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Dear Sim—You are the only o last week, by another . general ' out-
break of the flu. avertone hundred new
cases being in own and country. The
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FORTY YEARS AGO
The following letter was recently
received . by Mr. Thomas Hills f
Egmondville, from Rev. Joseph '
Coy, the first pastor of the new E
mondville church which was opened
forty years ago:
gation on the fortiethanniversry
of the clIrch imbuing, February 2n
1919.
With very kind regards to ' all your
'hotsehold and to tYOurself, I remain,
your old time friend; •
JOSEPH McCOY.
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Every cloth Coat in our store
is offered at half-price—for 3
days ---- Friday Saturday
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= dered since how you all could have -Manipulating a steam plow,' or tack -
cared so much for me, unexperienced ling a flying machine are easy jabs in
and Untried as I was, bat your faith! eon:merman, for abed. the time I had
= was great, and your forbearance. II that toast about completed for the
You met my mother, who accomparna
ed me, and Rev. Cohn Fletcher, D. D.
of Themes Road Church. We had gone'
up by train from Hamilton arriving I
there about one o'clock. My mother I
was very desirious of being there, at
the ordination of her eldest son. She
was greatly pleased and her soul sat-
isfied with the ordination service% and
the reception received from the Pres-
bytery and congregation.
• ( We were entertained by that hospie
table couple, Samuel Carnochan and
his wife, Maggie Little.
On the Sabbath, February 2nd,
1879, the fine new church was open-
ed, the Reverend James Liveieright
of Goderich, preachiag forenoon and
evening, and Rev. William Graham
taking the afternoon services. All
these were attended by large congre-.
gations, many coming from Seaforth
and surrounding country.
On Monday, the Presbytety of Hur-
on met, when Colin Fletcher and I
were examined for ordination. Rev.
Matthew Barr, of Harpurhey, presided
at the ordination services, Rev. Alex.
Stewart, of. Clinton, preached, Rev.
P. Musgrove, of McKillop, addressed
the people, and Rev. T. G. Thomp-
son, of Brucefield, addressed the min-
isters.
That evening there was a grand
tocial gathering, with refreshments,
such as the housewives , of Tucker-.
smith, knew so well how to provide-.
In the aitditorium �f the church, after
sapper the feast of reason was held,
en endresamentere .4ttiven,hetesevatal
of the enemlieW of Presvytery, and
sweet music was rendered by a choir
under the leadership of Mr. Jamieson.
As I write these things, I think how
few of all those who were with us
then, are here to take part to -day.
Forty years have wrought great havoc
in the ranks- of the workers of that
day; but vie thank Godyermheartily,
that he has not left himself without
workers on earth. In the room of the
fathers, as he calls these away, he
raises up others to take their plac,es.
Thou'gh far away from Egmondville,
I have followed with abiding interest
the progress of the congregation a-
mong whom, I spent the first ten and
a half years of my ministry. The late
Rev. George Needham followed me
there. His remains rest there. He had
a short time to labor: Rev. Neil Shaw,*
(a large man with a big heart)fol-
lowed him. He was spared With"you
many years to win the hearts of the
people, and many gems for the crown
of his Lord. Rev. James Argo suc-
ceeded him,. but was prevented from
finishing his course then as his two
predecessors had done, by failing
health.
Samuel Carnochan has gone as has
also his wife; David. Manson., Ebenezer
Forsythe., William Elliott have .all
passed beyond. I do not know about
our dear friend,t Daniel Clark.
- And loking ester the names of. the
Presbytery of Huron, only two remabi
in active service' of those who were
there when I left for ,New Brunswick
in 1889, viz: Rev, Dr. Fletcher,,. of
Thames Road,. and Rev. Samuel Car-
rier of Grand Bend. Here again the
places of those who have gone are
taken by others, who no doubt,. are
'doing great work for God and His
people.
But these. reminiscences are valuable
• in the measure which they enable us
to face the future. You will remem-
ber that David in that dear old twen-
ty-third psalm'after recounting what
God had done for him, looks forward
with assurance: "Surely goodness and I
mercy shall follow meeall the days of
-my life, .and I will dwell in the house
of the Lord forever."
Now, for ourselves, the years may
pass, and soon "the place which knows
us now, shall know us no more," yet
we need not feat, with such -a pros-
pect before us. We may lay down our
'burdens and rest quietly on the ever
lasting arm of Him who has loved
us. And as for the work that still
remains, He who wrought through us
is able and willing to work through
and by means of others, and he wilL
Our prayer surely is that God may
prosper the Work of his people in
that deer Old congregation of Egmond-
ville. Few there, now know me, but
My best wishes go back to my earliest
- and dearly beloved field of labor.
I have been far the past fif tee
years the minister. of Knox church
this beautiful city of Victoria. It
beautiful for situation, forclimate,
• and for scenery: Sea and motmtit
promontory and Aland all present
view rarely equalled.;
The people of my congregation co
not be kinder or more loyal than the
are. and the gospel message see
to be finding its way into the he
and lives of our people. We expect
with the return of our boys from
the warn an increase in the num
of workers, and a deepening of con
cration eit the part of all. -1
Please reinember me to any -of.
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sick room, the emeatency bell would
ring and while twittering that, the
toast would be done fit for the -lower
legions' (but not for.faie lower regions
of man). Then a fresh start had to
be undertaken, witli.', Probibly some
other-, untoward event lurking around
the corner, and ablitit the. time the
furnace required to be poked, prob-
ably a drink was needed to cool the
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fevered patient. Oeit 'nurses have
been called hagelstot Mercy, but that
is not a good enough name for them,
if it is possible to g -St -one higher, and
I -think after having, a personal ex-
perience with Spanish influenza, that
the name Spanish ititliot adequate
al-
though in the long ago the Spanish
pirates Oho used tee infest the sea
were bed enough, but Alt modern ver-
sion of something Spanish cite. beat
the old sea pirates to a frazzle, but
11 am pleaahd to not # with the _ skill
lof our two doctors:de-id tae able ase.
Isistance of the ' impromptu --nurses,
that so far in this last outbreak,. there'
ave been no deaths amyet, but a num-
er of narrow escapeatt . .
i The month of Ja passed out as
a record one for weather. I see- Sher -
if Inkster of Winnip who was born
n a Rdt River par; 75 years ag
was as ed the otheraday, if he had
ever seen a nice meal of January in
• his longresidence aifd he mentioned
the winter of 1878. hat year plow
iog was done oil Chi tunas ay and I
think he mentioned- r 'uteri in
h' seventies, It wo d in this
whits.
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little some days, with -sea ely ...any
lind, no nor'-westers, on N'Vhi h I some
times thinkiteeliold the parr. Just en -
ugh snow 150 light sleighing, beauti-
ful sunny days,and I am fed' to believe
with this epidemic hovering .over the
west that this weather is tempered
to the ehorn Iamb, for it is certainly
great advantage in the b he against
he epidemic, 'for the doctor to make
in same cases, long country trips, and
in fact for all, where ne rly every
house is afflicted. It cc nay has
been an untold blessing. to we ask
ourselves why we are affl cted with
this epidemic? I heard a
say the other day, that eve
four years of war, that th
0, portion of the people wer
cried and thought only of
urea of the waild, that it
Egyptians, they had to hay
from each v Muse by .deat
that to an understanding.
nd it almost seems that w
a look at the world spec
present , time with unrest
and fighting on the easte
going on and in some: cis
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posteratis claims being pu.
Peace Conference, that we' almost des-
pair of peim.ahent peace, and that the
Divine hand would have te still chas-
tise some of the nations for their 'sins
that over four years of war have not
I extirpiated and if those peace dele-
rgates can bring order out of the exist-
ing chaos, it will have to be -that are
permeated with something higher than
the ambitions of man, and for all we
have assembled around that table, the
ablest human wisdom . of the natiets,
yet it looks at times as if the struc-
ture they are in act of trying to raise
for the good of nutrikindi that seine
violent gale of the passion of men
would svieep it from its foundations
ere it wasidrifted up and if those men
'do succeed in their great mission there
will have to be -predominating influ-
ence higher than man to quell this bab-
el of human passion.
I have about covered my space, and
have not dealth with any figures, and
it seems to me that the flu -does not go
hand in hand with business, at least
a profitable business and yet it may
be greatly to our profit that we have
experienced- it, hoping it may be so, I
Yours,
. W. B.
Killarney, Manitoba.
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been in the air two hours, and fifty
minutes!. The leader (a captain)
landed first in a plowed field where
the grain was about two inches high.
I never did like the look of plowed
fields and when. I saw him swish a-
round helplessly on the ground, I de-
cided to try another field near him.
It was just an ordinary loaldnis grass
field and although smaller and less
smooth than the captain's choice it
was more solid. By -the grace of God I
landed without any damages. - Of
blvs-- -farmers of the, town
tour -se the captain had not ,da,maged Mrs. McDonald of Goderich and
mtyWing, pittar.1341tiriects .for
side five minutes from the time I
started my engine a large ahdience
had congregated. - They were stand-
ing on a ridge behind the machine and
when I tested my. engine, my observer
says that the sight of flying hats and
skirts was, something to remember.
We reaclied Florence in 45 minutes
and went to the hotel."
HURON NOTES
—Mrs. JOhn Derry of Clinton re-
ceived word the other day from Eng-
land of .the death on December 28th,
of her nephew, W. T. Bate, The
Pte. Rowe was though ali the hard
fighting previous to the signing of
the armistice and had marched With
Canada's Army on their triumphal
entry of the Rhine country. In let-
ters received from him he was looking
forward to the time when he would
again return to his home and then
the message came that he had passed
away, bronconal pneumonia being the
cause of his death. Pte. Rowe was
34 years of age the day before he
died. He enlisted at Quill Lake, Sask,
where he owned a farm which he left
to be worked on shares. Be enlisted
in „tanualiy 1916 and went overseas in
young man had been a prisoner of war ?dente After his Battalion was bro-
in aied died in Denmark on ken up in England he was drafted to
his way hoine,to England.
—The.home of Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
Straughan Auburn, was visited by
their friends in goodly number on
Friday everiiiiga When they gathered
to wish them. Well on their journey_
thrqugh life and presented them with
• a beautiful mantle clock and an ad-
dress conveying the good wishes of
France and attached to the Mh Batt.
Of thirteen with whim he went to
Prance he was the last to survive all
having died before him. Pte. Rowe
spent twelve years in the west before -
enlisting. Besides Mr, and MTS. John
Rowe two -brothers survive Chester
and Cecil of Hay Tovnishila
—On Monday last a reception- was
their many friends. •held in the schoolroom of Nile church
—On Tuesday evening the members in honor of two returned war heroes—
of the Itethany class and the rimary Gunner Harvey Pentland, son of Mr.
and Alm J.H. Pentland, and Patrol-
man George Mannall, at Old Country .
man who had lived here four or five
- years before he enlisted in the 161st
Battalion. The latter bears the mark
of his Emmy services in the loss of his
right foot. Rev.J.W. Hisely acted as
chairman of the gathering, which filled,
the•roona and.a every interesting pro-
gram was carried out, including itd-
dresses by Reeve Young of Cana -rine
Reeve 'Bailie .of West Wawanosli,
Councillor Currey and Mrs. J. Hether-
ington, readings by the Misses Mar-
garet and Edna Rivers, a solo by Miss
Mawhinney, and duets by the Misses
Smith and Miss Mabel Smith and
Master Alvin Rutledge Gunner Peat- .
land was presented with A -wrist watch,
the gift of Nile Sunday school, the
presentation being made by Mrs. WM.
Watson on behalf of her father,. Mr.
Robert Mellwain, secretary of the •
school, who unfortunately was unwell
and unable. to take his part. An ad-
dress to the returned heroes was read
by Miss Plunkett, and they replied
teachers of Wesley Sunday'*chool
Clinton were entertained at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Jenkin t of
Goderich townships. The young lad-
ies were entertained to -dinner and
afterwards spent the evenifig pleas-
antly in games, music, etc., thoroughly
enjoying the outing.
—An old and highly respected • rest
ident of Morris, John Gardiner passed
away on February 1st in Goderich
at the home 'of his son-in-law, Mr. J.
W. McDonald. Deceased was in his
80th year, he was a staunch Conser-
vative and for many years a member
of the L. O. L., His remains wernin-
terred. in the Bluevale cerhetery on
Tuesday afternoon.
—A missionary banquet was held
in the Methodist church Dinigainon
on Thursday evening of last week. Tea
was served in the basement, after
which- the audience proceeded to the
auditorium, where they listened to
two excellent missionary: addreeses by
Rev. J. W. Hisely of Nile and Rev- J.
Oeterhout of Goderich. The home
ministers, Rev. Messrs. Steadman and
,„0 With thanks for the kind receptum that
Craig, also took part - The 01"" had been tendered Io them. Mr.Pent-
suppliedvery appropriate vocal sel- land also gave an interesthig review of _
ections, -while Messrs. H. and.a. Tre-
his experiences at the front, his Vole ,
leaven entertained with the -violins.
—An old time and highly esteemed
fernier. resident of Bluevale, passed
away, in Goderich on Saturday hist in
the persori` of John Gardiner, in his
80th 'Year. The deceaited was for many
years a most highly esteemed resident
of Bluevale and for the past few years
had been residing in Goderich. His
wife passed away some years ago.,
address being very greatly eppre-
elated, The ladies of .Nile Patriotic
Iedague. had prepared a lunch, and this
provided a delightful -conclusion of a
memorable evening;
TUCKERSMITE:
; - Death Of William Dalee-43e,' e o
-oldest residents and meet proniitient
. iner. 'al*i{jorge btrs-
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getting out of his field were poar While -and
mine were good. Within a few min- is son.. The remains were taken to
ates after I landed there was all on- Wingham on Tuesday and interment
rush of 'peasants from all directions. was made in the family plot . in the
The first, old man that came along Bluevale cemeterY.
nearly had a fit when be saw an aero- ---On Wednesday last in Hamilton
plane in reality. He had to touch it the marriage took place of Miss Viola
to convince himself that he was not
dreaming I got (Jut my map and put
them wise to the fact that I was lost
and wanted to know where I was. The
captain and ,my observer went up to
the -village to phone, while stood
guard on my machine and the cap -
taints observer guarded his. By this
abite man, time there must have been one hum
with over -dyed. and fifty people around "The
hearts of len Duke" so I got out and took a
still hard- picture. At about 3 p.m. the priest
the pleas- came down and I found out from him
as like the exactly where we were. The nearest
one taken village was Pianella and the nearest
to bring city Siena; Florence was about forty
f the right Tulles north. We decided to remain
en we take
de at - the
everywhere
front still
s such pee -
before the
THROUGH SUNNY ITALY IN tAiit
AEROPLANE
Over the Appenines on Wings,
The ,following letter was written to
his mother, by Lieut. W. K. Prender-
gast quite recently. Five years ago
it would have sounded like a few
pages from Jules Verne and even yet
eads like a romance. Lieut, Prender-
gast is with -the British Expeditionary
Force in Italy; he went overseas in
September, 1917. This young flight
officer is the second Emu of Ma and
Mrs, William Prendergast, of Toronto.
"Last Sunday, December 29th, we
started out on a trip by air to Florence.
We left the Carom at Green at 9.40,
passed over Bologna about 11.00 and
then started to cross the Appenines.
They were a great sight,—those peaks
wrapped in now an cloud.
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fortunately the clouds, though pictur-
e- 1 esque made it rather hard to get one's
bearings. They became so thick that
'n. I we missed Florence and began to logic
dear old acquaintances who may I be 1 around for. a field good enough to
there, and if you think it right My make a forced landing in, aftour petro' , .25c . and 15e
greeting may be given to the congre- hours amounted to three mei arc had
A ina, e pet -
son of William Dale, hi his 70th year.
The demand bad been a sufferer from
anaemia for some years, but it was 4
not until the past month that he had
been -confined to his home and he had
only been confined to his bed for abut
M. Hearn, daughter of MT. and ,a Week, when the end.carne. Tho tate
Frank WhitemosrCleninotifriGoiM11:11acrilh.dFtoll.wnalrnsk:
Woodstocke,Ontario, coming to this
'tMoprb. eDr artwe,aosnae vsferithoefinthosetipartemiChnreinete
by
ship. i pAWt. ieTt Hearnenhl neeceremony e°Rif
County with his parents more than 90
Huron pioneers, and was beret at
Coc‘wkbaurs nPearir
years ago. In *1874 he was united in
miefetdifaotrelya allfoteztiarodosntltdie pyotoungBeuoffuapiloe. marriage
to miss marl Chesney,
The bride was for a time employed daughter of the late George Chesney,
in the Dominion Express offices of the young in
making their home
the Ambitious City and the groom on a farm in IticKillop, where they re -
has a good business there, and they mon-for five years. lie then moved '
will coutinue to reside in Hamilton. to the Robinson farm in Tueleeremith
The friends_ of both will waft good where he resided until thirty yearn
wishes for a happy married life. ago, when he purchased the -Chesney
nteovejialtno7nFtittnr.iksWutesr.). wCaratas Craw, joormHuseiely.ernIyisn,iPurraenesdd-
He was a man of quiet disposition,
homestead on the Huron.oroad, where
he has continued to reside ever since.
not seeking public life, but possessed
good business ability, and -was held in
the highest esteem by neighbors and
friends alike. Besides his widow he is
survived by a family of two daughters
and one son, Mrs. Iddo Crich, of Clin-
ton,.Mrs. Wesley Nott„ Tuckantnith,
and George C. of Hallett, all of whom
were with him during his- last illness.
The funeral' services were held from.
the home on Thursday afternoon, in-
terment being made in Clinton eeme-
tery.
where we were for the night so put
recently. - He was letting Ins &met
a guard of "carabinieri" on the ma -
mid colt into the barn when without
chines, The two observers accepted
any warning the driver kicked, ap-
the invitation ottl, Jim squire of the parently in playeat the colt, but the
district for /nee. a d lodging, the
captain got a room in the village inn blow fail apott Mr. Cratetbreaking his
his leg at the laiee and tearing the flesh.
while the priest took me under
was carried into the house and later
to. the hospital nearby, where his in-
juries. :were given careful attention.
liae suffered, greatly . from the
wouad,which wae very bad one. He
had just recovered from an attack of
influenza, which left him quite weak.
—Arrangements are under way for
holding a Union Missionary Patriotic
banquet in the Methodist 'Church
Blyth r on Friday' evening, Feb. 21st,
Among those engaged to speak will be
Rev. J.L. Stewarit Vice -President of
the great Union University in Chentu,
Central China. MT. Stewart in now
home on furlough, and is one of the
outstanding world-statemen of the day,
—Dr. Capt. E. C. Wilford; also of
Central China, who has been to, the
front for two years„ an old Blyth WY/
and a young man of great promise is
expected home by that date, and will
be heard with great delight by -many
of his friends. Other speakers will be
also here, including the local clergy-
men. Splendid music will be given
from the different churches. A fine
supper will be served. e
.—The remains of the late MTS. John
Coldwell who died in Winnipeg; Man.
were taken to Exeter last week and
the funeral on Friday was held from.
the home of her brother, Mr. Thos.
Sweet, interment in Exeter Cemetery:
Her maiden name was Sarah Sweet
aged.88 yearn and 5 months, The de-
ceased for many years was a resides*
of _Centralia, nearly all her life being
spent there. During her younger days
she was an active member of the Cen-
tralia Methodist Church and her life
WAS devoted, to her home and church
and. every noble cause eonnected there-
with About fifteen years ago MT.
and Mrs: Cothvell retired from active
life and genie to Exeter to reside where
-they lived until the death of Mr. Col-
well several years ago. Since that
time the deceased has made her home
with her daughters in Winnipeg. Two
daughters `and five soes survive, viz
John •
Gun of Winnipeg,- Wm. of Centralia.
John, Elijah and Frank of'Lettien and
Russel who is serving his ealiatrY
overseas and is at present in Germany.
wing for the night. He gave- me an
excellent meal and as I had had no
lunch- I did full justice to it. After
he had eaten his regular quantity he
turned in as my stoker, cracking nuts
and spreading honey on biscuits for me
while his housekeeper, his sister,' in
her spare- time placed scaldinos a-
round me (a scaldmo is a small crock -
cry or metal pot into which are placed
glowing colds from the fire -place). A-
bout ten p.m„ waseshown to bed and
did not waste much time in "hitting
the hay.:' They had, placed a scaldind
in a wooden frame under the clothes
so when I crawled in it was just like
an oiten. Next morning I had to be
!satisfied with an Italian breakfast—
you know- the size—and then went
down to the machine, on Tuesday pe-
trol arrived from Florence while we
were busy moving the Captain's ma-
chine,to a better field. The squire
lent us absolutely everything we need-
ed. We shall never forgot his hos-
pitality. I wish I could have got a
picture of the huge pair of oxempul-
ling a small cart to which was attach-
ed the tail of the machine. New
Years Day was the deadest I hope
ever to spend. All day Wednesday
and half of Thursday the weather was
disagreeable, even Thursday afternoon
when we decided to go it was far
from nice. The rain had made the
fields rather soft and I had quite a
time getting my "Iron Duke out of
the ruts the wheels had made in the
soft turf. The inhabitants soon got
Word we were about to leave and in -
Ms calls for :help were heard and he
"(EAR
Capt. McGillivray
—0N—
" Experiences in France
mid Belgium
ST. ANDRI1W'S CHURCH
Friday, z-bruary 1:4th
A Good Musical Program Will
be Provided
at 8 -o'clock
Meet Wylie and -Mrs MeKeinzie
( —ft was _a sad message that cam.,
over the wires coiweving the news ff.
Mr. vt,hri Rowe that his son, Pte,
Wilber Rowe had died at No 2 Om-
ealiy Clearing Stetter in France.
, .
-
DUBLIN
Death of . Jordan. —Death
en-
tered the- home- on Saturday of Mr.
James jordaia -postneaster of Dublin,
and clerk of the -Township of Hibbert,
andcalleda loved one, wife and mo-
ther. in the person of Mary Xminy,
the eldest daughter of the late ItIrt
and Mrs. William Kenny. Mrs. Jor-
dan was a -woman . of .fine character,
always ready to assist in every good
work. She .was. a faithful member
of the Roman, Catohlie church and on
Sunday, previous to her demise, at-
tended mass and was at Holy Com-
munion. She sp.ent 27 years of hap-
py married life in our midst and was
blessed, with ten children, five boys,
and five girls:. Lyall, who is OA his
way from France, where he served his
country for two years; Theo., who: is
cashier for the Manufacturer's Life
Insurance Company, at Brandon, Man-
itoba; Joseph, Gerome and Gerald, at
home. The eldest daughter- Mary, is
-
a graduate from Hepburn Host -
Ogdensburg, in
argaret and leo
es her sorro*Ing hi
and family two sisters Mrs. T.
lent -McKillop, and Mrs, Leo D.
tune, Seaforth, and two brothers,
John and Joseph, have the sympathy
of the entire community. Rev. Father
Noonan sang the Regulus Rev. Fath-
er Burke, .431 Columban, was in the
,sanctuary. At the offertory, Mrs. J.
Nagle sang. an "0 Salutaris" and as
the, 61}itege. *as leaving the church,
"Dwelling with Angels," was sting hier
Miss Carlin. The funeral on Mon-
day! was the largest ever seen in this
vicinity. Floral offerings from Misses
ItYlhi of Toronto, and many spiritual
bouquets in the form of mass cards
showed that a cherished and loved one
had departed. The bearers were:
tlessrs.S. Murray J. Webber, F. Me-
ennell, J. Shea Ed. Merehy. A -
:tong the many outsider s who attended
the funeral were: MTS. MIXIMIL
of
St. Thomas, -Miss M. Murray, St -rate
ford and Mr. X. Bergen Windsors
Old Time
Dance ...
Walker's ilall,i3rneefield
FRIDAY EVENING, FEB. 21
Dancing at 8 P.m.
Good Music Tickets 75c
• Ladies Will Provide Lunch
Aimmob,
Ammemommommtioir
been in the air two hours, and fifty
minutes!. The leader (a captain)
landed first in a plowed field where
the grain was about two inches high.
I never did like the look of plowed
fields and when. I saw him swish a-
round helplessly on the ground, I de-
cided to try another field near him.
It was just an ordinary loaldnis grass
field and although smaller and less
smooth than the captain's choice it
was more solid. By -the grace of God I
landed without any damages. - Of
blvs-- -farmers of the, town
tour -se the captain had not ,da,maged Mrs. McDonald of Goderich and
mtyWing, pittar.1341tiriects .for
side five minutes from the time I
started my engine a large ahdience
had congregated. - They were stand-
ing on a ridge behind the machine and
when I tested my. engine, my observer
says that the sight of flying hats and
skirts was, something to remember.
We reaclied Florence in 45 minutes
and went to the hotel."
HURON NOTES
—Mrs. JOhn Derry of Clinton re-
ceived word the other day from Eng-
land of .the death on December 28th,
of her nephew, W. T. Bate, The
Pte. Rowe was though ali the hard
fighting previous to the signing of
the armistice and had marched With
Canada's Army on their triumphal
entry of the Rhine country. In let-
ters received from him he was looking
forward to the time when he would
again return to his home and then
the message came that he had passed
away, bronconal pneumonia being the
cause of his death. Pte. Rowe was
34 years of age the day before he
died. He enlisted at Quill Lake, Sask,
where he owned a farm which he left
to be worked on shares. Be enlisted
in „tanualiy 1916 and went overseas in
young man had been a prisoner of war ?dente After his Battalion was bro-
in aied died in Denmark on ken up in England he was drafted to
his way hoine,to England.
—The.home of Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
Straughan Auburn, was visited by
their friends in goodly number on
Friday everiiiiga When they gathered
to wish them. Well on their journey_
thrqugh life and presented them with
• a beautiful mantle clock and an ad-
dress conveying the good wishes of
France and attached to the Mh Batt.
Of thirteen with whim he went to
Prance he was the last to survive all
having died before him. Pte. Rowe
spent twelve years in the west before -
enlisting. Besides Mr, and MTS. John
Rowe two -brothers survive Chester
and Cecil of Hay Tovnishila
—On Monday last a reception- was
their many friends. •held in the schoolroom of Nile church
—On Tuesday evening the members in honor of two returned war heroes—
of the Itethany class and the rimary Gunner Harvey Pentland, son of Mr.
and Alm J.H. Pentland, and Patrol-
man George Mannall, at Old Country .
man who had lived here four or five
- years before he enlisted in the 161st
Battalion. The latter bears the mark
of his Emmy services in the loss of his
right foot. Rev.J.W. Hisely acted as
chairman of the gathering, which filled,
the•roona and.a every interesting pro-
gram was carried out, including itd-
dresses by Reeve Young of Cana -rine
Reeve 'Bailie .of West Wawanosli,
Councillor Currey and Mrs. J. Hether-
ington, readings by the Misses Mar-
garet and Edna Rivers, a solo by Miss
Mawhinney, and duets by the Misses
Smith and Miss Mabel Smith and
Master Alvin Rutledge Gunner Peat- .
land was presented with A -wrist watch,
the gift of Nile Sunday school, the
presentation being made by Mrs. WM.
Watson on behalf of her father,. Mr.
Robert Mellwain, secretary of the •
school, who unfortunately was unwell
and unable. to take his part. An ad-
dress to the returned heroes was read
by Miss Plunkett, and they replied
teachers of Wesley Sunday'*chool
Clinton were entertained at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Jenkin t of
Goderich townships. The young lad-
ies were entertained to -dinner and
afterwards spent the evenifig pleas-
antly in games, music, etc., thoroughly
enjoying the outing.
—An old and highly respected • rest
ident of Morris, John Gardiner passed
away on February 1st in Goderich
at the home 'of his son-in-law, Mr. J.
W. McDonald. Deceased was in his
80th year, he was a staunch Conser-
vative and for many years a member
of the L. O. L., His remains wernin-
terred. in the Bluevale cerhetery on
Tuesday afternoon.
—A missionary banquet was held
in the Methodist church Dinigainon
on Thursday evening of last week. Tea
was served in the basement, after
which- the audience proceeded to the
auditorium, where they listened to
two excellent missionary: addreeses by
Rev. J. W. Hisely of Nile and Rev- J.
Oeterhout of Goderich. The home
ministers, Rev. Messrs. Steadman and
,„0 With thanks for the kind receptum that
Craig, also took part - The 01"" had been tendered Io them. Mr.Pent-
suppliedvery appropriate vocal sel- land also gave an interesthig review of _
ections, -while Messrs. H. and.a. Tre-
his experiences at the front, his Vole ,
leaven entertained with the -violins.
—An old time and highly esteemed
fernier. resident of Bluevale, passed
away, in Goderich on Saturday hist in
the persori` of John Gardiner, in his
80th 'Year. The deceaited was for many
years a most highly esteemed resident
of Bluevale and for the past few years
had been residing in Goderich. His
wife passed away some years ago.,
address being very greatly eppre-
elated, The ladies of .Nile Patriotic
Iedague. had prepared a lunch, and this
provided a delightful -conclusion of a
memorable evening;
TUCKERSMITE:
; - Death Of William Dalee-43e,' e o
-oldest residents and meet proniitient
. iner. 'al*i{jorge btrs-
itea
getting out of his field were poar While -and
mine were good. Within a few min- is son.. The remains were taken to
ates after I landed there was all on- Wingham on Tuesday and interment
rush of 'peasants from all directions. was made in the family plot . in the
The first, old man that came along Bluevale cemeterY.
nearly had a fit when be saw an aero- ---On Wednesday last in Hamilton
plane in reality. He had to touch it the marriage took place of Miss Viola
to convince himself that he was not
dreaming I got (Jut my map and put
them wise to the fact that I was lost
and wanted to know where I was. The
captain and ,my observer went up to
the -village to phone, while stood
guard on my machine and the cap -
taints observer guarded his. By this
abite man, time there must have been one hum
with over -dyed. and fifty people around "The
hearts of len Duke" so I got out and took a
still hard- picture. At about 3 p.m. the priest
the pleas- came down and I found out from him
as like the exactly where we were. The nearest
one taken village was Pianella and the nearest
to bring city Siena; Florence was about forty
f the right Tulles north. We decided to remain
en we take
de at - the
everywhere
front still
s such pee -
before the
THROUGH SUNNY ITALY IN tAiit
AEROPLANE
Over the Appenines on Wings,
The ,following letter was written to
his mother, by Lieut. W. K. Prender-
gast quite recently. Five years ago
it would have sounded like a few
pages from Jules Verne and even yet
eads like a romance. Lieut, Prender-
gast is with -the British Expeditionary
Force in Italy; he went overseas in
September, 1917. This young flight
officer is the second Emu of Ma and
Mrs, William Prendergast, of Toronto.
"Last Sunday, December 29th, we
started out on a trip by air to Florence.
We left the Carom at Green at 9.40,
passed over Bologna about 11.00 and
then started to cross the Appenines.
They were a great sight,—those peaks
wrapped in now an cloud.
✓ Un-
fortunately the clouds, though pictur-
e- 1 esque made it rather hard to get one's
bearings. They became so thick that
'n. I we missed Florence and began to logic
dear old acquaintances who may I be 1 around for. a field good enough to
there, and if you think it right My make a forced landing in, aftour petro' , .25c . and 15e
greeting may be given to the congre- hours amounted to three mei arc had
A ina, e pet -
son of William Dale, hi his 70th year.
The demand bad been a sufferer from
anaemia for some years, but it was 4
not until the past month that he had
been -confined to his home and he had
only been confined to his bed for abut
M. Hearn, daughter of MT. and ,a Week, when the end.carne. Tho tate
Frank WhitemosrCleninotifriGoiM11:11acrilh.dFtoll.wnalrnsk:
Woodstocke,Ontario, coming to this
'tMoprb. eDr artwe,aosnae vsferithoefinthosetipartemiChnreinete
by
ship. i pAWt. ieTt Hearnenhl neeceremony e°Rif
County with his parents more than 90
Huron pioneers, and was beret at
Coc‘wkbaurs nPearir
years ago. In *1874 he was united in
miefetdifaotrelya allfoteztiarodosntltdie pyotoungBeuoffuapiloe. marriage
to miss marl Chesney,
The bride was for a time employed daughter of the late George Chesney,
in the Dominion Express offices of the young in
making their home
the Ambitious City and the groom on a farm in IticKillop, where they re -
has a good business there, and they mon-for five years. lie then moved '
will coutinue to reside in Hamilton. to the Robinson farm in Tueleeremith
The friends_ of both will waft good where he resided until thirty yearn
wishes for a happy married life. ago, when he purchased the -Chesney
nteovejialtno7nFtittnr.iksWutesr.). wCaratas Craw, joormHuseiely.ernIyisn,iPurraenesdd-
He was a man of quiet disposition,
homestead on the Huron.oroad, where
he has continued to reside ever since.
not seeking public life, but possessed
good business ability, and -was held in
the highest esteem by neighbors and
friends alike. Besides his widow he is
survived by a family of two daughters
and one son, Mrs. Iddo Crich, of Clin-
ton,.Mrs. Wesley Nott„ Tuckantnith,
and George C. of Hallett, all of whom
were with him during his- last illness.
The funeral' services were held from.
the home on Thursday afternoon, in-
terment being made in Clinton eeme-
tery.
where we were for the night so put
recently. - He was letting Ins &met
a guard of "carabinieri" on the ma -
mid colt into the barn when without
chines, The two observers accepted
any warning the driver kicked, ap-
the invitation ottl, Jim squire of the parently in playeat the colt, but the
district for /nee. a d lodging, the
captain got a room in the village inn blow fail apott Mr. Cratetbreaking his
his leg at the laiee and tearing the flesh.
while the priest took me under
was carried into the house and later
to. the hospital nearby, where his in-
juries. :were given careful attention.
liae suffered, greatly . from the
wouad,which wae very bad one. He
had just recovered from an attack of
influenza, which left him quite weak.
—Arrangements are under way for
holding a Union Missionary Patriotic
banquet in the Methodist 'Church
Blyth r on Friday' evening, Feb. 21st,
Among those engaged to speak will be
Rev. J.L. Stewarit Vice -President of
the great Union University in Chentu,
Central China. MT. Stewart in now
home on furlough, and is one of the
outstanding world-statemen of the day,
—Dr. Capt. E. C. Wilford; also of
Central China, who has been to, the
front for two years„ an old Blyth WY/
and a young man of great promise is
expected home by that date, and will
be heard with great delight by -many
of his friends. Other speakers will be
also here, including the local clergy-
men. Splendid music will be given
from the different churches. A fine
supper will be served. e
.—The remains of the late MTS. John
Coldwell who died in Winnipeg; Man.
were taken to Exeter last week and
the funeral on Friday was held from.
the home of her brother, Mr. Thos.
Sweet, interment in Exeter Cemetery:
Her maiden name was Sarah Sweet
aged.88 yearn and 5 months, The de-
ceased for many years was a resides*
of _Centralia, nearly all her life being
spent there. During her younger days
she was an active member of the Cen-
tralia Methodist Church and her life
WAS devoted, to her home and church
and. every noble cause eonnected there-
with About fifteen years ago MT.
and Mrs: Cothvell retired from active
life and genie to Exeter to reside where
-they lived until the death of Mr. Col-
well several years ago. Since that
time the deceased has made her home
with her daughters in Winnipeg. Two
daughters `and five soes survive, viz
John •
Gun of Winnipeg,- Wm. of Centralia.
John, Elijah and Frank of'Lettien and
Russel who is serving his ealiatrY
overseas and is at present in Germany.
wing for the night. He gave- me an
excellent meal and as I had had no
lunch- I did full justice to it. After
he had eaten his regular quantity he
turned in as my stoker, cracking nuts
and spreading honey on biscuits for me
while his housekeeper, his sister,' in
her spare- time placed scaldinos a-
round me (a scaldmo is a small crock -
cry or metal pot into which are placed
glowing colds from the fire -place). A-
bout ten p.m„ waseshown to bed and
did not waste much time in "hitting
the hay.:' They had, placed a scaldind
in a wooden frame under the clothes
so when I crawled in it was just like
an oiten. Next morning I had to be
!satisfied with an Italian breakfast—
you know- the size—and then went
down to the machine, on Tuesday pe-
trol arrived from Florence while we
were busy moving the Captain's ma-
chine,to a better field. The squire
lent us absolutely everything we need-
ed. We shall never forgot his hos-
pitality. I wish I could have got a
picture of the huge pair of oxempul-
ling a small cart to which was attach-
ed the tail of the machine. New
Years Day was the deadest I hope
ever to spend. All day Wednesday
and half of Thursday the weather was
disagreeable, even Thursday afternoon
when we decided to go it was far
from nice. The rain had made the
fields rather soft and I had quite a
time getting my "Iron Duke out of
the ruts the wheels had made in the
soft turf. The inhabitants soon got
Word we were about to leave and in -
Ms calls for :help were heard and he
"(EAR
Capt. McGillivray
—0N—
" Experiences in France
mid Belgium
ST. ANDRI1W'S CHURCH
Friday, z-bruary 1:4th
A Good Musical Program Will
be Provided
at 8 -o'clock
Meet Wylie and -Mrs MeKeinzie
( —ft was _a sad message that cam.,
over the wires coiweving the news ff.
Mr. vt,hri Rowe that his son, Pte,
Wilber Rowe had died at No 2 Om-
ealiy Clearing Stetter in France.
, .
-
DUBLIN
Death of . Jordan. —Death
en-
tered the- home- on Saturday of Mr.
James jordaia -postneaster of Dublin,
and clerk of the -Township of Hibbert,
andcalleda loved one, wife and mo-
ther. in the person of Mary Xminy,
the eldest daughter of the late ItIrt
and Mrs. William Kenny. Mrs. Jor-
dan was a -woman . of .fine character,
always ready to assist in every good
work. She .was. a faithful member
of the Roman, Catohlie church and on
Sunday, previous to her demise, at-
tended mass and was at Holy Com-
munion. She sp.ent 27 years of hap-
py married life in our midst and was
blessed, with ten children, five boys,
and five girls:. Lyall, who is OA his
way from France, where he served his
country for two years; Theo., who: is
cashier for the Manufacturer's Life
Insurance Company, at Brandon, Man-
itoba; Joseph, Gerome and Gerald, at
home. The eldest daughter- Mary, is
-
a graduate from Hepburn Host -
Ogdensburg, in
argaret and leo
es her sorro*Ing hi
and family two sisters Mrs. T.
lent -McKillop, and Mrs, Leo D.
tune, Seaforth, and two brothers,
John and Joseph, have the sympathy
of the entire community. Rev. Father
Noonan sang the Regulus Rev. Fath-
er Burke, .431 Columban, was in the
,sanctuary. At the offertory, Mrs. J.
Nagle sang. an "0 Salutaris" and as
the, 61}itege. *as leaving the church,
"Dwelling with Angels," was sting hier
Miss Carlin. The funeral on Mon-
day! was the largest ever seen in this
vicinity. Floral offerings from Misses
ItYlhi of Toronto, and many spiritual
bouquets in the form of mass cards
showed that a cherished and loved one
had departed. The bearers were:
tlessrs.S. Murray J. Webber, F. Me-
ennell, J. Shea Ed. Merehy. A -
:tong the many outsider s who attended
the funeral were: MTS. MIXIMIL
of
St. Thomas, -Miss M. Murray, St -rate
ford and Mr. X. Bergen Windsors