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THE FLESHERTON ADVANCE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 29, "M W The Most Liquidl vestment ^: m A Sivings Bank Account is prim- arily an investment. But it is the only investment yieldinf? a fair rate of interest, that is available for your use at a moment's notice. Emergen- cies can be in-.mediately met by the bank account that has been consist- ently develope 1. Your investment as a bank accoun: yields constant satis- faction and peace of mind in the fact that it is alwrys ready for other uses without the tronble of converting in- to cash. THE STANDARD BANi; CANAM .ESTABUSHEO tB7i, E. A. PRESTON Manager, Flesherton Branch C.P.K. TIME TABLE I Trains leave Flesherton Station â- Â» follows: I Going South Going North «.08a.m. llJ2a.in.: 4.10 a.m. 8-53 P-«- •8.31 p.m. 4.33 p.m. R. J. Ball ex-K,P. Died in Toronto (Globe Despate'i.) Hanover, Feb. 2S-4Ik trie death of ITie mails close at Flesherton aa r. j. Ball, which occui- oil this morn- follows: For the north at 11.00 a.m. ing at Wellesley Hos al, Toronto, •outh at 3.30 For morning train ' Grey County loses one r.f its outstand- floaih mail closes at 9.00 p.m. the ^ ing public men. He \ ::i member ^tevious evening. Local and Personat Parliament for ten y I Robert James Ball w.- ' Park, Bentinck townsh ' of r3. The late born at Allan , Grey County Miss Elda Karstedt was a visitor in Ihandalk last week. Mrs. J. C. Adams is in Shelburne, Ottawa attending her daughter, Mrs. Wm. Brown, who has be^ se^icusly ilL.. in 1857, a son of the 1 ie James Ball arid Jane Kain. He re -ived his early education a,t Normanb;. public school, after attending the coll ^iate institute at CoUingwood and Nc .'mal school at He taught nchool for ten years after which he jc'.ied the Knech- itel^Fumi^re of Hano ^ aqt aQeounk< Miss 1. Martin Wins in Public Speaking The pupils of the Flesherton High School held their first literary meet- ing of the year on February 22, 1928, with President Murray Inkster in the chair. The meeting was open- ed by the singing of the first verse of the Maple Leaf. The minutes of the last meeting were read by the Secretary, Miss Mabelle Watters, and adopted. An oratorial contest oo the subject, "Canada's Future" con- sisted the major part of the program The speakers in the contest were as follows:. â€" Marion Stuart, Helen Heard, Harold Thompson. Alice Heard. Annie Akins Emery Fisher, Earl Johnston. Clar- ence Stafford, Lolo Blackburn and Irene Martin. The Judges: â€" Rev, Mr. Harrower, Rev. M. Saunders and Miss Mary Mc- Millan decided in favor of the follow- ing pupils: Irene Martin, Helen Heard, Alice Heard, Marion Stuart and Harold Thompson. The speeches were interspersed with musical numbers consisting of a whistling solo by Miss Laura Boyd; Piano solo by Miss Alice Heard and a humorous song by the pupils of Form 3. The school paper. "The .'Vstonisher" which exhibited its us- ual humor was read by the editor, Miss Inez Brown, after which the meeting was closed with the Nation- al Anthem. The next meeting will be held in the evening during the thisd week of March and all are cor- dially invited to attend. The winner, Miss Irene Martin, goes to Owen Sound to compete with other members of this district, the date of which competition has not yet been known. EUGENIA ADDITIONAL LOCALS Still it storms. It looks as if we will have winter yet for awhile as there is an abundance of snow. Miss Mae Carruthers has returned home after a pleasant sojourn with friends at Sault Ste. Marie. We are pleased to learn that Miss Isabelle MeKee, who has been very FOR SALEâ€" Heavy Colt, rising 2 years, and light colt 4 years old. â€" Ed. Hillock, Maxwell. Postmaster W. W. Trimble is ill wit!» pneumonia at the home of his daughter, Mrs. C. N. Richardson. Mr. and Mrs. John Runstadtler, who have been in Toronto for some time. ill the past week- or so with earj returned to their home here Monday. truoble, is recovering. Her mother who went to Toronto- to wait on her dur- ing her illness is expected to return i [tt, north "of 'town home this Tuesday. Mr. Charles Kyle of Maple spent a week with his aunt, Mrs. W. Bum- Mfra. Wm. Hyr^op has returned home from visiting with her sister,' Miss McKenzie at Ceylon. i I The Ladies' Aid of the United; Church here have taken another step; toward money making. Anyone de- j siring to have quilts quilted are hand-j ing them over to the Ladies' Aid Soc-| iety, which quilt them for a small amount of money. The quilt, top; lining, etc. are handed in and the. ladies supply the lunch, do the quilt- 1 ing and have a real social time to- gether. Mr. Basil Carruthers has return- ed to his position at Sault Ste. Marie after spending a few holidays at his home here. Schools have been closed in nei- ghboring sections owing to the meas- les and other contagious diseases. Our school is closed at present, but only for a few days while the fur- nace is being repaired. Mr. and Mrs. Kilbourne Magee, and four children have returned to their home in the west, after an extended visit with friends here. Mr. R. Hoy of town has been ser- ' iously ill at his home and is in a critical condition. His daughter, Mrs. i R. C. Phillips, of Toronto was in attendance, but returned to her home on Monday. i CkEAN 'EM UP This is the Time to Clean Up your Slow Accounts. We are Specialists in Collections. Let us Turn your BAD DEBTS in- to Hard Cash. We are doing this for others. â€" Why Not For You? KELLY & AIKEN Persistent Collectors Orangeville Guelph Owen Sound Haw's Store News I have some more of those Large Heavy Army Horse Blankets. For a Grocery Special this week you may have 25 lbs. prunes for $2.25 A. E. HAW, Ceylon STORE OPEN WED. AND SAT. EVENINGS I Miss T\or^\iii^k^Aim-:r^m^^^^ â„¢.„..... „. .... „.u .c=,uc.... .. the guest of lil^ai^iggi^#.:Fr#^..««flff'-^ in the person of Mary â- lay for a coupie:ori?eel<5.";.V,V.-^^^ ^^^^^ widow of the late Mr. and M«iVl^:H. -I^iJ&^JM -!^^^^^'i''""f>^^-^^^ -Thomas Hutchinson, passed away at Billy of Mar!aIalfc*fiJ»»tthewe^^on4,t^^^ home of her daughter. Mrs. John with the lattei'ii'V^?^^. "Str.'-M^ '2*' Bali -T*^acturl:;r..Conil.^y.ian -g^^^^^ ^^ Markdale on Monday, Mrs. H. Freeman. Hanover, acting as President and Man- ager of the firm up to the time of his death. Commencing his brilliant public career in 1901, he served with distinc- tion in manv public offices in the town The women of the United Church ^j Hanover and the county of Grey He was first elected town councillor of Hanover in 1901 and re-elected for four consecutive terms. He served as Mrs. Howard McCauIey was in Dun- dalk on Friday attending the reception griven by Mrs. E. V. Hoffman, form- erly Miss L. Hanbury. The women of the and Baptist Church joined in observ- ing the world-wide day of prayer on Friday of last week. Arthur Whittaker, Ceylon, will hold County Commissioner for the towns of an auction sale of stock and imple- Durham and Hanover and townships ments on Saturday, March 3rd. See of Bentinck and Glenelg during 1905 l)ills. John O'Neil, auctioneer. and 1906. Ho served as Reeve of Han- Mr. Jack Hutchison spent the week over for two terms in 1907 and 1908, end with his sister, Mrs. H. Free- and in the latter year wes elected man and family leaving for home in Warden of the County of Grey. Exeter Monday morning. i in 1911 he was elected as represen- Mr. and Mrs. Fred Eagles, and tative for the riding of southeast Grey little daughter, Nina, have returned in the House of Commons, and was hom.e after spending a fortnight with re-elected in the wartime election of friends and relatives in Toronto and 1917, serving as a member for this Cooksville. riding until 1921, when he was defeat- Friday night last turned very cold ^ by Mass Agnes MacPhail, Canada's after the fierce storm, and the ther- only woman member of Parliament, mometer dipped down to 20 below Following the death of Mayor Tay- zero. That is the coldest we have had lor in 1923 the late Mr. Ball re-enter- it this winter. - ed municipal life and was elected by The Mission Band concert will be acclamation to the Mayoralty He was held in St. John's United Church on f -lifted as Mayor by acclamation Monday evening, March 5th. Admis- !°''„.**'"'"^ ,?.*",!!*"."''* *^'"'"f' '^"""K sion: free. Death of Mrs. Hutchinson Another of the old residents of ) 25 Years Ago Fyle of Feb. 26, 1903 Born â€" In Flesherton, on February! 1st. to Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Simmons,' a son. â-  Nine young Dundaik men -were fin-"! ed $2.25 for curling on Sunday. | Mr. Thos. Sled is moving to his new, farm,, the Knwoody property, oael mile north of town. I MAXWELL â€" Mrs. Thurston of Flesherton organized a Women's! Missionary Society at the Methodist i February 20th. The deceased, who had been in failing health for some time, was 79 years of age and had made her home with her daughter | Parsonage recently. here. She is survived by one son, I John Hutchinson of Stratford, and FEVERSHAM â€" The Salvation six daughters, Mrs. R. Coburn, Mrs. -'^'''^7 ^^ busy with the preliminary W. Shaw and Miss Lizzie Hutchin son of Toronto; Mrs. Thos. Freeman at Vandeleur, Mrs. Haze Freeman of Flesherton. and Mrs. John Bowers of Markdale. â€" Standard. The funeral was held on Wednesday afternoon of last week to Markdale cemetery. Adults 25c. children under 14 '~" Public life last year because of} I ill health. He was a staunch Conser- { vative in politics and a Methodist in Dr. F. M. Lively was in attendance at the Durham hospital last Wednes- day and assisted with the resettins: of Mr. Wm. CuUens' leg, which was badly fractured by a kick from a horse. religion, latterly a member of the UniteJl Church. He was prominent in fraternal life, being a Mason and a member of the I.O.O.F. He has been a resident of Hanover since 1888. On August 11, 1882, he married Mary Mrs. H. Freeman was in Markdale Ja"e Leonard, daughter of Mr. and last week attending the funeral of Mrs. Anthony Leonard of Normanby her mother, the late Mrs. Kutchis- Township. His widow, three sons and on and was accompanied home by three daughters surviveâ€" Milton L. her sister, Mrs. R. C. Cockbum and Ball and Austin E. Ball of Hanover, little son of Toronto.] Stanley S. Ball of Stouffviile, Mrs. « „ . , ,. ^ „ . .. o VV. E. Taylor of Toronto, and Elma, On Friday, March 2nd, at 8 p.m. a ^j,,;^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ g^,, ^^ ^^^^ g.^ concert will be given in the Orange j^^^^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ ^.^^^^^ ^,^^ ^^^^.^^ Hall, Feversham under the auspices . , , , of the Ladies' Aid. A play entitled J^^ remains were forwarded to "The Last Loaf" and other numbers "*"°^" »'"' interment takes place will be given. Everybody come. Ad- mission 25 and IScts. The contract for the construction of ten miles of Provin'-in' Hin-hwnv be- tweenThombury and CoUingwood has on Wednesday. Dondaik Won Debate W.I. NoMing Debate The W. I. are giving a debate in St. John's Church on Wed., March 7th at 8 p.m. Resolved "That pion- eer wor.ien contributed more to our homes and community than the mod- ern woman." Aff. â€" Mrs. Murray and Mrs. Armstrong. Neg. Mrs. Moore and Miss MacMillan. Lunch Com. â€" Cake. Misdames Phill- ips, E. Best, McTavish, W. A. Arm- strong, T. J. Fisher. Sandwich â€" Mesdamee Down, Inkster, C. Crossley Aiken, R. Richardson, Mitchell. Lunch will be served and a silver collection will be taken. Several musical selections will be given. Come and hear these ladies debate. Every- body welcome. details of the erection of a magnificent brick hall on the old hotel stand. '. FEVERSHAM â€" Mr. Eli Robinson' has been appointed librarian. Fire at Gravenhurst did about $10,1 000 damage. The Joy family held a very up -to', date concert on Friday night in the \ Methodist Church. A very large crowd attended. I One of the very prettiest weddings i of the season was solemnized on Tuesday afternoon at the residence of the late Wm. Wright, west back \ line,when his youngest daughter, ' Mary Helen, was united in marriage! to Mr. Archibald Malcolm McPhatter of Owen Sound. Mr. Jno. Adams and son of this place had a very trying experience with snow roads on Wednesday of last week, when they brought 6200 lbs. of seed from CoUingwood to Flesherton. It took them half a day to come from Duntroon to Singhamp- ton. EAST GREY DIRECTORS MEET A meeting of the directors of East Grey Agricultural Society is being held at the home of Mr. Robert Rich- ardson, the President of the Soci- ety, this Wednesday evening. MV. Riehardcon will give the report of the annual meeting of the Fairs Associ- ation held recently in Toronto. BORN HAZEN â€" In Owen Sound, on Monday Feb. 20th, 1928. to Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hazen (nee Freda Mathewson^ 1177 2nd ave. w., a son, (Fred- erick, Junior.) NOTICE J , Dundalk won the first round of the Is called traffic-bound macadam. The debating series of the Grey Presbytery Law Construction Company were the . Young People's League, the debate successful tenderers. j \^\ng held at Inistioge Monday even- The Eastern Star Lodge of ladies 1 ing, February 28th, their opponents gave a luncheon and progressive eu- being representatives of the Flesher- chre party to their friends on Friday | ton League. The Flesherton team was evening last, when a jolly time was , composed of Miss Florence McFadden spent by those present. The prize and Mr. S. W. M. Hardwick, while the Winners were W. G. Kennedy and Miss ', winners were Miss Elva Russell and Gardiner of Dundalk for euchre, and , Mr. Frank Mclntyre. The subject of Dr. Murray anS Miss Rita Bellamy in [ the debate was. resolved "that heredity Crokinole. Send the news to The Advance. If your society has held an interesting meeting or election of office-s. have your secretary send in a report to The Advance. Every item of news helps to keep up the interest m your society and the home news makes your home paper reflect a live com- munity. , j has a greater influence in forming character than environment," Dun- dalk supported the affirmative and won the deabte by eight points. The arguments were very decisively giv- en by both sides. The judges of the debate were Mr. Prosser, Mr. McCan- nel and Mrs. Oscar Patterson. All accounts which have been rcn-. dered are to be paid to me by Tues- day, March 20th. If not paid by that date they will be placed in other hands for collection. â€" M.\RK WILSON. Flesherton. There's always more fun for your boy with a KODAK Get your boy a Kodak and let him keep his own picture record. It will mean much more fun for him, and genu- ine pleasure for you in seeing the pictures that he makes. All Kodaks are easy to operate â€" and they all make good pictures. Prices are $5 and up at this store. Box Brownies as low as $2.25 W. A. ARMSTRONG & SON Jewellers and Opticans FLESHERTON, ONT. MENS CLOTHING Ready to Wear Suits ^ We are offering some special values in Men's Readv-to-Wear H buits this month. The cloths are all wool and include Navv Blue M Serge, Fancy Tweeds and Worsteds. Every suit is perfectlv 'tailor- m ed with good durable cloth. Size 36 to 44. so vou can depend on m getting the size you need. ' H Prices Range from $16.50 to $35.00 | Ordered Clothing â€" To Your Measure | If you desire anything special tor a particular occassion a wedding B or a family celebration or anything just a little out of the ordinarv. m come in and look over the Semi-Readv Tailoring s: Specials in Flour and Feed O'Canada Flour (98) r)ran. Per bag Shorts. Per bag I^Iiddlings, Per bag $4.00 $1.80 $1.85 $2.25 Advertise in The Advance' Karstedt Bros PRICEVILLE, ONT. M . .^ailoring samples for Spring, and let us take your measure. Wc can promise you satisfaction and delivery of your order within one week. The stvles arc corr- ect, the quality of the workmanship is first class andprices are quite reasonable. During the past year we had many satisfied customers in order- ed Smi-Ready Tailoring, so that we can recommend their service with confidenc. SPECIAL BARGAINS - BOYS' TWEED BLOOMER SUITS Just tlie thmg for scluv^l nuriioso-^. Sec oiir assortment at $5 59 F. H. W. HICKLING FLESHERTON, ONT.