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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1926-03-18, Page 3t' k I 1,41 rt:.$ toe Let ThursdaY, March 18th.„. 1926 ••; ,WROXETER NEWS You t.can .buy shoes from $t.00 per pair :up,as ,we „are going to clean them -oat at Davey's Store. " Geo. Yoe's horse ran away from, near the saw:mil,l, „rFridaY': Mr. ,Yoe stopped on the road to speak to some one, when the horse started off and with considerable. speed. went through ,town,and,stopped.in. the PresbYterian .shed.- A broken whiffletree. was the most ,serions damage. done, , Wroxeter and ,v,icinitSr* is well , re- , 'Presented withdrovers. Harry Grain- ger, Sandy Wright, TOIT1 McIVIiChael and Milt Hastie,all,shipped stock from Wroxeter.Station, ,Monday mor- -The Saw Mill is not running these days owing'to some repairs being -.Ina- . de to .the boiler and,.sniroke stack., The Wating,\Woiker sof :.the ,13nited Church held a successful tea on Tues - (lay night in the, school room. Mrs..Hugh'Rae of ,Toronto, visited Mrs. James Rae for ,a few ,days last • veek. Mr. john Davidson .and .1\fiss .May Davidson, meturned daSt ',week ,from, Stratford,: where ,„they ,spent „some weeks with Mr. Davidson4S:dughter, Mrs. MacIntosh. The school boafid is :having. .slate black boards put inithe,.-school ,to ,re- place" the old hypholate ,boards _that, are now in. Onl jaiit are ,being done at present, as slate,come expen- sive, • A game of broorn .ball was ,played in the rink Jast Thursday .night, tweet), the married rrien. and ',single nen. The score was •disouted but we belieVe it •Was a tic :score 'being .3 Mr. Thomas Hubbar.d of, ,Bloom- field, -visited at „Thomas HOporoft!.s.o:Cx- er SundaY. Those present at the .dance last' Friday night in'the hall, I:Sport .hav- ing a godd time, it is expecte,d,anoth- ,er will.be put on about April 1st. • The ladies, of Wroxeter ,and sur- rounding „district are invited to the Siring .Millinery ShOwing.at 4 Howes Store c,n Thursday; Friday, SaturdaY' and following ,days. Miss M. McKee. Mr.Hugli'Rea of .Mbnico. Beadli is visiting friends in town. Rev. Dr. ,Brown, spent the week- end in Peterborough. Mrs. Wm. McLaughlin and, ,dati gh- ,of Winnipeg- are ,visiting with tile 'er'S,,sister, Miss Jeanette Ritchie. 'he saw mill will be closed down a few days this week, havingre- , • -pairing done. • ,, • The old time dance held in the hall Friday night was well patronized. • Mrs. Carter aficldaughter, who haS friend's 'here, left for their home in -the • , • spent .the past few months visiting West on Friday. • Miss Jennet Gibson of Toronto visiting her aunt and uncle, Van .and lirs. Dickson. ' A. G. Smith, pnblisher of this 'paper has been issuing automobile licenses -for the past six years. Don't send away for 'your license give it to us, RAPID , CITY . . • . . Mr.: •-inc.1' Mrs. :Philip. Steward and baby, Lloyd of Lueknew,"spent Stin- day with the lattei"s parents, Mr. and Mrs. •ja:s. FiSher,', ' Mr, and,'Mrs.. Mark Gardner and son, Lorne, spent last week visiting friends in London. Mark attended, the. Prov. 'Grand Orange Lodge, 'while TIMELY 'TOPICS OF INTEREST, • 410.0•111104411.111.411.100.0.1111.11.011114141111. Hearing of the application of the' bell Telephone Co., for increased ra- tes on exchange service in Ontario and Quebec has been adjourned until April toth, Largest Train of Ford Car,s, Fully half a mile in length, a spe7. cial frain,,of 6i cars carrying the lar- gest shipment of'apotor,cars ever car- ried in one train through Canada, left' the C. N. R. siding of the Ford, Motor Co. of Ford, Ont., last week for the Pacific Coast, The train wa$ loaded to capacity with some 300. Ford cars, valued at around $200,000.` Take aead from Child's Lung Taken to Phila.delphia from Detroit, on physician's,advice, a 22 montliS old child was, pronounced on the road to recovery in the bronchoscopic clinic of a hospital at Philadelphia, after physicians succeeded in removing a wooden bead from her lung. The child was playing with -a string of beads, and placed them in her mouth. A .moment later the string broke and the little girl, coughing violently, dis- lodge two beads which had slipped in the windpipe. A third bead lodged in her tlung. , lerCryWatson, of St: Catharines, received word lately of the double tragedy of the death of his parents, Mr. and Mrs, George C. Walker, at Seven Oalc', a city in England, by, asPhyXiationby2-, as. ,What makes the tragedy more sad, is flie fact that Mr. and Airs. Watson lost 13 of 15 sons in the Great War. Percy and One brother 'alone- came. back.' Mr. Watson, of SA' Catharines, although returning with his own life, himself lost five sons in the great carnage. • —0— Atitqs Dash Across Border Two auto, with alleged bootlegg- ers inside and with Canadian licenses, :made successful dashes across • the lower bridge at Niagaia Falls.. last week and were not stoPped at the American end of the bridge. There has been quite a bit of this sort' of , 'thing recently., One night five cars with American licenses speede4 past. the -cuStonis officer at Queenston, and the night previous litwo' powerful cars were chased into the- open country, after attempting, -the same experiment. A home is bereaved and heart bro- kei". parentsare mourning the loss of their only daughter as the result of a tragedy which occurred last week. Dick Dawson, well-known resident 'of Schumacher, Ont., was preparing to leave on a prospecting trip and left his rifle on the kitchen table. It was found' there bY his 6 -year-old son who unearthed some cartridges and loaded the rifle, pointed it at his sis: ter and fired. The little girl was kill- ed instantly. • . The little town of •Hudson, but a short time ago a "flag" stop and now a "full" stop, for all Jranscontinenta,1 trains, is now a place of international character. Hundreds, of prospectors are there from all parts of the Dom- inion and the U. S. heading for the Red Lake .gold ' fields. Unlike the "rushee of old . prospectors making for the new find .ars now able to go by airplane. A number who travelled the city. .• ,in by dog train which took about 8 Mr. and Mrs. 'Alex. Havens enter' „tained a few of their Rapid City and, Ldcknow friends to amoyster siipper, `aturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Carter and fa- mily of LfMknow, spent Sunday at • Mr. John Carter-'$, • We are glad to report Mrs. • Jas. Fisher is able to be around again af- ter her illness recently:, , Seillirt! Charlie S Soble viz:e b'rd liA4s) soid oar wildlife is disappeart a ciach hIlever • svet out* tit days, returned to' Hudson from Red .Lake, a distance of 14o miles in an hour • and forty minutes. The latest reports from the gold fieldshave in- creased the optimism, that, precipita,t7 ed the rush. Samples brought out a are said to show a rich' gold and ore deposit. • , A runaway occurred at Port Elgin when a horse became alarined and plunged through a closed door in the front, of a store. The•door was smash- ed to pieces, two show cases demolish- ed and a large part of the -window broken. No one was injured. There is ono, paved highway in Texas on which there is no speed.li- mit. Such sins aS."Flivvers, do yoti best!” and "Boys, let the girls drive!" erected by a San Antonia auto repair shop, agree the motorist at intervals for 35 miles, The road is a private one, ,builtby sportsmen, It leads to a lake, a hunting and fishing resort, and there is a charge Made against ev- ery cat travelling on the road'to and from the lake. Maurice, 9 yeal•s; 'Vincent, V, years, sons of Mr. and Mts, T. Hummel of Trout Creek, near. North Bay, were burned to death in 'a ffre which deS- ILO VVIVrtR 7141)P' SPiTTERFMLb ©1926 expAiwir•sialy.." . '-..., • tinie, managed to escape. —0— Mrs. Stuart West, aged 35, and her 2 year old son were burned to death last week when fire destroyed their home at Warkyforth, near Campbell - ford: Dr. West escaped in his night clothes. There will be an inquest. Boy Seriously 'Injured While Coasting With skull fractured and brain la- cerated, Robert, year old son of 'Mr. and Mrs. Sunstrum. of 'Niagara Falls is in the hospital as a result of being ',thrown from a coasting, sleigh against a tree. Doctors say there is only slight hope for recovery. With a companion who was steering`,. Rob- ert was sleighing down aihill at Falls View, When a rut was. struck, which threw the other lad out The sleigh continued until the tree as'struck. Parents •,explain this article to your hildren, and show thein the db.nger. They • will understand this • object lesson. __0 • Production. at Ford Motor Co of Catia„da. Ltd., continues heavy. Dur- ing the week of .February 28th., no less than 6,7o6 men were on the com- pany's payroll—the largest number in the firm's history. , • GORRIE UNITED CHURCH Last Sunday was a special day for the ladies of the church. At, the mor- ning $,,erVice the "Woman's Mission- ary Society" members considered 'some of their obligations. Mrs. John Sparling,'the president had charge of the exercises, Mrs, T. 2, Johnston offered prayer, and lady ushers took1 the place of the regular stewards, The pastor preached the missionary ser- , mon_ from Habakuk,, Chap, 2, verse "1 will stand uport my watch, and Set Inc tipon the tower and will listen as •I -le speaks to me, ands vu make nay answer when 1 am reproved." The address was an appeal for a larger Chri,stian outlook in the great miss- ionary enterprise. The ladies choir sang a suitable anthem, "Go and. tell unto all the Gospel Story." The "Ladies Aid Society" had right of way at the night meeting. On the platform were,,Mis. E. Snarling ar., a charter meinber, Mrs. W. G. Strong, treasurer, Mrs. D. W. Dane, president,, who NaCl charge of the service and Mrs. (Rev..) Brown of Wroxeter, the speaker 'of the evening. Mrs. .Brown in a very effective way impressed the congregation with her , appropriate address. The address was, based upon three biblical incidents. Mrs. liroWir-said part:—The Bible speaks -of one woman who was calla great. We do not know much about her save that she was 'a Shuriammite woman. \,Ve notice that a tribute is paid to this woman because of her hospitality. She observes the prd- phet of God and makes an abiding place for him by agreeing with her husband to the "Erecting a chainber on the wall and let us set for Him and a seat and GORRIE NEWS Mr. and Mrs, Jas. Bell visited 'at Clifford last week. 11,1r, IsEtac. Wade who has been ors the sick list is we Etre pleased to state recovering. Mr, R. I', Nash of l'oronto, SPePrt the week -end. vvith his parents south of the village. The object of his visit', honte -seas to see his brother, vino has,* been very ill for some thne. We are' pleased to say the patient is sortie - what improvednlu iact his aty friends lione to hear of his rapid reeoveljY- - Mrs, Henry Wood has been. indis- posed for some time but is makillg. progress towards recovery. Her niece 1\iiss Rush 'of Harriston is atteitilag• Iter at present. + Mrs, Richard Bennett is again on the sick list and under the Dr's. care, We have heard of large eggs, but": we think Mr. Norman Wade has at Barred Rock hen, whicla breaks the.' record. One day this week sire laid an egg, which weighecl 31 os. and measured 8 by 6 inches. Who can beat this? - Rev, W. C. 'Mercer of 'TOT -onto, Preached a very able sermon to a nice congregation in the Presbyterian church last Sabbath. His text was, "Casting all your care upon Ilim, for He Careth for you," Mrs, Neilson sang an, appropriate solo in splendid voice, We are glad to see our "Hello Girl" Miss Myrtle Hurt able to be on dm.), again, after being laid'un for 'some time with an affection of the throat. March has been quite lanib like sii fa,r, but with the fresh, fallen snow the: lion could roar at any time. Mrs. fames Hubbard and little son there a. bed and a table a candlestick, and the holy ma.n of God oft resorted thither for comfort JJ. Ashton of Port Hope, is condacting inexorable. All the gold in the world and refreshment. So we come to see the operations and will dig a depth would' ,not .stave off starvation unless how a woman became great whose that gold -could be used to buy food. name we do know, yet who. was a re - of too feet. To • date he is down 6o Colored Priest to Officiate at Mass For the first time on record. in the Diocese of 'London, a ,colored priest officiated a:t the High Mass, and prea- ched a Lenten sermon in the evening last Sunday in the Blessed'Sacrament ,Church, North Chatham. Rev. Fr. A. Norman. Duckette was the priest. • —0— Considerable quantities of Tso year old cognac, presented 'by Napoleon to the Wissian grand dukes of the early 30,11i century are being sold in •";i6r $',9 a bottle. Ports, sher- ries, liqueuts and champagnes of the rarest Vintages, the gifts of kings and' Iheads of states to the Romanoff fam- ily, are sold for 'as little as Sio bettle —0— • The Law of Supply and Demand The law of Supply and demand is Women and 'children, many only in night 'attire, were carried to safetY down ladders when. fire which wiped out the Benstein sione, Pitt St, East, Windsor,' threatened to destroy the entire upper apartment ,block. The damage' is in the neighborhood of. $35,opo, the heaviestiloss being sus- tained by Herman Benstein, proprie- tor of, the store and block. • The, price which will be submitted to the London ratepSjrers this sum- mer in connection with the proposed purchase of the, London Street Rail- way Co., will not;he above ST,Too,000 acc.orcling ' .to reliable. information. Fares will not be raised above 5c un- der municipal ownership, Genuine .. Clearing Salo 01 Men's Wear and - Ready" - Made 'Trousers commencing on Sat Mar. 20th See Bills for list of priCe reductions. GEO. S. LAM Wroxeiter, Ontario of Harriston, visited with Mrs. Hub bard's parents, Mr, and 'Mrs. James Bell last week. Get your auto licenses from your own local issuer, A. G. Smith, the ed- itor of this paper. ,r• • Tim Crawley, a Red Lake prospector, siclent of a small rural community. . -- took a te.arrt of horses info the new We are glad. to know her husband TODAY It's today that 1 am Not a month ago, Havin'; losin'; takin'; As time wills it so. Yesterday a cloud of sorrow Fell across the way: It may rain again tomorrow:, It may rain—but, say, Ain't it fine today? gold field in Northwestern Ontario. agreed to this spirit of social service, He ran shy of oats. One of the air:ion the ambassador of religion. Sec- maill pilots agreed to get Crawley a ondly this wonian of obscurity was bag of oats if the prospector would made conspicuous because of her ben - stake him. a clahn in ,exchange. The I evolence. She, it seems, did what she bargain was closed. A gold mining could as well as she could, and/ this claim is a pretty high price to pay for gladtserviceiwas surely acceptable in a bag of ‚oats. Bat the horses need- God's sight. Thirdly she come into ed the fodder. And when the.supply !prominence because of her sweet spir- t. of life's necessities falls below the de- it of contentment. When Elisha the mand, the prices immediatel3r begin to man of God wanted to give to her soar. • !place of honor aim.' position she calm- . —0-7- ily refused the offer, being content to Millionaire Youth to Prison for Life remain}in the quiet place to serve her The notorious trial of Arthur Rich rrohti as best she.knew. Again, Dor- is over. The wealthy youth has been leas, that noble woman of the early sentenced to a life term ' Jackson church who simply Served and made prison. All' the money of the Battle coats and garments for the poor peo- Creek, Mich.; steel magnate could pie of the city of Joppa must be re - not release his son, from. the toils 'of cognised as the first member of a the law. Public sympa4.1.1y in Battle„"Ladies Aid." She used her needle Creek was against Rich. It was evi- `for the glory of God, and her work dently not his first serious s'crape.MiSs was just as acceptable as the rich King was not the.only young woman'man giving of his wealth, for again upon whom the lascivious young man Dorcas did what she could as well as preyed. Some people will be only too she could, Then in the lesson read to willing to place the blame on the 'night, we heard the story of the an - girl's shoulders. But the majority ointing of Jesus by Mary of Bethany. will agree that there is only one place Christ had accomplished wonderful for youths of this calibre. That place .ethings in this village. Lazarus was is• behind a big stone wall on whose raised from the dead, and. it was from top sit men with rifles ready to coax Bethany that Jesus asended. But it back anyone who would. make his un -,looks as though Mary was passing Warranted exit. • •• • "through her Gethsemane, because this "same Jesus had said,He would. soon leave them. Possibly she was antici- pating the coming of hei%Lord's dark Mr. and Mrs. John Gowdy, spent gethsemane and anointed her Saviour last Saturday at the home of Mr. Is - in live and deep appreciation of Him. aac Gowdy, Mildmay. Love is always costly. She might ha - and Mrs. Plantz and Mr. Arth- - ve broken a bo -K of cheaper, ointment, ur Westlake oaf Stratfot'd, , spent a but no, love must coet„ 'This Chris- imehritittylia with . Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Nan We, tle must have all our powers and our soula eieniplete devotion, We Mrs, Wade and Mrs, Tony Meahan1 always find the menthers of .the La- o± Wroxeter, spent last, Sunda .whiz Mr. and MI:S.' Wm, Mitchel Rite Chiirch and their work is well Mrs. Waldo Weir and son, Lloyd, ' done too. The address concluded spent a cotipleof days last Week with . with the Poem: . ,•. • ' the former's pareets, Mr. and Mrs.1 --o— John Bush of Wroxetet. (When I have done my very best. •, 'Yet sec no step ahead; • . '1\1r, Win, Abraharn is' . at present 'When grim des1-1air ' ' WW1, for me; lies • • confined to his .bed'with a bid rittael- 111121141111101111111112111S11111111111111111111 111E111E111g ' . Ansi e Terihs ed hopes s.eem dead' The Province of Quebec welcomes the millions of dollars of U. S. cap- ital that will be' spent at the new al- Illni.110111 city being built in Quebec, called Arvida, but the Legislature ri- ghtly balks at a bill to provide that the council and the city manager need not be British subjects. E. J. Schmalz, the Kitchener man v,vho' escaped ±00111 the. London jail on Monday'of last. week and was recap- tured near Drumbo 'last Thursday, Pleaded guilty to fraud, forgery and jail bOcaking, • As a result of the es- cape, Louis Warner, turnkey at the was. stispetided, Sheriff Graham who has recommended his disinlisal by the Attorney General, stated. 13rilling for Coal Bed at Oshawa To finds to what extent, if any, coal exiSts at Oshawa, drilling operations of bronchitis. We hope nn serious m- il 1 butwill sl've learned to often stop anti pray I Farm F r Sale slit. will fol ow that he soon ,Ir For strength and quietude • recover, ' - 4 •And then go calmly on my way, • - i A . large number in this community c., 1 1,.,ttre of eventual good. One of, the best 200 acre ij are at present confined to the house Ili farnis in' North 'Ilurteri with - with verye sev re colds. We hope to 'And soon a happy 1)01211 0± light good buildings, Y2 acres hard - :77. se\evteacareniieapll0a:sold:"..tsoepoOrnaogratiiiii.lat mi.% Fn Inc , alls' on froabove, 5. = 1 wood bush, 20 acres fall wheat, '-'!"' , II plainly sethe Father's care neverfailng yrell, all in agood TedNewtonisnrogressingasw(llas,, His all surrounding love - state of cultivation and close 1 etcd after his recent oper- gondfor which I worked and = ree different /markets. • - '. WI tlf d' = Call be ex )c , And longed for iiirin days, MI On account of the owner's fl ' prayed P. onion. The ' ''' ' ' failing health thts property win cheap, • , 'EAST WAWANOSII • Comes to Inc, fairer than I dreamed sold 25 Now is the time to buy as the Me. F.roest Robinson has been via- Ill LlnexPecled ways. eie value of farm land is certain to iting with his brother, Mr. Ed. Robin- Mrs, 5, Kahle presented the years ••••• increase during the next year' or # son irt Minneapolis and with his' aunt report for the Society very appropri- , 6: Mrs. Ed, St, John, Tulsa., Oklahoma. ately refering in a kindly way to the Mr. :Wilfred Reid has been laid 'itp work of past presidents and other of - 112 ABNE1t COSENS with a sore arm, A log rolled On him fleet's of the "'Ladies Aid", Mrs. Insurance and Real. Estate. g = . . —James Whitcomb Riley. • All wedding engagements notices,, cards of thanks are charged at the ra- te of fifty cents per insertion. Our friendS Will kindly bear this in miud., • FRED DAVEY Village Clerk Issuer of Marriage Licences The law now requires the license be taken out three days before the cere- rriony. • Subscription taken for the Advance -Times. Clubbing rates given NORMAN WADE Gorrie, Ontario Agent for Hartford Wind Insurance • Also Walkerton Fire Insurance Co. Automobile, Live Stock and Plate Glass Insurance DR:H. MUTTON: Graduate of Riiyai College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario Graduate of University of Toronto At Fordwich Tuesday and Thursday At Gorrie the rest of the week. GEO. FOWLER L.D.S., Teeswater, Ontario Will be at the Goftteri House, Wro• • ' xeter 1st and 3rd Arednesda.3r of each month- Will be at Gorrie the follow- ing Thursday.' G. S. DAWSON' GORRIE Director of Funeral Services IVrotor Hearse or Carriage, which' ever is required. Phone 16 HARRY AXKINS Portiwich, Ontario Licensed Anetioneer for the Countievi • Of Huron and Wellington Phone To ' • Or Patterson's Hardware Store the service in. the following, numbers "Butl, Alust Have Jesus With Me„" and "Be a Helper and • Help Carry Somebody's Load" The day Was a blessed! one for the When he was loading lOgs. 1<•aille rotted over $eoo.00 raised United ChTtreli people. and the two Miss Gertie Bone returned to her during t yeat Just closed. he societies appreciate the financial re - I sti troyed their her110 1st week, Ten were commenced laSt week on oilier occupants in the houSe At the Street near the C' R, traeks' 111111.111111111101111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111.1 arnica in Toronto last Ttteaday. choir selections were wel ited to sponse. eheneee: • • •