The Wingham Advance Times, 1932-09-01, Page 1With Which is Amalgamated The Gerrie Vidette and Wroxeter News.
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WINGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER lst, 1932
Subscriptions $2,00 Per Yesir.
;SUCCESSFUL PUPILS
OF A. W. ANDERTON
Toronto ` Conservatory of Music
Piano
A.T.C.M. (completed exarnination)
.;. Gordon,
rA.T.C,M.. (solo performer) H.
Lane (honors).
k.T.C.M: (teacher's) E. Mills, (h),
H. Lane.
Junior—C. Merrill (1st class hon.),
M. Turnbull, I. Vodden, C. Scott.
Elementary—R, Harrison (honors)
G. Holmes (honors), K. Cunningham
.(donors), T. Douglas (honors), H.
;Steep.
Introductooy—M. Perdue.
Singing
A.T.C.M. (Solo performer) M.
Stewart (honors).
Intermediate, H. Lane.
Junior,- D. M. Harris.
.Primary, G. Henderson.•
Theory
intermediate History—B: Gordon
'(lst class honors), E. Ryan, M. Ry -
.an, A. Cochrane.
Intermediate 'Counterpoint, M. Ry-
Intermediate Form, E. Ryan.
Teacher's A.T.C.M.— E. Mills (h),
'B: Gordon (h), H. Lane (h).
Junior Harmony -E.. Ricker (h),
I. "Nott:
Junior Counterpoint, I. Nott.
Junior History, I. Nott.
Primary—E. Ricker (1st class h.),
'V. Wheeler( 1st class h.), W. Tre-
wartha (1st class h.), I. Vodden (h),
+C. Scott (h), L, Harrison.
-- Elementary, E. Elliott (honors).
WOMEN'S INSTITUTE
REGULAR MEETING
The August meeting of the Wing -
ham Branch of the Women's Insti
tute, was held in the Council Cham-
ber on Thursday, August 25th. The
President, Miss Anderson, opened the
meeting. After the business was fin-
ished an interesting program was
given.
A reading by Mrs. Scott and a
piano solo by Master Scott, were
much appreciated. Miss Georgina
Bower, B.A., gave an instructive talk
on deficiency diseases, vitamines and
foods: "Mayor Willis drew the ticket
to determine the winner of the beau-
tiful Institute quilt. Mr. J. McMi-
chael was the name on the lucky tic-
ket. Fifty-six dojiars was realized
on this quilt for the 'support of "an
invalid lady. Mr. J. C. Latta, a rep-
resentative of the Wear -Ever Alum-
inum Company of Canada, was pre-
sent and gave a ''demonstration of
cooking in. Wear -Ever aluminum. Ev-
eryone present enjoyed eating` the
potatoes, beets, meat and applesauce
which Mr. Latta, cooked,
The meeting closed with the Na-
tional Anthem.
Father entered the room in a very
inasty temper. "Look here," he said
to his wife, "that boy of ours has
'taken some money out of my pock-
et."
"Oh Herbert, how can 'you say
such a thing?" reproved his wife.
"You might as well accuse, me."
"Not at all. It wasn't all taken.'
LOCAL AND ' PERSONAL
Mr. Stanley Harrison, of London,
is visiting with his mother, Mrs. Bell.
Nurse Deitriech, of Hawaii, visited
with -her sister, Mrs. L. S. Beninger.
See "Arrowsmith, Lyceum Theatre
Theatre, next Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Mr. George Allen, of Cincinatti,
Ohio, is visiting with his father, Mr.
Robt. Allen.
Master Alvin Seli spent a week
with his friend, Master Charlie Stick-
ney in Fergus.
Miss M. G. Colbourne, of Toronto,
was a Sunday visitor witjr Dr. and
Mrs. H. W. Colbourne.
Rev. Mr. Hamilton, of Toronto,
1 it of th United
TWILIGHT' FESTIVAL
PLEASING EVENT
Crowd Note Up _to Expectations, but
Program Thoroughly Enjoyed
The postponed Twilight 'Festival,
held under the auspices of'the Arena
Co., last Tuesday evening 'at the
Town Park,.was favored with good
weather. It appeared as if rain once
again would spoil this entertainment
but the weather remained ideal for
the occasion.
Merkley's Silvertowns and an All
Star selected team delighted those
present with a .game of softball. The
score was 9-9 when darkness made
it impossible to go on. Scott, pitch
ing for Silvertowns, turned in his
best effort so far this year, and had
he received' the usual support would
have won the game.
Silvertowns-
- A.B. R. H. E.
Williamson, if 4 1
Mitchell, ss ........_ 3 0
Gray, rf 4 1
Groves, c ..... _........ .._...._ 4
Scott, p 4
Elliott, ib .............. _.. 4
Brown, 2b : 3
Smith, 3b _...__ ....-.. 4
Taman, cf:..._...._...._.. 3
Died' in Vancouver
There passed away in Vancouver
-on August .25th, aftera lengthy ill-
ness, James Harvey Ross, eldest son
of the late William and Margaret
Ross, formerly of Bluevale. Inter-
ment took place in Vancouver on
Monday.
Annual Doubles Labor Day
It looks as if the Annual Doubles
which will be held on Labor Day, is
in for a big entry. Already many
have entered for this event. Wood-
stock will be represented by Dr.
Krupp and Wrn. E. Smith, and it is
expected the outside entry will be
very large.
-Silvertowns and Supertest
Play in Finals'
'The first game of the finals of the
`Softball League was scheduled for
Monday night, but could not be play-
ed on account of rain. This game
t ill be played to -day (Wednesday)
=at the Town Park, and the fans will
turn out in large numbers for this
game.
Echoes From N. Z.
Canadian National Railways radio
:station CNRV, in Vancouver, recent-
ly received a letter from W. T.
"Welsh, writing from. Nelson, New
Zealand, to say he had heard one of
-the programmes distinctly. The New
Zealander quoted names of speakers
;and musical selections to substantiate
his claim. He says, in part: "We
heard it on a 6 -valve T.R.F. Buck-
ingham receiver, model of 1925. The
medal is 40 foot high and the top
;piece is 75 feet in length. For an
=earth I use six lengths of six-foot
;pipe and an old automobile radiator,
will occupy the pup e
Church on Sunday next.
Mrs. J. E. Fells, Oliver and Fairy,
returned Monday from visiting with
friends in Port McNicoll.
Mrs. John Sheffield, of St. Cath-
erines, visited with her sister, Mrs.
Margaret McLean, Catherine St.
Mrs. Porteous and Mrs. Kelly, of
Stratford, were week -end visitors
with Mr. and Mrs. O. Thompson.
Miss Isabel; Taylor, of Toronto, is
viisting with her sister, Mrs. George
Spotton, for a couple of weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Brackenbury, also
Mr. and Mrs. A. Walker motored to
Toronto, taking in the Ex, on their
visit.
Mrs. Cyril Everick and son, Stew-
art, spent the week -end with her mo-
ther, Mrs, Sarah Wright, in Kincar-
dine.
Miss Olive McEwen, of Listowel,
is spending the holidays at the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D.
McEwen.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilmot Buskin, of
Guelph, spent a few days with their
aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. John
Fowler, Bluevale Road.
Mr, and Mrs. Fred Darling and
children, Donald and Nanny, of Pan-
ama, are visitors at the home of Mr,
FI .E. Isard, John Street.
Mrs. Nicholson, also Mrs. Smith
and daughter, Eunice, of London,
spent the week -end with Mr. and
Mrs., Jaynes Nicholson, Diagonal rd.
We have arranged to handle a high
grade of Fuel Oil, suitable for Coal
Oil Stoves or range burner: Price
15c per gal, Diagonal Road Service
Station.
Elliot Fells left by motorcycle on
Sunday for a week's holiday in Mont
treal, Three Rivers, Quebec and
Lakeside; While away he will view
the eclipse.
Rev. and Mrs. Stride and dau-
ghter, Myrtle, of •Tilbury, spent Sun-
day with Miss Bolt and Mrs. Gem-
mill. Mr, Stride had charge of the
services in the United Church,
Miss Gladys Knight, of Buffalo
the Advance -Times Misspelled Word Hospital staff, is spending the week
Contest. Entries for the contest last at the home of A. H. Musgrove, with
Totals..........._........-............
All Stars—
A.B.
TVlelior, ss - 4
Elliott, 3b ..... _............- 3
Fox, rf 3
W. Lediet, p .........._......_.. _ 3
Tiffin, Sb ....._...._.......... 3
Crawford, 2b 2
Moore, cf ...... _....- 3
Cruickshank, If 3
Mitchell, c ....
(CONTEST WINNERS
FOR LAST WEEK
Great interest is being shown in
Totals
• 2b hits, Gray, 2, Taman, Tiffin.
8b hits, Tiffin, Fox, Mitchell, Left
on bases; Silvertowns 7; All Stars 34
Struck out, Scott 5; Lediet 1. Um-
pires, Forbes and Douglas.
During the period between the
softball game and the balance of the
program - the Wingham Citizens'
Band rendered several selections.
The program given in front of the
stand was greatly appreciated as was
evidenced by the applause that greet-
ed the aritsts. A selection by the
band "0 Canada" was first on the
programme. Solos by Mrs. C. H.
Wilford, Gordon Buchanan and A,
M, Forbes, were well received, .Two
children proved their worth as enter-
tainers, little Ettabel MacDonald, of
Lucknow, and Kenneth Crawford, of
town, each performing Scotch danc-
es, Piper IvlcQuillan, of Lucknow,
gaves elections on the bagpipes, and
also piped for the dancers. John
McKinnon, of Lucknow, danced an
Irish Jig and The Sailor's Horn Pipe.
The Cleghorn Brothers and Percy
Gibson, who are often heard over
10B.P., rendered .a couple of selec-
tions on' guitars and uke. C. Temple-
man, C. R. Wilkinson, A. J. Nor -
trop and R. Douglas, formed a male
quartette, and their harmony was
much enjoyed. Harvey McGee, Au-
burn, well-known as a comedian, did
his part to entertain with Scotch and
Irish. selections:
The Band favored with a few sel-
ections, Bandmaster Schatte' and his
Band are to be congratulated on the.
able assistance given during the pro-
gram.
After the Band played "The King"
a jitney dance was held in the Ar-
ena, music by the Canadian Aces, of
London.
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2 0
0 3 0
2 2 1
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2 2 0
2 0 0
1 1 0
9 11 3
R. H. E.
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BLUEVALE DECOR- r GOOD NEWS FOR
ATION DRAWS A HYDRO USERS
LARGE CROWD
The second annual Church Service
and Decoration under the auspices of
Bluevale L.O.L. 766 was successful-
ly carried out on Sunday last, with
a record attendance of between four
and five hundred people, including
over ninety members of the order.
The procession, headed by the Lis-
towel Salvation Army Band, marched
to . the United Church, where Rev.
Bro. J. H. Geoghegan, of Lucknow,
preached an excellent sermon to an
audience which filled the church to
overflowing. Th}; Orange Male
Choir with Bros, McMichael and
Wickstead as soloists, ' and eight
members of the Salvation Army; as-
sisted ably with the service of song.
Irlimediately afar the Church Ser-
vice the brethren' proceeded to the
Cemetery, where .an impressive dec-
oration was .held. Bro. Robt. Shaw
acted as Chaplain. After the names
of departed brethen had been read
by Bro. R. J. Fost, Rec.-Sec., Bro:
Geo, Spotton, M.P., laid a wreath on
the mound in memory of those bur-
ied elsewhere, and theother mem-
bers completed the decoration by de-
positing beautiful "bouquets of cut
flowers around it. Rev. Bro. Wm.
Patterson, of Bluevale, gave an in-
spiring memorial address, and con-
gratulated the Order on their lasting
respect for those gone an before.
The service was brought to a close
with prayer by the chaplain.
The members of Bluevale Lodge
wish to heartily thank all those who
assisted in, malting the service such
0 a wonderful success.
9 7 4
week were very numerous, but no
person : found all the misspelled
words. Try this contest this week,
and' win a ticket to .the Lyceum The-
atre. Three tickets are given away.
each week of the contest. The win-
tiers for issue dated Aug. 25th, were
Millan Moore, R. R. 5, Lucknow,
Margaret Homuth, Wingham, and
Mrs, R.. IG, !Gannett, Winglta n. Win.
n. rs,can get ,their ticltet,..by calling
e .
at„the A,dvartce-Tmies'O.tfiee,.:. If not
,galledi.fur ,by•:Saturdaysame
*ill: be';;ntailed.T.
'
Reductions in Rate This Year
-- Total Saving $1000
A . letter has been received by the
Wingham Utilities. Commission, from
the Hydro -Electric Power Cor mis-
sion, which should bring joy to local
domestic users of hydro power, The
letter states that after investigation
of the "operating conditions of the
system that the, rate of $60.00 per h.
p,' per year will be maintained, but,
based on an analysis of the cost of
operation of . the various services in
this municipality the following sched-
ule of rates for power and lighting
service will be adopted, and become
effective at the next billing period.
Domestic.
Service Charge -A charge of 33c
per month per service when the per-
manently installed appliance load is
under 2000 watts.
A charge of 66 cents per month
per service when the permanently in-
stalled appliance load is 2000 watts
or more,
Consumption Charge -4c per Kilo-
watt hour for the first 45 Kilowatt
hours per month. Plus 1.5c per Kilo-
watt hour for all additional consump-
tion during the month.
Minimum Monthly Bill, $1.11 gross
Prompt payment discount -10%.
Users will note, that plus 1.5c per
Kilowatt hour for all additional con-
sumption during the month has been
reduced from 2c and will mean a
saving to domestic users of $850 to
$900.
Commercial and Power service will
remain the same as last year, but, Poultry Day, when special buyers
last year a reduction was made in will be present to purchase the poul-
these rates. try brought in by the farmers. Why
Re Street Lighting, the following not Wingham get busy and arrange
are the rates this year: such a day.
Thanksgiving Day, October 10th
Thanksgiving Day will be celebrat-
ed this year on October 10th. Arm-
istice Day, Nov. 11, (now called Re-
membrance Day) will be celebrated
as a separate holiday, the same as
last year.
her friend, Miss Earnscliffe .Mus-
grove, who is holidaying at home.
Misses Bernice Blake, Leah Rob-
ertson, Vivian Tiffin, Elizabeth Weir,
Marion Simpson and Mary Robert-
son have returned home after spend-
ing an enjoyable week at Port Al-
bert,
Visitors last week with Mrs. Geo:
Spotton otton were: Mr. and 11xr. J' T.
p :•t�. t:.
Reid Miss Glenna Spotton, Mr. 'l.
Ramat, all of Toronto' and Mr. atid'
I'atr, ,,� . ,,
Mrs. T. Robertson and Miss .Rotierfw
roti' rf &taga:ta"Valls.
Breaks Bone M. His Arni
Last Saturday Carl Bondi fell out
of a tree and had the misfortune to
break a small bone of his left arm.
The arm is now tied up in splints,
and it will be some time before he
will be able to use it freely.
C.N.R. Earnings
The gross revenues of the Canad-
ian National Railways for the week
ending August 21st, 1932, were $2,-
494,240, as compared with $3,163,-
175 for the corresponding period in
1931, a decrease of $668,935,
Had License Cancelled
For speeding on his motorcycle,
Robt, Chettleburgh had his license
cancelled for one month by Mayor
Willis, he also was fined $5.00.
Engagement Announced
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. T. Robertson
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Gertrude Helen, to Will;
ianL 'Wheelan, only son of Mr. and
Mrs.ohn A. Currie, all of Wing -
J i.
Wing -
ham. The carriage to take place n
September/
W'll Help Entertain at C.N.E.
jack
who lives
near Blue -
vale,
popularly known as "The Kan-
sas Farmer" has received word from
the Canadian' .National Exhibition
authorities thatr,;n .has been engaged
tri give Airs act .t', old Time playing
.•,:rSt.
'and singing' at, the. Exhibition this
yea( , Very few, entcrtainet s.: are pick-
ed for this; work alai Thyntte is; to.
be congratulated on his engagem.etit.
CAPTAIN AND VICE
CAPTAIN GOLF MATCH
On Labor Day, Sept. 5th, a Cap-
tain and Vice Captain Match will be
held at the Alps Golf Club. Those
wishing to enter notify the Golf Club
—Phone Teeswater 42r31, or hand
name to the Club Captain McAvoy,
at his store, VWringham.
The draw will be posted at the.
Club House at 9 a:rn. the morning
of the match. Play will commence
at 9 a.m. Please be on time and'.
not hold up the play. Prize for win-
ning team.
At 2.30 p.m. a Mixed Two -Ball
Foursome will be played. Those
wishing to enter, notify the club or
the Club Captain.
The wet weather during the sum-
mer has put the greens and fairways
in execellent condition, and the re-
ports of those who have recently
played ou the course, are that they
never expected the course would be
in such fine condition for the first
year. This ,s the first coinpetition
held on the course this year, and .a
big entry is looked for.
Any who do notdesire to play on
Monday next will find the spacious
Club House most inviting, After-
noon teas will be served if desired.
Bring your friends to the Alps Golf
Club on Monday next.
Poultry Market Day!
A number ofthe towns throughout
the Western part of the Province are
arranging a Poultry Market Day.
The idea is to have one day in the
week during the Fall, set apart as a
LUCKNOW WINS.
FIRST GAME
$32.00 per 200 watt series lamp.
$19.00 per 100 watt series lamp. LOCAL 'AND PERSONAL
$32.00 per 200 watt multiple lamp.
These rates are a reduction of $1 Mr. Harvey Aitchison is spending
per lamp and will mean a saving of two weeks in Detroit.
$150. Mr. T. J. McLean was in Toronto
The letter further states: on business last week.
"The Power Commission provides Call 37, Wingham I.nn, for special
that surplus resulting from power orders of Cake, Cookies and Pastry.
supplied for municipal services, such Mrs. (Dr.) G. H. Ross spent a
as Street Lighting, Waterworks week in Toronto visiting her sister,
Power, etc., may be returned to the Mrs. Sainsbury.
Municipality as the commission may Mrs. W. R. Hamilton was called
direct. to Harriston last week as her moth -
In the analysis of operation of er was very sick.
Mixed Twilight Postponed
The rain of Monday caused a post-
ponement of the Mixed Twilight
which was billed for Monday night.
It is now scheduled for Thursday ev-
ening and a big entry is expected.
The ladies of the bowling club have
had bad luck this year as a previous
twilight had to be postponed on ac-
count of rain, :g
Shower Held For Bride -To -Be
Last Tuesday evening, Miss Ena
Currie was hostess at a shower giv-
en in honour of Miss Gertrude Rob-
ertson, a popular local girl, whose
marriage will take place this month.
She received many useful kitchen ar-
ticles from her many friends who
were present. The color scheme of
the decorations was pink and white
and by their tasty arrangementadd-
ed greatly to the evening's enjoy-
ment. 'After the presentation, a
dainty lunch was served, Mrs. Thos.
Currie, sister of Miss Robertson,
poured tea. Misses Anges Scott and
Anna Forgie assisted in the serving.
OF SEMI-FINALS',
Second Garvie of Semi -Finals of the
Lakeside League, Here, Friday.
The local bail team lost the first
game of the senrl-finals of the Lake-
side League at Lucknow, Tuesday„
bythe score of 3 to 1, and •must win
the game here Friday to stay in the
running. The team that wins this
series will play Kincardine its the fin-
als. The game Friday is an import-
ant fixture and the fans should turn
out in large numbers tocheer the
boys to victory.-
The
ictory. The game Tuesday was a good ex-
hibition
' of ball, each side having but
one error. Cottril and Irwin both
pitched real games; but the local:
gang only touched Irwin for 3 hits,
while Lucknow gathered 8. Every
game this' year between Lucknow
and Wingham' have been real close
and the boys will have to be on their'
toes to win Friday.
Wingham.-
A.B. R. H. Po A. E.
Howson, lb ... _.. 4 0 1' 11 .0 0
Somers, 2b .. . 3 '6 0 1 3 0
W, Tiffin, ss ... 4 0 1 0 0 e
Lediet, 3b 3 1 0 1 0 ;0
J. Tiffin, if, cf _.... 4 0 1 1 0 0
Groves, c 4 0 0 10 2 0
Moore, cf ..... 2 0 0 0 0 1
Wilde, if ..... 1 0 0 0
Gurney, rf 3 0 0 0 0 0
Cottril, p 3 0 0 0 5 0
Totals 31 1 3 24 10 1
Lucknow—
A,B, R. H. Po A. E.
A. Thmopson, rf 4 0 1 1 0 0
R. Thompson, 3b 4 0 1 3 1 0
Irwin, p ......... 4 0 1 0 10
Andrew, 1f 4 0 2 0 0 0
McCartney, 1b -. 4 0 0 7 0 0
C. Finlayson, ss ... 3 0 0 2 2 0
D. Clark, cf 3 0 1 -2 0 0
Cummings, c ._...... 3 0 0 12 1 0
R. Finlayson, 2b ... 3 2 2 0 1 _1,
Totals ...._....._.. 32„ 3 8 27 6 1
R.H.E.
Wingham .._..__.. 000 000 100-1 3 1
Lucknow 000 001 02 —3 8 1,
Runs batted in, Groves, Irwin, An-
drew, 2. Two base hits, Irwin, J.
Tiffin, W. Tiffin. Three base hits,.
Andrew. Sacrifice hit, Somers. Stol-
en base, Andrew, R. Finlayson,
Groves. Left on bases, Lucknow 5,
Wingham 5. Struck out, by Irwin
12, Cottril 10. Hit by pitcher, by Ir- -
win 1, (Lediet). Umpires, Diebie
and Tierney. Time -1.37.
Change of Business
your system each year, the Commis- Special, Lyceum Theatre, Sept. 5,
sion has determined and recorded 6, 7, "Arrowsmith” from the novel
the surplus, or deficit, on power sup- by Sinclair Lewis.
plied for municipal services in your Mr, and Mrs. M. W. 'refer, of
municipality and these records show Crediton, were visiting with Mr, and
an accumulated surplus of $199.83 ,•n Mrs. A. Rintortl, last week.
Waterworks Service and an accnmu- Mr, and Mrs. J. M. R. Spittal re-
lated. Surplus of $353.63 on Street turned to town after spending two
Lighting Service. It is, therefore, weeks' vacation in Mount Forest.
recommended that your Commission Mr. and Mrs. Jas. B. Scott, of Pet-
refund an amount ,of $1.99.83 to the r•olia, spent the week -end with the
Waterworks Department and $853.63 former's sister, Mrs, Dyer and W. R,
to the Street Lighting Department Dyer.
of your Municipality in connection
with municipal services.
0 0
Enjoyed 3500 -Mile Trip
diver Fells returned Saturday .af-
ter ‘a three weeks' tour of the East-
ern 'Provinces, going by way of
Kingston, Montreal, Quebec, Gas-
pe Peninsula, Newcastle and Truro
to Halifax/ While in Halifax he was
the guest of N. C. Hart and Lieut.-
Gov. Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Covert, who'.
placed a car at his disposal, and ac-
companied by their son and daugh-
ter, was shown the beauty spots of
the city. , After a few days in Hali-
fax he went on to Liverpool as the
guest( of D. C. Kelso of the Mersey
Paper Mills and returned by way of
Digby, St., John, Fredericton and
Montreal.lhe entire trip on an Ar-
iel motorcycle, covered 8500 miles,
and was ntade at the cost of 37' gal.
of gas and 10 quarts of oil 'During
the trip he was acconn anie by Pres.
p
ton Williams, of Wyoming, riding alt.
A. ,). S. motorcycle.
;-Messrs. Geo. T. Robertson and W.
J. Brown will take over the Robert-
son Garage on Sept. lst, with Mr.
Robt. Turnbull, of Teeswater as the
mechanic,'
Home -Cooked Supper
Mrs. Root,, Mason and daatghteg51 s:
Margaret knd Marion, sped the On Tuesday, sept. 6th, supper will
week -end with Mr. W. H. Mason,
Westfield. ' ' • -
Mrs. Curly, Tillie Aitchison, De-
troit, returned home after spending
three weeks with friends in Wing-
ham and Goderich.
Mr, J. F. Gillespie and his mo-
ther, Mrs, Charles Gillespie, of Blen-
heim, visited last wee,, with Mrs.
). ; - ! , the Maitland riygb, fotlnfx.,
d$rson s ,
School Supplies
Get your school supplies at Mas-
on's. Assortment and values, better
than ever,
Will Continue in Business
McLeod & Arthur, who have been
operating the Robertson Garage for
the past four years, will on and after
Sept. 1st, use Fryfogle's garage as
their place of business, and will be
pleased to give prompt and courte-
ous service at their new location:
Horse Races --
Ladies' Softball Tournament
Stratford, London, Woodstock and
Brantford, softball contest; Three
fast Harness Races, 1 run, Stratford
Fair Grounds, Monday, Labor Day,
Sept. 5th. Admission, Gents 55c, La-
dies 25c, Autos free. Not a dull mo-
ment,
Lakeside League Semi -Finals
On Friday Afternoon
The second game of the semi-fin-
als of the Lakeside League between
Lucknow and Wingliam, will be held
at the Town Park, Friday. Lucknow
won the first game Tuesday* and the
local team will have to win tostay
in the running. The team that wins
this series will meet Kincardine rte
the finals. Be at the Park Friday,
and cheer the boys to a victory. This
should be the outst tiding game of
the season—do tt0t truss iti
Game'call'ed at 4.80 sharp:'
if 'Wittgha'nt wins this game and
tiesu tifet series,' the deciding game
ri
wilt be 'played in Teeswater Monday.
be served from 5.30 to 8 o'clock in.
Council Chamber, Wingham, under
auspices of Catholic Women's Lea-
gue. Adults, 85c, children 25c. Ev..,
erybody welcome.
Found Petrified Turtle Shell
Eric Schatte, son of Bandmaster
Gillespie, Whitechurch.
Mr, and Mrs. Jack Ellis and fam-
ily, and Mr, Edward Becker, Water-
loo, are visiting at the 'home of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Johnson.
Ivlr. and Mrs. Wm. Holt, of New
York, who have just returned from
a trip abroad, are visiting the latter's
sister, Mrs, Sarah Green.
Mr. John McLean and son, and
Mr. Williamson, of St. Paul, Minn.,
visited over Sunday with their aunt,
Mrs. Arthur Magee, Bluevale Road,
Miss L. Hazel Brandon, Mitchell,
Mrs. B. C. Brandon and Mr. Donald
I<uehner, Hanover, spent the past
weeksat the home of Mr. Wilfred
Reid.
Miss Beatrice and Master Murray
Stewart have returned to their home
near Guelph, after spending their
holidays with their aunt, Mrs. W. J.
Henderson.
Mrs, J. 0, Ilabkirk and children,
were Hamilton visitors last week.
Mr. Hablirk went: to Hamilton Sun-
day and they all attended the Ex. in
Toronto Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. F, H. Coates, Lon-
don, are visiting at' the home of Mr.
'a}tn - 'Mss, Fred Johnson, prior to vis-
iting ttiebec,witlt the Royal Astron-
oin.ieal Society -for "the . purpose of
roakitig observations 4urin ::t to toll-
ing . eclipse of the suit.
a peculiar looking sto..'3e brought
"rthome, and after it was clea.._ end "
it to
closely examined it was found to be
a petrified turtle shell. This boy has
a habit of finding things. Just some
short ,time ago he found, in the riv-
er, the revolverwhich was stolen
during the hold-up of the Bank of
Nova Scotia at Brussels in Otocber,
1930."
PACK UP YOUR
OLD SCHOOL BAG
School starts on Tuesday of next
week, the 6th of September, and once
again the ring of the bell will calf
the students to their lessons. The
schoolsthis last year did remarkably;
well on the year's work, and now the
summer holidays are about over, the
students should be ready to settle
down to work once again.
The Public School has been all reµ
decorated inside and will present a
clean, fresh appearance which should
ben, an inspiration. Matey no doubt
feel fe is but a short time alter they
cheerfully yelled "No more Latin,
ito
but the tan ve•
more French,"y•
change their • tune id "School
School Days, s dear old fi`oiticn rule'"
:clays;" and be real happy about it.
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