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%an_ rs. air [ Plan Your Summer Vacation Now April .~ 2-Again ' Grim lneath has visited this neighborhood," taking as its victim John King in his 84th year. . .Miss Kate Lawless returned to her"home-in Brimley after spending a month with friends here. . . .Mrs.j And"- rew Potts is on the sick list. . Ptes. Fred. Taylor, Harry-_ Both- wick and Jack Sexton spent their last passes at their homes h-ere. ....Miss Alice `Smith has gone to Orillia to visit her grand- father, A. Malcolm. . . .Hardly any snow is to be seen and near- 1y all the spring birds are here. ....John and Robert King of Toronto attended their father's funeral. . . . Miss Winnifred Mar- ley is visiting her.parents here. . . . .Quite a number fromaround; here attended the presentations to the soldiers: one at the home, -of Jos. Martin. and the other at. Phelpston. . . . Miss Annie Sex-*' ton `of the West is visiting under the parental roof. - l Read the Adlet Col/uV;nn. News Thdnsday,` Apnilvf, 1811. -, . W. G. Malcomson ALu1{t@Ib[l@ and] Carrage Ac DIIIEKIXWIO A. D. Bmthnltc. I. 1. Chunbexlln. H. 3. Drununond. C. 8. Gordon. Eon. ll: Lamar Gonna. l.C.I.I. E. ' B. Greenlhloldl. C. 3. Eleanor. RI! Wllllnm It-nan-ghl ' Ulvh JIUFUIII EUIIUIL Lord shnuzhnouy. x.c.v.o. an lndouok Wnnpu-Tutu. ELI. nu" vvuulm nucuonut Capt. Berber! llohon. '.l|Pl| Ihnnnhnnnnu I I st . .`. gxrzctrrons AND TRVSTEES M uwww` 'HE Undersignod has a r Paint Shop over Hux- tab|e an Garoge, next the Wellington HoteI,where he is prepared to do Higgn-clan Painting of Automobiles and Car- riages} Make your at- rangements. now to havo your Car or Buggy re- painted. L I. Ill;-IIIIB. Prices on Application. VIGO T319 ..S919 ,1T91t:ilXJ-.if!9t1 CenVtral'l;' ilocTate`t.i--Just otf Yzngi. - n..g.... mu-Asi7:':5`o:1n.2l;lI;7vgln;:-;`f:h;w Iv to`: in I % w'o~tu.ru- u%%`Grnv*"eVS*m* T9*!!*=- *0-r* -1:Y;36 6} zes alu- in all- nd all- who have been appointed Execu- tor: of Estates, and whose own aiairn prevent them from giving the neceeaaty attention to Hie- work, may appoint this Company on their Agent for the Administra- tion without loss of control no Executor. Wi-ite for Booklet. _A very unique event injthe history of Phelpston took place 5 on Saturday evening, March 31, ..'wheI_l the" citizens o.f_`Phe'lpston .and the surrounding l_ocality as- sembled in Mar1ey s Hall to en- tertain and extend their best ` w_ishes to the nine soldier boys of this vicinity, who are about to leave for .-"overseas with. the 177th Bn.` , Messrs. Ed. Mulroy. '. Chas. McGinnis_ and John Mar- ] ley, who took charge of the col- _ Iecting, succeeded, in spite of the i bad._/roads, in getting `$64 for pres`entation to the soldiers. By 8 o clock the hall was packed full. Mr. Donnelly w,as elected chairman and made the opening , speech. Rev. Father Gearin gave a very able and suitable address. John H. Hallread an address to the soldiers and Chas. McGinnis presented each with a purse of $7.00 and the ladies of the Red Cross "Society presented each , with three pairsof socks. Pte. _` Chas. Loftus replied on behalf, ` of soldiers and in very suitable 1 terms thanked the ladies of the lled Cross" and their friends for 1 `their kindness and assured them that the_ soldiers would do their utmost to "uphold the good name of Canada. Deputy-Reeve P. A`. ' G-oughlin gave a very eloquent address and after .some"s`ongs `and music the meeting closed" with the National Anthem and , three cheers for the soldier boys. The following is the address: To the Soldie1;.~s,of Phelpston Vicinity, Members `of ,l77th Bn., Canadian Exp. Force _ Dear .Soldiers:-- We, jyour friends-and fellow citizens of Plielpston and the vicinity, have heard that the call has been giv- en for your Battalion to go overseas to do -its shar_e .in the battle for liberty, and that you are soon toleave our midst and this land of peace for the scene of the Great. War snow . being waged in Europe. We feel that we would be very negligent, in our duty if"we did not, in. some way, endeavor to show our ap; preciation. of the sacrifice you {ICC IIUICI I ICU! %VDllrC$' TORONTO BRANNI A car. cum and You : Itmu, Iran I.. Imml. lluuofut Torah. _ mApri1 2-,+on Monday` .MaI_'ch '26, death removed King, aniold and highly respec- ted citizen. King waseborn _in Ireland about 87 ,'years ago. W.hen a young-. man he cameyto. Canada and after working for fa few, years _ in the neighborhood of Whitby, came to Flosabout fty years `ago and- sett_led on lot 20, `co,n;'3`, Flos, where he `re- sided until his death. ,His wife pre-deceased him. out . ve years. He'is survi `by four sons `and, two daughters. His funeral, which was largely attende-zl,` took _place on Thurs- day, .Mar. 29th, at St. Patrick`s night, J 0h'n Church, Phelpston. Rev. Father Gearin - conducted the `funeral ;service and preached `a every ap- propriate sermon. -The pal]- bearers were the four sons of the `.de'cea'sed, John and Robert o_f `Toronto, Michael on the home- I stead and Daniel on lot 16,~con. I5, Flos; I The Boyd Trust Company Til Illf Rlll Cdtrespondets J PHELE8_T0l_I ` Pte; Charles Hewitt was home on `last leayebfore going over- seas witlthe 177th . . . . . .Svrup making has" begun, ~_aIth'-ugh, fdwing` to"the -Wet wather, little has been done at it as yet. . . . . Clifford Chrscadden is in Orillia `for a few Weeks.,'. . .P_te_. Be'rnav:d Mitchell of the 2,08`tAh'B'n,` spent. V ~ - - - V-1 -.-'.' "" I April 3--Harold and. Geo. Mc.` Donald are. in Orillia working in- a shell. factory..Sgt. Jno. Coles of. Regina is'..visitin g his father and mother here on his way to join his battali-on.....MI_'s. G. M. Hickling had a most interesting letter recently from a` soldier in VF1yance, who had received a pair of `socks in which her name and address had been sent. He gave _his naine~,'~John Pinson, of Long- ford Mills, Ont. He enlisted for service in Vancouver in Sept., _ 1914`, soonhafterithe "outbreak of. war; and `went. overseas early .thejWfol l'owing`""year, so has seen "eo_nsi'dera_hle`serviee. It is very -gratifying to "hear that the lad- i__es efforts-dnlbehalf of the sol- dier boys _are- appreciated, as his lette_r%.V_c'ertainly~ testifies. c I ...,-_ uxzuxlunui, uuu uuuri lllU_l.'U lUl.r us extend to you our `best wishes y for your welfare and the success of the good cause which you go forth to assist, and assure you that we shall pray that peace- and liberty shall soon be restored in all nations _and_ thatthen we shall` have the" glad privilege of welcoming-you home again. CI:;.___I L I SignTe(tiw`ond "1-)ei;;.i.f:v of. the Cit- % izens_ of South F105;, ; are making for the Empire and the _cause of` Liberty and Justice. We have, ` therefore, assembleds to meet `you here tonight to ex_} , press to you our most heartyl appreciation and best wishes for the success of the work you and your fellow comrades have un- dertaken in defence of the] Em- I pire against the powerful Ten- ; tonic oppressor who has so I- ruthlessly crushed its defence- ! less neighbors and threatened the liberty and freedom of Eur- ' ope. It is needless here to go into the details" of the cause and, ' progress of. this cruel war. Suf- ce it to say that we are fully convinced of the justice of the L cause for which you have donned the soldier s uniform and enrol- led yourselves in ,-the 177th Bn. of Canadian Infantry. For the, past year or more you have been training for the great work you are now about to begin. We are sure that. you have diligently ap- plied yourselves . and that you are now `well prepared to per- form your duties as soldiers and that _yo11_ will -acquit yourselves with honor worthy of`the_uni- form you` wear, worthy of the great country you represent, . ;worthy.of the Great Empire to ; lwhich you belong and of which 3 we are all proud to call ourselves . citizens. In conclusion, we ask 4 you to accept this purse as a `. slight token of our friendship. and esteem, andonce Inoreeletl; 11a A-u-luvs;-I 1.)` --..-.. i -rut"-;__3An%IIIE axnuilusn Ann` s_A'r_unnAv monmna SIXTH LINE, vaspnni EDGAR \.AA was 11:11 lu\J l.l\JLul own I-7 Halli! `p.Ir,1.; Evening Prayer and Holy Communion. ` A}: earnest invitation .is`8_iven to every one to attend` services on Good Friday. `An `appeal -has DJIULL .l_lV.IJL\J|Jo 10.30 a.m.-- Morning prayer and Holy Communion. 7.30 p.m.-Evening` Prayer . . Sunday School.in St. Peter s Church will be-held at`2 p.m. 0 an vvn - nI!t\uv\;c-Qn `I1 nnnnn 1\\A Easter Sunday service will he held at St. Paul's at 10 a.m., Return of the Self-denial Mis- sion Boxes. an an hr` /at- At 7.45 p.m. at St. Paul's, In- nisl. Offering on behalf of the Evangelization of the Jews in- Canada. ha 1 u on` -u HAWKESTONE Alex. Graham is very critically ill. . .'..Mrs. Leonard Leigh is not improving as well as her friends would like. Mrs. Leigh is in Orillia Hospita1...Mrs. G." Leigh is -in Orillia helping nurse her little grandson,` Ivan Simpson, who is very ill.-. . . . .Mrs. R. N. Reid and son, Pte. Geo. Reid, of 177th Bn., spent several days in: 'Pe'ter,boro last week, guests of Pte. Re`id s. aunt, Mrs. Eggo. . . . Mrs. Moore of Orillia spent the week-end with her sister, Mrs. R. N. Reid . . . . Overseas mail last week reports our boys all well, for which we are very glad. .. . Mrs. 'I`. A. Stone is visiting with friends in Barrie. . . . Miss B. mother, Mrs. Adam of Barrie, is not as well as usual. . . .Pte. W. Demaline is holidaying under the parental roof. . . .Pte. G. Reid visited his `grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Wiggins of Guthrie, the first of the week. . . .The so- 'cial hop in E. v. Kendall's Hall last week was not - as well at- tended as usual on account of the very. bad roads . . . . Private Russell is visiting under the.par'- Shavv, who is visiting her grand-$ ental roof. l ..-; Services will-be held (D.V.) onl Good. Friday and Easter Sunda as follows: . ' vr~__.: 1.1__:_1_,__ -1 n ____ _. nu uuu aw-A . G0odwi7`ur.iday at 3 pm; at St. Peter's Church, Churchill. . . . .Mrs. G. Ferrier is able to be around again after her se_vere illness....Owing to. the bad roads our mail carrier did not get around for a few days, but the roads are-passable now. , . . Mr. and Mrs. H. Ralston spent a few Hays in Toronto . . . . ..Mrs. W. Thompson has "returned . to her home after spending the winter with friends. . . .L. Cross has returned to his home in the West after spending the winter 'with friends here. . L . . .Mrs. J. Bannerman -of Bonds Headwas the guest of Mrs. T. G. M~cGul- lough for a few days. _ Mrs. D. Irving is not improv- ing as her friends -would wish. `l|l'_.... I"! `l'.1.____._ _. _1.I- L- L- a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Best this we'ek....V. R. Slesser and family- are expected home after -spending a year in Kip- ling, Sask. , Parish of Innll NANTYR V` PAENTENGI been made by the different evan-i gelistic bodies throughout the Old Land and Canada, asking all our citizens to approach God in humiliation, repentance and prayer, in this most serious crisis in the world s history. They ask thatthe people gather in God s House on this day when we commemorate the great sac- rice of our Lord. Let no maul Parliament Builciings A-V-I.-\/A-In xuuuwulg Uccupauuu \1c|.ucu/, LU uumucaa Lucu wuu can spare 1: least a portion of their time, to all men who `can arrange their aairs so as to help some farmer. Every man is invited to enlist for-farm Service. unJ\fJ `I 6599 VI 11 L1l\..L J-U, illlll L161-VC BUUIL. |.C.ll.L1 LCUUIU, _y\JI-I 5:51` W secure promotxon art school by enlxstxng for. farm service any -time between April 20th and May 20th. Parents are urged to engourage their boys to enlist for farm service. The physical and moral welfare of your boy will be advanced by a summer spent close to Nature; an interest will be awakened in an im 'ortant industry of the country that will be a help. to him in his whole future. ` At this supreme hour when ample food production is one of the indispensable means of victory, the country faces a serious shortage of men and boys on the farms. `The .Department of Agriculture emphasizes the urgency of every ' man and boy taking to heart this splendid opportunity for `patriotic service. ` B Decide now to help in the war. If you are between the - ages of 14 and 18, and have good term record, you can secure nrnmntirm df sohnnl hv eniistinvr fnr.fm-m service M The Department `appeals to retired I` urn):-=.'.7, to men ' fllowing occupation (retired), to business men who Ann cane-n 4- Iann n cnnrl-:n-I AF +1-un:r +;n-an `En la" o-nan v-vkn The plow is our hope," declared Right Hon. David Lloyd George, the Prime Minister of Great Britain. The tremendous significance of these words in the face of a world shortage of food must be amatter of concern to all. It points out the path of" duty to men and boys unable to enlist in the army`but capable of helping to increase production. Help `~ the farmer increase % production Ontdfio Dgpartjnent of Agriculture w. H.`Hunt,'Miniuor of Agracuxeuco _ .Dep0t v2{g;1_t._ Confer with "your. District Representative of the Department of Agriculture. or write or visit Ontario` Government Employment Bureau, 15 Queen s Park, Toronto. ibe indifferent to the call. `means you. 1' In ail ctiniris. Ask for our INVEN- .'.|`.OR'S ADVISER,wh1ch will be sentjren MARION & MARION. 364 University st. Mnntral. wane -7 Page Th roe It Full information and descrip- tive literature may -be s<,acuVred -on application to .H\.(._._.l. A_._Al - . G. HORNING, -`Z , D.P.A., TOi`1`O`N.'VI`O, ONT. J. E. BILLINGSLEY, V MUSKOKA LAKES, ALGONQUIN "-PARK, GEORGIAN BAY, LAKE '*O'F' BAYS, TEMAGAMI, KAW- AHTHA LAKES. _ ' Arrange to visit s'dme' of the following points---all beauty sp0ts--close to nature; '