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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1917-11-09, Page 1aseseasselesas vert- eeds on fed and Big C choice, ied for ourst We our prices we offer r for land for, com- sd wedring I t inters Un - at met with Lpular makes ."S tS sea: and ChB. - ..ear iti the e' Standard ents at . all •rice steps, and . going ade ides. al values im ear at 75e garment. i;en t of Stan- - tan-. Tinslirinkk now of eas in Hats come vier yon like ights 1 Bi anket2 ality Flan r shade& ssge size Cee 111,t8Zit 2644 Greig Clothing Co 6 second to None " SEAFOR1S, PR'1 4y', NOVEMBER Clearing Sale in Women's Coats THE .NEW WAR LOAN. Sir Thomas Veit!, Minister. of Fi- nance, on Tuesday anno ed the par- ticulars and. terms of Canda's Victory Loan. as follows: ; Subscription books will be open on Monday, November_ 12th, for five, ten and twenty-year bonds, dated lst De- cember, 1917; interest . payable half - yearly, 1st June and lst December. Bonds will • be in denominations as low as $50, The price of the new loan is to be par— 100 cents on the dollar _for ma per cent. • bonds, with the privilege of spreading the payments over a period of ive months in monthly -instalments. In view of this privilege of spreading the payments, and as a full .six months interest will be paid the purchasers ori June 1st, 1918, the bonus of interest thus al- lowed will reduce the price, so that the bonds yield the investor 5.61 per cent. on the twenty-year bonds, 5.68 per cent. on the ten-year bonds and fi .81 per cent. on the five-year bonds. this loan _will carry conversion pri- vileges into future issues,and will be 'free of any present or future Do- minion taxes, including income tax. Holders of Dominion of Canada Debenture stock, due October 1st, 1919, and of bonds of the three pre- ceding Dominion of Canada War Loan Issues, have the privilege of sur- rendering their bonds in part pay- ment for subscriptions to bonds of this issue, •under the following condi- tions: 1 Debenture Stock, due October 1 st, 1919. at par and accrued interest. War Loan Bands, due December 1st, 1925, at 971/2 and accrued inter .est. • The two foregoing will be accepted in part payment for bonds of any of the three maturities of this issue. War Loan Bonds, due October 31st, 1931. at -971/2 and accrued interest, and War Loan Bonds, due March lst, 1937, at 96 and accrued interest will be accepted in part payment for bonds of the 1937 maturity only of this issue. cUR 'MAGNIFICENT STOCK OF COATS has gone through the process of price reduces of c ar out the entire tion far purposese >E7t,g <_ Stock of new winter r garments. e fts. Pedple �- ho have.made- selections from our stock—and there are many ---are more than dlghted with their choice, and ill our pres- ent lot of coats there are a number of the most attract- ivearments we have had to show this season. Our g oaare $15,$18 and $20 eCelsts dor beautrriar=y. of design, and q uati t y of materials. Of course we have coats at lower figures and higher figures than the above u - -- at O�Ter'Co�;ts Reduced Prices BELTED COATS—Popular for young menan.l Fine e have a Targe range of these. Also the Ulster Black Velvet Collar Coats. Price .... $1O to $20 100 1dc. These are prize UNDERWEAR 5i0c to . 75c SOX t� Wool Underwear and Pure Woo Klondyke Sox packages of comfort and everyone should procure an outfit for the colder months to come. • $L25 to $2.60 THE McCRACKEN MURDER TRIAL. The James McCracken -murder trial has been postponed until next March, The jury in the case, in which the young Brussels farmer was charged with the murder of his wife on Sunday night, ftti 22 last, was unable td a- gree after being out Tuesday from 8.20 p .n . until after midnight and was discharged. It was learned that nine jurors .stood for conviction of murder, two for manslaughter and b- ice Mr, J us t Sut ttah. M , oc uz q. -4 one -for 1 etland eefffered ;fo further -review -the- 'ease by way of -additional explanation but - the jurors expressed. the •opinion that it would be'of no use. - William Proudfoot, K. C. , ' defense counsel, made applicattion for release of the prisoner on bail, but this was refused by his lordship, who stated however, that he would take up the matter in Toronto with other judges and the application would probably be granted. Immediately on the opening of the court on Tuesday morning the grand jury, who adjourned the previous af- ternoon, returned a true bill against the prisoner. The court -room was well filled with spectators, the majority of them being friends of the prisoner from Brussels and - the neighboring County. The prisoner's brother, Dr. John McCrack- en, was present, having arrived a few days ago from overseas, where•he had been serving with the medical staff . A pathetic feature of'the trial was the presence of the prisoner's five-year- old son, a bright litle chap, who dur- ing the day took in 'the proceeding with considerable interest for his age, but -not realizing the serious charge that his daddy faced. The prisoner himself showed the terrible strain under which he had gone during the p Ah and half and slur- h t gal Greig Clothiiig SEA,FOitTH the house, the tone being rather rough, CANADA'S VICTORY 0 DS samitaamorammaimmeamolaws It is your opportunity, your privilege and your imperative duty to invest, as largely as your means will allow, in the forthcoming CANADIAN VICTORY LOAN. The more fervently we desire peace, a righteous peace that will endure, a peace that will safeguard the rights of all, the greater should be our response. "Victory Bonds in Every Home " should be every Canadian's Slogan. , JOHN RANKIN Chairman of Canvassers for the Town of Seaforth, Township of Tuckersmith and the Township of McKillop. - Subscriptions for the Loan will be Solicited by • J. M. Govenlock, for the Township of McKillop ; George N. Turner and D. F. McGregor, for they Township of Tuckersmith, nd J uh i i� nkin, for the Town of Seafori h. AIMIEMINIMININNIMMININIUMMIN he thought. James McCracken, sr., uncle of the accused, said that he drove to Wm. ,McCracken's (the boy's father's home) on that particular Sunday. The pris- oner was there when he arrived and helped 'to unharness the horses. He (the prisoner) told hurt he vias in bad humor , and *hen asked why said his wife had gone out for a ride and he didn't want her to go; 'He told him he would tell him (Kerney) something whey. he returned what' he thought of hiin and he told-MeCr •iken riot to do anything rash; arid, he' answered : ``Oh, no, nothing. like }list 4*' ;. ' V4a'in, .-•McCrack p isoner's °VI' Laura Wheel with to toh ow - rs ie shower f ch e a ndker f ca d % ,h , prior _ .a e a. f-at41e ,..the: - dinner, told of hoed its son came run- young _ladies ,going to `Toronto. ,. ning home to him while -he was milk- -_.-Anniversary servic:s will be held ing the cows. Ile asked him what was .in St. Andrew's church, Wingham, on the matter and" the boy told him he Sunday, November -11th. The preach - was in an awful fix and that he had er for the occasion will be Bev. _lir. 1 and stayed there. A few inches far- eral service was conducted by Rev. ther would have resulted in the de -1 Mr. Stride. struction of the car and possibly the —A very pretty wedding was solsm- driver's life. With the assistance of i nized at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. Cleaver's team, about midnight they 1 Fred Toll, Blyth, on Wednesday, Oct. managed to get the car on the road again, flo HURON NOTES. —After November 17th the - sub- sciption price of the Fordwich Record will be $1.50. .- :Monday evening a number of the 24th, at 11.30 a„ni., when their se- cond daughter,`Pearl Anna, was united in marriage to Ernest Weyburn Laughlin of Paris. The rites were performed by the bride's pastor, Rel'. R. J. McCormick? After the cere- mony the company sat down to a apendid . dinner, when a nunib:r of yo-ing people of the Brussels Metho- young ladies from Belgrave, former dist church called at the home of pup -is of Miss Toll, served the.tables. Miss Jessie Cunningham and present -1 Ths happy couple left on the C. F. R. ed her and 'Wise er i t tram at 2.14 _p .m. fair points east. pThey will reside' on'the grooni;'s farm just ,;,utside the town of Pal i's. —Morris township `loses good resi- dents in the person of Mr. and Mrs. James Nicholson, 4th line, who recent- ly sold their `fine farm to 'Wheeler shot Maimie (his wife) and asked him Davidson, M . A . , of Galt, one of Bros., and are locating in Winghani, (the father) to tell his mother to tele- the ablest preachers in the Presbyter- having bought a comfortable home on the Diagonal Road, from Walter Mc- phone the doctor to go over. He di not go over himself nor to the funeral, This concluded the morning's evidence. WAR LOAN IN 'HURON Arrangements for raising Iluron's share of the Victory War Loan are about completed, and during the next three or four weeks every person in military hospital, the county will have an opportunity —Rev. W.H. Roberts, who has been of taking -up a bond and thus assist- in charge of the Gorrie, Wroxeter and .ink in the success of the loan. The Fordwich Anglican churches resign - county has been divided into districts as ed and will move to Mitchell. Mr. follows, with the canvassers named: Roberts' removal is deeply regretted No. 1—Goderich (town)—C. A. by his parishioners and friends of all Nairn, Goderich; J. W. Craigie, God- • denominations. During the fiveyears erich; Harry Long, 'Goderich, spent there he has been most devoted Not—Ashfield — Charles Stewart, and successful in his work. Lucknow, R .R. No. 3; Thos. G. Allen, --Dr. . J. A. McTaggart who hasl Dungannon. been practising denistry at Blyth for No. 3—Colborne—Robert McElwain, a number of years, has decided to set - Nile; Norman Kernighan, Bet.millcr, tie in Toronto and has rented an office No. 4-• -t iuderich (township )--� )hn on Bloor street. He expects to leave 7 to, .Goderich; Joseph Whitely, God- I about the middle of the month. He erichI will be greatly missed as he has al - No, 5—Stanley and Bayfield (vil- ways been popular with the young people and has been known in a large circle as one of the best bowlers in these parts. —Mrs. Catherine Ringler, relict of the late John Ringler, passed away' at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Robt, brides mother but owing to her in- firmities ' and late and sad bereave-• menta, only the very near relatives of both parties were invited. At five o'clock dinner was served, the dining - room being tastefully decorated in green and white waxberries and the maple leaf. As the guests were as- eembling; around the well ladened ta- ble, provided by the hostess, Mrs. A. Stewart ,our well known piper, Wm. Mann, brother of the groom, played a favorite march. After all had par- taken of the good things the com- pany was highly delighted in listen- ing to the skirl of the bagpipes, Many grand old Scotch airs were played by Mr. Mann in his most pleasing style. The bride - received many handsome and useful gifts showing the high es= teem in which both parties are held The bride wore her wedding dress of steel blue silk with jets and em. oid. ered silk net. A very pleasant even- ing was spent by the company in mus- ic and social talk. For the pent owing to Mrs. Stewart's old age and infirmities, Mr, and Mrs. Clark will start housekeeping on the farm of her late father, Alex. Stewart. —The congregation of At. Andrew's church, Blyth., held their diamond jubie lee on Sunday and Monday f last week. The speaker was Rev. Capt; Graham of Chalmers church; London, who on Sunday preached two eloquent sermons to very large congregations, especially in the evening, when the Methodists closed their church. The church was beautifully decorated for the occasion and the musical selections by the choir, led by Miss McColl, of uoderich, were especially good. The officials of the church asked for $300 in. collections and they received more than that'amount, On Monday ev- ening there was a large attendance at the lecture given by Rev. Captain •Graham, and all ; ere greatly interest ed in his subject, which dealt with. his - experiences as chaplain of one of the Ca+n"iaii. battalions. The diamond jubilee was a grand success in every particular. The church was started there in 1857 with a membership of forty and of that number four are stele. residing there, beim; Mr. John Rich- mond, of Morris, and Mrs. J. Dodds, Mrs. H. McQuarrie and Mrs. J. B. Taylor. The membership is now 316, and the church is in a flourishing con- dition. The first pastor was Rev. J-: Currie, followed in two years by Rev. Mr. Stewart; then carie Rev. A. Me - Lean, who had the unique expepience of occupying the pulpit for forty -. years, He was followed by Rev, J. L. Small, Rev. W. D, Turner and the present pastor Rev. George Tel- ford. ian church. Kibbon . Mr. Nicholson had a great —Dr. and Mrs. Gunn, of Clinton, who have spent a year or more over- auction sale of farm stock ,imple- seas, arrived home last week. Dr. aged high.ents, etc. Yearlingssaveraged,700. r$65, Gunn served with rank of captain, ices in 1 each and three a military hospital in Scotland'f{'r others at $40wo calves 1 ,pieced at s Two year olds some time and about a year ago Mrs. brought $100. Cows ranged from $90 Gunn went over to join him. Miss to $140 and two calves four days and Isabel is still engaged nursing in a ten days old brought $21. A brood sow touched the high water mark at $75. Yellow Russian and White Derby Oats cleared out at 70 and 69 cents per bushel while hay sold. at $8.50 in the mow. —Mr. Levi Card, long associated with Goderich business, recently -died at his home, 313 Howard street, De- troit, Mich. With him at his death were his wife and sons and daughters, all likewise €ild Goderich residents. George and Gilbert C. Card, Mrs. Ju- lia Simmons and Mrs. Mina Meyers, of Deroit, and Mrs. Violet Sophia Wilson,;oi' South Chicago, and Mrs. Amy Quin, wife of Mr. William F. Quin, of Chicago, for many years the attorney of Armour and Cudahy, the Chicago meat packers. Mr, Card left his widow in comfortable circum- stances. —The 22nd annual winter show of the Huron County Poultry and Pet Stock Association will be held in God- erich on January 14th, 15th and 16th next. The officers and directors for the present year are: President, Win. Carter, Londesboro; Vice -President, J. W. Newcombe; Secretary,Treas- urer, M. E. Lyniburner; auditors, L. L. Knox and S. G. MeKay; directors, J. S. Howrie, John Webb, William Doak. H. P. Lashbrook, T. Hoggarth, J. B. Knight, Frank Jeff- rey, George Beacom, T. W . - Well, Goderich; F. W. Angus; Thomas Bower, Wingham; W . J. Harnblyn, Charles Hillyar, Clinton; Ed. Daley Seaforth; F. Smallacombe, ilensal; W. H . Dearing, 3. H. Grieve, Exe- ter, —After an illness borne with much ;patience and fortitude, Mrs. Margaret Walton passed away on Satur- ast three monAlis a Varna; e hton, ing the whole procedure of t e r• lage) -"-John M did not seem to display any interest Thos. Brownette, Varna, R. R.' No. 1. in the trial. i No. 6—Hay and Hensall (village)— The first witness called by the crown Andrew Hess Zurich; F F. r W . Glad - was Thomas Welsh, a draughtsman, man, Exeter; Chas. Fritz, i.uri h; G Who prepared.a drawing of the home No. 7Y.---, C C. PettHensall. Stephen—Herbert Eilber, Hupfer, Turnberry, on Saturday at which the murder took place. Crediton; Win, Anderson, Centralia; morning. The deceased, who was 82 Dr. Bryan, of Blyth, and Dr. • Mc" Edward Nadiger, Dashwood; John years of age, had been in declining Rae, if Brussels, who made thet post -the Ross,` Grand Bend. health for some years and death was mortem, gave their evidence as which n -No. 8--Usborne and Exeter (vil••- not uniaoked for. She is survived cause inof death, the bullet of the left Exeter; Thos, by seven sons and three daughters• tared front of the lobe of the lege)—J, G. Stanbury, in the. verterbral column, Cameron, Kirkton, R. R. No. 1; F. Interment took clace in Wroxeter sv, lodgingA. E. Hastings cern- severing the spinal column. -Asked as. J . Delbridge, Exeter; etery on Monday afternoon, The fun - to what the boy told him about the Exeter. No. 9-Tuckersmith, McKilop and affair, Dr. McRae said the accused (town)—John Sea_ � told hien that after his , llsomereturned words forth; 3 M GovenlockSeaforth; D. I Crewing sale with theh1is autowife ride d hF. McGregor, Seaforth; G.N. Turf w th leis wife and the prisoner said: �Millinery "If this kind of life is to go on, I will Clinton. put an end to myself," and started to No} 10.—Htillett and Clinton (town) o pull the revolver out of his pocket. His —W• Brydone, Clinton; John Torrance BEGINNING wife said: "Let me have that," and. Clinton;luelD. L. McPherson, Clinton; McCool, Londesboro; John grabbed his arm with her left arias and Fingland, Londesboro. in the tussel the revolver went- off. No. 11—Grey and Brussels (town) The. prisoner was in a highly excited S. Scott, Brussels; John Leckie, state of mind and would be unable to —F.Ethel. frame up a story, the doctor thought. Brussels; A. H. McDonald, Jas. Thyne and Mr. and Mrs. Wil- No. 12—Morris and Blyth: vie who made up the auto —Luxton Hill, Blyth; Win. Laidlaw, Liam oKerneY. Alex. McEwen, Bluevale P.O, pa"rty with Mrs. McCracken evidence then •Box 5.�. fateful day, g No. 13-E, Iltlawanosh---Alexander connection with the ride. Mrs. Thyne was to have gone in the Porterfield, Belgrave; J. S. Scott, it grave R. R. No. 1. B�: party, but being -unable to go, No. 14--W.Wavearosh—Wm, Bailie, was suggested that they get Mrs. Mc- McQuillan; Lnck- Cracken. This'was done, but not with- '.Dungannon; Wm - out considerable objection on the part now. y and Wingham of the accused. who said he did not )1-R- 15--Turnberry setone, Wingham; Jas, want his wife going outwith Kerney.( townham; John Ritchie, 'cost price. Don't miss this last op- -again the accused C. Stewart, Wing When the party portunity of securing an up to style again was angry and told Kerney he WNo. 16-Howick and Wroxeter (viii` {hat at a greatly reduced price should have taken the boy along too. 1 0• McKercher, Wroxeter; John McNeil, the next witness call- gage)—W• S. H . W .Edgar, Gorrie ; A . E. Gallagher, ed, passed the place on his way to Wroxeter; J. A. Bryan, Fordwich. Sale commences at church about six o'clock. He tl e „�— Mrs. McCracken hanging over er fence, crying hysterically, with her —Last Saturday afternoon from E beI husband only a few feet away. He Atwood baker was going asked her if she was sick and she said. to Cranbook, something of hent wrong s car when no , Her husband said she was sill- J with -the steering g e 10th faring from a long auto ride. McNeil going down hill at King's bridge, the said he heard him tell her to gas in ditch s ion. but forhe car unately headedfor post di SATURD AY day 1tomemG0', aged 73 November �.���h years The MeKILLOP The following -'is the poem which: ' was composed by Mrs. William Kerr• in honor of the Golden Jubilee Anni- versary which was held . in Duff's church, McKillop, on October 25th. and 26th, 191'i, and was recited by' her ten year •old daughter, Essie, at the entertainment on the Monday ev- ening: v-ening: Our Fiftieth Anniversary. It is fifty years, so I've been told, Since this here church was built; It was in the days, our forefathers were The ones the pews then filled. But time has wrought an awful change, As the years roll swiftly on, And nearly all the older folks Have moved away or gone. They have gone on a long journey, From whence no traveler e'r rem turns, And other hands take up the work That they once carried on. For we feel as if we owe to our fore- fathers A debt which we only can pay By the carrying on of the church work= That was begun in the pioneer days - We are pleased to have still living with us A. few of the ones who can give The history of the early days of Duff's Church, For they are some of the ones v'hes have lived. All their lives have been spit her amongst us, And at yesterdays service was tole A story that was full of interest To the young as well as the old. So to -night I thought I might try and.. telI you About the minister we have now, And even if he is listening, I don't think he'll care anyhow, deceased lady, who was a daughter of the late John Phillips,�vas We will place the balance of our born in Londonderry, Ireland, coming up-to-date millinery at greatly re- to this country with her parents when duced prices. These goods were pur- remained there child and t until shein oronto. She had finished chased for this season's trade and are her education, when the family moved the latest word in style. - to Sarnia. She was there married to the late Robert Launcelot Walton, who To Late Buyers and those contem- had come to this country from Aus- plating a second purchase, this sale tragi, with a party of civil engineers. means money saved as every article The last thirty-five years she spent in has been marked down to the 'actual. Goderich, Her husband died sever- al- years ago and she leaves to mourn her departunre one son, Percy L., and .two daughters, Mrs. Armour, of De- troit ,and Miss Lena at home, and two granddaughters. —In' Cranbrook, at the Presbyter- ian masse, on October 24th, the mar- riage of Miss Margaret Rachel Stew- art and David Clark was solemnized by the former's pastor, Rev. Mr. McCulloch, The bride and •oorn were unattended. On Thursday ev- ening a _reception was held by the It is fourteen years since Mr. Carswell, came From. the cold and frosty West; You know the cold was hard on hiin.r And his health was none the best. But since he has lived for all theses years Up on yonder hill He's net afraid of our winters here, Or the drifts on George Hearn's hills. For no matter how stormy the Sundae Or how bad the roads, you know, Hell hitch Old Prince in the cutter, And off to church he'll go. 9 a.ra. on Satur- day, November 10th, so come early and get a choice ofstyle. • MISS M. JOHNSTON Seaford) And oh, so many weddings, He has had for to attend; I don't believe the weddings yet Are just quite at An end. And in our homes of sickness He is always a welcome guest. And Some thirty of our loved .ones, He has been mad to lay to rest. But although so many homes hav4 been saddened, When the loved ones were called. away. }'There's a different sadness reigni In many of our 'fomes to -day, It is sadness ri"gled with price, For Duff's is proud to -day, Of her brave bees who Pre fight n !, On the battlefields far away. And we pray that God will hasten Hasten the glad, glad time, When all nations shall bow before Hit And fear Hiro as their King.