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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1939-05-05, Page 11 'Eightieth Year Whole Number 3725 JURY ATTACHES NO BLAME 1N DEATH OF MRS. MONTGOMERY Examine Witnesses! At Cor- oner's Inquest Held Here,. ;WAS FATALLY BURNED A coroner's jury enquiring Friday into the fatal burning of Mrs. Loretta Montgomery, called the fatality an ac- cident, and placed no blame on any, one. Mrs. Montgomery, 31 year old Seaforth woman and nether of six children, died in Scott Memorial Hos- pital early on the morning of April filth from burns received in, amyster- ious manner in a fire at cher residence, Railway Street, a few hours earlier. The verdict of the jury read: "We, the jury filed Loretta Montgomery came to her death from shock„ due to burns from a fire of unknown origin. From the evidence given, we, the jury, attach no blame to any one per's'on or persona" Coroner Dr. F. J. Burrows presided while witnesses were examined by Crown Attorney D. E. Holmes. Evidence placed before the jury in- dicated that Mrs. • Montgomery, in some manner, received a blow on her tread, which rendered her unconscious during the course of the fire, which w as confined to a small mattress in the unused second floor, of the Mont- gomery home. It was suggested by w itnesses that she lva.d struck her head on the low ceiling on the way rep stairs and had tihen fallen on the turning mattress. No reason, was ad- vanced as to how the fire had start- ed, or as to why Mrs. Montgomery had risen from her bed and gone to the attic. Dr. J. D. Colquhoun, the first witness examined, told ,the jury of being call- ed to the Montgomery ,bone and find- ing Mrs. Montgomery lying on a day bed in a downstairs room. She was' conscious and was mentally capable of appreciating what bad transpired, the witness said. She was extensively burned and be gave her an opiate to relieve her. The only areas not burn- ed were on her legs from her knees to the'r ankles. Asked if let :vo•nld agree to a theory that she was a icu seions, the witness replied that sthe wouldn't of her own violition have' remained in such a fire to receive such burns while conscious. In company with Dr. F. A. McMas- ter Dr. Celquthoue conducted a post mortem an'l descrieed his :endings. There was au area about four inch- es in diameter on. hes scalp which showed definite s•i ns of hemorrhage which would indicate an injury of tome kind. There was no evidence of a fracture. "I suggest that if she. went upstairs in a hurry and hit her head on the sloping ceiling,, could it have produc- ed Such a bruise?" the crown asked. "Yes." "Could she have staggered and fallen on the mattress?" "Yes." The witness said sthe did not seem to be suffering from much pain which he described as unusual, considering the severity and extent of the burns. This might be the result of tfie shock —she was unaware of the pain. Describing conversation he hadihad with the victim, Dr. Colquhoun agreed gphe seemed reluctant to describe what happened. She didn't want to tell hien, was -bhe impression he got. Dr. E. A. McMaster reviewed the evidence given by Dr. Oolquhoun. He lead' talked to Mrs. Montgomery and had told her she was likely to die. Ste asked to see her husband and a minister. He identified a watch he had remo,ed from her wrist. The watch had stopped' at 11.30. Andrew Montgomery, leer husband, told the jury he had been married' on Sept. 1, 19'e8. There were 6 children, three of whom attended school. There were three children in the home the night of the fire. On the day of the fire he had been working at Dale Nixon's farm and re- turned home about 8.30 pan. His wife was sitting in a calrair rocking the baby. She seemed quite normal. He did a few chores and the children were put to bed. (Oontlnued from Page 4) • -SEAPORT'', F R ,UAY, MA Special Trains Will Transport District School Children When King and Queen Come • • • • Narrow Escape • •� While working at the Walton flax mill on Tuesday afternoon, Frank Kirkby had his arm caught in a belt and suffered . injuries. Two ribs were broken and he was badly shaken up. He is confined to his home. 0 • 0 0 • • HURON LAYMEN HEAR CANNON TOWNSHEND Halfheartedness and Indif- ference is, Church's Great Danger Today. Half-heartedness and indifference is Canon W. A. Townshend, diocesan Deanery of Huron at a banquet in the commissioner, London, told members the great danger to the church today, of the Laymen's Association of the parish htull of St. Thomas' Anglican Church here Tuesday night. Canon Townshend spoke on "The Laymen and the Church," and urged laymen that they must work as well as the clergy. "Ifwe could cure the indifference we wotild solve the prob- lems of the church," the speaker con- tinued, The banquet brought together 80 laymen under the chairmanship of President H. G. Meir. The church rector, Rev. Dr. Hurford, welcomed the guests and C. G. Middleton, of Clinton, introduced the guest speaker. Other speakers were Chairman Franks, of the Laymen's Association of the Archdeaconry, London; Mr. Wedel, Simcoe, of. the National Coun- cil Laymen's Association; Mr. Pratt, Sinicoe, chairman of the Norfolk Lay- men's Association, and Senretary Wil- son; of the East Middlesex Laymen's Association. The officers were re-elected as fol- lows: Honorary president, C. G. Mid dleton, Clinton; president, H. G. Meir, Seaforth; vice-president, Wm. John- ston, Cii.r.ton; secretary -treasurer, James Spittal, Wingham. • Brussels Man Has 93rd Birthday One of Brussels oldest residents, Andrew Tennant, celebrated his 93rd birthday on Thursday, Although ad- vanced in years, he po senses an as- tonishingly clear memory. Born, in Milverton, Morvdngton Township, Perth County on May 4th, 1846, the, son of Askham Eyre -Tenant and Mary S'akar-i, be lived in Milverton un- til four years of age. He well re- mem'bera the first religious meeting the attended+ with his parents, wthen a child of four in Milverton, when Sam- uel Coulter preached. • Winthrop Holds Euchre and Dance The euchre and danoe held in the hall last Friday night was well at- tended. The prize winners were: Ladies, most ,games, Miss Love; lone hands, Miss P. Coleman; men's, most games, Mr. Lorne Webster; lone 'hands, Mr. Charles Dolmage, After lunch several hours were spent in dancing with .music by the Collin -Agar orchestra. The little tots gave their floor show as usual, which pleased the crowd. Dublin .Forms local Group of Catholic Youth Organization A branch of the Catholic Youth Or- ganizatiion was established at St. Pat- rick's parish by the pastor, Rev. Dr. Ffouik'es during the week. The aims are both spiritual and social. The age requirement is between, the ages of sixteen and thirty-five. Final ar- rangements will 'be made and the of- li-icers eleeted at the next meeting. A special crusade of prayers for universal peace has been ordered by the neWly-appointed Pope Pius XII to continue throughout the month of May. very successful progressive euchre was held last week tinder the s'ponsors'hip , of the executive of the Altar Satiety. Thirty tables. were ar- ranged for playing.' Gentleman's prize was won by Jahn Eckert; ladies' prize by Mrs. James Jordan, and „lucky ticket ''prize by Mrs. J lin MCGrarth. An interesting feature was the draw- ing of lucky ticket on a hand em- broidered lunch cloth, which was won Ihe Miss Audrey ]Elliott, Deblinc Luneh 1' ;tt;'i43t�,an, Was served and music furnishedfor dancing by Gerald Holland and Dan Costello. St. Colunibe.n U. S. S. No. 3, under the leadership of Sister Maureen, won the Malcolm MacBeth Memorial Tro- phy in seven competing groups for rural school choruses at the Rural School Musical Festival in Stratford on Sahurday. Three girls' choruses sang, "Hark! Hark! the Lark," and the banner was, awarded' to Dublixt Separate School No. 2. Eldon Bre- thour, Toronto, was adjudicator. Recent visitors: Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Dili, Stratford, with Mr. and Mrs. P. Dill; Mrs. Joseph Heffernan, Lomdon, with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. Dillon; Mr. and Mrs. Jaynes Hanley, Toronto, with Me. and Mrs. Wm. J. Hanley; Miss Rita Stapleton, Toronto College of Education, at her home. Mrs. M. Rowley has returned home after a visit in Toronto. la+`15,�k.nt,.itiltN �t(ea°3 ti Zone Committee' Prepares To -Take Seven Thousand Children to Stratford on June 6th. MAY 10 DEAD LINE FOR APPLICATIONS Meeting in Clinton Tuesday even' ing the special Royal Visit Committee of the Lions Club 'of Zone 7, :dis- cussed final arrangements to trans- port the 7,000 school children of the district to Stratford on June 6th, W. L. Wlhyte, of Clinton club, is chair- man of the committee. An immense amount of detail worJi is involved in the project. The spe- cial committees in each of the partici- pating club is assisting the general committee in local arrangements. Members of the general committee are: W. L. Wthyte, chairman, rt.a. 2, Seaforth: Nelson Hill, Goderich com- mittee; Dr. F. G. Tbomrlison, Clinton corumittee, E. C. .Beswell, Seaforth committee; Dr. H. Mutton, Mitchell committee; Wingham, to be announe- On the Seaforth committee are E. C. Boswell (chairman), Dr. F. J. Bech- ely, Geo. D. Ferguson and Elmer D. Bell. ':,Seaforth's district includes, in addition to the town, Tuckersmith, McKillop, Grey and Brussels. An agreement has been reached with the C.N.R. whereby a rate of a cent and a quarter per mile for the round trip will apply. From Sea - forth• station this will amount to 60 cents. Children 12 years and under are half fare. All regular trains will be cancelled on the day of the visit. The first special for bhe. general pub- lic will leave Goderich at 8 a.m. Other trains, restricted to school oh.il.dren,un- der the direction of the Lions Clubs, will follow during the day as may be necessary. The times of these trains will be announced in the course of a few days. Meantime local committees are call- ing on every school in their district to learn the number of children who .will make the trip. Application forms have been left with the teachers and these must be completed and in the hands of the committee by May 10th in order that sufficient train accom- modation may be obtained. This is the last day on which children may apply to go on the Lions trains. The central committee is working in conjunction with bhe Stratford Roy- al Visit Committee and suitable ac- commodation has been arranged' so that every child. who goes to Strat- ford will be afforded an excellent view of Their Majesties. Additional linformation concerning the plans for the proposed trip may be secured from any member of the committee. • ST. COLUMBAN C.W.L. REVIEWS YEARS WORK The annual meeting of the C. W. L. was held in the pariah .hall recently with the president, Mrs. D. J. O'Con- nor, in the chair. The meeting open- ed with prayea- and the minutes of the preceding meeting were ready by the recording secretary, Miss Teresa Lynch. The reports were then read by the d'iffe'rent menmbers of the ex- ecutive. The treasurer, Mrs. Terry Flannery, gave a detailed report of tthe receipts and expenditures of the year. The total amount taken in was $631.71; total d.iebursements, $595.61. The books were audited by Mrs. E. Rowland and Miss Irene O'Sullivan and found to be correct. During the year the pastor was helped with parochial work, altars decorated, literature sent to India and the West, treats and spiritual bouquets sent to the sick of the parish, hospital visits made, generous donations of eggs sent to Mt. Hope at Easter, -books giv- en to the libraries, of the parish schaole, donations "sent to the Sisters of Service, Regina Debt Fund, Sisters of the Precious, Blood and local chari- ties, also a donation of clothing sent to the needy of the West. Following are officers for this year: Spiritual adviser, Rev. J. Dantzer; past president, Mrs, D. J. O'Connor; president, Mrs. Joe Kate; list vice- president, Miss Mary Malone; 2nd vice-president, Mrs. Joseph Atkinson; 3nd vice-president, Mrs. James O'Sul- livan; reoording secretary, Miss Ter- esa Lynch; eotrresponding secretary, Mea John F. Murphy; treaeurer, Mrs. Terry Flannery. • News ofChiselhurst Mr. and Mrs. Ward Forrest and daughter, Anna Grace, spent Sunday with Mr. and Alm Geo. Dalrymple. r'Pmp Mrs. J, Nicols tend daughter, Flor- ence, of Toronto, were week -end visi- tors with Mr. and Mrs. Herb Kercher. Mrs. William Parson, who has been sick for some time, is somow'hat im- proverat the time-' of writing. ►, 1939, PUBLIC sego 0 L PUPILS DO WELL AT MUSIC FESTIVAL Patricia Bechely Leads Con- testants With Total of 85 Points. NEARLY 100 SING PPupils of the Seaforth public school presented their first music festival in Northside United Church on Friday evening with nearly 100 students tak- ing part. The festival was largely at- tended'. The program was particularly good and Adjudicator W. B. Rothwell, of Stratford, remarked that the singing was of high order. He made particu- lar reference to the splendid work be- ing done by Miss M. E. Turnbull, music instructor at the sjcbool. Leading all contestants was Patricia Bechely, with 85. Franck Milts tied with, Luella Hopper and Edna Gallop for second place with 84`ppoints. Board Chairman.. J. A-, Westcott pre- sided and spoke briefly as did North Huron inspector, J. H. Kincaid. The events were as follows: Junior' choir, "Have You Seen My Daffodils?" girl's solo, junior, "Early One Morn- ing"; 1st, Helen Currie 82; 2nd Bar- bara Sproat 81; 3rd, Barbara Russel, Jean McMaster 80 (tied). Boys' sdlo, junior, "In `Poland," 1st, John R. McKenzie, Archie Hubert 83 (tied) ; 2nd, Donald Brightrall, Ronald Knight 79 (tied). Senior choir, "O Spirit Sweet of Sumsner Time" and "The Bluebells of Scotland." Girls' solo, senior, "Oradho Song," lst, Patricia Bechely 85; 2nd. Lois Finnigan 83; 3rd, Edna Gallo�pf 82, Boys' solo, senior, "The Miller of the Dee"; 1st, Frank Mills 84; 2nd, Donald Wood 82; 3rd, Donald McKay 80. .Girls' choir, "Cradle Song" and "Fairies". Girls' duet, "Idle Hours"; 1st, Luel- la Hopper and Edna Gallop 84; 2nd, Patricia Bechely and, Marjorie Gold- ing 82; 3rd, Lois Finnigan and M. Westcott and Joyce Wilbee and Betty Clarke 80 (tied). Boys' duet, "All the Birds Are Here Again"; let, Frank Mills and Harri- son Sproule 80; 2nd, Ernest Clarke and Donald Munn 78; 3rd, George Hildebrand and Donald Wood 75. • Presbyterian Choir Elects Officers' Following the regular choir practice on Friday evening last, the choir of First Presbyterian Church, held its an- nual .meeting, 'when the following of- ficers were elected: Honorary presi- dents, Mr. John Beattie, Rev. Hugh Jack and Mrs. J. G. Mullen; president, Mr. James T. Scott; vice-president, Mrs. Robert Smith; secretary, Mrs. M. A. Reid; gown committee, Mrs, W. A. Wright (convener), Mrs. J. A. Kerr, Mrs. .1. A. Munn; social committee, Mrs. M. McKellar (convener), Mrs. F. Kling, Mrs. R. Smith, Mrs. Mae Dor- ranee, Mise M. P. Patterson; flower committee, Mrs. M. 12. Rennie (con- ver:er), Miss H. Murray, Mrs. M. A. Reid; activity, Mr. M. it. Rennie (con- vener). • DUBLIN MEN INJURED IN PECULIAR ACCIDENT While Joseph Murray, R. R. 5, Sea - forth, and James Shea, of Dublin, were engaged in conversation on the main street of Dublin just south of the bridge off No. 8 Highway, they met with an unfortunate accident. Tho two men had parked their cars on opposite sides of the road and were standing by ono of the cars to tall: for a few minutes near I he noon hour on Tuesday, when a 1 t uck driven by Harold Chesney, of Seaforth, and owned by the Reeler 'I'rang'port, pass- ed between the two cars some ten feet apart. The mduld'board of a plow on the transport struck Mr. Murray, sending shim against his companion, and the two men fell to the ground: Mr. Mur- ray had cuts to has forehead, a broken rib and possible internal injuries, while Mr. Shea suffered chest injuries and received a shaking up. Traffic Officer J. Callender investigated. LUMBER For All Building Purposes N. CLUFF & SONS Local Lions Enlarge Park As Club Authorizes Committee To Purchase Seven Acres New Area Will °Eventually • • • • • • Contain Playing Field and Tourist Grounds. Lose Rabbits COMMECE WORK AS FUNDS PERMIT -0 The first step inea largetaande mime fully -equipped Lions park was taken Tuesday night when the park com- mittee was authorized to purchase ad- ditional land adjoining the park from E. 'B. Goudde. The committee had previously obtained an agreement to buy from Mr. Goudie. During recent years the need for more land at the park has been in- creasingly evident. On busy days parking apace has been at a premium and this, added to the feet that in- creased bathing house facilities are immediately necessary, &ntiuenced the club in its decision. The present park site has been leased from Mr. Goudie, but this is included in the purchased, land. The, park will now include over seen acres. While little work will be done on the new land this summer, it is ex- pected that levelling and grading of a playing field will be undertaken in the fall. PIans are also being dis- cussed for larger bathing house ac- commodation and this building will be commenced as 'funds permit. The "building will have facilities for a re- freshm.en•t booth and lockers. The enlarged park will also provide, room for tourist cabins and these will be proceeded with as soon as funds are available, providing. the demand for them continues to increase. • McKillop Couple Entertain Mrs. Martin Deitz entertained a' number of ladies ,to a quilting.bee on Wednesday of last week and in the evening both Mr. and Mrs. Deitz en- tertained a large crowd of friends, it being their fifth wedding anniversary. The evening was spent in progressive euchre and dancing and was enjoyed by all present. Mr. and Mrs Charles Regele, Mr. Harty Regele and Mrs. Wan. Hoegy spent Sunday with fri; •:,is in Blyth. Congratulations err tate• Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Doerr on CA., 1: -th of twins, a boy, Bobby, and-giri, Betty, on Sunday, April 30th. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Huether and son, Bill, of Morriston, spent Sunday of last week with Mr. and Mrs; Chas. Eggert. We are sorry to report that Mr. Fred Hoegy had the misfortune to fall while papering and break several ribs. Hiss ] velen I%oegy returned home last week after spending the Last six month. in Kalamazoo, Micah. Miss Velma Sc'herbarth who is stay- ing witli her cousin, Mrs. Jerry Doerr, attended the Ahrens and Preuter shower last Wednesday, also the wed- ding an Saturday, when. she acted as bridesmaid. ' Mr. Frank Forrester, of Bornholm, spent Sunday in this vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. George H and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hoegy, f Grey. spent Sunday with Mr. and M . Wm. Koehler. Word has been received in this com- munity that Mrs. Herman Maedel is seriously ill in Listowel hospital, where she has been for some time. Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hoegy were Mr. and Mrs. henry Weitersen and Edward Doerr, of the 10th; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Klee. Orville anti Jean, of Mitchell, and Miss Leona Box, of Seaforth. Chiselhurst Y.P. Hear Fine Talk The monthly devotional meeting of the V. P. It, met in the schoolroom of the church 'Tuesday evening, May 2nd. The meeting opened by singing the hymn, "More Love To Thee," af- ter which Rev. R. A, Brook led in prayer. The minutes of the last meeting were read and adopted and the roll call answered. Russel Fer- guson, the devotional convener, then took charge. A chapter from the book, "Girls Who Made Good," was then taken by Erla Treffry, which was very interesting. The Scripture lesson was read by Frank Young, Matthew 5, verses 1-12. "Take My Life and Let. It 13e" was sung and the topic taken by Mr. Book. A program oI the Y. P.'s annual convention was received, by Beatrice Drover, which is to be held in Wingham . May 15th. Ruby Dalrymple and, Jean Ven'ner were ap- pointed as, delegates to attend this convention. It was also decided that we accept the play entitled, "Dotty and Daffy," which the Blyth people wish to present sometime after May 12th. A definite date has notY et been decided. The closing hymn, "Upward, Ever Upward,' was sung and the bene- diction pronounced. Choir practice for Mother's Day was then held, fol- lowed by a contest directed by Ruby Dal rysnple. A number of rabbits, the pro- perty of John Regier, were de- stroyed by dogs on Tuesday night The rabbits were- in boxes at the rear of the property, but the dogs managed to beak through the fence which surrounded them. Chief of Police Helmer Snell is investigating. • • 0 • ,• 0 DEFER ACTION ON ROAD MAINTAINER Tuckersmith Council. Holds 'April Meeting on • Saturday. The regular meetitig of the Tucker - smith council was held in the Town Hall, .Seaforth, on Saturday afternoon. All the members were 'present ani, Reeve S. Whitmore presided. The agent for the Watrous road maintain -1 er interviewed the council in regard to the purchase of a road maintainer bat the council deferred any action, pending more information. The fol- lowing hospitalization bills were paid: Mrs. McClinchey, . $6.10; Mrs. Mont- gomery, 85c; 'Mrs. Menneil, $6,10; George Mennell, $2.60; J. Pebbick, $47.25, and pnetemo-thorax treatment for indigent, $36; and application be mlade for -government grant on same. The assessor returned the assessment roll for 1939 which was accepted by the council, and the assessor paid sal- ary of $100 and postage of $2.00, and the Count of Revision on said roll was. set for May 27th at 2 p.m The Bell Telephone Co. was -given permission to place.undorgr6und cab- les across the road west of Main St. in Egmond'vilie, provided they assume all responsibility in regard to safe- guarding traffic during the operation. The Clerk was authorized to prepare a petition for certain property owners in Egmondville wishing sidewalk laid,. the petitioners guaranteeing to pay a percentage of the cost. The Treas- urer was authorized to immediately prepare a list of properties in arrears for taxes for registration in Goderich. Mr. John Tremeer appeared before the council in regard to having his property removed from S. S. Na. 2 to S. S. No. 9. The Clerk was auth orized to take the necessary proceed• ings in that regard. The following accounts were pass- ed: Rent, relief, $7.00; supplies, re. lief, $124.71; fuel, relief, $70.59; pay list No. 4, $146.29; salaries and allow- ances, $55. The council adjourned to meet on Saturday, May 27th, at one o'clock.—D. F. McGregor, Clerk. • Call Football Meeting, Monday The annual meeting of the Huron Football League will be theld in the Carnegie Library on Monday evening, A. W. Dick, secretary, announced this week. Plans will be discussed for the com- ing season and officers elected. Ministers to Meet - The Seaforth and District Minister- ial Association will hold its regular meeting on Monday next. May 8th, at 2 p.m. in •St. Thomas' Parish Hall. Papers will be presented by Dr. Hur- ford and Mr. J. R. Peters. All ministers in Seaforth anti dis• tact aro in"vi"ted. U� HER 89tJi OddfeJlows Hold A .riva Church .Parade on Sunday. NEWS OF HENSALL Mrs. Magdalena Lied'd' Hen- sail's eldest laity, Celebrated her .83tit birthday on Sundlay, April 30th, at :her home here with members of` her faux- ily irre sent to extend felicilatione,. A native of Baden, Mrs, Linden, field thas been a resident of Hens'alt for 't ilrty- eight yearn, coming here with her husband and family from the 14th concession %Ili Hay Township where they lived in a log cabin. Six ebil- dren were born to this union, name- ly: Mrs. Barbara Schoch, of Zurich; Mrs. A. Johnston, Hensall; Wil1iram Billings, Montana; Lsraei, merchant of London; Walter;` of Stirling, and Ed- ward, merchant of Exeter. She has.' also as- also 29 living grandchildren .and 28. great-grandchildren, Possessed of a wonderful memory, she was asked what was the most outstanding event in her life, and replied that the great- est thrill of her life was when a young girl living .in Baden, and upon the completion' of the railway through Baden was when the late King Ed- ward VII, then Prince of Wales, visit- ed I3adesa in 1860, shook hands with her and conversed w'dth her She re- marked that she would like to see the King and Queen when they visit Canada in June of this year. She re- members clearly when they used to. bind the sheaves by hand instead of twine. When asked as to what she attributed her longevity to, she re- plied: "P•ler.,ty of hard work and earl -y rising." Even at her age she rises at 6 a.m. every morning and looks after her own personal wants, and al- though her. eyesight is failing, 'she takes great pleasure in the radio which is her favorite pastime, and she likes to listen to her favorite sermon- izers• and hymens, and would not utiss Amos and Andy for the world. She loves to talk about the ' quintuplets and has a picture of them, which she much admires and sthows to her num- erous -•fisd tors. Oddfellows Attend Service The Oddfellows of Hensel] Lodge No. 223 on Sunday evening last ob- served the 125 anniversary of the. Or- der by attending annual divine ser- vice in t1 t-nite;l Church on which occas.(:. t:;r•i e was a large attend- ance ' 1' visiting brethren thorn the ncig:..hning lodges and of the local brc Lti en. Ludge n:embnrs assembled at the lodge room and led by Past Noble Grand William R. Dougall, marched to the church where they were addressed by the pastor, Rev. R. A. Brook, who delivered a very fine discourse on the subject of "Supreme Love." reviewing the history of the Order and the splendid principles which they stood for and the good work they had accomplished as an organization and were destined to do. The eleirch choir. led by Mr. W. O. Goodwin. with Miss Greta Laramie as organist. added much to the service, rendering a fine anthem. while a Well rendered qu:'rtette was given by Mrs. G. Hess, Miss Florence Welsh, Mr. W. O. Goodwin and Dr. Ivan Smillie. At the close of the service the. brethren returned to their lodge rooms where a vote of thanks was tendered to Rev. Mr, Brook for his most interest- ing sermon, to the church choir for their fine tnusi' al numbers. and to the church officers for the use of the edifice. Mr. Brook, whir was invited to be present, made a very nice re- ply an behalf of the choir, church of- ficials and himself, after which a num- ber pf the brethren spoke briefly. The annual meeting of the Hensald Senior Institute will bi' held at the home of Mrs. Garnet Case on Wed- nesday evening, May lith, at 8 p.m. The roll call will bo answered by the payment of fees. This will be a so- cial nine lime. featuring Professor Quiz. All members are urged to be leis t:t. (Continued on Page 4) Plan Extension of Water Services to Zurich tSchool The extension of the water mains to 'Zurich school has been completed and the water will be used for drink- ing purposes as well as to supply the rest rooms for the boys and girls. A number from town attended the funeral of the late Mrs. Amina Koch, who passed away at her home in Dashwood last Saturday in her 78th year. Her husband, bhe late George Koch, died about a year ago. Mrs. Henry F. Weseloh, of the village, is a sister. The funeral was held Monday, interment taking place in the Luther- an cemetery, Bronson Lino. Rev. T. Luft conducted the services. The Zurich Creerne ry entered its fifth year of business in towh on May 1st.. During the four years since op- erations- began at the plant in, the village one million pounds of butter were made, all from creamd ellivered at the plant.During the four years $240,060.00 was paid to farmers for butter fat. A premium of two cents was paid for delivery direct to the creamery and this means that the farmers of the district .received $2,000 more tchan if same had 'been called for at the farms, During the first year of operation 185.15)0 pound's of butter were made and in the fourth year th.i§ had increased to 287,000 pounds, a very substantial Increase. The manager, Mr. S. M. Anderson, has hopes that in a year or two a new plant building, constructed ee fire- proof material, w-ili be available, for the creamerg business in town. The concerts held in the Ball here on Friday and Saturday evenings were interesting but not we'll attend- ed. Mr. Mr. a.nd Mrs. A. F. Hess and sin, Fred, visited relatives and friends ink Toronto on Sunday. Mr. Hugh MacKinnon, who has come" pleted rbcs course at Queen's Univers- ity, Kingston, for engineering, irf spending a few weeks at his 11011:110 here. Mr. and Mrs. Winnipeg, have will make their ghoffer !Mends business. .in the Ed. Fdigheffer, of arrived 11tt1i' �.ta'd home heY'�i11 ?Olt ::811ikre retitle near future.