The Wingham Advance Times, 1930-05-15, Page 1Single Copies, Five Cents
UNITED CHURCH
W.M.S, MEETING
'The regular monthly meeting of the
United W.M.S. was held in the Sun-
day School room on Tuesday after'^
noon, 30 Ladies being present, The
chair was taken by .Mrs. Davison, in
the absence of the President, and the
meeting was in charge of Mrs. Well-
ings and her group. After the open-
ing hymn
pen-Ing-hymn Mrs, Wellings led in pray -
r and the lesson was read by Mrs. •
R. Appleby: For the Watch Tower,,,
Mrs. J. Wilson, herald for Africa,
read a letter from Miss Clark, whose
borne was in Teeswater, and who is
a Missionary in Africa. She told of
leer work, making special *mention of
the fiftieth anniversary of Missionary
effort in Africa, They are; this year
celebrating the African Jubilee, May
9th to 19th, andareanticipating a
wonderful time for rejoicing in the
Angola Mission Field established by
the former Congregational Church,
and taken over by the United church
at Union.
Mrs. G. Williams then sang very
sweetly"His love is all I need." Mrs,
Laidlaw, our delegate to the Seaforth
conference gave a very comprehen-
sive report of the work of the Branch
especially was her synopsis of the ad-
airess given by Miss Forman. Doris
Buchanan delighted .the ladies by a
piano solo "Fairy Dance" at this time
and the reports of the different sec-
retaries were then called fora Mrs:
Dennison reported ten calls made,
Mrs. Ross reported the amount of the
Thank Offering, $85:15, and Mrs.'
Hopper told us no supplies had been
:sent in for her work. Donations were
asked for and several ladies present
promised various articles of clothing,
and two offered' quilts, These Supp-
lies rn.ust ,be sent, away in June so
anyone who desires to make a contri-
bution should get busy at once:
Mrs. Miller, secretary for The Mis-
sionary Monthly, asked that the lad-
ies who subscribe for that publication
)look for their paper on the table at
the church door whe:•e it is placed
the first Sunday of each month.
Men's $2.50 'to' $3.00
Fine Shirts $1.88
Watson's Silk Underwear $1,00 and
$1,50. Fine socks 69c, Summer Ties
X1;25. Collar attached Shirts $2,00 to
.$2.50, King Bros.
Annual Rink Tournament
The first bowling tournament of the
reason: will be held at Wingham on
Saturday,. May 24th. Play will cont.:
znence at one o'clock. There will be
four games for the Aero Cushion Ti -e
Trophy, besides the usual list of gu7 d
prizes: Only thirty-two entries ac-
cepted.
C. W. L. Social Evening
A social evening will be -held under
the auspices of the C,W,L, on Tues-
day evening, May 20th in the R. C.
'Parish Hall, Cards from 8.30 to 10. -
pee. Arthur's Orchestra in attend-
ance. Lunch served. Come and enjoy
a pleasant' evening. Admission, 50c,
Everybody welcome.
Beat Spell Kills Horses
•
Horses fared badly daring the heat
dis-
trict.
l
elle experienced last week in -this d-
s
trice A horse belonging to E. A. Cor-
bett and another owned by V. Scheie-
bei.n, farmers of Howick township,"
both dropped dead, from the extreme
heat while at work in the. fields. Oth-
er farmers reported they were tinable
to work their animals for long periods
because of the warm weather,
St. Andrew's S S. Ob-
serves -Mothers' Day
With the auditorium of the church
beautifully decorated with floral tri-
butes for the occasion, the pupils and
parents assembled its goodly numbers
to participate in a special prepared
program. Mr. Posliff presided, Re-
citations were:, given by members of
the S. S. and musical nutunbers by the
school in chorus, Rev, Mr. Hanna
.of Toronto gave a :most appropriate
address basing his • remarks upon the
many examples of sacrifice exempli-
fied by the mothers of the Bible arad
stressing the phase of gratitude due
mothers front the children.
A pleasing part of the service was
the awarding of diplomas won by a
large number of scholars for tnemori-
ration of scripture, awards given to
successful pupils in the recent Tem-
perance contest and the diplotn:as to
the little folk ttpon their graduation
from Cradle Roll to Sttttday School,
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With Which is Amalgamated The Gorrie Vidette
nd Wroxeter News,
WINGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY I:$th, 1930
THREE -ACT FARCE IS PRESENTED BY
CODERICH TALENT TO PACKED HOUSE
A packed house greeted the Arthur
Circle of Goderich, when they pres-
ented a modern'Englishfarce in three
acts, "'Tons of Money," in the Wing -
ham Town Hall; on Friday evening,
under tlie•auspices of the Order of the
Eastern Star. The different c aract-
ers were well taken, and the apprec-
iation of the audience ivas Shown re-
peatedly by the hearty applause that
they indulged in. The final act was:
interrupted by the Hydro power be-
ing off for .a few minutes during the
electrical storm. •
-The first scene opened at the home
of Aubrey Henry Maitland Allington
where the larger portion of the mail
received was bills. While looking ov-
er the bilis James Chester,'a. solicitor,
was announced and informed Aubrey.
that his brother in Mexico was dead
leaving an immense amount of ston-
ey: He was to receive the income
from the estate as long as he lived,
and at his death the entire estate was
to. 'go to his cousin,: George Maitland.
Believing George' Maitland to be dead
and, as he bore a slight resemblance
to his cousin, it was decided upon that
he should make the people believe
Ile was dead so that it would be pos-
sible for him to return as his cousin
and claim the inheritance.
Others also knew of the terms in
the will and had designs on the es-
tate and many humorous and ember
rassing,moments resulted. Finally the
real George Maitland appeared and
Aubreycarne back to life both claim-
ing
m
ing the money. The lawyer again re-
turned stating that a final statement
of the estate in Mexico had been
made out, and after all fees and ex-
penses were paid there was slightly -
over a pound sterling left.
The cast of characters was as fol-
lows:- Sprules, butler,' Mr. James
Thomson; Simpson, a parlourunaid,
Miss Gertrude Heist; Miss Benita
Mullett, Mrs. H. C. Dunlop; Louise
Allington, Mrs. W. F. Saunders; Au
brey Henry Maitland Allington; Mr.
Frank Darrow; Giles, a gardener, Mr.
Andrew Porter James Chesterman;
a solicitor, Mr, Fred Weir; Jean Ev
creed, Miss Margaret Wilson; Henry,
Mr. Bill Ross; George Maitland, Mr,
Ebb. Ross. `
During the intermissions and while
the people, were gathering .music was.
supplied by an Atwater -Kent radio
from the Radio & Electric Shop.
THREE HURT IN
AUTO ACCIDENT
Jack. Hamilton,' aged 18, son of Mr,
and Mrs. Nesbitt Hamilton of Brus-
sels, and Alvin and Stanley Rr 'Rut-
ledge of concession, 4, Morels town-
ship, were badly hurt in a head-on
motor collision early Sunday morn-
ing: Hamilton was driving a coupe
on the highway, and the Rutledges
and Mrs. Stanley Rutledge were on
their way -to their home in a touring
car. At the concession road, where
the Rutledges turned off, the cars col-
lided, Both Rutledges were hurled
through the windshield, and had their
face and heads badly cut,, Stanley
Rutledge is suffering from concussion
of the brain. Young Hamilton has
been,in a dazed condition ever since
the crash: He was pinned under his
car, and was rescued by Mrs. Rut-
ledge, the only one of the party who
escaped unhurt, The victims were ta-
ken to their respective homes.'
Boys' Blouses, Golf Stockings
Jerseys and Play Suits. New styles
just_ to hand, 98c to $2.00. King Bros.
Congoleum Rug Contests
The winners of tate Congoleum
Rugs ' given -away by • the different
stores were, at the Walker Store, Mr.
J. Cruickshank, Lower Wingham, the
concealed number was 963, his num-
ber 983; at King. Bros., Mrs. W. J.
Roulston, R. T. 1, Ripley, concealed
number 3654, her number 3671; at H.
J. Jobb's, Mrs. W. C. Lenard, con-
cealed number 1722, her guess' 1728:
Damages Carr in Collision
On Saturday night -while going to
London 'Ivlr. Norman Botcher bad the
misfortune to wreck _ his car in a col
lision• about two miles front Londes-
boro. Mr. J. H. McKay of town was
repairing e a tire on . ,the t.0 side of::the
road when Mr. Larsen driving notli
attempted to pass: When, for some
reason he applied .the brakes and did
not: leave enough room for Norman
to pass :and a collision resulted, For-
tunately no one was injured. Both
cars were only slightly damaged.
WOMAN'S BODY
FOUND IN. RIVER
1vlissing since; 8 o'clock Saturday
night, the body of Mrs: George Dun-
lop, a well-known and highly esteem-
ed
steemed resident of Goderich, was found
floating in the Maitland river early
Sunday morning, After her disap-
pearance a search was made and at
about 6 a,m, the searchers sighted the
body in the river.
Mrs. Dunlop had been in ill health
for some time and last Tuesday was
taken to Alexandra Marine and Gen-
eral Hospital there, When her hus-
band went to her room on Saturday
night he discovered she was missing.
After a close examination it was dis-
covered she had made her disappear-
ance by way of the fire escape, as
some clothing was found on the top
step.
Members of the fire brigade and the
citizens made a thorough search of
the town and at an early hour the
body was found in the river a short
distance from shore. She evidently
wandered to the water direr ly on
leaving the hospital.
Chautauqua Dates Set
August 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 are the days
set for The Canadian Chautauqua pro-
gram this year. This season's pro-
' gram is . international, and is believed
to be -one of the greatest.Chatttauqua
programs ever presented.
Doctors Observe Half Holiday
The Medical Doctors of Wingham
have arranged among themselves to
take the Wednesday half holiday dur-
ing the summer months the same as'
the - merchants of the town, always
Providing that one doctor retrains at
leave for emergency calls.
Piano Recital
Piano ReeiiAl,and Musical numbers
in Forester's Hall, Belgrave, on
Thursday, May 22nd, 1930, under the
direction of Sara A. Cole, teacher,
Assisting artists: Miss E, Snider, A.
T.C.M., Miss M. Stewart, soloist, and
Thal Bros,, Orchestra. Silver collec-
tion,
FORMER BLUEVALE BOY DELIVERS FINE
ADDRESS AT CANADIAN CLUB BANQUET
On Friday evening, ' May 10th,r'the
Wingham. Canadian Club ._held the
closing meeting of a very successful
season's. activities. This Meeting took
the form of the Club's annual banquet
which was held this year in the
school -room of the ` United Choreas,
The Ladies' Aid of that church had
charge of the catering on. this occas-
ion, and their proficiency in peeper
ing and serving supper is worthy of
special mention,
Over one hundred guests, `members
and friends of the Club sat at the
beautifully decorated tables, and en-
joyed the delicious and satisfying re-
past which was served. Then follow-
ed a real "feast of reason and flow of
soul"
Dr. R, C. Redmond, the President
of the Club, called the meeting to or-
der, and proposed a toast to "Our
Kkig and 'Country," In response, all
present rose and sang the following
verse:
"0 Canada, our heritage, our love,
Thy worth we praise, all other
lands above.
From sea to sea, throughout thy
length,
From pale to borderland,
At Britain'sside, what•e'et :betide,
Unflinchinglywe'll stand.
With heart we sing
"God Save the Ring."
Guide Thou the Empire wide, do we
implore,
And prosper Canada from shore to
shore.''
Mrs. C. Ringan then sang a group of
two songs, "Ecostra" a Spring :song,
and "Blossom -time",. and was accord-
ed the very hearty applause of the
audience.
Mr. A. L, Posliff, its proposhig a
Ne.. (Continued on Page Eight)
DISASTROUS FIRE
AT FORDWICI-I
Fire of unknown origin destroyed
the greater part of tate business sec-
tion of Fordwich late Saturday night.
About midnight fire was noticed in
H. Samson's general store, and had
made such headway when discovered
that it was impossible to save the
building or contents. The public lib-
rary, which was located in the sec-
ond storey of the building, was also
destroyed.
The fire soon spread to G. W.
,1vlapletoft's barber shop, 11.oss Coat's
harness repair shop and Thomas Bun-
ston's shoes repatrr shop. Flue build-
ings were destroyed, but the contents
were saved.
It spread further into the building
owned by John W. Ratz of Preston
and occupied by W. E. ,Patterson es
a hardware :store, and 'the, Canadian
Bank of Commerce.
A portion of the contents of these
buildings were saved. The large steel
vault of the bank is thought to be all.
right, but it will be a few days before
it can be opened.
The loss is a heavy one as it is
only partly covered by insurance.
There is no ,firei protection in the
village and as' the flames spread from
one building to another while the vol-
unteers looked on, aid was solicited
from Harriston and Listowel. These
places, however,`considered that their
equipment would be useless to check
the fire and decided against going.
Buy House Furnishings Now
•Linoleums,- Congoleum Rugs, Wil-
ton Rugs and Mats. Ruffled Curtains,
lovely Chintzes and Wide Draperies.
The largest stock to choose from
here. Ring Bros.
Fingers Badly Crushed
Mrs. John Fell, Biuevale, stet with
a very painful accident while wring-
ing clothes on Thursday afternoon.
Her fingers got caught in the works
and were very badly crushed. She
was attended to by Pr. Redmond, and
it, is uncertain vetaiitether. he will be
able to save the 'finger or not. Her
many friends hope she will soon be
well again.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
t\tr. Emmerson Bennett of Fleeher-
ton visited friends in town on Sunday.
Mrs, Claude Gregory of 7'orontu,
visited friends in town over the ween-
end,
Mrs, J. Linklater of Teeswater
spent a few days with Mrs. 3. J. El -
Mr. Harvey Stapleton of Belgrave
spent the week -end with Mr. and Mrs,
T. J. Baker.
Sale of Corsettes with Inner Belt,
regular value $2.00, Saturday price,'
$1.39, at Isard's.
Mrs. Joseph England visited a day
lastweek at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Robt, Deyell,
14fiss Muriel Miller of London has
accepted a position in the Bell Tele-
phone office here.
;Mrs. Carson, who has spent the
winter with her sister' in Durham has
returned to her home here.
Mrs. Arthur Sainsbury and children
of Toronto spent the week -end at the
home of Dr. and Mrs, G. H. Ross.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Joynt of Tor-
oeto spent the week -end at the home
of, the former's mother, Mrs. Joynt,
Mr. and Mrs. Thos, England and
fancily of Galt, visited at the home
of Mr, and Mrs. Robs, Deyell an Seth -
day,
Mrs. .R. E. McKinney of Toronto
spent the week -end at the home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Gur-
ney. •.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Diligent have re-
turned to their residence, John street,
after spending the last two months at
Kingsville and Walkers'ille. •
Miss :Lilian Hopper of Victoria
Hospital, London, is spending a two -
weeks vacation at the hone of her
parents, Mr, and Mrs, Harry Hopper.
Mrs, Conrad Shultz and daughter,.
Clara of Auburn, also .Mr, 'Wesley
Peekinan of. Bayfield, were Sunday
visitors at the home of Mr, and Mrs
Thomas J, Baker,
Miss ` I Tur
ss Gertru c e vey of Blucvale,
has graduated its, a Stenographie.
coarse with honors, from the Wool -
hath -Business College: Miss Turvey
Was awarded a Gold egedal by the
Underwood Typewriter 'Co,
It
LARGE CROWD LISTENS ATTENTIVELY TO.
REV. SAVAGE ON WEDNESDAY EVENING
The Wingham United Church was
well filled on Wednesday evening of
last week to listen to Rev; H. H. Sav-
age of Pontiac, Mich., the popular
radiopreachei', The reputation of Mr,
Savage as a speaker is well known in
this district, and long before the hour
of service people 'began to gather,
many of whom were doubtless cur-
ious to see what he looked like„ have
ing heard him on the air.
Rev. F. W. Craik, of Gorrie, Rev.
W. E. Smith; pastor of Wingham
Baptist Church, and Rev. Sidney
Davison, pastor'. of the United church
were also present on the; platform.
Rev. Craik led in the opening prayer
and Rev. Smith read a passage of
scripture, while Rev. Davison had
charge of the service and introduced
the speaker.
Rev. Savage opened his address by
referring to the passing of the Di-
vorce Bill for Ontario, stating that it
was regretted if by the passing of
this bill the granting of divorces would
be made easier. The divorce evil is
one of the great evils which has to be
contended with in the United States,
He stated that in the County of
Wayne, in which Detroit is located,
in the first ten weeks of 19.30 more
divorces were:, granted than rnarriagea
performed, and that a large percent-
age of the crime of the States was
committed by children of divorced
parents,
He based his remarks on "Pride;"
Pride of Race, Pride of :Place, Pride
of Face, and Pride of Grace. Many
of his illustrations were humorous and
were listened to attentively by the
large 'gatbeeing.
Forr over an hootthe speaker
held
his audience and .made a ceeatributian
to the spiritual life of the community.
that will not be forgotten for a long
time by those who heard him. In his
closing remarks he xnade a strong Ap-
peal to those present to make Jesus
Christ their personal Saviour and Re-
deemer,
During the evening the choirrend-
ered two very appropriate and'pieas-
ing anthems.
LADY BOWLERS
ELECT OFFICERS
The annual meeting of the Ladies'
Lawn Bowling Club was held on May
12th, 1930, in the Council Chamber.
The following officers were elected: -
Honorary President -Mr. Taylor,
President -Mrs, Shane,
lst vice President -Mrs. Pettigrew.
2nd vice President -Mrs. Preston.
Secretary -Mrs. Posliff.'
Treasurer -Mrs, J. McKay.
Tournament Committee -Mrs. Tay-
lor, Convenor, with power to choose
Committee.
Entertainment Committee - Mrs.
Miller (Convenor), Mrs. Wilson, Mrs,
Harrison, Mrs. Scott, Mrs, Copeland,
Mrs. Bishop.
The opening `day was set for Tues-
day, May 20th, 1930 at 3 p.m. All
ladies interested in Lawn Bowling are
requested to conte to the Bowling
green on that afternoon,
Stores Open Next Wednesday
On account of the holiday next
week Saturday, May 24th, the stores
in town will be open on Wednesday
afternoon next, May 21st.
Liberals to Meet Here
The Liberals of North Huron will
meet in Wingham on Tuesday, May
27th, to choose a candidate to con-
test the riding in the coming Federal
election to be held in late July or
early in August.
Buy Grocetes Here
Extra quality Cheese 28c; Libby's
Queen Olives 39c; Choice Clover
Honey 58c; Fresh Cookies 29c; Ring
Oscar Sardines, 3 for 49c; Macaroni
shells, 2 lbs. 23c; Seedless Raisins, 2
lbs, 25c; 10 lb. Golden Syrup 64e.
Ring Bros.
W. M. S. Meeting.'
'L'he regular monthly meeting of the
\'V.M,S. of St. Andrew's .Presbyterian
Church, Wingham, will be held in the
Church on Tuesday, May 20th at 3
o'clock. The topic, The Expansion of
the South and the Winning of Eur-
ope, will be taken by Mrs. J. .Ander-
son and Mrs. Tervitt, A report of the
Provincial meeting at Toronto will
be given by the President, Mrs. Hen-
derson. Note the change of date, --
Tuesday instead of Wednesday. rear in next week's issue.
BAPTISM -AND
MOTHERS' SERVICE
At the regular inortting service of
the United Church on Sunday, ten
children were baptized with water
from .tile river Jordan. Rev, 1vlr.
Holmes of Clinton assisted the pas-
tor at the service, baptizing the in-
fant son of Rev. and Mrs. Davison,
Immediately following the church
service at the Sunday School session
Mother's Day was observed when the
special program prepared by the On-
tario Religious Educational Council,
was carried out. A pageant was pre-
sented, entitled "What Makes the Dif-
ference?" Master Trevor Davison
sang a beautiful little solo about lov-
ing mother, a vocal duet was also giv-
en by Mrs. J. M. McKay and Miss
Jean Christie,
Holeproof Stocking Sale $1.69
All Shades and Sizes of the finest
$L95 full fashioned Silk Hosiery on
the market. Get your supply Thurs-
day to Saturday at $L139. King Bros.
United Church Ladies' Aid
The regular monthly meeting of the
Ladies' Aicl will lie held in the school
room Tuesday afternoon, May 20th,
at 3 o'clock. Visitor; always wel-
come.
Teeswater' Hurler in Southampton
Mr. Leo Oberle, who for the past
few years has assisted the Teeswater
nine •in winning several champion -
Ships, on the around, left Walkerton
last week for Southanston, where he
will hurl for the corning summer,
Car of Shingles
To arrive at once, Car of the best
3 X B. C. brand. Put up at the coast.
100% clear and 100% grain edged.
See these shingles. 3 bunches lay a
square. Book orders. Price $1.18 per
bunch off car, R. li. McKenzie, 11e1-
greve.
Memorial ServiceHeld
sal H ld
At the Sixteenth annual meeting of
the Maitland Presbyterial of the Pres-
byterian Church, which was held at
Whitechurch on Tuesday, an impres-
sive feature was the memorial service
for the late Mrs. David Perrie, a hill
account of the Presbyterial will ap-
FOURTH ANNUAL MEETING OF HURON
PRESBYTERIAL IS HELD IN SEAFORTH
1 t was 9 atm From the North,
Front the South, from the East and
West of Huron county throngs of wo-
men of various organizations of the
Women's Missionary Society wended
their way to the Northside 'United
Church, Seaforth; on Wednesday, Ap-
ril 30th, 1930, to attend the Huron
Presbyterial Conference. •
The sun was high -in the heavens,
tite balmy Breezes blew softly, the
birds sang their sweet sangs, and ev-
erything seemed to speak a "Wel-
come" to each and' every one. On
entering the church the delegates. and
visitors were greeted by the reception
committee who made strangers sons
feel that they were no longer stclt.
I'hc ehsirch with its decorations of
flowers and ferns was very beautiful,
During the noon hour a -sutnpttiatts
repast was served in the basement of
'the church and anyone who had not
become acquainted were made so now
and were made to feel perfectly et
home. .
At the Hour of 16 o'clock the .audi-
torium of the church was very well
filled with interested women, with
Mrs. Gibson, first vice-president, oc-
eupying the chair, After the (levo-
tional exercises, Rev Mr, Lane gave
a royal welcoine to the church and
town. Mrs. Hamilton of Goderich,
gave a reply. The central thought of
her remark was "Others."
The Courtesy Cominittee, Mrs,
Hatitiltots, Goclericlt,. 1Trs.:Fowler', of
Clinton, and Mrs, Close, Seafarth,.
were appointed.
Mrs, Greer, Miss Meirray and Mies
Sinclair were appointed as the Reso-
lution Ceu ntittee,.
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LARGE CROWD
IS EXPECTED
Plans have about matured for tate
Banquet of the Wingham Chamber
of Commerce on Friday, May 16th.
At this writing about ninety persona'
from out of town have signified their'
intenton to be here.
Probably there are a, great many
who are hesitating because of not hav-
ing received a personal invitation.
We may point out that invitations
have been forwarded tw every munic-
ipality, so if there are any who have
not been intouch with the Mayor or
Reeve in your particular municipal.
uty, please be assured that all .are wel-
come.
The Honourable James Malcolm,
M.P., will doubtlessly review the
"Commerce of the Nation," and Mr.
Henry will outline the Road building
program of the Province, .;
Canada's two great transportation
systems will, be represented.
The Chairman of the United
Boards of Trade and. Chamber of
Coantnerce of Western Ontario will
speak on "The Functions of a Cham-
ber of Commerce."
.This occasion should be of material
interest to everyone, and it is the ear-
nest wish of the executive' of your
Chamber of Commerce that local citi-
zens will give it their hearty support.
OBITUARY
Mrs, George D. Fortune
The death occurred in I'urnberry,
on Thursday, May 8th, of Mrs, Geo.
D. Fortune, aged fifty years. She had
not been well for the past few years,
having suffered front several slight
strokes of paralysis. On the Tuesday
before her death she was stricken
with a particularly heavy one, from
which she never rallied. She is sur-
vived by her husband and two sons,
Jack and. Donald, and by her another,
and two sisters in De -reit, who were
with her during her illness. The fun-
eral took place on Saturday to Wrr.x
eter cemetery.
Elizabeth Bremner
After an illness of over six months
there passed away on Monday, May
5th, at 1 p.m., Elizabeth Bremner, in
in her 84th year, Mrs. Potter has
been a resident of Wingham and vic-
inity for 47 years. Born near Lanark,
the youngest of nine children of
Charles and Mary Bremner. She was
the mother of tett child en, five of
whom survive: William of Balmoral,
Man,, Charles and John 13. of Wing-
ham, Mrs. Anna B. Rabidue of Tor-
onto and Mrs. Arthur Larocque of
'Vancouver, B.C. Although she raised
a large fancily of her own her great
heart and sympathy found her also
caring and faithfully w•orkiag'to aaise'
her grandchildren, whom she lint d to,
s.ee grow to manhood. Funeral sere-
ices were held at her late home on
Wednesday from Wingham Town
Plot, Rev, Mr. Smith officiating 111.7
ferment was made in the family plot:
in Wingham cemetery,
John Button
The funeral services of the late
John Button were held at the family
residence, Lucknow, on Thursday,
May 8th, when the Teeswater and.
I.ucknoty 1.0,(),17: lodges had charge
of the obsequies.
Mr. Button's illness extended over
two weeks, having suffered from an
internal abscess, which an operation
failed to remedy. He was in his 74th
year, and is survitred by his wife, who,.
before her marriage was Miss Eliza-
beth M. Irwin, of 'l'eesevater, and one
adopted daughter, Mrs, Nelson Wilt-
terstein, of Ridgctown.
His family circle consisted of sev-
en boys and two, girls, namely:
George, of Teeswater; Jesse, of Cal-
ifornia;
at-ifo nia; James, of Culross; Watson.
of Saskatchewan, who are still living,
and William, of California; Charles
of Culross; 'Mrs. Pant. Fesant, Wing -
ham, and Mrs, lever, who have died
recently.
Mr.'Button was manager of the
organized lettcknow Table Company,
which prospered .favorably under his
careful Management„ He,' himself,.
was a hard worker, but of later years
was forced to take business life eas-
ier and left Hauch of the week in the
hands of R. Robertson,
He was, an active. ,ehtireh worker
of the United Church there. Its pol-
itics, he was associated with the Con-
servative : party.
Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Johnston of
Toronto spent Sunday at the home'
of Mr, and Mrs. Geo. T. Robertson,