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.10fertent Made With Local Company. Dominion, Sugar Co.
'Want Air:right Partition' in . Warehouse on Dock., Public -
Service at Cenotaph on Remembrance Day, Freight Sheds
On Water Front Undergoing Repisr" s. .
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all denomnations, on SundaY, NOVetne
bar 10th, and .that a Special service be
held at the War Memorial in Court-
house Park On Remembrance Day in
'honotir of OW soldiers and purSes
0-InPatlY Limited to pay off arrears who died overseae and those who
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, have posed on since their return
f taxes and to give a new 10 year , -
Mortgage to cover the balance of the rein the war. The Association also
'.,,,,.WiShes the schools to set an hour
'Principal andeintttrest.Past due, they eeisie on Friday, NoVember 8th, and
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recommend that 0000 ' payable, to have some speaker who will be
fr$500 per month from the date of able to explain the real meaning and
a
greenke* be accepted as payment significance of Remembrance Day to
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chool children, The letter was full of taxes on the factory to De- left in the, hands of the chairman of
,*cember 31St, -1.934; and that a by-law the Special Committee and HIS Wor-
nrOStpasSed to authorize the town to ship, the laver, with power to aet,
'take a mortgage on the plant for 10 The Dominion Sugar Company
sent word of approval of the storing
'ears at 5* per cent. payable $1,000
Of Salt. by the Goderich Salt Com -
Ver year with interest. in their warehouse at the liar-
' ' The report passed council, Coun- PanY,
t bour. They wish the town to take
senior flUeltins and Deputy -reeve Tur-
the matter up with the Salt Company
iier stating that they wished their
etes to- be regarded as in opposition
of having an air -tight partition eree-
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o the second clause which deals with ted between the two parts of the
Warehouse so that sugar stored in the
he reduction in taxes.
"This by-law willehave to he sub-
building will be kept moisture -free.
. sitted to the Minister of Public Wel-
The letter also specifies that unless a
r-• are in any event, said Mayor Mac-
man is kept near at hand while the
wan. "He must approve the by-law
doors of the warehouse -are open the
•,. ore:ee can go effect". • doors must be closed and locked
RinkRented-
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A', whenever there isence-nece'ssitye for..
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-' ,f. it Mr. John Chieholnin has been giv-
. ,-n a lease of the rink for the coming
••• .eason his tender of $500 being the
' 'higher of the Vise submitted. Robert
J. Doak was the other applicant.
sA number of communications were
received and read by the clerk. An
application from Mrs. Colin Patter -
on 10 build three tourist cabins-- at
er home on Gloucester Terrace was
eferred to the Fire Committee.
The Ben Telephone Company ask-
-ed permission to erect a pole on Har-
bour Road near Beach Street. The
request was granted the work to be
done-- under the supervision of the.
Public Works Committee and at the
VATCointnittee • of the Whole re -
;ported et the council meeting Pri.
danight,night, that, with regard tothe
ireposal ..from the Goderich Organ
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a
pleasure of the couneil.
The Canadian Corps. Association
sent a coMmunication requesting
that services be held in churches of
ehaving-themeopenes-The--chairman-of
the Water, Light and Harbour Com-
mission is to deal with the Matter
and to report bank -to, the council.
Sand 'invite Grant
The Musical Society letter milting
that the balance of the town grant
of $200 be paid over to the treasurer
was referred to the , Finance Com-
riiiire-e:-Tre- -RR
affairs for the year in a few weeks
and wants the money to pay a num-
ber of accounts. The communication
also informs the ,council that the
band has carried out thir contract
with that body in all particulars.
Regarding .the -bYeTaw of Huron
County Couneil which designates
Cambria Road as a County road, the
Department of -Public Highways
(Continued on Page 8)
Arrested On
Mtirde- Chatge
Toronto Gas Station Attendant
Accused of Young' Stenogra.
pher's Death ,
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SLAIN IN RAVINE
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Toronto, No. 6.—Horribly beaten
about the head and shoulders, the
body of Ruth Taylor, 20 -year-old ste-
nographer, was found yesterday in a
ravine near Gerrard Eitreet and Cox -
well avenue, victim of a criminal as-
-saults
.A Wane of murder was preferred
against Harry 'O'Donnell, 25, of Hol-
lywood Crescent, Wednesday, in con-
nection with the killing of Ruth Tay-
lor.
O'Donnell, a gas station attendant,
is married and police said this wife
is in hospital here with a newborn
child. -- s
BILLY GOAT KEPT
KIDDIES AT SCHOOL
There is, or rather was, an intellec-
tual billy -goat in Goderich town-
ship that believed in more than a
five and a half-hour school day for
children and so attempted to stop
the pupils of a public school from re-
._ turning_hamesfrora.. sehooleafterefsele
o'clock. The pupils were afraid o
the bewhiskered animal which pawed
the ground and kept its head at finch
a military angle- (for a goat), -and so
they returned to the school Waited;
about two, hourit for the beast to
take its departure.
The parents of the children natu-
rally became worried and when the
children finallSt did return home and
tola their story, the parents lost no
time in bringing County Constable
John rergusen on the scene, who im-
pounded the contrary animal.
NOVEL ENTERTAINMENT
BY YOUNG PEOPLE
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Quite a number of the young people of
Knox Church were present on Monday
night when the Wtminster Guild, the
tsoung people's Soot y of the thuich,
had their mmithly ooia1 evening. A
noyel entertainitent had been planned
Which was introduced as College Night
In whieh those present took part in
Aeronomy classes (the naming of Movie
liters by their pictures), geography (find -
Ing hidden Aiwa), phygrology (giving
the names of the Varioal parts of - the
-1404), zoology (giving names with the
, word cat in theiri). A tooth -pick and
smiler eing relay race was; on by .the•
The cadet was originally to have been
under the direction Of Miss Christite
MatsKenzie and lass Mary MacKay but
in the absence of the former her sister,
Itiss Betty Maeltereste, earried on in a
tomptterit manner. Miss Barbara Thom -
301, President 'of the Guild, brought the
=Wine to a close by expres.shig her ap-
preelatieti of the number that had turn-
ed out for 'the social, and thaelting those
laid had helped to Make the evening a
tweets..
1936 MARKERS ARE HERE
or. lainet IfatVicar, antotriebile
license- holier for this district
an-
nonnces that the new licenses for'19-
$6 have toriveil and that he is pro -
pared to issue them at one. The mark-
erit. batten Whitt letters on a MOW
lookoround. It is doubtful it there
Will be isrkir ottenalan Of the time tttix1tar
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REMEMBRANCE DAY
PUBLIC '1109DAY
AetteeMbrande /,:te;Y. let4itt
eSlatiorieleholidayeAhere le no oes
easiOni to WOO prOelamotions pres
claiming. it
as such.. ; XZba not
ye4. :been 34 generallY obgerVed a$ „
other hOlidaysas Seine 'places of .
InIS'alesS reinain open arid ethers
Thia , year Several merchants
haVe annetinted that their dOOM
VIA not bo opo for tinstaeSS neXt
Ii10`445Z(ltutt MOO' MaeZvan has
.84`PreVied the hope that all Other
imainOst Plates will ;Muds): cloSed
to give* ell "who Calt a OPPortun-
ity to attend the Serelee at, the
Cenetaph nxt Monday morning.
The TeiVia COuncillors jOin with
alwr Maetstan and request that
the day be observed as a public
heliday.
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'able three ball
nks wibe closed
on l'Vfonday and the wickets at the
Post Mize will be closed at 2p.m.
Box holders will be ableto get
tv, their mail after that time.
‘-`4*-s-ss,
School Club
Wants Music Taught
Caretaker 'Appointed for Victoria
St. School -,-.Medals To Be
Presented
BANK DEINDSITS
24)utri.e...s....ginkess;nis ipeiniLca
taker or Victoria School, over 30
other applicants at a meeting of the
A public service -will be held at the Cenotaph on. the Cee liare 'text
Monday ,sRemembranee Day) at 10.30 earl. in ahonor-of thestwred dead.
School Dance
A Happy Event
First -1h Ten Years---"G-ym"-Was
Gaily Decorated
STUDENTS IN COSTUME
- "I have no hesitation in saying that I
believe dances. and such sosial functions
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to *be a part of the Collegiate life and
that -they hold a place with the acad-
emic work," said Mr. Scott, addressing
,
.200 students at the audent dance held
In the gymnasium of the Collegiate on
Friday nig.ht. , The principal felt that
Earth Quake the school was one place where the stus
sh__. fp- - dents: should_ be. _able_ to_.come to _enjoy
_ ne__ :town _themselves without. having to go some
Buildings Trembled a n d Beds
Bumped About Rooms
While ehildren pulled down fences,
soaped windows and "swiped" gates,
old Mother Earth "pulled" the best
Hallowe'en prank of all. She waited
until everyone was quiet and ready to
take notice of her "stunt".. Then she
started. First the houses .gave a
slight jiggle, then the windows began -
to 6attle and finally she uttered a
sigh that seemed to lift houses up in
the air and then set t: -,hem down
again trembling and afraid. The
'quake occurred at about 1.05 Friday
morning and lasted for a minute Or
more. Many people awakened to find
-Nomination Day school board on Monday night. , The
salary was set at .$900 arid the Pro-
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F `di
perty Comtnittee was to have the new
yov caretaker take over ae soon as pos-
Goderich---Tovirnship-- -Appointed I Bible by outlining his duties inune-
diatelYS" Mr. Stokes Mrs the pbaition-
Offi,cers for Antliud Election formerly held by Mr. John Harrison
ACCOUNTS PASSED who passed away some weeks ago.
A communication from Victoria
Home and School Club expressed the
Ifolmesville, Nov. 4.—The Township regret of the members that the
council of Goderich Township met here
today. °
The County , Treasurer wrote re tax
sale of lands whieh appear to have since
been paid, the clerk was instructed to
get in touch with our eollestor and
County Treasurer and have the matter
settled. Letters from D, B. Harkness re
relief, and Sawyer Massey Co- re power
road maintainer, were read and fyled.
-A -representative of---tliessAdam *
-present with is cheque tor.•the grader,'-soasid. .the -schools was Carried -out because
the -board membees had been given to
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His. Lordship Considers Goa tract' a Healthy Place toVisit
Hon. Justice MeTtagOa.WelcOm041 by Bar On First Official Visit.
Action for Damages Settled Out of Court,
The Supreme Court Of Heron. County
opened at the Courthouse On Tuesday
afternoon before the Hon. Mr, Justiee
MeTegtie or Windsor, fe:ently aPpointed
Justice of the dupreme Court Of Onterio.
Judee letcTague was formerly aerator
Member of the law fism el MoTague and
Springstein.
At the opening of the court, Mr. L. E.
Dancey, president of the Enron Law As-
sociation, presented the following ad-
dress of welcome from the Association to
His Lordship:
TO the tionoiable
Mr. Justice Merague
my Lord :
It is a privilege for me, as President
of the Huron Law Association, to wel-
e you here today on this, your first
ofticial Visit to us, in the capacity of a
JUstle0 Pf the Supreme Court of Ontario..
We believe that you will tind the mem-
bers of our Association who aPpear be-
fore you, to be courteous and respectful,
and that they will find your Lordship to
be a learned and sympathetic adjudica-
ter. .
It is a matter of pride to us that our
Courts are administered witn dignity and
justice, but this happy state can only be
maintittned so long as the calibre of our
Judges rernains at the same high stan-
dard that now exists,
Our Judges must- not only -be -learned
In theslearshutsthey musrhs-Itintraild-
generous; they must have keen and ana-
ltyleal minds; they must be trained and
tested for their high position, and above
ail they must have the capacity for pro -
hinged mental labor without losing their
human understanding.
Without flattery, my Lord, we sincere-
ly believe that you will runply measure
up to this high standard. _
We hope that you --will -enjoy- your-
eositIon for many years to come and
that on many future crcasions we will
have the honor and pleasure of having
you preside at the sittings of the
Supreme Court in Huron Cotinty.
LOFTUS F DANCEY. President.
R. C. HAYS, Secretary
teaching of miisie .had been disConti-
nued -in the public schools and stat- In reply, Judge Merague said that he
ing that, the.Club was in favour of found It difficult to expregs his feelings
taking up the work again. The secre- swoiTa t froeng.ardHistoLothredshwiepleowrna.,es °off tthhee °Aso:
tary was instructed to reply to the
nion that the attributes that they had
letter and to send copies of the re -
prescribed to the bench made him feel
ply to Central Home and School Club
too deficient for his position. Ile hoped
and to the Women's Institute which
that in time the members of ;the Huron
would inform 'them that the discoh-
Bar would hear that he had' been -able
tinning of the teaching of music in ess attain to asmeasure the xequirementa
as given -in the address, He added. that -
place else for their amusement. 'He also o em, a o to se any g requ re he had spent some time here and had
urged thepupils to dame, for if they I understand that the clubs did not
for next season. . • known members of the Huron Bar. "I
didn't they were going to miss a lot of , want to give their assistance as. they was acquainteet with the late Mr. Jus -
tun, in hi's opinion.. The short address Friday, November 22, at 1 p.m. 'also'
BY -Law No. 0 setting ' Nomination for
tice ()arrow and know the great less
ehdadtihnethiensptarustc,tibount ttohatcoifatihneuYe,wiasnlici
that was suffered through his passing",
game as the result of a rousing cheer for
s appointing polling,. ate Deputy Re-
sneit4itialsat-tha„...concluisicm?"-at -P4.g.,_ tir-rdng., Offiters arid -'1411. clerks in easel. were willing to lend_thetressaid„, tXte teieweessleirdelnpseselti. , eleeity.e4e.nigae
dance. '' of au election. I Board would give the matter Nailer .
The affair 'Was held under the saispices ,Division No. 1, Orange Hall, Con. 4consideration.
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Of the School Athletic Association and ay..K. jssiss
onnsbon,•D. R. 0., Robert Mal- • Attendance reports for the two
was a gala event, being the first school Wain., clerk. No. 2, House of Howard schools showed that the total on the
danceto be held in le years. The Sturdy, H. Sturdy D. R. 0., W..J. Mc- roll for Victoria in October was 368
gymna'sium was dezorated with black
and orange streamers; symbolical of Hal-
lowe'en, and an orchestra pit was con-
Structed through the use of corn stalks,
Balloon dances and other novelty dances
were the order of the evening and tea-
chers and students alike entered into
the fun with the utmost enthusiasm.
A large majorhy of the students ap-
peared in costume, adding 'to the color
and gaiety of the funetions The win-
ners of the various prizes were: Best,
faney costume, Evelyn Munday, dressed
their beds behaving very strangely sin a _dainty little old-fashioned lady s
and their windows rattling in a most I costume, and Ross Pennington ge.rhed
disconcerting manner.
the Dominion Observatory offis
dais are at present trying to ascer-
tain the actual source of the tremors
which are believed to have originated
somewhere along the tine between
North Bay and Doucet, Quebec. The
wide area over which the "quake"
was felt was given as a substbeitiel
reasini for beleving the source must
lave -been -at -great- -depths- -in- which
case the tremors began in the North
Bay region. The epicentre of the
1925 earthquake was found to be
eroupd Murray Lakes _Quebec. •
The tremors were felt 'throughout
Eastern Canada and the United Stat-
es, and were reported as being quite
severe in the Maritime districts al-
though, little damage was done.
• This is the second Wee this dis-
trict had felt earth tremors within
the last ten years.
'Dishes rattled and in a few instan-
ces were shaken 'from their shelves;
pictures wobbled, as walls and build-
ings quivered from the shock.
ONLY ONE MARRIAGE
• RECORDED IN OCTOBER
The month of October is a poor ohe
for matrimony in Goderich according
to figures reported from the town
elerles office. Both this year and
last year the number of marriages
would indicate that there is not half
enough genuine love among the citi-
zens of this fair town, October, 1934
showing no marriages recorded, and
October 1935 with one marriage en s Mrs. J. E. Whitely reading the scripture
record.I les= and. lers. Gordon 431sete. keel-
'6- bliti'ffis" AT. hadrY -this year, tag in prayer.
only five being placed on record as The entertainment part of the Pro-
eompared with nine last October. grein was in charge of Mrs. J. A.
There were four deaths last month Stratton's group. Two telections by the
and 12 a year ago. This lest eompari- kitchen band were very muoh enjoyed.
Harold Defer Agave a reading on "Time."
son is the only •really eiecoureging Miss Leah Seriff talig two solos. in a de-
spot in the Whole recordlightful manner and Robert Bisset ren-
dered a well played violin Mrs.
PAINFUL ACCIDElo °Irvin 'Young gave e readtag while Mrs,
WORKING IN GARAGE veg. W. Tufford gaVe a harmonies, seiets
a skeleton: elimination dances, Roy
Turner and Katherine Tyndall, Murray
MacDonald and Miss Lane. _ The judges
were Miss Ackerman and Mr. Twamleys
'The evening ended with light lunch
'served in the asmfily hall by the exe-
cutive of the Athletic Association. Roy
Breckenridge's band supplied the music
for .the evening. '
COAL CARRIER DOCKED
- DURING -HEAVY FOG -
While the Superior was discharg-
ing 50,000 bushels of western wheat
at the. Gederich Elevator ors Saturday,
Morris Crawford, a trimmer' stepped
into a batch and had three ribs brok-
en.
The Superior took on a*partial car-.
go of salt and leared for Wallace -
burg on Sunday morning for package
freight for the head of the lakes.
On Monday night tbe coal -laden
Cakite nosed Ater way into port, stnids
ed to her dock through a dense fog
bv the fog siren and whistle of the
Western Canada ?lour Mills. She
was carrying coal for the Goderich
Salt Works.
ENJOYABLE PROGRAM AT -
LADIES" -AID MEETING
The monthly meeting of the r.. A. of
KrioX church was held in the thumb
lecture room on October 25th at three
o'clock with a good turnout of members.
In the absence of the president, the
rihafr was occupied by Mrs. 'It. J. P.
Walter, the vice president. The meeting
was opened with devotional exercises,
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tion. Anaddreee on. ttroanWving" by
Mr. David Miellwain, Newgate
SL Mrs. etheing McPhail was greatly apore.
sustained a painful accident on codia.ted. The program was greatly eejoy-
Xuesday meriting, while working in
his garage. Fallin from a ladder,' 'TOWN ISSUED 'WRIT
• lid /4511 on his AIM "and Caused a
double fracture of the 'wrist. He 'Wad on Thinss* 1at else Corporation of
taken to the loeal heispital Where it the 'Awn Of Goderich issued a writ
was, dressed. Ile tentained tilte# sigalifst the United tOtateS Fidelity CoMs
until Wednesday, returning to his Deny and .lainet It. nobertioh, to re.
heti* where 130 15 resting conlfettik.. over $0400, tbe Amount af thoi eillettO
-*Matte'at tbe town ban,
r.‘
Cabe,- elerk. No. 3, House of Geo. Hop-
son, Jas. Young D. R. 0., Thos.Hudie,
clerk. No. 4, House of W. H. Lobb, W.
1. Lobb D. R. 0., Lew. Anderson, clerk.
No. 5, Pouse*of H. McCartney D. R. 0.,
W. R. Lobb, clerk. No. 6, House of R.
Rowden, R. Riehardson D. R. 0., R.
nowden, clerk.' The followingaccounts
were paid: a C. Galbraith, sheep claim
$3.; Reeve, Clerk and Assessor, select-
ing jurors, $10.; W. H. Lobb, valuing
sheep, $1.80; Loan to the telephone sys-
tem, $150.; Supt. pay voucher No. 10,
3692.44.
• Council then adjourned to meet on
Friday, November 15th, at 1 p.m., to
finish business for the year.
R. 0. Thompson, Clerk.
COMMITTEE APPOINTED
TO SELECT OFFICERS
The W. M. S. of North street Unit-
ed church Iheld the November meet-
ing. on Monday afternoon at the
and at Central, 218. Penny Bank de-
posits for Central School in October I
amounted to $105.19 and $166.661
from Victoria School.
The treasurer reported that $96.75
was the cost of the annual Robert!
MaKay Memorial picnic, and that it,
will be paid out of the Memorial
Fund.
Victor Lauriston Coming
Victor Lauriston, well-known auth-
or will be here to present the Robert
Park Memorial medals at the com-
mance-ment exercises on November
15th. The medals are given to the
students obtaining the highest stand-
ing in each Bap].
A discussion took place regaeling
the teaching of Agriculture in the
local schools and the question was
laid over to be brought up at a later
date.
. Mrs. John Harrison and Goldie
Harrison will receive cheques for $50
MAY- RESIGN
Mire to eerne to Oaterlele largely on
a point of health. 'there Is always, a
reaing cr goo4wU hero and I. hope it
will help in, the tettlement of eoele of..
the eases at this sitting", ho torieluoled.
Crown Attoreey Otidley Vs Wino,
announced that ther,P 'Atm no crimin-
al vases on the decket. Judo Me-
Tague said that that condition was a
matter for Offering congratulations to
the County. 'This is the !Mirth county
that I have been' la. in the past month,
where there have been no criminal eates.
It aut111r6 welh for conditions, he said.
Mr. Thotnas Oundry, acting sheriff,
presented the .customary white gloves to
the Judge.
Of the 3 jury cases and the 4 non -
jury eases on the docket, two divorces
were granted by Mr. Justige MeTague.
and one for damages was settled out of
court.
Charles. John, Keller was granted a
decree nIsi from his wife, U119
without payment of costs. stoner, a.
Howick towntailp farm laborer, married
his wife on, February 23rd, 1924, at
Durham, and lived with her for siX
months when she left home, He and his
wife had lived together for short periods
off and on aline then until the last time
In May, 1034. .They have two children.
On the stand. Keller admitted know-
ing of no slrongful actions on the part
of his wife- Mr.. McIntosh of the.firtn.
Sims, for the plaintiff, read from an
,examination of evidence given by Sara.
'Keller, who afterwards took the -stand
and swore' to the truth of the state.ment.
Oorden Stanley Mullins was named as
co-respondent..
His Lordship. asserted that themar-
riage seemed to be one of convenien7a or
Ineeriecinence sansisthae..lie didnesimme
Just how to describe it,
Charles Brosvn vs. Wm. Robinson and
E. E. Epps was settled out of court It
was for damages for injuries received by
Mr, Brown of 'Clinton in a ear accident
on September 12t1 -i, 1934, when Harvey
.Robinson, the defendant's son- was killed
and Brown allegedly received serious in-
jury. It was settled by Robinson paying .
$11Qa and Epps paying $200. The origi-
nal claim was for $8,305.
Mrs. Jeanette MacDonald, practical
nurse now living in Blyth,. suing ,for- a ,
divorce from her husband. James C. ,
MacDonald, was granted a decree -nisi.
'with costs. The couple were married In
491-0 and- lived -together-- near -
Brussels for a number 'of 'years. For -the --
past nine years, Mrs. MacDonald has
been receiving no support from her hus-
band.
Margaret Brown, young domestic? in
(Qesstinuerl _en. anige., A)
Reports from Quebec indicate spat
s s
rielt s street. In spite of the inelem-
„ >kat ALA Se0/49Sitg, St. zi and $35 respectively as _rernujrrittun_
fisf,;w6fk 'the' time of Mr. Harr _Premier- L. -,A, Tosehereau may -resign i
favor of a federal appointment. Above
son s illness and passing. is a new photo of the Quebec premier.
ency of the Weather there was a
It is rumored he will be succeeded* by
large attendance of members. Alter
a &Wort, businens session, _Mrs. Wm,
Straehan toOk the chair for the de-
votional program. Mrs. W. J. Mair,
presided at the piano; Mrs. P. W,
Currie read the Scripturelesson; Mrs.
Colborne offered prayer; Mrs. Mal-
colm McKay gave a talk on Blue
Book'; there was a pretty vocal solo
by Mrs., .Mair with Mrs. W. P. Lane
as accompanist, and the study book
on India wit staken by Mrs. Strachan.
A nominating committee consist-
ing of the president, Mrs.. Lane; the
secretary, Mrs. A. Matheson;• and
Mesdames Jas. Hamilton, J. W.
Moore and R. J. Howard, was ap-
pointed to select officers for 1936.
At the close of the programme, 'a
pleasant social hour was spent over
the tea cups.
NO GROUND FOR ,CHARGE
AGAINST MRS. F. GOODRICH
A .dispatch from Detroit in a To-
rdrito newspaper states that Mrs.
Florence Goodrich was released by
Judge, Henry Sweeney in a Detroit
Court on MoliditY 'alter Weiffyl heir WI
an accessory after the act in the
murder of 11 year-old Lillian Galls -
her for which her husband, Merton
.00d 1rieh is now serving a life san-
tek ce. tiwill' be remembered that
some litt „exiitement was stirred
up in Goderich last winter, when it
WAA thought that the 'Goodrich fugi-
tives from justice at that time had
paid through Goderich on their
way' t° the north. The description
of the pair, as given from police
headquarters tallied with that of a
--local .barber,who had shaved the Mtn'
thought to have been Goodrich and A
second-hand dealer from whom the
suspettedman had attempted to bilY
A 1140t.
The court explained that there was
to bags iti' Michigan law Lo; the
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TRANSFERRED TO
BRANTFORD
Mr. S. D. Croft, for the past 10
years employed by the C. N. R. in
Goderich, has been appointed to suc-
ceed Mr. D. M. Johnston as ticket
agent at Brantford. Mr. Croft, who
has been with the C.N.R. for the past
25 years, will take over his new
duties immediately. Before coming
to Goderich, he was statiohed at Dur-
ham. His successor in Goderich has
not yet been appointed.
Mr. Johnston, retiring agent at
Brantford and who has been in the
employ of the company for M years
was folenerly agent in Goderich, and
it has leser, learned that he plans to
make his home here once more.
MENESETUNG CANOE CLUB
ELECTED OFFICERS
Mr. Howard MeN'ee was elected
president of Menesetung Canoe Club
fee. the 1935-1936 season at a meet-
.=thse_chettretenie on Tuday
night. Mr. Horace esrittring;
presideet, presided. Other officers
elected were; Mr. Herb. Jane, vice-
president; Mr. Nelson Hill, secretary;
Mr. II. Lauder, treasurer; Mr.
'Pete Bisset, commodore; Mr. William
Tebbutt, vice-president; Messrs. H. J.
Fisher and J. Baker, executive com-
mittee; Rev. D. I. Lane, chaplain;
Meesrs D. D. Mooney and 0. Ginn,
auditors.
CHARGED WITH THEFT
Toronto. city police on Wednesday.
arrested Jack Sheets alleged, to have
stolen a car belonging to Mi. Henry
,Clentent, Goderich township farmer.
The car was a light coupe and was
;stolen in •Goderich township on Tuts,
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Hoirr-E: PreffeblelleterTif-Triiireire--
MANY MORE FINES
IN OCTOBER OF 1935
The County of Huron will find it-
self much richer in Magistrate's
Courtroom fines in October of this!
year than it did in the same month
last year according to figures given
out from the court records. In Octo-
ber, 1935, $279. was collected in fines,
$243of which goes to the county.
The rest is divided up between muni-
cipalities and the province. In Octo-
ber of 1934 only $77 was collected in
fines and of this sum the County 're-
ceived $17. In October, 1935, there
were 41 cases as compared with 21
cases ht. the same moth last year.
GODERICH BOY
REWARDED FOR BRAVERY
Lyall Crawferdfioderieh young man
has rerelved recogn,tion for his rourtge
and P 1c 11 by being presented with a Car-
negie life -caving tokengiven to him for
ffrg thes life of Thromim-W: Eiffrnam
lo al man. on June 23:d, 1934 Hoff-
man fell fronl, the pier at the harbfr: In-
to about eight feet of water and drifted
some 30 feet from the pier. Lyall dived
In and brought him to where a rope
could be throirn' to him and the two
were pulled to safety. Hoffman wsuid
have doubtless drowned but for the im-
mediate action of his rescuer,
Mr. Crawford is a student of Huron
College theological class and b at pres-
ent in charge of the Anglican church at
Chelsea Green. Ile is the son of Mr.
•Thomas- Crawford,' 'Wellesley Street.
sbiter, Miss. Catherine Cray/ford, „is
studying nursing fa 'Montreal.
Car Taken
Windows Broken
Some, Hallowe'en Pranks Were
Carried Beyond ,Reasonable
Limits
DAMAGE NOT SERIOUS
Hallowe'en night was celebrated in
Goderich with little serious damage
done on the whole, but Of course,
there were exceptions and some dam-
age of a rather serious nature was
done through tholightlessness or juet
plain meanness.,
Mr. T. T. Murphy had his car tali:*
en from the side of hia home at the
corner of Colborne and St. Patrick
streets, and left near the Goderich
Manufacturing Cd's plent where it
was found the next morning undam-
aged, after an all-night search had
_ken carded A bread_wagon
owned by Mr. Fred Crich was taken
and the owner had to make his morn-
ing deliveries by car on Monday.
ne-of---tho-most4nexcusable-acta—
WW1 committed at the home of Mr.
Frank 'Donnelly eihere apples were -
being handed out to the youngsters
who happened to go to the door. One
of the young boys who received an
apple threw it back through a large
section of glass in the door. At
another home, five large windows
were broken out by celebrants carry-
ing their fon much too far, and at a
chicken ranch on the Bayfield Road
a number of windows were broken,
entailing some expense for their re-
placement.
LOCAL WATER
RETAINS HIGH RATING
Fourteen children have been immu-
nized as a precautionary measure
against scarlet fever, the children
having come in contact with a child
who has contracted the disease. The
' case was reported by the Medieal Of-
ficer of Ilealth at a meeting of the
.Board of Health held on Monday'
might. The ease reported aimears to
have been b TugSt in from an outside
source and the house has been pla-
' earded.
Goderich water again received an
"A" grading at the Provincial De-
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Prime Metter, rtt firm. Manley
ItildWale and 36 membere of the Iliettsti
Muse of ttoromons„ were returned by
qtre 144(4411,40tklAsegtssgalPs
• -01 1.67sei '
partment.
FLAMES FROM FURNACE
• BURN ARMS AND FACE
Bruce Orr, student at the local col-
leriate suffered painful burns, to his '
'arnli and head on Tuesday,
when flistileS shot Item the furnace
tit his home after he had thrown oil
on what he thought dead embers 111
the fire -pot. The hot coals beneath
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