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THE FLESHERTON ADVANCE Wednesday, December 1, 1937 \ :* ♦ â- ,.; â- Â» ; ^•« PRICEVILLE November meeting of St. Colum- ba W.M.S. and W.A. was held in the church basement. Mrs. Ritchie Ud in devotions with several ladies tak- ing part. Mrs. H. B. McLean intro- .duced the new study book, "A New • Church Faces a New World," telling in an interesting way, of the early beginnings of the church in important centres across Canada. Miss Edith James presided for the W.A. part of the meeting. A report of the treasurer was given. The ladies have lately bought seven dozen pieces of silverware and have now a complete requirement of table flat- ware for the church. Thanks are due Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mather for the donation of a range for the church -kitchen. There passed away on Thursday of last week an old and well known resi- â-  dent of Priceville in the person of -Mr. T. A. M. Ferguson, for many .years secretary of the Priceville Ag- -ricultural Society and caretaker of the cemetery. The fine upkeep of .the latter testifies to the taste and .care he exercised in the work per- 'taining thereto. He was in his 87th .year, being 86 on August 11th last. A fine, kindly old gentleman, held in •the highest regard by a host of 'friends. The funeral was held on 'Saturday morning at 11 a.m., and at •the request of his son, Stanley, of Toronto, the funeral was private. The pallbearers were: Messrs. L. McArthur, L. Frook, Colin H. Mc- Lean, F. G. Karstedt and Ed. Watson, a nephew from Durham. Interment was made in McNeill cemetery. The play "Closed Lips," after being rendered 13 times throughout the district, will be given here on Dec. 9. It is highly spoken of wherever given. Come and hear it. The Sacrament, to have been given in St. Columba church Sunday, was unavoidably postponed to Dec. 5th. The uncertainty of life was again •exemplified in the death of Mrs. Mepham in Toronto. Mrs. Mepham ^this summer purchased the house 'Occupied by the late Andy Ford. Mrs. D. G. McLean left the first of week for Owen Sound where she pur- poses spending the winter. Misses James are with their sister, Mrs. Bowes, near Markdale, who is somewhat indisposed. St. Columba Sunday School concert 'is booked for Dec. 23rd, and prepara- tions are already being made for this always successful event. CEYLON Keep in mind the social evening in St. Andrew's Church Friday evening Dec. 3rd, when a good program will te given, followed by lunch. A short play, music and other numbers will â- be given. St. Andrew's Church Sunday school will hold a Christmas party on Dec. 82nd, in the evening. Mr. and Mrs. Dan L. McArthur and Eleanor and Mrs. A. B. McArthur and Betty Watson visited Sunday with friends at Collingwood. Mrs. Allie McLean spent the week end in Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Calder, Holstein, visited on Sunday at the home of A. L. Hincks. A sectional meeting of the W.M.S. was held in St. Andrew's Church on Thursday evening, which was presid- ed over by Mrs. Wm. Mackintosh of Dundalk and Mrs. Fraser of Dundalk was at the piano for the hymns. Mrs. Gemmel of Markdale gave a splendid paper on "Missions and Prayer." Mrs. Fraser brought greetings from Presbytery to the Auxiliary here. Mrs. Mrs. Mclllwen, Owen Sound, attend- ei^ the funeral of her aunt, the latd Mrs. Achsah Corrigan, on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Huston and family of Oshawa visited at the home of Peter Muir and with Mr. and Mrs. Earl McLeod over the week end. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley White and Edna of Toronto spent Sunday with the former's mother here. Mr. and Mrs. John Stewart are visit- ing with their son, Mark, and Mrs. Stewart at Pontiac, Mich. Jackson Stewart was home from Cheeseville for the week end. Mrs. T. A. Gilchrist spenF Friday at Portlaw. Mrs. Sewell of Nelson, B.C., arrived on Friday evening and is visiting her nephew, Mr. Edgeley Hazard. Mrs. Hyslop, Eugenia, is on a visit with her brother, Mr. Geo. McKenzie. Miss Agnes Macphail, M.P., arrived home on Monday evening, after a month's speaking tour in the United States. Commencing at Minneapolis she addressed a large audience. She travelled into Iowa, Kansas, Okla- homa, Texas and to the Gulf of Mexico, speaking at several universi- ties in these States. She returned to Toronto for the U.F.O.. convention and was again elected to the Board of Directors of that body. Friday she left for Timmins, where she was the guest speaker at the commencement exercises of the Timmins High and Vocational Schools, of which Mr. W. W. Tanner, a Bruce Courty boy, is principal. FEVERSHAM Flesherton Public School SENIOR ROOM Grade 8 â€" Jean Duncan, Jean Loucka, Jean McTavish, Florence Newell, Doris Loucks, Marjorie New- ell, Bob Banks, Margaret Thompson, Edna Doupe. Grade 6 â€" Earle Thurston, Ruth Leavell, Arlene Taylor, Clarence Hamilton, Stanley McClean, Ethel Taylor, Ted McCracken, Carman Loucks, Evison Wilson. Grade 5 â€" Margaret Tumey, Jean McCracken and Genevieve Milne equal Marjorie Brackenbury, E. Thompson, Mary Banks and Kenneth Henry equal Jack McDonald. Mackintosh sang a solo and the meet- ing closed with prayer. Refresh- ments were then served. Mrs. Thos. Nichol is visiting friends in Collingwood. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Beyers and son, Bobby, of Detroit spent a few days last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Tucker, and other relatives. Word was received here Saturday morning of the deeth of Mrs. Mepham (nee Bessie Stonehouse) of Hamilton. Mrs. Mepham was well known here and spent a couple of months this summer with her sister, Mrs. McMeektn. She purchased the residence formerly occupied by the late Andy Ford. The Institute will meet Thursday, Dee. 2nd at the home of Mrs. J. A. McMillan. Mrs. Dave Nichol and Margaret spent Tuesday n Toronto. Miss Almcda Hincks has returned to Toronto after a month's visit at her home here. Standing room was at a premium in the Salvation Army hall on Friday night when the S. A. Sunday School held their annual entertainment. The hall was packed and Brigadier Ursaki and the two lady officers of Orillia attended and the former made an ex- cellent chairman. The collection amounted to sixteen dollars, which will assist in bujring supplies for another year. They have an aver- age attendance of 52 at this School. The report of the secretary, Mrs. H. Pedlar, was very satisfactory. Week end visitors here were: Miss Queenie Knitting of Owen Sound at Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Burke's; Mrs. Ivan Alexander of Flesherton with Mr. and Mrs. H. .Alexander; Mrs. Gordon of Proton with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Short; Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Colquette of Owen Sound at the Col- quette and .A.lexander homes The weather took a sudden change Sunday night and Monday morning was quite cold with the ground frozen and a skift of sonw. PROTON STATION The Proton Semi-Pro hockey team apparently lacks the required number of players for a team this year. WTiere are all the young recruits, boys ? Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Betts have returned from their wedding trip and have taken up residence in this village. Mr. and Mrs. James Hemphill have moved from James Dever's house into the Dever Bros, house on the farvn close by. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Kirkwood and little daughter of Toronto visited ovep Sunday at the home of C. Lvons. VICTORIA CORNERS 1 ^ The ladies of the W.M.S. quilted a quilt, which had been donated to them by Mrs. Wm. Ludlow, at the home of Mrs. Lee. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Acheson and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Walton visited with Mr. and Mrs. Ren Acheson at Chelt- enham and with their daughter, Miss Ina, of Toronto. Mr. McCrea, who bought the Albert Stevens farm last spring, has been forced by ill health of his wife and himself to give up farming. He held an auction sale on Thursday. CENTRE LINE The weather took a sudden change Sunday night. It had been warm on Saturday and Sunday until near night when the wind rose and a heavy rain fell for a short time, changing to snow and freezing. It is still very cold, windy and snowing some. Mr. Edwin Little has returned to his [home here after spending the summer at Clarksburg. Quite a number are attending the short course at Wareham these days. Messrs. Mac. Cudmore, Oscar Moore and Hartley Arnott have re- turned from the north country, where they spent about a month in a camp at Timagami. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Badgerow and Inez visited at Robt. Osborne's on Sunday. Mr. Fred Plantt and Chester at- tended the winter fair last week. Miss Eleanor Helmkay accompanied them to Toronto. Mr. Sam Sheardown wag a visitor at the Royal Winter Pair last week. Whither are we drifting ? ?> Priceville's BUSY STORE Do You Know that we carry a lar^e stock of Woollen Blankets, Flannelette Blankets, Wheeling, Scotch Fing-ering- and Monarch Dove Yarns? Do You Know that our stock is very extensive in Wo- men's Stanfield's and Cela-Suede Undies, Slips, Flan- nelette Pyjamas and Nigjit Gowns, Debutante Silk Stocking^s in all weig'hts, Cashmere Hose, Kid and Suedene Gloves. Do You Know that our China Department has beauti- ful Gift Glass Ware, Tea Pots, China Novelties, Jugs and Pitchers, Dinner Ware, Odd Cups and Saucers? Do You Know that our Stationery Section has wonder- ful values in Christmas Papetries, Correspondence Cards, Pen and Pencil Sets and School Supplies. Do You Know that our Drug Department is complete in all the Toilet Goods for Christmas, Wampole's Oil Extract, and all well known Tonics, Patent Medi- cines and Liniments, Vicks' Vapo-Rub, Mustard Ointment and Antiphlogestine ? We believe we have the best equipped GENER-.\L STORE, with an assorted stock of well known lines, similar to be found in the most exclusive stores ; and. best of all, our prices are in line with the lowest ofiFer- ed anywhere. F. G. KARSTEDT, Priceville,Ont. <">'>XK~KK~>«;~XKK'<~K'<-><«<M.>.>^>.>«<.<~:-M~KK~;~:->.x~x~:~:~:~M~>^^ I No man is the angel his mother j thinks him, the fool his father thinks I him, the prize-winner his sweetheart I thinks him â€" or even the fascinating devil he thinks himgelf. »♦ »#*»**♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦ »♦♦*♦♦♦»♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦>♦♦♦♦♦♦ » >»»»*> > â-º* The Biggest Room in the World is the Room for Improvement ^»i- AND THIS APPLIES TO HOG FEEDING Shur Gain Hog Concentrate $3.00 cwt- ; Master Hog Concentrate $2.65 cwt. Master Pig SUrter $2.65 cwt. ; Master Piy Grower $2.25 cwt. A FEW GROCERY SPECIALS Cream of the West Flour, per bag $4.00 1 1 3 lbs. TAPIOCA 23c :: 3 Boxes Federal MATCHES 23c Red Rose TEA, per lb 55c Bulk SHORTENING 2 lbs. 29t I Osprey & Arlemesia Co-aperative Co., Ltd. I; FLESHERTON •9******************************** * ********* ** ***** Christinas ^^ Suggestions This Store Offers a Wonderful Selection of Entirely New Seasonable Goods at Very Reasonable Prices LADIES' SILK SCARFS 25c to $1.95 MEN'S PYJAMAS Broadcloth and Flannelette $1.49 to $2.50 LADIES' KID GLOVES Impored Flare Cutfs $1.50 to $1.95 HANDKERCHIEFS In Fancy Box Ladies' SUEDE GLOVES 15c to $1.00 Puh-on Style; all Colors 50c to $1.00 MEN'S MUFFLERS Velvasuede PYJAMAS Non-run; new colors; one or two-piece styles $1.50, $1.95 and $2.50 50c to $1.95 MEN'S NECKWEAR .\!1 New Patterns Ladies' NIGHT GOWNS Crepe and Velvasuede; white and colors $1.50 to $1.95 LADIES' NECKWEAR Organdy Lace and Satin Collars, Jabots, Collar and Cutf Setts 75c and $1.00 Ladies' CREPE HOSE Newest Shades; All Sizes 69c and $1.00 LADIES' BLOUSES New Styles $1.00 to $1.95 25c to $1.00 WOOL SWEATERS New Color Cunibinations $1.25 to $4.50 MEN'S SHIRTS Collar .-Vtlachi'iJ or Separate 79c to $2.50 Gift LINGERIE SETTS Crepe and Velvasuede; White and Colors $100 to $1.50 FANCY APRONS New Patterns 25c to 49c LADIES' HOSIERY Full-Fashioned; Silk, Siikand Wool 49c to $1.00 Men's FANCY HOSIERY New Designs 39c to 75c LADIES' GOLOSHES Plain or Fur Trim $2.25 to $2.95 LADIES' FOOTWEAR Pumps or Ties $2.25 to $4.50 MEN'S SUSPENDERS Gurdters or Sleeve Hoiiiers 25c to $1.00 LADIES' STAPAKS The Newest in Bajrgage $4.95 to $9.95 SKI SLACKS Rlaek. Brown and Navy $2.25 to $2.75 SKI CAPS, all colors 89c to $1.50 Mad ri'* P'LLOW SLIPS Lovely Designs $1.50 to $1.95 Ladies' Wool Pullovers Big Selection 98c to $2.95 Men's Lined Kid GLOVES Grey. Tan and Cream Crepe $1.00 to $3.50 Linen LUNCH CLOTHS With Colored Border; Some with Napkins 69c to $2-50 RAYON BEDSPREADS White and Colors $2.75 to $4.50 Jaoquard Bath Towels New Smart Designs 25c to 89c BEDROOM SLIPPERS Big Range of New Styles 59c to $2.5^ Ladies' HAND BAGS New Shapes Very Special $1.00 MEN'S BELTS .All New 50c to $1.00 I TOYS for The Kiddies Wonderful Assortment o! Children's Toys on Display on the Second Floor JUST WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR A T REASONABLE PRICES China and Glassware ALL NEW PURCHASES. Tea Setts. Dinner Setts. Berry Setts. Cups and Saucers, Bon Bon Dishes, Bridge Prizes. Crystal Goblets, Tumblers, Sherbet Glas.ses. Fancy Glassware, Flower Vases, Jardinieres. Christmas Groceries Raisins. Currans, Prunes, Candied Peels and Cherries. Isinjjfs and Icinj^ Sugar. Shelled and Whole Nuts. Or- anges. Lemons, Grape Fruit, Figs. Dates, Grapes. Jelly Powders. Cranberries, Candy. All new^ purchases. i General Merchant F. H. W. HICKLING FLESHERTON li