ay MONKTON, ONT, FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1911. Malcolm MacBeth, Editor and Proprietor | The Monkton Times IS PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING Monkton Ontario * bid SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year. $1.00 ; six months, 50 cents; chree months 25 cents in advance. Subs-riptions not so paid, $1.50 per year CONTRACT ADVERTISING Sixth Anniversary 3 Mos. Mo fs Mo 80,00 $16.00 $6.00 1 9.00 4,00 5.00 2.00 2.00 1.00 SPACE YRAR . column,..$50.00 $ Yw column,.° 80,00 6,00 Y% column,. 15.00 9,00 Tineh.us.... § 6.00 8.00 Eight cents per line for first insertion and four cents per line for eacn subsequent insertion will be charged for all transient It will be six years, 1st March, since we open- ed our store to the people of Monkton and sur- rounding country and we take this opportunity of extending our most cordial thanks to our many friends for trade extended to us, We have just finis many good bargains to clear out regardless of cost, in order to make room for our new spring goods coming in d advertisements. Advertisements without specific direc- tions will be inserted until forbidden and charged accordingly. MALCOLM MACBETH, Publisher and Proprietor -- their generous measure of SPST CET ERLOTOLSLOLOET TOT OY bd ° LOCAL NEWS hed stock-taking and have bf LOLOLOPOLSEOLOLOTOPOPOTOLS Buy your sugar at Wilson's. Red- path's sugar $4.75 cash. |; Overalls home-made woollen socks jana shirts for sale at Gill's. | Quite a mumber in our town | suffering with severe attacks of grippe. Root out that cold that causes that aily. are Ja Before buying else lower than it has been for 5 years. a carload in a week or ten days. A Fishy Special cough. Take syrup of white pine and = = 20 per cent. off Fur Coats and Fur Ruffs at Wilson's. ; ; Mr. Frank Goforth spent Friday in Mitchell visiting friends, Mr. and Mrs, Alex. Martin was in Mitchell on Friday on business. Mr. J. Jones auctioneer. of Mit- chell. was im town on 'Tuesday, Pure Maple Syrup for sale at Gill's for 85c. qt. and $1.40 per gallon. Mr. Henry Yandel. of Stratford spent a few days Visiting friends in town. i Miss Emma Wertell. of Mitchell. is the guest of her aunt Mrs. Jas. Gra- ham. , Mr. John Gill is spending the week visiting with his friend Mr. Ryan of Downey. , Buy Royal Purple Stock and Poul- try Specific, pails $1.50, boxes 50c, for sale at Wilson's, | A number from our village are leav- ing for the West next Wednesday. We wish them a safe journey. Buy your fruit from Gill. Bananas 20c, per doz. Oranges 30.40 50 and 60¢e, per doz.. lemons 25c. per doz, Quite a numberfrom town and vieimity at tendtatee Sale at Mr. J. Hammond's, on the 16th of Elma. Buy your fish at Wilson's. Cod Fish, Herring ite kegs or 1-4 kegs. Trout im barrels. All at. lowest price. Mr. Downey. «f Mitchell. was in town Friday and took away the piano that has been in the hall for the past winter. We are glad to see Mr. W. Keliy able to be aroup agaim after being confined to the house fon a couple of weeks, Writing desk for sale at Gill's $15 for $10. mattress * $5 for $4, Iron Bedsteads $8 fox $5.50. Couched $15 for $10 ; Misa Ellison has rented a room in the Bauer house and is giving 2 course of dressmaking. fitting and jtar for sale at Wilson's. | where. Sugar is at present Mr. G. Weber arrived home on Mon, Weexpect ¢) mer goods, | Hon, Clifford Sifton. W. M. Ger-| |manm and W. O. Seeley have come out | |im opposition to the government on | the reciprocity agreement. | Svecial--12 1-2c. Ginghams at 7c. yd. | - | for Lent Get our prices on (kegs or pails), SALMON TROUT, COD FISH, FINNAN SALMON---always the best in stock. Fresh Groceries and = at Lowest Prices /25-. apron gingham at 121-2c. 1b5c. : kirting at 8c. ribbons. regular price | was 8. 10. 15 amd 20c. to clear at Be, | at Wilkson's. { A wumber of muskrat hunters ap-' peared before Police Magistrate Brown {at Dunnville on Friday, charged with | 'trapping rats in their houses and des- | | troying the houses. A fine of $20 | | amd-costs each was assessed again- | jst seven of, the men. / A Hamilton de&na teh Says;:--W. F. (Grant. local agent' for the O-P.R.. an-* mounces that the Guelph Junction Ry. | will be built this year. The road will | ba a through lime between Hamilton 'anh Goderich and will give. Hamilton direct connection with the main line PICKLED HERRINGS HADDIE, CANNED "Fraits: - +: 900 Bags of Potatoes Wanted 7 Also Butter and Eggs for which we pay highest market prices. of the C.P.R. at Guelph Junction. | | Arthur Davis. of town. has an ap-j| | ple tree that apparently is repeuting | ithe poor work of last 'year and jstarting in to make up this season.|} 'On Friday morning last Mr. Davis | | brought us im an apple blossony on a | |twig which he thad broken) from a_| tree. This is imdeed mare for this) season of the year.--Exeter Times. Thomas Briggs. of Bridgeburg, | | Welland county. game 'warden. and| 'two deputies were at Port Colborne : 7 = : * : 3 ' : $ $ WEBER 0 rey . FOLOTOTOLOTOLOTOTOTOLOTOTO LOSES O lh Ot OOF OL O1O1 O59 4 04-6 \irecentl¥ to investigate reports that lrabbita were being hunted out of | iweason. What is particularly desir- led is to prevent hunters going to the |bush-with guns at thia season of the lear as many will shoot game birds 'as well as rabbits. | The statement is made on appar- j ently good authority. that no news- paper 'proprietor. editor, publisher manager or printer is mow or ever BETTGER DEOLOEOLOLSLOLOLSELOLOLOTS © + You will always find a good stock f Men's Women's amd Children's Footwear at Wilson's, The municipal council of Elma will wmect on Saturday March 11th. ito ppoint pathmasters, poundkeepers. cand fenceviewers and for general _ business. : Students placed in positions last week by Listowel Business College-- Mr. S. Oliver as bookkeeper for J. E. Weigand Co. of Berlin, Ont. One of our ladies graduated in May 1910 is mow reegiving $16.00 jper week -- in 'Uhto, 'EB. G.o,.Matthews, Principal. nundred ihousand bibles have sy wSeneral distribution ms. as the members of st Travellers' Association hemselves. The order is said to the larg t ever wlaced, and it! 7 a matione! plam to place 'bedroom mery for a new mill. Jargest payment ever made customs office there. Alto- bout pe cars of machinery 'the mill, om which y amounts to over $13,000 is about half the machinery that be mecessary to complete _ the ipmeint. A meeting took place on the Ba- ma Islands in the West Indies on 20th to talk over the question of im@ Canada to take them under wi The occasion was one of i : the legislature pended its sittings and workmen pped their tools on the street -- to md the meeting. Over 20,000 were mt. Af committee of half adoz- embers of the assembly were ap- ed to further the project! and to ider the advisability of sending a tation to interview the Dominion moment and this decision was ar- at with only two fissenting hen the proposition comes Canadian government it is es ' in the | lost...» they moyntains with 1,000 '|since he went there six years ago.-- Burke to the re 2 has beem a resident of Kingston pen- F. Wickwire. of Exeter, had pur- jitemtiary or in the Central Prison. chase® a printing plant at Bayfield.) (Toronto. Not a bad record for the and has had the same moved to Cred-/ great Fourth Estate. We doubt if) iton, where he expects td start anew there is another trade or profession | weekly 'paper. Newspapers in Hur-;that can make the boast. on will soon be aq mumerous as side-} ts all right to kick about the ses- line postoffices, = 'sional indemnity of members of Par- For the first time in the history of |liament for Ontario, but the kickers the Dominion the Union Jack flew} are mot on the job and couldn't beif from. all public buildings from the/they wamted to. Members of Parlia- Atlantic to the Pacific in honor of the |}ment are not too well paid as it is. anniversary of St. David, the patron} Kye rural townships make an_ al- Saint of Wales, Up to the present ;lowamce to their ill-paid councillors St. Patrick's Day, March 17th. has | Every publia servant is worthy of his beem the first day of the year on hire, and the sooner the electorate which, the flag has been displaiyed.| realize this the better id will be in but mow in /pursuance off an\ order of | the best interests of the whole people. Hon. William Pugsley. St. David's Day will in future enjoy this distinction. A shepherd of Texas experienced a | terrible ordeal lately. Two weeks agg the herder, Francisco Morales, «was Hanis Brenner. of the British steam- er Anielia which arrived at Baltimore a few days ago had a thrilling exper- jence with a big snake, which attack- ed him im the hold of the ship. The Amelia had just sailed from New York for Jamaica to load cargo for Baltimore. when orders were given to the crew to clear the hold of refuse Brenner. who was working apart from thea others. uttered a startled cry as he dodged the strike off a large trop- ical smake. The serpent was just coil- ing for a second attack when the men killed it with shovels. The snake measured eight feet. The ship's pet feat had been missing for several days an& her body with all the bones erushed, evidently by the snake was found later. : The death of Mrs. William Samuel Buchanan of Battleford. Sask.. --oc- curred| at the Guelph General Hos- pital on Friday last following an operation. About a year ago the fam- ily moved west but Mrs, Buchanan re- tunned a few weeks ago on a Visit when she became seriously ill and de- cide@ to undergo an operation from 'shaap. He remained in the wilder- mess for nine days and nights without food or drink. After starving seVer- al days Francisco attempted to catch a lamb and eat it raw, but he had be- come so weak that the lambs outran him. When found he was still follow- ing his herd. Ho was brought to town. where he ate so ravenously af- ter his long fast that he died. Mr. J. H. Wilay. of Seattle. wasin town on Feb, 27th. to conclude the purchase of the Wm. Buchanan place im the San Juan valley, near Mad- xkem'a corners. which Mr. Buchanan purchased' afew years ago from August Woid. The deal was made through H. C. Bostock & Co. of Seat- tle. A considerable amount of live stock amd farm machinery ig includ- ed in the transaction and also a threshing machine and traction en- gime. The reported consideration is reported to be $21,000. Mr. Buchanan taking some Seattle property in part which she was unable to recover. She payment, Mr. Wiley's son mow inthe | had been an invalid for years. Her employ of the Seattle' Electria Com-| maiden name was Margaret Burk. pany: will have charge of the place.' Besides her husband she leaves a The mew owner plans to give special grown up family as follows; Andrew attention to the breeding of horses) Mrs. Jordan and Mrs. Ed. Slaughter and cattle. Wm. Buchanan, former- of Selby. Sask. The funeral took ly. of Atwood. now of Friday Harbor.' place on Monday last from the resi- Wash.. has been very prosperous gence of her brother Mr. Robert " Donegal , cemetery diay' from Toronto where he hasbeen | Nite ee : Fronlitia Galak week neleotindg' jie Sumi | ped a.catload of 'horses from{ here to | were a prime lot. ab lattes Sass |to his home im Balgona. Sask. | Blair came hoiltie on a Visit in Dec- | : ood a z lember after a continued absence of 28 | of one hundred and ten. i since that time especially in 'township of Elma. |ing@ country has superseded a great 'parent? Mr. and Mrs. Jas. - myst where the remains were interred. cutting. ; Mr. Jno. Diekson. ef Atwood. ship- the" West on Tne. tay. ~ The horses Mr. and Mrs. Win, Barnhardt gave a party last Tharsiéy evening in hon- or of their som ¥:.%4 who left for the West on Tuesday Missed Florence .Johuson 'and Pearl Stewart went over-to Milverton on Wednesday to atiet! che recital piy- en by Miss White. Mr. Fred. Ritz. of the village has purehased the 100 acre farn{ of | Mr David Siler om the 16th con. Elmz and intends moving out im the spring. Wilson's have received the new spring samples of suitings. overcoat- ings, ete. from the House of Hobber- |, lim, Call and =sce " ebSiede they are! aS bE writes 0 issue Mr. Henry Me! PA say; "In last week's take im crediting us with making aj party in Erskine's Hal! im honor of our son. Please correct as we did not give the partv nor was if given in honor of our' son. There left this station om Tuesday last a mumber of settlers for the West with household effects. Mr. ma Bannerman took a carload to Alberta; Mr, J. Dickson to Sask. Mr. Henry Bettger two loads to Sask. and Mr. Bauer a load to Alta. Messrs. Chas. Rennick and Fred. Barnhard: also left for Sask. Mr. John Blair returned this week Mr. | { He has improvements changes country the A beautiful farm- | seen many in 'the ears. and swamp. -- | -MILVERTON. | Mr. and Mrs. Wm. T. Elliott. of Gorrie. spent a part of-their honey-| moon last week visiting the former's' Elliott. Mr. Elliott was married on March Ist | the bride being Miss Alberta Hastie only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alex- ander Hastie of Turnberry, | On 'Tuesday last five carloads of | settlers effects left Milverton for the | West viz: Mr. Ennest Wilson and | J. A. Petrie. a car each to Coleridge; ! Wm. Walker a carload to Krovost. Alta.; Sam Schneider and Colin Gropp a cay each to Webb. Sask. Mrs. J. A. Petrie also left as a passenger. | Reeve Grosch on Wednesday morn- | ing headed a deputation of the vil- lage council and interviewed Supt. Giller! of the Middle division of the. G.T.R. at Milverton station and point- | ed out the mecessity of the erection of | a new, station. Mr. Gillen admitted | the inadequacy of the preset build- | ing and platform and said that a new station would undoubtedly be! built im the mear future. | Jozeph T. Lowry who died in De-} troit on February 27th. was a son of) the late Rev. Thomas Lowry. who was. pastor at one time of the Presbyter-, ian church in Milverton. He leaves; to mourn his loss besides his widow | amd daughter three sisters Mrs. Je Stoddars. of Tara. Mrs. David Morice. | of Niagara Falls and Mrs. Wm. Wil | liamson. of Streetsville Mr. Jas., Whaley. of Milverton. who attended | the funeral on Thursday was a broth- | pr-in-law of the deceased. He was buried by the Free Masons. | Word comes from Lethbridge, Alta. | that Mr. Andrew Tilley. formerly. of | Stratford. had died there from an at- tack of blood poisoning. Mr. Tilley was well known in this county having beem manager of the Stratford Cloth- | ing Co. which crashed so completely a_ few years ago that the shareholders -- many of whom had their all invested mever received a copper in return and im addition the guarantors of the bonds were compelled to put up $50~ 000 to liquidate the debts of the com-_ pany. Mr. Tilley. however. was fre-) wanded as highly successful in | reles. | : : SHORT STORIES RETOLD, A SHOCK FOR THE QUEEN Thia story is told about " ® Queen Alexamdra ; The Guards' band was playing on the terrace at Windsor Castle during Juncheon and the Queen wart so pleas- ed, with a lively march that she sent a maid of honor to inquire what it was. The maid of honor blushed deeply MONKTON SCHOOL REPORT, Report of Monkton Public School for the month of February. Names in order of merit ;-- ' V Class--V. Harvey £. Adair. D. Bannerman. F. Merryfield. L. Ham- ilton, E. Eichmeyer. IV. Class--D. Flood. C. Ronmenberg. C. Smith M. Brown. W. Scott. M. Stewart. M. Chalmers. H. Engler. V. Rovnanberg. : _ II Class Sr.--F. Stewart. R. Morti- | son. J. Kuhry.A. Hichmeyer. B. Ron- as she amswered on her return; menberg G. Gill. R. Gill. W. Smith.| 'Come where the booze ia cheaper." In Barnhardt. R. Francis. | your Majesty. Jr+ II--G. Leppard J. Shime, 4H, Marshall, J. Chalmers. R. Matthews. P. Netterfield. M. Flood. H. Rowland. | L. Woolacott. B. Martin. A. Pierce. J. Rennick. I. Forler. L. Martin, C.- Barnhardt ©. Wickie. |react his share of the res i " i ponses with M. MeGregor. Teacher. one eye and watch the congregation ; seers | with, the other. Each member was Junior Reom \ t is Il Class--N. Matthews. L. Schade [Sarereet vag Phase Shien see hos) : ing. and the person who M. Leppard, C. Gerth. R. Morrison. J. t ? ibi f Gmith, P. 'Leppard, (H. Engler. ¥F.| hati responsibity was detected soon Gerth 'ler a later and brought to account. orth. : 'Qn the first three Sundays of his new fens gtr aclek 5 den ag Miarray. | pastorate he motions a man "a re eS apt pee vg pesed ys AY. front? pew who rat silent through- H. McDonald. F. Barnhardt. W. Gill.' out 'the service. The third Stnday A periners = peat Be Goligkt evening although in a hurry to Sr. I Class--E, Martin. . Gohg MM, | re2eh the bedside of a sick parishion- at A gone c. bel he ys pane to let the delinquent Barnhardt. 8 Stuart. 0. Smith. | bo ecnliecnetern oe tN at . I Class--M. Weber. J. Struth- : Bs = ass Meee & Best hia ee Gerth R. Shine. D, Stuart. M. White. | . "pet I had 'ded-one +b-th-that.® G, Henry. Vv. Near. M. Leppard, E. | said the silent man. "ab-b-bout what Martin V, Bechtel. |t-t-time d-d-do you sup-p-pose you'd esee8 AN INTERMINABLE JOB The ew pastor was' a stickler for peremonial observances, He could mot worth a dime. autumn; these onions, these squashes. are mak- drink or the dern of a tinker--here- after ll buy all my greens at esare bringing the beeses to gather PY £ i 1 ~ « q » henge honey..whoen_hinglets rare gay.|day- "Rather, do Ja nsags. rors. Lolk. $ {0 whon soft scented ee Me enhven the' truth?' "ws. imy boy." Your (heifers, I take up my spade in the Monkton correspondent made a mMis-| o1q@ foolish way. on frames; I'm grubbing To Mr. James Blair-- 'of Foresters have assembled here to 'keep in mind the good times spent A. McIntosh, Teacher. | SPRING IS COMING | The winter is going. with freezing | anda snowing. and soon gentle spring | will be with- ws omeq more; the hay} for the raking and hoeing and mak- | ing the beds for our onions and squash | ea galore. How gaily I'll shovel just back of my hovel. and sow sweet po- tatoea and pumpkins and peas! How gaily Ill struggle and wrestle and juggle with silly old seedlings and totterimg trees! All summer [ll nur- seq them amd prune them and curse them while others go fishing and have a. good time; all summer Tu spade them and water and shade them. and harvest a crop that is I'm. saying each "These turnips, dod-rot 'em ing@ me sore; they're not worth a the store! But when the spring breez- I plant and I bur- row. I make crooked furrow. [m teaching my vines how to grow up- and rooting while others go shooting. I don'd see the circus. I miss all the games, j | WALT, MASON. ADDRESS AND PRESENTATION We. the members of Court Rose- | wood No. 72 of the Independent Order show you how we appreciate your work in the Order you being one of the old members of the Court who have helped build up the membership You have also attained the highest office 'nthe gift of the members being Chief Ranger of the Court and now as you and Mrs. Blair and family are about to leave us we a Foresters. Compan- iond and neighbors along with Mr. C. H. Merryfield of London. join in wishing you every success in the West. We hope you will continue the good work of helping the widows and orphants. We would ask you to ac- cept this ring, the emblem of our order, not for its value but ever to together in Court Rosewood. Signed on behalf of the members. Wm. 8. Merryfield. C.R. W. J. Holman, F.S. J. T. Gill. RS. BIRTHS. Osborne--To Mrs. Osborne wife of the late Charles Osborne. a daugh- ter at the home of her sister. Mrs. Wm, G. Inglis. Elma. MARNn:AGES. Elliott--Hastie--In 'Turnberry on Weidinesday. March ist. at the resi- denmee of the bride's parents by Rev. Mr. Perrin of Palmerston. Mr. Wm, T, Elliott to Miss Alberta. only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alexan- dev Hastie. of Tumnberry. Koneisel--Foerster--At the _ bride's home near St. Clements on Tuesday Feb, 28th, Miss Louise. daughter of Mr. aud Mrs. Geo. Foerster. to Mr. Fred Kneisel. of Lisbon. Milme--Helm--At the Parsonage, Wel- lesley. by Rey. H. Battenberg. on Wednesday. March ist. Miss Elfre- da E. Helm to Mr. Douglas Erle Milne. both of Millbank. DEATHS. Lowry--At Detroit om Monday, Feb.- uary 27th. Joseph T. Lowry. aged 73 years. Casson--At Stratford. on Saturday. March 4th Charles Casson. propric- tor of the Victoria hotel. aged 49 ? yyeans. --_ sm No Holidays at Easter--On account of Easter holidays coming so late in season Mr. E. G. Matthews of Listo- wel Business College has decided to open the Spring Term on Monday. April 8rd amd only close school for Good Friday and Easter Monday and thua avoid any loss of time to. students. Those who in mind and plan to enter at ¢ opening of the Spring Term. April have g-g-got through m-p-preaching?" esses THE MAN TO CHALLENGER Of the challenging of jurors one re- members a tale from Ireland. -The prisoner was hard to satisfy. and jurymam after juryman was asked to leave the box. However. all things come to am end even im Ireland, and at last the swearing of the jury was completed, And then the prisoner leamed) over the dock and sought the ear of the solicitor. "The jury's all right now I think," he whispered. "but ye must challenge the judge. I've been convicted under him sivral times already and maybe he's beginning to have a prejudice." oese8 IN CASE OF NECESSITY 'Representative Nye. of Minnesota. said at a lawyer's bavquet in Min- néapolis' "Lawyers 'have grand reputations for energy \and perse- veramee, A lad said to hig father one folk othe. : : the Mather panaweared. 'Lawyens will" do * any- thing to wim a case,' etete WHY SHE WAS ANGRY Al certain ycung cuople who were married some months ago. have nev- ey had a cloud to mar their happi- mesg until very recently. One morning the young wife came td breakfast in an extremely sulten and' unhappy mood. To all her hus- band's inquiries she returned short and snapping answers. To make mat- ters worse she was im no better frame of mind when he came home -- that evening for dimmer. All of which mystified the young husband. entir- ely ignorant of anything that he might have done to offend his spouse. Fimally. late im the evening. in re- ply to his repeated insistent de- mands to know what the matter was the wife burst imto tears and re- plied ; "Hemry{ if I ever dream, agaim that you have kissed another woman I'll mever speak to you as long as I live." seats PUTTING IN TIME A gentleman was engaging a gen- eral mam and telling himt what he wanted him to do. "You will have to cleam the windows and the boots and the knives and go messages. chop wood, cut short grass. mind the horse ama pony. look after tha gardem and keep the house supplied with vegetab- les and do any old job that is requir- ed and if suitable. you will get three dollars a week." "Tq there amy clay im the garden?" asked the man. "What makes you ask that?" asked the gentleman. "T was thinking I could make bricks in my spare time," said the man. LOGAN COUNCIL. The council met Feb. 27th. pursuant to adjournment all the members be- ing in attendance except councillor Gaffmey, the reeve présiding. On ap: plication made by Mr. D. DeCoursey for a grawt toward the Michell Sprin» ehow the sum of $10 was granted On the complaint of Mr. J. Bohan re- specting an overcharge on Ritz drain tax for the north half of lot 10. con. 14. a refund of $3.98 waa made in or- der to correct said errar. On applica- tion the sum of $5 toward the Mit- chell poulltry amd pet stock show wait granted. Messrs. M. Leake and Ci C. Rock 'presented their auditors report for the year 1910. The same was read, considered and finally adopt ed and the clerk was instructed to have the requisite number of copies printed and distributed among the |ratdpalyers of the municipality and | that the auditors be paid the sum of $20 each for services rendered as aud- itors. The delegates appointed to at~ 'tend the Good Roads Convention. Tor- 'onto. were Reeve Rudolph aud Coun- er _cillox Moore. 41911. at the usual time and place. : : "= B-daeob, GC. A number of accounts the | were presented and paid amounting intend enter-'to the sum of $255.42 whem the eoun- ing this spring will please bear this cil resolved to adjourm. to meet again the om Monday. the 27th day of March. as Stratford shortly before the New Yea three circular letters a and county officers besides other com~ munications making upwards ; siderable progress in the county 2 follows;-- Ris Stratford City Temperance Alliance Mr. J. J. Mason. President+ Rev. F M. Wootton. Seoretary: Rev. Hugh Ferguson. Treas. at St. Marys Moral and Social Reform, Mr. ©. D, Lowrie Chairman,; RB, Gray Seoretary. Listowel Temperance and Moral Re- ident; Rev. W. F. Price. Sec.-Treas. -- anee organized. Officers not yet re--- speare. organizer Wallace. Mr. R. Channing, Preside: ident. Palmerston; Mr. M. Adolph Treas. Wallace P.O. Mr. J. Griffith Sec.. Wallace. P.O, ; Ellice Township Temperance Alli- anec. President. Mr. T. R, Sebringville. Vice-President, Mr. Schlotzhauer Rostock, See.-Treas . Rev_ G. A. Andrews. Sebringville. 'Milverton organization called for March 15th, Rev. W. H Cooper. Organizer. Mornington. organization meeting called for March 15th. Mr. D, Flem- ing. Millbank. organizer. Mitchell be addressed by representative of the Dominion Alliance. South Easthope. early meeting, Mr, F, Ochm. organ- izer. Hibbert. Mr. James Scott, Jr.. Cromarty P.O.. organizer. reports lo- cal option debarred until 1913, and ful- lest sympathy with general campaign. Organization at present deemed in- axivisable. Elma. Mr, J. A. Turmbull. Atwood or- ganizer. reports like situation and confidence of victory in 1913. Downie. under local option 1910, Mr. J. Mountair. St. Marys, organizer, No organization reported, Fullarton. Under local option 1907. Mr. Albert Reach. organizer, No or- ganization reported. . Blanshard, not yet reported. Logam. not yet reported. It will thus be seen that the county {s becomimg generally organized with great promise of a united and effect- ive work. The organizers have also been brought in touch with the Dom- inion Alliamec...and. Rev. -Bem--Hy. Bpencs VYoronto, at once responded to the request that all meedful cam- paign\ literature be sent to the organ- 1zers The Alliance stands ready to give any further service within their power, and with this strong ¢o-operation a great campaign should be carried on for the success of local option. WILLIAMS--GILMER A very pretty and quiet event took placa on Thursday. March 2nd. 1911, when Miss Margaret Caroline, daugh- ter of Wm. H. amd Elizabeth Gilmer, of the 12th line of Elma. was united in holy matrimony to Mr. Horace R, Williams. of Lamdis,. Sask. The cere- mony was performed by Rev. Arthur L. Charles. B.D.. and Miss Lilly Smitb and Mr. Wm. Gilmer acted as brides- maid amd groomsman. Promptly at 12 o'clock the bride entered the draw- ing room Jeaning upon the arm of her father while the strains of Lohegrin's wedding chorus played by Mrs, A. L, Charles sownded through the house, The bride looked wery charming in a dresa of white mull trimmed with allover lace and silk ribbon to match, After the signing of the register the happy company of friends and relativ- es sat down to a very sumptuous wed- ding luncheon. Mr. and Mrs. Wil- liam@ will leave shortly for their home in Landis Sask. where Mr. Wil- liams has a splendid established busi- ness. Mrs. Williams will be greatly missea by her many friends in the congregation of Trinity church where she has always taken a very active part. Im the choir her place will be hard to fill and in the church's work im general her faithful services will be missed immensely. The bride was the recipient of many beautiful gifts and many expressions of congratulation ard best wishes for a very happy and long life. ADDRESS AND PRESENTATION Al very happy event took place at 'the home of Mr. Allan Barr, of Elma, on Monday. March 7th. when at the close of the regular meeting of the Trinity church branch of the A.Y.P.A. Mrs. Horace Williams was presented with the following address and show- ered with linen: Dear Mrs. Williams--You are about to leave our midst amd we feel we cannot let you depart without ex- pressing our hearty congratulations to you apd your husband and also wishing you a long and happy wedded life. But we also wish to show @eep appreciation of your faithful serviced and true friendship. You have set us an example of Christ-like self sacrifice in your earnest and un- tiring efforts in the work connected with Trinity church. Your loyalty. faithfulness and devotion will never ba forgotten and are bound to bring to you showers of blessing. We now take this opportunity of showering you with linen. We wish you God speed and our earnest prayers will always be for your happinss and prosperity in your new home. Buy your tea hi Head in Japan, ener ere oe d= dressed to all municipal organizers -- f in all and mow there is reported cons ; form ASssociation. Mr. J. C. Hay, Pres--- North (Easthope Temperance Alli ported. Rev. P. J, MoLaren, Shake--- Social and Moral Reform Society of Moore, meeting -- early meeting planned to -- intimation of an -- of the vsrious municipalities. ~ our -- + Raia Since the Temperance Convention at Listowel. Mr, R. J. Bridge. Vice-Pres- Signed on behalf of yourfriends,