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NEWS. AND INFORMATION FOR THS BUSY 4FARMER
The internatamal Plowing IVIatch farmers considerably and many have
and Farm Machinery Demonstration started butchering to keep up the
will 'be held near the City of `Peter- revenue, Alfalfa acreage in Perth
bore, Ontario, qn October 13th, 14th; will 'be increased this season while a
15th and lath, 1931.. good •supply of other seed's is report-
ed. An increased interest in milk -
testing is announoed in North Simcoe
since the advent of payment by but-
terfat content. An abundance of cer-
eal grain is noted in Welland although
the wheat outlook is somewhat dis-
couraging because of the disappear-
ance of allow, rendering no protection
against 'winter conditions.
Early Oats Gain Favour.
Report Was Endorsed.
Ontario, through the new market-
ing council, ;provided for in the
Somerset report, will embark with-
out delay upon sweeping new policies
to promote new markets, recapture
old ones, and restore to prosperity
the fruit and vegetable industry of
the province. Announcements of
these new policies in a speech by Hon.
T. L. Kennedy in Hamilton was fol-
Iowed by an overwhelming vote en-
dorsing the Somerset report by the
Association of Fruit Growers of On-
tario and the Niagara Fruit Growers'
Association in annual convention.
Should Hold Samples.
Ontario farmers, according to A.
H. Martin, of the Crops Branch, are
beginning to take a keen interest in
Early oats such as the Alaska and
0. A. C. No. 3 have been increasing
in popularity throughout the pro-
vince. In counties where the season
is rather short the early oat is pro-
ducing a higher yield of heavier oats
than the later varieties like Banner
and 0. A. C. No. 72. The earlier var-
ieties mature before being caught by
frost rust. Often, the yield of later
varieties of oats is materially reduc-
the coming World's Grain E*hibition ed by rust. The acreage of mixed
which will ,be held in Regina a year grain throughout Ontario is also in -
from next Summer. Their interest creasing, and an early oat fits in 'bet -
in this big event was indicated by the ter with barley, the two maturing at
fact that entries at the Chicago Grain ' the same time. Another reason why
some farmers are using early Oats is
to combat sow thistle. They work
the ground later than usual in the
Spring and then sow a quick matur-
ing variety of •oats. The percentage
of hull in early oats is less as a rule
than that of dater oats, and as the
hull has no more feed value than
straw, the early oat is of slightly
higher feeding Value than is the late
oat.
Show from this Province last Fall
were nearly double those of previous
years. Grain and small seeds from
the crop of 1930 can be entered at
Regina and Mr. Martin advises any
one who has won a prize at Chicago,
the Royal or any of the Seed Shows
this Winter to hold over their samples
for showing in 1932, because he says,
it is doubtful whether the excellent
weather of last Fall which allowed
grain and clover seed to mature in
perfect shape will be repeated again
this year. Junior Cltrb work in Ontario coun-
500 Flocks Inspection. ty received. a stimulus in 1930 when
'For the Under npthere are a grain club was organized to assist
a roxihe eseason of 1930-31flocks of ere re the Better Seed 'Campaign as an ob-
PP jective. Registered No. 1 seed of
ander inspection in the province un- 'recommended 'varieties of grain, was
der the Ontario policy for approved 'distributed and an effort made to
farm flocks or breeding stations. This get at the truth regarding the value
of fertilizer on spring -sown cereals.
Each boy also received a four -ounce
sample of formulin with instructions
The increase reveals a keen desire on for treating his grain for smut. The
the part of flock -owners to improve total number enrolled in the grain
their laying stock. club• was 96 and the average age 10
The flocks are culled and banded years. A summary of production
by an inspector and this work is us- costs 'showed that 45 boys produced
ually done by the First of December. 49 bushels of oats per acre at a cost
The birds culled out are disposed ofof 41 cents a bushel. Nine boys pro -
and those 'banded are then blood diced 321/2 bushels 'of barley per
tested during December and Januaryaacre at a cost of 56 cents per bushel.
The blood testing is to determine the The average increase in the fertiliz-
freedom of the. layers from that cost- ed plots of oats over the unfertiliz-
Valuable Work for Juniors. '
involves around 175,000 birds, as com-
pared with 45,000 birds when the
policy became operative in 1928-9.
ly disease of young chicks known as
pullorum. Flock owners under this
policy must maintain a certain stand-
ard of sanitation, guard against in-
fectious or contagious diseases and
use inspected or qualified male birds.
This 'is one of several policies tend-
ing towards improvement of poultry
flocks and of the quality of chicks
distributed.
Survey of Cattle.
Hon. Thomas L. Kennedy has an-
nounced his intention to have a sur-
vey made of cattle in the province
with a view to increasing the produc-
tion of milk. Creameries and cheese
factories will be asked for reports ori
the quantity of milk handled by then,,
and the number of cattle producing it.
In sections in 'which production is low
farmers would l e aided in acquiring
bulls having a better breeding qual-
ity, with a view not only of increas-
ing milk production but production
of a milk having a higher butter fat
content.
Weekly Crop Report.
With the advent of better 'weather,
the weekly crop report takes on a
more optimistic note. Fall wheat,
clovers and grasses seem to be in
good condition while live stock is ex-
cellent in spite of uneasiness caused
by a drop in prices for hogs and cat-
tle. The milk supply too, is higher
than in previous years.
In Brant farmers are low on hay
supplies and many have been forced
to make purchases in this respect.
An increasing number of stock in
Frontenac are reported to have win-
tered well, while in 'Glengarry milk
production is normal with good de-
mand for both mills and cream.
Grey reports the possibility of an-
other apple warehouse being built by
the Georgian Bay Fruit Growers to
replace the once recently lost by fire.
Plowing has proceeded apace in
Kent with the' ground int good condi-
tion and good runs of maple syrup
have been encountered. A marked
increase in the demand for alfalfa
ed was 9.4 bushels per acre, and the
average increase of barley was 9.8
bus'hel's per acre. "In all our club
work," states Mr. Croskey, the local
representative. "we require cost
records and field notes to be kept
with the idea of focusing attention
on production costs. The fact that
high yields are usually produced at
around half the cost of average
yields stands out in what data we
have collected."
Clean Seed Tour.
A campaign has been commenced
by I. G. McLoughtry, Waterloo's Agri-
cultural Representative, to improve
the high quality of seed grain in
Waterloo County. Mr. McLoughtry
and J. S. Knapp of the department,
are visiting farms and giving derhon-
strations. In addition, they will show
in each district how fanning mills can
be best operated to obtain seeds free
from weeds. 'Every section of the
country will be covered in the tour.
At a recent test in Toronto only 20
per cent. 'of 664 Waterloo County seed
samples were rejected, and 39 per
cent. was found to be of the highest
quality. It is with a view to further
increasing this percentage that the
present campaign has been started.
SEATO :i'TS, F 1' I 1 H 13# 1931
But we'll bet ,a cookie :lie was not
there for any sinister purpose, like
cogking up a salary
.KNEELING
grab.
.KNEELING OVER THE FUNNIES
I'd nightly say my "now I lay, me,"
On bended knee, 'when I ,l was young.
The modern kid kneels allee samee
To :strangest gods, of late up -sprung.
There's 'Hlairbreath Barry, Salesman
Sam,
And others always in a jam.
There's Mickey Mouse, the chinless
Gumps
Who'd never suffer with the mumps.
There's Toiling Tillie, Toots and Cas-
per,
And dudes who smoke endless "gas-
per."
There's Ella Cinders, Winnie Winkle;
All stars that for the youngsters
twinkle.
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So Big Bill was re-elected Mayor
of Chicago. And in his campaign
speeches he was not even once report-
ed to have threatened King George.
Seems like "the old grey mare, she
ain't what she used to be."
* * *
DOUBLING IN BRASS
Our village band's a bonnie thing;
Its praises I do hereby sing.
And yet each man with fate connives,
For all of them lead double lives.
Take Alan Smith, who blows the
cornet;
He's hatter stuff than 'any hornet.
Of all our bugs he is the buggest,
For he"s our sheiky village druggist.
There's Micky Ross, who plays trom-
bone;
The 'girls' all worship at his throne;
For 'he's our young unmarried lawyer.
His father was the village sawyer.
I'll mention next John William Thorn,
Who softly toots the alto horn;
A floury man, for he's the maker
Of bread and cakes—our local baker.
Beside the ones already mentioned,
There's Soldier Smith, a chapwho's
pensioned.
He plays the noisy sousaphone,
But works where sounds the sawmill's
drone.
Our undertaker gets enconium
For how he plays the sweet euphon-
ium.
He puffs away with cheeks distended,
And buries folk whose lives are ended.
Importance of O. A. C.
The increasingly valuable'part play-
ed by 0. A. C. and allied institutions
in the agricultural life of Ontario was
revealed in figures recently furnished
by Dr. G. I. Christie. He pointed out
that there was a combined enrolment
of 725 students at this educational
centre, and that students were in at-
tendance from Bermuda, Cuba, the
British Isles, Holland, Japan, Mexico,
Newfoundland, South Africa, Switz -
the British West Indies, British
Guiana and Australia. One thousand
students attended short courses in
home economics and agriculture, while
the summer school for teachers had
an attendance of over 300. Dr. Chris-
tie also stated that'15,000 persons had
visited the college during the past
seed indicates an increased acreage, year, while members of the staff had
in Leeds. The sharp drop in live-' given demonstrations and lectures all
stock prices has affected Middlesex over the province.
HOW MY WORLD WAGS
By That Ancient Mariner
DEAN D. HUIRMDY
A beauty specialist writes that wo-
men are hair conscious but not scalp
conscious. All wrong, Antoinette.
Any women we have met were cer-
tainly scalp conscious, and the more
scalps they captured the more con-
scious they becamne.
* * *
"Orange leaders dine," says a re-
cent headline. We thinkthey might
have invited us, as we are liming on
orange juice just now.
* * *
Members of a Sault Ste. Marie fly
fishing chtb have excluded wbnfen
from membership on the score ,of
talkativeness, and boys under 18 'a0'e
not to be admitted as "it . would be wa'
sha'In'e'te teach: the to lie like fish-
err en."
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Examples such as these are cited
To show how one may find united
In one identical gazebo
Two roles unlike as fish and sago.
And thus, from bum to wealthy bank-
er,
Are always some who seem to hanker
For music's charms. Their alias
Is merely this: "We double in brass."
—Dean D. Hurmdy.
LETTER FROM MANITOBA
February 24, 1931.
Dear Expositor: -
We are having the most delightful
'minter weather, so much so that no
cne ever expresses a longing for Cali-
fornia or Victoria sunshine. At time
of writing the mercury stands at 38
degrees 'and several peals of thunder
have been heard, as a storm is passing
north of us over Whitewater Lake.
There have not been more than two
or three really cold days this winter,
and a number of nights the thermom-
eter has not fallen to freezing. Old
snowbanks lie only in coulees, along
fences and among trees. Elsewhere
it is bare. Roads are good for motor-
ing and cars have been running unin-
terrupted right through the season.
The highways are as dry and hard
as in the summer. The water supply
is sufficient.
On this 4th of February, a tree
sparrow perched on a tree near the
house and trilled a sweet Tittle song
before flying away. Other spring
birds have been seen—meadow larks
and Lapland Longspurs, but alas, fax
too soon, as they do not usually ap-
pear before April, and before that
time they must succumb to exhaus-
tion, starvation and the effects of
more severe weather, which we may
have at any time—for this is Mani-
toba.
We hear considerable about hard
times, though the effects are not very
evident here as yet, and not felt so
much as in the province to the west
of us. In fact, the season has been
excepti'o'nally gay, with dances, whist
drive's, concerts and other forms of
entertainment. It has been so very
easy for people to get about that no
one need stay away from social life
The cost of living has declined same
but not as much as in the East, or
even in Alberta or British Columbia
where groceries are now cheaper than
here, but these will settle down more
in the readjustment process, no doubt
Wheat is net paying for its produc-
tion, and barley is unsaleable. Egg
prices and poultry are lower than they
have been for years and one would
need have super cows to make dairy-
ing pay. So ,it is, all down the line
in farm products. S'om'eone facetious-
ly said that there would be "a sow's
neat in every straw stack" next
spring, yet only by feeding for pork
and beef can the farmer utilize, his
barley.
One • reads all hinds of advice about
farming. The slogan: "Go into mix-
ed farming" is hardly necessary.
Some farm's are quite unsuited for
stock and for over thirty years the
average western farmer h'a's not been
putting' all his eggs in 'one baaket.
The high prices of machinery and all
farm implements is a serious hind-
rance to farm progress. To no one,
Now what the blazes do you do?
For if you lie you've got to talk.
You can't keep still just like a gawk.
And, what is more, Ioquacious ladies
Can fish, and fish, and fish, like hades.
And many's the poor fish that they've
landed
Without your help,* just* single-handed.
*
"Sea flea champions invited to It-
aly." Migosfhi As if there weren't
enough fleas in * * Italy *already.
We were explaining to our young
son that a centaur was supposed to
have the head, arms end body of a
man joined to the body and legs of a
horse, and was said to be capable of
.great speed.
`"flat can't be right, Dads" he ob-
jeeted, "because our school teacher
told •ta that nobody was made a sena-
tor until they were too old and rheum-
atie 'ti 'move at all."
* * *
Mayor Stewart, of Toronto, officiat-
ed et the opening of a cooking school
COAL.
tou; J.I L. Simpson, l�T ,panes; A, 11,.
Milner, Brampton; J. M. Scott, Pte..
on, and A. D. Stuheriand, Seaforth..
These five trustees are to ,appoint
directors who niay even be themnielves.
and have the right to fill vacant ee
by their own majority vote from the
bondholders.
bondholdiers represent $1,500,-
000 worth of the assets of the
mortgage company.
It was unanimously passed that the
trustee should have $25 a day and
expenses for all meetings.
Holders of 5/ per cent. and 6 per
cent. bonds, who had the right to ap-
point the five trustees, waived their
rights, so that all ;bondholders of all
denominations should vote.
N.CLU'F &SONS The first meeting of the new board
of directors will be held on !Saturday,
March 14Th.
except a doctor, is an automobile more
necessary than to a farmer. Yet the
price of this necessity is exorbitantly
high in comparison with the price of
grain. We have excellent highways
and market roads for motor ears but
the average horse might prefer the
ditch when meeting them.
Mr. A. E. Darby, former Secretary
of the Canadian Council of Agricul-
ture says: "The 'Wlestern farmers are
suffering from the effects of restric-
tions upon trade, long continued and
cumulative. . These restrictions' are
enhancing production costs, increasing
taxes, narrowing markets, and des-
troying the natural profits of the
farmers. Restrictions cannot be off-
set by still more restrictions. What
is wanted is greater freedom of ex-
change so that the farmers may se-
cure all the goods and services they
require at the lowest possible cost.
Such freedom of exchange is essential
if surplus produce is to be sold abroad.
Without the ability to, export, Can-
adian agriculture must stagnate and
decay."
Hon. Robert Weir, Minister of Agri-
culture, (a Huron Old Boy), rapped
the bankers when addressing the Can -
ST. JOSEPH ON THE
LAKE
(By Bil Powl)
A scare head in a Toronto daily
over an Ottawa dispatch of March
2nd, said: "Canadian syndicate seeks
power rights. Headed by Ontario
man, group anxious to develop St.
Lawrence." Examining the dispatch
'for the Ontario man, the article said:
"The syndicate, it is understood, is
headed by N. M. Canton, of St.
Joseph, 'Ont."
Where is St. Joseph? It is up on
Lake Huron in the neighborhood of
Grand Bend, in what iHluronites teem
"the French settlement." .Somebody
had a wild idee of making St. Joseph
a city in twenty minutes. He got
money from somewhere, slapped up
brick stores and a hotel. The popula-
tion came. Mostly bats and screech
owls—and who-whos. Wanted the
government to make a harbor, and
was going to push a railroad through.
'Wonder if it is the same person
who wants to develop the St.
Lawrence?
Canadian
Legion
Second Annual
MASQUERADE
Cardno's Hall, Seaforth
Tuesday, March 17th.
Olin Brown's Winter Garden Orchestra
DANCING REFRESHMENTS PRIZES
LADIES' CHARACTER
LADIES' COMIC
LADIES' NATIONAL
GENTS' CHARACTER
GENTS' COMIC
GENTS' NATIONAL
LUCKY TICKET PRIZE.
adian Club at Montreal:
"Farmers with gilt edged security
cannot get credit from financial insti-
tutions, even for buying steers to feed
for a market for their coarse grain,
and this refusal to loan is the kind of
thing that agitators point to to dem-
onstrate that when the capital from
the East has the chance, it will
squeeze out the last cent. This is
the sort of thing that leaves people
in a daze."
Mr. Weir definitely announced that
the Dominion Government in co-opera-
tion with the provinces, will supply
seed grain where it is needed. He
asserted that the Western farmers
are unbeatable, and that they will win
through, whether given credit or not.
Mr. Weir has jleen a Western warmer
for some years, and should know.
J. W. R.
CORPORATION HOLDERS DECIDE
TO REORGANIZE
Bondholders of the Municipal Bank-
ers' Corporation Ltd., subsidiary of
the Canadian Terminals Ltd., in fin-
ancial difficulties, voted yesterday
for reorganization instead' of bank-
ruptcy proceedings, and appointed the
following five voting trustees to have
full control of the company for the
next 15 years: A. 11. Wilcox, Bea -
Canadian Garden Service
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Although Crieh's Breath a.s a ilouse� 1
hold word in elmost every home in
Huron County, there are very few
people who have ever seen or biave
any idea of how and under whatideal
and hygienic 'conditions' this 'bread is
manufactured in the model plant at
Seaforth.
The Bakery, the third largest be-
tween Toronto and bake Huron, has•
two baking . ovens of 300 loaves ca-
pacity each, and these are running
night and day. The consumption of
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rooting which is vitally necessary to
carry the Sweet Peas' Isu#acessfully
through the hot weather of summer.
Provide at least three or four feet of
climbing material • in the form of
brush, strings, an old tennis net or
poultry netting. Cosmos, late bloom -
ng and tall, with pink flowers, goes
n as soon as the garden is ready and
also the much shorter yellow and or-
ange flowering 'Cai'endulas. Caliopsis
which come in bronze and yellow and
grow to medium height, is also sown
at this time. These are all remark-
ably easy to grew. After danger of
frost is about over one can put in
Zinnias, flowers of red, yellow and
bronze, Asters, blue, white 'and pink,
and Marigolds, in yellow. Al/ of these
flowers are of medium height. For
short stuff along the front of the bor-
der choose Alyssum (white) and Lob-
elia (blue) or pansies which come in
a great variety of colors.
Approved Vegetable Varieties.
The secret of early and tender veg-
etables is quick maturity. Anything
hat receives a check during growth
will be tougher or less prolific than
hat which comes on =halted. To
achieve the desired result, keep things
moving by frequent cultivation, wat-
ering if possible during dry weather
and an application or two of some
commercial fertilizer rich in nitrogen.
n using this fertilizer, however, ba
areful that it does not actually touch
he plant. Either rake it in close be-
ide or under the seed or, better still,
dissolve in water about a handful to
he;gallon of water, and apply in this
way. For the man just starting, the
ollowing list of vegetables based on
he best Canadian information avail-
able will be found useful: Asparagus,
Mary Washington, satisfactory from
he standpoint of disease resistance
nd a good cropper; Beans, Pencil
Pod Black Wax, Round Pod Kidney
Wax, 'Stringless Green Pod with Ken-
ucky Wonder Wax and Kentucky
Green Pod as pole sorts; Beets, Early
Wonder,, Flat Egyptian Early and De-
-reit Dark Red, later; Cabbage, Gol-
en Acre, as a round -headed first
arly, followed by Copenhagen Mar-
ket and Enkhuizen Glory as mid -sea -
on with short stem Danish Ballhead
or winter storage; Cauliflower, Snow-
ball and Earliest Dwarf Erfurt; Car-
ats, Chantenay and Danvers; Corn,
f the early varieties Golden Sunshine
Early Market, Golden Bantam and
Barden's Wonder are recommended,
with Stowell's Evergreen for later
use; 'Cucumbers, Invproved White
Spine and Davis Perfect; Celery, for
first early Golden Plume or Wonder-
ul and White Plume, for second early
Paris Golden Yellow or Easy Blandi-
ng, for winter keeping Giant Pascal
or Winter Queen; Lettuce, Grand
Rapids is one of the most popular leaf
varieties with New York and Non-
Pareil where a head sort is wanted;
Muskmelons, Improved Montreal and
Extra Early Knight are good varie-
ties, as well as Golden Champlain,
Miller's Cream or Osage; Onions,
Yellow Globe Danvers, Red Wethers-
field, Prize Taken Yellow Globe and
Prize Taker Red Globe; Peas, Thomas
Laxton, Laxtonian, Gradus, Little
Marvel, Laxton Progress and, of
course, American Wonder; Parsnip,
Hollow Crown; Radish, Scarlet Tur-
nip White Tip, French Breakfast and
Scarlet Globe; Spinach, Bl•oomsdale
and King of Denmark; Swiss Chard,
Lucullus, the leafy part of this vege-
table is used as a spinach while the
fl6shy stem may be cooked as aspar-
agus and is delicious served with
cream sauce; tomatoes, John Baer,
Bonny Best, Chalk's Early Jewel,
while Livingstone's Globe, Grand Rap -
'ds and Sunrise are two of the best
for forcing and staking.
Getting An Early Start.
Where one does not want to go to
the trouble of providing a hot bed,
fair success is achieved by planting
flowering and vegetable seeds in shal-
low boxes inside. These should be
filled with light soil and well watered.
Plant the seed in rows about an inch
apart and then, cover with burlap, or
other coarse material, before water-
ing. The burlap will prevent the
water washing out the seeds and will
also stimulate germination. Place the
boxes in some warm, dark place and
as soon as the plants show the first
signs of lifer, remov'o the burlap and
put boxes in some bright window. It
is best to have a double window but
if this as not available keep boxes at
least six inches from the glass, par-
ticularly at night, as they are liable
to suffer from cold. When the second
set of leaves develops, transplant to
larger quarters and harden by expos-
ing gradually to the outdoors before
permanently planting outside.
STANDARD FLOWERS
The beginner is quite apt to be con-
fused by the great 'variety of flowers
listed in the catalogue. For his sake
a few of the good standard reliable
sorts will be described in some de-
tail. It is best at first to stick to
something you know until you find
soil and management more suitable
to some than to others. Do not be
afraid, however, to tackle some new
ones every year gradually building up
your flower garden like the best and
most interesting libraries with a few
new acquisitions each season. First
of the flowers to go in will be the
Sweet Peas. These are absolutely
unrivalled for cutting, being delicate-
ly colored, long in the stem and of
delightful fragrance. Make a careful
selection of colors and varieties and
sow as early as possible, selecting the
first part of the garden that is fit to
work. This flower requires open soil
containing plenty of well -rotted veget-
able material. It is advisable to dig
a trench two feet deep. In the bot-
tom of this put a layer of loose stuff,
such as well -rotted manure or decay-
ed leaves. On top, place a two inch
layer of good soil and plant the seed
in this about five inches apart, gradu-
ally filling up the trench level as the
plants grow. This will induce deep
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SEAFORTH - - - ONTARIO.
ary committee, also Gleba P „_
assistant, had Charge of ptihe proga
Devbtionai exercises inelud d :llyxq
prayer and Sexipture = reading
Brenton Godkin. The •minutes"of tJ,
former meeting were read and a see,
meeting was announcedfor next^ J
day evening. 1he•- first ttopi;c';
Peace River Country," .waa tni, ,,
Irene 'Walsh and the seooi to
"Work in the Peace River .Di irk
by Edith Beacom. An xnstrumen)
was given by Pauline Robinson. Elie_,_
prayers were offered and the •meeting•
closed with the illfizpah benediction,
Miss Torrey, representative of Can-
adian Winter Chautauqua, has com-
pleted 'arrangements for a contract
for next winter in Blyth, having se,
cured the necessary number of guar-
antees. Those who attended the
Chautauqua festival here last week
were delighted with each program.
At a meeting of municipal council
held recently the clerk was instructed
to order an electric fire siren. It has
been falt for some time that the tom
bell was not adequate for fire alarms
as evidenced by the recent fires. The
local fire brigade has been reorganiz-
ed. J. E. Taman, Charles Burling,
John . Petts being the retiring mem-
bers. At a meeting held in Memorial
Hall recently, an address expressing
the appreciation of the servicesof •
the retiring members was read, sign-
ed on behalf of the brigade, John Fer-
guson, Chief, W. Powell, secretary.
A sale of the stock salvaged from
the fire of the Ezra Bender store was
conducted in the McMurchie block,
James 'Cutt and R. M. McKay being
in charge.
Miss Hazel Leslie, nurse -in -train-
ing at Victoria Hospital, London,
spent the week end at her home here -
Leslie Hilborn is in Toronto attend-
ing the annual convention of the On-
tario Prohibition Union.
G. M. Chambers was in London re-
cently and while there sel'elcted a
modern equipment for the new butcher
shop which he purposes opening.
Friends of Mrs. George Powell will
regret to learn that she su'ffe'red a
stroke of paralysis on Monday from
which she still remains in a critical?
condition.
The Women's Christian Temperance
Union held its monthly meeting at
the home of Mrs. (Rev.) Anderson
Wednesday evening.
Rev. George Weir returned from
Toronto and had charge of his ser-
vices in St. Andrew's United Church
on Sunday.
Orville McGowan spent the week
end in Toronto.
J. R. Forsyth, of Ottawa, is spend-
ing some time with his sister, Miss
Forsyth.
Robert Nesbitt spent a few days
with relatives and friends in the
neighborhood of Dungannon.
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Rey. Mr. Forrester is in Toronto
this week.
The regular monthly meeting of the
W.M.S. of the United Church was held
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. Wat-
son on Wednesday afternoon.
The March meeting of the Women's
Auxiliary of the United Church will
he held at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Adams.
Mr. and Mrs. Nott, of Stratford,
came up Monday. They came to see
the former's mother, Mrs. T. Nott,
who is quite ill.
Mrs. Townsend was in Clinton last
Tuesday. She was accompanied by
Mrs. A. Wells.
Mrs. John Fingland is visiting
friends in Goderich.
Mrs. R. ?dcCrea spent Tuesday in
London.
Mr, and Mrs. H. Moon spent Sun-
day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jas..
McGee'.
Mr. and Mrs. Stevens, of Seaforth,
are visiting at the latter's parents,.
Mr• and Mrs. John Nott.
'Mrs. Joe Manning spent several
days last week at the home of her
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. T. Tamblyn.
Mrs. W. Lyon visited at the parson-
age on Thursday.
Mrs. Frank Little visited NIr1s.
Mains and Miss Lizzie last Tuesday.
The W. J. held their regular month-
ly meeting in. the Convmunity Hall last
Thursday with a splendid attendance.
They decided to hold their annual pie
social on the loth of April and are
making arrangements to put on a
splendid programme.
Miss Parrott spent the week end at;
her ho'm'e near Blyth.
Miss Mains spent last Saturdays
Clinton.
Mr. Bert Brundsbn hat leased
A. Webster's house and'Altiedte,
occupy it in the near future.
M`r. D. 1Lobertotl is.; mov'af'(gg' tt
house .of Nlir. Gibbs utkiich hellaS.1
ed for m, tlfne'..
11?rsa C. Liddle VMS tititter POOll
Week, but we are glad to';sajv;,
BLYTH
Young People's Society. — The
Young People's Society Hist in the
school room of St. Andrews's United
Chureh on Monday evening. N,tiaa
Mary Pate, convener 'of tile, mesion -
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