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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1937-04-29, Page 1With Which Is Amalgamated The Gorrie Vidette and Wroxeter News. . ■Single Copies Five Cents WINGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 29th, 1937 Subscriptions $2.00 Per Yew* OLD BIBLE FOUND AT MASONIC HALL Book Is Over 100 Years Old. Last week in a room at the Mas­ onic Hall a very old Bible was found, The inscription on the inside of the cover is, John Whitehead, July 6th, 1823, The book was bound by Chris­ topher Wyly, 39 St. Andrew’s Hill, Doctors’ Commons, apparently in London, Eng. There is more writing on the inside of the cover but it is impossible to make it out. In the Bible is a note which reads as follows: Wingham, Oct,, 1907 This Bible was found in an old frame building on Josephine Street, Wingham, in 1907, which was being pulled down to make roopi for the ■erection of a branch building of the Bank of Commerce, which was fin­ ished and occupied in 1908. James Fleuty, Wingham. The Bank of Commerce building re­ ferred to is now Dr. Connell’s office and residence. The page containing the publisher’s ■name and address and date of publi­ cation is missing but the remainder of the book is intact and is in good state of preservation. The only oth­ er writing is the name of James Fleuty, 1907, on the inside of the cov­ er page and the name, Martha, on the last page. Some figures appear on the inside of the back cover which look like a problem in pounds, shill­ ings and pence. Choir Entertained The Choir of St. Paul’s Church were entertained to a Social evening at the Rectory on Wednesday evening last, the guests of Rev. and Mrs. E. L. Roberts. Music and games were enjoyed by all present, after which a dainty lunch was served. St. Paul’s W. A. Held Tea The W. A. of St. Paul’s Church held a very successful Tea at the home of Mrs. A. M. Bishop on Thurs­ day of last week. A short program consisting of a reading by Mrs. M. Dodd, a solo by Mrs. Kingan, and a musical number by Miss Cora Phair, was very much enjoyed by all present, OBITUARY Mrs. A. B. Carr . Mrs. A. B. Carr, a native of Mor­ ris Township, died in Windsor on Tuesday last week. After her mar­ riage to John Wilford, they came to Blyth. Mr, Wilford died in 1909 and in 1912 she was married to A. -B. Carr, who died in 1930. She moved to Windsor last fall 'to live with her son, A. H. Wilford. Mrs. Carr was a member of women’s organizations of ‘the United church, having held practically all the offices of the W. M. S. and W. A. At the time of her death she was president of the W.C. T.U., in Blyth. Surviving are two sons, Dr. E. C. Wilford, of Chentu, West China, and A. H. Wilford, of .Windsor, formerly of Wingham; two brothers, Robert Nesbitt, Blyth, and Morris Nesbitt, Detroit; also one sis­ ter, Mrs. Thomas McKenzie, Toron­ to. The funeral was held’ from Blyth ynited Church on Thursday afternoon ..tfith interment in Union Cemetery, Henry A. Merkley Following an illness of eight days with pneumonia Henry A. Merkley, a life-long resident of this district, passed away at his home in Howick. The deceased, who was in his 68th year, was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Merkley. He was born in Turnberry Township and farmed in this vicinity practically all his life, moving from the family homestead in Turnberry to Lot 21, Concession A, Howick# about ten years ago. He was a member of the Canadian Ord­ er of Foresters and of Salem United Church. Fie is survived by his widow, for­ merly Martha Begley; two daughters Mrs. W. (Verna) King, Belmore; Mrs. M. (Rose) Sharpin, Turnberry;'‘three sons, Harry of Wingham; George, of Belmore; William, of Howick. He is also survived by two brother and two sisters, William, of Calgary; Ezra of London; Miss Maggie Merkley, Rap­ id City, Man., and Mrs. A. Rumstcd- ler, of Mimico. The funeral was held from his late residence on Friday afternoon. The Service was conducted by his pastor, Rev. A.M. Grant, of Wroxeter and Salem United Church, Interment took 'place in Wingham Cemetery. TRIPLE $ DAYS THURS., FRI,, SAT. Merchants Staging Big Selling Event Nine Beautiful Prizes (Value $60.00) Will Be Given Away. Once again the merchants of town are staging a big selling event '‘Triple Dollar Days”. The days set aside for this- great merchandising stunt are Thursday, Friday and Saturday this week. Plans have been under way for some time to make this sale out­ standing in the history of Wingham. Bills of this sale have been mailed or delivered to every home in this district and the thrifty shopper will find- listed quality merchandise at prices so reasonable that it will pay them to shop in Wingham during these sale days. Watch For the Pennants Every store participating in this great event will display $ Day Pen­ nants on their windows, Shop at these stores and you may win one of the nine be’autiful prizes. Free — 9 Prizes — Free With every dollar spent at one of the stores taking part in this sale (watch for the $ Day Pennants) a ticket will be given absolutely free. No tickets will be given after 10.15 p(.m. Saturday, The draw will be made at 11,00 p.m. sharp at the Hydro Shop, „where the prizes will be on display. Who will b.e the lucky win­ ners ? The Prizes 1. Walnut Cedar Lined Chest. 2. Large Upholstered Wicker Rock­ er, Spring Seat. 3. 3-Piece Silver Plated Tea Serv­ ice. 4. Reversible Satin-Bound All Wool Blanket. 5. Congoleum Rug, size 7%x9 feet. * 6. Pyrex Casserole with Silver Plat­ ed Holder. 7. Electric Table Lamp. 8. Large Size Enamel Roasting Pan. 9. 4-Piece Kitchen Set. Write your name and address care­ fully on the tickets you receive and put them in the ballot box at the store where you recdive them. Re­ member, tickets for prizes are given only at the places of business that advertised on the bill. Watch for the stores that display $ Day pennants. Progressing Favorably We are pleased to report that Miss Margaret MacLean, who underwent an operation in St. Michael’s Hospital on Tuesday of last week is progress­ ing favorably. Named Moderator Rev. Dr. George P. Duncan of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Strat­ ford was Monday night at Sarnia elected moderator of the Presbyter­ ian synod of Hamilton and London, Income Tak Returns Due This Week The last date for filing income tax ret.urns is Friday this .week, April 30. To avoid penalties all returns must be postmarked the 30th of the month if not mailed previously. This year the Province of Ontario limits the amount; of donations allowed as de­ ductions from taxable income to $300. The Dominion allowance is 10% of the net income. Triple V Visited Lucknow On Sunday afternoon the members of the Triple V Bible Class attended a Men’s Rally’in the United Church, Lucknow, held under the auspices of the Young Men’s Class of that church. Rev. Manson, Doyle, D.D., seercitary of the Young People’s De­ partment of the United Church, was the guest speaker. DeWitt Miller brought greetings from the Triple V class and a joint choir of Triple V members and Lucknow men led in the service of praise. Solos were sung by Jack Reavte and Frank Col­ lar and Gordon Davidson gave a sel­ ection on the piano accordian. GOAT ATTACKED LOCAL MOTOR CAR Billy Goat Tried to Butt Its Own Reflection Last week Robert Spotton called on a farmer near Go'derich and had a peculiar experience. The farmer own­ ed a goat which had a curious' turn. It examined the car and when if spied its reflection on. the side of the car it at once attacked the strange an­ imal that dared to come into its yard. Before it was driven off it inflicted several dinges to the door of the car and scratched the paint job. BAPTIST CHURCH HAD SUCCESSFUL YEAR Annual Meeting Was Held Thursday Evening. The annual business meeting of the John Street Baptist Church was held on Thursday evening, April 22nd, with Rev, E. M. Loney presiding. The reports of the various departments of the work of the year ending March 31st, were presented, and officers for the ensuing year were elected. The financial statement showed a substantial balance in the general treasury, and the amount raised for missions by all organizations was $185.89. The following were elected to of­ fice: Deacons—Mr. George Pocock, Mr. John Kelly, Mr. Albert Horne. Trustees—Mr. A. Cosens, Mr. 'H. Mundy, Mr. John Kelly. Organist—Mrs. George C. Hanna. Treasurer—Mr. H. Collar. Auditors—Miss M. E. Fisher, Mr. Merrill Cantelon. Clerk—Miss K. Pringle. S ,S. Supt.—Mr. A. Horne. HALF-HOLIDAYS START MAY 5th The weekly Wednesday half-holi­ days will commence on Wednesday afternoon next week, May 5th. These half-holidays will be continued until the end of October. The only weeks that the half-holiday will not be ob­ served will be those weeks in which a public holiday occurs. Dance Saturday Night In the Armouries. Florence Sauer’s Mildfnay Night-Owls Orchestra. Ad­ mission 25c, tax included. A good time at small cost. Lady Bowlers’ Annual Meeting Will be held at the home of Mrs. J. H. Crawford at 8 p.m. sharp Mon­ day, May 3rd. Bridge and election of officers. All members are request­ ed to be present. Forced) from Home by Flood Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Goodyear, former residents here, parents of Mrs. Omar Haseglovc, who live on Mount Pleasant Ave., London, were: forced to vacate their home, due to flood conditions. The water at this point reached a depth of 7% to 8 feet. Discontinuing Coupons We hereby give notice that on and after Wednesday, April 28th, we will not give coupons with purchases. Those who have coupons will have up to .Saturday, May 22nd to redeem them. King Bros. Hanna & Co. Winners at Bridlge Club Seven tables enjoyed the play at the Bridge Club Wednesday evening last week.- The winners were: Norths and South: Mrs. L. R. Blackwood and A. M. Bishop; Mrs. H. Campbell and George Williams; Miss N. Dinsley and D. Nasmith; Mrs .W. FI. French and J. Mason; East and West: Art Wilson and W. H. French; Mrs. W. W. Armstrong and C. ‘Kingan; Mrs. J. H. Crawford and Dr. MacDonald; Mrs. A. M. Bishop and H. Hodgson. A Peculiar Mishap At the noon hour on Wednesday last week a sheet of galvanized iron blew off the hydro building, floated onto the street and crashed into Mr. Frank Edgar’s Ford car. The hood of the car was scratched and a hole was punctured in the windshield. The advantage of shatter-proof glass was amply demonstrated, as there is no doubt the windshield would have been broken to bits if it had been ordin­ ary glass. Frank was alone in the car, having delivered a load of child­ ren at the school. He was uninjured. United Church Y.P.U. Wilbur Tiffin, vice-president of the Young People’s Union of the United Church was in charge of the regular meeting of the society held Monday evening. The meeting opehed with the hymn “Day is dying in the west'*, followed by the Lord’s Prayer. The Pilgrim group had charge of the wor­ ship period. “Jesus Keep me near the Cross” was sung and Marion Mason read, the scripture lesson from St. John 3:1-21. Jean Zurbrigg led in prayer, The worship story was taken by Margaret Mason. Ruth Wheeler led in a sing-song and a game of vol­ ley-ball was played in the gym. Lunch was served, The meeting closed with the friendship circle, the vesper hymn and the repeating of the benediction. WOMEN’S GROUP WILL MEET AT WHITECHURCH Maitland Presbyterial Will Hold 23rd Annual Meeting. A meeting of much interest to Presbyterian women will be held in Chalmers Church, Whitechurch, Tues­ day, May 11th. This will be the oc­ casion of the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Maitland Presbyterial of the Wo­ men’s Missionary .Society of the Pres­ byterian Church in Canada. Following the Prayer Service of the Executive at 9.45 a.m. the morn­ ing session will begin at 10 o’clock, when devotions will be conducted by the Lucknow Auxiliary. Mrs. A. Em­ erson, of Whitechurch, will extend the Welcome to the visiting societies and reports of all Secretaries and other officers will be received. * The afternoon session will open at 1.30 o’clock, at which Teeswater Aux­ iliary will conduct the worship per­ iod. The President, Mrs. K. Mac- Lean, of Wingham, will deliver her address and Miss Marie Finlayson of Lome will render a vocal solo. The Presbyterial is most fortunate this year in expecting to have present at the afternoon meeting, Miss Mary El­ len Anderson, on furlough from Jap­ an. She will bring a message regard­ ing her work in Kobe, where she la­ bors as a missionary. The awards to the Missions Bands, of prizes won in the various competitions, will also be presented at this ession, In the evening at 8 o'clock, there will be another meeting, when the Young Women’s Societies and Girls' Groups will gather for their first An­ nual convention. At this session, Miss Sara MacLean of Wingham will sing a solo and the special guest­ speaker will be Mrs. H. M. Coulter of Brampton, who has been Secretary of Girls’ Organizations for Ontario. Delegates to all of the meetings will come from Ashfield, Bluevale, Belmore, Brussels, Calvin, Cranbrook, Dungannon, Eadies, Ethel, Gorrie, Kincardine, Kinlough, Lome, Lang­ side, Lucknow, Molesworth, Ripley, South Kinloss, Teeswater, White­ church and Wingham. Correction In last week’s paper we reported that due to faulty ties a train was derailed at Whitechurch. The offic­ ials of the company in their investi­ gation were unable to find the cause of the derailment. The ties and rails were found to have been in good shape before the accident. OBITUARY Mrs. David Dunbar Agnes Halliday, beloved wife of David Dunbar, of Belgrave, passed away suddenly at her home in Bel­ grave on Thursday evening, from a heart attack. Mrs. Dunbar has not been in good health this past few months but her sudden death was a great shock to her family and friends as she was apparently much improv­ ed. Mrs. Dunbar, who was in her 72nd year, was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Adam Halliday, 5th concession of Morris. She was born at Norwick and as a young woman moved with her parents to Morris. Following her marriage to ■ her now bereft husband 50 years ago this com­ ing July, they resided on the 6th con­ cession of East Wawanosh until they retired to Belgrave eleven years ago. She was a member of Knox Presby­ terian Church and a faithful attend­ ant at the services. Besides her husband she is surviv­ ed by one daughter, Mrs. M. (Cath­ erine) Grasby, and two sons, William of Mornis Township and Joseph, of East Wawanosh. She is also surviv­ ed by four sisters and two brothers: Mrs. T. Walker, Brussels; Mrs. John Stewart, Clinton; Mrs. Donald Rob­ ertson, Winnipeg; Mrs. Garner Proc­ ter, Melville, Sask.; Donald Halliday, Rosetown, Sas.k; and Adam Halliday, Verdun, Manitoba. The Belgrave Presbyterian Church was filled to over-flowing with friends and relatives who gathered on Sat­ urday afternoon for the funeral. The service was conducted by Rev. Ken­ neth MacLean of St. Andrew’s Pres­ byterian Church, Wingham, assisted by Rev. J, B. Townend of Belgrave. The pallbearers were; Peter W. Scott, John T. Codites, J. A. Geddes, John Stewart, Herbert Wheeler and W. J. Geddes. Interment took place in Brandon Cemetery, BRUCE LEAGUE ANNUAL MEETING W, H, Gurney Again Vice-President The annual meeting of the Bruce League was held in Hanover last week with forty delegates in attend­ ance. The following officers were el­ ected; Hon. President, A. F. Bowman, of Southampton; President, Wm. Dob­ son, Walkerton; Vice-President, W. H. Gurney, Wingham; Sec.-Treas., A. A. Perkins, Port Elgin; Executive: Dr. Caron, Southampton, Howard Agnew, Lucknow. Towns which will have intermed­ iate teams are: Alienford, Chesley, Meaford, Wingham, Kincardine,- Han­ over, Lucknow, Walkerton, Teeswat­ er, with. Southampton, Owen Sound and Port Elgin doubtful. The date set for receiving entries is May 14th, TO FORM GIRLS’ SOFTBALL LEAGUE All is now set for Wingham to have a. girls’ softball team and if plans now being made are completed, the team will compete in a league com­ posed of Lucknow, Ripley, Brussels, Blyth and Wingham. The formation of this league should meet with the general approval of the public and no doubt such a league would be well patronized here. Girls’ softball has made a hit with the fans in almost every place it has been tried, so here’s hoping present plans materialize. Dance Belgrave, April 30th. Jack Ernest and his orchestra. Admission 25c. Ninety Years Old We extend congratulations to Mr. John Grey whose 90th birthday is to­ day (Wednesday). To Speak at Army Citadel Envoy Huntington of Brantford will conduct services in the Salvation Army Citadel on Saturday evening, al­ so on Sunday at 11 a.m.; 2,30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Attended Service 'at Brussels A carload of members of the local Oddfellows’ Lodge attended the an­ nual Church Service of the Brussels I.O.O.F. which was held in the Brus­ sels Anglican Church on Sunday ev­ ening. Chimney Fire With the use of chemicals a chim­ ney fire was extinguished by the fire­ men at the home of Mrs. Frank Roth, Scott St. No damage resulted from the blaze which was confined to the chimney. Exchanged Pulpits The Rev. A. H. O’Neil, Rector of Gorrie, was the special preacher at St. Paul’s Church on Sunday last, the Rector preaching at the special Lay­ men's Services held at Gorrie, Wrox­ eter and Fordwich. Back From Florida Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Crawford and Kenneth arrived back from spending the winter at St. Petersburg, Fla., on Sunday night. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gowans who also wintered at St. Petersburg, arrived back Tuesday at noon. Attended Presbyterial Meeting Thirty members of the W.M.S. and the Evening Auxiliary of Wingham United Church attended the Huron Presbyterial in Goderich on Tuesday. The appointed delegates were, Mrs. B. Wellwood, Mrs. Jas. Gilmour, Mrs. A. Coutts, Mrs. E. Webster and Mrs. Geo. Flowson. A full account of this meeting will appear in our next issue. No Flood Conditions Here It was feared that the recent heavy rains would cause flood conditions along the Maitland here. Fortunately such was not the case. The water did rise and with great rapidity following Sunday's rain, but did not reach the high level that it did during the win-| ter rains. It is usually about twenty hours after a heavy rain that the Maitland sweels to the greatest size, but instead of rising Monday night the water began to recede and any danger (hat there would be, a flood was over. The flats at the south end of the town of course were under water as they are quite frequently. The rain Tuesday night and Wednesday morn­ ing ..had the Hydro officials consid­ erably worried. They were hoping the rain would stop so that the water could recede. COUNCIL TO BUY AFIRE TRUCK Coun, .Walter VanWyck Appointed to the Hospital Board. At a special meeting of the Coun­ cil held on JYiday evening it was de­ cided. to purcahse a fire truck. The by-law to authorize this purchase was given its third reading. The certifi­ cate of approval from the Ontario Municipal Board had been received on Friday afternoon and was read by the Clerk. The by-law had previous­ ly passed the first and second read­ ings. Mr. Bickle, of Woodstock, was pre­ sent and addressed the Council re­ garding the Bickle fire truck. It was a Bickle truck that gave a demonstra­ tion here a few years ago. Fife Chief Louttit was also present. Following discussion, by-law No. 1094 authorizing the purchase of a fire truck was read the third time and carried, on motion of Reeve David­ son and Coun. VanWyck. Debentures to be Issued The sum of $3,500 will be raised to purchase the truck by issuing ser­ ial debentures for 5 years. The rate of interest will be 3% per cent. This will mean $775 will be raised each year for five years to pay for the truck. Selection of the truck will not be made until the debentures are sold. New Chimney for Town Hall The matter of arranging for the new chimney on the Town Hall was brought up and it was agreed that when tenders are received, the Prop­ erty Committee be empowered to deal with them and proceed with the work. A letter was read rfom the Secre­ tary of the Hospital Board pointing out that under the new organization, Council had the right to appoint a member to the Board of Directors. Moved by Couns. Thomson and Crawford that Coun. Walter Van­ Wyck be appointed to hte Hospital Board as the Council’s representative. Carried. BASEBALL NOTES The Central League will hold a meeting in the Morrison House, Clif­ ford, on Friday evening. The local Central League Club plan to have re-** presentatives at this meeting. It may be that this league will play O.B.A.A. C. ball this year. On Thursday night an O.B.A.A. C. meeting will be held at Clinton. Blyth, who it was thought, would play Central League this year would like to hook up with Clinton, Sea­ forth and Goderich. It will not be known until this meeting or later just what teams will form the group. Auburn has organized for the year and are-planning to play Maitland League again. If Blyth leaves the Maitland league this year it will be a loss to that group. Now Improving Mr. Chester Higgins, 6th line of Turnberry, is improving following his recent illness. Cities Start Daylight Saving Daylight-saving time was started at midnight Saturday at Toronto, Ot­ tawa, St. Catharines, Kingston and Niagara Falls. Other Ontario towns will go fast time as follows: Hamil­ ton May 1st, Peterborough May 29tli, Sudbury, June 6th, Guelph May 9th. Annual Meeting of Women’s Institute The April meeting of the Women’s Institute will b'e held in the Council Chamber on Thursday afternoon, Ap­ ril 29th, at 2.30 when the annual re­ ports of the society will be received, followed by the election of officers for the coming year, and it is hoped every member will endeavour to be present. TAKE NOTICE Changes in Railway Time-Tables Af­ fecting Wingham There are few changes in the time table of C.N.R. trains effective last week. The morning train to Toronto leaves at 6.20 a.m. instead of 6.30. The London train arrives at 12.45 noon instead of 1.00 p.m. The other trains arc on the same schedule, Kin­ cardine 1.35 p.m., Listowel 2.15,p.m., London 1.55 p.m. The night train arrives from Toronto at 10.29, also no change. There is no change in the time for C.P.R. trains, which leave at 12.50 noon for Toronto and arrives from Toronto at 2.50 p.m. CLOSING MEETING OF TRAINING SCHOOL. Certificates Were Presented:, - The Leadership Training School Which has been held twice a week; for the past few weeks in the United Church came to a successful conclu­ sion on Friday night when seventeen certificates were granted and pre­ sented. The meeting opened with the hymn “Lord, speak. to me that I may­ speak” followed with prayer by Rew. J. F. Anderson. Rev, A. M. Grant, of Wroxeter, read the Scripture lessons;, from Deuteronomy 6:4-9 and. Ephes­ ians 4;11-14. Comments were given by Rev. Mr. Anderson after which. Rev. Mr. Brook, of Blyth led in pray­ er. Certificates Presented The following were presented -with, certificates: Group 1. Enrichment, by Rev. A. M. Grant; Mildred Mason, William Black,. Gilbert Beecroft, Russell Zur-. brigg. Group 2, Young People’s Leader­ ship, by Rev. Mr. Mahoney of Brus­ sels: Margaret Aitken, Tena Reid, Margaret Robinson, Caroline Well­ wood. Group 3. Teen-age Work, by Rev; J. F. Anderson: Mae Skeleton, Helen Baker, • Beatrice Bcecroft, Rosella Gallagher, Hazel Wilson, Mrs. Geo. Howson. Group 4. Smaller Sunday Schools, bjr Rev. Mr, Brook, of Blyth: Mar­ garet Mason, Jean Zurbrigg. Miss Tena Reid and Rev. Mr. Ma­ honey favoured with several piano duets which were followed by a re­ creational period. The local Y.P.U. served lunch and the meeting closed with the Benediction. Attending Meetings in London Mrs. E, L. Roberts and Mrs. J. Graham, of Brussels, are in London this week attending the Annual meet­ ing of Huron Diosecan W. A. and are the guests of Mrs. G. Lethbridge, Dufferin St., London. Power Off for Short Time The wind storm on Wednesday of last week put Hydro service out of commission in many places in this district for a considerable length of time, which caused much inconven­ ience to consumers. Here we had a short interruption which did not last for long. Those responsible for re­ taining our power house in Lower Wingham surely did local hydro us-x ers a good turn. If a break occurs in the line outside of town the local plant can carry on until repairs are made. x OBITUARY William Robertson The death of William Robertson, who has been a highly respected cit­ izen of this town for twenty-nine years, occurred at his residence, Di­ agonal Road, on Thursday, April 22. Mr. Robertson, who was in his 71st year, was born in East Wawanosh, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Robertson. He was the seventh child of a family of twelve. Prior to coming to Winghanf 29 years ago, Mr. Robertson conducted a blacksmith business at Blyth for eighteen years. He continued in this business here until he retired ten. years ago. For some years Mr. Rob­ ertson has been a member of the Pub­ lic Library Board and also served aS a member of the Board of Managers of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church for a long time, resigning early thia year. In politics he was a staunch Liberal. He leaves to mourn his passing be­ sides his wife, formerly Mary Ken­ nedy Dodds, of Blyth, to whom he was married in 1895, two daughters, Mrs. ,George Tervit of town, and. Mrs. W. Burns, of Windsor. Surviv­ ing also are three brothers and three sisters, Adam Robertson and Mrs. J. A. Menzie, East Wawanosh; George T. Robertson of town; Mrs, Clinton, Olney and James Robertson, Seattle, Wash.; and Mrs. E. Briscoe, White Bluff, Wash. The funeral was held from his late residence, Diagonal Road, on Satur­ day afternoon. The service was con* ducted by Rev. Kenneth MacLean, assisted by Rev. J. Pollock, of White- church. The pallbearers were: Adam Rob­ ertson, James Dodds, of Blyth, James Nicholson, Harry Hopper, Georg* Olver and W. C. Armstrong. Burial took place in WinghaM Cemetery.