Vefa Settel is visiting friends ieee cee Mae McIntyre is visiting with in Orillia. Mr. ‘George Lang spent Monday ‘Bnd Tuesday in oe nto. ee John Scott was in m on Wednesday. ‘ — h Mr, James Donaldson spent a few days last week in To Toronto. Mr. J. C. ‘McDonald was in Toron- bs Tuesday on business “ _—oO— o Mise Thelma Rentie visited - ‘friends in London on Saturday last. - o— oer, W. J. Finlay was im Montreal | business the lattep, part of last \ <Mrse. Henry Zilliax and Marjorie, are visiting friends in Toronto this —o— "Mrs. G. E. Brown is visiting her — Mrs. J. C. Kennedy, Bar- — Mr. James Y¥. Nicol of Sudbury, is inks his parents, Rev. and Mrs. col. —o— Shee | OS . Brown of Palmerston, ™ spent Tuesday with his brother, Mr. | Reuben Brown. —— < Mrs. McCort, of Collingwood, is Spending Easter at the home of Mr. and Mrs, ,Frank Byrne. Mrs. J. W. Sangster and Caro spending Easter in Toronto with Sangster's father. —_—f—— Mrs. Stanley Kemp and daughter, | p ' 8¥e spending Good Friday with ' friends in Hanov er. 5 ‘Mr. Wm. Ringler returned home ' Puesday from ‘Detroit, hg he had - Deen spending a tow day: . Dr. and Mrs. Fr C. Wilson are ing Easter with the former's I ere | Miss -Louise Render is visiting her es parents, Mr. and Mrs. Markus Ben- baer, Waterloo. j —o— } Mr. Frank vonZuben of Paris, is | @pending Easter with his parents, f Mr. and Mrs. Fred vonZuben. —o— “Mrs. W. P.. Rennie returned home urday, after spending a few weeks th friends in London. —OA— Mr. Harold Karges of Kitchener, nding Good oe with his ts; Mr. and Mrs . J. Karges. RG Mr. and Mrs, M. R. Hay and Miss ' Hazel Hay left to-day for New York, where they are spending a few days. —_—O- Mrs. Henry -Schwass returned ome Monday, after spending a few days with friends in Kitchener. ——{je hee Mr. A. H. Hermiston of Grimsby, and a former resident of Listowel, is visiting friends in town this week. —o— Mr, Dan Kaufman, 8th. con. Wal- lace, spent Thunrsday and Friday last at the home Mr. and Mrs. Cal- vin Schell. —o—- Mr. J. R. MacKenzie and Miss MacKenzie are spending East- er at the home of Mr. Harry Gar- land, Guelph: y —O—~ rs. James Waddell, of North Mornington, spent Saturday in town with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. 7. Alexander. ) —_—o-—— Y » and Mrs. James’ Roger Ieft this morning to spend three weeks ting with their daughters in sor and Detroit. — es . ~ Miss Margaret Waddell of North Mornington, is visiting her grandpar- » na pe and Mrs. W. T. Alexander, _ o - Mr.cand Mrs. Herb M. Clarke and . Olin Clarke, of.Toronto, are nding Easter at the home of Mr. Mrs. F. O. Clarke. M.P. and Mr. James Mal Mr. J. Inglis of Paced. apent Monday at the home of the former's eo MT A. E. Maicolm — Mrs. J. E. Terhune and giand- @aughter, Jean Smale, left Saturday to epénd e@ month with the former's ‘daughter, Crapper, Toronto. pate 4 ‘Miss Lottie Denstedt and Mr. Clar- @ Kreager, of Windsor, «visited ‘Thursday ‘till Monday at the of Mr. and Mrs. George Den- 3 othe Misses ‘io as Austin, Olga Bioeng 5 And Jeesie Fleming are Raster at the home o _ 7%. Leask, Uxbridge. They will ) visit friends ss ‘and Mrs. 'E. PD. Livingstone pnta, P ot ioniny for their home in tee. © ow wo. ao -* “TATE WHITTEN quiet wedding was solemnizea| Pascoe churell manse on day, . March _ 36th es thirty o'clock, when Miss sai Written, telegraph operator Priston, and dapghterSof the He T, ©. Whitten and Mrs. Whit- 4 ak) . ipricker is yatta friends of ae Meine. at; apparen (Intended for Last Week) Frederick G. Bender One = the pioneers of Wallace} Tow pP passed aWay on Thursday, Aaa ae. 1926, in the person o Frederick G: eorge Bender, aged 73 years, 1 ies. ited late Mr. Bender was born in Ese any, on Mazel 24, 1868, sft came to Can- ada in 1881, settling .in Wallace township. On June 13, 1883, he was married to Julianna Winkler, daugh- ter of the late Rey. Philip ‘Winkler, Conference of the Evangelical chur- ch for many years. One son and one yee js Pat another son having died i ney Addison at home and ss "Ne n Weber, of 8th. con. of Wallace..Four sisters, five brothers, eleven grand ren also survive. His aged mother, who has passed her 85th year, re- sides with her son, Henry R. Bender, on the 8th. line. The deceased was a ber of the 6th. church and was. well known in the district. He was a successful farmer, and together with his beloved wife and companion who shared the bur- den and hard work, they established faithful mem- and their family. The funeral was held on Saturday afternoon, March 27th. at the Evangelical Church, 6th. line at 3 o'clock, was conducted by Rev. H. Pletch. Interment took piace in the 6th. line cemetery. rs. Bender Within a weei from the time of the death of her husband, Rios ate G. Bender passed away on uesday, March 30th. 1926, é seveate ninth year. Mrs. Bender had aed been ill a week with pneumon- ft, and previous to that time was in Way-on Thureday last. Winkler, of Wodlich, and she was born April 20th. 1847. At the age of nineteen years she was united in marriage to Mr. Daniel Stricker. Following their marriage they mov- ed to the 8th.-of Wallace. The de. ceased lady hag lived ig ta gupeos: po the same farm on the 8th. con deceased her forty-five years ago. On June 13th. 1883 she was married to Mr. Bender. She has been a faith- ful member of the 6th. line Evangel- ical church all her life. Surviving children are two sons —e one daughter: Mr. Wm. Strick- r and Mrs. Louis Gabel, Listowel; ana Mr. Alonzo Stricker, Kitchener: The funeral will be held on Fri- day afternoon, April 2nd. at one- thirty o’clock from her late resi- dence, thence to the 6th. line Evan- terment will be made cemetery. Fathers and Sons Enjoy Fine Banquet|. in. 6th. line * AgT- BANQUET N UNITED PRESENT. (Intended for last week) If we can judge by the attendance and. enthusiasm of fathers and at the Father and Son Banquet held at the United Church on Wednegday cal sons leave Listowel, and espec- is and Trial Rangers of the town. It was ee that the boys had the suffport of Dad, real or. borrowed. One etre and eighty-six boys, young and old, sat down to the lad- en tables which were lit by candle power in the failtre of Hydro. It a limit to the capacity of - even the biggest boy, and this was reached gram. The boys themselyes gave the ma- jority of the speeches and ss eredit- ably, and there was good p future orations that wenie 4 dea!l- ing with questiens of vital interest to the community. John Savage, member of the Boys’ Parliament for North Perth, acted as chairman and performed, his dut- ies well. He first called on his bro« ther Dave, who, in a very few w ords,{“ gave the meaning of the word Tuxis. Mentor R. Matthewman then had six of hie boys give a demonstration in irst Aid Work, showing one phese of the training taken up by the Tux- is boys. The then spoke briefly regarding the bond selling campaign el, - explaining that gree were $25 short ie: their Pg eget. and asking the men present to buy bonds. He also ke of the need of a swimming ta fer the boys ef the town and pi for co- eee to pul this- acro Jim Nicol, of” Sudbary, ho is yiglting his parents at present, hand- ed out adviee to both porta and sons. Dr. Tupper also gav nm ad- dreas en “The Team Game of Lite. Rey. James Finlay, field secretary fof boys’ work in Western Ontario all the boys in commanity sing- jing. introduring eome new otion an esteemed preacher in the Canada|} edity, >| by Winnie Hawke and children and three great grandchild- ins Evangelical | a comfortable home for themselves | he service pir health..Her- husband passed a+! since her marriage. Mr: Stricker pre- gelical church for public service. In- MEN AND BOYS RANGING IN AGE FROM FIVE TO * SCHOOL ROOM—186 evening, there should be few prod- jally should this be 6o from the Tux- was a busy half hour. Nobody seem- ed to fear indigestion and everybody} apparently was hungry, but there is before the time arrived for the pro- i me by t po. AN Lo debatete are from the Senior Fourth Class of the Public School. Miss Elsie Pirie was in the chair. “Resolved sm wareatty has a greater influence ‘on the formation| of character than environment” was the subject of a debate at the Young was} Peo eeting in the WU Church on Munday evenisg and the affirmative, or those supporting her- were declared the winners by one point by the judges. The affirm- ative was upheld by Elgin Leppard and Mary Vipond, and. the negative Mary Preuter. Other items on the program were: yocal solos by Mr. S. J: Poag and Vernon Matthewman, readings Re Miss Phyliss Kilgore and Miss ‘Austin; piano solo. Ruth Dieriaat iano duet Mrs. E. D. Bennett and 18s W. Bradley. : 6 = = . * fOur Church column is free and we invite you to make use of it in giving interesting accounts of the past week’s services in your respect- ive churches. One church is as wel- ¢comeas another to the use of this space weekly. We would also like to draw your attention to our adver- tising columns. .We sell space just as @ grocer selis groceries and that is how we make our living. Business| people who ‘advertise most extens- ively claim that it pays to do so. If advertising pays and churches are the best asset in ay ac oeiig ty then why should i vertise the best chines ae Mer Bak tor. THE DOLLAR HAD SHRUNK , Tomorrow. +public nowlaay.. _, Mrs. Sarah Hauilitor: , Jim} week with friends in Savage. Mee negative i Was suc- hree ints. Hanover, —Fordwich Record. The average income of uate jan Serena: — pope gas of according to Dr. J. H. Grisdale, Fed- = Deputy Minister of Agriculture. 8. L. Squi Deputy ‘Minister of Highways, -A auunonty for’ — set. ment that 70 of autos on Provincial PTeiehwave ate city owned. Mrs. Noah Bowman and rere dast Dorothy, of Listowel, is th of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. pastes regs a few days.—St, Marys. Journal-Ar- gus. 4 * Brig nei "conepatti con open to Bruce, Huron and Perth © counties will ro ela ms ‘Clinton to-night, (Ap- rfl ist.) under auspices of Huron Central Agricultural Society. The friends of Mr. Walter Schlimm are pee to see he i able to be out again after ‘his rabies operation for hernia—Port Elgin Times An epidemic of a mild form of the “flu” has struck Kincardine and at one time over 300 cases were re- ported. The ere. lke a cold, lasts but a few days The Peerless Jubilee Singers who appear in Jistowel next week were requested by the United States to broadcast their concert from New Mrs. L. EB. Large of Listowel, was the guest of her aunt, Mrs. A. Mal colmson on Friday of last week.— Moorefield Cor. in Drayton Advo- e. ; : A slight-of-hand performer, who! eat. has given exhibitions both in in Lig Magic, ‘he occasionally makes se of a confederate, whose part in hie performance is not known to the audience: = Once in Nashville, Tennesee, he engaged'a youth\whom he found hanging about thé theatre “Want to see the show,” the conjurer. es, sir.’’ “Well, I'll pass you in if you will doa little thing to help me. this marked dollar, put it in your left trouser pocket, and when I call for it from the stage, come up on the platform and hand it to me.” The delighted youth promised to carry out his part, and was presently installed in a seat near the front. It was late in the evening when the magician came to the trick in which the youth was to be coadjust- ® Baw that the boy was in his aaked 2 place, and proceeded to mystify the people with a silver dollar. He palm- ed it, swallowed it, passed it through tables ‘and bottles, “Nred it from a pistol into an orange, and performed other marvellous feats = legerde- main. Finally he came to the grand clim- ax. He threw the coin into the air. It vanished. : “There,” he cried, audience has it in his pocket! Come on the stage, you!”’ He pointed to the boy, who came awkwardly upon the platform. “give me that dollar out of your left trouser pocket.’ In great-distress the boy pulled a handful of small change and blurted, “I’ve only got eighty cents left. I have beén out and had some oranges and ice-cream.” “LIFE” ' A little laughter, and a time “for t ears, A stretch of duty, and an hour for Play— ‘Tis thus we Te life’s through the y From baby curiae’? i tresses thin and gray. jou They A mat of two whose faith in us’re- Soar ‘where love has sheltered ev- ery drea Has unter “all its losses and its gains-— These make the fabric of life's nob- lest scheme -I saw a game played with a crowd of 78; : Men gare bacco wire and string and nails and tin - cela a" prize to him who best mploys These mg ge Panes and brings his produc Then from these trivial bits grew a-sall— . ships One tad the model of a castle made |And there I saw us all, who aim, who fail, ’ Although ‘twas but a game, the} youngsters played. Lite gives ws bits of joys and bits of | And bias us fashion something as a We mane our own design, and if it The stamp of merit—God rewards i dig —Bdgar A. Guest. “Resolved thet men are more fus- ey than bet acetal was the eubject of ‘a Nigh oe Fig teams tie other night. Decision re- served. “a boy in the said the triumphant con- ‘A good one reached our desk nm hon hi A.P.| Tuesday. A Toronto subscriber (who nder was formerly Juliana repeats. Like many who déal in the ig three years-in arrears) wishes us to discontinue sending the paper as he. is moving to another address.— Wingham Advance-Times. The town council of Palmerston has decided to purchase a fully e- quipped fire- motor truck. The truck hose, ladder, hooks, and built to car- ry approximately 1000 feet of water se. Take} ho Hay Bros. of Listowel, owned 700 bushel of wheat, 250 bushel of bar- ley and,300 bushel of pege, which were stored in the chopping mill at Whitechurch which was destroyed by fire last week. The graim-tras fully insured. In the year 1925 Canada produced 9,791,359 pounds ..ofmaple sugar which at an average of 17 centa per pounds, had a pyaboy value of $1,692,- 093, and 1,672,093 gallons of maple syrup which at an average of $2.05 per gallon had a total value of $3,- 440,286. Henceforward it will be illegal for fishermen in Ontario to. take more han five bass In one day. This is a reduction from the previous logal catch of eight per diem and was de- cided upon by the fish and game in an-effort to conserve the fish ed to make no change regarding the ies catch of muskalunge and _pitk- i, , A number of investors around Mil- verton who purchased Southern Al- }berta of] shares over a dozen years ago and since forgot about them, were suddenly roused from their lethargy, the other day, to find them skyrocketing at about ten times the price they-paid for them. The boom was caused by the discovery of gusher within half a mile from the lands which their investments cover- ed.—-Milverton Sun. Overloading on the Roads in Spring © enforcement of he Loaded Vehicle Act, prohibiting the carrying of heavy load# on county highways will be strictly carried out as soon as the roads begin to break While the Act, which is a provincial one, is now in effect, there is little danger at the present time from ov- erloaded trucks and wagons in view of.the bad conditions of the roads. Under this Act persons convicted of Maes the restrictions are Mable to heary fines. s = New Plan of Vil ‘The new plan of the village of Mildmay tie? been completed by En- gineer E. D. Bolton of Listowel ane e. conforms to = statutes aad will be & great conv ce, Heads Tariff Board— Right Bg George P. Graham has —* ted Chairman of the Ad- appoin Tariff Board. The other mem- bers are Joseph Daoust, é of Montreal Chamber io" Phe nese) and Donald McKenzie . of Winnipeg a. director of the United ‘Senin aise. sist the From Seale : may separate . The mayor of that town calle a meeting last week}: a move. Various pigs Ft tase ee that, w ie 3 wel and easily tell “}tion of $155,14 ge committee of the Ontario Legislature] of ERA i OF THE UN- the province. The committee decid- og ae ere ee aj Dr. ers. Experts will be selected to. as-/ Board. Me Good Feaay ang a] durng bel. “Dec. means subscription | paid up he Dec. $1, TO26. Keep to ft more damage can the Paths— 3 This-is the time io the year when fig be done to lawns; — than can be Sepalvel* aueiie™ "the 2 whole season, by people Aids looaly tre, ramp s lehy- ing foot prints d and eae: the householder ‘tinds it hard to fil up. The sod is easily mage co and the’ grass roots destroyed. a min- ute longer and keep to the Pathe ~ the sake of future beauty. Yowns Should Not — Premier Ferguson made an im~ portant statement at a session . of the Legislature the other day, rela- tive to the proposal ¢by a number of larger towns throughout the pro- vince to become. set afart from the counties in which they are now as- soc The prime minister said that the government would not ap- ‘prove of legislation enabling urban -edaihatay to separate from the county. The obvious purpose is, he said, to escape contributing their fair share. towar wa eosts. The government believes that the towns should ‘contribute just game as-the- rural = of the<pro- nee, 4817 Mothers Share— Under the provisions of the Ontar- io Mothers’ Allowances Act, 4,317 mothers throughout the province with 12,933 dependent fldren in their care, participated during the month of He ecigd in the distribu- The number of ceuaren: in ee home ranges from Spee: the number of. children isin excess in two; in 156 nomen. there are 6 children, in 59 seven, in 18 eight, in 4 nine, and in 2 eleven. Of the 4,317 beneficiaries—3,435 are widows, 568 are wives of incapactit- ated huebands, 195 are deserted wiyes (period of five years and up- Garden Seeds in and Bivden bia in Stock We HAVE paid particular atten- tion in our selection of Field Seed. Red Clover, Alsike Clover, Alfalfa Clover and Timothy. ernment grade, Prices low for this qua- lity. Look at samples. All No. 7 goy-"5 bulk and sachiahd: | GROCER R.A. CLIMIE PHONE aa }, 119 are foster mothers to or- phane. Farm Crop Experiments— ' We are informed by Dr.\C.. A. Zavitz, Agricultural College, Guelph. Ontario, that 2832 Ontario farmers conducted. experiments with field crops on their own' farms in 1925. The number is increasing from year to year. Choice seed of some of the best varieties is being distributed now free Of cost. Any farmer who asks for it may have the seed for an the new gradia ceived. You ca ees with one. .of farm crops such as oats, eoe. mangels, turnips, sweet corn, etc. The distribution = likely continue well into April or til the supply, of seed of the ditter. PALMERSTON CREAM WANTED If you produce a or cream and “Want the best results under tem, ship your cream te The Palm Cream- ery. Our Creamery aril be operated 24 hours a day in the weather and your cream will be in our Creamery and graded 16 minutes after arrival in Palmerston. Thus assuring the farmer who preduces good cream the best possible grade and price We _ loan our patrons cans and pay cash for each tae of cream re- n ship on any train any Gay and be assured of | prompt delivery and pay. Send us a trial can to-day. : THE PALM CREAMERY CO. — hot ONT, a ent, crops is: exhausted. These co-op- erative tests of the Experimental Union have .greatly increased crop- a making Oatarto ~ outstanding in this respect. ee Woman Again Aims At Place in Pulpit ITED CHURCH MAY HAVE TO FACE ISSUE. Woman is again Gneiking her bid for a place in the Christian pulpit. The United Free Church of Scot- Muskrats. ness with land is to dis¢uss at its coming as- sembly a motion by Prof. Hugh Wait of New College, ealneersh: to accept women as ministers. The United Church of Canada may face t game issue at its general councfl in Montreal next June. Rev, G. C. Pidgeon,‘ the moderator, has just received a letter:from one of the Chinese mission fields, asking if any action is probable in this matter. The eral impression prevailed that women were to be admitted to all the courts of the United church and were eligible vg? Senge gto? estan on all church boards, t it now turns out that sees is not auite heyy ease. Under th of the basiseof union, women cannot oh The paragraph which reads as follows: “The oversight of the spiritual in- terests of the charge by the minister (or ministers) anda of as elders covers this spécially chosen saa set a part fi that work, who shall Sotatise eeaanhs _ the session. e clause expressly says “‘men” cna ps authorities agree that this bars women he general conference of the for-. mer Methodist church of Canada d 5 women to the ministry. Ce i ta ie ea a ea 196 Dundas St. MUSKRATS © We pay the highest prices for acu! The most reliable housé to do busi- ‘ ROSS’ LIMITED FUR MANUFACTURER Established 1885: LONDON. 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