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February 21, 1923 THE FLESHEKTON ADVANCE More Cattle IF your progressive ideas for cattle raising * are beyond the financial resources at your command, talk the matter over with the local Manager of this Bank. STANDARD SERVICB aiji Pnductim Prtfrtu THE STANDARD BANK or CANADA ut FLESHERTON BRANCH, C. T. BATTY, Manager. Branches also at Williamrford and Holland Centre. ANADIAN PACIFI C. P. R. Time Table. 1 rains leave Flesherton Station as tllowa : Going South Going North d 05 a. m. 11.52 a.m. 4.30 p.m. a.30p. m. The mails are oaea at Flesherton le follows : For the uorth at 10.40 a.m. and 6 ^.m. ; and the afternoon mail south at '1. t) o'clock. For morning train south ma. I close at 9 p. m. the previous evg. Local Chaff Captor Optical Co. Comprehensive Eye Examination Glassen desi^ueti and CHpeciallj made and ground for individual ual requirement. Branch at Meaford Johnston's Drug Store in charge 'of Dr. A. G. McComb. Those adjacent to 51eiford are as- sured of our efficient opcicul servii. m. ft. fcaplor Optical (Co. OWEN SOUND and MEAFORD Established 1892 Suicide At Elmwood Hi-,- your auction eale bills printed by The Advance press. A. K. Bellamy was in Toronto last wee l i The village was shocked early on Monday morning when it was 'learned Mrs. (Dr.) Coleridge of Windsor that Mf _ Wm . Evers had committed tiliogher mother. M.S. D. McTavi.h. j ^.^ by cutting histhroatand8evering Jack Karstedt is home from Owen ', t nc w j n j p jp e- Souad recuperating. The first person in the scene was Mr. Jack Litiiner of Toronto ?pent the Thos. Henderson, who was coming Week end with his wife here. from the railway station when attracted Mr Geo. Mitchell attended a msetiug ' by a ten-year-old girl screaming on the of Oulario Game and Fisheries Association held in Toronto last week. The tewing circle met at the home of . . Mrs. (Dr > Turnbull on Friday evening ! j^ouT? ^o a m last. street, and when told what had happened he went into the kitchen where he found Evers on his hands and knees, bleeding till living. Evers did not speak but looked at him anJ reached out his hand as though wanting hc'.p. Dr. Fleiherton L.O.L. will give a box social in the Town Hall Thursday even- ing nf this wetk. A g<^od program is assured. See bills. Admission 25c. Mrs. Gen. Myers, *ho \as been au Sickness has played havoc with our sahools hero this week. Both public and j Stevens was there in a short time, but high schools have been closed this week ., said there was no hope, and he died A wedding of two popular Flesherton ! about 8 o'clock. Mr. Henderson tele young people is taking place in Toronto ] phoned at onee to Hanover and Durham ^1 I for the coroner, and at 4 p.m. a message aame advising Or. Stevens to proceed with usual proceedings. At time of writing this, Mrs. Evers is 1 very low with pneumonia, as is one I child. Mr. Evers was also sick all last | week. What caused the man to commit Uvald for long time, is not improving ; tne rasn ac t , s not known, but it is In health. Another operation w*s per- j surmised he was worryiug. He was formed en her knee on Sunday last. j about 40 years of age. Owing to the wild storms last week the ! Later Mrs. Evers passed away on carnival, which was advertised for Thurs- j Monday evening at 9.30. This is a verj day evening of lae week, h*d to be ' s*d affair indeed. There are 6 children, eveuiog postponed indefinitely. On Monday a wild duck alighted in Mr. Alf. Harrison's barnyard . <-uMi of town. An attempt. <-, made to capture the bird, bul this it resisted and flew iff, probably in search of open water. the oldest 10 years of age. Flesherton High School FORM -J Arithmetic E Feiria 85. 1' Dow 80, Mr. H. Down has moved out, and Mr. ', ijMcDonald 77, F MUhewgoa 68, E W. Stewart has taken possession of th | Bantham 49. M Scott 47. O FUher 40, Msidence Dttic to hw grouoiy. 'ib a Blackburn 3U R.iiu.undor ahtent. f jrmer has been unable to etcurc B i. u mndisliviug temporarily with his sou, Robert. u u j * -, Mr. and Mri. Holland are both laid up with the prevailing epidemic. B TT, who have been laid aside for a few days see around again. Don't get wait for your turn. Aud don't that you are immune. FORM 3 British History 1' Lttimer 85, Sptott 82, R Muir 81. V Roberta G Akins 72, E Olirer Tl, Q Lever (5, E Ferria 66, S FindUy 64, I tlincks '4, A Pedlnr.63' R Whiitaker 3, S Walters H Matlln 05, D Nichol 4C, H MeLeod :U, Uuv. Oke was uuUe t" take his seivl- ^ Q W g 0e 20. c-s in the Methodist church on Sunday, owing to the prevailing epidemic. *Thc ( Took Carbolic Acid motniog service was Ukeu by Mr. Thos. Bentham nd the evening service was : Tfje cotonet . g ju|y whioh invogti< j, lted withdrawn. j the death of D. J. W. Maban at Van According to Mr. D. McKillop, who , couver brought in a verdict that death held the stop watch, Geo. Brackenbury i W8S j ue to Cir bolic acia administered by and he camt from Markdalo one eveniug ; D r Ualmn himself while in a dazed con- recently with the au'.oenowbiio in exactly | < j i ,i ODt j ue to chronic smiatlon, The thirteen miuntes. Six miles over the, jefidnMe of the doctor who performed snow in thirteen minutes is whut you .the autopsy w* that death wa due to might call a fair nit. carbolic acid, but th.it the organs i>f the The ladies of Vandeleur had purposed | dead man showed he hd been suffering' putting on a sale of cooking in Clayton's ' very bev.rely from diabetes and anemic lull Saturday of this wa*k, fcu; owing to . poisoning. the great amount of sicknesi have t been unable t,. proceed with it, nd Arrested as Insane it is therefore potponed indefinitely. , Clark Msoo, a young man about 20 An eiderdown comforter was last week . . . ... i years of g*, who came with his parent! xi veil by the pople of Hssserton to Mr. ' j ' , . , from Spry about a year ago and setVM aud Mrs. John Latuuer (nea Josie "_*_. . . : m Keppel, was arrested aud Ukeu to Riolmrdsou). r<jeawy arriea,s a Uken r . * . . ... j the Owu Sound jail for lafe keeping, of esUem sod i(ood wmhes. Mr. and Mri. Latimsr wish to thank their many : The |onng man has shown signs of friends fur (he boutiful and us.ful gift. ! iusaulty, It would seem, .ino October, j but l;ttt Sunds; evening there wrs The Msxwell U.F.Y.P.O. postponed ' , B)US! h to make the whole district sib -jp their Usi meeting oo accouat of ikntss ; 8tl d shudder. Armad with a shotguo, so the next on will be held in the Moth- ant j w i t |, 9 box cf shells, he took possea- odist Hall en Friday, Feb. 28, 198 1 ?, at 8 j gion o f t he loth con. near Wolscley.tired p.m. The pcogrsm is to *' of otf tne gun and gve evidence that he mock trial bresoh of promise case between was mdD tlly uobalanced. The nriali- Msry Fickford anrt Ch^rlia Ctiplin. bors wcto tomewhat upprehensive. The All are welcome. ! Pretbyt<3riau minister and die V, >,' \ The junior hockey team was in Mark> school leaches were both advised not to dale on Tuesday evening and suffice to ' W^ on lhfv r " a ' Uld the y wer held P say were ttlmmed by a considerable f.-r time. ludue luro the youu? mai. niariu. Owtn to the illnrss of some of weat home wnd h- l.ad not been there the members the tein was not at full Ions '"'' Iv ' v ' Constable B!ood and rtrangth, whilo tho Mrkdale ws con. officers from Owen Souud appeared i n siJerably streiig'.hened by the addition of i lh swm, arrestad him and took lihn to two new plsyers. ^.Uwen Sound-Wisrton Eoho. Fred Sproule Dead A telegram was received here Monday morning which conveyed the sad news' hat Fred Sproule had died at Winnipeg on Saturday, but Rave no particulars as :o the cause of his death. Fred was born and brought up in Flesherton, eeciving his early education here. Years ago he went to Winnipeg, ..where le studied law and for some years has ?een practicing there. He married a Wiss Scott of Winnipeg who survives, but there are r.o children. When the war broke out Fred went overseas, and vhilc not wounded he|acctdentally broke lis ankle a day or so before starting or home. For some t-'rae he has been roubled with rheumatism and when down here a few weks ago, at tha time of his father's death, he said he in- ended to undergo an operation for the I removal of his tonsils, for which he slamed his ailing condition. Besides ' lis widow he leaves one sister, Mrs. jeo. Higginbotham of Winnipeg. Many friends here were shocked to hear of his death and extend their sympathy n the sorrowing wife and sister. Mrs* Jas. Reid Matilda Jane, beloved wife of James Reid of Collingwood, died iu Toront > on Thursday, Febiu-iry 8ih, fr^ra hetrt failure. Deceased Udy was 50 years of a and was of a kind and lm>i> disposi- tion, which made ninny warm friends fur her through life. In religion Mrs. Iteid was a- U.ip'i-t ar.d wjs a member of Collingwood Baptist church. Mrs. Reid spen 1 : h-r girlhood at Eugeoia, her m li.-n name boiiii; Mv.M.i Jane Armstrong. Besides a sorrowing 1.111'jinJ she leaves to mourn her los?, two daughters and oue ion, namely : Harriet (Mrs. Geo. Tynegite) of Colliniz- wood ; Margaret (Vlrs. Frunk iirodanek) of Torrnto and Wm. at Sir.glumptou. j Four niatcrs and nno brother suivive her, namely; Mrs. El'j ill Pnul, Mrs. \\'tu. Wilaon, Mr>*. \Vm. Wilker, E-uetii t ; Mrs. Geo. McWtter", Elii;val', and .Jas Aimstrong c-f Kimberley. Oue sister, Mrs. Gaorge Gordon, aud one brother, Ji.hu Armitrong, predeceased her H jme yenrs ago. The fui:> r il tbok plttce nn Monday, Fob. 12 h, fiuui the residence of her daughter, Mr 1 ". Tyiiegate, to Col- iin-^wood Baptist cemetery. The flora! > if.'rinus were a wreath from Mr. aud Mrs. Elijah Paul and tiu.ily, nnd a wreath from the nephews and nieces attending the funeral Mri. Berc French of W,iverley, D-m Rountiee, Elinvale ; and W". A. Gordon ar.d W. Walker, Eugenii. Mrs Wm. Beatty Mrs. Wm. Beatty died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. B. Moore, at Sturgeon Falls, o.i Saturday, and the remains were brought to Flesherton by the noon train on Tuesday, from whence they were taken to the Meaford Hoad cemetery for interment. The deceased lady came from Ireland with her parents when a young woman and married Wm. Beatty. They lived in Colorado ur.tij the latter's death when she with two children came to Artemesia, where she resided on Stone's Line with a sister, Mrs. Geo. Patterson. One daughter, Lizzie, is married and living inColorado- The other daughter, Mamie (Mrs. J. B. Moore) lives at Sturgeon Falls. One son died here some years ago. Mrs- Beatty's maiden name was Clark, and she is the last member of her family. AUCTION SALE Of Farm Stock etc. 3 Very Special Reductions Sheep Skin Coats Sheep Skin Coat made of heavy quality duck extra deep lining- well finished in every particular and very specially priced at $6.5O. Wool Mackinaw Coats All wool Mackinaw Coats of heavy wool, lancy check or black Norfolk styleregular $8.'50 for $6.75- Heavy All-wool Sweaters Men's Heavy All-wool Sweaters, knit in close stitch with shawl collar a/id close-fitting: cufts in colors : heather or brown. Reduced to S3. 50. A. E. HAW General Store . CEYLON CaH cream station. Store closes Tuea. and Fri. evening Ceylon Branch To Be Closed We have decided t" closo our sub* agency at Ceylon on the 28ih day of February on which uateynur accuunt will bo transferred to cur Flesherton branch. Trusting this chucks will uot inenw^nionce you, nnd insuring you of our beat services in the futura 1 l!;ink of Montreal Musical Eckardts coming The V p,-' il Eckardii, bell ringer* and variety entertitiuits, wr 1 i.ilic.1 to apptnr v the Toon Hall on Friday evcuicg, Feb. 23rd, wiih T. Eckardj, dadiiy of the orgn:zitii>D, personilly in chari/e i;f tho compuny Si;ce their last visit t-j FJesh- ecton, two yenrs a^c, the Eck-itds en- i '._ some DOW ; .rlotmers. 'ncluding ! Miss Elpha De BuM. juvenile comedi- j enne, late of th* Winnipeg Kiddies Co , who will be seen with the company here in an entire chantte of prn^rum . R. O. TURNER Lot 36, Con. 10, Artemesia WEDNESDAY, FEB 28, when thj following wiil be offered : i jleavy horse 7 y^s old. Black mare :i yrs old Ciirnbro^ic Staaip, Keg Short- horn cow 6 yrs o'd due in March, R>".j Shorthorn d>w 5 yrs old, due in March, Purebred Short huru bull li mos uld, Purebred Shorthorn Lull 14 mos old. Purebred bull cult 7 months old, Giade Shorthorn cow 8 yrs old sup to freshen m March, Grrade Pulled Ai>i{U cu.v yrs old supposed to freshen in March. Grade Polled A 1121..-* heifer rising 3, sup to fretiben in April, 2 grade Polled Angus heifers rising 2 yews, grade. Sliorlh'.rn yearang ciln-s, Br.jod suw due March 10, Brood sow due March 30, Sec single harness collar and tinmen, Liu,."-}' pole, Set democrat shafts, Wind mill. Sale to commence at 1 :!0 p at. sharp. TERtaS All sums of $5 DO and under, c.i.-h ; over lhar tiuvunt 11 miuitba credit will be given on npproved joint uo'ts. 5 j.'er cent. < If for c;ish in lieu of uotos. WM. KAITTING, Auctioneer. HENDERSON'S STORE Cream -:- BRING ALONG YOUR CREAM WE ARE PAYING THE Cans supplied PRICE Mrs. R. H. Henderson FEVERSHAM, - ONT. AUCTION SALE Farm Stock & Implements A. B. FERRIS Lot 138, 1st Range N.E.T.&S.R. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23 when the following will be ofl';rfd ; Geoernl purpofe horse D years driving horse ."> yra, tinre 13 yrs, bay mare 10 yrs, browu horse 7 yrs, cow due in June 11 yrs, cow due iu May 7 yrn, cow du in Sept., dry cow, tow with c'llf it '.it 5 yrs, cow 10 yrs au iu April, cow In yis due in April, cow li yi-s due m April, cow 4 5 rs due iu June, cow .'! yrs due in -Inly, 3 ye*clin?, 4 calve*, ateer. Hyeailin^s ruing 2, sow due Feb ~2<i, " ewes. Binder Frost Jt \Vuod, ni'jwer F A; \V, luy rake, Cocksbu't disc drill, wiiuon, disc harrow, nut irun hiirrowa, set of bob- .-li-uh-, hay rack, wauun box and slock ruck, scythe and snath, 4 buudlrs of shingles, M -H. turnip pulper, walking pl&w nearly new, sap pan and i number of buckets, set of heavy harneic, set of double harness nearly oevr, double treee and neck yoke, logging chains and num- erous other irticles. TERMS All sunai of f 10 and ui der, cn'h ; r?r fhr ,imunt 8 inn^V crrd't on approved j unt notes, 5 ", ctt'tnr cssh in lieu of notes. D. McPHAlL, Auctioneer. Full Line of Hardware I For All Purposes AV.SV.-.V Nails, Glass and Other Materials Now is the time to buy V.V.'.V.V PUMPS, STOVES, PAINTS, OILS. WASHING MACHINES, PAILS and GRANITE WARE. D. McKILLOP Flesherton, - Ontario Bad Storm Last Week The lrrnis of Uit week were the worst wo have seen htre tor many yenrs, and :s a cinsequeuce five I rains were ; cancelled on this iine (:f railway. >y mails were received from Toronto from j SVeduesday until Fridy noou. The Feversham stage missed three daya nnd Kimbcrley oue, the latter coni>ni< vit the valley road until Sa urday when the route throuah Eugcniu was resum- d. HONCKITil Sold in Fleaherton by W. J. Stewart &Sons Sold in Ceylon by Miss NiiPte Cook. Furs Hi x n alf Price This week we offer Special Clearance Prices on Ladies' Furs, Scarfs, Neckpieces and Muffs in Black Sib- erian Wolf, Natural Wolf, Black Wolf, Jap Fox, Austra- lian Coon and other popular furs. All in perfect condi- tion and made up in a variety of good styles. We have a Special Assortment on our Display Tables of Special Interest Muffs and Neckpieces $5.79 each New Wash Goods for Your Spring Sewing Dress Ginghams Piques and Repps Indian Heady and Middy Twills Indigo Blue Suitings Lingerie Cottons Pajama Cloths Flannelettes ALL REASONABLY Prints and Galateas Circular Pillow Cottons ; Double width Sheetings Rock Fast Drills Nainsooks and Lawns Feather Tickings PRICED F. H.W. HICKLING FLESHERTONf - ONTARIO