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July.') 1917 T H £ F L E S H K L' r N ADVANCE T H K- /icGl)crtoa ^Duancc ma i«<l«penilent neWHi.aiHT.iral.liBhed every fhnrxlay al the „rtice. C.)llinKWi«xl Street. i^lMhei ton. SiibHcrii.tiiiii l>rice $1 per annum ihen paWinadvuice ;$l..Wwhrn not an paid Adver ininft r»te» on upplieatiou. CircnlaUon 1,100 weekly vy. H Thurston Eoitob County Council transacifd appointment Last TupsJay thn county c-.uncil met in session here for tlie June silting ami sevnal veiy important initters wers diUcussed and some legislation of far I'cachinit importance was Idought down. The tluaiu'i-t. of the (.uuiity are al "low ebb" l)Ul llie treasurer, Mi. K- J- I'a'ker, in presenting his cs-iniates stated that there was enough money < n hind t t ill ordinary expenditures until l!-.e new tax.s .•ire collected. The l.ilal "f «he esliiuUes foi the forthcomini.' year is $'.'r)C.,'.ttKi.88 ; |;-»0.<HX) i.f which is to cover detic.ts » f the present year oceasiuued by pituotic «;rant^. The inut impoilant iten\ of biisinef-s fd at the .lune ses.sion wai the uf t school Ins-jieclor for the uispcctrrilc of South Grey. All the apulicaliuiih were lie.ira brietiy iinJ when ihc division win taken Uobt. Wriiht of LeainiiiKton wii!- found to be the appointee. The seven appliciinls for the position were .\. l>. Critbn, (Jhatsworth : Jno A. Paviii^on, Ixbrid^e; A'.e.i- ftlcViear, Mull ; T. t'. Suuih, N* mnee ; Thomti l*t?»ion, MirLdale ; Hubert Wri-iht, Leamington : S. A. Monisun Each of these applications possessed .lualilicationa for the position and the ni.iUer of choosing between them was a dlrtioult task for the ineuibers of ilie county emncil. K*ch np^jlicmt woul.l have pjrforined the woik well. The iniliil lUietinsr of the council was held on Monday night in the council rooms and at this moetina a number of ronimunioitlons were presented by the clerk and hi.'ver*l louline matters were airanjjed. Takina adv^nlaoe ot the nieniljers of the county council a good riiad* deputa tion from Durterin visited here Tuesday •nd met several of the reeves ami deputies of the townsliips (onceriied and talked oier the I'orl (,'iedil -< »wen S-.ui.d road proposition. The deputation c â- !>. sisted of Mssars C. U. Whtelock, which resulted in the appoiniinent Kubt. W ri«lit ol LeaiuiiiKto iiiiportaiil position, his duties to con. meiice on tl;e 2ud day of July. Mr. WriKhl is a brothel of W. H. Wright of Owen S« und, who is the Libeial candidate at the next Federal Election in South (irey. The initial salary uttachid to the otlica is $1700 with in annual increase of jilttO until ?2()G0 is reached. .\t thii juncture Air. !S(|uires addresses the council on the provincial •;ood loi-d scheme. He had no apologies hesta'id for .ipiieiring before the counc 1 for the ).o(-d rcad< problem is one of the most Miiliortanc ijuejiioiis before the county today. Mr. Sijuirts stated that tlie !"':!?':'< Odds and Ends ^ ;; ARTICLES FOR SALE Pollock PuonoL.\s and double disc records for tale. I'honolas from l?15 up, j and records fiom Hoc up. When in| town call Mild hear some good music at - \V. A. Hawken, I'hoto Studio. Men's Wear for Summer For sale cheap and on easy tf rms, Lot ) 13, con. 11, Osprey, 110 acres. This is, a first class farm and in a good state of cultivation. Good bank barn tiiid new | frame dwelling. Apply to K. J. Sproule F'lesherton ' Ready to wear suits Heady to wear pants Work shirts Nef^ligee shirts Sfjort shirt.s Snnimcr ho.sierv ^S r)0 to $19. 50 J.25 to 4 to 75 c . to 1.50 75 c. to 1 75 1.00 to I ,50 1.3 e. to 7." ) c. / Leather belts New neckwear Summer underwear Straw hats Felt hats Silk and cloth caps .50 c. to 7»-( ^5 c. to 75 c. 50 c. to 1.00 50 c. to 2.25 1 00 to 2. 50 c. to 1.5o Legal Blanks For Saleâ€" R. J. Sproule ' keeps constantly on hand and for sale , roads of the county a:e the most import- Keeps consianiiy on nanu aii^i lui o-..^ , .y .^^ ant method of -.nspor.atioii in the JcW,. aji.ll st,.k of ^^^^ GrOCCrV Deparlmeilt other hand o ,.«t ^|^e |,^,|^i^i„^,^,,, o . , :. . .i.„:. :..,..._ .>A J r Canada live in county. On the eveiy ".' people in countiy ; 'ind the Uominion statistics relate that our highways bear five limes the tonnage annually horno by our railways. The hmliways are als) the greatest public owned utilities and iiiStititulioiis in the countiy . .\3 soon as hoite drawn vehicles disap- pear and motors come into prominence, vfc found our present roaJa ii)adci|uale. About 20 years aco a member of this county council, who is now (Vuuty Uegisti-.ir, Mr. Ricliardson, first brought to the attention of the government the matter of good roads, and his cHorts resulted in itie incept ion of the good ronds project . At that time the motor w.i'^ not the ilecidiiig fictor ill introJiicinu the nuiller. His argument was that railways weie being bonused and aided by g..vernments but th.it local roads and highways were uol ill reccip' of government aid. This argument still holds good. coiiiinissioii was will find it to their est to give him a call. Our Assortment of sizes in every line is Full and Complete. For Sale or Rent iJnckveneer house in the village of Flesheiton. Apply to- Malcohn McDonald. Flesherton. MISCELLANEOUS Uncolored Japan Tea at 25 c. A special purshase enables the offer! ng of a good Uncolored Japan Tea at 25 c. per pound or 4\ pounds for $1.00. Under present conitions of the Tea market it will pay you to lay in a stock'. Havina taken over from H. B. McLean the \V. O. I'lckoll Insurance busiiir-ss, I am prepared to look after the interests of the pui'lic. Huoh K. Hammond, R. R. No. I Kugeni.a Agent. Phone 2 r 2. 1 Aug. Try Keversha.n Pastry Flour, the best for your cook. .^11 Onturio wheat. If y( u want a good piano or any othe musical iiistruiiieii', call or wiite J. C Kentner, nusic dealer and photo artist Markdale. Millinery Department Clearing Prices for the remainder of the Season. F. H. W. HICRLING FLESHERTON, - ONTARIO. f:v Priv,ite funds to loan on real estate fft », security at reasonable rate of interest. , ^ ' l '^ ^? ! l*^^^JS!!! !: ,f^^ T ^^L ' ^ ' i^ ^ gSIW/ TO^ .\pply to U, J. ^oiooie- rleslierton. S "=- â€" ''- ^e -as Sproule, Flesherton. ^^ ' sept 'i.i Engineer for the County of Dutlerin and Preaideiil of the Provincial (Jood Roads Atsociatioii ; Dr. White .f Slic'liurne and Mr J. W. Hamilton if Oianyeville. Air. S J. Pirkei, the veteran treasurer *jf the county, was pre.seiU al t tie Tuesds) afterno- ii session and presented his eslniiates for tin; ne.xt year to the council. The fstimates call for the rais- iiiK of $;;.â- Â«(), '.>0OH'< a sum, as slated by Mr. Piiker, that never befoio was asked lor the county. This unusually lar^e amount i.i necessary for the coining year on account of the deficit ot 8»0.(JiKJ uliich will be on the c ouiry books at the end of the year. Tins di'ticit was i ccusiined throUKh the f.ict that the council made several patriotic i{rant« during ihe p -.st year, alth' iii-h larije, said Mr. Parker, areas low as l hey c .uld pos-.ibly have iMen made. Ordiiiaiy expenditures are provided for al the same approxiin'ile rate as last year and in tli-: main all estiniaie'i ire no hixher than formerly. The one exception is the estiniale for coal for the co'niiii< year. If other unusual work is contemplated this yeor, «lie council must add tlie co^t to the «Ht iinates aubmitt ed. A summary of the estimates follows : â€" The eiliinates for schoo's cells for 424,14108 ; for administration of justice ♦ 11, 1)00 (ill ; for ordinary expendiiure on roads and county work*;, $l."i,t)»M) and thc-ie with other reiiuireinents for the county proper lirinn this section of the estimates up to ftiti.P.tl IK)- The remain- ing sum re<|uired >o niakj the total of f 2.'>«,iHKI rtH IS found In provisions for patriotic grmts and the meetinn of the deficit on the current yeir. County Uonat»blo Rolit. Cook tendered a report which staled that there had been but one life before Ihe mayisliale in Ji.rtoim>8ia duiini< the past year ; and he had been out on cases through the county with licente inspector Dcckott. TliQ clinirinin of this commilloo re- commended that the bjlaw re auctioneer's licenses bo amended raising the fee lo 425 ; Ihst a «rant of ^IWM be nude lo .the O. it M- Hospital ; that several getters be fyled and that a grant of 8250 ije made to Mrs. Campbell, widow of the late inspector of South (irey and that the laac year bases bo taken as a basis of efjuali/.ing the a'sessmeiit of the county for the purp se of striking tlm rate tor lUlio next yeir. The rejKirt was adopted. On Wednesday nflcrnoou a bylaw was introduced nipointiiM n Publ.c School Inspector for Souib Orey. Mr. Calder nioved til it a clause be put in the bylaw Btipulatint! thi't the inspector when appointed live in the town of U-irhum This motion was defeated, but later a <nolion 1 f Di.Mearns stipulatiHK that ti.e inspector live iii the inspectorite was endorsed. The movers of iiiminations â- poke briefly in support of their nomina. tiotis after which divisions were tanen So'ne )ea>s a'.;o a Ih.i.ntly "nJ 1 authori^.ed to report on lo.id aid given on Ihe Continent by the various countries. PainliuH Their report recommended that the jgainples. province undert.ike a ^-o.'d roads sclieme ibat would cost about «;!t>,O0y,0«)l). In l!ll:j the coin-iibsion was of the opinion that the fees fioni aut miobiles rece ved by the (•overnmeiit would pay the interest and establish a sinking fu"J t" provide for the I'rovinces share of the est. It is estimated that in P.UM there will be a million didlars paid in fees from automobiles to the noverni.ieilt. Today jre Irattic on our roads than the wear and tear worse than rs cost more than ever. In yoiiiH ihrouiihtJrey Mr. S'lUire met univeri-il an''-''-'""'"' '"* nece-Mtyofadoptiir^ anew wood roads system ill the Ctuiily. i \^.nve at lliahest price for buttei "and ef«8 at | (iraham Bros. Eujienia. Juno 2!t li .III i paper-hangiii'^. See Carrinijtoii. Oct. 1 Pasture Wantedâ€" For thirty or fouriy head of cattle.- W. Urr, Proton Station. Holstein Bull For Service .Vjtlioidiiuliljred MolBtein bull for service ou lot,< IS} 1»4 b.W. r. & .S. It.. Ai-teniesia; clos- ely related to the world's ihampioii 44-poiind eiiW. Terlll^; $1 .'lO for grades, .V'.OO for pure breds. 1 July i;. â€" t:K(l. .Mi»l*KK i .S..n. MASSEY HARRIS IMPLEMENTS Flesl:iex*tion #^ Tonsorial '^ Parlors Teachar Wanted -For K. S. No !». .\rlemisia duties to commence Sept. 4, I'.ilT. Protestant. Apply to Jacob Par- litineiit, Kiu-onia P.O. For, Service there is moi ever ; and ever and repair said he lo the Lost â€" About Juno 14, somewhere, between Ceylon 4nd Nuhn s null. Klesh- | orton, vii Henay's mill, a mans light j co'oured rain co.it Finder will be suit- ably rewar led by leaving the same at „ . , â- , ., „ .u Advance otlice. Swdee. Must be pud within !• mouths . â-  â€" from date of service. at the We Aim to Give Eutire Jjatisfactiou LAINDRYâ€" Basket closes Monday nii^ht, delivery Friday evenij One pure ored Shorthorn Bull on lot . ;{0, con. !t, Arteniesia. Terms SI. 00 for I This faimus maife of implements is ' well known all over the country and their own i;ood work is the best recom- mendation they can receive. If you retjuire aiivthina in the line of Binders, j â€" â€" Mowers, Seed Drills, Cultivators, Pulp j CLEANING and DYEINGâ€" We are ers. Plows, Sleighs, Wassrons, Cream j agents for Parker's Dye Works â€" Clothi.a Separators. Harrows. Rollers, Cutting I cleaned and dved. feathers rejuvena'ei Boxes, Ensilage Cutters. Gasoline en| J FISHER - -PROPRIETOR •tines, .SawinK outbts, etc., give ua - chanee to ^uote prices. The June Hi, Lost- On Saturday, I sale of the late Dr. Carter, 94. t inder , this ollice or Mrs. .Alfred', 1 Jan. 17. Turner Dealing! with the governments t(o. road sc!.eine the speaker said it was the most advanced «ood toids policy in the World. He then went on to explain the Goi ei iiments scheme in detail. He told of the provision in lh>5 atl for an appoin'nisnt of a supeniitendeiit en.,'a«ed byihecour.tyand4itpercoii:. of whose fal- ary is paid l.y thexovernment. Thissuper- "..tendent is sunject to the control of a spicial committee of three from the c.iuiity county coiiio-il. This is the complete machinery of the sehonio. The counties have the services free of the uovernmeiit's road engineers. Hetu/Kestea that for (irey 1.", mdls ; per aniionion Iboe-iuilised assessiiiBiit, amountinn to ,*4H.<Hlt) and to that the would add Jii-'.WHI. The d I Thistlethwaile, Flesherton. â- ^sSbSb^uuuIiI The Old Adage I2.O0 per cipita, the aveiay would be but 74 cents ){overiimeiit average co.hI per ICl) acres i:i C.rey wouh be but expenditure ( There is a road niileaRC in (Jrey County toti:i7 miles. â€" Adveitiscr. On Sunday a letter was read from the Rev. A. C. Eddy, chairmsii of the Mount Forest D.stricI, to the Methodist couKie- l-ations ol tedarviUe, Conn and North Arthur, staliim that no minister h»d been [.rovided for that circuit for the c.ininK year, for reasons of economy and because of the scarcely of ministers, and recommended that the Conn-CedarviUo | churches worshii. with the Presbyteiian j conure^atious in those places, and lhal| the Metliodi,sl« of North Arthur should I attend the Metl <> list church in Mount Forest. In the ineanlimu lhe.se churches will retain their ollicial hoards witha view to future possibilities. Itev. Wm. Cjopei, who is a member of the Synod's Committee charged with the work of co- operation iiid consolidation, has been sent a copy of the letter. I'erhaps the Presbyterians will make a oorrespondinK withdrawal in houih olher field. â€" Mt. Forest ContederRte. The Proof of the Pudding is in the Eating The same is etiuall) true of the 1900 (J lavity Washer. Try one andhefonvincod that there is none r)etttn'. S. HEMPHILL Agent, Ceylon Kill! liiicol iMct^ormick Farm Tmplement.s, Himleis Mowers, liakes, Loaders, Drills, Cidtivatois, Plows, Riding und Walking llanows Hiantfcrd Wint Mills, Pumps, Piping and Fittings of all kinds, lk'atti(; Hay Carriers, Hay Forks, Slings, Carriers, Folding liath Tubs, Frost Wire and Fence Cutters and Sleighs. A Call Solicited Satisfaction Guaranteed. S. HEMPHILL Agent, - Ceylon, Ont. | johi\ Wright, - Agcut New BlacksHiith Shop Flesherton For Service For service on Ijt 12. con. 1>, Dspr^y, one purebred Shorthorn Bull. Terms 1.51). X\so one pure bred Yorkshire Boar, Terms tl.(H). All accounts must be paid to FRED TVLER, Manaiier. -I Set. At Maxwell I am opening unatunce, a blacksmith- in^ and woodworking business in Max- well, and am iij'aUin^ up-to-date wood- working inacliineiy. It will be my en- deavor to serve the public in a satisfac- tory minner and I would solicit patroQ- aife. I Willi yourwork and will do \ti right. 7 April 1 HESTER LONG Flesherton Tin Shop I have just plaeeil on the shelves a full line of Tinware, Nickelware and Agateware for domestic use. Call on me and get your supplies. Eavetroughing, Stovepipes and Stove Furnish- ^1 i ItlgS. Repairing of all kinds promptly attended to. Pipefitting, including pump work. Furnace,s installed. Agent for Clare Bros. Furnaces. 9i Ip^c =.i[=Jlâ€"ilf s=}r=Ji=zlr^ }i^3n Fall Term from August 27tli ELLIOTT Vonse Hii.l Charles Stteeta, Toronto. | .^^^ | niust dispose of most (»t it. Id iii.i|iiei'lionRl>ll one of Caiiatia's tiest , U td-djltn in PVfTV rf'Sinf'Ot Dl non HCittl srliof.li.. Tin. .louiaivl t>r o'l'' | I'P fO-Oclll1 Ml b^ t,l y I LS JiUl.1-. l^I (irailiiateB Is far in txcosn of i.ur supply. Write tc ilsy for our ( itslOKiie. \V. J. KLLIOTT. Phincihai.. Strayed From lot I'.l on Ihu I'Jth ntpsia, .1 ilark red Nieer i coll.. Arte - 1 S ne year old, with rather wide sprea.l liorii.-<, hair m ly „ ahoiit face. Any imo c<ivinn inforiiiHlii n ^ [j llial will lead to hli leoovety will bejp suitably rewarded. -.Tacob H. Ilullev, Vandeleur ||||L, ,^.^,,^,^,^„x^,^^,_j,_j,_jo_j, Markdab U.K. No. 4. Phone 00 r 22 ll!^^^^^^S^^=J^2^^^ ANNOUNCEMENT TTavin<,' purehased the Furniture bu.siness of Mr. John Chiiiiiuan ata rate onihetlollar, I am prepared to offer Furniture at unheard of priees. For the next fifteen days the jmlilic will he al)le to profit by this sale, I i I ' . . . i Sets and other choice goods at prices that will surpri.se | you. War time docs not alVecl these as they - were | mostly i)urchase(l bef)re the raise and are again cut in | order to make (luick sale. Come in and hok over the Stock. | The Stock is new and es.sers. Stands, Parlor . W. H. BUNT Fur i tic ed Ui;r aki g FLESHERTON, ONTARIO. I D. McKlLLOP CHRISTOE BLOCK m ONTARIO. i;; FLESHERTON ti p m F ARM IMPLOIE NTS I y Agents F'or Wagons Plows Hay Rakes Cultivators Harrows Mowers JOHN HEARD, IMPLEMENT AOENT FLESHERTON. » , « 1 1 T • ♦ . » I - ^ •