The Signal, 1924-12-11, Page 11, THE SIGNAL,
- GODERICH, ONT.
1111 1 MtItn rsun.
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WE ARE
READY FOR CHRISTMAS
Choose Your
Gifts from This. List
FOR "FATHER"
Pocket Natch
Cuff Link.
Tie fin.
Watch ('baits.
Emblemm Ring.
Fountain Pena
Signet King.
I'enril.
Belt Set.
Cigarette ('ase••
FOR"MOTHER"
Wrist Watch
Pearl !Necklace
Bar fins
Brooches
Mesh Bags
Bracelet.
Tea Set.
Cut Glass
Silverware
TOR "BROTHER"
m
Fountain Py
Belt Sets
Cigarette Case.
)(loci Ring.
F.veer.harp. Perils
FOR "BABY"
Itr celets
Baby Ring.
Necklet.
Bib Sets
Baby Spoon
Baby Sets
Broady Pim
('h11.1's ('up.
Nrrk Chains
FOR "HIM"
Walt -hes
Tie Pin.a.
('uff Lim
Fountain PensCigarette CabeCigarette Holger
Signet Ring.
Emblem Ring.
Belt Seta
Writ Watch
Sibert Set.
Fountain Veen.
Pendia
A full -stork of ('lock.. Sil-
verware, ('ut Glass. ('ups
and Saueerr. Candlesticks
and many new Neveltles.
FOR "SISTER"
Writ Watch
Pearl Necklace
Bar I'in
Bracelets
Brad.
Itte•artr'
Siltrr \a1.e.
Toilet Sets
Mr.h HagsEarrings
E. C.
FOR "HER"
Writ Watch
Pearl Nreklaee
Diamond Ring
liar Pins
Toilet tied. -
Mr.h Raft.
Fancy Rings
Earrings
Fountain Perm
Perch.
Siker Tra Sets
FOR "BROTHER'
Watch
Tie Pian
Watch ChainsStrap Wetted)
Cuff Linke
ROBERTSON
JEW ELLER
Authorized Dealer in Genuine Orange Blossom
Wedding Rings
East Side of Square
Engagement and
GODERICH
I Pater.
"NWe're at roLog a
tb s on
ort• inn
Wanderer
grandmother: that's a11."
I Su tall Uncle Peter and the little girl
Elgin-°wue.l by ('syn. Lawson.
1:. X. Carter -owned by Tht.:walon I in the fur cont who was lust Addle's
IItlls. 1 age left the toy department and eu-
riaribaldl--dw•ned by Jas. Parrsma.' tered the u%otor:u• 111.4 were wool'
Niii int ra-.•waned by ('apt Mel,o.l. I whirling trireme) thio east skit. streets.
T"d111 n-nn•nw1 by Al". l.aw.00.: Tbeyfound grandmother almost bells
J: 4'. Ford -owned by Wm. le.,nar.l• lege with crippled brads and feet, but
M-'(ir%Ih--ow•u Erie).
by Harte Dunlopeven rbeumatism could not prevent her
Vanderbilt--uw'ni�dby 'Hawley.
y.
fru bake' Erie).trove waking tbe r•'uw .lean and nest.
S44atn !UrgesRut there were no idols of Chrtatutas.
•
'
Nlary- Robert son -ow'nisi by Fred;' "Addle will be half dead with wined.
'Robertson. /' I tees after this Chriamas rush," alghtd
Passenger Steamers / grandmother.
Kolnln - own. d by Vanive'r and I 'And how about Addle'a Christmaer
ltutltiwll. naked Uncle Peter.
4'nusdlun. /t Graudmotber ,book her dhelry bead.
Valley (11y-ownid by' taliEvery ••Re are thankful If we can keep warn)
and RumIattl I name/ etwBgel to ,fur Christina..." rbc sighed. "I wanted
Ronny Boat). I to get aumethlnt;, but 1 could not."
1 Bruer. ho you mind If we help?"naked no•
Tray. steeled tri lake by I.e !nm de Peter.
• and sunk. ' jBina your kind hennas 1 shall de Ix
I'roprllnt' Ylugarr -owned by Joint I Ifahted:" A•ad graudmothcr smiled so
into k ('o.
•
I'r.ip•llerr li.•utle--owned t.y- - Kidd, I beautifully that Et h.1 could not help
i Propeller $eywaur-uwa.vl ' by .�+t t.iek that Addle Simpson was rich
iIleymottr. . ' In lust having such a grandmother.
Passenger bents made trimas deny, Uncle Peter and Addle had such a
Awtween Goderich and Southampton I th
busy hour after at 'Phi• big auto
and one. day per week went to Sar took In tine queerer[ loud -r small
ala. • i Christmas tree and a box of urnameuts
Steamer Clinton ran b•twecn Cod- -a .big basket of rtr°d tblugs. a chick.
Thereand Rat draw twice a week. I en and °rouges and nuts and raisins
Ther.' wax also: it line of .evefl '
propellors
running between Goderietf i and candy ,dud vegetables. and back to
THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY -
ITS WORK AND OBJECTS
I're.erv*tlon of Loral History One el
Its Chief Aiwa
(Contributed)
Since the (lode•rI.h historical $o•
.h-17 lila organized on November
12th last, the question has frequently
been asked: "What err the objects of
4111. S.oe'1eiyr
All local societies work In eonn.'c-
tion with the ($4tari', pu{.torl.al $o-
.-l"ty and their constitution defines
Lite object as follows:- in the
-The Society 'shall engage'
..dl.rtlon. Tweserratlan, exhibition.
and publication of material for tbe
study of history. especially the hire
tory of "Dlooi.ri.114- Acquiring docudocu-
mentsand mnnuseript.. obtaining
narratives and rw.erde of pl.rne•ere,
ondycting to library of historical 1r-
f,.•re•ne•, maintaining a library of tole-
1••ricnl portraiture, and historical
museum. Publishing and otherwise
m
diffusing Inforatlnn relative to the
lc
history .d (Goderb)."
To torahs.. shim we hare inserted
the word 1:esl,'rllh where Ontario
stands in the original. Ontar-
io
are very few towns In ntar-
lo where thethereare still living too
many citizens whose memory can
take them hack so close to the found -
Ing of the town. in a few yteers we
Khali be celebrating our hundredth
birthday. We have iwetwee'n seventy-
five and eighty citizens all over eigh-
ty years of age. whose memory of
early events is still very ...leer.
Get them to tell you about early
events and write their story down:
don't try to memorize it.
History is not ane• dry subject our
schools sometimes make it. but may
be a eoll..•tton of live personal nar-
rative that will give 1.w an Insight
into living .onditton. of fifty and.l
sixty y•rs 41(0 that should make
u. all a.ppreeinte theluxury w. en -
1
Christmas
Joys at
ROBERTSON'S
Oranges - Oranges - Oranges
Ripe,"lweet and juicy, from 25c to 90c a dozen
Nuts
Walnuts, Almonds, Filberts, Brazil, mixed or separate
25c a Ib.
Chocolates
40c s lb. -s 5 -Ib. box for $1.75
Christmas Candy 25c a ib.
Table Raisins 35c a package
Olives
We have them plain or stuffed, all sizes and prices.
Special Christmas Bottle of Olives, Celery, Nut and
Pimento, stuffed, for 50c.
For the Kiddies
A truck loaded with Kisses for 49c
The all important
The Christmas dike Yid Pudding
Currant*
2 lits. for
Sae
1
Needed Rai eine
2 Mi. for
2.341
Mixed
Peel
344. a lar.
1
Date.Ihe. for
tie
Shelled Walnuts
and Ahnond4
See a Ib.
We solicit your patronage
Follow the Christmas crowds to
C. M. Robertson's
Your Grocer
The Square, Goderich
Phone 164
and Chicago carrying flour for the the big drtwrtolent store where they
Buffalo G Lake Holton ItaiVray.
There
that had
here and
ilea and
tu.mwrae
any part
WOK a passenger steamer
boilers on deck. ran b.4weetl
Sarnia. ('aught In a rough
rolled loil.•re overboard. Can
give name of thin boat and
leular.?
litasiliz Lezmn
By CLARISSA MACKIE
joy today. ,
Try It ont. See how readily your
old friend. will talk about early
times --when fife stew•k market was
opposite the present Bank of Com-
merce -when there were no trees
around the court house. nothing but
gray.•I t•1 cover the mud of the swamp
-.when they used to skat.• thr.sigh
the cedar swamp hack of the British
Exchange hotel -when the po'stink's'
wan on ltritannia road near the Sun-
set hotel -and hundreds of similar
recollections that will interest you.
Yon will 444L wurprieed at the in-
fnrmatlon half-on-holr'. talk , will
bring scut. Writ.. down what they
tell you. it will all help later on,
to verify some other question that
may (..me rap. and In time give the
material for a complete hi.tory of
our town.
15*n't put this off until nest year:
do it title winter. it will help the
odd folks to pans the time pleasantly.
and you w111 be m►rpri•ed how mach
1? will benefit yotlrwelf.
Among the committees yet to ire
named by the Hintnrk'al Society are
one to interview and collect ,lata
from our older residents relative to
the .nrly activities of our town: an-
other. to arrange n history of sport in
4;od.ri -h. What , cricket, lacrosse.
baseball, hockey or curling records
ha yr I% I.' IV 1111 sporting records,
trophies. .111*.. medals, Mc.. can b'
I • Third. las one of the most Ins-
t prrt4ut lake porta. the history of
our navigation .hmtld are collected
end preserved..
These nee only suggestions rat
the 14.tiyiti.•• In which the Society
shodd engage thin winter. Are
I you Itfterent.si in any of them?
' I. there tiny other snhjw4t you
think would be of interest? -if so.
outline your plan. and prettiRtt It to
. the next meeting of the )toelety.
bought ,uwtortable clothing for gand-
Imother and Addie and some books autl
toys and a Lig doll. and back to the
teuement.
"Now for your gold watch. my dear."
said Uncle Peter as they weut out
I "Please, Uncle Peter. 1 don't want the
watch," said Ethel soberly. 'Take the
money for Addle 8tmpsoa'
JIVILIOW.44-4-*******4-21-11144-411441
• A • Song of Christmas
•
e► a
•
• Bl JAMES 1111i110M5 Ref Y
le
T was the day be.;
fore Chrtstmna, i
and the big de-
partwent store
wan croT'diedl
with people bur
vying to buy
gltta at the very i
last minute.
Ethel Mason;
and her Uncia
Peter rolled up
to the store In n
beenttf'ti motor-
car.
otorcar. for the Ma-
dar sons were very
wdopfrich and tired in
a marble house
up near the par►.
Uncle Peter bad promised Ethel a
gold watch for a Christmas present
and now they bad come to buy it;
but. first, they were going up to the
toy department so that Ethel might
see all the wonderful playthings.
Up In the toy department little Ad-
dle Simpson ran to and from bundle
counter to busy clerks every time one
of them called "Forty-three."'
Addis's number was "Forty three."
and every one called her by that nom•
way*+
IsA NT M. • rim. of l'hnalmae
elor foe r )0'. al a e,ft
And. I'.'mg II la ailed
leas' .rt
Owl 11 toe pure and •Vunr
linas of the heart. brimmed overt
filth U.a story of the .lar.
0J1 the ec.:o ..l chi:di.h ,niece
That will nu4-0te awry.
Ot the 11..re of the teaseled 00410
And the timeline clatter and beat
Or the drum that ((oohs to muster
Squadrons of aoarnfwring t.et
But, oh, let your voice fan fainter
'111. b1.nt with a minor ;yrs.
Too teml.er your pone with ahs beaaty
id the pity t;hr..t nein ahowa.
And sena one verse for the voiceless
And yet, ere the song be done.
A verse for the ears that bear not
And a verso for the sightless ogee
!or. though It be nose for singing
A merry Christmas a1ee.
Let ■ low. sweet voice of pathos
Hun through the melody.
RADIO PROGRAM
VW.' proem proeut to brief, week of
l ie sca.
n •r 14. 1V(4Y. Ite•liene•
,.c. X. L'.. °,•neral Electric t'om
ploy. Taal k11(wyele" (3S0 meter.),
I:4I•lern standard time.
Sunday. December 14. 10.90rye.141.-
geie• of Etc.. ilutrh Reformed
shun 11..f.lbuny. N 1 . the Iter. It.rtw'rt
Wy.koff. pastor.
333333p.m. Pr...raw by 41'441'4411:'(.$)in-
phont' Orcheetrt. Leo Killeen. eln.lul
tar Murton Brewer. woven°, soloist.
5.04 pm. -.organ recital by Ile.
Frank SIII Rogers. from St. reler'.
Episcopal church, .Albany. X. Y.
7:to p.m.-R.-ryie• of Fir.t Dutch
Reformed (doing., Albany.. N. Y.
9.(5) p.m. - 1`t . r.nu o4f ymphony
musk. by Wy1t1.rf .tstoria (orchestra.
New k'.rrk, also bruaek•a.t by 337%.
• Monday. Ik' .•mh.•r 15. 7 15 p.m.-
Program by Walter lte:IL'b•.. tenor•
Edward A. Rile, 4101i14 I:fuyacui
Trombint. cello: and Will 41reh. tr•t.
Tuesday. 1ti..•luls r 114. 44.30 'p.m.--
Prrgram by Rotel Ten Eyck' Trio,
Albany.. N. T.
I 7.45 p.m.--conneTt oP .Ubuny ('um -
wonky ('hues. of 111011 roh.•s frofromElmer4'hll la'ellor'w Ilall. AlbanElmer
llama rsh. dtr.•tur.
11.20 p.m.- 1rgau reh
cital by $teg-
eu E. I J1.-Iiir. fried I'ro.•ttir's liar-
' mann. It'•..•ker IL•all. Aitken?_ N. V
t\'wlnewlay. 1h..•ndw•r 17. 6.330 p.m.
.tdv,'gtnr.• -bay from . j.ruth's Com-
panion.
'om-
p anion.
Thur'.lay. I1. c. mb•r 1•. 14.30 9.11.
Mu.i.• by hotel Ten Ey.'k trio.
,Albany. X. Y.
' 7.43 p.m.- A Few Moments with
New hooks." by 1.. L. Hopkins, aa-
sistant litirarion General Ele.'trle
1 „mtly,
*MOfrau.-Tst11--..---"lt,+(dsr -
lads," to 1)r. Charles Alexander
Rlchm.iud. president of UnionCol-
1I lege. S.•h.ne Lady. N. V. .
14.1:. p.m.--Cloonedy. "Wwhlilog
i 11441.." dry Salisbury Field. presented
by 1\'I:Y ('layers. Edward i1. Smith.
dlr..•tor; music by the Wirt' Or-
.•heet ra.
•es 1 to 8
•
11.344 p.m.---ttrgnn recital hy Steph-
en E. Itois.I.ir from Proctor's llar-
mautts itle,ek••r Ha11.` Albany. N. _Y.
Friday. IN.•..totter 114, 7.43 p.m.-
Health Talk. New York State Depart-
ment of 11.1.111..
(.4.4g) p.m.- Address. "Religious in-
fluenee• In ('oll.}'ew," by Wafren. C.
ens Tnyler. associate profit -Poor of ('Ivil
}:nglueering. Union College. Weheno.e-
turfy. N. Y.
.y `5.13 p.m. --Reading of Dk•k.'ns'
I •Y'hristnm. ,('arol." hr Edward 11.
Smith'i mush' by the WGY Ors. wutra.
ill.:lll p.m.= -Program hy the Blue
Bird Dance Orchestra.
Kntur.lay. f)..emb'r 20. 9.30 p.m.-
.: Inure musk. by 1'htl Itotnano's Or-
. hearts. from the Noisy K••nmere
Motel, Albany: popular .ongw.
No Hurry
The telephone bell rang with anx-
ious persiste•ne• The doctor au.wered
! the cull.
"•Y.•••?" he said.
• -rah, .1.s•tor," a•Ild a worried voler,
••..tm.•ttoing ho+ happened to my wife.
1fer mouth seems set ami she can't
`ay a word."
•'I'erhaps she has loe•kjaw?' said
the m..11esl men.
-1.t you think so? Well, If you are
round this war some time next week
I wi.h you would look In and see
what you can do for her."
OODERI('H MERCHANT RtARINE
A holt-hour's talk recently devel-
oped the fait that the lake trade of
(iod,'rieh hue always lesp of e•onsid- -
er'sble importance. The following
list of boats owned and fronting 0144
of Goderich is not by any mean..
emlplet and h publlahed only 1n
the hope that someone will fill, out
the missing Information, correct any
.rrnr.. and gin.• any additional Inform
ntlen he may have:
Sehoonera
Mary Wnt.on.
Two Strother..
Levi Patton .Capt. John • Spence.
Joseprla WIlann--a'apt. I.nngdon
(3.000 btshel's1.
Nemeala-owned by Leonard and
ripens.
Lily notary -owned by Capt.
1)n newt'. -
Annexatkln--etwned hy Christo-
pher ('rahb.
. Tecttm14e•h---0 rn.fl hy il. Horton,
Rnmhle & Co. (12.000 bushel.).
Jennie k1. halt-- ownal by Van
Every Ind Rumbalt.
Ontario (built here( ---owned by
Seymour (captclty 11.000 bushels
grain).
ltathburne-owned by Wm. 1..'
KoIfage-owned by ilicLeod and
M arl'we n.
M. C. ('emeron-(rwned by Win. Les.
•.
Sophie (built here) -awned by
Marlton and Jo.. Wllllstn..
Maitland awned by (lnwpany.
Evening Stat -owned by Tborhnrn
1t probably never will he known
%lint became of Ambrose `mall or
who started crow -wort puzzl.w. • Kit-
chener lte-ord.
•
"t1 1 was XT JOB TUNAS wits. ea no
culla • O'rLxa Casa 01 OaAZDSCTICIIIL
tier. I don't think many of then
knew her real name.
"Hurry along there. Forty-three['
maid the cle'k. "What's the :tatter
wttb you tonight?'
Ethel watched Addle go to the bea-
dle counter and cons. running back
with the percale. and Ethel laughed.
"What are you laughing at. Ethel?
sated Uncle Peter.
Ethel told him. "She jump like a
'act -lin -the -box. Uncle Peter."
Bet Uzbek Peter did not laugh. "She
la very treed." he said gravely. "Per-
haps she wishes. that she was going to
have a Christmas tree In the moraine
and have a nice dinner afterward-"
„Perhaps she ta, Uncle Peter," said
Ethel, pouting, for she did rat like W
be reminded of poor People.
"Beall we and oat?' be asked. and
be walked right np to the bundle mew
tar and asked Party -three whore she
deed sad what was her real mars.
Addie looked (rightened. "I \av(t't
Gena earthing wrong." she said tia.
fitlB7. "if 1 bee my )44) there will be
aaa
so a(to tate ears of gresrdieMhor•-
'Tfaa't wages. Addled aw11 d Cads
.'►both Fowl Supper's
Tow'nsp..pl. are I.•.I rning more
and more to appr.e-ins.- the fow•1 sup- •
p•rs which are Ming proylded at
many of the country .•hiire•hes dur-
Ing thin Nelsen, and as she ear has.
made distance n small eon.ideration
one fin.ls them often far afield swell-
Inc tit.• erredm anal helping h, make
'sob on., a real .in..•... To some of
those who have er(Joy.d the ab►n
dan.e of good thing;'at flu• .uppers
it may be Illuminating to learn what
each family .um asked to donate to
One of those re'.ntlt• held: four
r•hlekena dres.e.l and cookml, a big
pet of potato.s well creamed, gravy.
battered bread. cream. milk. butter.
cake. pies. tarts, jelly and pickle..
771.• t..wn women may nay. Wl ycy1,
but three have only one suet, call in
the year. while con,. of um have .e•1,
eral smaller ones each week." True
enough. irn"Ibly, hitt the print we
wish to emphasize 1. the amount of
labor involved in preparing theme
stopper.. .added to all thin one mast
consider. too. the distances thee...
things must toe token, and In male
.n sew fnnd.gnat. faeilitb'- for nerv-
ing as cemtaret with our ,'om-
1,1.te kitchen e.tulpmente In Sunday
se hoods. All honor to the women of
f]NITED, 1'ublIsbers.
Reaa-
For Christma
Our .tock of Groceries.
Fruits and Vegetables is
eomplete, really for -the
Christmas buyer.
ORANGES
Fancy California Navel
Oranges in the hest brand,
sweet and juicy, from
30c to 60c per doz
.
GRAPE FRUiT
Large and full of juice,
at•3 for 25c
GRAPES
Almeriu'S (Spanish), Saw
('alifnrnia Emperors, at..
250 lb
CRANBERRIES
Eatmor Brand.2 abs. 25c
VEGETABLES
"Ice Berg" (lead I,et-
tuee. Brussels Sprouts, Cel-
ery; Sweet Potatoes, ('ab
tinge, Carrots, Hubbard
Squash.
NUTS AND CANDIES
We will appreciate your
Christmas order
Schaefer's Grocery
14,011.• _'I" \V. Deliver
our neat commnniti.. AV 410 ..o gener-
ously ere of their time, energy nnd
rtnlr}taue.• for the g.od of thri'
.1.I ch. Rmau«e• their churehe.a are
smaller does not mean that their
labors are tem than those of their
urban sisters.--Orillla Times.
Gory For Good
A entered the vestibule of an
hotel and .placed hi. umbrella In tit•
Mand. but before going uprtalry he
tied to the 'indwells a card on which
he hail written : "N.B. -MIA um-
bre.11a below. to n champion boxer.
Beek In ten minutes."
in twenty minutes he returned. but
the umbrella wa. gone. The earn,
however. waw still there, and on it
someone had written: "J'.S.--1'm-
hrelln taken by a • hnmpion long dis-
tan,•. runner. Won't t..• buck et a11."
Christmas Gift Suggestions
Let us help you answer the worrying question, What Shall I Give?
We list below some items from the largest Christmas stock ever shown by us
French Ivory
Parker Fountain Pens
Cigar Cases
Razors
Brownie Cameras
Narcissus •Bulb Bowls
Perfumes
Kodaka Chocolates
Pipes and Cigar
Baby Brush and Comb •Hot Water Bibles
Trays -___ _- - - -- Powder Puffs
Stationery
Greeting Cards Tobacco Pouches
Thermos Bottles
Shaving Mirror
Compacts Shaving Lotions
Ebony '1
Snapshot Albums
Parker Pencils Cigarette Cases
Toilet Water Shaving Brushes Snapshot Calendars
We invite your inspection and any article chosen will be put away for you until required
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H. C. DUNLOP
Phone No. 1 THIS REXALL DRUG STORE Goderich
r...e...a.n.