-TheBanner - is a Business Booster— the paper with the circula- tion. It goes into most of the homes of owel, Atwood Fotos ‘Vicinity , ii The Atwood Bee : ; a 2 4 Subscription Rate $2.00 a Year in Advance. Otherwise $2.50 LISTOWEL, Thursday, November ist., i928 omas Male, One *,@e Citizens, WAS STRICKEN WITH HEART FAILURE FRIDAY AFTERNOON WHILE WORKING IN GARDEN— PROMINENT METHODIST AND ACTIVE IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS. Mr. Thomas Male, a public spir- ited citizen and man high in the esteem of the community, died sud- denly of heart failure on Friday at five o'clock, i — at oye residence of Ex-m rA. E. ? colm, hekhd of the Malgolm Furniture company. Though his death was unexpected and caused deep sorrow, it was known to a limited few that his heart had been giving trouble,and not long previous to his death, he twice suf- fered from weak spells On ‘the day of his passing he ap- peared in usual health, having din- ner at home and walking down street during the afternoon. The little 2, ' — ih EVERYBODY'S COLUMN Ten cents a line for first in- sertion, with minimum charge of 50c. Subsequent insertions five cents a line with mini- mum charge 25c. p-———___-4 + In Listowel, gold Finder please leave at this pinog ‘it INFORMATION As to the whereabouts of Albert Keith, last address’ Empress, Alta., will be appreciated at this office. tfp FOR_ SALE Hand picked spy apples. Apply W. H. Matthews. | No. 3, Listowel, “phone 605- 1 2t ANTED Furnished apartment or furnished house. State terms. Apply at this of- tt fice np R er Store on Main street, now occu- pied by Mr. x “Creighton, the druggist. Apply “Mrs. Cc. A. Lee. tip NOTICE . Trowbridge Cider Mill will be open “Tuesday and Friday of each week, commencing Nevember 6th. F. H. *Chapman 2tp. FOR SALE Mason & Risch square piano, in good condition. Price for quick sale, $35.00. Apply Mrs, E. Fraser, Wallace street. FOR SALE New frame cottage, corner Queen owned modern ae Apply M. F. Zurbrigg ‘or J. C. Hamilton, executors. 3tnp. McMILLAN'S GARAGE Mill Street, Listowel General repair work, by first-class mechanics, on all makes of cars; al- so new teps and upholsterjng. Elec- “tric work a, specialty. D. / ¥OR SALE e of the choicest homes in Lis- , situated on Main street, west, brick ° stable ‘orchard. Apply A. C. Champ, phone 89. 4tnp. BUY AND SAVE At your own . Auction sale Dolls and Seasonable gifts, at frend old stand, on Wallace ening, commencing Saturday, No- vember 3rd, 1923 VIOTORY BONDS Owners of 1923 y due November I1st., ment for same or deposit the amount to the credit of their accounts, with- out charge, by presenting the bonds to the bank of Hamilton for redemp- 2tnp BONDS FOR SALE New issue of Dominion of ae bonds, 5 years and 20 years, 5%, de- livery October. Also bonds due No- vember Iist., 1923, taken in exchange for this issue - interest allowe until November J. W. Scott & T. L. Hamilton tfinp. EY ESIGHT SPECIALIST Prof. E, Katz will be at the Ar- lington hotel, gteter i Saturday cate ed st eyes by the -method t om fails. T iigh-class| gold ened enmees and lenses, manu- factured by the Canada Optical Com- pany, Toronto, regular value $10.00, on sale this day only, for $5.25. Ltnp FARMS FOR SALE OR RENT North half lot. 5, 8th. concession ay gy 100 acres, k barn and brick house, with kitchen , and *| board, .were 2 of Town’s Best Is Called Suddenly youngsters of Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm were playing about at the time of the fatal attack, and when Mr. Male, who was very poptiar with the kid- dies, failed to respond to their at- tentions, they came alarmed, ran o. the house and told the maid, who ‘phoned to the doctor and notified members of the family. Life was ex- tinct before their arrival. The nature of Mr. Male's death was in keeping with an oft expressed desire, and the work in which he was employed. when the call came was to him more or less of a hobby. He was always fond of gardening and working among the flowers, and the}. neatness and beauty which charac; terized the handsome premises of Mr. Malcolm, was a tribute to his ng and faithfulness. Male has been secretary of the Sortinutturdt Society since its in- ception and perhaps no one in Listo- ‘at wel* took a greater interest in the k or was more fond of flowers ing. He was to many, an and~ happily fty-one years since Mr. Male came to Listowel from Staf- fordshire, England. He was then married and had two children. His first employment was on the south- ern extension of Wellington, Grey and,/Bruce railroad, between Palmerston and Listowel. Only a short while after he took a position with the firm of Hay Bros., consist- ing of Messrs. W. G. and ay, who were then in the grain. buying business. For probably fifteen years he was en this firm and for many years follow- ing was in charge of the Listowel gas plant, owned by Mr. J. a It was while in this position that an explosion occurred which wrecked the plant, and he narrowly escaped/{ with his life. He was terribly burn- ed and the scars on his face and hands were a constant reminder of the close call In the way of employment, Mr. Male held various other positions, being bailiff of the town for a num-| ber, of years, manager of Fairview cemetery, caretaker at the high school, and general agent in Listo- wel for the’ Waterloo Mutua! Insur- ance Company. For several years he was associate with Mr. E. D. Bolton, and did business under the firm name of Bolton & Male. A few years ago he Cisposed of his interest to Mr. Aside a being for long years moving spirit in the Horticultural Society, and giving very freely of his me to the work, Mr. Male was also active in the agricultural society, for many years a member of the school board, a prominent temper- ance worker, an active Liberal, and outstanding member of the Method- ist church. From point of service, he was possibly the oldest member of the quarterly official and trustee board, serving probably fer forty or forty-five years. His interest in the work of the Kingdom was strong and those associated with him always found him honest, upright and loyal. He was faithful in attending the Sun- day services and gaa at the mid- week prayer serv Mr. Male’s first wile, to whom he died in ried to his surviving wife, formerly Mrs. Jennie Elizabeth Spees at Green- ville, N. Y., in March of 1917. In the spring of the year following they moved to Brownwood, Texas, where Mr. Male's only son, Mr. Harry R. Male, resides, but they returned to Listowel in July of: the same year. Mr. Male’s family consisted of ten children. Three of these, two boys and a girl, died in their infancy, and a fourth, Mrs. Oscar Powell, a few years ago, at Ninga, Man. Those sur- viving are Mrs. Fred vonZuben, of Listowel; Mrs. Alex. MacDonnell, of Winnipeg; Mr. Harry R. Male of Brownwood, Texas; Mrs. Frank von- Zuben, of Toronte, and Mrs. M. W. Lavery and Mrs. E. D. Bennett of Listowel Members of Mrs. Maie’s family are Mrs. Harry R. Male of Brownwood Texas; Mrs. Elizabeth Cunningham. of Greenville, N. Y.; Mrs. Sarah Ru- land, Fort Worth, Texas; Mr. Per- cival Spees, of Sulphur Springs, Tex- as; Mr. Ben Spees, of Philadelphia, but at present in Listowel, and Miss i of Mrs. Male and daughter, Kathryn, to move rom Listowel. On turday of this "week, Mrs. Male will leave with Mrs. Cunningham to reside at Greenville, New York, on riday, mm Kathryn Spees, who for a number years has been an obliging and ni ular member of the etatottion staff, will leave with Mr. rs. Harry Maie for Fort Worth, Texas, to re- side with her sister, Mrs. Sarah Ru- land. Mr. es contemplates remaining in Listowel for a little while before returning to Philadel- As a tribute of respect, the Mal- d on the af- which was held Tuesday to gst het 4 cemetery, fora re at the house. Rey. E. Edwards, Methodist sinieter, iteniaed: and Messrs. J.C. Hay, R. A. Sea J.C, McDonald, William Bartley and Joseph Fair, members of the trustee pall . Many beau- tiful floral tributes were received. ‘ur- no, alr WALTER'S. — hs a. r * aS nes he di nd Local Durant Agency ~ Has Changed Hands MESSRS. HALLIDAY AND MOORE SUCCEED MESSRS. HAY AND McDONALD. ; Messrs. Hay & McDonald, local representatives during the past year and a half for the Durant and Star cars, are quitting business, and the agency has been transferred to Mes- grs. Hugh Halliday of Listowel and W. H. Moore of Carthage, who will occupy the same premises and are already in possession. The transfer was completed on ph ea = Messrs. Hay & McDon- ald, e members of the new firm, whieh will be known as Halli- ay & Moore, were in Toronto for this business Mr. Halliday was ae Ford dealer in Listowel, and as car salesman is no amateur. His pn! fate, Mr. Moore, is ,well known in this locality and has been prominent or a number of years as cattle buy- Their Home Robbed While In Listowel RESIDENCE OR MR. AND MRS. ‘WALTER McMICHAEL OF GUELPH ENTERED AND $1,000 IN JEWELRY STOLEN. While Mr. and Mrs. Walter Michael of Guelph, were in Listowel this week visiting Mr. and Mrs. John motored back with them of over $1000 was stolen from an up- stairs room. The thief gained entrance to the house with a key to the rear door, which had been left on a window sill. Several diamond rings, pearl neck- laces and other jewelry, are reported to have been taken. The police are now working on the case. Mrs. McMichael was formerly Mrs. John Howatt of Listowel, and is a sister of Mrs. Petch. “New Minister” Played To Full Houses MUSICAL COMEDY BY LOCAL TALENT WAS CREDITABLY PRESENTED. “The New Ministe a musical comedy, by — iad and under es of . A. H. Francis of ondon, was pitta nted to crowded von Thursday aaa Friday even- ings of last week in the music hall, Listowel, and the program through- ut was heartily enjoyed and a cred- it to all taking part were some Miss Jennie Schorten, was one of the particularly pleasing renderin Among those taking prominent parts were Dr. Wilson, Ben G. Spees, Lester Loree, Dr. yer, B. L. H Bamford, Garnet Bamford, J. R. Will Burns, John Plowright, Askin, Dr. W. G. B. Spence, Re Jennie Schorten, Mrs. A. J. ton, Mary}- Ross, Lulu May and Marion Motris. The play was given woder auspic- es of the Listowel Amateur Athletic Association, and the accompanist of the evening was Miss Thelma Ren- D Others taking part in the chornace, Lester Davey, Frank Kelly, Sidney Dempsey, Cora McLachlan, Della Lavery, Gertrude Sangster. Wilma Nickel, Ethel Thompson, Evelyn Krohn, Cora Rup- pel, Vera Haase, Grace Elliott, Ed. ith George, Kathleen Kemp, Gladys Ducklow, Phyliss Small, Wilson, haw Fritz, Wilma Savage, Mrs. Carl ocher, Mrs. A. G. Melrose, Laura Smith, Alwilda Welsh, Thelma Kil- p Miss Byam, Elsie Clarke, Ruby Heth, Hildred Alexander and Eva Hamilton mm °o 4 Cash- Laitien’ $1.25 Brogue and Hose, WAL- me on on at 98c. TERS. SPECIALS AT SIMMS’ Men's all wool ‘Odd Pa Pants . 85 Men's overalls with bib, seta $1.49 Penman's numbes 71 underwear $1, a —— made from all balyen may and boys’ silk aS Ties ~ Fine dress Gioves, brown and ape Men's felts Hats with wide brim Ms Men’s Seven: ‘blue bine rh ae ee hae ob Men's Paris pad Garters, nancrted 206 25c Men's striped ts 61.95 28 Kitchen's quality Work Shirts SIMMS" THR CLOTHIERS —_— ee ta, f ‘The Baluner is strictly $2.00 @ year ‘in advance, otherwise $2.50, é watch your ere Ss 8 Mc- 8 exceptionally | Dies At Hospital Following Operation “FORDIE" JOHNSTON HAS HAD HARD TIME OF IT DURING PAST YEAR. ——- wet Following an operation on Thurs- day of last week, thought ‘then have been successful, wines Ruth- erford oe son irs. J. Johnston of “Britton, died onday My eotae! October *29th., the Listowel Meniorial hospital, his eighteenth year. Until a’ year 2g0, was popularly known} had the best of health. He was;then one day tak- en suddenly ill with appendicitis and the day after underwent an _ opera- tion. Two weeks ‘later followed a serious operation for abscess .and from that time on, though occasion- ally. well for a shert period, he has been in poor health. Since the first of June he suffered greatly and hardly a week passed but he took spells that lasted a day more, and was unable to keep anything on his stomach. X-ray examinations revealed a kid- ney stone as the cause of the trouble and an operation was considered the only source of remedy. This wi performed Thursday of Iast week by Dr. P. Stewart of Guelph, assisted by local physicians, and satisfactory recovery. was looked for. Unfortun- ately poisoning of the system follow- ed and owing to @ weakened. condi- tion, becatse of the speHs, death re- in Fordie,” as he ed. Besides his patents, there survive one brother, Mr. Edward Johnston, of the eighth contession Elm and three sisters, the Misses Bessie, Inez and Edith Johnston, at home. An- other sister, Mrs. tanley Cooper, died at the Memorial hospital = and a half years ago. J. Nicol of Knox church, was in edad of the funeral, which took place Wednesday from the family _resi- dence, third concession Elma, to Fairview cemetery Pallbearers weve six uncles: Mes- srs. Samuel Johnston, Wm. Johnston, Andrew Preston, Walter Jickling Wm. Haddow and George McNichol, Girls’Sentenced _ To Week In Jail SUFFERED ENOUGH BUT SENT- ENCE WILL BR.AN EXAMPLE, SAYS JUDGE. a The Misses Doris and Gladys Nae- ble, young girls of Grey township, against whom charges of concealing birth and not providing assistance, were preferred, appeared before Jus- tice Masten at the fall assizes in Goderich Tuesday afternoon, and through their lawyer, Mr. for- phy of Listowel, pleaded guilty. A strong plea for leniency’ was made by their counsel and a largely igned petition was also presented. The judge felt that the girls, who JO Sivek uos}UBAGS pue pee oie age, respectively, had alread suf- ger enough, but as an onan le or others, he sentenced them to one oe in 1, This case was the outcome of the finding of an infant child, under some cedar stumps, on a farm not far from Ethel, belonging to Mr. J. M. Knight McClary’s Graniteware, the elean ware, at Adolph’s. Old Friends Hold Him In Listowel BUT FOR THESE MR. BINNING WOULD BE TEMPTED TO LéVE AT THE COAST. Though strongly enticed by 9the attractions of the coast, and Se ularly the beatties and Victoria, with their delightful climate, to remain in that country, Mr. W. EB. Binning, well known res- ident of Listowel, who returned Mon- day after three months in the west, felt the pull of old ees and has decided to remain in t He has three sons fy the west, all in the mercantile dreicenet Arthur algary, and e had a real enjoyable time during hig visit. Though it has been quiet lately, they have prospered in the west, and with better crops this year, are hopeful for brisk fall business. t is twelve years since Mr. Bin- ning was previously in the west, and he notice mprovements, particularly in the cities visited. He was greatly taken up with Vancouver and Victoria, found the atmosphere there very restful and refreshing and but for breaking from old friends in Listowel—associates of a life time— he would have been strongly inclin- ed to concede to pressing invitations and make his home in that country. But friends mean a great deal, espec- jially to one advanced in years, and Mr. Binning has been greatly impres- sed with this through the hearty greetings he has received on return. It is a pleasure for his friends here to know that though in poor health for quite a long bag A — he an pears to have done he oy returned coaltag eaniiueaie bette Scarlet Fever In Wallace Township ONE DEATH OCCURS AND THIRD LINE SCHOOL HAS BEEN CLOS- ED. Dr. A. Fraser, district health officer of Toronto, was in Listowel on Wednesday, assisting Dd. ivingstone, medical health officer of Wallace, in the inspection of certain schools in’ Wallace township. It appears that during the past month theré have been several mild disease was the cause of the death of Dora Mildred, seven weeks’ old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Johnston. Private funeral took place from the family residence, lot 45, conces- sion 2, Wallace, on Wednesday after- noon to Fairview cemetery, Listowel, the service being in charge of Rev. J. M. Nicol of“Knox church On account of the prevalence of the disease, the schoo! on the third line west. has been closed for a period of two weeks, and the teacher, Miss Victoria Campbell has returned to her home in Ripley. Patent leather Oxfords, on sale at — ne Bown Calf Blucher, or . Shoes, all sizes, on sale at 33.- co WwW Ss. Adolph's handle good ranges. Photo by R. J. Russell The “Latist Dishcovery” “Timothy Hay” writes as follows to the editor of the Wingham Advance: Deer Sur,— ahem, tis the quare tings intoire- edo be rayGin in the pa hens: days, wid awl the Anvinshuns, an improvemints in air’ ships, “4 a " d an wan other tings ayther to kill min fashter, arr to kape thim a-; loive longer, provoidin they kin; odge the ottymobeels. The latist | dishcovery, if ye kin belave what ye s haw to graft the head av! apers! fellahs we sind theer now. wireless an polson gassek, an a hun-| the ordher av the day. e wans minshuned cud be got to lave mag bizzyness an freeze arr shwel- r in Ottawa fer half the year fer a third av the money we do pay the 'Tis the same wid ivirybuddy, at the prisint an{toime, less wurruk an more pay is Shpakin av the mimbers at Ottawa, Mishter Fielding is the only wan av the ould guard lift, an a good man he is too barrin. the fact that he is a Grit, an I am towld he kin harrudly hoide his contimpt fer some av the young wan ‘black beetle on the body av an-| fellahs in the House whin they be- other an they both go away as loive- y as ivir to play an grasshoppers in the harvist field, arr to hoide in yer ould woolen socks | wus the remimberin av to kape warrum whin ye lave thim | on the Kitchen flure at noight. fellah who invinted the skame tinks mebby he will be troyin it on frogs an ginny pigs nixt, an aftherwards, if he has luck, on min and wimmin. Theer eno-:nd to the poshibilities av this dishcovery. Fer inshtance some day the dochtors may be takin the brain av an ould Man wid a worn out body an puttin thim in the head av a young fellah wid a) long loife ahead av him, so that theer wud be no loss to the wur- ruld whin a shmart man doles, Just tink what the result wud hev been fer the Tory parthy an the counthry if-we cu hev. presary the brains av Sir Jawn A ac - ‘ald. Tupper, an Tilley, an Abbott, an Bowett, an Thompson, an Borden an} . aten in ee Bs 49! day, a lot smarter Sir Jawn’s “head on their gnawidada \m, shure, * no alsy jawb he had caching mt: io Mowat o3 nt aoe 8 Ito ‘: an r | an L : un Camer- on ay. ono The} : -moin wid the crickets | | think that wan of his Naso cards gin to git too fresh. But to get back to Sir Jawn A., I nam an faces. I wus inthrodooced mg him ;} wance at a To ory Convinshun in Tor- onto as the dillygate frum Wingham, av 1890-91, which. musht hev been tin years moa ,. me mimory sarves me roight, rate ‘twas whin the uureshiricted recipocity e- afther how the a himsiif solid wid awl the byes back blocks. © \Robert:Woods’ Father Sho Napoleon Way To. be) ba KNOWN CITIZEN, WHO IN YEAR, $10.00 A YEAR—NOT FINED FOR BEING DRUNK IN EARLY DAYS, HE SAYS. - Of the real “old-timers,” who have figured more or less prominently in the history of Listowel, only a mere half dozen or so are left. Among em is Mr. Robert ones =" in his eighty: th ear t month resigned as bailiff, after hold- ing office for the past thirteen years. The accompanying likeness is from a recent photo ussell, and though the advance of a brought changes, the face will be recognized by most citizens as that of one who has been an interesting and conspicuous vay atl in town affairs for long years bac Mr. Woods isn’t xin good health to- day and rarely gets down street. He is troubled with rheumatism and finds it painful to walk. But his mind js still keen and ‘appetite good. ROBERT WOODS who, in his eighty-eighth year, re- cently resigned as bailiff, and has been ‘succeeded by’ Frank one of the “young bloods,” and a well known hockey player. He enjoys reading and is an inte ing conversationalist. His home § the corner of Division and Penel streets, and residing with him daughter, Miss Sarah Woo An interesting story Mr. a Woods tefls about that home. “‘When I came} 5@ ; other’ and if a man. another’ put his ‘ to town,” he says, “I first lived where Mr. Robert Bamford now re- sides. From there I moved to a house on Main street, owned by Peter Lil- lico, where the bowling green now is. There was talk then of an exten- sion to the Hess factory. Houses were scarce. They couldn’t be had for love money. On the fifteerth of the month, Lillico served me with notice that on the twentieth the rent would be doubled. I wouldn’t stand for it} H and immediately purchased a lot from D. D. Campbell. Next morning there was five thousand feet of lumber on the ground fram the Hess factory. gang of men were put on the job and within four days from the time the/ “Y: walls were up, the roof on and we had mov in. “At that time the only house in the Locality was that of the late John Binning, father of W. E, Binning— still standing and now a _ double house. That was in 1871, _ the nearest house east was the me of J. W. Scott on Wallace street, "eee James Bayne now es. Mr. Woods was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, on February 15th., 836. His father was-a colonel in the British army, and one of the important duties of-his career was the escorting of Napoleon. Bonaparte to the island of St Helena. Mr. Woods has his father’s watch carried in the battle of Waterloo and bearing on the case the dent of a bullet. It is an old key-winder and a very interesting time piece. When,bnt a youngster, Robert was apprenticed for a seven year term, without pay, to a waggon maker by the name of Hughie O'Neil. He served five years, then enlisted for the Russian war. But Hughie would- n't release him from his indenture. Chagrined, he remained on the job, t only for a brief while. He was at church mind a certain le teagery morn- ng. The same day, with the sanc- tion of his. Waredite, but without the Browne <A the boss, he slipped a- r Dungannon, Belfast aie finally iiverpoor and here took the boat for New A and from there came on to Cana The ocean vorate ~ ‘in a ee trip. las ine , “ vr & board and for three Be Mr Woods, “we wéreheld up off the coast of Newfoundland a fierce storm. The; hatches down emp, jt township, near ponies the following year he to near Dorking, where 8 a short time her unt ohn Watson, one of the first: now lives: Another of the early was the Listowel flax mill. on the house w Harron tives. At .that time my and w we had e f worked was 75c a day. of five children.” In the year 1880 sak Woods sta te ed a livery fn and years afterwards built & new barn on Mill street. For ¢ tinued in thig westhoes. then sold ived thé. Pant and in 1910 rece mat of bailiff, many a ner Stratford in the. buck-board, For twenty-eight he was also a member of the _ council, Though town constable, now frankly acknowled: didn't always even admits conduc next day. It is forty- I tasted a drop of w q marked, and related the % incident which infl t” “swear early days, and ades in which he was” of member, thou of twenty, guili tions, Mr. remark, own fir There tows or oe t the “There were re mo su ° “Oh, th rs) Recalling the ively B: Deeks: and gave ft oods hag) identitied with ‘the consisted of four Woodstock, and Mrs. Atcheson of Toronto. Do not fail to hear Connor, eloo November 1 Methodist church, musical mission j the Young planasgyl he Girl Guide Shoes’ sale at right Gunmetal Oxfor ber ° i h TER" Wh olph's: NEW BLA Horse shoeing work done. strictest sense of Lait