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The Seaforth News, 1934-10-11, Page 2'iPl§,.GE'TWO HURON NEWS.•. .~mart Coal Passing— The John ;McCartney 'Kennedy, coal carrier 'on the Lakes, came into. port last Sunday morning and un- tbaded I$94 tons of coal under •dilfoi- ciliate, but with remarkable ingenu- ity and speed, 'The coal wars consign- ed to the 'Goderich 'Salt Company, tele were experimenting with this method of shipment, lItt was not pos- siible to have the Burke roved front user berth along the north breakwater, so tite '.Kennedy rigged a conveyor 'belt which stretched over the :Burke, Dver the disdro trims and Deer the .open fiat tars which were to receive the coal. The rigging operation took 'slime time lett once completed the Waal was out of her hold And into the cars in remarkably short time, Three minutes ryas ail that was required to load one car and the yard engine kept ;the string of nineteen moving slowly orw•ard while the coal 'fell in.--Gode- rich Star. Swine, two daughters, ID'elia, Mrs, Wreak) 'Heilman, of ;Balton; and Alice, Mrs. tf. Deacon of rrhessalon, and one son, Melville, of Brantford. He was !predeceased by one sun, ;Gul- 't'on, killed orveeseas and !E'd'ith, Edna and 'John tVVellington, Who died in childhood. Ten grandchildren atvd one great grandchild also survive. Called To Bar— Goderich Items The county inteieollegiate games. will be held at the agricultural park in Goderieh on ,Friday, 'Oct. 'lit.—'rhe Goderich PMC. ti •now paying $43 •per horsepower, an increase ui $1,, which is retroactive to last !jars •1. -- Wm. Proctor was appointed as engin- eer at the 'Goderich power house in place of Mr, Ilia ,Evans who recently .lied:—Mr. Alf. 'Stirling of 'McGregor, Manitoba. spent the week -end with 'iasis tntcle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. R. ito-sell, adoderich. Fits Up Old Walls as Barn— Man Dignan, Mes\ son of Mr; and Mrs, 1'. B. Dignan, of 'Toronto, and granclson of. Mr. Jas. I1D'ignan of Exet- er was called to the ;Bar oli the Prov- ince of !Ontario on September 20th, before Mr, 'Jestice Kerwin, at 05- goode i1'all. IHe will practise in To- ronto, .having taken over the law practice of the 'Pate R. 3, 1D'owdall in the Battik of Nora Scotia Bldg. at Bloor`St. W. and iSt, Clemens avenue. Celebrated 90th Birthday— 1\lrs. (John Lawson of 'Crediton,: who is -visiting at the Monte of son, Mr. George Lawson in Exeter, cele- brated her 90Th birthday on October C, Mee. Lawson is remarkably active and enjoys all her "faculties. Mr, ileo, Irwin; who hadthebarn on his farm. bib Con. 'Aelslielt1, de- stroyed by tire about a year ago, has :ttilieed the cement wall of the house 'which •.vas destroyed by -fire sixteen years ass', for making a tine barn, A o .1 was :.'lied and the doors and :yindotVe closed up. The lower part .sis converted into a stable and the large loft above will he used for hay, -.raw, etc, \'though it has been tandin. for sr many year:, the walls 'sere found to be in a first class con- dition. McCool-Toll-- very cCool-Toll—very pretty wedding was sol- mil-ett on \Vednesday. September 116th at Glebe.Road 1'',ti;ed Church, -i',.rotit , %shell \iiss lila 'C"11, eitl- t daughter of the late lar, toil \Irs. \\ Miens Toll, „f Blyth, was united fit marriage to Mr. Wellington \lcC,r tit youngest son of the late lir, and \irs. \\illi:un McCool of Londe..iioro, 1"te Rev. P. J. Maxwell officiated. 'i}tr bride 'was attractively gowned ut r ,y:d 'blue velvet with silver- trim - melee and silver .hoes, with turban oat and Shoulder length veil of blue, trrcing Butterfly roses and baby'; f.re t h. Miss Rnby Toll, as iter sis- t-rbridesmaid, looked charming in unison .at in %%itlt metallic trite attd ,,,,;,tit ,t,.C.s ]t'ie:, carrying Tttlistuatt osis, and ie' -n, Mr. Melville Bow- itt, friend of the groom, was .;roomsutau. .\ iter the ceremony the !:Sims hate re'ativee and a few friends 'ssetnhle.1 at .:the ',bride's apartment surd Later at the Staullei•gh, where a sttuti>teons dinner was served. The tante was beautiinlly decorated - with ,:ink '.avo''s errs I roses t, match the .ride's bouquet. Later the happy con- (le- left on a nt .t 'r trip thronglt Northern Ontario, the bride- travel - {ng in brown waed crepe attd coon- reininr-d brawl '',,Tit with '.brown ae- esnr;es. 1'pun their return they will isle in Toronto, Retires As Caretaker— \ir. R. -Kation, who has filled the caretaker at the post of- fice in Clinton for elle past fifteen vrar-, ',till .retire tile uriddh of next month. .\I,y!ir ttion, Inc beiris called to till tit' p.,sitio5, THE SEAFORTH NEWS THURSDAY, 'OCTOBER 11, 1934 Engagement— Mr. and 'Mrs. 'Ro'binsori Woods of St, 'Helens announce the engagement of their eldest daughter. Mabel 'Lay- ne, to Mr, Alexander Sutherland Murdie of 'Toronto, son of Mrs and 'Mrs, 'a'to'm, Merdie gf •L,uckn'ow, the 'm'arriage to take place in 'October. Car and Buggy Collide— The buggy in which Mr. and Mre. Gilbert 'Hamilton of Sci'nlpss -were re- turning from .ILucknow, •'was struck by a car driven by, Mathew 'Wesley Thompson, .ifish 'dealer of Wohite- chunch. Mrs, 'H'amilton suffered a broken shoulder and other injuries, Fractures Arm= Reg. 'Jones, fourteen -year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Joiees, Wing - ham, fractured his left arm in two places 'between the wrist and elbow while pole vaulting at the High .School. Late E. M. Brokenshire— There passed away at London Hos- pital Edward Mills Brokenshire, aged 67 years, after an illness of about four years' duration, of heart -failures and strokes. About twenty years ago - he lett Dashwood where Ire had beets a resident for many years going to De- troit where he was employed till about four years ago, erhen he went to live with his sister, Mrs. Lucas of Attwood, where the funeral was held last week, with interment in Dash- wood Evangelical cemetery, Mr. Mark Lrokenshire of Dashwood is a brother, and two children surn-ive hint, \Ire. 1'. Teachey of !Detroit, and Mr. Whitney 'Broken hire of Zurich. His wife predeceased him about 28 years ago, New Postmaster Sworn In— \lr. \lurray of the pot office le- eetrttttettt was in Canton on October - lies, and a'anti•nisteregl the oath to the dew 1 .tnta,ter. \Ir. Morley (•stutter. \ir. Counter succeeds the late ,:\lr, tares Scott, who hell the position •int• over thirsty years, having been appointed in 19111, Mr. Counter was born in Seaiorth, Mr. 'iMuron Murch, who has :been acting' pc ttites tet', and \liss Is.,bit 'Chowen, are being re- tained as assistaeos. Formerly Lived at Londesboro After an extended illness, patiently borne, another of the old pioneers 10 0-ilont ilte present generation owes much, passed away at 'I'hessalvtt on. 'September 194.11. The late Mr. Oliver was born in O.lta-tt•a in the year '1049, -and was a former resident of 'Huron County having lived many years in 'Lonclesboto. Thirty-three year; ago he came to Algoma, set- tling first in Day and Bright town- ship, later moving to the farm on east road where he died. He is sur wired by his w'i'fe, .for'menly Susan .Saturday Night Joy Ride— - 1On Saturday night a joy ride was taken by some boys 'in \\ in, ham wh•eti they took a car that was park- ed in the town and had a short trip. A short 'dote atter the car was missed it was found parked -in irtint of a residence, Hit and Run— Someone who must have had con- siderable spec.l or little control of their car left the road- at the east end n1 Zurich neltr the lair :;'round: and bumped into a hydro pole, break- ing. off. The local superintendent is still wondering Who and where the party i., asthere is something like a ten dollar damage -account awaiting such a panty ---Zurich Herald. Victim of Lockjaw- -\'here Durst. six-year-old son of Mr, and Mrs, John Durst, near Ciocl- ericli, and former residents of Has Township, on the ,lith of September ren a rn ty nail through his font and was hovering. between life and 'death at his home from a severe attack of lockjaw. The attending. physician was obliged to extract a tootle to insert a tube through the cavity so as to feed the 'boy, Arm Cut By Saw— \\''tile engaged at work, sawing wood, last week, Sylvester Fox, well- known resident of Brussels, received a .serious injury on his -lett aunt, Turn- ing' to reach for another log, his arta came in contact with the saw•. The teeth of the saw ripped throtigh the flesh at the back of the arm and into the bone above the elbow•, almost aevering the joint in two, Died In Grey Township— 'There passed away in her 74th year at the home of her son, John Fiechcr, Grey Toitnsltip, Emilie Glair, relict of the late (Fred Rad - late. ,Deceased was barn near Mitch- ell in Logan Township. She was uiar, tied first in 1'3:`k2 to August hischer. To this union seas 'bortt eleven child- ren, seven of whom are living. 1IIer second hueband, F. Ratldatz, pre- deceased her six year. ago. There also remain two brothers Arnold and Jacob Gloor, elf Mitchell, mrd. one uer. Mrs. Henry Necker, of Dash - twenty -seven grandchildren ;trot eleven great grandchildren. In- terment was made in Brussels cem- etery. - Attends Fair on 87th Birthday— ,Wednesday, September 26th, was the eighty-seventh birthday of one of \litchell's oldest citizens, Mr. John 'Lehman, and it was his pleasure on that day to greet many of his old friends -at the Mitchell Fair, which he has attended a go:otl many years... vIr. Lehman retired to Mitchell from the farm about 26> years ago, Buys Store In Mitchell— It is understood that the feed store owned by the Brown Estate in Mitch- ell has been purchased - by Mr, Geo. Looker, who moved into town some months ago front 'Colgan Township, the property to .he taken over on No - rather Ila. Moving To Toronto— ` \ir. and Mrs. (Percy ,\laciclam are moves rani Wine -mil uo Toronto, 'l !ley are former Seaforth residents, • Holding The Fort— Provincial Constable L. A. Tregan- ea, who was stationed in Goderich - Delightful Quality 710 Fresh from the Gardens THE BIOGRAPHY OF I his travels. The spirit df his youth AN ATLANTIC SALMON! comes (hack and he longs for the joy of fighting the swift, ttutbulent waters Out di the dark, 'quiet depths off near the oceans surface and the cool, salt sea, the Atlantic salnionf shore, He would swim in the fresh lives in the midst of plenty. Strong i water, again. and swift, he rushes to and fro, or up 1, elle conies up from the cool depth and down, ,wreaking -havoc among the, biro the waves, where it is brighter frightened schools of glass -like • and warmer. He plays around, but al - shrimp, the vast shoals of silver ways nosing his way wherever the white young herring, and wandering! saltiness of the sea is lessened' by tete groups of slim fast -mowing sand eels fresh water from the rivers, until, •by which feed his lordly appetite. On the l marvellous instinct, he .finds the other side ,of the world, out in Pacitnouth of the stream that was his iic waters are -'countless thousands ofIearly- borne. He does not go directly his kin, members of the Sartre ;Salm-1into -lireeh water at once, however, ,nidae family but not of the same' but snakes his way slowly to the river branch of the family, for the Atlantic! estuary, where the salt water mixes fish- belongs- -to the Selma genus and, with the fresh, With others of his race, both orale and female, on the stone errand bent, he rambles and gambols back and forth, now sea - gradually ac - the change in for a time in portion of the since June, has been transferred to. its fall scietiti'fic- name is Salina salar Haileybury,- in Northern •Ontar t', while the Pacific salmon is of the ge- 1'rovincial Constable P. -E. \leCuy nus Oncorhynchus and may ibe any and Traffic 'Officer Callender are un holidays, and County Co•nstablc Gun- dry is now looking -after the work at one time done by six pickers,—Gode- rich Signal, • - - - The Recount— A report from 'Goderich recently stating that a citizen of that place went to the from in Ontario Sunflow- er Contest, with try blooms on one stalk, has been _sent into the discard by a record set here by a suatlower grown in the garden of Mr. I1..1lys- 10p. One stalk held -75 blooms while another contained 409 -exactly. The count will be quite a shock to our windy neighbors iti Huron but re- cut,nt after recount , says it's true, — Te'eswalet' Negt'p. Auditors Galore- -\, trio of auditors, headed by 12, kV. Johnson, C.A., arrived front St, Thome: ht tiuderieit last meek and commenced work at the town Ball an the special audit of tite town 'bunk,, arranged by the U5'-lerieh council, _\ pecial audit also is proceeding at the hydro office, two auditors and an engineer from the Provincial Hydro oe ice at-Turouti' being engaged in the work, Closing Bank— - - The 'lank or :Soya Scotia an- nounces tite closing of their Port El- gin branch after close ui bit ines5 on Saturday, The business „i this '.ranch will be transferred to the local branch of the Canadian Bank of Cctitaterce. --Port- Elgin Time-. Plowing Match - 7• -lie animal , t •I9rnce County , -Plowing Matchwill it, held this year on the farts of 'Councillor John Bur- rell, of Brant, '1 !1-4 utiles Barth o' 111 aple 'Hill, on Oct, li7rh, Report Seeing Killer in Goderich— sk matt thought to he the missing Merton Ward Goodrich, tw-enty-siv- vear-old 'Detroit man and former in- mate of an insane asylum, who is scanted by Detroit police in connec- tion with the murder of eleven -y -eat' - old Lillian Gallaher in that city, eas- ed through Go:ketch, ace"mp;utied by a woman supposed to be the missing man's wife, Florene - Harding Good- rich, it is believed. William Johnston, \Vest street barber, rber, said he shaved the man, who said he was hitchhik- ing from Syracuse to Owen ,.Sound,. and that it was hard for an unshaved ratan to get a ride, He said they had walked nearly all the way from Say - field (twelve utiles) that morning,. He looked- a nervous wreck. Soccer Dates— The schedule for soccer :football between Clinton, ,Sea forth, Mitchell and .Goderich Coltegiates :has been drawn up and games are set for the season as follows: Oct. 4—Seaforth at, Mitchell, Oct, 4:--lGodericli at Clinton. !Oct, IPS Mitchell At 'Goderich. Oct, ,1S—Goderich itt :Seaiortlt. (Oct, alas -Clinton at Mitchell. Oct. 22—Mitchell at 'Seafortil• Ins 1, 12t2 -_Clition at 'Goderich Oct. 2.5--Goderich at Mitchell. .Oct. 25—S,eaforth at Clinton. Oct, 29—iSeafortlt at 'Goderich. Oct. 29—Mitchel-1 at Clinton, Want and For Sale Ads, 1 time, 25e ,:ne of four or five species, as, for ex- ample Oncorhynehus nerka, which, being translated, nieatis the 'Sockeye salmon, and Onchorhynchue keta, or I I I , East and west alike, the salmon is of prime importance to 'Canaan-. III -l':ritish Columbia it is the basis of the most valuable fishery from the hiller, and cents standpoint, of all the nate- fisheries of the Dominion, while one or two species also giive sport to the angler. Ott the Atlantic coast tits fish is a source of liveli- hood for many c,ttttttlerciitl fishermen and as - the 'acing of Sport 'Plebes it attracts many ' anglers every year frim the sea. 'East and west alike, the salntvn's life story is fall of—iat- crest, with many similarities in tite biographies of Salm.) and Oncorhyu- cittts and with some differences. 'there is similarity, .for instance, in tite brut that all she Salman come itt 1r, fresh titter to Spawn and spawn in the .same fresh -water syecems where they thentselvee were born. There is notable difference in that. tite Pacific coast fish spawn only once and then die on the spawning ,bells while the 'Atlantic salmon spawn sev- eral tinges. 'Fiore, popularly told, is the - life story of an 'Atlantic salmon, which, after feeding in the sea for a couple of year ,,,r so on his royal ;fare or shrimps and saucy eels and little her - ling has become big anil"li ett I ontc— a ling among fshes, lie lays dy a plentiful store of fat within: his body for he knows •that the time will conte when he- must quake a l,nt}, arduous, and food -less journey: So he plays about and. feeds anis grows etrmtg and fat until instinct tell.- hint he nota begin the journey t, the fresh- water stream where he tvae ,born, tlIn no longer is hungry, but leets, a strange urge within hint to begirt ward, 'now riverward, c(tstonting himself to water. !After playing about the estuaries and tidal 1lt•er.s, the salmon 'finally heads bold- ly upstream, lie swims through the broad reaches until. by his reni.arka•hle instinct, he finds the mount of the very tributary stream -in which he was hatched. Up this he goes to where it narrows turd the water be- comes shallower, :\s frill approaches, the stale and ;female .fish. itherever they may be in sea. estuary, or river, prepare• for the- spawning, by heacliug for the gravel beds in tete riffle, 06 the. river. 'Great changes take place now in their appearance, They lose their bright .silvery color, and the stales develop great hooked jaws. Choosing a cleats Iced of gravel at the bottom of the stream, each fe- ntalc salnton hollows out a trough by meats of her tail and it twisting mo- tion of her 'body, 'There she deposits her eggs—thousands of tlietin 1 -fere the eggs develop .luring the winter and in early spring they hatch out, when tite tiny 'baby sitlntou are known as "alevines' Meanwhile, the parent salmon, lean and meagre after spawning, seek to make their way back again to the suman. These ser- vitors, known- as ''kelts," resume their former happy existence in the deeps of the salt st'tu, feeding and growing, receveriu;g their fatness and their silver coats. In a year set two, obeying their natural ttrge, they will -t•etttrn again to the rivers for ;mother spawning Individual salmon have -beets known to feed in the sea and s1/awn in the river as many its five trot,., ;tad these, of course. grow- to be very big fish indeed. Send us the names of your visitors, WOMAN HACKED TO DEATH lInt'estiga•tors in Las Angeles re- port an alibi advanced by iiI'arorid \tat'. Vermilyea lo account for his move- ments before and after last Thursday 'when his mother was ;fatally injured qty an axe wielded in Belleville, tOttt., leas been partly nullified. 'Two witnesses identified the Otis tarso ,Calif„ citrus'grower as the man who left Graicl Central Airport in Glendale, new 'Los .Angeles,. last Sat- urday shortly after the arrival of the regular passenger -airplane from 'Chi•- cago at 9 amt. Ii ederal officials issued a warrant of provisional arrest charging Ver- ntilyca with murder, Vermilyea stead- fastly denied any knowledge of the crime since he was arrested for (wee- dotting uembooing 'Saturday alfternoou at his home in 'Ontario, Calif, He denied haring been out of California since 119,32, 'Sehrifff's officers began efforts to locate the pilot of the plane. sk police inspector also said a candy stint package and two frrslt cigars found int \'ermilyea'.s clothing were stamped "\lade in Canada" and a. piece of soap found in von pocket W1/41S stamped with the name of a hotel in the province cif Ontario, \I eau while, Vcrntilyea gave to of- ficers a day-to-day account of ttlgl he said were his tttoventente sill r 'Sept. 2'5, when 'he drove away Want Lis Monti', RIs said between that time and last Sam -mitts- morning he had driven cx- tensively- through the state, visiting, ittcking hooses and :looking for em - p luytttett t, - 'i --Ie was ttclectl about a letter est to his mother, 31rs, Nathaniel Ver- milyea, 751, who tuns tracked to death near the 'Belleville home of her eon - in -law, Ontario 31ittictcr of Public Health. In this letter Verntilyita wrote he was'bad'ly in need .,f money. \-erntil)'ea told officers the letter was !nailed in Los .\ogeles fast Sept _S by a . trenger to whom. he gave a rids. 'Police were perplexed when r' sAee prisoner telephoned from his - lutn at Ontario. Calif„ Saturday after- noon, to his sister in Belleville, Ont., Mrs. J. :\, Faelkner. He stoutly den- ied any connection with the revolt. ing slaying and the fact that he was in California less than 48 hours a,tt•r the unexplained attack its far-off Bel - 1m -illi lent credence to his statement. Only by using an aeroplane a ;;:seat part of the distance could a person travel from the Province of Ontario to the Pole California community of the same name in melt a short time. Douglas' Egyptian Liniment reliev- e: toothache and neuralgia, Invala- ahle in eases csf croup, sore throat and quinsy. keep a bottle handy. HE hunting season is here. In Canada the wino of early frosts ;ry; is in the air and the maples, litre ban- ners of crimson and gold against the dark friendly ever- greens, proclaim that ogee again the red gods' hold high carnival, The wooed am at their best --the moose is slick and black, the buck deer has his horns burnished to his fancy; the coat of the black bear shines like silk and the lustrous robe of the grizzly is a study itt Clark and grey. The big -horn sheep is restless anel- alert, the mountain groat snow white and the caribou in tit° prime. The grouse and woodcock. ire plump and contented in the coverts, while the ducks and geese are gathering in favourite feeding grounds in preparation for their long flight south. The game areas of - Canada, scattered from ocean to ocean, are readily accessible from any Part of ilte contineut. It is not a•eounlry for the wealthy sportsman only; the hunter with moderate means may also be suilod; Local residerss can enjoy a trip at a very reasonable cosh. Sportsmen from other laude are sveieone and aro only asked to show their appreciation of the misc..- lege; rix-lege; of access to her game fields by obeying the hunting laws and observing the ethics of sportsmanship. A publication entitled "Canada's Game Fields" which should be of interest to sportsmen planning :a hinting trip in Canada may now be had ;upon application to the National Parks of Canada, Depart- ment of the Interior, Ottawa.