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'SLhje fkshttion %Hanu Vol.44 No. 34 neahrirtOPt Ontario, Januaiy 23*1924 W. H. Thunton & Son« Pfoprictors Warden Acclamation! D. McTAVISH, REEVE OF FLESHERTON FOR TWELVE YEARS, GETS THE PLUM WITH- OUT ANY OPPOSITION. PRICEVILLE First Time Flesherton Ha^ FUlffilAL OF OLD Ever Beenilonored Witb , OSPREY RESIDENT A Warden â- ^ ' â-  â-  ' -LiX'. ' - jJXi County council which was to have opened its January ses- sion at Owen Sound on Tues- day, did not meet until Wlfd- nesday afternoon owing: to the storm. The first order of business was electing a Warden when Mr. D. Mc- Tavish, Reeve of Flesherton, was chosen for that position PROTON STATION storms and still storming. The annual meeting and election ON FRIDAY LAST ibs announced in last issue of The Advance, Mrs. Alexander Davidson, an old resident of Osprey Township, PMSsed peacefully away after an ex- iinded illness at the home of her 4ieghter at Buffalo, N. Y. The late Jl^rs. Davidson was in her 77th year -aad came from Scotland at the age bf six years with her parents, the Jate Mr. and Mrs. John Buchaniui. They settled in Osprey Township, where Mrs. Davidson lived ii' il she msn-ied the late .AJexandei Pw.-- '.in. They lived in Osprey for some time without opposition. It was j afterwards movmg to Michigan, later T R Mc- ' '"**'*"^ ^^'^^ ^° Osprey. Mr. David- Bom â€" To Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bea- ton, 4th line, north, on January 16th, a son. Congratulations. Mrs. H. R. McLean has been visit- ' "^ officers of the Presbyterian cong- ing her sister, Mrs. Angus McLauch- ! regation was held last Friday night. Ian, of Markdale, who has been very I After the business session refresh- ill with pleurisy. j ments were served and a social hour n_ ,-, ; .. u J! i.1 i ' was pleasantly spent. Dr. Carr is very busy for the past ^ two weeks. There is a great deal of ^^v. and Mrs. Harrower spent Fri- illness. t ^'^y calling on parishioners here. Mr. Wm. Mather's four children and ' To-day, January 21st, Mr. and Mrs. expected that Mr Kenzie, Reeve of Artemesia, would make a try for the cov- eted position, but he with- drew his name This is the first occasion on which Flesh- erton has been honored in this manner since its incor- poration twelve years ago. , Warden McTavish lir. D. McTavish, Reeve, oi- Flesh- erton and new Warden for the County of Grey, was born in the township of Normanby 59 years ago. He learned the blacksmithing business with a man named Horn, in Durham, and -came to Flesherton 39 years ago i to iiractise his trade. At that time iDan was not endowed with any of [tyerian minister, of which church the son-passed away eleven years ago last Dec«nber. The union was blessed wiUt three sons and six daughters : â€" John- of Buffalo, N.Y.; Wm., t'ort Huran, Mich.; Jas., Feversha -^.^ . Jesaie, Mrs. D. F. Robinson, Palms, Midk; Velva, Mrs. J. H. Stoutenburg, CoBingwood; Maggie, Mrs. W. W. Anslander died at Shabonna, Mich., a Jtar ago. She leaves to mourn one brother MBf three sistei-s : â€" Duncan Buchan- «>,' Collingwood; Mrs. Jos. Seeley, Grand Coullee, Sask.; Mrs. Donald iBlair of Duntroon. The funeral was held at Feversham "Sh. Friday afternoon last from the home of her son, Jas., and was very largely attended by her old friends of fthe neighborhood, who paid their last respects to one whom they loved jand honored. Service was conduct- ed by the Rev. Mr. Shannon, Presby deceased was a life-long member, and was assisted by the Rev. Mr. Mills, interment taking place in the Presby- terian cemetery. The pall-bearers W€Ke John, George and Chris. Thom- loB» Ernest, Wm. and Thomson DaTidson. Tkose who attended the funeral frtnt a distance were John Thomson iof Agincourt, Angus Bell of Pretty '~' Valley, Wm. Auslander of , and J. H. Stoutenburg of gwood. Biver Niver River Lodge No. 441, L. O. A. B. A. IS. A. J .CONRON, WORTHY M. |this world's good, in fact he did not Vhave enough of the filthy lucre to pay K his way all the distance to Flesherton by stage and walked a part of the way after his money gave out. Now he owns a farm in the suburbs, a valuable residence and with his sob is prt^rietor of one of the largest and best equipped garages in all Ontario. I He was of Irish parentage and inher- ited a goodly share of the proverbial Irish wit, wisdom and fire, which has carried him across many a barrier that would have floored som.e men. Mr. McTavish has always taken a deep interest in municipal aflfaira and was Reeve of Artemesia township for four years â€" 1900-01-02-03. When the village of Flesherton was incorporated in 1912 Mr. John Boyd, . „ , , now of North Battleford, Sask., was ^ The annual meetmg of the above the first Reeve, and Mr. McTavish ^^f;^%°/""p ^"'^S^was held m the followed, holding the position for the HaU of L-O.L No. 1085, Feversham, past eleven years, or twelve including on December the 20th, 1923, when the the one he is now entering upon. All '''^»*=^f„r?„or*! .! ? °" ' I this long service has certainly entitl- 1«"T^ 19*^, 1924 at the regular meet- ed him to the honor he has secured. >"» they were duly msteUed for the j year. The retirmg Worthy Mistress, j Sister Thomas Thornbury, conducted I the election and instalation, which > resulted as follows : â€" I W.M. â€" Sister Mrs. A. J. Conron. ] D.M.â€" Sister Mrs. R. S. McGirr. Chap. â€" Sister Mrs. E. J. Parson. Rec. Sec.-â€" Sister Mrs. J. McKenzie. Fin. Sec. â€" Sister Mrs. D. McMullen. Treas. â€" Miss Pearl Fawcett. 1st Lect. â€" Sister Mrs. Jas. Conn. j 2nd Lect. â€" Sister Miss F. Fawcett. j D. of Câ€" Sister Mrs. A. McLean. i Inner G. â€" Sister Miss M. Fawcett. 1 Outer Guard â€" Bro. A. J. Conron. I Com. â€" Sisters Mrs. Garnet Magee, T. W. Conron, J. A. Kernahan, A. wife are all down with scarlet fever. Nurse Edwards of Markdale is nurs- ing them, as is also Mrs. Mather Sr. All are improving. Mrs. Alex. Irwin and little girl are also down with scarlet fever. A nurse from Owen Sound is caring for them. Miss Alice Reiley, eldest daughter of Frank Reilley, has been very sick with pneumonia. Nurse McKinnon IS in attendance. We hope to hear o* all soon being restored to their ?ual healtli. On Saturday Mi-. John Alex. Mc- Quaig, son of Mr. Arch. McQuaigr, was rushed to Durham hospital, whure he was operated upon for ap- pendicitis. It was just four weeks previous that Miss Pearl underwent the same operation. We sympathize with Mr. ZvIcQuaig and family in their trouble and irust lliat both may soon be quite strong~again. Mrs. Ernest Lane and son of Bass- ano, .\lta., are visiting:" at the old home on the South Line, John Burnett's. Miss Gladys Hincks is visiting in the city at present. The Women's Missionary Society met at the home of Mrs. J. Mclieekin bn Wedesday last. Owing to the very wet day all members were not out, but there was a very good meet- ing. Mrs. D. McLachlan gave a very fine address on the life of Ruth and Naomi. Our next meeting will deal with the life of Esther, also our study book, "The Island Beautiful" will be studied. We hope to see more of our ladies out. James Corbett, are celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of their wedding day. All their family are expected to be present, except their youngest ' son, Dalton, whose home in in the West. Two handsome easy chairs the gift of their children are awaiting ' presentation. We know we express the feeling of their niifty friends in and around Proton, when we extend to them congratulations on their gold- en wedding day. The junior Iiockey team played their first game of the season against a Dundalk junior team on Thursday night lust on Dundalk rink, which re- sulted in the score of 6-4 in favor of Proton. Their line-up is â€" goal, Sam Badgerow; defence, Lome Hodgin and Clark Wyvill; right wing, Gordon Acheson ; wing, Everette White; ROCK MILLS centre, Harvey White. j Mr. and Mrs. Walter Corbett of To- \ ronto arrived on Saturday to attend t the golden wedding of the former's i sarents. Sorry to report Jack Neilson , is still ill in Toronto General Hospoi- tal, where he has been for almost four months. I The Proton U.P.O. club held their , annual meeting and election of offi- cers on Thursday afternoon of last week. The President, Wm. Black- burn, who was also shipper, gave a detailed account of his year's work. The officers for the present year are â€" President, Chas. Moore; Vice Pres., W. Acheson; Sec, Ren Acheson; shipper, Wm. Blackburn The reso- lution was carried that all persons shipping through the Proton U.F.O. club should pay a membership fee of one dollar and ::'jventy-five cents. I HIGH SCHOOL GIBLS ilK^ GCMM6 IN FQH VOOCEY The girls of the high scl»o«l1iave bee hard at work practising hockey on the rink here the past two weeks and it is ikely that they will be able to send up a pretty strong team for games against Dundalk and Markdale high school girls. Most of the girls have never had a stick in their hands while on the ice, but under coaching they are learning the fine points of the game quite fast. We hear rum- ors of the girls playing hockey against the high school boys, the latter to have skirts on and one arm tied behind their back. We hope that it will be more than a rumor, because the contest would be a live one, too. Mrs. Brooks of Toronto spent the past month with her sister, Mrs. Ed. Fisher, and other friends here. Mr. and Mrs. Glassford from the West are on an extended visit with their daughter, Mrs. Barney Field. Mr. John Porteous had a very suc- cessful wood bee last Tuesday and a dance in the evening, which was much enjoyed by all present. There was no service in the church here on Sunday evening owing to the stoirm The Ladies' .A.id held their monthly meeting at the home of Mrs. Thos. Fisher on Thursday, when a good at- tendance was observed. The next meeting will be held in the church on Wednesday, February 20th, when the election of new officers will take place. We are sorry to report Mrs. Geo. Johnson under the Dr.'s care, but hope to hear of her recovery soon. George Hargrave is assisting Lewis Pedlar for a few weeks. FEVERSHAM Mr. John Thompson of Agincourt attended the funeral of Mrs. David- son on Friday last. Mr. and Mrs James Inkster of Luseland, Sask., are renewing old aciiuaintances in this neighborhood. Miss Alnia Henderson and frien^ visited over the v;eek end with her sister at Riverview. Walter Poole is carrying the mail for a time. Guy Kaitting of Calgary is home for the winter. The Agricultural Tneeting was post- poned until Saturday, Jan. 26. CEYLON CHURCH SERVICES CHANGED Service wiU not be held in the Presbyterian church on Sunday next on account of Rev. Harrower Uking the service in the Methodist church in he evennlg. The evening service at Proton will be changed and will be bedl in the afternoon. II 1 i^LJMJUE RALLY8 HIT BY STORM The Owen Sound dist. league rallys being held this week were kuid of handicapped by the storm, but not- withstanding this fifty persona at- tended the Rally at Inistioge church on Monday evening. They were well rewardwiby hearing Rev. SUnley Annis, * retomed Missionary who is tourinc our diKrict. Hollingshead, Miss Florence Fawcett. Trustees â€" Bro. John H. Scilley, Bro. Stewart McMullen, Bro. Thomas | Thornbury. I Auditors â€" Sister Mrs. Thos. Thorn- bury and Bro. Thos, W. Conron. i Guardian â€" Bro. James McKenzie. j This Lodge meets monthly on the ' Thursday evening on or before the } full moon. Visiting sisters welcome. ' The Lodge has doubled its member- i ship since it opened on February 20, 1922, and we hope to see many m<»« join during 1924. A rare apple tree, valued at $5,000 stands on a mountain side in West Virginia. It is protented by a burg- lar alarm cage and is guarded against harmful insects and foraging animals. Seven new apples and one new crab apple were originated in the Division of Horticulture of the Department of Agriculture during the year 1922. The new varieties of app«e8 have been named, Bethanis, Keetosh, Maclaw, Newtosh, Spimil, Spiza and Stonosh, and the McPrince crab. Mrs. Crawford and Miss Syble Collinson, who have been visiting here leit Monday for their home in Regina. Miss Irene McDonald returned Sat- urday CO Toronto to resume her duties. Misses Mary and Georgina Mc- Lachlan of Orangeville spent the week end at their home here. Mrs. Wilson McMullen, who has for the past month been visiting her ] daughter in Toronto, returned home I Saturday night. ' Rev. Mr. Preston of McMaster Uni- ' versity took the service here Sunday I afternoon and gave a very thoughtful and pleasing discourse. IT= Next week The Advance will give the list of prize winners at the recent poultry show at Kimberley. The State of Kansas, it is sakl, has not a single blacksmith under the age of thirty-five years. Almost the same condition prevails in Ontario. There are quite a few chaps in gara- ges, however, who, so far as th«ur qualifications are concerned, might better be in blacksmith shops.â€" The Idstowd Banner. The World's Best SeUerâ€" 1 he Bible 7,000,000 portions in 37 dialects in a year in China alone THE BIBLE SOCIETY ANNIVERSARY UNION SERVICE 7 P.M. Flesherton Methodist Church REV. JOS. H.\ROWER WILL SPEAK Sunday, January ZTth 11.00 ..m.â€" "SEEING GOD." ..2.30 p.«.â€" SUNDAY SCHOOL. Thursday, January 24th 7.S0 p.«.â€" "ISRAEL AT THE SEA.'* 8.30 P.M.â€" OFFICIAL BOARD. FARMERS ATTENTION! The Rural Problems to be discussed at the Y.P. Leauge, MONDAY, JANUARY 28th at S p.m. WINTER EVENINGS Bates Burial Co. BUSINESS AS USUAL Funeral Directors and Embalmer^s Are long and there isnoth ing nicer than a little music to pass the time. We can supply you with Victrola and Records. Come in and look over our sel ection. i t W.A. Armstrong & Son JEWELERS Phone Hillcrest 0268 1 24 Avenue Road TORONTO, ONT. MOTOR EQUIPMENT J. W. Bates, R. Maddocks, President. ..Manager. Send The Advance to a friend for a year. No more acceptable present. es HOUSE OF GLUALITV GROCERIES-A full line of fresh grcce always on hand. Fruit, Oranges, Lemons, Grape Fruit, Pru Figs and Dates. CONFECTIONER Y-Bulk chocolates, fa^ and Fancy Boxes. FLOUR and FEED Five Roses Flour, Bean Shorts, Oatcl c , Barley chop, Wheat chop. Ground Screei ings. While at the rink be sure and visit our booth. Lunch and hot drinks served every night. We aim to please. W. J. STEWART 81 SONS Flour, Feed, Seeds, Groceries and Confectionery Flesherton, Ontario FLESHERTON BAKERY IN THE FIELDS, nature has enriched a nation. Not in money value alone is wheat rich but in the thing money can't buy. Wheat is one great source of nutrition. ^ The choice flour we use is ground from the finest wheat. It contains easily digested starches and proteins â€" necessary substances for energy and body repair. ^ Add to your assets of health by eating plenty of our bread and other baked goods. F. PINDER, Flesherton Ont. ® 9 Stock Taking We have some lines of shoes to clear out at bargain prices in oxfords and strap shoes. Shoes worth $3.75 reduced to $2.85 Shoes worth $ 5.00 reduced to $3.99 Shoes worth $6.00 reduced to $4.75 REPAIRING AS USUAL THOS. CLAYTON S FLESHERTON, - ONTARIO