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} t • Vol. 52, No. 43 Flesherton, April 5th, 1933 W. H. Thurston & Son, Pr»iprit;toi s RiOCK M11.LS Mrs. Buchan of Clifton Springs, New York, motored here and visited with her sister, Mrs. Dougald Clark. Mrs. Bu;han motored alone and found the roads in very good condi- tion, .W'&Ji?'-n«..Jrouble. She left on Friday on the return trip home. Mrs. Ida McDowell returned home from Toronto on Saturday, where she has been taking treatment. Wc are very sorry to report Mrs. McDowell in a very weajt condition, but trust that -she may be restored to good health again. Mr. Cecil Meldruin and son. Bob. Mr. Dave Jaraieson and Mervyn Little of Portlaw, spent an evening with the Pedlar lamili'js. Mr. Dougald Clark returned home from Toronto Thursday, where he underwent an operation for throat trouble. We hope he will so^n feel much better. Miss Gladys White of Proton wa-= a recent caller at the home of Mr. Thos. Betts. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Betts, Helen and Harold, were recent visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pedlar, Eugenia. CEYLON PROTON STATION TORONTOJJNE NORTH Woodbees are the order of the day. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Littlejohns en- , tertained their friends to a party , on Friday evening last. The oc- casion being .Wesley's birthday. l), Mr. Wm. Teeter, near Maxwell, is 1; assisting Mr. Fred Brown. ' Mr. Chas. Stafford, who got his ' eye injured some time ago, while ' chopping wood, is at present suffer- I ing much from the effects of the ac- cident. ,, A dance was held at the home ot Mr. Bert Sparks last Tuesday even- ing. Miss Agnes Macphaii, M. P., of Ottawa and Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Bailey and daughters of .Shrigley spent the week end with Mrs. Macphait. Mi.s. .Vlarshall and daughter, Doris, spent Saturday at Owen Sound and Miss Jean Marshall spent the week end with her sister at Holland Centre. Mr. and Mrs. George Fisher enter- tai.".ed their friendj to a dance and card party on Friday night, and all reported a good time. Miss Willa Patterson, teacher at Markdaie, spent the week end with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Gibson of Shel- burne were week end visitors at Mr. John Gibson"i. Mrs. Shaw and little son, Wallare, visited the first of the week with her sister near Markdaie. Quite a number are this week en- imaged in syrup making. Mr. Hughie McPhearson has rented his farm for the coming season and is therefore holding an auction sale ot stock, implements and furniture on April llth. The Ladies' Aid held their April meeting at the home of Mrs. Haw with twenty-five members and vis- itors present. The meeting was open- ed by singing hymn, "Love Div^ine," followed by the Lord's prayer in uni- son. The president read a por- tion of Pilgrims Progress. Th ." roll ;all was answered by an Irish .ioke. Minutes of February meeting were read and approved. A prograir. wa.;- given which consisted of Iriiii song':, readings and contests, which wei'e a!l thoroughly enjoyed. The next moat- ing will be held at the home of Mrs. Macphail. "More Love to T'li-e'' was closing hymn, followed by Mizvath, after which a dainty lunch was served and a half hour spent in a social chat. PRICEVILLE The telephone line men ai"c busy repairing line 44, which ha.i been out of order since the ice storm two weeks ago. When Arnold Hergott was eoming to Proton Station frim Toronto on hi.s motorcycle last Thursday he hap- pened with a serious accident near Brampton. Both of his limb.; were broken, one of them broken in three places. He was taken to Srampton hospital and is doing nicely. His friends at Proton Station ai-e very sorry for him. Arnold has for sev- eial -years been a cream tester ip Eaton's" creamery. Proton Station hockey team played a stirnng game with Chatsworth on Markdaie ice, but lost the game, the scoro being 1-2. Among those taking advantage of the week end excursion to Toronto were Mr. and .Mrs. Lome Hodgin and Mr. Hilgarten. Mr. Clark Wyvills, who spent the winter months with his parents here, has entered upon his season's work on board the Dunevan, a freight boat wintering in London harbor. The Dunevan will sail the Great Lakes and the river St. Lawrence this sum- mer. We wish Clark "Bon Voyage." Mr. Thos. Wyville attended the fun- eral of his oldest brother, the late Richard .WyviHe of Markdaie. FEVERSHAM ' now TO FIGURE THE DAY ' OF YOUR BIRTH "Say, why do folks write to the newspapers to find out on what day *â-  of the wefV they were born when ' there is such an easy method of fig- t uring it out for themselves?" , "Perhaps the method is not gen- erally knov/n," answered the scribe. "Well it's simple enongh," was the â- 'reply. "First, you count the Leap 'Years that have occurred since the »year of your birth. Then you add the ^number of Leap Years to the age that ,you reach on this year's birthday and divide the sum total by seven. ' "If there is no reraaiinder you were • born on the same day of the week as »that on which your birthday faUs this j -phe United Kingdom agreement a. . year. If there is a remamder, ?Hy ^^^. ,.atified, puts Canadian cattle ex MAXWELL On Sunday, March 26th, a baptism service was solemnized in St. Mary's church here, when the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter McMaster was bap- tised as Donald .A.ngus. On Good Friday service will be held in St. Mary's church at 3 p.m. and on Easter Sunday at 4 p.m. We extend our deepest sympathy to Mrj. Spencer in the death of her husband. -W. I. will be held in the Orange hall here on Friday, March Tth, at 3 o'clock. Visitors cordially wel- come. EXPORT CATTLE ON NEW FOOTING (Last Week's Items) Proton Station's young hockey team did splendidly in the game against Markdaie young lads last Wednesday night in the Markdaie rink, even though they had the smallest end of the score. They have absolutely no practice. Te older boys, in a hard- fought battle with Markdaie, failed to break the tie. Horsa buyers have been visiting this village and vicinity and some farmers have made sales. , Wood is on the move. We notice larjie piles of it being stored in many back yard-?. -Mr. Dick Hodgin has sold his wood lot, west of the village, to Mr. James Batchelor, Mrs. Geo. Blakeley was at Corbet- ton last week visiting her srster-in- law, who is seriously ill. Mi.j. Hugh Hodgin is in Dundalk nursing a sick sister. Mr. Geo. Wetherall of Newmarket was a caller in this villaga Monday Mr. and Mrs. Cole made a busine-ss trip to Owen Sound on Monday. Tt is our «aJ duty ti) chronicle the death of Mrs. Mary Ann Mather, aftei twa weeks suffering from heart trouble the deceased passed av/ay on Thurs- day and was in her 75th year. She was born at Black Rock, New York, and came with her parents to Ben- tinck when six months old. 51 year; ago she was married to Mr. John Mather o/ Bontinck township and to them weiu 'oont five children, 3 de- ceased. Tommy was killed in the war at Paschendale; Lizzie, who livad with her mother in PriceviUe and Wm. I'i miles .south of Pri;eville. Her husband predeceased her 32 years ago. Deceased has four sisters namely: Mrs. Sharp, Normanby; Mrs. Harri- jon, Chatsworth; Mr.s. Bailey, Elm- wood; Miss Belle Laidlow who is at present with her sister, Mrs. Harri- son, Chatsworth and three sisters de- ceased. Janet, Maggie and Bessie and one brother, George Laidlow, deceas- ed 34 years ago. Nineteen years ago Mrs. Mather and daughter, Lizzie, moved to Priceville from the farm now owned by William and has re- sided there since. Mrs Sr^ther v<as of a quiet and kind disposition and was held in the high- est esteem and will be much missed by her many friendj in Priceville. The funeral was held on Saturday afternoon in St. Columba church, f.'hich was filled to overflowing with sympalfhetie friends, who came to pay their last tribute of respect to the memory of one who held the es- teem and regard of the community. Rev. Mr. Moir preached a comforting message to the bereaved ones and was assisted by Rev. Dr. Maclvor. The pallbearers were: Geo. Jacklin, Frank Jacklin, Cha.s. Mc.-Vllister, Wm. H. Mather, Robt. Vause, Geo. Sharp, | Thos. Cross, Robt. Harrison, Ray Mc- Lean, Findlay Shackleton. I .\mong the many floral tributes ' Mr. George Spencer, a resident of Osprey, died suddenly on Sunday niornmg last. Mr. Spencer, who re- sided a^out five miles east of here was suddenly stricken on Sunday morning last while at the barn feed- ing h's stock and had passed away when he was found by his wife. The Osprey Telephone Central has been moved" to Mr. Wm. .Smith's house ac'.ass the street from Mr. .-Vlexand- er's store. Mr. Joseph Thomson has moved from r'ne village to Mr. Albert Hol- lingshead's house on the 10th line. Mr. Wrii. Cameron has moved from Gibraltar, where he has lived for a couple of years to Wareham and has secured a position with Mr. ,Wm. Har- grave on the Centre Line. Mr. Harry Burke was a visitor over the week end with his parents. Harry's headquarters at present is at Orangeville where he is organizing for the C. O. F. Mrs. .â- Vrthur Holroyd on the 12th line re;eived word that her neice in Toronto had passed away on Satur- day last. Mr. and Mrs. Eby motored to .41Ien- ford on Sunday and visited with frier.ds and Mrs. Donaldson, Mrs. Eby's mother, returned home with them after having a visit with friends there for a couple of months. ifLiMB£RLi:.V EUGENIA Spring is here at last. Tlie roads are not in very good condition at i present. We were pleased to hear that I there is some improvement in Mrs. | Jake William's health. She is still at the home of her -sister in Owen! Sound. Miss Christena Magee and Miss Irene Martin were home from To- Buzzing wood has been the order of the day. Three buzzing outfit* hfLwt been at work. -Nine or ten men turned out on Saturday and cleared out the road. i from the "Elbow" to Flesherton. The cai-s h»*'e fceen going over the hilla ever since to Flesherton. The ,W. I. had a very pleasant meeting at the home of Mrs. Plewes on Thursday afternoon. The turnout was Very good and the roll call "some place I would like to visit"' brouglit out a number of pleasant answer.s. The item of most interest happened on Saturday afternoon, when the marriage of Mr. Stan Lawrence and Miss Thelma Dillon took place in Markdaie. The happy couple took dinner a> the home of Mr. Earl Dillon at the "Power Plant", then came to the hom«.,of the groom's mother, where a number of well wishers gave them a merry serenade for a short time, then the groom provided' gen- erocs treats for all sft both stores. We are sorry to report Mr. Thomp- son Ferguson not in very good health a'c present. Miss Irene Thompson of Orange- ville is visiting Kimberley ifriends this week. Deer are becoming plentiful and tame in the valley. As many as 14 have been seen at different times very near the village. On Sunday one came into Mr. D. L. Weber's yard within ten feet of the house. We hope all who have dogs see to it that they do not drive them away. POWER HOUSE AND VICINITY which covered the casket was a spray, r^nto Normal over the week end from the W.M.S. of St. Columba! ch'-rcb. ~ Friends from a" distance who at- tended th3 funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Cross, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Jack- lin, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jacklin and Mrs. R. McKinnon, all of Chesley; Mw. M. Lynn, Miss Bessie Laidlow, The Women's Association quilted three quilts in the basement of the church last Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Burkholder and daughter, Jjunc, who have been at the Eugenia !ijft«^ the past two weeks have re- med t%^Toronto. Owing'to the condition of the roads Robert Lym, Mrs. -A.. Park. Mrs. Gor-;f j^^^ Friday night the L.O.L. post- don J. Smith and Mrs. \V m. Sharp ^ poned their party in the hall until Friday night of this week. Miss Stella Young of Rock Mills spent a few days with her sister. Hanover; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. H. Math- er, Mrs. McKill Grierson, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. McAllister. Mrs. Bryson Morlock. Mij. Ceo. Bell and Mr. and . i^an, ^^ the home of Mr. Purvis. ,, , , , Ti ^w V Mrs. Geo. L. Sharp of Durham; Mrs. T'ne Sundav .school attendance Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd AVauchope were; R_ g. Harrison and son, Robt at their home here for the week end The Misses .\cheson were home for the week end. Mr. John Sands of Markdaie spent the week end at the home of Mr. Sims. A number of the people of the *''-'i Sunday afternoon was 49 and the col- four^ and your birthday this year is | ^^^^ers on an equal footing with her United Church gathered at the home on Friday, you count the days of the week 'backwards' four days, from Fri- day to Monday. You were born on a Monday. Simple, isn't it? "If you were born in a Leap Year do you count that as Leap Year No. 1?" asked the scribe. "Yes, if you were born before Mar. 1 and the year in which you are fig-j competitors in the British market, for the first time in thirty-seven years. The segregation of store cattle from fat cattle moving on export is no longer required. Fat and store cattle are allowed to move freely to inland points, with the understanding that female cattle must be of a quality I and type satisfactorv to the British uring is not a Leap Y;ear", said the: ^^j^^^i^.y „£ Agriculture. Cheek old-timer. "But if you were bornK ^.^^jj^g j^ ^„ ,^„ge^ required: the after March 1 in a Leap Year you do j ^^^-^^ ^^ isolation has been reduced to one clear day; and a veterinary not start to count until the next Leap ' Year. And persons born before the year 1900 must bear in mind that there was no Leap Year between 1896 '' and 1904." ^ "How about folks born on February 20?" asked the scribe. "They don't V'iiave a birthday every year, you y know." a "That's their hard luck," laughed «• the old-timer, "and they must blame * the old monk who devised the Greg- ^ orian calendar. This method works Ji out o.k. for every day of the year V. except February 29. That's the ex- ' ception that proves the rule." "Ask S'our friends to try it out when they want to find out on what day of the week they were bom." â€" Dray- ton Advocate. ctfficer is no longer required to ac- company the cattle on the ocean voy- age. These concessions by the British Ministry of Agricultare are part of a bi-lateral agreement arrived at by the respective governments at the Imperial Economic Conference, and under which Canada recognizes the London Quarantine Station, according to conditions laid down in the agree- ment. of Mr. and Mrs. John McNalty on Saturday evening and presented their •jtudent minister, Mr. F. Bannister, with a nicely bound Bible and Hymn- ary, as a token of esteem aiid appre- ciation. Mr. N. McCanncl read the address and Mr. Wes Dever made the presentation. Mr. Pannister made an appropriate reply. -Miss Sadie Vause, v.ho has been with her aunt here for several weeks, has returned to her home in the vic- inity of Priceville. Chatsworth; Mr. Tom Chase of Dun- lection amounted to 99c dalk and Mr.^. J. Ross of Weston. In-' terment was made in, the McNeill cem- etpry. Deepest sympathy is extended to the" sorrowing friends in their sad bereavement. « I Miss Donalda Sloan visited with her friend, Miss Margaret Sinclair, at Ceylon, recently. Maple syrup making is the order of the day. Mr. Joseph Cornfield purchased a fine horse from Mr. Andrew Fawcett recently. Mrs. Royden MacDonaid spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Wickens. Miss Beth Fawcett, the little daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Fawcett is on the sick list at present. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Weber enter- tained a number of friends and neighbors at a card party Saturday evening. We are pleased to see Mrs. Frank .Weber able to be about after being confined to hef bed for the past three weeks. Mr. Willard Gilbert has been saw- ing wood in this vicinity. StMary's Anglican Church MAXWELL Ractor. Rev. Maurice F. Oldhmai. PALM SUNDAY', APRIL 9th, 1933 10 a.m. â€" Sunday school. 11 a.m. â€" Morning prayer service and sermon. Divine service on Good Fridaj-, April 14. at 3 p.jn. Trtaity Church. Proton Station 2 p.m. â€" Sunday school and Bible class. \ D^ine service on Good Friday,! April 14th,-Sit 10.30 a.m. ,-**An<l a very great multitude spread their gartneftts fti the w^ay. others cut ck>wn hrancJies from the trees and sti-c^ed ^bem in the way." St. Mat- thew 21'. «. According to the Review-Herald, the farmers of the Thornbury district are very much disturbed over the new Rhodes' budget. To quote, "there was general commendation for the Bennett Government's action in "stablizBng" the pound so far as our exports w^-c concerned, at $4.60. But there was dismay when it was found that the two exportable articles from this di-strict were excluded from the list of farm products to enjoy this privilege: apples and alfalfa meal." Are budgets not ever thus? Fine, hit the other fellow, but do not touch me. At the same time, it iS some- what of a pity if the apple and alf- alfa niiK'kcts are closed. STOCK JRUCKING Ths year I am reducing the charge for trucking stock to the market tr the low price ot 25 cents for each 100 pounds. I also wish at thia time to thank all my patrons foi their business in the T<ast few years. â€" D. E. SEELEY, Ma-xwell PORTLAW Mrs. J. H. Wat-son had the misfor- tune to fall when she slipped on ice two weeks ago. Although the doc- tor could find no bo.nes broken she has been laid up ever since. All hope that she has a speedy recovery. BORN â€" To Mr. and Mrs. Dins- more Watson, a daughter. Rev. Mr. -McNeil dispensed sacra- ment last Sunday in Mount Zio.n church. Mrs. McKenzie has been confined to the house the pa*t three weelc! with a painful in.iury of a knee. | Mrs. W. J. Jamieson of Toronto motored up last week and visited with kinsfolk here. Mrs. W. G. Jamie- son returned with her for a week's visit with city frientjs. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Watson have moved to the home farm. We extend to them a hearty welcome. Syrup making has not been very good so far. Mrs. D. G. McLean returned home last week after spending the wintel- months with her daughter, Mrs. Henry Richardson, Toronto. Mr. -Alfred Hincks. Toronto, spe.it the week end at his home. Mrs. Brawloy of Beeton visited last week v/ith hex ir.other, Mrs. Watson. Prayer meeting will be held Wed- nesday evening in the basement of the new church. Jfi-. Dan Campbell had a sheep that gave birth to 5 lambs and four are living. He had 11 lambs from 3 sh°ep. Mr. Thos. Chase. Dundalk, was a visitor last week at Mr. Peter Muir's. British manufaeturer has a process which makes cotton goods appear like silk, and best of all they retain the cotton price. Germany is making a mistake in Mr. and Mrs. Peter Sherwood have! persecuting the Jews. We cannot taken up their residence in Flesher- ' recall where a nation has gone ahead ton. We wish them success and; to greatness on persecution of the happiness in their new hoir:e. t Jewish people. f BATES BURIAL CO'Y I 124 Avenue Road Toronto DISTINCTIVE FUNERAL SERVICE AT REASONABLE PRICES PHONES: NIGHT OR D.AYâ€" KIngsdale 4344â€"3456 Modern Private Chanel J. W. Bates Fred Maddocks Richard Maddocks. Manases Formerly of Flesherton *• IN MEMORIAM If little Willie can .'^till ha%-e a piece of bread and butter with brown sugar on it when he comes home from school you can take it for granted hi.s father is still working. There ai-e 600 people in Canada with incomes of $50,000 and over. Or JAMIESOX â€" In loving memory of John H. Jamieson. who departed this life March 31st, 1930. could I hear hi-s voice once more, .-Vnd see his loving smile: The one that would my heart still cheer. But I must v/ait awhile. Sometime, some day, my eyes shall â- see •The face I loVed so well: Some day I'll clasp his loving hand, And never say farewell. I only ask that whin life's day is done. And death's dark -shadows gather round my way. That Thy bright spirit may be neai my own, To guide my faltering feet to end- less day. â€" Sadly missed by his loving .Wife. "The Hcuse oi Quelity » 1 : It will mean something for the boy friend to call his gall a sugar baby now. Whether the .T4 beer of United States will cause people to cling to,' perhaps it would be inore coireot to lamj) posts and aring "Sweet Adeline"' spy "there were," for that figure re- i.' something which time alone will fer» to W31. tell. ALFALFA NO. 1 RED CLOVER NO WAMMOTH CLOVER NO. 1 ALSIKE NO. 1 TIMOTHY NO. 1 WE HAVE ROCK P.OTTOM PRICES. GET OUR PRICES BEFORE YOU BUY ALT. MASH STARTENA FOR BABY CHICKS AND A HOPPER FREE Flour and Feed SCREENINGS BRAN SHORTS BARLEY CHOP FULL LUXE PURINA CHOWS SEVERAL BRANDS HIGH GRADE FLOUR ORDERS TAKEN FOR TWEDDLES BABY CHICKS JAS. A. STEWART FLESHERTON w itf iwg»*?i^f <**r*gir<*^^|*'^g** â- â- >^*»s<^-« ^â- ^•'â- â- â- Â» im0*i *