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0100.11110001000,
Wednesday, August 29th, 1945
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IT'S COSY AT THE COZY
2 SHOWS NIGHTLY 7:30 AND 9:30
MON TWO SMASH HITS TU •
DOG STAR
RIN TIN TIN JR
IN
"LAW OF THE WOLF"
A delightful story of a dogs
unfailing loyalty and love
for a boy.
EAST SIDE KIDS
1N
`DOCKS OF NEWYORK'
FIRST SHOWING IN
THIS 'DISTRICT
F L ANOTHER BIG DOUBLE HEADER F; ° ° •
"GILDERSLEEVE
ON BROADWAY"
adios Fattest Funster
BIGER
on the screen
"Crash" Corrigan
"Dusty" King
"Alibi" Terhune
When this trio hits the trail
there's trouble brewing.
in
"Texas Trouble Shooters"
COMING SOON : — Gale Storm in "FOREVER YOURS"
FIRST ONTARIO SHOWING
BINGO & DANCE
Ethel Township Hall
Friday, Sept. 14
Ken Wilbee's t)rchestra
Admission—Dance 25c
Bingo' 20 games for
Servicemen Free
Lunch Booth
Special Bingo Prizes
Valued at $5 each
Proceeds for Servicemen
Sponsored by
Ethel War Workers Unit
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, PEOPLE WE KNOW
a • r t
Mrs. T. O. McCall is visiting in,
.•oronto this week.
25c • • •.
I Mr. and Mrs. J. Winter of Muria -
ten were Sunday visitors with Miss
M, McKelvey.
REGENT THEATRE
Seaford', Ont.
Now Playing—
Thurs. Fri. Sat. Aug. 30, 31
Sept. 1.
Ray MIlland Barbara Britton
IN
Till We .Meet Again
A highly :Dramatic film.
Mon., Tues., Wed. Sept. 3, 4, 5
Salome
Where She Danced
with
Yvonne .De Carlo in Technicolor
A production that appeals
to everyone.
Next Thurs., Fri,, Sat., Sept 6, 7, 8
The Merry Monahans
with
Donald O'Connor Peggy Ryan
Jack Oakie • Ann Blyth
A pica, e withsanwealth ned for of :music.ular•
popular-
ity,
COMING
Something for the Boys
In Technicolor
Jack Thynne is shipping a car -load of horses and cattle
from Manitoba to be sold by pubic auction Sept. 20. —All
cattle are innoculated against shipping fever.
Watch your Post for further particulars.
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Mr. William Crawford • of Van-
couver was visiting his bratbe"-in-
tow Jobn Simmons Here.
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Mrs. M. R. Oldham returned from
her cottage, at Lake Simcoe and is
visiting with Rev. M. F. and Mrs,
Otiham.
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M1'. and Mrs. Stuart :Swellie, Mr.
and Mrs. Young of Toronto visited
Mrs. McIntosh Tuesday of last
week.
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Mrs, W. F. Stretton and Miss
(3e,a1•dine Stretton pent a coup'e of
days at the King Edward Hotel,
Toronto.
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t Mr. and Mrs. Ill, Y. Ransom and
son Lieut. W. J. Ransom of London,
Mr, and Mrs. G. Larkwortir/ of
Mitchell° and Elizabeth Backer were
week end visitors with J. 0, and
Mts. Backer.
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Mr. and Mrs. .to., K. Zappe, hiss
Betty Lou Zappe, P0. Murray Zepfe•,
Mrs. 3, A. Thomson and Mr. J. 13
Ashbourne, of Toronto were vaca-
tem visitors with Mrs, Robt,
Thomson at "Riverside"
Opening Dance
On the New Floor
of the
Arena
�'Vin: ham
q� Ji
Thursday,A11g.
To the Music of
Cliff Gordon and His
Orchestra
Admission 5
-ission �-tic
Dancing 10 to 1 a!•Ilei�
To Re -Open ( Loca.1 4ews
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS ! Ration Coupon
Due Dates
The contract of cleaning a uo•'icn
Cozy Play House
Our local theatre "The Copy" will
•e•upen on illonlay with a double
dill, Your favourite dog star RIO
qin "rut Jr., will :: seen in Law of
ti c le elf" and t'1 : Blast Side Kids,
eeeryone enjoys, will have their first
showing tt this district if "Dicks Of
Nc w Yo^It on tea .'.0 :7 screaa 'n3
1lrnday night: Please will 1)e two
'hews 7:30 and 9:3) o'clock. Pat•
r.o'ze ' 1 )• hon'e t.)wa theatre which
Red Cross
Work Needed
o.� : There will be the same need for
itecl Cross work for rehabilitation
, ]`urposes in the months 4o come as
d uring the war years.
Since V -Day local headquarters
bare lr..eit•ed numerous calls ailing
of Ute k rh nt' it, 11,31: valid are butter 00
P1,c.lan'sBlyth litidgeGreein the
Dlatin tawnsnotlrin£raoft
' tc 12U preserves 43 t) ; 7 and P1 to
Morris will be let by public egetion i';;, acear 46 to 62.
at Pbelan's Bridge . the St11 :on, of j dins,, r eremen0 90 to 115 are not '
o.
Male's on Sept. 11, at 9 aim. . i;a attar August 31,
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The United Church t induhtion Service
I
w Jl be showing good pictures for The morning and evening selv)te To Be Held At Melville
v•ur pleasure, • in the United Church were cot: duct
1 ur,ir.a evenmb `s=p
,?s by the minister. In the morning teeter�,a ,) lndur•tion rl+r'••r ++•til'
Has Milking
Machine Install d
A new 'Massey -Harris milking
nrarlriee was Installed las'( week by
A'hed Nichol of 7th non. of
;'t tris township This should
111)0113 continuance of sewing anal
knitting.
Women are u1'gea to continue
their lied Cross work.
The Brussels Red Cross work roost
will reopen on Wednesday, Sept. 0,
A, F. Downing, Convenor
the sermon subject was "Lookiuo 1, r.,',,1 t.)=. the lnew minist"r Rev. *
better hf 11 h
for )et er things." 1 the evening G: ,_ :;. ;tits- a1 Melville 1're;byter-
e .dr. Nilson used L.:• hi; text the r;r'ur: Nl member and ad• .
urc a n s: c1
.. i fauna i1 Y 'l el 'O taste ' '
tied see that. ;ie. Lord is t `°' t't` 'll*, 111°1`r•d to attend,
good."1
TENDERS WANTED
Mn,,,.,;'*iSecrets
greatly facilitate the necessary, Lost Forever?
melee farm job of milking,
JAMESTOWN
Miss Jessie Elliott. 'Stratford, spent
the past week visiting at the hone
of Miss Bessie Moses.
Mr. and Mrs. Cameron Strachan
and son Harold, London were visiting
at the Home of Robt. and J. J. Street -
on during the past week, and also
at the home ot•Mr, and Mrs. Joseph
Shaw.
Mrs. Harvey Henderson who was
blotting her mother Mrs. King, has
returned to her home in the West.
Site was acoomup5nied by her brother-
lielaw, Billy Henderson,
A recent 'social evening was held
in the hall •sponsored by the War-
wick brothers, they almo supplied the
m:asic.
Class lied Ads
FOR SALE—
A small coal stove.
Mrs, Morrow.
FOR SALE -
100 bushels of Good Seed Wheat
Stewart Turner Phone 20-r-15
FOR SALE—
Ohesterfleld, chair and footstool.
Mrs. Louise Porter, phone 33x -r-3
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NOTICE—
Anyone having loot a bicycle
kindly get in touch with Geo. Evans,
FOR SALE -
16 pigs S weeks old.
phone 25-r-26 Emerson Mitchell
FOR SALE— •
Fertilizer on hand, also expect a
quantity of Oil Cake Meal ,Sept, 20tH.
Phone 46 D. M. MacTaysih. •
FOR SALE -
7 young Corlcshire pigs ready to
wean.
rhone 55-r-6 • Mac McIntosh
Lot 21 Con. 12, Gres
WANTED—
A field of seoond cut alfalfa to
,,leid 2 to 8 tons.
Walter Rose Poultry Fawn
e'h0aa 38x -r•4
NOTICE—
Electric motors revomme and re-
in reel. Expert 'workmnushtp M
crate prices, Lloyd NI Rettger,
11.1c'nkton, Ontario,
FOR SALE—
A. number of good doors with or
without casings, window sashes with
glary, used glass and a quantity of
good used bricks.
phone 38x -r-4
Walter Rose Poultry Fahm
FOR SALE—
One hundred acre farm, two barns
with steeling tinder both, a good 2-
storey brick house. Parra all seeded
down, about 85 acres working lane,
drilled well, 3% miles east of
Brussels on the 19th ,concession Grey
11% miles north of Cranbrook.
. Wm. 'Senalldom, •R,R, 3, Bruseals
Walter B. Gibson, writiug in The
American Weekly with this Sunday's
(Sept. 2) issue o1 the Detroit Sunday
Times, discusses the marvelous tracks
ami riddles that baffle the magi,
makers themselves and tell what,
hapiiens to them when their creut-
ors die Get. Sunday's Detroit
Times, this and :outstanding feat-
dres, ff
Tendera will be received by the
uiuieraigut l till Monday, Sept. 10th
1 a, a ceelnck P.m. for the work of
t rimer 011 Th,, Turnbull Drain,
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to convey our sincere
thanks to neighbors and friends for
the kindness shown no during the
illness and•the time of bereavement
and' also for the beautiful floral
ttibutes and those that so kindly
loaned their cars,
We also wish to :express our
tharks to Rev. I. Molvor and Mr.
Lorne Eckmier for their assistance.
Civilian Footwear
Full Leather soles may now be
used in the repairing of all types of
eivrl)an footwear, according to an
announcement by the Wartime
Prices and Trade Board. .An improv-
ing supply of sole leather is
responsiblefor the re 'Wan of the
regulations which since May 1963
hap restricted the use of dull leather
s' 'e, in the repairing of children's
shoes to size three, loggers' and
cr W'boy shoes,
Announcement
CHANCE to win a $7,S00 'tame for
Si. on restricted residen:tt! area in
L. ng. Bran oh, consolation prlaes
announced later. Send Postal Note
for shares at $1, each to C. B. Hod*
sen, Sec'ty-Treas., leaateoo t Villa
Box 400, Long Breach. Ontario.
S1'onsored by L.O.L. 2020 Long
Branch. Proceeds for building fund.
rt t ails on receipt.
FOR SALE—
One hundred acre farm, geol bank
tarn, cement stabling with water,
good house remodled, bush on farm,
drilled well, 6 miles from, Walton
Concession 12, McKillop,
Wm, Leeming, R. R. 2 Walton.
WANTED
800 Dealers earn a comfortable
living bY selling Familax Pr electe
trona door to do0r1 How about start
lab a business of your owl!, in Viet
e^rere time, with the Banta adios*
tafies, i5 the district of you1 otiolce
Por free details and catalogue:
Peel/LEK, 1600 Deloftleet, Mont*
real,
"My Father worketh hitherto,
and I work." 3t. John 5:17.
Melville Church
10 A. M. Sunday School and
Bible Class
11 A. M. Morning Worship
No Sunday Evening Service
Louis D. Thompson, Organist
and Choirmaster.
lilted Church
Minister Rev, Hugh C. Wilson
11 A. M. Morning Worship
A Labor Day Sermon
"The Hands Of Jesus"
Junior Congregation
12 Church School and
Bible Class
Missionary Sunday
'7 P. M. Evening Praise
"If Our Hearts Condemn Us"
EVERYONE WELCOME
Church of England
Parish of Brussels
Rector ReV. Maurice F. Oldham
14th Sunday After Trinity
September 2nd, 1945.
Bt. John's Brussels—
10 A. M. Sunday School
and Bible Class
11 A. M. Holy Communion
and Sermon
St. George's Walton--
1.30
alton=1.30 P. M, Evening Prayer,
Holy Baptism and Sermon
2.30 P.' M. Sunday School
and Bible Class
85th Anniversary and Harvest
Thanksgiving on Sept, 9th
M 11 A. M. and 7.30 P. M.
St. David's MSnfryn
210 P. D. Sunday School
and Bible Claes
3.80 3', M. Holy communion
and Sermon
Sermons In keeping for
Labor Day.
Plane and sureiiteations tame be
Beer. at The Township office at
lathe). Security trill be requires,
The lowest or any tender not
necessarily accepted.
7, H. Fear, Clerk, Ethel, On
Majestic W. I.
Held Meeting
The regular meeting of the
Majestic institute was held en
raursuay afternoon, August 16111 al
uuw.e 01 Mrs. James Anmstrang
wail 41 ladies present. The meeting
was opened by the Opening Ode,
followed by a hymn "God Our Help
In Ages Past" The member,; then
ali joined in the Lord's Prayer.
Minutes of the June meeting were
read and adopted. Roll Call was
responded to by "Our idea of au
ideal Grandmother." The msa,bers
thea joined in singing one verse uf_
"Peace Perfect Peace," Mrs. Bryan*
teen led in prayer. Letters from
soldiers and other various corres-
pondence was then dealt with by the
secretary. 1t was decided to send
545.00 to The ',Sick Children's
Hospital, 'Toronto. Readings were
then given by the grandmothers as'
follows: Mrs. W. Kerr (fur Mics.
Higgins), Mrs. A. Sinclair. Mrs. R.
Davidson, Mrs. E. Higigns, Mrs. 0,
iremiubway, Mrs, G. Bone. These
readings were :much enjoyed by *ll
51.01511 1. Sharon and Peter Heming-
way
emingway rendered a much enjoyed song
and a piano solo followed by Joan
Wilson.
A very special feature of the day
was the grandmother's demonstrat-
1)1g their special way of putting baby
to sleep. Several prizes. were
bestowed. A contest then followeJ
by demonstrating your baby picture.
The meeting closed with "God Save
the King." A tasty lunch and some
ball hour was enjoyed by all.
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WEDDING
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Lowe—Taylor
.t quiet weddi,:g took place at the
Culled ('itureh parsonage, Cliutorl,
Tuesday, August 28th at 11 a.m.
wean Rev. Lane officiated at the
)carriage ut Greta Lorraine Ta.yler
to Stewart Lowe of Brussels. The
r ids was becomingly attired in a
trcet-length dress of white silk
rjersey with shoulder -length veil ani
hatching accessories. She wore a
C.u15age of sweetheart roses. A
.option was held ,at the home of
the bride's mother. Later the, lett
on a short honeymoon to T,rct•ca
and Niagara.
Alcock—Clements
Ai. the home of the officiating
minister, Rev. Harry Royle, Byron
Ave,, London, the wedding was sol-
emnized of Miss Jean Mildred
Clements, daughter of Mr. Israel
Clements of Brantford and the la'e
Mrs. Clements, to Pte. Eric Welling-
ton
ellington Alcock, son of Mr, and Mrs.
Richard Alcock of Blyth. The bride
wore a pink ninon dress, with white
finger-tip veil and white accessories,
her flowers being a corsage bouquet I
of tea roses. Miss Helen Clement_,
sister of the bride, was her only
attendant, wearing a flowered crepe
dais*, with white accessories. Flow-
ers adorned her hair and she wo:e a
cortege bouquet of white roses and
cornflowers. The best man was 1Yr.
Thomas Alcock of. Brussels. eousia
of the bride -groom. Atter a wedding
dinner in the London. Hotel, Pte.
and Mrs. Alcock left on a wedding
iril• to Wasaga. Beach and other
points, the ,bride wearing a flowered
silk crepe and white accessorieo for
trnselling. On their return they
!will reside in London.
Meat Conservation
and Rationing
Even if farmers market their less
.t-sirable and off eta " cattle carbo:
Split Pea Prices i than usual, Canada will not be able
to achieve •er current undertaking
Processors' ceiling prices of all
varieties and grades of dry whole
and split peas have been revised by
r '
t ':ir,• u Trade Board
the Wartime 1 es and
to encourage export of Canadian
peas to the United Kingdon.
Prices for sales by processors are
as follows per 98 pound nag at
lirntreal; for whole peas all vont
eties $7.75; medium and small blue
$7.10; all other medium and small
$5.95; for split peas green and blue
60.10; yellow $7.00. Sales tax, if
any, is extra. The order does, not
apply to whole or split peas In con -
sinner packages of 16 ounces or less.
They will continue to be sold at the
processor's basic period price.
Neither are sales of dry peas for
seeding and planting by growers to
praceesors affected by the order•,
through theCombinedrood Board in
supplying meat to the Ignited King-
dom and the liberated countries et
isotope accordine to Dr. 0. S, H,
Parton, deputy minister of agricul-
ture in a joint statement issued by
his department and the Wartime
P rices and Trade Peard.
Unless Canadian cattle are market-
ed in an orderly Manner. Canada will
not be doing her full share in pre
venting starvation in Europe. the
• announcement warms ,and stresses
11:51 livestock slaughter eaatrol
regulations vow in effect "are abso-
lutely essential if equitable Matra-
, button of domestic supplies is to be
achieved an dif the hlehest pcesinle
' volume of meat for ever,eas ship -
rent 1 to be provided."
$laugbter controls have been
effected to accomplish three major
Farm Machinery Production purposes.
ryrrductou controls have been
1 .-tn r:':''blish quota; far domestic
i slaughtering so teat just sufficient
cancelled ou new farm machinery, mea is retained within this country
n n tothe
a returning
t r
• ue-
buk al. Plod gto satisfy the neada of the domestic
m 1, itet )oast be sold at 1941 prices consumer ration, which is approxi -
or rt prices approved by the War- 1r'ately :two pounds per person Pot
time Prices and Trade Beard if the week,carcase weight,
article differs in ate way from the 2 ---to direct a ccnfflcieut volume of
1941 product. Since July 1 large
producers of farm machinery have livestock through inspected killing
Canada's
been required to have their pre -
meat
sothat,
dotting schedules approved by the great shipments to starving Pnro-
Roard. but henceforth they may the Combined Food Board, may
reach the 1•lghest possible volume.
3—to protect the Canadian mice
ceiling regulations by withholding.
from doioesttc slaughter. all meat
supplies in excess of domestic needs
and in se doing minimize the threat
et black ni rket0
peons and Greet Britain, through
rnainffacture whatever items in
whatever quantities raw materials
and labour permit. Rationing of new
tem machinery was recently cut
down tr- 25 articles still in short
sapi:'y and will be continued. RP-
strictions on the sale and delivery
of new eonstroetion machinery and
equipment, most of which is bin-
5.rted fro' the Unikell States, have
Poe) been lifted,
• HARVEST THANKSGIVING
(Please Clip for Reference)
Sept, 9th—St. 'George's Walton
Shpt, loth—St. Albans Al Brood
Sept. 25rd—St. David's Heat -'en.
Sept. 30th --St. John's Bruseele
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FOR SALE—
irifty acre farm of good oily 1"ami
I .all
workable ]and
frame house
and
Ibank barn 30x50, West h art , Lot 21
Colicession 16, Grey Township'
Write to Ames Carmichael
Goderieth, Ont. Bsx. 388.
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Howick Lions
Interview Men Here
Executive members o£ the Hewl:lt.
Lents Club met with a group tt•{
letmeels business men, in the public
tbrary ou Tuesday afternoon to
discuss the possibility of organizing,
a lions Club here. The aims ureleipi's
&le, of .such a dub were expiaine+l_
rnthusiam was displayed bY these
ereseut and although nethihtg
definite was settled the matte; is
Meng considered and it is hoped
thee will be a suleuient number o2
interested men in the commie' ty to
iurm a Brussels 'Lions Club,
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(That aar y
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Mrs. Jane E, Thompson
-firs. Jane E. Thompson pa:ia@ti
away at her home here on Sunday
evening, August leth. A highly
_speeted business lady 0f the
village her death came as a sheet
to the many friends and acqua7,ni-
ances in the community and the
surrounding district While BIM a.
Thompson had been in poor health
for several months she had attended
business as usual and was only
confined to bed five weeks previous
to her demise.
In .her seveaty-seventh year :be
was born the daughter of the late,
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Oliver on thio
24t13. of May 1869, on the ? coo. -
cession of Grey Township, The
County of Huron. She was engaged
in the drygoods business, wholesa3e
and retail, practically all her life.
She first entered the business as 2
c'erb for the late M. John Skeeee
where she faithfully served the
public for eight years, prior to Mr
Skeene's death she purchased the
store in the year 1909 and conducted
;he same business for thirty-s)c..
:ears until her death.
The late Mrs, 'Thompson was a
ntember of the Presbyterian `Church.
Of sympathetic kindly nature she
lived by the Golden Rule' of Life.
Her jovial friendliness: will be miss-
ed by all who knew her.
She leaves to mourn he less oo a�
attectionate daughter Mss. Kenneth
Smith of Toronto and her son
Neiman Thompson of the 'R.C.A-g',,,.
who has been stationed at Gantless
Newfoundland. Also surviving 'is
ore brother Francis (Frank) Olivet
' of Ingersoll, two. sisters, Mrs. W. M
Baker of Preston and Mrs. John
B. Bell, Shakespeare.
Three ,brothers and one sister
Mrs. Mary Oliver the wife of Sohn
R Bell, John Oliver who passed
away at four years of age. Sohn F..
Oliver, who carried on a business
t representing the Massey -Harris Con
predeceased her.
The lergely attended funeral wet
conducted from the Walker Funers
ome on Wednesday afternoon wit!
Rev. T. Mrlver of the Presbyterial
Church. Cranhrook, conducting tb
service. Interment was made in
the Brussels Cemeteiw.
Pallbearers were Messrs. ,Tames
Oliver. Frank Bell Robt. Bell, Leslee
Fear. Charles :1TeGavin nitd Joseph
Wilton.
Friends and relatives from a
diatanee present were: Mr. and Mrs,
Frank Oliver Ingersoll; Mrs. John
R. Bell and Roes Reli, Rho:kespeare.
Mrs. W. W. Raker and Wilmot
Raker. Preston: Mr, and Mrs. Otte
S;eford and cheater Margaret oiC
Gift: Mrs. Nora Farther and son
William, TCitchener; Mrs. Seaxt.
Miller and daughter Margaret of
Enright; Mr, and Mrs. Coopepr and
rr.n William an d Miss Beatrice
Donnhne, Toronto; Mrs. Herb
C:),zzier. Stratford; Mr. and Mrs.
Tr. Matthews and deltghter 'Peggy
and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Farquharson
Seafo•th; .Mrs. David Allison tate:.'.
daagbter. Barbara, Lenton: Mr err"'
, Mrs. Robt. Bell and daughter Marl
asst and lien. Bordon Pauli Stria.
fere: Mrs, Oliver Baker, Kitchens!
Mr. and Mrs, Leslie Fear, Blyth; TSr.
and Mrs. Kenneth Smith, Toronto:
Mr. and Mrs, Prank Bell and nom
V.aila:ee. Blyth: Mr. Garf. Bakes
Brussels; Mr. and les. Jatines Olierar
Lansing, Mich,; Mrs. Geo. Hendee -
son, Brussels,
MORRIS
A presentation and dance wat.
hold on lnrriday evening, August 11th
11, the Walton t,omminmity flail tor.
Pte. Erie and Mrs. Alcock recantly
married couple, The evening was
enjoyed by d'artcing tui MgCall'e
etehostra. George Weleeitberg read
the adds .s e
e and Donald MbLeaa Wed
d
I
3Reneetit Nichol presented them with
a 'eabiilet of silver front their neigh=
hours ,and 'friends, 1ric thanked
thein on behalf of himself nil itis
wife, Lunch was served. The rest
of the evening wee<spent in dancing
Poor Apple Crop
In Ontario
Shareholders of the Georgian:
'Bei- Strutt Grown -e :united rleelaran1
at their annual meting hi i7rvi*su
S�und that unfavorable ,;prang Soll
rammer weather hes resulted in as
eeeeptioltalle poor fruit crop in 'ting
,lts.rict. Delegat:l' estimated thtirt
loss will ammint to $500,000 agshtiltg
not only grower', but rlln') pieltera;
porkers and shipeers. They said as
grrat many orcitards wilt nn'lhveltir
par cent of a nor,u,l crap,
tidy
r It
From what wa have liesd,
story is much ilia' settle through
Ontario. We craw a fent latrgar apere,
,vrclutrds south of Stratford the Hest
occur-on.d, with no evitleii00 of front'
°:bible treat Men, ligt1aY, a,1 1004,
Bellert.s from docierilb tlkt1let 021
the sone tale of wee.