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THE FLISSHERTON ADVANCE WEDNESDAY. JANUAHT 24l92T, The Money Losing Gow The: a\erage production of milk per cow in Canada is about 4,000 pounds annually, but authorities are agreed that the higher the production per cow the greater the profit. You can materially increase the productive- ness of your herd by breeding better live stocl( and the local branch of the Standard Bank of Canada is at your service in supplying loans for the pur- chase of stock which will give a greater cash return for the feed and labor expended. TME STANDARD BANK OK CAJNAJJA. FLESHERTON BRANCHâ€" C. T. Batty, Manager i CJ*.R. TIME TABLE Trains leave Flesherton Station aa follows : Going South Going North 4.00 a.m. 11.62 a.m. 4.10 p.m. 9.08 p.m. €.41 p.m. 4.33 p.m. The mails close at Flesherton as follows: For the north at U.OO a.m. «oath at 3.30 For morning train •oath mail closes at 9.00 p.m. the previous evening. Local and Personal Buy in Flesherton. Read The Advance advertisements. Order your daily papers through The Advance office. It will pay you. The next public holiday will be <iood Friday, April 15th. The ethics of sportsmanship can be -observed in everyday affairs as well «s on the sporting field. Mr. W. Miller of tovm was over in Thombury last week disposing of some property. Mrs. Sandiland of Dundalk is spen- ding a few days with her daughter, Mrs. W. J. Armstrong. Mrs. Robert Down and Mrs. Burn- side of Markdale spent a few days with Mrs. H. and Mrs. A. Down. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Boyd, of Sas- katchewan, visited his sister, Mrs. W. Boyd, and Mrs. C. J. Crossley, last week. Miss Cameron, teacher in the High School, has been laid up with a cold. She expects to resume her duties in a day or so. Mrs. Jas. Wilson and little son have l«tumed home after spending the past month with friends in ColHng- ,wood. F. W. Duncan delivered a car load of coke in town last we«k. The fuel problem is well looked after in Flesh- erton this winter. Misa Mamie Nuhn has returned from Toronto, where she has been with her mother, who recently under- went a serious operation. The monthly maeting of the L.O. B.A. will meet in Clayton's Hall on Friday, January 28. All members re- \ quested to be present. j Markdale Juniors won from the Flesherton juniors on Tuesday ev'g of last week 7-6. Boyd scored four of the Flesherton goals and Phillips secured the other one. j ybca. James Ferris and family left last week to take over property which they purchased in Toronto recently, and Mr. Ferris will hold an auction sale of hi'S stock, implements, fumi'- ture, etc., on Monday next, Jan. 31st. See advertisement in this issue and bills for full list of sale. Reeve Hogarth and Deputy-Reeve Corbett of Artemesia, and- Reeve Thurston of Flesherton are in Owen Sound this week attending County Council. Keep open the evening of Tuesday, February 8th, to attend the big carni- val to-be given in the Flesherton rink by the East Giey Agrictiltural Soc- iety. Use The Advance to list your auc- tion sales. This paper reaches the right people at the right time, and is the beat means of advertising your sale. Have us print your sale bills. Cars are still running on the roads here. A gentleman in town was out to Ceylon and at Rock Mills on Sun- day, and the car went through the snow easily. An invitation is hereby, extended to all the members of Flesherton Vf. I. tuid their husbands, to a social evening to be held in 'Ihalm^rs' church on Fri- day, Jan. tSth, at 8 p. m., the occasion being the 2Sth anniversary of the W. I. Old time games and program will be given. Lunch wilt be served and all members are requested to bring Hi*if sandwich or cakt. / Young People Will Debate Markdale and Inistioge Young Peo- ples' Societies will hold a debate in St. John's United Church, Flesherton, on Friday evening, Feb. 4. The sub- ject will be, "Resolved, That indiffer- ence is a greater hindrance to moral 'reform than active opposdtion." i Flesherton Y. P. S. will meet Kim- berley in debate at Vandeleur on .Thursday, Feb. 3. The same subject as above will be debated by these , two clubs. I Both these debates will doubtless I attract considerable attention. . A large quantity of stove wood has been' delivered in town this winter at a price around $4 a cord. j The village Council is having sand sprinkled on the sidewalks to help keep them from becoming dangerous jwith slippery ice. ; The U.F.O. Club of "Proton will hold a meeting on Feb. 3 at 2 o'clock at I Proton. A report of the convention 'in Toronto will be given ^W. G. 'Acheson, Jr., Sec. I The W. I. will meet on Wednesday, , Feb. 2, at 3 p.m.,. at the home of Mrs. jW. A. Armstrong. Paper â€" ^"'A plan .for a week's housework in town," by I Mrs. Phillips. "A plan for a week's I housework in the country," by Mrs. i Akins. Music â€" Mrs. C. N. Richard- I son. Lunch Com. â€" Cake, Mesdames 'Moore, T. J. Fisher and Cargoe. ' Sand!wich â€" ^Mesdames Th^|rstC!n, G.; ! McTavish and Henry. BORN BROWNâ€" At Chengtu, Sczechwan, China, on Dec. 28, to Dr. and Mrs. Harold D. Brown (nee Margaret Wes- sels) a daughter â€" Jean McKay. BLAKELEYâ€" To Mr. and Mrs. C. Blakeley, Harriston, on Jan. 15, the gift of a daughter. SULUVANâ€" At Brussels on Fri- day, January 21, 1927, to Mr. and Mrs. Herb. Sullivan, the gift of a son â€" Billie Herbert. MR. I. SMITH BUYS HUOSE. Last week Mr. Fred Stuart of town sold his residence to Mr. Isaac Smith ' of Rock Mills, possession to be taken ' the first of June next. Mr. Stuart is I at present undecided as to what he will do in the future. We will all re- gret it if he decides to leave town. He and his estimable family would be , much missed in both social and busi- ness circles. LEVERIDGEâ€" WURTS. The home of Mr. and Mrs. E. Wurts, Duff, Sask., was the scene of a pretty wedding, when their daugh- ter. Alma Ruby, became the bride of Cecil Harry Leveridge, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. John Leveridge of Duff. The home was prettily dec- orated in white with a bridal arch of pink roses. The bride was attended by her sister, Mildred, and the bride- groom by Cecil Wurts. Rev. W. Lloyd, B. A., officiated in the presence of over 60 guests. The bride looked charming in a gown of salmon crepe back satin, trimmed with georgette, and carried a bouquet of pink roses. She wore the bridegroom's gift, a pearl necklace and bracelet. The bridesmaid wore a gown of chantilly crepe back satin trimmed with georgette, and carried a bouquet of pink and white carna- tions. The groom's gift to the brides- maid was a white gold bracelet set with jade, and to the best man a ring. The bride's mother wore a gown of pheasant blue crepe, trimmed with rand. After the ceremony the couple were showered with congpratulations -ind confetti. The wedding dinner was served at six o'clock. The minis- ter proposed the health of the bride and groom, and the groom responded. Many beawtiful gifts, including cheques, wepe received. The honey- moon will be spent in Regina prior to taking up residence near Duff. R. Richanlson is Pres. V of East Grey Agl. Soc. EXKLLENT YEAR REPORTED BY THE SECRETARY â€" SURPLUS OF S209 THIS YEAR East Gi-cj* Agricultural Society's annual meeting was held Thursday afternoon last, when a* good attend- ance of directors and members was present. The financial statement was very encouraging, shovnng that the Society is now almgst clear of debt. The receipts for the year were 12014.92, the expenditure 11805.51. The balance of $209.41 %vill be ap- plied to the liquidation of a n(j|;e. The amount paid out in prizes was $538.15 and there is a paid-up membership of 75. Mr. deCudmore, the energetic Secretary, read an excellent report, covering the activities of the Society, which we publish in full as follows: The financial report to be given you to-day is one that should inspire added enthusiasm to those of you who have the interest of the Fair at heart. The showing is one that the directors take pride in, and goes to show what can be done if we only put our shoul- ders to the wheel during the year. It must be borne in mind that this ex- ceptionally good showing was ob- tained despite a fair day which suf- fered along with a great number of other fairs with a heavy rain, much to the disappoiotment of those who had worked so hard to make the day a successful one. The gate receipts fell below those of last year by 1153.15. The directors, however, were thankful for the splendid number of folks who weathered the storm and attended. The concert at night was a feature that helped to offset the loss at the afternoon gate, and a record attendance resulted. Prizes won this year were the highest for some years past, and it is a credit to this society that, despite unfavor- able conditions the full amount was forthcoming to exhibitors. The bal- ance, as -shown, will no doubt be in- creased by new memberships and by the time our obligation falls due in February I am sure we shall be able to meet them in full and thus place the Society in a firm financial posi- tion, free of debt, and with renewed confidence to- go on and prosper. No one can deny that the Society is go- ing ahead, when we remember that only two years ago to-day we were in debt to the extenk' of $433.00, and that to-day this large amount is just about wiped out. At this time it is only proper that I say a few words regarding your President, Mr. Richardson, who has occupied that office during the past two years. Mr. Richardson has been an enthusiastic and faithful executive and throughout the year, from Janu- ary to December, has had the welfare of this Society always in mind. He has been untiring in the work and his enthusiasm has been an inspir- ation, I am sure, for those of us who have been associated with him during his term of office. I would also at the same time desire to ex- press the appreciation of myself, and I know this also goes the same for all others interested in the fair â€" to Mr. Findlay. Mr. Findlay, as First Vice-President and Chairman of the of the Special Attractions Committee is deserving of the very best thanks for the manner in which he carried out his program, which, in my estima- tion, were prominent reasons why we are in such a good position financially to-day. He has worked hard, and it must be a source of satisfaction to him to see efforts met with such fine success. Mr. Freeman, as Sec- ond Vice-President, also deserves high praise for his fine efforts on the Society's behalf during the year. It has been a great pleasure to work with thesa executives, and I am sure that I voice the opinion of those pres- ent when I say their efforts have been appreciated to the fullest extent. The Board of Directors must not be forgotten. All members have shown a fine s.oirit of interest in their dif- ferent departments as well as the fair generally, and without them success would not have been so easy. To the lady directors the thanks of all are due. Their help has been of inesti- mable value, and they have contrib- uted ipuch to the welfare of the So- ciety by the great interest they have taken in its work. Following are the officers for the year 1927: President, R. Richardson; 1st Vice-President, T. W. Findlay; 2nd Vice-President, H. Freeman;. Directors â€" L. A. Fisher, Edgar Betts, Fred Brown, G. A. McTavish, Chas. Best, W. H. Thurston, A. M. Gilchrist, Howard Graham, and H. Down. Lady Directors â€" Mrs. D. McTavish, Mrs. L. A. Fisher, Mrs. W. P. Cross- ley, MfB. J. P. Ottewell, Mrs 0. W. Phillips, Mri. J. C. Adama, Mrs. T. W. Findlay. Auditors â€" Frank Duncan and Jas. Steiyart. Secretary-Treasurer â€" S. E. deCud- more re-appointed. The fair date for 1927 was set for Thuxvday aad Friday, Sept. 28 and 23. Farms Change Hands in Springhill Vicinity Several real estate deals of farm lands have taken place recently on , the Toronto gravel south of Flesher- ton. A couple of weeks ago Mr. Jas. Ferris sold his 100 acre fai-m to Mr. George Best, a neighbor, wlio in turn disposed of his 50-acre farm to Mr. Fred Irwin. Mr. Irwin already owned fifty acres alongside the Best farm, and he now has 100 acres to , work. i On Saturday Mr. Alfred Hamson a half mile further down the road, j purchased the 100-acre farm from j Jlr. Frank Chard, we understand pos- session to be taken the first of March. ' Mr. Robert Chard, whose farm is ^ on the east corner a mile and a quarter south of town, known as the Wright farm, has bought the farm of Thomas Soule, near Kimberley, pos- ! session to be taken the first of March. Mr. Chard has his farm of- ' fered for -sale in this issue of The Ad- ' vance. Farms in this neighborhood have been changing hands rapidly recently. : Mr. J. Thistlethwaite had previously disposed of Ris farm to Mr. Rc-ss Ste- vens. All these transactions have taken place within a mile or so of each Qther. SWITCHBOARD OF LOCAL I BELL EXCHANGE DOUBLED j The capacity of the local Bell tele- { phone exchange was doubled last | week by the addition of another ; switch board to take care of the in- i creasing number of subscribers. Dur-| ing the past year several new lines have been added to this exchange, filling the switchboard and encroach- ing on the long distance panel. With the new installation now made the growth of new lines for -some time to come will easily be accommodated. A UNITED CHURCH CHANGE. At the meeting of the Peel-Dufferin United Church Presbytery in Shel- bume last week. Rev. A. F. Webster, formerly of Laurel, asked to be trans-' ferred to Hamilton Presbytery. The request was granted. The resigna- tion of W. D. Maxwell, pastor of Knox Church, Shelbume, was accepted. He will pursue post-grraduate work. Re- quests for change in pastoral relation were made by Revs. Mills, Caledon; R. G. Davison, Mono Mills; and J. S. Stevenson, Alton. The Presbytery concurred, and referred the requests to the Settlement Committee. Mr. A. McCallum, Progressive M. P.P. for South Bruce, has settled the j $90 bill for the cow killed by an auto- 1 mobile in which he was hurrying to a meeting in Kinloss Township in the recent campaign. It was the biggest "hit" which the doughty M. P.P. made in the election. FLESHERTON BARBER SHOP First Class Barbering Latest equipment to give first class service to both men and women. A trial solicited. Financial Sta tement ♦ OF THE • OSPREY FARMERS* MILLING CO. LTD. From January Ist, 192ti, to December 31st, 1926, inclusivte sxdiaoaa Cash ou hand as per last audit $4011.51 Sales by Miller 6418.31 Chopping by Miller ♦..i 2604.11 Miscellaneous Receipts 145.00 Interest From Banks 38.81 Receipts on Note 10.00 Total 13,227.74 EXPENDITURE. Miller's Wages 1172.00 Assistant's Wages 610.00 Postage, Excise Stamps and Stationery 42.45 For Wheat and Flour 4416.25 For Oats. Barley, Com, etc 1577.26 Telephone Accounts 1.50 Insurance 125.00 Municipal Taxes 187.20 Statutory Fee 5.00 Repairs to Mill and Dam, including material 447.93 Freight and Express 9.83 Dividend No. 14 1360.00 General Accounts, store, blacksmith, etc 87.48 Miscellaneous Accounts 77.83 Teaming 115.88 Rent of Hall > 3.00 Workmen's Compensation Board 17.51 Officers' Salariesâ€" Three Directors at $15.00 45.00 Secretary - Treasurer 400.00 Auditor? 40.00 Cash balance on hand in Bank 2496.62 Total 13,227.74 ASSETS AND LIABILITIES. Assets. Stock in Gristmill Dec. 31, 1926 $1593.75 Outstanding Book Accounts 1974.22 Notes Receivable 308.72 Cash on Hand 2496.62 Mill akd Real Estate 9000.00 Total 15,463.31 Liabilities. NONE. Outstanding doubtful Accounts $779.59 Capital Stock of Company $8,000 Paid up Capital $6,800 Unsold Stock $1,200 We, the undersigned Auditor and assistant of the Osprey Farm- ers' Milling Company, Limited, certify that we have examined the books of the Company for the year 1926, and compared the vouchers for receipts and expenditures with the Treasurer's books and find them correct, showing a cash balance on hand and in Banks en De- cember 31st. 1926, of $2496.62. Signed, â€" R. S. McGIRR, Auditor. ROSE McGIRR, Assistant. Groceries and Men^s Clothing Grocery Specials for This Week Sugar Crisp Corn Flakes 10 cts. Shreaded Wheat 2 pks. 25 cts. Thompson's No. I Seedless Raisins 2 G. H. WRIGHT, Prop. lbs. for 8 â€" 5 cent bars Castile Soap 2 tins New Tomatoes 3 boxes matches 25 cts. 25 cts. 28 cts. 26 cts. W. G. KENNEDY Phone 37 Special Clearing Prices on WINTER GOODS Our annual Inventory is taken at the end of this month and we are offering Special Clearing Prices in a number of lines of seasonable goods that we do not intend to carry on our stock sheets F. H. W. HICKLING FleshertoA» Ont. L riMMta â- iil <fc mm