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The Signal, 1914-1-15, Page 5• 1 We haus In operat1M as beet mac jar Luse A a155/154,151111/10111 geesft dolls are to be etime a mast MAt nut Item e Imo aate nighhe or ty y you �• less murepair the largest blow out elf tone. price than 11 you vent it Being us oche of your old tires and let ss show what we can do with it. Yoe year we have hem study• lug the emitting M e watch and to- day we eau cure the won desperate eases. • Let your watch spend a few days 1n aur wati•h hospital and it will Dome forth almost ae good ae new. J. S. Davey J-.ra1Mr W Mel. Selling Agent for SOUTH BRND WATCHES Sill Word to the Wide Absolutely witbout doubt the hest and 1110.4 ream, ble place to Iwrebase your Electrical Fix• tures and Supplies. The Hydro day:urrent is here now. what. abqut an HHlectr•cel Iron? We have two kind', all guaranteed for a term of years. We have for the ladies Curl- ing Iron Heaters, 00 soot or dirt. They aro very suitwhkt for dress - Ing table,, being .if excellent fin- ish. W. J. tiUDDART klectriral ()ostracise otaeesi (ioilerich, oyerSignel, and se Clinton, 1)oek'i Block 11 el PHONE 167 (, LOCALS-- PERSONALS -MI.. Lilian Whiting spent the holidays et her tome In elernie. --Take the little ones to the poultry show at the town hell seat week. --lits. Whisk Challenger, of Lis- towel was a guest at her bows here last week. -Ring ant the old. ring in Use new, at Tailor I'd idhasu's store you'll get your quo. --Miss Jessie McDonald of the Bell Telsohooemummer is on duty again after a bevel -oldness. -Hr. J. A. Campbell arrived from Haralltcn uo Tuesday of last week, to join her husband herr. -Little Warren Bamford, son of Mr. Thomas Bamford, who ban been 111 with pnwasonia, is improving. -Mr,. end Mrs. \Vilalam Strachan left on Saturday morning to spend the rest of the winter in the "Sonny South. -- -Mr. and Mrs. J. McArthur and child returned to their hone hero after •rending a •hots visit with friends in Verdun.l til:jTlat Rj -The .thureek Chapter of the D.O. 11. will hold their regular meeting on Monday, January 1N, at 4 paha , in the tour' house -Mr. Elwin Anderson, who spent the summer at. Meskatoos and in other parts of the west, returned home Iasi week. -- At rearm tneeting of the Cana- dian Order Home Girds the SUM of lel wen donated to the Alexandra Marine sod General Hospital --Dr. Strang will address the meet- ing in the Temperance hall next :,un - day afternoon and toasters Leon and Frank Adam's will sing. - lapt. :1kx. and Airs. Craigia•, of Cleveland. Ohio, spent .the holiday newer with relatives in town. 'They have returned home and have taken Mr. Craig/in'', soother, Mrs. Alex. Crei,ie, with there for a short visit. -Mr. Win. Clark, revision tahM nod conduit foreman of the Bell Telephone Ccwptny, of Stratford, wag in town on Tuesday on Muine•s. -The Mia•es Jetn and Aima Lawson. of Detroit, spent the past ten days in town. visiting their parents, Capt. .4. and Mrs. Lawson, Wellesley street. -Many poetoMcey are being cut off s • result of 111e extension of rural ail delivery. making the Mem me. - lees. The following offices have been o,sed in Hump county : Blake, hiaelhur•t. Drysdale. liurondele. Bad Storm a mu EVER TRIED A ' CHEMIST'S COUGH PLASTER Used in conjunctio with Nyal's Cherry Cough Cure this Plas ter is very effective, es pecially suitable fo 'relieving Children' Cough. We have all the seasos,anl househRemediesld. Remedies and Medi ee ciu. , Let us supply your seeds n r s e . • T$I • MOUSE OF QUALITY" James A. Campbell PM. 11. CENTRAL DRUG STORE Forth rt. and lir++,rate. lioderich PkIONE 110 The worst storm of the season wee seen here on Monday. From early in the morning until late at night e lrlizzamsd howled all day. A gale from the north-west accompanied by a blindies enow storm Riede the storm a piercing one. Consr.iuentlyy the street. were almost deserted and I business all day was . a standstill. Alt l the trains weir late in gettiug I here. Meeting Adjourned Owing to the inclemency of the weather nn Monday afternoon, there was such a ellen ettendastce pteeent at the monthly rueeting of the General 1 Brough ehepter of the l.0.D.E. that Dr. 11. 1. Strang. who was to have spoken on the development of tesp'insible government Untie,- the English constitution, deferred his ad- dtesw and the 'fleeting war adjourned. Colborne R. L Oyster Supper The annual fowl dent oyster supper given under the auspices of the (,o1 - borne rifle lesgue wad held in Sniffled on Thursday night and it was highly successful in eyet'y sense of the word. After an excellent supper, cards and dancing brought an enjoyable gather- ing ather - in g to a dins.. in the early boors. On this day ',meinas a .hiw,t was IseW when Captain Win. McWhinney t POWELL #IAS THIS WEEK, -1===f- Sauer 1.eee....•.ISauer Kraut Fresh Frozen White Fish Trout Herring Bloaters Haddie Kipereens Ptmsta tit W. J. POWELL ewe n.lc:ana THE SIGNAL GODERICH ONTARIO team wan by a .mall margin /roes the At Osgood* Haft squid i he' \I r. 04'u. 8ys4- *shwa t D..oq w Pr,wdrtot Mr. Ora/with COnditioa for from jtmMAUL t trig b7 delimit September, 1013. /Lotion by s 1 R. "pW.dilfa. ooi.nt. It. h barrio - I r A. IL Brady* editor and pub- Iiaber of The algsal, Ia not gait, w well arias today. but hb physician, tit.teat are hopelul that he wUl soon be • barrister and sodicltoe •ldee{oi at»nnd attain. foe specific performance of contract t deliver g midi and soHcitoe of Magi o ver turf, par value of bond. Public Meeting of Horse Shoe Quarro Co. of St. Cafor the mak og o seoounta or •wee breach of contract. At tried jud mint was given plaintiff for 311 without costs. Appeal dismissed wit ousts. A public mnth etlsg I° e IserreNs o[ The nada Temperu.oe Act I.. being 1n alternative for d for held lu the Temperance ball tonight. The local ministate will take pert and Rev. Mr. J. Muir. of Toronto, will be the chief speaker. County Council Meeting The county council will hold its first regular meeting on Jaime&y 27th to the council chamber, court house. At this meeting the new council will be sworn in and other preliminary busiueas transacted. An Old Subscriber Mr. Ja.uteeorr-Reid. in renewing hie sub.eription to The sigKnal the other day, stated that he bud bawl a subscrib- er for forty year. Judging from his vigor and activity, Mr. Jbeid is good for another quarter of a century. and we hope to have his nesse o0 our list for a great many year yet. Officers Elected The regular monthly weetiog of Canadian Order Home Circle, was kick, on Friday last wheu the following officers we appointed : Leader,J.84in Tons To ; Vice -Leader, Mrs. McNally ; Secretary, B. iPridhato ; Treasurer, crowd will be on skates that evening. N. E. Hick ; Fin. Sec. Mr. Warnock; Tbe careival has had its attendant Chaplain. Mrs. Stoddart; Marshall, excitement for many past year and G. Warnock ; Wardeo, Mrs. Currie : skating eutbusiasta ate dways o0 Guard, S. t'lark ; Sentinel, 5P. band, on oocaeiona of this kind. The \V. l'urrie. Uood Concert TYUs.oAY, J.a)ru.t,sr 136 014 5 LARGE PUN KRAL Timm Men s is Killed in llentietsi. W /rrlsd an tbs Saturday Sad anal Impressive was the funeral of the late Mr. Thomas Edward Kemp, 19 years. son of Mr. and Mrs. N. Kemp. which took place from is parents' reeideuce on New- gate street to St. (leortte'• church, try un day lt r•n000 Oe The service wee g-, conducted by Rev. J. B. Fut.heriaghatu W I and a large number of friends and rel h Social Evening A emelt enjoyable social evening was spent on Thursday of last week by the members nod friends of the Goderleh hrenrh of the Women's !natituu. Ganges ,tial a Musical programme took up the forepart of the evening. About 10 o'clock an auction .:,le of the well filled loses supplied by the ladies, took place tsoder to�ee management of of Mr. (iuudry, which caused is great deal of amusement and from which a nice sum was realized. Proceeds will be used forcbariteble purposes. Thanks err due the stewart ore be,- tre for the liberal supply of music. First Carnival The first carnival of the season to be held here is billed for 'Fied.tyy night, January 1.4n1. Maats,:er Goldthorpe will have • splendid sheet of ice. good weather permitting, and as thi. Is the first to bs held, in this part of the country. it is expected that a • bumper - The Forest City in tie quartette, of London, como used of Mevers.(i.H,An- drews, halftone soloiet.snd first lues, Freu. H. Dowtey, basso soloist and second have, 11. S. \\'alker. tenor solo- ist and era tenor and .1. Eldou West - man, soloist sod accompanist land secoud tenor, will be the chief feature of a concert to tie held in the North street Methodist church on Thureday, Januaryl"Sud. A fine programme has bear prepared. Poultry Show The eighteenth annual' exhibition given by the Huron county poultry and pet stock association, which com- mences in the town hall hereon Tune - day next, promises to he one ..T the wort successful affairs of its kind ,.vet attempted here. Extensive prepara- tions are under way and it. is expected that the show will far surpass any- thing held in previoir, year. The list of entries is daily increasing; and with out a doubt, a fine lot of fowl will he exhibited. The executive are doing all in their power to make the .bow ane of the best ever seen here and the patronage of the generis) public is anted. Toe admtasioa is only to Beats and the visi- tor will get bis full value tot his money. Ten ti;elow Zero The mild weather which had veiled all winter gave way et rht ginning of this week to conditions sterner . ariety. Monday was an fashioned January day, with wind snow and child, and the mercury k goitre; down until 10 degree* be tato was reached on Tuesday tuorni Yesterday was much Builder, althnt a raw wind was blowing. At onto it was •. below zern,at Kingst Ottawa and Montreal :.'S below. below ie not bad, but i;, is quite enough for us, and our sympathy extended t� the people who baa withstand the subarctic temperatu of Toronto and other eastern cit As The Signal has more titan bad occasion to remark. this L Huron district is the ebananiebelt: Canada. Farmers Club The carmen• club held a '.scoes•( weetiog in the Orange bull, fou commission, on Wednesday. Janu 7th, and added another •uc event to the long line of meed held I:y thar club. The topic under discussion was ''Co-operation- and it was ably dealt with by )f yeses. Revell, Montgomery, Sowerby, .Mc- Evoy and Salkeld. During the meeting Messrs. David Ball and .los. taithwaite gave a dnet which was much enjoyed. At the next meeting scheduled to he held et the same place, the topic under discussion will he ••Farm \I,snage. meat." It will bedelt.vith hy Moque. John Sowerby, Reeve W. H. Lobh, J. B. Orr, ItobL Andrew,. \Val. Nee tel and James Hell. Mr. Dermot Mc- Evoy bas he,n appointed chairman. The executive extend, a hearty welcome to all. one on Friday night promisee to be a "hummer." MAY BE DISQUALIFIED Talk of Proceedings in Correction with the Reeveship Whether or not a0 attempt will be made to have Reeve -elect Robert Elliott di:qualified is indeed prob- lematic. Theis- is considerable talk over the twitter, but all those directly ' interested are non -committal and the rumors are ynconfirmed. It is pos- sihk. however. tbdt proceedings will he taken on the grounds that he crn- not fulfil the property requirements, but at pt•eseot there sums to )w n. thin;; definite. TO OUR CORRESPONDENTS. Owing loci:. uuastanees which seem-. ed unavoidable, we were linable for a few weeks to give the usual amount of space to the news budgets from our district curettpoodeuts. Thi. week we. publish several eoluma- o1 this district news, a0.! hereafter we hope to be able to afford space for all tare budgets sent in by the diligent new, -getter, In the case of any uorepresented tmi••t, we should be glad to hear from anyone who would nodertake. to sup- ply the news from that district, pre- he- ANNUAL TELEPHONE MEETING ofa Alda The annual meeting of the Colborne and Telephone M stem was held in the ?pv township hall J enuary `nth. President O. R. Former. in the chair. after a few preliurinaly remarks called for the Toth reading of the minutes of last regular and special meetings which were Tr r adopted as read. The following cold auditor& report was presented by Mr. Benson Coax and read by the secretary. 1. it wee.-- We have examined the to treasurer's books sad accounts and res beg to report as follows : on We find the total receipts up to eke December slat, 1:11:3, to iv : from nib- i ,criber 113!1'7'{i • from 1 f d m or ivwed Ut 1 sae n e- benturee, *4411). to; fro b money. 11U.I3 13 : from .ale of batteries • etc., $17.ias ; frond Bale of .tuhutn • switchboard, t{l l.:.i : frons fine*, i rel *13Oe: from Hell Telephone Co., rth $183.03 ; 111'0111 Goderic:h Rural Co.. 417 111.511: from Blyth .ube¢ '► ;tic tris NI nears. . ; from public tiosteagee, x3'_13 ; Masking, °g• a total receipt of 11)0,:Ci1.1C. We find the expeoditdre• up to Decerather 3Ist, !913, to be etude up no I follows : Labor. S1110.01; material. $3212.07, "flakiest a total eon for construction of •rr.t4It ; meintainence for 1911, $ 1'(I$ ; for 1111:• 5112.D11: for 1913. f1S7.U3 ; tuaking is total of it()t14.33 ; debentures peld, 400 4.0) ; interest on notes, *127.2..5: Bell Telepbotle t'o. Iesog distance toil., 1177.5o: Heal Tele. pboue l'u, GoJ rich tuffs *171.79 ; Blyth T•leph orae Co., tolls, atm; making a total expenditure of $19,111) • 7. We find the assets to he, receipt•. $I s 111.14 : due from Iubstrfbers, 11701.56 ; telephoner. etc.. on band, *110.73: bookie* a total .311.1 e -pendltitree. 5141.12127 : 4ue t; H. \Vnitere. $J31 13 ; unpaid debenture', 1041.00: telephooee not installed, 31113.01 ; a total r4S111.917.72. leaving is balance of 111ri 19. A [motion was carried tbat on all unpaid acenunt• atter the.0wi-ann,tal meeting an additior. of 23 erns• he made. and the amounts heeded in to the clerk fur eollection. A communication was read from the secretary of the Goderich T,.wyrshlp Rystem .meting that they wattle the pleased to secelve • deputation from Collanroe to discuss the smatter of • cheaper connection The ennrmiesins. ere were appointed to secure the del. - gm :loss ergo themselves to Hubu.•s,Ule on January 9th. The ret it Ing sotaju,is•ioir.ms wad secretary -treasurer were re ants -wining!' after which the meeting ediouroed SOHN • 1 i:CSL[R ie Mr. am Nr. J. 1. 1lssokier. Nat% ems. • ase fie vtrndy. Jima err Itch. Benjamin Goldthorpe Dead Oa. *Swedes* Jumarr VII), thet passed away at hie late residence, I Stinson street, Hasniltnn, Benjamin Goldthorpe• in his /Lend year, hying the last of a family of fifteen children of George Goldthorpe, who i,nmigret- ed from Maryland in the year MN and settled In the township of Ktubaccike, on the site now .secupied by the 4indeo .sylnen. The deceased was baro and lived on the above- mentioned farm for fifty -.even year*, and made • rapetatl-m for himself we a loan of integrity and frank and out- spoken In hie cosssectkrss. As a felted and a neighbor be wa. kind and nbligiag, and esteemed through- ellt the township. He was a stomach I A.ative and ♦ eloog a1M•rent of She Cbin•eb of land. The de- ceased and family Ante to Hansill.•,n nineteen yeah ago. The late Ur. Goldthorpe Is seeryived by hie wife Amide. only enrefvlwg fatlghter of P�err meiiAA � Oaalevatry s tom. wwlb of DtvN i[ asMaabe _ dupla, Btesoral w ; hn, W Aise. thoar st Agree is e{ y 1nibm hamar Owe Ow doers.le sympathy of their MN&& anti eelgbbnre In their family ale. took place from Use any itJ► . r sJ ee.lamesdisy. law. 1ssibed Rev 1, Ittberi lamely MSI * ria Ober sad gree. $b rheum e settee iabes bes4 stb 1k of One% Jou*ggloweravii, at 0010 anarrew_• D'ED ASDttttwn 1■ a ..a e., Wednesday. J v,r -ue WI sue klurasll. ,.4 et 0,. and Mr. .4et..ws. POI.RY. h 9Mberer. es Tram. Jamas, eta )eattMw, rM.f M M. Ort yq•. AUCTION SALES sale C.vtNl. 15 .resan z ativee were present. The young esus was of exemplary character and ass highly respected by all who knew hint. His death was the t•eselt d an acci- dent in the plant of the Dominion Pow .and Transmission company, kianiaton, last week where Ise was ew- Dloyed and where about 2;010) volts went through hi. body. The bearers at his funeral were • oumter of his old pale, Messrs. 41 orris' Swanson, t'. Stns'rlart, Ernie Prelhamn, .loho I.auder, \Vatsou Straiten, John Felker. The deceased is survived by his py- ents. one sister, Miss Maud, .end rive brothers, Henry William, Eniest Al- bert, Lionel, Cecil, st home, and Vic- tor, of Detroit. After the inquest hdJ been conclud- ed in Hamilton when the jury found that he came to his death' tbroitrggb the breaking of a generator et sub- station "A" of the 1►owioiun Power iud frame:issi.on Company, furor Edward Edwa d GetT declined to sign the ver- dict for the reason, he said, that the jury had not visited the scene of the fatality and was not therefore aoyuainted with the manner its wbtcb decras.d came to his death .ind could -nes properly return a verdict. lihagen OP CANADA Feeds for Fantle. A generous share of the financial resources of the 0� Iant sl Canada Is at the disposal of Canadian Farmers. We are prepared to advance you money for any legitimate need In your farming operations, on terr>�s that are fair and reasonable. Goderich Branch --F. WOOLLCOMRE, Manager. GODERICH GROWS IA Cure for Drunkenness If not in Wealth,ul Population, as Shows I With;n th ,ch �► All by Official Returns .k.'cording to the figurer iteled by the town clerk, aside from immig- ration, G.xletich bas increesed in pop- ulation in the last year b Is people. This is due to there bei ; 90 births sod only 72 deaths during the year, l'otupacing these figures with last Tem, it shows a slight decrease in both births and deaths f)r the year of 191.2, there hying; el births and 71 deaths. In matrimonial lines. l3oderich pe.,. p{ie are "toeing" the mark pretty well. in 1912 there were 12 tnarr•ieges and iaet year was one ,bort, there only be. Lig 41 weddings. That alcc • el is .a di .,,Lai M•a Irecognized by .note. milk in iiia senses brings di.grace d twin un himself and fe...ily throne a ehoier. Alcara semis the ..rnvieg for drink, builds up the system, eteadles tier nerves. It ie guaranteed to cure or benefit, or money refnoded after a fair trial. _Altura No. 1 cm) be Given secretly hy any wife of rnotherwunti0 to restore a dear one to health .trod usefulness. Aleura No. 2 is the volun- 1 tart treatwenL Can be bad at out store .only $l.•k) jper box. Ask for our Free Booklet about Alcor,. E. it. WimIe .frog.. gist, lioderici, Out. owe� Good C/oSesn it r/- a a Our Great •Annual , Sale of Clothing and Furnishings S 15 DAYS Saturday, January 17th --Saturday, January 31st E want to clear out all of our winter goods ; that is why we now offer money -saving price inducements. Our reductions are not reductions from false, high, marked -up prices but from the regular low prices at which we sold goods before the holidays. The low prices at which these goods are now marked will move them out fast, so you had better hurry to make sure of getting the very thing you want. Men's Overcoats We 1 ivy a large •tock of Moo's Owere/lists and they taut be sill, that i, why the price• are marked so low. You cannot Afford to mks these genuine bargains All the newest cloths• cut in the veru latest styles. sot Idl Overcoats reduced to $ 5.55 12.00 .• ., 7.75 1(.511 •• •' 575 Fide - Mr " t ADAMe. • -.es.- •5 .. 1 i.� _51.,1111 •. • 14.74 2.IM1 .. .. .. 11.50 Boys Overcoats The latest col ging. ha greys, brown. .and Taney mixture", convertible collar, and shawl rolls Y Ion RnvslOver•oat. for 1113.60 ';aril •• 0.1105 7 ')n • •4.05 ..tell 6 O6 le.00 .. 7.16 Men's Suits High-grade garnsent.. tailored In the latest �Aobvin in New imp..rta.! and domestic seleeted raterta). 81r valises at the following II ti IUM) 71140s'e Suite at $ M I9.1111 •• •• •• 7. 5 1160 • • 10.60 halo •• i:tM. •• 11•.50 20.00 •• '• 111.00 Boys Suits oat• ere nubby double-breasted styles, full etc knickerbockers. They are in ,utra:tiv•• new bade.' of grey. •.0d hi "wee Big price ,rutting f..r geick selling. til 5.01) Hos Suits fret 11.1.75 e • 7.t►►..» e. 1.25 ito 5.58 i0.ss •• 7.80 Men's Trousers Nearly 311 pains to ••leer et g -engine mue:ner ..ruing for every men. Buy an extra pair while they aro cheap 111.73 Men's Tendons st 1.30 4.5) '• ,• •. 1 31 .• Boys' Trousers Hoye Bloomer knkkere at following i.sdnc- t ion*. •1.00 nieker for 750 1.55 u 3.8') ., `1.15 SALE SATURDAY, 17th to 31st 3 WALTER C. PIkIDHAM AGENT FOR Peabody Over*na. .J