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3 fet an mi- 4 xoaoe mmmm by- staff correspondent- dealersmowders jtore and oyerlands store tl11 ii rri brougham w 54 r v si v the stanley slack sale in-ux- bridge township last week totalled 3000 and waspronounced a good sale with a verygood attendance thereare so many sales at this jvtime that one is amazedto see so ji many farmers able to attend them however farm auctions will soon 5 be fairly well over for this season within another week or ten days watchfor the full list of the big auction sale at the lloydbrook farm in this paper next week- the cgit which has recently reorganized with mrs wilmot hill as the leader- met at the home of mrs frank loyst on wednesday evening the second chapter of tales of india was taken by gloria beverley a quilt made by the girls and quilted at mrs e carruthers has been donated tq thewms bale to be sent to mis sions the next cgit meeting will be held at the home of mrs fred evans on tuesday evening april 3rd at 8 pm new members are invited to attend remember therell be a paper salvage collect ion on march 31st we understand that miss clara neal of toronto but a former resi- dent of claremont is in very poor health mrs c a overland has returned from- a visit to her son gordon in kingston while in the limestone city this local lady called on mr and mrs mothersill former clare mont residents mrs mcmillan of greenbank visited recently with her father and mother mr and mrs morgan pugh miss gertrude morgan of toron to visited one day recently with her cousin miss s e evans she informs her friends that her mother mrs minnie morgan is in poor health miss mary- brown of oshawa visited over the weekend at the home of her sister mrs- everett hammond the ladies circle of the baptist 1 church held their regular meeting on tuesday at the home of mrs jud ward mrs g m forsyths group was in charge of the pro gram a s number of farmers in the vicinity started work on the land this week while one village resi dent don hedges had turned over some garden last week roybrig- snail did several days spring plow inglast week mr and mrs robt leggitt also mrs robt bryan of aurora visited at the home of mrs jas leggitt on saturday mrs troop who has been living at the wagg home north clare- mont has gone to sarnia to be with mrs nelson wagg who has been in poor health since going to that city to visit jack brignall is back on the job at his barber shop and service station since returning from the brierbush hospital stouftville where he was confined for a few days through illness mr and mrs jack morgan of brooklin- spent sunday with his pa refits here mr and mrs roy morganmiss mary morgan is home again after a week spent in brook lin ren loyst rcaf and recently returned from overseas expects to return to the battlefront early next month he tells us mr jos symes has moved to the lotton farm- east of claremont and chas symes a brother has taken up residence on his vacated place on the 4th concession of uxbridge the marshall lotton family has moved to gormley w farmers here us that the r have been outand if they are frozen in twice more spring is sure they claim the sign never fails a dozen neighbors and friends of mr loss hill gathered at his home on the brock rd one evening last week to tender this wellknown claremont gentleman a surprise party on the occasion of his birth day smokes have been mailed to the following boys overseas from- the forgetmenbt club jim norton bill collins victor plant thos lye leslie lye ted tomlinson jack lehman lome hopkins bud norton and gordon morley easter services will be held in the united church next sunday withfspeciai music and an easter messagethe holy sacrament will be administered at- the close of the morning service mesdames l loyst r pilkey e rhodes g f manion attended the annual presbyterial meeting i held in st andrews united church oshawa on thurs- day of last week the easter meeting of the womens missionary society of the united church will be held in the school j room of the churcli on thursday april 5th at 230 pm kindly note- that thisis earlier thanousual mfsnf tomlinsons group will be in charge and rev i er kennedy will bring an easter jnessage fyc i- the big snowbanks tiavedis- appearedas if by magic mp and down the concessionlines and on monday the countybegan grading operations on the- 9th concession which although it has drledup remarkably i well j is extremely rough piekenng farmers at couitffair a large proportion of the prists awarded at the ontario county seed fair held at brooklin on wed nesday went to pickering town ship farmers the fair was held under the auspices of the ontario county crop improvement associ ation and in addition to the seed competition included a judging competition and public speaking contest for boys and girls speciar included n j thomas of the department of chemistry oac and w m cock- burn york county agricultural representative public speaking an unusually large number took part in the public speaking com petition each contestant being giv en theopportunity df choosing his own subject the prizes were awarded in the following order milton mowbray janet weeks betty fleming morley bain and barbara hatch seed competition winners results of the judging in the various seed classes follow oats early f m chapman pic kering barley 6 rowed smooth awned w hwestney pickering fall wheat robert a miller claremont harvey meek sandford t oats late any variety named- harvey meek lloyd lee seagrave oats early any variety named w s croxall uxbridge j- p wil son port perry morley bain zephyr norman down oshawa frank disney brooklin elmer wil son harvey meek f m chapman howard ashton port perry barley 6 rowed rough awhed robert miller barley 6rowed smooth awned smillfer zephyrburnsell webster port perry heber down brooklin harvey meek lloyd lee barley 2 rowed walter halliday columbus lloyd- lee howard malcolm locust hill spring wheat howard malcolm soyabeans w h westney wal ter halliday buckwheat bruce tocher sun- derlaticlhoward malcolm- red clover robert a miller claremont v h westney morley been howard malcolm timothy heber down robert a miller h l wilson locusthill howard malcolm f hwestney alfalfastanley miller howard malcolm potatoes late table stockf- mor- ley bain harold norton claremont ivan norton goodwood howard harper goodwood potatoes early table stock ivan norton harold norton morley bain certified potatoes early ivan norton harold norton certified potatoes late harold norton ivan norton howard har per w 0 simpson port perry junior section oats any var iety named morley bain the ten who stood highest in the seed judging competition were tom gledhill whitby fiancis willson locust hill myrna jones myrtle station and- lawrence evans uxbridge tied mike michael whitby and jack pearson uxbridge tied harvey blight whitby beverley pascoe whitby ed pegg claremont morley bain zephyr miss dora brennen and miss june leland of toronto were week end guests with the formers par ents mr- and mrs robt brennen mrs fred hamilton i spent a couple of days last week with friends in toronto mrs john gillman has received word that her brother grirjohn a barnett of highwater quebec was awarded the bronze medal for bravery along with four others who volunteered to go on a highly dangerous mission when mrs gillman last heard from him he was serving in holland miss gladys gannon rn of tor onto visited at the home of her parents one day last week miss ruth gillman and miss mildred woodward assisted in seed judging at the ontario seed fair held at brooklin last wednes day mr and mrs s w miller of kin- sale- called on friends here on sun day last mrs a- b- matthews visited with her sister mrs fham of claremont on friday last lorhe brennen lac 2 is spend ing a brief holiday with his parents being on his embarkation leave mr and mrs m hamilton was at oshawa on sunday when they call ed on mr johnsoden who is grad ually improving from his recent illness mrs b feasby was a weekend gdest at the home of mr and mrs remember the date april 4th for the euchre and dance in the hall sponsored by the womens instit ute good music and lunch mrs t c brown returned home on saturday after visiting friends in toronto and woodstock mrs burrows has completed 18 turtle neck sweaters for the red cross since the beginning of the year which is something of a re- o 7r easter specials for thursday and saturday all kinds soups 12c tomato soup 2 for 23c 2 for 19c 2 cans 27c tomatoes select old- country style sliced tongue special harry hornes fine coffee coffee 3 lbs 97c size 6 and up 2 tins 27c tin 23c lb 39c mens a rexal 8n of former pnstor wins -dccoration- tinguished flying cross for gallan itrywith the rca overseas vaughanj operated a business in jpeterboro prior to enlisting- k auction sale hokses fakm equipment jkay grain etc the undersigned has received instructions to sell by public auction at liot 19 con 3 uxbridge township goodwood thursday april 5 1913 the following property belonging to j fredbaston j- graygeldingpercheron tyrs old gray mans percheron 10 yrs old gray mare percheron 11 yrs old bay mare aged rubber boots pr 235 claremont corner store fred mowder phone 1401 drill v nextweek wednesday thursday friday saturday april- 457 boadways -store- vv i stouffyhle 1iwik forhilbfrnthe mail j- yvxexrfyy ui v milking machine delaval 2 unit magnetic complete with 2 hp 1 nearly new engine fairbankmorse s tractor on rubber allis chalmers tractor spring tooth cultivator j tractor disc harrows 16 disc good mh 13 disc drill set sloop sleighs with flat rack good iiic manure spreader good 2 drum roller steel cockshutt fanning mill and bagger wagon and rack mh hay tedder mhbinder 7 ft cut good fertilizer attachment for good ihc oil bath mower new t hc hayrack fleury 2furrow tractor plow ihc potato digger complete 4row potato sprayer ok gang plow root pulper sulky riding plow 3 single plows 2 hay racks scufiler 2 set sling ropes cutting box v buggy 0sec diamond harrows new low wagon and box 2 wheelbarrows milk cart gas engine fairbankmorse va hp belt power jack for pump building 12 x 12 ft square in good condition straighter for plow poultry house 18 x 12 delaval separator 750 lb equipp- cdfor motor or engine new forks hoes and shovels v aboutaoton of mixed hay good quality for bailing 1200 busof erban oats fit for seed 100 bus fa 11- wheat 75jus rye quantity of seed potatoes quantity of eating potatoes 30 rock hens cook stove with warming closet and reservoir dining room suite complete in good condition bedboom suite complete long extension table like new parlor couch good porcelain top table new iron single bed box stove hanging lamp 2 sets of wheels for single plow garage hip roof 10 x 17 cutter water trough 2 sets of double harness set single harness- preston fertilizer attachment for mh drill tc quantity of oak lumber and tongues v snow plow v milker cupboard milk strainer and plunger number of milk palls turnip pulper pump set of pea hanesters l oat separator 3 chop boxes grass seed sowefsji r ladder number- of pig troughsi w- i 7l salpstartsaflpm sharp terms cash c xo reserve as farmer auctioneer gormley ont ph stoufr7312 cord mr and mrs john knox and family were tendered a farewell party in the hall on friday evening when a number of friends and neighbours met to express their regret at losing the knox family from our community mrs hugh miller read an address and misses barbara mairs and marion carter on behalf of the community pre sented helen and patsy knox each with a boudoir lamp while mrs walter pascoe and mrs jack mitchel presented mr and mrs knox -with- a coffee table and an occasional chair both mr and mrs knox thanked the friends for the gifts and gave alla- hearty invitation to visit them in their new home all joined singing for they are jolly good fellows the remainder of the evening was spent dancing north pickering red cross news mrs e annis convassing for the campaign in brougham was wear ing her silver blood donors button awarded for six donations mrsw birkett reports the fol lowing list of garments sent to headquarters during the week from the- entire branch 46 girls combinations 20 boys undervests 10 washcloths 24 quilts 30 crib covers 153 girls bloomers 10 womens dresses 12 boys suits 12 sweaters 14 prs gloves 30 prs socks 2 helmets 4 prs mitts 1 pull over and 2 boxes of articles for comfort valued at 560 do you ever come home from the store feeling that you cant get what you want listen to this in the united kingdom today only one person in fourcan buy a teapot or jug one in seven can buy a mug knife fork or spoon and one in three a kettle or frying pan one household in ten can buy a pair of sheets and only one household in five a pair of blankets yearly campaign observation it pays to be observant a canvasser called at- a house and when the lady came to the door she was wearing work gloves the canvasser asked if it was convenient just then and was told smilingly that it wasnt pro mising to return some other time she left two evenings later ten dollars arrived jvith thanks for the kind thought see page seven in the news bulle tin march issue but remember the item was sent in early january the record is now considerably higher osifo t4s5l