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"Happy‘" Charlie Carter, started to work on munitions ‘at the Specialty works last Friday, but wasn‘t long on the job till he got his hand caught in the machinery and had the top of ‘his thumb cut off on his right hand. Mr. Douglas Nelles a former GRIMS BY boy who has been on the Dominion Government Survey for a number of years has enlisted with the Foresters Battalion. s We have enlarged upon our dGdressâ€" making department so that you can order your goods from us to suit the style of your costume. We want you to see some of the newest styles and fabrics we are offering. We can give you sergeos lat $1.25 per yd. and up. Taffetas at $1.25 per yd. up $2.50. Misses Konkle, Millinery and Dressâ€" making. The Steamship Adriatic, on which Mrs. James Hunter and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hunter sailed to England on, docked safely in Liverpool on Monauy morning. Wantedâ€"A couple of gentlemen boarders. Can supply single or double room,. All conveniences. House well heated. Central‘ locality. Write Box 455, GRIMSBY P. O. FOUR Lieut. J. A. M. Livingston spoke at @ large recruiting meeting in the Opera House, St, Catharines on Sunâ€" day night. Two recruits were secured for the Mounted Rifles, InOC AL ITEMS ‘The Grimsby Hospital Supplies Club will meet thisg week at. the resiâ€" dence of Mrs. J. ‘A. Book, on Thursâ€" day at 2.30 and 7.30 p. m p The first of the 44th Regt. Band‘s winter concerts will be: held 1F Moore‘s Theatre on ‘Tuesday night, Nov. 7th. M ‘The Grimsby Club will meet thig dence of Mrs. J. ‘A day at 2.30 and 7.30 Wanted.â€"Cider apples in any quanâ€" tity, delivered either at Beamsvyills or To Rentâ€"A sevenâ€"roomed house, electric lights, city water. Just been repainted and decorated. Possession at once. Apply to Geo. Udell, North GRIMSBY, ‘phone 75. Tpr. R. D. Johnson, has returned to the Miniwaska Sanitorium after a month‘s leave, which was snent at home. 4/ Have $5.00 to $10.09 on your blue >r black suit by buying now. They will be advanced after the New Year. K. M. Stephen. A ENLIST NOW! THE C. M. R. UNTIâ€" FORM WOULD LOOK FINE ON YOTU. Miss Helena Flood, of Oakville spent tht week_‘end in GRIMSBY,. Mr. and Mrs. John Cosby of Welâ€" land, were visitors in town on Friday. Mrs. James F igher and daughter returned thome on Monday, after spend ing a few days with relatives in Atterâ€" cliffe. Mrg. B. R. Nelles, kas gone to Ot tawa for the winter. Wanted=â€"â€"A couple of gentlemen boarders, large well lighted rooms, with all conveniences. Apply to Mrs. John Cloughley, Robinson Street, Court of Revision for the Township of North GRIMSBY, will be held in the Council Chambers, GRIMSBY, Fri day afternoon, Oct. 27th, at 3.30 p. m. Apply C. J. Crook‘s, RBeamsville. The Village Inn Garage is now headquarters for the Ford Car in this district. Repairs of all kinds promptâ€" ly attended to. Parts of all kinds alâ€" ways in stock. Lt.â€"Col. Brooks, Capt. Martin and Captain Hall of the C. M. R‘s were visitors in GRIMSBY on Sunday. Charles Walker, of Buffal the weekâ€"end with his parent cillor and Mrs. H. D. Walker Keiffer pears for sale in any quantiâ€" ty, 40 cents per bushel at orchard. H Jewson, North GRIMSBY. Mrs. Alfred Rimmer, is confined to St. Catharines hospital with a bad atâ€" tack of Rheumtism. + yites Mrs, John Smith and children of Stoney Creek,» spent the weekâ€"end with her parents, Charles ‘and Mrs. Bierd, Ridge Road. Mr. Chas. Teceter, of St. Anns, was visiting with Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Snydâ€" er, on Monday. 3 Ancther boy has joined the colors in James Wilcox, who has joined the C. \M. R.‘s. GRIMSBY, highest cas Apply C. J. Crook‘s. T Capital Authorized $5,000,000 Capital Paidâ€"up â€" $3,000.000 Surplus â€" â€" â€" â€" â€" $3,475.000 of Interest in and Hround GRIOSBY of Buffalo,, spent his parents Counâ€" h market price F. W.POTTINGER. MANAGER GRIMSBY BRANCH "Joseph Mosley, Welland; W. A. Sherwood, St. Catharines; Albert Olm stead and Jacob McPherson, Bigâ€" marck, and Dr. d. C. R. Fitzgerald, St. Catharines, each paid a fine _ of $10 and costs in Magistrate Riggins‘ court, Beamsville, on â€"Saturday for breaking the speed limilt in their automobiles at Vineland on Sunday last. Shortly (after 5 o‘clock Tuesday morning two freight trains figured in an accident on the Grand Trunk railâ€" way at the intersection of the beach and main lines at Storey. No person was injured. The train which had come over the beach line was crossâ€" ing the main line when an extra from Hamilton crashed into the engine. Both engines were thrown â€" from the track and badly damaged. All the cars of both trains kept the rails. The extra was in charge of Conductor Brush and engineer Baker. Conductor Press and Engineer Johnson were in charge of the other train. The Hamilâ€" ton auxiliary was despatched to the scene of the wreck. By 9 o‘clock the westbound. main line was cleared, and by 11 o‘clock the eastbound was clear. Council on Tuesday night, pians wer?| hand, between the top of the park discussed, for the proper mesting and@ ) mountain and tg(;ingggy(’f J;}quni’:ff entertaining of returned soldiers, and | Finder kindly leave at the INDEPE"I-. as to what would be the nicest presen | DRNT Office ; s tation that could be made. Alderman j Marsh suggested that a bronze or Friday dinner Fish menuâ€"To_ aArâ€" silver medal with the GRIMSBY Coat|rive Thursday nights Express.â€"B. C. of Arms on one side of it and the | Salmon (in steaks if ~desired), Lake proper inscription engraved on the| Trout, White Fish, Also extra mild other side, be secured for each return | cured Hadide and Kippers. J. H. Wells eda man, This idea was accepted. Grocer, ‘Phone 3. M.O‘Field & Sons are sporting a new Ford truck for the carrying of their roses to the trains, The truck is painted a dark blue and the lettering is done in gold and red. It looks mighty nifty. The H. G. & B.‘s 10.10 "Garbage" car broke an axle a short distance out of ‘Stoney Creek on Thursday night and as a consequence the GRIMSBY passengers did not get home until after two o‘clock in the morning, It was anpounced Monday morning that Lieut.â€"Col, John I. McLaren, who returned from France after serving several months in the trenches with his battalion, th 19th, to command a brigade at Camp Borden, will make his winter headquarters at St. Cathâ€" arines. He will have charge of a briâ€" gade consisting of the 213th, 176th, 215th and the Welland canal field force. . Lieut. R. T. Johnson was called beâ€" fore the Medical Board in Toronto on Thursday last for examination, He ws found to be improving, but not sufficiently enough for him to return to England yet. His leave was exâ€" tended another month. The Dominion Canners have quantity of first class sugar barrels, with iron hoops and heads complete to offer for. general purposes at reaâ€" sonable prices. Would make excellent apple barrels or potato barrels, and in many cases would make good pig feed barrels,. Any one intereésted kindly call ‘Phone 38, GRIMMSBY. ) PUBLIC NOTICE.â€"All citizens of the Village of GRIMSBY are hereby notified that they niust have their closts cleaned ‘before winter sets in. William McGee, town scavanger, is prepared to do this work at a reasonâ€" able rate and parties having closets should notify him t once. By order of the Board of Health. Don‘t wait until the clhildren have all caught colds by going to school one of these mornings through the slush without rubbers. Frovide them now and save the price in shoe leather ang several times as much in doctor‘s bills. K. M. Stephen. _ Lieut. Reginald Walter Fordham, son of Mr. and Mrs.: i. Fordham, of Queenâ€"street, Niagara Falis, Ont., who went Overseas with the 98th Batalion is "officially reported missing on Oat. 9th. Lieut. Fordham was attached to "B" Co. for some time, last wiater and was stationed at Beamsville, For Saleâ€"A Home Jewel kitchen range, with reservoir, for coal or wood nearly new, can be seen any time at my house on Kidd Ave. A bargain for $20.00. Apply to F‘. D. Hill, 168 Burris St., Hamilton, or to Fred gims, . Eox 265, GRIMSBY. Electric light, bell and power wirâ€" ing. Let me give you an estimate on your electrical work. We make â€" a specialty of wiring houses already constructed without wrecking them. E. E. Farewell, GRIMSBY, ‘phone Several automobile loads of Prohniâ€" bition drunks passed through GRIMS3 BY on Wednesday hight on their way fro iNiagara Nails and Buffalo. One driver had a terrible tie to steer 4& siraight course and bumped into a rig in front of the Post Office, no damâ€" age done, 311. At a special meeting of the Town | Lost 50c PER WEEK Mere is an opportunity to get a really good organ on exceptionâ€" ally low terms. Â¥Ye Olde Firmeâ€" Heintzman & Co. corner King and John Sts. have a large stock of Organs which have been thorâ€" oughly overhauled by their own experienced workmen and are in A1 condition, These include piâ€" ano cased organs by the best makers, some of which have only been a short time in use and are as good as new. Will allow payments in exâ€" change for piano within two yrs. Friday dinner Fish menuâ€"To_ aArâ€" rive Thursday nights Express.â€"B. C. Salmon (in steaks if ~desired), Lake Trout, White Fish, Also extra mild cured Hadide and Kippers. J. H. Wells Grocer, ‘Fhone 3. Sunday, Oct. 29th, 11 fice ags set forth in ment." 2.30 p. m., Bible School (all classâ€" es).â€""The Voyage."â€"â€"Acts 27:1â€"38. 7 p. m.â€"‘‘The Religion of the Future." f Monday, 8 p. m.â€"B. Y. P. U. Wednesday, 8 p. in.â€"Prayer and Praise Meeting. Everybody will want This For Saleâ€"A kitchon range, in exâ€" cellent condition, cheap. Apply Mrs. Harvey, Livingston Ave., GRIMSBY. Golden Text: "Commit thyâ€"way unâ€" to Jehovah ; trust also in Him and He will bring it to pass." reasonable, Apply to Mrs. Thos, Flood GRIMSBY. ® BOOZE, SPEED AND SHARP CURVES DONT MX WELL For Sale or To â€" Rent. â€"A bricK house on Livingston Ave, Apply to Geo. Nizh, or ‘Phone 231, GRIMSBY. EFarl Thomas, second son of Ml; and Mrs. E. H. Thomas, Main St.; W has enlisted with the C. M. R.‘s â€" / Three Young Hamilton Men Found This out to Their Sorrow on Wednesday When Their Machine â€" _ Went in the Ditch Three Hamilton men and a canzo of flasks of whiskey came to grief about a mile east of GRIMSBY Beach road about 4 o‘clock Wednesday afternoon when the automobile in which they were returning westward after a trip across the river turned a number of somersaults in the road, finally twistâ€" ing itself completely to the east in a scrap heap. Eyeâ€"witnesses think the car wias travelling thirtyâ€"five or forty miles an hour when tho accident ocâ€" curred, and it was almost miraculous that the cccupants were not all killed. There is a very slight bond in the road at that point, but cars driven moderâ€" ately are in no danger of coming to grief. Two of the occuparts, well known in the (city, were severely in« jured and the bottles scattered about the place, to the great aniusement of the small crowd that soon | gathered. It happened that the 420 p. m. H. G. & B. car came along shortly afterâ€" wards and the injured men were plac ed aboard. At GRIMSBY, Harris and Collias, two of the men were examined by Dr. Jamison and then sent to the city. _ They were all more or less bruised or battered, but no bhones were broken CLOKE & SON 73 â€" Pictures from â€" official photos taken by the War Office showing Canada‘s military serâ€" vice in the Great War a very interesting publication. DON‘T MISS THIS Mailed to your address on reâ€" ceipt of 14¢ in stamps. Book mailed to your address on receipt of 12¢ in stamps. A Good Laugh will do you Good 40 Pages of Good Jokes and Sketches. To Rent.â€"â€"House on Obk St,. Rent really good org ally low terms. Heintzman & Co Canadian War Pictorial THE CHURCHES â€"A leather gauuntliet for loft 16 West King Street Hamilton, Ont, OH! THAT FUNNY FORD ea organs by the best some of which have only THE INDEPENDENT, GRIMSBY, ONTARIO BAPTIST a, m.â€""Sacriâ€" he Old . Testaâ€" William Zimmerman, Beamsville, Mar, . 9,‘17 Bank of Commerce, Grimsby, | ‘kug. : 4;‘17 Donald McLean, Beamsville, PAUL MERRITT WILL HOLD AN AUCTION SALE Mr. Paul Merritt, living one _ and oneâ€"half miles south east of the top of the Thirty Mountain, will hold an auction sale on Friday, Nov. 3, to disâ€" pose of a lot of well bred young catâ€" tle, colts, etc. N In the list is two colts by Fitz Binâ€" gen dam by Chimes Echo. Sale at one o‘clock p.m. Terms eleven months‘ credit. Jas. A. Livingston, auctioneer. W Miss Dorothy Camphbell, Scotch dancer; Mr. Ryan, Concertino player and Miss Gladys Pesebles, Sopranc, have been secured as the assisting artists for the 44th Regt. â€" Band Conâ€" cert on Nov. Tth. Buglers Summerfield, Ciark and Warner who returned hoime from Engâ€" land on Friday last will be tendered a reception at an early date, in all proba bility at the 44th Regt. Band Concort, on Tuesday evening, Nov. 7th. Hallow‘éen night is Tuesday night next, Oct. Sist.. and all the youngâ€" sters will be out to have a good time, but the older ones do not want to get too gay with their pranks of a desâ€" tructive nature or they will find them selves in "hot water." Have all the fun you want but don‘t do any damâ€" age is the order handed out by the local "cops." Special officers will be d The ban which has been placed on children under twelve years of ago from attending Sunday Schools and theatres has been lifted. The kiddies can now take in the movies on week days and attend Sunday school on Sundays. n you want ze is the or cal "cops." i duty that : Hundreds of CLOSING OUT SALE OF _ WALL PAPER Regardless of cost or real value, every roll of Wall Paper in the store must be soldâ€"we are going to discontinue selling Wall Paper as we need the room it occupies for other goods. 6 Brighten your home for Fall and Winterâ€"make it cheerierâ€"with new Wall Paper! Buy here and pay least! Scotch Oatmeals, all shades, 8 yd. lengths. Reg. 35c for, per roll;.ss cce styyhad "R se .‘ . s .0 Borders to Match. Clearing at \~4Â¥i.cl..syâ€"mo0 10c 123%6¢ yd. Regular 15¢c, 20c and 25¢ yd. Dining and Drawing Room Papers. Reg. 25¢ to 40c¢c. Clearâ€" ing at.......12%%c and 15¢ roll Axminister and Wilton Rugs, 3x4, newest patterns. Reg. $40. SBale: price../. .....;‘....$20.50 Brussel Rugs in browns and greens, 3x3 and 3x4. Reg. $25.00 to $30.00. Sale price ... .y2. ... * . 3$18,00 to . $22.50 Best Tapestry Rugs, 3x3%4 and 3x4, floral and oriental patâ€" terns. Reg. $15.00 to $22.00. Sale price......$11.90 to $18.50 Don‘t Fail to see the barâ€" gains in house furnishings on the 2nd. Floor. PAID UP LIST A Stock Reduction Sale of Rugs, Carpets and House Furnishings Our Entire Large Stock Now Sale at Clean Up Prices Greatest Values Here These Prices are but a Fraction of the Real V alue of this Wall Paper To make room for other deparj,ments on this floor, we must reduce our stock of rugs, carpets and housefurni_shings. Therefore we offer these splenâ€" did assortments at the following GREATLY REDUCED PRICES! Dec > Bly‘ 17 G. W. Campbell, Grimsby, Oct. 1 Jacob Brooks, Grimsby, _ Mar. 1 Rev. J. A. Ballard, Grimsby, Oct. 15 Andrew Sturch, Grimsby, June 20 H. E. Jenner, Grimsbhy, Dec. 31 John Craig, Beamsville, June 30 R. H. Lymburner, Smithville, H. Bull, Grimsby, July 1 Angus B. Sweet, Port Dalhousie Dec.. 31 Wm. Staples, Grimsby, â€"Dec. H. Brownlee, Grimsby, Feb. ANDREW BROWN WILL HOLD AN AUCTION SALE Grimsby Branch A. F. Hawke SIR EDMUND WALEKER, C.V.O., LLD. D.G.L.., President JOHN AIRD, General Manager. H. V. F. JONES, Ass‘t General Manager Interest at the current rate is allowed on all deposits of $1 and upwards. Careful attention is given to every account. Small accounts are welcotfried. Accounts may be opened and operated by mail. Accounts may be opened in the names of two or more persons, withâ€" drawais to be made by any one of them or by the surviver. SSQ THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE Mr, Andrew Brown, living thiree CAPITAL, $15,000,000 _ RESERVE FUND, $13,500,000 Bedroom Papers, neat patâ€" terns in all shades. Regular 18¢ and 25¢ roll. Clearing for 10¢ and...............15¢ per roll Best Kitchen Papers. Regular 15¢ roll. Clearing.......8¢ roll Dining and Drawing Room Papers. Regular 12%¢ and, 15c roll, Clearing...8¢ and 10e roli 100 Yds. Hemp Stair Carpet. Extra value. Clearing......10¢ 700 Yds. Union and wool Carâ€" pets in greens and reds.. Reg. 50c to 75¢c. Clearing .85¢ to 49¢ 100 Yds. only best Tapestry Carpet, neat patterns. Reg. 90c Clearing sale price.....59¢ yd. SAVINGS BANK ACCOUNTS look prettier and Oct. 24 31 y XC P17 7X7 y17 714 716 218 /16 par‘ls t ‘16 ‘16 Increase your business by adverâ€" gsitl.:g in The Independent, Grimsby, n and a half miles south of Stoney Creek and one and a quarter miles east of Elfrida, will hold an auction sale of farm stock and implements on Friday, Oct. 27, commencing â€" at one o‘clock. The farm of one hundred acres will be offered for sale at the same time. Terms eleven months. Livingston & Neil, auctioneers. 1000 Rolls of Odd Papers, suitable for all rooms. Clearing at..*‘....¢,.«....:BGe and SC roll 700 Rolls Best Washable Pa; per.â€"Tile patternsâ€"with Borâ€" ders to match. Regular 35c. Clearing...... . ....... 206C roIll 500 Washable I.’aper. Regular 35¢. Clearing..........10¢ roll WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1916 Best Comforters, double bed size. Clearing..$1.50 to $2.25 eca English Flannelette Blankets in grey and fawns, with blue and pink striped borders, 72x80 Extra value. Sale price $1.65 pr. Best all wool English Blanâ€" kets, white with blue and pink borders, 72x80. Special Sale Price....~.......$4.00 to $6.00 Before decorating see our full line of Wall Papers, etc. G. L. Waugh. Manager PRINTING