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Prices for Poultry
Good until Dec. 30th
Live Dres'd Live Dewed
Chickens over 0 Ibe ,20 Bens 3 to$7s lbs .07 .13
Chickens over 5Ibs
Chickens 4e to 5lbs,
Chickens 4 to 4i lbs
Chickens 8k to 4 Ibs.. ,
Chickens 3 to 8i lbs
Chickens under 8 lbs,
Hens over 5lbe
Ilene Si to 6 lbs
Hens 4 to 4¢ Ibs
Ilene 8} to 4 Ibe
.21
.20
.18
.10
.15
.14
.13
.15
.13
.11
.09
,25
,23
.22
.20
.20
.19
.19
.18
.17
.15
Hens under 3 IUs .05 .12
Roosters over G lbs .11 .15
Roosters under 6lbs
Young Ducks over 5 Ws
Young Duke under 5
Old Ducks
Young Goslings
Young Turkeys over 10
Young Turkeys 8 - 10 lb
,09 .13
.12 ,21
.10 ,20
.09 .15
.12 .17
.28 .30
.25 .33
These prices are for No. 1 Poultry, delivered at our Ware-
house, Poor quality at market value, according to our
judgment. Birds must be in starved condition or deduc-
tion made for crops, Average weight by number birds in
each coop.
ROBT„ a THOMSON
WANTED HIS WIFE ORDERED
TO JAIL, COURT REFUSES
,
John Coleman, North Bay, Pails in
Action -Claims Disobedience -
Case Is Over Child -Wife, Aged
21, Tells of Threats -Says She
Must Choose Church or Husband
(Tuesday's Toronto Star)
Motion of John McColeman, of
North Bay, to have his wife, Eva Mc -
Coleman, 21 years of arae. committed
to jail for alleged disobedience to a
court order regarding the custody of
their infant son, is not allowed in a
judgment delivered by Justice Kelly
a: Osgoode Hall to -clay.
The alleged disobedience was to an
order of Mr. Justice Mowat ;vhe in
June last, after he had heard the
evidence of the couple's marital
troubles, gave their child into the
custody of hid mother, but on the
condition that the father could have
h.'m for not more than one day in
every two weeks by giving the moth-
er proper notice. The mother was
also to 1•c• -p her husband informed
a- to any change of the child's where-
abouts.
Mr. McColeman was to pay $25
per int.nth for the infant's mainten-
ance.
re father, in his motion for the
commitment, alleged that on Septem-
ber Gth last, after they were loving
separately, he wrote to his wife, then
living in Wroxeter with their son,
end gave her notice of his corning to
see the baby. When he got there, he
stated, the mother and child were
absent, and' he was told. they had left
for Windsor on August 31. He was
not notified of the move, he claims.
This is what his motion was based
Met Husband at 17
'The McColeman' married life, ac-
cording to the evidence filed, was an
unhappy one. Mrs. McColeman, then
17 years of age, met McColentan, a
barrister in that town, when she was
attending Normal school in North
leay in 1922.
She became engaged some three
months afterwards and they were
married in December 1923. At first
they lived with McColeman's parents
and then they decided to start up
their own home, to which, according
to the evidence, Mrs. McColeman's
mother carne and brought her furni-
ture. :The bringing of the latter was
the mother's suggestion.
Wife's Allegations
Doth mother and daughter were
actively engaged in, church society
work and the latter alleges her hus-
band told her she roust choose be-
tween the Ladies Aid and him.
The wife also alleges that her hus-
band showed violent temper at times
and that he threatened to shoot him-
self and to take poison. At other
times, she says, he threatened to de -
F
stroy the child and to burn their
house down.
Their child, whose custody the ac-
tion hinges about, was born in De-
cember, 1924, and is now two years
old.
I
j 1927 PERTH COUNTY COUNCIL
Blanshard George S. Keith.
1 Downie -A. J. Bradshaw.
N. Easthope-James Stewart.
IS. Easthopo-3. Kalbfieisch.
Ellice (reeve) -L Druar.
1 Ellice (deputy) -D. Crowlel 'or
! Chas. Quipp (tied).
1 Elmo (reeve) -Wm. Scott.
Elmo (deputy) Adam Willoughby.
Fullarton-W. A. Roach.
Hibbert -Wm. Morris.
Logan -J. C. Douglas.
1 Mornington-Andrew 'Coxson.
, Wallace -J. M. Kincaid.
Listowel -A. Ringler.
Mitchell -Arthur Mutton.
Milverton -Dr. P. L. Tye.
BRUCE
ARRAN -G. A. Thomas.
ALBEMARLE-B. Ashcroft.
AMABEL-T. Rourke.
BRUCE -William Begg, Murdock
Avis.
BRANT -David Willoughby, W. A.
Bell.
CARRICK-John Weigel.
, CUIROSS-David McDonald.
EASTNOR-E, C. Scott.
ELDERSLIE-John Oswald.
GREENOCK -Andrew Deitner.
KINLOSS-.George Ti
, HURON -W. J. McKay.
KINCARDIN TWP.-Gordon Alex-
ander.
LINDSAY -D. A. McDonald.
SAUGEEN=James Clazie.
ST. EDMUNDS -W. W. Ransbury.
CHESLEY-Bart Wright.
KINCARDINE -Bernard Wood.
HEPWORTH-E. J. Downs.
LION'S HEAD -William Gillis.
:LUCKNOW-D. M. Johnston.
MILDMAY-J. P.. Phelan.
PAISLEY -Hugh McKerracher.
, PORT ELGIN -Gilbert McLaren.
RIPLEY-Duncan Munn.
'SOUTHANIPTON--J. C. Tolmie.,
TARA-Cameron Duff,
! TEESWATER--J. H. Brown.
TIVERTON -Gordon Brown.
Walkerton -W. J. Ifierineston.
WIARON-D. J. Byers.
HURON COUNTY
I
The home of Robert and Mrs. Hup-
fer, of Turnberry, was the scene of
a pretty wedding at noon Christmas
Day, when, in the presence of the
immediate relatives of the family,
their daughter, Orville, was united in
marriage to Charles McCutcheob, the
Rev. A. D. Armstrong officiating..
® 1 e I The young couple left on the 3.30
hien they will reside
e
sits on the
groom's
ain for a trip to Detx01e, after
farm in Howick,erV1Zer
We are buying direct from the
American exporters for March de-
livery. Acid Phosphate, Potash,
or any mixed Fertilizer.
GET OUR PRICES
Few barrels of Feeding Molasses
still on hand.
Morris & Grey farmers'
CLUB
.Th new fire engine, with chemical
attachment, manufactured for Hen-
sall by the Carmichael Company, of
Ingersoll, is expected there soon. It
will be mounted on a Chevrolet chas-
sis and will be in every way suitable
for a village of the size of Hensall.
The many friends of Thomas and
Mrs. Bell of Southampton, will ex-
tend congratulations to them on that
occasion of the sixtieth anniversary
of their wedding, which they cele-
brated on New Year's Day, Jan. let.
WANTED!
seseet
areatternartmenverarmeast
Highest prices paid for Railway Track and Switch Tie Timber in
Hard and Soft Maple, Beech and Birch, Hemlock and Cedar. No
Elm do timber saleable. A No. 1 do requires a 10" diem, at small
enol; No. 2 a 9" diem. Track ties 8 feet long. Switch tiros 8ft. 6"
to 16 feet long.
We nee buying Hardwood Logs in Maple, Elm, Basswood, 'Birch,
Ash, 12 and 14 feet long. Shaky swamp er fence, corner Elm not
wanted at any price.
Custom Sawing Will Get Our Very Best Attention
We cdimension, a stock
of Cedar boards, Shingles,
ho gles, Cedar Shiplap, and Boards,
He
Note: The Florida tornadoes leveled every kind of construction but
those of wood anti shingles. Stay with good Imnber.
Gibson LIAM er
Phone 30 or 28-2,
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Wroxeter, Ont.
'HE BRUSSELS POST
THE' COW.IIOB$E,S Ole KENYA.
inland, Biggest of African Antelopes,
Become. Farmyard Animal,
¢ new farmyard animal, which le
cow, 1'acellprse, carthorse and h. eK-
or all in one, bus been discovered by
settlers in Kenya Colony, Aram, la
the eland, te biggest of the African
antelopes,
A four -b -hand of these huge
khaki -colored bucks, with spiral
horns and swishing tails, is one of
the smart turnouts to be seen in
Nairobi on race days, 00 the farms,
in harness to ploughs and wagons,
elands are proving as veluttbie as
Shire horses, while their milk, beef
and butter now have a permanent
place en the Kenya housewife's shop-
ping list. On 4ttlprprisiu everts -
man has entered hie bull eland for a
forthcoming steeplechase; and, eine°
an eland can gallop thirty miles at a
stretch and clear a six-foot fence in
its stride, Kenyan hurdlers look like
meeting a formidable opponent in
this prong -toed veld -horse,
To capture an eland herd a corral
of stout stakes, with a wide V-shaped
mouth, made of piled -up thorn bush,
is built upon the veld.
Very cautiously hundreds of native
beaters surround the animals and
drive them slowly to the corral,
Whim they are lassoed around their
vlc1oue horns and then hobbled.
After a month in the farmer's pad-
docks the newly -captured antelopes
are tame enough for the bulls to be
trained to barness and the cows to
dairy work.
Big -game hunters have long reck-
oned the eland as the finest buck for
the camp cooking pot. A typlcal'flve-
course hunter's supper would be
roast eland beef, cold boiled hump,
eland soup, eland's brains as a, sav-
oury, and eland's marrowbones grill-
ed in a hole with red-hot stones. Un-
like other buck meat eland beef is
sweet, tender and plentiful in fat.
The cow eland yields creamy milk
from which good butter and cheese
can be made, while eland hide makes
splendid harness in its "green" state
and durable leather when cured.
As a transport animal the eland
soon learns to pull its weight in har-
ness, though it is apt to get nervy
and make dangerous play with its
horns when alarmed. But it com-
pletely outclasses the zebra as a vold-
hprse, for that animal, after biting
and kicking until exhausted, is apt
to lie down in harness end die of
sheer stubbornees.
FLAG LAW.
No Private Person Has Any Right to
Fly the Union Jack.
There has been a great upset In
South Africa over the new flag law
which proposes to delete the Union
Jack from the South African Union
flag.
No private person has any right to
fly the Union Jack, says an article in
London Tit -Bite. Nor has a company
or a corporation any such right. The
display of the Union Jack is limited
to the court, and to forts, dockyards,
and Government buildings. As for
the Royal Standard, that may be used
only by royal permission. Some
Years ago the Home Secretary took
the trouble to forbid its use over the
municipal buildings at Greenwich.
The proper size of the Union Jack
is laid down in Admiralty regulations
as being 15 feet long by 7 Se feet
wide. The red St. George's Cross is
one-fourth the width of the flag, and
its white border one -fifteenth the
width. The red St. Patrick's Cross is
one -fifteenth and its border one -thir-
tieth the width. The white St. An-
drew's Cross is one-tenth the width.
The official Stars and Stripes is a
much larger flag than the Union Jack,
its correct size being 36 feet by 20
feet.
Last year a Bill was introduced in-
to the British Parliament providing
that the Red Ensign should be the
proper national colors for all Britleh
ships except those carrying foreign
n
crews, and that the latter should be
obliged to fly a Union Jack with a
red border.
In Australia there is a law pro-
hibiting the use of a red flag except
as a danger signal.
Left Himself Nothing.
An elderly lean who knew some-
thing of law lived in an Irish village
here no solicitors practiced. He was
win the habit of arranging the dis-
putes of his neighbors and making
their wills for them.
At an early hour one morning he
was aroused. from his slumbers by a
loud knocking at his door, and, put-
ting his head out of the window, he
asked who tidal there.
"It's me, Patsy Flaherty. 'Tis me -
self couldn't get a wink of sleep,
thinking of the will I have made!"
"What's the matter with the will?"
caked the amateur lawyer.
"Matter, indeed!" replied Pat.
"Sure, I've not left meself so much
as a throe -Legged stool to sit down
upon!"
Sa▪ wdust for Paving.
Sawdust and wood &fps are
among the paving materials with
which experiments are being made,
says Science Siftings. . The wood 15
first treated with creosote, and than
submitted to pressure, and tests al-
ready made are• said to have given a
floor suitable for medium traffic frena
a mixture of nine parts of sawdust to
one of Portland cement. In Ger'Snan
experiments, great adhesiveness for
cement concrete is reported to have
followed giving the wood or hawdust
a preliminary washing with curd soap
and water, and then with it thin solu-
tion df silicate of Soda.
Doll Oldest Ttnowlr troy.
Among practically all nation's Atom
the remotest of antiquity, theb11 is
held to have been the oldest of toys.
It seems to have figured as A p1
thing for the youngster's in Avery
land and among all manner of peo-
ples. l.dward Lovett of London lois
made a collection of dolls and hag
one in it said to be 4,000 Years old.
1t was found in an Egyptian tomb.
800 Miles 810 Hour.
If we moved our logs gs qukckl,
in proportion, es an ant, wo should
walk at the rate of 800 miles ao
hoax,,
CAR OF
Cotton Seed
Meal
Just to hand.
43 per cent protein
$2.00 per cwt. up to Jan. 15th
Thos. Kerr
Phone 359 Henfryn
HURON COUNTY COUNCIL
The following gentlemen will con-
stitute Huron County Council flor
1927. The first named is the Reeve
and the second near is that of the
Deputy.
Ashfield -J. Hackett, J, Cameron
Colborne -Hugh Hill
Goderieh Township -H. Cox
Stanley -J. Manson
Hay -E. Klopp
Stephen -J. Haynes and R. Goetz
Ilsborne-James Ballantyne
Tuckersmith--R. Kennedy
McKillop -F. J. Mc'Quaid
Hullett-E. A. Adams
Grey -John McNabb
Morris -W. J. Henderson
East Wawanosh-John Conites
West Wawamosh-A. E. Johnston
Turnberry=J. L. McEwan
Howick - Thomas Ingles, Georgy
Hubbard
Exeter -W. D.. Sanders
Goderich-Chas. G. Lee, Robt. Turn-
er
Clinton -N. W. Trewartha
Wingham-W. A. McKibben
Seaforth-J., W. Beattie
Brussels -A. C. Baeker
Blyth -Dr. Milne
Wroxeter -J. Henneberg
Bayfield -E. F. Merrier
Hensall-0. Geiger
This year the Liberal side of the
House will select the War len and
there are 5 or 6 after the position,
ABERDEEN AWA".
New Pine's From the Granite City
of the North.
Which town in the British Isles
can claim to have had most jokes
told about it and its citizens The
prize would certainly seem to go to
Aberdeen, although Wigan, perhaps,
runt it very close. Fire are some
new gems of Aberdeen wit and hum-
or which appear in "Mair Canny
Tales Prae Aberdeen": -
An Aberdonian and his daughter
took up gulf. At the close of one
of their games the father was laid a
dead stymie, while the daughter had
one to play to win the: match. 'turn-
ing round to her he saldi�"Jeannie,
isn't the menu yer birthday?"
"Yes, faither."
"Ah, ween," be said, "I'll gie ye
that hale for a present."
An Aberdonian charged with being
"drunk and incapable int tp4 lei'eetnote
of the railway etatij1l' pleaded "Not
guilty," In the course df evidence it
came out that the taxi-driver who
drove him to the etertibfi admitted
receiving sixpence over his legal fare.
"That's done it," ekblahli.ed the
drunkt"
ha °been
v
prisoner. "1 must
An Aberdeen shopkeeper visited
London to pick up a few tips. He
found them under the plate ie the
restaurants.
A menagerie had been vielting
Aberdeen and on the day after leav-
ing the city one of the gorillas died.
Instead of burying it they threw It
over a dyke by the roadside. Later
on in the day two Aberdonians pass-
ed. They noticed the gorilla.
"An' what'll it be, think ye?" ask-
ed one,
The other examined the corpse.
"It's ewer big for a MacPherson; it
canna be a Gordon for it, has nae
kilt; judgin' by its sen I'm thin>riin'
its ane o' thee American veesitors..'
i'An' what is it to be?" asked the
Aberdonian, inviting a friend to a
drink.
"I'll just hae a moothfu'," replied
the Duadonian.
"Toil hae a darned sieht lees,"
said the Aberdonian, "yo'11 haS a
glesa."
Jew Aberdonian ever asks a J w the
tiuif It day; one did, and the Jew
told him to "13uy a vetch!"
Mr. IslacPherson was a buyer In
One of Aberdeen's drapery stores and
had just returned from a trip to
London.
"An' what did ye think o' the Eng-
lish when ye were up in London?"
he was asked.
"I didna see any," he replied; "I
only met the heids o' departments."
The beadle of tt certain parish
church, observing an old man with
an ear trumpet, went up to him and
whispered: "Noo, then, one toot 'and
yer dot!"
Tammas was invited to a golden
wedding and on making inquiries
found that he was expected to give a
present made of gold. Ile solved the
problem by presenting the worthy
+couple with a bowl of goldfish,
BLYTH
J. G. Etnigh is spending the Win-
ter with his son, at Grand Valley.
Misses Irene and Muriel Hoover, of
Loudon, spent Christmas 0n1er the
parental roof.
The estate of the late A. M. Brog-
den have disposed of the hardware
business and buslness black to Mr.
Dobbyr, of Newberry, who takes pos-
session immediately, Mr, Dobbyn is
a loan of family and will occupy the
Brogden residence on Queen street,
Dr, R. fl. Barnby, pastor of Queen
street United Church, 11Parly aPVPred
the first finger on his left hand. 1)r.
Colborne rushed hits to Wiugbaua
Hospital, where they 1'oond that the
tendon was cut. Dr, Barnby was cut-
ting the top off the Christmas tree
with an axe, and it is believed that
she handle caught 111 one of the
branches.
A quiet wedding took place at the
parsonage, Blyth, on Wednesday,
Dec. 22nd, when John George How-
att, of Hullett Township, and Mise
Roberta Sanderson, of this village,
were united in marriage, Rev. Dr,
Harnby, of Queen street United
Church of Canada, officiated. The
groom's gift to the bride was a beaut-
iful pearl and amber toilet set. The
happy couple left immediately for
London and other points. On their
return, they will reside on the
groom'e farm, 5th Con„ East Wawen-
Dell. Their manyfriends•,lnin in wish-
ing them a very happy wedded life,
LUCKNOW
The nominations resulted in accla-
mations here : Reeve, D. McLean
Johnstone; Councillors, E. Buswell,
R. Mullin, Robt, Rae and William
Spindler.
BLUEVALE
Roger and Mrs, Oke spent New
Year's with relatives in Lista wel.
• Geo. and Mrs, 1.'hompson and family
spent Nev•Year's with Wingham
friends.
Mrs. Whituey Stewart fell down
stairs, a few days ago and received a
bad shaking up.
Gordon Gallagher, who underwent a
serious operation, at Toronto, is get-
ting along nicely.
George Churchill has returned to
Toronto, after spending several weeks
at his home here.
Mrs..A. H. Coombs and daughter,
Mary. spent the week -end with
friends at Toronto.
Jos. Underwood is on the sick list,
His many friends hope that be will
soon take a turn for the better.
Mise Jeesie Gray had the misfort-
une to fall and break several Gibe.
Her many friends hope for a speedy
recovery.
it Mises Mabel Johnston has returned
to her school at Mount Forest, after
spending the past couple of weeks at
her home here.
J. and Mrs, Hall and W. J. and Mrs.
Masters and Wm, and Mrs. McMich-
ael spent New Year's at the home of
Gordon Hall.
Quarterly sacramental services
were observed in the United Church,
last Sunday morning. In the even-
ing, Rev. Mr, Walden preached a fine
sermon on "New Yeer'e Resolutions."
It is quite unusual to see the motor
ears running here, on New Year's
Day. There were quite a few out,
but there is also enough snow for
good sleighing.
A,quiet wedding took place at the
United Church parsonage, Mitchell,
on Friday afternoon, December 31,
when Mabel Bolton, daughtoi of
Thomas Bolton, of McKillop, was
married to Lorne Hulley, of the
mane township. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. It D..Mnyer. Mr.'
and Mrs. Mulley will resi,i in Me -
By the time Irmo Dale, the pretty
new school. teacher at Brentwood, had
been at her post for a month nearly
every eligible hie ydung
man
in the
vil-
lage
was deeply smitten. Particularly
there were three who openly expressed
their admiration. These were Nat Lai -
ton, Guy Purvin and Thad Wilson,
close friends, clean, reputable young
fellows, and one day after a mutual
exchange of confidences they made a
decision, whimsical in a meavure, yet
actuated by honest esteem for the
lovely and beloved Miss Dale.
"It's settled, then, that we smell
write to Miss Dale?" spoke Guy Per -
vin.
"All at the same time and each clear-
ly and squarely telling how much he
thinks of her and asking her to marry,"
submitted Thad Wilson.
"And no hard feelings toward the
one who is lucky enough to be the
chosen one," added Nat Laiton, who
rather plumed himself on being the
handsome one of the group. lits sister
Breda was a close friend of Irma, and
he counted on this speeirtl pleader to
if it cause about
further his claim,
right.
Now Breda was a chatterbox, and
the fact of the three proposals got
intent among the young people of
'Brentwood speedily.- The direr devo-
tees anxiously aw-011ted their fete, In
turn they manned to meet Miss Dale
on the street within the following few
days. Outside of greeting theta with
her acerstnnled friendly smile, In nn
way did she indicate the receipt of the
proposals, nor effnrd them opportunity
to broach the subject. It was Breda
Latton who reported to her brother
111111 his rivals ns they were playing
tennis 00 the Lalton lawn.
"Ton three," spoke the imperious
little tyro, and grouping them in a
rustic seat she proceeded to deliver in
turn three palmrs.
"The mischief !" ejaeula(ed Net,
opining the paper appnrtloncd to him.
"My proposal to Irma!"
"Stine, too ---rete retell" observed
tiny, with e wry fare.
"Slone here I" complained 'shad.
":icl lenit's-they ere all mlll'klcl with
• 1•'g bine.p'neiled initial. Mine is
1
1',inl mine 'le,'" reported' tiny,
"'t4' 111 nil mine,' nl':+rizc8 Nut.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 5, i:827. "-`1ZE
It depends largely on the dour you use. We believe
you'll welcome this suggestion -try Purity, the rich, vigorous
Flour •--made from the finest Western wheat. Thousands of
cooks say Purity Flour is best for cakes, pies, buns and bread.
Sea 30c in stamps for our 700 -recipe Parity Flour cook Book, 201
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say, what duet it mean?"
"That is what I ant to explain to
you," °haltered Breda, with a leis-
chievous smile. "Simply, Irma lots v
knewleeeed your presumptuousness by
treating our love eonfessluns just as
5)P would the school compositions of
her pupils. You must understand 11u1
she has four grudiags and averages:
'M' means moderate - -,0; 1' in•.•urts
fair- b; '0' means good -90. There
is a fourth grading, 'kl.' which means
exeelleut-x-100. None of you seems to
inure littaiued that standard. however.
"I' -ant," sourly commented Thad.
who was the lowest. "Fellows, 1 guess
nom, of ns graduates into the affec-
tions of Mises Irma Dale this term!"
Dainty Irma Dale mot the trio after
that graciously, kindly, but did not fur-
ther allude to the compositions. The
story got about the village, and the vie-
1Ims were chaffed mercllessly, Bruce
Alston heard of it. They had never
dreamed that this quiet, unobtrusive
young than was a possible rival. With
Irma, of all these paying attention to
her he had been a favorite from the
start. Only occasionally they had met,
but after he had seen Irma home from
parties twice and had gone with her
on a botanical expedition with her
class in the woods one spring day,
Bruce Alston resolved to tempt fate
by becoming number four. He was
not daunted by the experience of the
pioneers in the attack upon ,the affec-
tions of the pretty school teacher. In
a modest, respectful note Bruce de-
lineated his interest In Irma. He
hoped she would not deem him pre-
sumptuous, he wished to give her time
to think over the proposal. He would
call at the little red schoolhouse on a
certain afternoon when he knew the
scholars would disband an hour ear-
lier than usual. The last group of the
pupils was disappearing in the dis-
tance as he neared the humble struc-
ture. Glancing through an open win-
dow his fond glance rested upon Irma
at her desk. Her pose was. one of deep
meditation and his heart gave a great
leap as he noted that she held in her
hand the letter he had sent her the
day previous.
Irma greeted her visitor with a blush
and Bruce thought this encouraging.
She invited him to a chair on the plat-
form, there being no other seat except
among the benches. Then she nervous-
ly arranged some books before her. At
that moment the glance of Bruce fell
upon his letter, It lay open at her
side, and across its face was a eon-
spicuous blue-pencil marking, "E."
Bruce experienced u decided thrill.
His eyes glowed, his tone wavered as
he said:
"Does that mean 'excellent,' Miss
Dale?"
She tried to smile casually, but he
noted a tremulous quiver about ber
sweet, sensitive lips. She nodded in
an embarrassed way.
"And '100.'" he added, and drew
closer. •rma, doIstand
that high,
not only in my clumsy literary effort
but in your coveted affections?"
Her head sank and she yielded her
hand to his own, and Bruce Alston
realized that the lasting happiness of
his life had dawned.
b- Friendly Societies In England.
The voluntary friendly societies of
England, succeeded In hording their
own, notwithstanding the industrial
depression of last year. There are
some 10,000,000 persons making an
independent insurance against sick-
ness in the various societies, and the
accumulated reserves total between
£80,000,000 and 190,000,000. The
membership of the societies affiliated
with .the National Conference stands
at 7,461,509, and their accumulated
funds amount to £65,381,157.
1 Personal Paragraphs )
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Miss Kate Ament is visiting 141
Woodstock.
Master Tommy McFadzean is 5I1
with an attack of pleurisy. v
•
Fred Lowry,of Toronto, spent New
Year's at his ome here,
•
Ken. Kerslake,of Seaforth, has .
been a visitor in town.
Fred Eldridge is visiting his sister,
Mrs. H. Kearney, at Harriston.
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Chris. Querin, of Seattle, is visit-
ing with his parents, Jos. and Mrs.
Querin.
Mrs. George Lowry has been con-
fined to the house with the prepailing
cold.
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Harold Currie, of Hamilton, spent
New Year's at the home of Wm.
Bryans.
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Miss Edna Jackson, of Hamilton
spent New Year's with 'Miss Maul
Bryans. u.
J. L. and Mrs. Lamont, of Kincar-
dine spent New Years with A. A.
Lamont.
George Colvin, who is spending the
winter 1'n Stratford, was in town for
a few days.
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Harry Querin, of Toronto, spent
New Year's with his parents, J. and
Mrs. 'Querin.
Master Walter Hoist is spending.
the Winter with his sister, Mrs. Henry
at Ailsa Craig.
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Miss Gertrude Ross was a visitor
last week with her brother Dr. George
Ross at Wingham.
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Dr. and Mrs. White, Master Tack
and Mies Mary Helen, spent New
Year's at Collingwood.
Mise Janet Robertson has returned
to town after spending the 'past week
at her home let line Morris.
Arthur Whitfield, of Ridgetown,
spending the holidays with us sister,
Mrs. J. W. Currie, Mill street.
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Reeve, Baeker was in Goderich last
week finishing up the work on the
Goad Roads Commission for the year.
•
Harry Duncan, wifeand child, of
Pasbua, Sask., are holidaying with the
former's mother and other relatives
in town,
Miss Betty Best didn't have much
of a holiday, being laid up with a
severe cold and just got over it in
time to go to school again.
Miss Jean Messer returned to her
studies in the
Shaw Business
College,
.
Toronto, r"ter spending the vacation.
at here hone here.
Ed. and Mrs.
SeantIebury, Master
George and Miss Gertrude of Strat-
ford, were holiday visitors witn Geo.
and Mrs, Hanley.
A. A. and Mr.'s. McLennan and T.
Walker, of Seaforth, were in town
la. t Monday attending the funeral of
the late Miss Anna Ross.
We are sorry to learn that Mrs.
William Backer has been confined to
her bed since Christmas. Her many
friends hope for a speedy, recovery.
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Luke C. and Mee, Speiran, of Mon-
criefl; Frank and Mrs. Woods; George
and Mrs. Hanley, were the guests of
Mrs. Joseph Whitfield and son Orville
on New year's Day.
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Greetings
IN grateful appreciation of your good
will and support during this and
preceding years, we desire to extend
our sincere thanks, also for your liberal
patronage during the Christmas season
just closed which has been by far the
best we have yet experienced.
We trust the New Year may be to
you all a very Happy, Healthful and
Prosperous one,
J. R. WENDT
Jeweler Wroxeter.