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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1916-04-13, Page 8- . :7 ,n,rT 7.171; • Tit etulTitiaL Thuroday, Aptit 1,3tht ' Our New Purchases of Storing and Surniner.GoOds • are now nearly all in and 4rranged on the counters awl shelves, We have a full store well stocked ..with goods of excellent - quality.« We cordially invite you to visit, 'our store, see our MAW' goods, examine their quality and note the styles and ecanpare our -prices. FINE QUALITY coRspTs Several shipments of fine Corsets :have lately come, .to • hand .and we are able to show our custoniers.a choice• -as, SortrgentOf styles and values, • • 'MEMO CORSETS.:with Lastikop Webbing are the best Corsets .for " stoutfigure's, And while. giving •4 trim- ness and shapelinessto.the wearer, give at the Salite tilge absolute confor( and AuppOrt. Price 240 to $4.00; COILZINTI :eciRSZTS*, are noted for.their splendid wearing 'qualities, as weU'As,for their dunfort and ease and those clesithlk 'dui:4131141 cOrnfort, elegance and fit cop- , billed should try Coilene Corsets and thus prove. this de-, • scription, Price 3.00 to $4.50. ' CRo*PTON'S CORSETS. These need • COIIENE "The Woven Fillinend recommendation from us. They have etooti the test for , years and proved their worth,apd women who wear them know whet 'fine eer,setS they are,and the splendid valuethey get at 50e, 740, 1 50, .00 itrid $2..5O, Wehave a UrlbreakaNe' *old range kif styles, prime and \eizes tcreheese fierce FleXible ' .0174 SToRR Z Heitiquaaxemi rex Ftsix Ooesiers ;tittle Daisy' and "Little Nell" Nell": 4osie0 lot Infants and ' Childien -Von Caret be to careful in buying hosiery for the little folk* Their, ritock- , . , -. jogsmust not only be dainty and comfortable but Meet be of extra flap qual- ity :wool, carefully knit- ted and the dye fast and , ...,......".0,0 1—.....-- ,•—,•-•—•••• 01 • - sanitary. **Little Nell" — and "Little Daisy" hoe- tory combine all tliez� qualities in the highest degree. They are the — ideal hosiery for child en , We have a fine range, -in . different colors and sizes • sind are sellbeg the sin 11 er" sizes at 25c and larger at 30 and 35e.. ' • • Womenlas Hose. Seethe:- ' special values we are . - showing in -Fine Ribbed...- -Cashmere -1T -35e. Pine quality Plain_ Cashmere at 50c. and Extra Quality Cotton, neatly shaped and, finely finished at 18e. or 2 pair for 35c. ate,. .3,t,„ a•r ••-•••.-0•••••, •••••• I ° I: I I bill11 '1.1 •-•-• ,N141•0.00. . Fordyce .. , her late home. In inas shemereled Mr. Opurtney, and their union -was blessed , -Tuesday* April 11: . • by a family of seven; six sons ..and. one .. -Monday,:April 10. . , George Itennecly is visiting at Francis • Themes Colwell sold his farm .hist daughter, all of. Whom but one son sine Doyle's for a ,few .claye.• . ' week to Perris Bros: - .' " • : . . viee her, Mrs. Opui4(ey was in ardent : • Eli Travens shipped a load of settler'? ''A nunaberfrom here attended Beaton • -effedis to Saskatchewan. ' . , , . and Coneistent member, of the Anglican. Wells' sale -en Friday. . • • , : .- • • -:Mrs. John Gibbons is laid np, With the 'Phu,re13- Her life Was not a public; one, Recruiting ha S •been •Che.Order -4 the cold. We hope to Soon hear'of her re- but Was devoted largely to her husband day for the -past Week. : ' • -- - co.very..- - .' • - - . and family.She had a keen sense of Themes Celwell• is holding his auction A few 01-0e. old acquaintanCea enlOY.-•' her personal responsibility to her Creator • sale on •Friday Of this Week: . .. . .. ed :. themselves- at John Mason's one and to herfellowereatures. The stranger, 'Pte. James Thompson made abusiness . evening last week.. ..- .. .whether rich or poor, received a w.elcerne trip to Walkerton On •Friclay.' • . . %a. Champion and Sister, Mrs, In her home' and Was ' the, recipient . of Cecil Garland, of Pinkerton, was a . „Jane Nixon, tileited with Mr:. and Mrs: her kindest hospitality. ;Hers was a Sunday Visitor:in:the vicinity. . Alexander Havens.. .' • • ' deep, unassuniing, practical religion, the A nimiber of the privates from Tiver.;• influence -of which -was felt in the home and.coullnunity, and.will still live though ton were twine here Over •Stinday. ' the pesseasor has gone. At the last 'she . thonght not of herself, but Was solicitous for those she as aboubto leave. . There • Wilbeit McNally is. another to sign. reinain to•ynourn her. lose,. besides -hits- up hero on Thursday .witlr. the .180th band and family, one sister, 'Ms. Win, Battalion. . • " ' .-.1 ' Oliver, of •Dorchester,• Ont.,. fled- four brothers; David, of N.apenee,'Ont , L.S.' for Lennox and Addington; ,Saingel, . of Preeceville, Sask.; John and A. W..Nepl, Nes- bit, of Huron' Township. the fnneral, •on Friday was very largely attended. The service was conducted by Rev., Mr.. Brett, the new pastor Of the Pine . RiVer lAngliCan church, assisted:by Rev. Imo,. of Dresden). Ont.; a recent -patent.; 'end- ' Authority . Rev. Rutherford, of . the : Pine Ri-ver Presbyterian church. Rev. Inn& in the .was turned down in Tiverton a: couple. : -`41146.4.3's April 11. course of his remarks, ,poirited out that of Weeke ego). 'we are pleased to report, .Quite a number from this • vicinity' While we cannot escape the dark and his•been taken .back, • ' ., .. • , ..- attended the sale at It ..Y. Hillosk'S. • .' gloomy aspeckpf death; yet the passing ' : John Melettn,, boundary; sold his 150. • ,'' Meti: W.'•fillitaiiners . of Underwood, of the departed to her revvard was but 'acre -fa -milt* $5,600. . _Tye buyera. visere • -Spent ,the- Week -end at 11. ,- the 'Welding of another link in the .chain - Messrs. Alex.' Kitirtown,' r.,' and- Roy : Mr. and &rill:. William ..13lue Spent a that binds those , who 'remain to the Kennedy,' the latter purchasing the fifty Upper end better worki,--and--a-stimulus- •acreti- „ couple of days ift-Kinlongh-last week,. • '---''.--: - "Mr&-jehrrInblYand Petert aitipbell--....taArCaterefforordebAhat there -May- T-be---adfourtietts:--neteting-of,---the-let • each. had .a. euceessfid wood bee last be a ' *glorious . reunion: Among those owners of Perdy's cemetery will he heiel .wdek. who ettended the funeral.from a distance this Friday afternoon at 3 11; m , when were:, .Mr. ,tted Mr& Wm.,-,01iVer•-and- '-general'.'businezer itlid-enthe IMPOrtitiil •:1-1Iiiii-Dlara.Irilkie•Winv the . guest of Mrs. James Hunt, of Dorchester, Ont ; matters will be discussed.. Interested ' • last week, ' ' ' MISS Iota° McPherionene evening of 'Mr. and -Mrs. Robert Calder,. of Mount parties me requeoted to be present, ' , .. -- -. ' Forest; Mr. and Mr's. W. J. Blair„ of Mrs. Archie McKinnon received e • ' Harry"Walker is another of our young Tiverton; - Mr. . and Mrs. A. .111a.ir . and telegram from Ottawa to -day (Monday) men who has joinecrthe colers ',to •fight Mr. and Mrs. W.I. • Durnin, - of Limit- saying that her Son, John A.; 'had beee '. for King and Country. 7 - ' • : now. • , . .,wouhded with ehrapnel on April let in • ' Mies • Isobel and Bob . Scott, ..Miss . France; No partjettlars have yet here ' •',Agees, Stewart and -Charlie Wiley spent: • Eightli Con.. KialoSs •••%. received as to what extent his ',wounds ' . Tuesday evening at G. C; Thorburreo.. are. All hope they are not .setiells. • . StInDEXIX °alai BY DEITLI.-CIU, . .. . • •--Monday, April 10. . . . :WednesdaY, &Oil oth, the tOmaninitY. Mrs. Culbert, 10.tli sem,. Visited on ' AFTER :GRIPPE., • .. was greatly shocked*bytheeuddeadeath the •gxh; on stoutly. • • . , • . . . efAro. Harty •Courtney. Tide IS the ' ° • , third time .teithin a dietauee of •• half 'a 'Miss Phoebe dongiain -spent the wed( Mile, that the iiiessertgei of death' has „ - end .at John Culbert's. ; ,,, • come in the -space of tight months,. re- The -Weinen"o, Institnte 'met- at• the hOmo of WO. Thos Harris last Week.' •• moving in the -fleet and last, instance. a faithful Wife ahd loving mother and in ' , A fetv from here attended the "At . . - the • other a bright, prothising young , 'Home”. given by the Armen' Club, Rip. Maiden,•all of whom; in human ,judg,. ley„ori Wedneeday evening of last we lr: ' ment, wereleest likely to. be called; : hat •• MiiiS.Susan Hanle, a' reSkient of thie ,.. . "God inove0 in u mygerious way Ills • part,, diediat her home, itt the age of 51, , .,•;04-ondere to perform," Mrs.. Coertite4 Slieleaves to inoUrn, an aged„another. • Whose' maiden name. wae-Olivia Nesbit, th-ee, brothett and one slater. - Alex, was, 48 years Of ago. 8110'WaS born and . fred, .aild Mrs. J. Mowbray- are in 10004 in UttrOP TOWIIIIIIIP not 14r. Nit' North Dakota) atd ilobert at home; . , . . . - I, , Olamis . • • . The ittissieriery meeting will be. held at the bonne of Miss 2. Chamney on Thursday, April -13, at 2.30. We are glad. ie hear that Miss Tillie Alexander, Who f has heed laid up for some time, is able to be around again.' • - • ' airs. Jane Amon; of St,, marys, 18 spending a few days with 'her sisters, : Mrs. W. M. Champion and Mrs. Peter ••Leaver. . George 13. Nayldr held a successful sale On Afonday, April lOth, everything going well. John Vurvis 'wielded the • hammer. The Ladies' Missionary Society met at theOlanse on ' Wednesday afternoon. • Mrs.; W. ...I. McKeetnan and' Mige. Phyllis MOirat *returned frotn • Toront�. last. week, •• • . • . .. _ . • •.. • ,JohnlIcLeie, who sold his .tarm last week,, has bought the • Sinclair • 209: -acre near•Tiverton,•fer $10400. ..• Dan Finlayabn, who was Working in 'a brush factory at Port lilgin for some ▪ weeks,harieturned_liOrne again.' •-• • Fte.'EdWard (Teddy) 'Chapman, Who , • Vinol.Reitoregltre,Marthiln iltren'gth Wapakoneta; Ohio. ama f‘arrner . , by Occupation, and thegripper lift nie vvith a bad cough and In a bervoukweak, ren -down condition, and I could net seetit to get tieythingto do me any good until I took Vinol, which built. Me Up, and rny cough and nervousness are all -41otiday, April Q. Miss Hai 1 West is at preent vting in Detroit t • Mrs. Ifussey has reNrned to her home in %Oriel*. i Mrs, ., L. Taylor is at pr sent sent ing her daaighter„ Mrs, Montgomery, ef Ripkr, -.Miss Maggie McDonald, Paramoutit, was the guest of Miss In *McDonald on tiondity, -111-0 "I— remit ar wontJ1y ueeeting o Woineree. Iestitute, was held at e home ot Mrs Neil McDonald on ThUrstlay of•last week. ',There was, a good 4ttent1aliee and •ver.y intetesting pape-ratread. 'The must teeehnit tNill be held *C the hotne• of Mrs Hen. M elver. John • McGregor, one O the oldest residents of this • notriet, passed awaret her home here OA wed ..nesday, Mat& 29th., as a r,salt of an attack Of pneenionee. McGregor, who was:eighty-fwd. years old, was born in Seotland.l. For ntitv years she lived with her late husband. on 4 farm J,letui Kintail. ' She had one of the kindest of heart', and always extended a .helping heed when opportunity presented; and was loved by all who liad•the Priviledee of knowing her. Three daughters -Mrs. hiiirrity, Of. Dekota; 'Mee; Itleitttv, of *Kincardine; Rebecca, at home:, also four sons,' Dr: M. NicOregor, of Dakota; John, of.Wasitingtoti; Donald, of Texas; Jas., at Ileum, are surviving members of the the family, her ;husband having •pNde-• ceased lier some yetare ago, The funeral which took piece:Ft1day afterneen,frOM her -residence to • Kinteil Cemetery Was very largely attended. Rev. Mr, Hardie conducted the services. The pallbeereis were Harry McDonald; Dan, McGregor, Donely McKenzie, Mr., Crawford, Mr. McMillan, and John McKenzie. .• "Out of a life ever mourn f ul, "Out of ii land very lornful, • "Where in bleak exile we roani, 44Into a. joy -land above us; "Where tLere'S a Father to love us, ."Into our boleti, "Sweet ,Il iree;" Whitichurch -Tuesday, April April 11 . • Miss 'Edna Musgrove, Of Wingliem, orient Sunday. with • her mint Mrs. F. etittrY ls. F. Henry spent 4 few days last week visiting friends Wingliani and ClintOn. •,' • • . • _...hfra..:Walter Lott and Miss Nettie. and: Masteraeb•spent.-Sunclar: with friends in Bvai:Fiqu... ••• .Corp. A Henry and Ptei Gill- espie,. Of -Walkerton; .spent Sunday their boines . , • '' . •• !1r1).Anderson'(ind Miss Flo Mar- tin, of .Wingham, epent Sundey at the home of their brother, Wm...Martin: 'The guild meeting ou Sunday even- ing was very interesting,... The leader -11Wkir-M-CKity, the.•,•enbieck "wurit my 1 )enOnifnatiiin expects of her • ,Young People." • The . subject for next Sunday eveninp,,, , is "Our' • Deaconess vverli -tinder the W. .-Theitadei hi Alba Fox. • , • • Itie.our duty this week to report the death .of .Mr.j{%%ard SpenCer,.wbo pass. ed away cn 'Friday.'inornieg, in his 73rd. years. -He leaves to Mourn his loss two, Sops andfour daughters,: Mrs... Jewitt,• of Luek.new;.Miss Mary; o Listowel; Lydia and Gusta at .henie;. and Harvey -eel teharleealso at, home.' , • • • - The last meeting -Of the Literary for the'season*was held last Friday evening The prpgrain was in the 'form .of a •eon - test. between the -Married thee andwo- men, and the- single men and woinen. Both sides had excellent -programs, but bp to. time of writing We. haven't • heard ae4o.whielz Was considered best. --. The Wititechnich Red \Cross SOciety. packedthe following •for shipMent. last Saturday aftetneoo:; • .• . 1 5 flannel 'shirt& 83000; :107, pair' socks, 6.4.•20; .7 night ':'shirts, .$10:50; .7 night shirts; 07-00; 32'doe:en: bandages, ..$21 .55; 4 dcz:„ handkerchiefs; (30c.'ts doz. ;wain cloths,- $340; "1 $1.50; pillows,. $1-50, Mra.-,Win. in, oI the village, 'donated 5 yds. Cotton, which we are eery 'theekful -for; Mrs. G. Wjlson"Co1lecied..$6 .75; Mi. •, John Mar, -tin collected $6.75; Balance collected by Miss C. Laidlaw, $1•50. :Mies M. Bekolinei, Sec'y. • . • • • 'Lanes - •--Monday, April 10. Teni Farriah is honey from the West fora -few more co:deeds' of horses. •- ••:, Henry Reinhardt left for the, West with,a carload Of horses' for Wm. -Se- Keri4e, of Lui:knoW. • John Reinhardt is visiting, his parents in Chepstow', and is engaged with Frank Jehtistene for the season ' We are pleesed to see Chits. W. Alton back in his old position, looking hale and hearty after his operation in Fergue. The 'orphan girl,-Mitrterlioweey,• who kis lived with John Bowler for the past seven years, had a Visit from her father, who prevailed on her to\ accompany him back to' London. He being a Soldier, felt it his duty to hunt up his heiress be- fore embarking ler England. • Mary will liegaianiteissed, beth -at -Boielees-and- in the neighborhood, as she was of •a• bright cheery .cliaposition, and a friend of.everybody. ' • Ma• iekin,g . • •--Tueeday, April 1\1. M iss • 1 t Hasty Was a week end visit- or with her Sistiir, Mrs.. John Make : , Misses Annie and Emma, Roach spent the past week with theirannt; Mrs. thigh , • ,„ • Mrs. 'Wm:Brake retarded Wednesday from a ten days'viiit with Luoknew relatives.• " • . , hale &others is able to be out again' 4nd spent the welt and with his-cousin David Indretv,..on. • Thos. Anderson, jr., w.,Ito• is Under the Dr's, care at present; is suffering from an attack of pnettmonia. M e: and M r.s St iitrt Finlay and fain fly visited Mr, and. 3irs. Anson Finlay Sunday and Monday, Stuart leases for saY the Wed to.dsy 'gone, and can tr.ullt Viool lo that is defined forit.' -44trtit5 MARTIN. ! The first reel good maple syrup weatli. • Vitiol id a constitutional remedy' for s et 'began Friday, last, and his continued all •Weak,,nervous' and rim -down condi- since, The local syrup inikers, Messy& • thins of Mop, women and children, and Will Fthley and Sam Kilpatrick; report forehroniecoughoi coldiand brOttohltis, a busy day on Monday gathering and A. M. Spence. Druggist/ ° totteltnow.i oraporati% iiingebridge- -Menday, • joe 'Connor, *and. .Japk Quigley,. of Ooderieh, spenkS.Unday in, -our burg. - • rte 'Albeit 'A Johnston, of the 160tik, Bruce Battalion:, itrpley, spent, souso, time here tut weir, Mrs. Olgeit Sr returned toter bonliel ,Ctoderielt last 'Wednesday after 4 visit - home of be 4000, Johm • . mrs, ltloiand retnrned home this week after nrstay. of a laittple' Of neeL's vtb'- liangshridge relatives, information reached' here lest week that the injeries John F. Sullivan sus - tattled in Detroit were not as serious as first reported. Although his skull was not fractured, as .etated last week, he wis unconecions for althea a Week, but now is on the road to recovery. Faster IMPUIlayt April 24th,, has iron set for the presentation of the modern drama entitled 'The Frozen Trail", here by the eeel Dratn4tie Club, This Play has Illade a -big hit in 'Mem ef'the when staged by professional tempanies, and the Kiegshridge troupe are confident that they can givoa all who attendits production here". good value '•,far their money. Watch for final partuailms next week- • .• • Mollie No. 10 Is at Your ServIce We Sell for Cashi.iore Sell Cheaper Than The Credit' Stores . Lothian Me, and -Mra.eo-ige. Swan, *jr•, Itsive Itio-voq Alto. th:oloiiltie Pli•T.. A, McKeftWapkce. ; • •• • . •". • . .Eh Mack "had his annual, -wood-bee •lecit Friday with the sae resat; abund- ancepf wold cut for another year. • Mrs. Denald Rosi.a.nd baby, 'of Ed- monton,..Alta , arrived here on Friday to spend a few months with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. F. Henders.en. • Mrs. Andrew Culbert and family left last week fortheir hoe in nsh., after inietidnig the Winter itionths ;with her parents; Mr. and Mrs. John Johnston., • just now, .wher' all the snow ig gone we see very many, email trees and other • plants stripped of their bark by eotten-. tail rabbits. These aniinale are getting -very numerous, Kildare such a, great pest, that some effort will soon have. --to . be made to deetroy them • ' . -Toni Sandy- has replenished his larder with a Connie -of wild' geese- which he shot last week The wildgoose is very wary.bird, and Very hard -•tel.shoet,', bet there le a peer chance for them • all to escape unseathed When Tote shoulders: his gua.andrgoes-in questa • Sam Swan has done a rushing business •this spring sefling Stone's fertilizer.' Sam says everybody . that ever • tried it, is back ter 'double ,the quantity. Siam even. tecoinmends it for .sachet perfume, We woidd advise anybody -bete& pur- chasing it for peifutne purpos!es "to hold his bead. over an openbeg of it fera few We don't believe Sim. uses it for that.perneeelimeelf............• • Mr. L. Kennedy will 'receive Friday; tepid tlAth.,' three earloachi et overland .cars or tic different models. This is the largest. shipment ofIngli class autonio- biles that ever came imp the County Of Heron.. This is.. undoebtedly evidence that The Overland is the popular car. • SCHOOL ItEpORTS" s. S. No. 6, KINLOSS. Senior IV -Florence -McDiarmid 81- . • grace Lockhart,. 76; Hazel McIntosh,. 60; Irene Mcbittigli, 57:- • • Lockhart, Harvey McDougall, Malcolm Duncan.' • Jr. III.-7Ruth IVIcIntosh„ Charlie.Nor- folk (missed exams). • • - 1I -John Beaton, Clair .McDo.ug- all, Donald O'Brien. - • Sr. I: -George • ..• 11. A.MeMateie, Teacher. 7,ion -Tuesday, April .11. 'John Gardner Sundayed with friends at Lanes • •. • Mrs. W. T. Gardner visited friendeat Etelyroodone day last week... • •• • Mr. and Mrs. Peter Wittscn, of At. Helens, visited at Jac•ob, flumer's last week. •• • • ••. Mr. Isaac *others, elf Mal, king, sperie the Week -end at the home' Of- his 'uncle, - Isaac Andrew, • • A few of the Zionftes attended the "Uncle Dudley" concert in Lucknow on - Friday evening. 'LATEST ity_Aq .NEvvS 4 c - Vet', 05 thiNtimn.yopAre sure in need numerons articles which you Wifl. find in our 'Atom. • We have a cont - plat) stock a the 'following . PAINTS A.N D VA3NISE- We give you a Vai06, Varnish • Stain -cr. Varnish to suit every pur- pose. Also Graining Tools and Graining Material, • STEP LADDERS-7AI) absolute necessity .for hanging curtains, pietares, eta Wehat ajust what will suit you in an extra, strong and well made ladder. MIJRESCQ and ALABASTWE-- A good range of cioors to select from 'at our store, .and the prices are as low as the leweit. • d BR US El ESL -Paint andVarnieh • , Brusliee and".Whitewash Bruehes at all. Prieeo• •4 good stock of soye4 sorob•Brushes on hand, , DITsTBAIslt 'the only sanita'ry. sweepiug • el:41)pound,, It you. onee used ft you •wouldiet 'want to -be without it.' It 'dile germs • and abporhs the dust. o - CEDAR AND KLENzo rapPs---They are jest the thing •tor,paintecl or vat nished floors and lincileiim. Wash youz. floers of occasionally and the Mop will do the rest • CARPET FELT CARPET BEATERS • TACK HAMMERS A Carload a Fresh' Cement Just Arrived. The Lucknow Hardware & CoalCol. THE STORE THAT NEVER DISAPPOINTS •••••••• • Teeswater --i'nescrity, April 11: Miss Hilda Redden is home from Owen Sound, and in the' Telephone offich here. • ••' .Mrs. Dr. G. S. Fowler is spending the week With friends in Listowel . and Hawkesville. •. Corp. X Varqnbarson and Piper Vince• •-hawbeen sent7tO;Ikiiidoir cOurse in bayonet fighting. . Andrew McPherson has sold his farm andgene to Milverton to visit his Aister, gra, Mahaffy. • He intends going West. Sgt. D "Steerartapplted for and receiv- ed one week leave of absence. The detachment is in charge of Sgt. Donahue for the week. , •„Sgt.. Krug has been detailed to take .oharge of reeswater contingent. • LC J C. Little meaetinie hes gone to Walker- tonvhaving specialized ni-hayonet fight,: ing. ' Mr: and Mrs, • John Fraser spent a couple -of weeks in:London visiting their song, Geerge and Harold. the latter is 7 taking the N. C 0. Course Military School .h • Anglican Chnibli here is putting nhplay, "East' Lynn,” Friday even - big, April 14th., the proceeds to be div- ided between.the Church and the Red Cross.. It promised to be exceptionally good. , The Concert given by: the Single Bless: eciness Debating Society last Thursday' was well attended, netting a' handsome _min for the Red Cross.. • The audience was kept in convulsions of laughter. The premeds ampented to over $80. • The worst as Well as. the most inter - eating feature of the war news for the 'beat few daysis the activity of German submarines about Britain: Throughout the month of March a record of mere than two ships per dry has been made. According to recent • reports 89 shipi were'suhkduringthe month by eubiner-' ines and•-minee.".0f theae; 4'2-Were:Vit. hili, 10 belonged to •the allies of Britain. and 30 were owned in -neutral countries: The number of lives lost dors not appear to be great, but no doubt inany valuable' cargoes heyo. gone down. A recebt'esti.' mate puts the number of Bi mtish shiPs •lost4romall-causesainee,the--beginnin of the War at 950, •representing salient -three miHion tons -Cf ;shipping. - Many of these, of goaree;-Were victinta-of.-Ger- maw torpedoes and mines; but it meat not he forgotten that of Britain's ten thOUSIETRUallipd:a rmiletabie , number are Sure to be 'bait each .year • threugh natural causes. A large nuinber of the ships lost,,tooiwere small trawlers Used in di ine-aweeping or huliting submarines. . Thi The loss, too, a offset to some extent by the large seizure of GerMan ships 'which the British were able to • Make at the betinning ofnhe war. • " There' ham been some' linitere flghuting. a,place known as St. Eloi, a • part of the front held by British and Cana- dians, or all Canadians. There -seems,. however, to have been little gained or loet by either side, though; doithtless, there would be considerable less of men. There are indicatiene that many Brit ish troops have !vett Sent aarOSS 'the Channel recently, and also many hospital cops, which is taken to indipate_ that there will bei hard fighting in the near Attu! •• • , The Germane are not yet ,ekhattsted about Verdun. On Monday they Melte sotne of -the Meet desParate efforts . there et 4,110 Whole war, Their gains, however, woke might, and, according to the rrenON glow lossesertromely homy, . • Paramount • •• . 7 -Monday, ii,pr4 10' Mrs Finlater and Mr. Win. Littlefah:, Of 'Fermate, visited their • friends in Par • amount, lately. • Friends. of Mr. John • Hamilten are congratulating hint this week on hie witi;: ningthe piano in: J..0. Arnmetroug'seon test.- No doubt his pepuletity ite mali carrier on Route 3, contributai note. e *ttIei-hiais success in Aid: matter 11••••••119...., FOR RENT .41R SALE . „,. The IVICGarry House ,Lueknow Will be Rented or_ Sold • on very reasonable terrn : Apply 13-4.tfc at the .House • cmiross Centro - • ,7-gondtiy; April 10. • ' Robeet MoDonald is at present visit- , ing friends in .13rantford. Mrs.\ A.- McKagtio and" ion, Harry, visited friends in Kincardine.. • thmeau Kennedy made a' bUsiness, -trip to Iti-Plity on Saturday last.. . • Mrs. Albert -Hughes spent a few days last week with Teeswiter friends. •• . Geo Richardson had .the migfortune' of losing a valuable cow last -week.• ,Mr. amid Mrs, Guest and 'children: spent Sunday 'with friends at Kinloughe ;Hardy Simpson has been engaged to work for Wm. Stewart for the summer.. 'Mr. and -Mrs. Win. McKenzie, of near Lucknow, spent the week end with friends' • Thos. Parrish, ef Ashfield, made a fly- ing Visit to our vicinity one day last - week. ' . • • • • • Miss Mary Stobo, otStratford Noimal School* is spending afew 'weeks at 'her -home here, • 4 ' We are pleased'. to report that Mrs. Wilson,Wall is improving after her ie - Cent illness. • • • • • Miss ,LilalleK vim left for the West last Tuesday where she intends to speticl- -the saintlier. -Mr.• and Mil Geo. Richardson visited at the home of Albert Stanley,* Kinlese,, FridaY of last Week. •• Cloollbwarqlroweevolile~libeewspoliberiseerAtreoliblisaceereesseetetee I, Do you _blow thatth� giris mud -takejhe.. . . . :7.placeof the men,ESPECIALLY IN BUSINESS .WORLD,, if 'Canada.. is to do her:- shapp,InAkis-great-strigglei..whieh...:isijiety- an. ailny.it...the:troitt and keep business go ing 011 at home? • ARE you. READY TO DO': ;YOUR • SHOE? toatieeof gfent need weOtt pia•Otig . A SPECIAL' ..13,ASTER.....COUR$E RATES If youare'.tiuly patriotic 'arid' want . a ..*:chince• . tb do .. your s.hare,.ivrite. for.further f)ayticularS.. chool of Commerce •Clinton, Ont. " 13 P.. 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