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I iS3 I rat ffl X- MOUNT ALBERT WOMENS INSTITUTE next regular meeting of the Womens Institute will be held at the home of Mrs John Gra ham on Thursday May at 3 oclock A good attendance is requested as It is the annual business meeting and election of officers PERSONAL Mrs Samuel Jennings of To ronto is visiting old friends in town and vicinity Mr Frank who has been seriously ill in New Lis- for the past few weeks re turned home on Tuesday Mr A of Queens was in town on Tuesday Mr and Mrs Hiram of wore in town over Sunday Mr Geo of was in town on Tuesday Special services are being hold in the Presbyterian Church by some Knox College Students and are largely attended MOUNT ALBERT CONTINUA TION SCHOOL Results of the Easter Examina tions Middle School Marks obtainable Hoi bourn Walker Shields Hansford Ross A Dike Lower School 2nd year Marks obtainable Vanderwaler Ross Stokes M Moore 594 Toole A Cup- pies T Harrison Do- 1 Bailey Lapp 451 Lyle Stokes A Harrison Lome Stokes IRWIN MISSING Considerable anxiety was man ifested by almost every one in town on Saturday when the morn ing papers contained the an nouncement that Oscar Irwin of the Battalion was numbered among the missing Later reports were in circulation that he was killed but there has been nothing to confirm them sol far Last summer Mr Irwin a sludent of Knox College was charge of the Presbyterian con gregation and was very highly esteemed not only by those of his own congregation but by all who came in contact with him was especially pop ular with people and was a powerful influence for good When the war broke out he was one of six picked men sent out by the Toronto but while at Salisbury he took Up military instruction and served in the battalion with the rank of honorary captain THE CEMETERY The Ml Albert Cemetery Board is making an earnest effort to put the grounds in proper shape this spring Owing to lack of sufficient funds they have not been able in the past to employ the services of a regular care taker This difficulty they now hope to overcome They have put in a cistern and will have a sup ply of water so that flowers can grown successfully They are planting trees and levelling the grounds A very great im provement has already been ef fected They now make an ap peal to all interested to help fi nancially and are asking a contri bution of at least one dollar each from those interested which would enable the committee to complete the desired improve- The response to this has already been very en couraging Any who have over looked the mailer are requested to hand contributions to Mr J Rowland of Board Mrs Fred and Mrs Greig will entertain the Ladies Aid at their May meeting in the Hall on Thursday the at 230 pm Come and enjoy a pleasant social hour and a splen did tea All welcome Rev Atkinson attended meeting of the Presbytery Tues day A large number attended the Anniversary Entertainment at Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church on Monday night and all report having had- a good supper and enjoyed the program very much Misses Edith and Jean Atkin son were weekend guests at the home of Miss Ada Stiles Ml Pleasant Miss Marion is visit ing the Misses Gertie and Myrtle Hamilton at Mt Pleasant Service in the Presbyterian Church next Sabbath at am and pm conducted by Pastor The Guild met on Tuesday night Miss Clara Hill presiding Tho topic Why I am proud of my denomination was taken by Mrs Atkinson and others Miss Good fellow of Mar guerites College Toronto vis ited Sunday with Mrs ward Mr of Toronto vis ited his sister Miss our popular teacher last week We are pleased to see Miss Ida in our midst again af ter long visit at Ottawa Rev Thus Scott spent a few days this in the city The many friends of Mrs Mali Ion will be pleased to know she is getting along nicely under the care of a trained nurse Miss Lillian Graves and little Marguerite are also improving nicely Mrs returned home after paying a visit with her daughter Mrs A Howard Newmarket Our energetic teachers and scholars are gelling the school garden in line shape Our village has the cleanup fever sure enough House-paint- ing new fences flower beds gar- dons and housecleaning are all the rage Mr lames Horner of Newmar ket who has bought Hie Fidel I properly is making extensive im provements and has moved what was known as the old Fidel shop back from the slreet for a garage which makes a decided improve ment to the street as well as to the surrounding lots One thing we appreciate very much now is having a clean warm spot to sit in at the Met ropolitan Station as well as the lights through the obliging care taker Mr Crawford Those who failed to attend IJio Womens Institute last Wednes day missed a splendid paper giv en by Miss Nellie Turney on Early Flower Cultivation al so a good solo by Mrs W Re Fletcher in bis address gave words of encouragement and helpful ness And the Cantata entitled The Pilgrims Vision by Class was thoroughly enjoyed and was a most suitable closing to a pleasant and profitable evening Pro ceeds amounted to over The Womens Missionary Society held their meeting in church Several took part In the topic The Child a Worship BALDWIN BREEZES From our old friend Artie Tom- Toronto We got a baby down to our house A bouncing baby boy arrived May 1st Con gratulations to Artie and May How happy they must be 1 I have a slight idea this is No Last Friday eve Mr and Mrs Sinclair gave a honeymoon reception to a select party of their young friends It was pro nounced an enjoyable affair An orchestra afforded music for those who could trip the light fantastic Softly the music playing sweet tune etc Dame Rumor must have foil slighted at being left out in fie cold She let her tongue loose I guess shed be wise to keep her mouth shut Miss Foster our teacher was the guest of Mrs A man Saturday and Sunday I ob serve thai Mrs Crydorman seems to exercise a spell over all our teachers Miss Phillips then Miss and lastly Miss Fos ter All our local dames have the greatest respect and admiration for her of Instead of being talents and age qualifying him for man hood suffrage was puton the Voters List On being informed Of this proceeding rather de murred and remarked if he was old enough to vote ho was old enough to be put on the smokers list He was like of diminutive stature about four feet I should suppose Give mo a pipe give me a pipe I His importunity was complied with Thero was solid comfort for a time Then a civil war arose in his internal economy When the struggle was over and lie ceased in his vain efforts to grasp the stars from the on high sleep balmy closed his eyes The rebellion was quashed His name is struck off Smok ers Lists Tis enough Many of us can endorse the above ex perience Tidy Tommy Coomer is so call ed because he is always doing something to keep tilings snug A hammer saw and nails are al ways handy by to assist John Oldham his next door neighbor is a close rival His stables arc as tidy as Tidys Oh Oh Oh I If you only saw some stables I Not a mite of bedding Big hailstorm here on It went for the schoolhouse savage Girls Dont marry a if ho drinks and thereby save yourself much misery have him if he only smells the cork Better live and die an old maid Mr Emory Wardell is in liO wool business Look or hell be in your wool Hes all right to deal with Billy Miller the noted cement worker is doing yeoman service about here He has no superior SUTTON The School Report for April shows a total enrolment of pupils with an average of 137 Furnishing Store fix you up with a dandy line of work shirts at 50c and St them Mr A was In the city on Saturday Last Sunday the remains of James laid away In Briar Hill Cemetery Deceased was only sick in bed a week suf fering from typhoid number of relatives were present from Toronto at the funeral on Sunday Deceased has working the carpentering trade here for the past Tew years Mb Eraser is moving into the Kemp house behaving to va cate his present place as Mr Thompson had bought it A number of Sutton brothers motored over to on Sunday to attend divine service with the brothers there Sutton service will be on June the in St James Church Mr Summers Junior In the Hank here is away On a couple of weeks vacation Mr Hamilton motored down to the city on Sunday Mr W Abbott was home from Toronto on Sunday Mr Love representing the Art Tailoring Co paid Fur nishing Store visit on Monday P D VlQipflitiMirr A Manager Capital Paid Up Reserve Fund and Undivided Profit Y Can Start a Sayings Account with It Is not necessary or you to wait until you have a sum of money In order to start a Savings with this Bank An account can be opened with or mora on which Interest Is compounded twice a year MOUNT ALBERT BRANCH S TERRY the Rough on Rats clears Mice etc Dont Die En out the Bouse and at Drug and Country stores DONT EAT Bad and grow cranky Purity or Five Hoses Grain taken in exchange Bran Shorts Chop and Grain sale at ALLEN FLOUR Do as our neighbor says buy flrstclasfl You jet it at the Ml Albert Hour Mills Cus tom Grinding per bushel Wheal taken in exchange for Manitoba Flour Manitoba and Pastry always on hand Chopping every day Axes cut ting box knives and ground lilKR Mount Albert President Willsons smiles and pride cant compete with those of our genial auctioneers over his grandson Mrs John Stevenson or Hol land Landing spent Wednesday her parents Mr and Mrs A J Milne Two well attended services were held in the here on Sunday The morning service conducted by the Pastor was the regular Quarter ly Service Twentyone persons united with the Church and over a hundred partook of the com munion The evening service was conducted by Mr James Bry ant of England who was well ap- The Quarterly of the Circuit met on iday last and extended an invi tation to their Pastor Rev Scott to continue another year Topics of League for May Our Shall make it Speaker Knights Heading Matt Mabel Hall 10 Coke and Francis Ash- pioneer Bishops of Methodism Speaker Max Heading I Tim Cecil Foster Church and Nation Speaker L Smith Heading VI- Hi is the Christian Reli gion Speaker Nora Halt Heading Mark Peter Milne noss in the cuisine and other de partments of domestic economy they gracefully acknowledge her supremacy She is an admirable companion for young ladies need ing good advice in the formation of moral and social character She is ever for the right She is the mother of two of our mod el boys boys who can say they have never been disciplined at school Mrs Geo Crittenden opened her icecream parlor on May 1st Maple walnut and vanilla flavors at seasonable hours week days No rowdyism here Our young men know their place Charlie Tomlinsons saw mill closes this week after a very prosperous season Two thou sand logs in stock One day there was a bum and a very sudden cessation of business The san- struck and cut off a bolt more than half an inch in thickness Such trifles come high to the owners of the logs Only a rich man can afford such little shake- ups Mumps are still at it My friend are you mumping it Mrs Chas Pringle having been fortified by proper restoratives and tonics will undergo an opera tion early this week Her many many friends are in deep sympa thy wilh her and hope for the best Pringle went down Monday to be present Nellie and Kate Tomlinson left for the scene of action in France on Friday last All their friends wish them the smile of fortune Now Uncle Owl understands all this perhaps yoji maynt So Ill explain more explicitly On Friday Mr Hen sold a span of magnificent Black Benedict horses for use in the ar tillery service in the war in the Bast 1 think they were the peer of any team in Ibis neighborhood Id rather have them all his other horses combined and a cliCOMC on the Royal Cana dian Bank to boot Id think Me Bennys conscience would prick him But Money makes the mare go Goliaths War Cry was Who will come out to light me A chal lenge is Who will come and run me School Reports Report of IT No limbury for April Sr Class Thomas Gard ner Bessie Brown Lindsay Ram say Marian Ramsay Cameron Vera Hall Jr Classs Helen Wilson Kershaw Muriel Weddel Jennie Glover and Har ry Watson equal Lawrence Soar Jr III Class WeddeJ Muriel Arthur Glover Jack Tate Fnrr Lome Ramsay Ross II Class Vera Glover Hazel Bessie Kershaw Annie Ruth Pearl Fred Ramsay Wesley It Class Hutchi son Burton Glover Ada Gard ner Mabel Walter Da vis Adith Alfred Al len Leonard Names are iii order of merit An asterisk after a name tie- notes an examination missed Pupils present every halfday of the month Marian Ramsay Thomas Gardner Helen Wilson Weddel Eddie KeJlbnw Muriel Annie McKrill Pearl Fred Ramsay Ada Gardner Hazel Eves Average attendance for month ARE YOU QETTINQ EQQ3 WINTER IN If not you should order a from my heavy laying J While breeding for eggs in my hobby I neglect color This Is the record of pullets hens Dec Jan and March I have pens mated per tested for fertility Mount Albert Red Feather Yards Mrs Prop MOUNT PLEASANT Large crowds greeted Dr Ramsay of- Toronto- at the Anniversary Ser vices in the Presbyterian Church on a and p At the moving service Dr Ramsay ap pealed to the young men and women the Christian Churches to enter In to active service pointing out that as the threat need In Canada today and the by the choir was en joyed by all The Supper and Concert on night proved to be a success The AUtinson occupied the chair The Hoop Drill by the Young Wo mens Bible Class was well received The recitations by Miss Ron and Miss Alice Joyed by all The Scotch Solas by Florence Stiles and Mrs were appreciated Now there was a called Who mixed up in a big inns And he made a terrible fuss Ill tell you about it thus Having heard As sweep ing challenge came over to pluck a feather from Ak cap to adorn his own I must tell you about it The tale will be about as short as a bears tail The smart nags toed the scratch on the race track one- mile straightway The circus began in the oldfash ioned way One two three the humble bee the rooster crows ami away she goes A cloud of dust arose When the clouds rolled by Jenny there was A ro far ahead that he would boon behind had the track been an oval instead of a straightway Such humming and hawing such Ah dust Isnt nice in your throat shook off the dust and departed for home a sadder but wo fear not a wiser man The Marquis in still king of the turf Jas As face still wears its bright sera phic I I hit the smokers pret ty sharp last When I re member what solid comfort some oldtime preachers and to lako it surely is a pardonable sin Let me see there was Squire Mor ton John Macklcrh Wright Rent Rogers and others Christian ministers A thousand times rather than tipple v An Amusing Smoking Incident I A local youth having reached at by at of Report of the Public School for April 1015 A star following a pupils name indicates a loss of marks because of absence Total to be obtained lack Knights Annie Wyhler Jr Total to be obtained Maggie Sanderson 175 Ir vine Rose Harvey Hover Jr III Total to be obtained Georgia f MacKinnon Harold Prosser Fred Knights Belle Phillips lid Carl Rose II Total to be obtained Max Glover l Myrtle Wilkin son Eddie Barker Ernest Dennis Total to be obtained 350 Frank Knights Elmer Pol lard John Kathleen Knights Primer Delia Phillips Inn Wilkinson Enoch MacKinnon Jr Primer Lome A Herbert Jen nie Helen May Pollard Harold Wilkinson Willie Susie W Council Teacher IMOV STREET Mothers Ray will be celebrated In the Christian Church here next Sun day the Special music will be provided and it is hoped a large num ber will be out and wearing the white carnation In honor of Mother The Teachers Training Class is gaining fast in knowledge of having now commenced with the Old Testament Mr family have been laid up with measles very bad The Or still Mrs to keep her bed for some Mr Smith has been having very scripts attacks ol stomach trouble it being necessary to call the Dr several times is to be hoped an operation will not be necessary A splendid paper Flower Culture was given at the Womens Institute biMIss Nellie Send the Era to absent friends Wedding From the Calgary Herald On April at Knox Church by the All Archibald of Banff Donald Grant to Min nie Dawber After a short trip to the Rocky Mountains Mr and Mrs Grant will reside ia Calgary Mr Grant was formerly a pho at Sutton a SHARON Most of our farmers have finished seeding Mr and Mrs Watson visited in Aurora on Sunday Mrs Maggie Brown of Toronto spent Sunday at Mr Browns Mrs of Toronto has been visiting her sister and father Mrs Watson Wonder how Buster his trip to the car last Sunday Mr Frank Tate and Miss Clara spent Sunday at Holland Lauding The new fence in front of the Church of was completed this week It has line appearance Mr Mike Ramsay has started work on his new house Mr John Tate was in Toronto last Friday on business Miss Maud suent Sunday Mr 1 accompanied Mr Fred Pollock of Toronto Mr Harvey Ramsay Weston over the weekend Mr and Mrs Thos ColFns Quebec are visiting at her fathers Mr Chas Haines Mrs- Amos Lundy Is visiting her daughter in Toronto a few days Miss Olive Black visited at Kes wick over the weekend ROCHES POINT Mr has opened his summer homo for trie season A very enjoyable party was held at the home of Mr and Mrs Win Kay Friday evening last about fifty being present Mr a Mrs of Toronto visiting at Mrs Richard Hamiltons Dame rumor says we have a new paperhanger but we understand he only takes evening contracts Dr and family are up for the sutrmcr Sunday morning a number of our young people went gathering Some got their baskets full and some their boots full Miss Young has again returned from Toronto having spent two more weeks there Mr Howard Trivett tea with one of our young ladles Sunday even ing Mrs Ford spent over Sunday with Wm Mr Ray family have mov ed into their summer cottage Mr and Mrs H daughter were the guests of Mr and Mrs Young on Sunday Anything for an excuse for two of our young people to drive to Is what every Mother must do unless she is a mil lionaires wife It to be Impossible to pro duce clockings that will not wear out Buy a box of Holeproof and you guaranteed against holes for months You got pairs foe 1 Call In and see thorn at OUTFITTER8 Issuer of Marriage Licenses J SUTTON REGISTER A Imported Clydesdale will make the sea son at A Blizzards Lot Con East and Wednesday nights He was in this vicinity in proved himself good stock horse and left a number of good colts Terms the temerity neighbor thai his chickens were up his seed as fast as he could plant The neighbor could not be lieve such an atrocious charge against his thoroughbreds so the complainant resorted to to convince him He employed the ancient device of running thread through kernels of corn and at Inching cards the thread and the chirks went home that night Benefactor The fashionably bred Clydesdale Stallion Bene factor Imp 152001712 will stand for marcs during the season of alhis own sta ble Stock Kami one south of Newmarket This horse is enrolled inspect ed and approved Do not- fail to see him before else- Wild A Terms to insure a foal payable 1st of Feb DENNIS freebooters was overcome with and one is Justified in be lieving that he wot across bus to his neighbors home and shed grateful tears on his hand as he hanked him for offering such irrefutable evidence The pre- sumption is that he look proper measures to atop the depreda tions Wilson Star If Youll Go Ill Too ay The annual branch meeting of the Zephyr Womens Institute will bo held at the home of Mrs Barman on Wednesday May at pm Election of officers after which a tencent tea will be served WIRE FENCING I am gelling a carload of the best fencing wire and am selling It at wholesale price for Standard Tube and Wire Co Woodstock Any stylo you want Order quick I also want a few more colts and work horses on gasoline engines or farm imple ments Write or phone E Mt Albort TO FARMERS A thoroughbred Yorkshire White Boar bred at the O A Farm tor service Also a thorough bred Durham Bull bred at the farm Keswick Eoureull A celebrated Stallion the property of church Hill will visit Hast Whit church King and North during the Lyon A beautiful Black Perch young Stallion the pro perty of W Hill A Sons will visit Keswick Sutton Baldwin and and Scott Tp during the sen- son Brown Prince The fashionably bred Clydesdale Stallion will stand for mares during tin that to some friend you leave him night Of you will mean that vou will Sunday if will go too That is a line way to start off you are undecided which church to attend select the one your mother to go to You to far wrong Any fellows iiwthors ought to ho good enough him So next Sunday give up lazy hour in lei Have youc clothes ready- Put em on and re- tor best start out with your shoulders bacV season of at his own VanNostrand Farm Van- and will also he at John Harmons lot Seventh Con cession of Whitchurch I miles north of Lomonville ev ery Tuesday noon commenc ing May 1 til Breeders will please see this horse before using others as he has proved a grond Id insure Prop head up and your Youre doing of the best things you ever did your life and if you keep It up will never be sorry And youll be surprised to see how good it feds to be in church And above all things If there is congregational pure bred import d Perch the property of Han dull Smith Will visit Whitchurch and King during the season Sir Andrew A pure bred Clydes dale the properly of J Old ham Mount Albert will vi it and Whit church during the season and at his own stable Bonny A pure bred im ported Clydesdale tho properly of W J Oldham Mount Albert will visit and during season Albert Tuesday THE singing sing not merely hold the book and bluff at singing Kill up your lungs and let up the music Youll know It all right You may have forgotten the words but the tune never Why you mother used to sing I It She will l- a happy woman she know her boy is in church NOTICE TO FARMERS Having purchased a Well Bor ing we are now prepar to do such work at regular prlwi and satisfaction guaranteed J W LEWIS SON Strong planting canes of Raspberries Quantity of good Potatoes Early Seed Potatoes Good Clean A I Timothy Hay ARTHUR KNIGHTS TO WESTERN Ills a sad fact that most neigh- not of such a Just tem per thai you can go to thorn and toll them frankly that their hons are uprooting your sweet peas that rooster wakos you up at oclock every morning especially Sunday morning when you want to try to sleep un til oclock Mosl neighbors in such a will we regret to say cease to love you in a neighborly way will make unkind remarks about you your back and may oven ihern to your shrinking face A different spir it prevails in a town not far from here According lb a story that comes from there a had Good Going Every Tuesday From March to October TWO MONTHS RETURN LIMIT FREE HOMES along Canadian Northern Hallway For literature and particu lars apply to Butcher Local Agent or lo General Pass Agent King St Toronto Out A T ARCHIVES OF ONTARIO 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