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®l)je flcBl^ettm %hmnu. Vol. 47 No. 38 Flesherton Ontario, February 22, 1928 W. H. Thurston & Son, Proprietors EAST MOUNTAIN A number from here attended the oyster supper and dance at Kimber- ley on Friday evening. Miss Sadie McDoagfall visited with aKrs. Thos^. McCoHough recently. Mr. and Mrs, Wm. Harbottle and family of Duncan spent Sunday with the former's mother, Mrs. G. Har- botUe. Mrs. Irwin Fawcett is spending a few weeks with Mr. Thomas Fawcett and family at Eppingr. Mr. Charles Fawcett made a busi- ness trip to Rocklyn one day last week. Mr. Jimmie Murray of Heathcote is assisting Mr. J, H. Thompson this week. We are sorry to learn of the death of Mrs. George Smith, who died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. MIc- ConneU, at Epping, on Sunday, Feb. 12. Mrs. Smith was a resident of this neighborhood for many years before moving. We extend our sym- pathy to the bereaved relatives. OSPREY CXHJNCIL 3 Cowi-6 Calves With meat prices climbing and the public sighing, three Union street cows have brought Meaford in the limelight in an unique way. During the past week or two cows belonging to aSr. John Marshall. Mr. W. J. Johnston and Mr. George Rankin. each presented their owner with twin calves. These men reside within a few doors of each other and of course the cows have probably had their heads together and planned the big surprise, which we presume has never occurred in this town before. With the meat prices advancing only the real producers are likely to escape the butcher's block, and to make their calling and election sure, these three Kent bovines stepped out to show the rest of their kind what can be done in the way of catching up with the shortage in sirloin and soup bones. The sextette are healthy, of good size and one pair has already been sold for $25, Mr. Rankin receiv- ing that amount for his two Jersey twins.- A certain tremor is conunff over the quadruped fraternity in that sec- tion since the big upswing in produc- tion and prices for cows are advanc- ing faster than that of the Mclntyre pold stock. â€" Express. Ontario leads the list of provinces in cheese grading with 91.6, and Prince Edward is second with 91.9, although the latter leads in butter grading at 93.1, and Quebec seaond at 92.8. Renew Your Subscriptioi\, NOW CHALMERS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, rtUESHERTON To Whom it may Concern â€" This is to covify: â€" \. That Chalmer's Presbyterian Church in Flesherton has been_ duly organized under the authority of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, and by the request of the Presbytery of Oranaroville. 2. That the persons forniinc that Church are definntely Presbyterian in faith and ' jstory. 3. That the persons heretofore men- tioned, having expessed a wish to the Presbytery of Oraneeville for Wie eon- tinuin? of the Presbyterian Church in Flesherton, and in a regular meet- ing held in Flesherton. November 10. 1927. The" nunies of these persons wer€( duly received and accepted as a nucleus of the future Presbyter- ian Church in Flesherton. 4. That the names of these persons are properly registered and enrolled on the Presbyterian Church Book, and that no crtifieate is required from any Church of whatever name or faith to which they formerly belong- ed. 5. That the Clerk of Oraneeville Presbytery, the Rev. James Reidie. present at the above named meet- ing, was authorized to communicate those names in good faith to Rev. Jos. narrower, of the United Church or such as were on the United Church roll prior to this. This was done in due course. 6. Be it known, therefore, that this Church will in the futwe meet in Flesherton every Lord's Day for Presbyterian-worship as the "Contirm uing Presbyterian Church in Canada" and in response to the fondamental principle of freedom as found in the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and soeh as is provided for in the laws of our great Country. REV. EDWARD LEE MODERATOR OraiiK*Tille Presbytery Jsprey Council met at Feversham rn Saturday last, Feb. 11. All the members were present, the Reeve, Mr. Taylor, in the chair. Minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. Communications were read as fol- lows: D. A. MoMollan, resignation as sub-overseer; Clerk of the Peace, revised Statutes; Ontario Good Road Association, re membership fee; Ont. Municipal Assn., re convention; Dept. of Highways, re conference; T. Stew- art' Cooper, re school fairs; Dept. of Highways, re superintendents; T. J. Preethy, resignation as sub-overseer; S. J. Amott, account as School Atten- dance officer . The following depu- tations waited on the Council: G. H. Cook, representing Sawyer-Massey Co.; Thos. Ferris, sponsoring a pe- tition re opening Centre Line. At this juncture the Reeve declared the Council adjourned and on motion of the Reeve and Clerk Mr. Grummet was appointed chairman of a general meeting to discuss the road problems with the sub-overseers, who were present. A lengthy discussion was held and some excellent recommenda- tions were brought out. The Council then resumed and proceeded to gen- eral business a's follows: Edwards â€" Grummettâ€" -That J. S. Priddle be refunded $2 dog tax, asses- sed in error. Grummettâ€" Edwards â€" That this Council agree to a petition presented by Thomas Ferris and others, in re- gard to opening the Centre Line be- tween the 30th and 40th sideroads, the gratis work offered by the said per titioners to be performed under the direction of the Superintendent and sub-overseer of the division, and the Council to assume the remainder of the cost. Morrisonâ€" Clarkâ€" That the .Audit- ors' report be adopted as read and that the Clerk be instructed to have 100 copies printed for distribution, and further, that the -Auditors receive each $25 for their services. $2 of each amount to be charged to the telephone system. The Reeve and Clerk were author- ized to sigrn and to submit to the De- partment of Public Highways the pe- tition showing that the sum of $12.- 954.90 had been expended on town- ship roads during: 1927. and requesting trrant on that amount. Grummettâ€" Morrison â€" That the Clerk be instructed to order a set of the Revised Statutes of Ontario. Edwardsâ€" Grummettâ€" That the Su- Derintcndent be authorized to attend the Superintendent's conference, to be held in Toronto Feb. 20th and 21st. Grummettâ€" Clarkeâ€" That the Treas- urer bo authorized to receive from R. J. Morrison $23.07. collected from Edarar Betts. and S2 from Walter See- ley, the above amounts bein? receipts from two trees sold. -Morrisonâ€" Clarke â€" . That where tree.=; fiTowinsr on any road allowance in the township are considered detri- mental to the road, such trees may be sold by the commissioner in whose division they happen to be. Grummettâ€" Morrison â€" That the Treasurer be instructed to notify all persons ir* arrears of taxes to the effect that if such taxes are not p lid ithin 30 days drastic proceedings will be taken to collect the same. Council adjourned to re-assemble at Sinirhampton on Saturday, March 10, at 10 a.m. EUGEMIA PHOTON STATION A Venerable Violin One of the oldest if not the oldest violin ever seen in this part of the country wsts handed in recently tS Duncan Paul for repairs and tuning up. The fumed maple in the back and sides is so old that it is now the color of rosewood. It is difficult to tell what kind of wood is irt the ton, but Mr. Paul believes it to be either Swiss pine or spruce. It is neatly made and well finished. The stamp on the back reads: Gaf- pard Duiffo Pruggar Bonoriienfio. Anno 1514. This violin was taken from Scot- land to Canada a century ago by Mr. MacCorkeijd^e and then was handed down from one generation to another an<i the fame way in Canada. It is now owned by Mr. Norman Sa inson of Duntroon. It will be on display at Wheeler's Mu- sic store wh.'Ti reiMirs arc completed. â€" Stayner Sun. Abundant snow fall and stormy weather at time of writing. Only five children were in attendance at school on Monday owing to the stor- my weather. A nice crowd attended the dance in the L.O.L. hall on Friday night last, when a most enjoyable time was spent, the party breaking up about 2.30- a.m. We understand that there will be a dance in the Community HaU in Kimberley on Friday evening of this week. The Valentine social held in the basement of the United Church here Tuesday evening of last week, was quite successful. Mr. and Mrs. Falconer of Durham spent the past week with their son and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Harild Fal- coner. Mr. Bates Fawcett has left for Own Sound, where he has secured a position. Mr. Ed. Graham of Clarksburg brought a load of apples to the vill- ag last week. The apples sell at reasonable prices and are disposed of quickly. He visited with his friend, Mr. A. F. Pedlar, while here. Mrs. Rolph Kerr and friend of To- ronto visited a few days with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Fawcett. Mrs. Susan Doup of Saugeen Jet. spent a few days with her brother, Mr. Will Hawkn, wife and family. Mr. Chas. Martin had a bee buzzing wood last Friday. Mr. Robt. Purvis, with a number of men and teams, has been unload- ing a carload of feed and hauling it to Pheasant Island the past few days. X number of people in the surround- ing neighborhood have been harvest- ing ice on the Hydro lake, and there are yet others who will procure their supply. Mrs. Thos. McKee received a ness- age from Toronto announcing th > ill- ness of her daughter, Miss I bel. Mrs. McKee left Friday moroir â-  by train for Toronto to wait on her daughter. We hope Isabel will soon be well again. Mr. and .Mrs. John Williams. Mr. Jake Williams and Mrs. Jos. Willimjis attended the wedding: of their n'ucu in Toronto on Wednesday of las' â€" >ek. -Mrs. Leonard Latimer visited i.i :>. ronto for a few da.vs recently. Mr. Robt. Gorley has sold one c' 'lis purebred Durham animals of the ' -ale class, which was a fine beast o" ^ix months of age. Mr. Richard .' :en was the purchaser. Mr. Francis Genoe has had a ra.r^ recently installed in his home. We wish him and his wife much pie.- -re with it. Large Barn Burned The largo barn belonging to ' R. A. Clarke, Euphrasia i;nd St. V-: cent townlire. was completely c troyed by fire about 9 o'clock Thu day evening. The fire resulted 1" the fallinf: of a lantern from a h on which Mr. Clarke had hun- when he went into the mow to t' down some feed for his stock. " few moments the barn w.->s coi>ii- enveloped in flames. Mr. Clarke a.wd to get out all the livesto. ccpt twelve pigs and a numb hcn.s. A quantity of peas -straw, as well as some hay, stra' and a wagon, were destroyed. A 'r; -Her barn, close by, was save<l tl- â-  -gh the efforts of noighborina: fii; who formed a bucket brigad prevented the flames from reac' Mr. Clarke estimates his loss less than jri.OOO, partly c^vstp' suranoe. â-  a •ly ap- ex - â-  of the vs. md â- it. "Ot in- SKT OIT FOREST TRK 5. The Ontario Government 'is fo; distribution this year ten mill'.ni for- est trees. These are to be •â- â€¢â- ed fo- reforesting waste areas of th •; Prov- ince, and it is expected that ?♦â-  least three-quarters of them will 1 > used by private individuals through On- tario for reforesting waste av .j of the farm and for the plant -x of windbreaks. The government e !ieme at present provides that any re ident of the Province may secure .!,500 trees free for reforesting work and an additional 500 of spruce and cedar for windbreak planting. Application for trees should be made to the Cn- tario Fftrestry Btanch, Parliam. -t BuildiAgs, Toronto. I go t-« church bcause I want myi Large shipments of Burley tobaci ' children to go to church. I want ^«ve been made from Ridgetown, th them to Vnow «omething more of this prices ranging from 7c to 21c per lb, Mfe thrn hu-<ine.«. sport and self- amusemont. T know only one institu- Four years after he swallowed three tion that will teach them that they coins, Jan Semmich of Amsterdam was are divine. â€" Edgar Guest. operated on for their removal. February is giving us a real old- fashioned storm. Our teacher. Miss Giddins, was unable to get back to school this Mbnday morning on ac- count of the storm. Dever Bros, have exchanged the farm near Bethel, recently vacated by Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Dever., for Mr. John Hodgins' farm, close to Proton Station. Proton Station senior team met the Dundalk opponents and their numer- ous substitutes on the Flesherton rink last Thursday evening and whitewash- ed them unquestionably in a 10-0 vic- tory. The referee for the first per- iod was F. Thurstot?, Flesherton, and for the second and third periods, Mel Thompson, Dundalk. The Proton j line-up throughout the entire game was as follows: Goal, Jack Batchelor; Defence, Bert Hodgin, Gordon Ache- son; Centre. Harvey White; Wings, Clark Wyville and Everett White. Mr. Robt. Campbell of Alberta was the guest of his sister, Mrs. S. Batchelor. Miss Roberta Acheson spent the week end with her sister, Mrs. Oscar Patterson, Maple Grove. CEYLON Miss Vera Marshall has returned to her duties in Durham hospital, as nurse-in-training. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Bailey and two daughters of Shrigley spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. McPhail. Mr. Will Couts of the west and Mr. Robt. Coutts of Dundalk visited their sister, Mrs. A. Boultin the past week. Miss Delia White, mail carrier on this route., was unable to go her rounds on Monday on account of the bad roads, but was able to deliver the mail on Tuesday to all her patrons. A real blizzard while it lasted. , FINGERS CUT OFF. The Oldest Living Things So far as known the oldest living , thing in the world to-day is a tree. Iti may be one of the giant sequoias of! the Pacific coast, an east .African ba- obab or one of the cypresses of Mex- ico. A tree of this kind, near Oaxaca is said to have ITved 6.000 years. It is 41 feet through the trunk and, though its exkct age cannot be deter- mined without cutting the trunk and counting the rings, an approximate reckoning is made by comparing it ' with others of the same kind. By counting the rings it has been found i that some of the sequoias have lived 3T least 5,000 years. .Among the ani-; mals the longest-lived generally arc •unposed to be the big tortoises of the Galapagos islands, which are estimat-i ed to be 100 years old. Carp kept in ' ponds, have lived to he 150. and par-i rots have lived eighty years in captiv- ity. The longest-lived insect is the locust, but it spends all but a month of, its seventeen-year existence in larva form. When .\lex. McLeod of the 9th con. of Sunnidale went to remove some straw and chaff that had ac- cutter which he was operating last Tuesday afternoon, his right sleeve was caught in the cogs of the ma- chine and his hand and arm badly lacerated to the elbow. He was im- mediately taken to the Collingwood G. and M. Hospital where it was found ncessary to amputate the little and third fingers and do some skin grafting at the elbow. â€" Creemore Star. IN MEMORIAM TURNER â€" In ever loving memory of our dear daughter and sister, Janie, who entered into eteroai rest February 25th. 1925. When joy shall at Thy biddin.r fly -And griefs dark day come n. We in our turn would meekly cry Father, Thy will be done. Thy will be done seems hard to say When those we loved have passed away; Some day, some time' we will unde> stand When we meet again in that bettee land. â€" Sadly missed by Loved Ones, THE GRADS ARE WORLD CHAMPIONS The University of Toronto Grads hockey team won the amateur cham- pionship of the world when they scor- ed 38 goals in thi-ee games and held their opponents scoreless. In the first game with Sweden the Grads â- ounted 11 times, against England 14 and against Switzerland on Sunday 'â- '?. This was a new record for a f'anadian team, which is considered .he greatest array of hockey talent ever produced. The professional mo- guls will have their eye on the new world's champions, but it is not ex- pected that any will take the jump from amateur. Tenders Wanted Tenders will be received by the nn- dersigned for the purchase and re- moval of the shed of the former CHaK mer's Church. Tenders to be in my hands not later than Saturday, March 3rd, 1929. Highest or any tender not necess- arily accepted. I also offer for sale the church or- gan which is as good as new. â€" E. C. MURR.VY. RUBBER BOOTS FOB ALL For a good work boot that will help keep your feet dry, and rubber bot- toms and tops for men and boys, and all kinds of repairing on footwear, come to W. L. MORWOOD Flesherton, Ont. AGENCY FOR Massey Harris Implements INSURANCE WRITTEN IN SEVERAL COMPANIES OM BOTH FARM .AND TOWN PROPERTY. ' It isn't much good having "wel-, come" on your doormat if you havn't got it on your face. John Wright FLESHERTON James Wall, foreman of a Wiarro-: planing mill, got his hand caught in a machine and will probably lose a finger. Work is one of the best educators of practical character. It irivokes and disciplines obedience, self-control, at- tention, application and perseverance, liiving a man deftness and skill in his 9 s.necial calling, and aptitude and dex- ^ terity in dealing with the affairs of ^ ordinary life. â€" Samuel Smiles. ® BATES BURIAL CO, FUNERAL SERVICE N'EW MODERN FUXER-U P.VRLORS 1J2-124 .\vcnuc Road. TORONTO J. W, Bates. R; Maddocks. 9 9 CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank our many friends and neighbors for their kindness shown during the cecent illness and (U"th of our mother. alsSo for floral tributes. F. W. Smith and Mrs. P. \V Connell. ^ Mo-:e •3 "jlouse of (Quality" SPECIALS THIS WEEK ONLY 4 \hf: Wliitc IJeaiis 25c. 3 Pks. Jelly Powder (Cup and Saucer) 25c. Pure I.ard. 1 lb. Prints ; '. 19c. Mint.) Tea. I'cr lb 68c. 9 9 (S) Every eye does the best it can. When yini can't see i^rint distinctly, tbinl^ ;>f Your eves. 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