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mmen 2) Laxoyri 2 ud ded for { Morrison's Drug Store - McCLINTOCK RT PERRY, ONT. v 'J cent per hundred. here when you should be thinking of Your iE SILA ect to do 80 : quality. This will be particular: 1 (clover sod preferred) plow ea 4 cultivate well before corn is pla thus saving hoeing later on. v the second and third time he thinks it very. important to have a good long bottom screen, big enough to let all small seeds through easily. Mr, Beare says the cause of so many dirty | farms is the lack of help. Mr. W. G. Cassie, of Uxbridge Tp., believes that most farmers have fan- ning mills; but do not put their 'seed grain through more than once, simply {turning on lots of wind and blowing the light stuff out, there being little attempt of grading. One of the most important factors in the production of big crops in Mr. Cassie's opinion is early sowing. Mr. Bertwin Blackburn, Aberdeen y College, of lope, Burned Preparing Plans of New. at Port Hope... Fire started . Rink from a Supposed Stove Destroys = Main nly Head Master's Resi- AE YOON Short and Gymnasium Re- y in Getting New Under Way--Oshawa and Departments Called But pless, the Blaze Having Destruction Before They 'Nothing remains of beautiful edifice known as Trinity College' School but the bare, gaunt walls which rear their heads to the sky a symbol of fire fiend w! starting in the skating rink Saturday afternoon and fanned by u strong north wind completely demol- ished the edifice, but though the old s¢hool has gone the Board of Govern- ors decided that a new school would be built immediately and'it is expected that within eighteen months a new modern up-to-date building 'will be erected in the thins of the old build- ing. Upon the return of pupils they will be distributed through the various schoel§'and buildings in town. The, work of reconstruction will be d at once and the architects Angus Breeder in Scott T hip, be- lieves that it pays well to fan, and grade all seed, grain | says "Good farijers grain through tifg h ] least twice. He Says that his father i A. P. Leask has always tried to keep abreast of the times as regards new varieties, - He has made a practice for a. number of years to secure small samples of new and highly recom. mended varieties from the Ontario Agricultural College, and would then try. them out in small plots against his own grain. At the present time Mr, Leask grows 0.A.C. No. 72 Oats, 0.A.C. No. 21 Barley, and 0.A.C. No. 104 winter wheat and Potter Peas, does not know any easy way out of the weed problem. He says that he "when . he .msed. to pull his father's farm) iit one He also pes bers cutting thistles with Profs mustard on buckwheat. He says he is ¢' neighbors have clean farms. Mr. W. T. Bagshaw of Brock is firm believer in the summer fallow as the best way to keep a clean farm, and grow big crops. He says, "In + ing up my seed grain 1 always "| put in a course seive in the bottom ef the mill, so as to take out all the mall grain" ' He also believes in ianging his seed occasionally. ir. R. C. Reesor, Pickering Town- ship: says, "My. plan of : follows Good clean seed in Corn crop "manure in the Wi Seed down about twenty acres of clover and alfalfa overy. spring and -| leave for one crop only. I believe in after harvest cultivation, that is, gang plow; cultivate well, and single plow late in the fall." Seema ily ---- Oe : Mr. H. F. Werry of East Whitby, of the firm of Darling and Pearson of Toronto were at the college getting ready for the work. The headmaster feels quite confid- ent that the new school will be built and completed in 18 months' time. The building will be of the most mod- ern and up-to-date construction and when: completed will again be one of the best schools in the Dominion, and one which the boys of T. C. 8. will be just as proud of as they were of old one. A Criminal Code to pefisent session of the ia bill will be intro- amend the Criminal Code in irovide miore severe punish- rsons convicted of chicken- his crime has become so fmany poultry-raisers have ive up the business or to only on a small scale. e a calamity, not only to gisers, but also to the ownd and cities where eggs and poultry is so put the whole year, "women throughout the country, whose chief income is de- rived from poultry, and there are many farmers' wives who depend upon the sale of eggs and poultry for their household expenses for the whole year. In many cases this income has been lost in a night by the depreda- tions of the sneaky chicken thief. in the legislation te be introduced, ac- cording to a statement made by Hon, * J. S. Martin, Minister of Agriculture, "it is proposed to provide for a heavy - fine and a long term of imprisonment, "At present the penalty for chicken stealing, provided by the Criminal Code, is too light tb prove a prevent- ive of the crime. If a fine is imposed the thief can steal enough fowl in a night to pay the penalty inmposed. It is hoped that the amendment to be introduced may prove a real deterrent. 3 -~--Pickering News. RE | ak Prince Albert Some of the men had a bee on Tuesday-hauling wood for the churca. Miss Alice Wagg is visiting with friends in Uxbridge. Mr. Porteous is not improving as fast as his friends: would wish. Glad to see Murray Luke out again after his operation at Port Perry Hospital. wo e ladies will Mrs. R. C. Chisholm ; March honor the soldiers of the Great War. An agitation is on foot to have 4 second highway built from Whitby to Oshawa, running along the lake shoe | south of the presen bones: eit ile "held in Chicago, Tll., 110 head ob very fine Shorthorn cattle made an average of nearly $300, which is an advance of | 65 per cent. over prices realized at the same sale a year ago, according tol Secretary G.-E. Day of the Dominion Shorthorn Breeders' Asociation. In this sale Canadian Breeds sold eight head, and had the satisfaction of furnishing the two highest priced cattle in the sale. 'W. A, Dryden, well known cattle breeder, of Brook- lin, topped the sale with $1,800 for a young bull, Broadback, and James Douglas, Caledonia, came next with $1375 for another young bull, Brown- dale Excelsior. J. M. Guardhouse, of Weston, got $675 for Secret Sensation, a very successful show bull. He way a little light in his color for American tastes, or he might have topped the sale. In females, James Douglas got $900 for Lady Rosewood 6th; John Miller, Ashburn, $600 for Bessie Bell 2nd; W. A. Dryden, $450 for Annette 14th, and T. A. Russell, Downview, $445 and $325 respectively, for im- ported Dame Broadhooks and Flower Girl 19th. The eight Canadian cattle made an average of nearly $309 per head. : In the show which preceded the sale J. M. Guardhouse won the senior bull championship, and W, A. Dryden the junior apd grand championship for bulls, ------Q00me Blackstock Mr. Hiram Lamb spent last week with friends in Manchester and Ux- bridge. _ Mrs. M. Smith has returned home after spending a few days with her daughter, Mrs. Wm. VanCamp. The Woman's Missionary Society of the United - Church will hold their March meeting at the home of Mrs. D. Galbraith, on Thursday evening, March 8th. Mrs. Harold Larmer has returned from a visit to her father, Mr. Frank Woodley, of Port Perry. Mr. Harry McLaughlin is visiting with friends in Toronto. ' The High School Pupils held skating party om the'rink on Friday evening of last week, and finished up) with games and lunch 'at the school. Mrs, Arthur Rahm and family were recent visitors of Mr. and Mrs. J. Demill, Mr. and Mrs. T. Smith spent the week end in Lindsay. On Monday night last a very inter- esting game of hockey was played on the rink here between Nestleton and Blackstock, the score being 3-2 in favor of Nestleton. } We were sorry to hear that Miss Jennie Prout had the misfortune to fall and break her wrist, also that Bobbie Mahaffy suffered a limb frac- ture while sleighriding. SEY Cad Myrtle Station Mrs. Elmer Cook and Master Ken- neth' and Miss Ruby Cook spent the week end in Toronto; the guests of Mrs. Fred Beadle. The Myrtle Station Dramatice Club will put on their play "The Fruit of His Folly" at Ashburn, on Friday, February 16th, instead of the 9th, as before reported. ? This splendid play has been invited to. Oshawa King 'St. Church to pe given in April. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Pilkey motored to Hamilton last Saturday to attend the Golden Wedding of Mr, Pilkey's father and mother. Miss Ruth White was a successful music pupil of Mrs. L. Tordiff at the mid-winter Conservatory Examina- tions, having passed Elementary Theory. with 1st Class-Honors (85). A number-from -here attended the] Claremont High School * Commence- ment Exercises last Friday evening. i" The W. M. S. meets at the homie of Buying on the Buying on t Plan URCHASING commodities - by P paying "a dollar down and a dol- ar a week" has grown into great popularity. Often the object p 1s worn out before it is paid for, and the purchaser continues to pay. Buy yourself a fortune on the installment plan by placing regular insal a your earnings in a Standard Bank savings account. The money is al- ways available for.use if required and Thursday | Messrs. Isaac and Ryerson Beare were in Toronto one day last week. Mr. and Mrs. P. Leask, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Leask, Mrs. Petrass and Miss Marjory Leask, visited at Mr, Berr. Dobson's, at Bethesda one day last week. The public will be pleased to know that our enterprising store keeper Mr, T. Sharp is preparing to cater to the milk trade. We understand that ns a start he took in last Sunday over two tons. We trust that the people of the vicinity "will co-operate with Mr. Sharpe in the disposal of his wares, as he certainly deserves sup- port in his venture. Mr. David McMillan, of Lacadena, Sask, is visiting relatives here. The sale of the Love Estate will be held on Saturday, March 17th; at one p.m. and not on the date rumored. Scugog News Mrs. Wilfred Mark and son Stuart, of Scugog, spent the week end with her daughters, Mrs. Orr Jeffrey and -Mrs.~A. Brunt, of Enniskillen. Mrs. Cooper, of Hamilton, is spend- ing a few days with her brother Mr. Henry Demara. The League meeting for the Centre ppointment will be withdrawn for « couple of weeks. P¥ A St. Patrick's play is to be given by the Young People, followed by a connundrum tea at the Centre. The date will be Thursday, March 15. We are all glad to see the children back at the Centre School again after the school being closed for some time on account of sickness, A good crowd came out to hear Mr. Williams at the Centre Church on Monday night. We hear that Mr. Geo. Schell has traded his farm for Port Perry pro- perty. ----000-- -- An Unusual Accident. A Man Swallowed a Toothpick. Mr. Sharp, with the telephone con- struction gang, swallowed a toothpick a week ago while he was in Lindsay. The swallowing was the result of coughing while the toothpick was in his mouth. An X-Ray was - taken, The toothpick was lodged at the june- tion between the stomach and the lower bowel. An operation was per- formed by Dr. A. E. Stewart, at the Port Perry Hospital, and the tooth- pick was removed. The young man is making an excellent recovery. Elected Honorary Director _ Mr. L. 0, Clifford, Ex-M.P., was last week elected by unanimous: vote an Honorary Director of the Canadian National Exhibition. ---- OD sen Raglan The Ladies' Aid are holding their next social- evening at the home of | Mrs. J. Evans, on Wednesday evening, | March azel Grose of Toronto, Is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs: A. TGrose~..t nC VEC there is no depreciation, but accruing interest as time goes on. . Manager, Port Pe Branches also at Blackstock, Little Britain, Nestleton Station, Sunderland 'Press says: "Few SEER SE = E Branch | hd suecess in her new work. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Squelch of Osh- awa spent Sunday with relatives here. There was no church on Sunday afternoon owing to the storm. A sleigh load of young people went to Columbus on Saturday evening and spent a merry time in skating. Mr. Lloyd Hughson has returned home after spending a pleasant va- cation 'with relatives in Oakville and Toronto. We are sorry to report that Miss Hazel Ackney, teacher, of Mt. Carmel school, underwent an operation for appendicitus at the Oshawa Hospital last week, but are pleased to report that she is doing as well as could be expected, The trustees have been fortunate in securing Miss Allan, of Bowman- ville, to fill Miss Aekney's place until she is able to return. Last Wednesday evening was the scene of a pleasant gathering at the home of Mrs. Wm. Avery, when the members of the community, besides friends from Myrtle, Prospect and Columbus, took this opportunity to meet together to spend a social even- ing under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid. All joined together and spent a merry time with games, music, ete. Lunch was served after which a hearty vote of thanks was tendered to Mrs. Avery for her kindness in open- ing her home for this gathering. Mrs. White of Port Perry and Mrs. Howard, of Oshawa, were recent visit- ors at the home of Harold Powell. sem O Oana WELL-KNOWN PREACHER PASSES FROM SCENE. In the death of the Rev. John A. Jeyell, in his hth year, at his residence, 177 Davenpo there*passed a preacher well known in the former Methodist Church, The late Mr, Jewell served various charges in the Bay of Quinte Conference, hav- ing been active in the ministry for 45 years. Part of his education was re- ceived at Victoria College, while iv was at Cobourg. He graduated from the University of Toronto in 1869, and was recognized as the third oldest living graduate of the university. He was born at Orono, Durham County, The late Rev. Mr. Jewell came to Toronto 16 years ago at the time of his superannuation. His wife prede- ceased him eight years ago. He 1s survived by three daughters, Mrs. T. Cruikshanks, of Peterboro, Mrs. F. G. Trull, of Toronto, and Mrs, C, S. Tan- ner, of Lakefield, Ont. and one son, Dr. R. M. Jewell, of Searboro. ------0 00. © GOES TO WOODBRIDG Many friends of Rew, J. H. Kidd, who for the past ten years has been Rector of the Anglican parish of Can- nington and erton will regret to learn of his aor a Berar to Woodbridge, the siime to take ef- fect 'at Easter. The Beaverton Ex- clergymen in this section hdve ney an In es- teem as has been the lot of the Rev. Mr. Kidd. His genial courtesy and kindly disposition endeared him. to atl and especially those of his own con- gregation who view his departure from among them with deep regret.