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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1927-09-15, Page 1With which its amalgamated The Gorrle Vidette and The Miro/tele/4 News Core to Wingham Fall Fair, Thurso ay and Friday, 'September 2nd, 23rd... Single copies, Five Cents. BOWLERS WIN PRIZES AT MOUNT FOREST On Wednesday last, four hairs of bowlers attended theScotch doubles. at Mount Forest, and met with very satisfactory success, ' A.• M. Crawford and D. Rae won seohnd in the Tro- phy, getting electric plates, and Wal - lie Miller "and O. Habkirk annex; - ed the second prize in the. Associa- tion. W, R. Hamilton and A, H. Coombes, and W. B. Thompson and. E, .Harrison <also attendeAd,: MEDALS AWARDER' The following awards . have been 'shade to the pupils of the public schools of East Huronin the Cana- dian History competition held, in Con- nection with the Confederation cele- brations: Silver medal: John Lamont, U.S.S. No. 4 Grey and Wallace; bronze medals; Jean Copeland, Wing ham P,S,; Jack Habkirk, S.S. No, 12, McKillop; Dorothy Wilson,S.S; No, 3, Tuckersmith, The medals will be presented at the time: of the inspect- or's visit to these schools. FAREWELL SERVICE FOR •.MISSIONARIES Honored with Presentations from Various Organizations A service of more than ordinary in 'uerest took place Thursday evening in •Chalmers Presbyterian church; Tor - .onto, when farewell was taken of Miss Marion H. Williamson, A. E. Toomb- si, Aogirs Mackay and Rev. D. E. Macdonald, who will take up work in India as, missionaries of the Presby- terian church. Rev, J. Vi MacGiIli- array presided and on behalf of Chal inners church, Miss ivfter and Miss Brown presented a purse of gold to Miss Williamson, who ' for several years. was a much -appreciated worker_ and honored number of the congrega- tion. Representing the Young Peo- ple's Society. of Chalmers church, H. Fraser and Miss Adah Maclean offic- iated at the presentation to Miss Wil- liamson of a steamer rug -and greet- ings from the Ontario Christian En- deavor Union Here brought by E G. Taylor, president of the organization. In the :'absence of Mrs. ll. T. L. MCKerroll, president of the council executive of the W,M.S: of the Pres- byterian church, Mrs. Daniel Strach- an'addressse>l the outgoing missionary :and pledged\ to her the support of the society at homer Brief -addresses were• given by the missionaries under appointment on. "How 'the call came to me," and, con- cluding the program a .rousing mes- sage was delivered by Rev. A. S. Grant. Each of the men under appoint anent received the gift of a book, and at the conclusion of the formal ser- z ce; an ,opportunity was given the Congregation to wish the travellers godspeed. Angus `'Mackay and Miss William- son entrained Thursday evening for Montreal ,and will sail on the Reffina for the Old Country. Rev, D. E. Mac- donald and A. E. Toombs left Friday adorning, and the party will be join - 'ed at Liverpool by. Miss MacConnell; formerly of Toronto, who wilt also take up missionary worts in India: "MIMI,,,,,, pq,Yu"nulnuru,l, urrnnuruunirrwun ST, PAUL'S CHURCH —0-- The preacher next Sunday at both morning and evening ser- vices will be the Rev,. A. H. Tra» verse, Rector of Lucknow. There will be a Social for the risen of the Congregation . on Friday evening:' of this week at 8 o'clock in the parish Hall, Speakers will be the Venerable Archdeacon Jones -Bateman and Major Edwards of St Thomas, There will also be a short mus- ical programme,: and the ladies - of St 'Paul's Guild will serve refreshnrents, 'T'here will be to charge for admission. It is hops ed that all the mien of the con- gregation will make an effort to. be present, There wilte b a tneeting to or- . ganize a Young People's Club 5 ° next Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock in the. Parish Hall, The annual Harvest Thanks - g15 ivin Services will he held on 5 Sunday, September the e5th, The preacher will be the Rev, Cli7. H, Dunbar of Tillsonburg. TheHarvestThankofferinf7 will 7 C be for church expenses, iiYIIYIIl1tr11t Mirgi1111111111Hii111ri1rr11,ii1111111/,101r11111I11111.11,:, THE TOWN BAND After affirming that the townaand has been andstill is one of the lead- ing- features : in most eominnmties, the 'Alnwnte: Gazette goes on:. Besides being a pastime and a plea- sure, music is also a subject of study and a vocation, and has been, classed as an absolute necessity, as some .one has said "not necessary to life, but to living," How true this is, In many cases it has changed a state of mere. existence to a happy, purposeful life of action. The. hon e townbandn1 has s been the training school of many of the world's greatest artists in the realm' of music, and they, look 'back to their youthful strivings with an inexplicable feeling of wonder arid tenderness, . for . they realize that it was there—in the small town band, as they gate their concerts in the park before enthusiastic audiences of their townsfolk and those from the : neigh- boring eommunitaes—that they had acquired their first knowledge and genuine love and appreciation of mu- sic, that greatest of the arts. Yes, the town 'band has been the first stepping stone of success in many brilliant car - RENEWING OLD FRIENDSHIPS Miss Anna Carson, a teacher of new Canadians in . Manitoba, has been spending part of her vacation. in On- tario. She visited slier stepmother at Waterford, her brother's family in Toronto, a number of friends in Tees - water, Owen Sound and Wingham, and her own mother's grave at 'Tiffin: cemetery: She visited friends in Wier ton where she taught before going west, spent a few days camping with Mrs. Jackson, of Teeswater, at Sauble 13each while she also attended five. missionary meetings in different parts of the province and expressed' herself, as being greatly_del>.ghted and inspir- ed. She thinks she will be enabled to returnto her, work with renewed sag- er and eeergy. A. number of the -old •er readers will remember her father, Rev. Robert Carson, who preached' in Teeswater and later in White church. After visiting Mrs. M. E. Copeland, Shutes street, Miss Carson left on Thursday afternoon for/Tor- onto to get a glimpse of the Exhibi- tion before returning to the west.; WOMEN'S INSTITUTE TO MEET IN WALKERTON A very enthusiastic committee com- posed of members of the Women's Institutes of Huron, Bruce and Perth counties, met at Walkerton to consid- er. the -holding of a convention •ifor•. these three counties on October tSth. and xeth, 1927. The primary reason for, such a move is t0; bring a con- vention near enough to those Insti- tute branches in the northern parts of westeili Ontario so' that many .may be privileged to attend who otherwise could not do so. Another reason is that the large conventions which are held at London, Toronto and Ottawa have grown so large, with so many tnatters to discuss for such large alis tricts,. thatit is thought more effect- ive, work can be done in smaller ga- thrings in different parts of the pro- vince, at 'which there would be more time to discuss problems of rural in- terest, Miss Guest of the Department. of Agriculture, Toronto, presided at this meeting. It was decided to hold such. a convention, and , as Walkerton branch had extended a heatty.invita- tion 10 hold the convention in that town, the committee thankfully ac- cepted it,' Efficient officers wereel- r acted to make all necessary arrange- ments g ments and the firs tconwntion . for inerts and the first cotrverttion for sticcess. Att urgent invitation is ex - tattled to all branches.. in these three counties to co-operate: While passing: an exhibit of the Copgoletun Company at the Tomato 'exhibition last Friday, the editor of the Listowel Banner was handed a slip el paper, art advertisement of that company, and on the slip was a num- bsar. On Saturday wt, g •1 en reading the Star, he foetidthat ht held the the luck Y number and was the winner of a 52 byGold Seal sotto oleuttt rug. Four 9 g g rugs erc piveta away daily "during the exhibition, Thomas Seli, .: a former Lttcknbw business roan, avas' killed by a motor ctlr iat'Coronto hist week, He was 74 g years of age. Y Many Splendid SPecial Prizes and Attractions. WINGHAM, ONT., THURSDAY,1�, 1927 vabieriptlona $zop Pee yestx, GEORGE SPOTTON' VICTOR IN NORTH HURON It was nix North H the feci.e'"' of tli'e who ha for a glut on ii'�g dreary, cik anpaign in n to fill the v4 cancy in 1 house caused by ate John •King, represented the er, of y he death 5gressive, instituency Since the day that George portonannounced he was in the field for the Conservative notnination, all parties knew a real fight was on, and the interval has been one of intense but quiet ca'rvass. and.Organization, Mr. Spotton fought a real fight, without much pub- licity and practically no outside help, Mr; Clydesdale, Conservative organ- izer, spent a month in theriding, and Hon. Hugh Gtithrie.and Mrs. Fallis, ,of'Peterboro, addressed one or two meetings, but the big burden fell on M50Spotton. Subsequent events prov- ed the perfection and effectiveness of the organization. His _committees: knew what was expected, and there were no disappointments' . A big fleet of motors i'vhished the voters to the polls and -locally practically •a full vote was registered. With a three -cornered fight an, GEORGE SPOTTON, M.P. Victor in North Huron by-election, none of the parties were confident the result, each hopeful; but the iv old parties were agreed the result d pended on the extent the U.F:O. vo cut into the Liberal vote in certai sections. It was a struggle for th balance of ballots and the Conserv tive' caardidate got the most. No pe son expected any candidate woul have a majority over all, and accor ing to accepted practices,, the sand date who heads the poll is the rep t�esentat ve, even though he is in minority of votes casts Spotton, Conservative, aro With 4,531 votes. Mr, Hislop, Libera polled 4,335, and, Sheldon Bricke United Farmers •of Ontario, got 2,725 During the early evening the first re turns'. indicated a possibility of Mr Hislop's election,' but when the re turns of Grey showed a big. defectio of the'usual Liberal -vote to the U. 0, candidate, matters took on a clif fet•ent aspect, and by 9 o'clock the el' ection of Mr, Spotton was conceded Both old time parties feel a bit re lieved over the result, in that the people have declared that the pros- est political attitude of the United Farmers of Ontario for class repre- sentation is not likely to go far, The vote for Mr. Bricker throughout the riding gives Strong . cinphesis to this, With a dgcrcase of r,o16 in the Conservative votes as (estimated with te26 general election tirere were still enough of them by ig8 to elect George ,Spotton, At the sante time Spotton was 1,52e votes: behind. the total Liberal ainl Progressive vote. .The striking feature was the turn- over in Gocleriche In Ig26 the Conser- vatives had a majority there of 688,' whereas, on Monday the Liberals came through g4o ahead. The Con- servative vote was cut liven the rnurt- icipal.ities except Turithcrry township and Winghain. In the :former t.ht, gale. was 22, arid in the latter Too. As eotnpar•ed with the geneaal• el- ection of 1925, when Mr. Spotton ran against the late ate. King, the Con- servative vote Monday showed a drop �of 6i3pp. The total vote in 1c125; King S) 1 tt 'aVa4, I .r tg 51340, ti l C71tt n.• 51x"/.0, 1 a jor•ity for King 17a. of vo. e- te e a r- d d- i - a n i r, n F'. Once the result was assured, the old town had a real cera bration, Hun- dreds from town and ceiuntry throng- ed grin streets, while 12r. Spottoit's friends secured the town hall, 'which held only a part of• the mass which desired to hear the successful candi- date's speech of appreciation and thanks, He warmly and sincerely thanked his friends for their loyalty and successful efforts in redeeming North Huron to thea Conservative party. But it was nra uninterrupted p d address, for at almostoat •'u erY sentence ghee the 'jubilant crowd drowned out the speaker's voice in cheers and yells of delight. Tooting horns of motors, an iinprotnptu -torchlight "procession, a tin -pan band of young lads, all added, to the noisy, demonstration' and kepi Josephine street a right lively spot.- Spotton acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd, and said, that the result of the election would be ag reat stim- ulus to the efforts of the party when, in convention at Winnipeg: next rnorith. When the acclaim for ale hero was at its height,.. and Wingham's main thoroughfare was practically impas- sable, the gentle rain thathad begun to fall burst 'into a torrential down- pour such as the district has not known for months. A desperate and hurried scramble took place for shelter of any-descrip tion, The finery of the fair sex was sodden before the shelter of car or doorway .could be gained. Hotels, stores and private homes were thrown open to the drenched celebrants;' BAPTIST YOUNG PEOPLE'S CONFERENCE A very successful rally of the Bap tist Young People of the Walkerto Association was held recently in th Wingham Baptist church. The mor tug session was devoted to a confe encs of the pastors and laymen of th association, An address on "The H inanity of. the Bible" was delivered, b Rev, W. E. Smith and a message i song was presented by the quarte from the Glamis Baptist church. Th Association 33,1',13,1..T. president, M Urian Jackson, Presided, at both th afternoon and evening services, A .large number gathered forth afternoon session, which was opens with a bright song service conclucte by the pastor of the Wingham church Then followed a devotional servic led by the Walkerton li;Y.P.U., Rev C. C. Boyter giving a grief address The address of welcome was given b Rev. W. S. Smith, and the:reply by *r. McClennan, of Glamis, after which the Glamis church quartet gave a message in song. After the items of business were concluded, a "solo yeas. suns; by Mrs, F. C. Elliott, of Goderich, followed'by a soul -stirring address by laev. J, B. MacCormack, -of Clinton, on �. "The Christian's Marching Orders." The Wingham Junior 13.Y.1'.U. added to the enjoyment of the occasion by the singing of a rally song, the words of which were of their own composition, entitled, "Send ant the message." Rev, F. C. Elliott of Goderich then gave a powerful message on the sub- ject, "A: Bit, 11 itt with a Little Task." This brought the afternoon program to a close, after which the Young people repaired to the_. basement' of the church where there awaited thein daintily arranged and bountifully spread tables. 'The evening session was marked by a splendid attendance. The meeting opened' with a bright song service led by Rev; N. G. Loveland of Kincard- ine, followed by a devotional service taken by the Mount Forest Rev, T. Summers fi L; giving a brief:tnes- sage, and Rev, W. E. Smith render- ing a message in song. After the roll tall of the various societies, the pen- nant was awarded to the society hav- ing the highest mileage, the Walker- ton society being the winner. A mes- sage in song entitled "On to Victory" was then presented "by the Wingham ' ;aung People. Two heart -stirring nmessages mark ed the close of a Very enjoyable ser; vice, A message ori "Youth -its Priv- ilege, Prostseet amid Power," by Rev. Norman G. Loveland, and an inspira- tional address by. Rev, 11 C. Elliott on "Meeting God," Rete C. C. Boy - ter of Walkerton brought the meet- ing, to a close with a. coronation ser - 3' vice.� n e n - r e u n t e r; e e' .d. d e Y Greer' s school shoes loots best, ai d lust lc>rtgci; Soo Our, Hikers for boys, NORTH HURON RESULTS . Wawanosh East Ra x 44 2 84 3 72 4 58 5 Wawanosh West x 2 4 5 6 Morris Township x 2 3 4 5 6 46. 304 23 52 25 88 70 45 z4 l 0 o0r r. 40 . 21 29 79 28 54. 30 37. 27 49 154 ".40 52 8o 48 74 56 17 3x: 2I 15 42 39 15 279. 217 273 34 68 36 52 33 33 5T 5o 52 71 70 63 48 37 8o 7r,: 70 65 327 328 331 Turnberry x 48 73 134 2 74 8o 61 3 68 28 se 4 96 31. 286 212 296 Grey Township 1 37 65 2 42 22 3 36 69 4 53 82 5 5$ 62 6 20 94 9 .67 94 42 Ashfield �• Hawick Colborne Wingham Goderich 24 24 32 23 32 41 94 313 488 270 1 23 52 1 o1 2 61 .34 . 64 3 53 69 32 A : i7 34 69 73 3 53 52 6o 16 5 48 6 52 7 55 316 348 341 t 71 41 87 2,, 131 55 38 3 66 88 162 4 181 42 131 5 72 86 67 6 79 17 65. boo 329 55o x 31 52 2 5; - 41 3 52 73, 4' 22 65 I 1 231 x84 i x6 46 144 2 % 20 88 , 133 3a 7 49 67 3b 3 s9 75 4a 7 51 87 4b 8 54 86 5 6 33 90 6o 45 62 17 67 360 682 I 16 x75 170 2 10 181' 140 3 7 '154 14a 4 50 222 136 5 8 99 124 6 12 234 129 7 7 97 86 Advance poll I 9 3 7I '1171 931: 20 138 10 3 3 to too 64 30 242 167 33t'ussels Wroxeter I 52 93 72 Blyth 2 20 160 194 Teacher: Whose school shoes give most wear? Pupil, Greer's, of course, sir. Mr, and Mrs. Alex. Capuron; ' Ani- horst Ohio and Miss It. Catneron 1 x , Toronto, have, returned to' their re- spective homes after visiting their sister, Mrs. Robert Currie,. sr. ' Mr, Carl Casemore and Miss 1?Mor- ence, Mac1Cintyre tno'tored,frotn Bien heitn ea Sunday and apent the holiday at the home of tits 'former's Parente, M,r. and 'Mrs. Jerry Casemate, WINGHAM FALL FAIR Thursday and Friday of Next Week Seeretary A, G. Sinith of Wingham Fall Fair reports entries 'coating in at a very satisfactory rate for the an- nual exhibition on Thursday and Fri- day of next week, including some from exhibitors who had not shown here before. This year's show should. eclipse that of ,a , R,r w.us year. Crops genera4{jt Iti'i "" eens d rably above the average, and stoc is in good condi n so Cher ' els a t�nda ce n of the grope material by of et: hibiting, In addition to the regular •premium. list, the directors have been fortunate in'securing 'a splendid Jot of specials, which should stimulate friendly riv- alry and ensure a good exhibit. Then there is the really complete exhibition plant; with new and commodious. buildings, driving rings, and every- thing to make for the convenience of the public. ' But the efficiency of the plant, or the activities . of the officials: will not alone make the show that succes it deserves to be. Fall fairs, like every- thing else;: are just what you make them, so it is up to the public to exhibit the products of the home, farm or factory; attend the show and thus encourage the directors to plan further improvements. Each fair has its place and each can never be en- croached upon by the other. The large fairs form a sort of synopsis of the countryside. But the titan who cannot win at the large centres has his place at the smaller fairs and these smaller' shows form for.him stepping stones to teach him how to compete in the larger shows. The large ex- hibitions show, much of the finest of the land, but it takes the small town fair to .,put the personal element into the events, Here is where the prize tickets- on the exhibits are scrutiniz- ed thoroughly, Here is where we want to see what Jim Jones' horse is going to do against °Bill Smith's. And it is at the country fair that, Mrs. A's pieces of fancy work compete against the handiwork of Mrs. B,and the community at large relishes' the contest. Seine would have it that the day of the country fair is no more; that the larger fairs show all and there is no place for the small town fair. When the smaller fairs cease to be, the larger centre exhibitions will also start to deteriorate. Each needs the other and each has its place. Each. seems year: after year to growto: larger dimensions and fill a most int - portant part in. the community life. On Thursday night there will :be a dance in the new hall, and on Friday night an Old Time concert in the town hall, and a dance afterwards. LATE JOHN MARTIN 'Our days are as a shadow and there is none abiding," On Thursday, September tat, a useful life came to a close in tle death of John Martin, of West Wawanosh. Aithough lie had been ailing for several months with acute neuritis he bravely bore op in his weakness, deeply interested, in his friends and work and :ever ready to advise. The end came very sudden- ly for he lad been talking 10 neem-, bers of his family up to a few min- utes before his death and was as Well as ttsual, Mr. Martin had lived al- most his entire life in Wawanosh. Be- sides itis wife, he is survived by Itis aged mother, two brothers, James and Charlie, of Wawanosh, six s'i'sters: Ivirs. John Fleming, of Hamilton, N. Dakota; Mrs. W. B. Bell, of River - burst, Sask.; Mrs. William Adair and Mrs. William McGill, of Turttbetry• Mrs. A. Fallattay, of Toronto; acid Mrs, Bert. Thompson,: of Donny-, brook. The funeral took place Satur- day' afternoon 'when 'a large crowd gathered to pay ,their last tributes of respleet to the. departed and synipa- thize'with the living. An .impressive. service was conducted by Rev. James Scobie, of 13elgrave, assisted by Rev. Henry- Martin, of :Bruce Mines!' The body ,was laid to rest in the family tlyt in Wttan cemetery ,;The pall bearers were his six brothers -in -taw: Messrs. William Adair, William Mc- Gill, A. Pallahay, Bert. Thompson, James and, 1Vcl11le Dow, The follow- ing from n, distance attended the fun- eral: Mr. veld Mrs. Albert Wight ,and. "Alt. and Mrs, Fred Wight, of Thed- ford; Mr. 'William Wight, of T,ondon; bfrs. A. Brown, Toronto,- Mrs, Frank ?fast, �..� uU6rl;L SKELDI.Nf;--BO WSKILL A pretty wedding was solemnized on Wednesday Septemuberth, at the 7 home of Mi: and Mrs, William Bows - kill, 2372 Gerran3 street east, Toron- to, when their youngest daughter, Beatrice Alexandra, became the bride of John: Frederick SI c lclin second econd son of the late John, and Mrs. Skeld- int„ of Wingham. Rev. David 'Alex- ander officiated. The bride; who was given away by her ,father, wore a gown of blue' georgette with silver shoes and hose to match and, carried Ophelia roses. and lily -of -the -valley. Iviiss1. Winnffred 'la.• �toti acted as bridesmaid in yellow taffeta with t gold shoes and hose to match. The groom om was supported by his°copsin, Mr. Jack Field, of Wiagtam. After the recap - tion, Mr. and Mrs. Skeldin,,• left for Buffalo and other points, On their return they will reside In Toronto; Master Rod, Johnston, of Goderich, visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Andrew MacDougall, g , ' Mr, and Mrs. E. Zurbrigg and fam- ily attended the Zurbrigg reunion in Listowel on Labor Day, Mrs. Clark<, Fraser, of Edmonton, Alberta, was the guest of Mrs, T. J. McLean over the week -.end . Miss Beatrice Dobie, of Toronto, spent the week -end with her parents,. Mr. and Mrs. R. J, Dobie, Diagonal road.` Messrs. George Simpson and Wil- fred Bristo, of Sarnia, visited at the' ,. home of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Mac- Dougall. Mr, and Mrs. Al. Turner, of Luck - now, spent Sunday with Mr." and Mrs, William Elliott, Brickyard. Master Will Griffin and Mrs. E. Griffin,' of Sarnia, visited at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andreas MacDougall. Mr, and Mrs. Alex. MacDougall and family, of Sarnia, motored up and spent the: week -end with their par- ents, Mr. and Mrs, Andrew MacDou- gall. Messrs, Dan. Boon and Lanier Kochendofer, of Dayton, Ohio, spent the week -end with their cousin, Mr. Clark Elliott at the B,clmore Brick- yard. Dr. D. 17, Ellis, a former resident of Listowel, died in the hospital there on Saturday, aged 68 years .;Dr. Ellis was ai one time a' member of the House of Parliament for a. western constituency and also -a member of the Legislature of Saskatchewan. He was prominent in the Orange Order,' being a past grand master of British sh North America, He was also P.D.D. G.M. of the Masonic Order. Sunday, September 58 WINGHAM UNITED CHURCH Rev. Sidney Davison, Pastor $ Residence: Minnie and ohn S t J Ss. ,b M. I3. Clir%�' • J stag Choir Master b s M;ss Reynolds, n y olds,' Organist SABBATH SERVICES to arn.—Prayer and Praise Set-- vice. x1 a.m.—Public Worship. Sub- 'cCt:' Why Worship. 1 1 I Should ttt >> �• .l 1. c a Cllr'Is i . tram. 2.3o petit.—Sunday School. y 7 lt•m,—I —Public Worship, Sub -1 jec=t:.t:Ytgporttri'tity. WEEK -NIGHT SERVICES Prayer Service, '4Vednes., 8 pan. Choir Practice, Thursday, 8 pant; "To all who are weary and seek. rest, To all who mourn and long for comfort, To all who are lonely and want conttrattionsirip, Tao all who are strangers .and. To want fetlo'w•ship, ,i o all who sin and need a Sav- iour, '.'o all wbc, love to sing God's praise, This cltiirch opens wide her doors tied bids ;cots x;l'..Cl7M .,"