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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1920-03-26, Page 1I ARCH 1 . 1920. [at Sale.. o Not Miss It 11111,911011. DAYS ONLY MIR Me 2 .rch 19. and 20 ING TO SICKNESS I AM RUED TO QUIT BUSINESS, D WILL OFFER TQ THE EILIC ABOUT 150 LADIES' FFMhD AND READY -TO - AR HATS. =1 HESE HATS S ALL GOOD STYLES AND Wilt UP TO $10.00. ALL RE SOLD AT PRICES RANGING FROM 25c to $2.Q0 kIEMRER THE DATES AND GET IN EARLY. ss ..'Johnstone Opposite Daly's Garage Princess 'THIS WEEK END rant Washburn Big Stage Comedy in George Broadhnrstg `Hi: SMITH LEFT HOME' =ould put up with an elopement, a train wreck, an earthquape--- which he did. He could even as own with the woman who him son-in-law. But, there fine things a man can not and kt stand for—that's "Why Smith tome." COME AND SEF, FRL SAT. PRINCESS 4 -r er. 6.0 „,,----..- - , s ;cle F WHOLE NUMBER ;TMS IFTY-FOURTH TZAR SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, ,MARCH 26, 1920. McLean Mese Pabliskers $1.541 a Year in Aivance ALL N The above two words apply to the present condit- ion of oar Entire Spring Stock. No matter what de- partment of the store you are interested in, there you'll find newness, the striking feature of the goods you'll be shown. We are completely ready to_ meet the demands which this fine spring weather is bound to create for the change of clothing. .'7 Men, 'Women and Boys have all been amply pro- vided for with an eye steadfastly fixed upon The High- est standard of quality. Women's New Spring Coats............,.....515 to $65 Women's New Raincoats .. . .......$7 to $20 Men's New Suits... •....... $20 to $50 Boys' New Suits.........:...........,.............$5 to $20 Men's New Raincoats......... - .. ....$10 to $25 Boys' Raincoats....., .......$5 to $15 New Spring 414 Hats and Caps The New Fancy Tweed Hats in many colors, very popular $3 to $5. Choice Felts, all colors and sizes, $2.50 to $8. New fancy Caps, .$1.50 -to $3.50. The Greig Clothing Co. i knocker -off of official hats, but there • .isn't anybody m sight who resembles I him except- Sir Sans Hughes, who still has the spirit, but whose fight- ing days are over. When all is said and done Sir Sam was a great suc- cess as a pusher and there is no , reason to doubt that he would be as I good an Admiral --as he ever was a ' General. As for the present Cabinet I don't know one member of it who I would take the job of sea lord unless Britannia who rules the waves would agree to rule them straight so as to cut out the hiccups. The Fire Is Quenched. 'The decision to let the navy drift, shortens -the session, which will have a }lard job putting in its three months. Navy talk would have taken up two, possibly three weeks, what with re- criminations, ,tergiversations and equi- vocations from politicians on both sides of the question, not to mention imprecations and allegations from the patriots of Quebec. The last de- bate on the navy --the "emergency” navy—dwells in my mind as the hot- test piece of life on the raging main 'that I ever witnessed. The main rag- ed that night all right. Members shook their fists at each other, shouted, cursed. Newspaper men for - THE NAVY THEN AND NOW The caucus cocked its eye a. t the pro- posed navy and said, "not to -day." the Government caucus rather hints that the British Empire has cost us a lot of money lately and that we Admiral Jellicoe had presented a most don't want to buy any more war accomodating program, all sorts of goods until we pay the bill for that combinations from twenty-five millions last spasm. Perhaps it is another down to five, a sort of club breakfast indication of that nationhood which bill of fare but Canada had no appetite. Mr. Rowell says we possess, that we e had No matter how cheap or nourishing, know fighting Europe'se'vbattles. enough of the meal did not tempt because her Seve al reaons have beenut fors belly is full of the national debt and ' wardwhywe should postpone our she cannot relish any more hors oup p d'oeuvres until that lump is digested. navy to see what the United States The Opposition hold no caucus on does, to see how Japan, behaves, -to it, but there is every reason to believe see how the League of Nations oper- that they heartily agree that a navy ates—but the best reason of all is is something that can be put off un- that we need the money for more til the day after to -morrow. They useful purposes. Even the Toriest are on record for a plebiscite when newspapers - are agreed that a navy the navy problem comes up again and is something we can do without un - no doubt , almost any Government til times are a good deal better. would welcome that solution of the What we want in the way of a navy contentious subject. Passing the buck is not a war navy but a merchant to the people at large has a nobler navy that will carry our export air than passing the buck to the trade at rates which display mare various provincial governments which bowels of mercy that we. can expect is . Union Government's way of get- from the British Shipping trust. ting over a- stile: We may take it These rates are strangling our ocean - for granted, I think, that there will born. trade right now and Mr. Bailan- be a referendum ...on the Canadian tyne does a good work when he en - navy, however modest the proposals. courages the building of Canadian But not just now, brothers—not just ships that will make us independent now—plenty of time when we get of theseextortioners. It is not likely our debts settled. that Mr.. Ballantyne's shipbuilding Rumor has it that Premier Borden statement will be seriously criticized is the only person in favor of an im- in view of our recent experience with t mediate navy. He favors it largely ocean freights.. because the others don't and he would What About Sea Lords. like to have a navy as a monument to his career. Cynics say that Admiral Jellicoe's report is more Premier Borden has caught the navy Canadian than the Canadians. He habit from jogging around with suggested a Canadian minister of the Admiral Jellicoe and that he would navy with a naval board of Canadian dearly love a wa ship of our - own experts to advise him the Admiralty to go yachting in- and the Sea Lords all over again. Sir Wilfrid Triumphs. 1 There are only two objections to this scheme—we can't get the right It is admitted on all sides that Mini Mster of the" Navy and we can't Admiral Jellicoe made an excellent get the experts. For people who report and stressed, if anything, the 'have been obliged to drink so much idea of a home-made, home-controll- water lately we know very little ed Canadian navy—the navy in short about the unstable element as a which Sir Wilfrid ,Laurier advocated medium for floating battleships. and which Premier Borden did also Even Mr. Rowell, whose past has until victory at the polls put him on ' largely been on the water, and whose top and he went in for three dread- future is likely to continue so, might noughts just to do something differ- well hesitate to become First Lord ent. The chances are that when ;vqe. of the, Admiralty. It is a department get a navy it will be a Canadnan which is hedged in. with seasickness navy of the Laurier type, but that and rough weather. -will not be for some years yet. Just i now, havingtaken over a couple of I It is true that Mr. Gilbert has railayss ware more interested • in pointed out the quickest way to be - box cars than ever. �. come "ruler of the Kings" nav-ee— which is to stick close to your desk The prairie West is strong on box and never go to sea—but that applies r arose t cars too, and as we do everything this time the choir director 0 now for the prairie West, where those only to England. In Canada we have sing a solo, and as he stood there fierce free trade farmers come from, a prejudice invo lors and we can is who with batten in hand, I thought of the navy will have .to wait m'�• are one of that sort in the whole ' Bill Murray,' Sam Down, Billy Me - Common sense suggests that we pay darned country. What we would like Naughton, Bill Hudson, Red Bit me Mc - for the railways before we start pay Kay or some of the other old time as Minister of the Navy is a bluff old horse -power drivers, standing on the ing incident lIy. the wait -a -bit Policy of sea -dog like Sir John Fisher, ' a footboard, resting on their whip stock, Anchor Fence Posts • . . We have a large car just to hand and would advise anyone needing Anchors to get some of these . ood ones. , N. CLUFF & SONS Lumber and Coal SEAFORTH • ONT. got their judicial pose, leaned over tune, while repairs were being made in the barn. But as he sang his solo he kept repeating the- words "If I forget thee, . oh Jerusalem, if I forget thee oh Jersualem," once or twice he got, as far as, "If I forget - thee oh Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning," only to 'drop back a- gain to "If I forget thee, oh Jerus- alem." 1 felt almost like shouting at him, "What the blazes are you stut- tering about, why don't you go on with the rest of the story?" After keeping up this repetition of about two sentences for some time he finally sat down. without ever getting as far as the words,"If I do not re- member thee, let- my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth." t'erhaps he was afraid to utter these last words, fearing that his prayer might be answered, and should his: tongue cleave to' the roof of his mouth he would be almost out of the musical business. As for his right-hand for- getting her cunning I don't suppose he was in any 'great danger, for I am of the opinion his hands never had much cunning except in the mus- ical line, for he has made his living with his vocal chords newly all his life. But, just at this time I went back again to the threshing scene, and as I looked around the corner of the barn I saw Willie Allen, George Strong and several others out in the orchard having a pleasant chat and a smoke under the shade . of an apple tree at a safe distance from the straw stack, and as I listend to their con- versation I soon heard Cal. Quinlan say, "By dad! they are starting up," for Bill Murray had already passed over the lead chain in front of Geo. Monk's team, a gray and a sorrel. He had stepped over the equalizer rods and was just stepping up on the rim of the wheel with his whip in hand. The horses were stirring them - tion' of all, beating time with the selves and swinging their heads up pipe organ each team seemed to take and down as they adjusted their its share of the. load. Soon the choir weary shoulders to -the sweaty col - machinery was humming merrily a- lars. A few of the horses had raw long. shoulders which made them flinch I then thought of Neal Kennedy as they leaned forward into their col - once saying to me, "I tell you, Jim, lars in anticipation of the word to a man must have a good ear for go. But as that orchard converse - music to be a good thresher, because tion came to a close I heard Tom Mc - if he has no ear for music he can- Bride, Sr., say, "I was just about to not keep all parts running in liar-, remark," and at the close of his mony, and will have the machine brief remarks' I hear Pat McConnell choked up one minute and running exclaim, "Limerty Gud! Will, will, empty the next." Then, as I watch- .will," then. they all strolled back to ed the director as he gave his atten- their' tasks. Old John Quinlan was tion to each part; one part` seemed first up the ladder to the top of the to be lagging behind and with a straw stack, and as he took his place stinging look from' under the lash of next to Mike Keating, who had never the eye of, the director, that part left his place at the head of the" straw sprang forward to a leading posi- carriers, he tramped some straw un - tion, just as I have often .seen a lag- der his feet to get a good, solid foot - ging team on the old horse -power, ing, while he cheerily whistled a under the smart of the lash wielded sweet Irish melody as none but John by the ;hands of the driver, spring Quinlan could whistle. Again every - forward' into .a leading position. I thing was humming merrily along. also noticed he stretched out his bat- Just before leaving I went 'around ton to retard a singer who was too far to the opposite side of the barn from in the ,lead and also to, soften the the straw stack, ` I looked into the voice of another, who was rather barn and saw Ben Riley feeding the loud and harsh. This reminded me machine. He had a heavy fringe of of the old-time. driver bolding his barley anns around the turn -up at whip -stock out in front of a young the bottom of his pants, for they had • ambitious or ' fractious team, which just °finished threshing a fine crop of had pulled their equalizer chain out barley about an hour before, but Ben to its full length and set the other did 'not mind the barley anns for he teams back on the equalizer rods un- was 'going home that night to help til their clevice rested against the 'haul in his own barley in the moon - arm behind them, and the ambitious light, and Johnnie Love and Jack team almost ready to climb over the Taylor were going over to give him arm in front of them. a hand. I also saw Sandy Sproat When the anthem was finished and standing on a board across the old the humming of the organ ceased and. fanning mill cutting bands, and as I the choir machinery came to a stand- looked past Sandy through an open - still, (or, Perhaps,more correctly to ing under the table, I saw Jim Gum - a sitstill) I could' almost imagine I mings passing back and forth in the heard the click, click of the knuckles dust carrying boxes. I took a glance of the old-time tumbling . rod as the up toward the mow, where the long strain on them was released. Now, wheat sheaves were coming from, when things had come to a full stop and saw -Matt. Scott, who had just and . all was quiet I could imagine finished digging a hole under the that something had gone wrong in beam, and I heard him say to the the barn, "perhaps a concave broken, rest of the men in the mow, "Come a tooth out of the cylinder, a belt own way your sheaves, am alt ready to relace or perhaps a new link to noo." I could not see who else was put in the old time straw carrier in the wheat mow with Matt but chain." I could also imagine Mike rather think it was Jack Storey, Keating on the straw stack reaching Johnnie Campbell and Willie Sproat's down his three -tined fork to pull the Geordie. chain up and place it on the pulley Now be it far from me 'to ridicule et the top of the carriers. But by or make light of any part of a church service. and, perhaps, my backward thoughts and comparisons were very much less commendable than that choir's music. But I do think that some church choirs in some of the big churches in the large cities are much mare anxious to "give an exhibi- tion of their talents, musical ability the gallery railing and swore. Mr. whistling or singing an old familiar Speaker could not stem that tide of wrath, so he ran round and round like a chicken that had just lost its head. It was the only time the clo- sure was applied on a vital question and it certainly raised hell. 'Nobody dreamed that there was such fire in blue water. The sea fairly boiled with the hot language. I do not believe that the navy will ever again raise such a hurricane of passion in the House of Commons, but I am willing to stave off the chance of it as long as possible. And what did it all amount to? Premier Borden got his three battle- ships through the House of Com- mons, but the Senate promptly scut- tled them. It was the Senate that put the nought ` in Dreadnought.— H. F. G. CHURCH CHOIRS AND HORSEPOWERS Sacramento,Cal., March 12, 1920. Dear Expositor: -At church one Sunday morning not long ago, as I watched the movements of the choir and listened to the music, niy mind went back thirty-five or forty -years, to the days of the old horse -power threshing machines: When it came time for the singing of the Anthem, the choir director arose and stood in the center of . the choir loft on a slightly raised platform or foot- board with his batton in hand: He viewed the teams-"sapr�ano, Jahn, tenor and bass"—seated on his right and left, then with a few waves of his aims and the batton in his hand the four teams commenced to stir and lean forward ready to rise, just as the teams on the horse -power lied to commence to stir and lean for- ward into the collar when the driver mounted the foot -board, with whip in hand. - As the director looked from one team to another, getting atten- and accomplishments than they are to take a humble part in real praise, which is the audible expression of holiness that becometh Thine house, oh Lord.—J. A. L. . REPLY TO JAMES T. KEYS Sir:: There were two questions only, raised in "An Open Letter." A direct answer would be much 'rape preciated. lst. Did you make the statement attributed to you in the article re- ferred to? 2nd. Are you prepared to debate the question of the relative merits of the two institutions? A clear cut answer, either yes or no is all that we ask of you to these two questions. Anything else is superfluous. FRANK WELCH, Sec. Varna U. F. 0. �x�ltom �d of John Cowan on his hHou1der, urging him to crowd her but to loant .for the semaphores a atcl .th track ahead. If the was -filled with men like John Cowan t s ou d be one grand utopia e,v an would treat every of " man as his brother -and the/lin-- man kind would thus become one great universal brotherhood. STAFFA Notes.—Mr. T. M. Hamilton has sold his store and is going out of business, also their residence, to Alderman Frank O'Brien, Stratford. Miss Shute is at present visiting her sister, lC+irs.` C. Tuffin, Jr. Mr. F. Kerslake had a very good sale of stock and implements on Friday last. T —Miss Mary Sadler, who has be e n THE CURLERS taking a course at buiness college., The Seaforth curlers 'wound .up the has completed her term and. is home at present—Mrs. F. M. Drake and most successful season in the history of the club on Monday evening with grandchild, e1z Muriel niece's lly, Sdtdratgforo a smoker which was largely attend- Wednesday, March .7th. -Wedding re ed and where all had a right good bells are still ringing in this vicinity. time. After the euchre the winners Hannon—McVey.—:A very pretty of which were R. E. Bright for points wedding was solemnized at the home and 0. Neil for lone hands, the prizes of Mrs. S. Y. McVey on the evening won during the season were present- of the 17th of March at six o'clock, ed by President J. C. Greig. These when her ,Hely daughter, Edna Flor were very handsome gold cuff links ence, became the - bride" of Harvey and stick pins, each engraved with Loyd Hannon, son. of Mr. and Mrs. a curling stone and crossed brooms, Jos. Hannon, Huron Road, Mitchell. and were given to the club for cam- The bridal party entered the prettily decorated drawing room to the strains bf Lohgrim's wedding march played Miss Rhea Saddler. The bride, who --was given away by her uncle, Wm. `Jeffery, looked very sweet in a white duchess - satin grown trimmed with aphelia lace and brilliants, with the usual veil and orange "blossoms, carry.- ing a shower bouquet of pink and cream roses. Little Muriel Malloy, cousin of the bride, acted as ring bearer and flower girl, gowned in pink satin trimmed with ribbon, carrying a basket of sweet peas and lillies. The ceremony was perform- ed by Rev, A. J. Love, Staffa, after which' the guests numbering about forty repaired to the dining room, when a sumptuous diviner was dainty served by a number of girl friends of the ` bride. Mr. and Mrs. Hannoni received some beautiful presents and cheques, the groom's gift to the bride being a substantial cheque, to the flower girl a ring and to the pianist a turquoise pin. Mr. and petition. by Mr. W. D. Stewart, of St. Paul, an old Seaforth boy, whose annual visit to the old town is a1 great feature of the curling season: The contest this year was a three tiair stone event, in two sections, one for Skips and Thirds and one for Leads and Seconds with a consolation event for each. The Skips event, which al- so carriers with it the handsome Stewart trophy, was won by W. Arnett, with R. E. Bright the runner up. The Colts- first event was won by T. S. Smith with Reg. Reid the runner up. The consolation Skips event went to John Beattie with Geo. Bethume the -runner up and the Colts consolation was won by Jake Sproat with Dr. Beaehley the 'runner up. A presentation was also made during the evening to the Club's veteran, - Mr. J. C. Steele, who although in his 79th year, never missed a day and never played a Leiter game in the fifty years and more he has been at it than he did this year. The whole story of the contest is given below, Hannon ,will reside on the fine farm PROMINENT RAILROAD MAN DIES IN CHICAGO The Chicago Advance of a re- cent date contains the follow- ing notice of the death.- of John. G. Cowan, Divisional Superintendent of the C. and N. W. Railway. Mr. Cowan was born in Egmondville be- ing the son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Cowan,. formerly of Egmondville, but. .now of Chicago. Mr, Cowan is sur vived by a wife and fur children, al- so . four sisters, Mrs. D. J. Devereux, of Edmonton; . Mrs. Philip L. Clancy, of California, and Marie and Margie Cowan, of Chicago: Three weeks a- go John G. Cowan, Superintendent of • the Galena division of the Northwes- tern railway, left his office in the great terminal station, banked his fires and went home, suffering with a slight attack of the flu. In a few days he returned feeling better, open ed the drafts and put on the blower, for he always worked under a full pressure of steam. In his weakened condition, however, the exertion was too much, and he was again obliged to go to his home in Maywood. This time the fires went out. The funeral - was held Tuesday and interment was at Mount Carmel cemetery. John Grover Cowan was a real man, as those who have worked under' his direction on this division, . which originally constituted all there was of the present wonderful Northwes- tern system, will testify. He was a man who did his duty to - God, his country, his family, his employers and his fellow men., and he did - it well. John Cowan was a self-made mati. Moreover, he had done a mighty cred- itable job of the making. Beginning in a menial capacity years ago he had worked up to one of the most important managerial positions. He was a kindly taskmaster but he de- manded service. He knew the rail- road game thoroughly, he was giving all there was in him to his employers and he required his subordinates to do the same. Nothing in the line of the multitudinous railway perplexities ever feazed the big -brained, broad-, minded and level-headed superinten- dent. When a matter came up to Cowan's office for adjustment its im- port was grasped immediately and' it was ditrosed of with a master hand. His irrational hours before death came were spent. in directing the movement of trains, dictating letters and giving instructions to subordin- ates. - His whole life had been given to the Northwestern, and even in his last delirium he continued to direct the affairs of his line until the wires Jf'inalIy went down` and the circuit was forever broken. Superintendent Cowan was exacting to the last de- gree when the interests of the rail- way company were in any way in- volved, yet every employee was his friend. "John," as he was familiarly called, would shake the hand of a swarthy fireman as readily as he would that of a high official. The ponderous overland flyers and the countless suburban trains teeming with workaday men and women will continue to thunder in 'and out of one of the world's greatest railway term- inals, and immediately beneath John Cowan's office window, but unseen by him, for hili watchful eye has been closed. - The._presence of John Cowan in any emergency always served 'as an inspiration to the men, and many an engineer as he grimly grasps the throttle and peers into the blackness of the night, pierced by the fierce glare from his onrushing stead of steel, will feel the steadying though written in verse by "The Bard,". that great Scotch skip from the East Side who has a standing challenge to the world to defeat his East Side rink, and who has made good the challenge every time it -has been taken up. The curling season's over and we've put away our rocks, Peck has closed the windows tight and locked up every box. We've had a jolly winter, of curling we've had plenty, As curlers we've been happy, in good old nineteen twenty. We've gathered here tonight to play another ,sort of game, And say well done to those the Presi- dent's going to. name; For some they have won prizes, and some alas have not, But all have played the game and paid up "Johnnie on the spot." on the 2nd. concession of Hibbert which Mr. Hannon recently bought from Mr. Weisenburg, and will be ready to receive their friends after the 20th of April. McKILLOP Fair Day special at the New Strand, op- =pmte Post Office—The one and only "Charlie Chaplin" in "The Fireman," .and "Charlie Ray" in "Greased Lightning," afternoon and evening. Adults 150, , Children lee. On Friday evening, April 9th, at 8 o'claer. in the A. O. U, W. Hall, Walton, there will be a public meeting for the purpose of officially organizing the Walfb7 t Branch of , the Horticultural Society, with Mr. William i r Hartry of Seaforth, in charge, All 'those- went. x o work be D interested in Horticulture Everybody welcome. ''s 2728-2 Our thanks go °to Will Stewart, who comes over from St. Paul, Not only for the gifts he brings, but for his presence say we all, For he's a jolly curler and can draw a steady shot, And when you think he's beaten, well you often find he's not. The prizes this year were composed of stickins and cuff links, And winning them was not- as easy as some fellows think. They'll be worn and prized for many a day by those who have won out, And we'll all remember "Billy," he's a good old Seaforth scout. The first to reach the finals was Ed. Bright and Bill Ament; Ed. was somewhat weary, and Bill's strength was nearly spent. It was a battle royal, that's what everybody said When the last end was completed, { Ament was one ahead. ' Reg.' Reid and Tommy Smith reached the finals in their section. They were both a wee bit nervous, you could tell by "their complexion. Toni took the lead and kept it, and Reg. was heard to say, "Oh boy, if this were hockey, wouldn't I put Tom away." Next Beattie and George Bethume in their coats of navy blue, And their skips were working over- time vertime to try and pull them through. But George, just at the last end his foot slipped in the hack, And it was easy money, the cuff links went to Jack. The weatherman got baulky, and Doc. Beachley and Jake Sproat Played their final on soft ice, and the Tee seemed far remote. They battled on, end after end, no telling who would win, But Jake, he wears the cuff links, the Doctor got the pin. There are many other names we would like to put down here, They have curled and won prizes too, although they failed this year. We 'cant all win, although we seem to play about the same, But we are better men for having tried to play the game. Tommy', Johnstone is our caretaker, but we all call him Peck, We couldn't get a better, he's al- ways right on deck. He won't stand any roixgh-house, not even from George Sills; lie. makes all curlers welcome, and drives away the chills. These lines would be a faihire if the scribe forgot to .say A word about our veteran, and re- spect to him we pay. Though his years are growing many, as a club we wish him weel, May `your draws be ever steady, our geed Mend Johnnie Steele. Notes.—We are pleased to note that Ex. -Sgt. Joe Haycock of the 58th Battalion, formerly a resident of Winthrop, has been discharged from the hospital. He has been a patient at Guelph the last nine months, re- covering from. the effects sof his wounds received on the Somme in 1916. Ex. -Sgt. IHaycQek was Men- tioned in despatches for conspicuous gallantry during the attack en the Village of Demiun en the 8th of August, 1918. Throughout he oper- ated a Lewis gun skilfully and with. out fear. On one occasion he advanc- ed on a German machine gun firing from the hip as he went. In spite• of heavy fire from the enemy gun, he silenced it and killed the gunners, six in number. He did splendid work, re- ceiving a D. C. M. for same. Address and Presentation. Orr Wednesday evening the neighbors and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Forrest gathered at their home on the 5th concession to spend a social evening. with them before their removal to: their new home in Seaforth. During the evening Mr. and Mrs. Forrest were presented, with two very•hand- some easy chairs, and avery kindly worded address. The presentation was made by Mr. John McCluskey and Mr. Lawrence and the . following address was read by Mr. F. T. Fowler, Seaforth, March 2rd, 1920. To Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Fgrrest, Dear Friends; During the past five years few, if any, districts have been so changed - as ours. New friends have come in- to our midst to replace the old. But while, in a measure, these may take the places left vacant, yet we can, never forget those who have gone. No community has more kindly neigh- bors of truer friends than McKillop. }and in. this neighborhood you have filled your place, and acted well, your° part. We can assure you it is with sincere regret that we meet here to- night to bid you farewell. We re- member your land hoapitaity on many occasions. We will ever remember how quickly and also cheerfully you. lent the helping hand at all times.. We will miss you greatly. In your official position in Duffs church you labored earnestly, Mr. Forrest, at all. times. At the ladies' - meetings and social gatherings Mrs. Forrest was• always an inspiration. Everyone will feel your absence keenly. Your re- moval is a distinct loss to our corn- munit'y but remember you will al- ways be welcome here, and we are very pleased to know that you are not going so far away that you can- not often renew your old acquaint- ances here. While we deeply regret your departure we wish you every happiness in your new home in Sea- forth. Now just as a slight token of the good -will -of your we ask you to accept these Signed—F. T. Fowler, Wm. L H. T. Lawrence, Robt. Hogg, Jo E• Daley, W. . Shannon, John McClus- key.