~ rate 2 9-10 mills; . contract con, ber at 10 o'clock.--WM. <p pee ae : MORNINGTON COUNCIL The- council met in the township hall, Newton, on Monday, Aug. 4th, at 10 o'clock. All the members were \ present, The minutes of the previous: "meeting were read and adopted. The Reeve and Clerk were authorized to apply to the Railway Commission at Ottawa for an order to construct the Peffers drain across the lands of the Grand Trunk Railway Company, | The by-law for the Peffers drain No. 523 was finally passed as read a third time. ae ae : ~ The Clerk was authorized to levy and enter on the Collector's rolls the 'unpaid assessments for the Burnett drain, The financial By-law for 1919 wag finally passed which shows the following rates 'to be levied: County Township rate 8 6-10 mills; General school rate 1 6-10 mills. 1g Orders were issued for the follow- ing amounts: Ed, Mayberry $32.40; bal. gravel contract con, 13; J. Cassel 108.00, gravel contract con. 13; Geo. oore $1.00 repairing bridge con, 13 Ed. Wood $1.00 burying dead animal; | John G. Hamilton $30.00 sheep killed by dogs; W. H,. Henderson 140,00 avel contract con, 4; Anthony Koe. | el, $37.80 gravel contract con, 93 Samuel Hymer $12.00 sheep worried by dogs; J. Kohn sf ) 1 bridge and spikes; John Kohn $1,60 use of road scrape? Michael Stem- mler 90¢, gravel to pathmasters; Ed. Kenner, $4.50 work in Johnston's bridge; el contract on con, 8; H. B, Kerr $14 work on Hymer bridge and Johnston bridge; 'Allan Cook $15.40, gravel 9; Corrugated Pipe Co. 108.80 pipe for culvert; Wm. 'dell $8 preparing and selling deben- 'tures for the Pacifie Avenue Drain; | also $4 for collecting and adjusting | taxes for the Burnett drains; Alex. Phail $25.00 grant to Stratford pital; Alex, Rae $39 gravel to path- | Isaac Westman $39.20 grav- | masters} el to pathmasters; W. B. Freeborn, treasurer, $50, part salary; also $4 collecting taxes for Burnett drain; J. 8. Kuepfer $20 gravel contract con. "hee masters, council" adjourned to meet. a, ' oie Monday in Septem-| spent Sunday with friends at New WADDELL, | Hamburg. again on the first Clerk. 40 planking | Robert Crawford $14.00 grav | Wad- ordon $24.75 gravel to path- 'Mr. Maurice Jones, of London, vis- ited with Miss Lizzie McKee and other old friends in this locality dur- ing the past week. : : An. ordon Grieve visited with friends in Stratford during the past week, | Mr, and Mrs. George Smith and sons visited part of last week. with Mr, and Mrs. Harold Nurse,.at Pal- merston. seer 'Mr. Milton Lowrie visited over Sunday with friends at Stratford. Messrs. John and Simon Fewings took a trip to Muskoka during the past week, : '" Mr, H, J. Brownlee, of Hespeler, land Miss Jane Brownlee, of Mount | Forest, visited with their brother, Mr. R. J. Brownlee, during the past week, Mr. George Love, of Toronto, call- {ad on friends here this week. | and Mrs. Frank Martin and | Miss Grace Martin, of Guelph, spent /Sunday with friends here. + | Mr, Austin Tanner has returned 'home after spending the past two 'months at Olivet. : Misses Olive Freeborn and Win- 'nie Coombs, of London, are visiting 'friends in Goderich, | Miss H. A, Stewart returned to | Dundas after two weeks' holidays in | this locality. i | Mr, and Mrs. E, Phair, of London, 'visited over Sunday with Mr.and Mrs. . B. Freeborn. . | Myr, and Mrs. Robert Gale spent 'Sunday with Mr, and Mrs, Joe Burke, at St. George. Mr, and Mrs. Sam Pender, of Strat- ford, and Miss A, Ashelby, of Mitchell 'visited over Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. C. Pender. Miss Lottie Kerr hag reTurned to home after visiting friends in i her hos- Moorefield and Carthage. Miss Mary A. Phair has returned home after spending. the past month at Mr, J. Cooper's, Macton. : - Miss Matilda Vogan is visiting with Mr. and Mrs. R. Vogan, at London. ; Mr, and Mrs. Howard Morrison, of Stratford, spent Sunday at Myr. J. | Nuhn's.! : Mr. and Mrs. Wolfe and family | The Millbank Memorial Public Li- 'brary will open for distribution of -_---- CENTRAL =| books on Saturday evening at seven |o'clock. Formal opening later. | Mr. and Mrs. Adam McKee, of | Cleveland, are visiting with friends , in this locality. STRATFORD, ONT, | All those who tried their entrance | examination from here this year have |passed. Mr. George Smith is again 'We have Telegraphy, Commercial) {9 be congratulated in never yet and Shorthand Departments. We give | paving an entrance pupil fail. individual instruction. Students are) Mr. and Mrs. George Smith at- entering each week. Our graduates tended the funeral of the late David secure positions of trust. you Get our) MeLaughlin, at Listowel, on Mon- free catalogue now, it may interest |; Fee ante : : D. A. McLACHLAN Principal. day. Quite a number from here attended the funeral of the late Pte. William Squire at Milverton on Saturday. wae I SYSTEM Double Track Route between ~ MONTREAL, TORONTO, DETROIT | couple of days last AND CHICAGO - Unexcelled Dining Car Service. Sleeping cars on night trains and/ pices of 'parlor cars on principal day trains. Full information from any Gran Trunk Ticket Agent or C. E. Horn- ing, District Passenger Agent, Tor- onto. H. C. BAIRD, 'Phone 1, Local Agent | My. Higgins and Miss Oleda Hoff- meyer, of Stratford, and Mrs. Hig- ginsy of Detroit, visited at Mr. A. Hoffmeyer's on Sunday. Mr, Percy Hoffmeyer, of Avonbank spent a few days last week at his home here. ~ Mrs. Thos. Alexander and daugh- 'ters, Misses Clara and Ruby, of | Moosejaw, Sask., visited last week at 'the home of their aunt, Mrs. John K. | Hammond, es | Mrs, John K. Hammond visited a week with her of Mil- | daughter, Mrs. John Hooey, | verton, | Remember the garden party_to be /held on the school grounds Friday jevening, August 8th, under the aus- the Millbank Women's In- |stitute. Proceeds to be given to the dj Soldiers' Convalescent Home,at Whit- by. See posters for program etc. GADSHILL. Mr. J. Kalbfleisch, of Milverton, Our - Tailoring Tells the story of x measure, ~ Quality, Excellent Ma- terials and Workman- ship, Tasteful Styles, Lasting Satisfaction. - We will be pleased to have you call and make selec- | tions and let us take your | }spent a few days last week with his 'daughter, Mrs. J. Doerr. Misses Mabel and Agnes Cook, Venda Wahl and Ruby Atkin and Mr. A, Cook spent Thursday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. Smith. Mr, and Mrs. Wm. Stewart spent Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. F. Henderson. Mr. John Diehl has disposed of his driver to the Bannen Bros. Miss Eleanor Malcho, who spent the past three months with Mr. J. Mc- Kenzie, returned to her home on Thursday. Miss Priscilla Doerr is spending a few weeks with her sister, Mrs. Wm. Wilker. ° Huckle-berry picking is the order of the day. The buzz of the cars 'ean be heard at almost any hour ev- en at four o'clock in the morning. Mrs. John Diehl spent Tuesday in oole visiting her mother. Sunday visitors at Mr, John Diehl's were: Mr. and Mrs. Will Cook, Mr. Albert Cook and friend, Miss Nellie Cannon, Miss Lizzie Cook, of Mit- chell, Mr. and Mrs, Joe Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Taylor, and Miss Ladies' and Men's Tailor MILVERTON, - - Pe YOU WILL LIKE OUR WORK M. FLEISHHAUER ONTARIO Lilly Taylor, of Brunner, HESSON Mr. Chas, W. Stemmler left for | Detroit, Windsor and Sandwich on Tuesday and was accompanied by Miss Alice Stemmler. " Miss Cecelia Stemmler returned af- MILBANK NEWS | 'Motor plant, spent a few days last LISTOWEL Messrs. Harold McLaughlin, Char- es Cavell, Cecil Cavell, John and Richard Paul, of Toronto, were Sun- day visitors at their respective homes in town. ; Mrs. Smith and son, Clarence, of Toronto, are spending a few days at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mur- ray, Elma. Mrs. Barker and son, Frank, of Toronto, motored to town on Satur- day and called on friends. ( Mr. and Mrs. N. -A. Gowdy are spending a three week's vacation in Winnipeg. Messrs. Leonard Gabel and Clarke ; Moore are at Oliphant lakeshore for their vacation. Myr. E.°D. Bolton, ©.L.S., is sur- veying near Goderich this week. Mrs. Jas. Rogers is a visitor in Windsor this week, Mr, Pat McRae, of Windsor Ford | week with friends in this vicinity. Mr. Sid Greenslades motored to Hanover on Sunday. Mr. John Climie who spent last week in Palmerston has returned-to town. Capt. Linton Yule, M.C., arrived home last week from overseas. Capt. Harry Livingstone, C, A. M, C;, who lately returned from overseas has interesting exhibits in Living- stone's drug store window, compris- ing souvenirs of China and Japan, where he was stationed for some time and souvenirs of the Great War in France--Hun shrapnel helmets, ete. Quite a number from here took in | the North Mornington garden party on Friday evening last. They all re- port a good time although it was a very cold evening. The Listowel band was in attendance. The Listowel Junior W.F.A. cham- pionship team played an exhibition game at Woodstock on Monday even- ing against the Woodstock Seniors. The game resulted in a tie 0--0. The eame was a fast, clean one, but Wood stock never proved dangerous. Kelly was the best man on the field. The Listowel team lined up as follows:-- Goal, M. Hamilton; backs, L. Yule, R. Hermiston; halves, G. Harron; B. Bamford, M. Kerr; forwards, B. Wind sor, F'. C. Kelly, J. Binning, G, Philps. Lowman referee. No further word has been received by the local management re the On- tario finals. It is hoped by all that home and home games can be arrang- ed with the Eastern Ontario chan- mone to settle the Ontario champion. ship. WARTBURG Misses Ethel and Olive Kruspe spent a few days recently at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Norman Honderich, Milverton. Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Smith and Misses Annis and Pearl, of Kuhry- ville; were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Henry on Fri- day. Rev. and Mrs. Zimmerman and Mas- ter Howard, of Sebringville, called on friends in this locality on Wednes- day. Mr, and Mrs. Norman Honderich and family, of Milverton, were re- cent visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Kruspe. Mr. George Doell purchased a Ford car recently. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Henry and Mas- ters, Robert, Sam and George Braden, spent Sunday with relatives at Strat- ford. Mr, and Mrs. Ed Gaul and family, of Stratford, were recent visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Messerschmidt, 2 Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Paerschbacher and Mr. and Mrs. George Filsinger, of Mildmay, spent a day recently at the home of Mr. and Mrs, W. F. Kruspe. Miss Mina Hartmier, of Milverton, is at present visiting at the home of Reeve Armstrong. My. and Mrs. Richard Nowack, Mrs. Charles Priestap and Mr. and Mrs. Simon Nuhn spent a day recently at Kitchener. Mrs. George Richardson recently purchased a Gray-Dort Special car. BRUNNER The Misses Steinberg,of New Ham- bufg, are visiting their cousin, Miss Vera Doerr. Mr. Will Thompson, of Stratford, and his niece, Mrs. ----, of Toronto, spent Friday with Mr. and Mrs. Gus Gunn. Mr. and Mrs. Lew Anderson, of Guelph, spent the week-end with Mr. W. Anderson. Mrs. Scott, of Chicago, is- visiting with Mrs. C. Walker. Mr. W. Whitney, of Milverton, spent Sunday with Mr. G. Whitney. Mr, Douglas Anderson, of the G.T. R. city ticket office, Guelph, is spend- ing his holidays with his cousin, Mr. T. Anderson. Miss Margaret Miller returned to her home in Mt. Bridges after spend- three weeks with her friend, Miss Lillian Taylor, Mr, and Mrs, Martin Taylor and daughter, Lillian, Mrs. C. Hoffman, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Taylor, of Brun- ner, Mr. and Mrs. Will Cook and son, Albert, and his friend, Miss Mildred Cameron, and Miss Lizzie Cook, of Mitchell, were Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Diehl, of Gadshill. LINWOOD TOPICS \last week with Dr. R, E. Beggs, of Misses Eleanore Ludwig and Edna Daub, of Kitchener, are spending their vacation with Miss Clara Len- hard. f Mr, John Voll and family and Mr. George Voll spent a day in London last week, Misses Helen Lenhard and. Lulu Gohl returned home after spending a few days at Kitchener and Waterloo. | Mr, Milton Dechert spent Sunday at Kitchener. ~ < _Mr, Harry Lutz spent Friday eve- ning at Elmira. : Terrill's sale is still in progress. Sunday visitors at the home of Mrs. A. Beggs were: Mrs. J. Thackery, of Port Huron; Mr. and Mrs. F. Davis, of Toronto; Mr. and Mrs. A- Stick. ney, of Elmira; and Mrs. Leslie Beggs and baby, Lavern, of Macton. Mrs. A. Beges spent a few days Milverton. Mr. Wm. Beggs, enumerator for this district, is busy these days. 0 per cent. off all shoes not ad- vertised on bill at Terrill's, Miss Winnie Stricker spent a week with her sister, Mrs. W. Freeman, at Olivet. { Misses Winnie Beggs and Gladys Kerr spent a few days last week at Hespeler. : Mr. and -Mrs. H. C,.; Barlett and Mr, and Mrs. J. E. Gillespie were vis itors at Galt on Thursday last. - _ Miss Hildreth Little, of Toronto, is at present visiting at Dr. McEach- ren's. Miss Laurene Barr accompanied by her aunt, Mrs .S. Petrie, of Milver- ton, spent Monday judging the school gardens here. Many are taking advantage of Ter- rill's Mid Summer Sale, The Epworth League of the Metho- dist Church presented Mr. Harry Lutz with a signet ring on Thursday last in appreciation of services rendered overseas. Miss Margaret Runstedler, of Flesh- erton, spent a few days last week with her friend, Miss Kathlyn Hayes. Dr, F. J. Edmunds, of Kitchener, spent Thursday with Dry. G. G. Man- ser. = Mrs. Allan McLaughlin, of Listo- wel, spent Thursday at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Car- nochan, ~ The "Bargain Table" at Terrill's is drawing much attraction. Visitors at Mr. Ed Wards on Sun- day were: Mr. Wm. Ward, B.A., of Toronto; Mr. Jas. Riddell and the Misses Clara and Jemina Riddell, of Newton. Miss Odell Schnurr, of Mildmay, returned home on Monday after a three weeks' visit with Miss M. Schnurr. The Methodist Church intend hold- ing their Anniversary Services on Sunday, Sept. 14th. Mr. and Mrs. F. Schleuter and baby of Preston, are at present visiting at Mr. Wm. Carnochan's. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Manser, of Toronto, are visitors at Dr, G, G Manser's. Genuine Swiss Taffeta Silk, reg. $2.75 yd. for $1.95 yd. at Terrill's. A few Linwood sports attended the Guelph races on Monday. Misses Dolly McKay and Jean Bea- ton are at present visiting at. Detroit. Miss Mila Pollich returned to her home at Drayton on Sunday after spending a couple of weeks at her egrandfather's, Mr. W. C. Parsill. Holiday visitors' at Mr, N. Roe's| were: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Roe and| children, ef Hanover, Miss Enid Roe and Mr. Teddy MacQuerney, of To- ronto, The Sacrament of the Lord's Sup per was dispensed with in the Metho- dist church on Sunday last. Among the Sunday visitors in our} midst were: Mr. and Mrs. W. Strauhl, | of Kitchener, at-Heinbuch's; Misses | Edith and Siloam Roth, of Elmira, | with friends; Mr. Herman Foster, of | Kitehener, under parental roof; Mr. | Clayton Dechert, of Puslinch, at hig home; Miss Ruby Gates, of Toronto, | at Mr. John Schnurr's; Mr. V, R.| Berlett, of Kitchener, at Mr. Andrew Spahr's; Mr. and Mrg. Henry Sippel, of Stratford, at Mr. Fred Dechert's; Mr. and Mrs. Norman Ament, of New! Hamburg, at Mr. P. Ament's; Mr.. M. Fries, of Elmira, at Mr. John Dech-' ert's; Mrs. M. Boegel and daughter, Olive and sons, Jerome and Orval and' Mr. Ed Zeitel, of Kitchener, at Mr. L. Heimler's. { Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Haid, of To-! ronto, spent the week-end at the for- mer's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Haid. Mr. David Fletcher spent the week- end at Waterloo. Miss Tena Meyer returned to her home in Kitchener on Saturday last. Misses Letta Boyd and Bernice Me-! Dermid, of Stratford, spent a few weeks at Mr. Robert White's. | Misses Elnora Ludwig and Edna | Daub, of Kitchener, are at present visiting at Mr. P. Lenhardt's. Miss Helen -McEachren returned home after spending a week at Har- riston. 3 Quite a number of Linwood people attended the Tattoo at Waterloo an Friday night. Miss Erina Long, of Kitchener, spent the week-end with her friend, Miss Mabel Gohl. Mr, Alf Runstedler, of Syracuse, N.Y., Mr. and Mrs. Frank Runstedler, of Detroit, are spending their va- cation at the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Runstedler. Miss Mabel Gohl spent Monday at Elmira. Te lspent the week-end (Open Every Tuesday Evening.) ij 2 Z 'SPECIAL SAL THIS WEEK AT LOTH'S © SILK POPLIN 800 yards. Silk Poplin, worth to-day $2.00 per « yard, in the following shades only navy, Alice blue, green and Nigger brown, at per yard $1.59 200 yards of Black Silk Poplin, worth to $2.25. per yard, at only $1.79 SPECIAL TOWELLING SALE 6 pieces Linen Towel- ling--price to-day 45c per yard--our price for this week only O2C .. FELT/HATS--Regular special this week special this week special this week special this week match, size 164 only, GROCERIES Pork and Beans Tomato Catsup Spaghetti auce Chow Chow Mustard Sauce Heintz és Sunkist Seedless Raisins.. special this week........ . PANAMA HATS--Regular $4.50 and $5 Libby's Salad Dressing... $4.50 to $5.00, PANAMA HATS--Regular $3.50 and $4 SENNET STRAW HATS--Reg. $3.50" SENNET STRAW HATS--Worth $1.75. BERLIN SHIRTS--Withcollar and tie to worth $2.50, for... Paimolive Soap Sale 3 cakes ....29¢ 6 cakes «...58¢: 12 cakes...1.16 Not More Than -- t2 to Customer Chicks 34c per lb. Young Ducks 24¢ per Ib. Fowl! 5 Ibs. and over, 26c 1b.; under 5 lbs., 24c¢ per Ib. _ oe oe crowd had gathered about' the ma- | chine. The aviator, who was forced to land on account of a shortage of gasoline,.spent about two hours here. He was accompanied by another plane which landed at Monkton. They were on their way from Toronto to De- troit. Miss R. Long, of Elmira, spent the ne Spi with her friend, Miss M. xOOL. Mrs. David Beggs is at fresent vis- iting her daughter, Mrs. H. Faulk- ner, at Moorefield. Mr. Dave Fletcher spent the week- end in Toronto. : : Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Cathcart spent Sunday at Newry. Mr. Herman Foster, of Kitchener, at Mr. Henry Neuert's. FERNBANK Miss Maude Mason spent Sunday at Mr. Wm. Neilson's. Mr. and Mrs. M. Daniels spent Sun- day at Mr. J. Stever's. -- Misses Frances Dowling and Mar- tha Cousin visited recently at the home of Mr, John Reid. Miss Verna Hall, of Guelph, spent the week-end at Mrs. H. Diamond's. Mrs. A. Corry and family spent Saturday at Stratford. ELMA COUNCIL The municipal council of the town- ship of Elma met in the Agricultural 'hall, Atwood, on Saturday, July 26th. Members present -- Reeve, Wm. Scott; Deputy-reeve, Samuel Smith; | Councillors, Wm. Coates, John Illman land Charles Vallance. | Minutes of the last meeting were |read, approved and signed by the |Reeve and Clerk. |. A notice was read from the County | Clerk that the amount to be levied in |Klma and paid to the County Treas- |urer for the year 1919 was' $8326.00 also communications were read from | Thompson & Richardson, solicitors, on behalf of Wm. Baillie, re fence ;across McKenzie drain and along the south end of lot 4, con. 15, Elma, and the clerk was authorized to reply ithat the fence referred to was left in la somewhat better condition than | before the construction of the drain. Moved by Ullman -- Smith -- That |by-law No. 717 of the township, for | levying county, township, railroad 'and general school rate for the year /1919, as now read a third time be fin- | jally passed. Moved by Coates--U]man--That ,Messrs. Petrie and Barton be paid the sum. of $232.50 as part payment O£ tHe Contract of the branch to the {McCourt drain as per engineer's cer- Miss Josephine Bemrose, of Toron-|tifcate to, is spending a holiday at Mr. A. C. Crawford's. ; Mr. and Mrs. 4H. his farm to Mr. Gideon Wagler. Miss Edith Diamond visited with friends on the town line last week. Quite a number from this vicinity attended the funeral of the late Pte. William Squire on Saturday. Mrs. D. Hymerg and Master Lorne spent Thursday in Newton. Mr, John Gordon left on Monday on a visit to friends in Manitoba. Mr. John Brenneman spent Sunday on the line. CARTHAGE MeNichol and daughter, Gladys, spent Sunday with Mr, and Mrs. David Reid. ! Mr. Herb. Hymer has disposed of | Moved by Coates--IIman--tThat 'the by-law cited as the Hanna drain and extension by-law be provision- ally adopted and that the clerk have a copy printed for each person as- | sessed thereby. : | Moved by Smith--Vallance--That } ,the Reeve and Clerk issue orders for the payment of the following accts:-- 'Alvin McKee, 55 yds. gravel per Scott 'Hamilton, $8.25, 39 yds. per Thos McFarlane, 5.85; Jas. Newbigging, ,47 yds. per John McCauley, 7.05, 70 yds. per Jas. C. Keith, 10.50, 75 yds. per M. Little, 11.25, 119 yds. per | Walter Inglis, 17.85, 72 yds .per Geo. Cleland, 10.80; Wm Turnbull, 'rep. | bridge con, 4, gr. road, 4.40; Wm. | Robb, rep. culvert con. 7, gr. road, 50 inspecting township work, 4.00; Chas. ' Wicke, gravel per Wm. Pehlke 14.25, Miss Mabel Raines, of Listowel, jg gravel per Jno Swint 13.00, gravel ; the guest of Mrs, 8S. Johnston. Mr. and Mrs. J. Grey and son, Mil- }ton, were visitors in our burg over 'the week-end. Miss Jean Watson has returned home after spending some time with friends in St. Marys, Durham and Monkton, ;per Ed Smith 3.00; Chas. Petrie, 'gravel per W. A, Gray 118.50, gravel |per Allen Petrie 31.50, gravel per H. | Danbrook, 16.00; Melyn Scott |gravelling con. 10, t.l.e. and m, 5.00: |Edwin Leslie, gravel per H, Dan- brook, 25.00; Horace Bedwell, road- way for gravel, 5.00; Mrs. Jas. Nich- for plank 88.88; George Lemme grading with engine 117.00, gradi with engine, con. 2 to 4, t.le.% m., 52.00; Geo. MeClory, pt. paymen culvert s.r. 25 and 26, con. 16, 40.00 rep. culvert s.r. 25 and 26, con. 17. 8.00; Richard Dally, 27 yds. per T J. Tughen, 4.05; Elizabeth Brandt |21 yds. per T. J. Tughen, 3.15; Sai -- 56% yds. per P. Henderson, 8.48, 24 yds. per Alex Grant, 3.60, 30% per Alex Grant. ; Moved by Ulman--Vallance--That the council do now adjourn to meet, again in the Agricultural hall, Atwood - on Friday, August 29th, at ten o'clock for general township business. The trustees of the different schoo. sections who have not already don so are requested to forward to thi township clerk their requisition fo school monies at once and also al pathmasters are requested to return their statute labor list properly filled up with amount of gravel placed on roads certified on the back of said list, as early as possible. GEO, LOCHHEAD, Clerk. There is many a good wife who can't sing, play the piano or dance well, Ti of WEBSTER NEW INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARIES are in use by busi- ness men, engineers, bankers, judges, architects, physicians, farmers, teachers, librarians, cler4j gymen, by successful men anda women the world over. Are You Equipped to Win? The New International provides the means to success. 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Schummer spent |e week-end with Miss Susie Moore. | the week-end at St. Clements, Guelph GLENALLAN immediate _ possession, \ erected a ~ house with ki _ Drilled well, windmill, bank barn, p' Weir's List of Farms For Sale ee $6,800--Will buy lot 32, con. 11, Elma, 100 acres; a splendid farm; all under cultivation; comfortable dwel- ling house; 2 bank barns; in a good locality; reasons for selling, widow and daughter cannot work the land; Apply on premises or to W. D. W : 5 eir. $11,000 will buy lot 1, in the 13th concession of Wellesley--150 acres; large brick house with brick kitchen, summer kitchen and woodshed; large bank barn with straw shed; imple- ment house; pig pens and hen house; windmill; never failing spring close to the buildings; good bush and or- d.° % mile from C.P.R. station mile from school--a mebody. good comfortable brick kitehen and woodshed. pen and driving shed. Also the nort easterly forty acres of lot.3, in the 8th concession and the south easterly 834 acres of lot 4, in the 8th conces- sion. Will be sold either in block or separately. - - $7,000--Will buy the east half of lot 8, con. 5, Mornington; 190 acres; brick house, bank bara; aes of good water; 2 miles from Milverton, ~~ $7,200 will buy the north half of S. Mornioaier 100 acres; e premises is er- ae house 28x cara | to barn 52 ~ | day with friends here. turned to their home in New Jersey after spending a few days here. Mr. Seraphine Stemmler, Mr, and Mrs. Alfred Isley and family and Mis- ses Clara and Loretta Vollmer spent Sunday at Bamberg. Quite a number from here attended the Tattoo at Waterloo on Friday evening. _ Mr. and Mrs. Charles Layman, of Aeonghe § spent Sunday with friends ere. : Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Moser and son, Jeremiah, Mr..and Mrs. W. Stemmler and Mrs. W. Bernhard motored to Hayesville on Sunday. Mr. Austin Kocher, of Waterloo, spent the week-end at his home here. | Walter, of Waterloo, spent the holi- i DONEGAL We wish to extend our heartiest congratulations to Miss May Hymer on being successful in passing her en- trance examination. : ; 'Misses May and Violet Hymers spent a day last week with the Misses Madge and Stella Hargrave. Another of our soldier boys re- turned home in the person of Corpor- al Alvin Barr. We are glad to wel- come him home again. | 3 Mrs. Hargrave is visiting friends in Ba ae [r. P. D, Cockwell, of West Monk- spent Sunday under the parental Te Boe of the Mr. J. Moser and sons, Oliver and Wm. Struthers, of Atwood. | called on friends here last week. -- Miss Coletta Starr has returned to her home after spending a few weeks in Rochester. A large number from here attend- ed the Tattoo at Waterloo on Friday night. Mrs. P. D. Dewar, of London, is spending a few days with her daugh- ter, Mrs. L. Brigham. We congratulate Cecil Dobson on successfully passing his entrance to high school. Miss Edna Stroh, of Bloomingdale, is at present visiting with her par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. George Stroh. Mr. Gordon Rennie hag gone to Winnipeg where he intends spending the next few months. : Mr. and Mrs. F. Hammar, Miss G. Hammar and Mr. Jas. Hammar spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. 7 -- a CROSSHILL Mr. and Mrs. Rooney, Mrs. Chowen and son, Clifford, and Miss McKenzie of Mitchell, spent the week-end with friends in this vicinity. Mrs. G. Barbour and daughter, Hel- en spent a day last week with friends in Elmira. : Mr. Wm. Ward and sister, Miss | Jennie, of Toronto, were visitors here last Sunday. - Mr, John Meihm and My. Jackson, of Mosboro, spent the week-end at Crosshill. oS = Mr. and Mrs. F. Boag, of Toronto, 'Listowel, it the home of Mr. and Mrs. William | wi Messrs. John and James Rennie, of a few days last week ; pla and Kitchener. Mr. Norman Haid, of the American Army, Detroit, who recently returned from overseas, is at present visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Haid. Among those who spent the week- end out of town were the following: Mr. David Fletcher, of Toronto, Mr. and Mrs. ©, Lantz and family at Wel- lesley, Mr. and Mrs, Chas. Parsill at Drayton, Mr. Louis Heimler, Mr. T. Doherty and the Misses Doherty at Mount Forest and Arthur; Mr. Ike Currie at his home near Goderich; Mr. and Mrs. H. Neuert and Miss K. Seip at Kitchener, Mr. and Mrs. W. Carnochan near Brussels, Mr. Milton Dechert at Kitchener, Mr. and. Mrs. W. J. Collins and Mr. V. R. Berlet at Tavistock, Mr. A. Saunders at Wel- lesley. : On Monday evening as the C.P.R. train was pulling into the station here, it ran into a flock of sheep that had strayed onto the right of way. Several of the sheep were killed. Mr, Thomas Wellington, of Wind- sor, spent a few days visiting friends in this vicinity. Miss Gladys Kerr, of Millbank, spent a few days with her cousin, | Miss Winnifred Beggs. Messrs. Cecil Hackett and Fred Farr, of Olivet, spent Sunday in our bug. r. Wray Beggs spent- Sunday in Elmira, Miss Hazel Burnett, of the 13th line, spent the week-end at Mr. and Mrs. OQ. Stricker's. See: Great excitement prevailed in Lin- wood on Saturday last, when an aero- The W.M.S. will hold their meeting | at the home of Mrs. Chas. Kerr on Thursday, Aug. 7th. Miss Lydia Settler, of Stratford, B is visiting with her aunt, Mrs. J. K. Mayburry. Mr. D. Askin was a visitor in Riy- ersdale one day last week. Another yellow peril that the house- wife faces daily is the high cost of butter. : 15, 2.00, rep road lot 18, con, 16, 3.00 gravelling for statute labour return undone lot 20 con. 16, 6.00; Robert owes, 16 yds. per Jno Heath, 2.40; Harry McMillan crushing stone with )engine, 60.00; Ezra Knechtel, 78 | yds. per A. Bradford, 7.80, 27 yards | per Geo, A. Hamilton, 2.70; Alex. Lawrence, planking bridge, lot 13, con. 12, 12.00; C, .W. Stockford, spikes, 2.10; Wm .Hurst, grading s. r. 5-and 6, con. 12 and 138, 16.00, A. | B. Thompson, teaming and bal, acct. Regular and India-Paper Editions. _ "Going Trip West" --$12 to Many Thousand _ Farm Laborers Wanted for Harvesting in Western Canada | WINNIPEG. "Return Trip East"--$18 from WINNIPEG. August 12th -- From stations | From stations GOING DATES| from stations in Ontario West of Smith' Line and Havelock-Peterboro' Line, TERRITORY Kingston to Renfrew Junction, inclusi Toronto to Parry Sound, fichulve. oe From stations Bethany Junction to Port McNicoll and Burketon to Bobcaygeon, ? 8 Falls to and including Toronto on Leke Ontario. Shore inclusive. 14th -- From stations on Owen Sound, Walkerton _. 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