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Mr. Editor, Dear Sir:â€"I take the pleasure in writing these few lines to you to ask if you are in the position to acquaint me with any of the Grimsby Boys‘ addresses that are with the Canadian contingent, as I have not seen any of them since we left Valcartier. We are strewn a few miles apart â€" here and therefore lose track of one another. If you would kindly furnish me with any of their addresses so that I may pay them a visit when I get the time I would be very thankâ€" ful. LETTERS FROM THE FRONT I am the only Grimsby man in my corps and have got the position I held in the last campaign, that of dispatch rider for the Divisional train. I must say that we are working hard here in all kinds of weather. It has been raining most of the time. This is my home country, but I tell you there is no place like Canada and the sooner they send us to the front the better I shall like it for the sooner we get there the sooner the war will end and the quicker we will get back to Canada. Give my regards to all in Grimsby and tell all the boys who are loafing around in Grimsby to be Britons and shoulder the rifle and follow us on behind as their King and Country need them. _I will close now, thanking you â€" in advance for your kindness, I am, Yours truly, Driver W. Etty, C.A.B.C. GRIMSBY AND DISTRIGT WILL AAVE TKE OWN INSPEGTOR Inspector Strickland and Hydro Electric Commission Will Assist Citizens to Rid Themselves of the Hamilton Board of Control‘s ‘‘Yoke of Graft." A‘mfii{fig Were on Hand Friday Evening“:}: to ¢*"What Arrangement the Council and"f Inspector Strickland Arrived. [ "= ME IMN P;ges The Council Chambers were crowded with interested citizens on Friday, Nov. 27, to listen to the discussion between the members of the Town Counâ€" cil and Mr. Strickland, inspector for the Ontario Hydro Electric Board. Mr. Strickland came to GRIMSBY in pursuance of an arrangement with Reeve Randall to look into the matter of the inspection of efectric wiring in this town and vicinity, by Inspector Stalford, who is in the employ of the Hamilton Board of Control. Some time ago Mr. Strickland informed the Reeve and the Council of the Village of GRIMSBY that it would be necessary for them to pass a byâ€" law and appoint an inspector 0 felectric wiring under the new law. At that time there was no man in GRIMSBY who seemed capable of tak ing charge of this line of work and Mr. Strickland suggested that GRIMSBY aona Reamsville be attached to Hamilton and that the inspection be done by At that time there was T ing charge of this line of wo and Beamsville be attached : the Hamilton City inspector an MAxMEECEL: €ELEWR : ARMROeg 0 MmCt Instead of carrying out this arrangement, Mr. Stalford â€" continued to charge high prices for inspection and in order to collect it the Board of Conâ€" trol fixed the minimum fee at two dollars, so that even if there were ten inâ€" spections in a day, Mr. Stalford could not collect less than two dollars from each person or twenty dollars for a couple of hours‘ work. Many complaints were made to the Reeve and THE INDEPENDENT and banZn uBe aBe aTe aBe eB aBe aBe sB B eB Be aBeaBe aBeaBe aBe ae aBe aBe aBe aBe ae abe aBe eBeaZe aBe aBe ae afe afe afe afe afe aBe aBe aBe afe ofe afe ofe afe afe afe afe ofe afe oBe ofe ofe ofe (By T. M. Humble) When Mark Twain was editing the Virginia City Enterprise, _ a superstitious subscriber once wrote and said he had found a spider in his paper. Was it good or bad luck? â€"The famous. humorist reâ€" plied to him as follows: "Old Subscriber, the finding of a spider in your copy of the Enterprise was neither good nor bad luck. The spiâ€" der was merely looking over our pages to find what merchant _ was not advertising, so that it could weave its web across his door in anâ€" ticipation of leading a free and undisturbed existence forever after." There is a moral in this bit of humor. It applies to the smaller stores where the spiders are spinning webs across the doors. The most commonly used by the smaller merchant for not advertising in the press is his belief that with so many large advertisers in the paper he has little chance of attracting attention. This is a mistake. There never was a time when "ads," both large and small, were so eagerly read as they are today. The big store is responsible for this. It has been the advertising missionary. Thousands of dollars have been expended in educating the public to read "ads." It has not cost the small dealer a penny for this educaâ€" tion. And he will never have a better opportunity than the present to sweep away the "cobwebs" and get his share of the benefits that come from this immense volume of publicity. It‘s a good time now for him to come in. The water is fine. If he tell his story in small space, so much the better. If he has a message, the public are eager to read it. There are scores of ways in which the ealer can appeal to the public. A suy 99" e e Mb Te El kh o 21. en PV EC\ Ne 4 «c Ns Phrane appeal to the public. S dsut 9 Individuality, the personal element, the heart-t’ *P4 talk. Curâ€" rents that bring him in closer touch with those who wonat his wares. There is a personality behind the counter. A telepathic connection that means more money in the cash register every time he is switched on. It‘s mite the smaller dealer swept away the "cobwebs" and got in on the line. Driver Wm. Etty Twentyâ€"ninth Year. "’( E ‘\ STALFORD‘S TIME RAN _ OYT DECâ€"Jsf***=» (Continued on page 6) GOBWEBS R Tuesday, Nov. 10, 1914 I received mother‘s letter today enclosing the snaps of her and the kittens. I showed ‘em to Col. Currie and he thought they were fineâ€"and I think they are really good. I would love to have some _ home apples. The apples and pears here are not much, except some sent me by Mrs. Morris, Ken‘s mother, which were deliciousâ€"equally as good as cur cy‘n, especially the pears. ' Poor Lickers is on the sick list with a sore back caused by .a _ fall, but he is getting along O.K. When he went sick the head Transport Sergeant put his beset driver behind Lickers‘ team, but he couldn‘t begin to handle them. The Sergeant says that "Lickers is the best mian I have amnd the rest of your men are not far behind." I am sending you the menu of din ner tonight. Our catering is done by Harrods Stores Ltd., of London, the largest stores in England, who are doing the catering for officers‘ messes of the whole contingent. It costs us a shilling per day per each and it costs the Government 5\6 per (Continued on page 3) I Lieut. J. A. M. Livi ivingston GRIMSBY, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1914 e . # â€"â€"G. H. 8. | !%émwwmmm We iB lR fala e lederleGaiaaleclecteteat ,% | Dear Editorâ€"Just a few lines to let you know that ‘"Fighting B." is in fine shape and waiting for the Gerâ€" mans. We are enjoying camp life and getting big and strong, and I doubt whether you would know â€" us now as we have got a good top lip and no (Buck) to cut our hair ‘(stepâ€" ladder fashion). I am now on the police force, M.P. and we are having a good time. Ker Morris is our post major and the boys are training with the football ready for (Winona); guess we could make them go some now. .I enclose a post card of myself just to show how well and big we are. I guess Jack Lane would smile at Ken in kilts. I trust that you will not be exasperated at me for writing, but after our splendid sendâ€"off and the way the people of Grimsby treatâ€" ed us, it is only a small matter comâ€" pared with what they have done for us, to write to you to thank them. I conclude with kind regards to all and the boys send the same. s Yours truly, Signaller J. E. Filce, M. P. P.S.â€"I got an Independent yester day, first since we left Quebec and I thought I was back in Grimsby. s%o Signaller J P.S.â€"I got an | day, first since we thought I was bacl WARMER CLOTHING And a good constitution are half the battle to keep warm during the winâ€" ter. . Wear a chamois vest and you will be surprised how warm you are. $1.50 up; paper vests, $65¢ to $1; cholera belts 50c¢c, 75¢, $1 and $1.50. Parke & Parke. 5o oiE Dreoons And To asee 0 ALD. J. D. GHAPLIN, 51. CATAARMES, RECEIVED E[INSEH%HVE NOMINATION GRIMSBY BOYS DEMONSTRATE THEIR ABILITY AS DANGERS The Second Annual Ball of the Dominion Canners Emâ€" ployees was a Brilâ€" liant Affair Our cub reporter, "Scoop," in hi overâ€"anxiety to rip the stuffings ot of the electrical inspection game la week, entirely overlooked the fa that on the Thursday night previoy the annual ball of the Dominit Canners, to their employees, w held in Snetsinger‘s hall. The balls of previous years, hi by this concern, were grand affa, but they all had to take a back & to the ball of 1914. wAvt-)-c;uEw;ev'énty-five couples tripl the light fantastic toe till the * sma‘ hoors‘" of the morning. | _ There were plenty of swell look young ladies present and this ad as a magnet to draw in the youngâ€" lows of the town and believe me, t did do some tall dancing. T danced everything from the Té Cactusâ€"Bush, to the old time € hand reels and everybody had whale of a time. At midnight Manager Todd aso ed to the rostrum and delivered | address that came right from body of his heart. He spoke of great assistance that the emplo had been to him during the past son and of the good feeling amc them all and he hoped that would continue to be "boosters‘ the firm in years to come. He th ed them all for their great mwork also the other people for their | \tendance at the ball. 1 A magnificent supper was S( at midnight after which dancing resumed. , During the evening, Mr. Todd,1 Crow bookkeeper, Mr. Norman | foreman and processor, and | Francis Jeziorski, forelady, wer sented with several handsome ents, gifts from the employees. Just before luncheon a â€" da contest took place which create furor of excitement and the j had their hands full in pickin winners. After due deliberati all the fine points of the art, a played by the different conte the awards were placed as fol (Continued on page 4) Trooper Joe Filce The man they call the Kaiser William Is nothing less than a bad old villain ; He robs the rich and kills the poor e And takes little children to fight in the war, But wait and see, the Grimsby boys Will put an end to William‘s joys. s & Last week, m DEPENDENT :# Resseroiindlis be sure tha ‘the Kaiser fot "" o l2te a candidate now was an endeavor to take any advantage oi the Liberals. Mr. Lancaster said there was no reason why this convention should play into the hands of the Liberals by neglecting to nominate a candiâ€" date. The Conservative party was not going to learn politics from the Grits of Lincoln. There might be an election in a few months; in â€" a year anyway and the party needed a man in the field so as to get acquaint (Conttinued on page 6) A. _ C. Kingstone, president of the association, occupied the chair. . N In opening â€"the convention, Presiâ€" dent Kingstone said that some months ago the executive felt the need of having a candidate in the field as the Liberal party had named its standard bearer, and as Mr. Lanâ€" caster had formally retired. The Liâ€" beral candidate had within the week, retired from the contest to serve the Empire, and every man honored him for the selfâ€"sacrificing position he had taken. This meeting had _ been called long ago, before anything was known of Mr. Lovelace‘s intention to retire, so no one could say that to nomInate 3 CcandAiAAFA nhaar wl hrvi At a large and enthusiastic conven tion of the Liberal Conservatives â€" of of Lincoln held in . Standard _ Hall, St. Catharines, on Saturday â€" afterâ€" noon, Ald. James D. Chaplin was unanimously chosen the standard bearer of the party to succeed E. A.. Lancaster, he having decided definâ€" itely to retire from political life for reasons he gave to the convention. Mr. Lancaster‘s retirement was reâ€" ceived with regret while the convenâ€" tion gave Ald. Chaplin‘s entry into the arena of active politics a very enthusiastic welcome. All the others nominated retired. Some of the Delegates Thought Thai the Nomination Should be Deferred on Account of the War. A La*ge“and Enthusiastic Conâ€" vention Was Held in the §3 Salisbury Plain, Nov. 12,‘14 (On Monday, "H" Co., now known as "D" Co., sent Sefg‘t Major Arnold and three men to represent them at the Lord Mayor‘s Show. In all, about three hundred Canadians took part in the procession. The ‘NewZealanders were also there and our men said they looked very smart, in fact, one conceded ‘"They were almost as smatrt as we were." (n Tuesday a night march was orâ€" dered and at six o‘clock (it‘s dark at fourâ€"thirty) they fell in, in silence as no talking and no smoking was allowed. They were supposed to be marching through the enemy‘s counâ€" try from one position to another unâ€" der cover of darkness. Scouts were sent out and exercising their imaginâ€" ation, they brought in such reports as would have daunted the valor of as would have daunted the 1 General French himself. H the colonel was determined t 4th Batt. should do their six march and nothing could stop The distance was done in one hour and fifty minutes exactly, and Col. Lebath expressed his pleasure at the men‘s behaviour, remarking that he would not have known that upwards of a thousand men were marching be hind him, save for the sound of their footsteps rustling in the grass. Today "D" Co. went to the ranges. The targets were in batches of sixâ€" teen and twentyâ€"four and not in one long line as in Valcartier. As a tarâ€" gt%t was shot on it was lowered and \\ (Continued on page 3) "County Town" on Saturday Afternoon Last. WANT SENATOR â€" APPOINTED Pte. Allan Coryn 161r baloons, win g is sin. is ear; one could say that to andidate now was an take any advantage of himself. . However, determined that the party had named and as Mr. Lanâ€" retired. The Liâ€" within the week, there was no ention should the Liberals ate a candiâ€" could stop him. done in one hour mile Winona, Fruitland and Stoney Creek will be held in Institute Hall, Winona on the evening of Friday, Dec. 11 1914, commencing at seven o‘clock The tickets are now out. Mrs. E. E. Martin (1 er) Fifty Church, Wi ceive on Friday next 3 to 6 p.m. Mrs. Art Vineland, will receive The annual banquet men‘s Missionary Mo the auspices of the 12 Anglican and Methnai In times like these, when work of all kinds is scarce, and new enterâ€" prises few and far between, it is a good thing to have a progressive husâ€" tler like Mr. Wylie, sticking right by the job and slamming it through as long as the weather makes outside work possible. nndnetady ies BcA is c * P io being stalled that can be used all the year round. With the opening of the new Lake Road from GRIMSBY harbor through GRIMSBY Beach, a wonderful impeâ€" tus will undoubtedly be given to _ a large new section along the lake shore and North GRIMSBY Townâ€" ship should soon make up for the loss it will have by reason of GRIMS BY village taking in some of its terâ€" ritory. p Neither the war, hard times, nor the coming of winter has stopped operations on the Bookjohn survey, just adjoining GRIMSBY Beach to the west. Teams and men have been busy every day grading and gravellâ€" ing the new roads and getting the property in shape for a big boom next spring. One of the biggest and best of the improvements is the installation of a most complete sewer and water system, which will be sufficiently exâ€" tensive to take care of every resiâ€" dence that may be built on the proâ€" perty. The initial unit of this system is now almost completed and comâ€" prises several hundred feet of ten inch sewers, water mains and an immense concrete filter tank to treat the sewage before it reaches the lake. An electric pump will be ,installed in the (snrinw" > uin _ 2y new subâ€"division an ’water supply. Mr. H. H. Wylie, who is er of this property, tells â€" contracts for two fine res two large cottages, to be soon as possible in the 8 says he has several othe in the way of closing, no complete sewer and water DeINng SIuHaAA thak aan oc €| A Most Complete Sewer and Water System Is Being Inâ€" stalled. The Initial Unit of. the System Is Now _ Almost Completed Bustard Camp, Nov. 10,‘14 My Dear Edricâ€"I â€"was much pleased to receive a letter from you yesterday and to learn that mother and all are well. 1 .;> am fine. * :I weigh heavier than I ever did. The weather has improved some and it makes things more cheerful to have the sun shining. I see our GRIMSBY boys _ quite often. They are‘well and comfortâ€" able. I am afraid we will have quite a long stay here as huts for us are about completed, with a stove in each one. It looks as though we were going to stay here, or they would not have bothered about the stoves. Our adjt. and I are going to ride over to Bulford today to visit the nurses. He has a particular friend who volunteered for a nurse at the same time he volunteered and they were both accepted. She is now at Bulford with the nurses. He is a fine fellow, in fact, all our offiters are fine fellows. I like them all. Our Dr. is carrying my camera in his luggage, so I expect to have some good films for . Harold to . develop later on. I am writing to mother this mail. I enclosed a snap of myself; you will see that this life agrees with me. We have just heard that Earl Roberts died in France yesterday, it‘s too bad, but we all think that he passed away just where he would have wished, that is, at the front. The War, Hard Times Nor the Coming of Winter Can‘t Stop the Work on This Fract of; Landâ€" o erae‘t o Th ues ~BUSINESS AS USUAL" 15 THE MOTIO OM BOOKJOHN SURVEY uual Dangquet of the Layâ€" issionary Movement, under ces of the laymen of the and Methodist churches of ‘ruitland and Stoney Creek, WINONA NEWS E. Martin (Mrs. J. E. Beam Church, Winona, will reâ€" Friday next, Dec. 4, from i. Mrs. Arthur Smith of will receive with her. (Continued from page 5 Lieut. R. T. Johnson An electric pum;;â€"v;'ivlulmbe i the spring, giving the ivision an â€"independent f closing, now tilâ€"zatvt-“vva er and water system is that can be used all the Wuravei‘in: who is the managâ€" , tells us he _ has fine: residences and , to be started as n the spring. . He contracts Lake Lodge, being a scholar there for nearly eight years. Finn holds (Continued on page 5) The toast "The Olda Boys" was pro posed by D. McClive and responded to by Messrs. Bailey and Finn â€" of Toronto. These two young men ‘hold very enviable records in the school and of which the school and they themsgelves are very proud. Bailey is the ‘holder of the ‘"Long Distance" record for continued attendance _ at us and wherewill Germany be when we get done with her?" The toast to the school was propos ed in a very fine manner by Mr. Jack Pearson of Toronto, who spoke â€" in very glowing terms of the excellent work that Mr. Drope and his assisâ€" tants are doing and of the high stand ard which the school was attaining in the educational world. In responding to the toast ‘of "The Team" Capt Jack Hill, said that their whole idea had always been to play the game fair, if they were beaten it would be by better team and that they:. were always trying to remedy any little defetcs in play that cropâ€" ped up. They always played the game in a sportsmanlike manner and took defeat in the same hearty manner as if they had won. The short but spicy speeche} of several of the boys were a delight to listen to, and it was quite evident that they have the ability to some day make great platform speakers. In proposing â€" the toast . to The Allies, Francis Pearson said. ‘"Wihere would we ‘be without ~our Allies, Where would our Allies be without us and wherewill Germany be when we get dono with hars» maak: ‘al 3 20 . A ud . sdabde". IIt ‘the Vwest end of the hall, and it was not long until they were all busily enâ€" gaged doing justice to the enormous quantities of choice viands that were set before them. After disposing of a most â€" excelâ€" lent menu, the toast list was next in order and it was a very fine one inâ€" doed. ho. CBP en byctendari t atoe dragh Srrain6 c ’nail of the Village Inn. _Shortly after eight oclock the boys, accompanied by several "Old Boys" and their visitors sat down to %o large and beautifully decorated â€" bles laid out in a "I"‘ shape | in | the west end of the hall, and it was not long until they were all busily enâ€" gaged doing justice to the enormous quantities of choice viands that were set before them. K ‘The rugby football seas an§1 the _ _Chiampion Seni Tehm of Lake Lodge scho ed their season‘s work in ting manner on Friday e by holding a very enjoyal in the large and spacio halil of the UViHiaa«A ras Then sing aloud to dGdear ol Lodge And keep her colors in the vo HMet name Wilhae dlioâ€" / GRIMSBY <+CIVILIAN RIFLE ASSOCIATION lady fair On the old Ontario strand At first they used me rather roughly But I the fearful gaunlet ran And they tossed me off the pier Till I called for mother dear On the old Ontario strand. The Lake Lodge Team Has an Enviable Record, and One of Which They Have a Right My father sent me o‘er to Lakee Lodge Auid resolved that I should be a man And so I studied there till I mete a Chorus On the old Ontario strand, my boys, Where Lake Lodge evermore shall stanid â€" For has she not stood since the time of the flood On the old Ontario strand. An Excellent Menu and Toast List Was Greatly Enâ€" ® joyed by the "Boys" â€" and Their Guests The following have appointed lieutenants ‘Tâ€"_A.. C. Jones G. G. Bourne.â€" Parade for all sectionsâ€" Wednesday, Dec. 2, 8 p.m LAKELODGE FOOTâ€" BALL TEAM BANQUET n "On the Old Ontario Strand" the old O Signalling Friday. Village GOOD SPEAKERS $1.00 Per Year aloud to dear old Lake mampion Seniior Rrs‘ Inn Garage e Old Boys" was pro ‘Clive and responded ailey and Finn â€" of two young men hold at to the toast ‘of "The c Hill, said that their always been to play they were beaten it ter team and _ that Proud Sectionâ€" Dec. 4. la 1o0dge school celel‘;rrz have been Friday evenih'gwlast, YÂ¥ enjoyable banquet, d spacious banquet Pages season is and a very fitâ€" atâ€" of h lon?