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â- If. â€".â-  » *â- >â-  mmmmmmmm''t^ wmmmmf^immm: ^ V^ TRUTH BEFORE FAVOR " â€" " PRINCIPLES NOT MEN.' VOL. XVI, BO 839 PLESHERTON, ONT., THUBSDAY, APBIL 1, 1897 W . fl. THURalOri, PROPRIETOR V t 1 OP New stock Clocks I Watches Justin. Now ts the time to choose, while Stock isCoiBpletc. . . Get your Eyes Tested Free . . . ALL DEFECTS EEMEDIED VV. A. AKIVISTI^ONG ^awslar artel Opiisian, - - - - - J'ltshvHon, Ontario (^ LAYTON % BOOT % and # SHOE ^ Dealer HAS ON HAND A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF RuUers. Ororshoes Boots, Slippers and S^a&ble Goods SaUlBf very Cheap. Custoaa Work to Order. Repama( Promptly teiulcd to. D. ricTavish FLESHEI^TOX KEEPS ON HAND •T^ojjaf TQ For Mi8je7-Hirri:i,aiid Noxon, Fleiiry and Wilkinson farm implements. FUtiry anJ Verity plows on hand all tlie lime, also all kinds of rspairs for (be i>kva.«. We in iuuf.toture Wagons. Hugsjies, Cutters, Sleighs, etc. HorsHSii'win^ pnvnptly attended to. bpecial tCttention to tender, cou- tractt'd foot. Lo:<v{iii^ and Plow Chains constantly on hand. LL&CO ...MARKDALE... if ever Withoui SSar^a/ns Not a weok [Kisses that we do not add to our already large stock soine- thing of special iiiti rest to almost every shopjier. Not only are our prices k)wer than can btj fouiwl elsewhere but we iasi-t on keeping our stock up-to-date and of the best wcnring (jualitios. This seiisoii we have by far the largest and most se- lect »>ock wo have ever placed upon our counters, and are doing the largest trade we h ive evr done at thi^ season ol the year and it.tend sustaining our p;ist rect>rd by always LEADING IN LOW PRICES While soniu others in the trade are offering to their customers old resurrected â- hop-worn goods wo mo right to the front with en' irely new goods and what is bett.T tlmn an.vthin^ oN,', at lower prices. This we«k we complete marking off *nd placing int» stock the bianco of our NKW SPUING GOODS and give here a few prices gathered iudiscrimiuately from the various departments tu emphasize what we are doing. Children'!. Tains, as.<!oiteil Lailiis' Cashmere Hose . . . . Fancy D. GoixU. D told Tweed D. Gotds, D fold Lace CuUan's, per pair ... . MenV Felt H^its, wide brim. . . ,Ij«tU«»tr' Ox. I ,\t Tip.s Ijiiiii'ii' l.aco Roots, G . grain. . Ileavy Grey Cotton Nice Piint.M, fast tolois . ... I 25 Men's Tweetl Suits .19 Men's Twted Suits, lietter .124 Men's Twewl Pants . ..90c and .ift Heavy C'ottonades I7c and .25 Men s IM'k Sateen Shirts Si'c and .48 Heavy Tweeds, a bii; stock, neat .1>6 I patterns, and good wearers at 1 00 1 25e, 36c, 4oc, 50c, «X; and .3 White Cups and Saucers, doz . . . .6 Dtrconited Cups and Saucers, doz #3.85 4 t>o 1.00 .18 .4S .76 .75 .78 Tfever Without Customers Some pet)ple who do not understand wonder how it is {w.^isible to successfully «onduct a ca.sh and produce business. That mystery is at one* and forever dis- pelled by the first visit to this store. Our customers buy readily what they want without being oblige<.l to pay fancy prices, have no anxiety about meeting large accounts at the end of tha year s^d are not obligeil t* [lay a share of the ac- eouuts of their less honest neighbor imposed on them through the medium of higher prices. Harkdale From uur own Con efpottdetit. The concert i;iveii in Marsh's hall >m Friday evening last waa well attended. T ere Were atout 60 perfiroiers and under the skilful training of Mr. J. H- Dundaa care an excellent ptogram. A nieetuiu was galled in HasketT':, hall, on Wedni-sday evening "f last week for the put pose of iniprovJDg the fall cxhibi- ti-n, but as i' was s-i stormy there were miss Aiice r leiu rmuriieii iiooja lam , •,â- _ i . „,, >< ._ ii t _i _ a ^ Air. Joseph Maxwell .iiiM family â- oved only a few ratepayers present, therefore Saturday after visitin-j friends in Thoni- i j^j,, ^,,^ j,,^^,^ i^^ ^^^j^ there was no tueenng. bury. , j,„ ^^^^ p^^^j, ^^^ ^^^-^^ ^^^ A meeiii.gofthv »p^*t, was held here There will be e, . .ice in the B"gli»h g„„^ .„ i,.i,ji„g, .^ere ihey intends la»t Wednesday to organize a lacrosse church at 7 o'chick on Wednesday even- ..„.„.;„ f.„ ^..,._ ,:..,„ ""â- '• • Messrs. F. Hargrave and W. Harristou Mr Wm. Scutt, jr , and Master Willie purchased a house and lot from Mr. J. WnKht visPed friends in Tara this week. : y,,jy ^,j ^.„^, .h.^j,, ^^^ ,,^ Mr Ed. Tayl..rofS.n-hamp.oo speut , jjr. F. Ferr.. of Price».lle »«»•* Sunday in this vicinity. | Mrs. Carr from Euifenia visited our â- axwelt Frufm o'l-r owiii 'orr«at>oiuient Mr. Johnston Little, from Pmton Siation, spuiit a few days of last \||Bel in this neighborhood. Mr Fred Field visited friends Thorn- bury last week. Misa Kiltie Scheiiimnn is visitins her sister, Mrs. Wni. Cousins of Singharop- Miss Alice Field returned home last Mr.and Mrs. Patton have the best wislraa of many friends.. Mr*. Lawrence of Oleiie]..; ia viailiun friends here at present. Misees Nettie and .\iiniu McMiIIad, who Are attending; high achiMil, cam* home to atttnd the wedding of their sister. Movinz ia th order of r the daj^ Mr. John Rea and family have ;;one t« Swamp Collie to live. clulv What about baseball 7 Dr. Sproule, M P., left for parlia- ment on Monday. Miss Stewart of Fleaherton Station, is visitiitg at Mr.and Mrs. J. B. Tliiboudau'* this week. Mr. and Mrs J. W. Rutledue >>{ vicinity lately Chesloy, were visitii.g friends here last week. Mr. Geo Dundas left on Monday fur T..r..uto. Mr. Dtmade of Toronto was la town ou Saturday. B<>riiâ€" On Saturday. 27rh March, to Nurthweat Mr. and Mrs. A. McFee, a daughter. Valley Miss Eva Small from Granite gave us a call recently. Mr. Lawlorand family left our town last week. Mrs. Lawlur is staying with b«r parents, Mr. .ind Mrs Carr of Eugenia, and Mr. Lawlur is guna to tha ; Tand«l«ar Eppinc back to bis farm uo the ni>rth lino lately. Farming goes bast yet. Mr. T U^irurrave left for th« Nortfa> West ou Tuesday. Mrs. Geo. Stone also left for Manibih* last week, where sh« wdl ji>in her hus-. band, who has been there the paat f«T months. Preparations ai« being made far th* erection of a new shed at the Praa^- ttriau church. .Another of uur old piinemrs panse4 awaf oil Friday last, in the person of Mrs. Sandy McKeiinel. Tlie funeral timk place on Sunday afternoon u> tha From our oiCTt corrcs^wiirfent. I from our uwh Curre^puiuient. Our Teacher, Mius Gilray, left for Fine weather, every appearance of Toroato Monday of last week to attend spriiijt. We ho|)e the snow storms are . the funeral of her niece. She lias re- over. A wvere one last week left the ™« J'^'ian cemetery. roads impassible in s..m« places. ' Mr. J««« C.va.iauh, towtwlup clerk. There has been cnsiderable sickne-s *'*' P*"*^*^ ••»-» * '"" ^^^ '^'- «« I email IS were interred in tha &pliH /-, . " I â-  c I cemetery. So rhey go, one by one. (juitu a number are moviog from our i ' •' 5 midst, places. Mrs Wm. McConneU and Mrs. S.I ^'«n» oar ow.. C»rrf»>e»kf<mt. sunied her duties sgain ibis week. Mr. Geo Shannon is preparing to build a new bouse this smnnier. Look* in the ncghborhood wi>h severe colds, 'ike business, Geo. Mr. Robt. .\skiii nf Markdale viaited at Mr. R. G. Warliiig last week. Miss. Rebecca Hutchinson, from Flosherton, is visiting friends in itliers are moving in. taking their rrirvrille vicinity. Mr. Marshal Beard bad a very success- ful auction s;tle on Thursday last. .Mr. Bal. Clark, of Eppiiig, visited bis sister, Mrs. Geo. Pritcliard, last week. Mr. Willinm Hutchinson is hiid up with an attack uf la urippc and pleurisy at presetit. Mis. Abercroinbio of Rocklyn is visit- iiii! her siste-, Mrs. Ge<i. Pritchard. thU McKi.mht were called to the bedside r{ a ^^^' [wstoffice will likely take another niove this Week. »t Miss Bn>wn has re- sister ai Uichiimiid HUl, who is very ill. Mr Waas preached ou Suuoay last tv» ! '"'"'f*- The new incumbent U Mr. Neil afairsiz.d c«i>g'-euati..n. i WcKiiiuon. who will iiiak» an oUiiiing I noticed quite a number of our i *"<^ «^fficieat officer, young people tm.k in the skating at | M.s. K. MidUaoish maved to Durbaa RocUlvii Saiurd..y niaht. No d.mbt | '"*' M""'J*y there 18 sorn^w thai the skating season' Mr. C. C James paid a visit to Owea wil: soon close. ' Sound last week. The .Misses Patterson are at present' We are ««rry to learn that Mr. Robert visiting their aunt. Mrs Charles Devitt. | ^^'*"<^" '• ^a^y '"w at present. Mr. John Ricliaids. Rocklyn, p lid our I Mr. S. McCort has the contract of hunt a visit lait week. drawioi; milk to the Rooklyu cheese Mr. Thos. Syines and wife, fr>'iu factory. Liurestoii, visited at Mr. Win. Hutcbiu son on Sunday. Mr. R> b. Sliannou, Corbett<>n, is visit- ing his son Geo. for a few d.ty8. Mr. Balfour, Kimberley, eccupied the pulpit here on Sunday. • .«. • â€" . Pleshertun Ntatien Lady Bank Fromunr oten curreavvniUtit. From our oicn Corrt}<p<indmt. ' The sluiifhing of the past week has be«n Well employed by the farmers. I Mr. Will. Pool has been improving his farm by pUcii':; a new pump in his well. One "f those happy events took place at the hi'iiio of Mr. Hugh T. Wrigiitun Mr William McKechnie left for tha vicinity of Get.>rgetuwrii last week, whor* he iiice,.ds workiii>{ fop some time. Mr. Samuel Ueiiderson has retu-nml tr<;ui Toronto, wherd be spent the winter. Mr. Thoinaa Ferris has moved back t<» his farm in Proton. .Ah.iut 20 lbs. bcef.a half leif of luu'ton iind some pieces of poik were stolen fri.m the Methodist |iarsona^e premises ua Sunday or Monday. Uwnor Itoll'i. Quito a number from here hive bcti M.rch 17. which wa< ihe mirruigH hofia atien.lini/ the revival meetings hold in : s,„„r^ jjigg Sarab Wrisjht, to Mr. D. the Pieshyterian cliutch, Fleshertoo. ^ Fle,cher, of Co11iii«wock1. Mr. and Mrs. and are highly delighted with them. I Klet.her intend to take up their ab Kie in Mr. A. Cullen, while on hi* way home Maniuiba. Your c.r. joins in with the Fiiday eveniir.< from the levival meet- ' y„u„j^ couple's inaiiv friends in wishing ing, was lun over ly a double sleigh, j ii,e,„ ^ i,n,.py voyage on the sea et We U'ldersts'id he w.is seriously hurt. L,n(f ;,„,,„». Dr. Caiteris in attendance. Wo hopuj A number of our young people attend- to see Mr. Cullen around soon again. Lj ,he «<.cial at B.-th"ol, on March 21. U. Wilkvrsoii, left on Saturday even- 1 Mr Thos. P.^ul has engi^ed .Mr. Jaa, Port Law school for on examinations and WlIK J. ing for Wininprg. Mr. W. was secretary l s,„„i, of the 10^ h f.r the summer. for the past two years in tlu Sabbath I Mis Geo. My.rs bas returned from s.his.l and was always ready and wUliiig | vi.sains.' friends in Fleshertoii. Mr. Will. Sinait. late of Markdal», vi.sited Mr. \. Fir^iuson, Thistle Bunk, last we«.k. to take (ait in all good «urk. He will be missed by all. We wish hiin every success through life. Mr. Thotuss Lawrence, John and Rodie -McLeud and several others loft M<mday morning for Calcdon. Mr. R P. Leggato intends to build an- other new residence this summer. Miss Edna Stone has left Swinton Park F. T. HILL & CO. Harkdale Ontario From our otiti I'orrttpoiuitnt, Mr. Editor, seeing that tlitt cor. of this to take p'-we has been silent for some time, I chsrgo of a school in Mcaford for the re- ' thought 1 would send you a few items to niainder of the year. | represent our li'.tle ImniK-t, which is stil] The public school boys have had the in existence, pleasure uf thrutving snowballs at peuple [ La grippe Seems tO be a constant passintt by fi>r the p^tst two weeks. \ visitor in our section, as a great many Seversl horses have taken fright and i are suBering from its effects. Honor mil ot March. Based cL<S4 work. Sr. IV â€" .\iiific Thouipsoii, 4.)9 Wallace. 100 Jr. IVâ€" Fred Petllar, 432 ; Wm Chard, 389 ; Wary Clia.d, 203. Illâ€" Susie Thompson, .521 ; John Itn- Kee, 509 ; Fred .Jaffray. 506. 11 sr^.^Ibert Fenwick, 593 ; Willie 5'|Th..n)p^on, 532 ; Louisa Thompson, 57!*. H jf â€" Chrsiio B.werman, 513; Salena Thompson, 482 ; : burn, 47.'i. Sr. II pt. â€" Harold Chard, Ruka PeUlar. Jr. U pt. â€" Mamie JainiMB'<n, Reitiu Thoinpaon. Pt I .\bbe L. Boweriuan. Ned Croft Wui H. Bowerman. J. L Wood, Teacher. Rus.-,cl Bh»ck- Henry, Mabel Fisher, Aunia The jury cases so far entered to betried at the Spring .Assizes, cummencin.: at the Court House on Monday, April 12th, be- fore Chief Justice Ainiour, are as follows: - Sanderson vs Barnard, breach of pro- mise; parties reside in Derby ; Reid vt. Sinclair, slander ; Connor vs. Connor,ai> almost landed the occuiiants out of the Marriedâ€" On the l7th of March, one, . , _ Tt ..1 \, , .., I ,„ . ,^ . . ., 1 action for wsgi>B ; Jones vs. Maxwell, rigs. If v^rentshave ahiteof hfteeu or.ofS*int.mPaiksmo6tosl«jm*.y«young(,„^,^yj,„ .p,„ti^g ^,,j^ j,^ Sullivan twenty dollars to pay. kbeu it will b« " " " """ •• - - , _ _ stopped. Crecniore is discussing the question as to whether or no {NttaoiiAgea are exempt 'dso of Proton. Rev. Mr. Mutra'tu of from tajtatiou. Cedsrvdie, pcrformrd tho .â- inn»iiiii|y ladiea. Miss Kate McMM.ai^ eWest j Cw fciJl h ii vs. C. P. R., an action for daut^hterof Mr. Duncan McMillan, was j d«M«*Kt» ; McNevin vs. Lediard, slander. unitVd in marriage to Mr. James Patt..n.' ?f^;^^'5 <=~«» 'â- - ^f'-'V"'^^" vs, Keiiiiedyi aq<ion for wajjes , Union Bank is. Diuht Wl«ia,aK action to stt Mnde a cnovey â- "ilA** frsudeleut.- U. ». Adyertiser. ». K