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aaVILL.,JAN. , « r PRqov1IDENCE ---~---- ____~ ~-------- _ The regular meeting of "Providence Farniers' Club» will bý held in the School house, Providence, on Tuesday, Feli. 3rd., at 8 p. mi. AUl rembers p ease attend., EBENEZER Friday evening Feb. 13tb, "Live Wires" and "Sunshmne" classes of Ebe ezer Sundav Sehool will hold a box social. Proceeda nm aid of church shed fund. Reservc the date. DARLlNGTON Miss Bessie Crago, W. Abernetby ani S. H. Wood have been collecting for the Armenian fund in connection with the Base Uine Sunday School... Miss Edîîh Platford, 1 oronto, was a recent vistor wth her sister, Mrs. Jos, Bell.. - Mr E J. Burk bas returned fromn a visit with relatives at Chathami. .. Mr. and Mrs. S. Nicholson. Nesleton, btave been visiting Mrs. W. H. Wood . . . Mr. Jno. Metcalf bas had a bee, drawing the grain elevator timbers from the wharf. HAYDON Visitors: Mr. Milton Siemon is visit- ing friends in Toronto-, Misses Dora MoLIuntjoy and Muriel Ashton, Osh- awa, -at home -o-ver the week-end--Miss- Annie Church, Bowman ville, at Mr'. S. Trewi's; Miss Vera Siemon with friends in Oshawa .. . .Pastor Wickett te continuing seiv-lees here another week. - .Mr. Thos, Siemon 18 recover- ing from a broken rnb ... If1 you want iome hot oysters go to Bethesda Fri day nîght. Jutit the thmng flua cold sweather. HAMVPTON Visitors. Dr. J. H/ Elliott, Toronto, with fiends; Mr. C. W. Hastings visiting friends in Friendship, N. Y... Mr J Alfin, Lawson, Sask., ind Mr. A. Hall, Orono, at Mr. W. R. Allin's .... M. . A. Holgate, Bowmanville, assisted at the service on Sunday evening and gave a very eannest and appealing address in the interests of the Superannuaion Fund. Big savings this week at Elliott's Store --clearing out balance of winter gloves and men's heavy rubbers and socks at 20 'l.- neductions. Act quickly as supply is limîted. DEAN VILLE. 0ur Mission Circle was nicely enter- lained by Bowmanville Circle on Wed- nesday evening Jan. 21 -aIl reporta spen- did time, . .. A successful wood-bee was held at Mr. R. C. Pearce's on Monday atternoon. . ..League meeting Thursdayî evening was made4 very interesting when reports were given by Misses Alta Pickell PIS: 'c Fariners, like mosi sensible people, are very conservative in adoptitig soinething which they know very littie or nothing about, This was partictilarly true last year wheu we approaohed fat-mers in this district to grow lax for fibre. It was soinething comparatively uew to them, They kneiw very littie about flax. groviîg. Didn't like to venture. Wanted tosee bow others gyot along with it, Some didn't think it would pay. Others said they wouid wait tili this year. What Mias Been Last year was, without a doubt, a poor season for growing flax-far below an average--and yet every farmer who grew flax for us wvas well pieased with bis returns. In înany cases they frankly stated it was far better than they had expected. With few exce ptions these same farmers have aiready contract- ed to grow flax again titis season. Many have increased their acre age. Their neighbors want to inake 'som e «easy money" too, growing flax and are al- nost daily coming tous for contracts. As aresuit of last season~s success and confidence in us we are increasiug our acreage this year troui 240 to 8,50 acres, Get Particulars We are now open for contracts for the couîing season and Hi*sto rical Inf ormation' About Flax The u. ltiation of f4x f or'fire is of g eat antiquity, dating back to the -arliest fîmes of which we have any record. IlicroscopiuaI investigatïoîî lias slîown that the bandages used for wnapping Egyptîan mumrnies were compoaed of linen' aand, in tde account of the detruction wrought by bail! one of the plagues of Egypf, if. is recorded tliat "the tinx and tlie barley'was smitten, for thie barlev was in flie ear, and the flax was bolied. An Invitation We extend to ail a hearty iu- vitation to visit our miii (at fb~ nL --r-. J -~r -4.4 .44 - - .e'-~~4- ~ - -~ ~ __________________________ ____-- ~v-~h~s. Ad~ç~. ~ IL