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7- MO UN ALBERT tv to the large amount of comforts provided ladies of- the Mount Albert branch of the Womens institute for our boys- at Hie front the following have been sent recently shirts valued each surgical jackets at sheets at per pair and pair of socks at per pair To- The ladies report that their funds are about exhausted and thai they will he grateful for any donations as they are anxious to continue the work SICKNESS The changeable weather for the past two or three weeks is blamed for the majority of Hie many cases of illness in town and vi cinity- has been very common some cases having been severe A number of oth ers have been suffering from had colds or bronchitis Among oth er Victims Mr a teacher at No was con fined to the house during the ler part of last week but was able to resume his duties on Mon day am Mr and Mrs Davidson entertained a of friends on Friday evening Aniong those present were Mr and Mrs Sleeper Misses Gertie and Moore of Toronto were at the home of their parents Mr and Mrs John Moore over Sunday The many friends of Mrs has been seriously ill for the past few weeks will be pleased to hear that she is stead ily improving Miss Nettie Ross of Con servatory of Music Toronto has passed her Primary Harmony with firstclass honors The high winds of carried with theni the sand of to the West side and at times the air has been charged it so as to Obscure the view- at even a short distance Night at the meet ing of I to be help Thursday at Mr TBrooks This will be followed a Much sympathy is felt by all citizens with Mr and Mrs den having been received of their son Frank being in hos pital near the front This is their second son meet- with injury in discharge duty MOUNT PLEASANT The Feb meeting of will be held in the Church on Thursday afternoon at The topic The Jew in our Em pire will be taken by two of the members Endeavor program for Feb The Mormon Problem Leaders Ross Stiles Mrs Atkinson Reader Willie Moulds I DOG STREET EAST Hello stop Took Listen I The weather has been unfavor able for he wood cutters Hie measles have been very bad around here Mr Crowder has been under the weather also Miss Edna has been curled up by the fire She had a terrible pain on the lop of her foot Md Crow has not been out very much Skating has been on the bum Mr Kerr is home again also Mr Mr Ross spent Sun day at home HOLLAND LANDING know out projects The boys must stuff hie with pointers Geo has purchased he Owen lot ami dwelling in Owl town School has closed for a fort night on account of he epidemic The worst is past A indisposed some ness- She hasbeen loo ambi- her A is leaving nothing undone to hasten her Shes a you Tomlinson overhaul the mill and putting in a hew outfit for making flour give you a fair warning When all then come and get the stuff to make flapjacks It was with much surprise and corresponding delight I read Andersons letter from Calif or riia It affords me pleasure to learn t hat our honorable friend is till in the and of the living able to read and digest Canadian Breezes will due regularity Most everybody enjoys them His thinking- cap still serves Id re member the clever- young ladies of Ihe old Grammar School and faith my friend do you remember Ihe pearly tears they shed when they bid you farewell That was a good testimonial in your be half The lady referred to hay ing the honor of presiding at is Mrs Ross nee Miss Maria and a great honor it is as Mr Ross is a gentleman of great ability re spectability and popularity That is the Owls opinion free gratis Ontario especially York Co has undergone sure arid steady changes Old Tory Hill north of Sharon where our friends parents resided is a Sleepy Hol low sure Mr Wilfred and Wis Stella sop Frank over Culling s the ormrpi mm- UrE have li here last Week Glad SM i friends oft tiursdayl last We noticed Mr Evans here last week you stayetf for the liarty Come again but then therefs danger too now JOHN YATES OUT at a days Mrs Miss Lena Lee came up Saturday to see Mrs remained for tie spehtrpver Sunday at his home Sorry to Mrs are ill with the grippe Mr Watson and Mr of Toronto were the guests of Mr Sunday Regretr to i I are at their sons Mr -Walter- are no betttr Mr A Starr of- Suridav with friends here and enjoy ed a skate t Fox Miss Annie Mrs Douglas and Pte Home spent the weekend with Mrs Miss Warner Keswick was Miss George a few davs Nomine Any Wbrklng Shirts A of Hats Winter Caps I i my V mi A you calch I keep smiling now 1 a ihatv Smile mothers in nicely knew you would be glad- to see them out the Thats what one of Endeavor Meetings I paper was just sang so well vflfiiyesoficoprsp as usual lit so sweetly And Ihe Co flit directly but safely Winter Caps Winter Caps All Other paps Linen dollars at for at Less Than Coat for for y reg for 39c at Cost and Less I each or for Sweaty Coats at Big Reductions Boys Shirts Sweaters and Sweater Coats at Less Than Cost Underwear at Less Than What It Costs Wholesale Today I IN AND GET STOCKED UP AS THIS IS A GENUINE SALE GENTS OUTFITTERS Issuer of Marriage Licenses itp i ft- Prices Will No Hurry Up If It Bargains Want I absence of sleighing and rough roads to bump over on wheels have made business rath er dull in town lately The mar ket on Tuesday was rather slim- ly attended Our subscribers are reminded that the present is a good lime to renew their subscriptions to theKra as the price will be raised after April 1st for rea sons stated elsewhere All new subscriptions or renewals will be received at the old rale per annum if paid before that date A dust storm is rather unusual In February even in this change able el but there was a very bad one only recently and both snow and sand were flying during the storm on Monday Quarterly Meeting was held ii the Methodist Church on Sunday last As the bear did not see his shadow when lie ventured out on Candlemas Day we are assured of an early spring On the other we are told that a late is a sign of a late spring Those who believe in the influ ence of the moon have not yet been heard from There has been very skat ing Ibis winter and the young people have missed Ihoir favorite outdoor amusement We understand our Police Trustees passed a bylaw against coasting on the big hill The absence of snow will make the prohibition effective nothing else will SHARON Mrs Ramsay has returned home after spending a couple of weeks mother near who has been seiously ill Mr Allan Shaw has been con- to the house with abscess his face Mrs Win is still under March v ill see a changes of residence here The family of Mr Manners remove to Mr has bought house of Mr King Vacant houses are spoken for almost before the present know Ihey are leaving The meetingof Thurs day last at Mrs Waltons was well the day Mr Hoover Organizer was present and addressed ing The of this grow in interest Next Sunday Ihe pulpits of Methodist will he by exchanges Subject The Need of tile Social Her I lie supplies will be and Hall of Toronto There is to be a Pie Social in Lloyds Hall on Tuesday Feb at 8 pm also an Autograph Quilt to he sold by tender A suitable program is to be given Mr Blake Madill spent a few days in Toronto last week Miss Jessie Bell spent the weekend at Mrs Perry returned home Saturday from the city Corp If Perry spent Sun day at home I hear there is to be a Leap Year Dance on Thursday evening Now girls be sure to come Miss Fannie Milligan re turned home from BALDWIN BREEZES Twas unwise for me to attempt breezing last week as it was too dark and cloudy for my poor eyes I had an awful grist of Owl chock full of smiles and snickers The weather in the latter- half iif January was almost a conun drum Various individuals saw robins caterpillars and pussy willows budding out Frogs lull ing up though their Sic was nipped in the bud by Jack Frost Now yank home the- wood boys so says old Owl The skunk record smashed For some years Billy the trapper of held the record of skunk scalps as one seasons hunt Today Little Hilly the rapper of Bonnie Bald win pulled down his colors and established a new record of pole cats or skunks whichever you choose to call them Billy got there with both feel right- sideup with care and his nose is still keen on the scent for more of the varmint Now Wat son I know its rough on you bill if you desire the champion ship your only alternative is to The hill is there 0K my friend The buildings though are gone Not a vestige left to lelithe tale Of all the sun shone on The smithy too is ruined now Where dad Used to toil And forge out goodly implements To till the fertile soil Dr son of Ceo Mainprize grandson Win is tremendously clever LaGrippe and kindred ills has laid out on the bunk a number of our prominent residents and Elmer Arthur Smith Mrs Ken linson and the apple of her eye Ivan Mr Jeff flatters him self that it takes quite a lump of a man to upset Mr Mens els came along and laid him Up ip bed and there he has stayed six or seven days too ill even to dream of his sweetheart Arent you so sorry that our Medical Health Officer I has taken SO seriously to cards No neither did I expect it but this is a day of all- sorts of wonders Its though Isaac and Harry Ma paid a flying visit to their home before leaving for training in Ottawa They certainly car ry a bunch of good will and even deeper and more influential the prayers of their home lowm Certainly I they come back to Keswick every time they can Why Mr Curry was here Sunday am Oh yes I know but blame it to me place Thai will do I dont think there will be many three weeks and ovine we are sorry to Wllh nicely WO to Everybody will FEBRUARY A M flR QOINQ SALE care Pull down your vest wipe off your chin Hull up your sleeves and gel here if you kin Sweet cookies sweet music sweet smiles and now and then a sweet kiss Fill the heart to overflowing with inexpressible bliss Ask Herman and Jeff to solve ho riddle To Cora a North West beauty Conic back come hack my prairie belle Come love and comfort me The girls would flirt like fun with me But am liue to thee I wouldnt give thy love for theirs And all the world beside So hurry make your answer true And be my bride Anonymous The Hood lust week passed off without any damage It a wagon load of flsfi and left them stranded In Uncle Johnstons gar den Frank Tomlinson must call his Hour the Forest Heavily Deer Brand Watch for it Hi Married man for farm on farm near Mount Albert Steady employment for the apply to J ton Blvd Toronto man BARGAINS Now for bargain hi anything In Stoves of all kinds for day as I want to lake down my shop and build a new one I give special prices and on buggies wagon in fact anything I have in stock be fore start to lake dwn my old PFin Ml Albert Pardon those slang phrases you dirty boy See ing the desirability of a little spare pocket money to purchase weed other like ries Messrs Ceo and Donald Crowder fell into line with the other boys and went They had the good fortune to capture half a dozen kittens but right here Ceo a streak of miserable luck I cant tell you bow it was but somehow If was so and made it hard for poor Hilly Barlow I may just add that Ceo got it where the chick- on got he It roused up all his Crittenden and he is now an out and out enemy of the whole skunk fraternity So he vowed by the sun the moon and stars And leaves on limb If the whole skunk fraternity was dead the Wc are sorry to rcporu that Ramsay of the Bait is still unable to report for duty Mr and Mrs H F Gardner entertained a number of friends on Thursday evening last Miss Vera Hall who was crm- to bed through illness for say has suffered a relapse We wish- for her speedy recovery Mr Barker is serving on jury and is one of the junymen on the famous case a former Sharon boy writing from the trenches in France wishes to be remembered to all his Sharon friends Mr Frank Ramsay spent a few days this week visiting Mr of Mrs Goodwin of Landing spent Sunday with her father Mr John Tail Mr is planning a motor trip to Ottawa to sec the Pretty cold Robert Bluebeard Remember the Oyster Supper in the Presbyterian Church on Wednesday evening Feb lb A good program and an abund ance of oysters The subject at the Presbyteri an Church Sunday morning will be Tim Young Men in Ser vice for Coil and Country There will be service in the evening at oclock 000 UNION STREET Cur popular young school teacher Is slowly recovering from very bad She expects to resume her duties next week Miss has been confined to her bed from la while visit ing at Mr John Cambridges Miss Rogers of visiting her aunt Mrs Preparations are still going on lor concert in the Christian Church this Friday cciiliig Help make it a success Doors open at EGYPT POINT Mr very It be mourned by FOR ALE f i acres lot vllte Cood house and barn to tatifin iUff on PAN I were on the warpath again bright and early next day Fair fortune was fickle Their good luck- amounted to the last mortal remains of a poor little who had passed In his cheeks for a abode in the happy hunting ground Mr Arthur Milne was up here some days ago look ing after a portable mill Co cut and Mrs Williamson kindly opened their to a surprise arty on Saturday eighty at tended The event was for the pur- pose of our four gallant young men who have enlisted for overseas wrist watches A Macaulay who Is now In England with the 35th A Day with the Slat and with the The last three mentioned were present MaCanlays waUh wi- be forwarded to Mm In The Rev C Pratt made lbs presentation and gave a very suitable address on be half of their many friends Dancing and cards were until when lunch was served and everyone went home happy Miss was visiting Miss Cole Sunday spent the at Mr Mr- sad Mrs of To ronto were up io tee Mr Young on Sunday Miss Boyd was visiting Mrs Kwwlck on Sunday Well here are again The old folks arc allcrazy over the Bra last week As we have scared The Owl we bought would continue to still keep up the good tidings Wo were glad to Mr home over the weekend as Ross a fine fellow and also Mr Wesley Smith look tine in their uniforms what tro attraction Is for Wesley at Raven- shoe Wo sorry to hear that one of our young men in Is down with the measebj a Wonder what our will do now I suppose Mr Carl Krcteh will be the next to return We are glad a to see Miss Edna Crowder out attain alter a real spell o measels be at- that unique Concert at Union Street Unique yes given by boys real live ones Mrs a former resi dent of one of our suburbs is visiting at Mr Squire Yorks is an understood that often one will And result before the cause Now for the cause Miss Dorothy is home af ter a six weeks absence on a pneumonia case at Did you know that Mrs Will Mclnnis is leaving to lake rooms with Will at Toronto and gave tin a very enjoyable even ing at her home Thursday night A few from here attended the heap Year skate In Wednesday night A letter from Will tells of a very exciting experi ence in rescuing valueables from the burning Parliament ings Would you like a Library Good Reading Really interest ed If so see or Frank soon Christian Endeavor will be somewhat out at the ordinary on Sunday night Five boys from Hall Toronto will have of the meeting Mr Dear born a young man who spent five months at tile front wo expect will give some account of his ex periences and have you ever seen the Rooky Mountains No Weil then you have- no- idea of the amount of good orchestra music and quartettes etc that will bo there Sunday night Those who missed Insti tute Meetings Tuesday cer tainly missed a great treat I wonder if it would be possible to pick a bettor dale in whole of four years than Feb Valentine Special in a Leap Year for a Box Social Why girls I flood gracious what you have been looking for Demonstrate your abili ty in your boxes No fear but that there will he plenty of bidders at James Peters of Peters Corners on that night Well Well I Grumbling was plentiful in last week No Keswick HOWS I What do we lake this Krli for anyway Hut yes away oyer positively lost from tits position up Hie old Bra Its My this is place a great Townslifp in the finest old World ever I la I la I IN Canned Goods Brand Peas per tin Aylmer Brand Corn per tin Brand Toinatoeslin Brand Peas tins for T for Farmer Tomatoes 3 foi Speolal- Peaches IbV Excelsior Dates Card per lb Pure per lb Dry Goods Binding Gloves long or short wrist Reg pair a smash in prices per pair Canvas Gloves Reg pair oh sale pair Mens and Boys Knot Tics our profit given away to you Reg on sale each I Prince of Wales Dressing Wales each for for 1 per lb GOOD QUALITIES Rubber Boots Boots Shoes I can hardly express the low prices I have on Boots and Shoes and Rubbers Something surpris ing I would like for you to call in and see them Overalls Our stock that we have left in Overalls you cant replace for the money You know the prices have taken advances rapidly While they last Big B Overalls SI per pair Brand per pair Bull Dog Brand per pair 1 and in striped black and tan Prices are right come and see goods Cant guarantee these goods to last because when they are gone we cant replace them for Hit nioney Be sure you are the first one I Farm Produce Butter and Eggs taken In exchange General Store Dealer in Dry Goods Groceries Boots Shoos Flour Feed Hardware Oils ONTARIO HERMAN Phone SUTTON ou Measels have been looking Brown Hill lately Mr and Mrs Percy Wilson up lock of l made with Chan who can Jo It ftfiMftl for the party and was the guest FfVrman Mr A from the West moved Aurora last week A Johnson loaded a- car of live tills week PriGes excellent lusts well around this and makes great havoc in some purls to see- Mr Merchant lo afteia Miss Morion Wylie formerly of Sutton West a graduate of the Western Hospital Toronto left for Kingston on Sunday having received an appoinmonl to base hospital W of 1 Paris The Marsefiles Jthona Canal a great engineering work that has been under way for some time Is now nearly completed Minister of Put lie Works receiv ed telegram today that the four and a tunnel through which the canal will penetrating the Rove Mountains is oh the point of completion The work was begun six years ago and the war has not been ptrnTfttaTto interfere the enter prise flu Toronto As the days go by the spirit of conquesL gains enthusiasm No less than recruits en listed last week in Toronto Another little threeyearold girl living in St Andrews St was badly hurried about the head and shoulders on Monday last when her clothes caught lire whilo playing with- matches purses of Hie Ontario Overseas Hospital have been mobolizcd at the Parliament Buildings in two contingents by Dr Helen They ex pect lo leave for England this month The demand for live stock still keeps good During the past live slock were slaughtered at the civic abattoir Lieut Col will com mand a Battalion composed ex clusively of temperance men Plowmens Association passed a resolution urging the Minister of Militia to arrange with military authorities to leave one capable farm hand on every hundred acres The case is still before Court ami has been adjourned till week after next A janitor doing duly in Ihe City Hall on Monday scared Po lice so badly they arrested him They he was doing something to blow up the premi ses but he was only depositing a disinfectant In the lavatories This shows that are on guard The City of Toronto and sur rounding district give a regi ment a week for national service and are keeping it up To stand by Ihe minimum clause in a civic contract as a means of warding off the grip of Canadian cement Irusl was decision of the City Council at its mcclfngnh Monday A threestorey brick building on Richmond Street was destroy ed by- fire last Monday night Loss A child was found in the kit chen by on Monday with her clothes on fire mother ran to relievo the child but was so badly burned herself that death ensued Tlio Methodists of this city have decided on the they will endeavor to raise as 225000 as their contribution to Mis sion Fund of he denomination this year Mr McCaffrey if tile Big Tree Hotel who was slabbed in the arm river a week ago by a he was ejecting from his prem ises Is now suffering from blood poisoning On Inst John hitting a man on the head with a pulley wheel The Ontario Department Public Works instituted somewhat drastic preparations this week to safeguard the parliament at Queens Park- Every person enters the buildings henceforth and who is not to the guards must state his mission and if he carries a suitcase or parcel must satisfy them as to its contents In a taken by mail the mem bers of the Methodist Hymn nook Committee decided not to include the second or verse of God Save the King revised hymnal the Methodist Church the division court Judge Morson dismissed the action brought by Miss A Pi against P Phillips to recover damages for the death of a Scotch terrier which was run over by a motor ear driven by the defendant When Abraham Grove farmer of died January 29 he was possessol of interest in his farm and In household goods I give to my daughter Susanna oilman the sum of re one clause in the will April IU15 To my son Jesse Grove I be queath my lounge and old family clock the to re main on the farm as long as it is oc cupied by a drscndcnt of the Grove family Mary of daughter s chest and balance of onduo on a promissory note To his son Jesse ho bequeathed the farm provided the son paid the testjtoris funeral and J m International Co- of New York has with tho Dominion to establish on Atlantic seaboard as soon as possible plant to refine In Canada all the nickel neccsarv for the Great H Attain and Can- ft St John agent for the Department Marine and Fisheries has received word that the tog alarm station and oil warehouse at Care Spencer o Hay of was destroyed by The station a large and important one and was valued at Winnipeg Feb Vast night Hon HJonaSoa that as tho result of an In vestigation by a Royal Commission into the construction of taw Courts and the central power bouse that contractors had accept award of valuators Government will save if -J- iriuvt- iHOIUluy him J Oil l wasentown for days the Era to