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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1932-07-14, Page 2()west Price in "Fresh from the Gardens HURON NEWS. Scalp Badly Cut. --While adjusting his hayloader Mr. Henry Campbell q'f Belatave had the misfortune to have his head cut open, necessitating sev etas stitches. Stung by a Bee.—rVers. E. Lewis df Winghain was stung by a bee east week and in a few moments was un- conscious. Medical aid was called 'and she was ill for several days from: the effects. A Little Unusual.—,Rural population has been decreasing for some years all over Canada with a gradual gain in the larger centres. This year of de- pression has caused Cttleoss Town- ship to advance, Jobless sons and daughters df the •farm home have re- turned to bhe bread and butter of the farm. An increment of 45 is noticed in Culross —,Teeswater News, An Unusual Accident. Eight clamps were required to stop the flaw or blond from a wound in the head received by Mr. J. A. Parker of Thorn'burv, Mr. Parker was endeavor- ing to release a hen from tinderneabh a platform board by the pig shed and was lying on the ground to reach the strayed hen. He unthinkingly lifted his. head 'before he was entirely ou't front beneath the boards and in so doing the top of his head struck two projecting spikes, causing a deep gash. He suffered a loss of about a quart of blood before the injury was fixed with the clamps.—Tara Leader. Fell From Roof.—{While painting a house at Brussels Joe Wilton suffered a painful and serious accident. The plank on which he was depending for support slipped allowing htin to fall. A hydro wire broke his fall to some extent but threw hint against a storm wiuclow leaning against the house, cutting a severe gash in his arm, al- most its entire length. Lepard's Hotel Sold. — •\Ir. James Armstroug of Teeswater has purchas- ed the old Exchange hotel property is intention nit at \in,ghant. It the inteittan Mr. Armstrong at some future elate to demolish the oltl hotel building and erect an up-to-date service station. He also intends to conduct a feed stable. THE SEAFORTH NEWS, T'HURSD'AY, JULY 14th, 1432: M, desired opp'ortuni'ty. •At the next gen water act, both were filed. 'The, 'cl'erk: eral election he would naturally seek ems: i{tstt•ucted to write Hydro a seat.'; in Saskab hewan, and won d mission for some Itlforntation re. as eine place to s local man < in South essing their: propertyl'in the town Huron 'A by-election contest witleMt ship.;; The Hunted Farmers ob'Ontario Denning as a".eeadedate would centre wrote asking the township to send a the attention of the entire ,Dani lifon deieeete to: the convention at Ottawa; upon South Huron.' all were too busy to go;' Messes,' Wigle warrant was iseued for J'ardine on, June 30th charging him with two very serio'us offences. 'Rio daughter, Mrs, W'i'lliam Berry, mother of three small children, is bhe informant. On Tues- day morning Jardine, gaunt, hungry, ragged and dirty, showed up at the farm home of 'Miss W'a'lker, where his 'd:atsghter was. s'ta'ying. Miss Welk- er is said to have telephoned neigh- bors, who sent out ani alarm and others telephoned police in Goderich and Kincardine. Sensing trouble Jar dune is said to have taken to his heels but he was overtaken by his son-in- law and others, and captured without trouble. Tie was held and rather roughly handled until the police ar- rived. He was a sorry looking object when he reached the county jail, and required the attention olE doctoes. Feeling ran very high atakost Jardine ie Ashlfield township owing to the heinous nature of the offences alleged; and practically the whole countryside were on the lookout for him. 'T. McMillans. Will Probated—Mtsr- garet Belle McMil'itate only daughter of the late Thomas M•cl2fllan, M:P., who died June 7,.193'2, is the sole bene'ficiary of her father's estate, which total $38,7011.52. The will has just been filed for probate. The dau- ghter also is the sole executrix. 'There is a proviso in the will that if the testatoris grandson, Walter Hamilton McMillan, lives until he is twenty- five, then the daughter 'is to give h'iain $5,000 in lawful money of Canada. The estate is made up as follows: Farm implements $1.3176, horses $220, cattle $1570, sheep and swine $40, mortgages $6000, securities for money $114;9011.'97, cash $1690'40, in bank $290455, auto $200. real estate $91800. Fire Smoulders in Barn.—On 'Mon- day morning about 8 o'clock the fine barn o'f e'er. Wilbur Stewart at. Lee - bum was burned to the ground and some of the 'farm implements that had been stored in it for the winter. The Wednesday before the fire Mr. Ste- wart Was up in the barn and a hen flew against the lantern, breaking the glass, and the lire got down in the cut straw. They watched and worked with it, pouring water over the straw, hut the fire must have been smouldering. The loss will he partly covered by in- stils Ref. Thomson-Chambers—A very pretty wedding too place in the Trivit Mem- orial church at Exeter when Alma Grace, second daughter of M•r. and Mrs. John Chambers was united in marriage to Mr. G. Douglas Thomson, son of the 'ate W. G. and 'Mrs. Thomson of London. The bride was beconiiiigly attired in a wedding gown of white georgette and lane with a bridal veil caught with orange blos- som's and rose buds and carried' a bouquet of white madonn5 lilies. She was attended by two 'bridesmaids. her sister, Miss Nana Chambers, and Miss Caroline Rayson of Vienna, niece of the groom. The groom was supported by :Nit. Thomson of London. Following the ceremony the guests returned to the home of the bride's parents where a dainty buffet luncheon was served by four cousins of the bride. `Mr, and :sirs, Thomson left on a motor trip for Toronto, Nia- gara Palls, the bride travelling in a green costume with brown and white accesories. On their return they will reside on Dundas street, London. and ,Robertson and Clarrk were present Dunning Will; ,Not Contest South liid;'tahatrkad the cotiric l for theis`;,gen- Huron.-•IA'bsolute denial that there erotts contribeffions in for.nter -:years was any truth in the report, published and .asked for a similar contribution in a London morning paner, that the this;' year. 'They ,will 'reteeeee the usual' Flop, ,Charles . • Denning; fo,niier $2,5:00again, The following aceOuntsi minister of finance • in the King goy- were paid: 'Qlh'er Welsh, sheep claim, ernntent, would like to be a candidate ve;'J'ohre Turner, 's'heep claim, $5; in the forthcoming by-election le Reg. Sturdy, eatteue sheep, '$3.60;` South Huron, was made by D7, J: W, Bert Bowden, storing'grader, $5:00;' Shaw of Clinton, president, of . the Reeve ands 'councillors' services, at Sotetth Hurph Liberal IAs'sociabion• road camneissioners, $lila 50;.supt. pay The rumor, which came in' a story voucher No. 7, $117129,,118. Connell then dated from' Seeforth, said that, Hon. adjourned to meet ori Tuesday, Aug - Mr. "Dlunniing- 'ha's feelers out to, see net 2nd, at 1:30 pais„ August let being whether his nomdnation as . Lxlberal civic holiday. candidate' in South Huron would 'be' acceptable to the local. organization" ?Miller's 'W:orae :Powders, being in. "There is no truth in it wha'tever," demand 'everynwhere, can be got at any said De. Shaw. He stated that a coir chemis't's or drug shop, at very small vention of the Liberals of tete riding cost. They are a standard rem'e'dy for will take `place at :Hensall on Wednes- 'worm troubles 'and can 'be fully relied day, June 27, when a. oan'dida'te will upon to expel work -es from the system be chosen to contest the riding, .The and abate the sufferings that worms story from 'Seeferth ,continues "It is cause. 'There are +maiiy mothers that said a that Mr. Dunning has ambitions rejoice, that they found available so 'to return to the House of Commons. effective a remedy for the relief o'f He figures' that Rt. Hon, 'Mackenzie their children. King willeither retire 'before thenext election or be forced out of the 'party. He has eyes on the• Liberal leadership' and believes that if he is to be in line to succeed Mr. King he will have to nea'ke an early entry into politics. It is said that the Liberals who have been 'felt out are not enthusiastic on the 'idea of leaving 'Mir. Dunning as candidate." :At' the Liberal convention the Hon. J. C. Elliott, former Minister of Pub- lic Woeks, will be the chief speaker. The Conservative convention will be held on Tuesday, July 19th, et Hen - sell, with Hon, Robert Weir, minister of agriculture, as : chief speaker.-- Stratford peaker.—S'trabford Beacon-Hera'id,' Timbers Injure Exeter Man-JWhi'Ie Mr. Jonathan Kydd was assisting in peeling down an old building in Exe- ter north he was 'badly injured when some of the tini:bers 'fell on hila. He had several ribs broken, suffered a number of 'bruises and same of the ligaments o'f his back and legs were badly twisted and torn. He will be laid up for several weeks, Arbitration. — Judge Costello held court at Crediton as official arbitrator to decide the compensation ;payable by the township of Stephen to Mr. Sol. Pollock for the roadway expropriated just east of the school at Grand Bend in 1929. After .viewing the property, evidence was heard. Judgment was re- served. Luxurious Yacht. — The yacht Del- phine of Detroit, was a visitor in God- erich last week. This hoa't, .the largest and most fully equipped of its kind on the groat lakes. represents the last thing in luxuriance and in the art of shipbuilding. Designed for lake or ocean travel, she is a veteran of some Fifteen or sixteen years and has oracle a trip around the world. She is owned by Mrs. Hugh D'ull•ntan, formerly' Mrs. Horace L. Dodge, wife of the motor magnate, now deceased, and is named after Delphine Dodge, daughter of the late Horace L. Dodge sr. The yacht is a beautiful craft, curving gracefully amidships, and 'is 758 feet in length, with a draft of sixteen and one -:half feet, A glance inside the amain cabin was sufficient to substantiate the statement that she is ,representative of the very latest in yacht -craft. Replete with every com'iort aricl convenience. 'beautiful furniture matching pedtectly wth the other furnishings, she pre- sented a sight to ,gladden the eye. Dunning For South. Huron. - The Goderich Signal says editorially: "An Wife Not Liable. — 'The case tried interesting suggestion has been made tit'Gioderich in which Mr. Ira N. Mar - Federal connection with the vacancy in the staid of Ki kaon e:ideavored to hold Federal represenbabibn; For South Nue \ors. William Elliott liable for an ac- rot. It is that Hon. Charles A, Dun- cotutt for'merchandise. hong"ht by El - the who was 1'Iini'Ster..af Finance i11 Bort and his .wire at Marshall's store the Mackenzie King Administration, raises an interesting point, Marshall should he offered the Liberal •candid - sued 'both ,Mr, anal Mrs. Elliott for a icy. 'rhe Signal has no information as store account amounting to a little to whether the. proposal would be ag- $300. Elliott admitted the debt but his reca'ble to the 7 -buses of !South IIu- iEe cou'test•ed tone liabilit Marshall ton or whether 'the invitation, if ex - w y tended, would be accepted by elle also claimed $100. as damages for an Dunninig.:It merely asses 011 theau assault by Elliott ,who didn't deny that pg he gave the merchant a good trim est•i'aii. As a loaner Premier'o'f'the n' for c'alliat him names, The great agricultural Province of 'Sas- mt g g I katehcw tit• and,: as „the adv'acete of judge added $35; to Marshalls ac- count 011 th score: policies winder give due prominence Man ,Arrested on Serious Charges. —After beieg at large, hiding in the thick bush' south of Kincardine for four clays, John Jardine, aged 68 years, was captured' laet, week by, fer- timers' after a chase across 'the edicts.. He is in tee county jail, Goderich A Brodhagen Bank Closes Doors -C. E. Gies, manager of the local branch of the Ban•lc of Commerce' at. Bradlee - gen has sent letters to all his custo- mers advising Ahern that the hawk finds it necessary to close this branch on July 9th. Ray Hart, teller of the branch bank, has taken a position in Guelph with the Canadian Bank of Commerce, Long Motor Trip,—Charles Ams- tein, Tucson, Arizona, who motored over 3,4000 miles to. visit his parents. Mr. and Mrs. William Amstein, after an absence of almost thirty years, is leaving this week for Detroit, where he will also visit relatives. ,MY FIRST ViIIS'IT IN GO:DERICH '9B'y IW,, M. Doig, an the slpridg of 11565, at the age of six years, I started to attend school in S.S. No. 2, 'Tttkkersmith. Neatly every :log house at 'fhat time •was• web filled with 's'trong lusty 'boys and 'girds who were attendin'g school, 'There were no old maids going around then advocating `births control or telling mothers- how to raise their 'children. I did nal attend schb'ol ,the •following. winter, as the snow 'was so deep that a little chap could not get 'through, on account of 'there being high rail fences on bc/eh sides; of the road and the snow sometimes drifted over the top of them. • iIn 'the spring of •1866 when the weather gat warns I again started up to •No, 2 on my :bare feet, and my dinner in a little tin pail. !There was a large attendance, nean:y of the pupils being big boys and :girls. :One day at noon while the teacher .was gone two o'f the brig boys got into a fight and one knocked the other down and in falling he fell against nue and knocked me clown and the back of my head struck the 'floor with great 'force. I was not able to attend my class that .afternoon, and after I got hone I became much wmese and my broth- er Andrew was sent to Brucefield for doctor _Mtunro. IThe doctor thought that my skull was fractured and it was some time before 1 got 'better, and he advised my parents not .'to send me 'to school any more that year, and told my father to take'nie out with him as much as he could: He was a member of both the town- ship and county councils that year, and he started to take ane out to the meetings of the township -council, They met quite often in iErgntondvilile, either at John Daley's or at .leViden- Robertson's hotel, 'and sometimes in Seaforth, as all el S'eeforth south of the Siuron road was 't'hen a part of Tuckensrninth. The late William Muir we's thee township ,clerk and' treasur- er, He was a bachelor; he had .lost 'out in a 'love affair, as his girl had married another suitor; nevertheless he was a fine man. and .had some of the finest apples I ever tasted .and which I very :latchadnilired in my boyhood days. At 'Meeting of County Council 'The county council was to meet in Goderich in Jiune that year, andre was very anx'iou's to go'tep with my father to the meeting. .My mother was very much opposed to anygoing. as she was afraid that' I might get hunt or drowned et the cdun•ty town. and to make natter;, worse, it was the• time of the Fenian Raicl and the battle of Ridgeway had been fought about ten- days prior eo she meeting of the +Coun'tyCouneil, and a number of splendid young men had been slain on that clay. A report was circulated that the Fen'ians 'had landed at Bay- field, whicili was, plot true, hut there was more excitement in Huron coun- ty et thattime than during the Great War. So for a time it did n:ot 'look as if I were going to get to Goderich. but by promising to keep within sight oaf my dad an the time I was fineldy .allowed to go. We drove :aver •tq Seaforth in the wagon. as (there were very few bug- gies among; the 'farriers in those clays, and one'of my sisters drove the teami back home. ': Quite a'few mem- bers of the county coitncil got an the train at Seatortln and a'' good many :more at. Clinton,. as' that was the only railway in Huron county at that time. 'When we got to (Goderich we went to the hotel and it was somewhat :crow- ded,. and the proprietor said,'we would have to sleep two in a bed. In the room arlloeted to us were' two beds, ,Ely father and I 'slept in on,e, and ,Archie ;Bishop, the Reeve 6,0 Ups ,Lloyd-McEwing.—A pretty fuly wedding took place on Tuesday, July 5th, at the home of Mr. aril Mee. Alex. MdEwing, "Maplewood, Farm," 13th concession, Hullett, when their dauglitcr, Marjorie, was united in mar- riage to Mr, T. Norman Lloyd. Th'e ceremony was conducted by Rev. J. C. Forster. The bride entered the liv- ing room leaning on the aria of her father to the strains of "Loirenlgrut's Wedding Manch." played by her sis- ter, :Miss Helen hrdE'w^ing, and took her place beneath a heatttifully decor- ated arch. She hooked 'charming in a golwat of blue net aver taffeta and car- ried a bouquet of aphelia roses and maiden hair fern. bliss Elea ,Seephan, of Zurich acted' as bride.sni'aid, wear- ing a gown of printed crepe and car- rying a bouquet of pink roses, Mr. Leslie Reid wtas best man, After the ceremony a dainty luncheon was served by Mrs, Joseph Campbell, of Walton,. Mrs. Chas. Mahn, of Clin- ton, and the Misses 1-lelen and Jen- nie Armstrong of Ethel, A reception for the newly married .cod.ple'was held in. the evening at which about one hundred frien'd's were present. The 'bride was the recipient if many beau- tiful gifts, among the-nienlber being a beautiiful pyrex silver casserole and silver,,pie plate, the gift oftile'(-I+arl'o'ck tothe great primary in-' Alert Club. dustries Of Canada, Mr.. Dunning shouldsnake a sem:1g appeal to a cons' ituency so largely agricultural as is South (Huron. He is wanted at Ottawa, and le he is desirous .of find- ing a seat before the next election the South Huron vacancy, may offer .the Goderich Township Council,—Coun- cil met at"Holmosville' Oi Monday. Minutes of last meeting read' arrd ad- opted, Messrs Goebel and' Carey, en- gineers, wrote s'ohlciting business; Mr, le." W. l'ancconmbe &'Son also request- ed any work under the •ditches and ntario's 1'Recor 62 Killed — d 153 Injure at Railway Crossings! Crossin s, Every railway crossing in Ontario is marked by a warning sign. Watch for these signs—heed them! 29 out of every 100 persons injured at railway crossings, died. The man or woman driver who never takes a chance will never be a railway crossing victim. Never Cross Till You're Sure! MOTOR VEHICLES BRANCH ONTARIO DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS Leopold Macaulay 32-8P. M INISTER piece the other bed, was a grain buyer in Southampton borne; and another councillor occu- jolly metimber was Thomas Adair, 1He Slept With His Boots On and a very fine singer. Both of these 'One night after father and I had gone to bed Mr. Bishop and his bed- fe'llaw• came in. At that meeting I be- lieve nearly every member wore long 'boots and hada beard, so Archie was men were very close friends of my father and they were frequently to- gether. I remember a few 'of the Huron men, one of theta- being Thomas 'Gibson of Wroxeter. He was trying b to +pull off his friend's long a fine stinger and I believe the oily boots, but was beaten. He then cal- member of 'the council who was a led 'to father, and said, "John, you arc total abstainer.. 'Humphrey Snell of • Hulleet was a member, and a fine big a 'strong, man; get up and pall off Iv, boots," 'lather got tip and pulled ,lolly man he was. Hei invited me to long and strong, but could not budge conite np and visit his boys, but L the !mots, Mr, Bishop thensaidthat never saw them untilwe had read lie would call Tames Gibson and as manhood. The Fenian Raid Excitement As I before stated, this was the tine of the Fenian Raid, and a large number of young 'volunteers with red coats from Huron and Bruce were in he was a millwright he would surely be able to pull them off. So he routed :ver. Gibson out of bed, and he carne in with a determined look on his face. and started at the boots, first one and then the other, but, could not move Goderich to repel the 'Fenian invasion, then:. IHe then said, "Your will have should they attempt to land there or to go to bed with your boats on," in Bayfield. The town of Goderich ulhick he did. Nextmorning when was fortified with rifle pits, and sea - 1 awoke the boots were still on and tries were on duty•hath day and night. sbi:oleing out over the foot of the bed. There was also a gunboat which had When he got u:p he was not feeling arrived front England, with blue - very web and father told him that he jackets, rifles and Armstrong gulls. had better not come over to the coun- About 510011 .one day we got a proper til meeting, but he insisted that he scare. The town bell was rung and was all right stud over he went. They to cannon was fired, and the reason were discussing something that moron- given was that a suspicious -looking ingand up he jumped to have his say, vessel w"as coming in. ,Very 'Mack Re stood .speechless for a time and smolce was issuing' from her funnel then scratched hie 'head and said, "I and they were certain it was the Fen- have lost my point," and sat clown, ians, for the Canadian vessels ;burnt much to the amusement Of the other wood in those drays,,' But all fears members. The night he slept iti+nth were allayed when it was lea -red that his boots en was the last night we the vessel was a United 'States revers - were in Goderich, and how hi got ue'cutec under the command of Ge'n- theni off when he got horse I never era''' Sherman, commander -iv -chief of heard: the American' army, The vessel was Some of the Old-time Members 'Tile county council at Chet'time. Huron and Bruce were united, but that was'the. -last year of the .union, as the following year the :Bruce mem- hers met at. Walkerton, The mem- bers of that council, I believe, 'were a very able body, of men,' Both phys- ically and mentally. They were near- ly all oif British 'birth and pioneers. The Warden was 'Rthent Gi'b'hone,, the County clerk was Peter Adamson, and the county treasurer was . Col, A. M. Ross. A's 'I recollect sane of the :Bruce members were fine speaJk- ers and I diked .to listen to ,them, Quite a few' of then: were 'H'igh'land Scotch and could speak the Gaelic, and several of theist were fine singers. I remember' two. of them -quite diet- inctlye One visas, John Gillies: He was a Eine big broad shouldered) Iran, a bachelor, and he often picked me Sherman exipresed sorrow for rvrhat up and carried. ore and toldInc store itad •happe'n'ed and said that his leis - les .0mill eis-les.abotrt what fine deer and fish- they sloe wasto prevent any no're raids had ep i:n Bruce comity. He afterfrom be'ing,; oracle and that they were wards was a member of 'Parliament ent patrolling bhe lakes and rivers so that Inc pile of the Bruce ridings, bet:I nothing of that nature, wottfcl occur,. ndver s•aw hint again. Another very in the future, fully equipped,. with uniformed neon belongingto the naval service, and hacl the appearance of a regular war ship, 'We visited 'both boats. The Amer- ican boat was a beautiful boat and everything was. 'p'olished. General Sherman was seated at the tread el the table having emelt with, his of- ficers and nun, JThe British haat 4 also was well equipped ane m'anteed by a 'hardy -looking lot of British sea- men, ',who ea-men,',wah'o no doubt would have nead'e short world' of the headers lead' they' got an opportunity. That night there Was a banquet in Goderich, ancl Codi A. M, Roes 'Noll General Sherman about the raid that the leenians had mad'e,,and about the young men who had been slain, and warned him that if they came again they would be treated; 'as murderers, and' hanged.