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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1940-01-25, Page 2PAGE TWO Blended For 6," 1i !�S THE SEAFORTH NEWS y TEA HURON NEWS J. J. Moser Passes at Goderich— Jacob Joseph Moser, well known citizen, and former county councilor, died at his home at Goderich early Friday morning, in his 72nd year. He had been ill for a year. Mr. Moser was born in Hesson Township, near Milverton. At the age of twenty he came to Colborne Township, and for several years he had resided in God- erieh. He was a contractor, and was deeply interested in the affairs of the municipalities in which he lived, He served on the township council of Colborne and the town council of Goderich as councilor; deputy reeve and reeve, and gave unstintedly of his time. As the chairman of the pub - lie works committee of the town council, he took a personal interest in all work referred to his committee. Mr. Moser was a devout member of St. Peter's R. C. Church at Goderich. He Is survived by his widow, former- ly Miss Mary Josephine Chisholm of Colborne, and a daughter Miss Annie Moser at home. Mr. Moser was a member of a family of thirteen of whom there survive five brothers and five sisters. The funeral was held at Goderleh on Monday. FREE SERVICE OLD, DISABLED OR DEAD HORSES OR CATTLE removed promptly and efficiently. Simply phone "COLLECT" fo WILLIAM STONE SONS LIMITED PHONE 21 INGERSOLL PHONE 21? - MITCHELL Mitchell 'Woman Dies at 106— Death came peacefully Friday after- noon to Mrs. Mary Anu Avery, of Mitchell, oldest resident of Perth county. Mrs. Avery was in 107th year and had enjoyed fairly good health until just before Christmas. Mrs. Av- ery, whose maiden name was Mary Jeffery, was born in Devonshire, Eng- land, and came to Canada in 1855, at which time it took eight weeks to Cross the Atlantic, the trip being made in 0 sailing vessel. Her fancily settled in Usborne near Woodham. In 1856. one year after arriving in this country, she was married to Richard Avery, also a native of Dev- onshire. He passed away in 1883.. Tlu'ee sons and two daughters sur- vive, also eighteen grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren. For Dainty Things and S la .",A;d-W eek \X/askes Miss Simplicity Gives You The 11D-INEEK INAHER No need to use (and clean) an entire Washing Machine when you have only a small wash) And you won't want to put your dainty things in with your regular heavy wash. That's why Miss Simplicity, the modern electric Washer, provides (at slight extra cost) the Mid -Week Washer, a small Washer that requires only a kettle of water. It's particularly con- venient where there's a baby. Washes 14 diapers in 15 minutes. Also useful, with non -explosive, non -inflammable cleaning fluids, for dry cleaning. See it today! JOHN EACH Main St, Seaforth .^sial •ohm Lainnttt. of Cromarty; 51. Oliver L. Meld, of Dundas. Miss l• lir; a.•th MeLean, Mr. and Mrs, Colin A. McLean. of Innerkip; Mrs. Eugene litre.lu-ger, of Detroit and Mrs. An- drew Johnston, of Sarnia,--Goderich Signal Star. Warden of Perth County— The honor of serving as Perth County's warden this year goes to Albert Bradshaw of Downie Town- ship, who• was elected by acclamation at the opening session of Perth coun- ty council held in Stratford last week, John Ritz, Logan; J. H, Corry, Mina; D. McCallum, North Easthope, and Henry Leinweber, South Easthope, were also mentioned, but withdrew, Cali Off Police Court— County police court at Goderich was called off last week on account of the condition of the roads, Magis- trate Makins- hesitating to make the trip from Stratford. A northwest gale had been blowing all day and with the temperature at near zero, the coldest day of the year was experi- enced. Light snowfalls, whisked by the high wind, made driving visibility almost nil and drifting of highways, day after day, is becoming monoton- ously regular. North and south high- ways are the worst. Late John Dow, Fuliarton— Mr. John Dow, Sr., of Fullerton, passed away last week in his 84th Year. About eight months ago he suf- fered a heart attack and had not been well since. He was a member of Roy's United Church. He had farmed all his life in Hibbert and Fullerton. Fifty-six years ago he married Miss Agnes Christie, who died 25 years ;:go. He leaves to mourn their loss t':'. r; sons. Stewart. who has been in poor health in London for three years and John at home. Aiexande Dow :inn Campbell Dow are brothers and three brothers and tat) sisters [tied ewe,- year, ago. David of-Iiusseldale. William of Henson. and Jantes of 1Cipchanr. were brothers. and Mrs. Matthew Miller and Mrs, R. D. Rny 1 w•. -re sistees. The funeral was held itu,nt, his late home, lot S9, concession 10. Fullerton Township ou Friday. to Itoy- Cemetery. Many Attend Funeral of Miss Isabelle MacEwen, Goderich There tva: 11 large attendance at the Ionic of the late Miss Isabelle elec•Ewaa. Cambria road. Inc the flute gal service on Saturday' after- noon. The service was conducted by Rev. D. J. Lane, assisted by Rev. J. H. Harnett. The loving regard in which the departed one was held, and the sympathy universally felt Inc the bereaved family: were evidenced in the ;Hass of beautiful floral tributes, white; were borne from the house by two long lines of flower -bearers. The pallbearers were Dr. F. T. Egener, of London, and his sons. Donald and Fred Egener. of Toronto; George G. MarEwan, of town; Oliver L. Ofield, of Dundas. and Colin A. McLean, of Innerkip. The town council, the pub- lic utilities commission and the board of health were represented by the attendance of most of their mem- bers. Those present from out of town included Mrs. A. I. Forbes and son Peter, of Cannington; Mrs. W. R. Chowen, Mr. and Mrs. Donald MacE. Egener and son Mark, Mr, and Mrs. F. T. Egener and son Weide, of Tor- onto; Dr. F. T. Egener, Mrs. Harold McLeod, Mrs. Neil Lamont and Mr. John Lamont, of London; Mr. and Mrs. Allan MacDougald. Miss Chris- tine MaeDnngald, Allan MacDougald, gam' m�¢r'oncmm�mIO "�® acmaoomu' GALLOP'S GARAGE SEAFORTH Chrysler Plymouth and FHIrgo Dealer , ''lyra. nth car . z . l'ar, i'r i -k '` . , r_e? >_ i-..'.. . y.-01 it . . ._ , t` v.,ill Cclltle r ,il', l Electric Welding Done by an Esrer'.eneed Weider. Hen Campbell, se Attlee. Sept. i':l. trio k guaranteed. The portable welder can he ta4-e ant glace situ Or without Hydrz PHONE 179. Aril Repairs Strictly Cash. SEAFORTH e Aim To Please Mrs. John Eisler, Logan— THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1940 a Critically ill for only a day but int failing health Inc the past six weeks Annie Kahle, beloved wile of John Eisler, passed away at her hone, fourth concession of Logan Town- ship early Wednesday morning. She was 78 years of age, and was a daugh- ter of the late Adolph Kahle and Wil- helmina Bate of Logan. She had spent her entire life in that township where she had many warm friends. Besides her sorrowing husband three daughters and four sons survive; Mrs. Henry E. Diegel (Emma); Mrs. William Ahrens (Mary); Mrs. Harry Bauerntanu (Edith); William and Louis, all of Logan; John of Seaforth and George of Detroit. There are also 25 grandchildren and five great- grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. John Rudolph, Waterloo. The funeral was held on Saturday to Grace Luth- eran Cemetery at Mitchell. Celebrate Diamond Wedding— One of Blyth's highly respected citizens, Mr, Wns. Taylor, celebrated quietly his diamond wedding anniv- ersary at his home in Blyth on Sun- day, January 14th. On the 14th of January, 1880, at the manse iu Sea - forth, by the Rev. A. D. McDonald, Mr. Taylor was united in. marriage to Miss Annie Jamieson, both residents of Hullett. To this union was born two sons and two daughters, three of whom are living, Mrs. J. R. Garden and Mrs. R. Garden of Wolsley, Sask., and John on the homestead, 9th line Morris. Manson, after serving three and a half years in the Great War, paid the supreme sacrifice . The bride of 60 years ago passed away 4.2 years hence, and since that time Mr. Taylor has been united in nrar- rr tg. to Mrs. F is etsott. formerly 5 u•tth Sanderson of iittllet1. New Traffific Officer— 41 Your Child 643;\ Relieve the Misery Without Dosing Rub chest, throat and back thor- oughly with Vicks VapoRub at bedtime. Right away, VapoRub goes to work ... two ways at once. VapoRub acts on the skin like a warming stimulating poultice. At the sane time it gives off medi- cinal vapours that are breathed direct into irritated air passages. This direct, double action contin- ues for hours after restful sleep comes. Often by morning most of the misery is gone. Why risk increased discom- tic" em dras- tic "dositxg"— relfeve misery MKS VAPoRue s externatfy with // Meteors Are Not Dangerous Although many people were alarm- ed by the Ibril'tiant meteor .which flash- ed acrass the sky recently, many more were hist interested or entranced; hut whether it !gave ,then; a scare or not. they must regard themselves as fort- unate in haring seen quite a rare 'and beautiful spectacle. Meteors are, in fact, common phenomena of the sky, !but it !seldom 'happens that they are visible to !the naked eye. Only at very long 'intervals do they 'fail 'to burn themselves up and moatter in !fine dust. That is happening every night Wle aver the world, thousands sof tons of dust thus falling, 'although the meteors may come as close as within a few miles o' the surface of the earth lbelore thus dissolving. Meteors, or ;s'hcooting stars +e5 they are sometimes !called, have their lta'bi- habited. tat or..und ':he •sun, amd they keep hnntin: earthwant, all time. They became when they reach with. in about LW miles x.1 the earth and en- ter the earth's atmosphere at a speed of 'from ten to forty-five guiles per sec- ond. Contact with the earth's atnhet- ieltere sets up terrific friction, and it is this friction -equivalent, 'scientists say, to •thousands 'of degrees of heat —that ,dissipates the meteors. Some- times they split into smaller pieces with great noise, and this may have happened Tuesday night, ?because many eye -witnesses declared they heard noises like ,thunder. 'Lord Kelvin •described this friction as ooniiparab:le to a great ;blow torah.applied to the 'su'bstance. ht sets up a luminosity s'o great 'beyond 'comprehension, and even a meteor no 'bigger than a seed creates a !brilliant light at '1100 Hailes; the meteor which passed over West- ern Ontario ,may not 'h'ave been large. The tai';" of light which seems to at- tach to a meteor is ;believed to be nothing more than the reflection. highway Traffic. Officer le. le. Taylor. of Watford. who has taken the place of Traffic Officer Robinson, of Exeter, commenced his new, ditties last week, and will be station- ed at Clinton. Mr. Robinson has been moved to Smithvilie area. The change is part of the recently an- nounced re -organization of the Pro- vincial highway constabulary. Hoax Is Serious Offence— A member or the Canadian; Royal Mounted Polite was in town last week investigating a hoax that was played on W. J. Seymour. Mr, Sey- mour, during the last Groat Wur, joined the British navy and was a member of a urine sweeping crew. When the present war broke he again proffered his services. Last week he received a letter calling on him to report at Halifax.. He sold his cows and was about ready to leave Exeterbefore the hoax was discovered. With Canada at war such a hoax is a very serious offence and trouble is brewing it the guilty party is apprehended.—Exeter Times-Advo- eate. Start Work on Enlarging Hydro Plant at Hanover— Work has commenced on the en- larging of the Ontario Hydro Com- mission plant, just north of Hanover, whereby another 10,000 horsepower will be trade available for this section of Georgian Bay district by the tie - line from the Niagara System at Kit- chener. Some 20 men are now employ- ed at this work, with some buildings. being moved further back ou the lot to make way for the new building to he erected, which will double the cap- acity of the plant.—Hanover Post. •'11, 1 really need my coat brush. ,.d':" -asked Ihu paeseng'er in the puflma.u. "Does you!" exclaimed the porter nit; areal emphasis "Boss. I'tir- 1 "Sim, 1 lost oil my money. 1 have lo: r halt' toy l'rie tits " Fres. awl the other half will soon get In know, too." Brag --"Fes, and the bullet ,struck my head and then went careening into space," Listener --"Phew! .but did they get it out all right?" 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