The Huron Expositor, 1921-04-01, Page 1ITIFTY-FIFTH YEAR
WHOLE NUMBER 278i
SEAFORTII,
Y, APRIL 1, 1921.
ou are Free to Come
Into Our Store
:Friday and Saturday
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And Witt ess the Whirlwind selling
ane. buying of Clothing Bargains.
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2 Last Days
of t is wonderful sale event. Still enough • gar -
men .s to clothe many hundreds of Men, Boys
and Women. Step right in --there is plenty
of rytom for all comers and plenty of clerks to
wait on you and more than plenty of Bargains
you'll be deeply interested in.
See our New Spring Coats for Women, $10 to $30
'$8.00' to $12.00
For Girls
See our New Suits for Men, .... ...... $15 to $30
For Boys " $7.00 to $14.00
See our New Raincoats for Men and Women, the
best in the County $7.00 to $15.00
See our New Hats and Caps for Men and Boys -
Caps ....75c to $1.98. Hats .... $2.00 to $5.00
See our Men's Trousers $2.98 to $5.98
Overalls and Smocks $1.95 to $2.38
Work Shirts ' $.1.19 to $2.00
and all other lines equally low.
The Greig Clothing
SAYS SHE POISONED HUSBAND
- Mrs. Katherine Hastings, a resi-
dent of Logan township near
Dublin, is in the county jail, Strat-
ford, on a charge of murdering
her husband by administering poison
on Monday, March 21st. She was
taken to Stratford from Mitchell on
Thursday afternoon and arraigned be-
fore Police Magistrate Makins on
Thursday night, and remanded until
March 81st.
Mrs. Hastings' husband died on
Monday night and was buried on Wed-
nesday last. Apoplexy was given as
the cause of death and had not Mrs.
Hastings voluntary made her alleged
confession to Dr. Murray in Mitchell
Thursday it is probable nothing furth-
er would ever have been heard of the
affair. Nothing is known as to what
prompted Mrs. Hastings to tell her
story to Dr. Murray. It is said that
not even her family knew where she
was going when she, left her home
on Thursday afternoon, and the man-
ner of her journeying to Mitchell is
also unknown, although it is assumed
she must either have gone by train
or been driven there, for it is said
her shoes were clean when slbe, reach-
ed Dr, Murray's office.
Dr. Murray is the Hpatings family
ph})sician. He it was who N. as called
u. when Mr, Hastings was taken sick
on Monday night. He arrived too late
When Mrs. Hastings called, therefore,
on Thursday afternoon her visit oeca-
tioned no surprise, but when she be-
gan to relate the story of her alleged
crime, Dr. Murray called in Con-
stable Ingram and in the presence of
the family doctor and the con-
stable, the woman made what is alleg-
ed to be a confession that she poison-
ed her husband by administering two
tablets of strychnine. The statement
was taken in writing and signed by
Mrs. Hastings.
Mrs. Hastings is the mother of two
daughters, aged 15 and 11 years., and
there seems to be a general opinion
that the woman's •trouble has un-
hinged her mind, and that she is not
responsible for the death of her hus-
band as some doctors have stated
that there would not be enough poison
in two tablets to cause death.
The necessary legal preliminaries
for an innuest and post mortem ex-
amination of the body of the late
Daniel Hastings were taken in Dublin
on Saturday morning. Dr. Armstrong
and his coroner's jury took evidence
of identification of the body, which
had been exhumed at Dublin ceme-
tery earlier in the day, and the re-
mains were turned over to the doc-
tors for examination. The stomach
has been sent to the provincial analyst
in Toronto for tests -Ss to the pres-
ence of poison. It is expected that
the medical reports -on which hinge
the authenticity of the alleged con-
fession of Mrs. Hastings -will be
ready to present at the inquest when
it resumes on April st.
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SUGAR
Looks to be good buying now. If you buy here you
get the best..
COCOA SPECIAL
Guaranteed absolutely pure, compares favorably
with brands at more than double the price. Spec-
ial 25c per pound. House Cleaning helps, Old
Dutch Cleanser, Ammonia, Gilletts Lye, Caustic
Soda, Chloride of Lime, O'Cedar Polish, No Rub
Wonder Wash, Lux, Rinso, E. Z. E. Washing
Compound, etc., at
- HUTCHISON'S GROCERY
Phone 58.
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Special Sale
Frost Fence
FULL No. 9 IMPERIAL GAUGE
4 Bars, 33 inches high, 9 stays 85c per rod
5 Bars, 40 inches high, 9 stays 45c per rod
6 Bars, 80 inches high, 9 stays 46%c per rod
6 Bars,.40 inches high, 9 stays 50c per rod
7 Bars, 40 inches high, 9 stays 56c per rod
7 Bars, 48 inches high, 9 stays 5834c per sod
8 Bars, 42 inches high, 9 stays 61%c per rod
8 Bars, 42 inches high, 12 stays' 65%c per rod
8 Bars, 47 inches high, 12 stays 68c per rod
8 Bars, 47 inches high, 9 stays 62c. per rod
9 Bars, 50 inches high, 9 stays 70c per rod
9 Bars, 50 inches high, 12 stays 75%c per rod
9 Bars, 36 inches high, 12 stays. 73c per red
9 Bars, 48 inches high, 12 stays 75V c per rod
10 Bars, 50 inches high, 12 stays 82c per rod
10 Bars, 48 inches high, 16 stays 92c per rod
These prices are for stock on hand only. We also have
Barbed Wire, Brace Wire, Coiled Wire and Staples.
The Big Hardware
H. EDGE - - - - Seaforth
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tree.peasons Why
The Sewn of 1921 Should
Appeal'to the Prospective
Builder
Building Material is Cheaper.
Labor and MceJ�aanics are plentiful.
The Need foruilding is great.
Our advice into take advantage of the exception-
al Building Opportunities offered this year.
We have a limited supply of Cedar Fence Posts
in both 8 foot an4 9 foot lengths.
In Roofing Material we offer 5X B. C. Shingles
at $2.00 per bunch. Shingle prices are likely to
advance.
We also have a complete supply of BRANTFORD
ROOFING in Shingles and in Rolls, which we will
be pleased to display" to you at attractive prices.
N. CLUFF & SONS
SEAFORTH - ONTARIO.
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The Widnes" of, the -whiter bas
been a saving In US, so sOr'c last
winter in part of Manitoba but ;lentil!
ful this year, so stock, has wbat&
well.
Prairies chickens are numerous--
p flock" of them feeding on stubble
Yl fields. From my kitchen window I
frequently count a dozen or more
busily picking up their dinner on a
Nearby field. Sometimes they "time
quite near to the buildings and even
up to the door of the •home. They
seem- to know that they are safe!
A piece of fat meat hung on the
clothes line es the branch of a tree
is sure to attract the chickadee,
whose merry call we so often hear in
the woods. Woodpeckers, grosbeaks,
whisky Jacks, blue jays, nut thatches.
? ruffled grouse, English sparrows and
occasional magpies are with us all
winter, Horned larks came a fort-
night ago, and to -day I hear the
call of a crow, a sure harbinger of
spring. -J. R. ,
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Lean 423, George Charters 412,
Josephine Edge 406, Harold Cum-
mings 404, Bessie Cluff 898, George
Parke 389, Sadie Hart 382, Leslie g
Knight 381, James Pinder 878, Russel
Holmes 367, Joe Hart 348, Charlie
Stewart 356, Audrey Sinners 350, f
Edith Bateman 347, Bernice Joynt b
337, Clarence Hoggarth • 335, Tom
Cluff 310, Kathleen Calder 827, Mar-
garet Cudanore 315, Gladys Arnold
284, Harry McLeetl 269, James Hart
278, Charlie Stephenson v3, Harry
Workman 99, Clarence„�ensof 44.
Absent 1'mm esceming
Hvlser, Wflllie Taman::bh4ittiti,
Harold Henderson. -M. M. Hartry.
ROOM V.
Total, 400; }Donors, 800; Pass, 240.
Those missing exams are marked *.
Borden Merner 359, Elinor Barrows
347, Charlie Dickson 342, Margaret
Crich 327, Margaret Cardno. 303,
PUBLIC SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS I Harry McMichael 302, Charlie Reeves
* Archi-
A MANITOBA LETTER
Mountainside, Man., March 19, 1921
I have just come in from. the
arden, though it is still early in
March, and the ground is once more
white with yesterday's light snow -
all, the clear crisp air and the
right morning sunshine tempted me
out of doors.
I was curious to see how the three
dozen.currant and gooseberry bushes
planted last summer were faring. A
couple of months aye I noticed that
many of the fresh shoots of these
and other shrubs- had been sampled
or entirely eaten off. 1Trtite'atand beg
tween the bushes the snow was cov-
ered with unnumerable tracks. Rab-
bits! Apple, plum and other orchard
fruits, which may be grown success-
fully in a Manitoba garden, find their
greatest enemy in these long-eared
rascals.
Jack rabbits flourished on the
prairie, but his smaller brother, the
bush rabbit, works havoc among the
young poplar and oak trees. Where
trees are cut down these creatures
strip the bark off them overnight. A.
woodcutter once left a sheepskin coat
on the ground where he had been
working. Upon his return, after an
hour's absence, he found that a large
hole had been eaten in the fur. Even
pieces of harness and other articles
of leather left in the bush become
food for these shy creatures.
Sometimes scattered bits of fur
show where a coyate has made a
meal. But the coyate is not his only
ROOM VL enemy. The loathsome.-woodtick in -
Total, 350; Honors, 261; Pass, 210. signifiduringcant
in
size
June i leplentiful
t fuly in the
Grade the
Drover 319,
Madeline Hotham 304, Helen Ament ly among the oaks, and the .rabbits
300, Evelyn Golding 299. Ronald Wil- suffer from these blood -sucking pests.
son 292, Elizabeth Rolph 288, Verna Even dogs, horses and humans are
Ferguson 272, Margaret. ' McKellar not immune from their attacks.
269, Muriel Beatty 'Us, Mary Reid This is one of the years that very
264, George Crich 255, Edna Storey few, if any, rabbits are to be seen
Mds. Disease carries them
FORM I l 283, Ona Nicholl 275,
Total 650. Anna Sutherland 638,1 bald 271, Tom Hulley 270, Mabel
RbeBateman 265, Anna Edmunds 248,
Hamm635, Carl Ament 629, Mur- oil Wilton3lis 63 A, equal; Daisy Berns Stevenson 237. Elva Oke 235,
HFrank Case 234, Nelson Cardno 230,
ray Savauge 628, Margaret McIntosh Margaret McLennan 217, *Mary
625, Dorothy Kerslake 622, Greta Thomson 209, Bernioe Dlrrance 204,
Merner 617, Mary Smith 615, Edgar *,Icon Frost 188, Charlie Pinder 186,
Brownlee 613, Jean Lowery 606, Cliff
Toward 606, equal; Leslie Hogg 600,
Jean Stewart $92, Janet Smith 591,
Pearl Carnochan 591, - equal; Jim
Stewart 589, Will Sutherland 583,
Walter Scott 558, Evelyn Harburn
553, Elva Jefferson 551, Walter
Hoegy 550, Nellie Cook 550, equal;
Essie Dorrance 543, Violet Rankin
524, Margaret Thompson 517, James
Weir 516, Irene Patterson 614, Jean
Brodie 513, Clifford Lowery 506, Sadie
McDonald 602, Elizabeth Charters
492, Fanny Peterson 486, Stan
Nicholls 448, Elva Taman 412,
Arnold Makins 387, Vera Hudson 368,
*Elmer Beattie, *Maybelle Rands,
**Andrew Calder 181, *Amelia
Cooper 176, *Herbert Peterson 175,
Russel Allin 169, Dorothy Wiltse 147,
Pearl Reeves 128, ******Alvin Knight
92, ***Billy Bruer 80, *`Irene Clnff
23, *****George Hays 13, Douglas
Cook 4.-G. G. Ross.
CONSTANCE
Notes. -Mrs. Ernest Adams is
visiting her sister in St. Thomas. -
Mr. Frank Norwood got one of his
ribs broken last week. He heard a
noise through the night and got up
to investigate and he tripped and fell,
with the result as stated -Mr. Geo.
Dale purchased a fancy 'driver while
in Stratford last week. -Mr. Leo
Stephenson also purchased a driver
from Mr. Frank Arnold, of Seaforth.
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STAFFA
School Report. -The following is
the report of School Section No. 3,
Hibbert, for the month of March.
The names are in order of merit.
Those nucrked with an asterisk miss-
ed a number of days: Sr. IV. Vera
Leary, Flora McDonald, Allan McLel-
lan, Russel Worden, 'Frances Chil-
vers, *Ada Miller. Jr. IV. -Howard
Fraser Oliver, *Henry Harburn,
Leary, Harvey Hambley, *Robbie
Miller, *Allan Vivian. Sr. III. -
*Verna Drake, *Clara Elliott. Sr.
II. -Ada Elliott, Leo Perry. Jr. II-
*Marvis Drake, *Cliff Miller, *Robbie
Vivian, *Margaret Golding. First -
Mabel McDonald, Elmer 'Puffin, Edith
Tuft, Marvin Harburn, *Margaret
Drake. Primer. -Sylvia Tuffm.-H.
Hay, Teacher.
ye
Mrs
the USki r
Jos
has been under the w
time and and is feekftig *0
`Will Hart, Eleanor Harries -illness. 249, Mary Kling 244.
F. T. Fowler. Grade B. - Ruth Workman 229, r'ff periodically, about every six or
FORM II. Pearl Little 228, Leona Bristow 226, `even years.
Total, 550; Honors, 412; Pass, 330. Mary Haigh 233, Donald Walker 210,• For Manitoba, the present winter
it Isl has been exceptionally mild. The
t fallen
�••�ir i ,.v,s
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BULL
celebrate D
An unusuat eveabrt
to but few lives to
at'the home of Mx,
Smith, on Tuesday, w
brated their. -diamond `.W
versary. Some seventy'
present for the occasion, •breiuldin,
their children, grand children .. .-
great grandchildren, Mr. S th 's brow.
ther, Mir. Alen Smith, of Bruseeler
oandfTuheihks
ersister-mitt. in-laMr. w, aTr•Mdrs;Mra, MurraySmith,
were married at -the home of the •
bride's father, the late John Murray,.
in Tuckersmith, on March 29th, 1861,
the ceremony being performed by
Rev. William Graham, pastor of E,g-
mondville Presbyterian church. For
seven years the young couple resid-
ed in Tuckersmith and then moved to
McKillop, where they spent five
years, when they moved to the Ilth
concession of Hullett which has been
their home during these long years.
The family, which consists of Mrs.
McClure, of McKillop; John, of Mul-
lett; Mrs. Robert McKay, of Eg-
mondvil'.e; ,drys. Broadfoo,t, Tucker -
smith; Mrs. Granger and Mrs. An-
derson, in Manitoba, and Robert, of
Seaforth, were all present on this •
auspicious occasion, except• the two
western members. During the after-
noon the bride and groom of sixty
years ago were presented with e
purse of gold by their children, a
presentation from their grandchil-
dren and a purse from the neighbors,
and the address which accompanied
the gift of their children was as fol-
lows: `Father and Mother.-Onthis
most happy recurrence of the anni-
versary of your marriage sixty years
ago, your sons and daughters, to-•
gether with your grandchildren and
great grandchildren, gather about •
you with great joy and gladness. To
you they extend their congratulate
on your diamond wedding day,
is reminiscent of so Many other's)
during your long and useful life, and
in token of those golden days they
offer you this purse, • with the hope
that the best is yet to be -"The last
of life, for which the first was made."
Rev. J. A. Ferguson, of Duff's and
Cavan Presbyterian church, their
minister, made an able reply on be-
half of Mr. and Mrs. Smith. - Both
Mr, and 'Mrs. Smjth are in the 01-
joyment of unusu}fllir good healthfor
their years, and,'we know there .10:e.
many' friends oaM(dejliek
neighborhood, in the oounrty, in the
Province and throughout the West
MANLEY
Notes. -Miss Rose Dorsey, our
genial teacher, is spending her holi-
days at her home in Seafortk.-
Spring operations which began last
week, have been stopped by severe
frost. -Mr. Christie .Eeonkardt has
purchased the fifty -acre farm from
nn
Mr.
ve'oorn toel it n ihesneer futud is re. going
to
e.We
wish Mr. and Mrs. Leonhardt success
in their new sphere of life, as. they
were married only a short time,. ago. 1 who will join The Expositor' in
-Mr Charles Bieber has purchased I -earnest wish that this worthy couple -
his brother's farm, formerly owned may be spared to each other, to their
by Mr. Sol Bell, and is going to oc- I family and to their friends for many
copy it at an early date. He joined years yet to come.
Mary Jackson 505, Carnlon Fergu-
son 476, Andrew McLean 459, Bertha
Grieve 446, Elroy Brownlee 441, Ar-
thurequal,
Carnochan 441
Barney Cooper 182, Liela W tae
John Cardno 177, Hazel Hulley 157,
Grace Hulley 153, Margaret Ross 153,
0 144.
Helen Cook
Grade C. -Florence Knight, Eliza -
average temperature has no
below that of the normal Ontario
winter. Only once has it been 20
e to
enough
sn
snow cam
here.
.Tical
make good sleighing.
the Benedicts recently, and we wish
the young couple a smooth journey
through life. -Mr, Thomas Irwin, of
the 13th concession of McKillop, has
sold his farm to Mr. Leonhardt, of
Brodhagen.-Messrs. Wlilliam Manley
and Thomas McKay attended the
Shorthorn Breeders' sale in London
011 Wednesday.
USBORNE
Thames Road Notes. -Miss Perla
Canal, of London, is spending the
Easter vacation at her home.-Mts.
(Rev.) McAllister gave a very inter-
esting and instructive address in
Bethany on Sunday last in the in-
terests f the W M S Miss Jean
SALVATION ARMY SELF-DENIAL.
APPEAL
Commences Monday. Apr. 4 until 10.
Whilst engaged in collecting for
Self -Denial, we are frequently ask
to explain the uses to which the Sal-
vation
vation Army puts the seemingly
huge sums of money gathered m
year by year in connection with this.
effort.
Broadly speaking, the Army Field,
the Social Work, and Training, a�
Slum Work receive the manor
benefit.
The Self -Denial assists the Sal-
vation Army to carry on Evangelical
Ares s o
Allison rendered two solos in her and Social Work in over seventy
usual capable manner. The thank- countries and colonies. It helps to
offering amounted to over $41.00.- support Army work at more than
Miss Garnet Passmore was in Forest 3,000 Corps and Outposts in Judie;
on Sunday assisting in the Easter to conduct Day Schools for son*
services. -Rev. Foote, of Exeter, had 17,000 children. at 550 centres; to
charge of the Easter service in the maintain Homes for released prisod-
Presbyterian church on Sunday morn- ors and beggars; to train women in
ing.-Rev, Dr. Fletcher occupied the Industrial Homes, and men at the
pulpit in Caves church, Exeter, on various Farm Colonies; to minister
Sunday. --Miss Verna Whitlock, of to the sick in Hospital and Dispen-
8 ringfeld, visited at her home for caries.
a few days this week. -Mr. and Mrs. To send out women Missionaries
Will Roe, of Stratford, were visitors to labour among the women and
in this neighborhood this week. -One children of China.; to maintain Offi-
Orvilleann �sengaged at twenty-seven Corps,
cr1.
• ile Mr.
last week
while dAV
s ofhe
Showersarm
Slw on his f
h"
r sin a field
Walker 4'26, Gerald Snowdon 425, was crossing g
Jack Oughton 424, Russel Burrett beth Stephenson, Ruth Short, Bilge rain were not infrequent! At the found a dandelion in full bloom. An -
422, Jean Sluff 419, Mildred Johnston Cudmore, Mina Cook, Ethel Hog- end of February a thaw came, and other resident of this neighborhood
415, Dorothy Webster 413, Gordon Barth. Absent. from F;same.-Helen since then wheels have taken the has several stalks of yellow rasp -
11 i h 405. Edward Rankin 403, Jack McMichael, Grace Mitchell, Violet pace of runners in this particular berry ,bushes which show a half-inch
Frost 396, Margaret. Stewart 394, Brewer, Dorothy McDo'.,ald' district. growth of green leaf.
41 ' illery 389, Dorothy Robinson
85, Bi ie ar er 385 equal, Jeanette i - - --- -
WALTON 375, Betts Hoggarth 37f,
equal, Leonard Brown 373, Dorothy
Frost 1118, Jack Crich 361, John Den-
nison 337, "'Elsie Lowery 300.
- missed one or more examinations.
--M. W. Mackay.
ROOM III.
Total, 570; Honors, 428; Pass, 342.
Margaret Armstrong 4:30, Norman
Jefferson 425, Mildred Turnbull 405.
Alice Walker 401., Laura Mole 391,
Margaret. Rolph 388, Arthur Ed- -
munds 353. Maty hays 350, Clarence
Muir 345, Lillian !Ainsworth 318,
(:,,'doll Muir 318, Nora Stewart. 305,'
Fred Willis 300, 'Earl Peterson 292,
Clarence Trott 289, Annie Holley 286,
.lack Archibald 271, Louie Jackson
25'7, Glen Smith 261, Beatrice Mer-
ner 229, ***Later* McMillan 223,
Rosahel Ghat194, Margaret Beattie
179'*Myrtle Reeves 142, *Marie-
!51cCormick 106, Tom Thiel 93, Albert
Knott 91.-M. B. Hahkirk.
ROOM iV
Total, 630. Doreen Farquer 588,
Leslie Bateman 1535, Bessie Marriott '
531, Ruby Storey ,526, Ena Holmes
521, Florence Spain 520, Mary Ough-
ton 514, Frank Lamont 482, Olive
Walker 475, Evelyn Grieve 461, Ros-'
aline Thiel 455, Nettie Aberhart 440,
Thomas Govenlock 481, Elizabeth Me -
W alipaper That Beautifies
At Prices That Please
PLAiN Fl 1.,,"f5 IN FABRIC WEAVES AND PiASTER
THATVAI;', IN WIDTH FROM 18 TO 30 INCITES, AND
HAVP, SM.\I ' BANDS OR CUT-OUT BORDERS TO
MATCH.
;1 NIDE VARIETY IN TAPESTRIES.
SATISFA("HION iN DECORATING GUARANT16ED.
Graves' Wallpaper Store
Seaforth
Briefs. -Quite a number of people
are complaining of cold- The frogs
caught a cold a few dos- ego. -Miss
Rota Mcix•ed is visiting her parents.
--The young amen had a very large
crowd at. the dance in the A.O.U.W.
' hall or Monday evening. -Mr. John
' Fulton is improving nicely. - Mrs.
.Tame; Mase is not, as w, -ll as her
many. friends would like to hear ef.
At the present twine 5110 is in a very
serious condition, with little hope of
and to train native
workers,
To maintain Prison -gate Homo.
Industrial Homes and Hospitals,
and to carry the Light to the native
yeoples of Arica.
To enable Officers to carry on the
work of Salvation at 120 centres in
Korea.
To care for sick and destitute
natives in the Dutch Indies; to traits
Officers to work among, the Leper
population; to keep open the doors
of the William Booth Eye Hospital
at Semarang, where thousands of eye
sufferers are treated; and to edu-
cate the children at the various.
Army Day Schools.
To enter new Territories. .
To open Shelters and Hoge*
and provide cheap meals for the
' recovery. -Mr. Jas. McCallum pass- starving.
ed away on Tuesday of this week at- To receive ami aid unmarried
I er a long and pa 1-'1'11 illness. 1 -Ir mothers and unwanted little ones.is enc of the oldest residents of this To send out Slum Workers to
district The funeral was held on minister to the poorest of the poor.
Thursday.- The bank is nearing cam- I To house children taken from irn-
pletion. 11 will he an up-to-datrtp desirable environment , and train
' building when finished. --This is a them to take their proper place in
cert busy week in the Viilage. R.
Pratt moved to Mnnerieff. G. Dick-
son to the Prye, farm, and J. Ben-
nett and J. Humphries also found new
places of shade.• -The saw mill is
running resin -- Miss Mary Watt
spent the past week at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. J. Watt -The garage
has started business once more. -Mr.
Thos. Williamson sr., is not improv-
in+- in health.-Leadbury beef ring
etas is on Monday. Mr. John Bell is
the butcher this year. -Easter eggs
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the community; to receive young
young
police courts reformatories, or from
had surroundings.
To shelter homeless boys.
TO maintain Officers engaged in
Prison Visitation.
Charles Aberhart, Chai 'wl
D. Sutherland, Secretary; J a
len, Treasurer. d :
Donations may be left� ,
treasurer. House-to-kaure .
will be made.
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