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Two Morris Residents Buried
The conuuunity was very .orry
when they learned that Sarah Jane
A-rmstrong, wife of Thos. Warwick,
passed away Jelly 214 at her home on
the ,3rd ">f Morris. Mrs. Warwick was
the ;fifth daughter of the late Mr, and
Mrs. 'Richard Armstrong, also of the
,3rd line where she lived until married
42 years ago. She .leaves to Mourn
her dors her husband, two sons, Jack
and Charlie, of Morris; and oar
daughter Elea. at home, also aiwo sis
ter:, Nies. Hester Abbey of 'Glidden,
Mrs. \Vat::Rutledge of Latit,lo'h. and
brother,, Dick, Will and Alex,
Grey and Lewis Armstrong of Mor-
ris and ;frank Arm-treati in. 1 i.totia,
B.C. Teo si=ter+ nredecCesed it .
I I" c„ntnrmmity was s'u„ Iced and
,ed'L:ne,i by the death on lith '-'.srof
e o' its ;beloved oved residents in th,o)
person id' \lartlia A. Smith. bei,,,e'
wife Lt ,vi, Ael11.tron.t, 4th eon. ,e
Morris tnlenship. The Qr,'e tend Ness
born on the nth line of Morris. She
was the daughteri,f the late 'Mr. ami
Mrs. John .Smith of that tuwn.ltip.
When ane and a half year, old she
moved with her family to the •West
and returned at the ase of fourteen to
reside ',for a number of year; in ;Grey
township. She was united in marriage
to her now 'bereft partner, Lewis
.Armstrong on 'October 4th, 1'1t, Of
that union was born one daugluer
Dude, who with her father .survives
to .mourn the death of a beloved
mother and wife, Also surviving is
her brother, Joe Smith, of Bluevalc,
and sister, Mrs. F. Duncan, Morris.
Shaw -Bowes
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A quiet wedding was solemnized.
at the Presbyterian, Manse, C'ran-
brook, on Saturday, July 24th, when
'Myrtle .Evelyn, only slaughter of
airs. 'Bowes and the lute .1'h'
;Peewee, diecame :The bride of Andrew
:A. Shaw, son of the late Ju, and
Mrs. Shaw, Brigden. Rev. W. A,
\A'illiams performed the reremnny.
The bride wore a gown of white
sheer over satin and white hat. They
were attended •by .Me. and Mrs. Earl
C. Bowes, 'Following the ceremony a
wedding dinner Was served at the
home of the !ride's 'mother. The cou-
ple then left by motor for Muskoka
and other points on Georgian Bay,
The bride wore a navy sheer reding-
ote gown, with white hat, shoes,
gloves and 'purse. On their return
they will reside in Brigden.
Engagement Announced -
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. P'lumsteel an-
nounce the engagement of their dau-
ghter; ,Jean ,Hill, to 'Rev. ;Harold John
Snell, son of the late :Mr. and 'Mrs. H.
Snell, of 'Londeslborte, ,the marriage to
take place 'late in ;August -Clinton.
News:Reoorel.
Memorial Service at Ball's
Cemetery-
The annual memorial service in
connection with Ball's Cemetery will
he held on Sunday, August 1115th, at
2:;30 pen. The service will be con-
ducted by ;Rev. A. A. Maloney of St,
Mark's 'Anglican Church, Auburn,
Ail those interested are cordially in-
vited to attend.
Appointed Teacher
'Miss 'K'athleen Cameron of Clinton
has 'been engaged as teacher at S.S.
No. f1;, 'Stanley.
rs. G. Ronnenberg, Mitchell -
.
Mrs. George Ronnenberg, beloved
wife of .Reeve George R.tnneisberg,
of ;Mitchell, died on July 25th at her
home in her sixty -'first year as the re-
sult of ,pnewmonia. She w•as born in
Logan on September 1118th, 110717, a
daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Henry G•ethke. .In IFehruary, 1905,
she married Mr, Ronnenberg and
they have since resided in 'Mitchell,
;Previous to her marriage she was
the leader of Grace Lutheran choir.
Besides her husband she leaves one
son, 'Ernest, of Kitchener, and two
brothers, William and Edwin Getleke
of Logan.
Died At Goderich- -
Victim of a heart attack, Marie
dour, wife of !Noah,Geromette, died(
at her hone on Huron road .on Tues -
lay in her fifty-uintMi year. She was
born in Stanley township, a daughter
of .Simon and Martha. 6ad.,ur, and
atter her marriage to 'Mr. !(;eruct„'r.
cattle :to live in (os't'rih in 11919.
Surviving, herd les her lett,t,anl, :s'
three sons and Ut1e r'a't;liter; \'-11-
ni tt, Lawrence and •Claren.:e, of to -
r.18 and J1a'le:ine, at hone. A .out,
Willard. 'predeceased itis ni,,ttier by
three years. Five brothers and four
sister: also survive: Charles lladnur,
of Detroit; 1\'PIiant, .,f Windsor;
John, of Stratford; Edward and Jo-
.eph, of Drysdale; Mr.. R Corri-
ve;m, of Drysdale; Mrs. Joseph Mere,.
,f Seaford': \1rs, Frank Jeffery and
Mrs. John Graeae, both of Goderich.
Requiem high ma. Has sung at
St. Peter'. Roman Catholic church
Friday ,rning, interment in the R.
C. cemetery, ;.'n!.,.,rnc...-G•nierich
Star.
Young Son Burned-
11hon_M-nnin floe.
uta aiaeaear-old Gerald .S•,ai.t, -,t,
\lit lhti \t^ 1 ,nn Spain, I{'tot
tilt•.Nil 1 was painfully burned
vice' his ilotlt'nth ,•1'+.'71 670'Aline
it play On \I,omlav la -t Neel:. i,
,e ,itiring tai,_ from - his terrible
, X•,erienee. file little !r ,v ,t'as pl.av-
iu4 with a r,,;,0 110 h 1.I i.tnited when
tnuci,a'd his shirt 0,') ,et it afire.
and be dashed towards i1k mother, a
.ere:nuing human tor; h, as the flames
!irked about iti- body, Hi. rather
managed to beat ottt ,the. Hames with
her hare hands, but not h -fore the
hoe was 'badly burned about the body
_G•ulerieh Signal.
Fell Reunion--
On
eunion.-1)ht Saturday afternoon last about
fifty member, of the Fell family ga-
thered at Harbor Park 1'r;the annual
reunion and Mode. Re.lalive; and
friend. Nacre me -e°" from Listowel,
Michell. Seaford', Staffs, Hensall,
1'arna and t, trlertch. Those present
•ni„yet an afternoon at the take and
'.1picnie -neper in the park. S'pietkers
1), I. Hill, of Listowel; \Mrs:
Pa:•,1' 'tcphensn14, ,o1 \'artta, and Mr.
Fred Vipoml, of Sniff. Officer. for
the ;''tiff rcninon are: President, 1). I.
FIiH, of lois-tuxes vice-president,
\1'n +iephen:on, of Varna: sccrctary
treasurer, \1r,, \Vit. O1'g,hen,011, of
Varna.
Residence Burned-
\Veduesday evening' about 11) o'-
clock the residenee of Mr, Peter Die-
trich 'Jr., Hay' Tp., was completely
burned when struck •hy lip hhrin;:
The 7,.nricl7 'fire brigade rendered as-
.istanec but the supply of water was
limited, A 'few mattresses and - some
small articles were saved, There was
very little insurance, Mr. Dietrich
lost his barn by fire a year or two
ago. He rebuilt it and fortunately the
wind did not endanger the 'barn on
Wednesday night, Mr. and Mrs. Die-
trich have nine children:
Golden Wedding -
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Johnston are
to be congratulated 011 the celebra-
tion of their golden wedding anni-
versary which was quietly observed
at their home, the family- being pres-
ent for the occasion including \4r.
and Mrs. E. F. Johnston and Hugh,
of Washington, their daughter Mary
is spending July in a girls' camp in
\mine; Mr. A, W. Johnston, of To-
r tat t; Dr. and Mrs. Cecil Johnston
'II 1 .on Peter, ,If M'alkill, N:\'. The
gamily had not been shrine all at the
'acne time since the death of their
1 t i, rhtcr Mary in September, 1930,
Mr. ,end \fes. Johnston were very
°lease! to have diem all at home,-
b:xeter Times -Advocate,
Joke Costs $13-
A practical joke nerpetrated by
1.0anard Rooney, Brussel, farm
:'earl, on 'Ibis friend, John Orvin,gtnn,
on July '119. when he. playfully let the
:fir out of she tiers of his friend'.,
automobile. tires, •backfired' in Magis-
trate Makiiis' court at 'Ciode•rirh last
Thursday, the joke costing Rooney a
cool :h113. For a time It looker' as
though the. young Maul would have
to go to jail .for this almost unheard
of offence against .the ,H. --r. A., but
u.1 as the constable was about to
Id hint away, the magistrate
tret'•hed a :,mint and extende'I one
n..ntit'.s credit, 'Cite crown attorney
hire' dye when Oreingtnn carne
THE SEAFORTIsi NEWS
'mon his automobile on a Brussels
tther with tw o "flats," it was too late.
g F to a garage, so he drove home
:o 'pis earn 00 end rims. He estimated
i' mese to casings and inner tu'hec at
pies ode for taxi fare into town
eee•" ley to buy the tubes. Court and
;•;'s cost, amounted to an -
,t'; te a:id so tite young. farm
'1 fo i has s.nnerhing to think stropt as
ie the harvest field, for the
'text rtl'nth,
:fought New Crew for Barge -
An oil barrel with its ends knocked.
eft served as a funnel au the crane
house of the barge Michigan as she
'inner' into Goderich early last
;Thursday from Harbor Beach, Mich„
towed by the tug 'Harrison. The Mi-
chigan lost her funnel, lifeboats, com-
pass, and parts of her' steering gear
and crane, not to mention 1,2200
hardwood Togs Of ,her cargo and the
narrow • escape of the crew, five of
whoa' were rescued in a heavy sea
n lake Huron on the night of Jlily.
27. Those aboard the tug Hard-
-am front which the barge broke
iose, said that at lines they could
eo the entire bottom at the Michi-
eet. .o high was site riding. At other
.:,u , .he was out of .sight. The
:coo skipper, Capt. Roy \loGregor.
J,1e . iau-t,)n chose to stay on
-tom-tossed \lichigan sooner
1. , . a transfer, was -looking for
, tl.: et'ett'. He ^wouldn't say why.
lie .,! ishi:'au has five more cargoes
... .1' -t brine, t:,. 'lodttrich from
Deck l stateis and Meaford,
Seaforth Wins Round --
The Seaforth football .team elimin-
ated 'C'1in:,,n froom the cup race here
last Thnr.'ay night by a 1-0 11 ill,
thus'ttkin.i tite round 211, 'fir visit-
ors put up a gallant 'battle but were
110 match for the homesters, C. \Vit
son, the goalie for Clinton, was the
tutstandin,g star as he laved,13411e af-
ter time what were labeled. for coun-
ters. Ile was called 011 continually
throughout as the Seaforth lads kept
pressing in on hint, Art - .Nicholson.
the local manager, was Hard pressed
for players as the regular fullbacks,
George Kruse and Cyril Flannery,
were absent. 1.'udaunted, however, he
donned a uniform himself and play-
ed, His three .ons, :\llau, Jack and
11areld, cutpo.ed the halfback litre,
n'aking a formidable conritiuition,
Three Sills brothers, Frank, D',01 --
lean and 'l',im, also proved .stumbling.
:luck., Frank and Tom having i:0f11-
'51-11 d nisch' to .Aeon: the only goal
,f the came, J. F1'anuery .!towed up
Dell also for Seaforth but teas en -
lucky at the g'al..nouth. J. Coesitt
teamed up well on the front line.
John Connell, Clinton -
joint Connell, a resident of Clinton
for fifteen years and of Huron C01111 -
>v for fifty, died of internal hemorrh-
t;;e at his ,home, Victoria street, 'Clin-
ton, un Friday, in his 8 -11th year. after
.t long illness. He was born in York
County July 1YPth, 118614, and was a son
of the Pate George Connell and Eliza-
beth Snteltzer, l.0 '1060 the family
mired to Holland Township, Grey
County, settling on a farm near 'W'al-
ters'Falls Village. Later ,they came to
Huron 'Comity and after farming for
upward of thirty years, 'the now de -
eased John Connell retired to live
in Clinton, He Naas Methodist and
United in religion and Conservative
ht politics. He was never married and
is survived by four brothers and two
sisters, tGet,reg e Connell, Stanley
Township; Philip, Owen Sound; 'Ja-
cob and Charles W., in Saskatche-
wan; \irs. William Herbison, Clinton,
utd ales. William Carter, I-ellet't.
The private funeral was held at
the (tome, Victoria street, on Satur-
day afternoon, Rev, C. W. D, Cosens
conducting the sender at '.L30 p.m.
interment was made in Clinton cem-
etery. The pall hearers are nephews,
;toy, Cecil and 'Harold Connell, Stan-
ley: Chtrence, Clinton; George, 01w -
Schmid and Geonge Carter, Hulled.
Military Honors Accorded Rev.
Jones -Bateman -
"'Ile made a fine contribution to all
need. of the church, which was en-
lightened and strengthened by his de-
votion to !Jesus Christ," said Rt. ;R•ev,
le A. Seager, 'Bishop ,of !Huron, as he
Jaid fitting tribute to the. memory of
Ven, 'Archdeacon 'Jones -Bateman at
Ite 'funeral service 'held in St.
;eorge's Church on Friday 'a'Fternoon
0 Goderich, His lordship expressed
111 anksgi 413410' for the 'beautiful, unsel-
fish and devoted life of the departed
rlergyanan, 'He spoke feelingly of the
assistance given hitu by Archdeacon
trues -Batman in the parish of'Pres-
.tt, while he was Bishop of ,O'n-
' tri,, "His extraordinary interest, and
love for the Bible and the church 1
''311,' hili a 14rc mlcrl and loved visit -1
• 11 th.et parish, for he had a syn-,
',•ti• leant, mind and Judgment,
• ready to dot and toserve." filth- 1
Seager wee assisted by Rev. A. C.
'!der. rector of St.'(;•eorge's h
,;;..1,, Rey. Canon A;npleyard, of a
,forth read .the lesson anti other. s
clergymen of ;Huron ;County assisted;
A full choir under the direction of
Professor ,Anderton was present and
led in the singing of the hymns, Fuld
military tumors were accorded Arch-
deacon Jones -Bateman, who was
chaplain of lvliddlesex-Huron 'Regi-
ment. 'C. Company, under command
of Captain H. A, McIntyre and
Capt, H. C. Lawson, Clinton, Lt. 'R.
'Coombs, Clinton and Lts, D. R.
Nairn and A. 8. Sturdy of 'Goderich,
formed . a guard of honor, 'through
which the flag -draped casket was
carried 'into the church. The honor-
ary ,pallbearers were;Judge Costello,
Dr. J. M. Field and ;Messrs. R. G.
Reynolds, 1F, J. Naftel, IR. 'J. Acheson,
Charles Wurtele and-Bru'.ce ,Smith.
The active pallbearers were Col. A.
F. Sturdy, Col, H. C. Dunlop, ,Har-
old Williams, Philip Carey, Dudley
Holmnes. and R. C. Hays, K.C. 'Head-
ed -by the regiment with arms re-
versed, and the (Goderich Bund, and
the veterans, the funeral procession
droved slowly down North street to
the square, thence •to Maitland ceme-
tery. A firing squad under Serge -
Major James presented a parting sal-
ute, The last :post was sounded by
It igler lHotmes of Clinton, followed
n• two minutes' .silence and the re-
veille,
e-v,t ,''. The -service at the church and
cemetery, where representative cid-
ons were gathered, were impressive
in their simplicity and Beauty, a fit-
ting tribute to the beloved clergi"
man, overseas padre, scholar and
•nticmati.
Passed Away In Goderich-s -
Rnl,crt 'J, Oke of Gotlericii passed
ttvey suddenly from a heart attaek
ut Friday at t;oderieh. lie liad been
tiling for the past three years. He
had been a resident of Goderich since
,:191t0 and was employed un the con-
struction of the C.P.R. into Goderich
and later as a machinist with the.
';odericll Organ Co, He was a native
of Colborne Township. son of the late
John and Rosanna Oke. He wasntar-
eied sixteen years ago to .Mise Regina
Hicks, of Goderich 'Township, w•ho
survives. There are no children. He is
survived by three'brothers, John of
Goderich; Thomas, Seattle; Richard,
f the Bayfield Road. "Oiodench, and
ewe, sisters, \I r.. Douglas MeiKenzie,
(;nderich, and Mrs. Kenneth 'McLeod,
Detroit: also by two half brothers
and a sister, ,ade and Henry Oka in
Vt
'estern Cana, la, and ,lrs. Emily
ue
Jenkins, .Culbor. The funeral was
held on Monday.A BACKWOODS STORY
When 1 was sixteen years old, says
an old tinter, I was living ivitlt my
parent, on a farm in northern Min-
nesota. One winter cluing the Christ-
mas holiday, I ;pent several days
with an old hunker and trapper- by
the name of ,Lawney who had a 'farm
near the heat) of a lake a few utiles
'fruit home. The country was sparse-
ly settled, and there were plenty of
wolves, a few 'bears and deer and
numerous small animals. The ther-
mometer at times registered thirty
degrees below zero, and the 'ween
weather gave us huge appetites. We
would conte home from a hunt and
with a hatchet and saw hew and saw
off a great piece of frozen steak, boil
it, stake a pot of coffee, boil some po-
tatoes and slice a loaf df bread. Theewe would eat until we could hold no
more. room
were sitting in the front roo
after one of those repasts when
l:aw'ney pointed out of 'the window
at a thither wolf crossing the ice.
The lake was about a quarter of a
utile wide, and most of the surface
was glare ice ,with here and there lit-
tle patches of snow. The wolf was
trotting daintily, Inc it was difficult
for him to keep his footing on the
smooth ice.
"We'll get hint!" exclaimed •Law'n-
ey. 1 opened 'the 'broad double win-
dow, and we poked the tnuaz'es of.
our rilice over the win'do'w sill and
started to shoot. The noise of the two
guns was deafening..I fired ten shuts,
and ,Lawney sixteen.
Eachbullet as it struck would
throw up 11 shower of ice and snow.
One of the 'first of L'awney''s shots
struck almost ,undser the wolf, and he
was pro'bab'ly ;tit by flying chips of
ice. That was undoubtedly the most
astonished w0Pf in Minnesota.Id'e
rose in the air like a bucking broncho,
with all Four feet together as if he
had intendeddancing on a dime; ''tis
back arched ina 'bow;- his nose and
bisraft pointed downward. When his
feet touched the ice again he 'started.
to run, andwhen it comes to running
a scared wolf is distinctly in the pro-
fessional class. But ;he could hardly
keep his footing on the glare ice, and
he was too. ,merch 'ex'cited 'to follow
OW patches of snow. 'He did some
natty slipping„ stifling and rolling;
and once he appeared as only a hail
ii Hying fur. All the tine the bullets
chipped the ice ahead, behind and on
)oth :sides of him. With a last desper.
ate scramble he went up the steep
ank on the Opposite shore and dis-
ppeareib into the ;underbrush, 'Not a
hot had struck him
THURSDAY, AUGUST G, 1937
History oc Grey Township
The following is an essay on Grey
township, written Icy John Blake, a
pupil of S.S. No. 1, Grey, and pub-
lished Dec, 4th, .1896:
This fertile 'township dies on the
easterly side of the County of Huron.
Its area 1 a'I,-tut '6.4,750 acres, the.
most of which 1' tinder cultivation.
The pant (which it of largo extent)
that is not cultivated is 11 .Tact of
swampy land at the south-east of the
township. Its'surfaee da generally rail-
ing, which adds to the beauty of the
landscape earl gives a newt, of cheap
drainage. A generation has not yet
,rouse' since the p'.are- which not)
'':now' the pleasant hoatts and beauti-
ful lief', an building, of Grey ,',rte
merged in one 'broad expanse of \a-
more's primeval domain. At this time
woke, and bears roved about in the
forests and the only human inhabit-
ant was the Indian, le was she Htu•-
an 'tribe that lived here, anti being un-
civilized they did not clear or till the
land, They dwelt in tents or wigwams
and ,lived by hunting and fishing and
generally made tite squaws or 'In-
dian women do most of ,tlte hard
work. So the land was left uncleared
and uncultivated for the white Ivan
who carte after the Indian, The „filet
settlement by any white pian was
over forty-six years ago. :'\ French
Canadian named Beauchamp, who set-
tled near where the village of J lcn-
iryn new stands, was the pioneer of
what is now the prosperous cuntnuut-
ity comprising nuflteruue thriving vil-
lages and scenes of rural ,prosperity,.
happiness and plenty, which rresult
from property' hireeted efforts in sub-
jugating primitive !Nature and 'tumid-
1llg it to the wishes of its ,1WI1er-
mam •Beauchamp remained at his fret
settlement some tine and then re-
moved to lot 8, ctm. 1112, which ie now
occupied by airs. Thos. Calder, Ide
built his shanty near where the large
creek (named Beauchamp, after, him)
empties into the beautiful Maitland
river, Some time afterwards he erect-
ed a saw mill, which was very useful
to the settlers, Mr. Beauchamp was
located ,there before any other settler
came to the township. 'john ''litchetl
was the 'text settler. He cause and
settled hear the site of the present
village of Molesworth. Mr, .Mitchell
for ntatiy years afterwards held ,the
office of Deputy -Reeve and was one
of the leading ,men in ;Grey's °public
life. The next settlers were the 'pio-
neers of the 'village of Brussels and
the land surrounding. Among them
were (Peter, 'John and 'Duncan Fer-
guson; Robert and Ronald 4IdN'eugh-
ton; Wm. Ainley, 'Peter ;McDonald;
the IHislop family, including father
and a number of grown-up sons;
\AThn. Douglas and family of 16ve sons.
Thos. Blake, 'James Ford, the Sellers
family, 'MdFadzean 'brothers, John
Stewart and 'John Blair, 'Most of
those carte in Oct: i1SS2. After this
the growth was very rapid and at 'pre-
sent rt=rey has a population of about
3,5140. As every farm was a bush
earu1, the settler had to clear the land
before he could sows any seed, The
first thing he world do was to make
a bee to build 'ills shanty, This shan-
ty was made of logs, mod and moss
and was vent' rude. When the house
w s atp he would go to work to clear
the land. The .first piece he would
clear would ;be • planted in potatoes.
1'V'hen he gat more cleared he would
sow grain. The grain paid .very well
then because they got good crops and
prices, about twice or :three times as
good as we dao now. The inconveni-
ences of the early settlers, though
pra8aibiy not comparable with those
of the older sections of the country,
were still so great hilar we of the pre-
sent can form no appreciable idea of
their real-ities. They had scarcely any
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roads except a blaze' oot pa . fey
had no schools, churches nor post -
offices, and lied to team or 'carry
I nearly all their supplies ifrotn Paris.
iSometimes t'r'ey made their ,flo•ur by
pounding the wheat in the hollow of
a hardwood stump, or by using a
entail trill something like a coffee
Istill, Although the people had so
,mucic hardship they were very hardy
land healthful, We Lind that the great
inconvenience was caused 'by the
; want of roads, put tilt. was not over-
come until 1807 when the Grand
'Trunk Railway Company built a rail-
' way through the township from Hen-
fryn to Brussels, This railway us con -
Twitted with all the cities of Ontario.
It cos the township :31.33,001. The
r. -, ad, are now vetry complete, co com-
plete that nearly every road is open-
ed. The educational advantages at
fir:: were very backward The peo-
ple were few and poor, s0 they had to •
do without schools. After .some years,
however, Leg schools were erected.
The teachers salaries were eo small
that they could not afford to pay for
j their 'board, .o they took earns in go-
ing to the houses 'front which child
ren were sent to school. They gener-
ally managed to get .to the house most
frequent where the greatest comfort
'prevailed. -Now we 11 a v e many
schools, so many that there is not a
;boy or girl in the townshipwhois
not within three miles of a school
1 house where he or she can receive a
fair education. This township was or-
ganized ars a separate mammt'i;ta'l 1 ty in
1851,, 'file minutes of the first meet-
ing were dated "Grey, Concession 1,1,
I.ot..1)), ;January 21st, 1il5i)." The fol-
lowing .gentlemen composed the first
Council -elect: -Peter McDonald, Pet-'
er Ferguson, 'Robert Leckie, John
'Robertson and 'Phomas Strachan, Mr,
McDonald was elected Chairman,
Duncan Ferguson was appointed Sec-
retary and John Stewart was appoint-
ed Clerk In '1i& the township be-
came entitled 10 a Dcputy,Reeve.
John Mitchell was appointed 10 hold
this office .first, The present Council
consists of Reeve, Thos. Strachan;
'lax ;Deputy -Reeve, A. Hislop; 2nd
Depdtty,Reeve, ;Jas. Turnbull; Coun- 1�
eillors, Lindsay and Brown; Clerk,
1\V, 'Spence, Ln 11.894 the township be-
gan to clean out the Beauchamp creel.
The contract was given to Mr, 'Oliv-
er, of ,London, for $j114030. (He clean-
ed part of it and then gave it up. The
people are now Jawing a'bou't it and
it is thought that it •will soon be fin-
ished.
;A man was ,buying a dog, and the
shop assistant ,was very anxious to
sell him a dachshund. Boit the pros-
pective dog -owner was evidently not
very keen on this type of animal,
"What is it a'bou't a dachshund that
you don't care 'for?" asked the assist-
ant.
"'They make suit a draught when
they conte into a room. They always
keep .the door open so long."
"I ata trying," said the stranger .at
the ,door of the seaside boarding-
house.
"I ant trying to trace a lady whose
married name 1 have forgotten, IAI:i 'I
'know is ,that she lives in this
neighborhood.
"'Bot she is easily des'cri'bed," he
went on. "She icl a lady of sigular.
beauty and charm, with a 'pin'k-and-
white complexion, ears like sea -shells,
eyes like the •stars, and 'hair ;such as a
goddess might envy."
Van sorry, sir," said the little ser-
vant -girl. "Burt k don't know-"
Suddenly a voice came front 'the
top of the stairs: ""Jane, tell flare gen-
tleman .1'1) be ,down in a 'minute."
.Employer: ",Are you married,
young inan?"
A'pp'licant: "IOIh, no, sir --'fatal. en-
tirely dependent on myself for sup-
port,"
"Mammy, .give me a penny for
sweets."
"Certainly not, Tammy. You're too
big to be asking for 'pennies."
""then make it sixpence,"
`iI should say that the barn . on
your car is a ;but indifferent!"
"Yes, it doesn't give a 'toot."