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itt FARM ENGINE ' Programme of the A.B.K. Musical , " ' ' TOWN HALL, WESTON a??? -fllili(ljlllll-l1 _ SATURDAY, MARCH 16th hall. uuxgcu. AAat Wwe-ee" Miss, Goudling sang with a splen- did clear voice, when was very pleas- ing. The town hall was filled to over- flowing with the school children and some older; ones. High school, pub- lie‘school and separate school were all there with their teachers and prin- cipals. Nearly 400 crowded into the In the absence of Mr. T. L. Moffatt, the Rev. Mackay presided. A splendid chorus by Miss Body's class was well rendered and well re- ceived. The song was "Sussex by the sea." A very fine parody was intro- duped in the last chor'us. -e JLL A nn1nn BECOME A SUBSCRIBER TO IiillniilLliiir TIMES & GUIDE 's THE PAPER THAT COVERS THE WHt,i,)-i'ii'issiEl DISTRICT PHONES 19 AND 91 PAGE EIGHT :ek‘ Fairbanks?" “Morse THE CHILDREN 'S MEETING Weston Coal & Lumber Co. OF FUEL that it is possible for you to save. Phone 27, Night 236 EAGLE AVE. Be tlairef111--r-a Don't Waste Fuel EVENING Piano Selection by Miss Eva Hutchinson. Reading by Miss Newton. Piano Selection by Miss Jean Willis. Solo by Miss Aileen O'Hara. Reading by Miss Newton. Violin Solo by Mr. Taylor, returned soldier, Presentation of Grafonola. Plano Selection by Miss Madeline Bone. Address by Miss A. B. Davis, Returned Nurse. Thursday, April 4th, 1918 It's Here! Come In and See Itt Dockray gave a number "ot IT IS YOUR DUTY TO CONSERVE EVERY POUND You/co-operation with ug means a BIGGER SUPPLY. Equip your Ford Car with a MORGAN PEERLESS STARTER And save yourself the 'trouble of leaving your seat every time you have to crank your car. Price H. COUSINS, In, Agent At 8.15 p.m. PROCEEDS FOR SOLDIERS' COMFORTS " " Tickets: 50 cents - TOWN HALL, WESTON AFTERNOON (4 o'clock) $22.50 H. H. RUDOLPH, Manager, Weston Silver Collection To be held in (llff SUNS Kll Weston, Ont bear Sir:- Your letter received at noon regard- ing slides. By the evening mail I am sending you some slides, one a series ot bird pictures taken by one of our members. The set is becom- ing quite famous. In the other box is a slide showing one school, our out- look being equally attractive. The boulevards paralling two of our rail- roads are different from most rail- road surroundings. We are at pres- ent creating a beautiful park at one of the stations, the railway company granting us $500 per year for five years towards the work. We are I1av- ing a very strenuous year with gar- dening and beautification. I note the splendid grant your Society receiv- ed and a noted it in our local paper. Success to you. I,%H.P.... 3H.P...... 6H.P...... J. M. Pearen, Esq., LOUDEN LITTER CARRIER Make Your Chores Easy by Using a Gun Barrel Cylinder Hose Equipped with »Magneto Leak Proof Compression FARM IMPLEMENTS COCKSHUTT PLOWS Economical T Simple Light Weight Substantial _ Fool Proof Construction MAIN ST., WESTON Yours, sincerely, F. C. BENNETT, ----'" G.T.R. Track . . .$ 71.00 . . ""126.00 . . . 225.00 The destruction ot weeds will play an important feature in the work of this committee. We ask that as a start the board assist us by covering the big board fences around the school with the Virginia creeper and wild grape, perennials and hardy shrubs. This will give these grounds and buildings a more beautiful back Mr. Pearen also added materially in his endorsation of this policy be- fore the board. He drew attention In the discussion it was revealed that steps will be taken to have the Methodist Cemetery cleaned up this year. It was moved that the Board co-operate with the civic improvement committee and plant as planned. Car- ried. . to the fact that TVeston's Horticultur- al work among the children had been spoken of and written upon all over Toronto and Ontario as an example. Mr. Alexander, principal of the pub- lie school, was appointed as the Board of Education representative on the Library Board. Miss Lee's application was for- warded, asking for her appointment asussistant examiner at the examina- tions. His first idea was to conserve all that has been done already in town. As Weston advances in Horticultural work and has been noted elsewhere, so the civic improvement would thus become also a lasting tribute to our efforts. All natural landscape advan- tages will be converted into more beautiful spots. Public' institutions will be asked to co-operate to beau- tify their grounds and the exterior of private properties will also be ap- proached with a view of making our town more beautiful. It was pointed out by the principal of the public school that the basement doors of the school are not locked and the children kept there. It was ne- cessary to keep the children out of the class rooms until the teachers ar- rived. Those children arriving at the school before 8.45 are not allowed upstairs until 8.45, when all the teach- ers are on hand. This rule is neces- sary to protect property and keep ev- Rev. Mr. Mackay and Mr. J. M. Pearen, on behalf of the Horticultural Society Civic Improvement Commit- tee, asked tor"the co-operation of the school board in the plan to improve the surroundings of the school pro- perty and the public library grounds. They propose doing work that will be permanent. Mr. Mackay gave an out- line of the purpose of this commit- tee's work and activities in town. People arergiven bargains. What does it all mean? By means of this every merchant is enabled to clear out his season's stock, to turn over the late season's goods, perhaps with a small profit, but something has thereby been accomplished. You have succeed- ed in keeping at home some money that-would oth- erwise have been circulated in some other place or larger centre. You have been the means of bring- ing into your store a customer that otherwise might have gone to the city. You have been a public benefactor to your community by keeping that money in your town. Every dollar spent outside means a loss to the citizens. Therefore would it not pay you to put, on a big sale for the space of one week. Let every merchant in town unite and make it universal. Call it Dollar Week if you will. During that week each store. could dfrange a series of bargains for the sum of one dollar. Efforts could be made to, have all the people of the district advised' of tirhat was taking place. It would mean clearing your store and making room for summer goods. On Tuesday night the Weston Board of Education held their regu- lar monthly meeting. Trustee Banks was the only absentee. It was one of the most harmonious meetings held. While the debate was keen, the points and exception taken were well taken and debated, yet all were finally of one mind. The arguments put forth showed that time, thought and pre- paration had been given to the work. It is such meetings that give the re- sults and makes definite progress. With the rush of floods during the springtime mighty blocks of ice tear everything away before them. They are wrenched from their anchorage. The housewife also uses the season as a time to clear out the winter's accumulation of dirt. All this should be a strong incentive to the merchants to do likewise. In Toronto spring is made the'season of special bargains. Sales of all descriptions are being held, With the spring air and sun dispelling the snow and making the water run, it turns one's thoughts io-the new life that will soon bud forth. Every tree, shrub, vine, wild flower and weed will spring forth into new' life, will add beauty to the surroundings and fragrance to the air. In the midst of all this, should we not as a town or village or municipality put forth our best efforts to add to the beauties of nature? As the snow melts it leaves to our view the dirty street corners, the back lots with their tin cans and other accumulations that have been gathering there for some time. The 'dirty window fronts, houses, cellars, eta, and the lanes, all need a new cleaning out. A general clean-up would add to the appearance of the community. SPRING TIME MEANS GREATER _ T ACTIVITY EVERYWHERE Springtime is the'time; to do this work. Weston, Mimico. New Toronto and Long Branch residents should each in their own community put forth the great effort for a big spring cleaning campaign. Get off to a good start and you will win the race with greater ease. If we start the season right we can keep it up. You may recall the many dirty lots in your municipality last season. Had these been clean- ed early in the year it would not have been much trouble. Now is,the time to organize for a general clean-up day. Get the spring fever and get your friends interested. A SPLENDID BOARD MEETING CLEAN OUT YOUR SHELVES TIE TIMES & GUIDE, WESTON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13TH, 1917 This report brought out the strong- est and best debate heard around the council table. The committees show- ed how the teachers were being over- Mr. Pearson expressed a desire that under the present conditions he would not like to take the increase. 'This increase will start from January lst, 1918. A lengthy agreement was present- ed by this Committee. It gave in de- tail the duties of the caretakers tor both schools. It is to be signed_by the board and the man accepting the position. Copies were ordered to be printed and the men to sign the same. _ - With the annual increase to take place at September until this amount is reached. In the high school: Miss Graibe and Miss Dufton each an increase of $100 and raising the maximum to $1600 reached by year- ly increases of $100 each until reach- ed. $100.00 for new high school equip- ment was granted. The Management and Finance Com- mittee brought in the report to give the teachers the following increases in the public school: The prineipal's report showed an average attendance in the public school of 387, and in the high school of 88 for the' month of February. The vice-principal, $100, raising the maximum to $1400. AThe assistant teachers, $50, raising the maximum to $1100. an inspection of the public and high school buildings and reported as fol- lows: That two of the old ceilings in the public school must be fixed. That a room he set aside for the vice-prin- cipal and assistant teachers. That the basement floors be looked after and, the cords on the blinds be fixed. That we find the school is not kept in a clean condition. It was very dirty from the top to the basement. In the high school: N That part of the plaster in the hall and one room will have to be fixed during the holidays. That the dodr in the basement now has to be taken off everytime you go in or out. This will be attended to. That Keys and Bull had completed all the repairs caused by the freeze up. The principal, $100, raising the maximum to $2200. Some of the board were not dispos- ed to make the grant, as it was ex- pected the high school pupils might take over the lots through the Re- sources Committee. _ The matter was turned over to the Property Commit- tee. Cho Property Committee, with the Rev. Hughes-Jones as chairman, made The Resources Committee asked the Board to give them the control of the 1% acres of gifund on the south side of the high school. This, it was pointed out, would be a benefit to the board, as the cultivation this year would make it ready toe the sowing of grass seed with no expense to the board. erything in order. -ri" The" 1Veston Resources Committee are to be congratulated upon their work thus far. Every ef- fort is being put forth to make it possible for this district to produce a supply of food that was never thought to be possible. They have secured the lots, arranged the details of plowing and harrowing: and are doing the work so as to give the people the benefit of their labors. The $1,000 secured by the Vacant Lots Committee will be used for this pur- pose. With all their initial work nearly completed, the next step is co-operation by the townspeople. Every household should take one lot or more to. work, which would assure the success of the Ven- ture.- 'Still more important, it would mean that you could secure enough vegetables, potatoes, etc., to keep you for the year. This alone is a saving on your income. You can secure all you will require by a small outlay and a little labor. It means more! It takes you and your family off the market as con- sumers, and every person thus taken off means a greater quantity of food and-supplies for the great masses who have not the same opportunity as you have. Now, you should co-operate with this com- mittee and assist in the work at once. Some big saving has been made in the street lights in town. This is in accordance with the Hy- dro regulations, yet one cannot help but wonder why Main Street is cut down in her light and Rose- mount Street runs just the same as before. It should be the reverse. Our Main Street should re- ceive all the extra light that is possible. _ A MOVE ON FOOT The Retail Merchants' Association met last week and decided to ask the council if it were neces- sary for all those using our roads daily delivering bread, milk and other goods to have a tax, or if there was a by-law covering the same. The council will look into the by-law and see just how far it COV-, ers the situation. The merchants all feel that it is not just to ask them to support the town roads, streets, lights, etc., for the benefit of the bread com- panies, milk dealers, departmental stores, etc., which use them every day to dispose of their wares. The point is well taken. These men pay big taxes for the privilege of doing business in town. Why then should the others not do the same? Could they not be forced to open an office at least in the town and pay their tax on, the business they do? This would be a step to centralize our town. It. would give our town a greater prestige. If the Canada Bread Co., the T. Eaton Co. or the outside milk men would open up offices, it would give the town a decided advantage in ordering goods. Yet if the. merchants are so desirous of shutting out these men, why don't they do something? It is stated that through the question of price, service and quality, many that would buy at home go into Toronto. Why do they do so? Everyone whom you speak to tells you the result of their efforts to buy at home. "The Retail Merchants' Association should put forth extra energy to overcome this by care in the pricing of their goods, a little better service and the best quality for the price. This can be accomplish- ed. The business goes to the man who goes out af- ter ity Weston is, aftervbusiness. Let everybody get busy. 1 ARE YOU GOING TO DO YOUR BIT? MORE LIGHT NEEDED At the inaugural meeting of the new board of directors of the Cana- dian National Exhibition Mr. T. A. Russell was elected president by ac- clamation. Mr. Russell was born in Exeter in the year 1877, and graduat- ed from Toronto University in 1899. He was one of the pioneers of the automobile trade in Canada. In 1911 he was made general manager of the Canada Cycle & Motor Co., and later vice-president of the Willys-Overland. A few years ago he purchased A. G. Goulding's farm at Downsview, being a successful breeder of Shorthorns, especially tt a beef type. His name appears on the prize list of Toronto, Guelph, Chicago, and other large fairs, where he has entered as a competitor. Mr. John Gardhouse, another promi- nent stock breeder of Weston, is also a member of the 1918 Board, being appointed chairman of the Horse Sec- tion. SAVAGE-suddenly passed away at "Happy Mount," on March 12th, Mary Carruthers, widow of the late Dr. S. Y. Savage, M.R.C.S. Funeral private. T. A. RUSSELL ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE C.N.E. By the close and studious atten- tion given to the finances in the rais- ing of salaries by Trustee Hughes- Jones, itwas thought advisable, to change him to the Finance Commit- tee instead of the Property Committee. A change was therefore made. Mr. Goulding will look after the Property Committee and Rev. Hugh- es-Jones after the finances. When you hear all talk as they did you can rest assured that these men went into the whole very carefully and did What is the best under the present conditions. It was carried unanimously. _ On motion it was carried to amend the by-laws. The chairman ot each committee will present the results of their work at the next meeting of the board. ' The committees were, however, equal to the occasion, and both Trus- tees Flynn and Campbell showed that they had given the whole matter care- ful study and attention. Rev. Hughes-Jones, who is in WM'- tect accord with the increase, ques- tioned the procedure and legal rights of such, also whether the whole mat- ter was being arranged in the most systematic way. He backed up each 9f these points with a very strong plea and argument. He quoted from the by-laws and other boards in s11p- port of his contentions. looked in the continual raise of prices and (hey pointed out the excellent staff that We now had, and to keep them we must pay them. As the chil-’ dren's education is our most valu- able asset, so we must keep the best teachers that money can secure. It is not a case of dollars and cents but of fitting our young people. OBITUARY An accident occurred at Mount Den.. nis last Saturday morning, which re- sulted in the death of Miss Caroline Montgomery of 19 Nichol Street, ag- ed 20 years. The young woman was on her way to work at the Kodak fac- tory, ind as she was a little late, de- cided to take the short cut along the railway track (the first time. she, had ever done so). She was just opposite Lascelles coal yard when the C.P.R. passenger coming from the north struck her. Apparently the young girl misjudged the distance of the. train, as she was in the act of stepping off the track when it hit her. The en- gineer saw the girl ahead of him, but as he noticed her turn and look back he naturally supposed she would step out of the way. 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Branch Yard and Office: Main St, Weston J. C. IRVIN, Manager phone will be courteously attended to Undertaker and Embalmer WEST TORONTO WANTED , WESTON occurred. The train was immediate- 1y stopped and the young lady taken on board and hurried to West Toronto station, where Dr. G. W. Glendennan and Speer's ambulance awaited/ the arrival. She died before reaching the hospital and the body was removed to Speer's undertaking parlors. An inquest opened Saturday afternoon. Coroner Hopkins empanelled the jury then adjourned till Saturday, March 16th. A particularly sad a'r1u/it of the incident was that the mo her standing on the veranda of theirmorntr was an eye witness of her daughter’s accident. The family had only re- sided in Mount Dennis a few months, moving there from Collingwood. Miss Montgomery was to have been mar- ried in a feW weeks and return to her home town. The body will be taken to Collingwood for interment, her wedding dress her shroud as she is laid to rest. 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