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December 12, 1923 THE FLESHERTON ADVANCE Fifty Years of Banking We offer a complete service for FARMERS GRAIN and CATTLE DEALERS MERCHANTS MANUFACTURERS and MUNICIPALITIES CEYLON U.F.O. CLUB SHIPPED $65,000 OF STOCK LAST YEAR THE 524 I The annual meeting of the Ceylon j Farmers' Club was held at Ceylon on j Friday, November 30th, 1923, when I the year's business was discussed and j the following officers were elected for the coming year. STANDARD BANK or CAN AIM. FLESHERTON BRANCH, - C. T. BATTY, Manager. Brancbei alto at WtUianuford and Holland Centra. CANADIAN PACIFIC C. P. R. TIME TABLE Mr. Bert Fawcett returned from President, Thos. Sled; Vice-Pres., 'Geo. Snell; Secretary, E. Wickens; | Treasurer, Thos. Gilchrist; Shipper, I Roy Gibson; Direcors, R. Thistleth- ', waite, Archie Stewart, John Dow, Jas ', Oliver, Geo. Campbell, R. Allen, A. Muir, A. Blackburn, Geo. Snell, Thos. , Sled. The Club had a very successful Trains leave Flesherton Station as Going North follows: Gine South 8.00 a.m. 11.58a.m. 4.30 p.m. 9.30 p.m. The mails close at Flesherton as follows: For the north at 11.00 a.m. south at 3.30. For morning train J Iast wh en the handsome sum of $75 south at mail closes at 9.00 p.m. the j was realized. he West last week. year an a bought flour, feed, salt and Some local matter will be found on binder-twine to the amount of $4093.78 n inside page this week as an over- The shipping end of the business had .low. a good year and 414 cattle, 105 A change has been made in the calves, 1026 sheep and 1982 hogs were color of the Canadian three cent shipped at a total value of $67,051.69. stamp. In future this stamp will be , ~ ~ red in color. Flesherton Skating Rink The ladies of the Methodist church Holds Annual Meeting previous evening. The annual meeting and election of officers of the Flesherton Rink Co. shareholders was held in the office of Local Chaff Rev. and Mrs. H. H. Eaton were , in Toronto last week attending *tl fc ;fi!?ttT'*J*"*2S funeral of the formers cousin, Miss Margaret Eaton. * Shop early! Watch our "small adv." column. Mr. John Runstadler of Toronto is in tovm on business. Christmas is near, but who would believe it? Mrs. H. McAuly of Dundalk was report showed the finances in good shape, the only liabilities being in Mr. Wm. Reid has resigned the job connecdon with the new well . of caretaking of the public school to commence the beginning of the year. u The season of 1922-23 turned out to i Mr. Reid has put in many years of hav< ; been . good on ' for the rmk ' faithful work in the old school. good ice-making weather was exper- lenced and the pastime well patron- All Leagues wishing to enter the ized After the report> the e i ection j debating series under the Owen of officera wag proceeded with . Sound District this winter please notify H. I. Graham, Markdale, R. R. visiting at her home here last week. I 4 Qn of before {he 15th day of Get your counter check books at The Advance office. Dr. Murray is visiting in Owen Sound this week. Mr. Herb. Smith and family of Owen Sound spent Sunday with friends in town. Mrs. M. Thistlethwaite has gone to Toronto to spend a few weeks with her daughter there. Mr. J. H. Turner of Paisley motor- ed over and visited relatives here and at Eugenia over the week end. Mrs. Luther Pedlar of Rochester has been vsiting for a week with her mother-in-law, Mrs. H. Pedlar. Mrs. W. I. Henry and Mrs. G. A. McTavish entertained a number of ladies on Friday afternoon last. December. Mr. Robert Meads of Toronto is on a month's holidays with his parents, Mr. John Wright, who had presided the past year, was re-elected as President. Mr. Mark Wilson was likewise re- elected Vice-President for the ensuing Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Meads, in town. year ' The W. M. S. will meet in the The following will make up the schoolroom of the Methodist church Board of Management of the rink: on Thursday at 3p.m. All ladies will Mssrs. John Wright, Mark Wlson, C. be welcome. i w - Bellamy, W. A. Hawken and A. J Gilchrist. It was unanimously decided that th shareholders run the rink again this winter and tenders are now being High School Concert The Literary Society of Flesherton as k e d for in connection with the du- high school are preparing a concert t ; es o f a caretaker. This matter to be given by the school on Thurs- wi n be settled on Saturday at a f the Board December includes a play, "The Man from Bran- don," also selections by the high school orhcestra, dialogues, solos. A GREAT STORY YEAR golden sheaf of stories is in pre- duets, choruses and presentation of Miss Aleda Mitchell entertained u [ prizes from Field Day, reading of para tion for 1923 readers of The number of young people at a tea on j school paper, etc. This entertain- Youth's Companion. There will be Wednesday evening of last week. } ment is expected to be one of the best stories of Western ranch life and Mrs. Alex. McDonald of Weston i ever and the admission is only 35 c. thrilling adventure; stories of gump- visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. j with all seats reserved. Plan at t ion in getting a job and making a Cairns, last week. NOTICE No hunting or trapping on ihe Beaver Fishing Club property. P. Riley, manager. Several people in town have lost chickens recently. Mr. H. Down was a sufferer to the extent of ten birds. Mr. and Mrs. Carter and Mrs. W. Richardson's drug store. success at it; stories of lively scrim- mages on the athletic field football, basebaH; stories of girls in school and college and working .their way TURNEY In Flesherton, Thurs., j n t h e worldl of business; stories of December 6th, 1923, to Mr. and Mrs. tne old farm folks down in Maine, BORN Wm. Turney, a daughter. told inimitably by C. A. Stephens; MEADS To Mr. and Mrs. W. R. stories of Caleb Peasley's shrewdness Meads. Durham Road, Artemesia, on and horse sense; stories of resource- French of Melancthon were guests of j g atlm , ay Dccember sth, a son. fulness and pluck in situations of the formers' daughter, Mrs. R. Down, | wyATT _ On Wednesdav . Decem . danger and extremity; stories of the for a few days during the past week. Both the Presbyterian and Meth- odist Shuday schools are preparing for their annual holiday entertain- ments. The Prebsyterian Guild held a De- ception for the high school students and teachers Tuesday eve. of last ber 5th, 1923, to Mr. and Mrs. Bert *<' < d of the mountains stories to Wyatt, a daughter. Tenders Wanted FLESHERTOX SKATING RINK please every fancy of old readers and young for readers who love the sto- ry of character and for those who like best the story of swift action. It will be a great year in the history of The Youth's Companion. The 52 issues of 192-1 will be crowd- Tenders for caretakng duties, mak- week. A very enjoyable time was I ng ice etc ^ at the aoove r ink are ed witn serial stories, short stories, spent by all. j invited. it is understood that no pay editorials, poetry, facts and fun- The Eugenia Union Sunday School will be allowed during soft spells Subscribe now and receive: will hold their annual Christmas tree j when same extends longer than 1- The Youth's Companion- entertainment on Friday. December . three days. Tenders received by the 21st. Tea served from 6 to 8 p.m. j undersigned up to Saterday, Dec. 15th at 3 o'clock p.m The lowest or any Admission 25 and 15 cents. Mrs. W. A. Armstrong is in Toron- to this week and attended the recep- tion given by Lady Cockshutt at the povrnment House on Tuesday. Government House on Tuesday. tender not necessarily accepted. sues in 1924. 2. All remaining issues of 1923. 3. The Companion Home Calendar for 1924. All for ?2.50. 4. Or include Mi-Call's Magazine, S. E. deCl DMORE. Secretary-Treasurer The Flesherton Rink Co. the monthly utority on fashions. Both publications only $3. Mrs. Robert McVittie, wife of the THE YOUTH'S .COMPANION The stock and implements of W. j garden of Bruce County and a prom- Commonwealth Aye. & St. Paul St., Trueman were sold on Monday and > j nen (. merchant of Southampton, died Boston, Mass, everything went at good prices. B. | at nel . h ome there Saturday morning New subscriptions received at this H. Walden of Markdale was the auc- j f o u ow i ng an illness of about three offiice. tioneer. Mr. Walden' places his ad- vertisement in this issue. Rabbit shooting is a popular sport new. The bunnies are white and the ground is brown a bad combination. Nature has made a mistake this year in failing to supply snow as a pro- tection to the furry denizens of the swamps. Some good bags were se- cured by "shootists" last week. Mr. Alex. Findlay near the village, will hold a credit auction sale of farm stock and implements on Friday, Decmber 21st. See advertisement in this issue and bills. W. Kaitting, j i.uctioneer. Mr Carl Walker of the Mitchell Advocate attended the funeral of his brother at Eugenia on Tuesday and gave The Advance a call. Carl is a graduate of The Advance office and has been in Michell for a number of years. The Presbyterian Ladies' Aid and W.M.S. held their election of officers last week for the coming year. The following are the officers of the Ladies' Aid Pres., Mrs. Geo. Stew- art; Vice-pres., Mrs. Geo. McTavish; Sec.-Treas., Mrs. (Dr.) Turnbull. The W.M.S. officers are Pres., Mrs. J. J. Thompson; Sec.-Tras., Mrs. F. W. Duncan. Refreshments were served .at the close of the meetings. weeks. Mrs. McVittie was attending a church meeting at the home of a neighbor about three weeks ago, when she collapsed and could not be re- moved to her home for several days. Specialists pronounced her case an abscess on the brain. On Friday morning sleeping sickness developed it-il she lingered until Saturday a.m. There is a rumour that a Meaford hunter nearly got into serious trouble while on his way North to a camp because he beat up a railway porter who asked him to kindly re- move his suitcase from- the aisle. It didn't happen to be his suitcase at all; It was his feet. Mirror. Jf lesfyerton jdletfjobtsst Cfwrcf) A CHURCH WITH A PURPOSE Thursday, December 13th 7.30 p.m. WORLD WIDE MISSIONS 8.30 p.m. STUDY CLASS, CHAPTER 3. Sunday, December 16th 11.00 a.m. "THE DAY OF GOOD TIDINGS." 7.30 p.m. "LYING TO GOD." Offering for Misions at each service. 2.30 p.m. SUNDAY SCHOOL. Monday, December 17th, at 8 p.m. Y. P. LEAGUE "THE RURAL QUESTION." YOUR PRESENCE WILL HELP [!! l l I ., a NEW BOOKS AT PUBLIC LIBRARY The following: books were added to the Flesherton public library last week: The Mine With the Iron Door Harold Bell Wright. Sir John During Farnol. Oliver October McCutcheon. * Rufus Grace Richmond. The White Flag Jean Stratton Porter. Emily of New Moon Eleanor Porter. The Seven Conundrums E. P. Oppenheim. Sister Sue Eleanor Porter. The Fruitfull Vine Hichens. Charles Rex Ethel M. Dell. The Evil Shepherd Oppenheim. The Quill's Window McCutcheon. ' The Money Moon Jeffrey Farnol. The Homesteader Stead. The Gaspards of Pine Croft Ralph ; Connor. The Trail of The Golden Horn- Cody. DRECO - The Wonder Kidney Liypr i. Stomach Tonic as Nationally Advertised Sold by For sale in Flesherton by C. N. RICHARDSON GREY ASSOCITION FORMED AT CALGARY BANQUET AND ORGANIZATION | MEETING FRIDAY NIGHT Calgary comes into local limelight with the organization of a Grey Old Boys and Girls Association on Friday evening of last week. Theinitial pro- ceedings were the holding of a banquet in the Tapestry Rooms of the big Hudson Bay store followed by an or- ganization < meeting. There were ninety present and a most enjoyable evening was spent. The executive appointed include some of the best known ex-residents of Grey County and are well divided over the county as to place of birth, and there is every promise of a strong Associa- , tion. The following compose the ex- ! ecutive officers: Honorary Pres., Mrs. (Rev.) McDougal, Cape Rich; Pres., I. W. McArdle, Markdale; Vice-pres., Dr. George A. Anderson, Owen Sound Treasurer, Dr. A. Fretter, Dromore; , Secretary, Ewart A. W. Rutherford, Owen Sound. GET YOUR GASOLINE NOW We have just received a shipment of seventy barrels of White Rose gas- ! oline. Any one wishing to procure their winter supply would do well ' to make sure of one of these barrels. ' D. McTAVISH & SON, Flesherton Photo Gallery and Music Store, Flesherton Make that sitting for your CHRISTMAS PHOTO- GRAPH early 12 Photographs- 12 presents THINK OF THE ECONOMY! THE OLD RELIABLE Singer Sewing Machines and NEW ELECTRIC MACHINE A large assortment of Picture Framing and Room Moulding p in stock. Have your framing done for your Christmas presents. Send us your films to develop and print, and enlargements off your best negatives. OUR STOCK OF Phonographs and Records IS COMPLETE. WE ALSO HANDLE THE HIGH GRADE Sherlock-Manning and Mendelssohn Pianos AND ALL OTHER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS W. A. HAWKEN FLESHERTON PHOTO ARTIST AND MUSIC DEALER r XMAS Gift Suggestions Ladies' Silk Scarves, new shades $2 to $3.7.~> Ladies' Heather Hosiery, pop. shades.. ..73c. too $2 Ladies' Silk Hosiery, plain and clocked SI to S2 Men's Fancy Socks, cashmere or silk 75 to Sl..~>0 Ladies' Gauntlet Kid Gloves S3.50 Ladies' Suede or Silk Gloves ?1 to $2.50 Parasols and Umbrellas, special line S2.25 Men's and Ladies' Felt Slippers S1.25 to S2.75 Wool Sweater Coats and Pullovers....$2.25 to $6.30 Boys' Pullovers and Sweaters SI. 50 to S3 Men's Wool or Silk Mufflers 73c. to $3 Men's Silk and Knitted Neckwear 30c. to 73c. Men's Armlets and Garters 25c. to 50c. Ladies' Collar and Cuff sets.... ....65c. to SI. 25 Men's Kid Gloves and Mitts $1.75 to $3.50 Men's Fancy Negligee Shirts $1.50 to $4..~>n .- Men's and Boys' new Cloth Caps $1.25 to S2.73 Hockey Boots, Men, Women, Boys $2.50 to $5 Ladies' Camisoles $1 to $2.23 Ladies' Fur Scarfs and Muffs at reduced prices. Ladies' Fancy Handkerchiefs 25c. to 75c. Bath and Linen and Damask Towels 75c. lo >:J Dress Lenghths in Duchesse Satin, Pailette, Habutai and Taffeta Silks, Black and popu- lar shades, yard wide, per yd $1.50 to $3. Crepe de Chines, Fancy Crepes, Lustre Silks, New Shades for Dresses and Blouses. Infant's Wool Jackets, Wool Bootees, Wool Mitts, Wool Lejrjrinjrs. Wool Tuques. Wonderful Assortment of Fancy Jap China Biscuit Jars, Fern Pots, Cocoa Setts, Cups and S aucers Bon Bon Dishes, Nut Bowls, Tea Pots, Cake Plates, Spoon Trays, Salad Bowls Berry Setts All Reasonably Priced Open stock English semi- porcelain 97-piece Dinner setts Prices of $20.00; $29.95 and $33.50 Open stock English semi-porcelain 40piece Tea setts Prices of $9.50 and $13.50. New Raisins, Curants, Figs, Sultanas, Dates, Prunes, Cand- ied Peels, Shelled Aknonds, Shelled Walnuts, Icings, Jellies, Mixed Nuts, Oranges, Lemons, Mince Meat, Grapes, Grape, Fruit, Cranberries. Market your new laid Eggs through our individual Carton System. The price is now 75c. per dozen. F. H. W. HICKLING FLESHERTON - ONTARIO