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V I _ V--- ..... ....u.uaua_v cvcuuug last 111 U161 i_s.;. S. 8. Room of Coilier -St`. `Me`thc'>di't' _- . church {at a. banquyt attended by`over , a 'hundrcd'_ laymeh. r` Messrs. J. I ' - Gundyvand W. `C. 'Se'nior of Tdrqntd V` '_-`Vw `ch ; ;_prAiIi,c i`paI -`speakers. _* % The; T grgund 'co{igrd.,wasnecessatily,much` % `*nihe"s_am' as-?;%; that d\)`ne by 'M.`8rs.Ai w aud Allinfatj theM%;ir rr`13an- . M. %bt%.th.Wv`roedinz-*' were int. ,$tin"g__ b;_thi L ' .r_ "3 Some of -the members of the RC. Church took great interest in clean- ing and tting up the cemetery last week, the improvement beingegreatly tnee(ledT._ r M?r. Percy Gauley, after spending a few "days with his parents here, has returned to his studies at the`-Uni-` versity_ of Toronto. \ ' I Mr.` and Mrs. Thos. Berthelott of Utopia attended the funeral.of Mrs. F. Desourdie last week. ` I ' TM rs. J. Crossland and Mrs.'L. Mc-. Lean of Barrie were the guests. of >Mr s._ M._ Desjardine over Sunday, _ I Miss Henrys ad Miss Rodgers- Barrie were over-Sunday guests Miss Dora Gauley. u `Mrs. McDonald fvas the guest of her daughter, Mrs. David Davidson, pver Sunday. . D. E. F.VGau1ey spent Sunday with his parents. V - . ` i -M.r. Mitchell `Campbell was in our. villgge over `Sunday. - _NDiss Josie Foisie has left for Bar? ne. - - crops`,.es1$ecially potatoes, which in _many instanc'es were as, green as in July.` So far this locality has escap- ed frost. Buckw'h_eat and second crop` clover are bei harvested in good condition. The atter crop will be a greatfactor in the coming winter s feed requirements. There appears to be a considerable quantity of the second cut of clover in this ;,.section which is being secured'in first class order, and it is said to have yielded over two, tons to the acre._ Mr. Jas. Johnson of Dalstonsbrought .to the village on Friday two loads` of th.e "finest feeding clover hay we have`no- ticed for some years. M|)RE S SHIIE STURE A` the bargairis-` the from fegular stock. _Evc,-r pair new this season. guara teed to be all sol II`, made ove last and built test. Take a e_l real, because I the duction save V ou E in VShoe Sales" and "Bank\ rupt Sales,/ i - but Moore s% Good Fo`otwearV selecteq` Buying opportunities for- ,everybody- that nieau `in atual savings ~dol}_ars and cents, and further, you re not getti`ng the usual 1e Stuff" $6 often handed 0 bu New x rrea brown and_ sxsteg, Clara, over. Sunday. wxth fnends at , BRENTWOOD, `fHOLL\_'. % Men : eld .Style Overcoat rom black ,pr dark gre M`elto or Beaver cloths, velve and best Italian lining. Sal price each ;. $5.00, $7.50, and $::oo .Meri s Suifs--' Buttons, sin? 11 `style made gle breasted, s ro_wnl tweeds, V. from greenish very stylish an V lvery ay. W` , Ksace . Boots r V selecte ck. zon. The Methodist Church anniversary on Sunday last was crowned with its usual abundance of success. The Weather was delightful, the attend- ance large, and the spirit of God seemed to manifest itself promin- ently throughout the services which` ILWU 4|. um uu1uc.' I I VII `AWL \JII\I 0 Mr. R. T. Jennfett, who ha been on the C.` P1`. R. staff at Byng Inlet for some time, is spending a week or ltwo at his home; u TL- \t-.|__;s_. 1 c Woolsey of Hamilton, who `visited her son, Wm. Woolsey, for a. few weeks, returned to her home on Monday. ` A Ian D '1` '4-.....`.-.4.L ._.L-. l.__' l_ _ -',_ VJI-Il\- wan IIUI 9&0- Mar. and Mrs- Howard Banting of Ivy have moved into Town and will be among our good citizens for a! wi1i}e.' `I1 1 p -rv u. ' - I VVVEDL LIIID VVV\.l\u Mr. John - McGlanders of ~W.ebb- wood is with-us again. buying an- other car of horses. I It .71 1 11 .0 P BJIIQ VV 0 Mr. and" Mrs. James Arnold of Thornton are visiting Dr, and ,Mrs. WI`e`st tlvxis` week. `IA f`I, I P 117 an -Men : College Ov coats` -' `Made from heavy `w ' ht dark `"5 "' """"`! "' ` """ ""` "" I Mr." and Mrs.j Ed. `C. Martyn of Toronto are gu_ests of Mr. and Mrs. I Shaw. ' I'1l`- 1' A 11 P Mr. J. A. Milne of Toronto is visit,` ;ing his `brother, Mr. Peter Milne. I r I oulz 1 sfrocx or AMMUN3I.TI.O_N INCLUDING A FULL STOCK `We. have just received our import order of w MAKEWA ......_--....!.'l..... ___X AonuDc?*.'`Y .._.op- $I.5o Girls _Do;1gola Kid Blucher Bots, toe ca'p, solid leathex-_sovles, low heel, sizes 8 to 10%. On sale $1.75 Misses Box Calf Boots, toe cap, low heel, heavy sole, solid leather, tidy style, sizes`II to 2. On sale . . . . . .. `$1.75 Boys , sizes I*to 5,.good school lace boot, solid leath- er soles, dressy style. On sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $1.25 Girls Glov Grain Lace Boots, - nailed, `low heels, sizes II to 2. Smallersizes 10 to I3. On sale Same style, sizes 4Vto. 7%. gigs.Men ;%4f"meh;.g _Boot, ":__1 .atex_1_tjax.1d"-Rus; T _"ear We` new `shapes in all s1zes.- On` e . . . . . . . . . . .. $2.00." `men s Dong-ola Kid Bqots, Blu_ch`er Style, heavy sole, lea er,` toe cap, dressy style, all snzes. On sale I agfgj .Mnfs~ oodyqay Welt, .l3'gher Style, toe 4 heavygo :1 Bo C,al Vxcx Kxd an ` Riis-. Tan Calf, r - all sizes. .l.f- . . . . . . . . . .., . . . . . . . . .. I L . , $3.09 M'ena s: _nuine _Box Calf Bluchers; toe cap, heavy _ W, sol ,_ _ all s1zes,\ On sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. SM3 Butto_ns, sin- ~ ouble breasted style, the nest Worsteds, " every way. Sale 11.50 $13.50, $15.00 College Style Over- ats--- at stripe pattern,sizes ato 33- Sale price each` `#35 Q11` Q. g '_Wheh_ you can secure a Washing Machine :1 `child can do the work _with_.? Or we can sell you th\e_'la.test Water Power ,Ma"Chine made a_u`d_ th'Latst Improved Wriugers. is the : largest selection imgniovcd. ; - )0 Women s Patent Cplt and` Vici Kid` Blucheq Boots, toe Goodyea Welt soles, dressy smart style, all sxzes. On 2 sale...` . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..: . . . . . . . . .. to T oston Calf and Dongolay I_{id Boots, toe Cap, he y-"sole, dressy, durable style, sxzes 6 to 11. On sale ANGUE. GIRLS BOOTS *noYs'BooTs PLOWIN-G AMATICHES. We understand that Rev. Mr. Ma- conachie and family are moving to Barrie. -Circumstances, over which they have no control, render this |move.i1ecessary. We hopv, at no ,very distant date, to welcome them `back to `a. residence in this parish. The marriage of Miss .\lzmde Hughes, daughter of .\[r. _I;;nc5 Hughes, Edenvale, and Mr. A. Bell- mer,` Collingwood, was solemnizrd in the Methodist Church on \\'cdnes- day, Oct, 6th. `iv - _ _ were so ably conducted by the Ru`. Mr. Church of Warminstcr. Rev. l . M. Peacock, pastor of the church. made a Splendid choice in scctiriiig the services of this gentleman. livery person who attended the .~L`I`\'lL`<:.i was pleased with his discourses. His talk to the Sunday School children at the afternoon rally was >'.],)lt`ll Mrmchurch is evidently at limit in Sunday `School work. The nm.~ig rendered by the large choir was 91 special interest, and much Crctllt x~. due Dr. and Mrs. West for their sti- iections. Thankoffering for the day i about $80.00. f "".:'7jiSaAY,_ OC'_l`OB ER `toe cap, heavy sole On sale . . . . . . . . . .. MINESING. Where Quality Comes in First toe cap. -1.35 Men's College.` Overco ` ` Made from a heat . _ dark cloth, high col , straps on sleeves, very styl h. Reg- ular price $10.00, sale ice 37.50 Men College coats` I1`-nI`A' `nan-an Lanny- '...`-L 4!.`-`- V ght. I4, 1.00. J'1Z2" 2.`"u `1.`6'5 1.25 ,. L. M. M. BANQUET.-I -.j.-__ 1.10 900 900 solid IJGIC IILC CQC . . . . . . `$5.00 anti` .- may be said to full a `very useful ` `purpose by their educative -force and by the stimulus they give to better "workmanship. The saying that the plowing match is an ' anachronisrn and has no place in modern agricult- ure is greatly wide . of the truth._ ~ Plowing is the basic `operation of` all cultivation,` and the chances are that _a field well plowed will be well culti-. vated and well drilled. The farmer In this regard, plowing.` matches! out for improvement. A plowing ' ` match will teach him with more ease A and thoroughness than any farmer s_ of to-day `is constantly on the look-I institute discussion ever can. M-ore- over, it creates a spirit of healthy flwrivalry in the" district, `making for .af~`better plowing and for m'o_re eieient ` ,2-husbandry. Under proper guidance direction it can become a potent -fggfactor in improving the agricultural. ifuconditionsry of any "section of "the , . `. . `L`: V ` .g country. lllaw,..jIgng}:;gg.`A`:__-Eye` ,me_etmg . I "4 apcqnm s`_erv_1_ceV; 1,` ._ _ ,9 % `;R v?I5R_.L.' Wea\%c:'.x-spe`n_t %sVame_{fd A last;-;vv9k'T :4 !h.`9-`f.NY4.!i3 *:Sev`ciet! .2; ,. .-v-,_ -v -_ -vufuvunnnrto I Sund(-2;*1-2-1nd< has been visi_ting__her sistegr,-_ Mi -gs. Thos. Rix. 1. `Rev. ~ Thornley I or J3]:_mig grqached` in `the; -Mfethddist church undhgyy ggfternoonu. L V L: ___Nxt ..Su:]1dz';jy f,;(Oc`tober_ 7 :1` V` '.-i7 'Ct:ii*ld"en'8 ~i;iDay;`Inf ` 61:: 1h: An} we e.9=.;.t Jrvouj V iom,- ; a;;,.,; `tiiwi f`bsi%9bas;rve*?\:v%% 2e**`% wn `av onvllfv If ! ID H I VVUVIIIIJ-0} \{ ,`-_ V ,_11/I`;-3%`. Ausxnagn '1_`oronto._l_1a.`s`_en_ vssatmg her m`ot11`e':r,_,'Mrs.:, R1-gieilai-.t`.~ |'l|l1 l\uo J. T:i`M.}.}iEi1vi.f'\a?aii'%EaiEi{};11 -_'pen`t-. lvsimdayh with friiyetgdgl;',Edgr.%`_:_V_M _ .'lA -- `I- _., ---vum an an: a\l5IIO Wjlvliss `Jean Qigilaipfbf` Sfa"ne"`x'4f"'LV`wr'as}" Vat homefor a few days recentlya, x .ml'-._.* A_.`-_.._._ 5.1 an. "Ad. \IM r. and Rix 'of Alberta- are vi3itingsMk's. Tlios. Rix. ` ' H D ICVU-WIVICTHII Vxidllwv l`II &I"ll5\J| . ` 1: Mr. Kennthvand "Miss Essie Bant-* ing gf Alliston visited` their cousin; Miss; Mary Banting, _last Sunday; { ii\IV;sVr`s: Jx'1`c->-. I-I"'a't;;)n, Harold Arn- old_-and _Jno. I\{edwnT are attending busmess cbllege in Toronto. 7 1 ~ 11* 1')` . --up. ... }The 3I.ayn`1a`n"s -Missionary Move- ment,' which was' inaugurafd in [Lurch last as far as `Barrie; district ,_.is concerned, received anothefimpe: Mtus'_ on Thursday vening last in` the` Q W 'D.-..-.... .-1 r--419 aw` -- ` '~-- ' ~-'- T Mflind Mr. _VH.erb_Ax"n.o.ld.of;To-l ronto visited, at Mr. ,C. J. Banting $ last Sunday. " . 4 `Y -r<'u_u Flti attedd, the funeral of her uncle, W. J, Smith, of Elmgrove, this week. % I W/ ov- V v ' of Egbert visited Mr. 'W._H.,LD avis last 'Sunday.` '_ 3 " ~ -` ' qr :4 .1 ImM'r., -'.l:l_1_os. Ga;xley has 1ea.sVedT fkzrm to Mr. Robt. Ross. Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Banting 'aAtte'nd-_ ed the. Elmv'ale fair last weelf._. ' his 'IM`r. Fred J Arnold house re-modeled. -v--`.-v v- --i- -_-v Mrs. (Rev.) Aikenhead of Barrie will conduct the anniversary services in the M;ethodis_t_ Church `here on Sunday, Oct. 17th, in the morning at 11 o'clock and in the evening, at 7.30. There-will be a lecture Monday even- ing at 8 o clock. . V "Mr. and -Mrs. C. Bell `ofvvthe ninth `line spe_'nt Sunday at Britt Be1l s. / 'Mr. and Mrs. Lundy of Tho;-nbury are visitors at Mr, Hugh` M}:Callum s. "M}.13.Peacock of Painswik visit? ed his nephgw, `W. -_C. *H;.`ickling, a couple of days last wgek. _ ' I T` A O` V n Mrs. Sp'rin_g ' the 1\/Ises Bram- "by ofAToronto arevisiting at Albert lSpring s. . A 3 . T 1'\?| . A--50 Ii comsronnnuca i] 'At.the present time, when there is `a persistentveort in, older Canada to increase the capacity /of the acre .. of land rather than the acreage itoelf, plowing becomes an important ques- tion. Not large farm.s, but better tilled is the slogan, Plowing has not yet become the fine art. here that. it has for years been in the Mother 4 country. There is much of it that is creditable neither to the plpwman nor to his plow, Too often we nd `the work done slovenly and hurried- " IV, as if the farmer took no pridelin' --his labor. A ' IM'rs. Dah McNeil visited "her sister? Mlfs. B. Bell, last Thursday. Boys _ 3-Piece" -Snits-Single or double breasted style, sizes 28 to 33. `Regular $6.50 to .oo, sale price 5.85 `Men's . Tweed Pants--Dark colors,4sizes .33 to 42. `Re ular $2.5o per panj, sale price 1.95 Men's Fine Worsted Pants-- All sizes and all. celors, Were $3.5o_and $3.75. sale price $2.95 ' - B9398 Odd Pants-Sh`ort,sizes 22 to 33. Sale price 5o_c,to $I .25 Sizes; 29 to 32. Were; $4.00, sale pnce _,-.. V . . . . . . . . ...... $3.50 Boys 3$Piece~*uits---Double or_ single breasted st le, sizes 28 to 33, Regular .50 and ' $5.00, sale price . . . . . . . . ; $3.95 Boys 2-Piece Norfolk Suits.- - M'ade`f1-om good strong tweeds, sizes 22 -to 28. Were $3.50, sale price . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $2.90 Boys 2-Piece `Norfolk-Suits-e Made from` nice ne tweeds, sizes 22 to Were $2.50 and $3.00, sale price $1.95 and $2.50 Boys O`verc_oo.tn--'Some with close tting collars and some withrvelvet collars. These -were $4.50 to $500. _ Sale price . . . . . $3.50 .to 483.75 -_1_`{N Hm-` ALLENWOOD. IVY. is having his eI :V aireVnder liiring- on the 2nd .of _V'espra, wa_s,=;:3t;nf'ortnnatg-.` on `Tues- `At!!! `6iLnun4u.nin' `Iv-:.:_4_ L3- 4`; .lady.near Midhurst is said to have picked two quarts` of strawber- ries Qne day `last W\k. {Can any of . he fruit gtgyvcrs ;e.xp_l_ain the freak ?' r .1:-,. `fr. rt n V." - I clue SIIIIJ Weymar:l'-:. and child 'of_" Havldck are nth; guests. of -Mrs. vv?;;mark s 'father and mother, M1`. ngi{fMrs.= James McCr'acken. fmanyswm. this llocalit ` visited ?Elmvale s Big exhibitioh. lmvale is ne veat'he'1 for -theishorw. j . tt>"~*Iie"cong`ratu1ate?l' on. the strikiqigly yuyuav [U1 uu: .I'4lllJi:lll.L'C JLXHIIIIIIEIIUHS in High Schools and Public School `Leaving third class, and has prepar- ed pupils for second class work. Few "teachers in Simcoe -Countfy have from a public school point 0 view done `more forxthe: advancement of. educa- .tion- than has M!r.~'Co1tbett, and we ahope he may be long spared to `im- part his knowledgeftothe rising gen-. eration. ` will \b.e- 3; c1`1i_1dren s sprvice at 2.15 at `St. 1ohn s_.church next Sun- qay and thg usual srvic at 3 o'clock. TC`.\.C&55Uu ` I Mr. T. Hill is` busy taking in thel TMm:phies. Hg shipped a. car load -S_atu%'rday. '. , L ` I - "Mr. J; A. `Corbett, teacher of Nb. 9, Innisul, has thedistinction of being tutor of aboye school for 21 consecu- tive years. He hs been, teaching over a quarter of`: eentur and dur- ing that period1hastr_aveIled thous- ands of `miles! In` No. 9 he has taught pupils. for the Entrance Examinations 'LI:...I. C..I...-|.. -...1 *n_-LI2- -0,I---I zoo MEN'S and BOYS % .......-2..`lL- ....!-.._I _--.-- .1, .. L "D.A'S'mith is `puftng the n- wishing to_uch`es on his new house. .`| I~ W 1'\ Fl` v--_..- ---- -v-uu -awn-A Owin to anniversary services at Christ `hunch, Ivy, there was no ser-, vice in St. _Iu_de s last [Sabbath and there will be no `service next Sabbath, owing to Harvest Home Thanksgiv- ing services at Utopia. -1:; -r A rs - ---\ -v v---- '- J. WW. Henry was presented re- cently "by the Sons of Temperance Lodge with ,a Past M(aster sV jewel. Few men in this County have done more for the cause of temperance: than has Mr. Henry. I f\__.. -_ L _ Mr. Will Fletcher has returned from a four and a half months trip through the West. He soon returns to the S.P.S., Toronto, to complete his course there. The anniversary services of the Townline Presbyterian Church were held last Sabbath. Rev. J. J. Elliott, B.A.-, of M.idland was the_preacher.' ____...g .V` ...... V... ans-J lI\uV' ll\lB{D\}o . -Mrs. R. A. Thompson of Davxdson, Sask., 1s reneyvxng acquamtances here. The" farmers around here arr: rapid- ly.-getting their corn into then` silos. Mr. and Mrs. A. W.` Fletcher hjre returned from an extended.tn_ip to the West. Jack `Stewart, wife and jchild gf Vancouver are` visiting friends ere. (eiitrckwheat has been grow more extensively this year in this locality than ever before... fail hereceived efecently. "Pleased to report Mr. Herry Hicks as recovering from the effects` of a If `[3... ,1 \T! . I` T ism-ily ;epeb'si {r this Season, zstgf Men s and Boys'fClothes'- .4 Gcbod Clotiaesare not We can give 'yot_J the ni at popular prices- `_I'.f`1-\-.'Hi11dle and Han-iston Ayerst have returned from. a six weeks trip`in the North-West. --_ -_- -:-v --V. on vvayuvv Mrgses` Amand; Hicks and Phoebe -Crossley have gone: to Tor- onto, where-they have secured posi- tions-. - \ ` nex;1-ber fro1'r.1 here -;attended. the }Sabbath School services in Cooks- i town_ last Sabbath. 4 - I '.v*I?\V/I_-;e.ssrs flames Sproule and Russel` Nixon "are working for Mr. Wm. .Ro- binson of Cookstown. `- -v--.-_. -~wvnunJu v'F;'ed4 Nixoh took ve rsts and one second for his game fowl at Bar- rie and Cookstown Fairs. ' 7 1 Our `band played at Beetqn Fair one `day last week. ' V *AlsikE is` selling `here for $7.00 per bushel for No.1 grade. lMh'. Chris. `Burns is one of the bus- iest threshers. on the rbad. .\ l\ __.s _ _ . . . v . . . V n \g|aJil Aunt WI-\}l\. . The `anniversary services he-ld in the Methodist Church last Sunda. were very successful. _fRev. R. S. Fralick of Queensville preached two excellent sermons tolarge congrega- tions. The freewill oering amount~ ed to $56. , - 1` #':'1w. \i~".f'Br'c"v";;~}1;'nE'f1&'iss Brdwn H6llywere the guests of Mrs. Lauder for -a few days last week. TL- L- UIVVVIJ (31591 G ICLCIIL, SCVCTC IIIIICSS. Mrs. F.`M cFarlane' nd Miss Shaw o'Stayner visited at ' r; G. Wynes l for a1 few days recently. .`ll'..\ 1) 1`l,__-,,,, , I Inc vs ' - .. . . V V -- vv urn: an |\rll\J lII- JJGI I IV. V IMu's.V `Jas`.' "Pa.tterso`n_ is improving slowly after a. recent, severe illness. ~'|'t|,_ 11"`:-.1-s - 4 - --- - - .-vw-it V II: 190* 3 T D i Q; _ `C T C % specially pnced aw_ay down. A cause. we have onlya few sizes in each line. T V ' V V ' -- - .~M'Iss Kate Cokburn . is spending a` week with friends in. `Barrie. ' ' I'll ,, mg] `PE ~ ~ 9`- he `-Frxday evening -service will be held injthe; Orange H311, ;Hi1lsdale, Siturfday evenin ` , and SBndi1.Iy ser\uces%; -`it Crown Hill; Rev. W. - Reynolds is expected to ;1>.teev=iich eat ee?.Y.9r yserveice N e atthet home of Mirvs. G. M. M oir on Tuesday, Oct.` ~I_9th. A full attend- ,ance;~is*reque,sted, as the delegates to theiconvention in Guelph will be n'i`he..Women- s Institute will med` appointed at this -meetingl -Papers on" `_`Hints on xKitchen Facilities: by -Miss L. _GlbSQ!`l and Preparation for Thanktwing by Mrs..Jackn1an will` -be given. The roll call will be re- sponded `to by comments on the evil of `faultndinz. ., "M":-s. .' V Rbe. of `Sta,yner Vspent th.e we ek_.-end -with Mfrs. I_(aise_r. T 4;I:i1_ .<=,";:f(`)n;<:.;'.t-'s :11an, con- dtictedfby the-Rollio Concert -Co., are being? -well atte_n'ded- ea_cVh night. |'l`A'1v.L'.. 11;.-- .3 _ 11 II- 2 . v-- vvvvv-owpvso _VrIpVDI -6.. Maude 5M'oir hafs returned td her .::hom4:". in Cookstown after a mqxith f visit "with r.ela.tives here. 1" I V` T S:I:ISI I v1iD_A'LE.`GO32`}VJER:S. cRAiGHURs'r; 11'-in - ` THORNTON." EDGAR. ;IHE%"NO RTHERN ADVANCE of 71i1'i{."1\ii c' 5% New} I;}i,ske.ar=Ad~ pas -reAf5Ii`nedL hoxnc, after, in "il!n,ess_ %f%%'s9vr=| v3~eks% -with t>.'P% ` ;i,e-m.-v `Mrs. Geo. Dyer spnt 5; fe_w days last week with friends` at Stroud. _=*Mu". and Mrs.` A. Bryson are ;viit. mg at Mr. John Speer .fthis week. ~' . 1?: Fred Brown and 'sisteg', Cla.ra,[ I `Halley of Ffeteifboro and his` mother visited at Mr. A.) Dye:- s one -day lgst yfek. . - _ ~ - g % J. ,Bv`lsey: ax _1'd chiI- ren of. M'idland,,\ri\sited Miss Lizxie Gibgon lent vv,:g`ek._-3-'_ . ` `. _ V 3. M_is Jegui Standen of Toronto is staymg w1th`Mrs. J.. Styigley for a few days. - ' _ , . .1: iv "1; -_'_ LVSI 0 I visited `l'.`j.a'._ ,, At the time of writing Mr. Dan McCarthy is slowly improving, `after a ;-severe attack of appendicitis, though there had nbtibeen an opera'- `tion_ performgd.