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SEVENZY-FIRST YEAR -No 1744
04O1)ER1€ H, ONTARIO, 151IRSIM Ya DEC. 19 1918
THE SIGNAL FRIA INC: CO., LIMITED. Pvimieaaa
THE STERLINt1NK
OF CANADA <G,,
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SAVE, Because -
A savings account is a siga•board
to happiness.
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FOR SALE OR RUT.
FOR SALE.- FRAME COTTAGE, 114
seed Nate d repair; also lot adjoining. Ap
ry to MK. F. Wont LCOMBEE altar
Arose .
OR SALE. -SOLID BRICK HOUSE
wiry as ecumenicists", central locauns. Ad-
B(,XrS. SIGNAL OFFICE. Coderieh.
F ARMS FOR SALE.
A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY TO
BUY A GOOD FARM.
140 saes of chows lend Whin a tattae awd a -ME
M we of tote beat vdlags in Huron. on lineal
C. P. IR Geed chinches,echsd and asarktL
The hes ism proper condition: good bueldlaa
Iasis and water; to Tact. this s a real farm TM
premium owner has made money on ,t, and is rs•
terteg, baying no help. Price 11,440; removable.
tares.
AUCTION 3AL1ts.
IMPORTANT EXECUTOR'S SALE
by auction of
GOD/MCA ■4Ntrat.CI Aro eitcomTIES or TAIL
LAT1
MISS ISABELLA H. 1(EYNETT.
BUSY SCENES •
AT THE HARBOR.
•
The Canada Trust Coyasy, [asoma of the
estate. Ms instructed Theage• Gundry. am.
Imam. to oder foe rale he esltsti4., De
SAl UOO)AY. 21st DIICIMIXIMIL ,444.
es 12 o'clock noon. at We feensgos corner of
Victoria sad St David's ate o (,e/erab, a, two
the slowing degas ie rssideatml proper -
or
Parcel 1. late re, tpo., 4 MIs. Reynett,
Mt I. corner d Vicuna sad$.. David's street
ISoderlck. This is orae of the most attractive
bels built ea in G•'etrrwh, vert r imma-
turity intuited one Mock...et throe centre of the
town and in ■ One rendesti4y It =alms
■large dreamneruons large 4 1l **orn, five Ord_
twos. clothes clouts s1.wM.wnt, k,tcben, ws.
staliacres with good Madden 100 acres eplMdM asst ktichee. w��dSlted• ■W, lor4s cellar. At the
o. l• Oayorr pester..nod timber. I have 1Mst to % net d the yt• w%rh 4ss,p•gp Met o. e -
bs term, but 1 as told s t n good let�wserr�� Volute, d an one. there re • heals RRorebnase.
way: a within two stales 0L,omrket awl tasp.t. Pared 2. House and
lot� }}�1aa 7'c car rtaf W
aced i adored 144ask s owner'■ son. an ossa. Vectra and PersI,aoi. Dimly, Thi dueling
seas. Pr,cs WON, on stalactry terms W recently bee. Uo o.4hly overhauled and re,
egg was. bisi d land .nd b.Idrng•. writ.. 1g ored. and s in perfect oedit✓• and rented for
es a ('.
lledrrwh Hs sows�s bees a a too.coeditor.
Them Is a Large frame bre on this
MD. Good rename for 44g o4�.•� Rice 2-91:Y" el will .els THOS. GUZ4 '. I by the le a■Ofart*dba,eerv.d bid
Goderkh. mount y tledr{Iut to amitoe
. these apply tottlleta•d4 lei leather maculae rosy
d
r RENT. -OFFICE AND FIVE- . tAe
THOMAS GUN DRY,
IWOM t in nocn.ctaa therewith. C MEAGER.
to M. K. KY LY. Aya�cltloo 'Leet e, G derich.
asdtrM�k lidec-ttr for lbw [lyceum.
SALE -RED BRICK HOL THE CANADA TRUfeT CQL�a�PjAoNnr,
retch ell conveniences Apply W. A, GTaI i se.B jaar.
M. Tredislgr serest r•!1
Whiter Fleet Has Largest Tentage In
History of abet Bort. \
Gcderich harbor this winter will ac-
commodate the largest vessel tonnage
ever assembled at this port. No fewer
Than nine large freighters have arrived
during the past ten days, and the har-
bor front has been a scene of great acti-
vity while lie crews have been gelling
the veaaels tucked away in their winter
quarter.
As one of the master mariners re-
marked to The Signal the other day.
Goderich harbor is almost the last one of
any consequence on the lakes to be
frozen up and the first one to open in the
spring. Whole the er still retards nevi -
DARDS OF TRANS,. •
LTAKE THIS MEANS OF THANK.
INC neghboes and Intend, for their many
emma to my late wit. dor eta flee lona illness;
part Warty the matron and nurses of Alexandra
ao.pttal; also tb_ Nan o1 theaNat.onal Slupbu,14
mit Co. lot their &. al tribute. and Mr. and Mrs.
Kenneth Stowe lor the use u their hom ler tbe
Matra[. 1 am aracetul for these and other kind -
end 'rah W eipre.e toy sincere thanks f r
rat
PUBLIC NOTICE.
TOWNSHIP OF COLBORNF.
Nominations for Reeve and four Cor•
cilkrs tor the Township of Colborne
the coming year will be received at tbs
!Township Hall. Carlow. on MONDAY.
DECEMBER 30, 1919, at 1 o'clock p. in.
R. McILWAIN,
Clerk.
I `I HEARS. SCISSORS. CLIPPERS AND
1) KNIVES of all kinds sharpened by socia.,
I All work guaranteed. W. (,. LCMBY, SL
DevW' street, or at West street Barter Shop,
NOTICE TO TRESPASSERS.
ir
Warninit A lie7a•bs.glven that t•••••••••• vtraYag
r othe0won tre.p0 s.n ou ur pr
ppttoreut.d according to law. BIS ErTy6
idtlord Hearts.
air i,R. F. J. R. FORSTER.
A g 11 EYE EAR NOSE T
--M - s roli.,,Yi1' LA -11
HRO
�bCibt'for
AT.
PIE SIGMA L
'�
wis its readers
a happy Christmas
oleo in Laker ran and Lake Erie,
Ich harbor rand barge its winter
et�ready kir bu The excellent
railway and elevator fa ties of the port
beve made it one O( the man important
points un the Great Lakes for the trans-'
shipment of gain. I l� ppddddi�tkn to hand- I
ling export grain, Go ie is the port j
through which Wenno Ontario minters
reo•tve their supplies pf Western wheat
foe grinding, and the business of tran• i
shipping hag assumed posportilns un-
dreamed of not an many ;'ears ago.
Some of the vessels now laid up here
are hold,ng their careers in storage. to
I be unle aded during �Ae wonler as con-
venient The tollowipg is ■ hst of the
jvrasels, with their owners, their captains
and the amount and disposition ut t
Eargoe::
$tr. Martian Steamship Ca,
• R. McIntyre *)O,IU) buabda..
unloaded.
Str. Home Rm1th4-Algunta central.
Capt. A. McIntyre este:iIAl bushels,
margo attired.
Sir. Central W :leveland Cliff
Iron Co., Cart. P..Rouvul; 401),1410
bushels, cargo storied.
Rtr. M kllaad Krieg- Canada t4teatu.
ship Co., taps. A. le. lecLannan; Y1A),IAN)
bushels, cargo stored.
Str. Aga wrAlgopia Central, ('apt.
1. W. Moutgo.aery; 7(41,144) hnsbela.
cargo Stored.
Ste-. look -Canada Moo is:041 p Co.
emit. 0. M. Wing; 50,000 bushels, nay
laded.
titr. Bickenllke-Canada • Stesmabip
Co., Capt. Y. H. Johnstuu; dU13M1
bushels, unloaded.
Sir. Negauaes-Cleveland Cliff Iron
Co., ( apt. W. Y. )loiri.on; 1100,000
bushels, cargo ..S.4.
tier. Charlotte Gravereet
Morrow 8teamehl0 1'a.. ry
Mechanse::7U0, ba Oraplay rod .
•
h
nod A urn aL messtant u Sooread/Ir�
heloses Slew York t
era EZe Hospital end Golden Svrmrr ThomeHsa-
w ANTED.
U1 ANTED. -C G K E R A L,
oma` tgaZi =AEU; i D d goer et. BO9wELly
RF1D. Pato. street.
WAN TED.--IMMEi .IATELY. WOOD
WOK K INC mutiny hand. SCHULTE
BROTHERS CO.. LIMITED, Brantford 4.41
WANTED. -TEACHER OR
school seet.nn No 9, Colborne township;
second clan prefeswnal Aoply.-suting r1uy,
to HORACE HORTON. Goderich R. R. Nu 3.
Deters toerommeaee January ti, 1419- 44.44
GIRLS WANTED. -FOR T H E
xmaking of light rubbers. Piecework Pay
le lermng Euchre. wages and steady em-
ployment. Fell pert,cslers on emotivity.
KAUFMAN RUBBER 00.. Limited. Kitchener,
Ont. 11.11
TROUBLE MAN WANTED.- APPLY.
statenngg ale, egpefi�nce and s W to the
00D RICH KUR.sL TELEPHONE COM-
441iY. Limited, Dungannon.
s•GIRLS WAM ED. -APPLY THE
, 000ratca avantNGCO. 10-tt
•
II1HE OLD -ESTABLISHED FiRM OF
1 COMM Broa hes several -vtpneies for en-
isrmis se leen to rt as agents for their well -
sown nursery stork during the winter monlM.
iberd rommnmrm and tree (mtfits. Write
CAVERN BROS , R. R. No. I, Fruitland. (hot.
22
MUslc.
FREDERIC T. EGENER, MUS. BAC.
Senior Singing Honor Diploma. Tor-
onto University.
Organist and Choirmaster Knox Church.
INSTRUCTION IN VOICE CULTURE. SINGING,
PIPE ORGAN, PIANOFORTE. THEORY. ETC.
Pupils prepared for any examination
and for church positions.
Special rates for children. e
Telephone 212
Studio over Dunlop's Drug Store.
CAST OR FOUND. -
1TRAYED FROM MY PREMi
on the 27th of November, a red ■tees, r
tun years. Anyone who , an give •ny in(nr1M•
tion se 10 de whereabouts please call up 1104.
Gin BRINLEY, Shrppnrdlon,
'TN THE TOWN OFGOti®tItal.
d
Under and by virtue of the powers of
rale orllaioed in three mdrtgages Mid by
the vendor, there will be offered for sale
by public auction, at the
BRITISH EXCHANGE H,JTEL,
in the Town dl Goderich, on
TUESDAY. the 31st day atDECEM-
01rk, A. D. lila.
a.
at two o'clock in the afternoon, the fol-
lowing freehold propert y, namely:
All and singular lot rutin* number one
hundred and twenty-one 112,1) at the
corner of South street and the legume, in
the town of Goderich, m the a311mnf of
Huron, being known as the flcilsh Ex-
change Hotel
Upon this property is erected (he lead-
ing commercial ftotll in the town of Gode.
rich, which has corned on busioesa for
the past thirty years. Thete Is a three-
story brick building containing forty-four
Cmss, foto sample rooms, a large dining -
m. office, bar. etc.. and the building is
in a goad state of repent.
TEAMS OF SALE. -The property will be
sold subject to a reslrvtd bid Ten per
cent. of the purchase money shall be paid
to the vendor on the day of sale and the
balance of the purchase money within
thirty days thereafter. when a cdtfvey-
once of the land *11 be made and posses-
sion given.
For further particulars apply to
L( FTUS E. DANCEY.
Vendor's Solicitor, Goderich, Ont.
Dated December 166, 191,x.
FOR SALE. '
FOR SALE -FORD TOURING CAR,
i` run two anaMilk; owner Rein* Milk ire
teen at JOHNLEVY'S, Carl
PUREBRED STOCK FOR SALE.-
[ have for sale four purebred shorthorn hulls
a -two nine month old and 1wn thirteen months
old. JAMES CHISHOLM. Telephone Dungan-
non 31 is. R. R. No. t. Goderich. 25-t(
STORM WINDOWS FOR SALE.
Ont our price list showing cost of windows
Oggcomplete, any sive. HALLIDAY COM-
, BOX 41. Hamilton. • - 411-q
THE CANADIAN BANK
OFC • ERCE
MR lDF1lJPD WALIOER
C.V.O. LLD- D.C.L. Peesider.
SR JOHN AMD. CiesrslMens r
H. V. F. JONES. An't Gent Menem,
CAPITAL PAID UP. $15,000,000 ReseRve FUND. • $13.500.000
SAFETY FOR SAVINGS
F,ew people are sufficiently alive to
the need of carefully selecting a deposi-
tory for their savings. This Bank pro-
vides a safe place for you.
Goderich Blanch -G. WILLIAMS, Mans ii,,
OaIrmerino St. J.. Stratford. Telephone A7.
At Bedford Hotel, Cotters 11, w'edne.da Y.
January U, lr.m 7 p, m.. to Thursday, January
Nob. at 1 p. s.
To give some irk i qJ the amount a
mortify represented (.hilae ltr4in flood ins
outfit at the harbor, the following figure
are given:
Nine brats, av(rage value
8500.00) 1' 4500 000
Value of cargoes, 1,525,000
bus., at 12.25 3,431 250
VOTERS' LiST COURT EF RE- Grain in elevators, 1.500,000
VISION bushels. 3,33075,000
---- Value of elevator and mill....._1,0,000
TOWN OF GODERICH. - - --
Nonce is hereby given that a Court
will be held pursuant to the Ontario
VoterL st Act, by His Honor the Judge
of the County Court of the County of
Huron, at the Court 11 ruse, Goderich, on
Tuesday, the 24th day of December, 191S,
at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, to hear and
determine complaints of errors and (res-
iseons in the voters' list of -the muni-
cipality of the Town of Goderich for 1918.
Dated at Goderich this 12th day of
December, 1918. •
L. L. KNOX,
Clerk of Town of Guderich,
a
,paaa,u ar-s
PATRIOTIC DANCE
under the Hmpi, e. .ef
THE MAPLE LEAF ('H. PTEB
• I.O.1).E.
Friday Evenhig, December 37,,
at 8.30 o'eloek.
OM/FELLOWS' HALL
Dame and Refnwhmenta •-
ORCHESTRA
.
a
112.000.2.50
The fitting out of the vessels in the
spring will mean that a Targe amount. of
money will be left in (eoderich. At a
caneerva Iveest imate each vessel will leave
on an average at least 12,000 with mer-
chants and either-. Probably most. of the
winter there will be work progressing
aboard the vewsels which will giveemplgy-
mens to quite a number of mechanics and
artisan-. Therefore the more shipowners
and shippers that can be impressed with
the importance and advantages of the
port of Goderich the larger will b•come
her volume otrade and the larger will be.
conkher winter fleet and the benefits
that accrue therefrom.
On Sunday morning last the steamer
Ionic, the smallest of the nine vessels, was
the last to arrive, and she ; ecrived 'a right
myal welcome (ram the whistles of her
larger sisters. As she slowly worked her
way to the elevator it struck the ordinary
onlooker as rather presumptuous that a
wooden vessel of her description should
out while the large steel freighters had
finished the season's work. This, of
course. is accounted for by the remark.
ably mild weather which has prevait d to
the present time. While navigation on
the lakes has ceased, the weather is not
unlike that of October,
School of Commerce
Opening in Goderich
The School of Commerce, Clinton, Ont.,
willopen a branch school in Goderich, in
the rooms over Sharman's Shoe Store, on
January 6th, 1919
Prospective students may make arrange-
'ments to enter the classes by writing B. F.
%Ward, Clinton, Ont., or Idling at the
School of Commerce rooms, Goderich, on
January 4th, from 11.30 to 2 p.m.
SCHOOL OF COMMERCE
CLINTON, ONTARIO
Phone 208
H. F. WARD, B.A„ M. Arms.
M. A. STONE, Cont. Specialist.
THE LADS IN KHAKI.
F'row The New York Herald, I)►
cemlwr 14; Wont has just been receiv-
ed by his relatives Plat Mr. McKee
Munn Morrhton, of .him elty, was killed
In action September 2't. He enlister.
In the 1117th Infantry, the old Seventh,
and wet his eleath in its attack u{ou
the Hfn4Iruburg line, He was the son
of the late Captain ('harko 4', Mor-
rbson, graduate of Wrest filed, end of
the Ilnited Staten Ordnance, and a
gralsba,u of the late William McKee
Dinh, of Washington. foneserly Judge
Advocate-(:crier:I, ['attest StaDM
army. Surviving him is his mother.
Men, Minute 11. Morrison.
ilenaoe1 regret was expoeawrt when
it lar•awr Iowan that air. MeKee M,,r-
Omen, wt well kuoW 4 to (he people of
hoderich, was numlarnrl amoug throe
w110 have given their livers In the great
cauao. A telegram w•aa reeeived by
144. A. Taylor on Saturday from New
York, where Mrs. Morrison Is at pres-
ent, and this was followed by a letter
nteived this wewk, but to fustier par-
ticulars are known Is•yoal what Is
misted alseye, nor le there any exptau-
at' of the long delay lir reeelvhig
the news of the caatutlty. With his
tnAtlter, the late 1,14Kee
spent his Mummers regularly 1n Cdel1•-
rich since he w•4M 11 )young boy, .411 1 "e
had many friends, here anions; .1o11g
anti old. After the outbreak •d 1144'
war ht• nude rwreral atte11104 k( e•n'ist
111 4414' ('dIuellan army bat 0.441 rtyt.l-
ed on physical grounds. Ile persisted.
however, awl finally was enroiled -1.-
private.
private. In a New York regimen'.
Tb.' fullowhig letter, [lent to Mr,.
*Arisen' on the receipt Or rile rad
1.44,, by u relative, air. i,u'uier Mc-
Kee. of N.w Yurk, will he :reed v 44
abireett►rirm by -tee- ousel o --oL
cuUrg herr in oodre iii: - ' v.
"[)ear Mrs. Storro.on. - The trues
welled into my eyes when 1 tvarleed
the news of the boy'te death, fur. like
you, I had really counted on his pulls
ing through. But with It all there
comes s ter•liilg of grunt pride anal
comfort, that hos .•4(1 Mhoytd he m)
glorious a There are unsay mea.
I am confident, of htwleh *1141 mea1M,
with apparently everything to live for,
who envy McKee his death - -n splen-
did (191(411 In the nervier Of hbe country,
1n the servicer of mankind -killed 1.
action In the memorable attack of the
107th Infantry on the. Hindenburg
Ihw, a feat whk'h slready is teener
hrriellle.I throughout the world, awl
wIik') 1 believe will lw ..m' of the
military chistd:M-,of history, eertalnly
1n that of the' Putted States. And,
after all, a man's s U.4Ms In this life
Is linked with the death he .111•*, the
Impel -melon he !payee w•Iwu he is gore.
And what u splendid Iwritnge McKee
hits left. He ham indent more than
Justlfed his life and wade his family
HIMI friends proud Hud grateful for
the. honor he lues conft'rrcd upon then.
He IM 114'm'rv10g Of far more credit'
than 411e average puddler who enlister)
with wound foal robust physique, (ou.
(dent of x'1111 h4' could endure. afe-
Kn' didn't know whether or liot he
wap (41#401•NMI•1I of tenet':ant physical
stamina, lent he was going to D•)•, end
he kept res trying, .11.1 he triumphed
with the sniff that wtlm In 111m. And
r%4(%.' 4)4• has 1111114.11 nr•cl,'erl 111) '11011 -
arable (11NchHrge.' Neter repromeh
yourself for having urged him, ennnlr-
agerl him, to get Into the service.
!lard as it must WPM you never 11141
n filler thing ar nue• more generous,
it seri the only thing to do. 011(1 motile
day you w•I1I have comfort in the
t ht 1 know how deeply t•on
land to ober his services in the great battle
for freedom. He was attached to the
230th Battalion and forwarded overseas.
With a short training in England he was
sent to Franceand was there cogtinuously
until he was gassed to August last. He is
at present staying with his sister, Mrs.
Babb, East street.
Pte. W. H. McGratten, son of Mrs. S.
MCGratten, Bruce street, was a -member
of the 161st Battalion and was transferred
to the 50th Battalion for service in
France. He was attached to the ,signal
section and arrived in the front lines in
April, 1912. He was severely wounded in
the head and arrn at Amiens. Two
brothers, Lorne and Ernest, served in
the Canadian army in France and had
previously returned to Canada.
Pte. James Young is another 161st
Battalion man who has born returned to
Canada. In England he was transferred
to the lath 13a talon, and went to France
in February. 111x. In August he was
wounded at Ameins. A brother, Pte. Benj.
Young, of Krays street, is stall in active
service.
Pte. R. M. Bell mai a member of the
machine-gun section of the 161st Battalion
and in England was attached to the 7th
Machine Gun Corps. He was wounded
in the ankle at Passt•hendaele, but after a
short time was returned to duty. Just
after the last bar British offensive was
started he ass sent to the hospital for
further treatment and was ne"er returnecH
to France. A brother, Wirt! id. a member
of the same machine-gun corps, was killed
in the same battle •as that in which his
brother was wounded. Another brother,
Victor, a member of the R. C. R., was
taken prisoner on the S<cmme, and has
lust been returned to England after
spending t*o.years in Germany. He is at
present in Kang George's ix,spital, Lon-
don, and it is expected he wdl be returnee
to Canada shortly. -
Pte. W. Grindrod, who enlisted in the
Huron Battalion, was drafted to the SKth
Battalion in November. 14(16. At Vimy
Ridge he was severely wounded and after
his convalescence was given a position in
the quartermaster's department.
The Chrifitlan CtIAYdlan publishes
the following with reference to a
young man whose home was In Gude-
rich while his falter, now deceased,
was pastor of Victoria street Mctho-
dt,ut dwn•I1.
In Ile long IMIt of eaaualtles win-
tallied
owtalu.1 by the ('anadlln troops dnrhgt
theft 14011111nM of Hoarier' Wood and
e•ntrierwe into O'ambral, (MC of ('ani-
slaws alas& 1111 newt enitgrerl Yonne
Aare 110114' (41e Muprctw• sa,rriM-e un
gMPt/•rslwr 1011th In thlr'Iwrw,n of Limit.
De Leanne 7.11117,1-(1, sou of 1144•
late Rev., le. 1C, )1111. aril, president of
the Laisuten, ('allt4-r1.111,• ,it the time of
Liget B, De Lenlme Mfllyard.
his death. Ile graduated 41 arta from
Toronto Cnirerslti, with homers, In
t r spring of 11)15. I14' was highly
gUted us a madden. nod am it pianist
had few superiors. Shortly !after
graduating, he enlisted w•ilh the 71111
4'nieersity Company. made up largely
of students or graduates of various
('anudlan universlttew, and afterwards
attached to the I'rilwess Ihltrk'i
Ite'ginient. After a few mouths drill
Ing In Montreal, he went (ve•rea, s
early In 11)16. On arrival In England
he took a special names. In mllltir'
latwl 1111. nod 1 44(90• or him lice tar drill, andfor some mouths w• s retnls-
yon. 1 hope that strength will he 44I In F:1g1*IRI to give Inotrootinsis in
bayonet exercises. In 1114 (r4
gilg.ment in ''none be 05.1'4 severely
wounded, and ons invalided home last
winter. Ite(01rning again, he Joined
him mailman 'u Yrs INV li September.
Ht1ol It woe while Iwldlhg his rntapany
given ylrn to enp1('"'4Iafety Ihrongh this
hard and trying pia I, sl, *111.11 you
cent hate p•a(w and c fort In the
thought of what he proved himself to
be and how rnticll you (ontributed
toe; 'H rel the splendid 11•gaey. •'
As fast Hs tninMprrto eHn III` prnvIel-
141 the ('H1111111H11 troops who were lo-
cated In England est the signing of the
nrmisllce are (wing returned to t'un-
11110. (luring the pais) few days ;rite
ie number of toddlers hire orritnl in
G1sl•rich ; in fact, on yl hey and
'r114'4111s)• of this week almost every
train bronglit n few of i11ron're he'roc..
lock to their nen firesides. ThowP
why rrhlrlu4l fhlN week were lies. W.
11. lIe4:rnttcn, Jam, Yntnlg, A. Me -
Kenzie, 11'. (:. a;rin(1r1n1, ylnl•oln Mc-
Leod, H. M. Heil, It. Meln'ul HMI It.
FOW IPr.
Pte. Alex. McKenzie, of Port Albert,
who arrived home nn Monday last, was
one of the "originals" who left Valcat tier
with the first contingent. He wag a mem
her of the 1st Brigade, C. F. A.. but was
afterwards transferred to the 42 d High-
landers. He was in all the principal
engagements with the Canadians an In
August was wounded in the arm at
Amiens.
Pte. Malcolm Melees[ left Goderich
about twenty three years o4n and 191(1
found him a resident in Minnewna. hire
many another Britisher in a foreign land.
he wended his way back 10 kis native
In the taking of ('awbrat thatt%�lw was
killed. lie and Sergi Seifert, who
were (seriatim, etillale.,I at the imine•
time, alai spent wueh of the Hent year
In w•rvice together, after which they
were- separated till the last week In
September, when they wet again m1
the field of battle. to lie united ha
death. the one on the :74th atul t1w
other ou 011e• :1(114) of that mouth, a
rather remarkable culaa•Ieleuee. A
brother officer who wan wounded In
the same engagement, 111 wrItlag
home. mid as they went over the top
Lieut. alfllyard did so with it smile ou
his fact.. Such heroism and ready
sacrifice IM surely worthy of a crown
of glory. Whether It was right to sink
four 1.11I11111114 II div1111o1s to storm awl
take the city of l'awtral, which was
held by at least twin• the number of
enemy for14M, thoroughly entrenched,
Is a matter fur the future historian lir
determine. The dash, hrruisw and
(1/111111g.• of Canada's noble young wen
ill IRS engagement has never b04 -u
surpassed lir military warfare.. It
woes quite on a peer with Ttvluysuu'a
immortalized etarge of the light Bri-
gade. Lieut. Mfllyard Is survived by
four brothers. viz.. lire. J. E J. Mill -
yard, of the London l'onferena e; 1)r.
William Mlllyard, l'hh•ago; Malcolm
S. *ltlyard, aee•tllwtallt, Toronto, and
Ur. Willey Millyurd. recently of
Grimsby.
art[ n1FRS' MEMORIAL FUNU.
A MOIfBTa OORTRIr1t'TED.
Prt•riuua�lL_�rackoowledtud . $ 205 nil
'toy Rundles..,,,_ 0 7b (4)
Roy Lloyd ..,, .. lir 01)
E. G. Ceuta _ . . .... .... ..... 100
1'24100
W.1% MI Lean,
treasurer.
Try ){lacks( ''a for fresh maid seal
oysters.
PERFUMES 1N DAINTY ODORS. -Our
tock contains the most exquisite odors
in French and domestic makes. Odors
as sweet and dainty as the flowers
which they imitate. They are true floral
extracts blended by the wetrld's best
makers They may be hal in bulk and in
beautiful gift packages. N e have a
limited stock of Djerkisa and Soulkiss in
bulk. E. R. Wigle. druggist, Goderich.
Fresh homemade candy at 11. T.
Edwards'. Take Monne home with you.
ehr somas Signal for Overseas
We have a number of extra copies
of The l'hrtntmaa 81{p al left over. acrd
will beg I to Mail theta too 1+oldk•ra
oversiour l'thA VealiN_ eretowft1 hand na
the seldn•nsra within Etre next hew
days.
If quality (stouts, use Hlyck.totw's
delleions ler cream In bulk or bracts
for all oeerssionts, ['hone 24(1,
Elettricai Goods.
Robert Tait, electrician, has a com-
plete line of electrical supplies, tt which
he calls atttn'ion in his ad. on page :5 of
The Signal this week. Many of the
articles m his stock would make suitable
gifts for the holiday season. Mr. lent is
an expert at his business and can give
valuable information and ;ldvice to per-
sons purchasing electrical equipment.
there in at his place next the postoffiee
and have a talk with him if you are inter-
ested in electrical supplies.
Snilship* In'stel'M, Hlways fresh, at
Edwards'.Nhoue• _Mal_
BRUSHES. -There is nothing that makes
more appropriate gifts than brushes. Our
stock includes every kind of brush that
druggists tall: Hair, hat. hand. nail,
hath tooth. These may be had'In a
variety of styles and prices. E. R. Wigle,
druggist. Goderich.
GUNORY'S SALE Htt.ISTER.
•
T0.SDAS, Dec. 51 Mortgage sal of valuable
hotel roperty,kn. .n as the Brit eh F.xchanae
Hotel, in the town ,•t Goderich. Sale at 2 o'clock
in the allrrmeun.
DIED.
STIRI. ING. InGoderkhIl,,(enTherspay. flosan•I
her 19. Aleaandee Stirling, in WPM yr,
EW AOVER 1ISEMENT$-One. IOtto.
~•1Mosta .te Sale- L. E. Osney .
n lrhine (lands Wanted-- Scbslts Bledsoe
Co. Limited. Brant( •rd . 1
S ender,' Ferris-(haaniation of ReIOaISN
('ommruee 7
Co d of Thanks -C- R. Schulte 1
Cook Wanted -Mn. Boswell -Reid 1
Ford Car ow Sale• At John L try's, CrInq1
N"mmauon Meering --Township of Colborne 1
NK OFMONTREA
ESTABLISHED OVER 11( YEARS
Remittances to Soldiers
Remittances to soldiers in
England, Belgium, France
or Eaitem Countries may
be made through the Bank
• of Montreal either by cable,
if haste is essential; or by
Draft or Bank Money Order
if to be sent by letter post.
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A.W. Strickland, Manager, Goderich Branch.
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