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a long; narrow cloud of dust and | | smoke extending along our trench line ! pierced every instant by a dart of f fragments of earth and perhaps men 2 ne Ce te =e} game was up... One shell sipped away this reaches you, 'on duty. a a all around aud everything was unusu ,ally quiet and peaceful--not a gun, | {mot even 8 rifle shot anywhere. Then suddenly all hell seemed 10 be turned ' loose --big guns, little guns, trench "mortars and tombs, afl rained des-| , traction on our trench's. In a few "minutes nothing could be seen except flam¢ as a shell _expluded, throwing high above the smoke cloud. This| bombardment lasted for hours and the sams. the attack. But you have doubt read all the apes will have About the time this affair Was ove hd was. moved back to our advanced "station and then Fritz started to shell it first with shrapnel, - then with bigh explosive shells (coal; boxes) He 'kept it up for two days; dropping shells all-around us until' the whole neighborhood was pitted with sh! holes like the face of -a man who has 12d small-pox, We had to keep in our duz-out for safety, only leavirg it One shell ripped away one wall and part of the floor of the building where we kept our Horses. So we had to get them our, and had only just done 50 when another shell left a. 15 foot he side of our Suro, 4 another out see her. be two years before I can get leave, Tey the folks at home to wiite once in a while, even if they don't get an answer. Yours always, BERT. opening strains . Wedding March were played by the of Myrtle, with Mrs L Mitchell. bombarded before as i ose few days... : F and my. hands are ; lite. It has been raining and cold days, and our tent leaks. or is all mud, and our blankets and hes are wet, with no "chance of ng them. So writing Jetters isn't asy job, and goodness knows when an write again. Something may pen at any minute. I have been Omising to write to the people on Island, but 'it seems impossible. © Bill and I are O. K., also Clara. She is still in London at 4 Bedford Place, the Lord only knows when I shall At the present rate it will Smith-Lambe. A very pretty and quiet wedding a4 was solcmnized on Wednesday, June 21st, 1916, at the home of the bride's parents, Mr and Mrs Frank Lambe, of 'Manchester, when their only daugh- ter, Mabel Fincham, was married to Mt Thomas Smith, son of Mrs and the late" Mr Matthew Smith, of Cart- At two-thirty p.m. as the of Mendelsohn's wright. groom's orother, Mr Jack Smith, the bride, supported by her father, entered the drawing roem, where were as- s:mbled her immediate relatives only, She carried a beautiful boquet of bridal roses, and was prettily gowned in white charmeuse, and veil wreathed in orange blossoms The ceremony was performed by Rev. Mr Totten un.Jer a beautiful arch of ferns and orange blossoms. a Auter a dainty wedding luncheon,' the happy couple left for Toronto and the East, the bride wearing a travelling suit and a charming hat to match. 'I'he groom's gift to the bride was a pendant set with pearls and diamonds On their return, Mr and Mrs Smith will reside on their farm near Burke- ton. "Let it be a box of Liggett's Choco- lates" "Your sweetheards 'choice.' Sold exclusively by all Rexall Drug Stores. A. J. Davis Utica Mr and Mrs Jas Horne have left for an éxtended visit with relatives at Tessier, Sask. Mrs D Broome and son, Howard, "Mr F Putt and sons, of Toronto, visiting. friends i in this vicinity, a Asthon spent a Bethesda. hunder-storm passed Sunday whternoon, The pasied b Ay both me The and pleasant. i ASI kin 'Merchants and Maou facturers receive careful attention. TRUST FUNDS should be deposited in our SAVINGS DEPARTMENT. Highest current rates of Interest are 24 Est 'D 1873 PORT | PERRY BRANCH HUTCHESON, H. G. -- a sister of Mr. Sellers, also the death of Mr. Claughton, of Stouffville, brot- her-in-law to Mr Sellers. Mts Thos Turner has been visiting. ber daughter Mrs Wauchope, of To- ronto. Seagrave (Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Joblin and family, are getting settled i in the par- sonage. Among, those who spent the holi- day here were: Mr. T. H. Watson and son James, Lieut. W. Watson, Pte. M. Watson, Pte. A, Jeffries, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Goudy and son Oscar, Mr. and Mrs. S. Wilson and family, Mr. and Mrs, Hill of Ashburn, Mr. and Mrs. Algey, at the parsonage; Miss Ruby Allin, Mr. Claude Greaves. Mr. Wesley Frise is on a trip to Sarnia. Mrs. Groves and (daughter in the city a few days. It is with regret and sorrow that the young lady that has so well filled the, position as teacher'in our school for the past three years, is removing from our village. Before bidding her good- bye the members of our Ladies' Aid presented her with an address and a ladies' travelling companion. : We wish her the best of success in her new field of work, which we are told isin Markham. Mr. Geo. Haddon, Brock townline, bas purchased a new Chevrolet car f om Beare Bros. Shirley Thb. regular monthly meeting of the Womens' Inst. will be held at the: home of Mrs. P. Lansing on Tues- day July 11 at 2 p m a good program has been prepared consisting of essays: recitations etc. Coilection in aid of the Red Cross, Everybody welcome. Sonye W. I The loliowing shipment was made by the Sonya Women's Institute to the Red Cross, -- 60 shirts 600 bandkerchiel 556 gauze swab 192 small pads and 84 large ones 270 compresses, 7 head bands 12 Bandages and 8 pairs of socks- School Reports Promouuns 1n 3. 8. No. 9, Reach Names i in order of merit, Je 1V to Sr IV -- Victor Heighington,. Sam Gri fin, Louis Bowles, Daisy Wells Wedding bells are ringing in our village yi: Sr II to Jr IV -- Alice Williams, I rice Albert Ralph Honey, Ross Wallace A nice lengthy piece of new cement St II to Jr ITI--Howard Mark, Sam sidewalk has been put down north! Cawker, Irene O'Neill, Mabel Wil- from the "church, which was very' son, Robt Wells much needed. Jr II Sr IT--Murray Williams, ~The following teachers have arrived' jorie Irwin, Earl Wallace home for the summer holidays: Miss Form I to Jr II -- Bobbie Griffin, Mary Sonley, Miss Mary Holman, Donald Camochan : Miss Alma Sonley, Miss Grace Bur- Sr Pr to I--Evelyn Wallace, Muriel nett, Miss Mary Madden, Mrs Bertha! Griffin, Howard Carnochan ) Greaves. On making out the final standing of any pupil, both the sessional re- Mis, Wm. Philp 'a3d: daughter, cord and the final uniform examinat- ions were used, the former counting 60 per cent. and the latter 40 per cent H. MAY O'NEIL, Teacher Mar- (formerly of Whitevale, now of Utica) have been visiting Mrs. Philp's par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Bond. Again people of Prince Albert are pested with individuals, mean enough to prou! arouud at night looking in through bedroom. windows where peo- { ple are retiring for the night. It is not any secred who some of them are | A very sudden stop will take place some of these days before a J. P. Russel Butson is all smiles these days, it's a" boy. We heartily welcome our new min- .ister, Rev. Mr. Bunner, and hope his "stay with us will be both profitable' 000 The following 1s the of exams of Reach S.S. No 2 Jr. IV to Sr..IV--Sadie Wilson Sr. III to Jr. IV -- Mildred Vernon - Gertrude Mitchel {IL to Jr. II] -- Mary Wales Elmer Mitchel, Ada Gordon and Leila Thompson Rev, J. J. Mellor has Enlisted Rev. J. J. Mellor, pastor of the Blackstock Methodist Church, has enlisted with the 285th. Battalion as Quaterjpaster Sergeant. Mr Mellor has been intensely interested in the (progress of the war, and has ably 'assisted i in lozal recruiting efforts Under these circumstances it was not surprising that Mr Mellor should' enlist. He will continue to do the 'work of the circuit as long as possible and later his duties wil il be- carried on by supplies. ; z Mr Mellor has won the esteem of 'oronto; with the Cartwright ple We join in hearty jos wishes for the soldier or, - o that Mis. pastc trust that he may be suc Our best wishes follow Mr. and | Mrs. Totten to Tottenham, where Mr, 2 "Totten retires from active work in the ministery. Mrs. Foster and family have re-, turned to their beautify} summer home here. Visitors for the week end; Mr. and Andrews and family, Walter Bond and wife of 'oronto, with Mr. Jesssul i in his kings. S All Baseball ah ; cothall: wuus a