Things you value should be protect- ed. Few homes have protection for important papers and securities. A Safety Deposit Box in the Bank may be secured for ds little as$3 per year. ; . A Safety Deposit Box is your . tection. ~TMPERIAL_. BANK M. R. HAY, LIST OWEL {EL BRANCH, Manager. The Histoinel Bauer The Aimood Bee (Amalgamated Oct., Ist., 19238.) Published Thursday of each week. Hight to sixteen pages, seyen col- umns td a page. All home-print. Can use stonctytion. rate $2. a yé6éar, atrictly = advance: Bl A $2.50. six months $1.00; three — 60c. To subscribers in the d States 60c additional for Sata The Banner and Bee has the cir- culation—several hundreds more than its competitor—and exc an cg pierces medium do job ocinfing ' of all kinds. E. 8. HUDSON. Editor and Proprietor. “Sfember Canadian Weekly Newspa- per Association Thureday, Dec. 10th., 1925 | Withthe Churches | Galvary Evangelical Rev. M. L. Wing, Pastor Sunday, Dec. 13th a.m. — and election of 5S s. offic 10 a.m. Bible echool] session 7 p.m.—Public worship Monday 8 p.m.—E. .E. meeting p.m. Prayer. meeting \ Rev. Harry W. Jackson, Pastor : Sutiday, Dec. 13th 10 a.m.—Sunday school. 11 a.m.—Public worship. q ——” Worship. Monday 8 p.m .Y¥.P. Thursday 7. 30—Prayer an THE AIM of the United Church, Listowel “The‘Worship of God and the Service of Man in the Spirit o Jesus Christ’’ SERVICES SUNDAY, DEC. 13 10 a.m.—Class meeting. “THE BOOK 2.45 p.m.—Sunday School. Classes for everybody. 7 eien-takentl “THE ROMAN- OF POWE Sil are cordially invited to these rvices. MUSIC Morning Anthem—‘“I Am Alpha” Stainer Solo—*Nearer = — to Thee.’ ies Livingstone Anthem “Fisat ‘Thow Not Known" Car! Pflueger Male Quartette. * P. F. Hoadley, Organist. KE. F. Armstrong, Pastor. ., ! acid | LETTERS TO THE EDITOR : t full particulare pa details of the account and ted a condition that our cobra, ‘donmint would be 1 included in this motion.” The mover, Mr. Sangster agreed to this and asked me to add this to the t oing to accept this motion without ovine full particulars in detail of the bill nor yet acknowledging in any wdy our account against them. I suggested to appoint a committee and meet them and clean up all our differences in t I said we will be having a meeting next Tues- day night when the whole matter can aye: be amicably settled. was all to no pupo So I saad the part I had written in the motion by drawing my pen ception of Mr. Ronald and the writ- er. Iam making ‘this explanation eo anxious nor yet orked harder than the writer to eae up and get going this unfortunate wheel factory. Sincerely yours, _ eee Cc. Hay. SHURCHES : | Rev. J. } Nic attended the 'Stratford Pr resbygery of the Presby- | terian Church in Stratford on Tues- day = * | Knox Church, Listowel, has been | alloted $2250, as its share to be | raised as a special fund. The Strat- |sa0. Presbytery has assumed $265,- ®. b 4 7 7. i The usual meeting of the B. Y. P. {U]. was well attended on Monday. Af- ter nominations by ballot, for seven | officers, the Rev. Harry W. Jackson gave an abbreviated lecture on Chas. |} Haddon Spurgeon, which was very | Interesting. full of earnestness and | humour, as Spurgeon | ange was. | | Hear Evangelist L. “rhker exppund the word of God and declare the old- —| time gospel in the M. B. C. church. | Listowel, formerly known as Con ' pregational church, commencing ; Thursday. Dec. 10, 1925, at fm. until Dec a0. 1825. Week night pedals og 7.45. unday service 2.46 andQ€7.30 p.m AN are welcome . . © The following officers for 1926 were elected Friday afternoon at the Woman's Missionary Society of Knox church: President, Mrs. T. L. McCau- ley; Ist. vice-president, Mrs. R. 1. Kidd, second vice-president, Mrs. Robertson; third vice-president, Mies J. Schaefer; fourth vice-president, Mrs. Fred Howes; treasurer, Miss Mary Morrison; Glad Tidings secre- . Mre. George Stevenson; Mis- sion Band, Mrs. Pickering, Miss Schaefer; Exchange Secretary, Miss Jessie Yule; pianist, Mrs. s s The service of prayer, observed by the Woman's Missionary Society of all Presbyterian Churches, was car- ried out in ternocn. The meeting was divided into four parts—the individual, the home, the church and the _ world. Scripture readings were taken Mrs. W. J. Climie, Chamney, Mrs. DP re. John: Pretawell. i bertson, | , Mrs. Ralph Jackson and Mrs. tT mn McCauley. Papers were read by Mrs. Morton Gray and Mrs. J. M. Nicol. Miss Myrtle Huntes sang a solo and Mrs. Bmery acted as pianist. AN BXPLANATION TO THE RATE- PAYERS At the Council meeting on. Mon- day night last, a proposition was laid ‘ore the echanenh by The Public Utilities Commission purchase from town, air and motor with all connections.” now located In the Wheel factory at of 400. In the offer there 2 og? stated. nd it t the town the cinmities st on debent- dad. for 1 rs, When all is eaid of the reasons for diminished attendance et pe wig there is not one of them begins to compere with the indifference and hie goer attendance at church ser- of the 4 oryee that takes the heart out preacher like the empty pews 4 the church and members who might at the service but are mot ot gy of some trifling. circumstance t- haa been allowed to divert them from the duty and cheat them out ot the privilege of hearing what should have meant more to them althan anything they will read or hear, levery Su nday ey t| cai® to bring cee Oth thém “wo ig -goer. not a church, that the ratepayers may know why I did not support the motion. Per- haps no man in — has beenj, Knox Church Friday af-| them By AGNES G, BROGAN (Copyright, 1919, by Western Newspaper Unien:) It had been an adventurous after moon. Betty, after her. weeks of quiet welcomed the change. Fewin the little town were awure that “Mrs. Fulsome’s} niece on a visit,” was in reality. the Elizabeth Blair of new literary fame. But then, Betty had not mingled with the society folk on the hill. not the purpose ‘of her stay in the strangely divided township. She had come with a view of gaining local color and material for her latest serial. had been duly warned upon her arrival against going unattended into that region known as Stoke's Hollow. and divided by a_running stream from the aristocracy of the hilltop. Aunt Fulsome's house was placed temporizingly between the two. And it was the weird desolation of Stoke's Hollow, which immediately won Bet- ty’s interest, while the upper man- sions were to her but tiresomely alike. Many times she had ventured as close to the dividing stream as old Nell would permit herself to be driven. And from her seat on the mare's back, the unconventional young author could look across to the shabby buildings upon the forbidden side. Her adventure of this afternoon had been caused by curiosity in that di- rection. Old Nell, urged to cross the stream showed her indignant refusal by an unexpectéd turn about and run- away, from which Betty had beea res- cued by an astonishingly handsome, modish young man, who opportunely appeared from among the bushes upon the disreputable side of the stream. Betty, thinking things over palpitat- ingly, after leaving Nell safe in her stall, retraced her steps almost to the former scene of disaster. The young man who had actually risked his life to save hers, and to whom in her confusion she had neglected to express appreciation, had vanished from sight as mysteriously as he had.> appeured. Betty had mentally scoffed at “love at first sight,” even while she penned charming tales of {ts possibilities. But this handsome young here had left her with a yearning in her usually indifferent heart. Wistfuliy, Pliza- ; beth Blair longed to see him eguin and to further know her deliverer. So Betty, gathering more assuratié, approached the shabby building: It's! air of grotesqueness delighted her; to | all appearances here viose to cliviliza- tfon ‘vas stil one wild, unfrequent- ed’ spot. The place was evidently de- serted, so she examined the queer knives on the wall intently. Then with quick apprehension she turned feurfully about. Men were coming through the deep grass toward her, fierce, strange looking m, murr ing and gesticulating ‘tog ‘her. In sudden terror she feared to ,v back through the doorway and face them. Béhind her, stretched a crude eurtuin; tremblingly sbe withdrew be- neath its sureening folds, finding with relief an epen window nearby. Ver- haps, while the men were talking, she might be able to escape thus, unseen. Irhen, even as she reached desperate y for the window ledge, Betty stood motionless, hands still upraised. "Wait!" cried the imperative voice, and In {it Betty recognized the haunt- Whirling, through. the erack in the curtain. Yes, it was he, clad In those same spofless white flan- nels, his fine eyes flashing, his heavy hair rumpled on his forehead. But as, white faced, he defiantly faced the three desperadoes, one quickly drew a revolver, deliberately aiming It at her hero’s hea With a shriek of triumph the three closed around him, Betty saw his bravely defiant glance as he faced “So you want the reward for our capture?” one said. “Did you think we'd let you get out of here alive?” Courage came suddenly to the hid- ing girl. She must help this man. Had he hesitated in risking bis life for her sake? To escape and bring ak! would be useless. These ferocious, lawless creatures would by that time have his life. No, she must act now. Beyond ‘the curtain hung one of the gv If she could rush out and suatching it, place it In her hero's da— ” han And with the swift silence of a pan- ther, that just what Befty did. ‘Then breathiess she stood staring from one perplexed face to another. Inetead ef endeavoring to protect him- eelf with the gum. her hero stood look. ing into her face in stupid admiration. while unmistakable grins spread over to be In apr: one with a laugh. Across the grass came a wrathfui mera man. “What did you do that for?” he de manded. “You've spoiled the whole filtn.” lowly the truth came to Betty. bard had inesientiy stumbled vpen 2 on picture, in preparation Stoves outlaws?” ahe “who were glad to rent us their "| ters” ‘cate a0 unstudied, eager light. “Will you welts anes we go Ehvogh ee Sint the efi tthe “ste fab| romantic history and his own personal story. o eatates—which , bein. dependent on an annuity lett him by the Dowager Caroline, widow o seventh earl, “It is indeed a strong position, to my mind,” he said, “Prior to my pea ther’s death there had never been a mention of his daughter le pce to any \ “With my father and brother I went to New Zealand at an early age, at a time when there seemed no like- lihood of the estates coming our way. I spent my school life there, spent three years in a lawyer's office, an returned to England in 1913, and have been here since, except for a visit last year. I have approached the trustees of the Seafield estates, but they will not help me. They seem quite content to let me go on living on what is in comparison a mere ee the estates, they are simply falling Swi stone from stone for the want of someone to take an interest ne is bothering in the slight- est degree about the people. Never before have the estates passed to a woman, although 150 years ago they passed through a female line, that of | Margaret of Ogilvie. “Why they have come to my nalece is a matter which has never ceased to puzit~met—~ Lord Strathspey, a handsome mid- dle-aged maf, with light blue eyes and black hair, takes his seat in the House sometimes; and he has been | able to spoak with first hand knowl-]}20d Mr. and Mre. edge .of Imperial and Colonial | 6th. con. There wes also present her 1 matters. | pastor and his wife, Rev. and Mrs. ‘ i H. Pletch, 6th. The Frnaep Wallac. Mrs. E. Rae, Grey township, is The Fraser Valley. visiting her daughter, Mrs. A. §S ixty years ago the Fraser Valley, British Columbia, was a vast wien ness of forest scrub.and m roam ed over by the native Talicns ee por aige roma and food to the ani- 8s of: ild. eo tke past half century a transformation has taken place. The woods have given place to thousands of prosperous farms. have been d viding food for vast herds of dairy cattle and thriving country town and settlements are spreading out all over. Giving an Instance of the huge production of this area in the last annual report of the Department of Agriculture it is stated 9,000,000 gallons of milk, with dairy by-pro- ucts were sold by Fraser Valley farmers bringing in revenue of close on $6,000,000. This speaks for Roughly speaking the Fraser ro ley agricultural area extend gassizagunicipality at the foothills of the “Coast Range Richmond municipality bordering on the Pacific, a distance of 80 miles in length and having an average width of 30 miles and an area of over 1,006,000 acres a large percentage of which is arable.. e ancjent and historic city of New Westminster is the hub of valley activities. There is situated the farmers’ market, which with Van- couver twelve miles north form the main sources of demand for the — produce. Scattered over the sev teen self-governing munleipalities and four cities of the area, is a lation of around 80,000, the majority engaged in farming. Emblem of Wales. The national emblem-of Wales is 7 laced by the daffodil, t« the utter dismay of many Welahmen. For generations the Welsh people have worn the modest vegetable their hatbands ‘ow St. David's It remains to be‘seen whether the goiden” fower which so Wordsworth will.please those Welsh who had no say in. its adoption as their embiem. ; ‘ —— Would Wake Anybody. ‘im to see you’re much more punctual at the office these morn: “Yes, sir. I've got a parrot now.” “A parrot What for? I ad you to get an alarm clock.” - “Sa ft ; but a day or two no longer apparently the leek. It. been rep! Mr. Jas. Reynolds of Stratford, is eek with his nephew, | con., hav week's visit with friends F Shakes- Wellesiey,.. North “Easthope, tchener. Mr, Adam Schmidt, 6th. con., is epending a few days this week em his daughters, Mre. Wea Schwartz and Miss Valeria Tnchintat, Bender, 3rd. con spent the week-end at the homes, of Mr. Adam Schmidt and Mr. Daniel . con. rtha Schmidt and Maste Charlie Schaefer, of Kurtzville ae Mias a Manez, teacher of 6th. line school, spent Sunday with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Adam Schmidt. Mr. Harvey Miller, who hae b spending the past month in phere? oe returned to his home on the 4t ars: Gabriel Griffith, 4th. con., who underwent an operation -last week at the Listowel Memoria! Hos- pital, ie, we are pleased to report, a 8rd. con., was a geet during the past week at the hom = Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Savitae, St. 8. Miss Sorunce Cressman, 8rd.. con., returned home esday from Kit- a: after a stiort visit with rela- ae he Ladies’ Aid of the Lebanon United Church met on Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Alf,.Blough, 3rd. con. of Maryhorough. Mr. Meredith Loughran of Leban- on, returned home Friday evening from Toronto, where Mre. Loughran underwent a serious operation on Wednesday of last week. Mrs. Lough- ran is oe slowly. Her mother. Mra, e, 3rd. con., is still with her Mre. estes Bender, who has been making her home with her son. Mr- Henry Bender, 6th. con., on Satur- }day, Dec. . celebrated her 85th birthday. The occasion was marked by a gathering together of her sons and daughters with their wives and husbands, namely, Mr. and i Good, Mr. and Mrs. Isaiah Hallman, and Mr. and Mrs. John Bender, 3rd con., Mr. and Mrs. Herman Bender Martin Bender. Bowman, 3rd. Mr. Wm."D. Angus Dies in Stratford WAS FORMER ELMA TP. RESI- DENT AND CHEESEMAKER— WIFE AND TWO SONS SURVIVE —LARGE ATTENDANCE AT FUNERAL. Following illness extending over a period of five months, the death of Mr. William D. Angus occurred at 8 late residence, 293 Cobourg street, Stratford, on Friday, Decem- er 4th., 1925 r. Angus has been in poor health since August; and for th t two months has been con fined to his bed with heart trons. The Inte Mr. Angus was born in ¥ is preservedi in the air-tight Ss. Suupowder, Thar 2 aoaden “Tneiat upon years of your life 7 Lumsden, 1925 Has Almost Gone. ‘The securing of a thorough training for.the future by complet- ing one of our courses will make sa one of the most important ourees in Shcantephy: Basthaos and Phat cash New Year Term Opens, Monday, January 4 CENTRAL owe la COLLEG F What of 1926: E, STRATFORD, ONTARIO B.A., Principal. ; HOW ABOUT IT? Do you catch colds easily? Do you have tonsillitis often? Are you subject to bronchilis or pneumonia? Do you have sciatica and Inmbago occasionally? Are yon suffering from anemia or diabetes? Are your generative organs in a healthy condition? f you are eubject to any of the above conditions your CHTROPRAOTOR and be relieved. CONSULTATION FREE L. O. Whitfield, D. C. | Phone 9 Office over Johnetone's Jewellery store. come to SCREE E Dairy and Hog feeding. purchased at th Get advance @ present tim prices, A car of BEET WITH US Standard Re-Cleaned expert feeders claim that this Feed is one of the best for t It wl the cheapest feed ‘that can be Our stock of other mil! feeds is complete at reasonable PULP to arrive. LEAVE YOUR ORDER L. PFEFF ER MILLING CO. Chopping Promptly and Successfully done. NINGS 7ur prices and anes your purchase before another ° THE SKULE NOOZE Notes From Listowel High School the township of Elma sixty years ago and is widely known throughout the district. He was a 50 Fs 4 - r ® a = oe Angus was a well known cheesemaker, and for several years was a cheesemaker at Ford- pointed cheesemaker for the Elma heese factory, held for sometime. About eighteen years a Mr. An- gus and family moved to Stratford, where they have since been residing During his residence in Stratford he ecame very popular. He was d manager,of the grocery de- partment of the Whyte Packing Co which position he retained up till his illness of five months ago Deceased was a member of the L 0. O. F. and Masonic lodges. In pol- ities he was a Liberal. He also he- longed to the First United Church, Stratford. In February 1900, he was a Pie marriage to Mrs. es his sorrowing wife, form- erly “Blipateth Graham, daughter of and Mrs. John Graham, of At- wood, two sons survive: Mr. Ewart ngus. of Wood, Gundy Co., Toron- to, and Melvin, of the Collegiate In- > stitute, Stratford. One sister and oné brother also survive: Miss Margaret Angus, nurse, and r., Alexander ngua, farmer of Downie township and relatives of Atwood attended the ine at the os ir Byaet ‘Thea at the grave were Mes- John Ro about the halls, wich and Newton. He also was ap- h which position he|® ny ceaeatinns are being held o whether or not we are going to are. a Christmas.en- tertainment in the L. H. S. on the ara day of echool. Last year’s effort a huge success, although all the rerahts killed by the third ‘formers ave put in their appearance again, —— life miserable for all concern- . witzer—" what do they mean by bookkeeping? eae & J return bor- rowed books, + co According to reports from Mr. mith there are quite a number of students arg a bookkeeping course nthe L.H.S e hope that this eub- Jeet, will be thd from the: cirri: culum next term. Mr. Smith (Science class) —“‘What is pesteurized milk? J. Bro wn—"‘Milk from a cow at pasture s s s The latest~ despatch from that Tt} place down cellar that we call the girls’ gym, — that the piano hag not yet been t uned We appreciate the action of t iSchool Board in providing sdaitional we hope it wi wil be brought about. classes are being well attended of late ee ere Tore IF ALL GOOD PEOPLE ; If all the good people wetssd dlever:’ And all the clever people were good, n-| The world wouid be nicer thas ever We thought that it possibly. could. But somehow ‘tis seldom or never The two hit it off as ane should; The good are so harsh to the clever; The clever so rude to the good! So, friends, let it be our endeavour To make each by each uncers -| For few can be good like the clever, aud ed good! Roland-—Yes, I think the man | bout it front is on now he raye. calle. tdibeeeh 7? Bh Teac hers report *tnat the detention} , Vieiens eet nice Sormiire, Lit-} REMEMBER THE 'PHONE You know all about it. You didn't let the paper know it. 1 You found fault because the | paper didn't have it. Hardly | fair. When you oe La item } remember the Bann —— feeb etede le detededetecbeebebetetedetees BORN Hi iT Te bi etneneere. | BENDER—-On third concession, Wal-- lace, on Thureday, December hoa 1925, to es and Mrs. Fred der, a so CAVELL—At Stratford General ~ Hospital, on woneny ae Gan a, 1925, to Mr. Mrs Cc. Cavell, a dntaiees. (Lois Nee KIBLER-—At the Listowel e Hospital, on Thureday,; r 10th., 1925, to Mr. AB os rgns W. A. Kibler, a son. eC ’ meee VOLLMER—On town line east, on Monday, 1925, to Mr. _— Mrs. Edwin Vollmer, a pn Pert eee teint >. DOWD'S SALE LIST’ > + 7 ag John aK fora, jot” 5, con. 3, M is stock, implements, ¥ANDRICK'S SALE RBEGIS- ae de te ae ee ee ail + Dec. 11th—In the villag of pr? + doo if son’s Implement shop, a ; fu . household route, “Port ot Sale'at one o'clock. ~ * ‘riday, Dec. 18—For Lorne son, at Jot 2) con. 5, Eines >.