to Banner office. Reward of 656c. é _ Good build » land. Apply Box 390, The Banner. ; 3-4 pd } paired : cane {The vi af $2.50 De Items Of Local interest Ralepss Re-Decorated— The Misses loerger, milliners, have Laser Lane millinery parlors re-decor- A pleasant evening was t at oe oe of Mr. and Mre. "Nathan Caulder on Friday — last, when they entertained a few friends. Bake Shop Considerable improvement been made in Zurbrigg’s bakery dur- ing-the past week by having it reno- vated. Pair Next day, March 6 Fair Day and if the weather is ioraahs there will likely be a large nutiber in town. t Social Evening— A ptenions. including — thirteen friends from Ligtowel, drove to near Palmerston Saturday evening last, and spent a sociel-evening with Miss Eva' Keeso. The evening was, ‘wont in cards and? dancing, and luncheon Was served. EVERYBODY'S COLUMN Ten cents a line cor first neertion, with mi ig of 50c. dunbanuent insertions five cents a line with minimum’ charge of 26c. HOUSE FOR SALE Six rooms with bath and sun room Apply-to Scott Binning. “3-ll p brown leather Finder please return LOST Wednesday night, ankle-support. BOARDERS WANTED Married counle preferred, ‘or two girls. or two men; all conveniences; good home. Apply at Banner Office. FOR RENT One of the finest apartments in Listowel, All modern conveniehces. Apply to Vandrick’e Furniture Store: BE AN AUCTIONEER Make more money than any boss would pay you. Full particulars free. Martin’s Vocational ar 411 be Ferry St., Buffalo, N.Y ” FOR SALE Just arrived, car es of second out alfalfa, the finest thing for eow, hogs and chickens. Apply to J. Ww. ngster, phone 14 f BAKING SALE The Anglican church W. A. Len- ton baking sales start on Friday, Feb- Genes: 6 restaurant. APARTMENTS TO RENT Fine apartments on Main street, | > wel, to rent; a farm for sale on easy terms of payment. Ap- ply to J. W. Scott FARM FOR SALE Fifty acre farm near Ethel, Ont. ings, near church and] t school. Mall delivery. All workable} PIANO TUNING Pianos and organs tuned and re- Orders may. be left at George’s restaurant, ‘phone No. 219. N. Yost, Heintzman es Simm: Pp. ConcERT AND DANCE ENGAGE- MENTS ieee som Peroni accept en- ements for any kind of consert ot| oe ompson, “eines 44-23, 3-11 np. Hotel EYE SPECIALIST —- dua, department of Ophtbsimar hthalmol-| “saree abu 10 0.1 . 0 dry iteh-| ) Underwent Operation— : hes| Rev. J. M. are vadecveat a min- or operation in Listowel Memor- Sou ceca and Httle damage was BQUIPPED LIVERY orses have recently been ad- ~ Livery the nhac ‘ure. ie Russel inde Wis acaanee Tea ee phoney at on Monday evening, Carman ford was hit of the forehead wit the rink ware ial hospital on ¥ morning. His friends will be glad to tet that he is making excellent progress Moving Ne Next Week— Mra, H. W.- Bailey ae tel. we bakes have been occu roo! Market, residence on Reserve street, ne wi move the for® part * next w Frank, a and Johnston, attended} the funeral of the late Mrs. Robert Kelly which was held from the resi- dence of her mee Mrs. ‘Blegner, Newton, on Saturd: Unf sidibtsinain Aelia t— Mrs. Alvin Stricker met with an unfortunate accident last week, wise she fell in her Home and recei injury te her knee and arm. We are glad to report she is onthe mend a- gain. Class Entertained— Miss Phyliss Kilgore entertained members of Mrs. Armstrong's Sun- day School class of the United! dae at her home Friday evening! las Hospital Auxiliary Meeting— The regular. monthly meeting of the Women's Hospital Auxiliary will be held on Monday, March Ist. in the Council Chamber at three o'clock. A be held immediately after. Spend Social Tim A-sleigh ‘load of young people drove to the home of Mr. and Mra. Fred Reid, 3rd. con. ao on Thursday- evening last, and spent a social time.’ The evening was apent in euchre and dancing. Spent Social Eve A sleigh load of young people from Listowel drove to the, home of Mr. and Mrs. James Fallis Thursday ev-| ening last. Mr. and Mrs. Fallis en- mémbers of the Sunshine spent in a social mann Metering Agent— Mr. Wilker, of Tavistock, leving Seat of. th + Bie Be been. relieving Mr. A. M. Smith, toc- pe sgent for the past two weeks, who as been on vacation. Mr. Wilker itt Wednesday for. Strathroy, where he is also relieving Star + Bame— “The. Ao Bane f the Eastern Star are holding an At H re- efit of the Florence Nightingale! fund. , Roof Catches Fire— The fire alarm was sounded short- ly after eight o'clock on ‘Wednesday’ evening calling the fire brigade to the ge per nn of Mr. N. Calder. A’ sae tion of the roof caught fire, poseib’ trom the pt eh, but the blaze was Fell and Broke Leg— onea ‘Saturday last Mrs. Wes. Wake- ford had the misfortune slip, e 5 ford were just leaving the house to = to To ‘to see a relative who is—ii-when-Mrs.- Wakeford felt. ee Mrs. 8. L.. Adolph’s Piorvey ‘church oo = soy time Tuesday ev- ver Palace eat Peta! veuted part of Mrs. Stewarts partm A. Kelly, and sons, Mesars.| © meeting of the Patriotic League willl Mission Circle, and the arasing was aa" passed at the m class of the United), Tw iteh Bok li Zurb met with a ew Dutl stick. 0 stitches were required u : 5 rr a Brown commences his| ‘08 the wo dearer wes ida es new duties as town constable on Mon- some mater A : on the’ ball and fell in such ‘ha dhvk Nopeptions The M r lett Tuesday|* Way as to break his left leg. He tor Toremta, w they ate attend-| rushed to the Memorial H bie Mebiyan, of hee is pS millinéry pra Ach = ae iaiery was attended. taking @ nursea ning course at| Clete ee in charge in Gates ab- mst 2 Petes to’ the hospital the Listowel memoriat Hospital. Friends— ‘ Ui on sale at 5c, See Houss Slippers on 35c, SOc and 75c at’ WALTER'S. Churches Must Secure Churches throughout Ontario must jin future make application to the de- fore being t Toronto be! - ble to conduct entertainments with- out one to pay amusement tax, ac- socials, entertainments, etc. without having to pay amusement tax to the Govy- ernment. The privilege was gran on the understanding that all the money derived from such sry spp Was to go to the church, he said. Ac- cording to sthe inspector, “investiga tions havé “revealed that the church does not Always get the pot an In many instances private parties are said to have made profits from church entertainments Investigation is Pes to hase shbwn that artists in some church “enter- tainments were paid for their ser- vices. This money was derived from proceeds taken at the door. In view}: of the alleged’ breach, all churches will now have to make application to the department for the privilegs of conducting “an . entertainment without paying the yee cepa tax 10 days before the entertainment. Ten days will afford ample time to investigate the circumstances. Discuss ‘Non-Stopping of Trains at Gowanstown WALLACE COUNCIL CONCERNED ABOUT AGREEMENT AND nes . HAVE SOLICITO —REGULAR FEBRUARY MEET. ING HELD PRIDA e regular February session of @ Wallace Township ‘council was held -in the hall ‘on Feb. 19th. all the members being present. The question of the non-stopping of passenger terms of the agreement are quifttios In the absence o Treasurer through illness, the clerk was auth- orized to act as treasurer pro’ tem and to receive monies due on the = ma Drain and to pay all accounts meeting. The auditors were present and read their report, having found ev- erything in good sha ape. On motion bo Messrs. McLa lin and Lorch the’ report .- was — ee by sas, MeBwan and séco Wm. ch om the ft mis Te pases, t. Express Co. aout on sup- -B0; Treat $18. 85; sonneats: Div. 4, ad ea i > Jo Brave: T. L. T 324 Minto M ae in. drain No. {te - pBotton oy S42. 00; W. Haller op. = -- tI Permits For Concerts|ii3."s: The minutes of the last session were Th ag} read and adopted. : the last year has eee Uving with her dauvghte Listowel was divays her home =o town, coming here to shop when on the farm, and several years. she vas) well known in the district, nd man frie -to-hear of Doug i rave © in Listowsl she was thful insanbar and worker of the Methodlst ¢hurch, { Drayton; Mrs, 8. G. Zurbrigg of Sngerantr: Mrs. FE. Chalmers of Listowel; and Mrs. S. J. Munford. br Palm a testi The remains are rought from Ingersoll to pen ae ev- ening, and the funeral to see our Oxford Suppers on sale at $1.95 and $2.95. They are crane Yalue at double the price. WALTER’ ee Gift Kekaowlatged by by. L. T. B. and Orange Home lodge. of the gingham dresses the Home at Richmond Hill, eg the following is an ai ted eines of same, which by t donation dr ery. sincerely in the Bonds of bs ¥. F. Mra, L. Crockett, ¢ Loyal True Blue and Orange Home, Richmond Hin, Listowel Ministerial Assoc. to 7.30. eyes, r, in Cho al ;| Mr, Bert Cleland and Mrs. petitin by the sec t The Seidihe gga of the local B. .| those who had taken part in the pro- Listowe {and will continue to reside here. [ g¢ he first number as a chorus by the nian followed by a mpai led by Margaret Inglis on the piano. ‘ercy Davidson were very snagia ‘in the are on farm life improvement to its.grounds in 1926; in the Northern part of Ontario. He gi the cup for another year and doing..that they would make of Roe school surroundings one of the beauty spots of the community. Mr. Climie also brought ¢ gratulations from the Horticultural] prota hy of Listowel which. raged the entrance into the ers had such a fine effect on char- acter. Prof. H. Tomlinson of Guelph, gave a +. illustrated address on the planting of farm and urban home and the cultivation of flowers gen- erally. He then presented to the sec- tion the ¢up which it had won and complimented trem in high terms 58. Frank Cleland, for the scholars, in a speech which captured the ience, told of the pride of the schol- = in their grounds and in the suc- ss in the contest. Mr: Adam Park errr the thanks of the meeting to ceédings of the evening. Mr. Harold Burns, teacher of the school, gave a short address. Mary and e tad cane to a close an evening which| &t it is hoped marks but the beginning} in the ot thitand ot of the grounds 0} hoods. _ Business— WwW. F: ughlin, undertaker, has You taken possession. .. McLaughlin will conduct the Linwood business in connection with his 1 business Enters King ; Premier of school is"and other neighbor-} io SHOWS: THAT 784 784 CONGREGA- TIONS Vi AGAINST REC- urged that an effort be'made to cap-| the n-}Church membership which yo -| ber of con aud-| in statement, indicate charges. The total number of Pres- byterian congregations against. Union, including eight which was > erator of the General Council of a “United Church of lowing. expla’ tions and pastoral charges. terms of the United Church Ps tax ada Act, visions of the act the vote on question of Union was gTegations, and not charges. In statem the ent, therefore, figures deal with gregations rather than charges, use @ great number o charges divided on the question of Union, Union and part were been formed e or by antl-Unionist minori Remarkable Saas Australia, South Africa, the United | Kingdom. and Ireland, iia a long trek| te wi an motion picture epilting the life story of John Lee, t| Proud to be a Canadian. The various contestants and their subjects were: si PA ee I Am By United Charch |’ ENT UNION. Statistical officers of the Chureh of Ca their ocmpilations and analysi: ada on the question of uniting with], the Methodist and Co ongregational |” res rg 23) which Union was con- sum on June 10, 1925. An of- ficial vatatenteat igsued recently on of these compilations,- which include the most accurate returns obtainable, according to the that the per- eentage of the former Presbyterian ted 2a- fete Union was $0.52, or a little less than. one-thind. The total num- gregations now in the Un-] ited Church of Canada is 8,699, se: which 3,728 were former Presbytei jan self-sustaining or aid-recetetiig! which voted voted to remain independent, 784. Rey. Dr. George C. Pidgeon, Mod- ana acco’ panies the ee with the. fol “In giving aay SN EO of st exact situation of the co the distinction between & congregation means a worshipping unit, or single preach- a station, while a charge may be of one or a number of aah congregations. Under the vat the this gee nce. js taken of new igs ccangity thy ther - rapa Show and Picture Coming | yh From New Zealand to Canada via ‘Australian known the oul Not Ha over as “The Man Niece Seriously I We are sorry to report the serious iilmess at th HN i? * have tecent-! ey of - not less. the Princess Theatre tomorrow and pease with a pudin Saturday | mat a 16. pany which presents this veunatiekhie "attraction here, 3 the same ly = 2150 | prices at the yen Opera H Toronto; heum, vou. water to 03 b¥s will take place in| United ave compl J 7 of bers th Tiere have been 92. ctu & Mary Pre tah “Thos. Edison 1! ‘ 7 ad Edith Thibideau—‘“Readers and ” Howard Siegal—China and its. People.” ; St. Clair and Professional Sport.” \ Stuart Pugh——“Radio ee its Pos sibilities Lg torbes Bricker—""The Zimmerman 4 ote.” . 5 ll Walter— ‘Canada and the. Great War. “Campbell Henderson—"The Fut © of Canada.” "When the judges retired to decide the winners, Mr. Jack Walter who won third prize at the W. 0.8.5. A. 4 conteat in Stratford gave his speech yi “David Ligyd George,’ sas Secteen cof the judges was as Georgina Sanderson,. ter. Harold Sie: Senior Boys ist. 2nd. Forbes Bricker —— vel ” aT Fi St. “Sari sty The prize for the best s the evening also went to Harel d ‘oe F Rev. Armstrong in anno’ e : ing the pee of the judges eee ali th tal ‘ au - i tosativa ie: all the Stee’ pin Wate J.C. Hay presented the win= | ning pa with their medals. é Bogs High School Hough Cup team ~ with their Te as prbecteliac of 1925. Mr. Bamfo: ‘00! ocd them similar success in their ite “a out some real hia advice to the boys of the team. Listowe) Hospital Six Years Splendid Service On Satésday dust, i Feb. 20th. the Listowel Memorial gen Pas ed six years of root service . the community. . During that period a total of 1052 patients have been admitted, 700 these being surgical cases. Only 4 pated ve occurred in the horpita and nae A six of th ng were operations. of he 46 deaths over rer percent were hopeless waen, admitted. . No ma- ternity patient has {new been. ~ Such~an-institation tsa “decide ‘tener te ely entire district, town town and alike and is ees of the hearty Paotons of all gariug, our “a set is asin wae erane ee = power, te AE ie Cemetery, bie te By. Listowel; D Omaud, Wellesley. Bette Honoured By Friends— t at May-