XMAS ‘Nothing is More App’ GIFTS reciated Than Jewelery” HERE ARE A FE! Ladies’ Gold Watches Gent’s Got Lockets Necklaces Diamond Rings 14k Rings Jewel Cases Mantle Clocks Cut Glass Hand Painted China Cuff Links Silverware Pipes (all kinds) Cameras and Kodaks Writing Pa BEFORE MAKING YOUR CHRISTMAS PURCHASES WE WANT YOU TO CALL AND SEE OUR STOCK OF JEWELERY. Pearl Rings 14k Brooches 8-Day Clocks Manicure Sets Tobacco Pouches W SUCCESTIONS : 4 Watches Gold Headed Umbrellas Bracelets Wrist Watches Stick Pins Fountain Pens Vanity Purses Pendants Toilet Sets Shaving Sets per and Envelopes in fancy boxes 14« Solid Gold Necklaces, set with Real Pearls, from $10 to $25 | Jeweler and Optician - P.H. BASTENDORFF MILVERTON, ONT. Mrs. as on y ndian River they vil Fone several weeks enner has disposed of her Mary Boeckner. of Wellesley, for the sum of $600, Miss Boeckner former- ly belonged to Milverton. ‘iss Runstadler. of Hespeler, is present spending ‘ew holidays with her a Fanny on thi h li Mr: . Martinson daughter Ruth. “spent the week-end with airs He will again. occupy e same pulpit on Sunday next. Mr. and Mrs. J. Legett, of George- es are at present spending a few h the Messrs. Beggs in thie _vsinty. fosea, of Ha eat a cont eau with friends near th 1 Carnochan spent Sun- sister, Mrs. McLaugh- D gent, Listowel, spel nt Buaaey: with friends in Lin- her home in "The political pot. is already begin- ning to boil and it is said that the rop of candidates on nomination day Will be Jerger: than usual Mrs. Armstrong and dau, ter Miss "Dorothy. of Smithville, at present the gucst of Miss Pontes rT. apron Sale held under gh- are the aus- odist church on Wednesday evening of last week was a most si ful af. fair. The proddeda amounted v 0. New Suitings and Overcoatings Gentlemen who have a careful regard for their appearance would find it an advantge to in- spect our New Suitings and Overcoatings. We have a large stock of black and blue serges andcheviots, brown and grey worsted, with no advance in price, bn eg peters you FAST , perfect fit, prop- PS ys oats first- class workmanship. Place your ‘order now. J. M. Fleischhauer nd Men's Tailor inc vartain . ONTARIO Rubber Season Men's Heavy- Rubbers, Sponsor & Spartman Redmann $2.40 pair, Gaceit Redmann 2.25 per pair. Boy’s and Youth’s Rub- bers at prices from— $1.25 to $1.75. Royalite Coal Oil—15c gallon, in 5 gallon lots 14¢ per gallon. JOHN REIS, JR. BRUNNER PRODUCE TAKEN IN EXCHANGE Fast “Daily” Service TO WINNIPEG AND VANCOUVER VIA THE TRANS-CANADA Leaving Toronto 6,4 Connecting Train leaves EVERTON / eed 3.54 P.M. Local Agent or write M. G, Murphy, D.P.A., Toronto ENROL NOW —at the —_ LISTOWEL BUSINESS COLLEGE Thorough Courses taught by Com- petent Teai For particulars addre EDWING.MATTHEWS, natn! | "School | Reports _ The following a7 the No. 12, Mor ington: we i. ge ant of ‘hose mark for one or more fabel Koch, ty —Rosetta Koch, Lincoln ive Harold: “daiwa: iw stm, aie Westman. II—. ee estman, — Viol Hartung, Georg oy x, Edna. Spen- cerx, Leland Wi—Fred Gernhaelder, Arthur Becond—W iMard = Muir, cmt Ste ivebavi iGascho, Laura Kig- fer, Herman Kip! Sr. I1[—Christ Zehr, Henry Waller. Willie, Chalmers, Jr. UT per Christian Gasch Morris Chal- mers, Melinda Kipfer, and Herman Irene Manz. Neumeister. ty et Struthers. 8 ell: Di Opper Naney Bene. W e Brenneman M. pe Een) A THREE-CENT _STAMP NEEDED Toronto Star is need for a three-cent It is so much needed iuee practical necessity, will, we thin i jt and so st to make the postal rate a convenient inerease the flow of letter eg eS TRALEE irs. S. Tomlinson Mason and Mrs. J. Vaughan. of Lansing, Mich..° are at preent visiting in this vicinit: . Wood attended oe ie 2 math near Listowel last F and Miss Mary "Coinotly o Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. M. x of Tralee sports attend- ed the ball in Glenallan lest Eriday. Mr. Joseph Basler, spent a couple of days Liat Week swith Mr. 4th line, Mary- borough, spent SBinday at ta home mings. around here attended the concert in Listowel on Tuesday evening James D nneman. | 0D! Stinson, Teacher. tei The, Mail ee y "ike iharessed uxt is nat broducing J sins oe en concealed for and the spent GW Wi ard iv Sunday titute will. pe . 8th, mem~ Calvin | cers © ‘h} Milner and ren. W. J. Ha ayes, Wn. N. Roe. In the near future a pub- ie meetin, will be held when mili i “LISTOWEL Evelyn K Friday. Deo. rd. is Fair Day jn iY ‘tlie | Listow ly large crowd —Ma . Willie t Teving Coton soe gt expected as 400 soldiers of the 71st average attendance 27)4nd 11 di ford ‘ac 4 companied ty the eRiniee ntal band a Anderson, Teacher.| Will’ be here. ant forget wathe: ene late and come and bring your friends | tes, Art. Vandrick, Chas. Tatham Following is the report for Sete and Henry of ondon, spent ber of 8.8, No, 2, Mornin the week-c c nds in town are arranged in order ae i Mr. returned home Class V—Emma_ Schm from. & business trip to Toronto on Sr. Neg TR “Riley. Bsther Seh- | Fr mehl, Rena Albert Terhune made a busi- Mr. ness trip to Toronto on Saturday. Me: and George iatelasie beled given by the Belalim ae iday night w till wae crowded concert itsel! spent the week-end town and also attended her cousin's wedding on Tues Several sleighs made their appear- ance on Tuesday. The Public school patriotic concert was held in mn Thesdag night of this week: BRUNNER of Bowers and children, Mintie Sask. is spending a fe’ weeks with her parents rs. C. Roehm, Mr. and Mrs. w Mr. and . Gerber and child i |ren. of Wellesley. spent Sunday with ge r. and Mrs. N, Nafzii Mrs. M. Ht ent a oe days last week with Mr Whitney. runner butter factory has Last w .D.. ful box social at the home of Mr. T. Whit: requested. row! ine oabiee are cordially invited ‘ OH,SUCHA nN MTA Ny Nel] a 4 _Nealy everyone: has LINWOOD TOPICS | . inti Mekenty and son John | joetz. ev. I. Todd. of Grimsby, occupied) 44 the pulpit of the Methodist Sonia on Sunday evening las he ad- min‘stered the sacrament t Lerd 1c Mss geushertord abn Sunday at f 0 a colored child ir. ited Misses |j . Dr. eae A Mrs, H, Muni mie, [72s of Miceli ‘spent. a f|by a heavy pipe falling on him Comber. with friends — in | Boo eae opera house sis HAWKESVILLE . and Mrs. John Bricker, of El- ira, spent Sunday at the home o} ider. Mr. F. C. Lackner attended — the equncil:- meeting at Orosshill on Mon: day. Mss Edith Wagner and Mr. W. mer, of Berlin, ta Jolin OFomexin eae Joseph Iker returned to their homes here} after spending a few months in the Emma Lackner had the mis- fortune to injure her knee about two weeks ago. The school was clos- 2d until Miss Lackner is able to he Hane a Hinsberger ous at pat in town these factory where the busy. The and night throughout he winter, Tanne r spe a ‘Thursday at Gu woo Mr. Brown is sta t A couple of tAseveose boys — who ees Mr. Fred, waning . went out aweek ago and began| 4 number of our youth to in shooting ap the windows, doors and| 1° dance eld “at: the: homecoe Ais alavenioe the Beechville school | g¢ya, = oNt. Clements. con Thurs are like powad inccpera eens 1s red trouble Sue ts Mr. orn Schlitt of St. gash lessness i pe e r SRAaEEtS ity ¢: ont Boy M a ae Mer ler. so flagrantly viol.te the law must spent RE C7 Taethe er. be punished not only for the benefit | (Poy. ” s of the community but for their own Milton: and. Earl Hise: good as well. . called on friends here day. s. Will, Wood and little Pe A d Mrs. ome m Tuesday last and is recovering ue endidly. J. Dos ea ue London, aterloo. owel. Remember Listowel fair on Fr recruiting rally will be held when 400 soldiers from Stratford will be en| inte nage for last week. nded they . Uliner es Mr. ond Bits Geo ‘sto, rs. | Vollmer. Mr. Kocher. Me aad Mee Me Kcolise modo aiee Ml Vollmer. Mr. Mrs. John Kocher =r turned home on Saturday aft ae os explosion of ‘on October 8th. —s———— CROSSHILL a mine ell and cpa Vee lay e. and Dell Hammond, days last Week with friends at Crosshill. Gordon* Burt rs, D, W. Houston an 2d. Harron returned from Toronto last | Gillespie, of Berlin, and Messrs. Wm. week. where they secured their offi-| Hastings and A, Doering, of Water- cer’s unifo Joo, attended’ the funeral of ihe etd nite a Taniiek from here intend | Mr. Knight last week, Deceased taking in the Winter Fair at Guelph was a member of Court Crosshill The walde the aboye gentlemen are member: The Penny of the late F, Charle: Knight who was accidentally ee a xcelled. Kamloops, B.C,. on Noy. sth, exriv- 7 ‘the 110th bat-|e4 here last week the funeral Fist er aot in ber eight some|Was held on Thursday. Nov. 25th, fol- of lati recruits being ed by a large number of friends Cavell, Blake Hay, Frank Kelly | {rom the home of his father, boys who have helped wonderfully to| Albert Knight to Rushs' cemetery keep Listowel hockey football | Deceased was < man in — the ams in the limelight prime of life and was well known in iss Lola McCallum. of er,|this vicinity having spe boy- in this their sad and sudden bereave- 4-5 WELLESLEY ae Henry Millen of Sar daeaes Sask. 0 spent a short time here visiting Entond ads rélatives Tote Friday for his home, Mr. Peter Wagner, ah i a St. atha who suffered through palue kicked a a ei 's at preeee pee at the home lof his ttn: ‘agner and is Mieead elles oan “he expected. ae drug store. ats. irdner arrived home Friday atter visiting, friends at bridge fora fom from bat attended the el on. Monday t a an- Don’t forget gelical cemetery near Li Mrs. H, Vorler underWwént an oper ation leat "Thersday and ts < “doing Berdux, of Phillipsburg, @ meat market in the ol4 “h will be pleased to meet all of bia tors mer patrons and many new ones. ——1s POOLE Mss G. M. stincon spent the week- end with friends .in ae ‘rie. Mr. Andrew Flem ‘Mis: Margaret Fleming Epene acwaae Tae r. and Mrs. Peter Schmehl spent eek in Mil rs. Ja near “Milverton. spent Wednesday of last week with Mrs. Annie Helm Mr, and Mrs. D. Robertson. of bon, spent Sunday with the latter's parents Mr. al ts. R rs. Siegner and daughter, Mar ie returned h couple of weeks with friends in Ber- with the former's sist Mr. Albert Martin spent Sunday at Drayton. mong those that spent Sunday at|¢ the home of Mr. Fred. Lackner were. Mr, and Mrs, J. Herle and daughter Miss Sylvia and Messrs: Oscar. Ar- thur and Alvi is bella erie and of Heidelbert spent | ter Dietrich mae our = daugh- | Stra am Stemmler spent Thursa, Fewinns att nded the 1 days with relatives in th Conference at St. ity. t “week ae will give her Mr. 8. R, Heéson, ex-M.P., Strat- r000 he local ford, died on Friday last "at his Phi ateht: It ar-| Miss Carnochan. of Linwood, spent parliament that thia|Sunday with Miss Flor rn. its post office which|_ Mr. and Mrs. Roy ATuloahy spent ame from him. Friday last with a pnds\in Bre ford . of Waterloo. at izais reqniied an operation at the genera}|bome after spending a few wei Jos Helm are spend-| 4nd M visit y at Tuesday in Lis-| | riday | ¥ ing several months in the We: jconsisting of al —_seles Totten aie ea eogi oad goodly number. ‘ot ladies t br Headeinceeriobeaeing cheer gomheone toraos-it news regarding the burial of t e socks a month. mains of the late Pte. John Kochei 1 volunteer todo histor; Al- is spending a week | Mr. J. Reid. every success. Ux: e Se ioe a aes days nk.|purehas:d in Sebringville. MILLBANK NEWS The Ladies’ Knox chu He hold sed annual baza aar on Fri- December 3rd, in Ritter’s ~ hall. Dake open t 2pm. 10-cent lunch and ice cream will be served. The A.Y.P.A. of ace church held their meeting on Noy. , instead of Tuesday evening at which an in- teresting de “That ti a vote of the peoples ‘ietory for margin. The their arguments fits gaan Mrs. an spent ng his daughter. Mice? a Thor Rare ae Stro Mrs. W. reborn and. Miss’ J. |B ene a day last week — with Linw ‘Anguat Hoffmeyer, baa aid up for two weeks with a en ab been brok- i ir. R. B. Hamilton preached the ‘Methodist qhursh at “Atwood eal Donegil last Buin Mr: Gillvray. of Listowel, ain Mrs, Pratt 0 visit last ed ver No servic is held in FOO church Sunday eve ne on. eae fa de- fective Jighting Mrs. “John Ganakunn and Miss Lizzie spent Sunday at Mrs. H Stewart's. ty Mr, M. Wagler Beal a Very succéss- ful sile Saturday lasi of few cot Wm. “Hamitton spent friends in Mil-~ r, Hole. 4th Vice se of atford : Conference dress zenship” at the p- on worth League last Thursday night. Messrs. Meredith Love and Cecil Tanner have returned from a_ thre» trip through the West. a with Mr and Mrs, Whos, Galder, Line wood. . J, Smithson, of Peterborough. m Mr, Jas, Sinitho Berlin Weir, of Berlin, and “ur, the house re ae satea ae | Mire el 0 from Yoman's Institute. held a most | successful meeting at the bo of Mrs. D. Nov. 8 Mrs. ‘ite Haan sapcvention hela | Seottish progres amme. Was ter in Ritter’s hall on me igheticlecapa FERNBANK te Miss Marie Crawford spent Thurs- lay. . Dave Reid has peournes pone vissful seasol esh- Kerr spent Friday Mr. H. Ker met at — the club ne Robinson — on br We Are Ready ! Nothing like a whiff of winter to test this store’s readi- ness to fill your sudden needs—almost everything ae everybody wears and uses will be found here. take up the room: Men’s Worsted Sui regular $15.00 i Men’s Mweed Suits gular $10,00 for... Men's weed Suits — re- gular $8.00 for Men’s Overcoats — re- gular $14.00 for Men's Overcoats — regu- 2.00 for serainens Boe Boy’s Suits — regular $5 to $7.00 for Boy's Suits — ~ Fogalar 84% 29 Boy’s Overcoats — ve collar, reg. $6 to E Oe ce) Ladies’ Coats—regular $25.00 for... = ioe 12,50 In Order to Make Room for Christmas, we will Sacrifice some of the goods that ~ 19,88 eae * 6,90 12.2 ge RL 10 $4.50 GET YOUR CARDS Six Fancy China Tea Cups GiventAway Free PARTICULARS AT STORE. Fur Coats ‘We have a very good assortment of Muskrat Coats for ladies at (Worth $60,00 to-day) Fox and Wolf Setts at Cut Pri Come in and see our Ladies’ Sweater Coats All styles—all prices and see our Try Loth’s for Your Silk Dress We want you to come in stock of silks, No trouble to show goods. DON'T FORGET! NEW FIGS NEW PEELS 2 Ibs. California Raisins for 2 Ibs. Seedless Raisin Mooney’s Biscuits in aia Robin Hood and Quak Toasted Wheat Flakes per pi ge GET YOUR XMAS des SUPPLIED AT OUR STORE 8 for er Oats i Hagel ac DINNER SETTS AT THE OLD PRICES Grocery Specials! Ni Gomes ix. Peter Glennie is at present WM.K.LOTH ‘Ghe Arcade”’ - - deride rhe 4 ma any friends wish her a speedy recov M's: eet: PoMaeke of Stratford, with her unele ree 4 Beggs spent Friday with The Sun to Jan. Ist, 1917, $1.00 her Mi ‘aggie Fleming. = The Fe aribaiie union ‘Sunday School intend ee a Christmas Tree on Dec. 287 on Rhode spent Sunday un- Rev. Mr, Stewart visited at sever- al homes on Friday. Mr. Joe ‘MeAllister, of Listowel, has of his farm and intends Sprinj e disposed is mov- ing Kaa meee a fF days iit with her mn lest week, E. aiiverton? the Route, oy C3 denicas Roy Fieming eatucilee? evening ai Mr. Reid Mon iieter hee left for Toronto where he enlisted with the 9°nd bittal’on for avertaak ser- vice. His many friends wish i — ns WARTBURG Mr, and Mrs. Thobert wets Peer with Mr." and Mrs. Brunner. last Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Moore V. Henry spent Sunday with Mr, and Mrs. R. J. Henry, of Larmoun' Mite ‘Alice, Mettane, of Don is with ce Miata FURNITURE! Bedroom Furniture. Linoleum at Old Price. Rugs of all sizes in Wilton, Velvet, Brussels and Tapestry. Sleighs for the Boys and Girls. See our display of Parlor, Den, Diningroom and When in town have a look through our store ( A large assortment of Rockers and Couches at all prices % trouble to’ eae si Milverton and Robert McMane_ ines Furniture Dealer “Mire. pone ene as a h Mr: Pa Benwell Detrich delivered TGattle to Brunner on Friday. The friends and neighbors of Mr. pee with two oak chairs and The vening was spent lin and Elmira, Victrolas from si $20t0$100. The easiest way to make things pleasant for and to furnish Come in and we wi explain our easy te entertainment they will th will pia your favorite mi Buy a Victrola for the Home. in ¢ard plying a3 dancing.