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The Signal, 1928-8-2, Page 1 -r **r -t . A' it '- • • ti 1 A Business Is Judged by the Stationery it uses. The kind that means Dignity --Success -- Good Taste --the kind turned out by The Signal's Job Department. Aggressive Advertising is the key to success in merchan- dising. As a medium for reaching the people of Goderich and district The SIGNAL is unsurpassed. EIGHT\--FIReT YEAR NO. 31. GODERICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY. AUGUST 2, 14128 l'IIE SIGNAL PRINTING CO, LIMITED. Publishers. JUDGMENT GIVEN BY JUDGE LEWIS ON BLYTH ASSESSMENTS Twenty-three Appeals from Court of Revision Decided by County Judge Judge Lewis this week Lauded out his judgment, in the Blyth assessment appeals. L. E. Ihlncey was counsel fur the nppelluata and it. Vanetoue for the village corporation. The judgjueut is as Wltecrsl --- I halve given this matter cwnsider` --toric attention and every_ aaportuaity to counsel fur the apkglh►nts. and the +-bttukitsellty to key 'the me. From the evidence It appears that the munch of the municipality, wish- ing to assist their village by raisins the assessment and lowering the nate, asked the assessor of 1tr.I to meet them turd dkuss the situation. Ile re- fused. The council appointed a new essreoirr for 11/25, and to January, 1925, a meeting of the council was called by thb clerk of the municipality, at which all of the taruncil end the new asstsa.'r attended. All oke difereut assessments sere gone over and in a number of cases pedcil marks of .the changes proposed were made un the assessment roll of 1tt7 which they had before thew. The new assessor, under uukh, Wales that he did tent take the amounts so settled upon as abso- lute. but used his own judgment, stating he had lived hi the village for • great ninny- years and knew all the properties ansa their values and that be did not dlaeuse the values of any properties or make the Inquiries sug- gested by the statute or 1 raonelly In- spiret the properties unless when he Went around with the final uutlt•e of assessment, and then in very few cases. over sixty taxpayers appealed to the Court of Iteviaiun. The (bort of Revision. which consls'ed or five members of the council, which had tent In a .,4111 to revise the tax list with the new assessor. decided these sixty cases. Tsenty•thr.e of the appellants to the Court of Revision appealed to the County Judge and oil June '.911th court was held in the town IN[I1, Blyth. by the County Judge and evidence was taken. Further adjournment was held July Otb for the same purparse and at the same place and. rt still further court was held July 'Silt fetor to July Pub. connse! for the muulctp[lity employed an expert to look over the properties ..f the twenty-three appel- lants. This coming to the knowledge of the counsel for the appellants, he -tatkd the expert eauiiloyed by the mu- nicipality uniipality as his witness, stating that they would be satisfied with what he had decided was the value; and tb ' witness, Thug. licl.eau, who was a man of knowledge and had been assessor of the weight oring town of \\'lugham fer many years and bud had greet experi- ence. gave his evidence and produeed a list of tine twenty•three properties with what he thought was the props' valve of same. t.M(Mr these circumstances and after 1 listening to tae examination and ;truss -examination ty counsel of the kl expertcaltI.ean, as to his knowl- his 7Meede of arriving at the and that he had spent consider - time over game, 1 have cume to the conclusion (list. with some few chaugell suggested to me by the evi- dence written and verbal, i will Ile do - lag Justice in the matters to dispute between tl{} parties by upholding the appeal* an waking their assessments for the year Menti as follows: G. M. Cbam'bers has an assessment of $'tote on a mitnt lit between the town hall and Gidley's more. I would cut the assessment urs IWs property -- dews to POO. Mr. Wm. Johnston has to business tax of $$00 on hie hotel property. 1 1rNl this tax should be reduced to *200. James Lock's., $533. . Stanley Sibthorpe, $:,-A. .Nathan Johnston, $550. Nathan Johnston. $450. }:arl Magee, $275. • Wm. Jobnutoh, $3500, plus $200 buil- ales tee, Mary J. etutma;.1. _ .-_. E. l'. Lanndy, $900. C. K. Taylor, $1:iO0. Mrs. C. J. Culclongh, $625. Albert Taylor, 8050. W. I). McLenrr, $473. W. D. McLean, $323. J. II. R. Elliott, *2450. phis $325 basket's tax. J. 11. It. Elliott, 01920. S. A. Ihggrlestone. *24.50. polus fit. -to business tax. J. We'ymimth, $1713. .1.•C. Ileffron, $200. Lorne $ertmegeour, $1000. Henry 'Hoover, $1250. Mn. Robert Craig. $3:4). Mnrgnret Tierney. *07.5. David Cowan, $750. Vomits Kelly, $202.5. Thnmaa Kelly, $075. II. M. Chambers, $3400. G. M. ehnmheri, $1000. Ellen Thompson, $:.50. In using the schedule of values made by the expert witneea, McLean, ng a guide along with the rest of the evi- dence and my Inspection of the prop. Pedes. 1 have endeavored to ascertain the rent wnl ie. In hla evidence, the $ s aa, r says he put the aesesamen( at a great reduction of the real vain, which, of comes, Is contrary to ate to te. 'The saaerrsor for 1924. while making his affidavit verifying the roll *or 1112a, did not before starting on his aseesR- BL§CKSOX LOSE TO ! EXETER IN LEAGUE GAME Would have Taker' Frith»',, Harte but for the Rain The past week has Leen a rather unlucky nue for the Illacksox. On Friday last they went to Exeter to play the scheduled game in the Ilurou County league, and out for the rain whleh came at a moat inopportune time they would no doubt have come home the winners of the game and the undis- puted leaders 1u the League. The score was 2.1 in favor of Goderich and there was nue out . 111 Exeter's lifth time at hat when 5 pelting rain put an end to the game. If the innings had been finished the game would have been . counted. Fritzley pitched this galwe fur fled•skh. -t The postponed game was played at Exeter ou Monday, and thls happened to be one of biome days known to all bawled' teams when the jinx is at 'min-_ liaii -Effn Lixts 1a lviiltid -Mf took eleven rune 111 the tint three le- ttings and the final score was I1.3. Fritzley started for Goderich and was succeeded by Tunney, and Marney fin- ished the game. On Wednesday the bolls played the fast Stratford team, of the Intereounty League, iu the home grounds. and al- though the vtRitors won it was a good game and will help keep the Itluekenx la trim for succeeding gators. ni the season. Stratford i_.-4loderkh 3 The faun that passel up the Strut- ford-4kalerieh laiseball game on Wed- nesday night missed one of the test gates of the season. Thrrugli juries and players away the Guderich team could not field their reviler nine. (waving to call on "Ernie" 1'riitliam ti help them nut. Strut fort started strong with three nine in the'flr-t, but Goderich came tight back with two on four clean hits. The home tenni had a chance to snore again In the third. when Barclay made a nhe running catch uu Iladdouk drive which looked goal for two Magee. Two men were on at the time. Turney pitched n rood game and with a little better mimed, wro:td have won. The return gnme will he placed In $tratforl on Satur- det. The box scare: Stranford i' twwlt. rf Pugh. as All 11 11 F. 5 1 2 0 8 0 0 0 Litrelle, an 4 1 1 1 Ttarein v, 1f 4 1 2 0 Knetchel, Ib 4 7i Feryrnann. of .2 1 1 -0 Brown. ^_f. 4 1 0 0 McKenzie, c 4 1 0 1 Marks. p A 0 2 0 Gee. p 1 - 0 0 0 The News of the Town Politie4an and Hertietuan Earl Howe. M.l'.. is said'to he the youngest member of the House of Cum mans and the only member- of the Huutee who ie driving race horses this year. Ile will to ss•a in action at (Joderieh rate meet August lith. Public Meeting Friday Night In connection with the proposed cele- bration of the one hundredth miniver - eery of the opening of the 1lurou road, a public meeting will be held in the town hall on Friday evening of thla week, at 8 o'clock, to organize a local committee to act in t'.•11j1111et lull wilt[ the committees freal-soh ties along the road. All are Invited to attend and take pats it elm motet lug. Citi* Holiday Ni -‘t months; Maple Leaf Chapter Rona''. t4% .1 t.ttniettiot( of $2.1 to the fund for the expenses of the Goderich baud trip to the'Purouto Eshlbitiou has been received from the duple Leaf Chapter, I.0.D.E. This duuetion is greatly ap- preciated by the band boys. Any fur- ther contributions w111 be gkadly re- teiiea by Bandmaster Wilkiison, or they may be tett at either of the local newspaper offices. The band is dili- gently practising the test piece for the competition, which takes place- this year ou Thursday, August 11101. tI.1 ,r \laci:wuu ha, i -.noel a pro -1 elaunalwh calling ulnas .i..iu•us to oh -, serve Monday next, .tugrlst 0th, as civic holiday. Real Estate Changes J. \1'. Armstrong Las b aught J. Ii• Juhnslou's residence properly on Brl• tannin rood. Three houses belonging to the estate of the late D. A. M,•1.aten •Lore !weal sold. Ben Goldthorpe is the purchatter of the biose at the corner of Victoria and Napier streets; lrevid McMillan has bought the place 011 Napier street,' ti Armco .. Cooke- M-4,ne a aifvbaser of the Newgate Street property. Garden Party at M. Auguatlse An (vent of meal week w•ht• h will oto --- Nelle and Schoen flub 'Ilse \•u•toria Mane as..l School Club held a successful pion,•• :t Herber Park on Wednesday afternoon. The weather was Ideal for the event and, there was a large attendants, about one huudred 'children aut. ditty adults being present. Games acre indulged in by old and young and all . pre -tent ' had an enjoyable afterh.sat's °mtiue.. This was tine first plenty the Club has held and It will likely les -me au an- nual event. The Garden Party at Lailhwaile a The garden Harty held Thursday el ening last at the home of Mr. and I Mrs. George I.althwalte. Iluron reed,' under the auspices of the Godlricla Township Hospital Auxiliary, was Ia most sucesaful event. A snbetanta(l supper was aer.ed oat the spu•;uga} lawn. and beton• the formal pro. am co1naue(iISMl there 51114 nu' 1.I ortuhit) to examine the various objects of tnteredt- w•hich make the Lnitliwuite home so -delightful a place to visit, Dr,_ Whitely acted as chairman for the pro- gram, which iuctn,hsl nol»•r. by- Harv-ey Me4;ec. the Auburn .. mnlinu, a recitation by Mi-'- Elsie Winter. an instrumental duet by Mr. and Mrs. Maitland Driver, solo. by Mr. Norman, and an address by Reeve Cox. Tonere was a large otten(l- anee. the rveelpte being *1411 The proceeds Ire to be deed In p r. -I i.ing Ilnolcum for the lower hall ..f the hospital. The ladles of the Hospital Auxiliary wish to thank Mr. Litith•w-atte for the use of his groounds, and all others wise helped to'mike tine tr'eas'on a sacceaa 34 -0 10 2 AB R H E Monier. -lb ........4 1 2 0 Wood, 1M' 4 2 1 1 Harbor Notes The steamer Valcartier arrived front Fort William on Wednesday tight with cargo of 203,000 Intshels of wbent for the Western Calindll Flour Mills elevator. The steamer Vivo arrived. ltRht. from Windsor on Tuesday night and on Wednesday took on n c,r rgo of about ,(4514 canes of ennnrrt goods T canned goods will le taken to Fort William by haat and then shipped to points in the Western PrdrInees. As reported in The Signal last week. the canned souls were brought here by k from the Dominion Oaaners' Inc - Carrick. ef 2 Duquette, Ab 2 Haddon. K 4 Donnelly. rt 4 Pheerdown, 1b 3 Prldbam, ss $ Tuney, p O 2 0 O 1 0 n 0 41 O 0 0 0 1 0 O 0 1 floc re by innings: R RTC Strntfonl ..3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0---41 10 2 Goderich ...2 0 0 0 (1 4) 0 1-:t 9 3 Fmpines--Penn nt plate. Turner on bases. • SURPLUS FROM DOMINION DAY CELEBRATION Town Treasury Benefits to Extetat of *104.33 -- A meeting of the laomltl n dray celebration eon mitt 4' was held at the town ball on Tuesday evening to pass accounts and close isp other mutters 1n ennnection with the celebration held July 2nd. The treasurer reported a surpl ue of $16e.33 after paving all ne- ennnts and returning the money nd- vetned from the town trearniry to finance the celebration. It was da Weil in hand thls sanding over to the tow-n. yy The flnlikeial statement Is as fol- lows: Reeelpts .tdvan.s front town * 230 (10 Gotte recc11119 1442 77, I'oard•esion, 20 (41 41101 73 Expenditures Prizes for parade $ 100 00 children's games - 20 15 )1441111Isfind cops tT:1 40 lista . 1(1 (al Secretory 2:0 110 1111seb1111, efr _ *10 34 A,J erttalrag 191 33 Rnln Ins,lrnlwp 119 00 Advance from togf;;} 0--2 $1700 42 Surplus . ..,. l(4t;T3 41701 75 ment or nt env time take any .lith of 0111.e. in reference to the ensu. 1 find that the evidence of tiny of the witnesses who attended for such pnrpse should to paid by the eorp.rntlon And thal. the expert witness. McLean, shoot(' he allowed $2,1 for his three dsys• work and expenses In making np sold mew- dalei allow the mum of 340 pR all the other wltneaaa Givenat ncxerleh the! lM4h Aay of inly, A.P. 1923. E. N LEWIS, Judge, Baron. 4 ht atttart• a -large r rove.' w ill garden tl:trty all the church ,rounds at i u . t. Augustine.t is -Ail -hi h Wednes- day evening. Augnal nth[. After sup -1 per a six-Irlece orchestra will be on Lund for dala•iug au.l there w111 be other amusements for young and old. : An Enjoyabte Outtng About fifteen meatier.. of the boys' .•lu►Ir of tit. George's church held an eu- ioyable pntlttg on '111esday at Itogie's iseteh, which is located on the tales -`.ore about six miles north of God- erieb. The eboirtaaster,'Mr. C. A. R. Wilkinson -was in charge of the buys. Through the ktndnees of a' number of eltlzene of town the picnickers were taken to and from the grounds in car-. Mr. Wilkinson takes a keen interest in the junior members of his choir and -this ells only one of a number of tdml- lar outings held during the year. diem Collegiate Inotltute Teachers The Collegiate Institute is•.1t-d has engagced Mtss B. M. Shcldey, R.A., (Queen's', a.. teacher of (lassies. Mins Shepley Itis had nine years- experi- ence In teaching, the last two years teaching classics in Fergus High School. and hits leen highly recom- mended to the board. She has this year obtained elasskal sueelallet standing at the Ontario College of Edu- cotiuu. Her Lome Is at Amherstburg. The commercial departractit of the Collegiate Inetltute will be in charge of Miss Barter. B.A., ,,f Toronto. !Ilse Barber Is a graduate of the University of Toronto, has commercial specialist standing, and lea hprot teaching 4om- aerrLl Wort for two years at Fort Framer. ('itrk Holiday Rare Meet • Monday next t nteP melt day tr (;o,lerich. The two Ihous11ii1.ldlitr stake races are attracting wtdeispreud attention In Westeru Ontario and a great crowd w ill no doubt 'Le iu terga ' Tb s e iif €st bones. In 'Ile- rrovLue I perform. Entries for the 2.rII class race promise an additional awaiting, event, and horsemen are looking for - TOURISTS COME PLANS IN PROGRESS FROM MANY POINTS I Camping lir Is al Harbor Park • FOR CELEBRATION attrart Melly Visitors The tourist camping grounds uu the lake buck at the rear of the Park (louse hair leen visited by a great many tourists this summer. Soule nights us twiny as twelve or fifteen tents are set up 0u the grounds. Mr. Jus. 11. Johnston le W charge of the re- fresl[meut booth In the Kest end of the Park (louse adjoining the tourist grounds and there Is every convenience for visitors. During the past aeeek- siute Thursday. July 211th, -the follow- ing cu5giers visited the grounds. and the list it interesting its showing the wide range from which the tourists tome to sojourn for a while: Whew .. W. A. ltevell, Toronto. 11..1. Sutlerlaud, Loudon, Mrs. 11. Sutlerkund, London. W. H. Parnell, Newbury. U. in. ttitrualt Newbury. W. C. Parnell, Newbury. Mrs: C. W..U'Brleu, Wyandotte. Mich. • Mrs. F. Itayster, Wyandotte, Mich. Elmer Haul Cook, Detroit. G. l.awlertua, 1'urt Clintons OLIO. Arian l►Ier. Curlke, Ohio. ' Anna M. Pier. (;agave, Ohio. Mrs. F. lawbertus, Port Clinton, 1 sans although 11►mg 1 IP rout K'1 Ohio. 11. \\'alters, Curtke, Ohto. Mr. anti Mrs. N. Fry. Wingbam. Mr. . and Mrs.' Earl Smith, Pott' llurun. -. Mr. anti Mrs. ' W. F. Miller, fort •Huron. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. McBride, Lon- _ - 7aeTt 3Togrfdge, 1ngnt; Ont. John Mc\air. Brussels. Mors. J. McNair, Brussels. Betty Weisman, Galt. Martin McNair, 1T...s ... - Wtltrtvl Gnoldeue, Preston.. I.flliuu Grnystone. l'reatun. F. J. Lewin Toledo. • Mr. and Mrs. Fred :lmee. Sarnia. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold lent, Sarnia. Peter Krebiehl, ('law'sea, - Mich Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Krebtehl, Royal Oak, Mich. C. M. Porter. Samir. C. F. Weloti. Detroit. Earl MGu•htan. Brunsels. J. ,lollyer. London. J. t'. Sweet, Sarnia. 1'. ltoulston, Stratford. '\t'. Routston. Ripley. -E. t;: Granger: 1tarnta. Mrs. E. S. (.ranger. Sarnia. E. Solomon. Stretford. Mr. and Mrs. W. Ellne n, Re an Mr. and Mrs. R. iI. 7lofottktn, Strat- ford. F.. Scholtrhntier, Stratford. li. Brinker. Toledo. G. W. Borden us, Toledo. D. Brinker. Toledo. •Mrs.` 11. grittier. 'folede, Dr. and Mrs. II. A. Hamilton, High- lind Park. Mr. andt. ft: O. Merritt. DaytoS. s. Fall" Windsor. Mr. and Mee. WI am . JIamltton. A. 11. 11014-14110,14n. Men ford. W. ii. Itnrteh. Saginaw, Mich. --Lnwretice W. ytntll6, Saginaw. \V. E. Wileon. Window. • H. Sp*y. tmtalotu. J. 1•:. Markley, T1'troit BMs E. Barkley. iketrolt. Barkley. TMtretl: - Mr. and Mrs. A. Thorne, London. Victor Thorne, London. Leonard Thorne. London. Bruee Thorne. London. Ttlll Shaw. Tesndon. Mr. and Mrs. if. Oabnrn, nuelpb. Mro, More Mn.'T►onnld. Toronto. Marie Mnellonnld. Toronto. itntty Mnelkrn1114l. Toronto. Mrs. E. Colwell. Toronto: •}Yank Sinunnns. ltny ('Ity, Mich. R. S. itrow'ne. ('hlcego. !puny Miller. Kitchener. Jos. N. Andersen. i'TillatTiViln.. Finlay Amite-4eoh, 1'lIladelphIs. Donald Amlere:on. J'llilndetphln. Ellie Andersosn. Phlladclp hin. Clitren.,e Edge. l'h11ode1phin. -Roy -Smith. Sternen. Howard Ketch. Sarna. C. 1. Teachnnte. iietmit. tiny Cordonnitr, 1stytoh. Mr. Nn.l Mrs. James. -1k'tr ler ward to a great afteruoou'e, spurt. The first nate will be called at•2 onitteL 14Iiarje. A Inr a gang of men is working /'n the big new grandstand, which w111 be sufficiently oemplelcd to afford seating nmomm,ota i 1 1 b l I '11 hot be on. ON SEPTEMBER 3RD Municipalities from Goderich to Stratford to Co►nmemorate Opening of Huron Road On Thursd:ry lust a weetitrg was held at Seiifortli to consider plans for :he pi.ga..e5t ce•:el.ration of the eom- plellon of the travel road from Strat- ford to Go,lerk-li and the centennial ..._..._. the bulldlug'o( the tient r,ri.l through the Uttrll Iraet uejiressutalir5:p from_ Stratford, Mitchell, Seaforh. Clinton nu.l Goderich Kew present, those fritts_. this town being Mayor Macinvar. ••' tier,J!et'uty itlnv, Cr,[t$Ip, Councillor balite, Town -t'letk' Kne ,- Messrs. G. 1,. Parsons am! S. 11. Croft. It Is proposed •tit have the eelebrn- nnn un I.nll..r 1hiy. •Septemior ard, eommenciug In. the warning 11t Strat- ford, and pr.N•eeding threugl )lilele:l, Se11tortli and Clinton to 1hilertch, where the final proceedings of the Clay are to take place At tench prow some part of the pr+ trntn will be carried out, and slew it Is proposed to have suitable rt•MnI.nite1 nt verbal.. I«oits on the route where cairns are 10 he built as memorials .'t historicatoms or p'rem1ages of p ' •me in the riy -history-of- rite t+rtetr-At--tW h-.-- place the tow!' band %vitt 'lint out and nett (Iw pored!. Ili -it,:-w.'stward pro___ groes, seo that by the time G.alerit•lt is reached there should be a distlnt1 musical flavor to the eelebratiem. Hon -tt-- 1+ _Henry.--Minf+ter,sf_- ighways. ham Incepted the invitation to take part-a-41w---promediumeef .the- -any. and Iniu11ih,ut are toeltlt* issued -- also to Premiers King :and 1,o -omen. Hou: 11. II. Bennett. Col. Otter. lion. .lanes Mal.ulil. tion. \e. 1►. Euler. the menders of Parliament • ltd Legisla- ture for the counties of. Huron and (trove, the Wardens of tlu' two .eoun- tirs nod n[cmlers of the municipal ,onsails. • Another mteeting will he held at Seaford( next Thes.lry ravening to carry ton the work ..f preparation. The Sharman Shoe Store ('losing With the retirement from business of Mr. \\'nn. Sharman, and the clotting of the Sharman' Ante store, the adver- tisement of .the business disappears •thts week from the eolmmns of The Slgt[alr where it hos had n 'deep for a great many years. There cannot be ninny teeeglle now living in Coderieh • w•ho,an retuemter when there was not l as -slice business at the coruer of East 1 street 91141 tl'e &quare. Mr. 14hnrman lnforma us that it 51-' 1n 11491 that be Lawn Bowling Notes .1 rink tourinanent was held at the loon 1 greens on Monday evetring.- The prize -winners were: lest. J. Newcombe, 0. faun. E. Cowan 111a1 J. grophey : 2n.1. E. 0. Robertson, R. Bisset. 4'. Back and 1`. Hint. Twelve player participated in the tourrnn a afternome. The prize -winners were W. C. Pridlinm I bought out Mr. Downing. and lung be- fore tient the business had been there. ler different nauwe Mr.. Sharman has had a long and honorable bnslnees cheer, and has well earned Il[e leisure which se trust he will enjoy for many years. !inflations to Muskoka llonpilal The treneurer of the Muskoka Ilospi- ial for Consumptives desIl•s gratefully to acknowledge the following eontrihu- . Gone rereeived In (loerltl by the field secretary of tie National ,Sanitarium A1Yoelatbn_ W L. Forrest 410: Gud- eetch' Organ Co, *3; Drs. ,Whitely k Martin. 35; i. M. Mabee, D.D.S.. $2; C. Wurte:e. $2; Signal 'I'rhnting 1'.... $2 H. C. Dunlop. 82; Mrs. Peter \p•Ewan, $2: i...1. it:aker. $2; A. Cgrtitiei 1. $2; --Mitte •1*. R. torr tear: f$-: -*r, 31:D. M. ta'Itrien. 31; I'. F. Carey, 31; ! J. D.Mi•M:nnia, $1: 1.. I.. Knox. $1: J. it. Wheeler. SI: J. J. •Melewen. $1: J. 1','. 'Armstrong. $1:-T7Wiirretter. 31 M. itnhins. it :.1. 4'. (?not. *1 to teiry WtNNTED -, t 00.1J4D OF TRADE iii -:o A. REiD, ' and Geo. Mumhy. Secretary-Trensnrer. Toronto. Twelve local howlers took part rn it I , tournament el Ptootch doubles at - WIngham nn Wednesday. J. R. Wheeler and Ii. McNee won first prize in the tory at Exeter and c'or'e' in the muni- Bret event. • riled freight shed. It is stated tiaL__ A. number of itowTeT5 from town e1. the steamer will return again for an- pert to take part In tournaments At other cargo for the Maritime Provinces. S.'4forth end Btrntfond nn Thursday Dredging operations In the east end and Frieny evenings of thus week. of the harbor will be commencer) shortly. Igen are et work "'tripping" Crops in Huron County the old steamer Scotia. Ir. a normal year It is rather un - The .inekson ('•snstna•tlon Company. usual to find fnrusers rutting alfalfa who 1151P the ennfraet for the neon- hn, when' and barley to nhe loality struction wok on the north pier. hare opt the same tiny. This year the heavy n nnmler M men en hand preperhert rnlentt farm trtteirteteit with plans, and things for the mein work, which will instend of having an intermis.•lon be- t* rot tinder way Mon. Iwren having and 11arre(et both opern• A.nnmher M cement blocks for the tions ore IN•Ing carried on at the same eonnuetlon work on the south Ilaaea- ' ' were made the past week. The men Tlie lay crop in general Is goof and of ti.• nquality. The plaid per acre PitMado Wins the Cup 1 The final flight far .444 bind. Wider , lbt it pive* of tier Lafrrk'll Tt.i Club was se'liedt0ed for Inst week ends Won 31ert1Nruf, t off Ih. Idt4 44-151,Te hTm'e7 itt the spet•hitel time. and conecgquenlly- there is hu chtinge in the stnn.ling of conrp4'tltors. After being refenweel at Montreal the pigeons were held up by unfivor•i'blc wee titer. -The wiener of the coIIIpetition this sason is W. I'Itt,kario. who will 110141 the inrge silver cop fur a year. and J,w-ill have. lou Ills permanent possession 1 n miniature cup. The %tending Is as fellows; 3V. I'itblado, (h41 paints: 1'.I Jelmston. 495; Jas: Mee -Vicar, 14(5I ✓ at are now nt work preparing for the re- mnvni if the life-enring equipment house. The front part of file httlld- ing at present testa on. the pier Ind .the Loading must le moved Leek be- fore the reconstruction Work on this part of the pier ern proceed. •Prrp•trntions tire being made for the s. McKny, 135: E. Tstw•s..15; N. Mc- ny, 10. The flret flight for young pigeons will be held from Stratford ou A11g1141 5.111 not 1r high. Nevins( of the lath 4. etnrt in the spring. However, no One Ie .•..nlelaiuhlg ass.nt the yield, but 0 is difficult to "make tiny while the Mtn A1411441" If tlie inn toile to Rhine and we get rain Institut'. There hue been etersidernldi' hay spoiled and it large laying if lutes front the lnresl water! perteiiu:iso hadry irmmagedTty tTte neon• works plain to the ('P.R. property. Minot wet weather. These growing where two new fire hydrnnte wilt be alfalfa nlwnye bore mere than one Instated. one at the station nisi the chance. it can't rain all the time and other at the rennn11'nnse. Tlie C.P.R. possibly the weather w•111 1* more p'ru'.mnb'e when the aroma cutting of elWlffe--"water prnmtse, TO -Tee heave. Is ready. The groin crops are till looking well. Fields of fall wheat whlel,looked lit- tle letter than half n crop lest spring are anises to give goof nrernge re- -turns. ('omptring it with other eonn- flee. the fall wheat In Huron rinks well. The doting grain* are poteltriy n little further narrowed than thea 'ore in most yearn. in predicting yields It w.4114 le Rafe to Pity that many bar- ley thins should not( as high ns fifty hnshelte per tire* and olds sixty-five to ',twenty I.nehela per acre. Consoler- -the Isetvy, rains. most re the grain is standing well. in the central And northern ponrt% M the ennnty there Is some dome". done. tints here min feted most and with the Ptreecsive moisture there is danger of rnst. The bran growers In 'faith Huron were worrier) by the wet weather. While the henna were showing a yet - lowish tinge a few weeks ngn they are hooking tetter now and the wore( wen ire over. ('orn and root crop. are making repll growth• in going over huron county at the prevent time it looks 11ke n good year to he farming and there Is every promise of full barns and gratlnrl»". Is having the work done. The Williams pek! Shtrtohn- ens*: lIr. and Mir-. I;. 3l. Williams and ram- ie ,,e hoard cleared Weilnewlny at midnight for Srlrnin. Here n un.nrler, of gne-ts will he taken on honr.l and I the yneht w -i'1 then snll four points nn' the rimer Lukes. SOFTBALL • North a*rae4'i-$t. Hek'ns 4 One of the beat genies of sent -hall played at Victoria Park thio swam weset en Tueo.h,y evening, when Pt. -Deters Loyd loam, wl000rs - of- rinn(t distrlet, lost to the local North irtret United (-hurth team. winners of the south section of the Prrst.ytery. The metre was fl to 4, and the game from start M finish was lnterbatlng and well played. The Iine•np was am follows: Pt. Helen -,R. Mel hennn r/, Tod Ah, Colbert ss, Webb if. R. Lail. ef, Mcfjttlllln e, 3. Laviw 21, 41. M Ther - Mn p, Woods 1h. ' North smart --R. Pridham Its, f!. Sheerdown 1h. B. McMan'i' 211, W. Barrow p, L. Weetlmwoke lf. M. Tinker rf, G. Anrhlen 3b• J. Sheanl.rwn ef, E. WPatbrnnke e. Neese by Innings: St. Helena 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0-4 North street 1 0 1 0002 2 x-(1 The umpirea were Mr W. T. stiller of Pt. Helene et plate and Mr. Fred. Seabrook of Goderfch on Lases, r •t ^»ssr», s4o e arPD.aa ' - d "'tl a , ',, •y N . Then Is splendid egilpment at the hathing bench for 'wimmert The bathing house and refreshment booth nor the eolith pier are open day and night. In the Magiatrnte s TnwhI iteddens IITIving was the charge in four cases before Magistrate Reid the fast week. These were all from oho southern part of rite county. Fn tl-.c moos the flne of $10 And emits was itnlsewvh but in the fourththe letmlty wens *25 nerd costs, the driver in this case giving a particularly glaring ex- ample if hack of control of hie mr. - 1 omi'} -Trb1ml Ofllia'T-T'rt:T hots hneigbr in a number of (Arcs, lint rind 11011 Ill the feet that he ts known to be patrolling the comity roads Is on In Anenci f..r Knife driving and will tend to lessen the number of Iufrnetlons of the ht.1w'. J. . !Iyer.. of illy township. was. found guilty In two mints on Mon day late. For keeping lIgio r for vee he ens sentenced to two n10111115n10111115 in 40111. hat all appeal has Leen entered. For lav lig liquor mot netptired under his pernitt tee pent a fine crf 3100 and tents. • -EY blettewag 1t(mrr-al' Trashw-nn t on charges ngninst Wollner Mcdkmgnll of molesting foxes and disposing of fur - beating nnimnls without it neenae, the thnreeg being laid trader the name and Fishcrles Act. :%e the avid^nee showed that the nllege,l 4Rencee took plate In the ...linty of TmmOton. the chimes were dismissed. On n eharge of As - %milt, however, M-Teotignll wag fined$10 and costs and in default of par- ment Is serving fifteen days In Jell. For peddling withont a license in Rutt.rt toe„ship. itnrry nrlae wee% fined $:en amI .owls A young m.o. out Inns nt night And running short of ens nmsPd the keeper of a gn•a.11ne pomp of fa rfleld and re- questedn sntpWhen hen the keeper refused to get up and i.comm.4late him. he broke the lock of the pump and took *come' 'All to get home with. For this bese . was assessed $2.5 and costs. - t:oderich needs a Ilnard`of 'trade. Tine absence of sut•h an orgauizatloin gin actit•c operation, has been felt oa cantly u(tarlprle, and Ilet'er more acute- ly than this year, when industrial pro - postilions of great imlaortlulce to the future welfare sad p. 4 el•ity of the town have required energetic handling. '(.'nnada bus entered upon' a, period • of groat Industrial. development this _ 1' real' if ()Wart.) p lief •ibtdr'ty 1t- 1rr+toreesil s-(tHk(ly aeluug-Ushe owe. and...._-. many towns to (he I'rovinie are ob- taining new industries and are, 111 a►n- rosowINe, •g owitsi,' in- sire -wealth and imiartnnve. (4N1'rk-h. on the other It_atuntling •hint_ find indeed. 11 report be corr'e'ct, is in aomr danger of gTnR t or its leading:: imeluatrie_t nue- . .eeuse _:of. a tssatiafa.'tory eoudttlesaa- liere-contnilI14n $ which might, we be- 11eve, le remedied wlhout A great deal of difficulty If the problem were reso- lutely gMaped. (ether matters require 1)w attention which ear be meet rntdily ellen by a Intend of Trude seting indelmhden1ly ..f. bolt Irl Arse. (u-0rya•rntlon •r1'1 . 1111' -town council. For Instance, l-,.a,tll.1n,. 111.111-Ttf,nc1itn-t' !Awnt .•- In se- ., curing oflk•lal recogntti.t- of ...quo? hlel' w•ay 4a'Itent Ion whip,' eternF7rt1-sato iwek nrl.l 41.44.4 norbii legl- timate odnlmr of • ittutesitese disc trier to Improve! . _hwav oa i. • es There lire tn.rn.y • .• ir. ! ;,h n It'nrd .d Trade.. `tiivl vnliie1Ti• nuc .ice. The 'gtll'stion of r.•. • .• I .;i,)- erich Tl.oard „groin: some new nrgnni.nr:si is p'..,,• La. been ,llvens.e.! gnte'ly omen' the Jolli- ness men 4! T•wra some one• and the nems i- 01001 Ili lr'nvtng Vat ins me,tlnte action 4.04 he taken. Tlnre IP no tittle to be hat 1l (ae•icrr••h Ir is take ir' t.;, emous the pro:-4•e.1TP . thirst, Oatn Sound. it A. itoee..1nnnn, tout. \(r. ltnrrn..\nnnn. that. Miss ,\. \I,•Koean, Amain. Ont. !Ilse M. Me'Keen. Annan, Ont. llllukstonee hone -tondo lee cream makes n ,lelklotts dessert. Price :dl eras- u gn:lrt. Order now. IT PAYS TO IN THE ADVERTISE SIGNAL A Goderich citizen let an ldentlfl.•nti.n cant coca contain - a cbauffeuryn It ease on San •urdny. July 21st. In last week'le- hoQue of The Sieved -July 20th he placed n poet adrertinement find wither it short time after the paper was lamed the article was recovered. A reader of The Signal noticed the advertisement and immediately informed this office that he had found the lost article. if yon hove lost tiny thing nr wish to but or sell nny-tlting. use the *4104rt1alna eotnrnnw of The Signal for qulek result.. The Signal IR read In the mnjority of the homes of (.n lerlch an, district. tenter of (inter{,. NOW CANADIAN ' - ' BANKS WILL RLNX Korai. lbntrr,al and' Cnnritorte. the Three leader.. %II Represented in Ga erirh +ore -r ommeint Pts 'lovas * w .Wino Pa- . -. of the n0set5 of Canadian Mt tike at May 31st. Combilli4 g the A...eta of the two hark.. ('ommere and stand- ard. which ore It 111410/.104 of merging. -Ire Itat I. ns 11"11.,0 villi the three bnutke represented by brain hes in G.ad- erieh nt the top: - • • itoyel 4924.770,9n2 loon t rent 41044.132,357 4tonsntenm•-atnndert/ . 1137,394.2/4► Vern Perth 259.442.421 Dominion •1' 1.50,610,01e1 NntlontGe 1 te[.7.10.fki1 imperial 14 7.013.414 Toronto 142.52t+.ik32 1'rovlrltia le 54.(102.4MB Weyhtfrn , . s 0171.000 A cin ns m*egnettl.M nn.ler the :ane, ogee a ILP Maple 1,esf Chapter will hP held et the iMvt►bn on Weds August 15th, .j