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HAROLD W. PORT PERRY, ORY, Phone 18 'A Two for One Sale of NYAL"S Preparations: ~ "and Stationery Thursday, Friday and Satiirday. April 24, 25 and 26 You Pay for one article and eceive Two. . _MORRISON'S DRUG STORE Brighten Up Your Rooms ith New Wall Paper. We have all the néwest patterns in Wall Paper. Pretty Chintz for the bedroom. Tapestries to suit all the different Sastes and Rooms, and Tiles for the Kitchen or Bathroom. Papers are very moderately priced you will do well to see our samples. We also carry a special sample book of higher priced papers for room lots, ask to see these beautiful papers 'if you are Sinking of something special, == Jeweller and Stationer % JAS. MoOKEE i: SEEDS We have a full line of Field and Garden Seeds on hand. RED CLOVER TIMOTHY ALFALFA rn this spring we tandard. If you yo Peed any of ve you Wea ways try to keep a full range of groceries, of first quality, on Have you tried a bag of Reindeer Flour. It is good. We can also supply you with a good pair of boots or * Our prices on ll the above products are and we guarantee satisfaction or your mone ded j g he Hydro Electric Power Commiss in view of A the fact that the local gon, and system has earned a gubstant lus, it is baie that. reduction of dg oe i od phpidben ture. it is expettsd that. this will ake. the minimum domestic $1.50 per month, and will give a 25% _cut to commercial and other power users. As soon as official and definite information re ing this matter is available, we will publish the fac Mr. or Mrs. Poultry Raiser. Dear Sir or Madam-- You think a lot of those chickns, don't you? That's fine; glad to hedr it. If your neighbour's dog - killed one of those chickens, there'd be something doing, wouldn't there? That's right; make the dog _ owner pay for the chicken. All right so far. Next! Your Jejghbous has a garden. Very carefully he nursed a few perennial fiowers through the summer, and has been watching with interest to see them break through the he in the Spring. Possibly your chickens have been ® ralehin that Spot, too, and consider it the best scratching place in e neighborhood. Funeral, No flowers. ~ Perhaps, too; your neighbour has made up his mind to have an early en this Spring. No more loafing for him. oy shakes off dull sloth and early rises; the garden plowed; hoes and rakes, and works, and produces a perfect seed bed. Then he carefully makes his rows, using a garden line so that he may have them quite' strai t All this he does before breakfast. Then he cleans up, changes his clothes, eats, and goes down town fee ing like a new man. Life isn't so bad after all. Then, perhaps, Jour chickens get busy. What a lovely en. Bue nice, soft earth. 'Ihere must be b: , fat worms there if you dig down far enough. ps they dig. Perhaps they enjoy a lovely dust bath, oN are not allowed to print the language that (perhaps) your neighbour uses when he comes home, Curtain Note--Please shut up your chickens--EARLY. "And brings home his money 7" the Social worked asked. "All but two dollars," Mary said, SAY IT WITH CURTAINS! Says a certain Social Service work- er, whose white hairs hayen't bleach- ed her sense of humour, "I'll say the 0. T. A. is a success, Infact I'll say it with curtains!" Naturally, we don't get that. So she took us down to let us see the saying in process of demonstrating itself. But first she described Mary H's house used to be. "There wasn't any need to label it a drunkard's home," she said. No paint. Hardly a whole pane of glass; rags stuffed in: and not a curtain you could call a curtain on the whole place. Inside, it was worse. There wasn't a piece of furniture that was all there. The family of seven slept in two beds: and what they spoke of as bedding, would be despised by a well-bred dog. "One day, worn out with life general, she said to John, 'Oh John, when will you give up that drinking?' "I'll never forget the sombre hope- lessness of her face, as she told me "And you know, Miss, in the old days, if he brought home anything, it would have been the two dollars, He'd have have spent the rest himself." . QRS The shadow of the old years seemed to fall across her as she spoke. She leaned forward, and whispered. "When I think what I have lived through if"I thought they'd ever bring that awful liquor traffic back, I'd lay down and die." A Bensitive-looking, delicate child, her youngest boy, came over to her, sensing the need of him. "My daddy won't get drunk any more, will "he mother ?" There wasn't much to say, bit she in | said it. "Please God, Sonny, he never will" » . . » When we went. out, the curtains looked whiter and lovelier and more worth keeping than ever--but will they be kept? If you have a vote it's up to you. earn (pres. RETURNS OF FUR TRADE IN N. W. TERRITORIES +d and Average Values of the Different Pelts in Fiscal year, Value 1.66 Met on Saturday, April 13, at one o'clock, with all members present. Minutes of last meeting read and . * Colmunleations "From the Department of Drainage, 0. A. C. Guelph, giving an outline of "The Tile Drainage Act" and the method of financing loans by issuing debentures repayable in 10 or 20 years at 5% interest. From W. C. Ashenhurst re non-at- tendance of children at school. From T. R. Ferguson, re School Attendance Officer, From The Pedlar People and the Ontario Bridge Co., re culverts and road drags. From the Department of Public Highways enclosing cheque = for $1651.29, being subsidy on cash ex- penditure on roads during 1923, " From the Inspector of Public Charities enclosing blank forms to fill in re one Isador Otis, admitted to the Ontario Hospital, Whitby, on Jan. 10, 1924. From the Deputy Minister of High- ways, advising that no grants.will be paid by the Province under the On- tario Highways Act on road expendi- ture carried out after the 81st of December, 1924, to aity township that has retained Statute Labor either in its original or commuted form, and all townships receiving aid from the Province must have a regularly ap- pointed Township Road Supt. acting } under the direction of the Council. After considerable deliberation the Council decided to retain Statute Labor for the current year at least, and a by-law was introduced and passed appointing pathmasters, also a by-law appointing Jas, H. Leask as Road Superentendent. Wm. Leask was appointed School Attendance Officer in place of John Johnson. Accounts Passed .. .. .. R. J. Brown, assessor Jos. Dobson, w.f. bonus Geo. Mark, w.f. bonus Ed. Till, dray timber A. E. Smith, drag timber C. L. Vickery, wood for Mrs. oT $8.00 Howard MeMillan, cedar ....$277.00 The following accounts were paid for snow shovelling: Frank Harris, $43.30; Ed. Fielding, $26.85; H. Fielding, $14.16; B. Midg- ley, $1.70; E. Diamond, $26.00; Ed. Ashton, $50.80; F. Sanderson, $52.45; W. Christie, $13.85; Elgin White, $20.30; R. J. Acton, $27.70; T. Watson $10.30; G. Webster, $3.70; G. Smith, $4.25; J. Hemingway, $14.75; Albert Bailey, $23.45; H. Stone, $6.50; Wm. Beaton, $6.00; D. Ferguson, $4.66; J. Riseborough, $43.00; Geo. Wilkinson, $21.26; Frank Bailey, $11.25; Walker Kydd, $5.00; R. J. Brown, $3.75; S. Pogue, $38.60. The Council adjourned to meet the 10th day of May. -- OG ---- THOMAS GULLEY A well known and highly esteemed eitizen, Thomas Gulley, passed from our midst on Sunday evening, April 6th, at the age of 73 years. When only a lad he'came to the village of Greenbank where afterwards he con- ducted a blacksmith shop for a num- ber of years. While there he became ardent in the temperance cause, united with the Methodist Church, and also played in the village or- chestra, For a number of years past he has been an important official in the Methodist Church, Uxbridge, where he was one of the very first members of the Business Men's Bible Class. The orchestra will await with anxiety till someone shall take up the bass violin, which he has laid down. He <| was a man of earnestness, interity, diligence and kindly disposition. It seems needless to say he will be much missed in the home, church, the community and on our Streets. ea) ees FIGURES THAT TALK Mr. W. E. Raney, whose figures and facts are seldom challenged, gives us, in."The Toronto Star" some convinc- % % ¥ Panes men 2,364 STANDARD. BANK _ Port Perry Branch, - H. G. Hutcheson, Manager i mi metre eb So ima ene t-pain Horticultural Society Organized at Port Perry. On Monday evening, in the Parish Hall, Port Perry, a Horti- cultural Society was formed with about seventy members. The following officers and directors were elected: President--Mr. F. A. Kent. 1st. Vice President--Mr. H. G. Hutcheson 2nd Vice President--Mr. S. Jeffrey. Directors--Dr. Lundy, Mrs. A. H. Rose, F. W. McIntyre, Samuel Farmer, W. H. Clark, Miss Grace Davis, Wm. Ettey, W. H. Harris, Mrs. I. R. Bentley, J. Dowling. Mr. Geo. Baldwin, of Toronto, gave a most interesting address on horticultural work in connection with the home garden. His main thought was that in connection with the home flower garden there should be continuous bloom. A proper study of plantings would make this possible. It was wonderful to see what a wealth of flowers can be pro- duced in the back garden, Many interesting pictures were shown, among them being scenes showing the growing of bulbs (such as hyacinths), in Holland, where for mile after mile on both sides of the road were endless fields of almost perfect bloom: There hyacinth flower spikes attain a length of from ten to fifteen inches, and the fra- grance of flowers can be smelled for miles before reaching the actual fields of growth. Mr. Baldwins gladioli were quite wonderful and profitable. So much was said that was good that it was impossible to give a detailed account of the lecture, especially as the room had to be darkened in order to show the slides. However, a few facts might be noted: 1. The hoe is better for the garden than the hosc. 2. No foliage need to be watered--the roots need tiie moisture, and they need it in large quantities, but not often. In other words, when you are watering the garden make a jo bof it. Don't be forever spraying the tops of the plants. A good drenching at the roots may be given occasionally with good results. 8. Borax and water make a good insecticide for roses or any other such plant, infested with lice or similar pests, 4. Ants do peonies good, not injury. 5. White helebore in powdered form should be applied to currant bushes before the worms appear. 6. Lime and sulphur sown on the garden will keep cut worms away 7 Yenervis planting ensures good growth because the moisture is more easily retained. It was decided to hold monthly meetings in connection with the Society, at which practical talks on horticulture will be given. A resolution was passed asking the Council to take steps to stop rigs from driving on the boulevards, a practice which often destroys much careful beautification work. The Board of Directors will meet at an early date and arrange for the program and committees to carry out the work of the Society. . 'BLACKSTOCK Sugar making is the order of the day. . The roads are drying up nicely and cars are quite numerous again. Mrs. T. F. Bruce is visiting her daughter in Toronto, who is very ill. Sorry to report that Mrs. T. A. Wright on the sick list, but hope for a speedy recovery. The W. M. 8. of the Union Church, met at the home of Mrs. Carruthers, on Wednesday, and elected the follow- ing officers: President--Mrs. Harvey Bruce. Vice President--Mrs. Roy Taylor Ree. Sec'y--Mrs. Geo, Crawford. Cor. Sec'y--Mrs. Cecil Hill, Treasurer--Mrs. Jas. Marlow. Mite Box Steward--Mrs, Jas. Byers. Pianist--Mrs. Gordon Jeffrey. The Union Sunday School are plan- ning to hold their usual anniversary services on May 24th. The W. M. 8, will hold their annual public meting in the church on Good Friday night. Rev. Dr. Wygle, Sask- ville, N.S., is expected to be present and give an address. There will also be music. The Cadmus choir will be present. A pantomine will be given. ree (YY prem. SEAGRAVE * Special Easter Services will be held '| in the Seagrave Methodist Church on Sunday evening, April 20. The ladies are giving a contatta entitled, "The Challenge of the Cross." Old church goers say this is one of the most im- Recssive services they have ever seen, Other special music will be given by the choir, including solos and duets. 'A special collection will be taken to purchase hymn books for strangers Council was held on April 7th, with all members present. Minutes of last meeting read and approved, Thos. McDermott and Thos. Pen- gally appeared before the Council with a petition to open part of Con. 9, also asking for some sidewalk to be built in Caesarea. On motion the Council are to inspect re above. The assessment of 1924 was return- A by-law was passed appointing Albert Werry, R. J. Crozier, J. Noon, Jno. Wright, R. Hall, Jno. Samells, and C. Gibson as fence viewers. Fred Gibson, E. Armstrong, Geo. Forder, O. Edwards and H. Philp, as poundkeepers. John" Wright Street Commissioner and Sheep Valuator. The following orders were signed R. Spinks, 8.S. No. 4 F. Ferguson, S.8.No. 5 W. G. Philp, S.S. No. 6 Blank forms $6.31 J.G.Marlow, walks and bridges$146.12 H. J. Deacon, timber ..37.50 C. Venning F. Bailey, repairing table . Receipts Fa) N. McNally, mixer, .... 5.000.088 A. Brown, timber ...... eevee ll Grant for roads, 1928 .. 0: Council adjourned to meet. on 5, 1924. . : pe PACK UP YOUR DISHES '(A song for Girl Guides) Pack up) your dishes | in "the old conting to the church. A full church er : is 81 we ask, eines) tr 'CARTWRIGHT COUNCIL The regular meeting of Cartwright |