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THE SEAFORTH NEWS
THURSDAY, NOV. 22, 1934
Exeter Hotel Rented-
rl hu Cenaral Hotel at Exeter, which
lea; been closed down for several
aveelts, has been rented to Mr. J. J.
Cox of Brantford, who has taken pt's -
e ssio t,
The Late 1, Armstrong, Exeter -
The death took place on Thursday
Nov. 3, of one 'rho for tetany years
'atlas one of ifaeter's foremost chi -
,Leas to the per:on of -Irvine Arnt-
stroag, 'cin, .lied at his home in Ex-
. er in his 83rd. year, Mr..\rlt1Strong
oat born on the 4tit concession of
1'sb .. . i to grin now owned by
\1r. J Kcrn:.l.. .\bout tiftydive
years e." he moved t., Exeter and
three (oars later he mats united - in
narrate,: ait't Alit, Sara Ilunt, his
''terrane 1 w-, tt'ho has been un -
drilla. 111 her efla its and his corastattt
:om'.uv.an glaring hit long illness.
a• nearly- forty years \I r. Arrn-
str,,agt was en golfed with the White
Packing t :t.al at a drover he was
middy n .id held in highest
cols Het oak a keen interest in the
iff.:'rs .r Exeter and sur a nnntber of
w;u a member of the muniei-
al . email and later sof the Board of
Educ.,t' Ile, i es his bereaved wid-
ow, three laughter:. survive. \Iiss
May Armstrong of Exeter; Mrs. H.
t1 Cuath of Kincardine .and Mrs.
la. D Smith of Toronto, Two sons
Gorge a141 \\'illism !n ale:eased :tits.
1'`n leeea-et was a son of the late
Gearae and Catherine .Armstrong and
was the 'a -t surviving ui niiaer of the
family. Among ,diose from a distance
tin. atter 1,r1 :he funeral were his
',att•ght, rs, \Irs. \1eCreath and 1!rs.
Sat . \les::•,. E, and P. Hunt, F.
Him. le. 1 \r-:. T. Me\lirt t of
\I I i'' , lir. and Airs. Simmons
„o.! 1 ore- Von - . Cronvirty; Mr,
Smit ,. aresi lent of the Whyte Pack -
a.: Stt.,tford. and Air. Grey of
, o many, The pallbearers
-.eri • R, W. F. Reavers, B. \f. Fran-
Frank
ran-
1 ;nk \Woo:d. Interment
a4,• in the Exeter cemetery.
Unvarying
Quality
Fresh from
the Gardens
Perth Livestock Ass'n.-
\t the annual meeting of the Perth
County Livestock Improvement As-
sociation held in Stratford on Satur-
day afternoon last, W. A. McKenzie
of 'Mitchell was elected president, the
balance of the officers being as fol-
low=: Honorary 'President, William
Makin's, North Easthope; vice-presi-
dent, Frank !Bell, St. Pettis; secretary -
treasurer, C. C. D. Graham; directors,
Fullerton, William Currelly„ Munro
and Ed, Tinning, St. Pauls, R:R, ?;
1-1ihhert,'James Malcolm, Dublin, and
\llilliaut Hamilton, Cromarty; Logan,
'Phomas Earl and T. Wood, Mitchell;
•Rlaw?hard, James Pringle, St. :Marys
and L White, St. Marys; Downie,
'George W'aldie and Fred .Morrow,
Stratford; North Easthope, M. I'htim-
.nn a::d Roy. Packham,- Strafford; S.
f: r:hope, J, KalbReisch and F.
Krantz, Stratford: Ellice, David Ar-
ttograst and Bert Litt, Sebriii viilet
Elena, Sam Conneybeare and Hardie
Cielan1, Listowel. R,11, 2; 2,1ornin
ton, Joseph Rryden, Milverton and
'William Graf, Britton; Wallace, 0: -
to
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to Niekel, (iotvaastuo n, and Stanley-
Campbell,
1001e)'Cmtpbei;, Palmerston,
Ac h a s o n -B o s sen b er r y-
1 ch:irmin autumn wt•ddiag bard;
,cc In Christ Church, Forest, -when
\n.,: 1- ,',e'.. ,laughter of Mr.. and.
Air,. Brace B ,-senberry eeante the
artI: ,if Charles Edward .Relies, n,
1.t, :t Soand, soil of Airs, .\elies+on
on1 the :ate William T. Acheson of
ldxt t•••'. The bridesmaid was 1ldss
\•n:, a .\cltesou of Exeter, twin tis -
ter the Larcenn. The best titan was
\A'i'ii tm Bassenberry of Napanec.
.Liters were I -Tarty Iiossenherry
oil Jack 1k 'ser of Detroit. Mrs,
1'ha.'.cs :\n:leron played the wedding
floret and during the signing of the
•'ester Miss Ruth Walters sang "Be-
ctltt Immediately ,after the cere-
mony t reception was held at the
wile's home. .Alter a honeymoon
zrip t,, Quebec the young couple will
reside is Owen Sound where - Inc
on i ort the staff of the Rank .of
Montreal, The ,room's gift to the
soloist and the Organist were white
kid gloves, and to the groomsman, a
-et of shirt studs. Ont of town guests
-ss're: Air. and Airs. Leonard Ripley;
-Ale, and Mrs, Harry Robinson, Dray -
:„n: Mr. and Airs. John •Br11, Kippen;
Alr, Harry Taylor, Brucefie!d; Mrs.
amelia 1)ale, Exeter:- Airs. W. T.
\ei 'sou and -Miss Amelia Acheson,
of Exeter;- Mr, and Mrs. Claude
411-i w 0, of `Hensall.
Etue-Wild--
A pretty wedding . was solemnized
:at St. Peter's Church, Drysdale,
when Rev. Father Alarcband united
in marriage Mary Lillian, dattghter
of the late Valentine Wild and Airs,
Wild. toil :Anthony AI Etue, son of
M-. and Mrs. .Vex, Etue. ".I'Ite bride
looked charming M a floor length
.!we of sapphire blue chiffon velvet,
beaded in silver with hat in the sante
shade. She carried a bouquet of white
chs i s,inthemtims. The bride was at-
tended by her sister, Miss Veronica
Wi1.1 as bridesmaid, wearing a chess
'i brown crepe with velour hat and
accessories in brown. Her flowers
were bronze chrysanthemums, Lloyd
;Bedard was best ratan. A wedding
breakfast was served at the home of
the bride's 'mother and later 111r. and
Mir. Etue left on a motor trip. They
will reside on the bridegroom's farm
stn the S'aub.le line.
Mrs. Malcolm Graham, Goderich
"l']te death occurred on Saturday
night at 'Goderich of Hannah Cath-
arine, beloved wife of Afalcalm Gra-
ham. following a heart attack. Mrs,
,Graham, avh.o was in her 317th year,
it'as bort' in Goderich, the daughter of
.Captain James Leonard gaol the late
Mrs. Leonard, who were •natives of
the Orkney Island, Mrs, Graham had
been ill 'for nearly a year and leaves
a fancily :of five children, Angus,
James, Douglas, ,'Helen and Roderick,
She is also survived by her husband,
father and two brothers, The funeral
Was at ,Goderich 011 Tuesday.
a wedding dinner teas served,' Ott re -!Elliott -Finch. -
turning from their honeymoon Mr.
and Mrs. Schade will reside on the
groom's iartn in Wallace twp.
How Fordwich Got Its Name, -
The following explanation as to
.flow this tillage carte to be named
Fordwich was narrated to us by Mfr.
William 'Gibson the past week, As
IAIr. iGihson has a keen recollection of
the pioneer days in this community,
his statements may be regarded as
accurate, even though this incident
took place about 70 year::: ago: For
some time after the toren started it
had no name, The post ..'(flee was
called Citadel, but the town was the
Town Plot of Howick. In ',1864 or '65
tI do not remember the date) there
was a meeting called of the ntcn of
the town to ehoo-e'a name for it, See-
eral were proposed but Joseph Cow-
an, a little Irishman who kept a gen-
eral store in the building burned
where 'Ra iford's, Karnes• Shop wa
located, told of a town in Ireland sit-
noted similar to this, betoveeo twc:,
hills, and it was said that the witches
used to j0mt, front one hill to the
other, so they called it Forlwieh. .\
vote was taken that the Town Piot
al 40 he named F,ordwich and a peti-
tion was sunt to Parliament asking
that the postoffice name be changed.
This was granted, so that is it the
town got its name.- f can name most
of those who were at the meeting:
"rhos. Wilson, J. J. Swcetnan, Thos.
Death of Jno. Campbell, Whitechurch
There rued on Saturday. Noe. Nth
at Whites-11mA, John Campbell, in
is h,iri year. Ile ryas bort at .\rb-
routh. Scotland, and carie to Canada
with nil parents at the age of six and
settled in Beverley Township near
(salt. In '1871) he moved to -Marnoch
and since that time bad been a reai-
tlent of tie district. 'For the last fifty
years be had lived at Whitechurch.
except for a few years spent in Wing -
ham, lac !eaves his widow, formerly
Catherine Cameron of near liestcat-
er, one son John, tri Wingham, and
'Lao daughters, Airs, W, H. Rintonl
i Wingham and Airs. J. 'Hub!) of
Long Island, N.Y. He is also surviv-
ed by three sisters,'\irs. B. Knowles,
IJantilt„n: Airs. N. Cahill, Paris, and
Airs. Wm, Robinson, Aiarnach, Int-
erment was made at Wingham ceme-
tery.
Had a Bad Fall. -
'Mrs, A. J. Walker fell own the
Lelltu• steps in her home on T'hnrsday
morning and Alta Walker hearing the
noise, rushed down stairs and found
Airs, Walker unconscious, 'On exam-
inatiuu 'hy the doctor it was found
that no hones were broken but Mrs.
Walker received a severe shaking up.
We are pleased to report -that she is
improving steadily=\Winghant ;\,d-
eanie-•:tithe's,
Wingham Curlers Organize. -
The annual meeting of the I-iuron
Curling Club was held at Wingham
to organize for the coating season.
The following officers were chosen:
Hon. Pres., C. 'B.Armitage; Presid-
ent, J. ;'. Wilson; vice press, J, Alur-
may, sec.-treas., Dr. A. W. Jrtvin
Miss Margaret Bennett. -
After a lingering illness di over
five year, Margaret Ellen Bennett,
beloved daughter of Mrs..Robert Fer-
guson, Currie, and the late William
'Bennett. passed away aged 29 year..
Deceased trent to Flantil•tot three
years ago for a cure. She was born
on the 111th concession of 'Howick,
on the farm now owned by her broth-
er Joseph, and later muted to -Corrie
when her mother harried Mr, R.
Ferguson. Margaret teas a tether of
the Anglican Church She is survived
by her mother, also one sister, IMrs.
John Dinsmore, and one brother, Jo-
seph 'Bennett, She was buried in the
Wroxeter cemetery,
happened just at desk. Mr,- Coates
was meeting another car and both
motorists had .their lights turned on.
.The car turned over on its side,
breaking the glass and windshield.
The steering wheel was also broken.
Air, T. Coates motored to llitchell,
and brought Olr. Coates and the
wrecked t'ar hone,
The Ontario Street United Church
parsonage, Clinton, was the scene of
a quiet wedding oa Thursday morn-
frig, Nov 8th, When Norene H. EE.,
eldest daughter of M•, and Mrs, A.
E; Finch, Clinton, 'became the bride
01 Roy W. J. - Elliott, of Goderich
township. The young couple were at-
tended by ;Miss Grace Finch, sister of
the bride, and Mr. Murray Hanley,
the bricle'a cousin, Me and Mrs: El-
liott will reside in Goderich township,
Met at Holmesville,-
'rhe executives - of the Young
Peopie Societies ni Hurin !Presby-
•ery held a convention in Holrewille
church on 'Thursday evening, Nov, 8,
Despite unfavorable weather the nei-
ghboring societies were well repres-
ented. Supper was served at 6.46 du
basement by the Holnnesvillc young
people, Rev. C. W. DeWitt Ctsen:
f Wesley -Willis - church, Clinton,
:col a in song around the supper
table, The gathering then moved up-
stairs where the worship period was
it; charge of the Ontario street Soc-
iety. Clinton,- Discussion period fol-
lowed, for which the executive divid-
e l into five groups, each under a
leader. The a: entbl age reunited in
the main body the 'church where
1r1,orts from the various discussion
gr„ups mere read. Reverend Charles.
'Malcolm of 5eafo»•th delivered an int-
eresting and instructive address ou
ZURICH
(Mrs, James Barry of 'Dunnville 0
visiting .for a few days at the home
of her mother, (lit , iHlelen Campbell.
Mr, 'Louis 'Prang and son Leonard;
and Mr, attd Mrs, lean Ilalbfeisch
were Sunday visitors in Detroit.
,Mr, Motes Geiger, who spent the
past summer at the home a'f his
daughter Air, and Mir,. Make (Horner,
recently lett for Welland, where .he
wi l be with Rev, and Mrs. R. M.
',Geiger for the winter,
'Alia and 'Mrs. Roy Oliver: .from
London spent 'Sunday at the home of
fair, and Mrs, Charles 'Weber,
Mr. and Mors, A, J, Dietrich of
:Ayton were visitors for a tett' clays
with Mr.:, Dietrich's parents, Mr, and
Mrs. Win..5. 'Ruby.
MIr. iJoseph Meidinger, 'who has re-
cently- been staying at Mitchell, has
purchased the '51) acres of land in the
big stvamp, owned by Mr, Albert
Keys, :The farm is located M Hay
Township, and Air. Mleidiinger has
men clearing it up, as he intends go-
ing extensively into the growing of
celery, - -
Campbell, Jame: Matthews Sr., 3, temperance. The gathering .dispersed
Danger, J. Spinks, H. Newt on, Mr, feeling that a profitable and earnest
Noise, J, Driver, .l. P. Flood; Lige convention had drawn to a close. A
Th. ones, Sant Sothern, W. lames, T.
Gibson, A. Mitchell and myself and
I believe 1 .ant the only one living to-
day that was at the meeting. So 1
have seen some changes its town,
Spent Summer with Their Bees, -
Mr. and Mrs .Deadman have re-
turned from Merlin, where they have
been since last May, looking after
their apiary there. The fruit bloom
and dandelion was practically nil and
many colonies had to be fed, as it
was too dry for buckwheat it was the
same again in the fall. The clover
honey gathered 0 very- line and the•
mixed honey never better in quality-,
Deadman says.--'Bcncse:s Post,
Former Clergyman's Widow Dead. -
On 'Tuesday, Noverttber 6th at her
home in Alliston, Ont., there passed
away Ruth Whiteaide, widow- of the
late Rev, \\', G, Reilly, a former rec-
tor of Brussels Anglican parish. .De-
ceased was 72 y .ar_s of age and was
born in St. Peter's parish, North Es-
stt, in Simcoe county-. near Sharpes
'Hill, where she received her early
schooling. After her marriage to-
-G.
o -G, Reilly- they resided in •Chesle
l,ru:sels 18411'9., Chatsworth 1893-
I14115, •and Thorndale 19'IG-I1910, when
her husband died. -:After his death she
resided at Alliston anti interment wee
made in Alliston cemetery het ide her
husband,
Still Laid Up from Accident.
Traffic Officer Lever, who tt•as M-
imed severely when his motorcycle
,truck loose gravel near Daahtyood
last July and threw - hint Mio the
ditch, still has his leg its a plaster cast c,f November.
and 0 linable to return to his duties
as yet. . Exeter Man Sentenced -
similar meeting was 1151 in Exeter
on Friday, Nov, 1,61h,
Died in California. -
The ,death Occurred at hood Sam-
aritan Hospital, 5,s Angeles, Cal-
ifornia, of airs, James Carnochau in.
her ?rah year. Mrs, Carnochau had
spent :he summer with friends and
relatives in Ontario and about three
weeks previous to her death had re-
turned to her hone in Los :Angeles
Shortly after h' .arrival the contract
ed pleurisy and death resttdted. The
deceased was the youngest daughter
of tite late M)•, :Alexander Gray and
eras born at Beech :lank Fatah, the
Gray homestead in Tuekersmith;• 011
December 1', ,11859, On March
11102, ;he was united M marriage t,
Mr.. James Caroochan and went to re
side at 2lie<liield farm, which was he
home until '1.9125, when they moved til
the West Coast to live retired. Het
husband predeceased her in March
1932, and. she leaves a family of Its
sots and two daughters, Mrs. E. 'A
Kirkly and Mist Ann Carnochau
MN., of Los Angeles, and Messrs
;Tastes G, and Robert H. Carnochat
of 'fttcicer,mith She 0 also survive(
by three brothers, Mr. John Gray ane
Dr. Jas, Gray of Toronto, and Mr
Alexander Gray of Egnictnch'ille
Interment was ttiade at Glendale,
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Engagement -
Mr. and Airs, William Connolly of
Logit announce the engagement of
their youngest daughter Louise 21, to
Jeremiah J. Regan, second son of Mr.
and 'M1 Felix Regan of Logan, the
marriage to take place the latter part
Apply for Position.- Mr. H, \V, Doerr, former superin-
I tendeut of the Exeter P. U, C., was
There were twelve applicants for the'sentenced to serve one tooth in jail
position of pos.toffice caretaker atIby judge T. M. Costello in county
Clinton when officials were in the court. The sentence 0 dated back to
town conducting the examinations. !Nov. !let, Mr. Doerr having already
Clinton Hockey Team Organizes,- . served two weeks, Mr, (Doerrpleaded
• guilty to the theft of 'three $11000
Schade-Brewer,- The hockey team at Clinton has bonds, Trull restitution had been made
been organized for the coming seas- with the bonding company and the
on with. the following officers: Presi- Exeter commission. The judge said
dent, C. \V. ,Draper see, -Lica J. A. in part "You have suffered a severe
Wigginton; manager, AT Elliott; mental puni.,-'hment. Your api/ a-ance
trainer, 1, Morgan, . Committee, T. leads us to believe you have been a: -
Livermore, convener. most sufficiently p11110ted, There rocas
Grealis-Paterson,- no criminal intent,"
(Davenport Road United Church Auto Accident -
was the scene of a pretty wedding, 'Last ,wteek,whett 21r. Paul Coates of
when Georgina, only daughter of Mr.
and Mfrs, Geo. Paterson, was united Exeter Was returning from a motor
in marriage to \it. .Howard John trip took toor4then the tar her, Coates
'Csrealis, oon of Air. acid Mrs, Edw. ing the ditch and Mr. Costas
,Gre•tlis, Clinton. They will Iive an teas cut ahohit the head and was
After the ceremony the wedding 1Seraeiord., where thebrtrised about the body. Fortunately
graot?t is a stem- the in,
tarty returned to the home of her of the post office staff. Juries .were not serious and be
iMr. and Mrs. Angus D,lcksolt, Where ' now is able to be out. The accident,
I1 quiet :bort pretty wedding was
solemnized at the ,Presbyterian manse
in Atwood on ISatu•day, November
111th, when Miss Dorothy (Gertrude,
ckles.t daughter of Ide. Duncan
'Brewer and the late A•lrn. Brewer,
Brtnssel,, was united in marriage to
Mr, Carl ;Henry Sehade, youngest son
of Mr, and Mrs. Henry 'Schacle, third
line 'Wallace, 'Rev. W. J. \Vest per-
formed the ceremony, The bride was
attended by Airs. Norman IScltade and
the grotonmsnman was .Me, Norman
'3chade, brother a'f the groom.'
STANLEY.
;One of the Border's best knowti ed-
ucators, Robert Reid, IS,A„ of 025
Victoria 'Avenue, Windsor, ' died
shortly before noon on Nov, 1115, 12r,
Reid completed 413 year;,' service as
a teacher when he retired two years
ago after 24 years on the staff of the
institution, as vice-principalof the.,
Patterson Collegiate Institute, The
'funeral 101 held from t'he-residenpe
on Sunday to Woodlawn cemetery,
itidgetcrwn, where he began his teach-
ing career. He 0 survived by his
widow, one sort, Edward J, Reid, a
professor on the staff of the Univer-
sity of Toronto and a granddaughter;
one brother incl three sisters. A dau-
ghter, 'Mrs, J. E. Twigg, died s nue
nine years ago. Born 69 years ago in
'Stanley Township, near Bay'fteld,
Sluron County, Mr, .Reid received his
primary and high school education at
Sea forth and ,graduated with honors
from the University of Toronto. He
specialized in Modern languages as a
teacher and many prominent men of
today received inspiration from him
during his t24 years at the Patterson
Collegiate [[Institute, Among then'
are the Ffon. David A. Croll, Ontario
minister of public welfare, and Prin-
cipal George S. Campbell of the
'Kennedy Collegiate Instittute,
BLYTH.
Death removed two residents of
Blyth early Friday morning in the
persons of \iiss Ellen Thompson
and Frank Rainton, Al] s Thompson
httd- not been well for the past week
but her heath was mit expected, Site
was a valued member - of - Trinity.
Church where her services will be
very much missed. Her parents died
some year's agog also an only sister,
Airs. Copp, who was a resident here
for some year. She 0 survived by.
a niece, Mrs, Fisher of Colborne,
and a nephew Will Copp of Chatham.
Frank •T3ainton was for some years
one cr1 tite firm of Rainton Bros, who
conducted the woollen mills and tan-
nery in the tillage: For some time
hit health has been impaired and a
few 'seeks ago he 'tent to Toronto
for Consultation, later entering Sea -
,forth hospital from which place he
ceturneJ ;t few days before hit death,
!frit was seized With a -stroke -early-
dcriday morning followed by his
death. His wife predeceased flint - by
some years, also his brother, .1. 14
Ilaintott, and sister Jean, -
Morrison -Dunlop - The marriage
hook place in Toronto recently of
!Miss Doris Grace Dunlop, only dau-
ghter of Mrs. Dunlop and the late
William Dunlop, Toronto, to Thom-
as Morrison, eldest son of Mrs, Jas,
Il.
Morrison of Whitechurch. Mlr,
and Mt., Morrison will reside in
Blyth.
School Teacher --."\Abbe, can stake a
sentence using the word
lisposition ' "
'l'oug'It Pupil (assuming a pugilistic
pose)-"\Vhen youse wants to fight
you. -e stand in itis position!"
INSPIRED "WONDER-
LAND" TALE
Mrs, Alice Hargreaves, the original
or ":Alley in \1'oncterlaud," whom
Lewis Carroll's imagination sent atd-
t•enturing after the white rabbit intra
a fauntastic world of nonsense died last
week at the age of 82 year:. Mrs,
Hargreaves, wito had lived in retire-
ment for many years, emerged from
her quiet home in 11932, lona; enough
to journey to 'New York and di:cover
a new wonderland of. skyscrapers
while she took part in the Carroll
centenary celebration, Because of
Ales. Fargreaves, ntuct children are
familiar with the 'Mad Hatter, the
'March Blare, the \lock -Turtle, ait.a
the Cheshire Cat whoes big grin ling-
ered after he was gone. They know
all that t hintsical pageant, for - the
little old lady echo died- not only in-
spired the tale but, through her in-
sistence, caused it to be written
6 tt-n, 'Alice 1'leasance Liddell was
horn on. May 4„1185!2, in \Westminster,
England. She was I.0 years old when
her Mather, having become the Jean of
a college, she and her two sisters
carte to knots• the pedantic don, the
Rev, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson.
Flis scholars knew (tint as a dry -as -
dust mathematician, but the little
11,icldell girls, whom he called "tire
cruel three," trade hint their play-.,
fellow, It was July 4, 118f1?, that is at
took the trio on an expedition up tite •
Thames ruin tolyl them the fairy talc
which rUire made hint write down,
(1Ie published it under the pseudonym
'•Lctvi, Carroll" and sent countless
child reti -and adults too -down the
rabbit hole into a classic world of
ntalce-belief, where the Mad I-Iatter
and the March Hare are still trying
to put the Dortttnuse into a teapot.
Send us the names of your visitors.
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