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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1916-06-29, Page 5-woologelsorotsmons"Rwralmls"irr-' " y, lune asotb.,) ,;••• , THIN 11,0111X1NOW • age $ liie cs x•c. tore I I ". • .1 F • "Your $weetheart'ar Chafes". Their exquisite deliciousness is. . obtained by the skillful Pie of absolutely pure ingredients Of .the highest grade. • foe., iree, and$1'.00 per lb. • ••Oosh assortment twiny, J. O. A ithiSi RON% .14.1CliNOW. • , REPORT ON, GOOD ROADS' FoR IBRpto viuNtv o Following is the report presentel at the recent Ete8SiQR of the. Bruce Coinity Conned by a comnifitee appointed at ' the January session toenquire into 'the • , . unttat: of road improvenmet, • Mernbere. , of the conirniftee were: Messrs. Ander- Him! Luektiowi, (lass, Saugqiii; Hunter, • Kincardine. ° To the Warden', and Council of „the •County of BruCe, , • • Gentlemen: •We, your committee, beg to report as ,follows; • We attended the meeting of the Good " Roe& Aascciation at Toronto Rp. Feb- • ruary 22nd, 23r4 and 24th Iast,, and ir heard the question of Good .11eads Sys _lems,discussed fromallengles, and heard - representatives front nearly every county •avhere the System has been adopted, and • one, and all, expressed themselveS•tas • entirely 'satisfied with the change 'they had divide in adopting the County Road 'SyateNn, many saying that the people in their respectivecounties were practically • unanimous in its favor. °mini to the question of. Road Im- • provement in Bruce County, your ..cona- , mittee are'of the epinioe that a mistake • • has been made by our -County' in not adopting.. the County Roads System .: years ago, so that full advantage could have been take ,of the grants by the Government towards the lahilding of many expebsive bridges which.have been built during the past few years. •Never-, • tireless, we still have • a number which eaentuallyaill top:tire-to-be -built, -and We do not feel that. the County would be justified in making the same mistake agairi as they have in the past. • liewever, the matter of bridges is not by any tneans the meat important in roadimprovement in Bruce County. We -Arid that the niain roads in the County, that Is the roads leading to the market towns where naturally' the most traffic exists, are, •with seine exceptions, :in • anything bat a satislactory condition. • This is partly owing to the ,Very heavy rainfall did We have -had during the •past year; and the roads any now in such a condition that something more than Ale usual treatin'ent is 'necesiritryAn order to bring these Main • roads.back to what they oho -aid -be. The,mitomobile truffle is an ever in-, • creasing problencrand Whether we. like it or net, the automebile is here to stay, tOd this means of trariipertation is not OAT confined to dwellers iti • the 'towns • _and villages .onlir, and it isnoly a ques- tion of thne, when an automobile will be 3. cseisidered part of the •essential equip, -spent of the farm. . • •• , Your. committee; atter giving • the • matter most careful Consideration, are •, strongly ofthe opinion thatthis Council • should b by -Jaw adopt a County Reads • System, and thus •come. in •Under the provisions of the ifighwayrniprovement • 40k Rea take advantne of the generous aid iranted by Ulu Qatari& Gloverninent, wilTby we weuld receiveforty per cent• , of the 'Poet of 'constrriction an twenty per cent of the cost ofinaintaiiiing (Mr 'county roads, •'• Twenty collative, are already in the *atom and enjoying it heRefite. :The • number 114 increasing and we in Brace County are helping to build roads 14 other counties. Why should we not be • deriving some of the advantages our- • selves?. , Corning to the class (*roads and the cost of construction, your committee desiree, to point out. that alarzniag and misleading statementare met with from time to time regarding the; standard .of read required by the 'Department "Ot Highwayo and also the'cost of constrize- • tingsame. , • s' We took an engiueer from the Hig) ways Department over acme representa- tive roads in the County, and, according to his advice, what we need. in Bruce • Couirty' is gravel roads properly con- 8tructed,4' More than that the • Depart- • ment Would not require, less would be inadequate to meet the rinuation. •With • the abundance of good:gra* KeYitilldg in nearly 'all Parts of the, County, the reeves Of the different municipalities will have abetter- idea of the cost - than ,any , alarmist can give 'them., or even your committee can estimate. Yotir committee recommend that this County adopt the Good Roach; System and come in under the Highway Im- provement Act, and we recommend that your committee, in conjunction with the reeves of the different municipalities, draft a System of County Highways and. that the clerk be instrueted_ta prepare a by-law based thereon, and the same be submitted to the Councilet the Dacem: ber Session. • All of which is respectfally submitted. • (sd.) 1. G. Anderson, Chairman., HURON COUNTY NMS I Goderieh is putting on acelebration • on Dominion Day. , • Dr. and Mrs. Thornas Chisholm, of Toronto, former residents of Wing - 'ham, celebrated their golden wedding onjune l5th. The Chisholm's moved to Xoriantp six years age. • \ •• the Gederich Star says: James Gordon Lighthouse street, received word on Saturday that his; son, -Pte. Bert Gordon, was reported dead or • miming. The young man enlisted at Edmonton, where he was attending college. - Mr. J. C.. Smith, B. A., principal of the High School at Ingersoll,: and :foetnerly principal of the Winghain High School, has been appointed by the Ergiii-Courity Council to the posi-. tion ot Putliei, School Inspector for East Elgin, sticceeding the late Wel. bene Atkin. • • both antiaeptic and cleansing, exall "93"-SWampoo rade leaves .th hair smooth, the scalp .c1ean..`,25c. at Rexall Drug Steres only., .1...p. Arnistrong. a recent meetirtgthe Clinton branch of •the ,War A`uxi iary, the resignation' of the president, Rev.. J. Fairfull, Who recently enlisted, in the flnron Battalion; was received.. In accepting same, a reselotien Of warm appreciation of .Mr. Fairfull's patrio- tism was passed. Mr. J:olin Torrance was elected to the.va0ant chair. MILITARY MARRIAGE. smart so- ciety'event took Wilke at St. George's church, Goderich, . on Wednesday of last week, when the marriage was solemnized of Mary Lillian, eldest ••••••••J., • See our Samples of Dainty • Wedding Announcements and Invitations. ' Printed in either ;Script in. Old 'English ype. We _ carry all the up_ttomclate type faces. 50 Invitations orAn- - nouticements with outside and inside envelopes for • $2.50. Samples mailed to out of town customers on request dokughter, of Ur. ind Mr & 1). Megaton - aid, f'Stratlnale, Ooderioh,. on Mr. ,Robertson Yining Aftu,44ean, lieu- tenant i the. 16114 BattaliOns, a • LenciOlar and youngee# eon a the. late M. Y. Ida eLean, of Beeforth. The Weiid;Og Was military aml hilly choral the ceremony being performed by the rector* the Iteir. 3, B.fltheringinics, Riff' TRENCHES • ARE CONSOLIDATED Collodion' Build Strong .Defensive Fealtione 'PeePite 'Intone, Shelling --,Counter,attacks Frustrated ,• , The following communique was to, retired on Friday from the. Canadian General .Repreeentativeat the front: :Canadian. corps Headquarters ' in row% June .23,-Vhe consolidation of ;the poiritiona recaptrired on the morn - Ing Of June 13 was Mixriegout'byour. tritons 'during the pest weiikunder diMettlt and trying conditions; - Our original ;tines . werefound. practically obliterated. . The ground had been churned into a sea of mid. .The re - Mains -o$ formertrenches andoshell holeswere alt deep in Water. The weather continued cold - and wet. • • . Trying Ordeal- Tinder a constant and -at times in- tense h•crinbordment by the enemy, :new trencliee and works -had to be .constructed. .411 •our battaitomr, • en- gaged :a' this .1trritmosgut)? displayed tITe ,greateat .4courage And endurance.. Throughout they received •splendid as., instance from our pioneers And engln- eers. As the' reseuelt, of indefatigable labor our hold qua essential point's .was confirmed MI defensive system built. . No further counter-attacks were de- livered by the eixteny.' • From time to time the volume and concentration of his shellfire suggested preparation for 'an assault, but the \prompt and givor- ous retaliation of our artillery on these oceatiiens effectively any such attempt : A great .cleal of patrol work had to be done duringthe period, not only tb determine the positions and attitude of the enemy, but also for the purpose of recovering our own Wounded and, any • wounded. or- un- wounded Germans in the area affected by the fighting. • 'FOUGHT LIKE DEMONS" German Tribute' to Third Division- , Seigle!) Women Cheer ‘Canadiaris "Seldiers returning' to Courtrai from the front on Wednesday declare .,that the Canadians fought like demons un - till -they recovered the trenches lost. during the previous week,";' writes ' a correspondent. of . .The Anisterdani Telegraaf ori,Sunday, adding -that the German 'oases were heavy 'during the British bombardment preliminary to the recovery' of theg•round. The cor- respondent saw 'people from Courtrai 'who described the scenes there after the German defeat. \ Train 'after train and a. long -succession of Motor am- bulances • brought the wounded back along the. Rue de Lille and on the market .place, where the cars 'stood dripping. with. 'blood'. Inhabitants of Doutrai rejoiced at. the 'German set- back, as- on the previous Saturday they were angrily forbidden to cheer when. 200' Canadian -prisoners were marched through Borfe de Menin. Af- ter being givensome food in the big schoblrooin;•the prisoners were taken to Ghent, and were cheeredoccasion- ally when the Belgian *Omen caught sight. of `them. Not even the brutal punishments of the Huns prevent 1;10- ,gian women 'cheering. , • CANADIANS DECORATED . • ,Col.•" Grieshach Gets. D.S,O.-*---Many • Other AWardk Lieut. -Col. Griesbach .of the 49th Battalion is., gazetted .ht London Sun., .day.. night for the • Distinguished Ser- , , vtee.Order He displayed conspicuous • gallantryand skill in handling his bat- talion during a- heavy bombordinentr and auhsequent• attack by the enemy. Capt.. •Vvelyti .Willism Uniacke, King ,Edw,ards Horse, has' 'also beengazet- ted for this order. The Military cross has been awarded Lieut. Henry Hobbs. DiStinguished Conduct medala. have al- so peen awarded H. ,A. Craig, of the Patricias, and Sergt.-6Iajor Miles, 49th Battalion,' The following. distinctions have also been granted: 'Distinguished 'Service Order, Major John Rims,' 24th • Battalion.; Militdry .Cross Captain • John 'Arthur .Cullum, medicals; Capt.: •Albert Peter, Miller, 21stBattalion; Limn: .James Auld, 160 ArtillerY; • Lieut. Peter Browne, 22nd Battalion"; Lieut. Joho Arnold Jackson, 29th Bat- talion; Robert Powell, 4th Engineers, "and Lient. George Speer, 21st , Dr. C. C. James Dies , ...DT. C. a Jaraes,...Dominian Coirintis: Sioner of Agriculture and former Deputy Minister of Education7for On.' • tart°, died. suddenly on Friday in a radial car while seeking medical -aid at St. Catharines, Ont. "His death will . be a heavy loss ' to the whole country," commented .Hon. Martin Biltrell, for, whom the deceased .had administered the $10,000,000 Federal grant for agricultural education. Dr, • James was 53 years old. ' Oor 400 Wounded Soldlers 'The new Soldiers• Conintiescent ilOnle at St. Catharine, Ont„ was formally turned over ,to the Hospital Concnission Sunday: The building is surronnded b 13,049,1Q,O. grounds olP:er- cick ng /the Old 'Weiland Canal, and has a capacity of 400. beds, 25 of which are already endOwed. ' British Gims Very Busy •'The -British have deVeloped pro - „pounced artillery activity along .the port of the Franco-Belgian front they hold from La Babaee canal to the Sombre, the Berlin War Oilice an- nounced Surtday. The British fire continued anhiterruptedly Satur- • day night. • : Borden on Railways Sir llebert Borden and Prank 4.0Sch- rane, Minister df Railways, left Sun day evening :for New •'Yrk in connec- tion with the appointment of a eern mission of three experts, not Can- adians, to math* railway affairs in.: 'Canada and advise. what action the GoVernment should talt0. ju4k4i fr 11 , SEIM% 'LlicKNOW Ile• Diesentatives of the Entente al- lies signified- on SattirdaY to the United States Government their wil- lingness to SubOrdiruite their munition contracts In. this eetintry to the needs of the -Vatted States in ths present liniergeney, " TIM OROCO BATT; • . • OM TO tONDoN (Walk:Men Telescope) • Tim 1Goth Battalion entrained yester- day forLondanCarap. The town took a half holiday to see awn) of and a greak,thronF, their hearts touched' at once with pride and sadness, saw our stalwart soldier boys, the pride of Mace march to the :atation Mad, start on the innial,stage of the -journey Vidal inar 0000. land Ihena on tbebattlagroung Of Europe, . ,Everything- Went like Week -work, The baggage cars had, been loaded the previous day and practiellly all the !nen had to do was to' march to the ttotiOri and, hoard the train, At 8:30to the tick the battalloa left:the Armourygrounds followed by scores of Mitos and. a crowd at numbered -several , thou:muds, the station Vivo ttOectial trains of twenty- six corteteri in all, awaded.thent arid by 9..30 the lirst.trainivas loaded and away. The leave-taking bega.reallY p Sun- day morning, when the battalion drawn up on:the Armourylawn, heard a part- ing message frorn clergymen of' the town. On Tuesday afternoon again on the same Pounds, the scidiers were given an offi- cial farewell by the citizens of the 'town • and county. Major' John Henderson, "chairnian• of the Military Demonstration Committee, who has been fifty years a soldier,' presided, and after a few appro- priate words of introduction, in whic.h he lauded the 160th. Batt,, as the finest body amen he e r knew in his eXper- i6nce,'raad the dress of appreciation, while Mr. K. M. -Taylor; on- behalf of the Twenty-VourtlaCelebration Commit - 'tee, handed Lt. -Col. Weir a chequIdor $1400, to provide mess -tents and a re- creation tent for the Battalion. . In re - 'Plying Co). Weir expressed the grateful apineciation of himself; officers, non - corns, and men of the 160th. for assist- ance and many kindnesses shown them • by the Twenty -Fourth committee, the • WarAuxiliary, Da.ughtereof the Empire, the Town Churches, ,Ministers, individ- ual eitizeas_ and el! who helped. He be- lieved he was taking away the finest body of menthat- would leave Canada, and expressed 'to the wives, and .mothers • keen sense of respOnsibility for the phys ical and morA, well-being of the men. Mr. John Rowland presented to the two bands a purse of $210 which he had Col- \ leeted'during the afternoOn. • A number' a brief but • excellent speeches were made by leading citizens.. These inelud- ed Rey. Fr. ()Mornings; Rev. Thos. Wil- son; Rey. D. A. Walker, BA ; Rev. G. C., Rock; M. A. Halliday, C. J. Micl4 K.C., of Chesley; Reeve Douglas, W: D: Cargill, M:L A.; Cargill; • 1 Hueter, Kincardine;arid others. ' PRODUCTION AND THOIFT' BOYS AND GIRLS AS WORKERS • . "Every one at work" is the callduring War --The -more-men- rcernitecl-,- •the'greater the responsibility on thOse left at home. Men • who have worked. • hard and saved some money so as to "spend tligir old age in comfort will Le 'turning in again to help their sons on • the farms or will step in , to. take the places of, sons 'who have joined the Col- Ours., Women, the busiest of whom seem always able to do something more, 'will be diviaing : their time :between household dubs and ,outdoor work. Young, Men'from the farm will no doubt cut short their terni at school or college and lend' a hand- at spring work ;and stay with the farm Operationuntil the • crops are harvested. , Large numbers of Soldiers will get 'temporary leave. Are there any others who can lead a hand in producing i What -about the iie'ys: and gide who have been reeeivingiastructn in school gardenine A pamphlet just issued by the Dominion •Department ,Pf Agriculture sets forth in illustrated and deseriptive form - hew ichool garded woik has been carried on in all the pro • vinces of Canada. What are the boys and girls doing now'? ...What is their ed- • ucatiqn and ' training 'worth? Here' it4 their opportunity to demonstrate at, home • in the most practical mannerwhat they have beenaatight at whoa. be boys and girls of Canada, thousands -her, -ahould beable to do their ...hit -ba conducting sniall gardens at home. Boys and-girls-patriotic-gardena---should pro -- duce tons upon ton& of fresh • vegetabler for their home supply and they can readilylearn hew to put up the surplus for winter use. What pleasure they can get this year. in growing food in the home' garden and thus'. helping their fathers and mothers! Production along -this line is patribtism. ' Then what aboat waste material'? Old papers and rags are needed in cur indris- tries, so are,Inetals and bottles and rub- ber and a Aare of other, thing. The country needs material and cantiO1 afford. to have waste. The saving and use of waste are as important as prochietion, Boys and girls can Make money mit of The toldiers at the Rent Would like to get news.from home. 'Boys and girls dila• send them some papers. Wrap up the paperand mail them to The Cana. dian lled Cross, 14 Cockspur 8.treet1 14011401h rd1.414134,,, t, PAsioa .enisTh TkeV.• 3. &Ole Barker, pastor of the BaPtiO8tlhurch at l'ort Elgin, has re- signed,. and wi1enter one of the Toronto battalions. owa� au applicant for the chaplainey et the Bruce.. Battalion, but iris that appointment has apparently been provided for, he goes foto 'OM s a private. The reaignation, WWI not aceept- ed by his people, bat leave Of absence watt granted e THE: BUSY • HARDWARE- HOUSE MAKE OUR STORE YOUR HEADQUARTERS 4pHorfn 60 FOR pRomPT • DEpituty • MET QUOTATIONS JUNE 26th Toronto Cattle Market lkieaoY , gvcohoolce steers . $10.00t0$1,1 e 00 d 9 Handy ehoice :9:0 745 10(10 10:0 Butchers', good ...•.„,„ 9.40' • do. 'podium 8,90 9,40 •do. conimot 8 Bu.0 do... handy cs,h80-fiee7 de : 8..560: 898'1952 •do good ....... 0. 8.75 7.00 do. medium 4.211,• frai •Butchers' bulls, choice8:00 8.86 do., medium to choice 7,00 • 8.00 •• do. bologna .. , .! 6.16 6.76 Feeders,.900; to 1,000 ibs.8.00 9.00 do. bells. ,..,....,:, 6.00 6.50 •,StOckers, 800 to 900lbs. 7.60 8.50; do. good; 700 to 800,1.00 7,60 do.'' med., 650 'to'100 6.60 7.00 • do. conrinon,- light5.50 •0400' Cutters , 5.00 5.75 Milkers, choice, each..80.00' 100,00 ceinmbn,to med50.60 19-00 'Springers • . 60:00 110.00 Calves veal, • 40 .00 12 . 50 • dmmd • do. conimon 6 .. 8.00 10,00 dcalves, o. cagreas,si 3. ' '' ** 410% 7 7.0 6.25500 Bob , Lambs, cwt. • • .. 1).60 1200. Sheep,. ewes, light.. :,7.60 8:50 do. heavy and bucks 6.00 • 7.00 do. culls 5.00 6.00 Hogs, weighed off cars 11 . 60 11 . 75 do. fed and watered11.35 11.50 • do. f.o?b. country ..•10:86 '• 11:00 --Toronto Grain Markets - • Manitoba wheat -Track, bay pOrte,. -No. 1 northern, $um ; No. 2 north - erns, $1.15%; No. 3 northern,41.12. • Manitoba oats -Track, • bay ports, NO."2 C.W., 61140; No. 3 C.W., 50%c;• No. 1 extra feed, 50%c; No. 1 feed, 49%c; No. 2 -feed, 48%c. • Antericite:corn-No. '2 Yellow, 83 track, Toronto; 80c, track, bay ports. • Ontario • wheat -No. 1 commercial per car lot, according to freight, out- side, •98c. to 99c; No. 2 coninaertial 94c to 969; No. 3 commercial, 90c to 92c; feed wheat„ 83c to 85c. • Ontario oats -No. 3 white, 48c to 49c. • • Peas --No. 2, per. carrot, $1.70;• ac-' cording to sample, 31.25 to $1.60. • Barley -Malting, outside, b50 to '66c; No, -2, feed, 60c to 62c. ' • Buckwheat -70c to 71e. • • Rye -No. 1 commercial, 94c 'to 950. Manitoba flour -First patents, tit jute bags, 36.60; -seconds, $6; strong bakers', $5.80, in jute bogs. •, Ontario flour -Winter, track, Toron- to prompt shipment, acanding to sample, $4.05 to 34:16, in jute bags; bulk, seaboard, $4 to 34.10. Millfeed-Carloads, per ton,,deliVer- ed, Montreal freights; bran, • ;20 to $21; shorts,.$24 to $26; middlings, 325 to 326; good feed flour, bag,: 31.55 'to 41.6Q. , • Sinter and Cheese Markets • . Mont Joh, Que.-460 boxes of cheese Offered; all sold' at 15 6-16c. • . ..;Fieton-4,175 boxes of Cheese offer - all colored; all sold on the beard At. 16 3-16c. . '....4tMapanpi3-1,430 boxes of white and •4475 colored cheese were hoarded; 480 -eold at 16 3-16C, 300 sold at 16%c; balance refused. ' Iroquois -7-1,190. boxes were Offered; -444_boxes sold -on -the board-at,16c-;- balance sold on the curb at the 'same price. • KemPtVille-331 white and 676 color- ed cheese were boarded here; all sold at 16c. ' • Perth -1,100 boxes of white and 500 • colored cheese were • sold. • Prices, 16 1-16c for white, and 1614d for color Cornwall7-0fferings: 317 white and • 2,413 colored, All sold at 163c• : St. Hyacinthe, Que.-100 paekages of butter sold at 28%c; ROO boxes a cheese Bold at 13%c. - •• Cowan -ovine, Que.-14 factories: of- fered 1,616' packages of butter ;' twelve factories sold at 29c; two !actor*, • unsold. hoxes were Offered; 2,000 sold"at.16 3-15c; balance mild' it 1614c. 1.. '• • . London -13 factories offered 2,000 boxes. Sales, 1,346' boxes at 3,6%c to 16c. • Wholesale Produce • - Toronto 'wholesale • prices to the trade: • „ • • Eggs • - Special candled (cart's) .$ .29 to $ .30 " Candled, ex -cartons....„ ,27 .28 Butter-,-- • •' Creamery prints, fresh. .29 .31: Creamery, solids • .28 :29 Choice dairy prints, ' .25 • .27 Ordinary dairy prints:.24' ' .26 Bakers' ........ .22 ..24 Cheese-New,.large o 18c;1 twins, ' 18140; triplets, 1814c; old, June -and 'September, large, 22c; twins, 2214c; triplets, 224c. '•• Poultrf Live Dressed Spring broilers 40c .450,.• 600: 550 ,Old fowl, lb.... 17c 19c 26c, 270 Chickens Ile,• 19e • 25e 27e• Milk -fed 18c• 20c . 26e 26c Beans -Hand-picked, 3C75; ,primes, .$4.26. • ., Delawares, $2.10 to 42.16; westerns„ 31.96 out of store; in car lots, 15c lese. -Maple-Syrrip-Imperial-grillon41-601-- 8%-gallon tins, gross, 31; %-gallon tins, wins, 70c; quarts, wine, 34 doz..", sugar, 13c to 16c lb. . • • Chicago Cattle Market , Cattle - Receipts, 200; market stea'dy;_beeves, $7.50' to $11,30; stock- ers and feeders, $6.75 to 38.70; cam and heifers, 36.75' to. $9,16; 'calves; $8,60 to $11.85. Hoge-Recbipts, 14,000; market strong; light, $9.16 to $9.75; mixed, $9.35. to $9.85; heavy, $9.26 to $9.90; rough, 39,25 to $9.40; pigs, $7.66 to $9,10; bulk of sales, $9.60 to 39.80. 7 'Sheep 4,0900 market steady; lambs, native, 7.50 to $10; springs, $8 to $11.70: -East Buffalo tattle 'Cattle -Receipt -9v 500; -dull. • , Veals-Receipta, 150; active in $4.50 to $1;50. Hogs - rtecelptti,. 2,500; active; heavy, $10.06 to $10.10; taixed„, 3/0 to $10.10; mixed, 310 to 310:10; Yorkers. 1940 to 00;05; pigs, $9,60 to $9,60; rough, $8,50 to 38.65; dtagei $6.50 tO $74,26. • Sheep and. ismiiti-.-R46iptovlOO; .??9,-..hange4. „ • Get our prices on Hay Fork Mpg # Pulleys,Slings,Hay Forks and Cars and all other Harvest Tools. .(POW mdtiy 'tirriei "a ;nap has to do spine little piece of atventering, atound, the .hotiee, in, the chicken coop, in the barn, or on the fence- . And ho* ' one doee wlsh one had a gabd` set of Tools right then. It may interest you to know that many Or our customers are buying tools one at a. ,time, to add to the set they startewiih. Most of them have been doing,, that for 'a long irxid-and they • often, tell us 'bow glad they are 'that we suggested it to ihem. It is easy t0. pick kiut.a hew saw, or -hammer, a brace and bit, a screw driver or some other tool • that you need, every -tilde you come in -and then when. things come up to be.done you're ready to do them right. • Quality ?-well every one of our tools is guaranteed, ndt only. by -the m ak erg but also by us. And, we are here to see'that you, are. taken care of riaht. '‘ • 122....1.••••• This is oil Stove weel€ at our "store; We itaim' a .l'arge stock of stoves arriving this *eek andwill be pleased _to' eye you..a &Mon, stration o f ei t .makes of oil stoVes.. 1 Next timeyou are In - our store ,a-sk tl.gto show you.hoW to grain your woodwork .a.nd; floors, We graining outfit to prac- tice with. . • vv. A good supply of Portland Cement and Coil Spring Wire always cm hand. , CLEOD • & JOYN The Store Where YOur Money Goes Farthest IMPORTANT COURT DECISION MunicipOty Held Responsible • for Condition of Roads The Muaicipai World has the follow- ing tipbn a legal case which originated in this country: • , : The ease of :Davis 'Vs. the lOWnship of T.Tsborne, reCeritly disposed of by the Conk 'of Appettl‘;is of great interest and. instructive as tothe trend of judicial opinion with reference to'the ' responsib- ility of intinicipalities With reference to the;maintenance of publiohighwa,ys. :The advent of the- Motor vehicles .hos apparently been leolied upon with un- favorable eyes by Many, Municipal OIL cera and the feeling seemed to prevail in many municipalities that so long as they provide 4 road suitable for travel byW ineans in use prior to thealvent of motor YalfielertiiernTeredtii4all that'their duty ealledepon them to do, and in fact in some localities they went further And by the construction of Watersheds across and at•righi angles to the ro9.d .and dumpinigrayel in hillocks and lumps without spreading made it ihrpossiblito travel' on sotne of their high.vays 'at a speed df more than:one-half the statu- tory lint •gi• I 'e rase. mentioned above the CpuntY.Coart Judge•of the county of Huron held that the road, Upon which theaccident happened was 'reasonably 'saffor, public travel by the means in use before the advent of motor vehicle and.that the township, having provided such a road were under ,no obligation to unprove it to make it rea.sooably safe against the added dangers occasioned by _ _ . -the use of motor vehicles, , The Court • of APpeal, however, dissented fromthis view and held that the statutory duty • irn posed; upon 'the. township required it to make- the read reasonably Safe for the , purposeoftravel and so safe from any • additiOrraldanger.incident to the use of it by motor vehicles, which have-beea ia • use for severalyears and are tiowa coin - mon means of transportation: • The matter under consideration in, that case was of a horire 'taking fright at° a motor vehicle and ever -turning the buggy of the plaintiff in it'ditek along. aide of the road and .the Colirt of Appeal -directed judgrnent•to be:entered :against the.towriship en the grounds above set Ana, _holding that -if the -ditch- -waineces-- Sary it should not have been in the shape AMP of an open ditch but shOuld have been tiled. It does not seein•very far to go &mil this decision to one holding the toWnsliiiif; • • . hable ftr any damage sustained by the • motorist or to the ruotor itself while tn..; , veiling on the road 'within the legal - speed limit, by reason of holes or defects in the highway. Bervie •=•MondaY, June 26k. • • Mrs. Wallace Shame has been under the Dr.,'S care,'but at the titire:of Writing she is improving. • Mrs.•ManeehiY has been Confined tO the house through illness for a few dais, • but is nearly better agarn. o ' Mrs. Ed. Horton and two children,. of lieticoirt, are spending tlielids:ya'witli her parents, Dr. and Mrs. Bradley. • Mrs. Hudson and son, of the West, are spending' a-• few weeks With the , former's parents, Mr, asid Mrs.' Jamee.,' McKinney. • , Harold johnstPn, who is leaving I3er- vie this week for bis new work at Eddy's ' Mills, spent Monday and Tuesday with friends in Fordafich. • • . James . Arnold WaS confined to the ' • _house for a few days with a sore leg., While building a fence he pit on the - under eide• of a- log -which avarta little, too heavy for 'him. Hovvever, he is, now nearly ,6. K, again. Frank McKinney, who ha . been in the West, is spending a month ,at' home here. Frank left these 'parts •four years ago, but has' not changed away. • Everyone is glad to see -him around the village again, . , • ,The Kinloss boys find our roads diffi- „ cult for. the bicycles. One night fast week Orrie Herd came down for a, spin on his wheel and while givingan eichibi••• „ tion on Main street he 'collided witli ii Post, with:, rather disastrousresulti ter his bicycle. • , Remember the union school, picnic on Friday, June 30th, in which the follow- ing: schools are . taking , part: Purple Grove, Berm, South Line,- Neal Line : and Fifth Line. As it is Some tittle snide We have had this sort of picnic, it , • is.hopedthat the people Of each: section will co-operate. Come and bring some • -one- with---yoth-. -Remember -tire-pienic - will be in Samuel Hildred's bush. - •THERE are certain things' 'that are Impossible to • say about one's self. • Fo lAstance, yo u:r charao the -esteem you hold your businesi, your integri , -7-these are things thatic not be advertised. Bit, ' • oa,n.suggest thern, tiro the use of good, hisine stationety. You may be interested in ounsamPleSs' Marin them? 4 "-• -