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The Seaforth News, 1939-05-04, Page 4PAGE FOUR. THE SEAFORTH NEWS THURSDAY, MAY 4, 193e Festival Music Headquarters STOCK TAKING SALE TRUMPET, Cavalier, silver, Corm product,. reconditioned TRUMPET, Conn, silver, in case STRING BASS, like new UPRIGHT BASS, E fiat, good condition TROMBONE, Pan-American, silver, in case 35.00 reconditioned 75.00 75.00 SAXOPHONE, E flat alto, reconditioned late model Conn 50.00 58.00 85.00 SAXOPHONE, tenor, Buescher, reconditioned GUITAR, all metal, reg. 135.0% for GUITAR, Gibson, reg. 225.00 for We 125.00 65.00 145.00 BRING IN YOUR INSTRUMENTS FOR REPAIRS WE DO A GUARANTEED JOB — o are exclusive agents for MARTIN and BESSEN instruments,. as well as GIB'SO.N GUITARS D'Erina Deacon Music Shoppe 242 DUNDAS STREET London, Ontario THE SEAFORTH NEWS Snowdon Bros... Publishers WALTON Mrs. J. Bolger was moved on Wed- nesday of this week to Clinton Hos- pital for treatment Her many friends wish her a speedy recovery. Mr. and Mrs. 5, Rapper and Betty. of Toronto, Mrs. Hurley and Ruth and Mildred, of Heidelberg, and Misses G. and Helen Kendal of Kit- chener, visited Mr. and Mrs. Chas, Sellers. Miss Katie Coulter of the east 'boundary, visited with friends in last week, The Women's 'Missionary Society met on the evening of April 2dth for the Easter thankoffering, Mrs, Cum- ming presiding. Seldom have such 'beautiful slides been Shown as those on Western Canada, the weet roast of I — a formai minister of Duff's IUnited Church, Walton. United States and Florida, in charge, of the _Misses McGowan of Blyth. An interesting lecture in connection with the lecture was delivered by Mr. Ross. Miss Beth Shannon sang a solo. A -unanimous call from Moncrief and Duff's Churches was extended to Rev. Woods of Sparta. Mrs. Peter McTaggart has return- ed to Ethel after spending a few days in Walton last week, Mrs, Joe Love has returned to her home in Walton after spending the Winter with her daughter, Mrs. W. Broadfoot, in Grey, and Mrs. R. Pat- terson in McKillop. Mrs. Andrew Bruce of Grey spent a few days last week with her aunt, Mrs, H. Fulton. The people were sorry to hear of Rev, W. J. Maines, Tilbury, being admitted to Chatham Public General hospital with typhoid fever. He was Notice to Citizens of Seaforth Householders are requested to promptly clean up their premises. including the boulevards, and keep them in a neat and sanitary condition by having all ashes, garbage, manure and other refuse removed and all other necessary measures taken. All low places and water holes must be filled anel kitchen, store and restaurant waste and slops buried, burned or collected and removed to avoid breeding places for flies and mosquitoes. Wells used for domestic purposes must be put in proper condition. The use of the safe town water supply is strongly urged. Ashes must not be dumped on the streets unless special permission is given by the street committee. Cu -operation is requested to give the Town a uniformly clean and attractive appearance. ' BY ORDER OF The Board of Health WESTERN CANADA SPECIAL BARGAIN EXCURSIONS From all Stations in Eastern Canada GOING DAILY—MAY 16 - MAY 27, 1939, Inclusive Return Limit --f5 Days TICKETS GOOD I;\. OOACHES at fares approximately 1-1/Sc per mile. TOURIST SLEEPIIN,G CARS at fares approximately '1-318c per mile. STANDARD SLEEPING CARS at fares approximately I -55/8c per mile Cost of Accommodation in Sleeping Cars Additional BAGGAGE 'checked. Stopovers at Port Arthur, Armstrong, Chicago and \Vest Similar Excursions from Western to Eastern Canada during same period Tickets, Sleeping Car Reservations and all information from any agent. ASK FOR HANDBILL T117 CANADIAN NATIONAL A The greatest advance in household refrigeration since the famous hermetically sealed mechanism with forced draught cooling. riPOOR_ SEE IT IN THE NEW SEE IT TODAY AT JOHN BACH, Seaforth MANLEY .Master 'Joseph McKay„ son of Mr, and Mrs,. Thos. McKay, tnet with g p.gin'6u1, accident playing at school, when lie fell• and struck the wall with such force' that his arm was 'fractured at the elbow in four places, But we' are pleased to learn bha•t he is :pro- gressing favorab'ly, Seeding operations are in full swing and with the ideal coot 'wea- ther the 'horse power is .going to 'be 'broken in to 'hard work for the rest of the season, So far there is •no growth gone, and everything will get an even start, as by .all appearances the seeding will be of short duration, with the fall wheat on the lead But it doesn't look like an, early start ,for the live stock to help them- selves to the green 'pastures. LONDESBORO Mrs, (Dr.) ,Mgdd, and Miss Josie Medd of London visited with their sisters and aunts, Mrs. .J. 'Tamblyn and Mrs. J. Elsley last week, return- ing. to their home on Tuesday. Mrs, Robt. Townsend, Miss D. Little and Miss B. Kirk spent the week .end in Toronto. Mr. and 'Mrs. E. Gaunt, -near Luck - now, visited the lady's mother, Mrs H. Lyon, on Sunday. Miss Helen Yungblutt and Miss Helen Johnston of London, ,visited their home town friends over the week end. Mr. and Mrs. 'James Elsley hada pleasant visit from 'their daughter and son-in=l.aw, Mr, and Mrs. Hooper, St. Marys, 00 Friday last. ,f Quite/a number of W. 31. S. ladies attended the Presbyterial held at \\'ingham last week, DUBLIN A nunt+ber from here attended the musical festival in Stratford on Saturday. The sotial 'held by the football club was largely attended. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs, Morris Dalton on the arrival of a baby girl. Dublin school was very successful at the musical festival at Stratford on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Dan O'Connor and Mr, and Mrs. Jimmie O'Connor at- tended the graduation of Miss Agnes O'Connor .from St. '.Joseph's Hospital, London. Taken to St. Joseph's Hospital .at Loudon on Monday afternoon with his wrist injured by a large. wooden Jiver, Donald James Feeney, seven- year-old son of Leo Feeney, of Hib- bert township, died there late Tues- day night from a :lockjaw complica- tion. The boy had received the injury at his home and was taken to London when the infection was feared, All efforts failed to check ,the disease. The funeral will take :place on Friday from the residence of his 'father, lot 10, con. 4, Hibbert, on Friday ,morn- ing at 9 o'clock, to St. Patrick's Church, Dublin, Interment will he in St. Patrick's Cemetery. ST. COLUMBAN The annual meeting of the C. W. L. ,was hell in the parish hall recent- ly with the president Mrs. D. J. O'Connor in the chair. The meeting opened with prayer and the minutes of the preceding meeting were read by the corresponding secretary Miss Teresa Lynch. The reports were then read by the different members of the executive. The treasurer Mrs. Terry Flannery gave a detailed report of the receipts and expenditures -of the year. The total anaotint .taken in was $6,11,71', total disbursements $595;1 1. The books were audited by Mrs. E. Rowland and ,Miss Irene O'Sullivan and found to be correct. During the year the pastor was helped with all parochial work, altars decorated, lit- erature sent to India and the West, treats and spiritual 'bouquets sent 'to the sick of the parish, hospital visits made, eggs sent to Mount Hope at J. GALLOP'S GARAGE SEAFORTH Chrysler Plymouth and Fargo Dealer Come in and see the new Plymouth car and Fargo Truck We also have a Service. Truck -if you have car trouble, phone 179 and we will come promptly PHONE 179, SEAFORTH All Repairs Strictly Cash. We Aim To Please Easter, generous donations sent to the Sisters of Service, Regina debt fund, Sisters of the Precious Blood and local ,charities, ,also -a donation of 'clotting sent to the .needy of the West, books given to the libraries of the 'parish schools. The following are the officers for this year: Spiritual adviser, Rev. 'J. Dantzer; past ,presi- dent, Mrs. D. 'J. O'Connor; President, Mrs. Joe Kale; ,1st vice 'pres., hiss Mary Malone; 2nd vice, Mrs., 'Joe At- kinson; 3rd vice, Mrs. Janes O'Sulli- van; recording secretary, Miss Teresa Lynch; -corresponding secretary, Mrs, John F. Murphy. treasurer, Mrs. Ter- ry Flannery. CONSTANCE Mr, and Mrs. Joseph Yunrgblutt and Harry, also 71r. and Mrs, Fred Yun:g- bhrtt and baby of Londesboro were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Austin Dexter on Sunday. Mr, and Mrs. John Mills and dau- ghter -of 'Blyth, visited liar, and Mrs. E. Adams on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. lJ. Janes of Kinnard- ing and the former's sister, Miss James of Goderich, and Mr. and Mrs. F. Carter of Goderic'h, were guests cm Sunday with Mr. and ,Mrs, Jack Ferguson. STANLEY Rev. tJ, I3: Peters attended the Presbytery meeting at \Vin'gham last Thursday, also -a number of ladies from Goshen W..31, S. attended the W. M. S. 'meeting at V'ingham on the same day. Mr, Elston Dow -son and 'Mr.. Neil McDonald of Goderic'h called on friends on Goshen one day last week. Miss Isabel Robinson, who has been attending Toronto Bible College has returned to her home here. HOLD INQUEST (Continued from Page 1) tire body. He said he could not un- derstand any 'person retraining con - scions .while ' receiving such severe burns. The result .of the post mortem showed there were no external marks. He mentioned -the swelling •00 the scalp where a hemorrhage had ,occur- red. INo inj.uryecould he found to the skill or 'to the 'brain. Dr. Colciu'houn said it was quite :possible Mrs. Mont- gomery could have received such an injury to her 'head 'by striking it when going up the marrow steep stairs. He had asked the late Mrs. Montgomery what had happened hut she repeated more •than once that she did not know. He was ander the im- pression she was rather reluctant 'to tell 'what had happened. She did not show ,concern nor did she express anger toward anyone. 17r E. A. McMaster, who attended Mrs. Montgomery in 'the •hospital,'said she knew where she was and she had bold him how old their youngest child was, Witness said he asked her how she had got 'burned and she said she 'didn't know. When the 'doctor realized she had not long to live he told her and asked her if she wanted to see anyone before she died. She replied she would like to see Andrew, her husband, and also the minister. She did not seem deeply concerned. He ,described the Montgomery ,family as a happy one and he had never not- iced any trouble when he -had paid professional calls to their home. Andrew .Montgomery, husband of the victim of the fire and father of six motherless 'children, took the stand and told the jury he and his wife had always :been happily mar- ried. There had' been nothing unusual about the earlier hours of the evening in .question and -he had retired a'bou't 10:30. They only lhael the one ,lamp in; the house whichwas working and it was always left burning 'during the, night. He said he was awakened by moaning sounds. "I knew it was my wife and I shouted 'because I did not know where She was. I did not get any answer. Then I went to the Stairs and L.lcould see the fire lighting nrp. 'the upstairs. So 'I got a .pail of water. I found my wife lying there and I 'threw the water around the one sidewhere the fire was worst. I ran down and .got soother pail of water and shouted ,for Ross to wake up," said the .husband. He had then .awakened some neighbors, Witness said there ,were still some flames when he put a• third pail of water on 'the fire. He told of the struggle he Thad in getting- his wife downstairs, but he finally managed it alone and placed ,her on the daybed. "I asked 'her what happened, but she just said; `I don't 'know'," the witness testified, The 'mattress in question was an old one which had been ,put upstairs last sunnier. Ilis wife had told 'hint be- fore retiring that she had washed some clothes and she had !hung them :upstairs to dry. He believed his wife might have gone upstairs and been overcome 'by smoke and 'then fell un- conscious into the fire. He said the old mattress 'had been taken .apart to some 'extent, some of the insides be- ing used for starting the fire. "How the fire started I 'haven't any idea," said Mr. Montgomery. His wife had often gone .upstairs for 'clothes for the 'baby, using a snatch for light. He had not had much conversation with his wife in the hospital before she died, When She doctor 'told 'him what to do the was told not to say very much to her. He had kissed her and talked a little, but she never told hint what .had 'happened. He said Inc•wife had been a Ronan Catholic years ago but when they moved to this part of the country 'she had become a mem- ber of United Church at Winthrop, William Kerr 'and Mrs. Kerr neighbors of the Montgomery fancily, gave evidence about the events of the early morning of April 11, but were unable to throw any light on the cause of the tragedy.' Both of these neighbors, as well as Mrs. Jean Ches- ney, testified that the family did not have any troubles as far as they could notice, Eight-year-old Ross Montgomery was examined 'bent was not sworn in as a witness, and could not give a very clear idea of what had 'happen- ed. He said his mother had gone up- stairs shortly after six 'o'clock that evening. Inspector D. W. Rase of the fire marshal's 'department, Toronto, said .there was no apparent cause for the fire whatever." this being the re- sult of an extensive investigation. There was no odor or sign of any oil or like substance around the place, nor on the mattress sections which had been tested. "We found the fire was confined :to a very small area and there were not any indications of smoke on the ceiling," He had taken a mattress ant of a 'building and at the skating rink had ignited it. It was still smouldering away about 35 min- utes and it was practically impossible to 'burn it, Dr. Robinson of Toronto was on the stand for some time and describ- ed the injury to the scalp. 1Lt would be quite 'possible for the victim to strike her head on the way upstairs and then she could have staggered and fallen go the mattress. Replying to a question, he said itwas quite The Hydro Travel Shop will eveninr of Friday,. May 19, when visit Seaforth on the afternoon and I a Cooking School will be held in Ile TO W11 ITall. There will also be an , interesting' demonstration REGENT THEATRE NOW SHOWING JACKIE COOPER in , "Newsboys Home" Edmund Lowe Wendy Barrie Mon. Tues. Wed., May 8-9-I0 Dick Powell Olivia DdHaviland "Hard to Get" with Charles Winninger Dynamite! Laughs l Romanced :Next Thur. Fri. 'Sat„ May 11-12-13 Wayne Morris Priscilla Lane "Brother Rat" Eddie Albert Ronald Regan From the Broadway hit - revolving around the escapades and romances of the cadets at the Virginia Military Institute —COMING— "Blondoe" +possible that Ass. Montgomery, be- cause of the head injury, may not have remembered the events of the past, whet' she ,dial regain .conscious- ness. Constable Snell of Seaforth was on the stand. He had taken a wrist watch off ivlrs. Montgomery's cern af- ter she died and it was exhibited. It had stopped at 11130 o'clock, but it was- pointed out that professional ex- amination of the watch showed it had stopped because, of the main- spring being unwound. KIPPEN , Mrs, Dr, Stewart of Battle Creek, Mich„ and Ivlrs, Dr. Mortonfen of Santa Monica, California, 'visited with their ' cousins, Mr, and Mrs, j. D. Stewart and Miss Winnie during the week. Mrs. Wm. Bell accompanied by Miss Olga Bell spent a day in Lon- don recently. Miss Isabelle Moir of Hensall; who has been the guest of her sister and brother-in-law, Mr, and Mrs. J. D. Stewart, returned hone after a pleas- ant visit. Mr. and Mrs, Paul Doig of London visited on Sunday with Mrs. L. J. Doig and Miss Janet. Mrs. Isabelle McDonald of Sea - forth •visited with her daughter and sun -hi -law and family, .Mr. and Mrs, Ross Broadfoot 'during the w=eek end. CROMARTY Mr. Ross Mc'Kay of Hensall gave the topic at Y.P.S. meeting on Sun- day night to a fine audience, ,7eIr, Wm. Hamilton returned from London hospital last week where he has been recovering from his recent operations. A meeting was held in S.S.:NTo, 6 school on Friday evening last week for the ;purpose of staking plans to hold a school reunion of all former pupils and teachers on June 30th. Mr, and Mrs, B. O. McDonald and family visited friends in Brussels and Owen Sound on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Scott Jr. and Duncan of Brodhagen visited with Mr. and Mrs, Thos. Scott. Mr. and Mrs, joe Nigh of Sudbury called on friends in this district ,last . week. We are pleased to know that Jim- mie, infant son of Mr. and Mrs, Fit- mer Chappel, who has .been in Lon- don Hospital'.. receiving treatment, is home: _Miss Jessie Hodgert of Exeter is spending a .couple of weeks with her aunt, Mrs. Jas. Scott. DANCE Under the auspices of the Sodality IN SEAFORTH ARMORIES' Friday, May I2th MICKEY MUSSOLUM and His Orchestra Admission 35c. —AT DUBLIN— Friday, May 5 MAC BURGESS AND HIS BAND Admission 315c. 2!00 Lucky Prize OLD TYKE DANCE --AT KIPPE'N SON.—. Friday, May 5th If yott enjoy good old tyme dancing dance to FRANK 'KENNY and his Hoozer Hot Shots General Admission 25 cents