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BSY1tNTY-FIRST YEAR -No a777
GODERICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY. AUG. 8 1918
aI FARMER FOUND KlLLBD. .
h`�° TfDrder AeriTHESTERLIN6BANKIfed Him Under
Baader Field.
Blyth, Aug. 5 5..-A fatal accident „„r
/� pend to John McElroy, a tanner tieing
�F CANADA
in
etovmstup of Morris, about three
,mew from here, this morning. He war,
alone at the time. but as far as can be
learned he was leading a team of horses
THE TOWN COUNCIL.
THE SIGNAL PRINT iNG CO. LIMITED. Mealiest
pipe, and that 1110 feet of 6 -in. tile out
Victoria -sl.. sewer be '.old to Mr. flan
niaterat 10e. per toot.
These reports were both adopted.
Councillor Davis laid there was esu
complaint about Lown of short weigh
and he proposed that the police ha
power to weigh or measure anytbin
sold by weight or measure whenev
they see lit to elo so -potatoes, coal
groceries, meat, gasoline, bread or an
thing else.
There was a long dlecue"ion upo
this, and it speared to be generally
Mat at the adoption of the proposal
ld
woube a good thing to protect t
honest merchant, as well as the g
name of the town; bot when C-ouncill
Davi" made the notion there was
SAVE, Because -
The money you earn is one of your
beat friends -so keep your friends.
attached to a binder out of his barn, when
the horses took fright. became unmanage-
able and knocked him down, and dragged
the body under the binder about forty rods.
When he was found life was extinct, death
beiighpposed to have been instantan-
eous,
neck war broken and his body
badly mangled. Keep
ford Heights on thW�nd� party at Salt.
under the auspices of the Saltferd 14th.
Cross.
MAYOR PROPOSES Mite UISo
T RIRVTIr DEPOT
Hospital Matters Discussed -Council-
lor Davis Faille to Get a Seconder
for His Motion to Check Short
Weights -War Anniversary Neso-
Iubon.
WANTED.
WA N T E D. -IMMEDIATELY. A I T
.wean or amort girlto cart m tsbirw
eork. TREASURERS SALE OF LANDS.
M the hour preferred, Mn family of two adults. --
modern coneeruemes Apply THE SIGNAL , Take notice that 1 bays �r.d
OFFICE. +� It for rale for arrears of tris,. That a hat of lands
may be had in m, dile. told Ihat �s thereof
ii d
The br-
ing published in e ro
a. Gazette
Int to
WineWine
in August. 1t2a. ore
Pon 'Lux Os UaT.
TINDtiRS WANITD.
TENDERS FOR CUTTING WOOD.
rilEACHER,1WANTED.-S. S. NO. 17.
A.baeld oars to commence alter sum-
er. Iondays. Apph� satins aid tenon -
erre Jif any) to W.- J BLACK. R R. Nos 1.
S$eppsrdton. 27-11
1TEACHER WANTED.- FGR S S NO.
7, Colborne. Protestant. second -clam prefer
vassal. eSalary film. Duties to commence after
rimer holiday& A2�to U F SCHWAN2.
Secretary, R. R. No. (Aston 3411
IIIRLS WANTED. -APPLY THE
' GODERICH KNITTING CO. IaU
WANTED !
DUCHESS APPLES
for shipment about August Ibth.
Highest market price.
'Phone Itir7, tioderich Rural.
WANTED.
RASPBERRIES
GARDEN BEANS
AND BENTS
at the Canning Factory
W. LANE.
DTreats Co. of Huron,
Dated at Gude
tic$ August 11. Ida 27 -it
RM[ FOR SALE. -FIFTY ACRES.
U Mhea d but how. lane huge
basement
s,
barn. Good orc %Ngo basement
creek; rural trail and ua�.pt400.s. Put particulars rr pnrg
•pply to MRS MARGARET FARRItiH, Gone -
Luck
ncb, or KENNETH F•ARRb,H, k. R. No. 7,
now, On[: Y! -;it
VARM FOR SALE. -900 ACRES IN
`' west wawaeur, wear
acresrodeo relevance. ip'hem Andd
posture Buildings to good condition Price
and tars r.a.oniabis The wood see the pieced
sold would meet the purchase once of tie tarn
111•health of owner lesson kW selling. For further
particulars apply to THE SIGNAL, Godorsch.
/Lst.
V' acres, In Cold. se township. seven miles
(TOM Goderich An telest pint, to live. To be
sold on easy_terpo. Amy to Tiled GONDRV.
Ink tronrec, Gofroch 22.1.1
VOIR SALE -A NEW BRICK HOUSE
k• with one -hall acre of Oa. oat mated os Ram
roma. Goderob This m a genuine. barrens Some
secant mu can re hounht arlwratng this Moped y
mmiser tilos therewith
E
TOWN 'OF GODER1CH.
-Tendert addrcmedtto the undersigned. be
received to the Town of (.oderrch up to and in-
cluding Wednesday. Aucu++i 1111, 151s, tar the
felting. cutting. splitting and piling 01 the aloe
.acree more or kr ofbtish w+ lot 12contemnI,
Godench toernehipp.� as purchased contemns I,
the town
from Mr. Chrratoplw Johnston Aa wood. latae
and small. to be cut into one -foot lengths; all
blocks from ax inches up to be split, Llx) cords to
be cut and read by November tat, 191. and the
balance of the wort to 1. completed en or bettor
Decewbert3tat, 1*19.
All work to he dorm under the 'direction and to
the satisfaction of the Town Council or their
agents
The .ntccerful tenderer will b• required to en-
ter into an agreement satisfactory to the Town
Council.
No tender nreeseardy accepted.
T WALLIS, L L•KNOX,
Ch. 04 Public work. Com , + Town Clerk.
Godn,ch. Goderrca.
MA11, CONTRACT.
SEALED TENDERS, addressed to the Pont -
roaster General, will heireseived at Ottawa metal
noon on Friday, the tMrt nob day en september,
Itle, tor the conveyance of His Mai st y'. Maili,
on a proposed Contract ler lour years all trews
tiet week on the
LUCKNOW NO 'RURAL ROUTE.
from the lat en January opt.
as to conifition. of proposed Contract reed ne zee.
acid dank forms of Tender may be obtained at the
rimer h and at the MK, of the Post Office In-
spect., London.
PosTiOFFICE INSPECTOR'S (..W
Harlon Canning & Evaporating Co.
VOR SALE. -SOLID BRICK HOUSE.
aU modeyn conyemeaces. also good wen, soft
water astern, fruit trees, lawns, vegetable grolen,
stable, etc. A tee mtnutes' *ea from the uare
For loll particulars addle* Bog 33. HE
SIGNAL OFFICE. Godermn. Ont
PUBLIC NOTICE.
WEST .HURON BOARD OF AGRI-
Tbe annual meeting of the Wed Huron Board
of Agriculture will be held in Treleaven's ice
Crean. perkir, Dungannon. on Monday, August
12th. at 2.110 m., tor the election of officers
and other important business.. Interesting ad.
draws are expected
M BAILIE. Secretary.
1)R. F. J. R. FORSTER.
EYE EAR-. NOSE. THROAT.
Late House swims New York Ophthalmic
Eye Hospital and Golden Square Throat Hos-
petal London. Eng.
&I Waterloo st S., Stratford Telephone N7.
"A man without means
twist abandon the hope of
&looking the future ar
All a man can do
stances to ioileguard his
family im
get his life insured."
A policy in the MI"TUA I. LIFE
makes this provision at lowest rates
Robertson & Woods
ENTS
FOR BALL
BREEDING STOCK FOR SALE.
MAIL coNTRAcl.
SEALED TENDERS, addrespeel to the 'Poet -
master General will be received at °Mown until
noon en Friday, the tarteenttday of September.
191h. for the conveyance of Hie Maierity'll Mails.
on a proposed Contract for Pour years. sot tonal
per week at the
LUCKNOW NO 3 RURAL ROUTE.
from the lst a January nett -
Printed moires containing farther information
se to conditions of propped Contract may be
seen and blank forms of Tender may be obtained
at the Post Offices ol Lucknow. Holyrood and
Whitechurch. and at the office of the Post Office
Inspector, London.
CHAS. E H. FISHER.
Post Office Inspector.
POST OFFICE I NSPEZTOR 'S OFFICE.
Leedom 2nd August, Idle 27-3t
Never an tbr history of tbe Slone Breeding In-
dustry ham the outlook lor the future been so
cheerful NI 11 II it the premise time The best
obtainable *isomers shoe. a steedY lolling off of
the pork sepply once 1910 This condition is
shosm by the increased price. tor hop, both for
breeders and packers
It is motes to take a long tone to reostabbdi
stabdity an the swine world. owing to the falling
on in supply. t he groyne, demand. end the COlfee-
quent general high prices
The improvenient un the Chester White and
arcontpitAhed by croesing on the Chester White
another breed of hog which wee about what is
now known in England as the Mammoth White.
This cross Win made by Mr L. B. Silver. of
Saler. Ohio. in led. Mr. Silver thereby berarne
the originator of the°. I. C. Hog. Since (het day
Mr. L. B. StIver and his successor. have worked
contineouely to improve the 0. I. C. Hog by
scientific breveting and development. producing a
sort of -.Piper breed" of the white bog. while
other brees have sought to improve then
Chester Whit• stock by introducing 0 I. C.
blood. mid hare oucceedecl to a greater or lees
We have some choice Boars and Sows
of this breed for sale. '
GODER1CH POULTRY FARM\
G. M. KIDD. Prop.
'Phone 44. Goderieh. OhL
•
MAIL CONTRACT.
SEALED TENDERS. sddremed to the Pay-
master GeneteL will be received at Ottawa until
noon on Friday, the twentieth day of September.
1915, for ths conveyance of His Minot y'o Mails,
on a proposed 'Contract for :four years ex times
per week,
OVER GODERICH NO. 4 RURAL ROUTE.
from the let day of January. 1919.
Printed notices containing further information
ao to conditione of proposed Contract may be
weed land blew* forms of Tender nsay be
obtsined at the Peet Offices of Goderich. Hof nes-
vine and Sheppardton, and at the office of the
Poet Oder Inspector, Lando..
CHAS. E. H. FISHER.
Post Ofhce Inspector.
FtY4T OFFICE INSPECTOR'S OFFICE.
London. ti /919. 27-111
"That on this $h* fourth anniversary
of the doclaratlon of a righteous war seconder, and the wetter dropped.
this council on WWI of the citizens of A caution was passed that the assettarrr
be instructed to return the roll withia a
week.
The hospital board is to be asked to
grant permis.den for the cutting down
of some trees in the grounds at Napier
THE LADS IN KHAKI.
cb
Is. Harry Inkster, who is now a cadet in
ve training with the Flying Corps at Long
g Branch, was home over the week -end.
er Harry is the third son of Mr. and Mrs.
James Inkster in the mihtary ranks.
y' Charlie is a prisoner of war in Germany
and Leslie is ,n Frans.
-
eel- Mrs. John Forden, of Kansas City,
Kansas, formerly of Godench, bas re -
he aived the following:
ee d "Deeply regret to inform you cable -
or .rom abroad states that Pnvate
°O goy J. Forden was killed in action be-
tween June 1st and kith. Remains will
be interred abroad until the end of the
war. Accept my heartfelt sympathy m
your great loess Your son nobly gave
his life in service of his country.'
Another son, Robert, wbo enlisted with
the Manns at Detroit. it now in France,
and a third, Will, is in training at Nia-
gara, Ont.
r-
the town of records Its inflex-
ible determine. to °omenue to a vie
torious end the st e In waIotenant'e
of those ideals betty and Justice street. which are +aid to be inuring the
which are the . and sacred cause i roadway.
of the Allies." The Mayor spoke of the danger to pe
This resolati as adopted at the I NO°" going down the steps at Water]
regular meeting the town council on street from engine!.on the (..T.R pas
Friday eveotag in response W the i tug the toot of the steps. and it was d
proclamatioaof the utenant-Governor' cutest to ask the railway people to ha
of Ontario calbon a suitable °beery- engines whistle before they reach th
ance of the fottrt aaaivereary of the point. x...
cowao
wevwent of the war. His Wor- 1 The Mayor introduced the question of
ship explained that owing to a public i the price of milk. Early in June he bad
woetfag bavlug hew held a abort time i obtained information as to the prices
en the occasion of the national day' charged in other towns in Western 0n
of yon -it was nut considered advia- i tants the information showing that
to have smother at this time. (lodericb was paying • higher price than
Dr. A.T. Eninearsonand Dr. A.H.Mack- I other towns. With this information be
lin were a ttepataMfsn from the Collegiate had met the dairymen. asking them toe
Institute board •d were heard with i reiluoe the price for the anwmer at
reference to t .matter of securing I least. but they had given no definite
school. Their pro- ' raPly. The laws conditions as to cost
east of the present ; of living, labor. etc.. prevailed in these +
Itb about 100 feet other places as in (ioderich.
(Dion and Britannia 1 The prices compared as follows:
The Provincial Guelph ... 27 dairywen.;...._11c a qua
dors have from ' London. a0 " __1f1c.
allied of the lack of lioaforth. ._. 310t.
tiou in oonnectlon : Stratford....a 7 ........Ile.
oo Pte. Albert Wood Dowding, No. 91n3$,
formerly 37th Battalion, transferred to
ve 27th of Winnipeg. beloved son of Wiliam
in James and Eleanor Dowding, of Oak
wore grousd
portal was that
school grounds,
troatarte un botch
readL, be
high school
time to time
facilities for
with the school the increased area , Wingbarn .... 11 ec.
will afford room er tennis courts and Cltnton
baskettalL The beard ham an option of I Hie Wormhip thought the time had •750 oe the let, en which there is a rived tor the establiehing of a runnier
dwelling house, sail it is understood that depot for the dietribution ot milk with tbs. year'n Miy the board will be Goderich.
able to tinanue thattransaction. I On motioa of Councillors Wallis an
The council apptlareil to be favorable Willson the matter was referred to th
to the propositio‘ and the 'special corn- specie.' committee.
ruirthe was instaliceed to commit the i Another nuggestion of the Mayor wa
solicitor and Isrial _in a report at the. that the route of the stieet-epriuklin
In a letter to tine council Mr. Aldone, i wax that the town should 140001'0 "silen
sexton of Maitland cemetery, tendered , policemen" to direct traffic on the mai
bus thanks for tike inerease of eels?), 'litreets. Other towns have them. an
recently voted tar tli.i. hat raised seine with the increeteing automobile train
objection in the ter of the request they appear to be almosit necessary
airwage to him . et aboold be mere ', The public works cuzutuittee will r Or
MOW el funeral's. lie said that birotion 1 There Wad some discussion about la
had to week at a graw mail the me- , driving of cars on the Square, and th
meat of the funeral and had no time to public worke emnodttee was aektel
ehAnge him clothe* The letter con- ' attend to the matter. .
Liaised: ".As for putting on a epee:Mil Councillor \Vallee repiirted that the I
dress. gush as she chairman propoesed to market clerk. Mr. Leckie, had been
get DOC, I moist certainly decline, as t.lie away having a leg amputated and Mr.
dayie of mute's read mumeacas at funerals 8warts, who had acted in him absence,
are a thing of the pest. And, again. at I was now too busy to tweed to the work
a funeral 1 anl merely the gravedigger and it would be necereary to appoint a
and the position of /4exion hi filled very ' snbetitnte.
uicely by the undertakers." "How- '1 he Mayor proposed aecuring the co -
ever," be concluded, "1 will change my operation of other towns in thin district
The letter was turned over to the oil Hay tesinr reauiteemat to 'secure a lower seek
cemetery and larks committee. Deputy Reeve Clark muggested baying
A requeet from the neeretary of the a meeting to be addreseed by Sir Adam
sthmeok Chapter, 1.0.D.E., for permis- Beck, at which the representatives of
Mon to hold a tag day duriag fair week, the venom. menicipslities in the district
Dr. Erumermon wam heard with refer- This., was sent to the mpecial 'commit- 1
was referred to the 'special committee. might be prewaut. .
•
ence to hospital matters and mubmitted tee for oonaideration.
figures showing that the revenue of the councillor Robertson asked if Koine -
hospital from patieette is very far from thing could not be done to secure a pas-
ineeting expenees. As an inetance, the meager boat counection: but the Mayor
figure.. for patients front the town duo Raid the matter had been taken tip OD
ing the year 1917 were given. The eeveraf occasions and it seemed to be
average cost per patient per day is'1112.86, impoissible to have anything done until
and at thin rate the omit of the town after the war. If Goderich people ewned
patients (478 days) was 1111,12s.08. The or bad Meek in any of the paiimenger
amount received from the patients wars boat.. they 'MOO have some influence in
*201.80, leaving the hospital "out" to the determining the portm of call.
extent of St4711,2s. Figurets were given The council adjourned at 10.10 o'clock.
almo for the patients' from outside the
town, illumtrating the same conditionis Papers Acknowledged.
The bearing ol the matter is that the
a bundle of Old Country papers kindly
unable to pay. Hutchison. Among the papers is a copy
Councillor Davis, after hearing r. of The Folkestone, Hythe, Sandgate and
still of the opinion that the hompita
ILI
Emrnormon'e explemancine, !aid be w Chenton Herald, containing accounts of
the Dominion Day and Fourth of July
'should doance Itself. There were morhe he
ceile,hbratiohns at Folkestone.
ta
h
street. Previously reported missing No-
vember e) at Panschendaele, now pre-
sumed dead.
The above, from a Toronto paper of
recent date. refer, to a former Godench
boy. Mr. W. J. Dowdingat one time
kept a harness shop dere, t the family
moved from t•.wn about fifteen years
ago. The late Pte. Dowding was un-
reported dean some month ago.
but the ofhctal announcement came only
st week The deceased was about
twenty-eight years 01 age and was a
brother of Mrs. Arthur Carrie, of Tor-
onto.
re
Good
CHAUTAUQUA WEEK. •
Crowds Attendi- ng and Everybody
Well Pleased.
('hautauqua wink is passing off in ex•
ar- cellent style. The big ternt opposite
Motel Sunset has held large audiences
e Nell H. Conwell, perhaps the greateet
1"43 tiectineurerat. on the North American con -
I* ▪ every day, and the programs have been
of a most tatistactory order. Those
d who have attended are enthusiastic in
e their praise of the splendid array of tai-
. ent that has been assembled in the
s' week's program.
l: ' On Friday evening the Ben Greet
✓ Players will present "The Cotaedy of
t Errors," and tee event le being looked
n forward to with eagerness as a very
d among ' treat.
c For "Liget y airs program includes
. Madam not. Danish prima Mauna,
t William Oshorne. 1heat enils. Herbert
et ' td of or f rraa%NVItt lee,
M
1 THE HOSPITAL BOARD.
Resolution of Appeciation of Mr. H. E.
Hedgers' Serwoes as Secretary.
At a meeting of the board of Alexan-
dra hospital, held on Wednesday, July
31st. Mr. H. E. Hodgens tendered his
resignation as a member and as secretary
of the board. It was moved be Mr.
C. A. Nairn seconded by Mr. C. Seeger,
and carried: "That the resignation be
accepted and that this board hereby ex-
presses its deep regret at his loss as a
member and secretary of the board and as
a most useful and pregressive citizen.
and also our great apereciation of his
valued services as secretary of this board
for many years."
The vacant secretaryship was filled by
the appointment of Rev. Canon Hill.
In response to a request from the town
council, a committee was adopted by the
board, consisting of Dr. Taylor. Mayor
Wigle and Dr. Emmerson, to formulate a
plan for delivery of lectures on child wel-
1 The treasurer. dr. C. A. Nairn, pre-
' tented a financial sthtement showing
1S5M.50 of outstanding accounts arW
bank balance nil.
Dr. Emmerson brought in a list of
town patients for 1917 who were treated
in the public ward and the amounts
paid by the same in fees. The cost of
these patients to the hospital exceeded
the amount paid by them, plus the grant
from the town council, by more than
poor wen hardly able to pay their own . wilharns, . .
imps and they should not be asked to of Dunlop, we have enjoyed
elp pay the bills of ahem. , looking over the illustrated story of the
The master was referred to the special famous raid upen Zeebrugge and Ostend as
given in The Sphere in a series of con-
A requemt for the usual two weeks' .1 eecutive pictures. The brilliant exploit
holiday.' for the polictinen was granted, the intrepid Bntish seamen is vivicey
, portrayed in these pictures, and it makes
the ehairtn" the'"Pe'ild emetuktee it seem even more real to know that our
to make provieion for substitute's. young friend Reg. A. Williams. Mrs.
The water and light commission /Piked Williams' son, had a part in the raiding
permimsion to remove the smaller
breeches from Panne of the treee on the • expedition.
etreetm to avoid contact with the power Make sure that yourztravelling bag is
with the power wirers well stored with toilet supplies. remedies,
Mayor Wigle MAO neither the electric etc., that you will need while away on
light people nor the Bell telephone peo- 'your vacation trip. Make out. a list and
ple ghoul(' 1* allowed hntcher the bring it to us to t* filled. We have a nice
trees, and the Street inmpector ahmildi week -end package that we would like to
make* more rigorous inspection to ob- (Mow you. E. R. Wigle, druggist. Gode-
viate thin. I rich.
The matter was left with the chsirmen Don't forget to attend the salad tea to
of the parkm load public works commit.. be given on the grounds of Mr. Alex.
teem and the street inmpeetor, with power
to act. Saunders, on Friday, August 9th, from
5 to 7 o'clock, under the auspices of the
In the matter or the National Ship- General lirough Chapter, 1. Cl. D. E.
the town aa mecurity, the council insisted ' The eloderich Orchestra.
that the mortgage clause abonld be in-
sereed. the eubject, holing bronght nis by n for engagements for lawn socials,
gan parties, dances, etc. For terms
a letter from the town molicitor.
The finance e.ommittee mussed a num- I
ber of Ammoniate and recommended that
the mind" snake a mix-montbm contract
for a five -inch epaoe in both local pa-
Pore -
The peddle works committee reported
aside at least one bottle of each kind for
that oely otie tender had hews received
tor cutting wood road it coneidered h°41:at2l. The Ahmeek Chapter. I. 0.
toonert. &ad the 00w2131,14,e meow. D. E., will have a shower later and all
two fresh tends", w, askm. contributions will be gratefully received.
another oar ot 14 -be. ',ewer pipe be or C. C. Lee received a car of National
dered at once. to lacInde Nome 8-fisch Portland cement tin* week.
THE
OF C
SIR EDMUND WALSER.
LL.D. D.C.L. Peadihae Pt V. P. JONES. ARA Gni Neregse
Ilt JOHN AIM. OnewalPierimpor
CAPITAL PAm Ur. $16.1100110 Mem MUD. • )13.14111.1100
SAFETY FOR SAVINGS
its
Few people are moillelently alive tio
tory for their savings. 'This Dank pro-
vides a sada plaoe lor you. es
Goderich Bnuich- -G. WILLIAMS, Manager.
Winston Churchill's great story of
the Civil War ham been made into
a gigantic moving picture spec. -
tack by the Selig Co.. Inc.
Many character!' appear whoese
names are enehrineri in the hearts
of all, among them the titanic
figure of Uncoils, the great eman-
The entire National Guard et the
State of Mimed's& ppi wee employed
at Vickmburg io the filming of the
bent° scenes described in the
It would be bard to conoelve of a
more oomprehenidve or elaborate
picture of the great etrnggie be-
tween the North and the Routh
then is 'Mown by this prodnction,
the fatereet of which can Futrell),
he exaggerated.
"The Crisis" is the big film offer-
ing at the Model Theatre on Mon-
day aad Tuesday next. Read the
Read, Housewives.
Everyone is interested in our hospital.
It takes money to keep it going. When
doing your preserving and canning put
DROWNING AT PORT ALBERT.
1s Va
TM a Teraina Boy Who Was
Holidaying at Blyth.
(By our Port Albert Correspondent.)
Port Albert, Aug. 7.-A sad event took
plate here Monday afternoon, when Mel-
vin 0 Neil. of Terceto. lost his life by
drowning. A party of Boy Scouts from
Blyth, tinder the guidance of Rev. W. B.
Hawkins and Messrs, Banton and Fraser,
had lust arrived for a week's outing by
the lakie, and the Toronto boy, who was
visiting at Blyth, accompanied them. Al-
ter the tent kgs placed and things ar-
ranged sortie of the party went into the
water for a swam Three of the boys be-
came detached from the rest and presurn
ably young O'Neil was seized with a
cramp. When his companions noticed he
was m trouble they immediately en
deavured to bring ham to shore. but their
efforts were in vain. Mr. Hoy secured
the body shortly afterwards and Dr.
Simpson was called, but due was extinct.
The body was ten back to Blyth in the
evening to await directions trom the rela-
tives at Toronto.
The sad event cast a gloom over the
party and they all returned to their
Mites 2t Blyth In company with the re-
mains.
Provincial tlye-electtois.
A paragraph in the Toronto papers an-
nounces that the Government will likely
bring on lour bye -elections for seats in the
Legh lature this tall. The vacancies are
North Huron. Lennox. North Oxford and
Manitouun. Writs will be issued shortly,
it is said, for the holding of elections in
these ridings about the end of October or
early. in November.
Fancy Dress Vance.
On Friday night of next week, the Idth
inst., a fancy dress dance will be held at
Hotel Sunset under the auspices of the
Prisoners of War Society. Pnzes will be
awarded for the beet costumes, ladies' and
gentlemen's. Adrnissnort 50c. Dancing
to commence at 9 o'clock. -
The annual meeting of the West Huron
Board of Agriculture will be held at Tre-
leaven's store, Dunrannon, Monthly
quahty counts:, use Blackstone's de-
licious ice cream in bulk or bricks for all
occasions. Phone 240.
I Miss King, tbe superintendent. Wail
granted a month's holiday.
, The secretary was instructed to write to
the town council asking that a larger pipe
be laid from the water -main to the hospi-
tal. ttie superintendent having com-
plained of the inadequate trupply of
water.
HARVEsT HELP.
According to registration returns of
June 2'2nd, there are over 2.5W men la
the county ol Huron elic hers- had farm
experience or are willing to assist in ta.'
saving ol the harvest The Orgaruzation
These carck are in t ur office and legs
have been prepared for each town aed
village in the county. The lists are in
the hands of the local Organization of Re -
It is hoped that in this way those who
require help will apply to thoee in charge
of the list and that those who are asked
to assist in harvesting will make an ef-
fort to comply with the request. A
little co-operation between urban arid
rural dwellers will aid a great deal at this
The list for Goderich is in the hands of
E. Colborne. who will do all in his power
to assist you.
Department of Agriculture.
WALTERS.- At Ben miller. on Wednesday. July
31. to Mr. rind Mrs. Clatence J. Walters a
WILLIAMS.--At Dayton, Ohio, on ith inst..
to Mr. and Mrs. G. Montague .1
DIED.
day, Auguet Janata Aylmer Harrison.
youngest eon of Mr. Albert Harmon, aged 1
year and months.
Codetich. on Wednesday. su-
gust fr, Robert Williams, in his doth year.
IN MEMORIAM.
THOM PSON. -.Drowned at Fort William. Ont.,
August 10, 191s. William Thompson, ...tor
NEW VEFt TISEMENTS-Aug. 8.
Teacher Named -S S. No 17. Ashfield....
Tender. 1. Cutting Wood -Town of Gcder ch I
Fractionation -Military Service Coenvil
filiiTvoit Help -S.M. Stothero. Clinton. ..
Treaeurer's hale of Lands -W. Lane •
Woman Wanted- ApplY at -Steed Office. ' t
Farm Laborer. Wanted -C. P. R 1
Sale of Yearldm Ilene -H Penh Revell
Annual Meet ing -Wed Huron Board lid Agri- 4
The warm days bring to mind the de- cukure
light of Edwards' ice cream. Farm for Sale -Mrs. Margaret Farrish . 1
InVER Ian TZARS
Victory Bonds
Victory Bonds, other secu-
rities and important papers
should be kept safe from fire
and burglary.
Safety Qepoeit Doges in
the wanks of this Bank may
be seated at a small charge.
A. W. STRICKLAND. Manager, Goderich Branch