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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1932-12-29, Page 4J.° front' Page 1) the *Othlg.g 1Mt ,Taykot„ gild the McDonald to •be nil a intq tkiAlr Prevented 0.6r .111‘. Reeve Rae was u - REEVE RAE eave Xtlie 4eot chief:1Y on Om:ay eirs,-legyilig the various depart- ents er the Village wOrk • to his 011eaguei 'lie -stated he had served threee ,,;011 he had: spent in the reeve's b6J,1° 1114 a,1 06 eoPOimien stated if *embers of the canneldeszred' the :aeye.shi,p he would Withdraw.' • • Ceeinity rate he Stated had.heen., • about ne inill this year fact bat 'POO, 090 Of Iast Year's WOri on *.pro „ nand, TelephOne, „hYdro and ' tele, '9raPh t4-01' thee, trees to 'suit their purpose :and reeult 001e,:trees n.1.76 •;4516g 4111.4 SoMe, are. peer Slifipe; .Mr; 1144144111,:. Aat$ii;1; he 'weldbe .n ,eop41400 fei eliher, •the •resveship or •o0P6011, icial. Highways, which.. totalled. 000' had been'• paid. ,County rate is inills made mil .app ied tO al ehenture-debt.:.oft•$471:47t30' Mills or $37250; for High, eels. Over 43000 Ofthis •amount pilietop .students attending, school sidethe '.Public ',Public schools fini1,10 or:.. $34,390.' Administration 'Untice 3j5 .mills or $17,200. 'County m, g, ¼ mills, or $5,700,p. County : RAAB., _House of rjetage, 16 mine' or 99,580. 'Interest on leant 10 nulls ,or $3580„ Provincial High - ay, 1% 2.31,4141,, ...Connty. irrhiveys, 24l5 Milli,J80,19.0. Relief n 110 . -tills $37600. Salaries mills hineone, • 9116 -mile, The -figures iproxiinately correct. • ?' knee" Ceinity has the least lumber neioners and for this Reeve Rae eaniniended the Old Age Pension0• •.Theidehenture -debt it as ',:".•ecninty and patriotic deben- ;600are included in !the a:Menst- .Of l'adMiristration Of eT was referred to at being an riaMitr011ablY -high cost, 'as was re; ex riditure.', ,...'"i,v."1116ge:•---:dehentOre debt as en. .byC IS as follows: ,...46,376119;•.-avement,--$9;244... Sidewalks, $1,379;981 Water=.° 546.29.;' Hydro, $11,764.63; liiiiveYer. nelf-sustaining.'i .C440# :ROA Pl.ISDN ' . •_"" Or ...RObertsini 'dealt with the V' 'Station . street which he Was,* *00Ediii asset .to the age..:11k,reviOWed- the expenditures and 'credits set.forth in 'the stetenienf Which revenlid, the net cost �f this 'road as $5957.89; e1ephoUe aughing.On the telephone condi..• this-7districtr-Wherehy'the- age Uri E..1, Very "limited connec- ion without a toll ,charge, Mr. Rob, ...urtgon stated that he had',recently been in( •elinverSation: with the stiperin endent of the; telephone system's, Who in quite _familiar- With the local iOnditiOnik_TA___Meeting of Ofkiiils 44_ 01a0Tibei.S-74"-thi3-,-4itriqUS • -systenisr .;*4 held in Aiplvthis fall, at which :Bell. Weill:me Officials represented •LiicknOw,...1:. Reeve, Rae, Councillor Robertson and Mr. A,' P.. Stewart at- ' tanded-...t.be 'meeting, ,,Which hew -ever, was heiii)rivately as far as subscrib- ers were eoncerned, who were Unable to hear the reason for the decisions' arrived at. The ,superintendent of telephone: systems; has iftIggestion to" offer tiiid is willing tolielp rectify the: 'cOndiiion, Mr. Robertson stated, hat business men ;and ,residents mast keep up the agitation:. The kcal exchange tvas not criticised.' • . • r • More attention to trimming and protecting our trees'was, an import- ant matter in. -Councillor Robertson's 1. ot^ amommenomeage .LuCKNOW and VaNGHAM.. Nontimenta,t Works, Lacknow, On Haar the largest and most complete litanik in the . latest beintifil designs rhea.* from. • .10ABBLE. SCOTCH. SWEDISII • AND bANADtAN GRANITES W E.fainke a Specialty of -Famil, montinteata and invite • 'Your Laraleetliani, ' -GarefiallY and lanfaire.,Plateing Year Order.. Sotto' Pitoite'250' COUNCILLOR. '1101TIMON " Qouucillor.liamilton spoke Oil.- the water system:, a department of the work with-100ch be hes heeo in 'Close touch. The .system an infant enterprise, after one :year: of °Per- Miran, has 'made a favorable'showing and With elimination of "capital ex- penditure" this coming year, shOtild he off to'a good'start ; 011 hould- leave $55Q for a, sinking -fund freer. ,each rear's Operation and with • prospective increated „business re- 'Y'On.1.1 a.d.upiye viold-b -Med' to the sinking fiincl;%: assist In paylng off the, prinprincipal..and, interest its it :became ••• .I1a.zipito. was of, the‘ opinion :thnt'"iit"..thaend, of tbe year, 00)64 ehoidd co -Operate. vvi•th the' clerk in iiMwre-7013mPr011eYst* ..financial statement -for theratepayme; Asfor the .:Reeyeship, he did not as- pire -to' tilt office as long as Reeve, Rite Wanted 'it, because he felt he Could. not.imprOVe iiyion the ability of the present reeve, who devotes iniichtirne to -the work Of his .office and who is cenMversant wit e hydro lir system; r. Hamilton d served five Years •as eonilier7 'cpyNCILtow. mur.,,uw. i Councillor Mullin, chtirinan of the 1444- arid Br-idge Citttaited he .had served on the boerd eleven years, 'under tlifee different "reeves` and, tinit he: ,was not loOkin2'.--fOr," reeteship but • "he'd le a candidete• oomesomewhere."• : - B. ANDERSON Councilor Anderithi dealt with.the legal' hydro system stating that the rate here is higher than' many- placei, a fact which is explained , by the Ontario Hydro system as being due' to the increased 'cost in getting'hydro to' this end of the line. Exchange , • !eest- the,. Ontario'Hydrn-Systern- Proximately $1,000,000 and the local -eystenr-paYS a eliare-of-this-at-the rate of $3.96 per H. P..; making the actliai cost of l34140 Close to $67.00 per .H. P, • •The exchange 'hills have° finally ')een: Paid by council, Mr. Anderson stated; as failure to meett these levies would ...result in them being deducted from the Thirteenth Power Bill; which is the annual rebate at the. end of the .year, if payment at the es;ti- mated cost .exceeds the actual Cost .oi' hydro during the year. 'The' an- nual rebate is generally. about .4900. Asked why the surplu,s to the c e t of the Ideal system Was not used to reline the rates, Couneillor Anderson: replied that With an mitside hydro intestment of $29,000 the Ontario eommiesiOn demands that s. surplus of abiiost $12,000 'shouldbe carried to Meet contingencies, before' rites arecut The -1Ocal-reeeive-ie-ter from -this -fi-gure. Mr. Anderson stated, that he :was. not going to qualify' until late' the next 'day if he did so, and anyone as- piring to his chair cottld have it by qualifying before he 'did. .. Murdie was the only new nom- inee to 'speak, and as the Reeve itnd Council had net clearly, Stated their intentions, he saitl-ne 'mutit :Sit .without expressing himself.. Asked what the Ontario Hydro would do. in ease Of •a gOcit, Reeve Rae said he could not say. Vest slims have' been built up by, the Commis- sion for, obsolescenceandcontingen- cies, but when exchange bed to. be paid it was charged back to the Rey. C. 'H. MacDonald in a general Way outlined the Work of the school beard. lie Stated he Wad not- a ject ,prepAred, ea. he was acting as' a last inyinte 'substitute for, Mr'. IX. C. Taylor who was ill. . • Improved beating elf the school, which brings into, discussion the in - gelation of a Stoker or a blower r is still 'under , consideration. The, re- quired science room -equiPment has been pnrchased in, order that grants would not be affected. The reports receiVed on the school and' the AO re of high standard, both of Which are above the average,. 'he stated, '1932 will Saturday .and SO will Many best hsreains ever offered year at MUNN'S' STORE. Riuleit. Clean Out Retnnant and Dollar Da V Sale. miss out of the this • , "What do yen , -mean by coming home at this hour?" she enquired. "Well, dear, you kriow," he began, Jonesisse#ing. Pi.eyried tomorrow, and there has ben a presentatiOn at the Club, ?and the: tuna lark-" "Yes," elle said 'scathingly ","to say aathul e os,.. MAO 41/IOLEY The' ileeth ,Mrs. Wm. QefOleY !1:11.• Deeember 1,4th, due to. n paa e#0.47,4xas cat angther flooni over St, '4oeePil'h• Parish, 101.1.6ehr4dge - She"had been, a highly respected and, life long resident.s•ots, this teem munity„ and her denthwill he greatlY ,MenfOOd 1:4Y: a vast eixeIe..of fdepile 644 relatives. She was surrounded 1,7 the loving ..affection of g kind 'husband, two:sons andtwo. daughter* Thomas , of Detroit Mid. Austin. of Inane; also Mrs, Jae, Chisholm 'of Colhorne. MarY BoWler 'and . irandaughter who has ePiait• hei obildliend 'days :viler., 'the, :earet0-1. gallintiet oi her randnerenta. • ,in *additiOn• to, "P*0 094 10einher6 ,Of. :the ',tinnily there ere two •a6ris who predeivased.,.. ,.Y.enrs ,-like.- Benedief,wlio. diedt at the age:,' Of .14: yearsefid: :John: vehn., perithed i the Great Like storm Of November 9t.h. 191 .• • sis er, Fs. a ric Cartlay-. •Detroit.--is-s•the- only ser-- viVing member Of the. Austin ,• Mrs.' Quigley '.(Johanna Austin). was horn 68 years ago on the Austin 2,11 Mile mirth of the.: R. C. Church.. After her Marriage. to. Mr.•:Quigley, who .rendefed noany years of. -faithful service as n-blaCk :smith to the people Of Athfield, they resided within a1/4 male' • of: , her preyioue home and, later Purchased the, farm eiri the rith eon. ,of Ashfield. r.viillieh-Ttrely*4*I'Vm.b0•CgOI froin ...Whence 'ther inoved,to Goderich -.'Where ...they remained until---5quite -reetritly, -whei . they decidedt� return to • Auhfiejd and purchased the farm 'oUrned. shy 'the late Conrad.' O'Reilly. Being ;of a • YerY hantill. chari- table. and kindly 'clitpositimi,. always willingto sacrifice her own comfort for the benefits Of otliK• she en- joYee."-the good -will of an ,eacception-; idly large circle of friend's who vvill mourn her .deniise. She was a' faith- ful and piaus members of: the con,. gregatien of St. .Josenh'e .Chfirch; ihere.-Reanie-iii High' Mats- -Vas- offered, on. Satiirday morning', Dec- ember 17th, b Rey. ,F. 7MeCardlei. R•P. .Among the friends who were. Present:, at the funeral' 'Were Mrs. Patrieli _McCarthy,'Miss .Nellie -and Sas. McCarthy of -Detroit, Mr. John. Quigley Mr., Pythei. of .Clinton ' and ••KinufkOpii of Dublin., • .. „. The pallbearers were :six- nephews. of the deceased; Clifton and Cyril Austin,. McCarthy„ Wm!, Hogan, Mr. Pythe,end Itreuflicaili. • ' • ' MRS. WILLIAM .GLAZIER Having been in, failing, health since the_death of hex:husband, ...a mcinth ago, Mrs. William Glazier of. G,oderich„ passed' aiva3F on Friday. Mrs. Glazier, formerly Amelia 'Coates Was in her' 67th ,year. . Among those attending the fun- eral on Monday afternoon,. were liree Gehrge,, .and Ilentard_ Bargerief4shfield.......-- , Mrs. Glazier survived' by 'two seals, Tom of Goderich and Will Of London, as well as by two 'sisters; .one in" the Stites and the other in the West. The late Mr.. Thomas Wat- son was a half-brother. A-SHFIELD NOT-E4L--- *r. and Mrs: Less McKeith, Spent Monday with Mr. and Mrs. Farnell of Riple3i. • Miss Irene Hogan of St. Joseph's Hospital, London; spent .Chtistamae with:her parents, retarnipg- to ,duty Monday'. • ' I Miss Jean Long, Motored to London on Friday last and was accompanied' home, by Mies Willeng Chesnut of St. JosePles 'Hospital and 11fr.' Eric Gardner. Mr. J. J. Gilmore and Miss Frances Gilmore of London, spent Christmcis with the latter's parents, and were accompanied on their return by Mifis Della Gilmore, Who will visit in the city for Mr. and. Mrs. Less 'Ritchie and Al- vin were among the guests at Mr. and Mrs. Sam •Sherw'Sbd's: on' the holiday. Mr. and Mrs. Gaunt and Mr..end Mrs. Jas. BarbOur of Glide - deb, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Blterwood of Crewe and Mr. Richard/ Tivionlor Of Dungannon were also present for the „joyous Christmas, festival. Mr: Sherwood, who has been in failing health for almost a year, was able , to be hp and participate in the happy event. Mrs, Jas. Cook is visiting with, her brether,' C. E. MeDonagh.. Mr.. Jo. Johnston was ,also a week -end visitor •while Misi Emile McDoluta of. London also spent the' Christmas holiday with her parents, "retUrning ' Of the swellowei" • Monday venire. . . . SOOtti Prt11100. , ' Vehllebei e7rr, 1.19teday' leornieg at talettliilry Ontariai.11, 1%4010;4;1i PrOptjetOr cimphes The*pson,4!41111.0lier THURSDAY, .1-JD‘C*Wit 291- 1932° fablioSehool Reports Rirut 111, • 'Sr.- III -Possible 300; Bon, '226; Pass 180. ". 1in ,10nors-I. Nicholson 263; M. All, 261; .:41.:',Dreer. 240; ¥ Trapbn;247; ii Irw14,045; MacDonald 245;'. R. BilttOnP : M. Salkeld 236; D. laved. 23'4.: •WhitOY 215, J Leith -00; •4 'Pie* Web- ster :',1. 173; .'0. 'Penrose - 100l .:0!".,..46.?"tie• 1031 Airmstrong,:•13.2;:,,•,111,441instcgi. 126; 4/10Tavish,_94; ,Steivart*: r. III., -Possible 275; Honors 206; PaSS -163: G..Culbert: 173; M.,•,.Connell 170;, Solenion 169. .13eletv ,Ccsik 1,35; J. frlavens 133; Paterson .1314 15. • Johiistone 102; 3. H.endersini 74; G. Steviard....64;.:Bid 'Chit is. '• *". absent thrinigh illness; MacCallam: , Its pirt.no c_,_1.10,4444 4.400..charieti 89; S. Mecebaries Lagrft ifeedlt94. • L. Rayinond galioltod hole mao Pharlez 79; Marlon •Heielltee 69; Derotby . 'McGuire, and Gordon NTC',. .Guire $4 (equal). . Sr, III -Mae Barkwell 70. i.° MieCheries , 80; Mary McGuire 79; Eileen Orilla 73‘; Gordon Brooks 59; Jack Rouleton .56; cllarlia • Reelston, fir; Gordon Irwin. 40. '•,. . ••••; !-Arnold *quire 10; Evelyn IrWiti1,76; Frank Barkwell 65.; Ran Chidte and .MelrYCooke (absent). "4° clenotee absence. fin...examination. No,: on ro11,21.. Aye. ait 17.5, " • Marin* E: Caimphelt WainankOsh• „ , Tiest •• • • ROoni • , • • ' Jewitt, Willard Thompson, Reid McKim, T.-ii'iy-40Wyldii;T Margaret -blichOlien; Keith "Collyer, -M'a'ry Sallield, "Sam "McQuillin;.,"Ernest 'Batten, . Catelyn Allis; Arthur Pass-DouglasAlto/demi, Donald MacKenzie, " . Celia .Wilson, Riissell- garnits. 'Below rAssFrea, 'Webster, Frances ..AranstrOng. Absent on ac - cunt of measles, . Allan 'Tkeieziven, `Betty .TitylOr., . • : Treleaven, Helen Orr, Alan "Pate, --Kline -Lee„,„ Ross Petersen, Russell Whitby,• Below Pass -Eileen .Geoghegan, hisr. jorie 5°10M:in, "Warren Wylds; Absent ln'' account of meanies; -Ciithaiiiie„ Johnstone; Sam Chin, Jack, Traplin. Hewn -I Sr. Ciase-Pass-,Rnasell Armstrong Itoss lienclerson*,; 1,Noinui Ritchie, Alirede Mortis, Doris ,Wylds, Lloyd :Stewart. . . BeloW • Pase"--,' Rayniond: ToininY Traiplin,'•Dotothy Paterson,, Donald: Johnstone, Carmen Billie Button.. Jr. Class Parkeri., Melvin Orr. Pass -Jean Amide Plarnilton..Below Pass -Helen Rathryu Agnew. ' ' Jr. '•Cfass A -Hon. -Reggie Fer- guson,, Lorne Gardner, Jimmie Pur- ves,; Jeari•Allin.,Pass-Kenneth Web - 'atm; Mabel ,McDonald, Jean Wehiter Solomon,' Renal& MeIritrea." Below Pass - Nornean McCartney',. Roy 'Havens, George: Taylor,,. Lois.' Hen clerson, 7Lereen '1"•-• sickness. ' • I. Murdie. ' . • 'ACCLAMATION IN. RIP,LEY • • Riplo Reeve and Connell Returned "For Another Term -Keen' Interest At illiaren Nomination.: • ' - Thiriuntination-meeting-in--Ripl • on Monday night resulted in an all- round acclimation as follows: Reeve. , . Duncan, Munn ;,,ffouncillors-Thhinati Yemen, ItObert SwalWell, John Bell and Gordon Stanley.' ; A." lerge attendance, with keen in-' terest taken -ha proceedings at Huron Township nomination, was in evi-.' dence on Monday . night, with nom, inations for the Reeveship and Couni.• cil Board aS follows: Reeve-Robeit Geddes tord . Donald - s. . MIA:00mM: Councillors -John Kennedy, Ben Lo.; gan, Leslie Ray, Alex McKay, Ralph Elliott and Roderick Rese. Christinas services were held in Ripley' churches Sunday. 'A special feature of the eveniag service at St, AndreW's United Minh being an echo choir, composed of ,Junibre, who occupied i(the gallery and aitsistetrin the song seryice. ", 'Ripley Visiters • . , The foloWing persons are spend- ing their Christmas vacations at their Irma hereI) ' . McLay; Mr. 1,.,A and lgrs.• Hernial onald, MaidOch McDOnalc1( Vera awford; Olive ROW Alan Maityn,.' Amelia Martyn. all of Toronto, •Rhoda. Campbell, Paisley; -• Margaret Campbell, liun4 della; • Christene McLennan, Katherine McDonald and Geittlide Kidney'. of Oshawa; Lour* Watson. Ifitehener; Gordon Munn, John D.' Winn, Mar -- ion gunn„•Gorden Caniphell• of Lon- don;' MitigoriF iiiii: kiiiiiiiiie tell pi Windsor; Annie .sowers, Margaret •Mirtyn of thirlingtoii; Elizabeth' a Weit eihead• 854; Gordon McDonald 69; Hugh' D. :Mc- Donald .62i "ferry Durnin 61, rJr:- .Wilkinson 69i sell Webb 65;', johimies•Pritchard 62;, Jimmie Aitchison 61; Harold Weeds 59; .Angue.MCDonald 54. Hachanan 63; Daily: Marks. - "Sr, I.•,• -•Mae McDonald, 770; Ross Sammie :794; .Helen McDonald 683; Margaret •Aiteldion 664 Jr. Y l••••-- Marie • Swan •696:; Allan Cranston„563. , " • '/Priiner---41nria34° Wilkinson 721; -Dorothy Webb- -715; Maria Aitchison .. • Beatrice 8.8. NO. 6( Ashfield'' Sr...- IV,---,Tetted • • in Arith., Lit., Gram, .Comp., Geog., Hist. and Agri. Muriel Blake,73%; Chester Twainiley Sr. Alton'72;, Harley Phillips 47; Bertram purran 63; Phyllis Blake 62. JrAII,;-Mary Horton 80; Wileraina II -Lorne Phillips 76; RusSel, Alton -74f411kernice_lifurphy .237; Clare, -Lan.: nen 66.1' • Pr. --Dally Marks4 .Patisible total Lyceum Show Starts 8.30 P. M. ' niuRo.; Deruniber • . • WHEELER :AND VirOOLSEY ; . The :Coaled!. Team. ). • In r. Whoopce, wo Reel Co' ..:r zy.., "and'IMekiily, • GOLF CHUMP"' • Rosollistrie Lannan 397; Lys! Lannan 395; "Elva Moran 387; Howard Blake 370; -Tom Philips 215. . A. Class --Raymond Murphy. No. on roll 19.. Ave. att. 17.93 -Olive L. Anderson. THE NEW YEAR 1933,, • I am wondering if we shall be able at a 'people. to get' God's viewpoint in the year 1933 -upon that hangs ;he Issue of the day. - Therii-are-two levels 'on which men live. Two roads-the,*One, oi , the 3,theilmen travel almost 'the Yeare--. ."at highway and a low way", •and *dray ,men must choose the way his „soul -shall- go. -.As idohureh- universal - nay we see 1933 with new eyes. The Inn 'at Bethlehem, Icing • ago' was crowded by. people *ha got there. first -and occupied ,the front Beate for the moat .iinportinitl.things•that were going on. The important plaice isnot .the Dm but the STABLE. Outside he exclusive, Inn that night, things -were-happening7-"this-la . the Lordli doing and it is marvellous in our eyes," Is this" eternal "wake" of de- preliSion blinding as to the future? The future is being born of God and He is.' diselesing Rhine!f once more. HapPineini; Peace, where do "on find them. The road of 'peace leads mit' of a ‘. Manger and is marked by I cradle. - Yes, God is knocking at the door of the Year 1933 -and if He conies in there.ehaill be -no mare war. Fosdyck has said that "War is man's wors collective sin.", Herod's sword- would be:nfore merciful to the children than the 'thing we are making for the neicrwar." " "I: long to see the sense of God canna back" says a. great, leader of the land. What is amiss with us Is that** smite of God has gone so largely out of life, there it no room for Him in the In. The lim that Hight was crewded. with devotees Mainnien. Materialism leads directly to thet law of the jungle and the life of tar tiger, and the ape. What we need*:is a new sense of God. Webave got to ;make rooni- for ata is Canada. NEXT WEEK', ROBERT 'mobrrooliOr. In "Faithless" th 1:•-: • . ; Happy New Year to all. Mr. Russell McDougell••- :, azi 'pourer; and his brother Harvey, Of Jasper, are spending the winter with their parents, Mr.' and Mrs. R. Mc. Dolman. Miss Margaret Graham is spending the holidays with. Senate in Detroit.. , Mr. -Jim Little of Toronto spent, • Christnias at hi a home.' Miss Sarah McIver Of. Powassan it haze:. Guelph ii spending a few days athisLhoine. Mr. W. 'Robertson Of Ripley „ visit- ' ed last Week with friends on the., Mr. and. Mrs: Irwin and fluidly, mspentiMoudey with: Er. and Mrs.. R. arti.. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Robinson and ShirlaY. !Tent Christmas with Mr, and Mit. Dexter of Paramount. Miss Elizabet)% Mayer Of Strat- ford Normal is sending the vacation. at her home.: A very' large crown gathered at the home of Mrs. .t. Carruthers, on Monday night, at the reception given in honor of the! marriage,'of her daughtar_l_l_eim,,toMr-George ,Fisher, ' 7 when. At -very pleasant -time waftaPent . • _ST.. IfitIttNS _ the _January- _Meeting .of, -the- Wo-' inen's Institute. Will be held at Mrs. • Greta -Webb's on!. Thursdalt January i2th. Roll call, .:11ellifults For Monday. Subject ---"Keeping Fit" in :harge of Mrs. George Stuart. Boat-, 1 eitesHlirs., Cranston; Mrs. Gordon McPherson. ,... • • • Mr. Robert McQuillin of Belleville • Mrharles *Quill% of -Centralia, Miss Mildred 1149uillin Of Stratford were home for ehristmna. ' Misa Anna Stuart of Toronto -was a Christmas visitor -with her mother. Miss , yera Woods of Toronto was . a week -end vititor with her -mother, . Mrs. R. J. Woods. • The following teachers' are home for the holidays: .511sses W. D. Ruth- • erforat from Kirkland Lake; Dorothy McQuillin, id Sandwich; Rebel and Irene • Woods and, Vera Todd from - - Kitchener, Lulu Weatherhead of Parkhill. Mr. :Lorne Webb. of Blyth spent Christmas here, Miss 'Lila . Gaint ' of Welland is sPanding the week -end With her mother, Mrs.' Jas. Gaunt. The visiting teachers luid charge of the •meeting of the Young People Society on Sunday evening, when there was it fine attendance. Mr.', Wilsoh Woods read the Scripture bullion and Missyera 'Tedd read • a paper on "Christmas akT0813 the Seven Seas." Mies' Irene Woods chose as her subject I'Spreading the 'met Chrifit,1naimSpiri0.- While Miki; Mabel Whosoever haveth it bon Of God 'Woods gin, the story of "The Other and ktursVeth God, for God it love Annual Congregational Meeting. Blake's-, January. 3rd; Hacketts, .3sinif4y 4th; Zion, January. 9th.- • The Yining .Peoplea' Socletiet eve election ''.of officers at all the regular meetings during the first Week iii the New', Year -on Friday aliening the elettion of 1610 officers of the ./1 9 St111-11109tr . • Wise Man.' A selection by the choir, a sill& by Mrs. lenen and musk by' Mr. and .George Stuart... all littpeir to make the meeting success There was a splendid sitteridanee at,,the rsehool COndeit• ,on Thursday night; when a splendid rogram Was. given by the children. - Mr. Alf and Miss ?Greta Webb $13411- *hider Grarid Yeller.° . v. . vit•