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The Huron Expositor, 1959-12-04, Page 2, .IIAFF .OF- ThE WEEK Published at Since 1860 Serving the reigininity kiirst - nAvpRTH, ONTARIO,• every Thursday morning by ,IVICtin&N BRO., PtiblisherS ANDREW Y. MeLtAN, Editok. 'SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada- (in adiTance) 2.50 a Year United States (hi advance) $3.50 a Year SINGLE dOPIEs -5 CENTS EACH -, „ • Authorized as Second Class Mail Post Office_Departmerit 'Ottaiva • Member of Canadian Weekly • Newspapers ••- Association SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, DECEIVIBE11,4 1959 Zurich 'Becomes Incorporated Village Congratulations to the, people of - Zurich who on January 1. will he - come residents of the incorporated Village of Zurich-. At that time the coranaunity-_ becomes -separated from - the ToWnship of Hay and will be erected into a village. ___ Since its founding, Zurich has had an iden'tity of its own which has been recognized over a wide area and en- ., ha,nced through the years as a re- sult of contributions its citizens have made in many • spheres. In the world of sport, particularly, the name Zurich has been a byword. While it has made • an enviable -name for itself in the past, the com- munity at the same time has been a part of Hay Township. The present move will now permit it to act on its own in municipal , matters without - reference to the township. That it is well able- to handle its own---arrairs was recognized by re- presentatives of the Ontario Munici- pal BOard,l,vho'rnet in Zurich l recent- ly to C•onsid 4'd the application, for it-, -- • corporati0. The board, learning of, the high.. s , a,rd of. municipal ser- - !'ee provide the citizens and recog- nizing that there was no outst,a,nding indebtedness, Prp,i.sed ;the ,trustee board for its efficient adirdnistfation, Commenting on the proceedings, to incorporate, the Zurich ,Citizens' News emphasizes the co-operation that has existed between -the town- ship and the village during prelim- • ina,ry discussions, and the broad -sup- port that existed *among residents • for incorporation. , With sUch a, background, of agree- • ment, the incorpOration may well be--: . the, foundation, for a greater Zurich. Certainly every good wish or the • future is extended to the people in ... their newstatusas citizens of an in- corporated village. { 4 Costs Of GcAiernent,- Thient is continuing to increase: Not . ., _ „only, are the employees increasing in -.. n -umber but at a faster rate than be - Hesitate To..Investigate The Prime Minister is considering the possibility of the appointment of •a-cOmmission to investigate the effici- ency of governrnent. In fact, Mr. Diefenbaker is quoted as "exalting intensively" Such a proposal All this is hardly news. When Mr. Diefenbaker raised the subject in his , 1957 campaign, it wasn't a possibil- ity, it Was a promise. On several oc- casions he pled ed a Conservative government would set up _a commis- sion so that "unnecessary and waste- • ful federal expenditure could be elim- inated." • Now once again, as if suggesting a • new policy, he announces the govern- ment is considering such a commis- _ sion. It is typical of the indecision—the promise, the retreat, the reassurance •that features so many actions of • the Prime Minister. But perhaps in this ease there is • a reason for. the _delay and hesitation. It was Mr. Diefenbaker who pro- claimed in his 1957 campaign that a Conservative -government would re-., duce by $500 million .ayear federa • expenditures by eliminating waste and extravagance. In the light of the Sonservative deficit—the greatest in Canada's history—it might well be • embarrassing to permit an independ- ent "Commission to -,-delve into its caus- es. _Mr. Diefenbaker may well fear an expert eiaminatiOn of Conserva- tive government operations _which currently cost about $800 million a • year more than in the last year in which __the Liberals were in office. "Meanwhile, the number_ of em-" ployees in the Conservative govern- According to the bureau of statis- tics, in March,;1957, the total number of1 federal civil servants, excluding • casuals, was 173,551. By -March, 195D, this had increased to 182,944—a jump, or5,9 or almost six per cent:, Typical of the_hollowness iwith which the government proclaimed its desire to reduce expenditure is what happened in1 the department of finance and in the prime minister's office, The finance department is headed by Donald Fleming, who next • to the Prime Mimster, has talked more -eeonoiny than anyone. But - what happened? " In the two years prior- to the change of government when the- de- partment was headed by Waiter E. Harris, the staff declined from 5,141 to 4,805., Since Mr. Fleming "took ov- er it has grown to 5,014- , , In the Prime Minister's office the Staff declined from 105 to 86 in the . "-t-Nwea's prior to 1957.- -Under the -preSett prime minister it has grown' to 141. Is it any wonder that Mr. Diefen- baker hesitates to examine extrava- ganCe in government? • Enjoy. Life Most people get' an enormous kick • out Of doing something they can't af- ford.. That's WFPmany people ,are enjoyingliving more than ever fore,Cornwall .Sta,ndard-Freeholc1-:- , er.- ' o•••• I e4I d.:41 "fail e ergi. 1,41 f.1 Abret 14.511 *...do If, krritl mr.t) ou• realize of Course • that you are making me, :it about the most:unpopular man in the neighborhood" (By REV. ROBERT H. HARPER) • . GIVE 'I'11ANKS In-thesurvey of conditions • arounthe vverld, we must realize that we have much to be thankful . . for in the year now closing. ` Chief among these is the so-call- ed "atmosphere" that sends its balmy breezes softly over lands that are we.ary of cold yvar and riimors of war and 'dread actual war that could 'almost depopulate the earth. ' This dread of war, as alt could • now be waged, was shown by the • Russian premier during his visit to the United States. And teernhig millions - of the wOrld feel the hid- eous dread. Met us be thankful that_ the, dream of peace still stirs in the hearts of men, And let -us be thankful for tie abounding prosperity of our people here at-horne. Let us learn to pre- serve our prosperity by using it well. Using it well will include giv- ing to those less fortunate than yourselves. May yeti now be led to find an answer to the question Of the Psalmist 3,000 years ago, "What shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits?" •‘•,;* By W. (Bill) Tlie other -day a fellow from e Toronto Star, Ben Rose, was in- terviewing the, At least, I think that's„what he •Was &ring. That's who he said he was, anyway, and hecame dewn to the houseand we hada beer, and he borrowed 'seine, boeks-- ...1-16 aSked, some qUeStioni 'elasnit how ..I.',get star :i 'the news - : :Paper 1nisineSS. !, While..sorting out the..conftising.. answer, ' 'an .'odcl,' leek Passed . over , his face. ,;..,•He ..„Said:• '... "Really, then, you've never had ariV other. .job?" I floundered Mental, Is, back' through, the PaSt 'twenty years and had to admit somewhat sheepishly . ',Ass,' .the' .gollies, I guess . you're - right.', I nevet thought ,ef .it that way', - -•It:..was.ratheta..sobering thought, but1 .didn't let it bether.,ine atthe time: •'Tonight, however., . I ...w reading the. Help :Wanted 'ads in thl evening paper. I do •thisonce in. a' While? 'just:to '..Spe." if, anybedy wants. a used editor., for a ferty hour Week"' at $10,000',.a year. There• ;aren't ' many openings'.:: .. :. As 1 Iread .'cieWn, the columns, which Pleaded foi- real,estate-s ales- , men,...,nurses, pressrhen, tipholster- erS.;-prothietion,eXperts;,.corrimer-• efal ,-,artistS7 stenographers ....-apd, shOrtOrder. cooks, . that remark niadi,-13Y '..Mr.- Rose, fte-W :into the. back of my Mind like 'a and Ming,. there, .Upside dew* •squeak, • My eYes Started ,to' 'slide down the -list With :sonietlaing ' akin• to panic,until' all I was seeing was .a. blur ••of .Aggreisive yizoung Man,. Bricklayer; Coding' Crierk;',Mechan- ics, ,..Middle -Aged.' Couple; . Station- ary .Etignieer;junier Comptoineter Operator -Female .ifteceptioruStgoed apPearance,,, and a' let, of, :. other things -I ant definitely.not. ' I 'got,. hold ,tif • i•inyself, . slowed dawn, and reed every ad carefully, Do yen ItneW .the Only 'job, on tlfiree liages"..for :w whieli • I as '.qualified?, It read:. "PO MEN'.WANTED. Highest wages: Paid in distribute advertising , matter.' . Paid. -seine day: ' Phone,' so -and -se," -That's a: job stuffing 'handbills under. doors. . .Anyway,,, it' was quite ao .,„ ite realize that here I am, • n :Mg middle age, and' the only jo . km qualified for, if I loSt the one ,i'm in is; peddling bills ' with a bunch Of '-iurrirnies.: •NcivV ..all : title': da-Siet necessarily. ineany,audon't have to know anything, to be an ,.- editor: Nor does if'mean Ahat. 4 editors would be useleSs in ani other„ job: I know tome 'editere..who Would .make exc'ellent-, 'bartenders.. ,-Alia •vice yersa,-, ' - . .-,;-';'''' ' - • • . •. Of Cniirse, its not entirely true. that 1' never had- another job: ..,-1. did „Work at 'seVerat 'things', Shart periods, in betWeen, sort Of. For instanae,-Viyorked mi a pas- senger steainer on the •GreatLakes in 7 summer holidays There 1 THE''BAEFLES 1'.:SMILEY ,• learned to sort dirty linen . pelish• 'bras's, wipe up after the seasielc, and shoot crap. But there:doesn't seem...to be nitich call for this sort of --dung ivp,,the Help_ Wanteds. :• 'Another slimmer, 1 worked,in a -fa-ctory, where I learned-seVeial trades. Like welder's helper, for 'example, 1 used', to Mill" the -weld- er's dirty great' tanks around for hirri,..en a sort,of cart affair. Then 1 had te. sit and. Watch them,vvhile he went off ,into nhuilding to Weld. There had 'to be a Man watching the tanks, in case they blew up, or something. ,Ceiiipany rule. But .1 ,didn't see any ads looking for a Welder's Tank Watcher.' • \ Later that summer, they put me to running theifreight elevator. I enjoYed that, until the day. I fell asleep at the bottom of' the eleva- tor shaft and everybody' went home - and I was locked in the plant and had 'th wait until the night watch - Juan came around, about 1'l pan. cared the daylights out of him. Oh,' I have afew other skills, too,• that are not to be sneezed at, In Prison eaMP I Picked 'up,sorne fancy culinary tricks and- can still -tiroout as nice a batch of turnip jam or pruae punch as yoiell come across. During:a year in hospital, I learned enough crafts to set my- self tip in a souvenir shop anytime. To mention only a couple: I -learn - 'ed to' knit; arid ground out babY's soakers like a machine for' a few weeks; I learned katherwork, and my wife still has a vast five -sided receptacle' which I told her was a, purse,*.and in which she keeps' old golf balls, to prove it. • .:•;,",,The more I ...think a 'it, by George, the cheerier I get Why there are hundreds of things can da. I haven't even begun to touch on some of the more delicate skills I've acquired. Like hearing spell- ing lessons, shooting a fair game. of pool, • pulling on kids' rubber hoots, making a good 'pot of' chile,. and reading a book while shaving. I'm certainly glad' I had this little chat with 'myself tonight. -1 was a little depressed therefor, while, but never again 'will. I wor- ry about being out of a job. It shouldn't be any trick at all to -pick up a position where they want a •inari who is riot 'justax, of these • narrow specialists', but %la is pret- ty darn expert' at 'several hundred things. 'low many men are there around, far example, who can name tliewives of Henry VIII, play. • a kettledrum, and fire feur fifty - millimeter cannon with their eyes shut? "Does your wife hold any offi- cial position?" 'Yes ---Speaker of the Tjeuse," The 'I'ree,Farin Management or- iginated within, and obtains its im- petus from the pulp and paper in dusCanada.txyof. .. By.„.,17,(A_OhOli"ey Check Our—Selectiord RUGS' - LINOLEUMS Its. Always Complete ONGOLEUMS JASPE an ARBOLEUM TILES :A LI. IiNDs find.tlia:WideSt variety of ptthrns, Styles and qUalitY FLooR, covERINGs APPLIANCES Phone 43 Seaforf ,00440,411" , (Prepared by the Research Staff of Encyclopedia Canadiana) ; 0 The trading and fishing posts on the north bank of the St. 1..avvre,rice River, within the limits of what was known during the French regime., as the Domaine due Roi (King's Domain), were known as King's Posts. The Domaine du Roi coered a vast territory, stretch- ing `from: just east of Quebec 'City to Cape Cormorant, below the mouth of the Moisie River, 'a. dis- tance of some 300 miles; •and in- land to the height of -land separ- ,ating the watersheds of the St. Lawrence and. • Hudson, Bay: The area was surveyed in 1732 and the limits of the Domaine were fixed by,Intenclant HOcquart` the folloW--, ing year: The •oldest King's Pest was at Tadoussad where one was esthblishedabont 1600; During the Frenchperiod the Domaine dir,Roi was farmed out to the. Compagnie des Postes dn. RM. For many -years after the British -conquest, the Kings Posts continued t,o 13e farni- ed out to individuals 'or private companies. What Is the .Only Mammal That - Can Fly? •' • The bat is' the: only •inammal capable of true flight.. The wing is- formed by aniembrane- stretch- ed between- the...ranch elongated fingers and extending back to the hind leg. There is also a- mem• brane corinecting the hind leg and tail. Seventeen,Species of hats oc- cur in Canada. All belong to the family Vespertilienidae and are - valuable insect -destroyers. --- 'Which, Country First Ratified Canada .was the first 01 the 12 original member ,countries, to de- posit its instrument of ratification of the North Atlantic Treaty at Washington. The treaty Was form- ally Signed hi Washington on April 4, 1949, by the foreign ministers of Belgium; Canada, -Denmark, -France, Iceland, Italy, • Lukein- bOurg„ the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the .I.Tnited, Kingdom and the 'United States. Greece, Turkey and West - Germany ha,ye sinee joined the organization -The Cali adiati• Parliament ratified the treaty on April 29,- 1949,,without a dissenting vote, • ' , 'Where -iv -the Kingdony....of the Saguenay? , , This terin, or just The Saguenay, • has been used since the days of Cartier to oe ignate a Vastregion in Quebec tending from the St. THE Forever •Surpluses 'OTTAWA -Surpluses and the cenn ..dominated. as usual the re-, farire share of the national' =- pent ,•Federal-Provineial... Agricul-• . .O tu.ral Conference in.. Ottavi.. a attend- edy Prvnicial Ministers and Deputy Ministers. of Agriculture'. Various niatters were discuSsed, but two main themes developed in the open session of the conference. First, the suggestion of the Federal Agricultural Minister Harkness that other countries should share the cost .(if'earrying *and .disposing of surplus Wheat and other agri- .cultUral stocks to meet the needs; ofunder-developed areaS, and sec- ondly,- the. Government defence Of its -new deficiency payrnent scherne designed to' avoid ,surpluses and nieet,the',priceiccist squeeze •Which is :the ' of' • many • farmers.. :-Siirpluses and how' todispose of them continued, to .be one of the most. lanniediate problems- ,asi.far as the farmers represented at the conference-- were ebncerited.:•. Harkness • pointed .that surplus situations,ati least in ,some coin- MOditie's,.. Could .-ehange For example, f within the .,-last-efew months ateeks of skim Milk pow-. :der and other dairy :products avail- able far disphs.al„ have .cliSaPpear,' ed. :On, the Other hand, -wheat has• continued in. surpluS for .rnetethan a 'decade, although •produetion the last' two years has , been Well :be- low. the 10 -year average. • Stieh experknee suggested there can . be difficulties inbasing, pre-' grams' of 'assistance to needy coim7 tries On the ,.assumPtiOn ,that'..sur- ,pluses Weiliid•centinue to be avail-. able . Hew.. long for exaniple, wiy Canada . be faced with :oiler '•abini- dant - wheat stocks? The. Minister. of Agriculturesuggestedthat me one .could saY.arid:he• asked what *mild: be :availablefordeficit areas if ,the surplus stocks anished IlarkneSs..-.'.asked, 'the ilekgates. the same l questien he': Put to. the ,ahd Ar4gereinetiotmoreneithiOgr'gfoafiliztila.tl'Ori:sP6o4f tbe United,' Nations, "Can ...the -effectiVe-usitof--Twor1d-lood.•-suP7- plies iii."-ineethig needs Of the runderdeyeloped.areas for imprOVedlevels of nutrition and 'economic' development he met; un- less anii,importingcoun- tries' ig tries,' alike 'share in these, responsi.,-,, . • • .• Arp.t�:.nOW, the exportere haVe • hadto bear the financial burden of Carrying, and .,eispesing Of Stir-,, Plus stocks.. •It is :indeed' fortiin'- ate that •the most of the surpluses have accumulated; has had the l financial 'resources, -neeesSary,th,provide for their diS-7 .tribution' to . needy peciple;"' Harkness warned- ' the ,• conference. At the'•FAG'ineeting in RoMe• .Harkriesi had]. suggested the . need for eStablishing,' working • cein-i , , mittee to. explore the •suggestion that exportingand importing tries share in theL cast of .ilistri; OTTAWA REPORT Lawrence RiVer,. north to the height of land that constitutes the for substantial support from the watershed between Hudson, 'Bay Federal. Treasury. The marginal buting and carrying surphiSes, and make recommendations of a prae, tical nature for the effeetive , use of food resources, but no action has yet been taken on this. ' ' The conference heard that, e rly - fall -estimates' Of agricultural ro ductien „indicated an ,overall - over- 175e8asineecisftlYbir wt hieiVaet,poeartscaenhdt 'stock. There were also gains in poeltry, meat and eggs. But the' output of -potatoes, fruits and to- baileco°vve\vvears the conferencewer'• was in-' , formed that the estimates of "1 production production would. have to be -revised downward as a result a, the interruption 'of Western har- Vesting - by the 'early arrival of winter: Estimates are that 260,- 000,000'bushels of wheat, eats, bar- ley and flax have -been snowed, under and cannot be harvested un- til next spring, In the paetzliere srioVvs have buried part of the crops, the recovery in the spring has been better than .expected and a substantial. proportion of the Prairie' crop may yet be, saved. The Canadian Federation_ -of Ag, riculture expressed- doubts. about the direction in which the support programs were tald.ng the farmers, It said. it might be necessary ano inevitable that Canada move in the direction of „controlled market- ing and prodintionin vieW of" the rapidly rising ability to produce; lagging world markets,. and, limit, ed expansion of domestic demand, Such ct7rodtroplwouulcedrsth bes.tberrie hecarriedbs, through their co-operatives and, - marketing board, suggested the Federation. ' „ The, Interprovincial Farm Union. Couiicjl' welcomed the deficienc, .payment -program for“ity s effect of '. limiting' the aniourit of support to :any one. producer,'particularly 'as , , it applied to.large integrated oper- • , • ations,„...and, excessively large pro4, •duction. units.. But, • ,the. union .. Stressed Scare,' 'Mast, be taken' to prevent', thedeficiency payment. nriethod „reSniting, in progressively -lowe-r--pricerto the primary,' pro, . • Through kr. Harkness the Gov.: •„. erninent defended its deficiency payment 'Method 0:support. The • ,• Government has argued that if is, . designed to give the bulk Of Cana- dian.producers the announced stiti-: • port priees. At the samejline it; hopes to reduee production to what, 7. the •market will abfOrb.. The con, • sinner, should then Thhenefit front. any, fall- in price tine_te-!,SUpply 'being. greater, than demand. • 'However,it remains to be seen how deficiency .payments Werk out, overall. They Could encoUrage small faimerS, who, produce it rel- atively 'high cast, and the 'numbers; of such 'fainters' Might increase, as might the, production of exist-. ing farmers, -so long as eichlarm.,.. . er stays WitliM.the limits. The re-• sult,could'thus be 4.',Continuation , or 'even aggravatiOn. of' Snrpluses, and a 'perpetuation of the "need"' and theSt?. Lawrence: .Its tradi- tional hinds are -on the eat, the 'Meisie,River, near. Seen • Islands;.. On the west the, Chibougareau ar- ea; on,the sap e c�unties o Charlevoix; Quebec, and Portneuf; and on the north, the Lake Mistas- Sini area. :It. enibraces an area of 75,000 square mils. Trade`in furs with the Monthgnais Indians reL- maimed the • exclusive. :e,conernic PurSuit of the Kiegdoin, of the Saguenay Until • well into .the 19th century. 1842 wag the pro- hibition- against .establishments iother 'than fur, -trade posts and mis- sions' removed The area then be- gan to attract settlers, particular- ly in the Lake St. John region. A SMIL! OR TWO "Above all," the doctor urged, "you must eat more fruit and particularly the skin of the fruit. The skin contains all the Vitamina andthe virtue.. What, by the way; is you favorite fruit?" The patient 7 looked gloomy. "Cocoanuts!" he said. Factory Manager: "This is a most dificult and exacting job. To ,fill it, we rauSt have °a man who is fully respotiaible." Applicant: "Therr-I'm...the very ydurre loOldng for, sir. Where I worked last, every time anything went Wibeg they told me I was, responsible."' farmer may stay = production in stead • of leaving. No politician likes to say it, hut the trend is ' away from small' farms to larger • units. For example, while the, number of persons employed in farming has been steadily going - 'down, the group of "paid workers" has been increasing which reflects the larger Units. The..restilt has: been that postwar agricultural- productivity.,4„to 1957 appears to - have increased at a, 'faster rate than any other Canadian industry, Deficiency payments could slow down these, trends: • • Capital Hill Capsules • After the one -day conference op-' en to ,the public in the Centre • Block of the Parliament Buildings the Federal Agriculture Minister -met with the Provincial Minigters , behind 'closed ;doors Here qua-. tions the Provincial Ministers had beeirreluctant to raise publi'clY-- and they were noticeably reluctant to talk -were brought up private- ly. One matter: the extent and. form of aid Ottawa would provide for the Prairie farmers with:snow' ruined crops:- • jyTiothePhe:rTarPei.st,wh mblah% Paarstir i!raerilenecla tarY Pht the age of...171' after 19 years of keeping parliamentarians in- good 'physical shape, riam'd:'thexnanJie regards as the IVI.P:•with the hest physique. The • 'nail: ,Lester B. Pearson Leader of the Opposition,. who is 62 years of age r YEARS AGO Nt -Interesting items gleaned from The Huron Expositor Of 2,5, 50 and 75 years agO. • From The Huron Expositor • November 30, 1934, Members of the Seaforth Lions Club at the regular meeting Mon- day evening, enjoyed a splendid address by, A. R. Kennedy, editor of' thee -Stratford" Beacon-llerald, frhe• meeting was in charge of Lions Dr. E. A. 1VEcMaSter and A. Y. McLean. As in previous years, the Club will erect,. a Christmas 'Men:them of the Seaferth 'Bad- minton Club held a well -attended tournament on Friday, when Mrs, D. H. Wilson and A. Y. McLean .were the winners. An inter -club tournament Will be held Monday evening, when, the club will_enter- tailI flayfield players. Sohn, Boshart and Sons,, who re- cently. purchased the Avon Chests factory, have commenCed refitting the btiilding and making minor. 'operations, It is expected actual production of boacases, t;lesks and bedreem furniture will be Ander- wak in a few days, - Mr. C. E.." Smith, of Peterboro, will open a shoe store.= the Reg- ent Theatre block on Saturday, De- cember 8. ToWn clerk John A. Wilson. oh - Serves his 75th birthday on Tues- day at 'his „home here, Mr.' Will 'Reid purchased from s. E. 1tarnwell the building formerly used as, a.store and later tiCoupied by the bank. From the ,•Huren. Expositor Deceniber 3, 1909 • Farmers of Tuckersmith town- ship -have .nos' teleplume connec- tion with lienSatt, • , The annivergary services in•con- nection. with. First Presbyte n .Church, Seaforth, were held Suli day and -Monty last. There were large congreg that's, both morning and evening en 'Sunday and the weather, was Very. favorable. A 'fernier", Sedorth boy,Mr., Geo. A. Gethel, is now vice-president of the Oly,mpia Doer Co„ of Olympia, Washington, j• • The '• ,second concert of th e Lyceum course,"under ,the auspic- es of the Seaforth Choral Society, will be giveiriby the Roney Boys% Concert Co,.;, df Chicago, in Card - no's Hall, en Saturday evening, De- cember 1.1: • , ' The framework of the new stor- age building at the Seaforth Mill- ing Companymill, is nearly all up. Good progress i ,also beirig • made with the large addition next the railway track for the packers, 'An elevator in also being put into this building. • Mr, W. J. E iott, son Of the late Mr. Wm. Elliett, has just recei'ved an 'important appointment with the ‘Canadian PaCific,ItailwaY,. as suP- d'erintendent �f their., 1,000 -acre demonstration and experimental, farm at Strathmore, Alb,erta, Elliott is a graduate of Seaforth Collegiate InStitute. From' The Huron Expositor ' - December 5, 1884 The anniVersary services in Un- . ion Church, Brucefield, were con- ducted by the Rev. Mr, McLean, of Blyth; • • • • A braltesmen• named John Fras- er, had his right hand badly injur- ed at Brticefield station While cou. Ming cars ona day last week. T1e. cause of the.,acciclent was to a glove Which froze to the liven and. prevented his -hand being with-, draWn in time.' • Anniversari'•\serviees in connee-, lion with •First Presbyterian Church, Seaforth, will be herd on Sunday, the 21st, when the ,Rey, Mr. Wright, of Stratford, will - preach. .• , Mr. Good, ,of TOremba, has pur- chased from Mr. rank Smith the - property o,n Main St., recently ot- cupied by Mr, •Thorrie. George - Good, his larother,•will occupy the corner store and will remove. from his present preMises in lVforrison's ,old stand,- • . ' An eftert is to be made, to have Seafortb made a port of „entry. A, petition will likely be forwarded, to the Minister of Customs shortly, On Saturday last, as Mrs. Earn. McConnell Was driving' into town, she was crossing the railway traeks where some boys • were snowballing on the street, a snow"' hall struck Mrs, MeConnell'S horse , ,it caused the horse to bait and up-, set the cutter, throwing her out. , • .,,•. , 'r