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â- .l»<MMi^«W^».i - ,>-Vtm't^-^^->m*»i''^mmm^mi w â- â-  â- â- * " â- a>»*.â€" »*'-.«>*-i%w i>i »M«*.ii ^ oi n wi it"^ April ;") 1917 T H £ F L E S II E P r O N A IJ V A N C R THE. dn iinJeiiendent newnpajwr, |iulilii<he<l every rhiir.jay »k the office, Collingwood Street, Klmherton. Siihitcriiitioii price $1 iter annum wb^n i>i»i<i inadvmiee ;$1..5-'wheii not no i>«id A'i«*r liainft rate* on application. Circniation 1,100 weekly. VV. H.Thurston, Editor Ulin - K McVicur iMi, W Tuyloi 114, A Muiphy '.»'-'. M Butlei Hit, K Divis 8«. F Wilimmsun «4. M OorntiBld 81. A Whlio 8), ]•: Cdiuley Vil' U Caigo 78, O Mitchell 77, K McDonald T.i, J Dow 72, W Heard 70 K. DoydCli.G Dudgeon (!4, W Stewart IKl, W Aimstrcng 4«, S Mc'lavir.li i.'8. Odds and Ends ARTICLES FOR SALE s^nSi^ N. W Campbell Dead A Strange Phenomenon A peculiar pliennmenon, supposfid to be of electii;»l origin, w,»s .seen about 8 o'clock on Sntiirdiy i vei.int;, Maich 10, on the TniK -â-  of WhU-s Uu,>d north ..f PrimrKse. Tlie psiticulars are as follows: Mr. and Mrs. McDowel', who live on lot 5 (u the east side of the r.uid, were in Shelburne hiiciidiiiy ttic evei.in«. Their soil, tMiver, lives oi. the o'd Paul farm ou the other Mde of the road. In the even- ing he went down to do up the chores fur Ills father and put on a lire, so thiiiKi would bo comforcahli; when they returned home. The lane fiom the icsidenco lo the road was » . badly '''""-'d '" """' â- â- """ durini! the w.nler ilnl a icid was ni^ic'e throu;;h the lidd and one puiiiel wa.s lak (.f the Cr»b'.e fence to make a . the r."id A cedir rail was flluck in the (-n .w 111 e.icli hide of tlr' opeuins 111 the feme as ;i i^iiide for anyone driving ill aftei ibirk. Thee laiU «, re wiieJ to the f.iuf i...>la tn k.ep tt.er-i IB It will bt reiiii-mberei by lUi I'ol.i.ocK I'honoLas and doubl • di>c records for talo. rhonolas from !*15 up, and records fioni 800 up. When in town c>tll and hear .some |;ood music >tt â€" W. A. Hawkeii, Plioto Studio. ^^* If. ft Spring House Purtiishings \v. CiimpLcll, B. A., pablic sohoo , „ , , - - • , . , ,, ,, ,~, ,. , jj ,„ a hrst class farm and in a good .t .r f..r South Orey, died suddenly .^ujvation. Good bank barn For sale cheap and on easy ternis, Lot lo, con. 11, Osprey, 110 acres. Tliis is Bl'ite of inspect. r i..r oouu. v.rey, u.ru """"^"'J' | cultivation. Good bank barn and new at his hnmi! in Durham on Sunday la«t. f,.^,,,^ Jwellinj;. Apply to R. .1. Sproule w'lile getting ready for church. Mr. I Kleslierton Caiii[iliill hnil been school inspector for the past thirty years. He was born in Norinanby townslnii, of Scotch parentage n en out oi gateway w about siitiy years aao. His circle of ac- i|uaiiitance8 in this county was very wiae and all who knew him will < eeply regret his depirtuie, .\s an inKpoctor he was exceediii'jly pupolar und in fait was a friend of luiinanity in its widest eeii'.e. His death is a distinct loss li> liis hmiie town and the insficcturkte over which le liiid chari^e. Tlie fiiiieial li»'k place at Durhiini (11 Tuewli.y afternoon and was very hirgely attended. Tlie deceased j ({entleiia;i leaves behind a widow, Iwol sons and one daughter. One son hasi gone ovtrseas in the tl^iiit; corps. liej;al Blanks Fur Sale â€" K. J. Sproule keeps coiistHiitly on hand ami for sale clioa[) a full stock of Deeds, Mort;^ai»eH, . .,., Wills and alt other legal blanks. Any.iLS requiring such will find it to their inter- ;,»! est to give him a call. 1 yv For t*:ije Two Shorthorn Bulls, one j | f 11 niontli.s and the other (> months. Also 1 ir,;' tlitee heifers from 2 (o 11 months uid I \i (). A. (;. ()4t.s, No. 72, for .seed. All the cattle are eligible for reai'trition. â€" .los. Kiiidley, .\lnikdiile. I'hone in enanectictn. March I'l. MISCELLANEOUS I HiniiiLT taken over from H. B. Rlol.ean| I the W . (i. I'lckcll liisurmice biisiiu^ss, Ij am pieiMirfd to lock after ih.' interests of I tlie puHlic. Iliiuli U. Hiiimnoid, II. H. !.\o.l Ueyhm. Agent. Phone 2 r 2. \ NEW AKBIVALS THIS WEEK: FLOOR OIL CLOTHS 3 ft., 4 ft. 6 iu., and 6 ft. wide... STAIR OIL CLOTHS 18in., and 22^ iu. wide,.. OIL CLOTHS and LINOLEUM liUG Sl'Rr.OUNDS 22i^ in., and 3G in. wide... LINOLEUMS in FLOIlAL and BLOCK PATTERNS 4 yards wide... TAPESTRY RUGS and SQUARES 2i x 2J, 2| x 3, 3x3, 3 x 3i, 3x4... JAPANESE MATTINGS " 36' in. wide... JAPANESE MATS AXMINSTER RTJGS ,. WILTON RUGS... TAPESTRY .MATS BUXOALOW NETS WHITE IVORY and ECRU, ....30, 30, and 45 in, wide... LACE CURTAINS and SWISS MUSLISS.... ART SATEENS and CRETONNES... AH Reasonably Priced tA IHr IVlHlirinl Try FeMisham Pastry Flour, the I II L III 11 I I L I U* I fur your CO, k. All ( intiaio wheat. best place. leaders thit ihe iitiln wis v.'ry s'ormv. in t«ct a iiguUr blivi/.iid, »itli i cou| le c;f tbi*ho8 >f lijhioiii-'. I'll'- "i^on,i..i)ied by tbiiodii. Wli. n < 'uii .M.D.will li'd C.mplel a liis«..ik he sl.ol.-a for hi- home, uouuly lb- i '• in l''-<-' 'iel.l. ^^ Throuyh the iliickly f^ilhn« snow be j lioli.-ed two b.^hls ,il tlie road tl.>it app-ared like laiiterus ai d .ilmosl instan- tly there was a lUsh of liyhuiing. \N hen he reached the road, to his surprise tliire W4» a liiiht buriiinn on the t'p end of e»ch r^.l. He I ..k h .Id of il-.e r.nl «nd sh;ok it, liul i- uid not atlect the hgl.', neither d;d he ircMve any shocK from cmiiui in contact with It. The lights were »iiiiilar, the bla/. 's bein« ab-mt six iuclies in length and about one inch in Jiaineter and of a circular niture and made a sizzing noise. Tb J lower pit t irf the tlame was while and the upper til>s of each a bluish purple. Shor'.ly after bo got to the road llieri was another fl.ish of li-htnin;; accoinpiiiied by a clap â- â€¢f thun der. The night «asnui'e dark and stormy ^nd Oliver soon passed out of range of the lights. They were not burnini{ when his itarei'lH returned later in the evening. Mr. McDowell »ays he examined the ends of l^ith rails liixe and there is no indica' tionof any coinbuilion liaving taken place. Will Koine of 1 ui se entilic experts i lease explain this pecuUai plieiioineiion ! S lelburiie Fret I'res''. Carelnlly Corrc-cled Wbeat iia's I'oi- ... I'.arley I'.lK krtloHl Kloor iliiy r.iiili-r E-,'s, fr.sii Pota'iies [ler bm; i::ic!. . ?1 b. NVcek 1 7(» (i'l to II. I '.H\ to •-' 1 ' Hi) to '.'â- Â« i.t.'i to '.'••• 7."i lo *:.'i :;.â- "' tJOlo S(H) : 2 to ;!"i :;.! o :i.'i ' fill •.. J 01 It you wiini a jrimd piano of any other imincil in.st; iiiiii-ii', c.ill or writ.! .1. (', Kentner, iiiisic dmlur and [jIioIo artisi, Mark lale. I'rivite funds to loin oii real eatati si'ciirity at ii'isonable r.it.' of in'cruiil . A[i|rly ii, K. .1. Sproule, Fleslierton. sept '2'.i lli.;l.fsl pric" for Imt'er and eegi i;r:diam Bros. Ku^'-niji. .luiic Weekly Report tor Flesherton High School HARDWARE .\xe-, .\!uiu 11 till Piiiit, BoU.s, Biusiies, Btooiii?, Ciiiuu.s, Cutlet y, Crockeiyware, Door Locks and IIinge=. Enamelwaie, Forks and Slioveli-', Gnus and Catlriilf?cs, Hockey Slicks, Piickp, Irons for wliitlk'tiees Ku'vesâ€" all kiiul,^, Lantern.^ and Lamps, Naii.s â€" all pizes, < lii.s and Colors, Paintsâ€" (iilier wit)- William, I Ropeâ€" Plymoutli good?, Sawi<, Stoves and Skates, Tool.sâ€" Lest makes, Wasli'Dg Mnchiiies and Wire, Zcnoleiuii iii'iuid and lusocl PowJer. F VvTTulilCAN The Fiesherlt'M Hardware. Htione s r2. Seed Price *•â- â- . Proton. i'aiiilin^ samples. â- (MS, .Ml. a lliil tliresliHi). \v. .s^ i.,kM,.i, |{. u. and papei -hanging. See Ciirrington. Oc. 1 New Wall Papers and Window Shades Brandram-Henderson English Mixed Paints and Varnishes. F. H. W. HICRLING FLESHERTON, - ONTARIO. . ^^ ^ J. ^ ^ ^.^>._.» _..»._.*- .<^ ^ -«- ^'^^tj^ ^ >- A ..^ -^ ^ .^ .- ^ J. ^ '-^2^^::^__,f^v^f^^^^^^\ Hens For Sale â€" Six h'-ns and rooster pure bred r. c. Klioila hiaiid Ited. Ten doll.ijs lakes ilie bunch. Have no room for them. A|)|ily at iliis olti^.'e. (.'lie\ro'ettiara;;o- phone (17â€" l<'tinl)ton slri-et, Durham, Out. Chaulleur licenses issued. Storage batteries, j^as engines,! oih, etc â€" N. P. Mclntyre, Chevrolet' diMler, l>uihatn, Out. I Hulstein Bull For Service .Uthoro'itlitiri'il I lo1i.ti-lii bull for ser\iie i.ii I. It- 1h;i-1si s.W. T. it S.K.. Ai-teiiieMa: diw civ n-latid t . til' vvorl'l'-i climiiiioii I l-poiiiicl cow. 'f.-niiv M â- â€¢0 for j{i:i.l.-», â- '<."..'KI lor |icne bttil-. â€" SKI). MOORK. A S"M. l.lulvlT For Saleâ€" One grade Durham cow. G years old, just freshened, i;nod milker. Ajiply to \V. 11. Heard. It. U. ."..Pioion. I SELL PETER HAMILTON FARM IMPLEMENTS D. D. McLaugKlan CEYLON, ONT. STOCK FOR SALE Tamwortli Swine, Barred Plymouth Rocks, Rotten Ducks. Fleslierton ^^ Tonsorial Parlors I have for fpiiik sail' some iiire v..iing .'^ow. ready foi bieedin},', a few t'i>od H U.^Vjekeivls I VV'e Aim ttn<i some good Koueii T)ncks and 1 'rakes. Prices rijjlit I'hone or Mrijjht â€" (JKO. \V. KO.-^.s. Oct l:i li; Osprey Tl. ."yitteln. Maxwell, I' O to Give Entire ^atisfacticn LAUNDKYâ€" Basket closes Monday night, delivery Friday evenia For Service For service on lit 12, con. !•, Oiprey, one purebred Shorthorn Bull. Terms 1.51). Also one pure bred Yorkshire Boar, Terms SI. HO. All accounts must i be paid to FKKDTVLKU, Manaaer. â€" 1 Sep sskâ€" msKUuuu : The Old Adage S e Proof of the Pudding is in atin(; KtiUM 1 I hyucsâ€" K White >^H, K .Mc\icar :â- >« W Tiylor .so,K MeMul.en Wi, (i aiitcli.ll 7", I. Atkinson 71, F Wi luin-.. n 7f, A Muiphy 74, .1 D w 7:;, I: Cir^o 72, ft! ilrahaio 7-', K Davis •i7, W Heiid tHi, W .Aniislr in.; ti.i, A U hue 02, .J Adams .'ilj. M foinlield .Mi, >\ .^lewart ."i4, K |{o).i:.i, T Irwin ."rj, K t.' nsky .il, W "Irr.itl, A liwiii 4rt, .\ liutltr 47, W Sliunk 47, K McDi iialJ 4."., .1 Ucid 42. •S .McTavish :;:!, M Butler 42, (iladys J)nd-eon .il. \\ 1 itiii(S 70, K Car Taylor tii;, .M fornlield 74, K Coiuley â- n i;H, K McDinald fili. W .) Belli >,:>. A Murphy ti4, K Farm for Sale 1-7. r'n>. O-i'ifV, alHiiit loitv mies cli':iltil, the bal.'ilK e ll.i.sllv lilllilu <oct lll^ll \0'II wateieil riiis farm ni'i>t b** snhl t,, wind ll|i:ill (slllte .Vpl.'v -W.M W TII(>.M!".siiN. .\,lii.ihisln.i..i. \)3i o| .Siii)rhuniptoii, K U 1,. V H^lj'7 'v^|f|'-\ Tlic .sanii' i.s e<iuiill\ /ii'UWv^:/. tnu' of tlu' lUd) .Uif^:^'^*'' Cinivity Wii.sher. Try f^• â-  â- ,, ,â- ; - i-^ J- / DHL' and lu(('oii\ iiu't'd thill there is uoiu' bettor. S. HEMPHILL Agent, _ Ceylon FARMS FOR SALE i'liii iiiK^ot Ait-r Miiwcis, l{ak('s. 14, .ViliMiiesia, IHl neriH more or less [jj iiiowii s the Cor, per farm. \\ ill lent for Ij â- ast lire .il Ins season, or lake stock ill by [n McVic.r i;:;, a \\hitc (i2, F Uliite (il, r S luiik I 0, F \\ illiaiiisoo V.t, WMi wart â-  >'â- >, K ll))d .iM, W .Aimatron.^ ii7, W ( »rr .')", A Biuler ."I'i, Ji .\tkinson o", M Bntler or', filadys Duiigcon 55, M (•inliair, .'>.", K Mc.Miillcii .")4, O ill chell .â- >.(, A liwiii .V2, T Irwiii 65, ,1 .\diiins .".<», \\ lleaid 4'.t, K Davis 4M. .\rt-.M (iruliam t)7, B I'aigo (i7, K McVicar ti7, W Ariii.strolig li(j, i< Mc Donald til, F SVhile 1)2, .M t'ornlield <i2, K t'onsley (12, .J .Vdanis iV.I, I .Sli ink .V.I «j .Mitchell o'.l, \V Taylor ."I'.i, K William aoii 1>H, K Boyd ."»", K McMullen 50, (J Dudgeon uli, S McTavish ."i", A Iiwin 54. K Davis n:i, A Butler .5:t, VV .Stetiarl .M, T Ir.vin UK M Butler 4'.l, .1 Buid 48, \V <)ir4«. \V Heard 4., S\V|i;to ;!(>, A A Murphy .'til. Diiialioii K' McVicur !tii, A Moipliy «2, F Williams.n !)1, SV Taylor '.Ml, K Consley HH. K Boyd H4, M (irahain «;!, A VVli te «:«, F White 80, K Davis 71'-, E McMullen 7I,|.J Dow ():i,VV Ann troug (.2 <} Mt'cI.ell lili, I. Atkinson .'>0,(i Dudgeon T)'2, \V Stewait 52, J Keid 51, \V Heard 47, !i McTa»i»!i 45, T frwiii 44, J Adams :t(i, W On â- :,â- >, K McDonald 24, A Ir«ln 22. M Cr'n.fielJ 1«, U Cirgo 15, .S White 15, r ."ihunk «. Griini:nar K McVicar 82, F White 7.'l, F Williaiiison 71, M Huih!r7i', K Boyd <i!l, i; Davis tirt, W Taylor (irt, A Irwin Ii7. iM Ileal d til, M Corn Held tlO, <l^litchell 5'.i, A ButUr 5ti, U Cargo 5<i. .\ Murphy 5i;, W .Vniislrcing 5,'*, K ( iin^jjey 5,!, I' ."-hunk 5;t, L Atcheson 51, T liwiii 51, (i Ditdifeoii 4'.l, A WliMe 47, K McDonaM 4ii, W Stewart 45, M Oriham 40, J Held 2<.», 8 McTavish a;t. For sale or rent for grnziiig, con. l.'i, and pat t of lots 114 and 1 k I the inon lb. This is a s|ilendid '.{lain and LOii/.iiio f.irni.well H.'iUnd and fenced, ;i lot of v.tlnable limber .'iild cedar and alioiu 111) iicics lil fi.r culiiv.ilion. It i> well worth tiie alleiilioii of stock iiieii. Will sell for reaiioi. ible cash paynu'iil, brtlanco eisy terms. .Xpply to U. .1. Sprouh , .Inly tit f Flealieiton, <>nl. onuick Kiiiiii I iiipli'iueiu.s, Loaik'Ts, Drills. Cultivatoiy, Kidiiii; itiid N^'aUsini; llaimw.^- liiantfcii IVliil.s, I'uirjis, l'i|jii:;i, aiitl I'iiung.s f.f a lU'attic Hay (^arriors. Hay Fork.s, Sliiij;.-^ ( anit'is, I-'oldiiio; l',,itli Tnh.'';, Frost Wiio and Ciitlt'i's ami S!(M<rlis. A Call Solicited] Satisfaction Guaranteed. S. HEMPHILL I Agent, - Ceylon, Ont. | FARM FOR SALE OR RENT Lot Ml 112, Third Range VV. T. and S. 11., Artemcfia â€" lOU acres â€" good buildings, btick house, good or- chard, well watered, 20 25 acres plowed. Apply to -MKS. I.SINCLAIR, Or R. J. Sproule, Flesliertou. CLEANING and DYEINGâ€" We ai- •gents for Barker's Dye Worksâ€" Clothos cleaned and dved. feathers rejuvena' d T FISHER - -PROPRIETOR New Blacksmith Shop At Maxwell I am openinz up atonce, a blacksmith- iug and woodworking business in Ma.x- well, and am 'nstallin^ up-to-date wood- working macliineiy. It will be my. en- deavor to serve the public in a satisfac- tory manner arid I would solicit patron- aee. I wmt yourwork and will do it right. 7 April 1 CHESTER LONG Flesherton Tin Shf^p I liave just placed on the shelves a full line of Tiiiwaie, ^'ic-kehvare and A-jafeware for domestic use. C'all on nie and -jet your suppliejj. Eavetroughin^', Stovepipes and Stove Furnish- i A ai m I ings. Kepairing of all kinds promptly attended to. Pipefitting, including pump work. Furnaces installed. Agent for Clare 'iirnaces. Bros. M D. McKILLOP I DOMI TO INVESTORS THOSE WHO, FROM TIME TO TIME, HAVE FUNDS REQUIRING INVESTMENT MAY PURCHASE AT PAR 1^ SI I DOMINION OF CANADA DEBENTURE STOCK IN SUMS OF $500, OR ANY MULTIPLE THEREOF CHRI5T0E BLOCK FLESHERTON jm ONTARIO, m Principal repayable Ist October, 1919. Interest payable half-yearly, Ist April and 1st October by cheque (free of exchange at any chartered Baidi in (.'anuda) at the rale of five [ler cent per annum from the date of purchase. Holders of this stock will have the privilege of surrendering at par and accriietl intertwt, as the equivalent of cash, in pay- ment of any allotment made under any future war loan iasue in Canada other than an issue of Treasury Bills or other hke short date security. Proceeds of tliia stock are for war purposes only. A commission of one-cpiurter of one per cent will be allowed to rpc(»gnizi'(l l)(m<l and sl(.ck bioktJre on allotments made iu respect of apphculiotw for this stock which bear their stamp. For application forms apply to the Deputy Minister of Finaiii'c, Ottawa. DEPARTMENT OP FINANCE, OTTAWA OCTOBER 7th. 1916. WE SELL ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ FARM IMPLEMENTS I AGENTS FOR McLaughlin Buggies Brockville Buggies Tudhopc Buggies Tudhope Adersai Implments Peter Hamiitoni Implements Wire fence always en hand X ♦ t ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦>♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ John Heard Implement Flesherton Agent if i #si^ f- . â- â™¦ 1