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HURON NEWS.
Leaving Exeter.—Mr. and Mrs. Sid
mey Davis and Mss RubY Davis are
wowing to Fort Erie where they, will
make their home. Mr. Davis recently
sold his flour and feed business in Ex-
..iter to Southcott Bros.
Teacher Engaeed. — _eliss 'Brown,
B.A., of Parkhill, has been engaged as
teacher for the Exeter high school,.
taking the place of Miss Frain, who
-resigned because of illness. The salary
.is $1200 Misa Brown is a Latin and
art specialist.
Narrow Escape,--Cherles Gddbolt
of the Z,n.d .concession of Ueborne, had
a narrow escape from death last Mon-
day 'when
!Monday'when his coupe rolled over several
times on the road, Mr, Godlbolt had
left his own car at the garage for re-
pairs and was driving a last year's
-model coupe in its place. He was on
his, way to Exeter when he Post con
.trol Of the car. It took to the side of
theroad and in turning it quickly the
Wheels cramped and the car rolled ov
ter. The car was -wrecked but .Mr, God -
bolt escaped with .a small fracture and
.minor injuries.,,
Run Over by Own Car.—Alfred
'Coates of Usborne suffered a double
:fracture of the arm the other day in a
peculiar accident. His car was parked
in the implement shed and as the
battery was weak he attempted to
.crank the car by hand. The car was
in gear and when the motor started it
moved forward and pinned Mr.
Coates against a spreader. His right
hand was caught between the fender
of the car and the hub of the spreader
wheel and he was held fast as the en-
gine continued to run. He called for
THE •SEAFORTT-I NEWS
er When very young she made her
home with her uncle, Elisile Lem-
mox, who with his wife later settled in
East Wawanosh. In 1565 she married
YVilliam 'Wellwoocl and for forty.
years they lived in West Wawanosh.
Her husband died twenty years ago
and she had been an invalid for nine
years. She is survived by nine child-
ren: .hers. Arthur Kent, of Edmonton,
Robert Wellwood of Winnipeg; Mts.
George Webb, of St. Helens; Caroline
Wellwood of Chengtu, - China; Eliza-
beth Wellwood of New York; Mrs,
i as. Ti'gert, of Hamilton; Mrs. Regin-
ald )dcICenzie of Boissevaiu, . Man.;
Wilbert. Wellwood and Mrs, .Frank
Howson of Wingham.
Fractured Arm.—.Mrs. J. E. Hovey
of Clinton had the misfortune to fall
From a step in her garden and fracture
her left ar,m in two places besides in-
juring herself in• other ways.
Pigeons Caught in Storm.—Of 54
birds shipped to Decatur, Illnois
(9216 'piles) by the Goderich Homing
help and it teas not until the engine Pigeon Club, only eight' have returned.
was shut off and the car moved that
he was released. It was found that
both bones were, broken just above the
right wrist and that the flesh had been
ft is thought, the ,birds were caught in
a bad windstorm that did much dam-
age in Chicago that day. The birds re-
turning required 48 hours for the
and of Brussels, and
!Rickard of Calgary.
Married at -Hamilton.--IOn Satur-
day, J'u'ly let, Marie Livingston, dau-
ghter of M'r. and Mrs. David Living-
stone of Wingham, formerly of Ham-
ilton, was united in Marriage in'Ham-
ilton to Leonard Adams, of Brussels.
They will reside et Brussels.
!Built Silo.•—!Geo, A. Dunbar, of
Grey township; has just completed- a
12x'9 cement silo at his farm, lot 115,
concession S, As Mr, Dunbar has a
fine field of corn making •a goad show-
ing, the prospects are promising that
the stru'c'ture will be filled,
.Resigns. ,=George. W. Addy, • who
has been the efficient envelope • stew-
ard for Ethel United Church congre-
gation for the past twenty-three years
has resigned, J, Leslie Earl has been
ap'poin'ted: to the position,
Philip and Will
ther Harrison, Mrs. Ernie Bell, God-
erich township; Mr. and Mrs. George
Vanderburg and Mr. Wesley Vander -
burgh, of 'Clinton, Mrand Mrs.` Fred
(Burdge of Brucefield,
Death of Miss Hill,—:Miss Mary J.
!Hill passed away - suddenly at her
horse in Clinton. on July est in her
riOth year. She 'had been staying for
some months' at the home of Mrs.
Jane O'Brien, who is at present on a
trip to the West Miss Hill was born
in Whitby, daughter of the late Thos.
Hill, and she spent almost her entire
life in Huron county, She is survived
by three sisters, Mrs. John Noble of
1Hullett; :Mrs, Charles Baker of Clin-
ton and Mrs. J. Rath of St. George:
Died in the West -William CCan'te-
len, a native of :Goderich township,
died , on June 31Bth at .his home near
,Maple Creek, Sask. He was the
youngest son of the, late Adam Gantte-
don, veteran school teacher and lived
on the farm now occupied by Mr. Ed.
Grigg, 9th 'concession Goderich twp.
He had been fanning in the west for
a good many years. He is survived by
his wife and two sons. Also two.<sis-
tees and three brothers survive, Miss
Sarah and ;H1H., Arthur of Clinton;
D. J..of'S'tratford, Mrs. E. Moody, of
Toronto, and Adam o'f Piapot, S'ask,
badly torn from both front and back •flight.,
of the forearm: Mr, Coates was under Open New Course.—The opening 01
The anaesthetic for several hours the new course at the Maitland Golf
while the dressings were being made.
Club, ,Goderich, was observed last
Thos. Hern Dead in 'Usborne.—Mr, week. The remodelling of the old
Thomas Hern, a lifelong resident of course and the additional two holes
the 8th concession of Usborne town- placed on the new part of the course
ship, died on July 2nd at the age of raise par from 33 to 36.
73 years, from heart trouble, Deceas- Hip Fractured,—Thomas Jardine of
ed was born on the same concession !Seaford, received a compound frac-
• on which he died, son of the late ture of the hip by a fall while .remov-
ing boards from a second story winddw
he was united in marriage with Mar -
at his home. A rotten 'board suddenly.
garet Johns, who survives with one came loose in his hands throwing him
tion and one daughter, Wm. F. on the 'backwards from the ladder,
'adjoining farm and Miss Minnie at
home. He also leaves six brothers and VanNorman Reunion—The fifth an -
.two sisters: Henry of Usborne; Jas., nual 'Van Norman family reunion and
•of Exeter; Mrs, Gorvett,_John Hern picnic was held at 'Goderich July 1st,
Sr. and Mrs. Chanles Johns, of Us- .About sixty were present. Chas. Van -
borne; Fred, of Bengough, Sask.; 'Norman of Wingham was president
'Walter, of Goderich; and George, of and Mrs. George Irwin hostess of the
Blanshard. Interment was made in day's activities. The following were in
Exeter cemetery.
attendance. Mr, and Mrs. Chas. Van
Norman and fancily, Wingham; Mr,
Fewer Writing Entrance. -A11 ent-i and Mrs, W. S. Kennedy and son, 00
ranee centres in the county report a'q,Fie'sherton; Mr. and Mrs, W. D, ,Hop -
'mailer number of candidates writing ,per, Seaforth; Mrs. Donald Fowler,
this year. This is because entrancelDtrngatmon; Rev. Chris. England and
certificates are, being granted on the' daughter, Miss 'Kate 'England, Le
year's standing to a large number at :Peer, Michigan; Miss Celia Pentland,
pupils, .Dungannon; Mr. and Mrs. 'Harry Bel -
Here from the 'West --61r. Maul laity, Toronto; )Jr. and Mrs. Van
Madge, of Mi:k River, Alta.. e -ho is Hoeeer and family, Brussels; Mr. and
in his 80th year, was a visitor with old
iriends its the southern part of the
county. Mr. Madge was a former res-
ident of the Thames Road and left
'nr the west 23 years ago. It is 1i5
years since his last visit.
Death of H. R, CunninghamAfter
an illness of three months, Hugh Roy
Cunningham died in Kitchener hospi-
tal on June 29th in his 42nd year. He
had undergone two operations. Mr.
Cunningham was born on the 9th
concession of,Grey, son of the late.
Mr. and Mrs. David Cunningham and
116 years ago was united in marriage
to Miss Elsie Dunbar of Ethel and
since that time has been living at lot
49, concession 9, Grey. Besides his
wife he leaves a family of four child-
ren. He was buried at Ethel.
Visit Chicago. -Mr. and Mrs, Ed-
ward Brisson of the .Blue Water high-
way, Stanley township, were recent
visitors at Chicago, where both Mr.
and Mrs. Brisson each have a son liv-
ing.
Celebrate Golden Wedding.—An in-
teresting event teak place at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Campbell, 1st
'ire of Morris, on Sunday, July 2nd,
when friends calved to offer congrat-
elations on their golden wedding day,.
Che bride, who was Margaret Coch-
rane before her marriage, carne from
New Hamburg anis the groom, Dun
can Campbell, came from Scotland
When two years 0f age and settled,
near Clinton and was one of the set-
tlers of the pioneer days. They here
_married at the Presbyterian Church in
Bluevale by the Rev, Mr. Hartley.
'The dining room was prettily decor-
eted in white and gold. The table was
centred' with the wedding cake and
'about 40 immediate relatives sat down
10 a delicious dinner. During the-af-
ternoen. and evening friends called and
Were met at the door by Mr. and Mrs.
Campbell and ushered into the parlor
which was beautifully decorated with
roses and spring flowers. Three of the
granddaughters, Misses Velma and
'Mary Orvis and Anna Wallace served
a dainty lunch. Many card's and letters
-were received from old friends. Ali
the members of the family were pres-
ent Ear this happy event: their only
eon, Alex. T., df Morris, and .their
three 'daughtters, Mrs. William Wee -
lace, of 'Seatorbh; Mrs. George Orvis
of Wingham and Mrs, Jesse Wheeler
of Bel'grave. They have eleven grand-
children arrd one • great grandson.
(Friends were present Frain Bay City,
Mich.; Seaforth, New Hamburg,
Brussels, Belgrev'e and 'Wingh'am.
[Mrs.
William Wellwood—MTs. W
il-
• ,1iam Welhwood died on June 28th at
'her home in 1Wlingha'm. iner maiden
name was Christiana Rodgers and she
was born on a farm near Bayfield on
• 'Feb. 117th, 104 17. Bereaved of her fath-
Cleans Suit, Starts Fire.—Mr. Ch-
erie of 'Wingham, who lives back of
his grocery store,, lit a match while
cleaning his suit with gasoline. The
gasoline ignited. In attempting • to
throw the burning gasoline oat the
door the curtains on the do'or and
window caught :fire, ibut by ithe time
the 'fire trunk arrived the .blaze was
extinguish ed.
Arena is White Elephant.—What to
doywith the Wingham arena is puzzl-
ing citizens of that town, It is agreed
to take action to retain the arena in
town rather than alloiw it to he pur-
chased by outsiders and moved away.
The council and Cheneber of Com-
merce are going .into• the matter. Ie
the ratepayers vote to buy it the price
will be $7000.
-Goderich Summer School,—The Go-
derich 'Summer School of the Huron
and Perth 'Presbyteries of the United
-Church will be held' in North Side
United Church, .Goderidh, from July
i17 to 14. There will be 'three public
meetings. The (first session, which will
open on Monday evening, Judy 17,
will be addressed by rPnof. Kenneth
Cortland, Emtnanuei College, Toronto,
and there will be a rally of the Y.P.
of the Presbyteries. On ,Wednesday
night, Rev. J. A. !Stead, a returned
missionary of 'Africa, will -be the
speaker. A 'pageant, "'`He Lives," will
be presented by Nile Y.P.S. Mrs, E.
Push, Tilsonburg, and Miss Sada
Muea, a Jlapanese Christian, who has
been a student of Alma ,College, will
give addresses Friday night. The
morning sessions of the school will
Special Audit-�A' special audit into
the books of the treasvrer of Huron
County, dating back to 1932, has been
authorized by the warden's committee
of the County Council, which conven-
ed at 'Goderich on Thursday last. One
audit has already been started by F.
IP. Gibbs, C.A., of Stratford, and two
assistants. An aqdit dating back to
the first of this year had just been
completed when the warden's com-
mittee met and instructed the audit-
ors to include the year 1932. On their
report will depend h'Ow far back the
audit will go, 'The svarden's com-
mittee also authorized High County
and Provinlci'ai Constable P. E. M+e-
Coy to reorganize the county police
force, 'Some 30 constables, many of
them aged and inactive, are to be
weeded out and a capable man ap-
pointed for each township. Equipment
and manuals are to, be issued and •pos-
Mrs. Findlay McCallum and family of consist of matins conducted by Rev,
R
A. Bremner, of IBrucefield; Bible
Belgrace; Mr. and -Mrs. Robert Van -V. I study groups by Rev. G. W. Oliver.
Norman and fami:Iy, Toronto; Mrs,
Rev. C. A. :Malcolm and Rev. F. W
Lillian Campbell and family, Dungan -
ton; Mr. and Mrs, J. Finlayson, Mrs.
Turner and fancily, Mr. and •1•frs, C.
:Hopper and family, 'Wingham; Fred
Van\artisan, Toronto; Frank Hopper,
Mrs. PDT.) Ross add' family, Wing-
hani; Fred Pentland, Dungannon; Mr.
and 'Mrs. Will Henry, >Fiesherton; hir,
and Mrs. 'Bryan, Brussels; Miss' Celia
Van Norman, Toronto.
Sentenced to Hang.—Death on the
gallows was the sentence meted out
on July 4th to William :VfdLean, after
a jury at Vegreville, Alta„ had con-
victed him of the murder September
30th of Wafter J. Pars'ille, Mannville,
Alta., whose parents reside at'Goder-
ich, h'l.r. Justice Ewing sentenced Me -
Lean to hang at Fort Saskatchewan
:October 6. 'Kenneth McLean, father
of Wi'llia'm, is scheduled to go on trial
immediately on a similar charge, The
pair were extradited to Canada from
Knoxville, Tenn., after a continent -
wide search. Robbery was the motive
of the Parsille ,murder.
Brussels Rector Bereaved.—IFFo11ow-
ing an illness of several months, :Mrs.
Elizabeth 'Rickard, widow of Phillip
Rickard died at her home in Dorches-
ter,village on ,July 1st. The deceased,,
who was in her 80th year, was a
highly respected and well kn'awn res-
ident, her interests centering' mainly
in her family' and church, Mrs. Rick-
ard prior to her 'marriage was Miss
IE•lizabeth Saddler, daughter of the
THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1933.
Enhance the joys of your
Western trip—travel via 4;
Canadian National's trait
de luxe—The Continental
Limited. This modern magic
carpet smoothly unfolds
rugged Northern Ontario
before your eyes -across the
Prairies—pilots you through
the Canadian Rockies bythe.
Scenic Route over the easiest
gradient and at the lowest
altitude—yet keeps you with-
in easy sight of the mightiest
and most inspiring peaks.
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TORONTO
Daily at
10.40 P.M.
(E.S.T.)
JASPER GOLF
WEEK
Sept. 3rd to 9th.
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NATIONAL
then addressed the meeting. She
stated that it was 43 years , since
Frances Welland organized the W,C
T.IU, and since that time the organi-
zation has grown to be world-wide.
and has been a great power in the
'temperance cause. Miss Margaret
Lucas was the first World's President
and Letitia Yvemans> was the first
Dominion President. !The example
set by these earlier officers must be
maintained' and only through active
organizations could this be accomp-
lished. An interesting feature of the
aBternoon program was the one -,min-
ute addresses by the local Presideirth,
who told about the most otutstanding
feature of their local union, Miss J.
Zurbrigg and Miss R. Mitchell then
gave a duet. Rev. C. J. Moorehouse.
Brussels, then gave a masterful ad-
dress on "Temperance and Prohibi-
tion."
+roh'ibi-tion," HA spoke of the effect of al-
co'hdl on the human system. 'Alcohol
had three effects, llslt, caused great
depression, Raid, stupidity, 3rd, death.
a*r. hfldoreho'use also emphasized the
fact that there is no halfway temper-
ance measure. Temperance means
total abstinence and alcohol in any
form should only be used as a medi•
.cine and their with great care. Speak-
ing of the work of the W.C.T.'U. he
pleaded that "may we arise and face
the day and may God direct the W.C,-
'T:U. in their ta's'k." Mrs. R, J. Tin-
dall, President of the local union then
;Craik. There will also he other group.
studies led by Mrs. E. Rush, Rev. J.
Stead, Prof, K. 'Consland".and Rev. C.
Daniel, of Peterborough. The recrea-
tion activities wdll be conducted by
Rev. C. Daniel, !Peterborough, and the
vesper services held on the lawn on
North street church will be in charge
of 'L. H. Currie, 'Wingham.
Going to Toronto.—Mrs. 'Dandier
and family are moving to Toronto
where the two order members of the
family, Joe and Harriett, will attend
university. :Llys, IGandier is just re-
covering from an` illness, The ladies
of the. (Wesley -(Willis congregation
made a little presentation to Mrs.
Dandier, before 'leaving Clinton.
presented Mrs, Jno. Anderson, B. line,
with "a Life Membership pin. The
election of officers then took place.
Hon. Pres., Mrs. A. . M. MclGuire,
Brussels; Advisory P'residen'ts, Mrs.
A. E. Lloyd, Wingham, and Mrs. A.
T. Cooper, Clinton; Pres'i'dent, Miss
J. S. Murray, Exeter; fi's't Vice Pres.,
Mrs. R. J. Tindall, Win•ghani; 2nd
'Vice Pres., Mrs., QRev.) C. J. M'o:ore-
housee. Brussels Corresponding Sec.,
Miss Ethel Murdo'ok, Hensall; -Rett.
Sec,, Mrs. C. W. Christie, Exeter;
Treasurer, Miss M. Bailie, Goderich;
Y. and L:TJL. Sec„ Mrs. G. Johnston,
Goderich. The meeting then closed
'with prayer by the Rev. E. C. Smith,
Wham.
'Thinge fo'llo'wing, resolutions were
brought in by the resolution . c m-
mlttee and adopted by the convey
tion. '1. Be it resolved that every
effort 'be made to frustrate the aims
of the liquor interests for 'beer and
.wine by the glass and that we place
-on record -our appreciation of • the
IHoer, G. 'W. (Henry in offsetting the
aftenvpts of the .Moderation 'Lea-
gue as the :pr4blent of dealing with
the liquor traffic is no'w world wide.
We re -affirm our unalterable allegi-
ance to the 'prohibition cause and our
opposition to the liquor traffic. 2. Re-
solved 'that we commend ,the present
method of instruction to ehe young
through the Sunday School Temper -
(Continued an Page Three.)
sibly instruction classes held at God-
erich. .In this way by having local
constables investigate petty com-
plaints in their own municipalities, in-
stead of having constables from God-
erich 'do this work, it is anticipated
that the cost o'f adminfs'tratfon is,
'Huron County can he greatly reduced„
Convene at Wingham.—Thee 36th
annual con'ventioii of the W C,T IJ
was held in the United Church on
July 4th. The convention held two
sessions, one in the morning and one
in the afternoon. The morning meet-
ing commenced at 1'0 a.mi, by singing
the Doxology, and Invocation Prayer
by Miss Murray. After singing "Stand
up for, Jesus," the Blyth Union took
charge of .the devotional exercises.
!Mrs. Wightman read the Scripture
lesson from Isa, 59th chapter, .after
which several led in sentence prayers
followed by Mrs. 'W'igh'tnian closing.
Miss J. S. Murray of Exeter,. the Pres-
ident, then took the chair. Mrs. C.
W, Christie, Exeter, was appointed
Recording -!Secretary pro tem due to
the absence of the rec.-sec., !Miss A.
Consitt of Hensall. The secretary
.eahlcd the ro•li of officers andnine of
the county officers were present. 'Sii -
teen out of the eighteen departments
rep.orted'and these reports Were most
etrcou'fi1ging. Th memorial service in
honor of "those 'members who have
passed on during the year" wins con-
ducted by 'Mrs. (!Rev.) C. J. Moor -
house, of Brussels, As the delegates'
sang 'Jerusalem the Golden," a has-
'ket of flowers was placed on forward
:table in memory ,of those departed,
who were: !Mrs. W. Wel'wood, Mrs.
T. Field, of Wingham; Mrs. Walter
Rase, Of ;Brussels; Mrs. A. T. 'Lucas,:
ICliniton; and Mrs, 3. C. Stoneman,
'Toronto, fordnerly of Hensel!. Dinner
was served to the delegates by the
members 'df the local union, The
altiternoott "sess'ion was opened by de-
votiona'l' exercises by the Clinton
Union. Mrs. ((Rev,) K. MacLean' of
'Wingham; gave an address of wel-
come to the delegates to ,which Miss
7, S. Murray, df 'Exeter, responded.
The reports of the' Treas., Cor. Sec.,
'"Y" Y 'Sec. aat'd L.T,'L Sec., were re-
ceived. Mrs. A. H. Wilford then fa-
vored with a vocal ,solo and Miss Tena
(Raid with a piano solo, .Miss R.
IDw'ff, Field Sec.„ for the Province,
Died at Kincardine.-1Following a
-lengthy illness, •William Cerson pass-
ed away at' his hone in Kincardine on
June 217Th. The deceased was in .his
177th year. He• was horn near Lucan,
a son of the late Mr. and 'Mrs. Thos.
Cerson. 'For fifty years he lived on
the Cerson 'homestead in Greenock
townsihip which his father purchased.
(Following the departure of the family
from Lucan rorty -seven years ago he
married • Ellen Sptan of Greenook.
who survives him with two sons, Er -
fleet of Brampton; and Wilfred - of
Kincardine 'township, and two daugh-
ters, Mrs,
augh-ters,Mrs, Morn'iulas oil St. 'Thomas
and Mrs. -Geo, ,Rdbentsbu of'Kincard-
line township.Also'two sisters, Mrs,
ate Mr. and Mrs, Wm. Saddler of Geo. Vandenburgh of Clinton and
Dorchestervillage, Deceased and her Mrs' Francis IW'es'ton of Gaderich
township. „Fifteen years ago Mr. and
Mrs. Censor moved to Kincardine
where they have since resided, In re-
ligion he was an Anglican' and an Or-
angeman as well as being a member of
the Mas'
Telly, Harrietsville; Mas. !Fred Albbot, t Masonic order funeral
years; Those
Mrs. Albert Gee, London; Mrs. J, A, attending the Funera•I from this
Morris, Mrs. Gordon .Harris. and Mrs.
Percy Hale, Herbert and Miles Rick-
ard of Dorchester; Rev, Frank Rick -
husband resided on the fifth conces=
sign of Nor•'th`rpoechester where ,she
was horn. Her husband predeceased
her in 191115. Surviving are ehe follow-
ing sons and daughters: Mrs.. R. J
trict were 'Mrs Francis Weston, Me.
Allen''Betbles, Mr. ,and Mrs. Frank
Picot,, Miers Olera Harrison, Miss Es-
"The telephone
saved my corn
For30 cents
you all telephone
about
100 miles
by making an "any-
one" callstation-
to-station) alter 8.30
p.m. See list of rates
an front of directory.
Early in the season, Fred Ben
nett noticed a strange blight on
his young corn. It began to
spread very rapidly. He had to
do something at once if he want-
ed a crop.
Fred was enterprising. He call-
ed the government Experimental
Farm by Long Distance tele-
phone. The farm recognized
the blight. from Fred's descrip-
tion, told him what to do, and
in a week the corn was safe.
Long Distance is quick, depend-
able, easy to use — and profit-
able.
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