price is right. Wallpapv.n- is cheaper than ever this yearâ€" the selection is well varied, and the best we have y.«t shown. See our samples oefore buying. You have the advantap.- of returning unused rolls. This saves you money. HIGHEST PRICES PAID FOR CREAM AND EGGS. A. E. HAW General Store - CEYLON 1 HOUSE OF Q.UALITY GROCERIES AND FEED GROCERIES â€" We carry a full line of fresh grocer- ies always on hand FRUIT â€" Dried fruits of all kinds, aJso oranges, ons, and grape fruit. 1, lem- FLOUR AND FEED â€" Puryit, Five Roses and Royal Household. Bran, Shorts, Screening of all kinds, chop Beef Scrap, Oyster shell, oil cakes, and feeding molass- es by the gallon or barrel!. W. J. STEWART & SONS Flour, Feed. Se«d«, C.'ocarie* and Conf«ctii»nery Flesherton