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WINGHAM, ONTARIO, Th
OBITUARY
James Marshall
There passed away on Saturday at
!the horne of his. nephew in East Wa-
avanosh, a rntist, respected resident in
.the person of Jaynes Marshall.
For some time it was known, that,
;fife'stenure was short owing to his
..advanced age, and his death was look-
ed forward to for some days, On
July 3rd he wasconfined to his bed
and from then forward he gradually
,'became weaker until the end came.
In the death of James Marshall is
.closed a long and useful life. Born
-in the Township of .Ramsay, Lanark
County, he remained there until his
young manhood whenlie deciced to
'locate in Bruce County, where he had
secured a position as school teacher
at Kinlough. This was about the
year 1860 and as there was no rail-
way connection at that time, he made.
'the journey from Lanark to Xiingston,
by wagon. From there he travelled
'by boat to Hamilton. On arriving
there' he secured conveyance across
:land to Bayfield and from there rnuch
«of the journey to Kinlough was made
.on foot On arriving at his destina-
-tion he entered his duties as school
teacher, coupled with this he occupied
his spare time at farming and helped
survey some of the land :in that sec-
tion. This was the initial step in as-
sisting him in securing his Land Sur
-veyor's Certificate in the year 1866,
just one year before the provinces en-
tered into confederation as the Do-
minion of Canada. IIe remained at
:Rinlough for twelve years during
',which time he secured a number of
farm lots around Holyrood, and these
lands ' he worked on shares. Giving
up this employment, about the year
1373 he went west and for some years
Awes engaged • in surveying land in
,Manitoba and . in Ontario at the head
,of Lake Superior: Here he ,continued
:for .some years, during which time he
underwent the, many hardships and in -
:conveniences incident to the life of
-a surveyor in the early days when all
:the:Iines were run through theofgrest
-primeval. Tn later years he oftet►, re-'
corded ,some of the instances where
'ihe reiiiained at his work thfotigh
!snow and rrai:n 'wh ch would 1tiii' tin-
'dermined otiie'r than a robust coil
rstitution. He later returned to this
!section and for a number of years
'vas employed as surveyor for the
Townships of Kinloss, Culross, East
and West Wawanosh and. Morris. In'
fact, some of the deeds, even in Blyth,
record the name of James Marshall,
P.L.S. He followed this ocupation
until about twenty years ago when
he retired. During these last "years
he has made his home much of the
,tine with his nephews, Messrs. Frank
and Jaynes Marshall in East Wawa-
sosl0..
The late James Marshall. was a
,most loveable magi, kind-hearted and,
.considerate of others, he, was held in
high esteem by all who knew him and
'his passing is sincerely regretted by
to large circle of friends.
The funeral took place on Monday
;from the residence of his nephew, Mr.
Frank'Marshall, lot 41, concession 3,
`East Wawanosh. The service was
.conducted by Rev. W. B. Hawkins,
of Forest, a former rector of Trinity
Church, Blyth, of which deceased was
a member, followed by 'interment in
the Union Cemetery,
Thepall-bearers. were: Messrs. Geo.
and John Caldwell, George Potter, F.
'D. Stalker, John Dingwall and Wm.
'Hallahan, Blyth Standard.
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HON. G. S. HENRY
Minister of Highways, Who Opens
''Wingham Fall Fair
Thursday, October 10th.
In addition to the , regular prizes
offered at :Wingham Fall Fair in. the
prize list, friends and interested peo-
ple have contributed suitable prizes
for same 50 special events. Among
these are four silver cups, a silver tea
service, and two ;gold medals.
Robert Simpson Company offers a
Silver Cup for best herd of a male and
three females in registered Shorthorn
cattle.
Dominion Bank, Wingham, offers
a silver cup for herd of a rnaleaand
three females in registered Hereford
cattle.
Canadian. Bank of Commerce, of
Wingham, offers a silver cup for herd,
of ,,a male and three females in regis-
tered Polled -Angus cattle.
T. Eaton Company offers a 26 -piece
cabinet of Haddon silverware for best
ewe lamb, owned and bred by exhib-
itor, who roust have at least four en-
tries in sheep class
Walker: Stores, Limited! Wins;ham,
aefer, slyer clip for best appearing
school in school children's parade.
Cup to beG liie" property of school
winning it three tiniestW. L. Craig offers two gold medal&
for oratory contest, open to pupils
of public or mural schools. Subject:
"Canada, A hand of Opportunity.
Jim Fax Fun Company will provide
the programme for the concert- on
Thursday night in the town hall. Pro-
bably no other concert artist has had
so long and so creditable career as
the veteran, Jim Fax. For many
years he has entertained the public
with humor and pathos, and has nev-
er offended the most sensitive nature.
You can rest assured . of a - clean,
wholesome entertainment, and one
that will create mirth and laughter.
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'WINGHAM BOWLERS
CAPTURE PRIZES
With, an entry of 60 rinks in the
Scotch Doubles which was held in
'Hanover on Thursday one, of the
three 'Wingham rinks was successful
in capturing the trophy evettt with.
'which is connected the Milburn Cup.
'W. A. Miller and J.13. Mason were
.the inen who brought home the hon-
.ors to Wingham!; E. R. Harrison and
A. M. Crawford got third .in the As-
sociation, H. C. MacLean and Don-
ald Rae were the others, who lost out
in entering the.serii=finals in the as-
•sociation. The prizes,,,in the trophy
event were silk bed spreads and in
the Association linen luncheon sets,
J, B. 'Mason and Mrs. H. Shatt;e
;and Mr. and Mrs. O Thompson at -
.tended the mixed tournament held in
Palitterstott on .Wednesday, and were
among the winners, receiving silver
bread . trays and. salad forks, :.Some
thirty rinks .took part.
Masons Attend Divine. Ser-
vice in St. Paul's Church
Wingham Lodge A,F. & A.M,, with
visiting brethren from Kincardine,
Teeswater, Brussels, Blyth and Luck
now to the number of over one hun-
dred
undred assembled in the Lodge Room'
on Sunday evening, and marched to
St. Paul's church, where Rt, Wor.
Bro. F. W. Schaffter, delivered an
eloquent, forceful and intensely prac-
tical address.
The sermon was, based on the text
"0, how I love Thy law, it is my
meditation all the day." After wel-
coming the brethren to the church and
expressing pleasure at thus renewing
old fraternal associations; the preach-
er said that these annual church par-
ades were :a gesture tothe world at
large that Masonry is professed by
a religions order tracing its origin back
through the centuries to the Temple
erected by King Solomon to the glory
of Jehovah and back from that to a
still more remote, antiquity to the
craftsmen who built shrines andholy
places and sepulchres at Karnak, at
Thebes. in the Valley of the Kings,
at Benares and, even in the Hinter-
land of Thibet, Do not Masons re-
cognize that Jupiter, Zeus—Pater, and
Dyans—Pitha were but faltering hu-
man designations of the One Eternal.
Being who in the language of the
first chapter of Genesis in the begin-
ning brooded over the deep, the One
Supreme Ruler and Architect of the,
Universe. The speaker then mention-
ed an incident which occurred in In-
dia, witnessing to the universality and
antiquity of an order more ancient
and more honorable than the Garter
or the Fleece, and to the Divine in-
tention so clearly stated in. Holy
Writ, so sadly frustrated by the sin
of man, the intention expressed in
the Masonic lines:
"God hath made mankind
One mighty Brotherhood"
Himself the Master ''tt=
And the world His lodge."
the latter part of the sermon was
an ppeal to Masons to order their
faith, to regulate their actions by the
Volume of the Sacred Lore, the un-
erring standard of Justice and Truth.
St. Paul's Church was packed to
the doors and the musical part of the
service was admirably rendered by the
Choir under the direction of the or-
ganist, Mr.
r-ganist,,Mr. Roy Mundy.
THE RUSH MILLINERY
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We are adding to our Millinery
Parlors a new Dep't. featuring Ladies'
Ready -to Wear Dresses. Watch this
space next week
Radio Preacher to ._
Visit Gorrie
Rev. H. Savage,, D.D., of Pontiac,
Mich., the prominent radio preacher,
will address a public meeting in Gor-
rie United Church bn Monday, Sep-
tember 23rd, at 7.45 p.n. Come early
to sing the old hymns.
Offering for Dr. Savage's broad-
casting services, at Pontiac.,
Mrs. Thos. Kew returnet(•from:the•
.Sault, oh Monday evening.
APPOINTED HIGH COURT
JUDGE
An Ottawa despatch announces the
appointment of: Charles Garrow, K,C.,.
of 'Toronto, formerly of Goderich, to
the position of Supreme Court judge,.
in the vacancy created by the death
of Mr. Justice Mowat, Judge Garrow
left Goderich about six years ago on
his appointment as master at Os-
goode Hall, Toronto, a position he
has filled to the present time.
Miss Agnes Mitchel is visiting with
friends in Grand Rapids.
Don't forget l3elgravc School Fair,.
Tuesday, Sept, 24th. Come one,
come all.
John L. Bond, who with his 7 year
old son, met death in the St. Cather -
Ines air' disaster, was a brother of
Mrs. Earl Drummond formerly of
Wingham, now of Hensall. Mr. Bond
has visited in Wingham on several
occasions at Mrs, ;T. 3. McLcan's, and
was overseas. His brother, Bert, a
member` •o;f the 161st battalion was
killed overseas.
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SIMPLICITY PATTERNS
At Isard's. Price only 15 cents.
Saves time and fabric.
North Huron U. F. O.
Nomination , Convention
Friday, September 20th
The United Fanners of North Hu-
ron will hold a Nomination conven-
tion in the Town Hall, Wingham, on
Friday afternoon, September 20th, at
1.30 p.m., to decide on placing a can-
didate in the field for Provincial and
Federal purposes. A large attendance
from all parts of the riding is request-
ed. Prominent speakers are expect-
ed to address the convention. Thos.
Wilson, President; R. J. Currie, Sec'y.
BACK FROM CALIFORNIA
RSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1929
Subscriptions $z;oo per year;
PROVINCIAL ELEC-
TIONS OCTOBER 30th
Premier Ferguson opened the elec-
tion bag on Monday night, by stating
his government would appeal to the
people for endorsement on Wednes-
day, . October 30th, with nominations
on the 19th. "
If re-elected Premier Ferguson
stated the administration, in which
no changes are proposed, plans to de-
vote considerable attention'to the de-
velopment of the vast mineral and ag-
1 ricultural resources of Northern On-
tario and to this end will assist in
the expansion of settlers' roads. Leg-
islation also will be brought down to
provide for the payment of a one -cent
bounty on iron ore: Furtherexploit-
ation of the district's mineral wealth
is seeninthe proposal to develop the
lignite deposits on the Abitibi River,
whilevarious extensions of the Tem-
islannng & Northern Ontario Rail-
way are also tinder consideration.
Other promises made by the prem-
ier in his., manifesto follow:
Investment of more money in local
roads in all parts of the province.
Reduction of the rural power ser-
vice charge to a maximum of $2.50
per month, with legislation to enable
the rural customer to borrow upon
reasonable terms in order to purchase
necessary electrical equipment.
Reduction of passenger motor li-
cense marker fees.
Increased grants to rural schools
taking up fifth class work.
Extension of juvenile court proba-
tion work to include adults.
An appeal for a fair trial for the.
Liquor Control Act is also made in
the manifesto, the premier stat'ng the
Government.ayill_strengthen the • pres-
ent act where necessary and that con-
structive suggestions will be adopted
where practicable.
In North Huron C. A. Robertson
is already nominated as Liberal can-
sladate, The Progressives . meet in
Wingham tomorrow to nominate a
candidate, and while no Conservative
convention has been held for this pur-
pose, one will be summoned at once.
TWO TURNBERRY PIONEERS, BOTH PAST
FOURSCORE YEARS, RECALL EARLY DAYS
John and David Wood Live Together In Blissful Bachelorhood On the
Farm They Carie To Over Seventy Years Ago..0,1y,x tl
(London Free P'r'ess)
So fast does civilization advance in
Westeiit Ontario that already the:
tivord pioneer, has an almost historid
Mr. and Mrs. William Mackenzie;
l n surprise
r had a
esa at
huter st ect P
p
a few days ago when their son, Arth-
ur Milton, his wife and two daughters
arrived from California, and spent a
delightful fortnight with old acquain
tances, They took a trip to Bright
to visit their cousins, Mr. and Mrs.
Andrew Murray; to Brantford to see
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Leathorn and
Mrs. Orr, and on to Hamilton a'nd
Niagara Falls. Miss Marjorie Baker
of Gorrie accompanied them on this
trip. They left on Tuesday on their
return trip, stopping off at Battle
Creek, Michigan, and at some 'places
in the Western Provinces ,to visit re-
latives, Old friends here were pleased
to see them, and wish them a pleas-
ant and afe journey to the land of
sunshine.
Visit King Bros. Ladies' show room
all the Fall styles are on display.,
Mrs. Clayton .Fryfogle was 'taken
suddenly ill on Monday afternoon
from internal hemorrhage, and rushed.
to the hospital, where local doctors
and specialists from ;Landon gave her
attention. A blood transfusion prov-
ed very beneficial,and there are hop-
es now of . her recovery. Mrs. Fry -
logic was apparently in the best o
health, and was taken ill without war
ning. .
reference. Not that the distance in
time is so great since; the days when
the heavy and lonely bush of these
14 counties was cleardd by those har-
dy first settlers. For here and there
one meets one of these pioneers, still
hale and hearty, still vigorous and
fully in touch with all the modern
improvements in our ways of living.
Two of such learly settlers are Dav-
id and John Wood, of Turnberry
Township; in the County of Huron.
Seeing that John is in his 84th year,
and reads without glasses, and that
David, who 'is in his 82nd year, like
his brother, still finds pleasure in a
good day's work on, the faun, the
lives they lived a lifetime ago must
have been close to nature and health
building.
Bornin the County of Wa:erloo,
sons of Andrew Wood and his wife,
they moved early to the district in
which for the last half century or
more they have resided. Their par-
ents and the other five children lived
long and industrious lives, but David
and John are now the only remain-
ing members of the family.
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They live on a 50 -acre farm, the
same land which they. cleared origin-
ally, and from which they cut the
timber to build the log house in which
they lived. This house, • now in its
77th year, stands on the homestead
and is used as a storage shed. It is
roofed with the sante hand -cut shin-
gles which the two brothers out out
of the primeval trees, and to -day they
are still rain and weather-proof.
The two broth'ers are Conservatives
and Presbyterians, and the wiles of
Cupid have never disturbed their
peace of mind, Both bachelors, they
live together harmoniously, sharing
their work and memories as the sea -
'sons pass lightly over : their gray
heads.
Place for the babies.
As youngsters they "got as far as
the fifth book" in school, and that
was a pretty fair education as things
tivent with the pioneers. They recall
It is only a few years since these
two pioneers cradled their grain
crop and bound. all of it by hand,
though today the whole farm is tin-
der grass and cattle graze on its slop-
ing pastures. But the last act in the
conversion of this arable' land into
pastures was a r•ernitriniscence of the
earlier days, 'for the grass seed was
sown by hand,
Talking of the days bygone is one
of the hobbies of these two men of
Turnberry. They relish a trip in
memory's vehicle into the days of
Auld Lang Syne. They delight to tell
the visitor of the time when they used
a leafy bough for a harrow; of the
days when they threshed their grain
on the barn. floor and oxen tramped
it out, They "remember" how three
brothers and a sister were rocked to
sleep in the paternal home lying in
a homemade cradle,' made out of a
rough log hollowed to form a nestling
meeting with many men, and doing
busincsr With them, who, though they
had white whiskers down to their
waists, yet knew nothing of the alph-
abet and the mystery of writing and
reading. '
The Maitland River, which runs
through their land; was a refuge of
sweet -fleshed trout 50 years ago and
the bush was filled with all kinds of
game, so that when a change was re-
quired in the larder all a settler had
to do was go out with gun or rod
and conte back, towards sunset, with
all tlit family would need for some
days.
As the brothers walked to school, in
Turnberry, shortly after leaving \Vat-
erloo, and it was a four -mile tramp
through the bush, it was not an un-
common event to see a bear cross the
trail. Nor was it at all uncommon
to hear in •the night time the eerie
yells of a wildcat.
One of the interesting stories told
by the Wood brothers is the tale of
how Turnberry got its name.
Long years ago, it seems, when the
territory was young, a certain settler
was drawing a load of four bags of
wheat, a large load then; with oxen,
when his outfit became stuck in a
mire. One of bis oxen was named
Buck the other Berry. The firmer
side of the trail was on the side of
the animal named Berry, and after
much persuasion the teamster's tom -
'nand, "Turn Berry," was headed by
the. .beasts, who with a supreme ef-
fort, hauled the load out of the mire
on to a hard trail. Since which time
the township has stuck to this comm-
and as a name and has been Turn-
berry on the reap ever since.
When David and John Wood were
young men a dollar had a larger sig-
nificance than it has now. For in-
stance, here are a few of the prices
which they paid in the early days:
Eggs, 7 cents a dozen.
Butter, 7 cents a pound.
A turkey "as large as a baby," 75
to 80 cents apiece.
Pigs, which went from 100 to 500
pounds, at 8 and 4 cents a pound,
Cattle, the 'choicest, at $16 per an-
imal.
TEESWATER IN FINALS
Teeswater baseball team came up
the home -stretch in real race; fashion,'
and to -day play the finals with Kin-
cardine in the salt -block town. Up.
to a fortnight ago the Teeswater, com-
bines were apparently out of the
running, with Paisley almost winners,.
However, Paisley Cardinals dropped
a couple of games unexpectedly, Ori
Monday the first game of the finals
resulted in a win for Teeswater,
when they trimmed down Kincardine
5-4. The score was a tie at the end
of the eighth, and things were uncer-
tain, as the salt -block heaver flashed
a mighty good curve. , Norman Ged-
des connected safely with the second
ball pitched, landing it safely away
past lst base,. Donahue heaved the
first offering away to the score board
for a.double-sacker; and then Oberly
came .along with a corking smash that
was good for a home run, if neces-
sary. There you have it, the whole
game decided in 4 pitched balls, and
three good wallops.,
Sheep, $3 per animal, and the best
in the country,
But though these' brothers have
been raised in a saptrough and have
experienced the roughest side of the
settlement of a neWcountry they are
satisfied with . their lot and life on
their 50 acres, They have driven ox-
en and have latterly ridden in auto-
mobiles, but they draw the line at
an airplane. They are content to
spent the remainder of their days
close to the earth which has been So
good to them, They have no desire
to try the fortunes of the air. "1'o
WEDDINGS
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Mr. Van Hopper. of Detroit, spent.
the week -end at his home here,
Miss Gladys Robertson left this
week to train as a nurse in Wellesley
Hospital, Toronto.
See the New Fall Styles — Coats,
Dresses, Snits and Hats at Ring Bros.
Mrs. Geo. Allen and Miss Ma,e Al-.
len are spending a week at Kincar-
dine.
Mr. and Mrs, Jas. Robinson and
Mr. and Mrs.Armstrong and Bert' at- '
tended London Fair on Wednesday
last. -
Mrs. Jas. Edgar visited in London
for a few days last week. She was
accompanied home by Mr. and Mrd%
Alvin Edgar. ., ,,,a. .y .•.' ,' vh•
Ladies—Visit our new Hat depart-
ment, where- the latest styles are
shown. It will pay you to buy them
here. Ring Bros.
Foshay Electric Co. lost another
$50,000 on Monday when a big cent-
ent section of the new dam at Walk-
erton gave way and fell down stream.
Mr. and Mrs, Wm. Lepard, Mr. A.
J. Walker, Mrs. Fuller and Mrs. Clegg
attended the funeral of the late S. A.
Hewett at Mitchell on Monday.
Currie -Robertson
Miss Elsie Christine, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. George T. Robertson,
and lir. Thomas Anderson Currie,
soar of Mrs. Currie and the late John.
Cv-rie, Wingham, were married on
Saturday, September .14th,at the
home of the bride's parents, Wing -
ham. Ontariu. Rev. Sidney Davison
officiated. Miss Gertrude Robertson
played the wedding music and Miss
Margaret Garniss sang. The bride
was given` in marriage by her father
and wore a gown of Monet blue geor-
gette. She carried a shower bouquet
of Sunset Roses and Lily -of -the -Val-
ley. Mr. and 'Mrs. Currie left on a
motor trip, the bride travelling in a
smart grey ensemble.
MacLaughlin-Chamney
A very pretty wedding took place
on Saturday, September 14th, at 1.30
p.m. at the home of Mrs. Joseph
Chamney, East Wawanosh, when her
eldest daughter, Miss Lula Jane
Chamney, of Toronto, was united in
the holy bonds of matrimony to 'Mr.
George Albert MacLaughlin, of De-
troit. Miss Margaret MacLaughlin of
London Hospital, -a sister of the
groom, was bridesmaid, while Mr.
Cecil Chamney supported the groom,
Rev. W. R. Alp, of Auburn, officiated,
The bride was prettily gowned in egg-
shell radium lace over satin and car-
ried a bouquet of valley lillies and
sweetheart roses and only the immed-
iate relatives were present. After a
buffet luncheon the happy couple left
on a honeymoon trip for Niagara
Falls, Toronto and the Thousand Is-
lands. The bride's travelling dress
was brown crepe -back satin, with
brown tweed coat, with wolf collar
and hat, scarf, purse and shoes to
match the brown dress. They will
reside in Detroit after their trip. The
bride received many beautiful wedd-
ing gifts and their many friends in
this community extend •to them best
wishes for a long and happy wedded
life,
this extent they are willing to make a
concession to the younger generation.
And in place of the trills of the air
they have the enjoyment of all those
courageous adventures which were a
prat of their daily life when they cut
those shingles out . of their trees and
swung a gleaming scythe over tine
land they had so heroically cleared.
WHAT ABOUT IT?
Last week Listowel had a fire that
got beyond control of local fire fight-
ing- appliances, and sent out a S.O.S.
call to neighboring. towns. There
was a ready and willing response, ex.
cellent roads making it possible for
these helpers to arrive within a few
minutes. However, some of the help
proved useless, because their equip-
ment was of a different standard to
that in the afflicted town,•possible the
threading in hose couplings. Thus
the good intentions of their visitors
were ineffective. As a result of this
a suggestion has gone out for a con-
ference of nearby fire brigades to en-
deavor to standardize all equipment,,
or provide such appliances that would
make proffered assistance practical.
There seems to be good reason for
such a gathering. Fire, tinder any
conditions; is a mighty uncertain and
destroying demerit, which at any time
inay tax the ability and equipment of
any place, and result in calling assist-
ance from neighboring places, Lo-
cally, the fire -fighting' equipment is
able to cope with any ordinary out-
break but in case outside help is call-
ed, will the visitor's equipment be
suitable?
UNITED CHURCH
WINGHAM
Rev. Sidney Davison, Pastor
Tel.—Church 14 0 Parsonage 0, nage l '3
Rev. Mr. Mann of Bluevale,
will preach at both morning and
evening services.
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