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OBITUARIES, Mrs. Hattie Hoidge, Alderson, A lta. Mrs. Hattie Harris, wife of T. B. Hoidge, Principal of the Alderson Public Scho J, passed away Thursday morning, January 6, at the family home on Suffield- à v e. Mrs. Hoidge had been in poor-health for some time and practically an invalid. A sad circumstance is that Miss Olga Hoidge is also ill. The sympathy of the entire district is extended to the sorely a fflicted f àmi 1 y. The late Mrs. Hoidge was ini her 41st year. The funeral, was. held from the family residence Friday at 2 ,p.ty. Citizens "are jointly sending a beautiful pillow as an expression of the estimable qua ities and fortitude of the deceased. The funeral service was con- conducted by Rev. T. Taylor, pastor of Methodist church. Deceased ..as a daughter daughter of the late John Harris, Clarke, and grand-daughter of the late John Cowling, Hampton, where she lived for some years. Her numerous relatives and friends hereabouts hereabouts mou n her early demise. Mrs. Robert Easton, Toronto. The death took place in Toronto, Saturday, Saturday, January 8th, of Catherine Easton, a former well known and highly esteemed resident of Bowmanville aged 85 years. Deceased was stricken with paralysis Tuesday, Tuesday, January 4th. and never regained consciousness. The late Mrs. Easton was born in Hunmanbv, Yorkshire, England, Feb.13,1830. With her husbaud, the late Robt. Easton, she came to Canada about 1861, and settled in Bowmanville. From there they went to St.Mary's and later on toGuelphand finally back to Bowmanville. In 1876 Mr. and Mrs. Easton took up residence residence in Lindsay where the former was in business for some years. They moved to Toronto about twenty yeafs ago, where Mr. Easton died on December 14, 1903. She was a member of St. Paul's Methodist Church, Avenue Road, Toronto. She is survived by four children, John R. and Mrs. W. Robinson, of Winnipeg, Florence of Toronto and E. N. Easton of New York. The funeral took place Tuesday from the family residence, isgRoxboro St,-Toronto, to Bowmanville. Rev. W.G. Clarke, B. A., officiated at the grave, Messrs. T. E. Higginbotham, Higginbotham, A.L. Nîchoîls, Richard Osborne, Osborne, W. Cann, W.F. Dale and W. W. Allin. acting as pall-bearers. • IT MAKES ROUGH HANDS SMOOTH There is no better remedy for chapped bands and lips than "Cover up your cough and sneeze; able experience which, ü we enuure If you don't, you'll spread disease." with patience, we may hope to out- . „ . grow and be able to get away from. Last week we dwelt at length on p rac tically say, Let us work so precautions to be takèft to prevent the by an d by we may be able .to live spread of infectious diseases .and also without working. Many a farmer and to. promote life extension. The Chris- his wife have denied themselves every- tian Herald of January 12, 1916, con- thing for years, comforting them- tains an editorial treating on the sub- se i ve8 with the thought that when ject, the first .paragraph, of which they have enough money they will rereads: rereads: Every time you sneeze while tire ^ xh ey w iR ppt take the tune or you. have the grippe or a cold several the money to go to a concert,'a lec- million cold or grippe microbes are ture or a picnic, but tell themselves sent flying out into the air whichthat when they retire they will just go other people must breathe, so the to everything. So that just when New York health authorities are cir- they have everything in fine shape on culating a printed card bearing the the farm, when the lilacs are begin- easily-remembered couplet we give n - ng to bloom and the raspberry bush- above. Remember, then, to,"cover up" es are bearing, they retire. Father's the coughs and sneezes, thus prevent- rheumatism is bad, and mother can't ing the spread of discomfort, disease, g e t help, so they rent the farm and and possible death, for grippe and re th:e. colds are at this season a deadly ***** plague. "The people to whom the farm is ***** rented do not care anything about the Some medical authorities tell us m ac or raspberry bushes--there is no that the reason why so many sudden. m0 ney in them. All they care about is deaths occur of late years from heart w heat--they have to pay the rent and failure is because of the prevalence they want to make money. Lilacs of la grippe. A weakened heart and mav bloom or not. and cattle may A DEPOSITS RECEIVED SUBJECT P TO CHEQUE. ~;r Savings Bank Deposits bear interest at .73 highest current rates. BOWMANVILLE BRANCH Manager. We Have Agency for Columbia Grafono- lias. All the latest Records in stock as issued. issued. Come in any time and hear them, for demonstration any day. a. n. McMillan, Keeps, the skin smooth and soft. Sold livhandy metal boxes sad tintnbe» at chemist* and tenet*! stores erer/waers. Refuse Substitutes. Booklet ea request. request. LETTERS FROM THE FRONT (Crowded out last week) Visitors: Mr. and Mrs.Chas. Virtue, Columbus, Columbus, at Mr. Will Virtue's; Miss Emily and Mr. Thomas Goodman, Columbus, at Mi. Luther Goodman's; Mr.Chas. Phillips, Es=ex,atMr. Norman LoDacott's; Miss Sadie Sadie Virtue, Enniskillen, at Mr. Alex Staples; Mrs. G. A. Sanderson, Mrs.May and Mr. David Hooper, Regina, at their father's Mr.Chas. Hooper. Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Fessant, Fessant, Mr. and Mrs. Percy F. Whittingham, Qu'Appelle, Sask, at Mr. Samuel Hooper's. Miss Edna Bruce, Cartwrignt, at Mr. Herb 4 ert McRoberts. Major Lome T. McLaughlin, Haydon, now in active service "somewhere in France" writingto a friend in town, Dec. 28, says, in part : We are back in billets again after four days in trenches. I have had a very interesting experience and so far have enjoyed it. A big bombardment was made since I came over. Where we are is a very pretty part of the country or ordinary conditions. CHESEBROUGH MFG. CO. (Coasélîdated) I MO Chabot Are., Montreal W.T. Allen Big 20" Bookstore would be under Some of the biggest battles have been fought around here and" the villages near the firing-line have been.converted into huge ruins. I have " talked to several refugees who have been driven from their ho nes and their stories of escape arc thrilling. People in many of the homes are still living in them altho shells pass oyer them and they have got so accustomed accustomed to it that they don't seem to mind them much. Sunday week shells were coming over a little village quite near where we were. Dan D. and I were taking a walk round to see what was a-doing. A shell struck close in the rear of a store. The old lady in charge grabbed the cash, got j out, locked the door and ran for her life, j Dan and I went to see where the shell hit j and dug the nose out for a souvenir. The ; building was damaged quite a lot. We j came out of the trenches Christmas eve, ; late. We are told that Germans raised j white flags Christmas Day and sat on parapets parapets and some of our side did the same, contrary to orders. Some one on our side fired at them and soon bullets were flying back and forth and a few men were shot. (Dan D. makes reference to these incidents incidents in his late letters, too--EDITOR. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S c A S T O R $ A BUY NOW Do you want to earn $10 a week or more Now is your opportunity to buy a home for yourself, as I have several exceptionally good bargains bargains in real estate. Investigate Investigate these to-day before it is too late. All sizes, various locations, locations, and at prices--well, you will hardly believe it is possible possible to get such snaps. If you are looking for insurance of any kind, I have the best in all lines. in your own Home i Reliable persons will be furnished with profitable, all-year-round cmploymrij on Auto-Knittii^ Machines. $10 pi-. f ' dHK I I week readily earo- M jS'/ X ed. Wc teach you ■ rjrfh/ÉigH 1 at home, distance I, .[ / e no hindrance. Writc for partic ?" AUTO-KNITTER HOSIERY CO. Dept. 1S3 257 College St. - Toronto (A:so at Leicester. England) DURHAM BOYS The poisons of certain snakes are used as medicine. Harry Cann Phone 50. - Bowman may be hard to do, but it would have 1 ca p ou t an( } ask him if he intends to been an act of mercy to have shot the' va rhish it; he mends everything that I J-- --. i Aiir /\t rwi e* i », i • t 1 T-- 1 _ _ . him out ot exis- • nee ds it and is glad when he finds a Whatever many : picket off the fence. It seems so lazy iction is that. i n broad daylight for a grown man to a worse thing s ;t down and read. He take; think a walk than follow the lead of our American ; down town and meets up with some cousins, and give more attention in our : aptly termed Winter Resorts Special Round Trip Fares Long Limit--Stopovers Asheville and Hot Springs, N. C., Charleston, S.C. : Nassau, N.P., Hot Springs, Ark.; French Lick. Springs, Inch; Jacksonville and all Florida Points; Havana, Cuba, and New Orleans, Orleans, La., via New York and Rail (or steamer according to destination,) or via Buffalo, Detroit, or Chicago. BERMUDA and WEST INDIES OTHER HEALTH RESORTS. Mount Clemens, Mich.; Battle Creek, Mich.; St. Catharines, Well, ; Ont.; Preston Springs, Ont. Further particulars on application to Grand Trunk Agents. .men like himself. They sit on the public schools to what is "not very ] e dg e of the sidewalk and settle the .. 4. a "humane education." j Government and the church and vari- ie further scope has been given to ous other things. CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY Winter Fair at Ottawa January 18 to 21,1916 IN THE EDITORS' MAIL Dr. E. T. Slenjon B.A., Junior Inspector Inspector of Schools for the city of Ottawa, whose son Clarke has enlistc d in defence of the Empire, writes: I wish you and office staff, some of whom I know Tickets from all stations in Ontario and Quebec, Toronto, Ont., Sault Ste Marie, Ont., Azilda, Ont., and East, but not east of Québec City and Megantic, Que. Lowest one-way first-class fare for the round trip. Sale of tickets from Monday, Jan. 17th, to Thursday 20th, 1916. Saturday, January, 22nd, 1916, is return limit. Children five years of age and under twelve, half fare. Under five years of age, when accompanied by parents or guardians, free. C. B, KENT, Town Ticket Agent your most favorably, all the compliments of this glad season and strength for the year, that with vigor and grace you and they may continue to publish a paper never lacking in interesting newspaper matter set out in pleasing style. In a very interesting letter just to hand from Mrs. Cora A. Pascoe, 73 Ascot Ave., Toronto, writes: I am sending my first letter for 1916 to you with a dollar for your paper and shall be looking forward to the arrival of the first New Year copy with the Editor's Talks which are alwavs well worth reading. (Perhaps we should not publish this paragraph but we hope to be forgiven). Enniskillen people, outside of my own, will ever have a strong hold on my heart while life and memory last, for it was certainly a wrench to leave there. Rev. W. C. Frank, Smithers, B. C., in remitting for their home paper on Jan. 10, says: Mrs. Frank (nee Addie Cole of Maple Grove) and self are both well and our pastoral work is progressing as well as we can expect under existing conditions here. We extend to a I our friends down East our very best wishes for their future health and prosperity. We are very grateful to our friends both in the east and west who have very kindly remembered remembered us with greetings during the holiday season and we "Thank God and take courage." The body of Rev. Mr. Frank's letter will appear as a separate article.. Choice grades of Bread and Pastry Flour, Try our flour and be convinced that. we have the best on the market. Corn. Cereals and Mill Feed always on hand. HAMPTON press. It has become the fashion lately to hold services on an assigned Sunday for worthy enterprises. Canadians Canadians might adopt in connection with this movement to popularize and promote promote it a "Be kind to Animals Week and Humane Sunday." If enthusiastically enthusiastically entered into our highest expectations expectations may be more than realized, and glorious harvest each season in the interest of dumb animals may be thé result. The charm about it is that it would afford opportunity for ail persons of whatsoever âgé or station to become a volunteer worker in a most worthy and commendable object. object. Will teachers,,preachers and editors editors lead in promoting this humane education ? . . . ' {Crowdedoutlast weèk) We extend sincere sympathy to Mrs. Howard Cowling in the loss of her father wh ch occurred at Creemore... .Mrs. Levi Robbins is suffering from erysipelas Mrs. Wilbur Burnett, Markham, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Cryder- man... Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Ferguson attended the wedding of a relative in Cartwright.... Cartwright.... A number of cottage prayer meetings were hëld In the neighborhood Tuesday evening... .Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Horn entertained about forty young people Thursday evening. Avery merry time was enjoyed... .Miss Florence Burk, Darlington, Darlington, is visiting Miss Lyra Trenouth...... The late Wm. Martin was born in Goose- ham Morwintow, Cornwall, England, Dec. When you have a bilious attack, attack, or when you feel illness coming on--promptly move the bowels, start the liver working and put your entire digestive system in good shape with a dose or two of the time-tested Report-of Junior Division of Public school for December: Sr II--Clayton Stock, Willie Martin, Irving Clemens and Myrtle Amsbary, Harold Burgess; Jr II-- Gertrude , Gardiner, Hilda : Prout, Harry Hatherly,. Verna McCoy, Johnny Hath- •rly; I--Levi Annis, Wesley Little, Dean Hodgson, Gordon Martin; Sr Pr--Eleanor Amsbary and Bessie Prout equal; Jr Pr-- Irene Morris, Fred Goodman, Florence Blette, Frank Hatherly. Hàzel M. Dix, Commencing November ]st, 1915, the following prices will prevail : Chestnut 1 $7,75 Stov Egg 7.75 Peft .......•••••••••••••••••••••••• 9*75- Have your bins filled now before another raise comes along. 4th., 1834,- where he resided until 1861 when he came to Canada settling, in Hampton where he spent most of his life. He was always a regular attendant of the Methodist church. He was suddenly strick- endon Dec. i'6th. by a paralytic stroke and peacefully passro away Wednesday Dec.içth. The funeral Dec-31st. was largely largely attended. Rev. GJ Brown conducted a short service in the -house and officiated at the grave. Deceased is survived by his wife, threg daughters and one son who deeply mourn his loss. Mrs. Martin fullv appreciates the kind sympathy of friends and neighbors during his illness. You will welcome the quick relief and often ward off a severe illness. Beecham's Pills are carefully compounded from vegetable products--mild, harmless, and not habit-forming. habit-forming. Buy a „ box now. You dpn't know when you may need Beecham's Pills. A reliable family remedy that always In i, allie L. McClung's latest book-- "In Times Like These"--she presents the case of the man who retires too early in life from active service, often more from a disinclination to be a man-of-ali-work or the scarcity of farm help than from physical necessity, necessity, and she does it in such a humorous humorous strain that we shall give our readers the benefit of her word-picture: word-picture: "It is a good thing that boys leave the farm and - go to the city--I mean it is a good thing for the city-- but it is very hard on the farm," she remarks. Then, considering the farmer's farmer's case, she says: "Our whole attitude attitude toward labor is wrong. We too often look on labor as an uncomfort- It is a grave mistake for mothers to neglect neglect their aches and pains and suffer m silence--this only leads to chronic sickness sickness and often shortens life. If your work is tiring; if your nerves are excitable; if you feel languid, weary or depressed, you should know that Scott's Emulsion overcomes just such conditions. It possesses in concentrated form the very elements to invigorate the blood, strengthen the tissues, nourish the nerves and build strength. Scott's is strengthening thousands of mothers--and will help you. Try it. Scott & Bowne. Toronto. Out. ers but we will publish them free if sent in in reasonablè time. Should Be The appearance; of much white in the eye of a horse indicates a vicious nature. . ■ For Infants and Children. the Kind Yen Have Always Bought (Monitor* of Standard Bank Building, Temperance St Phone 177 Frogs have the power of changing Largest Sale of Any Medicine in die World, their color Very much as chameleons. Sold everywhere. In boxes, 25 cents. Vdo. ' RAILWAY SYSTEM ill [gf] w fill