Home From the Front Corp. Alfred Styres, the direct descendant of Joseph Brant, returned from the front about a week ago. He has been invalided home. He went with the first contingent, and has been in the trenches since the arrival of the Canadians in France. He was seriously wounded at the Somme, and was in the Battle of Ypres when Cameron Brant fell. The notice of his return was very short. The formal reception was given at the residence of Mrs. Charles Porter, Ohsweken, assisted by the Women's Patriotic League, Brantford. A public reception will be given him on Wednesday at the Baptist church, Ohsweken. Mr. Jeff Burrows has returned home from Hamilton. Band practice and re-organization meeting to-night (Tuesday). Miss Badder, of Wallaceburg, is the guest of Mrs. R. N. Berry. Great sale of boots and shoes now going on at A. & R. Atkinson's. Rev. Mr. MacKinnon was appointed chairman of the School Board. Harvey D. Young has joined the Hamilton police force. He was sworn in last week. Mr. James Patterson, who returned home from the hospital last week, is gradually improving. Miss Violet Parker is spending a few days with her cousin, Mrs. J. H. Leeds, of Wellandport. Mass in Caledonia next Sunday at 10.30 a.m., and in Walpole on Ash Wednesday at the same hour. Mr. and Mrs. Meredith were in Woodstock on Monday attending the funeral of Mrs. Phillips, Mr. Meredith's sister. Pte. J. T. Nelles, of Lacombe, Alta., a nephew of Mr. Ham Nelles, was among the wounded reported on Monday. Reginald Ferguson, who has recently enlisted with the 182nd Battalion at Oshawa, came home Saturday to visit his parents and was accompanied by his bride. They return to Oshawa to-day. The Agricultural Better Farming Car will be at the station here on Friday from 10:30 a. m. to 5:30 p. m. School children from 10:30 to 12 a.m. Free lectures and views in the Opera House at 8 p. m. The farm belonging to the estate of the late William Burke, in Onondaga township, was sold by auction on Thursday last and was purchased by Charles Harvey for $3700. The farm contained 62.5 acres. This is the coldest snap of the season, the thermometers registering from 8 to 18 degrees below zero for several mornings. The extreme cold weather has played havoc with train service for the past week, nearly all trains running from one to four hours behind schedule time, consequently the mails have been unusually late. Lieut.-Col. L. F. Aiken, of the 39th militia regiment, who went overseas with the 133rd battalion as senior major, arrived at his home in Simcoe last Friday. Lieut.-Col. Aiken spent five days on the firing line, and reports things pretty quiet during that time---only one killed and seven wounded. He may be required to assist in the 215th battalion campaign. The pupils of Room I, Caledonia Public School, have organized a "Mile of Coppers" Society with the following officers:-- Honorary President, Mr. Ferguson; President, Billy French; Secretary, Jessie Beattie; Treasurer, Earl Winger. The children will bring their coppers every Tuesday morning and these will be divided between the Red Cross and Patriotic Society. On Sunday, Feb. 11th, Mr. and Mrs. John Cowie celebrated the 65th anniversary of their wedding day. After the Mission Band meeting in the afternoon Miss Cowie invited the children to their home to sing and enjoy a pleasant half hour. The pastor and president offered prayer. After partaking of the wedding cake which was prettily decorated, having the figures 1852-1917 in pink, and made at A. E. Jones'. The children and others departed to their homes after congratulations for this rare event of being so long spared.