MILVERTON, ONT., THURSDAY, OCT. 22 1914. Ghe EJ CAPITAL PAID UP $1,000,C00.00 UNDIVIDED PROFITS ay ttopolitan Bank Head Office : TORONTO RESERVE FUND $182,547.61 $1,250,000,00 Farmers' Business Receives Special Attention $1.00 will open a Savings Account. Blank Sale Notes supplied Free of Charge and Collections made at reasonable rates. Milverton and Millbank Branches: D, C. Brown, Manage Millbank Branch open every Monday, Wednesday and Friday ' pa =«C-Branches also at STRATFORD, LINWOOD, ELMIRA and GUELPH : "The New Millinery Shop" = 5 =v New Shapes and Trimmings Have dust Arrived Hats made to order on shortest notice, Drop in and see our display. We take pledSure in showing our goods. "Our Styles are the Very Latest" Next to Zimmermann's Shoe Store 9 MILVERTON, - ONT. icy f Geo. Reis. MISS L. MEYER % Z Hi] HH Kl i NR MOHR'S GROCERY MART'S SAUSAGES KEPT._ON HAND AT ALL TIMES | H DU Bologna ......... 18c Ib. | Weiners. ....... 20c Ib. Head Cheese. ...1&c lb. | Ham Bologna ...25c |b. Sum. Sausage ...35¢ lb. | Back Bacon..... 35¢ Ib. Boiled Ham......40c Ib. | Breakfast Bacon 25c lb, HIGHEST PRICES PAID FOR BUTTER AND EGGS a ac « Nal i nl | bov was born. HAMIL Sole Agent for Coal ------_---- J. G. TON CEMENT ST MARYS LIME D. L. @ W. SCRANTON STANDARD ANTHRICITE Ls) AY ~ | gecured a position in Pontiac. SSSSSSSSS= Bank of Hamilton Capital Authorized......$5,000,000 Capital Paid-up.. 3,000,000 BUT PlUe i Aisissnce esis). 9, 100.000 Safety Firste---- The money you save, instead of being a comfort, may be a care, if you have to worry as to its safety. Banish worry by depositing it in the Bank of Hamilton, whfch has safe-guarded the earnings of the thrifty for over forty years in good times and bad, building up year by year a Surplus now. 25 per cent. greater than its Capital, MILVERTON BRANCH: P. J. FASKEN, Manager SPECIAL MILLINERY ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THIS WEEK Untrimmed Felt Hats ranging from 75c to $1.25 ~ Felt Hats (Trimmed) ; latest styles "$1.50 to $3.00. nts - We have a Fine Line of Odd Mou At Real Bargains : COME E ARLY and HAVE FIRST . Si a it al + LOCAL NEWS + ' & sf seebobeteebod teehebedechbetecobed choked ebb 'Mr. T. G. Pfeffer was a business visitor at Toronto this wéek. s Mrs. W. Jermyn. of Palmerston. is at present visiting her mother. Mrs. Miss Marie Dobbs of Beeton. spent a few days last week with her friend Miss Dot Spencer. Mr. James Torrance M.P.P.. spending several days in this week on business, Mrs. W. J. Brown returned to Tor- onto on Friday after spending several | weeks with her mother Mrs, F. Glenn Mrs. Fred. Schaefer and several | members of the family of Goderich. are at present visiting friends in Mil- verton. Miss Laura Griffin after spending | several weeks with her mother Mrs. J. H. Griffin returned to Toronto on Wadnesday. i Next Friday afternoon at 2.30 the Rev. R. A. Miller of the Methodist /chureh will conduct the pre-commun.- | {ion service in Burns church. The Sacrament of the Lord's Sup- per will be dispensed in Burns church ;mext Sabbath morning at 11 o'clock. | The evening worship will be as usual Lat: 7, | Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Burgman, of | | Wingham. spent a day or two in | the village last week at the home of | the former's parents. Mr, and Mrs. ; Wm. Burgman, (Mirs. Valentine Gerth was called to | 'Elmira on Saturday having -received | word that her father Wm. Duench | bad died suddenly. The funeral will} | take place on Thursday. | A social evening will be held under} the auspices of the league in the | Methodist church on Tuesday evening | October 27th. A programme has been} prepared and lunch will be served | | Everybody welcome. | The Milverton Patriotic Fund will} lclose on Saturday. October 31st after} which the money will be remitted to| Hon. Thos. White Minister of Finance | who is treasurer. Any one desiring | | to contribute 'shou'd leave their money} | with Mr. W. K. Loth © before is Toronto = | date. | The Ladies' Aid of the Evangelical) | church intend, holding a birthday soc-| pro- | jing Nev, 5th. A good musical EEeen 'enamme is being arranged for, lewill be served. Menu--potato salad. boiled ham. celery cheese. apple. | |} pumpkin and schnitz pie. bread. but-| |ter. tea and coffee. | | As we go to press we hear | the Mormington canvassers for the | Belgian Relief Fund are making 7 |'whirlwind campaign and are meetin | with unbounded success on every hand} | Besides a large amount of money that | | has been received clothing and pro-!| visions. especially flour has been con-| | tributed in large quantities. | Because of the kindness of Glencoe} | people who assisted her when -- she| | gave birth to a baby on a train in| | that} that town. Mrs. John Harding, who} with her baby is at Victoria Hospital. | London. has named the boy John Glen- | |coe Harding. She was en route from | | Stratford to Pontiac. Mich.. when the } Her husband recently | She | | will continue her journey ina few! | days | | A public meeting was held in Don-} | dey's hall. Newton. on Monday even-} ing to organize for a campaign in the} | township for the relief of the' Bel-| jgvams. (ommittees were appointed | | for each subdivision for a canvas to bs | | completed. Wednesday or Thursday at! | the latest, The canvassers are enter- ing with a spirit of | determination | : | which undoubtedly spells success. Mr. | | Geo. Roe was appointed chairman and} | Mr. J. G. Hamilton. secretary-treas~ urer. The war continues with unabated | vigor with the advantage at presen apparently with the Allies. The Ger man attacks during the past week | have all been repulsed and in some | places the German line has been for-| ced back a distance of over twenty} miles. The advance by the Germans} |on the channel forts has for the pres-| lent been stopped. On Saturday last four German torpedo boat destroyers | were sunk off the coast of Holland by | the British which in a measure atones} for the five cruisers destroyed by Ger-} man submarines, In South Africa the | back of the Maritz revolt has been| | broken through the capture of seven- | tv three officers and meni and _ the | | surrender later of forty four officers and men. It is estimated that the loss of men so far in the war has been 1.300.000 of which 90.858 have been killed, 272.250 wounded and 908. 571 captured. It is estimated that the loss to the Germans is 400,00) Russians 320.000. French 240.000, Aus- trians 160,000. Servians 64.000. Tel- gians 48.000. British 32.000 and Mont enegrians 8,000, | 'On Thursday evening of last week | @ public meeting was held in the as- sembly room of the public library for the purpose of organizing to offer re- lief to the war-stricken Belgians at least a million of whom are bomeless and destitute. Mr. James Torrance. M.P.P. was appointed to the chair and Mr. W. H. Groschf secretary of the miaetiinig. Adresses were delivercd by the chairman on the needs of the (Belgians. after which a committee composed of Mrs. W. Rosamond. Mrs. F. Seelhoff. Mirs. B. Lucas Mrs. '"W. K. Loth and Messrs. J. W. Barr. 8. J. Grosch.§. Petrie and M. MacBeth was appointed to canvass the village for clothing and provisions. A resolution was also unanimously passed asking the council to contribute two hundred flollars to the fund and also a_ like 'amount to the Patriotic Fund. The result of the canvass was remarkable' food and clothing of the finest qual- 'ity were given. hardly a home failing to send its quota. Those that had meither clothing or food to give gave money. Among the contributions we might mention one hundred pair of shoes given by the Grosch Felt Shoe |Co,. a ton of flour given by the Pfef- 'fer Milling Co. and $50 worth of clothing given from their store by Messrs. John Engeland & Son. The | goods were delivered at the rink where they were packed on Monday ) It was. howey that breech block to muzzle measures | r Fy H "3 - be Gee Eas i | new weapon is said to work out jal in Cook's hall on Thursday even-| about £20,000. | is required | the war has t | totals 11.690.240 "| jomal 2.757.120 acres included in 50 apple barrels at 52c. each. Pfef- fer Milling Co,. Limited. : \ Sugar has advanced another 30c. ver hundred costing $7.26 wholesale. Miss Vida Crawford spent Thanks- giving with friends in and around Stratford. Master Norman Brown and friend} Mr, Peffer. of Toronto. spent a day or two last week with Mrs. Edward Glenn, t Rev. George Mason. of Pinkerton. has accepted the call to the Harris- ton Presbyterian church and will be inducted Noyember 5th, We pay the highest price for choice live poultry. It pays the farmer to feed poultry well as thin birds are not wanted, Engeland & Sons. The Washington Times says some- thing when it says; {The war news of these days istoo fascinating to be | let alone. too sickening to be read, ; (Messrs. Grosch Bros. have donated | a horse worth about two hundred dol-| lars to the Patriotic Fund. The horse | was shipped to Sir Adam Beck -- at} London on Tuesday. : | Canadian newspapers should re-} frain.from boasting as to what the | Allies will do when they reach Ber- lin--"It's a long way.from Tipperary" | and the going is rough. Saeee \ Everything in this world; is a tang- | led yarn; we taste nothing in its pur- | ity' we do not remain two moments | in the same state." Our affections. as! well as our bodies. are in perpetual | change.--Rousseau. ° | Game <Warden (William MHartmier has received the licenses for deer | hunters for this district from the | Game and Fisheries Department, and ' they are ready for distribution, It is! understood that twelve or tifteen| niimrods will go. north this year. | That giustrian army's a puzzler. | It has been routed) hopelessly defeat-'! ed. annihilated. surrounded and cut! off about steen times since the Russ-! vans started the war. That's. all right. only on the' following day we | read that the same Austrians are in| a strong position awaiting the Russ- ian attack. What is claimed to be the largest | cannon in the world is now undergo- | ine its firing trials on the Krupp | range at Meppen. The barrel) of the | 60 | The gun can throw a shell over | The total cost of the! at | feeit. fifteen miles. French surgeons have discovered that in many cases German bullets) cam be extracted from the French | wounded by electro magnets. Ger- man bullets are ferro-nicke] plated | and the magnets will withdraw such | bullets that have not penetrated more than four inches, Very little cutting and in many cases even fhe use of am anaesthetic is not call- ed for. An exchange has a very good one about a merchant who complained of people dealing out of town. The edit- or. who had noticed an imported let- ter head on the merchant's_ desk. heard the melancholy complaint to} its melancholy end. and agreed to! everything. Then he casually in- quired if the merchant got his print- ing done in town. and--the explanat- ions are not over yet. Again the submarine has proved its prowess over the cruiser, this time a German diver sunk a Russian cruiser in the Baltic. The torpedo although | 'been on only a short | time. has demonstrated that it is the| most deadly weapon that has ever! been invented. The dreadnought may | look more terrific. but it will cave in| the same as a cruiser. when the med pedo is driven home by a well-aimed shot. The province of Quebec has a total) /en to these places. Select your sweater coat at Enge- land & Sons. ; : You are sure of a good photograph if you go to Lee, Listowel. The party that has Mr. F. Noll's 'cabbage cutter is requested to return it at once. Why is a dentist apt to be melan- choly? Because he always looks ' down in the mouth. A man was arrested in Toronto for "sleeping in a church when nobody was preaching' <A policeman found | him fast asleep on a seat in the Met- ropolitan church on Saturdday night. and the magistrate in fining him one dollar and costs or thirty days in jail said. "there is no exeuse for this man as nobody was preaching at the time." : "When Sir George Foster has car- ried his apple campaign to a success- ful conclusion the News would -- sug- gest that he should inaugurate an "Rat Canadian Fish." campaign. There is no feature of our domestic life more peculiar than our housewives should buv foreign canned fish when ffesh fish ought to be so cheap in a coun- try .like Camada.--Mlontreal Evening News. Good schools are of the' greatest benefit in building up a town. You can't keep a good thing down. Good schools attract the attention of our surrounding towns. They send in new pupils to the schools and there is nothing which awakens the interest of the citizens of a town more than to notice that outsiders are noticing them. Let us encourage our schools and watch the results. -- Walkerton Times. Three more cases of violations against the Ontario License Act were handled this week by Inspector John 'Tommance of South Huron. Messrs. Jos. Bedour and Albert Sararus were each fined $20 and costs for | being drunk in "dry" territory and the 'hotidlkeeper Miaurice Ran. of Zurich. was fined $100 and costs for selling liquor contrary to law. The cases came before Police Magistrate An- drews. of Clinton.--Stratford Beacon. Toronto is to be favored with anew daily paper. The first issue of The Daily Courier is announced for Satur- day. It will be fathered by the same imiterests as the Canadian Courier. of which Mr. John A. Cooper is editor. and of which Mr. W. H. Moore. of the Canadian Northern Railway is under- | stood to be the principal owner. Mr. Britton B. Cooke is to have editerial Soe WWW MM Ld 'The SteruincBank OF CANAD : EEE ese UUMSGeDE Pes sats REEL HE SAVE, becaus 7 Q--~ Though you may be able to save but little, you will an invaluable habit for more prosperous days. acquire | HEAD OFFICE: Corner®King and Bay Streets. Toronto _ Md. Wd GENERAL MANAGER: A, H. WALiten: MONKTON BRANGH: F. W. ARMSTRONG, Manager " YUNDT--GRIFFIN A very .prettv wedding was solemn- ized at the home of Mrs. J.B. Grif- fin 31 Foundry street. Berlin. on Wednesday afternoon last at three mie was united in the holy bonds of watrimony to Mr. Edward G. Yundt. of Berlin. son of Mr. and Mrs. John! Yundt.of Milverton. At the stroke of the hour the bride entdred the parYor to the strains of Mendelssohn's Wedding March play- 'ed by Miss Pearl Walker. of Berlin. Rev. Dr. Marcus Scott officiated. The bride looked charming in gown of silk brocade and carried Dboquet of cream roses hair fern and was attended by @room's sister. Miss Ida Yundt, Milverton. who was gowned in erepe de chene and carried a boquet of mauve chrysantheumums. The pianist was gowned in pink silk crepe de chene. | Mir. Herbert Hoffman. of Waterloo -- supported the groom The groom's ewift to the bride was a beautiful set of mink furs. to the bridesmaid an ameythist ring. To the pianist a pearl brooch and to the groomsman gold cuff links, About fifty guests were present and after the ceremony they sat down to «a sumptuous repast. the table being a a and maiden the of chiarge. The Daily Courier promises to be primarily an illustrated paper |} and will be issued in 'the afternoon. Salvation Army headquarters is working on a plan to save tne big } orop of apples in Ontario from going to waste. Scouts in motors or on] bicycles are to find out the owners of orchards where apples may be ob- taimed free and with the co-operation of motor owners. pickers will be tak- The apples will be brought to the cities for the use of unemployed. and those who will take the trouble to dry their surplus apples may have them sent to Europe for Belgian relief. Fire supposed to be of an incendiary nature. completely destroyed the | cooperage shop of Pfeffer Bros, Listo- wel/Frfdaly morning. Wire was discov- ered about 4.40 and the brigade was speedily on the scene. However. the} flames had got too far a start and! the frame building and contents were | soon in ruins. Two cars of material | together 'with 500 made-up barrels | were also consumed. There was about 2.000 insurance. but this will not cover the loss. The general feeling here is that the building was set on fire deliberaitely. The latest and most patriotic beet ture which fits in for the present cri- | | left on the idedorated in pink and white. After relf¥eshments Mr. and Mrs. Yundt 5.20 train amid showers of confetti for Toronto. Buffalo and Detroit. The bride's travelling suit was black serge and white hat with plume. On their return they will reside in Berlin. The numerous and beautiful! oresents show the esteem in which. the young couple are held. Guests were present from Toronto. Detroit. | Sebringville. Milverton. Hamilton an! other places. , | re rere HOME FROM SCOTLAND ' Rev. John Kay of Stratford. | and Mrs. Kay-who have-recently re-| furned from Scotland. were among | those who experienced difficulty in, booking passages back to Canada on} account of the fact that so many of the liners had been requisitioned by| the Government as transport ships. | They had intended ta return on the; Saturnia. but she and her sister ship | which they had orossed going over. Rev. Mr. Kay visited most of Scot- land's beauty ,spots. including his old | of 111.400.900 acres of land get aside) sis. arrived in the city yesterday morn | home near Crieff. in Perthshire. close | 'V ) as forest reserves. This total includ-|jng with the '"Miade in Canada" stamp! to the vicinity of the famous Drum-| fifth commandment. have purchased es the National and Gaspe parks. in} wddition to twenty township -- forest | reserves aggregating 267.600 acres. In| Ontario. the area of forest reserves' acres with an addit-)| the | Algonquin. Quetico.- and Rondeau | parks. a total reserved area of 14.- | 447.360 acres, | Mr. Joe Lobsinger. of Carlsruhe, | who has served 28 years and 3 months | in His Miajesty's service as mail car-| rier from Carlsruhe station to the | post office. quitted his duties last | month. 'Mr. Uobsinger has been al faithful servant in his time, never missed a mail and made two trips | daily being probably a distance of six | miles per day 626. trips per year. which meant over 53.009 miles in his totim,-- Walkerton Times. To drain two thousand acres of low- land from which the sea has been shut off by -high embankments, what is presumably the largest windmill in he world has been lately set up at Harlingen. in Holland, It is fifty feet jn diameter. is mounted on a_ steel tower. and has . steel sails. Some years ago.-internal combustion engines were replacing the wooden windmills of Holland. but lately the steel wind- mill is being more and more employ- ed. especially for pumping. As a result of the war the price of butter parchment which is imported from Belgium. Germany and Sweden has already increased nearly forty per cent. in price owing to the limited supply coming in ffrom the latter country which is at present the only country exporting. We were notified the other day by a Toronto firm that the mineral ink which is used in 'printing parchment had advanced from $1.00 to $3.00 per pound. In view of these advances we.are com- pelled to raise the price to $1.50 for 500 and to $2.00 for 1000. These pric- es merely meet the increase in cost and are much lower than prices quot- ed elsewhere. A cabbage that was over a yard in circumference was a Thanksgiving donation left on the editorial desk on Monday by Ex-Alderman Schnurr, thle vegetable king of Walkerton. This is becoming a habit with Mr. Schnurr as he has already! laid three mam- moth cabbages on our desk this year and each one b'gger than its predeces sor, If he keeps up the practise we will have to enlairge the door before 'the last swelled head can be admitted | "Honest John" Whitehead is another man who has earned a place in print | PEPE eben bee errr rere ee test plainly marked thereon. (It beautifully colored picture out by a Canadian artist. and tains England's favorite dog- Hnglish bull. standing on a Union Jack. with the Canadian Beav- er beside it oma big draped Canadian flag. It shows clearly the united 'stnangth of the two mations. and \ bears the words "Doubling the } Watch.'--Guelph Mercury. The latest type of submarines in the | British navy are formidable machines |! They are about 1.100 tons displace- | ment and carry a crew of thirty. | They have a radius of action--that is | to say they can move 1.000 miles with- out exhausting their fuel supplies Putting the mean speed. on a scout- ing cruise at ten knots. a submarine qavould be capable. of keeping at sea for one hundred hours. or rather more than four days. The larger submairines carry ten or more tor- nadoes so that a flotilla of : these vessels would be capable of doing in- daleulable damage unless they were discovered and destroyed. is a | worked con- | the | large | ne AUCTION SALE Tuesday - Nov, 2nd--A. s Ohalmers will sell farm stock and implements on Lot 20., Con. 16. Elma. for ~ A, H, Holmes. a ne "W. ) WEI~'S SALE RFGISTER Saturday Oct. 24th--Horses. cattle vehicles and implements at Milverton for F. Zimmermann & Son : Leoteofeeteoendeetesteceofecfeodeodeofoofosfondesfesdesteeteetebeobesfer BUTTER NOTICE --o-- "All Butter in packages or wrapped jin .parchment paper must in future be labelled "Tfairy' or "Creamery." ; "This means no batter can bé bought or sold ia plain wrap- pers or ih unbranded packages. No butter can be bought or sold under brand of 'Separator.' The word 'Dairy' or 'Creamery' must appear on wrappers or ipaldkage. : "Failing to comply with the above Government Act you are liable to a fine of $10 to $30 for each offence." ae For further information write the Department of Agricul- ? | Meaddows--At Burns. on Oct. 17th. to mond Castle. with its 60 acres of gar-| dens and historic surroundings. | Many of Mr. Kay's relatives are at | the front including his nephew. Pro-} fessor David Kay. D.D. : | aaeeteneeentneenimennamintionnall MR. MULCAHY HONORED | Listowel Banner Mr. Dave Mulcahy one of Listo- wel's popular men. who is to be wed- ded this month to '(Miss Hildagard Miller. of Wellesley was honored at a meeting of young men in the arm- ories on Thursday evening when he: was made the recipient of two Me- Kinley chairs. a mantel clock and a (Silver cake dish. Mr. Beverly Rem- ford presided and the address was read by Mr. Geo. Harron. PERTH DEANERY EXCHANGE LIST The Perth Deanery will devote Sun-| day. Nov. 29th. to missionary services. The pulpits will be filled as follows, St. James. Stratford, Rey. T. J, Charl- ton: St. Pauls, Stratford. Rev. N,) Williams' St. Marys. Rev. BF. C. Ryott Sebringville. Rev. H. J. Condell; Kidkton, Rev. W. J. Taylor: Mit- chell. Rev. H. M\-Langford; Milver- ton. Rev. J. W. Hodgins; Millbank. Rev. J. M. Shaw: Listowel. Rev. W. T, Cluff: Atwood. Rev. F. K, Hughes. ----e BIRTHS, meee 'Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Meadows. daughter. Daub--At Rostock. on Oct. 8th. -- to (Mr. and Mrs, Albert Daub..a son, Cunningham--At Milverton. on Sun- day Oct. 18th. ta Mr. and Mrs, J, Cunningham. a son. Matthews--At Listowel. on Oct. 17th, to Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Matthews. a daughter. 4ARRIAGES, oe oe Riank--Reibling--At the Miss. Luth- eran Church. Wellesley on Wed- mesdhay Oct, 14th. by the Rey. Bat- tenberg Miss Louise. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Reibling tio Mr. Fdward Rank. of near Bamberg, Miller--Hitzeroth--At | Wellesley on ~ Welinesday Oct. 14th. Miss Annie Marie. daughter of Mr. and Mrs, H. Hitzeroth to Mr. Geo, Miller. of Wellesley. -- : se eo cet _ DEATHS. a PEELE EE EE ELE EEE EES ture. Ottawa.and ask for copy of The Dairy Industry 1914. Bulletin No. 42. - Get your Butter Wrappers ited at SUN OFFIC "dot" 4) oa Saturd Oct. 17th. Wiltiam Duench. aged - years. 4 months and 20 days. (Diuiench--At "Elmi o'clock when her only daughter. May-' | lors, po war prices. silk |" 'wishes to convey to the public ;,wards 'his parlors during the | intoleatable, | weeks ow | rigidly enfoteed in an endeavor MONKTON, Mr. G. Weber spent : friends at New Sentuae 'Miss Eva Hofmes spent § with her brother at Stratford, . ootiss Mary Dobbs. of Beeton. is at R . " Seenent Bie musat of her friend. Miss The young people of held beechnut services in last Sunday, attendance, A brand new display of milli at Weber & Bettger's atliniey New stock and new styles with und ay: this vicinity the woods There was a very large ery \Dar--- yles but Mrs. J. D. Fergusson and Mrs. Wilson returned on Monday from Tor. ofito where they spent a couple of weeks with friends. ae) Miss Nettie Terry left on 'Friday. last for Rossburn. Man.. to be pres-_ ent at the bedside of her sister who is quite ill. a Mr. Robt. Armstrong will cons duct a sale of dairy: cows and stock- ers at Bauer's hotel. Monkton. on Saturday~Oct. 31st. come pin: (Mrs. Henry Manton. of the 17th west who has been somewhat serious- lv indisposed we are glad to hear is making progress towards recovery, Mr. John Illman who has been ill for some time throtigh an attack _ of appendicitis has not of late been ~ showing the progress towards recoy- erv that his friends had hoped for, Mr. J. T. Gill will wind up his ice cream business on Saturday. He his ~ thanks for the patronage extended to- past season. ee ae Mr. Henry McNaught. of 'Deer- bank' apiary made a large shipment of honey to British Columbia on Tues- day. The 'Deerbamk* honey has a_ reputation in Canada that extends to -- the ocean shores. Mr. Capling of Palmerston. butter- maker for the mew firm of Treleayen & Ranton who will operate the cream ery here opening Nov. 2nd. arrived on Wionday with his household effects -- (amd moved into Mr. J. Johnson'S © thouse. Owing to the epidemic of measles -- around Willowgrove anniversary ser- viees which were to have been held next Sunday have been withdrawn as also has been the, fowl supper on Monday evening. The regular ser- | had both been taken over. and it was| vices Monkton in the morning. Beth- lonly after a great deal of trouble that | esda in the afternoon (Mir. and Mrs. Kay secured room on; grove at night will be held next Sun- |the Letita of the Donaldson Line on} da - and Willow- | y as usual. Mr. and Mrs. J, J. (Hood an couple that arrived from Scotland a_ couple of years ago and have been victims of a misapplication of the -- old return passage for their native -- land and intend leaving this week. | For an old couple to break home ties and settle in a new country is at any time trying but in their case it was Mr. 'David McRoberts. of Milver- ton. has purchased Mr. Jesse Row- -- fand's farm near the village and isat -- 'present busily engaged in doing the fall plowing. He will get possession of the house at New Year's and will move his family here. We can assure -- the people of Monkton that Mr. Mc- | Roberts is a splendid type of man to -- have for a citizen, He is industrious | 'and a man that is prepared to recip- rocate a good turn at any time, Schools and churches have glosed in Monkton for a couple of ine to fhe prevalence of | mieasles, Quarantine for this disease is usually hard to enforce owing to a prevailing idea ~ that measles is a simple children's disease and 'should run its course, No gredter mistake could be made* quarantine should ess 0 stamp it out, An examination of the death rate statistics will show the highest mortality is due to disease. . Regt On Tuesday evening Oct, 18th. the people of Monkton and surrounding country filled Erskilie's hall to over- flowing to listen to and take part in 'a patriotic concert hurriedly .gotte up by the Women's Patriotie Socie! been | Atwood lent their assistance and gave an exccedingly good fancy drill and also ga in addition Miss Hammnod a solo with violin obligato by Morrison. of the same place. I ; Regan. of Logan. was another soloist not before heard in our hall, Those of our local talent taking part Were? | Mrs. W. Holman. and the Misses -- Greig Wilson. Martin. Adair and Me- Naught and Messrs. Wilson. -- Row- Jand. Gill and Murray, These were most ably supplemented by the Monk--- ton orchestra and the school child- -- ren, A very great deal of the su cess of the affair was due to the ficient accompaniment of Mesdam McBain. Mahoney and Bettger. Sh matriotic addresses were giver 'Revds. Fergusson. Doan and also by the chairman Dr. MeKen While in a programme ) jt is impossible to. pi than another but menti 'made of the enthusi hoterized every..part the 9 ited funeral will be held at Neier in aid of funds, The ydung ladies of