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AUBURN, Feb:. Mrs. Nelson hill
of Goderich spent the week-eand with,
Miss Sadie and Joe Curter.
The monthly meeting of'tlne Women's
Institute will be belcl.in the Foresters'.
Hall on Tuesday, February lath, tit
2 o'eloclili. The topic, • "Ag ricultulre,"
wilt bN given by Mrs. `Gordon McCl1n-
e1 ey ; current events by Mrs.'s lin e'r
Robertson. Roll caOE --"' otdr fttvorite
task in or arena]. the home." Iiost-
.eskes-4Irs. WVnx. Craig, Mrs. J. Taylor,
Mrs. Fred Pfaetzer, Mrs: Win. Ander-
-son. .
A spark frons a coal stove ignited
gas in a large pan which was used
icor washing parts and started'' fire in
Tom Johnston's garage on Saturday.
A car which was in the garage at the
tine 111118 shoved to safety. Mr. John-
ston received a burn on his hand. The
fire was put out with chemicals...
The Week -end Storm. --Owing to the
severe snowstorm which struck this
. distriet over the week -end there was
no service in any,f the churches on
Stfnday. On Monday the school bus-
was unable to make the regular trip.
This was the first time this winter that
the bus missed, During the height, of
the storm on Sunday the hydro Went
off and didn't come on until Monday
noon.. The break occurred- east of
Carlow. The hydro gang had •to walk
six miles over heavily drifted roads
on Moirday to make repairs.
Dies at Vancouver.—Word has been
received by relatives here of the death
at Vancouver, B, C., of Robert Howson.
in his eighty-third year. Deceased was
a funeral director of Penticton, B.C.
He is survived by his' wife, three sons,
Joseph, of ,Vancouver, Leonard' of
Penticton, and Clarence, of Vancouver ;
one daughter, Mrs. Mary Huxtable, of
Vancouver, and two ,sisters, Mrs. Jas.
McClay, of Burnaby, and Mrs., Martha
Jane Bunking, of Auburn. The late
Charles Ilowson .of Auburn was a
brother. The funeral was held at
Penticton. Mr: and Mrs. Howson
visited relatives here in 1938.
Annual -Congregational Meeting. —
a'The annual congregational meeting of
Knox Presbyterian church was held
in the school room on Tuesday. Rev.
-Robt. Macconneii was .chairman and
the 'meeting was opened with a hymn,-
„Xwriptrtre, reading and -prayer._
O: Wt ii.t 1S ,zppo'lnted 4e-dfetilz y ofy
the ,Meeting. The -treasurer of the
church, Mrs. Fred Ross, presented her
report, showing a healthy situation and
'a substantial balance on. hand. The re-
port of the W.M.S. presented by Mrs.
Ross, and that of the Ladies'- Aid,
presented by Mrs. Edgar Lawson; re-
vealed a year of splendid achievement
,by both organizations. The report- of
the Sundayschool' was giveh by. Mr. BENMILLER, Feb. 11. — Mrs. W.
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' J. J. Wilsons':The session report was Turton has, reeeived a cable from Mr.
presented by Mr: Wilson, who gave Turton, who sailed for•England a week
• the following statistics: Baptisms, 4; ago to .. visit :.his relatives- there, ado
�.••-• 2; wising her that- he had arrived at
yea
removal by certificate,lay death, .a . utham ton _safe
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-Wellington .Good were appointed Man-
agers for ; a three-year terra. Others
are J. C. Stoltz. and W. T. Robison,AO,
retire in 1947; 'Mia. Wagner and Eti.
Lawson; • to • retire iu 194S. Trustees,.
John Doerr,_ J. V. Stoltz and, Ilerb
Govier : treasurer, Mrs. Fred Ross; Owing to the severe storm the church
delegates to ieentral fund, W. T. lt.ubi- service and Sunday school . were can -
sola, J. 1'. Stoltz; auditors, Mrs. Edgar Belled, also the meeting of the Wo-
. Lawsous Mrs. W. 1lradnoclt ; publishing men's Assoeiat ion.
committee, J, C. Stoltz, Mrs, Fred Miss Gloria Good visited over the
Ross; organist, Mr. Arthur V ungblut ; week -enol with Air. and 'Mrs. Fred
ushers, Ken Scott, Gordon I)oble Win. White and John, of Goderich. P.
Wagner and W. Bratidnock ; congrega- -
tienal secretary, J. C, Stoltz. A. vette
of thanks was tendered to all who h 1 cl
taken part in the -work of the church
during the year.,,This congre „tion"
has been without a pastor since the
resignation of the pastor, Rev. Robt.
Maceonnelf, at the end of the year.
Since then the pulpit has been sup-
plied by students from Western Uni-
versity, London, but it is. expected a
minister will be called in the spring.
auku +.a7A..7rq 15'EDRUAllY�4�itW9Y 1Y44r !' ;
ere opened to Goderieb ton ay,
leli"a o the relief ,lrf. raid,
Mrs. ,Arthur Straughan spent last
weo1 at Dungannon.
Several from here attended the (ude-
ricia C.I. at-home on Friday night and
Sonne weredstorm$ta3'ed for a few, days.
Miss 'Vivian . Strauglnan spent the
week -end in Stratford and aatterided the
Normal Sc}1u01 at -faunae.
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washing of hands before meals, and
general personal hygiene, are also ad-
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Local W. I. I-Iistor
Recall Incidents..of Fortner Ye
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NILE
NILE, Feb. 7.—Mrs. Ruth Hayden -
bas moved her household effects to
Goderich,
•Angus McDiarmid, M• rs. Ifo • G Irvin
and J. Farrish attended thel funeral
of. their relatives, , 41rs; Allan Grant
and : son, last week. •
There is an,, epidemic of chickenpox
in this neighborhood. Only a few of
the pupils of Nile school have not had
the malady, and there is time for them
to get it.
The weatherman has been dealing
out all kinds and there is not such
use In telling of today's conditions, as
.they may be very different when this
is printed. -
Jack Wilson has disposed of his
International -truck .and- has purchased
a new Mercury Fordh
Carman Brindley has moved to near
1Beiasuiiler, where he is operating his
trucks he purchased from Mr. Durst,
as his license would not• a11ow, him to
truck in Nile vicinity. •
The trustee board of Nile United
church. hits appointed Mrs. Frank Ilaw-
kins•rganist and Arm. H. Matthews
earet '. (x,earg 44, '► Ru-tledge�' .and
} Qm.a MelliV"e have again • been ap-
10.1teittheM eLcommittige.
jTa }y Watson has dispgsed crf� Kiri '-_
fiifl y' acres' off ish an pasture iaiid
oin the 2nd eondession of Ashfield to
Mr'. Hopkinson of Goderich, and is now
cutting"the timber off it. Carman Kerr
has the .job of skidding 'the 'logs.
CARLOW
CARI )W, Feb. ,11. --•--Ford Cnnning
haul. was taken to the Goderich hos-
pital last week, where anteration was
Performed for appendicitis.
?lint; Fordyce Clark is wearing a
broad smile these days. A little scan
BENMILLER
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gI ttulatiuhs
Mrt3 Duncan (. twforcil, . of Flint,
Mich.,` Spent `a week with her :,,other,
Mrs. A. Wilson, and ahem in the dip-
trict.
Mrs. A.. Wilson celebrated her eighty, -
fourth birthday on Saturday. A lovely
dinner was served b the evening l
honor of the occasion. •whc�n Mr. and.
Mrs. Frank Wilson of, Nile, Mrs. CravW-
ford Of Flint, ° Mich., Mrs. A, Stoll,
Me. and Mrs. T. Wilson and family
were present.
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The regular m• eeting of the Women's
Institute was held in MacKay- Halton
Thursday, February 0th, and in spite
of inclement weather there was a large
attendance. ,The 'president, Mrs. A.
•Wilkin, was .in charge. ,
Under the heading of historical, re-
search Mrs. John Newcombe -gave a
resufue of Women's Institute meetings
held in the early years of the organiz-
ation. Although the Goderich branch
was r formed in 1901, the first record
to lie found was that of 1904. Minutes
of "the Jttne meeting of 1904 ,and the
February meeting of 1905 were given,
and a photo was shown of the June
meeting of,1921, at the home of Miss'
M. E.: Salkeld. The 'Meetings . were •
then held 'in the homes,- and reports
showed that much good work was ac-
complished and social life enjoyed.
A "Do you remember?' impromptu
dialogue was presented by four mem-
bers of long standing, Mrs. A. Higgin-
son, ,Mrs. J. S. Howrie, Mrs. J. . C.
Stewart and Mrs. Chas.' Young, and
amusing episodes were related.
A cook book, the property of Mrs
Jas. Campbell, was shown, which con-
tained pictures of the first 'three -presi-
dents of the Women's Insi,itute. at
Stoic y Creek, Ont., the birthplace of
Women's Institutes -and the former
home of Mrs. Campbell.
Plans were made for a banquet 4n
commemoration of'the fiftieth annivers-
ary of Women's Institutes, which ,is to
be held this month. It is expected that
a number of honored guests will be pre-
sent, Including the Provincial. president,
Mrs. II. Somers of Fonthill, the. area
president, Mrs. F. Oster of Blyth, and
the district' president, . Mrs. L, Ivers
of Dungannon
Other business included a donation
of $25 to the Chinese relief appeal.
Mrs. Willa and Mrs. "Ismay McLean
were app inted to represent the Insti-
tute atop_ meeting to be held February
20th in, connection with the creation of
a community recreation council.
A letter was read from the- London
(England) Associated Council Women
of the World acknowledging the gift
of a parcel sent to them.
'Interesting current events were given
by Mrs. Jos. Lemaire. - Two fine piano
numbers were played by Lois Camp -
hell. The .roll call was answered with
healt1iit hila$$:, Lunch was served- by
the committee in charge of the meet-
ing and a social time' enjoyed.
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expect a funeral
director to give to his
dearest friend.
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Future contracts with Britain for
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1f 0'; witer eggs, says the Dominion
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hatched chicks carefully grown Into
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During its .years of operation, this sta-
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And we look forward with confidence
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days prior fo arrival of chicks
to get It properly adjusted. Test
the aeenracy of the broodett4 be-
fore the shirks arrive.
Sia intain a temperature of l00° P.
two inches above the floor it, the
outside edge of the hover.
Avoid chilling or overheating.
Supply plenty of fresh clean water.
• During the first few d ys, warm
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:supply plenty of Hopper space and
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