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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1929-04-11, Page 1/,13y the :slaw streams the frg'gs all da and night ,•• , Dream',' without thought of pain on heed of ill, 1Vetehhng the tong warm .silent'hqur9 a take flight, • And even' with soft thro`afs that Attlee' WHOLE SERIES .VOL, 51, No, 15,• DINNERS and $UPP,3RS. Regularly HOT LUNCHES at all -hours OUR HOME MADE SPECIALTIES Prices Reasonable The Olympia Confectionery and Restaurant SEED POTATOES GOVERNMENT Certified Stock from Prince .Edward Island. Irish Cobblers and ;Green Mountain, per bag _ $1.50 CRICO. - Special advertising, offer.: A special 15c pie plate with each Pound of Crisco at 3O C` bhe regular price .of, See this new patent pie plate, and get a sample pound- 'at least of Crisco, the best s'hortening we know -.of. GOLDEN SYRUP. --Reg191 35e, for (This is -a duel purpose syrup for b,king or table. Weare offering 5 per .cent. BELOW REGIJ- ' AIR WFTOLESAILE ' It ' COST. „ALUM4114141LnKARE.'--- We have still left sot e utstand- ing values at • 59 c MAPLE SYRUP. --,Splendid quality. :Per wine gallon $2,00 Per Imperial gallon $2.50 BAKING POWDER. K—I s Hutchi on's can Per pound25c. BROOMS, -5 string red handles, regular 65c for 5Q c ,.;.-' B2YIf:ING MOLASSES O ASSES in bulk lb • yr 6c BArG SYRUP in bulk fo best quality procurable, lb 10c SALMON, 'Red 'Sockeye CHURCH 'CARD. North Side United Church.—Pastor Rev, W. P. Lane B A.•, Sunday, Apr. 14th 1i11 am„ Public 'Worship Subject, Sue - Worship- pers," First in series, "Message from, Ezekiel," 2:30 p nt 'S. 'S and Bible Classes. 7.m Public P Worship.Thank- offering service of the Woen's Mis- sion Society. Co'ticte and hear _Miss Clara Preston, medical missionary— on furlough from China, tell the story of work in North Holten, • A FEVV HOUR$' SIGHT SEEING. ' IN THE CITY OF DETROIT. Leaving JWilshire 'Road in an Es- sex Challenger to Gratiot avenue on to Six Mile Road, past the city air - pont with its 1,50 acres enclosure to old 'the city airplanes and with De- troit's fifty-seven organizations en gaged in the production of aircraft materials, an enormous airport is ne- cessary=, :Incidentally the greatest commercial exposition of aircraft in dustry in 'history -was opened•Satur- day evening last with 105'planes on the floor and '135. booth's of accessory exhibits, and they were forced to're- fuse` 1'35; applications oil. account of small space. lI'iad there been room there would be 200 entries. ,Continuing int a an our trip 'we 'passed Mary `Grove College and grounds which is on ISix. Mile Road, with its 100 acres fenced with solid stone and large pillars ' ' g p a s at intervals. Is. h C an in g g am course we c'aane to the Ford air- port where thousands of sightseers were viewing this< great air terminal with the planes all 'gaily painted in ail conceivable colors ('which, - by the way. is noticeable on dresses and hats, 'boys' and girls'). Circling back...we passed the forty- eight storey 'Penob'sent 'building on Fort street and the cold.storage fruit ermine] in course of construction, comprising several :blocks. All makes nd colors of ailtos 'were .in view from. he Packard to the rusty "Lizzie" and he license plates showed several Mates, even 'Arkansas, One thing I oticed, •'that people do not'joke about he :Ford any more, as they can stand he test in any np•arade. SEAEORTH, ONTARIO, 'THURSD4 S, APRIL MCCA,FFERY-NOI.AN, fl'he marriage of ivtiss Margaret (Marjorje•)- Josephine Nolan, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Jubis Nolan, Hur- on,' Road. East, to, Mr,. Charles Wil- liam. ,McCaffetY, son � of Mr. and Mrs. William McCaffery, Stratford was one of the season's prettiest weddings solemnized at 9130 a;n7. Tuesday. Ap- ril 9,by Father Goetz in St.' James' Roman Catholic, Church, Seaforth, Over 0fty guests were present, The ushers were Messrs, Frank Nolan' and 'Thomas Nolan. The bride was supported by her sister, Miss Mae Nolan, and the groom, by Mr. Charles Kelly. "Ave Maria" was beautifully rendered by Mrs. Leo Fortune and the wedding music was played by the organist, Mrs, Frank Devereaux. The bride was' charmingly' dressed jm pot= ter-Iblue georgette with blue fox fur and large hat of black, Her flowers were valley lilies and white rosebuds. se buds. The bridesmaid was gayly gowned in oak'hart ge'orge'tte and carried a large bouquet o f ' red rosebuds. The scene w'as one of color and youth, The bride's travelling dress was navy blue satin crepe with matched coat and hat to complete the costume, The groom •s gift to'the bride, a diamond necklet, was worn during the cere- mony, His gift to the bridesmaid was a leather haudibag with zilo top and to the groomsman a tie pin. After the 'wedding a reception was held at the bride's parental home, The house was prepared in white and yellow for the occasion, Mr. and. Mrs. McCaffery left on a. motor trip on Tuesday and will reside just north of Stratford on their return. A -hong those present at the wedding from a distance were: Mrs, Rawley and _'Miss. Kenny, of Port Huron and Miss Car- rie McCaffery, the grooms sister, of Detroit; also many' from London and Stratford, including the groom's father who has just arrived home Pram' Florida, Mrs. McCaffery was unable to attend. The,bride.was the recipient of nu- merous and valuable presents.at showers given in her honor last week by Mrs, Will Devereaux .Jr. and M,rs. Leo Fortune., •.. t_ LADY BOWLERS ORGANIZE Monday evening Al eight o'clock in the G!W.V,'A. Hall, a general meet- ing of the ladies of fhe town will be _ field .for the purpose of organizing a Ladies' Bowling Club for "Seaforth. Surrounding towns and cities all have their ladies' clubs and with thenew greens available. ample accommoda- tion will now be ready for, the 9ta= forth Club. Every lady interested should attend. IRe r p esentatives from the Seaforth Bowling Club will meet others of the district at Mitchell on the kith inst, to arrange for district conmpetition; The new. greens are corning g alio ng g splendidly, ndidl Y the committee mmittee in charge to have work started on the lighting system early next week and the shrubs and flowers will then be planted. Seafot'th will have one of the most attractive bowling green's .and beauty spots in Ontario when •the work is completed, per large can 40c t SALMON, Red Cohoe a per large can .... :.....:,,35c t SALMON, pink t per Large can 20c S Bitten, Eggs, Dried Apples, Feathers, t &c, taken in exchange for groceries ,t p r� •Last, but not least. was the wonde'- F. Di HUTCUISUN ful Anvbassadorr.id o 'i . b tdge Z on .,Ls.f street, a] a u course of construction and is ! 66 to Be finished in '1930 :and is one if thegreat feats of architecture and engineering Passing the intersection where an unbelievable number ofautos are ef- ficiently directed by uniformed police- men or light signals, we wend our way homewat•d and around over :•the. m uch t ravelled Grand ♦"Boulevard which twenty-five years ago was the laughing stock of the citizens, who though. t it was too far o home feeling better educated than we were the clay before.... -Contributed, Phone Phor Phood COAL UAlIT Q Y SERVICE PHONE E. L. BOX 43 Want and For Sale ads, 1 time 25e ,A REAL ONE. .Mr. Feeney of -Hibbert brought an exceptionally large goose egg to Mr. Isaac Hudson's store on Wednesday. The egg, when sitting in the lid of a 10.Ib. honey pail', nearly covered it. It was a double yoke egg. A traveller took it to Toronto to place it on dis- play there. The Best for Men Women. and , Children at htldenat Lowest Prices F. , 1G Shoes c BOOTS .AND SHOES - SEAFORTH IIN COUNCIL MEETING. The regular meeting of the council was held in the council 'chamber on Monday evening.. Present: Mayor, Reeve. Geo. P. Cardno, Wm. Bickel', R. Smith.'R. G Parke. A bylaw was passed confirming the appointment of fire chief. The finance committee reported as follows: W. G. Fee, salary, $70; Jno. A. Wilson, salary, $75; Thos. Storey, 575; Motor Vehicles Branch, fire truck license $2; J. F; Daly, acct..F.B, $1,65; P.U. Com., electric light acct;. $413.85; Mitchell Nursery & Floral Co.,; $10.45; Can; Nat. Rys., crossing. protection, $7.90; Corr, . Pipe Co„ $68.80; Pat. Murray, hay, $17.50; Bell Tel, Co„ $2,45; E. L. Bos coal, 545:50 Geo. A. Sills & Sons, %3.40; Robt Bell E.& T. Go.$ vl3• F. D. 0 ' Hut- chison, $2.00; Harry'Martin, wagers, 5gL50; Sol Williams, wages, $21.60; C. Sills, drawer rent, 55 Jos. Nigh, ,, wages. 51.50; Wilson Hawkins $98. JOINS KITCHENER POLICE On Monday, Mr. Apex. 11 P0 we son of- Mr, sand Mrs: William Powell, of McKillop, was accepted for the Kit- chener Police Force `and will report for duty ora•Monday next, The cities must find that the brain and brawn of the lads frons the coun- try is well fitted' to maintain law and order, as no less than half a dozen and possibly -many more, young men of this district are members of city police forces, • 'lt[r. Powell's marry friends wish hien every euece'ss, • SOCIAL EVENING, An enjoyable social evening was held in the parish:•hall out Tuesday evening by the' congregation 'of St. Thomas'. Church. The prize winters at euchre were: Ladies • first. 'Mrs. J. 'A. Case, lone hands, Mrs. T. H. Brown;' gentlemen's !first, II, H. Johnstone; lone hands, -Win; La,mi- man.- Refreshsnen,ts were served by the ladies, the ga't'hering ending with singing, followed by benediction by Rev. T. H. Brown. JUNIOR INSTITUTE. One of the most interesting meet- ings of the Junior 'Institute was held' on Friday th-Gari Carnegie Library. The m ' --ting openCd with the Insti- tute Ode, followed by the reading of the minutes and the business of the meeting, Rev. T. H. Brown gave an informative address on 'gThe League'. of Nations." A demonstration of "Sal, ads" and a short paper on the subject by Mrs. (Rev.) Conner, of I{ippen, were very interesting, 1 1929, HOME MID SCHO.OL ASS'N, The Hunte and School Association will hold its next meeting Monday evening, April 22nc1 in the Carnegie Library room at 48 'p an, There will be a debate, "Resolved that a woman does a man's work better than a man does a woman's work," bymembers, of the association. Miss Flelper will play an instrumental solo, ' There will be a public bridge 'on, Wednesday, April 17th at 2,30 p.m. at the home of Mrs, A. Sutherland, for the ladies, also the evening for couples. 'Please remember tate paper collection Saturday, April 27th, Have yqur papers or magazines outside, The truck will call for them. The Marion Keith 'C,IG,tI,T,• spent a most del' os n htful evening enm at of Miss Doreen 'Hudson. The meet- ing opened with a CG.I.T, hymn fol- lowed b the Lo ' Y rdsr, p ayer. Elinor Burrows read the Scripture lesson and Bessie ICluff the year book, After a 'few songs the meeting was given over to the rehearsal of the play, "One 'Day in India," to :be given on April 24th, Following this a delicious lunch was served by the social com- mittee. After moving a vote of thanks to Mrs. Hudson and Doreen. and singing the benediction, the meeting was brought to a close, YOUNG PE'OPLE'S SO'CIETY, The 'Missionary onarYdepartment nt of the of North Side United. Church presented the following programme at their meeting on Tuesday' evening, opening with the hymn, "Coining By and By" followed by the Lord's pray- er. Mrs. McAlpine read the Scrip- ture lesson, 'Rev. W, P. Lane led in prayer. The topic. "Daughters of Africa," taken from the situdy book, "Drums' in the Darkness,"' was very ably presented by Miss Dorene Hud- son, son. A short discussion followed, led by Mr. Crawford, who was. presiding at the time. Hymn "Love Divine" was sung. After a short intermission a quartette consisting of Mis'ses'Hel- en Lane, Margaret Crich, Margaret. Cud'more, Bessie Cluff, sang "Riches of Grace." A reading by Mrs. A. Westcott, "A Finer T.hought;" and Mrs. Hill also delighted theaudience' by solo, "City Four ,Square,'' accom-. ,partied on the piano by Miss Anne Govenlock, After singing the hymn "God Is Everywhere, -,. the neeting. dismissed with the Mizpah benedic- tion. EGMO'ND V I LL'E. The regular meeting g of the E - s mond ill v e Y 1 .P.,S. was held e on Mon- day Ion day evening, April 8th, under the vice presidency of Mr, Kenneth Jackson, The meeting was opened by the use of hymns. 196 and 390. The Scripture lesson was read by Miss Vera Croz- ier, after which Mr, Kenneth Jackson led hi prayer.' Miss Trout then gave a very inspiring and interesting talk a1ongn missionary lines. Miss- Billy Chesney and Mr. Kenneth Jackson spoke during the discussion period. Misses Casentieri' and Trout then sang a very pleasing duet, "If the Christ should come to me." Inter- mission followed during which every one indulged in a thimble relay. The business pant of the meeting was then - resumed, under the president, Miss Billy Chesney, The minutes were .read by the secretary after which hymn 154 was sung. The meeting -closed with the Mizpah benediction. • C,G.LT. PLAY WELL GIVEN. The CIG'T„T, play, "Twelve Old Maids' n' a d a short r o rami P g rte on Wednesday evening, April 10th was well attended, The play was an am- using one made upof a caste g's e of six- teen' young ladies. The leading parts were taken by Evelyn Grieve, whose difficult part, it might be said, was ane of the .bestr po trayed; Helen Ainent, as the Mistress of the sum- mer hotel; Jessie Archibald, as for- tune' teller; Ona Nicholls, the fortune teller's wooden dummy. The twelve old maids were: Margaret' Ross, .Mar- garet McKellar, Untie! Beattie, Mary Reid, Edith Woish. Pearl Reeves, 'Norma Bolton, Muriel Beattie, Mar- garet White, Mary Kling, Norma H'abkink and Grace Free. They were a merry sight in old fashioned cos- tumes and each ene relating her par- ticular experience and success in the con nest f o swine gentleman, q tan kept the audience in an uproar and were the cause ofmanya blush .when refer- ences to eligible bachelors (fresh front the aquarium) were made. Anna, Ed- munds was the Society's president. The' climax was reachedwhen the maid steals the bottle of magic per- fume and goes to the village postoffice four proposals of marriage to her are made. Of the, old maids nhe longest role was taken 'by Edith Wolsh and her clever acting in describing six dif- ferent suitors received great praise. The girls have been invited to pre- sent the play in Mitchell during April, They are being complimented on their success, rewarding the efforts of those directing it, Mrs. Merton Reid, Miss Grebta Ross and Miss MaryBell. 'The choruses, "Juanita,” with Ber- nice. Dorrance in Spanish lady's cos- ltrnie and "The Spanish Guitar," with Berfia Stephenson playing a guitar was well received as was a reading by. Mrs, Raine and an instrumental by Margaret Ross. The accompanist for the songs in the play was Mrs, 1't. R. .Rennie; WINTHROP, MEa- ton a derg. rMrs, HarolSn Miss d ialkoitEof Walton spent 'Friday in Stratford, • Mr, Theodore Holland spent Sun- day with his brother, Mr. Moody Hollanel; who is very low at time of writing, 1Mr, Tim I4aton spent a couple of days in Detroit this week. Mr, and Mrs. Nelson Govenlock spent Friday in Stratford, A stag euchre was held in the hail last Monday night, The evening was spent in card playing, Mr, Jack Campbell and his partner, Mr. Geo. Love, Jr., carried off first prize, two serving trays, and Mr. Joseph Mc- Farlane for men's lone hands, also a tray. Sandwiches and coffee were served, after an enjoyable evening had been spent by, all, The Ladies Aid and W.M.S. held their regular meeting at the home of Mrs. R. Campbell with a large at- tendance. nd a ce The meeting opened P b= singing a hymn. followed' by Messen- ger ger prayer by Mrs, S. Shannon, The topic was given by Mrs, George Ea•• ton, followed by the roll call and minutes of the last meeting, The treasurer's report of W.M. S, and L.A. were given followed' by a hymn and voluntary prayer for Mrs, MacGilliv- ray, missionary in China. Mrs Cut- hi11 wa's appointed as a delegate to attend the Presbyterial. Society in Exeter on the 30th of 'April, The meeting closed by singing a hymn and repeating the Lord's prayer ,n unison after which a dainty lunch was served, A few w hour s were sen ' spent m quilting before the meeting, • LOND Mrs. Alex. ell spent a ' few days last week the guest of her Mother, Mrs. Marshall of Blyth. Mr. and Mrs, Will Tam'biyn of Te!- auto:returned home on Sunday: after the Easter week the guests of the for.- mer's mother, : • Miss Gertrude. Roberton,of Toron- to spent' •the week; end the' guest of her mother here il- The Ladies' Ai' of Knox Church held their monthly. meeting at the - borne of Mrs; Fred, Johnston on Tuesday with a fair attendance. Mr, Arthur Jamieson • treated his daughter to a dandy new Ford car. Mrs. Ricks of Centralia. visited her sister, Mrs. Welds recently, Mr. John Fingland returned to his home on Wednesday after a pleasant visit in Toronto,- Mrs,_ J. Nott_and daughters. sent Saturday fast in Stratford, . A Mrs, F,, Johnston and Miss Helen returned home on Saturday last after spending a week with London friends. Mr. 'and Mrs. Archie Webster mo- tored to Paris on .Tuesday to attend the e fuse rai of the lat- e Mrs, ford the' atter's aunt ' . Mr. and Mrs, D. D. Roberton mo- tored to Ripley on Sunday last. Miss Jean Holtzenr and Mr. Joe Po 'tl s e were ere quietly married at Staffa on Tuesday . by the Rev. Mr. Snell, formerly of L'ondesboro. "Congra'te- lation s." HAELOCK. Wedding Bells.—The manse, Lon- desboro, was the scene of a quiet wed- ding at 11 a.m., Wednesday. April 3, 1939, when Janet Donalda, youngest daughter of 'Mr. and Mrs. S. McVit- tie. Hullett, was united in marriage to James Douglas Scott of Toronto, by Rev. J. Abery. The bride wore a fine suit of beige English tweed with hat and shoes to match and fur stole, gift of the groom. completed her en- semble. They were attended by Miss Elsie Dodds and Mr, Kelland McVit- tie, brother of the bride. After the ceremony they returned to the home of the bride's parents where dinner was served to immediate relatives. The young couple left in the after- noon amidh s owr e s of ' confetti to their home in Toronto. The bride was the recipient of many beautiful and useful gifts. Their many friends join in wishing them a happy and prosperous wedded life. 'The following is the Easter report for S.S.'No, 6, Hulletti V.—Olive Knox 82 per cent. Sr. IV—Gladys Leiper 84, .Jean Wegg 76, Alvin Stevens 74, John Rapson 71. 111.—III'elen McGregor 84, Marg- aret Beattie 81, jack McEwing 74, May Lydiatt 64, Harry Rapson 57, Jr, I,C—Willie Taylor 73, Ida Lei- mr 69. ,'I.—,Watson Reid 80, Jimmy Me - Ewing 73. Primer—Roy Holland 89, Gordon McGregor 713, 11. J. Bickel', Teacher, On Saturday Mrs. Robert Ferris nd Reece visited the.fornmer's sister, rs, Jiles Jenkins of.Goderich. who` s at .present very ill. .kiss Bickell returned to her school iter spending the Easter holidays' at he home of her parents in Seaforth, :'Mrs. Cliff Holland visited .with :lends in Clinton a few days lot eek, Mr, Stewart Beattie has returned to chool erjar Varna after spending the Easter holidays at the home of his arents, Mr, and Mrs. Robert Beat- e, iss Lydia :Reid, who is teacher of inthrop school, spent the 'Easter olidays at the home of her parents, r. and Mrs, Angus Reid, Some of the members of the Alert iub met at the home of Mr, and rs, A. W. Beacom Monday. even- Deputy ven- De uty Grand P Y c \Master A. W. Bea- n! visited Kincardine .Masonic lodge st Wednesday eveninsq, Mr. and Mrs. S. McVtttie, Mr. Kel- td and Duncan McVittie, also Mt, d Mrs. Nelson Lear and family via - d at the home of Mr, and Mrs. 1'L a w s p ti W 1M C C1 in co is fat an ire Phone 84 and thrill, Froin the pale•+weetled' shallows trill nud trill, Trctnulons sweet voices, flute -like, answering One to • am'thern, glorying in tile. Sprtug.--Lamptnan. ,$1AYEAR Wedding Gifts of Silver When buying a wedding gift you naturally wish to select something that the ,bride will keep—something that in later years she will be able to proudly show you; and say, "Re- mem'vberlthe lovely gift you gave me} here it is just as nice as you make your wedding gift a gift of good silverware, it will last for years, retainingall its beauty and graceful design, in fact, will look as, nice as when it was purchased. And good silverware is not really expensive—a butter di s h> complete P] ere with k nife, $ 1:50•"su sugar and cream set,$350,Pieplate, �0Q, flower basket, $6,00; brtray, 0serving tray, $10,00; 3 -piece tea set, $115,00 ,and many othe pieces at reasonable prices, It will be a pleasure to show you our large and varied selection of wedding gifts of silver. F. re d S. �tav aarge , JEWELER OPTOMETRIST THE GIFT SHOP Res. 10 Phones 194•• -SROR,oNT. - One Good Turn Dest'• .��T r Ef Tlilother;,.u. Firenien's T Euc hr e m iii , er Tuesday, Anr, f''� at 8 C � X17 Ps:Me Town Hall, Seaforth COME AND SPEND A NIGHT WITH THE You maywant them FIREMEN' to come to your house some night Good Prizes s Silver. Collection Leo Watt on Sunday. Mr. Wm. Jamieson and family vis- ited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. I. Rapson on Sunday. Miss Rosamond Appleby is visiting her grandmother. Mas, Jennie Knox, Mr. and Mrs. Angus Reid and Miss Lydia, Mr. and Mrs. David Reid, Mr. and Mrs. A. • W. McEwing anMr. Geo. Watt attended the funeral of lit- tle Harold McKinley, eldest son of Mr. Mrs. Elgin McKinley. n s'n e , of near Zurich, on Sunday. y Old Doctor Stork called at the home of Mr, and.:Mrs, Wm. Brown on Saturday last and left Mr, and -Mrs. George Brown a babyel. We are pleased` to know both Mrs, Brown and babyare getting1 along fine. Rev. Mr. Hagle Lein, of Lambton Co,. will preach in Burns' United Church on Sunday morning, A good attendance is hoped far. Miss Olive Knox visited her -uncle and aunt, Mr, and Mrs, Frank Mc- Gregor' on Sunday, Don't forget the dance which the Alert Club is putting on in Londes- boro Community Hall. on Friday night. Look for ad in another column, ?Graduate Nurse Miss Mary Knox is visi in t at the home f her o inather, Mrs. Jennie Knox, at present. There was a good attendance at the Ladies' s Aid meeting which was held at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Thos, Ne'ilans last Friday afternoon, • TUCKERSIMITH,• Attend Brother's Funeral,—Mr, and Mrs. Alex, Wallace, Mrs. Thos, Cald- well and Mr. Stanley Dutot went to Comber, Essex County. on Saturday, to attend the funeral of their• eldest brother, Mr. Edwin • Dutot, which took place on Monday. Five sisters and five brothers survive: Mrs, Atex, Wallace. . Tuckersmith; Mrs; Thos, Caldwill. Brt rcefied 1 • n ' ,s. Gordon Peterson, Comber; Miss Ruby Dtltot, Comber; Mrs. Milton Holmes, Re- gina; l,Ir, •Stanley Dutot, Brucesield; William. Thomas and Leslie Dutot, of; Comber, anti harry' Dutot. of Leam- ington. 'Mr. and Mrs. Wallace are spending the week at Comber. • t Mr. and' Mrs. Cecil Murray spent '1 Sunday •visiting -friends it London. . i Several from this vicinity. were - combining pleasure with business ire, Stratford this week. Mr, and Mrs, Arnold Fraser, o Strat'ford,•spent Sttnday with the lat- ter's sister, Mrs, A. Ross, Mr. Henry Forsyth had a very successful wood bee last Wednesday,: IMr, and Mrs..Jno, McLachlan and family spent Sundiay with Mr. and Mrs. Hugh ' McLachlan L e a lilac ' 7 in Stanley - Mr. Arthur Jackson left on Satur— day Inc Flint, Mich„ where he has s,, good position. Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Elgie and faraii%' spent Sunday with Mr, and Mrs.'. Robert Elgie of Kippen, Miss Margaret Black h'as returned to her school after spending the holi- days with her parents, Mr, and Mrs, Will Black. Mr, Robert Carnochan returned home after spending the winter fir; California, Mr. and Mrs, Thomas Coleman, and Mr, and Mrs. Russell Cotenran• attended the funeral of Harold Mc- Kinley, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Elgin McKinley of the Goshen Line, Stanley, on Sunday afternoon. Former Resident Dies.: After only a brief illness. Mrs. Thomas Ashton passed away on Wednesday, 'March: 27th, at the home of her daughter,: Mrs. Joseph Baechler, Goderich, at: the good age of eighty -'seven years.',. Mrs, Ashton was formerly :E -iiia. :Nott and she was 'barn in Tucker -- smith where she lived until her aoxr=- riage. The greater part of her Tile was spent in Colborne township, but foin:teen years ago, on the'death of.. her husband, she moved to Goderforn She is survived by one sister, ' 1Vfis,:. Isaac of h two daughters of Goderich and nd b t twos., sons, Mrs. Joseph Baechtet• and i1Er5+: James Jewell of Godericir, and Gear:: and Jahn Ashton of Colborne' and,' Tuckersmith townships, respectively. Mrs, ,Ashton was a member ' of toria street United Church and " the funeral services on Friday last. were:• condtleted by the pastor,' .Rev;• Parr, The pallbearers were Messrs.' George Baechler, Cecil Ashton, Lorne• Ashton, Lorne Jewell and IT, Asir-. ton, grandsons of the lleceitsed, Amnng rinds who, were present for: he funeral from out or town word=' 1.rs, ,'fail n. Mlnehouse of London urs' tfr. and Mrs, Herbert Crich; rltntrofit --iGoderich Star.