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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1921-02-18, Page 4ADVERTISIIIMHNTS Gromedre.1 (ieod--ei intone -Stir -Seta 8ree.,-6 A Bargain --Stewart Broa.--8 B,atNThompeoui a Beek stun, -s et the Strand -8 1 ' ces--w. G. wiIlia-1 Scott -4 +Aaneuneement-.7. Mactaviab-a ittittton--Sales-6 Hos Sale -.lobe TWA -5 Bale -A.. Mc?aaeig-8 Watice W Crediton-Gtodmtua & Stanbury-6 The National Way -5 Paps for sate -1L McGregor-- 9 Farm for Salo- J. R. Govcoluck 5 For Sale -W. Lana -5 Non -Glare Leve -5 25 Per Cent. Off -D. P. Buck -I The Dancing Poul- --Priam:as--8 Watch Lesb-Eoornitor ()thee 8 Farm for Sale -M. Beaton -5 Fifty Acre Farm -G. J. Sutherlpod-.4 THE HURON EXPOSITOR SEAFORTH, Friday, February 18th. THE HERESY OF BIGNESS Big business, big armies, big navie big empires- is the world going ma over the "Big" idea? The Prussia theory, that no nation had a righ to a separate existence that was in capable of defending itself, is the law of the jungle; but, although a world war has been fought to uproot this heresY, clear is no •l. ar indica tion that the victors have taken th coxae Prussianised.•` Bigness and Uni- formity, contempt for life, recreation of individual liberty, the State con- trol of .faith and morals -these are `the German fruits of a Lutheranism that has saturated Protestantism with the heresies of the ages, and that cry aloud for the reform of the Reformed Religion. Bigness is a by-product of Protestant materiulisnc. It is seen at its worst in the modern Protest- ant church with its complicated ma- chinery for compelling nien to be good, and the small provision made for the dissemination of the teach- ing of the gentle Nazarene. The god of Bignesa has supplanted the spirit of Hornanity, and many of our Protestant clergymen are con- tent to be the prophets of the Profiteers. --Statesman. CHISELHURST Notes. -Dr. J. Morrison, of Belling- ham, U. S., spent a few days nt the, home of Mr. and Mrs. McNaughton. Mr. Kenneth McLeod has rented Mr. Francis Ryekrnan's farm now occu- pied by Mr. John Selves, who intends moving in the spring to Farquhar, having rented the farm of Mr. John hay. d DUBLIN n Notes.-- Mr. Patrick Burns, of De- t troit, is visiting at his home here. His father, Mr. Thomas Burns, is in very pour health. -The ice harvest is very disappsinting. On Tuesday Mr. 1. J. looby had two teen cutting with the ice plow and on Wednesday most of the pieces floated down stream, with thetraising sa t sudden . f e the water. --Mr. Louis Wolff had some lesson to heart. The big empire idea still prevails as the theory of world progress. Speaking before a British gathering a few years ago, Lord Bryce protested against the immoder- ate growth of modern states. He re- garded these big states us virtually beyond human control, Few win venture to dispute the truth of this observation. The British Empire has reached a stage where safety is com- patible only with increased decentdal- ization. The United States is only held together by the extended powers retained by the constituent sovereign states. The conflict between the Fed- eral authority and the State of Cali- fornia is a case in point. The Jap problem in the Pacific coast illustrates the practical difficulties incidental t big nations. in the British Ernpir problems of a like character tend t discourage the idea of centralizatio and organic union, and point W de centralization as the only safe wa out of the controversies to which con flitting interests inevitably give rise The cumbersome and unmanageabl character of government over wid of his shade trees injured early en Monday morning by a runaway horse that got weary waiting for his master to return home. MANLEY Notes. -Mitchell Bros. - are busy ss:wing the stock of logs tushed into their mill when everyone took ad- ventpp, ee of the sleighing. It was the busy season of the short winter. --Mr. P. Eckert shipped another car load of hogs and cattle last Saturday and reports the market holding out as well as the previous week. -Miss Katie Eckert, from Toronto, paid us a flying visit last waek.-The many friends of Mrs. Duffy and Mrs. T. O'Hara are sorry to learn that they are still in poor health. -Mr. John Buermann has sold some of his lumber t" Mr. Judge, of Logan, who intends to saw it with his Ian -table O mill en the premises.- Mr. W. Hoegy has the material moved home of the La.rn he pulled down on the faun n lir purchas..I from -Mr. Thomas tur- n tin bast spring, and intends to erect _ it en the homestead for a straw shed this summer. -A great many farmers Y are taking advantage of purchasing - the weed that Mr. ,John Benneweis . is having rut, and drawing it to their respective homes to avoid a fuel famine. areas is seen at its worst in large cities. The municipal administration of New York City, for instance, has been described by a close observer as resembling "nothing so much as a nervous spinster weakly clutching at the reins of a runaway team," This is true in a greater or less degree of every large city. A trip on a Toronto street car, or a New York subway train, at the rush hour, tells its own tate of the inadequacy in transporta- tion in large cities that have lost control of the most elementary func- tions of municipal government. Health and housing are so closely related that the city that neglects to house its inhabitants decently pays for its sins of omission in the deterioration in h e a l t h and morals of the community. Municipal government in large cities suffe'r9 from the inherent defects of bigness. The craving for bigness is a by- product of an age that is essentially materialistic. The Industrial Revo- lution of the nineteenth century ush- ered in an era of Trusts and Com- bines and Millionaires. It gave us the Ca egie Foundation and the Roekefetier Iusti ate, as antidotes to the evi13 that entration of wealth produces. N 'aeon ravished the art centres of rope to enrich con- quering France, and priceless heir- looms of all the ages have been trans- ported to New York to mark the financial triumphs of Wall Street. The god of the nineteenth century and after is Bigness. Marble temples raise their spires far above churches dedicated to the One God, and look • down with patronizing curiosity upon the Bethlehemn ma er where g Hu- manity, the e image of the Divine, hangs upon the industrial cross. Big Business has created the con- gested, unmanageable city, with its "downtown churches" that are the dispensaries for the cure of moral ills peculiar to our modern Babylons. Here "wealth accumulates and men decay." For over a century the Fac- tory has dominated the Church until the magic of Bigness has overshadow- ed the mystery of Bethlehem. Christ- mas, in the midst of this welter of inhumanity and injustice, has become a pagan feast for the glorification of "Life 'god of the war profiteers. Great is Bigness! For have not the Church- • es been reorganized on a financial ,basis? The movement for the Union • eif the Churches- confined to some of the Protestant denominations -is a tribute to the Big idea. Uniformity is mistaken for unity, in an age when the richness and beauty of variety is discarded for the factory -made re- ligion of Standard Oil. We are living in strange times. Here and there strong men protest and rebel against the worship of Big- ness and Uniformity. They see with amazement the intemperance of Pro- hibition that counts for temperance and righteousness. They protest against the Methodistical tyranny of the Prohibitionist, the narrow dogmas of Stanched Oil Baptism; the hypo- crisy of Globe Presbyterianism and the tyranny of Orange Anglicanism that Subject protesting Christians to the law of baptized and ordained gun- men. Bigness and ,a dull uniformity 'go hand in hand with modern evils that erplea city fathers and that disturb he sleep of legislators and states - Men. In our efforts to combat the Menace of Plnssianitsm we have be - 1 .sank, etii' stili T ECK ERSMITH Salt. On Wednesday and Thursday. Feb- ruary J3 rd and 24th. we will ha,e n car ,.f bait anti are giving very special prieea ,at the car. A. ReQuaig, Fred Stare, Senb,rth. West End Notes. -Mr. and Mrs. V. Terryberry visited at Kippen un Sunday. -Miss Muriel Waunkle, of Roxboro, spent a few days last week the guest of her aunt, Mrs, Herbert Crich, -Messrs. H. Turner and F. Townsend paid a flying visit to To- ronto last week. -Mr. Frank Coleman is on the jury at Goderich this week. Farm Sold. -Mr. W. Lane has sold the grass farm. Lot 31 on the 2nd Concession, to two adjoining proper- ty holders. Mr. William Elliott pur- chasing the west half and Mr. Chas. Clifton the east half. This is one of the best farms in the township and the new owners are to be congrat- ulated on their purchase. Mr. Lane reserved all the farm buildings, which he will sell privately. Threshing Outfit Sold, -Messrs, .T. and W. McGregor of near Kippen, have sold their threshing outfit to Mr. John Hudson, of the 6th conces- sion. Mr. Hudson is not only well known in the community but is a well known and experienced thresher and will have all the work he can candle with his new outfit. WINTHROP Good Hockey. --In one of the hot- test -fought games in the Palace Rink this winter, the Winthrop Wolves defeated the Wonders from Tucker - smith in a twenty minute overttinie Affray. Heavy ice made the going hard but the game proved interest- ing to the huge crowd of spectators. Winthrop opened the scoring in the first five minutes oflaY after a P clever piece of playing. The period ended 1-0. In the second period Tuckersmith had a slight advantage, scoring twice. It was in the third period that the excitment was high- est. Individual plays of the highest type were indulged in. It ended three all, and by mutual consent it was arranged to play off the tie. Then followed twenty minutes of real fierce hockey before Smith, on a nice pass, managed to beat McGeoch with the winning counter. Wright and Nicholson of Tuckersmith were the bright lights of the game, and only for the brilliant work of Montgomery in goal the score might have been reversed. McGeoch also was a bright spot for Tuckersmith. GODERICH Old Boys' Reunion. -A fairly re- presentative meeting of the citizens was held in the Board of Trade rooms on Friday last to discuss the advisa- bility of holding an old boys' re- union in 1921. The following officers were elected: Honorary presidents, Mr. Neil McKenzie, Senator Proud- foot, Major Jos.. Beck,JudgeLewis, Willsm Campbell, Seriff Reynolds Judge B. L. Doyle; President, Mayor Wigle; gat Vice -President, Mrs. Kath- leen Horton; 2nd Vice -President the president-elect of the Board of 'Trade for the coming year to he decided Monday. Owing to the large number of names proposed for the executive committee it was decided to form a committee to name twelve of these and report next Tuesday night. The feeling in favor of bolding a three- day celebration was very strong and every effoa•t will be bent on making the 'Bret reunion Goderich has had in many years, a pronounced success, As a number of other places near by' Mrs,',"B. Gamut, ofbes Me holding their reunion .about Ab- . sever grandchildren pleat gust 1st, the local celebration willgrattddhildren. The services wine likely follow right after, in order to I d Wednesdv, on have good attractions- ducted .by Rev,ay J.eA.eningFelrgueeu.bolus SSia remains were taken to London on the CROMARTY Notes. -On Friday of Last week Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Graham made a buaIness trip •to Stratford. dare. Chideck, of j31anshard, spent a few days of the past week visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Robert- son. -Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Stewart are visiting friends in the village and neighborhood. ---On Sunday evening last the Y. P. S. C. E. enjoyed a real treat in an address from Mr. Sandy Miller, of Porcupine, who some fifteen years ago was a prosperous farmer in this neighborhood. But for a man of his ambition farming was too slow. Consequently he en- tered the mining business and has proved well. Ile gave an excellent description of how the missionaries followed the settlers and mining curates, first building humble shacks and in the course of a very few years u fine church taking the place of the shack and becoming self supporting. Ile concluded by exhorting the young people to stand firm -in their support of missions and help make the newer parts of Canada fit to live in. BRU('F.FIELD A Successful Year. -The printed minuet reports of the Brucefield con- gregation came to hand over a week ago. .411 organizations give very en- eeurn an b • > nut unto ofthe 1. t work dune ;n 1920. There are c at present 133 families. Twenty members were add- ed during the year and twenty-five were removed, leaving a present membership of 350. The total offer- ings fur all purposes amounted to 0,898. Of this sum, $3,795 was for local expenses, including contribu- tiians to the building fund of the new stables and $6,103 was for missionary and benevolent purposes; ;1,209 was raised for the Missionary budget; $3,000 was paid on the Forward Movement Pence Thank -offering sub- scriptions; $515 ,of this being by the Sunday School; 003 was raised by the Women's Missionary Societies and Mission Band. At the annual meet- ing the minister's salary was increas- ed by sees The eongregution is working in splendid harmony and a spirit of goodwill prevails. which gives bright promise fur the future. LONIESRORO Notes. --Mr. W,1ls, who runs the chopping mill, is kept very busy these times.-- Mr. William :Mills, who was appointed assessor, is around and he says he rant complain about the roads.- Mr. Joseph Vudden has been seriously ill, but his many friends will be pleased to know he is improv- ing.- The %fonw•n•s Institute met on Tuesday and quilted two large quilts. The ('Ount•il Its.: derided to remodel ahs' Township [Tall, The Women's Institute is giving $1,000 towards it, and they expect it will get the name of c'auanturity Hall. ---Mr, William a Brumley. who gut thrown off a load of wend and was seriously hurt, is improving slowly. -Mr. and Mrs. W. Brigham spent Sunday afternoon at the home of Mrs. William Sander - sun's. We are sorry to say that Mrs. Sanderson is very low and no hopes are entertained of her recovery. -Mr. Ernest Adams has let the contract of putting up a large red brick house to Mr. Griffis, and is very busy get- ting the material on the ground. - Mr. Brown, who bought out Mr. Geddes' dry- good store here, is in- tending to have an auction sale of farm stuck. He takes possession the first of April. -Mt. and Mrs. Wallace Allen,' who have been visiting her mother, Mre. Ehell, for the past week have returned to their home in Lon- don. McKILLOP sale Gn w',Kin,wday ane Tharnday, Feb - salt and ar• 05, ins very eperial Doi es off nary 28rd na 1 _4th, u •'1I have r t the ear. A. �M,:Qunig, Peed Skate, Scaforth. Township Officials. -The following officials have been appointed by Mc- Killop Council for the year 1921: Clerk, John McNay, Seaforth P. O,; Treasurer, G. K. Holland, Beechwood P. O.; Collector, George McKee; As- sessor, Donald Calder; Adolescent School Attendance Officer, Johh Mc- Nay; Auditors, John Shannon, Thos. Moylan; Board of Health, F. J. Mc- Quaid, Chairman; John McNay, Se- cretary; Joltr, Murray Member; M. 0. H., Dr. F. J. Burrows; Sanitary Inspector, Charles Little, Dublin P.O. The McKillop Council at a special meeting passed the necessary by-laws -laws and forwarded them to the Depart- ment of Highways to enable the township to receive the twenty per cent. Government grant for construc- tion and maintenance work on the roads of the municipality; said work to he done by the Reeve and Council- lors. Mr. John McNay, the new towmsh,ip clerk, will assume his new duties next week. Obituary. -One of our most re- spected citizens departed this life on Tuesday morning, February 8th, at the home of his granddaughter, Mrs. George Eaton, in the person of Mr. Robert Hanna, in his 94th year. Mr. Hanna fell and fractured his hip on January 15th,and notwithstanding the best medical aid and kind nurs- ing he pasmet! peacefully away. His sufferings, which were severe, were borne with Christian fortitude, Mr. Manna was an upright gentleman in all his dealings, maintaining all his mental facilities to the end. He was born in County Down, Ireland, in 1827, and came to this country in 1832, at the age of four and one- half years, and settling with his parents in Kitley Township, Leeds County. When`the heHuron tract was s opened for settlers in the early fifties, he came to McKillop where he pur- chased land. and married Mary Combs, being engaged in farming end keeping a' public house. Latter he engaged in farming in Middlesex County, near London, and again in McKillop until the death of his wife some 25 years ago. The past num- ber of years he has been a resident of Winthrop. He is survived by a brother, Mr. Richard Hanna, of Lyn, and one sister, Mrs. Robert Peobles, of Port Colborne, and three deugl- ters, Mrs. H. Warden, London; Mrs. A. Thompson of Dorchester* and early train Thursday morning, ac- companied by his three daughters and Mrs. George Eaten, lir. J. Bullard . and Mr. William Hanna, and Wase laid Mrest in Nilestoun Cemetery beside those of her, whose joys and sorrows he had shred for so many years. • KIPPEN For bale. -Seed oats for nab, She/Raid Standard, pructicaliy clean: teat 89 pound. to bushel, JOHN B. HYDE. Kippen. Lot 8, Concession 2, Stanley. Phone 11 -188,n - sail. 897621 For Sale. 82.160 win buy a goad 50 aero Denture [arm within throe pr four mllm of either Heauall, Zurich or Exeter. Ttiln la a bargain and will be .old on may terms or at a alight reduction for apot cash. Apply noisily to the undersigned at the Hmoan i',a»l Ofece, t:. J. SurLerlaad. 2976-1 Death of David Kyle. -Last week we made mention of the death of an aged mother in our village, and this week 'we are again called upon to mention the parting to the Great Be- yond of another of our neighbors in the person of David Kyle, who passed away on Friday evening last, the llth inst., at the age of 48 years and two months, Mr. Kyle's illness extended over a period of some three years, enlargement of the heart being his ailment, and although until very re- cently he was able to get about, it was evident to those intimate with hire that he was failing. Mr. Kyle ws•. born on tbug efld hamtsL cud in Stanley, tame which is now w owned by Mr. Waited Fairbairn and was a son of the late Wm. Kyle. who died 188 years •tgo. He was the youngest of a fancily of 13, five sons and eight daughters. The mother of this large family passed away 11 years ago. About 98 years ago Mr. Kyle, Sr., bought the farm in Hay from the late Mr. Hollinghead and it was from this home the sane who has now been called from our midst, spent practically his whole life. ,ince the death of his aged father and mother, a sister, Miss Aline, has bean his only com- panion in the home as he was un- married. The deceased was a most industrious, well -doing man, and al- though retiring and unassuming in manner, was id a most kindly dis- position and was greatly respected in the neighborhood where he had lived so many pairs. Ile was in short a gsaod citizen and his early death is kr,•nly regretted by all who knew hi. Ile is survived by one brother, Thtnuas, of Kippen, and eight sisters, Mrs. Geo. Sweet, Vancouver; Mrs. Geo. WOsadward, Ohio; Mrs. Samuel 1lellltlshead, Mexico; Mrs. Joseph Mc Farltine, and Mrs. Samuel Pollick, Saskatoon; Mrs. John Dietz, Tuckersmith; M rs. F. Tomlinson, Brucefield, and bliss Alice, at home, to whom his loss will be most keenly felt, as their whole lives had been spent together. The funeral was held from his late home on Monday last, the large attendance abundantly test- ifying to the very high esteem in which the deceased was held. The funeral services were conducted by his pastor, Rev, R. A. Lundy, and the remains were interred in Baird's cemetery, the pallbearers being Messrs. L. Petty, Arthur Anderson, Dr. Moir, Fernwick Stewart, Basil Edwards,and Hugh McMurtrie, and among the friends from a distance who attendetg were Mrs. Churchill and Mrs. James Ferguson, of Goderich, and Mr. and Mrs. George Hills, of Egmondville. Notes. -Mrs, John Dodds, of Sas- katoon, who has been spending the past two months with her sisters, Mrs. Walter Fairbairn, of Stanley, and Mrs. Robert Tait of London, and with other old friends in this vicin- ty, has returned to her home in •the West. -- Mr. and Mrs, Daniel Kil- patrick are receiving congratudations, young daughter having been born o them at Mrs. Paterson's hospital n Hensall,-Mr. Robert Elgie has been spending a very pleasant two weeks with friends in Stratford, Lon - on and Toronto. While in Toronto Mr. Elgie called on Dr. and Mrs. Aitken, Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Sproat nd other friends, and at Stratford he isited with his sisters Mrs. John Chesney and his uncles, the Means. McDonald, of the Threshing Manufac- uring Company. Mr, Elgin thorough - y enjoyed his trip. -Rev. Mr. McCon- ell, of Hensall conducted the ser- ces in St, Andrews on Sabbath last nd delivered a grand gospel discourse hich has been much commented on ince by those who heard him. Miss ,Ray, of Tuckersmith, sang a beau- iful solo at the service, which was eats enjoyed e gr d Y J Y bythe congregation. re ati g g on. -Our village has lost one of its ost esteemed and respected resi- ents in the person of Mr. Duncan ,Gregor, who, since the death of is beloved wife, has gone to reside it'll his daughter, Mrs. Wm. Work - an, in Tucketasmith, Mr. McGregor (though in his 85th year, is still a mart man, and as he was one of our st citizens we are all sorry to lose im, but all wish for him many pleas- nt years in his new home. Mr. Mc- regor has sold his fine home in the ]gage to Mr. Emerson Smith. Mr. mith has certainly got a fine prop- rty and one which will make him a easant and comfortable home. Good roperty is in demand here at pres- ent as people seem to like to cast in eir lot with the citizens of our llage.-Rev. and Mrs, R. A. Lundy ere in Toronto this week. -Mr, and nd Mrs, Wesley Harvey were in St. homer; last week. Mr. Harvey was so in Munaey, where he was pur- eeing a quantity of hay. -Mrs. ufle, of Hensal], was this week vis- ing with 'Mrs. A. McKenzie in the llage.-Mr. J. Detweiler, who in - Me leaving this locality in the riaentertained erta ed a number g of his ends to a eolnplimentory concert Id Thursday evening last in the wn hall, Hensall, and all speak ghly of the entertainment which as put on by a London company. r. Detwieler purposes holding an etion sale of his stock and imple- ents on March 9th. -Mrs. John Pat - son, who was here attending the neral of her mother, Mrs. McGre- t, and who stayed a few days with r aged fatter, has returned to her me in Toronto. -Miss Louise Mc- ymont, of London, spent the fore rt of the week with her parents the village. W t b d a v vi a m d M h a be ah G vi S p1 p th vi aT al ch 7, it vi tc sp fri he to hi w M au m er ffu Tte he Cl p ,a RR 3ALL Valentine Social. -The members of the Misaionar Society of Carmel Preabytelian Church held a Birthday Valentine party in the basement of the church on Tuesday afternoon of this week. The basement looked a bower of beauty with valentine decor- ations and the ladlee who had doltisg the.work were heartily eongratuiated. After a social chat, Mra. C. A. Me - Done! took the chair and a nice short programme was given, which was much enjoyed; and we might mention that Mb's. Lundy, wife of the new Presbyterian minister of St. An- drew's church, Kippen, gave a very interesting tak on the four months' Mission work they did in Saskatche- wan during the war. A dainty lunch was then served. Mrs. Alex. Buchan- an and Mre. J. W. Bonthron poured tea and all enjoyed the dainty lunch as well as a nioe time with friends. The Missionary Society are to be con- gratulated on the success of their first Valentine Birthday Party. Near- ly all the families of the church were represented, and the offering amount- ed to $75. Briefs. --Mr. Andrew Moir, of the township of Ush'erne, recently receiv- ed word of the death of his brother- in-law, Mr. R. Monroe, of Grand Forks, B. C., after only a few days' illness of congestion of the lungs. -- The Rev. Mr. Lundy, of St. Andrew's ('hutch, Kippen, on Sunday last, ex- changed dutiett with Rev. Mr, McCon- nell of Carmel church; delivering ex- eell•a u t and it a gess' r .slue st•nn n.• u � both, 1 int/filing and c t vonin •. - . t, J. W. Peek k anal 51rs. Pea S. un Monday evening lust tory pleasantly entertained a number of their friends at u `� Valentine party.- Miss Dora Sher'fftt left for Toronto the first of the week where she intends spending Bunte time with friends and her sister, Mrs. W. S. Caldwell.. --The banquet held for the ehsair of Carmel church on Friday evening of last week proved a most enjoyable sae. The banquet was served in the basement of Carmel church and was nicely decorated and prepared for the occasion, while the tables fairly groaned with their weight of good things, and after ample justice had been done by all to the good things, the choir were entertained by Miss Morrison, a mem- ber of the choir and the captain of the Inning side, at their home on Queen street, where a most enjoyable time was spent in music, games, etc., and light refreshment served. The competition which led to this banquet was gotten up by the choir to stinm- late the attendance at practices and church services, it bring arranged Unit the side who missed the most :attendance were to provide .t he other side with a banquet. Mrs. C. Cook was the captain of the side that had the tna,t 1n,ints in attendance. We believe that it is the intention of the chair to have another competi- tion as such certainly added much to the good attendance of the members of the choir and quite a number of new members now belong to it. - Mr. :and Sties Brooks, of Lucan, vis- ited at the home of Mrs. Reid las'. week. --What is termed Past Mas- ter's night will be held at Zurich Lodge of A. F. and A. M. at Hensel! en Monday evening, the 21st, when degree work will be put on, anis re- freshments served. --We were pleased to see Mr. Thomas Cameron able to be en our Main Street this week after Isis Tong illness and confine- ment ,n the home, and hope he will continue to improve,-Hensall is not- ed for its tap -to -date stores and places of business and Mr. A. W. E. Hemphill as druggist and fancy goods merchant has always had a must. up-to-date premises and fine stock but during the past two weeks he has been further improving the appearance of his store by having it beautifully repainted in golden oak and repapered behind the shelves with a No. 1 design, with fine bor- ders to match and it presents a tasty appearance. Mr. Holland Little of this village was the artist. -On Thursday evening of last week Mr. Jacob Detwieller of Kippen treated his friends to a fine musical enter tainment in the town hall, securing for the purpose the services of the noted Harmony Male Quartette of London, who delighted the large audience presents Mr. Detwie]]er's kindness and generosity is greatly appreciated by his host of friends. - Dr. J. M. Morrison, of Bellingham, Washington State, spent the past week here with his sister, Mrs. Alex. Swan, and relatives and friends in Hensall and vicinity. -Our contrac- tors are looking forward d to a busy season this spring 1 n an p g d s ummer- A meeting of the U. F. O. and their sympathizers was held in the town hall on Friday afternoon of last week and there was a very large attend- ance, the spacious hall being well filled. The meeting was to look over the constitution and to revise it where deemed advisable and to look over little details in general. - A very large number of Valentines passed througk the post office the first of the week, some quite beauti- ful and some otherwise, but all the sante St. Valentine's Day is one of great interest to the ,young people and unmarried in particular, -Mr. Alpine MicEwen spent the past week in Toronto combining business with a visit with relatives and friends. - With the spring-like appearance of the weather our farmers and garden- ers are preparing their plans for spring duties. --The Council have tak- en down one of the large maple trees in front of the town hall which was dying and which also obstructed the view of the soldiers' monument. - Mr. Cleve Joynt evade a business trip to Toronto this week, -Mrs. D. L. Mormon, of Toronto, a former resi- dent of village, e g , spent a few days here with relatives and friends dur- ing the past week. --Our Council have been putting quite a quantity of gravel on Wellington Street south and Richmond Street north.-Tbe Presbytery of Huron will meet in Carmel church on Tuesday, the 22nd, and the ladies of the congregation are to serve meals in the basement. -Mr. G. C. Petty spent the week end in Toronto. -Mr. George O'Brien, who spent a couple of months with relatives and friends in the village and district, left for his home in the West this week. He greatly en- joyed his visit. We are Now Selling Shoes at 1921' Prices. Nu need to wait any longer for Lower Shoe Prices. They are here RIGHT NOW. We have gone over our Stock and revised our prices to conform to present market conditions. Our new revised prices mean that practically all linea are reduced in price on an average of from 10 to 20 per cent. WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU This means that you can buy Shoes here to -day at the prices that will rule in the Spring. This means that we are willing to take a loss in order that we may continue to give you BETTER VALUES than are ob- tainable elsewhere. We keep in close touch with the market and we guarantee our prices to -day to be as low as market conditions warrant for the next aix moatlte. If you need Shoes and have been waiting for lower prices, don't wait any longer. Come and let us show you the beat values in town. yr,,,,a,„49 yi.,-: • ,, o.WPENDABLE SHoEs , SEA FORTH TELEPHONE I1 OPPOSITE COMMERCIAL HOTEL Better Motion Pictures. The management of the Strand Theatre has come to the con - elusion that the people of Seaforth are very highly educated in regard to Motion Picture Entertainment, and has decided that the only way to operate succe¢ssfully a Motion Picture Theatre in this town is to present photopleys that are away above the ordinary. Starting with "The Revenge of Tartan" on February 24th, 25th, and 8th, we are going to give you the opportunity of viewing what are considered by everyone connected with the motion picture in- dustry, the greatest screen productions in the world to -day. In securing these filets fur presentation in our theatre, we pay from two to four times as much as is paid for the filets you are mw seeing, :is a result we meat raise our admission prices when showing then. But we wish to assure you that not one theatre in Canada will ::how these pictures at one cent less than what we are compelled to charge you, and ninety-five out of every hundred theatres are charging more. Until further notice the New Strand will show only one picture tach week -every Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Price of admis- sion will be: Adults 25c, Children 15c. Don't you think that one worth -while picture each week, at the above prices, is better value for the money you wish to spend on this class of entertainment, than two average pictures at adults 15c, children 10c? The pictures you now pay lfic to see are much better than the ones you paid r,c to see in days gone by. The pictures that we will show you at 25e are just as much better than the ones you now see at 15e1. Let us prove it! Come to the Strand every week end and you will go away with the feeling that you have seen something Very Worth While. To miss any one of the follgwing attractions means to have overlooked one of the screen's greatest photoplaya. We take pleasure in presenting the following programme for your approval: - PROGRAMME February 24. 25, 26 -The Goldwyn Special -The Revenge of Tartan March 3, 4, 5 -Mary Pickford in Pollyanna. Starch 10, 11, 12 -Goldwyn Special -The Cup of Fury. March 17, 18, 19• -Jas. Oliver Curwood-The Rivers End. March 24, 25, 26 -Rex Beach Special -The Silver Horde. March 31, April 1, 2 -Douglas Fairbanks in The Mollycoddle. April 7, 8, 9 -Jack Pickford in The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come April 14, 15, 16 -Doris Keane in Romance. April 28, 29, 30 -Mary Pickford in Suds. With each of the above "Specials" we show a single reel educa- tional film and a two -reel comedy. KEEP THE PROGRAMME NEW STRAND NOW GET BUSY The Store that gives you the Best Service the year round naturally gives the Best Values when clearing days come. NOW IS THE TIME When we propose to clear out our Winter Footwear. We appeal to your good judgment and to your purse. WATCH' Our Window and Display Tables for BARGAJNS H. R. SCOTT The Home of Good Shoes, Noted for Bargains. �Fi "atamoer'to'"aJr'ir`tA ai teese AO