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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1935-04-11, Page 1$2J)0 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE; $2.59" OTHERWISE ■ >£2 LQCR^ipW, ONT., THUftADAV,.APRIL 11th, 1935 .a..„ - ■■ : ■. Formaldehyde, fresh stock,. 30c. a Quality Drug Store. FOR SAEE^S^e® peasr large: var­ iety. Apply to Robert Moffat, R. 6> Lqcknow. ’Phone 26-6, Ripley. ■ thd^Lncknbw^Ele^ vaW,7a/qWfitit^oi^tean-seedxW .;; Nn. .21, O; A- Ei Henderson —■ - ■....,... . ■——i-— ™H AY-FOR S AL^Qiiant^^ falfa and Timothy mixed.—Phillip Hogan, ’Phone 76^17, Dungannon, Grade No. 2, at $8.50 per bushel.—- Rod MacDougall,. 26-28 Ripley/ -—' . ; !’-----a—:— Gunn’s Shur Gain FERTILIZER— , fresh stock arrived, prompt’ delivery. , Stuart E. Robertson, ’Phone 60w, - Lucknow.' ■t FARMER RENT--50-aeres, Lot 74/ Con. % Kiriloss, 2% miles from town?" Good buildings, hard and soft water. Apply at residence, of the late Jacob Miller, Lucknow. (SIBERIAN COSSACK ALFALFA . —Grows finer- quality hay, stands hard pasturing, grows excellent on low land, not so hard to plow as other varieties. Sow six pounds to acre. A limited quantity for srile. Goy. tested., Fred S. Arkell, R. 1, Teeswa'ter, Ont. village!'property and household furni­ ture at the residence of the fete John Hackett, Lucknow, on.Saturday, April 20th, at two o’clock. See bills.— Well. Henderson, Auc. f. . Joseph Agnew, Administrator. ' BABY CHICKS ■!'...Barred Rocks and S C- White Leghornchicks.SuperiorGrade— line bred from R.O. P. and regr . istered stock from 25 to 30 oz. ~—eggs—nt—$10.00—perFundred. « Orders for 300 Or over delivered?” GMay, one cent lesa.-----2 . WALTER ROSE ' Brussels, Ont. r*y .t- j , - ■ ■- — ( TENDERS WANTED Sealed tenders for the Construction ■ "btfiSeGfeyin Drainwillbereceived be accompanied by^a^arked ctaquF for of the amount of the tender and niust be marked “tender”. PIanst ..and specifications may be" seen at the cl$rk’s office. The lowest: or any tender not necessarily accepted. burnin Phillips, ‘ . I . Clerk; West Wawanosh Tp. TENDERS WANTED . Sealed tenders’ for the repair' of the J. B. Young Drain will be re-4 ceived by the undersigneds rip t,o and including April ljth, 1935. All tenders must -jm accompanied by a; marked cheque for 10%> of t^ie amount of the a . tender and must be marked “tender.” Plans .and specifications may be seen at the clerk’s office. The lowest or ariy tender, not necessarily accepted. ! ' , Durnin Phillips, \GIerk of West Wawanosh Tp.....\----- --- -----------------— ; FOSTER-HOMES WAITED ' . ; The Children’s-.Aid Society, of Hur­ on County have several children to be » placed out, and are appealing t’o the citjizenjf fo take a. good child into their home. There ar A. at /present in the Shelter at Goderich one baby boy ’ of six months; one bKby girl, bine months^ one baby boy^isfeven-mmith^. \ one girl of|. three years; one boy , of , five years; one boy df^ six yehrs, one of eight and one of ten years; arid • three, girls, ten, eleyen and .twelve '_ -years pfrages- .z? , 1 The children are All »healthy arid Well-pis^ ■/’iredj and v^ould fit iritb Any goo£%.onie. 1 ’ Anyone wishing to take a- child’ is invited to get in touch" .with ^fr. H. /T. Edwards, superintendent of Mrs. Olver, matron/^ Children’s \ Shelter, Goderich.' ”... Ashfield Farmef Hale , ' Ahd- HtertyrAt 95 ftlr. Ralph Nixon Of Belfast Commun­ ity Observed ^th Birthday On Friday—-His Father Lived To Be ^■^104? ' ■'■ y' ■: On Friday 4ast, April' 5th, ; at rhis farm near Hackett Church,'■ where lie h as -been. a. ^continuous resident for eighty-four years, Mr. Ralph Nixon observed a memorable event, whpn he reached the 95th milestone. Mf.Nfxonr'anagedandesteemed: resident of that community, consid­ ering, his years, still continues .‘re­ markably „ active and mentally^ alert, and able to be up And around every day. He bids fair to attain, closely at least, the age of his father, Who was 104 at his death. Mr. Nixon yv^s the son of the late John and Jane Nixon. Bom in Coupty Tyrone^- Ireland, t on April 5th, 1840, Mr.< Njxon, when a lad; of 11 years, came with his parents to con. 10, Ash­ field, where they settled and 'where Mr. Nixon has since-been a; contin­ uous . resident, and- where he now makes . his' home with his son Isaac. Two of his daughters, Mrsk Whitley And Mrs, Emerson, spent the day with their father.« Fifty-eight years ago, Mr. Nixon married Miss -Isabella Isaac of Col­ lingwood'. Mrs.. Nikon passed’awayW" April 19th of last year. Eleven child­ ren Were .born to' the union: William of Stowlea, Sask.; George.^f White Fox, Sask.; Isaac and Ralph*at home; Mrs. ’ Jas. Stothers of White Fox; Mrs. Nelson Albertson of Regina; Mrs. -Harry Brunt of Winnipeg.; .Mrs. Victor Whitley of * Crewe and jMrs. ' John Emerson of Kinlough.—Hannah- died at the age of 13 years, s TWO LUCKNOW RESIDENTS -----REACn ADVANCED YEARS The past week has ‘’marked th<^ birthday of “twoSsf _Lu cknow’s- oldei« and esteemed' residents. These-, two villagers* are Mrs.>David" Frirjish, whb observed her 82nd birth­ day last Thursday and Mr.\gen Mc­ Clure, who was 83 on Saturday. Unjoyinggood . health, ’ spry jof istemrflctiye And -energetic; ^Kese fwb; WALTER STURDY VICTIM MISHAP- Ring Finger On Left Hand Severed, . And Other Fingers Injured a . , __<r; 4 ; To have his ring finger and a P°L_ tion of: his l^fle finger severed lyict ■the other” fingers oir fii's left1 t|.and^, injured, wasTtlw^^iriW^ ■ fered by Mr.; Walter Sturdy on Fri­ day morning. : ’ Mr. Sturdy is a veteran employee, of the local furniture factory and the injury was caused by the flying teeth’ ofthe.rinsawwhich he has opera.ted for . many years, and it is not tW first” tiime that the speeding saw has riiangled his hands, which bear mute evidence'of ’ tiis "hazardous ■ occupation;; Oddly enough at the time of. the. accident, medical men were absent: from .the village arid Mr. Sturdy was rushed to Wingham Hospital for treatment, from where . he returned the’ first of the week and is going: about with-' the in jured member ban­ daged and in a sling. • h • ■ * • . ■ ‘ : ■ ■ ' ‘ . ' '. . . • '. ■' H—........... J- ' ■ ■ '' Garbage Disposal System Is Planned Locally Cost Of Such A Service Quite Low If Sufficient Merchan^s' And House­ holders Become Interested.? The Local Board of. Health "has und.fr consideration the establishment of a garbage disposal system. The . proposal* is to have the.'garbage col­ lected twice al week , by someone ap­ pointed for the purpose. /Ilf 30 of 40 householders and mer­ chants would( desire this, the /weekly cost would not likely be more than 15c. If more tame under the^schOme/ thecost^erhousehelder-might-event be less than this. There are no other expenses involved, except the cost of collection;------?----;, ■ i 7 A number’OPhouseholders and mer- chants have expressed their approval' of the ap]^intment*of"l^aTbage coh- .lector. . ", Garbage disposal in the village is in an unsatisfactory condition,... par- ticular)y during-the summer months, and though the Board of Health baS eomnlete-control_of_.this by,, statute, it1 -does^nbt-m^h-^o^take_^ny£arbitrary3 them otherwise than “among the vil­ lage’s older residents.” wo($d %e art injustice. ■ ’ '■./. * • Roth these venerable citizens have the best wishes of a host of, friends for continued health and long life. ■ * ? ■ '■ • V New Cretons, Draperies,v^urtains/ Nat's, Curtain " Rods, etc. MARKET STORE. TT tor Garden Party > Is Successfully \|tased W« A. of the United Church Sponsors ' : Unique Event . ) / - ■ ---- ■' > ' An excellent program contributed much to the success, of sb^nething hew and unique in the line A of local) entertainment, when an indoor garden party was held in the Town' l^all on Thursday evening, under auspices of 'the Women’s Association pf’ ijiA United. \Church. A Mr.’ Robert Rae '.ably aetbd as chairman. The Maple, L^af wa$ the opening chorus, followed by a splen- ^Kr^^ber"““Th^ EfiaiSiigTOuWers;” In. this, Jack Traplin todj^p’ solo part,/ w)th about 1^/iittTe" girls going thru the motions ' And Sipping\ thte 'chprus; Another expressive, chords, ri^as pfe'- ^eptecLhjiL..ten .vSunflOwm::; Girls-” -liij costume. Cameron Geddes contributed vocal numbers;' Willard ,Thompson,sA solo; Topi Patton^a recitation; Jack Acl^ert and Jean ifeshell, a duet; arid a mixed quartette. “We have to mort­ gage the fafmA 'b^ ^»s* y°yri^ W. B. Anderson, Margaret ' Ritchie and Eunice Newtbn. » ' * At this point there' was an inter­ mission when,A the audience liberally patronized ■ tlie Attractively dacot>t^; candy and refreshment .bopliris. The contributed arid.' .w0rthw;hiie 1 articles on the ‘“Surprise Tree’'found, a ready sale at Be and'10c, a draw, i ' , 4 .x The; concluding, numbbr. was, a well prescribed farce in one act “Advbrtis— ipg . for a 'HUsband” presented/ by Entity. Baekup/ MavthA Mfc^lnrii; ■'Katy j Brayton, Frances '' Thonipson.-; Ctblonel Backup, Edwin Bus well; Toni Trask, Bitf HeWat arid, faille Wat- y • BOWLERS ATTENTION!' / * The annual, meeting of the Lucknow' • Bowling <dlub will /he held in the , Council Chamber on Monday, April 15th, at 8jo*clock. . . W. A. Porteous, §ec’y, K “7...“'“■"WWK ‘ IRON . MASTER .. . , ; A tajking picture, featuring Regi­ nald Dbnny> will 'be presented at 8.15 o’clock in the Town Hall, .Lucknow*. Thursday, Xpril ilth, bndot Auspices * of L. O? L. 42& Admission 25c A Ijoc- ____, Dgnce aft^r. Cbuples 25c; Gallery 15c. kins, Ivan. Rawlings, j Former Resident Of Coinmunity Passes James W. Hunter, Former Zion Farmpr^nd Local Business Man, Dies Suddenly In London »: / ■ . x / ’ri" ■ ' James . Warnock Hunter, a forme* resident' of Zion and Lucknow and Well and, favorably' remembered w“ the community,v passed away sudden- Jy at his home in London, shbrtly after midnight on Friday,«following an acute‘heart attack. Mr. Hunter was born-in Ashfield almost - seventy-fi ve -<ears^agp,. :an,d farmed in the Zion, community until moving to- Lucknow, where he conduc­ ted a grocery business in the part-: nership of Earl and Hunter. LateF he was in business at Elsinore, near Southampton, at Hornings Mill and at Princetown, before buying out a grocery business in- London, which he conducted until his retirement some years ago. Mr. Hunter has been an active member of ; Wellington, St. United Church that city and. was recently appointed to the Board of Session of the church. . ' Following a service * in London on Monday afternoon, the remains were brought to. Lucknow, where service was held in the United Church, with ■ many old friends in attendance. Rev. Mr. Currie, formerly of Wingham, now of^LondonT-conducted-tHe^service- assisted, by Rev. S. T. Tucker- and Rev. Patton. Rew .-R.-H.--Batnby of London attended the. service, and paid a fitting tribute to the deceased, who wa§ a personal / friend. Rev. Barnby recalled their contacts “in Ashfield when both _ acted as' local preachers. Interment was made in Greenhill cemeterw^The^deceaAga^^^ by two daughters, Mrs. Ethej^Mc-. "Murchie of Windsor and~Mfes'~Edna' Hunter of London and , one., son, Dr. ’Earl Hunter of Victoria, B^ C. % . 11 '“SINGLE COPIES 5 (WTS . ■ - ■ ,, - ...... , ... ___ A •' • ’ ■ , riiD Bread /1 The Bread 1Flo VlO of Health ' : ? ' ' ' ■ . 'm ; • . QUALITY AND SERVICES OUR MOTTO • “' , ______r_______'____________. „ -;<'.We Mate , '■ Delicious JHot Buns , Place Your Order Early HOL LYMAN’S QUALITYf BAKERY Pho ne36 . , ;. ; m . ;Lucknow , CARE AND ACCURACY There can be no ready-made correction suitable- for any per­ son’s eyes. Realizing that fact . should stop the sale of lenses as merchandise. How could a pair of eyes be properly fitted in that , manner when no one knows their- needs ? The most Accurate estam- ination—the utmost . care and scientific accuracy—are essential in...every, case.. . ; ARMSTRONG’S. Eyesight Service North Huron Liberals Select R. J. Deechman Monster. Convention Makes Choice Unanimous—Is Prominent Econ-' omistiAndWriter—Three-Others Sought Nomination. Prolonged applause arid? three rousing cheers greeted the announce­ ment that R. J. Deechman had been Selected as North Huron Liberal standbearer. The choice was made unanimbus?bya'monsterrionvention that crowded Wingham Town Hall on Friday afternoon, with an .estima- ted-erowd-of-oyer-one_thousand__en- thusiastic supporters of the party. Three other candidates sought the WILL HE UNDHRTAK^E IT? .. A recent letter from Mr. E.S. Cas­ well of ^Toronto ends -as follows.: “Can’t we have' mor§ Lucknow and ■.distr-ict -reminisceji'ces from the ‘old-r­ est inhabitants/ still living. I. .would ’ like_-to_.s.e.e^j).uJjlished'sin The Sentinel -t:her--hrabor-y--^-^ueknpw’s.. public: having the merchants^. and houiye ••• 'r , jh*® -1 *7- - " ’ - ’ ' . ■ -• are in favour of* such a scheme please leave yoj any caset* v..^ ?----• W. Smitfi, vthA principal -holders consider this questw*.If y°jM SaXj -J are in favour of* such a scheme please'' • leave your name with J, Agnew, in any case We hope to> Wv^ someone calling $n you.,, in the5* Course of V-the next week'nr. so' to ascertain whether or not you;* wish to .have, your garage disposed of ip this Way^ ' 'V ? L^GAL M. Q./H. : % 1■ . ■ . ... - ■ S. . . ■' I ViROMlNENt. KINLOSS FIGURE ' ' - ■'Asses at-a-dvanc^p age . . Following a brief illness^ deatl^ removed • one of Kirilosst T best known ... and highly Respected Residents'/ Mr. George Gr^b^ Moffat who passed away at.|hb hyme of hi’^ son, Mr. \ Foster Moffat, ^>n» Thursday last; ■ ' • ,*'v ■ ( . The de^easbd v^s in his 87th year and \it is only in' very rheent years that this, .veterani of kjhlqss niunicii- 'pal life retired from the Icl^rksh^ pf 'the Tdwnship, ap‘office he h'p,d h^ld. £or many'^ yerirs? vanfl the duties k>f whiclVhe efficiently » and d'honoirably( carried . ovut.^,Jx_<. { The\ funeral 'servjce^was he^dy On f Saturday4 afternoon to dTeeswateiv cemetery^». } ' v ,'■■*' t4 , #l\. . •' ■' . '.'x.—<-1- 7 7.7r— V ~~ ‘ ■ kJ. A< 2-uct; musical -comedy- -will ■ be presented in'the Town Hall, Lucknow, nbkt ^Tuesday, APr\l l^h, uri^ef aus­ pices of the Citizens’ Band, j <JThe Dumb, Waiter” is1 presented by tlfe Wihgham Dramatic Club^of 25 art- istsV^nd is1, claimed jto Be .even better than. “The BoldFronts” Acting,1, sing­ ing, dancing, With plenty of comedy? ■combine/to <mak4 ' this ^ 'pfese^tationj ^hat k shriuld ' ‘attract a capacity, aud­ ience‘next Tuesday* .The admissibn is 2$d, with' ‘the 'play starting sharp .pt ■MM / 'r ,p’s> . • I ■ e X k . d.s, ■ .A ' , Jl i y ■ ■ ' Club meeting ..... ’^The regular meeting ©f -th#' Luck- n'ow JofetfvClub,.U. F. O. will be held ,ip the* Grange ^alj, L^ck^o^’/. dri Saftuttfay , evening ^t( 8, p.m. full .attendance- is requested.' ' i LITTLE’S Shoe Store We have just received an up- to-date stock of Men's & Boys’ VALENTINE SHOES Which we consider THE BEST SHOE VALUE on the market 'There is no big expense" in connection with this business, and we are 'not after big pro­ fits, so. will .sell the above shoes at rock . bottom, prices. Women’s and Children’s States at Bargain Prices. W. J. Little’s Shoe Store DISPLAY DRESSES and COATS TheMarketStore ■sr nomination.—W.^H,^Robertson, editor of^the-Goderieh- SignalHJohn?McNabj ; ex-reeve of Grey, and Hugh Hill of Colbprne? Mr*. Deechman’s--majority overall was 43 votes on the first “ballot. • • . \ ' • . ■ • .,(j Mr. Deechman’s nomination came as. a surprise to a large majority present, but hiS^electipn was»equally heralded with satisfaction, as M.r, .; =Deechman-p^ LADIES! Here is an oppor­ tunity' to pick out your Spring Coat?Suit or Dress. "-------;------ —V- The MARKET Store LUCKNOW MA Y jSTH, 'WinJC-lIOLWAY ,f........... I;. "Jdiss %^We‘knew’hfe as-Sira).Burgess; '■^Ys McTavi-sh^ and Mi^Odlum. May, 1 bp;^110wed to nominate Rev. W. E. Treleayen as the historian./H^ could do the job 'to a proper finish^ In my •'time' “WAttjHG Tk-eleavei^.’ wag *tlfe 'pluckies'fc ahd^nost popular l|d in the school.”\ [Tubli^her’g N^te]1 The, Sentinel would certairily welccripe An .article Pn our -AschoqV or ariy^ articles 6f a Reminiscent nature by the, ‘|ofl| tim- er^’’Aahd‘ w*e. e^priess/ 2Watty” will take Which Mr.. Caswell hag, '■hi’ni. . . ■\V g A ; Leairi From «K..„.. . Winter to EscapLFEames .g.; ...! ..■'V-r $ '"-J Local Young Lady iWho Teaches tn Northern Ontario-* Escapeg in ;Night Attire from' ^Blitzing Residence. '■ y.■■■ ,■■■ y . Miss ^Elizabeth Maclvor i|s; on -an enfpreed1 holida’y at her home ift?Kin- boSs/' Teedverang ^from '~bhi‘ris4“ and a; *** I- ‘ '■shaking'•u^’ ’sh-p ‘.received i^i ^spaping early (Sunday morning froml a burn- .ing ^re^idepQe i.in, Northern:. Ontario, where she', teriches; Elizabeth arrived .WaS.^piet by Jidr brother, who1'brought' •her W motor, to’th’e kb’wie b>f her?’par­ ents, Mr.' aud bfrs. L. Mablvor, Con.. 4, KiplosS. \ S ■•' g '1 Miss WcIVo/’tdaphes s&hool a°few miles from Powassan. . The- fire, be­ lieved 'to have .beeh caused by" over- heA^bd stovepipes in a second storey •room', was, ^eyond1 control when ’dis­ covered abbut 6 a.m. fey Mr. and Mrs. Frederick'’ Town^Pn1, with W;hom Eliz­ abeth boards. Miss Maclvof', sleeping in a robm/ acrQsg the hall, Was boused .and was forced 'toy'leap in^ night at^* tire from the upstair window. ~ ■ ’ She' / Suffered a sevrite shaking up in the famp, A^ well aS burps, which ■though not serious; .re^birPd .medical treatment. The hOtfS’e afid contents, would certairily wel -’Ajy - Oj. any?: articles ’ 6f a 'uAibvuc4 r'1’® r,,lr iriess/ the Ahopb that’ ike ?pp tbo ■ work? .< v/aswieu has'-X^i^h^d ; upon I ■ -. I; *g ? A 4 7 ■ — ■ A “ tp appose George./ Spotton,' Conserva- tive/member .in (the forthcoming Fed­ eral election expected late . in the summer. ~ A resident of Ottawa for some years, Mr. Deechman is a native of' ffurdn County, having been born near Gorrie. Mr. Deechman is a nationally known economist and writer. A grad­ uate, of. the Ontario Agricultural' jGollege, he, has expert knowledge of farm problems and has been a con­ tributor to? farm papers, for many years. For eight years, the candidate has been economist for the National Liberal Association at - Ottawa and wasjrepresentative of the Consumers’ . League before the federal tariff board for almost four years; During that ’ time 175 cases were handled by Mr. Deachmafi, broadening Still further his wide knowledge of agricultural ' and economic problems. ... W. A. Fraser,' M-P. f°r Northum­ berland was the chief speaker of the ' afternoon.' .Fred G.. Sanderson, mem- ber for South Perth, also spoke briefly . _HughilHin? presided until his nomin­ ation, when’’'the'-chair;;,wa3 .t&ken by "Dr. “ Shaw, - vice-'preside^^ol':'Hie;JAs“ sociation. ' . Monday,~May=67^aF:S^n::^?wBfamnF5=^ ed aS “a . day of general thanksgiving and rdjoicing; on the’occa^bn of hiaV Majesty’s Silver Jubilee.” It is also designated, in the proclamation of his. ' Excellency the Governor-General, as ' “a public holiday.” 1' . ' 1 * ;' In reply to a' question as to' Ahe chatacted of the'holiday, Hon:. C. JH.- Cahan;, Secretary. of. State, pointed -out in'the* House of Commons, that “Monday, May 6th/ is a public holi-. day.,4a bank holiday and a legal holi­ day,” ■>, MEETS FORMER LUCKNOWITES . Mr, Hugh Taylor returned last „ week frnm a month’s trip through ; Western Canada, which took him as” far as Saskatoon, where he spent a delightful time in renewing “acquain?- tanc.es and meeting many former res­ idents of this , community. Among^ these was Mrs. T. E. Finlay, that ..yeherAbl'e qWLlady wb.o .is now in her 94th year, mighty Active,: and eager that She be remembered to Lucknow, and Ashfield friends.- Dr. 'Valeris, / formerly of Kinloss arid, a prominent Saskatoon doctor^ as_._ia,.. Dm’. .Anna Nicholson, also of Kinloss, ' were ■ cftriers whom Taylor had the pleasure of meeting. DE^alens^who for long was not ^enjoying good health now is fully recovered frOrij the effects of his prolonged and stubborn ailment Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Agar, he form- erly of Belfast and she, daughter of ‘He late 4Mr. And Mrs. Jacob Miller*., wete’ others Mr. Taylor was pleased to njeet. Another of whom the com­ munity can well be proud/ is' Very Rev.-L. Armitage, M.A., D.D., - Dean of St. PauVs Cathedral imSas-* ” katOon; Mr? Armitage is a native " of Rinloss add before entering' the minist/y was'a. schoqt teacheK,; *»Mr.-( Taylor reports "the Westerriers to-be fm A more cheerful ancl.optim­ istic mood than people “down east”. two of the three trustees had done, time and harvest ■- s ’ t ' \ ‘ , "tv • t. ... ’ u BELFAST SCHOOL BOARD DEFENDS ACTION AND WINS Trouble that, arose between the Bel­ fast School Board and the7 Edgar ?M... _Dean.& Company, over the purchase of santiary; toilets at Belfast school was settled in court last week, fav­ orable to the BOard. • . 'The hearing,, was in County Court at Hamilton last Wednesday, before Judge G. C.' Thomson, who accepted the defense contention that! a clause' in the agreement had been erased/ .and dismissed th'ej action of Dean & Co., against the Board for $157.44 in connection with fhe shipment -Of toilet Supplies, which were not ac­ cepted by the Board". , ' ' • The Trustees .and teacher Of the school testified that there was a clause to’ the effect that" there should along wi>h Miss Maclvor’s bejopgihgs, be ho-delivery until all three Trustees i . . . . .. ^w'had signed the contract, which, ofily and are hoping for a favorable >ed j. 4.i»' ... ii’.. -a'. .•< A U« #4' iiS'iw9* <1 **• . s ' were destroyed, entdiling a loss. " ' : ' ( /./ 1 I t ,i i