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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1918-08-09, Page 1ATGUST 1918 11111 11111111111111111111111111111111111111110111. Prices Always .Ri ht Sale of ancy Parasols our Choice fog' 551 rabies up to 2.5O Maas leap aaiaa Omer .1.114 .. 1.14 SIM alow adaya Mow law Una • Min aagai rn ortant Message Dre to You C ncerninf Fall the New Scale of Prices ;tc let our customers know only that ;dust as soon as we learned !ring next season's merchandise, them immediately of our epin- cc. ers asked our salespeople wheal - , purchase now for the winter lw much they would save by so Buy Now and Make the Out - Veit' Possibly Can. Every dollar later a dollar SAVED ; for ac- ro6llen market, it is an absolute prices will continue to advance, farce. din that there should be nothing :m buying as liberally as you cau re rising almost overnight. The ire today are the result .of heavy it purchasing has become so r desirable lines' cannot last long zas striiven too hard for its rep- ility and truthfulness to give ad - purpose ; it is for YOUR benefit that we are trying to emphasize f immed+ate action. Mactavish ,of Whether to How Much to t 1.114law Maw UMW a► VOIR MM. Mer NNW IOW !Mr ifA. Mau •b IMF alw IMO awa Watt ellak alma Ion WINN .04 IMF NNW Mir .1111. Mee Man I N ainlaM maltsit WIMP IMO alw�• lath Sabi siala maw MOW WNW Imola Mao Plata aria IOW MOM SEW Valk loPe WS. .04 L Underwear rat nr+ vi ouch with trade conditions, have ,et s of knit underwear and found, in ire not be had. you will not wonder .a df this announcement. 1'he worn_ who looks ahead, will not buy re for the future, but she' will buy r. her requirements for at least •a r. wash tarty to Zenith ]rand, summer X11 sizes from infants to largest r alaaaa siaa Union suits at That You Can its at this price WOO > neh lower cost, these union suits Women are not likely to over- buy for the -balance of the sum- E tops and lace trimmed knees. E. sses for $5:5Q Mata above headline the reduction and rit 1 that merely saving gingham efo you at once. Then you will St character of garments offered and r forth. silky gingharns and in styles .5F.: ecidedly Summery. The colors eti walla ailar er Dresses 85c wards igh Favour r.: Hat Then These Airy e€ w ette Crepe Waists at $4 Will Surely Appeal ' The Georgette crepe in these serte los:nes is of a superior ail -silk :ua itt that can hardly be' found i -day. _ The styles are Fashion's etcst thoughts for Sumrrmer. o r Es: Other prices e. oo to 7.50 - r tavi - aforth IIIIIilllllllllllllu111111II:i13111311111101111 Eli WY -SECOND YEAR WHOLE NUMBER 2642 SEAFORr AY, AUGUST 9 191'8 Greik*Clothiue Co'v Second to: dit' one Gre -Sale MEN S aOTHING BOYS' CLOTHING WOMEN'S CLOTHING Commencing August°3rd is our Bis Annual Sale in which Ivie`n, Women and Boys are all keenly interested. They knoW of the great saving in cash made by every purchaser in our former iales and the presient sale offers gteiter ad- vantages than aDi y previojus effort on account of advanced prices' on every class of clothing. Come Early a4d get the , Choic st Pick Oteig Jo SEA.FOUTH • • • • 0 • • • 41111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111.111111111111111111101,11•111111111.m old Medal Twine Call early and get your order for Twine Just received a carload of cem- ent and one of rock wall plas-' ter and lime. Now is the time to procure hay fork rope and harvest tools. We are sole agents for Martin Senour Paint 100 per c pure paint See our colour card. See our nice assortment of win- dow screens, screen doors, stoves, etc. 10 per cent off Hammocks this week The Big Haraware Store H. Edge Seaforth ' KEEP' WATCH CELEBRATION The Keep Watch Celebration held on Monday last, Seaforth's Civic Hol- ,iday, under the auspices of the Navy League, ire aid. of the Sailors , of the British Navy and Merchant Marine, was' by far the best of the many good days, the town has celebrated in the past. In point of attendance it was the largest gathering ever assembled here, with the probable exception of the Ontario Firemen's Demonstration held: in Old Boys', Week; four 'years ago. From early morning until long after midnight the town' was crowded and despite the intense heat there were over 4,000 on the park grounds in Ws afternoon, The afternoon pro- gramme commenced Ninth a monster parade headed by the Citizen's Band and Hendeeson Highlan.dersi Composed of Mr. James Robb's living, Union Jack, formed by groups -of girls dress- ed- in red, white and blue, Red Cross Corps, tug-of-war teams, echool chit - ren, pipers, dancers, calithumpians and* irthirtyttwo decorated cars and floats. r Some of the car decorations were quite original and all were good, The Wo- men's War Auxiliary wagon contained a gropp of ladies in ofd time tostume, who Were keeping the 'home •fires burning by; knitting and winding yarn, , while the 'Winthrop Red Cross Society Ihail a large hay-fack on which were exhibited the various faitin industries, illustrating the motto' prominently dis- playedp"The Farther Feeds Us All." At the park the midway attractions, :the different booths and the naval post office were an popular and the tug of war and races were added at- tractions, while the wheel of fortune where a chance could be obtained Of g.etting a ticket for the new Chevro- let Car; wag kept eteadily going ell day long. Tea and meals were served on the ground, and the different boths could have disposed of hundreas of dollars worth more in ic'e' cream and soft drinks, if they coald have been Iobtained anywhere M „the -county. In the, evening there was an illumination fof -the park and the Citizens' Band gave an exceptionally good program, I while the piping and dancing Of the 1Hendersdn Highlanders wae One of the best and popular attractions. * Thera was also a good programme of ,vocal and instrumental seleetions and a moving picture, slum, IV(r. Henry Marthe of Eigmondvine, aged 92 years, won the prize offered for the oldest man on, the grounds, and Mrs, A. Gils iwon the prize for the oldest. woman., Mr. Adam VleKay, of the Seafarth. Water Works, was the 'fortunate.Win- art, ,Wae won by Mrs.. D.7, Shannallarri buf owing to the fact that theecatipoier for the gold watch- donated by Miss Lukes had not been returneds the drawing for it was. postponed until ix: later date. The tug-of-war was won by Hulled Township. The total pro- ceeds raised by the celebration will be in the neighborhood of $3,500, but omnplete returns are not yet available., Following the evening programme a' dance Was held in Cardno!ti Hall, which was very largely attended, the fun be- ing kept u -o imtil morning. The fol- lowing *ere the winners of the races: . • Boys 9 and under—Roy Weiland, Jack Frost. Boys 12 and under—Keith Stogdill, Bob Archibald. , Girls 9 and undereh-Cora Strong; Jeanette Archibald. Girls 12 and under—Irene Smith, Myrtle Reeves. Boys 15 and under—Wm. Byrne, Keith Stogdill. Girls 15 and under—Beatrice Frost, G. Livingstone. BoYs 18 and under—W. H. Black, -Fergus Flannery. ' Boys Open—Douglas McDougall, W. . Shoe Race 10 and under—Bert Bar- wick, Ponald Dale. Shoe Race 15 and under—William Byrne, Donald Dale. Consolation, Girls 16 and under— Jennie Reeves. Edna Cameron, Fat Man's R,ace—Wm. Ross, Cyrus CANADA'S CROPS A summary of telegarphic reports on the condition of field crops in Can-, ada - at the end of July has been is- sued by the Dominion Bureau of Sta- tisties as follows: . Ontario—The Ontario Department of Agriculture telegraphs as follows: "Hay about average, cut well cured; fall wheat small yield of good qaulitY; barley excellent yield, but some smut; spring wheat, oats and buckwheat promising; all grains rather short in strawt corn ITLOW growing replay; beans and peas better than for years; potatoes and roots promise good yields; field crop averages as a rule are larger than last season." Ottawa , (Central Experimental'. Farm)—Ilay a fair crop: oats a good crop; speing wheat good, but Very little grown; roots peomise very well; corn will be a poor crop; it is very late and- un- even and the seed was liatl; pasture Manitoba—Brandon: Rain in last week came too Late to save wheat; which will be less than half a nor- mal crop. Hay crop a failure from drought; oats and barley very light, but late crops greatly helped by re- cent rains, Morden—Weather condi- tions have much irnpeoved; rainfall has been quite ample during the lat- ter half of July. Temperatures are low, for the most part, /especially at night; po frost, nolhail. Wheat Prem- ises a fair crop; net more than fifteen bushelo" per acre. Perhaps ten per cent. blown out in early seeson 'apd reseeded in some instances; oats, and barley promise fair crop. Barley promises well, no rust in sight. Hay prospects decidedly poor. Potatoes promise big crop; flax not generally grown uneven. . Saskatchewan—The Saskatchewen Department of Agriculture telegraphs as follows: Southeastern, Regina, Whishunt lid Smith :Central Districts: Heavy re'ns during- past week have greatly oroved crop eptlook, in some pla es crops toe reported. as equal to lest year, Southewestern District: op aVerage from fair in north tt total failure in south. East Central, ortheastern and Northwes- geith too arly to estinlate damage, but afraid it will be very serious aS some wheat in bIceetiossi stage. Central and West tral district -et Heavy Tains peciallsr north to Regina a Moose Jaw. I ' western part of dist ct crops are rep rted almoSt total failure. In all sout ern parte of province many farmero are aelii*. 4toek es no feed - is &V lable. Whitt Illeadi tritely danuage eto gni* yet apparent, fallow *heat prenteites goad Owego crop, stubble wlieeXtuid early sown oats will be short, a, sown oats and barley greatly ea, hoed crops ebraing along rapi No- damage !rem hail repo ' d :ring month. Alberta. --The., AlhOta. Department of Agriculture telegraph's as -follows: "Considerable daniage has been done by froat throughout the central and northern portions of the province dur ing the past week, th,e full extent of which cannot' be ascertained at pre: sent, bat the indication!, are that itiis not general but more ot less irreg- ular, A large portio# of the southern' part of the nroilince:ewas visited by* heavY rains during tbe past few dayA which will do much tohaielvelittie crops and pasture lands. *Went hay and - . pasture lands have been located in the southern districts tet'take care of all oliCatidns from! the eolith." La. - dry; rains from the ,12th proved suf.. ficient to can— crops and improve pas-- turesi feat Bight of 28rd damaged crops in manyspoints. From We- taskiwin north and met and from Stadler eastcrop eutleolt poor to fair, 1.4thbridge: Drought in :Southern Al- berta partly iniolteti by tains which were general during:Week beginning conditions nauCh,- thoup dt will aid in .filling out grain; everShifig , failure except that isevirt on thipaier fallow; cutting commeneed, conparatwely- city; -prospects mere: Crops under- irrigation verY - rood, dry farming a failure. Alfalfa crop promisee, well; clover, peas; po- tatoes very, good, roots and . wheat good, oats -and barley fair. Sydney:: average yield; spring cereals short and ripening fast, corn and root erope below average, stock seeds very short; live stock at preSent in good condition. and Saguenay): Everything. favorable if weather centinues flee; hay, less than lakt year; corn goodp early sown grain fine; potatoes win give -a very good yield. Wheat not successful. Ste. Anne De La Pocatiere (Kamouraska): Weather upsettled,rather cold with ex- cessive rainfall; damage to all crepe' during last half of, month; baying backward; hay an average crop;,poor Prospects for grain of all kinds; po- tetoes fair; tree fruits very light. Len- noxville: Hay, whith is being harvest- ed lite this season on account of ' the wet weather, is giving nearly an av- erage crop. The extra warm weather the latter -.tart of month followed with showers has done muok to bring along the corn and other crops. 'Oka and Two Crops in keneral, abundant. Wheat ex- goed. More :sniut and lodging, than usual.- Fodder eorn improving since heat, but Will not give more than 60% of good stand. Potatoes promising in snite of disease noticed on wet soils. Peas, beans and vegtables, full crop. Apples, SUMMer varieties, bear light- amnk (Pontiac0: Conditions materially improVed by rain and warmth of the last fifteen days, hay espeeiallY; it promises average lrield, wheat very fine; other cereals' gbod and yield prob- ably above average; garden potatOes very fine; n'o damage by frost. Atlantic Provinces --Prince Edward Island (Charldttetown): Freceieet ben- eficial showers early in July greatly increased hay crops; heavi crops of cereals; raM has given all hoed crops, except corn, a sturdy vigorous growth.. Small fruits below average; large fruits now eromisine. Nova Sccitia (Amherst): July weatter very unset- tled. All yegetation ma.de splendid growth, present prospecte for grain gand root crops good. Hay only fair, poeatoes good, bugs very bad, seed roots good. (Kentville): Rain early in July furnished much needed mois- ture, and vew- materially increased the hay tined, which will arterage 75% of normal. Grains are exceptionally good; roots are goed; corn making strong asroteth; potatoes promise to be a fair crop. New Brunswick (Freder- icton): During first half of July ev- ery day was wet and precipitation tot- alled five inches. Much crop loat from flooding. average erop Of haY is partly harvested. All other crops on dry land, except wheat and apples, promise a fair yield. POULTRY DISEASE RESPONSIBLE FOR BIG NATIONAL LOSS • At least fifty per cent. of the chick- ens, young (leeks and turkeys, and ten per cent. of The adult birds die each year from diseases, many of which are preventable. This is an annual national loss of probably millions of dollars that should be avoided to a large extent. War conditions make it imperative IMcLEAN BROS., Publishers $1.50 a Year in Advance HARVESST HELP. ' According to registration returns of June 22, there are over 2,500 men in the County of Huron who have had farni experience or are willing to as- sist in the saving of the harvest. The Organization of Resources Committee have had abstracts made of the cards signed by the *above. These ,cards are in our office and lists hive been prepared for each town and villag,e in the County. The lists are in the hands EV the local Organization of Resources - Committee. • '.It is hoped that in this way those who. require help will apply to those charge of the list and that those who av sieked to assist in harvesting will make an effort to comply with the request. A little co-operation be- tween urbaneand rural dwellers will and a great deal ot this time. The het for Seaforth is in the hands I of Seaforth Chairman of the Food Production Cominittee. S. B. STOTHERS, D4artitient of Agriculture, Clinton that farmers and poultrymen as far as possible should step this enormous leak. To do this every breeder should pay strict attention to, the general conditiona of his floek. When any- thing 'unusual is noted in a fowl., it is advisable to place the affected in separate quarters. If within a short time recovery- does not take place, it is unwise to destroy the fowl without first ascertaining. the 'catise of the disorder. The prevalence of disease is more- oftee the cause of failure than the lack of nractieal know- ledge and the extreme importance of keeping the quarters clean; isolation of all ailing fowls and immediate action. in regard to finding put the cause can- not be tp strongly impressedsupon the poultryman. - When.trouble occurs, forward to the Biological Laboratiiry, Central jExper- imental Farm, Ottawa, Ont, a live, Nut sick fowl, or, in the absence of Mich. a dead bird. In the interval dis- infect thequarters, runs, drinking folmtaini ana feed dishes to cheek the spread of 'any infeetious disease. Disilifect the poultry houses by spraying. the interaor with telime-wash solution (40 -pounds Atone lime slake cracks 'and crevices to* destroy mites, liee, etedi If a smaller amount is re- quired it may be prepared by adding tilt° and half pounds of lime to a pail af water phis half a teacupful of dis- Keep a crop grovving in some part of the yards and alternate poultry and Croris. If the runs are smaYI cov- er with a coating of air -slaked lime and dig up. If the runs are too elrge te dig, plow and cultivate before sow- ing. Rape is a.igood crep for this pur- pose. Rear all chicks on fresh soil. Although these prhcautions may ap- pear uneecessary it is the only way of combatting manY disease conditions affecting poultry, which if left to themselves will undoubtedly prove de- cidedly costly in the long run. —One hotel, a etore and several residences were 'destroyed at Elmira on Tuesday night in a fire which swept over the business section of the village. The water supply failed and the serviees ef' the Kitchener and Wa- terloo fire departments had to be call- ed upOn. The damage is estimated at about $30,000. --While he wet cutting cats onge ore day the team of Robert Mitchell, con- cessian.10, Lobo township, took fright and ran 'away, severely injur:ng Ed. kIcLurg. He was thrown to the grduad and rendered unconscious for some time by the fail, and it is not known yet how seriously he is injur- ed. The binder was badly wrecked and will probably be of no more use; but one of Mr. Mitchell's neighbors will finish cutting for him. —London, Ontario, is fast becoming the Akizonat of Canada! Not satisfied with being the hottest city in Canada .on Monday, the weatherman evidently decided to prove tO skeptical London- ers that Monday was in reality a cold day. And indeed it was when com- pared, with the mercury -exploding heat_ 'exeerienced on Tuesday, when London enjoyed a temperature of 106% degrees. According to the official fig- ures sentby the Dominion observatory London was just 17 degrees hotter than, the next city in. line. —Taking cramps while swimming, Alfred Harrit, aged 18, of Mitchell, employed with J. .Sebben, of North Easthope, was drowned in the Old Jarvis Pit 'near the Little Lakes on the Shakespeare road on Sunday af- ternoon. He sank in twenty feet of water in view of a number of com- panions. The body- was recovered by Stratford firemen about five minutes after they arrived. However, owing to delay M getting word through, the young man had been in the water nearly three-quarters of an hour. Al- though the firemen worked nearly 40 nlinutes with the pulmotor, their ef- forts were unsuccessful. —A Miss Palmer of London whose address could not be ascertaink nar- rowly escaped being drowned while bathing at Port Stanley on Tuesday afternoon, and, no doubt, would have been if it had not been for the quick action of Bill Jeffrey, a booth owner at Port Stanley, who was bathing at the time, and hearing the cries for help, rushed_ for her assistaisee, res- cuing the young lady with difficulty. Miss Palmer who wae bathing in front of the Casino, walked out along the pleasure bridge, which extends eome distance out into the water, fell into a deep hole. Mr, Jeffery, w o WaS swimming in that vicinity, he rd the girl cry for help, after coming ap the first time, and -when he reached her she was appearing for the second time. He caught her, but she fought so fiercely that she dragged., him under the wafer with her. He managed to free hiniself and was able to swim to shore with hen Miss Pahner had swallowed considerable water befere being brought to the shore and kit was about an hour before she sureived. . —Eleven bakeries in Toronteitehich failed to comely with the regniations of the Canada Food Broad prohibit- ing the baking of bread on -the sidle of the oven, have been Closed f,(0 eeven days from 'midnight of Wednesday, August 7th. During the pe .od of the suspension, of their licens e, they must not- purchase iior take elivery of any food commodities or nttfac- ture, sel lor deal in any pro Oct of tare, sell or 'deal in any pro net of are mostly owned by foreign tii. By baking bread on thetsole of he' oven there is a loss of thirty p ands of bread from every barrel of our. it wasein order to prehent this QSS that the food board's regulations w re pass- ed and the board announced that it intends to close any bakery that con- tinues to make sole bread. I —Two workmen were stranded on Tuesday night on a scow 1,000 feet a- I hove the horseshoe falls and., in mb- mentary clanger of being sWept ever the brink of the. cataract. rife scow was swept down the river lat Tuesday, afternoon when it' beolce aWity from a tug. Within 1000 feet of )the brink and about the same distanCe oft the Canadian shere,. the bar e swung broadside of the stream rel lifted up on a shelving ledge of , where ' it swayed momentarily and hen held , fast. The tre departments, OM both sides of the river were call out and - the life-saving crew, was br ught up ter dark a line was shot a rbss the ' scow and later with the. air f search- ' lights, an 'effort' *di -Made to -scirld the - breeches budy ,out., , The firs tteeoPt ,1 to send a breeches buoy i oti ended irrfai ure shortly befort mid light, and it it wa said all further effohts to rescue the m n would be abandoned til 519y7 light. Searchlights were kep plaie ,t the scow al: night to citseetrageit tation,, sale and delivery of oal have been issued by the fuel emit ' Iler„ A- mong ether things,- they require that eve*- coal dealer shall post in promi- ii 'dr ;pinited notice containing . „list of prevailing retail prices of al classes and sites of coal Handled by [him, in- cluding discounts, if any., calcu- lating overhead charges to d termine the price of coal,- dealers ar requir- ed to exercise snoderation i the, a- Nount they include as their wn sal- aries. In this connection, th0 regula- tions state "salaries and exPenses to officers or partners are not te be in- creased over these prevailing during the year 1914 at'a greater rete than salaries in other lines have ietireased. A dealer may charge his bitsiness with his salary, but Itt a reaeonable rate only." Dealers conducting a re - ten as well as a wholesale birSiness are eertuired to proporlden their or r - lead expellees and fixed charges to each branch, and this apportiohment must bear reasonable comparison with fixed charges of .dealers who are en- gaged entirely. in retail or entirely 1 in a wholesale -business. Mactavish, of Wroxeter, left for Gilbert Plains Manitoba, 1 on Saturday to attend his'brother, Peter, who was taken seriously ill while Vie- iting relatives there. Co—rnMwr.all,anOdntMvrasn. nEoun. Hee' Btrewnengdoef ment of their daughter, Lillian to Rev. Charles Wesley DeWitt C s ens, M.A., of Bryanstown, Ont., of Rev. T. Wesley Cosens,: of Co wall, Ontario. The 'marriage will ke place the middle of August. —While visiting at the home of is sons, in London, A. Reymann., an d and well known resident of Cr brook, was stricken with paralysis nd passed away early on Monday mo ing. He was in his 75th year. he funeral took place in Cranbrook, on Wednesday afternoon, the rema ps coming by the noon train. St. Jo 's Masonic Lodge, Brussels, of wh eh ,Mr. Raymann was a member or years, was in charge of the fune al. —The Voters' List for the muni panty of Bayfield has been prin and was posted -up at the clerk's O- nce on July 27th. There are in the village one hundred and fifty per- sons eligible to *vote at municipal ections and at elections to the L g- islative Assembly and forty-six el g- ible to vote at municipal electi ns 'only. Fifty-nine persons are quali- fied to serve as jurors. for a number of years Arnassda Par s, relict of the late John McCutcheort, of Wroxeter, passed away at her ho Turnberry on Saturday of last we k aged 68 years. The 'deceased, w was of Irish decent, had spent all er married life in that locality. She w a good mother, and her genial, kin ly disposition won her many friends w o regret to learn of her death. She is survived by two sons, John and Char- les, at home, three daughters, Mr S. Fox, Brussels; Mrs. B. Nixon, f Winnipeg, and Miss lobelia at home. —The Clinton News:Reeord f last week says: "One evening last week a young farmer on- the Maitla d concession, Goderich township, had a funny experien,ce in moonlight:sho ing. In the forepart of the night e heard a racket in his chickee co p and pan to get his gun. Find* that he had only one load left he wis ed to make sure °this- gartie and We • close to the door of the coop. did not have to wale. long before out ran something browit and thinking it was a Mink, he let ti have the -con- tents of the gun. Cotsratulating him- self on his, good shothhe went to pick up his game and *as eurprieed to find it was one of beet chickens. On entering the -coop e ?ostnd the real disturber of the peace, Mr. Skunk, sitting in the 'corner with ten ietarl chickene- lying around hies. With a long -handled spear the farmer man- aged to dispose of this exfra genie and he is to be coneretualted -upon 'got" the thief of his chicken coop." —James Frahcis Turnbull. stint of the laee James Turnbull, for enanY years principal of the Clinton High &hod], died suddenly at the home of his sister, Mrs. Wright, at Go Home Bay on Sunday. Mr. Turnbull had gone up to Go lionie on Friday, ae- icor/seal-lied by his little son, for a week's fishing. He was in his usual health but was taken suddenly ill on Sathrday and never rallied. Isle,art trouble was the cause of his death. The deceased had been bookkeeper' with the, Gordon Mackay people for many years. He is survived by his wife and two sons. —At.- the meeting of the quarterly official board a the ViCtoria. Street Methodist church, Goderich, en Mon- day night, the snemberS shOived their 'appreciation of the services of the pastor, Rey. J, H. Osterhout, 11,D . by increasing his salary by UK, It came cut at the meeting that one - of the members, William Swaffields bad been a member of the board for 51 -yeare, Mr. Swaffield' is in bis 85071 ' year, and is hale and hearty,' and iSt. alwatis in his place at churehi botbo Morning and evening on the Sabbath. —On Friday evening last the mem- bets of Belmore Methodist chureh and . other friends numbering about 'sixty assembled at th . home of Mr. and Mrs, Ralph Isle lfe to spend an ev- ening with Ptes. Archie Lowry and , Harry 'Metcalfe and presented them with with an address and a gift of matey' before leaving for London! ,,Caurp„ ,Rev, F. Stride read the ad.; dress and presented the gifts in be- half of the church. The soldier /ads made fitting replies. Rev. R. Ni Sin - Flair and Rev. F. Stride gave addresses ancl*the- evening was spent in music , social intercourse. Afteirwards sting with many good wishes for the fads in khaki.. -=-A. mai despatch ill the daily pap-. ers franc Wine's= says; "Wingb, am district:, _grew ehe Mitering ettAcuil damage from the eietssiVe drought TOM/ for weeks has daily, grown more =Wise, A heavy windstorm which. passed over the town and vicinity occasieeied eonsiderab/e alarm tend many trees were blown down, hut no rain fell. A speeies plant lice is devouring the turnips and vegetabie,s and other root -crops are seriously- af- fected by lack of moisture. The grain is not half heading out and isr ripening fast. 'the tars are less than half filled. Potatoes are drying up in the ground, no rain of any account 1.1aNillg fallen for .six weeks past. A, daily temperature of 90 or more de- grees in the shade prevails. —The death took place at Sheppard-* ton on Thursday of last week of Mrs. David Puttock, in her 7ard year, after an illness extending sihce 1,915, The. deceased was born in the township of Woolwich, in Waterloo rounty, was mar -lied in Hanover and resided there for a year. For twenty years Mr. and Mrs. Puttock lived at Blair, near Preston, and then moved to Shep- pardton. Besides her husband the de- ceased leaves one sister, Mrs„ Bows. man, of Caledonia, Mich, a daughter, IVIrs., Solomon (Jeanette Elizabeth) of Sheppardton; and three eohs, Will, of Spokane, Washingten; Nelson ancl Alex., away. Mrs. Ptittock's maiden name was Veronica Cress. The fund eral took place on Saturday plorsihnigh from the, family residence near Sher pardton, to Goderich,eleaving on the early G. T. R. train for Freeport, yiraterloo County, for interment. —A bad Accident happened in some mysterious manner to Atir. David El- liott, of the Besifiehl road, Ooderich township,. on Friday of last wieek. He was driving on the Cut Line at the time. Just what occurred is not that an auto collided with- the buggy and overturned it, Mr. Elliott was rendered unconscious and cannot.sa_y whtit happened. He arrived home in his buggy, which was badly damaged, and if the auto accident theory is cor- rect, it looks the driver of the auto must have' stopped, righted the buggy, picked up Mr. Elliott and put him beck in his buggy and that the horse lined the way home. From the condition of the buggy it looks As if it had been overturned and dragged some distance. Mr. Elliott himself sustained a bad gash in his head which required several stitehes to close. —The Goderich Star of last week says: "The Ontario West Shore Rail- way is a thing of the past. The en-• were sold by Trustee Stothers onliTed- : nesday, Thursday And Friday of last week. J. J. Hunter wielded the ham- mer and the SUM ef $2200 was realiz- ed for old ties, timberptile, ecrapers, and other junk along the, road, There was a fair attendance aleng the road during the sale The big trestle work at Port Albert brought $455. Thi was the biggest item on the road. The Goderich Council were going eo buy it for wood, but the price was more than they cared to go. --It went to McEwen Bros., a -oodericht There are a few loose articles lying eround yet, such as scrapers, that have not been returned to the trustee. He knows of sonie of theee and he will take ac -- tion against the parties concerned. It better that the stuff hes an been sold, for it has been steadily disap- pearing and soon'ithere world have been nothing at all left. Mr. Thomas Allan, of Dungannon, acted 'as clerk of the sale.