Vol. 25. No. 51. AY, FEB. 26,1915, . E. i. SWING, PROPRIETOR. - DIRECTORS MEETING. ----- Pursuant to adjournment, the di- rectors of the Elina Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company, met in the Agricultural Hall, Atwood, cn Tues- day, the 16th day of February, 1915. All the members of the board being in attendance. The president oceu- pied the chair. The minutes of the annual meeting and the last directors meeting were read, confirmed and signed. 8. J. Love was appointed vice- | are president to succeed Mr. McCloy, de- ceased and John Denstadt, of Ellice, director. The board expressed their deepest regret of the death of Mr. McCloy and a motion of condolence was passed, which the secretary was instructed to have engrossed in the minutes of the company and also to forward a copy to Mrs, McCloy. Ap- plications for insurance were accep- ted amounting to $110,000.00. The meeting adjourned till Tuesday the 16th of March, 1915, to meet again at the usual time and place. a HARRISTON Harriston, Feb. 22.--On several mornings of late the caretaker of the Methodist church found in the base- ment eyidences of a midnight feast and debauch. On the morning of Sunday, the 14th, among other tell- tale evidence, he found a woman's comb. A watch was set and on Sat- urday night about 11.30, John Dun- nigan, of Listowel, Thomas Wilson, of Wallace Township and Mrs. Net- tie Wright, of Harriston were arres- ted in the basement. This morning they appeared before Magistrate Bris- bin and Mayor Henry and pleaded guilty. Duonigan and Mrs. Wright, were each sentenced to Guelph jail for six months, the former with hard labor, the magistrate adding that in his case he wished it had been in his power to send him down for two years. Wilson, as a first offender, was fined $25 and costs or 30 days. The fine was paid. Mrs. Wright is the wife of an industrious citizen, with a family of five children. Two years ago Dunnigan and Mrs. Wright were conyicted on a charge of exactly the same nature, for which Dunnigan spent six months at the prison farm, while Mrs. Wright on a plea made on her behalf by ber hus- band, was fined $ $5. > Union Church Anniversary The Anniversary Services of the Union Methodist Church, 11th con. of Grey Township, will be held on Sunday, February 28, at the hours of 10.30 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. Sermons will be preached by a well known former pastor, Rev. E. F. Armstrong, B.A., B.D., of Essex.- Special music will be rendered; offering taken for the Building Fund. Monday evening, March Ist, an A. 1. supper will be seryed in the church basement from 6 p:m. sharp to 8 o'clock. A programme of un- usual merit will be rendered consis- ting of the following: Elocutionist, Miss Amy, Pearl Hiles, of Kincar- dine, Honor Graduate of Alma Col- lege ; Violinist, Mr. Robert Ashton, of Gorrie; Vocal Music, Miss Bea- trice Whitfield, Mr. Harvey Sparling, of Gorrie and a trio from Stratford ; Addresses, Rev. E. F. Armstrong, Essex; Rev. R. A. Lundy, Walton; and Rey. D. Wren, Brussels. Ad- mission 50 and 25 cents. | strenuous fight. CAUGHT SIX RACOONS. On Friday last, Mr. James Ruth- erford, lot 81, con. 7, North East- hope, on going into his bush found two young coons in a tree. Sum- mooie the neighbors, a further search disclosed a family of six, two old ones and four young ones, all of which were captured alive after a , One of the party had three pairs of mitts destroyed be- fore the capture waseffected. They beauties, the color being almost all black. It is some time since an event of this kind occurred before in North Easthope. Pictures That Talk The great war vividly illustrated with 150 lantern slides by Rev. Dr. Husser under the auspices of the At- wood Epworth League'in the Music Hall, Atwood, Monday evening, Mar. Ist, 1915. The following is a partial list of slides that will be shown upon a large screen with a powerful lime- light or electric stereoptican. The kings and Satesmen of war- ring nations; Types of soldiers--Bri- tish, French, Belgian, Russian, Ger- man, Austrian, Turkish and Cana dian. Types of battleships--Bnritish, French and German. Submarines, Torpedoes, Airships, Dirigibles, Zep- pelins, Bombs and Sea-mines. Sol- diers in the trenches ; siege guns and other implements of war. Ruins of cities, houses, public buildings and churches, including the famous No- tre Dame Cathedral of Rheims. Maps of European countries, charts and diagrams of the battle lines in France, Belgium and Poland. Line ap of fleets in the North Sea. Scenes from Ottawa, London, Paris, Brus- sels, Petrograd, Constantinople and erlin. Beating swords into plow- shares and * "A little Child Shall Lead Them."' The story of the Union Jack told in pictures. The slides will 'be accompanied with a descriptive address, denling with the causes of the war, steps leading to its outbreak and stages in its progress. Also interspersed with illustrated patriotic songs. Admis- sion, adults 20¢., children 10c. ee ee A Leaves Ministry For Farming. Rev. W. A. Amos, B.A., of At- wood, whose health has not been sat- isfactory of late years, has been ad- vised by his physicians to make a change in occupation and having bad the experience and the liking for farm life in youth, he has decided to resign his charge of the Presbyterian church in Atwood. Mr. Amos knows good land, says the Palmerston Spec- tator and has purchased the Harry Burns 100 acres, concession 11, Wal- lace, about a mile east of Palmerston, and will move on to it next month. His Presbyterian people in Atwood, who are greatly attached to him. re- gret very much to part with him. The people of Palmerston and yicini- ty will wélcome him and his family heartily and trust the change will prove beneficial to him. For SALE OR RENT--In the yil- lage of Atwood, on Main Street, brick house and two lots, size of house, wain part 17 ft. by 26 ft., kitchen 16 ft. by 21 ft.. also Summer-kitchen, pantry and wood shed, good sized stable and hen house. Also hard and soft water and a number of fruit trees. Apply to NIN WARD, Atwood, Ont. Surplus accumulating capital. small amounts to a | Bank of Hamilton Capital Authorized $5,000,000 Capital, Paid-up, $3,000,000 750.000 ACCUMULATING CAPITAL I} The lack of Capital stards between many a Hii man and the carrying out of a good business idea. Every young man on salary bas the means of y nies Weekly additions of ngs Account in the Bank of Hamilton soon place him in a posi- tion of readiness for business opportunities. A. Mi. ROBINSON, Manager, Atwood SIXTEEN CASES PRO 5 On Monday and Tuesday week, Rey. Hugh. Ferguson, interest of the Children's Aid aty, visited in Milverton, and vicinity and looked into 16 plaint cases. Mr. Ferguson & that in all cases the children ' were in need of warmer more schooling or thaf the Ruardians of the children w properly looking after the 'cl of the little ones. . A warnin given to the guardians that th - cessities were to be provided list of the names was taken forf attention. The February meeting of the * towel Children's Aid Society is held on Thursday. at which Re ' Ferguson will be present to the cases looked into, in need sistance. ee While in Listowel Mr. Fe attended the police court, wherégiay- eral owners of horses. were dealt with for having left their uncoyered in the cold for leng time not thought to be humane, ~ AN OLD PIONEER PASSED AWA, Mr. John Hymers, of Elma, of tbe oldest residents of Perth ty, passed away Tuesday morni the age of 79 years, 6-months days. For about a year and | months Mr. Hymers had in poor health having then a sey alytic stroke at that time, whiel most wholly took away his and left him almost helpless. he_had grown much worse and peacefally away as aforesaid at @he| home of his son William who f on the 8th concession of Elma. - The late Mr. Hymers was Alston Moor, Cumberland, where. he lived till, he" years old.. He was a miner and at this time be went to Ireland and settled in Monaghan 'County where he labored for three years' in a rich mine Which had been newly opened. It was here he met Miss Eliza Jane Farrell who became his partner in life, with whom he return- ed to England and for five years la- bored in the Nent Head mines. He then with his wife, two sons and mother emigrated to Canada and came to Poole in the County. of Perth, where he resided one year, af- ter which ho settled on a farm in Wallace near Gowanstown, where be remained for several years. From there he moved to the ninth line: of Mornington, having purchased a farm there and remaining until about fifteen years ago when he sold his farm ond made bis home with his son Willian, with whom he lived un- til his death. His wife predeceased him about seventeen years ago. 'To mourn his loss Mr. Hymers leayes six sons and one daughter, all of whom were living near him ; 'Thom- as, William, John J., Robert and Da- vid, all of Elma, Samuel of Morning: |' ton and Mrs. Joseph MecCrackin of Wallace. Also thirty-six grandchild- ren and one great-grand child. The late Mr. Hymers was a fine Christian man, a great lover of music and for years led the choir in the Donegal Methodist church, of which he was a consistant member. In politics he was a Conservative. The funeral services were conduc- ted Thursday afternoon in the Done- gal Methodist church by the pastor the Rev. Dr. Husser and was attend- ed by a large number of people. - In- terment was made in the Donegal cemetery. on o Reeve J. G. Murdoch, of Lucknow died at his home this week. Richard Clarke's sale of purebred stock next Wednesday, March 3rd. Geo. Richardson. of Lowville, near Burlington, died of injuries received last week when a tree eed | Dr. F. B. Marr, one of the oldest physicians in Western Ontario, died at his home at Ridgetown last week in his 74th year. The body of George Higginson was found---in the Detroit river at Goderich, after having been missing for some days. Romolo Caesare, convicted of mur- der was shot at White Horse, Yukon Territory, and killéd the day before he was to be executed. He was at- DIED AT STRATFORD. After confinement in the Stratford hospital for several months on ac- count of rheumatism and inal trouble, the death of Elizabeth Hew- itt, wife of Mr. ,Dayid Hall, sixth } line, Elma, occurred i in that city on Sunday, February 14th. Mrs. Hall was born in Hay town- ship and was in her thirty- eighth year. She was married in Novem- ber 1904 and with ber husband' has resided in Elma fer the past eleyen years. She was of the Presbyterian faith and bore her illness of much suffering in:splendid Christian spirit. brothers suryiye. They are Mrs. William Smith, Listowel ; Mrs. Tor- rance, Markham ; Mrs. Robert Milne, 6)Elma; James Hewitt, Tola, Alta; Wesley in the West and Richard of -| Brandon, Manitoba. The funeral was held on Tuesday morning from the residence of Mrs. Smith, Main Street, Listowel, to Fairview Cemetery, Rev. J. M. Nicol of Knox Church officiating. MAITLAND. Miss Nellie Holman, of Maitland. is away on a trip to Woodstock visi- ting friends and acquaintances. Miss Hattie Hammond, of Atwood has returned again after having a pleasant time visiting friends in the Monkton and Maitland vicinities. Mr. Charles Riach, of Maitland, _|has returned from a trip to Delhi on +business having secured a farm in that locality, intends moving there jin the near future. The roads being fairly good and '| the weather fine last week, the farm- | @¥8 were taking advantage of their t 'oppostunity andiguite a large quan- e keted. tity. of produce was-marke & acquaintances at Maitland, left for oronto where he intends taking a coursein one of the business col- leges. Mr. Cheaus Rowland, of Embro, has been renewing old acquaintances at Monkton and Atwood for some two weeks and returned again last week to resume his duties on the farm in Zora. Messrs. John Illman and Albert Horn were out in the interest of the missionary cause last week and it is gratifying to hear that the people responded quite liberally to the call which is much needed to carry on the great evangelistic work for the coming year in consequence of the prevalent failures in the western pro- vinces. The contributions along these lines have been much reduced and the thoughtful consideration and open liberality of those so very dif- ferently situated will be very accep- table and much appreciated in all cases. The scripture maxims are He that soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly' and " He which sow- eth bountifully shall reap also boun- tifully."' God loveth a cheerful giy- er. > John Gordon was in Palmerston over Sunday. Alfred C. Saults, a popular rail- road man died at Goderich on Sun- day. Messrs. R. A. Thompson and Wm Holman spent a few days at Hick- son. Mr. J. A. McBain left last week for Toronto, and will make his western trip before returning to Atwood. ° A social dance will be held in the Music Hall this Friday eyening. In- vitations have been issued for same. Invitations haye been issued for the marriage of Miss annie Bay to Mr. John Aikens on Wednesday, March the 8rd. allan o is ? |_Mr Toy ing with the 3rd contin at Guelph, is spending a few a at his home, 10th con. Mr. Ralph MeNichol, of Saftcoats, Sask., and Miss Mabel McNichol, of Woodstock, spent .Thursday with Mrs, Robert McMane. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Buchanan, of Monkton, announce the marriage of their eldest daughter Miss Mary Jane to Mr. George Edward Wilson, on Wednesday, Feb. 24th at Port tempting an escipe. | pennies Washington. A busband, three sisters and three} formerly of 14th con., aie visiting ENGLISH CHURCH ACCOUNTS. On Sunday, February 28th, at 3} All last year's accounts due us Pretilite Gollaes Soteis Cait etsck must be settled by cash or note on ? ~ or before Ist day of March, 1915, or istic ae tit ine of the Dom- 7 per cent interest will be charged inion Temperance Alliance. from Jan. Tst, 1915. $ Mr. and Mrs. R. M. es are E. T.Greensidos & Son visiting at Niagara. fm "THE NYAL STORE" ==USE Dr. Hess Stock Food for to get your horses in good condition for the Spring work - Dr. Hess Panacea for your poultry and to make them lay Dr. Hess Instant Louse Killer for lice on poultry, horses and cattle. DR. HESS SHEEP DIP AND DISINFECTANT for disinfecting and lice. All guaranteed or money refunded. E. G. COCHLIN, it y -- The Star Grocery As anticipated the Government has at last pli aced a duty of 73% on oranges, lemons, grape fruit, bananas, etc., in fact upon all i im- ported fruits. Our customers will please vote that we have not increased our prices yet, and as we were luckly enough to buy a good supply before the tariffe was put on we would suggest that SD htt of our prices before we have to ad- | ------ 7 ~~ a dozen, these are No. 1 sweet oranges. Bitter Marmala o Or- anges, good size, 25c a doz. LEMONS--the yery best brand, 30c a doz, Grape Fruit--largo size, 2 for lic. Almera Grapes 15c a pound. MAPLE SYRUP--Our Maple Syrup is guaranteed pure maple and notbing else at 35¢ a qt. or $1.30 a gal. Pure maple sugar 10c a cake. | | FISH We have a few kegs of very fine Freshwater Herring in brine | which we offor at $4.00 per keg or 20c. a doz. Salmon Trout at 8c. a Ib. or $7.50 per keg. | | FLOUR AND FEED In Milverton Flour wo have the Jewel, Fine Jewel and Graham | Flour, Pure Manitoba, Five Roses und Harvest Queen. We have a few tons of Bran and Shorts on hand and if you want any you had better buy now as the price will be higher the next car we get in. We pay the highest price for Buttor and Eggs, cash or trade. ] Goods delivered to any part of the village E. T. Greensides & Son Phone 5 THE STORE THAT SATISFIES W. R. Erskine Preparations for spring sewing at very great savings in prices on Cambrics, etc. Our new prints are Al, good weight at 12 1-2 New dress Novelties for spring up-to-date at reasonable prices. Produce Taken ; In exchange at highest market prices. Cottons, Sheeting, Pillow Cottons, Long Cloth, i C Phone 1. . Main Street, Atwood ' W. R. ERSKINE, ¢ Et CE SE AE VEO