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Wellsley, Hospital, after taking stock, we are oing to offer our customers some reat bargains Below are some of them. More to fol- 6 bars P 0 ve Soap for 49c. imited amount 20 Ibs. Bee Hive S yrup, Per B Dr our own pail. 20 pr. Lumbermen" Heay Rubber: 2 Ibs. bulk D. will be It is in the. Public fou tion of citizen- _- the efficiency age the 'scholars that must vide inspiration for the pupils,and nulate their ambition, This Pro- vince of Ontario has had some wond- ul Public Schools, The highest s in our commercial, financial, trial and professional life have and are now, held by graduates of rural schools standing on the side- lines of the townships. The men who | gaye their time and thought to the Dec panies in United States and Canada that are considering the electrificas tion from the big railway term- inals and suburban zones to mountain tunnels and long steep grades. "The tremendous increase in railroad: traffic and the problem of how to take care of it by increasing the capacity of the system : without additional tracks are other factors that are com- pelling electrification in many places. This is especially true over the steep grades of mountainous regions. 'The electrification of such sections has always meant the. indefinate post- ponement of double tracking and marked economies in operation, so marked, in fact, that one road ex- pects to be able to pay for the entire cost of its electrification in five years out of the economies thus gained over steam operation. © Another important factor is the slowly rising cost of coal, the cost of transporting it and carrying it on the locomotive, and the tremendous astes in burning it. The United Statesvhas already el- ed 1607 route miles of mainline railway and is today operating 375 electric locomotives. Eighteen other countries have also el fied a por- 'tion of their roads. Their total electrified milage is 3567. Thus the 'United States has nearly ont-third of the total electrified mileage of the world. The installed cost of the pro- jects in the United States totals about $80,000,000. The balance of world has supended L 7000000 |} very great service. ight of such schools rendered a Their successors y are engaged in a task of even ter: value, for there must be pro- ss in' education, as in all other aman: activities. All that being it becomes clear that the best in the school section should be Lito perform those duties. ork may seem small, compared with that performed by the County Councils. . That, however, is a super- ficial view, for the molding of char- actor is the highest privilege given to men and women. A good school fof t "§ysten well managed is the very root of democracy, and the men and women who are cultivating it are among the most useful servants of the public. emm------ ___ FIRE AT THE MILL : The. "milling plant of the Farmers' Union Milling Company narrowly es- caped destruction on Monday. Fire broke out in the engine room at noon and made rapid headway. An un- fortunate circumstance was the delay in securing water, owing to the fact that the hose were frozen. This was due to lack of fire in the Town Hall. Had it not been for the work of the bucket brigade and the check given to the fire by the use of a fire ex- tinguishing compound called Pronto supplied by Mr. Emmerson, the des- truction might+« have been much greater. However, the water supply arrived at last, and the fire was put out. but not before the engine and the interior of the engine room had been con- siderably damaged. Mr. M. Emmerson, who is spending the 'winter in Toronto, was seriously ill last week,but is now considerably improved in health. S held on "Monday - after- was a good attendance of The auditor's report that the Society had about even financially. The following officers were elected: President-- George Smith 1st Vice President--R. M. Holtby 2nd Vice President--L. Honey 8rd Vice President--F. A. Kent Mr. Hugh Lucas, who 'has been Secretary for a couple of years, and who has done excellent work, ex- pects to leave town this year, and it became necessary to find another secretary-treasurer. Mr, N. Sweet- man was chosen. Mr. Sweetman has been Director for a number of years, and has both time and ability to carry out the work. It is intended to hold the 1923 Fair about the same time as usual--the Thursday and Friday of the week in which Oshawa Fair is held. Ad- mission fees will be the same. An effort will be made this summer to have the Grand Stand at the Fair Grounds re-shingled. A discussion arose about the keep- ing of sheep at the Fair Grounds,and farmers who were present stated that the Sheep Breeders Association will take up the case of any person losing sheep through being worried by dogs, and see that the municipality, in which: the: damagé was done, paid full value for the sheep destroyed. The Agricultural Society paid half the cost of the draining done by the Athletic Association at. the Fair Grounds. "THE CARNIVAL A combination of circumstances over which we had no control inter- fered with the success of the carnival at the rink on January 17th. But those who attended enjoyed them- selves and found much to' interest them. Costumes were a bit scarce. = But two should be mentioned as being of special interest--Santa Claus and the Indian Prince. y The list of prize winners follows Historic costume -- Rex Thomas as the Wandering Minstrel. National Costume--Miss Isabel Lucas as Ireland, Miss Appleyard as an Indian Prince, taking the gentle- man's prize, Character Costume -- Lady, Miss E. Brock as Gainsborough, Mrs. G. Pargeter as The Nun. Character Costume, Gentleman--Ross Thomas as Clown; Lachlan McPhail as "Our Baby" Character Costume, Girl -- Francis Mellow, as Good Luck; Helen Lucas as Highland Lassie. Character Costume, Beare, "as Santa Claus; Roach; as The Turk; Best Couple Skating -- Miss Grace Davis and Mr. Wm. McKay. Best Lady Skater--~--Mrs. Bentley. Puck Chase--1 Jos. Naples, 2 Willie Nesbitt. Longest Slide--1 Harold Cawker, 2 Tom Harris. 5 'Half 'mile race, 45 and over--Wes. > Powers? » 7 er PF er Mile race--1 Orval Switzer, 2 Keath McMillan Boy -- Lorné Arnold Boys Rage J Jos. Nagle 2 Donald Cawker. FOR SALE . Good as new, except for retouching 'with paint. May be + 'seen at Swan's ious kinds, o a very serious ole, ied the wasted on Ulficials, Toronto, was a ¢ 4 at Cedardale, Ontario, by Provincial Officer 'taylor, after a long chase, commencing at Blackwater Junction. Forsythe was escorted to Toronto where he will appear before the Juvenile Court, in connection with a serious offence against three young girls. SEAGRAVE The Ladies' Aid of Seagrave will hold a Concert and Pie Social on the- evening of Wednesday, January 81st. The young people of Bethel will give a play entitled "Cranberry Corners" In four acts. Gilson Orchestra will furnish music between acts. Come and enjoy a pleasant evening at Sea- grave. Admission: adults 25 cents. children 16c., ladies with pies free. I MYRTLE FARMERS' CLUB Me®s every. second and fourth Wednesday afternoon of "the month Geo. Smith, President Oscar Downey, Secretary NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Separate sealed tenders marked "Tender for Contract No......" will be received by the undersigned until 12 o'clock noon on Monday, February 26th, 1923, for the following work on the 'Provincial Highways: Grading Contract No. 842--Whitby-Lindsay, 5 miles, Contract No. 848 -- Whitbh, 5 miles, Plans, specifications, information to bidders, tender forms, and tender envelopes may be obtained on and after Wednesday, January 31st, 1928 at the office of the undersigned, or from the following Resident Engine- er: C..H. Nelson, Whitby, Ontario. A marked cheque for $500.00 pay- able to the Minister of Public Works and Highways, for Ontario, or a Guaranty Company's bid bond for a imilar amount must be attached to each tender. A Guaranty Company's Contract Bond for 50 per cent. of the amount of the tender will be furnish- ed by contractor when contract is signed. All bonds must be made out on Departmental forms. The lowest: or any tender not necessarily accepted. W. A. McLEAN, Deputy Minister of Highways Department of Public Highways, Ontario, Toronto, January 24, 1928, mma 1. 0. D. E. On Monday, January Oth, the members of the Scugog Chapter, of the LI. 0. D. E. of Port Perry, held a social evening in their rooms on Queen Street. It took the form of a Waist-line party, the price of ad- mission being in accordance with one's waist measurement Much merriment was, of course, caused by this novel form. x Ske en var- -Lindsay, of ga everyone being a which 'suited 'his or hor particular taste. Later a delicious supper was served trom a table that was graced by the. three-story birthday cake, for Jan- 4 uary Oth was the i anniversary of 'this chapter. After this the prizes were awarded, that for the slimmest lady going to Mrs. Wm. Davey, and for the stoutest lady to. 'Mrs. Jno. > Crozier, for the slimmest man to Mr. M