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,. any. .. ‘ "a v v VV'V Vvvvvvrvrvvry VY'Y v a): T vvvvvvvvvvvvvv'v-w’es-VV'".Y,.,.VA l M Coboconk. (Correspondence of the Gazette ) Mr. Obe Everson, of Fenelon, was a “visitor to Coboconk for .a few days last week. Miss Dolly LeRoy, of Lindsay, is the guest of her cousin, Mrs. Breaw. Mr. Chard, of Lindsay, organizer of the Foresters, was in town last Thurs- ‘ day and Friday. Colds seem to be the fashion now, and it is not much wonder, for Jack Frost has been making himself busy for a few days past. _ Messrs. Cooke and Wallace have do- Jlighted the hearts of the young people got Coboconk by converting the show- Jhouse into a rink, which was much need- ~ed here. The rink Was to have been opened on Saturday night; but, owing to a leakage, they could not have skating so soon as was expected, but we hope to have it before long. ‘ Owing to the cold weather, there were " not so many people from here attended the hockey match between Fenelon Falls and Coboconk as intended to go. 'They ~-are very well pleased that they did not; .for, if they had been used like the'rl friends who went, they would have re- ‘membered their visit to Fenc’lon Falls for a few days until their appetites were :satisfied. If they use every person who “visits their town as well as they did the people of Coboconk, they will soon be ‘overstocked with visitors. A We are pleased to see Mr. Alfred Hall back in our little town again. The G. T. R. snow-plough has made a ltrip to Coboconkâ€"~tho first this season. Rev. Mr. French, of Toronto, who is :80 years old, assisted at the evening :zservice in the Methodist church here on Sunday evening. He visited this part of the country about 58 years ago. He laid the corner stone of the first Methodist «church that was ever built in this part ~of the country, and buried the first dead. Many of the old people who remembered Mr. French were glad to see him. He is :a brother of Mrs. Wakelin, of Norland. Mr. Flegler, of Toronto,‘of the Excel- tsior Life Insurance 00., was in town last week assisting his agent, Mr. C. M. Allan. Mr. I. L. Cooke has taken the contract -.of repairing Mr. Geo. Richman‘s store. The work which is being done will give the store a pleasing appearance. M. Brothers, of the James Lumber 00., not Toronto, was in town last week on business. We are pleased to see Mr. Allen Foun~ tain back in our village again for awhile. ‘ Mr. Fred Peel, of the Gull River Lum- ber 00., is at present in England, but we _ The place he left vacant is occupied by his brother, hope he will soon return. Mr. Chas. Pool, of Victoria Road. Mr. James Black, of Bexley, was in town on Saturday, calling on friends. We are sorry to hear of Miss Pearl Lufi's illness, and hope she will soon re- COVOI‘. People who are in need of tinware :should attend the reduced sale of tin- warc damaged by fire at Mr. Geo. Rich- man's store. Miss Reata Taylor, Iof town, is visit- ing her aunt, Mrs. Dunlop, of Orillia, who has been seriously ill. Miss Dora Routley, of Norland, is visâ€" iting her sister, Mrs. Will Phillips. Birth.â€"-At Coboconk, on Thursday. January 23rd, to Mr. and Mrs. James viii-eaves, a daughter. “"‘..‘.‘..‘."...... (Correspondence of the Gazette.) thelcss a fact, that. although tho, " ludo: pendendent" movolnont is only In lln’ infancy, independent. companion huvo over 3,000,000 telephones in mm. and ~vol they have not hurt. tho old oolnpnltloh ; In fact, on account of tho stimuluo gls‘on to telephone business. tho \‘ontpuny oou cupyiug the ground as a mono toly has increased its business for unto n olll‘oa where the independents huvo got. in along with thoiu. in tho Slulo of (llilo the independents oporuto us many tolu- phones as there woro in tho wholo of the United States whon thoy ontori‘d the field. In St. Louis tho lloll (‘o. had a monopoly until tho liinlook got. in there. At. that Limo tho lioll had put. in 12,000 telephones in twenty years ; in five years after the other rompunios started the Bell had 210.000 and tho Kin- lock 30,000, and tho duplications were only about 13 per cent. Icould go on with other cities and Show that the same thing has occurer wherever an independent has started, but my object is more to wake 11p the farmers nearer home, and try to get them to see the great advantage to them- selves, it would be to have telephones. and how small the cost to ouch if only all would assist. . . - .1 1n the State of Iowa. there is a'tele- phone ‘for every eleven inhabitants. Taking the usually accepted ratio of families to population, that would mean a telephone in every second house. Now let me ask the farmer to think for a moment how many stops it would save in a year if he and most of his neighbors had telephones, and if all were connect- ed with the villagc or town where they do their business. But, Mr. Editor, I fear I am making this article too long, but if agreeable to youImay take up the subject again. I would like to say a little about some men who like to be considered public spirited and of some use in the worldâ€"- who, in fact, aspire to public olIices, but when asked to assist in such an enter- prise as a telephone (or, in fact, any thing that they can‘t see two dollars coming back for every one they put in) they “ can’t see it," only I can‘t think of any words to fit the case. PoWles's Corner. (Correspondence of the Gazette.) A'number of farmers attended a meet- ing in our school-house last Friday night to get some information respecting that syndicate threshing machine, but noth- ing definite was done. There is to be another meeting in the near future, and quite likely a decision will be reached one way or another. In as few words as possible we will outline what is wanted. Twentyâ€"seven farmers are wanted .to subscribe $100 each, or a total of $2,700, which will pay for a threshing outfit, consisting of an engine and separator, with a grain blower and also a straw blower. Four years are to be given to pay for the outfit. A tank and pump, and a building to keep the machine in when it would be off duty, would add consid- erable to the outlay; and then there would be the wages of two or three men for about four months. , The snowdrifts are getting high, and the roads in some places are get-timg im- passable. On account of the storm last Sunday there was no service in the church here, and on the 12th inst. only about half a dozen persons faced the storm. Raisedâ€"ale. I.” ,. .. ___. _. ._._...._....-,‘-.... __..-.-_ e. _ »..»,,..-_,¢w_ . - h AND DRAWERS, all following lines, mone,y..,i.11 Your '1) ' CURTAI ER, COVERS, and NAPKINS. INIEiiflii‘iG PLANTERS 0F NURSERY STUCK. ’ Should either write direct to us or see our nearest agent before placing their order. We guarantee satisfaction. Prices right. Fifty years' experience. Extra heavy stock of the best apples. Agents \Vanted. Whole or part of time. Salary or liberal commission. , Outlitg free. Send for terms. CANADA'S mast "museums. The Thos. a. Roman & Son 00., La, - amounts, ONT. twaiaaamr -is printed every Friday at the office, corner May and Francis Streets. SUBSC RII’TIO N 2 $1.00 A YEAR, IN ADVANCE going this annual event of still g ., x I ocket by M NS,-"“CHENILLE and " PANELS,“ CURTAIN MUSLINS, ' SHANS, DOYLIES, Etc, CHEAPEST GENERAL. STORE: IN THE COUNTY. wmmmnmm Each year we give our customers the opportunity of Supplyincr their whitewear needs. at a. small cost to them by taking advafi: tage of our January and February Whitewear Sales and this year finds us better prepared than ever as stocks are larger, quality and workmanship superior and values the best. LADIES’ NIGHT GOWNS, UNDERSKIRTS, CORSET COVERS at wonderfully low prices, and to make reater interest than usual we include the all of which we offer at prices which mean your purchases here. TAPESTRY CURTAINS, DOOR SIDE BOARD SCARFS, DRESS- also TABLE LINENS making SALE Ti? @thlidlidflhltldd ccafld ' are very prevalent and should not be neglected. lllcnthoi and Chlcrodync Cough Syrup gives quick relief. If the cold is general, we recommend 'VVEEIE’S “ BREAK-UP-A-COLD ” TABLETS. Theyg ive speedy and cer- tain results. Price 25c. Robson’s ling Store. new» .1? a.» mosaic- 'i‘ I ’35 LACE I 3Wâ€"1-hé‘dffi, a .0 w 4‘ We Sell 'Atkins Saw; * Just as we sell other tools of the highest grade, because we insist that everything in‘ our stock shall be of the best. In attracting the trade of the best me-' An organization meeting of the Wom- an's Institute was held at the residence -of Mrs. Hodgson on Thursday, January 23rd. Mrs. Fell, District President, and chanics and farmers of this communityâ€" men who know what the best tools mean in saving labor and moneyâ€"we buy the or one cent per week will be added, (Correspondence of the Gazezte.) as long as it remains unpaid. The roads are badly drifted as a re- sult of Sunday’s storm. FEMELQE‘S FALLS. Miss E. Nie, District Secretary, aided in Mr. Wm. McIntosh was at the Falls on ‘the organization. ~Viceâ€"President, Mrs. Perdue ; Secretary- Saturday. Master Fred. Goodman, Fenelon Falls, spent Sunday at his home here. Mr. Bert. ’l‘ownley and his cousin, Miss Severn, of Toronto, snowshocd out to Rosedale on Sunday morning, and were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. McIn-, tosh, Mr. Townley returning to the Falls in the evening, while Miss Severn re- mained till Monday. Mr. McDonald, son of Mr. R. McDon- ald, who has secured the contract of building this section of the T. V. C., and Mr. Stevens, Supt. of the McDonald Con- struction 00., and also M r. Spence, who is engineer in charge, were in Rosedale on Monday, looking over the situation. Rev. Mr. Ross preached an excellent sermon in the Presbyterian Church here on Sunday evening. Your scribe ven- tures the opinion that such a sermon was needed. The following officers were elected : President. Mrs. l-Iodgson ; 'Treasurer, Miss Akister ; Directors, Mesâ€" rdames Bettie, Sired and Miller. The first meeting of the Society will be held at Mrs. Perdue’s on the afternoon of Tues- «lay, February 4th, and all ladies are cor- ‘(lially invited. Mrs. Bowles, of Toronto, is visiting at EBurnt River. Mr. Watson Hodgson, of Allandale, is enjoying a well-earned holiday under :the parental roof. Mrs. F. l). Perdue visited in Fenclon Falls on Saturday. Mrs. Billings and family, of Gooder- 31am, spent last week at Burnt River. Messrs. Kitchen, Smith and Hodgson, of Lachlin, visited friends here over Sunday. Mrs. W. Britnell is visiting in Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. Hodge, of Lindsay, are “visiting at Mrs. R. Umphrey's. The meeting of the Farmers’ Institute <11} Thursday last was not as well attend- ed as usual, owing to the stormy weath- er. Mr. Thurston, of Dunsford, and-the other speakers delighted the audience with their addresses. These meetings are appreciated more and more every year by the farmers. Mrs. J. Morgan spent last week at Sterling. (Special to the Gazelle.) Mr. Editor, will you excuse me if I attempt to write a little about tele- phones ? 1n the first place, I want to say that. the telephone, besides being one of the most wonderful things in this wonder- ful age, is also one of the most useful things. Its usefulness is not confined to it as a medium of doing business, but- of sociability as well. But first, as an aid in doing business, how handy 1t 15, and what a saving in time for a. farmer living live or ten miles from a village to be able to speak to the merchant, the mechanic or the doctorâ€"above all the doctor and the veterinary. Until lately, in fact, until the numerous “independ- ent " companies started, telephone serv- ice was confined to the towns and vii- lages, but now it is being extended all over the country, and the more the to]- ephones are used the more are they rec- ognized as a uecessxty. It may surprise some, but it is never greatly We notice that the Rosedalc corres- pondent of your contemporary does not enjoy poetry. Buiy's Green. After a vacancy of two weeks, the trustees of S. S. No. 10, Somervillc, have engaged Mr. Graham of Lindsay, as tea- cher for the year. _ Death claimed a well known resulent of this place early Monday morning, in the person of Mrs. Alex. Council. She has resided in this vicinity for twenty- five years. Two years ago she was married to Mr. Council, who is left to mourn her loss. The funeral on Wednes- day to. the Presbyterian cemetery was largely attended. Mrs. Jas. Akister still keeps very poorly. Mrs. Wm. Flett is enjoying a visit to friends in Woodville and vicinity. The telephone is proving quite a con- venience. _____________________â€"â€"â€"â€"- The servile willingness of the workers to support a class of gaudy shirkers 1n idleness only shows what an animal. can be trained to do. Woman's influence is the salt of the Socialist movement that keeps it savory and wholesome; ,and in every hour of trial she displays the courage that made the name of Spartan immortal. Advertising Rates. Professional or business cards, 50 cents per line pcrannum. Casual advertisements, 8 cents per line for the first insertion, and 2 cents per line for every subsequent inser- tion. Contracts by the year, half year or leSs, upon reasonable terms. JOB PRINTING executed neatly, cor- cctly and at. moderate prices. E. D. HAND, i Proprietor Use Your Watch Right _.._..,-.._._ What wouldnyou“think of an epgiiieer‘ his engine tWO or three years, night and day, without cleaning or oil- ing? What would you give him fer his machine after a few years of such use. And yet you subject your more delicate piece of machinery, to just this V 'atchâ€"a far treatment. , Don’t you think it would pay you to have it cleaned and oiled up once a year. - JOHN SLATER, Issuer. or MARRIAGE LICENSES ma noon r0 roar-0mm. FBRELOII PAM. HAVE YQUR SLEGMS QERDV for the winter’s work. Bring them to my work-shop and have them overhauled. Then there will be no danger of a breakâ€"down when you want them to carry a heavy load. If you need new sleighs, see what, I have before buying. PLANING done on my new, up-to-date planer and mat-cher cannot fall to give satisfaction. 'IF. 0. CHAMBERS. COLBORNE s'r. OPPOSITE HEARD‘S FEHELON FALLS. FARM Lancasas AND DDMESTIGS. I have been appointed by the Dominion Government to place Immigrants from the United, Kingdom in . positions as farm laborers or domestic servants in this vicinity. Any person requiring such help should notify me by ,lcttcr, stating fully the kind of help required, when wanted and wages offered. The number arriving may not be sufficient to supply all requests, but everyeilort will be made to supply each applicant With help required. Thos. Robson, Canadian Govt. Employment Agent, anrtcu FALLS, ONT. very best on the market. And Atkins Saws belong in that class. A Sow Sense booklet and bangle pin free to onyooo ultan to ace Atkins Silver-S:ch Sam. Joseph Eeard, Fenelon Falls. A complete stock of Furni- ture of the best and newest designs always on hand. Prices the lowest. ' L. DEYMAN, Furniture and Undertaking. Picture framing a specialty. SECOND DIVESION COURT -â€"OF THEâ€"- ,County of Victoria. The next sittings of the above Court wil be held in Twomvj,".-‘ hall, Fenelon Falls ON THURSDAY. {€11}ch 12th, 1908. commencing at 1.30 o’clock in the after- noon. Sntnrday, Feb. 291h,will‘bethelaat' day' of service on defendants residing in this county. Defendants living in other counties must be served on or before Tues- day, February 2511.. ' 3%“ Office hours from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m.' ELISHA MARK, E. D. HAND Bailiff. Clerk. Fenclou Falls, Dcc’r 20th, 1907. _