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The Seaforth News, 1926-05-06, Page 1WHOLE SERIES, -.VOLUME 48: SEAFORTI-, ,ONTARIO, THURSDAY,. MAY 6,-4926. aa.rnmengnorasr • ISSUE „No. 1s.. Dinners all Suppers Regularly Hot Lurches at all hour OURMADE SPECIALTIES PE 1CIALT ES - Prices Reasonable The Olympia • Confectionery and:-' �Restaura- nt People:- , Complain VERY QUICKLY- IF OTHER MEATS ARE SUBSTITUTED FOR KINCARDINE MEATS: - DYE SOAP of -guaranteed quality at 3 -for 25c T"` ; TEAS continue to advance in price, yet we still have our splendid values at old prices. AVON TEA. --A new one of excep- tional value, a broken lje Orange Pekoe at .. . • QP C and while introducing it a Come anunity Silver plated tea -spoon with each pound. j ELECTRIC LIGHT BULBS.—Ours are guaranteed for 1000 hours. PLAIN WHITE CUPS do SAUCERS Heavy weight, good $1.50 quality, per „doz,.. Cups alone, per doz. $L00 600 PLANT BOXES, 2c each, Why not grow tomato, cabbage and flower" plants enough to supply'lo- cal demands? EXTRA VALUES IN ALUMINUM WARE,' SOAP.—Our special - for ' 25c double size cake... EGGS.—We have our eggs graded here by Mr. T. Bickell." We be., reeve .he grades fairly. It. is to hie interest to give the best grade the eggs will stand and the best mice. Our price for CASH is • the same as his. For eggs that are traded our we allow le per doz. extra.-' We solicit your' eggs. POTATOES WANTED for use and for seed. F. D. HUTCHISON Phone 166 Phone for Food. Rubber After you take off Overshoes don't get damp feet. Buy a pair the well-known reliable Do- minion .made Rubbers. Our Spring Shoes ARE ARRIVING- Ladies' RRIVING Ladies' front $3.50 to $5.00 Boys' from. $2.50 to $5.00 Youths' tom $2,00 to $3.25 Men's from ,: $2.95 to $7.00. See our new Grey and Blond Kid Shoes for ladies. Moderately 'priced considering the quality. Fe w. CHURCH CARD. The North Side Chnrch.--Sabltath services, 11 -act. and 7 p.m:. Sun- day school' 2:30 •p.m, Pastor, Rev. R. Fulton Irwin. • Pastor at' both services. A Mother's Day choir will : have charge of the music in •the morning, t " T -he, Salvation Artny. — Sunday morning service, 11 a.m.; evening service 7"p,m.•Sunday school 3 p.m. Services in charge of Capt. Tidman and Lieut.-Huson, PRESBYTERY OF HURON. The Presbytery of Huron of the United Church of Canada inet in Wesley Church, Clinton, on Tuesday, April 27th; " the •Chairman, Rev. G. Telford, M;A., B;DC, of Blyth, presid- ing over a large attendance of min- esters aod5lay representatives. After devotional exercises the Presbytery was duly constituted enrh'a full day's business entered upon.; Among other matters of interest the following were discussed and action taken. The List of suieraitnuated ministers was , presented for confirmation and each name thereorf Was duly endorsed and recommended .to be continuated on the Superannuation Feed, Re- quests were presented for superan- nuation from Rev, A. A. Holmes, of \\'esley 'Church, Clinton, and Rev. E. Sheppard, of James Street, Exeter, the former having given forty years' service to the Church, and the latter having been compelled by sickness to ask for release. Both requests were granted, Presbytery expressing" its deep regret at losing the active services of both these men. In view of the meeting, on the same day as Presbytery, of reOresentatives ,from the various Women's Missionary So- cieties throughout the Presbytery to inaugurate the 'Presbyterial W. M. S. of the United -Church, a resolution of appreciation .Of the W. M. S. work was adopted by Presbytery and the Chairman authorised to convey greet- ings and congratulations to the, newly formed 'Presbyterial 'Society. At the opening of the afternooti session, IDr. Oaten briefly addressed the gathering on the work of the Ontario 'Prohibition Union. After his address Presbytery unanimously adopted the. .following resolution: 1. That this Presbytery affirms its adherence 'to . the principle of total prohibition of the liquor 'traffic in the 'Dominion. 2. That we express .our confidence in the Ontario Temperance crancc Act and would urge that everyeffort be made g to secure its effective enforcement. 3e{.That we would urge on Sabbath Sts cls, Meng People's ,,Societies and other organizations to give thor- ough attention to Temperalnce edu- cation. The Committee' on Candidates for the Ministry and Probationers pre- sented a list,of.candidntes for cansid- eratioti and recommended their ap- proval by Presbytery.. Three o`f•-those recommended were probationers at present in attendance, at, or seeking to enter college, three were candidates presenting themselves Tor the first Hine, ,and two were graduates seeking to be ordained; -- Notice having been given that the London Conference or the United Church would meet at Str'tforcl on May 26th, a -dist of lay delegates; to •Conference was presented tq Presby- tery. Front Seaforth , arid,`district, Messrs. 'Rev. IR. FIrwin, W. D. Mc- Donald and J. A. 'Ferguson- and Messrs. John McNay, Thos. Dodds and 'John iFinlayson will be repre- sentatives of Presbytery at this Con- ference.'^ .Aniong innortau t reports brought forward for discussion and adoption :was that of the 'B'oundaries Cornipis- sion of 'Presbytery presented by "Rev, J. E. Hogg, of Clinton. A number of changes and adjustments in 'pas- toral charges were suggested and the foilowing changes were approved. Suns'hine appointment on the Elim-. .elle circuit was closed. and the re- maining appointments, 21oh.and Elitn- vi11e, constituted a charge. Smith's 7111'appointinen•t was de - tached from the Auburn charge and attached to Benmiller. _ The Union of the former Methodist an Presbyterian d si terian congregations a t Y Auburn was 'sanctioned and with these were associated. Westfield and Donnybrook to constitute a charge. A 'request was sent to Landon Conference to transfer Roy's congre- gation' from Perth .Presbytery that ft mishit be united with Thames Road congregation to form a charge. Maine, formerly' .assosiated with. Ford ich was , w s associated with Moles- worth to become an augmented charge, and the two former -congre- gations in rordwich were, united to form with Newbrigge a self -sustain - Mg •charge.. A new charge was formed on the Late; Shore district by the, associat- in of Nile Leeburn g Port Albert. Lanesville -:;and'}Iackett's',, were given permission to unite- as one congregation and . to- be associated with East Ashfield and Ashfield to form •one charge. The 'Conference was• asked for per- mission to transfer IWhitechurch:•froan Bruce Presbytery to '£orin with St. Helens a pastosal cherge. Applications ons were made for permis- sion s- sion to sell property as ,follows: 'Belgrave congregation to sell fie former Methodist parsonage or manse and. former Me'tho'dist church at Bel - grave; the proceeds to provide a suit- able residence for minister. - Wroxeter to sell the former 'Metho- dist Church and parsonage, proceeds for Total .purposes. (Sunshine Church, Elimville Circuit, to sell ell iirch building. - 'Bethel Church, Benmilier Circuit, to sell' eland ' belonging to Bethel Chureh,'proceeds for local purposes. (Former Leeburn charge to sell manse and divide proceeds equally be- tween Leeburn and Union. Ashfield charge to sell Lanesville Church and hold: proceeds for build- ing purposes. Gorrie asked permission to apply proceeds of sale of former Presby- terian Church, after making payment to former minister, to local church improvements. Reports were received from the Maintenance and Extension Fund, the Religious Education and from the Statistical Committees. The latter sheaved that the United Church in Huron Presbytery ministered to 5,- 219 families, con'taining 18,141 per- sons and 12,329- members and that a grand total of $247,234 had been contributed for all purposes. The report of the M. and E. 'Fund committee showed that the Presby- tery had contributed the gratifying amount of $59,964 to the work of maintaining the church's enterprises at home and abroad. The General Council at its last meeting 'remitted to ,Presbyteries for consideration three matters 'of im- portance. These were discussed and action taken as follows: 1.' It was reoonimended and ap- proved that 'Presbytery affirtn the principles of .stewardship as express- ed by the ,Laymen's . Missionary Movement and that steps be taken by committees of the various courts of the church to urge these principles upon all -members and congregations. 2. The 'recommend'ation urging that all congregations should organize Brot'herhtrods or. Men's Service Clubs for the ,discussion and practical undertaking of the •tasks facing the church was cordially approved. 3. The following m'oti'on by Judge Chesley in the General Council was dis'ctissed at some length and finally approved by Presbytery: That whereas we believe that the training of ur young o u men for war is Y g contrary 'to the Spirit of Christ: Therefore resolved, that we take step. to discontinue all the:Officers' Train- ing Corps in the colleges of the Unit- ed Church and that we urge the, Gov- ernment to abolish Cadet Training; in the P ubhC schools ofc Dominion." th EGMONDVILLE, The Y. P. S. .met on Tuesday nightwith e President, Miss May the s Wallace in the chair,. After the usual devotional exercises, Mr. Edwin Chesney gave• an excellent synopsis of. Lew Wallace's •fanrous book "Ben 1-Tur," which -.proved both .entertain ing and instructive. Avery pleasing sold 'was contributed by Miss Sadie Howatt. During the intermislsion: th'ose present • divided into four groups for a contest in which Roy ilfcGonigle'•s`group, was successful. Much to the regret • of the whole Society, Miss' Nfay Wallace felt that she would he unable to continue as President, and Mr. Earl Webster • was appointed in her place, with Mr. George Blake as vice,president in Mr., Webster's place. The pastor reported that he had heard favorably •from Dr,• F. A, Rob- inson •regardin'g anniversary services, and erttangements were made for the Young People's anniversary ' on Snn- ciay'and Monday, May '30th and 31st. Further announcement .of this will be made at a later date. At a meeting of the Tuxis Square on Tuesdlay evening; after the regular progltanr, plans were discussed for forming a soft -hall team and prepar- ing a field suitable for, sports. Com- mittees were appointed' and the boys expe'c't soon to be in training. ',The usual meeting of the C. G• I, T. Wee held Tuesday night with. Lawns McMillan presiding. Margaret For- rest and Jeannette ,Finnigan spoke on the life of Moses. The practical talk was given by Evaleua Nott. Sev- eral relay games were enjoyed by all. Meeting closed with the C., G. r, T. hymn, CADET INSPEr1TION. A . bitter northwest-v4nd with gusts of driving rain made" the annual in- spection ection of the Sea'forth Collegiate n g Institute ; Cadet Corps most un- pleasant for the ipembete of the corps and greatly curtailed their ' man- oeuvres. Owing to the weather the crowd of spectators which •met the district cadet officer, Col ' Gillespie, was not -as large as usual. Cadet Sgt Major Jack Archibald was inechar a of the'fail in and kept t g k P a (fatherly eye on the dressing and marching throughout the morning. Cadet Captain FredWillis took charge- and 'conducted the ' corps through' their ceremonial and com- pany drill. ontpany..drill. 'Phe sticky field hindered the carrying out of the more spec- tacular movements and the'inspecting officer gave the platoon .and section 'commanders a changeito show their ability'.with their: ocyh eI units. After_ the comnic:ion of the physical t exercises the visiting colonel call- ed the boys together. I He compli- mented them ompli-mented•them On their neat and trim appearance_ and their precision in movement. IHe mentioned- also. the successes of the v a n ons Shooting teams in the school." ( • ' After the dismiss the boys paraded to 'Crick's where they'• made .aihr altad7c in mass !formation .on" the annual treat of .ice cream. .The offteers of CC the corps are apt'airi Fred. Willis, Lieutenants Rob Millis. Clarence Trott, Sgt. Major ;Jack Archibald, Section commanders 'Davis Moore, John McIntosh, Larry Webster, 'Bill Barber Norman'. Jefferson, George aly, Tom Chuff, . Charlie Stewart; 11atoon 'See Jack Crich and Harold Cummings, TI e n:embers of the corps intend holding their annual church parade in !the near future. JOHN M'ORRISON `PASSES. An old resident of McKillop and Selaforth died on. Wednesday, May 5th, in the ,person of Mr John Mor- rison, aged 81 years.•. Mr. Morrison, who has been living with ,his son, Mr. James Morrison, McKillop, for several years, has been 1 confined to bed for many months ,with a linger- ing illness, The 'fd ieral' will take place -.from the residence of his song Mr. James Morrison, on ,the, elev- enth concession; McKillop, on Friday, May 7th, service at 2 'pen., 'funeral at 2:30 p.m. to the place of.interment in Maitland- Bank .cemetery. RALPH ELLIi3T2`, With startling sudcleituess• death came to Mr. Ralph Elliott;- of Sea - forth . Monday morning. Mr. Elliott hIad been feeling unusually well until on Sunday afternoon lie was seized with a paralytic stroke from which he did not rally; and passed away early the following morning. A bro- ther, Mr, Edmund Elliott, died sev- eral weeks ago. Morn on the Goshen line, Stanley township, nearly seventy- one years ago, he had lived in that township till thirty-three years ago, .when he moved to Seaford( where he has since been engaged in the car- pentering trade. He was married forty-two years ago to •Miss Annie McGavin, of ,Stanley, who survives. He also leaves a brother and a sister, Robert and Evelyn, in Stanley. Mr. Elliott had for many years been a prominent Orangeman. The 'funeral took place on • Tuesday afternoon from his late residence, Huron istreet, to the place of interment in Maitland Bank cemetery, Racy, .R, Fulton Irwin ng The ,pallbearers were fictatn .' f t Messrs Ed. Mole,Chas, Adatns, John 3fcLennan, Thos Rands, H. Law- rence, A. Porteous. YOUNG PEOPLE'S SOCIETY The Y. P; L. of the North Side United Church on Tuesday evening was in charge of the Christian attm En- deavour department. nt. In the absence P oJMissJohn- stonthe vice-president, o sten took charge After singing the first hymn, 'Rev. Mr. Lrwvin Sed in prayer, Scripture' lesson was read by Miss Haldaintl, A dialogue en- titled, "A. Lady to Call,' taken by Misses Gladys McPhee, Doreen Hud- son and Evelyn 'Harburn was thor- ouglily enjoyed by a11. Capt. Tidman ,rendered a cornet solo, after which the topic was taken by Miss I. iohnston on the Writings of 'Nellie McClung. A ladies' quartet favored the Leaguers with a selection, The meeting c'iosed with the benediction. • MASONIC BANQUET. Britannia Lodge, No, 170, A, F. & A, M., was the scene of a large gath- ering of Masonic brethren On Mon clay evening, the occasion being the official visit of Da7)!G 1f: Rt \\tor. Bro. Dr. Orme, of Liman. The initiat- ory degree was ably exemplified by 'W. M Bro. "McKellar and his officers. An inspiring 'address was delivered by. R•t.'\Xtor,'Bro. Dr. Orme, ie which ire complimented the officers 'very highly on their work The meeting adjourn- ed to the Olympia;, •w'here'a splendid banquet was served, 'Bro. 1lcMillan acting as toastmaster. The (usual toasts 'were proposed and. responded to by Very Wor, Bro. McLennan, Seaforth Lodge; Won Bros, 1.1obbs, Monkton; Thos• Chapman Hensall Lodge; ,Armstrong, 'Lucan. The very pleasant evening;eaute to a close with the singing ;of'the' National anthem and `Auld Lang Syne.' DEATH OF MRS: TREWARTHA The many friend's of Mrs. C. H Holland, of Seafortli, regretted last week_, to hear of the death of her sister, Mrs. J. R. Trewartha, and extend deepest sympathy. The Clin- ton News,Record says: After an i11- ness of some duration Mrs. J. R. Tre- wartha, a native of Goderich town- ship and mother of .Nelson W. Tre- wartha, M. L. A:, of Clinton, passed Away on Saturday, April 24th, at the home .f h r o e daughter, Mrs.Albert C. Cox of Goderich township, f n her seventy-fifth year. The late Mrs. Tre- wartha, whose maiden name was Charlotte Amelia Jervis, .•was a daughter of the late William Jervis, being the eldest of a family of eleven, all born in Goderich township. Of this family ,two brothers' end four' sis- ters survive: John end Alfred Jervis, Mrs.. Thos. Potter and Mrs. S. Mer- rill .of !Goderich township, ' Mrs. Charles Holland df Seeforth and Mrs. Thomas Holland of Winnipeg. She was born Sept, 16tth, 1851, and in 1877 she was united in marriage to the late John IR, Trewartha. Of this union there are six children, four sons and two daughters: N.of Clinton, n o s W. C o w g Herbert J., Edgar J., 'Howard C., Mrs. A. B. Cox and Miss Myrtle, who is a nurse, all living within. a few miles of the Fold 'home on the 9th concession. Mr. Trewartha died 25 years ago, leaving his wife with her compara- tively young family, who have alt turned out to be a credit to her and her training. She was a true mother and one who retained the respjct and affectionof her : family. ' 'Her out-. standing quality might be said to be kindness in the highest degree. She was a member of Holmesville United, formerly Methodist, church. For a time Mrs. Trewartha came to reside in Clinton but later, when her health began to fail, she went to her. daugh- ter, Mrs. Cox, and during her last ill- ness she was tenderly nursed by her two daughters, while . her sons and their wives alsoministered to her in every way possible. The funeral was held on Monday afternoon from the home of Mr. and Mrs. Cox:_ The serviceswere conducted by the Rev. Mr: Kilpatrick of Holmesville, assist- ed by Rev. A. A. Holmes of Clinton. The pallbearers were her four sons. The remains were laid in, Clinton cemetery beside those of her husband. Amongst those from 'a distance wha attended the funeral were Mr. Elgyn Waters, Mrs, Alex. Cook and Mrs. Wm. Cook, nephew and nieces of the deceased, of Arthur. Many old friends and neighbors also paid the last tribute df respect to one they had known for long years. McKILLOP, 'A quiet but .pretty 'wedding was solemnized et the Manse, Stratford, at 'high noon on Wednesday, April 28, 1926, by Rev. W. D. Bell, when Ellen Viola, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 'Samuel Johnston, of iBritton, Ont. be- came the bride of Mr. William T. Elliott, of ?Holmesv1ile, son of Mr. and Mrs. 'William Elliott, of Mc- Killop. The bride was beautifully at- tired ill a sand crepe dress with het, shoes and stockings to match and car- ried Qp'helia :roses and 'babysbreath, The bridesmaid was .her cousin, Miss Norma L. Hone, of Toronto, who wore a becoming dress of pale bine georgette,- and carried' a bouquet of Sweetheart roses •and lily of the val- ley. The groom was supported by his brotTier, Mr. Oliver . Elliott, of Holmesville. The groom's gift to the bride was a set of. La Refine pearls, to the bridesmaid 'a handsome pendant Of white gold With a diamond centre, and to the groonesman a white 'gold sl pln ick with a diamond stone. After w the bridal party had partaken of a wedding dinner, Mr. and' Mrs. Elliott left amid showers of confetti and best wishes, for a motor 'honeymoon •to Woodstock, Simcoe and .ether points, t • h travelling in a rosewood c bride t g shade coat wdi hat, shoes and gloves to match. Upon their return they will reside at Holmesville. Those who attended' the wedding from a' distance o r Mr. Oliver L. EI'liott' "ofwvc e Holmesville; Miss Norma L. Hone, of Torontoi. frs, M. G, Johnston, of Rritton; Miss Lsabella Nicholl, off Listowel, The regular meeting of the Duff's. Y•P1S, was held on Sunday evening. The leader was Miss Essie Kerr and organist Miss Helen M'cICercher. Rev, J• A. Ferguson led in prayer, The topic, The Ten Most Important Kinds of Work, jHow to Make Thetis Christian, was ably taken by Miss Essie ^Dorrance. The.. president, Miss May Campbell, took the closing part of the 'meeting. Talks on the topic were given by Miss Grace Kerr and J. A. Ferguson. Meeting closed with the Lord's prayer. The Ladies' Society held their reg- ular monthly meeting in Duff's Church, 'McKillop,on Friday after- noon, April 30th. The President, Mrs. J. 'A, Ferguson, opened the meeting by singing. hymn 552, follow- ed by prayer. Mrs, Ferguson Mead the Scripture lesson from Matt. 17, 1-8, Mrs. W. J. Shannon read the mis- sionary prayer. Several items of business were discussed, The meeting was closed 'by singing hymn 386 and by all repeating the Lord's ipnayer in unison. The remainder of the after- noon was .spent in .sewing. Mrs, Norman Smith and baby Keith, who have been visiting at the home of her parents, Mr. land Mrs. Henry I3endersan, have returned to her home in Toronto. Mr, and Mrs. Hugh Shannon, of Walton, were Sunday visitors at the home of Mr, John E. Daley. Miss Minnie 1'-Iablcirlc and Miss The Diamond Always a beautiful and valuable article of person- al adornment. Always much desired, 'always much sought after. .Pel- ways the dream of mi- lady. We always have a very fine line of Diamond Rings just suitable for such a purpose and will be pleased to show them too y u at your con= venience.' You would also be pleas- ed with the New Forget- me-not Wedding Rings: All Tired Out t Ever feel that way with- out out having undergone un- usual physical exertion? It's probably your eyes! They affect the Y 101 andthat wh'1e ner- vous vous sa means,the brain and the ., muscles. Those wearing correct glasses -will tell' you of the relief, comfort -- yes, hap- piness imparted bb pro- perly fitted glasses. Life looks different through them. Don't neglect your eyes! M. Ross Savauge, R. O. Eyesight Specialist Fred. S. Savauge Expert Watch Jeweler & Optometrist Repairing Opposite Post Office. Phones 194. Res, 10. Prompt Service, Annie Stewart; of-Stlaforth, spent the week -end at the home of Mr. and Mrs: Dan. Henderson. Mr. Wilmore Scott held a very successful ploughing bee Monday af- ternoon. Presents and Presence. Dora: Jack was quite poetical about you. 'He said that when he is with Ile a can think of nothing but the present, the beautiful present. • Flora: 'Well, I wish he would bring it along. , REPORT OF HOG SHIPMENTS. For week ending April 29th, Seaforth-Total 61 select bacon 11, thick smooth 39, extra heavies 1, shop hogs 3. 'Walton—Total 224, select bacon 55, thick smooth 127, heavies 20, extra heavies 5, shop hogs y. Huron County -Total 2,723,select bacon 802, thick smooth 1,94, heavies 164, extra. heavies 27, shop hogs 84, lights and feeders 18, D.L.&W. TINTHRIleITE Scranton The Highest Grade of House Coal Produced Immediate Delivery New Prices Now Effective Greatest Value Offered. Leave Your Order NOW E. L. BOX Phone 43 Do Not Delay Longer You simply must have a new suit this Spring -- So why not have your order in now? We have some lovely patterns in greys, both in tweeds and worsteds -- Prices ranging from $40 to *55 Our Indigoes at $38 to $50 are wonderful value end a really necessary item of Dress. Get your name on our Measure Book at earliest possible date to secure yourself against any emergency. BRIG Tailorine and Haberdashery ICON . 42 Dress Well and Succeed LAIIIIMMUMENVINEMOMPRIPIMMURIX09