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`Mr. Archie _Bruce is spending a va- scation with 1115 family. The drop in the price of hogs has made the market quiet. Miss Patterson of Barrie is the guest of Mrs. W. J. Bell this wee_k. `Mrs. Bethune of Stayner was the guest last week of Miss E. Tar Bush. The Ladies Aid of Zion Church have secured their ice for the season. -Chicken pox in Town of a mild type. Glad to know all cases are doing well. We were favored with most beau-I tiful weather on Sunday and really ; good sleighing. `I4 `I `If 1`. ' of Jarratt visited at his home here last week. A jolly sleigh load_.from here at- tended the Qpera in Barrie last Tuesday evenmg. `'0 run - -- `V , , , W . `-1 ... \/In gusluaj. On Sund_ay Mr. Timpany of Mc- Master_ Umv_e_rs1ty, Toronto, gave a very mterestmg address here on The Layman's Missionary Move- ment. Mrs. Sara F. Tracy, who by spec- ial request prepared a paper for a meeting to be held in Dantzic, Ger- many, under the auspices` of the I. O.G.T. of that city,.has been the re- cipient of an oicial communication from the executive of the Order, in which they speak in terms of cordial appreciation of her paper.` We con- gratulate Mrs. Tracy on her success. o 1v1is'1d}; 71-"!-1-c->.1'11pson of Toronto `has been visiting Mrs. Wm. Part- jridge, Beechwood Holme. | Mr. and Mrs.F. Elliott and Miss J. Elliott visited Mr. and Mrs. G. \ Vin- grove of Vespra on Sunday. (Wu C....Jl._. 1' "" ` Mrs. Parkhouse spent Sunday with friends in Barrie. ` vv--- vv vvsn .nA\.r.|nAA\.u Z The Epworth League intends hav- ing a social evening on Wednesday, ;March 18th. A good program. Re-Q freshments will be served. . -Miss Ida Cooke is visiting friends in Toronto. . Miss Emma Liscumb of the B.C.I. spent Sunday at her home here. WHAT'S THE REASON? V ` No. -6043, . ' Skirts, made of ne Panama Cloth in . `black and colo d, made with pleats and bias fold. Only $300 No. 13, ress Skirts of Colored Venetian Cloth, in Na, " T _royyn, madewith bias folds andpleats. Only .~;=5_5'0 No. `[17, Dress Skirts of Fine Mohair, in Black, Brown and - ly, iipde in this season s latest style. Very special at >:=;3,,5g No; 410, Dress Skirt ef ell wool Black.Fricot Cloth, beautifully made with three bias folds, extra value at.i.. ................................................................. .. $3.59 No. 40 ress Skirts i ack Duly, made of all wool voile, trimmed with Taffeta Ribbon, atz. ..... ....................................................................... ..$10,00 No. 307, ets-M" grey Tweed, in all sizes. A leader at... .............. .. . L Sgeeial Cl ng Lines of Skirts at 1.50, 235 end 3.00. Underskirts made of Saw a Moire te, 0 width and all lengths, at 75c, 1.00, 1.25, 1.50, 1.75, 2.00 up to 5.04 ). EJBANT BIG BAY POINT. CROWN HILL. . MINESING. ANGUS. v v v: unv \p\lIl prominen Ann C-A--A ~ was . CO1`!- os-1u...-.. - if 1 vululalclll. e __SatA_ur- entatxon Come and ajee t/ze gcv goods. _ um.rous'Zz'nes` a"e /Az.ere . Ready-to-wear C oats and Skz'rts, `H/kz'te LawnVBlouse5,, Men New I V We are showing *9. ple 1-9. of beautiful Dress Skin for spring, 1908. Our __at Wais and Coats is also we `assorted, but the grea "st demand at sent is for Skirts, and `we have them`-the t ever. 'rms_y_vEEK Demonstration in Values of ----:1 The practical educational work car- ried on by the Ontario Agricultural College, through the Experimental Union, is now well known through-' out Ontario.` Thousands of peoplel in both town and country interested in farming, fruit growing or garden- ing are carrying on experiments un- der the direction of` the College and -are proting by the experience. iThe seeds or plants for these ex- periments and full instructions for conducting them are furnished free Ion the understanding that each ex-l perimenter will report the results of` ;M1nty. I .55.... --_,,T , ' ru. - . FVLIIIUJQ ` Lenten services In lChux-ch began on Ash and will be held every levening during Lent. VI`! 1` . Last Friday was no exception to the many stormy days this winter. ,especially with regard to lling the} roads with snow drifts. The Pene-a tang Road was ploughed _out on! Thursday from here to Barrie. ` On Monday, while Mr. Woodrow, rMr. Wise's bookkeeper, was meas-I suring lumber, he was seized with a} hem0rrage of the lungs. The young- rman was immediately taken to his! boarding place at the residence of the foreman, .\Ir. Geo. Snider, and :1: doctor was telephoned for from Ed-I gar. ` , Mr. Charles Hart began on Mon- day to put in his ice. , Miss Grace Morrison is suffering 'from an attack of pneumoma. I .11 , Y. r\ 1 A-- __.c _-'..-o The rst shipment of settlers ef- fects to the North West took place this week when Mr. S. Cathcart left on Wednesday with a carload of farm and household goods together with a span of hiorses. M4% ~-~ ~ _-1. V . . .-+-.-&-++ i Monday's temperature was 4 de- ;grees above zero, rUtopia Methodist Church. There will be a box social at the home of Mr. Rowe, Colwell, on Fri- day evening, 13th inst. Proceeds are in aid of the building fund of thei Incubatog Horse and Qattligood. Comforteu-Good um, weight. regular 91.25, 3:1. ' '1'owel1ing-Cowoi: Towelling, 3 good strong toivolling, pet Towoing--Pure linen, I71} inchol wide, regular 100. Sale -____- __--...__..__-_._ _ __-__ 5Ayl_VEEK a ea`t""'tJ 6a Smithus CRAIGHURST. Poultry F90 r a. .-.~.~q St. John s Wednesday Wednesday]! Applications will be llcvl .. order they are received mm} '~< kply of seeds is exhausted. ` all applications to oNE WAY 'sEcoN13c:L.A.sg COLONIST RATES .\lx E. NOW IN EFFECT and will continue until April 2gt'::t-, ( the following points: i VANCOUVER, BL`. SPOKANE, WASH. 6 5 SEATTLE, WASH. PORTLAND, om: 49 80 `SAN FRANCISCO, ca; V LOS Al\`GELE.\`, CAL. 55 30 MEXICO CITY. Tickets sold to certain other points`; proportion. Full information at hm: ll Trunk Tioset Offices. ,.`.......uu3 Jur conuuctmg 1 `These will be sent by 1n;a.s'. charge, but each applicur agree to follow the dirccti nished. and report the rcsuh end of the season, whether ful or `not. .\__I` `..yuu mu 1xycu_ Any person in Ontario \\:w to 30m In this CO-Operntin lmay choose any one of th ments above mentioned ;m.`: 1115 appllcanon for the :`u'<`;~ I .' - Cft'I1n`:1-xgun (AV- - n1s application sow structions for conducting Tkocc. ...:n 1..- J I % Saguzday `Bargains 7 to I that will be sold only on Saturday morning, ; and T_$aturday evening 7 to 10 pm. his experiment at the end [seasor_1. nJ\o(.I.~)\JIIo Owing to the great (lent; `the experiments with fruit~ `limited funds for theipurci plants for this purpose, 11: `of these for this year is :t`:r hausted. But we have on good supply of seeds for th ments with vegetables and be able to furnish these to ; ested in the growing of the 1 of garden vegetables. '1`! .-aus\J\.J. The early tomatoes arc 1 northern sections where the better varieties cannot be upon to ripen. ' Anxr C\:--anr\-_ .'-- I"-A` _ `J_._..-~- vvb\yIp(.llJl\:\J. Three of the leading \`.':r each of the following kin(l< tables are offered for tc>I`.~ sprmg, viz., beets. carrots, lettuce, early tomatoes. and matoes. [Grand THURSDAY, MARCH ,2, " iI."L. HUTT. Ontario Agricultural LT Gm}-`.', Trunk Hanlwa} System `v r\--._...__ Boys Odd Knickers, sizes 24 to 32, made : strong tweeds, ' ular 65c to 95 `each. Sale price. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . ' ............49can Boys 2-piece Suits, dark colors, 22 to 28, ular 3.00. Sale price. . . 225 Men's Short Spring Topper Overc ts, fawn color, regular 10,00. Sale priceIOICO..~IOIICOO oo,I&~ooo n V .0000 Men's Raincoats--Dark gr colors s-' in the latest spring style, regular 10.00, Sale price . . . . . . ,1` . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8,5o Houe--I.adies. ` _Chi1dren'u!Cnhmero 2x1 Ribbed Hone, regular 3 ._j`-,;8unl_o prico.......... . . . . . . . . . . . ..22c ` Hoso--Ladies an 350. Sale p . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..22c Hou--Man'| Finef It Cnhmero Sax, pure woohregulnr 353. Sale price . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ; . . . . . . . . . . . .l9c ` nndherchleh-.-Ladies or gentleman's White Lawn ' Handkerchifs, rape border or hemuitched. regular Band|rM`rT?}';i o:fu-Men I Bemstitched Handkerchiefs, rogu- 10c ouch. Sale price . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..'.4 for 250 "ggesoh. iule prico...... ................7for25u_ An excellent line of the be% worstii spring and summer suits is now here. THE NA1"Im-:s'r B6YS' pin LtN`"i6fii6"1 i'1i.:iii':' us llI\. ClIl.l.6 at DUCHVKIC 11115 Week. A friendly `game of hockey. [took place last Friday` evening between i,.t_he`._BOY$ . Ownhlb team of, _,Bar_`rie-f .vu_y aucccaa. ' - Quite a unmber. of the young peo- ple from here -attended the oyster supper at -W. 'Culham s, Edenvale, on- 1 Thursday and all report a, good time. ; Messrs. `Kelly and McKe_ndrie of `Toronto, who have been holding evangelistic. services in this place "for the last seven weeks, begin a series of Ameetings` at Edenvale this week. - A` -;I';lDnr\r -(raving A1 ,L--l--_- A--L u-5 a avvv uaya Wllv IICT parents. ' `Miss M. Teasdale and "Miss F. Wiggins of Toronto are spending" a `few days at the 'former s home here. , -Miss Lillian Shepherd of Midhurst ;has returned home after spending some time with Minesing friends. Mr T21-In-nan an.-I 5...-..:I.. 1..--.- 1-..! .w...y umc wuu xvxlllcslng xnenas. Mr. Jackman an.d faxmly leave fo_r thear new home-mi the West thns `week. We join in wishing them -every success. " nudbn 4. 3._...L-.. -1 A` friends.` Young is visitingfrieiinds in Painswick. * Mrs. Bruce of Aurora rturned home on Saturday. Mrs. Brook .is visiting iBat-teau Suie Teasdale spent `Sunday at her home here. j I `II __ --vac-v anvn we mM rs_ Marshall of Aurora is spend- ing a few days with her parents. 'IMis.e `M Tnocnln ....A .'u..._ rs . W. `Clubine of Thornhill is visiting m our midst. - -----.....-...-; vvvl uuuuay. A. Moir has returned home after epending a couple of months in - the city. e . 4- Iv'I'i;ses Annie `Cuthbertson . and Annie Bulmer of Stayner vxsited Miss` Burrows recently. ':"8_-2"a'S'i'!"!i!'l"!!i'f'"`ff ' HURRESPUNDENGB l 'U`*I"I'I'-1400!!--lo-lodsdvoiooio-3-doo&.&.&.L.s.a..2..L4 _, -. _. . . --- - viva. LJHIIUGJ. Miss Vina White was the guest of MISS L. McMurray over Sunday. R/r::~a T A 'II-3._ L-- -- NIr's:iJ. Cafruthers was the` guest of her mother, Mrs. Watson, last week. . 4- .++++-:-:-4--:-:-auh-:-oz-::--:-:-2-oz--5-:--:3-:-:-oa~9 I SUNNIDALE CORNERS. Mr. Milton Palmer of Stayner spent Sunday at his home here. Mrs. Matthews of Tory Hill visit- ed_Mrs. Wiggins over Sunday. .l\/Hm-. 17:..- `l".:L_ , H -r The re-nomination of our esteem- ed friend, Mr. J. S. Du, in West ISimcoe was a severe blow to the cal- Fculations of the Collingwood Bulle- tin. +++++++++++++++++++++g: I _ vr A Dominion general election . is notfar off, if the blocking and ban- [queting tactics of the Grit members tare any criterion. l It at at ' Hogs are plentiful in the North country, judging from the number of blind pigs found last week in Cobalt] I Main Black Ssteen Uudetskirto` Q-I- ...-l-- - Luileq Bluok 8at.e:1.1`UndVerakirtAa, ugulsr 81.00 each. Sale pt-i,co...`.9c Vesta and DtlW!l-G001 . ankle length. Ssh; Volt! an1v--Good yeigf. puf, gong nloefes, regulsr 40`; Sale _ _ - _ . ` _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ` A _ :1 On- Sale price. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . naloulwu UIIVB QIIIQUII UIIUU``l' W1` z...u..~ ne White`Cottou ma 4 mm. and tucks; regular 8L 25. - Wnppon-`-Dark colon, to , i using GrrUICf CIB UIIIUIU. I pceI..COOOOIIIOOlO strong twec OOOOIOOOIOIIOOOOOI` . pric B \1vuIIII:1JllIU' I'."cy prieecioooc u u u o u o u u out o u - o - - a - o o cl Shirts-Men a Soft. Front Shirts, regular 50:. Sale Brice o A I o . o u n o o - n o n t o o u n c n o . u I Ladies Black Silk pt-ice...... Ladies: Black A Silk B _,,_-_- .....-.- ....... uvuu, IIIKU ILLEI, price....'................ Wash Belts, regular 500. Sale price. T.n;I-.l DI---L 'D3-~-~ ` "' r- Q 0 I u I I I I n I an Ladies Bln'ck Ringwood Gipves, regular 40:.- Snl nricn , , , , 7 , ______._ V--. any Ina 10 p.In. 2 /z_ere.izc`2w . ' 7`/zeV1)rgss Goods, s,,Men s and Boys C[ot7zz'ng. 1I; c':i.{{sf.-'-c`;. Augiiasan, w. Don- ald, Mg_:K_ever,- -R.-fCam_eron. _ . Pt, 'II.A`,--;Cl's$;.4-M.` Brown, F Ferris, V ft " .0 Ploxgma ]19son- T `D. Ferris, E. Fox-bes,,I~. Stevens, A Armstrongf " -' . I A , CUNDLE&_ W Honor roll for February :_ _ IV."'C1ass.--L, MofTatt, M.` Par;-, G. Irish,.R. ,Hilton. ` ` .I III. Class.--.-M. Moffatt `W. :Henry, g) 9tO I2 ._-- v --.. V" on \y\II-v\ulll\vll\u\rv I what purpose the government at Ottawa is pursuing this line of ac- - tion the people are left to form their own judgment, It is generally ad- mitted by; right thinking `- men that publicity is the one eective. safe- guard for the proper transaction of`. the affairs of a. country. It is equalgn ly. true that the man or party`;whqs record is clean courts. publicity. That .the_"govemm"ent. of `Sir Wilfrid` Laur} is ghting with a` desperation lth'at" . betokensj . extreme _s't'ra_its to. prevent jviI.`_}white` _li_ght oi pu'b1`icity`}r'o'n 1 ~ C579?!" ing :._upon its departtne nta1.t_1eeds- wwv *.`,."1.h".~. P. A An_ '-oyster supper and. concert will .be held under the auspices of Court [Shanty By, No.` 4761, I.O.F., in the [hall here on Friday "evening, _March t 13th inst. r '- I `The lecture given by Prof. Hume rorf Toronto-yUniversity -on Eras of i Doubt and Triumphs of Faith in-the ;hall here on Friday evening last was. well `attended and proved very inter- esting and instructive, ` -Mrs. J. W. Ro"_ss f fallingrlast we 0 `bone in her wrist. - . -:.-t - uuu AVA`! D. IDCVVrCy- OI `visiting _ their _ daughter, . Mrs; Webb. - Service will beheld in the, Method- `ist Church on `Sunday next,` at 6.30 pm}. ' ' GRENFEL. } Mr. _G. Young is able to be out `agam after an attack of grippe. n `Miss `Hattie Boyce of Midhurst is .vxsiting friends here. The L. O, L. intends having a box social in the near future. , , _ _ W u - --.v 4ll\-I U1 LII: Methodist Church intend_having a `box social on Friday evemng of this week at the home of Mr. O. S. Rowe at Colwell. Mr. J. V]. Marks of at Mr. J. Ferguson's 1 fh1 day- T1 ......., \/L uu_5ua wan U18 gust of Miss Cloughley on `Satur- day. Miss Maud Cloughley visited her {'sister, Mrs. Thos. Ford, in Grenfel Iast week and was the guest of Miss Fanny Dempster at Utopia over Sun- day. According to the Gazette, these continuous sessions in the past have invariably resulted injuriously to the party in pow.er. It `would be strange iii in the present instance the same rule failed to hold good. ` Dating from the time when I-Ion. Mr. Field- ing notied the opposition members in the house that they had no rights other than those which the govern- ment saw fit to grant them, the atti- tude` of the government has been that of the autocrat. rlnforrnation to which the opposition and the country is by all rule of precedent entitled has been time and again denied. In- vestigation that has been ,without_' question wlarranted by evidence, drawn out in committee inquiry, has been burl With a callous disre- gard for those democratic principles that underlie our `system of govern- ment, the dominant party has played` the,` role of despot, recognizing no rights but those of its own making,- admitting no principles. save those that serve its own `convenience. `fel friends this week. } Mrs. D. Doxxelly is. Mr. Fred. and Miss `visited Ivy friends on Spool: `Mr.- The Ladies Aid Belts, regular Miss Ge White P `:0 Irs, Albert Parr of Grenfel was guest of Mrs. J. Walton on Mon- -and Mrs. `Sewrey of Barrie are 9' `H1!-"'iI` (`911n'I14-Ar `K-- sHAN'rsi BAY. dulging in reminiscences caused by the all night sessions in the Domin- ion House recently. It recalls that during the Dominion session of 1896 Sir Wilfrid Laurier, as leader of the then opposition, continued obstruc- tion tactics from a Monday till the following Saturday. Shortly after ward the Conservative government went down to defeat. Again there` was a similar spectacle in the Ontar-l io legislature when, in order to save the Ross government from defeat, its members talked all night and special trains gathered in absentces, whose votes were needed to save the situation. And in the following general election "the Ross govern- ment was .put out of power. The Montreal Gazette has been in- I I Hill $1.10 P6! pan . IlO ouuoono a o o - o o-u-ooosl25 Re`.-gulsr SI 95. Sale . . . . .98c .... ..,.......7cya` IS HERE olntoqo-0-Joshua COLWELL. hadthe misfortune st week and breaking a` wrist. [ THE NORTHERN ADVANCE la!` and 65 each. . . . . . . . . . .39c 250 and 350 of Angus was the ; Wyme Rowe 1 Sunday. :' Barrie visited last week. . visiting Gfen- . - U, /1`OP.I`A. ~ , Smith Bros. are d e1ive:~ing Va 1 tityjBe_f :`ftiI ,..to' the. 1`SarieantA.45Cc ' \ ,_c_.....'--.- The Royal Arch._dgre va ferred on- fou_r_of our" `pr young mn at` a meeti`r1gh_e_' day e_ve_ning, a. . [argfe repre 1 of,_mn;be1j's .1'>:e',xng.p'r'e_sentT. - I . .1--. unnu \u, 1\. \/13111`. v `Mr. Fred. `Secor of Fort William is spending a pleasant vacation with old friends in town. Glad to see him looking, hale _ and hearty. Mr. William Gollan has rented his farm to `Geo. Deadman, Mr. Gollan and family are going -West. We are sorry `indeed to lose such .xcellnt ~n_eig_hbors. . An extra ne car of cattle, hogs and lambs was bought last week by ,1 -.\/Ir, Thos. Bell for shipment to `To- [ rante- ` Amongethose from I1-ere.who at- tended _the `Presbytery meeting at Barrie on the 3rd were Wm. Gollan, Thos. Bell, and C, K. Clark. V ' ` _'R,f__ 'r_\__ ,1 ma - --- vanwluj - | I `Mrsfliitchie of Elmvale spent a `couple of _days with her sister, Mrs.- McCr1mmon, recently. i Mr. Eldon -Walkinshaw of Ciolling-I woodland -Miss Pearl Walkinshaw of Barrie spent 'Sunday.at their home. Mr. Robt. Elliott "had the pleasure -of entertaining his brother-1n-law, Mr. Johnston rof Gravenhurst, last U Mr. will supply the G. `T. R. with a" large quantlty of cedar `ties this Snrincr ` . u. wxql a. 13.1 `tles thls sprmg. ,]'___ PI`! "`