HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1936-01-02, Page 5FAOB”"jWiVll'
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Four Nominated For ■ Reeveship—
11 For Council And* 8 For School
Trustees.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 2nd, 1936 fVSENTINEL
(Continued from Page
’■ $220. The reeve’s review of civic ad-,
ministration ended by stating that
tax arrears, of about |3000 af the be
ginning of the year, were reduced to
about $1800 at the end of the year?
Outstanding current taxes are about
$2400. ' ’ ' >•■ <
Expresses Gratitude
Reeve Hamilton commended the
citizens for their general good ordei
during his regime/ “Lucknow is the
'banner village of Bru<?e”, he said,
“and one1 to be proud of.” During
his seven years on the: board, there
has been a great deal of work done,:
that as time goes. Qn^. Will.pr.oy.e,_thgL
wisdom of those who Undertook it.
Mr. Hamilton expressed his grat
itude to the electors who had suc
cessfully supported him at all elec
tions he fought.
“Reeves”, he said, “should * not
have a monfpoty on this office ari&
that he felt it was time ‘ to make
way for . some member of the Coun-
cil who had given valuable service;”
In^ this manner^ and. by extending
-— the- season’s best: wishes, Reeve
Reeve .Hamilton ended a public
sneech, that rung down the curtain
on a successful municipal career.
. Councillor Anderson
The village debenture debt was the
subject apportioned to Councillor
Anderson, who gave complete figures
i and dates of maturity of all village
debentures which total* about $79,-
000.00. Hydro and water debentures
are included in. this'amount however
but do not effect the tax rate, as
these payments are not raised in
the general tax levy for debentures
of . 3% mills. Hydro, is self sustain
ing and it is hoped that by the time
’ the principal payments of the water
- debenture commence in 1942, that
this system will also be self sustain
ing. ■
I» stating- his intention of quali
fying for the reeyeship, Mr. ;As--v*-
son said that hi! six years 'on th*
, Council Board had been a busy and
stressful time. Some of the major
, ^ndertakings„-during2t^k-7period that
mentioned, were tlie installing of
_ protec
tion system, the paving of Have
lock'St.; the repairing of bridges, re
pairing, sidewalks and widening the
street. '.
He expressed regret that Mr. Ham
ilton was retiring, but felt that the
opportunity had afforded itself fd’-
, him to, attain to this office, which
he would contest if necessary. . .
Councillor Murdie
Councillor Murdie, who i has served
several years iir this capacity,. . ht.
”"2- - intervals-since 1917; dealOKof^Q^I^7
in a limited time with the Water
System, which he said must be look
ed after carefully and nursed alonp
for from 1942 on, heavy. debenture
. payments are to be' met.
Thq water system when it com
menced Operating about four years
ago, had some 165 services. Today
there are 209. The cost of installing
these new services,- is from $10. to
'. $12, Mr. Murdie stated, which sum
3 is paid out of revenue, Thus in some
cases, it may be about two years
before water rates pay for the cost
of installing the service, and com
mence to represent, a revenue build-
> ing sum. . '
The System has a. balance on
hand of $4P0l arrears of $300 (chie
fly collectable); and $200 owing froni
' The Surety'To.; ih all representing
a* balance of almost $1000. Revenue
increase in 1935 over the preceding
year, was. about $300.
Mr. Murdie made the interesting
statement that between tjhe Hydro
and Water systems .the’,.village “was
. in business” to the extent of about,
$40,000.00, or $40.00 per capita.
Mr. Murdie, who was nominated
for both the reeveship and council.
, said, he had, never aspired to the
reeveship (and did not intend to seek
this position. He did think that this
yeaf would be an opportune time* to
“slip out” out of the.^Council,, and
terminate his municipal career, but
as one seasoned member, the Reeve
(was going, he felt probably he should
. stay for another term. '2
, Mr. Murdie explained/ fully the
details of sinking the secondary well
whieh appears, in another article.
Councillors Ferguson and Bushell
Councillor Donald Ferguson, ch^ir--
of Road and Bridge Com-
K^WHittoe; referred briefly to the work
done in this respect this, year, and
stressed thie fact that the municipal
ity had on hand a large stock pile
, of gravel for carrying out necessary
z street repair 4ork Jn the ..coming
. year.
Councillor Bushell dealt with Hy
dro matters, outlining the revenue
- derived from this* untility “with s
total of users, fnpresenting274*.
domestic customers, 88 commercial
and 8 power users.
The*' local system has built
reserve of $6100, and it
1 1 . 1 *■ -
was
>f this, reserve that Mr. Bushell rec
ommended using to remove poles and
places hydro wires . underground,
when- the street widening project,
waas under discussion; Hydro stand
ards would then have been used for
street lighting purposes- and
have been an improvement,
eillor Busheli contended, in
lighting. That the main
at present is poorly’ lit, . ,___
agreed, and felt some improvement
was necessary in this respect.
Robert Rae, nominated for: reeves
declined the nomination, and spoke”
briefly,’ emphasizing that in his. Op
inion, councils in/ the; future must
economize. '
Nominees for Council who were
present and declined their nomina-
jy2SLjWerL^Ie^^^Diarmid,.™Gamp--
Kell ■» Thompson, Thos. Boyes, ? Jack
Leith. Robert Fishier stated he-would5
hot'.commit himself and absentee
nominees were ' Gdrfield McDonald.
S. E. Robertson and.R. H. McQuillin.
would
Coun-
street
street
he quite,
REQUIRE INCREASED GRANT
OR WILL HAVE TO CLOSE
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and until tfite .Was forthcoming ' the
Government grants to the Library
would be withheld, and further, that
improvements must be made at the
■Library.- .'r .•’. !.
The matter was brought before the
Council at different times near the
.end of the year, at. a time when it
was hot feasible to alter grants al
ready set when the tax rate
struck earlier in the year.
! It cost about $300 for alterations
and improvements at the Library and
finally Council advanced $83. of the
$150 asked. This Amount tided the
Board over the end of the year, al
lowing, them to pay wages and other
small expenses incidental to the-
-work—being—carr-ied-on.-I-mmediately-
the Government grant o’f $130 was
forthcoming..
It is; impossible to face this mat
ter on the regular grant Rev. Tucker
stated, and according to the state
ment of the Inspector, the Library
Board had thus found it necessary
to serve notice to the ratepayers
■.and the—incoming council that the
grant will have to be based on a rate*
of 50c per capita, or the Library
will have to be closed. \
*• Asked why the readers’ fee was
not increased. Rev. Tucker said a
fee could not be charged, and the
^r«sent 10c fee represented only a
’tmminal cha'rge for their cards. \
MAFEKING
was
CULROSS CORNERS
Mr. and Mrs. Thos, Hockley spent
'Sunday with Mr., and' Mrs. James
Wraith.
Mr., and Mrs. Wm. Pinnell visited
Mr, and Mrs. Young Sunday after
noon.
Mr.-and Mrs. Charlie Schumacker
Ed. and George and Jack McPherson
spent an evening with Mr. and Mrs.
Earle Hodgins. •
Those who spent their Christmas
/holidays Under the parental roof
"i Were Miss Florence Hodgins, Bert
.Thompson/ Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Alton
and Douglas,. Miss ‘“Ruth Scott, Mrs.
Wm. 'Brewer. •’’■ v \ *'
. The annual, meeting of Cylross L.
X). L. was . held" in the lodge room
_ wh.en._the-following~officeFs-5vere-elec-
ted and- installed. W. M., George
Haldenby;; D. M., Frank Green:
ChanTain, Jos. H. Wall; Rec.-Sec’y.,
Arthur Hodgins; Fin.-Secfy.„ Wilson •
Wall; Treas., Albjert Haldenby;
Marshal, Jas, Hodgins,;. Directors,
Win. : E.;' Haldenby,, .Cedric . Green:,
Committee men, John Hodgins, John
Wall, .Earle Hodgins, Wm. E. Wall.
Boundary w^st
A Happy New Year to all. '
Miss Myrtle Webstef, teacher of
Wellesley is spending the holidays
with her parents, Mr. and ’ Mt$. Jas.
Webster.
Mr. Orland Richards spent Thurs-'
day last in London.
Mr. Ceci] Webster of London was
a Christmas visitor with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. , Jas. T. Webster, as
was also, Mr. arid Mrs. Jas'. S. Me-,
Nain, Murray and Bobby of Anjber*
ley. ’ .
Messrs. Alex and Ben Stanley
. spent Christmas, in Kincardine with
their mother. „ : |l|
Miss Grace -Webster- is 7spending-
New Years with relatives-jn-Staniev-
'Twp. and' Bayfield. . .
Mr- Carman Hamilton of Auburn
spent Christmas" with his parents^
Mr. and Mrs. John Hamilton.
<Mr. and Mrs. Jarh^ Richards of
Fleshertori spent; a few days*.'Chris-
tmas week with Mr. and Mrs. R.
RichardSi , \
Mr. Ronald Henderson returned
home from Meaford where, be Ims
been a<?ent for Weai/Evpr alumin
ium. ware and left On Mrindav for
Toronto to spend the day in the Hty,
Miss Jessie: j^cDonfld; .Zurich.
spent1, Christmas mith her sister.
Mrs. Eldon Henderson.
don visited relatives heto Thursday..
_-^r,-_4ind“Mr^.-^Hugh—Mena.ry--au/i.
Trene, Livingston and Clifford, spent
Christmas day with Mr. and Mrs.
Manson Reed, east of Lucknow.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Cook spent
.Christtnsa .with Mr. Will Cook. ■
Miss Susie Gibson, spent a . few*1
days last week at her home at Zion.
Mr.- and Mrs. John Blake and Miss
Bernice Blake, visited Mr. and Mrs.,
Roy Maise, Monday,
Miss Pearl Irvin returned to. Lon
don last Saturday, after a pleasant,
holiday with relatives here, s,
Mr. arid Mrs. Archie Anderson
were recent guests Of Mr. land Mrs *
Trvin Henry. j
(Too ,Late For Last Week) ;
The school concert Thursday af
ternoon- at No." 9, and* the Sunday
school concert in Blake hall Friday
evening, proved to be quite popular
events. They tyrer’e well attended and
the programs at each were well re
ceived. Miss Olive Anderson’s.., pupils
and a number of the pupils of Bel
fast^ school, put on the first part of
the Sunday school concert; and,their
songs, drills; recitations and dia
logues showed careful training and
won ? hearty applause. They • were
followed J>y two humorous plays by
local talent. Mr. Godfrey Hall was
again the centre of * attraction for
the children, to, whom each year he
distributes a large basket of oranges
Mr. Finlay Shackleton acted as
chairman ih the absence of Rev.
Wm. Patton who, not being able to
be two places afc once, |tifefide4 the
Hackett’s S. S. concert. Finlay added
not a little, to the success of the
evening.
Among those who are holidaying
with their parents .here are: Miss
Grace Blake, .from Arkona; Mr,, and
Mrs. Finlay Shackleton frohi Arthur;
Mr. and Mrs. Palmer Kilpatrick from
Toronto; Jean Anderson from Strat
ford; Gordon . Anderson, Muriel
Blake. .Vera T.asenby ah;d Mary
Cranston from Lucknow afid .Richard
Kilpatrick from SheppaMton.
Miss Pear! Irvin of London
spending the holidays with her bro-,
ther; Mr. Will trvih and Mrs. Irvin.
2 Mr, and Mrs. T. J. Anderson hnd
familv snent Tuesday at
of Mr< and Mrs.
A
up A
f>art Nelens’.
• (
Hawey
the heme
Webb, St.
*
Mr. Carman Hamilton from Aub*
urn spent Christmas, with his parent,
Mr. and Mrs: Jack Hamilton.
Miss. Clara MacDonald from Loch*
alsh, spent a few
with Mr. and Mrs,
Mr. and Mrs.
r
/li 4,W<,
FOSHAY POWER PROJECT
PASSES' OUT OF EXISTENCE
Utilities Venture tvhich Reached In-
__*to- Bruce- Co. - Completely Absorbed
———Foshay Ser-viiig“-15~Years^~On-
Mail Fraud Charges., .q-’" •< •.,_
A news despatch’ frpm Minneap
olis rotates thfe passing of the last
of the Foshay interests into other
hands. Foshay power ventures , in
Bruce County were taken, over some^
years ago by the Hydro Commission
before the collapse of the enterprise
in the U. money markets.
The last of the fabulous Foshay
utilities ; enterprise, second only to
the : Insult empire in splendor . and
ambition,, has pass.ed.Out of existence.
Thus dame to a prosaic end one
of the most spectacular ventures pro
tected across the dazzling American
financial scene of the 1920’s. Foshay
himself was-not present as the last
page was turned. He is in Leaven-
worth Penitentiary serving fifteen
years on mail fraud charges.
Foshav’s pageant eff prombtiqn be*
gan soon after the war. It started on
borrowed hundreds of dollars, and
soon was increasing by the thous
ands. It crescendoed upward and
outward until Foshay’s interests, ex
tended from Alaska to Central Am
erica, Tn 1929 Foshay . was involved
in legal and financial turmoil \.‘.*2,
^ent him to//prison.”/ •
BY E. X. HQFDS
(An Old Tinner)?
THE FEAST
Across the Grist-mill pond "from
the village/ < in, my time' stoocl an
area of land, possibly of forty acres*
which at that time was covered by
evergreen trees that ’gfcew in thick
clumps, in places so dense , as t° be
almost impenetrable. Here, in win-'
ter, could hAve* .been .found'a- ren
dezvous of truapt bent students of?
the brick schOoir^hp/TTinrig of
plodding
R’s decided to evade the irksome
duties., of school routine. :
With the connivance of ' Jack <■
Frost, access was easily gained froiri
the town by simply walking across
the mill pond b^n the ice. In the
heart of one of the large clumps of
evergreen. trees, a camp had 'been
cut. out, the. entrance concealed so
carefully that except for the tracks
in-the^“snpw;“there“'was nothing to.
indicate that within the thicket and
at almost arm’s length was 3, rob
ber’s roost, a den . in which the . bri
gands of the black forest idwelt.
In such A' trysting place many
jolly hours were ^spent by the gang.
Boys ranging from ten years con
sorted there,, planning expeditions,
against the red-skins,. devising me
thods of attack against the bucan-
eers of the plains, and doping
.schemes—for? the- -over-coming of .the
enemy no matter in what guise
should be met. ■ ?
Here the^ ^younger members
the gang listened breathlessly
^tales
-of^Buffalb“ Bill atad others. Cold
chills often invaded the. spines of
those of tender years who through
inexperience , and credulity ..listened
with breathless interest to the har-
rowing tales of bloody-deeds, of kid?
fiapfnngs, of train ■ robberies’,' of
whole commtih-it.ieS wiped out .in * a;
single night! . And : many were the,,
.startled,, „ .smothered.",..^exclamations,
which escaped the lips of- the terri
fied listeners when a strange step
was heard from without the .camp.
On, many of such- occasions when
the dogs jof war wepe all assembled
about the camp fire, refreshment's
1 were served in the form of roast
••’Anhtful • ways
|from 'the “gooseries” of one of C.. .s
citizens of the village who lived, near’
the shores of the pond.
■ The lads of tender, years w^ere
Lmarked--.for~the--menia-l-7-wftrk-7of t^^ :
camp.. It their. duty:-to prepare
the- fowl for j
wood and carry the * water, to make
secure the camp against invasion.
One of those citizens who on several,
occasions furnished 'food1 for the
feast was one of the early editors
of the Sentinel whose home stood
on the banks of, the mill pond.
On one occasion it was
“doubtful” good fortune to be pre-.
Sept at this “cauctis.” The food had
.been .. painstakingly prepared, the
ipast complete and everything Was
ready for the feast. I had been in
duced to join the group because of
some fancied prestige which I. was
supposed to possess. We sat about
in a circle enviously watching the
serving of the tasty morseils. No
feast had ever promised so much in-
the 'waiv hf secUritv and real ^rileas.-
ie
h>
of
to
ofJessieJames
which
a man’s prayer
Teach hie th^t sixty minutes make
an ,;hour, sixteen ounces one pound
and one hundred cents one dollar,
kelp m£ ste to live that I can lie
down at night with a clear cons
cience, and unhaunted by the faces
of those to whom I have bought
pain. Grant that 1 may earn, my
meal ticket on the square, and that
in earning it I may .do unto others
as I would have them do unto ihe.
Deafen fneto’the jingle of tainted
money and blind me to the faults
Of the other bellow, but reveal to me
my .own. Guide me so that each
>^<rht when I look Across the dinner
Hhle at my wife, who has heett a
blessing to me, I will have nothing
. to conceal. Keen me young enough
,to laugh with tittle children and
sympathetic enough to be consider
ate of ..old age. Then when domes' the
dUv of darkened shades and the
of flowers, make the. ceremony
. and the enit,anh simple—Here
a Man.—Exchange. |
I
smell
shdrt
Lies
day's last week
Richards.
Jack Henderson,
i ' with
friends at Whitechurch. ‘
^hd Mrs. John Jamieson spent
Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. How
ard Harris at 'Holyroqd-.
A number from here attended , the
surprise ' party last -Thursday. even- ■
ing at Mr;* Robert Button’s, in honor
6f theirv twenty-fifth wedding anni
versary.' ■* ,;'■■ ■■ "
„„Mr.._andJ_Mrs.—Arthui%-~Cfmlr---^ri4o--
Cameron.' spent Christmas With Mr '•
and Mrs. Archie Cameron, Ripley. '
Christmas visitors with Mr, ahe
Mrs. Wm. MacGill were Mr. and •
Mrs. Les. MacKeith, fcion;, Mr. and
Mrs? Wm. Spmdler, Miss MacGill.
Mrs. Morrison and Mr. Murdoch
Morrison, Lucknow.
- Mrs. Ketchabaw is visiting with'
friends at Galt at present.
Mr. and Mrs. George Swan, 12th
con.,, Mr. and Mrs. George Swan
and family from St. Helens, spent
Christmas at the home of Mrs. Mac-
Auley, ..■'■’
Mr Albert Towle is Spending the
Christmas holidays with friends in
Toronto.
Mr? and Mrs. Jack Macintosh and .
Bobby and Mrs. MacCharles spent
Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Hugh
Macintosh, Lucknow.
Miss Mary Cook, R.N., is nursing h
in the hospital at Wingham at pre- "
sent. '■
Mr. and Mrs. James Richards from
Flesherton, spent a few days last
week with Mr. and Mrs. ^Richards.
and Douglas attended the Golden
wedding of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. James Blue at Amberley.
Christmas visitors with Mr. and
Mrs. James MacDonald were: Mr;
and Mrs. Lorne MacLennan and fam
ily from .Detroit; Miss Phyllis Mac-
Ddriald, R.N. from Woodstock; Mr.
Arid Mrs. Robert Scott and Isabelle
from Currie’s Corners; Mr. arid Mrs. ’,
Wm. Kempton and Mk and Mrs. ’
Robert Hamilton and family.
The annual school meeting was'
held last Thursday, afternoon with
a good attendance. Mt. RobertJHam-
ilton was re-elected as trtistee fot
the Coming year. ?
Mr. and Mrs. Dym.er and'famijy^ ^
Mr. and Mrs. Barkwell, Mrs. • Mc-
Charles, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Mac*
Cbarys^^spentChristmas —with^Mr.--*
aKd^'*lMrsr~Gedrge7vBrooksp.~2nd Con.-^#—
Nominations received on Monday /Wn?3Lj|ie^t Christmas
night -by Clerk Joseph . Agnew, for
lors and three public school trust
ees, were comparatively light, total"
lipg 23 in all. ■ .
FOR REEVE
^.lex Hamilton by J. G. Anderson
a-nd^-R--^?r---DougIas'..; :; ' . i'
' Wilfred B; Anderson kby..jOexrM^.
Diarmid and G. H. Douglas.,
Robert Rae by R. T. Douglas and
Roy Black.
Wm. Murdie by R. T. Douglas and
W. E. McPherson. . 1
FOR COUNCILLORS
AleX McDiarmid 5 by J. G. An
derson and G. H. Douglas.
Donald Ferguson ;by J. G. Ander
son and G. H. Douglas.
Campbell Thompson by Wm- Mur-
did and H. Ackert. " - .
Garfield McDonald by W. B. An
derson and. A." W. Hamilton.
~ Robert Fisher .by W. B. Anderson
and A. W?. Hamilton. , 't:
Thos. Boyes by F. Malcolm arid
•Tos. Johnston.
N. E. Bushel! ,by A. W. Hamilton
and: W, B. Anderson, .. .
Wm. Murdie by W. B. Anderson
and A. W, Hamilton.
. S. E. Robertson by J.-^H. Leith
and F. - Malcolm.------—- ■■■■■ •■■ ■ ■-
Harry McQuillin by Jos;. Johnston
and F. Malcolm. ’ ’ ■
Jack Leith by ,F. -Malcolm ’ and
Jos. Johnston. . *
The retiring trustees this year,
all eligible for re-election, are Rev..
C. H. MacDonald, Dr. Johnston and
Hugh Macintosh.
Hugh McIntosh by J. G. Anderson
aind G. H. Douglas. * ;
Dr. W. V. Johnston by A, .'W;^
Hamilton and W. B. Andersen,
T. W. Smith by Wm. McKenzie and
Thos. Boyes. ; ,
Albert Boyd by Wm. McKenzie and.
Thos. ?Boyes. . • "Ill-
Rev. C. H. MacDonald by R. T
Douglas and Roy jtBlack. “ ; «
Jas. Pickierihg by -K. Murdie and
W. V, Johnston.
Jas. Pickering by F. Malcojg^ arid
Tos. Johnston.
Johniton.'’'”’ by F:
ipast complete arid everything Was
ready for the feast. I had been in
duced to join the group because of
some fancied prestige which I. was
supposed to possess. We sat about
No
- I ' - . • • in''
the 'wKy pf security and real pleas
ure. The guards had reported that
the coast was clear, that there was
not a single enemy within gunshot
distance Of the camp! We were alone
just about to engage in one of the
most enjoyable arid agreeable feeds
any of us had ever known.
Hist! What was//thap Ah, a
strange step. Had the guards de
ceived us? Had the enemy crept up
upon us and were they abdut to
rob and despoil us of our pleasure.
Silently I slid into the thicket. I
was panic stricken with fear. For
me, the son of a respectable resi
dent of the CQmriiuhify to be found
in such: a compromising situation
arid ill such Company, meant things
I dare riot contemplatew I must es
cape and leave the,, responsibility
for the inception of this brigandage
.to others.
I peered cautiously through the
thicket, What .1 sqw curdled my
blood 'Stealing stealthily;, not more
than ten feet distant.from the edge,
of the copse was a man well knov/n.
to me. He was notorious as a hun
ter and a taxidermist, an eldefly.
gentleman whd lived at the eastern
extremity oflfth.e town. /
What was I to do? He was not a
police officer btit he had the reputn-'
tiori of being one J of the " best
scouts, in the country. T watched him
a moment with bated breath, then
making pantomime signals to my
comrades to"indicate
■ftxmr-^hteh— the menacecamel
crawled out through,.the. copse and *
sfled,™unmindful—of^the-roast-goose-
and the gay lads who but a moment
before had surrounded the festive< . • | - ■ ■ «* ■ .board. <
How md the episode end? .. For
days I dreaded the outcome of the
incident, though I was certain the
dear old gentleman had nd idea I
was there at all. I was greatly're
lieved, one day, / however, when I
met him on my way«home from
school. | "\
“Ye’re'a brave wee mon, ye ken,”,
he said as he beamed at me from
beneath his old peaked-cap. “Ye’ve
a lang way tii walk, hain’t. ye?”
I acknowledged the kind solicita
tion with a polite, “yes sir”, for I
had often chatted ,with the benign
old gentle-man. ; . .
“Ye’re a guid bairn,” he contin
ued as he patted -me on the back,
“No so bad as them puir . kine the
ones I fund up in the wuds the y°n.
Wud ye believe it, son? A regular
•camp they had, so they did. - Toot
dang it mon, if was a slick spot.
All <fixet up, snug, ken. And what
dy’e think they heff fer dinner, lad?
AH cooket ’ Up ready >fer the eatin’.”
He squinted at me wisely, confi
dentially, while ice jupels raced up
and down my spine. “A goose it
wuz” he said slyly,—“as guid a
goose, as any bairn ever et.”
“You mean the gang of lads who
had their camp over in the. Christ
mas Tree Forest?” I asked innocen
tly. '..■ : , 1 '
“Aye, just thbt. But the lads have
ganged away. Scared. Just scooted
through the brush like wraiths'and
goblins when they seen me. I ’fair
laughed at ’em fer it minded me of.
the tricks we used to play in the
quid Country. But Minnie and bme had
a grand feed. I .raided the camp and
tuck the goose home: Mon it was
some goose,” and , he licked, his lips
as his eyes twinkled mischievously.
■ “You couldn’t tell who the lads
were/’ I .asked timidity.
“Why toot dang, it mon I could*
na give them away. It would be tike
strippm’ their ’. backs . wid ' a blue
beach. I cotildn’a do t|iot ”
Aihd T felt “that my ' secret was
LANGSIDE
Misses Doris and Norma Ritchie
are spending the Christmhs holidays
with . Mr. and Mrs. V. Emerson.
„ Mr. Joe Hogan of the* Mines of
Northern Ontario spent Christmas
with his wife and family at the
home of Mr. J. Wad del.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Johnston of
Lucknow spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. Conn.
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Patterson and';
family spept Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. Taylor. .■ ' j,
The Whitechurch Women’a-^ifS^T'
tute- are holding their. contest pro-
gram this Friday evening^ in the hall, L
which was to have taken place last
week, but was postponed owing to
measles. No more cases have dev«
eloped.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe .Hogan and
family spent the Week-end with ths
former’s friends in Ashfield.
Christmas Day visitors- were, Mr.
and Mrs. Bert Harkness and Mrs. N.
Marshall of Toronto ■ with Mr. and
•Mrs. George Harkriess; Mr. and hfry-
J. Tiffin, Mr. and Mrq. Orville Tiffin . <
Joe and Dari, Mr. And Mrs. G* Tiffin
and Mr. C. Anderson with Mr. arid
Mrs. W. Tiffin; Mr. apd Mrs, Archie
Patterson and family with Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. Taylor; Mr. and Mrsr. Al
bert Taylor and Eleanor ” with Mr
and Mrs. J. B. Morrison; «Mr. ands
Mrs, V. ’Emerson'with Mrs,. A. Em- -
ersoti; W. Wawanosh; Mr. and Mrs!
R. Tiffin, Charlie arid Fred with Mr.
And Mrsv R. Ritchie, St. Helens and
Mr. Wendal Taylor with Mr. arid
and Mrs. P. Pennington, Ctllross.
the direction sa^e with him.
S.S. ko. 4 CONCERT SUCCESSFUL
Friday evening last the school
concert of S.S. Nd. 4, Cttltess/ was
held. The program . of recitations, r
readings, dialogues, skits and chor
uses was much enjoyed and reflected
great credit on their teacher, Miss K.
MacKegtie, fer her work in training
the children. *The school house was
racked to capacity. At the close of
the entertainment the children were
treated td bags of good things by
, Santa.4«TeeSwater. News.
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