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The Brussels Post, 1926-8-4, Page 5to !ly Dr. J. W. Shaw's Birthday Marked by Friends Last week the Clinton News -Re- cord glade the following referent... a to a former welPknown Ilrussele OM Iloy A number of the many 11 ends of Dr. J W Shaw took the oppor tunity on Friday 1y ere ning last, it be- ing his birthday, to present hem with ' an address and a very handsome birthday cake at the box ser 1l held • under the ausi xn of the "Teepee] Board at Hayden n 13artcn, the hom':, of 111r. and Mrs. Eph. Snell, The cake, which was surmounted by eighty-two lighted ranine:;, was presented by Dr. William Gunn, af- ter having rears the followiu'; cher- acteristic address: -"Mr, Chairman, Ladies and Gen- himen: —It I consulted my limita- tions as a speech -milker my r r n1 rl,s would be Whet, perhaps something• like the following; 'Dr. Shaw, your cake and eighty-two candles. Dig in,' But such brevity might seem dliscourteouo to the occasion. I feel pleased and honored by the, privilege of presenting this cake to my rever- ed friend, the well-known and re- spected octotenerian physician. 1 congratulate the one who conceived. the idea of a birthday relebra'ion for Dr, Shaw, and everyone who helped to bring the function to a successful issue. It is fitting' that this event should take place on the beautiful Snell farm, a place so intimately as- sociated for many years with every- thing that denoted progress in a farm ing e,mtnunity. "It is perhaps but right and pro- per that Dr. Shaw should know why eighty-two candles stand on this cake instead of sixty-two, which is his correct age. It comes from an old Chinese custom and is intended as a token of respect, The great Lf Hung Chang visited Canada about thirty years ago. When he was introduced to ladies and gentlemen of any age his salutation was 'How old are you?' or 'You are very old: The expres- sion has a comprehensive meaning in the Chinese language. In a word it means: 'You have the grace, the charm, the knowledge and under- standing that belongs to a long line of worthy ancestry and you have drunk deeply' of the wisdom of the sages.' In Canada we say when in- troduced;'I am pleased to meet you," which means, 'Your 'acquaintance is worth cultivating and I am at your service.' In the Unites States 'I am pleased to meet you' means: 'You might be worth a hundred dollars to me; I'll see you later." Anyhow, it IS absurd to try to ex- press Dr. Shaw in terms of eighty- two candle power. Eighty-two horse power would be more in keeping with what he has accomplished. A short time ago some good medi- cal friends and grateful students pre- sented ine with a fine tablet, to grace my memory, and it now occupies an honored place in the hall of Clinton's beautiful new hospital. It was Dr. Shaw who gave the presentation ad- dress. For the Material of this ad- dress 111e Doctor delved into my fanr- ily history, and my history from childhood days. He said his inten- tions were to turn the searchlight •on possible high spots very dimly, and it is but fair that I play the game with Dr. Shaw in this •respect. Dr. Shaw was born an wore out several pairs' of shoes in the town- ship of Hullctt, and he came of good Highland ancestry. Remotely the clan Shaw was closely connected with the Viking's and the rough Sea Kings who 1'Oided the north shores of &tr- ope. The clans who put the English to sleep at Bannockburn cane of the , same stock, Besides learning his lessons Jack Shaw took an active part and was often at winner in all the manly sports, such as running, jumping, waiting, football, lacrosse, etc. At an early age, too, Jack joined a Band of Hope, the pledge being to abstain from liquor, tobacco, swear- ing and 'lies. Of all those who juin d this lodge it is said that Dr. Shaw was the only one who kept the pledge: to old age. Jack Shaw very rarely played truant or smoked mullcn leaves, and if he sparked the girls at all it was very sparingly. The Doctor taught school for a dew years and therro arc hundreds in the professions -and in every walk of life who can testify to what his ex- ample did for them. If a few of his pupils found their way to jail, that was but natural and what was to be expected. Although tho Doctor kept his end up at games and sports, he graduated in medicine among the best students. Dr. Shaw was .sm'ely born under a lucky star, or perhaps under a •for- tuitous juxtaposition of stars, for honors have 'come to him without seeking or effort. One day one secs 1)r. Shaw a • Member of the Clinton l4laeonie Lodge and the -next day he is'Chosen to be. -the District Grand Master, Ono day he is asked to be DR. J. W. SHAW the district health officer and afit•r a while we observe him as the pre- siding' officer of the Provincial Board of Health, One day he is one mem- ber among a thousand belonging tc the Alumni of our great Toronto University and the next, we observe hien as president of that distinguish- ed body, and now we see him pre- sented wvitll cake and candles enaugh to keep him :for a year. e As a boy Dr. Shaw was always ready to bet ton cents that his roos- ter could lick any rooster ih. the neighborhood and, metamorphicacily speaking, he has been betting on his rooster all his life. The Doctor is always ready and willing to back up any 00)10810 that is in the best inter- ests of Clinton with his 111110, his on - orgy and his money—and his roos- ter generally wins. Besides attend- ing to a large practise and keeping up with the latest in medicine Dr. Shaw has found time to do more for local improvement than any other citizen. He has held the highest of- fice in the gift of the citiznes of, Clinton, that of mayor. This office he filled with dignity and efficiency. And, such is the confidence in Dr. Shaw's integrity that, although he bought a new car after his terns as mayor had expired, there was never a whisper o1• suspicion of graft. The Doctor's record is a creditable: one, its everyone knows, but he owes much of his success to an efficient Iife- partner. Three cheers and a tiger are. due to the brave wife who has lived with the octogenarian rascal so long. We all wish Dr. Shaw many hap- py returns on his birthday and I prophesy that oris scene will be en- acted again on his one hundredth birthday, when the cake will be sur- mounted by a thousand candles." • That Dr. Shawwas ahnost•render- ecl speechless by the foregoing will not be wondered at, but pulling him- self together by a truly heroic effort he was able to reply fittingly and also characteristically. The cake, which the genial Doctor, on listening to the address, feared might be a hoax, was a thoroughly genuine, honest -to -good- ness cake 'of excellent quality. MACHINE TURNS TURTLE TWO HURT Roy Mann, Jamestown, Meets With Accident Near Mitchell—Girl Has Hip Broken When the light touring oar fn which they were riding overturn- ed at the corner of the 10th Oon- cesion and the Logan Road, abmut six miles North of Mitchell, early Thurs. day night, two people were vaulter seriously injured and twn others es- caped with only slight bruises, while the car was more or lees badly datums - ed. The injured persons, Miss D. Ooxen, of hloukton, and Roy itiana, of Jamestown, (Vere immediately re. moved to Stratford General Hnapit'tl, where le was fnund that the form r was suffering I'rotn a broken right thigh and injuries to the back, whi e the latter wile also injured in the bank and itis feared possible intern. al injuries: '1!iwv where attended by Dr, Hall of tetishell. Just how the accident oceui'red is undetermined, althn„ah i1: is thought that the ear got tint of Centre] through the steering gear beenming blocked, The car turned completely over sed landed upside down across the ditch in front of the farm of M, Regan. The ttvo uninjured persons immediately extricated themselves andsungmoued aid. Dr. Hall rushed to the scene about 8.80 p. rn. Miss Coxon was taken to Stratford Hos- pital in a Mitchell ambulance, and Mr, Mann was later taken there in a oar, 13001 are at present suffering eon• siderably from shook and will prob. ably be confined to hospital for some time, 'After only tt few noun' illness, 1111- na Mae Francis, wife of Archibald M, Hocking, cried at, her home in Fuller. too Township. On Friday afternoon, Mee. Hocking complained of a pain in her head and despite all that 110111d be done foe Iter, death mama ate a, m., nil Saturday. 1N`re, Hnekieg wee 'born and lived all her life in Fullartnn, where sire Was highly eespeoted, I3e• sides her husband, she is susvlved ,by three Tittle. children. THE BRUSSELS The Post Letter Box 4t1%)»', BuS2rssg14s 131vosso1s, Otlt. 1)IRA» 34111 -- Your lrlends and neighbors, at 0eanbronk, 101(0 %Vere 1'5Npn1101111e for tho suceesefttl re -11(11(10, recently held, have uc doubt received tunny en1134i,itlilatione they desttvehies- eings, fur the writer r e shies that the Hippy ncorteinn prompted members rs of the faintly, who hod lived on the 8111, Go visit friends of their yenee days and hauots, which were becoming vis- ionary. P110 elfeet of those reniiiios is indeed a blessing. Though scenes have eltaoged in the 44 years of ab. dance, the heat is of the Old friends re- mained warm and loyal, Mrs, Forb- es (nes Elizabeth Daniel,) Joe Dailies, William Daniel and wife and .1. L. 1)'tnlel 10..1'13 pejo venal ed by being per. 1111(led through the generous hospital- ity of Mrs. Sharp, to have dinner in the very home or theft' chilrlhond, and 111e carve of half -a -century were for a time forgotten and life seemed young, Truly, the re -union wets a 11111 , Mors 1Mg a condition of happy metnnt fes, for, ''Oft es on my noc011, I Ile, !n vsoana or In pensive mond,. Thav Moth upon tho Inward ave, Which la the bliss of solitude," Should apace in your paper permit the printing of this letter. it may, in emit)1 measure 0(11)053' to the friends mid officiate in the community, the .tppreeiation of their hospitality. Yours sinceedly, J. L. DANIEL, Gift, July 28101, 1928. BLYTI`1 Monday was Blyth's Civic holiday, The framework of Wm. Mils' new r'eeirlence. Queen street, is progressing nicely, The structure. when Complet- ed will be of bungalow atyle and mod- ern in every particular, Lorne Scrimgeour has the contract for the erection of the new Presbyter- ian Church, at Blnevale. The etrunt- ure when completed will cngt in the neighhorhorcl of $15,000. 0. F. Lockwood has disposed of his barber shop and building to Stanley Sidthorpe, who has been in hisernploy for the past number of months. Poss- ession will be given on the 10th of October. Horses and Drivers Upset at Seaforth Plenty of Excitement, But No Injur- ies Result; Fair Crowd Attends Seaforth, July 20111.—The attend- ance at the races held yesterday aft- ernoon, at the grounds of the Sea - forth 'Turf Association under the auspices of the Hamilton Driving and Athletic Association was not its large as had been anticipated owing to the threatening weather, rain, which is usually the accompaniment of the Seaforth races, having fallen heavily in the surrounding district. The racing, however, was the best seen here, with the track in the finest nondition, in fact, eo dusty that sprinklers were used between heats, The 2 ; 80 class was reduced by ill- ness of the horses to a three -horse contest, but proved to be a thriller with the dine faster than the 222 class, Unfortunately. in the last heat of the 2 80, the harness broke nu Ramona Grattan, causing him to swerve, upsetting Captain Grattan and Peter Brine, Fortunately, neith- er drivers nor horses were hurt and they decided to split the second and third money. Twn bad breaks caused Sid Hal to lose his race. The 2,22 pace furnish- ed pltn'.y of excitement, the horses finishing heads apart. Al. Proctor, representing 015 Canada National As- sociation, was in the judges' stand and congratulated the Seaforth Assn - elation on the manner in which the meet was conducted. 214 trot of pace— ,lack Abbbe ; Dr. Haslet), Milton (Heslop) 1 1 1 Hal 'Onkel ; L E. b1cEwen, Wes- ton (Farrell) 4 2 2 Sid Hall ; Dr, Whitely, Gode- ich (Mullin) 2 0 8 June Custer ; W. Briggs, Toron- to (C1naptuau), ' 5 4 5 Elsie Granton; G. S. Litt, Mit- ehell (Litt) 6 3 4 The Girl '"A. J. Francis, Owen Sound (Fairbanks) 3 5 0 Time 2 131, 2 18;,2 15 2 22 trot or pace— Allan Granton ; W. Oudwore, Seaforth (Le''isson) 1 1 2 1 Oliver Pete ; Kerslake and "Guy, Senfoeth (Charles- worth) 2 2 1 2 13111'0 Davis ; Ed. Fawn', Mit- cbell (Fisher) 3 5 4 3 Mary and Gratton ; G. 5, Litt, 141itehell (Litt) 6 4 8 4 Marion Harvester' ; W. 11. Du - mart, Kitchener (0harp- man).,.... 7 8 5 5 Princess Audrey ; le, Scott. Toronto (Seett) 4 6 7 dr Watson Baron ; G. McNeil, • Blyth (McNeil) 8 7 8(11' Pearl D. ; 4V. Burns, Palmer- ston (NVelshl dis Best time 2.103 2,80 trot or pace— T,aamonaGrattan • Do. Whiteley, Goderich (Wallin) 1. 1 Captain Grattan ; W. Oudmore, Seaforth (11088011) 8 2 Peter Brim) ,• Craig and Charles. worth, Paisley (Charles. 000,,1.11) 2 3 Time 215,1, 2.181, 2.80. Starter—Walter Burnside ; judges, J. F. Daly, George Muldoon, I+ranit Taylor ; timers, Wm. Amen), James Dick, '(0n,, M:artyn ; clerk of course, A. 0, Sutherland, At Saskatoon, Seek., on Jniy 20th, by Rev, W. G. Kitchen, pastor of the Disciple Church, Sarah • MoOloy, daughter of the late David and Mee, McOloy, of Milbank, was married to David P. Clapp, 13. A„ har'ister, of The Pas, Manitoba, Their horse will be at The Pas, Mrs. Gial)p Who has just tetbeet NOM the public 001001 0ST Kim,,. B r le1 r Th OF ALL rs ay, Fri ay a WI')DNESiDAY, AUGUST 4, 192IL rr ?se d Satu. day They Must Move Regardless of Fir.'rimer Prices eritz,„,d I ? any Less Than Half Printed Silk Frocks $10 Here are shown the Prettiest- Printed Silks in small Allover designs and Cluster Patterns with long and short sleeves, graceful ;ileatings and soft fulnesses. Gay colorings including black and white, regularly priced to $25 00. To clear at $10.00 Wash Frocks Less than Half $5.00 Won)r'11'S anel Misses' sizes of English lir' a 1( 1 the and fast color Pimieo F;il:ries 'tt t,eal cluster stripes a'nd plain effects. Regular priced to $1 2 i 5. To clear at $5.00 Voile Frocks 6.49 This group contains the season's best styles for both youthful and matronly figures. Pretty Voiles in printed and beaded effects that: make such cool and charming Dresses for all Summer oc- casions. Regularly priced to $15.00. To clear at $6.49 Sport Frocks Reduced to $7.50 Plain Fugi, English Silk Broadcloths and Spinolis are the fabrics featured in these sport togs. Specially designed for the smartly dressed girl and regularly priced to $16.75. To clear at $7.50 Cre;•'e Skirts Half Price $1.88 Pleated stylegs of fine Wool Crepes in Cream and Sand shades that make such splendid Outing attire. For Tennis, Bowling, Camping, etc., regularly priced $3.75 and 54.50. To clear at $1.88 Swiss Printed Silk Crepes $239 Take advantage of this Big Reduction on these Imported' Silk Crepes. They make such stunning dresses and the quality is simply wonderful. Colors in- clude Channel Red, Metallic Gray, Kobe, Buckskin, Florida Gold, Navy, Sand, Black and White. Regularly priced at $8.85 and $4.50. To clear per yd. $2.89 14 Only S . warner Dresses To clear $1.00 each Voiles, Broadcloths, Basket Weaves and and Beaded materials. To clear 1.00 50 Blouses at Same Price $1.00 each Plenty of Warm Weather to come yet. Make the .most of these Lowered Prices It Pays to Shop Here. ROS. ene staff, of Toronto. met her future bus - beim to nue of the Luther public schools, in 1885, when nth', Clapp was the public school inspector of North Wellington. HURON CO. BRIEFS Fire broke out in Mr. River's black- smith shop, at Seaforth, but the fire- men were promptly on hand and the flames were quickly extinguished without much damage being done, bliss Violet Parker, who has been the very successful teacher, at S. S, No. 10, East Wawanosh, has accepted a sohnol, near Dunnville, at a greatly increased salat'y. The farmers of blookton neighbor- hood are getting a number of carr loads of oats shipped in and W. J. I elrnan's chopping mill is kept as busy as any time in the year. Farm- ersails feeding more chop to cows and are keeping more hogs. One of the prettiest weddings of the season was solemnized on July 28th, at the home of 0. W, and bb's. Potter, Clinton, when their youngest daugh- ter, Lillian Mildred, was united in marriage to Louis Willie's) Donnell, of Renfrew, son of 2,1. A. and Mrs. Dippell, of Walkerton, 3. S, NichNaon, near Auburn, mnv- the house which he purchased recent- ly from Chitties Neville, to hie farts, last week. Mr, Riley, of Lcndest oto, was Lhe contractor. It was a heavy building, the outside wall being filled with brick, With two steam engines anti a tractor, the trip from the vil- lage to Mr. Nicholson's faun wee Made in 45 miiutee. The Blyth boys' softball team islet defeat at the hands of the Londesboro boys' team, Thmeelay night, by a score of 10 to 5, The game was play- ed on the school geonnds, at Sea - forth, on account of each teem hav- ing won a game in the respective home towns, 'lois puts Lnndosboro in the lead for the play-off of each diets ict, at Goderlch, Frank Payer's field of Essex Orystol .Dwarf sweet clover is atti'aeting rt. good deal of attention, judging by the number wbo visit the farm, near 1Lx• ..ter, 0n w1)101) it is growing, 1t is the first, field of 110 kind grown III 00n - ado, A Sepreeerltative of the Ag. rfoultetal I)oparttuent, 'Pronto, chime the erne to be a valaable one. Several have loft orders for seed, ING AIVI 11 Rev. Fr. Pineonneault, chaplain at Hotel Dieu, Windsor, and former par- kin priest of Clinton and Blyth, cel- ebrated hie Silver jubilee, on July 18th and 14th, John Kale. a former resident of Seaforth, died on Monday, July 20th, in Detroit, aged 70 year's. Mr. Kale, until 17 years ago, had a blacksmith business in his shop opposite Ole Dick House, having learned his trade there. His wife died 35 years ago, One eon, Georgardson bath of Detr, anti one oit, sulsurvive. The death of Thomas Shobbrook, of the 18th Concession of Hnllett, re- moves one of the pioneers of this eo nmuuity, Mr. Shobbrook mune with his parents from England to this part of the country when a lad about 14 or 15 year's of age. The family set- tled on a farm a short distance from Londesboro, and Mr, Shobbrook him- self spent his life in the district. He saw the country developed and was always one of the enterprising farm- ers. N. Oluff and sons, of Seaforth, have the contract of siding Roxboro School with asphalt shingles. William Kyle, eldest eon of Thos. ' Kyle, near Kipper, received severe cuts on the arm, and 0. Way, a com- pauion, with whom he was driv- ing, revived cuts on the leg, when the cat' fn which they were driving turn- ed turtle on the Znrich road, three miles out of Hensell. The injured men were brought to Hensel!, where they received medical attention, Sev- eral stitches were necessary to close the cats In both cases, The death occurred at the Home of her sou, Thos. Rivett, Dungannon, on Tuesday, July 200, of Ellen Culbert, beloved wife of the late Wm. Rivett, Deceased, who was born near Belfast, Ireland, in the year 1547, was the sec- ond eldest of a family of nine child- ren, four girls and five boys, of the late Mt'. and Mrs, Culbert, both of whom lived to be over 90 years of age. She is survived by her two children, Thos. Rivett and Mrs, Jas. Steels. There passed away at his residence, at Londesboro, John Woodman, son of Sam. Woodman.. The deceased was in his 5401 year and was welt known in the village and and vicinity, having been a mail carrier for over 25 1 years, Surviving are his father, one brother, James, of Chatham ; two Rioters, Mrs. Howard Riddell, in the West, and Rachel, on the hometead. The Township of Hay high School Entrance scholarships for 1026 have been won as follows : The first schol- arship of $27,50 was won by Lorne Chapman (aged 12), of S. S. No, 10, Hay, with 000 marks. The second I scholarship of $16,60 goes to Mildred John (aged 13), of S. S. No. 14, Hay,. i —590 Marks. The third scholarship of $11 was captured by Gordon Troy- er (aged 12), of S. 5, No. 14, Hay -575 marks. The establishment of these scholarships has caused a healthy per- eoia) rivalry among the pupils arid teaohers of the township, The comp- etition is open to all to nil pupils resid- ing in liay. tiamsnmernikomettogroaigararanttluktomaramwmmattematteamormormewassnarteammortusnmfitammezrtantia, Re1,,'," a ��� °it ii "1. in' :ti, or r: . 1. { or for emergency A Zi21PARO�AD -` ' ' h I „j •, '^+^ 101101 Ili � { NI NI A BUSINESS INVESI'MCNt T Capital sett M WHAT is your life's ambition? Whatever it is be sure of this that ready money in the form of a savings account in The Bank of Nova Scotia will snake it 'more quickly and more surely realizable. Open your account to -day and make regular deposits. Interest is adders half -yearly. Ft�` t tf � �; ,f y. CHU.DRE,Nr RDUCATZON (t - A HOME' OP YOUR OWN 10,000,000 Reserve 4, io,5oo,000 Total WWI Gas $ 230 oao Doo ESTABLISHED 1060