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MY In F: Ye gOing mugwho'opened the meeting with a few well 'chosen remarks of wel- cane. After a short programme given by our local talent, Mrs. Al- ma 1W gave her report of the “animating at Guelph. It was a , my id] report, filled with the best d information and advice and was: attentively listened to by all. i Dr. Hall. or Little Britain, lollow- é ed with his ‘illustrated lecture enâ€" " titled "A trip from Toronto to. (helm and return by boat. " The lecture Was very interesting and in- structive, over 100 lantern slides ,2 we used to throw the pictures on ; the screen.- ’They were very clear and distinct and showed the beauti- ful buildings and seenery that ran ' be seen on this trip. ‘ endicing e are n1 Mr. Evans, of Omemee, was.presâ€"' eat to show the good qualities of , my fire apparatus. It was finally decided to try Mr. Evans” engine, _ and if it proved satisfactory after monstration, it would he bought. 3 gr. Rodd has decided to build a ne' house on her village lot. She is having a bee this week to draw the mtg-131, and will commence early 3 in the spring to have the house. built. i The Ladies’ Institute had their so- wagging in the I.0.0.F. hall on 1 the m inst. The hall was well i fined, notwithstanding the bad con- dition of the roads. The presidentjs chair was 3ny filled by Mr. E. z_ $171319 Britain Live Brevities We Spark subsq'ibel‘s mum! the brick is ground for the new Darson mm: the lecture, home made can- (fies were passed, after which all mutual to their homes well satis- fied With the evening spent. 7 (special to The Post) ate police trustees of our ,ued a meeting of the r31 tgo an operation for are Die; the general hospital Lm Led to learn that Mr. suns at the re Pleased to Lapp is Ferns our QRB--1 3r our Sixty LITTLE BRITAIN conducted fire protection for the vilâ€" re was a good attendance, :g counter attractions. ,A11 were in favor of taking im- hens‘to securela fire engine Sparks is -_-., "f”; MiSSionary Soc1ety; Install a central in er the care of Mrs . There will; fie about ‘emaining as Princi- attend of the meeting was to l a telephone meeting , village \There was a. 3 of farmers. Thev' '-F. hold their ‘ A good time End the Metho- night and hear sermon to gen- stees of our village ;g of the ratepayers ban on Monday) of - A large enjoyed { the funeral of aFifth rick is on the parsonage. temperance at Gshawa. this '0'! ‘. Glass shoot- §wood, are moving on Judge McIntyre {farm to- day. g Mrs. Thos. Osborne, Mrs. J. Wright -and Mrs. Robert McIntyre of Canâ€" ;nington are attending Mrs. Robert Hall who is seriously ill. Master Garfield Smith is improving Mr. Neil Westcott is on the sick ! i , Mr. Archie McIntyre’s sale on Frid-' :ay, Feb. 25th was a most successful‘ ‘one financially, the amount totalling ‘ near the $5000 mark. Of Course, im- §p1ements and stock were all in ex“ :cellent condition. Messrs. Jackson 1 land Purvis were the auctioneers. ‘ I We are sorry to loseMrs. S. Mc-. 'Intyre, Miss Sarah and Mr. Archiet {McIntyre {torn our neighborhood“ PHIâ€"-i _ _ L ‘r 7 .1. - -- ‘ll‘st . Wedding bells are ringing in vicmity this week. Mr. fand Mts. '8. Ross, of Canning- ton, visited their cousin, Mrs. Geo. Squires this week. Mr. and Mrs. H. McKinnon, also Mr. A. McKinnon, ’Woodville, and Mr. J. McKinnon, and son, of Sonya visited their sister, Mrs. S. McIntyre Mr. and Mrs. Angus Murray, Oak- Mr. Jae. Bodie and Martin, of’I‘oâ€"‘ ronto, spent a couple of days at Mr. A_ McIntyre's. They are moving to Manilla, and Mr Murray, of Oakwood is moving to their farm this week. 1 “GJ o A Master Geo. Hardy and the Missâ€" es Hardy attended the social even- ing of the Women’s Institute at Mrs Jas. Taylor’s on Thursday evening (Special to The Post) y Mrs. Thos. Squires spent a few i days of last week as the guest of} Mrs. Grimstoce, Lindsay. i i Our hockey team went to Valentia 'on Saturday last and done up the Vaientia boys to the tune of 2â€"0. ) The game was one of the best seen' this season. The Valentia boys Played 3 good game but it was easy to see that they cannot play hockey with-g out the aSSistance of Little Britain. The Nestietonztarward line worked tOgether in fine style and but for the good defence put up by Valen-I tia tine score would have been much larger. ’ Mr. J. Cotilter, Farmer’s Bank, . paid Lindsay friends a flying visit 1 Monday evening. Mr. Pearson, horse buyer of Mon- treal, bought eighteen horses here on Thursday last. He expects to be here again on Thursday next. I 1 Helen, visited friends on Cookstownf Mr. John Campbell Fairview, is tois week. .. §.att*ending the fat stock show at â€"â€"â€"+¢â€"â€"__._ lBrandon, Manitoba, this week. NESTLETON- Mr. Davia Anderson left on Tues- (Special to The Post) jizday for his home in the west, tak- The recent thaw has taken the inga load of horses and farm im- snow away very fast, The fields :are plements With him. nearly bare but there are still piles , Mr. William Jones of Eldon Sta- of it on the roads. . ‘ t-ion visited her sister, Mrs. Nellie The old people’s concert On Friday Campbell 011 Thursday. night was well attended. The old _. Miss Spence, of Glenarm, is the people are certainly to be congrat- guest of Mrs. B. McKay this week. ulated on the excellent programme Mrs. Boden is visiting Mrs. Bob- The Nestle‘ton baseball club are .ert Bowins this week. 2;:de 3- pae-‘romal on Fmdaxbear MiSS Allie Howkins has returned . 80° progme ‘5 9“ from her visit at Minbrook. prepared and an enjoyable evening 1 Mrs Kenneth Ure had the mis- is expected. , ' 1 u t f 11 d h ‘ Mr. J efl Ashmore, of Dunsfori ’LOZWDZM; Sago an break er arm! spent a few days visiting friends T » h und 1 d h k - here last week. i e S er an 0‘3 ey team play ed the return game here ‘on Thurs-I day resulting in favor of the visit- ingboys by the score of 7-6. 2 Mr.J. Brown and family havei moved to'a farm near Manilla. 1 Mrs. B. Smith mOVed into the ‘ house vacated by Mr. Brown. I Our hockey team went to Valentin on Saturday last and done up the Valen'tia boys to the tune of 2â€"0. The game was one of the best seen this season. The Valentin boys played a good game but it was easy to see that thaw pannni- nlow “nation “rum- The Nestlé‘ton baseball club ‘are holding a. pie=rocial on Friday Mar 4th. A good progmnmne is being prepared and an enjoyable evening is expected. The Ladi‘esi 'Aid are making great preparations for their “Feast of Nationsj’ to be held at Easter. l Mr. Wright of Lifiord is visiting ‘at John Pinkham’s. N 0 hockey match was played on our rink with Lindsay Monday 2 night on account of the poor ice but ' will be played in the near future. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Glass of Lind-l say pisited Mrs. Thos. Wallis this week. . 5 Mrs. C. Glenny and daughter, Helen, visited friends on Cookstown tois week. - OMEMEE PEN IEL between the bachelors and old«maids ? Miss Fleda. Mark, of Lindsay spent of the village which was very excit- Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Malâ€" lowfalls ing. colm Murray. condi- Mr McWilliam of Palestine visit- Rev. H. N. Konkle, of Sonya; visit- Lrly im- ed at Mr. A. Murchison’ s last week 8‘1 our village on Friday. ' The Woodville branch of the W0â€" Mr. J. F. Cunnings attended the mother men' s Institute are having a social public library convention in Lind-- 38k evening in the toWn hall, Woodville 53V on Friday. , cm is on Thursday evening, March 10th. Mrs. W. A. {Silverwood spent a I chair and a rocker. Mr. and Mrs. . Trebilco are moving to our village this week, 3 The carnival here on Monday even- ing was quite a success considering the very mild weather, quite a num- , her in fancy costume. The best lady [costume was worn by Mrs. J. Camp- bell, Miss Catharine Ruin taking second place. Mr. Rennie Greenaway A. won the gent’s prize representing the 'prince of carnival, and second by Mr. C. Whetter as clown, also a, number of girls _in costume repre-gi senting difierent characters. Among‘ those who won prizes were Misses Ermie Green and Rosie McRae as fairies. There. was a hockey match between‘the bachelors and oldcmaids ? of the village which was very excit- ing. A first class programme will be given and refreshments. A small charge will be made. Come and have a good time. Mr. Christopher McIntyre is mov-? ing from here td a farm near Pales- { tine. . Mr. ’1'. Graham of Islay visited his sister, Mrs. McKay on Thursâ€" i A number of the friends of Mr. J. Trebdko and family gathered at their home on Thursday evening to bid farewell to them, but before leaving the neighborhood in which they have lived for some years, as a rememberance of their old frielids, they presented them with an "arm 5 Miss Wilson, of Epsom, is visiting at Mrs. Campbell’ s and Mrs. Day- nesâ€" this week. 1 Mrs Carmichael who has been on the sick list for some time is gain- _ in-g slow,y. Mr. and Mrs. H. McKay visited friends in Cannington on Tuesday Mr. Richard Howkins called on Kirkfield friends Thursday. Mrs. Murray Wilson, from Can- nington is visiting her sister, Miss Lillie Gilchrist this week. ~ Miss Lottle Govril was the guest of Mrs. J. Trebilco this week. A number from here attended the carnival at Cannington on Friday. Mr. Duncan McKay from Prince Rupert visited his brother, Mr. H. McKay for a few days. The Misses Stella and Tillie Han- i Iar buyers, purchase cock also Mr. Ernest "Hancock -visit- 61:1 colt from Mr. E. ed at Mr. S. Hancock’s on Friday ting the .handsome price We are sorry to say that Mr. A. Marshall is not resovering as quick 1y as we would like him to. Miss Alma Smith has returned af- ter spending two months in the wholesale millinery rooms in Toron- (Specia, to The Post.)- Mr‘ E. Best of Hartley and Mrs. 'Jamieson, of Islay, Alberta, visited a number of friends here on Thurs- day. Mrs. Jamieson returns to her home on Wednesday of this week. Week’s Doings At Woodville L'NDSAY. ONTARIO ‘This is Mr. Halpenny’s first visit to‘ and Mrs 'our village and it is hoped that the our village services will be well attended. ' Miss Lillian Webster was a. guest onday even-u lat the Robinson-Wilson wedding in considering- . Lindsay on Wednesday last. Miss Olive Wilson- and' brother Garnet spent the week» end with friends in Toronto. We understand Miss Wilson intends to remain in the - 1 lat buyers, purchased a. one year ;â€" 51a colt from Mr. E. Webber, pay- i , Mr, and Mrs. W. Hanna and chil- dren, of Port Carling, returned to 'their home on Thursday after a 'pleasant month’s visit with friends here. ’, FRIDAY. MARCH 4 1910 Mrs. W. A. {Silverwood speht a few days in Fenelon Falls this week Miss O’Connor, of Markham, is the guest of Mrs. (Rev.) Elliott. Mr. John Penrose, of Peterboro, spent a few days here this past week renewing old acquaintances. Mrs. J. J. Glass of Little Britain, called on friends here on Thursday afternoon of last week. Mr. William Thorndyke returned from Saskatoon on Thursday. ling the handsome price of $190. This shows that' it pays our farmers ' to raise good stock. g The sales of Mr. E. E. Cunnings and Mr. A. McIntyrewhich took gplace a week ago were largely at- {tended and good prices realized at both, the horses going at a very :high figure. Miss Maude Fane, whose marriage takes place this week, was waited Son by some of our ladies on Satur- ’ day afternoon, when a short address was read and she was presented with a beautiful rocking chair. and Etable linen, showing the high esteem [in which she is held by her many lady friends. Although taken som- .pletely by surprise, she made a few‘ lremarks. - thanking the ladies for [their kindness and their gift. Rev. C. Halfpenny, secretary of the Provincial S. 8. Association, will conduct the services in the Me- thodist rchurch both morning and evening next Sabbath and address the Sunday school in the atternoon. ftook part, Misses Goad, Hughson, 'Fane and Messrs Lane, Coad and lBonney was very interesting. This was followed by a debate, resolved “That it is better for a lady to imarry and go on the farm," was listened to with intense interest. Mrs. J. F. Brass was the leader for the afirmative, assisted by Misses Hardy and Lane, while Mrs. 37. Richardson, assisted by Misses Web- ster and Brown, took the negative side, and all handled the subject with great ability and excellent thoughts were given on both sides, showing that they had thoroughly studied their subject. The judges were Mrs. (Rev.) Munro, Miss M. Graham, and Mr. F. Webster, of Cambray who gave their decision in hum of the negatiVe. A dainty luncheon of cake and ice cream was then served, and all repaired to‘ their homes having spent a very en- joyable evening. 'A. vote of thanks was tendered to Mr. and Mrs. Tay- lor for their kindness in opening their home and the hospitality ex- tended to all. Mr. William r'Rich, one of our popu- (Special to The Post.) The Woman’s Institute held their social evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Taylor on Thursday evening ,ast. ‘The‘ir spacious home was filled, but it was impossible to ascertain the number of guests pre- sent. Little Britain, Cambray and Linden Valley institutes were well represented. The programme was ex- cellently rendered and well selected, being composed of solos, recitations by Misses Wooldridge, Webster and Hardy. The music rendered by the Linden Valley orchestra was much enjoyed, and they were repeatedlyi encored. The dialogue entitled cityl vs. country in which the following Week’s Doings At Oakwood ,,,.______ o ”Milena; a fiului both as friends hnd neighbors and added greatly in the enjoyment 01 31““ mund 170“ ready to lend a; the programs. Addresses were all helping hand in time. of need. As interestiiig and well delivered. Mr. the pioneers of this country found! Armstrong spoke generally on- both homes and prospered, so we hope 3 home and foreign missions, giving a for your prosperity and success in clear and comprehensive account of that great western country, where i the work done and yet to be done the abundant harvests must mean ’ in both fields. . ; good times; Though the distance! Mr. . . y _ may seem great, to number in miles (:65th of better methods of giving yet in these modern times it can be 2 Mr. KeWon dwelt on the necessity of easily covered in a very short space iimproving the moral standard at of time. .We will be looking forward ' with pleasure to the time when you will visit the land of your birth 1 , ’ M _ - _ and give us glowing accounts of r MCKay spoke briefly on the va your western home. We beg you to : lue of lemg and givmg now. accept this gift (a family bible andl Remlutlons were read and moved hymn ‘book) as a slight token of our by Mr. GiIChriSt' seconded by Mr. S kind regard and appreciation of you ’. Truman. A missionary committee or as a neighbor. It is our sincerest Messrs. J. Gilchrist, M. D. Mcin‘xis, Wish that God’s richest blessing may . and Mr. A 0' Boynton Was appointâ€" follow you, wherever. your lot in the ed to take charge 0f the missionary future may be cast. Signed on .be- ‘ funds Of this church. half of this gathering, Miss B. Dale, ‘ Miss Ella McDonald spent Sander Mrs. O. Weldon, Mr. Richard Dale. at her home at Lorneville. McLachlan spoke on the ne- the best work abroad. Having; learned that you intend leaving in the near future, to make your home in the West, we assemble here this evening to express our re- gret at your departure. In the, years that have gone, even from early school days, when you mingled in childish play, up to the present day of manhood, we have learned to admire your noble char- acter. Later in life, your brothers and sisters having sought homes elsewhere, you still clung to the bold home, and brought into our midst your amiable wife. Since that day we have ever appreciated you f A large number of friends assemb- led at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. Cunnings on Tuesday evening of last week, when the following address was read: Dear Mr. and Mrs. Cunnings: We understand that several fami- lies from pare intend leaving for the Saskatchewan district in a few weeks. Mr. F. P.. Goad3and‘Mr. Anson Walton entered into partnership on March 151:. The business will hereaf- ter be conducted by the firm‘ of Coad 8v; Walton. ' The concert in the town hall on Friday night in aid of the Agricul- tural Society, given b; the dramatic T3111 club of Manilla, under the direction wee of Mrs. Dr. McPhail, was well at- tended and much enjoyed. The play T]. was very amusing and at various Gra. times» peals of laughter rang through viev the hall, All the characters perform- M ed their part with great exactness J 885 and ability. At the close of the i say. concert the baskets were auctioned, M1 and good prices paid. The audience er, was gteatly pleased with the pro- the gramme throughout, and should the rey. club visit us again, we are eure Ou they will be greeted ' by a full 5 by house. ~ , Counts more than the amount saved, especially in the b" - ginning. Those who make a practice of saving regularlv fir‘d it possible to save under conditions decidedly unnromisng. And the smallest sums, saved steadily, in due season make totals of surprising size- Begin now by opening an Account with THE MABHT 0F SAVING Mrs. D. F. Milloy and son Hugh I q visited friends at Cameron this week 3‘ ch1 Mrs. Wylie was on Thursday sum- § Fri moned to Orillia to the bedside of ’ Me her son Russel, who is very ill with ’ ice pneumonia. His brother, Mr. John ; 1V. Wylie, also went there Saturday f of evening. ~His many friends are hopâ€" Fri ing- for his speedy recovery. I .. A managers’ meeting of the Cam- bray and Oakwood Presbyterian churches was held here on Friday afternoon, and ReV. Best, of Toron- to, was chosen as their minister for the coming summer. We understand no less than three Weddings are to take place in our vicinity tomorrow (Wednesday) the matrimonial fever must have reach- ed_us at last. Mr. aad Mrs. E. E. Cunnings spent a few days in Toronto recently and returned Monday evening. gue convention at Cobourg gave a report at the league meeting on Tuesday evening. Owing to the bad weather the meeting was not well attended and. the report, was missed by many of our young peo- ple. THE DOMINION BANK chairman and Mr. Duxbury‘ s solos; jadded greatlv to the enjoyment of 'the Dl‘O'gl‘aEnié. Addresses were all tintereétifig and well delivered. Mr. 'Armstrong spoke generally on- both . home and forelgn missions, giving a clear and comprehensive account of {the work done and yet to be done fin both fields. The 'Sunday jafternoon service in connection with the Presbyterian i church was conducted by Rev. Armâ€" strong, of Toronto, Rev. Jones. of Victoria Road, and Rev. H. H. Turâ€" ! ner, pastor of the church. The V ic- toria Road and Kirkfield combined [choirs sang. The service was in the [interest of the Laymen’s Missionary ‘Movement. In the same interests a {banquet was served in the Sunday ‘School room on Monday evening lby the W.F.M.S. Ninety hen sat ldown to a most tempting array of . good things. Afterward in the church, ‘ addresses were given by Rev. Armâ€" strong, of Toronto; Mr. McLachlan, {of Woodville, Mr. Keown, of Argyle, Mr. McKay, of Woodville, Rev. J on- es and Rev. Turner were also on the platform. Mr. A. Boynton acted as. Mr. McLachlan spoke on the ne- cessity of better methods of giving Mr. Kewon dwelt on the necessity of improving the moral standard at home before we could hope to do the best work abroad. The Massey-Harris Company held an implement parade here on Wed- nesday of this week. Eldon Council met on T1 this week in the town hall. Our hockey team were beaten 15â€"- 5 by the Coboconk team On Cobo- conk ice last Saturday evening. A number of our townspeople at. tended Mr. John Holme’s sale Friâ€" day 1281;. Mrs. N. Fraser and Mrs. D. Fras- er, were in Lindsay on Tuesddy for the funeral of the late Miss A. Torâ€" The funeral of the late Donald Grant, of Eldon, took place at Lakeâ€" view cemetery here on Monday. Mrs. MaICler: McArthur and Miss Jessie Bickle spent Tuesday in- Lind- Mr. Bert. Conlon, of Toronto spent Wednesday with Kirkfield friends. Mr. and Mrs. Trueman and Miss Trueman moved on Monday of this week to their new home at Glenarm The choir of the Presbyterian church (trove to Victoria Road on Friday evening to practice with the Methodist choir for the union servâ€" ice on Sunday. Mr. McGaugh'ey and Miss Gilmore, of Uphill, visited relatives here on Friday. , :"; 'i (Special to The Post) Mr. Walter Smith, of Lindsay, is at present engaged on the T. V. 0.. survey here. Mr. G. C. Staples spent last Fri- day in Lindsay. Miss Ethel Mitchell was in Gam~ bridge on Friday. Jottings From Busy Kirkfield Mr. Cunnings then replied in _ a few well chosen words thanking their many friends for their beauti- ful gift. Theevening was then .spent in games interspersed with music, etc. PAGES 03E 8 T0 EEGHT on Tuesday of