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Se oe oi Will all our customers who chased Frost Woven Fencing from us call at our re and we will refund them. 3 cent x rod on all fencing —M. E, waicpecute ofthe A. H. estate not settled before May which has been "paid for this year to {and er & Co, ill be handed Pa a solicitor for ci dec! stan —Geo, B, Manton, Adminis- public meeting will be held in Enktie hall, on the duty of every citi- ‘0 be present at this mee’ ting. Tadteh are welcom Mr, A. almers will. conduct an ‘auction sale of farm stock and im-|the Boundary 1 West, vegompante ied by Mr. and hie ee are ‘ille, of ‘Monk: nelhurat on Sun- apent. be after- noon with M ss Rowe Mothers’ nba bist coserved in Leer church . Sunday twood, n Tuesday. ased to see site out again Sara 3 nee illnes: 53 observe: th jay was W Methodist chureh on sada i st The ere well att iran e son, of Seaforth, was in the village for a few days this Week looking up some insurance busi- “Mr, of Atwood, ended despite lex. Morrison, was a business visitor here on Tues-| Fi day, Sunday with the latter’s parents at obit. Hatvey lost a valuable horse one day last we Next Sunday : ‘Temperance Sunday in the Methodist Services 10 a.m, and 7. pam, 0 25th a memorial ser- vice for the late mes will 8. day eo in ‘Toron after’ ‘spending a we mee ‘iend: i lew Hamburg eng "Stra ki Mr. Gerald _ Mur has. been transferred to Woo: rs. Geo. Manton; jolight- and Wm. Merr: yfield were in Mit- ell on business. and ates We y even- ye. Seymour Crawford, ae Milver- it Pied old acquaintances in | ee re assessment f ye tI ‘A. Melville, of |p e Vv and Mrs. Geo, B. Manton spent fs observed as ELMA COUNCIL ~ The pom peL gat of the town- ae el in the Agricultural 2 SOP erdad.ton- mates: May 3rd, members . pres: Reeve William Scott; Deputy-Reeve Samuel Smith; Councillors Wm, Coates, John Ih n Charles Vallance. Minute: of were read, approved and ie Reeve and Clerk, oe m the Muni- cipal Council of the Township of Lo- gan, that they had made application under Section 75 of the Municipal was read and filed, eee letk be instructed 108 nive notice contractors and to advertise for enders for the reaction of rhe id ceived up till o'clock on Satur- , May 81st, 1919, and must give the names of two sureties and be ck. }companied with a marked cheque for $200.00. y Illman—Coates —. that the Reeve and Clerk issu rs fo e payment of the following accounts St , Jr. work with grad con. 12, $8.00; rep, culvert s.r, 30 and 31, con 2.00; Ernest Krug: gravel, $1.08; Jos. Johnston, grav nd other work, Trow- $6.00; Harold wileukhby, 12, $4.00; General News : pe to the picture of a tiger a book on animals, the fond father aa mied little three-year-old what its laughter, father turn- 0 the picture of a chimpanzee and said, “Baby, what is this?” rap eat Britain boa apieed $1, 43! oon 000 fe ei the OBITUARY —, ALBERT E. HAMMOND death occurred in Elma © | Ieaves to mourn his loss, a widow ai on ‘hter, ee and six sisters, a to the Eh Centre cemete! ev. W. D. McDonald officiating. The pallbearers were Messrs, John Ham- ond, uw lex. Hume, John Baker, Samuel ‘Corry and Michael Little, Relativ m a distan were Miss Mary Hammond, of Frank- in, ‘Man, Mrs. Manning and Mi nm, of Peterboro, The . deepest the community is extend- sympathy of id to the bereaved in their hour of nadie MRS. JAS. T. McKENZIE, x (Contributed on abe E, Hammond, on). 8 the Ge dae ae the 26th of vil, Margar a eae T, ea ae f @: ° gz Ey 8 32 to Beyond, 26 following a stroke of paralysis a few lays previous, She was the second eabctier the late John Struthers uchan) of 3 Straerords James having died tachi ge and fortitude until death came and closed ife of unflinchin lustry and ue affection towards her family and the community as far as her ability reached. In the time of sickness and rouble her cheering smile and pro- fend atl were a appreciated; al- ways ready to races helping hand to for Tre She iad bee een a member of ie iety of Mo: 0 as | hoed five ro 5 | He sed, A WOFUL TALE Z (Millbank Contributor.) struk me off thare book. fed tare kows and sume But whet for long, thay Ne me wasnt wurth m; card . I som t ct Bip se irate enny man ed so hard as “pve “dropped down in at ‘field asleep Before the sun was high, i And thet is how I kaim i lose The*first jobb thet I The boss found me fore ‘i koud waik— By gosh! ie sure Was mad. Wen I went out, he sed to me, “Here taik this hoe, tis keen, “Aaaet down to Gur th And mind yu hoe em 2 len. I found the patch hoe got to work; I maid the tirnips fly. ws al nice and kleen And never passed wun by. : | So then I thot I'd taik a snuze, And just began to.dreem, Wen, Gosh! I felt.a awfil kik, - And woak up with a skreem. | “Wot yu bin up to?” showts the boss, ed out every win = Va blo ver Stet ead, livi, out I hed Why Suite yu kno, yu stupid fulel way a hoe Yu shud hev And Jeet the strong to gro.” I eee sez I, “Hows I to kno anted sum left in, al ya ied was, to taik the hoe, And mind yu hoe em kleen. If i hed stuk a labil o1 aa shudent tutch—” He. ee eauadin with a kik, I thot I'd watt a krutel T | He wisseld twice, up kaim his dog, hose mouth ‘was haf his faise, “dyit out, yu igrent kuss,” And doggd me off the plaise. i. | My nex plaise, on a darey farm, Beet tuther jobb to sm I kaim at nite and went n ithout a sent in kash. x noon 7, | At five o’clock the boss kalld me, Wen I was sleepin sound; In fak, I wosnt lewite awaik Wen my feet tutched the ground. The farmer sed, “Now hussel up, And giv yers: self a shaik, Slip on yer pants and tuther things, And kum down like a snaik.” By gosh! I thot; this is sum jobb. I wunt stopp héer a w And wen I got doun ares the boss Was talkin a bloo s Sez he, “look lively, And go out to : Me Milk ae first, nex, ‘Ang therriue keumpild hore? taik theze pales, as = No matter wot I sed or did, ou Mr. David McCullough, of Newry, ings” Certificates and the in minister: ' spent the week-end with Ab. and Mix |States $1,050,000,000 through zt mforts of the | THINKS; Thdon't mind tryin Kows John Leppard, taps sale of War-Savings and Thrift |}; the camps and trench . a pot eT toaale: Gill's reduction sale star te on Stamps. So productive have gle for tl an Shot Heat ie ween Ruarsaey, May 15th, and ends T) Pegs reece seo tacen iat thels : freedom and right. Though : day Vite d. See bills for pricea? sale is being continued in these coun- # lone in her home besides attending iss Mil ite spent Teusday in| tries. Canada cannot afford to I yn domestic duties, she had |} didnt kno the kows apart. Stratford visiting friends, ehind.~ Ca: ns must save contin- foie about 300 pairs of socks along ees Tous tg eag want eiv-thare is a busy man these a and shes tis en and the W- u ther sewing ti ithe soldiers t ‘ks y Say, sate S attine the gardens in thal e for Sie acy rycen th the front. Nobly did her part in her ares i the. eting seeding upetatinns:. vo, Dewar of the, Humiston Re-| capacity to help win the war and was| 4% sum ‘wil giv it free, Gill will sell small sized oranges 3 7» makes } point, in fai t two or|spared to see the day of victory. = for 10c, 40¢ dozen; banai oz.; three points, when he says: “Is it not About the year 1882 she joined the | Now, was puzzild how to start. just « few boxes at thes out time that the country editors | Baptist church, Atwood, then under|, 14 nevver milked look The best ‘ll roads tend to Gill's bi Fedue- were striking for an 8-hour day, wi e pastorate charge of the Rev. Mr. |? “pp fe as tion sale—The White Front double Day pene ae, & minienan rey, but on account of Kisance a Cae aaa income o: lay, the payment ineonvenience in later years had at- ‘it Dairy Ice Cream at Gill's only | all arrears subseriptions by the State, | tended the Presbyterian church, Monk |! Put the pale below her bag, a inh old age pensions or a retiring allo lif ereavent witha), ane Soke Hae heer the. tals, e all reduced at Gill's. $5 puceneee months’ holidays each year| firm purpose and good intention for Maik haate nad alto paler en plain i ja bedsteads for § (with double pay and free transpor-/ the are and happiness of e: 2 P a e rtici ichard Byers and Miss Annie tas She erwin, of Mitchell, ent the week- end visiting their ‘mother who is very ir. John Shane for many years a Suaaect of the township of Logan, it will be those mo: years ago 88 ™m, . S. Mluhoiland, of Lo, geneten, Mitchell, on Tuesd: remembei wi of st severely afflicted several | th a ral took place to Woodland lay. idleness, and a participation in ther people's profits? Everybody eis doing it. he y-General has intro- duced a bir “inte the Legislatu: viding for the abolition for all | junior a the province of to si mapplement salary of $3, 000. aid to tl 8 wholesome outdoor magazine is re- Blete with stories, articles and special aling with Canadian wild pein “Just Mallards” Anseanciailay reciat wil also pay cas for butter and w s. 2 cal 8 aes Monkton, - - Ontario je the vei title of the cover page HV. V. Williams. at pe a a pai 0 of Pr Naas winging toa well protected Notice to Creditors In the matter of the estate of Archi- bald Herbert Holmes, late of the |! Township of Elma, in the County of Perth, Merchant deceased. he creditors of the above named Archibald Herbert Holnies, who died on or about the 5th day of A he be distributed | among the Partin entitled. thereto, |¢ are regard only to those claims ch notice has been received as netic ie given pursuant ‘to Trustee Act.” in the absence of Rev. Thomson of Monkton, oe were largely attend- ed by the fri seep ae quaintances who had ees Mi ‘The sympathy of the entire ity is extended to the bereaved in this their hour of sorrow. NO HOPE FOR GERMANY (Toronto Times.) German. plenipotentiaries Versaillon sxubit pemterwe rates that nti nee of cruelty in mai, blockade even after the meet and exchange greet- ‘gossip at the post office and the corner store, The mai fe. longe' people to hie automobile in the evenings, instead of holding socials and concerts r d it is ing to milies can live on adjoin dults hi Man Saba to go belong to the n's Inatitut: me eee a sankon this loth day of +EORGE B. WANTON: Monkton, Ont., cutor. Richardson, Mitchel, for Executor. Rie ted & ‘itors Ont. the tAlopel ai ery and ished pe are roid ‘to Meve the to save the tarmers, the change they are bringing abont is not a8 5 5 & - the made similar pe operations vith f MODERN SURGERY eae lifax Merely si eart, During the v : n his first. experiment patient had: heen’ shot in the right Or how long I wud stop, The blaimed old, kow jist held her And ‘wadht giv a drop, SI tride em all, with no more luck ‘Altho I ponudile whackd em. So then I thot I'd try the mule, And went to find the beest. aj pees the stables and the barn, ows, both west and east. |The boss kum in jist then, and sed, “Got all yer milkin dun?” ez I, “No sur, the stubbira broots Wunt giv thare milk, not wun.” Yu_told me to milk ouplee first. e is he, an} ez he, “Yure ae ner vee tale.” Sez I ,““Why thets a kow ah, | “Of Koarge it is, Wot else?” he sed. ‘| Sez ed t He lard Yu “yu se e mule, out loud, and sed, “Git out, loggone stupid fule!* oe apes, me, so Iw taik soss from Sez ie nie yu aint off at ante Til help ip yu with my shoo. and sed, yu.’ INVESTMENT SUGGESTIONS All Dominion of Canada War bonds -|at closest market price, yielding 5.40 per cent Province of Alberta bonds yield- % pel eit on of British Cospaulas bonds the world, the fundamental peoples, and the i yielding 5.30 to 5.80 per ce all nations. They even dema: | iclae Hee PES oe lect ohewan bonds, 4 Germany be admitted to the League | yielding per nun ber wh oe " y oe itaslor |9¢ Nations. They are simply eatin Province of Manitoba yielding 6.60 ir heads against a stone wall. The |per cent. Limited, Woodstock, ms of the peace settlement are} Province of Ontario bonds yielding ery drastic. The Huns are not ii 5. a eis eur neh ie i. “ ist. 2 ley eu have Di pig Se ian. Aieeals Robe’ accept. If they wisely set their minds | Distric' “ne in, er cent NOT AN UNMIXED BLESSING | to redeem theif reputation in the eyes| City algary bonds, yielding re f the world by bringing forth fraits | 5.90. per. ene (Orillia Packet.) meet for repentance, they may within| Victory Bonds Bought and Sold. friend ‘was Jan nentin to |the course of a generation or two — Apply at Sun Office, Milverton. the Packet ‘the “other day that modern | the ight to recognition from decent “conveniences” were destroying the ati sociability of country life. eighhory BIG DEAL PUT THROUGH. (Walkerton Herald) Ex-Couneillor Henry Tanner sold his splendid, 150-acre farm on pendi e West pur- poses returning in the fall and buy- x ao fa in thi: ction. This the biggest deals’ ever. put #5 30 shroush 4 the township. ide of the heart, en the vi t dior L appearance Tadd he sue | bullet, cleansed and arti- | e: tet be at | ing again. The pa tient 4g. a8id°to be} Ro anl aioe tain In Memoriam. In loving Lita of Ollie, well loved son 0: ry. and Elizabeth Free. born, killed in action May 12th, 918. | “For our to-morrow, we gave our onday.” I've wurked with lots—thayre all {fee pre pineal the week wuns * Ent é 19¢, tae s 19¢, at 19e, p ‘a nuts 19c, bananas 23c, oranges 0c, 48c, butter 45c. Mr. stanley Muteh, of Bi; al is Beg es ing Mr. Isaac ent relievi) wt! eee. fi ‘iss Nel ‘ayes spent a few days. “Kitchener. ” gb ‘Mr. Clayton Dechert has res i. sition at Caradoc as C.P.R. ee Herb and pina Barkwell of ‘Olivet spent Sunday in town, r. Norman a ‘rooks, » OF List ‘owel, eh oe home here, Mr. Ford, iss paaete spent a few ive at Mr. Mr, Wilbert Sigians of Beteisburg spent the week-end with friends en ve and son Franny» of ‘ibn ery Tuesday ir. Isaa eae Ch ‘urry ts at present visit- ing at his home in Godetich, Laura Camochan of Stratford spent the week-end at her home here. ace Heintings een Joseph Stever were in Toronto on busine: on ase a M athleen Hayes returned vida: “atter visiting at Wat- erloo ond Kitel Stores Wil be closed on Saturday, May Be T yhn Ottman, of Soke alee has returned home after spending week at Mr. C, Heinbuch’s, Miss Frieda Kalbfiei eisch, of New mburg, spent Tuesday ‘with Miss rene Carnochan. iss oe Slimmon, of Elmira, ite r Sunday with her friend, Miss Winifred Beg age. W, O. Bundy visited over Suf- day ne Listowel. C ‘mation ee were held in the Theres chure! a uaa last. Eight children were col hes ne rooks seer a a days al Mina; Nanay Adams returned home on Tuesday after sr pending a week with fr: riends in Wat Mr. and Mrs. Felemen ‘and family, of Listowel, have moved to, town. Geo ‘Coghtin, of Stillbanis was a business visitor in the village "Mr, David Beggs spent Tnesday at Moorefield, J. Beggs are} with Mrs. Hunt- er, of Dresden. ELMA’S ASSESSMENT ROLL Mr. Se 0. A. Ha mye assessor has returned Assessme Roll for 7 919, the summary of which i is as fol-} CEG No. 6) acres cleared, 55,733. No. acres woodland, 2,818, 0. of acres slashlan 0, |, 67 and assessment, $2,- 4 100, Amount of building $1,055,86 “AoE of i ened assessment $500 us assessment, Amount of sessment, $22,1 | Total V assessment, $3,610 Total value of ‘pro peney spine from taxation $41, 3 No. Oe iidren Ben een the age of “The Easiest Way — = To Invest Canada; following the example of other Allied countries, has made it “possible for wage earners—men and women— to invest in safe securities without effort. These securities are called War Savings | Stamps. The cost now $4.04, but by compound- ing interest, the $4.04 you invest now. - will be worth $5.00 in 1924. There is- no other security in which you can in- woe Vest such a small amount that is as safe. eee and that bears so high a rate of interest. In June Or you can start with 25 cents, by buy- Ww ing a Thrift Stamp. When you have sixteen Thrift Stamps, you can exchange _ them for a War Savings Stamp. You take no risks. The Government of Canada guarantees to pay you back your money — with interest — at any time during the five years, or to pay you in 1924 $5.00 for every $4.00 “2 a fraction) you invest now. Make Your Savings Serve You and are Your Counts —favest Them in | Farmers Take Notice Owing to a slight drop in the wholesale price of Wire cing, we: Hee revised our price list and are now able to you as lo’ Anyone’ who has equested to call at our shop and get a rebate of 4 cents per rod Se wire bought before April 9. BINDER TWINE re also ina position_to book arslers for the best 650 ft. ee au 926. 50 Pe Cwt., payable in May. GEO. J. COXON, Milverton Fen- THE FOLLY OF WAR (Toronto Star.) id Nothing that anybody ever said than that would have amoun’ i of ‘children between the age of about Bes folly vend crime of war but the lives of men, women aan onde 5 sani 16, has been abundantly proven in and in everything else to which hu- Sy x of m ue his between the pat four ete has been infinite- manity attaches value. “But tl ar ee of 2 and 60,75 e than anybody had ever pre. having been fought and won it is nec- persons in tl the homes, 3,163. {dicted it would be. Apart from the essary to é t the whole Ne of days statute labor, 4,493. brutish aspects of it, Wied begins Pp, Pramian idea goes down in complete No. of births, to realize as yet how much it has done cg nt so that it can afflict the world No. # gieath, oe to wil gap between wealth and py No, of dogs, 475. | poverty, and coneentrate the accumu- No, of tennte dogs, 13. Hated savin, mankind in fewer 4 jhands—making the few rich and im- Jones seattered money with a liberal Grand Trunk telegraphers are to be given f $2.00 month. Several have planned to ical buy autos with their surplus money. ‘could not be avoided, and there was posing enormous debts on the public. | war Ww: | The war was be avoided. As popular a gentleman as I evér | With Prussia and ir aspiring new, }to world conquest, pressing militar- Jones left his family a little piece of ism its logical conclusion: the war land Out in a cemetery—six by two.—Px, advan Tt is not onl with a Ford easier work. Price (chassis only) Does a Farmer Need a Truck? [HE farmer with a Ford ae Heaeieally lives next ogc: ’ the marke be eer ee — ; : He has x ice of mark farmer can affo waste Basel ered after day of his valuable time? : He becomes more independent. ‘ He can market his goods when and where he pleases. He sells his crop to the very best antage, And his hauling costs him less— in labor and money. Sig od to ent desi ick than wit team and wagon, it is sain iti s Consider the time and labor the A farmer can save with a Ford Truck. i, ; With a team the trip to town takes. the better part of a day. $750 f.0.b. Ford, Ont. E. H. GROPP, A Ford Truck makes the same trip in two or three hours. Ford Trucks Complete with Body and Enclosed Cab - rt One-Ton ae are now sup- Posts Koen the Seance Body and ies in two e an the Express Bi pe % In both standard bodies the cabs may be iat with or without doors, as the cost of feeding horses against cost of running a Ford Truck; the time ‘ou lose on the road; the money you arkets. There is only one conclusion ro = come to. You will have a Ford a ick, Standard Ford Bodies extra, Get our pric ~ Dealer, Milverton |