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Poultry Wanted HIGHEST CASH PRICES PAID for all kinds of Live Poultry :: S. Gleeckman, P*°"4i8.54.. Che it Shines Hor All.” Sun, If You Want Your Lawn Mower P. NEUMEIST Painter and Decorator H SEND IT TO - MILVERTON lorse Clippers Sharpened Vol. XXVI—No. 7 Milverton, Ontario, Perth Co., Thursday, August 17, 1916 Malcolm MacBeth, Editor and Publisher Thrift ve as large ese for any emergency. ,, Open a Savings Account with The Bank of Nova Scotia s 000 Hee ei asoralh ee 200 MILVERTON BRANCH 0. W. Huelsman Acting Manager Items of Local Interest. If you ees our home, are Taig cet od tome toga Soong terestin his home in Listow: Miss Kathaleen Howard, of Toromo. is at present the guest of Mrs. G. Powell, her friend, ‘Kelterborn and family. pending Monday after spen friends at Wroxe' ie is new is fam- ily there until later. 4 Mr. Cleve Heard foent Sunday at el. Miss Pearl ‘Todd, of Lucknow, apent iss some time Miss Floreace Elliott returned on nding a week with Mr. and family, spent sunday yith 1 a and Brown ee Kae scat in Bonk church on Sun- e: Attend Engeland’s Big Sale. _ Dust week of Whitewear Sale at oth’s, Saline and Boys’ Shirts on sale af Engeland’s, Mr, Alt Yost, of Berlin, spent San- ue at his home Redpath’s Granule, i Sugar $8.50 per ewt. Eng: Mr, Gavin ee, is new Mambure spent Sunday et his home hé ttons have advanced 2, vane Le at sale price at Egeland’ # John Schaefer, of Elmira, vis- ited Releh. titende. berate a day * Nias Daisy Barlow, of Moose Jaw, Sask., spent Monday with Miss Ida Hartmier, Fred Jacobs, of Hersy, Mich., spent_ last week with Mr, John Jacobs and Alice ven, of Toronto, are at present the guests of Mrs, W. R. Burnett, ; mmermann valued of a Chevrolet sar to Mr, Jas. Omand, “lof North one last week. ihe Mrs. Wm. Pt oo ae sons, Milton pent a day or two in the vill village 18st ang erate eee aaa bg ae Lani eee Se Seek elisa Jase Es ‘ Mr. Conrad Reis and family, of Parte Mirdh, Weetto apent Sune |Wroxeter, spent afew days with ‘aay ‘at the rectory, the guest of Rev. friends in this vicinity last week. P. G. and owell. Mrs. Durst and Miss Ida Durst - . ed from Stratford and spent Bert Kriesel hag secured a job | motore royal he week-end visiting Mrs. H at Hespeler as fore: f the stamp-|the Le ks.) He leaves ae is. § Olive and Violet and - Master “Edwin Day. of Gorrie, are at present tating. their cousin, Mrs 0. hi Mr. w. Vincent Thiele, Mr. C. Heuhn, of IMPERIAL Sue IMPERIAL } GAL! IMPERIAL PINTS, (Grown) oe eae: GRANULATED Hye 11 Ibs. for HEINZ PICKLING VINEGAR per gal. PURE PICKLING SPICES MOHR’S GROCERY Berlin, mojored ae and speat Sunday itcteellad Mr, George ‘of Galt, Miss Lydia Maleho. ud Amey. ot Sirattord. spent e homie sof Jas. Praia accounts Will have settled by Septembér ist, so se dene c a eres ow ion of artnership rs Soom Mr, and Mrs. ing to Tee ciand J. Raney, of Por |Bigin, spent a oy ér two. this ai [with Mr. and Ding. Robert Ranney, joi eciaos andi Mri end Mra [Robert ‘Hanna, of ‘illice, | jas. ll and sister, Miss ‘ton, and Miss Jean ‘of Toronto motor up .and he nd with their uncle, ddell, of Hopeville. Rey, J. iitlen. gt Tapsoater,, Ohio, visiting par- Miller, of Mill t Monday “afternoon Som the Poy bank, spent sade with Rev. G. J. G. HAMILTON Sole Agent for D.L. PORTLAND ce CEMENT STANDARD wou ST MARYS ANTHRICITE LIME | aga 351 ¥! home of Mr. and Mrs, Mr. and Mrs, Wn. Adam Hoffman, and Mrs, ga family on | Sunda: m a motor trip Bugiinaian, Hamilton and Stoney Creek, eat by way of Dundas Galt — ea R Rel, see coeec. eae oy iarton, conducted Mi It is a Comfort to know that, whate’er betide, your savings are safe. Sma amounts deposited weekly or monthly in the Bank of Ham- ilton will provide for your later years. Capital Authorized $5,000,000 Capital Pald-up - $3,000,000 Surplus » Milverton Branch N.G.SCHAFER, - Manager ENDS SATURDAY NIGHT Never again will there be bargains like these offered In footwear $5.00 Purchase Entitles You to a Prize $5.00 Boots or Oxfords for. 4.00 Boots or Oxfords for. 3.00 Boots or Oxfords for. a 00 Boots or Oxfords for, To the party or fam- ily making the largest purchase during this $2.50 to 3. ce 1.00 to 1.50 salg we will give the Grand Prize— A PARLOR LAMP—valued at $5.00. Open Evenings. OUR TERMS ARE CASH 4 OR EGGS TAKEN IN TRADE | T. P. ROE, The Shoeman Berton in the Ellice and Mi! Ss on Sun: eee nit, Ia Kinox absence of wwoeudivis a holiday eS ke, Muskoka, Mr, Ma- hafty ae an ible preacher and his ser. y. who is ‘his Hecho color is <used | his brother, vi fe H. Thiele and 7 | Attend Engeland’s Big Sale. jewels New Anesane Hats at Ctgaioe at Sale Prices, Eng geland soa ‘three days more of sale at T. vie heb ae is visiting her aunt . Jas. Rid Bie Reduction sae etna Gents and Suits at Eng ‘Cramuated Sugar $8.50 edpath’ per owt. Engeland & Son: Misses Clara ‘Riaden and dean ‘Ward an evening’a ne Tas. iddel's: Mr. Coutts, of Brenton Mfr. Johi Coutts, of Hamilton, ‘moterdd to Mile pla. Mr, em yerton on Sunday and spent the day with Mrs, Coutts, ‘ oe ia) her and Mrs eM a Christ: he of and Mr. nu a heim. of are at ae and Reta eg Nettie , métored to Mil- Sunday with Mr. rger. spent from Satur- ~ Owen Sound, re- with Mies. ys @ Billie, They are being visited by Mr. end Mrs. John ee) of Owen Sow 1. Wy goonnolly ana daughter, ilda, of Matthews, ot Aiea Tes ees Gide Mie eaeenote and Mrs. ah of Gutiph, motored up and nt a se wi ee Mrs, W. K. Loth. J, Dobson returned on u after visiting at the ak ae ents, Mr, and Mr: ert, of Blend i ih She was ac- eu e |eompanied’ by hor er, her aun’ Mi nt Mrs, A. C. Holden. et Wi gees Ee uncle, Mr, Merrick, of Por: hur, who a few days with its Mr. See Around the shores i a island off be ae it of Fl has_ bee’ n Aes asserts. 5 = the first Sour 8 in. existence. ae is estimated that re than 500,000 apene Ss Are thus belt realiented: The ises su nk, the bits of s attac! ee by pieces of a |this is to hold them ie ‘ativan asa safeguard against being washed away the municipal taxation from values. Sydney par a Mr. and Mrs, Percy Smith, of To +n is planted or ped for |j Short Stories Retold. — TOO SMALL A TARGET outh reared in the backwoods ae Salus hi ay ugh college. comii out. a civil engineer. His first job, afte: ice graduation, was for a railroad yuilding a branch line through the hills not far from the parental home- Miss Tillie Talnwibers of Mavistock, the contract had been com- ris visiting with her cousin, Mrs, Ed | pleted and the line opened for trav Noll. e brought his aged father down out Mr. and Miss Mary Schmia.|of the ridges to see what een ae Ae ee Austin Gropp done. The old man had seen a. train Ellice. nice oF twice in hs life, but he Mr. J, Kaibfleisch spent alfew aays (Reve? Seem a tunnel, He couldn't be- with friends in Gadshill and Bebring-| {eve that it was “possible for ace Solend to bore through the base of a moun in from side to side. So the you by and, without abat- speed, disappeared in the Pat had but a limited knowledge of the bird kingdom. On y, wal ing down the a mite he noticed singing. Thinking Me et it ed its head. The bird turned screaming * ‘Ex-excuse me, +h you was a burrd.” es nai sS: CARTHAGE s-sir, I $770.00 IN GIVEN o liittie well applied a The competition tees with this} ¥° +/announcement to-day d will con- ue for a pel en or eig weeks—a definite date of closing will announced in ¢! mea sex over 15 years of, age is eligible to compete for these prizes and we ear mine’ ppher pat hie: empl tr een. estly advise you tosendin tipon ¢he barvand edged. toward ‘the tiny a@t-onde: and: star! Sas _._}a determination = ain’t no sec’ ret,” he said; | first grand prize. ‘we just gp? em ere st Ro Eng-} nable time in maki lish and they shoot” 45 compete ; ember that “he ae Poe itates is lost” and tha start is half the battle FLUMMIXED a nomination pon on ater page of treating a ride in your very owa car immediately after the close of Miss Minerva McCauley, of Gotham, |tunate winners. spent the weel “en her the guest Gee may be just the stimulous ot her aunt, tape Ros: eee 3 a start them on a victorious Mr. and Mrs. W. 8 Moore and fam- cam sh 01 The, Tirst thought, ote Bde Rete PRIZES AWAY FREE The Milverton Sun and Monkton Times To-day Inaugurate a Grand Gift Distribution for the People of This Vicinity. 1, A FORD TOURING CAR (1917 MODEL) WILL BE THE FIRST PRIZE IN THE SPLENDID CAMPAIGN ANNOUNCED IN THIS ISSUE. EXPENSIVE AND DESIRABLE PRIZES WILL BE GIVEN AWAY. FIVE OTHER e th | {Nominations now open, so send in your name or the name of some friend Spent a day with the Misses MoCor- |Wor a long time the old man contem i ill j . 7 pag ene fe i see Elrod se eee ee immediately. Contest will continue for about seven weeks. Pugh are visiting their umele, Mr. | fact,” said the old fellow; “but ut James Stewart, of Hampstead. “2 ba a’purty there ain't no trai Ptes. Go don Ca ae. im oyars kin git through that | ‘The. Milverton Sun in conjunction |the old ones for their patronage dur- London, spent! day wil Piette. there, anittle le,” with The Monkton Times to-day laun-|ing days gone by, wil e our returns a “alilferton ee Dovain gia. ait and see,” said the youth.|ches for the benefit of the people |in the e have never Mrs, John. Longmire, of There Suche: 2 \a train along |im the terri in which these two|inculged in paign of this nee were Veneer 16 tain. | Pretty. soon ne publications circulate, the t stu-|nature, but we made up our mind, Funan inthe isilAbee ask eae auain’| They arated.” Res ently with a roar|Penduous prize gift distribution ever|that when we did, it would be som a train whizze attempted or even conceived in an worth while. coupon ballot good for 25 votes tunnel. clusion pf this tremendous ana secured “What do you think about it now,|breaking project the publisher of wil es ica ge ine Beers Dad?” spked the son. these two papers will give away, ab-|ouCa°% Cather up as many of these “Well, theysdone it that time,” ad-|solutely FREE of oharge, a 1917 mod-| 02°31? Si! as eathy waths mitted the. father, “but some of” ce ese |vl, fully equipped, five-passenger Ford |{iv2c friends and neighbors or they days that there preqmorlogine is goin-|touring car costing $510 f.o.b., Mil-| 2" send them directly to the con- fo” ates Eee ale, verton, purchased. through “the’ looai | ™°Y Acosrtment at Milverton, Your e+ odds ti ry hendstanee eees ara ey oH ae ate ee i 4 ree votes VIA ENGLAND rear iauetborsarirtn ia hess gine Cone you will be enabled tp ‘ immediate An indifferently dressed person| In addition to this touring car there mace fail go along way toward dropped into a small saloon in one of | Will be a beautiful Columbia Grafon-| stirring up the necessary show of he New England towns where muni-ola, purchased f Mr. J. B Wair, enthusiasm among. your friends. ions are just now being turned out |their Jocal representative, and other in Jarge quantities for the Allies, and |handso desirable’ prizes too | 1 addition to this ébupont Ballot, Te aaa de prouriefor: sa numerous to mention in the limited |2T¢ Going to extiante ron Sith that he would like to open space here available, U or any-|soriptions O° ‘ton Times which shall cunt for liquid refreshment, ‘the jone else living within the territory |2"4 7 red Leceeak Daymentaskutl same to be discharged on Saturday |covered by either of the ews | Oe TT eon uirelen nee a aight after he had been paid off. apers above mentioned will “hay this. often will alo Boru ‘will n Peter- 4 r shook ad in dissent e rtuni of winning one ot g repaid the beranperc| these: fine pela ond atmalteglp eit Penne directa ae a ae “There wouldn’t be any trouble about jout cost, for this distribution will | FOU eet. brilliant. Reins you getting your m I'm getting|take place under such conditions a: nH ony ine {eae in cvlew of zood wages over where Kk. We'ra va: ee the winning of a prize|This is ht the dest department turning out shells for the Germans.” |merely a matter of arnbitlan and a}the fact that the con n’ uring four ae “tiv ill continue in are night, frees 2nd. Owing to the enormous acti friends in ‘@ ee uae Hy cat A. ‘Dohert: y, of Hes- On for mons were much appreciated by the |each See git fully eighty per|spent the day with friends te ent itself to you i give wave, hele: vote SoU Rs congregation,=-Mitchell” Recorder: les of the planted sponges mature. | Pte, Allan Baker, of (dhe 118¢h, |awey 8770 worth of prize tind at te ia see ie tones wine Schmidt, one of the| Sydney, the largest city on the |Camp Borden. visited recently with |same time make anything caf ees nd ask to young ladies that operates the & switeh | Australian gontinent, and the is here. tary way F Onsale mere 3 the Kk of receipt forms toard at the central telephone of-|tal of New South Wales, has da s Ialian Gravis, of Courtland, t. Ow ofa aa ene 1 particulars re- fice, was compelled to undergo Ail aed $e ‘Inwpowe alls igueberention' onthe ae “Quest of her cousin, Miss Ethe} |cementing of old friendships neers ‘the details of this enterprise. operation Jist week. We understand | value of land apart from all improve. | Herron. ing, Dene Ret tone Of 00 Delays are danger- e is making good progress and wil ts. This been discussed it Mr. and Mrs. James Henderson, of |circulation; we feel that pe the asp this splondid opportun- fe alontria inosine: Heteee re : vs and at the recent | Milverton, spent Friday with friends | publications should be found, in the |? ted to you whil the ellis ats is being taken by | City ‘Council ‘electi ions a majority was 0) every person aenees ii 1, telephone Miss pets lelected in fi f In: the: fort Miss Winnie Dowd, who Jina been radius of our circulating Je TA the The Sun office will be ope ng on the high price of col-| suburban _m alities surrounding| the guest of Mr. and Mrs. In the new friends to express toleach evening until nine o’cloc brevpnd dyestntaa*pread report: keys city with a populatio: it week, has return: |gratefulness we wish to that a keg of methylene blue offered |quarters pf a million, the land value home in Listowel. cei —__— = eee —an a} at a sale of lost property by the is set down at over two hundred ai ne Harvey, of Toronto, is W. J. Hawthorne's, “cloverdale land Railway of England, brought |fifty million dollars and in nt visiting at the home of rm,” for afew days eek $1,550. The keg weighed 150 pounds|crea with the exceptio her brother, Mr. Andrew Harvey. Miss Florence Coa has return- ea fn nsogable: Sat they ett on and before the war was ee $60. f the suburban areas ¢ iss M. Sel BO Maryboroug’|.q home after spending a monthwith) onday owel. Mr, and D _| district Raereanniae it now. show, the Sunday with their uncle, friends at Chatham and 8 Monday torn ay 1s, Co most striking exampie of the ai here, eft. on Sat for Halifax, [$0 $pe a anley, yas between Crosshill and Millbank on |S#tion of the principles of Henry | trom where he expects to leave short-|"“yfr. and M insema’ ni He Walter Yost, Wm. Jaok, going to the was horrified to | George 'y for: Englan Sunday with relatives in St, Clements es Davidson Jrolett.on the Hai find the lifeless body of her husband| The following “war books” have "xin and Mra A. Cresaman, of Mary- Mr, and Mrs, Jos. Basler, of Hes-|\ storys’ Excursion: on day suspended from the ceiling by. ahal-| just. been placed in the Public Ue pel ake i Sunday digas Ap sent firey with: Mn and Mrs. foeine Gast, where. they will “ i rand Mrs, Jas. Aski : ith McKenzie Bros. tc deuisated sista: fon eames emnasan | Doyaina, Neve BEd) Soa and SES eee Hf Biles James Welsh and Thos. Arm- be engaged, “Young, of Flatbush, N, and was laboring under the hallucin-|by Patrick MeGill; “Ant ry, of Britton, spent ‘Thursday rong: of amp Tughes, spent is at present visiting her sister Bugis. suit he-wou wbode bo: wlavve to) lipel’ Dy, : pers! Drs, Jo lara of Gotham, {couple of days D te pend around a 8, mamaria : ; ‘3 . Jol c > e, of Alma, is a\ death owing to his inability to tak: |of a Chapter,” by Shane aml Mee Geonie Middelh: Of Nocth eres aeeing lumbans Jude Bxlaays wt Mist tage, A a Bore an Nace Ney Mornington, spent pyar lay at the Querin had the misfortune ed. his intentions on different navy “With My Regiment Be Mr peorge ea beeen two logs and| AMC. staggie Kirkland, of Toronto, cecisions to do away: with toon Commander to, W, Henry, of the 1180b, Camp lt? sng severs spew broken ne | a ets cabation at hee BOeG BE ape ceusee ale ts SOS, Borden, and sister, Ars, 1D, Jones, vise [BAYNE Severe) fan ey tae aenion but tar as da Vaan TATOO i ied Wednesday at Mrs. Askin's. | "af ay (Mra, J. Sehivble and daugh- sein : ; © people of this section hel te riobohy “apent sone ‘day Bia Oat eee aes ot the, Brenoh: Marines,” ay oo cere euoyenle Piped eet ee a ist at with some of their friends FEEFERS nee n az ? 3 ¢ - ’ bus 8 of al e. Harvesting is in full swing au i timely end a wife and family of four|Le Goffic; dan La 3s DEAR esou As POF i \around. here dagh teva. vargitie in hee rug eleven Er Gleason; ‘In the Field,” AY Mar- nae vers tae eee pees na igs Huth F the Glepalen, a farmers of pelea “Sovaat % felt or bs tal peony pa are te ae ee by. Pr Se silage Huard |hoping that a similar event would be eae 1 ried: on most farihe ia uyto:the felt for the family Im their. sore be-|pt Honour,” bY Esanecs Teint cpg |held- tu the near thture aes, core Basler’ spent: Monday ey Ge i) ian Flanders,” Re ae ES ‘Miss Jennie McElroy, who has spe On oa iy. Jest’ ous. basebsll iteam | Walter, Hole; -Cangaien Hienser (OOD nee, Diy a the past couple of years at the home journeyed to Fullarton where they|bY: Sir Max Atken, Other fi BING of J. J. Carson, has gone for crossed bats with the local team who |@xpected phortly. | For the penett d Mrs. A. Clark spent Sun DONEGAL vr months" vacation "to. visit her Proceeded, in. a manner. totally out|{).."\Shrary is open they are here re- | day, in Bhakespenie, ith their sen, Mrs, John Gockorell and brothers int he We ‘ of Keeping with the consideration dus|the JPrNy is OPM goteday and Fri-|4lvin, who was visiting his gr fa ne Listoweh repent, Syd yone desiring to, procure a 300 35 within your doors, to take|Fow'*') tines from seven to eight o'-|Paxents, Mr. and Mrs. MeCaliam, on 3 1oPinens brother, | well should ue Messrs Dobson & Bax- them into camp to the tune of 4 to 1, | ay, evenings. trom, Nv gon from | last Jeave, fe nae Se ton, They did. a good. Jol , The game developed into. a pitcher's dy er ettrou seven| Mr. David. Lichty had a successful | Mi, 7" sre -aiotee spent a few days| Henry. Kenny last week and secured battie both slab-men pit- three to five, ané ‘ANT books trees (straw-shed raising on Monday after-|,2¢ yeu with friends jbere. amv abundant” supply of waters ¢ tight ball, th oon. ft r es 18. al hom| ching ai tant be anita ia ult the 08 ‘yirs._ J. Siegner, of Newton, fand| Mx Gand cide Hie Rig Mert prey : Births, Marriages and Deaths. |Mrs. Geo, of Listowel, were guests the et gent Bar Banday at) here ima Gleven and. muegter Gre ” pIRTHS. CUE dnd Mes, ese eel. 08 POPS Sco ay Writ 8 buffett from preparing to do some threshing tht y at the residence of the ey. sys a measure eto ved thi defeat a the Tey oye rétaened aes e loud in isle) pealbeg. oF: the heapitality exe 'tended to them during their visit. 7 Reepman sat. Stratford, on August 4, cae Mrs. Jas, Freeman, a garet Jean ie fi eral owes a on 15th, Bohaate cemetery, on Friday at two p.m. EATHS, Sohnurr—At penlie Ape. heer Gen | 0} , August | i Tine fun- eral le Plt Place to the Lin) eat da; Tne ‘M.S. of Zion chureh are hold att annual quilting on ‘ternoo ‘| sanderson—At Mornington, on Tues- Thursday afternoon, ve ay, August: 15th, to Mr. and Mrs. ‘hos. nderaen ae) a daughter, Mar- uae away at her home in rd, Kath- band left to mourn we loss of a kind a: loving mother. a Teton on hie fin, John Gal ie sunday’ at the home Sot Xn Tha aeott. rey Hymers spent Sanday at his eae Serpe “NEWTON Mrs. Wm. Mitchell Jr., is spending month with her sister, Mrs, Kleis- or, of pet red W. Otterbein and ‘taanily. ob “Hamilton, visited at ek. wire, MeMulkin and family, et A ut the st week al tetehome of Are and Mrs, ‘Riebard Peomeh.. oe Cash paid for Eggs at the Pearl Creamery,