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The Goderich Star, 1935-12-12, Page 9•.trc. ',00.1,1,,,kg 0 0. 444 ' 44,•<. '4 A t 414 41,1, 0.,,,e,,OV:414%;te.IN "rseslase,aele 01,4r 44., 4 . '0'1,4008 'kt4Y„, :1,(kitlit3W=:11 , 01.4 4.0 " •••4Ad.A..A. • PREIWtEC M*ny Minor. Matters Discussed by Town Council. ,, Telephone Co Ask Poimotsiiosli to Place Outside Line of Trees to Prevent In. terferenee... Pay RolreaSsed for Paylnent. At the town eeunoll On Priday night 'Collegiate inatiate. Istcr. Tomer aald 4oba91or'UticitIne announced that the 424 he 1144 spokei t� t1e4,0.1nt/Y te- *aple Leaf011eaetei et the Danghters et' sW•01* 60 theeObiect andwould had • been assured , that the matey . be Peici 'sad' the WilaPalres leed ,i(ery kindly. offered tO boom peeemetee seal, Isrelsare the bags 01 cariclete be given to , clannetilor Brown 'brought up the mate the ,kuhhe /rem the community. ottasts ter of appointing a'new releresentative to TallegietBoa oe rd to fvsts tree in the . park, Arthep rangements left by 1VI.r. .E, R. ill the aert who 'forfeineYted ' for the Christmas tree were left with the ha seat through non-attendance. ,Mr. , special eoramittee, , Brown said that the board had request - A number of building applications ed that the appointment be reade some ,'..Tere 'received and referred to the fire time ago but that if the former mem- aommittee, ber's term expired at the close of this communication from the Goderich year he thought it would be better to ittatereal Society requestang a further leave the matter over for the next coml. • grant of $20 was referred to the speeial cil. Mr. Knox explained that the term gommittee 'with power to act. The let- did expire this year and so the appoint - ter intimated that the year had not been ment was left :Or the 1936 0011=11. a praftleaarly suscessful one, financially. amendment to the bylaw dealing IA letter was read from the University with the dog. tar was passed which stet- acasTorontoessuntameine the ageirming of ed that the owner of any dog shall buy a special short study course designed for a litense-on or liefOrta Mar 1st -of each the aeeda.. of municipal (Morale. alt was year and that a ntale dog license fee fyled. shall be $2 and $4 for each additional 'An application from Mr. T. T. Murphy male and $4 for a female. and $6 for fot the position of relief officer for the each additibnal female. Corning 'winter will be dealt .with by the Cammittee Reperts specie/ and relief conunittee. . The finance committee reported having The Dominion Sugar Company wrote advanced $1900 to the Goderich Cone - complaining that Mr. John Marriott had giate Board, making' a total of $7064 informed them that at various timeS he over and 'above their levy and recom- had been unable to get his track close to mended that the Board be requested to ;the warehouse at the harbor because of repay this sum on or before Dec. 14th. Cableseor -rolaaslastawliteli -boats-a-wereThe sum tcf $300 to the Pirbiff--Lib- made fast to the pier. The company rary Board was recommended, that enclosed a copy of the Dominion Act re- being the balance of theie grant. garcling the matter which states that As instructed the chairinan of this cables and ropes by which boats are tied committee had interviewed the Goderich must be fastened as close to the edge of • , Organ Company reg'arding a settlement the pier. as possible, or to posts placed on of their taxes. The town treasurer was the wharf for that purpose. authorized to give the Bouang commis - The Bell Telephone sent a eomntuni- . calm with regard to their work project to be eonducted in Goderich. The Com- pany ,asked permtsion to Place their poles outside the line of trees on the streets the same as the Hydro- poles are, in order that there will be no interfer- ence with the trees and thus better ser- vice will be given the townspeople. The letter was referred to a committee -of the touncil. Deputy -reeve Turner reported on the action of the COunty Council, at their sessions last week, on the levy to the son such information as it required. 4This committee recommended that bowling alley licenses for the balance of the year to May lat. 1936, be $10 for the first alley and $5 for each additional alley. The public works committee reported that Dr. Meyers, V. a, had furnished the necessary bond of ,indemnity and had been granted permissionto erect a sign in front of his office on Hamilton Street. (continued on page 10) WERIC -• FINED FOR DRIVING DURING SUSPENSION' Magistrate's Court en Thursday, Was what Might be terneed l'ahOrtatnd, sweet" only three eases e9Ming be- fore His Worship, Magistrate J. A. Makine. , • Two eharges Against Bart Lavie of Clinton, one of driving with improP- er lights, and aaseeond of leaving the scene of an accident, .were adjourned until this afternoon. The defendant was granted $200 bali.e A charge of non-support against William Young of Colborne township, was dismissed, the accused having procured a doetor's certificate that he was unable to work. Howard Mitchell paid $25 and $2 costs for driving while his license was suspended. Dlts Peter J. Mictlevan ;Announced at the meetings, of ' the Collegiate Beard, that arrangements had been Made, to eeenae aplot Of landefer the. purpose of carrying on experunentai and practical study work by Colle- giate students who are studying agrie eulturee„This practical work will be- gin in the spring'. 'The Beard emeOwered, Mr, A. R. 1 *s_.5eott, principal of the Collegiate to eurchase chemical supnlies to the value Of $150 and $75 Werth of books for the school library. The students will be granted two full weeks holidays this Christmas as a result of a resolution passed by the Board that school shall re -open on January Oth, instead of on Friday, January 3rd, as per statute. School will close on Friday, December 20th. SUCCESSOR WELCOMED, The Lions Club is not only losing a good member- by the removal of their 1935 Chief, Mr. J. H. Taylor, to the Galt Branch of the Bank of BOATS DELAIttb , Sunday, with .,ahnost • impene- trable fog, was a had day for travel- ling on land or water. Careful car drivers moved along about twenty miles an hour, often to have th• eir lives jeopardized by eut-in drivers, who thought they were in a hurry. • Several incidents were reported where - eut-ins escaped sinash-ups oily by inches. Rain,. with higher temperature, improved conditions by Monday noon, when the main roads were back to • normal. • Deep ruts on the concessiong made driving doubly bad in sections, but the highways were comparatively Clear of ice or snow. By Monday • night, nearly all the snow that fell during the previous week had disap- peared. When a sledge -hammer which was • being. used by a fellow -workman glanced off a wedge while the men were clamp- ing down a hatch on the freighter Bri- • voldoe, Benson Langridge had two fin- • gers badly split and seven stitches were necessary to close the injury. • One of the Many pleiful incidents of these &Aye of depressiOn and un- rest, 'was -brought tothe notive of the County Gonna at their sessions e iteeteeseelss when County Traffic °M- eer, Norieutre Lever addressed the council regerding Frank Watts, 82 - year -old. transient,.who has been sleeping in a barn in Clinton, and of whom residents of the town have been complaining. Watts told the officer .iwhen he was appreheaded that he had been a transient resident of Huron County for the past two years. HeH gave his home or homes as Wat- erloo, Wentworth and Essex Coun- ties. - - The agedman wanted to go to jail but the officer explained that he could not arrest him- without having a charge against him whereupon Watts offered to go out and break a window. Mr. Lever laid a charge of vagrancy against him and he was remanded to jail for a svveek. Reeve Bowman suggested that he be sent to the Huron County Home, and that the council ten look into the matter. Thesuggestimi, a motion, was pas- sed thatehe be admitted to the Name and that the Inspector of the Horne get proof of his age in order that he might apply for an Old Age Pens!on. The unaortunate man lost two song in the World Wjtr. HURON OLD BOYS AND GIRLS HOLD 36TH ANNUAL MEETING '1 Largest Attendance in History of • bell, (Formerly of Wingham, R. S. Sheppard is Secretary. Vice.Presidents. Mrs. G. C. Association. Mr. W. A. Catlin - Is Next Year's President. Mr. Ex -Mayor of WirkghatecOne Of Young Rendered Fine Service. Away back nuary, 1900, _on the night of the imancipal elections,, four Huron Old Boys easuallyeriet in the Prince George Hotel, and during the • dbzussiort Itvilis decided to try to ore ganize a "Huron Old goys' Association." The 011arette were Thos. P. Stewart, for-* merly of Blyth, Wm. Prendergast and Renry Beattie, formerly of Seaforth, and Edward Bloody, formerly of Clinton. Mr. Floody was appohrted .secretary pro , tem with instiliftions to arrange a 'meet- ing in the Temple Building and send ' out notices to all Huron Old Boys whose names could be °attained. 'This was done, some ninety of the Huroniths bettag notified, seventy-five of whom attended the initial meeting. It was decided to ask• Mr. J. 6. Willison, then managing editor of the iGlobe, to aet as the first president. 'He reada acceded to the .re- quest and the first annual meeting wee held • with- the greatest enthusiasm, the first &fleets being; Prealdent, • J. ,s. • Willbon; Vice President, D. Weismillet; Seeretary, Moody; Treasurer, H. nettle. - A management committee was also *appointed caul the first annual banqilet was held at Webb'a, armage Street, during the following Month. he firat annuel excursion. was ,run to Ooderich oh the Saturday in July, 1901, when' ten 'carloads of aturonitet visited the old County accompanied by the 48th ettghe landera Band, --ThaallittearinuitI neeetlog ,of the lesso- ° cletion wise held in the Wet na Y At.-;, 0. A,. ToroutO, oritTilesdaY, December ard, with.the largest atteridento for some e tea r& The reestdenti tie Z. reeglzOn. ees' tuplect the their lead Very eneMitegiag 0porth were read by tho odtr,sty and _ _activities during the year and the latter with the financial standing. The arrange- ments with regard, to the Annual At -Home were' left to the Incoming Executive. The business being over the rest of the eve- ning was devoted to Euchre and Bridge, 40 tables being required, and all enjoyed 'themselves. Officers Elected The following are the officers for the ecirning year:- Honorary presidents. Hen. .1. A. Gardiner, G•eo E. Ferguson, B. H. MeCreath, J A McLaren, A. C. McVicar and T. A. Russell; honorary vice-presidents, Mrs Geo. E. Ferguson, Mrs. H. J. Hodgins, Mrs. L.. M. Pringle, Miss F. Patterson, Mrs. W. A. Camp. bell. Mrs. Jno. Moon, Mrs. E. Floody. . MtsB. H. MeCreath, Mrs. A. E. Forbes, rs. H. B. Stowe. Mrs. R. Brooks, Mre. e'sf the Peacemaker." Judge T. M. Costello. . A. McLaren, Mrs. (Dr.) Fereuao, • • yeeete feet, associates, succeed in stopping wars, Mrs., D. Robertson, LVL. C. C. One of the screen's4.1nost famous .character eatorsaleaneSersholt-shas been named to portray br. Allan Roy Defoe in the screen story of the Dion- ne quintuplets. The actor, along with other teelmielans;• are reported new on their way to Callender, where production on ''The Coantry Doctor" will commence. Commerce,- but Goderich is Iosipg ' RECEIVEIi'YEAWS FEES At a banquet tendered to Mr. Tay- lors at the Park _House last night, some of his sterling qualities and his unselfish services were recalled by a number of speakers. On behalf of the Lions Club, Mr. Charles IC. Saunders, presented Mr. Taylor with a smoking jacket. He also welcomed Mr. F. J. Little of Montreal, who replaces Mr. TaYlor, as manager of the local branch of the Bank of Conarineite. During the eVening, the Lions elec- ted the following as next year's offi- cers: Chief, F. E. Hibbert; Vice, Frank Donnelly; treasurer, A. H. Erskine; Sec., Nelson Hill; M. of C., Chas. Meakins; twister, C. ,Talbot. Fleet of Fteigliters Goderich Harbor Carrying Storage Cargoes. J. -Foote-ls- Light; --Passenger I Steamer in Winter Quarters. Navigation from Goderich harbor is closed until next spring, unless the -tugs of -Mrs -We L. _Forest, still work- ing on Lake Erie make a successful run for their home port. Some of the dredges 4;14 seows.,:belonginz to FOrest are at the 'east --ind of the harbor, and his tugs will be berthed there should they return. . Though the fog siren was shrieking 'its warning all Saturday night and Sunday, Captains with laavily laden ships, hesitated about attempting to enter the harbor. and remained a few hundred yards off shore where their own whistles announced their where- abouts. The D. B. Henna is moored at the Western Canada Flour "Mills, with 105,000 bushelsof wheat on board. The G. 0. Drumahoe and the Bricold- doc are .also at the dock. ' When the Donovan crept through the fog on Sunday with 105,000 bush- els of wheat, ghe laid upsat the Gode- rich Elevator with her storage cargo. Other boats at the •Goderich • house, are the Royaltori, with 376,000 bush- el e of -wheat; the Ontadoc with 35Q,- 000 bushels of oats; and the Cedar - ton with 10,000 bushels of wheat. The J. B. Foote is docked light, at he freight sheds, and the passengers s earner, Georgian, is tied up for the nter on the northsideof the •har- FROM BEVERAGE ROOMS -* The town clerk has received a let- ter from the Liquor Control Board of Ontario, enclosing a cheque for $426., stating that this amount was 20 per cent. of the authority's fees for the period, of November.lst, 1934, to October 31st, 1935, collected from hotels situated within the municipal- ity. The hotels included were: the Bedford, the British Exchange, the Royal and the Sunset. • Edward Dennis pleaded guilty this afternoon to a charge of vagrancy and was remanded for a week. Mr. Fred Weir, J. P. explained that the man had come here to the hospital. STANDING ARMY ONLY SAFEGUARD OF MODERN CIVILIZATION British Government Adopting Advice of Late Lord Roberts, and Arming to Point of Security. Veterans Disapprove of Recent Sermon by Local Minister. Believe in His Sincerity But Doubt. His judgment. . - Being one (of the embarrassid veterans who passed through the ordeal of list- ening to -the --Rev, S. ft: 'bream* on Sunday' morning, Nov. 10111, I have the following comments to make. (Earst_ of all, I would explain to the readers that I feel the situation very keenly for the following reasons: Being a member of •the local branch of the Legion since its inception eight years ago have 'always advocated attending 12hurch in a body once a year, also tak- ing them In rotation irrespective of den- omination: The consequence is I have been severely jibed by veterans who at tended. • Be this as it may, our intentions were good and we attended .the Baptist church in good faith, expecting to hear a religious sermon from the pastor. In- stead, the oration the Rev. Gentfeman saw fit to impart was what one would expect to hear from a soap box orator in Hyde Park, London, Eng., on a Sunday morning, or on a street corner in Tor- onto of a 'Saturday 'night. Individually a number of the veterans present felt like leaving the church during the dis- dourad, bar ininetur diva/nine saved tire situation for the Rev. Gentleman, and the boys sat and took it on the chin, as they had done many a time during the years 1914-1918. On receiving the following week's Goderich Star I see he is highly pleased with his brilliant piece of work, that he has gone one further, and had his ser- mon as he. sees fit to call it, published In full. I criticize the word "sermon." Is it not customary for a. minister preaching the gospel to select a text from the goad Book and during his discourse use biblical phrases and examples in- stead of phrases and samples from: paci- fist literature, were more than conspicu. I airee. Their what is the solution? 1 say meet the situation- 48 you find 11. Mid, what is the eituation today'? All countries of any proportion of the world are mined or arming to the teeth. What are we to do? lay down. on the Job? I can visualize our friend as being like the man on the kinking vessel, who, ,whilst every man was ordered by the captain to man the pumps, got onto his knees and Said, "Lord what shall I do to be saved." Everyone knows what • CAN YOU HELP? one' -Club - Santa Claus Fund Accepting Donations for Children winter is setting in. What do 'we do. leave the screens in the-. windows and doors, fuel bin empty, leave water in the radiator of the family car? No we meet the situation. What did Noah do wicen he knew the 'world was to be flood- ed, -did he ignore it? Nol hemetthe situation. Arm,ament Manufacturers . Regarding armament manufacturers, the ttev. Gentleman quotes John Ruskin with a silly childish story about how the manufacturers lamented trouble among peasants, loaned them money to buy arms and, then, cellec,tea_ from both. lie fele° quotes Beverley affifaili,' an- other par.ifist, and the story of his visit to an armament plant - 1 would just ask the Rev. Gentleman, (Continued on paie 12) GODERICH CHILDREN HAD RESPECTABLE SUM The average weekly percentage of pupils making deposits in the Penny Bank during September and October, were: Wirigham, 64; Clinton, 58; Goderieh ViCtoria, 52; Central, 42; Owen Sound, 36. ous. The Goderich pupils at the end of The 'Stibli.:er'"Fi'w o'to emu var.- taken, last- October-v....lad s$3,311.2/,atetheir flora some pacifist literature, "Blessed 1. ceedit, or $52.81 more than they had are the peacemakers." taken from the on the sareeedate in 1934. .5th chapter of Matthew. • True, the relation betWeen these two subjects are significant, in that, when Christ made this statement before the multitude, He must have had something In mirid. This is borne out in the 24th chapter of the same book. Whilst ad- dressing His Disciples on the Mount of Olives, he said: "And ye shall hear of wars and rum- ors of wars, see that ye be not troubled, for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet: Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdotti, arid there shall be famine, earthqaakes, etc. /Hence the necessity 'TWAS NO JOY RIDE • Magistrate Makins declared that takifig• a car from Goderich to Tor- onto. was no "joy -ride" when Jack Skeets, answering a eharge of steal- ing a car from. Mr. Harry Clements of Goderich Township, stated, through his eounsel, Mr. Frank Don- nelly, that he was willing to plead guilty to a charge of joy -riding but that he had intended to bring the car back. The 'case was adjourned for a week, Crown Attorney Holmes being occupied with a ease before Should our Rev friend and his pari- Mre. WS A. Bechanan. Mrs. D. D. Wil- their next step no detibt Will be to go son; Honorar(' i‘fe Members.. Mrs. Wm after the earthquakes, r maintain they atsCreath;• Ml, Jos. Beek, Reg. W, have an equal chance of.suecess. Hanna. Mrs. Janet McVittie, woe, a Before proceed with my comments, which will be in tequence. f wish it to be understood, the writer is wider the assumption that the Rea gentleman is, 'ITOr iSce" the minister who was taken. tO task by his congregation ter not prac- ticing vshate he preached. .111.s reply of Hohnes, Mrs, S. L. Stott, Mrs. Zimmer, Mrs. M. Sanderson. President W. A. Campbell. „ • Viee.Presidents. W. A. Buchanan, rtobert 13rooks. Dr. V.. T. 13ryans. Dr. tenon Campbell, Sa M. Chesney, St. A. (Sher, mias M. ilviorrish. Mies t. Telma tourse wad, "Do as i tay, not as I do, lii•sa V; Borges inn Anne vritemderi, but that be is Sincere and that Ise does 'W. J. Tamblyn, .11 W. Brown, W. '11. o. ea Dane, arid would prentice as Ile Peeethed. Sa,crifice • W. E. Hanna, A. ea Smith, M. Chestiey, ears. M. •Scariett, eira. W. eeri..illideeratoerheraecyW,P6ina tIrt411-16daneecea'r,td"btit Cantetote tis 11, traseweth'erick. tars. G. ,. fas VHantarre-llinso (Coritioued on page 10) who took part heard nothiree of this at tlieneetioulttereign--fesealletitrioax .. a • ee.• that time. lA tear to end all were", is ° Read every advertieesteeat In. tide Isaac patifist Mostment, but. it la hollow and nothing 4tit An Idee tettceleetlie, by tlio lellti yoiyil- beiste-little tenable teletteng bet ene Straridation, 'alerted* the ,Vhatt Strr *II tOt end ettee$ (Following their annual custom the members of the Lions' Club are again playing Santa Claus, and as an evidence of good faith have started the fund by donating $40. Other contributions .were: H. T. Edwards C. C. Lee Nelson Hill Frank Saunders Hary Griff Harvey Erskine E. Dean G. L. Parsons A.- U. Cole - Dr. J. A. Graham ve Beatty Gordob BIssett R. C. Hays J. A. Campbell H. J. A. MacEsvan C. A. Reid 100 Harold Williams • 1.00 , E.• C. Beacom 1 00 I A. Porter 1.001 J. W. Frazer 1.00 . Prank Hibbert 1.00 C. K. Saunders 1.00 J. H. Taylor • 1.00 C. A. Robertson, M.FP. 1.001 Frank Donnelly • 1.00 Chas. Meakins 1.00i -Fred -Hunt- - 1.00 Robt. Johnston 1,00. Any penal wishing to assist thist worthy cause is asked to give their don - 10 any of the following: Nelson Hill, Rolat. Johnston, Harry °riff or 1.1 T.- Edwards. STILL.MORE. ACC() °DATION REQUIRED AT GODERICII HOSPITAL AdditiOn NeeeSssirY ton-EnabIollost,itsl•tO ProllerlY Meet Dernanvis of Taira. and Adjoining Municipalities. Mayor flotiefpl GO. zoos Would Make Generous Response. President G. L Par. sons Reviewed Actlytities of 1935. Women!* Auxiliary- Ren. dered GOod'Services. Members of the Goderich Alexan-' dra, Marine and General Hoepital Board of Governors deelded at their 17th annual meeting' held in MacKay Hall, on Monday night, that the time ;had come when they must conelder the building of an addition to the hospital. Mr. T. G. Connon declared that at certain time during the sum- mer months, when there were per- haps accident eases that had to be brought in, the accomodation was in- adequate. The secretary also stated that all during the yearssof the de- pression, the number of admittances to the heepital hes had an0 upward trend. •4444 Mr. J. B. Reynelds, chairman of the Prorty Committee was in ac - and that as a naember of the Asso- ciation lie would move that the Board take into coneideration the advisability of making an addition to the hospital. Rough estimates of the cord with Mr . Cannon's remarks cost of 'the work to be done and sketches. prelented_ette a Mel meeting. Certain members felt that they would have a difficult time to get' a unanimous a0eement on the matter, but Mayor MacEwan, representing the town council on the Board, thought that the people had seen the wonderful advaneement made since the erection of the new hospi- tal and they would be willing to aid in the furtherance of the work. At the opening of the meeting, Mr. G. L. Parsonspresident of. the Board read the following report which was adopted. To The Members of the Association: With the financial statement for the year, ending September 30th, 19- 35, in your hands, and as mailed to all members, it is unnecessary for me to repeat the figures shown. The financial progress shows tot- aldays stay of patients, to he 522, by far the greatest in the history of hospital service h our community, and. 1 mav say, that frequently out capacity was taxed to its utmost, a record which fully justifies the ac- tion of the Board in moving to the new premises years ago, against the vote of the people. when they turned down the By-law to furnish finandal, ass is tance. The revenue comparable to that of the preceeding year reveals an in- crease of 21.65 per cent., evidencing the longer --stay .in higher, priced rooms_,and egreseive collctioe of 'service accounts, both current aral errearages. Naturally, with more -Patients to serve, the outlay for fOOdi drugs and medicinal supplies, expenses and salaries, etc., have shown an increase over, 1S34, of 21.. 83 per cent,' • It is regrettable Met our Town Council, in it's questionable econOneY, decreatteds Ws grant from $500. Ito $$00., but we trust they and the Comity Council will realize that their financial asiistance is by no means on a amrity with the service afforded by our hospital, You willnote in the statement of Assets and Liabilities that we have cleaned up all our Bank obligations and that our current accounts. paye able for food and material on hand constitute the .only indebtedness against 0 plant and equipment valued - at some $05,000. You will alpos'enote that your properties are adequately eovered byeinsuranee- against- -fire --- loss at $00,000. There is also a casu- alty insurance of $5,000. on the boiler; $5,000., $10,000. on the pas- senger elevator; and $5,000., $15,000: on possible liability for any claims we might be held responsible for in our operation of a• chartered hospi- tal. We have received very valuable assistance from the kindred women's organiaatiops ie asur town and neigh- boring townships. The Women's Hos- pital Auxiliary supplied Christrnas I cheer for the Staff, as also, gifts at 1 the Graduaton, besides flooring the I Wilkinson room and supplying a fil- ing cabinet for the office. The Maple Leaf Chapter took over the furnish- ing of a Children's room at an ex- pense of approximately $500., and .to the Members and Patron's of these organizationswe extend our aincere thanks, To all who gave so gener- ously of their time and matefial pro- perty, as well as to the Staff, who worked so energetically in their (Continued on page 15) WORKED ALL NIGHT up to last night' TO REPAIR WATER MAIN •e1.00 . 1,001 Man the pumps! The Public Utill- • 1.00i ties workers did just that on Monday 1:000 nigcorner f eona water main burst at 10the Elgin Avenue and Stan - 1.001 le'y Street, flooding the roadway and 1.001 necessitating the opening of the sew - 1.00 er. The men worked from early • 11:0000 Mondayight 0.30 'rum. day morning keeping the water 1.00 pumped clear while the sewer woe 2.00 , being dug out and the damage re- paired. 1.00 1.00 3ROKE LEFT ARM • NO LIQUOR IN HOUSE A young man from gtantey 'Town- ship, had a charge of gelling liquor to a minor disraissed on • Thursday but paid $100 floe and $21.90 costs On a charge of keeping liquor for sale illegally. "No liquor in his ,lotts,e_ tot% a yeete". weeteeilso added. , TEN BOXES LEFT • OF CHRISTMAS CARDS. 'rho Star hasten boxes of • Chrietnaas Cards 1011 and Max Will- *Ilt be carried over. They. -fiont sonr of Mese eard.s are of exs ultite dolga, many being 'Aglish seenO•and subjects. They are votote for any petton. „ Clifford Grimoldby deaf mute fromi Owen Sound wag arrested in N.ew Brunswick, on Tuesday, charged with the theft of $2,500 from Joseph . Coulter of Blyth. Polsce ,have been carrying on an extensive earch for the man who was missing ?titer Jos t Coulter lost $2100. at his home about two weeks ago. Prov nc a McCoy mid County Constable, John , Ferguson traced the alleged culprit from Blyth to London, to Montreal, and finally to New Brunswick. He is I being h'eld by the New Brunswick police, pending the arristal of Con- stable McCoy in that provinee, who will bring him hack to GoGderich. I Grimoldby appeared some months ; tied befoaet Magistrate • Making in! Goderich, on a Hixbway Traffic charge. Ted Charman, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Chapman, Cambria. Road, lees unfortunate in' breaking his arm at Central school, while playing in the schoOl grounds on Friday afternoon - Ted was also unfortunate in that it was his left arm. AMMONIA PIPE BROKE."' -• - • FLOWERS TURNED BLACK nerehants in the Bedford black on the Square were caused a good deal of discomfort on Wednesdays after- noon, when the refrigerator in Baker and Ainslie's butcher shop went out of commissionAs a result Of a pipe breaking, the ammonia from the re- frigerator saturated the air around the store and in the varioua other establishments within the block. Pot- ted plants in one of the stores Wilted and turned black, so Wong were the ftiesea • ' • ----A-yotethful burglar. a ilitirmipez boy, 11 yeare of age. was found in the furnace of a store by police who were seerching the preiniees- The fire wag Out and the boy had crawled atoetheafurnace when he beet& the police enter the building. • • Head every advertisement in ,this issue an&.you'1Lharo little .trouble COUNCIL CONSIDERED • ALLEGED SHORTAGE The council went into a Committee of the Whole at an adjourned meet- ing held on Tuesday night, when Messrs. Fetterley and Riddell met with the members to discuss matters relating, to the alleged shortage in the books of, the former assessor. and taxscolleetoe. Mr. Pickup, represent- ing Mr. R. S. Robertson, senior coun- set for the town in the affair„ was also present. . Councillor liuckins ..moved that the • couneil remain in open session in answee to Mayor Maawan'is query as to whether the members Wished to • toldbp the niatter in coMmittee of the WhOle or not. Deputysreeve Tur- ner', seconded Mr. Huckins Motion. .Coleacillor J. W. Craigie moved an rahendment,- seconded by Councillor Brown that the meeting be held In eoMmittee. • Mre-Htaleins- -opposed-amendmentaa tiskitig what objection there was to- 'itlitoiiitt'goc,of4orihth.oapetritteellanyttecrils• a nTdh isanilitessts thete fa soiree teagon for not going on in open cootie% I am in favOih, of the amendment. The Mayor felt that the. 'matter could be considered to better advan- atargrieuitti. some tangible teeult was vedittl Mr. Huckins, '11 oppoett any idea of carryinges_m the towns besiness be. osnisirht Ihviintdh acloaSpeidritdonorg,eIonmetsriattnot , but if this matter is_ to ha, dealt witlt behind closed doors, my attitude will change entirelY.° , Councillor Brown, '11 is Just es question to 'My mind as to what We i would diseues in opiSk council." He dealared that ho lietliothing to bide or t() cbeertaaillnhattnhiendgsliM'btut that there e should be ' discussed privatelya teen though they were town bilbitieee. Ile stated that he did not eare what the Man on the street Wanted to hear about-' the business, or talk about the next morning. It should be solvate until de.cleion-isr-reathede - - , Mr, Ifuckine ;Argued that tlia rate- etiyees' put the astindit in and they • had n right to know. Councillor Bliegliam deelared that when the ratepayers elected the • council, they took them into their confidence and trusted them to carry on as judiciously as possible. The Mayor called ter a vote on the amendment which carried, Moser, Turner and Ifuckins voting nay. „i The coucil went into' committee and the session lasted for over an hour and a half. The question was thor- ! oughly discussed but no definite end ; was achieved.