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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1917-05-18, Page 3CVCLE Joy of Your or Sports P BICYCLE inks Green. Couad erne. RENS iR THJSM. [TsLcIPr mammaammemarmaaasimosworw s SFr ?MEI 1 XPO rOR . -litou Orders Nays re Ars Pi . 0~ lir sway >`at . SOK roam * fund for ts of Ono Dollar lad upwards roadved. Ind paid or Wed aoassallia *a SEAFORTH BRANCH: R. M. JONES, Manager. 1 OitstintS1 10011 1111tNNNrpNNNONNIE Nt1NNNN� NINNNNON il �t�t�tN Dom - atia- HAY. The Assessment Roll. --The follow- ing particulars are taken from the 1911 Assessment Rollssessor G H. forHay amp as returned by )3laekwell to the Clerk; Number of acres assessed,_ resident, 52,579; none resident, 3.45; acres cleared, 43,830: wodland, 2,325, slashing 29; swamp, marsh and waste land, 6540; assessed value of real property $1,731,545; val- ue of buildings, $664,030; business as- sessment $15,010; income, $850; total assessment $2,462,335. Total poplua.- , tion 2,600. Number of dogs 336. ST I1EN. May edding.-The .marriage cere- mony was solemnized on Wednesday forenoon in the Roman Catholic church, Zurich, by Rev. Father i troeder, when Erma, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Uttley of Zurich, was joined in the holy bonds of wed- lock to Mr. Joseph Wilds son of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Wilds, of Stephen Winship. The wedding party gguests repaired to the home of the groom's parents, in the afternoon, where an ens ;;able time was spent. Mr. and. Mrs. Wilds will settle on the t'arm on the Goshen Line, in Stephen, owned by the groom, where the best wishes of many friends follow them. out there and although 88 years of. age is still quite smart. It is , over 30 years since the Tindal family re- moved from the 9th concession of Grey township. Mr. George Jones of the London Road, south of. Exeter, had the mjsfore tune to be kieked.by a cow on Friday of last week. He was . knocked down and trampled with the result that lois an)de was "broken. ' He is confined to his bed. .The accident is unfortunate at this time coming on seeding with a busy time on tie farts. 1r. Sidney Andrew of ,Centralia, has disposed of his 100 acre farin to the Township of Usborne, being lot 4,- concession 6, to Mr. S. .t. , Pym, of the adjoining farm. Mr. Pynr is one of thelargest land owners in Usborne, being in possession of three hundred acres in a block. The price paid Mr. Andrew was about $6000. -Mr. Silas Brokenshire, of Stephen, h s just received word from his son, . E. A. Brokenshire, who - was wounded some weeks ago, that - he is now in Newend Hospital, at Ramp.' stead, England. The wounds in his legs are now nearly healed, but the wound in his foot is not so favorable, having - undergone three operatioug, since he was wounded. Ile is " yet unable to leave his bed. -Lieut. R. L. Dunsmore, of St. Thomas, who is a. grandson of Coun- cillor W. 3. Paisley, of Clinton; and a son of Postmaster Dunsmore, of St. Thomas, was among the Canadian offi- cers who visited Buckingham : Pa "ace, London, en Saturday April 14th, and were presented with the Military Cross at the - hands of the King. Liuet. Dunsmore was awarded the "Distin- guished Conduct Medal last December. STAFF& Notes. --Mrs. McVey is at present visiting friends in Han°ailtore Mr. George Dalton and faint_ ,r visited (rinds in the village on Sanday land attended the memorial -cake in the evening. -Mr. Gorge t .i., i .: is remod- elling his house, and is h 'n 'rushed., it will be a great improvement. - George is a hustler and we are glad to see him doing so well. -Mrs. SUM- and baby bate returned -to their home in Mitch- ell after spending a few weeks here. Mrs. Suhr has been in very delicate health, but her friends are pleased to know she is convalescing, -At the reg- ular quarterly official board meeting oaf the Methodist church it was decided to have a picnic- acs :usaal on July S1st; and at the last meeting of the Ladies' Aid it wasplanned to have a straw- berry festival as soon as the fruit is ready. At this meeting the same offi- cers as last year were re-elected for the coming year, viz: President, Mrs. Hotham; vice president, Mrs. Ratably; secretary, Mrs Wilson, treasurer, Mrs. Worden; auditor, Mrs. Hutchison; or- ganist, Mrs. McVey. --A very impres- sive memorial service was held in the Methodist church here, on Sunday, May 6th, for the late Captain iWilliam a liam Butson, who fell - at Vinay Ridge, in France, on April 9th. The church was filled to its utmost capacity, large numbers having to be turned away. r Covered'. d Sates Abr.. Safety is Roof 3ecorating ppoiled by a leaking a position to appreciate the value Some -of the troubles common to e apt to split. warp or blow off as Years ago they were good, but ated as the available supply of faults of wooden, shingles.. Thal to be driven under them as do supporting as do the common tile atfordSlates afford the utmost are made on a Iong-fibred felt oder presage with asphaltum or ,articles are then deeply embed - cg it water -tight and fireproof. ford ng aural slatd- colors of gems. a and the dates do not reqs re pliable and fit readily around This means a continuous roof Brantforc' Slates.When you h the job. Remember they don't seeeted to, t ^rtn`)1`' :iitl. al- price ie net beyond Anklet. ciples and 'our° aZoofin1 s nipanyed , _ e anada; RY EI%E MITCHELL. Sudden Death Mr. Hugh McIntyre a former well-known resident of this town and, collapsed on a -At five o'clock Wednesday morn- ing, of last week, Jessie McNair, re- lict of the late John Shiels, of . Grey township, passed to her reward at the advaneed age of 84 years ,and nine inonths. The funeral was held on Fri- day afternon at 2.30, interment being made hi the Cranbrook cemetery. Des ceased was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, and came to Canada in her young wo- manhood. She was married to John Shiels sixty years ago and resided continuously on the homestead, lot 19, concession 14. Mr. Shields died nine years ago. ° The surviving children are Thomas in. Saskatchewan; James, John and Robert and Misses Jane and Annie of Grey township;> and William, in British Columbia. Mrs. ,Shields' had not been very well for the past six months. She was a very industrious, kindly turned woman, who was es- teemed by a wide circle of friends. THANKFUL MOTHERS Mothers who have once used Baby's Own Tablets for their little ones are always strong in their praise of this medicine. Among them is Mrs. who .Mar- celle Boudreau, Mizonette, writes: "Baby's -Own Tablets are the best medicine I know of for little onsg i I am very thankful for what they have 1 done for my children." The Tablets regulate the bowels and stomach; cure Fuliarton I constipation and indigestion; break up train at the Union -Station, Toronto, on colds a simpl1 fevers; in fact they Thursday last, and died in the General cure ,a 1 the minor ills of little ones. Hospital at five o'clock the following ' They are sold by medicine dealers or morning without regaining conscious- ' by .nail at 25 cents a box from The nese. Deceased was about sixty-five Dr. Williams Medicine Co. Brockville. . years old and for the past ten years Ontario. was in the employment of the Depart- ment -- . of Agriculture, Toronto, and - GERMAN ANGER. was about leaving the city to come to The following is issued from Berlin Mitchell to transact some business and through the German,wireless and other was seated in the train when he was German news services: noticed to fall, and was at once taken On April 14, at noon, an enemy air in the ambulance to the hpspital. When, squadron of 12 machines attacked the open town of Freiburg. Atfive o'- a resident of Mitchell le was associ- ' ated with the late Thomas Babb in the clock in the afternoon a second attack general mercantile business, and took was made by two other squadrons, an active interest in municipal matters,totalling 23 aeroplanes. having served a term on the councilTo these nefarious raids -a number of persons unfortunately fell 'victims. board. After his retirement from throughout the province while business he became widely known Seven women, three men, and one sol-, acting i dier were killed; 17 women, eight hien in the capacity of travelling salesmen i and two children were injured. house. He also `conducted a farm in ic for a leading wholesale dry g �. The enemy airmen selected espec- y as' objectives, besides the new Fullerton where his family resided municipal theatre, institutes and .in- universit, (anatomy prior to his going to Toronto. Besides firmaries, a wife and grown-up family he is sur- section) was considerably damaged. vived by one sister, Mrs. C. Worth, Owing to our effective counter -meas - Toronto, and one brother, Henry of uses the attack could not be fully exe- cuted. In the course of the air fights which arose with our airmen who ascended to repel the attack, two enemy planes were sho down near Schettstadt down in an air engagement, combined and Markirch, and a _third was brought with gun fire from the ground. All three aeroplanes are British, with British occupants. The leader of the raids, a British lieutenant -col- onel, fell into our hands. According to his statements and the contents of a fly -sheet of which copies Were drop- ped, the attacks were -a reprisal for the torpedoing of the Gloucester Cas- tle: We most strongly pcontest the right thus to justify them. Our Government gave England to understand in time enough that. it could no longer toler- ate the passage ofso-called hospital ships within a precisely defined zone. If the British, despising our warning misuse the Red Cross for transport purposes in the bockaded zone, they must bear the consequences of their action, but to act against an open town out of revenge ischeap glory. There are no militarily important ob- jects in Freiburg to justify the attack which is thus a" worthy successor of other attacks against i defenee vil- lages in Southern Germany, whdt e not justified by anything, and are sad sequel to the assassination of chil- dren at Karlsruhe on June 22 last year. and it is in most. At $12.00 dozens of patterns in tweeds and fancy worsteds in greys, browns and fancy mixtures, in small checks and neat stripes and fancy weaves, linings and trim: 011 mings are of good quality. Sizes 32 to 44 Inj At $13.50 Suits for men and young men in fine surface tweeds and worsteds, in all the newest weaves and latest col-,,' orings,, rich mixtures, neat stripes, attractive .... �. small checks. Sizes 33 t© 34. ('rice....... ° At $15 to $16 beautifully finished serge Suits, black and in fine wail and rich finish. The linings and trimmings are of exceptional good quality. All sizes.$15 to $16 Stewarts se It For Less fog Orders yew Attire for Victoria Day Stylish Suits You are Sure to Like Magnificent Selection in Men's. Suits at $12 to $16.00 ALTHOUGH Suits in the vast col- lection are obtainable at almost any price from $8.00 to $23.0o perhaps the greater number of Suits called for are Suits priced at from 12.00 to z f .00, these prices that we have excelled ourselves the The Boy's Clothing Dept. is Also Ready $3.75 to $9 13.5U Price..... • •.......... ..... • .... .. • .. • . 0 . HURON NOTES. -From the Ottawa Journal under the head%ng "Sidelights on the Ses- sion", the Corridor Patrol writes: The order paper hasn't looked like itself all session, There isn't a single mo- tion with the name of E. N. Lewis, of Goderich, attached to it. He has been to busy with his military du,ies to think up anything, he says. -A floral curiosity is to be '.seen at the home of Reeve Shortreed, 9th line of Morris, in the form of a Christmas Catena. It bloomed at the regular Santa Claus period, decked itself out again for Easter, and now has a spring robing of at least seventy beautiful flowers. All who have - seen it pro- nounce the plant well worth" possess - mg. -Ex -Deputy Reeve John Brown, of -Grey, has Leased his 100 acre farts.►, on the tenth concession, for this year, to William Mclnnis of the same neigh- borhood. It is nearly all in grass and the balance will be seeded down this season. Mr. and Mrs. Brown intend going west on an extended visit in the course of a few weeks. Mrs. Brown's mother, Mrs. Robert Tindall, is living Children Ory FOR FLETCHER'S R 1 A Special Neckwear for Victoria Day Y OD must have a new Tie for the Holiday. W e have made ' extra preparation in the procuring of a very complete range of the very latest colorings in good, qual- 0C t by silks. Price.. • • ...•..... Ruffs and Liioleurns Beautiful, gladsome bits of color and pat- tern are to be seen every where in our House Furnishing department. No difference what your requirements are, you is will be here ableand too satisfactorily meet your ®v the same time save money on your purchase as well. - Nairn's Linoleums Direct from Scotland We wish to lay special emphasis on our stock bt Scotch Linoleuirns, They are thor- oughly horoughly seasoned and in consequence are sure to give satisfactory wear. There are beaut iful floral ipatterns in poppy, tulip, erose. Effects • in yellow, pink or red. Delightful imitation floorings as well as Hexagon patterns in all the wanted colors. Prices Always Lower Here. Rugs,Rt'gs, Rugs in endless - Variety It is a simple matter to find in the immense display of Rugs, a rug that will fit your rroom, in colors that will suit your taste, price that will satisfy vour pocketbook. We invite yourspecial attention to the better class of Rugs we are showing, Quality is positively guaranteed, the colors are absolutely depend- able Don't buy until you have visited this wonderful big department. It will pay you. Bttter, Wool and Eggs Wanted jVORFHYOf special mention is the magnitude of our stock. The assortment is so large that select- ing a satisfactory Suit is easy indeed. Wore'ted Tweeds and Serges are here backs norfolks and in every new style including pinch or bloomer pants in all double breasted Suits with straight tan, green or grey. Sizes 24to 35. 3,73 to Sik$9.00 wanted shades of navy,brownFr , Good weight cotton in underwear, elastic knit cuffs and ank- les, well trimmed, substantially made. . Sipes t© 44 . A rice......e,.... ..°....re I.0 o 34 •..0..•..•. 3 00 ..e 4•••. AUC Special weight for between seasons, flat knit Scotch mottled union thread, particularly adapted for the cool days and. evenings of Spring, and fail. All sizes 34 to 44 t� Prce.........,,.,,..:..,.�. ac t0 tre New Wide Rim Hai Big Variety MEN'S Hats were never as becoming as they are this season, there is such a variety of shapes, se many different viidthe, in the brirn, and such a choice of colors, that 0 75 choosingyour Hat is very pleasant. ...• .. s , • Women's Stylish Suits and Coats READY to play any part of s ring.ti�e wraps are the p splendid suits and coats our buy. ers have gathered together. For motoring, for driving, for travel. ling, the swagger coats are indispensible, while for street wear our suits have a dash and style to there that is particularly their own. This display affords a good choicez of the season's most popular fabrics in the shades. Coats $10.00 to $25.00 Suits $15.00 to $30.00 Men's and Boys Work Clothes will payyou to work clothes here. R ad over the prices below e Peabody's.1. ••.. Snag Proof...... Reliance ... •.....•. Acme . .. . . . Overalls . •.••,••..41•.••••••.••...D. .•/. 000 000 #### • 40403 .. 1.75 .$1.50 •...•.....I i 1.• •••••.•.•l...►1•.'SI .00 Pants Peabody a., • ......... i... ..s. .... Stripe Cottonade.••.........e •..•...3• • ie . e+ .• Blue Stripe .............. a ra. it a.....AI* ,.. Stewart Bros. SEAFO1tTII $x..75 51.50 .41.25 6 Wo.k Shirts Black and White, with to double front ii•.ii 0 qe •...•3 75c $1.00 Light colors..................:.... 75c to 51.00 Black and white strive ................•........50c P'laxman..•..._.........•.......$135 to $1.50 Sox ttors...........•.s.s.•......•1.II* .•,i••• 3• nion.q .•..s•..•• • . o.•cab.•e•ai• e.00= 0•0...Ti.x •••1# c oo1, flat knit..••....•.,•...0.00.0.....1.... ....•;. . Wool, fine ribbed....•,..,... Wl, heavy... '. .150 40004•. • 1, ......35eto 1,54 c Hat Felts, wide rims..e,,.,.......,......50c to 75e Straws, wide ..100 to 50c 1•iandkerhiefs,••.....,.........;;...•,,...c to 100 Mitts and Gloves Cotton ......•.bs *0 •rnieee.9..0116.1511. to 20c LeatheS...e..e®-s• ••.,....•..s.•..........=... P.o V otter 00 Eggs Trattuez.