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b '^^ /leslj^rt^n %^mnu. TRUTH BEFORE FAVOR." â€" •• PRWDiJr-LEb ^0T MEN. VOL XXV, NO 1401 Fleshierton, Ont., Tliursday, Oct. 21 1900 ,W. H TEDRSTON' EDIT< R aud I'KCPMIETOB (U 22 • ^^ ^ o 'si o -^a Si o Gh r* OS _ci a> ^1 « o o « 'zi c ce >, u â- 4J ai £5 O 3 X> O O x o be « Ceylon Mrs. D. N. Towiily of Guelph after visiting her eisier, Mrs. J. W. Gibson for eome weeks, has returned to her home. Mr. Alfred Down of Bermuda, who has secured a situation in Toronto, is spending a few daya with relatives in Ceylon and Fiusherton. Mrs. H. Tucker his returned after visiting friends in Glenel^ and EKretuont. Mr. Gould of Kansas is visiting at R. Cook':). Mr. Consly of Proton is visiting ut C. H. Love's. Mrs. S. Rinds is visiting at her s'ster's in Toronto. Mr. G. CuUinson is iinprovini; his residence by erecting verandahs and makir.f; other improvements. Mrs. M. Mcf^eod has built a cistern, and otherwise improving her home. Miss May Sproat, after visiting her parents here a few days, has returned to Colbeck. Miss Blanch Sproat returned after visiting friends at CoII>eck for some weeks. Mis* Mernaher of Toronto, is visiting her sister. Mrs. Jno. Gilchrist. lOth Line, Osprey. We understand that Mr.Oscar Rolling, who has rented Mr. Joseph Henderson's farm near Rob Roy f<ir the past two years, has rented Mrs. John Buckingham's farm, near Feversham ; and Mr. Joseph Barber, who has worked it for some time, has rented Mr. \Vm. Bi-ewsters farm, at the Lake, north of Mclntyre. Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Col<iuette spent a couple of days this week in Collingwood with their daughter, Mrs. Hariy Horton. We ai'e son-y to report that Mrs. Cha.s. Tupling, of the townline, and four of her family, are stricken down with typhoid fever. Dr. Ryckmaii of Maxwell is iir attendance and we hoije to hear of their I'ecovery soon. Miss Jennie Izzard, who has been ou the sick list nearly all summer, we are glad to report is recovering. Ottewell Bros, will soon have tiuished their threshing sca.son in this part. The Omngemen of L.CL.1<)85, Fever- sham, purpose holding a fi>wl supper on Nov. 6. Supijcr served from 6 to 8. A Brst-chuss programiue is being provided. Admission, 25c All are welcome. Feversham Feversham has been having its share of every kind of bad weither. Some aome have their potatoes up, and some not on account of bad weather. Captain Price and Lieutenant Jonts of the Salvation Army farewelled ou Sunday the 17th. Cupt. Price has been here almost 20 mouths, and was well liked both in Feversham and suriounding country. Lieut. Jones had only been here three months, but in that time made a great many friends. Thoy left on Tues- day [for Toronto. Dr. Henderson of Toronto paid a flying visit to his sister, Mrs. John Paul. Mr. and Mrs. I. Harvey Perigoe of Fleshertou visited with the former's par- ents. Mrs. R. Heron of Maxwell died at her home after a long illness, Monday morn- ing, the 18th insr. Our popular barber, Mr. Norman Van Blaricom, say« ho will h%ve to purchase a new pair nf rubbers if this weather dues not let up, a> it is very muddy around the comer. Miss Lily Priestly vi»iied at her home in Maxwell on Sunday. Mr. Archie Adair of Rob Roy, «ho lias been ill with typhoid fever, wjis ab e to visit bis sister, Mrs. Jas. Conn, la»t week. Price ville A week of wintry weather, coming sud- denly after a week of very walni, nummer like weather, found people uupre|>ared,as large quantities of potatoes mangolds, etc., are still in the fields. Sacramental services weie held in the Presbyterian church on Sunday,tl)e 10th. A larne congregation was in'4itteiid4Hcr. Arrangements have been made to hold revival services in the Prealiyterisn church. A Mr. McLi-an of Whitby is expected to a.ssist the pastor in these services, commsncing this Sabbath. Ihanksgiving services ii> the Methodist church on Sunday, the 24' h. Anniversary services 'at Salciii Metho- dist church on Sunday, the 31s', and entertainment on Monday, Nov. 1. On Friday last Mr. D. Whytu's dwel- ling house on the O.D. R. was destroyed by 6re ai;out noon. Mr.Whytoluw been working in Toronto for some months, and Mis. Whyte was visiting a sick nei-thbor at the time, soma of the children only being at home. It will be a sad loss to this family, e8|H3cially at this ceason of the year, to have their home des'royed. Mr. Dixon, barrister, of Walkerton, visited his son. Dr. Dixon, over the week end. Wo were pleated to meet him at the Methodist church on Sunday morn- ing. Will Hales has arranged to build the stonework for a large new house for Win. Stewart, over on the 19th tt Proton. When Will puts up a stone wall it is there to stay. Lachlan McDouga'l has sold his farm, lots 9 and 11, con. 1., Art , to hia brother, Dougall, L.ichie is now ijuito ill with a nervous trouble. Kimberley The weather has been very disaureeablo during the past week. Thos. McLellan of Johnstown, Punua,, Miss McLellan, of Bolivar, Penna., and Mrs. Riddell and Miss lona Riddell of Lnckport, Pann., are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Hammond. J. E. Hammond, of the teaching staff of the Mcaford high school, spent the week end at his parental homo here. Miss Hilda Kelly of Rncklyn was the guest of her friend, Miss Pearl Lawrence, on Sunday. Mis. W. S. Bi>h(ip and son, Vernon, are in Owen Sound this week. Frank Dobsun and Donald McLean of Thornbury were visitors in town uii Sun- day la?t. Saui; Fawcett recently trapped five mink inside of one week. Who cau beat this; John Plewes visited his sons, [Simon and Alfred, at Krin, Ont., recently. Frank Dean, of the Holiness Workers Society, took charge nf llie service in the Union church here on Sunday evening last. We are sorry to report Clifford Camack in the General Hospital, Toronto, sutfcr- ing from an attick of typhoid fever. We hope to hear of his ultimate recovery. The local spot ts are having a scrub huiit hero on the 28th. Grape thieves are quite numerous in our village. Some of them will bo mikde examples of if it does not cease. Died. Mrs. Mary Jane Heron, wife of the esteemed postmit.ster at Maxwell, Mr. Robert Heron, died at her residence there on Monday morning last, ^)ct. 18. The funeral tiikes place to the Methodist cemetery. Maxwell, to-day (Thursday) at 2 o'clock p. m. Mra. Heron was 60 years of age. She was the mother of Miss Maiy Heron of the Flesherton P. O. Much sympathy is expressed with Miss Heron and tlie other mcmbeis of the family. Tlie deceiisod's maiden name was Maxwell. She was very highly esteemed by all who kaew her. Full l>articulars arc not to hand. Mr. T. C. Smith, B. A., the now principal of the HarristoD high school, has resigned because lie cauuot get a suitable house in the town. Owen Sound. Last week George Benham got an overload of booze, which transformed him from the usual unotl'ending citizen toâ€" well, the usual thing,and he prcKeed- to work off the effects on his wife using a poker, a carving. knife and then an axe. Fortunately two or three other men were present and rescued Mrs. Benluun, who was badly bruised and knocked alxiut. In the process of disarmament Benham wiis cut with the knife. At lAus police court he was given six montlis of haifl labour at the county gaol to even matters. Mr and Mrs. R. B. Miller, piu-ents of H. H. Miller, .M. P., celebrated their golden wedding on Sunday, Oct. 10, by a family re-union. There were present live sons and two diiughtei-s. On Mondjiy of la.ft week there were seven di'unks liefore the beak. Five received tines of SI. 00 and costs, the others getting off, on ac.:ount of previous good behaviour. Nearly all of the drunks ippetvring ore unable to puy their Bad C.P.R. Crossings Deputation Waited on Railway Com- mission â€" Improvements Ordered At the March meeting of Artemesia Council a resolution was passed authoriz- ing and instructing the Clerk to call the attention of the railway cuminission to the dangerous condition of the niilway cnossiiigs on the Walkerton bmnjh of the C.P.R. At the same meeting the C.P.R .served the council with profiles of the plan of the s;ii<l crossings, also diX'ument.s showing that they were asking the railway commission for their approval of said crossings. After considering the iiuestion carefully the council decided to give the matter to their solicitor, Mr. Wright, anil on his advice a committee of the council was appointed to inspect the crossings, take lucasm'enieiits, and put themselves in :i position to give evidence. A written fines at unce. Owing t:. the number .7f j <'"=""'ent w:is sent to the chairman of boozers who make the acquaintance „f , H'^ commi.s«ion, and to the C.P.R.. .set- the niagi.stnite he has decided to i-,i.se j *â- ">« f'"tl' tbe re,«ons for objecting to the the fine to «2 and costs at least. approval ..f the crossings in their present condition. Subsequently they leeeived Mr. C. -A.. Fleming left on Monday j ^^j.^^,^,, Mr. Wright a copy of the regu- for Pittsburg, Pa., to attend the big ,,^ii,„„ ^^.j^,, ^^^p^.^.^ (,, i,i,i„.ny.s crossing convention of the Diciples of Christ, to j,,^ highway, as re<iuired by the commit- be held in that city. It is exjjected tlwt ^;^,„ at least 50,000 delegi«tes will lie present from all parts of the States and Canada, to mark the one hundredth anniversary of the movement for the union of all t'le Christian jjeople upon the word of G<xl. The conventicm opened Monday and will continue in full swing for nine days. For yeiu's this pkce has felt the need of a railway to the east, connecting with Meaford, and the ({uestion comes up [jeriodically for discussion. .\s time goes on the need Iwcomes more ap[«irent and at la.st interest in the pi-ojuct seems to bo aroused. Recently a large and representative meeting of citizens was held, at which over forty of the heaviest ratepayers were present, and all agreed that the town must have an eastern out- let, and that in order to get a good gnide the road should not go to Meaford, but i connect with the Grand Trunk nejir Thornbury. The following resolution looking towards the inuuicijHility liuild- ing the road was unanimously pa.s.sed on motion of Hon. A. G. MacKay ; "That, in the opinion of this meeting, the town of Owen Sound ought to support to the extent of $400,000, either by creating a debenture debt or by guaranteeing bonds, any well-divised plan to obtain railway connection between the Grand Trunk terminals in Owen Sound and the G. T. line near Thornbury, or between the C. P. R. terminals in Owen Sound and Sudbury line." The Town Council will at once send a deputation to the railway officials, and if satisfactory arrangements cau be made for the operation of the line it will doubtless be built without delay. Nothing further was done in the matter until a week ago hist Saturday when the Reeve wjis notified by the .solicitor that the application would come up for hearing at the city hall, Tonmto, on Tuesday, the 12th inst, advising at the same time that it would be necessjiry to have an engineer inspect tlie crossings and give evidence at the hearing. .Accordingly, a deifuta- tion consisting of Mr. Wright, Mr. Traynor, the Reeve and Mr. Carson ap- peared before the commission. Some 50 cases were set for hearing on Tue.stlay and about a dozen for Wednesday. Unfortunately for the Artemesia delegji- tion there were 4.3 cjises shited to be heard Ixifor*) theirs. Some complicated cases took up a great deal of valuable time, one of which was the city of Guelph vs. the G.T. It. which occupied the time of the Board for a whole day, and the local case did not come up for hearing until Friday afternoon when the Board after heiu'iiig the objections and sugges- tions of the deputition in the interest of j public s<i£ety, made an order with respect J to the cros-sing at Princess street. Price- \ ville, whi'.h is to he 20 foet in width, in- stead of 1(5, as at piiisenc. Added mater- i.'il wius to be removed from the 1>ank at the gravel roatl crossing, and the snow to lie kept clear from the crossing .so as to Ije safe for public travel. With reference to tlie cro.ssing at the Durham rojul, the Bo:ii-d witheld the order until full inspec- tion would l)e made by tiieir engineer. Peter Morrison, a fariiiei of E mt Gwil- litnbury, living two and a half miles from Holland LHiidin^, met with an accident cu Saturday evening which may [jrove fatal. Ml. Morrison was lending a bull into the stable when it utt;ickud him, kuock ng him down and tramping i<n liim, bre:ikiiig seveial rils, and cikiising intei- ual injuries. The d ictor has no hopes for lis recovery owing to his advanced age. lie is 75 years of age. Is Your Family Reading 'Wortii Wliile?' So much of current reading is merely entertaining at best that the question naturally arises. Is it worth while l' Your sons and daughters are bound to read something. They hunger for stories which tjike thein into the other half of the worldâ€" the world of adventure, of valour, of fortune making. T!ie problem is to give them .such reading without putting into their hands the literature th.iliseithcr sillv or demoralizing. The editms of the Youth's Companion believe that a period- ical can lie made entertaining and yet "worth while," and The Coinpaiiion is It's Worl(ing Again. Ill the fall of the yrar the p'litridae g-ies crazy. The "tthyism" of this is not known, though the Fact cannot bo denied. Then- \i an undefinable, magic influence in tlie season that makes itself miiniFest in various ways. With the partridge the uffi'ct is as above stated, but who will say that the effect on human beings ii similar? True it is, however, that when man (or woman) has once tist- •d the sweets of life in the woods f<'r the Bist two weeks of Jsoveinber lie (or ."he) is loath toforeg" the pleasure. Pn stand on the run-way in the nipping cold listen- ing to tlie deep-toned bay of the hound, .iiid otiainirig for the crash of the brush, foretelling the approach of the fleo'^-foot- ed gauK', is the main object in life to all those who have unce indulged. The f -iscination is well-nigh overpowering, but isnonetlie less amazing to us unfortunates who arc so pii^ifully ignorant of the lure of the camp fire, and who have never heard the cail of the wind in the trees â€" ill the hunters' northern paradise. Busitief's .' It matters not. Every- I thing must go to the imxorsble call of and. It is not alone the two but inehinks these conducted on that theory. And that is one reason why more tli.iii half a inilHon I . " .i, i families read it. Tlie \H\.[Hit is safe, but , ' not dull. Its tales of adventure illustrate j weeks pleasure, the advantJiges of fortitude and self-reli- nimrods find greater pleasure through ance. Its stories of character lay stress on the trutli that right conduct is never a mistake. Every new Canadian subscriber will find the Ion:; winter nights in rehearsing the exciting events of the chase amemd the roaring fire, and who is to be blamed if it of Vp^iai advantVigA'/tosenVut J [ the stories assume greater and more hsir- 82.00 for the new 1910 Volume. Not (raising proportions with the repeated :>nly does he sjet the l)caiitifnl "Venetian Caleiuliir for 1910,lithographed in thirteen coloi-s and gold, but all the i.ssues of The Companion for the remaining weeks of tolling. Furtive Klances are alrosdy be- ing taken along well kept rifle barrols, and hunting axes are assuming a razor- McFARLAND&CO. MA.I?k:DALE ONTAlilO Vour ?ur Purchase T$ what you make it b\,r hefer or f .r worse, and considering the exiienditura involved it is worth «h.le buymu where uncerUinty as to good siyle and long service in the .^oods is ' nut ..the question Cusfmer, who buy Fur Lined Coat^, Fur Coats, Fur Se-s oiFii-s of any kind purchase here with a real sense of security. A feeling of satisfaction winch conies from the knowledge of ma..y yeans of the best kind of cnf^.,rrr •""' •irrr": "!"^'' â- â- "â- -â- ^ "«""'"« -^tis^action to the custom, r. Compaiisonwiinu.lpd-c.N.on and v.rify our claims. The question of relial.. uy ente.s into all our purchases. Inferior goods find no shelf r^TnUe^l Come in and have us show you the new Furs. Ladies' Fur Lined Coats from 845.00 to 6j.0<). L -dies' Fur Seta from 88.C0 to 830.00 Lui-.et' Fur Rutf» from 8:{.0:i Ui 818.00. Ladies' Aiimchan Jackets from 820.00 t.i 845.00. Meu's Fur Coats, priced from 820.00 to 860.00. Men's Fur Col'ars, from 84.50 to 8G.00. Men's Fur Caps, from 81.50 to 810.00 Slen's Fur Lined Coau priced ab 8;i7.JO. ~:^ 4,000 Pairs New Footwear To Select From. We've over 4,000 tKiirs ..f New F.K,twa,r, consisting of Ladies', Misses' liW^H V^""'-' ^r" ""u^ ^T «''•"-" sele.t fr,!;n. Pe.X-whrknow say that the b g,est values are here always in Boots and Shoes and we do not need to w-aste one wo.d in emphaMzin-,. what the people siy. We bought the go.als of Wl fn" r "";''"' ""," "^^"'^h ?â- â€¢"=«: ">'t wo'r/bound cannot be underbid Nothing d.sappoints anybody more than ch..ap f.a.twear. We know it that'rwhv we veu.s.,d..,r years experience in picking ont the best makes in the businais VIZ , F. .1. VVe.s^,n & Sons, The J.«. McCre.i.ly Shoe Co., Todd Shoe and W^i Co., F.fty.flve Brand, B.niller, Davits Co.. Hambnry Felt Co., etc. ThereU one thing you can ahs.dutely depend on here-tl.at youll get ever^ cent's worth of Footwear quality u's p.s,ible to give you for your iifoney. Line . ber we are sole .luenrs for the celebrated "Kant Krack ' Rubbers and without a doubt they are the bo.t in the ti-ade. Others may tell you they have the "Kant Krack" Brand, but none are genuine unless sUmped "Kant Krack" on the bottom for every pair that's unde of tlis mark are stamped. """om, lof Faii."^w!;,frsi:u;::^:^iX.f;i;r::i'S:!L;!:!: ''- -' ''-<- '« McFARLAND & COMPANY Rural Nail Delivery The ((uestion of free rural mail dtlivery is being raised again. A correspondent of the Toronto News has been investi- gating the Americitn syttem of rural delivery, uking for the scone of his u'uservations the State of Vermont. This is njt a densely populated state ; the portdn he visited is settled just alK)ut as thickly as the average Oiitatio countiyside. He drove over a sample rou'e with the carrier. The diatnct he had registered a letter for a man liv- ing on the route and part of his business with him was to give the receipt. In short, the carrier briuga the incoming and UUea the outgoing mail, sells jx-stago stapnis, brings registered letters to bi4 patrons and takes them away for them, and in geticral plays th-.- part of "a post; office on wheels." It covered. 1900 from the time the subscription is ; like edge, while the would-be hunter received. | finds his pipe pufiing with redoubled THE YOUTH'S COMPANION, j fore: at times as the dreanis of days to Companion Building, Boston, Mass. 1 come present themselves. New subscriptions received at this office. •â€" Printers Deviu will le noted that under tha Lemieux sjs-em .uily one of these con- ccsssions lines would hai e been served, ., ,,. , .„ , ."""^ ">«-'f'"''n«'rs living on the other three set ved by this man was about five miles i _„„i,i i,,„„ ., „ , , , ., . , , „ , "°"''' ''''^e gone without. By tha long by four miles wide; four pan lei a, „„,.:„„., . , , , ... , , ,, . . --Vmerican system tlie whole disliict roads answering to ihe Ontario concession line, united by occasional s'de roads were traversed, Ihe distance travelled by the carrier being twenty-four miles and the ordinary t mo occupied five hours. Some of his observations are as follows: "Every house which w.-us occupied along these two dozen miles had its box on the roadside. Wide variations occur; the systiMii is a free and easy one, its governing note, so far as I could judge, being the post office's disposition to be iibliuing. There is no standard box. Abuut tifiy boxes are authorised, and the farmer may provide himself with any one of these. That which seems to be prefer- red on this route costs 81.25 when bought from the Govjnin.ent, and $1.00 when procured fri>in the m.\nufacturer d'rect. Most wore of n simple type, III tAO cases far. iiers were using, by soiin; special peniiission, boxes which were nut of any au'horized pattern. Wide variations also appeared as to the placing of the boxes. Some had them mounted on posts by the roadside, some on the verandah. In a few cases the carrier left the roiid and drove close up lo the farmer's house ; in one or two instances It seemed tome that the farmers were rather imposing on the driver, but ho was philosophical about it, and seemed thoroughly imbued with the feeling that the purpose of tho whole system was to render service to the individual people who lived along tho roadside. "It soon appeared that the driver's duty was not only to take mail to the fanners, but also to fetch it away. As each box was visitod, he first 'glaccod in it to make sure that no letter was waiting inside to be taken, and by the time his (eniu'love round was ended ihe had a budget to deposit in the city post oBSce. In some eases the householder, lacking stamps, had put into the box tho letter and two cents . Tho carrier affixed the stamp. Sundry persons emerge from the houses lo buy atanipa or^^iost cards â€" the carrier was provided with 4 stock, In one case Oivil:o Wright in flying his aeroplane before the Kaiser of Uetinany attained a height of 1600 feet. .lames Wright, brother of Robert Wrij;ht, fnrmetly proprietor of Queen's hotel, Clarksburg, in-'t with a bad acci- dent last Friday. He was assisting to place a heavy smokestack on a boiler at McKeeii's saw mill Oil the 6th con. of Collingwood, and when it was in an up- right position, a chain broke, lotting tho s nokeptack fall about ten inches across the ball of one of Mr. Wright's foet, severing it just back of the big too joint. The unfortunate man was tJiken to Collingwood Hiispitjil where he is doing as well as can lie expected. â€" Review. Joseph McCo'eman, a teamtter for C;i»rIton Sawmill Co.. Collingwood, met with a serious, if not fatal, .accident last week. He was drawing a box car onto a switch when it struck a pile of lumber knocking it over. In falling it caught McColeman, throwing him to the ground and burying him to his full length. When rescued from under the luiubor he was yet ; conscious, but was found to have suffered serious injury. Medical assis- tance was quickly summoned, when it wiis ascertained that the unfortunate mail's back was br)ken, and that he bad ' sustjiined internal injuries. He was re- moved to the hospital where he lies in a precarious condition. McColeman is aiarried and has three small children who live with their grandparents at Nottawa. He has been a teamster of tho Charltoa Co. for several years, and is said by the coni()any to be one ot their most faithful es. 5peclalltt In dltoaiea o( llio Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Ollloc 13 F«>sit St. . C>iweru=»o»in<l -Vt the Revere house, Markdale, Ibl Friday each mouth from 8 to 12 a. m*