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THE IIIIRON EXPOSITOR
• SEAFORTIL Friday, Jan. 3rd, 1919
TAB BRITISti ELECTIONS
The broad features of the British
election results anneurice4 on. Satire
endent Liberal.
Lashire the 66 members te-
amed do not include a Mule Inde-
pendent Liberal. There are 38 Coati -
tion Unioniets-Ave Independent Unioniste, eight Coalition Liberals, 13 Lab-
orites, one -Socialist and one Nation-
alist. -
Even in Scotland the number, of In-
dependent Liberals returned can be
numbered on the fingers of one hand.
Coalition leaders elaimed that the
two principal factors that contributed
to their triumph are votes of the
women and soldiers. The former made
the majority secure and the sol iers as six Months, Then again, -Aqua
votes, according to one. leader, came progress has beert made in the gent-
latet as a tidal wave in favor of Lloyd ity of horses that are being raised: In
George: • the earlier nays in Manitoba, thee
The 12 divisions of Birmingham re- were many inferior sires used. from
turned Coalitionists, the only woman many causes. Importation was small
candidate in the city being at the bot- and good sires were few' and the in -
tom of the polle and forfeiting her de- conveniences of the the breeder in hi -
posit. This This forfeiture of deposit was ing to go. such long distances, was a
also the fate of three .other women temptation too often yielded to.usean
candidates; including the only Woman inferior sire, but in the past ten
candidate in Scotland. years the old order of things has pass -
Most of the east out ballots were ed 'away, with importations the best
those of soldiers who wrote across that money can buy in eastern prov-
them such remarks as "Send us hoine inees and the Old Country, and using
and we will vote or "We have no in- the best hams. It is now no uncom-
formaticin about the candidates." The mon sight to see four or five colts on
net result of the election is summed a,lialf section farm, the product of one
in the papers eat a. personal tri- year's breeding that will weigh at
up ,
umph for Premier Lloyd - George three years old 1500 to 1700 pounds.
the disappearatice of the ' two great When I visited out two years I theught,
object attained,., as anitlatance, might
mention that in. six moaths (during
the winter of 1917=18) my own town
shipped 23 ears of horses, raised here
and 'think there are many other teems
in Southern Manitoba that have made
as good a showing. Those 23 care
• shipped from here, Some Were billed
to points in Northern Manitoba, and
thereat to Saskatchewan and Alberta.
When we think it is such a short time
ago that bevies were, being shipping
here for farm use, I think it is ,a fair
showing that has been made to ship
23 ears .in such a shrift period taf time
parties,the aabeials and Irish-Natione -from my
viewpOint that each Mule
alistS. The papers without exCeption died acres, did. not produce more colts
emphasize that the election is not for many of what we call just ordin-
merely a great -triumph, but a great aey 'farmets, breed from six to eight
Iopportunity_for Lloyd George, as the .colts a year, and colt raising has been
countrtt insists on the carying out of for the past few years -a geed paying
a vast programme of social reform. proposition, and in my . opinion it
declare - that - the governing will be for some years te, come, in spite
day, are the sweepmg triumph of the TheY .-
Lloyd George Coalition, the 'complete ' !classes are on.trial arid, if they fail to of all thet"tin lizies" Ford can beuild;
,also tractors, for with the of
route of the Asquithians, theePaseiftsiree, satisfy the country a paieful reckon -,
. awaits them at the next election, 'acres of new land in those four wes-
tern provinces; and also Northern On-
tario to be brought - under -cultivation
for to bring forth the fruit of the soil
for man's use is going to take horses.
without numbee to do the work, for
quite a large Empire is still repre-
sented in those millions of acres as yet
untoachedby man, and with this east,
area ander cultivation. It is only the
most prophetic who would dare to pre -
diet the many other great indastries,
that will come into being; that horses
will be needed, taken .althogether,there
the/ women candidates, and the victory IIg-
of the Sinn Feiners all'along the line. which may coine sooner than is now
That the Coalition Government would apparent. -
be victorious had beeuda foregone con-' •
elusion; ' despite - the rumblings e MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS"
rumors between the polling and the SEAFORTH-Mayorel. F. Daly, J.
counting of the :votes, that Labor A- Stewartc Dr. R. R. Ross, Foster
would make an unexpected show. But Harburn, James Watson. Reeve -Jas.
that David Lloyd George would cone- i Xtfalrq, r t Harburn, Jelin arieve. Ceun-
mand completely. ' an overwhelming i cillorse-Williain Golding, C. Aberhart,.
majority in the propo ' ioei of almost ' ;John Finlayson,. William Smithers, C.
five to one had never 1een suspected Barber, It. Parks, H. Edge, Jaraes ,
even by the ine)et sangrtine Coalition- Davis,hG. D. Haigh, James Fe Willis,
Of fourteen. women candidates only , rl n
hn
e a d. - Grieve,- Thomas
istse And since Coaliti n, as it now:: J. %\ W. ea y, - o
operates, is distinctly more Conservaed btePbe
ns, J. J. Clufft J. Gilles:pie. is a bright future. ahead for the sue-
tive than Liberal,* in its composition ' W. L. & Sewer Commission -W. D. eessful breeder ' The two most favor -
and tendencies,. this. result of the first , Kerslake. Trustees -North Ward -et ed are the Cly.des and Percherons, a1 -
'election under the ettee4ed franchise' L. G• Jackson, J. H. Reid; East though some Shires are raised and I
• and with the participation of millions ward ‘-nlohn Beattie, W. A. Crichn have seen some oarticularlY good
of women voters' is most suggestive. .
'-- South Ward---. 'Rankin, A.. D:cfStith- peal -Lens of the Shire but as I said
returns from the the sale Would •ha
been that much better.
-Tipling &Mils have *templet -
ed one pfethe most successful years
in the history of their flax industry
in Wingham. They have. paid out, in
wages alone $30,000 and at their sleek-
est season employed over twenty
hands. ,This enterprising' firm. has
leased' 450 acres of land on which t
grow flax for next year's business,
this _ is an increase of 100 acres -over
previous years. '
-On Wednesday evening last the
death toolE place in London' of Mies
Margaret, deughter of Mr. and Mrs:.
William Walker, of Clinton. The de-
ceased young ladyit'whe was in her
20th year, was -attending Normal in
London when she Contracted the in-,
fluenza, On Saturday of last week
her parents were notified, that her con-
dition was seriousand on Sunday they
went down and removed her to the
hospital and her mother remained
with her. On Tuesday her father was
sent for and though she seemed to be
in a very serious condition she rallied
somewhat for a few hours but on
Wednesday she grew Averse and neth-
ing that could be done 'availed. to .save
her young life. *
• --A pleasant event took place at the
home of Miss Martha L. Roe, 2nd line
of Morris, on Wednesday, December
e the two favorites 'are dlydes and Per,
(elle will be entitled to sit in the House . :GREY TOWNSRIP-Reeve.. R. lav- claerons and when' a .Manitoba boy
of Commons. „namely a Sinn Feiner, mgston, J. McNabb. Councillors -O. takes his seat on the plow With' four
Webber played the accompteninents
for thesingersvery acceptably. -The
flabas again invaded three 'homes here
• hut the type 'does not ?teem so virtilen
as in October. -Rev. Father Barry, o
London; is preaehinganorning and .ev-
•ening, on Friday, Saturday and Su
day.
aaaapaam.,,,
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• HULLETT
.Death of Robert Reid. -In he
vil-
lage of Kinistino, North Sasketcheeva
there died on the 14tly Nov 1918,
Robert Reid in his /2nd year, wh
moved*? that province two years age
with a view to be near his son John
Who for some • years was terming in
that locality. Mr t Reid was a native
of Lanarkshire, Scotland, and came to
°tiled& with his people in 1856, and
settled in the County of Huron. In
the course of time Mr. Reid was Mar-
ried to Miss Barbara Campbell, of the
same County, and .theet, made their
home on Lot 2, Concession:Ale Hal-
lett, making it a comfortable home and
one of the finest farms in the couitty,
Which he had well stocked, •more es-
pecially with good horses of which he
was. a *great admirer. • Mr: -Reid was;
unaesuming ihrmannek, and led a quiet
and industrious life on his farm, and
was much esteemed in his own neigh-
borhood in the township. He, with
his family were regular .attendants
• 18, when she was united in marriage Berns' Presbyterian church, of vane
to Mr. Robert Warwicig, *also of the he was a consistent. member. Mr
second concession. Rev. E.. F. Arm- Reid is survived by his widow,* his
strong, pastor of the-Wingliam Meth- ' gone John, MTS. Nary Somerville, of
I
,odist church, perfoitnecl the cereniony., Edmonton, and Miss Euphemia M., at
s The happy ample are highly respected home. .
residents of Morris arid their many
friends will extend corigratup.tions.
They will spend their honeymoon at
the home of the bride's sister, Mrs.
Patterson in Clifton, Kansas ' and in
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other American cities:,
-Lebanon Chatter No. 84, G.R.C.,
Viringhatri, held their Annual election .
4 officers on Tuesday evening with the
following results: P.Z., Ed. Nash;
Z., Alex.ceutts; H., E. J. Mitchell J.,
J. L./Bisbee; Treas. J. W. 1VIcKib-
bon; 8 . E., H. E. NV: Tamblyn; S.
N. A. E. Coling; P.S., A. G. Smith;
S. S. H. A; 'Mutton; J. S., H. J.
Jobb; 'M. of lst V., J. A. Mills; 2nd
V., F. J. Libby; 3rd V. W.Frankumt
4th .V., Geo. CarreJ .0'. Frank Bow-
den: SO., Jan Stewart; M.O., Jas.
McBurney.
• CHISELIIIThiST
Notes, -Mr. William Mooney has
disposed of his fine 150 'acre farm to
Mr. Thomas Harris, of Usborne. MT.
Harris will take poesession in the
spring. -:Mr. and. Mrs . Charles Theo -
bold of Seaforths sperit Christmas Day
saliamaaaraaa
EtnivikLis
Evangelistic Services. -On Sunday
and Monday evening lest, Gipsy Simon.
Smith, cousin of the famous Gipjsy
Smith, sptike in Eliro.ville church,' and
those who availed themselves of ,the
opportunity of hearing this deservedly
popular evangelist, were more than
repaid. OpeSundAy mornhig he poke
on "Unexpected Events," in the even-
ing .on "Conversion", and on Monday
evening he get% his lecture, "Adv'ene
tures of'a Rolling Stone." The church
was packed to the doors; Many cora-
ing from a long distance to hear him.
He gave a vivid description of the life
of the Romaeys or Gypsies of Eng-
land, and the manners and mode of liv-
ing He told of his own life in. Epping
Forest, of the conversion Of his father
and uncle, the father of the other
-famous Gipsy -Smith, and hi A mother's
conversion, and then; how they settled
down and he was sent to school to ob-
tain his education, though limited,
compared to what maty ethers have.
.
Colins, J. McEwen, G. or six Clydes With an individual with Mr, and Mrs. 'William Leitch. He :spoke of his twandering life in
Countess Markieviez, who was elected * Harris, 3-• Weight of 1600 pounds, he haa every • litany occupntions. When young in life
for St. .Patrick,a Dison of Dublin Brc'wl'' L. -McDonald. .
Williani t
I t ). C imel--J. H. Fear,
he was sent out to Caned* with trianY
city. But as the Sinn Feiners refuse MORRIS—Reeve,- lain s on confidence. E'er \.the sun gets well to , STANLEY 4,
(acc ama ion , o , setting there will be a black area other boys by, Dr. Barnardo. He stay-
-.
Proctor W. Yin% R. H. Short- School Report -L --The follovcing is the ed twei years. with a, farmer. in CO,
Commons will as- hitherto be com-• A. • report of the school in Section No. 6, bourg; then returned tosErigland-to his
Co-
to sit at Westminster, the Houae a
2 reed (acclamation). mother and Younger brothers. Before
posed entirely ef males. - .1
TUCKERSMITH--.1teeve-11. Crich,
anywhere from. sae to ten acres- and
his favorites, be they -Clyde or 'Pert Stanley, for .Noveraber and,Deceraber.
cherons, seem to, do the trick so easy, The naramare in.erder 'of merit, based
that it IS almost like a holiday or a on _weekly examinations, regular ,ent-
1
triumphal march down thet half mile tendance, punetaality, general profici-
of furrow and here let me say to some eney and; good „conduct. ; Sr . IV -Total.
of • our eastern ' friends, who in the . 865-Pearl.Reid Reid 708, Eric Reid 7/7,
past used to .thing corning to Mani- i Carl Johnston732, Edith Beatty -698,
tote was, as a, severe a :task as a 1 Emily. Beaty 686..f <Jr. IV -George
Russian edict sending h fellow to Pilgrim 745;'Per0 Johnston744, Eva
Siberia, has all Changed an.d the. boot -Epps 708. pa-Tetid 685 -Sr. -R.
is ell ..kil right foot and--ai cohvincing Johnston 5$0, Yiriltrid,' Chute; -574- Sr:
III -Bruce Fester '664, Margaret John-
ston 059, Mabel NeLincliey.608, Phebet
Colclough 596 Ellwood Epps 582, Ern -
et MeLincheY 4-45tt:- SecOralsOtasst-
Total 1065 -Cassie Itilinstop* 448, ' Iee
One Johnston 847, Arene: °hater 833.
-Peat ilea -Total -660=teMillard. Robert-.
_eon 645, Hetet .S. '
liott 610, 1VIeled $t
al. 540e-eSrt*te
530.. ' Jr. Pt. -I. -e-e
. .
Pt. I ete-Ada !Steer 52
520, Tommy 'Chuter 230, 'Jeat Albert
175.-M: L.; Celeman, Teitcher.
All the other women candidates, in- T. Coleman, J.' F. McKay. Council he was 20 he was sent out 'to the
eluding many of the foremost in the (____Je B. Griot', -R. Watson, J. Mc- United States, buying horses and went
across with them. Later he *became a
their constituencies. Christabel Pank- Clark, I.. Moore, C. Riley. ' cab. driven. and it. was while he was
wonien's movements, were rejected by Naughton, W. Doig, T. Doig, M.
hurst came the nearest to being elect= , CLINTON-Mayor, A. T. Ceoper, occupied be this way, that helmets con-
verted. Inside of three anontlis he
, being 'defeated only by a narrow Thomas - Cottle. Reeve -R. J. Mil • , .• .
jority by a Labotite. 1, ler, James H. Ford. Council -Bert sionary in Old London for six yehrs.
Was- Vreachhig, beednung-•a pity mis-
M E T Cottle Afterwards he began as at,travelling
evangelist. He has had the honor of
The sinn Feiners, as expected, not Langford, H. Wilste, R. B. Carter, A.
only swept Ireland, but gamed their J. c urr y, . , . ,
-seats *with enormous majorities, leave; J. P. Sheppard, W. et Nediget, J. E. proof a that assertion I know of
ireg the Nationalist representation. in, Johnson, T. It .MurPhy, Vit Paislety: young farmers., who have ionly been
b ven School Board -St. Andrew's Ward, w . farming a few years, were ible to tuck
away four or five thousand dollars in
the past year's farining operations on
only a half Section ef land. Of emerge,
that showing was, only possible by Idle'
foundations laid by the pi -oilers of this
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fair province and if your humble ser-
vant not ,classAhhnselt 'pioneer,
he would just now'give a boast for the
e new ar la .
members. John Dilionethe Nationalist
leader, was defeated by E. De Valera,
Sinn Feiner, for East Mayo, by a ma-
jority of over 4,000. Joseph Devlin
however, defeated De Valera for the
West Belfast seat De .Valera also
wee a candidate 'it- the South Down
constitriency.
A prominent feature of the polling
revealed by the haunt is the compara-
tive smallness of the polls. compared H. -,
ei Elliott, F. H. Willis, Thomas
with the registered number of .elec- tell, R. A:- Currie, A. M. Crawford,
tors. No figures are yet available as Albert BelleWilliam Gray, John -Tian --
to what, er.tent the army and navy nah, W. G. Paterson, T. C. Robert -e
voted. It should also be noted that the , son, John Morgan, Simon Mitchell.
defeat of the Asquithians, especially , BLYTH-Reeve. Jamts Cutt, sr., K.
the formir Ministers in most cases can A. Thomas, J. R. Taman; Councillors
be attributed in part to split votes n.1 J, Dobbs. H. A: Thomas, D. D. Crit -
three -cornered constituencies. ' tenden James Moody, Jos. q'arearn
Not only has no Coalition Minister school Trustees:, w J. Sims, mrs
S.R. Holmes Wel.); St James' Word,
A. Cudmore, W. J. Cook;' St. George's
Ward, A. J. Morrish (accl,); St Min's
WardaT Cottle, -who was -nominated,
is aameyoralty candidate, mild anothet
nomination will have to be made.
WINGHAM -- Mayor, Mayor L,
BinkleYe W. H. Gurney and H. B. El-
hliott: Reeve. Amos Tiplin, W. G.
co -un_ pioneers. Suffice it to say they just
Paterson end William Ibister; hammered away like our brave boys
cillors A E Angus A Smith, .
dd tAnin Rd
I will have something further to say
about .the horse,' but Would like to
ask Tom if that noble animal will be
s.wift, enough -to pull in at Parliament
H141. .
* Our Christmaf season just closed
was very quiet fait as ppblic team -
tions were concerned, eauhel by the
passing shadow; orthe great, epidemic
which it! Still With us, although. I ani
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been defeated, but most of them were Gardiner, D.D. Crittenden Miss Met-
- - pleased to Say that in the case of our
re-eleete-d by extraordinary majorities. calfe, S. A. Poplestoties
own town, has ;been of a comparative
For instance, Preraier Lloyd George's EXETER -Reeve, B1W.. F . Beavers
mild form, but sometimes we had over
majority is 12,000; Winston Churchill's • (accl.); Councillorsa N. M. Penhale,
thirty cases at once. • The holiday
le 000 and Andrew Bonar Law's 13000- Jessie R. Elston, C. B. Snell, R.Walsh,
Majorities well over 10,000 were quite w. C. Revers, Louie Day, F Ellermg-
•
common among the Coalitionists. Don- ton, R M. Creech; utilities commission,
aid McMaster's majority was 9,599. S.R. Hind (accl.), school trustees (two
The Pacifists were almost in every , years). J. H. Grieve. J. S. Harvey;
case ignomitionslY defeated by heavy W. J. Statham., R. N. -Creech, .
votes. The rejected candidates in this s Ford, lelre. Margaret Fowl, Mr. Sus -
group included Philip Snowden, James an Kostle, S. Martin F. -Wood .(for.
Ramsay MacDonald, Wm. C. Anderson one year); Rev. A. A. Martin,
(accl.).
(Labor Member for Attercliff Dierieion BAYFIELD-Reeve, A. Erwin and
of Sheffield), .Arthur Henderson, the I George Lindsay; Councillors, W. Jew -
Labor lea.der; Robert L. Outhwaite, • itt, W. Weston, John Cameron, W.
(Liberal for Hanley), Fred W. Jewett i Elliott, J. Hueston, J. Ela.gety, 0.
(Labor member for West Bradford) Dewar, .S. Blair, Capt. Ferguson and
George Lansbury -former Socialist i S. Cleave.
in iy ge.
member for Bow and Bromley Divi- • MeKILLOP-Reeve, jp Dodds. .
season consisted mostly of family re-
iinions and some of -them- were made
sad, by a vacant. chair since they last
assembled together, a year ago ..Those
vacant chairs were ceased by both the
war. and the dioease, but there vreie
many glad -reunions, and I have ie
hazy recollectiori *myself of turkey,
and puddiag; reheese, etc., and it Seeme
to have been a handicap in penning,:
these few thoughts. It has been said
of Chauncey Depew, Unde Sara's
great after-dinner speaker, that was
a niisnoraer, for he invariably did not
make a speech after eating, but be-
ttainlets and Charles P. M. Govenlock. Councillors -Hugh Al-' fere, which was pretty good, evidence
. Trevelyan, foriner Parliamentary Sec- : exander, G.D.C. Earn, F. J. Mc-
retary for Education. I Quaid, Daniel Regele, Joseph Ryan.
Among the surprises of the election I II. Alexander and J. Ryan have with -
was the defeat of Herbert H. Asquith„' drawn.
the farmer Premier. He is rejected int STEPHEN -Reeve, Sohn Love, W.
company with most of his ablest lieu- D. Sanders; Deputy -Reeve Alexander
tenants. inciuding Sir John Simon, Neeb. William Yearley.. Deputy -Reeve,
. former Howe Secretary; Reginald Mc- -Williarn Anderson,- John Hayes, G.
KeT111S., former Chancellor of the Ex- Penhale and David Webb.
cl,equer; Walter Ruticiroan, former GODERICH TOWNSHIP-Reeve-
Presideet of. the Board of Trade; Her- 0. Ginn., N. W. Trewartlia. Council
bert Samuel, former Postmaster Gen- -Herb. Cox, George Vanderburg. '
eral; 'Charles F. Masterman, former `STANLEY-Reeve-Sames Keyes,
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, M. Elliott. Cou-ncil-J. Hood, M.
Mossop; George Hanley, 3. Eta, W .
and others.
Labor tared badly in the elections, Donzlas•
- HULLF,TT-The Reeve and Council_
tho gli more fortunate then the As-
ir were all elected by acclamation.
qu* hians. They had expected to elect
EAST WAWANOSH-Reeve, at /east 100 members,. whereas they
Campbell (aecl.) Council -WI -n.1
New -
have only approximAtely 75, of whom ton
Currie, Robert Irwin., Robert Meehan -
ten are Coalitionists. Even this, how -
an, W. Straughan, .(all aecl.)
ever, is a much larger representation
- IVIORRIS-Couneil elected by acela-
than Labor has had A remarkable
Illation.
feature (ye the returns is the enormous -
majorities received by the winning
candidates in many constituencieS and'
aIANITOBA LETTER
o dearth of very small majorities. Dear Expesitor,-As intimated -in a
former letter that I would talk a little
Under the provisions of the new
live stock industry of Manitoba
franchise Aet, every candidate who ' °t*1 -the
just thought what a great advantage
fails to obtain one-eighth of vates poll- 1 1
de_ ' it would be to me if a only could talk
ed in his consti ,tuenoy forfeits his
horse like Tem, eattle like George, .and
wait of $1.50 sterling. More than 130 ,
rigs like Bola Ilt would be a veritable
candidates are victims cif this rule. .
of inforriation for Vin
It is difficult to coenpare the results ' enclelcTetll'a
so eloquently of all tie
of ibis election with that of 1910, ow- i ean tall us
gland points of 'the most noble aninial
inn to the numerous rearrangements
of constituencies ander the last Re- I created for the use of maa, altheuda
form At, bet a compariscei between 1 in these twenty century dsws we eTe
the country as a whole, showe that apt -103 think the "Little Ford" is fest
that noble animal, at least
London has f<one almost solid for the dlePlakting
Coalition. Only three Independent . aft our highways. Nevtertteless}„ it
time before the horsetas
Liberals were returned and the two wilt be soma
. eliminated from the farms of Mani -
Laborites returned are both Coati-
tioniets.•
, toba, w.hei it is so eaiy to manipulate
The returns in Yorkshire are no les tc' f ' Ito
a four or six rse Vane with a mile
* --eenbers from of fureow ahead with no turns, and
- toaishing. 0.-g *
hshire.e d' '' • eeiouisek, our up-to-date farmers, 'alive been
;•
.. of planning for the past decade, to not
,h only -make this province self-support-
ing in the matter of horse powerrbat
to have a surplus and Sontherrellani-
•* toba has measured well del to the
that the good things of a banquet
retarded the action of -a silver tongue
so with. us ordinary fellows,' it seems
to work down to ORT arms, after leav-
ing our mental capabilities slightly
off the metals.
December, 1918, in Manitoba, will
go down to history as one of the
'finest months in probably thirty years.
We have just snow enough for sleigh-
ing. and the mildness of the temper-
ature has kept the trees and wires
coveted with a. beautiful hoare frost
for almost theentire-mon* which
eparkie.s like. diamonds in thesvnliglit
bet this. pleasing scum ha S its other
sale, too, for by the sheer weight of
this hoare frost aceumplated on OUT
telephone wires, has caused quite a
loss, by the breaking of,the wires and
Poles, Ori one rural line no less than
• nineteen laree cedar poles right" in
suenesion were leroken off near the
ground by the weight. In some cases
the wires were' as large as a six inch
stovepipe, with frost, but we have not
had cotil weather, consequently it has
been a fuel saver and to save fuel at
present prices puts a fellow in a Xmas
spirit. so I wish yea all ceniptienents
of ehe seasee.
W.B.
• HCRON NOTES
s
--tar. H.T.Perdtte, Mast Wawanos ,
had paraheised a. new head hell "Cla -
ton Ilienald" one of toles beet bred 'bulls
in Oaaada mad a fall brother to "Pete
feetion Fairfax" the ling of Heroford
siree in America. Mr. Perdue SOkl
-two heifer .senior calves at the eGuelph
Stodge Show held a couple of. weeks
ago for the sped el $560. •
-Orr lie Rodewasi delarereal a lire
hog to Mr. D. Carftelon in Clinton last
week, which tipped the scales at 550
pounds. * Live hogs were only KT .25
last week, -but eyen at that this par--
tieular one breught its owner a tidy
sure. Of coarse had it been ready
when the price was around $29 the,
'640,,,,c1atton EV
-2-446:.-: 1 -Tot- eatienee-He gave setae .eound advue
drixiix4pAinot :.to,:the'lioung people,' _.-witdomi„,gained:
, Tomitoii mo. 'fro,. his varied-experiencOs. ' He sang
seite, Foster - solos at all services which Were Very,
much enjoyed, as he Posseises a splen-
did 'Voice, which: one ' coeild listen to
for •a long, time. Although he spoke
for nearly *hoar 'Leda. half, the aud-
. , .TUCKERSMITH knee paid rapt attention till- the end,
Flour Down. -For ten: days we will offer all
the high grade flourat$5.75 per ewt,". - tAr. E. then -being Way to see Irian close his
Kerslake, Seaforth. . • 2664;1 lecture. He -promised- Rev. Parnaby;
Death of Mrs. Samuel Reid. -An Old the pastor, if it is at . all:, possible; he
and much esteemed resident of this would come beck again ed of this,
township paesed away on the .111ill ,we are certain a warm ception will
' be awaiting him. • - ,
Road, on Saturday Aast, in the person .
of -Ellen -Grete wife of Mr. -Samuel
Reid, in her 72nd year. Mrs. Reid = • ' HENSALLa
was b0111. in. SeOtlialld, but came to Coal for Sale. --We have in the neighborhood
Canada when e child; the family reeid_ of 150 tons of -soft coal for sale. and as long
ing at Harlockewhe're she 'Was married :/2 IC flvi:thVII
instil it tifott $181.001104 per ton
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many yearn ago -t(ie Mr. Reid. 'Some ., liensail. Cook Bros, . ° " P 1 26i4 -ti
twenty years ago Mr. and Mrs. Reid 1, Pest 'Office box holders ark reminded that
moved to .the Grey. farm :on the Mill rent for - same is age and paytible in advance
Road,' where they have .since resided. Tostbeirlarweekea eivti jpilluiteerY'Vech 'Ylr' and
Last siring, MTS. Reid had the raisfor- in their payment. Suir3criptlions receivedfor
tune to fall' and fracture her leg, and all Deily and Weekly Newepapers at the Hen-
-salt *Post Office: Patronize eour postmaster
althoughable to be: about she had not , who hamlet the papers. i 2664-2
leen enjoyiag good health for some win Feed.—Owing to the -f.4 t that we are
time, her death nevertheless came as.! running our mill night and deo, we 'bietie a
a great phock to her husband and large quantity of feed for:sale itt. the fdlloiving
1-33rticirig-;;Shoets at $36 and Ormnst $31 per ton.
friends, as it was not until the previ- , i our bags. Cook Bros., Wiling Co., He4s,
oUS Thursday that she was stricken' : .2662-tf'
sall,-oet.
with an attack of heart trouble, and I 'Wheat Wanted -Bring us yo r wheat eitler
tan or sming -wheat, we will pay YOU the very
speaking before the Royal -Family and
,many others of high birth. Altogethe.
er he has -crossed the °dean forty-one
times.. His -lecture was fall inter-"
est, :and valuable- information. His
witty. remarks, Many times, made the
=audience roar with langhter,- but eaCh
was .followed by a very letetfut appli-
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passed away twb 'jays later. Mrs, Raid
WaS a woman of any exoellent quali-
ties, kind and sympathetic, and was
greatli beleved by 'neighbors and
friends alike. Besides her bereaved:
hueband she ia survived by one daugh-
ter, Its. William '13roadfoot, of this
township, both of Whom •have the spa-
pathy of the whOle icommeenity ia their
bereavement. The funeral services
were conducted froin her late home on
Monday, the remains :being interred
in Baird's cemetery. . .
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Oetineal-14 pounds for 25c or $5.25 per sack.
W. E. sl a ke , Seaforth. ' 2664-1
Notice. -There will be a meeting of the
-Farmers' Club on Tuesday, Je.nuary 7th. Mem-
bers are advised to remember the date and if
Possible to attend. MM. Murphy. delegate to
the Annual Convention. will be well worth
while corning to bear.
Notes .—Miss May Keyes and bro-
thers, John and Eugene, of Stratford,
visited their aunt, Mrs. J. Nagle on
-Friday and Saturday last, Sohn has
just returned from* England. In the
outskirtsofYpres,'at•Calonne, he was
wounded in 1916 and again in Sep-
tember of thie Year. He looks bale
and hearty and 4 very lppy, al-
though he wears a i!ew scars.. He was
a signaller with tee 15th Canadian
Batalion, attached to the 48th High-
landers and bad a very important ditty
to perform, being often alone in many
conilict,—An excellent. programme
was rendered oit Monday night for the
benefit of the school. Solos were ren-
dered by Miss Malbney end L. Web-
aad Miss Regan, of Miteleell,. sang
several songs veregsweetiy. Rey. Fr,"
Berke, of St. COlumhari, gave. an ex-
cellent address on Education, dwelling
'on the advantages log higher educatiOn
and on the difference between educa-
tion and training. University edu-
cation was very desirable for farmers,
as well as for other professions. Mr.
Thomas Murphy Was the chairman of.
the evening and spoke oft Oliver Gold-
smith, and showed that his ideas of
the distribution of, wealth, aud those
being advocated now. at the puesent
time, were quite 'Similar. Mist Tessa
,
-highest prices. At present.we are paying 75c
for oats and $1.03 per bushel /or barley; grain
Prices subject to change. Cook ene
Co. Hensail, Ont. , 2662-tf
Announcement -Mr. ant Mrs. Sam-
uel Dining announce thetnegagernent
of their .only daughter, ;Laura Bea-
trice, to Mr, E. Maurice. quance, f
Exeter, the marriage tol take place
early in January. • ;
From Belgitan.-The figoleving let -
tet was received by Mrs. Enoch Par-
ker, of Hensall, from her sere Sgt.
Charles Arthur Parker; Belgium,
November 20th, '1918. Dear Mother,
-Well, mother, justsa few lines to tell
you am o.k, and in tlie best of
health. Gordon =is in England in the
hospital, and is getting long fine. I
had a letter from him day or so
ago. Well, Psuppose you. are all're-
joiciag over peace. It is great, isn't
it? Mother, I can come tame to you
again, God spared our lives. He ans-
wered your prayers. We. owe Him
many thanks., How is papa ,no doubt
he,is more cheerful now, everyone will
be: We are in Belgium now and no
doubt we will soon,be in Germany. We
expect to go. as far as the,Rhine. My
the people here are glad to see. WS:,
they -do anything for us, .after
four years of German rule and tortu
It is awful to see what they have don
scrim 'of the blackest sins have.be
committed by those inhunran heingS,
I can easily see why theeshave lost
the war, tell you all when I see
you. , I stayed one night and e patt
of a day in minim. You have often
heard of that Place. It a beautiful
place, teo.I Thee are a lot of beauti-
ful. cities and towns in. this ,country
„and in France also. Valenciennes is
a lovely place. Some paiets of it is
'badly 'damaged though, for we :hed.`
quite a hard fight to eapture CAM,.
brai was also a pretty city but badly
damaged. We had out hardest battle
there. I lost many pals there. That
is where Gordon was wounded'. Now'
we are going to see sortie German
cities on the Rhine: We eau% get
horde for Christmas, mother, but we
hope soon after. How is Muriel? I
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F.... we e peciaily' reCommend Mc Pliers°
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g, vei have provified a splendid e assortment of F.F.
ng and Hockey Shois. These Shoos are the
ockn, wled ed to be the best Hocir4 , Shoe made in I;
Canada. Note these values
IVien'sblack pebble' leather Hcciricy shoes made Et
,with ankle straps -and inside ankle supFlortS, pair $3;50.
Men's'blacli mule Hockey Shoes,it Made with ankle
straps and. inside ankle Supports, per ,pair $4.5o.
Men's black mule .Hockey ShoCs,-, McPherson's
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suppktr' ts; per pair, $5.50, • --
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straps and 4nk1e supports, per. pair . o.
•i Ladies box calf skating shoes., ce.lined with 9 Ei2
inch tops, per pair 4.00! v- I ....
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Boys' :1'4ack pebble leather Hock Shoes, ankle
-Straps and inside supports per pair '3; 0 and 3.50. =
• Boys's131ack Mule Hockey Shoe McF'herson's F.
lightning hi -ch, made With ankle.. s s and inside E
ankle supp tss, per pair 4.5o,
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/Write to her soon. Well I will City. -,Miss Pearl Dykes his return -
do 0 tfor this time Mother, f 'Iva ed sfrom Port %iron where she spent
0 a lof o tell you when. I come a week's holideats with relatives. -Dr.
' e. Ilop'ng all. is ,Well. Love t J . W. Peck has returned from his trip
. . . .
1 rem iri as l- ever, your loving, to St. John, NI,V, Anil is again active,
AETH li. - , , • ly engaged' in his practice. -The ser-
iefs.! -- New Years Day passed, vices ' held in • our local churches on
Very quietly Jin our village,. but Sunday last were, largely attended and.
e .were large inunber of visitors, both the. serminis and music had the
e ville and the Christmas tree true Xmas ring. and emphasizing the
rtainme t held in the Methodist- fact that Christ was tlie desire of the
ele in th' evening helped to bright- .. nations more at he presenttime than
g or fhe New Year and ewet and was 'hound ,to . so more
o to he children, and at; ' and more So until "Every ee should
is entertainment will be l' bow to him ind. eve& tongue contests. -
week's issue, being ,1115 l!bini Lord.-Mr.,an&MtS. J. W. Orb,
theverybest ever held%, Wein were pleased',1.6 have nearly all .
with. that Sabbath school. , the menibers,,Of their family home at
ve a little;sleighing, but .: -Xmas -holidaYs, many coming front
sq.ve the purpose for - quite a distance. -Mr. W. Ens& and
Mpnicipal matters are Itsisters of London, spent a few dayi
.attention of °lir -rate ,lier0 recently, with' their relatives and
t god earnest and there friends. -Rev Mr„ Garrett of St.
a lively contest for.the. .P.aul's- :Church, ' secured' the Min-
partiOlar,-The Mies tzre children •the ell known entertain-
-4 , spent Christmas $erd, Air a ciMe -in the Town hall on
ev uary ••10th. -Mr.
Man and fanillr -or '
lOoderich spent i *trees holidays
"with!'" -their rela ires.; and friends in
..Heniall and vitinitt-The Misses
-rAcheson spent 4,1 Week recently with
;their parents, Mr- .arid MTS. NIT, Ache -
'on, of the New Comniercial.-Our - •
merchants report the holiday trade as -
very fgood .7-11f-rg; Miners. of London
ecently visited lfer parents, Mr. and
Oftsj.;.T: - Pail:inert -Mrs.- L. Walper
'and son who havtV been he,re. for some :
months Intend returningt tp .the west,
e
where -Mrs. Wa r's • daughters . are ' -"-
living.-With the .good 'sleighing . of
the past Week; gram came in in larie
quantities. -The f011owing: was the re- -
Suit Of the nominations onMonday ev-
ening- last, - Fer Reeve -George , C.
Petty and John W. Ortwein; Council-
lors, George Hudson, Thordas Hudson,
William E. Pfaff, RoberV.Bontlirou,
Robert McArthurt- and William • J.
Jones; Or School Tips ;-tees-David ,
Dew, D. 'B. MCLOnn, and E. s. • -
Hardie, these ttli0..e by acciamitiott,
and George H: tick, Dr,. A. Moir
-and Wt.:11. HarWitn, .-Mr. and MTS.'
, Allan Webber 44 'London, Spent the
-past week with Mr. Webber's_parents
here. ---Miss Gra Elder who has been
Gra
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Toronto for e months, is home
the. holidays. -Mr. Lloyd
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, Andrew and his many%
friende who are always
e him. -Miss Ethel Pul-
ed :from .Seaforth and
here she Spent a couple
relatives and friends.
e . animal. :Christmas Sabbath
I elite ... lament of,Carniel Prest
rti
an eke it fives helkon Monde*:
litg *St 4,, nothwithstanding the
alence of 1the "flu" in Malty parts
e, surrounding country,. added to
act that same' evening was
nation gyt, there was a very
attendance ,and with all the Sith-'
Schoolehildien free and the nom -
um - 6f 26?for the 'supper serv-
., the .basenient the proceeds ,a -
ted to ove*$50, which is devoted
ssions. The program was long
aried consisting of dialogues, re-*
ons, readings, .drills, choitises,
nd we -regret that With the space
r disposatwe cannot give an ex-
uded repont; ' sufflie it. tet. say that
both 'the younger and 'older scholars
renopred, their .,partS, in- a manner a-
like creditable to themselVesandtheir
teachers In addition to the program
put by the, day School, a hum-
oroti reading-Jwas given by Kr. Wm. 1 spen
Gra", and short addresses Were given Davis. df Toronto; spent the past week
by Revd. Dean -and Garrett and G. J. here, but has retnrned to -residue his
iitheidankl. Rev, Mr. McConnell, the dnties in the bank. -Mr, R. Ho'rsely -
and sifli, of ,Chntian, and formerly of
' 111:-litr
1!a . spent
Zindt M--.1-ist*. Wdar Hh:.emiteryiieceolndat-
1have tifeen visitetlIply their son -William,
from the west. -Our curlers and skat-
ers are -longing; tor frosty weather
for their favorit*Oast time.—Mr. C.
T. jobt has beeii!in the cities during
during thepast *meek ordering goods
we believe, for his new departtnentat
ber of her friends *the, Forest.. steal, to. be openedrarly inthe spnng,
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rightlpan in the right place: and Miss
Jean Chapman -from Goderich, added
theinterest' the program by A
ce and MrS, Chamber -
Niagara Falls, Spent Cbrist-
inas with Mr. and Mrs. W.
4. 'dam. Ws: Chamberlain's par-
ents ,-1-Miss was in London
recert#y reneWing acquaintances with
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have one of the -fiqestassortmenti; of Sergest
Tweeds and :Fancy Worsteds you /Wel wish to
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. see --dozens; :of patterns in greys, rowrnst and
mixtures; its* :fine blues with, guaranteed dyes.
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different price s; and you4et the :same attention S-
and care at,,any price, , - i -
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Wheat, per bushel
Po.tatoeS, per bag-.
Hogs, per cwt.
Spring wheat, per
Bran, per ton
Shorts, per to .
Flour, per cwt. -
Butter, per ib
Eggs, per dozen .-
33arley, per bushel
Barley, per bushel
Oats, per bushel ..
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Toronto Dez,ember
handpicked- beshel 36;
Burma or Irdlan, $6; 1*
POULTRY
Toronto, December
Opring chickens 26 to
27 to 30c; -ducklings 30
$4.50; geese 25c. -
Pee Poultry -Roosters
26e; ducklinge. lb.. '22e
chickens' 23c; e'e4e 18
DAIRYlfl
Toronto. Deceme.er 31,
271:, to 28c twins 'eS. to
to 281,,c ;twin 351ft to
Buaer-Fresit. itdry
creamery, solids, to
Maegazine-32 to
'Hurgs-No. 1 etoeage
age 56 to 57: new laid
otatoes--Ontario:3-F.
oar lobs, $1.25 to 11.30
Honey -Extracted do
30e: 10 lb. tins 28 to
to 27. Comb: 16 oz. $
12 oz.. 53.50 to V pe
Maple Prodeete-SYrn
$2.35: sugar, ib., 2i to
- LIVE STOCK
13a1elo December 8
125; slow. Cares-Rec
to 121. Hogs-teeeipts
to 50c higher; heavy,
$17.70; light yo -kers
317 to 517,25; roughs.
310 to 12.50. Sheep
ksoo: strong ; lambs 9.5
57 to 312.50; wether s 3
Ito 19; mixed sheep 59
GRAIN
Toronto, Dec. 81.-11
Northern $2.24%; No.
No. 3 No'rthern $2.1711i
in store et Fort WIi
Manitoba. Oats. eser•
141,4e;.1.sro 3
51c; Ne, 1 feed, 701'4c
Corn -No. 2 yellow $1.6
No. 4 yeliovr 11.e0;.s
to 31.50, track 'Toronto
new drop No. 2 white 7
69 to 72c1 according to
tario wheat -No. 1 *it
to 52.22; No. 2. do.-. 5
do., 52.07 to $2.15; No.
No. 2 do. $2.10 to. 52.1
32.10 Lo.b... shiPping
freights. Peas, 52. 'p
ing, new crop, 90e to
Buekwheat, per bushel_
_according to freights
War quality, 511.35).
tario Flour -Winter
shipments, war qual e.
ery. Millfeed-Car
freights, bags included,
shorts pef ton $42.25f,
123 to 124 per ton; m
Toronto. Streiw-Car lo
'Toronto.
Lloyd -In Wilkie, Sas
' Mr. and Mrs. M. M.
Goderich,
and Mn,. 1,/0)34 Mo
lEesery-In Ushorne,. On
end Mrs Alvin Ess
Ilumean-Passmbre-M
Axeters:on,:peeembeit
more youngeet
Passmoete to Mr.
and Mrs. Jelin
Rev. Dr. Medd.
McFaul-"Kiii*en.
where in France,
R A. F., needy bel
Henderson $,IcFati.1
Toronto,
McGrath -In Se4foreg,
Barry. relict of the
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garet, daughter of
Walker, of Clinton,
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