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CRAWFORD WINS
DISTRICT SINGLES
"Walkerton Won Doubles, Owen
Sound, Rinks.
The finals in the singles, doubles
and rinks of district eight of the On
tario Bowling Association were play
ed in Hanover.
In the first-round of the singles, A.
M, Crawford, of Wingham, won from
C. Grant, of Paisley, and V, Allen, of
Owen Sound, won from M, Good
child, pf Durham.
In the final round, Crawford, Wing
ham, won from Allen, Owen Sound.
In the first round of the doubles
FI. Allen and partner of Owen Sound
won from Rev. Pollock and G. Wil
liams, of Wingham.
Mount Forest rink defaulted so in
the final round H. Doughty, of Walk
erton, won from Allen, of Owen
Sound.
In the first round of the rink play
J. Mason and his rink of W^ C. Ad-
•ams, H. L. Sherbondy and D. Rae,
of Wingham, won from J. Dufield, of
Durham, and S. Cheer, Owen Sound,
won from J, Loc Lean of Cargill.
In the final S. Cheer, of Owen
Sound, won from Mason, Wingliam,
The winners of each class go to
Toronto this week.
August Shoe Sale—Real Bargains
5n all lines of Footwear. — Greer’s
Shoe Store.
Cellars Flooded
Torrents of rain fell for about a
hour and a-half on Tuesday afternoon.
The main street had the appearance
of a good sized river. Many cellars
were flooded in all sections of the
town, the worst damage being done
when the Baptist Church Sunday
School room was flooded.
Canoe Marathon
The Canadian National Exhibition
•sports programme is always of keen
Interest to athletes and onlookers
alike.. One of the high-lights will be
the 15-mile canoe Marathon, ‘the out
standing event of its kind on the con
tinent and one which attracts many
participants as well as throngs of eag
er spectators who crowd the water
front grandstand. k
FIRE DESTROYS
HOLSTEIN STORE
Damage estimated at $15,000 was
done Saturday night by a fire which
broke out in the rear of Robert Arn-
•ell’s general store in Holstein, ten
miles north of Mount Forest.
The alarm was raised at 6.30, with
firemen from Mount Forest and Dur^
ham responding. The building, a two-
storey brick structure, was enveloped
in flames soon after the blaze start
ed. It is thought an oil stove, explod
ing in the kitchen, caused the out
break.
While firemen played hose on the
building, bucket lines were formed "to
save adjoining buildings menaced by
flames, which were spread by a high
wind.
One casualty is reported. Denzil
Haas, of Holstein, who was on the
bucket line, was hit on the head by
a tin pail. Five stitches were requir
ed to close the gash.
WEDDINGS
Vanderberg - Coultes
A quiet wedding was solemnized at
the Central United Church Parsonage,
Weston, at 4.30 o’clock on Tuesday,
August 9th, when Rev. H. Pawson
united in marriage Mary Coultes,
daughter of Mr. George and the late
Mrs. Coultes, to Mr. Gerald Vander
berg, son of the late H. Vanderberg
and Mrs. S. • Burnham, of Athens.
The bridesmaid was (Miss Dorothy
Anderson, of Weston, cousin of the
bride, and the groom was supported
by Mr. A. W. Symons, of Toronto.
Following d short honeymoon the
happy couple will tSke Up residence
in Athens.
Morrison - Taman
Blyth, August 14—The marriage
of Mrs. Olive Taman, daughter of
Mrs. John Cowan and the late John
Cowan, to Douglas Morrison, Blyth,
son of Ml and Mrs. Arthur Morrison,
of Beatty, Sask., was Solemnized at
North Street United Church parson
age, Goderich. Rev. W. P. Lane Of
ficiated. The attendants were Mrs.
Edna Killough and John Cowan. Im
mediately following the ceremony the
couple Uft. on a wedding trip to Ni
agara district •
RAIN HALTS
GROUPFLAY-OFFS
To Play in Teeswater Thursday and
Wingham Saturday
Two attempts to start the play-offs
between Teeswater and Wingham
have failed because of rains. The
first game was called for Monday af
ternoon and on account of rain was
postponed a day, and which was even
worse than the first day.
Dates have again been arranged
with Wingham playing in Teeswater
Thursday afternoon at 4 o’clock and
the second game in Wingham at 3.30
on Saturday afternoon. These games
should be well worth attending,
CARS COLLIDE
NEAR LONDON
One car was badly damaged, one
trailer broken, one scalp lacerated
and a load of pigs went scurrying ov
er township fields as the result of a
collision at No. 4 Highway and the
Tenth Concession Road near London
on Saturday.
A trailer containing a load of pigs
attached to his car, Robert Warwick,
Bluevale, was travelling north on the
highway when, near the intersection,
a car driven by Jack Ellis of Kitch
ener, travelling in the same direction,
turned out to pass Warwick. At the
same time Ellis turned out, Warwick
turned also to cross over to a service
station, Ellis is said to ’have tried to
rectify his position, but in doing so
struck the left side of the trailer.
The collision sent Ellis into a ditch
on the fight side of the road,, where
his car hit a telephone pole and turn
ed over.
Ellis received head cuts, the frame
of the trailer was smashed and the
pigs had to be rounded up. Harold
Wurster, owner of the car Ellis was
driving, was only shaken up. The ac
cident is being investigated by Pro
vincial Constable Harry Lemon. The
car Ellis was driving is said to be
damaged almost beyond repair.
CARS SIDESWIPED
NEAR LUCKNOW
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Burgman and/
family, while motoring to their cot
tage at Bruce Beach on Sunday, met
with what might have proved a seri-
ious accident.
They had just crossed a narrow
bridge on the other side of Lucknow
when their car and another sideswip
ed. The car crashed into a deep ditch
but fortunately it did not turn over.
Mrs. Burgman and Ruth, who were
riding in the back seat, were thrown-
on the floor and landed on their
heads. Mrs. Burgman received cuts
on forhead and temple.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. French, who
arrived shortly after the accident,
brought her back to Wingham where
she received medical attention.
The Burgman car was badly dam
aged while the other driven by a Mr.
Ritchie, got off light.
Attended Funeral In Toronto
Mrs. L. C. Young, Mr. Robt. Allen
and Mayor John W. Hanna were in
Toronto on Monday attending the
funeral of the late Gordon Young.
Had Appendix Removed
Miss Laura Clark underwent an op
eration in Wingham General Hospital
on Monday for appendicitis. She is
reported to doing as Well as can be
expected.
Bright Meteor Seen
Several citizens of Wingham re
ported seeing a meteor on Sunday ev
ening, about 9.30. ,A long trail of
light was seen to shoot out of the
northern sky and make its .way south
ward, and looked like a beautiful sky
rocket.g*'
Won First and Second
ingham Bowlers took first and
second prizes at the, Teeswater Mix
ed Tournament last week. The rink
of Mr. and Mrs; J. H. Crawford and
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Wilson won first
and Mr. and Mrs. E. Webster and Mr,
and Mrs. E. R. Harrison won second.
Buried in Wirigham
An old resident of Wingham. passed
away tn Toronto on Wednesday, Aug.
10th, in the person of Palmer Mor
den, in his 84th year. The funeral
was held on the arrival of the C.F.R.
train oh Friday, August 12th. The
service was conducted by ttev. E/M«
Loney. Interment was made in the
Wingham- Cemetery.1
WOMAN’S NARROW
ESCAPE REGARDED
AS MIRACULOUS
Lightning Tears Shoes From the Feet
yof Mrs. Fischer, of Grey
rXPeople from the district are beat
ing a track to the home of Jacob
Fischer in Grey Township. And to
all who come are displayed the rem
nants of a pair of shoes which were
literally torn from the feet of Mrs.
Fischer by a bolt of lightning during
the vicious electrical and wind storm
tliat raked the district Wednesday
night.
Suffering what intense shock and
still confined to her bed, Mrs. Fisch
er knows what it means to escape
death by the proverbial eye-lash. Nev
er again, she said, does she want to
go ■''through the experience which be
fell her Wednesday night. Electrical
storms in future, she is convinced;
will always remind her of the fright
ful incident,
Mrs. Fischer was sitting on the side
of her bed writing a letter when the
bolt of lightning struck the z chimney
and boomed into her room. She
scarcely recalls what happened. It all
occurred in a split fraction of a sec
ond.
AUGUST MEETING
OF INSTITUTE
The August meeting of the Wo
men’s Institute will be held in the
Council Chamber on August 25th at
2.30. Motto “Home—The place we
are treated the best, and grumble the
most.,” Roll Call will be answered by
recipe for a Hot Supper Dish. Bel
more Institute have been invited as
guests. Miss K. Pringle, convenor of
Home Economics, will give a paper.
Hostesses: Mrs. J. West, Mrs. G.
Gannett, Mrs. F. Sturdy.
Had Knee Cap Broken
Vern Ross, brother of Dr. Geo.
H. R|)ss, of town, had a knee cap bro
ken in a car accident near Hensail on
Saturday.
Mixed Jitney Friday
The Wingham Bowling Club are
playing hosts to the Lucknow and
Teeswater Club at a Mixed Jitney on
the’local greens Friday evening.
Relieving at C.N.R.
Mr. Wilson, of Kincardine, is re
lieving at the C.N.R. Station during
the- absence of Mr. W. F. Burgman,
who, with his family, are holidaying
at their cottage at Bruce Beach.
Bowling at Toronto
La rink composed of C. Finlayson,
(W McCoy, J. iMason and A. M.
Crawford, are in Toronto this week
attending the Provincial Bowling
Tournament.? In the first event for
the Eaton c/old Cup they won their
first two games and lost their third.
They are now in the semi-final of the
next event for the Ontario Cup.
Apple Grows In Light Bulb
G. A. Johhston, manager of the 85-
acre apple orchard of Mrs. Sloan
Smith in Goderich township, has a
Salome apple growing in an electric
light bulb . . .Mr. Johnston attached
the 60-watt bulb to the tree just after
the blossom had dropped last May . .
The apple now almost fills the bulb
and he is waiting to see if it turns red
next month . . The apple is on the
tree to keep it in the shade . . If ex
posed to the sun it would be baked in
no time.
White Shoes'—69c, 98c, to $1.69.
Every pair must go at some price—
Buy now and savezmoney. — Greer’s
Shoe Store.
FALL WHEAT CROP
LARGEST SINCE 1926
Ontario department of agriculture
estimates Ontario’s 1938 fall wheat
crop at 20,056,000 bushels, largest
crop since 1926, The monthly crop
report issued recently sets the aver
age yield for the province at 27 bush
els an acre, compared with 26 bushels
in 1937 and a 15-year average of 25.1
bushels an acre.
The acreage this year is estimated
at 742,082 acres and is the highest
since 1927. Last year’s acreage was
estimated at 718,813.
Leaf and steam rust reduced the
yield in Eastern, V/estern and. Central
On^irib,’ 1?ut the improvement in
Southern Ontario of1 mote than five
bushels an acre mote than offset the
decline in other sections.
LIONS’ FROLIC
ON.LABOR DAY
Something Doing The Entire Day for
Your Entertainment.
A Monster Frolic is being staged
by the Wingham Lions Club on Lab
or Day, Sept, 5th.,- Starting Sunday
evening at 11 o’clock with a Band
Concert, the Frolip will continue- for
over twenty-four horus. Dancing will
start at 12.15 a.m’ and will last till
dawn in the Wingham Aerna, with
Johnny Prior’s Dance Band, of -Tor
onto, supplying the music.
In the morning i at 9.30 there will
be Golf and Tennij; Tournaments.
In the afternoon a Bowling tourna
ment and a Ladiesj’ Softball Tourna
ment at which four ^outstanding teams
will take part, the-Rexall Champion
ship team of Toronto, The Owen
Sound Greys, the £ Stratford Silver-
wood Maids and the Harriston Pack
ers. •
Two Bands, the Lucknow Pipers
and the Wingham Citizens' Band, will
entertain you throughout the day.
A Street Carnival will be held in
the evening in conjunction with a
high class concert supplied by Rex.
Slocombe, magician and accordion
player; Salante, the Comedy Juggler;
Grantes, Bounding Man on Inc slack
wire; Clare Rouse, novelty musical
act.
Dancing will bring the frolic to a
conclusion when Johnny Prior’s Band
will play for the modern dancing, and
the Hill Billies, Bill, Pete and Shorty,
will supply the old time music.
The net proceeds of the day will be
in aid of the Crippled Children and
Community Welfare.
LIGHTNING STRIKES
COUNTY COURT HOUSE
Rain came down in torrents in
Goderich on Monday afternoon, the
downpour lasting about half an hour.
During the electrical storm accom
panying the rain, a bolt of lightning
struck the letter press in the office of
the Surrogate Clerk in the Court
House. Quite a loud report was
heard by Mrs. J. B. Reynolds who
was standing near and she saw a blue
flame play around the heavy iron
press for an instant. Mrs. Reynolds
was unhurt, though startled, and
quickly made her way to another of
fice. No damage was done.
Men's Harvest Shoes—Best values
at Greer’s.
Morris Man Hurt by Fall
While hauling in grain on his farm
on the 7th concession of Morris tn
Tuesday of last week, Robert Bird fell
from the load'.injuring his back so
badly that he had to be taken to the
Clinton Hospital.
Announce Playdowns
The executive of the O. B. A. an
nounced the draw for the playdowns*
Saturday night. In the Intermediate
“B” the winner of the Bruce League
will meet the North Simcoe winner
on Sept. 3rd for their first game. The
Bruce League “C” winner will meet
the Huron-Perth winner on the same
day.
HONEYMOON ENDS
WITH TRAGEDY
Dodge Heir Drowns In Georgian Bay
Youthful Danny Dodge, heir to a
$9,000,000 motor car fortune, was
drowned in the north channel of
Georgian Bay Monday as he was be
ing taken to hospital in a speedboat
following a dynamite explosion at his
summer camp.
Dodge, ♦honeymooning with his
bride of two weeks at Kagawong,
about 20 miles west of Little Current,
suffered a skull fracture and loss of
his left arm when a stick of dynamite
exploded. Mrs. Dodge and Lloyd
Bryant were injured seriously.
Survivors said Dodge, 21, apparent
ly crazed by his injuries, jumped from
the bottom of the speeding motorboat
at Rabbit Island, seven miles from
Little Current, and was drowned. The
body did not come to the surface and
those in the boat, dazed and hurt by
the explosion, made' only a brief
search for the body before procced-
ing to Little Current • ■
Mrs. Dodge, the former Ann taur
ine MacDonald, daughter of a Gore
Bay, Ont., tugboat captain, was injur*
ed about the legs and body in the
blast but hospital authorities at Min-
demoya, iti the interior Of Manitdtllin
Island, said she would recover..
BOWLERS’ SCOTCH
DOUBLES TOURNEY
VERYJSUCCESSFUL
Lucknow, Teeswater and Wingham
Greens Filled, Many Entries
Turned Down
The most successful bowling tour
nament in the history of the local
club was held on Thursday evening
when their Annual Scotch Doubles
Tournament was staged, Lucknow,
Teeswater and Wingham greens were
used, accommodating 72 pairs. By
four o’clock in the afternoon the
greens were all filled and about ten
entries had to be refused.
Entries were from the following
places with the number that repre
sented their club; Goderich 11, Luck
now 8, Seaforth 7, Walkerton 4, Clif
ford 4, Paisley 4, Teeswater 4, Brus
sels 3, Hanover 2, Listowel 2, Clin
ton 2, Exeter 1, Palmerston 1, and
Wingham 19. Owing to the large ent
ry fifteen sets of prizes were given-
The first prize, two tailored-to-
measure Suits, was won by T. Pritch
ard and J. McVicar, of Goderich with
3 wins, plus 26; Harry Fryfogle and
Hugh Cummings were second with 3
and 23, receiving moleskin occasional
chairs; third, G. Smith and W. Mc
Coy, Lucknow, 3 plus 21, zipper bags;
fourth, F. Eidt and partner, Walker
ton, 3 plus 20, bowling cases; fifth,
Omar Haselgrove and Bert Porter, 3
plus 19, blankets; sixth, N. McKay
anj E. Pridham, Goderich, 3 plus 18,
ottomans; seventh, N. Hill and J.
Johnston, Goderich, 3 plus 15, zipper
jackets; eighth, Lawrenc'e and C.
Chapman, Palmerston, 3 plus 14, sil
verware; ninth, J. Lauder and J. Vitt,
Goderich, 3 plus 7, lamps.
Special prizes were given on each
green for the highest aggregate score
of a two winner and a one winner.
Teeswater winners, Doherty and part
ner, Walkerton, 2 wins total 47, D.
Brown and M. Donahue, 1 win total
38. Lucknow, W. B. McCool and J.
A. Wilson, 2 wins total 54; C. Finlay
son and W. McKenzie, 1 win total 35.
Wingham, H. L. Sherbondy and J.
Mason 2 wins total 47; Winslow and
Kock, Listowel, 1 win total 44.
Cruise to Manitoulin . $2
Special All-Day Cruise of 185 miles
on C.P.R. Steamship “Keewatin” from
Owen So'Und to Manitoulin Island on
Tuesday, Aug. 23rd. Fare $2. Secure
tickets early from Daily Sun-Times,
Owen Sound.
Part of Scalp Torn Off
Colleen Millian of Carlow met with
a nasty accident when her hair caught
in the belt of the engine used for
pumping water, and before it could be
stopped part of her scalp was torn
off. She is now in the Goderich hos
pital.
Fprmer Minister Dies
p\Rev. Dr, Harkness, minister of the
United Church, Cornwall, and a form
er resident of this district, died re
cently at Cornwall. Dr. Harkness
spent seven years as a missionary in
Korea and was at one time minister
of Wroxeter Presbyterian Church.
Held Bridge and Euchre
The Women’s Guild of St. Paul’s
Anglican Church held a successful
bridge and euchre lawn party at the
home of Mrs. (Dr.) W. M. Connell
on Thursday afternoon. Some seven
ty-five ladies were in attendance for
the occasion. The prizes were award
ed as follows: bridge, Miss M. E. Ad
ams; euchre, Mrs. Herb. Mitchell;
lucky draw, Miss Sadie McCormick.
Buy for less at Greer’s'August Shoe
Sale.
TEESWATER CAR
IN ACCIDENT
Injuries were received by four pas
sengers of a car driven by Dr. Geo.
Fowler, of Teeswater, when it crash*
ed into a ditch to avoid a head-on
collision with a car driven by John
Beecher, of near Hanover, where the
accident occurred. Rev. F. B. Allan
and Mrs. Allan, of Quincy, Mass.,
who are holidaying at Bruce Beach,
Were in the mishap, along with Dr.
Fowler and his daughter, Grace. Dr.
Fowler and Mr, Allan received facial
cuts. Miss Fowler received knee and
hip injuries, and Mrs. Allan bruised
shoulder and head.
The accident occurred when Mr.
Beecher was endeavoring to get his
windshield wiper to work and did not
see the Teeswater car approaching.
It whs damaged beyond repair.
BAND TATTOO
FRIDAY NIGHT
Four Bands — Blyth, Brussels, Tees
water and Wingham.
The Wingham Citizens’ Band are
holding their Tattoo in the Town
Park on Friday evening with four
Bands taking part, Blyth, Brussels,
Teeswater and Wingham.
During the evening a program of
novelty dancing,-specialty singing and
comic sketches will be given by the
Shiels Family, entertainers, of Mount
Forest.
The Parade of Bands will leave J.
Reavie’s Service Station at 7.30
o’clock for the town park. The' ad
mission for the tattoo is only 25c.
Jitney Dancing will be. held at Al’s
Dance Floor commencing at 9.30.
Music will be supplied by Florence
Sauer and her orchestra of Mildmay,
As citizens we are proud of our ex
cellent band and by your attendance
at the tattoo you will show your per
sonal appreciation.
WORST ELECTRICAL
STORM OF YEARS
The heaviest wind and electrical
storm of the season and possibly the
worst in years, swept over this dis
trict on Wednesday evening last. Ac
companying the electrical storm was
a heavy downpour of rain. Many
trees in the district were blown down
and other damage resulted.
J. Wesley Joynt’s barn, containing
the crops of the season, a calf and
some farm implements, were lost
when lightning struck in West Wa-
‘wanosh, near St. Helens. The fire
was on what is knowm as the red
brick farm. Little could be done to
save anything after the flames broke
out. Threshing operations had been
in progress last week and the barn
contained 800 bushels of barley and
125 tons of hay. It is understood in
surance was carried.
At Brussels trees and sheds wue
blown down and horses belonging to
Percy Tyerman were killed by light
ning. The belfry of Auburn Continu
ation School was struck and some
shingles ripped off but the school did
not take fire.
LARGE CROWD AT
BAND CONCERT
The citizens of the town and coun
try turned out in large numbers to
listen to the Teeswater Band on Sun
day evening in the Wingham Town
Park. The program rendered was
well received and appreciated by the
large crowd present, and Teeswater
may well feel proud of their excellent
band.
As an expression of good will
Wingham and Teeswater bands ex
changed for the evening, the Wing
ham Citizens’ Band playing in Tees
water at their band concert.
In Toronto Hospital
Mrs. Frank R. Howson was taken
to Toronto General Hospital last
week where she underwent an opera
tion on Friday. We regret to report
that her condition is considered seri
ous.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Messrs. Alton Adams and John P.
.McKibbon are on a motor trip to
New Liskeard.
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Hammond re
turned to their home in South Bend,
Indiana, after spending the past cou
ple of weeks here.
Miss Mary MacGregor returned to
Toronto after spending two weeks’
vacation with her parents, Mr, and
Mrs. Alex. MacGregor.
Miss Margaret L. Currie, of Tor
onto and Miss Jean Currie, of Ot
tawa, spent their holidays at the hoifle
of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. David
Currie.
Mr. And Mrs. N. B. Murray and
daughter, Marilyn, of Toronto, also
Jane Armstrong, of Port Credit, are
visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Jas. Isard.
Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Campbell, Mrs.
Gilbert and Miss Anne Geddes have
returned after spending two weeks
with friends and relatives at Smith’s
Falls, Dalhousie Lake and Kingston.
Miss Velma Lennox accompanied
by Mrs, Lennox, also Mr, and Mrs.
AV. J. Gallaher, of Gorrie, have re
turned from a visit to. Oshawa and
Gananoque including the Thousand
Islands.
MOTHER TO FACE
MURDER TRIAL.
Mrs, Ruby Magee Committed at
Wingham
After half an. hour preliminary
hearing at Wingham, Thursday
ing, Mrs. Ruby Magee, 37, Morris,
Township, was committed for trial at
the fall assize? for the murder of her
10-month-old baby, Ruth Mildred^
whom she allegedly drowned in a
water trough.
A plea of “not guilty” was taken ,
and only the evidence of $drs. Sarah
Magee, mother-in-law of accused, and
of Dr. *W, Crawford, who conducted
an autopsy, was taken. It was- the
same as given at the inquest one week,
ago, the elder Mrs. Magee’s testi
mony disclosing an estrangement be
tween witness and her daughter-in-
law.
The prisoner was guarded by two
provincial police and her counsel was
J. W. Bushfield.
Mrs. Magee was to have appeared
in Goderich court, but for an unex
plained reason was whisked away in
an automobile from Huron jail at an
early hour in the morning.
At the jail th'e prisoner is constant
ly guarded by two matrons. She is
said to fully realize the, seriousness
of her position.
Royal Artillery Band at C.N.E.
This is an era of big bands at the,
Canadian National Exhibition. This
year the feature is that of the Royal
Artillery of England. This band,
composed of 70 musicians, is unique
among musical organizations because
each member can play at least two
instruments and in five minutes the
band can change over from one of
the world’s outstanding military or
ganizations to a symphony orchestra
of equal merit.
OBITUARY
Dora Hazel Powell
There passed away with tragic sud-
deness in Turnberry on Tuesday
morning, Dora Hazel Powell, in her
47th year. The deceased was born in
Michigan, the daughter of the late
Mr. and Mrs. James Powell and mov
ing with her parents to Turnberry
when a very young girl and where she
has since resided except .at the death
of her mother she returned to Mich
igan for a few years. She had been
in ailing health for the past year and
a-half.
The funeral service will be held at
her late residence, Lot 14, Con. 7,
Turnberry at 2 o'clock on Thursday
afternoon. Interment will be made in
Wingham Cemetery.
Robert J. Heuston
There passed away at his late home
early Sunday morning one of Gorrie’s
prominent citizens in the person of
Robert John Hueston after an illness-
of several months’ duration. The late
Mr. Hueston who was in his 68th
year, had lived all his life in Howick
township, farming for a number of
years and moving to Gorrie some
twenty years ago when he purchased
a chopping mill, in which business he
has been employed ever since, adding
to his mill a large lumber business.
The deceased was a member of the
Gorrie United church, from which
church the funeral service were held
Tuesday afternoon under the Orange
Order to Gorrie cemetery for burial.
His wife, one son, K. J. Hueston, and
one daughter, (Vera) Mrs. Carroll
Gregg, survive.
. Gordon M. Young
Following a short illness of less
than two weeks there passed away in
Western Flospital, Toronto, on Sat
urday, Aug. 13th, Gordon M. Young,
in his 45th year. Gordon, who had a
pleasing personality, was highly res
pected and well known here, where he
received Ills education. Tie w&s uorix
in Arnprior and moved here with his
parents, where his father conducted a
store for many years. Since leaving
town twenty years ago, he has been,
connected with the Canada Packers,
formerly Wm. Davies Co. He was a
member of St. Columba United
Church and the Masonic Order.
Fifteen years ago he was married
in*Guelph to Beatrice Muriel Macdon
ald. Bcsires his sorrowing widow, he
is survived by two brother, George
and John, of Toronto.
The funeral was conducted by Rev<
Mr. Ross, from his late residence, 5X8
Rtishtou Road, Toronto, -on- Monday,
August 15th. Interment whs-made iti
Prospect Cemetery,