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The Seaforth News, 1926-03-18, Page 1WHOLE SERIES, VOLUME 48, Dinilers and Suppers Regularly Hot Conches at all hours OUR. 'HOME MADE SPECIALTIES r• Prices Reasonable The Olympia Confectionery and Restaurant Brighten Up CHURCH CARD. The North Side Church,—Sabbath services, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Sun- day schooi 2:30 pan. Pastor, Rev. R. Felton Irwin. - - .Pastor at.Jroth services. The Salvation Army. — Sunday morning service, 11 a.m.;- evening HIGH CLASS LIGHT BULBS.—service 7 p.m.; Sunday school 3 p.m. 40 -.and 60 at /! for A/'1 Services in charge cf Capt. Tidnian at... ... ""r dielew and Lieut. Huson. 100 2 for 1.00 ,JOHN McCLUSKEY. - -watts ■ The death occurred in Seaforth on CASTILE SOAP.—Special Se cake 5 for 25c, 100 for $3.00. For quantity and quality this 'soap beats anything we know of, even soaps offered at 6, 7 or 8 cakes for 25c. PHILLIP'S FLOATING BEAUTY Toilet Soap 10c BLACK OR MIXED TEA with china cup and saucer ....•75c BITTER ORANGES for marmalade large size, • _ . - 60 per dozen CRISCO. -2 lbs. for 60c and with each 2 lbs., 1 extra heavy Cake Pan FREE. DIANA CAKE FLOUR.—Similar to Swansdown, but made in Canada, and guaranteed To introduce it a Cake Plate .FREE with each package. MONARCH Canned CORN, PEAS AND TOMATOES are the good ones and we have them. F. D. HUTCHISON. Phone 166 Rubbers After you take off' Overshoes don't get damp feet. Buy a pair the weir -known 'reliable Dol minion made Rubbers. Our. Spring Shoes ARE ARRIVING Ladies' from $3.50 to $5.00 Boys' Troon $2.50 to $5.00 Youths' from 82.00 to $3.25 Men's from ..:.. $2.95 to $1.00 See our new "'Grey and Blond Kid Shoes foryladies. Moderately priced considering. the quality. w'. Saturday, March 13th, 1926, of Mrs John Francis McCluskey, aged 67 years. Mr.•..McCluskey had been i11 for about a year. Born on lot 15, concession 4, McKillop, he had been a resident of that township.,all his life until he retired to Seaforth four years ago, Eighteen years ago he was married to his .now bereaved widow, Miss Clara O'Connor, of Hib- bert township. One brother, Mr. James McCluskey, lives on the home- stead in McKillop. Always of a kind and thoughtful disposition he had many friends and was liked and re- spected by everybody. The funeral took place from his late residence on Goderich street East on Monday morning at 9 a.m. to St James' Church, Seaforth, requient mass being sung by Father Dantzer, of St. Columban. Interrxp�ent was made in St. Columban cemetery, the pallbearers being his former neigh- bors, Messrs. Peter O'Sullivan, John Lane, Charles Wright, Frank Mc- Quaid. Edward Ferguson and Dames Purcell. PHILATHEA CLASS. The annual meeting of the Phila. thea class met at the home of Mrs. E. R. Crawford on Monday evening, March 15th, with Mrs. Irwin in the chair. Encouraging reports of the different committees were given by the officers, followed by the election of- fficers for the coming year as follows: Teacher -Mrs. Irwin. Assist: Teacher—Mrs. J. Johnston. President -Mrs, J Reid. 1st Vice Pres.—Mrs, W. J. Me- Intosh. Secretary—Mrs. E. C. Chamberlain. Assist. Secy.—Miss E. Hoag. Treasurer -Mrs. E. R. Crawford. Assist. Treasurer—Miss M. -Som- erville. Missionary Treas.-Miss J. Alex- ander. Assist. Miss. Treas. — Mrs. 'W. Pethick. Good Cheer Convener Miss Bristow. - Look -out. Committee—Mrs, Barber Miss J. Alexander. Social Committee—Mrs. McGavip, Mrs. Irwin, Mrs. Savauge, Mrs, Tyer- an. A dainty hunch was served, after which a hearty vote of thanks' was tendered to Mrs. Crawford, The meeting closed by singing "God he with you till we meet again." The next'meetirre on the third Monday of April, will be at the home of Mrs, F. Savauge. . FATHER DIES. The following from the Mitchell Advocate refers to Mr. Lemmons, father of Mrs. Chas. Dungey," of town: Another old settler, in the per- son of William Lemtnons, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. George Rcaney, Mitchell, on Saturday, Mar. 13th, in his 83rd year. Deceased was born in Staffenshire, Eng., and when a lad of eleven years of age came to Canada with his parents and for a time lived at Prescott, later coming to Perth County and took lopa home- stead in Fullerton township on the Huron road, about two miles east of Mitchell. Fifty-five wears ago he was married to Ester ,Young, of the same township, who predeceased him by about 'four years. Formany years the late Mr. Letnmons farmed t^n acres and was in the brick making business onhis own farm. He ,las successful in all his undertakings, t man of excellent character and one afori SEAFORTf ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCI-I 18, 1926. his ART EXHIBy1' AT .COLLEGIATE de whose word was as good as bond. Ile had no enemies and ma a host of friends who wiil regret hear of his death.For sixty-five ye he had not been in bed a day the ou illness until last week, when caught a cold that proved fatal. was a staunch member of the Ang can church and his funeral on To day was conducted by Rev. , Capper, 'of Milverton, the newly a pointed- rector of Trinity Churc Mitchell. He is survived by fo daughters and one son, Mrs. Ge Reaney and Mrs. James Kane,, Mitchell, Mrs. Chas. Dungey of Se forth and Mrs. A, E. Johnson London, and Mr. L. G. Lemmons the homestead. The funeral; w held from Trinity Church on Tu day and was largely attended, t services, as above-mentioned, bein conducted by Rev. Mr. Capper, al were very impressive, after whic the funeral cortege proceeded to Ti nity cemetery where interment too place. • to ars gh he He li es- Ir. sIr. h, ur 0. of a- of on as es - he id - GtBBINGS-McBRIEN. "Evergreen Grove," the home o Mr, and Mrs. W. J. McBrien, wa the scene of a very pretty weddin on Wednesday afternoon, Marc 10th, when their second daughte Amy Viola, became the bride of. M Pletcher Bddn•Jamin Gibbings, of Kind ersley, Sask. The ceremony wa performed by Rev. T. H. Brown, o Seaforth, under an arch of evergreen from the centre of which hung, white wedding bell. As the littl nieces of the bride, Miss Madelo Mason and 'Miss Eleanor McBrien held two ribbon streamers formin an aisle, the 'bridal party entered th room to the strains of Lohengrin' bridal chorus played by Miss Mary McBrien. The bride was lovely in a gown of orchid georgette over peach satin and carried a sheaf of roses an carnations. Miss Grace. Landsbor ough, who acted as bridesmaid, was beautifully gowned in.Chantilly crepe and carried sweet peas and carna- tions. ,The groom was attended by Mc Secord McBrien, brother of the bride, Following the ceremony, a wed- ding dinner'was daintily served to some 45 guests. Mr. Brown; the'jov- ial toastmaster, spoke in very high terms of the bride, to which toast the groom made an excellent reply. Later in the evening, a reception was given -for' the many friends and neighbors. 'Those present from a distance, were •Mrs. W. E. Miller, Mrs. A. Barnes and daughter Marion, of Royal Oak, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs, G. R. McBrien and r. E. M. Me - Brien, .of Detroit, Mrs. A. R. Mc - Brien, Miss Olive McBrien and Miss Mary McBrien, of Essex, Ontario; Miss Myrtle Lawson, of Toronto, Mr. Robert Gibbings, ,of,Rosetown, Sask., and Mrs. --Louisa Miller, of Goderich. The many beautiful gifts betoken the 'high. regard in which the young couple are held and a host of good wishes follow them to their new home in the West. 9 h r. s f a e n g e s d AUTOGRAPH' SOCIAL. The Autograph Social given by the Junior League in the United Church on Wednesday evening, March 10th, was a great success. Mr, Howey act- ed as chairman. The programme was as follows: Recitation by Dorothy Golding, solo by Billy Cudmore; piano duet by Mary Barber and Eve- yn Golding; dialogue by seven boys, entitled "Advanced Geography"; piano and violin trio by Evelyn, Ar- thur and Dorothy Golding; reading by Mrs. Hutchison; piano duet by the Misses Hanna and Edge; solo by Miss Iia Johnston; readings by Miss Vera Hudson; solo by Mrs. Alex. McGavin; piano dltet by the Misses Harburn and Rands; solos by Frank Knight and Mr. Chamberlain, and readings by Capt. Tidman. Themost important part of the programm was the presentation of a Life Mem bership in the W. M. S. from the • Junior League to Mrs. Stark by Mary Barber and Evelyn Golding. The fol lowing address Was read by Mary Barber: "Dear 'Mrs. Stark,—We, the' members of the Junior League of the United Church,. want to tell you hoiv much we love you, and how much we appreciate your help, especially at our entertainments. You have al- ways been ready to lend a helping hand, and have given your services so ch generously, even en it meant con- siderabitself sacrifice 'so fo do. We ask you. to accept this Life Member- ship in the W..M. S. Our good wishes go with it for a long, happy and . useful:' life, Mrs. J. Johnston, Pres, and Mrs. Hanna, Asst," Mrs. Stark thanl.ed the League from the fullness of her heart and she said she appreciated the gift store because it came from her little friends in the Junior League and wished them every success in the future. Then Mr. Robb was asked , to come for- ward and was presented by George Crich and Jack Jarrott with a beauti- ful' plant, which he appreciated very much. After the programme, lunch. was served by the mothers,. consist- ingof sandwiches, doughnuts and •coffee. The prbceeds of the evening. and the mite box collections amount- ing to $45.59; Neai•ly Two Hundred Beautiful Pic- tures Diep eyed. The beautiful, art exhibit opens at the Collegiate this afternoon at 4 p.m. and .will continue for three nays, l dv pictures, numbering i two hundred, have been arranged ore the walls. The great majority of us ill never have the opportunity to sc e the originals of these pictures as they, are scatter- ed all over the world Europe prin- cipally, and an opportunity of, this kind, that enables one oto see and stu- dyreal art, although',reproduced, is taken advantage of by many. ''The pictures do not have': the crude ap- pearance that is_ seen in many repro- ductions, but show that the one who copied•the masteroie.ces knew how to do it. They are beautiful, See them. Tea will be served .from 4 to 6 �p.m, Friday.; W. M. S.• MEET. The Easter meeting of the W. M. S. Auxiliary met in the basement of the United Church on Thursday, March 11th with a very large num- ber of members present. The meet- ing was in charge of Circle No. 4 with Miss Nina Robb in the chair. After the usual devotional'exercises, the President, Mrs. Irwin gave a very interesting and .inspi •ing talk on the' Thank Offering. Mrs, Tyerman and Mrs. Carter' sang a'. duet, "Nailed to the Cross." Mrs. J. ;Reid gave a reading' on "Why Give A Thank Of- fering," and • Miss G. Holland also gave a reading on "Reiter Gladness." A very pleasing item in the pro- gramme was the making of Mrs. W. J. Dickson a life member of the So- . ciety. The address was read by Mrs. G. Turnbull and' the certificate pre- sented by Mrs. F. D. Hutchison. A very. good Easter Thank Offering was A DAHLIA OFFER. • To'the first twenty Who send to the Secretary, Mr. Crewford, or to Postmaster C. P. Sillse withont be- ing canvassed, their membership fee for the Horticultural Society, I will give free 1 seedling` dahlia root, which will bloom this year. These are grown from choice seed and some good new varieties` may, be e.xpected. —Wm. Hartry. GOFORTH M. B. The Junior Goforth Mission Band held its March meeting on Monday, the 8th. The opening hymn was 794, "When He Cornett," followed by a prayer. The Scripture leeson was taken by Mrs. J. A. Stewart, which she explained in en interesting manner. Hymn 752, "The Great Physician now is near.," Was sung, fol - tion by Jimmie Scott. Mr% Stewart then. explained why it was that they were called the Goforth Mission Band. Hymn 766, "Follow Me,' the Master said," was then sung and the meeting was closed by repeating the Lard's Prayer. lumps SERVICE. The Sunday evening service in St Keep This Date Open Tuesday Eveping, APRIL 6TH, 1926. OLD TIMER DANCE Cards -10'e Opera Hall Music by i-Iogg Orchestra and Earl VanEgmond ST. PATRICK'S CONCERT. . Jose!) s Convent put on a fine concert on St. Patrick's. evening, Wednesday, March 17th, the pupils and other locel talent taking part. e o owing is the programme: Chorus by the pupils, songs by junior boys, recitation by Celestine O'Leary, "An Irish Exile"redrill and song by gir s, violins, cello and pieno, and Fe Hart; dancers Beatrice and Barbara Eberhart, and' Robert Eb- erhart; recitation "Seen and Un- seen" by J. Hughes; solo, "When Irish Eyes ard Smiling". by K. Mur ray; comic song by intermediate boys. The second part opened with a chorus by members of Sodality chreel"; recitation by Miss Reynolds-, "Kate O'Brien's Excursion in Voice Culture"; violin solo by Jack Camp- bell; song by Harry McLeod; dia- logue by T. Nolan and B. Duncan; solo. "The Sons of Old Erin," by Mr. Frank Sills:, song, "The Immigrant's Lae-ent, by Mrs. Fortune and Mr. Fitzgerald; male quartette, "Come Back to Erin," Messrs. Daly, Sills. Dorsey and Huggard; song and dance by Mrs. Fortune and Mr. Fitz- gerald, 'When the Girl from Tip- perary tips me" The concert closed with singing the national anthem. WAS WELCOMED TH CHATHAM Chatham, March 15. — About two iundred men of the First Presbyter - an church of this city assembled at the annual banquet in the Sunday chool roam, the special feature of tshe occasion being the unveiling of tee portraits of three of the worthy pioneers of the congregation, Rey. 'Mr. Walker, Rev. Angus McColl and Kenneth Urquart--three outstanding Christian gentlemen who have gone lo their reward after faithful service n this local church, The guest of tee occasion was Re\i. Dr. Larkin, of Seafeerth, a former pas- tor of First Church, who was presid- ing over the congregation when the present edifice was built. Dr. Larkin was given a very warm we,conie back to his "home town." During the time he ministered here he was very popular with the congregation and in spite of the many changes of the pas- torate since experienced, there are till a large number of the old mem- ers of the congregation who re - ember Dr. Larkin as one of the ost outstanding, men of his profes- on, and a minister who did a very oral), work during his residence ere. Thomas' Church was in charge of the Men's Bible Class. The choir m was composed of members of the Ms class under the direction of Mr, E. el W. Buteman and Mr. George Clarke, w organist. Mr. Bateman read the h prayers; J. H. 13est, the psalins; G. Parke, the first lesson, and 0. H. Snowdon the second lesson. A special sermon was 'preached by the rectori YOUNG PEOPLES LEAGUE. The Young People's League on Tuesday evening was in charge of Missionary Dept.. the chair being oc- cupied by Mr. Murray Savauge A very pretty set of lantern slides en- . companying lecture was read by Mr. F. S. Savauge, and the lantern operat- ed by Mr. W. J. Williams. A large number were present. EGMONDVILLE Thankoffering service was very suce cessful. The service was conducted by Rev. W. D. McDonald and spec - 'al music 'was furnished by the eltoir, The amount asked for, $180 cor the three ,rnenths' allocation. was exceeded hy $20 after 'the Sunday effering had been provided for, To the Eclitor,—I was just think- ing what a dreary old world it would be if it were not for the newspapers, both daily and weekly. My News comes regularly, I ant pleased to say. am informed that scarcity of fod- der and deep snow is tlisturbing the peace of mind of many persons up in liUrOt1 and Perth coenties. Never mind! A small quantity of ground oats will keep the stock in shape until the grass comes. and the sun's rays will soon put an end to the snow. There have been a nu ,,be,• of wrists and ankles fractured by falls on slippery sidewalks recently.1 Among the number, Sir Robert Fal -1 coner, the President of' Toronto Uni- versity, fell opposite his own home fj and broke his left wrist. I know s how it goes. as I passed through the , ordeal on one occasion myself, hut ' a have net fallen so far this winter., le Our Presbyterian people are still I e wrangling here in regard to Church a Union. Some of the non -Unionists k say t ey are not getting their rights and say they will ogain appeal to Parliament, Speaking of union and goodvvill, we have had the Pleasant spectacle here this winter of lewish • BOY SCOIJTS. The first parade of the prospective -troop of Boy Scouta in Seaforth was held last Saturday afternoon in the Salvation Army hall. A nice number were out and it was *decided to or- ganize the troop. Lieutenant Huson, vvlio is to act as scoutmaster for the time was quite pleased with the turn out and also the prospects of a troop. A real good troop should soon be in force in Seaforth if the boys of , the town take hold and a good scout troop is a fine asset to any town. All boys who are interested in this will please attend the next parade held on Thursday night, commencing at 7,30 in the Salvation Army hall. SEAFORTH REMEMBERS "SINGING JIMMY." James 13. Hunter, of Lucknow, Fam- ous as Curler and Singer of Scottish Songs. Lucknow, March 2. — "Singing Jimmy" Hunter died in Lucknow on March 1st, singing to the last his favorite Scotch songs. James 13, Hunter was born in Ayrshire, Scot- land, in 1841. came to Galt, Ont., in 1865 and to Lucknow in 1868, where he has since resided. His death sev- ered a link with the Lucknove of earlier days. The world and the vil'age life changed but Jimmie did not change much, He still loved a ally good time, jokes and stories, ong and fun. Ile sang. the "Old Oaken Bucket" on Monday morning:, nd slept away about 11 o'clock. He ad lived a happy life, was carefree. 'toyed good health lived a long life nd died without • suffering or even Jimmy was one of the first curl- rs to play with the wooden b'ocks n local ponds. Being a keen curler e participated in many bonspiele hrorerhort the province in the past -arkablv sweet voice. his singing rite with all. A the d ia mend ju bi- fm wer,. deliehe-ei with the Wiley neteh given by leen nn the occasinn f the presentation to him of a arrel of oatmeal by the Fergus Curl - churches and Christian ministers r This is a good sign Wednesday, he- o eig St. Patrick's Dam. sacred con- le rerts and festivals 11,11 be hel,t h and Protestant, J.J.I. n 29 Elm street, Toronto. ISSUE No. 11. 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On the field days of the old Caledonian' Society no man was more conspicuous to the assembled multitude than "Jimmy" Hunter. Possessing the voice of a trouba-, dour, ready to shout or ready to sing as occasion required, to him was delegated the announcement of the results of athletic contests. No megaphone did Jummy require. Like a trumpet blast his stentorian tones rolled forth to .he very limits of the park, not forgetten to this day by those who were present to hear hint, Jimmy was a jolly visitor to Sea- forth's Old Boys' Reunion in 1924. His wife died in 1910. A daughter, Mrs. Robert Irmie, Toronto, survives. Do mot miss the opeortunify of bee Heirticulttiral Society. Big premium, $1 (le leave it with Postmaster Sills, DI 41* ANTI-IRReITE Th Highest Grade of House Coal Produced immediate Delivery Scranton Genuine Pocahontas The Economy Fuel E. L. 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