The Clinton New Era, 1917-08-30, Page 5jJlul'st y, AllguSt 30th,
With •
nothing but first
quality meter-
ialsused in every
,detail of their
construction, it
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that REGINA
WATCHES
have attained so
high a reputa-
tion for perma-
nent reliability.
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W. HELIVAR
I.tal'e` aZe;ND NOW $10.00
TO GOVERNMENT
Wag leevings Certificates of Low Figure
Aasued by Finance Minister,
lelzlawa, Aug, 22. -The minister of
lfinenes announces the issue of a new
-war 'i;'nh•tgs certificate of a denomina-
• tit_a. esi only g 10, The issue will conte
within xeach.- of the most modest in-
vestor. hitherto the lowest certificate
.Beak been for 825,
The new certificate will sell at 55.cio
and wail yeturn to the purchaser 510
at- the end f threes„ It will 0. u yearit be
p+I•aced on sale immediately at all banks
and ,esrmey order postofiites in Can-
ada.
[lp to date, Ctc,000,000 has been
=de available for the purposes of the
wen- through the sate of war savings
:aerie/fames. Afore than 140,000 certi-
ficxtea in the denominations of $25,
Vii•2 and $100 have been sold since
:East January, During the past several
. raaeoths sales have ranged from $200,-
,5tz to 5300,000 a week.
E PI MURK .
Mothers who keep •t box of, Baby's
'Owe Tablets in the house may feel
that 11te lives of their little ones are
t1e'estenably safe during the trot weath-
:.ez•e Sl<asnach troubles, cholera, Mant-
tam and, diarrrhoea carry off thousands
-eat little ones every summer, in most
cases because the mother does not
5k0512 a. safe medicine at hand to give
iae enpcly. -Baby's Own Tablets cure
'•lige- e troubles, or if given ocassionally
to the, well child will prevent their
• cctmitig on. The tablets are guaran-
• toed by a government analyst 'to 'be
abseilntely harmless even to the new -
"b131711 tithe. 'They are especially gond
zat summer because they regulate the
'(icor&els :and keep the stomach sweet
:nett nurse. They are sold by medicine
• eittelers or 'by nail at 25 -cents a box
Fnctzv
The Dr.'Williants' Medicine Co.,
Ietteckrille, Ontario.
THE, WESTERN FAIR, LONDON
Dates Sept. 7th to 15th, 1917.
r nme to be
The Amusement Prog au
',•gprstr twice daily at London's great Ex-
ritit on will be one of the best ever
-presented. • The leading feature will be
isnr V. Babcock, Upping the Deatht
h
-Fran Loop. This act was the great
0
•manta-Pacthr, lit
'natthel,
2 arztn
tax
k1amoral Exhibition, Other features will
eie> kite Hippodrome Ice Skaters, eight
stataayg ladies in their wonderful per-
:Zorn/awe. De Renzo and Leduc, the
armory people, The Rose Troupe, nine
theta to their acobatic and laugh produe
ting act, Apdale's Zoo, the great and
xt
'vial act
worth the
trained am
• .atnr3erfu] if,ui
avlsole price of admission itself. Manley
the singer and many others, There
avill! be plenty of music and something
-deeing all the tine. Fireworks every
niigioi, with a change of programme. 2
• Speed events daily and everything
s•.tsstlak will be done to make the
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t
k
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ih
a
ttracitve
from
t
ht amuse -
tit
�ftplatform. There will plenty
factomnodntion in the new steel l
Grand Stand end every seat a good one,
flirt information regarding the Exhi-
• leitirm given on :apnea floc to th e Se-
€eet:airy, A, M. fount, London, Ont.
HULLETT
blaster Fred Elliott of Clinton, is
'av$etfing his uncle, Mr. C. Stewart,
Mrs, Mayard Watson and child of the
West is -visiting at the home of. her
Miter- Mr. George Scales..
Mr. J, G. Cartwright lost a very t'al-
,;sebte, horse last week, it was' struck
tt�i�tlx tigl)tning and only lived a few
.:h,,mara. afterwards.
.ir%Ss, Marriages & Deaths
Deaths
i7E1.5.SR,-Int laullett, on Tuesday,
,fitt tSi28th
,
Mary
Ann Cie,
Vldo
w
cattlrE Site Robert Miiler, aged 77 years
i
s
•.ds menthe and 23 days.
rte. season tor duck shooting in, the
'Lint atce of "(Dotado opens next Satur-
tY/« September 1st, Duck shooting int
&i7•aRax`ie• rs allowed for four is101lNs in
8Jb year. The season Closes on De-
.6.•Y,ltittref'
31st. • ,.
UNREALIZED BLOW AT
THE INNOCENT
hoot -out into the Levant, thence to
wander with the tides, Fttthertnore
the Turkish minefields of Smyrna
were a source of danger, anti there
the thine -laying activities of the
German submarines in the "Middle
Sea" always Myst be reconed The
explosive globes indiseltninately
have been strewn throughout the
wales marking the shores of Europe,
Africa, 'and Asia, and In many cases
it has been impossible for the inde-
fatigable mine -sweeper of the Allies
to be certain that all the Melds have
been cleared up, Now •n0 ane knows
what Genian submarine twine -Layers
may 'do"in Anterelan waters,
They are everywhere, • The British
First Lord of the Admiralty publicly
has stated that it had been neces-
sary to sweep up nines laid off the
Cape of Good Hope, in the Gulf of
Aden, and off Celyon. •
The Pacific alone appears so far
to have escaped the peril, but it
always must be remembered that the
Germans mined the waters is front
of Kiao Chau while they held the place,
and that the ultimate fate of all the
mines laid cannot be ascertained, while
it is within the range of possibility
that German sub -marine mine -layers
may appear even in the Pacific before
the end of the war,
THE AWFUL MINE
The sea mine is probably the most
ghastly engine of destruction So far
invented by man. It is ratlike all the
other lethal weapons in that it is utter-
ly uncontrolled in its action. It is
stupid, deadly, awful.
It is an ugly -looking thing, as be-
fits a customer so ugly. The body
is a metal globe, which forms the
buoyancy chamber • and enables the
mine to float. In the top of a large-
sized mine is 290 lbs, 61 explosive, in
line of the smaller 20 'lbs. Out of
the globe slid: four or six little horns;
• nd any one o1 these, if touched by
the hull of a ship of anything else,
will effect the detonator and cause the
mine to explode,
This is the etiective part of the mec-
hanism, and is the same in both the
anchored and the floating type,
The former is encumbered with the
anchoring gear. Before the mine is
put into the sea the globe squats, as
n, might say, between four metal
uprights upon a round tlat weight. to
which it is attached by a short length
of wire rope, the greater part of w•hidt
is coiled around a drum Weide of the
weight.
When the mine le put int., the water
the whole contrivance sinks at once
to the bottom. As soon as it touches
ground the bump releases a little catch
which sets all sorts "f wheels removing
with the result that tour uprights fall
outwards from the globe and stretch
themselves out Ilat like the tentacles
of an octopus, gripping the sea-bed
with the ends that previously were
uppermost, and so anchoring the con-
trivance.
At the same time the buoyant globe
is released and begins to rise towards
the surface, unwinding the. rope from
the drum inside the weight as it goon,
untill a fixed lenght has been unwound.
Then the drum sticks so that the mine
stops rising
It is anchored a few feet below
the surface of the water, invisible to
an approaching ship, but high enough
to be touched underwater by the hull
It was obvious that in tempestuous
weather that the anchoring gear may
be torn away from the sea-bed as the
mine near the surface rocks to and fro
One style of Floating mine is as
near intelligent as any inanimate ob-
ject can be. - It has no anchoring gear
and automatically stoves up and down
to varying depths in the water. When
it is put afloat it stands upright, with
the explosive in its head and at its
foot a small propeller. It is not al-
together buoyant, and begins ito sink
very slowly. At a certain depth, which
C40 be regulated before it is submerg-
ed, the propeller begins automaticaly
to revolve and pushes the urine up to
the surface.
EVERBODY
COME
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Where?
St
Joseph's
and Garden Party
alaace rove
t' Si ii, Grove
on Monday
•L"' ��at` e t
a••
A .
u. $
Labor Day
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in Attendance
All Kinds of
A USE EN1.S
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��ehmeats & Supper
Served
H HO
GAN
JOHN AN Cr
THE CLINTON NEW ERA. 1VIWPRell
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District News,
4,4,0ss®s0A004N1m.41,sis4>set•
WINGHAM.
While motoring Stmday, Mrs; Maud -
Holliday and her mother were painfully
injured through their car 7upsetting -in
a ditch. Mrs, Holliday broke her left
arm while jter ,Mother received a
number of bruises and cats.
Word was received here by Mr.
Houston, Proprietor of the John Street
Flour Mills that his son, Lieut. Richard
Houston, haat been killed in action dur-
ing the recent fighting, The young
officer, who was about 211 years of age
enlisted in 1916 in the 30th Battalion,
and went to England in 1910. He was
for sdnte time on the staff of the Bank
of Commerce, but a little time prior to
enlisting had taken a position with the
McLean Pubitahing Company, of Tor.
onto. Besides Itis parents be is survived
by two brothers, Frank of this town and
George, at present in France with a unit
of tate C. F. A., and one sister, The
young hero was an active member of the
Methodist Church here and was very
highly respected.
GODERICH.
Owing to the high cost of delivering
the Local .butchers have decided to strop
delivering treats after September 3rd,
and everybody will have to carry home
his own parcels. The shops will also
close on Monday and Thursday after-
noons for killing purposes. The cash
system, which has been in vogue for
the past year or more with success,
will also he continued. Whether this
new move on the part of the butchers
will help to reduce the cost of meats is
not apparent as yet.
Crown Attorney Seager is holding
an inquest into the death of Bert Smith,
the young, man who was killed in Buffalo
on Saturday by falling down a hatch on
the Steamer Paipoongu. A. Walters, a
boy who sailed with hint, says in a letter
that it happened about 2.30 Saturday
morning. FIe was on deck at the time
but did not sec Smith fall, From other
sources, it has been learned that he was
going down a ladder into the hold when
he fell, fracturing itis skull, The police
of Buffalo made an investig,•ytton, but
as yet have sent. no word 1%re. Fur
this reason. the Jury, after viewing the
body, adjourned till September 7. In
the metMime a post mortem examina-
tion will be made• Curoner (1)r.) Ifun-
ter is in charge of the inquest with the
lollowin; 1tryntcn ; H. T. Edwards,
Alex. PoweH, John A. Robertson, John
11cKinnon, J. Pipe, A. Cooper, \Vat.
Birnic,
John Cutt (foreman,)
An officer from Camp Borden was in
toren. en \\'ednestlay looking for in•
formation of a' deserter.
Lieut..linsworfh Jones has returned
to town Ile was learning to be a bir.l
man in England but his nerves proved
unequal to the strain and he was for
some time in a convalescent hospital
lie has teen granted his discharge.
Lieut.. Will Proudfoot is again to the
causuality lists, having been wounded
on August TOO. His father, AIF. \V,
Proudfoot, 13. P. P., received both an
official telegram and a private cable, in
the latter his son stating that the wound
was a slight one in the right attn. This
is the third time Lieut. Proudfoot has
been woundeo. This time he could not
have been in France more titan two
weeks after recovering from the former
wound.
The death occurred at Toronto, after
a long illness of Mrs. 13,. 51. I-Iodgson, a
sister•in•law of NIr. W. 13. Robertson of
town. Mrs, Hodgson was a daughter of
the late John Smith, of Goderich, • id
lived at Brampton for many years before
the removal of the family to Toronto.
Another Goderich man has given his
life for the great cause. Word was
received on Monday that Pte, Mark
Arnold was killed in action August Oils.
Besides his wife, he leaves one son, Fred,
who is with a Forestry Battalion in
Scotland, and one daughter, Beatrice, at
hone, Pte Arnold enlisted early in
the war with the 18th Battalion, going
overseas with the late Major Sale. He
was 3S years of age. The widow and
children have the sympathy of the
people of- Goderich in their great loss.
A quiet wedding (rook place at the
home of •Mr. and Mrs. \Vm. Warnock,
Goderich, on Tuesday, August 21, when
their daughter, Isabel Grace, was united
in marriage to Spencer Cox Guest, of
Winnipeg. The Rev. James Hamilton
conducted the ceremony in the presence
of a few of the immediate friends and
relatives. Following the wedding break-
fast, the bridal couple left for a short
visit in the Rockies before going to their
home in Winnipeg.
EXETER.
Mr. Ralph Brandt, who has been
assistant to Mr. Dore at the G. T It.
station here for someY earsghas been
given charge of the station at Long-
wood, and his place here has been
taken by Mr. Al Byrne, of Dunnville.
11r. ]r arrott is confined to his
house owing to an accident which he
had last week when drivingthe
t
to
woods.• He fell off his wagon and it
running over hint broke some of Isis
ribs
Mr. Geo. Manson received the news
that his nephew, Lieut, Charles White;
son of Mr. 11. White, of Port hope
had died of wounds, August 17th.
14r. Win. Parsons received
o a telegram
from Ottawa on Saturday starting that
his son, Pte. Harry Parsons had been
wounded in the ear.
Mr. James Sanders while working
with his threshing outfit on a farm in
Stephen on Monday had the misfortune
to have the top of one of Itis fingers
taken off. He was making rC ait
9 t0
u a hiuen whcrowbaren u c en a hem
Y tv
g
used to to 1111 soistapart of it slipped and a
heavy piece fell on his finger severing
a part of it.
On Wednesday and Thursday lest
week the Exeter Canning Company
threshed their 23•acrn field of fall
wheat in the field, and it yielded tDt7
bushels being three bushels short of
thirty bushels to the acre. This is e
pretty fair yield for this year The
grain was immediately sold and ,leaned
to 1iarvcy I3ros., still.
Airs. Afary Sanders, of William Street,
had an unfortunate accident on Thurs.
day afternoon. She was going from
one room to another and fell while go•
ing down a steti, and broke her hip
bone. Being an aged lady and not in
good health chances for her recovery are
not of the brightest.
The death of Mrs. 'l'homaa Kavas•.
augh took place .very suddenly in the
General Hospital, Cleve}aitd, Oltfo on
Sunday, after a short illness of periton•
iii 'I'h remains brought' •' •o
s e vents ware ou ht t it
g
to
home of her parents, Me. and Mrs.
Johns Keys, Exeter- Interment conk
place Tpestfay to 11,ieter cemetery. The
services were conducted by Rey, Yell-
and,1t
Mrs. I favanau . is survived b.
London son Edward, of Lodon ; lter parentis
Mr, and Mrs, John Keys, Exeter awe
sisters, Mrs, A, F. MsCorrniek and Mrs,
F, C. Trendgold, both of London, Slte
waa.forfatorly a>f;,resident of Credi'tea,
You may be d• ce vt,+. d
!I
some day by an imitation of
and Possibly you will not detect this imitation coati;!.
the tea-pot reveals it. Oerand always the genuine
6tSalada" in the sealed aluminum packet, and see
that you get it„ if you want that Unique flavour of
tz'esh, clean leavecu properly prepared and packed.
MRS. ADAM COOK, Goderich, cele-
brated her gist birthday 01 Monday
She is a mother of Mrs R. H.
Johnson, of town, with whom she has
been living since the twelfth of July
last year, when she fell and broke her
hip as she was watching the Orange
parade in Clinton. Another daughter
daughter, Mrs Win, Luther, is with her
as nurse, She is a sister of the late
Arthur Can telon of Goderich.
Mrs. Cook was born in Kilnana,
County Kilkenny, Ireland, and lived in
several places in Ireland. At the age
of seven she crossed the ocean with
the family, who settled in Goderich
Township, At the age of seventeen
she was married to the Late Adam Cook
and they resided on a farm on the
otic concession of Goderich Township,
until retiring to town to live. Mr. Cook
died 23 years ago, and since then
site has lived with her daughter.
Iler fancily consists of Mrs. Johnson
and Mrs, Luther (mentioned above,)
Mrs. W. T.Pridham, of Toronto; Mrs,
Dr. Cornelia Gray, of Toronto; Mrs,
W. Graham, of Marlette, Mich.; Mrs.
Rogers, of Lloydntinster, Alta.; and
Harry and Arthur Cook, of Clinton,
and she has 27 grandchildren and 28
great grandchildren,
'The photo reproduced above was
taken on her SGtln birthday, five years
ago.
The Star joins in wishing Mrs Cook
many happy returns of the day.
(Courtesy of Goderich Star.)
DISTRICT NEWS
BLYTH.
Mrs, Wtn. Emigh left on Tuesday
for her home in Whitewood, Sask„
after a few weeks visit with relatives
Isere
Mr, P, W, Scott, of East Wawa -
nosh, brought to town a stalk of tim-
othy which measured 5 ft.,' 10 in, It
certainly was O.K. for length, but Mr.
Scott refrained .from intimating• hoth
many acres of this kind of timothy
he had.
Dre Guest, of London, has purchas-
ed Dr. Allison's property and will cont-
inence the practice of medicine an
Blyth about Sept. 1st,
The Grand Trunk station has been
much improved in appearance by a
coat of paint.
Mrs. E. 11. Cook, (nee Miss L. Stal-
ker) and son, of Sidney, N. B., is at
present visiting with her friend, Mrs.
M, N. Watson.
Mr, George Binnle,
of Priceviue
'
judgg in the Field Crop (,out petition
held under -'Blyth Agricultural Society,
completed his inspection of crops and
HOEA
sc) BAD.
Thought She Would Lose Child.
During the hot weather yo tine, children
are very much subject to diarrhoea, in
face, more so than adults, on ifccount of
the more delicate construction of their
constitutionItbehooves every motherr
to look after her cl,ililmeis 011 (lo firstsign
u
of atty looseness of the bowels, for if they
do not some serious bowel trouble stet
as diarrhoea, dy'sente'ry. cholera infan-
tutn, dtolera nutria's, summer complaint,
etc, is liable to follow, and they will
perhaps, loose their little one by not
taking the piccattion to check ibis loose-
ness of the bowels by using Dr. Fowler's
Extract of Wild Strawberry,
Mrs. R: J. Hillis, St. Mary's, Ont„
writes: "My little girl was so bad with
diarrhoea the doctor could not cute her,
and we were sure we were going to lose
her. A friend of ranine told me to use Dr.
Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry, so
I sent for a bottle right away, and by the
time I had givett her one bottle she was
able to sit tip, and before I had the second
bottle used she was cared. I tell every-
body about this sure etare. The price
is 3fic. a bottle, but it is well worth it.
It t.
first tried it,and
'c 11 years since I
wilt atlways keep it on luted, IE is good
far old and young alike,"
"Dr, rt coh the market
0 ha,
r, 11wler a bin market
be
r rs sn if you want to . e
at 72 et
n - the >a. Y
Lnt the safe sidebe Aute and see that you
get "be. Fowler's" when you ask for it.
Tealeenttitte fs tttanttfactnred etily by
g .
The T. Millearn Co,, /slatted, Loroatioo
Out.
the following decisions have been hand
ed out, The first seven named will
be awarded prizes D. McCallum 92
points; J. & F. Laidlaw, 89; David
Laidlaw, SS; Duncan Laidlaw, 86; J. &
W. Gray S51/s ; 11, Young, 83'/a ; R.
Wightman, 83; R, G. McGowan, 82;
Win. McGowan, 81; James Jackson,
75:
GODERICH TOWNSHIP
Miss Violet Laithwaite has returned
from Toronto, where she spent two
weeks at the millinery 'openings, She
goes next week to Mitchell to take
charge of the millinery department of a
store there.
Misses Jean Hudie, Nina Driver and
Maud Thompson left this week for
Toronto on a month's visit to the home
of Mrs Benson Willings• They will
also visit Niagara, Hamilton and other
points.
Mr. Les. Cox, of the 7tit Concession,
heel hard luck last week when a 3 year
old filly got tangled up in a barb wire
fence and was cut up pretty badly.
Bloodpoisoning set in and the animal
died after a day or two.
Nir E. H. Wise sand Son shipped
pped
two (hero bred Shorthorn heifers to Mr.
flurry Smith, of FIay P. 0., on Tues-
day.
Our correspondent was in error when
they stated thnt Messrs George Mairs
and Herb Osbaldeston had purchased
Ford Cars. '1'Itey both are driving Chev-
rolets purchased front George Levis and
Son, Clinton.
CONSTANCE.
Mrs• Richardson and daughter of
Toronto attended the funeral of their
cousin the late Mr, James Willison.
N r. and Ma,. W. L. Keys, of 'ea -
1 a ,e Sea -
forth. forth. spent Sunday at the guest of the
ILLtcr's brother, Nr, Frank Hall.
Mrs. Calder and Miss Henderson, of
Winthrop visited the latter's sister, Mrs.
Sutherland one day last week.
Misses Elizabeth and L. Mills, of
Ilarlock spent a few days as the guest
of their grandmother, Mrs. McIntosh.
Mrs. Philipps and children, of Toronto,
attended the funeral of their uncle, Mr,
,Tames \Villison.
Miss Margaret Riley returned this
week from Windsor after spending a
couple of weeks with her sister, Mrs.
Attwood
STANLEY.
Mrs. Thomas Baird, ,Tr., is et present
visiting relatives and, acquaintances in
Ashfield and Goderich.
Mrs. Tuxfori, of Moose Jaw, Sas•
katchewan, who has been visiting at
the Immo of Mrs, John Pearson here
for some time returned to her home last
week.
BRUCEFIELD.
Rev, Mr, Aiken, of Kiplien will
preaeli in our villageon Sunday
even-
ing
next.
Miss Margaret Ross has retnraed
from Toronto.
Acton biose f' iii a distance who
Attended the. Niteroi of Mrs. Young
list
week,, . were John Young ffotti
PAGE 5 '''''q'Kr:VORMINI
How is the Time for a
Ciao up of Sommer Goads
With the prices steadily advancing, these lines will be
found good buying,
We must make room for the new Fall. and Winter
goods now coming into stock.
• About 2 doz House Dresses, mostly sizes 34 and 36,
worth $1,50 to $1.75, your choice for$1.00
200 yards Dress Ginghams, plaids and stripes, worth
20 and 25 cents a yard 15c
A few Wash Skirts left in White and Stripes, Regular.
$1.50 for.... .... ...... ......,. .. , $1.19
$2,00 for $1.313
About 2 dozen Children's Dresses, worth $1.00
for . , 63c
3 Dozen Ladies' Gowns, long or short sleeves, nice 'line
cambric and well trimmed. Extra value at ........... $1,25
Odd Lines of Shoes to Clear at remarkably attractive Prices
EPOZIMMI6TS�^ iSti t'am.,2mu,e,wrfamII: 'alter
P3 steep Bros.
Small Profits
'Moab 25. Morc Business
.pram¢tP.^o3PuR.1=ThEarMita AT1 s'1 .IIMV.9 MAISTvsLsv
Detroit, James Young and fancily, of Miss Mary Halliday spent last week
Goderich, Mrs Chapman of Chatham, at the home of her uncle, Mr. Joltn
and George Young of London. Mason.
George Swan and fancily have gone Miss Elva Robinson is visiting at the
to Toronto on their vacation, house of Nlr. and Mrs, Clark, Mansell.
Wm. Ross, Stanley, who lately was
badly injured by falling in his barn, is
slowly improving.
Rev. 13. 11. Ketches of Hamilton, has
returned to his home in the city.
LONDESBORO.
At the August meeting of the Quer-
terly Board of the Londesboro Circuit
the salary of the Pastor Rev C. C.
Koine was increased 8100.
Mrs, Wilson and family who have been
spending a month at the manse return-
ed home to Toronto last Thursday.
Miss R. V. Koine, teacher of Sault
Ste. Marie, Ontario, spent a week with
her brother Rev. C. C. Kaine returned
bonne on Thursday.
Hiss Sadie McCool returned to Tor-
onto after spending a couple of . week's
under the parental roof.
We arc pleased to see Ernest Adams
on the street again after his severe illness
lsiev. P. l:• Clysdalc and family, of
Salmi, were guests at the Parsonage
Wednesday evening.
Miss Ketha Weymouth returned to
Toronto to resume her duties.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Woman's Institute will take the form of
a Social afternoon at Mrs. (Dr.) Young's
on Thursday, Sentetnber lith. Bead-
ings by Mrs. F. Little, Miss L. Brig.
ham.
Mrs• (George Ring, of Bayfield, is
spending a few days at the home of her
brother, Mr. G. Barr.
BENMILLER
Mr. Win. Long has purchased Mr.
Hugh Bill's threshing outfit.
Miss Ciladys Flaacke, of Toronto, is
visiting with Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Van -
stone
Miss Reta Young, of the Nile, spent
week end at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
J. 1 . Long.
Mr. Ray Moore, of the Sterling Bank
staff at Courtright is home for two weeks'
vacation.
The greater part of the grain in this
vicinity is now cut and much of it is in
the barns. Threshing will commence at
the beginning of next week.
Mr. Charles Percival, of Buffalo, is
visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Oswald Ginn. Charlie is employed as
a mechanic in a factory making parts
for aeroplanes.
Rev. P. S. Banes is in the village
again after two weeks' holidaying at
Crediton and Grand Bend. Mrs. Banes
did not return with him on account of
the serious illness of her mother.
SEAFORTH.
The Public School Board has appoint.
ed Miss Nan Woods, of Seaforth, who
last year taught in one of the Welland
Schools, as teacher of the Primary De.
partment, vice Miss Bethune, resigned.
There were 20 applicants for the vac.
ancy,.including one from Buffalo.
The Ladies Aid of the First Presby-
terian Church here tendered a farewell
supper in the schoolroom of tate Church,
Dickson,
to Mrs. Samuel widow of S.
Dickson, ex -postmaster of _Seaforth.
Mrs. Dickson has been president of the
Society since its organization and has
been one of the most active workers and
generous supporters of the Church. She
leaves this week for Port Saskatchewan,
to make her home with her children,
three daughters and a son, Barrister
Dickson, of Edmonton,
The Voters' List for the Town of
Seaforth has been issued and the list
was first posted in tate Clerk's Office
on Saturday, August 1..8th, There are
707 names on the List• Of these 684•
are eligible to vote et Municipal Elec-
tions and elections to tate .Legislative
Assembly anti 293 are eligible to vote at
Municipal Elections only. The total
number of persons eligible ible to serve on
the is 220.
Y
The following from a Minnesota paper
refers to a former Seaforth boy, a son of
Mr. and Mrs, Joltn.Ireland, and a nep-
hew of Messrs. Adam and James Hays,
of Seaforth, and of Mrs. Thomas Mc
Elroy, of McKillop. Pte. Ireland was
aiso a former member of The .Expositor
staff ; "Hill Ireland, of Detroit; 'ntentber
of Company 1, Ise Minnesota Infantry,
is Detroit's first hero. Ireland is wear.
ing a Military Medal conferral by his
Colonel for signal bravery tin bringing
to book an assailant who fired at Ireland
from a box car. door while "Dill was
guarding a bridge at Minneapolis. Ire•
land winged his mat with a shot in the
leg and placed him ander arrest.
EAST WAWANOSH
Miss Lottie Johnson of St, Augustine
visited last week with her friend, Miss
Annie Robhtson,
Mr, and Mrs, David Beecroft, of New
York, and Mr, and Mrs, Chas, Gaupbell
of the 9th line, Motored to Goderich
last Wednesday,
Mr. and Mrs, „lames Robinson,) of
Wfngltatnt, spent Sunday at the home of
Mr, 'I'homae Robinson.
Miss Lupifcciuia Chamncy, of the 915
Zine left fast Tuesday on an extended
trip through the West: •
AUBURN.
Miss Annie Sturdy is visiting friends
at Detroit.
Dr. Standish, of Listowel, spent two
days in ehe village.
Rev. R. T• Hann, of Port Elgin, has
been visiting here for a few drys.
Mr. O :alclllveett, of Watford, is
spending a week's hulklee in the village.
Miss Elizabeth Nicholson, of Buffalo, .
is spending iter holidays with her mother.
lIr. and Mrs Smith and family, of
Toronto, are visiting their cousin, Mr.
\V. T. Riddell
Mrs. John hills left to visit her
daughter at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
11r. John Ferguson, who has been
working al blacksntithing at Toronto,
_returned hoax: on Friday.
Hiss tlnn hutch, who has been cin.
ployed at the millinery openings in Tor.
onto, has returned hone.
Pte, Frank Straughan came home to
visit his parents. Frank has been in
tm',aining in the United States Army for
several months. He returns on Waives•
day to the training camp in Indians.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence
Plaetzer arae invaded in friendly fashion
by the Harmony Bible Class of the
Methodist Church when games and other
amusements were indulged in . to the en-•
joyntent'of all present.
MIr. Albert King has bought the
chopping still from A. C. Jackson arid
takes possession soon.• We wish the
new proprietor success in his new busi-
ness. Mr. Jackson will move to the
village and will occupy Mr. King's house
for the present.
Mr, John Short. our former barber
is spending a few days renewing old
acquaintances Isere. •
Mrs. Oliver, of Listowel, has moved
into Mr Dobie's house.
• Nliss Sturdy is at present visiting with
relatives in Michigan.
Mr. and Mrs. William Sheppard, of
Harlock, and Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Lovett of the Base Line spent Sunday
at the hone of Mr. H. Hill. Mr. hill
left on Tuesday to spend a couple of
months in the West,
BAYFIELD.
Thornton Mustard and family- , have
returned to Toronto after spending 'the
summer in their cottage.
Mrs. Charlesworth and Miss Mac
Lean, of Blyth have returned to their
hone after a terns of camping on the
river flats
BLYTH.
The following supplies were sent to
headquarters at London this week by
the Local Red Cross branch from the
different branches in this section :
Moncrieff Red Cross -Nine suits of
pyjamas, 11 pairs socks. Gerrie Pat-
riotic Circle -Six night shirts 5 sheets
14 helpless shirts, 0
quilts, O pillows;
6 pillowslips, 4 flannel shirts, 4 pairs
bed socks, 38 pairs of socks, Blyth
Girls' War Auxilllary
- •Twent •six
towels, Blyth Red Cross -Twenty-
seven flannel shirts, ts3t pairs 'socks,
parcel old linen, Westfield ted Cross
-
.1
Four flannel shirts. Walton Red Cross
-Nine suits pyjamas, 30 bath towels,
56 puck towels, 26 flannel shirts, 89
pairs cocks.
HULLETT
Another of the old and respected(
residents of 1-101151t Township passed to
his reward, in the person, of James
Reid, after an illness extending over
sante months, .during which • .time he
was under the care of Isis daughter, Mrs,
Richard Sanderson, and at whose home
he passed away. In
earlier life he was
a man of strong
tel
a crud
by
all who knew ]ti and
c m hadIaveJ n
p .
0
small part in the building up of the
community i'n which lie lived for so
many years. The late James Reid, a
native of Lanarkshire, Scotland, carte to
Canada with his parents in the year
18156. They remained in the Township
of Vaughan h: t
g ut nine months thea ntnvetl
to Mullett where he resided until his
demise. In the year 18(17 he married
Miss !Elizabeth Young also of lhnllett.
but was bereft of his wife some twelve
years later. .Ile leaves one sot and one
daughter. In religion deceased was•
Presbyterian and in politics Liberal.
BELGRAVE
Mr. and Mrs, Riskin of Kipper spent •
a few darts with friends in the village. '
Miss Laura McCrae spent the week
With friends at Lucknoty,
M4sses Dorothy and Audrey Bryant,.
Blyth spent a few days with their grand
mother, Mrs. Win, Wray.
Miss
Lucy Shearer, of Lp don spentE
tt
a couple of weeks with Mrs. C. Wilk-
inson and other friends. '
McGuire of Holstein is
MI's Violet
Atlast.
ar S Mr.And Mrs L.
vlsistht her nest.
McGuire, p
Misses Baker, of London ai'e 'visit,
ing their grandmother, Mrs. Alliston,
Nee, and Mrs, Nab, • Wheeler visited,,
friends hear Bluevale'on Stmday,.