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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1917-08-10, Page 4rr. I - ete.. _ seeese e,.. • -4rr•fr. - ' tst-ttSea' trr: _ • • 'U1X. entitled ,te exeMption• slioald-be "e'er - gist as defined by" the laws of each S T •W F _S • 6 333333mse.6 7 13. -14 15 20 ix 22 27 a 29 * * .t.. • 3 9 r6' 23 30 amiil••••••••••S NEW ADVERTISEMENTS Farin. Laborers—G.P.R.-5 Auction Sales --5 Farm for Sale—A. Gardner --5 MKilio Couneo_e House to Rent—F. G. isieelin-5 Teacher Wanted—J. Schroeder -6 Farm to Rent—J. Torrance. -5 For Sale or Rent—A. 8.. At1dniton-5 Hensel' Voter's List -5 Album5—Thompson's-8 Strand's Program -8 Wash Materials—Stewart Bros -11 Men's Shoes W.G.Willis-4 Farm Laborers—G. N R ----5 UJilt farm ExPositor. SEAFORTH, Friday, August 3, 1911 THE WAR 'SITUATION. There is little to record from the seat of war this week. Following the great push of a week ago, there has been comparative quiet on the West- ern front. All the objectives sought by the British and French in the first attack have been consolidated and are strongly held. The Germans have .made repeated and desperate effarts to recapture these positions, but these atteMpte have failed in every case and their failure has brought them only great loAea. General Haig's latest report states that there is noth- ing to record from the seat of wai; which. most probably means that -the British' are iptizre layatematically a- bout /their work,in preparation for' an- other drive. When and where the next blow will be struck only those in authority- know; but there is no doubt that the wretehedly wet Weath- er on this front has delayed opera- tions considerably. During the past , two days weitther conditions have im- proved and aerial activity has been renewed. Without the aid of airmen, .for h.rtillery observations and re- deoomination. the onb'ireeord- - ed, - dirision Of the day this Was de- feated by 84' tie 24, -six -Frenclt Con- servative Senators voting for 'the ae mendment and two Liberals Against it.. • Senator' Beaubien later proposed e reinsertion of the °Aging' ity students' exemption -slid -Meader.a :Warm speech in favor Oftauch. ction .His amendment, however, was de- clared lost on division. connoitering, little fighting is now at- tempted, although. a heavy artillery fire has been steadily maintained and and as soon as the British are ready and the weather permits, there will. he another push. 'This mode of fight- ing is slow, but it is steady and sure and above all it is saving on the men, " The Caaadians who did not take part in the big offensive last week are again in action. During the , past few days they have made consid- erable gains around Lens. the great coal city in Frei -ice, which has been under German domination for so long. Our troops are now within a mile of the centre of the city and the fighting is becoming severe. A mile ordinarily,is not a great distance, but it is a very long way to go in this war. The Germans have turned Lens i-ntoa veritable arsenal and have no intention of giving up the city, without a bitter struggle, but slowly and surely the Canadians are closing in. It will be a long, hard fight, but when victory comes,which we are confident it will do, the Can- adians will have struck a great blow for the cause of the Allies because with the loss of the Lens region Ger- many and her allies will be deprived • of their main_ coal supply. That Germany is beginning to feel the pinch in her finances is shown by the confirmed statement from Wash- ington that she demanded a loan in gold fre.na Switzeland in return for coal. Gorma-ny is in sad need of gold to carry on her trade with those neu- trals whom she can reach, as Ger- man pa$1er is no longer deemed ade- quate security and the German mark is depreciating on the money market almost to the vanishing point. At the present time Switzerland is dependent on Germany for her coal, but it, is confidently believed that when the Allies have cleared the Germans out of Lens and the milling districts in France, he will be able to come to Switzerland's relief. At any rate • Sveitzerland is resisting the German demand and if it is pressed with force as Germany threatens to do, it is stated that that country is in far better shape than Holland or the other small neutrals, to meet any mil- itary aggression from Germany. . ! • —The new ,swichboard for Blyth 1 Rurl Telephone System has arrived I and will be placed in the course of. a t few days. , AU -GU T totoelsoit inetiter-Model.•'tic*" Cline item fOr the entrance clans daring the SIR RICHARD MeltRIDE =DEAD. Sir Richard McBride _died int Pon - don at six o'clock Monday morning. Death is said to have been doe to Bright's disease, from swhichtthe foe - mer Premier had been Suffering' for several years. Lady McBride and family are at present in England, Sir Richard and family were on the eve of sailing. It has not yet been de- cided whether the burial will be in. England or British Columbia. With the passing' of Sir Richard McBride Canada has lost one of its outstanding political figures. What- ever may be said of his statesman- ship, his worst political enemy utast colacede his greatness as a public man. He combined the 'genial And approachable democrat with dignity of bearing; he possessed that vital asset of the successful politician personality. As such he was the subjeCt of a glowing popularity which extended beyond the bounds of hie own Province and even captivated the hero worshippers of the old land. This was the more remarkable be- cause of his youth, for he was a young man of thirty three when he was elected Premier of British Co- lumbia. His handsome face , sur- mounted by a shock Of wavy white hair commanded attention, and his net -arid gifts of convincing oratory carried him into general favor. - He won' within a brief space of years a place in polities for which many men -have served a long and tedious ap- prenticeship. This easy fame'may be regarded by some as a source of his weakness and the immaturity of some of his judgments. • Being a formidable lighter it was not to be wondered at that he roused the fighting spirit ,in others: • His viitues were set in the limelight by his friends, and his enemies did not spare the searchlights of his failings. P4pularity had its price and. he paid for # in good measure. He died ire the dld land in the metropolis where he had so often been lionized as one of the benders of the Empire. Borne in New Westminster, B. C. December '15th; 1870, Sir 'Richard MeBride, K.C.M.G. was thus not nly a nativeof Canada, the West. His parents were both Irish; his father, A. H. McBride, was a native of Ulster and his mother, Mary (Il Arcy) McBride, hailed from• Limerick, Ireland. His parentage being on the one side Protestant and the other side Catholic, gave to him breadth of sympathies. He was edu- cated at the public and high schools of his native city, completing his taining at ,Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S'taking the degree of Bachelor of Laws. He was admitted- to the Bar of British Columbia at New Westmins- ter in. 1892 and became K. G. in 1905. In 1896 •he unsuccessfully con- tested' New Westminster in the Do - Minion general election. He Was 're- turnd as member of British Columbia Legislature for Dewdney riding at the -general election of 1898. In 1900 he entered the Provincial Cabinet (B. C.) as Minister of Mines, but owing to a difference on a matter of policy he resigned from the Government the following year. In 1902 he :was chosen leader of the Opposition in -khe Legislature and became Premier on June 1, 1903. He was returned to power at the general elections in 1907 1909 and 1912. Wee was senior member for the city' of Victoria, and also held the Portfolio of Min- ister of Mines. In politics he was a Consevative; Sir Richard McBride was married in September, 1896, to Margaret McGillivray, the union be- ing blessed with five daughters. • Sir Richard attended the Coronation of King Gearge and Queen Mary. He was created a K.C.M.G. in the birthday honors in 1912, and was with the insignia by H.R:H., the Duke of Connaught, Governor- General, at Victoria, B. C. in Octo- ber, 1912. Sir Richard introduced party lines in Provincial politics when he became Premier in 1903, and became head of the first Liberal:Con- servative Government of that Pro - IllodeltterMeht-addition to iteSietieFiing- • the neceosary qualifications, has had •.eaperienee in Similar' positions in Ganatioeue and Port .Arthur. i :The hoard had a large number 'of aPpli- ratite to-A.1000e from. ' e-Ofilejal word was' received' .in Winghani on Monday afternoon that .Pte..-Ilebert Fallis had been killed #i, .action in France. Pte, :Falba was a • soh of Mrs James Paths of Cakses'. k 'and was one of the first to join the Wingham Company of the -161# Bat- talion and- after going tit England Was in one of the'first drafts to go to France. ' —The Goderich Signal of last week says: Mr. Andrew "Porter has been making some calculations as to sav- ings 'that may :be effected by food economy. He figures out that two . meatless days aeweek will save S120 head of cattle in.! the county of Hur- on alone. It is when one looks at - these things in the aggregate that he realizes, what can, be clone by syste- matic, nation-wide effort. —Out of the sum of money that was realized through the garden. par- ty by the Young Ladies' Patriotic Society of Goderich township $25 was donated to French hospitals and $75 to the Canadian Field Commission at Shorncliffe, England, to be used by them for our Canadian boys in - France from whom they are conitant- ly receiving requests for all sorts of 'supplies. • , —Word was received from Ottawa last week that an appropriation of $55,000 had been made for the work at Goderich harbor returned in co - neetion with the shipbuilding project, 2Mayor Munnings ts particularly 'pleased, as he considers that the mak- ing of this appropriation amply just- ifies the action of the town ceuncil in 'sending deputations to Ottawa to 'urge the iniportance of the work in question. It is not known just when the work is to be started. •r —Mr. J. Henry Christie, one of Wingham's most progressive - mer- chants, has purchased a Ford car from Mr. A. M. Crawford, and will •2.n. future use it in the delivery of -his- groceries. He believes in keep- ing ebreast with the times and found the 'horse and .wagon system unsat- isfactory. The new delivery is cov- iherttxig. ed eriwitha black eoveringiwi, th white —Mrs. Reynolds, Goderich's blind, but indomnitable Ynitter, recently re `teived a complimentary and. appreci- ative letter from the head office ofthe Canadian Red .Cross Society in To- ronto. Since February 1, 1915, to Augut 1, 1917. Mrs. Reynolds has knitted 520 pairs socks, all of which have been knitted by her for the sol- diers. She knits regularly every week four pairs of aocks a wonderful , showing -for a blind woman in her 82nd year. e . —County Clerk- Lane. has received word that the by-law recentlypass- ed by the county council for a county road system . under the Provineial Highway Improvement Act has . re- ceived the approval of the Lieuteriant Governor in Coiuncil, under date of July 13th. bf all moneys expend- ed by the county on road and bridge work done on- the designated roads since the date xnentioned theGovern- ment will retturn a percentage as set forth in the'. Act. —The south end of Josephine St., Wingham, is getting more like New York every day. The Spotton Busi- ness College which has moved from the 'MacDonald block to the Meyer block has erected a Monster electric sign in front of its new premises . The sign was installed by a London :firm. It has almost three hundred electric bulbs and the lights are flashed on and off every few minutes: This is the largesf electric sign in this part of Western Ontario. —There passed away in Howick township, near Fordwich, on Thurs- day, July 26th, Mary Tindall; wife of Mr. George Totten, in her 60th year. Mrs. Totten had been in poor health for about a year. She was a lady held in high esteem by a lake circle of friends. She is survived by her husband, four sons and four daughters. Mrs. Totten is a sister of Messrs. R. J. and Samuel Tindal f , Turnberry. The funeral took place to the Fordwich cemetery on Tueday afternoon. —A probable drowning fatality was preYented on Thursday afternoon by Bert McDonald, in charge of the Gay- ernment foghorn at Goderich. Miss Edith Murney, daughter of Mr. W. T. Murney, in company with.a num- ber of other, young ladies, was in swimming between the piers. Miss Murney had swam from the south pier to the north pier, and was mid- way back when. she became exhaust- ed- a MacDonald, _who was standing -nearby, noticed her plight, jumped in with his clothes on and soon • brought the young lady to th lock, where she quickly recovered. She is none the worse for her -experience. —One of the worst storms in years passed over the northern section of Colborne township and into Ashfield, going in a northeasterly direction to- . wards Lucknow, about four o'clock on Sunday afternoon. It came across Lake Huron about nine miles above Goderich. A wind, almost cyclonic in its action, accompanded by hail and rain, laid low everything in its wide path, sheds, silos and fences being swept before it. The worst damage was done in the neighborhood of Sheppardton, whepe- splendid fields of oats, barley and corn were laid flat. The hail storm, while lasting only about ten minutes, was vere heavy, the hail being about the size of pig- eon's eggs. A severe lightning storm accompanied it but no serious dam- age is reported as yet. Vince - HURON NOTES —George Leese a stepson of Allen 1 Faliek, of Wingham broke his arm while cranking an auto. He will be laid up for some time to Come. •d SENATE PASSES CONSCRIPTION After nine amendments to the mo- tion for te third reading of the Mili- tary Service Bill had been presented and in turn been declared defeated, that measure was passed. by the Sen- ate without a division. Wednesday night. Had it not been amended in cetahe respects in the Upper Cham- ber, it -would now be ready to receive the Governor-General .s assent and so become law. As it is however, the bill mast be returned -to the commons. where the changes rhade by the Sen- ators will be discussed and concurred in before the Measure becomes law and is put in force. Only one of these amendments is of importance. It provides that no prosecution for any violation of *he Act of the reg- ulations shall take place without the cense:a or the Minister of Justice.- This amendnaent„ inserted at the in- stance °le -the 'Government itself. is regarded as - a providing means for preyeartmg hasty and ill-considered proseentions. • The main discussion hinged eseente idly on, the question of the advisabil- ity- az- specifecally exempting divinity students. This exemption had been inserted in the Commons and after- wards eliminated. Senator Landry proposed an 'ainendment that "cler- gy" within the meaning of the Act L - —Mr. L. Kennedy ofth0 e verIan Wingharn, has received the agency for the Chevrolet Motor Car Go., of • Oshawa, for Wingham and district for the sale of their cars. —Mr. Dan McCormick, Wingharn, lost a very valuable horse by sun- stroke on Friday last. Thernorse did about twenty minutes after the veterinary arrived. ' —Major N.T. Sinclair, of Wie - .ham, who went to England last a 11 with the 161st Huron Battalion has gone to France with the full rank of ,Major in the Imperial forces. Major Sinclair was recognized as one of the ablest officers who went from Canada to take the Imperial Army courses. —On Sunday last the death took place in Usborne of the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Buswell at the lige of five months and , seventeen days. The little one had never been a healthy Child 'and death came grad- ually. The funeral took place from the family residence, on Sunday to Exeter cemetery. —The position- of Commercial tea- cher on the Clinton Collegiate Insti- tute staff made,vacant by the resig- nation of Miss Ruby Kitty, has been. filled by the appointment of Mise Pearl S. Morgan of Geogetovni High School. Miss Morgan is a Commer- cial specialist and has had success- ful experience as a teacher, of Com- mercial subjects and Junior Englith. —Miss B. W. Ritter of' Toronto, who takes the position of substitute ,.. 1L1SBORNE Announcement.—Mr. and Mrs. John McQueen of Usborne, announce the engagement of their daughter, -Mary Ethel, to Mr. P. E. Bartlett, of Thamesford, Ont., the marriage to take place on August 15th. MANLEY Notes.—What might have been a serious accident last Saturday, while Mr. P. Eckert and family wire go- ing home from town with e car, their companion asked him to stop for a few minutes to call at the home of Mr. C. Eckert, and when they were about tit start for home they' had broken the wheel dropping off. found that the axle of their ear Ri-they been Obit at speed 1 trseeraszedaiirdaalulltilrsc;iJoat tettere.8111-4"7:Ainrshalehereeittite' been sieriand°111,6 1,,aotromite wereef itrvisiters., .Thoni.at mtheauparenduritl, weather was ideate The crop was et the week. many years ago Mr. litz. very geed onet r amomitimismOtimigia• CHISELEURST, , From „Franz.* 0.—Dear 1 Ityek- enantt"I yottethese fief Brice to Apt .you know that X am this soldier snit° received_ the lovelY socks You lie vase*, geeilnate, of The Expositor 'Office, Seaforth, and like all other boys from that office is pushintehie way along in the land of the Stars and. Stripes. --In the absence a4lbe" pastor Eby. Mr. Jones, Mr, Wm. Robertson, of • the Goethe!' line, took sent to France, and r thank you very te service in the Methodist church. heartily indeed; It is very encour- aging to know that the people in Can- ada are at all times thinking of the boys out here, amidst this terrible struggle, doing their little bit. I am from British Columbia (New West- minster) and have been in Prance since last November so you will see I have had my share of it but we hope it will be all over shortly and we will get babk to the dear• ones we left behind. The weather bore has visited with friends in Howick,Turn- been lovely for the past two months beery and Wingham during the week. T."-esy motored up and erjoy- ed their outing very mucli.—Misses Bertha and Carrie -McKenzie of To- ronto visited with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. McKenzie, during the week.—Mr. George Sutherland, the ever obliging postmaster at Hensel], wasa visitor in otir village during the week.—Mr. Henry Shaefer, the old veteran proprietor of the Ocean House, is one p f the first to make drainage improvements in our village. Although our old friend is nearing the four score mark he can still han- dle the pick and shovel as briskly as rmany men half his age. Mr. Shaefer believes it is better to wear out than to rust out. The councils of the three townships are providing the large tile for the drain.. last Sunday, delivering a good *ser- mon. Mr. Robernson is a student for the Methodist ministry and is a clever young mein with bright pros- pects before hira.—Much sympathy is expressed for Mr. R. B. McLean, who continues quite ill. The hope of his many friends is that he will soon be on a fair way to recovery.—Mr. and Mrs. John C. Xenia, with his brother Wilfrid and sister Margaret and it is a great help to us , when there is no mud -to wade through. Well Mrs. Ryekrnan I must close now and I thank yoii once more for your kindness. With kindest regards, Pte. Robert Finlay." • Notes.—John Chantb.ers had the misfortune to lose his valuable. Per- cheron horse. This is a serious loss to Mr. Chambers, happening as it did, in the season.—In the appeal recent- ly made for help 'towards the French Red Cross, the Chiselhurst Clecle do- nated the sum of $52.—The ladies packed and shipped 13 boxes to the boys at the front. 41011110111 BLYTH Notes.—Mr. F. Metcalf, who has been engaged for the past few- years as Dominion fruit inspector of ap- ples, left this week for Saskatchewan, where he will spend the next few months attending to his official du- ties. Last year he leoked after this section of Ontario, but on account of the scarcity Qs.apples- in this section this year, his services were not re- quired here . —Mr . . A. Thomas has purchased the residence of Mr. T. Coombs on Dinsley street' paying in the nighborhood of $2200.—The autoists of town, _With some of the other citizens, have improved the roads greatly in this section by turn- ing out with rakes and picks and re- moving the stones. This makes a great improvement to travel .—A un- ion service was held in Trinity church on the third anniversary of the great war, on Saturday when interces- sory services were held, ,at which the three local ministers took part. A collection was taken for the French Red Cross.—Mr. H. A. Thomas, C. P. R. agent here, takes a great de- light in his flower garden aa the de- pot. Besides it has been a means of revenue for him, as nearly every year 'he has received some of the prize money awarded by the company.— The crops in this part look fine. Oats and barley are up to the tops of the fences, and the roots and beans are also looking well. In some sections where the potatoes have not been at- tended to the blight has struck them. CROMARTY Improvements .—Mr. J. W. Wright of the 10th concession has been mak- ing 'scene extensive improvements on his fine farm- -HO reeently raised a large bank barri100x50 feet and had arge banking bed last week. There a good attendance. of neigheors and friends and 'much good work ac- complished. In the e-vening Mr SMART STYLES IN MEN'S SHoEs limn, who buys his shoes Here may rest assurW. that , he is taking no xis* and we will state in brief what yea may expect, Sir, if we shoe you. You may expect durable and Styli& shoes for we show all the latest and best models c Et the Best makers of Men's Shoes. You may expect prfeet fitting and comfortable shoesifor we see to it that every pair we sell fits correctly. , You niay erpeet to buy shoes here at as a low price as anybody can sell you shoes of equal quality. Our most popular shoe for young men this season is our Mahogany Calf laced boot made on the English last with Neolin soles and rubber heels and priced at .. ....... .$6.50 to $7 , Same styles with leather soles and heels at — ......-...$7.00 For those who prefer a black shoe, we have the 'Gunmetal calf shoes made on the English last,- all high grade sloes at pee pair . $5-50,, $6 and $0.50 With Neolin Soles and rubber heels at - • . -$6.50 In medium priced shoes we show a splendid asdsrtment in gene metal calf and Dongcda Kid leathers at ......$3.50, $4, $4.50 and *5 But what can, you know about our splendid values until you see the excellent shoes we are showing? Will you come in for a look? That's the best way. Store closes every Wednesday afternoon at 12.30 during August , HENSALL New Car. Owners.—The following parties purchased Ford Touring ears from Cooke Bros., during the past two weeks: William Hoggarth, Chia- elhurst; James McBride,. Zurich; B. Edwards, Hensall; T.A.MeKay, ip- pen; J. Eckstein, Zurich; lilugh Mc- Ewen, Hensel. The following have purchased McLaughlin ears: E. Din- nin, Hensall; A. Case, Sewell; J. Weido, Zurich. Mr. J. A. Robins, of Goderich and Mr, Robert Reid, of Varna, purchased Studebaker Tour- ing ears. / Detained at Border:—The follow- ing despatch from, a Bloomsbeirg, Pennsylvania paper gives an accoimt of the very unpleasant experiences which little Miss Ida Bolton, a pupil of school section No. 10, Usborne, and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gor- don Ieolton, of that township; had to undergo when she )attempted to cross the border at Buffalo on a visit to her aunt in Pennsylvania: "Detain- ed from four o'clock in the morning until after nine o'clock- in the even- ing at Buffalo during which time she was closely interrogated as to her family, friends, home and destination, Miss Ida Bolton, who left London, Ontario, Canada, Thursday morning arrived in Bloomsburg, on .Saturday afternoon. That the officials .are tak- ing every precaution to prevent spies from 'carrying information a- cross the line was shown. in the case of Miss Bolton. The girl is but 13 years of age and the fact that she was travelling alone, subjected- her to a more rigid examination than is giv- en others. She was taken from the ti ain at Buffalo and her baggage ex- amined and then closely examined. A. letter which had been written by Mrs, A. H. Hummel, of West Main St., Wright entertained the young -oeople with whom she is now visiting, was to a danceewhen all enjoyed a most taken and a copy of it made for fut- pleasant. evening'S.ehtertainment. ure reference. It was after she Notes.—Miss Sadie Mahafry, of had been in. the headquarters more Clintov, visited relatives and friends than sixteen hours that she was al - 'in this vkinity during the past week. lowed to proceed. She arrived in —Mrs. D. Park and. inece, Mrs ,Mar- Bloomsburg Saturday and will spend tin, spent the past week with rela- some time with her auto, Mrs. Hum- tives in St. Marys .—Mrs. Tufford men " hasreturned heme after three week's visit in Paris and Toronto.—Mr. and On Saturday evening last a very large Mrs. John Gillespie, sr., of White- number a.ssembled at our railway station, headed by our brass band, to welcome one of our returned sold- iers, in the person. of Pte. -Wesley Moore, but it turned out he was un- able to get through, and all were disappointed. However on our Civic Holiday he came along on the morn- ing train, when he was not expected, quietly stealing a march on his friends. It turned out quite oppor- -tune, however for being our Civic Holiday, all the village and country- side had 'arranged. to take in the an- nual Sabbath School Picnic at Bell's grove, a little over a mile west of our village, so Mr. J. W. Ortwein, who was one of the leading spirits in getting up the picnic. and looking af- ter the arrangements, went over to the home of Wesley's mother, Mrs. James H. Mpore, Mr. Moore having passed away since Wesley enlisted, and took him to the grove in his auto,where the picnic was being held, and the band, getting wise to what was going on, turned out in full force to give our loyal soldier a gen- uine serenade, and after Reeve Petty called on the large assemblage pres- ent, he called on High Constable Al- bert Whitesides, to bring forward,not a prisoner, but a returned hero sold- ier, and in a few well chosen words he expressed the pleasure it afford- ed him to welcome Wesley Moore back on furlough from France,where he had been in the thick of the fight for nearly two years, of how proud Hensall felt that he was One of our • boys who had enlisted in. the W , where he was at the time war broke out, and the honor he had done for us. He then called on Rev. Mr. Knight and Rev. Mr. Moore to give addresses'which they did, emphasiz- ing the pleasure that all felt on the occasion to have our returned soldier at the picnic, and after ably speaking at some length, and which we have not the space to report, the band gave some splendid selections which were much. enjoyed. It is needless to say that Wesley much enjoyed the kindly reception given him, and in a few words so expreseed himself, be- ing a man of more action than words and very modest withal. It will be interesting to know that Pte. Moore enlisted at Moose Jaw, Sask., in. the 8th Battalion, on Sept. Mee 1.914, and went overseas on Feb. 15th, 1915, and was in France for nearly two years, and was in the battles of Fee - tuber% Second. Battle 'of Ypres, Giv- wily, Sanctuary Wood, and the SereMes-and it is needless to- say he has had very many smiting and won- -derfel experiencee, but like many of our fine soldiers, he has very little Reception To Returned Soldiers church visited their friends here last week.—Mrs. J. Weitzman of Nia- gara, Falls, N.Y. who has been visit- ing a couple of weeks in this vicinity has returned home.—Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Johnston, with their little dau- ghter motored from Wallaceburg and made a short:visit with Mrs. Johns- ton of this village the fore part of last week.—Miss Lizzie Hamilton, of Ottawa, is a visitor among- her rela- tives here .—Mrs . (Rev.) R. G. Mc- Kay of Alvinston, is spending a few weeks with her parents, Mr. and M James Scott. Mr. McKay will con net services in the churrh here next S abbath . —Rev . R. A. and Mrs. Cranston with their two child- ren, spent a few days in the vicinity renewing old --acquaintances .—Last Saturday afternoon, the home of Mr. Will Houghton was the scene of a happy event, being the marriage of Mr. Houghton's mother, Mrs. Annie Leeming Houghton, to Mr. Pyle, of Parkhill. Rev, R. G. McKay, of Alvinstone performed the ceremony in the presence of only the immedi- ate relatives of the bride. Mr. and Mrs .PyIe left for their home in Paik- hill, on Monday and the good wishes of their many friends accompany them on their journey threugh life. —A severe electrical storra accona- panied by wind and ramn. passed over this district on the afternoon of August 1st. Oats were badly flat- tened and many fields will have to be cut one way. During the storm light- ning struck the handsome brick resi- dence of Mr. 'Tames Scott. The ped- ament was somewhat shattered and some minor damage done, but for- tunately no one was hurt.—Haying is almost over and the few who were fortunate enough to get fall wheat sown, now have it cut. The crop is reported to be good. — Raspberries are very plentiful throughout this district and the berry pickers invar- iably returning home with well-filled pails .—The root crop promises to be an abundant one. ' Notes.—Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Mc- Millan of Hullett during the week were visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R: B. McLean. Many friends of Mr. McMillan be pleased to leave that he is doink splendidly after hie recent operation. —Barley cutting ts now the order.of the day. The crop is an Greenest one. One of the heaviest hay *rope for many years is now safely housed. With the herlei and fall wheat cut the funnies werhave a few day*' TELEPHONE II DIIPENDAE1 E 5Hts SEAFORTH OPPOSITE COMMERCIAL HOTEL isCS.0444:ti • e • er • e> • 0 • 0 • 0 • • se o. as o.eCitse•Oeitte to say about himself. His mother and many friends are delighted to have him here for a few weeks on furlough before returning to the front and. de- lighted to see him lohking so well af- ter nearly three years active service. Brfeis.—The root, fruit and grain crops are all looking very promising in this section and the bean crop that for a while suffered from so much rain has,. with the fine warm and dry weather of the past few weeks, picked up wonderfully.—Mr. - Owen Geiger, our enterprising flax king, has a large force of Indians at work on the large acreage that he has in different parts of this section, also in Blyth, where he has flax interests and in addition to . the large number of Indian workers that arrived here a few days ago from Muncey and other Indian reserves, he e.xpects as many inore very shortly so that a large fore evil b at work pullng flax. — Rev. Dr. Fletcher of Thames Road, who is moderator of Carmel Church Session during the vacancy is expect- ed -to preach here on Sunday the 12th and will no doubt have information to give the congregation regarding the call lately given to Rev. Mr. McCon- nel of Toronto.—Mrs. , Alex. Thomp- son of. Toronto spent this week with her sister, Mrs. James Spark e and intends visiting relatives in the neighbohood of Bayfield and Egmond- ville.—Mrs. E. R. Verrailyea, of To- ronto, and Mrs. Vincent Wood and son of Santa -Barbara, California, are visiting here at the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Dins- dale.—Mrs. W. Miller and little grand -daughter have returned to Dowaglac, Mich., after an extended I visit with Mrs. J. Scott, Mrs. Mill - 1 er's sister.—Mrs. George Joynt and Miss Flossie Foss were in Toronto, attending the meeting of the Grand. Lodge of the I.O.O.F. as repre- sentatives of Capena Lodge of the Rebekah Order of Oddfeltows.—Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Dick, of Oakville, and two sons motored here this week to spend a few days- with their many relatives and friends.—Mr. and Mrs. Meese, of Detroit, spent a week's hol- idays with Mr. asd Mrs. David Ger- matte, Mrs. Masse's parents.—Miss Carrie Macarthur of London, spent a week's holidays with her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. H. Arnold. — It has been decided at a meeting ot the Ladies' Patriotic Society to re- peat the drama "The New Minister" which took so well me Friday, August 17th in the town hall, and we are sure ;many that were unable to attend when it was given -here, will be glad. of this opportunity, while many will be pleased to hear it again, for some plays or dramas like "Uncle Tom's Cabin," never grow old.—Mr. Ken- neth Pope and Miss Lydia Pope, of London, visited their mother here, during the past week.—Mr. W. E. Tarrott and wife of Brigden, have been visiting their relatives Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Love of this vilLage.—, Miss Flossie Bontbron is spending a few weeks, in Barrie -with her sister, Mrs. J. McMartin.—Our villagers heard this week with very deep re- T gret of the death. of Pte. Strang of near Hensall, who enlisted with the Mist BaLIAlion and went oveiseas last summer. We believe Pte.Sizang lostlis life in one of the recent great battles and very much sympathY felt for his bereaved parents, as he was an exceptionalyi fine young man of about eighteen years, who bravely enlisted for his King and COMAE", and was eager to do so even e,arlier thab he did, but remained on the fez= to assist with the work as long as he could before enlisting.—Miss Mae- gie Murray, profesional nurse of New York, and formerly of this village, spent a day or so last week with Mrs. Sutherlaind.. Tlie relatives and friends of Mr, and Mrs. Robert Mae - Arthur will be pleased to learn that they have received word from their son, Sydney, from overesas, who Wag reported so seriously wounded in ac- tion that hie life Was despaired of, that he was now improving front a very serious operation in the head from shrapnel and trust that he nell continue rapidly to ;reprove. — The Misses Petrie, of Sault Ste. Marie, are visiting Mrs. R. Morrison and Miss Morrison of this villages—Our Civic Holiday on Monday last was well ob- served, all places of business and nearly all our villagers as well as the country side were at the Union pic- nic held at Bell's grove. The weather was alt that could be desired and ev- evryone was in good holiday epirits aid eveything went merrily as a mar- riege bell. A ninnber of races and spOrts filled up the afternoon and were much enjoyed and' keenly con- tested, and we regret that we have not space at our disposal to give the list of prize winners as it would be interesting. The proceeds of the booth for patriotic purpose's 'after - payment of all expenses amounted to over $56. The different committees spared no pains to make the picnic' the great success it was in every re- spect.—The Sterling Bitenk are this week putting in a line up-to-date bank front in the premises that they ted mreenna;efrrowMr. Fgoesed inandrke puttingthe weitin and it will make a fine appearance when completed.—Mr. Wiuiain Doe -- gall left here this week to attend the Grand Lodge of Oddfellows iitt ses- sion in Toronto, going as repreeenta- tive of Henreid. Lodge. --- We are pleased to see Mr. Robert Paterson, London Road able to go around again after a most severe attack of rheumatism.—Mr. Robert Traquair was visited. by an auto load of his relatives from Ailsa Craig on Sunday afternoon last. We are pleased to report that Mr. Traquair is now im- provig nicely, although somewhat Mrs. sglieawpitya 81).s—se ghMe s se t7d.yGew:Ihisrapirbairnupils stite°734 recent examinations, everyone writ- thofhLondonorsonTRanedv.a who is teaching from home, had form- erly of Hessall, were in the vilhtge this • week renewing acquaintances and their friends were pleased to meet them again. They, 'motored here. 4 .•o 0 • 0 • r_rr • 0 0 • e .ettriCaiiits>e-04.0-0-04-041.041.04100.teettO. Have You Ordered Your. Snit If not, this will interest you. We have one of the finest assortments of Serges/ Tweeds and Fancy Worsteds you Could wishQto see—dozens of patterns in greys, browns an mixtures ; also fine blues with guaranteed dyes. You have a choice of a variety of materials a different prices, and you get the same attention and care at any price. While here, look over our fine new stock of SUM - mer Shirts, Sox, Ties, Underwear, etc. We're sure we can please you. W. D Bright & So The High -Chess Taws, &Worth Danger when sit i airplane c has on.IY were desc of the Ito dress or which h.) the Londs aeribing a said his e the cloud it flying thin Huc1.-: ,Jf 4n. Dust -airman irl - 0.ying he; • I set < day to do oa a late , ing ram 5,000 the compt swing, alt chine tha compass. ,ass 'nee Aving directior., un far ne -Afori.; only sites tried. zero. Tb 4",anny fet)i fao.nac literally clouds. again to be unava from the down. iew.. mender to when in 1 his tuachiT A week o; coast, self in a landed hal In a cloud ever but y iLved point "The on tell if you course -air speed. you. your air speed "Before move your e.d to ttrrn Way to clio - turn. aharp turn; then goes' up. lever has are harikeid trees the der. 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