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_1 SCRANTON COAL : « .. If it be hypodermic syringtsâ€"feve?férmfimetersâ€"-bot water bottles â€"â€"fountain syringes-â€"plasbers_â€",«-â€"ianda%frice bagsâ€"atomizersâ€"or elastic fii/;)giery. the full quauIry Y}fllle assured ifjp‘"urchased from the REXALL STORE e i i ./ @EGORTS DRVG STORL COLEMAN HACKEIT . BLOCK â€"AGENT FORâ€" Masseyâ€"Harris Implements â€"baynes and Gray Carriages â€" _ Radd Harness VOL. XXVI Sash, Doors, and Lumber, Lath, Shingles, _ _ _OFFICE and PLANING MILL PHONE NO 27. DUEEERIN STREET, near G.T.R. Tr 2 > WESTON H. COUSINS Orders for Stlo‘s Promptly Attended to. LIYE%Y _IN CONNECTION The Standard Anthracite A. LEMAIRE | soLE DEALER IN : 3 C D. L. &« w._cCoal co. ¢ TALK NO. 6 The :Re/xa% SÂ¥ore en2eseesese DEALER IN Builders‘ Supplies sseeseesee003,)%2%22% and Cedar Posts near G.T.R. Tracks Phone 59 F. SAINSBURY, PLUMBER and STEAMEFITTER Jobbing promptly attended to. Church and Main streets WESTON. P < . ds a ‘ ~‘ a & 6 4 2 NA OA § w"“ . WESTON Phone 272 wWESTON, ONT., FRIDAY,. | _ The Government Patriotism and Proâ€" duction campaign is meeting with ready Tesponse from the farmers. Two very |successful meetings were held at Woodâ€" j bridge on Friday lof last week. In his !)aydgfi\yess Prof. Reynolds, of Guelph, adâ€" Jv‘qc-ated improved %ontditions of labor as ; a prime necessity bn the farm. Farmers ;'bffe]l complain ’rhét the heired men they get are lazy and mot reliable, and hired l; men sometimes sa.§' th:a‘t employers are lIg"reed‘yand- hard ta}fkmixsfcers. Hired men 1» F:om,pllain that thgy have to work nâ€" reasonably long Hours. There is some \truth in the sEatemen\t. We have i known hired men to have to work from }§_a,m. until the stfiirs shone in the eyenâ€" â€"‘ing, in harvest time, under notmal con Material assistance is being rendered to the settlers of Northern Ontario who are or who may f)e in need, by the Proâ€" vincial Government. The Public Works Department has prepared a_ scheme whereby needy settlers mill be given work at current irate of wages on road Rev. 8. A. Grgeb, minister in High | _'â€"~_<>â€"’_â€"â€" IP:ayrk Pres‘byteriz?é3 Church during the; socas ton ;SOLDIERS' past sixteen years, has placed his resig~ | ceril;}éil fo‘ll)lyownnldgrs le%;’irlkigg;nbee?“;; nation, for the seé:)nd time, in the hands Gprget:â€" : , > of the Toronto |Presbytery, and the ; 139 Leicester Causeway, congregation wasi?nrotified to that effee‘t! g Coventry, last week. Owing to dissensions in the ) $ ?Vanrwmkslfix;e,l afa !congreg\ation, Mrs Graeh resigned frcml f ;Feb. 2nd, 1g915, s the charge last December, and in face 3 Deat Mrs. Wilkinson,g of am adverse vote for the continuance ‘ = I hope you wil} forgive me of his service, tgje Presbytery declined Vv:fllitln%V h-:r(l) : Â¥Ot?3,11 ];gg II I:;]ll g%ggggg to accept his regignation, urging ‘‘the‘ op pehalf of my brother. _ _ congregation to work unitedly snd hearâ€"|_ You see he has Been lucky enough tily under his p;fétorate.” The congreâ€" to get a pair of socks WhiCh‘ you so goten ons (o mrmoe ts ts in oo ie stns m ciples, refused gvsubmit to the rulingt' He says, it is yery nice to have of the Presbytery. (Hence, Rev. Mr.| people so far away, that think of the Grach has very wisely resigned for the Ssoldiers comforts, and I am sure you second time, feeling that continuing as f;‘:t agol Sgéugxllat fgg ;‘sz%!:.;?}: c():igs- pastor of the co?gre.g'atlon could serve fighting for the Honpland. no useful purlpos;je. Votes that may be} My ‘brother is a, Sergeant in the regardéd as having no value must someâ€" 1st Worcester Regiment, and I expect times be reckoned with in the last YOU have seen by: the papers what R { they have been doirg. a.nalyS"lS. a l oib n avnetane metle nc onie e Eh raceen Lk ced i It is not too e&?r]y in the season to lthink about makindg plans for cultivatâ€" |ing the vacant lots and unoccupied lands fiI;' and around Wéston.â€" There will be }Qegt"l‘\rbf all produde that can be grown this year, and probably next year as ‘Well.‘ Everyone who joins in the effort to keep up the supply of foodstuffs in (these serious war|times is rendering a (service to his country, being a close seeâ€" (ond to the man who goes to the front. |Those who desire to do something to help will find abundant opportunity in reclaiming lands} now yielding only noxious weeds. FOur Council should make an effort tq get the use of this \land, say for this summer, and grow potatoes and otHer vegetables> which can be produced by hand labor. This would provideâ€"woik for the unemployed of the townâ€" arfd ~produce. food.;. It ]woul‘(_i be one wiy for relieving any | shortage which m _ develop on account lof war conditions A boy was enggged as farm laborer, and his employer igas always anxious to keep him fully d'cupied; in fact, he never was allowed to call a minute his own. When the whr broke out, he shook hands with his spade for purely agriâ€" cultural purposes, Although he may have a little trenchâ€"digging to do. Coming back to the scenel of his earlier labors, his late employer) spoke to him in a rather reproachful way of, having left the services of sufiich a model employer as he was. ‘‘Ye‘llihave a good bit more to do for the armyéthan ye had to do for me,"" he said. ”‘?fell, maybe I have,"" said the boy, ‘"but there is one comâ€" mand I get now k&a;t I never got from you."‘‘ * "What ’s?’rha‘t?” ‘‘«Stand at ease."" § Yecs0ee a22°%2se0e03 am4a ame m m=%e M KÂ¥ § NOTRS and COMMENTS PIANO CGONTEST . See Advertisement on Page 5 Hiat Justitia, Ruat Coelum," i <ly 4 Grgeb, mi rian â€"Chw ars, has p segond tin o }Presby t s o egrly in aking pla lots} and u Weston. odude tha â€" probail] e i0 joi : supply 0 var | times ountry, be n. 0 go sire: to d abundant ids } now . FOur . tg gef thik .sum other ‘ ve ed Bpy. han woik for and ~prc way for may dev onsi _ +#)}+4+ 4 ient (Patn : ou,%;ce 0 in tkrn, i i work as Eric?on. 4 4 angg‘td a er igas als y i!'cupie wed to ca e wiar brol s spade f es, Althou; digging t enefof his ye # spoke iful way § s@ph a I e ‘ll{have : myéthan y ”?fe]l, n “‘bglt the: I have another brother, also fightâ€" .ng at the Front, sliyou can imagine what an anxious time we in England experience, and only long for the time when right will triumph over wrong and peace heg proclaimed, and our laved ones come home again. Again thanking you, for so kindly helping our â€" brave soldiers to bear their trials, â€" f 3 My ‘brother is a, Sergeant in the ist Worcester Regiment, and I expect you have seen by, the papers what they have been doirgg. Elihu Root tells a story abhout himself and his efforts t;? correct the manners of his office boy. One morning the young autocrat %‘ame into . t}?e office, and, tossing his> cap at a hook, exâ€" claimed, «‘Say, MK Root, there‘s a ball game down at tke park toâ€"day, and I want to go dowh.‘‘ Now, the great lawyer was willing that the boy should go, but thought He would teach him a lesson in good m%nners. ‘‘James,!" the said, ‘‘that isn‘t! the way to Ask a favor, Now, you;sit down in my chair and â€"J‘ll show yo@ how to ‘do it propâ€" efly."" The boy fook the office chair, and his employer picked up his cap and stepped outside. (He then opened the door} softly, holding the cap in his hand, said quietly; to the small boy in the rbfi}g chair, “Pie-ase, sir, there is a ball f‘glme ‘at the fark toâ€"day. If you can s%hre me I WO%ld like to get away for the afternoon.‘? In a flash the boy responded, “Why,% certainly, Jimmie; and here is fifty ceilts to pay your way We think of him as the bright, clean, happy boy at the day and High Scehools, the Sabbath iSchool, : Epworth League and church. He becgame a member of the Methodist Church, and continued such until his death. | It might be said of him that, from a child, he had known the Holy Scripturesg This was the secret of his beautiful character. His pastor, Dr. Long, on the day of his funeral, spoke very ? feelingly of his worth. The funeraly was largely atâ€" tended. Te many wreaths of flowers spoke of the high esfeem in which he was held by all. SixXof his most intiâ€" mate chums bore his: remains to their last restingâ€"place to a:‘;vai‘r the resurrecâ€" tion of the just, H% leaves behind a sorrowing mother, father, a brotheér and sister. 2 I hope you will forgive me writing to you, but I feel zsure you will, . when : I toll you I am| doing sa or. behalf of my brother. in."" Gove$j~;1ment advanking money and supâ€" plies to those, taking contracts, The Administration isf undertaking, too, to supply firstâ€"class geed, at nominal rates, For :fgieweo,mers. The idea is to give the se‘t_t-iiérs a good rt on their work by providing all nedessary supplies in the meantime without charge. They will, however, be expdcted to pay interest on the &dvance, whfle A lien will be taken on the land as sécurity. This is just as it should beâ€"help to get the people on the %‘?d The governmentis policy is a soupd one, and wil not push settlers for returns. _â€" i THE, LATE IRWIN VANALSTYNE With his calm, eyven disposition, intelâ€" ligent bearing and manly, ways, he beâ€" came a favorite whegever he went, and he had a large ciféiéf_b’f warm friends. He gave the promisé=â€"of=# bright and useful career. But digease elaimed him, and twelve months ago, while attending Normal School, he was foreed to tgke rest; but his friends soon saw that "he was smitten. Yet he returned to sehool and forged ahead, passing his ex@f?s in June last, and taught from the fall until the day before he died. & BGittns. Beleive me to be, § Yours very sincerely, . May Benger. 19 1 5 We are also agents for NEPONSET WALL BOARD, the substitute for lath plaster or sheathing. This is the most practical wall board made. Talk over this question of roofâ€" ing with us and hear more about our NEPONSET ROOFINC . Experience and specialization. That‘s what most of them lack. That‘s why some of these roofâ€" ings which are guaranteed ten years longer than the maker has been in business soon go to pieces. CANADA LUMDCR COMPAM Partmcular~attention given to Fire SéettmP and Whee _ Repairing. _ a~ ts @B C e en e yâ€"" m Câ€"fee.‘en O B9.â€"â€"I C tS cJ Câ€"da ts CC /sn sn c ce busstcontbaiiandtinerdirinctieedfenaleentalermese e sn torssliandiwiiiemes inureiowmondtainliommndcnn fimenn 0h L L %.__Z=j==] §w=[el=â€"/ [=] 0 ! 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