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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1931-07-02, Page 1Single 'Copies Five Cents. With Which is Amalgamated The Gerrie Vidette and W D'o> e'r er News. WINGH/ M, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JULY 2nd, 1931 LIGHTNING STRIKES GORRIE RESIDENCE During a severe electrical storm on Thursday the home of Mr. and Mrs. axles King, Gorrie, was struck by th ni y t n and the west side o the gf g brick .house was completely demol- ished. " 'Windows were smashed into millions of pieces and lath and plas- ter strewn everywhere. A couch in the room was the only article to cat- ch fire but the. quick work of neigh- bors soon checked the blaze, Mrs. King and a neighbor, Mrs. Short, were sitting in the kitchen at the time, but not until they went into the front part of the house were they aware of the great damage done. This is the fourth time this house has been the prey of lightning: Both la- dies suffered slightly from the shock. After striking the King home the ball of lightning set a fence post at the rear of the house on fire and pas- sed on to a neighbor's side door -where William Hueston was hanging . screen door, showering everything. -with soft earth, The ball finally end «ed by hitting a catch basin at the ILsouth of Stephen and Ashton's store. No great amount of damage was done '4"except to the King home. This house is equipped with lightning rods but it is thought there must be some min neral lying underthe house to attract the lightning. - WEDDINGS Wilson, Kennedy The marriage of Barbada Heloise, slaughter, of .Mrs, Kennedy, and the Hate Mr. James Price Kennedy, M.D., of "Dalmagarry," Wingham, to Mr. John Alexander Wilson, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Harold A. Wilson, of Toronto, was solemnized in St, Paul's Church, Wingham, quietly on Saturday. 'The service was fully Choral and Rev, William Schaffter of- ficiated. During the signing of the aegister Mr. Harold Miles Hambidge -of Aylmer, sang. The bride was giv- en in marriage by her uncle, Dr. D. S. M. Kennedy and she wore a gown of heavy white bridal satin made on simple lines. Her tulle veil was ar- ranged in cap effect and caught at the back with orange blossoms. She iseirried a shower bouquet of lily -of- -the -valley. Miss Margaret Wilson, sister of the groom, was her only at- tendant, wearing a quaint frock of white organdie and lace' over yellow, "with yellow hat and, bouquet of 'Shasta daisies. Mr. Norman Leish- man was best man and the ushers were, Mr. Edward McPherson, Mr. Ross Cox, Mr. John Mitchell and Mr. Richard Wright. A reception follow sed at the home of the bride's .mother,,. who received wearing a gown of. back and white chiffon with short -black lace jacquette and corsage of orchids. Her hat was black with -touches of white. Later Mr. and Mrs. 'Nilson left by motor for the eastern provinces. 'On Trip to F,ngland Mr. John Nichol left on Thursday 'morning for Surrey, England, where lee will spend the next three months "with Mr. J. N. Warwick. WINGHAM TOO MUCH FOR GODERICH The Goderich Blacksox took 'a 11-1 .drubbing from Wingham at the Ag- aicultural Park, Goderich, on Wed- nesday evening last in a scheduled Hurotz County League game. The home team had a night off and a bad E 1 D 1 1 MID -SUMMER PROMOTION EXAMINATION RESULTS FOR WINGHAM PUBLIC SCHOOL Junior Fourth to Senior Fourth Passed on years' worlc-N. Blatch- ford, : G. Brackenbury, B. Brown,'C, Chittick, E. Field, -I, Habkirk, .13, Hamilton, R. Hammond, H. Miller, R. 'Mitchell, E, Schaffter, C. Well - wood, • J. Zurbrigg. Passed on examinations Honours 480; pass 390.-D. Rich 486, W. Carr 466, M, Wilson 476, H, Burgess 442, E. Webb ` 437, E, :Finley 416, M. Cruikshank 413, B. Tiffin,' W. Small 390, G. Falconer 390. Couldn't write because of illness, recommended, 13. Mundy, R. Hose son. Senior Third to Junior Fourth Passed on `year's work ` Velma Stoakley, Total 550, Honors 412, Pass 330. Emma, Krohn 463, George Carr 434, Lloyd Ellacott 427, Zara Cam- eron `417, Irene Mellor 412, Thora Davison 411, John Lamb 407, Winni- fred McNevin 407, Luetta Bok 404, Raymond Carter 404, Alicia . Wilson 403, Lorraine Carter 386, Laura Campbell 394,; Douglas Wararn 384,. Helen Groves 376, Marvin Smith 375, Jean "McDonald 374, John Bunn 368, Betty Collar 361, John Currie 356, Stewart "Forsythe 349, Billie David- son 340, Jim Broom339, Norma Groves 330, Beatrice Forsyth 330. Junior Third to Senior Third Passed on year's work -Mary Julia Preston, Verne Walker, Doris Armi- tage, Evelyn Gamble, Clarence Cant- elon. Total 540; Honors 405, Pass 324. Muriel Williams 441, Harry Posliff 440, Gordon Jones 431, Jean Cruick- shank 427, Lloyd Dark 411, Marie Hopper. 407, Edith Mundy 396, Bob Rae 385, Marjorie Forsythe 374, Lloyd Carter 359, Alice Dore'354, Evelyn : Carter 352, Irlma Harrison 348, Bert Vansickle 348, Lillian Full- er 348, Irene Fitt' 336, Jean Mellor 335, Jilt. Lee 333,. Hazel Lediet 331, Isabel Lamb 327. Senior Second to Junior Third Passed on year's work -Lloyd Hut- ton,' Mary E.• McKibbon, Betty Rae, Scott Reid, Charlie Wellwood,-Rus- sel Zurbrigg. Total' 550, Honors 412, Pass 330. Patricia Parker 486, Margaret Marsh 445, Carl Bondi 416, Mabel Fothergill 412; Lillian Howard 400, Charlie Krohn 400, Ruth Hamilton 393, Kathryn Patterson 393, Doris Fitt 385, Evelyn Edgar 378, Eileen Curtis 372, George Boyle 369, Allen Small 362, Charlie Baskerville 360, Harold Ross 350, Billie Groves 344, Robert Casemore 340, Herman Ken nedy 336, Edythe Campbell 330, Ra- phael : Morris 330. Junior Second to Senior Second Passed on year's work, Billie Burg man, Noreen Benedict, Hilda Brown, Trevor Davison, I4 ac Habkirk, Mar- garet `Hamlett', ICenneth Jackson, Betty` Lloyd, Frances • Lockridge, Reba Marshall, Betty Saint, James Schaffter, Marion Templeman, Jeanne VanNorinan:. Total 550, Honors 412, Pass 330. Virginia Currie 457, Jack Ross 453, Kenneth, Johnson 438, Donald Adams 424, Bertha Casemore 414, Nora Fin- ley 409, Bill Sturdy 405, Arnold. Stoakley 402, Jack Fraser 401, Har- old Cantelon 389, John Lee 360, Don- alda Henderson 358, .Louise Dore 352, Rena Elliott 348, Gertrude ley 339, Fenton Barnes 384, Jean Lee 331, Joe Wilsen 330. First Book to Junior Second Passed on year's work -Marguerite nghain, Louisa Lloyd, Billie Cott, i1l1e Seddon, Agnes Seli, Total 205, Honors 155, Pass 123, Velma Ohm 189, Donald Fitt 188, B performance out of their systems. Wingham = scored three in the first, 'three in the second and five in the fifth innings. They touched F'ritzleY ;and Bob Carrick for no fewer then seventeen safe hits in seven innings, while the best the Goderich boys could do off 'Gordon Irwin was one the hit. 'The teams. s Iva Haines 187, Helen Hammond 82, Eleanor Lockridge 181, Jean ockridge 180,` Hent Lee 176, Betty G Vroves 175, Leslie Adair 174; Carl anner 173, Frances Robinson 172, orothy Mellor 171, Mabel Campbell 69, Helen Patterson 166, Harry Montgomery 165; Kenneth Crawford 63, Billie Smitth 162, Louise'Zhompe. on 161, John Wilson 157; Ebner eyell 156, 'Norman Fry 155; Reggie oiler 154, Joe Falconer 152, Laura o11ar 148, Jack Gorbutt 146, Floren- Finley 125, ; Joyce Carter 124, eorge Johnson. Primary to First Book Passed on .year's work- Marjorie urrie, Edna Hogg; Eva Lediet, guise Reid, Jack Rich, Eric Schatte sephhne, VanNorman, Anne Vast- Wyck. Total 150, Honors 113, Pass 90, Betty Gannett 186, Clarence Hanl- on 135, James Cameron129, Rea- th Baker 128, Betty Coleman 127, 1%; 5omes, cf, `Win ham -1 g Iowson, C C ee Geddes, 2b; Brawley, c; Irwin, p; Waine; If; W. Tiffin ss; Lediett 3b; Groves, . rf, Goderidh-llairn, of b and ' 1b; , Arch- ' r 2b; E. Robinson, ss; Carrick, If a� D at'ttl:oak cf � " � �_ p; , Frzt� ey, p and rf; Duquette, 8b; Mallough, If; Kirk, rf; Sanderson, lb and c; Murney, c and d. By innings: Wingham • 3. 3 0 0 5 0 0 11 Goderich 0000001 1 Unrniires-='E, Dean and N. Young. G C Jo tl t ne Mary Black 125, Carroll' Casemore 124, Kenneth' Jones 123, David Schaf- fter 2 l 3, ;'Clarence Ohm 122, Ethel Vanner 11, Isobel McLean 120, Eileen Dark 118, Norman Mundy 117, Mar- garet Finley 116; Jack Hopper 112; Isabella Ross 111, Jack Tiffin 110, Harry Howard 109, Frances Durnin 108, Harold Hutton 105, Lorne Pat- terson 104, Alvin Seli 104, Grace Hutcheson 103, Jack Carter 103, Mary Lepard 102, Iris Templeman 101, Margaret MacGillivray 96, Pat Fitzpatrick 93. Passed Provincial Examinations The two recent graduates of Wing- ham General Hospital, Miss Jean Grant of Paisley, and. Miss Lena Rob- inson . of Lucknow, received word that they had successfully passed the Provincial ' Examinations which ,en- titles them to the, degree of Register- ed Nurse. • Railway Men Take New Job With the taking off of the night. train from London, eleven families in town are affected, some of these have new runs, C. R Copeland is on a run from London to Bridgeburg; A. K. Copeland and J, Currie are on the spare list out of London; Win. Sneath who has been on the London run for 26 years has taken the run from Kin- cardine to Palmerston; Bert Elliott, at the roundhouse, expects to go to Palmerston. LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Mr. W. 5, Patterson of London was a week -end visitor in town. Mr, Harry Coutts of Toronto spent Wednesday with friends in town. Mr, Don. Lynett of Detroit visited friends in town over the week -end, Mr. Victor Campbell of Detroit, is visiting friends in town this week, Come to the Palace Gardens, For- mosa on Sunday. Free entertainment. Mr. andMrs, Harry Town and fam- ily, are visiting in Detroit, this week, Misses Ann and Florence Barber are home from Toronto for the holi- days, Mr. George Ferguson of Toronto, spent the week -end with friends in town. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Burch of St. Thomas, were visitors in town last week. Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Hanna, of Tor- onto, visited friends in town this week. Miss Edna Mifsgrove of Galt, is spending her vacation at the home of her parents, Mr. John Nichol of Toronto visited a few clays atthe home of Mr, and Mrs. T. J. McLean, Dr, Mary Cosens of Cleveland, Ohio, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Abner Cosens. Miss Elizabeth Wcllwood of New York, is visiting at the home of her mother, Mrs. Wellwood. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Austin and family, of Kitchener, are spending a couple of weeks at the home of his parents. Miss Alice Williamson, of Kitchen- er, is spending the vacation at the home of her mother, Mrs. Wm. Will- iamson, Miss Lilian Hopper of London,is spending her vacation at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hopper. Miss Muriel Redmond ;of Boston, Mass„ is spending her vacation at the home of her perents, Dr. and Mrs. R. C. Redmond. Miss Mary McGregor returned to Toronto., on Saturday, after spending. her holidays with her parents, Mr, and Mrs. Alex. MacGregor, Station 10 B.P, will present Bob Dory and his old timers of Ceder- ville for an hour ofold time tines next Tuesday noon 12 to Mr. Frank Galbraith of Toronto,' motored to his Rorie on Saturday, and has taken his father and mother to his cottage on Lake Simcoe for a week. Mr, and Mrs, Lloyd Elliott of Staffa, ,and Miss' Dorothy Chesseli of Mitchell, were week -end guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Cruik- shank. Miss Eleanore McLean, Rep. of MacLean Publishing Co., Toronto, is spending her vacation at the home of tier parens, Mr, and Mrs, T. J...Mc- 7,ean. Subscriptions $2,00 ,Per Year. WINGHAM WINS ,FROM LISTOWEL The tossers of the horse slippers from Listowel played the Wingham Club on Monday evening as per schedule in the newly formed Horse Shoe Pitching League and while they secured the most nutnber of points on the evening's play; yet were de- feated in games by 13-12, Points count only at the end of the season. in case of a tie. A Targe number of enthusiastic sup- porters were on hand and many close games were witnessed. Chas. Elliott and W. Cole, his partner, were the only pair to win all games. The fol- lowing is the result by games: Wingham Listowel Jos. Miller Robt. Cockwell W. Scott 4 W. Angus 30 Chas. Elliott H, Bean W, Cole 30 L. Bean 18 E. Small John Mahman F. Mellor 17 E. Bean ........ W. Cruickshank H. Cole If, Sherbondy 23 W. Woods 30 J. H. McICay M."Murphy Geo. Tiffin 30 M. } Fritz Chas. Elliott ,,;30 R, Cockwell .,22' E. Small 12 H. Bean 30 Crttickshank ...30 5. Mahman 29 J. H. McKay ...30 H. Cole 22 J. Miller 13 M. Murphy 30 E. Small 16 R. Cockwell ...30 Cruickshank ,30 H. Bean 12 J. H. McKay 30 J. Mahman 7 J. Miller 18 HR Cole 30 C. Elliott 30 M. Murphy 16 Cruickshank .,.15 R. Cockwell 30 J. H. McKay 8 H. Bean 30 J. Miller 30 J. Mahman .16 C. Elliott 30 H. Cole 7 E. Small 30 M. Murphy 11 J. H. McKay 13 R Cockwell .,30 J. Miller 18 H. Bean 30 C. Elliott 30 J. °Mailman 26 E. Small 30 Cruickshank ,13 560 H. Cole 5 M. Murphy ,.,-.30 580 OPEN AIR HOME COOKED SUPPER Saturday Evening, July 4th, From 5 to 8 o'clock. Admission Free. Horseshoe :Pitch- ing contest, Lucan champions will meet ail contenders; Softball game, Western Foundry vs. Shell Gas. Open air concert by local talent on Sacred Heart Church Iawn. Everybody wel- come. Tickets for supper 35c, child- ren 25c. Three -Cent Postage The Public should bear in mind the fact that the letter postage increased from two to three cents on Wednes- day, July 1st, Failure to observe this will inconvenience both the senders and the Post Office staff. Those who issue bank cheques will also remem- ber the change. Shell Gas Defeats Hanover The Canada Life Soft Ball Team of ,Hanover, engaged the local Shell Gas Team in a closely contested game last Wednesday. The visitors had a lead on the locals boys till near the end of the game but were unable to hold it. They had to play an ex- tra inning to decide a winner and the final score was 9-8 in favor of the Shell Gas. GODERICH LADIES WIN TOURNAMENT The Ladies' Bowling 'Club had a very . successful tournament on Fri- day, although the weather did not look very promising, as it rained the most of the morning, Around noon it cleared and turned out to be an ideal afternoon and evening. In spite of the inclement weather, the outside rinks came, although there might hove been a good many more pres- ent. Rinks were present froth God- erich, Stu°atford, Walkerton, Luck- now, London and Harriston, The vis- itors all proved to be too much for the local rinks, as all the prizes went out of town, Mis. Glazier's rink of. Goderich, captured first, with 4 wins and .a plus. of 13; Mrs. McConnell of Walkerton, second, with 3 wins and a plus of 19; Mrs, Fisher of Lticknow, third, with 3 wins and a plus of 17; the 4th prize went to Mrs. Burroughs of Harriston, with 3 wins and a plus of 13. The Ladies' Aid of the United church, served supper at the green., CHAUTAUQUA PROGRAMS PROVE TO BE OF EXCELLENT TYPE -SMALLER CROWDS With only one day to go there has by Miss Constance Neville -John not been a single weak ,spot in the versatile young artist, Australia, i series of high class lectures, plays oldest of the continents by age, a and musical recitals. In fact the gen- the youngest in civilization seems i eral impression is that the programs deed to be an up-and-coming cu.n g c have been even better than previous try, chiefly occupied in farming a years, :Unfortunately the time set for sheep -raising, In building a rail the Chautauqua has been during an across the continent one thousa extremely hot week which has ser- miles of desert had to be trravers iously affected not only the single and all the hauling and trucking do admissions but also the sale of sea by camels. Miss Johns never h son tickets, Miss McKnight, who is (Continued on Page Four) in charge of the Chautauqua here, has proven an excellent superintendent. The First Night The Canadian Chautauqua opened before a fair crowd on Saturday with the popular play "Turn to the Right," consisting of three acts and a pro- logue is of considerable importance. from a dramatic standpoint. It is. extremely human in its' entirety, tou- ched now with humor, now with pa- thos. The first half-houri sufficed to convince the audience that here were. actors far above last year's standard, far more smooth and finished. Jean Campbell as the venerable "Mrs. Bas- com" lived her role in all its sweet- ness, gentleness and unsophistication. Robert Hanscombe as "Muggs" shay Province since it was governed b ed with her the honors for the best representatives of the Conservativ acting in the piece. The others are Party. He compared expenditures b not, however, to be forgotten since the Liberal party in various fields o they contributed in every way to the endeavor with that of the Conserve general impression of the genuiness,'tive party, and briefly.outlined th There were on the whole few weak Policy of the party with regard t spots, and this competent troupe of hydro -electric power and other spat actors is to be commended for the ters. excellence of its work. Between acts, Mrs. Wm. Erickson, Hold Picnic at Kincardine wife of the founder of Canadian Chautauqua spoke a few words in ex- planation of the origin and aims of the movement and endeavored to clear up any misunderstood. point. Soul of the Holy Land Something absolutely out of the OBITUARY ordinary was in store for Chautauqua goers, Monday afternoon, when _Jul- Mrs. Joseph L. Stonehouse his Caesar Nayphe, descendant of an The death of Annie C. Henry, wife ancient line of Assyrian rulers `ap- of J, L. Stonehouse, East Wawanosh, peered on the platform to deliver his came with a sudden shock to the fam- incomparable lecture on "The Soul of fly, neighbors and friends. The de - the Holy Land," The costumes and ceased had been in her usual health scenery were magnificent. He spoke since her first stroke in March, 1920. excellent English and was possessed On Tuesday evening of last week, in of a great sense of humor. His age the presence of the family, she took dress touched on modern and ancient another stroke and passed to her re - Palestine, contemporary life in Am- ward on Thursday morning. She was erica, social customs all over the born in East Wawanosh July 4th, world. Several statements he made, 1866, being the daughter of the late came as a complete surprise to the George Henry and Hannah K. Nay - majority of the audience - for exam- ( tor, and lived practically all her life pie, that no white lilies ever grew in in that vicinity. Her marriage took Palestine, that the Mohammedan wo- i place in 1893 to her now berth hus- man has not yet been freed from the band, and others left to mourn her ompulsion of wearing a veil, loss are the three sons, a daughter Mr, Nayphe showed the audience and a grandchild; Roy and son Don- ome gorgeous tapestries that took ald of Goderich, Marshall of East endless ages to weave. Everything Wawanosh, and Lorne and Elsie at about them is symbolic. The speaker home; also three sisters, Mrs, Ed. himself was charming, mysterious, McDowell of Toronto, Mrs. Amos and with his graceful gestures, he Challenger of Goderich, Mrs. John presented an exotic figure steeped in Dow of West Plains, Saskatchewan, lie very essence, of the Orient. arid. three brothers, David of Spok= "Abolishing the Arctic" ane, Washington, Wellington of Van- Wingham had the hitherto -un- couver, B.C., and James. One sister reamed opportunity Monday night and two brothers predeceased Iter, f hearing the most notable lecturer, Deceased was a devoted Christian xplorer, scientist, Vilhjalmur Stef- woman, a loving wife and mother, nsson. During the latter half of his ready to sacrifice at all times for her fe he had been engaged in debunk- family. She was a member of the ig age -long ideas about the Eskimos Westfield church and a regular at - for instance, the erroneous belief tendant so long as her health permit - tat Eskimos drink oil, that they all ted, ve in snow houses, The astounding The funeral, which was held from act that he brought home to the au- the family residence on Saturday, at fence was that it is never so cold at 2 p.m., was very largely attended. Re - he North Pole or on the North shore latives were present from Arcola, f Canada as it has been recorded in " Sask., Winnipeg, Toronto, Ingersoll, e Prairie Provinces and,.as far south Exeter, Clinton, Wingham, Brussels, s Colorado. Blyth, Auburn and. Goderich, Rev. Himself Canadian -born, Mr. Stef- Dr. Mortimore conducted the funeral nsson is greatly concerned with the service at the house speaking in very roniotion of Canadian interests in fitting terms of the life of the de - re far north. By means of ingen- parted one. Text, Philippians 1;23, us maps of the northern hemisphere "Having a desire to depart, and to axing the North Pole as their cen- be with Christ,which is far better," e, the lecturer demonstrated how The floral tributes were exceptionally titch easier it world be to fly north beautiful, inehiding:a pillow from the Europe than straight east through family, 'a wreath from the Goderich ifavorable flying conditions, Can-. public school board and officers, and a is a strategically placed nation a spray from, the staffs of Central nee it lies between the United and Vitcoria schools, Goderich; also ates and Europe and will profit many others from relatives; neighbors catty from the air traffic passing and friends, The fiowerbearers were er it. A new era will be ttshered Norman Stonehouse, Gordon Stone- , Mr. Stefansson's lecture as well house, Maitland Henry, Harry. Mc - being interesting, instructive and Guire, Alva McDowell, Joe Dunbar, peered with humor, opened up new Dick Guscott attd Howard ,Campbell. star to the audience and endeavored Interment was made "in the Maitland pass on a knowledge of Canada cemetery, Goderich, evher•e smarty had at will revolutionize present con- gathered to pay their last ;respects., ptions, Rev. C. F. Clarke,' pastor of North Australian Lecturer street United, church, Goderich, assis- The children as well as the grown- ted at the grave. The pallbearers s were vastly entertained with the were the three sons and three teph- cture, "Australia, . the Land of the ews, Louis Stonehouse and Lyle and. angaroo" given Tuesday afternoon Russell Hopper. s, he nd n- 0- nd way nd ed ne ad NO CHANGE IN ONTARIO CABINET There will be no immediate reorg- anization of the Ontario Cabinet, Premier George S. Henry, chosen last Wednesday as party leader by the Provincial Conservative Association, intimated . strongly that the cabinet as selected by Hon. G. Howard Fer- guson, former premier and now' Can- adian high commissioner in London, would remain as it is. Speaking before the largest politi- cal banquet ever held in Toronto, Mr. Henry outlined the progress of the y e y 1 e 0 The Philaletha Bible - Class of the United Church held their annual pic- nic to Kincardine beach last Wednes- day afternoon. c t d o e a 11 i1 t li f d t d th a a A t io h tr n to u ad si St gr ov in as pc vi to th cc up le I< WINGHAM SHOWS THE BEST ROSES The districtHorticultural Society convened vet o e d on Thursday tt s da y in MacKay Hall, Goderich, when a large delega- tion was present from Fordwich, Kip - pen, Walkerton, Wingham, Ripley, Kirkton, Teeswater, Guelph, Gorier- ich, Exeter and Seaforth, Bounteous lunches were brought by the dele-- gates and tea and ice cream were pro vided by the Goderich Society, and it was a happy party which sat down• to the attractively arranged tables. Mayor C. C, Lee tendered a civic welcome. The president, Mr, liar - trey of Seaforth, was ill and had to, leave for home, and the Goderich president, George Gould, presided. An interesting adddess on "Roses" was delivered by Mr. Paul 13, Saund- ers of the Ontario Agricultural Col- lege. This was illustrated by lantern slides which showed the roses in all their beauty- of color and variety. Mr. Saunders discussed different phases in the care of this flower and gave a new formula for controlling several diseases with one solution which should be dusted on regularly, name- ly, nine pails sulphur flour, one pail lead arsenate dust, one pail of tobac- co dust. Duringthe afternoon the following prizes were awarded for the roses brought in by visiting delegates, Mrs. King, Wingham; Mrs. Hartrey, Sea- forth; Mrs. Nash, Wingham, The largest delegation, twenty in number, came from Fordwich, with Walkerton a close second. The ..place of meeting next year is to be decided at the meeting of the Provincial Convention in Toronto fr. February; the choice of a secretare will be left until then, J. T. 'Fell has consented to act in the meantime. The guests were treated to a tour of the town and a visit to the inter- esting farm of Mr. Laithwaite on No. 8 Highway. Votes of thanks were tendered the Goderich Horticultural Society, to the speakers and entertainers, and al- so to the ladies for the luncheon which was heartily applauded. Decorate Your Homes This week from July lst to July 7, has been set apart as Huron County Home Coming Week and the Wing - ham Chamber of Commerce is desir- ous of having every home and busi- ness place in town decorated for the occasion. tit#eta i..ti Chautauqua Curtains Burned During the performance in the Chautauqua tent on Tuesday after- noon, the velvet curtains on the stage caught fire, and were pulled down be- fore further damage occurred. It is thought that children playing with the electric light wires caused a short. circuit. Painfully Hurt in Accident Malvin Shrigley of the 2nd conces- sion was painfully hurt recently. He was leading a cow when the animal. became unmanageable and ran away. Mr. Shrigley had the rope around his hand and could not release it, with the result that he was dragged some distance, the rough ride being termi- nated when the rope broke as he was crashed into a post when the cow turned into the gateway. The hand was burned to the bone by the rope and he also sustained some painful body bruises. TORONTO BOY DOWNED MONDAY Ten -year-old Teddy Jordan, adopt- ed son of Mr, and Mrs. Clarence Duncan, Westtnount Avenue, Toron- to, was drowned in the Maitland riv- er at Brussels about four o'clock on Monday afternoon. The Toronto lad had been visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Archie McDonald of that village. In company with three other boys, Bruce i1- :loose, Billy Stevenson and Jimm. McFadgen, he had gone to ti swimming hole above the dam on the Glassier farm, At this point the riv-, er is about eight feet deep", and Tede dy, who could not swim, was paddling about, supported by an inner tub;. In some manner the tube slipped off and he sank front' view. One of his companions rushed ac- ross the river and informed Dr. J. Anderson who spread the alarm: It was twenty-five minutes before the body was recovered and although %1r. W. D. P. Jamieson and Dro T. 'T McCrae worked on the victiin for some time, life was extinct„