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1' gnaw. Pngkstt-ck. buck. Fnesg in 917, will Lanadzan Bani: ’e the same w :e Bank's basin ’ as satisfactorih the Domini-19, 1115 in London. It tranaav‘fs Issue of Let? collection 0* dished A. D. 1: D. 1858 32,268,185 0,000,000 mc EAL , PRESIDENT ties a 3; C to all part 1' Lindsay :blic ho lied free of cl TS 8V8 TV ,y Bra “mashed 311 r19! Gaseous OJ {age share of admiration. and per- formed their parts well. The accomp- miments throughout the cantata wees phyed by Miss S. Martin, whose mu- 33.1 taste and ability were displayed :2 the sympathetic rendering of the musical requirements of the cantata. The excellent music given by the or- chestra at intervals throughout the evening was much enjoyed by all. Mrs. E. Tompkins and child, of Cambray, are the guests of Mr. and m A. J. Gould. lr. Pearce and daughter, Mrs. Mc- Ianis, spent a couple of days with re- lating in town last week. Mrs. Findlay Robson is visiting friends in Calgary, Alberta. Mr. (kover Kerr. of Campbemord, spent a few days in town this week. Mrs. P. Washburn and children, of Guelph, are visiting Mrs. Washburn. of town. It. Gideon Mark. of Dorset.’visited his brother, 'Mr. Elisha Mark, zéeentâ€" judge. while Mr. '1'. Grey as the de- fendant, could not be improved upon. )Ir. S. Mason as counsel for plaintifl did well, while Mr. A. A. Cameron 2.30: the part of usher to perfection. 31;, A. Miller as foreman . of the jury, was specially suited to the part, and the jurymen were well sel- ected. The bevy of channing maidens who attended the bride came in for a. gfiest of her friend, Miss Haunhn ovâ€" er Sunday, and assisted the Baptiflt church choir, rendering a solo in exâ€" ceilent voice. Mr. E.E. Rutherford. of London, England, has taken a. position in tne Bank of Montreal here. . Miss Woods, of Lindsay, was gag; Nam FROM FENELGN FALLS CLEANED BY OUR commmm rend" _' Lit-“\â€" 3 .l’.i-»‘-liksl-‘ 52:" New Prints and Ginghams A full r-mgo of prints and ging- hm’h at per Yard ............10c \ r-nmpiete assortment 9 [mum and gmghzuns at ...... 12}: S n) \Vhito (2 "RIVER an English Linulcuzns and and 600. v ‘ Dun “ ) F3115. March 12.â€"-The enâ€" Mr. and Mrs. Albert’Atcheson, of mt in Dickson's Hall on 'nghland Grove, spent Thursday in Lem“. March lst, under the town the guest of Mrs. Geo. Martin. '05 tie Young Peonle («f St. ’ var. H. McKendry, of Toronto, vis- Church was one of the most :ited his parents, Mr, and Mrs. Wm. amateur entertainments ’McKendry last week. m was. A fairyland 1313? Miss Nellie. Heard and Miss Beatrice 1.131329? Eve" was glven g card, who have been visiting Miss jmecr children. The part Of égurtchaell, returned to Toronto on 1‘: 11.73- queon, was well iWednasday. 11:5: Kathleen Ingram»: mm. m... Danni“- -gm... _A ”4 .A ,1 0!] Clnflm-.’77€ and 300 per 539 “Mon: in firm smooth < and drills in navy and i3]: and ...................l5c H new designs in cretam- wltm- tnwelinc. n i (- e \szu'es, 3 leaders. 7c. d heavier weaves. 8.5a u e I: specials cu)“ ‘r ‘ qu ue yard. Oil Cluthc, 45c, 50c . -vvâ€" .. -Vn-vl i The regular meeting of the WOmen s We are very sorry to hear that Mr. ilnstitute will be held at.the home of F. Gibson and family intend moving ‘Mrs. T7 Poulson on Fnday, March from our midst to reside at Wilber- ; 15th. The Pleasant Valley .branch 13 force. {expected to be present and furnish 1 Mrs. McConnell, and son who spent .the programme. ' a pleasant visit among friends here. The Fenelon F8118 Curling Club atâ€" left on Saturday for their home in 1 tended evening service at St. James' Saskatchewan. Church on Sunday last. when an ap- Mr. and Mrs. G. Hammell .spent :pmpriate sermon was preached by Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. the rector, Rev. W. H. A. French. Gibson’s. Hillside Farm. The final game in the hockey tourn- A very enjoyable evening was spent ament was played on Friday night. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred (Little Britain defeating the locals by Bradley on Wednesday evening. H- Miss Nellie 'Murphy, of Lindsay, is the guest of her friend, Miss Jennie Duggan. Mr. Jas. Rutherford is at present in Toronto General Hospital, where he underwent an operation 911 Tuesday of last week. Duggan. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Robertson, of Mr. F. J_ Kerr is visiting relatives 't‘ne Scotch Line, were visitors at Mr. in Newcastle this week. } and Mrs. John Bell's on Sunday last. Dr. H. H, Graham spent Tuesday in 1 All made lead to Harry Sherrifi’s Toronto, ‘ sawmill these days. Elm. A. W. Campbell and daughter Annetta, of Dallas, Texas, who have been visiting Mrs. A. Clarke, returned last week. ‘ Miss Jessie Spence returned Wed- nesday from a visit to relatives in Peterboro. Miss Cecil Swanton is spending a few weeks at her home in town. The schools at Midland where she has been engaged as teacher being closed on account of an epidemic of scarlet fever. Miss Bird Clarke is spending a few days at Kinmount this week. Mrs. M. E. Calder attended the Li- trary Institute meeting held 'in Osha- wa last week, as the representative of the. Fenelon Falls Public Library. Mrs. Geo. Littleton returned Wed- nesday iron. an extended visit to her daughters, Mrs. W._ Banks, and Mrs. Grey, of Oshawa. ~ Mrs. John Robertson is visiting Orillia friends. ‘ a score of 5 to 4. The cup donated by Mr. A. Fountain was won by the former team in one of thebest games played on Fenelon Fans ice for years. The Misses Paton will hold their spring millinery opening on March 21, 22 and 23rd.â€"w1 Ladies’ Whitewear and Blouses and ........ p Lndies’munhrlc drawers. 200. 50c 3.39, 401: Ludiei' flzmnvh-tte and mm- ln-m Lig t drt'Sae“. 73'»... $300 and ........ '. ............. 351.25 Ladiz-s’ white (-amhz-iu skuls. hue and embroidered trimmed. 83c. $109 and ...... .. 251 2.) a 1'1". three spacials '11 (9 l. . ,4 Q In! 0 F. M .4 “'hitn lawn Mm: shortnwl 10m: sinevea 750. 970 Hamlemnp cant-t ('O‘v‘el‘ Pm- Hundsmno C(W'Stt cover em- 0‘â€" Inhidery, 25: and. . . out. 27 inr-h emorniderv. for chil- men’s dLeSses, 351-. 504.. ....... 73c \Virior widths fvr grown pon- ":19. 75;: $1.U():'.ud,.............3125 Lad'es’ curse: covers. 2-30, 35c -l\ W AY POST Millinery Opening .o- n...» .ovoo-uon u-onc. Plum nus sizes. Late Curtain 25c, 50-9, 752, 81 CO and up . 7! (w k (”'13") in v:u‘1’ HFAP Rugs $0, $7'0J sl‘" '1‘) an . ”A“ '.§“..M.."‘ ‘mmrw‘m ' l ! ESSONVILLE (Special to The Post.) Mr. James Atwell, of Saskatche- wan, who has 'been visiting friends in this community for the past two months, left last Thursday for his western home. Mr. Jas. B. Kennedy is engaged in the lumbering business north west of Dunsford. Nothing less than 50 10:5 3. day for Jimmy. Mr. Wm. Hurnphrey left here on Saturday f0!~ a vis it to friends _in Hamilton. We beg to tender a warm welcome to Mr. and Mrs. Albert C. Marsh, who have taken up their residence opposite the station. Mr. Hazel Thurston has purchased a fine span of evenly matched black horses from Mr. Aldoqs of Fenelon Falls. They are dandies. Mrs. Bert Padget and young son are visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Hunter, Scotch Line. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Norman Newton Thurston. May they enjoy a long, happy and pros- perous married life. (Special to The Post.) Adieus were bid to Mr. and Mrs. Chasles Germyn and family and Mr. Howard White, who left here Tues- day last for Vancouver. May the rest of luck and prosperity attend them in their new home. Mr. Irwin Thurston arrived nome on Friday evening last, after an absence of six months in Calgary. Miss Ethel Logan visited Miss L. Woollard and Mrs. N. N. Thurston on Saturday and Sunday last. Dunsford Boings i 05 Hateresi: \Vhite mhka lint-n. 54 inch. reg 38c, sale 30c and reg 45c. sale 35: Heavy nnhlennhed linen, 62 inches wide. reg 50c, sale...... 420 B Par-bod linen. (T4 im-lwx, nive sown drsiqn. w: (3523 min ...... 48c sale 250 [{P:}\'_\ shveting. flanneletteo. 12 1-.."::m(115«-m-e‘2 specials we would call y nur attention to. Men's heavy underwear. just; the thing for a. western trip. Men’s overalls, 13c and... $1.0) Boys’ and youths’ overalls, 50¢ :1 11d and”... .35 S} Mnn‘s tweelpants. ‘2 speciak. “any” . $1.75 $52”- I~' “Sta! #7wa Let us take an even more deadly parallel. We hear every once in a while of the great backwardness of IRussia, with its mediaeva lism and autocratic government. Yet a parcel lposted in England will be carried to {Russia’ 3 farthest confines by reindeer 'or horse, where there is no railway, for only seven cents a pound. The full meaning of that statement is visible at a glance. For this rate fixed-for the carriage of parcels from Great Britain to Russia there is no intermediate businessâ€"no short haul business, such as is the cream of business done on any national pos- tal rate.‘ Here the average length of ham Will be approximately the dis- tance from London to Moscow, or about fifteen hundred miles. This :mail is not sent to Northern Rus- sia, by boat to St. Petersburg, oe Riga, or to Southern Russia by the , :Dardenellesâ€"it is carried practically ‘the whole distance by rail from Ham- - burg. At least twelve hundred miles .--.â€" M”- â€"â€"oâ€".--'.. eral took place on Saturday morn- ing to the Roman Catholic church and cemetery. The Monday previous her grandson, was buried, having died very suddenly after only twenâ€" ty- -four hours’ illness. Mr. is ac Tripp, v.ho has been very ill for some weeks, died on Friday in his 73rd year. The funeral on Sun- day morning was largely attended. Rev. Sangster assisted by Rev. Ganâ€" dier conducted the service at the house. Interment too" place in the cemetery at Kirkfield. fl Sale of flats To commence on Monday, March 18 at Miss Mitchell's, Lindsay.-â€"wtf The many friends of Mr. R. P. Gough, of Toronto, will be pleased to .learn that his illness has taken such a f? vorable turn that he expects to the out 01 the hospital in a short time. 1..i..ill' LBNDSAY, ONTARIO, FRIDAY. MARCH 15 1912 pence it. c‘cnrmé, but this s decrea s 6., until at E‘C‘ICn mounds the postage , is se"cnnc:1cc-, ..1d from there 12p to the maximu m of eleven pour (is the mere went in the rate is regular ,at a penny a pound. This is 21 mar- \ellously cheap “ate con sidering that the territory served is split in two .by the Irish sea, necessitating two transhipmcnts, as well as any made necessary by": branching from the ‘ main line of railway, and considering that these parcels are not only reâ€" ceived at one post office for delivery to another, but are carried from the home of the sender by the rural carâ€" , ion, and dcliyered to the home of :the addressee. It is evident that were the countries a geographical unit and the expense of calling: for parcels and Idelivering them eliminated, a terri- § tory three or four tignes as long and broad could be servegl at the same rate. That is to say, for any of the natural divisions of Canada; the Ma.â€" :ritime Privinces and Gaspe, Quebec and Ontario frOm the Saguenay to ‘Georgian Bay, New Ontario, the (Prairi? Provinces and British Col- umbia, this rate of two cents a pound would be on a parity with the English charge. V ‘ When an Enausuman wants to mail a parcel to a foreign country, the exceeding cheapness is almost as astonishing. Eor a price that runs from eight cexits a pound on small .packages to ably six and a half cents t "on large packages he can mail his zzoods to Iaand. Holland, Mexico, .Morocco, Norway, Egypt. Denmark, ‘or even to the ports of China. Right iaround to the opposite side of the world for a rate less than half What the Canadian post office charges for For If any one questions that the rate of. sixteen cents a pound for parcels post in Canada, is too high, that it is in efiect a. price maintained for the- very purpose of preventing people from making use of the post office, so that the ex‘press companies with their four millipn dollar capital, may make a net profit of a million a year, the following Gomnarison with the rates at mhich parcels are carried to all pa ts of the v» orld from England will be enlighten} :13: In the first rlace, the rate from any part of Great Britain“ and Ireland to any other part is but 1m first rm (Montréal Witness.) RATE FOR PARCELS POST om any part of 1:1 Ireland to any a. penny a pound. l a rate of three- Mrs. Alex. McLeod enij :1 a number of her friends on Thursday evening to a. little hop. Misses Alma and Annie Smith reâ€" turned on Wednesday after a pleasâ€" ant visit with friends in Toronto. (Special to The Post.) Mr. and Mrs. J. . Hancock, and Miss Stella, Linden Valley, visited at Mr. Sam Hancock's on Friday. Miss ‘. Ruan, of Toronto, and Mas- ter '1‘. Purvis, of Sunderlaad, visited at. Mr. J. Ruan’s on Sunday. Miss Josie Staples and Mr. Warne Stoddard. nt L.C.I., spent the week end with their parents. Mrs. Rutherford, Std visited at Mr. Hector Cat week. by rail as an average haul at only seven cents a. pound England to be- nighted .Russie. ! Is it not time our post ofiice showed itself awake, and stopped making us pay the exorbit- ant rate of sixteen cents a pound for a business done entirely within the bounds of one country where there is no transhipment necessary, and where the average haul Would pro- bably not exceed from two *0 three hundred miles ? Miss Margaret Howie visited at Mr Robert Morrow's last week. Miss C.» Campbell has been quite in and is not improving very fast. Mr. Mathews, of Toronto, called< friends here this weev. Mrs. Gilbert McEachem entertained; a number of friends to tea on Mom? day evening. i Miss Nicholson and Miss Fortt Mc-’ Rae visited friends in Beaverton oni. Saturday. ! On Friday evening a hockey teafl’ from the L.C.I came is: play a friend ‘ 1y game with our b035,: but ourbofi were too many for tit. J, the econ i being 10 to 1 in mm; of the noun! tended the Supreme Circle of the 03-7 nadian Home Circle in Toronto this' week. ‘ Our band took part in the musical' part of the continuous music at Ma- nilla on Friday. Mr. Andrew McIntyre spent Friday in Cannington. Mr. Robert Morrow is busy tearing} the old sheds at the Queen's down,’ making a place for a house. ‘ VICTORIA ROAD (Special to The Post.) Miaa Marion Hill has returned to Toronto after spending a few days with friends here. Rev. Mr. Hie and Rev. Mr. Lim- bert ,of Oakwood, exchanged pulpits on Sunday. Mr. Armour and family left for To- ronto last week. The y will spend a couple of weeks with re! atives there, before going on to Saskatchewan. We wish them all prosperity in their western home. Miss Caroline Wright and Miss Lila are visiting friends at Bexley. Rev. Mr. Gandier will conduct serâ€" vice in St. Thomas church next 'Sunâ€" day at 10.30 a. m. and administer the Holy Communion. Mr. E. Lytle is spending a' few weeks with his daughter, Mrs. Jas. Black, of Bexley. Mr. Macdonald. of Toronto, is spending a few days at the model An 01“ resident in the person 0‘ of the old church, a large attendanoet . Mrs. Macnamara died on Friday is hoped for. , The Rev. B. Macnamara last ever:- morning in. her 93rd year. The fun- The sale of Mr. William Coad's1ing dealt with the subject of 8321 “'31 130°“ place 0“ Saturday morn- farm stock, implements, etc., takes rest, and in strong and loving: hm- ing to the Roman Catholic church place on Friday of this week. : guage pointed out where the troubled and cemetery. The Monday previousf On Friday evening this week, a 1 and weary and sintossed may find her grandson, was buried, having grand concert and social evening of 1 abiding rest. Today there wil? be. 3 died very suddenly after 031! t‘1""5I1"thc Woman’s Institute will be given 1, bible study at 4.15 p. m and in the ty-fonr hours’ illness. in the Town Hall. The attraction of levening the service and address ‘ Ell Mr. 183% Tripp: Who has been very the evening will be a play by the E be in the school house, and wit amt; ill for some weeks, died on Friday in Oakwood Dramatic Club. This play ; be illustrated by lantern views. I ll his 73rd year. The funeral on sun' . has been given at Beaverton before a .' are cordially invited. ‘ Mr. lsaac Tripp, who has been very 1‘11 for some weeks, died on Friday in his 73rd year. The funeral on Sun- day morning was largely attended. Rev. Sangster assisted by Rev. Ganâ€" dier conducted the service at the house. Interment took place in the cemetery” at Kirkfield. reek. Mr. Stephen Clare spent a few Miss May Spence 0‘ Glenarm visit- days with friends here during the : her friend, Miss 8' Campbell, this " week. We understand he intends leav- tack. ‘ ling for the far west in the near fu- Mrs. Campbell and Mrs. Smith at- .5 9d } Mrs. La’idlcy, of Lindsay, spent {Sunday with her mother, Mrs. S. ! Hughson. ‘ Rev. Mr. Hie, of Victoria Road oc- icupied the pulpit of the Methodist church on Sunday last, Rev. W. Lim- ,bert taking: the work at Victoria Hioad and Kirkfield. 1316 311033? 92? maroon NEWS l mmmcs FORTHE WEEK (Special- to The Post.) The March meeting of the Woman’s I Institute will be held on Wednesday, aMarch 20th at 2.30 p. m. at the ihome of Mrs. A. Cameron, jr. A pa- I per will be given by Mrs. G. B. Renâ€" |nie. A discussion in spring sewing ‘and interchanging of patterns will be followed. by the qmstion drawer. The nrogmm com. ..ittec win be con:- . $50 of the‘ 1 110?: Eng ladies: Miss {Mona \‘Vebstcr,M153 H. Lane, Mr s. C. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Howard James and gfamily are leaving this week for Fe- terboro, where they will reside in the .future. Mr. Frank Schatz, of Pittsburg, Penn, who was called here to attend the funeral of his brother, Mr Fred- erick F. Schatz. spent a few days : t \ with his sister, Mrs. Arthur R. ,Web- '3 ster. Mrs. Jack Cameron, oi Nestleton, ’ visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Washington on Thursday. Mr. Jack McLean, oi Toronto, who has been suffering from. blood poison- ing in his hand is spending a. few weeks with his sisters, Mrs. Amos and 31.3. John Armitage. ston and Mr. R. I: water, were guests cron, sr., on Sunday last. Mrs. Percy Webster and little daughter, also her sister, Miss Beat- rice Staples, are spending the week at her home in Bobcaygeon. Mr. Giles, Oshawa, spent Sunday the guest of his uncle, Mr. John Giles. Mrs. G. B. Rennie and Mrs. David Tait visited at the home of Mrs. J. F. Brabazon at Blackwater on Thurs- day of last week. Mr. John Giles attended the funer- al of his niece, Mrs. Grills, of Ar- gyle, which tool»: pEar‘e in Lindsay on Monday. Mr. H. E. Timmy spent Thursday in Fenelon Fahs. \ Mr. and Mrs. Jch‘ille Gilson, of} Sonya, spent Sunday at. the home of E her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. i Webster. . Mr. and VIrs. C. A. Davies spent" Svnday las t with Lin‘say and Rea-i boro friends. 3 Rev. John Redford of Fenélon Falls will occigy the pulpit of the Metho-- dist church 179?”: next Sunday in the interest of the Educational Fund of; the church. Mr. and}!r rs. E. P. 331va man visited friends at Cambray on Sunday last. The marriage of Miss Florence King‘ and Mr. Dean S. Coad takes place today (Tuesday) at the home of her mother, Mrs. W. P. King. Mr. Will Wickctt of Little Britain, spent Sunday with Mr. W. E. Bon- ney. On Monday evening, March 18th a farewell social will be held in the church by the Ladies' Aid. A good program will be given during the ev- ening and refreshments served. for which ‘he small fee of ‘3:- will be charged. As this will be the closing of the 01d church,a large attendance Capital paid up. $4,700,000. Beurvefund 05.700900. Total Assets, 820,000,030 A NECESSITY m TRAVELLING Travellers Checks and Lettbrs of Credit, issued by :5: bank, are cashed in any part of the world. They are self-identifying. and make it an easy matter to procure ready money 21 any s‘fige cf 13:: journey. an EDMUND a osten. an. mm. W- 0- “man. Vice-9328mm; WE DBMI‘NIDN BANK March 18th 3. held in the Aid. A good during the ev- ; served. for cf Black- We are sorry to learn of Mrs Jor- (Ian’s illness, but trust that her re- covery may be Speedy. Saturday was a busy day in this section, as Mr. John Day had a. num- ber of teams engaged in hauling lum- ber from Janetville station for his new barn. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hood are away on their honeymoon. When they re- turn thcy will reside in the south ward. We are pleased to learn that Mr. L. Jordan’s horse which was sick for some time, is recovering under the skilfull treaanent of Dr. Gregg. Mr. Jackson losr a. valuable horse a few days since. Our enterprising merchant, Mr. W. Suggitt is doing a rushing business- He got 70 sacks of sugar in one shipment. deiighted audience, and is wrtainly worthy of a crowded house. Mr. Joseph Found started for the great northwest on Tuesday of this week. Some heart will be sad and lonely. - Mics Emc Vice returned to her home at Solina on Tuesd 3;, after ,spending some two months at the xhome of her grandmother, Mrs. E!- itord. Mr. Edward Wood, of Cambray called on fiends here on Tuesdav- The Max-3905a township council held their regular moat 1y session in the town hall on Manda“ Z'Jarch 1‘ th. Our skating rink was snowed under some time ago and is still in a deo lapidated condition; The annual meeting of the Valentin Telephone Co. was held in the Orâ€"r ange Hall on Monday evening. The attendance was large and the com-7 pany was found to be in a satisfac- tory condition. We have an excellent service. Any community thinking of installing phones will be welcome tr. investigate the system adopted in this township. Lively Doings (Special to The Post.) Mr. Fred Ferguson and family of Glenarm. have moved into the house vacated by Mr. Gillie McKiunc-n. Ir. and Mrs. Dave Graham were visiting friends at Woodviliz and Lorneville on Sunday and Monday last. Mrs. Boys and family spent. Sunday at the home 'of Mrs, Knight of Bal- sam Grove. Mr. Sam McLean is able to be about again after sufiering: £20m an attack of la grippe. alV1a-.. (Special to The Pos From Esiay zfizres