is. showing lutest 4 ; ee ce New Prints and Muslins,- Very special Hers white Organdies and Dim-~ ities. You will say, **The * Ladies' Veoetians and other ake. - For black 7 claim very values. : special finest values. in Listewel.'* ~ ee VOL. 14. ATWOOD, ONT., FRIDAY, MAR. 13, 1903. "NO. 9. WALTER BROS. LISTOWEL'S LEADING DRY GOODS AND CLOTHING HOUSE Hundreds of new customers have visited this store during the past week who declared never had they seen such values. Bargains which cannot be surpassed. OUR GREAT SALE STILL GOES ON ! pe double width wool Dress Goods at . Oo Table Linen at 1,000 yds Embroidery, per yd 20 yds Flannelette for ' 50 regular $1.75 and 2.00 black Roman Satin Under skirts at 25 Men's T'weed Suits,5.50, 6.50-and 7.50, for 2 dozen Men's Hats, regular 2.00, for 5 $1.00 .90 4.99 1.09 We have an up-to-date Grocery. Balance of Fur Goods at Cost. Dressmatlking Department has re.cpened. "3 wealter Bros., Sign of The Elephant LISTOWEL. ROBERT THOMPSON Peoples' Cash Store. . Listowel's Teading Dry _ Goods ---- anger er eae to-date Dress Goods. ing daily. Black and Loress webelines, Mont tore Some remarkable offerings in the Dress Goods Department. All new and up- Iu the iuterest of your home and its Dress Goods needs, it is important that you should know about our Spring Goods which are arriv Colored E'abrics illa, Voile, Replette, Grenadines, Spiral Crape, Sa Knicker Voile, Crepelene, il Cloth, Amazons, Delaines, Cheviots, Blacka nd Colored Lustre. Wash Dress Fabrics Finest display we have ever made Importation of most artistic Noyelties. amas Figured ae Organ- ies, Grass en, Batiste Suripes, Silk, all shade Jacguards, Matting Cloth, Galeates, Cambrics, Zephyrs in plain fancy Raia stripe and flaked. The Flake Voile--the very latest and most suitable for even- ear. You will find this niece complete in every line. GROCERIES for,all kinds of Farm Prod Highest price paid GREAT Bankrupt Clothing Sale! $2,000 worth of clothing manufactured specially for Spring trade to be slaughtered at less than mak- er's cost of production. ¥ { 'One of the largést wholesale manufacturers of ready t: wear clothing went into liquidation. ed the sale. We attend- $2,000 of their stock came our way. If you require a new suit, waternroot coat, pair pants, overalls, smock, shirts, ties or sox, it will pay you to see this stock. All new-goods, no old shopworn stock. Sale commences Saturday morning. When we say Sale you know whatto expect. Come with the crowd to the live - Ld Gray, / Listowel and Owen Boy Cash Store. Bernie & Co., $ id. - | their labors, alge * || TOWN AND VICINITY James Buchanan of Neepawa, Man., was io our village last week, Jobn Farrell was on the sick list last week with an attack of the grippe, Mr. and Mrs, Sproat of Belgrave were visitors at Lemuel Pelton's last week. Hugh Porter is opening up a splen- did line of spring aud summer suitings. See his ad. Roy Pelton was sent to Bluevale to relieve the agent of the G, T. R, in that | place for a few days. The grain elevator is a very busy place these days. Mr. Anderson is siiip- ping carloads of grain every day. Harry Moore, G.T.R. relieving agent, was home on Monday on his way to Clinton, where he will relieve the agent. Messrs. McLaughlin, Beatty and;Dun- ford of Brussels were guests at the party in the Music Hall on Friday ey- ening. Miss Roberta Wilson, who is attend- ing Stratford Business College, spent Saturday and Sunday under the parert- al roof. Rev. Mr, Saunders is assisting Rev. Mr. Jones, ,pastor of the Palmerston Baptist church, with special services this week. Mrs. W. D. Mitchell and daughters Belle and Marion were guests atthe Pugh-McFarlane nuptials on Wednes- day of last week. Mrs. Adam Berlet was called sudden- jy to London last week to attend the funeral of her uncle, Her daughter Minnie accompanied her, Mr. and Mrs, A. Matheson left for thelr future home in the county of Oxford on Tuesday morn- ing. They take with them the best wishes of many friends The Misses Lockwood who have been giving lessons on fancy work toa large oumber of ladies in our village during the past two weeks completed their Ia- bors and left for Ethel on Monday. The breaking up of the roads has made it necessary for those working in the bush getting out logs to desist from It is a great pity thet the sleighing did not last for at least three weeks longer, About oue o'clock Saturday morning fire occurred in the Sun printing office, in the Strong block, Seaforth, The plant, which was valued at $3,400, is ab most a total loss. It is insured for $2,500 in Perth Mutual, County Councillor Jas. Donaldson was in St. Thomas this week as a mem- ber of a deputation of County Coun- cillors who will enquire into the utility of concrete culverts, eté.,-as used in that part of the country. Mr, and Mrs. Allan Nesbitt purpose making their home in Dakota in. the near future. Mr. Nesbitt has rented his house to George Coghlin and will hold a sale of his furniture in a short time. They will take with them the best wishes of their friends, Miss Smith is meeting with much encouragement in forming a class for instruction in vocal music. She vow has ten pupils and desires us to inform the public that she will remain over on Tuesday and Friday evenings aud will thus be free to give tuition on those evenings to any who cannot find it con- venient to take a lesson during the day. The young people of Atwood and vic- inity have not lacked for social amuse- meut this winter. We think it would be a good thing: if they were sufficiently sutiated now to observe a season of ™~j; Lent. We can get even too much of a good thing and a number of people have their doubts regarding the beneficial et- fects to be derived from late hours and the loss of sleep conseqvent to a night's amusement, The good people of the Stratford Central Methodist church iydulged in a spelling match as a novel feature of en- tertainmentin connection with" their choir teameeting. The ladks were pitted against the men and Won the ight easily... The word that puzijed all the contestants was "syzygy." Now if that word would not peurly strangle a speller, we know of nothing thit would come pear it, except« the Projessional stranglers of the Bust. Truly there jg no limit to the possibilities of the Eug- lish iapeanee. ' : at } Miss Kate Pelton and Mrs. Adams of Tavistock are visiting friends in this vicinity. The Provincial Orange Grand Lodge of Western Ontario is meeting in Wing- ham this week. 'King's Navy--for bright chewing to- bacco there is nothing better, Get a plug at S. Watson's, Miss Ethel Ferguson is home after a month's visit to London, where she vis- ited friends and also took in the millin-: Govenlock this season. Mrs, Hudson and Miss Delle Pelton gave a very enjoyable party to @ large number of their friends in Mitchell's Music Hall on Friday e ie Mrs Hudson and Miss Pelton did af in their power to make everyone present enjoy themselves. Miss Smith sang two Scotch songs that pleased hearers- A very fine lunch was served at mid night. In justice to the Atwood schoot foot- ball team we must apologise for not {narrating their victories on the football field, Some time ago they defeated the Donegal boys by 2 goais to 1, and also the boys of S.S. No.4, 8th line, by five goals toone. We entirely forgot to mention your prowess, boys, and hope you may continue to win many victor- ies in the realm of sport as well as in the battle of life. The Spring-like weather of the past few days has made great inroads on the snow and as a result the sleighing is al- most gone. We would rather see the weather a little colder now than later on. 'The weather of March of 1902 was somewhat similar to that of the pres- ent month aud we all know what a late Spring and wet Summer we had. We hope for more favorable seasons this year, Since the Listowel, Business College came under the management of A. L. Mofntyre, about a year and a hait ago, it has succeeded in Urereomlirg previous difficulties and in restoring public con- fidence, and has made steady progress until to-day it is an institution of con- siderable importance, At present there are thirty-five pupils in attendance, be- sides which twenty-four are attending the night classes, The best evidence of the excellent work which the College is doing is the testimony of the pupils themselves, who speak in highest terms of the management and facilities offer- ed for acquiring a business training in any and all branches taught. The following is the report of Atwood Public school for the month of Febru- ary; names are in order of merit: Fifth class--Lawson Coulter, Robert Forrest, Senior fourth class--Arthur Harrrs, William Matheson, George Curtis, Mur- ray Dickson, Olive Ballantyne. Junior fourth class-- Annie Erskine, Albert Gordon, Mamie Watson, Albert Cogh- lin, Melvyn Forrest. Senior third elass --Thomas Moore, Alice Currie, Greig McKoy, Lorne Vallance, Cameron Struthers, Junior third class--Florence Dark, Ethel Holmes, Frank Wilson, Marion Mitchell, Reua Currie, Second class--Flossie Watson. Harold Hudson, Herbert Mitchell, Agnes Ballantyne, Melvyn Heury. Part II class--Lizzie Heibein, Mabel Chapman, Agnes For- rest, Nettie Stuart, Lizzie Nichol, Sen- lor I class--Murial Roe, Milton Coulter, Harold Marshall, Fred Small, Orval Strachan, Junior 1 class--Stanley Strachan, James Erskine, Tom Mitch- ell, Wesley Stuart, Albert Chapman, After 4 persistent canvass of nearly a month, Mr. Skinner was obliged to give up his attempt to introduce elec- tric iighting into our town. He bad succeedad in raising about 3950 of the 31,900 required to instal the system, but waeu it came to secure the necessary power to run the machinery, he struck Colporteur A. F. Piereey spent Mon--- dayin town. He ip still laboring in the > vicinity of Ethel. Miss Alice Hammond is at' present. + spending a few days with her sige " Mrs, Stocks, at Britton. R. M. Ballantyne was in Toronto on * Thursday purchasing new pocds for > the Spring and Summer trade: Humors feed on humors--the sooner ~ 'you get rid of them the better--Hood's: * 'Sarsaparilla is the medicine fotake, ery openings. She will work for Miss} William Taylor of Woodstock is vis-~- iting his daughter, Mrs. George Cogh- - lin. Mr. Taylor is not in very good? health, being troubled with a weak: heart. John Farell left on Thursday fox: Brooksdale in Oxford County, where he * has secured a position as foreman of * the cheese and butter factory in that, - place. John is a good, faithful work- - man and will give satisfaction. The firm of Walter Bros., Listowel... destre to eall your attention to their" dressmaking department which is now~ in brisk operation and in charge of competent persons, The ladies espec-- ially will be interested in this depart-- mert, . Rev, Dr. McLeod\s special sermon to" young men or Sunday night was a very" able effort. The speaker showed broad-- mindedness on the subject of young" men in society, but there was also no* uncertain sound as to what constituted! proper amusement. The plans and speelfications of the? Trowbridge Public school may be seen at this office. Ifone may judge from' appearanees, the new schoolhouse will? bea very creditable structure, being: commodious and quite modern in al}! arrangements. It should prove ant ornament to the village. Our school was closed down on Wed" nesday owing to the basement beingt flooded with water and consequently no* fires could be lighted. The joyous¢ whoops of the youngsters easily pro-- claimed the glad news of a holiday, We" think the trustees should have better" drainage from the school basewent. A. damp basement is not conducive to good health, either for teachers or pu-- pils, especially when the wood gets* soaked with water and it is almost im-- possible for the caretaker to get the? fires lighted. <A litule wise expenditure* of money for suitable drainage will nots be grumbled at by the ratepayers. New Bakery We are pleased to announce that S.. Watson, our enterprising grocer and@t confectioner, has secured the ser~- vices of W. H. Myiks of Arthur asjbak-- er. Mr. Watson will use the oven ats the rear of Marshall's hardware store' and hopes to have everything in good shape shortly. All Mrj Mylkss asks from the people is a fair trial of* his skillas a baker. It requfres some* time for & new man to get acquainted with the particular features of a new" oven, as eyery good housewife knows' that all ovens do not bake alike and re- quire careful study to bring out the» best results. Wewelcome Mr. Mylks: to our village and hope that he may succeed in pleasing the people of this vicinity. Good bread is a necessary ad- junct to every meal, add good butler to jt and general satisfaction is felt. Asthma "One of my daughters had a terrible case of asthma. We tried almost everything, but without re- fief. We then tried Ayer's Cherry Pectoral and three and one-half bottles cured her.' -- Emma Jang asnag. It would cost $800to pay for the power supply aud Mr.Forrest would not agree to contract fora longer per. | iod than one year, This 3800 added to the cost of the plant, etc, meant a cou- siderable eutlay, with no assurance of being able to secure power after the first year' The citizens who subscribed : the stock felt that the element of un-} certainty was too great to warrant a continuance of the project. To make, snecess a certainty aud to make the eh- terprise pay a profit, it would be neces- | sary to instal the light in every house | in Atwood and the Company would' need to own and control its own power | heuse and not be dependent on a yearly coutract with an individuul. Hy Entsminger, Langsville, O. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral certainly cures manycases of asthma. And it cures bronchitis, hoarseness, weak lungs, whooping-cough, croup, winter coughs, night coughs, and hard colds.