Faber kop May For Alege Crime Against His Dau die DEFENDENT WAS AN EASY VIC-, TEM. ; : A revolting case,.with an unsatis- _ factory” termination, came “before Magistrate Hafmilton on Monday of this week. John Bergey, a.young man employ- ed at a local factory, was charged by W. J. Brown of Palmerston, a-former resident of Listowek with the seduct- ion of his daughter, Viola, alleged to be only fourteen years of age. In the meantime, Bergey, who "wanted to go west on the harvesters » ‘PROSECUTION FELL DOWN BUT) excursion,.though pleading not the guil- ty to offense charged, gente for ttlement out of court, the father the girl agreeing to accept a sum between Awo and three hundred dol-| ars. It. later developed that the girl's reputation wasn’t such as to warrant ry and in the face of these the prosecution asked for a cieitae- al of the case. Bergey, however, was out the money. \ This transaction having taken plese ut of court, the magistrate nothing to do with it. But Har ae . locally that since the prosecution fell down in its case, the father, who was BVERYBODY'S COLUMN Ten Cents a line for first. insertion. Subsequent b tions Five Cents. Min charge Twenty-Fire Cents. TEN MEN WANTED For threshing season. Apply B. Bradford, Lawson, Sask. 4tnp Vv OUR PRI On Lath, Shingles, Cement, Sewer and Land Tile, will interest you. R. T. Kemp and Son. tfnp Lost -A black Serge Suit Coat on Sunday, Aug. 8th., on road between Listowel and Neustadt. Kindly leave. same at this office. 2tp DR. FORSTER COMING Dr. Forster, eye, ear, nose and throat specialist of Stratford, will be at the Arlington hotel on~ Friday, August 20th.; from 2 to 5 p.m. GIRL WANTED for ‘Medical Office. One with some experience in book-keeping preferred. Apply stating salary and experience, to Box 390, care of The Banner. tfinp ~ FOR One and half story red brick house om Wellington street, in good. contli- tion, conveniences. Possession at once. Apply W. J. Dowd, auction- eer. 3tnp GIVING UP BUSINESS ‘Have some good watches and spec- tacles for sale cheap. Watch glasses put in at old price. Up stairs over Adolph's Hardware store. Ss. M. Smith. 4tnp. FOR SALE About 300 squares new cufrogated galvanized sheets; also ridge caps, etc., at a bargain. Suitable for barn reofs or siding. Listowel Drilling Machine Co. tfnp SALE OF AUTO TIRES : For the balance of this month we ~ will sell all auto tires and tubes at a big discount, regardless of cost. This is a rare opportunity to make a big saving in —. R. O. Hube and Son. FOR IMMEDIATE SALE House and lot on the south-west The highest bid- der will get this desirable home. Ap- ply to Dr. F. A. Large, 717 Pelissier St., Windsor, Ont. qtnp BOARDING HOUSES W. The Canada Business College will, require boarding houses for a number’ of students at the commencement of the fall term, Sept. Ist. Anyone will- ,ing to take one or more students! jkindly communicate with the Prin- cipal. 4tap DEBENTURES FOR SALE. The town of Listowel has $14,500 of six per cent co téed debt de- bentures for sale. These debentures! are payable yearly, aud are bape in different amounts with attached for payment of interest. ro ply to W. E. Binning, town treasurer, “or J. A. Hacking, chairman of Fi- nance committee. tinp PARM FOR SALE . Lot 21, con- 5, Grey township, 100 acres, 16 miles from™ Listowel, and water to birn. . Comfortable se. Good orchard. -All the is under ch on. A good farm to make money on. Apply te, a Meyer, R. R., 1, Teeswater, mt. — ready to take money in return for a criminal nse alleged to have been committ against his. daughter, shouldn’t have been allowed to. get a- way with {t. Bergey, a scoundrel or not, handed out some easy money. Effort is being made to have the Children’s Aid society ‘took after the girl, ‘ Football Player Dies At Benefit Game for One With Broken Leg Mitchell Advocate—Citizens of Mitchell were shocked when the news of the sudden death-of John A. Brear- ley reached town on Friday evening} last. The late Mr. Brearley was a member of the Mitchell football team and they had gone to Seaforth to play a game with the team of that town. During the progress.of the game he was seized with a weak spell and af- ter reaching the doctor’s office he suddenly expired. Dece: was boss weaver in the plant of the Mitchell Woollen Co. He was 88 years of age and came to Mitchell about one year ago. Mr. Brearley was a faithful employee and was well liked by all who came in contact with him. . During his resi- dence in Mitchell he* made many , dks ago Mr. Wm. McKay, of the same team, had a leg badly fractured in a game which also took pigee. at. Seeforth> and thia-was.- second of two berefit games being played in his behalf. Deceased was a native of England, a bright young man and was making good in his position with the Mitchell Woollen ‘Co. He is survived by his wife, one daughter and his mother, all residing in Mitchell. A sad feature in connection with the death of Mr. Brearley is that his wife is none too robust in health and the shock of her husband’s death.will} be a severe one for her The funeral, under the direction of Mr. N. J. Boyd, undertaker, was held on Monday afternoon, and was largely attended by friends and sympathizers. The remains were conveyed to Wood- = cemetery and there laid at rest. Mitchel! Woollen Co. during the afternoon, and the male employees, numbering about fifty, at- tended in a body. NOTICE TO ORANGEMEN The members of Diamond Royal Black Preceptory No. 761, will attend divine service in Christ church, Lis- towel, on Sunday evening the 15th inst., at 7 o’clock. The brethren will assemble in the Orange Hall at 6.30. All Orangemen, True Blue Ladies, and members of the Ladies’ Benevolent association are co invited to be present. ~ ee Vacation— Revi F. J..McKenzie, the Congre- gational minister, is home from his vacation and will resume his work next Sunday. j * eo. * ° e . bd 4 PROLIFIC COW (Walkerton Times.) Engineer Dan Wilton at the Pumping Station has a cow that is doing its share towards greater production, but does it on the instalment plan. On Monday morning it gave birth to a male ‘ vertised the babe for sale. the afternoon about .o’clock it gave birth to male calf, and Dan was a to announce this also to the press ‘when a friend cautioned @ conviction under the act bitte circumstances} i -scoring one goal more than Owen =| ~uar' t < UE Mts \ cae, mL SX \ SAN ss we 48 a Not The Kind, Of Hand He Wants Fall From Load Of HayjCauses Death SEVERAL WEEKS THOUGH NECK WAS BROKEN. Mr. James Hammond of Atwood, who was seriously injured as the re- sult of fdlling from a load of hay btpne assisting Mr. Murray Inglis. a fons ion, Elma, on Satirdgy, |. “ater on Sunday afternotrr). pcg Si ha 3B aceat deal. of pain. e leates a wife and two children;} gtk, ed seven and eleven. The ftingra was held on Tuesday to Elma e cemetery. Rev. Davies, pastor of the Baptist church, was in charge. Mr. Hammond's injuries consisted of a fractured and dislocated neck, and total paralysis from the neck} own. Mr. Hammond had been in the west for twenty years or more and returned east only last spring. He was considering purchasing a farm in this locality and in the meantime was making his home with Mrs. Ham- mond’g parents, Mr. and Mfs. Abra- ham Baker. Milverton And Liatowel | Play Here in Finals Milverton Sun—The Listowel in- termediate football team entered the finals with Milverton this wéek, the first game, a tie, being in Milverton on Tuesday, The return game will be in Listowel on Friday night, Aug- ust 13th. It.took six games of fast and exciting football to decide a wins nd Lis- it, Sound. ‘The last game of the senti- finals was played at Owen Sound on Friday évening last and although Lis- towel won out from Owen Sound_on the round, the latter showed the true ; use of the Listowel team in the after- noon and after the game the Listowel} players and supporters. wére given complimentary tickets to Griffin’s rds and specta’ Kitchener, president of the W. F. A.) refereed both final games. Underwent Operation— William Thompson, 4th. line Elma, had his tonsils and adenoids removed on Wednesday, August ilth. ‘ Fined For Being Disorderly— - Mr:. John w Ula of. Listowel was rv and costs. by. this .af debt debentures for sale. These uebe are. ‘yearly, and are issued tn dis t-amounts with coupona attached for payment of in- terest. Apply to ; secretary-treasurer, W. R. os Sy fee rg or member. PRAT EE eR Te ei stbesnes_araretite er (Cgttttttt tsetse tsttseeteste ttt ests Tremaine, The Boxer, B. boxing that was especially interesting "si furniture factory, was bracaapint Lars ay. Birattoed sie § who preg Gives Exhibition AUDIENCE ALSO ENJOYED SING- ING OF MR. GEO. BOGUES, LIs- (fOWEL BOY WHO HAS DISTING- UISHED HIMSELF,’ ——_ — Carl Tremaine of Detroit, twenty- one, bantam weight boxing champion for Michigan and Ohio, and a former Listowel hoy who .has.. & Rame for ‘himself as a boxer, visited in Listowel this week and at the enter- _tainment Wednesday evening at the athletic grounds, for the benefit of ‘the hospital, gave an exuibition of to those who have been following the lad’s pugilistic career but hadn't seen him in action. In a-four round contest with his brother Lavern and a fifth round with his «kid brother, Clyde, fourteen, young Tremaine showed himself no amateur in handling the gloves, but rather a master of many fine points of the game. For the past three years Carl has devoted his entire time to pugilistic activities and has been a drawing card at numerous big boxing events. He is a son of the late A. D. Tre- mainé, who formerly resided here. With him on the visit to Listowel relatives, are his mother and the two brothers, They eta oe afternoon} by motor for Ham a Mr. H. B. Morphy, M. P., K. C,, pre- sided at Wednesday night's entertain~ ment; a particular attraction of which were the Vocal numbers by Mr. George M. Bogues of New York, another Lis- towel boy and one who has d guished himself as a singer. He has @ tenor voice of remarkable qualities, and his numbers Wednesday evening were a delight to the audience. Mr. Bogues has been in vaudeville) work of recent date and next season will be with the Boston Hnglsh Opera company, New York. He is home on a visit to his aged parents, Mr. and Mrs, William Bogues, aged eighty- -two and re an ty respectively, who/still enjoy fal eaith. They have been married for sixty-two years. Another soloist who took part in Wednesday night’s program, was Mr. Harold: Bartley of town. There was a fair crowd in attend- ance, ering other attractions. While playing with’ the locals a- gainst Palmerston on Wednesday af- ternoon, vely opie ed a split between two . right “hand when struck by a caus- ed by a foul tip. Two stitches were required Fined xe Being Drunk— For being drunk Jn pListowel on civic “holiday, Herb Eby was fined ca $20.00 and costs by ilacgietrate fren -@rn Ontario iltom on Wednesday. He has sin gone West. $16.00 and Costse— Milton Krotz of Wallace was fined te Hamilton riving on Listowel, on Saturday He pleaded guilty to the y r Wanted For House . ~Obaries Fisher, mace se. gE the on Main s July 24th. Mabel isttt Nickel, Charlie Pelton, Blanche Pet- Listowel Students Are All Successful RESULTS OF MIDDLE SCHOOL AND JUNIOR MATRIC EXAMS ANNOUNCED. Results of the i ex- amination. for Be ge and the Jnior matriculation exam ation, have been ee nicer and cording to the statement one of the teachers, allff the Distawrat High school students trying were success- ful in passing. Of these a goodly proportion se- cured honors. Those whose names are Gharked ({sup.) will be required to write a supplementary examination on one subject in order to qualify for the middle school certificate. successful in passing ‘the middle stheol examination were as follows: Jim Brock, (hon.); Her®ert Clarke, (hon.); Olive Cowan, (hon.); Echo Dickson, (hon.); Violet Dierlam, (hon.); Lorne Fatum, (sup.); Clif- ton Faulkner, (hon.); Mabel Haw- thorne, (hon.); Jessie Jack, Kinkead, (sup.}: Oscar ickel, (hon.); Charlie Pelton, Blanche Pet- rie, John Rennie, John Rennie, (hon.); Nellie Sanderson, (hon.); Cecil’ Stewart, (hon.); a Tanner, (hon.); Ross Fei . Listowel students successful in get ting their junior matric, were Jim Brock, Herb Clarke, Olive Cowan, Bcho Dickson, Violet Dierlam, Lorne Fatum, Clifton Faulkner, sa Fer- Oscar guson, wthorn rie, John Rennie, Nellie Sanderson, Cecil Stewart and Charlotte Tanner. Will Ban Sunday Ball In The Border Cities Windsor, Aug. $.—War.on Sunday baseball in the border cities was de- clared by Crown Attorney d. to- day, when he instructed police o' ternly with entertained large crowds at various recreation grounds in or near the city limits, but the crown attorney made ‘his first protest today, E youths faced whee Miers ip Windsor police court charged with gambling under a tree while waiting forta ‘ball game to manne yester- day afternoon. _ In most cases the games are Be Png which regularly attract ‘bun- rs. dreds_of spec Crown ahoresy Rodd, bbwever, ts! es age eon to wn a out the Sunday r followers are anx- § soualy: a i developments Gay by Constable Wilson, for chap, Harry Rogers, was left behind.” But-he was in kind hands and arriy- the worse. for the — experience Thoughtfully, those in whose care he ed, including two large. trucks, it bespeaks a splendid spirit om i the part of the car owners of the church, that this large number was available. Be: The trip was enjoyéd imme and it was a jolly crowd of young-.! sterg that filled the two trucks very | kindly loaned by the Perfect-Knit | Mills and the Pfeffer Milling com-, pany, with competent chauffers im charge. The only mishap was a pune ture and that didn’t worry — youngsters any. They were out for a good time and they had it. It: a one merry whirl from start to fi They didn’t get home ‘till eleven, but a picnic like.that on comes once in a long while and the kiddies should ‘be pardoned for stay- ing out late. a The commie responsible ba a curing: ful ceske ‘to the Pertect-Kait M the Pfeffer Milling company : Hugh Halliday for their kin en me loaning cars. They also siindness in with thanks the kind co-operation of © : the following additional car pwasrey mostly identified with the church: A.” W. Zurbrigg, car and also truc provisions; M. R. Hay, F. Cc. A. M. Calder, C. V. Blatchtotd, C. A.” Lee, E. F. Finkbeiner, E. D D. Bolton, W. Duckering, Mrs. W. Bro | Robert Oliver, J. A. McDonald, John Cain, Harry Rothwell, Wilfrid a! Ouse berlend, J. M. Ringler, George E. Coghiin, Cc behe| Doolittle, A. B. George, Mr. Faulkner ford who ‘very kindly 1 ments for stcuring the park, etc. ~ now free to send or receive at : Certain important restrictions : be. observed.