I N_^ rgbrrton \ •• TRUTH BEFORE FAVOR." â€" " PRINCIPLEb ]SOT MEN." VOL.. m, NO \m i^iesliertoii. Ont., TliLirsday, May 29 lOO^ W. H THURSTON, EDITOR « PBOPWKTOB Cbc Boers are Still eiinyiiid to Impossible Cerms But we are sellui'4 our Belt Buckles and Hat Pins At-piices witli;a t!ie re.ich if a'l. Theae iuv n<it ch';i|> go Is hut are r- al barg.iim in reliable (;o<>d.'). Hurry up and sacuru something goofl. Resuiar gl 00 Bolt Bucklea.iiak- price 25c Hei'iilai- SI. 00 Hat Fms. .sale price... 2oc , Ueyular 50c. B"it BuckK's,sale (nice. Ice ' ^ ' RtiiuLir bOc. Hat Pins, sale price... l.nc Reguliir 30e. Beit Buckles, .-uilo [jrice lOc Ktg^ular 30c. Hat Pius, sale p'ice. . . 10c Black Belt Bcckle.s. Resjular- oOc, sale price only 5c These goods were Travellers' Sain pies and we bought the stock AT A BARGAIN and are giving you the BENEFIT of cur dose buying. l!aU and wje imr stuck as wrd feel satisfied fhat we «t»n suit yiM and safe you money .-â- n your purehascn. ^ . A. ARMSTRONO FLBSHERTON Priceville . From Our Own Correspondent. Messrs. T. Bel!, Dr. Atkinson add P. ^. McArtbur attended a politicnl meeting Ht Hopevillo livst week. Miss A. Gnnt of Durham is spendiuff a few days in town. J lif V. t', W. .Varley was in Owen Sound last vvt'tu, Mv. .Ji'^ieph Aussum is iinproviu;; hii resiilmcc by building ;i liri'.k kiich>»n. Mr. d. McLean us Llie cou tractor. Mr. Walter Is'ichol is holidayirm at homo at present. lMis.s Rcbi'ccii Xichol leturneti t<v Uoche»ter nn Friday. Mrs. liobert KioR of Oraud Valley is vis tuig Ms. Walters at pryss-nt. Mrs Delauy and Mrs. DawsuQ of Or- angevillo .-ire the guests of the fonner's sister, Mrs. S Henderfson. Mr. T. H. Bell .spent the 24ih at his , home in Laurel. Mr. Lem Grier auil Miss Whitley of - Dunrialk spent 24th with Mrs. Grier of this placvi. Miss Edith James caine home from Oweu Sound on Friday, beiiisi obliged t > give up school on account of illness. llr. R. J. Conkey is vioitiijg hi^i sister in Bowinanville Mr. Ge.irge Williamson is on the sick list this week, but we hope to see him around aaain soon. Miss Maggie Mead is home from Tor- onto. Uer iiiuuy friends will bo ploasetl to hare her back again. Messrs, Will and .Angus Mooro of Port Arthur are visiting their parents and friends .-inund here. Rev. Dr. .Atkinson of Toionto will de- lirer a Ucure and show large limelight views on !.ceno» in the lauds of the sham- rock and heather. Those who do uot at- tend will miss a rare treat. hibitioD. At this juncture Mr. Davis in- terposed by explaiuinsi that ha had for- gotten 1 During Mr. Lucjis" speech that ^eii"'e'iiaii induiiied in a Utile bauterins; i the candiilate who had overlooked the hour of Douiiiiatiou, but said he did nut desire to rui> it in too hard. After tak- ing hia seiit Sir. Davis was given a sliort lieariiig U) explain sunie of Mr. Lucas' le- fcreuces and tlie nieetin!» adjourned. It was rat ;er a tamo nuiuiuatioii tlirough- out and the iiuiiiber present was nut iiear"y so large as i» usual on such occa- sions. Vuiidelour Lucas Again riember. Kiinberley Fi-on Our (.hcH Corrtspondent The twenty.f«urth p»8.sed off ijuietly liere, some (!Uiii£ elsowhere to enjoy themselves and others contenting them- selves at h«nie. Mr. Herbert Fawoett came up from Collingwood to spend Satuvday and Sun- liny at liis parent.tl huioe. Mr. .Volm PJewis and part of the fiunily have tiikeu up theirabmlefor the sumniur in their hnuse here. The Mis-ses Ida and May Thoiup'oii of Flesherti^n have been vi-niting with their 4tunt, Mrs. (JleorgeLawr<»nci'. Lightning struck Mr. T. Bradbury's, barn last week splitting some of the frame-' work and causing a slight smoke out nut' «-^tting it on tire. .^.^ iMr. J Braniflr lost a £iie horse, we lut-' derstand, dn Uim «anu.« sturui, li^t mnit betng'.tbe cause. Mr. Joseph Ch<.tf y and Mteti Sarah •Corivfie'd were happily united iu niarri;(ge Jaat Wednesday, RevJ" T. K. Wiite ottioi- â- aring. Mr. and Hm. (3. Bun iH of Fle«]>erton â- spent S»tnrd:vy.*!jid Sunday at tlie hiimc of hlK p-Mcuts. The home of Mr. W. T. ElUs has been IfarigUtenud Uy the U'kjvhI of a little boy •n the twpiitv-fi'urth. Mr. and Mra. George Beeeroft of Pott Law visued Mrs. A. U McL«w t.-vst WMk. _ C»iu|>brlt(>u Hero t > the Front Th'i*. faniou3 Clydesdale stnllinn the Maxwell Jonipaiiy have will stand for inirvs at Maxwell hotel for Reason 1902 attic 00. Is one of the (ireai^est stock setters in the county, which is proven by Vis stock, O. P.. aix.\SSFORD. 29*. Kir. DavM FaMad ta Tae the Scratch In the Laat Hm«-11« "Uverlooked" the Hour of Noainatiaa. Oae of tbu funniest political s-i- uation..* that has been heartl of for smne time no- veloped here on Rixiiiiiatioii d.iy. Slieritf Moore and assistant Pe^irce w. re on l>and to receive iiomiiialion.s, and iir U . 15 a.m. Dr. Cliristi'O aixjso aiKl noininated 1. B. Lucas. This was seonnded by Mr. Job. Blackburn, Then a l..ng wau couimeni;Hd. The returning officer aiiDoiiiued when ihe hour was nearly up that if ,Wr. D.ivi.s' mover and secouder w^re present he would receive the n â- min.rion, l>ut th«re was ii(>res(.,i-«?e,aird;itli.I,il BLieiswMs declared tiecttd for Cont.ie Grey bv accla- mation. li:ilf an h •UP afLurward.s. at 13 minutes to 1 o'clock, Mr. Davis sail.-u into loAn and wanted to get n.iii-.iniited. Init it was all i.v.'V and li â- WrtiKed i;i vain. The anioniic "f guymg that Uavis hidtn put uy with for The next ouple «i hours was sufficient to make tiny ia;in with "feeliOiis" culi.ipse under the strain, hat Davis biire it all quire meekly. Pearce informs The Advance that lie posted a proclamation on Davii' own building. Ne.tt time, he declar s, |,e wit! put t\vo of theiu inside the hou.se as well. About 2 30 a nieetini; was heUl in the town hiiil With Mr. !>. McKiii^ht of Eu- phrasia in tile chair, Mr. Davis was the lirst speaker and expressed deep re^rot that he bail "overKn.keir' the fact Unit the noiuiuatii.ns were from 11 to \i \n- stead uf from 12 to 1, as he imagmed. He s.iid emphaticaily that he was n.jt put up as a "frictious'(iueaniniiticiit:ou!5) caiiiiidate. There was no one more anxious than ho to have the ui ilcer fought out. fie deprecated party priiicipl.s, the principles of taxaiion, and fe;t very slrougly on the te:nperance (luesti.n. He did not think Mr. Lucas had acted right in vuting iw he did on this (piestion. He thought btraighfc temperance nieu .should be sent f. paiiia.uent. He also criticz-d Mf. Whitney's stand ou this ijuesiion, â- vhose plaifoini he said, wm col J water and whiskey, while Ro.Ss' platform was whiskey and cold water. There w.is no choice between them. Mr. D.ivis strong- ly urgetl the ratepayers to go out and voFc at the coming plebiscite. After .ngaiii ex- pressing his rei;ret at the outci'iue of affairs Mr. Davis took his seat. Mr.Lucjis then addressed the audience. He thought that ho had nothing to regret, so far as the campaign just cK>sed was concerned- He referred to his musicians and the wonderful refi-rm they had brought abont in Mr.Davis. \t the first meeting of the series th.it gentlemnn fair- ly tliniidered, but as the campaign atl- vani:e<l he got milder and milder until to- day he was as mild as a lamb. Certainly "music hatli charms." He had -SMiue ihingstoconiiilain of iu Mr. Davit*. who had apt»:alo.lBjiecially to the farmers .-is .igaiiist a lawyer. The speaker was not bom with a sii.ier spoon in his mouth. HLi father was a fariiier, and the proudest boiist he could make was that his father was one of the pioneer farmers of this country. Mr. Davis' appeal as a farmer was iiufair -As for bis lecotd in the Legislature, lie was nut conscious <<f liaviag done a siiijtlo net or iikade a motion iliat was not in the in- ttsrvst of hus constituency. He had asketl Mr. Davis to point out one single vote of hiH io which that gentleman would uot have voted in the sjiine way, but with i>ne exception he could not do it. That ex- cepl'on was the matter of t.ixine corpora- tii'ns, railways, etc. Mr. Davis would not h.avo railways taxed, fearilm that it would cause them to put up rates _ to toshippcis. Mr. Lucas could noi uinler. stand iilr. Davis' reasoning in this poiuf. Refoiriiig to the temperance question, Mr. Lucts had and did aay that he would vote for prohbition if it came to a straight Vote on this question. He wh.h clear and t)ccide<l on that point. .He clmtgcd Mr. Davis with having failed to iiieiiuon pro- hibition at the Keady meeting, where mostly all were Germans opposed to i>ro. from. 0.«r Oioit Coi re^/juiK/ettt i Mr. Issac Holiey spent the 24th with friends if this viomuy. Mrs. McMaster of 'Totont.) spent the '2-lth with her sister, Mra. vjeo. Wriiiht. Miss Carson 01 Btdton is visiting her cou.siii. Miss L. Buchanan. It is our sail duty this week to chronicle the death of two of our oldest and most respected reaiJents, the first being that of Mr. John McGee, who passed away on Friday morning at ttie home ut" his sou, John, after lvi-o weeks illness uf paralysis, .aged T+yeais. The remains were interr- ' ed in the Meftford Road cemetery on Sa.' urday afternoon. Mrs. MeiviJle, who for many years resided on the farm now occupietl by -Vlr. S. Turner, but who of late has made i;er home at iVJr. Geo. Shanuou's,p;;sssed away on Saturday eveuinji at the ripe old nge of niuetytwo years. The remains were I interred in the .Meaford Road cemetery on Monday. I Th« prospects for the fruit crop are , iinmeBse. Eugenia From Our Own Correspondent. The 24* h pas-setl ofi very pleasantly. Picnic p'lrtios from several ijlaees cunie to spend the d.iy, .'is Eugenia utill remains a fa., oi'i'e r^.-^si". for plca.-iure piu'ties. Durini; th- .severe thunder storm on Tliiu-sday afteinoou Mr. Braniti" of ilie towiiline had a valuable horse killed by lightning. It was not insured, which makes the loss the greater His son, .Mr. .John, jr , was beside ihe horse when struck. He w.is roudeied uncoi.sious for some time but fortunately escaped with- : oat serious it. jury. '. Mr. Fred -Vlunshaw of Ti ronto and Mr. ' Laurie -Muushaw of Markdale spent the '2-ttli with their parents at Eusjeuia. Mrs- Wldthy of Newbury ..nd her daughter, .Mr>. Frediick of DolUrville, Michigau, .-x-e vi.siting at Mr, Linton's, whv) is very low at present. Mr. Lou .Akitt has returned. The at- tr lotion at Eugenii was rathor strong for him to resist. His many friends wel- coino him Imck iig.mi. .Mr. Joseph Williams had a good horse die the past week. So'i.e of our local ti.shermeu are catch- ing lots, oi^ sp.»ckled beauties at present. No end to the wonderful stories beint; told. Uii Friday afternoon Ihe teachers lUid pupi's of the public school celebrated i Empire Day on the school grounds by riU.sina a new Hag, which they had pur- ch;ised. Invitations weri given to thi-ii imiueruus frieuUs t > lie present, to which I ,h1i heartily responded. Rev. Mr. White ! was chairman and very ably tilled thapos- itioii Patriotic speeches were yivea hv th« chairuv.n, Mr. Walker, Jlr. K. T. j Uarr and Mr. Madill. The Uiu' was | raised by Mr. Cairns, while all joineil in singin? the J«Htion:iI .-Vii'hem. Readin-,:s were given by the Misses Eva Turner, Annie Wilsi'iiaiid .Millie McMullen Miss : M;\y Wils'in gave a recitation, while .\Ir. Jake Wi:lains tired oil' the oaninin. Al'o- j get lier a most enjoyable line wa.s s[iont. i .\11 hope that our present teachers may ' liing pi-eside over out ."ujhoul a.i they have ; enshrined themselves iu the hearts of tlie | peopile of this comtnuniry. | Miss Allie Wiliiams is visiling her aunt. Mrs. WhiK of .Markdale. Miss Mmiiie tinihani of BurHngtoii Be.-»oh |>aid a short visit lo her pnrenis, Mr. and Mrs. Roliert Graham, of tihe valley, the past week . i McFarland, Stafford & Co. | .^ARKDALE, ONT. H^ Grey bounty's Bidd^st and Cheapest store ^ ruinjT rijTru^ ruTnja ririfuiJTrinj;t rijytn JV>"Tn nrtrin nrtrLrinriJTj^^ ^^ New Clothing Offerings For |^ Men and ^^^"^ irfci § >ot old, shop, worn goods, hut new stock tliat have hardly been in ^ stoclHong enough to feel perfectly at home. This lot of specials that we f(? will place on our bargain counter Thursday morning would take too ninch ^^ space to explain how we were so fortunate in .secuting these bright and C^ new gtxids at prices quoted below. That don't interest you â€" its the low fR prices Tbey are strikins; examples of the unequalled bnyinsr facilities aK this store ctnnmaads. ' '^) Four important points we ])ay particular attention to when buying J|^ clothing which prevents the purchaser of any fault-finding after he has ^ aiven them a fair trial . FIRSTâ€" The cloth must not contain any shi>dily: <^ SECONDâ€" TTie lininss must be durable : THIRDâ€" The stylo must, be ?R up-to-date ; FurRTIlâ€" The tit roust be perfect. ^ Here are a few facts shown in figures â€" ^D Boys 3-piece suits, sizes 33, 34 .and 35, actual value §5. on sale st 3.19 This p<irticular line is a grey mixture all-wool tweed, iu single or double breastetl cat shape and loon trousers, auitabj^for any season Men's suits, standartl price $7.5<D our price 490 Any man who wants the regular S7.5ft*uit for S4.P0 can get it this week if ho comes early enough It is a tine all-wool tweed in grey, fancy with invisible check, 'vhicli make a natty suit. Only 4.90 Men's suits worth $13.00, our price this week " : - 9.75 In a fine import all wool bl.ick cliiy worsted suit, sipale-bre.isted coats, with deep French faoiuL;. well tailored and best of triin.-ain«s, all si'.k sewn. There's not a bit of eiaygeration about this â€" not a bail to bring you in, but a geuaiiie bargain that you cannot see tisewfiere. Do iiol hesitate about the tit for we have them in all sizes 9.75 Alen's browij cwced invisible check trouser in dark shade.a wearer worth 81.50 for 1 19 Men's S3.C0 tine tnmsers to offer at S2.20. Men's fine .all-wool blnck clay worsted troiis»a-s in the latest cut,side and hip pockets, sprint.- bottom. -\ genuine bargain '' ' ' . ' . 'â- 2.29 Men's S3.00 black worsted trcnsrfrs in stripe ett-ct. a pant that can be worn with worsted or tweed coats and vests. Dn .sale this week at 1.98 Men's vests, a resul.ir ^t.25 vest for98c. A neat d.ark brown tweed. Uur regular price for this vesi; is S1.25. but we purpose gettTlig you in- terested it prices will do it. For this week 98 ^len's 82 75 fancy vests f.n- S1.98. Now. if you want a nice rest in a Ii'ack Kround with silk worked patterns in red i r blue, style double- brea.sted. Gome aUjiiL' Thursday and get one,«izes 35 to 42. Others get ?2.75, but we only .-isk j gg Every statenjont of value is alisolutely accurate. If you anticipinte buy- ing clotliing this is a uoldeii opportunity, NOTE: â€" All goods are mark- ed iu plaui figurss; and one price only. MdFki'lkiid, ^tkfford & Co. F. G. KARSTEDT FLESH ERTON T 50,000 LBS.OF WOOL. The Day ol Miracles Not Past A Toronto S'ar reporter iav-.stii;«to»t the CR80 of Mr. Gp>>. Wiirt'Hr, a»d found that after thirteen years of almost total deafness, bo hid be, 11 cured by inhaling Cttarrhouoiie. ITi'S proves lh.-»t wlierw. Oalarrhosino treaMiieiit it einpl»yed, impaired hearing «nd denfne.sa can b« cured. Cattarrh- ozone always brings quick relief and is warranted to z^ve l.-i-sting satisfaction. Alt sufferers froii impaired hearing, deafness, head iioise.s and ringing ill the ears sre advi*ed to iiih.ale Cahirrhozono and de- rive the gieat beiwGt it is cajiaMe of nf. fording. I*rice $1, smdl siz* 26c. Drug- gists or N. C. Poison & Co., Kingston, Ontario. Butter and €ggs In any quantity F. G. KARSTEDT