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WEDNESDAV, MAY 26th, 11)26 THE FLESHERTON ADVANCE MILLINERY REDUCED Ai we have only a small i|uantity of hats left, we are going to sacrifice the balance and sell them all at ereotlv reduced prictb. LADIES' SHOES We have ihu best seloclion of Ladies' Shoes we have had in yearn, all reasonably priced. Amonsr the nianv different kiiidg we hae a spct-ial line in a Niple V. width cushion insole, with a rubber heel. Made for comfort. SEEDS One i)ound packaKcs of Yellow Leviathon Mansrel Seed SOc. One pound packiiKC "f Juniho Sutcar Beet 55c. One half i ound Jumbo Swede Turnip ^ 40c. One pound package Junilu) Swede Turnip 75 We have still a small quantity of Timothy Seed, Red, Alfalfa and mammoth clover left. Car of cement just arrived. F. G. RARSTEDT FLESHERTON Letter From Peace River THE FLESHERTON ADVANCE Published on Coliinjfwood street, Plesherton, Wednesday of each •week. Circulation over 1100, Price in Canada, $2.00 per year, â- when paid in advance $1.50. In U.S.A. $2.50 per year, when paid in advance $2.00. W. H. THUJISTGN, - Editor F. J. THURSTON - Asst. Editor The Late Robert Brown Peace River Alta. Editor Advance: I see by last week's Advance that winter iii still with you Ontario people, while here in the Peace River country, the snow is all Kone, tree.s are all out in leaf, wheat sowing all done, and some of it' up. If we have good weather for three weeks more, all seeding w'ill be done, even root crops and garden stuff in. The wild fruits, duch as raspberries, 1 strawberries, gooseberirej and Saska- I toons are out in blos.som. Of course I this spring is earlier than usual. \ The D. A. Thomas, our darscst. riverboat has made her fir3t tk'ip from here to Hudson Hope and back. On the 3rd, a couple of others went down to Fort Vermilion. I did not see any Kimberley items in the last Advance; are they all .snowed Jn? What do you think of our gover- nment? I noticed that Forlce, the Progressive leader said he was a all ifor Canada, and I hope he my live EDITORIAL NOTES A change in the National flag of South Africa wa.i advocated recent- ly and a design was made that left out the Union Jack Now protest meeting.s are being held against the proposed change, and small Union Jack flag.s are being worn and car- ried by everyone. It is dangerous to tamper with the British Flag! he, with his father had a blacksmith shop. About the year 1860 they moved to lot 12 on the 10th Con. of O.sprcy where they farmed and did blacksmithing for .some years for the early settlers in that district. They came throutrli all the hardships that pioneers of Osprey had to with. A few years afterwards he was united in marriage to Miss El- • * * I izabeth Cooper of the 12th line. A- The snow which fell in the West bout 51 years ago, he and his fath- last week, according to the estimat- , or sold their farms and moved to Robert Browni an old resident of Osprey township and Feversham vill- age, died at the home of his son Fred, in Forest, Ontario, on Monday, I Canadian, and May the 11th, aged 89 years and ! not for sale. was brought here on Tuesday, and j and lead the party for twenty years on Wednesday was laid to rest in|to come, and not sell out. I am Bethel cemetery beside his wife who I not going to say how many politiical predeceased him 13 years ago. Mr. | men^ters do sell themselves to do Brown came with his parents when evil, for I do not know, but we read a lad from England, and they sett- ^ of the "Rt. Honorable" so and so, led in Scarborough township where,. md others, who have turned out The Halfjoliday The business men of Flesh- erton agree to close their places of business at Twelve o'clock noon every Thursday during the months of June, July, August and September, except that, when a statutary holiday occurs, the half holi- day will not be observed that week. Tiie statutary holidays are: July 1st, civic holiday and labor day. All parties are hereby requested to take notice. ANNUAL MEETING The annual joint meeting of the S. Grey United Farmers Political Ais'n; U F. Co-operative Assn'; U. F. Young People, and U. Farm Women Assn' will be held in Watson's hall in Priceville on June 11th, 1926, com- mencing at 10 a.m. Ladies are ex- pected to bring lunch. â€" M. E. Mur- ray, Riding Sec. Contractor McLeod has a good gang of men at work widening and grading the Provincial Highway, and is making splendid progress. Work was comemnced about half a mile North of Berkley and the gang ia steadily working this way. This will be a link in the development of the highway between Toronto and Owen Sound, and a through highway will be the result. grafters, robbing us poor taxpayers and putting oui country to the ex- ponse of bringing some of them to justice. Surely it is time that we farmers should know enough to vote for ourselves. Our only hope is in the Progressive party. Yours for contend justice. â€" HORACE May 5, 1926. HURLBURT ors, leads one to expect bumper crops throughout the prairies again this year. Another big crop would make prosperity in the West an as- sured thing. • * • The motor car industry is assum- ing a brighter aspect since the duty on parts for manufacture of cars in Canada hs been reduced. Blue ruin for the industry was the talk when the rduction in duty on cars alone was announced. IN MEMORIAM ARMSTRONG â€" In loving mem- ory of our dear wife and mother^ Mrs. James Armstrong, who passed away on May 28th, 1925. While the midnight stars are glenm.- ing, On a lonely, silent grave, Beneath it sleeps our mother. The one we loved but could not save. Her weary hours, her days of pain, Her troubled nights arc past. Her ever patient, worn out frame Has found sweet rest at last. Long days, long nights, she bore her pain. To wait for cure, but all in vain, Till God Himself knew what was best. He took her home and gave her rest God knows how much we loved her He counts the tears we shed. And whispers "hush," she only sleeps Your lovod one is not dead. Sadly Missed by Husband and family S. S. NO. 6. OSPREY Fevcrsham where they were partners in blacksmithing until his father re- tired, and after that, Robert ran the .shop until his wife died 13 years ago, and Browns blacksmiths had cus- tomer.s for miles around. After his wife died he went to live with a son Fred in Forest, with whom he lived and was tenderly cared for un- til his death from pneumonia two weeks ago. M.r. Brown used to come back and visit his old village every summer and was alway bright intoleetually, I and loved a joke at all times, and was highly respected by a large j circle of friends. ^ Mr. Brown leaves a family of sev- I on children to mourn his demise; Mrs i .A. Heron, of Shacklcton, Sask., Mrs. Joseph Irwin of ]\Iilton, Ont., Mrs.' A man in a hospital for mental cases sat fishing over a flower bed. A visitor approached and, wishing ing to be ai'fable, remarked, "How many have you caught?" "You're the ninth," was the reply. NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER of the estate of GEORGE MELDRUM, late of the Township of ArtemCsia, in the County of Grey, Farmer, deceased: NOTICE is hereby given pursu- ant to Section 56 of the Trustees Act, R.S. 1914, Cap. 121, that all creditors and others having claims or demands against the estnte of the said George Meldrum, w!i \ died on or about the 28th day of January, 1926,' in the Township of Aitemesia, are required on or before tl>> 11th day of June, 1020, to .send by post, prepaid, or do- TI10.S. Davidson, Toronto; Mrs. Fred ] liver to the solicitor for the executors Brackenbury of Fle.sherton; Mrs. Jos. of the last will and testament of the Barber ot Feversham. and two sons, i said deceased, their Christian names John of St. Mary.< and Fred of For- and surnames, addresses and doscrip- ost- I lion; the full p.irticulars in writing Rev. Now of the United church, | of their claims, a .statement of their Maxwell, held a short service at the j aecrunts, and the nature of the scc- homn of hio son-in-Sp<w Mr. Jo.spph Barber, and officiated at the grave. A large number of old friends and neighbors grathercd to pay their last respects to a departed pioneer. STABLE AND FARM EQUIPMENT I am agent for .stable equip- ment, manufactured by the Su- perior Co., also Shinn Flatt light- ning rod.s. Manure Spreaders; wire fencing by the Canadian Steel and Wire Co., Mount Forest Buggies, and I'eury Plows. A call solicited. â€" E. Rutherford, Proton Station. Phone 44 ring 3-2. urity, if any, hold by thorn. AND TAKE NOTICfJ that after such last-mentioned date said execu- tors will proceed to distribute the assets of the said deceased among the parties eiilitlcd thereto, having re- gard only to the claims of which they shall then have notice, and that the said executors will not bo liable for the said assets, or any part thereof, to any person or persons of whose claim notice shall not have been re- ceived by them at the time of such disfi-ibution. Dated at Durham, May 17 th, 1926. â€" C. C. MIDDLEBRO' Solicitor for the Executors. Form 5 â€" Garnet McKenzie, Al- lan Fawcett, Lilian Thomson, Wiii , Jzard, Janetta McMullen, Ina Ilindie, \ Bessie Hindle, George Clark.' | Sr. 3rd â€" Jim Mcmullen, Burton Robert.^. Jr. 3rd â€" Beatrice Hutchinson, Mildred .Maxwell, Doris Roberts.* Sr. 2nd â€" Melville Hindle, Viva Roberts, Will Sanderson, Rva Poo'e. Jr. 2nd â€" Burton Hutchinson, Stel al McKenzie, Johnny Poole. 1st â€" Jean McKenzie, Burton Mc- Kenzie. Primer â€" , Ethelyn Hutchin.<f)n Pansy Thomsoii, e(|ual; Edna Max- well, P^ddie Maxwell, Reta Ilindje, Burton Sanderson. E. .E ALLISON. Chas. Palmer wa.i ilriving his trot- Ing stallion hitched to a cart the other day for exercise. The animal â- hied at something, upset the driver off and ran awny, coming down the Main ft., in full view of his home Btable, Tho.sc who recognized the animal were very anxioun about the driver until he walked into view on his own motive power. Now his nei- •^hborj are wondering why a man who has reached the four score or hereabous will take the risk of driv- ing a spirited and speedy animal hitched to a high wheeled road cart. â€" Dtindalk Herald. An apparently bold physician chal- lenge's IIS to print the following: Dottie; "Come in and see our new baby." Teacher: " hank you, hut I will â- wait until y> ur mother is better." Dottie: "You n»>pHn't be nfrnld. It's not catching, teacher." EVANGELISTIC CAMPAIGN C(jnK' ;ind hear the celebrated Colored Quintette of Cleveland, ( )lii(.), in the .\rmouries, .Markdak-, where they are to render the "Old (los])cl" in song during an in wliich Rev. P. W'senian, College, Ottawa, will be the evangelistic campaign, ])resi(lent of .Xnnesley chief sjjeaker. 'rh( meetings will be under the auspices of The C.ospel Workers, and commence SUNDAY, MAY 30. p.m. Sunday services at 10.30 cliti., 2.30 and 7.30 Week nights, except Saturday, at7.4S p.m. AUCTION SALE of - TWENTY PURE BRED SCOTCH SHORTHORN3 (10 Females- 10 Males) Will hr held at MARKDALE, THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1926 at 1p.m. Representatives of the following fashionably bred families will be on sale Secrets, Village Girls, Butterflies, Lustres, Lady Mary Floras, and Rose of Autumn Catalogues on RiMjuest W J. BOWES, Markdale President J. Aubrey Foster Secretary FlesI.erton's half holiday commen- ces ne;:t Thursday, June 3rd. Advertise in The Advance WOOL WANTED Coarse, medium and fine wool wanted. Fiesherton Woollen Mills. John Nuhn, Prop. EUGENIA CHURCH PROPERTY Tenders will be received up to May j 31st at 7 o'clock p.m. for the follow- ing property. PARCEL ONE One brick veneer church, good sol- id rock elm frame, size df building, 37 feet long by 31 wide, with brick porch. All in first class condition, situated on Lot 22, north side olf Simpson street. Shed on property is reserved. PARCEL TWO Set of church seats, consists of 7 seats 11 feet long; 18 seats 6 feetv 2 inches long, 3 seats 8 feet long. These are a fine set of seats, all black ash, shaped bottom and backs, very com- fortble, almost new, with pulpit to match. The trustees reserve the right of .selling the church for use as a dance hall . The highest or any tender at the discretion of the committee. Anyone wishing to inspect the property, apply to Mr. L. Latimer, who is handy to church. .Address all tenders to â€" Alex. Car- ruthers, Sec-Treaa., Eugenia. PAINTS AND VARNISHES THAT BRIGHTEN UP SHERWIN WILLIAMSâ€" the old reliable, for inside and outside use. FLAT TONE â€" An ideal flat finish for use on walls 'a,nd ceilings etc, It does not drag or p-iill under the brush or show brush' marks. tSHERâ€" WILLIAMS LACâ€" A modem finish for renewing old floors, furniture, woodwork, etc. Easy to apply, dries over night and when used on furniture will not stick to clothes. AUTO ENAMEL â€" Your car may run well, but you will not be satisfied if it looks shabby, a coat of enam- el makes it look like new. Also top dressing etc. Call and get some color cards and the Household Guide. Stop making mistakes in painting. FRANK W. DUNCAN Phone 54 ? Boots and Shoes If you are-in need of a pair of good Work Boots, we have them From $2.75 up. Also nice Lines of Ladies' strap Shoes and Oxfords. Try a pair. THOS. CLAYTON for Ecenomieal Transpottatiom fT-' says- it certadiAy is » « • •â-  IM Coupe All th : distinction and smart appearance that you would expect to find in a car with body by Fisher. Swun,7 low, gracefully proportioned, finished in alractive Ontario Gray Duco, with smart Lanc'au-bows, this coupe â€" despite its low price; â€" is at home in any company, on any occasion; ' business or social. In addition, it provides Chey- rolet'3 characteristic economy and the superbly smooth operation of the Improved Chevrolet val .'e-in-hcad motor. â- >• Artillery type wood wheels are staad»rd equipment on the Chevrolet Coupe. Disd â- ^'â- ''• wheels mey be obtained at slight extra cost. D. McTAVISH & SO N CHEVROLET SALES AND SERVICE S^i .-^ NEW LOW PRICES