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'®J)je gk^l^ttim ^hmttu. Vol.44 No. 5^ Flesherton. Ontario, May 28, 1 924 W.H. Thurston & Son, Proprietors N PRICEVILLE Mr. Dan Mclnnes of Toronto spent the week end at Mr. T. A. M. Ferg- uson's. Mr. Frank Williamson of Toronto University ia visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Willamson, O.D.R. Mrs. Parslow of Flesherton spent the week end at Mr. John Nichol's. Mrs. John McMeekin visited her son, Jack, in Hamilton on Sunday. Mr. Roy Richardson and mother of Chatsworth visited Sunday at Mr. A. C. McLean's. Mrs. Richardson is staying over ior a few days. Mrs. Kate McDonald, who has been visiting with her family in Weston and Toronto during the winter months, has returned to her home on the town line. Mr. Robt. Han'ison and son, Harry, of Williamsford visited the Mather families the beginning of the week. Mr. Gorrie McTaggart went down to the city last week. Little Loraine Irwin of South Line was sucessfuUy operated upon in the Owen Sound hospital and had her ad- enoids and tonsils removed. She is home again and is now doing nicely. Mrs. Phillips visited friends in Dun- dalk a few days last week. Mr. Wilfi-ed Watson of Toronto spent a few days with his father, Mr. G. A. Watson. Mr. Peter Dow of Flesherton visited over the holiday with his friend, Mr. Murray Watson. Miss Beatrice Bushell of Flesherton high school visited over the week end â- with Miss Doris McLean. Miss Margaret Tryon of Toronto spent the holiday with her father, Mr. G. W. Tryon. Mr. Pindlay McPhail. accompanied by Miss Phoebe Livingston and Miss Katie McTaggart, notored up from Toronto on Saturday morning, return- ing Monday. Mr. Jack McLean came up from To- ronto and visited at his home here over the holiday. Mr. Geo. L. Watson and family, ac- companied by Mr. Mon-ison, all of Owen Sound spent the holiday at W. G. Watson's and T. Ferguson's, Miss Anne Belle McLeod and friend, Miss Fetters, of the Durham hospital staff, called on friends in town on Saturday. Mr. Robt. Campbell and family of Walkerton were holiday visitors at R. H. McConkey's. Mr. John Graham of Durham visit- ed at Mrs. D. Graham's in town on the holiday. Miss Mary Carson of Toronto is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Carson, north line, for a week. Mr. Alex. Duncan of Tara visited his friends, Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Sims on the holiday. The Rev. Mr. Sutherland gave two very fine sermons on Sunday in the Phesbyterian church. Mr. Suther- land expects to move his family to Priceville on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Parsfow and Miss Borta AKlcorn visited with friends in Mount Forest on Friday. Mr. Harvey Fleming of Toronto is visiting his sister, Mrs. F. Karstedt. CEYLON TORONTO LINE, NORTH The 2t4h passed off very quietly in our burg. Mr. and Mrs. Herb Smith and fam- ily of Owen Sound visited at Chas. and Albert Stewart's Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Morgan of Moorefleld and Miss Vera Lever of Harriston motored over and spent the week end with the latter's parental home here. A number in our locality had their buildings rodded last week. Mrs. Mclntyre and son, Bruce, of Toronto were the guests of R Rich- ardson over the holiday. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wood and babe spent Sunday at T. Lever's. Mr. Wm. Sutherland, wife and fam- ily of AUiston called on some of their old neighbors last week. Wilfred Lever left Friday for Srand Valley, where he will assist Mr. Carroll. Mr. and Mrs. E. Semple. accompan- ied by Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Miller and babe, visited with friends near Eugenia. Mrs. Mitchell of Toronto is at pres- ent with her sister, Mrs. Geo. Little- johns, who is on the sick list. Mr.* Charles Gilchrist and Harold Lever spent a day with friends near Walters Falls, recently. Mr. E. Ruckell. wife and daughter . of Hfimilton visited with Mrs. Ruck- cll's sisters here. Mr. Ruckell re- turned Sunday, while Mrs. Ruckell remains with her sister, Mrs. F. Math- ewson, who is under the Doctor's care. Mrs. Geo. Swanton returned home a short time ago, after spending the winter with her daughter. Mrs. J. Davis, east back line. Reduced Prices FOR Horseshoeing No. shoes. Is and ?s, 45c.; 3s and 49, 50c.; Ss, 6s and up, 60c. Ceylon citizens will surely be well supplied with fresh meat this season. We understand a butcher from Price- ville, Flesherton, Markdale and also a fish man from Markdale will each see to the wants of the people once a week. Mr. D. Coleman of London, Mrs. Coleman and Miss Mitchell of Owen Sound, motored down Saturday and visited Mr. and Mrs. F. J. CoUinson. Mrs. CoUinson and three children mot- ored back with them for a few days' visit. Mr. Stanley and Miss Anna White, Mr. Brown, Messrs Walter and Stan- ley Griffith, Mr. and Mrs. Adams, all of Toronto were 24th visitors at Mr. and Mrs. Wm. White's. Mr. Duncan McMillan. Toronto, spent tho 24th at his home here. Mr. J. C. McLachlan, Toronto, and Miss Flat of Orangeville spent the week end with Mr. D. D. McLachlan and family. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Bailey of Shrig- ley motored up and spent the 24th with tiie latter's parents. Mr. and Mrs. D. McPhail. Mr. and Mrs. H. Piper spent the first of the v.-eek with friends near Markdale. Messrs. Stanley and Walter Griff- ith, Mr. and Mrs. Adams and Mrs. Wm. White motored to Tara, Hep- worth and Owen Sound the first of the week. Mr. J. Kennedy was at Walkerton last week. Mrs. Har\'ey Griffin of Toronto vis- ited Mrs. Wm. White last week. R. Cook and J. L. McMullen visited friends at Ebordale Thursday last. Mr. and Mrs. Oge and daughter. Marge, of Owen Sound spent the 24th with Mr. and Mrs. Royden Gibson and daughter. Mr. S. Hemphill, Percy, and daugh- ter Reta, motored to Toronto for the 24th. Miss Reta remained to visit her sister. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sergeant of Owen Sound drove down the past we^k and visited with their son, James, and family. Mrs. Jas. Patterson of Toronto and former resident of this place, was a guest of Mrs. Knox over the week end. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mathewson of Toronto motored up and .spent the week end with the former's parents here. Mr. Morwood spent the week end at his home at Markdale. Mr. Percy Hunt visited with Glen- elg friends last week. Miss Ruby Stone went to Toronto Saturday to attend the funeral of her nephew. VANDELEUR FEVERSHAM VICTORIA CORNERS Proton Station once advertised in this paper for rain. The paper was hardly in circulation 'till we had a splendid down-pour. We would like to insert an ad. for fine weatl'.or and hope to have good results. Carl Atkinson celebrated the 24th of May with fire works. They began in the chimney of the summer kitch- en. Only for the timely aid of com- pany it might have proved serious. Mr. Marshall McCutcheon of To- ronto visited Mr. Jas. Best's and Carl Atkinson's on the 24th. Miss Violet Stevens returned to To-' ronto last Friday. Ross is improving slowly. Inistioge church held their annual meeting at the hall on Wednesday evening. A supper was held before the general meeting. CHURCH PARADE L. O. L. No. 1085, Feversham, and the members of the L. O. B. A., are having a church service on Sunday, June 1st, at 7.;J0 n. m. Rev Mr. Duffield will preach the sermon. All members of the associations are in- vited to attend, to meet at the Or- ange hall at 7 o'clock and march to the church in a body. This is the second service these lodges have had and thev are having a service on the first Sunday in each month. Rev. Mr. Shannon and Rev. Mr. Duffield taking the service alter- nately. The L.O.B.A. intend holding a gar- den party on June 17th in the Agri- cultural grounds, Feversham. BORN MELDRUMâ€" .-Vt Gunton Man., on Tusday, May 13th, to Mr. and Mrs. W. Meldrum (nee Margaretta McAuley) the gift of a son. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Cullis of Ileathcote spent a few days the past week at their home here. Mrs. Mark Wilson of Fleslierton spent a couple of days with Mr. and Mrs. Lundy Johnston. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Graham and family visited with friends at Kim- berley recently. Miss Hazel Wyville and little Alice Cutting of Markdale visited over the holiday with the former's mother, Mrs. Wyville. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Graham and babe of Mfirkdale visitted recently with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Graham. A very enjoyable afternoon was ] spent at the school on Friday last, i when a patriotic program was pre- pared by the teacher, Miss Peters, [ who had invited the forme:* teacliors of this school residing hero, to ,Tivc addresses. Mrs. Geo. Wright, Mrs. Frank Davis and Mrs. Dave Graham all prepared excellent addresses, tell- I ing in some way the real meaning of Still cool and backward weather, with a shower of snow Sunday last. • Farmers have nearly completed the seeding in this neighborhood, though. D. A. and Gordon Mclntyre of Mc- lntyre and Gordon Dand of Long Branch spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Colquette. Mr. and Mrs. Wardell, Mr. Moore and Will Colquette, wife and daugh- ter, Betty, were visitors in this village on Sunday., They motored over from Port McNichol in the morning, re- turning in the afternoon. All three gentlemen are in the employ of the C.P.R. in the Port. Mr. John Winters of Toronto and lady friend were callers on Mr. and Mrs. Colquette on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Conn of Maxwell spent Ssnday with the former's broth- ers here. Mr. and Mrs. Carman liawton of Toronto and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Haw- ton of Stayner were visitoi's at Mr. T. W. Conron's last week. Miss Violetta Davidson of Toronto . - „ - spent the holiday with lier parents h-mpire Day. A number of readings here, returning to the city on Mondav. Zl? "V^° f ''''^" ''y "'<^ children at the ; while two of our village boys were f!«»L.f fv, P';°f 'â- ''*'"• ,Miss Peters â-  washing a car in Mr. Robinson's .rar- treated the scholars and visitors to ROCK MILLS The barbers of Orillia have been do- ing a flourishing business bobbing the fair tresses of the ladies. One hair dresser reports that into his shop came a mother and her son; the moth- er occupied one chair and the son the other. Later in the same day a husband and wife came in and both ' parted with some of their locks. SHELDON MYERS Builder and Contractor a feed of candy. The Woman's Institute held their annual meeting at the home of Mrs. Will Swanton on Thursday afteraoon of last week. The Secretary, Mrs. P. Davis, gave a report of the work done during the past year and the â- â-  business was all in good shape. After the business part was finished an ad- dress was given by the President, Mrs , Gilbert. The following oJTieers were | elected for tho coming year : Pros., . Mrs. S. Gilbert; Vice Pres., Mrs. H. | D. McLoughry; Sec.-Treas., Miss I Nellie Boland; Dist. Dir., Mrs. J. L Graham. Next meeting will be held i at the home of Mrs. Wyville. At the ' close of the meeting a dainty lunch was served by Mrs. Davis Sr. and ( Mrs. H. D. McLoughry. age on Monday with a gasoline press- ure tank that at one time was used for the lights in the store, the tank blew up, but did no'injui-e either of the boys seriously. The tank nas scrapped and the ceiling of the gar- age was somewhat damaged. Miss L. Robnison is still on the sick list and is not improving very fast. TRYON NEWS PROTON STATION I Mr. A. Sornberger and family have moved back to their farm. I Mr. and Mrs. Herb Clark and daughter of Collingwood visited at Mr. H. Sornberger's on Sunday. I Mr. Allen McLean is able to be up I again after his illness. ' Mr. and Mrs. Harry Heathcote of ! the 10th line visited at Mr. George Thompson's on Sunday. Mr. ToiTence Williams spent the week end at Mr. Geo. Thoinpson'f. The Ladies' Guild of St. Mary's church, Maxwell, met at the Lome of Mrs. W. H. Hall Thursday last. Mr. Will Walker of Eugenia was a caller on our line. The 24th passed off very quietly. Wet both overhead and underfoot. Mrs. Wilson of Toronto is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. Consley. Miss Jean McCannel spent the week end at her home here. Mrs. Geo. Moore is visiting her daughter, Mrs. R. G. Acheson. Mr. and Mrs. A. Watson, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson and Bridgett motored ' from Toronto and spent the holiday i It will be noticed in our advertising with Mrs Watson's parents, Mr. and columns next week that Mr. Robert Mrs. Wm. Blackburn, of the Junction, i Kinnell, of Proton, is handling an im- nr /-> , 1 J, m i ported thoroughbred stallion during ^P- ^at'* "'Toronto is visiting her) the present season. This is one of a mother, Mrs. Hugh Hodgins. number of such animals that have Mr. and Mrs. Fell and babe are the I been bought by the Ontario Jockey guests of Mrs. Fall's parents, Mr. and ' Club and distributed to different parts To Improve The Breed Of Local Horses Mrs. McNalty. ROD AND GUN The beauties and advantages of Ontario are stressed in the special Tourist June issue of Rod and Gun in Canada. In addition to a description of Ontario's tourists attractions and various points of beauty in the pro- vince, with suggestions for summer camps and trips, the stories in the of the Province for the purpose pf raising a class of animals for which there is a growing demand. Although the automobile has, to a large extent displaced the light driving horse, still he is coming back into his own, and if good saddle horses can be raised by crossing the thoroughbred with ordinary cold-blooded mares they can be disposed of at a big price. This horse. Old Koenig. is just the class of an animal for the purpose, as he has the best of breeding, was sue- magazine deal with fishing and camp- cessful as a race horse, having won ing in Algonquin Park, with timber \ °ver §18,000 in prizes during the two surveying in northern Ontario and o"" three years he was raced. The hunting and out-of-door stories in : ^^^^ °' ^^^ ^°^''^' Cream Puff, has other parts of the province. Of spec- i J"st commenced i acmg in the United ial interest this month will be the ' States this spring as a two^ year old, story of the Le Pas Dog Derby, ' which has been written bv M . U. Bates who was Rod and Gun in Can^ ada's special representative at this picturesque event. The June num- ber of Rod and Gun in Canada con- tains eighty-eight pages brimful of stories and articles dealing with prac- has started three times and has won ' every race. ! Old Koonig has been borrowed this spring by Mr. Seagram of Waterloo, the well known racing man, for service with some of his thoroughbred mares. This should be sufficient recommenda- tion, as Seagram would have only tically every phase of sportsmen's in â-  the best. terests. \ There has been a great demand on Rod and Gun in Canada is published by W.J. Taylor Ltd., Woodstock, Ont. "Don't you want to buy a bicycle to ride around your farm?" asked the hardware clerk as he wrapped up the nails. "They're cheap now. I can sell you a first-class one for S35. " "I'd rather put §35 in a cow," replied the farmer. "But think," persisted the clerk "how foolish you'd look riding around on a cow." the Jockey Club for these horses, and it was only through the efforts of Hon. Dr. Jamicson that it was possible to secure one of these horses for the benefit of the breeders in this county. The horse is given free, but a nominal fee of $10 is charged to cover ex- penses, and the number of mares will be limited. , Fred Irwin, manager of the Peel .Vlfalfa Association, reports that he has sold 4,,'jOO bushels of seed this "Oh, I don't know,' replied the \ winter at a total price of $60,000, farmer, stroking his chin, "no more ' sending !<eed to 500 different places, foolish, I guess, than I would milk- and to experimental stations in Swed- in' a bicycle." en, Holland, England, New Zealand. Methodist Church, Flesherton ODDFELLOWS, ATTENTION! THE GOOD SAMARITAN ?" ILLISTRATED '*^ i . vjjt':* 7 p.m. 'f Jacob William*, Eugenia SHINGLES AND FLOORING LAID ALL KINDS OF REPAIR WORK Flesherton, Ont â- Â«ii" Sunday, June 1st 9.45 a.in.â€" SUNDAY SCHOOL 11.00 a.m.â€" DIVINE HEALING Wednesday, May 28th at 8 p.m. DEBATE AT MARKDALE Inistioge vs Owen Sound, North Thursday, May 29th at 8 p.m. THE BABYLONI.VN CRISIS A CHURCH with a PURPOSE .Mrs. R. Hoy has been confined to her bed for the past two weeks. We hope to see her around soon. Her (laughter, Mrs. Robt. Phillips, of To- ronto is with her. Misses Alice Mclntyre and Edith Betts spent a few days with friends in Owen Sound. Mr. Edwin Smith, wife and family motored from Sebringville and visited over the holiday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. Smith. Mr. Smith returned on Monday and Mrs. Smith and family will remain for a week's visit. Quite a number from here attended the races inCoUingwood on the 24th. Mr. and Mrs. Will Lyons and. two sons, Everett and George, of Toronto motored up and visited over the holi- day with Levi Betts, wife and family. Mr. J. Kennedy of London motored upand spent a week with Mr. and Mrs. L Smith. Mr Lev.-is Newell of Durham visit- ed over the holiday with his brothers, W. J. and Chas. Newell, here. â€" We are sorry to report little Lula Russell Very .sick with an ab.-Jcess of the ear. Nurse Moffatt is attending her. We hope to hear of a complete recovery soon. Misses Delamere and Ruby Harper spent a few days at the home of Mr. T. Betts. Mr. Jas. Park spent the week end at his home in Owen .Sound. The U.F.W.O. Club will hold their next meeting at the home of Mrs. Fred Pedlar on T'ed.. June 4th. Bates Burial Co. DIRECTORS OF Funeral Service Modern FuneriJ Parlor 124 AVENUE ROAD Toronto, Ont. 'Phune Ilillcr^st 0268 J. W. Bates R. Maddocks I B. H. WALDEN LICENSED AUCTIONEER FOR THE COUNTY OF GREY FIFTEEN YEAR.S' EXPERIENCE All sales promptly attended to and satisfacion guaranteed. CHARGES MODERATE Phone 66 MARKDALE Or arrange at The Advance office. Bargains In Diamonds This week we are shewing a new line, of diamond rings at prices so low that you will want to look them over. The rings are in white and green gold of attractive design and the very newest of settings. Thd stones are genuine and of first quality, and cut perfect. Priced at $15.00 W. A. Armstrong & Son JEWELERS Flesherton, Ont. .^ •^ HOUSE OF dUALITV This is PINEAPPLE week, we have a good supply on hand and will be able to fill all orders. '^SEED CORN" COMTERS EARLY WISCON NO. 7 WHITE CAP Y.D. IMPROVED LEAMING W. J. STEWART 81 SONS Flour, Feed, Seeds, Groceries and Confectionery Flcshcrtoa Bargains In Boots. If you are in need of a good Boot either Black or Tan we Work have a very good assortment. Try a pair. THOS. 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