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ion, membership fee, 1921.. Western Road Division ...;.. EFastern Road Division ...... A. T. Hunter, Fruit Pest Act Council and Committee fees.. J. O. Konkle, services, 1920.. H. Fleming, expenses to Hamâ€" rione‘ 22 T se t t en hi ts £ N BORN _ ° METCALFEâ€"At Grimsby, on April 6th, 1921, to Mr.â€" and Mrs; J. G. Metcalfe, a son. $415 44 C€arried. Moved by Douglas, seconded by VanDuzer, that this council doâ€" now adjourn to meet on May 14th, 1921, at 1.30. Carried. t1.G. P. L. & T. Co., March. The Ontario Municipal Asâ€" soctatton "........~......... SBawyer Massey Co. ...... .... Sawyer Massey Co. .......... Grimsby Independent ....... G. T. R. Crossing, back acct.. Niagara District Hydro Unâ€" Moved by Douglas, seconded by Hunter, That J. O. Konkle be paid $25.00 for services for 1920 for his work as constable. Carried. Moved by VanDwer, seconded by Smith, that the following accounts be paid: Moved ‘by VanDuzer, seconded by Smith, that whereas it will cost $1000 to put the roads in this townâ€" ship, damaged by detour traffic, back in good shape, ‘we think the Departâ€" ment of Highways should *4pay one half of this cost and that a copy of this resolution be sent to Hon. Mr. Biggs, Minister ‘of Highways. Carâ€" tied. wf men involved in the law suit of South GRIMSBY vs the County of Lincoln and the Township of. North GRIMSBY and he considers we would have a good chance to win in appeal to supremée court that appeal be enâ€" tered by him. Carried. Moved by â€"Hunter, seconded by VanDuzer, that this Council grant $50.00 to the treasurer of the Boy Scouts Association, GRIMSBY, Mr. L. A. Bromley, Treasurer. Carried. Moved by Douglas, seconded by Smith, that the Auditors report be received and adopted and the audiâ€" tors fees amounting to $16.00 be paid, also that the report be printed in the INDEPENDENT. Carried. H. G. & B. Agent, at GRIMSBY, the same day, that there should be no demurage on same. Carried, _ _ Moved by Hunter, seconded by Douglas, that Mr. McConachie be notified to advise Senator Staunton, that as there is a very large amount t draived *Sladng. ifintesintds d u8. sw c citiadis t dn nettioh 64 EoC y AEIE G. & B., that the car of stone No. 340297 was unloaded on Jan. 29 and the Road Superintendent notified the It was a short session that North GRIMSBY Council held on Saturday afternoon, in the Council Chambers. There was not much business to be handled and the sitting was short. / In the meantime, boys were enjoying copious» draughts dynamite." â€"â€"Moved ‘by Hunter, seconded by Douglas, that the Clerk _notity the H. When the motorists had finished their sumptuous meal they came out and clambered into their car. Of course the first and most natural thing: to do was to see if their "hooch" was still safe. Lo and beâ€" hold it was gone. Then what a howl of misery went skyward. The bunch rushed back into McCoy‘s and started to pour their tale of woe into Steve‘s ear. ‘Steve advised them â€" to tell their troubles to Chief Konkle or night constable Chilvers, ‘but they backed up on taking the limb of the‘ law into their confidence, as they were breaking the law themselves by carrying the stuff around with them. After many lamentations and curses and hoping that the booze would kill allâ€" who partook of it they left the sacredâ€"precincts of our town. . â€" ~ In the meantime, no doubt the local boys were enjoying to the utmost the copious draughts of the "ground On the outside looking in were a bunch of local young men, all thirsty and looking for a "shot". They perâ€" ceived the fact that the motorists were feeling good and decided that it might be possible that all the "joy juice" was not inside of them. While a couple of them stood on watch at the window the rest of the bunch gave the car a fast thorough search and then what a scattering took place. ‘(The gang had discovered and purloined three bottles of "Oh be joyful" and decamped for parts unknown. NORTH GRIMSBY COUNCIL About eight o‘clock a big car pulled up in front of McCoy‘s ‘Tea Roomms and out of it clambered five ~husky young gentlemen all more or less inebriated, not real tight but just feeling good. They went into the "hash joint‘" and ordered a big feed and settled down in one of Steve‘s Dutch alcoves to await its serving. There was a case of robbery on Main street on Thursday night last but up to the present no complaint has been laid with Chief Konkle and his staff. It was one of those peculâ€" iar situations where the robhhed parâ€" ties had to take their medicine and keep quiet. / & Grimsby "Sports" Did Not Conâ€" sider It Any Crime to Lift the Joy From Bunch of Oneâ€"Timeâ€" Happy Visitorsâ€"The Booze Gurgles in Wrong Throats. VISITING MOTORISTS ROOKED & FOR THEIR HOOCH SUPPLY THIRTYâ€"SIXTH YEAR THE INDEPENDENT 116 83 28 28 13 0 00 00 29 40 40 00 00 00 00 06 26 The building proper will be one and oneâ€"half stories nigh, 109 feet long and 72 feet wide with a‘ 12 foot verandah all around three sides. It will be built in Califnornia bungaâ€" low style and entirely of stone, over elght hundred cords of stone being |used in its construction. It will contain kitchens, lavatories, shower baths, serving pantries, dining room, music room, billiard room, cloak and "lockers rooms and other conveniencâ€" ‘es. There will ‘be no heating in the !building except from the fireplaces. The Adolescent Act> came in for some discussion and in the opinion of the Board, which concurs with the opinion of most everybody else in the Province, is a very foolish piece of legislation. The plans and specifications far the: new club house to be erected this spring on the grounds of the Deer Park Golf and Country Club east of GRIMSBY are now ready for the eonâ€" tractors to figure on. The specificaâ€" tions cover 107 pages of half cap paper, and include everything that goes to make up an ideal and. comâ€" plete building. Mr. Phipps. reported that when School opened after the Easter holiâ€" days it was found that there was inâ€" sufficient seating capacity in the primary room and that more seats had been installed. There is still a shortage of small sized seats and some will be ordered. Form Form Form Form The resignation of W. B. Calder, who has served on the Board for a number of years was accepted and the clerk was insctruted to call for nominations to fill the vacancy. Ill health is the cause of Mr. Calder reâ€" signing. This leaves two vacancies on the Board, to be filled, the other being caused by the resignation of F. W. Pottinger. The attendance of the High High School for the month of March was as follows: John Hicks, Principal of Beamsâ€" ville Public School was appointed exâ€" aminer for the High School Entrance Examinations. The regular meeting of the Board of Education was held on Wednesday night . last Messrs. McConachie, Clarke, Theal, Tuck, Phipps, Drope and Buck present. â€" John H. Foreman was appointed as the Board‘s representative to the Library Board for a term of three vears. Accounts to the amount of $643.8$8 were ordered paid. You can believe these stories or not, gentle reader. We give them to you for what they are worth. . that wanted to set all the time. Last spring and summer she brought out three different broods of chickens. When fall came she still had the noâ€" tion. Se would sit all day on top of a rock or any old thing. Finally I got mad and one day picked her up where she was setting on an imagâ€" inary nest on the ‘barn floor, and threw her head first into a manger. I never thought anything more about her. One day thisâ€"spring I went to clean out the manger and there was the hen setting on nothing, but just: as natural as couldâ€"boe for. sheâ€" was dead. ‘Bhe thought so much of setâ€" ting that she would not even come out of the manger to eat and conse-‘ quently starved to death." Number One "I had a hen that would persist in | wanting to set. I had done everyâ€" thing that I knew how to break her up but. failed. Finally I took her out of the detention camp where she was interned and had her in my arms when I suddenly thought of something I had to do. I sat the hen up on top of a gate post in the yard and went into the ‘barn. I came out and went away down town and forâ€" got all about her. This was in the morning. When I came home at night she was still sitting on top of the post where I had left her." Number Two ‘"‘That‘s nothing. I had an old hen that wanted to set all the time. Last spring and summer she brought out three different broods of chickens. When fall came she still had the noâ€" tion. Se would sit all day nn ton nf Every once in a while we hear some tales about the strange things that happen in this old world but it has remained for two of GRIMSBY‘S most substantial citizens to produce the two best yarns we have heard in m>ny a blue moon. The two gentleâ€" men are both chicken fanciers and while discussing the oddities and idiocyncrasies of chickens in general, one day last week the following exâ€" periences were related: 1 NEW CLUB HOUSE PLANS Two Chicken Fanciers Vie With Each Other in Producing Wonâ€" derful _ Setting Hens â€" One Starts to Raise a Forest From a Fence Post. IMAGINATION OR PREVARICATION sA 3B B. OF E. MEETING Enrolled 40 115 18 20 Average 38 33 16 19 106 "So that in comparison, the drop in the price of tomatoes is very slight," he concluded. He went on to say that the drop in the price of tomatoes is smaller than in many other lines. For instance, potatoes last year were $5 a bushel, now they‘re less than $1. Clover seed was last year $40 a bushel; now it‘s $18. Oats were $1.25; now from 58 to 65 cents. The Standard had a little interview Thursday morning with a gentleman interested in the canving . industry. He said: "Forty cents : bushkel will be the price paid this scascn for tomatoes. Last year we paid 50 cents. I may tell you that we are assured of a full supply of tomatoes at this priceâ€"â€"in fact nearly all our contracts are made." A despatch from St says‘â€" At a meeting of the Winona Athâ€" letic Association, held on Thursday evening, a senior and junior baseâ€" ball club were organized, with fine prospects for the coming season. Of the former organization, W. W. Weatâ€" er was appointed manager, and Clifâ€" ford Nash, Captain; of the latter, Clifford Baisley, manager, and W. Reakes, captain. William â€" Baisley will act as secretaryâ€"treagurer of both clubs. It is hoped that these orâ€" ganizations may be merged in the Community Athletic Sports and Playâ€" grounds Association for which subâ€" scriptions are now being solicited. Eighteen hundred dollars has now been promised. The Ontario Governâ€" ment is willing to assist to the exâ€" tent of. 25 per cent in the erection of a community hall on the grounds, but at least $3,000 in addition to the government grant is needed for this commendable object. As received by P. W. Hodgetts, chief, of the Provincial Horticulturâ€" al Branch, reports from all the prinâ€" cipal fruit growing centres are most favorable as to condition of the trees and the only anxiety expressed is with regard to the possible too early blossoming of tender tree fruits and strawberries. Canes, vines and bushâ€" es have Wintered well, almost withâ€" out exception, and there is little danâ€" ger of damage to hardy fruits from now on, even though the season is so unusually early. frosts, but if the frost holds Off enâ€" tirely, they look for a repetition of last years ‘big peach season, basâ€" ing their expectations on the fact that there has been very little, or practically no damage to trees this Winter. So far as fruit trees are CcOncerned, the season this year is at least two weeks alpad of normal if, condiâ€" tion of the buds in most parts ; Southern Ontario can "be i@kelij_ l sufficient indication. Niagain. PC insula peach growers state that their trees had sustained no damage from the frost early last week, but that if the weather kept as warm as it was last Saturday the peaches might be In blossom within ten days â€" or & couple of weeks. In this exceptionâ€" ally early swelling of the buds they saw danger of damage from late PLANTING SEASON SOMEWHAT EARLY #â€"â€"24 WANTED THE BUCKBEE ROAD IMPROVED UPON 40 GENTS FOR TOMATOFS Hon. Manning Doherty, Minister of Agriculture for about to milk a cow in front of the Parliament Buildings, in tion with a "Drink More Milk" campaign, held in Toronto la The cowâ€"milking exhibition attracted considerable attention NEW CLUB AT WINONA GRIMSBY, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1921 An 48 ONTARIO‘S HIRED MAN itharines ho 1. d linister of Agriculture for Ontario the Parliament Buildings, in connec campaign, held in Toronto last week That the road committee be emâ€" powered to purchase culverts for enâ€" trances to properties on the . differâ€" ent roads, out of the. appropriation for culverts and bridges. That this committee approve â€" of building a 16â€"foot Tarvia road on Livingston avenue after the type constructed in the county, if the Vilâ€" ‘(Continued on page 7) That the request of the delegation from South GRIMSBY, asking that the appropriation ‘be changed, be reâ€" ferred to the <special committee of the road committee. That the appointment by byâ€"law of a Consulting Engineer be deferred until after a superintendent is apâ€" pointed. That the amendment to Byâ€"law No. 600 be hel4 in abeyance until such ti(;ne as a superintendent is appointâ€" ed. f _The report of the Road Committee was then presented by Reeve Welâ€" stead. The report recommended: That no change be made in the program as laid out in the report of the previous council meeting reâ€" garding road No. 2. That the resolution setting the standard of wages be amended by adding the wordsâ€""as far as posâ€" Stbhle." _ Reeve Richardson suggested that the resolution be laid over until next .m‘eeting. He was drawing up a reâ€" solution to this effect when the Warâ€" den declared the resolution out of order. > That this council authorize an exâ€" pendtiure of an extra amount of $2,000 other than that placed in the estimates, to take care of. the inspecâ€" tion work of the various contracts. Reeve Gracey replied that he had been assured by the Warden of Wentworth that the portion of the road from the existing highway to the County line would be laid as soon as action was taken by Lincoln in paving a connecting link. That the account of ford for $906.33 be paid Chairman Welstead of the Road Committee pointed out that if carâ€" ried, the resolution would require alâ€" terations to the report of his .comâ€" mittee, already signed by the whole council. Reeve Kemp stated that if assurâ€" ances were given that Wentworth would connect with the proposed road he would favor it, otherwise he could not support the laying of _ a road which ran into mud at both ends. . Reeve Garlett voiced the sentiâ€" ments of a large number of the couuâ€" cil when he stated tha‘. if the change makes no difference to tha contracâ€" tor and is desired hy the township, then the request shouid ~be granted. He had been advised by the conâ€" tractor that the change would make no difference to him. Reeve Gracey started agitating for the road he requests improved in committee and was defeated,. Later he presented a resolution in open council seconded by Reeve Bush of Caistor, that the 5â€"8 mile of the Buckbee road to the Wentworth line in South GRIMSBY be stoned . this year and the cost be deducted from the appropriation for road No. 2. wsfwa 5â€"8 mile stretch on road 9, 2. <An offer from the ratepayers of that section to draw the stone free was also presented, but all failed to change the council from its decision to â€" contract for work on road 2. No Change Will Be Made in Proâ€" gram As Laid Out in Report of Previous Council Meeting Reâ€" garding Road No. 2, Which It Was Asked Be Changed. Mr. Rutherâ€" by the public will return many fold. First because they will get their money‘s worth at the concert® and moreover because it will help to build up the Scouts and to . become efficient they must have supportâ€"â€" moral and financial. And all this to tell you that your presence is reâ€" quested at the above mentioned conâ€" cert, and it will be appreciated. At the present time Mr. Leask of the Hamilton office is in charge, as no permanent appointment has been made, but it is expected that Frank Shoebridge, a local boy now on the customs staff at St. Catharines will get the position. Since the opening of the new port a great amount of stuff has,. already been handled from a little vest pocâ€" ket package up to carload lots. XGRIMSBY took on another metroâ€" politan air on Wednesday last when the new Custom House was opened for business. GRIMSBY is now a port of entry for customs and a big business will no doubt be handled by this office. Ithe bill recognizes that the muniâ€" cipal clerk in the larger municipaliâ€" ties cannog personally issue licenses and provides for the clerk making arrangements for officials to look after the new duties. It also proâ€" vides that women iproperly ordained may perform the marriage ceremony. “Wil_l that cancel the right of preâ€" sent license holders?"‘ asked a memâ€" ber. "They will be cyxcelled automaâ€" tically" was the reply. Henceforth the lovelorn swain, who fain would wed the girl of his choice cannot tell Jewelers Tuck or Miller to take the price of the ring and the marriage liconse as well out of the same greenbact, He canâ€"still get the ring in the jewelry shop, but to get the license to nmarry he will have to hie kim away to the muniâ€" cipal stonepile and there tell the story of his life to Clerk W. F. Ranâ€" dall. Last week H. C. Nixon introâ€" duced an amendment to the Marriage Act that, will make municipal clerks exâ€"officio issuers of marriage licensâ€" es and also provide for some adjustâ€" ment in the fees. The fee will reâ€" main the same $5, but $4 of it will go to the province and $1.00 to the municipality. The road will now be buiit of tarâ€" via and curbed on both sides. On Monday Supt. Randall, â€" Reeve Marsh and Ald. Hewson interviewed Geo. E. Waller, Manager of the H. G. & B. and he agreed to supply the town free ‘of charge with 250 yards of crushed stone, delivered, in â€" lieu of their share of the curbing costs. Council and Supt. Randall explained the whole matter in detail. The County fathers thought it was a good idea and passed a motion to have the road built of Tarvia, providing it was.satisfactory to the contractor and also to increrse the contract price from $5000 to $6000. On Thursday last Reeve Marsh brought the matter up at the County When the Town Council met in secial session last week Reeve Marsh reported that the contract had been let by the County Council for the building of a water bound macadamâ€" ized road on the south side of Livingâ€" ston Avenue. Supt. Rand=sl1 was of the opinion that a waterbound maâ€" cadam road would be worse than useless on this stretch of road and suggested that the Reeve take up the matter of having the County Council build a good tarvia road instead, the town to help pay the extra cost of construction, and also the H. G. & B. railway. Also to build a curb down ‘both sides of the street. County Council, Village Council and H., G. & B. Electric Railâ€" way Will Jointly Put Down New Roadway on Livingston Avenue. TARVIA PAVE DECIDED NOW LONESOME NEWFOUNDLAND GIRL SEEKS FRIENDLINESS TRAINING BOYS RIGHT CUSTOM HOUSE OPEN RANDALL‘S NEW JOB South Wardâ€"Voters A to L in the editorial rooms of The INDEPENâ€" DENT Office, J. A. M. Livingston, D. R. O. Voters M to Z, in the ofâ€" fice of the GRIMSBY Garage, K. N. Grout, D. R. O. y Out in the township the polling places will be as follows: GRIMSâ€" BY East Div.â€"Voters A to F East room of Harriet Biggar‘s house; G to O, West room same place; P to Z, rear room same place. f On Monday next the citizens of Onâ€" tario will be given an opportunity to say by the secret ballot route as to whether they wish to have liquor imported from adjoining provinces as it is now, or whether they wish the importation stopped. If you want it stopped vote "Yes". If you do not want it stopped you must vote "No". On this day there will be five polling places in GRIMSBY for the local residents to vote at. They are as follows: North Wardâ€"GRIMSBY Chopping Mills, C. F. Mabey, D. R. O. Centre Wardâ€"Voters A to â€"L, in the Fire Hall, 8. B. Bradley, D. R. O. Voters M to Z, in the Council Chamâ€" bers, T. E. Mannell D. R.O. Hagars School A to Lâ€"West room; M to Z, East room. Always School House. Kemp‘s School House. > POLLING PLACES FOR "As I am a lonely girl living with my father and mother and as I saw in The Western Star about the old Boys and Girls Reunion you are goâ€" ing to start up in August, this year, will you please send me some letters telling me all about what you are going to get up. I am 23 years of age and would like to get letters from some old boys and girls beâ€" tween the ages of 25 to 30 years. I will be glad to answer all your letâ€" ters, as I am a lonely girl and living in a lonely place now, only one more girl for company here. I didn‘t have any brothers and my three sisâ€" ters are married, one of them died last sprng. We lived at Coon Bay all the time, but we are removed to Goose Arm, now, and will you please write to me often and perhaps some time I may see a way clear to come up where you are living. I must close now as the mail will soon be going. Excuse scribbling from a lonely girl. "Goose Arm, Bay of lslands, "(Via Curling), Feb. 26, 1921. "Dear Old Boys and Girls:â€" The name has been withheld so that some thoughtless ones could not make a joke of it, but you may get it by asking The INDEPENDENT:. But at that she is possibly more content ,and probably much better behaved than some of those in this more modern locality. But the only map I have available at writing shows Bay of Islands as a long way from any railroad and & still greater distance from â€" regular steamer travel. So I guess the young woman does not get many current magazines to read. And with only one other girl to associate with they must have some real jolly timesâ€"not. $2.00 Per Yearâ€"5 Cents a Copy was no fault of postoffice clerks. It is a far reach from ~St. Johns, NewfoundMand to any of the Northern or Western coast hamlets and to make matters worse in this case the railroads of â€" Newfoundland were practically without trains for a couâ€" ple of weeks on account of snow. Those who have always lived here do not as a rule appreciate the beauâ€" ty of the Niagara Peninsula, and still less do they understand the loneliness of some of the bleak coasts of our ocean frontiers. Imagâ€" ine when you come out of the show on Saturday nightâ€"imagine if you can, living on the edge of the ocean with only one other girl in the town. And that hamlet far removed from any other; far from any railroad; with the mail arriving once a month or less frequently; you will probably appreciate the GRIMSBY district a little more. You will see by the date that the letter was writâ€" ten on February 26, and it did not reach GRIMSBY until April 2. This If for no other reason in the world thin to bring a ray of sunshine into the life of the writer of a letter from Newfoundland, the Old Boys and Girls Reunion advertising has proven worth the while. garding the Reunion, the predominant idea was to reach those who were not on the mailing list but wo«:ld probably attend. But the thought was not absent that to at least some (though they had no hope of ever coming to GRIMSBY again) it would bring some pleasant reminiscences of natures epitome of beautyâ€"The GRIMSBY District. When I suggested that the newsâ€" papers of Canada be sent letters askâ€" ing them to publish a short item reâ€" Old Boys Reunion < Literature Reaches Lonely Atlantic Coast Hamletâ€"Only Two Girls in Goose â€" Armâ€"Writer Would Appreciate Correspondence. The letter follows (By Mille) ELECTION DAY