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HURON COUNTY'S LEADING NEWSPAPER
WHOLE SERIES, VOL; 69, No. 18
HURON BMEETS AT ZURIN BOARD CH
The annual meeting, of the Bean
'Growers Marketing Board of District
No. 2, Huron and Perth, was held
in Zurich Township Hall. J. A. Gar-
ner, secretary of the board, reported
on the financial standing. W P. Cor:
nen, of Appin, told of the efforts
made distribute pure the lines of obtain
egiste ed
seeds.
Last year two test plots were laid
down in Hensall and one at Ailsa
Craig and another one at Western
Ontario Experimental Farm, Ridge -
town. Weather conditions affected
the test plot work, and another series
of tests will doubtless be held this
year. Due to the unfavorable weath-
er conditions there was a large loss
of beans both in acreage and in qual-
ity in Huron district. Huron now
stands second to Kent County for
top . place in bean production.
None of the 1945 crop has gone
to Britain as the moisture content
has bean such that shipment over-
seas has been unsafe. ,
For' the year 1946 the following
committee was appointed: George
Armstrong, Exeter; John Armstrong,
Dave Ducharnie and Gus Roche, all
of Zurich; W. F. Alexander, Hensall,
and Alonzo McCann, Dashwood.
PASSES IN WYOMING
Mrs. Ada Reid and Miss Gal-
braith, of town, received word on
Friday that their brother-in-law, Mr.
John Gemeinhardt, had passed away
that morning at his home in Douglas,
Wyoming. MT. Gemeinhardt was a
former resident of Bayfield.
SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1946
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Northside United Church
Rev. H. V. Workman, Minister
10 a.m., Sunday School.
11 a.m., "Seeing Christ as He Is."
7 p.m. "The Lord Forgive th out
sins."
Thursday 7:45 p.m., Praye^ Se
vice.
Welcome to these services.
CANADA TEMPERANCE FIRE DESTROYS HOUSE
ACT TO STAY IN FORCE IN McKILLOP SATURDAY
Ontario's' request to have Parka- j A fine two-storey, bride house,
meat repeal ,the CanadaTemperance. together with most or its contents, on
Act; which conflicts with the On - 'the farm of Mr. and lyres. Tlldon Kerr,
tario Liquor Control Board Aet, has 6th con., McKillop, 'a few miles north
been refused. Imposed many years of Seaforth, was destroyed by fire
ago,' this act, recently ruled valid by late on Saturday afternoon, Mr, and
the Privy Council, affects the conn Mrs. Kerr were iii Seaforth when the
ties of Perth, Huron; Peel and Mani Rae' was discovered.
toulin Island, where laws of the pro- Neighbors went to the scene and
vine's own liquor act will not apply managed tosave some of the most
after March 31. valuable furniture, but the flanges
Refusal of the Dominion author]- Made such headway that they could
not save the building. The fire is
ties to remedy an awkward and far-
cical situation as regards enforcing believediito haved.had its start in of
the law was made known by Premier adjoining shed. The, loss was not
George A. Drew in the Ontario Leg -estimated but insurance was carried.
g � Mr. and MrsKerr are living at the
islature when he explained that six tome of their neighbor, Mr. Ross
other provinces had also made simi- A4nrdie since' the fire,
lar requests. As a result, 11 hotels
in Huron, -13 in Perth and four clubs VICE PRESIDENT VISITS
in Peel must end the sale of beer on REBEKAH LODGE
March 31 as the province has al- ; '
ready notified the parties concerned! • --
that their licences will not be re- Edelweiss Rebekah Lodge No. 117
newed after this date. held their regular meeting on Mon -
On Manitoulin Island no one held day evening, March 25th with guest
a license to sell liquor, but it is. a of honour, Vice President, Mrs. E.
known fact that hard stuff and beer Fletcher, from Guelph, and members
were easily procurable there. from Brussels, Goderich, and Clin-
Premier Drew read copies of the ton lodges. Miss Margaret Habkirk
letters he and Prime Minister Mac- was presented with a Rebekah pin
kenzie King exchanged on the before leaving for her new home in
matter, since last February, in order St. Marys. Mrs, E. Fletcher gave a
to acquaint .the members with all wonderful talk on kindness and love
particulars. In asking repeal the to one another. Mrs. Wendorf of
Ontario premier stressed the dif- Clinton favoured With a piano solo.
ficulty the Ontario law enforcement Mrs. Nediger of Clinton sang a love-
ly solo. Mrs. Fletcher was presented
with a purse from all the lodges. country, as well as "Those good
Miss Jean Scott, the District Deputy cows, Bob always had and his beef
President; was presented with a bou- cattle".
quet of flowers. A delicious lunch Bob, you have been always a
was served by the social committee friend to those in need, whether it
after which the singing of God save was a neighbour or anyone who hap -
the. King brought the evening to a pened along, and no one ever left
close. your door in need of food or shelter.
No doubt as you look back over
MAE LANE AUXILIARY the years you will recall many happy
The Mae Lane Auxiliary of North- experiences which have added to
side United Church met on Tuesday your colourful life. We recall hear -
evening, Mal 26th. Mrs. Ross Sa- ing of one when you trimmed a
vauge, First Vice -Pres., opened the young Maple tree when yen were a
meeting by reading 'a poem "World very young boy and were liable to
Day of Prayer." "What a Fellow-
ship' was sung and Mrs. E. Close
led in prayer. Mrs. Beverly Christie,
Pres., then took charge. The minutes
of ,the February meeting were read
by the Sec., Mrs. Geo. Johnston. Mrs.
Workman briefly outlined the pur-
pose of the "Crusade for Christ and
officers would have in effectively
enforcing the Canada Temperance
Act.
The odly offences under the C.T.
Act are selling and keeping for sale,
he stated, whereas under the Ontario
Liquor Control Act there are many
offences under which persons Wright
be charged. There was the great
need of uniform liquor laws, too,
said Premier Drew
He pointed out that both the Can-
ada Temperance Actand the Liquor
Control
n r Act of Ontario contain local
option provisions. The difference is
that the local option provisions of
the former provide for a change if
there is a bare majority, whereas
the latter, act calls for a three-fifths
majority. Experience has shown that
.in order to maintain effective law
' enforcement, it is necessary to re-
duce minorities at least two-fifths
and that a three-fifths majority is
i needed as a basis for stability in ad- His Kingdom." Mrs. Lillian Barber, known i esident of Ba geld, �e ` 1Yi1 �„ "` "` .
ministration on laws of this kind. Capt of Circle 3 then conducted character and geniality, develope+i y at 11 tables of Cromarty
progressive+leuchre,
Friday
PIONEER RESIDENT FETED
ON 80TH BIRTHDAY
On Friday evening, March 22nd,
an enjoyable stag euchre party was
held at the home of Mr, and Mrs.
David McLean, honouring Mr, Ro-
bert Doig of Tuckersmith.,The occa-
sion marked Mr. Doig's eightieth
birthday. Friends to the number of
one hundred enjoyed progressive
euchre during the early part of the
evening, after which a delicious
lunch was served by the wives of.
those. in charge of the evening. At
midnight Reeve Arthur Nncholson
called the gathering to attention and
the following address' was read by
Mr. Robert Archibald: "To Mr.
Robert Doig, congratulating hint. on
his eightieth birthday.
Dear Bob: Some of your friends
have gathered here to -night to do
honour to you and congratulate you
on your eightieth birthday. We be-
lieve you may take it as quite a com-
pliment, Bob, that despite your four
score years you are still counted by
the "Boys" as one of the "Boys" and
that this "Night", when the "Boys"
could join with you in celebrating
your birthday has been looked for-
ward to with a great deal of enthu-
siasm.
You have always been known as
an industrious farmer and your
farm and farming methods have been
a. credit to the Township in which
you have spent your life, and the
good "Clydes" that you raised have
been sought in many parts of the
BRUCEFIELD HONORS
SERVICE PERSONNEL
A banquet and reception for the
service personnel of those in this
district, who recently returned from
overseas, with their parents and
friends: also, those who had enlisted
and had not participated in the ban-
quet and reception last fall, was held
in the school room of Brucefleld'
United: Church by the Brucefield
Patriotic Society. Mr. J. K. Cornish,
the president, acted as master of the
ceremonies. The banquet was pre-
pared and served by the W.A. At
the close, Mr. J. Cornish proposed a
toast .to the King. Mr. A. Paterson.
proposed the toast to the service per-
sonnel which was responded to by
'Mrs. J. Ussher: Mr, G. Swan moved
vote of thanks to the W. A. which
was seconded by Mr. T. B. Baird.
Mrs• L. Eyre, the president of the
W. A. replied. At the reception Mr.
J. Cornish made an excellent chair-
man. Songs were given by the junior
quartette, Douglas McBeath, Hugh
Zapfe, Marjorie Mustard and June
Taylor. Duet by Miss Hazel and Ross
Dining. Vocal solos by Mrs. J.
Cairns, instrumental music, trio.
Mrs. A. Johnston, Mr. J. Horton and
Mr. R. Dilling. Solo,Mrs. J. Mur-
doch. Addresses were given by the
chairman and Rev. G. F. N. Atkin-
son. Mr. Lyle Hill, veteran of War
No. 1 and past president of the pat-
riotic society, presented a 350. bond
to the service personnel who were
Present, viz. Sgt. Wm. R. Dalrymple,
Sigmn. Donald Dayntan, Cpl. Wm.
T. Caldwell, Pte. Wm: G.Burdge,
Spr. Richard McCabe, Lieut. N'S
Hazel Haugh Ussher. Lieut N/S Au-
drey Murdoch Rumble, Pte. Horace
Brotherton, Sgt. Myles M. Kelly
and A/B Seaman George A. Must-
ard. Those absent were Spr. Ross
B. Grainger, L: Sto. Morley B.
B. Wright, and Pte. Hubert Taylor.
Three of the boys are still overseas
viz. Gnr. Clarence Armstrong, L. A.
Louis
C. W. F. Aikenhead and Pte. Lour.
Dutot.
Mr. George Mustard thanked the
Patriotic Society on behalf of the
get into trouble over it, but that
same Maple still stands as the pret- I returned personnel for all they have
best tree in the row. clone during the war.
Whereas the 7th concession has I Miss Margaret Henry of London
claimed you for a great number of spent the weekend at her home here. I CROMARTY
years, we believe houset onlylife was the 5th I BAYFIELD Mr. and Mrs. Ott Walker and
spent in a log
among the Chesneys, Sproats, Amid- M_.,„_„ ,, daughters, Helen and Margaret, en-
balds Wards, etc•, and your fine d d
at the age of 69. A son
h d f the ting 'n your youth has grown during the h 1 14 d til• G ttl' b
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31 a year
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IT PAYS
Res. 10
Prime Minister King's final reply
in the matter dated Ottawa, March
22, saying Parliament could not re-
peal the C.T.A. at•present read in
part: "In view of the conflicting rep-
resentations and the complexity of
Ser the questions involved and the de-
mands made upon this Government
by other and even more urgent
the remainder 0 to mee i oft a ate i r. an i rs. o le
"Sweet Hour of Prayer” was sung years and .the succeeding genet yIerner, of Bronson Line, Hay Town
f the BovsLunch was served.
unison. Miss Ethel Beattie i
scripture, John•XIV after which Miss
Thelma Elgie read an article "Build-
ers together with God" and was very
The prizes were won by Mrs. Lind-
sayellar Mrs. John Wiltoi
followed by the Lord's prayer in tions of those early days stillMuller,
he moved to Bayfield in
read
-
1911,
i , r. o Wilton,.
Lloyd
Lloyd Elliott, and Gordon Scott.
the count you as neo e where Ite operated a general stet
To -night we aslc you to accept until 1928, when he moved to a farm Mr. and Mrs. George Wallace and
this gift in remembrance of the on the Goshen Line, •Stanle,• Town- Mi and Mrs. Lindsay Armstrong,ellar with
Town -
many happy times we have had • ship. He retired five years -ago and nen and Mrs. Bruce hip -
ng A. beautifully rendered gether with the hope that there wr 1 h
ad been residing with his slaughter
mspni
solo "Hold Thou my hand" was sung be many more to follow. "Many Mrs. Grant Turner, Bayfield. 11t Mr. and Mrs. Ott Walker in Kitch-
t tie happy returns of the day .1903 d h ener.
matters, we have concluded that we by Mrs. James .Stewart accompar r al pY 1903 he maarned Satan Reid, who
First .Presbyterian 'Church should not ask Parliament to repeal by Miss Winnie Savauge. The topic Mr. Doig was the recipient of a predeceased him. He was a member sir_t_e_ng on Miss Mary Currie in Strat-
r,DSncaBnairMclStiilatfordtlt also
hel-
10 a.m., The Sunday School. this statute without more careful was ably taken by Mrs. Gardiner, beautiful maroon leather lounging of the United L. -.._L and as ..__ reeve
11 am Public Worship: The d detailed 'd thanit isf the" study book on Africa Dis chair and footstool and a pipe. The
'O
an const ei orlon tom ie Mr, ofBayfieldin 1928. ford General Hospital.
(fence of the
Cross." • „Blessed possible to give at the present time." cussions ; were passed on primitive presentation being made by Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Robert Chittic1- St. Marys
7 p.m. Public Worship; conditions in Angola sixty years ago, John McKay and Mr. Mervin Lane. wing Hallman, New Dundee,
Mrs. Q
are the Pure in Heart." ' Here is what could happen in the and were compared with the Christ- Mr. Doig made a suitable reply and told Mrs. Grant Turner; two sons and Mr. and Mrs. George Walz and.
Thursday evening at 8: 'The quiet counties of Perth and Huron atter ian way of life under the following short speeches were made by Hugh Kenneth, Goderich township, ane{ children, St. Marys, with Mrs, Rob -
hour' Lenten service in the Sunday March 31, when those areas "go dry" headings. (1) Religion, (2) Educe- McMillan, Montgomery Patrick, Wnt. Merton, Bayfield; three brothers. ertson and John Robertson.
School room. Miss Doris Ferguson as a result of the Canada Temper- tion, (3) Homes and Medicine. The P. Thompson, Robert Strolig and
Wesley, tof Zurich; Jacob, of Detroit Mr. and Mrs John Wilton have re-
School
sing. Have you been present' mice Act being ruled valid. Hotels meeting closed by singing "All the John McKay. turned after visiting friends in $t,
yet?
Egmondville United Church
Rev. A. W. Gardiner, B.A., B.D.,
10 a.m., Sunday School.
11 a.m., "Resisting Evil."
7 p.m., "The Upward Look."
Anglican
Mareh 31st, 4th Sunday in Lent
"Mothering Sunday"
St. Thomas', Seaforth:
10 a.m., Sunday School
11 a.m., Morning Prayer: "Famil- or bottles of beer may stop his car
res of the Earth." on the main street of St. Marys and
7 p.m.,. Evening Prayer. proceed to consume the whisky and
St. Mary's, Dublin': beer in that car entirely in accord -
2:30 p.m., Sunday School. ance with the law.
3 p.m. Church Service: "That is the farce which results
Wednesdays in Lent: 8 p.m., .Ser- from the retention of the Canada
vice in St. Thomas', Seaforth. Temperance Ace Premier George A,
ector: Rev. C. F. L. Gilbert, B.A. Drew said in the Legislature afterl
R he had made known that the Feder
Government had refused to repeal
the act imposed many years ago.
The City of Stratford, though in
Perth County, does not come under
_the Canada Temperance Act. After
Sunday, it will be the only legal
"wet spot" in Perth.
in those two counties along with way my Saviour leads me" and by
Peel and Manitoulin Island lose their
beer selling licenses on that date.
A man who has a bottle of whisky
legally in his possession can take
that -bottle and, seating himself on
the steps of the court house at God-
erich, proceed to consume it or offer
it to others for consumption in full
view of the public. Under the Canada
Temperance . Act, a person having
legally 'acquired a bottle of whisky
MINISTERIAL MEETING
The (Seaforth and District. Minis-
terial Association will hold its regu-
larmeeting on Monday, April 2, at
2 p.m., in the vestry of First Pres
byterian Church. The paper will be
presented by the Rev. H. V. Work -
RED CROSS NOTES.
If anyone has been missed by the
canvassers for the Red Cross Mem-
bership Drive please contact Mr.
Richard Box, chairman of the Drive,
or Mr.,, G. A. Whitney, convener of
the town membership.
There will be an executive meet-
ing in the Library, Friday, March
29, at 4:80.
ENGAGEMENT
The engagement is announced of
Rona Leone, daughter of Mrs. Warren,
Strathroy, Ontario, and the late Mr.
A. Warren, to James Francis, son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Eckert, Seaforth,
Ontario, the wedding to take place at,
All Saints' Church, Strathroy, Ontario,
the latter part of April.
TUCK.ERSMITH .
The Tuekersmith Ladies' Club will
hold their meeting on Wednesday,
April Srd' at the home of Mrs: Ray
Fear. The roll call will be the ex-
change of plants and bulbs etc.
'Group four will provide the lunch
d roup one the program.
TORONTO HURON OLD
BOYS' WILL HOLD DANCE
The Huron Old Boys Association
of Toronto will hold a Bridge,
Euchre and Dance at Columbus Hall,
28 Linden St., i(Bloor and, Sher -
bourne) on Friday evening, April 5.
The Association .recently held its
45th annual meeting and it is the
oldest of its kind in Canada.
All Huronites will be made wel-
come. There will be special prizes
for bridge and euchre. An excellent
orchestra has been engaged and
there will be special dance numbers
for the younger group.
CAR UPSETS
A Pontiac sedan driven by Mr. Jon-
athan Hugill went off the highway
just west of the town limits early
Tuesday evening, and rolled on its
side in front of . Mr. S. Cudmor 's
residence: Mr. Hugill was able
crawl out of the machine, suffering no
serious injury although somewhat
bruised. The accident occurred ,when
' the car ahead of Mr. Hugill went out
of control, forcing Mr. Hugill. off the
road, his car upsetting when it
glanced off a tree.
repeating. the Mlzp.ah Benediction.
EGMONDVILLE
The W.M.S. and W.A. of Egmond-
ville 'United Church held their regu-
lar monthly meeting on Thursday,
March 21st at the home of Mrs.
Andrew McLellan with twenty-five
ladies present. Mrs. Alex Boyes,
president of the W. A. opened the
meeting with hymn 187 "Break Thou
the Bread of Life" followed with
the Lord's prayer, all repeating in
unison. The minutes of the last meet-
ing were read and adopted and the
roll call taken by Mrs. Harry Ches-
ney. The topic was taken by Mrs.
Edgar Butt, on God and God -like
men we build our trust. Mrs. Gar-
diner, president of the W.M.S. then
took over the second half of the
meeting. Mrs. Alex Boyes and Mrs.
James Hay were appointed delegates
to attend the Presbyterial to be held
in Wingham, April 25th. Mrs. Gar-
diner then finished the last chapter
from the study book, Dr. Currie in
Angola, West Africa. Mos. John
Watson gave a review of the work
last
of Dr. Currie, Angola rn the
sixty years. The meeting closed with
er the Sun," with closing prayer of-
fered by Mrs. Gardiner. Mrs. Hugh
Chesney conducted two contests,
Lunch was served' by group 3.
hymn 249 "`Jesus shall reign where -
and Samuel, of Hensall. Ma
i The funeral was held Sunday with
H ENSALL service at St. Andrews United
Church. Interment in Bayfield come-
' Miss Joyce •Scruton of Toronto tery.
was a weekend visitor at the home Word was received this week of the
of her mother, Mrs. A. Scruton. death of Mr, John Gemeinhardt in
Miss Margaret Glenn, Miss Bar- Wyoming, U.S.A. Mr. Gemeinhardt
barn Michie and Mrs. Roy Maclaren was well known In Hayfield, where be
pleasantly entertained at the latter's spent his early days. His wife, form-
honie on Monday evening in honor erly Miss K. Galbraith, of Stanley,
of Miss Ellen Fremlin, bride -elect, and one sister, Mrs. W. Stinson, sur -
and a former member of the staff of vive•
the Bank of Montreal, Hensall. Con- Mr, and Mrs. 21. Weston of Gode-
testa, musical selections by Miss rich spent the week end with Miss E.
Gladys Luker and a mock wedding Weston.
were presented for entertainment The many friends of Mr, J. Murray
I followed by the presentation of a were hi pleased to see hJ.ile isd.
visit -
table lamp to the bride by Miss Jen-
nie Jolly. The accompanying address M'uray has been sailing inn th.e Great
gas read by Miss Gladys Luker. On Lalces for thelast few yems and his
Mrs.
congratulate Mini on passing
his exams for his pilot's license. Mr.
Murray was accompanied by his
mother, Mrs, D. Murray,
Pte. Thos. Castle of Westminster
Hospital, London, spent the week end
with his father and mother, Mr. and
Mrs. Thos. Castle. Mr. Castle was
wounded while overseas.
Mr. H. L. Stephenson, who sold his
store, is moving this week to his farm
on No. 8 Highway west of Clinton.
Mr. Hovey, who bought Mr. Stephen -
son's business, expects to start busi-
ness Isere on April 151. Mr, and Mrs.
Stephenson will he greatly missed in
Hayfield.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Mester of Detroit
were here over the week end attend-
ing the funeral of the late Mr. E.
Mercer.
The fishermen set their nets last
week end report exceptionally big
catches of perch.' This is a record for
early fishing.
HILLSGREEN
While smoking the summer's sup-
ply of meat last week the smoke
house of Mr. Wm. Reichert took afire
and the blaze had gained considerable.
headway when noticed. Neighbors
were called and kept the fire from
spreading to other buildings close by,
and the Zurich five brigade was called
to extinguish the blaze, The building
being s frame structure was com-
pletely ,burned, and a considerable
amount of meat and summer sausage
was ruined, which means quite a loss
to a farmer during the summer
months.
Mr. Gordon Love and Miss Alen
Love spent a very enjoyable week
end in Toronto.
Quite: a number from this vicinity
attended the funeral of the late John
Love at Grand Bend .on Tuesday last.
Quite a number of the •,farmers are
'on the land and with continued nice
weather will soon be seeding.
behalf. of the Girls Dance Club, M s.
Melvin Moir and Miss Margaret
Shepherd, presented the bride with
pillow cases and sheets and a china
ornament,' Mrs. H. Laing read the
address. Miss Fremlin, although
taken by surprise expressed her sin-
cere thanks. Lunch was served.
KIPPEN
Friendship Circle Meets
The Friendship Circle of St. An-
drew's United Church met in the
Sunday School room on Mon. even-
ing with 57 members and 7 visitors
present. The meeting was in charge
of group No. 4 with the leader,
Mrs. Harold Jones, presiding and
opened by singing the first verse of
The Maple Leaf Forever and the
Lord's prayer was repeated in uni-
son. The scripture lesson was read,
by Mrs. E. McBride. Mrs• Alexander
led in prayer. Old Folks at Home,
was sung, also,the chorus of "When
Irish Eyes are Smiling." A mixed'
program followed, consisting of
reading by Carol McMurtrie. Piano
instrumental by Ruth, Alexander,
reading by Mrs. Allan Johnson, piano
instrumental by Miss Ellen Love,
reading by Wayne McBride. Old
Black Joe was then sung, followed
by contests in charge of Mrs. Eldon
Jarrott and Mrs. Archie Parsons. A
contest for the children was enjoyed,
with -l3etty Lou Watson and. Lots Mc-
Lellan i(tied) as winners..Mrs. Harold
Jones • group 4 were the highest in
attendance points. A dainty lunch
was served by group 4.
WINTHROP
Mr. and Mrs: Arthur Henderson and
Larry visited in Loudon where his
father, Mr. James Henderson, is ill in
hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Gilkes and fam-
ily were in. Owen Sound, , where Mr.
Gillies sailed on March 21 on the
Capt.. C.. D, Secoril.
Mr. and; Mrs. George, Mathers of
Hermits with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Henderson,
14r, and Mrs. Russell Macklin and
Lillian, of Milverton, with Mrs. R, K.
Davidson.
Spr. R. K. Davidson of ipperwash
spent the week end with his family
here.
VARNA
Sunday visitors:
Mrs. Mabel Wisson, Miss Hazel
Wisson of Staffordvill, Mrs. Ray
Moore and family of Bemniller.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Brown of
St. Thomas at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Soper.
Mr. and Mrs. Laythem and fam-
ily and Miss Beatty with Mrs. L.
Beatty and daughter Edith.
Mr. Fred Appleby of Ingersoll
visited last week with Mr, and Mrs.
J. F. Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Elliott and
Mrs. Mossop, after spending the
winter in Windsor, have moved into
their new farm home west of the
village. Though no strangers, we
viare pleased to welcome them to our
cinity.
Our worthy assessor, Mr. Hanley,
is very busy these days and notes
the many changes to be made, in his
roll, owing to the fact so many
homes have changed hands in the
last few months,
Mrs. R. A. Miller, having spent
the past two weeks at the horse of
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Johnston and
family and brother Geo. Clarke, has •
returned to her home in Leamington.
The Goshen W.M..S. held their
March meeting at the home of Mrs.
Russell Erratt. The meeting opened
by singing a hymn. Mrs. John Keyes
gave a reading which was followed
with prayer by Mrs. Richard Robin-
son. A talk on Angola was given by
Rev. Reba Hern. The presidon„ then
took the meeting. It was decided to
have the next four meetings in the
church. Miss Tiers and Mrs. E. Mc-
Kinley were appointed to get a
speaker for the Baster thankoffering
meeting. A card was'received from
Mrs. McClinchey'thanking them for
the flowers sent her when M the.
hospital. The study book was taken
by Mrs. R. Erratt, Mrs. J. Keyes
and Mrs. R. M. Peck. Mrs. Clare Me -
Bride played a cornet solo, accompe
anied on the piano by Mrs. Ebner
Hayter, Mrs. Bruce McClinchey was
given a beautiful gift, which was
presented by Mrs, Will Clark. Mrs.
Elgin McKinley mead .the address,
and it is wished by everyone that
she will be happy inher new home
111 Varna. Meeting closed with e
hymn. Lunch was served.