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/Jesfyerton Vol. 51, No. 36 Flesherton, Ontario, February 3, 1932 W. H. Thurston 6c Son, Proprietors . "Rust/' Wilson HAS MOVED HIS BARBER SHOP to the F. Duncan Old Store PRICEVILLE Mrs. McMeekin is visiting friends in Toronto. Mr. Wm. MeLeod has installed a and radio for pleasure of his wife family. Mr. C. E. Hincks motored home over the week end. A miscellaneous shower was given Mr. and Mrs. Heckie McLean on Wed night. Miss Gladys Young of north Egrc- mont spent the week end at Mr. Earl Brown's. Mr. and Mrs. John McMeekin, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Stonehouse and Mrs. McMeekin Sr., attended the funeral of the )late Mr. Mark 'Stonehouse at Mono Road on Thursday last. On Wednesday night a miscellan- eous shower was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Nichol Jr., in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Ben- nett (nee Rebecca Nichol,) who were recently married. There was a large crowd present and the evening was pleasantly spent in card playing and dancing. Good music was supplied by Messrs. Bradey Irwin, Bert Wat- son, Leonard McKeown. Johnie Mc- Kechnie and others. The bride and groom were recipients of many beau- tiful and useful gifts. Lunch was served at midnight and a jolly time was spent. VANDELEUR Mrs. Ben White of the west back line spent a few days with her sister, Mrs. Jake Holley and other friends. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Baker entertain- ed a large number of friends and neighbors at their home on Friday evening of last week. Mr. Howard Graham attended the Grand Lodge of the Sons of Temper- ance in Toronto last week. He was honored by being elected to the office rf Grand Worthy Patriarch, which is the head of the order for Ontario. Mr. Ran. Hutchinson is able to be up after his recent injury. There was a big fall o f snow over the week end. The most we have- had this winter. VICTORIA CORNERS Our sympathy goes to Proton for last Thudsday night's happenings. First Mr. Vause's death and later the same evening the fire of Dever Bros, store. The W. C. T. U. held their regular monthly meeting at the home of Mrs. Stevens. A goodly number were present. An Friday evening under the aus- pices of the Ladies of Inistioge a social was held at Chas. Moore s. De- spite the fact that the weather was so inclement, quite a few were pres- ent The supper was served at the dining room table and of course only a part could dine at one time. The in four courses, school age, mar- meal was served reresenting baby, riage and dotage. The courses were served by the younger girls. When a!! were seated, on their plate was a couple of Arrowroot Biscuits and besde it a glass of milk. The nurse girl appeared, tied bibs on each and generally watched the children, who meddled with the toys on the table. When the bibs were removed and the dishes cleared away, the school girl dressed in middy, etc., with a big bow on her hair, brough each a school lunch in small tin dinner pails. Aftei this course the bride carried in the large decorated wedding cake and V ' Ce at the home was conduc ted by Fire At Proton; CEU)N Jas. H. Vause Dies It is our sad duty this week to re- port the death of Mr. James Vause. one of Proton Station's most respected residents. Several weeks ago when | ar) d Mr. and Mrs. H. Bailey and f-.-.m- ily of Shrigley. Mr. Percy Hemphill, who has been assisting at Mount Forest for the past few weeks arrived home on Saturday Miss Agnes McPhail left thi-s week to attend duties at the opennig sess- ions of parliament at Ottawa. Mrs. McPhail also left to spend the next two months with her daughters, Mia. Raney, and husband in Toronto ROK MILLS helping a neighbor,' he sustained ser- ious injuries to his back, later pneu- monia developed, which resulted in his death on January 28th. Mr Vause was born in Leeds, England in the year 1869. He came to Can- ada when three years of age. His parents settled for a time in the township of Maryborough and came to the township of Artemesia about fifty two years ago. In 1894 he married Miss May Oliver of the Old Durham Road and moved to the South Line. Artemesia and there one son. "Robert" was born to them Selling the farm ten years aero, Mr and Mrs. Vause retired to Protur. Station. Mr. Vause was. a kind charitable friend to everyone. A man of gooci business integrity and ability, and will night. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Bailey We have plenty of .mow now for good sleighing, about a foot of .snow fell on Sunday, making some of the back roads pretty heavy, but the cars ars still running on the highway. I.c.^s have been coming into the :i::-' here pretty fast lately as far- mers have been making use of the sleighing. , A surprise party was held at the hcr.ic of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Russell on Friday night, when a number of ar.(] :'rier.ds and neighbors from the centre A bj very enjoyable time was spent all. BORN On Monday, February 1. to Mr. and Mrs. Wes. Smith the gift cf n son. both doing nicely. family o<- Shrigley spent the week! line and the 4th line, also a few of end with the latter's mother, Mrs.) thi-s neighborhood were present. McPhail, and si-ster, Miss Agnes Mc- Phail, M. P. Mrs. Sam Osborne of Kimberlej is a visitor this week with Mr. and Mrs. Jas. MeMulIen. Mrs. W. Flynn and two children who have been visiting her parents in Proton township for the past two weeks returned home on Monday. We are pleased to report Master, Gran t Mair now improving after bein<j F Rn air rink here. laid up with an aiuick of bronchitis.! Mr. N'ed Croft was bu?y last week Mr. F. D. Cairns, Mr. Geo. Arrow-; delivering an engine to Mount Forest r the Ernest Bro?. Mi'.^ E. Oliver attended the funeral EUGENIA Winter arrived at last with an abundant snowfall. Mr. John Jamieson spent the week end at his parental home, having com- pleted his course at the Orangevilla Business College. He returned again to Orangeville on Monday, from whera he will go to Underwood's in Toronto to try his final examination in typing 1 , etc. Congratulations John, we wish you e'-'ery success. Miss Delsa Kaitting visited ovet the week end with her friend, Miss Belva Genoe. A number from here attended the dcnce at Maxwell on Friday night. Reeve Cameron and Deputy-Reeve, Garnet Mag-ee, attended the County Council in Own .Sound last week. The Women's Association will hold Mr*. Joyce Porteous, visited the J a Valentine social on Friday evening 1 , past week with her parents, Mr. ami [ February 12th, in the basement of Mrs. The;;. Johnson of Kemble. the church. Now that the weather is colder, j skating is bo ; ng em'oyed again on the nj utiu MfUAbjTi *I1U WI1J be missed by a large circle of friends ' a " d dau ^ hter - Bessie, motored ; his sorrowing widow and son are leit! ' Weston on Fri * * ta it their, to mourn his loss. The funeral oni parents ' Mr " an(i Mrs - F - Cairns. Mrs of her uncle, the late Mr. Jas. Vauso. Saturday was well attended. ? er- first inCahts hi the the most doty in the The program wh.ii served fruit salad, iced wafers and wedding eaks. Next the old lady appeared with her purple satin cap and black embroidered apron. She served cookies and tea. It was really remarkable how some of the most .T.eddlescrr.e course were Ia3t course. followed had several features repre- senting the four stages in life. A reading by Mrs. Ren. Acheson and community singing, the duet and en- core by Mariory Stevens and Kath- leen Bannon as well as the recitation "How we hunted a mouse" by Billy Bachelor were exceedingly humorous. Other recitations and duets were ap- preciated. Maxwell LO.B.A. Officers The officers Leaf L. O. B. of A. Maxwell No. 536, Maple for the PROTON SCHOOL REPORT fiQ 8 ^ 4 ^ r L ' Sims 69 ' 63, H. Whyte 59, L. White 57, L Oliver 53, R. Hergott 47. H. Badgerow 42, B. Corbett 40, E. Baker 40 R White 32. Sr. 3rd H. Bray 62. P. Sims 4? K. Sims 43, J. Lockhart 43, B. Batch- elor 41. Jr. 3rd A. Lockhart 49, V. Bak- er 44, W. Pattison 44, E. Batchelor 43, K. Barker 43, A. Whyte 42, S. Bray 39. 2nd Class Hilda Sims 65, Harold Sims 64, A. Jackson 59, J. Stainsby 56. M. Bates 55, f. Cole 55, E. Barker 54, M. Corbett 54. 1st Class D. Cole 70, C. White 55, B. Halliday 54, E. Pattison 53, V. Corbett 52, E. Bray 51. L. Sims 42. Primer J. Sims, L. Jackson, J. Barker, I. White, Z. Lyons, F. Batch- elor. C. Trudeau, B. Trudeau. Number on roll . 46. Average at- tendance 42. B. G. KIRSTINE, Teacher Send The Advance to a friend. year 1932 are as follows: P. M. Sister Alice Seeley W. M. Sister Elsie Morrison D. M. Sister Olive Seeley Chap. Sioter Elsie Pallister Rec. Sec. Sister Beatrice Priest- ley. Fin. Sec. Sister Nellie Cairns Treas. Sister Annie Long 1st Lect. Sister Mary Benson 2nd Lect. Sister Lilly Kerton I. G. Sister Jessie Lougheed O. G. Bro. Robt. Priestley D. of C. Sister Laura Seeley Committee Si-jter Pearl Long. Sister Alice Seeley, Sister Nellie Cairns. Sister Lilly Kerton, Sister Annie Long Guardian Bro. Wm. Parker Auditors Sister Elsie Pallistei and Sister Lilly Kerton. the United church student ministers. Mr. C. Leslie and Mr. W. G. Prosser Interment was made in "Evergreen* cemetery, Artemesia. The pallbear- ers were Messrs. Turner, Oliver, F. Oliver, W. Meads, W. Dever, R. G. Acheson, A. Hergott, Ernest Stinson. Beautiful floral tributes were from .s. Vause and family, Mr. and Mrs. Meads and family, Mr. and Mrs. John Vause and family, Mr. and Mrs. Meads Sr., Mr. and Mrs. James Oliver and family. Mr. and Mrs. Story and fam- ily, F. R. and Mrs. Oliver, Joseph and John Oliver. Friends present from a distance included Mr. and Mrs. John Vause, Stayner; Mr. Story of Toronto; Mrs. Still of Orangeville; ar?d Miss Ila Batchelor, Guelph. On Friday about one o'clock a.m. fire broke out in Devsr Bros, build- F. D. Cairns, who spent the past two' weeks visiting, returned home Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Walter McMaster oi Wareham visited the past week with Mr. and Mrs. Thc-s. Stewart and fam- ilv. also >Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Hanley of Eugenia were recent visitors with Mr. and Mi-*. T. Stewart. Mr. and Mrs. J. Nichol entertained about fifty people to a dance and card arty o n F-iday evening Mrs. R. Piper ami three sons, Laverne, Mil- ford and Sherman, and Messrs. A. E. Haw and D. McLood supplied the music for the evenine. Mrs. Alex. McDonald of South Line is visiting her da;:orhter in Toronto. The January meojing of the Ladie? Aid war: held at ihe home of Mrs. Marshall, January 27th. the new pros Mrs. McWilliair..- presiding. Then- were 21 ladies present. The open- mg. The family were asleep, when 1 '"* hymn ' "' V11 the Way My Saviour Wes. Dever was awakened by the I Leads Me" was followed by the Lord's sound of fire Bracking, he arose and; Frayel ' re P eate(1 in unison. The opened a door leading to a back stairs ' scr 'P ure reading was in Math. , c 1-19 and found the place in flames which i The minutes of the Dec - meeting were burst through the open door and reatl and ad P ted - 19 members were spread so rapidly that he had barely 1 then enrolled - After usual took place on Saturday. Our sincere sympathy i.s extended to the sorrowing relatives. Heat lemons thoroughly befcrt squeezing them by leaving them in hot water for several minutes they will yield nearly double quantity of juice. CEYLON SCHOOL REPORT, JAX. and NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN* THE ESTATE OF JAMES C. NEILSOX, DECEASED. TAKE NOTICE that all persons having claims against the estate of James C. Neilson, late of the Town- ship of Artemesia, in the County of Grey. Farmer, deceased, who died on the Twenty-third day of February, 1931, must file same with the under- signed on or before the Tenth day of February, 1032. -F. G. MACKAY, Barrister. Owen Sound, Ont. Solicitor for Executor. SR. Ith Sherman Piper', Marg- aret Collinson*, Nellie Genoe*, Har- vey Archibald*, Mabel Haw*, Olive Marshall, Alex Marshall*, Ernie Mathewson*, Billy Cairns. Jr. 4th - - Jean Collinson*, Ma be) Adams*. Jean Marshall, Murray Mar- shall, Melville Hunt*, Goldie Kennedy Carlotta Plester, Marjorie Duckett*. Betty Stewart*. 3rd Irene Mathewson, Jim Ken- nedy, Jack Adams*. Laurie Genoe*, j Emerson Plaster", Allen Haw*, Dorla ' Marshall. 2nd Billy M^hall*. Earl Pies- tor*. Charlie McWilliam, Doris Duck- ett*. 1st Verna Kennedy, Marjorife Stewart*. Keith Cairns, Anna Flyna Lillian Flynn. Sr. Primer, Mary McMulIen*, Hilda Duckett*, Marion Collinson*, Luplla Scott. Jr. Primer Joe MacWilliams*, Gordon Nichol*, Jack Mo Mullen. Edna Marshall. George Stewart, Gordon Haw*, Margaret Smellie. * present every day. G. B. LITTLE JOHNS. Teacher Sunshine makes folks happy; moon- shine makes them scrappy. time to waken hi-s brothers and escape with their lives. The combined store and dwelling with a large stock of merchandise in the back part of the building was oompletely destroyed ex- cept what was on the shelves in the ion of business, ~'-s. Roy Piper gave i " humorous rea-J^ng, "Aunt Nancy's Quilting Bee." Mrs. Sinclair gave an interesting paper on "The life ot Bobby Burns," by Will Carlton. Mrs. Thos. Gilchriit invited the Aid to her front part v ? the store, including home for the Februar y meeting. n "f"l rij-wl iit '-i . il TI in ocretfi nnt" CARD OF THANKS The family of the late Jas. H. Vause wish to express their sincere thanks and appreciation for the kindness and sympathy shown them by their 9 rt was made by them to save what scales, 3afe and two counters. The drive shed behind the store and Rus sell Jackson's stable were also burn- ed. The building was well insured, though the insurance will not cove: the loss. Somethings were savea from the kitchen, but the rest of the household furniture was burned. Mr*. Wes. Dever. a bride of a few weeks lost her trousseau and jewellery, her hcpe chest and wedding gifts, and had her hair scorched, when fretting out. The origin of the fire is un- known. Through the efforts of the Dundalk telephone operator, the whole community seemed to be on the spot in an incredibly short time and every friends and neighbors in their reccn: sad bereavement, also for the beauti- ful floral tributes, and the loan of cars. IN MEMORIAM BADGEROW In loving memory of our dear mother, Maria Badgerow, who entered into rest February 8, 1931. In life loved and honored In death remembered. The Family. Men's & Boy's Wear Men's Four Buckle Overshoes $2.50 Twelve and Fifteen Inch Top Rubbers Special PJrife HOCKEY BOOTS FOR MEN AND BOYS CHILDREN'S and BOYS FIVE LACE HOLE R.UBBERS AT SPEC- IAL PRICES Krlii.il Hood, Keynote, O'Ca n ad and Prairie Rose Flour, Bran and and Shrts A. E. HAW Ceylon Store closes every evening but Wednesday & Saturday could be saved. Had it not been foi the fire fighters, Mr. Peter Consley's home would most certainly have caught fire. The contents were all moved into the street, also Mr. Ru: i- cll Jackson's home was in great dan- jrcr. Dever Bros, are fitting up their t\'ier store across the street and as soon as necessary repairs can be made will begin in business there. The loss of the store is a big blow to Proton Station as well as to enterprising owners. the S. S. NO. 3. ARTEMESIA Hymn "O Gcd our help in ages past" and Mizpath prayer closed the meet- ing, after which lunch was served. BATES BURIAL CO'Y. DISTINCTIVE FUNERAL SERVICE AT MODERATE COST NO EXTRA CHARGE FOR THE USE OF OUR FTJNERAL CHAPEL 122-124 AVENUE RD. TORONTO PHONE: Night or Diy KL 4344 J. W. BATES Formerly of Flesherton R. MADDOCKS FEVERSHAM PUBLIC SCHOOL Sr. 4th Lloyd Hudson, Irene! Hudson, Annie Heathcote. Ji-. 4L'h Jean Short, Gordon Davidson, Marjorie Benson, Burton Hudson, Robert McQuay. Sr. 3rd Belva Conn. Evelyn Haie. Doris Conn, Dorine Davitl-jon, Waldo Storehouse, Marjorie Lepard. Jr. 3rd Bet-nice Hudson, Ida Ben- son, Kathleen Hawton, Norman David- son, Florence Stonehouse, Mildreu Moore. 2nd Loreen Davidson, Norma Heitman, Murray Lepard, Stanley Short, George Osborne. 1st Roma Whiteoak, Betty Test- er. Laverne Smith. Sr. Pr. Phyllis Hudson., Jim Mc- Kee. JCr. Pr. - - Albert OttewoII, Jim Pedlar. Number on roll 32. J. BRADLEY, Teacher. Chopping Prices Changed TO 7c per Bag This price is for cash only Fiesherton Planing & Chopping Mills HeshertDn, Ont. 4th Elsie VThite, Georgena Black- burn, Russell Johnson, Patricia Beard, Audrey McCabe. Sr. 3rd Ruby Vause. Jr. 3rd Irene Doupe, Eileep JoKnson, Edgar Doupe, Everett Par!;- r. 2nd Roy Best, Loreen Johnson, Ivan Waller. Margaret Lougheed. Sr. 1st Keith Parker, Lloyd Allen Jr. 1st Bruce Beard, Ernest Loughecd. Pr. Leone Johnson. Billy Loug- hced, Lloyd Waller. Elgin Waller. T. M. McKECHNIE, Teacher Pity the poor fanner. In one part of the country hogs are less than four cents a pound, but in the restaur- ant it costs 40 cents for two pork chops. P.& G. Soap 14 BARS 49c Honey LARGE FAIT, 69c Ken Kennedy's For Groceries I 'hone 37 MEN'S WEAR MEN'S WINTER OVERCOATS Reg. $25.0C iy , -. $19.50 OVERCOATS ROR. $15.00. now on sale , $12-95 THIS WEEK t^4tt44+++t44++*4+*t*4++*4*+****+H*+6<^ Chase & Sunburn's COFFEE Ground while u waft 50c LB. Peanut Butter 2 LBS. 35c Extra Special Soap Flakes 2 LBS. 25c Lovely Cabbage 5c each Large ones lOc 3 for 25c