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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1934-09-27, Page 1dingle Copies. Five. Cents, With Which is Ai nalgamated The Gerrie Videfte and Wroxeter News'. • WINCHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27th, 1934 . Y. U. HEAR FINE. LECTURE Rev, Ziemann, of London, Told About Earthquakes in Japan. Ziemann .of Talbot St, Baptist, Church. The lecture given by, Rev: P. T. W. wasenjoyed by •a large crowd Mon- .qday .evening in the John St, Baptist Church. Young .people were present from Walkerton, Goderich, Listowel, -Auburn, as well as from the various hurcbesof the town. The meeting. 'which was under the auspices of the B.Y.P.U., was in charge of Arno Kel- ly, president of the local union. The .aneeting, opened by singing the hymn 'What a Friend we have in Jesus" af- ter which Rev E. C. Smith read the Scripture lesson acrd opened the meet- ing with prayer. -After fhe remarks given by the President,.an instrument-` • al was rendered by Merrill Cantelon ,on .the accordian, and a solo was sung by Rev. S. Baggett; Pastor •of Lis- towel Baptist Church, Mrs. G. Hanna accompanying him on the piano. The lecture was then given by Mr. • Zie- anann, his subject being "Japan, the- Land of Gods and Earthquakes". Dur- ing the course of the lecture Mr..'Zie- mann outlined especially .the great catastrophe in the form of an earth- -quake `which completely destroyed Yo .kahoma and partially destroyed Tokyo ,druing his stay there from 1923 to 1927, after this catastrophe Mr. Zie- anann worked with the Red Cross. The lecture proved both helpful and inspiring. .A Great Potato Crop We have on display in our window :a basket of dooley potatoes that will take some beating for size. The larg- est one weighed 2 pounds and the oth- crs are all real large. They were grown in Councillor Dan. Geddes' gar- den and off his small plot he has ga- thered seven bags of potatoes. WEDDINGS Gray. - Fitzgibbon A marriage of local interest took place in Niagara Falls on Saturday, September 15th, when Estella Eileen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Fitz- gibbon, Niagara Falls, N.Y., became the bride of Howard C. Gray, son of 1lIr, and Mrs. W. 'G. Gray of town. Following a trip to Chicago and a -visit in Wingham Mr. and Mrs, Gray will reside in Niagara Falls, N:Y., at the Mentz Apartment. Owens Dennis A very pretty wedding was solemn- ized at the United Church Parsonage -on Sept. 20th, Thursday afternoon at -4 o'clock when Annie Lillian, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dennis of Wingham, was united in :marriage to Mr. James R. Owens, son of the late Robert and Mrs. Owens of 'Belgrave. The Rev. J. F. Ander- son officiated. The bride was attired in a blue crepe gown with matching accessories. Miss Edith Salter acted as bridesmaid while Harold Dennis, brother of ithe bride, acted as groomsman. After the ceremony a most delic- ious meal was served at the bride's home, the dining -room being decorat ved with autumn flowers. Mr. and Mrs. Owens shall reside in Wingham and we all wish them a long. and happy wedded life. Hamilton - Elliott A quiet but pretty wedding was solemnized last Saturday, Sept.. 22nd, .at 12 o'clocknoon, at the Presbyter- ian Manse, Wingham, when Margar- et E,, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Elliott, of Blyth, was united in marriage to Gordon R. Ham- ilton, eldest son•of Mrs. F. Churchill, , of Bluevale and .the late Robt.,Ham- ilton, when Rev, Kenneth MacLean officiated: The bride looked lovely in a gown of pink satin with white ac- cessories and wore a corsage of roses and sweet .peas. The bride was sup- ported bycan Elliott, sister of the ` bride,wearing a dress of pale blue chiffon with white accessories. The groom was attended by George Henry of Lucknow, who were the only at- tendants. After the cerentony a dinner was served to about twenty guests at the bride's home in Blyth. After din- ner the happy young le left on a oun g oott ' p motor trip to Toronto, Niagara Fails, Buffalo and other points in the Unit- ed States, the bride travelling hi a blue crepe suit with hat and shoes to match and wore a brown fox fur. On their return a week later Mr. and Mrs, Hamilton will reside on the groomn'e "farm near Bluevale, HURON. OFFICERS HELD DINNER The ofi`icers of Huron Regiment un- der the command of Lieut. -Col, A. F. Sturdy, held their annual dinner, in the Aimouries here on Friday' even- ing. There were 29 officers in attend- ance from Goderich, Clinton, Seaforth, Exeter, London. Officers from a dis- tance' is-tance• included Capt, Neil McLean of Toronto and Lieut P. J. Bigelow of Port Hope. • Lieut, -Col. Dillon, of London, was the guest 'speaker and told about the place of the machine gain corps in the army., As the Colonel is in com- mand of the machine gun corps his address was most interesting and in- formative. - • Mr. George Smith rendered two solos which were greatly enjoyed. Hospital Auxiliary, To Meet October 1st. . The regular meeting' 'of the Wo- men's Auxiliary to the General Hos= pital will be held in the Council Cham- ber ort Monday Oetober lst. at 3.45 P. rd. . Operated on Recently The following were operated on in Wingham General Hospital reecntly fbr. appendicitis: Mrs, Elmer Hastings, 2nd line of Morris; Miss Mildred Ma- son, East Wawanosh; and Mr. Wilfred Caslick, of Culross. Institute Will Meet Sept. 27th The reg+u lar monthly meeting of the Women's Institute Will be held on Thursday afternoon, Sept. 27th, at 2.30 o'clock, at the ,horne of Iytrs. George Casemore, Turnberry. A good attend- ance is requested. Cars will leave from the Rest Rooneent '2 o'clock. In Hospital . at' Lbndon Miss Catharine Ross, Whitechurch, who had her leg broken when she fell from the hay mow of her barn 'some time ago, was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital in London last week for treatment of her knee. Her many friends.hope that she responds readily to the treatment and will be able to return home very shortly. Some Puff Ball Early Monday morning R. S. Heth- erington went a -hunting puff balls and Itis luck was the very best.' On the farm of John Salter on the Belgrave road he picked three dandies. One, however, was the daddy, of them all, as it rneasured 3 feet, 7 inches in cir- cumference, weighed 8 pounds, 14?• ounces. It surely is a whopper and is in our window so that all may see it. CHAUTAUQUA STARTS THIS SATURDAY Real Good Program at a Reasonable Price. The Canadian Chauta ua ro rams q p g start this week. The programs this year are divided into two parts, as the presentations will be -made Saturday, Sept. 29th (this week) and two weeks from that date, Oct. 13th, the other, half will be presented. There will ,be four presentations in all and the cost is very reasonable as season tickets are adults $1.00, children 50c. On Saturday afternoon this week, at 3.30 Wl}isler's Marionettes will stage the story of 'Cinderella and will, also present -a Marionette Revue. The children will love this program and the adults will enjoy it just as much. In the evening the play "Grumpy" —a four -act Comedy -Drama, wil be presented by 'Bob. Hanscom and Com- pany. Mystery, thrills and comedy abound. The play is not only entertain- ing to the highest degree but is sweet and clean and decidedly a credit to the modern stage and screen. "Grumpy" is an internationally - known play by Horace . Hodges and T. Wigney Percyval and was one of the biggest successes in London and on tour in the largest cities on both sides of the Atlantic. There should be a full house to see this wonderful play. On Oct. •13th the afternoon per- formnance is by the DeWillo Semerau, Concertina Artist, Maria Matyas, Mezzo -Soprano and -Lo Naomi Coffin, Violinist and Pianist. They will also entertain at the evening program pre- vious to the lecture of Dr. Tehyi Hsieh, a- most remarkable, effective and dynamic speaker. He is e Chin- ese with a rich .heritage of ancient lineage and culture. His messages are of intensive value in •establishing in- ternational good -will. Season's Tickets, Adults $1.00, child- ren and students $50c. Single Admis- sion, Adults 50c, Children,25c. Bought Stock of Fixtures Mr. George Williams has purchased the stock and fixtures of W R. Ham- ilton's estate and we understand that it is his intention to move his place of business into the store previously occupied by Mr. Hamilton. On Fri- day he will start an auction sale of the goods in the stand where he is now located so that he will have a brand new stock when he open in his new place of business. Liberals Win Four of Five Seats In the miniature general election held pn Monday in five Federal :rid- ings the Liberals won four of the five seats. The only Conservative to be elected was T. L. Church, former Mayor of Toronto, who won the Tor- onto East riding. The results were as follows; Toronto East—T.' L. Church (Con.) 2.564. North York- W. P. Mulock• (Lib.) 2.912. Frontnac- Addington—Colin Campbell (Lib.) 3.488; West Elgin=W.. H. Mills (Lib,) 2,836, Kenora-Rainy River—H. B. McKinnon (Lib. -Lab.) 4.766, Preached at Auburn Rev. E. L. Roberts, Rector of St. Paul's Church, preached the Harvest Home message in the Auburn Angli- can Church on Sunday. • Engagement Announced Mr. and Mrs. A. C.. Dickson an- nounce the engagement of their dau- ghter, Cora Olive Rena to Mr. James W. Irwin of Proton. The marriage to take place the latter part of this month. Appginted Electrolux Agent Mr. Frank T. Field has been ap- pointed agent for Wingham and sur- rounding district by Electrolu (Can- ada), Limited. This company ma.nu- factrues a high class cleaner and air purifier. Mr. Field has now taken ov- er his duties and will be pleased to give demonstrations to any who de- sire same. THE RETURN OF "THE TIDE" ON' OCTOBER 5th Sioldiers' Play -to be Again Presented, The Legion have had many requests to again present their play "The Tide" which drew large crowds ,for two nights last spring. As a result they have been practicing faithfully for the last two weeks and will present this play in the Town Hall on Friday, Oc- tober 5th, one night only. As an added attraction for this ev- ening, Cameron Geddes, basso, will sing. Children's Comic Parade A children's parade in connection with the coming Chautauqua programs will be held on Thursday. The; par- ade will leave the Arena at 5 p.nt. and the judging will take place in front of the Hydro Shop, The Arena will be open at 4.30. All Public School children and younger, are eligible. There will be three prizes for boys and three for girls. Who will be the lucky winners? Pavement to be 20 Feet Wide The contract for widening the pave- ment on Highway No. 4 from Clin- ton north to the Blyth curve,. a dis- tance of eight mules, to the regulation 20 -foot width, has been awarded to the McArthur Construction Co., who have just completed time 10 -foot width over that section of road. The pour - Mg of concrete on the extra 'ten feet commenced on Monday and in a month's time this section of the road will be completed._ St. Paul's Harvest Festival The Harvest Festival in connection with St, Paul's Anglican Church will. be held on Sunday, Monday and Tues- day next, Rev. E. L. Roberts, the Rector, will preach at the niorr ing service on Sunday and Rev, W. C. Al- linson, Rural Dean of. Bruce, will speak at the evening service. The choir will render special music at both services. On Monday evening. a Harvest ° Horne Chicken Stepper will be served in the Sunday School room ocmtnencing at X5.30 pm., ;Adults $5e, t children 20c, On, Tuesday evening a Sacred. Recital will be given by. the Choir at $ pin, at which a silver col- lection will be taken. Told of Trip to Italy The September meeting of the Ev- ening 'Auxiliary of the United Church b was held at the home of Miss Blanche 'Bennett, on Tuesday evening of last. week, with a splendid attendance. 'Tice meeting was in charge of Miss Marion Simpson,' The Scripture reacting was taken by Miss Phylis Johns. Mi•s, G. W. Howson, delegate to the Presby- terial held in Ethel, gave a splendid report of this meeting. A piano solo, played by Miss Marjorie Gibson, was 1 much .enjoyed. Miss Lottie Hammond ofthe High School Staff, who, has. lkona spent the past' year in France study- ing, ing, gave a very. interesting to trip to Italy, and showed several pic- tures. of ictures,of the outstanding places. The business part of the meeting was con- ducted - . the president, Mrs: G. L. by Baker, and after routine business had been concluded, it was decided to hold a shower in aid of the bazaar that is to beheld this fall. NEW RECORDS SET AT THE HIGH • SCHOOL MEET Kincardine Defeated in Baskeball by Girls but Boys Lose in Softball. The High School Athletic meet held last Friday provided sone very good competition and some. new records were set up. In the morning the sprints were held at the Agricultural Park and the balance of the meet was held on the High School grounds in the afternoon. There was a good at- tendance of parents and friends of the students to see the jumps iri the af- ternoon and it is too bad that more were not present for the sports they were well worth watching. ' Individual Championships: Senior Girls: Marion Mitchell and Doris Buchanan tied, with 21 points each. ' Senior Boy: 5. D. Preston, 41 pts, Runner-up, J. E. McGill, 27 points. Intermediate •Girl: Muriel' Ross, 15 points; 'runner-up, Edith Field, 10 pts. Intermediate Boy: D. Waram, 30 points; Runner-up, R. Murray, 13 pts. • Junior Girl:. Daisy Holmes, 23 pts., Runner-up, Betty Kaufmann, 17 •pts. Junior Boy: H. Posliff, 33 points, Runner-up, J. Lane, 22 points. Interformn Championship: Form. I, with 217 points, followed by Form I1I with 157 points, and Form V with 86 points. The girls were successful in winning (Continued on Page Four) as Fall Fair Guessing Contest The person guessing nearest the weight of Fat Steer, at Fall Fair on Wednesday, Oct. 10th; • 1st prize $2.00 2nd prize $1.00, Musical Eckardts Preesnted Program On Tuesday evening a fair sized audience were present at the Town Hall. when the Musical Eckardts, Swiss Bell Ringers, presented an in- teresting program. The Bell Ringing was the better part of the entertain- ment that was interspersed with ac- cordian, guitar, trombone and hill- billy selection, Norman Thomas, the boy singer, sang songs that made him a favorite over CRNC. URGED TO AVOID BEER ROOMS Rev. John Greig of Bluevale Address- ed, Young People of Maitland Presbytery. Urging young people to hold them- selves higher in esteem, Rev. John Greig of Bluevale in his address to a rally of Presbyterian young people of Maitland Presbytery in Knox Church Teeswater, last week, declared any boy or girl who respected themselves would not be found in a beverage. room. He attacked these, suggestive movies and books and insinuating magazines. More than denunciation is necessary, Mr. Greig said, as he ap- pealed to young people to keepsacred things sacred if they would not have. the Church and State suffer. Officers elected for 1934-35 are: President, William Henderson, Luck- now; Vice -Presidents; Miss Myra Macdonald, Lucknow; Rev.. J. Greig, Bluevale, and ivIiss Agnes, Williamson, Wing; Recording Secretary, Clarke McGregor, Teeswater; Corresponding Secretary, Miss Marion McDougall, Lucknow; Treasurer, Miss Louella Cowan, Ashfield. Open to the public, the evening ses- sion was largely attended. Rev, F. B. Allan presided. ' Young people were registered from Lucknow, Teeswater, Kincardine, Wingham, Whitechurch, Langside, Ripley, Dungannon, Blue - vale, Cranbrook, Ethel, Belmore and Kinloss. A feature of the evening session was a debate in which two Lucknow school teachers, Ed. Hutchison and Miss Marion McDougall, taking the affirmative of the question, "Resolved that entertainment plays too large a part in our young people'ssocieties," decisively defeated two Kincardine newspaper editors, Arthur Rogers Jr., and Fred R. Davies, who essayed the negative side of the question. The judges,' Mrs. (Rev.) K. 1VIacLean, of Wingham; Mrs. (Rev.) J. Greig, Bluets vale, aiid Miss Catherine Mackenzie, Lucknow, reported in favor of the af- firmative, 12-5. - George Henderson and Alvin Ham- mond gave a musical number. Rainbow Wins from Endeavour The. America Cup will remain in the United States as the Rainbow won four races to the Endeavour's two. The English boat under the command of Mr. Sopwith, won the first two rac- es but failed to win any of the other races. After the British boat won the first two races the hopes of the Brit- ish Empire were that it could win two more of the seven races• but the Rainbow under the coinniand of Mr. Vanderbilt and his professional crew, were not to be denied. Change in O.B.A.A, lPlay-Offs Southampton lost to Alymer last Wednesday by 8-3 and as the Fisher- men had previously won in their home game 4-2 the play-off was to , have taken place to -day (Wednesday) in Guelph. These arrangements have been changed and Windsor Walker - sides will now play Southampton to- day (Wednesday) in Southampton, the return game in Windsor on Saturday. Alyiner will take on Napanee today and the return game' will be played .Monday. The winners in these series will play for the O.11.A.A Intermed - late championship. Subscriptions $2.00 Per WINGHAM FALL FAIR, OCT. 9th - 10th There Nothing Like the Home Fair Aur. Own_Fair. No other Fair or Exhibition can possibly give you the intimate know- ledge of what is being accompanied in your own locality, Take in the big outside Fairs if you wish—that per- fectly O.K.—but the home Fair is where the every -day,: right at home, next -to -our -own -door stuff happens.— That means Wingham Fair, October 9th and IOth, Get Your Gun. License Gun licenses are now available at the Town Clerk's Office, Highland Dancing For the best Highland Dancer at Fall Fair, Oct. 10th:. 1st $3.00; 2nd $2.00; 3rd, $1.00. Fair will supply music by Highland Piper. Decoration Service at Bluevale The Bluevale L.O.L. No. 766 will hold a,decoration. service at the Blue - vale Cemetery on Sunday, Sept. 30th at 4 p.in. Rev. John Dutton of Ford- wich, will give the address. O•ff. For College The following boys who completed their High School course here last term, are entering Toronto University this week: Alton Adams, Chemical En- gineering; Rae Thompson and Mur- ray Rae, Arts Course. Long Potato Stock We have in our window a potato stock that for length will take some beating. It is 6 feet, 7 inches in length and the potatoes from the hill of this stock were of fine quality and plenti- ful. It was grown in the garden of W. M. Reid, Carling Terrace. Nfushroom Time -•The favorite sport this last week or two has been the collecting of mushrooms. The largest collection we have seen was picked by Mrs. J. H. Crawford, Mrs. C. 13. Armitage and Mrs. Asselstine. The mushrooms were of a very large size, one of which we have on display in our window. Labatt Suspect Born in Lucknow Provincial Police habc learend that David Meisner, suspected Labatt kid- napper, now held by the Detroit pol- ice, was born in or near . Lucknow, Ontario, and are now searching Vital Statistics Branch records to see whe- ther, the suspect's parents were not also Canadian -born. Considerable will turn on that point, it is said, in the event of the United States Immigra- tion authorities moving, at the behest of Queen's Park, to deport lefeisner to Canada. TIRED—RUN DOWN? MORE IRON NEEDED Thousands of women are always tired irritable, suffering from poor sleep and appetite --headaches! They need more iron! Get Peptone. the scientific iron and malt compound, It enriches the blood --r rebuilds nerve -'f : he ap- petite and muscle tm Greases t - p petite and aids digestion, Peptona is sold only at 'iaexall Drug .Stores, Get it bottle today at hfci ibbon's Rexall Drug Store. Play at Ebenezer Church The play "Cranberry Corners will. that Wingham proposed to remain dry be presented in Ebenezer Church by met with applause. PRESBYTERY DISCUSS BEER AND WINE Maitland IPresbytery Approves Three Candidates for Ministry. Until October 31 Maitland Presby- tory. of the Presbyterian Church' will not offer, any organized opposition to, the present beer and wine system Clergy and laity discussed it at their autumnal session hiKnox Church,,., Teeswater, last week, and decided to give the system a fair trial. As only one town in the presbytery permits sale of beer and wine most of the ministers admitted lack of first hand' knowledge. That temperance forces which per- mitted beer and wine sale in dry areas has been asleep was the opinion of Rev. Charles H, Macdonald of Luck- now, who said the system should be given a fair: trial but that organized opposition should be offered when hotels try to renew authorities. Rev; Kenneth MacLean's announcement the Y.P.S. of Bluevale • United Church on -Friday evening, Sept. 28. Admis- sion 25c and 15c. Inter -School Meet at Listowel The Northern Counties High School Athletic Meet will be held in Listowel on Friday, October 12th. Athletes from the following' schools will com- pete: Arthur, Drayton, Elora, Elmira, Fergus, Harriston, Listowel, Mount Forest, Palmerston and Wingham. To Gravel Wingham-Teeswater Road It is expected that the Government will put a crusher in Jenkins pits at once and commence crushing .gravel that will, be placed on the Highway between here and Teeswater. • Hospital Tea Friday -The Ladies' Auxiliary to the Gen- eral Hospital cordially invite .you to the home of Mrs. H. C. MacLean, on Friday afternoon', Sept. 28th, when tea, will be served from 4 to 6 .o'clock. Admission 25c. Come' a`nd help the Hospital. Won Golf Prizes at London , In the Western Ontario annual Golf at Isard's. Competition held in London last week Decoration. Service two prizes came to Wingham. Walton McKibbon Jr. won a club bag for the lowest gross -for the first 18 holes. and C. H. McAvoy won a rolls razor kr the lowest gross for the first nine holes, County to do Road Work The County 'Good Roads Commit- tee of which Reeve 1. Wright of Turn - berry, is .chairman, are commencing some work in this locality. The cul- vert on Tervitt's hill or the Lucknow road is to be widened. and the hill cut down some. At W. A. McGill's on the 9th of Turnberry the hill is being cut down and the swamp road wid- Premier Hepburn declined to alter the act declaring it should be given a fair trial, claimed Rev. R. M. Hanna of Ripley. "If a skunk came into my house, I would not keep it to give it a fair trial," he commented. Rev. K. MacLean, moderator, pres- ided over the session and was assist- ed by Rev. J. K. McGillivray of Ash- field and Rev. J. L. Burgess of South, Kinloss. The presbytery approved Douglas Macdonald of Lucknow, Ar- thur rthur Simpson of Kintail and Maldwyn Williams of Molesworth as candidates for the ministry. The moderator reported on budget allocations and on .the general as- sembly while Rev. J. L. Burgess also a commissioner to the assembly warn- ed against mounting deficits as worthy of serious consideration instead of in- differences. Ethel was chosen for the December presbytery meeting. Saler Of Batting 20 cartons of three pound American Batts, Size 12 N. 90, Regular price 85c,, on sale, for a short time for 69c Listing of Voters Starts October 15. Registration of electors in Domin- ion electoral districts throughout Canada will commence on Oct. 15 and end Nov. 17. A proclamation setting these dates is being issued by Domin- ion Franchise Commissioner John Thompson, Enumeration in urban and rural polling divisions will commence on Oct. 15, and shall end on Oct, 20. The rural enumerators will sit to re- vise and correct their preliminary lists on Nov. 18, 14 and 15, The revision of the preliminary lists in urban poll- ing divisions will commence .on Nov; 5atid will end on Nov. 17, ened. Bowlers Held Singles Tourney On Wednesday last week the Sing- les Bowling. Tourney had a poor en- try, only twenty players being enter- ed. Outside players were entered from Toronto, Kincardine and Brussels, The, games consisted of fifteen ends with no dead ends. The trophy event was won by Wally Miller from How- ard Sherbondy by one poinj;. W. H. French won the Consolation event with Raymond of Toronto, runner-up. Both prizes in the Special were won by outside players, W. Willis of Brus- sels being first and 5, H. Chapman of Kincardine second. The Bluevale L. 0: L. No. '766 will hold a decoration service on •Sunday September 30th, at 4 p.in. Rev. Mr. Button of Fordwich will give the ad, ' dress. Deputation, to See Hon. Mr. Croll On Thursday last a deputation wait- ed upon Hon. Mr. Croll, Minister of Welfare and were told that any re-, lief wOrk done by the town the Gov- ernment would pay two-thirds of the cost of labor. They also interviewed. Mr. A. E. Smith of the Highway De- partment and it is expected that grad- ing and widening will be done on Highway No. 4 between Wingham and Blyth at an expediture of $2000. The deputation were: Mayor John Hanna, Coun. H. 13. Elliott, Town Clerk W. A. Galbraith and W. 'I'. Booth. Huron Y.P.U. To Meet The tenth annual convention of the Huron Presbytery Young People's Union is to be held in Dungannon on Friday, Sept, 28th, Registration pre- cedes the morning program which be- gins at 9.15, when there will be re- ports, business and. 'discussion groups led by the various convenors. Spec- ial features ' of the afternoon are an open forum, conducted by Rcv. S. Ma- thers of Toronto, formerly of Grand Bend, and an address by Rev. F..W. Craik, of 'Goderich. Ili the evening there will be an address by Rev. S. Mathers and an illustrated lecture by Rcv. 5. A.. C. Dell of Toronto' on Mission Work in Northern Manitoba, Dinner and supper will be served at the church and sing -songs will be led by 'Rev. C. W. D. Cosens of Clinton. There will be short. recreation periods conducted by Oliver Anderson the re- creation convenor. The worship serv- icesat the three sessions will be led respectively by Dungannon, St. Hel- ens and Goderich Victoria St. sodet- ies, Alt societies` should plat to be represented at this annual rally; OBITUARY John Thomas Irwin A life long resident of East Waw- anosh, John Thomas Irwin, passed away at his late residence, lot 28, Con. 11, on Friday September 21st, in his 72nd year. About two weeks prior to his death he contracted a cold which about a week later- developed into pnenonmia. He gradually became weak- er until death brought relief. He was a member of Brick United Church and in politics was a Conser- vative, He is survived by his wife, who was ,formerly Olive Bates and to whom he was married in 1901. He is also survived by three sons and three daughters, Gordon of Sicoe Quebec„ William, Howard and Mar- garet at hone, Mrs. Robert Wilson of Peterborough and T•Iazel of. Vingham. Two brothers and two ,sisters, George of East Wawanosh, Richard, of Wing - ham, William Rudely, of Auburn; Sarah of East Wawanosh also stir- vi.ve to mourn their loss. The respect into m which he was held was evidenced by the large number that attended the funeral from his late residence on Sunday afternoon, In the absence of his pastor' Rev, A. M. Giant the service was conducted by Rev. J. F. Anderson pastor of Wing-' ham United Church. Ther .� allbearers were: Robert Coul- ter, George Coulter, Wm, Wigl tmnan,, John Menzies, A Perdue and, Id. Per. deme: it as made in Winghaiu e cemorimtteryritrer . w made