Suits for Stout Figures neatly tailored styles'in good quality . serge $19.00 We pay Cash for Produce. Come this week for your 'Soring Suit dUST NOW you: may choose: from a awslad Ee igitalbad even in towns of much: larger size than Listowel. oS AT. E R you will find the most nrctsi Soi deics have been sold. Garinente will be laid aside for. you on paying a small deposit. | Suits Itsa "Fancy" Suit season and we are showing Fancy Suits also the ever "styles at $10 to $28. Coats . \: The season's newest materials also Navy and $10 to $20 Gowdy & Co., Ltd: The Store for all the People Black serge. Listowel } > popular "tailored" \ CREAM WANTED, We are in the market to buy cream, sweet or sour, at the highest market price. We supply two cans free to each patron, pay all express charges, pay twice each month, cheques payable at par. Re- ceive cream any day in received, and send our same. trial. Palm Creamery 'the week, test each can patrons a statement of Write for cans and give our creamery a 'TRELEAVEN & RANTON Paimerston, Ont Mr. Jas. Henry bad his right band painfully injured Jast week by a heavy timber falling on it. A chain of letters that will encircie the world bas been started by the Fanny Crosby Circle of King's Dau- ghters, asking people in all parts of the world to pay tribute to the blind hymn writer, Fanny Crosby, by wearing a cluster of violets on her birthday anniversary, March 24. Mrs. Crosby will be 94. She has been blind since childhood. Among the well known hymns that have made her name immortal are 'Safe in the Arms of Jesus," Rescue the Perish- ing," and "Saved by Grace. Coming to Winnipeg. _ Aberdeen, Sask., Feb. 24.--J. Me- | 57 Farlane, the popular manager of the Bank of Hamilton here, leaves for Winnipeg today to take charge of an- other branch for the bank. A smoker in his honor was given by men of the town on Saturday night, and a ban- quet and dance was also held in bis honor on Monday night. S. S. No. 7, Elma. Report of S. S. No. 7, Elma for March 1914. Number pupils en- rolled, 34. Average afféndance 29. Those missing one or more examin- ations marked * ~ The Sllowing i is the percentage of of marks taken. --Lily Hali 76, Mildred Boyd 74, Wom. Willoughby 74, Lorne Lucas 69, Arthur Love 69, Elgin Dewar + Russell Holman 62, Fern Fisher 4 BANK OF HAMILTON The Small Depositor GMALL depcsitors in this bank are given the zame courteoustreatment and thorongh -- that are given custom with large accounts, The aim # this institutiou is to enco saving. gan with a single dollar, itch furnishes evidence any a fortune be- deposit is not as important as the fact that it is a beginning. Every six months the highest current interest will b: credited to your account, A. M. Robinson # gent Atwood Branch aiid --- Fred Sr. TII.--Ada Kitchen 75, David Dewar 72, Walter Holman 64° Jr. IL.---Grace Dewar 92, Frea- man Kitchen 74, Edith Lucas (9, Nina McCutcheon 69, Grayson Rich mond 58,* Sr. il-- Eunice Richmond 177, Geo. Richmond 74, Thos. Hurst 55, Lizzie Shiell 40.* Jr. 11.--Thos. Shiell 79, Alymer Kitchen 18, Elmer Hurst 77, Harry Boyd 72, Be:tie Holman 70, Theora Ducklow 56,** Laura Dewar 35. Sr. I.--In oder of merit.--Geo. Greig, excellent, Eddie Holman, ex- cellent, Alice Miller, very good, Doug- las Gréig, yery good. Prinier--John Boyd, good.--W. R. Erskine, Teacher. Dr. Husser left last 'Tuesday for Parkbill and Centenary. where he gave his lecture. On Sunday he conducted anniversary services of the near Sarnia and lectured Monday night. This church is on what was De. Husser's first circuit when he was stationed twenty nine years ago He will also visit Sarnia, Corunna and Brigden before returning honie. H. B. Morphy, K.C. Barrister, Notary Public, Copvey ancer. Solicitor for Bank of Hamilton Listowel -- Milverton --- Atwood Offices, Listowel and Milverton Money to Loan. jto his many friends was' si ent London Road West Methodist church: DEATH.. - Mr. Mathew Stevenson. -- gloom of sii spread through e community upon learning of the re toes death of Mr. Mathew Steven son on Wednesday morning, the 25th inst. Mr. Stevenson was a strong, healthy man, hardly knowing bis own 'strength until about one year ago when he learned that great care was necessary on account of the weakness of bis heart. On 'the morning of the day of his death, he felt rather stron- ger than.for some days previous and while going from the barn to 'his bouse and just before entering the house he suddenly fell to the ground and the spirié of Mathew Stevenson é6ver. Hamburg in the county of Waterloo, of Scottish parents, on the 17th day of April, 1854. He was the eldest son of the late William and Elizabeth Stevenson and came with his parents to the township of Elma who settled on lot 6, con. 9, and being of strong stature and willing mind he was early in life actively engaged in those pioneer days in chopping and clearing the heary forest; after serving his apprenticeship for a -mason, he be came a distinguished contractor and builder of stone work. There are many stone walls und,r barns and dwellings in the county of Perth, monuments to his skill and workman- ship. He purchased the south half of lot 7, con. 9, Elma, later, the north part of lot 6, con. 10 and a few years ago he added to his property lot 8, con. 10, all of which he owned at the time of bis death. He was ambitious and a most enterprising and success ful farmer, he was a Presbyterian in religion and a staunch liberal in politics. In the month of January, 1880, he married Elizabeth Danbrook, who has shared bis joys and sorrows and ably assisted him in all bis undertakings. Besides his widow, he leaves to mourn his loss, tw» sons and four davghters---Mabel (Mrs. Nin Ward), Minnie (Mrs. J Ovans), Margery (Mrs. Geo. Fisher) all of Elma, Fred erick, Jessie and William at home; two brothers and three sisters also survive him : 'William Stevenson, of Wyoming, U.S., Mrs. Robt. Barr, of Grey, Mrs. J. S. Cowan and Andrew Stevenson of Elma, Mrs. Allan, of Glasgow, Scotland. Let us picture for the walls of memory,;.lessons from his life, he ran the journey -of life in scarcely sixty years. A loving father and a} kind bushand. It is a path marked with deedsof kindness, Truth was the inspiration of his life and most straight-forward in all business. His word was his bond. 4 The funeral. service was conducted by Rev. W. A. Amos, at the home on Friday and the remains were interred in the Elma Centre Cemetery, the pallbearers being -- Geo. Hamilton, Geo. Gordon, Edward Caniphell, Jas. W. Ferguson, John B. Hamilton and John Sanders. Members of Canad- ian Order of Foresters and Sons of Scotland Societies of which he was a member, and the large: concotrse of people showed the respect in which ho was beld in sical "community. Fire destroyed ca o. Hay's ae office and weigh eeuhee on Tuesday. 'with bwo- ear load Mathew Stevenson was book at iP igenerous impulses and never forgot Local : Mr. Wm. ae left last week Of - horses . and settlers' effects for Rosetown, Sask Mr Francis Coleman died in his 88rd year at the residence of his son, Mr. Wm. Coleman, first con. es Elma, on Friday. : Sate REGISTER. ~--Atction 'ae of \farm'stock andimplenients on 'lot 4, ¢on. 6, Elma, on Friday, March 13th, at one o'clock. Genuine sale as the farm is sold. David Hall, proprietor. Messrs. Cole & Welsh of Ethel, Eave been busy finishing up some more of their famous Climax fanning mills. . They hayesold quite a num- ber. On Tuesday they drove down to the east side of Kima taking two mills and returfed with the pricé in their pockets: The chopping mill at Ethel fin changed hands, Eli, Smith disposing of it.to W. E. Sanders, and old resi- dent of Grey. Mr. Smith found that the dust was proving injurious to him and was likely to bring Back asthma for which he had to quit the milling business some years ago. Mr. Thos. Doherty of *Henfryn brick yard "has: been kept Busy load ring brick on Gars and sleighs. Have sold for three houses near Listowel, one large house taking 30,000 in Stratford, one in Brussels and face brick this week for a new school near Belgrave. Altogether about 200,000 brick haye been sold. ' There_is a good deal of force in the following by a Missouri editor: "A gentleman requested that we publish ithe cause of the high cost of living. Qur views in a condensed form are that we've let a lot of timber go to waste and are now buying wire fen- cés and lumber from foreign count- ties; we throw away our grease and ashes and buy soap; we raise too many dogs and buy tod many hogs; we raise too many weeds and buy tio many vegetables; we catch a five cent fish with a four dollar rod ; we Ur PES eee hae " _ Worms,Convu ness and LOSS OFS eer FacSimie Signature of td Elche. ™ CenTAuR COMPAKY. MONTREALLNEW YORI be ; "Ato months old ts Exact Copy of Wrapper. 35 Doses --Z5HCENTS Slee telat? deere' 'Mothers Know That Genuine. Castoria" For Over Thirty Years CASTORIA THe GCENTAUR COMPANY, Haw vonn etry. build a schoolhouse and send our children off to be educated ; we send otr boys out with a forty dollar guo and a ten dollar dog to hunt five cent rabbits and ten cent birds, and lastly we mortgage our homes to buy four priced automobiles that we don't know how to operate or keep up. It isthe cost of "high living' and not the high cost living that ails this country." Obituary. F MR. ROBERT FORD. The passing away of Rebert Ford on Wednesday afterngon of last week after a brief illness, brought to a close the life of another pioneer of Elma-township. He was a man of ¥ the hospitable ways of the pioneer. But he is gone; another name is stricken from the ever lessening roll of our old settlers, and a solitary woman in the sunset of life, and a fonely home, are left to attest how sadly they will miss him. It must be so; these tender human ties can- not be severed' without a pang. Yet in such a death there is really no cause for grief. His life work was done, and well done. He had passed bis golden wedding day and wearied with life's duties and cares, weary of Cream Wanted. HIGHEST PRICES WILL BE PAID BY us Test every shipment. Pay every two weeks. Let us send you a can. Perth Creamery Co. Listowel, Ont Cash cheques, at par. It will cost you nothing to give us a trial. Cajl and see us when in town or write us for fuller particulars. REFERENCE, BANK OF HaMIUTON. Aldrich Bros. Managers J. ROGER, All kinds of farm and garden seeds. The best that money can buy. Come and inspect for yourself. Red Clover, Alsike, Alfalfa, Timothy, etc. Hardware end Tinware Atwood suffering and waiting, be lay down to rest. "Tired! ab, yes !so tired dear, I shall soundly sleep tonight, With neyer a dream and never a fear, To wake in the morning light." Mr. Ford was born on March 14th, 1828, at Kimregim-Mill, Roxborgh- shire, Scotland, and came to Canada in May, 1858, during the Same year he was united in marriage to Alice Wilson, and settled on the 8th con. of East Zorrafor three years, moving to Blenheim township where they lived for five years, afterwards mov- ing to Elma township. In February 1905, He retired from farm-li'e and came to Atwood where-he spent the remainder of bis days: Besides his 'widow, he leaves to mourn his loss, two sons and four daughters.---George, of Roblin; Man., William, of Elma, Mrs. Jos. Mille, Mrs. J. Miller, of Elma, Mrs. J. Blough, of Neepawa, Man., and Mrs. R. Walker, of Bowsman; Man. The funeral service was conducted by the Rey. W. A.* Amos, of the Presby- terian church, at the home, on Sat urday afternoon and was largely at tended. Children Ory FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA CASTORIA For Infants and Childrea in Use For Over 30 Years "Always bears CLA "7 JE ys Canada's best practical training school. Three departments - Commercial Shorthand avd Telegraphs Courses are thorough and prac- tical. Individual instruction is Biv en by astpong experienced sta Our graduates succeed. ; Students may enter at any time. Get our free gaieingoe and see what we can do for you D. A. McLachlan, Principal E | Office--Main st., ENTER Listowel Business COLLEGE any time and grow with us. For. particulars, address, Edwin G. Matthews, Principal D. A. Kidd, M. D. Main Street, Atwood, Ostario. PHYSICIAN SURGEON : ACCOUCHEUR CORONER Executive Officer of Board of Health Specialties, Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat Signature of | Diseases of Women and Children. J. Cecil Hamilton Barrister, Conveyancer Solicitor for Fa Bank of Canada Money to Loan Listowel, r. Foster, dentist. next to F | Branch office--Main-st., Atwood, in same building as the Clerk of Town- ship of Elma. Will visit Atwood every Thursday afternoon. Geo. Bray Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Pablic. Listowel, Oxtaric S..S. No. 5, Elma. The following is the report of S. 8. No. 5, Elma for the month of Febru- ary. ; Sr. IV.--Frank Curtis 92, Marion Robb 91, Bertha Leslie 87, Geo. Ing- «lis 80, Pearl Struthers 80. Jr. 1V.-- Nellie Vipond 70, Roy Anderson 63, Willie Gray 62, Arthur Peebles 47. Sr. III. on Curtis 64, Gladys Holmes 5 dr. IIT. atic Holmes £2, Clar- ence Smith * Sec. Ciées.-- Kenneth Barton 86, | Agnes Inglis 73, ad Ducklow (8, Frank Carson 4 First Gnas <iiiée Ducklow 86, Eyeline Holmes.* Primer.--Excellent, Lloyd Barton. Those marked thus * were absent for one or more exam. Average at- tendance 18.-- Ada B., McMane, Teacher. .