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'Oats :35e to 40
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!Barley, 50c to 60c.
• Live Hogs, $11:50.
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THE IIt ,S0 1 -100L FAIR
Almost the lest'.Soh0 o1 Fair of .the'
Season in Huron county was' held' on
1Vlonday and, Tuesday in Clinton, when:
Clinton Public :sehobl and six of the
schools in. 'the surrounding district'.
brought together their -displays, Much
of the inside sttiff was judged Mone:
day, but the big day was Tuesday.
The weather was ideal, -not so hot
as Mondays but fine and fair, and a
large number gathered to see the ei
chibits,
''The,`_display was' very good, roots
vegetables' fruit, etc, as . w 11.
as that
of baking,
seeds, flowers, and that
Sort of thing'. The; outside exhibit was
not as: -large as, on some other years
but the quality was excellent.
The parade was one of the best' ever
'seen here. The several rooms of the
town school and the other schools
eaeh made special efforts to have.
something original and they succeeded
ill having a most attractive showing.
Inthe eveningthe public akt
p cse n
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and musical contests were put on in
the' town hall, when the youth of the
land had its day.' The young folk de-
ported -themselves well in the contests
and the audience,• -which filled the hall,
a reciated the entertainment. put
Pp
on.
During the eveningPrincipal Ged-
des of the Clinton. Public school pre-
sented the following prizes to pupils
writing in the recent entrance exam-
inations:, Miss Susie Livermore, fol'
higheer marks, the Dunn silver cup,
and prize of five dollars, donated by
the Home and School Club; Helen
Manning -and R. • Hale, boy and girl
.standing •second highest, five.dolars
each, donated by Mrs. M. D. *Tag-
gart; Brenton Helly{zr and Margaret
Plumsteel, third, three dollars each,
donated by, Principal Geddes.
On another page of this issue will
be found the list of winners in the
various competitions,
AMONG TIIIE CHURCHES
St. Paul's Church
The Ladies' Guild will hold a touch.
and take shower on Friday afternoon
of next week in the parish hall. All
ladies of the congregation are invited
and asked to come prepared -to sow.
The usual tea will be.served.
Baptist Church
Sunday, Oct. 10th, Sunday school
andBible classes at ,3 m
2 0
p
At 7 p.hr,, Baptismal service. The
minister will preach. Subject: United
Faith, Divided Truth." All are wel-
come.
Wesley:Willis United church
On Sunday morning the pastor, the
Rev. J. E. Hogg, will give some im-
pressions from the World Service
Convention, being held in Toronto
this week. In the eveningthe Rev.
Mr. Lane, pastor of the Seafortlt Un-
ited church, willpreach.
a
re ch.
The . M. S. Thank
offering offering tneet-
ing will be held in the lecture room of
the church on the evening of Thurs-
day, Oct. 14th, at eight •e'elock, A.
social hour will follow the prograin.
All will be welcome.
Ontario 'greet Church
Classes -meet at 10.00 o'clock
At the morning service a report .of
Conference on "Dominion and World
Service,;' will be given bythe pastor.
The evening: "The Great Invest
stent"
The Junior's League on Pride?
.evening at seven o'blooh.
, The, W. M. �5. - will meet at three
o'clock on Tuesday afternoon next at
the home of Ms's,. 'IL, J`,' Gibbings,,
when Mrs, C. 3. ,.Moeehouse will give
a report 'Of the Presbyterial meeting
held in Seaforth recently:
The anniversry services ou 'Sun.
day were very successful, Rev. S. D.
Chown, L.L.A., elioke at each service.
His subject in the morning was "Holi-
ness," and was dealt with in a very
seholaily way, 'The doctor very log-,
ieally set forth the factof it being the
la "'b Christian w £ C i tr•in Life: 'There Was nd
Christian vitality apart frons a • holy
His evening message was fralit St;
John's Gospel, 12:-21, `5Sir, We would
see': Jesus.'! -
The courteous request of the'Greek
visitors Was not prompted by idle cur.
iosity, the Doctor said, but by a heart'
hunger 'Lor an acquaintance with a
real spiritual leader. "It is a heart.
hun ger which is„
g w c niarufest ' in the
world today,". the speaker ,tally and
in a gentle though forceful manner he
;ret but to portray Jesus to his Bearers
as •.the God -inch, the .Saviour df the
worI'd; the perfect titan, and yet God.
It
was•' a spiritual sermon, and at the
'Cos li
'close the venerable preacher made an
appeal. that all his 'hearers; might
come es did the ancient Greeks, rev-
erently seeking •Jesus.
Dr.-Chown's sermons were !both
•listened to by • large. congregations,
chairs .having to •lie brought in to ac-
Coni..
molai .+ 'the t e eveniYrg congregation,
gxe • g
which was augmented by the presence
of,: many from Wesley -Willis :church,
theirservice having, been withdrawn.
The music` furnished by the chole
during• the day was very'rniteh appree
fated. At the morning service the
ehoi; rendered an anthem and Mr. F.
Steele S sang • solo. n t . a I heevenin
another 'Anthem was rendered ctrl' Mi
'Steele and Dr. P. G. Thompson =sang
a duet. MLS. Wendorf's voluntaries
Were also much.appieciated.
The day was favorable and the am-
niversary occasion was one of inspire
I
atio ,and helpfulness.
LOUD tS-Ii`UI7 ER.;
Tlie^ l arriag'e took', place. , in St,
Paul's. c`liur'elt' Saturday, inoi ning,:• bet
2nd, of Letitia ;E.Mily elder; daughter.
of Mr, and Mrs.% Robert •ifugrter, itiid
Mre Albert Vinton Loucks;"eldest°son
of M�s.I'Louek and the ,;l to M.
C • Loucks -of Ingoldsby, the Bey. L.
O: HairiSsen condueting theeerernony,
The brie ore a:.prett ,gown Pf moss
d Sv Y
mise georgette, and earried''a bouquet
of pink •carn'atiens and, lily-of=thee
valley? .The young couple were ''-
etteecled, After the' Wedding 'break-
fast which was served. at the home
of the ]bride's patients, the ;young cou-
ple left on a' motet trip to Toronto„
Muskoka • and ''other points. The
bride , donned a travelling dress of
fawn Wool eharrneuse with emhroid-
ery trimmings and wore the groom's
gift a- squirrel choker, 1VI'r•. and Mrs,
Loucks:: will reside On the groom's
.farm near Ingoldsby.
A FAMILY REUNION
A reunion • of the . family of Mis.
George Murray, formerly 'of :Clinton,
was held at the home of Dr. J. C.
Lindsay, London, op Wednesday, Sept..
22nd. All tneinbers of the fancily
were present: Mr. James' I,. Murray,
Hamilton Mrs. J, C, Ellis, Aberdeen,
South:Dakotet';` Mr, and. Mrs. T. J.
Lindsay, Ciinttn`, Miss Margaret Mur
ray, R, N., and Mt and Mrs. John R
Murray, New York; Dr. and.Mese• 3, C,
,Lindsay and Miss Georgina Murray,
London. The grandeleildren present
were: Mr. Will and Miss Margaret
Murrayand Mrs. Alex l x Za Nlririay; Hant-
o •Mis
Ist n, s Jean Lindsay, Clinton:
Messrs. Kenneth, James and Miss Hel.
en Lindsay and Mrs.. Keith. Murray.
London. The great grandchildren
were represented by Miss Ruth Mur-
ray, also of London. Other guests
were Mrs. Will Scott, London, and
Nurse E. M. Lindsay of Queen Alex-
andria Sanatarium, London.`
Dinner was served at 6,30 p.m. and
a jovial evening was spent en jokes,
recitations and auld Scotch tongs,.
Mrs. Murray, who is in her nintieth
year, was pleased to
have her familyrl
y
all with her once more and enjoyed the.
evening's entertainment,
TTIE 'TOWN COUNCIL
The council stet on Monday even-
ing', all ntenebers present with the ex-
ception of Councillor Johns and John-
ston.
The volume of business Before the
council was not very great and the
meeting was contpsttratively short,
A communication was read from
John Cuninghtame complaining that a
culvert near itis property was ob-
steueted and he was suffering.inton-
venience frau surplus water. Reeve
Middleton said he had looked into the
matter and recommended the chang-
ing of the courso of a drain. Said
the fall there was very slight!.
A number of the citizens at the
east end of Ontario street asked for
a sidewalk. This was laid over.
Mr. W. Biydone wrote for W. Al-
lison complaining of flooding on his
land. Reeve Middleton, seconded by
Councillor Livermore, r
eemnmended
that engineer
t a rt be asked to look
over the situation and report.
The Hospital Board wrote asking
that the rent for the town hall for the
holding of a bazaar be not collected,
On motion orLangford and Gurrell a
grant, of ten dollars was "given to the
'Hospital Board and `ten dollars to the
Kiltie band, to cover rent for the.baz
alit, and the hand concert on election
night, •
On. motion. of Councillor Paisley and'
.i;,an'gford the Mayor and Clerk, were
authorized to sign eonveyanee of land -
recently acquired by the
Collegiate
'Board.
Clinirnian 'Middleton of the street
Born ttee reported placing of tile on
'Mary street, and other improvements.
The.couneil spent socne time- in des
cussion of the rates for street oiling,
the 'rate being fixed at five cent`s.
,Chairman Paisley of the finance
•Committee presented the following re-.
port for the month: •
,Street Account
Paysheet ... $124.10
S. J.. Andrews . .$$207.17
F. .Watts, 118 loads of sand ,..: 17,70
Hur, Spec. Casting' to:,•`grate 4.20
Sutter- & Perdue, 'shovels, -eta 11.54
W. Elliott, 12loads 'of gravel 3.00'
Electric Light ,Account
P. t3..Cern St. light; for 'Sept.. 155,16
• Property Account
P.U. Coin., 11,ght ' hall, lamps 8.101;
Paysheet . , .e. 2.00
Sutter & Perdue, wiring,' etc: 34.99'
'Dr. Shaw, 'book case , , , 20:00
P, 11. Con rent for rest room 45,00
E. Ward, 5%, coifs` slabs. 17.85.
T:' Wigginton, luht'bek et, scale 16,.10
D. E. Oloset Account
J. Steep; 'salary. for 'Sept...... 70.00'
Cemetery Account.
Salaries Account'
L. Steing, salary for Sept...:. 70.83
E Groans , . 58,33
11. E. Rorke, aeseeebite 175,00
Stationary ': Account
Mao. , 1,
34
Grants Account •
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P. U.'Cani: lrg Int & wat ,�ho er'' s. �.28:9G'
Boatd;.of Health' ; z
Dr. $haw; expenses at• con, 15.00
10harity 'Account
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W. T.Ne „g o s, W. I# zzo 4.17'
• Incidental Aecou'nt
Bell Telephone Co. 5.82
RECEIPTS ,•
L STONG-
Market scales $11,70 -
h all rent 135.00 56.70
11. fiUNTER-
Sale of` lots
Cai'e• 3n Iierp., ..., .. ` G0.0.0
Wloek ,:, ,. 33.00 130.00.
E. GREALIS- n
':Stock' scales , ..,, 8,20.
LITTTa1i LOCALS
• The 'East Itimon Teachers' Institute
is meeting zri.lCl)alto today- ands•to-
morrow
1VI `ter ert Otich has n � b rcoved in
front 1ucleersenith and has
s
takenpos-
sesi n ofthe house he recently 'pur-
chased
in Victoria street. '
Mr, •T.:H. ,Leppington has fr,'esliened
up his buildings by a fresh coat ofi
paint and ,has also built a barn,` and
purchased himself a cow. '
• . The local Ocld Fellows had a social
evening in their lodge rooms on Tues-
day evening,; having as their guests
the members of the Brucefield ,lodge."
List of winners in Porter's,
Hill and `Varna School 1_,'aig
will be found on page seven, Clinton
Scheel Pair list and the balance of
Bayfield Fair will also be found in
thThiessauueg n'a
t body of the'
town •noun=
cil 'sat around the council table on
Mondgy'htight flanked with masses of
rootsand vegetables. The schoo''fair
exhibit was being got into shape in
the chamber.
RATI1B'URN-LINDSAY
Saturday more October second, a
wedding took place in Knox Presbyter-
ian Church, Goderich, when Rev, R C.
McDermid united in marriage Jean
Ower, elder'daughter ofr Mand elan
he Mrs.
T. J. Lindsay,
, Clinton andMr. Thomas Franklin Rathburn, son
of Mrs. Rath+burn and the late Mr. A.
Rathbun, Sombre. lefe. McDonald
Gibbs, church orgnist, played the wed-
ding music. The bride who was given
marriage arra g •e
i by her father, wore a
crepe romaine ,gown in Boise de Rose
shade, with touches of gold and velvet
trimmings and blonde satin shoes and
hose ,to snatch, Her only head ,one -
meld was a band of rose tulle. • She,
carried a bouquet 'of 'Orphelfa roses
and valley -lilies.
A reception was held later, at
"Broadview" the hone of the brid'e's
Parents, which was ,tastefully decor-
ated with a profusion of -autumn flow-
ers, ferns and white end gold stream-
ers
After the luncheon. Mr. and Mrs,
:
Ra tl:hurn left by, motor for Toronto,
Niagara Pails, Buffalp and other
points south, the bride-tfitvelling in a
navy frock, a platinum waif trimniel
coat of crackle -head blue needlepoint
and a small black French hat, by jul-
,let, with corded hood, •
Guests were present from Aberdeen,
South Dakate; New York, Hamilton,
Sombre, London and Clinton.
TIIE I•IOSPITAL BAZAAR
A fine morning encouraged the lad
ies who were interested in the success
of the Hospital Bazaar Friday last,
amalthough
tl it did d tai
rt in the after-
noon it did'not interfere very much
with the attendance.:,
It had been decided several days be-
fore that the affair should be held in
the town hall and it had been hand-
somely decorated for the occasion..
The several booths looked very prot-
ty and the stage where tea was ser-
ved, was transformed into a very
bower of beauty. The booths were all
very generously supplied with the
several classes of artieles, whieh were
noon's s
dt po ed of by the efficient sales-
women The Christmas Gift booth
was in charge of the Hospital Board,
Mrs. Mason being convener. The lo-
cal ,branch of the Women's Institute
had a homebaking and towel booth,
which was especially 'pretty. It was
in charge of Mrs, Flynn. The GirIs'_
Auxiliary had a touch and take booth,
which Mrs. Stevenson had charge'of;
the London road ladies had a home
cooling. andfarru produce booth; in
charge of Mrs. A. Wiltse; the lady
bowlers, with Mis. W. D. Fair in
charge, had an apron b
ooth• the
can-
dy booth wae looked
after by Miss
Hobbs and a bevy of junior 0, C. I.
girls; a fish pond was in charge of
Mrs. (Dr.) Thompson; Miss Zetta
Basvden had charge of the runnitage
sale and Mrs. G. D. 'Roberton had
charge of the tea rooms. Tea was
served in prettily decorated pink and
green tea rooms by pretty and •smart
attendants,
The Londesboro Women's Institute
had intended having a; booth but find-
ing themselves unable to undertake
it they ,gave a donation ;of $25.00. A
number of checks were received, a-
ntongthem one for $3 from the Strat-
ford Beacon -Herald; which was drop-
ped from an :aeroplane and picked up, ,
by Mr. J. Macfarlane.
In the evening the hall was cleated
for,daneing, the moderndancing tak-
ing, place in the hall, old time dances
in, the `Old Time dance hall, the old ,
time orchestra donating their services.
The arrangements for the dancing
were in the hands of Mrs. C. H. Yen -
The
t
net and Mrs. Cres. Cook,
Miss Mabel Gluff was the winner
01 the lucky, number, which was 49,
and the • winner, of a pair of pillosli
slips, • and Miss, Dorothy- Cantelon
guessed the name of the doll, "Ros-
lyn an received doll which was
y, d the w l
prettily dressed' as a nurse. 'Miss
Grant dressed "Roslyn" for the: oe-.
[ALU HIJ3BS
Ear1Y, ' T iasday - ntoi ning in St.
Pauls church'Cliti£on, the marriage'
was soleniilized or `•'Mai•ioti .Louise,:
.youngest` daughter of Mr. Mid Mrs.,TI.
3. 11i•b3s; :and Mr, `.Gordon 'keroy 7lall'
younger , son of Mr. arid MI's,
The n
taruiage ceremony wap cons
•dueted by the Rev, ' L. 0.. Harrison..
The couple were unattended -and int
rn,ediately, after the .ceremony left• on
a motor trip around,' Lake Huron: On
'their return they will reside ifs Clip
The bridegroom is• a member .ofThe
News-Recoed staff .` and ' we have e
very special ihterest in wishing the
newly -wedded pair the ,best' of good
luck for the future.
WITH BELL COMPANY SINCE 19905
The _October b r nu bet of the Blu,_.
Bell the
organ of .the Bell Telephone
compny, had ,the following •reference
to the removal of R. J. Rumball from
London to Montreal:
"Mr. R: J. Rumball, division „plant
supervisor, Mpntreal Division, dates
his telephone''^ experience from 1905
when he joined the staff as night op-
erator at Clinon. Previous to his pre-
sent appoiittint M1•. Rumball was die
vision sr t lout supervisor sot of the
west er+
n
Division, and hasoccupied the
Pasi
tions of inspector, eombinationinan,
wire chief, local manager, district tra-
ffic superintendent, and division
equipment supervisor."
Mr: Rumball" is the eldest son ,of
M Clara C arc Runtba7l- of Clinton.
FUIGERAL OF 3. IRWIN
The body of the late John Irwin,
superintendent of the Saskatchewan
Division' of the Canadian Nat-
ional Railways, •who died at his home
at Prince Albert, Sask., after a some-
what lengthy illness, arrived in Clin-
ton Monday forenoon and the funeral
took place from the station' to the
Clinton cemetery, where the solemn
buriel service was read by the Rev. A.
A. Holmes, and the remains were, laid
beside t
hose
of his parents and oche
members of his family.
r
111x, Irwin was the eldest son of the
late Richard Irwin and, after a busy
and useful life, he was brought back
to the home of:his yputh to lie beside
his own kin,
'Superintendent Irwin's own special
ear was brought from the west, and
aecompaning the rentains were: Mrs.
Irwin and Miss Forrester, Prince Al-
bert; Mt4 Schofield Irwin, his son, and
Mrs. Irwin, Oshawa, Mr. Mur-
phy„ North 13ay, a brother-
in-law, 14Ir, Hairy Irwin,
Cleveland,
Ohio, and Miss ti
ary Irwin,
Toronto, brother and sister. Three
other sisters survive: Mrs. Kilty of
California, Mrs. Swaveley, Philadel-'
phia, and Mrs F. R. Hodgens, Toron-
tb.
A number 61'61d friends -of the fain-
' ily attended the funeral and the pall-
bearers were: Messrs, A, J. Morrish,.
`W. Brydone, A. McGarva, W. D. Fair,
Dr. Gunn and G. D. McTaggart.
Amongst officials of the Canadian
National who came up to the funeral
were: Me.asr
s.R I+i
she,gnera
1 general Sup-
erintendent,
p
erintendent, D .14IeMillian, 'W. J.
Matheson, W. Harriss,. W. Brown and
D. Ross, who came.from Montreal and
Toronto in a private ear, while Messrs
J. Stinson,"W. 3, Piggott, V. G. Snell,
Walter White, T. J. Warwick and oth-
ers motored from Stratford and H.
Sharp carie from London. ,
JO EP
S H PLi;WS DEAD
The following abitudry notice ap-
peared in the Moosornin (Sask.)
World -Spectator and refers to a foe
ne•
r resident t
t of this locality .and a
brother of stirs. Levi Stong of Cline
ton, who died early in September:
In the death of Joseph Plewes,
which occurred in Moosomin general.
tospital on Wednesday morning, the
1VToosomin district 'loses one of its
lost prominent and highly respected
ioneeree
Deceased who was in his 65th,. year,
vas born at Clinton, in the county of
uron,.Ont. Ile was married in 1888,
d' in 1893 quite -West with his wile.
nd family, 'settling4 in'the Stanley
'strict, immediately, Oast of Moosom
n where
he conducted �
, ted successful
.ti3
ruing operations' up to the titre of
's death.' This' year he had assisted
o the'harvesting ope'atrsns tit his
arm, and it was only one week ago
hat he was brought to the Moosomin
ospital suffering from kidney trou-
le.
He was 'a goad citizen, a kind neigh -
or and friend, a man .highly esteeni-
d by -all who knew liar, and, deep
egret at his sudden demise is. expres
ed an everer hand. In religion he.
was -a member. of" the Tinted Church
f Canada, and in politics a Progres-
ive.
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The ,lateoseph Plewes is surviv-
ed by his yv'fe and a fancily of foul
sons and four daughters Fred, 'Char-
les, Joseph and Clifford, r•s; Arthur
Maser Ales 'VI s. n..F
W e d ]} .an �r 's
r 1 a?d` and Miss
Elva Plewes, all of the Moosonin dis-
trict, and Mrs. JasD' Burrows, of
Broadview, 'Seek: Three.' sisters and
twe'brothers 'also'surviverMrs.' 3•"B.
Crosson of 'Moosomin; ;Mrs. J, Wise,
of Goderielr; Ont.; Mrs. Levi' ,Stong,
C1ietoe Ont.; Wm, Plewes, of Sault
Ste, ,Marie, and Edward Plewes of
Toronto.
The funeral, which was largely at-
tended was held from the Broadway.
United Church eat , Thur'asayt alter -
neon Set. h 'impressive 'The'ser-
vice was conducted by the Rets. S T.
`Robson df Fleming, assisted by the
Rev. N. D. Patterson, B;A., BcD., of
Moosbmin. Interment --took place in
South Ce5rID�ete y
Iiebrtfelt sympathy ,li extended to
the bereaved wideg and •family, .,
The Baby Show resulteclas follow:
Babies under six' Menthe: Baby Mc -
Ewan, Baby Middleton, Baby Cornish.
Over six menthe and 'ender a year:
Baby Moffat, Baby Howard, Baby
McDonald and Baby Cox: Over a
year and under year and: a half: Baby
Iiernian. over.'mu: year, ;under ,two
Years: <Baby Bartliff.. Some other
babies cattle in after the judging -Was
over and the committee law to it that
t e eeeit
by all rved something, Mr
Coritbe.was convener,• of the• committe
loolting' alter this department
The ladies are. ver rateful to a
�g all
who aisitted in melon's. the ;bazaar a
success, either by assistance or do-
ations. About : $500 Was -realized
rorty all resources,
WQLIr MEET H.PRE
A 'Huron Athletic Association' has
been formed and a t,
,cele. and field
meet, with a tournament of games,
Willbe. held in 'Clinton on Oct. 20th. -^
Mitchell, Seaforth, Exeter., Goderieh
and 'Clinton High schools
,competing. -.Eachggchool yvill♦in the,
meantime hold a perliminary`fteld day
of its cwn and then will send its:' win-
ners to the, tournament,
Clinton
`'' Collegiate was to have i
athletic -contest yesterday eftertiden
but the rain interfered
SCHOOL FAIRS OVER
We'd be willing, tO
wager
that Mr. r.
G, A. Paterson, district epresentztive
and his assistants, •Mr. R. Ostler: and'
Miss :Olive Schoenhals; are not sor,'r;y
that 'the :school lair season is practic-
ally over, Not that we've noticed any
weariness in their i demeanor, but be- •
cause it has been a long month of
pretty steady work on thus occasion.
Most of us like to attend a fain oc-
casionally, but one or two a season
satisfies us. When it comes' to man -
'aging a couple of dozen in a season,'
its 'bound to become monotonous. And,
while Mr. Paterson and his assistants
regard a school fair as•"all in a day's
work," they may be forgiven for
heav-
ing asi h oft
eh'
ef.whenthey are tivel
l
over for the season.
People Yfilu Know
Mrs. H. E. Rorke returned Sunday
after s enili
p ne a week or so with
London friends.
Rev, C, J. Moorhouse is attending the
United Church convention in Tor-
onto this week,
Mr. and Mrs. W. 3. Wilkens of Tilson-
burg were week -end guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs, A. T. Cooper,
Mr, A. E. Sinclair tante up from Tor
unto on Saturday and spent the
week -end with his wife, who is vis-
iting her sister, Miss Georgina
Rumball.
Mr. and bits, Ray J. RumbaIi and
Blaster Ja lc
e have been visitingthe
t to
former's mother, Mrs, Clara Rum -
ball of town, prior to going to Mon-
treal, where they will, in the future
Make their home.
Mr. H. G. Fisher of Denver, Col„ is
spending a few weeks with his sis-
ter, Mrs. R, E. Manning, and renew-
ing acquaintances in his old hone
town. Many ,changes have taken
}dace since he, left here .but yet he
has found many companions of Itis
boyhood and former friends of the
frunily hereabouts, Mr. Fisher has
been confining hintsestf•-very closely
to business and his health began t,t
stiffer, so he decided to take a rest,
Brucef elcl.
Rev. W, A. Bremner attended the `
World Service Cbnferenee for Ont-
ario and Quebec in Toronto this
week.
The Sacrament of the Lord's Sup-
per will be dispensed on Oct. 10th at
the morning service. The Prepares
atoryservice vi c to be held on Friday,
Oct. 8th at 2.30. The W. M. S. will
meet at 1:3Q -
Mrs, Santee Mustard of Ohesley is
visiting at the home of her brother,
Mr. W. G. Forrest, who has been ill
with blood poisoning, His many
friends will be glad to hear that he i,;
recovering,
Mrs, Senses Walker and her daugh-
ter Mary are visiting 'friends. in Tee -
onto this week.
Constance
The sudden.. death 'of Mrs. James
Mann, sr„ on Monday afternoon of
last week was a shock to her many
friends., She was in her usual health
and, was .busy picking' potatoes when,,
without any warning, dropped over
and expired immediately. She had
had been troubled with high blood
pressure, which :finished,her- at last.
She was, a kind and thoughtful neigh-
bor"and will be missed by a circle of
friends, .
ee The funeral took place on Wedne-
day to •Seaforth ceuieter' , ,R v . -
y y ev Mr
Ferguson and.Rev, Mr, •Snell conduct-
ed the services. She leaves behind
her her sorrowing husband, :three
sons, Austin. of Hullett; Charles of
M:oililiop; and Sidney, of Detroit;
and three.; daughters: Mrs, Harman
Mrs J. Turner and Mrs. G. Pox, of
Detroit, three brothers, Joseph Riley,
Clevelandand td Bert .and •George of
Constance.'' We extend our sincere
sympathy to the family and .friends.
1V1'r. and Mrs. Ferguson and Mr.•and
Mrs, Mansfield of Forest spent`' Sun
day with their sister, Mrs, W. Button.
Among those who attended the fun,
oral of the late Mrs. Jas. Mann front
a distance were: Mr. and Mase_Fred ` Turner, Mr. and Mrs. Fox, Mrs. Has-
man and Sidney Dunnage of Detroit;
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Parr,', Mrs. 3.
Staples, Mr: and Mrs. James Manu.
'Mr. and Mrs, Fred Stephenson of
Brussels; -Mr, and ;Mrs, R, 43urwiek
and' son of S_trat£ortl, Mr, and Mrs... `.
ltobt: Moore and family. of Stratford
and Mrs, Jas, 1VIoore of Toronto;
i4ev, Mr. Williams, h returned• ntis-
sienary from Formosa, will preach 011. u 'R
Sunday afternoon.
'Clifford Button Ieft last -week for
Toronto University.
'Mr. and. Mrs, .las`Moore and family
of: Toronto are spending
.
a while ae it
h
their grandfather, Mr. Jas,Mann, e .
',Stanley Township
M'iss'M'ark E, Stewart spent the
weele-end witlk her cousin, Miss Betty
Stewart at Arthur,