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!Royal Purple Poultry Tonic makes the heng lay-Water Glass preserves the eggs. Get them both at Stew- art’s Drug Store. . Work was started on Monday morn ing on the foundation for a new store, to be erected at. GRIMSBY East by Fran lcLainbert. Poll Taxes are due and collector Ronkrt is after all single men elig- itble for taxation." The. tee this year is $5.00. Leslie J. Farrell has moved into the house he recently purchased on Robinson St. s. The house he has vacated on Robinson St. N. will be occupied \by Clarence Shelton. Frafnk Smart of the G. T. R. Is away.on his holidays. His place is Ibeingt taken" by Frank Parker of Thoirdid.orry hm; "gut ‘J' c'", J? Will Edwards of the DENT staff moved his GRIMSBY from Welland and hasgtaken up house Elm St. The Metal Craft Co. are branching out in a new line of goods. The latest venture being in the manufactury of supplies for optical _\ use. They have already secured several con- tracts for this new line of goods. Robert Crain and family" tett GRIMSBY last week for Ottawa, Mangmith ot-Burlington was a business: visitor in, town on. Wed- nesday. - Several new Water services are be- ing put in by Supt. Randall. There are over 450 services on the water- works now. 'l ' where, they will make their home in the future. Mr. Crain has only re- cently disposed of his interests in the GRIMSBY Brick and Tile Works. EC. M. Stephen, while cutting some I wood on Monday missed the woodl and struck his-foot intlicting a nasty ', gash in it, which will cause him to i walk lame for a few days. i, The Rev. C. C. Kemp of Bad Axe, Mich., spent a few days in the Dis- trict recently, visiting his sister Mrs. Johnaifnan A. Book and renewing old friendships. Mrs. WilIiam Hunter of Freeman, regrets that owing to sickness with her boys, she has been unable to get down to wish good bye to her friends in GRIMSBY, and is leaving for her new home in Spencer, Mass. on April let Mris.PE. A. Lancaster and Miss Lan- caster, of St. Catharines, spent the week-end with W.H. and Mrs. Pettit. Harry Hoshal‘ and ‘bride of Cayuga were visitors with George and-Mrs. Hoshal' over the week-end. A Look for "Hon" and "Dearie" every week and you will enjoy a lot of laughs. , _ . , _ Frag}: Hill of Hamilton, spent GFedmit.sday iir town. ___ _ Seeding is well under way on the mountain. (Fred Bancroft of Hamilton visited the toten on Wednesday. Wray B. Miller of Buffalo, spent the Week-end with his parents G. E. and Mrs. Miller. The nurseries are making their spring deliveries of nursery stock. If the tow kicks over the lantern or the neighbors cat has a- fit call us " and tell us about it. When you have visitors telephone M. ". 93939393955?ngHDBBBBBP$5€A7€€€€€<§38€€ hoca1,~ltems Of Imam FOUR d1eap-uirtime is here-Get busy. mEPBPBEmBEL-y"SBSB'S’EPBQKGZKQRQA’QQ '?sreta;ircg9fx'dErd's2Ezc'"a', Goggles :‘Protect your eyes from dust, siiriimt light and wind by prop- eily' fitted goggles. 'vt',,,;",, , Prices from BBBBBBBBEBBBBB‘E‘E‘PBPB Z£€&E&57€.EE£Z€€€€S€€€& VERNON TUCK BANK 1tlFlhAMilll,,','r0llt OPTOME TRIST 'yCeXiX.Xixi)eiXi)ix.XeeiCiaa?i'. ALL COLORS ds of the INDEPEN- moved his 1 family to to 1.75 tR%?2ékii2gtititgtytgtggtgtrp suand last week housekeeping "on ENOI R, Manager ESTABLISHED 1872 'PON which we loan money U are extremely favorable to the borrower. 1verssldij1ly glad to have a talk with anyone who can offer acceptable security. THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ti) (ly T33 Miss Viola Bierd, who underwent a slight operation in Hamilton Hoy- pital last week, is able to be out again and is rapidly gaining strength. Our new 'Buy at Home" business Directory, appears for the first time in this issue. It will run for 26 weeks and each week will have a new, fresh, inspiring article tor you. For the balance of this week, we are offering $10.00 and $11.00 trim- med lhats tor $5.98; $8.00 and $9.00 values for $4.98. Visit our millinery department. Stephen's re-organiz- ation sale. Several ot the young people of the town attended the Bachelors and Benedicts dance, in Beamsviile on Friday night. Dame Rumor has it that C. E. Miller will open another grocery store an the property he has"recent... 1y acquired on the corner of Oak and Elm Sts. Mr. and Mrs. 'Looney, who recently purchased the Mrs. Samuel Ander- son property have taken possession of their new home. Paul English, “Thirty Mountain, has returned to his farm after spending the past two and a half months in England. He arrived at St. Johns, N. B. on Friday last :by the C. P. O. S. s. Minnedosa. . TO NUKoI, STOCKHOLDERS and others interested in the use of that fuel, we wish to announce that we are expecting a shipment of Nuikol 'at an early date. Leave your order at our office now, and delivery will be made immideiately upon arrival of shipment. J. MI Eaton & Son. The town water waggon has re- ceived a.new ‘coat of paint. The hody is a beautiful Irish Green and the gearing a'Russian red. . Don't fail to hear Mozart's Gloria mom the 12th Mass at the Concert in the Methodist Chuurch, Thursday evening, April 29th, at 8.15 Dan. sung by the choir of the Welland Ave. Methotifst Church, St. Cathar- ines. Admission 25c. G. E. Hildreth was takeen to Ham! ilton hospital on Saturday afternoon suffering from an internal abcess. The tirn6--Thursday, April 29th, 8.15 up.m. The p1aee--Grirnslby Metho dist Church. The event-the Con- cert by the Welland Ave. choir, St. Catharines, assisted hy Mr. Ted Bramagh and Mr. Geo. T. Thompson. The price-only 25 mints. Buy your tickets early. Lloyd Hurst, Thirty mountain, while driving down Main street on Sunday afternoon steered his Ford around a ‘big hole in the road at Cy- press Hollow and his one front wheel struck another pole with the resuult that his flivver turned over, in the ditch. He and his lady friend es- caped unhurt. T Hear the Pey dance records of “Billy Mufray's Melody Men" at Tuck’s Jewelery Store. Mr. Edwin Wilson has returned home after spending the winter with his son Mr. Geo. Wilson, Toronto. Mr. Swayze has started work on his.new house on th Beach Toad and alrady has the foundation up. Wm. visitor Mrs. A. W. Moore is visiting in CleVCeland, 0., this week. Roy Zavitz and family of Hamilton were visitors in town on Sunday. "Hon" and "Dearie" are here--- Have you' seen them? Don't forget to save your old , pa- pers and magazines for the Boy Scouts. 'Five men now compose the staff of the GRIMSBY Cement Tile Works anti they are turning out on an aver- age of 2500 tile a day but at that they are away behind as the farmers are snapping them up faster than they can manufacture them. Orders on hand now.wi11 keep them [busy tor some time to come. By a new act passed through the Onta‘rio Legislature on Wednesday of last week, a man can now qualify for a position in a municipal council without owning or possessing any- thing in the world. All that he needs to qualify on is the fact that he is a tenant on a property and is assessed as a tenant. He can the a tenant in a one roamed house, and not even own the shoes that are on his feet and still qualify tor the reeveship of a town or township. O’Connell of Hamiltort was a in town on Sunday. GRIMSBY BRANCH ,"..reifaeitaetr I Miss, Campbell of Toronto is visit- ing with Miss Nina Woolverton. Edward Lee, second son of the late Jeremiah Lee, Tased away Thursday at the residence of his son-in-law, Clarence Howell of Copetown, at the age of u years. He leaves to mourn 'his loss besides his widow, four daughters and two sons. Mr. Lee was born in Stoney Creek 74 Years ago,1iving there up to about, eight years ago, then moving and taking up his home with his daughter, Mrs. Clarence Howell of Capetown. He enjoyed good health until about elev.. en months ago, when he suffered a stroke from which he never fully re- covered, the second stroke coming Thursday evening. The funeral was held on Monday to Stoney Cree): cemetery where interment took place. Klenzo tooth paste keeps the teeth white and leaves a cool clean . taste lithe mouth, 35c a tube at. gtewart's Drug store. ' Make the old straw hat into a new one by using Elkag's Straw Hat Dye ---a11 colors 35c a bottle at Stewart's Drug Store. Jolhn E. Scott opened,0is new stone in the’ :Snetsinger Block, yesterday. He will run the store on. a strictly Cash and Carry basis and will keep open Wednesday afternoons. The Nova Scotia horse buyers were in. this district again last week and: secured about sixteen Head of horses between GRIMSBY and Beams ville. _ Delbert Durham who for the past thirteen years has been a, road fore- man on the county roads has severed his connection with the county and will lend his energies to ,private con- tracting and road construction work on the Provincial (Highway. BAtTtMa?r-Evtrir member of th 44th Band 1s urgently requested to turn out for parade on Sunday morning nextto lead the War Vet- erans' to Church. All members of the band will meet at the band room at 10.30 sharp. Be on hand as your services are badly needed. Alterations being made 'in the up- stairs portion of the Snetsinger Block over Henderson and Scott's stores will give that building two living apartments instead of one. Both apartments will now have more room than the one formerly there had. Next Sunday is St. Julien Day. On that day, five years ago the First Division of Canadian soldiers “Saved the Situation." It was their Baptism of tire in the' great war. It was the first time the Hun had used the in- vention of the Devil, gas. Our war Vets and Eoy Scouts assisted by the 44th hand. will commemorate the mem cry of those hundreds of gallant lads who "Went West" that day by hold- ing a Church Parade to St. Johns Presbyterian Church. Have you read our new "Buy-in- GRIMSBY" Directory on .the first page of the second section. Look it up; it will be well worth your while. Mr .and Mrs. Geo. H. Willson .To- ronto, are spending the week with relatives in GRIMSBY and Beams- ville. Port Colborne, April 19-The Wel- land Canal was officially openererur navigation this morning. Ice condi- tions are still very load off this har- bor. The ice appears heavy and piled up, and no water is in sight. Reports say a clear space ot water for about three miles above Port Maitland can he seen. . C. Af. Gripton of St. Catharines, was a. business visitor ip, Ntown on Thursday. t l Several much needed improve ments are being made at .GRIMSBY Beach. New supporting to.wers ifor the water tanks have been consturct- ed and cement floors have been lain in _ the picnic grounds vavilfon. Work has started on the new addition to Percy Finkles dancing pavilion and a general clean up ist, being given the grounds. i, J. D. Biggar of Hamilton lost con- trol of his Ford car at the L. L. Hagar curve late on Sunday night and crashed into a post, smashing the car up pretty badly and severely cutting and injuring a man the name gt Brown who was riding with him. iggar escaped -unhurt. The car was towed down to the GRIMSBY Gar- age for repairs. J. Easterbe ot Hamilton was in town on Thursday looking' into ‘a. pension case for the Government. Theron and Mrs. Wolverton: re- turned home from California. last week. T ' ' - . ', The will ot Miss Lucy Alice Simp- son, has been entered for probate in the surrogate court by her sister, Louise Simpson. An estate of $7,- 483, made up of $850 stocks, $583 etish, $49.15 teacher's superannuation fund, and' $6000 in 127 Balsam avenue is bequeathed to her sisters, Nellie Colliver and Louise Simpson, $400 to the former, the residue to Miss Simp son. A. P. (Henry returned home on Sat- urday from a three months trip to Florida. on the old basket factory property on Oak street so that they could have a grounds to play on and be out of danger, 'Principal McVicar of the High School has started a worthy piece of work for which he is to be commend- ed, He has decided that the kids ot the town need a playground in the town and consequently on Saturday last he had a -lot of the boys busy raking up and burning the rubbish All sellers of milk T. called upon in this issue by Clerk ». B. Russ to take out their licenses. Gordon Drope of T home over the wee1Gend 44th, Band Concert, ' May 4th. The last of THE JNDEPENDENT, GRIMSBY, ONTARIO Friday night; the season. Toronto, was Seeding in Mrentworth is well un- der way. Afready a numberlof farm-- ers have their spring wheat sown and in exceptionally favoralble plac- es the ,grain is beginning "o sprout. Plowing is about done am in many sections of the county the 'and is in prime condition. In East Flamboro where the gland is inclined to be dry and light, the seeding has been in progress for the past two weeks. Re- ports are post favorable for a good grain crop. In the eastern section ot the county thy fruit growers are busy working the land, tieing the grapes and getting the fruit trees in shape. Already there are signs of some of the earlier varieties of ,plums blossoming. The damp weather of the past two weeks have been of great "i'niiumuimmnmiimimmuuniiiuiim, tmiimimmmiimiiuimnmiimuimumitumtnmmiuiimmmmtitiimmumitr LENDS EXQUISITE TASTE FOR EURNISHING EVERY ROOM IN THE HOUSE AT EXCEEDINGLY MODERATE PRICES . l rt-r _ 39c to 89c per yard. Bungalow Curtain Nets, white and ecru. Prices range from V . 39c to 98c per yard ScrinMand Marquisette, plain and With colored borders. Priced at 29c to 89c per yard RUGS IN A SPLENDID ASSORTMENT OF COLORS AND DESIGNS l / Tapestry Rugs, splendid weaves and patterns. - The Drapery Department is Aglow With Color Brussalo rugs, 2 x 3 . . . . . . .89.2s " " 3x3 ......$15.oo " " 3x4 ......$24.5o " Through rugs ... . .$I.98 Full range oilcloths, linoleums, Conr,eoleum, and matting rugs. Chintzes that give freshness and beauty to any room, variety of patterns, Prices ranging from Make your home conurtabi'e with "Easy fit" Furniture. .If there is one room which ought to be comfortable, it's the liv- ing room. No living room is comfortable without a big over- stuffed Chesterfield and a chair or two to ihatch. ' Dinin though vou come with no intentions of buying Couch; A Steady Incoming of New Houstii)ij,'iti,iishings and .. Furniture . "t.ji/irrcri" ', F , IIIIIll4lIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllIllillllIlllllllllllllllllllIIIIIIllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII‘IIIIIIIII'IllllIIIlllllllllllllllllllllIJ THIS DEPARTMENT IS FILLED To OVERFLOWING:WI:T§ENDERFUL V-AL. UES FOR PRESENT SPRING CLEANING NEEDS. RUSS?!) .-v -' RY MATERIALS, MATTRESSES, FURNITURE AND WALL PAPER. A“ i"') 'gr' _ IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllll:lIIllIlllIIllIIllIllllIllllllllllllllllllllIlillllllllllllllllllll IIIllllllIIIIIIllIlllllllllllmlfllllllllIIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIIIllIIllIllIIlIlllIIlllllllIIIllllllllllIllllllI|IIIIIlllllllIllllllllllllllllllllll It would be Have Yo,ur Baby Carriage Wheels Retired fqr Spring I 50c, 65c, 75c per wheel. See our range of Our Furniture Department Iilli Room $35.00 to $50.00 Open on We‘dnesday A'hii/iiiioons John E. Scott who for a number cf years has been commuted with the grocery business of Grimsby wishes to notify tlw yiublic tq£nifge has now opened a Cash & Carry store in the premises formerly 'i1r1i'liiifiiittiilij) C. McCoy. A full line of groceries, etc. with prices fully my1y'd:itp,1tfit,t/,,,"t:tock: For the convenience of the Farming Community and thtu'aiB1iciinigenera1, this store will remain I '._,r"-,',, sl.'.,.', 1.o,e'.i., ' Iron and Brass Beds, etc. INlll Cysts) Fi?)lliiiiyhsl lllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllllm:ilIIIIllllllIIIllIIIIUIJ,|Ill]!lIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllillllllllllIllIllllllllllllllllllllll‘ Cash and Carry Store a real pleasure for us to Show you our lines, even Furniture, Wicker Up-to-the-minute O) A. F. (llllllliilii urmture, COMPANY Kitchen Cabinets, THE Lasy and dance. Band from will intro- in the way na1rs, KapoklMéf't‘r'ésses are filled with a ves):r)jart,itavr, downy material, "hiiiswi1,ii't'tiesrs- can scarcely be im-" trier upon": Weight only 25 lbs .Spqc.ihllaf:;‘igficed at J ‘- __',).".,':'.".,-" l ,'. ', v'.".,, ", $25.00 --- 'Félt'ngtt‘fésses, all sizes; roll (ti'dgei' tijrt)ji quality ticking. Rang- irig,"in priqggsfrom . "rv"-,','"' Irdiipa,gi,t.' to $18.50. " M" 131:9 SPRINGS _ lBe‘d E'.;Sp7rlingls; wood frame, all s's'i'idiisr'iit" Leggettr8, Platt famous coil wire spring, fully guaranteed, at Ft,ii',t)ktifort When . . . You: Sleep Try a , 77Kapok Mattress Iron r:a'jf.,i)ydsy"en wire springs, all Slzes fromh.‘ Many New Designs in Wall Paper __fdr Spring Decorating. Neat Designs, Suitable for all Rooms in the House at Mod- erate Prices. IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllllllllllllllIl' ture. Victory-Bonds taken as cash on Hthse Furnishings and Furni- Town council held a special meet- ing oiirltwturat afternoon at the re- quest Lot, Building Inspector Russ, who shad stopped the County Motors fii-g2ttt),)it1n, moving the old Lawrie gab age'td"the front of their lot and remodelling it. The council could m'iristi.tftiereurhey had anything to 1,iotp,r.,ipt,.-,")1tii/mattei. as it was fully 1tptfiifoiir'n in th building 'by-law what should be d : and all the In- Specto; bald-to (lo "3 do his duty. He has: The ol hack is gone from sight entirely now. . .. be presgpt so you better come along. Ladies flaring 'yo-ur boxes. Boys it you want to eat bring your bank roll, to,rittye Jhupper will consist of the ”Ghudk" sold tcom the boxes. WALL PAPER Wednesday, April 2rst, 1920 ttal $7.50 to $12.50 $6.90 to $9.00 $4.50 "