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every kind iable Insurance, Mortgage Loans, and Real Estate WANTED--A few first mortgages on farm property. Several sums have been placed with us for immediate in- . vestment in this class of security. i For a "SWEETHEART" or a "SWEET TOOTH" _ Of course you will get a box of these delicicus candies for your sweetheart or wife for Easter. ' Moir's Chocolates You remember the kind that always pleases you, and you will get a box of these as often as you think of them. You probably have a sweet tooth that nothing but pure candy will satisfy. In boxes at all prices. _ ORVAL BYER Druggist and Optician. Port Perry P Boots and Shoes for Spring and Summer are all in now. When in need of anything in this line give us a call. We will try to please you both "7" for price and quality. > = Our New A full line of Groceries, Crockery, etc. always on hand, J. F. McCLINTOCK SPRING IS NEAR There's a hint of Spring to-day in the air-- Vagrant, elusive, but still | know That some place down undemeath the ; . snow i Tiny things are at work to prepare Garments green for the coming year-- Spring is near! =. ; There's a hint of Spring in the air to-day-- With a flash past my window a bluejay flies, * Like a jewel dropped from sapphire skies; To the deep north woods he will wing his way, Where he and his mate their young wil} tear~ Spring is near! There's a hint of Spring in the air to-day-- The sun shines warm in the deep blue sky And Chanticleer sounds his lordly cry, The children shout cheerily out at play, For the wonderful, sunshiny days are here And Spring is here! : There's a hint of Spring in the air | know-- Deep in the woodland across the lake, The "forest folk" are beginning to wake, With a murmur of voices soft and low, And a little bird whispered in my ear-- Spring is near! There's a hint of Spring to-day in the air-- A venturesome robin came this way-- Wise little bird! he's decided to stay; He's singing of love in the branches bare, And he's chosen a place for his home this year-- _ Spring is here! --Anna B, Lundy Horticultural Society A Horticultural Society 1s being formed in Town, If you are interest- ed in any of the following objects you should become a member: -- The beautification of the town The encouragement of good gar-| dening Garden competitions Giving seeds to school children to grow flowers and vegetables for exhibition at the Fall Fair 5 A clean up day The following extracts from a 'let- ter from Mr R. M. Tipper, District! Representative of Agriculture at Whitby, explain the matter further:-- I believe there is room in every Town for an organization of this kind to do a' great deal of useful work in improving the appearance of the Town. It affords an organization to take a hold of the responsibility of arranging for lectures or addresses on different questions in gardening that are of interest to average Town citizens. They can arrange for var- 1 2 3 4 = fl ious competitions among the garden- OUR MOTTO "Service and Quality" "MV hen you need meat, you need choice 'meat, Do you realize what this means to you? Cal and convince yourself or phone Bell 29. ; MEAT MARK ET, PORT PERRY | ii | ers in "own, offering prizes for differ- I ent kinds of gardens. Another ad- vantage of the Horticultural Society, 18, that members can" secure shrubs, bulbs, and plants for planting, a great deal cheaper through the Society than they can in any other way - However I would not advocate that as the only reason why a, member should belong to the Society. The main object in, view is not to supply the member age the planting of more flowers and shrgby and in that way, improve the! general appearance of the Town and of the homes in the Town. | About three years ago, the Whitby Horticultural Society undertook to! organize and. conduct a clean-up Campaign in' the Town. We adver- tised a certain day as a Clean-up day and arranged to send teams and waggons up and down every street to collect up any garbage that could not be utilized at home. Everybody in the Town, whether members of the Society or not, were requested to place any such matenals in boxes or other receptacles out pear the street' "|so that the waggons could empty 'them as they came along. The | object up old tin cans, was to clean ieces of glass, and other ma- ieces ar 'may make known the result. ' and 1 think that considerable good | will come from them One of the Regulations with refer- ence to Horticultural Societies is that they must give to each member of the Society a subscription to some Hortl- cultural Magazine. A meeting will be held in the | Public Library on Thursday evening 'for the election of officers and to out- line the seasons work. Mr Tipper has promised to be present. Ladies specially invited. The Spring Drive Now 1s the winter of discontent made hopeful Spring. But according to some reports -- "not to hopeful. Farmers are said to fear to put in a very large acreage of crop because they do not think they 'will be able to harvest it. So it is said that thousands of acres will run to pasture this year that could have been put in grain or other crop had there been any guarantee of sufficient labor for the harvest. National service cards should sure- | ly be of some value here.--Lists} of men who are available to the farmers. What is needed most is some direct- ion in this matter, Itis scarcely to be expected that towns people will volunteer to help the farmers with their very necessary work. But there is no doubt that if the matter were put squarely before many men, women i and young folk there would be a sur- | prising response. More production requires more labor. A word from the Government | that the labor would be forthcoming I would do a great deal more to stimu- late production. As the matter stands now it is possible that the back-yard will be cultivated while many a farm is meg- lected. Scugog Miss Anneta Buckler has gone to Chicago to visit her sister Mrs (Rev) Crane. Miss Vine Alldred and Miss Lydia Alldred have gone to the city to live. Last week Mr. Solomon Fralick and family moved to Reach where Mr Fralick will work the Johnson farm. The Island loses one of its oldest settlers in the person of Mr Fralick. He has lived here for over sixty years and for forty years has been recording steward of the Methodist Church, while Mrs Fralick was. Bible-class teacher for some nine years, also secretary of the Foot Ladies' Aid. To show their appreciation of these services the Foot Ladies' Aid present- ed Mrs Fralick with a china tea sel, her Bible Class presented her with a carving-set, and their neighbours and friends of the Foot appointment, after reading a suitable address, presented both with a pair of fine chairs, a robe and a purse of money. We wish them success in their new home. Mr Alf McKenzie has moved into the house lately occupied by Mr Henry Demara. Mrs Hiram Fralick has been visit- place of Mrs Solomon Fralick. The Island was well represented at Mr Rose's sale last Thursday. Shirley Women's Institute The Shirley Women's Institute will hold their April meeting in Shirley School House on Wed. Apr 11th'at 2 p.m. Mrs Thompson and Mrs S. A. Robertson will both give interest- ing papers. Miss Flossie Spencer will recite. Roll Call will be answer- ed with a package of Home Grown Garden Seeds. - This meeting closes the Knitting Contest. All parties are requested to have their sox in so that the Captains A sale of fancy work contributed by members of the Institute will take place at the close of the meeting. Proceeds in aid of Red Cross. Everybody wel- a COme. Burgiars at Uxbridge" nesdiy night of last week bur- tered the Gold Medal factory Bridge and were in.a fair way to when they were scared off. oung bad gone home for and was reading when his e evenin thoughts began to dwell on three men fo He thoughtit better to take a last look at the factory, an | hen he ap- 1 he heard a warning whistle: One of the. party had evidently been oned jraics for any one ap- ching y "bad seen near the railroad track. ), WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1917 STAND HEAD OFFICE "SINGLE COFIES 6c. No. 14 THE ARD BAN K 7 OF CANADA : TORONTO JFARMERS / Advances i a special fe | EST"D 1873 to farmers are made ature by this Bank. .; PORT PERRY ERANCH H. G. HUTCHESON, ' W. U. CARNEGIE to obtain their H the to pay cash ma Hardware, and Wa 'night watch. man who was in the engine room near the other end of the building. As Mr Young entered the office he found the safe open, a hammer and a chisel on the floor and a window open. He and the watchman searched the, grounds, but found no further trace of thh burglars. There was not much | money in the safe, but a little more time would have enabled them to get what there was.-- Journal. | Whitby's Aeroplane Prospects On Friday, Saturday," and Sunday, Major Wright and his assistant, both of a group of British experts who are in Canada to locate aeroplane factar- ies, were in Whithy at the home of with cheap snpplies or with supplies ing in Toronto, She was appointed Mair Warren, Durrng their three at a lower cost, but rather to encour- secretary of the Ladies' Aid in the " days' stay here they inspected a num- ber of prospective sites for a factory, going all the way from the lakeshore | back to a distance of four miles north of the shore. What was required by the commis- sion was two sites of 820 acres of flat treeless land, about. four or five miles apart, the second site to provide a landing place. for planes from the first. I'he engineers were exactly satisfied with the land they saw along the lake shore east of Heydnshore | Park, but bad difficulty in locating a suitable second site. On Sunday evening they were obliged to go on further east to consider another town where a factory is proposed, but they may return here for further investi- gation.--Gazette. School Burned Stouffville's public school was de- stroyed by. fire on Tuesday evening of last week. The fire is supposed to have started in a little store room un- der the stairs, but from what cause is unknown. : The building contained six rooms and in a few years would likely have been condemned and replaced. In- surance $5,000. Motorman Killed A shocking accident occured Tues- day night, about 9 o'clock, by which Matthew Burrows, a motorman on on the Oshawa Street Railway, - was instantly killed. © A' baggage and ex: press car in charge of George Bryant, ran head-on into a northbound pat. J Bg : p Burrows. Bryant Announces Owing to the extreme advance in prices I have decided that in order to have customers and friends able ardware, etc, at least possible price I must place my business on a Cash basis. Customers finding it inconvenient note. y pay by Special terms to builders, W. U. CARNEGIE Furnaces, Plumbing Il Paper District News I'he horse that was borrowed from Armstrong thé livery man at Lindsay, and was not returned, has been found --but not the man who borrowed it, 00o0 Mrs Chas Law, of Oshawa, died suddenly of neuralgia of the heart. 000 The International Nickel Company of New York is establishing a refinery at Port Colborne. 000 Thieves broke into Thos G White- field's drug and stationery store at Whitby, on Sunday morning, March 25, and got away with over $200 a quantity of cigars, tobacco, soaps, perfumery, etc. The robbery is sup- posed to have been committed by a gang of boys. 000 Capt A Bruce Kenny, pastor of the Methodist Church, Cobourg, and ex- President of the Bay of Quinte Con- ference, will resume bis work at the beginning of next conference year, in July. Capt Kenny has been associ- ated with Lt-Col Williams, Chief Recruiting Officer for Canada, in his work for some months, where he gave valuable service. Rev S Sellery who has filled his pulpit during the part year, is very generally esteemed and most highly regarded as preacher and pastor. --Cobourg World 000 SERCH Mr Jesse Bradford of lindsay has been recommended for the position of police magistrate, rendered vacant by the death of Alex Jackson. What is Difference? What 1s the difficrence between a farmer holding potatoes or grain for a high price, and a dealer doing the same thing? Certainly it makes no difference in the price to the consum- er. Pasture for Rent Lots 14 and 15, con. 7, Reach. Apply to A. Wallace, R. R. No. 1, Porry) Bell Phone 108 r 22, : ™N; FOR SALE : That very desirable house and garden-- worth of fountain pens, as well as With good running water, shade trees." =