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(BY Walter B,
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•Article„No. 7
• OtersitaM, Itself: is an interest-
ing old town; .with many ancient
imildings, and inns a14d the ttaria'nr
' ci►ua<•e11 of Vit- Marys', built of fist
and dating from the fourteenth
century, contains: many memorials
to the Drake family and .others.
The old .snarket 'hall, dating from,
16$2 stands,•almast In. the. centre
of Sigh Street with anopen piazza
.on the street level, and there &re•
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LEGAL
McCONNEIL & HAYS
Barristers, Solicitors, Etc.
PATRICK D. McCONNELL
H. GLENN HAYS
County Crown Attorney
SEAFORTH, ONT.
Telephone 174
A. W. SILLERY
Barrister, Solicitor, Etc.
SEAFORTH - •ONTARIO
Phone 173, Seaforth
MEDICAL
SEAFORTH CLINIC
DR. E. A. McMASTER, M.B.
Physician
DR. P. L. BRADY, M.D.
Surgeon
Office hours daily, exeept Wed-
nesday: 1.30- 5 p.m., 7 - 9 p.m.
Appointments for consultation
may be made in advance.
JOHN A. GORWILL, B.A., M.D.
Physician and Surgeon
IN DR. H. H. ROSS' OFFICE
Phones: Office 5-W; Res. 5-J
Seaforth
M. W. STAPLETON, B.A., M.D.
Physician and Surgeon
Successor to Dr. W. C. Sproat
Phone 90-W - Seaforth
DR. F. J. R. FORSTER
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
Graduate in Medicine, University
of Toronto.
Late assistant New York O•pthal-
f ,mei' and Aural Institute, Moore -
field's Eye and Golden Square
Throat Hospital, London, Eng. At
COMMERCIAL HOTEL, Seaforth.
53 Waterloo St. South, Stratford.
JOHN C. GODDARD, M.D.
Physician and Surgeon
Phone 110 - Hensall
DR. J. A. MacLEAN
Physician and Surgeon
Phone 134 - Hensall
VETERINARY
.1. O. TURNBULL, D.V.M., V.S.
Main Street - Seaforth
PHONE 105
AUCTIONEERS
size $414114004e$ .0**. i . frox J$51,
'No of the old eoac hixt ileus, 410Aide ; griffin' and ':"' he 'l stg'O.
-WS," are well worth. visltin
Tess t',haa ten Hailes AWAY from'
Amersham , is .. BerIIllai:OSteada
Where the ruins Of 'aro old castie
can be ylrxitedi. These,are pretierv-
ed; among the Ancient. Afonumerlte
,and gistpr10 Buiidin s; • although
little remains of the castle itself
which. dated from 1066,: and was
'mostly, built' between then and
1186. `It was Marrone-deal by two
distinct, moats which, .though now
dry, are still. there.
At Berkhamstead is part bf the
canal system leading to the north
and it was interesting to watch
two of the long narrow canal boats
being lifted through the locks
there in the same manner as has
been done for probably centuries.
One of the most interesting
spots in England within easy bus
reach from Amersham is the City
of St. Albans, where stands the
ancient Abbey. and Cathedral, For
more than 1600ayears a church has
stood on the site of St, Albans
Abbey, now the Cathedral.
A Roman soldier, named Alban,
who had become a 'Christian,
achieved immortal_ fame by shel-
tering Amphibalus, a British
priest, for which he was beheaded
on the hilt where St. Albans Cath-
edral now stands, thereby becom-
ing Britain's first martyr. Ten
years later the Roman Emperor,
Constantine,` becoming a Christian,
a small church was built on the
site. This was succeeded by an
Abbey built in the eighth century
and the preseut church was start-
ed in 1077.
Its exterior architecture does not
compare with most of the other
cathedrals in England. but it is
the second longest, being only ex-
ceeded by Winchester, Its great
length—.550 feet—gives the inter-
ior a wonderful sense -of grandeur
and many of the features such as
the screen, have some 'exquisite
carving. This screen is consider-
ed one of the best in England.
The original shrine of St. Alban
was broken into some two thou-
sand pieces at the Dissolution but
has been very cleverly pieced to-
gether again. As in all the cath-
edrals, there is a wealth of ancient
memorials of all kinds.
When I visited St. Albans at the
end of May, stands- were being
erected for the celebration in June
of the one thousandth anniversary
of three other churches in the city,
St. Michael's, St. Peter's and St.
Stephen's, all of which were
founded in 948 by Abbot Ulsiaus.
St. Michael's retains much of the
original work, but the other two
have been largely rebuilt.
Alongside the Cathedral is the
Great 'Gate of the Monastery which
was built in 1362. This was also
used as a prison and the dungeons
in which offenders were confined
still exist below the building.
Other interesting buildings in
the city are the ancient clock tow-
er dating from 1410 with its bell
HAROLD JACKSON
Specialist in Farm and House-
hold Sales.
Licensed in Huron and Perth
Counties. Prices reasonable; sat-
isfaction guaranteed.
For information, etc., write or
phone HAROLD JACKSON, 14 on
661, Seaforth; R.R. 4, Seaforth.
EDWARD W. ELLIOTT
Licensed Auctioneer
Correspondence promptly answer-
ed. Immediate arrangements can
be made Por sale dates by phoning
203, Clinton. Charges moderate and
satisfaction guaranteed,
C.N.R. TIME TABLE
GOING "EAST
(Morning)
Goderich
Seaforth
Stratford
A.M.
(leave) 5.40
6.20
(arrive) 7.16
(Afternoon)
P.M.
Goderlch (leave) 3.00
Seaforth 3.46
Stratford (arrive) 4.40
GOING WEST
(Morning)
A.M.
Stratford) (leave) 10.45
Seaforth 11.36
Goderieh (arrive) 12.20
(Afternoon)
P.M.
Stratford (leave) 9.35
*Worth . . 10.21
Goderiefr (arrriv`o)) . 12.00
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er y the. ilsi4i4r 1pd'ge gat the , ikon 37,4041. Telegice lu " urc4til his dtatb 'i:.
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Ake gldiest,in gthite ca -Not In tie . tot far a:Tray. id Bnrabllan, neaat
eennirt. 'Where IIIc, famous pnrnbapt Beech,
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unset; Boman TOWili Only' three Or, 'fear miles by a
n6141,1d; zthe 'remains;; of. the A114 loYely $cad% ORM Ainershara' !A
dent eitY of Vexulaminel: - "Mins 'Chesham. St, Mary's Qhureb, oxere
°riser IA bio "Pe Be11A w("aaliico" is an interesting rind, with the, past
tow of having ' to .' capture this and in the priest's rooxla over. Ilia
British stronghold 4turing his in .porclhwas confuted' the Martyr
vasion in 54 B4O. It was later Thomas larding , on the eve .of hie
raised to the di luny of a '"al4uui- being burnt at the stake on ;litiay
clphhm," an honer that was not 30,/ 1532, There are small square
reached byi any ether city in Rom- windows in both the Worth and
an• Britain. South. walla with sad+liobars and
It stood on the famous Roman stanchions: Which possibly were
Road -known as Watling Street, up. leper windows, where lepers could
on which it was one of the prinel- standd outside the church and fol -
pal places. low the services.
14iost Roman settlements were In all probability the original of
more or less obliterated by having the •Mad Hatter of Alice in Won-
later cities built over them, but derland was Roger Crab of Claes-
in this gaze the city of St. Albans ham. He was a "harberdasher of
was built nearby instead of on hats' at Chesham and, showed
the same site. After the Romans many signsns of madness such as be -
left about 410 A.D., the city fell •coming a vegetarian and drinking
into decay and gradually was cov-. water, according to local legends.
ered with earth. It is said that Marlowe is a very beautiful old'
such ruins become covered by town located on the Thames, which
about a foot of earth in each hurt- there forms the boundary between
dred years, so that Verulamium is Buckinghamshire and Berkshire,
now under about 12 to 15 feet of and crossed by a beautiful bridge.
earth. In the centre of the town is a
About 1930 excavation was start- memorial to the memory of Charles
ed and a wealth of relics were dis- Freiman, the famous American
covered including some of the lin- theatrical producer, who was
est Roman mosaics ever found. drowned when the Lusitania was
Enclosed in a building which pre- sunk in 1915.
serves it just as it was originally Close by is a modern war mem-
built, is the mosaic floor of the oriel bearing this inschiption:
warming room of a Roman bath. "Sons of this place
This like the Roman ruins at Let this of you be said,
Bath' prove that the Romans were That you who live
masters of the art of central heat- Are worthy of your dead;
ing, something that the modern' These gave their lives
English people have not yet learn- That you who live may reap,
ed. A riper harvest,
There is also a large museum in E're you fall asleep."
which are several Roman mosaics
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ebtial tR nteziaace "o
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peep,: die , Pitt, p 4W.e1
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4, It is ;surprisin0 t9w''few :POO*
, understand tbta disease mai be,;
entraeted TnerelY by picking',A a.
0la0; .Plate„ 0p04 gr..,s'ven
which has been handled' icy' letrO<
ene with a egnteglg00 „ew 1pi.aint,;
•Peuneen c. olds, . araoug ptber.
infecticuzs, Cama be 'ti"ansaaaitteci .that
way, Medical .aµtheritiesi urge care:,
in washing the hands before eat-
ing. And, of. course, tl;4ey warn:US
to keep a safe distance froth any'
one whose coughing and sneezing,
means that they, have a Bold, al
ready.
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and masses of pottery, coins, build- Buckinghamshire has no very
ing materials, lamps, personal ora- large places, two of the largest
aments, tools and other articles re- ones being High Wycombe and
rovered from the ruins. Aylesbury, both of which are well
It was in this building that T worth a visit. Both places have
received the only rebuke I had in interesting markets on market
England for taking photographs. days and I was fortunate in seeing'
The curator considered my camera these markets in operation. These
was "no amateur one." and he was open-air markets under canvas
convinced, I was taking pictures have stalls selling clothes, jewelry,
for commercial purposes. A few used postage stamps for collectors,
words of explanation, however, put fish, books, kitchenware, vege-
everything right. tables and a wide variety of other
Near the Museum is a Roman articles. Aylesbury has a very
theatre, the only one discovered in large cattle and sheep market also
Britain, which is estimated to have At Aylesbury are some delight -
provided accommodation for about ful ancient inns, two of the best
1600 people. It is open for inspec- being "The King's Head" and the
tion by visitors for a very small "Bull's Head." The King's Head
fee. stands at the top of the market
There are many picturesque old Place almost hidden behind other
buildings on the streets of St, A1- buildings and; is so unusual that it
bans which date back for many is now the property of the Nation -
centuries. This area is not as well al Trust, although still used as a
known to 'Canadians as' it should hotel. It is a remarkable Tudor
bebuilding with medieval gateway,
Beaconsfield has a 'lovely old rare twenty light wood mullioned
church and in its churchyard is windows set with heraldic glass,
the tomb of the 17th century poet and has wattle and daub walls.
Edmund Waller. There are old The next village to Aylesbury is
stocks, tombs and memorials and Waddesdon, where my mother and
a half timbered Tudor house full father lived, the late Mr. and Mrs.
of antique furniture which was the George Legge, were married. The
Rectory until 1868. It was a nun- Church of St. Michael and All An-
nery as early as 1270. gels dates from 1190 when the nave
G. K. Chesterton is a famous and south aisle were built until
man who is buried at Beaconsfield, 1340 when the north aisle was
completed). It is a. splendid, old
rizes Ga/ire!
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SEPT. 13 to 18
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Wright» Ro' oircliffe
Seafor -h, Ont. Phone 267
building with a Norman tower
which I climbed in order to enjoy
the view of the surrounding coun-
tryside which includes the Roths-
child estate.
At Tring there is a fine large
church dating from the thirteenth
century, although there was a for-
mer stone church on, the same site
as early as 1100. Many ancient
churches have most peculiar carv-
ings, and 14 in this church, one
on each of the trusses, may be
taken as typical examples. These
are stone carvings of: (1) a mon-
ster with a woman's head and
dragon's wings; (2) a beast swal-
lowing a man; (3) a wild boar;
(4) a wild man; (5) an antelope
with tusks; (6) a dog with a col-
lar; (7) an angel with a shield;
(8) a fox carrying a goose on its
back; (9) a monkey with a bottle
and a book; (10) a griffin devour-
ing a man in armour; (11) a lion
holding a shield; (12) a dragon or
lizard; (13) a bear, chained and
muzzled; (14) a dog fighting a
dragon. Such carvings really had
no special meaning, but were in-
cluded as ornaments by workmen.
At Tring we were royally re-
ceived by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Farquhar at their home, "Hawk -
well." They are former residents
of Canada and though they- have
been living in Englandfor some
30 years, are as refreshingly Cana-
dian as if they had only just ar-
rived. During the war they enter-
tained many Canadians, including
some from Granby.
Other delightful spots I visited
in the neighborhood were Aldbury.
Wendover, Chenies, Little Missen-
den, Great Missenden, Seer Green
end many other places.
Space prevents describing more
of them in detail, and I must
move on to Oxfordshire and other
places.
ANNOUNCE DATES
DISTRICT PALL FAIRS
Elmira Sept. 3, 4 and 6
Milverton Sept. 7-8
Blyth
Durham
Ripley
SEAFORTH
Tavistock
Clifford
Hanover
Kincardine
Chesley
New Hamburg
Stratford
Efnbro
Mildmay
Exeter
Listowel
Harriston
Zurich
Lucknow
Mitchell
Drunabo
Kirkhon
Sept. 8-9
Sept. 9-10
Sept. 9-10
Sept. 9-10
Sept. 10-11
Sept. 14-15
Sept. 15-16
Sept. 16-17
Sept. 17-18
Sept. 17-18
Sept- 20-22
Sept. 20
Sept. 20-21
Sept. 2-23
Sept. 22-23
Sept. 23-24
Sept. 27-28
Sept. 28-29
Sept. 28-29
Sept. 29-30
Sept. -30 Oct. 1I
Woodstock Sept. 30 -Oct. 2
Brussels Oct. 1
Pordwich Oct.1-2
St. Marys
't'eeswater\
Ingersoll
True Preventlonv
.Qi40e. upon :a time the role of the
pixy$ician was alxtxost eMeixt>ilvelY
treatment. In modern days, while
still ,engaged ranch of his time in
•40411148, in tending the aie'c and
(Airing man's mental and., physical.
ills, .the physician practices pre-
ventive medicine whenever pos-
sible, in an attempt to forestall'
disease altogether,
Canada's health authorities in-
vite a positive approach; to the
subject of health. They point out
that medical science can do much,
if given an opportunity, -to turn
as, disease ids d se and to avert illness.
It has highly -developed means of
diagnosis, immuliization and pre-
ventive treatment at its comnir,nd.
But the doctor can keep people
well only if consulted before sick-
ness
ickness strikes.
Filthy Flies
The seasonal warning is up, at.
Ottawa, against flies. Health auth-
orities, in calling for a war on the
familiar pests, remind Canadians
that flies pass on infection direct„
ly from filth to food. Thorough
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Get Your Carrots'
Popularity of foods high in
vitamin A with aviators and oother
h e
night -fighters during the war, grew
out of their appreciation that such
foods were valuable for prevention
of night blindness.
Among 'vegetables high in vita-
min A content, nutritionists, list
carrots. Vitamin A, they say; is
also important for good skin,
,,healthy, mem fines, such as the
innings, of sso's+e and mouth, and for
generally keepang tissues healthy.
Canadians, tlrei•e ore, are urged to
get their cai;rots and other foods
which provixe worthwhile amounts
of, this impovtant vitamin.
4e,
Irons everything Ineid
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int
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Thursday SEPTEMBER 9 -10
& Friday
SEE THE BIG
COMMERCIAL FEATURE
DRESSED POULTRY AND EGGS
Opening Ceremonies
W. P. WATSON, Live Stock Commissioner
for Ontario, will officially open the Fair
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10th, at 1 p.m.
Perth -Huron Regional shorthorn Show
Swine Club and Field Crop Competitions
po.g.e
pj1Cs
• CLASSIFIED HARNESS RACES
$150.00 PURSE FOR EACH OF TWO RACES
First Race: .19 to .25 Trot or Pace
Second Race: .26 to .30 Trot or Pace
• RUNNING RACES
• CHICK YALE — Table Rocking Clown
Arid Other Outstanding Entertainment
by H. W. Simpson Entertainers of Windsor
• SQUARE DANCE COMPETITIONS
• BABY SHOW
Before Grandstand
LIGHT HORSE SHOW
TUG-OF-WAR PONY RACES
BIG PARADE
SCHOOL CHILDREN IN COSTUME
2. — B -A -N -D -S — 2
SPECIAL DISPLAYS and EXHIBITS - - - $4,000 IN CASA PRIZES
GRAND CONCERT
THURSDAY EVENING, SEPT. 9th, 8:15 p.m. — CARDNO'S HALL
"FUNZ A-POPPIN' "
H. W. Simpson Entertainers, of Windsor
Reserce your seats early, for this is sure to be a sell-out! Tickets may be bought in advance
from any Member of the Agricultural Society and exchanged for Reserved Seats at McKind-
sey's Drug Store on payment of 25 cents extra.
PLAN FOR RESERVED SEATS OPENS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3rd, AT 1 P.M.
TICKETS —Adults $1.00 Reserved 75c Rush 35c Children
FRIDAY NIGHT DANCE
Dancing 9.30 to
Oct. 6-7
ADMISSION w 0
Oct.. 5-6 + MUSIC BY NORM CARNEGIE AND IIS BAND •
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