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ORTH, Friday, A n i1 4th,' i93O
,IE FARM BOY AND
THE HORSE
T1'he Port Rowan News says that:
The farmer's boy is losing his pride
in the horses that do the work on the
farm. He can't help it. In the old
days this boy played with the foals,
and found names for them, halter-
ibroke the colts, was present in the
morning before school when the colt
did his first ploughing, rubbed his
shoulders at night to take the mark
of the collar off them. All these in-
cidents endeared the farm horse to
the boy.
Now the farm horses come from the
west and are bought at a sale. Their
'harness is procured in some depart-
ment store. It is cheap and unat-
tractive. These things do not bring
from the prairies the thought of the
pretty little foal which boys love to
play with. It is only a horse team to
pull the plough in the hat sun and
draw the wagon round the farm.
There is nc sentiment about it, no
comradeship to cheer the life of the
boy on the farm.
Not only has the 'sentiment been
lost 'between the farm boy and the
farm horse, but all the boy's interest
in the horse has been lost as well.
And there are several reasons why
this change has been brought about
in the past few years. Primarily, of
course, there is the car, the truck
and the tractor. Owing to these
three the horse market has been de-
clining year by year, until now it
might .be said that there is no horse
market.
For this reaeen farmer's •: are not
breeding horses. There; are a few,
of course, but they are very few, and
very far between, in the country dis-
tricts to-.d'ay. If a farmer runs a
tractor, he has to keep a team of
horses as well, but any old team will
do. If his work is done by horses
alone, they are mostly old horses. It
does not pay to breed and raise
foals.
The farm boy is a very observing
as well as a very practical young
animal. He has seen as well es
heard of the decline in the horse
market. During his young life he
has seen the horse dethroned as king
of the farm. Why should he show
any special interest let alone have
any sentiment for an animal that can
not hold its place in the market, one
that has come to he looked on as a
necessary evil on the farm, and not
what it used to be—the pride of the
owner, not only 'because of the money
he made from it, but also because of
the many noble and fascinating quali
ties that every good horse possesses?
And with the departure of the sen-
timent and interest of the boy in the
work horse has departed also his
sentiment and interest in the road-
ster or carriage horse in which used
to centre the interest of a great imany
farm boys. For a great many; boys
of other generations, there w a s
nothing quite so fascinating as a
good driver. To feed and groom a
good driver, to clean his harness and
buggy, to hitch him and driae him
was play, not work, and play that
brought a keener thrill than any mod-
ern boy experiences in anything he
calls play to -day.
But there is no place on the roads
or highways for a driver to -day. The
cars have crowded them off and made
driving not only unpleasant, but un-
safe. The modern boy knows little
about the fine points of dri.'ing a
horse, and less about the fine points
of harness and hitching. No wonder
his sentiment and' interest is cerrtrei
-in a car. He knows more about them.
That the farm 'boy is los'ng his
pride in the horse, one has only to
attend a spring or fall fair to tee. A
burst of speed may quicken a boy's
interest in a horse for a moment, but
that interest arises more from the ex-
pectation or rather the hope of a
spill than from the anima." fine
points. If the spill does ngmater-
ialize, the interest soon wanes. It is
the middle aged and the old men who
crowd about the entries to criticise
and admire; to point out the good
points and the bad.
But in spite of the lack of a mar
ket for farm horses and drivers that
exists to -day, it would be a pretty
rash statement to say that the horse -
less age is upon us. History '•eeords
that with the invention and adoption
of the steam engine, the pessimism
of the old country horsemen was ev-
en greater than that of our present
farmers. But in spite of steam, the
horse increased and multiplied both in
that eounery and this. The automo-
bile may be king at the p'teset:t time,
but we believe the horse will have an-
other day.
At the present time there is a de -
mane for saddle horses that can not
ibe Met, but the farmers iit this cam -
genet driver, to chean his harness and
.- A.ttite, the farmers have not or will
trot; see that there is real money in
le'a sing saddle horses, because the
famine, ett Heart, is 2e Conservative.
iiia; itat been raised with- ehe l'Clyde
tii+tixlie§,, a. Belgian ora Pereh'eron is
fib' gust; xi he' has Ibeen.;'bronght up
+6�itlt ' hO t kern, lka-c' ofilter kind of
eattleliAtertlf cansil'eringy and sa it
,a• beer (irrdttght up on
stet dltd darrfito bow Its siart
CnoiC
tet OtYIiY ,V A xk is tin
1+,, tot, WO lit t iii' Wong
e n a ' boy's inte*eet in the f aritgy
nacre 'th'an to have a, saddle horse +;rr
two, • glce he had learned to rid°
them properly, no ear would equal the
thril' of taking a horse over the
jumps, or making a saddle horse out
of him. A saddle horse will earn his
keep on the farm just the same as
any other horse, and unlike other
tet'' h'e plAi$1la60 frc . j, A.
Sinielie—liers, Clara Decker has puT-
chaee4 the dwelling property in the
neaten part of the village owned by
Mr. Sol. Sehrad'er and gets immedi-
ate possession. — Mr. L. H. Rader,
Reeve of Hay Township, spent a few
day in Montreal during the past
week. He accompanied a shipment
of horses to that city.—court of Re-
vision on the Wildfong Drain and the
West Branch Swamp Drain was held
;n the Town Hall here on Wednesday.
—Mr. and Mrs. L. N. Taggart, who
spent last week here with relatives,
returned to their home in South Bend,
Ind., on Monday.—Mr. and Mrs. H.
Schwalm and son, Mr. J. E. Schwalm,
-returned to their'home in Sebewaing,
Michigan, on Saturday, after a week's
visit with friends here. They were
accompanied by Mr. D. Schluchter, of
Elkton, Michigan. — The Eckhardt
Bell Ringers are putting on a con-
cert in the hall here on Saturday eve-
nirig,—Mr. Herb. Krueger has taken
possession of the barber shop and
pool room which he purchased from
Mr. A. G. Edighoffer.—Mr. Henry Mc-
Linchey, of Stanley township, has the
sympathy of his many friends in the
sudden death of his wife, Martha,
which took place last Thursday, Four
small daughters, beside the husband,
survive.. --Mr. J. W. Merrier has mov-
ed his stock of dry goods, ctc., into
the store recently occupied by Mr. T.
I..
WUTM, who is discontinuing busi-
ness.
Gingerich-Scwartzlintruber, An
interesting event took place at Kit-
chener on- Tuesday, when Rev. rtr.
Dirstineperformed the ceremony,
which united in marriage Edna,
daught `r of Mr, and Mrs. J. Schwartz-
entruber, of Hay Township, and Mr.
Amos Gingerich, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Sam Gingerich, Stanley Township.
They will reside in Stanley Town-
ship.
'•,n• --s at the present time, he
nay a dividend as well.
will
DUBLIN
Notes.—Miss Mary McGrath, of
Toronto, spent Sunday with her par-
-nts Mr. and Mrs. Joe McGrath.—
Mr. and Mrs.. Carl Stapleton and babe,
f Marden, spent Sunday with friends
in the village.—Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Evans, Miss Clara and Olive, of Galt,
were visitors at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. P. Matthews on Sunday.
CROMARTY
Book Borrowing.—While reading a
magazine some time ago, I noticed an
article concerning the borrowing of
books, which I thought would be a
good idea to pass along. This article
mentioned that a certain man had a
fine library and some very valuable
books, which he prized very highly.
This same gentleman had a dear
friend who also owned a fine library.
This ,gentleman had lent his friend
two or three of his most treasured
possessions, which were never return-
ed, and while on a visit to his friend,
they got into conversation about cer-
tain fine books, making particular
mention of the books and telling the
owner of the books he should get the
books by all means and read them.
Meanwhile the owner was sitting look-
ing very longingly at the shelves
which held his possessions. Now I
think this same book lending or music
lending has happened with a good
many and is not a commendable ac-
tion by any means. I speak from the
same experience that this gentleman
had. We don't think it amiss at the
time to borrow a book 'or sheet of
music, and if not returned the time
goes on and we forget and perhaps
wonder where the book or music has
gone, and at the same time perhaps
it's a gift from a very dear friend.
It's a kind act to lend a book to a
friend, and also a kind act to get the
loan of one, but a great deal snort
commendable to return the book or
music to the one who owns it.
STANLEY
Death of Mrs. McCeinchey —The
people of this community received a
great shock when they heard of the
sudden death of Mrs. Henry Mc-
Clinchey on Thursday of last week.
She had been in her usual health and
attending to the duties of the home.
Her husband had been away for a
short time and on returning home
about noon, found that she had pass-
ed away. She was 3'2 years of age,
and was .a daughter of Mr. Mellwain,
of Goderich, and about twelve years
ago was married to Mr. Henry Mc-
CIinchey, who, with a family of four
girls, remain. Much sympathy is felt
for them in their sudden bereavement
Notes.—Mr, Frank McClinchey, who
has been taking a course at 0. A. C.,
Guelph, has returned to his home in
Stanley.—Mr. Edgar Smith, son of
Mr. Herb. W. Smith, has returned to
his home after spending some months
with his aunt, Mrs. Hinds, near Chat-
ham.—Mrs. Alice Armstrong, who
has spent the winter months with
friends in Ontario, leaves this week
for her home at Pilot Mound, Man.
STAFFA
Notes.—The regular meeting of
the Women's Institute was held in
the hall on Wednesday, March 26th.
'The president, Mrs. Hill, was in the
chair. After the business part of the
meeting, Miss Gertrude Peart gave a
splendid topic, which was followed by
an instrumental by Mrs, B. Snell
Readings were given' by Misses Nor-
ma Wilson and Ethel Elliott. A dainty
lunch was served by Circle 5.—We
are glad to reeort that Mrs. Andrew
McLellan, Sr., is improving after her
recent illness.—Mss. G. G. Wilson is
spending, a few days with Mr. and
Mrs. F, D. Hutchison, in Seaforth.—
Quite a number of our young people
attended the Oratorial Contest, which
was held in Mitchell on Monday eve-
ning.—The many friends of Mr. Jos.
Speare will be glad to, hear that he
is improving after his recent illlness,
Y.
VARNA
Notes.—Mr. Chuter is busy these•
days decorating the interior of St.
John's Church—Lenten services will
be held in the church Thursday night
commencing at 8 p.m.—Mr. George
Beatty attended the funeral on Sun-
day of the late Mrs. Henry McClin-
chey—M.r. M. E. Elliott made a large
shipment of hogs to Kitchener on
Saturday—The many friends of Mrs.
John Beatty will be sorry to know
she is confined to the house, but we
hope soon for her recovery.—An auc-
tion sale of the interior of the Metho-
dist church and sheds was held on
Saturday. The she'd was sold in sec-
tions. Our worthy auctioneer, MT. G.
H. Elliott, was in charge of the sale.
—Mrs. L. Beatty has returned from
London. 'Our roads are in a had con-
dition, and syrup making has had a
rest. — A play entitled, "Mary's
Castles in the Air," which .was put
on in the hall Wednesday night, was
very good, each artist taking his or
her part well. The entertainers were''
from Sharon Church', Goderieh town-
ship, under the auspices of the Unit-
ed Church here.
ZURICH
Notes: The directors of the Hay
Tawfahip Farmers' Mutual Fire In-
fanti itte Coinpajny held ,1 a business
meeting here taw-
ce D'ennnitne. mid faint i have, m'osr
ed to the farm m south Cd Zurich,
KIPPEN
`Notes.—Mrs. Anna McDonald spent
a few days last week with her cousin,
` 1rs. J. B. McLean.
HENSALL
To Rent.—An up-to-date dwelling in ice
residential locality. Possession can be given
at once. Apply to G. J. Sutherland, at Hen -
sail Post Office. 3250-2
Subscriptions received for all Weekly and
Daily Newspapers. A call solicited. G. J.
Sutherland, Postiihtaster at Hensall, Ont.
3250-3
Hemphill's Drug Store News.—All our new
1930 wall papers are in stock now. The
styles and designs are quite different this
year but very pretty, and already we have
:old a large quantity. We have paper suit-
able for all rooms, and the prices are mostly
cheaper than larger centres. 3251-1
Young People's League.—The regu-
Iar meeting of the Y.P.L. of the
United Church was held on Monday
evening. Mr. Walter Spencer occu-
pied the chair and the meeting was
opened by singing a hymn and re-
peating the Lord's Prayer in unison.
After the reading of the minutes by
the secretary, Miss Gladys Luker, the
Beatitudes were read responsively.
Mr. Scott Welsh f gave several selec-
tions on the violin, accompanied by
Miss Mary Stewart on the piano.
Miss Jessie Buchanan took the topic
in a very interesting manner, the sub-
ject being "The First Lady Mem'be:
of the Senate." Miss Edeara Mun-
roe gave a very brilliant piano in-
strumental and the meeting was clos-
ed by the Mizpah benediction.
Death of James Horton.—We re-
gret to announce this week the death
on Thursday morning last, 28th ult.,
of one of Huron's most widely and
favorably) known) pioneers, in the
person of Mr. James Horton, at the
home of his nephew, Mr. Noah Hor-
tcn, of the Township of Hibbert. Mr.
Horton possessed an exceptionally ro-
bust constitution and although he had
attained to a ripe old age, being in his
ninety-fourth year, he retained his
faculties to a remarkable degree al-
most to the last. Mx. Horton was
born near Becickville, in the County
of. Leeds, coining to Huron with his
parents when this county was in its
primeval condition. When a young
man 'he engaged quite extensively in
the importing and handling of Clydes-
dale horses. He crossed the ocean
many times, his importations adding
greatly to Huron's enviable reputa-
tion, as a centre for heavy horses of
a superior type. The funeral, which
was private, was -held on Saturday af-
ternoon, the 'service being conducted
by his pasto , Rev. Arthur Sinclair, of
Hensall United Church, who paid a
righly tender trubute to the memory
of the deceased. The remains were
laid to rest in McTaggart's Cemetery
rear the h -mile, where the greater part
of his life's activities were spent. His
wife, Miss Annie Wren, eldest daugh-
ter of the 'late William Wren, of
ilibbert, predecease him about five
years. He is survived by one brother
and two sisters, Mr. Henry Horton
and Mrs. Thomas Dickson, of Hen -
,ell, and ;firs. James Broadfoot, of
Hibbert The pallbeat•ers were Gor-
don Bolton. John Glenn, Dan Brint-
nei1, Stewart McQueen, Lloyd Hor-
ton and James Broadfoot.
The Funeral of George McDonald,
—The funeral of the late George Mc-
Donald was held Tuesday, March 18,
from his residence on 117 Water St ,
North, to Mount View Cemetery. The
services vele conducted by Rev. M.
B. Davidstrn,-and Rev. C. T. Tough. The
palllbearers'awere Lloyd Hagey, Rey
Carry, Alf. Horton, Ron. Stewak•t,
)';nice Aiken and Jack Yemen. The
honorary pallbearers were Joe Whitla,
Bert Saunders, Lloyd Little, Gordon
Walker, George Aiken and Ted Aver.
The great number of floral trio to ,
many of which came from Ne'a' ,
N. J., the Pennsylvania Railroad; t e
Newark Technical School and ee large
number of Galt friends, testified to
the love and esteem in whit* the
ngg�� man was held ale a$+'inpatily
the pp ents and f tttiyi in their
a' 146 :. ITfe+ funeral -eiteone of the
largest 'in Galt for a. long time
and the riGn4js and relatives attend-
ing from a distance were as follows
Mr. and Mrs. George Ferguson and
Mr. Harvey Bide, of Huromiale; 'Mars.
Tom Ferguson, of 'Seaforth-; Mrs. D.
MiacMttrtin+, of Bengali; Iters. C. Car-
rie and son, Roy, of.•Sarnia; Mrs. Mc -
Bane, Of Detroit; Mrs, Wallas, •of Po-
rontp; Mr.:and Mrs, Birk of •Sitneoe;
Mra': V. Haggle and' daughters, of
Kitchener; Mr. 'and .Mrs. G. 'R.' Pero -
sane of Deaden; Rev, C, F CP* , 'o f
Guelph; Mir, Fred litoeley and Mins
May leeinees, of Ashtabula, 'Ohio,
his sisters and brother -in ,law, Mr. and
Mrs. F. Clair and son, Danie, of
Newark, N.J., Mrs. J. Whitley, of
Newark, N. J.
Death of George McDonald. 'Phe
'glowing refers to a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Daniel McDonald, of Galt, and
mho were former residents of our
tillage, Mr. McDonald being engaged
'n the meat business here for some
time, and are relatives of Mr. and
errs, D. McMartin, of our village:—
George McDonald; the only son of Mr.
and Mrs. D. B. McDonald, 117 Water
Street, North, was instantly+ killed
yesterday at Newark, N. J. He was
employed on the Pennsylvania rail-
road. No details of the accident, be -
vend the fact that he was killed by
a train, could be learned by the Re-
porter representative when he called
'it the home of the young man's par
"nes the following morning. Mr. Mc-
Donald, father of the deceased, left
for Newark immediately on receiving
the sad news and he brought ,back the
remains to Galt for burial. George
McDonald was born in Chatham and
was in his 20th year. He worked
for same time with Messrs. Adair &
Puthford, hardware merchants, Main
Street, and afterwards with Bell
Bros. on Ainslie Street, North. It is
not quite two years since he left Galt
to go to Newark, N. J., where he
made his home with his sister, Mrs.
J. F. Clair. While working for the
Pennsylvania railroad he spent his
evenings studying electrical engineer-
ing, in which he was very successful,
having already passed some of the
examinations. He was well and fav-
orably known in Galt and wee popu-
lar among his fellows. He was a
member of the Y.M ;C.A. Besides his
parents he is survived by four sisters,
Mrs. J. F. Clair and Mrs. J. Whitley,
Newark, N. J.; Mrs. George Cham-
pion, city; Ret, at home.
W. M. S.—The W.M.S. of the Unit. -
ed Church held, a very pleasant birth -
.day 'party in the basement of the
church on Thursday afternoon, March
27th. Mrs. A. Sinclair occupied the
chair, in the absence of the President,
.Mrs. C. A, _McDonell, who 'was un-
able to be present. After the open-
ing hymn, Mrs. William Henry led
in prayer and following this a fine
programme was given: Violin solo
by Miss Gretta Lammie, accompanied
by Miss E. Fisher; solo, Mrs. Lee Hed-
den; reading, Ruth Coles; solo, by
Bobby Hess, accompanied on the pian ,
by his mother, Mrs. George Hose;
reading, Mrs. Milton Love; piano
duet by Miss F. Foss and Miss E.
Fisher; reading, Mrs. Munroe; vocal
duet, Mrs. L. Hedden and Mrs. Geo.
Hess. Mrs. Hugh McEwen then gave
a talk an her visit to the Wrest Indies
via Canadian Pacific Duchess of Bed-
ford from New York. They set sail
on February 11th with a passenger
list of 484, between 50 and 60 being
Canadians, and the others Americans
from many States of the Union. The
itinerary included Bermuda, Porte
Rico, Martinique, Barbad'oes, Trini-
dad, Caracas, Curacao, Panama Can-
al Zone, Jamaica, Haitii, Cuba and
Bahamas, each place having valuable
and distinctive features. The trip
covered 29 days, twelve of which were
spent in shore excursions- and motor
tours, and proving very interesting
and instructive. Fine weather pre-
vailed most of the time, temperature
ranging from 70 to 90 degrees, dis-
pelling all though€s of wintry wea-
ther which most of the party had left
i'ehind. English speaking places such
as Bermuda, Nassau, Barbad'oes, Trin-
idad, Jamaica or the Panama Canal
Zone, would suggest ideal vacations
for those who wish to spend the win-
ter months in a mild climate, with
the additional novelty of tropical sur-
roundings, foods and vegetation. At
the conclusion of the .programme, a
dainty lunch was served which was
much enjoyed:
Presented With Life Membership.—
The regular meeting of the Woman's
Ahxiliary of St. Paul's Anglican
Church was held on Thursday, March
27th, with a good attendance. After
the opening hymn and prayers, Mrs.
Peppier read a chapter of, the study
book, "The Old Church in the New
Dominion." Rev. M. B. Parker and
Mrs. H. Aldrich sang solos, which
were very much enjoyed. The mem-
bers of the Auxiliary took this op-
portunity of presenting Mrs. T. Simp-
son, who has been a long and faith-
ful member, with a Life Membership.
The address was read by Miss M. Fee
and the gold badge pinned by Mrs.
J. B. Simpson. A feeling reply thank-
ing the members for their kindnes's
was made by Mrs. Simpson. Mr.
Parka spoke a few words of ap-
preciation of Mrs. Simpson's faithful
service in all branches of the church.
After singing "She's a Jolly Good
Fellow," refreshments were served.
The following is the- address; "To
Mrs. Simpson: 'We, the members of
St. Paul's W. A., have met to show
our appreciation of your long and
faithful service in the branch. You
have given liberally of your tithe and
of your means. When there was
work to do you did it willingly and
when there was any cause to main-
tain you 'supported it liberally. We
trust that in your new sphere of life
your missionary influence may still
be felt wherever you are called to
work. We ask you to accept this cer-
tificate of Life Menn'bership to the W.
A., and also this badge as a slight
token of the esteem in which you are
held. May God's richest blessing rest
upon you and yours is the wish of
your co-workers. Signed on behalf
of the Woman's Auxiliary, Sarah Pee,
President; Mary P. Simpson, Secre-
tary,"
The Late Thomas William Parimer.
—Another of Hensall's early and much
respected resident pasted' away about
ten e'lock on Tuesday night at the
ho his eon -in-law, Albert White-
sid it Goderich, after an illness of
so 1 ,dthree weeks, and the impied'iate.
cause of death being pneumon ¢. We
here refer to the late Thomas William
Parimer, who was 'born in Nairn, Mc-
Gillivray township, some 80 years
ago and who had been a resident of
our village for about 40 years and
thus being one of our early residents
and after first -coming here being em-
ployed for a nnmlber• of years as an
engineer in Cook's -.Flour Mills. 'Mr.
Parimer is survitt'•e'd by his son, Thee.
We of ese village, and two daughters,
Nellie, Mrs, Aert White'sides, of
evileriph, sail Catharine, dims. Geerge
Miners, of London. His wife prede-
ceased him some nine years ago, and
since that time the deceased has made
his ,fame with his two aforemention-
ed daughters and son, Thomas, and
bei;ig of a 'bright, cheerful disposition
and of a very contented mind, he wa
always welcome at the home of s
s.
family and' thoroughly enjoyed life
with them, as he mentioned to your
reporter, that they were al'w ys so
kind and good to him. In politics Mr.
Parlmer was a Conservative and in
religion of the United Church, and
previous to the union, a Methodist,
and liked to attend church services
when his health permitted. For the
past year or so he was very -much
troubled with 'his heart and also
rheumatism, but for all that be was
quite smart and active for a men of
his years and liked to go about and
was particularly fond of fishing. He
was a good conversationalist, with a
remarkably good memory and liked
meeting with his friends and talking
of the days gone by. The funeral
service was from the home of his Bon-
in -law, Chief Albert Whitesides, on
Thursday afternoon last, and was
conducted by Rev. Mr. Clark, of the
United Church, of Goderich, and fol-
lowing the service there the remains
were taken direct to the Union Ceme-
tery at Hensall, the service there be-
ing conducted by Rev. A. Sinclair, of
the United Church, Hensall. The pall
bearers were Erastus Rennie, John
Zuefle, C. A. McDonell, .F, Manns,
George Brown and Thomas Hudson.
The deceased will .be much mit sed by
his son and danghters as well as by
a host of his old friends and neigh-
bors.
Briefs.—Mr. George Petty, who has
'been the senior memlber in the firm
of Petty and 'Wren, produce dealers,
has sold out his interest in the con-
cern to Mr. 'Cecil Harris, who has
been in the employ of this firm for
some time, and • this establishment
will now be known as Wren and Har-
ris. Mr. Petty is one of our pioneer
'business men and has always taken
a great interest in our village, being
engaged from time to time in differ-
ent lines of business, and we believe
he is selling out his interest in the
egg business in order that he may go
more extensively into the buying of
beans and other interests, which will
demand his attention.—Mr. Ross Dick
of Toronto, motored up and spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Web-
ber and . other friends. He was ac-
companied home by his wife who has
been here on a visit with relatives.—
The church services at the three local
churches on 'Sunday last were very
well attended considering the state of
the roads. At the United Church
Rev. A. Sinclair delivered very inspir-
ing discourses both morning and eve-
ning. At the evening service, follow-
ing up his course of special sermons,
his subject was "Bouncing the Blues."
In .Carmel Church the pastor, Rev. J.
Mcllroy, delivered good practical dis-
courses and in addition to the regu-
lar anthems by the choir, a fine num-
ber was rendered by a male quartette
composed of Messrs. W �4, . cLaren,
0. Taylor, R. Y. McLarei a d C. Meir.'
The regular services were eld in St.
Paul's Anglican can Chutch th2rebeing
no special service or itinusice — Mr.
Charles Kenyon, of London, lattended
the funeral of the late James Horton
on Saturday last.—We regret to re-
port that Mr. John Beeper is quite
poorly. at the present time.—Mr. W.
Reynolds, of Tillsonburg, visited with
his sisters, Miss A. Reynolds and
Mrs. F. Robinson, over the week end.
—Mr. James Sangster and staff are
busily engaged this week taking
down the frame addition at the rear
of the cottage that Mr. Fred Ben-
gough recently purchased at the cor-
ner of King and Nelson Streets, and
the place of which is to 'be taken by
a storey and one-half brick addition
with excavation for cellar. This will
make a fine substantial improvement
to the dwelling and the main part is
also 'being nicely improved and decor-
ated in the interior.—Quite a large
number from our village and' vicinity
on Saturday last attended the funeral
of the late Mr. James Horton. Al-
though it was a private one, those
attending being relatives or' very in-
timate friends. The deceased- was in
his 94th year and a remarkably smart
man for that age and was only con-
fined to his bed or room for a very
few weeks, going around previously
quite smartly for that great age. The
funeral service was conducted by Rev.
A. Sinclair, of the United. Church at
Hensall, and the remains were inter-
red in MeTaggart's cemetery. The
deceased was a man of much more
than ordinary intelligence, and took
a live interest in all public matters,
and will be much missed by a large
circle of relatives and friends, as one
Spring
,Announcement
We wish to announce our readiness to meet the
Spring and Summer footwear requirements of every -
man, woman and child in this vicinity.
We have selected the best Shoes turned out by
the country's best makers.
Here you will find attractive and exclusive Spring
styles that provide the utmost in smartness, choice
and good value.
Every member of the family can be shod stylish-
ly and economically.
Come in just for a look at the new Spring Styles.
There's a world of shoe goodness here that will in-
terest you.
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TELEPHONE 11 OPPOSITE COMMERCIAL HOTEL
of the oldest and best known resi-'
dents in this community: The refs-'
tives and friend's of Mr. Thomas
Parlmer, Sr., who is and has been in
Goderich for some time past with his
sonen-law and daughter, Chief White -
sides, and wife', will be sorry to learn
that he is and has 'been for the past
week quite seriously ill. — Mr. and
Mrs. T. C. Joynt were visited by a'
number of their relatives from Wing •
ham on Sunday last. -+Mr. Glare Zue-
fle of the Bank of Montreal staff, has
returned from two weeks' 'holidays
which he spent in Toronto and Wind-
sor with relatives and friends. --1111-r.
James Tapp, who is attending the
University at London* spent the week
end here with his parents.—The Hen-
sall Bakery of Messrs. Case & Son
have added a fine new and improve1
oven to their already fine equipment.
—Mrs. Wilbert Dilling was taken to
St. Joseph's Hospital, London, for an
operation a few days ago, which it is
hoped will soon lead to her usually
good health.—A play is to be put on
by Centralia Young People under the
auspices of the League of the United
Church on Friday evening of this
week and promises to be a very inter-
esting one.—Mrs. T. Murdock is
spending a few days this week with
relatives and +with Mrs, Hunter, who
recently lost her mother under very
Sad circumstances, she being found
dead in her hornn�undiscovered for
nearly a week in Exeter.—Mrs. Haugh
McEwen spent the week end in Flint,
Michigan,—'The very cold weather of
the past week or so has checked all
spring activities.—The Firemen held
a very successful euchre and dance
on Tuesday evening with a large at-
tendance. The first prize far ladies
went to Mrs. George Fee, and second
to Bert Riley. The first for gen-
tlemen went to Matthew' Clark and
second to Harvey Hyde. The side of
'bacon was captured' 'by Jack Bukhol-
der, and the roll of bologna by Chas_
Blackwell. Good music was provided
by Messrs. Bolton and McGregor on
the violins, accompanied by Mrs. J.
McGregor on the piano. Mr. William
Heyter very capably acted as floor
manager—Miss Marks who had been
a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bon-
thron for several weeks, has return-
ed -to her home in Brucefield. — Mr.
Joseph Hagan returned from a trip
to Port Rowan and London just in
time to attend, our Spring Show on
Tuesday last—Our villagers are sorry
to lose Mrs. Thomas Simpson and son,
Thomas, from 'our village, where they
'have been so long and favorably
known, Mirs. •Simpson god a good
chance to dispose of her neat dweI-
ling property' on Queen Street, and
her son, Thomas, one of the Bank of
'Commerce staff, having to take a sit-
uation elsewhere, on account of that
bank closing their agency here, led
MTS. 'Simpson to dispose of her pro-
perty here and being thus in a posi-
tion to get another home, in all pro-
bability, where her son may be. plac-
ed. Beford leaving they were pres-
ented with a purse of gold, accom-
panied by a nice address, which an
account of will be found in this is-
sue. In the meantime Mrs. Simpson
will visit with her sisters in Wood-
stock, where Thomas will remain, pn-
til called to his new place of service
as one -of the' Bank of Commerce staff.
—Mr. Ray Lammie, assisted' by Wil-
liam Smale, are busily engaged build-
ing a woodshed at the rear of the
Lammie dwelling on Queen Street—
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. McDonell and
daughters, Misses Dorothy and Mil-
dred, motored to London on Monday
last --A second good' run of sap is
reported in this vicinity during the
past week or so.—Our farmers and;
others are busy attending Spring
Fairs in the different towns and vil-
lages.
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Wolverton Flour Mills Company, Limited. •
Seaforth, Ont.
Feed ! Feed!
BRAN—in bags 1$34.00 ton
SHORTS --in bags • .. $35.00 ton
MIDDLINGS—in bags .. , , , , $38.00 ton
These Shorts and Middlings are from Ontario Wheat.
OAT CHOP—in bags Get yours now.$2.10 per 100 lbs.
ROLLED OATS—in bags $1.90 per 90 lbs.
MIXED CHOP—in bags $1.85 per 100 lbs.
BARLEY CHOP—in bags $1.85 per 100 lbs.
MIXED GRAIN—in bulk $1.65 per 100 lbs.
OATS—in bulk .65 per bushel
COTTON SEED -40% protein .., $2.75 per 100 lbs.
CRACKED CORN, Steel Cut . $2.40 per cwt.
PHONE 51
EVENINGS 299
13
AYS
Don't leave it until the last moment to have
your clothes cleaned. Only 13 more working
days, till Easter -- the Cleaners' busy season.
SUITS
Dry Cleaned and Pressed
by steam, $1.50
SWEATERS
Cleaned Right—No Shrinking—No , Stretching
75c
OVERCOATS
Made to sparkle. with a new
look and feel, $1.50
CAPS
Made to look like New
for 25c
ry Cleanin
GLOVES
25c
SPATS
Made to look like New
for 25c
S. DUNGEY
and Pressing.
Commercial Hotel. Phone 227
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