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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1938-11-17, Page 1With Which Is Amalgamated The Gorrie Vidette and Wroxeter News,* Single Copies Five Cents WINGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1938 Subscriptions $2.00 Per Year FORMER RESIDENT DIED FROM BURNS J. H. Stephenson Died as Result of Burns in Rouyn Fire i In a fire at Rouyn, Que., early Sat- surday morning at least six persons lost their lives, and a seventh, J, H. •Stephenson, Toronto, a former resi­ dent of Wingham, died in Youville Hospital, Sunday. For six years Mr. Stephenson conducted a jewelry bus­ iness here ten years ago selling the business to Mr. Geo. Williams, the .-present proprietor. Mr. Stephenson had the most ter­ rible experience of the fifty persons ;who fled from the Albert Hotel. Un- .able to get through the blazing cor­ ridors, he climbed from his window on the second story and perched on an electric sign as the flames licked ■up around him and burned off most -of his clothing. Firemen finally rea- ■ched him, and brought him down a ladder, but were unable to assist him further, as every available man was needed for further rescue work. He walked three blocks to the hospital where he passed on the following ■day. Mr. Stephenson, who was in his -sixty-first year, was a well-known jeweller and optician, and president of the firm bearing his name. He was •born in Elora, later moving to Mark­ dale where he lived for 25 years. For six years he was a resident of Wing­ ham, leaving here for Toronto ten years ago. He was visiting Rouyn on business. ' He was a member of the A.F. and A.M.,' the Orange Lodge, and the Oddfellows Lodge. He attended the United Church. Five sons and three daughters sur­ vive. His wife predeceased him sev­ eral years ago. <»■ ________________ Curled at Galt Messrs. Ed. Nash, Art Wilson, D. Rae and A. M. Crawford attended the Curling Bonspiel at Galt on Mon­ day. They won their first game and lost the second. Veterans Attended Teeswater Service The Veterans of Teeswater held their annual Church Parade to Knox Presbyterian Church, Teeswater, on Sunday morning. Rev. J. D. Wilkie, minister of the church, preached from “the text Ecclestistes 9: 14 “And no .man remembered that same poor man.” A large number of the Wing­ ham Legiom. attended the service as ■did some veterans form Goderich. Mr. Carl McKay, of town, sounded The Last Post and Reveille. 'Guns Set Up In Armouries On Wednesday last week two 18- inch field guns arrived at the C.N.R. station from Halifax. These guns •will be used by the local battery for draining purposes. Men from the Or­ dinance department set the guns up in the Armouries during the latter .part of the week. The guns differ from the ones used during the war in that they are equipped with pneu­ matic tires. They will be drawn by tractor or truck, not by horses, as the -army units are now on a mechanized •basis. Draw Made at Euchre and Dance The Euchre and Dance held under the auspices of the ladies of the Sac- •red Heart Church on Thursday night was very successful. Thirty-five tab­ les enjoyed the play at cards. The •winners were: points, Mrs. Cook; Lone Hands, Mrs. L. Elliott, Blue­ vale; gents, Points, Mr. E. R. Har- ■riseon; Lone Hands, Mr. E. Morri- -son. During the past couple of •.months the ladies sold lucky tickets on four prizes. The draw was made on Thursday night with the follow- ting winners: Marie Deitner* of Eth­ el, hope chest; John Ryan, of Walton, ■quilt; Mrs. S. Hutchison, of town, 100 lbs. of sugar; Frank Watson, of town, .$3.00; Mrs. Harvey Reidt, of town, $2.00* W. C. T. U. The Women’s Christian Temper­ ance Union held their regular month­ ly meeting in the Baptist Church on Thursday afternoon* The opening hymn was “More About Jesus” and the Scripture reading 16th chapter of Ephesians taken by Mrs. A. E. Lloyd. Mrs. John Gemmell led’in prayfir and Mrs. John Anderson gave a reading "‘How Alcohol Affects the Brain” and a poem “His Lamp.” Two solos were greatly appreciated, one by Leslie May Wall and the other by Capt. Spelter of the Salvation Army. .. HURON PRESBYTERY MET AT CLINTON Passed Resolutions Opposing Sweep­ stakes and Other Forms of ■ Gambling. The autumn meeting of the Huron Presbytery of the United Church was held in Ontario 'Street United Church, Clinton, and was presided over by Rev. A. V. Robb, Bluevale, Presby­ tery chairman during the morning session and by Rev. Charles Cumm­ ings of Walton in the afternoon, ow­ ing to the unavoidable absence of Mr. Robb for that period. After the op­ ening devotional period, Rev. W. P. Lane, of North Street United Church, Goderich, a General Council Commis­ sioner, gave a report of the 8th gen­ eral conference of the United Church held at Hamilton. A vote of thanks for the report was moved by Rev. E. F. Chandler, of Kippen. The morn­ ing session closed with a fine devo­ tional address by Rev. W. A. Brem- ner, of Seaforth, now retired from the active ministry after his term as president of London conference, and was followed by a communion serv­ ice. f Important resolutions were adopt­ ed at the- afternoon session. First: Report of the committee of evangel­ ism and social service. Your com­ mittee recommends to the elders, of- lcials and ministers of the Huron presbytery the observance of the un- iversary week of prayer commencing Sunday, January 8, 1939. And it is suggested that as far as possible churches unite in this effort. ’ 2. We view with disfavor the at­ tempt that is being .made by some of, our city councils in favor of the bill to change Criminal Code to permit drives for sweepstakes for the bene­ fit of hospitals and universities. We desire to call the attention^ of this court and of our congregations to the statement issued ■ by the Canadian Hospital Council and issued in print in March, 1938, by the Social Service Council of Canada, Toronto, to the effect that they do not favor this me­ thod of raising funds. -We as a presbytery stand unitedly behind the Huron Temperance Fed­ eration. 3. 'We deplore the fact that our economic conditions are such that a large number of the youth of our country are standing, idle all the day, because nobody hath hired them. Re­ alizing as we do the potential wealth of the country in the lives of its youth we see how detrimental this is to them and to the nation. We sym­ pathize with them in their discourag- ments and while we recognize our inability with the present economic setup to help to relieve the situation we do welcome any suggestion or ef­ fort that will help to solve the situa­ tion and give employment of any kind. 4. We are strongly of opinion that gambling at carnivals sponsored by Service Clubs and other organizations have an injurious effect on public morals and are especially harmful to -the mind of youth. The General Council would enjoin all the organi­ zations within our church to avoid even the appearance of gambling in their money raising enterprises. We strongly urge our people for th^good of their own spiritual life and in the interests of society both to abstain from all gambling practices and to discourage their use in their respect­ ive communities. Held the Lucky Ticket Carl Bondi was the holder of the lucky ticket No. 3336 at a frolic stag­ ed by the Listowel Community Club .last week. Carl won the major prize, a $150 bedroom suite. Home from Hospital We are pleased to report that Mr. Jas. Wild, who recently underwent a serious operation in Wingham Gen­ eral Hospital, is progressing very fa­ vourably. He was removed to his home on Friday. Head Gashed in Car Accident When his car turned ’over into the ditch south of Blyth Monday morn­ ing James Finley, of town, received hasty gashes about the head. He was taken to Wingham General Hospital but it is expected that he will be dis­ charged from the hospital to-day (Wednesday). As he was rounding one of the bends in the road south of Blyth the Car skidded on the slip­ pery pavement and turned over into the ditch'. .The top was badly Wrecked. * CHILDREN MARCHED TO THE CENOTAPH The children of the Public School paraded to the , Cenotaph on Thurs­ day afternoon for their annual Re­ membrance Day service. Mr. Gordon Kidd, the principal, gave a short ad­ dress to the children on the meaning of Remembrance Day. Rev. E. O. Gallaher led in prayer. A wreath on behalf of the Public School Board, the teachers and pupils, was placed on the Cenotaph by Ruth Harris and Doreen Garlick. A minute of silence was observed in memory of those who gave t,heir lives during the Great War and Mr. G. A. Schatte sounded the Last Post and Reveille, The sing­ ing of the National Anthem closed the service. OBITUARY George Daley Following an illness of a year, one of the older gentlemen of this dis­ trict passed on at 'the home of his daughter, Mrs. H. T. Perdue, Lot 39, Concession 11, East Wawanosh, on Tuesday, Nov. Sth. George Daley was in his 92nd year and had been a resident of this district for 62 years. He was born in the Township of Al­ bion, Peel County, January 12th, 1847. In 1871 he was married in Sim­ coe County to Mary Ann Wray and five years later they came and settled on the Belgrave Road. They contin­ ued to live on this farm until they retired to Belgrave in 1905 and since the death of his wife in 1925, Mr. Daley has resided with his daughter. He was a member of the Methodist Church. He leaves to mourn his passing one daughter, Mrs. H. T. (Lucinda) Perdue, East Wawanosh. No broth­ ers or sisters survive him as he was the last surviving member of the family. One daughter, Mrs. J .J. (Mary Elizabeth) Ferguson, prede­ ceased him in 1914. The funeral, which was private, was held from the home of his son- in-law, H. T. Perdue, East Wawa- n^sh, on Thursday afternoon, Nov. 10th. ' The service was conducted by Rev. Mr. Weeks, of Blyth, Rector of Trinity Anglican Church, Belgrave. The pallbearers were: John Coul- tes, Sr., H. Wheeler, R. McCrea, G. Irwin, C. Carter and S. Coultes. Burial took place in Brandon Cem­ etery, Belgrave. Joseph Breckenridge Death claimed one of the pioneers of this district on Saturday evening in the person of Joseph Brecken­ ridge. Mr. Breckenridge had not en­ joyed good health for the last two years, suffering from heart trouble- He had not been able to engage in active farming this last year. He was born on the 1st concession of Grey township on October 20th, 1865, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. David Breckenridge, and was married 49 years ago to Rebecca Peacock, of. the 1st concession Morris, settling on the farm in Turnberry Township Bound­ ary Line East where he continued to live and where he passed away. He was a member of the Bluevale United Church and served for several years on the Trustee Board of the church. He was always active and interested in municipal affairs and was a mem­ ber of the Turnberry township coun­ cil for many, years. He was one of a family of seven sons an two daugh­ ters, of whom all are living except one brother, Marshall, who passed on two years ago. He is survived by his wife, five daughters and two sons, Mrs. Frank Nichol (Ella), Brussels; Mrs. William Nicholson (tMillie), of Turnberry; Mrs. DeLoss Taman, (Eva), Mrs, William Thuell (Ruth), Blyth; Mrs. Arthur Field (Edith), Wingham; Lee, in Morris, and James in Turnberry. There are 29 grand­ children and three great-grandchild­ ren. The funeral was held from his late residence on Tuesday1 afternoon. Interment in Bluevalc Cemetery. A Touch of Winter The quick change in the weather over the week-end reminded the peo­ ple of this district that despite the summer-like weather we have had in October and early November* we may have plenty of cold snowy wea­ ther before Xmas. The wind was raw and cold on Sunday and (Monday’s snow which was soft, formed a slip­ pery surface on the roads as the tem­ perature dropped during the after­ noon. More snOw fell during Monday night and Tuesday, in all about four inches. LEBANON CHAPTER 60th ANNIVERSARY Chapter Visited by Edwin Smith, Grand Scribe E. and District Sup­ erintendent, Albert W. Bell. Lebanon Chapter No.. 84, Royal Arch .Masons, celebrated their 60th anniversary on Tuesday evening. Most Excellent Companion Edwin Smith, of London, Grand Scribe E. for Ontario, was the. guest speaker. He was accompanied from London by Right Eycellent Companion Wm. S. Stewart, of London. Rt. Ex. Comp. Geo. H. Ross gave a very interesting history of the chapter. . On Tuesday night also District Superintendent Rt. Ex. Comp. Albert W. Dell, of St. Marys, made his of­ ficial inspection of the chapter. Following the work of the chapter luncheon was served in the recreation room with Ex. Comp. W. T. Booth, 1st Principal, presiding. The usual toasts were honored which brought this very important night in the his­ tory of Lebanon Chapter to a close. In commemoration of this 60th an­ niversary a group photograph of all Past Principals of the chapter will be placed in the chapter room. START MOVING TO-DAY (WEDNESDAY) Advance-Times Starts Moving Large . Press. During the past few weeks the Ad­ vance-Times have been making pre­ parations to move to their new loca­ tion, formerly the Peacock Candy store, which we purchased from the Mills Estate. ;To-day (Wednesday), the start will be made to move the heavy machinery. The big press, which weighs six tons, will be dis­ mantled and moved piece by piece. The folder and two other presses that run off the main motor will also be moved during this week or early next week. Next week or the week after, the balance of the machines, linotype, etc. and the cases, will be moved. Our of- fice will remain in our present loca- tion until everything is moved. We are prepared to do business as usual during the moving but next week we may have a struggle to get our paper out on time. If we are late, please be patient. Left for California Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Field left last week for California where they will spend the winter. Off For Florida Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Lloyd and daU- ghter, Miss Dorothy, also Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lloyd and Donald left on Tuesday by motor for Florida. Got Their Deer Several local hunters were out af- ted deer in Bruce on 'Monday, the opening days, but only two, so far as we could learn, had any luck. Neil Carr and Bill Currie each bagged one. They saw four deer during the day. Others report they did not see a deer and blamed the first blast of cold weather for the deer staying deep and quiet in the bush. New Assistant at City Mission Miss M. Neill, who has been As­ sistant Deaconess in the City Mission for the past few months, gave fare­ well messages last .Sunday, and re­ turned to St. Catharines to assume her duties as Matron of the Deacon­ ess Rest Home there. Miss L. PIoov- er, of Stouffville, Ont., is the newly appointed Assistant for the City Mis­ sion. Contest for Reeve in E. Wawanosh Coun. Raymond Redmond, of East Wawanosh, has announced that he will contest the reeveship of that township. This means there will be a contest for this office as Reeve Peter W. Scott will seek his eighth term, Mr. Scott, in conversation with the Advance-Times, stated he was again in the field as he desires an opportunity to carry out the work in connection with making Huron Coun­ ty a T,B. Restricted Area. This has been part of his duties this year on the County Council. Mr. Redmond is no stranger to. the electors of East Wawanosh, as he has served for sev­ eral years on the council and once ran for the office of Reeve but was defeated by Mr. Scott in a three-way election. It' was also rumoured ear­ lier that. Coun. Lewis Ruddy would also seek the rceveship but we be­ lieve that the rumor is unfounded. DISTRICT GOVERNOR GUEST OF LIONS At the regular banquet meeting of the Lions Club held in the Brunswick Hotel on Friday evening the club had as theii* guests District Governor Dr. Deans, of Oakville, and the District Secretary G. E, Bennett, also of Oak­ ville. Present also was the District Deputy, Bill Carroll, of Mitchell, who presented the club' with a code of eth­ ics. During the evening two solos by Mr. Jack Reavie were greatly apprec­ iated)1 Dr. Deans is no stranger in Wing­ ham as he relieved Dr. Geo. Ross here for a couple of years during the war prior to his own enlistment. The Doctor gave a very interesting ad­ dress on the work of Lions Club and. whit is being accomplished by the clubs of the district. MRS. MAGEE FREED ON MURDER CHARGE Jury Returned Verdict of Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity at the Time Without Leaving Courtroom. WEDDINGS Scott - Scott The marriage of Doris Marjorie, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. A. Scott, Belgrave, and Mr. Ar­ thur William Scott, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. C. Scott, Belgrave, was solemnized at the manse, Blyth, on Saturday, November the twelfth. The Rev. A. ,M. Boyle .performed the ceremony. The bride looked lovely in a gown of Boy Blue transparent velvet with matching accessories, she was attended by her cousin, Miss Isobel Scott wearing Continental blue crepe. Mr. Charles Scott was his brother’s groomsman. After the wedding dinner, which was served to the immediate relatives of the bride and groom, the happy couple left on a motor trip, the bride ’ travelling in a blue coat trimmed with grey fur in bolero effect with matching accessories. Mr. and Mrs. Scott will reside in Belgrave. McKibbon - Russell Decorated with chrysanthemums and ferns, the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Russell, Lucknow, was the set­ ting for a very lovely wedding at 12.30 noon, Saturday, November 12, when their daughter, Miss Annie Stewart Russell, was married to Dr. Walton Allan McKibbon, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Walton McKib­ bon, of Wingham. Rev. A. C. Stew­ art, of Midland, uncle of the bride, performed the ceremony and was as­ sisted by Rev. C. H. MacDonald, of Lucknow. Lohengrin’s Wedding March was played by Miss Peggy McDonald, who also sang “I Love You Truly” accompanied by Miss Katharen McKenzie. The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a white satin gown with quilted bolero and a shoulder- length veil, caught with rose buds. She carried a shower bouquet of roses and lily-of-the-valley. Miss Mary Elizabeth McKibbon, sister of the groom, was bridesmaid. Her gown was mid-Victorian and Her flowers a nosegay of Sweetheart ros­ es. Dr. Wilfred McFadzean, of Port Dover, was best man. At a reception, which was also held at the home of the bride’s parents, immediately following the ceremony the "bride’s mother was gowne‘d in floor length black sheer and wore a corsage of Talisman roses. The groom’s mother received in a gold lace floor length gown and wore a corsage of George Kane roses. For travelling the bride donned a dark green velvet dress, green wool bouche coat and wore matching ac­ cessories. Following a trip to Detroit and other points, Dr. and Mrs. (Mc­ Kibbon will reside in Wingham? The jury trying Mrs. Ruby Magee, Morris, on a murder charge at God­ erich, brought in a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity at the time, She drowned her 10-month-old baby. Defending Mrs. Magee were J. W. Bushfield, of town, and Campbell Grant, of Walkerton. Both the prosecuting attorney, C. P. Hope, K.C., and defence counsel, Campbell Grant, waived their ad­ dresses to the jury and Justice Mc- Tague told the jurors no other ver­ dict, but one of not guilty by reason of insanity could be returned. He asked them to so indorse the indict­ ment, which they did without leav­ ing the courtroom. Immediately after the verdict was announced, Mrs. Magee was returned -to the county jail, there to await the pleasure of the lieutenant-governor in council. It was intimated that she would shortly be placed in a mental institution for treatment. Dr. D. R. Fletcher, Ontario Hos­ pital, Whitby, said that prisoner knew the quality of hex* act, when she drowned her baby, to a certain ex­ tent, but at the time, in his opinion, she was insane. Dr. D. O.Lynch, Ontario Hospital, Woodstock, testified that in his opin­ ion, the woman did not know what she was doing. She was mentally ill, he said. Both experts had examined Mrs. Magee before her trial. Both sat for the best part of two days, as she sob­ bed during part of the hearing and smiled at others. They also heard the evidence of neighbors and friends who told of Mrs. Magee’s unhappi­ ness and of her fear that her baby would be taken away from her. Constables Platt and Allen, Wing­ ham, called to the Magee farm on July 20, seven days before the mur­ der, said they found the woman “dry sobbing”, neTvous, distracted. Slie re_' counted her difficulties with her mo­ ther-in-law, Mrs. Sarah Magee, to them and’ was told the officers could do nothing for her — to seek legal advice. Other witnesses who knew the prisoner before and after her mar­ riage to William Magee, and also knew or had been told by the pris­ oner of her sorrows, were, Mrs. Ag­ nes McCall, Wingham; Mrs. Sadie Green, Bluevale; Edward Jenkins and Mrs. Minnie Proctor, Turnberry; Mrs. Mary Mitchell, Wingham, and Mrs. Edna Foxton, Morris. Crown counsel did not cross-examine these witnesses. The evidence of Provincial officer P. E. McCoy, who investigated the case, revealed that the drowning of 10-month-old baby, Mildred Ruth, was premeditated for some days by the accused mother. She left a bottle containing notes on the platform be­ side the water tank in which the baby was drowned. One of the notes was addressed to Mr. Walker, a Wingham undertaker, outlining the funeral service, the hymns to be sung and naming the pallbearers. Another note was to her husband. It simply said, “We married for home happiness until death do us part." Rev. A. V. Robb, Bluevale United Church, also told of receiving notes from the accused woman for several days previous to the drowning. They told of her unhappiness, of her es­ trangement with her mother-in-law, of the latter accusing her of stealing pictures* calendars, sugar, alid of cut­ ting down sunflowers. In these let­ ters she emphasized there was no foundation for the accusations. “Mr. Robb, I want my baby, but I am so scared they will part her from me,” the prisoner wrote her minister, iri part'. “They accuse me of stealing, and I am innocent . . . . Please pray for me. All 1 want is to be happy again.” Old Boys’ At Home Nov. 23rd The Huron Old Boys’ Association and the Huron County Junior Assoc­ iation of Toronto are holding their 39th annual At Home in the Eaton Auditorium, College and Yonge Sts., on Wednesday evening, November 23rd. This annual party is always a great success and this year it is ex­ pected the event will be bigger and better than over. Institute Will Meet Nov. 24th The November meeting of the Wo­ men’s Isntitute will be held in the Council Chamber on Thursday, Nov. 24th, at 2.30 o’clock. Motto “Peace.” The Roll Call will be answered by the name of a Soldier on our war Memorial. Mrs. T. Bower, . peace convenor, Will give Un address on “Peace.” Hostesses; Mrs. Win. Ad­ air, Mrs. Geo. Wilson and Mrs. Jen­ nie Currie* CENOTAPH SERVICE WELL ATTENDED Remembrance Day Fittingly Observ­ ed Here, The 20th anniversary of the sign­ ing of the Armistice was fittingly ob­ served here Remembrance Day when ex-servicemen, members of the Town Council, Boy Scouts, representatives of many societies, and the Winghain Citizens’ Band, paraded to the Ceno­ taph where the Annual Remembrance Day Observance Service was held. The attendance of citizens at this ser- vice was by far the largest in some years due in part, no doubt, to the fine weather and also the nearness that the Empire was so recently’ to war. Mayor John W. Hanna was chair­ man. Following the singing of “O God, our help in ages past” Rev. E. O. Gallagher, Rector of St. Paul’s Church, led in prayer and Rev. Ken­ neth MacLean, minister of St, And­ rew’s Church, read the Scripture les­ son, the 6th chapter of the Epistle to the Ephesians. The address was given by Comrade Rev. J, F. Andejson, of the United .Church. Mr. Anderson is Chaplain of the Wingham Branch of the Legion and during the Great War served in an artillery unit. He said that Truth, Freedom, Justice and Peace must prevail, we must do all in our power to keep these things that are so prec­ ious, the things that they gave their lives for in Flanders. He challenged the people to live for the great things for which the war dead gave their lives. Following the observance of Two Minutes Silence, The Last Post and Reveille were sounded by Carl Mc­ Kay and ,Mr. Anderson gave the Prayer of Remembrance. The ceremony of the placing, of wreaths on the Cenotaph, the sing­ ing cf “God Save the King” and the Benediction by Rev. E. M. Loney, of the Baptist Church, brought this very impressive service to a close. Mrs. V. R. VanNorman is visiting with her daughters, Mrs. W. Turner and Mrs. A. Sainsbury, Toronto. Large Congregations at Services The attendance at the Evangelistic services held in the Town Hall On Tuesday and Wednesday evenings of last week was up to the expectations of the sponsors, the Wingham. Bap­ tist Church. On Tuesday evening the hall was completely full but on Wed­ nesday evening many were turned away. The speaker for these special meetings was the Rev* Dr. John E. Zoller* of Detroit, president of the Wesley Radio League. Attention Curlers The combined Annual Meeting of the Huron Curlers and the Winghaui Curling Club Ltd., will be held at the Curling Club at 8 p.m., Friday even­ ing, November 18th. Remembrance Day Strawberries During this fall we have reported a number of freaks of nature which occurred due to summer-like weath­ er. We have another one this week. Fred Doubledee, near Wroxeter, on Remembrance Day picked ripe straw­ berries in his patch. Some were brought into our office and they were a fine sample. Preached at Blyth Rev. Kenneth MacLean, minister of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, gave the address at a memorial ser­ vice in Blyth on Sunday evening. The service was under the auspices of the Veterans of Blyth. Several from here attended the service. Rev.' A. M. Boyle, of Blyth, preached in St. And­ rew’s here on Sunday evening. Explosion Smashed Brussels Windows Every window in the Howland bakery, Brussels, was shattered Sat­ urday by an explosion, attributed to a coal oil stove. Occupants of the bakeshop escaped injury in the blast A small fire broke out immediately afterwards, but was quickly exting­ uished as passersby rushed to the shop and battled the outbreak. St. Andrew’s W.M.S. The regular monthly meeting of the Women’s Missionary Society of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church was held Wednesday afternoon last week. The Scripture reading, the 55th chapter of Isaiah* was taken by Mrs. J. Currie and the Glad Tidings prayer by Mrs. W< S. Mitchell. It was reported that 63 calls had been made on the sick and shut-ins by Mrs. Raby and Miss B. Graham. The roll call was answered with a verse on Peace. A reading on Peace “God will keep him in perfect peace whose mind it stayed on Him” was given by ,Mrs. W. J. Henderson. An inter­ esting paper on the topic “The Uife and Witness of the Church” was giv­ en by Mrs. T. C, King. The dedicat­ ory prayer was taken by Mrs. Jftb* Porter and the closing prayer by Miss B. Graham.