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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1915-04-23, Page 1ERiL 16. 1914 mognmes EimaftWallIMMUMN. Sli 11 Simmer Co. Standard Fashion Book *Now On,Sale Cotton, ool Dress ect to us England tion includes fab - Fie 'world's great- brics that are hi and for Spring er wear. lis with that ft finish, ma. -itith soft vel- th French and voilesand all ler popular required t o - the season's, able frocks. & Silk Goods and Shimmery Weaves ie Moire,Drap'nouveau Petrogad, Crepe Fan- Drap Achilles, silk , pongee Habutai, crepe Tussah, silk and wet o , crepe Imperial, Mirabell and ether new effects. 50c to $2. eirith Chic, new zRY Street Etats Dress- Hats Untrimmed shapes &great variety bi trimmed hats at popular prices from 82 to $7,50 e New Or Ladles Coats - I display of the seasan's newa. in a wonderful wealth of c01- 1: an ample range of styles. The materials and effects enable' articular lady to find just what at whatever price she wishes e and style find delightful ex - our display. While French is are everywhere evident,eacir >_ thoroughly American in treat - that only the most desirable found here. Coale and try on e you wish—we are sure that ad one that -will just suit you. ,her shipment of Coats this week._ New Coat $7.50 to $30.00 ?New Suits -$12.50 to 830.00' ouches distinguish these earl' tt will not be found in later da - 1 it's impossible to duplicate hem. Butter Wante NISI" rOICFAU1 Co - ••••••••••••••••••••••idelf YE, :Ft RTY•NINTH 'YEAR WHOLE NUMBER 24,71 Yuswommiloommoms JREiu_CL0TUIPFU Special Day for Boys Saturday, April 2 ON the above date we have arranged a Special Display of all Wearing Apparel for .Boys, ,and our stock so placed that the boys' wear- will be given special attention. This is the season when all boys need fresh rigging out for the Spring and Summer months, 'and we invite all buyers of boys' .clothing to visit our store on this, the occas- sion of our SPECIAL DAY FOR (BOYS. 'Special Suits for )small boys — Buster Brown, Oliver Twist blouse, price..... ............$2.50 $3.00 to $4.00, Special Suits for boys from 7 to 10 years of age, plain D. B., Norfolk, Bulgarian and fancy, pleats. Price.... . , 52.75 $3:50 54.50 to 55.50 IP 0 WO Special Suits for boys ro to 16 years of ag-e,fancy Norfolk, double breasted,plain or belted—$3.75 $4.75 to $7.50 Special Spring' Reefer for boys 5 to to years, navy blue, tan or red. Price.,.... . • •••• 52.75 to $5.50 Specid Plain Anicker for boys 4 to 8 years, tweed-. and navy. Price • • 50c to 75c Special Bloomer _Knickers for ages 7 to 14 years in blue, grey and brown. Price..-................... 65c 85c to $1.25 X •••••••**10‘••••••*•00 SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1915 FROM ONTARIO'S CAPITAL • • • IB • • • • I • • • Toronto, April 20th, 1915. Rev. Dr. Patterson has returned as pastor of Cook's Presbyterian Church In this city ahd was formally inducted by the Toronto Presbytery one evening last week. Pr; Pattersontwas the past- or of this church in former years. He 're- signed the pastorate fourteen , years ago. Ille carried on evangelistic work for several years in ;many or the largo American cities after leaving Toronto. Ultimately he received, a call no a large congregation in Belfast, Ireland, and of which he has been pastor for several years. Some months ago 'the Pastorate of Cook's became vacant and the con- gregation, returning to their earlier love, extended a unanimous call to him to return. This call ,was accepted and Dr.- Patterson is once more its pastor. He is ;a man of great pulpit ability, _panch eaanestnese and an enthusiastic Worker in every good cause. He will be welcomed back to Toronto, not only by the congregation to which he is to minister, bet by many ,itizens. How- ever, he will find that fourteen years have worked a great change in the city in many ways. It has nearly doubled its size and population since he left it and •many vvisci were to the front then, not only in the city, but in his cbn- gregation, have been called to their Fathers. It remains to be seen, there- fore, haw the experiment of bringing him back again. will ,work out: — II a li • Another Presbyterian -congregation in this city that has struck luck is that of Morningside Cb.ureh, Swansea, a su- burb of Toronto. The late John Gem- mell, a, once well-known architect of this city, left in his will a legacy of $22,000 for this congaegaition to be u3 - ed , to assist in the erection of a new church building - die also left a 'fine lot for he congregation on which to build the church. ;The late William _Rennie, the well known ..seed man, also 1rf t '$5,000 to the same icon- gregation or a like purpose. ,Tbe new church is to be,proceedpd with during the cording summer. * ' 0 ik • Though the Provincial highway leg- islation of the past isession made pro- vision for larger greets in connection with county road construction .and maintenance, there is reason toibelieve Lt may not be considered advisable to make these operative thisiseasen. This, together with other portionof the act, comes into force by proclamation, but, with prevailing conditions, idis said to be questionable whether the Gov- ernment will do anything t� promote construction on an extensive basis in the way of keying immediate payments of ancrea,sed ' grants. Arratngemente which had been previously made for road -building win, however, be ,nnef- fected, and will be .carried though this spring. i a , , , Special Jersey Sweaters for ages 4 to 12 years in tan red, blue and grey. Price ....50c 75c to 5.1.25 Special Hats for ages 4 to 14 years, felt and fancy serge and tweed. Price.. 50c 75c to 51.00 Special Stockings for ages 5 to 8 years at 20c 25c 35c Special Overalls for ages from 5 to 16 in blue or black' Price ...:.50c to 7Pc Special Shirts forages 8 to 14 years, fine dress shirts and everday work shirts, Price...................... ...50c to 75c - Special Raincoats for ages to to 16 years in black or fawn. Price....... •..,....$2.50 to $4.75 A.:. golden opportunity for mother to make a satisfactory selection for the boys without worry. Early morning shopping is prefer- able to evening. Don't fail to take advant- age of: this special service day For the Boys irr Highest Prices for Butter and Eggs Greig C1othini Coy. SEAFOR.Til I ledge on thetsubject. 411 this 'paints to the Progress of an agricultural revival, but the biggest factor hi the movement is the farmers' apportunity to get two dollars where he got lonly one before, .0 *w w Wounded Canadian soldiers at the base hospitals in France are to eat the juicy fruit aaf ;the Ontario orchard. The provincial government is shipping to England, to be .forwarded to the various base hotpitals, boxes of the fin- est northern spice that can be obtained in Ontario, fotithe"use of convalescent soldiers. Already a first consignment of 100- boxes have (gone .forward, and oth- ers will follow. Itis not an idea of the local authorities, but of the pro- vincial agent in London, Richard Reed. The apples will not cost the government very much, but will .do the soldiers just as much good as if the cost was high. To those soldiers who hail from On- tario cites, it `will he a real treat, be- cause the best of the Ontario apdles seldom find ;their way into the Ontario cities. Hitherta, it has ,been necessary for the Ontario eity man to go to Eng- land ..to ,get the best Ontario apples. That was the( rule until the war start- ed, When the export apple businese aud- denly vanished, and the .department of trade and' commerce had. to organize a ins campaigneta ,find a home, market In Ontario for apples produced in On- tario, and. ,similarly, in other provinces. That happened on the /top of ta Ig crap, and there was a prospect of heavy waste through inability to market the fruit. . • • i • A campaign was started to gather up a lot on the Apples to distribute among the needy, both here and in England, and mech 'good was accomplished in this way. rhe result has been to bring the Ontario apple, so to speak, into its own. Ontario people have dfscovered that there is such A thing. as an On- tario apple, that it is, good to eat, that doctors recommend it4andsthat infants ary for ttairhus avben it, was proposed to 'said local fruit do the wounded soldiers, the apple aks immediately and unanimously selected. 'bis gift is in ,additIon to those pre- viously announced. There will be oth- ers. The provincial war tax will provide the government with means .of adding to the contributions already made, which amount in round figures to $750,- 000. They include flour for the people of England, dried; apples, beans and other provisions, alid a generous con- tribution toward -Belgian relief. The war fax il1, pay ..fter all 'this and leave In the treasury $1,250,000 beeidee. Thc moneyessiiill not be available until the municiPalities have ,inade their Ranee - tions and turned the provincial Share over fo- the. treasurer, but the govern- ment has .taken mensuers to °vet:tome this 'difficulty by bdrrowing dip to the whole amount which, it is estimated, will be realized, frpm the, taxes. . • • • • The name of Patrick ,Burns has been familiar for many years not only to Toronto people but to ,anany throughout the Province of Ontario. Any person who has been in the habit of visiting Toronto, even casually, can scarcely have missed ;to alotice the name% of P. Burns painted on numerous ,coal carts and waggons visible any week day in many parts of the, city, Mr. Patrick Burns, the owner of this name and Of these carts and waggons Is- no more, He :died at his, home, Front Street, and where he had resided continuously for over fifty years, on Thursday of last week. Mr. Burns was a. victim of pneu- monia and had 'been 111 only about a week. The residence in which he had lived so long and; in which disd was at the time of its construction noted as' one of the handsomest homes an the city and has lung been a landmark of note, being a memorial of a fashionable district of past slays. The deceased was a native, of County Fermanaugh, Ireland, andi came to To- ronto when seventeen years of age. Be entered into the wood business, and in the, early days was a large buyer of wood along, the line of the old. Grey and Bruce and. Credit Valley Railways. Opening a coal and wood- business in Toronto, In 1856, 'Mr. .Burns was one of the pioneer fuel merchants of the ,city. Under his able dnanagement the operations of the business extended un - ail it reached its present large propor- tions. Although 78 years old at athe time of his death, Mr. Burns gave his business his entire attention, and am to a week preceding his ,death, was in constant attendance at his affice.- Mr. Burns was a prominent member ,pf the Catholic Church and a zealous member of St. Maryis Church. Ile also gave two daughters to the Church, ;Sister Francis and Sister Joachim, of .Loretto Convent,, who survive him. * • * The backsto-the-land notion 4 catch- ing. an. There isn't exactly a stampede, but there are signs ahat tanning mat yet become fashionable in Ontario. For several years past wealthy persons have been buying farm lands ,alang the lake east and west of Toronto, and estab- lishing the Canadian equivalent to a country seat. It has been a luxury, ,or had been up to a year or ho ago, when things began looking up. Now it is a money-maker. A man ,who has the walls of . his town house papered with use- less railway securities can gc/ out to his farm and lived a life of comfort and undisturbed serenity. In fact, there is so much prosperity on ,the farm in On- tario now that there is sufficient lure without any 'organized movement for the "re -population Of our rural tricts," The agrarian has the horse laugh Upon the dweller in cities. During the last fortnight the depart - anent of colonization has been able to put mare than 200 men upon farms In the pravince taking' them tfrom cities and towns. ihe farmers have work for all the able-bodied single, men who pf- fer, and such men are offering, because there's money in it. .The other day a paper was read before the Ontario Edu- cational Association, in which .farm- ing was described as a science, and not merely arm and leg work. The idea was to commend the teaching of agri- culture asa dignified profession, re- quiring a big ,braits as :well' as a strong bank and to encourage teachers to in- terest thensselves In the tsclience of agri- culture in order do impart )3o1ne knovi- The form which further assistance will take has nrit,yet been ;decided, but the government 'will have the money when the time comes. It will have mare than money. It will have potatoes. The department of agriculture has a 'scheme for the growing of tubers by .the school children of the province as a war crop. Two hundreds and forty-five rural school fairs are .being organized as part of this scheme, and it is es- timated that 45,000 school children will take part in the campaign. Present in- dications are that the .potato war crop will amount to at least 45,000 Ibushels, and perhaps to 50,000. The intention Is ito 'sell ;the ;crop and turn the pro- ceeds over to one ,of the various patrio- tic movement's.: • North Perth Licenses , The Mirth Perth license ,commission- ers in sessicin at Stratford, this week, granted licenses for this aiding, as fol- lows: Stratford -Queen's, T. D. Pinkney; Commercial, J. J. Hagarty ; Royal, Geo Deihl; Mansion, J. fl. Killer; City, J. J. lieppler ; Empire, Mrs. Margaret Wil- son; Windsor, T. I. Gillespie; 'Arling- ton,. James Moir ; American, T. F.Meri- han. Shops -Walsh Bros. and T. F. Quirk. Listowel -Grand Central, Ri S. pain; Arlington, A. Roos; Station, A. By - ernes. Shop -Aaron Bigler. Jos. ,Boeh- seer of the Queen's, was given a three months' extension in which to improve conditions. Wallace-'H'enry Otto, Gowanstown. North Easthapen- Edward ,Dahmer, Amulree '• John McKenzie, Gadshill. - Milvertan-Ce F. Ritter, Grand ,Cen- tral; C. F. Pauli, Queen's. Ellice -P. J. Hisbon, Sebringville; Ro- bert Hunter, Brunner; Mrs. Wingefel- der, Rostock; Mrs. Sophia Harloff, Wartburg. Mornington-Mrs. Mulcahy, Millbank; MreneGeis Newton. TIM is the laet time that licenses will be issued by the local commissioners as hereafter that duty will devolve on the. Provincial ,Board which has just been appointed. -------- - Stiff Battles The official report from British head- quarters in France, and written on the 19th, gives the following authentic par- ticulars of a very severe but important engagement which tank place this week between the British and German troops: The improvement in the (weather since the last 'report resulted. In an increase In the activity of 'both our own and the enemy's air service. Advantage in the • exchanges has been with us. In the Ypres tdistrict four hostile aero- planes have been brought down in the last three days; two by us and two by the French. Yesterday one of ouraair- men drove Off three „hostile aeroplanes, completing eubsequently the reconnals:- sance on which he :was engaged. On the, evening of (April 17th we ex- ploded .a mine under Hill -60 an the Ypres-Comines railway, to the west of Zwartlene. Thai immediately was fol- lowed by. an attack Which gained pos- session of the whole of the enemy's trenches on the hill. The enemy suf- fered heavily from the explosion, and we took two officers and 15 pen pris- oners. In %spite of a heavy bombard - =lent which caused many casualties. The trenches captured were put lh a state of defence d,uring the night. The enemy renewed the bombardment - towards morning and followed this at 8.30 tam. with a determined *counter- attack. This attack was pressed home, and stiff band -to -hand fighting ensued. Our infantry, fighting with ,great gal- [antry and determination, and well sup- ported by artillery, drove off the ene- my with complete success. Our losses were heavy, but the Germans suffered still more severely, particularly from our machine guns, which caught them In close prderdin ,the open.. Throughout the 17th the enemy repeatedly renew- ed,his attacks, making desperate efforts to, regain his position„, which was of great importance. At one time they ,sidc- ceeded in gaining a footing on the southern slopes of the hill, but they were promptly driven back again. At nightfall the whole hill ,vas in our hands and the ground gained had. been consolidated. This morning the enemy'e attacks ceased, but they continued to bombard the hill. In the latter fighting two more officers and thirty men were captured, making a total of four of- ficers and fortytfive men. Collegiateinstitute Results The f011owing are some of the results for the Easter examinations at the Sea - forth Collegiate Institute. The number opposite each name represents the aver- age number ofcanarks enade out of 100. Those who have made .75 or more have obtained honors. In order to obtain the total number of marks required for a pass the average must be 60or more. Forty per cent. of the marks given for any ,subject must be .obtained for a pass on that suaject. Fuller reports are being sent Out And parents are asked to _exatnine these reports carefully and to them with Christmas FORM II Pupils in this class have written on alit the :subjects required for the Lower Schol Departmental examinations and also for the promotion no the Middle Schoen ; K. MeLean, honors, 75; W. Ament 74, K. Burrows 73, M. ptewart 71, M. Szn11- 11e)01 M. nfcClinchy -69, A.. Murphy 67, M. Edmunds 67, D. -Wilson 67, B. Byrne 66, H. Hays 114, /H. (Godkia 64, G. Ross 04, 1. fH111 •63,• B. -Argo 163, X. McMann 62, 0. Rankin 6Z, G. Shillinglaw 'i&2, A. Chapman 62, M. (Nolan ,z60, W. ,Nigh 60, G. Chapman 59, W. a3e1.1:55, la Beattie 59, R. Reid 58, F..,Faulkner 68, E. Chesney 57, J. Melady 67, N. Stimore 56, A. Knechtel 56, el. Genet 55, M. Scarlett 54,I:p.m:uDo: vs.e11 53, D. Mc- Cormick 61, W. McaTay (49. Pupils in this class have already been promoted to „the tMiddle School and have been examined on the nine sub- jects :required for the. Lower Sehool Departmental examinations. L,. Griffiths, h'enors, 17; J. Kerr 72, A. Carbert 68; (Ad _Troyer 167, y. Graves 61, J. Matson FORM Normal Entrance and Junior Matricu- lation. II. Carswell, honors, 87; E. Freeman, honors, 75.; M. Edge '74, A. Archibald '13, A. Fisher '72; M. Snell 72; ,A. Crich 71, 3. Chesney :68, E. Turnbull da M. Larkin 67, C. Malone 67, E. (Haan 66, B. Larkin 65, A. .McDonald 64, II. Hin- chley 64, M. Walsh ,63, F. Naylor 63, W. Cleary 61, B. Ross ,60, E. Rivers 60, E. .McMichael 59, A. MacKay 57, M. Turnbull 67, C. ;Scott 56, .A,. Hays 55, C, Ivison 54, ;B. Little {,§4, I. Geiger 63, R. Keys 51„R. Laird 48, P. Weir 46 The reports for the other depart- ments of the ,Institute__ will likely be given next week. set foot on. ".My last thoughts will be for you. Good-bye tilinternity my sweet darling mother. -Otto Kingister." . Huron Notes farm from his brother Alex., on thc - -Win. Perrie has bought the 100 -acre 14th concession of Grey, better known as the Coates farm.,. - Mr. and. Mrs. Lorne . Addle have leased their farm on the 13th conces- sion of Grey, to Mr. Blincoe, of At- wood, and have removed to Stratford, where they will in _future reside. - Thirty-two names were added to Monday after the holidays. The total the Clinton public school roll on the attendance is T1OW 362, „which is a high water mark. George'e Church, Goclerich, held, an , -At the annual High Tea in St. Thursday 'evening of last ,week all for- mer records were 'broken. The proceeds ainounting to about $200, will be used tin improving the lighting. of the church, -A maple syrup and pancake social Is a new and novel inovation in the public entertainment line. A very suc- cessful social of this tnature was .held under the auspices of the Ladies' _Aid of the Ethel Methodist Church this week. -During the fiscal year 11914-15 Godee rich Customs office and outposts collect- ed $101,984,20, a decrease of $2,069.57 from la.st year. Goderich collections alone wee $45,750.35, an increase of $11,607.t 17 over last year. -The many friends of Mr. Ed. L. rnent Company's sate haf thoroughbred pleased to learn' he is improving ann beenlaitiel stock held lin London, Ontario, the Crescent, a yearling heifer bred by Mr. uTpriebanderlw oin f t e Sr tepwhietnh 17;.-Chlobasatica,will highest priced animal sold was Diamond Ilenry Smith, of Hay, near Exeter, nd purchased by Mr. John Radcliffe, of Usborne, for $220. Mr. Radcliffe alsa purchased Vanity 20th for $150. Mr. R. D. Hunter, of Usbornei Purchased Vanity 21st for 4155. Mr. Wm. McAllis- ter of _Bay, purchased Gipsy Queen for $1136 and Mr. 0. Striker, of Stephen, near Crediton purchased Queen Rosa- lind for 4120. The purchasing of these fine animals by Huron stockbreeders show that they have a proper apprecia- tion of the. situation. -The ladle's of Pine River, Aehfield Townsbip have had several sewing meetings at which they have made a nice lot,ofarticles for the Red Crow.. ,They ahave had two ten -cent teas at which they made $13.54. Artieies made are as follows: Twenty-sevets dozen fact cloths, 5 1-2 dozen largeddreseinge, .16 1-2 ;dozen compresses, le a-mania:bee- sings, 08 surgical towels, 24 dozen sponges, 11 stupes, 4 dozen 2 1-2 Inch bandages, 3 dozen 2 bleb bandage ht 1 dozen 4 inch bandages, 1 dozen 2 filch bandages, 10 Splint bandages, 10 mixed. bandages,. 46 compresses, 1445 mouth Wipes, 4 dozen Sponges, 6 many tail- ed bandages, 29 hanakeroblefs, 5 night- 1 shirts, S pairs socks, -6 arra slings 2 pneurnopla 'jackets, 2 dozen stupesi;ad i 3 stupe covers.4 -Atthe annual meeting of the Gode- rlch Lawn Bowling ,Club held. In the County. Clerk's Office on Friday eVen- ins of last week; the riew affleerir were elected for the coming season Treasurer L. Dougherty presented. a e statement sbowing receipts of 4394A and payments $372.02, with a balance $22.44. The officers for 11915 aee: 'lion. President, R. S. Williams; Preeident, H. F. Edwards; C. 341. Eurabeta Viee,s President ; L. E. Dougherty, Trea;surerat W. Lane, Secretary. Mama. Nairn, Hunt aiad Griffith were appointed to i act with the officers as an executive 1 committee, and Mr. Humber an ground 1 manager.. The, membership fee was fix- ed at $5. Measrs. iTigert, Yates and ' Rumball were appointed honorary Meth- _ bers. solemnized at the home of Mrs, t s ---A -very pretty house I/hailing was Baptist, Wingham, when her aides daughter, Miss Mabel Dowse, was unit- ed in wedlock to Yin Arthur Edgar of Cuiross. The ceremony was perform- ed by the Rev. II. W. Feibbert in lite : presence of onty the dromediate relatives of the family, The bride entered the parlor leaning on the arm, of her bra& er, Howard, to the strains of Viendese ashen wedding march played by MIss Gertrude Stutt of Teeswater, and sto under an arch beautifully decoratet - for the occasion. She was unattended _ and was becomingly dressed in -royale blue satin, trimmed with point laee and J ...wore a boquet of rotes and maiden halt -ferns; she ale& wore the groom's glEt= a sunburst of pearls.. A dainty dinner was served, after which the happy tense pie left amid. ehowers .of confetti for a i short trip, Letteri From German Soldiers The London, England, Times publish- es translatione of two letters which were tied around stones and thrown into the trenches of the second British corps on the `night of Appil 12 and 13 by Germans. One letter ;Tads: "Dear Honored Comrades :-"As this war has been going on for about nine months and whole villages with their inhabit-, ants have been devestated, it is novr time to put`Na_ stop to It. We are all tired of this sahltge life, andeyou must be too. (Our dear WiYES and children a- wait and long for our return, andyours must do the same. Hoping that we may do sorrie good by ihis..We remain.; with friendly greetings. tMoLRAN BROS. Publishers $1-00 a Yetroo In Advance beets, carrots, onions, etc. I never had a better garden. Recently ;prepared a new lawn under and inear a very large spreading oak, and .the grass is up beautifully. A patch of alfalfanI sowed In February is now aeady to cut." -Last week Mr. J. E. Whitely, sr ,Goderich Township, sold the old home- etead, lot 15, concession 7, to Mr. John Swartz, who iives on -the opposite side of 'the road. This farm had been in the Whitely family since 1832, wnen it was - first settled by the grandfather of the now retiring proprietor. who 'gives it up now cany owing to ill health. It is one of the prettiest and best located . farms in the township, and the new owner is to be congratulated on his new purchase. -Mr. _Blitzstein, one of Lucknow's Jewish storekeepers, lost his entire stock of dry goods by fire early Mon- day morning of last week. Blitzstein is a heavy loser by the fire, as he had in about 41,600 stock. There WaS no in- suiance, and the goods were so. corn- pletely destroyed that those saved are not valued_ above $20 or dd5. The stock constituted nearlY all of his possessions and it is understood there was about , $600 unpaid. The fire is one ,tif the few irdstery fired at Lucknow. As there had been no fire in the building, oa -account of mild weather, since the ere- vious Thursday it is difficult to ex- plain its origin on any other ground than incencliariem. -At the Western Ontario Consign- that he was In ..Exeter, on Friday, that being the first time in five months. --Mr. John Sheriff, first conceselon, Kinioas, and a brother of Mr. Dave Sheriff, of Lucknow, suffered a paraly- tic stroke Tuesday morning, ,and. Is in a very serious condition. The stroke came pn somewhat slowly while he was about tbe morning cbores at the barn. -Miss Addie Grant, .daughter Df and 'Mael. John Grant of the 42th con- cession of Grey, has recently passed her examination at the Normal School at Hanelltcm, and Is now a thoroughly qualified and well equipped „school teacher. -Mr. Everett 0. 'Walker, am of Mr. and Mrs. S.. Walker, pf the Ath conces- sion of Morris, was married at Bran- don, Manitoba, on the, ard inst., to Miss Ella Francis, daughter of ;Mrand lilies, John Bate, of Brandon. lir. and Mrs. Walker will reside in Regina. -Sunday afternoon before last the house and barn on the farm of Joseph Shaw, 3rd lineof 'Morris, were streek tly the sharp lightning and damagec. to the extent of 'about *25 or ay. Had it not been for the lightning rods there appears to be little.doubf.but ttbe build- ings would havefallen a prey to the flames. - -Mrs. Margaret Jane Whiting„a oric time resident of Brussels, (died at Bran- don, Manitoba, recently, after a brief illness. Mrs. Whiting and her husband were among the pioneers of Brussels, having resided there in ;the early 50s. Her busband predeceased her 39 years ago. She was a resident of Brandon for 14 syears. MTS. Whiting ,was the mother of 13 children, -7 of whom are still living. -The followingeofficers were elected In connection with the _Clinton Bowling Club for this year at a „meeting in that town on Friday evening of last week: lion. President, D. A -Forrester; Presi- dent, W. Jackson; atice-President Dr. Shaw; Secretary, Fs T. Jackson; Trea- surer, J. E. Hovey; Auditor, D. le Mac- pherson; Ground Committee, W. Grant, J. Hunter, J. Watt. . -The Lucknow Sentinel last week says: James Forster, of Weet Wawa - nosh, was :the ,winner of a.twenty-dol- ler gold watch at the Seaforth Horse Show on ,the 13th -this being the fired prize agricultural team. This win was _ail the more creditable, seeing that there was .stiff competitton; one com- peting team having wee first at sev- eral spring shows this season. -One day last week the three years ol , son of attr. and airs. Edward Cur - Der, Sanford, was found missing dur- ing his play out .doors, and on search being made the littlefellow was found in a poethole into wbich he had fallen head Best, and so far overcome with the -mud and this position that it re- quired nearly an hour to restore him to eonsciousn.ess. It was certainly a very narrow escape from a saddeath. highty respected resident of Wing - ham, passed away on Monday of last week in the person of Mary A. Carr, relict of the late Alfred Cody, in her sixtieth year. Mrs. Cody was a daughter of the late Jahn Carr,sysho was for some yearsengaged in the flour milling •iniziness in.Wingba.m, and she had resided there for many years ane was highly esteemed. She was a member of the Methodist Church. She is survived by two daughters and one son. -During the thunder storm of Sun- day of last week, the barn of Mr. Thomas Adams, of the _Ws concession of Ilullett, was struck by lightning. Mr. and Mrs. Adams were in Clinton at the time but their nearest neighbor, Mr. Scales, noticed the fire and hurry- ing to the scene succeeded in extin- guishing it. Three young calves and. a number of hens were killed and the building was considerably damagedbut the wonder is that it was not com- pletely destroyed. -Miss Eva Lamontddaughter of afis. and Mrs. Allan Lamont, of Brussels, was married on Wednesday of hest week to Mr. Samuel Jaen of near Tees - water. The ceremony dook place at the Presbyterian Manse. The bride :was un- attended and was neatly .attired in her travelling suit of navy blue serge with white silk blouse with ,trimmnings of lace and pearls. Mr. And afss. Belioleft on the evening train for their new home, carrying with them the hearty good wishes of many ariends. t -In a letter recently received from Mr. Thomas Hall, forenany Yftr13 pub- lisher of The Wingham 'Advance but wbo, for the past ,two years ;hae been residing in Pasadena, California, be says: "My potatoes the firsia crop of 1916) are upeandhoed; barieey is ;ready to cut; the orang'e,crop neatii all har- vested; almonds, apricots add _peaches past the bloom tand make a good show of fruit. We have heert using for near- ly two months from our own garden, turnips, lettuce like beads of caabage, "THE GERMAN SAPPING PARTY." The other letter reads :-Bear French and English Comrades :-It is just a- bout time you 'stopped all this, for we think you will soon have had enotigh of! your war. Our losses are ,great, and yours must be three times as pig. Ev- ery day it gets finer, and attwould be better if we could be at home with our wives and ,children, av.hci are wait- ing every day for us, as yours are waiting for youeLet us have peace on earth before the cherry blossoms come out, but the sooner the better. 'Or do you want to go on sitting forever in "these trenches? tWlth friendly greet- ings. "THE GERMANS." A Pathetic Letter The following letter was found on the body of a young Bavarian soldier, who was taken (prisoner and died in a French -hospital. The letter was found by a member of the Canadian Army Medical Corps who had it translated. It teas its own sad tale. It was for- warded to the dead ,German's mother: It ruits as latlows : . "Dear Mother. -For three months .we have been in the battle. Heavens what it has ail been. The greatness f the Fatheriand and the glory of our Kaiser seem after ail small things, and neither united Germany nor our Emperor can need all this bloodshed. I cannot tell yog what a picture, of ,bed passes cease- lessly before my eyes. I seem to be div- ing into a red dream and among ftames. Of what useato le will have been my studies and my hopes to make you hap- py in your oId age, dying miserably here for some mysterious cause. Thousands of us wild die for this cause, goad and faithful comrades of mine who, like myself, asked only do 41e in peace and at work. I have seen heti in the hail of lead (and iron. It is 110 longer pas - slue to win this :war, and every day Lessens our etrength. I cannot' send this setter in the ordinary .way for it tells the truth and I ehouid be severely pun- tshed if it were .read by otir chiefs. It will be sent to ,you I hepe by .the maa who picks me up If a. die on the soi: of France, Which I wisti 1 had never -The ladles of 'Brussels and vicinity are doing a good work ,in connection with the Women's Institute in aid Os the Red .Cross and war relief. Mats.1 Tait, the Secretary, gives Ilse fellawinsai statement of the work done thus Women's Institute Funds,' $28; ,Patrie- tic concert, $62; Young People's cone tribution, $42; General Subscraptionsel 3163; Collection at Eadies" hunt, $02e, Eadies' Sunday School for Belgian Or- phans, 350, total, P67. This sum is ac- counted for as follows :-Casb on ba $53; cesh donation to Bed Cross, $4.02, goods donated to Red Cross, value $4144 total, 3658. The Red Cross supplies trade and shipped. up- to the Present time included the following articles :--7- Idorty bed attests, 52 pillows, 60 pillove cases, 104- 'pairs sacks, 108 day shirts* 55 surgical shirte, 18 suits pyjaniata 536 handkerchiefs, 1900 yards' rolled bandages and a large quantity of drega sings. —One of the oldest residents of -Clia-1 ton, passed away last aveek in theperid son of Mrs. Edward tafoor-e, who tuai at her home there after a COTIthIGLItte reesidence of 35 years. The deceased lady, whose maiden name was Rebec.ea.- Den.nison was born of Irish parentage, at North Gore, near Ottawa, and earns t up here with her husband, and malt fanally over -thirty years ago. Mrs. *ore was a woman of great strength - of character, and rare industry. Shei reared a family of nine c)ildren, aTh of whom survive. In Abe early days she spun and wove the cloth for then., clothing and endeavored to bad' into' them haltdts of thrift, Industry and in-' testity. She was a Method* in relig- ion, ha -ring united with the churr wben a mere citild and during Afe-time keeping .up her eonnec it. Par the past eight years s been an invaad, for four or five a great sufferer and requiring c -08,1* and attention. Por ,ter summons was a happy Mesas.