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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1918-1-31, Page 5THE Slt:\.1 i, - t:l►nEI;l('II ONTARi(i When You Pu! Up Your Car for the Winter -- don't lave the Battery on the car. 811etertorsliee %%111 surely result. Diking It here an l have it properly L eared fur. We inspect and teat it periodically, teetering your iat- tery to be In A•1 condition in the spring The uIiarkr i. uowinal. East Street°'Garage "Owned and Operated by a Practical Man" GODERICH - - ONTARIO Arthur M. Glover Be Photographed This Year on Your Birthday Mother Father Son -- Daughter -- Friend- -- There's s erne who'll treasure it photograph of you, and those far away will receive your pic- ture al t as if itwere a visit from you. Mlnke a resolution to 1w photo• graphed this year o11 emir birth- day. J. T. FELL GRAND TRUNK SY5 EM The Double Track Route BETN'MEii MONTHEA 1. TORONTO DETROIT and Unexcelled Dining ('ar Senior Skeping ears on night triton.. and parlor gars on priucipal day Wait's. Full information 'trona any Gcaud Trunk Ticket Agent. or C. L. Horn Mg. I,isheitt Pasw.•uger Ai1rr1, '1'0 routo. Out. F. le LAWRENCE & SONS Town Agents i'hone S Winter Footwear This season we are better prepared than ever to supply your wants for winter Foot wea\r. Everything $o keep your 'feet dry and warm. ` Shoes, Rub- bers an Overshoes of the best \ uality that are sure t give satis- faction and lid corn - fort to t wearer. The prices e most reasonable. REPAIRIN Geo. MacViicar Northside Square, (,.,lrikit LOCAL TOPICS board of Agriculture Meetings. Meetings under the auspices of the West Huron Board of Agriculture will be held as fei.ows: Holmesville. February IS; Auburn. February 19; Dungannon. Fcbruan 20; pintail, February 21. A meeting at St. ,Helens may also be ar- ranged. Another Old Citizen Departs. After a long period of failing health. Mr. Asher Farrow, the. veteran customs collector of Goderich. 'died on Monday at Alexandra hospital in his, seventy- eighth year. The end was hastened by an accident which befell him one evening last week, when he slipped while coming' down stairs at his home and fractured his thigh. The funeral will take place to Maitland cemetery on Friday- afternoon. A further reference to this old and well•known citizen will be made next week. Fleming Claim Withdrawn. The claim of Mir. O. E. Fleming against the town, in connection with the removal prom the Fleming property of the water - pipes that had been used for the military camp. has been settled. Mr. Fleming withdrawing the' claim and the town pai`ing coats to the amount of $12.17. At the meeting of the water and light commission on Thursday last an order for the payment of this amount was passed. The commission has been trying to ease the fuel situation and decided to purchase .i car of soft coal from Mr. W. Bermingham's plant. This will be used at the powerhouse to make up for coal that is beingeold in small lots to consumers. Death of Richard Parsons. tilty-two year, e1 age. The funeral tnokl 'tate by reason of the ah.rtce of Ted t TLI91,11110 BMiP A 1tikA1.ITT. place at St. Marys on Tuesday. `Johnston, urge of the star player.. of the lnetiahman 1'r•rdiMs •'Steil• b a',t- I.cal team. The sdre was 74) •Reid fur prowl" *hip at knd of War. The Masquerade Carnival. Scalurth and AitQtrtwn for Grderjeh A large crowd attended at the ma<yuer- carried oft the honors of the same. The ade carnival Wednesday night at the liar -up was as follows: West street rink. The contests for the (;uderich. •Seaforth.prizes were interesting and resulted as Baechler goal Stewart tullows; Ladies' fancy dress, Miss • Maud Aitchison 1. defense Chesney. Millian, reprebenting Canada; 2nd. Nlisa Webb r. defrrxe Edmutuls Helen Carey a Scottish lass. Ladies' Babb centre comic. Miss Mary Baechler. representing Moss r. wing Reid y .Africa; 2nd. Miss Wylina Dyer, represent- Brownlee 1. wing Fos ing an old maid. Girls' comic. Miss Ada • Referee Roy M:Donald, Goderich. Smith. re nting a squaw: '2nd. \lis. TM Leat Game. Beatrice uford and Miss Neola Web- ster as the Gold -dust Twins. Gentle- Goderich goes to Mitcrrll tonight to electrical Times in 1906," renewed inen's (serer dress. Frank Baechler. as play the game scheduled for the rich. but the editor of tbat paper, in as later- a negro gentleman; 2nd. Lionel Macklin, 1 which was postponed on account 01 theview with a London Daily News re - G C I cadet Gentlemen's comic. railway blockade. With the t•arption of presentative. "The application ut "The electric ship ifs no longer a dreem but a reality: -and 1,Gould Det be.surprised to hod, within a tow rears of the close of the war. Ps•"ry Dew vee*Pl of any ruZP dines. `teer ed, stopped. reversed, or turned merely by the pressing of a series of bue button. on the brid.. .Thr introduction of the electrical link between the turbine and the pro- peller wax trr.t suggested by the William Brockett: '2nd, Mr. Griffin. as this game the district sch dole has Bowery belles. Boys formic. William completed. and the record is: 'I'hompinn; land, Ben Felker, both in' Won. Lost. negro make-up.`. Seaforth . .. 5 1 . 4 l .1 Death of Mr. Robert Henry. The news has t e gret in Gudench u Robert Henry. of received with re - the death of Mr. index. -which uc- 'ednesday of this week. Mr. Henry wascry well known -- - in Goderich, he and his fairily being reg- The daily round of hou-eeeeSswith its ular summer visitors heres and he had c *Aintkss responsibilities and annoyances, shown a friendly interest in die town and put; a terrific strain on the nervus sys- its development during many years. His tem—as eviry housewife knows. - home was formerly at Brantford. where , And—as every physician knows—aver- he was on twooccaasions elected Mayor of worked nerves become weak because they the city. He was tirominent in (.unser- lose phosphates. Penslar Dynamic Tonic vative party affairs and in Istho was restores strength to the nervous system elected member of t Eves• mons for one of the B ing the late Hon. Willie sat for only one sessiol sixteen years he had resid but knowing that the en off he returned to Brantford remaining days. He was ..venty-three and endurance amazingly. Geta 61..4 years of age. bottir--5 weeks' treatment—today. I, O. O. F. Instal Tian. 'J. A. Campbell, Goderich, Ont. The regular monthly me'e'ting of the The installation of the F.. too . Huron C aeric branch of the Women's Institute Lodge. No. u2. 1.0. O. F., took Monday evening. 2Ist inst., the G. M., T.B. Baird. of Brucefield, ting. The installed officers are:. P. G.—J H. \'roman N.G.—W. E. Bengough V. G.—W. J. Callow Warden—Roy Snarling Conductor—Harry Hunt O. G. --John Newcombe 1. G.—W. C. Patton R. S. N. G. --L. L. Knox L. S. N. G.—Geo. Symonds R. S. V. G.—R. J. Bell L. S. V. G.—Geo. Thompson R. S. S. --Norman ifIcDiarmid L. S. S.—James McClacherty' Chaplain—T. R. Wallis F. S.—W. F. Clark R. S.—C. A. Reid Mitchell Goderich Clinton curved at Brantford P o TIRED OU Te Vat./ NEE.) STRENGTH. News was received in Goderich on Mon- day of the death of Mr. Richard Par- sons, which occurred the previous day at St. Marys. after an illness of two years' duration.. About twenty years ago !fir. Parsons started the Parsons' Fair business here on the west side of the Square, afterward; removing to the east side of the Square, where he had built the .tore building which is still occupied by this business. He left here in 1910 and had since. until his illness prevented. car- ried on a similar business at St. Marys, which is now managed by his son Fred. Ile is sunived by his wife. one son, Fred. and one daughter, Miss Rhea. tie was If You Have Headaches Don't delay in se Hitter I'. Bind .t r pito et SAVAGE'S GLASSES and see the difference We have mettle 1housend• of eve -glass wearers ser the differ- ence. ifference. You. tiro. eau be one.of ort satisfied cn.tnu,rrr. 5V • make them every da)'. auitist1t.l customers end grew glasses. rOCXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX\r�ct�rr�rl��t�tttXXXXrhetf XXXX Men's Wool Underwear Made from Nova Scotia t •ern, elastic -knit. I We e=rmine the eyes and make the glasses for one rhar•Kr. I'riccs tra.unitblc. AEI pi AND MFG. POPTICIAN R16e7 AT TIE POST 0FF16E, /Now /05/1 GUELPH. UNT House of (cum- by restoring phosphates to the ne nt seats.. defeat- It is as simple and reasonable as put Paterson" He coal un the fire or food in a hungry st be .Lip is water -tight cemp+lrl- For tate las( 1 Dynamic Tonic will strengthen our menta, so that if one li breaks de wu at W indaor, ney'ous system. It is_ a true tonic. reg was not far from akohol. It feeds the starring the vessel can continue its voyage o spend his nerves. It increases your energy. ,power efficiently by overloading the re rosining sets while the repairs are being executed at ease. - Mr. W. P. Ihnrtnall, the F,oglish ;nventor t•f the 'Paragon' system of power transmission, was the Brat man to design an electrically -driven ship. 'this was built on the Clyde, but our Admiralty and prisaf1 ship- ing ch: this principle will enable ships to he sun with the highest efficiency at an ere. speed, permit marine engineers more liberty of design, and yield proportionately greater cargo spare than the present cumbrous 'form of machinery allows. No special turbine will be neer•. Bary to reverse a ship. Wows, with the electric drive it will be able to go quite easily astern without any reversing set. Cables will replace -the heavy steam pipes. the long pro potter shaft will be unnti'essary, and fans. pumps, heating, lighting. and cooking apparatu., together with :,cores of otber auxiliaries, will be run by the same plant that drive, tbe ship. "Electrical generating seta, `oore over, can be distributed throughout tj will be held at the home of Mrs. A. D. iiia- McLean on Thursday, February 7th, at. :1 udud • Subject: "Women as Empire- builders looked askance at the new builders' Demonstration- dishes .ra'e o.teft-overs, Questions and music. \'c idea at the time. 'rhe system was a to evelop as torsalways welcome. left to AtrerIcan gesiu ..b A WORK THAT S WOKTri WHILE. A citizen who is i the Children's A following: A. epos of the county last •eek in turning down the ildren's Aid Society, t where he children could he c fore se .ing them out to fos here is ittle story.not "handed but ev a- word (act, which i Treasurer—J. S. Platt printing, e only regret being 't Trustees—W. Pruudfoot, F. F. Law- letter ca after the counti: rence, C. A. Nairn. journed and gone home: The Fuel Situation. Just about a year ago- the C. ' Society here ad a little baby boy w Mayor Wigle and the town council are they wished u still working on the task of securing a some difficuly' supply of fuel for private consumers in cared to take hi town. Last week the Nlavor had an in- Ilowever. there terview with Mr. A. Williams. C. P. R. the far %Vest a c ple who h..rue had superintendent at London, who was in not been blessed w th a baby. and hear - town. and the latter kindly offered his ing of this tittle fel .w they called on the assistance in relievipg the situation here Society's agent. M Elliott, and after. and on his return to London had two car- consideration detid • to try this boy. but - loads of coal shit ped at once to Goderich. not -without some . a •t. a)though they This is being di exesed of in small lots to.. onged ler just such a tett in the work Society sends us nil's action request of a shelter, ed for be- -homes, fact" worth t the, ad - find a home for. and had in finding someone who at but tw.s rear; old. were visiting here from all site, a regular $1.50 ' arnteut, for $1.09 Men's Mackinaw t cks ,nil, t„ ,1, e. 69c Boys' Overalls Striped and glue, with bib, sizes :1 to 10 69c consumereby mesas of orders issued at the town hall, and in this way many house- lete the happiness of fere' is their report afte holds having been kept from being ab- dated January 20th. a solutely without fuel. Mfr. W-illiams also. readers will agree. 1 ams i at the suggestion of the Mayor. had a of the Societ is worth will car of coal that was stalled at Linwood coupled on to one of the passenger trains and so hauled to town. The town supoly of wood is n it yet on the market. be: will be in a few days. Mr. Jos. Barton has the contract of cut- ting and getting out the wood in the bush purchased last week from Mir. J. W. Salkeld. blessing to corn - their home life. a' year's trial you and your that the work A Popular Event. One of the most pleasant and popular Aarciat events.of- the season . ,, " home" given by the Menesetung Canoe Club on Tuesday night in the comfort- able rooms of the Club in the Masonic Temple. The first part of the evening was devoted to progressive euchre, twenty-four tables being occupied. The winners were Miss Alma Sturdy and Mfr. Roy Spading. Lunch was then served and was followed by a musical program. which was in charge of %1r, C. J. W. Taylor and was greatly enjoyed. Vocal solos were given by Miss Little. Miss Mc- Clinton. Miss McColl and Mr. Sex smith. quartette selections by MIrssrs. Taylor. Th\mson, Saunders and Sexsmith. and instrumental numbers by the Gode- • rich Orchestra and by Mr. R. L. Bell. Every number was encored. and responses were generously given. The program N c included with the singing of '•Gard Save the King." The hospitality of the Club was much .appreciated by those who were privileged to be present and congratulations are due to the president. Mr. P. L. W'altan. and tree Thairman of the "at home" commit- tee. Mr. C. A. Reid. and his nthusiastic assistants for the success hich at- tended their efforts. Dear Mr. Elliott..- •,. As you wished to hear f a us at least once a year, 1 thought \that at Rae's birthday would be a good time to let you know how, he is tting along. i just wish wt had a ph( oof him to send you, but it is hard to any here.- Rae hae3grown real wet the last year, antra,' yesterday w his birthday we gave him a birthda dinner and invited bit playmates. He talks now, says everythi r • that anv- n '. We are simply lost ii he is away or a a day. He has grown a little over four inches in height since coming here I remember you saying we would not take $10-0Q0 for him in a year's time. and your words hese c, .me true -- we would not think of pv'rung with him. He makes friends wherever he goes and is certainly a sweet •goy. .Just at present he is beating the drum •the wash basins and is malting enough noise to scare :he natives. He has been real healthy, has never had a day's sickness. and is r.. sy and fat as you could wish to see.. 1 Riess you will think this is en'rush bragcene ;or this time. HOCKEY. The tie betweenthe Signal and Star teams was played oil on Saturday afternoon. From indistinct accounts that have reached this office it appears that the , Star team won the game. The score is not for publication. Null sed. Clinton has a girls' hockey team that ' appears to be able to put bp a good sample of the game. A team of. Mitchell girls played on the Clinton ice TuesdaL night. the score heing ti to 0 in .favor 'of the Clinton girls. First thing they know the Clinton boys will be losing gamey to their "weaker" sisters. ' Trimming the Barbers. The Printers and the Barbers mer -at the West street rink on M nday evening in a game of hockey, which, however, was not concluded on account of the lights going out. The Printers had the best of the game, the score being 2 to 1 in their favor when play has stopped. The game is to be play d Mi nest Mon- day night from 7.:10 to 5.30. The teams were: Printers. Barbers. Thornton goal Howard Townsend I. defence Tonle Clark r. " Lumbv lkownlee centre Mutch Ward left wing Aitcheson Ilunfalvy right wing Reid Referee—Roy McDonald. Another Defeat from Seaforth. The (;rrferich 0 . H. A. huniors again went down to defeat before the Seaforth team in the game at Seaforth on Tues- day night. Goderich was at a disadvan- Boys' Sweater Coats $1.25 M. ROBINS OPEN EVENINGS rtAorlar i lrtt•ir7er/trrhon X XMC South Side Square a commeretal proposition in which form it first appeared in the electri- raily-driven collier Jupiter." algal r c.m•Dt. i ToiceeTA'., 14'. .tl. 1r14 Our Ralkill *Aloe C,Nlera Chia Through this E'.srlch. OD* p} c .et Three Hundred established throughout the Dominion. the Union Bask e1 Canada Is preparoc to rive you every service which a proiressive t:ink car, ender, either in :onriectIon with your business or you, Private finances. Goderich Branch—F, WOO L LCO M R F , ester. 4 Why a cars 1•yea Shims. Not raUsfied with the old explana- tion that a cat's eyes glow in the dark because they catch and eonren trate every little glimmer of ,irbt that may be about, scientific roes have been making experiments re- cently to make some other esptana- Uon for the eye glow "'hen there 1R no light at all. 'This is true of most nocturnal . matures. The first man to point to what seems to be the true reason was Prot. Ilugnloo, of hwitserland. who 1s 1 , 1 suggested tat perhaps invisible ray'.--en.-h as the ultra -violet or bra -red -- were \ transformed by chemical ate late visible or at the Instaat\t refection from the yes. No come twe Costa Riean profes- sors, llicbatld and J. F. Tristant, report( theer'esperiWsente from the -effect of Itra-violet r s on the eyes .of men and animate. ey filtered a ray of Rnnljght thrift' b a epeeial alter composed of a cell of thiol glass containing a solutloe of copper sulphate and a film of nitrosodlme- tbylanilin, thus elating off all the ible rays and *flawing moat but the Invisible ultra -violet to eater a per feetly dark room. In the room these ye were allow- ,.: to fall upon the a of a dog or a map who had been t the da ter fifteen minntes. The p Ii 1 late tam&me sharply-.aned` In luminous green against t' v10 t - hark baekgrouod of the Iris. This 'denting effect, they lie 1, caused by the plemeuted 1 s sorting one of the tiesuen inside the eye Perhaps the purple of the roti Bu`presces when they enter. leeburn Red Cross. Leehurn Red Cross Workers contributed for the month of Janaary as follo.c;: Mrs. R. Glidden. 23 pair: seeks: Kate Hunter, 10 pairs: Mrs. M. Horton, s pairs: Mrs. Wm. Bogie. '. pairs; Mrs. I. Thompson. 4 pars: -1 hristena Bogie, 3 pair.;: Grace Farriah. NU:. Wm. Gook, Belle Shaw, Mrs. A Cotton. MI:-. Arch. Hoxton. 1 pair tea:!i. • Lady Minstrels. black -face )m. jugglers. See the funny female coal !titans: Vtctoria Opera House, Thursday and Fri lay, 7th and sth. • 00ddIS arc the only medicine that Kidneywill cure Dia - Brigs Like His - ease this di:- ea•c was hi- Plles ornblonn'il i)odd'. Kidner Pill1 curd it. Iftsetrr. them Ives conic.. that without l).ald'v Kidney Pills they no' p•.'werle,a against Du.- t 't es. Dodd's Kidney 1',118 are the first en.dicine that ever cured niahete•. Imitations- box, name:old ,11, are advert recti 10 do ..', Ise the medicine that a'w-s c u''s Diabetes is Dndd's liid"ev Pills. n.•d.l". Kidney 1'illa are fifty cents a box at all druggists. 1n Miert/ of Marriage. I a inclined to believe that mar- Hag* d c increase the well power, for eau- a man marries be at oore ANetlmPf a\ responsibility. and if be has the- Fir t sort of sluff iD him he of oore mak R up' his will to emceed. He wants to rn molt' money in order that he ay give bis wife the things tbat sur aqui men giv their w tvPR. He eli nates time -wasting amulemenas and d babies that were relics of his barite r days. mar- riage sobers him and ives him poise. Opportunities negle ted through 'sheer indolence in his a(hrlor day• Are Dow' e't►erly seized. His hands are on the rounds of the dd'•r that leadh to ttlul'PhR, and his to in be- hind biro, waiting to boort Ion up. Many bachelors achieve fair measure of RW'ew'.R, and then Fi."rk in one place all the rest of their vs•'. They lack initiative because t ey haven't any incentive toi •do bigk r things. Thie is very true in the emir, of men who have no one dependent on them. 1f they had a wife, nr a mother. oresisters, Fiolely dependent epom them, they would exert their will! 10 home purpose. Laeking ibis 1 heat are satisfied to let well enough alt(De.—American Magazine. The Saults Coal Co. dacce-•ur- co \t' [.ouse8 a: 1:;041I u1 Excit.sr. Ae.rNTS EON LEHIGH VALLEY '1111' .iAT15t':1r!`• We deal in IL.nI and Solt Call. Lime, Cenecnt, Fire Brick, Fire Clay, blso Hard and Soft Wood, Maple and Ilemlock Slabs. Fresh cars of Lime and Cement just received. OPi;n E, roosts: - - - B.. ). .Saults' Residence \V. W s$asi ts' Residence .0_ Clothes Make the Man --- they say ; but we make Clothes. We have be:n making them yule a while, too, and" have given ,atistaction to a whole lot of people. 1f you want a new ,snit or overcoat, why not call .ii d-veus? R.J. Armstrong .MERCHANT TAILOR South elide Square, (i.Hlertch. 1 ' \'o• if2, ' .., i ,sly 1.it it .i /. J.c. , .'•e eters, hence at 11 , ,•end. 4. • . , . ,thliq over .o nein 11 • .1.- ,i11(1 .chip,' . h. I. Nle A NI •.•says '(,int the nee k- :rl with e, .'Uvr•. .: Birth.' ,.' uruing .. it.i '..I..' ter 0/..1e r. •rho 03 seeing IHeal 115 1,11,11411 nr)I.ltbr•: wd 'owe. 111,1, t,d'.IJ Use .1.1 yh11aI thin, leer, F' . . , ' h it^4st d tr teltt. ( School of Commerce (? INTON, ONTARIO Winter term begins Monday, Jan. 7, 1917 Students u'.., • tit, t .any tilt r Coors',- in BIK)KKI:I PIN(:, STEN(16RAi'HV, PENMANSHIP. - 1 CRETARIAIs WORT. EFFICIENC'. the 'motto of this School :reef. 0 ie the aeon lu fit .t1,,Ie'its fur po-iitioul. ir which they. will elo cre.let lio themselves and coniniaied ssom l ,elapid•. c:er1 iu:.y roout atlthe Schou) For particulate. write to B. F. WARD, B. A., M. Acct,. Psiens it ills Principal Don't Grit Your i min rut WRIGLEN S Ilnilt. Onnvent of Cork. A striking curiosity near Clntra. Pirtugal, is en ancient. minasts'ry guilt partially in the interior of an Immense rook, says the Wide World. The montUtery 18 situated In a very isolated spot. and was formerly sur- rounded by a dense wood of cork trees. The monastery is known as the "Cork Convent,' for the reason that the cells, chapel, kitchen, and refectory are all lined with cork 1e' keep out the damp. From 1560 to 1434 Ito- monastery was inhabited by an order of monks known as the ('apuehins, a remarkable feature of their religion being that. eteept nn certain necatstone, silence was obli- gatory. Since 1$1 l4, when the mon- asteries of Portugal were dissolved, 1t baa not .been occupied, though it it open to the public, a caretaker re- siding there for this purpose. Who shoots at the midday Finn, though he be sure be shall newer hit the mark, yet at sure he is he Shall shoot higher than he who alms but at a bush. between them and bite on it! Your determination will be just as strcng— stronger in fact. for you gain pluck. Prseverance, renewed vigour. from t� great pick-me-up. Do a- the soldiers in the trenches are doing — chew WRIGLEYS to get a fresh rift on yourself. It helps teeth, breath. appetite and digestion while it soothes ';our throat and steadies your nerves. 1t comforts a d sustains. Keep YOUR boY supplied wi WPIGL� The Flavour Lasts! • • 1 MADE 11i' -- CANADA is ? " „I of Thant. 'r veld M f 111E Ntr.n l Nualliactioa Sale—Tbas. Gawky .......... .. ......1