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The Seaforth News, 1927-08-25, Page 1WHOLE SERIES, VOL '49 No:..34: DINNERS and SUPPERS Regularly � y HOT LUNCHES at all hours. OUR 'HOME MADE }SPECIALTIES Prices Reasonable the Olympia Confectionery. and Restaurant Try lutchison'sCared J Meatsand their learn excellent quality Stick -a -Patch,; A new 'wonder, a transparent, odorless, laundry proof fluidfor ,patch- mg' silks, cottons, hosiery un- derwear, leaving patched places soft andpliableand npt affected by washing, 'boiling and ironing 35c Manning'iy Wonder Hand Clean- er, contains no gritu.or water and is submitted as the best hand cleaner made 15e Tomatoes, fine quality, per ' 11 qt. basket 900 Special Taal - staked tomatoes. $1.25 caches; for slicing, 'a doz. • 25e ONEY, Fine Clear Clover Honey.fzom'the apitl,ries of r Messrs Hartry and "Laing: 10 lbs. for $1:25. ,Fruie is scarce and honey is healthful and economical, Glass Fruit Bowls, another lot coming regular 25e for 15c Still Another to arrive regular $1.50 for. 69e Large Glass Pitcher, of fine 'r quality, regular 75c for 59e Kay, is delicious for salads or sandwiches 6 oz. jar 30e Capo; cleans .and polishes all light eolored leather shoes 15c Gold Dust Scouring Powder, A. new preparation similar to -. Old Dutch at 10c or 3 for 25c Vinegar xxx Spirit and xxx Pure Cider per gal. 50c. Buy our , good vinegars, as low grade vinegars areslow poison Aluminum French Fry Dishes, with special wire containers for remoying and draining potatoes, vegetables, dough- nuts, etc. Wear -ever quality' Reg. $1.95 Special. $1.50 See these and be convinced of their merits TCHISON. E. D 1.1 U , Real Shoe Values New Sample Shoes in Black Satin and Patent Leather: 1 gqStrap Iltckg: `$5.50 for e$e.7• ,8.5 New Mona' Kid with Rose Blush trimming Covered Spike and Cuban ' HeelsReg. $6.00 for c$4 .4 omen's Velvet 1 strap. $1.50: Women'' s Sport Shoes with Crepe Soles �'' ¢ Child's Blonds 1 Strap size;5 to 7% for $ 1.45. Child's Blonds 1 strap size 8 to' 101,4 for :1:. 6 b Misses Blond Kid size 11 to 2 $3.00 Real Bargains in Real Shoes and Values Surpassed by: no Shoe Store in Seaforth CHURCH CARD. North Side United Church -Pastor," Rev. W. P. Lane, B.A. (Sunday, Aug, 28th. -Union services, 11 a.m. in 'Egmondville United Church. 7 p.m. in North Side United tChurc'h Rev, Arthur (Sinclair, of Hensall, will conduct these services. ENGAGEMENT The engagement is announced of Sriolette Julia, younger',daughter of Mr. and the fate Mrs. Frank Adam of Toronto, to Mr. Cecil Roy Smith, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Smith of 'Seaforth, the marriage to take place quietly September 24th. WON TEN FIRSTS. A most worthy record was made by 'Gibson White, son of Mrs. Mar- garet White, of'Scafori'b, in obtaining first-class honors in ten subjects, and second rand third class honors in two other subjects, in the Upper school examinations this year.- His 'standing, is a credit to himself and the Seaforth Collegiate, ON THE MEND, Latest. report. is that Nelson Gov enlock, who Was injured on August 2nd by electric shock and falling from a 'hydro 'pole at St. Marys, is doing splendidly. The third finger of his right hand. was amputated Thursday last. Although he is up and around now, it will be a week before he re- turns home and a couple of months. before he will work again, SOFTBALL PLAY-OFF TO BE HELD IN GODERICH The semi-finals and finals softball tournament for Huron Presbytery will be held in Victoria -Park, Gode- rich, on. Wednesday, Aug. 31st, with two diamonds. Semi-finals, 2 p,m.-Boys: Goderich North st. or .SI. Helens vs. MoncriefL. Girls: (Blyth or Brnceifield vs Chis e,lhurst or +Hensall, 3 p.m. -Boys: Clinton Wesley -Wil- lis or Varna vs. Grand' Bend. Girls: Wroxeter vs. St. Helens.' Finals -5.30 p.m. -Winners vs. winners. • THE FALL .FAIR. Prize lists are now out and- copies may be procured from the secretary, A. D. Sutherland,' and as schools will not open for some time yet school children may :have sheets with the list of classes in the school children's,'de- partment. The baby beef class is again open to boys and girls 16. years and under with six -prizes, the animals, however, must have been raised by the boy or girl exhibiting for at least three months prior to the fair. Township boys • are requested to pick their four horses and riders now for the horse relay racg.. 'The fair reflects the in- terest some people take in it; the qua- lity of the exhibits is surpassed no- where. How about -_a bang-up entry list this year? The directorsare still spending money on improvements, painting the building and ticket of- fice; erecting more stock pens, etc. Ilave your dollar ready when the membershi'p committee calls. LO,O.F. Last Wednesday evening at the regular meeting, Fidelity Lodge, No. 55, of the LO.O.F'., had a visit from the D.D.G.M„ Bro. Moffatt, of Brncefield who installed the following officers in their respective positions:; N. G., i3ro, E. Mole; V , G., Allan Reid; R•S., C. Aberhart; 'RS., W. H. Golding; Treas., Jno. Thompson; War„ S. Deem; Con., A. McGavin; 0.G., j. Modeland; LG.; T. Bickel': R.S.N.G„ James 'Hill; L.S.N,G., Jno. Pullman, R S.S„ F. 'Harburn,; L.S.S,, 13. 'Williams; Chap., W. Edmunds. After business of the evening they retired to the Olympia restaurant where refreshments were served. Speeches were made and 'a pleasant social time was spent by all. No one need endure theagony of corns with Holloway's Corn Remover a, hand to remove them. SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, TH'URSDA'Y', AUGUST 25, 1927. ROBERT HAWTHORNE. Robert Hawthorne, son of the late. Robert and Mrs. Hawthorne, of Sea - forth, died' suddenly at the Manhat- tan hotel, New York, on Wed.,` Aug. 17 'He was_ born 47 years ago in Mc- Killop and was brought up as a boy on lot 26, con, 3. At the age' of 12 the family moved to Eganondville. His mother moved to Side s't., Sea - forth, in 1921, after his father's death. He attended bhe Col;jegiate ]fere and business college at Chatham. His mother has kept a varnished piece of wood that he salt home on which be wrote the following: "A terrible dis- aster happened here to -day in which two cars were cotnpletely destroyed but _Miraculously no one was hurt. This is a piece of one of the wrecked cars. Sunday, Jan. 30th, 1897." This: was the year of his graduation. In the fall of the same -year he,went West, to Kenora (or Rat Portage as it was then called). For a year or two he successfully held °a position with Nars &'Robinson real estate agency, Winnipeg. Ile then accepted a more responsible position with' the Cable Music Co., Chicago, In a few years he started in business for himself in. Des Moines, Iowa, opening a public audit bureau there. Six years ago Mr. Hawthorne bought the Manhattan hotel in New York, Besides his widow there survives his motherand brother Walter, of Goderich,and one uncle. James Ranking ` Eamondville: The funeral was held from the home of -his mother to Maitland 'Bank cem- etery, Rev. Mr. MdDermid, Goderich, conducting the service. Pallbearers were A. A. MclLennan, Wm. Reid, k. D Sutherland Geo D. Haigh Arthur BOWLING. 'rhe new bowling green is gradual - attended rounded into shape. At a well attended bee held last week the loose stones and wild ,grass were cleared off in quick order' by the enthusiastic gang of workers present. The thanks of the Bowling Club is due !the num- ber of. non -bowlers who turned out and so willingly helped. The efficient chairman of the grounds committee, Mr. Robert }Boyd, hope's to have the. ground in shape for seeding in the early part of September. , With the co-operation of the C.+N.'R. authori- ties and the Town 'Council the ;Bowl- ing Club expect'' to have one df the finest bowling greens in Western On- tario. The landscape architect of the C.N,'R, who was in town recently, has' submitted a plan showing a very generous planting of shrubs, trees and perennials w'h'ich together with new. club -house and other improvements will make the railroad approach to the town a beauty spot instead of an eyesore as at present. At the local doubles tournament held last Friday evening, Messrs. Frank' Sills and Jack HacTavish were high with three wins .plus 18. 'TWO rinks ' of 'bowlers. were in Lucknow on 'Thursday of last. week coinlpeting for the John Joynt trophy. The rink, consisting of W. T. Thompson R. H. Sproat, R. J. Sproat and J. M. 'McMillan ; were suc- cessful in reaching the finals but lost by one shot in securing the trophy. Prizes' Of electric 'coffee percolators were awarded each of the above play - Three, rinks were in Paris on Wed - Powell, of this week attending what Powell, +Chas- stance cot. Those pre is probably the biggest tournament sent from ,a distance were Wes, Robt, of its kind ever held ' in Ontario. 'The Hawthorne, New York; and Mr, members of of the rink. arc as 'follows;' Phillip Grigg, New York. 1 H. Stewart, W. J. Duncan, M. R., A REMARKABLEMEMORY Rennie, J. Beattie, skip; R. Winter, C. A FTolYnes, tT Johnston,;. Dr: Bechely, Mr. R. C. 'Collison, of St. Paul, skip; W. Thompson, R. .H. Sproat, Minn., who is visiting at his .home to R. J. Sproat, J, M. McMillan. skip,. Blyth, pays tribute to the remarkable: , memory of 'Mr. Thomas Stephens, EGMONDVILLE. who celebrated his ,fiftieth anniver- sary as proprietor of The Queen's The C. •G, L T. group . .Cheerful Hotel, Seaforth, this year, and is in 'Churls. returned from +Cherry Cove his 87th year, A few years ago Mr. 'Camp on Mr. O. R-.'Forster's farm Collison happened to be in :Seaforth last week. A most delightful week and went into the Queen's to seek in- spent in swimming and the hikes to formation as to where he could find the !falls on the Maitland, River at the late Mr. Jos. Davidson, ,whorn he Benmiller, - the cheese factory at had known in St. Paul. He made the Flol.nesviile, and along the river. On acquaintance of "Dad" Stephens with Tuesday evening a farewell campfire whom he had quite a chat. Three program was successuflly carried out years later he was again in Seaforth, in• honor of the neighbors, who were and much to his surprise, on' entering most thoughtful and kind. The slit - the hotel` doorway, was greeted by cess of the camp was - due to the ef- Mr. Stephens.with, "Well, still look- ficient leadership of Miss Rena Mac in'g<for JoeDavidson?" lcenzie. Seaforth Upper School Results 1 -1st class honors (75-100 p.c.) c=Credit (50-59 p.c.) 2 -2nd class 'Honors (66 to 74 p.c.) Marks given or F -Failed. 3 -3rd class honors (60-65 p.c.) Ov a h• a. L x a'�, t9 F R•i U Ud'V U .e A N N m c .5 .q v-ao 0.,01 N ,a• • a k, WCD6 Ronald Aberhart c 4. 41r : • 3 . ' 3 45r c . Mae Aberhart 2 1 . c Jean Alexander .. 3 c c 3 Karl Ament . , 2 1 Alice Archibald 2 2 1 -, 1 Jeanette Archibald .. 1 c c Marg't Armstrong c' c c ,.. .. 2 .. , , William IBarlber, . 3 . . , c 38 2 Jean Brodie.. 33 30 37r . Leonard . Brown. 26 2 39 40, .. Elroy Brownlee 36 42 c 28 40 .. James :Chesney.. Jean Chuff ,, 3 1 John Crich .. Mary Dickson..., 28 37 33 Arthur Edmunds 34 c c .. 2 .. .. John Ferguson 26 c c , .;. . •Bertha Grieve.. 1 c ` c3 Hazel Haugh .. 1 1 . Bessie 'Hille•n c c c c Mary.Jackson 2 1 1 2 c 3 Mildred Johnstone 3 Olga- Knight c 31 c . Basil `Lane.. , , 08 38 . 'Clifford 'Lowery 36 c C Hugh McMillan_ 07 33 , , , Laura McMillan : 3 ' 3 c .. . , c Gordon MoGonigle 3 Andrew McLean 3 3 Clarence McLean 45r Ferne lvtcLean 13 " 31 25 c '. Margaret McMillan c 2 2 2 William McNay.. c c c 2 Ida Medd .. .. 1 . • Lancelot Norris c Evaleha Nott 3 3 2 „ 2 . , Fraser 'Oliver:. 3 39' 2 1 Agnes Patrick 2 Earl Peterson .. c 39 2 Francis !Peterson c' William Pollard 3. 2 11 Helen 'Redmond 40 Rana Id (Reinke c• .. 35 35 •- .: Isabel Ritchie 2 2 . 2 Aileen 'Ryan .' c ,37 Murray 'Sayauge .. 19 25 c • • Chas. Sherwood Cora (Sherwood d , , Alvin Sillery. , , , d Monica Sills.... 3 c c Barbara (Simpson 34 3 -,3 ;. , 2 Lapslie.'Smitlr. , c 44r • c c Gerald Snowdon . , c 3 . c 44r Lenora Stewart c 30 •c : , .. .. Cora Strong 16 : +Laurence Talbot 3 Alice Thompson Mildred Turnbull 3 36 3 ., 29 ;, • Eileen Turner., c. c e c Lillian Wankel . c L auretice Webster , . ,, c 2 Elva Wheatley c 40r c . 'c Gibson White..' 1 • 3 1 1 1. 1 . Frederick Willis c 38 40 ' Robert Willis, Lloyd Workman 35. 2 • •38 c c c 2 3 2 2 c: '38 . , 2 2 C c.. 32 23 . c c e 39 . 32 25 . . c c 17 02. 02 . . c 2 c c c c 1 1 1 3.. c 3 3 c . . 0 33 ' 1 40 . , 1 . 3 c 1 3 3' 3 27 3 • 1 c e, 39 34 . . 1 1 2 c 2c 1 3 36 09 17 20 16 , . c 48r 36 17 . . 3 c 3 c c 36 . 3 c 2 1 2 2 2 i .2 •2 2 0 • CELEBRATES HER NINETIETH BIRTHDAY. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Writer and 'fam- ily were at Zurich on Wednesday of this week .attending a family reunion celebrating the ninetieth birthday of Mr. _Merner's mother, Mrs. Mary Merner, held at the home of her daughter, Mrs, W. Calfas, All the members of her family. were present and a plea'sant time was spent during the afternoon and evening, That Mrs. Merner's long life has been a busy one is evidenced by the fact that after raising a family of nine child- ren of her own, she adopted and brought up three little girls who lived with her until their marriage. She was born in the State "o5 Iowa in 1837, hermaidenname being Mary Ann Ble'a'm, and the family settled in Waterloo county while she was quite young. Seventy-tw'o years ago she was married to her late husband Gottlielb Mercer, and after farming in Waterloo for five years, they moved to Stanley township where Mr. Mer- rier founded Berne (now 'Bl'ake) nam- ing it after his :birthplace, Berne, Switzerland. After a number of years they moved to the farm on the Bronson line, near, Zurich,. where they lived until retiring to Zurich thirty years ago. Her .husband pass- ed away in March, 1924. Mrs. Mern- er's nine children are all living: Wil- liam, of Winnipeg; Sam„ of Hensall; Jonathan, of Seaforth; Mrs. C. Either, of Crediton; J. D. of Detroit; Mrs.. Calfas, of Zurich; George, of Dash- wood; Edward, d, of Bayfield; and Wes- ley, of Zurich. Her adapted children are: Mrs. Wi.t+tver, of Stratford, Mrs, Weber, of Michigan, and Mrs, Otto (deceased). There are also three sis- ters and a brother: Mrs, Beckenhauer. South Bend, Indiana; Mrs. ICalb- fleisch, of Idaho; Mrs. (Rev.) Han• stead, of Kansas, and Jonathan Gleam, Elktown, Mich. Mrs. Merner's ,friends, far ,and near, join in extend- ing heartiest congratulations and trust she may be spared to celebrate many more birthdays. IN THE EARLY DAYS OF EGMONDVILLE The passing of the old brewery last week recalls to the minds of the older residents, business and other 'loca- tions in the thriving village of Eg- mondville during their youth. A noisy boiler factory stood where Robt. Mc- Kay now lives. This was owned by ivrr. Finkes. • VanEgmond's woollen mill, a thriv- ing business, was built part in Sea - forth and part, in'Tuckersmith, to ob- tain town privileges. A cooper shop Ownedby Mr. Kruse, was opened across from the brewery on the pro- perty at present •owned by Mr. Allen, A blacksmith shop belonging to Thos: Hill and later to Robert Fttlton, gave splendid service. An earlier one was awned by Mr. Hart. lvIr. Wiley Jacobs, now living in Seaforth, learn- ed his trade as tinsmith with John Britt about 63 years ago in a shop on the southeast side of the 'bridge. Same of the older people no doubt remember wearing hardy boots made by the early shoemakers, Messrs. Taylor, Cameron, Steet, Campbell, Thur and' Jas. 'Ryan. John Gray had a ,.,lough shop in'.which 'he forged, his own ploughs !by' hand. Where Mr: Thos. Grieve's house is, Watson's foundry stood: Valentine -Boehler oc- cupied a pottery shop in the '50's on the •site of Munro's 'butcher shop,' The grist mill, run by Karl Mustard, was burned in 1886; two tanneries were operated by Hill & Britt, and Jacksons. Potash making was done clown on the river fiats west of the bridge by Mr. Cunningham. Fred Mitchell, brought up in the hotel on the corner directly across the road from the tan- nery, by his mother, was later mayor -of London, for a time. Other hotels were awned by Mrs, Robinson, Fred Weiland, JohnDaly and Bill VanEg- mond, on the place where Mr, Goven- lock now lives. A street fight every night was not uncommon. The first school was built between where John Murray and Louis Fleurcheutz live, later moved across, to Robt. Beattie's present property. It was again changed for the +location it now occupies. Oneofthe early teachers was 'William Jerrond, just out frons the Old. ; Country, ' The time when the old Presbyterian Church was situated on River street, in the cemetery property, is recalled, also, The tree still stands under Which many a youth found shade before church time on hot Sunday mornings, 'This tree was djrectly in front of the 'church door, which faced 'Thefirst brass band and the Ful- ton 'boys, Robert and Walter, with their bicycle, a great novelty then, are well remembered by some. Mr. Louis Fleurcheutz possesses two interesting antiques.. One is a watch with very odd works, identified by a local jewel- er to be 130 years old. The make is Wicksteed 'Oswes'try. The ;other is a silk -lined tobacco pouch made by a number of he Fleurcheta z'fantily in Frankfurt, Germany, exactly 80 years ago. It is in the shape of a small hand bag and is made of very tiny beads woven together with Bilk threads in pretty patterns ofa;rrd3es and forget -rte -hots, and neat inter • , twining design. ' 2 c .'Tile first saw -mill aitd grist still' , was built by the VanEgmonds. The 3 c , , old dam east of the bridge supplied it ,With water. The 'first 'building was 3 3 , torn down in' the '70's and rebuilt, this trine s'tea'm power being installed 1 1 1 2 to use when the water was low. One of the elderly, but still active re-' ' sidents, Mr. John "Murray, ran the :machinery for a year or two, The mill boasted two engines supplied by $1AYEAR "The Gift Shop" Jeweler and:Optometrist Opposite Post Office COAL L r U LIT Q A •.Y SERVICE E L. BOX PHONE one boiler. This 'mechanical a eperi-' ecce led Mr. Murray and hie father, who lived where James Nolan lives now, in 1877 to buy a threshing ma- chine, 'the first one used anywhere in this section of Ontario. The separa- tor built by MclPherson & McDonald, Stratford, was driven by .horse ,power, The front field of George Cameron's farm on the Mill road, having an early crop of oats that year, gave him the honor of being the first farrier to have a crop threshed with the new machine. Being progressive, the Murrays bought a steam engine and separator at London in 1879. The first appearance of this marvel at John Reinke's was as big an attraction as the 'London -to -London airplane at London last Sunday. Buggies were tied to the fence across the entire front of thefarmon both sides of the .road. Both their horse and steam separators were on the road in 1879-80. The .following names are taken from Mr, Murray's time . book in the second year of their threshing with steam, Whit V esrdes & Ned Cresswell McCully. Mrs. Rouatt G. Sproat. Mrs. H. Chesney T. Lapsley. H. Chesney Robert Garrow James Chesney 'James • Johnston 'Jos. 'Dickey R. Dickson Jno, Dickson A. Archibald (Roxboro) James Pickard Jack McGee John Reinke S. Wallace Will McMurray W. Ross R. Coleman W Nicholson A. McCaa H 'Hood Will Chesney James Kerr R. 'Leatherland Mr. Paisley J. Cameron John Hogg James McIntosh' D. Scott R, Charters W. McConnell Mrs. McLean T. Adams W. Scott John Beatty Mrs. Campbell Joe Brown R. Thomson R. J. Devereaux Lawrence 'Bros. C. 0.' Neal R. McMillan J. ard Roderick Gray G. Walker W. Acheson R. McLean T. 7, James D. McLean l)fr. McDermtid, G. McKay Of these names, those known to be living are Robert. Garrow, Robt. J. Devereaux; and Harry (Hood, who is living in Vancouver, B.C. 'The threshing season of 1880 last -I ed from Saturday, July 24th, to Saturday, January 8th, 1881. The rate was $10.00. per day, H. Hood having the biggest threshing at ones time, being 33 days, SLACK-HULLEY. On August 8th, the marriage took place of Stephen Caroll Slack, Wyan- dotte, Mich., to Eva Mary Hulley, Detroit, Mich., daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Job Hulley, Seaforth. The cere- mony was perforated at Bowling Green, Ohio by Rev. Win. Wallace, Constein. They motored on their honeymoon to Pennsylvania, Now York City and Cleveland. rammormsonenra WANTED Live Poultry,,; Highest cash prices paid for poultry every Tuesday forenoon. THOS. BICKELL, Seaforth music, Anne OE Ooveillock Piano, organ, theory, sight singing Pall Term opens Sept. 6th Pupils prepared for. Toronto Conservatory examinations Class work for beginners as desired. Studio North Main St, Seaforth Phone 108 "THE ASS KNOWETH ' HIS M'ASTER'S CRIB" -From a letter in The - New York Times: "The central idea in the short speech made' by the Prince of Wales at the dedication of the International Peace Bridge was the injunction to 'seekpeace and pursue it.' The Times, besides printing the Prince's speech in full, singled out thesen- tence containing . this sentiment for . special display, yet ,peculiarly, neither The Times nor any of the several newspapers which -I saw appeared to recognize that the Prince's sentiment was not original, but is quoted from the Bible. Psalm 34, verse 14, reads: 'Depart from evil and do good, seek peace and pursue it.' It inay be that his Royal Highness would rather have it -known that he knows his Bible well enough to quote it than be credited merely with the coining of a neat phrase." 'The late Chief Justice Hagerty, of Tor'onto, once got himself into a fix , similar to that of the New York Times by not recognizing a quotation from the Bible. The late Canon David- son. of Peterboro, during his student days at Trinity College, Toronto, had occasion -to seek the loan of a Latin "crib" front. Professor . Boyes. As he reluctantly handed the book to the strident the master drawled: "The ox knoweth his owner and the _ass his master's crib." Young Davidson later repeated the joke to Chief Justice Hagarty, whose answer w a s, "Humph 1 That's not „original of, Boyes---I'M sure I have heard that corn ewhere before." HOG SHIPMENTS. For week ending Aug. 18th. Seaforth-Total 95, select bacon 19, thick smooth 59, Heavies 1, lights and feeders 14. Huron County -=Total 940,'. select bacon 305, thick smooth 501, heavies 44. extra heavies 3, shop hogs 36, lights and feeders 35., Se to 6th == School Opens = 9 gem. Dollars Do Double i ilnty at Beattie's Text oks This year we have ,", complete line of School Supplies. Text Books added. Special Assortment School . Bags 5c Rubber tipped pencil 2 for .plc FEE --1- Guaranteed Pencil Sharper with a $1.50 purchase -while they hast FREE 1Oc Eraser tri each 5Oc purchase. B E P T"li'11E SELLS Pe e 1..'E S S EA !E