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;f The services of the organist of the Presbyterian church were much appre-_ ciated by the `congregation. ' Owing to ? much sickness and other causes at Christmas, the annual Sunday} School 5 festivities and distribution of presents -to the pupils was postponed .to,last Thursday evening, (Feb. 15) at which a verylinteresting program, was `given ` by the children, consisting of solos, recitations and a cantata representing some of the principal holidays or festi- vals throughout the year. ending with Christmas. -Bright and attractive music was interspersed through the play. It is not necessary to give de- V tail as to those who took part in it, for they all rendered their parts with pro? , cision, which showed the very efficient and untiring efforts put forth by Mrs. gr: 0: 999099 is training the children.l Miss Maggie Swan, V organist of St. John s, deserves great praise for the very excellent service in conducting the musical part during the practises and at the nal rendering of. this pleas ing program. About 50 children took part in the entertainment; The chair man, (the Rev. James Skene.) present- ed an excellent and carefully selected grade of books to all the children, at the close of which he called Mrs. G. C. Gaston to the platform and John" Ford and Mrs. Geo. McLean came forward and Mr. Ford read the following ad- Custohs. LONDON AND GLASGOWA Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil. Wismer s Drug Store The question of FRESHNESS is an important one. V Ours is made fresh every week by Ounsnnvms from the vain BEST Nonwncum OIL. It. is: a fty per cent. Emu! sion and costs. only .'|`onie.... I Ilypnphosphites. A' compound syrup of six Hypaphosphites combined with lnoN,4Qu1Nmn AND S'1fmrcn- NINE. opp, POST annex}. ` The beslgof Tonics for after `the (}rip, etc. `for the usual one dollar" size. E.w1sMER, ma. Same size as usually $1.25. its ,,_#,'O`'I from Prlco _ 75. 50 ch. 56 nuuuor sfnaar, name. `Chemist and 1)wfugg_43st, Ladies 75c. an 95'~.,i 14 10%,: 1 this w_eek M f Coughs? BROMIDE or QUININE LAXATIF Positively cures Coughs and Colds and produces no ill ef fects. We guarantee the price of ` everything we sell to be as low or lower than the same artible ? can be bought elsewhere. If ; in a day, a week, or a. month : ` later you` nd the same thing lower anywhere else, make a .claim upon -us and it will be - allowed at once. ` OUR PRICES. TABLETS, so ran 25c. A We have testimonials. elds` rgvnvnvnvgvnvgvnvgvgnwgi BUTTON OVERGAITERS in atiy Length you may choose, to be clearedfotrt this` week. T If you want to be among the fortunate seg to `it you get therein good `time. % Here are the particulars : . I mgr. We invite you to: see theaejvalgxs Ifmvi` or not. T .- - 7% : 4. . L N ;-he'R.ev. J. "1-`eneyyof John, a| and the Rev. Mr. McLean of Ellnvcle exchanged pulpit: lnstnnduy. ' _-!.___1. ______g OVERGA|TER_ Six dozen pairs of the finest BLACJK CLOTH 13 DUNLOP ASTREE?"% IBAR3IE~ Cloth Overgaiters,':1AQ%` am; nest quality, all .siz%qs;% $p.9cial Mrs. W. R. rown, of` Manor. Farm. liq visiting friends in Toron to. ` Mr. George Maneer, of Seton d, was in-our village lass Week. H 9-: Q -.1 `cup..- IIOHN7 M.` ` CHRISTINA A. M cLun, " Emza. A J. Bremnpson. Mr. G. `C.-Canton very suitably re- plied on behalf of Mrs. Gaston, end in so doing pointed out the ,impot;tsnce of the early trnimng otchildremeepecially in music, in order that they might take their place in whatever eociel sphere- their lot might be om. u-nv--..__=--- `. ' Wm. Hudson. at-., reoei;edV word that` his grand-daoghtey, Mien" 7J.- , Stuckey, is auering from a fractured` Eankle, the result of a defective aide- `; walk in Tomato. Miss Hefn Malcolm, of the 3.0.1., was in our village recently. ` V ' W m. J6hh,.W{lliuma, of dmighum, visited fuenda heto last week. V _ ' Mr. and Mrs. Thou. Arthur, of Proctornot, U.S., are gueatsdat Mrs. S. Arthur's. " - . Miss Birtie Dot-lglaa, of Toronto, spent part of her vacation with Shanta? -Bay friends,` , _. V , Q Q I n T I I have been-. appreciated by the congrega- '.l`he Presbyterian church of Craig hnrst; have i'or:.some time putt the; fortunate and happy? recipient off"your valuable and voluntary services as organist. To -say that such tion and that they have tended greatly to improve the Prairie Service "is an inadequate form -of expression, and in order to try in a any insncient manner. to communicate to you the gratitude with which your ebrts have been re- ceived, we beg to present you with this dinner -set. VWe heartily concur in every wish of the congregation for your future health and happiness and ; that you and yours may spend many happy days by the reside here on earth and after"that I8 over-`be taken to "be For- ever with the Lord. H Hart and rieughter Letiie, arrived home last week after a two weeks visit with her father and sister. 1'): of the oongrega tip! . . ` 1;.-- II` .11--.. Miss` Annie Bell, Oro siacioq. `Mien idilliel Hrti is visiting `with 0. 'I'I II fl..- $._L2..x._ . Toronto. . - To Connnsroxvnmzm-s.-Your nnmo moot woompnf your " `Z gary to know in every coio who tho correspondent in. `1_Wo` wm not mnko`ony' ouch-Annmo" public. Do not seal the letter and one cont-will Iuoiont polhgo. _ ' A -. ~ Uraurnurat. ` dreoq: A - 4* 2 Advance "'P`F- Mn's.G. 0. Casron`, I x Miss M. Swan in ;vioitVin3T friends in T55`, 1.-,.hyt',i. ,",V h,`._h* Q; ,j ` ' gnnoi _for;.:I'omo_ tjmo gaiters, short legth, Shanty Bay. Advance Corrcsbondence. L Mre.'JC Lnmmie and MasterTate re-T vturned home has week, eecempanied by her mother,` Mrs. Tate. = 1 V Messrs. J. W. MoWa.tera. Mike, and .31. Luking, Hamllbon, called on friends . here 19;; week." ` ' ` On-Thnledey evening of last week a -party of young people met at the home of Mr. N. MoRee and were hoepitably entertained by the Misses McRae. 5. ` Meeete. Rebineon mud Breed`, of 'Penet:ang,'geve a condert in the Town .;Holl jon Friday night, 16th inet.,' in the eiihtemet of the L.O.L. MieeBeok was `accompanies. . A number of our citizens attended the annual races in Midland on the '14:!) and 15th:" .Mr. A. Lummie "1`ommylS. won second place in the `named raoeunnii nnfortnnetely had `his foot badly` out. Thornton. , Advance Correspondence. ,_ V, Mr. Joe. Fyfe, of Elma:-ova, made a pill on ;l`hornton friends on Sunday. . hiivs; (wander returned. Rode from Uhchoff hot week. ' `Till I11 Qllvbllvln Ollvxva VI: nluolovwlu ' Annie Banting, of Elmgrove spent Sunday with the Misses Goodwin. T f,nern|ei e flnstitute nneetingie were held on Wednesday afternoon and evening. ~ Clargnoe` Watson, M. D.`,` of "l`or-. "onto, spent a fgw days last week with his friends here. L - James and George Rsnd.. ` %'Eiiie.'4o: Mark haIiIJ>!id" _a short vim to their gnnolqa, Maura. pin TQIII 7 son, `to lieu :-T Mi. Monoun in not improving in health. AT ins: nZ.be1Ho1naee:hu been visit- i_ng friend: at Wyevalo. ; ' - " V `V oud`M"rs. F. H. Dale. Waverley. ppens Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. F. H. 'Ln_mI'niI. ' ` -' Miialnhi cJ.1wo1i,iAot cmlwnlmn, the guest of her cousin, Mine Lizzie Caldwell recently. 7 `Mr; and Mrs. Green left` for their `home innhe N`;W.T. Tthia week. .'1`nei1`-V -gmany. f;ienda_winh' them every suooeqa and luppinean out. west. ` F` V Lnu'nni'lef6 he week for An.` trip to Lindsay sndothor eastern towns. The temperature for the peat week was somewhat steady and 7too_ low 1 tor much snow fall. the average being about 10 degrees` above The lowest on Sunday being 2 degrees below `Scat-let ACbi plii-_wna opened in the Orange Hall here last Wednesday evening 14th. . in nu". . `Q _ T Mina Lizzie Mcclean, of Newton `Robinson, is visiting Thornton friends for a couple of weeks. mu son.-. f -i23rd inst. * ;;:ii _ V "5: {Li F:-_i.i y evening, ?f"ii:}I. .;1nu%r* Crittonden, of Edgur, iviaited their 1 gguglytr, Hts. Jiuneo -Fgllinghum, ' L ` ' nil I l-;, ___!j A select vperty of. friend: spent 3 very enjoyable social evening at Mr. J no. Patterson : last Friday night. nut . i A very fdnthuaiaatio meeting was held in the `Orange -Hall. on Monday night to arrange for Patriotic funds; Mr. T. W. Lennox in the chair, and - HI-..Jas. Jamieson, vS_eoretary._ It was decided to hold a concert in about two weeks. After some patrfotio speeches were given a very extenaiveoommittee was appointed to make the necessary arrangements. - ' I I A URI , I _,2_.I_L Mr. and Mrs. J no. Robinson, of New- ton Robinaon, and Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Hayes, of Cookstown spent Sunday w1th.Mt; and Mrs. W. J. MoO_lean. anlnu D UIUWIA no wail V9 uvu. \l.rvu- race, Mr. John Stewart, `lat; `Sam, Mail, 2nd. Amateur, Lorne Gilpin, lst ;,Jchn Patterson, 2nd. The most interesting race of the evening was the team race which was` very fast and ex- citing. Mics Edith Ball and Mr. Fred. Averst, let; Miss Minnie Stewart and Mr. Sam. Mail 2nd. The orchestra [furnished excellent music. ' . . `L, mrizi carnival last Thursday night was quite a success although not as large a crowd as who expected. Over`: 1.1.. d.-_.-._. `1-.. -cl-.. Strand. _ Advance Lotrespondencje. _ A I Mrs. Meredith in visiting her sons ingmidlgnd. F "..I'._5.'MoNei1 of 0am. is` the gum got" D. Baker. 7 ' ` g H - ~ ' \ ~ C I I G. izar of ;pent a %' few. duty: with Mrs. Rgynolda berg. V `D \ .\ '11 II ' A_g_g`_ "`iief'. Egg; SE `Xn${ i: visit- ing at Mrs; MoOrn.w I, Oruiqvale. 1-If LI,` ,-, J 1l`2___ . Il ._I 1-H. Young gave a progressive pedro party on Tuesday night, - '_____ W=i[-i'Va.iBeo. Webii an}: Mia; 19. Mul- `holland utfeviaiting friends in Toronto. Mr, G. Silwoodof Toronto has been visiting his daughter, Mrs. E. B. John- !f0!I- ._ _ _ - `fir. Goorgo Wilooo of Georgetown hnbonght the Mocunkey Store `sud nook . ` ' ` . V VT am.) J. F. Dingmnn sang` in the Baptist church in Midltnd on Sun- duy nighs. _ ` ' ` " .'m.'%na..'. mu...u...a Aentertained . nnmhar of friends at her home on Fai IQ OI h T? I 9` `W111;-.'Thop..,Gnlloviay of Uxbriglga will apejali: at the O. Endenyor meeting ,on'?'A1`hnxpdny-...ni'gbt'V;?-.5_ Mr. Alex, Duncan is attending Grand Lodge, A .O,U,_.W., as I_ repre- :ouhcvivo*_ of Lodge, 280, Sttond._.` - 3 - - _ A number of our young people spent 3 v :1 pleasant evening at. the home at Mr. Lot Hebben, Awetinaadoy evening leek, Games end dgnoing were in- TgIu|i!'3i:in`iLgil1nii?!-us:1ioni*>i-honL=ret:e-h- fntbi `ti~ nep9Iion e _Juok?s Fraw|ey s Slwestore. "{WyebI_'lde~` _ _- I`-_.4..__'_ 1-- :. Mrs. Money Baker ienill. . ' A-lbert Bishop` spent -Sunday in Edenvele. - Arthur Lennox and Mr. Mprahall ere laid` up. Mr, Young and George visited In- nial lately. ` ` ,1 1\I_-I_._n.-_ :._` Ifllilll I-vvo' I Mrs. T. Brumby, of Phelpaton, is visiting-heroi; M}; 5;}: Glen William , is visiting ' :6 Mrs. Hit-one . 1' Amount` gs--v-. V Miss A, Ferguson L1-eturned from the city last Saturday. ' ~ 3 -f -.....:- :- ""J "" "' """"J' _ Mary Howard, of Barrie, is spending her holidays with her oouaine here. A wolverine has been heard on several occasions in the swamp between hegend Oolwell Z -1. `I... U DO... IIUIU Iuu vvlwuu. ~ There was a petty at Mrs. H. Cam- eron : last Wednesday evening and a. d3noe ct Wr. Webbe the week before. There was a dance as Joe. McBri_de_ e on Wednesday evening. ,,Ll _.__-._ _:-:L...I an vnmnvina CLOTH ` VV Uul.I$IlIy UVUIlIIl6a Death again visited ns removing from our midst Viola, daughter and only child of Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Hirons. Rev. Mr.-Scott conducted services at the church and Grenfel cemetery, about forty-ve rigs composing the funeral procession. Although she was only two` years, ve months and twenty- three days old, it was sad news to learn ot her death asshe was a general fav_ orite. '1` e pallbearers were her four cousins, hert, Willie and James Muir and Hamilton Orr. v The- oral offer inns were a wreath from her grand parents," Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Biron; spray, for -the hand, David, Hirons -; anchor, Mr. ' and Mrs. Herron; spray 19;`! "l\.,,_'__I_;_ - __._-'_. Il'_.L T4;-in BIlUl.lU_l`, u.l.l.. uuu usury. a..v.-v , ....-. lViolu Brdmhy ; spray, Ml. I:-awia. The regular monthly meeting of the W C.T.U. took `place on Feb. 7 th at Mrs. Pattenden .e, Mrs. J scohs insthe chair. After the regular routine busi- ness was transacted, it was decided to .hsvea special meeting called, combining Miss W.illsrd s memorial day (Feb. e 17) and a_ puhlicmeetiug in aid of the mission gsmoug the lumhefmen. The claims of this mission on the Christian public are not yetffully realized; or we no persuaded it would receive hearty support` fromiall .de'ncmiuation`s. 9 A`o1r.v`1?ew. A uumbr of valuable dogs were ? poiuoned.in;thl.,I vicinity last week. % n:.. n. 'n. ...`I.... I... innki-ntnrnnd 7Miq_eo Gardner .Wyebridgn..r I 1! `I1-___A. T ' 'Il .'I\f;n.g'IJ .l!l.l$W Ixlruuuruw ~v`v v_v|.I\aa-'- Miaa L. Rmut, J .j McDonald, MI" D.`-`Ronni, Mr. F, Johnlonund Mr. Dryipnlo, "of Hillodnl.` spent a few