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Visiting brethren presnt` at the "funeral, were: Bro. A. J. Merk1_ey, Lansdowne 387- The, ionowm .brethren ' from "-Corinthian Lodgg 9% %Bai*tie: R. W. Bro. "Alex. -Cowan, p'l')9+I3 C'MIL'2?\N_ .='Rrn." `T F`; I-...:'..~ \DiII"rlc, x\_`. vv, ulu. rucx. -\_.0wa,n P.D."D.G.LM-.; w. ;B_ .; J _ C, I " \{'aBtoWR<;t_. m%;za::ae1i;-vi.;u3,}`j _;i;;..,_ r_o.`._: If `-, `g. %rs:1:;2f Metcalr ' `.A:. yard of Carpet n tock willggo on sale at a redtfcn of I5 per cent. lThis great snledoes noagjan selecting a few sellers, and cutting the price of them, but a genuine r4 entire stock. including all this season's up-to-date pntte Housekeepers should not miss this opportunity. ing for n while you come and select the new carp will save mo This Vlkh & Sale STROUD. L1_1l1ITl and son, Jack, sued _the f0rmer s IVOIEI \-V0 a- Inn 00 Qvna-v uu wv--. The majority of farmers around here have commenced seedmg. \! I',.__., %ARPETS from . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32c to 72 ,S ' ` . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93c to $1.07 mu WOOL CARPETS from .......... ..29.-; to 35 mot convey tlx wonderful value we are offering. Come am, or see our special window display this week. 'sr., W. Bro. John Little, jr..l W. Bro. H. `Heard, W. Bro. Thos.! C. Royce. From Kerr Lodge 230:; W . "Bro. W. J, Sutherland, W. Bro.` H. C. Jory, W. Bro. Thos. Beecroft.` .From Manitoba Lodge 236: W.` 'Bro. W. G. Mackay, W. -Bro. C. `Fisher, Bro. H. B. Barnes, ,W. Bro. `Herb. Donnell, WT Bro. T. Mc- Knight, W, Bro. John Corbett, W. Bro. F. S. Rowentwaite. From Cat-| iaraqui Lodge 92: W. Bro.` H. {Brown. From Seven Star Lodge 286: W. Bro. D. K. Ross. From Bradford Lodge, W. Bro. Fraser. |Minerva members, in all numbering `over 100 Masons. The followmg from Toronto at-! tended: Mr. J. McCormack, General Yardmaster G.T.R.; Mr. L. Ivey, Asst.~Passenger' Yardmaster !G.T.R.; Mr. A. 'Vand'yke, General Yardmast- _er -C.P.R.; Mr. A. B. O Brien, Mana- gger Canada Ry. News Co. E Many beautiful oral tributes car- [tied silent messages of sympathy. These were: Square and Compass, Minerva Lodge 304; Wreath, L.O.L. 605; Pillow, Craigvale Church friends; Wreath, ofcials of Union Depot, Toronto; "Heart, the famil ; Sprays, Lennox and Marnie .'B1acl ;; Mr, and Mrs. Lord, Craigvale; Mrs. and the Misses Burger, Mr. and Mrs. F. Hartley, the Misses Fawcett and Mrs. Spa:-ling, Toronto.` `Messrs. J.mF. Ardill, E. '1`. Mc- me? for 10 Days Only, iaylst to IOth. FARPETS DIRECT IMPORTERS . ` L Poultry Food. __p*rse and Cattle Food. %Ii\c;pb&ators2and Brooders- an-on |\vuI: \/\l\: a oourovuv-. Born on April 20th, to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Partridge, a son. _ _.J at Leave your l}ouse -clean- and select carpet and curtams, and you ting few `patterns that are slaw reduction throughout our :-date patterns. THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1908_ |Conkey, James Black. W. I. I.;mmer, lVVm. Latimer and Szmuul .\.';.:::<:: `acted as.pall bearers. |Jolm J ennett, i LICENSED .AUcT1oNEEn I Most reasonable terms gi\'cI1 on all Farm Stock Sales \V*(-.` _-_1_5,0.<= ucawso AUCWONEER MIDHURS T, ONT. uuvov scurvy vvc-o ....--__- ..-___ Mr. and `M1-s:.Thos. B. liiacinson spent Sunday wnth Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Langman. 6,, 43,. __ _ Y?1...---I.. Farmand Stock Sales handled at very reasonable rates. mu CRAIGHURST. ONT. FOR THE COUNTY OF SIMCOE. ;96+{ 0/.60` 21/7 ` \J 0 L-dllllb IIIII :- MV-r. Oswald Spring of Elmvale spent Sunday with'1}is parents, -Mr. and Mrs. Joseph: Spring. - 1?.I....--_I- S1"/:15 of th The UIDIVI QVOID-In Jtllwrov av -v--3 ! Miss `Daisy Langman of Edenvalc has been spending a. few d_ays with her sister, Mrs. Albert Spring. ' ._.I MUHBHISUN ;:;a ;;j1I.'.;,1 "s',;;;;.', and IM_rs. Thos. rMcGuu-e spent .. unday with Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Sprung. Miss Rix spent, Sunday with friends in Barrie. Miss Jean guinlan returned to Goldwater on aturday. __I 1\l!__ .\l -..L-.. vvlvvvtv van Iuuuvu-u --'. Miss `I:inklater am} Miss Motion have retuyned to then` work, aftet a short holiday. 111--.--- _ -......... _Q uarterl`y.;;1:;r-i-:';:s in conn eqtion` with the Methodist Church win he` helg at -Dalston on Sunday, May lot . -- --. an .. `Q `fill! Rev. Mr. Weaver of the North- west, a brother of the rector of the ,Chu'rch of England here, preached in St. James church Sunday.even- mg. a .- `Mr. George Ransier left on Satur- day for Cleveland.` ` ' - iuvrssrn .._-4 _'.. 01-4. '-I..'...-L "'i`h;W`.'I:`TI;'I`...m_1-1'1et in Zion `church on Friday, 12.11:. . ence; `- Mr. C. Mills is improving the qps earance of his lot by a new ware _ _ u up. n.`. for his home in Farmington, Wash- *: n; ton_.T % - 5 -.-|"t:__ 5-n2..,u-_n u__'_ ._____j` L_ .`7_>,`_,_~ IVIVVo I `Mr. Sam Ransier left on Saturday I i . . V D IIOOOCOOOOOOIOOOOOCOOQOOQO OIOOOCOOOOOOOOOI OOOOOIOOIIOOOIOOOIOOOOOOOOO OOIOOOOO_O' Birchall has moved `to `Not-i ggawa. where she will `reside up future -`her nephew. -\2`l!;; Anna" 0 -no, u I", . -,..,_.. .`I,"_ "IvIar,kl.iam spent h v *;-yaqq.T;onf.,_.gngw:ng acqu,a1n..t;+ :1 3' vi5nIty.: - ` % - 11 Jfn ladies Spring Having only about I 5 spring Coats left, we Adeiciided t_of:clea.r)her_f1'out,at greatly reduced. prices. g _ - , - A g g Lzdtes Light"Fawn Whipcord Coats,fu11 e. Regular-$7. 50. Cut Price 5.85 Ladies Navy Blue Coats, trimmed with b,___ A braid.` close-tting. Regular $7.50. . CutPrice..- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..<.e..........5.B5 Ladies Fawn Stripped Whipcord Coats. gfose-tting`._rVRegular $10.00. Cut Price - - ~ ` - A an .,5:lose-tting,f trimmed with _velvet 'c.oTlz;' 3.5o. Cut price. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.9O n.mn: sxmts Ladies Fawn Stripped Wilipcoid V and strappings of self. Regular LADIES `nu Ladies Fine Panama Skirts, in Black avy_B_lue.r with black silk taffeta strapping and Sutache braid. Regular t$9._"_io skirt for. . . . . . . . . . R. . . .`6.5O Ladies Fine Black Panama` irts, h Sutache braid trimming. ' Regular $8. 50, `for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..'.....`.......6.00 Ladies Black Venetiarv kirts, ith one fold and silk taffeta strapping. Regular $8.00 for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..-.'........:;.t...;..',.6.00 Ladies Black Panama `S t, " wit :..,tw0 folds and taffeta strapping. Regular $7.50 for ............. ........ .... ............... ..5.so Ladies Navy Blue Panam.- ithblack taffeta strapping. _ Regular $6.75 for 5.00 Ladies Black Panama Skirts, ' -H with neat tucks. Regular $4.75 -for. .3.5O Positively the best tgi-ITQ-iI;;s`t;'s made. - -Tl';<;}.t"exc.'<=..l `all others in style md.t.' Prices run from L00 eachtg 4.00. Q . ' - Overalls, with or without `bib. Re ular 85c . out G Pair ants, ` dark brown color. Regular $2.25 and . $2.50. _ Cut t . . . . Spring Overcoats, fawn color, short topper style. Regular . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..6.5O with neat stripe, sizes 6 tol'4o.` Regular $10.00. ' 3 E3 ~_` "W J ' L ' v .CUtPl'iC\ . . . . .'._v.......... . . . . . . . . . . . ..r.. . . . . . . . . . . . ~ . . . . . . . ..8.5 i 's Dark Tweed D ible Breasted Suits-N-ew spring.` goods, ` .Regular $7. 50. I Cut Price 5.00. eguiar $8.50. Cut Price. , .' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.95 Od~d;.I?,ants, sizes` 2 to 28, 49c and 69 pair. Sizes 28 to 32, 7 5.c1and 95c pair. Bo -SUNNIDALE A commas. ALLENWOOD. CROWN HILL. . price. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Regular 1" sh 9.00. Cut " *R&iq`c`_oats---D -e. iey 36 1111 Pl'f\. . '. b "1 Dark,Tweed T_ ut 5.00.` /\.| |'1'\ . 'bi i3};{e21' s'.}i:s'-.'1*v' 's';ri'n egular-$8.50. Price.,_.'.`.-. , ,1 r.`_ ...f_ C`_____ Mau'sANo aovs CLOTHING LADIES %W|'Il'| E WAISTS; Miss M. J. Robinson, who spent the_ holidays at her home in Hep- worth, -has returned to her duties in S.` S. No. I.- - l We extend our sympathy to Mr.` and Mrs. D. -Buie in the loss of their` lit_tle boy whom death called away after a couple of days illness. - `The fuuerral of te late Mrs. Ran-I sier, which was to have taken plage on `Mqnday, vyas postpgned tall Thursday, awaitmg the arnval of her son from Washington. % Mrs. Berell of Blackwater is visit-| I iing her sister, Mrs. Wm. Parr. `A - ....`l .'!\A ... go. anv- Congratulations `ttfo `Wm. Anderson on the arrival skin. ' u can `Mr. and Mrs.A A,V T. Parr have taken up `residence on the_ Izth. 1ine.. Miss May Howard is visiting in Alliston. ` Our teachers,` Misses Rbbinspn and Usher, have resumed their duties after the holidays. V `II I , _____,_. 1.-- . ..___L +++++~+++++++++++++++++ Their willv--'l;:'1 1 c>' service here ngxt Sunday,` it being quarterly meeting` at Utopxa. _ --awuu, vun - --v--_--, ----- I _ Madames_ John_ Boyes, `senior and Junior,` visxted In Teeswater last week. - 1 - on In I .Mr. S. W..Moore ilat_ we_:f:_k'. ' - B.- `Slow. .ir., `left for gary, Alta.`, on Thursday last. 1: 1,,_.- -.... -_ vv ww--v Mrs. Bemrose of Bradford_ spent a couple` of days last week with her mother, Mrs. _Willson. - . \r,1nL_._--_. -...I 1-- nno\II-Iuivn uv--H. Messrs. Ber;"1\rI--1;-`P:l;_.e'rson and V Jas. Allan, jr., left` for Swift Current,- Sask., on Wednesday last. * _P \l;_ __ J `I... Liliian, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E, H. Sloan, and Florence, daughter f Mr. and `Mrs: A. `Crawford,are suering from attagks of typhoid fever and pneumoma. ' - ,0 ("A i ovvvn Ions`: .y--vwu---w.--cu | The annual V. vestry meetingof St. Paulfs church was held on Tuesday evemng_ last. Satisfactory reports were given by the different: depart- ments. Messrs. N. A. Willson and Si` Watt, were_ elected Wardens with an advisory committee consisting of Messrs. B. Averill.` H, Thomas and W. B. Sloan. 'Sidesmen:' Messrs. R. Haughton. A. ,Bedford. F. Robinson and H. Thomas. Lay delegate to Synod, Mr.~ R. 'Spro'u1e._ A l _ Mrs. R6b_ert Speers isnvery low at. [time of wrxting. ' ` Miss _Ethria VVVI-iglht of B%eetbTn vis-` ite Miss Belle Stewart recently. essrs. J. D." Smith_and Jno. Grose [have commenced thexr new houses. Mrs. A. Reynolds has gone to To- ronto. :4 Mrs. ]ohnsou and Mrs. Wicc spent Sunday with friends here. Mrs. Bogardis was an over-Sun- day` visitor with frinds in Allandale. r~1-_-u_-_.- I--- ....;.......,.,l --- v w wwuu -cw.-tutu. UIAG-5 IIVVV II\J39WWo The Mises Linke of Orillia have 1 returned home `after: visiting .Miss I We?`- qnd Albert `Stewa1L'tL,Tof` -New Lnskear` VvA1s:-ted fl -i'e_1`lds .hfe' V . ,- .'.-.-._`ll'-L... 54;`. 3 :9|.In.'; EH: _ ' CHURCHILL. GRENFEL. THORNTON_:" % left for Toronto jr.l,1 Cal- `on :6 -Mrs. of Q THE NOR'l`HE._RN ADVAC :#++++++++++++++++++++++3 VINE. `gone ......a.,. . `as --v IIOO.COI`OOCIOI C 1-\ I `. - . . ;r1e spent the Easter vacation wxth Mr. andVMrs. Jas. A. Jamieson. -h12 eV\Vr:Wf .7 i'*5cck'6 Ajugus oc- `cupied the pulpit of the i\/Ietlgodist [church here; last Sabbath evemng. 119-- 1xn'__I_ 1: ;"jMi;'; ' :1:;1;;.;;`er";;"';he *S1_c]< Ch1ldren s Hospxtal, Toronto, -vxs1ted~her parents here last week. \.I' I"` ."iv1'E 'Z)'n{a'1a"}zov'EZ1' o'{{'S Front Street and .M.rs. Henderson will occupy the house` vacated by him. _ I . ! i Gedrge (Wench has gone` to.` [Markham to attend the fu_neral of his aunt. who died at the rlpe old age `of 98. -\r '\v' 9 r-n V- 7`. Mrs. M, Nixon ofaToronto and Mr. Deeand `Miss Georgie` Barclay, of Barclay, paid Mrs. Brown a; ying visit recently. ~ I! J . , , .0 .1 . II `III Glad to report that Mr. Whaley is able to be out again. The aged gen- tleman` was ill.for the greater part of the winter. Our sympathy goes out to Mrs. James Johnston, who lost by death last week a lovmg father, Mr. R. G. McCraw of Craigvale, - PI`! P II I W "fal_i- w'ltea:.Vix1"`.this locality is. looking we]; and we .hope the farm- ers may 'enJoy a more bountiful har- vest than they had last year. `I. _,_J `A ..- I'\_L-_; 1`? ' C ' ' I ' I I I ' I U V v U v v v v v v - - V V . . . - , Mr. and Mrs. Robert West have taken up_ residence in our village. .The Thornton brass band serenaded _the young couple on Saturday even- mg. A number _from'here visited the fishery last Friday and owing to the. heavy current at a certain place they lost" their net, but we are glad to say that no further damage was done. ` ` The Rev. Smith, whol is the preach"- cr.ofA the Upper Canada* Bible Soci- ety, and who has been engaged as a mxssionary in foreign elds, will, D. V., preach in St. Jude's church on `May the 10th. - ,__4I, _ . I. I it_hei.gu%es,;` of Mr. Mr, and Mrs. J. Wslton spgnt Sunday in Grenfel. v " V Miss VMaud Cldughley _ visited friends in Barrie "last wgek. i '1 Miss .Mabe1 .Ga,u1ey} of ` Barrie sjient ?t_he 1/1'oln_day__s' with hp: pgggnts. \~ Mr. 'r_.= A. wicket: so,Wyqva1is was . R`<`_>V.!<?.i v?9,.. We|,i_ V } mg .-1.;-:'__'1u-.~:;_ '-in `n ' . Those who attended the services at the Methodist church on Sabbath, the Igth inst., heard Madame Coc_h- rane sing. Atthe evemng service Mis_s Gettie Hill and Madame Coch~ raxie rendered Rock of Ages, as a duet, and the latter sang two soles; Ninety "and Nine and The Res- urrect:or';- very; sweetly.` ' I -Another cloud` has crossed the family horizon of Mr. James Hey- lands. The death of his daughter, Mrs. James Lennox of Newton Rob- inson, last week, leaves the old man in the-evening'of his days with only one child, Mrs.` Stewart, who lives -with him. ` ` I;/_`I-c.":::a`1;:'l<"ei'sfft,:."f;;.Hamiitn .1}; vxitIng__ hgn ,_mothet:v:9.n*. 3116- "1`:0.1vn~, ;;.nnw I - 7 `- =*' ~ - -' CQI-WW1!:fLL. \-IIQJ VlJl|v\l5 vvouno on-v--v--- --v ~~-r-.-r ,,,,_ Miss May -Cheetham has returned to her home i_n_ Wa_ubat_1_s_hene, after am extended v1s1t With fnends here. at Cut -Prices have returned to their home in To-| uronto. ` - 1__1_ n v-.... Mrs. F. McCal1um of Midland, visited the brother, Mr. VV. R. Dicksc urday. 1 A pretty April wedding took placei in the Presbyterian -Church, Craig-l lvtale, at 2 o cloo'k yesterday after-I noon, April 29th, the contracting parties being Miss Elizabeth Mc-' Conkey, daughter, of Mr. and `Mrs. Robert McConkey, Springvale Farm, 9th ($011., and Mr. Walter H. Patterson. Rev. L. McLean -tied the nuptial knot, in the presence of the immediate relatives and friends. The bride was unattended and wore a` dainty gown of white taffeta silk. Mr. and Mrs. Patterson are spendingi their honeymoon `in Chatham, De-g troit and other points. The bride travelled in a tailored costume of] blue broadcloth and hat to match. On their return they will reside. in Stroud. Many handsome and use- ful gifts were received. OBSEQUIES OF R. G. MCCRAW. The funeral of the late Robert Gordon McCraw, notice of whose death appears _on page 2, took place on Monday afternoon from the fam- ily residence, Craigvale, -and was of an impressive character. The cortege extended fully a mile, and was re- presentative of the community in which deceased had lived and died. Rev. G. I. Craw of Thornton con- ducted a memorial service in the Presbyterian Church, interment, be- ingin the Sixth line cemetery. The Masonic ritual was observed at both the house and the grave, and there was a large attendanceof the breth- ren. There were many Orangemen, too. present, Mr. .MoCraw havin been a former `Chaplain of the local lodge. On all sides expressions were heard, attesting the high character and noble example of the. deceased.` In religion the late Mr.` eM c9Craw was a Presbyterian. He was an Eld- er in the Craigvale Presbyterian, Church and Superintendent of the Sabbath School wxth "whnch he had been connected for over forty years. For a long time he had occupied _Order in 1863. ' the position" of `Secretary of theVCra1g- vale and Strol1d_,Branch (Bible Society. His political allnations were Re- form. In Masonry, "Mr .McCrawl was an honorary member of Minerva Lodge of which `he was Past Master. At the time of his death helled the oice of `Chaplain. Hey Joined ~_th_e, : A 4 ` I We are glad to report that -Master Ernest Coe 1s improved. --.L L- `\\.f,, ._...I