The Seaforth News, 1932-12-08, Page 2PAG
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THE SEAFORTH NEWS.
HARLOCK.
Mrs. Kneehtei and 'little illaxeen ate` 1
'turned to the h'om'e Of the 'fonmer's
ip'arents, 'Mr, and 'rims. Robot Ferris,
,IWIedlitersIday of Iast week after spend-
ing a 'few days -with her sister, Mrs.
Joseph 'Bewley, near (Walton.
.On Saturday evening, IN•ov. 19th,
Mr. and Mas Joseph Bewley of near
'Walton, celebrated their fifth •wedding
Iangh veisary and the fifty -(fifth' ;wed-
diin'g anniversary of the 'latter's par-
ents, Mr. add Mrs, Rinlbert' /Ferris.
Those present were :Mr: and Mrs. Ro-
bert Ferris and :Reece, Mir. anti Mrs.
{Wim. Bell and fancily, Mr. and 'Mrs.
IAIIb'ent Voidfd'en,.Mrs Kiiech'tel and:
IMiaxeen, from 'Weyburn, Sask., Mrs:
/Wm. 'Ferris acid d'augh'ter, from II-Tay...-
ter,
Hay.jter; Alta., relations from Goderich and
,Cilintou, numbering- in all to '28. iA
:fowl supper. ,was sisnved with all the,
necessaries for a real 'wedding supper:
,including a lovely Three -'storey wed-
ding cake. The ewe'uinig was spent first
by a .progratnme of Music or violin;
guitar, 'singing, etc., 'followed by dent-
ing, booth' the younger tared: older
,couples enjoying their share of the
'dancing and .Lt being Saturday night
(the la'tter (part was' s'pen't in conversa-
tion. Gifts were presented to both
ice -wales, including a (bouquet di b•eau-
Itiful. yellow .mums which .were .sent by
Mrs. Margaret 'Watt and family of
iClinton. (We join in wishing both
+no.uples .many happy reburns of the
day.
Mr. •S'yd Smith of Detroit visited
an Monday, at the home oif ,his aunt,
Mrs. Robert Ferris and, Cousi
n Mrs.
Wm. Bell, returning to (Detroit on
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. 'Wm. !Kil'ox of Grey
'visited ;an Monday at .the home ed 'Mr.
and' Mrs. Thos. 'Knox.
Mrs. Kellland MdVittie spent a few
!days fast week at the home of ,'her
aunt, Mrs. Adam Dodds, in ISeaforth.
,Mrs. 1Ktnech'tel and Maxeen called
ha Monday at the Mame of Ma. and
Mrs. Isaac (Rapson. They expect to
heave for home •so'rne day 'so,on. •
Mr. Thos. (Knox ,visited at thee h'o'me
of ti's cousin, Ma. and 'MTS. , Ar'thu'r
!Forman, near Atwood recently.
;Mr. Guy Leiper visited ,his 'brother
and sister, Mr. Robert and Miss Arg-
nes Leiper, in Toronbo'lor a few days.
Ile also attended the Royal Fair, re-
turning home the micbdle of last week.
Mr. and Mrs..Chairle's Mann and Mr.
anti Mrs. Notan'an ,L ilayd ,were 'Sunday
visitors at the home .of Mr. and Mr's,
lk•. W. 'MdEwing.
;Mr. and Mrs. rWarren 'Gdb'bintgs call -
,ed one evening last week at the Nairne
of Mr. and' :Mrs. A. W. Beacom.
'Messrs. Harald' .and (Bert !Beacoan
have been busy +helping Mr. 'Charles
Parsons cut wood.
Mr. (William Leiper Sr. shiplped a
car load of Eat cattle, U;FiO., to the
Old 'Country the beginning of last
week. We wish him luck in his wen-
ture.
(Mr. and Mrs. T. !Rapson (visited one
afternoon last week at the home oif
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Watson.
TOWN TOPICS'
HURON NEWS.
experience he had bad° ,earlier in ' the
1
day while driving towards town from;
(Dashwood Woman Dead.--iOn True- h+ncardiee bn-this Blue =Water (High -
TWENTY -FIVE YEARS AGO day ''November 29th, the death 'accurr-:way. A flock 'of'hens .was on the road
ed at Dashwood of IOaro'li-e Pauline and as he approached 'them ;one flew
Banquet to W. D. Bright. IGossimain, relict of the late Fred Gent j up, .struck :the, windshield and went'
i er, in her 77th year, 'Sh'e was bore in ( right' through It. There was a shower
Mr. W. D. 'Bright, who has been
leader of the vIethodist ch'o'ir for the
past twenty yeirs, recently resigned
the position, As a recognition of his
long and able service, and in memory
of many plealsant, associations connect-
ed therewith, he was on Friday even-
ing last tenldeared a complimentary
supper by 'the quarterly 'board anal the
trustee board of the church, at which
the members of ;the choir were ,invited
guests. During the averring ,Mr. Bright
vas also presented With a very hand-
some silver tea senvice and a kindly
Worded and appreciative address was
-cad by Mars. ,B, B. ;Gunn arils the ,pneis-
enitation was made by Mr. W. G. Wil-
lis. Mr,' Bright feelinglyreplied, ex-
pressing, his regret that circitm>tances
convened hint to retire and thankinig
them for their 'hand'slome gift. Mr: 13,
B. Gunn was• ohai'nnvan and very ably
carried out his duties. Speeches were
also made by the 'pastor; Rev, A. K.
Birks, .and Messes. G, F. Rogers, B.A.,
J'o'hn Beattie, flames Beattie William
1-Jantry, J. Y. Smiley, George Black, J.
H. Reid and Dr. 13urro'ves, whine the
muisical part ,of the program was ably
furnished by Miss Rath'weil, church
organisit, and Messrs. F. L. Walls and
W, H. ,Willis,
Proposition.
INSPECDIION REQUIRED.
lA warning was sounded this morn-
ing by G F. Heilman, inspector 'fol
the (Hydro (Electric Power (Commis-
Mon, that owners ' of blowers, oil
burners a'n'd ether electrically operated
apparatus are lialble to prosecution of
this apparatus has not been approved.
by bhe' !Hydro ;Electric Plower Com-
mission :arta if the installation has mat
been passed by the ,electrical inspec-
tor. Complaints 'have :been received of
late that equipment 'which has not
been approved by the .H;EJP;C. has
been installed. It is 'believed. that
same of this equipment, .more es-
pecia'lly coal blowers, has .been made
by the owner and installed ' 'without
the apparatushaving been approved,
and without any application for in-
spection .h•avin'g been made to the
'electrical inspector. The minimum.
fine whish .may be levied on any per-
son having electrical Wank .done on
his preniis'es without an inspection is
ten dollars. Many person's who have
installed home-made eequipment are
unknowingly jeopardizing' tate dives oif
their families, Mr. tH'eideman declared,
iHe ha discovered cases where: a
ibtlawer,"was .connected simply with a
drop cord. (Such a connection, is a con-
stant fire ,menace, according: to ;Mr.
Heideman. The load which the cord
must carry •being too heavy, the cord
is liable to burn up at any time, and
set fire' to the cellar.
Old 'washing machine motors are
,commonly pressed into service •for
operation of ihomenead•e bito'wers,
.creating another hazard to the lives
of the family. (Aside mrom the danger
ode 'fire, there ie always the danger
.that an im.pmoperly ,installed 'blo'wer
will 'become charged and charge
every radiator or register in. the house.
'Realizing the danger of :im'proper
wiring and faulty insitatlations, the E.
'E P.C, as well as .underwriters' as
sociatiians have been devoting canstd
eraible attention to ;these ,matters.of
late.' One of 't'h'e most recent develop-
ments has :been the inspection of many
:churches throughout the ipnovin'ce, in
an effort to reduce the nusasiber of
knees' by fire caused ;through improp-
er wiring; 'In this, district alone, dive
'ehu-cihes'have recently :had extensive
'changes made' tn their wiring, in ;order
to escape higher .preimium "rates, In-
stead. of'hii,gher ;mite's, the new 'wiring
has brought them ten per cent. redac-
tions.
Time' has. 'Tested it—IDr. Thomas'
Eclectric Oil has been on the market
upwards of fifty years andin that
time it has provedaIbles'sling bo thou-
sands. It is in high favor throughout
'Canada and its excellence has carried
its fame beyondthe, seas. Rf it were
do:u'bie the price it would be a cheap
;liniment,
Germany .and has been a resident 01
(Dashwood for bhe past'45 yeais..1-ter
husbandpredeceased her thirteen
ears ago Six 'children :survive M4 -s,
F 'Well's and idddrs. T. Harness, of Ex-
eter; Mrs. •E. O'escr and (Fred, of
Dnihwood; Charles oif London, and
Mrs. S. Grover, df Toronto.
The Goderich Electric Power Co.
represented by M'r. Cameron and 'Ms.
Rb '`'
Roberts, Engineer the-
g'
08 C P'R. a d
dreesed`a meeting held in. 'the council
chamber on Friday eveniln'g with re-
gard to, .securing electric power in 'Sea -
forth. The proposition is as follows:
The town to guearantee the 'bond's or
the Oolnvpany to the extent of $50,000
for thirty years, and for Security to
receive ;preferred stock bearing 5%. I'n
addition to this the town would 'have
bo construct a plant for the distribu-
tion of power, en'ta'iling an' additional
expen'di'ture of some $6,000 to $10,000.
Power would cosi S:e'aiforbh $25,43 per
horsepawer,a yelar and the cast of dl's
tniblitin•g would reach the manutaotur-
ens a't an increased cast of $4,,115 per
h'o'rslepower, making it $29:48 per horse
power a year„ Considerable discussion
took phare regarding the con'd'itions of-
fered ,and the mattes was left in. the
hands of the council for considerabldn.
Death of Mr. Jas. McGinnis.
(Word was received 'here on Tuesday
that Mr, James McGinnis had died on
Wednesday last in Oregon at the ,home
of his Ibrobher with whom ,he had been
staying for the past three months. No
parbiicul'a'ns of his death have as yet
been received by his sister, Miss Mc-
Ginnis, but an Tlhursday fast she re-
ceived a letter written by her late
brother on October 265h, saying that
he had been suffering front a severe
cold and es •he had diol :some time been
trou'ble'd with bron'dhaitisi it is thought
that he s'u'ccu'mb'ed to one of these at -
backs. The sudden :news of his death
was a great shack to his only remain-
ing sister and to many in this commun-
ity. The deceased was about SS years
c f age, and was antong one of the old-
est
f dest business mein of the town and
was at one time one of its most pros
perou'e m•erelhan'ts,.A few years ago he
Occupied a place on theaounai'1 board
rep'rese'nting the siou'th wand. He is
survived by bwo (brothers and one sis-.
tea-, ,the latter 'hating lived with him
and helped to Bonk after th'e interests
of bus bus'ine'ss in town.
To. Revive Salt Industry?
The. News is informed that there is
a nvovemen11 under way among se've'ral
of the Ideal business men and capital-
ists to revive the sant industry of the
town, that in years past, with kindred
industries of cooperage work, etc., was
so large anemployer of labor. Tihe
matter has not yet reached definite
form but a considerable sum elf money
has already been subscribed and it is
said there is every prospect of the sec-
cessful carrying out of the .prdj'ect.
House Famine.
IE Seaforth.is to . derive the benelfit
that it &houd'd'.from '.the present .expan-
sion of its old industries as .well as the
esrbab:lis'hment of the sev'e'ral new ones,
steps must must be taken at once to
salve the p'ro'blem of -haw to house
thoseWho wish to become resid'en'ts.
That there has not been an increase in
population in a rellative proip'ortion ,to
the 'increase in manufacturing and
mercantile• in'duis'tries is due so'lely to
the fact that there is trot sufficient
houses to rentto su'ppdy the demand.
So great is the scarcity: in fact, that
we are assured we are placing the mat-
ter in a very eansenvative form -!when
we state that from twenty to thirty
houses, renting at from eight to ten
dollars a month, would fled tenants
within a week. There are ,numerou,s
cases to -day of m'e'chanics employed in
Seafanth'living in `boarding 'houses 'here
and their families residing in other'
towns, simply because 'houses carnet
be secured here.
Incipient Blaze Extinguished.
(What .might have proved .a very ser -
tours ,fire 'occurred on Monday. ,morning
a't the G. A. Sills hardware store.. One
of the employes had gone into the cel-
lar for a box of go'od's and;lit a match
to assist 'him in :finding it The ,sulp'hor
of the match flew off amid ignited in a
iackage of oakum Which readily blam-
ed up. Only the prompt action of Mr.
Fra.uik 'Sills and a couple of men wlvo
happened to be there at the time, pre-
vented any serious damage. In his ef-
`arts to s'rtbdue the fire before 'giving
in an alarm, Frank received severlal
burn's about the face and hands. The
5remen were prenyp'tly on the scene
but their ser'v'iinels were not required,
he fire having been brought under
control.
Nurse: "Dr's a boy, sir, _and ;weighs
six pounds,"
: "rchu '
Happy Father (a butcher): t e) Wuth-
out cone?"
/An Indianapolis dealer in tires and
tubes advertises ,this 'way: "Invite us
your next blowout t)
Ducharnretteorriveau.— The wed-
ding took mace at the R. .0 Church,
'iirysdale, on Nov. 41st, by (Rev. bath-
er Marchand, when Genevieve, daugn-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Corriveau,
of Stanley township, was united in
marriage ,w'i'th Gilbert, son of Mt-. and
Ars. David Ducharme,;o:f the Goshen
'south If 'Zurich Mr. and Mrs.
Ducharme will reside in Detroit.
Laid'Up-a1lhe many friends pf Mr.
.Mrs. R. N. ;Douglas' .of 'Blake will
regret to learn that Mr, and Mrs.
Douglas are bath ;confined to their bed
with illness, Their 'daughter, Miss
Gladys, RN., of bhe Huron Springs
Sanatorium, ;Hensall, .is in. attendance,
,wh'i'le lir. Will Clarke ls.lookingafter
.
the store. IW'e trust that both Mt. and
(Mrs.: (Douglas will scion enjoy 'their
usual: good he'al'th--Z'aric'b Herald, .
;Farmer Convicted.—+A'Eter nearly en
all day session in police court before
•Magistrate J. A. Makins, !Herbert An-
derson, a 'Fullarton .township farrruer,
was convieted on a charge di receiv-
ing stolen goads add was 'granted sus-
pended renitence with payment of
oasts, the same amounting to $1l1L2150.
It was shown that the three article's
taken .from Thomas Quin'ton's place in
U'slborne township, .namely, ; a 'horse
collar, neck yoke and some steel
sh'in'gles, were valued at 'only $13.715.
They were taken from Quinibon's ,place
between Ch'ristma's and.. New Years of
last year, at the time Of an auction
sale, and wree recovered in the hands
of Anderson. The latter's hired man,
C. Neil, faced a charge at 'Goderich on
the same count, .but was freed by Ma-
gistrate. Reid.
of feathers in'the. car, and on the back
seat Mr. ,Doimelly found the bird, a
rooster, 'apparently 'dead. 'He 'threw ',it
ou't, and, looking back, .was amazed to
see it get up and join its flock. 'Don-
nelly know he wasn't dreaming wibeln
Ile paid a bill Of $7,50. for repairs to
.the winds'hield. The breed of ro'oster
was not .mentioned when the , stony
was told. -It , must' surely hiave been 'a
Plymouth 'Rock.—IGod'enich S'iguial.
Ministers Exchange ,Parishes. -Rev.
E. ,I atincelolt 'Vivian, L.Th., rector of
Trivitt Memorial. Church, Exeter, has
'been appointed' incumbent df' St. (Jahns
Church, Brantford, .and Rev. Itfir.
Hunt comes to Exeter ;from the
1Branittfond .Church. Mr. (Hunt :assumed
his new 'du'ties last Sunday. ^'
•Victim Was Niece of Exeter Man.—
Janet 'Wilkinson, 20, daughter of M:r,
and Mrs. John, W'id'kineion alf 'Tilson
burg, wiho was •one Of the victims of
a double tragedy at the Is'lington rail-
way crossing, Toron'to, last .S'uuday
morning, was a niece of Mr. R. G.
Seldion• of Exeter. Her ;mother was
;Emma (Seldom.
Bread War at Exeter.—The drop in.
the •price of bread by the Exeter bak-
ers created a price' war in .Exeter on
Saturday. Bread is now, selling in Ex-
eter at Sc, a loaf outer the counter and
6c a loaf delivered, 'On ;Saitu,rday night
one London ,firm that .brings its 'bread
to Exeter by truck was seining bread
at three loaves For 110c.
Highway Accidents. -While a oar
on No 4 highway was being driven by
Audrey of .Goderich 'crashed in-
to a horse and'buggy driven ,by D'on-
a'ld'-'Wa'lker, 'Ra. '''1, ;Ilenson. The
horse suffered several serious ,lacera-
tions and the buggy aud oar ' were
badly damaged. The drivers escaped
with Minor injuries, Traffic Officer
(Lever investigated the ;case, and found
the horse wa's not ;stopped at the stop
sign; with the result .that the car
struck the conveyance broadside.
While driving from.; London to .01i'f-
ford last Monday with Mr. end 'Mrs.
D. Bieman and Mr, Albert ,Sheirer, all
of Londion, (Mrs. F. .C. IRiggan; of .the
sante city, 'suffered severe lacerations
to ,her head when the car skidded off
the highway, The groulp was near
Jamestown .and clim'bin'g a slight hill,
wihe'n Mr. ;Delman, who wa's ;driving,
noticed the lights ,of a car topping 'the
ridge and bearing dawn uposa aim. He
swung ower 'to his awn 'side Of th'e
road and the car swerved, s'kidde'd into
the ,ditch and"crashed through a fence.
As the car, struck the far side ,of the
ditch it bounced and Mrs. 'Ri'ggan
struck her 'head again's't the dome
Light. The 'skin of the fore part b'fher
.
head was cut almost from ear to ear,
the laceration being 'aver a foot in
length.
!Turriberry Wins 'Appeal. — The
Tawashli'p of Turnlberry succe'eded in
an appeal to the Apell'ete Court at.
Olgoade, Hall, Toronto; from. a judg-
ment awarding a'farmer of that town-
ship, Robert 'C. ;Weir, $1,750 damages,
for damages •suffered ' when a motor
car stmu:ok an obstruction on the high-
way 'between concessions' .110 and'. )111,
and he wa's a ,passenger in the car. T'he
accident occurred aib'ou't 'midn'igh't, on
O'c'tober 6, ,10130, the •car travelling, ac-
cording 'to the testimony, about 35
miles an hour. "This 'car, going about
35 miles an hour," said Chief Justice
;Lbtch!ford, "was proceeding along a
country road. In view of two members
of the court the act does not impose
upon, a municipality in the circum-
stances oif this .case the duty of so
maintaining a hi'gh'way so that a mo-
torist .can run over it at 35 miles an
hour in a fog --as in this case. Justice
Grant dissented from ,the ,view of the
m'aje rtiy of the court and though't the
appeal should be dismissed. Weir had:
an arm brolcen and sustained' other 'se-
vere injuries as a ,result of the acci-
dent and claimed $5,000 'dam'ageis,'
On Trip to ;Old Country—IM're, Wi'lr
liar Elston and 'son, Bernard of bhe
2nd con'ce'ssion of Morris, and (Miss
Nellie Lillaw of. Biluevale, have sailed
from Montreal and Mrs.:Lillow will
visit her aged' father at Sevenoalcs,
Kent, .E'nglan,d. who, is at present •in
no'or health. Mrs. Elation's former
home is not far from London, where
sh's will 'visit, Alfred Agar, 2nd con
cession of 'Tarn ;berry, 'sailed from
Montreal fast week to visit hispeople
in the old oouintry.'Mr. Agar.has been
in this country twelve years.
Garage Burned.-lJack Mackay's ga-
rage at 'Win.glh'am was burned Wed-
nesday night last. Just before retiring.
Mr. 'M'&K'ay noticed flames issiuin
g
from the garage, 'W. VanWycic's Nash
sedan, Tack Mc'Kay's, Durant sedan
and .a con'siderable quantity of prem-
ium .goods such -as cloeks,:dishes, etc.,
stored• in the 'building were ad1 ;last,
"d 't was 'rnily with difficulty •that
Tackson's 'house, next door,' was
saved.
(Bought London Grocery,—Mr, Ol-
lie Moffatt, of 1Wingh'am, has perch
-P l a_"rocery business in;T,,,is'fpn m'
78 Dsnhess avenue and ,has 'takenjpos-
selssio'n.
Perils of the 'Road.—Mt. Dona i
onnelly,
't'shoe traveller from Ki'toheiner, ,avhi'le
'n town ort 'Tuesday bold of a unique
•Receives Appointment.—{Sheriff C.
G. Middleton has received word .from
Otta'wa that he h'a's been appointed
trustee of ba'nkruptcy. His territory
exltend's over the b'ulk ,of Western
On'tario. The .cre'at'ion of this office is
.pursuance of section 36 (d) of the
;Bankruptcy 'Amend'men't 'A'ct of 119312,
Mr. M'id'dlebon states that his new du-
ties will not interfere with his duties
as sheriff, but that the two offices' ov-
erlap. "A ;great deal of expense will be
saved the com'muni'ty, Mr. (Middleton
stated, "in having the trustee. here.
(Bringing in men' from the city who
are ,not familiar with the situation here
co's'ts money."
Huron Highest for Pensioners—The
old age pen's'ion committee of bhe
county couneii• .met in Goderich last
Thursday morning and 'considered 19
appli'cations, of which sten were grant-
ed. The total number of applications
received and registered since the 'Act
came into force in July, 1929, is .10118.
01 this ;number 865 have been passed
by the central commission and grant-
ed pen'sion's, and of these 1865 .pension-
ers 2245 have died ,or have otherwise
been removed from the (list, ,;leaving
020 skill on the roll. The total of '11318
old age :petrsioners constitutes a re-
cord in Western Ontario, with the 'ex-
ception of ,5imcioe. 'H'uron also has the
largest mumiber of 'inmates ` in the.
house of refuge, 790, and the largest
number of 'h'ouse of refuge inmates
Who are old=age ;pens'ioners, 40. This'
county is also probabll'y near the (head.
of the list ,of counties tin the number
of mothers drawing mothers' allow-
ance's, 64.
Late Henry Brennerr.-iThere passed
unto his eternal reward at his home
S. IB., (Stanley To'wns'hip, on Tuesday,
November 22nd,' Hoary Brenner, a
highly esteemed' eitiien of the com-
munity, aged 70 years an,d 3 days. iMa.
Brenner had not enjoyed his usual
good health for bhe p'as't two years or,,
so, but his condition was not consid-
ered sop serious, but .the was ushered.
into the eternity on 'Tuesday last.
Being a native of the 'Township of
Hay, born 'on the Blind Line, he knew
much aboutthe pioneer 'fife of this
community as ,it developed ` by Mac
years of .time. 'For a goodly number
of years he resided .in iDas'h'wood, then
moving to the farm w'here be died.
Mr. `1Breu•ner was. of a loveable dis-
position, and .had many warm friends
who liked his mild d'is'position, and 'he
will :be greatly missed. Surviving are
his w=id'ow, one daughter, Alma, Mrs
Tos. ;Beclrler of :Stanley; four sisters,
Mrs. W. E. Bender alf Detroit, Mrs.
L. Weber, Mrs. W. G. Hess and Mrs.
W. C. 'Wagner of Zurich, and also
one 'brother, Jahn Prenuer of Zurich,
The 'funera'l was held on Friday 'after-
noon'to the 'Lutheran Cemetery, Rev.
E: 1Turleh'eim officiating.
Motor Car Fees.—Revised registra-
tion
g'
:e ;stria-
tion fees 'for motor vehicles in O'ntario'
were approved by HIOn. Leopold
M'ac'aulay, Minister pf Highiways. The
revised 'fees will come into effect Dere.
'15, in conjundtlon with bhe issuance
of the 1933 license plates.
(Passenger and commercial ears and
two -purpose vehicles are affected by
the •schedule, as rev'ised, which is 'as
follows:
Tour cylinders, $7; six ;cylinders, up
to and inidludin;g 28 .horsepower $122;
six :cylinders, over 28 .hareeplower,
$115; eight cylinders, up to and .incled
ing 25 horsepower,. $15; twelve • ,cyl-
inders, $30; sixteen cylinders, $40.
The only changes in .this schedule
are in the sixes and eiglhits. "It is
;believed by bhe Department," said Mit.
Macaulay, "that this division amore
equitably datid,es the six and ei'gh't
cylinder cats according to weight and
',rice. That belief is concurred in by
the manufacturer,'•
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1932
'Wait a minute r r
Dad's
o.:.
Low evening rates
on Station -to -Sta-
tion Calls begin
at 7.00 p.m. Still
lower night rates
at 8.30 p.m.'
Young Joe Wilson got his first
away -from -home job a couple,. of.
months ago. Though a stranger
to Brantboro, he has yet to feel
his first twinge of homesickness.
Each Friday night at 8.30 he puts
through a Long Distance call and
chats with Mother and Dad .. a
treat looked forward to by all
three with the reversed charge
paid for by Dad with a chuckle.
"It's a small price to pay for the
pleasure it gives", he says.
Long Distance is easy to use and
is always quick and dependable.
Aged Morris Man Acquitted.—IA 75 -
year -old dean, W'ill'iam Bird, of Mor-
ris towmehip, deaf and crippled, wa's
last week acqulttdd of a charge oif con-
version wi't'h .intent ' to defraud, by
Judge T. M. Costello in county
judge's criminal court. Witholut hear-
ing the defense evidence the judge 'di's-
missed the charge and told the old
man he was free to go. The ameuet
involved 'was $100. Some :months. ago
Hugh O. Walker, cattle drover of
1Brussels, lamed him $100. (Int evide'nce
Walker te's'tified 'th'at Gird 'said 'he (haul
sight or nine pigs and ' .,would b'rin'g
them in.. The pigs were never deliver-
ed and 'shortly after Bird made an as-
signmen't. 'He was sold out, realizing
"x2017.'64, after creditors wrens satisfied'.
Walker did m'at fele his ellaim, but
trade a demhn'd for his money after
the trustee's statement ,had been is-
sued, "It is my opinion 'that Wa•1'ker
Loaned this money to the olid man out
at th'e goodness of his heart," said his
honor, "and when he saw there wa's
samethi'nig left after the sale he tried
to collect by means none too credit-
able, using the word's, 'I will 'send you
down 11 you don't come across.' The
crown's :cals'e fails because of the evi-
.'1en'ce of the complainant. It IS not a'a
goad." ,Bird is now on the .old age
pension 'list.
Celebrated Birthday.-lMr.'S. IBaileyy
of 'Brussels celebrated his 87Th lbieth-
day last ,week. He is at present canlfin
ed to bed, but has 'been a wo'n'derfully
smart man far this age.
(School Fumigated. lBecause df a'
slight' outbreak of measles amongst
the students oif the iBrussels continua-
tion school, ,the building was fumigat-
Was Native of McKillop..=-,1There
died in London en :W'ednesd'ay ,even-
ing a former well 1en0'wn M'cIGillloip.
township in the person 'of Mrs. John
(Burns, at the age of 92 years, ,The de'-
ceased woman had been ailing for
some time. Mrs. B'mw's, formerly Miss.
Ma:'Galin, w•as bods in IfelKillop
town'sh'ip and lived .in Perth county a
great 'part of her life. Her early years
wore spent in M'c Cilbo'p while. 'upwards
of 38 years she .was a resident of
'Stratford. About 'four years ago she
went to. Landon to reside. Her hus-
band predeceased' her by five years.
)There' was no family, 'Two brothers,
'Michael Givllin, 'Stratford, and T'h'omas.
Galin iof ,Dublin and ,one s'is'ter, Sister
Valph'onsus, St. Joseph's Order, 'Lon-
don, survive. interment, was 'm'ade at
(Dublin.
THE 'M,IISiT1LE'1.1OE
IMlistletoe'1'aoks a fateful, ;fa'ta'l plant
with its watt +leaves' ,and ghostlike ber-
ries, the "Beane IBluls'h," as folk' of old
colied it.
Tit Norse mythology, - it was with a
s'p'rig iof mistletoe, flung at the bidding
of tlte'wiclee!d,;Lolci, that IH'odur; the
blind gprd, slew Baldur the Beautiful.
And awl :that crime Freya, Mather of
Life, set it' apart, swam -tried' between'
heaven 'anid lebr'th.,
The Druids ' salw •the, .mi sltle toe hang,
mystic, lu'minou's, and worshi'pped it
for that very ,strangeness, 'gathering it
with many rites on the shortest day,
December 21st, ;caught, ''before it
touched the gro'und, in the oe''bspread
robe's of the 10luilof Druid, it was sep-
arated into small portions and divided
amongst the worshippers, wh'o 'carried
it (ho'm'e an'd''ha'ng it over their 'house -
d'oo'rs as a protection) alainat 'winter
dangers.
ISo, here is one roeason why 'mistletoe
finds a place inour homes at Chri'st-
m'as. But why do lovers kis's 'Under It?
Going back ba this ,Norse legend,
find that spell Freya's ell ordained 't'
y
the "Kiss elf Peace" must be exchlan'g-
ed under the plant, 'to salve the woes
which fall upon t'h'e world with ,Bal-
dur's 'd:e'abh, and ,for ;this 're'as'on the
Druid's 'c'an'ed it "All H'eal."
Annontgst the ,Franks, thie .plant was
still regarded as a p'eacem'aker. Ir
mbrt'a1l enemies met beneath the tree
w'hene the 'mistletoe ,hung, ,a truce was
declared, for no ,blood must 'be shed
there.
IIt bec'am'e the 'Oh'ristianiz'ed !practice
to :exchange a KIC!is's of ;Peace" under
the mistletoe. Tet, even sw,-it was
leaked np'on ale an u:noa'nitfy plant.
"'Tree of Crass" 'they called it int
B'ri'ttany, and ;legend said that .the
Gross was mode 'from mis'tlie-toe wood,
when it grew as a'fores't tree, and that
for this diisserwiCe .to mankind, it was
condemned to be a thing apart.
Soon the m'isbke'boe relapsed into pa-
ganism. It was banished' from the
ch'urohes, .and from 'church decoration
yet it retained its• potency as a "Kiss-
inglBatsbc" That !kissing was conduct-
ed as a j•oyouls ceremony 'in Eilizabeth
a'n days, when, each swain, as he kissed.
must pllu'ck off a.'bery, and,when
there ,were n110. more !berries—why, no
snore kis'ses'1
Sunny Katy Knit. for Others
Ieaty was never a very strong girl
and her work in a laundry taxed.
her strength severely. In order to
save as much as she could'to help
out at home,'. she used to walklong
blocks to her rooming -house, and
the change from the steam -laden
atmosphere of the laundry to the
. cold of the outside was also harm-
ful. At length she caught a bad cold
.which she ,could not shake off, and
When the doctor was called' he
Pound that she had consumption.
She was.. sent to. the Toronto Hos-
pital for. Consumptives, and : al-
though very downcast atfirst, she
had not been there long before eta
decided that ahs' was fortunate ln-
deed, for within a short time the.
wonderrul treatment and care which.
she received began to have, their
effect. She has gained in weight,
her usual' sunny spirits have re-
turned an$ during' her working
hours" she is able to knit bed.
Jackets for otheg' patients,
'The doctors and nurses are hope-
ful that she wilt'; soon be ,well
enough: to return, to work; but If It
had not, been for the Toronto Hos-
pital her chano to recovery would
have been small.
The hospital: needs funds, how-
ever,' to enable it to carry on Its
work. Will you help by sending a
girt to G. A. Reid, 229 College sit,;
Toronto 2,