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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1939-10-05, Page 6PAGE SIX e. This is a 'surprise, Agnes," the said din a voice which he strove vainly to vender steady. "Won't you sit down?" "Thank you," and she took her seat hke a queen on her ,throne, looking fair and gracious as any white lily. What with her white dress, white gloves and shoes, and 'straw hat tied un'de. her ,chin with a broad white rib- bon n old Georgian 'fashion, she look- ed wonderfully cool, and 'pure, and— as Lambert inwardly 'observed: holy. Feer fece was as faintly tinted with exaor ae ,1 tea rose, and her ca'im, brawn rye,, under Iter einoorli brown hair dded to the stigge Live salines, cf her leeks. Sin 'scerned 'in her elaci- Italy to !'e far ranee ed 'f•rtnn any ease ;1y eu,ation. and re-eurialed a pic- 'tltrc ... the Madonna, serene, ,peace - ea.!, uv! emnewhat -ac Yet who could tell what : nl:uieheel feelings were e a. k, r_ by 'her womanly pride: o] e yon do rt.tt iitmcl the weath- te 'Wii5111 forwalking." :said Lam- dq., reteiree in his etio tone with an 4115 ,p,. :kine c:,ntentien. - the xatk. 1 ereint. at The Manor." ride a td." ` c1 you are staying hem?" eeeacre sen to coni, ..it t u ir: are acting wi e l; uth great cahine se. ,, pet .he a. r,e 41115-'1h,51 to y<,•,.. ,;iia t m th you .ceeee tee t.v e ii - . imr '111 1 i ycei are r tt. It Vo.' .. (. hear n -riit ee that . tl...:: r: nt'. a..ncs'With citta. ,..,or deepening in :ter cheek,. ,ar to ntr that you should ,'hart w,.... e u nl, ar,1 play the part of the c1 -af t c intrd lover?" Lambert who had hetet t reechiuc nl, Lis t curt here and there. laid down las -palette and 'brushes with ostenta- ttons care, and faced her doggedly. "I ri'on't ander stand what you mean." he declared. "Oh, I think yeti do and in the hope that I may induce you. in justice to rr-e. to •change your 'con'du'ct, I 'have gime over." l don't think you should have come," he observed in a Sow voice. end 'threw himself ,o'n the couch with averted eyes. Lady Agnes colored again. "You are talking nonsense ' she said •wi!tit same 'sharpness. "There is no harm in eny coning tc' see ,ne cousin." iVe were more than cousins once," 'Exactly, and unfortunately people kr e that. But you needn't make rr. ttere worse by so 'pointedly keep- inc away .from die." 'Lambert looked up quickly. "1)o ven. aisle me to see you often'" he asked, and there ,Woe a new note in f,a mice which irritated her. Persemel'1y I don't. hut*" "Batt what?" He roee and .toad up. ver'"- tail and very straight, leaking dawn on her :vitt a hungry look in li''e blue eyes. "People are 'talking," murmured the lady, and stared• at the floor, because she could not face that same look. "Let them talk. !What 'does it mat- ter?" 'Nothing to you. ,perhaps, but to me a great 'deal. I 'have a h.usband." "As I know .to my cost," he inter- polated, "Then 'dont let me 'know it to my 'host," elle said pointedly, "Sit tdown and 'let .us talk common sense:" Lambert did not obey at once. "I am only a human +being, Agnes—" "Quite so, and a man at that. Act like a man, then, ands don't ,place the ;burden on a 'woman's 'shoulders." "What ibnirden?" "Oh, Noel, Can't you understand?" "I daresay I can if you will explain. I wash ycrs hadn't come 'here to -day. I have enough to bear 'without that." "And have I nothing 'to'bear?" the demanded, a flash of 'passion muffling her enforced teem. "Do you think That anything but the direst need [brought me here?" "I don't know what brought you hat THE SEAFORTH NEWS SataalfamaitilearalelaM "Well, you may think so, and per- haps he ,does. also. But does it not strike ,you, Noel, what' a poor 'figure 1 and 'Garviutgtein, and ehe whole ,family, 'yourself included,=eu't' in teat eyes of the 'world'? We were poor,end 1 was 'sold to get money. to 'sav'e the !land." "Yes, 'blit this olhangin'g of the dheck "The 'world 'doesn't "know .of 'What, .said Agates tsurriedly, "Hebert hats been very loyal to me. "I mmu'st he loyal to i*ti.". "You are. Who dares to say that you are not?" '°' No one—as yet," she replied pointedly. "What do you mean Iby that " he ,demandeld, 'flushing although his 'fair 'skin, "I mean if you tntet inc In the ordin- ary!way, and 'behaved to me as en'ond- inary arnan, !peaple 'would net ta'lIe, 'Beat you shun any 'society, and even when I ,aim at The Manor, you do mot 'come near 'because of mvy presence." "It is so hard to. Ibe near you and yet, owing to ,your marriage, :so far Pram y'au," muttered That man savage- ly. "1'1 it 'is 'hard for you., think how ihand it must 'be !for Inc,' said the woman vehemently, ihar Ip'a'asion cam- ing to the surface. "P'eopl'e talk sof the way in .Which you avoid me, and hint that we dove one another still." "It is ;true! Agnes, you !know it is truel" "Need tlbe'whole ,world know' that it is true? cried Agnes, rising, with a 'Fust of .urger passing Over her 'face. "Lf you would' only ,cane to The Man- or, and meet omit in London, and acc- ept Hubert's invitations 'to 1d'inner, !people would think 'that our attaoh- 'ment was only a 'boy ;and 'giro engage- ment, that 'we 'had outgrown. They would even 'give me .credit fOr 'laving Hubert—" "Rat you 'don'it?" cried Lambert with ,a jealous 'p'ang. "Yes, I 'd'o, He is my chosen bee - band, :and hies :carried out Inc 'part ,of the bargain by freeing many of Garvington':s estates. Surely the man !ought to been .somet'h'ing for his m'an- ey, I don't 'love 'him as a wife should love her htls'hand, nlot with 'heart whole devotion, that is. hart 'I give him loyalty, and I respect hint, and I try to make him happy in every way. I do my part,'N,c,e1, as you do yours. Since d have been compelled to ea'r- rifice love for money, at leas't let to die true to the 'sacrifi'ce," "You 'didn't sacrifice yourself 'w"!h 4- lt f ar money." No, I slid not, at was thecae e of Garvin'cton's •crime, 1 -nit no one knews of that, and no one ever .shall 'know. In fact, so 'happy ant I and H'u:hert---" Hee' t?" said Lambert wincing "Yes," she declared finely. "He thinks so, and whatever tuclmap!pineee I inay feel, I !con'cea'l from him. But you met carte to The Manor, and erect me 'here, there, and everywhere, so that the 'petti* shall not say, •as they are sluing. 'that yen are dying of love, and that, e'.cause 1 am a 'greedy fortune hunter, I ruined your life,' "They trio not dare, 1 Ihave not beard any-" "V,That tan you hear in this jungle?" interrupted. Lady Agnes with scorn. "You stop your ears 'with cotton wool, but I am in the world, (hearing every- thing. And the tmore u'n'pleasant the thing is, the more readily oto I shear it, You 'can end 'th'is trouble by conning out of your lovesick retirement, and by 5howinlg that you no longer 'care far ane." "That would 'be acting a lie." "And do I not ant a lie?" she cried fiercely. "Is not my whole marriage a lir? I !despise myself -for any weakness in yielding, and yet, God help ate, What else 'could 7 'do .when Garving- tan's fair fame -was in question? Think of the disgrace, 'h:ad he been prose - meted [by H'u'bert And Hubent kn'ow's that you and I loved: that I 'could not give !him the love be desired'. He 'was content to omelet me 'on those 'terms. I don't say be was 'right; but am 1 tri.> hit, .are you right, is Garvi'ngton eight? I's any one of Was rlglht? Not one, not one. The 'Who'le thing is hor- rible, but I make the best of it, since I did what I did 'do, openly and for a serious purpose of Which ithe world knows nothing. Do your !pant, .Neel, and come to The 'Manor, if lonely to show that you no longer care der ane. You 'understand"—'she clasped her 'hands in agony. "You surely under- stand." "Yes," said Lambert in a low voice, and suddenly [rooked years older. "I understand at last, Agnes. You..shal•l no longer bear 'th'e !burden alone. 1 Asia be a loyal friend to you, any dear," and'lte'tao'k [her hand. of the bargain width be 'nta'de nvhen 4W1il'1 You be a loyal friend' to try he bought me, and has maid ore a 'husband?" sthe asked, nvntlidrawnin'g it. great many of the mortgages. Haw- "Yos ,sold Lambert, and he 'bet his ever, Garvin'gton ,became eon out. lip' -laoa helping me, I wine' CHAPTER 'U I. Hebert in hes demands, 'and l•atr11 The interview between Lady Agnes Herbert leas refused to is nip shim any and Lambert !could' !s'ca'rcely have (been snore, I done blame him; he has pale called a il'ove-scene, 'since it was 'duan- en'ougit ,War ate." Mated by a stern .settee sof duty. Chad - "You are worth it." said Lamber'. here. I am waiting for an explana- omphatmcaluy, tion," "What is the use !nt'explaining what you ;already know?" I know nothing," the repeated .dog- gedly. ring-gedly `Rirplain.,, "Well," ,said Lady Agnes with some bitterness, "it seems to me that an explanation is really necessary, as apparently I mut tailcing to a ohid•d in- stead of a man Sit down and listen." This time Lambert .obeyed, and laughed as he did sin... "Your taunts don't •[nut nte in the least," he ob- served, "I love yon too much." -And I love in return. N'ol Don't rise again. I did not ,come here 'to re- vive the .embers of :aur dead ,passion." `lstnbers!" cried Lambent with hit- ter -corn. "Embers, indeed1 And a dead passion: how well you put it. Si, far ae I tort concerned Agnes the pas- eiou is not dead and never will be." "I am aware of that and so I have s•oute appeal do that passion, Lore mean, sacrifice. I want you to 'under- stand 'that," 'I (ho. by experience. Dal I not eur- r n'nr you for mite sake .of the. fatuity Bion, : {-mlerstai 1! I should think I .114 urderstaud," t think not." seal Ltdti Agnes ,y end gently. "it is necessary to r,o is your recollec'tiens. We loved , ne :enetht:r since `XV were toy sial :dol se intended. is con know, to merry. There evae no regular enca: e- me'11t between it., tart- it was an tattler- st1 id family rt ngemem, My father .'.'..i'' approved et' it: my brother.did ut "N,e 1500 451 lee ,rn• 511 Y1151 5111 art",k of tee „u,t ,i sibl'it 1 t 1',,, iced n• make money," sneered Lambert, t ur mg. his ankle. Lady A;aiee winced. "Don't snake it tea, bard ter nn,' hr said'plain- tively. "My life ie nncontfs,rtahle enough as it is. Remember that when iuy father died we tcere• nearly ruined. Only by the greateet clevernee did Garvintton manage to keep interest on the mortgages 'paid nip, hoping that he would marry a rich wife --an American for choice --and so coulel put thing- etraitht. But be married Jane, as you know—" "Because he is a 'glutton, atui ',she knows all about cooking." '+Well gluttony may be as power- ful a vice as drinking and !gammbling, and all the rest of it. It is with Gar- vin'gton, although 'I daresay that see- ing the position he was in, people would laugh to think he should marry a poor woman, when he needed a rich wife. But at that time Hubert wanted to marry rite. and tiarvingtnn 'got his cook wife, while I was sacrificed," "Seeing that I loved you and you loved nee, I wonder—" Yes, I know a-ott wondered, but you finally accepted my explanation that I did it to save the family name." "I did, and. much as 1 'hard peer sacrifice, it 'was nece,,ary. " "More necessary than you think." said Lady kites, ,inking cher voice to a whisper- and ,glancing round. -In a moment of madness Garvin'gton alter- ed a cheek which Hubertgave frim, and was in danger of arrest. Hubert declared that lie would give 'up the check if I married him. I 'did so, to save may brother and the family name," "Oh Agnes," Lambert jumped up. I never knew this." "It Was not necessary to tell you. I made the ex'cu'se of saving the fam- ily name and gropenty generally. Yost thought it 'was merely the bankruptcy court, but I knew that it meant the !criminal 'count, However, '1 married Hubert, and he !p'tit' the oheok in the fire in my presence and in 'Garving- ton's the 'has also fo'1filled his 'share BRITISH AIR SQUADRON OVE BERLIN AN 'Fight to, the End," Says Churchill.—Raider in South Atlantic Sinks British Ship Near Brazil. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1939 FLIES PATS s AM' During the week end an armed enemy raider attacked and sank the British steamship Clement of the Booth Line to the South Atlantic, close to the South American coast. The British ministry of information announced that "the raider bas not yet been identified, but the correct steps are being taken," It was believ- ed the raider was either a cruiser or one of the German "pocket" battle- ships. An earlier dispatch from -Bue- nos Aires said British and French steamship companies had warned their captains to be on the alert for a 'German warship disguised as a freighter which was reported opeiatt- ingnear the Platte river estuary. BRITISH PLANES OVER BERLIN A successful reconnaissance flight has been made by British royal air force planes over Berlin and Pots- dam, according to announcement front London. Potsdam is the site of the former kaiser's palace. The planes which flew over Berlin, dropped pro- paganda leaflets. Apparently no ef- fort was made to drop bombs on the German, capital, This was in line with the Allied aet'ial activities of recent weeks, in which bombardment of all except naval bases has been avoided. Meanwhile government officials warned the British people to get ready for a lightning blow front Ger- man['. In anticipation of a German peace bid this weele and a British and French rejection, the government sought to prepare not only the light- ing forces but the people of the Un- ited Kingdon as a whole, for any- thing that. the Germans might try - and to reply to it. The first official reaction to indica- tions that Hitler would propose through a, neutral power that the war be ended on a basis of the partition of Poland cane from Winston Churchill, first lord of the admiralty, "We are going on to the end," Mr. Churchill said in a broadcast Sunday, ANDREW 'ALLEIN TELLS OF ATIHENTA SINKING '(Tomato Star) From the bps of her sea, Andrew, sunvi'vior of Mac tonpedsed liner "Athenia," 'Mrs, William Allan today dined 'how her husband, Rev. Wil- liam Alliott, anet ibis death in the 'dark- ae'ss 'of that ,tragic night. Four 'days 'prio'r. to the 'sinking; of 'the Athenia, Mrs. Allan :suffered a stroke. News sof the outbreak of war, the Atlmen•ia's sin'kin'g, her 'he s'band's death and her son's escape were kept 'Iran her. Newspapers and radio re- ports were kept from her room. Tlod'ay, Andrew Alilan home in the same !suit the 'wore on the night Ile an'd J'tedith Evelyn and Rev, William Allan left 'the 'staking liner Abhenia, "went !through an ordeal inc !described "worse than 'the Athenia itonpetdoin'g." Gently, he toed his mothee that 'war bad broken taut, a German •snilbrnanine had sunk bh'e Athenia and the father of the Aldan 'family was 'drowned, The shook of the news .was a ter- rific biro'',. Doctors in att•en'.dan'ce 'were 'fearful ICA :Nee resullt. Andrew said af- terward he Seared his another might not recover. This is he worst 'ord- eal I have 'e'ver been through—worse than •tlhe Athenia sinking." 'iWihy, in 'flee name ,of 1lreaven, shouted any father, who 'is 'worth a ,do- zen ,orf me, inc 'drowned, and 'I inc .sav— ed?" the distracted son Iderdared. Arnold, 'his' !brother, added: "Wouidn'•t it fi,ave been 'wonderful if father had 'some [home today, too," "This is +t'he 'unh'appiest 'homecom- ing S have ever !had' in my effe," And- rew stated. 'J'ud'i'th Evelyn, This fiancee, who s resoled iby the same %hip as And - U. S. SENATE CONSIDERS BILL At Washington this week Senator Key Pittman, Dem: Nevadal, began a Senate debate over the United States neutrality policies by assert- ing the existing arms embargo was "a discrimination in favor of Germ- any." Speaking as chairman of the foreign relations committee, Pittman offered the administration's neutrality hill to repeal the arms embargo as "the most important legislation that Inas ever been proposer[ to congress" and said it was designed "for the purpose of keeping us out of a Euro- pean war," After Pittman concluded, Senator William E. Borah, (Rep., Idaho), dean of the senate and leader of forces opposed to repeal of the em- bargo an the sale of arms to warring nations. made the first address for his side of the neutrality controversy, ONLY SEVEN U-BOATS RETURN According to information received in Paris last week, unofficial and un- comicred reports said that only seven German submarines of anorig- inal wave of 27 sent to prey on allied merchantmen had returned to their bases in Germany, The French and British admiralties were certain that 12 submarines bad been destroyed. The French navy gave the first news of its activity with announce- ment that 100,000 tons of contraband had been seized, including 24.000 tons of oil. TURKEY STANDS BY Turco -Russian parley in Moscow was not related to the presence of the. German foreign minister, Joachim von Ribbentrop, Turkish newspapers said last Thursday. "It is impossible to turn Turkey from her undertakings with the democracies, contracted to safeguard the nation," one paper said. "Germany must stop its hostile cam- paign against Turkey and dissipate misunderstandings." PROFESSIONAL CARDS MEbICAL RUSSIA OFFERS TRADE Last Thursday Ivan Maisky, Soviet ambassador in London, assured the British government that Russia is willing to start negotiations for a war trade agreement, it was learned unofficially. The British government was urged as the result of this development, to send a special envoy of highest rank to Moscow to conduct economic nego- tiations. David Lloyd George, prime minister during the world war, and Oliver Stanley, president of the board of trade in the cabinet, bave been mentioned as envoys. Discussion of a barter agreement with Russia has brought suggestions that Britain could exchange mach- inery and especially machine tools, and rubber, wool and cocoa for Rus- sian timber, manganese and oil. le'a. 'lying at length amongst tit's ld never mosses tint. cnuslted and ,iragram!t !flowers.Lady shou !flowers. herself I (Coattin'ued) 'wa' new and' semen others, remained in New York and will not the 'returning to Toronto :for a 'day or two. The two came back eo New York on the Oriza'ha. Miss Evelyn's anoth- er, Mrs. G. it Senallwnod of Perth, Ontario, is also 'Like .an axe .chopping am 'kindling wood," was Brow Andrew Allan cles- erilb"ed the way the propeller of the Keene iN'elson ,oras!hed through the centre of the difelb•oat in ywhi'c!h '80 sur- vivors of the Athenia were so close to safety and se 'close .to death. "Had there been any experienced seamen in the lifeboat 'w'i'th us, we 'wouldn't 'have come cin 'close rto ,Mac' greepeller of the Knnte Nelson," the event on. "The mropellers. were high ie the air. The 'boat annst .have 'been I almost empty. Suddenly the !propell- ers stanted. They 'art thmu,gh otic 1 boat, It sank almost instantly. We found 'ourselves in the water." SEAFORTH CLINIC Dr. E A. McMaster, M.B., Graduate of University of Toronto. J. D. Colquhoun, M.D., C.M., Grad- uate of Dalhousie University, Halifax. The Clinic is fully equipped with complete and modern x-ray and other up-to-date diagnostic and thereuptie equipment, „ Dr. Margaret K. Campbell, M,D L.A,B,P., Specialist in Diseases in Infants and Children, will be at the Clinic last Thursday in every mantle from 8 to 6 p,m. Dr. F. J. R. Forster, Specialist in Diseases of the Bar, Eye, Nose and Throat, will be at the Clinic the first Tuesday in every month from 4 to 6 p.m. Free well -baby clinic will be held on the second and last Thursday in every month from 1 to 2 p.m. . JOHN A. GORWILL, B,A.,M.D. 'Physician and Surgeon in Dr. I3, H. Ross' office. Phone 5J W. C. SPROAT, M.D., RA.C.S. SurgerY Phone' 90-W. Office John St., Seaforth He didn't see his Lather after the propeller 'struck the lifeboat, 'I'hc I last 'picture I !have of my father was , the way the joked and encouraged the• passengers," he said. "From the very i moment our ship •sailed and all the Passengers 'knew that war was imr i inenent. he was a rower of stren:g't'h to them. I had a new admiration for 'bint. 111 rhe lifeboat, ten, he took his place at the oars. 1 saw hint as the dt{eboats were 'being filled, helping women and children fa,tctr their 11fe-; thelts on." Andrew 'peel hf„h tribute to the ,passenger. 'for their heh•avior. "A few became by.eterfral,” he said. "that for the most [part it was amazing to se how 511e11 and women can act 'so well in danger." The horror of seeing a lifeboat fill- I ed :with ,passengers 'bein'g lowered I from the stip and then suddenly , lurching, one end 'dropping. 'throwing' the occupants into the sea was still I with Brim today. That, and seeing women elide ,down ropes at the '9hip's , side only to be drowned at 'tike (bot- 1 tom of the rope, fill his night's with terror even now, be said. There were! some li'fe'boats lowered, he said, with no men in "them to help row. Ile, Jw- di'th and 'his 'father got into one of the last of .the lifeboats. "Yes, I'mi positive it was a 'tonpedo," he said, "The ship's. !offi'cers .were also Positive. They said a mine would Heave 'stru•ck the boat in a 'different p For six 'hours 'the 'SO passengers in i ace." the lifeboat in wihich the Allem were drifted about aimlessly, Andrew re - Sated. For an hour and a halt, seven or eight survivors 'clung to the ne- atened wrecked lifeboat before they 'were spotted by the British warship, "That was a horrible experience." the aid. "Things 'happened I li'on's ,want to talk about. When the British tsar hip caane into ,sight one of deur !people said, It's a German 'warshi'p,' I said, 'I don't care ff it's a'Chinese eltip. Let's yell: 'Yell we 'did, and they 'heard us, peeked us up, gave ars warn) clothes and food," DR. H. H. ROSS Physician and Surgeon. Late of London Hospital, London, England. Special attention to diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat. Office and residence behind Dominion Bank. Of- fice Phone No. 5; Residence Phone 104. DR. F. J. BURROWS Office Main St. Seaforth, over Do- minion Bank. Hours 2-5 and 7 to 9 p.m. and by appointment. Residence, Goderieh St., two doors west of Unit- ed Church, Phone 46. DR. F. J. R. FORSTER Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Graduate in Medicine, University of Toronto 1897. Late Assistant New York Ophthalmic and Aural Institute, Moorefield's Eye, and Golden Square throat hospitals, London. At Com, enercial Hotel, Seaforth, third Wed. nesday in each month from 1.30 to 8 p,m. in Iter parti-colored attire scarcely distinguished from the rainbow Iblos- •sont's, was pezzlled Ihy the way in 'Which the two reined in their *devious passions. To .her simple, 'barbaric .na- ture, the sibuati•on appeared imposs- ible. If lie loved her and she lov'e'd h'ian, +why Idid ,they not run away to enjoy life together? The heehawed Who had paid money .for the 'wile did' not Icotent, door did the brother, who had sold his sister to hide his criminal folly. That Lady Agnes shou'1(d have traded heas.elf !to save Garvinigton from a well-desenved pttni'slhment weaned inexon'salb'le 'bo the gypsy. 'If he had been the men she loved, then indeed. 'might ehe have acted. rightly. But 'having thrown ,over that 'very moan in silly !fashion, ,for Mac sake 'of 'wthat did not appear to be 'worth the seori'fi'ce, ''Chaltdea felt that Agnes did not deserve Lambert, and 'she then and there •det'ermine'd that the Gentile l Johnny—"Speaking of baseball, I've got a baseball dog." Harry—"What makes you call him a baseball dog?" Johnny—"Because he wears a muz- zle, catches flies, chases fowls and beats it for home when he sees the catcher coming." Send us the names of your visitors. THE SEAFORTH NEWS Seaforth, Ont. MARGARET K. CAMPBELL, M.D. London, Ontario Graduate Toronto University Licentiate of American Board of Petit• atrics, Diseases of Children At Seaforth Clinic, last Thursday aa ternoon, each month. AUCTIONEER GEORGE ELLIOTT, Licensed Auctioneer for the County of Huron. Arrangements can be made for Sale Date at The Seaforth News. Charges moderate and satisfaction guaranteed 0. W. AHRENS, Licensed Auction- eer for Perth and Huron Counties. Sales Solicited. Terms on Application, Farm Stock, chattels and real estate property. R. R. No. 4, Mitchell. Phone 634 r 6. Apply at this office,. Watson & Reid REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE AGENCY (Successors to James Watson) MAIN ST., SEAFORTH, ONT. All kinds of Insurance risks effect- ed at lowest rates in First -Class Companies. THE McKILLOP Mutual Fire Nell ranteCop HEAD OFFICE—SEAFORTH, Ont. OFFICERS President, Thomas Moylan, Sea - forth; Vice President, William Knox, Londesboro; Secretary Treasurer, M, A. Reid, Seaforth. AGENTS F. McKercher, R.R•.1, Dttblin; John E. Pepper, R,R.1, Brucefield; D. R. G. Jarmouth, Brodhagen; James Watt, Blyth; C. F. Hewitt, Kincardine; Wm, 'Yeo, Holmesville. DIRECTORS Alex. Broadfoot, Seaforth No. 3; James Sholdice, Walton; Wm. Knox, Londesboro; George Leonhardt, Born- holm No. 1; Frank MacGregor, Clin- ton No. 5; James Connolly, Godericb; Alex. McEwing, Blyth No. 1; Thomas Moylan, Seaforth No, 5; Wm. R. Archibald, Seaforth No. 4. Parties desirous to effect insurance or transact other business,' will be promptly attended to by applications to any of the above named officers addressed to their respective post - offices.