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in tea. you will. be Sam. 1' blend. ~~ Try it todty, [MACHINE SHOP £6 Specials ED PRICES turdav. Jan. 25-26 RE ”0-0-0- MM Grocer .ficpers a L 51.. 1‘ gram . Lhm 1/, 'CJ H l‘ WV.“ -:~* a background ": Pula Negri in < Naramount pic- _idayed by Con- in”; members or the N11345: Lois Wilson. \luz'w')‘ Harlam. \s wry plainly in ! 1.x. -k.â€"â€".\Vashington !K 0 'r'ergusonâ€"Calderâ€"f'l‘hat in the in- terests of the travelling public and residents of the township who are not served with County Roads, this Council at next meeting lay out a system of Township Roads leading up to and connecting with the Coun- ty Roads, and that provision be made from time to time by grants and otherwise for their maintenance.~ Carried. Calderâ€"Mackâ€"That the Reeve and Clerk be authorized to sign and sub- mit to the Minister of Public Works and Highways the petition or the Township of Egremont showing that during the year 1923 there has been expended upon the township roads the sum of 310, 2.15, and requesting the statutory grant on that amount as provided by the Ontario Highways Actâ€"Carried. 91:1 Md to the 1 01‘? dglaration ot ofi'ice and ,, sgats as follows. Reeve, Veflaalder; Councillors, W M Groat’ .Ferguson and James Mack. The minutes of last meeting were read and conmmed. Uomr. Grout reported : H. Lamont, wintm- work ‘lOth Sideroad, $3.60; repur‘t adopted. ("iroatâ€"Mackâ€"That John McArth- up be paid $3.00 for the use of his Iivlds for a winter road, 19’23.â€"Car. Mackâ€"Fergusonâ€"«That the rate of payment for winter work on roads be as follows: Man and team, 40c. per hour; man, 200. per nounâ€"«Car. Fergusonâ€"â€"Groatâ€"That Councillor Mack ho instructed to examine Re- gistry ()fl‘ice re. Treasurer’s suretics, and report at next meeting of Coun- c i l .--C:u'1'i ed . Mackâ€"McEachernâ€"â€"'l‘hat the Clerk intervimv Dr. Jamieson, M.P.P., in reference to the. detour that was made from the Provincial Highway to the 2nd Concession (if this Townâ€" ship during the construction of the Highway in 1923 in which consider- able damage was done. this particu- lar road. and request our hon. mem- iwr to plaw the matter before the Minister of Public Works and High- ways in order that this Township be i-vnmmirated for the use of this road and the wear and tear inrident 'tho-i-ohy.’-â€"Carried. CaIdorâ€"â€"-Fergusonâ€"â€"'l‘hat 7 comes of the Municipal World be ordered for members of (huncii. Troasurmi and ‘Zlorkrâ€"Carried. Ry-laws were passwl appointing J. R. Philp, John Mcth» and Hugh Lamnnt, School Attendance ()ffimn's: \V‘. \V’. Ramagv and \Valtor Mastic). Auditors. and James H. McDuugall. a member of “ID 10031 Board of Health. Groatâ€"Caldcrâ€"That the i'ullmving accounts he paid: J. '1‘. Brown. W‘. Leith. W, H. Rogers, C. McInni-s. V. Giles and E. Rnssnnll, for Si‘l‘\'i(t£‘5 and expenses as Deputy [hitui'ning Officers. 89.50 each: (1. Ramagv Son. printing acui.. $32.50; W. B. Rii'v. vxm'ass, 55 omitsrii. (iacicl. i'v- paii‘s t0 grader, 31.00:.1. W. Hunt. for tile. $7.99; Municipal World. 7 ('01)- ies. $4.00. and acct, 36 cents. intai. "7.36; \V. J. Sharp. affidavits. J. Morrison. burying sheep, $1.50; Clerk, for services re highway report‘ $12.00; members of Council, attend- ance at meeting, $15.00; B. Gibson. use of room. Whoaâ€"Carried. Council adjourned to meet Monday JERRY ON THE JOB LITTLE JIM MY Gooo mouse??â€" February 11, at 10 o’clock am., to receixe the Auditors’ Report and general business. BERTIRGK COUNCIL The Council-elect met at the Twp. Hall on Monday, January 14, at 11 o‘clock. The Clerk administered the oath of ofl'ice to each member. The Council consists of Reeve D. J. Mc- Donald; Deputy Reeve, Roht. Grier- son; Councillors James W. Mather, Charles Bailey and Thomas Shew ell. Byâ€"law No. 80 confirming appoint- ment of officers and stating salaries, was duly passed. Auditorsâ€"James Brunt, W. J. Ad- lam. Treasurerâ€"W". G. Hastie. Quarkâ€"«J. H. Chittick. Div. leâ€"Robert Grim-son. , Div. 2â€"James W. Mather. Div. 3â€"Charles Bailey. Div. 4-Il‘homas Shewell. Griersonâ€"Baileyâ€"That fee for polling booths for election be $4.â€" Lost. Matherâ€"Shewellâ€"fl‘hat fee for polling booths for election be $3.â€" Carried. Baileyâ€"Shewellâ€"That a grant of $5.00 be given the Sick Children’s Hogpital.â€"Carried. Shewcllâ€"Griersonâ€"That a grant 01' $5.00 be given Elmwood Library .â€" Carried. Mather~Baileyâ€"«That this Council cunsmer the taking of assessment in September and that the Reeve and Deputy Reeve investigate on the ad- visability 0f sameâ€"Carried. Bailopâ€"«G1-Lct‘sonâ€"e’rhat commis- siuners be authorized to advertise and sell timber on the road allowâ€" 1mm: when it is in the interests of UM: township to do 5(V).â€"-Cax'rie11. Shown 3 3â€"7-1 fin i Iny-â€"'l.‘i'iai the road divisions along tho county highway hv authorized in take “W3? and pet‘- i‘hl'm ‘sttiiuin labor on 100 rods of mail 011 «each sidni'oad adjoining their respective divisions.â€"â€"Carriccl. Bailnth‘u-imsonâ€"That printing cuntract of 193"- 3 Mill ’1 he Hanover Post. printing office? he i'ene\\'ml.~â€"~ ( 23 IT bod. Mather-4;ri:_»x'.<011â€"-’J‘llat on Hm rumplvtinu 0f the Col-lortors' Roll. the Treasurer be authorized to pay the Collectm- his salaryâ€"Carried. Shmvvll-mBailcy~â€""l'hnt thv fol- lmving accounts he paid: V Election .accoum. $73.00; W. G.‘ Ilastio. salary. 87.3.00: J. H. Chittick, salary. $90.00; A. B. Currey. acct. $3; Middloebt‘o‘ Spnremzul. acct... $3.00; \\'. Ruttle. insurance, 81.98; H.W. iuut. financial statemmlt. $4.00; \\'. (i. Hustiv. financial statomvnt. 84.00; J. H, (Zhittick. express, postage and phone. $17.3": \V. G. Hznstiv. war tax. postage. $18.39; H. (I. McKochnio. I'uoms. pnsiago. tax. $23.90: Munici- pal \\'z0rl«'l. statinnm'y and rolis. $39.46: Jamus (201m. repair of wood- shed. $1.20; .lnhn Adlam. removing irnn. $4.04): In: J. 1.. Smith. salary. $151,).(N); mw memting of Cnuncil. $13.77): AH'I‘WI Bailny. building bridge railing. $16.80. (ii‘i (*I‘s‘ m-«M :1tlmr-â€"-’l‘hut Chum: i.l adjourn tn xxlcct on Monday. the 11th of February for receiving Auditors’ Reymrt. appointing 0f pathmasters. fvnco \‘iC\\'(‘.I‘S_._ pound keepers and sheep valuators. «.1. H. Chittick, Clerk. David Allan, Clerk. rl‘he Council-elect met in the Clerk’s office, Ayton, on Monday, the 14th January at 11 am. The Clerk administered the oath of office to each member. The Council consislts of: Reeve. Charles Helm; Deputy Reeve, William Miller; Councillors, Richard Barber, William Ovens and Henry Miller. - W. Millerâ€"Barberâ€"fl‘hat. By-‘law No. 2 re collecting of arrears of tax- es, be given its prepcr readings.â€" Carried. W. Mihlm'â€"-{)\'cns~â€"Tllat M. E. Murray and W. J. Forbes be Audit- ors.â€"-Carried. And that By-law No. 1 of 1924 be given the first and sec- ond readings. Barberâ€"H. Millerâ€"That. Byâ€"law 1 be given the third reading, signed by Reeve and Clerk and entered in By-Iaw Bookâ€"Carried. H. Millerâ€"Ovensâ€"That the Clerk be instructed to advertise for tend- ers for printingâ€"Carried. W. Millerâ€"H. Millerâ€"That Reeve and Clerk be authorized to sign and submit to Minister of Public Warks and Highways statement of expendi- tures of all money spent in 1923 re the 20 per cent. Government grant.â€" Carried. The following are Commissioners in the different road divisions : Div. 1â€"H. Mililer. . Div. 2â€"-W. Miller. , Div. 3.â€"Richard Barber. Div. 4.»--â€"\V(illiam Ovens. The Bridge Committee consists of the Reeve. Deputy Reeve and . the Commissioner in whose division the 1): id "fie is situated. ‘ The following UPS: \ Di\ 1. ---Jolm Oehm. Di\.'2.._~Thos.Rya11,L0t16,Con 11. Dix 3.â€"-an1‘y 1*01'11. Div. «’1.-â€"-\\"til:liam Marshall. Div, 5.â€"â€"Thumas Wallace. Div. 6.â€"-â€"Josoph L. Murphy. Div. 7.â€"Johu Ii. Anderson. The. following accounts were pass- ed and ordered paid on motion of Barberâ€"Ovens : George Soim; 80 rods wire fence. $20.00; P. J. Bonningci‘, ploughing snow off Ayton streets. $20.00; Dan. Kraft, for pick plough and use of same, $28.00; Council meeting at (late, $17.80; Royal Bank, Aytun. co‘l- lecting taxes 192: , and Stan'u.)s, $60.24; Adam Eui'ig. work on roads, $3.00; Sick Childrmi‘s Hospital. grant, $5.00; Municipal World, paper for Council. $7.00; Emil Scln'icber, 4 sheep killed. $57.00; John R. Amlei‘son, inspecting. Schriolwr's sharp, $1.50. The Council adjourned tu meet. in the Clerk’s Office, Ayton. on Monday. February 11 at 10 am. to receive tlw Auditors‘ Report, appoint an Assess- ur and far general business. - .‘ â€"â€"R. H. Fortune, Clerk. Flesherton. (Our own correspondent.) heath came unexpectedly to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wat- son. Mount. Zion. Artemesia. on Mon- «lay morning. January 14. when their second daughter. Lavina. passea‘l suddenly away with heart failure at. the early age of 26 years. Miss Wat- son was born at, Mount Zion and was en exemplary young woman. beloved in her home and in the community. She was; zealous in Christian service and was a doveted member of Mount ROWE? COUNCIL arv Show Valuat- Zion Methodist Church Choir and Sunday school where 'her ‘presence and talents will be missed. The fu- neral took place to Mount Zion cem- etery on Wednesday afternoon and the large attendance in the rain showed the deep sympathy felt fer the bereft family. Many were un- able to gain admission to the church where an impressive service was conducted by her pastor, Rev. Mr. Duffield and the Jackson Brothers, evangelists. fine of the latter, who preached the sermon, and Miss Kirk, sang touching solos. Many beauti- ful floral tributes were given by the family and sympathizing friends. Besides the parents, five brothers and one sister survive and were at the funeral, viz.. Robert and wife, near Dundalk; Edward and wife, and Arthur and wife, Toronto; and Clar- ence, Dinsmore and Pearl, at home. At the annual meeting of Arteme- sia Royal Scarlet Chapter held in the Clayton Hall here last week the following officers were elected for the current, Bro. G. H. Cairns con- ducting the election and installation: W..C. in (3., G.W. Littlejohns; EC. 'in C., ~F.\V. Duncan; Comp. Chan, Thos. Bentham; Comp. Scribe, W. A-lcox: Comp. Treas, F. Mathewson; Herald at Arms, George Cairns; Lect.. Harold Lever; 2nd Lech. Alf. Down; '1 Cond.. J.E. McKee; 2 Cond.. Lawson Lock- hart; Inside Herald, Elwood Bowles; Outside Herald, James Beattie. A return hockey miatch between Dundalk and Flesherton on the rink here on Tuesday evening last week resulted in. favor of the heme boys by :2 101. Mrs. Davidson, widow of . the late Mr. Alex. Davidson ol‘ Osprey died at the home of her daughter in Buffalo on January 16. aged 77 years. ‘ The remains were brought. here on 'l‘hursday and taken to Feversham for burial on Friday. The deceased and her late husband were among the early settlers in Osprey and were a well-known and very highly res- pected couple. Mr. Davidson was in the milling business at Feversham for manV wars Bornâ€"4m Saturday. January 12, to Mr. and Mrs. C. Newell. Fleshcrton, a daughtm', Mabel Roszella. Mr. Frank Tate, ,son-in-law of the late Mr. M, K. Richardson 'here, farming nea‘r Grand Valliley, who lost his line barn and season’s crop recently by fire, has purchased the adjoining farm with good buildings which will serve both farms and saw the expense of rebuilding. Mr. Tate \\ ill mme eto the farm purchas- ed and the residence, vacated will serve for the home of hired help. Born.â€"â€".-‘\t. Grace Hospital, Toronto, on January 10, to Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Harpell. a danghtor, granddaughter to Mr. John Bellamy. The annual meeting of East Grey Agricultural Society was held in the Town Hall on Saturday afternoon last. with a fairly good attendance. The linencial report was given by the Secretary-Treasurer, which showed that almost 8150,0 had been spent for agricultural purposes and attractions, being the largest annual expenditure in the history of the fair. The number of entries also ex- ceeded any former year. (‘lil’icers were elected for the current year as follows : President, T. J. Sled, re-e-l- ected; 1st Vice-President. Robert Richardson; 2nd Viceâ€"President, Robert Chard; Secretary-Treasurer, _.-. .a. games To MAKE. H‘M ‘aHAFPY-" ©1923 av urn. Fan-uni Senna. {3348 we “wish .-; H'fi/EN 1.x AtN‘T W. A. Hawken, ‘re-elected; Directors, Roy Thistlethwaite, L. A. Fisher, F. Brown, A. E. Bellamy, Henry Down, W. H. Thurston, C. W. Bellamy, H. D. McLoughry, C. N. Richardson, O. W). Phillips, Charles Stewart, J. A. Lever, T. J. Fisher, A. M. Gilchrist, G.‘ H. Cairns. Lady Directors, Mes- dames,,A. E. Bellamy, W. Moore, 0. WE. Phillips, W. A. Haw ken. L. A. Fisher, ..P Crossley, T. J. Sled. Auditors,v A. E. Bellamy), \l. A. Bella- my. Date of Fall Fair. September 25 and 26. At the inaugural meeting of Arte- mesia Council last week, the follow- ing officers were appointed for the year: Assessor, A. l). McLeodz. Arch. McDonald, and G. H. Cairns; Representative on Board of Health. G. H. Cairns; Sanitary lnslwctor. R. Plantt. The Misses Wilson emertainml a number of young maple in town at an enjoyable party given at. their home one evening last, week. .The severe, blizzard on Sunday similar to that of two weeks ago made the attendance at, the churches small again. Rev. Harrowci‘ made the trip to Eugenia in the morning but did not attempt the Proton trip a night. Rev. ann did nut. go to 111-- istiOge in the at‘tecnum. I Mr. James Pedlar'. 4U: Line, has purchased through W. A. Huwken a fine new Mendelssohn piano. deliv- ered at his home a few days» anno. The Methodist Young I’eovle's meeting on Monday eveningr was withdrawn in favor of the League Rally at. Inistioge, but the storm and had roads prevented the expected turnout. Mr. \V. B. Cross the new manag’t of the Bank of Montreal, spent the week-end [at Chesley with his wife, who accumpaniod him home. Mr. W. P. Crossley of the Welton House has been laid up for a few days with a heavy cold, and is un- der the doctor’s care. Mr. Reg. Boyd. student at Orange- \'idle Business, Gfllege, spent last week at home. M r. and Mrs. Harmon Hadley have gone f mm the farm to spend the balance of the winter at their Tor- onto homo. ,By a letter from Mrs. A. S. Van Dusen we learn she is well and en- juying her Ix'isit with 1101‘ son and wife in the beautiful qlinlate at Seattle, where flowers are blooming. Mr. and Mrs. George Buchanan were in town calling on friends one afternoon last week. We were pleas- ed to meet the young couple and see their charming baby boy. Mr. Joseph Watson of Vaughan, and sister, Mrs. John Watson. of Las- kay. who attended the funeral of their cousin last week, paid relatives 3*, ,;°I‘he Wonder Kidney “mm. :Liver 'b Stomach Tonic . asmnafly Advertised Sold by McFadden’s Drug Store, Durham, . 8: by a Good Druggist Everywhere By Swingertoe here and at Ceylon a short visit. Rev. J. Oke of Toronto is the guest or Dr. and Mrs. Murray while visit- ing old friends here, who are pleased to see him looking well. Mrs. Oke is regaining her health on a visit. in the West. ' Miss Elizabeth Bentham visited over the week-end with relatives at Markdale. Reeve Mc'l‘avish of the village and Reeve McKenzie and Deputy Reeve Hogarth, of the Township. went to Owen Sound on Tuesday to attend County Council. Mr. Harold Warridnw of Owen Sd. was a visitor at Mr. Mark Wilson‘s last week. Mrs. George Burk and little son paid Mrs. G. Mitchell a short, visit. last week. returning from a visit in Toronto to their home in Osprey. Miss Kathleen McKinley of Toron- to is the guest of Mrs. M. Wilson and daughters. Mr. Joseph Gamey and Mr. W. J. Fairey of Toronto amended the. fun- eral 0f the late Joseph Clinton last week. 'l‘ho lattm' romainod’ on a visit hero. Mr. Gemgn Paul. who was. on an extended visit with his parents at Eugenia. and sister. Mrs. R. Bentham horn, left on Monday for his home.- at \noroid Sask. The snoxvplnugh Operator had a heavy job on Monday clearing tho sidewalks after the storm. hut. J. (D. Patton is always equal tn the task. even when 10 below zero rules. Mr. J. L. McMullen and Joseph Duncan arv tho oxocutm-s of the will of the lam Joseph Clinton. whose estate goes t0 the heirs of Hm late Mrs. Clinton. The regular sm'vicc will he with- drawn in the. Presbyterian church on Sunday and a union sm-x'ico will be. held in the Metlmdistc hurch at. night in bomajll‘ of tho Bible Society. \Vhite Beans. 4 lbs. fm‘ . . (looking Onions, 4 ”is. for Natural Figs. pm. lh. Tomatoes, :3 (-ans fur Currants, pm' lb. ...... Raisins. per 1h. .......... Mrs. J. C. Henderson . Wright’s Old Stand UPPER TOWN ' - DU] GROCERIES AT RIGHT PRICES Highest Prices Paid for Butter and Egg-1 DURHAM 10¢. 15c.