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t.- â-  ^i\ V ^..,.^ iry ' :Februaiy 27th, 1924 THE FLESHERTON ADVANCE T The Investor's Safeguard CAFETY is the first coiuideration in ^ of this Bank's business â€" and ^ every phai we are*in * position to render a complete investment service* Our nearest Manager can give you information regarding any securities you may contemplate purcheising Ut STANDARD SERVICE 6« your lavetlmant Safmgaard THE ^i^ STANDARD BANK OP CANADA FLESHERTON BRANCH, - C. T. BATTY, Manager. Sranches also at VViHiamafon] tmd HcUand Centra. CARNIVAL PRIZE LIST DIAN C. p. R. TIME TABLE Trains leave Flesherton Station as follows: -Ging South Going North 8.00 a.m. 11.58a.m. 4.30 p.m. 9.30 p.m. The mails dose at Flesherton as follows: For the north at 11.00 a.m. and '6 p.m.; and the afternoon mail south at 3.30. For morning train south at mail closes at 9.00 p.m. the previous evening. Local Chaff All radio receiving sets are taxed. Use a "Small Adv't." Send The Advance to a friend or relative. It will be appreciated. "Mr. Reg. Boyd of Orangeville, spent the past few days at his home here. Mr. F. H. W. Hickling was on a business trip to Toronto last week. The doctors have had a busy time lately attending to the host of sick. iVIrs. Cecil Meldrum and son, Bob, '•â- ant the week end with Mrs . H. liscn. A dance will be held in the Commu- aity Hall, Kiniberley, Friday evening, March 7th, under the auspices of the Kimberley Football Club. Large 4- piece orchestra in attendance. Ad- mission â€" Gents 75c, ladies free. We are thinking of starting a clothing store. Someone left a fine pair of mitts in this office one day last week and this week another party left in a pair of socks which he had found. If the owners don't call for these articles we will have to start a second hand clothing store to get rid of them Mr. A. E. Bellamy returned home on Monday after having attended a banquet at Barrie put up by the Crown Life Insurance Company, which took -place on February 14th. Mr. Bellamy brought home with him a valuable clock presented by the company for getting business dur- ing the past year. Frank Thurston of The Advance while splitting wood at his home on Saturday afternoon mistook his big toe for a stick of wood and tried to split it. The aim was not straight l^otwithstanding the blizzard which "blizzed" on Thursday night last, the rink management decided to go on witli the carnival. As a result they barely paid expences, but gave those who'attended a good time. Following is a li4t of the prize winners: John Bull â€" W. A. Hawken-»-l entry. St. Patrick â€" Geo. Brackenbury, 1 entry. Tramp â€" Wm. Ibbitt. Negro â€" Albert Sparks. Advertisement â€" Jim Hales (La- batt's ales) Movie Actor â€" Rene Cargo (Sheik) The Seasons â€" 1st Mrs. Armstrong, 2nd Mrs. Kennedy. Advertisement â€" First Mr. Millfer, (Aunt Jemina's Flour,) 2nd Janet Cargo (Five Roses.) only one entry. Miss Ireland â€" Edna McCallum. Miss Scotland â€" Evada Wilson. Gipsy â€" Mrs. Henry. Fancy Dress â€" Reta Bellamy. Nurse â€" Thelma Wilson. Ti'amp (children) 1st H. Richard- son, 2nd Eddie Patton. Negro â€" 1st Jack Park, 2nd Billy Welton. DEATH OF MRS. FREETHY Numerous relatives here sympa- thize with Mr. and Mrs. William ' Blackburn, of Stayner, in their ber- i eavement by the death from heart failure of their elder daughter, Mrs. W. J. Freethy, who died suddenly at ' her home near Acton on Monday night last week. The remains were taken to Stayner for burial. Mrs. Freethy ' who was over forty years of age, was j born at Portlaw, this township, where ' her parents lived for many years. ^ She was married near Stayner 18 years ago to Mr. Freethy, who sur- | vives with a boy 13 and a little girl 6 years of age. THE PLACE TO SHOP S 1 LOOK LOOK i A SAD CASE A sad case occured at Eugenia on Saturday last. Mr. Herbert Morley Uttley, who had been employed on the pipe line, took ill on Tuesday. The doctor was called but the man con- tinued to grow worse and Dr. Middle- bro of Owen Sound was called to per- form an operation. He came down Saturday morning but arrived too late to operate and the sufferer died "during the afternoon. The deceased was a native of York- shire, England. He was a married man and leaves a wife and two child- ren, the youngest only 8 months old. Mrs. Uttley was called from Toron- Mrs. J. Heard and Miss MacMillan ' with the result that Dr. Bibby had to â- were recent visitors in Owen Sound j insert three stitches to close the . . I wound. Frank's interest in hockey A Meaford man says the winter was ;^^j ^^^^ ^pj.^^.^^ .^ .^ ^ comatose open alright-open at both ends and | ^^^^.^.^^ ^^^ ^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^j^ ^^^ blowing right through. \hhime& him however, for mistaking to and arrived in time to minister to and he hit the top of his foot instead, her husband before he died. The wid- Mr. Roy Foster of Lenore, Man., â- was a visitor last week with his friend, Mr. Fred Matthewson. Mr. and Mrs J. W. Snider of Water- loo attended the wedding of their son to Miss Myrtle Caswell here on Tues- day of last week. his foot for a log of wood. Warden McTavish is in Toronto this j week attending the Good Roads Asso- ciation convention, which meets on ' Wednesday. A delegation from all i over the province will meet at the King Edward hotel on Thursday, pre- ow and children are totally unprovid- ed for and the people of Eugenia made up a purse of about $100 for them. The remains were buried at Salem burial ground on Monday. The cause of death was given as j peritonitis. MISSION BAND ENTERTAINS The Mission Band entertainment in the Methodist church on Friday evening last was well attended, con- I paratory to interviewing the govern- ! siderng the state of the weather and Mr. A. A. Smith of Owen Sound, for the past two years District Man- ager of the Bell Telephone, has re- ceived a move to London. The only way to stop the juggling of accounts of the Provincial Treasur- er is to have a uniform financial sys- tein. ment with a view to getting them to take over the provincial highways in their entirety and relieving the coun- ties of the 20 per cent. Reeve W. L. Taylor of Osprey, Chairman of the Roads Committee of this county, is also with the delegation. Several interesting news items es- cape our notice some weeks. Some Maxwell L.O.L. will hold a dance in of these concern people who wonder the Orange hall at Maxwell on Fri- w^hy it did not appear in The Advance. day, February 29. Everybody wel- | The probability is that we know noth- come. Gents 50c, ladies please bring ing about it. Now why not try a lit- counter attractions. The little people under the leadership of Mrs. Murray, put on quite a clever program, con- sisting of pageants, solos, music, etc. Rev. Eaton acted as chairman. The proceeds amounted to $19. Entertainments of this nature are not only good for the main object in- volved, but are an excellent training for the young ;jeople themselves. FISHING FOR A COON. a cake Miss Mildred Caswell? who recently tie co-operation? Why not step to the phone, call up the office, No. 18, took her Third Grade exam at the i ^'^d giv. us the item ? If you have no Toronto Academy of Music passed phone drop a note m the mail or send with honors and she is to be congrat- ulated upon her success. I in some way. Simply sign your name as a guarantee of good faith. By this means, your paper. The Advance, can A play wiU be given by the Meth- , be made more interesting to you each odist Ladies' Aid entitled "Mother O' Mine" on Friday, March 14th, in the high school, Flesherton. Keep the date open. Abouto'ihe time of the first snow fall last December a large dog racoon began to feel the depressing desire to find a resting place, where he might dream away the long winter with vis- ions of luscious green things to come when spring opened up and verdure came again. Sevei-al beautiful moon- light njghts he spent wandering here and there searching for the ideal rest- week â€" and to the public as welL While driving to town one day last . , j . , , ,. I n;r T Tj- i. r o ~ I ing place, and at last discovered week Mr. Jos. Watson of Saugeen ! ., " , I , â- t .â-  i- J -1 J J 1 -t... • â-  the stub of a large tree about twenty Junction noticed a wild duck sitting in â-  .â- ,{...â- .,,, ,. j- DROVE TO TORONTO ® Rev, Eaton and Mr. Alf Down left i here Tuesday morning for Toronto in the Rev. gentleman's snow auto. ; They left here at 5 a.m. and arrived j in Orangeville at 8 a.m., without hav- | ing once had to get out of the car. We have not heard what time they ar- rived in the city. ^ Millbrook, Ont, town council will ask the citizens to place a fire exting- uisher in each home. 3 lbs. Prunes for 25 cts. Grape Fruit 3 for 25c 2 tins Sardines for 25 c. A full line of fresh Groceries Wheat, Oats, Bran, Shorts and Chop. Sovereign Brand Flour. We are still selling this popular flour for $3 25 CASH. Lay in a supply at this remarkable low price. Henry 81 Kennedy GROCERS Flesherton, - Ontario. TKft^ ibsd PlW^aminates VALUE From 1904 tmtil 1923 the Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited, manu- factured 450,000 Ford cars and trucks of -which 91% are still in use. More convincing proof of their inbuiltworth could hardly be given. Selected materials, simple design, and accurate -workmanship are factors in this long life. They explain the high utility and operating economy of the Ford -when new. And they also give it the ruggedness to -withstand tlie wear and tear of daily driving year after year. This long life means slcrw depreda- tion, sustained value, satisfactory performance from your Ford while you continue to drive it, and a meas- urable resale value when you wish to dispose of it. It means that the Ford gives you un- usual value per dollar invested, not only this year but for a long term of years to follow â€" means that when you select the Ford you obtain approved security for the dollars you See Any Authorized Ford Dealer Auction Sale at Kimberleyâ€" A | the snow beside the road. Visions feet high with a hollow extending Jr ..ji J i.'-jMi.j downward from the top some six feet, credit auction sale of 37 head of cat- â-  of roast duck and cranberries floated preempted as his winter abode tie, pure bred Durhams and grades, ; through Joe's sporty brain and he ^J^^^^ fjf ^ ^^^^^^^^ will be held on lot 6. con. 4,Euphrasia, ; quickly decided to wade through the ^'^ -"^W "^'-f ^ J^^ ^at wio" Two months of delightful slumber on Monday, March 10th, the property j snow and capture that duck if he had of W. T. Ellis. Mr. and Mrs. A. Cairns and daugh- ter, of Manor, Sask., who have been visiting friends in Old Ontario since before Christmas, started on their to tunnel his way to it. But the , , , . ,.,, duck had other ideas and as Joe got l"'^l'^^^ '^â„¢- J.''^" things happened. Suddenly he felt something sharp too near for comfort it spread its wings and took the aeroplane route out of reach of Joe's hungry glances. That duck was only an aggravation long homeward journey by Monday , j^ j,^^ ^^ ^^^j^^^^ ^^^^^ p^^^^p^ .^ evening tram. . , ^^g j,„jy ^ ..jjg|j djver," anyway. Joe Mr. Clifford Camack of Fawcett, says it flew like that. Alberta, who has been on an extended ' xhe storms of last week have left visit at his parenUl horn*, Kiniber- ; the country with a mantle of snow ley, spent last week with his sister, ' such as it has not seen for many a Mrs. W. J. Martin, Inistogue. I year â€" some say 50 years, othei-s 20. The W. I. will meet at the home of There was one continuous storm alter Mrs. (Dr.) TurnbuU on Wednesday, j another until about an extra two feet March 5th at three o'clock. Topic of snow had fallen. These storms led by Mrs. (Dr.) Murray. Music and were followed by severe cold, the Baking Com.â€" Cake, Mrs. I thermometer dipping as low as 20 be- low zero. February this year may be classed as one of the most severe winter months seen here in several ; !!^^^ °} ^.^^ ^^^â„¢p- ^"" '"^estiga singing. John Wright and Mrs. Tumbull ; Sandwich, Mrs. F. G. Karstedt, Mrs. R. Best and Mrs. H. Down. During the storm last week Mr i ;;,7sser"a couple"of "days'Ta'st w^'k Harry Down was snow-bound west of ^„j ^^^^ railway only had one day of PriceviUe near Bunessan from Mon- i ^^^^^^^ t^^jng ^he C.P.R. has day night until Friday, unable to get i ^^^^ wonders in fighting this storm, home. On Thursday the roads were enter his side, and before he could wake up and realize what was occur- ing he was jerked bodily from his nice warm nest, out into the snowy and cold world, then the baying of an animal that human beings call a dog, and laterâ€" oblivion. That coon will never look for more winter quar- ters and his dreams have, like those of many a human being, come to naught. Springtime will open up no delights for him. And this is what happened : Two hunters were strolling across the glittering snow fields on snow- shoes looking for a fox. Near a swamp the dog put up his nose and sniffed, then made for a stub at the f@@®®®®®@®@®@®®®@e^©®®@0@@@^®®®|f®®®@®@@@@@@@®®®f ® ® ® m @ © ® © Spring Sewing Many people find the present a very suitable time in which to plan their spring sewing. A lot of necessary work in this line can be accomplished on stormy days that would otherwise be post- poned. For the convenience of customers who like to get their sewing under way in good time, we place on sale this week. Mr. James Field of Toronto, brother ting the base of the stub he let out a howl which said as plainly as could be, "Yes, he is in here." The hunt- ers got to the top of the stub some- how and let down a line with a stout hook on the end of it. This found so bad that Dr. Tumbull had to walk „, ^^ j^ pj^y ^^ Flesherton, met j '*« ""^"^ """^ ''l^\ " f?' «*- on snowshoes to Ceylon on an urgent | ^j^^ ^ ^^^^ ^^j^^^^ ^„^ ^^^ ^^^ found its mark and after a few at- case as roads were filled and unfit. ^^ When leaving his work he fell I ^^"'P^t-^**^ ''°:''' fastened itself m for horse traveL ] „„ t^e ky sidewalk and broke a blood ^onjethmg and a strong pull landed a Warden McTavish is in Toronto this ] vessel in his leg. It required the X- i ^^- '=""" ""* °" ***« *"°^- ray to locate the extent of the injury. 1 The dog was chief actor at the end Mr. Field wiU be laid up with it for "^ the drama. week attending the Good R'ds Assoc- iation convention, which meets on Wednesday. A delegation from all some time. over the province will meet at the King Ed-ward hotel on Thursday preparatory to interviewing the gov- ernment with a view to getting them This all happened one day last week > and if you wish it -verified just ask A fellow, convalescinig in a hospital i Tommy Fisher. -wrote to the newspaper, describing ( his experience and in speaking of his Buffalo meat has been on the menu to take over the provincial highways ' cheery surroundings he said : â€" "There ! in a number of homes during the in their entirety and relieving the are six fine windows in my room." The machine operator left the "n" out counties of the 20 per cent. W, G. Taylor, chairman of the Good Roads Committee, is also with the delega- tion. I ,, week. Allan Montgomery obtained a supply from Wa'n-wright, Alberta, of windows and the man's wife took a where the Government has been thin- flying trip to the hospital to see how her husband wr.s getting along. ^ ning out the buffalo herd. â€" Dundalk Herald. ® • Pyjama cloths Quilt chintzes Voiles Unbleached cottons Sheetings New ginghams New prints Sateens Fancy and plain tickings Lingerie cottons Long cloths Shirtings Galateas Crepes Pillow cottons « # All our cotton piece goods will be found very reasonably priced as our purchases were made early enough to avoid the recent ad- vances in values due to the high price of our cottons. 9 F. H. W. HICKLING FLESHERTON ONTARIO t I !