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nce in ts ;.u1`a. d_h.!!., uur_m1ngna.m's. Herman Magee of Toronto spent a day last week with his mother, Mrs. George Moore, Innisfil. Mr and Mr: Tnhn T.orn'I-u'n ......a ..:...u _and Mrs} Thos. Wilson of Cookstown spent Sunday at Mr. and` Mrs. Jas- Cunningham's. . FIR???`-91 ! M2500 hf Tnrnnfn cunnunt` (\ . : auuuswuul. uupruveu In neaxtn. I Mrs. Ernest Booth is spending a week in Barrie with her sister. Mrs. Wice. ' 1Ul n nna 11....` nu.-- 1'10)` , - ' We are glad to feport Mrs. Spencer somewhat improved in health. I Mrs. T4`.v-nnnf Rnnfh in c.nm.A:.-.... .. '$&&&w&$$m&$&m&: 'I`Llr\D xrrn xv %w&&&a$mwm&] Women : lnsfitute .-____ __, THORNTON, I Presentation ..35c `ma BARRIE axmnnan I Alabama State courts are faced with the problem of how much is overtime in a State prison worth? -Newt; Wil- -son has ledsuit fog $651.58.. claim- ing this amount due because he served g QVERCOATS A SPECIALTY seventeen months on `a. liquor v1o!a.- ` tion sentence, when he was entitled to release for good behaviour after `thir- teen months. A hank`.-.14-m .-.4 In 1...- 2 .'_-_ --~ - DvLI's @@@Q$3@@W28mwrmmn ;;.;`.;::*;a' ,Page Five kwwwwwwg Dnly Seems So. ._1. ~r__, A reet :- V inches long, $1.95 Roasters, 17 $3.25 teel Covered 1. 18 in. [long $1.25 eah Iccess! oover, then ttachments. 1g days will ver before. 8-qiuarmt $2.25 each as It Clean: 'ER I -_-vv T $1.75 $1.85 $1.95` $2.25 Pots $1.9 Prices ut Los Angeles, 137 mil- ill be spent in the motion ess next year, and still ple who claim that taxes oney.-Boston Transcrjpt. '7 HIIIU UIIEEWCW VI I $UI Instead of lining china. and linen closets" with paper that must be re- moved constantly, paint them with white paint and then a. coatot enam- el. They are fixed for'all time then and can -be kept perfectly_clean with a damp cloth whenever necessary. Luz: snow . With the prospects of `a. good holiday business. ; the merchants. of` our village have enlarged their stocks or Christmas necessities and gifts. Several of the stores have a good assortment of toys, dolls, etc.. for the children. and excellent gifts for the older people are on prominent display. People of Elmvale and vi- cinity would do well to inspect the stock of the local merchants before buying elsewhere. ' Aifinnol 131'-nunln 1-mourn nn nnsrn 14- way. `an! nanny: uwanvona Everything is in readiness for` the. Elmvale Poultry Show which will be `held in the show room of" Burton's garage on Monday, Tuesday and Wed- nesday of next week. Entries, are coming in in large numbers and a. good showing of A1 birds is promised. Be- sides the regular `Association prizes 1 there are a number of excellent spe- ` cials provided by those interested in the show. Tlfifln I-Ha vuanuv-unn+a ml 1: ann v....- vcnavnnv -90: v Ivvnni An enjoyable time was spent in the I.0.0.F. hall on Friday night of the :past'week when a large number gath- ered for the Odd Fellows annual At Home. The evening was spent in cards and dancing. 11`--A_-.LLl._.. 2.. 1.. ._--J.l..`_._ .D...` L`.- cvv vvnvon ---vnauu no and Mrs; R: Burton `and family and Miss L. Burchell visited :friends at Bzjadford on Sunday. V Mrs. Story and Miss" P. Usher at- tended the funeral of the former s brother, the late George Middfeton, at Claremont `this week. . s at a. -1.`. rusuezfu. _ ' Mr. and Mrs. Wm. ABea.rdsal1 and iamily ofstayner were week-end vis- itors with friends here. ____Q an-_._ 1-I -I-|__.,L___ --__j gwwaxawxwmmwwimg J1] .l.UI.'Ul1LU. ' * Mr. and vMr.s. S. G. Napier and daughter Jean spent the week-end at A. C. Bishop's. . Mr and Mac: an lnmpnno and mrtment. She had leap- -oof both times in an at- herself. J5. U. DlBllUpB. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Cl_emence and family ofstayner visited on Sunday at J. -'1`. Foster's. `run. .-....a `ml ... 117... 1:m'....a...11 n...-1! saw any" \aI--r. na n---- _ V- ... -.. _v........--.<---. Miss'E. Garbut-`L-at-11.1 Miss G. -Hum- mhries spent the week-Mend with friends in Toronto. `Kn nun! `Alan G (1 1\Ynn!nn non-1 &mmw&m&$&w%$&&| Miss I. Campbell of Stayner spent the week-end at her_ home here; 'uaA\I vv vvnu w..- w. -...- -.....-- ---..- Mr. and Mrs. A." C. ]V3i-shop spent a few days with friends in Tottenham. `III-_"I IV....I.--J.J: _._J `If-l__ IV 1"I'--... E TTTT TT TTTTTT T LMVALE NEWS Iuymg BIBBWIIBPG. ' I Additional ,E1mva.le news on page 14. ` Thursday, December 11, letter see to Paint lnsteajcl of Paper -I_1_.- _._A $I_lI_t_% SARJEANT C0. Limited .4 Coal, Coke,'*,_Wood. and `Builders suppligs , Yard on Mary St. . V Phones 88 and 94 BODY HARDWOOD, Cut `and split, cord $14.50 Half cord , $7.50 ` ' ` Quarter cord, $4.00 Hardwood Slabs, cut and split, per cord $13.50 , Half cord, $7.00" - Quarterscord, $3.75 Hemlock Slabs, `cut. and split, per cord . . . . $9.50 Half cord, $5.00 Quarter cojrd, $2.75 Cedar and Pine; Bunchwood for Kindling EBONY CUBE CANNEL COAL, per ton, $12.50 um-, sTovEKb i.oo .- -vvov -uuonnl |.\J (LII (4.011: , - ;pEA COA1:;i;;1_"ton` . . . ; . . . .. 3] Can be used to advar_1tage.with coke; or boulets. "Try III 313* ? "`I& 14-4: A- -- ` These Boo-lays (proi)e'r-p-r<;n~unciatior1) rhave a great many friends and, like the coke, contain no a A impurities but burn to an ash. ,_ } ' ,"I_\`NTH_RA_ClTE% 'BOULE'l`S , g" ' NUT co1 . . $1250 Runs from nutfo stove` size and isfche proper siz for large stove "furnace. % (The sifvne;-<:o1-or'e_c'l`. coke`).' V . V PEA COKE, per ton . . . . . . . . It larger than pea coal, running from pea to nut" size, burns splendidly` `in range, heater or stove. Ey, December` 11, I924. Burn the follnowinge-low-Apriced fuel, which will give you satisfagtion as it is hundreds of others: REDUCE YOUR FUEL BILL Semt-Solvay Coke B:1vrnn t\r\`4\un.J AAIL- DRYHARD AND sqmwoop R "lI'II\II1l\I\I\ ` n How To 1 924. prugl I.-.55. V The-stand spectators; too, insisted on saying their piece in an accomplish- ed art, known as "Rooting. . Inter - mittent cries of Attaboy"-the Amer- ican national slogan-rent the air, `as ,well as the ear of the adjoining spec- tators, and many of the onlookers ap- peared to take." the -affair to heart in the most clamorous fashion.. One `-even, evidently a delegate -to the League of Nations, called` earnestly and raucously to the batsman, Never mind him! he swings like a rusty _ gate," meaning the pitcher. _It `was all very strange- _ `R~nf if whn rnrmh nu-"v and Ii'H>`ln wnn ` ' The Department of Lands and For- ests, . under the supervision of Chief Forester `E. Zavitz, has been planting certain areas of burnt-over and cut timber lands this fall. This will be in the nature of an experiment and 1! the idea proves practicable large areas will be planted next year. `The de- partment collected some 30,000 pounds of red and white pine seed forthe pur- pose and for the bedding of seed at the Provincial nurseries -tor the prod all Very Bl.l`u.U.. .But it was much cry and little run. The White Sox scored two, the Giants three, and the verdict, therefore, went to the latter. ~ 7 I uxnuu. Iuey were tnere. _ 1 It was worth _the journey to Chel- sea to see the weird garb in which our . visitors play their national game. Flan- ; nelled jerseys,-p'elus-three trousers, and ; Steve Donoghue caps were sported by one and all, together with a. boxing , glove on one hand, but the ``catcher' , or wicket-keeper, had his head enclos- ed in a. trong cage, and a palliasse of . tested strength was employed as a. ; chest protector. Nor did the umpire who stood behind him take any more risk. Umpiresare evidently a valuable :'race in the U.S.A.' lU'I"kn flnvuus. IROASTERS But greater interest was evoked by the antics of the coaches, who, stand- ing. by the bases gave forth cheerful or sardonic comments on the opposing team In a language that appeared to be pure Choctaw. Between them-and the catcher a voice duel was in constant H1111 UILIIJIUU UB1) o I progress . ~ I "l"hnrs:fn.n gnnnfnfnmar fnnV {natal-m-1 w"`vAgain, the spectators were treated to a rare piece of fielding on the part of the White Sox, when on one occasion they performed the feat of triple play, - which means that by. rapid flinging of the ball from base to base three opposing players were dismissed simultaneously. 'Rnf cn-on!-or infernal` urn: niynbn `luv uuuxgzuueu way. * _ The catching was accepted as not remarkable in view of the padded glove_ protecting `one hand, but the throw- ing to the bases was deadly, inevitable, and wonderful. Frankly, after watch- ing these Americans, my hopes of starting successfully an Aunt Sally show in the basement of the Woolworth Building have sagged to zero. One cocoanut per shot` per person would traake my balance sheet a. ghastly trag- 8 Y- ` . An-gin Han nnnnhai-nrn urn:-n fivnnfn-H fn - -. any \.n uvlnav So far as the game was concerned. the pitching chiefly aroused attention. From a distance of twenty yards the pitchers sent in furious deliveries which not only curved considerably /but also dipped several inches. For all that the batters, wielding avsort `of Indian club, smote it cheerily. and sev- eral times caused the spectators on the far side of theground to scatter in an 'undignied way. 'I`hb nnfr-hint! urn: onnnnfn .5- unl- DLbul.Ul'u nnage. - There was a. crowd of some 8,000 spectators. Of these possibly 10 per cent. were American; who talked glibly of` pinch hitters", and three baggers" and had one and all shaken hands with Babe Ruth (a.._ famous player) without any apparent damage, but the rest were seekers of new thrills. They were there. tf, IRE wnrfh flan 'lnI'nvnnur .'I\` Mn` . .' (London Daily Mail) - "In the presence. of the Duke {and Duchess of. York, the American Am- bassador and Mrs. Kellogg, Mr.'Bern- ard Shaw, 'LordoWodehouse, and other celebrities, and on a. day which seem- ed to have been stolen from summer. the `two renownedwxponents of base- ball, the New York Giants. and the Chicago White Sox, opened their Lon- don season yesterday with atgame at Stamford Bridge. 'l`hArp won 9 nu-nnya am an... onnn WHAT BASEBALLLOOKED LIKE TO ENGLISH SPORTING WRITER cdLLIc-'FINe PINE-SEEDS - .,__,_4_____4. _.n ~r__.1_. A; cu [RE co. per ton J . D .11.. The Game $13.50 it. size duction of seedlings for reforestation ` purposes. Much of this seed was col- lected `in the Georgian Bayudistrict, where the cones are purchased from farmers. The coneseare taken to the extraction plants, one being operated at Angus, and the seed extracted. A bushel of cones will produce about one a pound of `seed when treated. Each pound of seed contains about 30,000 in- dividual seeds, which according to ex- periments carried out. should produce fifteen to twenty thousand ' seedling ' 91?-lit.` -. ' Ill .l.llUl'IlLUll. , - Signed on behalf of the Young People's Circle by Ivan Maw and on behalf of the Young Ladies ' Mission Circle by Mary Mason- 'A uxauc L116 IJFCSUII LHJJUII . Dear Mrs. Wright-We cannot al- low the occasion of your marriage to pass by without gathering to express` to you and your husband our very best wishes for a long and happy wed- ded life. Since your family came among us a few years ago, you have always been willing to take your part in the various forms of young people's activities, and have been most faith- ful in carrying out any work you undertook. We are glad indeed that you_ are proving an exception among our recent brides` "and remaining in our neighborhood, so that` we may still expect yourcsympathy and co-opera-" tion in church and community life. We ask you to accept the accompany- ing gift as a slight token of the regard and `good wishes of your many friends in Thornton. ` h-I-wanna A ... Innlanll A0 `L. 1f---_.. :1 u Ivuvuuuutlvll The young people of the community assembled at the home of Mr. and Mrs. .David N. Clarke on Friday evening last to shower their daughter, Wilda, who recently became Mrs. Herbert L. Wright. The bride was presented with a quantity of Community flat- ware and other useful gifts. The fol_- lowing address was read Hy Hubert McKenzie and Miss , -Nellie ~I-Ialbert made the presentation. `Dear MFR '7vlD'1'If__7n nnnnnf cl- kr, price $1.10 -u. C. J. Mrs. J ., A. Jamieson, delegate to Toronto in November, read a lengthy and interesting account of what took place at the annual Convention, one of the items deserving special mention being an address on Music by Miss Lois . Wilson; violin solos composed by 24 girls of 10 and 12 years, belong- ing to Glee Clubs from city schools and happy singing by 10 girls and 2 boys. his was a new feature introduced at these Conventions to show what train- ing in the schools` could `accomplish. Their performance called forth` merited praise from the next speaker, Hon. "J. S. Martin, who said that what he had `and played by. a boy of 10; choruses I just listened to recalled his visit to Denmark last summer where every-' body seems to sing and where singing is taught in all schools. After the meeting was over the hostess served refreshments`. . D....--..A.-L:- _ Iv vuuvu C IIICKILUBU The December meeting of the W0- men's Institute was held at the home of the Secy;-Trea,s., Mrs. `J . D. Stewart, on Tuesday, the 9th. Dona- tions` of preserves, butter, potatoes, fruit, honey, pickles and cash were brought, to be sent to the $helter in Barrie.` Mrs. S. Reynolds read the report and suggestions forwarded by the District President, among which was a `request for an original stanza (or verse) that would demonstrate the work of this Institute for the last two months. There's a. `little cozy corner in our .hea.i-ts fnr vnn 1..uU1.'e_:s u. ucue cozy corner In .heai'ts for you, With Shelter gifts and wishes we'll prove that it is true; 7 What with essays and health pictures and Christmas seals to sell `And tales of ingrain carpets, there's ` `nothing more -to tell. ' __`l\ ('1 1' UV cry w llere . VVhen goingto the Toronto Winter Fair it occurred to Chas. W. Henry that he might try his luck with some- thing from among his family of Short- horns which for twenty-five years have flourished on his farm. Accordingly, he told his foreman, Robert Gold- smith, to send down a thirteen-month steer which was going to be sold any- way and see how it would rank among the rest. To His amazement it stood ninth in a class of thirty-nine, senior `calves, the most of which doubt- less had been specially prepared for the test; and a Buffalo firm purchased it for twelve cents a pound,. its weight being just ten hundred. Mr.` Henry talks of getting a - bunch of cattle ready for the next Winter` Fair if prices are maintained in a reasonable way. i * `Hannah . I-uaLlL..L- VV o bert, unrvinv rcurcuuulg LU, Lne aamty spread. The Ladies Aid held their December meeting on Wednesday, 3rd `inst., at the home of Mrs. R. D. Henry. There was `considerable discussion over var- ious items of business connected with church and parsonage V affairs. A `dainty lunch was served at the close by the hostess, assisted by Mrs`. Law- 'I`eI'lC. - FIVLA 1ur..LL...1:_` r-__,_.1_, .-. u . UUIL in Lin: 2111' was especially good. l The Thornton Four gave an en- tertainment at_Egbert last Thursday night in.aid of the Sunday School, which the audience enjoyed; and at the -close the Egbert ladies regaled them right royally in theschoolroom, quite a number from the audience -also remaining to, the dainty spread. The LadiQQ fhnirv nnnnrnkon Lul uusuuurse. I ,. 7 Mr. and .Mrs. F. Fell entertained a. number offriends on Friday evening when a good time was enjoyed by `all listening to the radiophone, in- stalled for_ theevening by Will Mc- Lean of Barrie. That night the con- cert in the air" was especially good. The Thnrnfnn 'F`nnr cravn an cu`-- wcun W1L,J.V.I.l.'. unu LV.l.I`S. J . rt. Grey. --Big.1'-cent Rexall Sale at Patten- .son's Drug Store, Allandale, Dec. 18, ful` discourse . 19, 20. Hundreds ofvitemson sale at half price,` inclixding candy, cigars,- stationery. .a Soc Rev. J.'S. Stevenson of Stroud ex- changed with Rev. W. H. Adams for last Sunday evening's service,`and delivered an interesting and thought- `Alfn nu-.41 `l\II'..... 171 13.11 _, \.7cu1'5I= .LV.LUU1`c, 1111118111. Mr. and Mrs. John Lambie and chil- dren of Elmvale visited last week with Mr. arid Mrs. `Frank Fell. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Wilson and chil- dren of Alliston spent a few days last Wek w1th`Mr. and Mrs.` J.. R. Grey. --Bi2` 1-cent Rexall Salsa at 1391-1-93`. IPOTS