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THE PLEsMfiRTON ADVAt-CE DECEMBER 9 1897 Vicinity Chips t^hsracterlstics of the Past Wfeek Carefully Culled for the Cnrlons 'â- ! Biuiuess notices dmong Iteals voM b« f charged at the rate of ten cents + pir line for each insertion. A + reduction will be VMcle on con- t tracts for 100 lines or over. Sund »y last was sacrament Suuday in Ibe Pre»byteri(ti) church. Protect your feet with good rubbers, tretti arrWals at, 01ayt<in*g. All townsl'ip ouni'ils will meet on the 16ih in<tt., to wind up the year's business. 600 priunds of candies and nuts just ar- rived for Christiiws trade at R. Pedlar's OSprey council will meet at Maxwell on the 15th for its la-Ht meeting of the year. / Miss Irwin has been re-engaged for the junior diepartnieut of the Flesheiton pub- lic school. I. P. S, Cauipbell visited the Flesher- totl publ'c school on Wednesday of last week. Ho found much iniprovemeat. Rev. Mr. Str.:chan preuided at a meet- infi of the U^iper Canada Bible Society, held iu t'lo Presbyterian chur>:h ou Tues- day «vcniny;. Auoti'Ui safes warranted to be conduct- ed satisfactorily and on easy terms. Licensed for the county. 11. N.Hender- auu, auctioneer. Tenders wanted to draw logs by the 1000 for a 3-mile draw. There will bo 8oni« 3(X),000 ft. Logs are akided. Bee- croft & Talbot. Miss Robinson, teacher in No. 2, Prot- on, informs ua that the dale of her school entertainment is Dec. 10 and not th^- loth as stated in Inistioj^a correspoudunoe last wtek. Everybody lias their huliby. Mine ib scilini/ boot.'*, rubbers, etc. Thanks to t>ur friands, these are !!<'i"g <l«i'='«- I' will be to your advantayo to call and sue tbeU). â€" W. Clayton. James Watsc.n of PviceviUe h ad Con- stable Donald McDoniild of the same place summoned befoie Maaistrate Van- Diiseti on Thursday last for usiii« naugh- ty languatje. Alt, Watson ditl not prei-s the case and the defeiidaut got oil" by pay- ing cotts ttmouiiliii« to six dollars. One bnyor tells another that Mc- Fai'land & Son, Mark dale, pay the high- est prices for all kind.s of faritier«' pro- duce, carry the largest stock of goods.sell the ohenpest, and do the largest business, of any store in the county. Aiother development iu municipal matters this week is the announcement by Mr. .Jolin Pedlar tlint ho is ill the field for councillor for Ward 3. Thiu.ns are quiet iu the other divisions and we hear of no prospective competition for the council lorships. A social will he held at Wesley church Meaford road, under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid Society of the church on Doc. 29Ui. The liKlies are sparing no pains to iniiko Um he^^t of the season as reitards refreBhiiient?, program, and a general gootl time. Admission, adults 15 cents, children 10 cents. Mis. K. Douglas, Pros. Anniversary services will bo held in Proton Metliodii>t church on Sunday Deo. 19th, when Kov. K. J. Follis of Dundalk will preach morning and evening. In the afternoon a Sunday school mass meeting will be held. On the Moiul.iy eveninij fol- lu'ving a tea and entertaimiicnt will bo given witli the unual admission. See bills for further particula;s. Good sleiiihiiig for the pswt few days has made bu.siiiess brisk and the grain nnrket lively,, a largo quantity of cereals being now delivered. A.s high prices are paid on Flosherton ninik. t as anywhere in the cininty. On Monday a CDuple of gentlemen whose names wo can give drove six miles further and thankfully pocketed the same price which they would havj re- osived here. Bui) such is life. Distant 6elds are greenest. Two weeks ago our Kimberly corrps- pondent stated thit Miss Shore had been engaged for the East Mountain school at a salary of $115, and a Miss Soul for Kimberly junior department at $110. Bi-fo'e printiuK we had n" time to verify Wii«, but have sinoa map* inquiry and 6nd that our correspondent made a mistake. The salaries attached to these schools are 8215 and $210. respectively. We have plei sure ni correcting this libelon trustees and teachers. Although salaries are very low they have not yet come down to the actual starvation point indicated in the statements referred to. Honor Rolls Henry Mathews of Clarksburg wa8 kicked, knocked down and trampled upon by a horse. Several bones were broken, his head cut and back injured, but there are hopes that he will recover. Tlie unpaid taxes in Ward No. 3, Ar- temesia, are wanted before the 12th inst. Look out for costs after that date.â€" John Wright, collector. James Allison, the IT-year old lad who on Friday last, at Berlin, was found guilty and sentenced to death for the murder of Mrs. Anthony Orr, has con- fessed his crime and acknowledged th»> justice of his sentence. The Crown's theory was correct iu every particular. We can only take a limited supply of woBd on subscription this year, owing to the quantity received last, and the first wlio comes will be first served. Wo ivill announce through the paper when a sulHcient quantity has been secured. We want about five cords of 18-inoh wood â€" dry if possible. On Saturday Annus Knuff, son of Geo. Knuff, 0.spiey, was assisting Mr. Hohn, near Nottawa village, to cut feed. He was feediiiif the box when the rollers caught his hand and drew it in. Slice by slice w.ia taken off as far as the wrist, when the machine was stopped. With the utmost difliculty he was saved from bleeding to death. A public meeting was held in the town hall on Friday evening Lii>t for the pur- pose of discussing vi!lai;e matters in gen- eral and the best methods of improving the general condition of affairs. Nothing of importance was done however, and the meeting was luljourned until Friday next. Ft is to he hopi d that the di.'icussion of these matters is but the dawnini; of'a new oia in the history of Fleshertoii. Tliero is room for improvement and iinprove- iiicnt can be innde if all our citizens will put there shoulders to the wheel. Our advei'tisiiic eoUimns this week are of more than ordinary inietest aid Contain aiii;ouiicouieiit» of a host of fascinating Christmas goods. We pride ourselves on the get up of advertisements in this paper and want everybody to look tliein over, whether prospective bujei-s or not. M. Richardson & Co.'s announcement this week is a trade bringor. Mr. W. Rich- ai'ddon takes a whole column to enumer- ate the \onii list of Santa Claus goods on hand, and F. T. Hill & Co. of Mavkdale al.so (ill their space this week with an attractive list of goods. Added to these there is a host of smaller, but jtisc as iiii- portant, announcements in the ca^ual eoluinn. All these testify to the value of The Advance as an advertising medium. To the Eilor of Tlie Advance. Dbaii Sir. â€" I may just state, I have no particular aspirations for tlio reeve- ship, but at the same time I wimld like to see a fanner occupy the reeve's chair, as the great majority of the ratepayers are farmers. There are a largo number of them who have the ability to occupy the position of reeve and conduct the busi ness of the townstiip successfully. I am only too willing to make way and uivo the candidate a fair Held whoever he mny be if ho may see fit to try conclu.iions with those already in the contest. Yours respectfully. Tuomas Ghainqeb PBRSONAi.3 Sir. W. H; Brown of Stoyner was a caller at this ofTice on Saturday, having been speiulin,^ a few days with friends in this vicinity. Dr. McLean, jr., of Meaford, wa.'^ in town on Monday hioking for high stop- ping hoises. Dr. Mahan of of Claiksburg visited in town on Sunday, returning Monday. Rev. Mr. Isaac of Holstoin, occupied l;he pulpit of the Methodist church at the morning and evonin? service on Sunday. Mr. Isaac was stationed here 29 years ago. Rev Mr. Mahan was suddenly called away last we»k by a telegram annoiincins/ the death of a relative nt Wyoming. Mrs. Mahan accompanied him. Mr, I. Irwin. Osprey's youngest and â€" I we wpre '»oing to say best looking coun- ' cil'or. but that would be considered flat- I tery â€" was a welcome caller on Monday. He was in with a load of cheese from the j Singhampton fa-itory. Mr. Irwin will Rjtaiu be in the field for councillor next yfnr, and it is likely all of the old ooun • QiU.Qt« o^Ul seek r.«-alQOtion. Report of S. 3. No. 9, Artemesia, for fjr November. 3rd Classâ€" M. Milligan, M. Murphy, M. Hanley. 2nd Sr.â€" V. Phillips, L. Milligan, G. Paul. 3nd Sr. â€" 8. Gamey, J. Magee, Bv Russell. Part 2nd Sr.â€" B. Magee, G. Paul, A. Smith. Part 2nd Jr.â€" B. Janiicson, C. Hanley, M. Jamieaou. John J. Coulter Teaohir Honor Roll for S. S. No. 10, Artemesia for November. 5th Class â€" Clarry Thompson, George Cairns, Thos. Cooke. 4thâ€" Wm. Rutledue, Gordon McMul- len, Carrie Rutledge. 3rd â€" Irene Legate, Myrtle Thompson, Chas. McMulleu and Walter Deadman ( equal.) 2nd Sr. â€" Beatrice Lawrence, Eva Lawrance, Ina McMuUen, 2iid Jr. â€" Ida Joues,Robbie Tucker, Jas. Sargent. Part 2nd Sr.â€" Roy Piper, OttieTuoker, Freddie Chislott. Part 2nd Jr.â€" Willie Hawke, Stanley McMullen, Johnnie MuAuley. Part 1st Sr. â€" Lizzie Sargent, Annie Hawke, Ida Rutledge, Minnie Hemphill. Pt. 1st Jr.â€" Maudie Heuiphill,Freddio McMullen, Cecil Legate. Miss Cusunib, Teacher. hand . Two David Hunt, 24 years old, of Grand Valley, poisoned himself by taking a dose of paris green. R. McBnde of Arnott had his caught in the gearing of a windmill fingers were amputated. Wanamakor of Philadelphia says : â€" I never in my life us.-d such a thini; as a poster or a dodger or a hnnd bill. My plan for twenty years has been to buy so much space in a newspaper and fill it up as I watited. I would not uire an adver- tistinent ill a newspaper of 500 circulation for 5,(XH) posters and dodgers. At first I laid aside $3,000; last year I laid aside and S|;ent S40,IH)0 I have done better this year ikiid shall iticreasj the sum as t!ie profi's warrant t. I owe my success to news|M»|)er9 and to them I freely give a o rtain pri'fitof my yearly business. Fire destroyed Wm Whitelaw's largo barn and coii':et.tsou thu4th I'lie St. Vin- cent, about 2 miles south of Meaford, Monday ovenini;. The cimso of the firu, which started about half past niuc, is un- known. The bsm is one of the best and 1 irgest in the township, and with it were ooiiHUined thirty-one head of cattle and horses, all the season's grain and some machinery. Mr Whitelaw resides about a mile north of the place, and when he reached the scene of the fire it was impossible to save anything. Loss e4L'U0; insured for S!220O. The report of the Bureau of Industrii s on agricultural statistics has bei n issued. It shows that in 18'J0 that 104,393,085 pounds of cheese, valued at 38,(546,735' were manufactured in Ontario. In tlio 170 cieameriea of tho province 2,7()8,1'J3 pounds of butter valued at 8505,271, were msnufactured, Tho valuesof farm proper- ty in Ontaiio are estimated at 910,201, ()23. Tho totid grain and root crops of tho provinco in ISUlJ is valued at 8188^900, «135. The total amount of chattel inort- in Ontario is 813,501,710, and they num- ber 21,680,. More than half of these are registered against farmers, but the total amount of those farm encumbrances is but 83,877,008. STRAYBI> Strayoil from tli« prumlses of tlieunilorfiiBned tot '21,iitl> cou , Odoroy, about Boi>t. SO. two calvuBâ€"ljiill anil huifor, ISutti ruil, hull bad Huino wbito ou hia side. \W. H. QUY, MbywjuII, P. O NOTICE ! For Fine Tailoring call on - F. A. BAKER - Next door to Christoe's drug store. As I have tho latest NEW YORK and LONDON FASHIONS style and Workmanship guaranteed as usual. d , THE HJflH CLAS5 TAILOR A Large Stock ... of Footwear In Ladies' Mens' and Children's Boots and Shoes, also Rubbers, Overshoas and Felt Boots Custom work and Repairing attended to promptly at l^i CLAYTON'S, - - Flesherton. Agent for Dominion Money Order Express THE FLESHERTON FURNITURE WAREROOM CHRISTriAS 1897! Our specialties for Xmas gift department are becoming more and more inter- esting each year â€" this season wo have been very successful in our endeavours to supply our ever increasing trade with a large variety of goods that cannot fail to give the fullest satisfaction and pleasure â€" while at the same time the prices are, well just come in and see, we will not ipiote them here because you would think the giMids too cheap to lie good. Our stuck ranges to ineo'; every need, from tho. humblest kitchen tu the most refined parlor. Organs I Beautiful Organs ! at Holiday Prices ^p - An exceeding fine lino of ART GOODS in fancy lines of furniture, PICTURES EASELS, SCREENS, MEDALLIONS, MIRRORS, HAT, PAPER, MUSIC and HALL RACKS, etc., etc. • • 3' Q' J^OOTS . . . UNDERTAKING AND PICTURE DEALER. FLESHERTON . WANTED, AGENTS „:o:?:i.r«" i^n^ii:^ natid copius sold. Ttll'eo tliousand flvo llinidrnd orrtored from Au?traii« ; iarnf iiiiantity ijoiiu to boutli Africa ; gojnt" liko witd-llro Iu Cmi- g'la. Lord Ijortio. Hor Majt^stv's Non-in-law. Hays : " Tlio best popular life of the (^uuuii 1 liavo soeii." aud tliuuHuiidH etidorse tbo status niulit. Outttt freu til ciiuvaBH»rB ; exclusive torritory ; book ou tiiiio ; em to uiaku *5 daily ; souiu inako twiuo tli&t. Tbo Dratlluy-Garrotsou Toronto Agents sell "Klondike Qold Field" Likua wllirlwiiid. Kxiitiricneud câ- (l[|Va^^^•r rcnpiiiK tlio ricbout ImrvtBt of tliHir Hv'«>i : mw bBKiinnirsdoinn woniliirs. Nearly uverybody subBcriben. One vohuk follow ou a farm at Sl^ a nioiitb is ioal(iiirf*7.V A lady tvpu-»ritor lit *:l a woek is cloarluK *11. A iiU'cllnuic wbo liiid earned *I.:I0 a day in oloariUB *ri a day. Wo want more BRniitB. fanvassing outflt liSots., wortll #1. THK UllADLEY-aAltilETSON Co., Ltd., Toronto, Out. H. HK1I'.MAN, ESg. tliornltnr,.Iuiio;H07. Dbak Sir,--I would ho doiuu ail nijun'.ico to vou and tUB pnblio not to iiiaka kiiiwu tho bin«litg I reooivod from .vour remedy known »!. -LiKhtniiiB I'ain Hunter." I 8iiraiu«d iny anklovBivbadlv, a short tinio after it (jot %«• y 1>»<I sKaiii. LVrui) unable to K.;t around for nlTout three moutl.!.. First 1 tiled otio doctor thai, ai.otbor. and other ren.odioB to •â- " "Of>- ' wan uoarlv civiuK up iu do»pair whoi you I gavn motionrstl>ottl«ifLi«btniUB x'a.»Hunt«r to.ryitou its inorit8;to n.y nurprue I «ot innnortiato relief .u.l iu ?'>»"'.,""",'; ""w^nl beuan uiovinB aroiiud, and »horlly altur went lowork I tlmuktho day I t>e^au "^'"R >""r Lielituinc Pain Hunter that soi luo on ni> fo«t aeai Wo havo u»ml It for burns, scalds bn.i«o.. oouKhB.Borethroat. .oro «houide b o tho horBCH and cut» iu winter, yot I ''"•V",;" J";'' to bodisapiudntuJ wliun 'M'Pi'od. In '»â-  t 't » our houBuhoM ron.bdy and I "oul not '" without it. Anvoiio wialuuK to write mo direct rwilUladlyanB«or thorn. Wi»bnB you every snmiosB I roinain, Your, truly, '^••^""'Vii. Miove iB ono of tho many hnnoroil toi.tinioni» als nomine i". tellinK of the ourativs powers of Liijhtniui; Pain Hunter. Shipped toany addroBSOn roroipt, of price. Korsalo in Flesherton at Dr. Christoe's Medical tiall and at Kleahertou SUtion liy J, U. Euan, aeneral store. ONLY 25 CENTS A BOTTLE FlESlEflTOI SH111M PiBlOB S^. .^ffyard - - !Propri«ior Monuments, Urns and Vases Hairdresslng in the Latest St.Yle SCISSORS SHARPENED and RAZORS HOiNED iu first class style. Agent for Rolstin's Laundry and Parker's Dye Works, Toronto. .-wxanfail Tliree Ladles to introi1n< inf aBUHl i,ol work Splnndid Incnahouto- - ,. -. - rofcuniB to oouipetent porsous, J. 'J.lIiLOW.^7, Toronto. The uudersiguod lias s< cinod the agency for the now Mi-tallic P ata Glass ilouuiuont, mauufuctnrcd in Toronto, one of the finest niounmnilg. ever proBoiitod to the pnlilic I' is pranounced by experts to be Uie bt s*- inonumeui iu ciiu uiarUa. The in- scriptiou, wLiicli is patented,, wiil Inst for agc-3, and will be as perfect in a hundred years as tlie first year. Att inscriptiou in giaiiite or mai bio, when put ou iu gold, silver or p:iiiitorl, will lust only a short time and then have to be done over ag.aiu, Tlie old pred, not put ou their spectacles to read onr inscripiiou. Tiuso monnnieii's are uf bdautifui designs, granittized in led or grey, aud are within the roiioli of the poorest. An early cill solicited W1I. ttENDERSON .^geiit. Resideucp opposite the Frea* byteiiau church, Flesherton.. ^vooo's i>iio«riiODir<;E.. The Great EnsIInh Rcniody. Six T^lclrafffJi GuamntefA to ITomptty and pormain'ntly ciro all forms of .Vcrfou* ITt'oltruTJa. Kmfe*frtn-«,.'^i>cm»- atf^rrhca, Jmj>o<ci»ri/an.itt/I ej^rcta nf Abuse or KxcffSfft Mfintnl Worry, florctv^jirfl life Before and After. ^„,._ „,i,\ ^„„ „^^ ,„ j^ flrmitpt Inaanitj/, Coru%mpUon o7id an carty praw. Haabeen proscril>ed over 36yonr^ Iu tliuusaniU of caacf; la Iho only PMinh^-e an'i Jlotxtst ^alicint knovm* Affk Jrugglstfor Wood'i PhonpTiodlncilf hoofTprBsomo -worihlcsB meJtclnrt !n plaoe of thig. Inclose price In letter, and wo will soiiU by return mail. Price, one paolcu^, fit; alx, 85. One vlU ptea»*t Mat viO curt. PninphlctnfreA toanynMrcs^, The \Vood Co in puny, Windsor, On I.. Ckriadfc S»M ih Flesherton and eTory'vh*ir»? in Canada by »>! re».pun»iblo diU't^ists. Farm and Mill Site for Sale For Pale Tory choap aud on vrry ^asv tiirnip. Ttinbor (arm, UW acica, two niiloa' from I'l.^b ortou, known aa tho Wiu. Hog-qa-^'iiill pro. porty, and on wliioli is an oxcollout water power, foundation of saw iiini. dam and pond aD4 water wlioel in place and all rnadv for putting ndll on. .Miout I.">aciii»cluaiod,:iO xc-ostimber, luostofT, balance woll Huiberml.inixod timber^ Thin (arm will De mdd at a bavjjain if nolda*' once. Hmall pay luiint down, balance OD yery. easy termi. Apply to U.J. Spnotii.B, KIoBherton. Oo% COW CAME r>^TR.\Y Fai'm for Sale Farm for sale cheap. 91 aorna, wall wa'orea? 24 tuilofl oait of this villaKe, known as cho Fea^ wick farm. Apply to U. BiohardBOn, aeaiRn** Came to thfi premines of tho anlersitind about Deo. iBt, one Cow. The owner in reqiieit- ed to proT* property, pay espsnaea and taha tbo animal awav. T. BBTT9. ei«l»liWto*,.P«J,,7, 18SIT,. I3oa,r for Servico- The underalgned has a tho-'Onghhred novhr. •hlr« bow tor, aerTio* on iQt ITt. O- O. H. iiiiiiiiiiriiMiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiir''" ..Ibi ijts^ iMi^„^aift L. ^•^ '^' t