wei" 0 a a ie "The busy season being over all". repairin ing - manipulation sh ceive careful a prompt attention. :: °:: ; J.c-TOHNWSON. VOL. 15. ATWOOD, ONT., FRIDAY, FEB. 12.1904. ~Stocktaking is . Sign of the a WALTER BROS. 4 f ; ge er rate eeetres cnet: SNe Stt+ We are proud to say that"we "have had a very successful year. Our buying and selling has proved'veneficial to us and to every customer who fctind his way tothis store. We are noW in a ¢ position to-offer you great reductions i in t every department.~ < <! ;. «Ss Customers coming to town Friday, : Saturday or the following week will make nv mistake by making it their business to eall and see what they can buy for $1.00. " te he ot Se oe eo en ee ee Walter a ee + Elephant os bbb eben SNe ae ahs Me ate a ae Ube beet teehee tected Phone 33 ROBERT THOMPSON, People's Cash Store. GREAT CUT ter stock, shortly. ecarry over any cold weather goods, oe of these splendid offer. CT PRICE SALE for the next month in order to move all Win™ Our object is ty make room foer-our Spring goods wkich will arrive We are going to mike pricey to suit so thet it will not be necessary to It will pity you to ayers the storms to take B pairs gray all wool Blankets, Tegular 33 ~ now, 2 aees « $2 40 2 paica white $4.00 now As simey $3.15 i lady's gray Cape, 40 inch. ie fultsweep 27.00, $1.50 "1 lady's Zebeline Cape, 40 inch length, with cape, 311.00, now $7.0 1 dark gray Zebelive Mantle, 4 length, S11 5u 27.50 2 only ladies' black Beaver Clown Mautle, with collar, B12. 50.. $9.00 2 only ladies fawn $675 .... $4.75 1 Astrachano Jacket, 28 inch length, with opossum collar and reveres, 8izu@84, reg. $37.50, for $24 00 2 only ladies' omen Jackets, 28 itch length, with sabie™ collar and reveres, regular $44.00, n 335.00 G only lady' 8 Astruchin Jacket; 36 teh length, size 98- $3°,90 $22.00 3 size 36, $3750 . $32.00 3 ss Electric Seal 26 " sizes 86 and 38, regular 348 00, now eee $34 00 2 Opossum Ruffs, 4 tails regular $3.75, for awa $2.50 2 a Sable Kuffs, 6 tails, 86 inctres long, $12.00, for.... $7.50 . 2 " Apatican Stone Marten Roff, 83 iuches long, 37.50, f $5 09 2 - Ger man ateae Roff, 34 inches long, 4 tails and2. 8, $6.50, nos $4.5) 2 Blectric§ seal Stolls, 43 -- long, € tails, regular "a 50 for $2.00 4 fur lipea Cape, Thivet collar and trimmings, $32.00 $43.00 possum 82000 fer 15 50 2 only men's Russian Calf Coats, regular $25. 00 an 1 $28.90 for $14.00 1 vis mei 's Wallaby Coat, regelar 325,00 for lease $18 00 17 et Tweed Suits from $6.41) te $8.0 for $1.75 13 bo sizes 28 to 32, regular $450 to 36.78, or 33.90 9 men' Ss ---- gray Riglan Overcouts, regular $8.50 for esse $5.95 Don't forget to examine our Remuant Table. | | ee eet es - a Great Glanshter § ale of All Winter Goods at Listowel's Live Cash Store. GRAY, BERNIE & CO. 8 Te i =e eR A nt ate ee OF ETT oe menage O ---- We are determined not to carry -over 'any Winter goods that a very low price will remove. If you think of buying an Overtoat for man or boy ; a ladies' Coat, either cloth or fur, or anything in the fur line, come now, do not wait for next season, as prices are now -at their lowest. = - " 2 CEN ttt it i, tty eR ae has ee coe ge ee ee Ee Se eee et It will pay you to drop in and see us e during this sale. = " " THE CASH STORE. Agents for Butterick! Patterns and The Delineatcr. GRAY, BERNIE & CO. ' gaow for washing purposes, ||rown AND VICINITY ||, Elma Council meets next "Monday | + Feb. 15th. Completed George Curris was in Toronto this week on business. Mrs, J. W. Ward and son, Nelson, of Stratford are visiting at the ghome of Mrs, Ward's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. McBain. If your stomach is weak it should have help. Hood's -Sarsaparilia gives strength to the stomach and citres dys- pepsia and indigestion. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. MitcheH'entertain- ed a few of their friends te -@ : pleasant house party on last Friday evening. An exceedingly enjoyable time was spent by ali present. Considerable green hard wood is be- ing teamed intotewn, The'price paid is $2.75 acord and in some instances as high as @8 a cord was paid. We bope tu see a supply of coul come to hand soon. An exciting game of football was played between Atwood Public school team ant S.S. No. 4, on the latter's grounds, The Atwoodites won one but the-8ih line wun one too, so that the wume was ove uot won by either team, Mr. and Mrs George Klump retarned home on Saturday from. a pleasant inenth's visit to friends and relatives in Preston, Toronto and Guelph. They experienced some of the difliculties and trials of the traveller who ventures furth on the G. 'T..&. in this most unus- ual winter. Owing to the inclemency of the weather and the snow blockade of last week, it was found necessary to cance! all the Farmers' Institute meetings to be held in thistvicinity, Nothing defin- ite has been heard as yet regarding the holding of ecy future meetings but we hope that they will uot be abandoned entirely. Messrs. Frank Wilson and George Melrose, welldrillers; have dissolved pirtuetship, Mr. Melrose haying bought out Mr, Wilson's interest in the busi- uess. Frank has purchased-a complete new Grilling outfit, with traction en- gine attachment, from azfirm in Ohio aod already has sufficient orders ahead io keep him employed well on into the summer. Mr. Melrose will also buve a busy season's work. A fully attended meeting of the Quarterly Board of the Methodist church, Atwood, was held on 'Tuesday, Feb. 9th. A considerable amount of vusiness was transacted. The co:di-1 and unanimous invitation extended tu the pastor, Rev, Wm. Peuhall to remain tor a third year shows that bis services' among the Methodist people are highly appreciated, Mr. Penhall made a suit- able reply, expressirg his willingness te remain. Owing to the increased price of labor and the cost of living also having in- creased, the following blacksmiths have agreed to the following prices, which took effect on Feb. Ist: New shies, 30c.; re-setting, 124¢¢.; R. Campbell aud and 'D. Murray, Atwood ; Johu Morri- son, Newry; Frank Irwin and dames Terry, Monkton; J.S, McEljohn, Moles worth; Geo, Barber, Joseph Tinning: Chas. Sergison, Harry Sergison, A. Ro- bertson aud J. F,. Wilson, Listowel. A Welcome Thaw The rain of Saturday and Sunday was welcomed by everyone. The only drawback to it was that it did not rain long euodgh, Another day of steady rain would have decreased the quantity of snow very materially. However, the snow is not quite so deep at present '| and the cisterns. are now fall of sof water. 'This latter circumstance glad- dens the heart of the busy housewife wuo forsome time has had to elt The thaw served another very useful purpose in relieving 'the railway company of a large amount of snow on its tracks, We received our first mail since a week aso Monday, on last Saturday after- noon and on Saturday night another large consignment arrived. Tiié' freight traiu from Palmerston got.in.on Mon- day and freight has been arriving daily in fairly large quantitieg, We hope that we bave seen the last of the greatest A wines.) Re snow {support of Iroquois citizens. W. H. Hamilton left some time age for Arthur to work in the flax mill. Mrs. H. Pope and Miss Nellie Ham- ilton were visitors at their sister's 'Mrs. 'Rich. Coghtin fast' week. ~ Miss Wells, who was visiting her sis- ter, Mrs. Ed. Huek, left for her home in Elora last Saturday week.! i Roy Wilson returned hume on Tues- | day from Stratford 'after completing a term at the Stratford Business College. Miss Lily Anderson, milliner of Mav. itou, Man,, paid a flying visit this} week to her brother, D, G. Anderson, on her way to attend the millinery crane in Toronto, +t Jas. A. Gray of thé Whyte Pork Pac- king UCo., Stratford; wavin tow. this week on business, @im looks ha'e and hearty and reports @ ~successful year's business. His mother 1s lying seriously ill at their home in 'Stratford "and as she has reached a ripdold age, her ul- timate recovery is very doubtful. The Busy Bee That bright little exchange, the At-|. wood BEE, celebrate its fifteenth birthday last week, and like its insect namesake, shows ne'sign of letting up or faltering 1n its. Journalistic honey- gathering. Mr, Anderson, its pubi™®- er, is a worker, atid¢crowds a lot of news into its forty columns every week, It seems hardly possible that it is. fif- teen years since the editor of The News established Tir Bere in Perth county % how the years fly.--St. Lawrence News. Thanks, R.S., for your kindly reference. We can honestly -afirm that the St- Lawrence News 'is worthy of the hearty F. €, 8. We heard a man say the other morn- ing that the abbreviation for February --Feb.--meaus freeze every body, and that man looked frozen in his ulster. It was apparent that he needed the kind of warmth thaftatays, the warmth that reaches from heat to foot, all over the body. Wecould have told him from personal knowledge that Hlood's Sarsa- parilla gives permanent warmth, it iu- vigorates the blood and speeds it along through artery and vein, and really fits men and women, 2oys ang girls, to. en- joy cold weather and resist the attacks of disease. It gives the right kind of warmth, stimulates and strengthens at the same time, and allits benefits -are lasting. There may be a suggestion in this for you, January Wills The following wills were entered at the local surrogate court during the month of January: For probate--Ibugh Bain, St. Marys, yeoman, $829 personal $3,100 real; Jas. Fraser, North East- hope, yeoman, $3,507.80 ,personal, $300 real ; Catharine Otto, South Easthope. widow, $1,332 50 personal; Henry Her- mann, South Easthope, gentleman, $7,. 107 80 personal; Reaben Switzer, Blans- hard, gentleman, $739.05 personal ; EMizabeth Oliver, Mitchell, married we- min, $1,704.25, persoual ; Geo. Whiles, sr, St. Marys, gentleman, $2,757.26 per- sonal, $1,000 real; Jobn Chittick, Blans- hard, yeoman, $1,000 personal, $4,500 real, For admiuitstration -- Gustave Bahn, Logan, yeoman, $505 personal. 32,500 real; Robt. Hall.Gore of Downie yeoman, $1,100 personal, $3,500 real. Beet Sugar industry S. Beihm, a representative of the On- tario Sugar Co., L't'd, of Berlin, called on THE i>BE last week and informed us tiat a meeting forthe purpose of af- fording an'@gportunity for an open dis- cussion of Sugar beet cultivation in its | { relation to profit; cleaning and improy- ing soil; stock feeding, would be held in Mitchel!l's Hall on Friday afternoon, Feb, 26th, at2 p.m. Three or more of the following will address-the meeting: Messrs, Simpson- Rennie, Searboro, York County; Geo. R. Barrie, North | | Dumfries; Alfred Kueclitel, Wilmot, | Waierloo County; Fred Shuh, : Berlin, | Waterloo County: A. E. Shuttleworth, | Agricultural Superintendant of Ontario | Sugar Uo, Limited, Berlin, Ont. The! sugar beet industry is 4 growing and) profitable one and the Bertin company seems to be prospering, Although the'! Wiarton Sugar Beet Co. has gone to the wall, yet this is no indication that it is | an unprofitable industry. _ In every line | of work we see some-failing and others. succeeding. Wewould urge the farm-. ers to attend this: meeting and hear dames ypndalans pro- practical men talk of money-making in, | given by the young people of W -- : 'on Tuesday evening. 'Switzer, who,we regret to say,is not im ~ defeated by afscore of 1to0. The re-_ the Toronto Conservatory of Music, In -- Hugh Porter attended the assembly éw weeks with a seyere attack of th grippe but is now much better.' a * Mrs, Henry Buck of Woodstock is assisting to nurse her brother, John t¢John Graham 'has been tald'are fe Te proving in health, Fred Brown returned 'home on Tuesday from Essex Centre where he had been working in the Hax mill for some months. WANTED--20 cords of goot, hard dry wood, 18 ins. long, to be delivered - at once. Will pay good price fot good ~ wood. J. W. Gray, G, T. R. AGENT, | A team of junior hockeyists journey- -- 6° '» Monkton on Monday and were toro game will be play+d on the rink here next Saturday afternoon. ~ We are pleased to state that Miss Edith Penhall has been very successful © 1n her examinations in connection with spite of very stiff papers being-set, Miss Penhall took 100 per cent, tn counter point and form and also first éldss hon- ors in harmony, heading the list in these subjects. HAR DECLARED. JAPAN STRIKES FIRST EFFEC- TIVE BLOW--ELEVEN RUS- SIAN WARSHIPS PUT OUT OF BUSINESS BY THE PLUCKY LITTLE JAPS. At last the die has been cast in the far East and the plucky little Japs have thrown down the*gauntlet to the big Russian bear, It is needless to say that the sympathy of the whole English- speaking world is with the Japanese. who have at last grown weary of Rus- 'sia's procrastination and double deal-' 'ing, The Japanese Government waited for nearly a month for Russia's final ~ answer to their demands re Corea and Manchuria. Eyery day's delay meant an increase of Russia's fighting ability -- and the Japs, recognizing this, deter-. - 3 mined to protect their énterests and ac- cordingly instructed their minister at St. Petersburg to demand his passports, This was tantamount to a declaration of war. : No hesitatidn was shown by the Jap- anese, who at once despatched warships to Port Arthur and on Monday night, Feb. 8th, made an attack on the Rus- sian fleet in Port Arthur harbor, with vine torpedo boats. As ac result, two Russian battleships and a cruiser were disabled, to what extent is not yeb known, Japanese troops are also sup- posed to huve.landed in Corea at sever- al points. Thus has been begun what muy proveto be one of the gieatest wars in the world's history. The latest reports up to the time of going to press indicate that the Japan- ese returned to Port Arthur on Tues~ day morning and damaged two more Russian ships. The result of twenty- four hours of fighting is the loss of eleven Russian ships and no Japanese. Japau is practically master of the sea ~ in the far east, ers ' <7. Take cold easily? Throat tender? Lungs weak? Any relatives have' consumption?" Then a cough means a great Cherry Pectoral deal to you. Follow your, doctor's advice and: take Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. [It heals, strengthens, preyeei mor © years are ded on 6 tt osc tly l ccunatann wea ba 1 rei snow = e. P. A. ROBISON, Ail araigiate, for coniéitliecses Weak Lungs Al cy £ by a. i i