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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1936-11-12, Page 1With Which Is Amalgamated The Gorrie Vidette and Wroxeter News. Single Copies Five Cents “ WINGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12th, 1936 Subscriptions $2.00 Per Year VERY FINE SERVICE AT THE CENOTAPH ,IW ......1 Comrade Rev. J. F. Anderson Gave Splendid Address. The Remembrance Day Observance held Wednesday at the Cenotaph was a. most impressive service. The Vet­ erans, Civic Officials and representa­ tives of various lodges and .prganl?a- tions paraded from the Armouries to . the Cenotaph headed by the Roy Scouts and the Wingham Citizens’ ’ Band. • y,. '* Mayor1 John AV. Hanna^wlas chair­ man and made special mention of the late A. L. Posliff, who passed away this Spring. Mr. Posliff had given the ■ address at the service last year. Following the singing of “O God, ■our help in ages past”, Rev. Kenneth MacLean led in prayer and Rev. E. C.’Smith took' the Scripture reading, the 47th Psalm. “Abide with Me” was sung. / , Comrade Rev. J. F. Anderson, 'Chaplain of the local Legion, gave the address. He spoke of four kinds of memorials. The memorial of sil­ ence which was suggested by a wounded soldier in one of the hospi­ tals in London. The Burial of the Un- .Jknown, Soldier. This was suggested by an annonymous letter to the Dean of Westminster. It.is not known.whe­ ther this unknown soldier is an of­ ficer or a private, whether he is white, black or brown. He is just a. man representing the 1,020,000 of the Em­ pire who gave their lives in the Great War. The third type of memorial are those such as the Cenotaph, a replica of such a memorial can be found in every city, town and hamlet, in either stone or brass, throughout the Em­ pire. The fourth and most important memorial is the life we lead, which should be for Peace, the thing that “those who lie in Flanders’ Fields gave their lives for. At 11 o’clock sharp two minutes’ silence was observed, The Last Post .■sounded, The Prayer of Remembran- -ce, then Reveille. Wreaths were then placed on the Cenotaph “God Save the King” and the Benediction closed this annual Remembrance Observ- .-ance. Rev. E. L. Roberts gave the Pray­ er of Remembrance and the Benedic­ tion. The Last Post and Reveille were sounded by G. A. Schatte, Elgin •Coutts, Benson Hamilton and Bernard Brown. ■Very Sick Miss Mary Campbell of Turnberry ■is very ill in Wingham General Hos­ pital. It is hoped that she will shortly ‘be much improved. Was Guest Speaker at Lucknow Mrs. (Rev.) Kenneth MacLean was the guest speaker on Wednesday ev- ■ening last week at the annual Thank- Offering meeting of the Women’s Missionary Society of the Lucknow Presbyterian Church. BROKERS WERE GIVEN REFORMATORY TERMS Walkerton Brokers Who Defrauded x Local People Sentenced. Irwin M. Ernest and Eldred L. Er­ nest, fromer Walkerton brokers, who 'Conducted an office here for a short time, were sentenced to reformatory terms of six1 and four months respect­ ively, with similar indeterminate terms -on Tuesday, by Judge T. M. Costello .at Goderich on being found guilty of thefts from customers. The prisoners were tried separately. Briefly, the offenses of Irwin Ern­ est consisted of, first of selling 500 :shares of Teck Huges for J. J. Evans, Wingham, who gave instructions to buy 1,000 shares of Siscoe. The court found that Ernest never consumated the order but rather converted the money to his own use. The sentence was six months definite and six months indeterminate. Silimarly, on the second count Ernest was found guilty of accepting $1,400 cash from Mrs. J. J. Evans, Wingham, and us­ ing the money to release stocks of ■other customers, delivery of which were overdue. The sentence was the same as on the,first count, to run concurrent . The charge was that Eldred Erjt- est, given 1,000 shares of Sudbury Contact by A. C. Adams, Wingham, on January 7, 1934, to sell, executed the order but converted the money id his own use. Ernest .issued his firm’s cheque to Mr, Adams to pay for the Sudbury Contact but the cheque bounced, FINE ADDRESS GIVEN TO UNITED W.M.S. Miss Evelyn Campbell, Travelling Secretary, Spoke. At the November meeting of the Woman’s Missionary Society of the United Church, the guest speaker was Miss Evelyn Mitchell, travelling sec­ retary for the W.M.S. Miss Mitchell has recently returned from a tour of Western Canada and took as her sub­ ject “Fruits of Christians Missions in Canada.” She gave a vivid picture of the hardships endured by many set­ tlers especially in the outlying dis­ tricts these last few years and told how welcome are the bales of cloth­ ing and cars of vegetables which are sent from the East. The devotional service was taken by Mrs. Laidlaw, the^subject being “Women and Ser­ vice”, dealing particularly with the study of'Martha. Mrs. Anderson then offered prayer. An invitation had been sent to the Auxiliaries of White­ church, Bluevale, Belgrave and Brick Church and many of these members were present to share in the service. At the close of the meeting refresh­ ments were served and a social half hour spent. Keep your feet dry—Good rubbers for less money at Greer’s Shoe Store. Ill With Pneumonia Mr. W. A, Sanderson is confined to Wingham 'General Hospital with pneumonia. His friends wish for him a speedy recovery. No Service Charge The Ontario Hydro Commission announced last week that the dom­ estic service charge will be dropped in many municipalities. This is good news for those places that are affect­ ed but Wingham has had no domestic service charge for over a year. Addressed Veterans at Kincardine Rev. J. F. Anderson, Chaplain of Wingham Post No. 180 of the Can­ adian Legion, B.E.S.L., gave an ad­ dress Sunday afternoon to the Veter­ ans of Kincardine district in Knox Presbyterian Church, in Kincardine. Four car-loads of the local Legion attended the service. City Mission Last Friday night Rev. C. N. Good, president of City Missions, gave a very inspiring address to the Young People.’ There was also a fine pro­ gram. Sunday afternoon he dedicated an infant unto the Lord, a very im­ pressive service. The subject of his address was “The Three Appearings of Christ.” At the Sunday evening service he gave an evangelistic mes­ sage to a large audience. Alleged Grain Thieves Nabbed' The local police were “Johnny on the spot” when they captured two lads who, it is alleged, helped themselves to grain from Frank Coulter's barn. The lads will appear to-day /(Thurs­ day) to explain their actions. The boys were returning to town when the Chief and his assistant awaited their arrival and placed* them in cus­ tody. It had been reported that,,the grain had been taken from Roland Grain’s barn and that he had reported the theft to the local police. The al­ leged theft, however, took place two miles from his place and he knew no­ thing about it at the time. W. R. Hamilton’s Father Passes Mr. ahcl Mrs. W. R. Hamilton re­ ceived the sad news on Wednesday last week that the former’s father, Robert E„, Hamilton, of Grand Val­ ley, had passed away.-The late Mr. Hamilton, who was in his 91st year, had been ill for two months. He had lived practically all his life in Grand Valley and was tfic last of a large family, his older brother, Thomas C,. predeceased him six months ago in his 95th year. The funeral service was held in Grand Valley Trinity United Church on Friday, November 6th. In­ terment was made in Union Cemet­ ery, Grand Valley. St. Andrew’s W. M. S. The Women’s Missionary Society of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian church held the regular monthly meeting on Tuesday this week. Mrs. W. J. Hend­ erson the president, was in the chair. The scripture reading was taken by Miss Margaret Anderson and Mrs. Geo, Olver led hi prayer fr.om Glad Tidings. The topic “a challenge to service” was taken by Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. Tcrvit offered the dedicatory prayer, A very interesting poem was read by Mrs, W» J. Henderson en­ titled “The changing Cross”. The The meeting was closed with prayer by Mrs, J. E. Fells. WEASEL WON RACE AGAINST DEATH Can a Weasel Dodge or Can It? Several of our older citizens turned back the pages of their lives -pn Tues­ day morning when for ten minutes they tried unsuccessfully to capture a weasel on Main Street. This slippery little customer poked his nose out from under A. J. Walk­ er’s store, apparently bent on cross­ ing 'the road, but what a surprise it got. Its actions were noticed and the race was on. When it found its path blocked, it headed up the street, under and around cars, with four or five in pur­ suit; by the time it reached the Post Office a dozen or so had joined in the chase after this brown and white rascal. It went behind the Post Of­ fice, changed its mind and once more headed for the street, again under and around cars until it reached George Williams’ store. Then it headed for home under Mr. Walker’s store, but what a time it had. At least twenty- four were now after it, but corner it they could not. Every time the fel­ low with the broom took a swing it did a pivot 'that would put Andy Blair to shame. Under cars, back and forward, across the road it went, but try as .they would the hunters were foiled. At last it reached its original .starting point and safety.. The lesson from all this is, that a man is as old as his legs and he is never "as young, as he uster was” or the weasel would have been captured. NO MORE HALF- HOLIDAYSTHIS YEAR Stores Will Be Open All Day Wed­ nesdays The public are hereby notified that the stores of Wingham will not ob­ serve any more Wednesday half holi­ days this year. The first week in November, due to a misunderstanding, some of the stores were open and some were closed on the Wednesday afternoon. The Executive of the Re­ tail Merchants’ Association state that for the balance of 1936 half-holidays will be discontinued. Purchased House Mr. R. E. Jackson has purchased Mr. Henry Thomson’s house on the corner of Patrick and'Shuter Streets. Mr. and Mrs. Thomson' are moving into the Spotton residence on the cor­ ner of John and SJhuJer street which house Mr. Thomson recently bought. No Cdntageous Diseases Several places in this district have many cases of measles and scarlet fever but Wingham is free from any contageous or infectious diseases. There is one case of chicken pox. Dr. Stewart, Medical Officer of Health, reports that our town so far as the above class of sickness is concerned, has- a fine bill of health. Attended Lodge at Kincardine . Several members of Wingham A. F. & A.M. attended the annual Vet­ erans’ Night held by Northern Light Lodge A.F. & A.M. at Kincardine on Wednesday night last week. A form­ er padre of the 160th Bruce Battalion, Captain Rev.' A. D. Robb, of Oshawa, was the speaker and told of his trip, to Vimy Ridge last summer on the Pilgrimage. Appointed Battik Inspector Mr. George Smith, a former man­ ager of the local branch of the Can­ adian Bank of Commerce, now man­ ager of the Parkdale branch of the bank, has been appointed inspector for the bank. His headquarters will be in Halifax and his territory will be Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island. Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Winnifred and Donald will leave for Halifax next Monday. They have the best wishes of their, many Wingham friends. Fowl Supper Great Success The ladies . of the Sacred Heart Church conducted a most successful fowl supper in the Council Chambers on Wednesday night" last wedje. Over 400 attended and Enjoyed the ^urnplti- ous repast. The bingo game ,was well patronized as was the dan£e which was held at tlie Orvis dance floor. Jack Ernest’s Orchestra furnished the music. Lucky tickets-^ on the draw were held by, 1st, Eugene Gillen, of London, Wrist Watch; 2nd, Mary Ann Meyers of St. Clements, a quilt; 3rd, Miss M. E. Adams, of town, sack of sugar; 4th, Reta Boyle, St, Aug­ ustine, three dollars; 5th, Tony La Cavara, Deseronto, two dollars. MINSTREL MONARCHS WILL BE PRESENTED MONDAY & TUESDAY This Minstrel Revue Is Well Worth Seeing Reserved Seat Plan Now Offered At McKibbon’Sj, Drug Store Final touches mje now being given, to the Chamber bf Commerce pro­ duction of that famous Minstrel Re­ vue, Minstrel Monarchs, which will be held in the Tqwn Hall, Monday and Tuesday everting next 16th and 17th. The all local cast are .enthusi­ astic about the show and you too will be sure to enjoy itl Bud Steinhoff, the director, states that all is in readiness for this big community entertainment. Tickets are, now on sale at 35c each and may be exchanged free at ’McKibbon's Drug- Store for reserved seats' Rush seats will be 25c eacji. The cast has been lined up as fol- lowes: Interlocator—Dr. A, W. Irwin. End Men—J, R. M. Spittai, W. B. McCool, T. A. Currie, Les. Clark, R. Rae, G. MacLean. College Ry'thm Girls Betty Co-Ed—Miss Sara MacLean. Sorority Girls—D. Walker, V. Fox, V. Fry, Irene Ellacott, Catherine Fry, Alberta Walker, Ella Rae. Circle—W. Campbell, T. Hender­ son, D. Miller, Jim Thompson, A. B. Hutson, Arthur, Northrop, Joe Ella- cot, Alvin Hartfond,; Neil Williamson, L. Zula-uf, Jack Herd, H. B rown, Mur­ ray Rae, George Mason, Jack Reavie, W. Tiffin, R. Harrison, C. Taman, E. Armitage, Bert Isaijd, J. Preston, B. Fox, A. Scott, B. Murray. Daisy Land The Author—Mr. *A- B. I-Iutson. Composers — Lillian Fuller, Betty Baynham, Evelyn Campbell, Cather­ ine Nortrop. | Dazzling Daisies—Willa Reid, Betty Rae, Doris Armitage, Mary Julia Preston, Lillian Howard. Dancing Daisies — Ruth Wheeler, Edith Mundy, Patries Parker, Mabel Fothergill, Virginia Currie, M. E. Mc- Kibbon, Marion Fry, Jean Cruik- shank, Irlma Harrison, Evelyn Cart­ er, Vern Walker. Hot Dog Jones Bess—Frances Currie. Hot Dog Jones—G. MacLean. Sparks—Les Clark. Mexican Mike—,H. Posliff. Prairie Dog Pete—Joe Ellacott. Cowboys—C. Taman, A. Hammand, H. Brown. Pianist—Miss Cora Phair. There will also be specialty num­ bers. At a meeting of the Veterans’ wiv­ es held in the Legion rooms at the Armouries on Thursday evening, a Woman’s Auxiliary to 'Wingham Post No. 180 ,of the Canadian Legion, B. E.S.L. was formed. The object of this auxiliary is to assist the veterans in carrying on their b'enevelent work a- mong the veterans of this district. The following were elected officers: President—Mrs. Walter VanWyck. 1st Vice-Pres.—Mrs. W. W. Arm­ strong. Secretary—Mrs. A. L. Kingston. Treasurer—Mrs. (Dr.) G. H. Ross. Social committee — Mrs. Duncan Kennedy, Mrs. J. Jones, Mrs. H. Browne, Mrs. P. Harris, Mrs. A. Peebles. Moved to London Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Pickell and family left on Monday to take up residence in London. Preached in Baptist Church Sunday Mr. Holland Pettit of Toronto, President of the Baptist Convention for Ontario and Quebec, brought two stirring messages to the Baptist con­ gregation here last Sunday. Rev. E. C. Smith, the Pastor, conducted the Communion and Baptismal services in Mount Forest. Gave Interesting Address Mr. .Eric Pendleton of Toronto gave a very instructive and interesting ad­ dress “The Destiny of the British Commonwealth” in the Council Cham­ bers on Friday evening. His address dealt with the prophecies of the Old Testament of the Bible. The lecture was held tmder the auspices of the British Isreal World Federation of Canada. Rev. E. L. Roberts, R. D. was chairman of the meeting. Cat Attacked Mrs. Hutson Mrs. B. Hutson received a very nas­ ty wound on her left wrist last Thurs­ day, when she was attacked by a cat. A stray cat had been in the habit of playing with the Hutson kitten and on Thursday noon it was making a nuisance of itself, so Mrs. Hutson went to drive it off the back porch. The cat resented this, and bit her on the wrist inflicting a deep wound that required medical attenion. Radio Inspector Inspects Have you got a radio license? If not, the radio inspector will get you if you don’t watch out. Mr. A .R. CHnchcy, of Kitchener, radio inspec­ tor, was in town oti Thursday of last week in search of those who own radios and who have neglected to pay their license fees. He made a house to bouse canvass in the south west district of the town and it is report­ ed that they found several who ate operating radios that did not have the necessary authority, This inspect­ or has visited several towns and vil­ lages in this district and located many without radio licenses. At the Queen Coffee Shop1— Ran­ kins assorted hand rolled chocolates, by the box, or lb, salted mixed nuts, toasted peanuts, mints. Always fresh. FARMERS’ CLUB ANNUAL MEETING U. F. O. Clubs of North Huron Met at Paramount. * The Annual Convention of the Un­ ited Farmers’ Clubs of North Huron was held in Paramount Hall, four miles west of Lucknow, on Saturday. Two sessions were held, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, with a splendid attendance at both meetings. The morning session was confined to reports from, the various clubs in the riding and encouraging reports were received. Dinner was then serv­ ed by the Paramount U.W.F.O. Mr. Zinn, of Ashfielcj, was chairman of the afternoon meeting and the fol­ lowing were elected officers: Riding Director—John Jamieson, < f Lucknow. Assist. Director—Dan Nicholson, of Lady Director—Mrs. O. G. Ander­ son, of Belgrave. Assist, Lady Director—Miss Grace Webster, of Lucknow. Mr. W. J. Nicholson, Underwood, president of the United Farmers of Ontario, gave a very instructive ad­ dress on “The Aims and Objects of the U.F.O, for the Future.” Mr. R, J. Scott, of Belgrave, past president of U.F.O., conducted a discussion period on the methods of co-operative marketing of farm produce. He also gave a short report of his recent visit to the Farm Bureau Convention held at Columbus, Ohio. Votes of appreciation were passed, to the ladies of Paramount for the splendid repast, and to Mr, Nichol­ son and Mr, Scott for their fine ad­ dresses, A.Y.P.A. BANQUET WELL ATTENDED Rev. W. T. Smith of London Gave Fine Talk LOCAL ML P. OPPOSED TO F.C,A. ACT ............ r, Markets, Solution of Farmers’ Troubles. “This Word Freedom” was the sub­ ject of the address given by Rev. W. T. Smith, rector of the Church of the Resurrection, London, at the an­ nual banquet of the Anglican Young People’s Association of the Deanery of Huron, held in St. Paul’s Church on Thursday evening. Ovci- 125 at­ tended from Goderich, Brussels, Gor­ rie, Fordwich, Wroxeter and Clinton. The local A.Y.P.A. was also well re­ presented. A splendid program was presented: address of welcome, T. Simpson, pres­ ident of the local A.Y.P.A., and by Rev. E. L. Roberts, Rural Dean; solos by Miss Ann Irwin and Mr. J. R. M. Spittai; piano solo, Miss Cora Phair; reading, Miss Doris Fells; Toasts to the King, the Church, the A.Y.P.A., by Archdeacon Jones-Bateman and Canon E. Appleyard, M.A., of Sea­ forth. Mr. Smith in his address said that the freedom of to-day was the tyran­ ny of the past, science and Christian­ ity had made servants of things that in. the past ages had been master of mankind. The great work of the Christian faith and that of the A.Y.P. A. was for Christ and His Church. Christ had been the victim of oppres­ sion but through His death and ag­ ony on Calvary, He had overcome death and the grave and has brought freedom to all who believe in Him. Speaking over CKNX on Monday on “The Problems of the Farmer” Mr. R. J. Deachman, M.P., opposed very strongly the Farmers’ Creditors’ Arrangement Act as it is a means, he said, for unscrupulous men to dodge their just debts. Governments find themselves in a similar position with arrears of interest and he sug­ gested that the people regard present Parliament not from a party view­ point but rather a committee of per­ sons elected who will try their best to legislate in the best interests of the people in this trying time. The farmer is producing to-day as much as he did in 1930 but due to low prices the selling price is a loss of $300,000,000 in what he received for his goods. Peace and markets are the solution to the problems of the farmer, he said. On November 23rd the subject of Mr. Deachman’s address will be “The Problems of the Business Man.” High Lace Boots for men and boys. You should see the values at Greer’s Shoe Store in 12 and 16 inch smoked Retan and Urus Calf leather. VETERANS’ WIVES HAVE ORGANIZED Woman’s Auxiliary to Legion Formed Liberal Women to Meet Friday The postponed annual meeting of the Wingham Liberal Women’s As­ sociation will be held in the Council Chambers on Friday afternoon, Nov. 13th, at 3 o’clock. A good attendance of the members is requested, France Ready to Aid Madrid Premier Blum of France told a Soc­ ialist meeting he was ready to scrap the non-intervention agreement and supply arms and munitions to the Spanish Madrid Government if Brit­ ain would agree to join France. Busy Time at the Hospital During the last two weeks the Wingham General Hospital,has a. cap­ acity number of patients. The import­ ance of this local institution is vivid­ ly brought to mind by the fact, dis­ pite fine fall weather, the bed accom­ modation recently has barely been sufficient. Suffering from Blood Poisoning Mr. Charles Johnston is suffering from blood poisoning in his left arm, Charlie who is night miller at How- son & Howson’s flour mill, was forc­ ed to cease his work on Friday night and has since been incapacitated. We are pleased to report that he is show­ ing improvement. Former Winghamite’s Wife Passes Word was received here on Monday by Mrs. Charles Barber that Mary A. Endicott, wife of her son, Charles A. Barber, editor of the Chilliwack, B. C., Progress, had passed away on Sunday. Besides her husband one son, Leslie, survives. We together with Mr. Barber’s many friends here, ex­ tend deepest sympathy. Attended Rally in Goderich About thirty members of the Ev­ ening Auxiliary and C.G.I.T Group of Wingham United Church attended the Girls' Rally of Huron Presbyter- ial in Goderich United Church Thurs­ day evening. The speaker was L. M. Montgomery, author of “Anne of Green Gables” who delighted the aud­ ience with the story of her early life and anecdotes of her literary exper­ ience. Several of the girls took books and had them autographed by Miss Montgomery. The musical part of the program was supplied by Miss Mar­ garet Partushek and Mrs. Wm. Mc­ Cool. Local Men Admitted as Lay Readers An interesting service was held at St. Paul's Church Sunday evening when Mr. A. B. Hutson and Mr. J. R. M. Spittai were admitted into the office of Lay Readers of the Parish of St. Paul’s by the Rector, Rev. 15. L. Roberts, Rural Dean, A special form of service was used for this oc­ casion. The Bishop’s License, and Badge of Office were presented by the Wardens and Rector. Each was also presented with a Bible, After the ceremony the Rector preached from the text, I Peter 4:10 “As every man hath received the gift even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.” A vocal duet was rendered very acceptably by Misses I. Lamb and L. Fuller, who sang “Have Thine Own Way, Lord.” Special hymns and Psalms were also used at this service. VETERANS’ ANNUAL < CHURCH PARADE "Remember the Battle”, Subject of Address The annual Veterans’ Church Par- ade was held to St. Andrew’s Pres­ byterian Church on Sunday morning. The parade, about 50 in number, was- led by the Wingham Citizens’ Band and was in charge of Comrade Weav­ er, President of Wingham Post No. 180 of the Canadian Legion B.E.SX* Rev. Kenneth MacLean. chose for the Scripture lesson the 41st chapter of Job and the subject of his address was “Remember the Battle”" from the Sth verse of the same chapter. On behalf of the members of the church Mr. MacLean welcomed the Veterans and expressed his pleasure at their presence to worship with the congre­ gation. There is a test of strength between the forces of righteousness and des­ truction in the world to-day. A force that uplifts and a force that drags down, but the forces of good are sure to conquer. J It is 18 years since the Great War and a person to-day 25 years of age cannot recall anything definite of that great struggle. The sacrifices and sufferings that are so real to those who participated in the conflict or those who suffered at home. Services such as these aie necessary in order that these young people may know the tragedy of war and thus strive. for the peace of the world. The British Empire, he said, had high ideals, Peace for the World, re­ duction of armaments, people govern­ ed by the people. These ideals, con­ trasted with other nations, where dic­ tatorships rule, are nobler and will survive. Dictatorships throughout the centuries have failed. Fice Parlia­ ments do not want war. v The British hold treaties sacred. Broken treaties mean war and unless all nations have this ideal then war will come. The Empire is held to­ gether by free governing bodies. Mr.t MacLean told of the awfulness of war, the tragedies and sufferings. Re­ member them so that there will be no more wars. Remember the battle, remember the dead who gave their all for our safety and these ideals. What Canada needs to-day are good men and women, a high type of citizen­ ship ,in order that we may live per­ manently in I’eace. The service closed with the sound­ ing of Hie Last Post, Two Minutes Silence, Prayer of Remembrance, Re­ veille, The National Anthem, The Dead March of Saul, and the Bene­ diction. The Choir, under the leadership of Mr. F. J. Hill, sang Kipling’s “Re­ cessional”. Miss Sara MacLean rend­ ered as a solo “Nearer My God to Thee”. Mr. W .H. Willis was at the console of the organ and the bugle was sounded by Frank Seddon. Chimney Fire A fire broke out in the chimney at. the home of Mrs. W. H. Davidson, Maple Street, on Monday afternoon. No damage resulted from the fire as it was confined to the chimney. SAFE STOLEN FROM BRUSSELS FIRM About $50 in Silver Taken — Safe? Found in Swamp 8 Safe robbers are again active in this district. On Sunday night the safe front the office of the Huron Produce Association at Brussels was carted away. It was found in a swamp near Henfryn with the door blown off, About $50 in silver was taken but about $1200 in cheques was left behind. It is reported that some of the cheques were strewn about the swamp. Several men must have been Involv­ ed in the robbery as it took four con­ stables to put the safe back in Its place. Constables P. E. McCoy and John Ferguson are investigating. The robbery was discovered when the em­ ployees reported for work on Monday morning. Several months ago the safe of Creerar & McDonald at Brussels was burglarized. A short lime ago at­ tempts were made to rob Fry & Blackhall’s and the Stewart Glove Works safe here. , On Sunday night, also a safe was taken by thieves from Levy Brother’s store at Mitchell, The safe, a small one, contained nothing but papers and vouchers that would be of no value to the thieves. There was no money in It.