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Wed., December 3, 1924 THE FI^SSHERTON ADVANCE Sale " Paper " Must Be Sound. fIF HEN the last animal has passed •* through the auction ring, when every implement of the farm equipment has been sold, what then? The vast majority of farm auction sales are con- ducted on a nredit basis, but if the sale is to be counted a success a trained banking expert must pass judgment upon the soundness of all settlements. Consult the manager of the Standard Bank. STANDARD BANK OF CAJ«I.^uDA, FLESHERTON BRANCHâ€" G. T. Batty, Manager CANADIAN PACIFIC C p. B. TIM&TABLE ^praiiu leave Flesherton Statioci as fouom: '&Bg South Going North MjOO 8.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. •ad 6 p.m.; and the afternoon mail -â- â- Bth at 3.30. For morning train ^••iitli at mail closes at 9.00 p.m. the iooa evening. { Local Chaff Decorate for Christmas. Mr. Maorice Bryan of New York | city, is visiting friends in town. Hiss C. Stewart spent the week end at Owen Sound. Mr. W. A. Armstrong is in Toron- to this week' on business. | Mr. Cecil Betts spent Sunday in ' Owen Sound. Mr. Albert Buchanan visited with friends in Owen Sound on Saturday. Mr. Mark Stewart, lot 160, 2nd W.T.S.R., Artemesia, will hold a cre- dit sale of farm stock and imple- Mr. Fred Mathewson spent the week end wtih his daughters in Owen Sound. We are giving a special rate to all new subscribers from now until the â- end of the year. Mrs. W. A. Armstrong, who has been with her daughter's family in Weston for the past few w^eeks, spent a few days at her home here. The winter assizes and spring circuit tor the County of Grey will be held as follows: â€" Jury, March 2, 1925, Mr. Justice Logie; Non-Jury, Monday, May 4, Mr. Justice Kelly. ments, on Friday, Dec. 12th., sale at 1 p.m. sharp. Mr. Stewart has been obliged through illness to give up farming. His farm is also in the market. Wm. Kaitting auctioneer. Rev. Mr. Smalley of Strathavon took the work on the Baptist circuit here Sunday last, while Rev. Mr. Preston took the later's work at Strathavon. Mrs. Mary Jamieson fell on the sidewalk one evening last week and fractured her arm. She went to Owen Sound and is spending a few weeks with her sons there. Inistioge Young People's League is holding a concert on December. 23rd. Say boys! Put this date in your hat and come and see the two and a half hour play, "I Can't AflTord It." The real thing in winter arrived Sunday nijrht, when nearly a foot of the beautiful, fluffy whiteness fell. Cars were running all of last week, but it looks now as though the dis- mantling process might commence. The death is announced, at the age -ot 81, of Mr. John Pratt, formerly at Heathcote and Belwood, but who has for some years has been living in re- tirement in Toronto. Mr. Pratt came from Scotland about 40 years ago. The Methodist Ladies' Aid wiU hold a bazaar on Saturday of this week, Dec. 6, in t^e McDonald block. Fancy goods, homCTiade cooking, candy, vegetables, etc., wiU be on sate. Afternoon tea will be served. Doors open at 2.30 p. m.. The Methodist Ladies' Aid will hold a basaar on Saturday of this week, Dec. 6, in the McDonald block. Fancy goods, homemade cooking, candy, vegetables, etc., will be on sale. Afternoon tea will be served. Doors open at 2.30 p. m. Mr. Herbert Neil of Osprey left re- cently for Florida to spend the winter. A card from his says: â€" "Arrived safely Friday last. Had good trip, occupying four days and three nights. We are living in ideal June weather. the range in the shade beinsr 65 to 80 decrees, with a pleasant breese. Motored To Oakland, Cal. To Spend The Winter Southern United States seems to be a mecca for Canadians to escape the Canadian winter, as a large number have left from all parts this year to enjoy the warm air and sunshine of the south. Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Thistle- thwaite and family of Toronto, the former a son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Thistlethwaite of town, left three or four weeks ago for California, travell- ing with their automobile by way of Chicago, across the northern States and down to Oakland, California. The trip was very enjoyable all the ' way, and the scenery in places was ' inspiring. Mr. and Mrs. Thistle- thwaite and family expect to come back to Toronto in the spring and will motor to Vancouver and from there back across the continent. It will be a trip long to be remembered. Presbyterian Ladies Hold Annual Elections The annual election of the Ladies' Aid and Missionary Societies of the Presbyterian church was held at the home of Mrs. W. J. Stewart on Tues- day afternoon. Both Societies re- port a very prosperous year. The following are the officers elected: â€" President, Mrs. T. W. Findlay; Vice- Pres., Mrs. A. Down; Sec.-Treas., Mrs A. Turnbull; Visiting Com., Mrs. D. McTavish and Mrs. W. Inkster. For ! the W.M.S. the officers elected are: â€" i Pres., Mrs. (Rev.) Harrower; Vice- jPres., Mrs. Kate Patton; Sec., Mrs. J. J. Thompson; Treas., Mrs. Findlay; Missionary Rcord Sec., Mrs. George Stewart; Strangers' Sec., Mrs. F. W. Duncan. The W.M.S. raised during i $115 in which was included a bale j that was sent away, valued at $22. Warden McTavish Gave Banquen Friday Eve. Quite a number from here attended the Warden's banquiet at the Masonic Hall in Owen Sound on Friday even- ing last given by the Warden, ReeVe Dan McTavish of Flesherton. The host provided a very bountiful talple, catered by Mrs. Coleman. The guests, present from all parts of the county sat down at 7 o'clock and needless to say full justice was done the good things provided. During the meal the Georgian orchestra provided fine music. His Honor Judge Sutherland was the toastmaster for the evening and performed his duties in a genial manner and kept things going along nicely. The toast list was a large one, but the speakers were kind and all were given a good hearing. The toast to the "King and Empire" was proposed by the chair- man and was responded to first by singing the National Anthem and then addresses by John McQuaker and W. S. Middlebro, K.C. The Dominion and Provincial Gov- ernments was responded to by M. R. Duncan, M.P. Dr. Jamieson of Dur- ham was to have responded also, but he was not able to come on account of the storm. "The County" was responded to by Sheriff Wilson. "Agriculture," the keystone of our prosperity, was ably responded to by Reeves John T. Miler and Geo. A. Bothwell, and was followed by the toast to "The Ladies" whose inter- ests were defended by Reeve W. W. Smith and W. I. Field. The last toast was that to "The Press," which was responded to by Messrs. A. S. Thurston of the Meaford Mirror and Frank Irwin of the Durham Chron- icle. There was also a toast to "The Warden", although t was not on the program, and Warden McTavish was in fine humor, making a nice response to the toast. Although there have been many Wardens' banquets in the past this oae was declared to be one of the best ()anquet8 they had ever attended. Those who attended from here were: â€" Messrs. W. J. Bellamy, Geo. Mitchell, W. J. Meads, G. F. Brack- enbury, F. Pinder, F. J. Thurston, G. A. McTavish, F. Mathewson, C. E. Batty and C. N. Richardson . Mr. andMrs. J. Hemphill { Celebrate 50th Anniver'y I â€" I Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hemphill, of I Dundalk, celebrated on Tuesday the fiftieth anniversary of their wedding, having been married at Bolton on | Nov. 25th, 1874, by the Rev. Mr. j Matheson. The bride's maiden name j waa Dorothy Letitia Watkins. After i their marriage they farmed for some i years in ."Vrtemesia and about thirty- I five years ago moved to Dundalk, where they have since resided. Mr. ' Hemphill was village constable for | some time and also county constable, j With relatives the happy event was observed on Tuesday evening, ' when the bride and groom of 50 years 1 ago were hosts at a dinner, and a jolly time waa spent. Mr. and Mrs. Hemphill were presented with a purse of gold. Besides the sons and daughters, the following outside relatives were pres- ent: Wm. H. Hemphill, Flesherton, Sangster Hemphill, Ceylon, brothers of the groom; Misses Fannie and Edith HemphUl, Flesherton, sisters of the groom; Miss Maud Hemphill, Ceylon, Thos. Mc.^ulay and wife, of Walpole, Sask., the latter a sister of the bride. The family is composed of James Hemphill, Proton Station; Wm. J. Hemphill, Toronto; Mrs. T. A. Mor- row and Mrs. A. D. Harrison, Dun- dalk.â€" Herald. SCHOOL REPORTS Flesherton School Report. Senior Room I 4 â€" H. Thompson, G. McFadden, S. Ferris, E. McKee, E. Preston, E. Fen- wick, I. Thompson, F. Hawken, H. ; Welton. Sr. 3â€" A. Heard, G. Sled, B. Patton, â-  B. Phillips, A. Lever, E. Fenwick. Jr. 3â€" M. Fenwick, E. McMullen, L. - Batty, J. Bunyan. M. Bibby, J. Mc- ; Fadden, G. Stuart, A. Irwin, S. Pres- ; ton, E. Fisher, W, Colgan. J JUNIOR ROOM 2nd Class â€" Harold Best, Florence Welton, Jack Gibson, Ed. FeiTis, Bill Patton, Burton Sled, Joe Gibson, Sr. 1â€" D. McFadden, Beryl Mc- j Kechnie, Margaret Ferris, Doris Mc- ; Mullen, A. Warling, W. Preston, M. j Stuart, V. McMaster, E. Kerton, C. i Thistlethwaite. Jr. 1â€" E. Patton, Geo. Boyd, Elmer Warling, Everett Talbot, C. Gibson, ; Bill Welton, Harvey Croft. | Jr. B.â€" Hugh Bibby, L. McKeehnie, ' H. McKiUop, W. Littlejohn. ^ Pr. A.â€" P. Gibson, E. Brown, B. Bellamy, A Tumey, E. Burnett. Pr. C. â€" Chariie Talbot, Alvin Law. rence, F. Patton. A Durham pool room owner waa fined $10 and costs for allowing a 16-year-old boy to play pooL A kiss is a peculiar thing. Of no use to one, yet absolute bliss to two. The small boy gets it for nothing, the young man has to steal it, and the old man has to buy it. Tis the baby's right, the lover's privilege, the hypo- crite's mask. To a young girl, faith; to a married woman, hope; to an old maid, faith, hope an ' charity. Articles For Sale White iron bedstead, springs and mattress; brass and box spring bed; mahogany wash stand; camp cot, sofa kitchen cupboard, kitchen range, kit- chen table, two rocking chairs, 50-egg Buckeye incubator, hot water; 12 tho- roughbred White Wyandotte pullets, and several other household articles. ROY GIBSON. Ceylon A REMARKABLE SIT-UATION From the Creemore Star One of the teachers at the continu- ation school suffered a "come down" on Wednesday morning. When she entered the class room and sat down in the usual chair, it appeared to her to be bottomless. We understand she ;was not hurt but the chair was a bad wreck. Mrs. W. Caswell's Sister Passes In The West MEMBERS BOYS' PARLIAMENT Mr. Wilfred Lockhart of Dundalk was again elected member of the Ontario Boys' Parliament for his sec- ond term, by acclamation, as repre- sentative of South Grey. Bruce Arnott, a former high school pupil here, was elected to represent Centre Grey. BARN BURNED IN PROTON By the explosion of a lantern, the bam of Harold White, concession 2, Proton, was burned. The live stock were saved but the season's grain, hay, feed, sweet clover and all imple- ments were lost. Word was received here recently by Mrs. W. J. Caswell that her second youngest sister, Kate, Mrs. R. J. Thompson, died on November 9th at her home at Bradwardine, Sask., at the age of 58 years. The late Mrs. Thompson was born in 1866 on the homestead. Old Dur- ham Road, .A.rtemesia, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Hales. She moved to the West some thirty- five years ago, where she married Mr. Robert Thompson in 1899. There were no chidlren. She is survived by her brothers, Jas. Hales of Ov.-en Sound and Will on the hornestead. and her sisters, Mrs. Riley of Ellis- ton, Mrs. Geo. Lockhart, Sask., Mrs. L. McArthur of Priceville and Mrs. W. J. Caswell of town. Her hus- band predeceased her some years ago. Borrowing trouble is bad enough; lending it to your neighbors is worse. John Rudolph, a well known far- mer of the 6th con. of Brant, was fatally injured in an auto accident IH miles south of Cargill, when his car upset, pinning him underneath. BRONCHmS .MIXTURE ^RESULTS eUASANTEED FIRST DOSE BI»N05 RELKT A Pew Reminders to Those Who Sell Poultry (1) We do not buy poultry after Wednesday of each week. (2) We do not buy live hens that are moulting. (3) 10% of weight will be deducted if dressed poultry is not weU chilled. (4) Dress geese and ducks with heads and wing tips off. Hens' chickens and turkeys must be bled in mouth and have heads on. (5) Poultry must be well sUrved before killing. (6) Two weeks fattening will finish your fowl. Do not seU "skins"; yon will be disappointed. > (7) Last but not leastâ€" Sell the kind of poultry you would Uke{ to buy. â-  »«*a ..-;/£:. A. E. HAW GoKral StoK CEYLON Cash Cr««m Statkm • Store eloMS every Tiies. and FrL tn. • $ ® • •. • •• • •• ••• BReNCHITIS ^3<. ORO© -*^ The Peoples' Grocery The Place To Shop WE ARE HEADQUARTERS FOR McGOWAN'S FLOUR Fruits, Vegetables and Canned Goods' Get your Preserving Supplies here. £1 Henry 8i Kennedy GROCERS Flesherton, - Ontario. : % • 3 • • 9 9 9 • • 9 • Milk Delivery Milk delivered from the Flesherton Dairy from 10.00 to U a.m. during the winter months. â€"A. THISTLETHWAITE, Proprietor. 9 9 9 9 9 Men's Winter Overcoats Special Value at $25.00 Our selection at this price in- cludes browns, fawns, greys and heather mixtures made up in all-wool cloths with deep com- fortable collarsâ€" some skeleton lined â€" some lull lined with plaid wool linings. Sizes 36 to 42. The best values we have ever shown at this price. 9 9 New Stamped Goods at | Very Reasonable Prices Towels, Buffet Setts, Runners, Centre Pieces, Day Slips, Pillow Slips, Luncheon Setts, etc., in white and tan linens, stamped for embroidering in new de- signs. White and colored em- broidery cottons and silks for needlework. t1 Hi LADIES' FALL MILLINERY We offer an assortment of Ready-trimmed Hats, all this season's models, from our regular $5.00 to $6.50 values at . . . $3.79 ffo^prxof/fosicry Hole Proof Hosiery Warm, stylish, silk-and-wool qualities for fall wear. She season.s popular shades. Prices from $1.00. F. H. W. HICKLING J FLESHERTON 9 99999999999999999« ONTARIO 99^