¥ Fea ha a daa eae ann eine cali i ar arn Peed FRIDAY. 'APRIL 3; 1908 " A, St. Geo, Haw! Batec nad Perret. we ae Me Ee eel ft here ee WALTER BROS. SPE CIAL 'Dress Goods For 10 Days, Beginning Saturday Morning. We will give a'Special Discount of 10 percent. off all Dress Goods. We are showing a better se- lection in this department than ever before, especially in blacks and browns. The ladies will do well to avail themselves of this opportunity. Terms--Cash or Produce. Walter Bros. The - Store - on - the - Corner. sili Mi i Mee tds 'aihlemeneg > Paen ae ee ae a ae ee oe ee pei Bs Nine! eS oo a a REERSREAISSS SERAREER RRR ABS A PPP PLD OPP LOD I | It is Always Dry Weather Ine side Our Raincoats. A Raincoat Is what you need for the' spring showers, Takea look at ours. We have now a large stock, all Shades and Patterns. Style and Workmanship will i impress as soon as you see them. Large Range of Prices, $6.50 to $15.00. Ready-to-wear Clothing for Men and ee at Remarkably Low ow Prices. ee FE BROOK & LISTOWEL WOOLLEN PALE '& SON. MILLS. FINE DRESS GOODS NOW READY AT Robert Thompson's Peoples' Cash Store. Our Spring 1908 ccllection of Dress Goods pro- nounced by good judges are taking the lead. We wish to call your attention to the four most popular Fabrics : French Wool Voile, : \ j J "-- 7 : Z 4 a : x bh ; a J PF A high class Fabric for the trade that wants the ; best, greatly in vogue for street and evening wear, 4 crisp, wiry finish, made over fancy linings, in the } leading popular shades, also black, from 65c. to q $1.50 per yard. : y 4 a ; 4 a ; a : is : Silk and Wool Eolienne, This well advertised Dress Fabric, soft, silky, very stylish and effective coloring for eyening or wedding costumes, all new shades and black, 85c. to $1. 50 per yard. Satin Cloth, This beautiful lustrous Fabric, medium weight, all wool, comes in black and the new shades for spring and summer costumes, soc. to $1.25 per yard. Chiffon Panama Is all wool of exceptional beauty and is by long odds the best Fabric offered this seagon and makes a very smart street costume, all the newest shades- for spring, also black, 65c, to $1.25 per yard, or Trade. R. THOFIPSON. 'on doe es Be die 2s tt By dd Be Be aol a Ee) Be) a ee) mee el a) i Our new SPRING COATS are beauties-to see y them is to buy them, from $5 up. : Highest price paid for Butter and Eggs, Cash PRI 11 a. m.--Morn ing er and Sermon. Holy Communion at the close of the service. 7p. m. Pathe aie and Sermon. Wedn envi at 8 o'- von ey Pa Parish Choir prac- tice at 9 o'clock. on "GOSPEL leon In Hall over Miss haefer's fanc: The C. P. R. announce ees new rSnd- bury service to open June 15th.. h pace N. Krotz's ad. on last: peat, great bargains. Ad. changes every week. : Thirteen sailors on' the Nor Srogian bark "Inglewood were drown aos caught fire and blew up, + photos--for-25-cents,.in-four diferent eevee taken by & Haster Monday, inDr, A. W SeDowell's in Dr. . Mo es old stand, over Krotz's grocery, cele will be oe at G caer prs Two sets of light double harness. for sate cheap. Enquire at Hermisteds pr Whitield, New or, alist, at G Bete day Ltd., "Bue Ont. To the aaa Listowel and Sur- pointed agent for the D Garm: mat Company of a eat T invite you to call and see latest samples and styles of nade from Mrs. S. M. Smits. 4 suits "ont measure. TENDERS WANTED. undersigned will receive sealed bales llth, at Gowans ifications may be seen at the Stan- rd office. The a or any tender not recy es S. E. SMITH, 'Reeve Ss Wallace, worth, Ont. DR. WHITFIELD, New York, Eye Specialist, will be at the GRAND CENTRAL HOTEL, LISTOWEL, on FRIDAY, APRIL 3RD., rate to Pro Eyes and rly Examine Your djust Glasses. Ps meowits bDS1DS. DENTIST. - a Royal College Dental Sur- raduate Detroit College of Medicine (Dental Department). Office over Schinbein's Store, pune entrance as Morphy & Carthew, J. E. Tekune and Dr, Meare. Spring Term ------ OPENS ---- APRIL 1ST. 's Greatest Chain of H Gra fe Business Colleges cae as Wi Orangeville, pe om a follows po a of .business r enograp hers, "Book eepers and Telogrpbens are fy grat = King an 'e train more young any other management in There rust e's reason ; for it. MAIL ee le than tario. write WIN 'BUSINESS COLLEGE. ahh Hisyer, M. et A "Diemarck Seat April 5th, 1908. Fifth Sunday. in Lent. }. 2.30 p. m.--Sunday School and Bible} Class. store every Sunday nlckt at7 0 relocie, , their vessel, Tia wae Woated wIBLL v Consult Dr. vice eye cae of New York, at th Friday, April 3rd. the of nery were loaded on the farmers' sleighs mo form- Folk eehe Gee : al £28 4g : the trans. Ir. Archy B on Tuedday e Oo! after Spentis @ parts of the south-west, previous to taking up his residence in Cobalt. Mr. D. A. Harkness, general agent ed in procession through the town, Mr. H. E. Burrows, sone 8 formerly of this town, was resent, CusTOMs RETURNS.--The total value of goods entered at the outport, of Lis- towol during the year ended March 31st was $868,894, and the duty collected thereon, $40,045.96. This is consider- ably more than was collected the prev- ious year, and is a strong argument for & government building for this town, about which nothing; Has been heard, or made public, sitioe the deputation's return from Ottawa. ATHLETIC Day AT WESTERN Farr-- The Western Fair Association intend inaugurating an Athletic Day in connec> tion with the exhibition this year, which will be held on Monday, Sept. 14th, with the following events: 1, 100 yards dash ; 2,220 yard dash}; 3, half mile dash ; 4, one mile dash ; 5, County m ¢ ; 6, Y. M. C, A. relay race, team of four, one mile. 7, Townships relay race, i oan to to Middlesex. townships in oom to amateurs only. Silver me medals and trophies will be given as prizes. prorat LEctu good turnout in the --There was a éptist Church Wo onday | . Rev. W.F. Price's Y sacha entitled "Around the World for Jeaug- Christ." The lecturer gave a highly interesting 8 ormiesliss Messrs Alexander, a und the world, ei i with b the lecture and singing were much en- joyed by all present. The choruses rendered by the efficient choir of the church were also much appreciated. RE-ISSUE OF DEBENTURES.--A spec- ial meeting of the Town Council was and blockman for the International | the "| There e vocal gio as wel! by tho best local talent. services of |. Cameo? CroraEes.--Mr. F. Von Zu- - $ rooms over Vandrick's 'store on Wallace and will conduct a of pressing, cleaning / Exsernic Storm.--An electric storm of yhusual severity for so early in the otaaen occurred on Friday night last. ce, Bt. was knocked off andthe lightning did siderable damage to the kitchen part, tearing off the boards, and enter- is the house broke a piece off the stove. m, Anderson's house on Argyle rca ls struck, but not much b done. HicH ScHooL Roarp.--At the reg ogee of the Board, which was accept- ed ce, and a committee was poe ep to draft a resolution ex- pressive of the Board's appreciation of Mr. Bruce's services and of the inter school, and also to . The chair- man will consult a competent local man, and the Board will visit the school on Saturday with a view to having the im- provements carried out. LITERARY INTELLIGENCE.--In view of the forthcoming Quebec celebrations, & most interesting work is in prepar- Farell works of importance, tasty Years in Britiah the past week in cutting down the pitch holes on the Mitchell road from the Wallace boundary to Monkton, also on 42} the town line east and the sideroad next to the driving park. The grader not only cuts out the pitch holes, but also shoves the snow off the roads, where it will melt away an 7 a same time leaves the better condition for eeeal, either vith road from within the corporation limits where the pitch holes start to the 6th line. That bad piece of road should now be in fair shape ull the snow is altgother away. Spring FRESHET.-- The rain and rapid melting < the snow last week caused C) nd to rise to flood height, and on Satur day the river be- came a threatening torrent. Tho vol- ume of water was greater than for some years, and had not the new bridges facilitated its getting away rapid! », the streets would no doubt have been sub- me erged. Tho water was withina few inches of the top of the Wallace street bridge. All the cellars in the business part of the town were flooded, some of them from threo to six feet deep. For- tunately the weather turned colder by night and the water bogan to fall. The lower temperature this woek has caused the snow to me'! more gradually, and now that the : of it has disappeared, there is not likey to be a further flood of any consequence. IgTOWEL WINS FROM CHESLEY.-- istowel junior hockey team play- on an exhibition game with the Chesley juniors in the latter's rink Thursday evening of last week, winning by a score of 6--2. The ice was very soft, consequently the play was slower than it otherwise would have beon. The tricky combination of the visitors was too much for Chesley, the first half end- ing 8--O in favor of Listowel. In the second half Chosley played much faster, The Chesley rink is a fine hock- ey rink, being 160ft x 60ft, and the a age individually are strong, also being good shooters, but they lack team work and combination ; with a little ex- sale they will have a strong team. We understand they intend to enter the O.H.A. next season, and if they do, will no doubt mako a creditable showing. OrcHESTRA CONCERT.--On Thursday <n of next week, April 9th, the Lis- rchestra will give a con- po in McDonald's Music Hall, mencing at 8 o'clock. The orchestra have for this occasion n very fine assort cities at the present time. estra will have among its number some town. mu- The of Miss N. B, Robertson, elocut- 5 es 1 issie them for fajl amount, which is provided for by the Act " the town's debt. The Finance Com mittee presented a re di th the question, and stating that adver- tisements had inserted asking for tenders fer the new issue. A by-law was in r end authorising the te- issue, ite final passing being , until the regular meeting on next, It is proposed to spread thd new issue over a period of thirty. years; the yearly payment for. principal and in- terest. being $975.78. / son comes highly recommended as an Sup Room b tab elocutionist of very marked talent. Thé prices will be as follows: « hild- ten 10 cents, adults 15 cents. and re- served seats 25 cents. The plan will open at Livingstone' 8 --_ Store'on Sat- urday morning of this week PooTsaLL MEETING.--A well attend- ¢d and enthusiastic meeting was held in the committee room of the public library a Mr. P.S. Connolly was elected chair- man, and as it was unanimously decided to enter a junior and intermediate team in the W. F, A. the following officers m Pres., john Wi ' , P. S. Connolly ; Vice Pres., Dr. Moore ; 1st Vice-Pres., R. Cassels ; ice- Pres., D. L. Scott; Secretary, G, Burt ; Treasurer, P, W. Raines ; Intermediate Capt., W. Ramsay; Junior Capt., B. Bamford ; Menegine Committee, Presi- dent, tary, Treasurer, yt ane ---- with Mossrs. E. V. Stewart, oe. Boehmer and Jas. Scott; W. F. A. fiolageten W. Ramsay and B. fahthtey There is excellent material in town for teanis, and as Messrs, Stewart, Boehmer and Scott are experienced managers, Listowel has very bright prospects of having winning teams this ear. Tre Late Peter LEvAN.--The very sudden death of Mr. Poter Levan aneniey, March 26th, at bis home on Wallace street, mention of which was made in last week's Standard, ign- ed much sympathy for the bereaved family. Further than being troubled with occasional a spells, the deceag- ed wasin his usual health up to the hour of his death and had been down town that afternoon. The late Peter Levan was born in Waterloo, Feb. 12, 1838, and was thus in year. He lived in Waterloo till and on June 15th of that year he m ried Catherine Kress, children, survives him. 1887, when he mov has since resided. Of a family sons and five daughters the following urvive: Mrs, Jacob Niffennegger, Sou Haven, Mich; Mrs. R. K. Hall, Listo- wel; Albert, Regina, Sask., Nora, Tor The funeral onto, and Percy at home. took place on Saturday afternoon to Fairview cemetery, and was Well at- tended. Miss Nora Leva, of Toronto, was the only one of the family who reside out of town who was able to come home for the funeral. R. R. Gopparp Dres IN THE. WEST. Mr, H. Goddard of town recei ly been very sudden. lott here three years ago this spring, along with Mr, Chas. Logan and wife of London, the latter being a cousin. They took up land about thirty miles south- east of Battleford, and having almost completed the homestead regulations, expected to receive their patents this coming summer. Lo opened a store and postoffice on place, which was called Glenlogan, but now changed to Wilkie, where a site hes been laid out on the new C.P.R, line, Mr. Goddard latterly was taking charge of the store, while Mr. Logan was working his place on shares, along with his own. H, Goddard hada letter from his son only a few days ago, and who was in his usual health at the time of writing. His sudden death is a great shock to his parents, he being their only son, and evokes deep sympa- thy for them, as well as being sorely felt by the young man's many friends in town, by whom he was much esteemed. The remains, we understand, are being sent home, and are expected to reach here by Monday next. DEATH OF MISS AGNES McALLISTER, oe The Well Known Missionary Dies in aris, While on Her Way Home from Afric: --o-- Mrs, Hunt of town received a telegram on Tuesday morning from Dr. Leonard, secretary of the Foreign Missionary Board of the Methodist Episcopal Chureb of the United States, conveying the sad intelligence of the death of her sister, Miss Agnes McAllister, missionary, a' Paris, France. In a letter received yes- terday from Dr. Leonard, he states that the Bead had been advised by cable- gram of Miss McAllister's serious illness, followed by a later message stating that she was di The Board cabled to have the body forwarded to New York, upon its arrival will notify the tives here. Dr. Leonard in concluding his letter says : "The death of Miss Mc- Allister is a great surprise to us, anda great loss to our work in S has been a faithful and successfnl mis- in Africa will oo ce] sionary. Many mourn her loss. sympathy i he the sore bereavement which st feel." McAllister was returning home on furlough from Liberia, West Africa, where she has spent twenty years asa missionary among the natives, working under the Foreign Missionary Board of the Methodist Episcopal Church of the United 5 . ditions of the climate lad affected health, and she was returning home to recuperate, and also to be present at the forthcoming jubilee celebration. Mrs. Hunt received a letter from her, written on March 10th, on board ship, just aftor leaving Madiera, and stating that she would land at Lisbon, aud after spend- ing a couple of weeks in the south rance and Paris, would leave for New York, expecting to reach home shortly after Easter. Of Miss McAllister' 's earl- rH count is given Sin her book, Woman in Africa." Further notice will be made to the deceased in a subsequent issue. questions t uben béing asked to give his opiniox PRODUCER GAS DISCUSSED --e~-- At Public Meeting in Town Hall, public meeting was held in the Co., and other experts in power and - lighting. There was a fair a of ratepayers, and the addresses proved th practical and interesting, and much valuable information was given on the subject of ------ gas as a motive power. Mr. © after Mr. W. Climie had explained the position of the Council in employing an Soe electrical engineer to go over the round and furnish an te of the revenue --- the bg es gral ceive therefrom, Mr, to address the moeting, which E he res an hour or more. At the outset. -he ex- plained the mechanism and operation of & producer plant and gas engine, exhi- biting a chart for the easier un ng how the gas was pr oduced and ppwer onived: He next took up the question : hydro-electric power, referring to the. power works at Niagara Falls. While aan power was available ab. the Falls, M transmission to points remote from, With the cost of distributing the electrical power in the cities and towns, would bring the price up toa much deyond the price at which energy + could be obtained from producer - gas; He cited Toronto as an ine og uwhere the Hydro-Electric Power Commission purpose to deliver power at the city limits for $18 per h. p., cro mpearer did cost to the consumer would in reality be $56.70 per h. p. per annu r. Read then dealt with the report of the Hydro- Electric Power Commission, recently is- sued, which he contended was much more favorable to producer gas than the hewspaper comments would lead to be lieve. Out of 24 plants reported upon by Mr. Stern. one of the Government engineers, only four were pronounced to be failures, the other twenty being re- ported as giving good satisfaction. Mr. took up Mr. Richmond's estimate of the cost of installing an electric light and power plant in Listowel, and con- sidered the figures were within the mar His company was prepared to install a lighting and power plant on that basis, and operate it for sufficient length of time to convince the citizens that it was a Lig saci investment, Upon coneluding his addres: . Read expressed his ae ko ply red ight or com th electric light from produc- er gas, he said it would have i sold at considerably under 50c, #Ré 1,000 be] o t. Mr. J. Stanley Richmond, the electri cal expert who furnished the estimate for the Council, was also present an spoke for a short time, and expressed his confidence in obtaining as favor re sults as were shown in his estimat, providing such a plant was installed. -- experience in installing the plant at Wellington warranted this conclusion. Mr. Gowdy of the Weber Gas Engine Co. of Kansas City, Mo., also spoke briefly, intimating that he had a pro- position to make to the town relative to establishing an industry here for the manufacture of producer plants, is proposition was subsequently taken up by the Council, and is being referred to the head of the Weber institution, who will be heard from before further action is taken TROWBRIDGE. , Evangelistic services of great promise have begun in the Trowbridge Church, Miss Ada Seanian, an eloquent and suc- cessful evangelist, will continue her ser- vices for two weeks longer, every night except Saturday, at 7.45. She will also preach at a orth next Sabbath, April 5th, at 2.40 Mr. Jas. Heath loat a valuable wil by drowning, and came near losing his own life in the flooded creek near Moles- worth. The wedding bells are ringing again, ---- TRALEE, re following is the report of U.S. S, Mornington, for March, the names being in order of merit: V. Class--Rosy O' Grady. Sr. IV. 4 Cummings, Ella o£ Ediso strong. Jr. 1V. -- Clarkson "witebt, Ethel Quinn, Frank ce, Michael Dietrich, Thos. Mackey, Thos. Arm- strong. Sr. III.--Sylvester Linseman, Edward Scott, Laura O'Grady, Mary Cummings, Cecil Jackson, May Jackson, Jr, I1I.--Nettie McWatters, May Doher- ty, Thos. Dietrich, Myrtle Armstrong, . Cummings. Sr. '. -- Evelyn Burnett, Scott, Leslie Wright, John Hanley, Rosy Donegan, George Querin, Maggie Cummings. Pt. U.-- Mary Hanley, Della Cummings, John Donegan, Samuel* Jackson, Pt I-- Irene O'Grady, Morgan Welsh, Mary Donegan, Hazel Joseph O'Grady, Harry Lloyd Nurse (absont.) -Perfect in Spelling for month --Rosy O'Grady, Ella Burnett, Ethel Quinn, May Jackson, Sylvester Linso- man, Edward Scott, ieslio Wright and Maggie Cummin One mistake for month--Clarkson W right, -- Jackson, Fred eae boa Mary Mt. BunNert, Teacher, under ogers. Mr. John Wright from Pennsylvania is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh W: a. Mr. . Lantz of Hesson spent & day 'eek week with his sister, Mrs, Lonis Smith. The Misses Mackey rope a day last week at Mr. I'. Stinson's of Lebanon. Mr, and Mrs. Arthur McMentiiffiiin 'of Dorking were visiting friends around here last week, x A. Lee, Chairman of the . Fire and Lise Committes, presided, and: Mr, Read claimed that the egét of Fs there- :