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Re em, aes ee ie he w. and it was tho Bi Boas the tx} m oat eet "Shortly after th ir Settee "niegpe:* "Sway on the above date. 18k Wedding Rings _ ae Neweat Style Marriage Licenses J. J. JOHNSON The At 7ood Diamond Rings Perfect and flawless only kept Bee~== . J. J. JOHNSON Vol. 28. No. 29, ATWOOD. ONT. THURSDAY, SEPT. 27, 1917. = E. H. Swine, PRopRIEToOR. New Line of Talcum Powder 25c a Box Drug Store MAITLAND. Mr. and Mrs. McCallem, of Wal- ton. visited their friends at Maitland on Sunday. Mr. John Quipp. 13th con. ex- changed his secobd hand motor car for a new one recently. Engler & Iliman, masons of Monk- tcn, were busy on the 14th con. the Jatter part of last week. Mrs. William Crowley, of = visited her sister, Mrs. J. R. Ham mond, of Atwood, last week. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Lines, of Carth- age, visited friends here and Walton and took in the Atwood fair. Mrs. Wm. Killen, of Port Carling, is visiting her motber, Mrs. Jane Forrest, of Atwood, at present. Mr. Schmidth, of Milyerton, bas completed the bricking of Henry Duncan's new residence, 12th con. Mr. Senhr, contractor of Mitchell, completed the erection of a fine solo for Henry Ronnenberg, 16th con. and moved to Geo. O. Fisher's to build anotber for him. Mr. Soobr bas a great outfit for that line of work. Next Sunday will be Rally Day for the Methodist Sunday School and as & good program is being prepared, a very profitable and entertaining ser- vice is expected and a good attend- ance solicited. Late John Rennick. Pte. Ingles Reported Seriously Il. Mr. and id " ae B. Togile, Eire Stratford, received a Pte. Russel Tnglise pi enlisted with the 110th Battalion and after serving some time in the trenches was wounded on August 16. The letter was written by a nurse in the Cambridge Military' Hospital at Alder- shot and tells how the young hero was woun You will most likely have got et post card eaying, I bn in Aldershot. was wounded on ise pena 15th of August at St. Pierre, near I havea ap wound in the head, aha on the back a ip from shell. 1 have gone through an operation since I came pare and all the metal is removed. I e had a pretty bad time but glad to "ay I am getting along nicely now and you must not worry as I shall get every attention here and it will be a long a before I shall be able to get back to France. Perhaps the war will be over by then? There are a great many eoldiers here who are worse o than I. Lam glad I hav'nt lost any of asina place that it wasn't safe to Shells were flying over day and night. Houses were blown to pieces, gas shells were thrown over and we had to wear our gas helmets. No one weuld be lieve the damage donc unless they saw it for themeelvee, ur regiment aa My id well and showed themselves good fi was up on a oe party on the Wednesday morning W ecouldn't work very much as we were kept going from dugout to dugout for ahelien Shells were coming from every direction. We go back to our billets at 12 o'clock and I i ing for -- on the road back, a shell uret about 30 yards from me and [ was picked up aboos 10 minutes later and taken to a dressing station. It was very painful and I lost a lot of blood. J was kept in a hospital in France for about two weeks and then sent here. I had a nice passage across the cliannel and the Red boats look well and I was well taken care of. Trusting you are all well, By the death of John Rennick, which occurred in the West. last Saturday, West Monkton, Tost another one of its old and | much reg; respected citizens, deceased | Mr. Rennick, with his wife, left a few weeks ago for a couple of months' visit to their two daughters in tbe west. Al- though troubled with rheumatisin for was able to get aroun "the -- i ac Bowe wth a ae apne o f paralysis and _he He Was a suc- cess and for many years lived on the lath © concomion of I but some years ago retired and mov Monkton where they have heen valuable and high- ly respected citizens. In religion he was = _ odist and a Conservative in politics horest, upright God-fearing man Posted and respected by all who knew him, and his logs will be keenly felt as he was eyer ready to lend a helping hand and give a word of comfort to those who were less fortunate than himself. Besides lis wife a family of four song and two daughters survive: William, Robert, George and Charles, of Logan and Monk- ton ; and Martha and Lizzie in the West. Bushel Of Oats. -- i Some of the exchanges have made men- tion of the fact that the farmers living along the lines of rural routes have con- tributed a bushel or ro of oates to the car- rier. :Thia is a suggestion that might well be acted upon by the patrons of evéry rural route. The carriers have a govern- ment job, but it is by no means a ' private snap.' It tukesa good deal of manage- ment to make both ends meet when they are oblighed to keep two horses, live in town, and buy all the necessary provisions at the market price. The carriers of our country haye gone over their routes dur- ing the muddy and wintry weather at a great inconvenience, and are always faith- ful in the performance of their duties, A bushel of oats or so given to the carrier would hardly be miseed by the farmer, but it would bea great eaving in the ex- penee of horse feed and the generous act ~wvuld be appreciated by the faithful mail man, A Battle To Death. On Tuesday afternoon of last week. when all the men folk were away from homey one of Mr. George Kerr's young stallions broke loose and attacked his big clydesdale, Milton Chief, with tooth and hoof. The battle was of tremendous fiercenezs, but Milton Chief being up in years and fat, was no match for the younger animal in a battle to the death He put up an argument for a considerable time, but was finally ,beaten down, when he became an easy prey and had his ribs driven in by the fore feet of his antagon- ist. His neck and shoulders were badly Iam your loving eon Ruesell. 'Ford Car Used For Filling Silo. Mr. James M. Diekeon, mig Line. had the attachments placed on Iris Ford car ior the purpose of diving hia cutting box filling his silo. at.present fill- ing it, and this (Th afternoon will give an opportunity to any person who wish to see it work. Mrs. George Hume_ Died on Tuesday. The death of Mra. George Hume, 8th concession Elma, in her 78th year, oc- curred Tuesday, September 18th, and the funeral took place Thursday 'afternoon to Elma Centre cemetery, Rey, W. D. Mc- Donald, of the Presbyterian church, con- ducted the services. Mre. Hume was born at Scarborough, her maiden name being Sarah Callander, and was married to her surviving husband n 1857. It was just last May that Mr. and Mrs. Hume celebrated their diamond wedding Besides Mr. Hume, who, in his 86th year, is still quite alert and in good health, four eons and one daughter survive : Alex- ander, at home; John of Regina. David of Toronto, William of the eighth conces- sion Elina, and Miss Margaret at home. ------_-- ~~» --____ DONEGAL Mr. and Mrs. H. McCourt and son Dewey spent Saturday in Listowel. Mr. Endy Johnston, of Britton, was visiting friends on the line re- cently. Mr. spent McCo Miss Florence J. Cockwell of the 12th line, bas returned home after spending a couple of weeks at the home of Mr, and Mrs. C. W. Harvey of Newry. . bert McCourt, of Maitland, ne week end at Mr. Samuel urt's. A Duty To Perform. The manwho makes money in acom- munity /has a duty to perform to that community. it may be that he has made his money by his superior Lusiness abil- ity, and that he would have done as well anywhere. That does not alter the case. If his gifts are great his responsibility is equally as great. No man was placed on earth for the sole purpose of making money, and the man who has this as his torn. Mrs. Kerr, who was alone at ie was attracted by the unusual noise, but was helpless in such a struggle and tele- | 'se phoned for belp. Ar. Kichard Orr was ' the firat to arrive, but the fight had end- ed: old Milton Chief expired after giving a few last kicks. Milton Chief was among ' the heaviest clydeadalea"in this section of ! the country and cost Mr. Kerr a large | | eum of money a few years ago.--Sun, | Milverton. ideal had better never have been born. It is not an act of charity, but the perfor- ance of a simple duty for the man who ;has made money to pass a little of it on for the benefit of the community, even though he never expects to see a dollar , of his contribution back. Fuel is scarce in the yillage, but a jfew cars are expected shortly Two Full Moons This Month. Not since 1899 has the distinction of possessing two full moons fallen to the lot of any month. The moon's wanderings have again brought its position up to a point whero it ap- pears, in the present month, in two full phases, one on Saturday, Sept: 1, and the other on Sunday, Sept. 30. The time required by the moon to complete its cycle from full moon to full moon is 294 days. This period is called its symodic revolution, and s what we ordinarily speak of as the fines month. This period is liable to slight variation. It sometimes amounts toa little over half a day one way or the other. A complete revolution of the nodes takes place every 186 years. After the lapse of this period, the motion is repeated in the same manner. MONKTON A school fair was held in the rooms of the public school here on Friday, Sept. 14th, in which Monkton, No. 11 Logan, No. 10 Ellice, No. 5 Lo- gan and No.9 Elma, schools parti- cipated.. There was a splendid ex- hibit of roots and vegetables, flowers, | drawing, writing and baking the work of school children. The live stock consisted of two calves fed by school children. The-judging was done by Mr. Clemens, district representative of Welland county and Mr. Wilson, a student of the O.A.C., Guelph. The drawing, writing, baking and flowers was judged by Mrs. Wm. Irwin and Mrs. Geo. Hamilton, of Stratford. he attendance was between 500 and 600 children and adults. The con- cert in the evening wasa splendid affair, over $70 being taken in at the door. The total amount taken in al- together amounted to over $200, which will be devoted to paying prizes, etc., with a reserve for nex year. : THREE MONTHS FOR The Atwood Bee TRY IT Baptist Anniversary. The Baptist Anniversary held on Sunday were especially interesting The edifice of the church being nicely filled, and the speaker, the Rev H. Schutt, of Toronto, who is a pleasing preacher, gave two discour- ses that were much appreciated. The Union choir of the different churches tendered valuable service in the way of anthems, solos, and Ladies' quar tette. The local pastors were pro- sent and took part also the Rev. Eastman, of Clinton. The pastor, Rev. Packham, had charge of the services, MITCHELL. Stephen Nicholscn, aged 64, one of the best known residents of this district, died Monday. He was an active member of the Mitchell Sport- ing Association and also had direct charge of the good roads work. He had been ill only a week. Besides a widow, a family of ten surviye. William Loebsack, hotelkeeper at Bornholm, was fined $100 and costs when be appeared before Police Ma- gistrate Makios» of Stratford, and charged with baying liquor on sale. He pleaded guilty. The charge was laid under the Canada temperance act by sadiinilecnn Elliott. Two Hundred Have Gone. That more than two hundred young men of Windsor and neighboring border towns have disappeared since the Senate passed the draft law was stated by Wind- sor authorities. The receipts of the Elma Fair am- '|George of Listowel, LIFE CRUSHED OUT. Joseph Albrecht Under Thresher in Mornington The life of Mr. Joseph Albrecht was instantly crushed out in a shock- ing accident on the farm of Mr. Al- bert Riddell in Mornington township, three miles from Milverton on Thurs- day evening of last week. Mr. Albrecht is a well, known thresher and was placing the separ- ator in Mr, Riddell"s barn when the tragedy occurred. Using the engine to pull the machine up the incline in- to the barn, by means of rope and tackle, Mr. Albrecht was guiding the separator by the tongue. The rope broke. and the unfortunate man was unable to get clear of the heayy mac- ine ben the separator came to a standstill, Mr. Albrecht was dead, one of the wheels resting on his chest. Death was instantaneous. The accident was a terrible shock to all present, and the sympathy of the community goes out to the suddenly bereaved wife and family. --_--------+.-- WALLACE. The many friends of Mre. M. Mehring, Kurtzville, were painfully shocked to hear of her sudden death on Tuesday afternoon. When her husband left the house at noon to go back to the fields Mrs. Mehring was in her unual health. When he came back to the house late in the afternoon he found his wife lying dead on the floor. Mrs. Mehring had beenin poor health for some time past, but no immediate alarm was felt and the news of her sudden death hae evoked the deepest sympathy for the bereayed family Mrs. William Keith | Passed Away on Tuesday Mrs, William Keith, particularly re- membered as the mother of Jessie Keith, who was murdered at Listowel upwards of twenty years ago, died Tuesday, Sept. i8th, in her 63rd vear. Mre Keith had been ailing since the time of the tragedy. Her maiden name was Jane McGeorge, and she is survived by a husband, one son, William. four bro- thers an' a sister, Alex. and Samuel Mc- Charles of British Columbia, and John and Miss Agnes Mc- George of Grey township. Brussels Soldier Dead. Pte. A.D. MacLean of Bruesela who went overseas with the 110th Battalion and who on Tuesday was reported as wounded is reported as having died of wounds. St. Alban's Church. 10 a. m. -Sunday School. 11 a. m.--Morning Prayer. 7.30 p. m --Evening Prayer. Percy V. smith, student in charge. HEAT CAUSED DEATH --Tho fine summer weather on Wednesday was the cause of Mr. Andrew Stevenson of Elma, losing a fino young bull that was brought to the Elma Fair some time after arriving it was noticed to be in distress and Dr. Roe was called and found that the animal was suffer- ing from sun stroke which caused its death during the night. Mr. Kerr's bull that was overcome with heat the same day is now in Dr. Roe's barp and getting better. It is.a large ani mal, weighing over a ton. The Elma Fall Fair this year was probably not up to the Standard with other years, 98 to exhibits in some of the classes, but what was shogrp was fine, Theshow of cattle was never better, the horse ring was not as attractive, as former years, The fancy work, etc, was excellent The Kincar dine, Band did good service in the way of rendering music for the after- noon The concert in the evening drew large crowd that taxed the large hall to its capacity, many were unable to get in The talent secured for the night gaye a fine up to date concert in every respect and by the applause it was fully appreciated The President and Directors aye pleased with this year's fair owing to other fairs being on the same day and the busy time, war and all considered | Next year core special attractions | will probably be added and the mak: Hand Caught In Ensilage Cutter. ERNEST SUCKLING HAD ONE FIN- 'GER CUT OFF AND OTHERS BRUISED. Ernest Suckling, of Stratford, met with a painful accident on Tuesday sree at the fair grounds, by which he lost the top of one finger and had two others badly cut and bruised. The young man was feeding paper to an ensilage cutter when his hand became caught in the knives, with the result that the tip of the index finger on his right hand was cut off, and tbe second and third fingers badly cut and bruised. Mrs. Wm Blair, and son, from the west, is visiting relatives in this neigh- borhood. Mr and Mrs Albert McBain, Mrs Richard Coghlin and Mrs Pope spent Sunday at Millbank Mr George R Smith Inspector of the Bank of Hamilton spent a Sunday at his uncle's A M Sweeto Mr and Mrs J H Dickson, Mrs Dov- er and Mr and Mrs Wm Morrison were yisiting in Fullarton last sun- ay Mrs. Wm. Holman and daughter Elsie, Mrs. Capt..E. Jenkinson are visiting in Toronto the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Matheson. If in need of anything in stoyes. It will pay you to see my line before buying. No trouble to show goods.-- C. W. StTocKForD, ATWOOD. Mr. Win. Gray and Rey. and Mrs. W. bp. McDonald attended the Dia- mond jubilee seryice in the Presby terian church at Milverton on Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs AM Robinson are spending two weeks holidays at Tees- water and other points In Mr Robin- son's absencc, Mr R B Mallough is acting as manager of the bank MovED Fire HALL.--Friday the building used for the fire engine and all appliance for fighting fire was moy- ed from its present location and placed on the west side of the elevator near the station. A large portion of the red tickets were brought to Elma township from the Listowel Fair. The farmer's trot was won by Arthur Simpson, Charles Danbrook, received second and Harry Danbrook third. During the inspecting of the scales belonging to Thompson's Co., on Thursday, W. T. Thompson had the misfortune to have a fifty pound weight drop on his foot that has con- fined him to the house. A Bic ONE.-- Thursday last Mr. John Struthers of this village went to the Maitland river Ethel to haye a fish and was not dissappointed when he landed a fine specimen of black bass that measured 19 inches long 124 inches in girth and weighed 34 pounds. Tne Central Business College of Stratford reopened with an exception- ally large attendance. It is one of Ontario's best Commercial Schools and its graduates secure splendid positions and meet with success. Students may enter at any time. A large class register each year on October lst. We advise our readers interested to write the College for particulars. The West Nissioure cheese factory located about two miles south of Thorndale, was totally destroyed by tire Monday afternoon, with a loss of in the neighborhood of $4,000, partly covered by insurance The blaze is believed to have originated from a spark from the factory engine. The factory was'soon a mass of flames, and nothing could be done Both buildings were destroyed, the manu- facturing building and the curing room. The following from this vicinity attended the memorial service to the late Pte. Basil Jolly inthe Presby- terian church Listowel Inst Sunday evening :--Mr. and Mrs.. A. Simpson, Mr. and Mre. T. G. Ballantyne, Mrs. Jolly, Mr. and Mrs..Geo. Lochhead and Miss Annie Lochhead, Mrs. J. Vallance, and Corp. Lloyd Vallance, Mr. and Mrs. Henderson Robb, Mrs. CH McFarlane, Mr and Mrs A M Sweeton. Mr and Mrs James. Robb, Mr and Mrs M Little, Mr and Mrs Wm lponaldson and Mrs Jas Danaldson, Mr and Mrs Morton Gray, Mr and Mrs ing of a track would greatly add to}Adam Gray, Mrand Mrs Fred An- ounted to over $300,00 the fair. guish Poles Open At Six. _ In the House of Commons, on Sept. 12th. Mr. H. B. Morphy, M.P. for North Perth, was successful in having provision made in the Fran- chise Bill, whereby the polls in Stratford will open at six o'clock in the morning, instead of nine, for the benefit of railwaymen and others. LOCAL ITEMS. Eggs-- 38c. Butter--45c. Hogs--17.25c. Renew for the BEE. Milverton Fair this Friday, Monday will be October Ist. Arthur Simpson took in Mitckell « Fair on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Roger spent Sunday at Fullarton. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Lambe spent Sunday at Harriston. has been like summer. Mrs. E. T. aia was Brussels over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Howard McMane | spent Sunday at St. Marys. ab Normal School at Stratford. Mr. J. 8. Cowan was a judge ata the Listowel Fair on Friday. Robt. Cunningham was at. London for a few days last week. ~ Mrs. Hamilton, of Mount Foresé, is the guest of Mr. and' Mrs. Lemui Pp t elton. be, Mrs. Arthur Hinks and son Ras have returned home after visiting Dundalk. the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Jchn Roger last week. Corp. L. Vallance and Pts. Jesse Peachy returned home from London on Tuesday eyening. BORN.--In Elma, on Wednesday, Sept. 19th, 1917, to Mr. avd Mrs. James Carnahan, a daughter. NOTICE.--We would ask all those in arrears for the Bee to try and pay up as soon as possible. BORN.--At Palmerston, on Friday Sept. 14th, 1917, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lee, twins--a girl and a boy. Mr. Jas. Scott has purchased Mrs. Wm. Vipond's 100 acre farm on the 8th con of Elma, Price paid $8,000. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Tennant were called to Burgesville on Saturday by the death of Mrs. Tennant's sister. BORN.--In the General hospital Buffalo N. Y. on Sept. 16th 1917, to Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Mosier, a daugh- ter. Mr. and Mrs. Hubfs, returned to their home in Toronto, on Satur- day after spending two weeks in At- wood, PAPER UP WEEK -- Commences Oct. Ist, are you ready? complete line of wallpaper at THE RED HaRp- WARE. SOLD FARM.---Mr. Henry Strick- ert, of the 16th of Elma, sold his farm to Mr. Edward Smith for the sum of $7,200. Judge Barron was in town on Wed- nesday holding a Court of revision were registered. Rev. Mr. Marshall who has been yery poorly all summer is not so well at present as his many friends would like to see him. Wednesday afternoon a court of revision on the assessment of the Mc- Kenzie drain was held at Monkton, Judge Barron presided Mrs. Fred Liersch returned home Saturday evening after being on an extended trip to British Columbia and other points in the west. We are sorry to announce that Mr. Wm. Long of the 8th con is confined to his bed through illness We hope be may have a speedy recoyery. After the expenses were paid by the Women's Patriotic League. cf Elma Centre frcm ceiying meals~on Fair day, the League bad $140.00. During the past month the weather a Miss Lillian Richmond is attending é Mrs. Bert Ross, of Mothe: well, wag = on the Voters' list. 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