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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1931-11-26, Page 1He who knows not, and ]mows not that he 'knows not, Ss a 'food—shun ltitn. IH?e who knows n'ot, and .knows that he 'kno'w's not, ,Is htnn)hibe—teach him. eaforth HURON COUN,TY'$ LEADING NEWSPAPER the who knows, and knci.ws not that be knows, - . Is asleep—Wake him. 'He who knows, and knows that he knows, • .I's wise -Mallow him. WHOLE S'ERIE'S, VOL. S3, No, 48. SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1931. Phone 84..• DINNERS and SUPPERS. Regularly HOT LUNCHES at all hours OUR HOME MADE SPECIALTIES Prices Reasonable The Olympia Confectionery and Restaurant Feed Molasses NOW IIN Get it at R.R. Track now and get re- bate of lc per gallon •off price of 21c. CUT MIX'E'D PEEL -Equal parts of 'Lemon, Orange an'cl Citron Peel, per pound 20c CROPOE SHELLED ALMONDS or Brazil Nuts 45c CHOICE SHELLED WALNPUTS— ....50c LE IA RAtI'SDNIS :from Australia (similar to 'Spanish. Valencias and 'considered better llty 'some) 2 lbs. for ......................... ...25c BIEINZ's BALED BEANS with pork 2 for 25c HUTCHIiSON'S BAKING POW - TER: -l16 oz, for 25c, is still our best seller. "There is a reason." BRO'O'MS at 25c, 35c, 40; 50c, 75c, 90c, $1.00, and all ,good values. •CLARKS SOUPS. —'Good assort- ment fromwhich to choose ..... ...... ... ._...._....3 for 25c CLA'RK'S SPAGHETTI,•JCooked in Tomato Sauce with cheese,..10c WASHING SODA -41 lbs. .....25c 'SULPHUR, EPSOM SALTS, or GLAUB,ER ISALTS-6 lbs. 25c DIASRY BUTTER --We have an hand abundance of first class dairy but- ter, per ib. 22c FRESH SODA BISCUITS.—In 2 lb. bags, for 25c FiRESH BROKEN BISCUITS-3 lbs. for 25c BEST SOAP S'PECI•AL 'NES. — 3 cakes for 10c. Made of -same stook as Baby's Own. Just as good, but not so highly perfumed, UNIVERSITY BLEND TEA with handsome china with eadh pound .. ., .,.....65c Cups ,and' Saucers, Plates, Sugar 'Bovis, Cream Pitchers, etc. YOUNG'S JELLY POWDERS flav- ored with pure fruit juices (in- stead of extracts)'.. .. !3 ,for 2.5e. 'We can take dried apples in trade at 21/2c lb., but only if they are well dried, bright and in LARGGE, QUAIRIIERIS. That is all we can get for them and we have to pay ,freight. F. D. HUTCHISON Phone Phor.Phood' 166 •COAL QUALITY -SERVICE ;.RHONE B X E CHURCH CARD. North Side United Church,—Pastor, Rev. W. P. Lane, B.A. Sunday; November 29th. 14 a.m.—Pulblio Worship, Sulbject 'Racing a Discouraging Situation Laing Ago." 2:30 p. m. —J Sunday S'ch'ool, Bible Classes. 7 p.m. -Public Worship, Subject, "Needless Pessimism." BASUN-ALEXANDER A quiet but pretty autumn wedding took place at the McKillop manse, Rev. W. F. Smith officiating, on Thursday afternoon, INovember 19th, at five •o'oloe'k, when Margaret Ev- elyn, eldest .daughter of Mr, and Mrs. 'Hugh: Alexander, of isL'c;Killop, be - carne the bride df Mr. J. F. Easun, son of MT. and Mrs. Henry Easun, Strat- ford. Following the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Eason left on •a honeymoon trip to Montreal. On their return ,they will reside at 61 McNabb street, !Stratford. IMCGILLIV;RAY lAUXIILIARY The regular meeting of this organi- zation held at the home of Mrs, W. P. Lane on Monday evening, Novem- ber 23, with the president, Mrs. R. iSavauge, in the chair, opened with hymn 296, after which Mrs. Lane led' in prayer. 'Phe minutes of the former meeting were read by the secretary, Miss A. McNay, and adopted and the moll was called. Miss E. Beattie gave a very satisfactory treasurer's report. After singing hymn 262, Mrs. Reid, leader of Circle 2, took charge. Hymn 5012 was sung, fodlowed by the Scrip- ture lesson and prayer. by Mrs. Reid. IWe were favored with a pleasing cho- rus "I Love to Tell the Story," sung by the members of the Circle, and Mrs. Kestle gave an interesting read- ing from the study; book "Korea." After singing hymn 256 and repeating the Lord's prayer in unison, games were enjoyed for a short time, bring- ing a pleasant evening to a close. ST. JAMES' ARTS CLUB. St. James' Arts Club held its regu- lar ;meeting on Thursday evening, Nov. 120th. The treasurer, Mr. DOr lean Sills, was chairman for the ev- ening. Miss Agnes Hartman opened the program by giving a humorous reading, this was followed' by a piano solo by Miss Alice Daly, The next; feature was a debate "Resolved that modern inventions are a help rather than a detriment to the happiness of mankind," The affirmative was taken by Miss Nellie Verbeem and Mr. D'- O'rlean Sills and the negative by Miss' Madeline Williams and Mir, Gordon .R'eynolds. The affirmative side wlas given 'the decision.. Messrs. Wm. Duncan, Jtos. McMillan and Jos. Dor- sey were ;guest judges. Misses Mar- tha Flannery and, Hilda Kennedy gave. the extempore speeches. Rev. Fr, Goetz then addressed the meeting af- ter i which the business discussion was held. 'The literary convenorship was given to Mr. Leo Hagen and Mr. John Flannery was appointed Sergeant -at - arms. In the recreational period Mr, John Mero gang several comic songs, THE EIGHTH ANNUAL :Commencement: OF THE SEAF•ORTH. COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE CARDNO':S HALL • Friday, December 4th • • 'Pd'an opens Saturday, November 28th at 9 a.m. at Aber'hart's Drugstore ADMISSION 40c, Reserved Seat 50c JUNI'O'R FARIVIERS LEAGUE. 'There were twenty-ifour ,naemlbers ,present :at a tweeting held in the Car- negie Library on Mlondiay evening for the purpose of organizing, a league to compete ' for the McMillan 'Trophy. Four teams wereentered: St. Colum - man, Winthrop, Tuckersnrith, Eg- mondville. Two games, will be play' ed every Saturday evening, the same as hast year. The schedule will be arranged later. All clubs must have their • members registered' with the secretary -treasurer, Wilson MclCart- ney, by December li5th, Only far- mers or farmers' sons are eligible, res- ident in South Huron. JOHN McGAVIN, The death occurred on Tuesday,' Novemiber 26th of Mr. John MciGavin, aged 25 years, for many years a well known and highly esteemed resident of Seaforth. He was born in Fer- managh County, Ireland, his birthday 'being on the 17th of March, !His two brothers, the late William M'dGavin. and Mr. Henry McGavin of Tuckersanith, were here when lie came to Seaforth at 17 years of age. (In 1675 he married ,Amt Smith of Port Dlalhousie. He lived at Walton for a number of years, and was a resident df Seaforth for 27 years. Mr. Henry M'cGavin of Tu'ckersmith is the last surviving member of the family, Mrs. MdGavin died on April 24th, 1913. Pwo daughters and three sons survive: Mrs. Bert Peterson of Kin- cardine and Mrs. T.hos. Legg of Strat- ford; Mess'rs. Fred, George and Alex. ,MrlGavin of town, Mr. M;sGavin was a member of the Anglican Church, and of the Canadian Order •of Foresters, The funeral will take place Thurs- day afternoon from the home of his son, M'r. Alex. MclGavin, at 2 o'- clock, the service being conducted by 'Rev. J. F. Myers. Interment will be. in Maitland B'ank Cemetery. The pallbearers will be his three sons, and two nephews, Gordon and Charles Mc,Gavin, of McKillop, and• Mr. Thos. Legg, of Stratford. Y.P.L. Mrs. Snell, convenor of the Social department of the Y1P.IL. of North Side United Church, had change of the 'meeting 'on Tuesday evening, No- vember 24th, and the program opened by singing hymn 252, foildwed by .the Lord's prayer repeated in unison. The minutes of the previous meeting were read by the secretary, Miss Dorene Hudson and adopted and the business was looked after by the president, ,Mr. A. Westcott. After Mrs, Close read', the Scripture lesson, we were favored with the following splendid numbers: .pia -no solo, by Miss Mary Barber; reading, several of !digs 11. Isabel Graham's poems, by Mrs, 'Snell; solo, Mr. Sam Scott, acccompanied on the piano by Miss II, Lane; vocal duet, "At Dawning," sung by Misses H. Lane and M. Turnbull, accompanied on the piano byMrs.( Lane. Miss ,Fen- nel' again delighted her audience with her rendering of the 'continued story, "Good Co'mpanion•s," A humorous imprlomtpltu ,debate, "Resolved that the Fmodern ,gill is a more desirable type. than the girl of the Victorian Age," was given by six members of the So- ciety .and, after much deliberation on' the part of the judges, the negative side were declared winners by a close, margin. Galles provided further en- tertainment for a short time, and a' very interesting evening closed by. singing "God Save the King" and re- peating the Mizpah benediction. THE WOMEN'S IINSTITUTE. The'•re'gular .monthly meeting of the Women's .Institute was held Wedges - day, November 1St'h. • Tli•e meeting ung Was olpened by the Institute Ode, followed by the Lord's. prayer in uni- son. Roll cal'1, "So'metlhling we have learned from Mrs, Lang's book of laws," was answered by 30 girls. The business of the meeting followed: Eli- zabeth Taylor and (Helen Thompson moved that the girls be given a checks for their expenses to the conference in London. Helen Thompson and Ethel Jackson moved that Kate Ellison. take Mrs. Archiibadd's place as agricullture representative for the rest of the year. A solo by Ethel Jackson was much enjoyed by all, Miss Noakes gave a pleasing talk on how the wo- men's institutes in England raised money, which was very, interesting, bliss Helen MOKercher gave an in- teresting talk on the use of hotne grown vegetables in the daily diet, Miss McKerch'eir's talk was 'both in terestiing and helpful to everyone. "Moved by Dorothy Broadfoot, se- conded by Gertrude Webster that a present or toy not costing over l'5c be given to the poor children, During the social hall hour the girls'joined in cohnmittee' singing while the htnieh' Diamonds Montroso Waic es MODERATELY PR2CED 'K'eepin'g in touch with .the latest and best the markets produce We are now offering the very best to be had in a .good watch (wrist or pocket) at a medium price. You have heard them on "the air," they are nationally advertised and well known. In our careful judgment, the movements are the most durable and solidly constructed watch at the price yet produced. Their. time qualities are excellent. The cases are smartly designed in the newest patterns and styles, /We offer the Montrose Watch to you with our unqualified guar- antee. ,Poptrlarly priced at $12.50 to $20.00 they are having a most favorable reception. FRED. S. SAVAUGE Phone 194 JEWELER and OPTICIAN Just 4 weeks Res. 10 'Opposite Post Office then Christmas Seaforth - - _ 44 -- Watch Repairing piligitg spoof 7lfl committee served refreshments. Jean James' Church, Seaforth, to the St. 'Fotheringhani moved the meeting be games' Cemetery, on Friday, Nov. adjourned. 7th, at 9:30 am. M'R'S. ROBERT SCOTT. 'The funeral of the late Mrs. Robert Scott of Toronto ,was held on Satur- day morning on the arrival of the 10..30 train to the place of interment in the•Mlaitland Bank Cemetery. The graveside service was conducted by Rev, I. B. Kahle. The pallbearers were W. J. Beattie, Thos. Dickson, Robt. Hogg, Wm. Hogg, David Mc- Lean, W. R. Smith. On Friday morning, Nov. 19th, Jenne McDonald, relict of the late Robert Scott of Seaforth, died at her home in Toronto,. where she had re- sided for twenty years. 'She was born in Zorra, near, Woodstock, seventy- nine years ago, and after her marriage forty-four year ago, to hJr. Scott, who was a brother of the late Dr. Scott, lived on Mr. Scott's farm at the west side of 'Seaforth, now the fartn of Mr. A. D. Armstrong. Here', Mr, Scott's death occurred twenty -.five years ago and after remaining on the farm for a year the family moved into town and several years dater went to Toronto. Two sons survive Mrs. Scott,. Frank Scott, Toronto, and Bruce Scott, Kitchener, both of whom. were present at the 'funeral of : their mother. As a result of the 'war she lost a son, Lieut. ,Russell ,Scott, who died after returning home Iran, over- seas..One sister, _Miss '-llclDonald, Woodstock, also survives Mrs. Scot. Mr, PATRICK WALSH, ... There passed peacefully away early Wednesday morning a hig'h'ly esteem- ed resident of Sealforth in the person of Mr. Patrick Walsh, Six weeks ago. Mr. Walsh had the mislforhme to fall on the stairs. From the injuries• of this unfortunate accident he suffered much during the last few weeks and his death resulted about four o'- clock R'Vndnesday morning, at the home of his son-in,law, Mr. J. J. Cleary. Mr. Walsh was a resident of this district almost all his life. He was horn in County Kerry, Ireland, and since he was a year and a half old his home had been in this province, The family settled near Galt for nearly three years before coming to McKil- lop township. He was married fifty- four years ago to Miss Mary I-Ittghes, M1.0, now survives him, besides four daughters, Mrs. John Flannery, Eg ntlond'ville; Mrs. W, J. Cassells, To- ronto; 'Mrs. James Flannery, Detroit and Mrs. J. j. 'Cleary, Seaforth; one (laughter, Mrs. Curtin, pr'ede'ceased him in Detroit. Of the three sisters and two brothers in the family, the late Mr. Walsh visas the last surviving member; his brother, the late Mich- ael Walsh of Seaforth predeceased him eleven years ago. For nearly twenty-five years Mr. Walsh resided in Seaforth, The funeral will take place from St, MANLEY. Mr. C. Eckert called on friends in our burg last week. Mr. and Mrs. W. Manley spent last Tuesday with friends in Seaforth. The late change in grain. prices is giving the taxpayer a hope of meeting his obligations if things con'tinue to grasper. Our teacher, Miss Helen Delaney, is taking great interest in her continu- ation Blass and no doubt she will make a success. She is a hustler in her un- dertaking. Last week Mr. Geo, Dickson and 2'Ir. Cudmore made a visit to our burg to gather up a number of surplus horses. TUCKERSMITH. Presentation,—On 'Friday evening last about 150 of the friends and neighbors of 'Mr. and Mrs. Casey'eVay gathered at bus home on the 10th eon- cession of 'Tuckersmith, in the'form 'of a surprise !party and presented therm 'with a beau'ti'ful wicker parlor suite, be'side's :other 'handsome gifts. Niter Mr. C. Way .thanked them, in his usual off.'hand 'manner the crowd was entertained in various different ways and served to a sutnptuaus' hunch. About .2 o'clock in the mor- ning all joined hands and sang "For He's a Jolly 'Go'od Fellow," after whi'c'h all departed 'happily to their 'Bones. Mrs, J. Jackson and Stanley spent, the week end visiting in Parkhill. Mrs. E. Ross and Ernest are visit- ing friends in Flint, -Mich, 'Miss Jean AfeLacf'lan visited on Sunday with Miss Helen Thompson. Quite a number from this vicinity are attending the Royal /Winter Fair in Toronto; Mr, W. M. ,Doig attended the Royal '!!hinter Fair at Toronto last week, and reports the fair bigger and -better this year than ever. The exhibits of live stock from the, Western Prov- inces was exceptionally fine. Mr. and Mrs. David Hislop of Strat- ford, were visiting friends Isere this week. John, Robert and' ' Andrew Doig were visiting relatives on Sunday. Mr, Roland Roberts, of Stratford, has been engaged with W. 11. Doig to work on his farm here. Mrs. Robert McGregor has been visiting her parents, Mr, and Mrs. William Chapman, and Miss Lyra for a few days, whom we are sorry to learn, were in a motor accident near. Guelph. Miss Bella Moir, who is visiting hen sister, ifrs. J. D. Stewart, met with a painful accident quite recently, but glad to say she is recovering so nicely. EGMONDVILLE. The Egnnorndv,Ile \ir: ;f.$, hedtf their fall thaukoffering Thursday afternoon in the church. The meeting opened with the hymn "I Love to Tell the iStory,55 The Scripture lesson' was read by Mrs. McGonigle and Mrs. Kirk led in prayer. The devotional leaflet was read by Mrs. Jas. Love, after which Mrs. ,H. Chesney sang the solo "Pass It On.' Mrs, Lane, presi- dent of the Huron Presbyterial, was the speaker of the af'terno'on. She spoke •af the great task of the Wom- en's Missionary Society stressing• par- ticularly what it meant to each indi=. vidual member as she tried to help develop the spiritual wotnanhood of the church, After singing 'Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus," Mrs. Jas. Brown closed the meeting with prayer. All were then invited to the SS. room for a cup of tea by the tea convenor, Mrs.. Jas. Stewart. CONSTANCE. Mr. Robert Johnson of Blyth spent a few days last week with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Clarke, M•r. and Mrs. W. C. Clarke of Lis- towel spent Sunday with ivOr. and Mns. Robert Clarke. Mrs. ('Rev.) Johnston entertained the ladies of Constance United Churob, on Thursday 'last. The pastor took charge of the meeting for the .election: of officers. It was moved and second: ed that the same officers remain for another year. The president, 'Mrs.. Roy Lawson, then took charge, After - singing .hymn "'What a friend we• have in Jesus," prayer was offered by - the pastor. The minutes of last meet - ing were then read and adopted. The treasurer, Mrs. ,Earl Lawson, gave the' year's report on the work, which was: very 'satisfactory. Mrs, William Britton read the Scripture lesson from Rental's, 15th chapter. The topic was on prayer, Mrs. Lindsay and Mrs. Roy Lawson gave readings on "Prayer," and "'The t'Work of the Travelling School." The ladies de- cided to send Christmas gifts to the, principal of tine school, Mr. Fred Slo- man, a former Clinton ,boy, to he dis- tributed among the children. The • suggestion WAS lade that these be: • h-' ght.. 1 of e 3 colored. , 0•I •t . nu "Take e 1-cy Life and Let It 13e," was sung, and ' the meeting closed with prayer by 2Ii's. Rogerson and firs. Lawson and` lunch was then served, Miss Viola Fraser and Miss Mrytle Armstrong of Clinton visited Mr, and. Mrs. Leo 'Stephenson over the week end. ;Mrs. Justin Sinclair, 2[iss Loraine Aikens alio 'Miss Dorothy Kiihrait'lr, of ,B,igden, spent .elle week end ,vaith Mr. and Mrs, Leo 'Stephenson: Miss Margaret Love was .called to. the home of Mr. and Mrs, Dave Wat- son near Leadbuty where .\Mrs. Wat- son's m'oth'er, :Mrs. John Rbgerso,. has been seriously i11. Mr. and ills, Harold Coakley re- turned Saturday from Blenheim after a htw'o awdekMs rar, sGit ibwiitihgstheir Supan,remnetrs- hill, visited with their daughter, Mrs, Leslie Tacker, 011 Sunday.