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JamiaryS 1918 THE FLESH KUrON ADVANCE XHK> *D i.iilopendHnti newapaprr, ^uililialiiM) <>ver.v fknr d»y »% th' offic*-, Ci>llin(rniK><l Slrwt, l>l«herton. Svib8cri|)tiiin price |1 ixr unDum Abca iiaiil in advance ;$l.ri')wlieu ont â- <> pai'i Advir iaiuK rktev on applicati'-'n. Cii'CiUation 1,100 wpekly W. H Thuhston Eoitok ^sm '^ri^^y:.,.^'^^^ Big Fire at Alliston ^ Those Skeleton Towers The woixlen tonreni erected hire »nd ther? thruuiihuut OnUrio cuntinue tn Hive risu to < ccaHiuiiul i|ueHtiiiiiin^' of the I'vess. Kor tlie iiifonii.\tioii df those who haw noticed the towers nt Siiighauip- lon, neur BankH, and on the 4th lino, the following will be of interest to know that these hkcleton wooden towere nre olwev- vatioii stations of the Geodetic Survey of Ciuibdii, which is It 'or.Kicli of tlio Department of the Inlerior. I!;- iiitans of obseivatiuiis tiiken from tlK-nu tiiwerH ii is possible to s'stalilish the proper rciauonxiiip of diR'ert'ot points on the diflerent surveyK to t'le |)artR of tlie country in wliich Ihpy are situated. I'atls of Central Ontario surveyed in the usual way (that is, astronoiuically) are two miles out in lonxitude ttnd a mile in latitude. The (icodelic Survey corrects these errors. The ordinary nvethod is opento errors, owinytowhatis technically known as the detlection of the plumb line, or ihc rlcviation of the spirit level from llu" liorizmital plane. Thefjeodetic method coininciices first with the meas- urement of H known base, such as Mdiill ()bseivi,t,ory in Montreal, which is the best located poitit in Ametiea. From this the whole country is triuin;ulHt<.d and meiisureJ within a thousandth |)art of an Mich. The extcl position of the i wuodeti towers lias also been tiyted by this system, and the towers are used as bases for deterniinii;j; other points. Theie are triHii(;le.s of the survey in the _ Province of (,)uelicc that havi; sides HO When the tire destroyed ihis elevator j ,„ii^.j, i^„g _ jBuUeii,,. -Contained about 10,IWO bushels of j ^rain, t^ scarcity of cars lately iiiakiug i t necessary to pile up larije ([UHntities before shipiiiiig. Several farmers had grain stored there and there was much seed on the floor. The seed was all carried out by town.'ip^OpIe who were e irly on the scene. The en;iiiie and evoi7thing movable was also taken out. Mr. Mitcnell was in Toronto Thursday aod did not reach lioina before the build- >.-.• was in the grip ot the tlames. The I ;)-lu undoubtedly was due to a heated bixiog. The shafting; in the hangers w.ai oiled every day, but Mr. Mitchell I iiiuks something tuuHt have worked loose in one of the boxings and caused friction. The loss is heavy. The lO.CTO bushels of grain was worth about .S22.000. Mr. Mitchell's loss on the building will ^Qdds and Ends^ ; ;s 4 '''->^'^^-??:?3-^^7g^-^-^jCL^r:?3-ig?Ls^ Tiio molt dtstruolivo lire nhicli has OCiSured here in a decide was the one on Thursday night of la»t Wi'ok when the «grain el«\'ator o«i.c«l by J. II. Mitchell *t the O. T. R. it'ttion wa» completely destroyetl by fire, iiivolvinj? a hiss lolsll- in({ anywhere from Jt2i»,liO*J to g'.\"..0O0. Thuuyli ditcovered before it had made " J*St Jway and the hrenien were on â-  i£e «cene without any loss of lirae and having twn .stream* and gond water prcsture with which to tiijhl the tire it OTas a most ditticult building on which to work. The most the tiieineii could do was to confine th: tlanios a* much as possible to the inlerior to prevent heat and leaping tougues of tiro from i&;nitln^ other buildings which are iiuniercjus to the east and south of the burned elevator. The lirenien worked mi>st of the night and a stream was kept playing' ulmusl constantly on thn burning debris till -Sunday evening, by which lime the burniu<4 timbers had been detached iiid hauled clear <ji the debris where every sp^rk of tire could be completely (juench- ^ ed. ARTICLES FOR SALE Pony For Sale- Sound and not nerv. ous. (lood set harness and blanket f(oeb with it. Apply t'l Mrs. MtCiilluni, Klcsherton, or Artiiur ISrowmidgi' Maxwell . Cow for saleâ€" Due Ist. May, 8 years old. .Apply 'o Kohert t)sboriie, Ku^enia. NOTICK-A club of White Sawing i Mnehlne.H at cit prices up till Xinai. ' . I fill the club, save money. A special | demoiistiator will he here on Dec. 20, 21, I 22 and will show to you that the While, ! made in Caiiiida, U Kiiik of all inaDliiiies, j A sjii'cial biitjaiii will be uiven to the I lirsl purchaser from Flestierton. What | about that piano? Special pries for Xnias -J. C. Kentner, music dealer, Markdale. , y^. For sale cneap ana on easy tprms. Lot i i ir., con. 11, Osprey, 110 acres. This isji. a first cla.ss farm and in a good state ofj|"^, cultivation. Hood bank barn and new |j fr.ame dwelling. .Apply to U. .). Sproule | ^^ Flesherton 1 Li^ Farm Wcnlcd â€" On shares with or without stock aud implements. Apply j to â€"Fred Tyler, Fevershani P.O. An Air Encounter In a letter home to his fillier, Jh" Win. Caiiicroi), Miiti street east, Shel- burne, Aviator Aust in Cameron tells of his first air encounter. The squadron was about 10,0011 feet in the air when it crossed the (Jerman lines. They were auacked by eight Oermsii planes from n height of about 12,000 feet. F.iur of them not on the tail of the leader of the Briiish fliers. Austin tackled one of them an't gave him .some machine gun treatment. The Ilnii took a verticil nose dive with his engine running. Austin followed to ;iii elevation of 2,000 House and Lot for Sale at Maxwell â€" .\pply to James Long, Feversh.im. Try Feversha.n Pastry Flour, the best for your conk, .VII Oiitiirio wheat. Yearling Leicster raiu for snle iit?ir). ,1. A ytuart, i\imlierley. 'hi.\ geese and a dozen yearling hl»ck niiiii'rca hens for sale- Walter Itu.ssel, llook Mills. Telephone, ./^" feet, tiring us he went. Here the Ger- ^ e between K5,0fJ0 and f7.0OOwith$3,000 i mm .stalled his engine aud another burst i''%i- i jUJurance and his loss on grain will total 1 of m.ichino gun lire .sent him down side- tO between f2,O00 and ^5,000. ' ways and he fell well within the P-ritish With his accustomed energy, Mr. | ''i'"- Austin's machine w,is • by this Mitohell set to work the morning after j '^â- "'« «"'"« »" f^^^ ''»*' "hf" he pulled it the fire to repair his loss. The insurance ; ""' "^ l''« ^'*'« "»« Rreat force on Hie appraisers went ov^r the salvage on Sat- { wina hioke the main spar in the centre urday and fixed the loss. Immediattly | '""^ '•'" '""'*'â-  "=''1 "'»S h>"kled uii and l^lr. Mitchell set to work in preparation j was only held by tlie fabric to rebuild. In the meantime he is doing business at his C. P. R. elevator and hopes before many weeks pass round to have a now elevator at the (1. T, R. UQilor way.â€" Alliston Herald. covering it. However, he niaii!if;ed to land safely, although far away from his own lero- dronie. Not being able to get word of his safety back to his own camp that day, ho was reported niissing, and just got back "home" in lime to prevent word to that effect being cabled his father. All Halifax will ask the Finance Ministers L,,g British patr„l returned safely, and c jDsent to a loan to repair civic property , alijiough the tlight leader's iimchino was d.tmsged in the eiplosi^n. p^^j^y ,,^(i|y j,,,,,; ,o pi„cej, he was not The Canadian fisheries for the bust fia- 1 touched himself, -hlcnoinist. cal year were vauled at 83!»,20H,.378, or i •9:1,347,070 more than the year before ; il.non constituted «10,«82,4:M of this. The Durham Furniture Co., Durlism Out., operate their plant entirely by 1 electric molow, current for wliicli is! Horn At lleatiici.te on Friday, Dee. generated at their own power plant, about' 21, to Rev. and Mrs. Laidlaw,a daughter- four miles distant, on Rocky HaUsieen ^ Klda Uorke itturned home from Jlam liver. Individual i.iotois are used jit„„ f^^ Christ mas vacation, wherever possible throughout the factory, | but in the case of some of ttie lighter machines, such as the band -.saw and spiaflle carvers, the grf-up drive lia.s bson ' iidopted. Altogether there are 08 motors 111 use, Kuine direct connected, some fi ivinn machines by means of belts. I Heathcote Alex. Heekie uf Draudoii, Manitoba, is visiting ac the parental home. The Healhcoti; public school held a box social in the vill.'i„'e hall on Fridiy, Dec. 21. A pleasant time is reported. The proceeds aiiioui.tcd to ?.'ili. is vi.siting with rcia Cureinlly Oorreoted Each Week Mrs. (Ur.) McKee relatives in Toronto. L. White, wife nid son, Jerral.^, ted with friends in Toronto, Mrs. Richard Green is visiting relativis in Toronlo. with Butter :i2 to 3U M, fresh . 43 o 50 Ileal f 2 25 to 2 2f) Oats 70to 7ri Pea* 1 00 to 2 lOi Sarley. Potatoes. . . Buckwheat Duckt..... Geese... . .. Chickens. . . Fowl 95 to 05 91.86 05 to OR 23 to 23 21 to 21 The C. P. K. and C. N. R. placed an eiubargo on shipment of live slock owing to the extreme cold weather. Richard Hunt of Uaneywood had two rib.i broken when hii horse attempted to run away in Shelbutaa and dra{|{ed him 22 to 22 along the atreerr 10 to l(i FRUIT TREES AND PLANTS ir^pring Planting no further introduction than ''«<'«"''T' that we have been in the yo""!.' ">en tor Caswellâ€" Alart in â€"At the Methodist parsonage, Flesherton, on Wednesday, Dec, 20, 1917, by Rev. C. A. Belfry, Wni.N. Caswell, son of Mr. \V. Caswell of the Toronto lino, to KIsia May Martin daughter of Mrs, John Martin of Euphrasia. Inspector Beckett wai in llanotrer wherft he proieoiited three drinking « bottle of fursery burineas SIXTYtJNE YEARS, 'and arc now prepared to meet existing conciitimis by offering our high grade I r.ii!« and plants direct to customers at ROCK BOTTOM PRICES. Send for our illustrated circulirs of ytiftrdy varieties which you can order -direct and save the agent's coinraiision, of which you get the beuefit. Our prices will be buie to interest you and all stock is a»j«iHhii«ly first class and true to name. CHASE BROTHERS CO. Of Ontario, Limited, Nurserymen, whiskey in a public place. They were summoned to appear before Police Magi- strate .John Telford, who imposed a fine of t20O each and costs, which the offend- ers paid before leaving the court room. THE BULL FOR SERVICE Kegittered Shorthorn hull for service. Terms: fl.nO for grade cows, 8;l.l)0 for rcKiatcred cows. Con. 4, lota 10 â€" 11, Arteinesiii. I July 18. -J. D.McLEOD. Ceylon. n TO OUR CUSTOMERS : We desire to extend our cordial thanks for the generous and increased business entrusted to us during the past year. It has been a source of pleasure to us and trust it has also been to you. We look forward to a continuance of your patronage and take this opportunity of wishing you A HAPPY and PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR F. H. W. FLESHERTON, HICKLING ONTARIO. MISCELLANEOUS Canthook found .Apply to Mr; A. | Badgerow, fi'leshertoii iiiral ( inner can have same by paying for this advt. : Havins talcen over from H. B. McLean _^____^__^_^^___^^^â€" the W. (5. I'ickcll Insurance business, 1 ; â- ^!"^SS^"?^"~~'^!'^S!^S5SfS?^?"F" am prepared to lock after the interests of , . /-r j! 1 the public iiui-h u iianmiond. It. u Cohiiiibia Grafonolas TI V^ - ^V.^^^ - ^â€" - ;^! ^^!^^ ^ No.l.Kugei i.a Agent. 1 Aug. Phone Notice â€" All accounts overdue must be settled by .Jan. l.">, otherwise costs will bo incurred. â€" lames A. Kennedy. -Pearl brooch in town on Friday Please return to Muriel Mc Flesherton. LoBt- Nov. !i. Tavist., Private funds to loan on real eitate security at reasonable rate of interest. Apply to R. •!• Sproule, Flesherton. sept 2 Noticeâ€" .Ml parties owing me for sows please pay up, as I have gone out of the bus'nessâ€" Oeoigc W aller . Farm Wantedâ€" To rent, near school - T. Fenwick, Eugenia. ^__ Highest price for butter and eggs at Graham Bros. Kugenia. June 29 For Sale A Doherty org.in, five ictave, knee swell, cclave coupler and eight other stops ; in good condition ; clieap and on easy toims. Kn.iuire nt Advance ollioe. Columbia Records ! -FUR SALE BYâ€" W. A. Armstrong .TKWELLER, KI.ESlIKUTO.V imlniaiSZ^S^- The Old Adage The Proof of the Pudding is in ^ the Eating Tiie same is C(|uall\ tine of tilt' IVior ^ ^^ CJravity aslier. Try { ^", one and boeonvincet' li;it iliiTO is iioiic I )etter. S. HEMPHILL V-^ Agent, Ceylon Boar for Service The undersigned has a thorough. :>red Yorkshire Boar for service on lot ll,ci n. 8, Osprey. Tcrnis 81. oO. FRED SPOFFARD. WINTER TEliM FRt^M JAN. -i.Na Youge and Cliarles Streets, Toronto Points with pride to its long list ot succe.saful graduates. K high standard is always maintained here. Write for our Catalogue. Keen demand for our students. W. J. ELLIOTT, Princip.^l STOCK AND EGGS FOR SALE Tamworlh Swine, B. R. Eggs, and Houen Duck Eggs. I have for qiiiik sail' some y.inngTaiuworths for breeding purpo.si's; .ilso.soine J'.anedRock eggs, and Koiu'ii Duck eggs for liatcl ing pur- poses. Prices right, Phone or write â€" 1:E0. W. ROSS, OctlMi; 0.s|]rev Tl. System Maxwell, P Fleslier>ton Tonsorial Parlors We Aim to Give Entire Satisfactio LAUNDRYâ€" Basket closes Mondj* night, delivery Friday evenia CLEANING and DYEINGâ€" We ar agents for Parker's Dye Worksâ€" Clothofl cleaned and dyed, feathers rejuvenated T FISHER - -PROPRIETOR New Blacksmith Shop At Maxwell I am opening up atonce, a blacksmith- ing and woodworking business in Max- well, and am "nstalting up-to-date wood- working niachineiy. It will be my en deavor to servo the public in a satisfac- tory manner and I would solicit patron- ase. I wmt yourwork and will do it right. 7 April 1 CHESTER LONG II Flesherton Tin Shop- 1 have just placed on the sheh'es a full hne of Tinware, Nickelware and Agateware for domestic use. • Call on lue antl get your supplies. Eavetroughing, Stovepipes and Stove Furnish- ings. Full line of Mel'orniick Farm Tinplements, Binders Mowers, Kukes, Loaders, Drills, Cultivatois, Plows, Hiding aud Walking aiiows Ikantfcrd Wind Mills, Puir.ps, Piping aiul Fittings of all kinds, Bcattie ay Carriers, Hay Forks, Slings, Filter Carriers, Folding liath Tubs, Frost Wire and Fence Cutters and Sleighs. A Call Solicited Satisfaction Guaranteed. S. HEMPHILL Agent, - Ceylon, Ont. Something Sensible for Christmas Gifts Select a gift this year that goes inl» the home and atayt In the home â€" something that will giv^ years of service and will be a coistant reminder of your thoughtfuies.i and affection, FURNITURE IS THE MOST WELCOME OF ALL XMAS GIFTS. Some appropriate selections â€" Bookcases, Fancy Tablea, Jardinerc Stands, Kasy Chairs, Rockers, etc. Another UKetuI auggestionâ€" A Kitchen Cabinet. Everything at hand A stop aaver and a money saver. For The Youngsters â€" High Chairs, Rocking Hor^e.t, Rockers, Didl Carriages, etc. Now Mouldings (<n hand for Picture Framing. NKVV METHODIST HYMN BOOK A number of congregations are adopting the new Hymn Hook at tbn Now year. We have aamploK on hand and are taking orders for the sanne and intend putting in a select stock in the various slyle.s and bindings. Secure ono for youiself tr niiike your friend a present ot one fur Xnias. W. H. BUNT Furniture and Undertaking FLESHERTON, - ONTARIO. i Repairing of all kinds promptly attended to. Pipeiitting, including pump work. for Clare Bros. Furnaces Furnaces. installed. Agent D. McKILLOP CHRISTOE BLOCK FLESHERTON m ONTARIO. 'ssissm. FARM IMPLEMENTS AfifentB for Wagons Plows Hay Rakes CuMvators Harrows Mowers JOHN HEARD, MPLEMENT AQKNT FLESHERTON. i