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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1924-01-31, Page 5THURSDAY,';fANIJARY31,'1924; • ant:..: !kJ: omething New ZIPPERS The .New -Style GOLOSHES ALL THE :RAGE •IN THE STATES F, NO BUCKLES—NO BUTTONS—Just a .'simple adjustable wire fastener. EASY TO PUT ON. AND OFF. NEAT FITTING AND CALL AND SEE THEM: SE4F'RTH 1 CENTRAL STRATFORD, ONT. I nepares young men and young women for Business, which is now Canada's greatest profes- sion. We assist graduates to positions and -they have a prac- tical trainingwhich enables them to meet with success. Stu- dents are registered each week. Get our free catalogue and learn something about our dif- ferent departments. D. A. McLACHLAN, Principal. W 1 Walker & San UNDERTAKING -and— • EMBALMING Motor or Horse Equipment. W. J. WALKER; holder of Go- vernment diploma and license, Flowers Furnished. Night or day phone 67. STOP! LOOK! LISTEN! o CREAM WANTED We 'are not only a Cream Market for you but we are Also a Large Dairy Industry in YqurCommupity. ' We respectfully "solicit Your Cream: ' OUR MOTTO: Guaranteed Accurate Weights and.Tests. Courteour aru Prompt Service. Highest market Values.- CREAM GRADING: A difference of 3 cents per lb. Butter Fat will be paid between No. 1 and No. 2 Cream. ensu FOR CREAM Cash Paid to Any Patron Wishing it When Cream is Delivered. Creamery' Open Wednesday and Saturday Evenings, Seaforth Creamery Co. Seaforth, Ont. C. A. BARBER, Mgr. EVE RYTII N ( REDUCED January Is the Month for Bargai ns. We Will Give You $2 worth for $1. y Bros- Seaforth a. , !"'THE.,SEAFORTH NEWS II�IIu�..tlitla *�BM••uo.r.. .in p,"'"'`'or.y‘""i2 Town Topics's! totd..If..piiamaast aur-Filo-r..ra hoyalty class. of the Presbyterian chaired, sent another' box to St„ t.,inrusropher this week; ' Mrs. a'. llaty is seriously ill at pres ent, Mtr. and -Mrs. iMurless 'Jones are spending this week in Toronto. Mrs. .Uawlisnaw, of 1„ euch'eu,. Alta., spent a sew hays with friends in town. Mt. WN: B. tiorton Is an. London this week.; NIr. .,eQrgc Bethune was in Owen Sound walla the L.1-.±` curlers. The many friends' of; Mr. J, B. Thoinpson, who has been confined to bed for the past three months, win be pleased to learn that he is MAL: +o be up again. Mr. t,erald Stewart is a Torbato vis liliesitor. Odell, of the Collegiate staff, is spending this week at her horde in Ingersoll, Mass );orentail,ln {;iretyll adv Miss Asman'iii 3l'broh'tb. Pt. Mrs: A. J,, Reynolds was a London visitor. Miss Rita Powell, Toonto, is visit- ing relatives in town. Mlr. John Wilker, Stratford Normal, spent the week -end with his brother, Mr. Gordon Wilker, Miss Larnond, Mitchell, was a week -end guest of Mr. and Mrs. M. McKellar, Miss Mary Malone, of Tucleersntitlt, is a visitor at the home •of Mrs, G. A. Sills, The Watchword of Britain's' New Prime Minister" will be the subject discussed at the Seaforth Presbyter- ian church next Sunday evening. Miss Flora McDonald, o.f 'Statfa, is visiting her 'grandmother, Mrs. E, Drake, who is ill at present. Mr, and Mrs. A. McLachlan, ,f Moosejaw, Sask., are guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. Campbell Mrs, W. D, Manson, has been con- fined to bed during the past week. Miss Mary Walker is visiting her brother, Mr. S. Walker, at Timmins. Mr. W, D. 'Stewart and daughter, Miss Mildred, of St. Paul's, Minn., are spening a few days with Mr. and Mrs J. A. Stewart, before leaving an a trip to Egypt and Palestine. Mr. Oughton, who took a very ser- ious spell of heart trouble at the hotne of his daughter, Mrs, T. Bickle, is improving. Mrs. P. Taylor of Kinburn is in the hospital at present. The Farmers' Club will have for their subject'at the meeting on Feb- ruary 6th, "Rural Depopulation—Its Causes and Cures." A cbrdial invi- tation is extended to everybody to conte, Mrs. Dan. Shanahan was its Clin- ton on Tuesday attendingthe wed= ding of, her brother. Miss M. Johnston ,Goderich, street East, is spending the winner in; Wind sore • -. Mrs. Melvin Clark,, of Goderich; was a visitor at the home of .iter sis- ter, Mrs. Geo. Brownlee. Mrs. F. Baxter has returned from London where she has -bees visiting for a few days. The Catholic Women's League had a successful membership euchre and dance on Wednesday. evening, Jan. 23rd in St. Janes' hall. The prize winners were ladies, Mrs. Jas. Atkin- son; gentlemen, Mr. Wm. Flannery, lucky chair, Mrs. Thos. Lane„ All re- port a delightful evening. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Martin spent a few days week at Blyth, attending the funeral of the late Mr:. Wm. Dempsey. Ensign W. Porter, "organizer of the Life Saving Scouts of the 'Salvation Arniy will visit Seaforth on Feb- ruary 1lth in the interests of Scout work. Mr. A. D. McNabb, Toronto, spent a few days in town. Miss._ [ j. la, visiting 114 n 1"s in Hamilton: Miss Jessie Wilson, Watc loo, spent the week -end with her pareu.$, Mr. and Airs. J. M. 'Nilson. Dr. R. R. Ross was confined to his home..for a few days through illness. Miss Moran left on Wednesday to visit friends in Atlanta,Georgia. Mr. Tames Archibald has disposed_ of his residence on Victoria street to Mr. J. M. McMillan. Mfrs. Scott, Brussels, is visiting her sisters, the 'Misses Brine. Mrs. J. C, Greig is in Goderich this weelc•visiting her another who is i11, Mrs. Dorrance'`is visiting her broth- er, Mr. John Cowan, K.C.,_in Sarnia. Miss Waugh, London, is visiting Mrs. James Beattie. Mr. -Harry Hinchley has accepted a position in !Guelph, Mrs. W. Watt, Guelph, spent a few days with Miss Grace Stephens. Miss Mabel Hogg, Auburn, spent a few days id" town.. Mr. Noble Cluff has returned from spending a couple of months in To- ronto with his sister. •RED CROSS A meeting of the Red Cross So- ciety will' be :held in the Carnegie Li- brary on Monday afternoon, February 4th, at 3:30 o'clock, at which Mrs. Burrow's, delegate to the ' annual meeting of the. Ontario division, wlil give a •report. The committee desires a 'large, representative meeting. McK.ILLOP Farm Sold.—Mr. James Murray has sold his farm on the second conces- sion to Mr. Foster Fowler, the price being $7,000. Mr. Murray bought this farm in ,1918 when he moved here from Khikora. It was for many years occupied by the late Thomas 'McQuade. The. property has a fine stone dwellipg and a good 'barn. Mr. Fowler gets 'immediate possession. Ivir. Murray is undecided las to the future; hut , may purchase: another farm in the vicinity. MANLEY Mr. Jos. Eckert was a visitor in ottr burg on ithe„eve of his departure for Detroit, where tie will take a position as a machinist,. sYiicost 10 01 lU Mr. Sammie Scott .}s rdtoveriug from ail attack of:'tiie measles. Mr. A.,E Townsend who was to have held'an auction sale.last Satur- day, postponed ittill Tue'sd'ay when, the day was milder''and there was'a good crowd out tnaking'tha sale •a success. 14 Ir. Harrison purchased a fine team of geldings from Mr. G. ,Tic, - san recently. Mr. Ed. Hunt has been conft ted to the house the past 'weak •wit}l hum bago, but is getting ,arouagain. g NORTH McKILLOP. We appear to be too far north these times. Jack Frost is in evidence everywhere, the snow is stacked up the winds howl and ' the . blizzards buzz I The mail carriers displayed grea . hereoisin last week and the week. be- fore. Ma, J Sholdice on route No, 2, Walton, braved the storm every clay on his` twenty -mile trip. Next to the mail carriers the min- isters in country places have had their hardships even, although but one day itliiii sev�bn. A fellow who was returning with'a load of calves which he had- bough at a sale away'down in Grey, upset Sleigh, calves and all, down near Munn's gate. 'A ,number of persons helped hint to' load up. The calves were none the worse for their ad- venture and Jack 'went on his way rejoicing. We regretted .to hear of the death of Fred Arnold, who for many years lived near the Manley school house, In -business we found hien honorable and reliable. WALTON. The storms during the past week have been unprecedented this season both as toseverity and blizzard and leaving the roads almost' impassable for a few clays. The mall -couriers found it impossible to make their routes on Monday and Saturday. We hope for more favorable weather in future as a recurrence would not be welcomed. A number of auction sales which were advertised for last week had to be postponed indefinitely rowing to inclement weather conditions.. Mir. George Kelly of the 8th line of Morris, who has been quarantined for measles during the past month is around again, we are pleased to state. A number of .cases are reported in our burg during the past week and the t epidemic seems to be qtuto t ,'eualent in the community. Mr. Austin Dolmage has purchased a small barn belonging to Mr. Walt. Swallow on the gravel road south of the village and is 'taking it down for the purpose of making additions to his other ou'tbuild'ings. ' On acocunt of so itttich sickness and unfavorableweather the churches were not very ,well attended on Sun- , BRODHAbEN alt. and Mrs, I owl 'Di,i el have gone t� Waterloo to spend. -a few days with their son, .Mr. Geo. Midler wore a great smile. when the received word; that his wife and family were coming home from a nonth'; visit with her dau att r An- nie and friends in Preston. Our mail carrier could not 'make his route oni,Saturday ;out account of the roads and elle severe storm. A few of our young people Who are attending the business college at Stratford, had to stay dtorne on ac- count of tate storm, and the dance which was to 'ha've been 'held on Fri- day last was a failure from the same cause. Don't forget the date of the pro- gressive euchre and box social which is tohe held on Friday night, Feb- ruary 1st. Everybody come. CONSTANCE Mrs. Richard Reid,of Seaford', ar- rived in the village on Monday to visit her daughter, Mrs. Benj. Riley. Mr. anti Mrs, Robt. Jamieson were very much pleased with the arrival of a fine baby boy on Friday; also Mr. ancl Mrs, George- Caister a week ago. lit•. and Mrs. Chas. Riley were vis- aAig friends ha Walton last week. Al.r.,and Mrs. Tom Riley spent Sun- day •}t1a his parents Mr. and Mrs. Georgekley Taylor,. A Mr. ad 3t,I'rs 'laic Radford spent Sunday withVt. and Mrs. Harry Takfng advan 'age of the snow, the village poeple art busy getting in their supply of ov00,J.Lfoi neat winter. HARLOC- Mitis Rena Reid has r irtied home after spending aj ew da; last week with Miss Vera Dunlop ilii its t a n ce. ' We are sorry to hear, e at Mr. Stewart Beattie carne Iona''l#int ;he Seaforth Collegiate with the ':e asks._ Mr. William Toll is confine } sia his bed'through illness, The many friends of Airs. .,..',r Taylor are sorry to hear that she was. taken to the Seaforth hospital for ap- pendicitis and hope to hear of her recovery soon. Mr. and Mrs. Lydiatt entertaine a few of their friends last Vfedneektay night., The Late William iWatson.—In the death of William Watson, Hullett, on Friday, Jan. 17th, is removed another esteemed resident of: the community,. Mr. 'Watson was a sufferer for the past couple of years with gangrene of the foot, and this developed to such an extent that two amputations were necessary. Deathwas caused by a stroke of ;paralysbs. He was born in Blanchard, Perth 'Co., ,in 1857, and moved to his farm on: the 14th con- cession of H+itdlett 48 years ago, where lie lived until his death. He was married in 1385 to Elizabeth Wells, who died in ;1901. Three sons survive, 'William, -Robert and David, and two daughters, Mrs. Peter Mc- Donald and Miss Florence,” all' of Hullett. In 1903 Mi Watson tear-' ree+l!Miss;J;essie McNortgn, tvho sur vives. 1Dai',id 'Watsoit end` �iis Wiii; Wells, Hullett, are' a brother ahai"d: sister. I4 politics. he Was a �onaerva- tine and was a member of: Trinity Anglican; church,"Blyth. . t� n.• LONDESBORO' Weare very sorry, to hear• of Mr. William Lyon, Sr, bang in the Clin- ton hospital having undergone an operation. He is getting along as -well as can be expected. - 's 'Mrs. Betaat�tem, of Manitoba, 1• visit- ing isittng her sister, A3is, H. Little and oth- er relatives in the village. Mr, John ¥Melville is now frequent- ly 454511 driving his well -broken colt which ,protnises to be one of the very best in this section of the country. Mr, Melville has always' driven a good horse, but this i!s one excels cels them all. h We wish Mr. and Mrs, Melvillemany pleasant'drives after their little black driver. Mr. William Lyon, our station agent, isbeing removed to Blyth sta- tion. We are sorry to dose Mr. and Mrs...Lyon as they have -both belong- ed to our village since childhood,. We are sorry to parf with such good citi- zens and our very ,best wishes go with !then to their new home, On account of the stormy weather last Sunday the service in the Presby- terian church was withdrawn. The Rev. Mr. Abery, who .has been very ill, is recovering, although unable to leave his roo myet. We hope tg soon see him around again. Rev,.. W. Fingland, of Mimico, visit- ed -his parents last week, Mr. and Mrs: Fingland. Mr. ,Alex. 'Wells has 'bought a big oat crusher which he intends to in- stall in a few days, We wish Mr;. Wells every success with his new, crusher. VARNA. Owing to the heavy snow and strong gale, traffic was pretty well tied up on the north and south run- ning roads and not a few of our. citi- zens are soothing frost-bitten ears and face. Skating has been good, and well patronized by:tlie youthful swains and maidens. Messrs. Taylor, Beatty and Cole- man shipped two car loads of cattle and sheep to Toronto Saturday last. Mr. and Mrs. McClenaghan, of Go- derich, were renewing. acquaintances in our vicinity, We are irked pleased to report Miss Margaret Galbraith still im4 proving and in a fair way to sound health, Mr. and Mrs. Elliott entertained their frieds -to a social hop last Fri- day evening. Owing to the severity of "the weather some were unable to get out but those present report a good time. Mr. L. McConnell dtas 'returned after spending a month in Minimi- apolis, Minn. Lee looks as if Un- cle Sam had been pretty good to hini Dr, Newton Brady of Bayfield and Varna visited Toronto last week. Mrs. L'. Beatty was called to Clin- tonlast week owing to the illness of her mother, Mrs Thomson. Miss Eva Epps intends going to London to take •a Business course. • STANLEY. \1r,,L`ert Pick,•wilo underwent an operation recently in Seaforth hosp- ital and up to date is reported doing •well. - • .• Messrs. Beatty. Bros, sold a young Shorthorn• sire to Mr. Isaac Ratinvell of Goderich township. Mr, •Ra•thwell wishes to improve livestock in his neighborhood. STAFFA. Communion service will be held in the Methodist church at 10:30 a.m. next Sabbath. Airs. A, Florham is spending the winter months with friends and rela- tives in Stratford. Miss Ruby Sadler left on Friday last to visit relatives in Flamilton. The W.M.S. will be held at the hone of Mrs. H. Leslie on Tuesday, February. 12th, A play etitled "The Crocket Farm" will be given by the Staffa young people in Zion church on Thursday evening of this week. - lita11llllllll lllill'lliliil ltnlllllnllll1111111111111111 llll0111111111111l111111f1111ilMlll1111 Liven up the' . dull weeks The early weeks of 1924 will not be dull for those who go after business with special offers by Long Distance. Peoille have Money enough and confidence enough to buy now if you will make it worth their while. Snow, and later' Spying floods, will make it diffi- cult for travellers to call on their trade. Long Distance will over- come the handicap. Use the Bell to Sell. May we• help you? Edery Nett 1 ol'ep811ne i.6 •Lon�'Di tanoa diction tV PACE :FOX GREAT leaning " OF' DUALITY SHOES- - FOR LADIES, GENTS. AND CHILDREN " A wholesale house from which we bought moat of our goodsi. having discontinued business has left us with a number of lines which we can not replenish and as the sizes in some of these are broken,i they; together with any of the J. E. Willis stock, must be cleared regardless of cost. COMMENCING ON iFRIY, JURY 25 at 9 o'clock and continuing until Feb. 2nd, For 8 Days only we will offer great bargains fur all the family ! CHILDREN'S RUBBERS We have a limited number of Children's Rubbers, sizes from 4 to 10 and 11 to 2, to clear at per pair.: MEN'S 'WORK SHOES 30 pairs Men's Black Work a cap,Sho5 atWfrh toe $2.45 60 pairs Men's $5 Work Shoes, we will CI �nOA clear at, per pair Ladies' high and low Shoes, at 95c, $1.95, $2.45, $2.95, $3.45 CUSHION SOLE SHOES Ladies' and Men's Cushion Sole Shoes, Reg. $4.50 and $6,00 at $2.95 and $4.00 MISSES' SHOES Misses Heavy Shoes, pebble leather, sizes 11+, 1 m �"6 to2,.tiat...... • $ �i , FELT SLIPPERS Ladies' and Children's Felt Slippers, at per 69c pair THESE ARE ONLY A FEW OF THE MANY SHOE BARGAINS WE WILL HAVE. A LIBERAL DISCOUNT on any shoe in the store not on sale, No Goods on Approval during the Sale. FRED. W. WICC SE/WORTH Store Will Be Closed All Day, Thursday, Jan. 24th The New llotpoint Ranges The heating wires on the new Hotpoint Ranges will not burn out. Westinghouse Radio Sets You -can enjoy the long winter evenings at home with any of the Westinghouse radio sets. These sets are guaranteed to give results. Phone, Store, 19. I•b BEMS4, "The Hotpoint Store." Residence 121. KIPPEN ROAD. Miss Grayce Ross, school teacher of S.S. No. 9, Tuckersmith, spent the week -end 'with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Strong. Mrs Charles McKay of•the 8th con- cession, cession, has been visiting her sis- ter, Miss Edna Clark,who has been Very ill at Hartiston Mrs. Janet Eyre and son Wren are visiting in Sarnia this week, the -guests of Mr. and lstrs. Harry Eyre. We wish them a .pleasant visit. Mr. Will Hay, of Niagara Falls, who has been visiting his mother on the 8th concession has returned home. OIGIARTY:' Death of CCRapt. Philips.—On Mon- day of last week the death of Cap- tain A. Philips, in the village, took place yin his seventy-eighth year. Al- though the late Mr. Philips only spent the past two years in the vil- lage he had won a high place in the affections of the. villagers. He spent many years on. the Great Lakes, butt latterly had lived in Noftfhern On- tario, clearing land, until his 'health failed him, when he retired to the village. His ,temaims were laid ` to rest in the 'Staffs cemetery, Rev, Mr. Naylor, of 'Het sall;,'cottductittg the Nort ftineiiaht'fakotaservicesh, is relatves ; MIr..'Andrew Park, of Cnppertown,. wetting i Fresh Oysters 50c.'per pt, or l$ per quart ORANGES We have them, priced a dozen .25, .30 .&. CSO; Mixed Nuts, 20c • California New Walnuts,:'c - All kinds of grapes, fresh ' lettuce, tomatoes, cauliflower, sweet potatoes, cocoanuts, cran- berries, celery cabbage, sweet pep- pers, tomatoes, haddie fillets at 40c pe'r ib. in this vicinity. Seaforth ,