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X' \ W(\ft fk^\\txim %li^imiu. Vol 46 No. 20 Flesherton. Ontario October 27, 1926 W. H. ThurstoTi & Son, PoBprietoMrs PORTLAW Mra. W. J. Reid is very critically ill. Dr«. Guy of Maxwell and McFaul of Collingwood have been in attend- ance. Ml. and Mrs. Cliriatophe- Lough- eed have welcomed anothe:* little girl into their home. Threshing is about completed for the season. It has been n shorter job than u.^ual on account of the fail- ure of the oat crop. Mr. Thomas Black was in Toronto last week attending the funeral of his sister. Mr. D. L. Davidson of Toronto vis- ited at the hpme of his i;ncle, T. R McKenzie. Anniversary services in Mounc Zi- on United Church last Sunday were very successful. The pastor preach- ed in the morning an appropriate sermon, during which he referred to the sterling qualities and devotion ol the early pioneers who erected the building and established a public place of wcyrship in the community, evening Mr. R. .T. Woods of Corbet- ton, who is always appreciated here, preached in his characteristic stir- ring way a timely sermon. Maxwell United Church choir and male quar- tette supplied excellent music at the latter service at which there was a large attendance. The building was tastefiirjiy decorated with a profusion of beautiful flowers, etc. The ladies did it. On Monday evening a con- gregational meeting was followed by a social evening, at which a very en- joyable time was spent. Mr. W. A. Moi-ton has been suffer- ing from a very severe attack of asthma and bronqhitis. Mrs. Walter Croft has been quite ill .the past week. We are glad to hear at time of writing that all the afflicted cncs are somewhat im- oroved. Holdfast Club Meet A very successful meeting of the "Holdfast Club," W. F. W. O., Grey County, was held at the home of Mrs. Stewart, Flesherton, with a large at- tendance of members and \nsitors. Before the mesting Mr. Gurnett, Dis trict Engineer, gave interesting in- formation on the possibilities of Hy- dro in the rural districts. The Pres- ident, Mrs. A. Carson, being absent, the chair was ably filled by Mrs. Ar- chy Stewart. The meeting opened by singing "O Canada." Roll call was answered by '-Housework you dislike." Resolutions and questions were forwarded to Toronto to be dis- cussed at the coming convention. Mrs. C. Pedlar gave a paper on "Household Duties," which was enjoyed by all. The meeting closed by singing~Fhe National Anthem. Refreshments were served and a jolly time spent. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. J. Hogarth on Nov. 10. ! ROCK MILLS Pastor Preston will conduct prayer meeting in the church Tuesday night. Mrs. Robert Croft \-isited recently with her mother, m Owen Sound, who had recently undergone an ope- ration. Miss Elsie Sewell of Wodehouse is spending a few days with her fa- ther and sisters here. Mr. Joe Jackson took charge of the ser\ice at Salem church again last Sabbath evening. Our .sincere sympathy is extended to Mr. J. H. Duckett and .^amily in their hour of sorrow by the death of the wife and mother. Mr. "Ernest Hargrave of Warehani visited over Sunday with his unde here, Jfr. John Hargrave, wife and son, returning home Monday. Miss Doris McMullen spent Satur- day with her sister here, Mrs. F. L. Beitts. KIMBERLEY Miss Almeda Weber spent the week end at her home. Mr. Justus Burritt has returned to his home in B. C. after an extend- ed visit with his brother and sisters. .Miss Fanny Abercrombie has re- turned to Thornbury after visiting friends here. Mr. D. Graham, accompanied by the Misses Edna and Anne Burritt, visited Owen Sound recently. Mr. John Abercrombie and Mr. W. Ellis spent a-day in Clarksburg last week. Mr. Hisey of Owen Sound made a business trip to the village one day last .week. Don't forget the debate at Mark- dale on Friday night. Rev. StotesbuTy, accompanied by the Misses Ethel and Myrtle Fawcett, attended the G.Y.P.A. convention at Owen Sound on Saturday. We are sorry to report Mr. Mun- dle as being ill, but hope for a speedy recovery. Mr. David Weber and his gang are home from Bolton. The snow made it impossible for tl-em to com- plete the bridge. Mr. Stanley Lawrence of Kitchener is visiting his parental home. Mr. Thomas Hawkins and Mr. Lau- rie Lawrence made a business trip to Proton i-ecently. The soft ball girls had a fowl sup- per in the hall Friday evening. EAST MOUNTAIN and â-  a red Mr. and Mrs. C. Thompson ehild'en, accompanied by Mr. yivi. Clarke Teed and son, Kenneth. of Duncan, visited on Sunday with friends near Staj-ner. We offer hearty .congratufations to Mis.* Pearl .Allen, who was mar- ried on Wednesday, Oct. 13, to Mr. Harold Lougheod of Union. The young couple motored to Preston and other points and on their return will reside at Union. Mr. Alfred Graham spent Thursday in this vicinity. .\ number from here attended the Young People's rally service in the United Church at Duncan on Sunday last. The young folks fi'om here attended the shooting match and dance on Fri- day evening at Mr. Wm. Semple's at Lady Bank. \^ Miss Reta Fawcett of Flesherton high school spent the week end w^ith her parents here. SPRINGHILL days time Tom Mrs. P. Baird spent a few with her father and sister. ^ Every person reports a good at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Watson last Friday evening. Mrs. R. Chard visited at Kimberley for a few days last week. Miss Florence Caswell of Newark, N. J., is visiting at her parental home here. Mr. and Mre. W. J: Moore, Elwood and Mr. and Mrs. Clark, motored to .â- \lliston last week. Mr. and Mrs. D. Alcox visited A. Harrison's. at VICTORIA CORNERS EUGENIA The scenery in this vicinity during the early part of October was of great grandeur But now this gorgeous splendor has been v shrouded in a snowy mantle. The ladies of the United Church in- tend holding a Bazaar on Nov. 20. Particulars later. We are very sorry to report the death, on Sunday, of Mrs. J. H. Duck- ett, an aged resident of this vicinity. Full obituary next week. Mrs. H. Foester visited friends in Durham and Owen Sound a couple of days last week. On Sunday, Oct. 31, in the United Church here, a thankoffering for the W.M.S. A lady from Hamilton will give an address. Service will be held as usual at 3 p.m. We hope there will be a good attendance. Mrs. S. Turner is leaving this week on an extended visit with her daugh- ter, Mrs. Thomas Genoe, Ceylon. We wish her a very pleasant visit and good health. She will certainly be missed in this village as she was a good neighbor and friend. Mr. Thomas Fenwick of the 3th line had a very successful shooting match one day last week. A number from here attended the raffle and dance at Mr. Fenwick's one evening last week. Mrs. Thos. Lever and dau;;hter, Gertrude, of Flesherton, visited with Mr. and Mrs. C. Martin receijtly. -A little party for the Cradle Roll members is being held in the base- ment of the United Church here this Wednesday from 2.30 to 4.30 p. m. Mrs. -A.. Smith is Superintendent tl! the C. R. department. Mr. John Williams of Owen Sound was in this vieini y on Saturdav. FEVERSHAM his Rev. Mr. Simpson has moved family to Collingwood. On Sunday morning last auother old resident of this place passed away in the .nerson of Mr. Joseph Ferjju- son, at the ripe old age of Sg years. Mr. .Andrew Fawcett has a gang of men cutting and drawing logs from his bush to his sawmill. The threshing season will soon be over and the oats are very light on account of the rust, which struck them so early. Mr. Josiah Crawford is improving nicely. Miss Lily Ottewell vjsited with her friend. Miss Ferris, on Sunday. Continued wet weather has delayed the farm plowing. Farms in this vicinity have been changing hands this fall. Mr. Harry Heathcote has bought John Hudson's farm in the suburbs. William Mor- rison has bought William Thompson's farm on the eighth line, and William Thompson has bought hi* brother Christopher's farm on the county road, lot 31 on the 6th con., and Mr. Howard Smith has rented the old G. Hawton farm on the 10th line. Jim Davidson is going to work his ov.n farm on the 12th line. He now owns the fifty acres alongside his 100 CEYLON Mr. James McWhinny paid a busi- ness trip to Hanover the past week. Mr. and Mrs. L. Duckett and family were called to Eugenia the past week to the bedside of Mr. Duckett's mother who was very ill and passed away on Sabbath. We extend our sympathy to Mr. Duckett and relatives. Mrs. Roddie Stewart of Flesherton and Mrs. D. Muir are spending a few days with their sister, Mrs. Mary Mc- Leod. Mr. Fred Marshall and two sons, Dalton and Clarence, left Friday on a humting trip up north. Mr. S. Hemphill and daughter, Maud, jMotored to Ravenna Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Luther Torrey and son. Jack, of Lauriston, Mrs. Hill Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Will Hill and daughter Eva, of Markdale, were visitors the first of the week with Mr. and Mrs. H. Piper. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Cook of Ebor- dale visited at R. Cook's Thursday. Miss Agnes McPhail, M. P., left on Thursday for Boston, where she has an engagement. Mr. and Mrs. Will Walker of Ei;- rc-n:a visited at li:: S. HemphlU'c j the first of the week. -Alex. McRae of Markdale called on friends in this burg Friday. Mr. and Mrs. James Dyce of Mt. Forest wr-re caller? at R. Cook's on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. -Archie Sinclair mot- ored to Harriston Sunday and were ac- companied back by Mr. Sinclair's mother and brother, Mr. Lloyd Sin- clair, who are enjoying a holiday. The club had a carload of flo'i: and feed arrive the past week. To Presere the Duck THE HEALTH PROBLEM SOLVED The Mi.gratory Bird Convention! Thermo-magnetism. States will help to preserve the duck science for the relief n its customary haunts, but the gov- ^^j^^^ h^g demonsttated the wonder- the drugless of human ail- ernment of Manitoba has a novel scheme for persuading ^this bird to extend the territory which it fre- quents. Bags of wild rice haVe been sent to the airmen of the forest pa- trol at their base at Cormorant Lake, ful healing possibilities with such such amazing promptness that phy- sician and patient stand amazed at the beneficial results therefrom. Do you care enough about your own health and tl;at of your family to at just beyond The Pas., and it will be ,^^^j ^.^^^^ ^^^ further information? sown from the air. In the autumn _Ontario Farador Co., 740 Haveloclc the duck comes south from The Pas to feed on wild rice. There seems to , be street, Toronto. no reason why wild rice will not also grow in the marshes north of the fifty-third parallel and beyond The Pas. If the hope is realized it will extend considerably the feeding ground of the duck. Incidentally, it will slso provide an additional food supply for muskrats, whose pelts form already an important part of the annual fur production of the pro- vince. WE LIKE TO GET THE NEWS The Suez canal is being enlarged to make its depth not less than forty feet. This change and a former one from an original depth of twenty-six feet and a width of seventy-two fact have been necessary because of the larger size of steamers and the in- crea.sed traffic. The canal is one hun- dred and four and one-half miles long. It has no locks. .A trip through the canal takes sixteen hours. .About 4,600 boats pass through it in a year. BATES BURIAL CO. FUNERAL SERVICE NEW MODERN FUNER-\L PARLORS 122-124 Avenue Road, TORONTO Telephone; J. W. Bates. Kliigsdale 4344 R. Maddocks. H^ PRICEVILLE Each day is bringing us nearer tj "Old Winter," and all are trying to accomplish as much work as possibi? in getting in apples, notatoes and roots and ploughing done. Soru â-  how in this county of ours we are never glad to see "winter" approach- ing, and we hops it may keep off this year until Christmas. Then some ci" Uo may change our tune. Priceville and vicinity welcome Dr. Milne cf Elmv.-ood to our town. We wish him success and prosperity. Mr. and Mrs. McLellan and friends of Niagara Falls are at present vis- iting Mrs. K. .Ms.Arthur. Tha iksgiving service will be ob- scn , '. Monday night. Nov. 8, in the Pres!.'.. terian church, also the Guild are nutcing on a lecture Nov. 15. Messrs. Wrcaford McLean and Chas. White have gone north to the lumber camps for the winter. Mr. and Mrs. Bowes visited Sunday with the Misses James. Sorry to report that Mrs. Ford is under the doctor's care. We wish her a speedy recovery. Mess:"?. Raymond McLean :ind Ed. Hogg w.re in Shelburne recently, possibly on business. THE IILIONAIRE'S SECRET. To be n millionaire, a man must not acres, formerly o\vned by Wni. | only gat rich: he must be able to stay Kaitting. To The Electors: TORONTO LINE, NORTH Mr. and Mrs. W. Cockburn and son, Willis, were week end visitors with Toronto friends. Miss Bessie Stewart has returned home after holidaying at Forest and other places. Miss Luella Lever, who spent the past couple of weeks at Moorefield. returned home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Richardson and son, Harold, accompanied by Har- old Lever, visited with Mr. and Mrs, G. Pritchard at Vandeleur Sunday. Mrs. Calder of Toronto, is visiting her cousin, Mrs. Stevens. ' Herbert and Howard McClure ot Toronto visited at Mr. A. Stinson's. Snow on the ground this Monday morning makes one wonder if we have had summer. Mr. McRoberts of Victoria College most ably filled Inistioge pulpit on Sunday. Mrs. Newton Bannon and childi-en spent a week in Shelburne. Mr. Ed. Brooks visited over the week end with relatives in Orangeville. Mr. Leslie Brooks and two children of Toronto and father of Lindsay were callers in our burg over the week end. Marion and Sylvia .Acheson attend- ed the League Convention at Owen Sound last week. Marion stayed to visit with Rev. and Mrs. Laidlaw for a few days. Mr. Burnett filled the pulpit Sunday at Inistioge. Mrs. George Ludlow had the mis- fortune to fall and s.nrain her ankle ; last wee'n. I Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nicholi cV' I Pontiac. Mich., are visiting in the \ neighborhood. j Mr .and Mrs. Sonimers of Toronto I are visiting at Car! Atkinson's. rich. .A oortain well known million- aire, when asked how he stayed rich, said: "I invest my mone.v only in sound, established companies." That man has learned a valuable secret. But a man's money, however much ho has, is never worth so much to hir.; as his mind, his intelligence. Has it ever occurred to you ihat you should invest your intelligence just as carefully as you invest your money 7 Why not invest your intelligence in a sound company by subscribing to the Youth's Companion? It is the ,. lit • 1 - \ • 1 ol'is"- magazine for vouag neople in Chsrej^arded the right ot Ag^n- , tj,e world-and nearly the oldest of culture. He shrinks from the all the American magazines. It Ms also one of the most interesting. Prac- tically every famous author of the I„adies and Gentlemen. â€" Do you ever stop and think in this Provincial Election that the dice are loaded acrain- st Rural Ontario. Ferirusou is walkiniT arm in arm \vi,th j^freat urban centres. Ho has yielded to them on the liquor j cjuestion and has tl.-ijrrantlv IP= '^:=1I RUBBERS Once mure we have c»me to the time of the year when we have to ee about our needa for winter. One ot the most important is ths' of RUBBERS. We have them in every style in both Men's anc Ladies' i'ullovers. Goloshes and Men's and Bov's Heavier Rubbers M.ACKINAWS aud OVERCOATS We have a large raniie of Boys' and Men's Mackinaw Coats: noth'ng better for boys going to schoc.f. In a few days we expect Suit of Mackinaw trousers and coats, for the school boys, some- thin;, neat and yet warm. Our Men's Overcoats, this season, are with at a doubt the best values we have ever shown. Two of our best qualifies are lined with fancy plush linings, giving them a wonderful appearance, and are mcuh warmer. .A c.Tr of stove coal has iust been unloaded and a car of salt is expected to arrive in a few days. F. G. KARSTEDT FLESHERTON CLEARING SALE Of Women's Lace Boots These are of good quality And good value. . . . Price only . . . $2.79 THOS. CLAYTON FLESHERTON verdict he deserrtjs from Rur- al Ontario by holdiny; elec- tions when he thinks that the past hun<>fe<l years has written at one 1 time or another for the Companion. roads are at their worst. On | o„,.^. ^^1^ fail, for example, the Com- I December 1st it should not be i panion published a new story by .la?k i a queStioH of party loyalty but i London. Do you like stories of ad- i rather COndenuiation for a ' ^•e''t«''^ ' Mystery? Romance? Theyj government that has flouted , «« «" '" ^•'^ ^â- Â°"**''-' Companion. - 1 the will of the people, and ' we've used democracy as a i smybol of the past. j Yours sincerelv- | F. R. OLIVER. : A rumor comes from Gr?enock that Sir Harry Lauder will pay $100.- 000 to the first Scotchman who swims the English Channel. When we see Sir Harry's signature to that, "oti th<> dotted line, well know that we're living in the age of miracles. Russel Scott is well qualified to write a book, "In the Shadow of the Rope." having now been in that po- sition four times. He has escaped the noose three times now and there is every likelihood that he he will not pay the last penalty. Th? law is a queer thing in the United States. A Collingwood man who uftenipted to hang on to $50 which was given him in error by a bank teller w?v« summoned before the police magis- trate of the town. .â- Xfter paying the court costs, returning the $50 and listening to a lecture from the bench the offender was let go. Hi? sum- mons to court followed his .I'atenierst when asked to return the over-pny- , ment that the mistake was not his. Hero are the terms of an invest- ment gv.arantoed to be profitable: 1. The Youths' Companion â€" 52 is- sues in 1927, and 2. The remaining issues of 1926. All for only $2. 3. Or include McCall's Magazine, the monthly authority on fashions. Both pu'j»licatipns only $2.50. THE YOUTH'S COMPANION .S N Pept., Boston, Mass. Subscrip'ions received at this office. MOUSE OF GLUALITY GROCERIES We carry a tull line of Fresh Groceries. SPECIAL PRICES ON COOKING ONIONS in satks or 50 pound lots. CONFECTIONERY: Neilson's Fauicy Boxes and Bulk Choco- lates; Patterson's Bars. Try their Wild Fire. FLOUR & FEED Purity and Five Roses, Bran, Shofrts, Scr«}enings, Rolled Oats, Oat Chop, Barley Chop, Cracked Com, Wheat, Whole Com. SALT â€" Barrels and Sacks. Store Closed Tuesda>- and Thursday nights. Miss Je.--»ie M. Houston, a .school teacher, of Greenock town.^hip, .suc- cumbed at her hone rear Pir.kerton a-~ â- x result of an infe<^ion causeii by scratching a pimple on her face. W. J. STEWART 81 SONS Flour, Feed, Ste«3f. Ooc«rie» and Corrfeclianery Flesherton