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gkBhttUn "TRUTH BEFOBE FAVOB." â€" •• PRIff CIPLEb MOT MEK." m 3»J No. 1 I Pleshcrton, Ont., Tliursday, July 2 7 I0ie W. H THCBSTON 1°"?" kud PKOPUIETO L», Kimberley Budget Berry picking ii the order of the day kjjd there certainly »re lol« of them. CbM. Stuart, principal of P»rry Soand poblic school, and wife are r^uewins; o!d -vcquaintancea in our hurj;. Chaa. had 31 pupils write on tha ec;r»i.ce ti»in. acd 30 patted, 10 with buoTS. Tbai'i g< iog soae. Wm. ^lood and f»thrr of Thombury, motored down to .Allisiou on Saturday Ust returuina by way if C^iup Horden. Miw Leo* \Vri|{ht visited .friends in Fleaherton on Saturday Us*. Quite » number cf our soldier boy» are huiue fur two «eeks tj assist Ip the h<y- i'lg OprratittOS. Geo. Uu:chinson of the suburbs had over lOO load* tf alfalfa hay the first cut- tiog. Bii loads at thit. Thii is the tome of the alfalf*. _.,. v R'jt!ed):e Stafford i> buay exuaratibg under his biru preparatory to pu:iing up m stone wall. MiisSeliie Buriits who ha« teen ai- ttrdiiig ihe Toronto Xuriual school, but receutly with the Robt. Sjuip-sou Ci., is holidaying at the parental b'>me. M'ss McKee, out pablic achuul mta- tiess, !i»d three pupils writiDi< on the enttance exam. auJ all ^msscU. This refi«c'.{ great credit on Miss McKee as a teacher. CuDi;ta:ulatiousto Mis» Pearl AUea uf the E-ist Mountain, aha wtia thu luucfa coveted medal for her room in the Fiei^h- ertuD high tcho<l. Mr. Lamont an I wife vi Veidun, Man- itoba, renewed (.Id friends in thisvicin.ty recently. -i^,-' ] Mr*. Ueo. Wickent ot Toronto, i« vis:- tii s; with >lr«. <J. Ptoctur i»t presinr. Heathcote Mr«. Genrse Yich»r», who hai «penf tie pt»: twiv tU'jntbs At her [lUeuta! home, returned to her heme in Sisk. \ huoibet from our luri; attended ttie garJeii f arty held *t Ihe boiue ot .Vir. W . H B»lh, Iwcd«ia,', on Thursday. We «re pleaded to he.tr that Mr. Mer- r.tt it iiiipi'oviiig :if or «u iKuet*s for . the pas', iiiuiitb. .Mr. J.ime.< 0;i"dn<r ot fUikaburg, is bj«y uu hi* f:»rm here. Mr. »nd Mis (nirdon .iiid f.>iiiily uf Mixwell, aro visiting at the p<treiit«l tioaie her, Ur. and Mrs, li. D^Uta, \ iium'. er from hire attended tlie lurn laiiiiij of Mr. â- '. U. ilewson ^n S%turd«y afteriiQcu, Ufv, Mr. H^>ford of Mnrkdile, Wiv-s the guest vt Uev. }|r. and Mis. V'<uiig fie e»rly part o! the week. T.ie Heathcote Wouitu's lustiluic will ht>lJ llu'ir monthly meeting at lue home cf i\in. Jainrs Gurduor, Clarksliutg, on Wednesday, .^uyusl 2. Master Gvrshoai Uaidiier is vititiiig with frirnds auJ reUt.ves in U»cllyn aud Kiiriuount. .Mr.nnd Mrs. Kentner i>t MuikdaU', were the s;uests I'f Mr. and Mr<. (i A. O mu the early pJirt of li.e «e».k. Dundalk The Women's liutiiute, with comiueu- dib'e enterprise, tojk advauta«e of the crowd in town on tlie I'ith ami put oi> a R -d Cro.'.s iMn cHinpaigii. The uiils ta.;giH] ihe |>cot>le (o the ext nt of iieaily Mr. John L. McDonald. .» former tt-a- cher in DuuiVtlk [.luMic scho-d, h.^s lieeu te.Achiiig lu Ot*. kwa since Chri?tin»». He spjot .â- Â» short holuUy »t bis houiu near Pi'icevitle and left for Molttr«^tl on Mon- day to enlist for ovmseas ">orvice. Piivnte Jiihn Kundl^'.rei.wrtod missing ij the tiKhtin^ on the Bel^mii front in t le tirtl «eelv I'f June, is a pii.-<oi er in t'.ie hands of the Geini.ii'S. I'te.Kui.die 14 a son of .Mr. and Mrs. S.tiniiel Uuiidle, formerly of Duiulalk, ii"W resulinn i»t Ifiuitona*, Manitoba. .\ leit.-r this w.ek from the prison camp 10 his sisler. Miss Stela Hetulet$ 'u-ltuiidle of Ihia pUce, gives the news of h s onptu'e. On ThursiUy, July ti, \V«i. Ne>bit». f >rinerly of Pn>toii township, whonio^tHl t â-  tho W«,t some years Hg'>, dirJ m Bt*.tl<f>>nt Hospitxl at the H^e »f 4(( yra. Th« remjtius were brouijhl here and the funeral took place ou Thursdiy, July 18. at IK'thiil, Rev. Geo. \V;>ui;h i'th 'ittini;. The decei«<ed, who Wks uuinarried,^ was .» i iiephtw 1 f the late Mr. aiid .Mrs. Wu). Ac eson fr . ar.d as « youns: iH«n l.ved , iu the Hcthel discrKi. < AUTO FATALITY W. J. McFarUnd Killed on Cro««ing The worst Hutomobile ir>ii;edy thac has happeri«»d in this section of the Ge<irgiaQ Bay district occurred Friday afternoon laU at a criming four and a half miles north of M«rk'liil3 oo the C P.H shortly before o o'clock. The vietims were Mr. W. J. McK.rland of T.ront-. ki led in- dtanfly: his son, Mr. W. L. McFarland, Ijad y iij lied, and a uitce rf the latter had a !«{; broken and was badiy shaken up. T'le oaly o: e iu the car to escape was the tw^ive-ye^r-old daughter of Mr, A. L .McFarland. The party had left M^rkd^le to .;'> to their suiuir.er c ttai;e, six miles north of the town, at Knt;lish's Ijike. When about four and a half miles out the car was .struck by the eni^ine of the way freij;i\f, norchbjunl. The col- hsiun occurred full bruadside, and the full force of the blow came on Mr. W.J. McFarland. The car was crushed to » tau^led ina.<ui, and Mr. \N . L. McFarliud, «ho was driving, was thrown s^mie dis- tance and seriously ii' jured, although his recovery is e.\pected. Deceased was a ci'izen of Toronto iwid came to Markdale when a young man about dfty yeais ago. Ue opened the tirst zeoetal store in the village and the bus ness Kfew to be the largest iu centre Ocey. Fifteen years ago he diapoced of his interest and mored to Toronto, where he has resided in the Ala^midra .\t'art- meurs ofi University Avtiuie,where his widow, who is an invalid frMD rheuiuA- ti<m, remained for the suiniucr. Beside his son who as'' with liim at the time of thefat«li-y, another son, I.i.'ut,-Col. G. F. McFarland, ut the UTth Gr<-y Battal- ion, nu» at Camp Hordeu, a4id a daughter. Mrs. Morden, wife uf Mr. M. D. .Morden, Manager of the Bank of Hamilton at Hiuii!:oii, survive, l>e ceased was proinioeiit in local atf kirs tf Markdale aiid its adj.iceat secti n.s, hktiuK li«*en in the Council of Gleue'g Towi ship and tl.e first reeve aficr the i c-rponttioii ot tho viiU;;e. He w»s also warden of the ciuuty f r one term. He was % onserrative and a Methodist. The crossinu wUeie this futali'y oocur- ed IS one i.if th-; best on the line as there is an uiiiuterrupted view both ways. Will McFarland siys inji*. at tHe lime he *»3 speitkini; to his father and only look- etl up the I lie. whi e the freight came up<m tlieui fiooi the s<.>u(h. The e'it{in- eer say« he blew the whistle auu rang his M\ u hen approaching the ciussiog. Mr. McKarlaiid was bi>rii in the ii rth of Ireland uesriy 7'' yc;»rs ago and came to Canadt with his ^xireuts when two years of ngyt. He tv.is a brother v( Mrs. M. K. Hichardsoii of Fiesheiton and a cousin of Mr. Geo. Mitchell, lumsiier of the Standard lUiil tier-. Xn iuti'jest was to have b;eu held on Monday but owing to the condition of witnetses it was adjourneJ. .\ u'lemurial service wits held at Mark- dale Moudav forenouu uul the r<uiaiiis were takt II luToroutoby specitl train tor interment. Durham .\ black Uitis weigliiog slightly over three (>ouuds wascaut;hl in Wilder 'a Lake on S«tutday by one of the Bu-chleu l>0)s. .ASiiut SIN years ago, sume of h.- local tishers placed a number of fiy in the lake, but, spait from lumois of black ba-s being ought ocuasi'>M-illy,this is the tirst authentic evidence they have setn thtt the s'.isiking iif the Uae was m any way successful. Pke.J. Selkirk Wi!son, son tf Mr. .iiid Mis. J. S. W ilson of U lU.iver.was i>ninod la»t atea in the cisutby li>t auionj^-t the Wounded. He has .teen some tieavv fightiiig aud must have a cbaimed life in e.sca^iing (htve iiiuts with wouu.ls only. He had evideiiilv just leluiucd f tv m the htwpitnl and retjriltd to the ImHIc line when he met aicti Ins third itiirfoituue. â€" Durham Chro iicte. .\ white grouud-hog was cap u red in the .--outh-easiein |<att t.>f (.'airick last week, and brought to Clitl 'rd t.y Mr. J. Maurer, the nisil earner. Tlie pro.ligy was tra:iipled to death by a horse after its cnpture. .Mildm.sy G aette S'r Sam Hughes' ciiiios might find it profitable readiiix to go over the dog K»- cuits supplied to the Canadiio tronfis, who went to South .\fr'c«, by his predv- i ce'iMir. Sr Fiedsck Utrden. Blue Uerad. Eugenia Paragraphs .\ number of Eugenia people attended the garden party at Mount X.un and all report a koixI time. Miss K sie Williams of Toronto is sp«'ndin2 her holidays with relatives here. Mrs. J . I,. Wood of Pott McNicoh is visiting relatives here. L zzie and .Vnnie Gim>y of Toronto are visitmg at J. Parliament's. Pts, H. Thornbury an-2 J. Howard of the 147th called on friedds in town la^t week. Mi«» McD<.U'4rll of PriceTiile is the gue.st of her friend, Barbara Aamstrong Mrs. McKinoon of Fiesherton a vtsit- init her daughter here. •-hi the evening of Fiidiy, July 21, at the hoiue of Wm. MctJee, Mr. ani JIr>. Oliver Turner dcdicattrd [heir two childrenâ€" Margaret Evelyn and Harold Uiiver- in the ordii.aoce of baptism, Uev. F. W. Maodtn, their paator, ofliciatinz. Throuiih the efforts of i ur resident pastor, assisted by volunteer workers the Meth-jdist church has been reshin:2led and liOiv prtsen's a much more ciedit- able appeariince than heret..foie. t>u Frii.iy evening U.«t the yi/unij {leaple met and held a general clean up of the church yird, after which ioncb w.s served by tbe willing workers. Some time ago the Eugeni.i W.I. and Ked Cross workers sent a box of comfort* Co each of our Eugenia boys who has gone overseas. Word has been received by tho Instuute fr m P'.s. Kir! and Stanley Pmliameut thai they receivtd theui all right with maLy. many thanks to tue ladies of Kuueola whn were so kind and thoughtful. Kiil says those good hoiueknit socks, which are ueedtd so tadly in the treichei by ereryone were thanktully received. The tegular monthly meeting of the W. I. will be held at the hoitij cf Mis. U. Purvis ou .\\ii. 2. Pte. Ro*) Leppud spent a few days at h s home here. .Mis. Sei-t. H. W. \V»lter and httle dvugl.ter of Toronto. Misses Mitchell of Thornbury and Proctoi of Duucaa were guests ot .\Irs. -A . Uoye. CuiiH u Bolom of Toronto is v»iting f(i<:nJs 111 this vicinity. M ss Johnston of Georgetown is tpendi'io her b Mid^ys with her ?i-ter, Mrs. L. Lati.uer. Edui Slack and Mrs. P.tulioe vud daughter, Idi, .if Toronto, vre holiday- ing at R. Plantt's. Mr*. Buniz of Toronto and Mrs. B. I'hillips a-id bitie of Maxwell spent the past w>ek with Mr. and Mis. J. Campl-ell. Miss BiiiJy of Toronto s^ieut a wevk with ber fiiend. Mis. H. Fo«.ster. ^^e c.'Unraiu'ate W»llice Armstion^ on parsing tbe euttauce exams. Miss May Park is s;>iiiling a f«* hoidid.i}s with friends in Kiui' etley. We niiderstind there has been a coon visiting the chi.keu tens. We sec V e. Jack Ariustr-.ni{ his re shingled his mother's house. We notice Mr. BobGoiley spotting i brvtid n.w rubber tire bujtiiy. fifteen minutes lb* l>uilding was wrapped n tiame.s. the iu«n having to run for tneir lives. Kverything was resDved fnim the building, but it was a pitifttl b >a > this time of the year and much lympatLy 13 felt for the family by everyone. The i building wrvs iueured fur $Wt) and was j not roddea. I On Friday, July 7, therepisstel swa , at her home here, Mr«. Aaron Ihumpsoo, ! sr., in her 8oth year. .She had been an | intense sufferer the pasc six months fr.jm I i;aiigrine bui she bote u all patiently | till death released her as above. Her j hukband died some years ago at Port i Perry and she lias lived wiU her d>tugh- t ter here, since Sh .- was the mother of sixteen cbitdrru ten of whom still survive and her descendants at tbe time of ber der death h-vd reached the mark > to berufKreist, great grandmother. Si e w.U Ionic be .ememtiercd by -all as Ktani^- j ma Tboinpaon- The reuiaiiij vveie taken tj Port Perry on Sa u.day morning crain | and iheie iteneU Uside tho«>e of her j Ciusbauil. .^ud thus our worthy p oueets 1 pass away. Much svuii;athy i.s etleud d t 1 ;Le bereaved on'.>, e>peLi«lly to her 'â-  dvujhcer, >Sa<a, who site lived with and I who ourccd and kindly cuied tor uer to i the last. I We wi?h to expie s our s uc.rett â-  syiiiptiby iv our Oeteavcd Editor aiid { hta family in tbe loss uf their bcluved i<-n and brother, who nobly gave bis life t.fr ' h:> Wing ana country. .^lU-.'ld was Iru y as has Oecu said "wuoiu to . tow was Co adui rr, auu what a pity it is that su.h a l.fe should be giv>u, just bursting i.ut ' one vvLuld tay luto ex.:eedtug pciuisin^ . fr.ture uiauh-.x-d. ] I J r. Stanley WiUy r.tu.-ned on Wei. I to his veleiiory dutiesi ac Acton, aicer a (d.asaal two wevk s Uolidtys aita bis parents, Mr. and Mrs K. U. Miley. Little Vioia G.lray of Kppiug is holnlaj • I lUg wib ber auijt, Mrs. CL Doiiuely. i Mr. Jos. Laukiree of Maxwtll leue*- ' td Old aoiuaiut.vuces Uer..- lue pasi week. ' Messrs. HetKU and sister of Mixweil ', «ere ttie *Ujsts witli Mr. John Miey. I Ml. and Mrs. AUyu FaWi.ett •.! i Ue.rou are visiting tue totiuei s |^aren:>. .Mr. and Mis. 1'. 1. Favcet. -\ large Lu.iiOer fioiu here celeo.-ated ' oil lilt 1 4 elf' h, the crowd dividiu:.' ! between I>uiia ila and KliuOerley. .Vll j repwtt a gjod dvy lu »pue ut the ^ excessive tie«t. i Bates Burial Co i. W. Bates. R. Maddock, PrasMlent;. Manager. Fonera' Hi ces<n uid Emb.uiiiiis 124 Avenue Road.Toronto Telephoae Hillcr«st 268 it-. cor i-*'iii.-rai ' 'arsami LiiO' 'i*iiie* to Cemetery at laine ct)sc* as H /rs»- IrawQ vehicles. 1 aujr Jewelry A Splendid Stock from which you may readily maJce A Satisfactory Se lection. We cai- ry Photo Supplies. DR. BURT Tcai.., „ ...„. „ ,, w. A aA,rmstrong Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat ' OFFICE-l;!!) lOth sr. West. Mwe,, Sound' Jcwelef -At the Revere house, M*ikd;Ue. 2nd Thursdvy each m.nrh from 8 to a Ua m KI F^HP RTAW i-\arT Dundalk. Is Wednesday of each month . Lt^CSMtK 1 ON, - ONT •rtP^gp -TS* •«? '/if -s.v^ -j,f 'JRf/ix- 7i?',i? i>,"/ii: 'ji^-,,^"',.",,? -,. .- ^ ,> ^ ? ^ 5 ^ S ^ - • Wode house Doings Held Over Frc in Last Wock. The hot dry weather of the past week was rxceilent for hay making and most of our farmeis arc well advanci-d, the Clop in thw locality u ex.-clleiit. A tetritic electtic storm luseed ovor in Saturday eveiiiug avcompsoied by a dowii^K'iir of ram. It wasthe worst seen I here tov ,-oiue liiJic. Mi.T. 1. K.vwcett's b.ru wvs struck by a I olt of i^l.tiiiii; and burned lo the i^iojnd. Mt^i.srs .\aro!> BiU'h and Kl \Mlco.\ lach had ' their barns sliuck and »iiuewhat damag- ed th ugh not tired. Tiees w<;re stiuck j in vaiious places and almoat sp'ibteied i tu pieces, li appeaiid that a storm . Cviiiing froai the north-east and one from the s<.iuth'West met and caused such an ' angry upheavel uf the atmosphere, Mr. { Fawcett's barn w^ts fully a half an hour before the tire broke lojt. The bolt c^m» down the stiuih end of the budding run- ning »1 ng the hay fork rod, .t (assed down into a hay mow some twetity feet in the tioHh end ; by ( hone a goodly nuuiber (if tho ueighlnvrs aliiv.d on the s-eiie anil by strenuous work it wis thoU};ht to t'C cii'ii<gui»hed. wheu like an explu»iou it burst forth sad in less than SF ^ THIS IS t CHERRY VyEEK AT m .v«6. ^ „ W. BUSKIN! i!'i<*V-"i-"-i"4^"cs^ii"';i^"si'i-"''-='' â- !"â- 'â- !'•'•:"â- : .' -â- â€¢- JH/., ,;•/..«/â- , .m/^.j;/, .m/,i.. J^ ?iC ,V^'7iv--/.v> -.,»- Vi.- -Ii,- '/.,- '/,>- '/i;'"/i.>-.iv--...«'/i?'=v.,-"., .-,.,â- â-  .."-,,v'-<i?'/„'^.?~..?',,?#^"?f^ Mr. Will .V,.ps of Meif.rd was the guest of Mr. «iiU Mrs. EU W.l^ios over Sunday. The ach >ui ih lUreii .>i.i i heir parents ma: at the Lome ol Mr. Jos. t. -v.iv s t!ie eveiiiov ot ihe last day of school and picsented iheir teacher. Miss Wiley.wbv IS leav n^. with a pittty iocke". iiid chain s«.*couipau ed by a nicely worded address. The lea,:lur aas wholly likeu by surpiisi-, Che childicu haviiii; krp( it a cornel. te scctec, tut she tbauked the children for tLe.r t ikeu uf i:<.>od ail' toward her aud tvi.ohed tliein success with their new icvcUer after the holidty<, and lor futuie years lo come. Tne brst leguUr W. {. uicecing was held at tbe home tf Mrs. Douueliy on Wednestay aferui.oU, July 5. .V nuiu- &v.r ot the ii.eiiioers of ti.e Kimlicritv orauch Were prvsriii by p.vvious luvit.- tuu and touk utiarge of the meeting Mis. I^Uis, Mi»s b-a Ma^ee aud Miss StaUorvl each gave eXcvlleUt pipers abicn aeie eiij")cd Wy our meiulers here. Ihe uiteiiug ibrou^houi *.,$ bv th phasaiit auU proti'able aud the l.idi.s will acv-»|>t uesened thanks tor th.it .v».-<lstauce. Tt.e neit meeting, wil. b^- held at Green Hill with piesiiieni, M ». W. T. Wiley, on die tjisl IhuisUay iu Augu C. Kl v. Liue.ouv new iDiuio,ter, is mi the ciicuit. Uis services have "oeeu ei'j lyed by th4 people aC tl.is appi.iiuiiiieiil. Mr. Birch and bruther-m-laur, Mr. I D.i.«s ot .tile.ifuid, called ou old fcttnds ' hefv) tbe [s'tit week. j Pie. W. Biviiiii IS home tioui Nisgara tct a Ht'.Peu day luilvugh vti.b ftieiids here. f Ml. F.O''Le.-try .a »eter-..n railway man, who nde ou the t)r>t ti.iui in the Noilh. cm Kadway to Coilingwvnxl, died, >u;vd S.'< vears. NcwsKo Farmers Now is yyurcli iin."e to get lid of .iii.t scrap iron. P. Steinhart int nds to KiaJ a couple of car l«Mids ol ir<Hi and will j^mj top piice III Cash. .Also :Jc for raijs miy .V for rubbers, :iiic fiir horsehair, all f.i>. h. Markdale. *»«U to i o one but mysulf, I h«VM no a^icots. Kuiutre l>y leU^ph.o.e or mail. P. Steinhart. Markdale I FOR THE PEOPLE § § WHO WEAR BOOTS | [^ Wi' have tbt'in in .Men s r>o\ Calf. Ki-l and S I'lteut?. .Mso some goo«l lines in Pioiigli li )ot>. ^ LADIES* WEAR § We hive them in lUuruii with I iofh imd Leiither Tops. I\itent Vamps. V Light iUitl heavy bov.s atnl tiirls Imots, suitable V for the seasmi. a Trunks, Telescopes, Suitcases. O ^ Agent for the Dominion E.xpress Co money i*j rt orders. A I Thos. Clayton^s § FLESHERTON | John Chapmaiv Furniture and i Undertaking Successor to :-: W- H. Bunt Calls answered day or night. Day phone 17 R 2. Night phone i7 3. The old stand opposite the Town Hall il t a i ! I