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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1918-5-2, Page 7BICYCLES BICYCLES BICYCLES hllw Iambi MIS MOW THE SIGNAL GODERICH ONTARIO LOCAL TOPICS Don't Be Atari -nod. Mr. T. M. Davis, chairman of the lire committee of the town council, asks The Signal to announce that the new tire alarm system which the town is installing will be tested next Wednesdtly, about 2 o'clock This notification is given so that citizens may not be unduly alarmed. Met Major Taylor at Halifax. Dr. and Mrs. Taylor were at Halifax last week and had the pleasure of spend- ing parts of two days with their son, Major (.Dr.) Harold A. Taylor, who had come over from England as one of the officers in charge of a hospital ship. It was nearly four years since they had seen him. Goderich Elevator Go. Meeting. The annual general meeting of the Goderich Elevator & Transit Co., Lim- ited, was held yesterday. The state- ment presented showed a fairly successful year, though the early closing in of win- ter last year deprived the Company of considerable traffic it would otherwise have had. No change was made in the board of directors or in the officers of the Company. A Bereaved Home. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry K. Armstrong, East street, has been sadly stricken by the taking away of their little son Kenneth, seven years old, after a week's illness. The little fellow is greatly missed by his parents, his grandmother. Mrs. Res/Anton, and his two young broth- er% as he was a very affectionate and lovable boy. The bereaved ones (doubly bereaved. as the grandfather, Mr. Alex. Robinson, passed away only a short time ago) have the sympathy of all. The Merner Dispersion Sale. Mr. D. B. MacKay was one of the buy - GIRLS' BOYS' LADIES' MEN'S ONLI MEDICINE MADEFROMFRUIT Extraordinary Success which "fruit -a -tires" Has Achieved STANDARDS RED BIRDS MASSEYS Prices from $45 to $49.50 Over '20 different ones to choose from. Come along and look them over. Our guarantee is a real one. Ask those who have bought our wheels in previous years. We do anything that is needed, even repairing punc- tures. free under it. We will give a prize of $5 at Goderich Fall Fair for the best -kept machine. East Street Garage GODERICH - - - ONTARIO Arthur M. Glover "Owaed aad Operated by a Practical Man" ttod heatre Alice Brady ti jr. iIP IN IIOne of the most danger- ous and repulsive forms of Kidney Disease is One reason why ' l-'ruit-a-tires" is so extraordlaarily successful iu giving relief to those suffering with CosslipaliAlf, Torpid Liter, Indiges- tion, Chronic Ilesdmolts, .Verralgia, Kidney and Bladder Troi4les, Knennsalism, Pain is the Banc, F'uena and other Skin Affections, is, because it is the only medicine in the world made from fruit juices. It is composed of the methcisal principles found In apples, oranges, figs and prunes, together with the nerve tonics and autlsepucs of proven repute. We. a box, 6 for $2 50, t fist size _'Sc. At all dealers or snit 1,0.1 paid by Fruit -a -tires limited, Ottawa. THURSDAY, MAY 2, 191 t7 deliberating a patriotic drift was prettily executed by tweve talk girls. In Honor of Capt. Proudfoot. Capt. W. Proudfoot, M. C., was the guest of honor at a "smoker" held by the Menesetung Cane Club in tbeClub rooms on Monday night. There was a large attendance ofmembers and gummy and out very interesting program was carried Speeches were given by Mr. George Porter, Sheriff Reynolds. Mr. H. J. D. Cooke and others. all expressing great pleasure in being able to meet Capt. Proudfoot on hie return from scenes of battle. Capt. Proudfoot when called up- on gave a concise and moat interesting account of his military expenencrs since he went overseas early in 1916 with (he 33rd Battalion. Speaking of the present situation, which had developed sura he left the front, he was quite cheerful, hold- ing the view that there was no occasion to fear disaster, but rather that the course of events was moving naturally to as warmly the Allies. ion of warmld applaudedWashington, his address. Bomb. Harry rat and who also is on furlough, was press shared in the honors of the occasion, making a few remarks in response to a call. There was an excellent musical prram, including selections by the Goderich Orchestra, vocal solos by Messrs. H. McGregor and Walter Ship- man. quartette numbersby M and Taylor, Sexsmith, Saunders, and piano music by Mr. Bell. Capt. Proudfoot is a member of the Men- esetung Canoe Club and Mr. Washing- ton was a member before leaving town some )'ears ago. era at the big dispersion sale of shorthorn cattle held by J. J. Merner. M. P., at Zurich yeaterdaY. His purchase is the roan calf Princess Victoria, a fine young animal which will make a splendid addi- tion to the live stock equipment of the MacKay farm. A number of -others from Goderich and the. neighborhood were among the great crowd present at the sale. Sixty head of cat le were sold for an erg \MENA 1 BANIL( OF CANADA I Save For Inver War bonds and other attractive tru+estments are open to the man who systematically saves his money. Such an Investment represents what the thriftless man spends In unnecessary trifles. Open a savings account in the Union Bank of Canada. A great help to thrift Goderich Branch—F. WOOLLCO M BE, Manager. i -- We1i'Received at Exeter. The Exeter papers speak highly of the Goderich young people who gave the operetta "The Lass of Limerick Town, in that town last Friday night. The com- is to give the same performance at fasts of $30,000. The top prices were) Kinn cardirie . n May 24th. The following t+lt1� M t of The Exeter Advocate: DROPS "Bought and Paid For" for which Dodd's Kidney Pills are the only certain cure;. In Dropsy the Kid- neys are actually damned sip, and the water, which should be expelled in the forst of urine, Rows back and kxtges in the cells of the flesh and puffs out the skin. Remove the filth which plugs up the drain. Restore the Kidneys to health. There is only axe Kidney Medicine DODD'S KIDNEY • Broadway's Greatest Actress BroadAarst's Greatest Success for a bail and $600 for a cow. r. is the commen Merner is mowing from Zurich to the A come opera in two acts was put vicinity of Seaforth. on in the Opera House by the Godc- rich Comic Opera Co., on Friday No More Liquor Shipments. evening last, under the auspices of Any stocks of liquor left inthe express 1 the Patriotic League, and we may say offices after May 1st have been seized by that a larger or more respectable au - the inspectors and it is now illegal for any dience was never convened in the Op - person to send, ship or bring. or cause .era House, which was packed to its to be Bent, shipped or brought into .any I utmost capacity. Much had been Province of Canada. with the exception of i heard of this talented aggregation of Quebec, any liquor containing more than yam, people from the county town two and one-half per cent: alcohol. The and the large audience(he greeted stocks Huronard in the cellars y private them was nut in the least diseppr eted homes ine county can only be ltsed. of what they expected "Tote lass while we are under the CanadaA miler of Limerick 'Town' is neither deep nor people Act, for personal a family and intensely operatic, the scenes of the two people should be careful rut tve ie arts depending tor their interest largely away or treat their friends,as they are In characteristics of Irish scenes of liable to prosecution by so doing. fascinating pleasure from the rise of the The Greyhound Trip. curtain in each act to the going down of An added attraction fpr the evening ex- the same. All the characters were trn- cursion on the White Star Line steamer personated ni a clever and enlivening Greyhound this year will be a grand ball- manner. The beautiful luncheon cloth room, with 4,000 square feet of floor made by Mrs. Birney and re -donated by space. A first-class orchestra will furnish Mrs. Rich. Coates of Usbos ne was put muse. The ' moonlight" will be given , uP by auction by Mr. C. W. Robinson on the evening of Monday. June 10th, ' and was knocked down to Miss Ettie M. and on Tuesday, the 11th. the Grey- Bowey, the amount realized being hound will leave for Detroit. returning on The proceeds of the entertainment, apart Thursday. An arrangement has been from the luncheon cloth. amounted to made with the Dominion Superintendent $224. Miss Dolly Dickson, a former of Immigration for the issuing of a short Exeter young lady, assisted in the The Saults Coal Co. duoces.ort to McDonald' k Olediill EXCLUSIVE AGENTS FOR LEfflOII VALLEY lens COAL THAT SATISFIES We deal in' Hard and Soft Coal, Lime, Cement, Fire Brick, Fire Clay, elso Hard and Soft and Hemlock Slabs.coil, Maple Fresh cars of Lime and Cement just received. OFFICE Pltt,NE - - - - 75 B. ). Saults' Residence 275 W. W Sault;' Residence '20'2 For Good Reliable Shoe Repairs, try Smith eA Ring 30 Eau Street. Oppoaie Knox Church Give Us a Trial The Singer Store form of passport for excursionists, requir- (choruses.• ing simply the signing of their name at ILLS the blot on the to of the excursion. I This sloes away with ith the necessity for the large and cumtseraome passport form which has been found so discouraging to prospective excnwinsas4- Monday and Tuesday, May 6, 7 Prices zoo and isc. Men's Working Shirts e —I CHURCH NOTES. and a good citizen and Goderich is sorry to lose him, but his abilities demand a — —' larger scope which the city charge will Rev. E. P. H. King. of Almonte. will afford. His message to his congregation peach in the Baptist church next Sun- on Sunday evening was one o>[ hope and day. confidence for the Christian church. Rev. James Hamilton and Rev. R. C. The W. M. S. of Victoria street Atetho- Synod raid attended the meeting of the Synod of Hamilton and London at Lon- dist church held its annual meeting last 1 month. wher the following officers were don this week. elec'ed: Hon. [resident, Mrs (Rev.) Ford: Rev. Mr. Stevenson, of Stratford. will esident. !tors. lRev.) Osterhout: vice - peach at Knox church visit Sunday ppresident, Mrs Ti.cNee: recording secre- morning. The pastor. Rev. R. C. Mc- tar„• Mrs. B. Hogarth: cor. secre- Dermiid, will have charge of the evening nary, Mrs. Byron Wdtttn; treasurer, Mrs service. I W. }. Mair; superintendent C. S., Mrs. Rev. A L. G. Clarke is at London 1 Thos. Million. The Society has had a in attendance at the annual meeting of vod year The interest in the work has the Synod of the Diocese of London. been well kept up and the funds better Quarterly communion service will be than ever. At a special meeting helh of the chutcd e observed at. the morning tiervice at Vic- in the parior life -membership Poriathreet Methodist Retch M . S psi. cM�ted toof Mrs.Thos. Mllin and were In the evening ill c) Kingston. fu will preach and the amen's airs. ed feelingly) to the kindness shows choir will furnish the music. The pasta pond will be in ' charge of the services , tom. Bine Chambray Shirts, double front and back. sizes 14i and 15 95c Wedded at Niagara Falls. Awedding took place at the Chur of England. Niagara Falls, Ont., on Monday evening. April 22nd, at K ! o'clock, when Ethel Grace Divine. of Goderich, was married to Robert Lorne Smith, of St. Catharines, Ont. Rev. Can- on Bevan conducted the ceremony. The bride was married in a suit of sand color with georgette crepe hat to match and wore a bouquet of bridal roses. She was attended by Miss Hazel Higgins, of Stam- ford. Ont. The gra ernsmen was Mr. Ed- ward A. Price. of Niagara Falls, (Int. (The bride received many beautiful pres- ents. After the wedding the friends of the happy couple spent a very enjovabie I evening in their home, 95 North Main street. 'Niagara Falls, Ont. The groom is a returned soldier. having enlisted in the 4th Battery August 5th, 1')14. at St. 1Catharines and being wounded at St. Julien. Belgium, on April 23rd, 1915. in the second battle of Ypres. Men's Black and White Shirts, sizes 14 to 17 he The services in North, street Metho- I The Roll of Honor way parishofwh dist church will be conducted next George's. Goderich. wa d atedist d a morning Sunday by the pastor, Rev. Dr. appropriateceremonies Rutledge. Morning subject: 'The Spirit service on Sunday last. the rectcir, Rev. of Burning.” Evening: "A Night Visitor." . A. L. G. Clarke, officiating. The roll Quarterly fellowship meeting at 10 a. m. curtains theen names oh ave served connected119 men Sacrament of Lords Supper after morn- with the parish. F in the ing sermon. present war. A description tel the mem- Rev. Gordon M. Holmes on Sunday orial and a list of the names will he given hist bade farewell to the congregation of later. the Baptist church. of which he had been , pastor for three years. He left with his ; The death of John Leckie, of Brussels family on Monday for Toronto, where he ! for many years a prominent member of takes the pastorate of the grow•- Baptist church, a large and grow- the Huron county council. occurred on , ing charge. He has been a good pastor T iTuesday 75c Men's Gray) Drill Shifts, sizes 14 to:15i $1.19 Overalls • New stock of children's stamped drakes in Repp, Pique and i.swu. . Mt.autped hats and'routpers. Fancy black satin bails. A new lot of white staoi('1 nisch cloths, centres, mats awl eerviettcs. The musicale which was to be given Friday evening of this week in Mr. Thomson', store. under the auspices of Ahmeek Chapter of the 1. O. D. E., has been postponed to Friday evening, May 10th. Notions. Steel knitting needles, lingo• le braid. Darning cotton in colors and wooden hoops. A Business Education Pays for Itself in a Few Months of a t woman) of the t quickly spent in to course such at the School of Commerce CLINTON, ONTARIO Now is the time f the young man or woman to to • e an in- vestment that will give splendid returns in the years t ; come. difference in remuneration ined business roan (or i as compared with that trained person, will ake up the amount ng a good business can be obtained \Ve have courses in BOOKKEEPING, STENOGRAPHY, PENMANSHIP, • SECRETARIAL WORK, ETC. We have special accommoda- tion for girl students. MISS S. NOBLE For terms, etc., write L F. WAIL, LA., M. Accts. Nowt! 208 Principal Men's Attack Overalls with Bib. sizes s.4 to 44 51.85 Blue Overalls • Socks - )fen's Work Hocks 15e M. ROBINS he Men s Store South !title GtsL'rtrh Victoria Opera House, Goderich Monday, May 6 W. CRANSTON PRESENTS Four Paralleled Stories of the World's progress unfold before your vision in thrilling sequence. 6. The Fall of Babylon Belshazzar's Feast The Humble Nazarene Paris Under the Scourge A Modern Drama PRICES: 1Ni1la" Ur sad Mk --- - NIgbt tic, Mc, 7k, it M WITH ORCHESTRA AND EFFECTS Seat* now on sale Our University Students. The t'niversity of Toronto examinations are nearly all completed. and all the Gode- 1 nch pupils are now home or will arrive in a few days. The following were in at- tendance during the past year: Misses Edna Pridham and Muriel Galt. in first year Trinity arts; Miss Mary Tom, sec- ond year median: Miss Florence Sm th, third year arts; Miss Flora Hess. Faculty of Education; Cockburn Hays. second year Trinity arts ; Leo Garvey and Uns- worth Jones. first year dentistry: Howard Jones, final year in medicine; Harold Wal- ters, first year science. Edgar Swarts was in fourth year medi- cine at Queen's University, Kingston. The fourth year medical students at Queen's are having a special summer session, SO that they finish their course about tha first of October. The results of the fifth year Faculty of Medicine! and all years Faculty of Ap- plied Science ha' -e been announced. in the former list is found the name of How- ard Jones tclinicaf medicine and meds- cin) and el the latter that of Harold E. Walters (trig. and anal. geom.) You Are Mistaken if you think you can clone proper eyeglasses like a pair of sboes. Most eyes have irregular Mots requiring individual examination and ' ►.lasso+ ground to preseriptlon. 2 'fhe name SAVAGE has become synonymous with eyeglaaa safety bicanst' RAV- AGE SERVI(:Y. has proven beat. "mg rose *510 MFd P -OPTICIAN tifClfl W tilt FO5T OFFICE. gi uct.PH. owe.) _ The Medal Contests. ■The W. C. T. 1'. medal contests last Friday evening brought out a large number of camtestants and a large au- dience. Rev. Dr. Rutledge acted as chairman. The contestants in elocution were Doris ()sterh ut, Vera Latimer, Ida 1 Latimer, Leona Webster, Isabel Johnston. Countess Lyymburner, Elsie Reinhart, Marguerite Lymhurner and Mabel Ed- wards. The winner of the silver medal Was Miss Countess Lymbtirnsr, whose selection, "Farmer Dean's Conver- , cion," was very cleverly given. In instrumental music the contestants were Jean Chapman, Irene McDowell, Dorothea Heil jean Mata Woollwan. combe, ' Genevie Spahr audie Howell Leola Ilern, Tommy Freeman and Charles liaecbler. Of the instru- mentalists the first place and the silver medal were awtud l� stint °tion were Ewan. The 1 #t. eiocu Principal Hunte. Miss Dyer andMrs.1 Macklin; in music. Mr. GJ. a Mrs. Chas. D ttv and Mi s C. McClint.00. All the contestants but those *rho won medals were presented with a pretty maple leaf pin. werel solos Idly given bhe y Miss Lyttle and Mist kindly g d Warrent, and while the judges were ■ The universal military service gum - A Soldier's offering to his sweetheart is naturally the sweetmeat that gave him most refreshment and great- est enjoyment when on duty. Taking a House doesn't mean that yon must retain every ugly attribute. The charm of nano attrac- tive homes lies in neat harmonizing Window -shades We supply these in all colors and sizes. When can we measure your window. The Flavour Lasts Smith's Art Store Bust, Mfr..* f. 'I't,•n.• it1R )