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i "TRUTH BEFORE FAVOR." - PRINCIPLED NOT MEN.' VOI 33 No. 31 Flcstiertoii, Ont., Thursday February 26, W. H. TBURSTON E . D n PtO The Holmes Case As Seen From The Outside Eight people four men, two women and two children all living in a small one-roomed cabin, was the discovery made b/ Mr. A. E. 1 r.mt, the locl gent for the Children's Aid Society, when he was called to Eugenia last week to investigate the case of the children who were in circuinstaiues that were far from being ideal, says the Owen Sound Sun. And while Mr. Trout was in Eu- genia making arrangemi nts foJ the re- moval of the children tha mother, who had been lying very low, died very sud- denly as the result of neglect. " It is the hardest thing I have seen iiuce I was ap- pointed agent," said Mr. Trout. The one-roomed frame shack, which u abouT Uxlti feet, is located about one mile east of Eugenia village, and was oc- cupied l>y James Leppard and his wife, their daughter Mrs. A. Holme?, her hus- band and two children, also a brother of Mrs. Leppird's and a son aged about 18^ This made up the party of .eight who M- cupied the one room. There were no par- titions or curtains, and only a little scant furniture, including two beds, on one of which lay the dying woman. A cooking stove and a few crude cooking uten- s : ls completed the furnishings of the room. Entrance was to be had by pass- ing through an old tumbled-down wood- shed and going through an old door. The house had been banked up on both sides to keep out the colJ. How the eight managed to exist in such an abode is a mystery. There were ft>ur aMebod- ied men on the premises, but they all appeared to be perfectly content wlfh their surroundings and w ith their hand- to-mouth existence. Mr. Trout reached there Thursday ev- ening and after seeing the state of attain he returned to Eugenia to arrange for the 'removal [of the woman to Owen Sound hospital and intended to brii.g her here the next day. But when -Mr Trout and the doctor returned the next day to takeaway the unfortunates, they found that tho sick woman had passed away during the night. The woman had been bick for nearly three mouths since tho birth of her biby, and evidently hoi- death was tho result of lack of proper care and medical attention. Mr. Trout ha.l secured the assistance i.f a kind neighbor. Mrs. Carr, and the two children one L'i years old aud the other a bub?- were brought to the Owen Sound shelter on the noon train. That such shocking conditions could exist in a civilized community u indeed a surprise. And it is still more surpris- ing that they were to be found in au en- lightened rural community such as is to be found in tho prosperous township east of Flesherton. In justice to tho neigh- bors it inn-i be said that they did not roalizo the circumstance* under which the household existed, as tho Holmes and Leppard families kept very much to th.'roselvos. It was not until Mr. Trout and Dr. lloszoll made known their dis- covery that people in the surrounding \ country were awaro of the disgraceful circumstances. The two families were living un a farm, and but for their shift- less natures and complete lack of ambi- tion, should have been prcspen us Portaw Mr. and Mrs. Jehn Wilkinson's third son, Jiinmie, about ton years old, has been hovering hetwoen life and death the past week ,'with uppendicitU and is yet u: < critical state. Mr. George Carter of Toronto visited litely at the homo of J. 11. Watson. Mr. Robert Corn Held has returned to Weyburn, Sask., after an extended visit at tho parental home. Mrs. D. L. Davidson and son Gordon re visiting with Mrs. T. R. McKenzie. Mr. and Mrs. James Ryder of North Butleford Sask., are visiting with num- erous relatives of this part. Miss Millie Lyons of Proton Station, visited with her cousin Miss Isla Lyons. The patrons of the post ottiee here re- grot very much its disontinunce. Since its establishment about a down y9ars ago, it has proved a great boon to tfjis part. However, the rural delivery is a great convenience, and our courier? deserve credit for promptness. Fe v er sh am I terns A meeting of the ratepayers of the Township of Osprey, was held io the Orange hall here on Saturday last to or- ganize and appoint a township committee to secure data, and be in readiness to assist the Hydro Electric engineers when they come to i un their survey over the proposed route from Guelph to Collmg- w.jd. One of the engineers traversed the proposed route last week and express- ed himself as well pleased with our Township and thriving village, and claimed it would compare very favorably and in fact outstrip ionic of our neigh- boring villages for business who have had rbilrosd accommodation for years. Aud we would say to some of the men in that village, who have seemed to be so much against the electric road coming this w*y, that if it should couie this way we will make them sit up and take no- tice. The want of railroad accommodati- on has been our only drawback as our township will compare very favorably with any township in the county as it is and we have aliraya had to drive from 14 to If* and 3> miles to the nearest rail- road ; aud we would say, hurrah for the Hon. Adam Beck and the Hydro Electri c commission, who now come forward and express themselves as determined to give those isolited parts of the province the long locked for accommodation. The engineers gave our Reave, Mr. .1. Thom- pson, the assurance that their eugineors would go over this part of tho route in a short lime. We are very sorry to have to report ;i very serious accident having occurred to Mrs. Oeo. Thompson of thi tenth line bout a week ag >, which may result in Mrs. Thompson losing the sight of one of her eyes. Mrs. Thompson was hold- ing the light for her husband while he drove some nails into a board in ihe stable, when one of the nails He* from under the hammer, and struck her in the eye, piercing the eyeball. Dr. Roszell of Maxwell was hastily called and was soon in attendance, but advised the ser- vices of an eye specialist. Mr. Thomp- son took her to Owan Sound hospital, and we underatuud it will be some days yet before the specialist will be able to say whether she will lose the eye or not. Their many friends express sympathy and h.ipe that the Dr. may be able to re- store the eye and that Mrs. Thompson may have a speedy recovery from hor afBwtioa. Mr. ,uid Mrs. Alex. Hudson of Oguia, Sask., visited wiih Mrs. John Hudson ,f this village a few days last week be- fore they returned to their home in the West. Mr. and Mrs. H'liry Hartley accom- panied by Mrs. O'Brien, (nee) Mi#s Nellie Madden, returned to their home near Ogoma, Sisk. Miss Daisy Kenuhan of Collingwood has returned to her parental homo near this village. Mr. and Mrs. James Aruott attended the funeral of Mi. Arnott'.-. sister-in-law, Mrs. U. Ovummett, of the South line last week . We understand that the Hydro Elec- tric commission's big dam on the Beaver river t Eugenia. Falli will be ru-shed u> nnnplotion next spring, and whon com- pleted will Hood several hundred acus. Several of the farmer's h u.-es will have to take the form of Noah's ark to keep from getting wot. Saugeen Junction Mr. Sargant t Ceylon is leading lo^s here for tho Durham Furniture Co. Mr. J. Vhito. Sr., has been ill for the past week, but is improving nicely. Mr. .). Gardner of Uudyard, Mich., is visiting for the post week with his siste.t Mrs. John l?est. Mr. John Best has bceu ill for the past two weeks with plcuro-pueunioiiin, but is doing nicely under t ho care of Dr. Lane. W. J, Csswell of the Toroi.to Lino has purchased ). Marks' farm. Mr. Parks In-- moved u. his home in Oshawa. We aio pleased to report that Messrs. Blackburn and McKechuio are able to be around again after their recent acci- dent. lUulir.; logs is still the order of the day here. Rev. T. J. Mausell, past or of Charlotte Street Methcdiit Church, IMerboro, died suddenly in his home aftor hiving conducted the evening ser- Railway Surveyors Are Off The Job The hydro-electric surveyors left here on Thursday list and located at Mark- dale. The line was run as tar as that point when instructions were received for them to drop the survey of this line Kimberley Budget Miss Euna Burrilt of Heathcote visit- ed at her parental home recently. Mr. Geo. .Stuart of Flesherton was in town oue day last week. Quite ti number are drawing logs to Rock vale at prtsent. Mr. Geor?u Ilutcliiiuon occupied the | , it of the Methodist ,,. on hed aud take up the surrey of a ha. down Hanulton way. The survey of this line, day ^^ )aat is therefore held up for a time probably ' lent setmntlf a month when the party will come back I and cumplete a survey. * IrS ' Thomas ^^ of ^enkle vis- ited with her sister, Mrs. Thomas Reid. The line as run here crosses the C P.R. one day last week. at iho "skew" crossiug below Siugeen Miss Eth>?1 Mews of ,, wen Soucd ^ Junction and runs pretty well central vs.tiuu w,th her fr.ead, M,ss Maud between lots, c,. m ,ng into the villaco cetl of the Tnlve , Ier - 1| Home> we*t of the cemetery and high school, crosses the station road near the drill shed, passing Blakeley's sash and door factory very closely, then across the - old Fleshor property back of the school, across the Pickell, Sled. The way fresh eggs are comiug in to cur local tnerch.-iuU would cunvincrf the most sceptical that the fanners in this section had certainly solved the problem public of winter eg;- productioa. Lever and Brown faiuis, crosses the S ravel at Miss Violet Ferguson visited Met.tV.d this point, and on no.th. flil '" Js few <*>'* the P luit The turvey is nut a final one, however, meivly to take levels and form an estim- . on FriUHV evenini; last, between that ate ut cost of consn-uetiut; such a ro:id. A gnoiUy number of our local sports a In the event of the n/ad going through, which is fervently hoped for by the vast majority of people, a tiual and perman- ent suivey will be mudc, which may be somewhat wide, though not very ma- terially, of the present location of the line. attended the ho:koy match at on Fridiy evening last, brt team's speedy team and Dunditlk. The Dundalk On Wednesday morning Constable Hemphill seized i case of lit]Uoi- at the I'.P.R. st it;i>n which came from Toronto addressed to t man in town. The '.i-aionth old bu 1 calf "Scotland V. I. " raised by Win. Diugwall of Hope- ville, recently mentioned in our columns as suld to Robert Miller of Stoutfville. was si>H by auction on Feb. 4 at the c mibinatiuii sale at the union stock ynrcs Toronto, to \V. J. McClure f..r ?-''Mi. IP >y.s sny that it was a tine exhibition game all through, as both teams were about evenly matched. Mrs. S. Uurritt visited with her suni, Miss K. Abercrombie of F.iiruuunt on Friday last. Mr. \V. Ctitford and sun i.-t St. Vincent township, were callers in our bura on Thursday last. They wen- Celling Mon- tieil real estate. Messrs. H. Poehlman and 11. Fergu- son, whirfesale fruit dealers of Collinii- wuod. wore i>n a business trip t our burg on Thursday lust. Wo are pleased to report that Mr. Robert Fiwcett ot the ia.-t in untaiu. who wns very low with pncumoni i, is on the mend. Messrs. Joseph Ferris and Ed. Sloan 111410 a business trip to Rocklyn on Sat- urday last. Mrs. CorntieM left !:ist week to visit rt ' . ML. liainil'ou Irwin, who has been in poor health for a couple of y,-n>. U in f,i e n is in Flesliertun nd llerkli-y. ('wen S.iutul hospi'al again. He under- __ went an o; vration for nn ub.-c.ss and is *, . . C J improved s.mewlnr, although it is ex- YOUflg 1)1311 dUlClUS peeled surue weeks will elapse before he is able to return homo. This ih the Special to The Advance third operation of a similar nature which \v m - Ptttou, 2'2 years of iige. -i son of he has hail during; his long illness. Matthew Paiton of ihis ti.wn line Eu- Mr. J. D. Wilsou suffered :i slight 1'hrasia nnJ Holland, about two and a stroke of paralysis at the electric power I'alf uiiUs sou'h . f Walters Falls, c..m- house on Thursday evening. He was to <t"l suicide Wednesday night of last takechaiueof the plant for the uijjht, week by taking a dose of strychnine. and. after getting up steam, had just The young man had been drawing logs started the engine. Fortunately he fell to Walters Falls that -lay and retire! aa away from the machinery or he would usual at nigh'. Some time liter a hive been instantly killed. He was able younger brother who slept with him to cull, and Lome McArthur, who Imp- was awakened and fnunl the e'Jer pened to In- outside the building, hoard bro; her in physical }'ain . 11.' ciilcl his him aud running in found him on the father, but it was only a few minutes Hoor hclp'.e:*. His left side is p.irnly/cd. until the uufoituimte man cxpiiaJ. Wevo glad torepo.t that he is able t.. He left a note directing to whom a walk ab >ut the house since Tuesday, at- cer ,.,j,, smil o f ull ,, 1( , y should be paid, though his arm is useless. but ,,. lvo reawn f or t .h? act. It is Very sudden and unexpected was the ^"P'-cd .1,:,. di sa ppointme,,t over the deth',f Mrs. U,bert Utun.meU of iho' alllon fl ^" u '"'""' h * ' 3rd Con.. Osprey. Sie had lcn slightly mental balance. The pois niliuawi'liacoldf.irawookor ten days, s -cured in Markdali-, where the but was up and around the h< USB on uian expluned tiia: he wanted it for Saturday. At about 10.:.!0 that night killing foxes. he ti .'k a spell of heait weak ness and passed away. The decease.!, whose ninideii iiume was Margaret A. Uax'ci, -:i- 1 -..rij in Alulmur and w:is :17 yeirs of While hunting in the woods ens- of age. The hnslMiivt. tluee, sens and th-.ee the Roeliy, a few weeks' ago Mulvey daugli-.ers aie left to mourn the loss of a *.">. n and Thos. Mort. n l.iid L>r n loved one. Tha funeral was held en s.iuivrel, which in all respects, WM ninth Tuesday to St. Mary's church. Maxwell, greater proportaned tb.au tl'O ordinary. Taking it K> Mr. Chris. Firth, for examin- ation and stullins. 1 , he pronounced it to ; be a Tennessee squirrel, one he had Sound, Fob. *>.-Tbo death ' m-v K-f.-ro seen ,.r heiirJ f in Hit. part oceurroa at an early hour this morning of l!ll> collnlr - v ' l ' ls ;l "" ''^loped of Mr. Chrisropher Ku'on. one f the i'ttle r, d.nt, wi.h lar.-o hoad. not unliko town's most prominent citizens, M a re- , * sm>11 ^"""^'^ * ^ Imlntat.o,, i ult of aa attack of pneumonia. About in " lore U"' latitudes. afo.tnii-htagoMr. Katon w a taken ill presented the started ammal t with bronchitis. Btfore he had fully re- Bllinct . t ' * h " hM i( im vitf * '" h ' S covered he made a trip to Toronto, and , ~ on his n-iuvn took to his bei with pnui- monin. i . tie was the uianagiug director of the Eaton Brewing and Malting C.-mpimy, Mr. and Mrs. James Lever of established here over thirty yeai-s go. dale viwled at Mr. Thomas Lever's Mr. F.aton was a public spirited citizen, recently. aud had been a member of the Town 1 By the looks of tho survey for the clec- Couneil. Board of EducV ion, aud prcsi- .trie railway some people will have to d.M.t of the Koaid of Trade. As a mem- : have their buildiiiRR removed. berof tho Library Hoard he was largely Miss F.lva Lover, teacher t Duucau, interested in the erection of the n.-w li- spent the -voek-i-nd under tho ]i*rental brnry building. \\\ widow is a daught- roof. erof Senator J.tfray, and I'apf. J a (Tray Miss Lily White of tho west Uck line Katon. ..f the Toronto Globj staff, is the spct ' he 1 )>W - w *" ;k with hor aunt ' M '"- only s in. Thomas Lover. Christopher Eaton Dead DR. BURT . Specialist in discaci of ih,. | ^^ -WAT ^^ I V* ^.T Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Office-30 10th st. east, Owen Sound At the Revere house. Morkdale, 2nd Thursday each month from 8 to a 12am Dund->lk,lst Wednesday of each month.. Flesherton Planing And Chopping Mills I am now prepared to do chopping every day in the week ezcept Sundays and every week in the year. Bring along your grists. < >ur sash and door factory is always at j'Our disposal for anything you want in our line planing, uiatchiug, etc. Floor iriL'. sash and doors, and all house fur- nishings supplied promptly and at reas- onable rates. Get estimates. A Splendid Stock from which you may readily make A Satisfactory Se- lection. We car- ry Photo Supplies. W. A. Armstrong, i Jeweler T. Blakeley, Prop. *ebi.-, m y FLESHERTON, ONT ! A Sign of Spring! See our display of seeds Not how cheap, but how good l\osi> Hoar Purity Horn- Krlipse Flour Low irratle flour Pastry Flour Wheat chop Molasses ^^- ; i cd Meal Bran Shorts Cake Any thing you want in feed or seed at the Flesherton Grocery W. BUSKIN, Flesherton. MEN'S 3 eyelet Hi I LL>. . Men's l.i at her Top llub- bers re-.:. *-.-"" cleani.:: tit ' ' Hal. <if Hoys" at re-lucod Prices. Girl's l)\ei>tock- ii;u r - \virh Rubbers, clear- ing at.. ..$!" < Custom Work and Repair- \ ing asusual, _ ^ Trunks, Telescopes and < Suit Cases. **:* Thos. Clayton \&>j) ^^ f New Suitings Toronto Line North FOR SPRING We are showing nearly 500 different lines of suitings for spring wear. Many of them are exclusive designs and cannot be obtained elsewhere Come in and have a good look, even if you do not buy just now. It is great to see all these new lines. Prices start as low as $16.00 S. J. BOWLER THE RELIABLE TAILOR