The Wingham Advance Times, 1935-03-07, Page 7Wroxeter
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arrie Vidette
Thursday, March 7th, 1935
GORRIE
The Evening Auxiliary will hold
their regular monthly meeting at the
'house of . Miss Evelyn Stephen, on
Monday evening, March 11. Roll Call
Will be responded to by payment of
'fees.
The Women's Institute will meet on
'Wednesday, March 13 at the home of
Mrs. L. F. Ashton, Group 3 will have
'charge of the program on Canadian
Industries, with roll call to be res-
ponded to by a Canadian Beauty Spot.
Owing to the hostess .giving a defrt-
•onstt:atiari.,on an Angel Cake, it, will
be necessary to begin the meeting
at 3 o'clock sharp.
Mr, and Mrs. 'Lloyd Cathers have
moved into the apartmens over the
.£+arngey barber .shop.
Mr. F. Chapman of Listowel has
leased the barber shop' from Mr. Will
Marti Earngey and took over his duties
:last week.
'We are sorry to report that Mrs.
Mary Brown- had the misforttine to
fall. in her home one clay last week
•: and break her hip. Mrs. A. Holt is ruary.
Senior Room
Honours 75% Pass 60%
for examination.
Sr. IV Ida Ritchie 73, Billie New-
ton 73, .Isabel Watson 68, Billie Rit-
chie 64.
Jr. IV Reita. Gallaway 70, Margaret
Butt 61, Harold Hyndman 60, Audricn
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"words on behalf of the company of
friends and Mr. Thos. Lovell present-
ing the purse,
The, ladies of St. Stephens Church
aro planning a St, Patrick Hot -Supper
on Saturday, March" 16th, .when they
also expect to hold a bazaar of use-
ful articles in the' afternoon.
WROXETER SOCIETY
GUESTS OF Y.P.S.
Over forty members of the Wrox
etei Y. P. Society were the guests
of •the Gorrie' Society at a skating
party held in Gorrie Arena, on Tues-
day evening, when an enjoyable even-
ing was spent.
Following skating all gathered in
the basement of the United Church,
when a jolly sing -song was held be-
fore all did justice to ihe Boston
Baked beans and coffee.
SCHOOL_ REPORT'
Gorrie Public School report.for Feb-
-:nursing her. •
• Mr; and Mrs. Alvin. Moffatt and
:.family- of Wroxeter were Sunday
...guests •of Mr. and Mrs. R. Cathers.
.Miss Alma .Sheir of Teeswater.was a
week -end guest of Mrs. Thomas Brad -
Miss Alberta Ferguson and Marg-
•.aret White of near Lakelet, were
week -end guests of the fornt.et s si st-
••er, Mrs. Everett Sparling and Mr.
.S,parling•
Mrs. Leppington .has returned to
*absent
PRINCE STROLLS, SO DOES BODYGUARD
58.
Mar Millerhim
rman 60*,e beside h
inane 'Walking
Mary 18th. Wa
February g
Sr, III Eleanor Carson .83, Earl The Prince of Wales is shown as a y
he strolled . on a sight-seeing trip is Mrs. Simpson, identified only as
Harrison 70, George Heinmiller .68,
Madeline Ritchie through the streets of Vienna ori an American -born woman in his par -
Betty Edwards 67 ,
55, Annie Anger 50":
itt g 66 Billie Ed
:her home in I3arrston, after spending Jr. III -Helen Angermight be of
-the past month -' with jter daughter, wards 65, Kenneth Underwood 60readers.
Mrs. Arthur Stephens.. Allan Hyndman 58, Catherine Butt 50, Fall wheat ..70, Spring wheat .70,
Mr and Mrs. Michael of Milverton Reggie Taylor 48. Oats 28 to ;30, Peas 50 to 52, Barley
typo have purchased .the bakery bus- Annie Douglas (teacher) 48 to .52, Potatoes .50,: Butter .20,
aness, took possession on Friday last. Eggs .18, Lard 8 cents.
\We welcome these young people to. Junior Room
qur community. Honours 75% Pass 60%
ty. At
the right is the
detective
yv
ho•
r
uard.
acts as the prince's bodyguard.
interest to pin farmer ably dealt With by Miss Aileen Schaab .Martin.
Mr. Kenneth Edgar, was on the sick.
list several days last week .but was
able to resume his school duties again,
on Monday this week,
Mr. Norman Hall, of. Lakelet, spent !real, the Boy Scout group of the
the week -end at his home here. Church of All Nations is one of the
This district had its first ice storm .Ind Class -Jean Heil?ein 90, Har -
on Monday of this week, when the old Finlay 82, Jack Underwood 78,
Marion Clark 77, George Gallaway
and Mrs. Wm. Elliott of Wrox- 76*, Emily Heinmiller 65, Elgin King
Mr.
.eter spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. 52, Charles Miller 51*, Lorraine Nick
Kenneth Hastie. • tel 50, Harry Zimmerman 47*. I
Mr. and Mrs. Frank. Coles spent 1st°Class Doreen Harrison 88,
-the week -end with Mr., and Mrs. Ward Dick Carson 87, . Wilma Heibein 86,
'Schaefer of Fordwich. 'Earle King 85, Hugh Hutchison 71.
Miss Margaret Foster R.N. spent Primer -Betty Heinmiller 90, Lu-
fe'w days the first of last week in cille Underwood 90, Mac Hutchison ,
Woodstock. She also spent the latter 87, Billie Heibein 86, Clara Harper 68,
:art of the week with Mrs, Kelly in Leslie' Miller 67, Lorne King 61.
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:Fordwich. (Those narked * were, absent for a .I
Mrs. Alex. Edgar Jr. returned home test).
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onz'the hospital in London on Tues- Velma M. Lennox (teacher)
xlay of last week. Her sister, Mrs. C.1
Bennett went to• London on Monday
-rain froze as it fell.
.and returned home with her.
We are sorry 'to learn that Mrs. R.
B. Stephens has been on the sick list 767 entertained their
while visiting ` her sister, Mrs. D." L.O.L. No
wives and the members of the L.O.B.
out ay WIVES GUESTS OF
L.O.L. MEMBERS
BUSINESS CHANGES
Three' of Gorrie's shops have chang-
ed hands during the past couple of
weeks. Mr. Wilford King purchased
the butcher shop, •but moved the
equipment to the shop, recently vacat-
ed by Wm. Edgar,. barber. Mr. Chas.
Black is still retained as butcher. We
also have anew barber in the person
of Mr. Chapman of Listowel who has
rented Mr. Wm. Earngey's barker and
pool room
and has redecorated same,
starting business one day last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Cloyne Michael of
Milverton have also moved into the
bakeshop recently'owned by Mr. W.
E. Doig and started the ;bakery bus -
•i cess there last Friday.
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WROXETER
Mr. Alfred Agar spent the -week
Flicks in Harriston. t ul "At Home" in end with friends at Hillsburg.
•Mrs. E. W. Bolton and A. to a very successful r•spent the
Mr, and n of the Orange Hall;Gorrie, on. Friday Mrs. N. T. McLaughlin1
MB spent'Sunday at near For en the ab -week -end with her parents, Mr. and
' brother Fordwich. evening,.. February 22nd. Ibison Fordwich.
Mrs. Bolton's (thro- Mrs. A. C. Hutchison, - are sorry to learn. that Mr. sence of W.M. John Dinsmore MaryHarris is leaving this
We as ugh illness) the chair was taken by Miss
"Cleve Stafford is not progressing wou Butt Chaplin, who filled week for Toronto" where she will
well as his ninny friends would wish. Rev. G. W.happy man- spend weeks with her sister;
Mr. and, Mr -s. Robt. Harrison. and the position in his usual pi yspen Miss Cassie several wee],
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achildren spent Sunday with Mr. and 'net:
is.
An entertaining program was rend- Miss Bessie Lovell returned. last
Mrs. Manfred Irwin. F. of instructive addres- week from an enjoyable trip'through
Mr. and Mrs.Frank King spent .eyed, consisting western provinces.
ses, solos,' instrumental selections, the p
cine ish. 'day recently with friends in'Ford-
Scotch and Irish dances, and an am- .Mr. and Mrs. Robert -Nay, Ford-
, Mr: andMrs. Elmer'Fallis of Ford- using motion picture "Jimmy's Dog- with,- were; Thursday guests of s
M.
s of
gone Luck' was 'presented by Dep. M. J. Ritchie.
with, were aguesMrs. em y an: i •
t Mr. and Mrs.
and Mrs. 'Waller favored with a hum-
orous reading "Mrs, Snoddy's Diet"
from The Cattle in' the Stall. Mrs. R.
Nay,' District President, was also pre-
sent on her official visit, and gave a
splendid address on the work of the
Institute tracing the duties of Insti-
tute officers. from the Branch to the
Provincial Boarct Community singing
was another feature of the program.
Refreshments • were served by .the
hostess, assisted, by Mrs. -J. N. Allen,
Mrs. J. MacLeod and Mrs. D. S. Mac -
Naughton.
Church Supper, a Success
The Social Evening under the aus-
pices of the 'Woman's Association of
the United Church, held on Wednes
day evening last was quite a sttecess.
•Supper was served from 6 to 8, after
which there was a contest in which
everyone took -part. Rev. W. A.'Fin-
lay called the meeting. to order and
a splendid programme was given in-
cluding solos by Mr. Ted Hucks. and
Mr. Geo. Henderson, Wingltasn, duet
by Mrs. Geo. Allen and Mrs. T. G.
Hemphill; piano solo by 'Miss Mamie
Gibson; readings by Mrs. D. S. Mac -
Naughton; community singing nutter
the direction of Mrs. W. A. Finlay
was also enjoyed. The singing of the
National Anthem brought an enjoy-
able. evening to a close.
Young People's Society
Miss Mildred Dane, convenor of
Christian Fellowship and her group,
had charge of the Young People's
meeting on;Monday evening. The
president, ivl:iss Margaret Wright, pre-
sided over the devotional' period. Miss
Mary Gibson favored with a piano
solo. The topic `Christian Fellowship'
was in charge'of Mr. Jinn Sanderson,
who following his address conducted
a round table' `conference. Miss Al-
berta Ferguson favored with a read-
ing. The meeting closed with the
Mizpah benediction.
H bl d Virginia spent a
Samuel. Ferguson on Tlnirsday last. J. H. Neill,as served few days last week with the former's
Ed rat was in Guelph a An appetising luncheon w
parents at Palmerston,
Mr; Geo. Griffith returned front
London Hospital on Saturday. We
wish him a speedy recovery.
Miss Vera Durst, Ingersoll, is a
visitor at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. I. Durst.
Library Board Hold Euchre
The second Euchre and Dance giv-
en in aid of the local library on Fri-
day eventing, was quite a success and
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was well attended, Miss K. Waller
won the ladies' prize, while Mr. 1.
Durst won the gentlemen's prize Re-
freshments were served by the L
Mr. Robt. b
few days this week attending the fun -at the close and altogether, it was one
gyral of , relative. :of the, most pleasant events of the.
Mrs. Victor Shera is the guest of
iter mother, Mrs. Ellis and Helen, in
Guelph this week.
Mrs. Harold Doig and two children
•are visiting relatives in Clifford this
week.
Miss Mabel Wood, of near Clif-
ford, is visiting at the home of Mr,
and Mrs. A. E. Toner and other
friends' for a few days this week.
Honored by'their Friends
season.
TO OBSERVE DAY
OF PRAYER
The Women's Inter -denominational
Day of prayer' will be observed in the
Presbyterian Church here on Friday
of this week at 3 o'clock.
Worsen of all denominations are
cordially invited to attend.
Between seventy-five and, eighty HAPPENINGS OF.
guests gathered at the home „of 1VIr.
b
and Mrs, James Dickson on Monday
- -evening of this week and enjoyed a
social evening with dancing. As Mr.
and Mrs. Dickson intend moving to
another locality the friends and neigh -1
'hors also gave them a presentation of
money, Mr. Pete Doig speaking a few
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LONG AGO rary Board members after which the
evening was spent in dancing. Mr.
from . Gorrie Vidette,' • October 'Underwood, Me. N. 'Hall, Mrs. Earls
News
21, 1887. Hall. and Mrs. Wendt, supplied the
Samuel Welsh, the veteran stag music,
proprietor, has secured the contract
for carrying the mail front Gorrie to
Seaforth for the next five years.
One day last week a team of horses
belonging to Gillespie and McConnell
of Winghain, was standing at the
Grand Trunk Railway Depot, they
ern
a
to
rr-
il4at
saeroff
iAstarted
and
fright :ra
U1 took
f
g
" ific pace. The wagon, which was load-
EyeC r with boxes of eggs upset and a-
Se i e ecl
dozen of heti fruit were brok.
bout 180 _ table darn-
'`"`" en, and besides this considerable
age was done to the wagon and hors-
' er-
moll
all will
be
co
nstd
Jl`t
j ®MU The loss in j , H es
ably over $100.
PhtlCil.E"°aO° he following are the markets
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Phone 118. Harristof which also appeared in October 21,
1887 Vidette and which we thought
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disturbing the market at that time,
causing a slow unsteady situation and
occasioning more movement into
storage in July than would otherwise
be the case.
Canadian Sheep and Wool
The number of sheep in Canada
since 1929, according to the figures
of the Imperial Economic Committee,
was 3,.039,000 in 1929; 3,699;000 its
1930; 3,612,000 hi 1931; 3,647,000 in
1932; 3,889,000 in 1933, and 3,424,000
in 1934, The estimated wool 'produc-
tion (greasy basis) was 20.3 million
pounds in 1929; 21.0 million pounds
in 1930; 20.4 million pounds in 1931;
20.5 million pounds in 1932; 19,2 mil-
lion pounds in 1933, and the provis-
ional estimate for 1934 was 19.4 mil-
lion pounds. -
&OUTNEWS
NATIONS' LEAGUE
IN THE HEART
OF MONTREAL,
Constituting a . "Little League of
Nations" in the very heart of Mont
About forty of our young people at -most unique boy organizations,of the
tended the skating party held in Gor- world, in that its membership is
rte on .Ciiesda evening last week, drawn from no less than 15 European
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when the members ` of the Wroxeter i nationalities. And although it is one
of the most active . and successful
troops of the Dominion, there is not
Y.P.S. were guests of the Gorrie soc-
iety. It was an ideal night for skat-
Nature Builds
,lour Body
but
you supply the materials.
Health 'suffers • if you
run short of iron.
Your food and drink are the only ,
materials Nature gets to maintain bod-
ily strength and well-being. But the
tragedy of modern foods is their short-
age of iron. Sooner or later this has an
effect upon the health. It causes, al
first, a run-down condition and simple
anaemia; then develops into serious ali-
ments, if not checked.
This was shown to be true, in a group
of forty-five people whose blood was.
examined by a competent authority, Tax
forty cases the blood was' thinner and
paler than it should have been, due to
the shortage of . iron. The authority
who conducted the tests recorded the.
'exact amount of the shortage for each.
person,. then put every one of them on
a 30 -day treatment, The preparation;
he gave them was Dr, Williams' Pink
Pills (called pink because they have a
pink sugar coating). In one month he
examined their blood again and found:
Ban the red corpuscles and the iron
had definitely increased in every case:
This test is a demonstration of what
this 'fine old remedy can do for you•,
if . . as is likely , you need iron
Wouldn't you like to feel really
strong and vigorous again? Wouldn't
you like to eat well, sleep soundly,
take a keen interest in life around' you.
? ' Then put yourself on a 30 -day
treatment with Dr. Williams' Pink
Pills. Directly you begin taking this
the recon-
structive
reliable oldpreparation,
r The process willstart. h d
s
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will carry more-
will growricher
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vitality ... and your own feelings will
react pleasantly. Old aches and off
days' will give way to new vigor and
brighter outlook on life. You will know
onceagainthe joy of possessing that
priceless treasure .. , health! Full size
box 50c, 37H
thered together 24 boys for an: ex-
perimental camp which was the fore-
runner of the great Boy Scout Move-
ment of today.
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Portugese Scout Medal for British
Leader
The Boy-Socuts of Portugal have
urs of sport ev- in awarded the Cross of Merit to Mr
ing, and after a few ha P .l boy of British nativity a Hobert Martin, C.V.O., C.B.E., Dir-
eryone returned to the church where The 109 boys snaking. up this Group i ector of the Boy Scouts Ir.*.:rnation,
a hearty lunch was served. 65 Scouts and 44 Cubs, or junior 1 al Bureau, in recognition of lit sere*-:
the season isnations man .
The first carnival ofScouts, arc the sons of , y (aces to Portugese Scouts, especially
being held .oft Wednesday evening of of which are traditional enemies, and i the Scouts of Madeira.
this week at the local rink. Many at- habitually suspicious of one another's
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Women Institute
The February meeting of the Wo-
men's Institute was held on Thursday
last at the home of Mrs. Robert
Stocks when the members and visitors
were ;present. The President,,Mrs. W.
'as •
MacLean, presided. Tlteopent 8
Ode
was sung followed by repeating the
Institute Creed in unison,' During the
business session, plans were. discussed
for holding a short course in May.
The Roll Call, Hints on Sewing andDressmaking, brought an interesting
response. Miss Mae Davidson favor-
ed with a reading "The Women's In-
stitute". The topic on "The Home-
maker's Part in Vire Prevention was
tractive prizes are being offered by motives. But here in Canada their
the business men and the carnival transplanted sons work; learn, play
should prove a good eevning's amuse- land obey the Scout Law side by side,
meat. • !in an atmosphere of true camaraderie,
Miss M. Wright's class yvel'e Ln and national spites and rancours have
charge of the music at Sunday School ! no place in their lives. It is are-
Sunday g and a special tel- I I blvindication of the confid
Miss Jeanette Allen is at present
the guest of her brother, Dr. Prank
Allen of Boston.
Mrs. Sandy., McDougall who has
spent the past two months with her
daughterat Owen Sound returned on
Friday.
Mr, Geo, Allen is confined to the
house as the effect ofa fall on the ice.
His many Iriends ]tope to see hint
out Soon.
Then They Probably Played Games
Two miles of hot dogs were stow-
ed away by Boy Scouts attending the
Australian International Jamboree--
to fill in odd corners after disposing
of 5,000 pounds of potatoes, 7,50€ -
on ttnt ay mornut near to a
f "I am Praying for You" by .. are in universal 'boy nature shown pounds of meat, 9,000 pounds of
ection o y ct
enjoyed. t bread 20,000 eggs and 1,000 gallons
the class was much en
7 by the founder rot the Scout Move -
of milk daily.
British Scouts in Odd Corners
of the World
There are 67 groups of British Boy.
Scouts, totalling 2,594 members, scat-
tered throughout 10 <foreign. countries.
Eleven groups are in Btienos Aires,
three in Rio de Janiero:, four in Sao
Paulo, Brazil, one in Costa Rica, one
in Antwerp, one in Brussels, eight in
Shanghai, two in Tientsin, seven in
Alexandria, Egypt, 18 , in Cairo, five
in France, two in Kobe, Japan,three
in Switzerland and one in Spain.
Misses Alberta Ferguson and Mar -.ascot, Lord Baden-Powell, when he
gareti 'White, of the W. C. Ca spent' expounded that fourth Scout Law, "A
the week -end at the bonne of Mr. and Scout is a Brother to• every other
Mrs. Everett Sparling, south of Gor-'Scout," irrespective of race or creed.
tie. 1 The nationalities represented in
Mr. George Henderson of.:Wingham this extraordinary group, listed in or -
was a guest at the home of Mr. and' der of numerical strength, are: Uk-
Mrs, Bert Martin last week and took ' rainian, Hungarian, Polish, Russian,
part in the programme at the supper Italian, Serbian, Jugo-Slavian, Bul-
given at the church on Wednesday 'garian, German, Austrian, Roumanian,'
evening Czecho-Slovakian, Grecian, French
While walking along the street on and Croatian.
Friday afternoon -Miss Edythe Martini Some of these boys are fluent ling
ryas attacked by a dog and received a uists, and many are the occasions on.
severe bite on the leg. We are glad which they are called Upon to act as
to know that nothing serious resulted interpreters for social service worst.
from the -accident. l One of their" chief `good turns', and
A number from here attended the this is true particularly of the Wolf
hockey match in Listowel on Satur- Cubs, is teaching their mothers the
day evening when a game was played English language. They engage heart
between Paisley and :Listowel. sly in community work of any nature,
Preparatory Service is being held and recently presented to the church
on Wednesday evening in the United a beautiful quartered -oak 'hand care
Church. 'ed communion table, a reading desk
The World Day of Prayer is being of sinsilardesign, a `magnificent brass
observed on Friday afternoon of this cross and three brass flower vases.
week, The service is being held in St.,1 Tlae value of the gifts was enhanc-
James' Anglican Church. : ed by the fact that the boys thein
Mrs. A. J. Sanderson suffered a sev- selves did much of the work on thea
ere; fall while on her way to church various articles, under guidance of a
Sunday evening. Fortunately no, bon- master craftsman, father of one of
es were broken, tlte Scouts. 'they paid for them from
thein• Scout fees, and with money rais-
Will Present Play
The members of the United Church
Y P. S. are preparing a play which
will be presented on Friday,. March
15th in the TOW 11 Halla The'title of
the play is the "Lucky Emerald" and
is cr humoious Irish comedy in three
acts, ]caving as its setting an estate
in' Ireland. The caste are putting their
best efforts into their work and this
play should prove a good evening's.
entertainment, Don't' fail to see it,
Mr. George Griffith returned last
week from'London where he has been
a patient 10 a hospital there.
Miss Velma Higgins is visiting with
friends near Fordwich,
Mr. John McBurney is visiting at
the hone of his daughter, Mrs, Bert
Capacity Canadian Egg Incubator p Y ed through various service efforts.
+c-tv people realize the extent of These boys think and live Scouting.
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the capacity of commercial egg inctt- They are the stuff of which real cit-
bators in Canada. It is estimated to iaens'are made, and it is doubtful if
be between 8,000,000 to 9,000,000 their attendance record of 93 per cent,
eggs. These incubators are filled for all meetings held during the past
three or four tinges, sometimes often -.'';six months is equalled by any outer
er, during the season.: At least 36,- Scout group in Canada.
00' eggs or the equivalent of Two of the boys returned to their
100,0. cases,
are 1 countries, Poland and Hungary,
100,000 cases, or 220 cars o[ eggs, a e ,native: --cot ,
withdrawn each spring on at aver -last year, batt are regular coannttuti
age year for use in commercial hatch -'cants with their old Scoutmaster.
cries alone, not to mention the large_ They took Scout transfers with tltent,
quantity ti
sed ed in smaller incubators and one has joined a troop at his
and under hens at home. This is a home town in Poland, where, doubt -
development of the last few years, less, iie regales his fellow Scouts on
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and, as the Dominion T)cpartment of ' many occasions with stories of the
Agriculture Egg and Poultry Market Scout brotherhood of nations itt
Review points out, it is just possible Montreal. .
et
that the return of at least one setting
of all incubators to general market
channels during the months of late
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The World's First Scout Troop
The first troop of Boy* ,Scouts was
May, June, and early July has more organized at Brownsea Island, Eng
effect than is generally reccigtiized: in land, in 1.907, when Barlett -Powell ga-
"They clapped when she started to-
sing."
osing."
"Yes, but they cheered when site
stopped."
Insur
eand
Make kSure
All the best old established
Companies.
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ACCIDENT
Thirty -Five Years in the Buri--
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Abner Cosens
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Insurance and Real Estate.