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THE SEAFORTH NEWS.
THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1932.
HURON NEWS.
Forger Sentenced. --A sentence of
one year in the Ontario, Reformatory
was Friday tifornittg passed by judge
Costello onNorman WR9on , aged 25,
who pleaded guilty to two charges
of forgery involving $230. The sen-
tei1ee will date front-J+anuary 23last,
when. Wlilsot was first imprisoned_
13eflore' sentence was passed restittt-
tion'in the stun of $392 was made,
MI amount, which Wilson bad to his
credit in a local bank. A cheque
was drawn in court and• an officer
sent dor the cash. The withdrawal
of two charges of theft followed.
The case was a most unusual one
and the Court roost was filled with
citizens. 'Ex -mayor, H. J. A. ]Mac -
Ewan,
Mac -Ewan, of Goderich and councillor
George P. Gould. and; Robert Doak,
contractor, gave evidence. They de-
scribed the accused as a capable, ef-
ficient, hard Working young ,naan who
in recent years had been the sole
support of his mother. They said he
was the last man in the world they
would expect to commit 'forgery. It
was not divulged . in the proceedings
why Wilsbit' on November 4th last
went to the Royal Bank, Clinton,
•-with a cheque bearing the forged
.signature of J. J. Moser, deputy reeve
of Goderich and Succeeded in secur-
ing $250 with amazing ease. The forg-
ery described as clumsy and pitiful
was so successful that Wilson in less
than one hour walked into the Royal
Bank, .Goderich, and cashed another
cheque bearing the same signature
for $580. On biotic cheques fictitious
names were used as , the payee. At
neither Clinton nor Goderich was
Wilson known by name to the teller
nor was he asked to identify himself.
The circumstances were described
in court as astounding. After Wilson
had secured the cash he walked over
to another bank and deposited $600 in
his own name. Five days later he
was married. The sum of $41 was
spent on clothes, rent, etc. The for-
, geries were not discovered until weeks
after they were committed due to the
fact that deputy reeve Moser, whose
account was victimized, was 11l at
some. In a plea for clemency Frank
Donnelly, defence counsel pointed to
the Bouchard Civil Service Commis-
sion case at Ottawa when a one year
sentence was imposed after a three
weeks' trial involving twenty-nine
changes.' Counsel asked for suspended
sentence or at the most three months
in common jail. "A short term is
not sufficient," declared the Judge, "I
could give you life, but I: have no in-
tention of .doing so. If'I allow you to
go it would be an incentive to'others
to commit similar crimes, You did
not do this 'because of your indiffer-
ence to work, for you have . a good
-reputation as a worker. I wish to pay
tribute to this community on the ab-
sence of .crime. Since I came here
(a year ago) this is but the' second
Stan I have been, called upon to sen-
tence. The sentence in this case will
be one year .determinate, Society must
be protected, said His Honor, Wdlslon
was led away by the constable. His
young wife was,not in court, nor was
his aged mother, who his counsel said
had volunteered to give character
evidence.
Attend Golden Wedding.—Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Culbert and 'famiby and
Mr.. Will Storey of McKillop attend-
ed the golden wedding at Dungannon
on:, Feb. 1'41th of Mr. Culbert's uncle
and aunt, 4[r, and :35rs, Abram Cul-
bert, and a most enjoyable time was
spent. On St. Valentine's D'ay, Feb.
14th, 1882, at the •home of the bride's
parents, SMr, and Mrs. Richard Cosi-
gram, near fi'olyrood, in the •County
of Bruce, was solemnized the mar-
riage of Miss Louisa Congrarn and
Abram Culbert of Dungannon, the
ceremony being performed by Rev.
Henry Where, Baptist minister of
Kincardine. At their beautiful and
spacious home near • :Dungannon on
Feb. 13th, 1932, was celebrated the
50th anniversary, of that event. hol-
lowing the Marriage of fifty years.
ago, Mr. and Mrs. Culbert settled on
she farm on the 5th a:ncession of
,Ashlfield, which they converted into
.one of the most beautiful and attrac-
tive homes in the Township of Ash -
;field. Here for almost thirty years
they made their home, until some 21
years ago, upon the marriage of their
eldest .son, Arthur, they purchased
the thirtyiave acre farm adjoining
D'unganno.n, and mooed to it. Here
they have since resided and have been
.pairing life somewhat easier. During
^':Seturday afternoon they were "'at
home to their olcl friends and former
neighbors who came to extend con-
g.ratulations upon the attainment of
their golden wedding. The guests
were received at the door. by the two
• dainty granddaughters of the host' and
' hostess, the Misses Evelyn and Cora
Culbert, daughters Of Mr. and Mrs.
W. A. Culbert. The 'home was' suit-
: ably decorated for the occasion, gal -
exit streamers being vary tnudh its
evidence : witia 'bowls 'of roses and
daffodils adding their beautiful gold-
en tints ; for the festive occasion, the
roses being' a gift from Mrs. George
•lazier (.nee »Miss Ethel Stott), and
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"Fresh from the Gardens`
the daffodils a gift from the grand -I
children,
'Following the two hours of pleas-
ant social intercourse, a dainty lun-
cheon . was served by the two
daughters-in-law, Mrs, VV. A. Cul-
bert and „Mrs, , Melville Culbert, the
china -used being a gift' to Mrs, Cul-
bert (the' bride) when she was a little
girl ten years old. Mr, and Mrs.
.Culbert 'are both in the enjoyment of
goad health and at present have every
proepept of the probability that they'
may be spared to celebrate ; their
diamond wedding ,anniversary ten
years hence. They recalled' the fact
that ehe season fi'ft'y years ago was
very similar to the present winter,
with little snow and sleighing and a
very mild temperature. Mr. and
Mrs, Culbert were the recipients of
many messages of felicitation . and
gifts among the latter being a purse
of gold, froth the family, Gifts were
received from 'Winnipeg, Toronto,
London, Guelph,..Sea'forth and Dun-
gannon and vicinity. •
At 6 o'clock a sumptuous wedding
dinner lelas served, when guests,
chiefly relatives, numbering upwards
o'ii,seventy, .were present. Ilse color
scheme of the tables and dining room
was carried out in white and gold.
The bride's table was centred with
the Wedding , cake upon which were
fifty golden candles. .Roses and
yellow flowers upon the tables car-
ried out the same effect. The Mis-
ses Evelyn and Cora Culbert and
Miss' :_Myrtle Finnigan, Performed
the duties of waitresses while the ser-
ving was done by Mrs, 1W. A. Ctsl-
bcrt, Mrs. Melville Culbert, Mrs.
Thompson df Toronto, and Mrs.
Glazier ,(nee Miss Ethel Scott), of
Guelph. IGuests were present 'from
Toronto, Guelph, Seaforth, .Lucknow,
Winghan , Holyrood quid Dungan-
non., among then being William, Con -
grant of Wittlram, a brother of the
bride, who performed the duties of
groomsman at the wedding fifty
years ago. The bridesmaid, who
was - Miss 'Annie Culbert (later Mrs,
Hunter), a sister of the groom, tpass-
ed away about 'ten years ago.
In addition to the family of two
sons, there was a daughter, Miss
Barbara Culbert, who passed away
some twenty-four years ago. 'There
are five grandchiidren, the farnily of
Mr. and Mrs, W. A. Culbert, the
eldest of whom, celebrated his twen-
tieth `birthday upon the same day as
the golden wedding celebration.
Thomas Culbert and Mrs. Shadrack
Rivett, are brother and sister of 1,str,
Culbert, ,.while Mrs, Culbert has six
brothers: William and 'Thames Con -
gram, of•Wingham; Isaiah Congrarn,
of. Luckn'ow; Aethur Congrarn, Chi-
cago; Charles. Congrarn, near Holy -
rood, and Samuel Cot gram. of the
4th 'concession of Kinloss. Her only
sister, Mary Anne Ellen Congrain
(1,ater Mrs. Watson Scott, Of Kin -
lough), passed away many years ago.
'Mr. ` and Mrs. Culbert have been
examples of prosperous and thrifty
farmers, .and have won for themsel-
ves the esteem of the community in
which they have been continuous re-
sidents for 5o many years, Of five
aesthetic tastes their well -kept Home
and surroundings always present an
attractive appearance.
Centralia Man Killed' at 'Lucan.—
Trapped in his motor car as it was
struck by a C.N.IR. passenger train
at the Lucas main crossing of the
Stratford -to -Sarnia line, Byron E,
Hicks, .age 57, weliknown Centralia
cattle buyer, was instantly killed at
5.10 p.m. Thursday. The motorist
was thrown 50 feet from the car as
it was struck by the oil -electric en-
gine anal was dead when aid reached
hint. Mr. Hicks was driving alone
from his home to London, going
south on No. 4 highway through the
village. He is said to have been going
at a moderate rate of speed, es he ap-
proached the level crossing just at
the edge of the village. ,tle then swung
the car to the4 right along the ditch
at the side of the track .but was not
clear of the rails as the train crashed
into, the car, The crossing is rather
dangerous' as the view to the east is
Obstructed, Byron. E. Hicks,' who
was a native of Huroncounty, was
one of the besit`kno.wu cattle dealers
inthe section. For many years he.
lived just west of Centralia.' Some
years ago he married Miss Lottie Es-
sery, who survives him, There are
also four ,children, •Dforothy,.,Mildred,
Stanley and Clifford., 'the eld'es't being
16 years. '
Exeter; Woman. Buried,=The funer-
al of Mrs. Eliza Willis was held from
the home of J. W. Powell, Exeter, on
Friday at 1.30 o'clock, Rev, C. J.
Moorhouse officiating.' Condolences
were received by wire from Hon, C.
Dunning, Springside, Saslc:, United
Church,; C, S. "Atkinson, : Niagara
Falls. A beautiful floral offering was
deceived from Main Street United . W.
A., of which deceased' was honorary
president, and the oldest m.dntlber hav-
ing been associated with the various
workings of the church for over 50
years. Frank Willis, a song from,
Springside, arrived early in the week
and was able to converse with his mo-
ther before she passed away. Among
those who attended the funeral from,
a distance were: George N. Willis, T.
H. MdCallum,J. McGuffin, London;
Mrs. 5. H. Robertson and daughter,
Miss Grace, Mr, and .Mrs. Clarence
Robertson, Golclerich; William Robert-
son ,and two sons, Hether and Mor-
ley of Port Elgin, ('The .former, who
is s2, is the only surviving relative of
the Robertson family, being a brother
of the deceased wolman. He was a
sailor until 1810 when he retired from
the Great` Lakes and settled in Fort
Elgin,
Clinton Couple Bereaved.. -.The
sympathy of the community goes out
to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Turner, Hu-
ron road east, Clinton, who on Friday
were bereft of their only child, a little
daughter Lois Bernice, who passed
her first birthday anniversary two
weeks ago. The little ant was' ill
only a few days, a cold from which
pneumonia developed was . the cause
of her death. A service was held at
the home of W.M. .Aiken, Huron
road east, Monday afternoon,inter-
ment iu Clinton cemetery.
Mrs. John Mcllwain--'A well known
and highly tespected resident of Go-
derich Township i'n,the person of Mrs.
John M'cIlwain passed away on Sun-
day morning at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. A. Buchanan, after an
illness of one week from ful and heart
trouble. The deceased woman, who
was eighty years of age, was the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William
H'anly of Goderich Township. She
was 'a' ,member of the Union 'United
Church, Goderich Township. She .is
survived by three sons, George and
Robert ' Meth -vain of Goderich town-
ship, and Samuel of Ottawa, and two
daughters, Airs. A. Buchanan, God-
erich, and Mrs. • W. Ramsey, New
Liskeard, also one brother, James
Turner, Saskatoon, Saslc., and two
sisters, Mrs: W. Marshall, Philadel-
phia, Pa„ and Mrs. J, J. ,Aliward,. of
'Toronto. The funeral took piece from
the home of Mrs, A. Buchanan, Elgin
Avenue, Goderich, on Tuesday after-
noon, to Maitland cemetery.
Beattie -Edwards. --,The niarniage elf
Miss Margaret Edwards,' daughter of
Mr, and Mrs. G. H. Edwards of Tor-
onto, to. Jack Mason Beattie of Gode-
rich, son Of Mr, and Mrs. Robert
Beattie of Witrgham, took place at St.
Aidan's Anglican. Church,' Windsor,
on Saturday, .Mr. and Mrs. Beattie
will reside in God,enioh, Mrs, Beattie
is a ,graduate of .,Alexandra Marine
and General,Hospital, Goderich. Mr.
Beattie ie in charge of the uptown
C.P.R, ticket office.
Morris Farmer Sentenced.--iHarry
'White, twenty -seven-year-old M'orris
township farmer, appeared h lfore Ma-
gistrate C. A. Reid in Goderich on
Thursday morning and pleaded guilty
to charges' nf breaking . and entering,.
by night, and stealing furniture to the
value of $350 from the house of Wil-
liam ,Maunders, also of Morris town-
ship, during the month of January.'
Mr. Meanders was absent from the
house at the time. White could not
explain his actions and elected to be
tried by the magistrate, . exfilaiaing
that he was guilty and deserved what-
ever the law prescribed fo'r this of-
fence. The magistrate, in passing
judgment, made allowance for cer-
tain extenuating circumstances and
imposed a sentence of one year defin-
ite and two years indeterminate in the
Ontario Reformatory.
Hosie from the North. --The Gode-
rich men who had been in Northern
Ontario tholast three' engnths engaged,
in construction work unlet the Gov-
ernnient employment scheme, have.
nearly all returned home there being
no further work available for them.
They appear to have enjoyed' their
stay in the north country and would
he'quite ready to go again.
Asks for Fire Protection.—Members
of the Colbotne'tdwnshilp council at-
tended a recent meeting of the God-
erich council with a p'ropos'al to pay
for the use of the town's lire -'fighting
equipment when needed ie. the town-
ship.
o n -ship, The pt -o osal was fa'vorably re-
ceived and committees of the two
councils will confer 'regarding details
of the agreemesat to be made. Saltford
is particularly anxious to have this
protection. The Colborne men also
complained about dogs front the town
that had got among some sheep in
the` township and the township coon;
cil had -to pay the damages
Late. 'Christian •Hey. — Christian
Frederick II'eyl, sots of Andrew and
Anne 0Smiela) Hey wa's born on the
Babylon line, Hay township, June' 21,
1849, His parents were of the first
piopeer settlers in this community.
His tn'arriage in the year.3890 was to
Elizabeth Debus. Theee sons and
three daughters were .given them, a1'1'
of which` but one daughter remain
with us. Id' 1906 he was married to
Mrs. Mary ,Howald and together they
shared line's Joy ,and sorrow in peace.
and, happiness for 26 years. The
parted lived to the golden age of 82
years and 8 months.' What an ample
opportunity so mapy',years afford to
bless the world and to . do endless
good. He' was a sturdy Christian
character and loved to Converse about
real religion. ' The kind that goes as
deep as soul and heart and life. He
revelled in the reading •and. in cite vol-
uminous study, yea, the searching out
of !G'od's word 'for the.developenenit
of spiritual life and he loved to study
the prophesies o'f the Bible aa ,they
apply to world events ia' tines of
peace and war, as well as to decline
or the prosperity of the Kingdom.
God on earth. He counted it a great
loss whets a few years a'go his eye-
sight dimmed,, go as to fenny prev-
ent h'ira from reading. He was a de-
vdtdd husband,a kind and loving fa-
ther, a good neighbor and an honor-
able citizen. When first married
they lived on a lotus` on the Babylon
line, 'but 'later retired to the Milne
where he departed this life peacefully
on Saturday, February 20th, 1932, in
spite of all that medical skill and the
kindest and tenderest nursing of his
beloved companion could do: Those
remaining are: His sorrowing com-
panion; five sisters and a brother,
Mts. Charles Mathers of S'mith's
Centre, Kansas; Mrs. 'Henry"Vbelker,
Hersey, Mich.; Mrs. j. 'W. Horner
Zurich, Ont.; Mrs. Frank Bren, Ed-
/mond, Kansas; Mrs. Samuel Gottt-
se alk, Seaforth; one brother, john
I3ey, Sr., ,Zurich, The . daughters
surviving are: Mrs. ,Emerson • Corn-
ish, Exeter; Mrs. Lloyd O'Neil, He-
Milton; Mrs. D'auiel Staubus, (Lon-
don. The sons are, Herbert, of Lon-
don; Edward, of Drumheller, Arta;
Albert of Cromarty, and Rhynaan, at
home. And many other near relative's
and friend's who mourn the loss' of
one whom they loved dearly, A Me-
morial service was held at the late
home of the departed on Tuesday,
February 23rd in charge of Rev. W,.
Y. Dreier, of Emmanuel Evangelical
Church, Zurich, who preached on
words chosen by the departed .on III.
fTinnbthy 4:7-8 "I have fought a good
fight, I have finished my course, I
have kept the faith, henceforth there
is laid up for me a crown of right-
eousness which the. Lord, the right.
eous Judge, shall ;give me at that
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day," The quartette comprised of
Ida Routledge, Pearl Pfiile, A. Mel-
idle and Garlfield Witmer sang two
very impressive and co'mforbing
numbers at the memorial service. In-
terment was made at the Union cem-
etery. on the Babylon Line.—Zurich
Herald.
James G. Chowen of Clinton Dead.
--There clied suddenly in Clinton at
noon on Thursday, James' Goail
Cih'awen, in his 721;d ycat'. The late
J. G. Chowen had not been in good
health for the past few years, having
been a sufferer with heart trouble, He
had, howe,ver, been able to be at leis'
office, where he carried on all insur-
ance agency, until a few days ago his
condition became . somewlhat worse,
,and for a few days he remained about
the house. Aboutmien be passed away
sudldenly. on 'Thursday. The `late
James 0. Chowen was born at
chefl, his Parents being; the late Mr.
and Mrs. William .. Chown. He lived;
in las home town until about 35 years:
ago when he moved to Clinton, He
was twice ,married, his first wife being
Agnes Bartlett of Mitchell, who pre-
deceased him by thirty years, ,By this
marriage he had a family of boys and
girls olf whom there are five surviving.
One daughter Bessie, met a tragic
death by drowning at Baylfield some
years ago. Of those surviving there
are three softs, Kenneth of Hamilton,
Moveat, CJN.IR. agent of Kincardine,
and Roy, naech nical' engineer, Tor
oa'tole ttwo daughters, Mrs. H. Gour-.
lie, of Napanee, Osat., and Mrs. Frank
sFingland, of C'fin'ton. His second
marriage was to Ida Walker, -widow
of the late Malcolm D'awser, who sur-
vives him. By his .second marriage
he is survived bygone son,'Jrames,,of
Stratford, and one daughter, Isobel,
at home. There also survive one beo..
thee, Robert, of London, and one sis-
ter, :firs. Frank Metcalfe, olf Blyth.
The late James G. Chowen was for
twenty years travelling salesman for
the product of the Clinton Knitting
Go, and other lines' of knitted good's.
He was obliged owing to ,impaired'
health to give ug travellingeabout five
years ago :and had since been engaged
in insurance and similar agencies. In
religion he was a . Presbyterian and
later United Church, a member of
Wesley Willis United. In politics he
was a Liberal. The funeral was under
the auspices of the Masonic lodge and
was held on Saturday, interment in
Clinton cemetery,
Mothers can easily know when their
children are troubled with worms, and
they lose on time sn applying a reliable
remedy --.Mother Graves' Worm Ex-
terminator.
"Hear about Jitns'onbeing in the
hospital 1"
"Ln the hospital ? Why, I . saw
him laet night .dancing with a dizzy
blonde." .
"Yehl So did his wife."
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