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Mr Jaynes 'Bell was out in the
From an. -old. atlas of Huron Cour- Countt last week, helping the boys'
get xi# the turnips, , Like Timothy
Webster, Tailor, we will from fillip, to'Ha he like to go out to the "`quid'
ty kindly loaned ns by ,Mr. A, W.
time publish the write -tins given in it. Y u
of the. . different municipalities' in
this part of the County. The Atlas
*as published its 1879
farrrnn" once in a while.
Mr. Fred Taylor, our local Taxider-
mist is iaioitnting a' finedeer head for
The carlist actual `settlement within Mr, Inlcerman of Maine,
within the present llmts'of this now Mr. Jaynes Walker is nursing a.very.
flourishing village was ma e y day night missed -a 'real time. `'lhc ti'l'ts spent; after which lunch was ser-
t tl�b eb•1•e.
fi h' 'll d b sore hand While helping to move ti
lhoznas. ,zno Robert Gibson, who fast s ogre a few days ago i4 as a o School Fair had the play brought vcd. Several new naives were added
purchased Lot 29, Con. B Ilowick, in letting the full weight of the stove
the month of February, 'x856 at the fall on his left hand, here on percentage bases. and it. is un- to the membership roll.
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WR1JE'.i"E Victory 1Vf'zs
'The concert' on friday evening en -
tithed "A Noble Outcast", was greeti.d
'by a fairly 1arf,,e .crowd, considering
the weather which was about the wor-
st ever, Had the weather been good.
the house would,have been filled to
capacity, as those y6ung artists from
•Howick are well known Etre and al-
ways put on a good show and those
who 'were tunable to be there on Fri
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The Young Ladies of the t.;nited
Church `Mission Circle., met at the
home of Mrs, Or. L. Whiteley, hdom,
day evening to re-orhanl/r and plan
fcr` future meetings. It was decided
'to lic^ld t1ae reP,ular meetings on tli•c
st'cond iVI'onday of eacb month Alis
:Evelyn i")ane g;ae an excellent: paper
on ale "Personal Element in Mission-
ary Life" . A pleasant social hour
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same time obtaining Lot 26, same con- 'Mr Wilbert Gallaway's 'new res: largerfortunate that the receipts were not
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nearing eom. Ietion. When finish Mrs. Cook of Hensail is visiting at
ed, Mr. Gallaway will, have one of the G. Hemphills:
cession, on .which they, settled, and
also the water privilege 'where the
`duce rices ,,i present mills are situated. The pili-
' = chase of the latter property was ef-
1 feeted ..from Hon. James Patton, 'pre-
sent. Law partner of Sir. John A. Mc-
Donald, who, in company, with Messrs
Owing to unfavorable weather and other• conditions we .find = 1 °Ys, and Torr; had previously ac -
we are overstocked • and must reduce our'heavy stock of fall.hats tluzred from the Government the land
y t on "which the chief part of the `village 1
ats-to. Choose' Fr in.
E now stands, The improvements made 1
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Ali Redaced. 25 o 40 Per Cont.
OUR LOSS is YOUR GAIN, but we are working on the al
principle that a "part loaf" ir, better. than no bread" and invite
the ladies of Gorrie and vicinity to reap the benefit of these re-
duced prices. r,
This is fashionable, well -made, ast y t m y,
genuinely reduced for a quick clearance. Act promptly.. • Early
buYers get best choice.
tastily
®i by the Gibson brothers, (the ' two
'above mentioned being followed 'at
sFibrt intervals by other three)' con-
ri reea milliner
hens & Asht' 119l!errien
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stituted the entire'development of the
place until* 1858, wh.en Andrew Pat-
ton, brother of Hon. James' Patton, lo-
cated here, and on behalf of his bro-1
ther laid out the .village. He liiznself
Surveyed!the first streets. which, were
laid;otit,` and built: the first frame
House the first season of his residence:,
"Through the influence of $is brother
a 'post office was established about
the time, and Mr. Patton was appoint-
ed, the first postmaster. He engaged
in • mercantile 'purstiits„arid the store
denee in the north en o d f, the ivt llage
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most modern residences in the vill-1 Mr. Les: McLaughlin of Oshawa
age: visiting at Robt,, McLaughlin.
Rey; Mr. Craik, Messrs. -A. E. Ton-; Miss Jennie Miller of Toronto, is
er,' R, H. Stephens and J. W. Gamble visiting at A. J. Sanderson's.
were in Wingham on Monday on Mr. Richard 1GIcMi[hae1 of. hfanita-
Church Union business. ba is visitin friends in and around the
Mrs. Jas. ' Eaton is at present in g'
village.
Kincardine visiting her mother, who Miss ' Elda Hazelwood, who had the
is very ill.
Over twine ton of poultry was slaipp`= misfortune to injure her knee by a
ed from Gorrie last week, fall sometime ago, we are glad, to
now is able to be around again..
Dr. Jas. Armstrong, spent the fore-
part of this week in Toronto. Mr- Burn Moffatt is home from the
West at his father's, Mr. Chris Mof
Mr, and Mrs. Robert Patterson, vi- fates.
sited friends in Arthur this week. Mr. Bob 'Wenger, for the
Most of the farmers have finished North American Life Insurance Co,,
harvesting their -roots, was in town for a. few days:
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Illi�i he opened at -the above date was the
first one in the settlement. r During
the 'same season. John Condy pue sip
the building now occupied by James
Orr as a hotel, arid.kept the first pub-
lic house.
The first mill erected was a grist
and say -mill combined, on thepi•esept
site of the oatrneal mill These mills,
were, cohsidering the tini.e and cir-
cumstances of a very superior class -
but with the: advance o f iimprovernents
in the mechanical arts they have long
since given way to , more modern
strutters, until where there was but
one small min, "there are now a' num-
ber of extensive ones, all, got up with
a view to offering the greatest facih-'
ties in their respective lines. In fact,
the application by the Gibsons of the
principle of keeping `abreast with the
tunes exercised a most, potent influ-
ence on the devolopment of Wroxeter
which owes, it origin to. their -enter-
prise, and its progress and present.
condition to their energy and public
spirit, After 1858 the future of the
,village; seemed 'assured,' although 11
was of no mushroom • growth, "slow
but sure” being apparently the legend
borne by the place, as it has always
been of the sturdy; sons of that land
which gave it originally a founder,
and subsequently the greater portion
of its best citizens. ,
WROXETER' COUNCIL
Council met on. Monday night No-
vember i6, as per. statutes. Members
present, Alex. Wri'ght,Earnie Dobbs,
A. J. Sanderson, Gavin Davidson,
Reeve Henneberg'in the chair.
The treasurer's .report up to Novem-
ber 15th., was presented and accepted
subject to a few alterations, or mo-
tion. of Sanderson, and Davidson, and
the Clerk instructed to 'leave one hun-
dred copies printed,
On motion of Wright, and David-
son that the Council now sit as regu-
lar meeting for business.
Accounts presented for payment, H.
Patterson for running Electric Light
Plant, from Oct. 28th:, to Nov. x6th.
$34.5o; T. G. Hemphill, pow, 4 nights
xz.00; rent three months 7.5o; fuel
1924 and 1925, x5,00, total $34.50;
John Smith, making three 'ladders for
use of village in case of fire 28.5o;
Frank Wright; .x day's work on gra-
der 2,00; statement from Clerk, for -
issuing tax.. statements, revenue
stamps, stationery, postage -etc. 14.35;
Rohl. ' Ballantyne,,,stove for rink x.50;
Pete. Milligan, hauling gravel - and
Motion. of Sanders•efl and Dobbs,
that;these accounts be paid and orders,
drawn on treasurer- for same.
Communication' from Verne Mc-
Donald, applying for position of runn-
ing electric light plant. Council to
consider sane;
By -Law : No, 5 for holding elections
for Reeve; Councill'oxs, School Trus-
tees and Commissioners! for=,x926, was
readthree times and passed on mo-
tion of Wright and Davidson.
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The Clerk was instructed to call for
tenders for running the rink;: for, coin-
ing.iseason.
The . Council adjourned to meet:, at
regular meeting or call of the Reeve.
Fred Davey, Clerk,
WROXETER >`
Mrs. W. C. 'Hazlewood has return-
ed from a .2 months visit with her
song Dr. Brenton J. of Bowinanville.
Other points visited were Toronto,
Grimsby, and Smith's Fall's.
The Women's Institute will meet at
the home of Mrs. F. V. Dickson, last
Thursday. of Nov: Roll Call "Favor-
ite Magazine, and Why?". "Better
Reading for the Family'.' will be :dis-
cussed by our Librarian, Miss E J.
Howe: Mrs. Geo ,.A.11an will favor: us
with a reading. A report of the Con-
vention willalso be given. The spec-
ial feature of the meeting, will be our
usual donation, a new article of cloth-
ing for the "Children's Home", Gode-
rich. Stockings and boy's' clothing,
from ages 4 to 14 mostly needed. at
the Home. Donations from anyone
as well as members will be, gladly"re-
ceived.
Rev. Mr. Ross of Honan, China will
take charge of the services in the
United Church on Sunday._
After a few days : hunting in ' the
North. Mr. Geo, Towne,. 'returned
home bringing a -deer with hind.
ST
LIS
want your Attention
have something to show You
have something to tell You.
I have been fortunate in securing the' Local A.geney for
The' Royal; Tailors, of Toronto,—One of CAN-
ADA'S leading makers of Men's .Made -to -Measure
Clothing.
T have now on display one of the finest ranges ' of satn-
pies of Sailing$ 'and Oveircaatiltngs it has.: been your
pleasure -to see.
These goods. are'all made' in the best British Milis''and
etontain all the latest Patterns and Shades—and
The ROYAL' TAILORS` give. you an ironbound' ;Guarantee
of eomplete satisfaction or your money back.'
can scall you Suits or Overcoats from this
Popular
Line at SS22®5O and up,
oxne on in and look them over --It costs You nothing
and the pleasure will be yours as well as mine.
GE s .GE S. ACI IF,
Men's Tailor and Furnisher .
o�tr° Ontario
The locality -of Wroxeter was chief-
ly ,settled by Scotchmen or 'those of
Scotch descent, while the greater por-
tion of Howicl:., of which township ,is.
formed: a part, was chr'efly settled by
Irishmen or, those of Irish extraction,
This different in .nationality extended
itself into polifical and even municipal
matters, and the vil'la,e` was placed so
completely at the mercy of the other.
portions of the township, and was in'
many cases so unfairly used (as they
themselves considered) by the majori-
ty, that that, took adv®ntage of the
earliest opportunity oforded for:. in-
corporation under the General Acta
This presented itself during construe
tion of the Westetn, Division of the
Toronto; Grey and Bruce Railway.
A special census taken by Wm. Smith
preliminary, to incorpor"ation found the
population to number 764; and appli-
n
cation. being made to the County
Council in the usual manner, that bo-
dy passed a, by-law which granted the
prayer of the petitioners ",by setting
off into the Incorporated Village of
Wroxeter certain territory therein
described as "25, concession A, and
that portion of the west had of', the
same lot that .is not covered by wa-
ter, containing 48 acres; all that . por-
tion that is not under water of Lot
26, Concession A, containing l35 acres;
all of Lots.27 and z8, and acres in
the north-west corner of Lot 29, Con;
cession A, all of lot 25, Concession
B; excepting x5 acres finder water, and
ten acres of Park Lots Nos: 1, 2 and
3, subdivisions of said Lot 25, Con-
cession, B, north of the Toronto, Grey
and Bruce Railway,' containing 70 ac-
res; 24 acre's of the South part of Lot
1, Concession IX, being all of that
portidn of said lot south of the north-
erly limits of the .Toronto, Grey and
Bruce Railway that is tiot under', waw
ter, all that portion of Lot 26, Con-
cession B, that is north. of the River
(Continued On pace ten)
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Mr. Tilos..Bradnoclti' has- lost_ his Mr. and Mrs. J. J. .Moffatt and fa
faith in the "Hickory Switch' After milt, Mr: and Mrs. Nelson Under -
he, had started the erection of his new wood and two children .of Turiilierry,
residence, 'he wanted a well with a Mr. Ralph Elliott of Win ham, spent
good supply of pure water, so he en- Sunday with Mr. and Irs. Arnold
gaged two of the .best "Hickory swit- Edgar. It being their wedding anni-
ch water finders" ;in. this district. Af versary. -
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We are installing sera
up-todate
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and solicit your trade.
Let us look after your battery
for the whiter, no need to send,
them away from home this year.
A®' J. & r
Service Garage Wroxeter
ter' theyhad crossed and. recrossed Mr. and Mrs. Bert Martin and John NORMAN WADE
his lot, both switches turned at. a gr- McBurney,, spent Sunday in London. i Gorrie, Ontario -
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ven spot and he was informed' that at Mrs. Cardiff, Brussels, spent 'a few Agent for. Hartford Wind Insurance
a certain depth he would find a living days in town. Also
spring of the purest titer, but after i'
sp i g p s w Mrs. Thomas Gibson, who has been Walkerton- Fire Insurance Co.
digging to a depth where water was; visitin friends in Winnie .rid Ot Automobile; Live Stock and Plate
guaranteed the well was still as dry g Winnipeg
tawa for the past two. months l'eturn- Glass Insurance
as a Local Option town. After going: ed home Saturday night t
several feet further the dry rock was �NIr. Cliff White who spent
found.:, This had to be blasted out be- i' P two DR. H. A. MUTTON
fore water could be found. Some weeks hunting in Ntuskol a, returned, Graduate of Royal College of Dental
think the water finders are in' a class Friday, bringing a doe with him. Surgeons of Ontario
with the weather' prophets.
Messrs. George Hislop and Lloyd Graduate of University of Toronto
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McMichael, left for Detroit a few At Fordwich Tuesday and Thursday
In spite' -of inclement weather. the days ago, where they have secured; - At Gorrie the rest of the week.
services. at the United Church were employment.
well attended. The pastor's theme at 1 •a
the morning, service was "The Creed!'
GEO. FOWLER
of the United Church." The address MARRIED • L•D.S-, D.D.S. •
was ,given to indicate the item in the Teeswater, Ontario'
nwhich dealsspecifically
Irwin—Douglas— At the rectory, Will be at the Gofton House,Wra
Basis of Union,
I Gorrie, on Thursday, Nov. 12th:,
with the belief of the Church- An refer xst and 3rd Wednesday of each
1 1925,• by Rev. R. S. Jones, . Mr•.
appropriate text was selected from month: Will be at Gorrie the follow
Chas. Hanfred Irwin, son of Mr.
Paul's. writing to Timothy. "I am
ing Thursday.
Not Ashamed, for I Know Whom .I
Fred Irwin, of Toronto, formerly
Have Believed," Let us not forget of Howicic, to'Miss Edna .Elaine
las been laid byDouglas, daughter of Mr. and 'Mrs. G. S. DAWSON
that the foundation 1 h Samuel H. Douglas of Molesworth, GORRIE
.God for. His Church. Jesus Christ her Director of Funeral Services
Lord. Job declared under, serious , Motor. Hearse or Carriage, .which
pressure and impending calamity; "I ORANGE HILL ever is required.
know that my . Redeemer Liveth." Phone i6
John says,;. "We knowthat we have Mr. and Mrs. Will Goy, also Misses
passed from death unto Life." Again Violet and. Mabel Hoy of Toronto,
"For we do know and Testify that we
spenThanksgiving at the home of HARRY AIKINS
have seen. How clearly our Saviour ,Mr. Ernest King. I Fordwich, Ontario
put it- `They who do the will of God r Miss Clara King was home from Licensed Auctioneer for the Counties
shall know of the doctrine. We- .Toronto, to spend Thanksgiving with Of Huron and Wellington
would not date to begin the colossal her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest t Phose xg
task before us without the assurance Ting. I Or Patterson's Hardware Store
of an abiding creed. The hunger in 1
man's heart is infinite. He must have J
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broad and comprehensive. We must' Mr, and Mrs. Ed. ' Richardson of,Agent for Western^Farmers' Mutual
'have our faith -fixed on the Goa of New Market and daughter Helen of Insurance Co.
the Creed and the Christ of the Toronto Normal, also Miss Osma If you have no wind Insurance on'
Cross. The pastor recited the "A- Corbert of Toronto Normal; were your farm buildings give us a call.,
postle's Creed, and said this is a guests over Thanksgiving at.'Mr- and Also Agent for scleral first-class Fire
part of our belief. We.may rest as- Mrs. J. H. Thom, Fordwich. Insurance Companies.
sured the United Church presses on:
her way with: the conviction of a
creed of spiritual wealth and putting'
the creed, into practical expression
we shall be piloted safely through.
the crisis and the heavy responsibili-
ties at our door. Mr. E. Wilson of In
Toronto, sang very effectively "The :e
Holy City." At the evening service
the minister spoke on the "Effectual
Door Opening". A .text was selected
from Isaiah 62, verse r, For Zion's
sake I will not rest and for Jerusal-
em's sake 1 will hot hold nay peace
until righteousness 'shall break forth
as the morning.r, The subject was
taken to prove what a Splendid
challenge' confronted the United chur-
ch both,in Canada and the Foreign
Field, where in Japan, China, India,
Formosa, Africa, Korea, Trinidad and
l 'ritish Guiana, thirty million people
await the services this church can
render: This opportunity is for every
member. Each representing one for:
the Lord; In the corner, where we
know we can serve God best. The
choir sang "I'll, Go Where You Want
Me to go Dear Lord" and Mr. E.,
Wilson sang "How' Lovely are Thy
Dwellings 0 Lord". Come to Chur-
ch next Sunday Pastor at 11 a. in.,
"The Present Opportunity for ,Young
People." At 7 p. M., Dr. E. Ross,
Missionary from Honan China on
.Che• Present Outlook for Missions."
-God.The creed of His church is
R. E. JAMES
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