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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.
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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
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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
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