@\ a Phe Atwood Bee fiubscription Rate $2.00 a Year in Advance, Otherwise $2.50 LISTOWEL; ae ‘Noy."Srd, 1927 oe Hospital Bazaar Will Net Ladies Over $750 si lec C GENEROUSLY SUEPORTS. BA- ZAAR—F. W. HAY, MP. oar ED PROCEEDINGS FRIDAY The annual Hospital Bazaar held on Friday and Saturday of last week in the building loaned by Perfect Knit Mills for the purpose. It proved to be a great success, the to- tal proceeds being $750, ere standing the disappointment of t auxiliary in not being abe to pi the comfort of those In charge well as those attending. In the absence of Mayor Watson. speaking of the spirit i devotion to the work : working for personal profit or gain. The following are the receipts for the different booths with the co Mre. Wanzer and eval A. H. Nichol, amount taken in $267 Plain sewing—Mrs. Purcell pha omen's roe Institute—Mrs. — $18.0 Ru age cale—Mra, and Mis. Frank $31.4 Country pele ig $23.80 Ferguson ” Cavell and Mrs. Hall Candy booth— J. R. Vernon and Mrs. T> Hamilton $21.30 T ro Moore ,and Hva Hamil q Junior Auxil ary—$4. 76. ‘Donat These figures roa only approxim- ate and could not be absolutely con- firmed in each department until the next meetin Mr. w Lee kindly donated tickets for fifty meals in this restaurant for a dinner at 50c eac plate. Those who were fortunate to purchase the tickets were delighted with the dinner and lected great — on the donor and his associa It s pel possible in this limited espace to give the names of all the ladies who participated in this most worthy annual event but the inter- est and sacrifice of all those who have given so much of their time during the year in preparation § for this bazaar, is very much appreciated by the members of the _ hospital board. There seemed to be a ig- position on the part of every one to do their part and it is hoped that this will always be the case with Memorial Institution which a boom to the zo ® hae whole otice of the Hospital Auxiliary will he found in another column. Listowel Carling Olub Progressive| M Euchre party and old-tyme dance will be held in Music Hail on Friday evening, Nov. 18th Hallowe’en Birthday Party Successful Function e Young Women's Missionary Society of the United church hel their first birthday party on Tuesday evening Noverber Ist in the Sunday school room of the church. Decora- tions were carried out in Hallowe'en novelties. Miss Isa Austin occupied the chair, wearing a fancy Hailowe'en cestume, She was aesisted by Mrs. Kalph Mat- hewman, who wore the costume of a witch, wac given, after which a number of games were played and contests, guests were received by four oceeds from the bags sent out sncente to 3. ge Pree g Club Progressive Euchre and old-tyme dance Ft be hea in Music Hall on Friday ening, N 18th. YE Olde Tyme Village Quartette| will return to Listowel for a second engagement o in McDonald's Hall. . hangé of program. You can't afford to miss them this time if ™ did before. , Have you seen those leather-lined Overcoats and two pant Suits Simms is selling at $19.00 Another Huge Maple Leaf— % »Mr. E. D. Haydon brought In a large maple leaf to this office on Tuesday which breaks all records for a perfect all the leaves on this tree in front of his residence are excep- tionally large. Hurt When Car Ditched— 7A serious accident occurred about two miles out of Palmerston, Satur- day night, when a coupe driven by} Be W. Stevens of bee turned turtis n Wednesday, Nov. 16,| 5°°™ My i 8 | Viggo Kihl at Toronto Conservatory > S passer < cat gad weal 3 Constabie| er ‘Lest We Forget’’ The following program has been arranged for the observ- ance of Armistice Day,-by the ministers of the town to whom the matter was referred by the Fo be and Council: rmstrong, vice-president of the ee Association to Sem Hymn “ ur Help in Ages Past” invocation, Rey. L where the commemoration will take place. Seriously Dll— @ sorry to report the serious 6 ar illness of Mr. William Murray, Elma Mf street ught Essex Sedan— Mr. Hugh, Halliday has purchased a new Essex sedan from the loca! dealers, Mesers. Zurbrigg & Bender. Brought Home New Cars— Mr. W. J. Stricker and Mr. Ringler were in Oshawa this wank and returned with: new cars, Severs Connection— oag, who has been engaged in the butchering businese of Mr. J. M. Smith atthe Palace Meat Market, has severed his connection. Auditors Here— Mr, J. A. MeLelland and Mr. G. R. Calbeck are in Listowel this week auditing books at the local branch of the Canadian Bank of Commerce. —_ Pa vee Street— nd Mrs. 8. J. Poag and family case ‘tales ay ‘their residence on Wallace street, formerly owned by Mrs. Wm. Spence. . Circle Met Wednesday— Bismark Circle of the United church held their regular meeting Wednesday evening at the home of Mrs. Wm. Squires. Won Goose— Mr. Art Alexander stood highest fh the acore at the bowling alley last week thus winning the prize goose which the proprietor has given week- ly for the person holding the record for the week. His score was 223 Appointed To Executive— At the convention of the Western Ontario Boards of Trade held in ee last Thursday and Friday. dson, secretary of the Listowel Chamber of Commerce, was appointed to the Executive as tha representative of Perth County. Attended Rugby G Msssrs. R. G. wavege. and Chas. Zilliax motored to London on Satur- day afternoon and attended the rug- by game between the etudents of tern University, London and St. Michael's College, Toronto Moved fs Listowel— Mr. and Mrs. Ed. hamney and Seautiars. moved their housebold effects to Listowel this and have takon up their i here, and Mr. d Mre. y Chamney have taken 3 La vallaonte on the! in 3rd con., Wall A very enjoyable program| Hand Badly Burned— William Barber, an employee of had his hand terribly burned. He Sitepad and his hand plunged Into a pail of boiling pitch. He was b orial Hospital for treatment later returned to his home in Galt. Opening Variety Store— Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Buller of Brantford, were in town on » Thurs- da uller recently ps e drug store there, case, however, as Mr. opening a variety store on April ist. next. ; Ee ¥ , e Exceptional Musical Migs M. ed by Mr. Frank anne. haritotie of Kitchener, both gold medalists, will rt in a pone Hall on of ag and in 1924, obtained her L.T.C gree highest cuneate of any student in the Dom- inion. j Sister Dies In W: Mr. F. Strangway received th mecsage this week of the death his’ Ann na, Waa e sad of bat mg planist, aasist- Bowling Tournament. Attracts Large Crowds Twenty-six contestants took pa in the Ballowe’en five-pin eda $7.50 shoes, George Fink- beiner came second an na ¥ Die and the third prize wat to n Mother of Listowel Lady Died Monday MRS. ELIAS HEMSWORTH DIED IN TILBURY, .OCT. Sist-—-HAD REACHED GRAND OLD AGE OF YEARS. NINETY-TWO After a long life of service, Jane h 3.) Booth, relict of the late Blins Hems- ton, Who won a cap 0 orth, wae called to her reward 0 Following are the scores: Monday last; Oct, 31, 1927, at the ist 2nd 3rd. Tota!|home of her daughter at Tilbury, L. J. Burrows 200 145 1 5 510 Ont., aig? binge Be the remarkable W. A. Johnston 170 146 1 429|ase of 92 H. Winslow 183 136 286 .555}.. im spite of her advanced age, Mrs A. Alexander 172 301 2 % Hemsworth retained all her faculties A. Tanner 193 191 239 623) Until , eath. . She was very G. Finkbeiner 233 217 2 681/ bright lady, a wonderful reader and Boynton 199 285 1 66g | interested in all the events of the Dr. Livingétone '160 163 1 51¢/day. Her hearing’ was not the least M. Johnston 179 210 1 660|impaired and ‘she only used glasses F. Johnston 174 $31 4 for reading. rs. Hemeworth was FP. W. K 478 #«96 110 8 pa fovgted member of .the~ Anglican > 1) chu i Hedley 168 198 i 1 5 eceased was born on Feb. 8. Ed. Koch 162 164 14 474) 1835 in Ireland and when 22 yeare F. Caruso 170 179 2 575;0f age came to Canada with her si Cc. Kidd 229 136 2 625 ter, Mrs. @o. Draper, After resid- R. Oke $5 201 2 49¢|ing-in Guelph for, about three years, D. McDonald 141 199 190 530|SH® came to Listowel, then known as . Oke 188 147 1 4 Mapleton, and after her marriage . Baker 120 118 7~ 995) ehe resided at Shipley. Shortly after C. Bean 138 149 2 6 coming to Canada she was married to J. McKay 167 203 110 4g9|}Ut- Col. Elias Hemsworth, who pre- r.. Siddal. 246 226 18 6 deceased her in 1885. Since her hus- G. Kritzer 191 208 190 5g9| band’s death she has mate or home Dick 148 202 14 4 with her daughters W. Ament 112 208 191 6 George, Listowel and wre Dobson of Listowel Curling Club Progressive Euchre party and old tyme dance will be held in Music Hall on Friday evening, Nov. 18th. Sinmns' is a g0Ood place to buy \that Suit or Overcoat. Mr. D.G. Campbell Opens Law Office in Listowel Mr. G. Campbell, B. a, barris- ter and Miilisitor is the latest addition o the professional life of Listowe and has opened an office here. Mr. Campbell as successfully practiced law in Vancouver, B.C., for 2 years, and has rented the office formerly occupied by Mr G. Me- Farlane on Wallace street. Until possession is secured of that office he may be found at Mr. E. D. Bolton's office. Mr. Campbell is a’ graduate of the Stratford Collegiate ve = Toronto University: has active in fraternal life, teks a thire : ty-second degree Scottish Rite Masor and a Past Grand in the Independ- ent Order of Oddfellows. He Is a @ past president of the St. Andréwe and Caledonian Society of Vancouv- er. a ° Reader Reports Good Potato Crop in Manitoba In renewing his The Banner, Mr«Ro wsman River, subscription to .d. bv enor of enclos a ceive these little items of news from our subscribers at distant points. alker writes in part as fol- lows. “Threshing about finished and crops not too bad. Wheat: was hit by the rust and cut down the yield and also sample. Potatoes a bumper crop. Am sending you a snap of my- self and a pair of pets I had this summer—raised them from the size of kittens and sold them to a party the ey were great friends when you had anything for them to eat.’ a Curling Club Progressive Buchre party and old-tyme dancc will be held in — Hall on Friday | 4. evening, Nov. _ Simms sells the better ia! merchandise at the lowest dk sae ¥ Tilbury. One son and four daughters eur- A. Hemeworth Centrai Georg o- = el, Mre. W. R. Motheraill se ‘Toron- * ‘The funeral took place on Wednes- day morning on arrival of the C.N.R. train at 8.5 m., interment taking place at Shipley cemetery. ervica was conducted in the Anglican church at Shipley by Rev. T. B. Howard of Listowel. imms is selling Overcoats at reas- onable prices. . me Monday, the 7th of November a liday, -Dr. Forster's visit to Tasoel will, de made on the 14th instead. Simms’ is a wore place to buy that Suit or Overcoa Pikes SE To-Public Saturday Listowel now has one of the most up-to-date restaurants to be found in any town of similar size. On Satur- day laet, Mr. . Wong opened the slate Cafe in the corner of Arlington Block opposite the Post flice. Wong ead conducts a & ® restaurexd at Port The building eae Seen renovated and redecorated*and is most pleasing in appearance. WBlaborate electric fixtures have been installed and comments on the appearance of the place have been most favorable. At present there are tables to seat {Horticultural Society Donate e Paeony Plants The peony has eco become one of the favorite plants for early summer flowers chiefly for the Teasgns it likea a permanent location, is fate ly free m ~ eo and gives a great “wealth of lovely farge flowers. ® Listowel Horticultural Society as made e steady distribution of ie Mens Sg the, last sever- r it has done a Pa tredtabie thing int that it has don- benefit. The same society has - ar- ranged with the. High School anther ities to have another demonstration plot on its grounds of a like number of different varieties. This will be of great benefit. to those. who fancy this. fower.and who wish to see the different types and colorg; in ‘actual oom. If intending holding an auction sale, see Miller & Henderson, tioneers of Milverton. Orders for sales taken at Banner Office. Ad, McDonald of the A. B. Davies Co., will have a’ showing of Ladies’ and Misses’ Coafs at J. C. McDon- ald’s store all day Saturday. Listowel Masons Visit Stratford Chapter (Stratford Beacon-Herald) The regular meeting of Tecumseh Chapter, No. 24, Royal Arch Magons, last night was featured by the official visit of the grand superintendent of Huron District No. 6, who this year is W. 8S. Donaldson of Atwood. The visitor was accompanied by a num- ber of Listowel and Atwood brethren and there was an excellent attend- ance of Stratford mem The work of the evening was thr Royal Arch Degree, presented by the —— of the chapter. headed by e E.Z., D. M. allum and ie ted by past Z’s. Thee were highly complimented on 9 work by the grand superintenden e pe ns a light re- freshments were served in banquet hall and there was a brief program opened by the singing of the Nation- al Anthem. Other numbers were: Solo, J. V. Mannell; toast, Grand .Chapter of Canada,’’ propos- jy by John Stevenson and- reaponded oe B ace Fred Bradley: toast, “The "" pro- posed by ee i pe ed to by ey. ma ny u of Port Colbourne Chapt . ghiin, Linowel, and G. H. Jack son, deouniiners. The program cloe- ed with the singing oy “Blog. Lang Syne” and 'God ave the Kin ere | Weddings forty persons, but twice that number “| could be seated in case of 4 banquet. by placing the tables together. The menu is ala carte, but from 12 to 2 p.m. a full course dinner wil! be eerved at 50c. This will no doubt prove attractive as — te ciater a regular meal carte service. ‘The cafe ‘will ates be open in the morning to serve break- ay & ong has gone to consider- able expense in fixing up this cafe and solicits the. patronage of the citizens. His advertisement appears in another co Boi mn, advertising a special chicken dinner for Sunday. eS +. = ae Listowel Curling Club Progressive rey and..old-tyme dance will be held in Music Hall on Friday evening, Noy. 18th, A complete eT of Ladies’ and Misses’ Coats by A. B. Davies Co. ,at °. ©. McDonald's store on Saturday of this woek. ~ Get that Overcoat or Suit at Simms} Funeral of Mrs. M. Stewart ma " Held Friday Last The. funeral of the late Mrs. Mar- tha Stewart took place qn. Friday afternoon, October 28th, from the residence of Mr. Jam lington oe and interment wae in Fai The late etter . Stewart was in her htieth and had beer in fall- ing health Mach the past six years. For several years she was aaa to the Memorial Hospital. She was ‘born in i township and for the past twenty years resided in Listowel. Five etepchildrén survive:. Mre. Meye: Clarron, Pa., Mrs. Quinby, Chicago; William, Detroit, re Miami, and Samu el, Niagara Falls, 6 es Hannta, Wel-| Mrs mad Farmer Narrowly Escaped Death— | C Mr. William Horne of the 12th of fh voter in peach georgette and — /an {ried a bouquet of Ophelia. reas, ene n Fs | Seaton left on a motor Pcrsiy to Detroit and other points .the bride traveling the/in a navy KEESO—VANCBE A quiet wedding was selemnized at St. Paul’s Lutheran Parsonage, Lis- towel, on Saturday evening, Oct. 22, 1927, when Mies Ethel Marion Vance daughter of Mr. rs. Arthur Vance, Listowel was united in mar- riage to Mr. Earl Keeso, son of Mr. John Keeso; also of Lis- . B, Geelhaar rk a the ceremony. Dn Albert Vernon ete the attendants. GROZ ER—CANDLER quiet but pretty wedding took nine at the Presbyterian Manse, Palmerston on Wednesday, Oct. 26, when ss sees: only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ndler, Mary- porous: was sated in marriage to Lloyd Elmer Crozier, only eon of Mr and Mrs. omas Crozier, Mary ough, Rev. John McKenzie officiated. per- The| The bride looked charming wearing a drees of rose beige georgette. After the ceremony the happy couple left on a motor trip to Toronto, Windeor and Detroit, the bride traevling in 2 n with pin- They will reside t idegrooms’e farm . aie Mary- borough, near Palmers NELSON--HADDO cK The marriage of Beatrice Haddock, only daughter of Mr. and 8. G. Haddock, Palmerston, te Gordon James a only son. of Nelson, also of Pui emnized very qufetly on Wednesday afternoon at home of the bride’s parents, Al- as con- d with’ rhinestones ps ofthe valley and er M enhair rT, an ord Fa French gown o white georgette, hand-embrol | blue. needie-point coat, . and dered ema which -the whole neighborhood will} e}/was held on Friday evening by Irene | 66 d| brother, Mr. EB. D. ,jthe past month and is It de not too early to think ~ about your Christmas Cards. We have ec Mange oun fine range of cards to choose from, which we belleve is the largest selection in Maybe Pric- to $2.25 your name and addreas. On some of thease you cote eke any greeting you wish Our cards ay the -mes- sage of good .o' The siniswen, ‘Banner Mr. and Mrs, Chas. Bmpke and’Mr. and Mre. Wesley Empke of Elmwood ee om Sunday at the home of nd Mre. Jacob Filsinger. Attended pe amas 59 Mr. D. Savage was in Toronto last week rs eancine the Ontario Re- Ngious Education Council convention held in Cooke's Presbyterian church. Overcoats— Suits— Hats— Oaps at thé lowest priccs, Rented Apartmen' Mr. and Mrs: ictaon Little have rented the apartment recently -vaca- ted by Mr. A..D. Symons and have taken possession. ay Salt or Overcoat. Buys Bakery Business— Mr. George McCallum of Moore- field a former resident of Listowel, has purchased the bakery businese of Mr. Gordon Johnston, and has taken possession. Won Floor Lamp— Mr. Lioyd ae pind sguccess- ful in winning a $20 floor lamp at Stratford on the Rotary Frolic in sf we'en, actured Leg— Cecil Hammer had the misfortune to fall from © the Memorial Hospital for treat- imms prices patyre you buy'| The Co-operative Conference Miasions and Evangelism held ~ Calvary rennet church bap ‘uedday Wednesday this, w was a marked . . Delegates heli fifty-six churches ot the Evangelica! association program was an exceedingly ing accounts of the work of the sun- rise bi: ingdom ‘as also devoted to ‘tite in China, Europe.and the North American continent by . E: Epp and C. H. Stauffacher of he Missionary Society, and Rev. P. Hauch of Waterloo, who dealt with the inception.in 1836 and pro- the work aneda, In Europe the Evangelicaf ¢hurch is — preaching the gospel in the following coun’ France, Switzerland, Aus-— tri any, Poland and Letvis reaching all of hdd people ifr th ough this church is in existence pin about one an a@ quarter century, having begun in Pénneylvania in 1800, she now has unfurled the banner of the croes on four continents and preacheil the word in ten to twelve languages. Dr. A. BE, Hiaangen, editor of the Evangelical Messenger, Cleveland, devoted his addresses in captivating eloquence to Evangelism, assisted by . Epp gave hit Lovee address- es on ‘Mission Education.”” (On Wednesday eeamtlie, Secretary Epp presented 7 mission fields through ment, and is now doing. ni Furnished Program— Knox Nie irene church motored to Molesw choir "| the annual Presbyterian church fowl You will always find the best quallty at the lowest prices at Simms. Attended Frolic— Several from Listowel motored to Stratford Monday evening to re the Hallowe'en frolic,, and’ am theses were Messrs. Bill meldtene Clarence Bean, Frank McCrae, Art Alexander and Clifford ahaa Entertained Friends— Mr. and Mrs. John Philp and Mises hilp entertained number of frien at their home on Monday evening which was enjoyably spent in cards. A dainty - luncheon erve: R oe Posit! «ds A Darbar, who has been wuntionl in the hardware store of Mr. S. L. Adolph for sevéral has accepted a position with Chas. man Bros. & Gray, and aseumed his duties on Monday. Mr. Barber suc- ceeds Mr. R. A. Thompson. Hunters Leave— The following party of hunters left this week on their annual hunt to the North, a. headquartere being Cranberry . Maurice Dick, J, azaskiiag R. Jackling, James Buchanan, Cogkley McLaughlin. A few others were also, included in the : party. Held Hallowe'en Part A very enjoyable Hallowe’ en party t Robert Savage’s form at the a School. There were fifty pers tending and most o e children came in ceasumeradé costumes. Gam- were enjoyed and refreshments were served. ering to Buffalo— Mr. and Mrs. T. Oakes held an wonton gale of their household ef- fects on Thursday last, and are leav- {ng in the near future for Buffalo. Mr. and Mrs. kes wil! gr by a large circle of friends and especially by the mem- bers of the Baptist church ae ther were all very active workers in all things pertaining to the church. Mr Oakes also held the position of bass rummer in the Listowel Brase Band. Visita Brother After 37 ¥ Mr. S. M, Haydon of ‘Hilavse?, visiting his don, tere for Yi era to is is Mr: Manitoba, has been his home. in a few days. ‘an a of 37 roa he and family. lea wing, heré in 1890. ‘Natur- catahert many d the ld. town, ly three or four for where Mr. Oakes has sectred a good | ed we to a house crowded to capacity. Ereryope who attended e sesejons of this conference got a new visio ~ {nteligent idea of "the task of the chureh of — Christ in the Evangelism of “the — world. : During the sessions, the choir ren- dered anthems, Mrs. Gr over, gave a ‘Shes pleasin. Lord is My 8 and Miss Vera ‘Qcdns r duet, and the conference quartette ave numbers. Ministers, laymen and delegates were present from tho Stratford and Hanover district large numbers, as well as others whe motored to attend various sessions. nniv versary services , will bo as jn the City Mission on Sun 6th. Rev. P. Cober of Kitchedes, will be the cnacial speaker at 3 q years, | p.m. The first meeting of the Minister- fal Association for the. eeasa) en officers will be elected and the year’s work outlined, will be held on the 28th of Nov;, in Knox church Manse. . s o 4 Miss Wellwood of Wingham, who has recently returned from China, where she has been a missionary for Used church, , Nov. 8th. This will be a great Spportisiite of learning the real con- ditions in China at tue present time. A large attendance is expected. J s The A.¥:P.A. of Christ church held a masquerade and arin - social on Monday evening. few were in costume and Wuring Rue grand march the judging was done Dependable quality at the lowest/by Miss Tabberner and prices at Simms. Smith, who allotted several prizes for comic and Hallowe'en, juvenile evening Ww. spen most part peculiarly ot the evening. The committee which wae appdint- by fhe men of Christ church te consider the question of organizing a branch of the men’s association of and Roy ‘George ae secretary-treas- urer, It has been decided to have making the necessary arrangements. . e On Sunday afternoon last in St. Paul's, Shipley, there was a large his] was