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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1931-10-16, Page 4• 'k+ N.U' 'OZIR. OWOt Friday, October 16, 1931 tg'c't wit4, eq Ops' `zPt.4 in, the ')k`at,' ;dlwstrrets and in th�"i it>�eslhis argu- ments coxae with added tem. Nor is it unnatural that he should at this time champion the cause of the rural districts where highway taxation has I.ecome a terrifically oppressive bur- den. Mr. Squire did not hesitate to speak his mind on this subj.egt and he gave very sound reasons for his stand. Urb- an investments, he pointed out, con- trolled the commercial trucking com- panies and the trucks of the delivery fleets, both of which demanded a high- er grade highway than rural life needed. Again, the tourists, attract- ed by good roads, spent their money in the cities in a greater proportion than in the rural districts. In the final analysis the modern development of highways was' a web drawing near- er to each other the various manu- facturing or urban centres. Mr. Squire's contention is well- founded. The vast majority of mot- orists .using the paved highways of Ontario reside in the towns and cit- ies. Comrnercial vehicles are centred there almost wholly. The average farmer could get along very well with good gravel roads, but nevertheless he hes to pay a liberal contribution to- wards the cost of constructing pave- ments for use by the urban dweller. He finds his taxes increased out of all proportion to the value of the perm- anent roadway .to him. After all, the majority of farmers• find the value of their properties enhanced very little by the network of paved highways through the countryside, rather the present tendency is downward in spite of the pavements. Yet there is little diminution in the tax bills for high- ways, nor is there promise of relief for many years to come. For paving work in future we would like to see the urban centres pay their rightful share of the cost, as suggested by Mr. Squire. Other Papers Say: OLD STANDARD DARD IN CANADA ;t (The (Tile Toronto Daily Star) During the next twelve months some 300 dillion dollars of Canadian bonds, Mostly provincial and 'muni, cipal, will mature for payment in United States currency. Should the Canadian dollar continue to be heav- e ily discounted in New York these 'bonds will have to be paid off at a loss to the provinces and municipali- ties of• from 30 to 35 million dollars or the loans willchave to be refunded at an excessive cost spread over many t years. 'It would seem that if Canada really were on the gold standard and main- taining her position as a gold country such sacrifices would not be required .of her municipalities and provinces. But when interest on Canadian bonds becomes due in New York the nation does not sell gold in payment, which would help . the exchange rate, but pays in United States dollars which it has bought at a rate that recog- nizes the penalizing of the• Canadian dollar. The Dominion government and the Canadian banks are not entirely free agents in these matters. They and `many other powerful agencies , else- where are in the grip of world econ- omic forces. Everybody credits them with trying to do what is best for the Canadian people as a whole and cer- tainly not with captiously and cal- lously placing financial burdens upon municipal and provincial governments. The policy of the Canadian authori- ties, doubtless, is dominated by the determination to keep an ample sup- ply of gold in this country as an in- violable backing for the monetary system. The public isnot in a posi- tion to judge whether or not that pol- icy is the best open to the country. But the country iswarranted in de- siring greater frankness on the part of those who are directing its destin- ies in this period of economic strain. r HONESTY AT FAIRS • • (Goderich Star) That school fairs were a bad thing in that they led to children being taught dishonesty, parents certifying that such and such a piece of work was the sole work of a child when, as a matter of fact, it was not, was an idea suggested to us a few days ags and let us say, it was not with re- spect to- Huron County fairs that this remark was made. We fail, however, to see that this can be laid to the charge of school fairs. If parents are prepared to certify work al their children's own when it is not, the blame is directly attributable to the parents, who should be their chil- dren's teachers in honesty instead of helping them to get the idea that a thing is wrong only if you get caught at it. The school fair may be an oc- easian on which the perversity of hu- man nature comes out but to blame it for that perversity would not be correct. And, as a matter of fact, school fairs are not the only fairs where regulations are not lived up to. After making the rounds of a member of fall fairs this year we were sur- prised by the number of timet a note was made on the judges' books to the effect that exhibits were not consider- ed because they had been shown be- fore. Where a rule is incorporated in a prize list that an article to be eligible for a prize must be the work of an exhibitor within the 3iear, of course the judge who refuses'to con- sider work which he knows has been wr shoi•for several years at the same fair is doing the right thing. But what is to be' said of exhibits put in as the sole work of. an exhibitor which are not hand done at all? And this, we are informed, is not by any means an unheard of practice at some of our fall fairs. So why blame school fairs for teaching dishonesty? Or why blame the children? Rules that are not to be observed should not be in prize lists, and if a rule is in the prize list it should be observed. We might go further and say laws which are not looked upon as to be observed ehould not be in the statute book and if they are on the statute book they should be observed. Yet we allow a statute wl;`ich makes it an offence to drive a car at a greater speed than 35 miles an hour to remain on the statute book, to quote only one exam- ple, while practically no ,one who drives a car at all times conforms to the law, • not excepting law makers and law enforcement officers. While -we allow laws to remain on the sta- tute book that in practice are not looked upon as to be observed, can we blame exhibitors at fairs if they get the idea that in practice ,certain rules of a fair, are not to be observed strictly and then we can talk about the breach of regulations as dishon- est, and let it be known that laws and rules are there for the purpose sol being observed. • CITIES SHOULD PAY MORE (The Simcoe Ref orm - "Inasmuch as the urba„i. :;satres benefit far more from highways than z't ral citizens, the cities should eon - tribes More td the consttut"tipn• and driaintenaitee of the permanent, com- mercialized highways." ,Such was the very logical reason- ing of AO. S. L. la Squire, Chairman of the kecutive ttf the Canadian .Gold Itoaids4sgoeiation, and former Deputy ]uiinidtel• bii Highways for Ontario, at t ' 010.1. ;r,o' lriOntibn of the Assoeia- tin t $astAteeYt'at >Jucarne, Quebec. Mr. 'Sd`n e, s re,. , native of Norfolk, having • t> > ar0 years it.the village of and; 'liiaVing served. on the 'A' l nnelat Otte 'tante. ::tfltojre lit the ntfnini'I.611!p ' alis ><fi "oeir'ix int1m w and Mrs. J. F. Daly. Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Hargreaves spent the week end with Mrs. Hargreave's Ie parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Shilling - law. • Miss Jeannette Finnigan, of Strat- ford, spent the holidays with her par- ents, N1r. and Mrs. W. J. Finnigan. . Miss Marjorie Bickel, of Toronto, was a visitor at her home over the week end. Mrs. Foote and two children, of Fergus, are guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Wilson. Mr. W. H. Pollard, of Woodville, spent the holiday with his parents here. Mr. Robert McDonald, of Agin- court, was the guest of Rev. and Mrs. W. E. Lane over the week end. Miss Belle Ballantyne has returned from St.'Thomas, where she has been visiting for some time. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Coates, of London, and Mr. and Mrs. Warren Ament and baby, of Detroit, were hol- iday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Ament. Mrs. Charles P. Sills will be at home on Thursday afternoon, October 22nd, from three to six p.m. Mr. William McNay, of Duart, spent the holiday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John McNay, in McKillop. Miss Greta Ross, of Weston, spent Thanksgiving with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. R. R. Ross. Mr. Leslie Kerr,, of Toronto, was the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Kerr over the week end. Mr. and Mrs. Ewart, of Chesley, spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith. Mrs. Long, of Brantford, 4s a visi- tor at the...home of Mr. and Mrs.' A. Porteous. Mr. and Mrs. J. Tyson and son, Don- ald, of Detroit, are the guests of Mrs. Corbett. Miss F. Beattie is visiting in Grims- by and Hamilton. Mrs. John Sproat is visiting friends in Detroit. Mrs. L. Woodley, of Kitchener, is spending a few weeks at the home of her sister, Mrs. C. Finkbeiner. EAST HURON TEACHERS I ANNUAL CONVENTION Continued from Page One An interesting point in the pro- gramme was a lesson with a second class by Miss Alberta Richmond, who showed by- the use of concrete ma- terial how to teach a memory verse. "The Milk -weed Baby." After a brief examinationof milkweed . pods, and questioning regarding them the little ones with speed, accuracy and under- standing were able to recite the poem. The results obtained were the best proof that Miss Richmond's, methods were sound. Miss Marjorie Edgar, of Blyth, dis- cussed "Seatwork for Primary Class- es." She urged plenty of variety work, easy to prepare, and easy to correct. It should not be too diffi- cult nor yet too easy. She thought purchased seatwork too expensive and suggested preparing one's own or having it prepared by older pupils. She brought to the attention of the teachers a great number of devices„ quickly and easily prepared from ord- inary materials often wasted. Her paper was very practical and teachers of primary classes obtained many new ideas to help them in this important phase of their work. An interesting break in the pro- gram was the singing of a Welsh folk -song by pupils of the Clinton public school in parts. Prof. Ander- ton accompanied the pupils who had been trained by Miss Viola Fraser: Dr. Field discussed the system of grants given by the government to scsools, urban and rural, both regu- lar grants and grants for special ac- tivities. A talk on Citizenship by George H. Jefferson ended the forenoon ses- sion. The attendance of a number of teachers from other Inspectorates, es- pecially from 'West Huron, was ap- preciated. r In the afternoon the Institute broke up into sections, and met in the public; school, where the problems of the various classes were discussed under the leadership of the following teachers of the Inspectorate: Fourth Class, Hector Knight, Ethel; Third Class, Miss Turnbull, Seaforth; Second Class, Miss M. Macdougall, Brussels; Firt and Primary, Miss Alice Forrest, Brussels. A committee for.the purpose of ex- aming and making awards in com- petitive operations_ in the Inspector- ate was appointed as follows_ Alfred Posliff, Wingham; ; Miss Luella Johnson, Auburn; Miss Alber- ta Richmond, Blyth; Mr. Kenneth Ashton, Blyth; Miss Ida Stalker, Blyth. Place of meeting, Blyth. The registered attendance at the convention was 142.—George H. Jef- ferson, Secretary: INEWS -0F THE WEE I HENSALL AND DISTRICT s Vera and Iva Leary spent/Sun ay KIPPEN with Mr. and Mrs. May, of Exeter. Mr. Harry McClymont, of London, Mr. and Mos. O. W. Reed and r• is spending a few holidays at the d and Mrs, G. G. Wilson spent Sand y with Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Stewart, of Exeter. Misses Vera Leary, Vera Hambly and Mary Drown attended a Young Peoples' Convention in Woodstock last week. Miss Emily Frayne spent the week end in Exeter. Mrs. • Atchison, of Seaforth, is vis- iting at the home of Mr. Lyle Werden• Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Norris and son, Norval, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. N. Mitchell, Centralia. The anniversary services of the United Church on Sunday last were largely attended and were a decided success. Rev. Mr. Love, of Wood- stock, delighted the congregation with his impressive discourses and special music was given by the choir. Mr. Stafford Love, of Woodstock, sang;a solo at the morning and evening seer-'` vices, also Miss Rowe and Mrs" Cecil Stewart, of Exeter, sang a duet at both services. These numbers were much appreciated. e On Tuesday evening a hot fowl sup- per was held in the church sheds. A splendid program was given by the Orpheus Concert Co., of Exeter. Mr. and Mrs. Walter O'Brien, of Flint, Mich., are visiting at the form- ees parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. O'Brien. Miss Edna Fell, of Goderich, is visiting her brother, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Fell. - Mr. Howard Leary, London, spent the holiday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Leary. LOCAL BRIEFS (Continued from pagesg) Miss Maude Laidlaw is spending, her vacation in Toronto. The Huron County Medical Associa- tion held a meeting in Wingham on Wednesday, Miss Annan, .,of Toronto, was a Thanksgiving visitor of Miss Elder. Mr. Fred Jackson, of Merrickville, spent the holiday with his mother, Mrs. L. C. Jackson. Miss Florence Laidlaw and Miss Jones, of Toronto, were holiday visi- tors at the home of Mrs. J. C. Laid- law. Mr. Gibson White, of Ontario Col- lege of EducationToronto, spent the week end with his mother. Mr. and. Mrs. Lorne Dale and daughters, Margaret and Lorna, spent Thanksgiving Day in Blyth' with Mrs. Dale's father, Mr. W. J. Sims. Capt. Edwards, M.A., B,1)., of Tav- istodk, a former pastor of Northside United Church, ,occupied the, pulpit in that church on Sunday last. Mass Laura McMillan, Toronto, spent Thanksgiving with her pal ents, Mr. and Mts. W. F. McMillan in E'gtmond- ville Mzss•4Tina Corrigan,. Mr. Jack Mint and Mr George Daly, of'.poronto, :were Week eixel guests at the home of Mr. f CONSTANCE Mr. and Mrs. Fred Elliott, of To- ronto, visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ferguson on Sunday last. Little Miss Helen Thompson spent the week end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Adams. Mr. and Mrs. E. Adams attended the funeral of her' aunt, Mrs. Mary McDonald, of Staffa, on Thursday. • Miss Mary Moore, Mr. Jack Moore and Mr. Ardell, of Toronto, spent the holiday with Mrs. Moore and Mr. Wm. Moore: ' Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Britton spent a few days with Mrs. Britton's parents, ,Mr. and Mrs. James Love, of Walton. The Misses Blanche and Elva Wheatley, of Toronto, spent the holi- day with their parents,' Mr. and Mrs. George Wheatley. Mr. and Mrs. Allan, of Woodstock, visited with Miss Blanche Wheatley on Sunday. Quite a number attended the anni- versary services at Londesboro. The W. M. S. held their monthly meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Leitch and a goodly number were present. The president, Mrs. Lindsay, presided and opened the meeting by singing the hymn, "Far and Near the Fields Are Green," after which Mrs. Lindsay led in prayer. The minutes of the last meeting were read and adopted.. The devotional leaflet, "James of the Inner Circle," was given in a splendid way by Mrs. B. B. Stephenton. , Mrs. George Car- ter gave a very fine talk on "Thanks- giving," which was very helpful to all.' Mrs. Ed. Britton read a verse on the same topic, . while Mrs. George Wheatley read a leaflet on Steward- ship. Mrs. Wm. Britton read a letter by Crossley and Hunter. of Toronto, who have toured the dried out areas and told of the conditions there. The meeting closed by singing and prayer 1. by Mrs. R. B. Rogerson and Mrs. Wm. Britton. The Ladies' Aid president, Mrs. Roy Lawson, held a short busi- ness meeting. Lunch.was served. CROMARTY Silo filling has been the order of the day of late and at present most of the corn has been gathered and in general is a very good crap in this vicinity. Mr. John Scott, of Toronto, is a visitor among friends and relatives in the neighborhood. Miss Smale, of Mitchell, is at pres- ent visiting with her sister, Mrs. Nor- man, of the village. Miss Lila McCulloch attended the teacher's convention held at Guelph on Thursday and Friday of last last week. Mr. John Telfer, of Brussels, is a guest among friends and relatives in the village. The Young People of Cromarty are preparing a play to be given in the near future. ' Miss Grace McLaughlan and Mr. Nelson Howe spent the week end at 'the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Howe, Detroit, Mich. STAFFA (Too late for last week) Mrs. Samuel -Webb is visiting in Ha:Milton this week. • Miss, Ada Spea're .spent a few days in Toronto with Mr. and Mrs. Herman Speare. This community was shocked oto hear of the death of, Richard McGill. Mr. McGill bad been in failing health for several months, and passed away on Monday Morning in St, Jo ephs: Hospital, London" , The funeral was held on Wednesday at 2 o'cleek. Gyle ate ,sorry to report the s'eiri'ous illnes of Mrs, Saaitlel Speare. We Aiis11 1Vtrs. Spur' e a Speedy re ove'ry. N!r. and Mrs, .3ahn Leery atl' home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James McClymont, of this village. Mr. Fred Parsons, of London, vis- ited over the holiday at the home of hlsl parents, Mir. and Mrs. Robert Parsons, of Stanley. Mr: Clarence McLean, of Western, visited over the holiday at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. 3. B. MeLean, of Tuckersmith. Mr. Gilbert Jarrett, of London, spent the week end at his heme here. Mr. and Mrs. Robert McLean and children, of North Bay are visiting for a few days at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. McLean, of. Tuckersmith. Special Thanksgiving services were held in St. Andrew's United Church on Sunday lastir Rev. R. R. Conner preached a very inspiring sermon. The choir sang an appropriate anthem, "0 Sing to the Lord." The Misses 'M. and F. Thompson sang a very nice duet, "Sweeter as the Years Go By." Mr. and Mrs. William McLean and daughter, of 'Hamilton, visited recent- ly at the home of the former's par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. 13. McLean. Miss Alice Linden, of Denfield, vis- ited for a few days with her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. J. Homey and Miss Erma. Miss Etta Jarrott, of Toronto, spent the holiday at her home here. Mies Marion Middleton was the guest over the week end with friends in Toronto. Mr. Henry Ivison and Miss Jean spent Sunday at tie home of Mr. and Mrs. Reid Torrence, of Porter's Hill. The Misses Olga and Jean Bell rvis- ited with .friends in London recently. The congregation of St. Andrew's United Church are holding their an- niversary services on Sunday, Oct. 18th. Rev. D. E. Foster, B.A., of Wesley -Willis Church, Clinton, will be the special speaker. Services at 11 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. Messrs. Orah and Leonard Crawford rwill take part in the magical part of the services. Miss Gladys Way, of Tuckersmith, spent the week end with friends in Toronto. The ladies of St. Andrew's United Church met in the school room on Tuesday afternoon last. A large number of ladies were present and four quilts were quilted, which are to be sent to the West to the areas in need. After the qpilting, a cup of tea was enjoyed. Quite a number enjoyed the lantern slices which• were shown in St. An- drew's United Church on Friday eve- ning last under the auspices of the young people. The subject was "Korea." This is the topic being studied by the W.M.S. and proved very interesting. The Gould Mission Band was held on Saturday, October 10th, in the school room. The meeting was open- ed by singing, '0 Come All Ye Faith- fug." Mrs. :Monteith itold a story about Polly and Premta. After sing- ing, "Sowing in the Morning, Sowing Seeds of Kindness," Edna Mae Day- niond read the Scripture from Ruth I. The offering was taken and the minutes were read, after which Mrs. Monteith led in prayer. The roll call was taken with 4 Reds and 5 Blues responding. The meeting was closed by singing, "Can a Little Child Like Me." Mrs. Conner closed in prayer. BRUCEFIELD The many frier of Mrs. Lindsay Eyre will regret to hear that she is in Seaforth Memorial Hospital this: week suffering ,from blood poisoning in her hand. Mr. and Mrs. Elsley, of Listowel, and Mr. and Mrs. Thompson and fam- ily, of Sarnia ,spent Thanksgiving at the home of Mrs. Thompson's mother, Mrs. W. Stevens, who returned with Mr. and Mrs. Thompson to their home in Sarnia. Mr. Wan. Forrest and Miss Beth, of Clinton, visited friends in the village this week. Mr..i Stanley Reid and Miss Irene Snider, of London, spent the week end at their respective homes. Miss Eleanor Snider, of Kincardine, visited at her home on Thanksgiving Day. ELIMVILLE Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Johns and two childrenaof Lucan, visited at Mrs. J. John's' on Monday last. Mr. aitd. Mrs. Alden Jones, of Lon- don, were Sunday visitors at the home of Mr, and Mrs. H. Johns. A number from here attended the anniversary services at Thames Road last Sunday.' There will be no preaching service at this church next Sunday as it is Zion anniversary, but there will be Sunday school as usual. The marriage took place at the Elimville Parsonage last Saturday of Miss Elva Horne to Mr. Wm. Routly of near Kirkton. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jeffrey and babe, of Thames Road', visited at Mr. Philip Murch's last Sunday. Last Tuesday evening Rev. White entertained a number of young people also some older folk, to some lantern slides on Korea. They were much en- joyed by all. VARNA Mr. and Mrs. Argo, of Toronto, spent the week end with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. McConnell. Mr. and Mrs. George Foster and son, Bruce, of Windsor, visited with friends and relatives over the week end. Mies Gladys and Emily Beatty and :Miss Irene and Mary Chuter, of Lon- don, spent the week end at their home. ' Mr. and Mrs. Beatty and son, Billy, of Mount Brydges, called on friends in the village on Saturday. Mrs. E. Epps spent the week end with her daughter, Mrs. Clark, of Winthrop. The many friends of Mr. T. Chuter will be pleased to know he is improv- ing from his recent illness. The community was sorry to learn that Mr. H. Connell met with a pain- ful accident Monday night when mot- oring to Seaforth. In some way his car took oto the ditch and though somewhat/cut and bruised, he escaped a more serious accident. Owing to anniyersary services in the United Church Sunday, there will be no service. in St. John's Anglican Church, Sunday evening. milliwwwmanwmas HILLSGREEN Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stephenson spent a few days with their son at Walkerton. Mrs. McClarty, of London, is visit- ing with friends in this vicinity. Missed Annie and Agnes Cochrane, of Clinton, were recent ;visitors in this vicinity. Miss Mary Hagan, of London, spent Thanksgiving with her sister, Miss Dolly, and brother, Frank. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Dick and babe, and Miss Edna Cochrane, of Toronto, spent Thanksgiving at the home of Mr, and Mrs. J. Cochrane. 'Mr. Russell Love, of Toronto, spent Thanksgiving at the home of his par. en ,,Mr. and Mrs. W. Love. es .ie�a and:Agnes Cameron, °.dent 'I h nksgiving with �1. i ,i dreee; tly,wth Mr. and ij'C 4'1i4 of $ttrich. The 'seem , Witlitiftwit tri. Sunday owi'tig to IralkWetninivereerY a 'r1 L a rn. and 7.110 p it C,N.R., freight on directories, $5.00; Northern Electric Co., material, $31.54; E. Guenther, • cartage, $4.21; Zurich Central, switching five weeks, $4.21; P. Mcisaac, salary,, labor and postage, $520.60; H. G, Hess, labor, etc., $210.39. General • Accounts -- Jacob Meidinger, fence viewers a- ward, $20; Zurich Agricultural "So- ciety, grant, $25; Zurich School Pair, grant, $20; J. Galster, cleaning Zur- ich drain south, $9; Weed Inspector, cutting weeds, Lot 13, Con. 1, $43.80; C. L. Smith, printing account„ $159.70; Municipal World', supplies? $1.24; Township Clerk, re Eacrett drain, $40; Grand Bend School Fair, grant, $5; R. Miller, for postage on tax notices, $20. The council adjourned to meet again on Monday, November 2nd, at. 1.30 o'clock in the afternoon.—A. F. Hess, Clerk. ZURICH •Mr. Wm. iReith is having a brick oven built in the basement of his bake shop. Mr. and Mrs. 0. Klopp and family are this week moving into the home recently purchased from the McBride estate. Next Thursday evening the annual fowl supper of the local Evangelical Church will be held in the Shed. A good program will be given after the supper" Mrs. (Rev.) L. Kalbfleisch and two children, of Elmira, are visiting rel- atives here at present. Mr. C. Fritz and a few of his friends bagged 28 wild ducks last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. J. Trevethick, of Brinsley, visited at the home of the latter's mother, Mrs. W. G. Hess, on Sunday. A large • number of visitors were here over the holiday. • Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Salmon and chil- dren have moved into part of the apartments occupied by Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Siemon above the implement shop. Mr. and Mrs. C. Schwartzentruber, of the Bronson Line, visited friends and relatives in Michigan last week. -lay Council Meeting.—The regular meeting of the council of the Town- ship of Hay was held in the Town Hall, Zurich, on Saturday, October 10, with all the members present. The minutes of the previous meeting were adopted as read. After disposing of the communications, the following res- olutions were passed: •. That accounts covering payments on township roads, telephone and general accounts be passed as per vouchers: Township Road—Burlington Steel Co„ steel for Road 3, $17.94; C.N.R. freight on steel $3; S. Martin, pay list, Road 6, $6.75; P. Schade, pay list, Road 13, $9.15; Wan. Ducharme, pay list, Road 16, V$3.85; E'lmere Ilatars, pay list, Road 10, $6"70; A. L. Sreenan, pay list, Rd. 16, $11.80• John) Geseh, pay list, Road 8, $2.40; C. Aldworth, pay list, Roads 2, 3, 13, $19.35; W. Grenier,' pay list, Road 6, $12.80; J. M. Richardson, pay list, Road 5, $8.50; M. Corriveau, cement work, culvert, fRd. 8, $62.88; M. M. Russell, pay list, Road 1, $10.10; Simon Hoffman, pay list, Rd. 8, $12.40• E. J. Stirs, pay list, Road 10, $8; F. E. Denomme, pay' list, Rd. 10, $8.60; Johnston. & Kalbfieisch, cement, road 8, $10.02; S. McArthur, pair List,' 'Road 1, $11.40; Urban A. Nile, pay lig, !toad 14, $14.50; S. Ropp, pay lint, !head 2, $101 W. J. Jarrett, on •Supeiiiiitendent salary, $50. Telephone Aecount-.1#e11 Telepbeite Co., •tolls, July to A.iigust, 041,444 HENSALL Subscriptions for the London Free Press and the Advertiser will be taken at new low rates, also subscriptions for alt other daily news- papers. Hensall Post Offiee. , 8830-2 to Bell, floor manager, Mr, .elf. Reich. ert. A delicieses lunch was served af. ter which an iltddress was read and Mrs. Butchard was presented with a handsome travelling case. ,The pres- entation was made by Miss Isabelle Sundercock. Although completely taken by surprise, Mrs. Butcher:1 made a.. 'very fitting reply. Dancing was resumed until the early hours o$ the morning. Following is the ad- dress: Dear Mrs. Butchard: We are met here this evening to do honor to one of our number, Mrs. Butchard, who, we understand, is about to leave us.' We feel that we cannot let an opportunity like this pass without asking you to accept this travelling case, trusting that it will serve as ai reminder of the pleasant times you have spent in our midst. We heartiI3r wish you every joy and happiness in your•new home. Signed on behalf of your friends present. Rev. Dr. Cross, of Toronto, preach- ed in Carmel Presbyterian Church on Sunday last delivering excellent ser mops. We believe the response to the appeal to send provisions to Saskat- chewan and Alberta has been so gen- erous that the car provided here has not had capacity enough for the pro- visions, sent in. On Sunday morning last about four o'clock the bank barn of Mr. Melvin Traquair, who lives about a mile and a quarter'east of our village, was dis- covered by Mrs. Robert Traquair to be on fire and the flames had then gained such headway that nothing could' be done to save the barn, al- though the alarm was quickly sent out by phone to neighbors and to the Hen- sall Fire Brigade who very quickly responded with our fire engine and equipment. Nothing could be done' but - to to guard the dwelling a short distance to the north which was saved. The loss is a very heavy one to Mr. Tra- quair at this season of the year with the near approach, of winter. Grain, hay, and straw all fell prey to the de- vouring flames together with some calves, pigs, a large number of hens, farm utensils, machinery and a thresh- ing separator. Threshing had been going on. that afternoon outside at what was considered a safe distance, so that it is hard toiaccount for the fire at the time at which it occurred, namely, about four in the morning. Very much sympathy is felt for Mr. and Mrs. Traquair and family as it was only! a very few years ago when the dwelling on another nearby farms on which Mr, Traquair and his father, John Traquair, were living was de- stroyed by fire. We believe in this instance that the loss is partly cov- ered by insurance but as we have al- ready mentioned the loss is a most serious one for Mr. Traquair. An address on the Passion Play will be given by Miss Consitt in Hensall United Church on Friday evening, October 16th, at 8 p.m. Miss Con- sitt's address will be illustrated by lantern slides. All who attend can be assured of a most interesting and profitable evening. This entertain-. ment is under the auspices of -Miss Ellis's Sunday school class and the Mission Bancl. Miss M. Ellis returned from spend- ing a pleasant week end and; holiday with relatives in Guelph. Her sister, Mrs. Smallacombe, returned home with her. Visitors in town over the week end were: Mr. and Mrs. Ross Dick and baby, of Toronto, with relatives ; Messrs. Laird, Harry and Bill Joynt of Toronto, with their mother, Mrs.. Alice Joynt; Mr. and Mrs.. Bertram. North and daughter, of Woodstock, with Mr. and Mrs. R. Higgins and family; Mr. Clarence Shepherd and wife, of Paisley, with Mr. John Shep- hard; Mr. and ''Mrs. Allan Soldan, of Hamilton, with Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Soldan and family; Mrs. J. E. Shortt, of Windsor, with the, Misses M. and E. Johnson; Miss Nellie Carmichael, of Exeter, with friends. Mr. and Mrs. John 'Wallace and daughter, of Buffalo, spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Fee. Mrs. Murdock and daughter, Miss Ethel, were visitors in Lucan recently. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hess and Mr. and Mrs. George H.ess and family spent Thanksgiving at the cottage in the Pinery. Mr. Sam Rennie, accompanied by his timother, motored to Detroit on Sunday and spent Thanksgiving with rela- ves. Mr. and Mrs. T' Wren and Mr. G. C. Petty were holiday visitors with relatives in Detroit. Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Cantelon spent the holiday at Pike Bay. Miss Greta McNaughton has re- turned from Seaforth Memorial Hos- pital, where she has been for the past number of weeks, feeling much im- proved in health. The following spent the Thanksgiv- ing holiday with relatives and friends: The Misses Martha and Marie Carlyle, .Miss Marie.Bell, of London; Miss Jean Bonthron. Mr. Harvey Hudson spent the week end with his sister in London. Mr. and Mrs. James Bonthron went to Kitchener on Sunday. - Misses Dorothy and Elva McQueen spent the holidays ;with friends in Cromarty. Miss Ellen Pybus spent the past week in town. Mrs. James F. Sparks, of Hensall, accompanied by her daughter and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. McIntyre, vis- ited for a couple of days last week with Mrs. Sparks' brother and his ,wife, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Delgaty, of Bayfield, and their daughter, Mr. and Mrs. T. Westlake, and also with Mr. and Mrs. Colin Campbell, of the Bron- son Line. Mr. McIntyre returned to Detroit on Saturday last. The services held in the churc on Sunday last were well attended excellent sermons appropriate to the occasion, Thanksgiving Day, were de- livered by the pastors, while the choirs had excellent .selecljonn, including an- thems, solos, duets and violin solos, and the ,attendance was very good. At the United Church, Rev. Mr. Brooks, of Milverton, was the preach- er for the day having exchanged dut- ies with Rev. A. Sinclair, who took the anniversary services at Milverton. Rev. Brooks gave very earnest and )well thought out sermons. Thanksgiving Day, Monday, was ob- served as a holiday in our village, all places of ,business being cldsed. There were a large number of visitors. The fine displays of flowers in the local churches on Sunday were great- ly admired and' lent a charm to the services. The council are giving good atten- tion to the repairing of the sidewalks in the different parts of the village, making it safer for pedestrians, while it adds greatly to the appearance of our main street to have neat and well kept cement sidewalks. The work is being done by Mr. Alfred Taylor and staff. Another most important work is the keeping clean of the catch bas- ins which means so much for good clear drainage. Quite a number from the village and district are planning to attend the Passion Play to be given very shortly in Stratford and London, and which comes so highly recommended. We are pleased to 4ate that Mr. Arnold Habkirk has sufficiently re- covered fron•i hit recent very sudden and serious attack of illness to be tak- en to his home in Seaforth, and is doing as well as can be expected. Messrs. Spencer and Son are now pushing on the inside work in their neat new dwelling on King Street, a little west of the railway track. Mrs. Reid and daughter, Miss Min- nie, have added a neat lattice fence adjoining their dwelling at the corner pf Nelson and Queen Streets. Children's day service will be held in St. Paul's Anglican Church next Sunday morning at 11 a.m. This Sun- day, October 18th, is being observed throughout the whole Church of Eng- land in Canada as Family Day. A pleasant evening was spent on Thursday of last week when a large number of friends' and neighbors held a surprise party for Mrs. Butchard, a bride -elect, and who has been a guest for a number of weeks witlii Mrs. A. Sundercock and family. The early part of the evening was devote ed to cards and dancing with music supplied by Messrs. Wm. Hyde, Fred Hlarburn, accompanists, the Misses Pearl Harris, Bella Smale and Loret- s d ANNOUNCEMENT This is to announce the opening of Leavitt's Talkie Theatre at Exeter. 1. •The following programmes will be given: October 16-17.. "The Prodigal," Lawrence Tibbet's Metropolitan Opera Star, Laurel and Hardy Comedy and Cartoon. ' October 19-20. "The Criminal Code." Popular Can- adian Star, Walter Hueston October 21.22. Reginald Denny Vin' "Stepping Out," October 20-24. Marie Dressler and Polly Moran in "Reducing,'' Ad: Ysr ion--Chilclrez 24, adults 38c and 2c tax 1v .lf 1lFr1M'FcfYi7f�L4'Ld�t`nL,�;'�r`�