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Mr. Muir expects that within the next few years to see a great demand tor goats' milk and tharthe meat will soon find a ready market in Ontario as it does in other places. Many acres of mountainside that are now waste land may be turned to profitable use by fencing them suitably for goat grazing purposes. The goat is the best land-breaker in existence, and in the course of a few weeks a herd of goats will clean up acres of land, tearing out the shrubs and saplings and clearing the under-brush thor- oughly. Whether or not the business of raising goats will prove remunerat- ive in this vicinty is yet to be learned, but in the Canadian West and in Cali- fornia the industry is prospering and the markets are enlarging monthly. The Toggenburg goat, which takes its name from the Togzenbura Vallev in Switzerland where thd"Breed is said to have originated, rather resembles a deer in its alert oxnression and act've temperament. but at the same time is verv tame and soon becomes quite friendly. The color, from fawn to brown with two white shrines around the fate. easily distinguishes them from-other breeds. For many years tho Toqoenburz variety have; been considered one of the leading milk producing tvnes. Our reference *0 Mr. “WNW": Mace as a Zoo cdmes from the fact that he not only keeps goats. but also thor- oughbred Berkshires, Scotch Collies. English Pheasants. Game-chickens, Saanen goats also took their name from the place of their origin and are somewhat s‘nv'lar to the Toggenburg, although nossiblv larger with a bigger head, and are wh'te in color. Both these breeds are consistently heavy milkers, yields of as high as six quarts a day being tsv'rly common. The Nubian strain is the product of crossing Asiat'c and English stock and have proved to be yielders of even richer milk than either the Saanen or Toggenburg species, but do not equal them in yield. The color varies from white to black, any color being allowed, the markings being usually broken and spotted. The Canadian Goat Society was formed in Victoria in 1917 to renord pedigrees and to aid in the breeding of better stock and to zenni'aliv assist in making the goat indusfrv some- thing more than an exner'mert, and tr mnef he said that in this respect they have been very successful. But to return to the subiect of goats. he keeps-three of the leading varieties-Sain, Toggenburg and Anglo-Nubian. which are valued at any price from $5.00 to $100.00 each. according to their value as milk pro- ducers or breeding stock. A' young buck sells at $5.00, while an old milk goat, if of a fair strain, will fetch Over the hundred dollar mark. The goats of this continent, how- ever, have.not been developed to the production of the European stock. but still it is seldom that one of these breeds does not produce over at least three quarts per day. The more rugged the pasture and the more unsuitable it is for other purposes, the better. it seems to be tor goat raising. Before long the goat industry will take a prominent part in Canadian agriculture. Every day there is something new in Grimsby, and the finding of a 200- log'cal Garden in our midst will un- doubtedly prove to be a shock to most of us. Not so very long ago some little bird whispered in our ear that Mr. Muir was going to start to raise goats, but when we arrived upon the scene to, interview that worthy gentle- man, we' found not only goats, but sundry other curiosities that hitherto we had not even suspected. Mr. Muir explained that it was tor milk that prompted hiin to go into the goat business, the milk being excep- tionally good, espec’ally for invalids, hut that he did not anticipate selling much milk locally. It is his intention to raise a better grade of milk goats which he will sell. To prove that goat raising is not an experiment, he. point- ed out the splendid results that have been obtained by those interested in the industry in British Columbia. Al- though the number of goats in that province now number around ten thousand. the demand still continues. The B. C. Goat Breeders' Association, founded in 1917 with a small number nt breeders, is now nearly nine hun- dred strong, and the B. C. government have becbme so interested in the in- dustry that they have issued six pamphlets and spent several thousands of dollars to help with the work. Tho chief n'ace of the milk goat in B. C. is not as a provider of whole- some m'lk for the household at a moderate price: but as a dairy pr0p0-; sition for the large cities. There is) money “to be made. from a regular supply of milk, which from its well- known Dre-eminence as the. best form of nutriment for the infant or the in- valid causes it to command a much higher price than the ordinary milk. Pigeons, Ducks and Holstein cattle. And at that we almost forgot the Gu‘nea Pigs and the Belgian Hares. Nor did THE INDEPENDENT until it took a trip to Lloyd Muir's goat Asnch which is located on the six- teen acres of mountainside where he resides on Main street west, near the town limits. had a Zoo? Lloyd Muir Introduced New Idea to the Fruit Belt-Milk is. of Much Value For Infants and Tnvalids-Miniature" Zoological Garden. THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR We print o. K. B. Stationery. Did \you ever know that Grimsby GRIMSBY HAS A GOAT FARM NELLEs-RUSSELL The marriage ot Miss Margaret Russell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Russell, to Mr. Edward Took- yer Nelles, youngest son of the late, Walter H. Nelles of Grimsby, took place Wednesday afternoon, May 23rd at the home of the bpide's parents, Evelyn Crescent, Toronto. Rev. James Wilson officiated. The bride, who was unattended. was given away by her father, and looked charming in a white Canton crepe with pearl tr'm- mings, large white hat with lilacs and roses. and carried an old-fashioned nosegay of sweet heart roses, forget- mO-nots and pansies. She wore the gift of the groom, a bracelet of pearls. The rooms were fragrant with roses and snapdragons. The guests were received in the living room by Mrs. Russell. mother of the bride, and Mrs. Ernest Watkins, sister of the groom, the former in grey crepe romain with mauve sweet peas, and the latter in black and white lace with white hat. Miss Helen Russell, sister of the br'de, wore beiga crepe de chine, em- broidered and headed in Oriental de- sign, with turban to match, and cors- age of coral sweet peas. Some of the out-ot-town guests were: Mrs. Henry McCleary. New York; Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Hewish. Mr. and, Mrs. Percy Dodson, Hamilton; Mr. and Mrs. D. Davis. Erie. Pa.; Mr. and Mrs. D. A. MeNabb, Orillia; Mr. and Mrs. Norman Nelles, Grimsby; Mrs. George Pettit, Grimsby; Mr. and Mrs. Bob Nelles. Thorold. Mr. and Mrs. Nelles left on a motor trip to the United States, the bride wearing brown crene romnin with brown. cane and hat to match. On they return they will be at 28 Edgar avenue, Rosedale, Toronto, for the summer months. The bride, who was charmingly at- tired in wh'te organdie with wreath ot orange blossoms, and carrying a bouquet of! roses, sweet peas and lilies of the valley, was given away by her eldest brother, Mr. C. G. Cline, ot Niagara Falls, Ont. 'I‘he wedding march was played by Mrs. Harold Firstbrook of Toronto, cousin of the bride, and two nieces of the bride, Misses Doris and Marcia Lou Cline as ribbon bearers carried baskets of flowers. The decorations were of pink and white blossoms. At Elmcroft, Grimsby East, on Wed- nesday, May 23rd, a 'very’ pretty wedding was celebrated, when Miss Helen Barber, youngest daughter ot Dr. and Mrs. Cline, became the bride of Mr. Ewart Campbell Cross, of Grimsby. The ceremony was per- formed by the bride's father, assisted by Dr. Geo. Cross of Rochester, N. Y., an uncle of the groom. ' After the ceremony and the wedding feast, the happy couple left by motor on a short honeymoon. The bride's going away costume was a suit of navy blue gabardine, black hat and grey tur.' Mrs. J. M. Book, Grassie June Il A. Teeter, Toronto . Jan. 311 H. V. Grout, Pt. Colborne Dec. l" Miss TT.' A. Stewart. Dundas July l" R. H. Hughes, Gvimsby July 1 Geo. H. Wilson, Toronto May 4 H. V. Grout, Pt. Colborne Miss TT.' A. Stewart. Dundas R. H. Hughes, G“imsby Geo. H. Wilson, Toronto It is the intention to go straight through to the eastern limits of the town on the north side of the tracks and come back on the south side to join up with the piece already laid at Oak street. 'thi, centre of the car tracks will be put in separately. on Tuesday morning. The north side was finished with binder as far as Elizabeth street on Tuesday night and the asphalt was laid as far as the bridge. - _ _ . , "rhisouth side of tfle road arfar as the Village Inn was finished on Monday night and. openelfor travtl By seven-thirty Thursday morning the bottom binder had been laid half way down the hill and the gang ex- pected to reach the Village Inn by night, when the old plant at the sta- tion broke down with a crash and the whole works was tied up for the third time until Monday morning. When the plant broke down "Bill" forgot all his Sunday school teachings and gave an imitation of a Thames River Barge- man. He talked to that plant in eight different languages and sixteen different colors. His/Latin was superb. ' " .- " y" . , The asphalt plant broke down last Tuesday and at one-thirty Wednes- day morning a new part arrived from Toronto by motor car and George Allen and "Coboconk" Phelan rou?ed out their plant boys and worked all night to have the machinery whirring bright and early Wednesday morning. When Wednesday night came the road road was finished to the top of the Mill‘hill, and a fine piece of road it is. When 'Till" ".Hatrdyr landed in Grimsby with his gang to complete the work of asphalting Main street, he was a mild mannered, sanuimon- ious man with the soft spoken word of a Sunday school teacher, but three weeks of rain and breakdowns on the asphalt machinery has turned "Bill" into a roaring, raving, star-kicking Hindoo and he is still looking for something'to break the jinx that is on his trail. Breakdowns and Delays Have Turned Mild-mannered,. Soft- Spoken Road Foreman Into Raving, Roaring Hindoo With a Hoodoo on His Trail. "B%L" HARDY IS LATIN SCHOLAR AT THE ALT AR - -; ty . a c, ‘ '!" . v “r? . - It I ' I I , ' -.. I _ ' , " . tt " , V l T . ‘ PAID UP LIST CROSS-CLINE 24 24 23 24 (?2 24 It is estimated that there will be . approximately 1,470 acres bearing strawberries this year in Western Ontario, as compared with 1,370 acres bearing last year. With favorable weather conditions there should be a good average crop of strawberries or approximately 167,000 crates of 27 boxes each. The plants came through the Winter without injury, except in cases where the growers neglected to Icover. In the Hamilton to Niagara Falls district there are 158 acres of Inew bed and 30 acres of old bed strawberries, and in the Hamilton, +Waterd0wn and Toronto district there are 460 acres of new, and 100 acres of old bed strawberries. Around Burford, Northfield, Mount Pleasant districts it _ is estimated that 100 acres will be bear'ng this year, while in‘the Water- ford, Simcoe, St. Williams district lthere will be about 380 acres of new 1 and 100 acres of old beds. The basis of exchange ot existing Dominion Canners, stock will not be decided for some time, though the new company will begin to trade immedi-, ately." V Most of the strawberry plantations in Eastern Ontario are in small lots along the waterfront. The plants have wintered well and are in good condi- tion. In the Brighton district-the bearing acreage_has been increased from 20 acres last year to 25 acres this year, while in Prince Edward county it is estimated that the bearing acreage will reach 200 acres. On May 10th, there was considerable snow in the northern part of Western Ontario, but very little in the berry- growirurd'ptriets. The ground, how- ever, throughout the whole of South- western Ontario was frozen. It is not expected, however, that any material damage was caused at that time by the frost. Notwithstanding great improvement effected in his eompany's products during the past two year, Mr. Innes states that the industry had been handicapped because irresponsible canners put on the market inferior goods, which resulted in a diminution of the consuming demand. "Under new managements he informs ”the trade that standardization of product w'11 bring about a greatly increased consumption. Om Friday evening. of next week. June 8th, the electors of West Lin- coln will be given an oooortunitv of hearing the Honorable F. C. Riggs. Minister of Public Works, the man who built the good roads, speak. Mr. Biggs comes to Grimsby in the interests a? Robert P. Yew-0. tlr, U. F. O. candidate in West Lincoln, and he will speak in Moore's theatre. The doors will be open at seven-thirty and the meeting will commence at eight o'clock. / . F STRAWBERRY 2 AREA GREATER a stock basis." He added that this was considered in the best interests of the "trade to improve the quality of the product, stabilize the market and effect economies. The merger, he states, will result in a fair market tor farmers' produce, a fair profit for dealers and a similar one tor share- holders. . q A special invitation is extended by Mr. Kemp to all lady voters to be present and hear Mr. Biggs and the other speakers. This arrangement follows an at- tempt by the independents to establish a large competitive concern. Mr. Innes says: "The new company Willinclude all canners of any importance. For some months past the Independents have tried to form a separate company but could not finance it. We were then approached to take them over on Dominion Canners recently acquired a new charter, "The Dom'nion Can- ners, Limited," with a $10,000,000 cap- ital, to provide tor the merger. This name has now been changed to Canadian Canners, Limited. The exist- ing Dominion Canners wi11n1old con-. trol of the new stock and will be the operating company, Mr. Innes states. The independent canners (to be ac- quired have been operating for some time past under a selling agency known as Canadian Canners, preB11m- ably co-operating with Dominion Can- ners, as Mr. Innes, in a trade circular, states that the merger will place on a more solid basis an arrangement which has been in existence tor sev- eral years. R. L. Innes, general manager and wce-president ot the Dominion Can- ers, Limited, has calirmed the an- nouncement that the canning industry in Canada is now under one control. Domimon Canners, which already con- trols 60 canneries in the Dominion, including the Grimsby branch, one of the company's leading plants, is tak- ing in approximately 30 independents on a stock basis the value of the plants concerned to be' taken at ap- pra sed value. T - This appraisal has already begun, and will take two or three months, Mr. Innes stated. ( Canning Merger is Now Complete --New Company Will be Known _Ass "The Dominion Canners, Limited"-.-.'); in Thirty Independent Factories. CAPITALIZED IA TRIBUTE TO AT TEN MILLION i MEN WHO DIED BIGGS COMING TO GRIMSBY GRIMSBY, WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 1923. Adam Brown personally had at the foot of the monument an offering of heather which he had recently re- ceived from Scotland. The guard was formed by the Saltfleet veterans under the command of Lieut. C. E. Thomp- son, M.M., and the 1st Battalion Went- worth regimental brass and bugle bands were in attendance. An inter- esting feature were patriot'c songs rendered by the Wentworth school children. Much credit is due Hugh Bertram for the capable management of the affair, and also the many willing sup- porters who assisted. The Names on the Monument Engraved on the monument were the names of those who gave their lives in the War, with a suitable dedicatory inscription, as follows: , sacrifice. Col. Cockshutt, in unveiling the beaut'ful bronze figure of a Canadian soldier, also spoke briefly. The Last Post was sounded and Ben- ediction followed, with Bishop Clark officiating. Scores of wreaths were placed at the foot of the memorial by the Women's Institute of Wentworth. Wentworth Masonic Lodge, Daughters ot the Empire, Veterans of Saltfleet. Wentworth tHistoriQJJH Society and others, in addition Lo many by relsa- tives and friends. whose names appear iaari, giro-gave their lives for our Empire in the great War, 1914-1918. F "While Yeti unstained our ancient banner keeps its place ot pride, Let none forget how great a debt we owe to those who died." "Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori." B "Erected by the JGpre of Saltfleet in grateful remembrance of the heroic sacrifice by the men ot this township, thwaite, S. B. Curtis, Lieut. W. J, Davis, H. C. Flint, Richard Flint, A, H. Foster, G. H. Foyle, Major L. B, Henry, J. T. Homing, L. Hudson, F. Johnson, M. St. C. Johnson, Major A, E. Kimmins, Major G. p. Lee, Lieut, H. E. Lee, E. C. Lee, A. Lettington, R. C. Lutz, C. McGregor, G. o. Mc- Nair, Corp A. A Miles, Lieut. William S. Millard, H. Parkinson, Lieut. C. E. Pattison, Lieut. H. V. Pickering, Sergt. G. Prentice, V. Reakes, Lieut. S. W. Scott, William A. D. Slade,- A. Smy- thers, P..W. Tice, C. Vanduzen, H. Walters." , The work of constructing the new sidewalk in North Grimsby on the Queenston Highway, west of the town, will be completed withtn anoth- er week, if the good weather holds out. This week runs from Kerman avenue west to thtrschool house. NEW SIDEWALKS As soon as the western walk is finished a new sidewalk will be laid down the west side of Kerman avenue from the Highway to the G. T. R. tracks A new walk is also to be built on the east side of.the Park Road south from the Highway to the foot of the mountain at the Golf Club. Last fall a new yr.alk was laid on Central avenue, at Grimsby Fast, west from the Park Road. . This summer this walk will be continued on west on Centreal avenue to Baker's Road. ex-Reeve of the township, ex-Warden ot Wentwbrth and chairman ot the Suburban Area Commission. Like Sen- ator Smith, the Speakers were brief, but they spoke in the highest terms ot those who had died on the field of battle that we might live. Those Who Died T Major Armand Smith, M. C., offici-. ated at the roll call and read the names of those who made the supreme Senator E. D. Smith, who acted as chairman, was the first to speak. Senator Smith spoke of the supreme ss4wrifice that had been made by the boys and what it meant to us who lived to see the finish of the great War. The Hon. F. C. Biggs, M'nister of Public Works, spoke tor a short while after Mr. Smith, and he was followed by Major Homer Carpenter, Reeve of! Saltfleet, and T. J. Mahony, Following the s nging ot the Nation-. a1 Anthem and "O, Canada" the Rev. Ralph Morton officiaed at opening prayer, and the hymn "Unto the H'lls” followed. Then came the Scripture reading by the Rev. J. A. Jackson and the hymn "O, God, Our Help in Ages Past." Then there were speech- es. No less than 5000 residents ot Salt- fleet townsh.p and visitors from all sections of the district turned out Thursday afternoon at the unveHing of the monument erected by Saltfleet Township in honor of the memory of boys and men! of the township who fell fighting.in the great War. Col. H. Cockshutt, ' Lieutenant-Governor pt Ontaro, unveiled the handsome monu\- ment, while representatives from Hamilton and members of every Township Council in Wentworth were present. The ceremony was impress- ive and fitting in every respect. Saltfleet's Fine Memorial, Un.. veiled by Lieut.-Governor-- Stirring Ceremony - Nearly 5000 Residents Present - Heroes' Names on Monument Children Sang "A. D., 1922." The death occurred on Monday', May 28, 1923, at the home of his son-in-law, 302 Emerald Street N., Hamilton, of William Lamplough, of Winona. Mr. Lamplough has for many years been a resident of this district, but for some months has been residing in Hamilton where he has been constantly under medical care. The funeral is taking place this afternoon at 1.30 from .the above address, to the Fifty Methodist Church, Winona, tor service at 8 o'elock. Interment at Fifty Church Cemetery. Mr. Lamplough leaves to mourn his loss, his wife and one daughter, Mrs. H. S. Johns, Hamilton. The death occurred in Hamilton hospital on Friday, May 25th, of Lila Carrie, beloved wife of A. J. Esser, at the early age of 27 years. The deceased lady had been ill only a very short time and her death came as a great shock to her many friends in this district. She was born in Portage la Prairie,. Manitoba, and moved to Grimsby three years ago with her husband from Simcoe, but during her brief residence in town she had made a wide circle of friends and acquaintances. The funeral, which was largely at- tended, took place on Monday after- noon from her late residence, Depot street, to Queens Lawn Cemetery, Rev. J, Allan Ballard officiating. She leaves to mourn her loss a husband and two Bma11 children. 'Printing THE INDEPENDENT'S ar- ticle of May 16th anent the poor ac- commodation and the crowded condi- tion of the Beamss"lle and Grimsby h'gh schools, which will necessitate the expenditure ot at least $200,000 in the two municipalities in the very near future, Brer Michell continues and says: "It will' be noted that the Beamsv.lle High School, though new, is likely to be enlarged, and that Grimsby, with a tar better school than we have in Smith- ville, is also likely to have a new school. We, in this part of the county'of Licoln, with an interior building and a large territory to serve are drumming away with poor aeetymmodation and yet pay- _ mg the shot for the building and rebuilding of sChools below the hill. We are burdened down with taxes at the present time as all will agree, yet we in Smithville hold back, while others go ahead, and we have' to bear our share ot the burden in county taxes. Now, it has been suggested that the . county try and do away with One of! the high schools in the county and this would appear to be an opportune time to. do it. The two towns below the Mtl, Beamsville and Grimsby, are served with an _ electr’c railway, and being about five miles apart, how would it be to amalgamate these two high school districts and build one Collegiate Institute, half way be- tween the two places and thus do away with one building, and pos- sibly two teachers or more, from " the combined staffs. Smithville, I with three large country town- l ships to serve and a portion of I two‘or three other townships ad- I io'ning, have even poorer school buildings than either of the other i two places. We have no trans- I portation facilities from the re- mote portions of these townships I and it would be a hardship to this I vast district to even suggest that I the local high school be done away I with, as some have suggested. I Again, local cond'tior1s are admit- tedly poor in our pulo1'c school, and we have been wrestling with the question of a new building for the past few years. In many quarters it has been suggested that the present high school be fitted for public school work and I that a new high school be erected I in Smithville. This, to many I minds, would be tair to this set- I tion of Lincoln. Thus, if this I program above outlined be carried I out by the Department of Educa- I tion, L'ncoln would have one less I high school district, less taxes and I better accommodation to all con- l cerned. The matter is well worth I consideration. A new Collegiate Institute two and a halt miles I from either of the towns below the I hill would be served with electric I cars hourly, as in the cities many I pupils ride greater ~distances to I attend high school or a Collegiate I Institute. At present, there are I many pupils living in Grimsby who daily take the entire round I trip to Beamsville to attend high I school. Why not cut the distance I by halt?" I Ed.tor Michell of The Smithville Re- view, in his issue of May 24th comes lorth with a new idea to relieve the congestion in the High Schools of Gr.msby and Beamsville and at the same time give the pupils that attend these schools a better chance for edu- cat on and incidentally save both municipal'ties some money. Editor of Smithville Review Sug- gests a Novel Scheme Which Would Save Grimsby and Beamsville a Lot of Money---- Worth Considering. BUILD. A JOINT COLLEGIATE OBITUARY WILLIAM LAMPLOUGH LILA CARRIE ESSER a "So it was dec‘ded to end the struggle against such unequal odds. Private interests must suffer to some extent. This we deplore. But to continue would only increase the losses of individuals and firms who have trusted us. Those on the inside know it was a 'wise step. Others are asked to withhold Judgment, in the spirit of the golden rule of life. They know not the efforts and struggles that have been made, or the interests that have suffered keenly, before the decision was reached. “W'th this issue, as said, which is brought out with the consent of the trustee in order that we may address this announcement to our readers, The Post comes to the end of its career-- unless, forsooth, it be revived with better prospects of support by the town which it has championed for so long. It was born May 24, 1875, forty-e'ght years ago yesterday. so that in two years more it would have rounded out a half-century of! exist- ence. There had been five efforts to establish and sustain a paper at Thor- old previous to that, the longest life being that of the Mercury, two years--- 1872-3. "On its decease, after beh1g without a paper for a time, the business com- munity became dissatisfied, and adver- tised in the Toronto Globe for some one to start a paper again, promising hearty support. This was taken up by the McCay brothers ot Oakville, who must have made a sudden move, as the old file shows that the first side, pages 1 and 4 ot the first issue, was printed at Oakville as the Oakville Advocate, then the unfinished sheets and the plant were hustled off to Thorold and the other side, pages 2 and 3, were printed as the Thorold Post. A unique issue truly, carrying the names of and representing two towns. The paper bore a motto under the heading, "Born to live," and tor forty-eight years lived up to it. But now it gives way to the trend of affairs, to the conditions that prevail, to the failure of its enterpris- es, to the things beyond control, to the inevitable, and we bid farewell to thousands of readers, especially those away from home, who will miss the visits of their home paper, of which many kind things have been said in letters received and by word of mouth. The few unkind things must be for- gotten. "Plum came the slump in general conditions, and .the show-print field was investigated, resulting in the se- curing of the Penman mill as a home for The Post Show Print, Ltd. The plant was moved, and, just as the stock was ready to place on the mar- ket, the L. R. Steel bubble burst, and the necessary capital could not be se- cured. In the editorial work tor the years that The Post has been under its pre- sent (past) management, the columns have been kept clean. High standards of life, public and personal, have been contended for. It has always been our boast that the paper could safely be read by the most innocent child, and all questions it suggested could be freely discussed in any home. And we know that it has been so' regarded by many careful mothers in their home circles". In the year 1920 one of the best pr’nting plants between Hamilton-and the Niagara River was installed to care for the increased demands for printing. The year 1921 showed a fair profit after every obligation and over- head expense, with big depreciation, was provided for, and after the jobbing had again made up a large deficit in- curred by the newspaper publication. After a continuous life ot forty- e'ght- years, the Thorold Semi-weekly Post ceased publication last Friday, following an assignment made Wed- nesday by the firm of Thompson and Son to P. I. Price, authorized trustee, of St. Catharines. Work is still being carried on under the trustee in the Post Show Print Company plant, and it is the intention of J. H. Thompson, the veteran editor of The Post, to re, open a job printing office in the old building at the corner of Ormond and Albert streets to care for the printing needs, of the community. This is the second paper in Welland County to suspend publication-sin a month, the first 'ttre The Welland Daily News. But he Post has passed on. Born on May 24, 1875, the last issue was published May 25, 1923, just 48 years of community boosting. In his vale- dictory, Mr. J. H. Thompson states that the paper itself had been an ob- ligation, not an asset, for many years. Until 1919, when the expenses of run- nig and publication were much less than they subsequently became, the job printing department was able to carry the paper. Slowly, But Surely, the High Cost of Production and Lack of Public Support is Forcing Mdre and More Weeklies Into the Newspaper Graveyard. THOROLD POST ' HAS ASSIGNED IT IS TO LAUGH Some person with a bigger im- agination that a reasoning power started the rumor around town on Tuesday morning that Leo Rodg- ers, the two-gun man of the North, was wandering around in the Fruit Belt. Rumors like this would make the Sphinx laugh. If the people of this district wait until Leo Rodgers shows up among the peach buds they will be so old they will be tripping on their whiskers. _ Thompson continues $2.00 Per Year-Ai Cents a Copy The man and wife that we have in mind are residents of Toronto, living at 43 Beaver avenue. Thev are Mr. and Mrs. Neil Greco and Neil is foreman of the gang that rakes and smoothes the hot asphalt for "B'11" Hardy of The ConstruetirrT and Paving Co., now fintshing up Main street. In a recent issue of The Toronto Sunday World much ado was made over the fact that a man and woman had been found in the United States who at the age of forty years were grandparents. . If the ed'tors and reporters of The World had looked a little closer home they would have discovered) young couple who have the Yankee record broken to smithereens. Greco is a native of Italy, but has been on this continent since a child. At the age of eighteen and a halt he was marr'ed,.his wife beinar thirteen and a half years old. When their fivst child was s'xteen Fears of age she was married and when Mr. and Mrs. Greco were 37 and...82 years old, a child wa sborn to their daughter, thus making them grandparents at an age when most people are just send- ing they first child off to school. A GRANDMOTHER AT 32 YEARS L“ It was an ideal day in the Fruit Belt and "Pa" and "Ma" took advantage of it to work in the garden. A lot ot seeds went into the ground, whether they will ever produce or not, but it will not be the fault of the gardeners if they don't. / Greco is now 39 years old and h‘s wtfe 34. They have a family of eight children. the oldest be‘nz e‘ghteen and the youngest ten days old. In Grimsby Beach one of the best 24th of May crowds was present that has been inside the park since pre-war days. They came early and stayed late and gave all the concessions a big play. Elmo Johnson and his Jazz Kings from Toronto held forth in the dancing pavilion and provided an ex- cellent brand ot music. Elmo is just as good as in the old days and his many friends in this district were glad to see him back at the piano. A second daughter is to be married 4n the Fall. T ULIP BEDS ARE BEAUTY SPOTS During the past week many motor- ists have stopped to admire the beau- tiful tulip beds of A. Parsonage, Main street West. Most ot Grimsby spent the afternoon at the ball game and helped the Peach Kings take a fall out of! Thorold, and at night they helped to pack the Casino till the walls 91r1yA1!lged. The Stevens-Sparks Sparkling Six Synco- pators were the attraction at this spot and records were again smashed. The attendance record tell below the high water mark by eighty, but the num- bers of dancers smashed the old re- cord by a good margin. The new 1923 edition of the Sparks orchestra is a hundred per cent. better than the 1922 quintette and promise to find favor with the dancing public., Pe At times the traffic on the Highway was demoralized on account of the many cars that were lining the curb- ing. The speed fcop'1 spent the best part of the afternoon tryintrto keep things clear for the through traffic, and it was only his valiant efforts that prevented any accidents. All day Sunday both sides ot the road were lined with autos whose owners had stopped to get out to wander through the multi-colored beds. In less than one hour during the afternoon more than one hundred cars stopped and thousands of bunches of tul'ps were taken away by the throng. Traffic on the Highway was tre- mendous and for hours the cars passed through town going both ways in an endless procession. Of course, the odd reckless fool driver had to be amongst the mass and he was the cause ot many narrow escapes from accidents. One Ford sedan with three fellows and three girls. in it turned turtle, into the ditch on Kerman avenue, but the occupants escaped without serious in- jury. The beds themselves seemed to have lost none of! their color in spite ot the picking of such huge numbers of flowers and they still present a color- ful and eye-pleasing sight. Undoubt- edly the tulips are one of the finest s'ghts along the Queenston Highway and will be long remembered by those who stopped to see them. Mr. Parsonage is to be congratulated on his success in producing such a beautiful spot. There are nearly twenty-tive different varieties of tulips in the beds and twice that many dif- ferent shades. The holiday passed off quietly in town, the most excitement being caused by the efforts of the walking public to get acoss Main street with- out being knocked down by one of the thousands of! cars that traversed the road during the day. ot-o-o-o-ua-o-o-ro-ti-tsq-o- 9:0 Fine Weather Brought Sightseers by the Thousands to the Fruit Belt on the Holiday-All Rec- ords Broken At Cas/nur-Crowd At Beach. TRAFFIC HEAVY ON THE HIGHWAY INDEPENDENT ADS PAY PAGES Pages 1 to 8 r-o-o-o-o'