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o) SS]. ].].] Shh]. SSS Sr= 2,262,035 Votes Cast ey THE WINNERS nd, Mrs. S. H. Pugh, 304,955; Ist, Miss Lizzie McCourt, 604,540; Over 3,000,000 Votes Given Out. D. C. BROWN and 3rd, Miss Frieda Pauli, 282,120 List of Votes of the Other Contestants may be Seen at Store. Judges: MESSRS. JAS. TORRANCE, P. J. FASKEN, REV. R. A. MILLER. 2 : Do Your Spring Sewing while the Weather is Cold and Blustry ‘ Be prepared to Enjoy the Nice, Bright, Sunshine Days outdoors later on. We are prepared to Supply your Every Need in Spring Materials from the Staple 3 Prints to the Finest Voiles for spring wear. NEW PRINTS, NEW DRESS GOODS, NEW WASH GOODS, NEW GALATEA, NEW SHIRTINGS, NEW GINGHAMS 4 ay) LLLP LIDEALIIIIINIIAIIAG- ava 40 Ladies’ Coats $5 Each All Ladies’ and Children’s Coats at Greatly Reduced Prices. “The Store With the Stock” NEW LAWNS, NEW COTTON, NEW TOWELLING, in fact, all Spring Goods will be on display within a week. ENGELAND @. SONS: MILVERTON, ONT. SS FS Sq Sir Epc i)es oy ee Men’s & Boy’s Overcoats Greatly Reduced. MEN'S FUR COATS REDUCED. o SSS ob]S] SoS bE bE Ibe) SESS =]... SS bE 2 | (i Slelolloeayeycolec) led over two miles 38 years ano, 'VALUUABLE INFORMA. WANTED ‘ conper. .165 inches in diameter. The iON ae f \ | Notable seohag oar cGotel wala of wie i 2.060 tons sup-| Watson. ‘The telepbone men | THE TRAVELLING PUB oie : orig ob tek potter Glew: Fram “five -d. by frenaes done wonderful things with CANADIAN PACIFIC eae Th B t h M t to ciaht weeks old wanted, Apply to| ‘Talking by telephone across the for ‘your invention since that fi Saavic REWER @ Drills. or gage oan UO. NICHOLAS NAFZIGER. Brunner. li timent. linking the Atlantic and ‘rangements are being door Soot ust not forget that MONTREAL, AND Ov | ¢ Ontari b ae ths circuit we are ie over b - i 8 sees ee of te 1 sae 6800 miles long as of course AWA. 2 54 sie, 2 Seed Barley | For Sale ‘= two oceans by a water- will not a be celayea “asl earth cannot be used for the re- ; Established 1878 Office: 27 Downie St., Stratford that the big feature of this thone ener y work yet remains to be | tar en as << used: ee ae ms mf tention is called to panane hi a tity of O.A.C. eck mews. Alexander Graham Bell want to switch in ano’ me night service from Toronto # Ne 2 etasly wilde eee spring ALR ‘of the telephone talks from| ‘To Canadians this latest step in the! eelephone and talk to you throug DIRECTORS: Capital. .$ 450,000 wheat, Apply ee = DAVIDSON. R New York t Watson 3.400, ad f the telephone a John Brown, Esq,, President Reserve “$ 270,000 R. 1, Newton i miles away in San Francisco. And as Special interest. for as Dr. Grabam has) Gal witches in the first telephone’ J. W. Scott, Esq., Vice-President. cr ital), talk they think of that day more than once affirmed it was talking through an! ries electric lighte Hi, M. Johnson, Esq. ane B1S7E.256. thistyhine years ago when with, Brantford. Ontario that the telephone eee “apaienteS of the first telephon t Janies Tfow, z Blo, Interest, paid on Deposits on WANTED ‘much shouting and endless repetition, aS born. ‘over both Paris. On-) which ee, mine in Jane 1875; 5 Gan t Hon. Nelson Mont 2/0 daily balances. i achieved the first “long, dista se tarios and Toronto figure in those his-| you hear a. is trai ie ke = Thomas Ballantyne, Esq, 4%, Interest paid on Debentures run- - A reliabje’ dian to. to aay HARDY CAN- | conversation” by telephone over toric sepeniaicats which marked the,| _ Watson. a hear it perfectly eeuate| tari 8 re Line. due Montreal 8.55 James P. Morton, ning from 1 to 4 years, i sell OAN-| “ADIAN GROWN-STOCK in Milverton ist ance wo and one-half’ miles, beeinins of this great atility. [Yess KES thani the othe: aa the Ottawa sleeper arriy ey CHyteake ss 5%, 1pterest paid on Debentures run- and Perth Cue idgeport to Bos eit| ‘This is the way Dr. Bell himself de-|°°U- sasna thick to the at Hie Ottawa 7.25 a.m. dai Le Smok- en nicae e ning for 5 years. ’ Start now at the best te se continental talk of Monday last! geripes the birth of the telephone “(Now si pay NE LE is permitted in the loan ob- 8 KC. dk Bavibeoneae for. list” Of 5 Offer’ boar sr 3400 miles of ‘mountain Le) Wh Nestie Poot rena “ES ee ry |servation room of the Bu! fet Sra AL |, Manager Offerings and terms to agents. cele desent and lain was carried, on, Brantford..Ontario. in the summer of WIRE ges bere es eee oe ee iberal Commissions. Tisai sine as much ease-as ey ad Ween 4874" Ge -eayae"'l had under way! two been made by the Bell ae sinee| to to Montreal. | free outfit. | aé opposite, oats (os room ' gistinet lines Se investigati On ¢ ae - enable our Cie to - s im been Ay ied By wpa ge ers on STONE & WELLINGTON | berens the carlier one of the two! may epsem~or multiple! = ar ee ee ie Te elle ee Oe) id mile. aie ly with! teleeraohy Thad reached the applicat.| Withoa least apparent distertion engers at very reasonable 4 Fonthill Nursuries. abil 1837! mach 1 Taber. waxisty and oubeertaniity, Ghaimes ry atte = | Being the-last night train from Tor- TORONTO. © 21-3, | How account for The tiiprovernt eee eee Ory erna move aa|, Watson. ‘Their work has. been onto for Montreal and Ottawa. it BASSWOOD tes wat has intervened to make the dif-'Grmature as the air wed adie Buen et superb also is os ais} sv es travelling public the oppor- Pe f «| lime of the opaga at watches ' tunity of spe tire evening eo 3 COMMERCIAL | one. ‘question was asked of Mr, John: the vassage of a sound. you could trans’ ovory inoly of this lone circuit tosafo-|with theix familie bles. the : ¢ jeer So carte: Roraneor of the Amoe. "py the other hand T had with ino |@0ard these fecble vibrations he'to attend the theatre’ aud ofher places ea in Q S ' Fall Wheat, 40} eS etedend & Telegraph to whom '|an apparatus made out ‘dead; M2ny things that might interfere with. of amusemes still have plenty 70) belongs much of ee credit for this auary ear for studying ns movenente| em: of time to tal train. - Sleepers 55| marvellous achiev Of the air dutme the utterance of a|,. Bell. All honor to the men jare placed for occupancy at 10.00 p-m. 60} bat ‘hes intervencd.”’ caid “Wir.- Soars heabihate Ge THe ee was Nave rendered this great achicve nent at Toronto Union Stat: enabling 90 ;Carty impressively * is the entire art ike a piecd of tissue paper. hardly See are Gant oni ee ea he | passengers Tho se desire to retire at Weare in the market to buy any quantity 00 | of tele fo. single device nor’ the size of n Titil and’ the| Peovle of the United States and) Can- that tim 3 heading Boles deli 5 30 {invention has made — transcontinental % were moved by that little |242 within of one another’s| Dining ear is attached at Smith's of heading bolts delivered at G.T.R, ship- [Speech possible. as we have it to-day. ‘membrane were really. very heavy and | Voices united them into one great pha ping point. Bolts to be 6 inches and over 00°27 00) Rather it has been the cumulative ef- mpared with it. Tt sadden-| brotherhood. fi asiness Pe ae 3 00 29 00 ‘fect of improvements grett and small yy struck me thatsif such a stial =< ae mav. proceed direet to their offi, in diameter and cut 20 of 4o inches long. QO 14 00; in telephone trai ter. line. cable. that ‘ 2 ly. on arrival tra pai i Boi mettabbeard: and. every. dther piece OE ene cee poaition wie won| Bank of Nova Scotia ates a ze et Ise ge bolts. _ No bolts to 00 6 50/apparatas or plant required in the we Target itenibeadd migve iy pets ger train from North e split unless 16 inches in diameter. Bolts 4o\t ission of speech. What has: of iron? And at that moment the The fiscal ycar bob ue 00 daily over.16 inchés to be halved, not quartered. g|imtervened has been the American.’ ¢o}e walt “born ouni plete lova Scotia ended. on’Sist eg electric lighted 4 45) tele ‘elegraph Company” theoretical proposition and in Brant. | and its eighty-third annaal statement C2 APPLY 121 with Ses experimental and research ¢ appeared in last usual it e: to Ot- 12 department of 550 Sse na But it wad not until the following'| bibits a anique inttok strenBen. ‘due Montreal KBs te P. AMENT & SONS. Br s 1 in scien aes Lo ee arte yi a that Belts first telephone was for the quickly convertible assets a hat . 9 ussels bost-enadnate students. S he sh. balances. or to WILLIAM HENRY, Blacksmi won 13) cesti pe raduates of over jast st Stony tated roe eal estments and call Toans total $49: 2% ‘A solid night train js also operated » Blacksmith, Ne 6 |140 universities, es 8 thes (412. mo less than Gi $r0m Toronto U m Station at 10.00 96| ‘When the televhone | was tit Whio-bailt jt'and Who beard the| Oe ae Dani's: ability. fo [Daal carrying. standard Se 30 nothing analagous iE existed. There * Hest weonda spoken avers btsleplione Ree EE ta a Fighted Pale taee ath, saath ¢ OnEHeG _— ——sy vi iene See line. dings of cash alone. The total rc- u 7 was no (ration to guide. no eF0e"|) "the aetual | nversation | hatween}sourees of ink mounted daring | rom Smiths Falls to” Ottawa the x M ience to follow— ‘i Iexander Graham Bell ai thie year trom: $80,151,829) fo $05793.-| To Notice to Creditors to be oreated. ‘The ant of electrical Ae Warn a5 they talked ne ee emgS | Bi by ar thie garchase of the |Jeavine, North Toronto at, 10 00 sess enginvering, did not exis ae SEN Ow Moriiay! last over Bie tegolitah Bose Te Rovemberge ont See mieariade parang %m the matter of thie state of Jam@s| .. ypnaitare fede esata oe, realy ly ompleted long distance’ tele- ie pea PG eS RE OI) that Ottawa mav take Kincade. late of the Village of Mili concentration of effort which have apr Suet Gat Rene vane toe Hoy: GeDosits or 1914. ike those of | thelr oboice of cither one of these bank. County of Perth. Farmer. De-, been justified by results of immeasur-" yyy, Watson, are you there? Aa a the other large banks reporting at three ‘trains. cease ch Ottawa at ex- r ceased, : able benefit to the public. No local hear m ime. are smaller than in 1913—|#eHlv the same time | og SEE OUR LINE Ese a |Gretonization: unaided. could bear Ghe "Mie. Watson, (in San Franciseo.s|$1198:116 a eomoared with $1.210.774 Canadian. au ed No, 20 via : id OF g Riotion ie nevsuy elven: pareunaé ae or aclentific ee te Kes. ‘Dr. Bell. I her you perfectly. Do for Ae strengthening of reserves ee P 1 d Di Z the R.S.0, Ane Chapter 121. and | Work. Bet you me we necessary by the unusual finan- ‘Amending’ Acts, that all erediéors and | through, centralized fees Til, “Yes Tour voice is perfectly lal situation. means a sacrifice of © arlor an Iningroom other per: haved claims againsi ne ae duplication of efforts. work-'aistinct, Tt is as clear as if yoa were its. id its usual diy- F it the estate of the said James Kincade. problems common to all for here in New Y ing |idend of r gent, contribated $37. urniture ... late of. the Village of Aillbane 0 an- the tenet oe, ae Me hedheetee than 3.000 miles away. Do you ee “ote various pa oie : vv erth. deceased. died o1 remem! aaa ete wior land ent jamaic’ ts shout the 23rd day of September, 1914| voice over the tele is scarcely 59 year ‘ponversea|and the Fund raised to provide for “pardons from Se Pas. Brass Beds at $11.50, Genuine Felt Mattresses at $7.50, all : are re or before — the 2 ter than a summer breeze. and | an ethe? telephone on areal [ene] the families of the Newfoundlana| ifie Ti ‘Distt Pantene! Ageitts the new ideas in springs. 2 -*. day of Pebroary 1915, to aend by Post | Yet the means have been provided bY for the first time? sealers who lost oe Jives in he | Mew See < ‘vrepaid to the under: licitor | which this tiny almost fmaginary im. |. “Wa es, i Tine | disaster of last March Whe hh . for the Executors of the tia asters | palse. made up of as many. a 00 seas two miles long runing from Bos-| 800.000 to the ‘Bank's Pesan aad have a choice stock of Kitchen Cabinets, look them over = their Christi al es, -j separate yeaa ed a. ‘second. be! ton to bridge. wére over-|and $100.000-to the eserve Fund. I Pr =diichsont before buying elsewhere. dresses and deseriptions. the full par- | picked u1 delicate instrament 'joyed at the faceess of the expetiment This sound old: institution easily holds nerease ro ticalars of their claims. the statement |o¥er a distance ot 3.400 sant tal “over 3.400 | its strong position sets an envi We sell Gerhard Hei : : © aaa: a ts. e of | vroduced rfeotly and fostantly! ‘miles 6 ales and clearly as we talk-|able example of preparedness. despite! Two meetings orm for Perth County are e sell Gerhard Heintzman Pianos, also Rugsand Linoleum | the hecurities 4if any) . /aeross the ct nt. the financial stress of war-time. announced for February in conn : oo fare it ie ueeeiae Ree Sen) with ign of the Dominion 2 - Provineial Departmen’ eri 7 : : woe! os The Last of Summer éhlture tae inorensed production } ‘sets | e oat ay — of foadstufts. Prof. C. vitz.) ex R b: t M M, : 5 pan reto having re- ‘d ‘| jgned up to sp Baturday eb. 20th Arthar Stringer - | \periimentalis Prof. G. Day Livi oper Cc ane ¢ oa ¥ aa the ts which oe = = as ae nd wae aes poe the caretaking of the lic schoo} | The opal afte: 4 “\Stock and Agricalturalist of the oh “ = I ice ant a vel i juties to ‘consist of and | Agricult College. Guelph. Furniture Dealer MG Se ae eae cae be | Beets ota cone So alin eae Se, ee ee | eae eae an = 8 Sloth hates emacs reese “Milverton DengyBiecor $ Or ere-| miles in one-fifteenth of daily scrubbing is school three |Sea-green that melts t qmectings in, the Tow Hall. St. : ‘of to any. person oF re-|™iMhe route of this new transcontin-| fangs ‘snngeliy. ling floors _ cress (3 ‘the eleyaing, kill by bin. | Mbeys on Feb, O68 9, Farm Copan), qumEEED «Gunnin comme oD pnotice shall not have been re- line from Sa Francisco is via six weeks. heating and -ventilating |Oat of the black-fopped pinelands. Live Stock. At Listowel Music Hall ceived by at the time of such |Salt Lake City Denver Omaha. Chic-| building remaining in building until|A black crow calls. — Jon Feb, 10th. “Atte and evening SUN CLUBBING RATE { me tribution. ree ago. At Chicago the ‘9 o'clock a.m.. cleaning closets month- year seems old; fneetings will also be held to be ad- ~ Dated at Stratford this 23rd day of | one branch -going to Pittsbare thenet ly keeping all walks shoveled and|A woman from a doorway sings Fri £ Dai Ke EN Ro! L N ow. aaa dE Po. sax a to bse oe ee ' oS walk onl street in front of echoo} And from the valley-slope a sheep- 4 al ceeping mowed and ; Albert 6t.. Stratford ‘A continuation of the line = eu ‘hoisting flag on holidays eae hog the inher soem he ti ¢ LISTOWEL ‘BUSINESS ‘COLLECE baliir for Donald Jack and Ghas-| from Buffalo’ to Boston canons eauized and lookine| "coho falls Th : Ties teecere parr ee Matthews, Executors ‘of t the said | Pittsburg line to Baltimore sili: ‘Ste ona “attending to all small re- ae ‘the still world lies, | wide reputatic ¢ + “orough Courses Ss d Ue Sy Spee ‘of odd seats.Keep- | And faint and far the birds fly south, |by every ane desiring to helo the em- s3 petent Teachers. A : — Fig et awe ir wees ‘ar of con} bins in Ce and ee ee And maa the dark pines hes the! pire im this world wide struggle in and Dai 73 “Ror particulars address Have yon settled your account with! converstions. simaltaneous!y. a Ist. *SiAESonat taeBRT eere: | And wind fe ‘dan “Also ‘ EDWIN G. MATTHEWS, | peg as. Engeland © Sons. {wire i2 300 miles Yous endo Ma a raall wrakes’and dies. = aati” ea Montreal '|eeeeo © . Fie