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The Seaforth News, 1923-08-02, Page 1WHOLE SERIES, VOLUME 45, SEAFeL TH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST, 2,:1923 SSUE NUMBER THIRTY, Special Price o Lawn Socials We offer a P special rice ou our Ice•> P Cream for church society lawn socials. Come and :consult ens before you buy. Y The Olympia Confectionery and Restaurant *f Go to Hutchisofl's for Groceries FANCY CHINA AT HALF PRICE.—Extra fancy hand -painted Japanese china,suitable for birthday or wedding gifts, etc. Regular prices from 80c. to $7,50. This last and only package we were fortunate enough to buy at half price. We pass it along to our customers at HALF PRICE COCOA.—We are confident you would think ours excelleiifvalue at 25e a Ib. ,.Nevertheless, we offer it at 25c 2 lb for TEA.-Ourspecial Black and Mixed Tea, just as good, just as popular as ever, and price lower than any of, the popular package teas. PURE SPICES will soon be much in demand and we have them. VINEGAR. --Every barrel of our vinegar bears this label, "Absolutely Guaranteed Highest Grade Vinegar Manufactured in Canada," Our price for this vinegar per gallon .. �" F. D. Hutchison PHONE 166 Club Bags and Suit Cases We are offering a Solid Leather Club Bag, leather -lined, in Black or Tan at the:. 7o special price of . Fiber Suit Cases at $1.50, $2.00, $2.50 All White Shoes to clear at a special price. Oxfords and Pumps. Oxfords and Pumps in a variety of Leathers. Sizes 21/2, 3 and 3i to clear at 39 c FRED. W. WIGG CHURCH CARD, Seaforth Methodist Church.—Sab- bath hurch: Sab- bath services, 11 a.m., and 7 p.m. Sunday school, 10 aim. Pastor, Rev. R. Fulton Irwin e The pastor at both seryices In the morning the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper and Reception service will be conducted.' ,Let all church members make an effort to be present, NORTH 1VfcKILLOP. The fall wheat is cut and the great- er partiof it is safe in the barn. It is a good average and may be more. Berry pickers are busy. Raspbei- riesare very good this ylear. Miss Steele, daughter of Dr. Steele of Tavistock, has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. John Leemingfor a week The pastor` at Bethel preached on Peace and War last Sabbath.'.- He gave many of the causes which led up to°' war and -the best course to pur- sue to avoid:. it. The singing ' of the choir was good. Mrs. Avery (who was formerly, Miss Ida Davidson) and three .chil- dren are here from Manitoba on a visit. The monthly meeting of the Ladies' Aid sof Bethel Will be heldat the home of Mrs. Driscoll - on Thursday afternoon next: We regret to learn that Miss Annie Kistler hada bad fall and was severe- ly hurt, but we hope she will soon get better. Mr. and Mrs. McBrien and,daugh- ter and Mrs. Good and three children. motored from Auburn and' spent r day pleasantly with Mr. and Mrs. Leeming, Sr. , Many have been relieved of corns by Holloway's Corn Remover. It has a power of" its own that will be. found effective. CIVIC' HOLIDAY ON MONDAY,. AUG. 6TH. Mayor Golding has 'issued the fo lowing statement on Seafor''th's Civi Holiday. It will be held next Mo day, Aug, 6th,, following the costo of other years of having it, vonthe fi g Monday in August. To the Editor of the News. Dear Sir: In view of the troubl that has arisen with regard to Civi Holiday and. the many differet stories that have been circulated as t my action in the matter, I feel th aa. explanation from me might help•t show the people the situation as i really stood. In the first place I have been chug ed .with taking the authority of issu ing • this proclamation entirely upo rnyself, but that is not true. In 1921 the matter of Civic Holiday wa brought before the members of th council and fully discussed, and i was: mutually agreed •that, for th citizens in general, Monday was th most acceptable day for this holida and they also proposed that we adop the same plan that practically al "towns' and cities ha •adopted, i to that is to observe the first Monday in Augus of each year as Civic Holiday. The members of the council fel this would be a most satisfactory plan to follow, saving a lot of trouble each ear and the therefore y y, gave me authority to issue the proclamation for that day. In 1922, the matter was brought up again and the council told me I had the authority to act as I had done the previous year. This year it was intended to follow the same course, but before the proclam- ation was issued, the Fire Brigade had a meeting to discuss this matter and they sent a representative to me to ask that some other day be pro- claimed, as the 6th of Aug. preceded the two days the firemen would have to he in Burlington, and there were two or three members of the brigade who felt they could not be away front business three days in succession. He also said it had been suggested at their meeting that thefollowing Mon- day would be quite satisfactory. There waass...�ttio .mention then for Wednesday as outlined in the petition afterwards received, and had there been, it would have been another natter en- tirely, But for Aug. 13th, one week after every other town had observed. their holiday,.seemed most unreason- able; more especially so, when Mit- chell was having their Old Boys' Re- union from the 4th to, the 9th. Quite a number of citizens had spoken to me in view of this and hoped we would hold our holiday on the 6th so they could celebrate in Mitchell. Con- sidering the request of these citizens and the voice of the council, as al- ready outlined, what would any' of the men, whose names appear on the peti- tion, have done under the same cir- ctunstances? I see in the list the names of several business nien who told me 1 had taken the proper stand, in this matter, not 48 hoods before the petition, was placed in my hands. How can a person hope to satisfy citizens like that?' In all matters of this kind, I have always tried to be fair to the business men and also the citizens in general; I have always endeavored to give both the Band and Fire Brigade my moral and financial support, but- if the services I have giventothe best of my' ability,' have not been satisfac- tory, it is perhaps better that I have tried and failed, , than not to have tried at all, I have also a petition in my hands, signed by some 176 of our citizens asking that the holiday stand as' has been proclaimed. In deciding the matter, it seemed only fair to follow the precedent established by my pre- decessor, who was in the same posi- tion as` I was, and that was to con- sider the petitioncontaining the greater number of ' names. I could not be expected to do otherwise, so our Civic Holiday will be observed Aug. 6th, Respectfully, W. H. GOLDING.` IC m fir e c it 0 at 0 n s e e e y 1 The e pcrition received first by the Mayor was signed by 73 names and ten G,W.V.A. It read as follows: First Petition. • "Believing that the best interests of the Band, Firemen and citizens gen- erally, for the good of the proposed Old Boys' Re -union, 1924, would be best served by holding Wednesday, August 8th, as Civic Holiday, instead of Monday, August 6th, as propose&. we, the undersigned business men of Seaforth, petition your worshipto have said date changed from August 6th to August 8th. We beg to point out that Seaforth is making a special effort to secure the Firemen's Convention for 1924, and to do this, as good a representa- tion as possible of Band and Firemen at Burlington is necessary, - It is manifestly impossible for individuals,. largely .business men to observe Mon- day as a holiday and then lose two days besides. We also wish to point out that the business supply men cannot possibly close their places of business for the Monday without un- due trouble to themselves. A canvass of the members of the two town organizations 'has shown that too large a percentage must re- main at home, if the holiday is held on the 6th, to make a decent showing at Burlington, and .therefore' as it is to our interests and citizens generally. to make the 1924 Old Bbys Re -union as great a success as formerly, we would ask you to give our petition every consideration." ; Second Petitid`n. The second petition has 176 names attached. It is interesting to note that some parties have signed their s" -both `John Henry' to p eti tionst ns o "We, the undersigned citiz c f Seaforth, have appreciated very match indeed the effort that you and the members of your Council have made during your term of office to hold Civic Holiday on the day that prac- tically every town, in this part of the province have. adopted, and which they have decided Civic Holiday should be held, namely, the fidst Monday in August. "To the great mass of citizens this day has proven acceptable as it gives a splendid opportunity to visit friends of other towns with the knowledge that they will be having a holiday as well as Seaforth We regret very much that an effort is being made to change this system, and especially do we regret that this effort is being .made by citizens who are enjoying for 5 -months a holiday that the great majority of workmen cannot -partici- pate in. We are not convinced that the- holding of this holiday on the dates set will have the disastrous ef- fect that is outlined in the petition which you have now in your posses- sion, and in view of this fact we humbly petition you and your council to hold the holiday on the day that you have proclaimed, namely August fith, 1923." LOWER SCHOOL RESULTS The Lower School examination re- sults for •the Seaforth Collegiate In- stitute are now available - and should afford general satisfaction. Of 124 candidates presenting themselves, 92 were successful in all the papers they were permitted to take. Twenty- three were successful in all but one, seven ,in all but two and two on all but three. The number of successful papers was' 93 per cent of the possible number. The candidates may now obtain their certificates from Mr. L. T. DeLacey, the -secretary of the board. The following students were suc- cessful on supplemental examinations, In Zoology, P. Carnochan, B. 1•Ii1- len, J. Lowery, F. McCljnchey, J. Smith, T Story, L. Wankel, M. Rands, J.,Carbert, H. Smillie. In Physiography, J. Carbert. In Art, G. Snowdon, C. Sherwood, M. Thompson, R. Weilandett In Botany, E, Bicknell, E. Ken- nedy, E. Rankin, M. Wallace. In Geography, J, Morrison, A. Mc- Lean, M. Sillery. In Canadian History, J. Daly, G. Reynolds, STRATFORD LADIES WIN. A rink of touring Lady Bowlers from Stratford, comprised of Mrs. Dingman, Mrs. McKay, Mrs. Smith, and Mrs. Howie (skip), stormed the Seaforth green on Saturday evening, and challenging;a local premier quar- tette of Men trundlers,' carried away the honors of the evening by a maj- ority of three, shots. The consistent bowling on the visit- ors'part, together with their barrage of color and an adverse gallery of -in- lookers, finally broke the morale of the Seaforth quartette. Mrs. Howie and Vice Skip Mrs. Smith are to be highly complimented on their generalship, and the perfect draw shots of Mrs, Dingman and Mrs need no other comment than reference to the final score. A kind invitation was, extended by the ladies to visit the Classic City for a, return game, which was graciously accepted and the "Boys" hope to re- deem their lost laurels in the near fu- ture. The personell of the Seaforth defense: s Chas. 'Holmes, Dr. R. E. Fisher, R. E. Bright, Thos. Johnston (WO. T. E. HAYS RESIGNS. At the regular meeting of the Mc- Killop Insurance Company, which was held at the Queen's Hotel on Friday last, the efficient and aged Secretary -Treasurer, Mr. T. E. Hays, handed in his resignation to the com- pany after a service of twenty-three years. Much regret was expressed by the Directors that increasing years had compelled theirhonored treasurer t' take this step, and a motion, moved by Mr. James Connolly and seconded by Mr. Robert Ferris, was unani- mously passed: - "That the resignation of Mr. T. E. Hays • as Secretary -Treasurer be ac- cepted and that the Board regret very much the necessity on the part of Mr. Hays, for taking this step, and 'wish to express their appreciation of his long service, which has conduced to the success of the company to a great extent, and they also wish Io express the feeling that his presence will be greatly missed at the Board, and at their meetings, and hope that he may yet attend and meet with them as of- ten as possible," - When Asthma Comes do not des- pair. Turn at one to the help effect- ive—Dr, J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Rem- edy. This wonderful remedy will give you the aid you need so.sorely. Choking _ceases, breathing 'becomes natural and without effort. Others, thousands of 'them, have suffered: as you •suffer, but have wisely turned to this famous remedy and ceased to suffer. Get a' package this very, day, FIREMEN'S GARDEN PARTY; The Firemen are as good at putting on a Garden Party' as in fighting fires, Theyon the are " lob" from start to finish. And that their work, voluntar- ily done, is appreciated by the people of Seaforth, was evident on Thursday night when Victoria Park was crowd- ed bythe people of Seaforth- p pand vi i i th c n t to en'o a Garden Partyor Y ] Y# the benefit of the "Fire Laddies." The cause was good and the pro- gramme was excellent. After the opening number 40 .Canada' Mayor (io1dutg who .oeehpie'd;tbe chair, gave a short address: The'band then gave Taylor's march, "Samsonian:' The Highlanders in their selections on this occasion, surpassed themselves in the presicion of atta,k, balance and shad- ing of tone. This was especially true in "The Wee MacGregor," and the serenade, "The Twilight Hour." Master Harry McLeod gave a reci- tation, "The Old Flag," after which the band gave .an humoresque, ,"A Musical Switch." , Next the male quartette, composed of Messrs. Beattie, Israel, Mullen and McGregor, gave a selection which pleased the a 1 audience. The first part of the programme closed with that funny instrument which an Irishman calls a "Seotchman's Goose," the bag pipets, played skilfully by Mr. Angus More. " After the intermission, on the High- landers aiders warmed the good Irish hearts by giving a fantasia "Ould Oireland," in which many of the old Irish airs were heard, This seemed a fitting in- troduction heard, "Mr, Gallagher and Mr. Shean," a comic duet given with great ability by Messrs. DeLacey and Reg. Reid, and each local "hit" was ap- plauded. They received a well de- served encore. This was followed by an exhibition of Highland dancing by Misses Helen Beattie and Margaret Kerr, the ex- pert little pupils of Miss Mabel Hogg. The band gave "The Twilight Hour," and the Male Quartette again added to the entertainment of the evening, "The Wee MacGrtrgor" from the band was followed by Mr. Geo. Cardno dancing the - "Sailor's Hornpipe" like a real sailor boy; fol- lowed by the baud "Yes! We Have No Bananas." rhe•accompanists for the evening were Miss Hazel Reid, Mr. H. Ches- ney and Mr. L. T. DeLacey. - Refreshments were served at the booths, and as the evening was warni, they were kept busy. The Firemen will realize about $300 from the even- ing. The Firemen will go Burlington to the Convention next week, accompan- ied by the Highlanders, and an ef- fort -will be made to secure the Con- vention for Seaforth for 1924. THE LATE ALDEEN R. DUNGEY With startling suddenness, the Reaper Death came to Miss Aiken Roslin Dungey, the promising young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dungey, of the Commercial Hotel, in her nineteenth year. Last spring Miss Dungey had suf- fered from an affliction of the heart, but it was thought she was out- growing the trouble, and she had seemed much better. On Wednesday, she had gone with the.picnic party of St. Thomas' church Sunday school to Bayfield, and returned in the even- ing in good spirits and had thorough- ly enjoyed the outing. As she was retiring, she was seized witha pain about the heart and in spite of medical aid, she passed away early .Thursday morning. During the two years Miss Dungey has lived in Seaforth, having moved from Mitchell, her bright personality gained many friends and her un- expected death has - drawn in 'a very specialmanner tothebereaved p r a - ents and family, the deepest sY m- pathy. The funeral took place from St. Thomas' church on Saturday after- noon' and was very largely attended, The floral tributes were many: 'In- terment was made in Mitchell. The . pall -bearers were Clare MernerWilliam Marriott, a M rintt Walter Bateman, J. Walker, James Kennedy and Stanley Nichol. Among relatives present were Mr:. Lemon and Mr. Dungey, Mitchell; Mrs, Rennie and Mrs. Cane, Mitchell; Mr. Dungey, Bornholm; Mrs. John- stone and Mrs. Dunn, of London, WEST -END TTICKERSMITH: The fall wheat is now crit and threshing commenced last week. The Sunday school of Turner's church held a very successful picnic in Townsend's grove on Tuesday last. Mrs. Smallcombe, of St. Cather- ines, and Misses Caine' and Wilma visited at. Mr. G, Turner's last week, Mr. Fletcher Townsend, of Toron- to, was a week -end visitor at his home VARNA. The Church of England is bolding a concert on Dr. Lloyd Moffatt's lawn on Thursday evening August 9. Tuesday was Civic Holiday, when all stores closed, The congregations of the Methodist, Presbyterian and Anglican churches tinned in spending the day m Bayfield and needless to say, the picnic was thoroughly en- joyed by the large number present, about 130. people being on hand. • .SEAFORTH NIGHT AT MITCHELL RE -UNION Citizens: of Seaforth accompanied by the Seaforth Highlanders Band, Pipe -Major Angus More, Misses Margaret Beattie and Helen Kerr, and Mr, George Cardno Scottish dancers; DeLacey and Reid, comed- ians; omed-aan ; the Elliott -Fletcher troupe of entertainers, etc., etc will visit the Mitchell Old Boys' Re -union on. Monday evening, August 6th, that night -having been turned over to.Sea- orth by 'the committee. The 'Seaforth contingent will meet opposite the residence of ldr. New- ton Boyd at 7:30 p,m, and march to the court of honor where they will be officially received and Welcomed by the mayor of Mitchell and officials of the re -union. , Mayor Golding will reply for Seaforth. Citizens of Sea - forth who spend the day in 'Mitchell will please take note of the time and assemble opposite the Boyd residence at 7.30. Cars leave the Queen's Hotel corner at seven o'clock. DIES IN EGMONDVILLE. An aged resident of Egmondville on; Friday passed away in the person of Henrietta Nicholson, widow of -the late - John Modeland in her eighty-fifth year. Deceased was born in Castle Douglas, las, Coo ers e, Scot- land, land, and with her parents, came to -Canada at fire years of age. Her fath- er died on the journey and the family came to Tuckersmith. About 40 years ago she married Mr. George Hale, Oriliia, and came to live in Egmondville, Mr. Hale died about 22 years ago and later the deceased married the late John Modeland, of Tuckersinith, who died 14 years ago, at which time Mrs. Modeland return- ed to Egmondville. About four weeks ago Mrs. Mode - land suffered a paralytic stroke from which she never recovered. She was the last survivor of the family. The late Mrs. John Steet, who died about a year ago, was a sister. The funeral was held on Sunday afternoon, interment being made ,fn Egmondville cemetery. - The ' pall - hearers were six' nephews: Messrs. Thos. Steet, Meaford; George Steet, Saginaw, Mich.; John Nicholson, Tuckersmith; - Wm. Steel, Picton; John Nicholson, Paris; John Model - and, Tucicersmith. The following were here attending the funeral: Mr, T. Steet, Meaford, Mr, George Steet, Saginaw, Mich.; Mr. William Henderson, St. Mary's; Mr. W. llodeland and family, Lon- don Mr. Wm. Finlayson, Paris. Mrs. J. Ross and daughter Ellen, Ohio; Mr, and Mrs. Clive Richards, Scotland. ST. THOMAS' S.S. PICNIC. The annual picnic of St. Thomas' Sunday School was held at Bayfield nn Wednesday of last week. A large attendance of children and parents were present and a pleasant outing was enjoyed. The afternoon was spent in sports, the winners being as follows: Boys' 50 yard dash, 1st, Frank Ar- chibald; 2nd Mickey Archibald, Boys' three-legged. race, Jack and Bill Archibald; 2nd, Mick and Frank Archibald. Wheel barrow race, Leonard Brown and Leslie Bateman; 2nd, Bill and Jack Archibald, Shoe race, lst, Joe Hart; 2nd, Les- lie' Bateman. Candy scramble, Junior classes, Candy scramble, Senior classes, Girls' Cracker race, lst, Evelyn Peterson; 2nd, Mildred Johnstone. Cracker race, juniors, - 1st, Sadie Hart; 2nd, Jessie Archibald. 25 -yard race, lst, Melba Mitchell; 2nd, Pat Southgate, Needle and thread race, 1st, Cora Strong;2nd,Mildred Johnston. Shoe Race 1st Bea -trice Merner; 2nd. Mildred Johnstone. Three legged race, 1st, Isabelle Ar- chibald and Alice Archibald; 2nd, Eleanor Harries, Mildred Johnstone, After a delicious lunch, some pa- triotic songs were sung and the super- intendent, intendent, Mr. F, G. Neelin, was'�giy en the rally salute. QUAIL-SILLERY. A very quiet but pretty wedding took place Monday, . July 30t1a, at 6 o'clock, at the Seaforth ` Methodist parsonage when Lucy Matilda, daugh- ter.of Mr, and Mrs, William Sillery, Egmondville, was united in marriage to Mr. John Quail, of Seaforth. The ceremony was performed by Rev.. R. Fulton Irwin. The bride, who was unattended, wore a smart travelling suit ,olr navy tricotine with grey blouse' and navy taffeta hat em- broidered in navy and grey trimmings and carried a 'bouquet of carnations, sweet peas and maiden hair fern. The happy couple left on the early train for Toronto, Where they will teke the. boat for Niagara Falls, and a trip down' the St. Lawrence to Quebec. On their return, Mr. and Mrs, Quail will reside on Louise street. A. Corrector of Pulmonary Trot- tiles. -Many: testimonials could be presented showing the great efficacy of .Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil in cor- recting disorders of the respiratory processes, but the "test testimonial is experience and the Oil is recommenif- ,ed to all who suffer from these dis- orders with the certainty that they will find relief. It will allay inflain- -inatioti in the bronchial tubes, 1 2 Graduation tiffs This, is the season of the year when Gradua- tion Giftware in order. " Itis pleasant for the graduates many years after to look upon the gift (still in good condi- tion) and: say "This is my Graduation Gift from father or mother." Andso we suggest for Graduation "GIFTS THAT LAST" such, as a Gold Wrist , Watch1800 $ up Diamond Ring or. Brooch ... $10.00 up Onyx Ring , , $5.00 up String of Pearls in Velvet Case $5.00 up Pearl ,Lavalier $5.00n up Bar Pin $2.00 up Ivory Pieces ,,, 75c up Ivory Clock $4.00 up And a 'host of other "Gifts That Last," and all absolutely guaran- teed by Fred,S,Savauge Jeweler and Optician Phone 194. Res. 10 SAVED COMPANION. The following item from the Strat- ford paper, refers to the action of a son of Mr. and Mrs. Wni. Hogg, who moved from Seaforth to Stratford last spring. His sister, Miss Mabel Hogg, taught in S.S. No, 4, McKillop. "Marvin Plummer, young son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Plummer, 215 Douglas street, is recovering nicely after his rather hair-raising experi- ence on Monday. He was climbing along the iron work under the railway bridge at. John street when he over- balanced and fell, striking the con- crete curb at the edge of the river, and then falling into the water. Both arms were broken and had it not been for the timely help of Leslie Hogg, a playmate, who got him out of the water and took him home, his injuries - might have beep worse." TO GO TO BURLINGTON "The Fireen and the Seaforth High- landers will leave on the early train on Tuesday next for Burlington where they will take part in the Firemen's Convention, which will be held there.' They will, assisted by Wm. Ament and Mayor Golding, endeavor to have the Convention held in. Seaforth. 1924. BRUCEFIELD. The death of Mrs. Harry Jackson occurred at the Walker Houlse on Wednesday of last week. The de- ceased had been in poor health for some time past. Interment was madede in Hayfield cemetery- on Friday. HHe r husband survives to mourn her loss. Rev. D. McIntosh, with Mrs. Mc- Intolsh and two small sons, are spend- ing their vacation' at Huron Beach, where they have a cottage. Mr. and Mrs, Harry Collins and. bahy, accompanied byMiss Fannie MacKenzie, have left on a boat trip to - Cleveland, and before returning will visit friends in Cotmeant,- Ohio. The Choral Society which meets each Monday night under the splen- did direction of Prof. Anderton, con- tinues to show a steadily increasing membership, and is a source of much enjoyment as well as instruction. Prof. Anderton hopes to have his class trained sufficiently to present a concert in the near future, ST. COLU1VIBAN, Rev. F. P. White has returned home from a pleasant holiday trip. Mise' Emily Downey, Stratford,. spent the week -end at her borne here. The Misses Annie and Bridget Mc- Grath, of Stratford, are visiting at the. home of their brother, P. V. McGrath. Mr. P. Maloney,' of Detroit, is re- newing old acquaintances here. Miss Marie Flannery spent Sunday with McKillop friends, Muss Nellie White is visiting her friend, Miss: Mildred McGrath. Our new school is progressing re- pidly and we expect it to be complet- ed by the opening of the school term,. Rev. J,. M. Eckert and, Rev, N. O'Connor, i who Have been spending the holidays with people in ,this vi chitty, have returned to their, former duties. Mr, Tom Holland was home over the weeloend. Mins Mary Dalton, of Godcrich, spending ;'the holidays with relatives