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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1915-10-29, Page 4TIE IIERALD i'ssnod every Thursday nftcrzooufrom the l.ZRA. MM PRINTING OFFICE Victoria St. Zurich, by ANDREW P. IMS and CHESTER L. SMC1'31 EUBSORIPTION PRIQE $1.00 A YEAR ti. SS" subscripton¢x,so strictly in advance, ADVERTISING 'PERMS. Rates for display and contract advertisements, will be gift on. ]► ;1 pP Minn. Transient notices such as legal, cotporntion, soviet etc., to cents per line fot first insertien and s centsper ine fpr each subsequent insertion. Notices of entertainments, socials etc. at which an *amiss Ion fee is thargel or a special collection taken will be charged ibr at the regular tdve tistn„ rates notices of religions or other to et,ngs the object of Which is the benefit of the community and not for per. Dnal or sectarian interest or gain, will be cheertully aaertcd free. Estray advs. $x for three insertions. No paper discontinued until all arrearaps are paid. Zhangos for contract advertisements must be in the ta.ce by d p. m. Tuesday, otherwise they will be left )+:-a until the sorrowing week. CORRESPONDENCE DASH WOOD The Evangelical church dedicated their grand New Karn Organ last Sabbath evening, The Rev Mr 5 Carrieoe of Grand Bend preached a most eloquent and appropriate sermon after which the organ was dedicated by the pastor. The organ is 6 feet 10 inches wide, 9 feet 2 inches high and 2 feet 11 inches deep and has over 400 reeds. The a)rice paid. for .it was $295. Advertisntents without specific ditections will be On Molld2L :aaserted unit. forbid and charged accordingly. Tran -y evening a social teat advertismenrs must be paid for in advance. was held under the auspices of the Address all communications to Laidies' Aid, Miss Becker presided THE HERALD, Zurich, t)ttt• mot ably at the organ, The prog- - ""°""'t ram consisted .of addresses, choruses, duetts, solos etc. Miss Wurtz of Zur- ich rendered several readings in a very able manner, The proceeds amounted to $42.00. At the close of the pro- gram a presentation was made to Miss Martha Oestreicher the choir leader. The address was read by Euloen Guen- ther and the presentation made by Cath Finkbeiner, CHURSDAY, OCT. 28, 1915 COUNTY NEWS Mail -lop council has gran`ed $500 t the British Red Cross fund, .: Stephen's contribution to the Brit- Red Cross Fund will amount to arly $2500. 'John S Cameron, a pioneer of the ueefield district, passed away on t 17th' in his 85th year, r Harry Little, whose farm ad - ns Brucefield on the west, has clis- sed of the prose for $7600, the rehaser being Ur Arthur Wooley of inion, who enters into possession camber 1st. A. motor truck, loaded with live fowl Silverwood, London, up. -et near eter last Friday. The driver escaped "ljnmping from the machit e when struck :.1 had place in tl. a road. areut 00 birds got away. ,a;Vm Proudfoot, Jr,, councillor, and in of Wm Proudfoot, K, 0., of God- ee h, has accepted. a comm, cion in =et 33rd Overseas Battalion, v hich he u joined at London. He recently hf a training course' and qualified Sithe rank. "a very pretty wedding took place actio home of lir and Mrs William esd, in Osborne at high noon„ on Fe.nesda,y, October 20th when their eaghter Emily Ada, was united in tlula,ge to 1% r Jghu 4 Pollard on of se j, nd Mrs N Polla . , a . ...eaten. t deputation from the Huron Tem - et atence Association, composed of Rev t ,Powellaorganizer, and Mr A T ioer, of Olintoti, asked that the °gid take steps to stop the sending etf liquor in cases to Huron hotels ubr false pretenses, Chairman H(.elle promised the commission's e consideration. The sitting was , e, no eonteutious questious arising sti . u spark carried by a high Wind 'II afire wh ich burned the barn of u'Gilfillen, near Farquahar, was eaensible for the burning is1he barn of W Neal, a neigh- ' Isee farmer. The fires occnred Fri- " The original cause is unknown. `d not known whether Mr Gilfillen %n,ed any insurance or not, it is a rsticnlarly unfortunate loss inasmuch the is at present seriously ill, and "T it expected to recover, t,''the Railway Board decision in the uph•AicKillop Telephone ease wag min out last week. The trouble his from the refusal of the Blyth dl),pany to allow the McKillop li•em to use their poles to run a line rid Londesboro station, and as the "Iiprohibits the erection of a second rt the AlcKillop Company appealed "Tee Railway Board. The decision ods McKillop the right of way, th ey 7ela3' for the stringing of the wire t - pay a sur. of six cents per pole et their use. Lae conferenc of representatiives of lkimunicipalities interested in the alexin West Shore Railway was held lalintail. It was decided to proceed 7.de the action of the law against the mto General Trusts Corporation thnoneys claimed by the municipod • cnnto have been illegally paid ont 9:1,e trust, fund raised by the sale F=e bonds guaranteed by the muni- lties. A large sum of money is Syed and. it is considered ' the 6cipalities have a strong case to It was decided also to mako er efforts to get the road in op n, and to this end Hon Adam ytvill be again appron,ebed mad eted to snake the road tt tent, .,f wrycdro•radial system awl have it 0 feted to Kincrrdine at the eartieet le date and operated bet,vteen ,rich and Kincardine, Dashwood, Oct. 25, 191 To Aiiss Martha Oestreicher, Dear Friend and 'Sister: - In beha of our Society, we desire to give yo some tangible'expression of our hig appreciation of your faithful and yal ued services as loader of our choir, Singing is an essential element t make our public services edifying an beneficial. It builds up the devotion al and emotional parts of our nature We certainly enjoy and appreciate th good selections rendered by the choi from time to time, also the solos tha you occasionally gave us, and we re aline, that to a great extent, the choi has attained its present state of effi ciency through your untiring efforts Especially do we feel grateful that you have given us your valued services gratuiously, without any remunera- tion whatever. We are confident that it is only your great love and devotion to the church and the work for your Master and Lord that constrains you to devote your time and talent so un- reservedly to the development of sing- ing, We therefore ask you to accept this address and pearl necklace as a trifling 1119132@ut9 of our good 7i11 and esteem -3 'your vei Labia services. We trust and pray that the choir will inspire our services in the future as it has been doing in the past assuring you at all times of our sympathy apprecia- tion and cooperation. Signed in behalf of the Socicity. . Euleon Guenther Oath Finkbeiner Miss Oestreicher responded in a feeling way, thanking them for the addres and gift, and although wholly taken by'surprise, expressd the wish that the choir and congregation would always have God's richest blessings. After the close of the program those present resorted to the basement where a sumptuous lunch was served, 5 If u • h 0 d e r t r Wilfred Mcisaac has left for Lon- don where he has taken a position with the Bell Telephone Co. A very quiet wedding took place at the home of Mr and Mrs J W Gray - bell on Wednesday Oct 27th when their eldest daughter, Violet, was united in marriage to Mr Wesley Engeland Rev J H Grenzebach officia- ting. The date for the annual Christmas entertainment in the Evangelical church here has been set for Saturday evening Dec, 25th. Dr Schram has nioyed into the re- sidence formerly occupied by Mr D Tiernan on Main Street. Mrs Wm Ehlers attended the fun- eral of her brother at Port Elgin last week. Mrs Ig Weltin receivedthe sad news of the death of her brother who resides in Berlin. Miss Fanny Preeter of Zurich is visiting relatives here this week. The organ recital held Monday eve- ning was largely attended. The pro- gram and lunch were under the care of the Ladies' Aid. The proceeds Will go toward the new organ. At the close of the program Miss Martha Oestrei ober, who is leaving this week, was presented with a pearl necklace, Euolein Guenther read a suitable ad- dress and Catherine Finkbeiner gave the presentation on behalf of the con- ,ren ttion Mks Oeetricher gave a suit, able reply to the address and was fully taken by surprise. 5tie Will be greatly ulissed in our community. Mr and Mrs Henry Nauschwanger and Mr and Mrs Ed Nadiger visited in Crediton Sunday. Mrs 'Geiger of Zurich is in our vill- age this week, Mrs Peter Schroeder of Mitchell is renewing .old acquaintances here this week. Mr and Ma's Jack Eidt and M'r and Mrs 0 Stade motored to Forest. Sunday and spent the day with relatives. Mr H WVillert shipped two carloads of cattle to Buffalo Saturday. Dorothy, the little daughter of Mr and Airs Henry Smith, while playing about her home last Saturday had the misfortune to fall and fracture her arm severely. Mr E Gabel has purchased the re= sidenee of Mr D Tiernan opposite the schoolhouse. ST. JOSEPH Mr N M Cantin spent Sunday at his home here. Mr E Hendrick and sister, Mies Louisa, and Miss Mary Jeffrey and the Misses Charrette spent Sunday at Bayfield, Mr Wm Welsh of London has en gaged with Mr N A Cantin as trainer for his stable of fast horses. Mr Geo Schroeder of Dashwood was a business visitor at Mr A Brisson on Tuesday last. Mr John Groff and sister, Mabel, spent Sunday at the home of Mr W G Hess, Zurich, Mr C 0 Smith delivered a load of apples to Parkhill on Wednesday last, Mr G Turnbull who purchased there loaded a car there for the Western Provinces, HEN S ALL The contract for librarian in the new town hall and the caretaking of the same has been awarded to Mrs G Hudson and daughter, their tender lacing the lowest, Geo Beach, who has resided here for some years, has left for San Diego, Cal., where he will live with one of his sons. Mr William J Fee and sisters re- cently ieceived word advising then of the death of their sister-in-law, the widow of their late brother, Drs Geo Fee, who died only a .few weeks ago. Her death is a particularly sad one, coming so soon after the death of tier husband, and a number of small child- ren also survive her. Miss Nora Sherritt has left for a yisit with her sister in the west, Church union was yoted on in Carmel Presbyterian church last Sun- day and will be continued next Sun- day. It is expected that the vote will be largely in favor of Union. kirs Robert Bonthron is recovering from her serious illness. The Misses Yuill recently bad an auction sale of their household effects and intend leaving our village. A. pretty wedding took place at the home of Mr and Mrs Walter J Fee, Hensall, on Oct 19th, when their eld- est daughter, Mary Emily, was united in marriage to John J Wallace, of Buffalo, by Rev W J Doherty, After the wedding dinner the happy couple left for Detroit, . Cleveland and Buffalo, Miss Bell Moir was successfelly operated on for tonsilitis at Victoria Hospital, London, last week. Airs Jas Bonthron, and daughter are visiting relatives in Pittsburgh, Pa„ for a few weeks. Hensall's contribution to the Brit- ish Red Cross fund now reaches oyer $900, A few weeks ago the ladies collected $300 for the Canadian Red Cross, so that the total will be over $1,200. During the past few weeks the ladies of the Patriotic League have been busy knitting soaks, making shirts and bandages and other necessary. articles, on Friday they shipped some boxes and barrels, the latter contain- ing fruit and candies, to the Red Cross central depot at Toronto. Local school children collected $39 for the British Red Cross fund, John Caldwell of near Hensall, re• cently sold a fine two year oldgelding o Boger Northcott of Hay for $200. The Women's Institute held their regular meeting at the home of Mr A T Douglas when a most enjoyable time was spent. After the usual business was transacted, Miss Margaret John- ston of Hensall gave a deln.onstration on cake making,iwhiah was much ap- preciated by those present. Mrs Douglas also gave several selections on the gramophone. The meeting was then closed by singing "God sage the King." Miss Emma Bechler is at present visiting her sister and other friends near Hopedale, Illinois. Rev Mr and Mrs Johnston of Varna called on friends in this vicinity last week. Mr and Mrs R Boyes and family visited friends in Seaforbh last Sun- day. Miss Margaret Drysdale of Hensall yisitecl at Mr Robb Allan's for a few days last week, Mrs John Johnston and sons of Brucefield visited at the home of Mr Ross Johnston's last week. Mr A Meyer spent Sunday under the parental roof, Mr and Mrs Jas Esler of Varna. called on friends in this vicinty recent- ly. STANLEY TOWNSHIP The amount of money raised by Stanley Tp. last week for the British Red Cross was. $1,566.00. A Sunday School Institute will be held in Varna Methodist churcn on Friday, Out 29. Therewill be a ses- ion at 3 p m and one at 7 p ne. The speakers will be - Rev's Knight, of Hensall, Jones of Bayfield and Mc- Cormick of Holmesville. Rev A W Brown is at Toronto this week attending the S S Convention. Mr and Mrs Ben Keys spent Satur- day and Sunday last with friends in Lucknow. Mr and Mrs Bart Lavis of Clinton spent Sunday at the home of the let- ters parents, Mr and Mrs John Mc- Kinley. AIr and Mrs John Reid of Parr Lint" are visiting friends in Hamilton this week. Mrs Webster Tu -nee has gone to M-'-lette, Mich, to spend a few days wiz t her uncle, Mr W Stephenson Wa'aio reofdes there. CREDITON The fowl supper held under the anspices'of the Methodist church last Thursday night was grand success The attendance was very large and the procceeds amounted to oyer $300. Mrs Kelhoffer and family have left for Chicago, it is rumored that Pte Stoner, who enlisted from here with the Princess Pats, had been killed in France. This has not been verified, EX TER. The poles for hydro lines in Exeter are being erected. Henry Rowe has 'taken over the produce and coal business of the firm of Kestle, Rowe and Wood. i1'icGillwray has granted $500 to the British Red Cross fund, The "At Home" in the High School last Friday evening was largely at- tended. W J Clarke of Toronto has joined the staff of the Bank of Commerce as accountan b. 5 Beaver has purchased a Ford car, "On the Field of Honor" The publishers of Tho Fancily Herald and Weekly Star, Montreal, are making a strong bid for that beautiful picture, full of pathos. en- titles. "On the Field of Honor." It is assumed the publishers of the Family Herald have in mind using it as a presentation plate. If that is so there is a great treat in store for readers of The Family Herald and Weekly Star this au Winn. In past years' The Family Herald of Montreal has been noted not only for the wonderful excellence of that journal but many beautiful pictures it has presented to its readers The Family Herald has a name for succeeding in anything it undertakes, and we feel sure if it is humanly pos- sible to secure ''On the Field of Honor' that the publishers will succeed in getting it. "On the Field of Honor" is attrnctiog widespread attention in Europe. MAS 5 EYH RRIS IMP LE TENTS Root Ptdors Cutting p � � ng Baxosq " ��� k�nds of VERITY PL DADCO SELF-STAPTEJI FOR FOR ' CARS We have secured the agency for the Dadco Self—starter for 71 ord cars. Simple, strong and convenient. Our price $10.. BATTE.RIES9 SPARK PL tGS, ETCj., PHONE 25A HORSE B ANI . 1, TS 1j F ZURICH' I have a full stock of all kinds of Horse Blankets on hand. I was lucky to purchase a.large stock of All Wool Blankets before the advance in prices and have decided to retail them at the old price while they last. 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