Farmers Will Find Theat a front page advertise- ment in The Atwood Bee gets good results. Just try it. gent oh Be, mes., od # Sas TPES. a paiteger Established i8ve. ATWOOD, Thursday, July 24, 1924 _ Groundhogs Undermine Po Railroad Tracts sy FREIGHT TRAIN WRECKED NEAR Pe MONEKZON ON SATURDAY— E MONDAY MORNING TRAIN DE- fact that a little groundhog can do of age was very vividly demonstrated to a C.P.R. train crew on Sunday n A freight train was proceeding on the Toronto-Goderich branch .of the bout 10.88 Sunday night Me tion, a few miles hi nine cars ~g the train were suddenly 5 . derailed. It is a. orted that investigation Ra . showed that a greundhog.colony had “te — using the fine gravel -road bed a home-building site. _ ideal for the purpose from groundhog'’s point of view, it wea ak. ened the road bed considerably with . the result®zhat it sank under the -—*weight of the ‘train. ba oped from West Toronto s called and the _~ worked all night to.clear the ro . As there ‘is no Sunday aentiis there iwas little % > §mconvenience caused to the passen- ger service. The morning train from Goderich, which is aue there shortly before 8 o’clock was hel4 up for a- bout two hours Eee eee ee eee er err Slr + TROWBRIDGE > + Pei ecilletetebedetet We are pleased to see Frank Mc- Crae tog ‘he village again. He is vis- * — hes uncle, Mr. Bruce Smith. Williams of ‘London was the pe of her sister-in-law, Mrs. G. Leslie on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. Vine of London were guests in el home of Mrs. C. Collins last Sun Misses Mecearet “Thompson, Ida Collins and Luella Marks, left last onday morning to attend the Young fPoople’s Summer Institute held in Goderich, July 21-28. The week will be wholly given up to _ etudy of various phases of churc and mis- sionary methods, Bible cea etc. We anticipate a very profitable week 1 be spent. The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Brown left on, Monday morning for a short vaca- tion. They wr visit Mrs. Brown's sister in Toront In the ph ion of Dr. Brown the morning and evening service Rext Sunday will be in charge of Rev. Wilkins, of Letnon. The Women's Missionary Society ll meet at Mrs. T. Hamilton’,s 2nd. cession, on Friday, August 1st, instead of ——- Please -note the | change of date Sellelelsiel bee iek et + TOWN LINE EAST = + + + * Beebe etetebebeletetehtedetobeleetabnbebteteh Mr. and Mrs. Adam McColgan, of visited on Sunday zat the Farmers’ Id Meeting noes of the Directors of Mutual. A meeting: of the Elma Farmers’ Mutu ance Company was-held in the Agri- cultural Hall, Atwood) on Tuesday, July 15th., 1924. All the members of the board were present and the pres- and signed eeting after ed. Pag following losses e pald: Bert -Bucha hetfer killed $28.00; Mrs Smith, Elma, oalf ket iled, 2 uw B Coghlin, Etma, oat ‘Morningto n, thre killed $6.; . Laidlaw, Grey, bar and part comtente $314.66; Walter Sage, Elma, barn to barn and part contents, cause unknown, $1889.00; W. J. Holman, Logan, barn and part contents, rere spontaneous con- bustion $1654.26; Leonard Young, Logan, contents in Holman barn 139.90. ~ Applications of insurance were ac- cepted amounting to $190,700. The 19th., meeting adjourned till Tuesday, Aug- ust 19th., to meet again at the usual time and place Seaforth ‘Old Boys Re-Union— Hurrah for Seaforth, the town that promises to put over successful- ly the biggest affair likely to take place in’ Western Ontario during the summer ef 1924. It is already egone conclusion that record crowds Will throng the ges every day of its Old Home Week a ire- men's Tournament, August "ond. to 6th. The spirit dominating every- thing seem to “Come, shake hands, you're one of us!"’ The 6treets, business places, parks and prem tet in gala attire, present a georgeous spectacle, thousands of electric lights, flags, streamers, emb- lems of*traternal societies, arches, courts of honor, etc., en- hancing the effect. Mr. J. Broderick, professional decorator, supervised the street display. The fireworks dis- play is under the direction of Prof. Hand, of Hamilton. Palmer's Cele- brated Shows furnish continuous per- ormances, while lor & Gaylor, two giant human frogs, give sur- prises galors. Everyday has a unique program, which begins with the ar- rival of the special train from Toron- to and the anto caravan from e- troit on Anwgust 2nd., and continues through the Firemen's Tournament, August 6th. when competing teams from all over the Province w e here. Music will be furnished Wa- terloo Senior Band. Brampton Band, Mitchell Band, ‘clinton Kiltle Band, Lucknow Pipe Baad, New York Pipe Band, c. R. — oe: and Sea- forth Highland and. Horse races, football, Gaseball and Band tattoo are prominent features of the e home’of Mr. John Hamilton. . Sidney Bisgett and . . George Fallis, of ~” Denver, Colctado, are visiting at the home of his brother, Mr. James Fal- lis. | Mr. James Rennie and son, Mr.| John Rennie, of Guelph, visited a few days this week at the home of Mr. D. meron. Mrs. Cecil Wilson and id visiting friends in Toron Mr. and Mrs. Perkins, “2 ‘Drayten, spent Sunday at the home af Mr. Ben & Bartley. Sunday visiters at the home of Mr. Geiger were Mr. and Mrs. W. Mr. Con. are and Miss Alice W olfe, New Hamburg, and *Mr. Con Neurt, Listowel. Pin-headed people seldom see the t. . . . t Everything in the world cam be -exmouflaged and made seem what it is not with the exception of castor 4 a (Fol. — J ‘A Dublin car driver was stopped ter careless driving by a zealous ind g@table. He refused to give his nam “You'll get yourself into trouble you don’t give me your name.’ Still the driver refused. “Now, then, what is it?” persisted the conmabdle. “Better find out,”” retorted the river. “Sure and I will,” said the con- eaid the constable. “now you'll get yourself into worse dis- grace, for yeur name is obliterated.” a re wrong,” roared the driv- . “Tis O'Brien. TENDER FOR DRAINS Sealed tenders (marked tender for € sia ement" and ““The Burnétt pea ee provement.” ‘Tenders must give the mame of two sureties and be accompanied e * with a marked cheque for $300.00 ie on the Poslift Drain and pd 60 on the Burnett Drain. Plans afid speci- GEO. LOCHHBAD, program. Reduced railway rates to Seaforth from all points in Canada and the United States have been granted. With favorable weather, success is assured. Doff hats to Sea- forth. Popular Entertainer to Delight Audience ® at the Chautauqua "Virginie Slade, dever character im- personator and play er who will appear at w, coming minion Chau- tauqua, h achieved a elena rec- ord as an ent in the Lyceum and Chautauqua field. She will give here a popular miscel- laneous program consisting of a num- ber of short readings, and cuttings from several well-known plays. Miss Slade is posseased of an in mate ability to portray different char- ©. VIRGINIA SLADE "| other’ ai a result that is pleasingly artistic, oral aA characters, as she pre- sents them, are so natural that audi- electric INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS OF | ATWOOD AND ELMA Townes? Mrs. A. M. Robinson left to-day for Teeswater. - Annie Wynn visited last week with, relatives in Milverton. Mrs. W. Brandle and daughter, Gertrude, were in London on Friday. Miss Mildred Parker, of Lomdon, -|is visiting lrer aunt, Miss Ida Park- er. Miss Janie pay is visiting at is home of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Elliott, Britton, Mrs. Longman, of Trowbridge, was a guest of Mrs. Johnston Peebles on Friday. Mr. anti Mre. Henry Raszman, of West Monkton, spent Sunday in Brunner. Miss Clara Parker, 8th. comoession, 8 a gurpst Sunday of Miss Nina Mc-|. Cutcheon of Seaforth, Cunningham Mr. Norman Nichol, called on Mr. Robert on Su Miss Jessie Humphries, of Glencoe, is a guest of (Rev.) Mrs. F."H. Paull at the rectory. Mr. Saunders, of Arthur, is spend- ing a few days with his son,“Mr. Dun- can Saunders Mrs. C. Longmire will leave on Saturday to spend a month's vaca- tion at Goderich. Mr. and Mrs. Russel McMane and family visited with friends tn Glen- allan on Sunday Mrs. Sohn Hone returned home on Sunday from a visit with ker sister, Mrs. Gill, at Ethel. Miss ‘Loraine Buchanan, of Don- egal, nt a couple of days last week in Stratford. ‘ Mr. and Mrs. Gordon, of London, spent the week-end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Erskine. Mr. and Mrs. A. McBain, Mr. and Lawson ‘Coghlin and Mrs. ‘A. Cogh- lin spent Sunday in Millbank. Mr. Bob Hamilton, Zelda Hamilton and Ewart Stevenson, of St. Marys, motoréd to Melbourne on Sunitay. Miss ‘Todd Denman and guest, Miss Ruby Hanna, of Erskine, Alta., are spending ‘a few days in Monkton. Mr. and Mrs. Archie Thompson, of Brussels, were guests Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Haist Mrs. Stockford and Orvilla return- 7 to Guelph on Friday, after spend- ng a week renewlng friends here. Miss ‘Annie MeNeil spent the week-end :at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Riehmond, 12th. comees- sion. Mr, and Mrs. D. J. Falconer, of Corbetton. visited at the home of is and Mrs. Samuel Hiles on Sun- ay. Miss Alice Irvine, of Donegal, was uest over the week-end of } cousins, ‘the Misses Alice and Carrie Hymer 7° ee Mr. and Mrs. Robinson and daugh- ter, Ruth, motored to Teeswater on Friday. Ruth remained to apend her vacation Messrs. Walter Ward, John Hurd, Miss Mary Ward and Miss Loraine Buchanan motored to Pike Lake on Sunday Rev. and Mrs. H. A. Amos and sons Donald, Ross and Bob spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Vallance.» Miss Maggie Hall, of Toronto, Is spending a month's vacation at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Hall. Miss Ada Biackwell left on Mon- day to spend three weeks’ vacation with her grandmother, Mrs. Idle, at Clarksburg. Messrs. S. P. Thompson and Gor- don Marr, of Woodstock, visited Tuesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Thompson. Mrs. Wilkinson, nurse of Detroit! returned on Tuesday morning, efter spending a couple of weeks with her father, Dr. Kidd Miss Lulu May, of Listowel, spent Sunday at the home of her father, Mr. Robert May, 7 with her sister, Mrs. Robert Smar Mrs. Jas. Hamilton and family, Mrs. Pope and ‘guest, Mrs. Smith, of Mount Forest, spent Sunday in Mil- verton and Millbank. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Shera, Irene and Lloyd, Miss Kate Denman and guest, Miss Ruby Hanna, motored to London on Saturday. Mrs. Smith returned to her home in Mount Forest on Monday, after epending a week with Mrs. A. Mc- Bain and other friends. Mr. Stanley Forrest returned to Toronto on Monday, after spending a couple of weeks’ vacation with his mother, Mrs. M. Forres Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Hymer —_— at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jn James Mayburry, i rl Mornington, on Sunda r. Lawson Ducklow returned to pencit on Friday, after spending a couple of weeks’ vacation with his mother, Mrs. A. Duc Mrs. R. Hammond, 17th. conces- sion, has returned from Port Carling, Muskoka, where she has been visit- ing her sister, Mrs. Wm. Ki . Miss Nina McCutcheon returned to London on Wednesday, after spend- ing the week-end at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. McCut- cheon Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Fowler, motored from Seaforth on Sunday, and visited at the home of Miss Ida Parker. Mrs. Fowler is remaining for a wee fr. and Mrs. Fred Pridham, and daughter Betty, and Mr Frank Ter- ry, of Toronto, visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Terry on Sunday. Wm. Freeland spent as eentes with’ ‘her mother, Mrs. Ro il- loughby and was scoaperenien on her return by her sister, Miss Ellen Wil- loughby. Mr. and Mrs. Henry, Mrs. Smith, Glen and Fazel, Miss Alice Moffat4 and Mr. Tuer motored from Mitchell = Sunday and visited at the home f Mre. A. Jolly | Kaempf returned to Gue tended the Methodist heron in the evening. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hamiltor and son Donald, of Calgary, who been visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs pson, left on Mon- day ‘to visit Mr. Whitfield, in Grey. Mr. and Mrs. Gray, atid Mrs. Dunn of Rialto, Cal., Mr. J. AS Porter and ice Porter, Mr. George Por- ter aa Helen, and Mr. Wm. Simp- son, motored to Elmira on Sunday. < ° Mr. Vallance and Miss Annie In- glis, and Miss Mary Machan, of Mon- crieff, Mr. Grosert and Mae Inglis, of Atwood, visited seine on the sec- ond a and town line east, on San Mr. and Mrs. Percy Greensides, Lena, Mrs. John Vallance and Mr. E. T. Greensides motored. to Stratford on Sunday and visited Miss Roblin, of Toronto, in the Stratford General hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Frank May of Guelph Pand Mr. and Mrs. James Frazer and son, James, of geri Falls, oe the week-end at the homes of 4 and Mrs. Robt. May and Mr. and Bi Robt. Smart. Miss Aldona Dickson, who has been teaching at Perdu, Sask., arriv- ed home on Monday evening and will spent the summer vacation with her parents,,Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Dickson, 8th. concession. Dr. and Mrs. H. L. Turnbull, of Vancouver, returned on uesday from a motor trip to Stratford and Niagara Falls. They were sce jed to Niagara Fallg.by Mr. a James Gray, of Stratford. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bickerton, of Woodstock, visited Mrs. Bickerton’s mother, Mrs. Jane Forrest, on Sun- day, and motored her over to the 17th. concession to call on her daughter, Mrs. R. Hammond. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew McLean and son Joe, of High River, Alta., Mr. and Mrs. Albert Thompson and son. Fred, Mr. W. F. Thompson, of Hickson, visited ie! at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Thompson. Mr. and Mrs. Yewman and baby son, motored from Toronto and spent the week-end at the home of Mrs. A. Jolly. They were accompanied on their return by the Misses Bailley, Toronto MarDead Another May Die WERE KNOCKED» FROM CAR WHEN BOOM OF DEBRICE STRUCK THEM. . ‘ Robert Gray of West ‘Toronto was killed and Thomas Ashdown, , ae ee auxiliary wrecking crew, nguateiiea serious injuries in an accident at Mc- Naught, 49 miles west of Guelph, on the Guelph and Goderich Railway, about eight o'clock Wednesday Cao ing, while working with a derr Ashdown lies in a critical oudition at the General Hospital with small hopes held out for his recovery. The two men were knocked off a flat car when a boom with a load of scra iron weighing. several tons swung and struck them. Ashdown was rush- ed to Guelph in a caboose attached to an engine running light, the trip -being made over the line in record time. On his arrival at the General Hospital an operation was immed- iately performed, when it was found that his skull was badly fractured. He is also suffering from internal injuries. The soft ball match Friday even- ing between Millbank and Atwood in Millbank resulted in a score of 20-10 in favour of Millbank. Rev. B. Snell was umpire. v . J . An all girls’ practise was held on Tuesday evening between the Atwood and Donegal Leagues in Donegal with a:view of developing an all girls’ team at Donegal and Atwood, and a select girls’ . . . Two rinks of Atwood bowlers skip- ped by E. Swing and George Loch- Lead played in the tournament held in Lege Forest, on Thursday of last There were thirty rinks enter- ed. tee John Roger, J. P. Green- woke J. Ratcliffe and E. Swing, p,~sot third highest and are now the owners of handsome club bags. ° * e Three rinks from the played three rinks from the West side of Atwood Main street in a friendly bowling game on Monday evening. The East side was skipped by Messrs. E. Swing, Percy Green- sides and George Lochhead, the West side by Messrs G. Ratcliffe, Wal- ter Blackwell and John Roger.,.The West side won by a score of 40%36. he rivalry was keen and great in- — and enjoyment was manifest- ed. East side Chatham Grocers M. Moffat and Master Irving Yew- an. Mrs. Walter Inglis, 6th, conces- sion, left Saturday morning to spend a few days with her parents, Mr. anc Mrs. George Grieve, Port Elgin. She will also attend the Old Boys’ Re- Union, which is being held from the 20th. to the 25th. Mrs. Wm. Liersch and Mrs. George Iph on Satur- day, after spending a few days at the home of the former's son, Mr. Fred Liersch. They were accompanied by Master Harold Liersch who will spend a week's vacation. Mr. and Mrs. John Hanna and son Elwood, Mr. and Mre. Wm. Shera and daughters Irene and Margaret, Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Brandle and daugh- ter.Gertrude, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Switzer and son Russel, the Misses Kate and Henrietta Denman and guest, Ruby Hanna, of Erskine, Alta., motored to Grand Bend on Sunday. FEEEEE EEE EE EE EEE EEE EEE EEF + ? + DONEGAL + + + Se a a ee a a a ee SS eR Se Te ee Oe Mr. Chas. McCarty of Toronto, is as this week at the home of Mr. D. Hymer and other friends in the tocaiity. Mr. and Mrs. Johnston of Ingersoll, spent a few days at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Gray. and Mrs. E W. Vipond and Yamily spent Sunday evening -with arenes in Bthel. and Mrs. Chas. Danbrook and tamtiy visited on Sunday at Mr. Thos. Tughes's, near Trowbridge Mr. an ur Burkholder and baby Helen, spent the week-end with mag and Mrs. Jas. Danbrook. { Mrs J. Fowler of Seaforth vis- ited at the home df her encle, Emer’ son ino on Wednesday. Ed. Smith of Listowel, spent a tee ‘days at the home of Mr. Chas. Petrie last wee iss Grace Cowan spent Saturday at Grand Bend. ila EEE EEE EEE EET TELE * GOTHAM + . toe Mr. and Mrs. J. Chapman ‘spent Sunday with naga ge in Listowel, Mr. and P. Burnett and Miss ie] —_ "Thursday in yeni . Dearden and de Bisnche, of ‘oronto, are vinting with her sister, Mrs. J. A. Hammond. Mr. Sam McCauldéy of Migeiee are territory is renewing. old aageny ances around Mrs. Fullerton, who had been \Ex-Echo Man Gets Judgment ‘Alfred Logan, late owner of the Wiarton Echo, obtained judgment for $1,500 against T. W. Whaley, of oke and Toronto, former own- the Pembroke Standard, in judgment delivered by Mr. Smith at Osgoods Hall on Friday. His ‘Lerdship in his judgment States: “The plaintiff was owner of the Wiarton Echo, and the canaries B29 = owner of a4 Ba ges Stan which he advertised for Se The plaintiff went, ‘to Pembroke and looked over defendant's newspaper| plant and made roca investigation of the business and got from defendant the option dated February 22nd., 1923, and on the 12th of April, 1923, took a bill of sale and entered into possessio The plaintiff alleges that certain sehedules were a representation of the’ revenues and aha eg on 4wo years, and the Com resentation of the earnings’ fot "ihe two years and that in fact the rev- enues are grossly exaggerated, az the expenditure grossly understated in each of ae pohedniet. -s0 that the actual profit of rnings in 1921 did not eal $3, O36. Ps ‘and in 1922 2,756.29..He elaime of guar- antee or in the alternative the same amount for damages for deceit. - Te ie a aa as Sit at Ms Dk a a De DM + TRALEE % + Te a ae ae ae ee a a Se Da Dk ea a ie ad Messrs. Albert and aaa onde thal wi motored to Grimsby and spent the nt vend with friends there; To Mr. and Mrs.| Edwin voller July 17th., a son, \ Wm. Overand was a business visitor in Linwood on Saturday. hag 9 nd Mrs. Jos. Peale of Hes- nd Mrs. J. Mo Pes n, - trot ena Mr. and Mrs. os. Detrich, of Carthage, called on Mrs. M. Hanley on ot Mr. and Mrs. J. ‘“_“ were guests of Mr. ‘and Mrs W. Burn- ett of Linwood on Su Be idly Without Money and Without Price ‘Late one Saturday sight, Fon } yous divine received a wire his bishop ordering “nim to Rained the next: morning at.a certain church. This church was unknown to the young man. Nevertheless he prepared his sermon, teok the train, arrived and preached duly. He preached from the text, ‘‘With- out money and without price,’’ and, to his astonishment and annoyance, every time he quoted this text—and f course he had to quote it pretty frequently in the sermon's course— the entire eereeyret shook with suppressed laughte After the eeersinen were over the young divine asked one of the vestry men the meaning of all that unseem- ly mirth. The vestrymar gave a loud guffaw “Our own minister—the one hoes etd Se ne days with. sat ge r dsugh| }to sore? Tome i Toronto fast Wednes- a roy Mr, and Mre. Jamies “het | Stratford spent sandey with Mn and 2 Mrs. Wa. Ory: el Been. & /PRHLKBs Maitland, in’ July,} to Mr. sitive Fred” Pehike, ¢ _ @aughter. bs ie with a ‘arse. som of > of mone pee. ee you, a Fe ae name ¢ The wild son “will go to the dogs bit the hiee ane may Femain at *| ad learn n to play the matephpoe Protest Egg Law The Produce Dealers in Chatham are up against the same proposition that the two Listowel dealers were last month, and the grocers of that city are also kicking against the egg Ww. On Wednesday of this week three cases against produce dealers heard in Chatham Police Court, in which the dealers were charged with a'leged violations of the egg-grad- ing laws. It was claimed that they bought ungraded eggs. Alfred Mc- — pleaded guilty to two charges; Smith were bitterly contested. Seventy-five per cent. of the groc- e-; of Kent County have signed peti- t..ns which are_ being a ear ieh, in the near future, will resented to the Dominion Goverm, «lent, protesting against the egg grading laws. Committees in charge 0° the canvass declare that the end of the week, ninety-five per cent of the grocers will have signed the petition Checking up on Mamma Oh, the younger generation! Whe do not shock their elders with their frivolity they confound on il th their sophistication. The boy i is anecdote was an English boy; a we did not come from Boston, as might otherwise be supposed. The ndon Humorist tells the story. “What are you reading, Charley?” ~~ — little boy's motker 8 a book entitled Child Train- ing rial I borrowed iam Mrs. Jones” replied the young so u find it conn ?"" inguir- ed his mather, laughin a = “I'm not reading it for that,” — he? boy severely. “I me vedi anted to see if I had be ep pronete en brought “ S The first residence of the Jesuit Fathers at Sillery, which was built 1639, has been, presented to the Province of) Quebec by the sons of the late Hon. R. R. Dobell, a min- ister in the Laurier cabinet’ ef 1896. This. house, which stand: of the path’ outside the City of Que- bec up which Wolfe’s army clim to the Plains of “en oldest in er idest femme dhoaied in Something new in the way of “stunts” was stage Ps i | on July 4th by the publicity asso- ciation of that’ city, as a send-off to Canadian and United States delegates: yeving to the annual con- vention of the Associated Advertis- erasing 1k at Londen, eo opened. on at ndon, Eng- land. *The: 280 men of. the - | ! sues iy sailed Council Meeting — , paves “The council of, Elma will —— on resp July 26th.,.at 10 a.m. in e Agricultural | hall, Atw, ood. Taken Position in Grocery-— ee Miss Alice Hymer has'takén a posi- tion in Mr. Johnston Peebles’ gro¢- = store to succeed Miss Janie Den- Shingling Roof— Mr. r A. Porter is having a new roof put on his house. Messrs. Ham- — and Vallance are doing the wor Purchases gy si Coupe— Ww mpéon purchased a Chevrolet coupe on Tuesday from his brother-in-law, Mr. Marr, of Wood- stock, , ee Six ae ald sj ee gro Blood Poisoning— . Coxon, 14th. concession, is caibtae with blood poisoning in his right arm. Nurse Smith of Mibver- ton, is attending him. cme Tl vp 3 ’ Ladies’ Aid Meeting— The Ladies’ Aid meeting of thé Anglican church will be held on Wed- nesday, July 30th., in place of Aug- ust 6th., in the church Sacrament, Services— Sacrament of the Lord's supper will be observed Sunday morning in the Methodist church, Atwood, and in Donegal! in the afternoon. Quilting Bee— Mrs. (Rev.) F. W. Gilmour invited a number of her friends te a quilting bee on Tuesday afternoon which was held in the basement of the church, —_ School Picnic— unday school picnic tweet Methodist circuit will be held on Wednesday, July 30th. in Clarence Blatchford’s woods, concession am Concrete Foundation— Mr. John Hatherly, 12th. conces- sion, had his house jacked up and the cellar dug out in readiness for the masons to build a concrete foun- dation for the whole building. Passed Music Exam— Miss Ethel Blackwell was succes- sful in passing the intermediate sing- ing examination in conneection with the Toronto Conservatory of Music. Miss E. K. Lee, of Listowel, was her teacher. In grad Condition— he many friends of Mrs. 14th. concession, will regret -to « that she is in a very serious condi- tion. A daughter from Detroit and another daughter, Mrs. Crawford, of Stratford, are attending her. a? Accident— ton, ran his car into a fence post at the C.N.R. station on Monday even- ing, smashing one of the head lights. He was meeting the evening train, and at the time was watching the street behind him. Returned to West— Mr. John Charles Buchanan, of Mc- Creary, Manitoba, who has been vis- iting in this district for the past week returned West on Wednesday. He was accompanied by his two children who have been living with an aunt, Mrs. Richard Terry, in Exeter, for the past two years Pupils Successful In Music— The following pupils of Miss Ada Blackwell were successful in passing the mid-summer music examination in connection with the Toronto Con- servatory of Music: Primary grade— Marguerite Roe. Elementary grade— ss Irene McCutcheon, Verna olm Union Services— Union services between the Pres- byterian and Methodist churches will commence on Sunday, August 3rd. The morning service to be held in the Methodist church and to the Sg Sag ng church in the evening. . Sneli, pastor of the Metho- dist church will yin the first three services in A‘ugust Renewing Acquaintances— William Holman, of Vancouver, on of John Holman of Monkton, and trather of Joseph Holman, of At- wood, after an absence of some 20 years, is visiting his many friends in Ontario and says he sees a wonder- ful change in the people, so very few of the old pioneers being left to tell the tale of early days, while the gen- laeaae — are 86 materiaHy ehang Former Resident on Visit— Robert Forrest, brother of Mrs. A. Farrell, of the village, who was frem the early days a prosperous farmer in Elma and later a resident of At- . though 86 years md | heart = is comparatively hale and ear Good in @ farmers of Perth report that fall wheat will be one of the beat be long before it will have to be har. vested. The farmers are new haying and report "that clover timothy have turned out wel® ard ao or A yields are e Epperies in many Luek breaks in time. A (male) who beats a train teeta accepted ing three times w. he p of the. Hinks, jeern-~ r. George Golightly, Sr., of Monk-