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The Seaforth News, 1934-05-10, Page 2PAGE TWO THE SEAFORTH NEWS THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1934 Unvarying Quality Fresh from the Gardens HURON NEWS C. P. R. Engineer Dies at Goderich —The death occurred suddenly of Alexander M. Grassick of Goderich, in his forty-sixth year. Deceased had beer left in a weakened physical con- dition by a serious attack of influenza some years ago. He Was bora in Ab- erdeen, Scotland, and came to Can- ada'fn 1905, to live in London. Seven years ago he came to live in Gode- rich and was, employed as a locomo- tive engineer with the C. P. R., in whose employ he had been for twen- ty-seven years. He was married to Miss Elizabeth Sellers, of Dundee„ who survives him, Engagement Announced. — Mr, and Mrs. Geo..0. Thornton, of Blue - vale, announ:.e the engagement of their second daughter, Susan Muriel, to Neil Netterfield McLean, only son of Mr, and Mrs, T. J. McLean, of Wingham, marriage to take place early in June. 'ate Mr, and Mrs. William McDowell who came toCanada from' Ireland. ,When a young man he farmed in Iowa, returning after two years to marry 3fiss Mary Jane Henry of E. \Vastanosh, ffty,five years ago. Goderich to Have Two New Wells.. —Tenders will be called shortly for the completion of a new water.intake system at the Goderich power house, such tenders •to be in by May Z1st. When completed it will provide the town with a double system of intakes whereby if the pumps happen to suck dry in one well they may at once be turned into the other. It will provide for a single well, notch deeper than that now in use, which •will be divid- ed into two compartments, separated by a heavy concrete wall. 'Pipes will lead into each of these camper::rentF and only one of them will be used at a time but the other will be available always incase of emergency,. Accidents.—Cecil Ottley of Zurich had the misfortune to get his thumb Wingham Church Extends Call.— in contact with a running saw while At a meeting of the Official Board of working at the Kalbfleisch mills 'but the Wingham United Church, Rev. fortunately it was .not serious. Mr, J. A. Anderson, B.A., 'B.D., of $it- Albert Deichert of the Blind Line ton West, Ont., was the unanimous and son of Mr. and„Mrs. Peter Dei - choice of the Board to succeed Rev. chert, had a painful experience the L. H. Currie as pastor of the church. other day while working at a gasol- ine engine which backfired with the Dinner for Hon. Charles McCrea— result that his arm was caught in the An informal dinner in honour of the gears and before he was released, ,Hon. Charles .McCrea was held in the parts of the engine had to be taken ;Brunswick hutel, Wingham, follow- off, ing the recent nomination meeting, About thirty were present and a short Was Former Zurich Resident. — talk on the development of mining in Northern Ontario was given by Mr, McCrea. Election Board.—.Although no no- tification of the Provincial election. date han yet been given, preliminary activities in connection with the forthcoming lection are already un- der way The elector: board of Huron county will be c. top' ed of Judge T. M, Costello, Sheriff C. G. Middleton, Coroner Dr. E. G. Joyce, of Walker- ton, tine -first medical man to exam- ine the remains, said that in his op- inion the man had been dead nine or ten hours, Philip :Strohevent to his barn to do the afternoon chores, and lie was preceded there, it appears, by his grandson, ' Earl Leffler. Other members of the family, Mrs. Stroh, widow •of the slain man, Mrs, Laura Leffler, her daughter and, mother of the accused, and Eileen, Earl's young sister, swore that' they knee noth- ing of what had occurred in the barn that afternoon or night. Mrs. Stroh stated that things had been "going well" in the family, but admitted to \Ir, Freeborn that the grandfather had reproved Earl for drinking,' The 'Crown's theory is that Stroh was murdered on the threshing floor of his barn, Blood stains were discov- ered there and in a cutter in which it is believed the body was taken to. the road junction, Other witnesses examined were David Miller and Clayton McPhail, garage owners of Clifford, who phoned for police, Officer McClevis, Henry Stroh of Clifford, a brother of the dead man, John MciEwen, who called at the Stroh home in the after- noon, and G. E. Stephenson, engin- eer who drew plans of the scene of- the fthe murder and of Where the body was found, Huron Presbytery.—Huron Presby- tery of the United Church held its. regular meeting on Tuesday, May 1, in Ontario street church, Clinton, with Rev. 'F. W. Craig of Goderich, in the chair, and iRev, W. IA. Brbm tier Of IBruceefield as secretary. Much routine ,business was transacted as the Presbytery will not meet again before Conference, The Commission, appointed at last meeting, to issue the matter sof the union of Queen street and St, 'Andrew's churches ,in 'Myth, reported their action to . the Presbytery. The commission was thanked for its diligence, continued in Office and' instructed to decide the matter of the use of the church buildings sometime before the , neet- ing of Conference. Res, F. W. Craik and Mr. 113. W. F, (Beavers were ap- pointed to represent the Presbytery at the meeting of the iGeseral Goun- eil. in Septernder: Rev. C, A. Mal- colm presented the greetings •ot the Preslbytery to the W.M,,S., who were in session at 'Wesley -Willis church. Rei', Mr. Cosens gave the devotional address for the day, taking his sub- ject from the '40th chapter o'fthe prophecy of Isaiah, The Presbytery was addressed for a few minutes by Mr, McArthur, secretary of Lay- men's Association of London, 'Con- ference, who stated that no efforts were being spared to make the next Conference a success. Rev. Mr, Co- sens was appointed to finish the terns of 'Rei. S. J. Mathers as chair- man of the committee oh Christian Education. The application of Mr. Albert Lott, B.A., for ordination to the Christian ministry was granted by tate Presbytery, as Was also the application of Mr. J. C. "Britton, B.A. Calls to ministers were sent on the settlement committee as follows: Rev. W. T. :Lane, to North 'Street, .Goderich; Rev, J. B. Anderson to !Wingham; iRev. Johan: B. Moo,e to Grand :Bend; Rev. L. H. Currie to Wellington St., London, and Rev. S. J gathers to Bathurst 'St.,' Toronto. .Pastoral changes are likely to take place at \s1efield, Nile, ' Ethel and Benm:iller. Next regular meeting, of Presbytery will •be held at Roy's in June, the date to be set by the chair- man and secretary. Elect Officers.— Exeter branch or the Canadian Legion, including its membership ex -service men. from Hensall, Centralia,. Crediton and the surrounding district, held their an- nual '.meeting Friday evening last and elected the following officers: Hon. Pres„ +Dr, G. S. Atkinson; Pres, Thos. 'Pryde; let vice., S. -McArthur, laid vice„ W. C. Stone; sec,-treas., E. C. Harvey; sergeant -at -arms, S. J. V. Cann; executive committee, Dr. !G. IS, Atkinson, M. W. Pfaf and N. !Hannigan; sick and visiting com- mittee, Rev, H. Stainton, \W, J. ;Sey- mour and W. C. Stone; entertain- ment committee, J. Willis, F. Beer, N. Norry, H. Heywood, W. Middle- ton; adjustment onficer, Dr, G. S. Atkinson, Bridge Girder Drops. --Passengers on the regular Canadian 'National Railway passenger train between To- ronto end London got an unschedul- ed thrill when one of the girders of .the C.N.R. bridge over Trout Creek at St. Marys dropped about eight inches while the train was crossing' the bridge. The crew immediately brought the train to a stop and it did not leave the rails. 'Repair work to the piers of the bridge, which is ap- proximately 65 feet high at the high- est point, has been in progress all winter. It was the settling of the framework around one of the piers which caused the girder .to drop. Goderich Man Killed in Ice Chute. —Fallin'.g '•from the upper part of the Word has been received of the pass- chute at !Graham's ice house at the Wording of Mr. Samuel Witwer, formerly dock at 'Goderich on Sunday might, a resident of .Zurich, Ont. He .passed Thomas-tGauley, well known resident, away at Detroit on April 2?'nd at the there, suffered a fractured skull and diecl while being re age of 92 years. In 1'896 he mored to removed in the atn- Pigeon, Mich„ where he resided tun- bulainee. Howhe came to be around til ten years ago when he moved to the chute is unknown. An inquest Detroit. He is survived by four dao• was held Tuesday evening. Mr, 'Gaul- ghters, three sons and three grand- ey was in 43rd year and was born in children, Ashfield, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas :Gauley. !For the past Paving Contract on Highway 4.— fifteen years he lived in Goderich. firnwsa Attorney D E. Holmes, Su- Contractor McAnthur of ,Guelph has His:widow formerly Miss Mary Bir- nrrsn:. Court Registrar Robert John- %cert awarded the contract of laying ole, and a daughter 'Hazel, suri:Ke, st:,•n s' 1 County Registrar A. H. a stretch oi eight miles of concrete aggar McTt-Ro Neria, T:,in Is and will control the paventettt ten feet wide, on 'No, 4 Y•--\ quiet .wedding w•a seolemnized at the United Church pr'.'paratton of the voters'- lints to be :,eel is the corning election,—G_,der- „+i Highway north of Clinton. Huron -Perth Baseball League.— .\ meeting oi the •Huron and Perth 98th Birthday Celebration. — Jirs, baseball enthusiasts was held in a:herit.e Yon tg, Minnie street, 4\'inghatn,- celebrated her 98th. birth - Say art May 3rl. Golden Wedding.—Mr., and. Mrs. Hair:: /:.r:tt: r.t2a f G.,rrie recent - 's• ..ele7.rated the fiftieth anniversary Breit,ling. We are sorry to Clinton with representatives present from Goderich, ;Exeter, - Mitchell, Clinton, Zurich and Staffa,• when a league was formed to be known as the ,Huron -Perth • Baseball League Tile rules adopted are those of the O.B.A.:\. and officer; were chosen as follows; President, H. Carey, Exeter, t'so a,-itller this couple are nice president, H. Carey, Exeter; : y , .sd health. vice president, C. Honiuth, Mitchell; secretary, T. W. Morgan, Clinton; treasurer, H. Lauder, Goderich. Death of F. W. Tyndall, Hullett.— Frederick W. Tyndall of Huliett. just north of Clinton, died on Mon- day morning last .after an illness of some months. Mr, Tyndall was a son of Mr. and Mrs, Loren Tyndall and was born on the homestead and had lived all his life in the community. Ten years ago he went into partner - ;hip with his brother-in-law, Mr. C. 1). Connell, and they dealt in cattle and conducted a butchering business in Clinton, the partnership being in effect up to the time of his death He survived by s his wife 'MI's.formerly ts. le A. Connell, only daughter Mr. and -\irs, W. D. Cornell, and w, ;ons and one daughters Weidon aged thirteen, Doris aged eleven and Bruce aged six. His parents and four hr,,tbers and a sister also survive: .f Hullett, Roy, in Goderich u• i.'ap; Clifford, Toronto, and Fishing 3aason Opens in Lake.— ,t• tut, f Tucicersrnith, and Mrs. 1a; ::i',r,i wet thi mcUonalds L .tars Trevartha of T-lullent. The an -1 in z tet a the ,fishing crews have pyt'ihearera were the faun brothers- heal rut tufa :i-% once more are cons- :,nil two brothers-in-law. The f-:'wcr- ing iif:o port, says clic ;G.:;rlericln star. On \t'c,i'vesday, Reil , MaciDsialrl brought in the first of the season's catches, abort two hundred pounds ;i1 '.chitefisin, lake trout and pickerel, rhe boats .had to go well out for. .them and no far all 'brought in are small, averaging about two and one- half pounds in weight. 'Hibbert Township Faris Is Sold. \\'.Linin Potash has di -posed of Hibbert township to Mr. l.es;ie William, of Munro, who will a e ion- at once, Mr. Butson akin, over the farm of the late Hen- ' Cook, \I- Butson's father, of Frsl, t.:,_t dish -'rip, who passed ,aw- ty s.' icnly within tine past tna9 Nearly Swamped,—Jim Sheardown d rt ;Hier -raising experience when riling. a team between Lucknow and Us r -non. The horses were startl- e I ': •t tarpaulin en a passing truck sed ',.incl. ending up in a swamp in hi i they ail. n's - their neck:. 1 r., were atts lei, tore and aft, tn neck,: and 'ails of _i,e artn.cls, -t',1 a heartytug-of-war, in which a t.Y,:.': and a couple of dozen sten •-1. lasted nary three leesrs. he - ,re 'Ile a hunk were finally drag- ed t ,,l' 1 .round. Edward McDowell.—The death of Edward McDowell occurred in 'Gdcl erich at the home of 'Mr. Amos Chal- lenger, 'Deceased; who was in his eighty-sixth year, had been in fail- ing health far some time., I-ic was horn in Nova Scotia, a 3011 of the ',carers weret C. Levy, F. VanEg- mond, E. Welsh, N. Holland, M. \\flue, P, Pltnnstcel, E. .Brown and F. Andrews. - Oxford Group Has- Exeter Rally. -- Exeter and vicinity had its first op- portunity to share' in a mass rally of the Orford Group -when a team of Groupers visited Exeter over last week -end to speak in the interests of the Group and to witness to what Christ had meant in their lives since finding this "n+en. quality of life," Over 35_. speakers were with .the team representing London, Stratford, 1 tnc�ll, Sc afrtrth, and .'Blyth. parsonage. West \Monkton w -h e n Helen +1., eldest daughter of lilr. and Mrs. Janes Roy of Mitchell. and J. Fergus McTaggart, second son of Mr. Robert McTaggart and the late Mrs. McTaggart of Brussels, were united in marriage, .11:iss Isabel Me - Taggart and Adrian lfcTaggart were the attendants. The bride ware a navy blue suit wit hfuli length littvd coat trimmed with white pique and large vihte buttons and navy blue' accessories. Mr. and Mrs. \IeTag ,,art will reside at Melrose, - Committed on Murder Charge. — Earl Leffler, 117 -year-old Carrick Tp. resident, was committed for trial Sat- urday on a charge of murdering his grandfather, Philip Stroh, with an axe last Easter. Counsel for the ac- cused told Magistrate F. W. Walker in county court at Walkerton, the boy did not wish to plead to the charge. .I=re will remain in custody mail the next sittin gof tise supreme court in the autumn, Jury Fails to Name the Sayer.l— Responsibility For the slaying , of Philip Stroh, Carrick Township far- mer, on the night t April first was first t o g 1 placed . on"some person or person at present unknown in the verdict of a coroners Jury at Walkerton on Friday, May 4th, Earl Leffler, his grandson, is facing a charge of mur- der, Blood stains on a smock Leffler was wearing when lie was arrested (hiring the night were .stains of hu- man blood, 1)r. .E. Rs Frankish, me- r'ics-legal expert of the attorney -gen- eral'; 'department, testified. Death was caused by multiple fractures of the skull and in reply- to a questisssei by the crownattorney, who examin- ed the witnesse', Dr. Frankish stated, that as the margins of some of the wounds gave right angular inipres-' sions, suggesting that they were made by a weapon with tight atngles, fie felt that an axe such asthat found in the' barn of the victim veryyzos- sibiy was the type of -weapon that in- flicted the wounds. Blood stain's in this axe, a pair of trousers, •sorne blankets and 'two bags have not ,been analyzed. The body was found by William and .Fred B'aetz, fanners 0.1 that district, lying on the roadside a " distance fro»st'ae Stroh h far... ASSOCIATED HIGH SCHOOL BOARD'S'. MEET AT CLINTON The Huron 'County 'Branch of the Associated :High .School 'Boards, held their second annual meeting in the Council Chamber, Clinton, Wednes- day evening, May 2nd, Cul, E. T. Rance, the chairman of the organiza tion, gave am address of welcome, also outlined the scar's activities and referred to the co-operation with the Municipal and County Councils. Mr, A. T. Cooper, of Clinton, wits had attended the Provincial Conven- tion of the Association which was held in Toronto, early' in 3,Iarch, gate..a summary of - the proceedings and a general discussion followed or the suibjects `introduces) Vocational training and a morepractical pro- gramme for students sot contemplat- ing attending the -university .. were topics of special interest, while the teaching of fA;gricultere, !Domestic Science and ''Business practice -were considered essential in alt' second- ary schools. The 'School :Boards have been making an. -honest effort to •reduce the cost of secondary education •w-i•thout sacrificing efficiency ant' lowering standards, and their . re- sults have been gratifying ta thr Council. The officers selected for •th coming year are, 'Chairman. Col. fT-I T. Rance,' Vice -Chairman ; Dr. 3, \V Shaw and Secretary 'A. T. Cooper all of 'Ctun.toss. • Want and For Sale Ads, 3 times, 50. WH 1.4 you beet a a old friend and you haven't seen years , and you invk,e back to ©wii, with you m fell' Nit, Better play safe ... call home on Lo Distance and make sure of a welcom ng e. • Long Distance keeps you in touch with friends you value, speeds up business, and aids in many emergencies. It is quick, dependable, economical, Rates in the front of your directory show you can talk 100 miles or so for as little as 30 cents. ERNEST PENROSE DROWN- ED IN BAY OF QUI'NTE A tnip down the 'Bay o'f Quinte to gather 'wild flowers and roots for nature study at Piston ',Collegiate and Vocational 'Institute ended in trag- edy when the small sailing craft oc- cupied by Ernest R. 'Penrose , 79, teacher, and •Ehna Strawbridge, ag- ed 1117, -a student, upset and resulted. in 'both losing their lives: Penrose was a son of Rev, and Mrs. J. W. Penrose, Springfield, (between Lon don and Woodstock), and formerly of Varna. :Somewhnere on the Baty of Quinte the young speoialist in science and mathematics and his companion, Whet disaster as they sailed in a duck boat. which they had rigged out of canvas. Their failure to return in the even- ing alarmed 'friends who organized a search party. All night small, craft dotted the moon -lit bay until morn- ing, when the crew of a boat with a searchlight sighted the upturned duck boat, floating about six miles from 'Piston near the north shore of the bay. 'Draped over the hull was Penrose's body. The young teacher had clung to his craft \vhile it drift- ed across the bay, but had been over- come by the cold water. His head w• a s s ubmerged when searchers found the craft, and his fingers clut- ched on its edges.. - 'The bay was choppy on Saturday, April !219, and a strong wind VMS' blowing, MRS, E. N. RHODES DIES Ottawa, — Parliamentary sir c l e s are in mourning owing to the sudden death of Mrs. 'E, in Rhodes, wife ?E_ . • t4se minister of 'finance, on SundagS morning. Recently Mrs. ,Rhodes had been in excellent health. She entter-: tained a group of friends on Satur- day and next morning she was 'found dear in her a•odm, the victim of a sudden heart attack. Throughout her whole lifetime Mrs, iR'hodes was link- ed in an intimate way with political affairs either in Nova 'Scotia or in 0 ttaWa. The daughter of a Liberal prime minister of Note :Scotial, the late Hon. W. T. Pipes, Mrs. Rhodes was later the wife of a Conservative prince minister of that province. Two prominent 'Nov'a ,Scotia families of differing political faiths were united in 11905 When -Mary Grace !Pipes ried Edgar Nelson Rhodes. tiler father became premier of No- va Scotia in 1455'2, establishing a 'Lib- eral rule which endured until 1955, when cher husband was returned to power as the head of a Conservative administration, Toronto Conservatory of Music Midsummer Local Examinations- The xaminationsThe Toronto Conservatory of Mu- sic announces that the Midsummer Local Examinations ,for :19d4 will he held throughout Canada in 'June and July next..Applications and fees from Ontario candidates east of .Sault Ste. Marie should reach the Conservatory not later than May 115, d193µ, The Best Varieties of Grain IA new pautpinlet bearing the above title anti prepared by the Cereal. Div- ision, Experimental 'Farms 'Branch, is now ready for distribution. 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