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CLINTON, ONTARIO o'
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•1PLLL PROVES FATAL TO (
" PALMERSTON RESIDENT
Injuries suffered when she over-
balanced and 'fell down the cellar
- stairs • at her home caused • the
death at the Palmerston Hospital
• Saturday evening last of Mrs. C. W.,
Chapman, a Well-known resident of
that town. In a final effort to. save
• her life a speeialist was summoned
from Hamilton and an operation
was performed Friday afternoon,with
the assistance •Of Drs. E. B. Cole-
• man and J: E. Riddell. She failed
to rally, however, and expired a
• few hours later.' Mrs, Chapman was
putting aware some sealers , when.
she overbalanced and eell backwards
down the stairs, alighting on her
head on the concrete cellar floor.
She wee alone at the time and was
• not found until her daughter, Miss
Jean, who -is chief operator for the -
Bell Telephone Co. at Palmerston, don on 1VIOnday. •
returned home from work, and, -Miss Nellie Carmichael, of Strat-
missing her mother, started a search ford, is in town this month assisting
She fouled. Mrs. Chapman lying un- in Mr. A. Hemphill's store.
_conscious on the cellar floor in a The many friends of Miss Mary
.pool of blood. Medical aid was Johnston axe pleased to hear that
summened immediately and it was. she, is somewhat improved.
found that Mrs. • Chapman suffer- Mr. Jas. Kilpatrick of Kippen has
ed a fractured skull, itf addition to a purchased, a radio set froin Mr. J.
severe scalp Wound. She was given Passmore, our local radio dealer.
• every attention, but without success. - The dalece held in the Town Hall
She -'was a daughter of Mrs. George on Friday evening last was largely
•Scott of Hensall, and leaves to attended. and all report a geed time.
mourn her loss a sorrowing husband , Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Consitta of
• and three daughters, Misses Jean,
Marguerite and, Dorris, also her
mother, • three' sisters, Mrs. Ballan-
tyne, and Mi0 Katie Scott of Hen -
sail and Mrs). A Graham of Detroit,
and one brother, Mr. Lorne Scott,
of Toronto. Mr. Chapman was very
, well and favorably known in ,thisvicinity, this being his home town,.
19ahaving learnt the telegraph operat-
". lug at the station here' and later be-
ing transferred to Goderich whera.
they lived until recently ;when. the
C.N.R., for -which Mr. Chapman was
still an employee, transferred him to
Palmerston. The funeral was held
from /the Scott home here on Tues-
day, the. body being brought from
i
Palmersto ,,,e'elly , special train, c•to-
gether wi ara number of friends
,eind railro d pfficials. The sym-
pathy of this community goes out to
sorrowing relatives in- their hour. of
' Hensall
Do not delay -shop right away.
• Dr. Smith of St. Marys,. visited in
town on Sunday. •'
Miss Dorothy Welsh visited friends
in London on Saturday.
Mr. T., C. Joynt is visiting rela-
tiveS in Toronto this week.
Mrs. -Brook of Exeter, visited With
relatives in town. on Friday.
Mr. .S. Ferris, of Caledonia is vis-
iting relatives in town this week.
The home of Mr. Chas. Wolff, of
town, is 'under quarantine for diph-
therea.
Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Case have re-
turned home after a pleasant honey-
moon trip, ,
Mr. T. d. ,Joyut had a new plate
glass put in his east store window
on Tuesday.
Mr. and Mr. Skinner and Rev. and
Mrs. A. Sinclair,' motored to Lon-
Hensall Tile, Brick
and Block Yard
WE HAvii . RECEIVED A. FRESH
° CARLOAD OF
CEMENT
• ON OCTOBER 12th
CaidE AND GET ALL 3rou NEED.
• HAVE' INSTALLED' THE
NEWEST UP-TO-DATE
White Rose Gas Tank
TRY OUR GAS
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• DR.-R.P. I. DOUGALL-.
• Honor graduate of Faculty of
illedicine, and Master of Science,
s of Western Ontario.
Member of College of Physicians
lend Surgeon a 'of Ontario. Office
WO doors east of Post ,Office.
Oone 56 \ Residence 114
liENSALL, ONT.
• AUCTIONEER
OSCAR KLOPP
Honor Graduate Carey Jones' Au -
'Alen Schoen Special course taken In
Registered Live Stock' (all Breeds)
• Merchandise, Real Estate, Farm
Wel, etc. Rates in keeping with
Prevailing prices. Satisfaction as -
lured, write Oscar Klopp, Zurich, or
• Wive 1843, Zuriein 4
• WHITE PINE
126, fidastelied dressed on both
I •
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• Tow ia Tag. ini41 f0 s1rocg
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Vicwr op 'ma IT .0 A VW
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CLATWORTHY
• CatAlsITON •
1 Mr. Geo. Hudson has rented" the
Skating hink for the coming :Season
from the Board of Trade. He ie
busy just neW getting the ice in
shape. • . e
J. V.AN'CE HIG-11 GlUN AT
112E1'(SAT,T4 SHOOT
On Friday of last week the ,an-
nual Hensel], shoot was held and
proved meet Successfiil both as re-
gards participants in the sport and
•the large crowd of spectators pre-
sent. 1V1r. jeinies Vance of Tillson-
burg was high gun for the day with
a total of 23 out,of 25 in the two
events combined, In the second
event ,he was tied for first honors
with his brother, Mr. Sam. Vance,
but the former Won the trophy given
for. this event by a flip of ae coin
with his brother. A number of well
known shooters were present from
Toronto, London, St. Thomas, and
other points. 'Phe following is a
list of the scores:
Shot At Killed
James Vance • 25 22
Sam, Vance 25 • 21
Joe. Hill 25 21
25 20
Dr. iranrghart 25 19
R. F3e11 25 • 18
J. •Triebner* 25 • 18
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B. Venner • 25 ,• • 18
S. ,Dougall 25 18
25 17
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G. Dunk • 25 16
J. 1Viartell 25 '16
S. Webb - 25 16
H. Payne, • 25 , 15
Je E. Cantelon 15 10
W. Sanders 15 10
G. Dalrymple 10 7
DEATH OF MRS. THOS. IVICKA.Y
There passed away at the Huron
County Home, Clinton, on Tuesday,
December 8th, a well known resi-
dnt of this district in the person of
Mrs. Thos. McKay in her 86th year.
1VIrs. McKay lived for years on the
London Road, north of Kippen, on
the farm now owned by Mr. Alex.
Monteith, but on the death of her
where she resided till about •two
years ago, when owing to advanc-
ing age, she went to the ,Huron
County Heine -where she was a pay -
husband she moved e to Hensall,
ing inmate. The funeral took place
have moved into town and are on Thursday afternoon front--Bon-
Haynow occupying their fine home on, thron & Drysdale undertaking pare
King St.
The 'Continuing Presbyterians are
holding a concert in the Town Hall
in the near future. Further 'par-
ticulars later. ,
• The annual nomination meeting
will be held on Monday, December
28th, in the Town Hall, from 7 till
8 o'clock p.m.
Mrs. Wilkinson visited with her
'daughter, Mrs. C. L. Newton of Lon-
don and other relatives for a few
days this week. lVfk. Wilkinson
spent Wednesday, last in- London,
Mrs. Wilkinson returning home with
hifd:
The merchants of town are busy
these days decorating their windows
for Christmas. They preseat a
very pleasing and attraCtive display.
Next Sunday special Christmas
services will be held hi the United
church. In the morning the. choir
will render. several Christmas Carols
and in the evening a Christmas can-
tata entitled "The Light Eternal"
will be given.
A local radio fan and owner 01: a
De Forest Crosley set tuned in on
Cincixiatti at noon hour one day this
week and listened to a conversation
between the station in Cincinatta
and an aviator in a plane in the air
quite a distance away. This is some-
thing no* in the radio line. Can
youebeat it?
A. number of Hensall people had
the pleasure of listening to the Ra-
dio Concert broadcasted from the
London Free Press on Sunday even-
ing in aid of the Santa Claus Fund.
The', Sunbeam Trio consisting of
Mies Greta Lammie, of Hensall, Miss
Gladys Slay, of Sarnia, and Mies
Catherine Sells, of London taking
part 1" in the concert. The se-
lections given by Miss Lammie were
greatly appreciated by the audience
present, ancl by the large number
whoheard' the concert over the air.
The meeting of the Young Peoples'
Lea.gue ofthe United Church was
held on Monday evening with, a, large
number pr4eent. A. missionary topic
as given by IVIiss Vl Hobkirk; an in-
strilinental duet by; Misses Lula Mc-
Donald and Beatriee Madge, a solo
by, Mr. Lee Hedden and a reading
bp 'Mr. Jim Tape; were greatly ap-
preciated. The collection 'Tar, the
evening amounted to $11.00. Next
Monday evening the League meeting
will be withdrawn.
On Friday evening of this week
the scholars of the contirmation and
publie schools are putting on a con. -1 very largely attended testifying to
-cdt in the Town Hall.' The pro- the high esteem in which he was
held, and sympathy for the bereav-
ed widow and eon Stewart on the
homestead farm; and two daughters
one residing as we have mentioned
in Carleton Place and the other in
Thameeford. Thus one by one the
pioneer residents pass away but
their inemory will be long cherished
by those nearest and dearest to them
and the community as a Whole. Mr.
McQueen was in his 77th year and
right Up until a Short time before
his death took pleasure and interest
in a,seisting in dutes about the farm
lore. Interanent'in the Hensall Un-
ion 'Cemetery.-NT.h e deceased is sur-
vived tyeene neice, Mrs. Abraham,
who is at present inaking her home
A number from Hensall attended
the funeral of the late John Mea
,Queen, on Friday afternoon last.
Mr. Brodie, Government Cream
Inspector, of London, was in town
Tuesday inspecting the local Cream-
ery stations.
THE LATE JOHN McQUEEN
The death of Mr. John McQueen,
late of the Township of Usborne, oa
Lot 24,.North-East Boundary, occur -
ed at his home there on Wednesday,
December 9th. His death was hast-
ened from several strokes which he
had received, the first of about a
year ago and from ‚which he never
regained his usually good health.
The deceased was a native of Scot-
land, coming out to this country
with his parents when only a year
old, and was the eldest son of the
late Mr. Peter McQueen late of the
Township of Usborne. air. McQueen
was united in marriage in the year
1880 to Miss Flora Thompson, the
youngest daughter of the late Alex.
Thompson and leaves to mourn the
loss, of a loving husband and father
his widow, one son; Stewart Mc-
Qu.een on the homestead farm and
two daughters, namely Mrs. F. G.
Henry of Carleton Place, and Mrs.
Percy Bartlett, of Thamesford, both
of whom were at the funeral service
held on Friday afternoon last con-
ducted by his pastor, the Rev. Mr.
Chidley, of Thames Road, assisted
by his warm personal friend, Dr.
Colin ,Fletcher, formerly pastor of
Thames Road congregation, but now
residing retired in Hensall. Both the
Rev. gentlemen were able to pay
high enconiume to his fine life and
character. Mr. McQueen, who was
air elder in the Thames Road Pres-
byterian church for a long term of
years and as long as health and op-
portunity permitted him to attend
services. In politics the deceased
was a staunch and well informed
Liberal and while living a quiet and
retiring life still took a very deep
interest in all 481 pertained to
eleurch and state matters. As a
neighbor and friend he was most
highly respected and esteemed for
his many excellent qualities, and will
be missed by a large circle of friends
and relatives in the community in
which he has lived nearly all his
life Wile. The funeral service was
ceeds of the entertainment are to be
used to pay for the piano that the
scholars have purchased for use ift
the school. As the schOlars are
getting up a tirst clams concert, at is
to be hoped. the people of the village
and 'vicinity Will encourage the
scholars by turning out well for the
eyening a
• The Literary Society of the Hen-
sall continuation school held their
meeting •on Friday afternoon, Miss
IVIargaeet Douglass presiding. The
meeting was opened by singing "Way
Down Upon the Swanee River" fol-
lowed by an instrumental bY Grace
DinneY. The life history of Pauline
Johnston Vvaa yery ably gitren by
Grace FOrrest, followed by several
reeitations written by Pauline John -
Sten. Etta tell favored us 'with a
piano instrumental and Avis Linden -
field and .,Mildred Scruton rendered
ue a very pleasing itistrumental
&nett. A dialogue was then given
entitled "A Iteelpe for Pettit() PIA -
ding." IViairie Bell the gave a vorY
litterostin reading' entitled "Tho In -
f
ventors . ife," Themeeting then
oa
adjrnot byi sitting "Coining Tian
the Rye,"
WO9bliAIVI
• Mre", Clarehee Mills, spent a few
days last week with her pareets, 1VIr.
and Mrs. Wm. YOungston of Blau. -
shard.' , • •
The 1Vlisaion ircle met at the home
of Miss Rhea 1V11lle on Baturday
mrs. Grainirig returned 1101110 on
Saturday, after spendhig the past
aionth with her Son, Clarence Guff-
eing ef the eighth. line.
Mr. 'Near Pfaff spent 1,1Io week-
end with friends in Eketer.
Mr. Win. Pratt spent Sunday at
hie hoMe in St: AlaryS,'
C4NTRALIA
Next StinclaY MOrning, Deceiliber
20th special serviees far the Sun-
day 5011001 anniver-Parr-wili he 130lak
Rev, Mr: Clysdale of Exeter, will
preacli at the morning service.
Mr, J, ICent, who b,ee 3fen very
ill tor seine Months Past, is very
much improved.
Mr, and Mrs, Thos. Wilier, left
last Saturday for , Cleveland, where
Mrs, Oliver will rove 'medical
treatment. .
Mrs, 0, 0. Thompson and daugh-
ter Jean, have gone to Brantford to
visit with relatives for a few days.
The 'death of An old respected re-
sident took place ia Biddulph last
Thursday, December 10th in the
Person of Mr, Jas. Isaac. The de-
ceased resided with his son, Garnet,
at tile time of his death and had
reached the great age of 82 years.
Rev, W. Kiteley, of Centralia Unit-
ed church, conducted the services.
Interment took place at St. James
cemetery Saturday afternoon.
Mr. Grant Ford, left on Monday
for Toronto, where he intends learn-
ing the barbering.business.
Sunday evening at 7 p.m. the
choir of Centralia United Church
Will render the" Christmas Choral
Cantata. , "The Manger Prince."
This Work offers a 'very wide range
in theme as well as veal setting.
Theopening is pathetic with en-
treaty of the suppliant for the com-
ing of the Messiah.. The music be-
ing almost mournful graduating to
the theme of, joyfulness marking the
Saviour's birth. The Divine Lulla-
by is a composition of rare beauty
and harmony. Miss Merle Clarke,
painist of United Churcb, Crediton,
will assist with piano accompaniTent
The public are 'cordially in -tiled.
Come early.
CHISELHURST
•
The Chaselhurst beef ring inet at
Mr. Geo. Parker's and wound up the
business of the past year and elect -
'ed officers for the coming year.
They decided to have an oyster sup-
per at Mr. Parker's Thursday, De-
cember 17th. All the shareholders
and their wives are invited and a
good ,time is expected. Mr. Thos.
Harris is the president.
Mr. Cecil Harris spent a few days
with Mr. and Mrs. John Oke and
other friends the last of the week.
Mr. Jas. Squire, of Woodham, vis-
ited at T. Harris' 'on Tuesday.
Mr. Geo. Chambers wound up his
threshing season last week.
Crediton
Miss Hunter, of Hensalle is visit-
ing with blends in town.14
Mrs.' Christ. Finkbeiner, of Dash-
wood is efien.ding a few days with her
sister, Mrs. Fred Wuerth, who is at
presenr-very ill.
The many friends of ' Miss Eva
Rau, of London, will regret to learn
of her death on Tuesday, Dec. 15.
Mr. Christ. Fahner, Mrs. George
Fahner and Christ. Rau were called
to London owing to the death of
their sister, Miss Eva Rau.
Mr. Lloyd Gaiser is all smiles.
It's a boy.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hill attend-
ed the funeral of the late Mrs. Jas.
Creech at Exeter Wednesday of last
week. "
Mr. Rd. Hill had a very success-
ursand bee on Monday.
Mr. Clarence .Holtzmann has re-
turned home from Detroit where he
has been visiting with his brothers
for the past week.
Mr. H. F. Eilber has returned
home from Durham. ,
Mr. H. Eilber, ex-M.P.P., is con-
fined to his bed with rheumatism.
Butchering is the order of the
day.
Miss Adeline Wein has returned
home then the Central Hotel, Exe-
ter, where she has been very ill.
Mr. and Mrs. Sweitzer of. Shipka
spent a few days in London last
week.
On Saturday last, Mr. Ed. Fahner,
Mr. Hy. Fahner, Mr. Albert Fahner,
Mrs. John Klump and Mr. Herb.
Wein motored to Saline, Mich., to
pay a visit to Mrs. riggers, who has
not enjoyed the best 'Of health for
some time. They have again re-
turned and report C.very enjoyable
trip but at intervals one can. hear
them sing or whistle "Home, home
sweet home." ,
On next Sabbath morning and ev-
ening the subject of discourse at the
Evangelical church will be, "The
Preeminent Christ," who in fact and
in religious experience remains ever
the same, yesterday, to -day and for- i
ever, in spite of the rationalistic in- '
fidelity of modernism. Do not fail
to hear these messages on the Christ
who is ever mounting and -who can
not be diminished or robbed of his
divinity and excellence.
Mrs. Henry Martene and young-
est On and daughter are visiting re-
latives in Baden, Petersburg, Water-
loo, Kitchener, returning on the
22nd.
Love, The Supreme Test" 3rd and
last in the series on "Tests of a
Christian" M the United cheireh next
Sunday evening. For though I be
member of the church, in good
Standing, and though' I attend all
the means of grace regularly, and
though I give now to the local bud-
get of the•church and the Mainten-
ance and Ettension Fund than all
the rest and have not love, it prOf-
iteth rae nothing.
SUNSHINE
• miss Gertie Payne of thievale is
Visiting with her sister, Mrs. F.
Fenner. '
Misa Mary Crawford, of Cromarty
visited 'with her cauitin, Mrs. C. W.
Godbolt recently.
Don't forget the old-tiMe" Christ -
rims Tree,and entertainment jn Sun-
shine churbh on W'sdnesclay tVening
December 23rd. Program th eon-
sist Of a, play entitled, "The Christ-
mas Spirit" te be giVen by the yoang
peopla of the ehurch, also a tantata
by the Sunday 8dhool, "Santa, Claes
and the Star Quell," Song and
music by the "Sunshine Orchestra."
tIverybedy Welceine, COMe and en-
joy it good old fashieted
T.
• STEPIIEN COUNCIL
The eCuilieil et the Townollin et
Stephen net in the TOWn. Hall, Cred-
iton, on Monday, December 7th, at
3, lara., 4.11 reembere present. The
MitnateS en the previous meetings
read a,nd adopted.
Snell-SWeitser; That by-law No,
238 being a by-law to authorize the
Township Clerk to sign certain con-
tracts with tne „Hydro Electric Pow-
er CommisSion having been read
three times be passed anti signed, by
the.Reeve an Clerk aid the seal of
the Corporation attached thereto.
Carried.
Snell -Goetz: That the council as-
sume the assessment on the Athletic
Field Drainage" by-laws. Carried.
HaYes-Snell: That by-law No. 339
to appoint Deputy Returning Offic-
ers and Poll Clerks and select Poll-
ing Booths for IVIunicipal Elections
having been read three tinies be
passed and signed by the Reeve and
Clerk and the seal of the Corpora-
tion attached thereto. Carried.
The following accounts were pas-
sed: W, H. Kestle, cora. ESR 53.75;
Wilfred Disja.rdine dog tax $2; Geo.
Eilber, tile S.B. ac. $3.75; sundry
'persons, rebate of interest on de-
bentures for ,Walker Drain $8.231
Sundry persons, rebate re Walker
Drain $1096; grant, Andison & Co.
clothinefor .A.1ma Williams $13.32;
N. Beaver, gravel $115.35; Aaron
Wein, tile E.B. 1.80;Hydro Coln --
mission, hydroac. $6.57; Ed Fahner
cont. $4, E.S.R. $39.00; Geo. A Mc-
Cubbin, insp. and restakin.g 'Walker
Drain- $121,00; Geo. A. 1VicCabbin,
exp and instp. Victoria St. Drain No.
$38.00;, Nelson. Shenk; drawing
gravel, No. 7 E.S.R. $36.00; Jacob
Brenner, coin. No. 7 E.S.R.' $2.50;
Henry Eilber; 'fees, etc. re Walker
Drain .100.00; Henry Eilber, fees,
by-law and exp. re Victoria St. drain
No. .2, $96; William Mason, drawing
gravel S, 6 E.S.R. $75.00; Jonah
Kessel, cont. 56, E.S.R. $5.00; Wm.
Grieves, com. 4 S.B. $1.25; Ed.
Fahner, cont. 4 S.B. $1.4.50; F. J.
Wickwire, printing debentures of
Walker Drain $6;" F. J. Wickwire,
printing debentures Victoria St.
draM No. 2 $7.50; F. J. Wickwire,
printing ac. $6.50; Gordon 'Wilson,
coni. 2 S.E. $3.75; R. Davey, gravel
$70.50; White, gravel cont. 2 S.
B. $30.00; Jos. Ziler, gravel $128.25
R. Hill, gravel $1.90; ,Art. Weber,
gravel $12.75; Russel Skinner, grav-
el $8.25; Thos, Chambers, coni lst
S. Rd. $2.25; J. Preszcator, gravel
$80.00; Henry Clark, gravel $50.00;
Geo. Eilber, bal. contract Victoria
St. Drain No. 2, $123.92; Feist Bros.
ac. $1.70; Garfield Steeper ditch $5;
H. Appleton and others grading S, B.
$19.00; Roy Hodgins and others,
dragging S.B. $24.00; Wesley Mel -
lin, dragging S.B. $8.00; M. Sweit-
zer, cow tag inspector $21.0,0; Jos.
Glavin road guard S.B. $26.20; Al-
vin Essery, rep. drain E.B. $5.00;
Sundry persons, fence supplies, etc.
re Tp. yard $15.60; W. B. Oliver,
school attendance- officer $10.55;
Ed. Fahner, gra-el cont. 4 1st S. Rd.
$14.25; Peter Eisenbach, gravel
$11.50; Peter Eisenba.ch, gravelling
Gore ',road and 4th S. Rd. $171.50;
F. W. Morlock, Treas. Comm -unity
Field, rebate 1924 taxes $20.32.
The council adjourned to meet
again in the Town Hall on Tuesday,
15th of December at 1 p.m..
HENRY EILBER, Clerk
• EL1MVILLE
Mr. Bruce Cooper, our choir lead-
er is singing the old song "Hush a
for this year on Tuesday of this
being the arrival of a young daugh-
ter last week. '
1VIrs. Charles Johns has been on
the sick list during the past week.
The W.M.S. held their monthly
meeting at the home of Mrs. Wesley
Johns on Wednesday of,' this week.
Mrs. (Rex.) Fred. Johns displayed
some Chinese fancy work and novel-
ties which were very interesting to
the members.
The annual meeting of the Sun-
day School was held in the church
on Tuesday evening of last week.
A combined Xmas service will be
held next Sunday afternoon com-
mencing at 3.30.
The Municipal pot is not boiling
very hard in -this vicinity as yet.
The council held their last meeting
for this year on Tuesday of this.
week.
WHALEN
• Mr. and Mrs. Petcy Passmore, of
Thames Road, were Sunday visitors
in this neighborhood.
Mrs. Geo. IVIillson, ie visiting' her.
sisters at Granton for a few days.
Mrs. Sam'l Gunnings has returned
home after a pleasant visit with
friends in T.Thborne.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Jones, enter-,
tained their friends to a dente ore'
Wednesday evening.
• Chicken Pox is about over in this
section as there is a full attendanee
at school again.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Johnston and
Mervin spent Saturday M London.
Jack Duffield' has gone to work
for Mr. Warren Brock, of Zion, for
a few days. --
Mr. Hilton Ogden has installed a
gas and oil tank and is now read'
to supply all in want of oil and gas.
SIDTKA. SCHOOL REI'ORT
The following are the results of
the Christmas tests," The nuMbere
indicate pAr cent.:
IV.-Virgina Moore 76, Ila Sweit-
zer 74, Edward Cox 73, Toni Lam-
pert 69,Beatrice 13aynhara 67, Fred
Schroeder 60, Evelyn Sweitzer 60,
Murray Heaman 59, 1Viartha Gower
51. Sr. III. -Edith 13 all 66, Mildred
Lamport 54, • Sr, Heaman
68, Russell Mellin 57, Arnold Gaiser
56, Theodore Dietrich 46. Sr, /1e,--
EVelyn Ilarlton 80, „Laevrence Bayn-
ham 77, John Lamport 72, Salt.
SWeitzer 66, Ludile Lochner 85,
Rey Deltrich 42. First -Grotto
Dietrich, Arthur kluchison, OrVljte
1Viel1in, Milton SWeitzer, Wray Swat-
zer, Primer -Arthur Gather,- Nola,
SI:voitzer, Ruth Laraport.
NuMber On roll 30, Average '
tendance 27.
E. a Pfaff, 'Teach
astwood
,Dr.,#. Cowen, L D. S.
D. S.
roomat, strn000ly,
At office in HaTtleib Bloch, Daels-
wood, first three 4a70 Of Week and
at office .0Ver tile Post Office, M
Zurich, last thiee days of week.
Mrs. Q. Kellerman le visiting' la
Kitcheaer, -
Misses Letta and Edith Geeather
spent the week -end in 14onden,
relMatrisv'esPnini°elo°wIn.1.1e115411' is visiting
HaMrts4:G
lYfiSie 0-.I'r14‘tie l F
sehis 11e
e i' hrar reteutraurencel cl'to from
Beffaie, where she attended the
funeral of her sister,' the late 1VIrs.
De-
troit on Saturday after spending the
past week at her home here.
Mr. C. Geiser 5,3 visiting in Lon-
don.
A very successful concert was giv-
en in. "Weyburn School,' last Friday
night. Proceeds amounted to $50.
Do not forget the Blackbush
School concert on December 21st.
THAMES ROAD
• Mr. aneMrs. Geo. Luker, and dau-
ghter, of. Mitchell spent the week
end with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. PoIlea.
Miss Marjorie Gollings spent a
couple of days at home last week.
"Mrs. Jas. Walks and Mrs. Alice
Anderson, of Anderson, spent Wed-
nesday with Mrs. Gollings, who is
nicely, improving after her recent
-
For three weeks or so some splen-
did Gospel 1Vreetings have.been held
in the Hall here and conducted by
Messrs. Wilkie and Joyce, of Grand
Bend; they have been fairly well at-
tended especially on Sunday even-
ings, when as many as fifty were
present and report a good and pro-
fitable time. Monday evenings' have
been for th'e children with quite a
number attending and by the recit-
al and •kn.owledge of Scripture have
earned some nice rewards.
Mrs. Nelson Squires visited her
mother in Centralia last week.
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Or,roor0111 SfEi1UIS
fglioaVihg is the.' rePort pc S.
0, No, 3, Stephe» tor the Mouth 0
Optpber
• Sr, IV, --Margaret Penhale 79,
Earl Ofitie 63, Ella, Dearing de.
Sanslera 60, Greta
Dearing 5'8, 44104 jeri 55. Jr.
Penitale 82, Murray
Scott 70, Willie ,Stanlake 70, Jr.
11 -Ray Jeri VT, ouglas Triebter
57, Sr. P, -'Perp' Willis. jr.
Ruby JorY," Grace Penhale•
Gertrude B. Vroncis, Teacker
GWN8Hh1" 01' TISBORNE
NOWNATION AND ELgOTION
Public Notice is hereby Msn that
a nteeting of the Electors et the
Township of Usborne will be held
in the Township Ball, Eliraville at
the hour of 1 -'o'clock pon,, IY/ondaY,
December 28th for the purpose of
making and receiving nominations
for the offiges of Reeve and. four
Councillors, and turther notice is
hereby given that in the event Of
more candidates being Proposed for
these offices than reciuired to be
elected, and. they do not retire with-
in the time specified, the proceed-,
lugs will be adjourned until Mon7
clay, January 4th, 1926, when, polls
willThe held from 9 a.na,. to 5 p.m. at
the following places as fixed by
Township By-law viz:
Polling Sub -Div, No, 1-8. Nouse No
4, Eden, D.R.O. John J. Hunter;
P. Clerk Wm. Hunter.
Polling Sub -Div. No. 2 --House of 11.
H. Brown, D.R.O. 11. H. Brown;
P. Clerk, Chas. B. Allison.
Polling Sub -Div. No: 3 -House of
Louisa Horton, 1).R.0. Samil W.
---"Dougall; P. Clerk Wm. J'etfrey.
Polling Sub -Div. No. 4-Publie Hall,
Farquhar, D.R.O. Sohn Simpson;
P. Clerk jno Hodgert.
Polling Sub -Div. No. 5 ---Township
Hall, D.R.O. Jackson Woods; P.
Clerk Geo. Kellett.
Polling Sub -Div. No. 6-8. House
No. 7, Zion, D.R.O. Wm, Smith;
P. Clerk Chas. Jaques.
Polling Sub -Div. No. 7 -House of
Russell Morrison, D.R.O. David
Goulding; P. Clerk Oliver Mc-
Curdy.
And all electors are hereby re-
quested to take notice and. govern
themselves accordingly.
HENRY STRANG, Clerk
Usborne, December 12th, 1925.
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