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SEA1' OR ..°ll, FRIDA, ., 3
C OF C. WILL
CANVASS TOWN
FOR FARM HELP
Meeting Names Committee
To Obtain Volunteers
in 'Seaforth.
SITUATION- , ACUTE
Appreciating the urgency of the
farm labor situation, the Seaforth
Chamber of Commerce at an execu-
tive meeting Tuesday evening, named
a committee tq interview business-
men and to urge them to offer their
services.
The committee, which . includes
President C. 1?.. Sills and W. D. Smith,
will explain the necessity for co-op-
eration on the part of businessmen
and will .prepare a list from which
farmers may obtain helpers.
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England Family
Holds Reunion
The fourteenth annual reunion of
the England famtly was held as usual
at Grand Bend on Wednesday, July 8.
The wind was cool and the lake soma
what rough, so that very little bath-
ing was done but the older people had
0a fine opportunity to .visit and they•
used it to the full', As the members
of the family are scattered over an
area of 100 miles from north to south,
the annual privilege of meeting one
another means a great deal to them.
At noon a ,sum'ptuous picnic dinner
was enjoyed by all. Speeches were
made by a number present and the•
business of the clan attended to.
Owing to the conditions incident • to
this year the attendance Naas only
about two-thirds' of what it was in
previous years, but a quiet en*l' is-.
tasm was very evc'ient and it was de-
cided to hold next year's picnic on
the first Wednesday in July in Grand
• Bend as usual.
The report of the sports held e as
follows: Races, children under five,
Paul •Dolbear; bays, 9 and under, 'Bill
Dolbear, Jack Dolbear; girls,' 9 and
'under, Eugenie Johnston, Marion
woods, Onalee Batson; young men,
Hiram (Moffatt; young ladies, Hester
' Worden, Mrs. Calvin Dolbear; men,
Albert Johnston, Thomas Woods.
All too soon it was time for the
evening' meas. The report. of the
nominatiag• -eotemittere—wes- ...a -dented
unanimously. . The officers for the
coming. year are as follows: Honor
ary president., W. H. -Job'hsten, Exe-
• ter;'•past president, Dr. W. V. John-
--. 'atom Luc i:tow; president, Elmer Mof-
• —fatt; °- Watford; - 1st • vice=piesident,
John Hair, Watford; 2nd vice-presi-
dent, Olive White, Toronto; secre-
tary -treasurer, Cecil.. --Johnston, Luck -
now;, luncheon comunittee, John Cav-
annaugh; 'Strathroy; sports commit-
tee, Horace Delmage, Camlachie, El-
mer Woods, Watford; Morley John-
.,eton, Auburn; courtesy committee,
Mrs. (Dr.) W. H. Woods, Mt. Brydges.
Members were present from Au-
burn, Arkona, Oamlachie, ,Exeter,
Lu>cknow anc1 Watford. The (singing
of .the National Anthem brought the
happy day to a close, but the mem-
bers'.were reluctant to leave the p.leas-
ant -assoetations until this tune next
Sustain !Serious Loss'.
As F lames D estiroy
Large aril Near Varna
• • • • • • Owned By Wilmer McClinn
chey, Loss Includes' Sea -
War Finance - son's Crop, Livestock and
Organization of the Huron War
Finance Committee was advanced
at -a meeting in Clinton on Thurs-
day evening and presided over
by County Chairman A. J. Mc-
Murray. Methods to be adopted
. in future campaigns were dis-
• cussed with provincial organizers.
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CHILD DIES ON
WAV TO HOSPITAL
Spinal Meningitis Proves
Fatal to Three-Year--
Old.'
hree-Year- •Old.'
The .sympathy of the community- is
extended to !Mr, 'and Mrs. Secord Mc -
Brien in the sad and sudden death
of their little three-year-old son, Dav-
id Sheldon, which occurred on Thurs-
day morning, July 16. The little fel-
low was taken ill on Tuesday with
pneumonia, .and later spinal Menin-
gitis set in. -Early Thursday morning
he was being taken to London for
treatment by a specialist when he
suddenly passed away in the car be-
tween Hensall• and Exeter. He is
survived by his parents and one sis-
ter, Maxine.
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St.Joseph sMusic
- Pupils Pass
Pupils of St. Joseph's School, of
Music obtained the following stand-
ing in the examinations of the Con-
servatory of Music:
Grade II, Theory—Doris Ferguson
99, Teresa O'Neill 96.
Grade I,• Theory—Beatrice Lane, 93.
The Department of Education now
provides that Grade II Theory and
Grade VIII piano are acceptable in
lieu of certain' Middle School subjects.
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udgrent
Upholds Will
By a judgment- handed down by
Judge .T. M� Costello, --the- will o :the,-
late -M<rry O'Reilly, . Se-afokth, .was.
held valid .and it 'is ' ordered to be
probated. It is held in the judgment.,
that there was no •evidence submit-
ted; in the two days" trtal in June;•to
support the claims that there was
lack• of testamentary 'capacity .arid
that undue influence had been used.
The costs' were assessed against
the caveators, Thomas and Mary
O'Reilly. '
The will disposed' of an estate of
$1,800. By it. -$100 was left for Mass-
es for the repose of the soul of the,
testatrix; $109 to each of six nieces;
$100 to Thomas Ryala, °a nephew,
named executor, and the residue- to
St. James' Roman Catholic•Church at
Seaforth.
SEAFORTII MAN PROMOTED
, Ma of ,'Gr. Ho�G'liarid Nle"t"avish,,. of Seafbetht who.cof'X Mande a
i' t flel`' o tiahY•:.of.the . ftb :•aI Canadian Engiineere,' has been
pethf; t ►' :, .. n•a i el it was n nou .•,ced this
d'li'ni1'S'te�' .t�,.ihe ra�rk bf u.teuteln•ah#�Ca bYt > a . t�. 77,
Week. In the aihdve picture, tartan s' year ag'o, ,Col. McTavisb....is
Week.
° athown shakinghands With King ~George when ,His Majesty ln-
i., spe ted the u lir.' • . ',w
Machinery.
PARTIALLY COVERED
BY INSURANCE
One of the most serious barn fires
that has occurred in the county for
some years, reduced the large bank
barn on the earm of Mr. Wilmer Mc-
Clinchey, southwest of Varna, to a
heap of smouldering ruins about one
o'clock Thursday morning.
Besides the fine farm buildings,
the loss included the season's crop
of hay, three horses, one hundred
hens, sixteen pigs and a sow, binder,
fertilizer drill, ,cultivator, fanning mill,
scales, wagon and rack and a number
of other farm implements.
The Afire. was first noticel by Mr.
IVIoClinchey, who wee awakened by
the reflection, but •it had gained such
headway then that it was impossible
to save anything, although a large
crowd of willing nelpers soon gather-
ed.
Although insurance was carried, the
loss will be a very heavy one on Mr.
McClinehey and .doubly so because of
the fact that it was 'only a short time
ago that he lost his residence in the
same manner.
How the fire originated is unknown
but Mr. and Mrs. McClinchey,• who
was formerly Miss Nettie Pepper, of
Hensall, will have the sympathy of
the district in the Targe financial loss
they have sustained.
The Varna Red Cross is,sponsoring
a sacred open air concert to be held
in the very near future. Watch• for
particulars area week of outstanding-
features
utstandingfeatures being planned by the com-
anit•tee. -
The `service in St. John'; Anglican
Church, Varna, has been withdrawn
owing to ''the 93rd • celebration of
Trinity 'Church in Hayfield on Sun-
day, July 19.
Mrs. A. McConnell'has returned af-
ter spending several Weeks with her
sisters in Minneapolis.
Mrs. Horner, of Zurich, `has returh-
ed to her home after spending several
days with her daughter, Mrs. A. In-
ges.
'Mr. Laythem and family, of London,
spent Sunday with relatives. here.
A goodly•number of the L.O.L. No.
1035; of Varna attended .the celebra-
tion held in *London Monday and re-
port a goo -time.
-' i r'e—FaF idrs Bade cat their wheat;'
which looks a good crop. •
We are pleased to report Mrs. Aus-
tin is improving after her illness.
Prernier ill
Speak Here
Premier William Aberhart, of Al-
berta, will be in Seaforth Over the
week -end visiting his mother, who is
confined to Scott. Memorial Hospital
with a broken hip.
On Suriday evening Premier Aber -
hart will speak in First Presbyterian
Church here.
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Golfers Plan
Friday Event
Golfers plan an interesting after-
noon on Friday, velieli a two -ball four-
some will be held. at 6.30 p.m., to be
followed by supper at the club house.
All golfers, whether members or
not, are invited . to be .present and
take part in the tournament. '
Hensall People
Benefit by Will
WILLI
CAPTURE
DOUBLES V E NT
Large Entry Features
Bowlers' Twilight
Tournament.
ON MONDAY NIGHT
A Seaforth rink of W G. Willis
and Gordon Muir captured first prize
at the bowling club's' doubtes tourney
Monday evening.,
A large entry of thirty rinks took
part in the tournament.
lst, Gurdon Muir and W. G. Willis,
Seaforth, 3 wins plus; 25•; 2nd, S. Rob-
inson and C. McManus, Goderich, 3
wins plus 24t; • 3rd; E. A. Fines and R.
Sperling, Clinton, 3 wins plus 24; 4th;
J. Hannah and J. Masan, Wingham,
3 wins plus 23; 5th, John B.oshart
and Fred Johnston, Seaforth, 3 wins
The , Results
F, Hunt, 'Goderich, 2 wins plus 10;
H. E. Sanderson, Goderich, 1 win plus
4; Dr. Hall, Goderich, 1 wins plus 10;
J. 'McVicar, Goderich, 1 win plus 3; J.
W. Baker, Goderich, 3 losses minus
19; George Matheson, Goderich, 2
wins plus 17; C. McMann'-, Goderich,
3 wins, plus 24; P. Carey, Goderich,
3 losses minus 15; T. May, Brussels,
1 win plus 5; J. Mason, Wingham, 3
wins plus 23; Donald Rae, 'Wingham„
1' win plus 8; It. Sperling, Clinton, 3
wins plus. 24; Lew• Head, Clinton; 3
losses minds 11; H.-Port,erfiekl, . Mit-
chell, 1 win plus 7; F,' Moore,
chell, 2 wins plus 16; •Donald Merner,
New .Hamburg; 2 wins ',plus.' 10; J.
Lancaster, St. 'Marys, 3 losses minus
17; W. G. Willis, Seaferth, 3 wins
plus 25; Harry Ste*art,' 2 wins' plus
11; Dr, F. J. Bechely, 2 wins plus 9;
J. J. Cluff, 1 win plus.7;;;E. H. Close,
2 wins plus 6: B. 'F. •Ch k`istie, 2 wins
plus 18; C. P. Sills, 3 ''losses- minus
25; J. Hotham, 1 win Plus 1; Fred
Johnston, 3 wins plus 5> Lorne Dale,
1 win plus 6; R. 3. Winter, 1 win
plus 4; John Beattie, 1, win plus 6;
M. A. Reid, 2 wins plus 11.
plus 5.
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Bayfield Men
Pay Visit Here
Mr. William Dowson, of Bayfield,
came into this office on Tuesday to
pay his 49th annual subscription to
The Expositor.
Mr. Dawson has •been a subscriber
since ..he was a young man on the
farm, where he spent the better part
of his life. Now he' is living, retired
fn' Bayfield, being one .of- those very
fortunate m•'euu who, have accumulated
plenty of this world's goods.
He was accompanied by Ex -Warden
A. E. Erwin, a well •known resident of
Bayfield; and -another of rho vill'age's
retired capitalists. They are always
welcome .visitors in Seaforth.
An, estate worth $35,194 was left
by Mrs. Sara Weeks, 'of Strathroy,
according to an application for pro-
bate of the will filed in Surrogate
Court at • London,
A granddaughter, Frances Clare
Weeks, of Toronto, was framed chief
beneficiary and will receive $26,994;
St. John's Anglican Church, Strath-
roy, was left $1,000.
The estate was comprised as fol-
lows: Mortgages, $3,095; stocks, $2,-
250; securities, $27,759, and cash,
$1,770. •
Those named beneficiaries were:
John• Weeks, Toronto, $500; Albert
Scott, Kirkton, Ont., $500; George
Weeks, London, $500; Thos. Week9,
Clam:1t1lliam, Man., .$500; Annie Seed,
Toronto, $500; Bertha Clark, Hen.
salt, . $500; Emily Boyle, Toronto,
$500; Norman Scott, Strathroy, $500;
Daisy Dorothea ;Pugsley, Loudon,
$300; Mary Stott, Strathroy, $500;
Henry Weeks, Devonshire, England,
$500; Stella, Sdott, Strathroy, $$00;
William Welsh, Hensall, $500; Ellen
Boyle; '1'drertto, $300; :Scott Weigh,
Hensall, $300; Frances Clare Weelcs,
Toronto, $5,6;994; St: John's' Anglican
`•41,11utteb : Strathroy, ", $1,00'0. Cliffortd
Stott; Terns, Scott and .Audrey 'Scott
vr1ti diVide' $800.
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Correction
Ceowd
Lions Park For.
Crowd Comes Early and.
Stays Late Enjoying Full
Night of Entertainment
Mrs. Roy Connell Takes I t
First Prize in Red Cross
Draw; Merchants' Draw
Goes" to Marshall Stew-
art.
PERFECT WEATHER •
ADDS TO ENJOYMENT
'Coming early and Staying late, a
happy carefree crowd of thousands
had a full evening's fun at the ,eighth
annual Lions Summer Carnival Wed:
nesday evening, and 'made possible
what will probably be the most suc-
yessful• summer carnival in the club's
history, -
'While the weather turned slightly
cooler late 'in the evening, it failed
to spoil the fun for the crotid and
resulted in a rud on hot dogs which
cleaned out the refreshmerit booths.
Commencing with a parade Beaded
by the Seaforth Junior Band, the pro-
gram got under way a few minutes
,after eight o'clock.
Highlight of the program was the
draw for merchandise valued at $185
and for the merchants' draw.
Prize winners. in the draw *ere as
. follows:
Merchants' Prize Drawing — First
prize, No. 1333, Marsh Stewart, Sea -
forth, $25 war savings certificate; .2nd H
prize, No. 2325, Mrs. James A. ay,
R.R. 2, Kippen, $15 war savings cer-
tificate; 3rd prize, No. 3.49, Bud Smith,
(Tasty Grill), Seaforth, $10 war sav-
ings certificate.
. Red. Cross Draw- lst prize, No.
4912, ,Mrs, Roy Connell, H.R. 4', Sea -
forth; 2nd prize, No. 4182, Ross Tas-
ker, Blyth "(asked for war savings
certificate; 3rd prize, No. 4670, K. L.
McLean, .Seaforth; 4th prize, No.
3462, George James (Court House),
Goderich; 5th prize, No. 1551, Irene
Montgomery, R.R. 1, Seaforth; 6th
prize, No. 776, Mrs. John Carter, Sr..
Se.aforth; 7th prize. No. 1564, Jacque-
lene Davidsop, R.R. 1. Seaforth; 8th
prize; No. 480, Miss Kate Kehoe, Sea -
forth; 9th prize, No. 7:i'n, Mise 'R. L.
Fennell, Seaforth; 10th prize, No.
1233, Elmer Rivers, Seaforth:
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An error occurred in a story•in last
week's paper in eoitnection with cer-
tain results of music examinations of
pupils of Mre. .M. R. Rennie. The
correct results are;
William Jack, Grade 2 piano, first-
elass honors. -
," William Munn, Grade 3 piano, hon-
ors.
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Postpone
Carnival
High Lights
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Lions Park employees started the
job of cleaning the grounds while the
crowd was at its peak. First job was
emptying the pool and the drains
were opened about midnight. By
morning the pool was dry ready for
cleaning. Water was turned back on
Thursday afternoon.
The desire of many carnival cele-
brants to throw pop bottlesinto the
ter is what necessitates the clean -
in of the pool after every carnival.
Onl by emptying the water 'can, it
,be made' certain that there will be
no •brblten glass to injure bathers.
• For some reason or other the
crowd, while probably the biggest at
Any carnival, was also the' neatest.
There were not nearly as much paper
and bottles to pick up throughout the
grounds- as in former years., A gang
of boys thoroughlycovered the eight
acres of ground on Thursday and
picked up and burnt papers.
Norman Knight and his parking
crew were about the busiest men on
the grounds. Cars started, coming to
the park about 6.30, -and from then
until midnight there was no ,,rest.
When the park became filled to ca-
pacity, about- ten o'clock, it was 'nec-
essary to make use of an adjoining
field owned by Dale Nixon.
• The carnival crowd saw what will
be, the last fireworks display until af=
ter the war. The fireworks were put
off across frown the park in a field
owned by George Lowery.
MURRAY
MARKS Bi
Provincial and county police co-op-
erated throughout the evening.. Assist-
ing,. were Provincial Constables Geo.
Govier, Frank Taylor James Culp
and Ray Spafford, County Constables
Helmer Snell, William Gardiner and
John Ferguson, and Chief of Pollee
.John Norrie, of Exeter. •
Few people realize the amount of
work involved in preparing the -Lions
Pak forcarnival, buti
Peak the
Sol Wile
Rams and' the men working with him
are under nb illusion about it. They
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w'orke.d for nearly a week building
-C_ouii cif l eeting booths, laying the dancer floor and
erecting fences and poles. and ..were
The regular meeting of the Seaforth• still working Wednesday night when
council; ordinarily held on ,.Che sec= the parade arrived. Special lighting
and Monday of each month; has been rerluifeci Was- instailed by Harry-Bol-
postpbned until Monday of next week, 'ton and R. B. Holmes: of the Seaforth
P.U.C.
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(Weekly_ Bulleton of the Seaforth°and
District Salvage Corps)
Seaforth (East Side) and Egrttondvilie
•Collection July 21st
Salvage collectors will visit . all
tomes in Seaforth. oast of Main "St.,
also in Egmondville and Little Scot-
land., on Tuesday afternoon', July 21.
The collection will start at 4 p.m.,
and the stores on both sides of Main
Street will also he included. In the
case of; bad weather, the col.leotion
will take place on Thursday, July 23.
Dig out every available article of
salvage you can: also include any R-
ams of rummage that can be re -sold.
Your efforts are helping •the commit-
tee to give financial help to many war
charities.
The Seaforth and District Salvage
Corps has just Made a donation of
$100.00, to the jam fund, of the Red
Cross 'organizations of "Seaforth and
district, -
A total of 63 boxes have been sent
to soldiers overseas by the Red Cross
organizations ' of Seaforth, Duff's
Church, Winthf•op, St.. Columban and
the Wern,en's Institute, and boxes will
.be sent in a few day's also Trona the
Walton ,. and Constance organizations.
The Seaforth and bistrict aivage
Corps has been very glad to snpiply
tile neceissa'ry tlnances for tileses
which wilt show our boys overseas
that Vere ate right beht3it1 thefli baelc
home.
Conservation
Night in.Clinton
At least one airman was• well satis-
fied with the prize he won at the
Bingo booth. About two o'clock Thurs-
day morning he was observedesitting
in his prize—a folding, lawn chair—
on the edge of the highway, thumb -
The Huron Fish and Game Club ing his evay back to camp.
has arranged a showing of the motion
picture, "Wings Over James Bay," in! •
Clinton Town Hall on Thursday of
next ,week. There will be no admis- Breaj'� Armin sion charge, and all interested in con- i., JJLL�`
servation work are urged to be pees -i
eat, Fall off Bicycle
In' addition, there will be shore ad-
dresses by 3. D. Thomas, of Goderich,
and Dr. Norman Douglas, of Owen
Sound, both mil -standing in the work
of conservation.
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Dr.- McRae of
Brussels Dies
Dr. Thomas T. McRae, of Brussels,
son of thee:late Rev, and Mrs, B. B.
McRae, of Cranbrook, died Sunday at
St. Michaele Hospital, 'Toronto. He
had been 111 for four weeks.
Dr. McRae graduated from the Uni-
versity of Toronto in medicine in
1905, He interned at St, Michael's
Hospital in Tororlto for one year, af-
ter which he was associated -with the
late Dr. William Gunn, of Clihton, far
two years. Since that time he has
practised in Brussels.
•Dr. McRae was past president of
the Hyron Cotlnty Medical oAssocia-
tion. He was a member' of the Lib-
eral party and a -staunch Presbyter-
ian. He was a member of Melville
Presbyterian 'Church, Brussels, and
the Masons and Oddfellows lodges.
An admirer of horses, Dr. McRae
owned several valualale animals, the
most noted of which were "Elsie
Cafnpbell" and "Black Night."
}Te is Survived by his widow, form-
erly Kate Smith, daughter of the late
'Mr. and Mrs,, J. R. Smith, of Brus-
sels.; one sora Dr. ,Donald Smith Mc-
Rae, R.C.A.I!'„ - Weyburn, Sask.; two
sisters, Mrs. (Dr.) Harry Lackner, of
Kitdlien-el': rs. F'iemTiig, Tar
vis; 'and one brother, John McRae, of
Vancouver.
-The funeral advice was held from
the hexae, "Fairview." Brussels, at 2
On. Thursday, 'Rev. Mr. Kerr, of
Melviile 'Church, officiated.
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Mrs. Louise Murray goer
ored At Gathering At
Maloney Home
Beth Muir,,.9-yebr-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. ' Alex Muir, Seaforth,
suffered a fractured arm and elbow
on Wednesday evening, when she fell
while .riding a bicycle at the Lions
Park, ' •
She was playing at the park while
awaiting the arrival of the Carnival
parade, when the accident occurred.
NEWS OF _° -...-.-DUBLIN.
•.Asn -enjoyable evening was spent at `
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred .
Maloney, lcicKillop, to . honorer-• Mrs,
Louise Murray on the occasion of her
71st birthday. All the members oS
the,., Murray family were present with.
the exception of John, of California.
Mrs,. Murray was the • reoi'pient • of
many dainty gifts and messages of
congratulations. An interesting• Ped-
ture of the evening was the lighting
of the birthday cake with 71 candles
by 'Mrs. Murray. She is enjoying ex-
ceptionally goad health, being very
active and -takes a keen interest in
•current events. ,She has been a life-
long resident of McKillop. Formerly
Miss Louise. Eckert, she was married
in .1890 to the late John- Murray, of
Manley, who died four years ago, and
since that time she has continued to
make her home with Mr. and Mrs.
:Stephen. Murray. Mrs. Murray has a
family of seven sons and feur''ti.augh;
ters: Thomas, Joseph, Michael, Mat-
thew; Stephen, of McKillop; Leo, of
Hibbert, and John, of Los Angeles,
California; Mrs. Wilfred Maloney
and Mrs. Wilfred O'Rourke, McKillop;
Mrs., Frank Evans, Dublin, and Mrs.
Joseph F. Melady, Hibbert. One
daughter, Mary, died in 1899. There
are 22 grandchildren. Mrs. Murray's
sister, Mrs. Barbara .Holland, 'Dublin., •
was also present at the celebration. ..
Edward Byers had the misfortune
to fall from his hay loader, fracturing
his ankle: He was taken to Seaforth
hospital.
MissyMary--••Beale underwent a ton-
sil operation in Seaforth on Monday.
Mr. and .'Mrs. Frank Smith enter-
tained at a family dinner on Sunday
in honor -of :theizzon1s..29.ilealaiathday.
Fourteen guests were present.
A group of ladies surprised Mrs.
Teresa Redmond on Monday after-
noon in honor of her birthday: She
received many congratulations and
dainty gifts. A delicious supper was
served and a social evening enjoyed.
Personals: Mr. and Mrs. Fergus_
Reynolds, Detroit, wi`tli Mr. and Mrs: •
Josvh Car enter--M-s-.-Pcter '
and
daughter, Marlene, Detroit, with'
her -mother, - Mrs. Katherine Byrne;
Mr. and Mrs,. Lloyd Etue and baby,
Zurich, with Mr. and'Mrs. Thomas J.
Molyneaux; Miss Joyce Maidens,
West Lorne, and Miss Loreen Jeffrey,
Stratford. -:with • Mr. and Mrs. Alex
Darliatg; Mrs. J. O'Connell and . Miss
Dorothy O'Connell, Detroit: Miss Kate
O''Connell; Loudon; with _Miss Molly
O'Connell and Mrs. E. Bruxer; .Mrs.
Margaret Devereaux and Miss •Joan
Devereaux.' Seaforth, Miss .Alice Dev-
ereaux, Toronto, with friends; Mr.
and Mrs. Harper and son, Carlingford,
with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Smith; Mrs.
Walker and twin daughters, Palmer-
ston, with Mr. and_Mrs. Thos, Brown;
Miss Olive Evans;" Galt, with her
aunt, Mrs. Peter Matthews: Miss
Irene Lordly, student nurse. London,
is vacationing with her mother, Mrs.
A. M. Looby: Joseph Evans, Windsor,
with his mother, Mrs. Katherine Ev-
ans; Miss Teresa Seharbarth, Rivers -
dale, with her aunt, Mrs, Katherine
Benninger; Captain F. Stapleton, of
Brantford, with' his parents. Mr. and
lMrs. William Stapleton; Mr. "'and
Mrs. John McGrath in Granton; Don-
ald Kiintze is spending. a week in To- •
ronto; QVIrs. Alex Darling in Strat-
• ford; Miss Margaret Holland in
Southamrpton; J. A. Darling •in Lon-
don; Frank McConnell is in St. Jos-
eph's Hospital, London. for treat- ,
meat.
Recalls Early Street Car
Experience in Detroit
In his column, "Town Talk;-"'vfhich
appears in the Detroit News, refer-
ence was made by Columnist George
W. Stark the retirement of Rich-
ard Da n, a brother of Mrs, J. F.
Reid, Seaforth: -
"Just leave an old street car man
alone with hid memories and he'll
come up with some dandie4. So ,to-
day Town Talk salutes Richard Daw-
son, assistant general. superintendent
of transportation, of the Department
of Street,Rallways. Ile retires today
after 43 years devoted to transporta-
tion in a growing city. He tells a
grand story, intimate, revealing and,
In ninny of its .phases, quint with the
charm of urban travel in. the last cen-
tury. Take it away,' Richard, the
eolumn is ytjurs:
"I. went to work for the so"called
Pingree lines in 1898, as a conductor
on the Fourteenth lines. The term-
inals of the lines then 'were aur•-
tee tin- aiul 141ilwaui an the west.
side, Oakland and Woodland on the
east side. Beyond the Boulevard:en
the weal side at
Eighteenth' Sreet
vias the Col. Hecker fent.' • The re.
ae to Mgt
sent site of the north es ern g
School • was the D M. perry fent.
There were only three houses on.
Oakland Avenue. On the Breitmeyer
farm at Holbrook celery raising was
the specialty.
"There was a dairy farm at Cenlff
road. At this time, Oakland war not
paved and in the spring and fail the
roadbed would sink and you vonld.
get the same effect ridingon the
street cars as you woul9 get. •out of
Bch holes on i country ina:d in the
winter.
The rate Of fare was eight rides
for 25 eents with free universal trans-
fers and many people would go joy• -
riding on" the street cars, taking their
lunches with them. The swankier.r•—
younger set wou;d give troley parties,
chartering an open street ter 'gaily
decorated with vagi -colored Mitre
Then the Detroit United Railvtay'
brought out- the, elegant tr& for ca'r.
rlanae„ e
h Tough• the eity, shear
Cadillac 'Squsl'e,,--- he ):trit=e;
cent's. Patrick •Clareeie *h '
•first Negro :to Tae 'erOlbt
,systenl, wa;t' ptlt'11 "1"0l
very ',gond 'Of la
wore a white coal~.,
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