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The Huron Expositor, 1938-12-30, Page 2N, ita r11, iefturonE*positor Established 186,0 eith 111.lePhail McLean, Editor. ublished at Seaforth., Ontario, ev- Thursday afternoon by McLean ros. • Subscription rates, $1.50 a year in advance; foreign, $2.00 a year. Single copies, 4 cents each. .1 Advertising rates on application. SEAFORTH, Friday, December 30 Happy New Year The past few years have, perhaps, not been too happy ones for a great many people in tOwn and country. They have not been too happy on the 'farm, and when the farmer is not happy, he has not much to pass along to the people in the towns, and that is why the town merchants and •business men have not been too hap- py either. But those years are past. At least, it looks that way. The past harvest Was a bountiful one. There is plen- ty' of feed. Cattle and other farm stock are climbing up in price. The possibility is they will be still higher in the spring. That spells prosper- ity for the country, and when the country is prosperous, so are the towns and the villages. And so we say A Happy New Year! And a prosperous New Year too. May 1939 be one of the best years you have ever known. That is our wish and hope for you. • ' Money In Reforestration Reforestration has become quite, a common word to be heard in gen- eral conversation in the country dis- tricts in quite recent times. It is a good word, too, and one that would mean a lot of future, prosperity to some people and a good deal of"pros- perity to whole sections of the coun- try, if it were put in active opera- tion. Not. all land, of course, is suitable for reforestration purposes, b u t there is some and in every tow-nship of every county almost in Ontario, that ,would pay a dividend through reforestration, that would not show a dividend under any other crop or circumstances, and township and county councils are doing the wise thing by showing an awakening in- terest and some action on this ques- tion. We were led to discuss. this sub- ject through reading a number of newspaper comments and articles on reforestration as practised by Sir William Mulock, a former Minister in the Cabinet of Sir Wilfrid Laur- ier, and recently Chief Justice of Ontario. Thirty years ago Sir William, al- ready over sixty years of age, plant- ed a large grove of black walnut from seedlings on his estate. Since then he has largely increased the acreage, until it is now claimed he has over a hundred thousand black walnut trees on his property. And those trees, it is said, are worth a million dollars. • A million dollars is a lot of money and there are not many farms in On- tario worth that amount of money for their standing crops alone, but the estimate of the worth of Sir Wil- liam Mulock's black walnuts is not much overdrawn, if at all. A black walnut tree, of any size, • would easily be worth ten dollars, and a hundred thousand such trees would just spell a million dollars, all grown in the space of thirty years. We have never seen an estimate of what it cost Sir William to grow these trees. It was not a simple • Matter of planting them, and just watching them grow. They had to be cultivated and their 'owner has given them careful and intensive But figure the expenditure at any- • g• you like'and Sir William was the man to spare it; it must be dpiitted that he has znade a hand- J�fl on his investment in tediation, -aro fewmen on the farm of isesspd. offr. Wiliam s, or eVen a small t a, great o amid 41. 1rrlf 1 6 T ' 'tta 4, 11 an a t -•.k 4 ma,ke a Similar investment, oh a much smaller scale, and one that would pay them proportionate divi- dends. In fact, practising refor- estration on five or ten acres to -day *ould cost no more than a twenty year life insurance policy, and would pay much larger 'dividends thirty years from now. Has Brought Honor To Huron County 4,14 The appointment of R. S. Robert- son, K.C., of the law firm of Fasken, Robertson, Aitcheson, Pickup & Cal- vin, Toronto, as Chief Justice of On- tario, has conferred a distinguished honor upon Huron Cmmty. The new Chief Justice is a native of Goderich, and a brother of Mr. W. H. Robertson, of the Goderich Signal -Star. Mr. Robertson studied law in the office of Garrow & Proud - foot, in the county town, and start- ed the practise of law in the City of Stratford. Some twenty years ago he went to Toronto, where he has had a distinguished career at the bar, and has become known as one of the greatest legal minds in Can- ada. Mr. Robertson's appointment has been received with very general ex- pressions of commendation through- out. the Province, and no where has it met with greater pleasure and gratification than in his home town of Goderich and his native County of Huron. • It Did Not Do Any Harm It did not do a bit of harrn to close the beer parlors at eight o'clock on Christmas Eve. In fact we are in- clined to the belief that it did a whole lot of good. We can not speak for the cities, but up here in the country there was nothing to mar the beauty of the night. There were crowds of people in the stores and crowds of people on the streets. ,But there was not one accident caused by trying to drive cars with alcohol instead of gasoline. There were no painful sights and no painful sounds. We do not mean to claim there was no Christmas cheer. No doubt there was plenty of it, so no one so inclined was made to suffer by the shortening of the lic- ense hours. But the good cheer as far as we could see was not evident on the streets, at least not the liquid kind. There was plenty of other Christ- mas cheer on the streets and every- where else. however, so we say the eight o'clock closing did not do any harm. maffiffsiffligHffmfflMalsga WHAT OTHER PAPERS SAY: 11t .4' 114 itaa rrr o .Eios 11,‘ eaadirea. eddeereseetedeeteadesteedeedadeede 1 Years Agone t. 541 1E.•••0 ;44 ia DECEMBER 30,4938. • Seen in the County Papers Phil Osifer of Lazy Meadows Interesting Items Picked From j,/ (Sy Harry J. Boyle) to The Huron Expositor of Fifty and Twenty-five Years Ago. From The Huron Expositor January 2, 1914 Another link in the chain a Hydro Electric power distribution has been welded in the extension of the Strat- ford-Sealsorth division: to Goderich. The power was turned. on through the Local switohiboarde at 10 o'clock Mon- day morning. The power comefrom Niagura Palls. On Tuesday morning of last week one hundred men from the diviedion at Stratford had the task of razing the old Grand Trunk depot at Strat- ford, and by night the entire frame structure was tarn down. Miss Bes.sie McDonald has been en- gaged as the junior teacher lit Wal- ton school, Mr. W. H. Willis, who has been lo- cal agent for the Dominion Express Co., C.P.R. Telegraph. Co. at Wing - ham, has resigned the position and Mr. Albert Sanderson has been ap- pointed, in his place. A new well is being bored at the new creamery building at the station. , Mr. L. G. Kruse who has been in Berlin since he left Seaforth, has .been removed to Galt where he will have full charge of a new branch neat store. On Friday of last -week as Sohn Eaten:late of Brussels, was driving with Richard Cardiff on a load of wood, the rig upset and in the over- turning Mr. Bateman had a eboubdier, dislocated. The following are among the mem- bers of the Clinton Model School who have secured schools for the ensuing Year: MiSS, Jean Wiley to No. 1, Stanley; Elizabeth Ford, to. Clinton; Manley Shipley to North Bay; Harold Couliton to No. 2, Colborne; Hender- son Forrest to Summenhila The choir of TrivRt Memorial Chorch., Exeter, appeared for the first time in their new vestments on Christmas montipg when' special ser- vices were held. Mr. George Start, of British Co - has been appointed principal of the Exeter school neat year. - At the close of the term, Mr. Weld- eniharner, principal of the Exeter high sichool, and. Miss Edmunds, teacher of Form II, were presented with an ad- dress by the pupils and Mr. Weiden: hamer with a reading lamp and Miss Edliallilds with a manicure set. At the annual Meeting of the An- cient Order of Forresters, Seaterth, held on Monday evening, the follow- ing brethren were elected for 1914: P.C. Jahn McLennan.; C.R., William D. Hoag; S.C.R.. William Stoddard; Treas., John Daley: S.W., Sec„ John Idea); S.W., Alex. Stobie; JW., Leo Bristow; J. G. Scott, medical adviser. "AFTER THOUGHTS" Chniatmas is over. Some of the more skeptical will say that will mean late bills will etart coming in. Down here at Lazy Meadows it will mean at lea.st that the. stock will be fed on time. Duxing Aimee 'when there are a lot of concerts and fes- tivities coming off a .person just na- turally slips up a little on the times when you feed the stock. Mistime has meant quite a bit this year. The family. were all home here at Lazy' Meadows . . . and When you get all the folks back ,sommeaminam. as proud as punch of that meal. It was perfect and slie knows it. She likes the daughter's husband, and the girl of her sofas life seems to be a fine chap. She looks, down at me, .and there is that strange little tveitukle ,of well-being in her eye as she Says: "All's right with th'e world." On Ohriatmas Day, even' the stock seem to be enjoying the World. I tried to give them all extra rations, and they respond quite Well. Even' one of the fowl in the barnyard are rejoicing that they eeeaped the axe for the feastedeepe they make a feast tor themselves out of the wheat that around the same table it mekes I mattered on the floor of the driv- fellow's theartstringe tug a little. ing shed:. You look down the table ' aitd see I did mighty Well with presents! the big boy- down. there, all smiles I am afraid., however, that this' here and adoration for the n.ewest girl leeper.sive English tobacco is going to Oat be brought home for parental jade my appetite for the ordhia.ry type approval. It seems each a alightY in the ten -cent packag,ed It's PA all short time ago since he was sneak- .aroma all of its beta and those ten- ing off to bed early on, Qhrestrims cent cigars are mighty rich for a farmer's, blood Then too, pf course, , the women felts who sent ties picked sort of fantastic colors. There is one shade of .red that I hate, intershot With, • a violent blue that makes my hair stand up on end:and it seems to creep into the color scheme of all the •ties. that I get. The silk braces -were quite fancy. I'm going to have two pair of braces for each pair of p,ents from now on, and that will be quite a thrill. t can imagine whe.t the folks' will say vehen they see me Wearing a green pair over a red pair . . . but I liked theme just tte same! amt. so another Christmas passes away, We can all be mighty, thank: WI that we're living in a country where it's no crinie to celebrate a reallyoreat day. And when a person thinks of all the good things you have, and the secority and comfort of your. home, compared to what they have in some countries . . . well YOU iihitik you have had a mighty Merry Christmas! Eve, and trying to keep awake to hear Santa Claus, fill the stocking. There is the big girl, link with her !husband of two monthe and all smilea of satisfaction. She's trying to look like a young matron, but just bubbling over With love for this most wondertal man of hers. It seems only a short time ago that she was praying earnestly by the side of her bed for Santa Claus to bring her a doll that really cried. Now, sthe's beyond all that . . but she's just as sweet to me as the little girl whose place she took. County Council Appointments To High School Board . (The Municipal World) Up to the end of 1938 county councils have had the right to appoint three trustees to high. school boards and boards of education in name • icipalities not separated from the county, and also to the boards in cities and separated towns where notice was given that tee high schools were open to county pupils on the same terms as those in aremicipalities not sepOrated from, the county. 'file three county representatives were appointed for terms of three Tears, one re- tiring each year. During 1938 section 3 of The Boards of Edit- catioru Act, and sections 13, 17 and 21 of The High Schools Act, were amended to provide that commencing January 1st, 1939, county councils may appoint annually only one representative on such botards, for a term of one year. This ap- pears to mean teat all county appointees on such boards retire at the end of 1938, whether their terms are fit:dated or not, and the county coun- cil may appoint one trustee only. Although section 12 of The High Schools Act has been amended to, read "Every 'high school board shall consist of at least three trustees" instead of six as formerly, the actual composi- tion of such boards has not been altered except that county appointees are limited to one, ap pointed tor one year. • The Motor Horn (Ottawa Journal) The suggestion hhat nonne on motor vehicles stould be abolished is not a good one, we think, The thing wrong with the motor horn is not its use but its abuve. Proper use of the horn is a measure of safety. It is used appropriately, and necessarily, when a pedestrian crosses the street in front of a car, without looking about for traffic, but the briefest of toots will suffice. It is Oroperly used also when one vefhicle turns out to pees another be- cause a driver cannot be looking always) into hie reeratrifaion mirror. • A Warn it be Witte or arrogant, in the way It is used. These Who sound it unneceiteariald andto the annoyance Of the continuality, ahould be lerbeeefeted, but it should not be abolished. the good driver Makes tittle Use of it, but he - Waite 10 knOW it is there at by; linger tip, tad it gotid working order, isaa. i Uncle James is faintly bewildered about the whole affair. Years are beginning to dim his perspective a little, and the punch that tad a wee drop of hard stuff in it, ia working on him. The meal, is making • him grow quite cheery about the whole affair . . and in a feaa moments he will start to sing that old ballad that he learned in the navy. And after that be will' doze off to sleep. It's a 'Measure alone to see the smile on Mrs. Phil's face. She's ju:st From The Huron Expositor January 4, 1889 At a few minutes before 12 o'clock the tolling of the John A. Mitchell Church of England bell, Hensel', an- neu.nced that the old year, with all its cb.eckered scenes of joy, pain and pleasure, was dying out, while just at twelve and, a few minutes there- after the merry chiming of the aarae bell, accompanied by the booming of our cannon in the form of guns and rifles, proclaimed and ushered in the glad New Year with all its hoped-for joy. Mr. J. E. Troyer, the enterprising grocer of Hillegreere has recently been improving bite appearance of his 'et op. Mr. John Mack,' of Carberry, Man., shipped from Hensall station on Wed- nesday a carload of valuable stock for his farm in the West, consisting of a number of well-bred heifers and also some thoroughbreds. Mr. John Collie, editor of the Galt Reformer, an, old Seafoeth boy, is a candidate for 'the deputy teeveship of the Town of Galt. Mr. Jbb,n Payne. another Seaforthite, is a candidate for the mayorality of the City of Stratford.. Last. week Mr. Gavin Jamieson cut on Ube farm of Mr. John B. Hender- son, of the Huron Road, Tuckeremith, twenty cords of wood from one tree. Miss Jane Mactavish, of Tuaker. smith, has secured a position) as teacher in the Ayr oublic school. The municieral elections are creat- ing considerable interest in the town- ship of Hibbert and there was a large attendance at the nominations on Monday last. Mr. McLaren is this year being opposed by Mr. Fran- cis R. Hamilton and the councillors running are; John Barbour, John A. Norris, John Delaney, Robert Hog- garth, William Cassidy and. Thomas Mehaffy. On Christmas Eve a number of the cliental of Mr. John Leiper, of Har - lock, met at his home arid presented him with a fine dogskin overcoat and fancy mitts, a versiori lamb cap and a large easy chair. The address was signed on 'behalf of the neighbors by Messrs. Robert Smith, Robert Reid and William Staples. A toy china swan was found in the gizzard of a turkey killed the other day by a Downie farmer. Dakota people still continue to ar- rive. Among those who came in: De- cember were John Trimner, Edward Solckurt, John Reicbert, William Grill, Sant Lesigard. Morriemalatellearen.,—At the resi- dence of the .bride's father, on Jan. Let, by Rev. P. Soott, Alexander Mor- rison, to laies Marian. Ea eldest daughter of Mr, Alexander McLaren, of HibberL 1 • A car drew up beside Vim road. On the other side of the fence an old man was busily hoeing cotton,. "Hey, dOn't yen know this le the Fourth of , JUIYa You shouldn't be working. You *light -to be at a pie. lac!' • The Odd tnen ifseaned, on hie hoe. "Plertie?"1-attld , haA zny Weave of picaileas. VI13Y, OMIC feljet yeti tnight ntat belleVe it, bitt 1 reckoit in my Vane Tarte 1�ik Watt lea*, 600,of the!xe, here ,Viett be silty ..voideit" .....e.dedeaoodeeLeed-eoLeee-e-deottoseeedeee •Starts His 93rd Year On behalf of the. people of this .coramunity we extend sincere con, gratdlations to Mr. T. K. Powell, who on Wednesday, Dec. 21st, celebrated bite 92nd birthday.—Wingleara Ad- vance-Tlanes. Former Resident Badly Shocked. Mr. William, Breen, of Alymer, Superintendent of the Hydro of that town. son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Breen, of town, was badly shock- ed when, he came in contact with a live wire while at work on Thursday text week. He was rendered uncono,---- acious and was rushed to St. Theadas Genera; Hospital. Latest reports are •that he is making satisfactory but elew progress.t--,Wingiham Advance - Mayer and Reeve Banqueted Following the council meeting on Friday night, it • very pleasant time v. -a,-; enjoyed at the Queen's Coffee Shop when Mayorelect J. 11. Cre.wa ford and Reeve -elect R. S. Hether- ington. held a dinner party for the council members in honor of eleyor Hanna and Reeve Davideon, who are retiring from municipal office at the end of the year. The two new mem- bers of the 1939 council, Frank Stur- dy and Murray Johnson, were also. present.—Wingham Advance -Times. • Picot - Mair JUST A SMILE OR TWO Douglas Corrigan who flew 'wrong - way' across the ocean, seems to have Lady Wit with him always. An in- terviewer asked him how it felt to be in the movies, since he Wasn't an actor. He laughed and replied: that's no novelty, is, it?" "Say. "Here is some money, my love," said the husband. . "I e on' t want any," w i fe. "Come now, darling, take this, $10 ndotte and go out shopping." "Thank you, dearest, but I would sooner stop at home and help the maid!" Then the husband woke up. replied the "What model is your car?" "It isn't a model. It's a horrible example." • I've noticed this fact as I've travelled afar; No matter how lovely the spot, Some people are happy wherever they are, , And others wherever they're not! • "And in my dream I saw trainload of chewing gum." "A chew -chow train, eh?" • "What's 'harder present for a girl thing?" "Buyin.g one for a girl who wants ev erytain;g!" a whole than buying a who has every - A pretty wedding took place on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 10th, at six o'clock, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George, Mair, No. 8 Highway, Gode- rich Awe/Ishii), when their daughter, Army Bele; was united in marriage to Walter Lloyd Picot, son of Mr. and Ida. Frank Picot, concession 6, God- erich township. The officiating cler- gyman was Rev. S. R. McClung, pas- tor of Goderich Baptist Church.-- Goderich Signal -Star. Rebekah Presentatian Animeimanuimungimmimi • The Three Chamberlains 0 In recent neentes the name of the British Prime Minister has been on everybody's lips—Neville Chamber- lain. A general loathing and detesta- tion of war, conducted as it is, todaa by wholesele Massacre of civilian, populations, found expression in praise of the ,statesman who had been the leaeler in averting the threat of war. Whetter or not a continuing peace lote been brought nearer it is still too early to say. But that Mr. Cham- berlain will sustain his efforts is sure, and for a reasonable settlement such as men • of good will everywhere desire, it would seem that Great 1371- tain would readily make actual and not vicarious sacrifice. When. Mr. Chamberlain took the [helm he changed the ship's course. He did not part with Mr. Anthony Eden on a punctilio, but on grave dif- ferences of method. In diplomacy it has been sail le ton fait la chanson. Mr. Chamberlain! abruptly changed the tone. It is always arguable whe- ther a ceatain, course is right or wrong on, balance; of the short view and the long. Not without some tem- porary lose of prestige for the West- ern Democracies was the catastrophe averted. But the faults and mistakes which had produced the desperate situation' were committed long 'before. Having cut the loss, Mr. Chamber- lain "sees what he foresaw." The Chamberlains, are realists. That does not mean that they lack ideals. But they know that without realism ideals remain in the clouds. Britain thad three closely related Chamberlains in the forefront of Bri- tish polities during the last 50 years. That is a rare, if lath unprecedented, occurrence. For father and s'on to hold high office is not uncommon, but, evens so, the early advancement of the son is usually due to the paternal influence. Williara Pitt, for example, would never have been Prime Minis- ter at 23 had he not been Chatham's son. Joseph Chamberlain, fatter of Aus- ten and Neville, passed. on nearly a 'quarter of a century ago. He had ev- ery qualifloation for political leader- ship—strong personal ambition, in tense driving force, clear vision, the demagogic- touch which sways the multitude, readietees in debate, sad a • wer of invective which Made him • itlable in attack. Mies Goldie Cm -afield, 'who is to be married in JatIllarY, was the guest- of 'honor on Monday night when about thirty-five merlabers of Rebekah Lodge were entertained at the thome of Mrs. A. aih..re., The evening was spent playieg 500, the winners being Mrs. A. alacfie and Mrs. E. Evans. Lunch- eon was served and after a few words by the Noble Grand, Miss Gladys Shore, a beautiful Sheffield fray was presented to Miss C,ornfield on behalf of the Lodge, by Mrs. Fred Price.—Goderich Signal -Star. Chosen For Outstanding Post hecould do was to teach the British people to "think imperially" and to adv-ance his fundamentals of educa- tional, social and economic reform. "I hope to lay teen and deep," he said, "the foundatione of that Imper- ial It nion which tins my evert when I look forward to the Riture of the world." It was a grand and inspir- ing ideal, but Lord Salisbury and many other Conservatives of the old school could never overconae their rooted distrust of the one-time idol of provincial rad i cal i sin and militant nonconformity. Next to Gladstone, Joseph Chamber- lain was for a generation the most dynamic figure in the British political scene. Nothing daunted him. He never rested. in office he was worth half a score of ordinary Cabinet Min-. laters and half a hundred rank and file. At the Colonial Office, which till ,hrie coming was a stagnant pool, they called 'him "the master." In op- position the was an adept with all the Parliamentary weapons which con- duce to it clean "kill." He had the genius, in equal measure, of making friends and enemies. John Morley wrote lof tint: "His fidelity to a po- litical ally is incomparable." Yet T. P. O'Connor was by no means, the only man who, with a vigor beyond party resentment or honest rage, spoke with rantoor against Joseph Chamberlain, Where, then, could the twO° keen- -witted boys who call,ed lairn father have found a more bracing and stim- ulating upbringing than at Highbury, with its orchids and its books and its atmosphere of tallc-hadl, earnest, controversial, inspiring talk, talk which re -volved round big causes and hard4ought political battles--s-mash- ing .14am-tee and, dire defeats. It was a home to produce practical and reso- lute men of affairs. The two sons more than fulfilled thte confident hopes of the father, though the pat- tern of his plants was altered by the nature of events. * * I 11 Announcement was made on Tues- day of the appointment of R. S. Rob - eft s,on, K.C., of Toronto, as Chief Jiistice ef Ontario, to succeed •Hon. Newton W. Rowell, who resigned the office recently because sof continued -Plness.—Gotierich Signal -Star. Appointed to Varna and Middleton Rt. Rev. C. A. Seeger, Bishop of Huron, announced that Rev. John Gieta,m, Rector of Brussels and Wal- ton, has betel appointed to the pat - O has of 13:afield. Varna an Middle- ton, the appointment to date from Jan. 15, 1939 Rev. W. J. Hendry, present imumbent of Pelee Island, will succeed Mr. Graham in the tat- ter's parish on the same date.—Clin- it on la c' e-s-Ilecord. acte—for be was always Joe -to Eng- lish politicians—once said in private convene:Akin that "the (oda position in poblie life worth having was the Tremiersbirp, because for a short time Yen could,do as you.iiiked," Hodever, ho vtata, never Premier and --thus' wee - never able to do all that he inight have done. If he had not broken with Gladstone over lionee Rule and split the ldberal Parte, he Might have had the reversion cif 'the Liberal Preittlairship,• Wheel be beeline the tit the 06ustavativeg, the ,rattst Austen, the elder, so it was early settled, was to be the statesman, serving his full teem apprenticestip before entering Parliament and set- ting foot on the ladder of official pro- motion. Neville, the younger, was first. to go into Mistiness' and make money and then perhaps take a hand in Birmingham's civic affairs, and lat- er, possibly, find a way to Westmin- ster. But there was no thought that he should make politics, his career. Joe did tot live to see Neville enter Parliaanent, much less win the big mite hit brother, for all his political successes, heal mies'ad. • .e. I cannot believe that Joe would have withdrawn., as Aestee., did, bit claim to the Unioniat leadership on Bala:meat ,retiremefut, evem though bis riyal, Walter Long, did the same, -and rboth made sallooth UM way for Bon. (Continued oft :Page 6) Farm Sold M. E. Blake Horner has 'purchased the ".00.ac re farm adjoining his own on the , 'Ott cop,cession, Hay Town- ship, from the Samuel Schock estate and will got possession next spring. Mr. Horeens son, Harold, will live on the farm.—Zurich Herald. Moving To Exeter The new brick building for the 'Exeter Refrigerator Locker Service is now up and the insulation of the building is now in progress. Mr. .1. C. Val', the operator, is moving to town this week from Ailedanae into- tih0.rcs!denve recently purchased from the estate of the late Mies Mary Tana, 071 which property the new building is being erected. Mr. Vidt has made some improvements and re- decorated'the interior of the home.— Exeter Times -Advocate. Improving Slowly Mr. Harry Frayne, who two weeks ago suffered a concussion when he was injured in an automobile acci- dent on Main Street, is still confined to Mrs. Godbolt's Hospital, but is slowing improving. — Exeter Times- alOvocate. Moved To London Mr. Bert Harness, who recently disposed of his house and property in Exeter, moved his household ef- fects to London Monday. Mrs. Har- ness. Philippa and Jack are joining' Mr t Harness who has been in, the city for some time, The best wishee of their many friends will follow them. —Exeter Times -Advocate. Suffers Loss By Fire Fire which caused damage to the !extent of $50,000 broke out in the Central Steel Compa.na plant. at Trenton on Wednesday night last. This plant was recently started int Troutdale One of the officials of the company Is Ale/. Hill, who formerly eenducted a bridge works ill Handl- ton. He is a brother to- Messrs. James and Jack Hill, Mitchell, and fa linnen by many bore.-1VIttchell Ad- vocate. W. A. Elects Officers The annual meeting and election of offieers of the Woman's Aseeciatlon of ,the Pailted Chain& was head on Teesday. Gratifslog [reports were given by the secretary and, treasurer. Total for the year was $503.48. Dur- ing the Idiationiese otestgion it elle de- ckled to give $150 to the board of (001itattlaed Oja Page (1) a 4 • 4 • firr