ts Seehia fa aaa Business Directory ||. aticaice These Advetticeré Whenever Yo: Need Services of Reliable Business or Professional M. 1 L LEGAL a MEDICAL ROBERT G. MacFARLANE Successor te J. E. Terhune - Barrister, Notary Public, Convey- ancer Office over EB. D. Bolton, 0.L.8. as *Phone 48 H. B. MORPHY, KE. C. Barrister, Notary Public, Convey- ancer, Solicitor for Bank of Com- eres Listowel, Milverton, ee M to loan, Office over J. Hacking’ 8 Drug Store, Main St. tie J. C. HAMILTON, B. A. & Barrister, Conveyancer, Solici for the Imperial Bank of Cana Money to loan. Office on south side of Main ih over Miss Gibbs’ Mill- imery Par Donde for Sale. C. MORTON SCOTT, B, A. Barrister, nent Pinte, Convey- Office over sachoac Hardware Store, Main street. . W. G. E. SPENCE Dentist, Graduate of the Dentist sick ae Toronto. Office over Schin- bein's Store. For painless extraction we use nit- rous oxide oxygen gas, also conduct- ive anaesthesia. R. F. TAYLOR, L.D.8.; D.D.S. Graduate of the Royal college of Dental Surgeons, and of Toronto uni- versity. Nitrous Oxide Gas for Extractions. Offiie over J. C. McDonald's store. Phone F. ST. C. WILSON, L.D.S.; D.D.S. Graduate of Royal College otf Dental Surgeons, Toronto University. Office over Banzley’s new store 23 for appointments. . LIVINGSTONE, M, B ysician and Surgeon. Office gree Livingstone’s Drug-Store, corn- r Main and Wallace streets. Phone 59. Night phone 113. A. G, SHIELL, M. D. Physician and Surgeon Diseases of Women and Surgery. Phone 13 Office. Inkerman Street, West. Opposite Presbyterian Church. DR. ALEXANDER FISHER Phone 7, ord, Special attention given. to care of nfants and Children. DRE. F. J. R. FORSTER Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Stamate in medicine, University of Toron nt New York Ophthal- mic and harel Institute, Moorefield’s Eye and oeleen a Throat Hos- pitals, London, Eng 63 Waterloo | Bt. Stra tford, Phone 267 Will be in Listowel the first Monday in the month, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m ‘VETERINARY DR. C. A. HOUZE. VS., Graduate of the Ontario Veterinary College. Member of Ont. Vet. Ae- All 7, of Domesticated ‘Animals Promptly attended te. urgery a Specialty Office Central Barns, Listowel, Ont. Phones: Office 325 W. House 325-J. INSURANCE FIRE INSURANCE in best companies; also accident, au- tomobile, burglary, plate glass and bond. insurance. Automobile insur- ance, 85 cts. per 100. Your business solicited. E. D. BOLTON. CHIROPRACTIC L. O. WHITFIBID, D. C is oe qduaw's! Palmer choo of Chir- apracié. Davenbe , lowa on \Main street, over ‘Jobn- stone's phat lew store. Hours 10 to 12 noon, 2 to% Evenings an other hours by appointment. Phone No. 9. Consultation free. DRS. J. E. and a PATTERSON SP. Graduates of Tommto College of ban ctic. Offica and residence r east of Blackmore-Hamil- ton a tactory. Main street. Office hours 9 to ll am., 2 to 5 p.m. 7to 9 p.m Tisawel Phone No. 54. MUSIC FRANCIS 8U TRON A.T.C_M. ALR, C) Teacher of piano, violin, “taging and theo LaStow el. Pupits _Bropared ~ — Con- a py Exa tiqns. Apply a & Philip Nicki's dence, Plone resi- FUNERAL DIRECTOR W. F. McLAUGHLIN and f Bmbajmer ral D i ea at pte AUCTIONEER W. Dowd Sells for others and always sells to others. NATIONAL FARM AGEN Phone 246, Listowel cy OPTOMETRIST: W. A. Johnstone Registered Optometrist. Over 25 years expertence. Main St Listowel. DE. H. 8. MALAORY Graduate a the Royal College of Science, Toronto. Office A. OH- ver’s Jewellery store. ‘YNOLDS, 77 Victoria f 8t., Toronto. 1925 A BANNER YEAR FOR WESTERN FAIR As exhibition time draws near, the Western Fair grounds at London are taking on ‘increased activity and are rapidly being put in shape for what promises to be the biggest year in the history of the exhibition. made, remodelling of the cattle sheds and barns, which will greatly facilitate the showing of live stock. This year the 1925 Western Fair is being looked forward to with in- terest by everybody. There has been n unpreedented demand by manu- facturers, merchants and dealers for space in the ss buildings to dis- play their pro w nah —— building which is the firest of its kind in the country will be filled to capacity with excellent exhibits, featuring Canada’s indastrial achievements. Exhibitors are busily engaged er- ecting booths, painting and deeorat- eetar: generous bed list fs being weceived with enthus: Wrarytitag | points to a record year and the Fair Board ie new maki: provisions to care for exceptionally] large crow sier Sore ny been takén to en- best amusements | ena tis teeny will be the largest ever seen here. High class vaudeville special arrangements are being made to make the popular fireworks die. play big ies ten WD, Jackeon, tary, Mr. is eiviie eareful attention to all en- tries. and inquiries and will supply Prize. Lists and information on re- je whole “the | Weatern air. promises to Pteecd outstandiiiz rege adives t 3% © year forra! the estern Ontario ° aed padi othe: one dig ett “NEWS OF THE DISTRICT meting See ot, Me fo # Mr. Robt. Moran, of the 4th: cont.4 Culross, 5 ya a fall ap trying to do double,duty this year. and would possibly mature if the cea- on was News, Runs. Fork into Foot— While etooking grain last Wed- Emerson, 16-year-old son of George Kerr, of Milverton, had the iatatnets une to run.a fork into. his ankle, causing a painful injury. He received medical attention at once. Fined for Having Robt. Scott and-CHfford Stout of Kincardine were éach fined $200 and costs by Magistrate McCartney . on Friday for having liquor in.an illeg- al place, whfle the trial of the form er's father, Thos. cott, who is charged with selling, was adjourned Light for Fordwich— . By a vote of 39 to 21, the ratenny- ers of Fordwich erthorieee the ex penditure of $6, a lighting system for the village. The vote was light. Three schemes are being con- sidered by the trustees, the installa- tion’ of- hydro; ‘ Wer TPO the grist mill and the establishment of a municipal development plant which would generate power from the waters of a cr Three Fingers Severed— An unfortunate and serious acci® = | iD tree that is ret It now has a fine bunch of blossoms}: long shore sonia ater i for_a week.—Walkerton Herald and b Times. ege- e growing of Glaaiolt Ms ‘exhi-| 2 3 of the work ing the hibition. ; The exhibitor who 9 _ dumps | his flowers into any kind Of’ recep- tacle and is careless about prey geal ines ment and color, cannat expect to re- turn after judging is ger gs and find First Prize awards on his exhib- “It very often happens that gare which ‘would have been’ t place, b advantage, and flowers slightly in- ferior perhaps have won, having been set up much better and made to look at their best. rf In*the larger classes for a number of varieties, the proper was spent in a most soci fable way, some interesting stories being told hom were F and ‘all able to recall vividly ‘interest- ing events while this section of On- tario was in the making. Flag Incident— There was some excitement caus- éd in Goderich at the beginning of the-week-whenr an” American tourist | 5 arrived ‘there with three American flags flying on the front of his car and tied to the spare tire at the back and almost dragging on the ground— a Union Jack. The Chief of Police asked him to either put the Union Jack up with the others or take them down. At first the man_refused to a dent happened at the furniture fac- tory last Saturday morning when Cyril Becker, son of Mr. and George Becker, who was engaged in feeding a sticker, in some way let his hand come in contract with the knives and had the last three fingers ed Cross Hospital, injury was dressed, and va is now doing ae well as can be expect- ed.—Durham Chronicle. ~~ = Facto ‘4 n have beer busy the past few piecng ‘qveaeating for an addition to be a o the Durham Purni- ture Company’s premises on Lamb- ton street. The new addition will be three storeys Righ. and approximate- ly 50 x 75 feet. Fpr some time past, the ocapeny has been handicapped for lack of space in the finishing ce parsment. and with their stora © inadequate, continuing on so it” has been decided to provide the addition- al space démanded.—Durham Chron- icle. Free of Debt— There are thrée municipalities in Grey County that are entirely free of debt, namely, Holland, Keppel and Sullivan, though the ee heer of ingen and Sarawack are all, At he end of 1923 Colliagwood town- ship had a municipal debenture of $40.000, and Euphrasia, $40,363, with schoo! debts of $9,467. ad ana school debt, giz, 330. Hanover’s mun- icipal debt was $329,096, and school debt, $81,598. Meaford had a debent- ure debt of $204,000, and Thornbury about $95,000 Oc agg ns Renniox St. rick’s Park, ‘Godnich, was the lat “Or an interesting event on Wednesday afternoon when the 2nd. annual peunion of local citizens“who are 80 years of age over. was held. Of those who attended the ga- thering last year. three have died; William ‘Wakefield J: Paeskwood and An Heddle, ‘There. were a wumber ay others who were unable to attend owing to iliness and important business engagements. The ionomers touch the flage, then he took the Am- erican flags down and put them in ‘|the car. Then he untied the Union it on the ground. finished him who were when Chief jail, he gathered around but, Poslethwaite” threatened ‘| picked the Jack up and put it in the | car. He was allowed to go—and St is to be hoped for the sake of this part of the country that he went far, far} away.—Clinton News-Record. Lightning Cooked a m One of the 5 culiar pranks| By d played by lightning, m rn considerable time is report . Jack Foster, 63 Wellington St., Guelph, who fs convinced that his sixty head of cabbage which on Saturday evening | were flourishing in his garden and on Sunday morning were. blackened and burnt to the roots, were destroy- by lightning. during . the early morning electrical etorm which pass ed over that city on Sun@ay. Tomato Plants and beans which grew beside the cabbage were migonched. while fences and buildings nearby owed no {ll effecte. The lightning ground ed on a wire fence, he states. At first Mr. Foster was puzzled to account for the overnight blight: which ap- peared to have descended or his cab- bage crop, but several gardeners assured him that lightning wag responsible. Victims of Poison Ivy — Mrs. Ernest.Glave,’ of Brantford, who has been visiting friends in Walkerton and Hanover for the past few weeks, came in"contact with some poison ivy along the beach at Southampton on Thursday last, with the result that her arms, hands and face were badly affected, the latter in fact becoming 60 swollen as.-to almost close up her eyes and shut off her vision for.a time. Under the treatmbit of a Walkerton doctor she is gradually returning to normal a. gain, but the attack has proved so distressing that she is not apt to willingly run ino another patch of this pofjsonous fungi again. John Smith, son of Mr. Neil Smith, the blacksmith, was aléo laid up this week from the effeets of encounter- ing some poison ivy while camping with some lads up the river.—Walk- erton Herald-Times. STAGING OF EXHIBITION FLOW- By R. James, Ontario Agricultural | “10 which call nj Will be of more _of color, and. ‘plan when 8) ing more expensive and ‘proper “vases, quart milk bottles” are’ ideal for se purpose, holding how one to thre r out they will be found to be of better quality, color and substance than if left uncut until several flowers are full open. This is especially so during hot, dry weather. If flowers are to be shipped they must be cut and allowed to remain in water for a few hours. This enables them to get loaded kien water and keep fresh during tran Cutting of Glade calls "tet a little Sleccininntlon. Enough g¢row.t ould be left to enable valuable var- Setien to mature, for show purposes spikes should ‘be fairly long with a few leaves attached. w leaves greatly improve the appearance of the spike. In selecting specimens the char- acter of the variety should be kept in mind, select true to type. Flowers should be évenly and nicely arrang- ed on the spike, standing out bold and full of substance, the more out at once the better, without lower ones fading No spikes should be staged having insect ga or blemish on flowers or folia | afters planting time the —_ oe which should be done, if obtainable, lis to read-over the Premium. List ages what classes you will compete! lin & grow varieties to comply with} pdiorg It is advisable to grow several | ore of each than may be wanted.; most’ likely be at their best at the right time. Make entries early that a good : ing Conets Se house decoratio on or the Secretary and Superintendent may*get their work well in hand. | “Late entries coming in after space | ‘has been marked ont for various classes may —, a crowding up in some section. > late entries must | likely will gét this position, | Staging should be finished by time stated, so the ual the judges. may get} — on ti rt-early — Hot ‘hare to rush | se te unable-to put a few finishing | touches on the exhibit. Last but not > not omit to game all var- | feties with neat small | 2 labels or tags. | No matter how good the exhibit, it | value and of much | greater interest to the b eeaeier pub-y lie who visit the show % aseefotecfost: . + +! * STORK VISITS 24th oa + TUME IN 24 YEARS =| Pa Mra, Ruiz Sanches, wife of | “+ Jose Sanchez, of Yuma, Ari- “1 “+ zona, has gives birth to her +} ‘ 24th child in 24 years of her | ‘> married Hfe. She is 38 years | * ‘old and her husband 51. ws] + he 24th. child. born five +] % days ago, is a-healthy girl. +) “ .The .mother {is pursuing ber +; ‘> usual. household duties. Only + “ seven of the 24 children are | + living. All. of the children + were consecutive + years, there being no twins. ~ ae ft oh tes oe 2. Freckles have no kick coming. hey are getting a place In the sun. ww, Your Butter. Wrappers at the \ Banner Office ‘Rhese Wrappers are made of the best Pareh- _ ment net procurable, plein nmd printed. . peice is exceptionally clese Sor this quality Wrnpper. en reat arene eae rears, ‘ The Scribblers Reg. 5c 3 for 10c Scribblers Reg. 10c 3 for 25c- - Exercise Books Reg. 5c 3 for 10c Exercise Books Reg. 10c 3 for 25c High School Note and Exercise Books BIG VALUES All Standard T ext Books for Public Te ‘Big Valuesin Scribblers’ and Exercise Books | and High Schools} ’ GENUINE COWHIDE SCHOOL BAGS A large assortment at Low Prices Satchels for Books and Lunch By buying these essentials now we can save you some money Reduced fares to Toronto Exhibit- ion, Friday, Aug. 28th, to Sept: 12.