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WINGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15th, 1931.
Subscriptions '$2.00 Per X:
KITCHENER CHOIR
PROVES EXCELLENT
The Orpheus Male Choir. brought
'.here erefrorn Kitchener b Y the Chamber
•of Commerce for the Fall Fair Con-
•cert and who stayed over to give a
Sacred Concert on Sunday afternoon,
delighted both Saturday evening and
-.Sunday audiences with a variety of
.:appealing vocal and _ instrumental
• numbers not soon to be .forgotten.
The Saturday night attendance was
.a disappointment to those who spoil
.sored the .prograrnrne. The small ad-
mission fee was expected to bring out
.a large crowd under any circum
.stances, but apparently a Saturday
.night Fall Fair Concert needs more
!boosting than was given to it, While
the attendance was fair the small
charge did not turn in sufficient rev-
enue to meet expenses so part of the
returns from the Sunday silver, col-
• lection had to be used.
However, those who decided not to
attend the concerts have reason to
be even more disappointed. To -day
en every hand high praises are be-
ing spoken abotft both performances.
From the very first the choir walked
right into the hearts of their listen-
ers and thrilled the audience .with
•their fine expression and rendition of
;the numbers they sang. Soloists and
'Quartettes received many encores, to
say nothing of the splendid reception
:given Mr. Ott, the Xylophone Soloist
of the Waterloo Band and the Misses
Pleeinan, lady accompanists and vio-
linists.
The Town Hall was packed Sun -
clay afternobn and as on the previous
evening the audience was generously
n•esponsive and appreciative applause
'was not withheld. Already the ques-
tion is being asked "When can we
:get them back?" and such remarks
as "They'll get packed houses the
next time" are frequent.
Conductor R. A. MacGillivray an-
nounced each number before it was
rendered often giving a special des-
cription in connection therewith. His
\''remarks added much to the interest
cif the programme. He thanked the
'people of Wingham for their kind-
ness and said that it had been a great
pleasure for the choir to bring to
this district its service of song, both
eija
-scred and secular.
:The Chairman, Mr. E. S. Copeland,
-expressed the feeling of the audience
when he told the choir that it was a
splendid spectacle to see thirty peo-
ple who because of their love for
music and their willingness to be of
'service to others unselfishly gave up
-their Thanksgiving week -end in or-
der that we might be entertained by
their talent. He mentioned partiou-
larly the fact that the choir only re-
ceived $50.00 for all their services
liere, barely expense money for trans-
portation and that as individuals they
received no remuneration except the
joy of their work. A feature of their
visit here was their generosity in ser-
vice. Not only did they provide the
Iwo concerts which were so much en-
joyed, but the churches also received
generously of their music in the mor-
ning services. The Elgar Quartette
that so delights all music lovers sang
at the Hospital on Sunday afternoon
while the Sunday Schools wire aided
by others and all these extras were
(Continued on page Five)
COUNTY PUBLIC
SPEAKING CONTEST
The Fourth Annual Public Speak
mg Contest will be held in the audi-
toriuni of the Clinton Collegiate In-
stitute on Saturday, October 24th at
1.30 p.m.
This contest is being held in con-
junction with the annual convention
'of the Huron County Educational As-
sociation of Trustees and Ratepayers,
for which an interesting programme
has been arranged.
All first prize winners at the Pub-
fic. Speaking Contest conducted at
each School Fair ,in the County this
` ar are ,eligible to compete and are
expected to take part in this contest.
Splendid book prizes will be awarded
donating a silver cup to be awarded
to the winning pupil. In addition to
the public.,.speaking,,:the: Educational
,sociation, ,is condtictin;g a 'champ-
ionship Spelling Match in which the
winner from each school fair is eli-
gibleop
to compete. ete. Book prizes for
the contestants have been •arranged
for the Association.
ire programme isinterest-,
Thee enc p g es
i
ing and educational •.and' as many' 'aS
possible should take advantage of the
opportunity to. luteum.
WINGHAM FALL FAIR SURPASSES FORMER
YEARS BOTH IN ATTENDANCE AND ENTRIES
The Wingham Fall Fair was favor-
ed ' with fine weather on Saturday for
their annual show, and proved the
most successful ever held by the
Turnberry Agricultural Society. The
gate receipts and •entries.. exceeded
former years, there being a record
crowd estimated between five and six
thousand, Dr. G. I. Christie, of O.A.
C., Guelph, Officially opened the Fair.
Three Bands were in attendance, the
Clinton Kilties winning the silver cup.
The following Local firms had at-
tractive exhibits in the Agricultural
Hall, Merchants Service Co., Elmer
Wilkinson, Walker Stores Ltd., King
Bros., A. J. Walker and the Western
Foundry.
The following are the prize win-
ners:
HORSES
Class 1—General Purpose
'ream in harness—Fred Thompson.
Class 2—Agricultural
Brood mare, foal at side— Lewis
Armstrong, Alex. McDonald, Thos.
H. Moore; Spring Foal—Jas. Forres-
ter, Alex. McDonald, Lewis Arm-
strong; One year old Filly or Geld-
ing—Alex McDonald, Jas. Forrester,
T. E. Montgomery; Two year old Fil-
ly or Gelding—W. R. Martin, Lewis
Armstrong, Archie McKinnon; Team
in harness—Fred Toll & Son, T. E.
Montgomery, Chas. Stewart.
Class 3 -Heavy Draft
Brood mare, registered, foal at side
—°W. R. Martin, 1:st'and 2nd; Spring
foal, registered eligible—W. R. Mar-
tin, W. R. Martin; Brood mare, foal
at side—Lewis Armstrong, Elmer
Hastings; Spring . Foal T. H.
Moore, Elmer • Hastings; One-
year old Filly or Gelding— W. R.
Martin, Jas. Forrester, Lewis Arm-
strong; Two year okl Filly or Geld-
ing—T. E. Montgomery, Elmer Has-
tings, A. McKague; Team in harness
—H. B. Smith, Wm. Watson, Alex.
McDonald; Best Three year old draft
or Agricultural—Alex, McDonald, J.
Baird.
Class 4—Carriage
Spring Foal—J. H. Brown, George
Mundell; Two year old Filly or Geld-
ing—Geo. Mundell; Team in harness
—S: J. Miller, J. Johnston; Single
Driver — S. J. Miller, H. Young, S.
J. Miller.
Class 5 -Roadsters
Brood Mare, foal at side— Eldon
Renwick, Jas. Kennedy, J. H. Brown;
Spring Foal—Jas. Kennedy, Jack
Deans, E. Renwick; One year old Fil-
1 or Gelding—Robt. Warwick, J: H.
Brown; Two year old Filly or Geld-
ing—J. H. Brown, W. J. Currie &
Son; Single Driver in harness—J, J.
Fryfogle, 2, S. J. Miller, 3, J. L.
Wright, 4, J. J. Fryfogle, 5, S. J. Mil-
ler; Team in harness—S. J. Miller, J.
J Fryfogle, J. L. Wright,
(Continued on page Two)
WEDDINGS
Dowling - Reed
A very pretty wedding was solem-
nized at the parsonage, Lucknow, on
Monday, October 12t1i, at 11 a.m., by
Rev. R. W. Craw, when Miss Dor-
othy Reed, eldest daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Bert Reed of Whitechurch,
became the bride of Mr. Alfred Dow-
ling of Hamilton, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Dowling of Mount Forest.
She was married in her travelling
dress of brown, with brown coat, hat
and shoes to match. After the mar-
riage, they returned to her homes in
Whitechurch where the wedding din-
ner was served to immediate relatives
after which the happy couple left for
Hamilton where they will reside. The
many friends of the bride in this
community. wish that they have a
long and happy wedded life.
Kerr - .Proctor
A very pretty Autumn wedding
took place in Brussels on Saturday
at high noon, when Lulu Adell, only
daughter of Mr.. and. Mrs. William
Proctor, became the bride of Walter
C. Kerr, son of Mrs. Kerr and, the
late Mr. Kerr, of London. The home
of the bricte,,was beautifully decor-
ated for • the, occasion, the color
scheme being pink and white. The
ceremony took place beneath an arch
of evergreens and flowers. Rev. F.
J. Chapman of the United Church,
Brussels, officiated. The bride, giv-
en away by her father, wore an ankle
length gown„ of white, of bridal satin,
with bustle effect. • Her veil of silk
net fell in graceful folds over her
and the train was held in place by a
close -fitting Paris model cap having
medallions of pearls at each side. She
carried, a bridal bouquet of roses.
There were no attendants. M.r, I'er-
.cy Hoadley of Listowel, played the
wedding music and during the sign-
ing of the register W. S. Gibson of
Listowel, Sang "0 Promise Me." The
bridegroom's gift to the bride was an
Isabella fox fur and to the organist
and soloist, cuff links. Later Mr. and
Mrs, Kerr left by motor for Toronto
where they entrained for Montreal
and Ottawa. The bride travelled in
a ;smart suit of brown and tan check-
ed effect with accessories in Russian
brown with' hat of brown felt. On
their return they will reside on James
street, Brussels,
United Church Anniversary
Rev. Kenneth Beaton, B.A,, Tor-
onto, will conduct the Anniversary
Services of Wingham United church
on Sunday, Oct. 25th.
Some Pumpkin!
Mr. William Phair is the possessory
of a 92 pound pumpkin that was
grown in his owir garden in town, and
is on display at the `Jnited Farmers
CO-011erative 'Co. This we believe
'caps a.11 records in these parts for lar-
ge )rr)1pleiis..,yotr spare.titne f-
�r
�re, but hotw.Fmany, epics,this big
piiti)lkin woad,.rake
«.,•
New Operator. at C. P. R.
Owing to staff reductions on the
C. P. R„ Mr. C. 3, Whitehead has
been replaced as operator at the sta-
tion by Mr. Lloyd Cletnett of Bramp-
ton.
Sale of Home Made Baking
The Ladies' Aid of St, 'Andrew's
Presbyterian Church will hold a Tea
and Sale of Home Made Baking and
other articles 'tithe basement of their
church on Saturday afternoon, Oct.
17th. Sale to commence at 3 o'clock
sharp,: Tea served from 3 to 5. Ev-
erybody welcome.
C. OF C. CO-OPERATES
WITH FAIR BOARD
FOR BANQUET
The Wingham Chamber of Com-
merce, in co-operation with the Fair
Board, held a banquet in honor of the
guest speaker of the day, Dr. G. I.
Christie, President of the Ontario Ag-
ricultural College, Guelph, a delega-
tion of which met Dr. Christie at
Bluevale and escorted him into town
and down to the show grounds. The
ladies of the Women's Institute had
a special table arranged to accommo-
date 30 guests. A. J. Walker was
luncheon chairman and called upon
the following Hien for a few remarks,
Reeve McKibbon; I Wright, one of
the township reeves; Chas. Robert-
son, M,L.A., Ian McLeod, Dist, Re-
presentative; John Joynt, Lucknow;
J. Laithwaite, Goderich; H. Camp-
bell; E. S. Copeland, Wingham, the
latter being President of the Cham-
ber of Commerce, Dr. R. C. Red-
mond of town, introduced the speak-
er, Dr, Christie.
Dr. Christie in opening his address,
expressed his appreciation of being
able to come to Wingham for the
Fall Fair which he regarded as a real
pleasure. He thought that a large
share of our trouble in these times
of depression was that we lacked co-
operation. Just because there was
depression it did not mean ruin.
There were too many who could not
stand distress, and it was the people
with the backbone today who were.
forging ahead, and that right now,
was the time for us to figure this out,
declared the speaker, also there was
too much -talk of international trou-
ble, which was a,sad state of affairs.
A lot of the fairs had fallen down,
but what he had seen of Wingham
was up to the standard. There had
been some talk of the withdrawal of
the government funds froin the fair
boards, but he was not prepared to
say whether this was correct or not.
Dr. Christie stated that there was too
much spread between the farmer and
the consumer. For the return of
business there must- bd to -operation
with agricultural' boai'ds,.:nt'order that:
they might have a re rsotieble inerket
place for their p'rodcts, Following.
Dr,. Christie's address, the chairman,
Iver, Walker, expressed his a ply
recia-
tion to all those who had`assisted.
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TREBLES TOURNEY
ON THANKSGIVING
With the bright; sunshine that pre-
vailed for Thahksgiving, it again
brought the bowling enthusiasts into
action, when' the tWingham Bowling
Club held. an Irish Treble Tourna-
ment, with eight local and four out-
side rinks. •Walkerton and Lucknow
each sent onerink and there were
two from Goderich. The play start-
ed about 2 o'clock` and finished about
7.30, with four games played. Eidt's
rink from Walkerton captured first,
with 4 wins plus 18; French of Wing -
ham, second with 3 wins, plus
12; Johnston of Goderich and Kafalas
of Wingham'ttied for third and fourth,
each having 3 wins, plus 9, with John-
ston winning third, in the play-off.
"The Cl-istus"
George Fassnacht, Jr, plays the
part of "The Christos" in the famous
Freiburg Passion Pay which comes
to Stratford on the Alights of Oct. 19,
20 and 21. Proceeds ,from the presen-
tation of the Biblical production are
being turned over in their entirely to
welfare work.
PROMOTED. TO
ASST. MANAGER
From last Friday's issue of the To-
ronto Globe we clipped the following
announcement of promotion in the
Ontario Equitable Insurance Co., and
refers to a former Wingham boy, Mr.
Wilson Geddes,
Mr. S. C. Tweed, President of The
Ontario Equitable Life and Accident
Insurance Company, Waterloo, an-
nounces the promotion of Mr. M. J.
Smith to the position of General
Manager and Mr. G. W. Geddes, F.
A,S., to that of Assistant General
Manager, Mr. Smith has served The
Ontario Equitable as Secretary prac-
tically since its inception in 1920, his
insurance experience covering over 20
years. Mr. Geddes has been the Com-
pany's Actuary since 1925, prior to
which he was with other life compan-
ies in both the United Staes and Can-
ada.
Canadian Club's First Meeting
The Wingham Canadian Club will
hold the first meeting of the season
in"'hhe Council Chamber on the even-
ing of Friday, October 23rd at 8 p.m.
Professor Logan of Western Univer-
sity will lecture on "The Present Ec-
onomic Situation."
HIGH SCHOOL
TENNIS SINGLES
The girls' singles Tennis Tourna-
ment which was being held at the
Wingham High School, was complet-
ed Thursday, October 8th, by Mary
King winning from Betty Walker in.
the finals with the score 6-4, 8-6. The
other matches in the tournament re-
sulted as follows.
First Round
Edna Proctor v Jean Mitchell 6-3,
6-3. 'Mary King v. Nettie Dow, 6-1,
6-3, Ella Rae v. Dell Walker, 6-3,
6-1. Dorothy Aitken v. Reta Hastie,
6-3, 6-0, Wilma Dow v. Agnes Lout -
tit, 6-3, 6-1, Betty Walker v. Blanche
Weir, 6-0, 6-0.
Second Round
Mary King v. Edna Proctor, 6-2,
6-3, Dorothy Aitken v. Ella Rae, 8-6,
6-4. Wilma Dow v. Edna Jenkins,.
6-3, 6-2.
$ertni-Finals
Mary I(i,ig v, Dorothy Aitken, 6,12,'
6-4 Betty; Walker v, Wilma, Dow,
6e4, 6-4;;•
f Final
Mary .Xing g v, Betty Walker 6-4,
86.
Miss s McG., r
go of the
ic High School
Staff was referee,
EAST HURON TEACHERS INSTITUTE,H1 LDS
58th ANNUAL CONVENTION AT CLINTON
The fifty-eighth annual convention
of the. East Huron Teachers' Insti-
tute was held in the Owen Memor-
ial Hall, Clinton, on Thursday and
Friday, October 8th and 9th, with a
full attendance of the teachers of the
Inspectorate, as well as a number of
visiting teachers, , Mr. Kenneth Ash-
ton, Principal of Blyth Public School,
president, occupied the chair,
Rev, K. McGoun, Anglican rector
of Clinton, conducted the opening ex-
ercises, and in the absence of Mayor
Cooper, • acting -mayor Reeve George
H. Elliott welcomed the convention
to the town of Clinton, and expressed
his good wishes for the success of
the convention.
The records of the last convention
were read by the secretary and adopt-
ed.
Inspector Field then named the fol-
lowing committees:
Nominating Committee: Miss Viola
Fraser, Miss Agnes Mahood, Miss
Minnie Wheatley. Resolution Com-
mittee: Mr. Peter Moffat, Miss Edna
Jamieson, Mrs. Aitken, Management•
Committee: President and Vice -Presi-
dent of 1931-32, Staff of Brussels
Public School, Miss Christena Dick-
son,. Mr. Kenneth Edgar.
Mr. Jack Edgar, Brussels, delegate
to the Ontario Educational Associa-
tion from the Institute, gave the tea-
chers an account of some of the pro-
ceedings of that body at their Easter
sessions. He suggested that owing
to the size of the Association it might
be in the interests of the Institute
to send two delegates instead of one,
as it is impossible' for one to attend
all the sessions whoseproceedings
might be of value to the teachers of
the Inspectorate.
•The discussion of "Discipline in and
around the School" was led by A. L.
Posliff, Principal of Wingham Public
School. He stressed the importance
of Discipline in :building character.
The home is the place for discipline
to begin and the teachers' difficulties
in this direction are greatly increased
when the home neglects or fails in
this important regard. He would
make good discipline the reason for
reward, rather than that bad behavior
should be the reason for punishment.
He deplored the lack of courtesy of-
ten displayed by the youth of today,
and attributed it to lack of proper
discipline in home and school. He
gave a short account of his methods
of dealing with some difficulties com-
ing up in the common round of his
daily duties,
Pupils of Miss Cudmore and Miss
Courtice of the Clinton Public School
staff under the direction of Professor
Anderton, enlivened the morning ses-
sion, and the work of these little ones
received merited applause.
At the noon hour a dinner was ser -
(Continued on page five)
Fowl Supper, October 27th
You are cordially invited to a Fowl
Supper in the Council Chamber on
Thursday, October 27th, under aus-
pices of the Altar Society of Sacred
Heart Church, Wingham, Supper 35c
A Fowl Dinner, October 26th
Under the auspices of the Ladies'
Aid of Wingham United Church will
be held in the basement of the church
on Monday evening, October 26th.
Dinner served from 6 to 8. After the
dinner a good program will be pre-
sented. Admission 40c and 25c.
Annual Meeting Women's Auxiliary
The annual meeting and election of
officers of the Women's Auxiliary to
the General Hospital will be held in
the council chamber on Friday after-
noon, October 16th at 3.30. Reports
of the year's work will be presented
and all ladies are invited to attend.
Fire Destroys Truck
Returning home on Thursday night
a truck driven by Harry' Workman,
son of Chas, Workman, 5th conces-
sion of Morris, loaded with live poul-
try, caught fire and was totally des-
troyed. Fortunately the poultry was
saved and the loss of the truck is
covered by insurance.
LARGE ENTRY
FOR HORSESHOE
TOSSING CONTEST
The horseshoe pitching contest
held in connection with the Fall Fair
on Saturday drew a large entry and
proved one of the best attractions of
the day, Thirteen pair entered in A
class and eight in 13 Class. Some ex-
ceptionally close games were played,
the winners, P. Boa and F. Harburn,
of Hensall, who made 244 points, lost
only one game to the young Bean
brothers of Listowel, who made 240
points, C. Elliott and B. Cockwell
won third with 226 points. The scor-
es of the others in the Class A series
were:
G. Boa and, P. Boa of Hensall 226.
H. Smith and J. Smith, Brussels,
214.
C. Sucerus, C. Myers,' Zurich, 204.
L. Falconer, O. Tiffin, Wingham,
203,
H. Stade, C. L. Sucerus, Zurich,
188,
T, H. Myers, O. Sucerus, Zurich,
183,
Carter and Brown, Londesboro,.
176,
R, Robinson, M. G. Ge Baker, Kincar-
dine, 150.
W. Galloway, O. Galloway, Gorrie,
116.
G, Scott, G. Stanley, Ripley, 114,
The Class l3 Was compose' of those
who didn!t g'et in the prize, money of
i C. ,
Cams X, ; and was won by Johnston
and McCall with 138 points, three
tied for the next two prizes and.were:
won by Boa and Boa and third by•.
Brown and Carter , with 131 points
each,
WEDDINGS
Fleming - Drehnian
A pretty wedding took place Wed-
nesday last at the home of H. Lireh-
man, Bayfield, when his youngest
daughter, Adeline, was united in mar-
riage to David M. Fleming, son of
the late Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Flem-
ing of Pontiac, Mich. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. L. Dale. The
bride and groom were unattended.
After the ceremony a dainty wed-
ding luncheon was served. The bride
was charming in a gown of blue chif-
fon and transparent velvet moire slip-
pers and accessories to match. For
going away she wore a gray tweed
suit and hat to match. Mr. and Mrs.
Fleming motored to Niagara Falls
and Buffalo, N.Y.
Green - Henry
. A very pretty wedding was solem-
nized at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Henry, Castlehill Farm, White-
church, on Monday, October 12th at
one o'clock when Miss Robina Mait-
land became the bride of Mr. Mal-
colm F. Green of North Bay, son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Green of boon;
and formerly of Kitchener: Rev J.
D. Parks, of Grace United Church,
Brampton, brother-in-law of the
groom, officiated, assisted by Rev. T.
C. Wilkinson of Whitechurch United
Church, The bride, who was given
in marriage by her father, wore a
dress of ivory satin, which had been
worn by two previous brides of the
family, and she carried a bouquet of
Sweetheart roses and maiden hair
fern.
After the wedding dinner, Mr. and
Mrs: Green left on a honeymoon trip
to Winnipeg, after which they will
make their home in North Bay, whet•e
Mr, Green is employed by the Globe,
Toronto,
A Chicken Pie Supper
Will be held under the auspices of
the W. M. S. at Westfield Church on
Wed., Oct. 21. Good program. Ad-
mission, adults 35c, children 20c.
Have You The Lucky Number?
At the exhibit of Mr, A. J. Walker
at the Fair on Saturday a draw was
made for a Marshall Spring Filled
Mattress, the lucky number being 681
The person holding this number is re-
quested to call at his store and re-
ceive the mattress.
Box Lacrosse Friday Night
This game' is proving popular with
the local fans and Friday night .will
prove a thriller when the Durham
boys will be here for a league game.
Play called at 8,15, and the admission
fee is only 25c, Come out and en-
courage the boys.
Winghamplondoit Bus
Daily
eXtept Sdnday, leaving Wing -
hath at '7:15' a.ni , arriving"tVing
haat at 8.85 p.m. Express of ill' kinds•.
carried. Wingham phone 881:
5,000 AT HURON
PLOWING MATCH
With weather favorable and the
land turningnicely, the annual .match
of the Huron County Plowmen's As-
sociation, held on the farm of Thos,
Miller, 6th concession, Morris Twp.,
on Thursday last, was a distinct suc-
cess. A crowd estimated at • 5,000
turned out to watch the 35 teams and.
nine tractors which took part in the
competitions: Pres. Albert Crooks
and Secretary L. E. Cardiff were well
pleased with the showing.
The prize fqr the . youngest boy
competing went to Gordon Scott, age
15, of Cromarty; that for the . best
team to Frank Hamilton, .Cromarty:
Awards in the regular classes were
as follows:
High -cut plows—Alex. McKerrach-
er, Wroxeter; Bert Hemingway,
Brussels; William Dennis, Walton;
Gordon Yeo, Wroxeter.
General Purpose plows (10 enter
ed) — fames Hoggarth, Cromarty,
(best crown); W. J. Linton, Mitchell
(best finish); William Mitchell, of
Molesworth; P. Gigg, Bluevale.
Huron special (7)—Elmer Dennis;
Walton (crown); Percy Passmore,
Exeter, (finish); John Willetts, of
Wingham; Walter Woods, Wingham.
Boys under 19, sod (6) Frank.
Hamilton, Cromarty, (crown); Nor-
man Harburn, Cromarty; Marshall
Deans, Paris, (finish); Norman
Champ, Mitchell,
Under 16, stubble (5)—W. McFad-
den, Millbank; Gordon Scott, Crom-
arty; William McNair, Brussels; V.
Eydt; Mill bank.
Single Riding Plow, stubble (3)—
William McCurray, Brussels; John
Huether, Craribrook; Glen Smith,
Brussels.
Open Tractor— Gordon McGavin,
Walton (crown); Paul Armstrong,
St. Marys (finish); D. B. O'Malley,.
Teeswater; Thomas Miller, Brussels.
Heavy Tractor, sod—William Per-
rie, Cranbrook; Ross Cardiff, Brus-
sels; Everett Hoover, Brussels,
No Installment of Story
Through some unaccountable hold-
up this week the installment of our
serial story did not arrive this week.
Wingham Loses to Walkerton
On Tuesday evening the Wingham
Lacrosse team journeyed to Walker-
ton for a league game, and came out
on the small end of a 7-1 score. The
score however did not indicate the
play as Wingham pressed the home
team hard in the last two periods
and should have had several mare
goals. Wingham was handicapped by
not having several of their regular
players, but nevertheless the Walker-
ton boys congratulated them on the
improvement over their last meeting„
Chatsworth Sage Dead . _40!..'Ii
J. B. Bowes, of Owen Sound, well-
known throughout tate country as the
"Chatsworth Sage," owing to his re-
putation as a weather forecaster, died
at his home on Wednesday. He had
been quite seriously ill for some time.
He was in his 75th year, and was
born at Pinkerton, Bruce County. He
conducted a mill at Chatsworth for
many years before moving to Owen
Sound five years ago. Early in life
he became interested in astronomy,
and made a study during his leisure
hours of weather conditions .all over
the world, and his forecasts received
wide publicity from coast to coast.
HIGH LIGHTS
OF THE FAIR
I)r. Christie, President of Ontario
Agricultural College opened the Fair.
Gate receipts the largest in years.
Great interest shown in Junior Far-
mers' Judging Competition -36 ent-
ries.
Seventy new exhibitors.
A "Farmerette" won the Silver Ser-
vice for the best Ewe Lamb! "Boys
wake up!"
Fruit authorities pronounced it the
best fruit exhibit itt Western Ontar-
io, 308 entries.
Dr. Christie was delighted with the
splendid exhibits in all classes, par- '
ticularly the live stock.
The Horse Shoe Pitching was a
drawing card, there being 21 entries.
The Live Stock' exhibit was the
largest. lit the history
s cry of the Fair,
there being 183 entries in Horses, 204
entries in Cattle, 201 entries in sheep
and 71 in pigs;" 1 ..
Thanks! The alt Fait. t
I" ar Board wish
to thank all who helped' to snake this
year's Fair a success.