wit and not buildings Seott considé ble one. | The speaker revid affairs in a concise pointed out that the drains constituted an problem for this year’s co grapple out. There is, he said, thing over two hundred milt road in Elma and an enormous mount of grading and gravelling is necessary to keep these in anything Hke a good state of repair. Partic- ularly is this the case on the main travelled roads because of the in- creasing volume of motor traffic. Road grades and culverts would have to be widened, he said, enil conditions made safer for the travel- ling public: He was pleased to see that quite a number of farmers had levelled the roadsides adjoining their farms and were widening the ——— EVERYBODY'S COLUMN ek conts ecNite ter fiber in- sertion, with minimum charge of 60c. Subsequent insertions five cents a line with mini- mum charge 25c. \ FEED FOR SALE Car load For prices apply to Mr, Dan Mathe- gon, 48 ring 12. 2tnp ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting of the policy- holders of the Elma Farmers’ Mut- naj Fire Insurance Company will be held in the ‘Agricultural Hall, At- wood, on Tuesday, the 22nd. of Jan- uarr, 1924, at the hour of 2 o'clock p.m., for the purpose of receiving the financial statement and auditors’ report, for the election of directors ® and auditors, and any other busi- ness that may come before the meeting J. K. Baker, J. R. Hammond, President. Secretary. 2tnp ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting of the share- holders of the Atwood Coal, Wood and Cartage Co. Ltd., will be held in the C. O. F. Hall, Atwood, on Tuesday, Jan. 8th., 1924, at 2 p.m.. for receiving the auditors’ report. to elect officers and to disctiss what to be done with the coal sheds and scales for 1924, and any other busi- ness that may come before the meet- ing. 7% interest on shares will be paid at this meeting. 8. J. Love, James M. Dickson, President. Secretary 1tp. FOR SALE 100 acres, lot 24, concession 7. Elma township, 95 acres cleared and § acres good hardwood bweh, 40 acres ploughed and 6 acres in fall Buildings consist of bank wheat. barn and stoop, with hen-house a- part, largé drive shed and milk housé, 8 roomed brick house with cement cellar and furnace. Water is piped and pumped Into the stable by windmill. Both house and barn have been recently reshingled. There is a good orchard and sma!) fruit garden. | This farm is well-fenced and drain- ed and is in good dairy district, within three miles of the Dominion “Cheese factory and six miles from Listowel. For further particulars ap-. ANNUAL MEETING The annitial meeting of the “ons and shareholders of the Elma Cheese and Butter Manufacturing Company, Limited, will be held in the Forresters Hall, Atwood, on aturday, the 12th. of January, 1924, at the hour of 1.30 p.m., for receiv- mg the auditors’ report, e elec- —. tion of directors and officers, and any other business that may come before the meeting. Tenders will be -received up to 4 o'cieék On timi day for filling the ice house, blocks 20 . gi 20 inches, pure and {to be mot less than eigh oday; - while - drawing. — ee of Shorts and Samson. Feed to arrive in Atwood this week. ! ply on premises to Harvey Leslie. ltp', pat-| for the season will be! A J: K, Hammond, Eo csimiy L-4 speak, Mr. Tho lage. ed his work in the crusher has be Though this.method gravel was rather e sidered that it paid; we B end. r. Adam Willoughby reviewed conditions in Ward No. 5, and point- ed to the necessity of further | ex- penditures on the roads if they were to be kept up to a reasonable stand- ard. Mr. Hugh Richmond, nominated for reeve, and Messrs. Robbie, El- | tacott and Dickson, nominated for councillors, also spoke briefly, but conveyed the impression that they ‘were not anxious.to cause an elec- , tion. None of them having qualified ‘by Wednesday noon, the members of {last year's council] were returned by | acclamation. ‘Methodist Church Shed Was Recently On Fire j The Methodist church sheds nar- rowly escaped destruction by fire on Thurs of last week, but fortun- lately culy slight damage was done. \ Mr. James Hance, the janitor, was putting in an extra partition § in front of the horses, for warmth, and filled in the space between with ash- es.. Quite apparentiy therc were live ~ coals among the ashes, for during the afternoon, fire originated, but Mr. Hance was on the job and ‘promptly put it out. ; Apparently it was not wholly ex- tinguished however, for when Miss Murtel Ducklow was returning home between seven and eight o'clock in the evening, she observed that the shed was on fire and gave the alarm. There was a lively blaze, but it had- n't reached serlous proportion, and only a litthe water was required to put it out. LoL Pesfestondedpostesdesdesfesdeedegesteageateefeatesledestecb olefeoh te ” “f a DONEGAL “ Soderierstlest ele ahaa alta lo "Ui ’ Mr Mrs. Gordon Campbell and baby Dorothy. spent New Years ut the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Little. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Wilson and Lor- etta, of Paris, have returned home after visiting Mrs. Wilson's: parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Scott. . Mr. Noble of Rothsay is visiting ‘his daughter, Mrs. Arthur Gray. ! Mrs. Thos. Jackson of Sarnia, is ‘spending a couple of weeks with r mother, Mrs. Jas. Scott, who is ifl. ' Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Petrie of Mil-} | verton spent New Years at the home 'of Mr. Wm. Little |\Cand of Thanks— In appreciation for the kindness ‘and sympathy extended them in the | time of their bereavement, through the death of Miss Sarah Squires, ‘the | brothers and sisters wish to make j} this intimation of their grateful | thanks. 1tp ! IN MEMORIAM ° i | ANDERSON~In loving memory of our dear mother, ,£0n, wife of Hugh Anderson, who passed from this life Jan, 6th., 1923. Short and sudden was the call, Ot wife, mother, loved by ‘all. The blow was great, the shock se- vere,~ ‘%, We little thaugh her death an neer those. who have lost ‘tan | And only, tell loads The pain-of- parting withbut farewell The golden gates were opened Husband and daughters. Itng age Margaret Ander-/’ planta. pea > time (Oh op pamag amother.,,.¢ After T fs removed, burned, u can be stacked in a prote for use another year. Renovating an Old Patch. In renovating an old patch it ls not advisable to burn ‘the mulch and mowed leaves on the patch. These should be raked off and burned out- aide the patch, to avold injury to the crowns of the plants. | No crop shoufd be grown between |the rows in a strawberry bed for |; cover crop or protective purposes. This provides too much competition for the plants in moisture and food |at a time when the grower want, | them to fiJl up the rows for the fol- | lowing year's fruiting.—D. A. Kim- ball, U. A. C., Guelph. ‘ich ultable, ed place | } Winter Conditions for Becs. | To winter bees successfully the colonies must have: | A spulficrent supply of proper food; | A goud, lertile queen, | Plenty of good workers; Sufficient protection trom cold and | wind. \ While the winter food, either | honey or sugar, snould have been in the hives by October 1, it may sill j be given to the bees. Protection is) afforded elther by packing properly | | or insulating the hives Oultdvors, or | by uwansferring them to a good cellar | woere at least five conditions can De | | maintained: aerduess, Ireedum froiw | | disturbance, a ivimperature of Irom | ¢4o 48 Gegeees ranrenneil, proper ireeuum from mois- | VYeniiluilon and | lure. | A dark place is best, as bees usu- |, ally Oy to windaows, doors or lamps, aud ao not return to their hives. | freedom trom aisturbance Includes | | wol only absence of nolse but absence af jurring and vibration. An even, | | reasonabie temperature must be! |} maintained in order that the bees | | may not break their winter cluster. | Proper ventilation is required in or- | der to prevent accumlation of mois- | ture and to aid in maintaining the needed temperature as well as ade- | quate supplies of air. Dryness is re- | Soa. or the bee-bread combs will mold, some of the honey will fer- ment and the bees will be uneasy. | Why Plant Trees? | Trees add value to property. i Treea cool the air in summer and radiate warmth In winter. ‘ Trees help keep the air pure for man and the lower animals. Trees provide homes for thou- sands of birds that help man in his fight against injurious insects. Trees provide homes for many ani- mals that are useful to men for food and clothing. Trees help man in his fight for better sanitation. supply a large part of all the fuel in the world. Trees give us wood, and wood pro- vides us with building material, fur- niture, implements, utensils, too and other useful things in grea “vari Trees provide one of the m striking and permanent forms beauty. Trees improve the climate and con, serve soil and water, freee meer, 5. (ORs, versity of e Farmer. : ' ' | | Maritim Yex20 instead practically the to the acre. ; Do Not Prune Ye The practice. ual Ontario for you apple, pear, ~pea unt they cole & been to give regy nual durmant pruyy that such pruning growth and makes for a larger, stronger tree. Experimental work in Englund, the United States and at this Station bas sblwn conclusively, however, that the less pruning the young bon- bearing tree is given, the larger, stronger tree it makes and the soon- er it comes into bearing. only apparently induced by pruoing. The long, thick, sappy growth in the young tree resulting from heavy pruning does not total as much, bow: & ‘ att Pe =o em $ 4 é anf AY ve | ever, aw the normal growth and ex- tension of large and small branches in the unpruned tree. Careful meas- uregents demoustrate this. Pruning Delays Growth and Frui.ing. The reason tur the unpruned of ligally pouved tree being larger than the tree receiving more severe treal- ment is in reality very simple abd) 4+ the home of her brother, Mr. J. Growth iz “op. “ed qd 6, ENT OU aug joo ws] eye peumo e1myio ee eA mcanct f “Hata juesesd in| visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs.’ | eee ifuis ° WWpA usa suned { oye} OY, "PHUPUTIG 10007 ey - onwiq oud ‘SuTyAVT eF100h “36 “V Pue =f _ “us 0) goueyd 8 st —ay) “rer GVéning in hall, at Britton, on Friday, 28th. the Mr. Muxworthy of St. Thoitte ss Dec. John Johnston, 6th. concession. : Mr. and Mrs. George Ruttan, Clara, Helen and Arden, were guests New Year's day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Biehn, 6th. conces- sion. Mr. and Mrs. George Roger enter- | tained a few of thelr intimate) friends to a tea on Thursday even-! ing. Mrs. Percy Greensides, Lena and Nellie, have returned, after spend- ing several days with Mrs. Miss Jean Murray spent the week- end and holiday with her = sister, Mrs. Andrew Stevenson, 4th. conces- | avon ford. Mr. Thos. Clark of Windermere. | r Muskoka, visited lagt week with his Miss Echo Dickson returned Wed- niece, Mrs. Jas. Nichol, 19th. con-| nesday to Toronto, after spending cession. | the holidays with Mer parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. W. Dickson, 8th. con- \e Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Richmond of cession, Mma, spent New Years in Stratford, h Miss Olive Cleland returned Wed- | logical. The soil may contain eal | A. Bray. nesday to Sturgeon Falls, “alter abundance of piant fued, but thie |” spending the Christmas holidays “raw food oust first go to the Mrs. F. Pestal,..10th. concession, | With her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robt. leaves and be there turned Wl) W165 fas bean UF with rheumatic; Cleland. ‘manufactures’ food betcre tat | fever for the past two weeks, is im- tree Can meke use of it for Wariner! yrowing. Miss Blanche Snell returned to growth and [culthulness. branming 4) Delhi Wednesday morning, after removing parl.of the pesalOle bea. | Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Karges, 6th.| spending the Christmas holidays area of the tree, reduces by Just 1b21) woncession, spent Sunday at the | with her parents, Rev. and Mrs. By- inucn tne ability ut the (ree OO tludbu- facture plant fuud, aud hence miatbies growth, With reference (o pruning delaying fruiting, it bes lure:y bee sivwa that before there cum ve fralifuiness theré must be a partial sioting up of manufuctared food Va «ao branches, twigs arid {rult spurs 2 tus storing up of surplus food at.urally takes place first in the wtipriaed tree wilh its greater leaf surface uno the unpruned tree is Lherelo« Cat first to come into Lecring. Praning Recomime:na.ions. Head -back the young trve at plart Ing time as ts the present practice to counlérbalance the rout prnining incident to traneplanting. j subsequent pruning of the non-berr- ing (ree to the removal of undcsir able branches aud even then bitae too little rather than too much. eae back a brauch only when nmeetosir; to shape the tree and then head beck preferably to a side branch. Prime lightly, recognizi.j4 (bat Ught pron ing for the peach woutd Le modest pruning for the wpple. As the tree reaches maturity cond bears eavily heavier pruting will have to be niveau to maintain «a proper evpply of crv growth.—E. F. Puimer, Hort Exp Station, Vin*l.nd Siction. To preserve a friend three things are necessary: to honor him present, praise bim absent, and assist him in his necessities —Italian saying. ‘Do ‘you wish ‘te Mve without a modern teacher. “Then you wish to die but half a man. Without trial You cannot guess at your own strength. Men do not jearn to swim.on a table. They must gn inta dese wate> ood bullet ime t i past hand family of -the 3rd. of Pspent New j brother, Mr. Eli Snelling. home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cleland,! ron Snell, rel. | sane - Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Collins and Anna and| three children, of London, are guests with the | this week at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. John} Mrs. Robt. May and Mr and Mrs. | Rovi. Saimrt. Mrs. D. G. Arms{rong, Olive, spent New Years former's parents, Mr. and joys Sapoq. 30! Green- ; | sides’ mother, Mrs. Young, in Brant-! amg> ner sut Sli ner and Bee, Mt. ‘8. ~—3E. fe ban lows: ‘We anticipate with pleasure the weekly visits of your, paper and read with a relish its pages.” Miss Elizabeth Squires left on Wednesday to live with her bro- ther, Mr. Simon Squires, in Listowel. Mr. Jas. Squires, who has been spending the past two winters with his sisters, returned to Milverton. Mr. Richard Hewitt and Mr. Hen- ry Hewitt, of Bright, who were here (to the attend the funeral of the late | Mrs. Wm. Hewitt, spent the week- |end at the home of their nephew; ‘Mr. Arthur Hewitt, second line, El- | ma. | Mr. A. J.-Meyers, accompanied by- Mr. Earl Walters, 3rd. conceséion, | Wallace, returned to Detroit Mon- | day, by motor, after spending: the | holiday week at the homes of Messrs. | Henry Reaszman, 16th. concession, ,and Conrad Rarszeman, 2nd. conees- sion. “ : |’ Guests over New Years at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Dickson, blind line, were Mr. and Mrs. Thos. | Dickson and son Alex. Dickson, of Sask.;: Mr. and Mrs. Thos. G. Ballan- tyne, Mra. (Dr.) Linham of Vancou- .ver, Mr. and Mrs. W. Augus Dick- son, blind line; Miss Ann Harvey, Mr. Cyrus Harvey and daughter and | Miss Mary Harvey of Atwood. G. Anderson. i casahcabesenenssTendseiigd: Ste lPUeIOOCTCTSOTEISOHONS | FHETEEETERDES AES ERISTSITS r: TOWN LINE EAS? 4 TROWBRIDGE | MOLESWORTH . ‘ eaeaseeeer| ned ec Tee eeeeees Seeeeereeeeedeereeids ected te tetedespesitecieteel Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Snelling of Detroit spent New Year's with his | the holiday season. Miss Anges. Sanderson is spending the holiday season at the home. .of Mrs. “B. Chapman. Mrs. Edward Code is visiting at her parental home near Ottawa. Mrs. Duncan, accompanied by Mr. Edward Coates, spent New Year's at Wiarton. Mr»and Mrs. Hugh Walker and friends spent Christmas at the home of Mr. H. Ausman. Mr. and Mrs. §S: R. Bissett, Mr. and Mrse Harold Bradford, with friends from Woodstock, spent New Year's at the home of Mr. Lorne Tabor. Mrs. Wilson of Listowel is visit- Miss Annie Bissett and Master| Ross Bissett of Atwood, visited their, aunt, Mrs. George Johnston, on Sun- | day. . | Miss Gladys Hamilton has return~' ed to Drayton after spending the holidays at home. Mr. Alex Cameron and Miss Net-; tie Cameron spent Sunday at Mr.| John Cowan's, Donegal. \ Mr. and Mrs. Ben Johnston and family of Carthage, spent New Year's | at the home of Mr. James Gordon. | Mr. and Mrs. Russell Barnett and| 2 t the home of) + agg a toga Sow Mg petites. | ing at thé home of her son, Mr. Ed. tata ; , | Halpenny. Mr. and Mrs. John Foreman and: family of the 2nd. of Elma, spent! The Missionary society met at th New Year’s with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. | home of Miss Ida Collins on Thurs- Johnston. day of last week. ’ Mre. C. W. Cosens returned Sat- Hh Mere gh ert Johnston and urday, after spending a.week with her daughter, Mrs. . W. ‘Davis, Posiuner, at the Rome of Mr. Wes. Stratford, and little granddaughter, Doreen Ma et, who was born on Mr. and Mrs. William G: Johnston sd erueae nay pl pity agtether and family: spent Monday with Mr. 2 a wi Aaunhéenn -——t—-— a Hl Nevidesn, Duras. SPrerees Saresee ss Mrs. Fred Curtis of Listowel and her’son, Mr: Frank Curtis of Detroit, and Mr. and Mrs: William Patterson @illace, ¥ear's-at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Fallis. . Mrs. Toronto, is visit- gart of Dorland, * La c J ied all t mich, my little has ‘enj I'll bring him tomorrow tg ves.” rae if 7 “As yo in your art,” said ap Ss ‘ Gomeos $ ie a 5 Laon “you ail _.Fermer—Now,. come, along, atid, ng ad I'll teach you to milk the eow.”. { ®8 2. great inusicians “<-Cockney Hand— , a your age, "5 wees oie iar teaser ae Ym we to say ‘I. ty-five I eaid-*1 hon the: calf?” " : ¢ te * ee as) at ‘ = og * = Hardie of ing her brother, Mr. William David- I - Miss Martha Collins is home over] ‘ou, man yed it.) hearen's own see the purpose, great greate ay to salesinan ie hae onrot| » Am bition-1a he Lg ay ank y so struggle a re * * Mr. Ferris, final year theological student of Queen's University, Kingr ston, preached very acceptable ser- mons here last Sunday. Until the matter of Molesworth and Ethel con- no minister will be called to preac for a cail. Some one will be sent The annual meeting of the con- gregation will be held in the base- ment of the church, Tuesday even- ing, January 8th. Mr. Wilfred Fischer of Kurtzville, is doing some chopping in the neigh- borhood. Mr. Robt. Menzies entertained a number of his friends at his homé New Year's night. . The-funeral of the late Will Douglas, who was drowned, was held on Monday, Dec, 24th., from -the family residence, Owen Sound. He leaves a widow and six smell child- ren. Deceased was in his 38th. year. Mr. Alex Crerar has sold his fine~ 100 acre farm, boundary west, to | Mr. Isaac Clark, who gets possession | March 15th, ti, Se ther nd-| Buys Bankrupt Stock— uomiever OEM, mt the home of Mr. and Mrs, Arthur Bo- Mrs. Bogart was formerly Miss Hazel Cosens of ‘Trow- ‘ Mr. %. Snell, MANKTUPL Stock deal- er of St, Catharines, and brother of, Rey. Byron Snell, Atwodd, has pur- chased the stock im Listowel of J. A. | Bailey, tailor, who recently u Regs cone Bon * aS er, Anonymous. Mitchell of Beamsville, writes as fol- — conduct services for several months. A 4 ihe ~ gregations being united, is settled, | |